This Sunday the 99th running of the most interesting race in the world was committed to the history books, and Porsche competitors had a totally great day at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The mountain doesn't owe anyone anything, and everyone coming to this race only has one attempt to make it to the top as quickly as they can. No matter …
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Here’s How Porsche Nearly Won Pikes Peak Overall And Had It All Snatched Away At The Last Second
All through the week leading up to the 98th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb it was a Porsche in the lead of almost every session. With David Donohue's glorious GT2 RS Clubsport featuring a few extra bits for the attack on the mountain, the combination of car and driver were just plugged in and ready from day one. Donohue …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Sets Fastest Car With A Roof Time At Pikes Peak Hill Climb
Last year Volkswagen set the world of racing on its head with an all electric prototype ID.R setting a new world record at Pikes Peak. With that overall record out of the way, there were no big players at this year's race aiming for an overall record. With the top spot pretty much a foregone conclusion as Robin Schute would be taking an open-top …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Photos And Results From The 2018 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Porsche, and other manufacturers, are starting to take the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb quite seriously indeed. After years of running an amalgam of privateer efforts with Jeff Zwart at the wheel, Porsche hired the man himself to mastermind a whole class of motorsport superstars in Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsports. David Donohue also entered …
Continue to the full article900-Horsepower FrankenPorsche Blitzes up Pikes Peak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0McJBBUiKMk With the air quite thin at the top of Pikes Peak (14,114' above sea level), forced induction is required to keep a competitive pace. Almost invariably, those at the sharp-end of the pack use turbos or superchargers, and this monster—titled "The Porsche 911 Turbo S GT3R America Cup"—uses a …
Continue to the full articleAn Interview With David Donohue
Recently, while attending a Porsche press event at Road Atlanta, David Donohue was one of the lead-follow drivers, and we were very excited for the opportunity to meet him. He had a little bit of time during the lunch break, so we sat down for an impromptu discussion about life, his career, his father, and his current work with Porsche. It was a …
Continue to the full article2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS: Track Review – Rowdy Rear Engine
I had sneaked into the VIP section at Club Road Atlanta, and nobody had kicked me out yet. I didn't feel like I belonged in the presence of such amazing automobiles. I was out on the dance floor with supermodels, and none of them had caught on that I wasn't particularly confident in my dancing skills. In fact, this was my first time dancing at this …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Legacy at the Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona
The 48th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona marks the 42nd anniversary of Vic Elford's victory in the Porsche 907, Porsche's first 24 hour endurance win. To celebrate the occasion, David Donohue pilots a 2010 Porsche GT3 around the Daytona road course while Vic Elford, the Grand Marshal for this year's race, tells the story of his victory for …
Continue to the full articleQualifying for Rolex 24 Closest in History for Both DP and GT- Porsche in the Top 10 All Around
In most Grand-Am events and other motorsport races, qualifying and pole position plays a significant factor. In races such as the GT2 class in ALMS, where racers and cars are so evenly matched, pole position is even more important. In a race like the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, while qualifying plays a role, it's not as important as endurance and …
Continue to the full articleFLATSIXES.com’s Great Driver Series: David Donohue
We first met David Donohue at Barber Motorsport Park in Birmingham, Alabama for a Porsche press event called the "PDK Push". This fun filled, two day trip paired members of the press with driving greats such as Patrick Long, Hurley Haywood and last year's Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona winner David Donohue (just to name a few). The idea behind the …
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