Heading into this year’s final round of GRAND-AM Rolex Series competition at Mid-Ohio, Brumos Racing had a lot on the line. Just three points out of the lead, Brumos set their sights on the GT Championship and were prepared for the challenge of a winner-take-all contest. When the checkered flag dropped on one of the most thrilling races of the …
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Pictures and Results from ALMS Round 8 in Laguna Seca
In what has turned out to be an incredible weekend for Porsche motorsport fans, Patrick Long and Joerg Bergmeister led the #45 Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR to class victory at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Full story and race results are available after the pictures. If you're viewing this post via email, you may want to jump to PorschePurist …
Continue to the full articleALMS: 2011 Laguna Seca Qualifying Results
When Patrick Long (USA) turned his fastest qualifying lap in the #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, he was pretty happy as the car felt balanced and handled well. But when the crew told him his time, he found out that he was fifth on the grid behind two BMWs, a Corvette and a Ferrari. “We made a setup change before the qualifying …
Continue to the full articleOne Day Left to Vote for Your Favorite Porsche ‘EveryDay’ Video
Porsche launched a national contest called "My Daily Magic" in conjunction with their current "Engineered for Magic. Every day" campaign. The idea was to incorporate a film making project into the larger campaign that works to challenge perceptions that Porsche sports cars should be (or can be) used only for Sunday drives and special occasion …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Sold More Cars in China in August Than the US
In August 2011, Porsche's sales increased by 43.4% compared with the same month the previous year. This translates to a total of 9,031 vehicles delivered to customers. For the first eight (8) months of 2011 Porsche has sold a total of 80,412 vehicles, representing a 30.1% increase from the same period last year. While North America (particularly …
Continue to the full articlePorsche: Driving a Superbrand
There's no-denying Porsche is one of the world's true super brands. When New York's Luxury Institute surveyed 1,642 affluent Americans to ask their preferred choice of luxury car makers, Porsche emerged as the clear winner. It received high marks for its attention to detail, strong focus and uniqueness in a competitive marketplace. In 2010, …
Continue to the full articleYou Don’t Need to be a Porsche Race Fan To Appreciate This Video
Watch what happens when Jeroen Bleekemolen takes his GTC class Porsche on an off-track excursion during qualifying for last weekend's ALMS Baltimore Grand Prix. Talk about keeping cool and staying on top of things. What's even more amazing is that even after all this, he goes on to secure pole position and then win the race in his …
Continue to the full articleYet Another Reason to Attend Rennsport Reunion IV
As if the currently planned events aren't enough, Porsche announced today that the completely redesigned 2012 Porsche 911, and a fore-bearer of race cars to come, will make its North American debut during Rennsport (that's before its "official" debut at the LA Auto Show in November). “As the 911 race car and street car histories are …
Continue to the full articleYou Probably Know what PDK is, but what about PDK Coasting?
As I was surfing through the new Porsche micro-site I noticed a number of new videos. Part of one discussed the idea of "coasting". Immediately I thought this was something to do with "sailing" like in a hybrid Porsche, but then realized it was something different. The video below goes on to explain how "coasting" in a PDK equipped Porsche works …
Continue to the full articleVideo of the new Porsche 7 speed Manual Shifter and Much More
Porsche's marketing team has really turned up the heat in their push to the official unveiling for the 2012 991 in Frankfurt next week. Along with their recently updated online configurator (the Porsche Car Configurator enables each and every prospective and actual customer to design his own personal Porsche, view it from all sides and against …
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