The Porsche Purist team sat down with Farnbacher Loles driver Dirk Werner last summer at Mid-Ohio, one of the foremost race tracks in the Midwest (and, arguably, the U.S.) It was a hot day, yet Werner was still fresh after coming off his practice session in the #87 Farnbacher Loles Porsche. We had first met Dirk informally at Watkins Glen, …
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A New Address on The Porsche Highway
By now, the news is out that Farnbacher Loles Racing, based in Braselton Georgia, combined with Farnbacher Loles Motorsport on Miry Brook Road in Danbury Connecticut, are no more. Many folks I’ve spoken to are still in disbelief about the financial misconduct by the company founder and team principal. Over the past three or more years, members …
Continue to the full articleFarnbacher Loles Future Up In The Air?
The rumor mill is in full swing this week with talk of Farnbacher Loles pulling out of the Grand-Am Rolex series and potentially closing their doors completely. Unfortunately, no one at Farnbacher is talking (we've made repeated phone calls), and up until today we hadn't wanted to post anything as our information was gathered solely from various …
Continue to the full articleGT Class “Hat Trick” for Porsche
In this weekend's Grand Prix of Miami Porsche scored the Acxiom GT Team Championship and the Rolex Grand-Am GT Manufacturer’s title while Leh Keen (Charleston, SC) and Dirk Werner (Germany) drove the #87 Farnbacher Loles Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup to clinch the Acxiom GT Drivers Championship and complete the "Hat Trick". Meanwhile, Hurley Haywood …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Wins in ALMS! Left Bruised and Bleeding in Grand-Am.
It was an exciting, busy and frustrating few days for Porsche Motorsport fans this weekend here in the States. The ALMS North East Grand Prix at Lime Rock on Saturday and the Grand-Am Porsche 250 at Barber Motorsport Park on Sunday combined to provide more than five hours of live action racing. The apparently unstoppable and dynamic duo of …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Prepares for Grand-Am Series, round 8, in Birmingham, Alabama
After four wins this season, the Porsche pilots Dirk Werner (Germany) and Leh Keen (USA) travel to the eighth round of the American Grand-Am Series in the Barber Motorsports Park as clear leaders. With the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup fielded by Farnbacher Loles Racing, they are determined to continue their success streak in the GT class on Sunday on the …
Continue to the full articleA Hot Day Turns Hotter with a Fire in the Home Team’s Porsche at the Brumos 250
ATLANTA - July 4 – Porsche teams were on both ends of the ecstatic-miserable spectrum following the Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Acxiom GT class points leaders Leh Keen (Charleston, SC) and Dirk Werner (Germany) won for their third straight race and four of the last five to increase their points lead. The Porsche-powered …
Continue to the full articleGrand-Am at Watkins Glen Results of Sahlen’s Six Hours
Dirk Werner (Germany) and Leh Keen (Charleston, SC) captured their second GT class victory of the season and took over the points lead while Porsche works drivers Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) grabbed a podium finish in Daytona Prototype competition during the Sahlen’s Six Hours at the Glen Saturday at legendary Watkins Glen …
Continue to the full articleFLATSIXES.com’s Great Drivers Series: Wolf Henzler
For the 12-Hrs of Sebring weekend, the track becomes its own nation: the paddock and surrounding areas are filled to the brim with race fans in the most festive of moods. RVs and a variety of vehicles cram the parking areas full, making transit in and out of the venue a slow and laborious process. Food and alcohol are readily available, air-horns …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Bergmeister and Long fly to 3rd straight win in Lizard’s #45
The "dynamic duo" of Patrick Long and Jorg Bergmeister flexed their muscles once again to win the third straight ALMS GT2 Race. While the season got off to a bit of a rocky start with troubles at Sebring, it's been smooth sailing with wins in St. Pete and Long Beach. Today's win at Utah only adds to the their commanding point lead and puts them …
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