It was another weekend of IMSA racing and even more bad luck for the Pfaff Motorsports Porsche team taking a potentially winning car out of contention. This issue was an absolute freak accident that could not have been predicted, and has never been seen before. The plaid Canadian team in GTD Pro was looking quite likely to be in the fight for the …
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This week’s Porsche cartoon: He won’t take my calls
MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo will race on four wheels in Porsche Carrera Cup
Spanish motorcycle racer Jorge Lorenzo announced on Tuesday that he would be making the switch to four-wheeled racing full-time from here on out, following his 2019 retirement from MotoGP after winning five motorcycle world championships (three times in MotoGP with Yamaha, and twice in the 250cc category with Aprilia). Legendary Lorenzo will …
Continue to the full articleFifteen Porsche race cars will be entered at the 100th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
The Porsche brand has a long and storied history at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The crested brand from Stuttgart has won several class victories at the mountain, many thanks to friend of FlatSixes, one Mr. Jeff Zwart. This year a grand total of fifteen Porsches are on the entry list for the event's 100th running, more than any other …
Continue to the full articlePorsche on the verge of announcing Formula One partnership: Report
The Volkswagen Group is reportedly quite likely to give both Audi and Porsche the proverbial green light to pursue partnership entries in Formula One. With new engine regulations set to go into effect for the 2026 season, this gives Audi and Porsche an opportunity to step in and make their mark. An Automotive News Europe source was quoted as having …
Continue to the full articleSupply chain and transit issues stymie Porsche Cars North America Q1 sales
2021 served as Porsche Cars North America's best sales year in history on record, and the company was optimistic that 2022 would continue that upward trend. With the news that the company only managed to deliver 13,042 new vehicles to customers in the first quarter of 2022, it doesn't seem like breaking that record this year is possible. None of …
Continue to the full articleThis week’s Porsche cartoon: Bath time
WeatherTech Racing ditches Porsche for the remainder of the IMSA season
It has all the makings of a bad breakup. WeatherTech Racing and partner team Proton Competition are abandoning the Porsche brand for the remainder of their 2022 IMSA GTD Pro campaign, and made it a very public split with a formal press release on Tuesday afternoon. At least some of the beef seems to be in the fact that Porsche didn't lend …
Continue to the full articlePorsche is working on solid-state batteries for an all-electric 911: Report
By all accounts the future of electric vehicles has to be found in so-called solid-state batteries. According to a recent report from Germany's Manager Magazin Porsche is close to achieving an all-electric 911 powered by solid-state cells. While Porsche brass has repeatedly denied the 911 would go electric any time soon, this report indicates the …
Continue to the full articleWatch Leh Keen’s custom-ordered 911 GT3 get assembled
It takes a whole lot of people and precision robots to make a Porsche 911 GT3 come to life. At some point last year, championship-winning racing driver and all-around Porsche fanatic Lehman Keen placed an order for a special Paint To Sample 911 GT3 in Gold Bronze Metallic. There is just something so special about a rare and exciting car like the …
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