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, …
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Get 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 …
Continue to the full articleRS Spyders Duel at Laguna Seca
At Rennsport V, a collection of mouth-watering classics set out to run for stands full of fans. Some drivers take the whole affair casually; parading and showing off their wares, while others—unable to divorce themselves from their competitive instincts—take it much more seriously. Jeroen Bleekemolen is part of this second category, and shows …
Continue to the full articleVic Elford to Speak at the Blackhawk Museum in March
UPDATE: We first saw the announcement for this show during the first week in January. Since then, the museum has removed information about the event. We're not quite sure what's going on, but once we get in-touch with someone, we'll update this page. For now, we found the video below. It's a recording of the last time Vic gave this presentation in …
Continue to the full articleWhat We Learned About Rod Emory’s 356RSR Project At SEMA
Originally sketched out by Rod Emory way back in 2012, the 356 RSR Outlaw has been a project that he's wanted to build for quite a while. When Henrique Cisneros, owner of Momo, spotted the sketch in Rod's archives, he knew that it had to be built. From the word go, Henrique and Rod have been collaborating on this wild monster of a hot rod 356. The …
Continue to the full articleWatch a 908LH Pursue a 917 Around Laguna Seca!
In hot pursuit of a Gulf 917, Gunnar Jeannette hustles this beautifully-kept 908LH around a slippery Laguna Seca at last year's Rennsport Reunion; keeping his car on the knife's edge and keeping us on our toes the whole time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s99qjBEKpHs Though the mellifluous flat-eight soundtrack might keep most motoring fans …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Long Shimmies Through Laguna in a ’68 911 T/R
When you hand the keys of a narrow-tired 911 T/R to seasoned veteran like Patrick Long, you can expect fireworks. Clearly, Long is focused on wringing the classic Porsche's neck and not terribly concerned with its value, but when you've driven the variety of machinery he has, at the level he has, you can't expect him to participate in a …
Continue to the full article800 Horsepower in the Fog: Laguna Seca in a 935.
Sports car racing in the 1970s and 1980s was a very special time. The Porsche 911 was one of very few cars which participated in both Group 4 and Group 5 racing. While the largely production-based 934 tackled Group 4, the wild 935 silhouette cars played in Group 5. With as much as 800-horsepower on tap, these were mythic beasts in every sense of …
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