Whenever Porsche launches a new race car, it is typically over prepared and over developed, if occasionally a little off the pace. That seems to have been the case with the new 992-generation GT3 R, which faced a difficult balance of performance in its first race but raced well and didn't have any major failures. The prototype 963, however, saw a …
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AO Racing debut Swap Shop 935 tribute livery forty years after an iconic Porsche victory
All the way back in 1983 a very strange-looking Porsche took to the high banks of Daytona International Speedway and stomped its way to pole position for the season-opening 24 Hour race. The ANDIAL Racing tube framed 935 chassis had been fitted with a cobbled together version of Porsche's famed "Moby Dick" long tail bodywork for the season, and boy …
Continue to the full articleThree totally new Porsche race cars set to make their competition debut in a one-week period
I don't recall a time in history when a single manufacturer introduced three all-new competition cars to the motorsport in the span of one week, but Porsche is set to do just that, starting this Friday. The brand new Gen 3 Porsche 99X Electric Formula E competitor bows to the world in Mexico City for free practice 1 on Friday the 13th before racing …
Continue to the full articlePfaff is ready for 2023 with a new Porsche 911 GT3 R and a new driver lineup
The Plaid Porsche team is back at it again, trying to get its third IMSA title in as many years in 2023 with its new freshly-delivered 992-generation GT3 R. The defending GTD Pro champions are back for another round of fighting the best in the GT game, and they've got a new crew of drivers to take on the world. Last year the team made use of Matt …
Continue to the full articlePorsche legend Vic Elford has died at 86
Sports car, rally, Formula One, and endurance racing legend Quick Vic Elford passed away on Sunday, March 13th. Aged 86, the motorsport phenom succumbed to his prostate cancer after over a year of battling with the vicious disease. Elford touched many Porsche fans' lives over the decades, as he remained a life-long ambassador for the brand with …
Continue to the full articleA Porsche fan’s guide to the Rolex 24 at Daytona
Oh man, it's the start of a new racing season! This weekend is the 60th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, and there are seven Porsches racing in two different GT classes this year, and it's going to be an amazing time. Will Porsche win? Well, let's walk through which teams and drivers will be running the event in Zuffenhausen's finest, what the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Falls Short Of Podium Dreams In Daytona Endurance Classic
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 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 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 articlePorsche Nabbed The GTD And GTLM Pole Position For The 2020 Daytona 24
Qualifying for the Rolex 24 At Daytona went very well for Porsche Thursday afternoon, as the factory-entered 911 RSR of Nick Tandy, Fred Makowiecki, and Matt Campbell will start from pole in the GTLM class with the sister car of Earl Bamber, Laurens Vanthoor, and Mathieu Jaminet starting in second place. Further proving Porsche's greatness, the …
Continue to the full articleThis Is The First Time In History Porsche Hasn’t Had A Car On The Podium At Daytona
Sanctioning bodies began racing sports cars at the Daytona International Speedway in 1962, just three years after it opened. Dan Gurney famously won that race, a 3-hour sprint, in a Lotus, but Bob Holbert quietly won the 2-liter sports racer class in a 718 RSK, marking the beginning of Porsche's many successes at the iconic road course/oval. …
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