While their parents might've detested the idea of their child wiling their time away playing endless rounds of Gran Turismo, some of those eager pupils made it pay. Over the last decade, dedicated gamers have managed to sneak their foot into the world of professional motorsports, and some major marques have kept their eyes peeled for talent in this …
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Chris Harris Drives a 991.2 GT3 to the Ragged Edge of Adhesion
Though Chris Harris has an appreciation for the entire Porsche lineup, he genuinely adores the GT3. Few cars make him wax lyrical like the 9,000-rpm screamer does, and troughout this flamboyant lap at the Top Gear test track, Harris shows repeatedly why he believes this 991.2 GT3 "remains the best." There are quite a few things that make this …
Continue to the full articleYousef Fittiani—A Man Completely Dedicated to Porsche
Yousef Fittiani is one of the founding members of the Porsche Club in Kuwait and owns a collection that would make any Porschephile tense with jealousy. Truly, this collection looks like an entire page of duPont Registry listings put in the same air-conditioned showroom. It was thirty years ago, when Fittiani was studying in the United States, …
Continue to the full articleIn Defense Of The Manual Transmission
"You can't really have a favorite shift with a paddle shift, can you?", says Catchpole in this recent Carfection video exploring the loveliness of a proper manual gearbox. A nicely tuned dual-clutch flappy-paddle gearbox is a glorious thing on a race track, they're perfect, but maybe a little too perfect. There is something to be said for enjoying …
Continue to the full articleGlorious Noise from the Eighth Porsche Sound Nacht
Porsche hosts a celebration of noise. How magnificent is that? Now in its eighth year, Sound Nacht has grown from its past in a large conference hall to center stage of the Porsche arena. Just under 4,000 Porsche fans showed up to come bask in the auditory triumphs of their favorite brand. The exhibition featured thirteen cars, with sounds ranging …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Is Making A New GT3-Powered Speedster For 1,948 Lucky Customers
A couple of months ago, back during June's 70th anniversary celebrations, Porsche took the covers off of a brand new Speedster concept model, based on the 991.2 chassis with a 500-horsepower GT3-based engine providing motivation. It was a properly good looking concept that was extraordinarily close to production ready. It used a lot of …
Continue to the full articleProject Boxster Clubsport: Part 22 – Begin The Revival
We've had "Project Boxster Clubsport" for quite a while now, but it's been dormant for over a year and it's time to rectify that. We purchased the Porsche for a song, and have been slowly making some moves to drop the car's weight and add a little more fun. It's an excellent Porsche to drive, but it's in a pretty sorry state right now, and we want …
Continue to the full articleWatch This Well-Driven GT3 RS Pursue a GT2 RS at Zandvoort
Amid the rolling Dutch dunes, the circuit of Zandvoort provides plenty of high-speed corners to test the hot-blooded sports cars of the 911 range. With technical sections, lots of camber, and heavy braking zones, it's a varied and challenging course that once hosted Formula 1 in the seventies and eighties. Fortunately, we're able to see how the …
Continue to the full articleRuben Zeltner Threads the Needle in a 997 GT3 Rally Monster
With his wife Petra co-driving, Ruben Zeltner shows how to take a 997 Cup Car by the scruff of its neck and bend it around corners strewn with dirt. The German rally ace uses forceful approach—flicking the car on entry and dabbing the handbrake—to avoid understeer and "bend" the car into the tighter hairpins. https://youtu.be/H6WwNsyG_mc This …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s GT2 RS Wins Car & Driver’s Lightning Lap With A New Record Time
It seems like just yesterday we were hearing about Porsche's wild 918 Spyder taking the new VIR production track record during C/D's Lightning Lap in 2014. That record was taken down just last year when they ran a Ford GT just one tenth of a second faster than the 918. One tenth of a second seemed right at the time, and a massive step forward for …
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