Porsche 911 racing customers showed competitive flashes during today’s Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, the opening round of the 2011 American Le Mans Series, but, when the checkered flag fell, there was disappointment among the Porsche faithful in the crowd of more than 100,000 in perfect weather at Sebring International Raceway in Central …
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Sebring Pre-Race Experience Notes
Here's an unedited recap of our notes from the first two days before the 59th Mobil1 12 Hours of Sebring THURSDAY Two hour trip up route 27 through the orange groves of central Florida. Arrive at the track and make our way to Registration where we pick up media passes and coveted "Paddock Parking" pass. Amazed at how hard it is to find …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Panamera Joins the Cayenne as Official ALMS Safety Car
The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón used the 59th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Presented by Fresh From Florida to unveil the Porsche Panamera Turbo as the official safety vehicle of the series. Carrying a 4.8-liter, twin turbocharged V8 with 500 horsepower, the Panamera Turbo will be perfectly suited to handle any …
Continue to the full articleHighlights from Porsche’s Short Financial Year
Porsche changed their fiscal year to match the calendar year. As a result, they just reported year-end number for the fiscal/financial year of August 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010. While the release doesn't discuss profit, it does detail some interesting production and sales numbers. Matthias Müller, Porsche AG’s Chairman of the Executive …
Continue to the full articleJerry Seinfeld’s 2004 Porsche Carrera GT is For Sale
Another car from the collection of celebrity Porschephile Jerry Seinfeld is up for sale. While the advertisement for this 2004 Carrera GT at Canepa Design simply says "celebrity owned", a brief perusal of the pictures included with the listing provide a fairly obvious paper trail proving this Porsche's provenance. Will Celebrity Provenance …
Continue to the full articleListen to the Sounds of Racing from the Rolex 24 at Daytona
One of the first things that attracted us to sports car racing (besides the cars of-course) was the sound. We've said it before, and we'll say it again, how can you not like a sport that you can hear well before you can see it. The cacophony of sounds you experience at a road racing event like Rolex 24 must be experienced to appreciate. However, …
Continue to the full articleA Video Look at Porsche and Hurley Haywood’s History at Daytona
A little over three hours into the 2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway Porsche is giving their fans a great show. However, with more than 20 + hours remaining it's a little too early to get excited or make predictions. Regardless, Porsche is far and away the dominant manufacturer in this race (with 15 race cars entered between the DP …
Continue to the full articleHere’s a Porsche Related Web-Site You Should Be Paying More Attention Too
A little over three (3) years ago, when we first started FlatSixes.com, we were one of just a few online resources dedicated specifically to Porsche (excluding the well known forums of course). Since then we've seen more Porsche sites than we can count pop into existence. Most of these new sites have either disappeared or were left unattended and …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Surprises in DP Qualifying and Fights back from a TKO in GT
P1 in a 24 hour race doesn't meant too much with regard to race results. There's just way too much that can happen over the course of the race. However, it does provide additional confidence in car, driver and team when you break the qualifying record lap. With a time of 1:40.099 (128.033 mph) Porsche factory driver Joerg Bergmeister …
Continue to the full articleWhich Manufacturer Has the Most Entries at the Rolex 24 at Daytona?
I know, not really a tough question. Given where you're reading this post, I'm sure you guessed; it's Porsche. Out of the 49 entries for this weekend's Rolex 24, 15 of them are from our beloved marque (1 DP and 14 911 GT3 Cup Racers). Check out the wing on this Rolex 24 TRG entry from Guardian Angel Motorsports. Is there any significance …
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