It's been fifty years since Porsche won its first Le Mans outright, with Richard Attwood and Hans Herrman taking the win in the iconic red and white team Salzburg 917. In the fifty years since, Porsche has risen to become the single manufacturer with more experience and more victories at this legendary race than any other. But experience doesn't …
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Bid On The Bandit: Fitzpatrick Porsche 956B Goes to Auction
Photo credit: Maxted-Page Simple, swooping, and covered in the logos of prominent tobacco companies, this gorgeous 956B is a picture of 1980s motorsport. The 956B represented the first major step of modifications in a decade-long career. The one-piece underbody, revised suspension improved grip and handling, and the Bosch Motronic management …
Continue to the full articleTake a Trip to 1982 With this Derek Bell Documentary
Few racing drivers of Derek Bell's stature and success have been so unanimously liked. Typically, the top dogs have a deep-seated ruthlessness which leaves them divisive in the public eye, but not Bell. In this documentary on his efforts at the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans, Bell and his peers explain why this affable Brit hasn't shied from the …
Continue to the full articleJacky Ickx Receives a Special Commemoration From Porsche
Few drivers have transcended to the level of living legend quite like Jacky Ickx. Over the course of a four-decade career, the Belgian made a mark in nearly every major category. Though Ickx won Le Mans with Ford in 1969 and spent several years driving F1 with Ferrari, perhaps his sportscar success with Porsche throughout the seventies and …
Continue to the full articleA Pair of Jaw-Dropping 917Ks Snarl at the Goodwood Festival of Speed
If you're considering cutting back on caffeine, the blaring exhaust notes of these two Le Mans titans might provide that pep needed to begin the day. Truly, the sound these two big 12-cylinder engines shoved in tiny 917s get the hairs on the back of your neck standing up and your heart beating a bit faster. There aren't many motors as musical as …
Continue to the full articleThe Truffle Hunter Returns to Le Mans in 2018
What is your favorite cut of pork? Do you like a bit of cured Brust? Haxe? Koteletts? Huft? Perhaps you are an American, and prefer pork cracklins'? As a Porsche fan, you probably prefer your pigs whole and depicted over a short and stubby racing car. 917/20 claimed fame as the Pink Pig; a racer which appeared wider than it was long, emblazoned …
Continue to the full articleNeel Jani on his 2016 Le Mans Victory
2016 may be the most challenging Le Mans finish in recent years to watch. Even as a devout Porschephile, watching Toyota's car slowly come to a stop with so little time left in the race was heartbreaking. As Norbert Singer said, "Le Mans is not just top speed, it is also durability. You have to run first 24 hours, then you can see where you are." …
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 Considers These To Be Their Top 5 On Track Milestones
Porsche has a long and storied history in the world of international sports car racing, perhaps one of the most impressive on any modern day car manufacturer. Porsche's racing heritage begins in 1948 when chassis No. 1 wasn't even 5-weeks old. Herbert Kaes, Ferdinand Porsche's nephew, drove the now famous Porsche in its first race (the first race …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Classy goodbye to Their Rivals at Audi
Racing rivalries are a funny thing. Unlike rivalries in the NFL, it's possible for every set of "rivals" in a series to be on-track simultaneously. Over decades of endurance racing, Porsche has had many great rivals. Each of these competitors pushed Porsche to be greater on track than ever before. Since returning to LMP1 competition in 2014, …
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