One of the great things about writing this blog and attending various motorsport events are the people you meet. In fact, that's one of the best things about owning and driving a Porsche. Over the last year I've had the great pleasure of meeting hundreds of Porsche owners and motorsport fans. One such person is Mark White. If you're not …
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Porsches at the 2009 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance
The Fourteenth Annual Greenwich Concours d'Elegance was held this past weekend (June 6-7) at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, CT. FlatSixes.com contributor Tom Williams was on hand to peruse the field and snap a few pictures of this year's event for your viewing pleasure. Possibly more interesting than the pictures Tom captured are …
Continue to the full articleGrand-Am at Watkins Glen Results of Sahlen’s Six Hours
Dirk Werner (Germany) and Leh Keen (Charleston, SC) captured their second GT class victory of the season and took over the points lead while Porsche works drivers Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) grabbed a podium finish in Daytona Prototype competition during the Sahlen’s Six Hours at the Glen Saturday at legendary Watkins Glen …
Continue to the full articleOwn a Piece of Le Mans, Hollywood and Porsche History all at the same Time
History will show that Steve McQueen was known to most Porsche fans as much more than a Hollywood movie star. McQueen was a race car driver, motorsport enthusiast extraordinaire, and perhaps more importantly, the man behind the iconic and legendary film "Le Mans" that brought "Hollywood to motor racing". Some of the best know and most popular …
Continue to the full articleGraffiti Tagged Porsches to $1 Billion in Profit.
Busy, busy day today in the world of all things Porsche. Rather than bombard your mailbox with multiple emails I thought I would wrap up today's events in a quick summary and provide links to full-text articles in case you want to dig deeper into any or all of the subjects. Porsche to post $1 Billion in operating profit Despite all the recent …
Continue to the full articleLego Porsche 911 must be seen to be believed
I remember as a kid spending countless hours playing with Legos. I was happy if whatever I built didn't crash down under its own weight. Not so with the Arvo brothers (legends within the Lego community). These two take lego building to a whole new level, and beyond. Just as Wilco Machiels creates Porsche Dioramas like no one else, the Arvo …
Continue to the full articleDriving a Porsche He is Not
Star Wars fan or not, it's hard to keep from smiling when you see pictures like the one below and the picture of Darth Vader I posted a few weeks ago. I spend a good amount of time online - as it's one of the few things I'm good at - and even though these have been around the net for a while, I figure there is still a good chance you might not …
Continue to the full articleAdd this to the list of items to keep in your Porsche
When I first received the FR500 Solarlink from Eton (makers of the Porsche Designed P'9120) my original thought was, what am I going to do with this thing? You see, the FR500 is a self-powered and solar-powered AM/FM/Shortwave Radio with NOAA Weatherband, Flashlight, Siren and Cell Phone Charger. You name it, this little radio does it, but how …
Continue to the full articleAn Idiot’s Guide to Porsche’s Financial Woes
Like a lot of you, I've been watching the story about Porsche's supposed financial woes with great interest and, at times, even greater confusion. I say "supposed" because up to now, Porsche has been quite quiet on the whole subject. Where does my confusion come from you ask? That's easy. All the rumors, assumptions and conjecture being …
Continue to the full articlePorsche wins the 2009 Nürburgring 24 hour race for the 4th time!
Porsche has won the Nürburgring 24 hour race for the fourth time in a row. Timo Bernhard (Germany), Marc Lieb (Germany), Romain Dumas (France) and Marcel Tiemann (Monaco) crossed the finish line in the 480 hp Porsche 911 GT3 RSR of the Manthey Racing team with a one lap advantage over the second-placed Audi R8. The sister Manthey Porsche, the 445 …
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