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40 Minutes of Yellow Flags, Bizarre Strategy and Traffic Highlight Porsche’s Participation In Detroit GTD

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The No. 23 Team Seattle/Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT America combined mistake-free driving from Mario Farnbacher (Germany) and Ian James (Phoenix) and a key pit stop to propel them to a second-place GT Daytona (GTD) class finish in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship on the Belle Isle circuit here. “It is really great to finish second and …

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Porsche 918 Spyder Named Robb Report “Best of the Best” Convertible

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Porsche's newest Hybrid Hypercar, the 918 Spyder, has barely begun deliveries to new owners, and the car has already been given an award; the 2014 Robb Report Best of the Best Convertible. The judges determined that the car was worthy of the title after a lengthy deliberation, beating comers from Aston Martin, McLaren, and others. "Convertible" is …

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Is The Porsche 918 Spyder The Spiritual Successor To The Legendary 959

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Porsche has a history of looking toward the future. They've been pioneering performance technology since the sixties, and don't show any sign of stopping. Whether it be the use of turbochargers in the early seventies, or the electric boost provided in the 918's acceleration range, Porsche is ahead of the curve. Whether on the race track or on the …

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24 Hours of Le Mans 2014 – Episode 10: Hybrid Systems

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It's week 10 in our 12 week series highlighting the new regulations Porsche must abide by for this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. This week is devoted to the hybrid systems that retrieve and release energy in the LMP1 class cars. Porsche and the other manufacturers are allowed up to 2 on-board systems this year to release massive amounts of energy …

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60 Seconds With Brendon Hartley

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Every Friday this season Mobil1 puts drivers through a 60 second interview. This week it's Porsche's LMP1 driver Brendon Hartley. While these interviews don't provide any unique insight into Patrick's racing strategy or background they do give some great info for die-hard Porsche fans hard up for trivia. Want to know what proudest carreer moment? …

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This POLO Engined 912 Out-911s The 911

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The original concept for the engine in this car was drawn on a bar napkin by one Mr. Chuck Beck (of replica spyder and 904 fame, among other things). The way he tells it, his fiberglass Beck Spyder was only legal for a certain class of competition if it carried a Porsche-based four cylinder engine, and he figured he could get a lot more power out …

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The Porsche 965 V-8 Prototype

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Many think that the 964 Turbo has the designation of 965, but they are wrong. As you can clearly see in the video below, the 965 model type is a prototype designed by Porsche to be a higher volume successor to the 959. Fitted with a watercooled V-8 engine borrowed from Audi, Porsche tested this mule extensively before ultimately killing the …

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One Of The First Boxster Prototypes Was Built Using A 911 Body

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Last November Porsche asked fans and owners to "Test Their Porsche Knowledge" by watching a series of videos and that revealed various "secrets" about the Porsche 911 and then answering questions as quickly as possible about the Porsches that were just revealed. The cars in quiz included a 911 Aerodynamic Concept, 911 SC E African Rally Car, 911 …

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