The Porsche 956 has always been revered for its robustness, speed, and innovation, but it isn't always mentioned how reassuring and almost sweet it was to its drivers. In these clips taken from the 1983 WSC season, Derek Bell demonstrates just why one could not only live with, but excel in this car for hours-long stints. During the the 1000km of …
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Porsche Nets Intercontinental GT Challenge Titles With Kyalami 9 Hours Victory
This story is just Porsche all the way through. Not only did Porsche contest and win the manufacturer's and drivers' championship titles for GT cars in 2019, but it also purchased and helped revive the famous South African Kyalami race track, battlegrounds on which the final round of the championship was fought. After 9 solid hours of …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Chris Harris Drives The New 911 Turbo
I'd like to start by making it known that it is a shame Chris Harris' stuff has been moved from YouTube to a native video player on the Top Gear website. Mostly because this has made it so much harder for me to become aware of his awesome videos when they come out. This particular video was released last month, and I wouldn't have known about it if …
Continue to the full articleJörg Bergmeister Tears Up Porsche’s New Test Track, The Kyalami Circuit, In A 911 GT3 RS
Back in the summer of 2014 Porsche purchased the historic South African track, Kyalami Circuit. At the time of the purchase we speculated as to what their intent might be. Now, near 19 months later, we know. Porsche has completely renovated the track and this past week hosted media from around the world to test drive the new 2017 911 Turbo and …
Continue to the full articleHere’s Why We Think Porsche Purchased Kyalami, An Historic South African Grand Prix Circuit
Late last week, Porsche of South Africa participated in a short private auction, and walked away with something that is really very cool, the Kyalami Grand Prix circuit. The circuit had come up for sale, and was being eyed by a few local land developers putting the track in danger of becoming a series of housing developments or office buildings. …
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