The morning started off early and warm, and before long several hundred Porsches were off competing in the Mobil 1 TSD (time-speed-distance) Rally. Held every year in conjunction with the Porsche Parade, the rally is an extremely challenging way to enjoy your Porsche while safely competing against a few of your closest Porsche rivals. Armed …
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Mobil 1 TSD Rally School Explained for the Rest of Us
Ever tempted to test your keen driving skills but not so keen to buy a helmet, extra brake pads and tires required for racing or a DE event? How about a Rally? This year, Mobil 1 is once again sponsoring the Parade's "TSD" or Time Distance Speed Rally here in St. Charles. 135 cars, each with a driver and navigator, will embark on a challenging 4 …
Continue to the full articleMorning at the PCA Parade Concours D’Elegance
The sun has been shining all weekend at Pheasant Run, which is good news for Porsche lovers of all ages. Today is Concours Day -- the day when Porsches old, new, driven and towed are gently driven onto the Pheasant Run golf course grounds and positioned for the Concours D'Elegance, where they are rigorously judged by teams of detail-oriented …
Continue to the full articleWhat Do You Want To See at the Porsche Parade?
The Porsche Parade is Underway in St.Charles, IL and the FlatSixes.com team is attending again this year courtesy of Mobil 1. Valerie (aka Porsche Girl), Christian and Andrew are their to cover the event for FlatSixes.com's readers and they want to know if there is anything specific you would like to see. Do you want photos from the Concours? Do …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Motorsport Newsletter: 2010 Volume 6
Maybe you’re not able to, or put more simply, you don’t want to read each little news blurb about Porsche Motorsports. If that’s the case, there is no better way to stay up to date than by reviewing the monthly Porsche Motorsport Newsletter here on PorschePurist. There's always a lot going on and this month is no different. Filled with …
Continue to the full articleZwart Wins Seventh Pikes Peak Title Shatters Class Record by 38 Sec
Jeff Zwart, from Woody Creek, Colorado, driving the specially- prepared Luminox Watch Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car, has won and set a new record in the 2WD Time Attack class in Sunday’s 88th running of the Pikes Peak Hillclimb. Watch the video below to see for yourself what it takes. Pay particular attention to the transition from pavement to …
Continue to the full articlePushing Porsches up Pike’s Peak
For those of you not familiar with him, Jeff Zwart is not only the director behind a number of Porsche commercials and other films and documentaries, he has won his class at Pikes Peak – all in Porsche Turbo street cars – in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2002, setting new class records three times. Most recently, he co-drove a Porsche Cayenne …
Continue to the full article3 More Reasons to Attend This Year’s PCA Parade (including FREE oil)
A lot of you, I'm sure, already know the benefits of attending the annual PCA Parade. According to the Parade's website, "In addition to the traditional car related activities you can enjoy a golf tournament, a 5K Run/Walk, RC Car racing, and the Tech Quiz. We will offer numerous tours to local attractions to introduce you to the great Chicago …
Continue to the full articleWinners Announced for the PorschePurist Father’s Day Give Away
Thanks to everyone who took the time to enter or nominate their dad for one of the prizes generously donated by Mobil 1 and mPower. This month's contest had a great response with over 40 entries (although I'm always surprised there aren't more as it's a chance to get stuff for FREE) and we chose six lucky winners (seven if you include our runner …
Continue to the full articleMini Casts Porsche as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV Spoof
While this short spoof may not revive Dolph Lundgren's acting career, it does show that Mini is going to keep throwing jab after jab at Porsche. Is it getting old yet? (for those of you receiving this post via email, if the videos don't appear, simply click on the title of the post to watch them on FlatSixes.com) For those of you that …
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