Sebring is happening in just a matter of hours, and one of our favorite Porsche hot-shoes, Patrick Long, will be hopping behind the wheel of this day-glo green and chrome 911 for a chance at GTD class victory. With a little luck, and a lot of great driving, the team could come out at the front of the class after 12 hours of non-stop, heart-pounding …
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Buy Some Porsche Motorsport Memorabilia To Benefit The Justin Wilson Fund!
Thanks to some very generous donations from a few Porsche drivers over the last few days, there are a bunch of new P-car centric listings in the Justin Wilson Memorial Charity Auction over on eBay. There are a small handful of Le Mans race suits that really need to join your Porsche collection. And there's the added benefit of it being for a good …
Continue to the full article14 Of Porsche’s Most Significant Moments Of 2014
1. 919 Program Finds Success Competing head-to-head with sports prototype racing giants like Audi and Toyota is no mean feat, and Porsche can legitimately say that they put up a significant effort in 2014. Considering that this was the first year of the program, they should be quite happy with their results and proud of their accomplishments. …
Continue to the full articleDriving The Cars Of ‘Porsche Unexpected’ With Magnus Walker And Patrick Long
The folks at e-garage always seems to be able to produce some excellent video, and this one, shot earlier this year in Monterey, California with Pat Long and Magnus Walker, is no exception. The Ingram collection brought out some of their most famous 911s, including a 911R, and Magnus' ST/R that they bought at Monterey in 2013. The video, however, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Does The Texas Two-Step With TUSCC At COTA
It was the penultimate round of the TUDOR United Sports Car Championship, and Porsche was set to pull out all of the stops in order to secure a prime finish. Rather than their regular two-car entry of the 911 and 912 cars, Porsche entered a third factory-effort GTLM class 911 RSR for Fred Makowiecki and Patrick Pilet, the number 910. With a total …
Continue to the full articleVisiting Patrick Long’s Luftgekühlt With Magnus Walker, Patrick Dempsey And Chad McQueen
What the heck is Luftgekühlt? For starters, that's the German word for "Air Cooled" (pronounced louft-guh-kewlt). In addition it's also the name of the Porsche world's coolest (pun intended) car shows. Last weekend Porsche factory racer (and one of the most dedicated Porsche enthusiasts, might I add) Patrick Long decided to host a gathering of the …
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