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 …
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Video Intro To The Porsche North American Factory Team At Daytona
A new era begins in motorsports today. For the first time in its history, North America will have a dedicated Porsche 911 factory team, Porsche North America (follow them on Twitter via @porscheNAracing). The Rolex 24 at Daytona will be the inaugural green flag for the factory team and for the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. In the …
Continue to the full articleFlying Lizard at Roar Before the 24 in Daytona
Flying Lizard leaves Daytona after a successful test of the No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Over the three-day test, drivers Joerg Bergmeister, Patrick Long, Mike Rockenfeller, and team owner Seth Neiman took the Porsche through its paces in preparation for the 2012 Rolex 24 At Daytona race, January 28-29. Here's what the Driver's had to …
Continue to the full articleWhat Happens When You Lose Your Clutch Early on in a 24 Hour Race?
You drive carefully, you don't mistakes and you win your class. At least that's what happened to the #67 TRG Porsche driven by Andy Lally (three time winner), Spencer Pumpelly (two time winner), Porsche factory driver Wolf Henzler (two time winner) and NASCAR truck drivers Brendan Gaughan and Steve Bertheau (this was the first Rolex 24 for both …
Continue to the full articleListen to the Sounds of Racing from the Rolex 24 at Daytona
One of the first things that attracted us to sports car racing (besides the cars of-course) was the sound. We've said it before, and we'll say it again, how can you not like a sport that you can hear well before you can see it. The cacophony of sounds you experience at a road racing event like Rolex 24 must be experienced to appreciate. However, …
Continue to the full articleA Video Look at Porsche and Hurley Haywood’s History at Daytona
A little over three hours into the 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway Porsche is giving their fans a great show. However, with more than 20 + hours remaining it's a little too early to get excited or make predictions. Regardless, Porsche is far and away the dominant manufacturer in this race (with 15 race cars entered between the DP …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Surprises in DP Qualifying and Fights back from a TKO in GT
P1 in a 24 hour race doesn't meant too much with regard to race results. There's just way too much that can happen over the course of the race. However, it does provide additional confidence in car, driver and team when you break the qualifying record lap. With a time of 1:40.099 (128.033 mph) Porsche factory driver Joerg Bergmeister …
Continue to the full articleWhich Manufacturer Has the Most Entries at the Rolex 24 at Daytona?
I know, not really a tough question. Given where you're reading this post, I'm sure you guessed; it's Porsche. Out of the 49 entries for this weekend's Rolex 24, 15 of them are from our beloved marque (1 DP and 14 911 GT3 Cup Racers). Check out the wing on this Rolex 24 TRG entry from Guardian Angel Motorsports. Is there any significance …
Continue to the full articleTRG Adds a Fifth Entry to 2011 Rolex 24
TRG, together with Nadeau Motorsports, filed a fifth entry for the 49th running of the Grand-Am Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona. The No. 53 TRG/Nadeau Motorsports/North American League/Porsche team is comprised of Bob Doyle, Jim Michaelian, Coulter Mulligan, Dr. Joe Castellano and Ken Dobson. TRG …
Continue to the full articlePorsche at the Rolex 24 at Daytona Facts and Figures
Overall Wins: 22 (first in 1968; most recent in 2009 and 2010) Class Wins: 72 (includes Daytona Continental races starting in 1962; 24 hr. races started in 1966. Porsche 911 Wins: 38 Overall and Class Victories Initial Overall Win: 1968 GT Class Wins: 27 SGS Class wins (class ran only in 2004): …
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