When GRAND-AM and the American Le Mans Series merged ahead of the 2014 season, the new rules structure meant that it was time for a brand new Porsche 911 for the GT racing scene. Based on the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Porsche Motorsport introduced the 470 hp -"GT America" in August of 2013, well before the IMSA GTD Class ("GT Daytona") rules were …
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Patrick Long Gets New Pirelli World Challenge Ride After Effort Racing Suspends Season
Early last week Effort Racing announced they would be suspending the remainder of their 2016 Pirelli World Cup Season leaving Michael Lewis and Patrick Long without a ride. Respectively, the two stand fourth and fifth in the championship after winning three of the first seven races of the season. Effort explained their departure as …
Continue to the full articleCheck out the Luftgekühlt YouTube Channel
By now if you're a Porsche fan and you're not familiar with Patrick Long and Howie Idelson's Luftgekühlt get together there's something wrong. If you need a refresher on the flavor of the show or what it's all about you can see our coverage of the first three events listed below: Photos and interviews from the inaugural Luftgekühlt Photos …
Continue to the full articleWant To Drive For Porsche? You Can Apply Online Starting May 1st!
Yes, I'm sure you all want to be the next Patrick Long or Mark Webber. However, there's a better than average chance you're too old. But not your kids! Starting May 1st, Porsche will begin accepting online applications for their Porsche Junior program at www.porsche.com/juniorprogramme. Started in 1997, the Junior program has shaped …
Continue to the full articleThe Driving Lessons With the 911 R Are Complete. Here’s the Grand Finale
For the past month we've followed two Porsche enthusiasts, Jack and Elvan, as Patrick Long instructed them in a series of driving lessons using the new 911 R as their platform. We learned the perfect seating position, how to correct for understeer and oversteer, the importance of heel-toe shifting and how to find the perfect line. Now, with the …
Continue to the full article70 Beautiful, Hi-Res Pictures From Luftgekühlt 3
As most of you know, this past weekend was the 3rd gathering known as Luftgekühlt. The brainchild of Patrick Long and Howie Idelson, the event is quickly becoming one of the best and most interesting Porsche specific shows in the world. When I arrived at the show, just before 8:00 am, I was talking with Chad McQueen as we walked into where the …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Long Explains The Fastest Way Through A Corner
In order to understand a lot of what Patrick explains in the video below you have to have a rudimentary understanding of certain motorsport terms. If you don't know what Patrick means by "the line", "apex", "turn-in", etc. then take a minute to read our Motorsports 101 primer, then come back. For those of you already familiar with these terms, …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Long Explains The Importance Of Proper Heel-Toe Shifting
We're on to the 3rd installment of the driver training part of Porsche's Driving Challenge contest. In part one (1) Patrick explained how to set the proper seating position in your Porsche. Part two (2) was all about understeer and oversteer. In today's installment Patrick takes Jack and Elvin through the importance of Heel-Toe Shifting. This …
Continue to the full articleThe 2016 12 Hours Of Sebring On Twitter For Porsche Fans
Porsche won the 12 Hours of Sebring last year in the GTD class with Team Seattle/Heart of Racing. Hopefully one of Porsche's excellent teams, both new and old, can rally from a few close-but-no-champagne finishes at Daytona to take the top step at Sebring. Sadly, one of the fan favorites, Magnus has left Porsche after many years racing 911s to move …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Long Explains How To Correct For Understeer and Oversteer
Porsche's "Driving Challenge" contest is well underway and the two lucky participants have completed their driver training with Patrick Long. In the first segment, Patrick taught them (and us) how to set the perfect seating position for driving our Porsches on the track or street. In today's video we learn more about understeer and oversteer …
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