Most Porschephiles know that the first production Porsche was designed and built by Ferdinand Porsche's son "Ferry" in a small sawmill located in Gmund Austria and marketed as the type 356. However, not everyone realizes that Ferdinand Porsche founded the company we've come to know today as Porsche AG on April 25, 1931 under the name of "Dr. …
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Truspeed Results in Pirelli World Challenge at Long Beach
The TruSpeed Motorsports duo of Patrick Long and Rob Morgan finished a strong 5th and 6th today at round three of the 2011 Pirelli World Challenge. Long, driver of the #45 PrivacyStar Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, set a lap record in claiming his second pole position of the season with a 1:21.729, good for an 86.686 mph average speed. Morgan, driver of …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results in the 2011 ALMS Long Beach Grand Prix
Patrick Long, driving the #45 Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, was in a fierce battle with the Joey Hand BMW when disaster struck the defending champions. As Patrick, who had just passed Hand to take the class lead, approached a slower car, the unexpected happened. “This was hard street racing, and we had a great battle with the BMWs and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Qualifying Results in ALMS Long Beach Grand Prix
Ever since the BMWs and Corvettes joined the Porsche and Ferraris in the American Le Mans Series GT class two years ago, these classic sports car marques have provided the nation’s road racing fans with some of the best competition ever seen at the best tracks in North America. Today’s qualifying session for tomorrow’s ALMS Long Beach Grand …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Names Brian Redman Official Ambassador to Rennsport Reunion IV
Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) announced the appointment of Brian Redman as Official Ambassador to Rennsport Reunion IV. In his new role Redman will serve as an advisor to PCNA’s organizing team in the months leading up to the October 14 to 16 event and represent the company vis-à-vis race fans and participants in all Rennsport related …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Museum Exhibits Hit the Road
Given that most of the exhibits at the Porsche museum are still roadworthy, what better way to show them off then driving them in events they were built for. Well, Porsche plans to do just that with the introduction of the "Museum on Wheels" concept for the first half of 2011. According to today's release, "Porsche Museum’s classic cars will …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Motorsport Newsletter: 2011 Volume 1
Maybe you’re not able to, or put more simply, you don’t want to read each little news blurb about Porsche Motorsports. If that’s the case, there is no better way to stay up to date than by reviewing the monthly Porsche Motorsport Newsletter here on PorschePurist. There’s always a lot going on and this month is no different. Filled with …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Even More Green by Taking All of Yours
Okay, maybe that headline is a bit unfair, but I couldn't resist. Making at least 718 horsepower the new Porsche Spyder should deliver zero to 60 mph speeds of at least 3.1 seconds (we're betting sub 3.0) and a top speed just shy of 200 mph. The fact is, with an MSRP of $845,000 the Porsche 918 Spyder is still a bargain (relatively speaking of …
Continue to the full article4 Reasons, Other than the Race, You Should Consider Attending the 12 Hours of Sebring
For those readers who are Porsche Motorsport fans you most likely already know the results of yesterday 59th Annual Mobil1 12 Hours of Sebring. For those of you who recorded the event and/or are waiting to watch the rebroadcast just know that while this post isn't about the race results. However, they are available via that link above, so consider …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results in the 59th Mobil1 12 Hours of Sebring
Porsche 911 racing customers showed competitive flashes during today’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the opening round of the 2011 American Le Mans Series, but, when the checkered flag fell, there was disappointment among the Porsche faithful in the crowd of more than 100,000 in perfect weather at Sebring International Raceway in Central …
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