One of the cooler things that Porsche has done this year was to orchestrate this elaborate road trip. The premise of the "Le Mans Unravelled" trip was to show people just how much effort goes into driving the distance of the 2016 Le Mans 24 Hour race winners. When Porsche won the 2016 running of the world's most famous sports car race, drivers Marc …
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Porsche Museum Displays Its Oldest 911; 901 no. 057
Before a trademark dispute with Peugeot created one of motoring's most iconic badges, Porsche produced 82 901s. These cars were primarily treated as pre-production cars, and were reportedly not officially sold. Despite this, several have found their way into private hands. Alois Ruf owns number #037, and Ruf restored #018 for a private customer. …
Continue to the full articleWolf Henzler Out as Factory Driver. Transitioning To A New Role
German racing driver Wolf Henzler is many things. He is a 42-year old father of two, a Daytona 24 winner, a Le Mans winner, a Spa 24 winner, twice Petit Le Mans winner, and owner of multiple championship titles. Until recently, Wolf was one of the longest-standing Porsche factory drivers after ten seasons of racing with the distinction of Porsche's …
Continue to the full articleReader’s Ride For Sale: 1985 Porsche 911 Turbo
The 911 Turbo left American shores in 1980. From 1981 through the end of 1985, all 911 Turbos that came to the US came via third party importers. These grey-market examples often combine some very desirable traits, such as European market lighting, simplified emissions systems, and greater power than earlier US market cars. This particular example …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Long Will Team With Christina Nielsen For Wright Motorsport IMSA Effort
Batavia, Ohio-based Wright Motorsports has announced a return to IMSA competition in the GT Daytona category after a championship winning 2017 season in Pirelli World Challenge with Porsche's Patrick Long. For the 2018 season, Long will return for his third season in-a-row with Wright to team with two-time reigning GTD class champion Christina …
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Continue to the full articleBehind The Scenes of Porsche’s ‘Engine Notes’ Event at PEC LA
Porsche's massive 20-hectare Experience Center in Carson, California has been open for just over a year now (November 11th was the official anniversary), and Porsche hasn't stopped celebrating since. It's a truly awe inspiring facility with off road, race track, and slick surface training courses available, much like the Atlanta campus. …
Continue to the full articleThese Are Porsche’s 2018 Factory Drivers
UPDATE: We were finally able to get confirmation from Porsche that Wolf Henzler's role has changed. He is no longer a factory driver. Instead, according to the email we received, "Wolf becomes the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland Junior Program Driver Coach in 2018. He will also be available to drive for Porsche customer teams, but not as a works …
Continue to the full articleVideo: GT2 RS Decimates the Huracán Performante on Track
Porsche's been somewhat cagey about releasing any footage of its newest performance flagship since it set that incredible Nurburgring lap two months ago. We've learned about the 991 GT2 RS' comfort and sophistication compared to other generations of the GT2, and we've seen just how quickly it sprints to 200. We also know how it was able to outrun …
Continue to the full articleManthey-Racing Releases Two New Cars At Essen Motor Show
Manthey-Racing is Porsche's de facto motorsport arm in Germany. They assist with operation of the 911 RSR team in WEC, and they build and assist a number of Porsche-based privateer teams throughout Europe. They've built some phenomenal racers for the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring, in particular. They are also the workshop where the upgrade kits for …
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