There are real perks to being a minor YouTube celebrity. Jeffrey Cook's thrilling driving, often done in Porsches but also in a variety of Corvettes, McLarens, and Camaros, has endeared him to a sizable following. He's even had one horrifying clip featured on daytime TV. Being well-known means he's often recognized, and after a fellow racer offered …
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Thirteen Entrants Bring Top-Tier Porsches to Pikes Peak
2020 brings one of the largest Porsche gatherings in recent years to the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb. Thirteen of the fifty-one entrants are driving vehicles from our favorite marque—most of which are single-purpose motorsports products. Some of those drivers are fairly large names in the racing world; long-time racer David Donohue, as well …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Steering Wheels Chronicle the Development of Its Racing Cars
Necessity is the mother of invention, and as the demands of motorsport have grown over time, the steering wheel has evolved to suit. From a simplistic, leather-bound design to today's rotating information centers, Porsche's steering wheels and their marked evolution are indications of how quickly racing pushes technology …
Continue to the full articleOUR FAVORITE PORSCHES FOR SALE THIS WEEK: VOLUME 136
We've been compiling some amazing Porsche models on the internet for over five years now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing examples pop up now and again. This week the weather has been nice, so we're looking to get out and hit the track day circuit. Here are a bunch of cars ready and willing to head for laps at your favorite circuit. …
Continue to the full articleHow Does A GT2 RS Compare To A GT3 Cup Car?
As impressive as the powerful road-going 911 ever is, few would imagine it stacks up so well against a current Cup car. So much more than a dragster, the 700-horsepower GT2 RS hangs on closely to the tail of the 991 Cup, and in some sections, clearly has the upper hand. The Differences Now, before we assess the performances of the cars, we …
Continue to the full articleFlirting With the Guardrails in a 991 GT3 Cup Hillclimber
In the hands of a talented driver, the 991 GT3 Cup can truly do anything. Though a comparatively large car to exploit on a narrow hillclimb, Belgian ace Humberto Janssens shows us that it's more than capable. With supreme confidence in the Cup car, Janssens places the car accurately and consistently, and never had to wrestle with a recalcitrant …
Continue to the full articleWatch this GT3 Cup Flip 10 Times at the Nürburgring
Unfortunately for John Shoffner, his last VLN race at the Nurburgring ended before he could collect points. On the bright side, he managed to walk away from this horrific crash without as much as a scratch—a testament to the remarkable sturdiness of the modern GT3 Cup. Running with J2 Racing for another weekend of the Carrera Cup, his race …
Continue to the full articleNicolas 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 articleNear-Priceless 962 Hit Hard from Behind At Goodwood
Thanks to a few social media shares recently, it's come to light that one of Porsche's Le Mans prototypes was shunted at Goodwood Festival of Speed last weekend. Young Carrera Cup GB driver Daniel Harper was alledgedly at the wheel of a new-generation GT3 Cup race car on his timed drive up the hill when he crashed into the back of the #17 Porsche …
Continue to the full articleLate Race Caution Costs Porsche Bathurst 12 Hour Victory
Over the last decade or so, the Bathurst 12 Hour has quickly become one of the greatest sports car endurance races on the planet. Several factory efforts have been attracted to the call of the Mount Panorama circuit, and Porsche is not exempt. As the first round of the newly-formed Intercontinental GT Cup series, this dawn-to-mid-afternoon race has …
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