It was a busy weekend in the world of Porsche motorsport with races in the WEC, IMSA and Supercup. Round 2 of the World Endurance Challenge was contested at Spa Francochamps with Porsche competing in both LMP1 and GTE-Pro. If Porsche's full report is too much for you, we have a TL;DR summation in the form of a video below. Otherwise, for those …
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Porsche Issues Recall For Nearly Every Macan Ever Sold in U.S.
Late last week Porsche quietly issued a voluntary recall of 51,497 Macan, Macan S, Macan GTS, and Macan Turbo models in the U.S. The Macans in question are those manufactured from March 4, 2014 to April 14, 2017 (so pretty much the entire production run to date). Utilizing the sales figures provided by PCNA, and published here on FLATSIXES.com, we …
Continue to the full articleWhy Did You Buy Your First Porsche? Jethro Bovingdon Explains His Choice of a 996.
Jethro Bovingdon, formerly of Evo Magazine and now of Drivetribe was not always a Porsche believer. In his words; "I was a motoring journalist for about two weeks, and had a healthy skepticism when it came to Porsche 911s." A chance drive from Bedford Autodrome back to Evo's office in a base-specification 996 proved to be his "road to Damascus …
Continue to the full articleHave “A Beer With”: Patrick Long
The latest episode of the [HOONIGAN] series "A Beer With" features Porsche factory racing driver Patrick Long. Very few of us will ever have the chance at a beer with Patrick, so we are grateful to the [HOONIGAN] crew for allowing us one, or three, by proxy. Watch for answers to important questions from Patrick, including how to pronounce …
Continue to the full articleThis Stop Motion Porsche Engine Assembly Video Sequel is Better Than The Original
It took a little longer than expected, but 3 1/2 years since we were first introduced to that very memorable video featuring the stop motion tear-down of a Porsche Carrera 3.2 engine, the sequel is finally here. Created by the same cast of characters as the last video, this newest version follows a Porsche 2.0 engine getting "morphed" into a 2.5 …
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Continue to the full articleThe Last Turn – Le Mans Classic
You don’t see that many 904s these days, even less often racing, and almost never racing at night as in this image. But in 2002, then almost 40 years old, they were again on the track at Le Mans. It was the inaugural year of the Le Mans Classic, a most remarkable vintage race featuring old cars on the full course, which was remarkably re-opened …
Continue to the full articleWatch the 911 GT3 Crush its Nurburgring Record by 12+ Seconds
It wasn't even two months ago that Porsche's GT Department head, Andreas Preuninger, mentioned how he and his team were no longer focused on lap-times. "We are taking a lot of care about the driving emotion," said Preuninger, in an interview with Road & Track. "Not so much stubbornly, seriously, German-ly chasing lap time, lap time, lap time," …
Continue to the full article6 Reasons PDK is Better Than a Manual Transmission
If that's not a title to incite a flame war, than I don't know what is. However, from a completely objective standpoint it's hard to argue. Stay with us for a minute and we'll explain. By now, most of you know all about Porsche's PDK transmission. Hopefully, you've even had a chance to try it at some point. If you haven't, I would encourage …
Continue to the full articleResults and Pictures From the Pirelli World Challenge at VIR
VIR welcomed Pirelli World Challenge racing back to the hills of Virginia for the first time since 2010. Heavy rains early in the week gave way to perfect warm and sunny weather for race weekend. The format for this weekend’s PWI races is unique. The 60-minute sprint races scheduled for Saturday and Sunday come with 2-drivers per car and a rule …
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