The Porsche Purist team sat down with Farnbacher Loles driver Dirk Werner last summer at Mid-Ohio, one of the foremost race tracks in the Midwest (and, arguably, the U.S.) It was a hot day, yet Werner was still fresh after coming off his practice session in the #87 Farnbacher Loles Porsche. We had first met Dirk informally at Watkins Glen, …
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We first introduced you to Guardian Angel Motorsports last year after a chance online meeting with the founders, Linda and Bruce Ledoux. As it turned out, John and I only live a few towns apart from Linda and Bruce and share a number of mutual friends along with a passion for Porsche and membership in the PCA. We finally had the chance to meet …
Continue to the full articleStrong Porsche Contingent in Florida at Rolex 24
As title defender and the most successful manufacturer in the history of the Daytona 24 hour race, Porsche returns to the long distance classic in Florida on the last weekend in January with yet another strong line-up. Spearheading the con-tingent is the Porsche Riley of Brumos Racing, who last year pocketed the 21st over-all victory for Porsche. …
Continue to the full article5 of 10 Porsche Factory Drivers Have a Home for 2010. What About the Rest?
Friday proved to be a busy day for the Porsche PR department. If you missed all the news here's a quick recap: In the American Le Mans series, Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) will defend their championship title with Flying Lizard Motorsports in the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Alongside their teammates, Darren Law and Seth …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Motorsport Terminology 101: Part 1
So, you’ve decided it’s time to take the plunge and watch car racing on television. You flip on the SPEED channel and there is some kind of road racing going on. Many cars turn right and left and up and down; there are blind entries and exits, off camber turns and sometimes all of the above on the same corner. You recognize a BMW, perhaps a …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Motorsport Newsletter 2009: Volume 7
If you’re not able to keep up with each Porsche Motorsport post here on FlatSixes.com and would prefer a brief synopsis of what’s happening in the world of Porsche Motorsport, there is no better way to stay in touch than by reviewing the monthly Porsche Motorsport Newsletter. Filled with interesting facts and figures about past and upcoming races, …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Prepares for Grand-Am Series, round 8, in Birmingham, Alabama
After four wins this season, the Porsche pilots Dirk Werner (Germany) and Leh Keen (USA) travel to the eighth round of the American Grand-Am Series in the Barber Motorsports Park as clear leaders. With the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup fielded by Farnbacher Loles Racing, they are determined to continue their success streak in the GT class on Sunday on the …
Continue to the full articleA Quick Look at Porsche’s Motorsport Accomplishments
When Ferdinand Porsche first said “I couldn’t find the sports car of my dreams so I built it myself, he couldn’t possibly have known how well that statement would stand the test of time. Today, more than 60 years later, I find myself more and more entrenched in the world of Porsche motorsports each and every day. I’m fascinated with the history …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Road Rally in Russia
I'm not sure that Russia is the safest place for Porsche owners given the recent hi-profile car jacking of Russian body guard Anna Loginova. None the less, according to reports from various Russian news sources it would appear that the government of the Altai Republic may be sparing no expense to attract the well know German sports car Marque, and …
Continue to the full articleWith new Release Porsche Improves on the Already Great GT3 RSR
It's tough to improve on perfection, but Porsche seems to have done it again with the newest release of their already mighty GT3 RSR. Singificant Improvements include: Significant improvement to front-end aerodynamics Extensive Suspension upgrade to improve handling and grip New Transmission derived from the RS Spyder …
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