The best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry. Privateer entries from multiple different Porsche-driving squads showed up to the 24 Hours of Daytona intent on winning the whole shooting match, but the cruel hands of fate had other ends in mind. From the drop of the green flag, Porsche's bad luck reared its ugly head, taking the GTLM-classified …
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Porsche Secures Top-3 Starting Positions In Daytona 24 Qualifying Race To Kick Off IMSA Season
It's been quite a long time since we've seen a Daytona 24 Hour entry list so short on Porsche entries. With the factory GTLM program having ended at the close of the 2020 season, Porsche was looking to be absent from GTLM for the first time since the series convergence in 2014. Thankfully the WeatherTech racing team stepped up to the plate from …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Suffers Disaster In IMSA Charlotte Roval Sprint Race
It's been said before, but it bears repeating; 2020 is just a horrible year to be a Porsche fan when it comes to racing. Whether it be the balance of performance jerking the team around, or just a long and frustrating series of bad luck and mistakes, the team is having its worst sports car racing year in a long damn time. That unlucky …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Grabs Double Podium Finish In Independence Day Sprint At Daytona
The IMSA racing season has been on hiatus since January due to the international pandemic still quietly raging in the background. Because so few states have allowed for large gatherings, the series is limited on where it can go right now, which means another run at Daytona follows the 24 Hours as round two. After a double podium finish behind the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s 911 RSR Will Leave IMSA GTLM Class After 2020 Season
Porsche's first RSR of the modern era was introduced way back in 2006 with the 997 RSR for the GT2 class of competition, and ever since, Porsche has been refining the formula to create the ultimate racing GT. With the 991-generation 911 RSR, the car got wider and more aggressive to level the playing field with ever stiffer competition from Aston …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Takes Fourth Straight IMSA GTLM Victory In New York Enduro
The IMSA season for GTLM cars is only five races deep. By taking the 12 Hours of Sebring, Long Beach Grand Prix, Mid Ohio, and now 6 Hours of the Glen, all in a row, Porsche has put a serious stamp on the 2019 season. Sunday's 6-hour endurance race in New York went well for the Porsche Motorsports North America team. Works drivers Patrick Pilet and …
Continue to the full articleNew 991.2 RSR Spied Testing at Monza—With a New Exhaust Note
A large part of the 911 RSR's charm is the sound it makes. The sublime climb from a throaty growl to a screaming crescendo is something anyone can appreciate, provided their eardrums are functioning. For that reason, some will be disappointed to hear the Ford GT-esque bark the latest RSR emits from its side-exit exhausts. After a few laps, it …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 911 RSR Wins Long Beach IMSA Race
In just the third round of IMSA's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, Porsche's 911 RSR team has grabbed three pole positions and two race victories in the GTLM category this season. It would be difficult for the team to be starting the season from any better position, as they now lead the points championship in the fierce category of sports …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results And Pictures From Lime Rock Park
This weekend at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut, Porsche put in a mighty fight to bring home a much needed podium place finish. Being that the circuit is far smaller and tighter than most of the traditional circuits on the IMSA season schedule, only the GTLM and GTD classes were on hand for the battle, leaving the Prototype class at home. Because of …
Continue to the full articlePORSCHE’S RESULTS AND PICTURES IN THE IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTS CAR CHALLENGE AT Petit Le Mans
Porsche's 2017 season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship came to a close this weekend in Braselton, Georgia at Road Atlanta. While Porsche's results in the race itself were mixed at best, they were enough to clinch the the GTLM-class title in the North American Endurance Cup. What Is The North American Endurance Cup Anyway? It's …
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