Jeff Zwart, from Woody Creek, Colo., completed his 1138-mile journey from Los Angeles to Colorado Springs in the new Porsche 911 GT2 RS – achieving an amazing 22.6 miles-per-gallon with the 620 horsepower sports car – and now focuses on final qualifying for Sunday’s Pikes Peak Hillclimb race. "Needless to say, we have the only street-legal …
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ALMS Loses in a TRG Win
TRG, or the The Racers Group, announced yesterday that Bob Dickinson was named to a newly created position of Chief Operating Officer for TRG and Adobe Road Winery. If Bob's name is familiar to you, that's for good reason. Dickinson comes to TRG by way of the American Le Mans Series. As Vice President of Media & Communications for ALMS, Bob …
Continue to the full articleJeff Zwart Gives a Whole New Meaning to The Daily Commute
UPDATE: See Porsche's results from the 89th Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. Jeff Zwart is a seven time champion at the Pikes Peak Hill Climb. This year, not only will Zwart defend his 2WD Time Attack class championship, he'll do so in the same Porsche he drives over 1100 miles to the event, a street legal 620 horsepower Porsche 911 GT2 …
Continue to the full articleCraig Baird is the world’s most successful Porsche Cup driver
Porsche AG has invited the world’s most successful Porsche Cup pilot to contest the Porsche Carrera World Cup on 25 June on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife at the wheel of the VIP car with starting number 200. Over the course of his career, the 40-year-old New Zealander has already notched up 109 victories in Porsche one-make race series. With the …
Continue to the full article5 Ways to Use Your Porsche You May Not Have Thought About
You may remember Mike Holtzclaw from our coverage of the PCA Parade last year. Mike's the guy we interviewed about his 10,000 mile round-trip drive to Parade from Alaska. Mike's story, and his 911 wrapped in tape, caught the attention of more than just PorschePurist. He's now one of five people featured in a 30 minute documentary on Speed that …
Continue to the full articlePictures and Results of Porsche’s Participation in the 79th Running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
All in all this was a tough year for Porsche due to unfortunate accidents and mechanical issues involving a number of the Porsche customer teams. Of the eight Porsches that started in the endurance classic, five finished with the Larbre Competition team reaching the podium in second place in the GTE Am Class. The remaining four Porsche 911 GT3 …
Continue to the full articleEver Wonder If Driving Games Can Improve Your Ability to Race Your Porsche?
It's no surprise that they can. In fact, many a driver we've spoken to discuss using various games on PlayStation and Xbox in order to familiarize themselves with a track they don't have a lot of time on. Just this week, in a press release from Porsche Motorsports, Toronto native Marco Cirone, who will participate in the upcoming IMSA GT3 Cup …
Continue to the full articleWhy Are Porsche 911 GT3s racing on an F1 Circuit?
Because this weekend marks the Grand Prix du Canada in Montreal and teams and drivers of the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokoham have anticipated this race since it was first announced as part of the schedule. The chance to share the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve with some of the most famous names in motorsports and to compete in front of F1 fans from …
Continue to the full articleEven the Greatest Drivers Get Scared
You may remember that Sir Stirling Moss was scheduled to race his very own 1961 Porsche RS61 during the Legends race at this year's Le Mans. Well this afternoon during qualify for the race, Moss made the decision to call it quits. “This afternoon I scared myself and I have always said that if I felt I was not up to it or that I was getting …
Continue to the full articleThis is My Kind of “Employee Outing”
Porsche Cars North America is entering a 911 GT3 Cup race car and dispatching six employees to the inaugural Porsche Carrera World Cup race, which is held during the same weekend as the 39th ADAC 24 Hours of Nürburgring Race in Germany, June 25, 2011. The team will document and share all the off and on-track excitement on the "The Hub", Porsche …
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