http://youtu.be/0ZbzJo-SMXI At a fast, frightening circuit, a 981 Cayman GT4's horsepower deficit ought to keep it from hanging with a well driven 991.2 GT3 RS. However, there are some very quick, challenging corners to negotiate here, which make bravery and commitment almost as useful as raw firepower. As we see, the mid-engine …
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Nicolas Werver’s Hillclimbing 997 GT2 Rocketship
Six-time French hillclimbing champion Nicolas Werver has one of the more impressive pieces of Porsche hardware on the French hillclimb circuit: a 997 GT2 made to go racing. After several successful seasons with a narrow-bodied 997 Cup, Werver felt he needed a faster Porsche to stay competitive. To fulfill this need for speed the Frenchman …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Puts Pop Up Shop Atop French Resort Mountain
Porsche has placed a new Cayenne inside a ‘Crystal Dome’ on top of a mountain in Méribel, France. The move is an obvious publicity stunt, but it worked, because we’re writing about it. The ‘Dome’ comes equipped with a Porsche Product Genius and a hostess on hand to help potential customers with questions, offer personalized advice, and book test …
Continue to the full articleMagnus Walker’s Rendezvous in a ’72 RS
Magnus Walker leads a charmed life. Not only has he worked hard to build a life-style many want to emulate, he gets to wear his hair in a way that has no place in most offices. Best of all—he gets to take a classic 2.7 RS through Paris in an attempt to recreate some of the magic of the seminal C'etait un Rendezvous, and do it with today's 360 …
Continue to the full articleA Porsche Fan’s Guide To The 2016 24 Hours Of Le Mans
Porsche is running four factory-backed cars at Le Mans next weekend (2 in LMP1 and 2 in LMGTE-Pro), and they'll be joined by five additional privateer-run efforts(1 in LMGTE-Pro and 4 LMGTE-Am). Porsche fans like you or I should be excited at the prospects Porsche has this year to win the whole shooting match once again. Coming off one of the most …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 GT3 Cup Cars Make Contact At The Circuit de Navarra. What Happens After Is Just Bizarre
This must be the week for strange crashes around the world in the various Porsche Carrera Cup series. First we saw Pedro Piquet flip his GT3 Cup car 9-times. Now, comes word of one of the more unusual crashes we've seen or heard about in some time. In this instance, drivers Jules Gounon and Joffrey Narda made contact just after the start …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures, Results and Video From The 24 Hours Of Le Mans
It's been 17 years since Porsche's last Le Mans victory with the 911 GT1 in 1998. Since then, Audi has managed to take five consecutive victories, bringing their total overall victories to 13. Was Porsche getting nervous that their title of 'Winningest Constructor in Le Mans History' might be in jeopardy? Maybe, but no need to worry just yet …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Opens Their Newest Experience Center in Le Mans
It was slightly more than a year ago that plans were announced to open the only Porsche Experience Center in France at Le Mans. Last Friday, a little over a year since the announcement and just prior to the official start of the 24 Hour race, Porsche France celebrated the official opening of the Porsche Experience Center Le Mans. Located on the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Appoints Oliver Schwab As Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup Manager
When Jens Walther was promoted to President and CEO of Porsche Motorsports North America, it was Jonas Krauss who took over for him as manager of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup series in March of 2011. Earlier today, Porsche announced that Krauss is leaving Porsche and they are replacing him with Oliver Schwab (33), the former manager of Motorsport …
Continue to the full article10 Things We Learned At The 24 Hours Of Le Mans
Over the weekend, we got to experience first hand the race weekend that is on many automotive enthusiast's bucket lists. Having now been there, having seen the sights and smelled the scents, we can see why so many people flock to northern France every June to watch some cars drive around the countryside. It was on our bucket list, too, and it still …
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