This was not a race for the faint-hearted. Right up until shortly before the end of Sunday’s six-hour race in Watkins Glen, the battle for victory in the GTLM class was still raging. The new #912 Porsche 911 RSR was well-positioned in third place, just seconds behind the leader. However, the result of race five of this season’s IMSA SportsCar …
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4 Steps To Qualify on the Front Row of an IMSA Sprint Race
Since we're already approaching the midway point in the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA, I thought I would share all the aspects that go into simply starting a race. In other words, how to qualify at the front. In a series as competitive as the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA, qualifying is extremely important for a sprint-format race. …
Continue to the full articleTake a Hot Lap with Marc Lieb in a 919 at Le Mans
YouTube is great and just keeps getting better. Not only do videos convey a story in a way that words can't always match, the technology keeps improving and adding features like this 360 degree video from Porsche. As you start the video, you're looking into the 919 straight at Porsche factory driver Marc Lieb. However, you can easily …
Continue to the full article2017 24 HOURS OF LE MANS ON TWITTER FOR PORSCHE FANS
While it didn't look like it was going to happen, thanks in part to a devastating mechanical failure by Toyota, Porsche won the big race overall last year. Even as attendees at the event, we could not have kept astride of the goings on without social media. Aside from the usual television and radio broadcasts, today we have even greater access to …
Continue to the full articleGrand Cayman: Patrick Pilet and Richard Lietz on the 911 RSR
"It's a brand new approach, but Porsche has a lot of experience with many other cars. There is also Cayman, a mid-engine car, and we have some data from that. So, we didn't start from a white page completely." Those are Patrick Pilet's words, not mine. I'm not trying to say the new 911 RSR is a Grand Cayman, but experience with the Cayman certainly …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars North America Sales by Model: May 2017
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), announced earlier this week 4,805 vehicle sales in May 2017. Year-to-date sales stand at 23,052, up 3.7% over last year. May sales were boosted by demand for the Macan and Panamera model lines. Macan deliveries With 1,730 Macans delivered this month, Porsche realized a 21.3% increase over May 2016. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Cars Canada Sales by Model: May 2017
Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd. (PCL), reported earlier this week May 2017 monthly sales of 840 units. That represents a year-to-date increase of 19%. As a result, this was Porsche’s 65th consecutive month of record sales in Canada. May played tribute to some notable milestones for PCL. The 911 model lineup recorded its best ever single month with …
Continue to the full articleWhat Does The 919 Have In Common With the Power Supply for a Village?
Porsche's won Le Mans an astounding 18-times. But all Porsche fans know that, don't they? But what time did Mark Webber complete his first ever lap in an LMP1 car? Or, when did Porsche celebrate its first hybrid race car success? How many times will the 919 stop for fuel at Le Mans? What about tire? We've compiled a list of 31 interesting …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results & Pictures from the Nürburgring 24-hour race
This year's Nürburgring 24-hour race saw 160 race cars piloted by 600+ drivers take the green flag at the 45th edition of the race. Of the 160 cars that started the race, 44 of them were Porsches. A record number for our favorite marque. While the best 911 GT3 R finished in 6th position overall, Porsche customer teams managed to secure 6 different …
Continue to the full articleA New Face To Watch in Porsche Motorsport: Hurley Haywood Scholarship Winner Jake Eidson
Jake Eidson, 21, of Littleton, Colorado is the newest member of 2016 IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup championship winning team, Kelly-Moss Road and Race and the newest contributor to FLATSIXES.com. Eidson's resume was developed in both open-wheel and sports car racing, with highlights that include winning the 2013 Team USA Scholarship and more recently, the …
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