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) …
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Sebring 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 …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Wins 12 Hours of Sebring!
What a headline. For the last two decades it has only been a dream. Now, for the first time in 20 years Porsche took the checkered flag ending Audi's eight-year winning streak. Romain Dumas, Driving the Roger Penske owned RS Spyder, won the race with a margin of just 12.9 seconds. Sharing the win with Dumas were Timo Bernard of Germany and …
Continue to the full articleThomas Lamperstorfer new Managing Director of Porsche Switzerland
Christian Muschal has to resign for health reasons Stuttgart. On May 1, 2008 Thomas Lamperstorfer (42) is taking on the management of Porsche Switzerland, a one hundred per cent subsidiary of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart. Lamperstorfer has fulfilled various managerial functions at Porsche AG over the past 15 years. Most recently he has …
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