Coming up for auction early next month at the Amelia Island weekend is this 1968 Porsche 911 S Coupe. Once the FIA relegated the 911 R to Group 6 Prototype classification, Porsche decided to offer many of the parts from that project as after-sales add-ons in a 60-page Sports Purpose Handbook. This allowed customer racers to add factory racing parts …
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Check out all 36 Porsche customer teams filling the Nürburgring 24 grid
The Frikadelli Racing Porsche team will start the ADAC Total 24 hours Rennen Nürburgring from pole position after absolutely dominating the Qualifications race a few weeks ago, but it's not just the SP9 class at the top of the time sheets where the Porsche brand is represented. Throughout the field there will be 38 different Porsche teams …
Continue to the full articleRacing In Spec Boxster Will Make You Want To Sell Your Spec Miata
"A mid-engined Miata with a flat-six," is how the Matt Million starts describing the Spec Boxster. Is it a big departure from something with less power? No, not really, but it does have some characteristics that the Miata just doesn't. Overall, it's not quite as nimble a car. The Porsche currently weighs in at 2,550 pounds—a few hundred heavier …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures, Results and Video from the WEC Six Hours of Mexico
At WEC Mexico 2016, the car which started first, finished first. With untouchable performances, the two Porsche LMP1 machines finished 1-2 thanks to a fruitful qualifying session, superior race pace, and greater speed lapping backmarkers at the constrained Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Toyota simply couldn't keep in touch—though the Porsche …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans Race Report w/ Pictures and Video
I thought the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans was going to make me eat my words. In our Fan Guide I said "let's not mince words: The overall race winner will come from this category." When the #1 Porsche dropped out of the race at 11 AM local time, an LMP2 car lead Le Mans overall for the first time ever. Going in to the race it appeared that the 24 Hours …
Continue to the full articleThe 2017 Rolex 24 Hours Of Daytona On Twitter For Porsche Fans
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 …
Continue to the full articleA Porsche Fan’s Guide To The 2016 Rolex 24 Hours Of Daytona
Porsche has accrued a massive number of victories at the famed 24 Hours of Daytona, but all of their representative teams were completely shut out of the winner's circle in 2015. As you'll recall, the race was nearly a comedy of errors for Porsche drivers, as the two factory cars hit each other, the Falken team suffered an engine failure while …
Continue to the full articleThe 2016 Rolex 24 Hours Of Daytona On Twitter For Porsche Fans
Porsche was completely shut out of the winner's circle in all classes at Daytona last year for the first time in over a decade. They're rallying to try to correct that this year with new cars, some new drivers, and a whole lot of experience. So how can you stay up to date with their efforts? Aside from the usual television and radio broadcasts, …
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