The 48th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona marks the 42nd anniversary of Vic Elford's victory in the Porsche 907, Porsche's first 24 hour endurance win. To celebrate the occasion, David Donohue pilots a 2010 Porsche GT3 around the Daytona road course while Vic Elford, the Grand Marshal for this year's race, tells the story of his victory for …
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Well Into the Fifth Hour, Porsche Has Overall Lead in DP at Daytona
As live TV coverage gets ready to wrap up for the night, Raphael Matos has moved into first place overall at the Rolex 24 at Daytona with the #59 Brumos Porsche Riley. At the same time, TRG holds 1-2-3 in the GT class with Porsche factory drivers in each car. Before you get too excited, please realize that by the time I finish typing this post …
Continue to the full articleChanges to the Supervisory Board of Porsche SE
On Friday, the annual general meeting of Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart elected His Excellency Sheikh Jassim Bin Abdulaziz Bin Jassim Al-Thani (31) as a representative of Qatar Holding LLC, Doha, onto the supervisory board of the company. He replaces the former member of the supervisory board, Mr. Hans-Peter Porsche (69), who retired from …
Continue to the full articleUnit sales at Porsche very encouraging
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart, reports a strong upward trend in the vehicle operations of its holding, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, in the first half of the fiscal year of 2009/10 (31 July). After the unit sales of Porsche AG had fallen in the first four months by 25 percent on the same period of the prior year, the decline should be cut …
Continue to the full articlePorsches Have Best Times and Speed in Friday Morning Practice Session
Two (2) Porsche Daytona Prototypes and a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car hold the fastest speeds and lap times in Both the DP and GT classes. Most interesting is that four (4) of the top five (5) fastest cars in the GT class are Porsches, including the No. 23 Foametix Porsche GT3 besting the No. 70 Castrol Syntec Mazda RX-8. Full details below. Top 5 …
Continue to the full articleQualifying for Rolex 24 Closest in History for Both DP and GT- Porsche in the Top 10 All Around
In most Grand-Am events and other motorsport races, qualifying and pole position plays a significant factor. In races such as the GT2 class in ALMS, where racers and cars are so evenly matched, pole position is even more important. In a race like the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, while qualifying plays a role, it's not as important as endurance and …
Continue to the full articleFLATSIXES.com’s Great Driver Series: David Donohue
We first met David Donohue at Barber Motorsport Park in Birmingham, Alabama for a Porsche press event called the "PDK Push". This fun filled, two day trip paired members of the press with driving greats such as Patrick Long, Hurley Haywood and last year's Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona winner David Donohue (just to name a few). The idea behind the …
Continue to the full articlePanamera Chosen as Best Car by Readers of “auto motor und sport”
The Porsche Panamera has been chosen as the best car in its class yet another time. Today Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is receiving the next outstanding award for its new four-door Gran Turismo, with the readers of the renowned motoring journal “auto motor und sport” having chosen the Panamera right from the start in its first year as No …
Continue to the full articlePorsche is awarded the ‘Goldene Plakette’ (Golden Plaque)
As the overall winner of the 2010 TÜV Report, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, was awarded the 'Goldene Plakette'. At yesterday's award ceremony held by the TÜV Federation in Berlin, Bernhard Maier, Chief Executive Officer Porsche Deutschland GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, accepted the renowned prize on the company's behalf. 'We are delighted …
Continue to the full articleFLATSIXES.com’s Great Driver Series: Dirk Werner
The Porsche Purist team sat down with Farnbacher Loles driver Dirk Werner last summer at Mid-Ohio, one of the foremost race tracks in the Midwest (and, arguably, the U.S.) It was a hot day, yet Werner was still fresh after coming off his practice session in the #87 Farnbacher Loles Porsche. We had first met Dirk informally at Watkins Glen, …
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