The best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry. Privateer entries from multiple different Porsche-driving squads showed up to the 24 Hours of Daytona intent on winning the whole shooting match, but the cruel hands of fate had other ends in mind. From the drop of the green flag, Porsche's bad luck reared its ugly head, taking the GTLM-classified …
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Porsche Secures Top-3 Starting Positions In Daytona 24 Qualifying Race To Kick Off IMSA Season
It's been quite a long time since we've seen a Daytona 24 Hour entry list so short on Porsche entries. With the factory GTLM program having ended at the close of the 2020 season, Porsche was looking to be absent from GTLM for the first time since the series convergence in 2014. Thankfully the WeatherTech racing team stepped up to the plate from …
Continue to the full articleThe New Porsche 911 RSR Screams Violently In On-Track Testing
The 991-based 911 RSR won't be around for too much longer. One would be wise to presume that a 992-based GTE racer is around the corner, perhaps for the 2022 racing season. But for 2021, the 991 is here to stay, and as such, the customer-spec FIA WEC GTE Am classed 911 RSR-19 is getting a few minor upgrades for the 2021 season. If you're a customer …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Scores Third 12 Hours Of Sebring Victory In A Row To End Its IMSA GTLM Program
COVID-19 pushed the 12 Hours of Sebring from its typical March date to the end of the season in November, and somehow it ended up being an even more exciting endurance classic than it usually is. Rather than ending just after dusk, the fall date meant more than a third of the race ran in the loaming of the evening or the proper darkness of night. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Finishes FIA WEC Season With Twin Victories In The 8 Hours Of Bahrain
Any race event that ends with four Porsche 911 RSRs on the podium in two different classes is a very good race event indeed. The 8 Hours of Bahrain was the final race of the FIA WEC 2019/20 season, and Porsche absolutely dominated proceedings by delivering a pair of factory-backed GTE Pro machines to a 1-2 finish after eight hours of tough running. …
Continue to the full articleScalpel Vs. Sledgehammer: 911 RSR Battles Big Block Corvette at Road Atlanta
https://youtu.be/r7gtZaBv6mU If you put a former ALMS driver behind the wheel of a classic RSR on slicks, you should expect some cornering speed. Catesby Jones, a former ALMS driver with plenty of Porsche experience, accesses all the cornering speed you'd expect from a classic RSR to try and battle something with three times the grunt. There are …
Continue to the full articleFormula E Racer De Silvestro Takes on the Taycan, Watches, and a Toblerone-Sponsored 911 RSR In This Issue Of 9:11 Magazine
https://youtu.be/XEnBn6dNz0U Simona de Silvestro's Take on the Taycan Turbo The well-traveled racing star—formerly in IndyCars, V8 Supercars, and sports cars and now racing for Porsche in Formula E—takes us through a scenic alpine tour while highlighting the strengths of the Taycan and their motorsports background. On the test track and in …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Turns Luck Around To Find Victory Lane In Laguna Seca IMSA Round
After a string of terrible luck throughout the summer, Porsche's GT team has finally found its stride. After winning Petit Le Mans in October, the 911 RSR again found its way to winner's circle for the second race in a row. Laurens Vanthoor and Earl Bamber pushed through to victory, which netted the team its first win at Laguna Seca! In all these …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Finally Finds Victory Lane In IMSA’s Petit Le Mans Endurance Event
This weekend's 10-hour endurance event at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia finally fell in Porsche's direction. After an entire season worth of horrible, no-good, very bad luck, Porsche managed to persevere in one of the most important races of this very weird 2020 season and pull off the GTLM class victory. Considering last weekend saw both cars …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Suffers Disaster In IMSA Charlotte Roval Sprint Race
It's been said before, but it bears repeating; 2020 is just a horrible year to be a Porsche fan when it comes to racing. Whether it be the balance of performance jerking the team around, or just a long and frustrating series of bad luck and mistakes, the team is having its worst sports car racing year in a long damn time. That unlucky …
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