1970 was a good year to be at Daytona. The year before had only been fairly entertaining with five Porsches—all 911s--in the top ten finishers, but the big-iron Lola-Chevrolet T70s entered by Roger Penske and James Garner had dominated the field. In 1970 Porsche and Ferrari both had their own brand new big iron, the Lolas had gone the way of the …
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Porsche’s TUSCC Pictures And Results From Detroit
The Chevrolet Sports Car Classic at Bell Isle Park in Detroit is one of two races on the 2015 TUSCC schedule where the GTD category competes without the GTLM category. With less traffic and a shorter course, Porsche's 911 GT America (prepared by Alex Job Racing and campaigned by Team Seattle/The Heart of Racing) took top honors in the GTD class at …
Continue to the full articleThe First Two New Generation Porsche 911 GT3 R Racecars Ordered for North America
Barely two weeks after its world debut, the first two new Porsche 911 GT3 R racecars, designed for customer GT3 series around the world, have been ordered for competition in North America by longtime Porsche preparer Alex Job Racing (AJR). Placing the orders on behalf of WeatherTech Racing and Team Seattle, Alex Job Racing is the first to announce …
Continue to the full articleA Semi-Private Tour Of European Collectibles
Earlier this year, while in the Los Angeles area for the Vintage VW and Porsche Literature, Toy, and Memorabilia Swap Meet, I sent a message to a colleague of mine in the Porsche business to see if they wouldn't mind my stopping by the shop for a semi-private tour. They were preparing for their Saturday evening open house on Friday, so I had to …
Continue to the full article10 Pieces Of Porsche Technology That Transferred From The Race Track To The Road
1. Ring Synchronization: Before there was PDK…Before there was Tiptronic…Before there was Synchronization, there was the legendary “crash-box” transmission. Drivers were expected to have the skills to match engine RPMs with transmission RPMs for each gear. That meant listening and feeling what the car was doing for ever gearshift made, especially …
Continue to the full articleWalter Röhrl: Six Minutes At Full Throttle In a 911 GT3 RS
You only wish you could be as cool as Walter Röhrl is in this video. If I were piloting a $175k, 500 horsepower GT3 RS around the track I would drenched in sweat and exhausted from trying not to stuff it. Walter on the other hand looks like he's out for a quick jaunt down to the local store to pick up a paper and a coffee. Then again, I'm not a …
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Continue to the full articleThe Differences Between The Porsche 911 GT3 and the Porsche 911 GT3 RS
With the imminent release of the latest versions of the GT3 RS, the usual questions surface: how does it compare to the “plain” GT3, what does one get for the extra $45,000 and is it worth it? First, A Few Straightforward Comparisons What The Statistic Don’t Tell You Power: From a technical standpoint, the major difference between the two …
Continue to the full articleOur Favorite Porsches On Ebay This Week: Volume 23
For all of the eccentric and eclectic Porsche collectors and enthusiasts out there, we've decided that it is about time someone aggregated the best of the best that eBay has to offer in the Porsches-for-sale department. Now we've tracked down five more exciting Porsches for you folks to purchase. The list this week includes a pair of very rare …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 918 Spyder Recalled Due To Wiring Harness Issues
Porsche's mega hyper super hybrid is being recalled globally for a service inspection. According to the recall release, Porsche will be asking each of the people who own 918 Spyders, built through to the end of Arpil 2015, to bring their car in for precautionary checks of a potential issue. There are 223 cars in the United States market that fit …
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