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This Porsche Taycan Burst Into Flames In A Florida Garage

2/19/202011:45 estFiled to: Electric PorscheBy: Bradley BrownellComment

Every once in a while we see headlines of one electric car or another bursting into flames. When you're trying to pack a lot of electrons into a battery, sometimes the chemistry inside turns unstable and a fire results. It's a very low percentage, and being that the Taycan is still brand new I'm sure there are still a few kinks to work out. This is …

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Durham, North Carolina Gas Explosion Kills One And Damages Ingram Collection Of Porsches

4/10/20191:35 estFiled to: NewsBy: Bradley BrownellComment

The famed Ingram Collection of Porsches suffered a massive blow this morning when a contractor broke a gas pipeline during construction at a building next door. While nobody was inside the collection at the time of the blast, one person in the vicinity was killed by the blast, and a further dozen or more were injured. The building that suffered the …

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A Cargo Ship Sunk With Some GT2 RS Onboard, Porsche To Restart Production

3/19/20192:12 estFiled to: Porsche GT2/GT3By: Bradley Brownell2 Comments

A massive cargo ship, the MV Grande America, sank last week off the coast of France's Bay of Biscay with a few thousand brand new Audis onboard, as well as a few special Porsche 911 GT2 RS deliveries. A piece of cargo lit on fire on March 12th aboard the vessel, and the flames quickly spread. Luckily everyone aboard was rescued without harm, but …

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Dominic Dobson’s 962 Burns at Le Mans

1/22/201812:01 estFiled to: Porsche AccidentsBy: Tommy Parry2 Comments

dominic dobson porsche 962 burns le mans

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

1/10/201810:22 estFiled to: NewsBy: Bradley Brownell1 Comment

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 …

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What’s With All the Idiot Porsche Drivers Lately?

9/16/201710:12 estFiled to: HumorBy: Chris Cushing2 Comments

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, …

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Porsche’s Mid-Engine 911 RSR Catches Fire During Silverstone Race

4/17/201710:39 estFiled to: FIA World Endurance ChampionshipBy: 993C4SComment

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Watch: Video Footage Catches Arsonist Setting 911 On Fire

8/29/201610:24 estFiled to: Porsche AccidentsBy: Pepper Girl1 Comment

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 …

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Tuned Porsche 993 Catches Fire At New York Auto Show

3/31/201610:02 estFiled to: Porsche AccidentsBy: Bradley BrownellComment

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 …

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“Ohh, The Humanity!” Watch A Porsche 911 Turbo S Burn To The Ground

3/2/20151:15 estFiled to: Porsche AccidentsBy: 993C4SComment

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 …

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