For 2009’s Grand-Am Rolex 24 at Daytona champion Joerg Bergmeister, the love affair with motorsports began early. “Motorsport was a family thing,” Bergmeister tells us. “My grandfather was a motorcycle racer and my dad was a very successful driver.” Indeed, Joerg's grandfather was a Sachs factory motorcycle driver, and his father raced touring …
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Five Porsches Race for the Checkered Flag at Sebring
The Classic 12 Hours of Sebring is the traditional start to the American Le Man Series. This upcoming weekend's race (running for the 57th time on Saturday) is the oldest in the US and will field five (5) Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs in a hunt for the title. Five of the 450 hp 911 GT3 RSR contest the GT2 class at the season-opener of the race series …
Continue to the full articleWhy Does Everyone Pick on the Cayenne?
A couple of days ago, Edward Niedermeyer over at The Truth About Cars (TTAC) wrote a post titled "What’s Wrong With This Picture? Brand, What Brand?" The picture was the one shown below and was a linked to my original post reporting that Porsche had produced their 250,000th Cayenne. A pretty significant milestone. True to the nature of TTAC …
Continue to the full articlePorsche 917 Celebrates 40 Years of Victory
Anyone that's been reading this site since the beginning knows I'm a fan of the Porsche 917 (especially the Pink Pig). In fact, it's probably my most favorite Porsche of all time. In addition to its Le Mans wins, the 917 holds the record for highest average speed during the race (an incredible 222 km/h) and the highest top speed on the Mulsanne …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Chooses a Diesel to Mark Production of the 250,000th Cayenne
Say what you want about the Cayenne, but the numbers don't lie! Today marks the 250,000th Cayenne produced in their Leipzig, Germany plant since its introduction in 2002. Porsche chose a white, 6 cylinder, DIESEL PORSCHE CAYENNE (yes, that's right diesel) - that will be delivered to a customer in Austria - as the vehicle to mark the milestone. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Tapiro. I Found it!
No, it wasn't lost. It's just that I didn't know where it was, until now. Ever since I wrote my first post about the Porsche Tapiro I've become more and more curious about the car, it's brief but explosive history and what happened since its debut at the Turin Motor Show in 1970. Fortunately, I've had the opportunity to meet a great many Porsche …
Continue to the full articleRUF Greenster Revealed at Geneva
Big news from RUF at the Geneva Motor Show. Alois Ruf, founder and head of RUF Automobile, presented the final production version of the CTR-3, the Cayenne based Dakara and the RUF Greenster (their latest electric 911 based on the eRUF and a Porsche Targa). The New "Greenster" from Ruf based on the Original Porsche Targa and the eRuf Ruf …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Accidents on the Rise?
Has anyone else noticed what seems to be an uptick in the number of accidents involving Porsches? I subscribe to a number of different news services that update me on things happening in the world of Porsche and lately I've seen a lot of headlines that have to do with Porsches involved in traffic accidents; some minor, some not so minor. I …
Continue to the full articleBe Careful What you Wish For
When Andrew Blair turned his Porsche Boxster into a rolling resume his focus was to find a new employer and to do so quickly. Well, his ploy worked but it brought with it some unintended consequences. When we last heard from Mr. Blair he had just been "made redundant" as a construction project manager earning nearly $107,000 annually in Dubai. …
Continue to the full articleWhen is a Porsche not a Porsche?
Think it's a trick question? It's not. The answer is quite simple. A Porsche is not a Porsche when it's a PGO. According to their website, PGO Automobiles started its journey a little over twenty years ago with, in the driver's seat, two Car enthusiasts whose initials gave the name to the brand: Prévôt Gilles and Olivier. At the time, the …
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