A simple driving workshop 40 years ago laid the foundation for today’s Porsche Sport Driving School. It was prompted by the premiere of the high-powered 911 Turbo at the Paris Motor Show in 1974. Even before sales got underway, Porsche engineers and dealers realized that practice was needed to drive the new top model at high speeds safely. The …
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Here’s What 40 Years Of Porsche Sports Driving School Looks Like
1974 was a very special year. The launch of the first 911 Turbo and another successful idea: the Porsche Sport Driving School. Take a look back at 40 years of improving driving performance and safety, lap by lap. Other Porsche Blog Posts You Will Enjoy 5 Things I Learned at the Porsche Sport Driving School The Porsche Human Performance …
Continue to the full article‘Cool Hunting’ Shows What It’s Like To Ice Drive At Camp4 Canada
The access we're afforded from publishing FLATSIXES.com has allowed us to check off a lot of items on our Porsche bucket list. We've met and socialized with lots of famous Porsche owners and drivers. We've attended Daytona and Sebring (and we're headed to Le Mans this spring), driven Porsche's in Dubai, along the Pacific Coast Highway and on the …
Continue to the full articleDoes a Porsche GT3 RS 4.0 Really Have a Cup Holder?
Porsche's marketing team has been on a tear these past few weeks with regard to social media. It seems like a day doesn't go by where a new video isn't posted to Porsche's YouTube channel. Today's video features Porsche factory driver Patrick Long on his "morning commute" to deliver coffee to Hurley Haywood in a Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 If …
Continue to the full articleCan a Porsche Cayenne Really Handle Off-Road Driving?
Turns out the Cayenne likes to surprise people. It looks like an SUV, but it sure doesn’t drive like your average SUV. It looks like a big car, but it corners like a sports car. It may seem heavy, but it doesn’t behave as if it is, and because of those beautiful brakes, it sure doesn’t stop that way. And just when you start believing it’s a fancy …
Continue to the full articleIs the Porsche Boxster a “Girl’s” Car?
Last week FlatSixes.com was invited to Birmingham, Alabama to the Porsche Sport Driving School to experience Porsche's PDK transmission at its best (both on the road and on the track). The two day event consisted of a 200 mile Time, Speed, Distance type rally and then a day of on-course driving instruction in a variety of PDK equipped …
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