On Saturday in Daytona Beach, Florida a pair of brand new 911 RSR made their North American debut during the 24 Hours of Daytona. While the revised RSR has already raced twice, and won twice, in the FIA WEC, this was its first time on this continent and its first 24 hour endurance race. As it turns out, the new car is just as good (and reliable) …
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Bad Weather Punctuates An Exciting Daytona 24, Porsche Nets GTLM Podium
There is no amount of preparation or strategy that could make up for the absolute downpour weather that hit the Floridian peninsula on Sunday morning and threw about forty wrenches into the works. Porsche ran a strong 24 hour race in the dry, but suffered mightily in the rain, as the track was a complete mess. Porsche managed to come out of it with …
Continue to the full articleDriving to Goodwood in a Road Legal 911 GT1
You know you're in a serious piece of machinery when the ignition switch appears to be better suited to setting weapons to "hot" in a fighter jet than starting the engine of a race car. This particular terrain-following missile finished second in class at the 1998 Daytona 24 Hours, before being converted for road use. Surprisingly the conversion of …
Continue to the full articleChoose Your Own Adventure: Porsche Style
I hope I'm not the only one who remembers the "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. The plots were often clunky, and the variable endings provided more routes to failure than the Oregon Trail computer game. The books were fun, and encouraged the reader to think about their choices carefully to achieve the best outcome. Porsche has taken a similar …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Result, Pictures and Video From the 2016 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona
The 2016 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona is in the history books and after 24-hours of action packed racing Porsche missed out on overall victory by just `12 seconds. The race itself was one of the best in years and highlights why the GT classes showcase the very best racing has to offer right now. There were plenty of lead changes and individual …
Continue to the full articleVideo: 997 GTS Brumos B59 #3’s Owner Story
Unlike the prior couple of B59 videos we've showcased before, which were produced by Brumos themselves, this particular video was done by and for Porsche's corporate YouTube channel. Interestingly, it was last year that we brought you the story of the uber-rare Carrera GTS B59 #3 that was for sale. Well, it's evidently resurfaced again as the star …
Continue to the full articleA Porsche Fan’s Guide To The 2015 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona
Porsche has won at least one class of the famed Rolex 24 at Daytona every year this decade, and the factory team's GTLM class victory last year continued that legacy. For that win streak to continue, one of the twelve Porsche racers there will have to chalk up a class win in either GTLM or GTD. Porsche will be pulling out the stops to make sure …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Long To Race With Team Falken Tire
Late last year it was announced that Patrick Long, Porsche's only American factory driver, would be spending his entire season racing in the WEC GTE-Am class alongside Patrick Dempsey in his Dempsey Proton Racing Porsche. While I was excited at the prospect of seeing Patrick and Patrick together, I think they make a great team, I was severely …
Continue to the full articleVideo Intro To The Porsche North American Factory Team At Daytona
A new era begins in motorsports today. For the first time in its history, North America will have a dedicated Porsche 911 factory team, Porsche North America (follow them on Twitter via @porscheNAracing). The Rolex 24 at Daytona will be the inaugural green flag for the factory team and for the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. In the …
Continue to the full articlePorsches for Children
I received a nice surprise in the mail last week; my 2009 Rennwish Calendar. If you're not familiar with Project Rennwish, then take minute to read about it (but only after you've finished this post! I'll put a link below). After flipping through my calendar I started thinking about what other Porsche related charities are out there. I know that …
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