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This Is What Porsche’s 919 Hybrid LMP1 Sounds Like On The Track

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The good guys over at the /Drive network have a great new Porsche video to check out. There's no silly voiceover, no commentary, no extraneous anything. It is simply excellent quality track-side video of Porsche's newest LMP1 contender testing at Paul Ricard. This is a simplistic view of Porsche's motorsport machine doing what it does best. This is …

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Dempsey To Compete In Supercup Sprint Race To Improve Performance In Endurance Racing

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As most of you know, Patrick Dempsey and the rest of the GTD category didn't race this past weekend at Long Beach. Not one to sit on his Laurels, Dempsey made plans to compete as a "guest entrant" during the Hockenheim round of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup on July 21st (held as support to the Formula 1 race). The Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup …

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Are The New Boxster GTS And Cayman GTS Worthy Of The Badge?

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'Gran Turismo Sport' is more than just three letters on the deck lid, it's a mindset. GTS is a way of thinking about a car, a way of eking out every inch of performance that a Porsche can produce. The original GTS, the 904, truly embodied the phrase "racecar for the street" as it was Porsche's entry into the 1964 World Sportscar Championship, but …

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This Is Why Tires Play Such A Big Role In The LMP1 Class This Year

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Michelin supplies all the LMP1 teams with tires in the World Endurance Challenge for 2014. With this year's new regulations, tires play an even more important role than usual as their width has been reduced in an attempt to reduce fuel consumption. However, will a narrow tire provide the same performance and grip? Does each team get the same tire …

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This Is What Launch Control In The Porsche 918 Spyder Looks And Sounds Like

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At the end of March Porsche invited a select group of journalists to the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, TX to spend some quality time with the production version of the 918 Spyder. Among the activities enjoyed by all was a game of lead/follow involving Patrick Long in a 911 Turbo S and the media in the 918s. While track time in the 918 was …

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This Short Video Highlights The Technology In The Porsche 919 Hybrid

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Porsche has brought to bear their most current and complex technologies in the LMP1 class 919 Hybrid. In fact, the LMP1 class of the FIA World Endurance Championship is all about bringing optimal energy efficiency together with maximum performance. To do this it take technology. Incredible technology. The following short clips highlights some of …

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