MONTEREY, CA (May 17) – A stop-and-go penalty for jumping a restart was very costly to Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard (Germany) and his Penske Porsche Riley teammate Romain Dumas (France) Sunday during the Verizon Wireless Festival of Speed, the fourth race of the 2009 Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. …
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944Fest 2009 at Nelson Ledges
At the time of this writing, it is early April of 2009, and I am still floored from my experience from the August 2008 944Fest – but I’m even MORE excited for the upcoming ‘Fest June 5th-7th, and you should be too! Never heard of the 944Fest? I’ll elaborate on it a bit. History of the 944Fest For the past few years, the 944Fest has been a great …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Motorsport Newsletter 2009: Volume 4
A lot can happen in a month’s time. If you’re not able to keep up with each Porsche Motorsport post here on FlatSixes.com and would prefer a brief synopsis of what’s happening in the world of Porsche Motorsport, there is no better way to stay in touch than by reviewing the monthly Porsche Motorsport Newsletter. Filled with interesting facts and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche HollyWood Gossip
For a while now I was trying to figure out how to work Steve McQueen and Le Mans into another post. Now all of a sudden I have two great reasons. First, in a recent article on Examiner.com Jim Cherry reports that Brad Pitt is about to sign on to play Steve McQueen in the upcoming biopic picture based on Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American …
Continue to the full articleInterview with Karl Ludvigsen on Porsche: Excellence was Expected
For most Porschephiles, there is but one master reference guide; a Porsche bible if you will. What great work do I speak of? None other than Karl Ludvidgsen’s Excellence Was Expected. In fact, if you think your Porsche library is complete but it is missing this key reference, you my friend are most definitely mistaken. Since 1977 Karl …
Continue to the full articleFans Wept. Porsches Swept. The Podium.
While the weather this weekend at NJMP was mixed at best, Porsche's were in their element as they raced into six podium positions between the KONI Challenge GS series on Saturday and today's Verizon Wireless 250 Rolex Grand-Am (including a sweep of the GT glass). TRG's Ende and Pumpelly Win Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge Race The sky's …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Leads Rolex Grand-Am After Two Races
Comfortable in my prediction that Porsche would Podium at VIR somehow, someway, I would be lying if I said I wasn't a bit disappointed that the results weren't a little bit better. I don't want to take anything away from David Donohue and Darren Law and their Brumos Racing Riley; they ran a great race. More importantly, Wolf Henzler, Dirk Werner …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Recipe for Success in Grand-Am
I don't want to jinx things, but I feel comfortable in my prediction that Porsche will take the checkered flag in some way, shape or form this coming Saturday during the second Grand-Am race of the season at VIR. Where does this confidence come from? Simple, Porsche's not so secret recipe for success (lots of cars, the best drivers in the world …
Continue to the full articleFINALLY!!!!
After what seems like years of waiting and speculation, Porsche presented the Panamera to the world public today at the 13th Auto Shanghai. Porsche's decision to debut the Panamera in China says volumes about the importance of the Asian market to the future growth of Porsche and the success of the Panamera. While we've seen spy photos and even …
Continue to the full articlePorsche, Bergmeister, Long Celebrate Second Victory in ALMS
The US street circuits seem to be good turf for Porsche: At round three of the American Le Mans Series in Long Beach/California, Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) celebrated their second win of the season. Driving a Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR they won the GT2 class - repeating their success in St. …
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