oerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long fought a long battle with Corvette, Ferrari and BMW today to bring home the second win in a row at today's Grand Prix of Mosport. The No. 44 of Seth Neiman and Andy Lally was seventh in class. Unfortunately, at the standard post-race inspection, the No. 45 did not pass the engine stall test. As a result, the car …
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Porsche Results and Pictures in the ALMS at Lime Rock
Porsche and the Flying Lizard's bad luck was left in the dust this weekend as Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long won the GT Class at Lime Rock in the Flying Lizard Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Not only was this the first win for Joerg and Patrick this season, it was Porsche's first win since Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta last year. (If you're viewing this …
Continue to the full articleHow Porsche Helped Forge a Strong Bond Between Father and Son
I hope everyone was able to set aside some time to celebrate this Father’s Day weekend. I spent most of the weekend with my dad on Nelson Ledge’s Road Course, enjoying the company and the passion for Porsches at the 2012 944Fest! I feel doubly blessed in that I have the means to pursue Porsches for a hobby and a father with whom to share this …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Worldwide Sales Increase 14% in May
May turned out to be a good month for Porsche. The company sold 14.1% more cars (for a total of 13,331 new cars) than the same period last year and is up 13% year to day with a total of 56,472 Porsches sold. In May, we notched up the greatest number of customer deliveries in our company’s history,” said Bernhard Maier, Member of the Executive …
Continue to the full articleVideo Showcasing the Porsche IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokahama at Laguna Seca
This nine minute video does a fantastic job recapping the excitement of the IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge and showing just how difficult the course at Laguna Seca can be. As usual, the guys at Drive provide high end production quality that documents all aspects of the race and compress it into a very narrow window. Check out the video below or view it …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Reports Q1 2012 Worldwide Revenue, Profit, Sales and Production Data
Porsche reported a strong start to 2012. Delivered/sold units increased 29% to 30,231 vehicles. Revenue is up 32.4% to 3.025 billion euro and operating profit rose to 528 million euro representing an 18.4% increase from the same period last year. Looking to continue this growth Porsche added 725 new employees bringing their total worldwide …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s US Sales Number for April
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars, Cayenne SUVs and the Panamera four-door sports sedan line-up in the United States, today announced April 2012 sales of 3,437 vehicles. This compares to 3,172 vehicles last April, for an increase of four percent. For the year, Porsche sold 10,596 cars in the …
Continue to the full articleLow Inventories Contributing Factor to Decreased Porsche Sales in March
While year to date sales for Porsche Cars North America have increased 2% over the same period last year (helped mainly by a strong month of sales in February), March sales have dropped by 128 units to 2,460 vehicles. This represents a 5% decline in overall deliveries. President and CEO, Detlev von Platen notes that low inventory at PCNA dealers …
Continue to the full articleNew Porsche 911 Carrera S May Leak Fuel. Over 1200 911s Being Recalled
Early last week the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration updated their site with a notification about a possible fuel system problem having to do with certain model Porsche 911s. New 911s (Carrera S versions only) manufactured between October 26, 2011 and January 24, 2012 (1232 of them) run the risk of a possible fuel leak. …
Continue to the full articleAmelia Island Concours D’Elegance 2012
The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance should be on the bucket list for any Porsche fan. 2012 was an exceptionally good year as it featured the "Cars of Vic Elford" which of course were mostly Porsches. The event kicked off with Vic driving a Seinfeld owned Porsche 908/3 onto the field and officially opening the two day event. More than …
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