Porsche works drivers Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) contest the Le Mans 24 hour race (12th and 13th June) for Audi. As long distance specialists, the pair provides reinforcement to the driver line-up of the Ingolstadt manufacturer at the wheel of an Audi R15 TDI. In a Porsche RS Spyder, Bernhard and Dumas won all titles in the …
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Porsche Motorsport Newsletter: 2010 Volume 1
With the Rolex 24 Hours in the books and the US season off to a strong start for Porsche, we have a lot to look forward to in both Grand-Am and ALMS this year. Members of the PorschePurist team will be at Homestead and Sebring in March to cover each race and cheer on our favorite teams. Don't forget, FlatSixes.com has entered into an agreement …
Continue to the full articleHow a Porsche Riley Powered by a Cayenne Motor Came to Win the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona
When Brumos made the decision to campaign only one car this season (the #59) - and retire last year's winner #58, a window of opportunity opened for Daytona businessman and long-time Brumos affiliate Bob Johnson. Using a Riley chassis he already owned, Johnson and Brumos developed a win-win situation for everyone involved. "There were several …
Continue to the full articleFLATSIXES.com’s Great Driver Series: David Donohue
We first met David Donohue at Barber Motorsport Park in Birmingham, Alabama for a Porsche press event called the "PDK Push". This fun filled, two day trip paired members of the press with driving greats such as Patrick Long, Hurley Haywood and last year's Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona winner David Donohue (just to name a few). The idea behind the …
Continue to the full articleFLATSIXES.com’s Great Driver Series: Dirk Werner
The Porsche Purist team sat down with Farnbacher Loles driver Dirk Werner last summer at Mid-Ohio, one of the foremost race tracks in the Midwest (and, arguably, the U.S.) It was a hot day, yet Werner was still fresh after coming off his practice session in the #87 Farnbacher Loles Porsche. We had first met Dirk informally at Watkins Glen, …
Continue to the full articleRacing Porsches Toward Cures for Kids
We first introduced you to Guardian Angel Motorsports last year after a chance online meeting with the founders, Linda and Bruce Ledoux. As it turned out, John and I only live a few towns apart from Linda and Bruce and share a number of mutual friends along with a passion for Porsche and membership in the PCA. We finally had the chance to meet …
Continue to the full articleStrong Porsche Contingent in Florida at Rolex 24
As title defender and the most successful manufacturer in the history of the Daytona 24 hour race, Porsche returns to the long distance classic in Florida on the last weekend in January with yet another strong line-up. Spearheading the con-tingent is the Porsche Riley of Brumos Racing, who last year pocketed the 21st over-all victory for Porsche. …
Continue to the full articleWhat’s The Favorite Food at the Porsche Museum?
More than 530,000 visitors from all over the world, 2,555 guided tours and 14,326 grilled steaks at the Christophorus Restaurant – just one year after opening, the Museum of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is looking back on January, 31 2010, at a very positive story of success. “In its first 365 days our Museum has developed into a truly …
Continue to the full articleHere’s One Way to Beat Walter Röhrl Around the “Ring”
Someone once asked us to detail the difference between a Porsche GT3 and a GT3 RS? Our answer, "The Porsche GT3 is designed for occasional use on the race track while the Porsche GT3 RS is designed for occasional use on the road." Porsche intends to prove this during the historic Nürburgring 24 hour race this coming May. In addition to …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Moves From 10 to 8 Factory Drivers
Eight works drivers compete for Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, this motorsport season. The professional racers, all of whom held a Porsche contract last year, will support Porsche customer teams around the world. Like in 2009, Marc Lieb (29, Germany) and Richard Lietz (26, Austria) contest the Le Mans Series (LMS) for the …
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