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This Is What It Takes To Set A Record Across The Crown Range Pass In The Targa New Zealand

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What you're about to see isn't your standard balls to the wall, all out race to the top like many other hill climb events. Instead, in this particular Targa, the run up the Crown Range Pass - a public road that climbs to 1,100 meters above sea level by the way of fast twisty corners and steep uphill hairpins - the rules operate more like a stage …

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Why A Pre-Owned Porsche Is The Perfect Entry Level Strategy

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Since the introduction of the 912 model in 1965, Porsche's best selling models have always been their entry level positioned cars. For a number of years, the 912 outsold the 911, some years even at a rate of 2 to 1. The 914 was Porsche's best selling model through the 1970s, that is until the introduction of the 924. Then, the 944 carried that …

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Porsche’s GT Team Results And Pictures In The WEC At Bahrain

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In the number 91 Porsche Team Manthey 911 RSR, Porsche works drivers Jörg Bergmeister and Richard Lietz scored fourth place in the highly competitive GTE-Pro class at the penultimate round of the season in the Kingdom of Bahrain at the Persian Gulf. Their factory pilot colleagues, and Shanghai winners, Frédéric Makowiecki and Patrick Pilet saw the …

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Porsche’s LMP1 Team Results, Pictures And Video In The WEC At Bahrain

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For the first time ever, both Porsche 919 Hybrid crews were part of the podium ceremony: The trio of Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb finished second overall in round seven of the FIA World Endurance Championship in Bahrain. Immediately behind them their sister car crossed the line. Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber were the third …

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Here’s A Step By Step Video Guide To Lapping Sebring In A Porsche 911 RSR

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The "full circuit" at Sebring International Raceway is legendary for the toll it takes on both car and drive. Over 3.74 miles, through 17 turns, competitors bump and grind over one of the oldest, continuously operating race tracks in the U.S. In their quest for the checkered flag, every competitor strives for the best "line" (the fastest way around …

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Road & Track Name Porsche’s 991 GT3 2015 Performance Car of The Year

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The year 2014 still has just over a month and a half left before the calendar is spent, but R&T is getting a jump on things, already announcing their winner of 2015 Performance Car of the Year (PCOTY). The 991 GT3 faced a tough year in the awards arena this year due to the engine recall, which more than likely cost it Motor Trend's Drivers Car …

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4 Reasons The Porsche 918 Spyder Uses A Top Pipe Exhaust Design

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Porsche's new 918 Spyder is an out-and-out performer, a perfectionist company's vision of a no-compromises-made supercar. Ultimately, Porsche's aim was to build an impressive machine, and it's an understatement to say that they have succeeded. They didn't cut corners, they couldn't have. Everything about this car was carefully calculated before it …

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