To truly understand how big an undertaking this year's Pikes Peak effort is from BBi Autosport, you have to go back a few years. BBi and team boss Betim Berisha first got hooked on the hill when the SoCal Porsche speed shop helped develop a wild turbocharged 997 GT3 Cup car for PPIHC legend Jeff Zwart back in 2014 and 2015. Fast forward a handful …
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5 Differences Between The Porsche 911 GT America and the 911 GT3R
When GRAND-AM and the American Le Mans Series merged ahead of the 2014 season, the new rules structure meant that it was time for a brand new Porsche 911 for the GT racing scene. Based on the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Porsche Motorsport introduced the 470 hp -"GT America" in August of 2013, well before the IMSA GTD Class ("GT Daytona") rules were …
Continue to the full articlePat Long Walks You Around His Black Swan Racing 991 GT3R
Sebring is happening in just a matter of hours, and one of our favorite Porsche hot-shoes, Patrick Long, will be hopping behind the wheel of this day-glo green and chrome 911 for a chance at GTD class victory. With a little luck, and a lot of great driving, the team could come out at the front of the class after 12 hours of non-stop, heart-pounding …
Continue to the full articleThe First Two New Generation Porsche 911 GT3 R Racecars Ordered for North America
Barely two weeks after its world debut, the first two new Porsche 911 GT3 R racecars, designed for customer GT3 series around the world, have been ordered for competition in North America by longtime Porsche preparer Alex Job Racing (AJR). Placing the orders on behalf of WeatherTech Racing and Team Seattle, Alex Job Racing is the first to announce …
Continue to the full articleThe Iconic Brumos Livery Is Back For The Daytona 24 And 12 Hours Of Sebring!
Brumos Racing has been running the now-iconic red, white, and blue livery on Porsche race cars for decades, and in 2013 the team put their racing on an indeterminate hiatus. With the Brumos team's exit from the Grand Am GT class, the livery was absent from the grid for the first time in so many years. In just a few weeks, the famous colors will …
Continue to the full articleOur Favorite Porsches On Ebay This Week #12
For all of the eccentric and eclectic Porsche collectors and enthusiasts out there, we've decided that it is about time someone aggregated the best of the best that eBay has to offer in the Porsches-for-sale department. We've tracked down five exciting Porsches for folks to purchase today, including a rare 356 Roadster, a 991 GT America just in …
Continue to the full articleVideo: MOMO’s Perfect Porsche Pit Stop
/Drive and MOMO have teamed yet again to show off a bit of inside knowledge, this time with regard to the various goings on of a Tudor United SportsCar Championship GTD-category Porsche pitstop. A pit crew has to work like a well oiled machine, and each member of the over-the-wall crew has to know exactly where to be and when to be there. In order …
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