Last year's race was one of the best in years with Porsche missing out on overall victory by just 12 seconds. This year, with a new car (Porsche's mid-engine 911 RSR), new factory drivers and new teams, stands to be even more exciting. So how can you stay up to date with everything going on over the course of the race? Aside from the usual …
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CORE Autosport Moving To Porsche GT3R For GTD Class In 2017
For the last few years, CORE Autosport has been the behind-the-scenes moving force for Porsche Motorsport North America's GTLM-class factory effort 911 RSRs, meanwhile running a Prototype Challenge car under their own banner with team owner Jon Bennett and Colin Braun driving. For 2017, the PC class will be disappearing, and CORE has been weighing …
Continue to the full articleA Porsche Fan’s Guide To The 2016 Mobil 1 12 Hours Of Sebring
Continuing the 2016 IMSA season with another endurance race in Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring kicks off this weekend for a once-around-the-clock sprint race at an old airfield. This is one of the best races of the year, as the course really takes its toll on the cars, the drivers, and the teams. When you roll up to the grid at Sebring, literally …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures And Results From Petit Le Mans At Road Atlanta
When IMSA's TUDOR United Sports Car Championship shows up for the final race of the season at Road Atlanta, they pull out all of the stops. This endurance event has been held since the late 1990s, and has been jewel in the crown of American endurance sports car racing ever since. Over the history of the event, held in the fall in Northern Georgia, …
Continue to the full articleHere Is Your Chance To Own An Ex-CORE autosport, Ex-Flying Lizard 2012 997 GT3 RSR
When the ALMS merged with Grand Am, ending with the 2013 Petit Le Mans, it also signaled the end of the 997 chassis' use in competition. 2013 wasn't a pretty year for the GT3 RSR in North America, as the balance of performance proved a bit unwieldy, and the competition got the long ends of many sticks. The "big one" at Baltimore didn't do Porsche …
Continue to the full articleA Porsche Fan’s Guide To The 2014 Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring
As racetracks in the United States go, Sebring must be a favorite among the Porsche Motorsport folks in Weissach. Porsche, as luck would have it, has more wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring than any other manufacturer, 18 overall victories in total. As endurance races go, Sebring has to be among the top 3 events in the world, historically, and Porsche …
Continue to the full articlePorsche & CORE autosport Announce 2-Car Factory-Supported USCR 991 RSR Team for 2014
Something that we've suspected for a number of months has finally come to pass. Today, in a press release trackside at the Circuit of the Americas, Porsche and CORE Autosport announced a partnership for the 2014 inaugural United SportsCar Racing championship. In a similar play to the World Endurance Championship campaign, Porsche Motorsport has …
Continue to the full articleWatch a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR Being Built in Timelapse
It was just two short weeks ago that CORE autosport's Porsche GT3 RSR was caught up in the unprecedented wreck during the start of the Baltimore Grand Prix. The accident was so bad that they couldn't continue the race and the Porsche itself was irreparably damaged. Now, just two short weeks later the team is ready to go with a new Porsche 911 GT3 …
Continue to the full articleWin a Patrick Long and Tom Kimber-Smith Autographed Hat and T-Shirt Combo
CORE autosport and their Porsche 911 GT3 RSR have quickly become a fan favorite this year in the ALMS and all eyes are watching to see how they do next week at the Circuit of Americas (COTA) after the horrible crash in Baltimore. FLATSIXES.com is traveling to COTA this weekend and we'll be hanging out with the crew at CORE. In celebration of …
Continue to the full articleLearn How Drivers Stay Cool in Their Porsches During a Race
Last month Patrick Long walked us through the difference between a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup and a Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Today, Patrick, along with CORE autosport teammate Tom Kimber-Smith, walk us through the various methods drivers use (both mechanical and physiological) to stay cool during a race where temperatures inside their Porsche are as much as …
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