There was a chance to visit an old friend—one of many, but not as familiar as some—at the original Rennsport Reunion where I made this photograph. The WSC 95 was a time-urgent project based on a carbon-fiber monocoque designed years earlier by Russ Brawn and owned by Tom Walkinshaw, extensively modified at Weissach and fitted with a turbocharged …
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Poorly Parked Porsche Gets Bombed Not Booted
Be careful where you park in Paris, or you'll find that the dreaded "boot" is the merciful option. A Parisian man, identified solely as Olivier, street parked his Porsche before heading to the night clubs. After a long night of partying The Local indicates that he took a cab home, only to be contacted by the French authorities later in the morning. …
Continue to the full articleMeet The New Porsche Juniors for 2017
Porsche introduced us to their 4 Motorsport Junior finalists earlier this year. Today, they announced the two winners: 21-year-old Australian Matt Campbell and 18-year-old Thomas Preining from Austria. Both will receive substantial support from Porsche for their 2017 motorsport season. Campbell will race in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup – the …
Continue to the full articleCan A Porsche 718 Cayman Outrun 6 Race Drones?
What's a "race drone" you ask and why is it challenging a Porsche to race? Don't worry if you don't know, you're not alone, you're probably just too old (like us)! Race drones are small quad copters built to be used and compete in First Person View (FPV - meaning it has a camera and you control it out of your line of vision by watching what it sees …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results and Pictures at the Final Round of the 2016 WEC in Bahrain
In the last of nine WEC rounds in 2016, and Mark Webber's final race as a professional driver, Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber finished, having started second on the grid with their Porsche 919 Hybrid. The new world champions, Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb finished sixth after contact with another car early in the race. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Finishes FIA WEC Season In Style by Winning Drivers’ Title!
For the second consecutive year Porsche has taken everything the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) has to offer: victory in Le Mans, winning the manufacturers’ world championship in Shanghai and this past weekend, the drivers’ world championship at the finale in Bahrain. At the six-hour race in Bahrain the Porsche trio of Romain Dumas, …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Audi Wins Race Sliding On Roof After Being Overtaken By Porsche
Laurens Vanthoor, and his Audi R8 LMS, were leading the FIA GT World Cup race at Macau after starting from pole position when a crash at Fisherman's Bend, by BMW driver Ricky Capo, brought out a safety car and a red flag while workers repaired damage to the safety fence caused by that crash. As the race restarted, with very little time remaining …
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Continue to the full article“Racing is a Drug” – Mark Webber Reflects on Retirement
Mark Webber's career has seen eight (8) FIA World Endurance Championship victories and a 2015 title win with Porsche. In addition, Mark claims 9 Formula One wins with Red Bull Racing as part of his record. After today's race in Bahrain, Mark will formerly retire from racing before moving ahead with the next part of his career. Mark took a minute …
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