If you've been thinking it's been a while since we had a Lufgekuhlt, you're right. Luft 8 was held in Los Angeles last October, and five months is too long to go without a Luft. Thankfully the folks behind the event have decided to host one, and tout de suite! Coming up in late April, a bunch of aircooled cars are going to convene somewhere in the …
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Here’s everything we saw at Luftgekuhlt 8 through the lens of a Porsche Design film camera
A few weeks ago my buddy Noah Wheeler asked me if he could apply for media credentials to Luftgekuhlt 8 on behalf of FlatSixes. Normally I'd yell "heck no" because I'd be there to experience that particular slice of Porsche heaven myself, but since the last Luftgekuhlt on the west coast, I've relocated to far flung Cleveland, Ohio, and couldn't …
Continue to the full articleLuftgekühlt tickets are available now!
It's almost time for another round of America's favorite Porsche show, Luftgekühlt! The eighth rendition of this show is scheduled to go down on October 9th at the Port of Los Angeles, which should be a pretty big deal. It's been quite a while since we last attended a Luftgekühlt event, as the 2020 event was cancelled for COVID and the 2021 event …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Long set to retire from racing after 19 seasons as a factory Porsche driver
It says perhaps more about me than it does Patrick Long that I still refer to him as a "young gun" in motorsport. He joined the Porsche factory squad in his twenties, and I've kind of always thought of him as being youthful and exuberant. Time marches on for all of us, including the incredibly talented Patrick Long, who is now in his forties. After …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Indycar Is As Awesome Today As It Was 28 Years Ago
We all wonder what it would've been like to drive those frightening, simplistic, unrestrained monsters from the golden era of motorsport, but not often to we get to see rare gems like the March-Porsche 90P driven with a first-person view. Cockpit-mounted cameras were in short supply back then, so when an in-cockpit clip of Patrick Long testing …
Continue to the full articleLuftgekühlt 7 Postponed Until 2021
(Editor's note: Luftgekühlt 7 has once again been rescheduled thanks to COVID-19 restrictions. The event will now take place on September 10, 2021 in Indianapolis. We have all of the updated information here in this post.) After the last seven months of confusion and disappointment, there's a little light at the end of the tunnel. Err—I meant …
Continue to the full articleHere’s Everything We Loved From LUFTGEKÜHLT 6
This is my third time attending the awesome Aircooled show put on by Pat Long, Howie Idelson, and an increasingly busy Jeff Zwart. I made the trek to Los Angeles for Luft 3 before I even owned an aircooled car. I attended last year with my 912E in the parking lot. This year I applied to be in the show and wonder of wonders they selected it to be …
Continue to the full articleChristina Nielsen and Pat Long Battle on the Skidpad at the Porsche Experience Center
Bringing the thrill of motorsport to the residents of Los Angeles, the Porsche Experience Center in LA offers a variety of sights, sounds, and thrills for those who savor motorsport or simply have a few drops of motor oil in their veins. Guiding us through the staggering facilities of the Porsche Experience Center are two drivers who need no …
Continue to the full articleLuftgekühlt 5 Porsche Registration Sells Out in Just 15 Hours Of Ticket Sales
Within 15 hours of registration opening, and before the actual venue has even been announced, Luftgekühlt 5 has filled their rosters and marked all entry tickets as 'sold out'! While we do not know exactly how many Porsches have entered, the answer is sure to be 'a lot'. The show continues to grow with each passing year, and this April, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Most Significant Moments Of 2017
2017 was an interesting year for Porsche and fans of the brand. We had a great year of bringing you the most important Porsche news stories and entertainment, and thanks for reading along. Over the last twelve months, the Porsche community has grown in a big way with Porsche setting sales records seemingly every month, we've seen a big jump in …
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