A hush had befallen the entire eight-and-a-half mile track. Everyone was tired from enduring the long French race, everyone was a little warm sitting out in the summer sun and everyone was resigned to a Toyota victory, the squad's first ever. Through some amazing pit strategy and fuel economy, they'd worked out just over a minute and a half lead …
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14 Cool Facts About Porsche’s History At Sebring
This year marks the 64th running of the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring. Every year since 1953 at least one Porsche has competed at Sebring - 61 straight races (there was no race in 1974). No other manufacturer is even close to that record. Here are 13 other facts about Porsche and Sebring you may not have known. Porsche scored its 70th class …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Teams Prep For An Exciting Long Beach Weekend
This weekend, the two major North American sports car championships will converge on the Long Beach Grand Prix circuit, sharing the schedule with IndyCar. Both the Tudor United Sports Car Championship and the SCCA Pro Racing Pirelli World Challenge are well contested by Porsche teams, including the factory 911 RSR duo that have proven quite …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures and Results from the GRAND-AM at Road America
This past weekend was a busy one for motorsport fans. Both GRAND-AM and the ALMS were at Road America on Saturday and Sunday respectively. We have a full race report for you below, after our gallery. Please note we've updated our gallery feature again based on feedback from readers. While it may look similar to our original gallery function, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results and Pictures from the GRAND-AM’s Brickyard Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The three-hour GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series’ endurance race held on the road course of the world famous racing facility provided a showcase for multiple teams campaigning the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car. In the race’s second running, it was GT points-leading Magnus Racing who took the greatest advantage of the track which combines both parts of the …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Dempsey Is Partnering with Porsche for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and 2013 American Le Mans Series
It was just a little over a week ago that actor Patrick Dempsey and Italian soccer start Alessandro Del Piero announced the formation of a new motorsport team - Dempsey/Del Piero Racing. Today, the new team announced a partnership with Porsche and confirmed they will participate in the 24 Hours of Le Mans (in partnership with Proton Competition) …
Continue to the full articleSebring Pre-Race Experience Notes
Here's an unedited recap of our notes from the first two days before the 59th Mobil1 12 Hours of Sebring THURSDAY Two hour trip up route 27 through the orange groves of central Florida. Arrive at the track and make our way to Registration where we pick up media passes and coveted "Paddock Parking" pass. Amazed at how hard it is to find …
Continue to the full articlePorsche at the Rolex 24 at Daytona Facts and Figures
Overall Wins: 22 (first in 1968; most recent in 2009 and 2010) Class Wins: 72 (includes Daytona Continental races starting in 1962; 24 hr. races started in 1966. Porsche 911 Wins: 38 Overall and Class Victories Initial Overall Win: 1968 GT Class Wins: 27 SGS Class wins (class ran only in 2004): …
Continue to the full articlePORSCHE LOSES A MOST DEAR FAMILY MEMBER – BOB CARLSON
Bob, who turned 60 years-old this past October, had a significant influence as both a journalist and public relations professional in the automotive and motorsports worlds, particularly within Porsche and at the Atlanta headquarters. He was also a friend, mentor, and valued colleague to everyone he touched, both in and out of his work …
Continue to the full articleBook Review: Porsche High Performance Driving Handbook, 2nd Edition, by Vic Elford. Minneapolis: Motorbooks press, 2008.
A few weeks ago we received a package from Motorbooks, the world's leading publisher and distributor of books for the enthusiast. This package included a number of Porsche related titles sent to us for review. Knowing that we wouldn't have the time to read everything that was sent to us, in a timely fashion, we decided to run a contest here on …
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