For anyone that's ever participated in a DE (Driver's Education) event or other High Performance Driving Event (HPDE) with your Porsche (or any car for that matter) you may or may not have been aware of the fact that your typical automotive insurance policy most likely has exclusions for these type of affairs. In fact, most auto insurance …
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Porsche Wins in ALMS! Left Bruised and Bleeding in Grand-Am.
It was an exciting, busy and frustrating few days for Porsche Motorsport fans this weekend here in the States. The ALMS North East Grand Prix at Lime Rock on Saturday and the Grand-Am Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsport Park on Sunday combined to provide more than five hours of live action racing. The apparently unstoppable and dynamic duo of …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Motorsport Newsletter 2009: Volume 6
With Porsche competing in upcoming races in both the ALMS and Grand-Am this weekend, there's quite a bit going on. Borgmeister and Long are looking for their fourth 2009 GT2 win and a chance to extend their point lead. While over in the Grand-Am world Dirk Werner and Leh Keen look for their fifth win in the GT class in their Porsche GT3 Cup car, …
Continue to the full articleALMS Lime Rock Offers Porsche Teams Chance to Grow GT2 Success
With the break for the June Le Mans race finally over, Porsche Motorsport customer teams are eager to continue their early-season success in the American Le Mans Series at Lime Rock Park on Saturday, July 18. The Northeast Grand Prix, round five of the American Le Mans Series, takes the checkered flag on Saturday at 2:05 PM EDT, and will last two …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Motorsport Newsletter 2009: Volume 5
A lot can happen in a month’s time. If you’re not able to keep up with each Porsche Motorsport post here on FlatSixes.com and would prefer a brief synopsis of what’s happening in the world of Porsche Motorsport, there is no better way to stay in touch than by reviewing the monthly Porsche Motorsport Newsletter. Filled with interesting facts and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Prototype Claims Victory in LMP2 Class at Le Mans 24 Hour Race
The success story of the Porsche RS Spyder continues: At the Le Mans 24 Hour race, the Essex team (Denmark) celebrated a clear victory in the LMP2 class. The 440 hp sports prototype from Weissach also won the energy efficiency classification “Michelin Green X Challenge” as the car with the best overall efficiency, calculated by the ratio between …
Continue to the full articleDouble pole for Porsche RS Spyder and 911 GT3 at 2009 Le Mans 24 Hours
A perfect start to the French long distance classic: At the qualifying session for the Le Mans 24 hour race, Porsche race cars claimed pole position in both the LMP2 class for sports prototypes as well as in the production-based GT2 category. Competing for Denmark’s Essex racing as a regular driver, Casper Elgaard (Denmark) qualified the RS Spyder …
Continue to the full articleYou Meet the Nicest People Driving a Porsche
One of the great things about writing this blog and attending various motorsport events are the people you meet. In fact, that's one of the best things about owning and driving a Porsche. Over the last year I've had the great pleasure of meeting hundreds of Porsche owners and motorsport fans. One such person is Mark White. If you're not …
Continue to the full articlePorsche wins the 2009 Nürburgring 24 hour race for the 4th time!
Porsche has won the Nürburgring 24 hour race for the fourth time in a row. Timo Bernhard (Germany), Marc Lieb (Germany), Romain Dumas (France) and Marcel Tiemann (Monaco) crossed the finish line in the 480 hp Porsche 911 GT3 RSR of the Manthey Racing team with a one lap advantage over the second-placed Audi R8. The sister Manthey Porsche, the 445 …
Continue to the full articleFLATSIXES.com’s Great Drivers Series: Wolf Henzler
For the 12-Hrs of Sebring weekend, the track becomes its own nation: the paddock and surrounding areas are filled to the brim with race fans in the most festive of moods. RVs and a variety of vehicles cram the parking areas full, making transit in and out of the venue a slow and laborious process. Food and alcohol are readily available, air-horns …
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