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Porsche Announces 911 RSR Driver Shuffle For Remainder Of WEC Season

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Earlier today, Porsche announced changes to their 911 RSR driver line-up for the remainder of the Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC season. Starting in Austin, Texas, Richard Lietz, winner of this year's Rolex 24 at Daytona, joins forces with Joerg Bergmeister in the number 91 Porsche 911 RSR. Patrick Pilet, who up until now drove with …

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Our Favorite Porsches On Ebay This Week

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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. We've tracked down six exciting Porsches for folks to purchase today, including a drop-top stunner, a slow and steady cruiser, a …

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Porsche 911 Overtakes Other Car On Nürburgring While Spinning Out Of Control

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Have you driven on the track? Have you ever driven the Nürburgring? It's known to be unforgiving, demanding. It's not called the "Green Hell" for nothing. One of its fastest, and most dangerous section is the Schwedenrkeuz (it's an off-camber, blind left turn that comes up on you after a crest). The video you see below takes place there. Shot …

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This Watch Is “Air-Cooled” And Created In Collaboration With Hanz Mezger

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While it's not likely that Porsche will bring back an air-cooled sports car any time soon, fans of Hanz Mezger designed motors can now put an air-cooled engine of a different sort on their wrist. The Scalfaro LM 917 Hanz Mezger Edition. Marketed as the "world's first air-cooled chronograph" this limited edition watch was inspired by the Mezger …

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Porsche Restoration Funding By Kickstarter: Bad Idea? Or The Worst Idea Ever??

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In a case of Manifest Destiny, the voracity of which was generally reserved for American colonial settlers, a Montreal-based Canadian racing internet forum has apparently claimed a stricken Porsche 924 as their own after a member found it languishing in the wilderness. Without questioning who the car belonged too, whose land it was on, or what the …

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Pirelli World Challenge Announces New Class Exclusively For Porsche 991 GT3 Cup Cars

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The Pirelli World Challenge announced last Friday that they would be creating a new class called 'Porsche GT-Cup'. The class will begin with the 2015 season opener, and will be used to integrate Porsche's 991 GT3 Cup into PWC racing. Scott Bove, President and CEO, WC Vision/Pirelli World Challenge. “The series is pleased to announce a class …

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Here’s Another Limited Edition Porsche You Can’t Buy In The U.S.

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Porsche makes a lot of cars we can't get here in the U.S. Some are production level models, like the 4 cylinder Macan available in Asia, while others are limited edition versions like the 40th Anniversary 991 Turbo S featured in the video below. Limited to just 40 units, this right hand drive model is available only in Great Britain. Basically, …

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The “Queen Of The Nürburgring”, Sabine Schmitz Compares Her Porsche 997 GT3 RS To A 991 GT3

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In the past, we've seen Sabine expound on the virtues of the Nürburgring and compare it against other tracks. More recently, we've seen her compare her personal GT3 RS to a 570 HP Ferrari. In the video below, Sabine once again takes her personal 997 GT3 to the track, this time to compare it against the new 991 GT3. Despite all those lamenting …

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