This weekend, the two major North American sports car championships will converge on the Long Beach Grand Prix circuit, sharing the schedule with IndyCar. Both the Tudor United Sports Car Championship and the SCCA Pro Racing Pirelli World Challenge are well contested by Porsche teams, including the factory 911 RSR duo that have proven quite …
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This Is Why Tires Play Such A Big Role In The LMP1 Class This Year
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 …
Continue to the full articleThis Is What Launch Control In The Porsche 918 Spyder Looks And Sounds Like
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 …
Continue to the full articleThis Short Video Highlights The Technology In The Porsche 919 Hybrid
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 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Canada Reports Strong March And Record First Quarter Sales
Porsche Cars Canada (PCC), reported March 2014 sales of 333 units, up 10% from the previous March peak of 303. During the first quarter of 2014, Porsche has sold 742 new vehicles in Canada marking the highest first quarter in its history which is 10% ahead of last year’s 674 units. “These sales numbers point to the strong appeal of the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Records Best First Quarter In The U.S.
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), announced March sales of 3,808 vehicles. This compares to 3,486 vehicles sold in March of 2013, an increase of over 9% and a new high for that month. For the year so far, PCNA has delivered 10,136 vehicles versus 9,649 during the same period last year, an increase of 5% and the first time that the company …
Continue to the full articleLightning Strike Garage Fire Claims Enthusiast’s Beloved 914
Aaron Gower, a Porsche enthusiast in Hickory, North Carolina, is mourning the passing of his beloved 914 [with thanks to Frank Barrett for his skills as an editor]. They say you have a better chance of being struck by lightning than you do of winning the lottery, but they never say anything about your car being struck by lightning. If Aaron can …
Continue to the full articleMecum Bringing An Ex-Paul Newman 911S To Houston Sale
On Saturday, April 12th at about 1:25PM, Mecum Auctions will be selling a significant Porsche 911S GTU racecar, lot S100, that was once raced at Sebring by Bill Freeman and actor-turned-racer Paul Newman. After McQueen, Paul Newman is one of the highest achieving actor/racers in history, and cars driven by the great man carry a hefty premium, …
Continue to the full articleNow, With Webber On Board, Porsche Determined To Land Back-Flip At Le Mans
Webber first attempted to land what many said was "the impossible trick" while driving for Mercedes Benz in 1999. Sadly, things didn't go his way, as his CLR-GT1 was blown slightly askew, and he didn't quite "stick" the landing. Webber gave another attempt at the feat in 2010 during the Valencia Formula 1 street circuit race. However, …
Continue to the full article460 HP At 165 MPH Through The Most Difficult Turn In Racing
Many consider turn-17 at Sebring to be THE most difficult turn in North American racing. Why, it's the last turn, at the end of the back straight on a notoriously bumpy track. Drivers enter the turn at nearly 165 mph and there's no one perfect line. It's different for each car and each set-up. Sebring is known to be demanding on car and driver. …
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