Team Penske has been kicking butt in racing for decades, and for a lot of that time the team has been powered by Porsche. Way back in the 1960s Roger Penske himself was racing various four-cam Porsche prototype sports racing roadsters. By the 1970s, Penske and hired driver Mark Donohue were a global force, and their Porsche 917/30 became known as …
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Porsche Celebrates 50 Years of IMSA Participation
Porsche is celebrating its 50th year participating in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. Back in 1971, the first event was held and Porsche was at the forefront battling a Corvette with a flat-six-powered 914/6 GT. Piloted by racing veteran Hurley Haywood and Peter “Perfect” Gregg, the car picked up the win in the very first IMSA Grand Touring race …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 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 Is Going Back To Le Mans With A New LMDh Race Car
For the first time since Porsche's RS Spyder LMP2 effort in the 2000s, the Stuttgart brand will be fielding an endurance sports car racer in top-flight championships on both sides of the Atlantic simultaneously. With new LMDh prototype regulations scheduled to hit in IMSA and the FIA WEC at the same time, for the 2023 season, Porsche will be …
Continue to the full articleTaycan Turbo S Sets EV Record Around Road Atlanta
In the talented hands of Grand-Am and IMSA ace Leh Keen, the Taycan Turbo S is a bonafide weapon. Despite weighing 2.5 tons, it changes direction faster than its size might have some believe. This is due to sophisticated chassis which utilizes rear-axle steering, Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control Sport, and Sport Plus Stability Control. With these …
Continue to the full articleIMSA Champ and Vintage Racer Jim Pace Passes Away
There was something soothing about the way Jim Pace would narrate his onboard laps which always kept me glued to the screen. As it turns out, I wasn't alone. Many racing fans came together in commiseration last Friday after Jim passed away due to COVID-19. He was 59 years old. The jovial, enthusiastic, supportive racer's life revolved around …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Turns Luck Around To Find Victory Lane In Laguna Seca IMSA Round
After a string of terrible luck throughout the summer, Porsche's GT team has finally found its stride. After winning Petit Le Mans in October, the 911 RSR again found its way to winner's circle for the second race in a row. Laurens Vanthoor and Earl Bamber pushed through to victory, which netted the team its first win at Laguna Seca! In all these …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Finally Finds Victory Lane In IMSA’s Petit Le Mans Endurance Event
This weekend's 10-hour endurance event at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia finally fell in Porsche's direction. After an entire season worth of horrible, no-good, very bad luck, Porsche managed to persevere in one of the most important races of this very weird 2020 season and pull off the GTLM class victory. Considering last weekend saw both cars …
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’s IMSA Team Continues To Be Besieged By Bad Luck In Road Atlanta 6 Hour Race
After the sixth IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship round Porsche has still not found its way to victory lane. Of the three manufacturers in the class, BMW has two wins, Corvette has four, and Porsche none. The same specification 911 RSR has victories in the FIA WEC, but the IMSA crew's #911 and #912 keep getting the shaft. This weekend the …
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