Porsche customer teams were able to capture fourth, sixth and ninth-place in today’s GRAND-AM Detroit 200 at Belle Isle. Magnus Racing, which leaves the two-hour race tied for second-place in the GT class point standings, narrowly missed a podium finish in a first to sixth-place nose-to-tail fight to the checkered flag on Detroit’s Belle Isle …
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Driver Admiring a Porsche Crashes Into a Building
These days there are so many things distracting us when driving: phone calls, emails, texts, screaming kids in the back seat, nice scenery, etc. What about a sharp looking Porsche driving by, is that a distraction? Apparently, for Cynthia Muse it was. Muse was driving through the parking lot of Heritage Commons (a shopping plaza along …
Continue to the full articleVideo Interview with Leh Keen after “Rain Dance”
Leo Parente and ShakeDown follow-up with Leh to get his thoughts about the 'Rain Dance' experience that was his awesome driving, racing, and car control behind the wheel of his Farnbacher Racing Porsche 997 GT3 R, SP9 class, race car. Plus, Leh Keen shares his secrets on going fast in the rain. And much more. Other Porsche Blog Posts You …
Continue to the full articlePorsches Racing Under the Tuscan Sun
Italy’s Terre di Canossa Classic Car Challenge makes the other historic road event in Italy seem like the Mille Miglia Mild to many of the 100 drivers who have driven or navigated in both events. A 390 mile route with hundreds of hairpin turns through the back country of Tuscany; Terre di Canossa requires vintage cars to tackle three steep …
Continue to the full articleCalling all Cars! Calling all Cars!
We’ve all been there, trapped like a worm on the red and blue flashing hook. We’ve all waited with bated breath as the ensnaring patrolman approaches. We’ve all been subject to the nervous fidgeting and sweated brow that accompanies a traffic citation. Chances are high that some of us have been pulled over IN a Porsche before, though chances are …
Continue to the full articleLeh Keen’s Rain Dance at the 24 Hours Nürburgring
This past weekend the Nürburgring 24 hour race was red-flagged (stopped) for a little more than nine hours due to "poor conditions". The video below gives a first hand perspective from the point of view of Leh Keen in his Porsche 911 GT3 R. Look how bad the visibility is. Watch how fast his hands move to control the car and recover from …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results, Pictures and Video from the Nürburgring 24 hour race
Rain, fog, red-flag, restart – the 41st running of the Nürburgring 24 hour race demanded a great deal from Porsche's customer teams. Under extremely unsettled conditions, the best-placed Porsche – a 911 GT3 RSR fielded by Team Manthey Racing with drivers Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas, Marc Lieb and Lucas Luhr - won the SP7 class and scored seventh …
Continue to the full article27 New Pictures and Updated Technical Specs on the Porsche 918 Spyder
Just last week DRIVE published a video review of the 918 by Chris Harris that was long on detail but not necessarily a glowing recommendation for the new Porsche supercar. While we think Chris made some good points in his commentary we also felt he contradicted himself a few times too. Regardless, if you haven't yet watched that video, we highly …
Continue to the full articleEmergency Responders Cut Top Off 1967 Porsche 911 To Rescue Driver
Police are blaming speed for an accident that left the 60 year-old driver of a 1967 Porsche 911 in serious but stable condition. According to New Hampshire State Police, George Gates, of Lloyd Harbor, NY was traveling too fast to handle a section of curves near the Pontook Dam on Route 16 in Dummer, NH. From what we've read, George was …
Continue to the full articleCelebrating a milestone at Porsche: 100,000th Panamera leaves the factory
Last week, on the 15th of May, the Porsche plant in Leipzig, Germany, produced the 100,000th Panamera. Not bad considering it was introduced just four short years ago. The milestone vehicle is a new Panamera S E-Hybrid in “rhodium-silver metallic”. This vehicle, the world’s first plug-in hybrid of the luxury class, made its debut before a …
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