After months of waiting to see just how good Porsche's new 911 GT3 R would be under racing conditions against other GT3-spec machinery, we finally know. This car has been under development since 2019, and in typical Porsche fashion was not about to be released on the world without being properly developed. After three years of pounding around …
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Porsche’s Results in the International GT Challenge at the 12 Hours of Sepang
Porsche brought their 2016 motorsport season to a successful end this past weekend at the 12-hour race on the Sepang International Circuit: With a spectacular charge through the field in torrential rain, Porsche works drivers Earl Bamber, Patrick Pilet and Nick Tandy secured second place with the Porsche 911 GT3 R fielded by Manthey Racing. Over a …
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There is an old adage that implores "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em". In this case, I think Porsche may have been using "If you can't beat 'em, hire 'em", as that's exactly what they've done with Fred Mako. The Frenchman was inducted to the Porsche Werks team for this year after spending the 2013 season with the Aston Martin Racing team, …
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