It’s impressive just how much racing is packed into the Petit Le Mans weekend. Since 8 am Friday morning, Road Atlanta has been hot and busy. As the temperatures today have climbed, so has the excitement from the thickening crowd. There has been no shortage of sunshine and smiling race fans. For Porsche fans, the PorschePlatz is the best …
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FREE Flying Lizard Lanyard and Porsche Motorsport Newsletter: 2010 Volume 10
Don't forget, if you plan on attending this weekend's Petit Le Mans, we're offering a FREE Flying Lizard Motorsport lanyard to all of our readers compliments of Flying Lizard. Simply visit the store in the paddock area and let them know you read PorschePurist and would like to pick up your FREE lanyard. If you can't make it to the race and/or you …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Releases Revenue and Production Numbers
Today, Porsche announced preliminary numbers for their fiscal year ending July 31st, 2010. Today's release includes production numbers for each model and highlights the fact that Porsche achieved their highest turnover (revenue) in company History. Conspicuously missing from the release is any discussion on profit? Here are the highlights. The …
Continue to the full articleHave You Ever Heard of an “Emerging” Speedster?
Don't worry, neither had I. I first saw the term on Twitter where my mind immediately equated "speedster" with Porsche (the iconic 356 Speedster that is). While I had no idea what I was going to find, I knew I had to follow the link and get to the bottom of it. Here's what I found... Hmmm. Okay, now I get why it's called the "emerging" …
Continue to the full articleWho Wants a Discount and FREE Flying Lizard Gear?
Just in time for Petit Le Mans, Flying Lizard Motorsport is offering readers of PorschePurist a 10% discount on all Flying Lizard official merchandise. To take advantage of this generous offer simply visit the Flying Lizard on-line store, select your gear of choice and then enter the coupon code "PorschePurist1010" (remember it is case sensitive) …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid Testing Notes at Petit Le Mans
There were long faces in the pits during Petit Le Mans testing today at Road Atlanta because on-and-off rain showers drenched the 2.54-mile racing surface, but there were nothing, but smiles in the Porsche Motorsport pits. I don't know about you, but they look pretty serious to me. :-) The factory team, in the U.S. preparing a race car for …
Continue to the full articleJens Walther is New President & CEO of Porsche Motorsport North America
Porsche Cars North America announced today that the Supervisory Board of Porsche Motorsport North America, Inc (PMNA) has appointed Jens Walther as the new President & CEO of PMNA, effective immediately. He succeeds Paul Ritchie who has decided to retire from the motorsports business. Walther (41) has been responsible for the management …
Continue to the full articleHas the Porsche 911 Become the Mr. Potato Head of the Sports Car World
As a kid, I just loved Mr. Potato head. Take a big box of body potato parts, choose from it what you will and then stick 'em in a different place or different configuration and BAM! you have a new and different (but not necessarily improved) variation each time. With the addition of the Porsche 911 GTS last week and the Porsche Carrera Speedster …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Introduces a Future Classic
First there was the Sports Classic. Then, just last week came the Porsche 911 Carrera GTS. Now, today, Porsche introduced the world to the Porsche Carrera Speedster. In the event you aren't sure of this drop-top's provenance, you'll need to think fast as Porsche will limit the production to 356 Speedsters world-wide. Unique Features of …
Continue to the full articleA Middle Child In the Porsche 911 Family
If you ever wanted a bit more power out of your Carrera S, but didn't want to get all tricked out for racing with a GT3, Porsche has the answer. Sitting somewhere between the two is the newly introduced 2011 Porsche 911 GTS. With 408 HP, it delivers 23 more horses than the S, yet is still 27 ponies (and a trick spoiler) shy of the GT3 (don't …
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