If you're anything like me, when you think of the "Hippie" Porsche you most likely think of Martini Racing's "Psychedelic" 917 LH. That famous purple, green and white livery was first presented to the pubic in 1970 at Le Mans where Gérard Larrousse and Willi Kauhsenthe piloted it to 2nd place overall (bookended by two other Porsches: the 917 of …
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Porsche 911: A Born Love
Joe Campbell had two toy cars growing up; a Ford GT40 and a Porsche 911. Seeing the two toy cars in his hand many years on, it's immediately clear that both have a lot of hard miles. The love affair didn't end when Joe stopped pushing his die-casts through the carpet as a child. When Joe finished medical school and his residency in the late 1980s, …
Continue to the full articleThe 2017 Rolex 24 Hours Of Daytona On Twitter For Porsche Fans
Last year's race was one of the best in years with Porsche missing out on overall victory by just 12 seconds. This year, with a new car (Porsche's mid-engine 911 RSR), new factory drivers and new teams, stands to be even more exciting. So how can you stay up to date with everything going on over the course of the race? Aside from the usual …
Continue to the full articleTake a Tech Tour of the new 911 RSR with Porsche Factory Driver Kevin Estre
When Porsche first introduced the new mid-engine 911 RSR they provided some basic technical details, but nothing too specific. Well, during the Roar Before the 24, The Racer Channel was given a tour of the car by Porsche factory driver Kevin Estre. While we still don't get to see the suspension or the engine, we do get a look under the …
Continue to the full articleRIDING THE DEPRECIATION CURVE: WHEN TO BUY A USED 911 TURBO
One of the first videos we featured from JP&Co was their depreciation analysis of modern, normally aspirated 911s from 1999 to 2017. The charts, graphs and empirical data seemed to resonate with a number of you (closet number crunchers, maybe?). With that in mind, we were happy to see this most recent video that features similar depreciation …
Continue to the full articleOur Favorite Porsches on eBay: Volume 77
We've been compiling some amazing Porsche models on eBay for over two years now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing cars pop up now and again. This week's mix is a collection of a forced induction bargain, one of the cheapest 911s we could find, an air-cooled cabriolet whose pricing we're unsure of, an Outlaw that might be just a bit too …
Continue to the full articleThe Last Turn – Photographic Forensics
You can probably write this story as well as I can, even though I was there that day and you were likely not. There are a lot of clues. 1. There’s a lot of red clay at this track; esses in the background and a hard lefthander just behind the car: got to be just past Turn 5 at Road Atlanta, early days. 2. The 904 is a later version: the …
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Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures and Results at the Dubai 24 Hours
While the new mid-engine 911 RSR won't see its race debut until the green flag drops at Daytona, the 500 hp 911 GT3 R started its season, at the Dubai 24 Hours, with a double podium. The Herberth Motorsport team clinched overall victory at the season opening race of the 2017 motorsport year at the Dubai Autodrome after taking the lead …
Continue to the full articleThis is What an Updated Porsche 917 Could Look Like
Most of you know that the Porsche 917 is the race car that afforded our favorite marque their first overall Le Mans victory in 1970 and their second in 1971. From there, the 917 when on to become one of the most iconic race cars the world over due in no small part to its power, speed and winning record. Today, the 917 is revered by fans and …
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