Part of the PorschePurist Team is out west test driving a Porsche Boxster S along the Pacific Coast Highway. While we're out goofing off, frequent contributor Andrew Granieri was gracious enough to provide a few guest posts for your reading pleasure. Enjoy and we'll have pictures and updates on the Boxster upon our return. My father, in the …
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FLATSIXES.com’s Great Driver Series: Patrick Long
FlatSixes.com caught up with Porsche Factory Driver and Flying Lizard Patrick Long via phone shortly after the Lizards’ appearance at the ALMS race at Sebring. As most Porsche lovers know, Patrick is the only American Porsche Factory Driver. We remember reading about his induction into the Werks circle in Panorama and being so proud that we had him …
Continue to the full articleAvoidable Contact and Faulty Equipment Costs Porsche Podium and an Early Title in the Rolex Grand-Am
A sticky helmet radio cable might have cost Porsche factory drivers Timo Bernard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) a podium finish – and perhaps their first victory of the season – at the Utah 250 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car series race at Miller Motorsports Park Saturday. A rare mistake by Dirk Werner (Germany) prevented him and Farnbacher …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Motorsport Newsletter 2009: Volume 8
If you’re not able to keep up with each Porsche Motorsport post here on FlatSixes.com and would prefer a brief synopsis of what’s happening in the world of Porsche Motorsport, there is no better way to stay in touch than by reviewing the monthly Porsche Motorsport Newsletter. Filled with interesting facts and figures about past and upcoming races, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Panamera Puts the “Meat” in Mietwagen auf Deutschland
The first time I landed in Germany and tried to find my way to the car rental counter I kept seeing signs for something that read like it was pronounced "meat wagon" (Mietwagen) with a car symbol next to it; regardless of who I asked, they all said that was the place. I kept thinking to myself, "hmmmm, is the autobahn really that dangerous?" As …
Continue to the full articleNight Driving the AutoBahn in a 2010 Porsche GT3 RS
Porsche just revealed the updated 997 GT3 RS at the Frankfurt Auto Show. The night before the unveiling, Andreas Preuninger, Manager of High Performance Cars for Porsche, gave us* the opportunity ride shotgun as he took the first produced 2010 Porsche GT3 RS out for a ride on the Autobahn. Due to traffic, he was only able to get the car up to …
Continue to the full articleNew Footage from the Porsche Panamera Commercial
Just last week I was fortunate to speak with Sam Cabiglio about the making of the new Porsche Panamera Commercial and his involvement in it. At the time, I posted a video that showed some of the excitement going on behind the scenes during filming. Today, I received the following video, directly from Porsche, that shows more of the making of …
Continue to the full articleHistory has a way of repeating itself at Porsche
109 years after Dr. Porsche introduced the first fully functional hybrid car, Porsche is again talking seriously about more hybrid technology, including fully electric versions, being injected into their sports car model line-up. Far-fetched you say. Not so fast. As early as just last year Porsche tuner Ruf introduced the Ruf Greenster, while …
Continue to the full articlePorsche is King of the Tarmac
UPDATE: Seems like the Changi Airport Group didn't like their first attempt at a video either. Here's an updated video of the race that shows things from a different perspective and shows that the race was a lot closer than I originally thought. In a bid to answer the question, "Which is faster, a Jet or a Porsche?" (not to mention gather …
Continue to the full articlePorsche TV
As a Porsche fan, its been a bit frustrating over the last few years waiting for my favorite marque to get with the program and join the revolution, the social networking revolution that is. At times, it seems as if Porsche corporate moves at one of two speeds, slow or glacial. However, over the past few months something or someone has awakened …
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