For 2009’s Grand-Am Rolex 24 at Daytona champion Joerg Bergmeister, the love affair with motorsports began early. “Motorsport was a family thing,” Bergmeister tells us. “My grandfather was a motorcycle racer and my dad was a very successful driver.” Indeed, Joerg's grandfather was a Sachs factory motorcycle driver, and his father raced touring …
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Porsche Motorsport Newsletter 2009: Volume 2
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 articleStuck Father and Son team Join Bergmeister and Henzler at Sebring in a run for the Checkered Flag
Things are heating up as we get closer to Saturday's big race in Sebring. Porsche just announced that three (3) time Champion Han Stuck will be racing with his son Johannes for VICI racing in a quest for the win against rival Porsche factory drivers Bermeister and Henzler. The race starts at 10:30 AM this coming saturday and will air live on …
Continue to the full articlePorsche and The American Le Mans Series
The 2009 American Le Mans Series gets ready to kick things off this weekend in Sebring, Florida with the classic 12 hour race on Saturday March, 21st. Nine other races round out the season between now and the end of the season in October at Laguna Seca. 2009 calendar of the American Le Mans Series 21.03. Sebring/Florida 04.04. St. …
Continue to the full articleFive Porsches Race for the Checkered Flag at Sebring
The Classic 12 Hours of Sebring is the traditional start to the American Le Man Series. This upcoming weekend's race (running for the 57th time on Saturday) is the oldest in the US and will field five (5) Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs in a hunt for the title. Five of the 450 hp 911 GT3 RSR contest the GT2 class at the season-opener of the race series …
Continue to the full articlePorschePurist’s Christian Maloof Goes PRO!!!
Christian Maloof, our very own Porsche motorsport editor, has officially accepted the offer to co-drive the Freedom Autosport #147 MX5 in the Grand-Am KONI Challenge Street Tuner (ST) division! He will be partnering with Mark White for four races starting with the KONI race at Miami-Homestead Speedway on the weekend of March 13-15, followed by …
Continue to the full articleTwo RS Spyders are Better Than One
Stuttgart – February 26 -- The successful Porsche RS Spyder customer project heads into the next phase. Two teams will again field a Porsche RS Spyder each at the Le Mans 24 hour race June 13 – 14, 2009. The NAVI Team Goh from Japan and the Essex squad from Denmark are eager to repeat the one-two finish of the RS Spyder in the LMP2 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Motorsport Newsletter 2009: Volume 1
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 articleDaytona Diary: Behind the Scenes at the Rolex 24
When the checker flag flew at the Rolex 24 at Daytona last month, Porsche came in 1st and 3rd in Daytona Prototype (DP) and 1-2-3 in GT. Brumos took 1st and 3rd in the DP category, while The Racer’s Group (TRG) came in 1st-2nd and Wright Motorsports 3rd on the GT circuit. From the young (Patrick Long, 27) to the seasoned (RJ Vallentine, 64) to …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Double Header!!
There will be lots and lots of news and blog posts about this year's Rolex 24 at Daytona given the excitement and finish. However, the biggest new for Porsche Motorsport fans is the fact that Porsche took the checkered flag in both the prototype and GT classes (Brumos # 58 and TRG # 67 respectively) in one of the best and closest races in …
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