If given the opportunity to test three of the most raw and brutal racing machines of the 1960s, it's likely most of us would jump at the opportunity. This Gulf-Wyer Racing 917 was once muscled around by the likes of Jo Siffert and Derek Bell, and while I think quite highly of my own driving, I have no doubt that I'd be absolutely pants in …
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For the last 50-years, Porsche pilots wearing these racing shoes have won every important race you can imagine. Meet the man who makes them.
Nestled quietly in a small, coastal, picturesque Sicilian town, a charismatic shoemaker has been crafting performance footwear for some of the world's top drivers for over fifty years. Ciccio Liberto, the strongly-built cobbler with a forceful personality, lives and breathes motorsport like few truly do. His commitment to traditional means of …
Continue to the full articleWind In Your Hair: Driving the 718 Cayman and Boxster GTS with Dario Franchitti and CJ Wilson
I understand that this site was once called Porsche Purist. I am not from that crowd. My affection for the transaxle cars is well documented, and I've always preferred the 356 to the 911. When I heard that the Boxster and Cayman were going to flat-four power, I was bothered less than most. When I ultimately heard the cars, however, I found them a …
Continue to the full articleDario Franchitti – 4 Time IndyCar Series Champ and Well Known Porsche Fan – In Spectacular Crash During Houston IndyCar Race
Just yesterday we witnessed an absolutely vicious wreck at VIR where two Porsches were sent airborne after contact between Marco Holzer's and Eduardo Cisneros' Porsches. Fortunately, they both walked away from the crash. Today our friend and well known Porsche fan/owner, IndyCar driver Dario Franchitti, was involved in a horrific crash during the …
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