911s have been successfully winning Rallys since the '60s. However, only recently has the idea of converting a modern, road-going 911 to an off-road, rally aping 911 really gone main stream. I'm not sure who to give credit to for its current popularity, but Leh Keen's creations have garnered a lot of attention as has the 'LuftAuto Safari 911' …
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Video: Leh Keen Gives Us A Tour Of His GT3R Steering Wheel
With every passing year it seems that our racing cars get more and more complex, even beyond the level found in road cars. Traditionally, the racing version of a car has been quite spartan and simple inside, but that trend has migrated more toward having every bit of control at your finger tips with a myriad of buttons and knobs on the steering …
Continue to the full articleThis Is The Crash That Took The WeatherTech 911 Out of Le Mans
The WeatherTech racing team couldn't catch a break at this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. First, one of the their three drivers, Cooper MacNeil, became too sick to drive. Then, Cooper's backup, Gunnar Jeannette, was ruled ineligible to drive due to lack of the requisite number of night practice laps. This resulted in Leh Keen and Marc Miller deciding …
Continue to the full articleThis Video is Obviously Fake. Testicles That Big Couldn’t Possibly Fit Inside A Porsche!
That was the comment from one YouTube user after watching the video below featuring Peter Dumbreck in Falken's 911 GT3 R during the recent Nürburgring 24 Hour race. Reminiscent of Leh Keen's "Rain Dance" during the 2013 race, Dumbreck's Porsche, clad with Falken tires presumably, just seems to push ever ahead making pass after pass despite what …
Continue to the full articleRemember Leh Keen’s Porsche 911 Safari? Well, He Built A 2nd One. It’s Awesome and There Are More To Follow!
By now, most of you know Leh Keen as both a professional race car driver as well as a budding Porsche collector with a sense of humor. You've probably even seen him hooning his 911 based Safari build across as many rivers, fields and mud puddles he can find. What you may not have known is that while it wasn't his original intent, he's now …
Continue to the full articleCheck Out This Faithful Fan-Made Matchbox Recreation Of Leh Keen’s Safari 911
By now, you've probably seen Leh Keen's awesome 'Safari' 911. It is an amazing thing, that Porsche. With a rally light pod, a lift, some meaty tires, and a push bar, Mr. Keen was able to turn an awesome 911 into an inspirational one. It's become an internet sensation over the last few months, and apparently two additional cars, clones of the first, …
Continue to the full articleTake A Lap Around Daytona In The New GT3 R
The new 911 GT3 R made its North American debut this weekend at the "Roar before the Rolex 24 in Daytona". Five customer teams (WeatherTech Racing, Team Seattle, Park Place Motorsports, Black Swan Racing and Frikadelli Racing) are fielding the 500 hp customer race car at Daytona this year. In fact, Leh Keen, featured in the video below, who set …
Continue to the full articleLeh Keen Made This ‘Fu-Keen’ Funny Porsche-Themed Christmas Card Video
Ho, Ho, Ho. Racing driver and certified Porsche nut, Leh Keen, put together this video as something of a Christmas card for all of his friends and fans. Aping the television commercial for the Power Wheels branded Porsche GT3 electric runabout for children, Keen's video features himself and a few of his friends having fun with a couple of his own …
Continue to the full articleAll Of The Porsches At SEMA
We, unfortunately, didn't make it to SEMA this year because of an unexpected car failure. On the bright side, a good friend of mine, Mr. Jason Connor, was there and was kind enough to take a mess of photos of the Porsches on the floor this year. Here's a breakdown of the various Porsche cars that were in attendance, both the good and the bad! The …
Continue to the full articleRide On-Board A Le Mans Winning Porsche 935 K3 With Leh Keen
Introduced in 1976, the Porsche 935 was the factory racing version of the Porsche 930 Turbo. Over the next few years, Porsche would update the 935 through various versions, culmination with the 935 Evolutions. However, because Porsche didn't initially offer to sell this version to privateers, it left teams, like Kremer, no other choice to begin …
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