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Gunther Werks ‘Reimagined’ 993 Laps Laguna Seca as Fast as a McLaren P1

Filed to: Porsche 993, Tuned PorschesBy:

Among the boutique 911 idealists, the one operation which seems to best blend superior coachwork and cosmetic taste with track aplomb is Gunther Werks. Their M.O. is fairly simple: apply the GT3 concept to a 993, clothe it in carbon fiber, leave as little space in the wheel wells as much as possible, refine the suspension setup with top-shelf …

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Porsche Turns Luck Around To Find Victory Lane In Laguna Seca IMSA Round

Filed to: IMSABy:

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 …

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Porsche’s Indycar Is As Awesome Today As It Was 28 Years Ago

Filed to: Porsche Motorsports, Porsche Race CarsBy:

We all wonder what it would've been like to drive those frightening, simplistic, unrestrained monsters from the golden era of motorsport, but not often to we get to see rare gems like the March-Porsche 90P driven with a first-person view. Cockpit-mounted cameras were in short supply back then, so when an in-cockpit clip of Patrick Long testing …

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Real-Life Gran Turismo: GT3 Cup Car Pursues McLaren P1 At Laguna Seca!

Filed to: Porsche Race CarsBy:

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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Which Would You Have? GT3 RS Battles McLaren MP4-12C at Laguna Seca

Filed to: Porsche GT2/GT3By:

A better comparison could not be had. Two talented, technically savvy drivers, two of the best sports cars on the market, the right tires, and the right conditions amount to an assessment that his as entertaining as it is informative. In the McLaren MP4-12C is Jeffrey Cook, a young racer and driving coach who's recently made the McLaren his …

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Watch This 991.2 GT3 RS Challenge a McLaren P1’s Laptime Around Laguna Seca

Filed to: Porsche GT2/GT3By:

Under the guidance of Jeffrey Cook, a talented student can threaten a hypercar's supremacy in a 991.2 GT3 RS. Once a driver is confident in the GT3 RS' swinging pendulum of a rear and the way it likes to rotate at higher speeds, they can lean on that odd weight distribution and exploit the rear-engine traction in a way that fires them out of faster …

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Patrick Long Hustles an 800-Horsepower 935-84 Around Laguna Seca!

Filed to: Porsche Race CarsBy:

Though these three laps were supposed to calm, Patrick Long didn't get the memo. Either that, or his natural talent was enough to carry him to ~1:31 laps around Laguna Seca during last year's Rennsport Reunion VI. The unspoken rule at events like these is to take things a little calmer—these cars aren't cheap—than one might in an IMSA race. Some …

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Watch Adam Carolla Guide his Ex-Paul Newman 935 Around Laguna Seca

Filed to: Vintage RacingBy:

This isn't the first time Adam Carolla's taken his ex-Newman 935 around Laguna Seca. Now a familiar face at the big-name vintage events there, he shows some genuine bravery when threading this $4.8M racing icon through traffic at this year's Rennsport. Though it's a bit like hanging a Picasso above the stove, competing in the 935 is what it was …

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