YouTube is great and just keeps getting better. Not only do videos convey a story in a way that words can't always match, the technology keeps improving and adding features like this 360 degree video from Porsche. As you start the video, you're looking into the 919 straight at Porsche factory driver Marc Lieb. However, you can easily …
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2017 24 HOURS OF LE MANS ON TWITTER FOR PORSCHE FANS
While it didn't look like it was going to happen, thanks in part to a devastating mechanical failure by Toyota, Porsche won the big race overall last year. Even as attendees at the event, we could not have kept astride of the goings on without social media. Aside from the usual television and radio broadcasts, today we have even greater access to …
Continue to the full articleGrand Cayman: Patrick Pilet and Richard Lietz on the 911 RSR
"It's a brand new approach, but Porsche has a lot of experience with many other cars. There is also Cayman, a mid-engine car, and we have some data from that. So, we didn't start from a white page completely." Those are Patrick Pilet's words, not mine. I'm not trying to say the new 911 RSR is a Grand Cayman, but experience with the Cayman certainly …
Continue to the full articleWhat Does The 919 Have In Common With the Power Supply for a Village?
Porsche's won Le Mans an astounding 18-times. But all Porsche fans know that, don't they? But what time did Mark Webber complete his first ever lap in an LMP1 car? Or, when did Porsche celebrate its first hybrid race car success? How many times will the 919 stop for fuel at Le Mans? What about tire? We've compiled a list of 31 interesting …
Continue to the full articleVirtual Racers To Share Podium With Real World Drivers at Le Mans
The line between Esports and the real world motorsport events they're based off of is a murky one. Last week, Microsoft, Porsche and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) made an announcement that blurred the line even further. Some might say it removed it altogether. The 24 Hours of Le Mans takes place this coming June 17/18. Simultaneous to …
Continue to the full articleProject 917: The 917 Simulator and Replica
Who doesn't want to be Michael Delaney? The crew at Project 917 has it right, we all want to be Michael Delaney. Heck, if your priority is actually racing at Le Mans, being Michael Delaney might actually be better than being McQueen. We've covered this team before, and since then their goals have expanded. First, they plan to make a 917 simulator …
Continue to the full articleThis 911 Carrera RSR 3.8 takes “Barn Find” to a Whole New Level
During the Second World War the RAF reportedly buried a squadron of still-crated Supermarine Spitfires in Burma. These planes have never been found, and many consider them to be more myth than reality. Though numerous Spitfires exist, none remain in as-delivered condition. Finds like the lost squadron are exceedingly rare, and they're a unique …
Continue to the full articleThis is the new Porsche LMP1 919 Hybrid
Porsche just announced their official 2017 919 Hybrid driver line-up. Now, earlier today, at Monza, Porsche unveiled the new 919 Hybrid. This isn't a small refresh. Instead, nearly 60% to 70% of the 919 had been reworked. Porsche's ambitions with the reworked race car are nothing if not aggressive. Their target is to to win the Le Mans 24-hours …
Continue to the full articleWatch as Romain Dumas Scares The Crap Out Of Unsuspecting Ride Share Passengers
Have you ever used Uber or Lyft? If so, you know that part of the program is they provide you with information on your driver and their car (this is partly so you can recognize them and partly for safety). So, imagine you're off to the airport and waiting for your car to arrive expecting a well sorted Toyota Camry or maybe even a nice Mercedes …
Continue to the full articleGenius on Wheels: Porsche Honors Walter Röhrl at 70.
Walter Röhrl began driving with Porsche nearly as soon as he could do so legally. Though not yet a professional driver, young Walter began driving with a Porsche 356B 1600 making just 75 horsepower- after he sourced an engine. This engineless 356 was just the beginning of Röhrl's remarkable career. To honor the man Niki Lauda called a "Genius on …
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