The #45 Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR were not able to score their six straight American Le Mans Series GT2 victory at the Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase, but the team achieved its overall goal for the weekend by extending their championship points by finishing ahead of the Ferrari 430. The Lizard Porsche started third on the grid …
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Do You Know The Way to Monterey?
Okay, so maybe not the exact lyrics of the song, but you get the idea? How many of you are headed to the Monterey Peninsula (or are already there) for this week's Porsche festivities? A portion of the FlatSixes.com team was planning on attending the event starting this Thursday (yours truly). We had everything scheduled and planned out including …
Continue to the full articleThe Beginning of the End of the Beginning (or something like that).
In an announcement today that surprised few and confused many, Porsche and Volkswagen made news by releasing information about their ongoing merger madness that requires an advanced degree in finance to make heads or tails of the various components. After a number of reads and a bit of research I think things distill down like this: …
Continue to the full articleLizards Fly Five For Five
Almost every ALMS driver looked to the skies with a frown on Saturday morning as it rained overnight and was drizzling during practice at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course; Flying Lizard Motorsports' driver Jörg Bergmeister was not among them. “I actually like the rain,” he said. “I do what I always do and seem to come out ahead.” It is a confident …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results in Round 9 of the Grand-Am Series in the Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen
Len Keen (Charleston, SC) and Dirk Werner (Germany) drove the #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup to a runner-up finish in the Crown Royal 200 at Watkins Glen (NY) International Raceway Friday, but Porsche factory drivers Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) were literally deflated five minutes from the finish and dropped …
Continue to the full articlePittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix, Porsche and the PCA
The 27th Annual Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix (www.pvgp.org) was held on Sunday, July 19th. This culminated 10 days of events that included a kick-off rally, fund raisers, car shows, and various other activities including the very popular Saturday car club shows. The money raised by the PVGP Association benefits the Autism Society of Pittsburgh …
Continue to the full articleThe $200K+ Porsche Refrigerator
If your suits and shoes are bespoke, why not your Panamera too? Porsche has always offered custom options through their Porsche Exclusive program; today, they announced the same treatment for the new Panamera. Need to keep your Reisling chilled while you drive? Simply opt for the rear-seat refrigerator. Want your air-vent louvers painted to …
Continue to the full articleIs it the Right Time to Buy the Porsche of your Dreams?
If I had to define different groups of Porsche owners, I would probably place them in one of two groups: Enthusiast and Collectors. Enthusiasts are those of us that own at least one Porsche (possibly more than one) and drive it (or them) on a regular basis. We don’t think of our cars as investments and we don’t mind getting them dirty. In other …
Continue to the full articleWhat Does Porsche have that’s Bigger and Faster than the Panamera?
I'll give you a hint, it has wings and a much bigger trunk... If it wasn't official before, it certainly is now; The Porsche Panamera is on its way to the US. While not officially on sale until later this year, the first large batch of Panameras is making its way stateside for the official debut at the Rolex Monterey Historics and other venues …
Continue to the full articleHow Did They Do That? Oh, Wait. They Didn’t!
In Porsche's last full fiscal year they reported more profit than revenue. A fiscal impossibility you say? Not so, if you're playing in the world of high finance and derivatives. Then, as early as this past April it looked like Porsche was poised to do it again. In a statement released this spring, Porsche posted profits before taxes of EUR …
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