Though not well known to American racing fans, Tomas Mezera is a celebrated name in Australian motorsports who's raced most major styles of car over his long and storied career. After starting in Formula Fords, he quickly moved into touring cars, V8 Supercars, and even took a stab at sportscars/prototypes. Perhaps the two greatest accolades in his …
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Mark Webber Shows a Tennis Legend the Quick Way Around Silverstone in a GT3 RS
With 11-time Grand Slam champion Rod Laver sitting shotgun, Mark Webber showcases his textbook-smooth driving, his dry wit, and his affability. These qualities help convey some of the sensations that a professional racing driver experiences on a regular basis, and some of the exhilaration that makes someone want to strap themselves into a …
Continue to the full articleOnboard the 991 GT2 RS as it Sets a Production Car Record at Bend Motorsports Park
Though the potential of the latest force-fed RS has never been in question, its newest record only solidifies its reputation as the ultimate track weapon. Perhaps more so than any of its contemporaries, the robust GT2 RS is one of the few cars which actually deserves the overused and often misappropriated accolade: "racing car for the …
Continue to the full articleThe First On-Track Review Of The GT2 RS: “It’s Like A Caged Lion”
The new rear-wheel-drive, turbocharged, Nürburgring-owning ÜberPorsche, the GT2 RS, is an intensely interesting beast. As cars are currently being delivered to customers, very few video reviews have as yet been released, and none of them have featured any on-track driving. This new video from Drive.com.au changes that. For the first time it give us …
Continue to the full articleLate Race Caution Costs Porsche Bathurst 12 Hour Victory
Over the last decade or so, the Bathurst 12 Hour has quickly become one of the greatest sports car endurance races on the planet. Several factory efforts have been attracted to the call of the Mount Panorama circuit, and Porsche is not exempt. As the first round of the newly-formed Intercontinental GT Cup series, this dawn-to-mid-afternoon race has …
Continue to the full articleWatch This Guy Restore The Porsche Of His Dreams In Just 4 Minutes
It would be an excellent use of your time to watch this video. Jeff, host of the "Home Built By Jeff" series on YouTube, is based out of Australia, and he just recently finished this backdate and restoration of his air-cooled Porsche 911. In just four minutes, this guy manages to make a reality out of a fantasy most of us have thought about at one …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Makes Surprise Announcement About Mark Webber’s Racing Future
At the end of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship, Mark Webber will retire from racing! The six-hour race in Bahrain will be the last time the reigning World Champion will compete as a works driver. Fortunately, however, his retirement from racing does not mean the end of his relationship with Porsche. What's Next For Mark …
Continue to the full articleThe All-Rounder: A 1976 911 For Street and Track
Some cars are designed from the outset to be all things to all people. This is not one of those cars. By design a sports car is very seldom capable of being all things to all people, but that doesn't mean that one can't be a multi-purpose tool. Australian FLATSIXES.com-reader David Anderson's 1976 911 is one such multi-purpose tool. A very capable …
Continue to the full articleCyclist Races Porsche and Wins!
Car manufacturers love to give us zero to 60 times. It's the money shot of all automotive benchmarks. Right up there with top speed. However, in the real world, it's not always useful. The fact is, unless you're drag racing the kid in the Camry next to you, zero to sixty is pretty irrelevant these days. It's good for bragging rights, but it …
Continue to the full articleHow This Porsche Thief Manages To Get Away After This Crash Is Unbelievable
Over the years we've seen Porsche thieves, would be thieves and other criminals do some pretty incredibly stupid things in their nefarious pursuits. However, the thief in the CCTV footage you're about to see might just be the all time winner. According to the story we read, a man stole a Porsche from a home in Vaucluse (Syndey, Australia's east …
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