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
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 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Struggles To Find Pace In Laguna Seca IMSA Race
All credit to the Porsche 911 RSR team in the IMSA championship this year. The cars have been stellar, the drivers have converted good qualifying into good races, and the two factory-supported 911s have combined to win six of the 11 races so far this season. The team has managed to develop the best all-around package for this season so far, and …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Long Hustles an 800-Horsepower 935-84 Around Laguna Seca!
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 …
Continue to the full articleWatch Adam Carolla Guide his Ex-Paul Newman 935 Around Laguna Seca
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 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Pictures From Rennsport Reunion VI
We had such an incredible time at Rennsport Reunion this weekend, and we will be uploading more content from the largest Porsche motorsport event in history. For now, we've got an incredible array of photography from the extremely talented eyes of Brett Sloan (Instagram @sloanmotors) and Greg Keysar (Instagram @gregkeysar), who were both at Laguna …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results And Photos From Laguna Seca
The IMSA season is almost over with just one more race to run, the famed Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta next month. Porsche knew going into this race that they had to keep momentum up and the team strong. This was an important race for the drivers to do well and to gain some much needed points. Porsche as a whole came out of the weekend alright, …
Continue to the full articleGet Ready For Tractor Racing At Rennsport Reunion VI
When you think of open-wheel, open-cockpit Porsches, especially in the context of Rennsport Reunion and Laguna Seca, you probably jump straight to the Indianapolis 500 cars of the 80s and 90s, or the Porsche-branded Formula One racers of the 60s, or even the Porsche-engined McLaren F1 racers. Chances are, you didn't think of Porsche tractors, but …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Debuts The Official Poster Of Rennsport Reunion VI
Dennis Simon has knocked his assignment out of the proverbial park, yet again, with the new poster for this year's upcoming Rennsport Reunion VI celebrations. Having created four of the previous five posters for Porsche's premier vintage racing festival, he clearly has mastered the aesthetic that Porsche enjoys for their look. With classic …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 962 Wastegate Nirvana at Laguna Seca
Skylar Robinson, son of famous American racer Chip Robinson, puts on a show in a raucous Porsche 962 making a peculiar series of noises. The 2.8-liter, twin-turbo six in the middle of his IMSA GTP racer squeaks and roars, and when the full 750 horsepower arrives in one big lump, it fires the car down Laguna Seca's straighter sections at a …
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