In 1989, Dominic Dobson already had a few years' experience in the Porsche 962. With Bayside Racing, he'd campaigned one of these cars in IMSA GTP and learned its nuances. That year, his team received a call from Vern Schuppan, who was looking to recruit an American driver for his Le Mans effort. Dobson duly signed, and flew off to France to join …
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Toronto Arsonist Fires Up Cayenne In The Middle Of The Night
There's an unwritten rule about not messing with another person's car. There are definitely written rules about arson, but it's all the more egregious when the subject of the attack is an innocent Porsche. This poor Cayenne was lit up and burned to the ground at about 5:30 in the morning on December 29th, and nobody seems to know who would have …
Continue to the full articleWhat’s With All the Idiot Porsche Drivers Lately?
Let's have a heart to heart, Porsche fans. I know it isn't all of you making bad choices behind the wheel, but lately there seem to have been a rash of foolish, dangerous and absurd incidents in the news involving Porsches. You know that we at FLATSIXES.com like our racing on the track, and our street driving to be handled as safely as possible, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Mid-Engine 911 RSR Catches Fire During Silverstone Race
Watch: Video Footage Catches Arsonist Setting 911 On Fire
Police and Fire were called to an East London neighborhood after two men were seen setting an air-cooled Porsche on fire. No word yet on why these criminal decided to vandalize the Porsche. Fortunately, a neighbor's security camera caught the two on video and local police at least have something to work with. The owner of the Porsche was …
Continue to the full articleTuned Porsche 993 Catches Fire At New York Auto Show
A performance-tuned 993 did its best 'Katniss Everdeen' impression today when it literally went up in flames. The Porsche was being moved around the basement of the Javitts Center in preparation for the "Dub Garage" show taking place this weekend when the incident occurred. Eyewitnesses have stated that they heard a loud *bang* and a flame shot up …
Continue to the full article“Ohh, The Humanity!” Watch A Porsche 911 Turbo S Burn To The Ground
Sometimes you're in the right place at the right time. Such was the case with Robert "Mefi Bob" Radke of MEFIburn.com when he went on what he thought was a routine trip to Costco last week. As he came out of the store, and walked toward his car, he smelled smoke and noticed a small crowd around another car a few rows downwind of where he had …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Issues Their Largest Recall Ever
Earlier this month we told you about Porsche's smallest recall when they called in a total of two (2) Cayennes for a few screws not tightened to the proper torque setting. This time we have word of a recall affecting nearly 13,500 vehicles worldwide in order to fix a faulty seal that could allow fuel to evaporate. Why such a big recall vs. the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 918 Destroyed In Gas Station Fire
Earlier tonight the number of possible Porsche 918 Sypders on the road looks to be reduced by one. According to the limited information we have available at this point, most of it from Twitter and Instagram, the Porsche world lost its first E-hybrid supercar to a fueling fire of unknown origins. 918 Spyder on fire at Caledon Esso Gas Station …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 964 Consumed By Fire In Tampa Parking Lot
This past week has seen a rash of classic and tuned Porsches destroyed by fire or accident. Today comes word of yet another air-cooled Porsche lost to a fire of unknown origins. The 1991 Porsche 964 in the video below appears to have suffered an engine fire. With no extinguisher handy, the fire can be seen spreading to the point where it engulfs …
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