When the ALMS merged with Grand Am, ending with the 2013 Petit Le Mans, it also signaled the end of the 997 chassis' use in competition. 2013 wasn't a pretty year for the GT3 RSR in North America, as the balance of performance proved a bit unwieldy, and the competition got the long ends of many sticks. The "big one" at Baltimore didn't do Porsche …
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Start Your Holiday Shopping Off Right with a 10% Off Coupon Code from Flying Lizard Motorsport
Every year around this time we ask our sponsors if they want to do anything special for our readers. Once again, Flying Lizard Motorsport stepped up and is offering a 10% discount to fans of PorschePurist. To receive the discount, simply entering “PorschePuristNov10” as your coupon code (it IS case sensitive) during the check-out process and the …
Continue to the full articleCould the ALMS at Road America Provide Further Redemption for Porsche?
It's been a tough season for Porsche's factory drivers this year in the ALMS. Fans used to seeing win after win from Joerg and Patrick in their Flying Lizard 911 GT3 RSR haven't had much to cheer about. And while Wolf Henzler's and Bryan Sellers' win at Mid-Ohio keeps Porsche in contention for the manufacturers championship (BMW has 96 points, …
Continue to the full articleBergmeister Puts Lizard Porsche on Second Row for ALMS Mid-Ohio
Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) guided the #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR to a fourth-place position on the GT class grid for tomorrow’s Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge, round five of the 2011 American Le Mans Series. Bergmeister, who has won the ALMS GT championship the last three years - two of those shared with co-driver …
Continue to the full articleSpoiler Alert: Results of the Six Hour ALMS Race in Monterey
If, like John, you plan on trying to live in a bubble for the next week and not read or hear about yesterday's ALMS results until you can watch it for yourself (it's being aired on CBS next Saturday the 29th in an edited and tape delayed format) then you don't want to read this message. If, on the other hand, you're like me and live in the real …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Long/Bergmeister Win GT at Long Beach; Porsche RS Spyder Third Overall
The Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RSR team had so much confidence in their over-the-wall pit crew that they elected to take on four new tires – even though their closest competitors tried to save time by not changing tires – and their strategy paid off as Patrick Long (USA) and Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) scored an exciting GT class win …
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