Porsche has a long history of supplying racing GT-class sports cars to customer racing teams. That long history continued to pay off for the crested brand this weekend with a two-pronged customer attack on the IMSA GTLM and GTD categories with WeatherTech Racing and Pfaff Motorsports. While weather threatened to impact the two hour and forty minute …
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Turbo Vs. Naturally Aspirated: GT2 RS Clubsport Takes On GT3 Cup
Separated by 400 pounds and 235 horsepower, the comparison of these two is quite intriguing. When the chassis are fundamentally so similar, how does a little extra girth and a different power delivery alter the performances of two racing 911s? The environment plays a major role here. For one, the long straights of Road America obviously favor …
Continue to the full articleLeh Keen Proves the GT2 RS’ Potential With a New Record Lap
Earlier this year, we saw David Donohue send the latest GT2 RS around Road America in a staggering time of 2:15.17. Last week, IMSA ace and all-around hooligan Leh Keen took another GT2 RS around the four-mile circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin and slashed the previous record by a considerable margin. Like Donohue's car, Keen's machine wore the …
Continue to the full articleRide Onboard For Some Silky Smooth Laps in a Track-Spec 996 GT3 at Road America
With the right modifications, the 996 GT3 becomes a car that will sway the most skeptical, please the frigid, and bring out the best in the timid. Not that it was slow from the factory, but with some talented tuners and a skilled set of hands making the most out of the least loved of the GT lineup, we see that it—like every other member of its …
Continue to the full articlePorsche Destroyed Another Production Car Lap Record, This Time At Road America
Back in 2016 Dodge set the Viper ACR loose on tracks all across the country with the intent of setting track lap records. It was fast and successful in this endeavor, which got people talking about how fast the Viper ACR actually was. With 13 track records owned by the Viper at the time, Dodge had a lot to be proud of. Of course, some of those …
Continue to the full articleJim Pace Guides Us Around Road America in a Special Porsche 935
A talented racer and the world's fastest tour guide Jim Pace shows us how to handle a flamespitting 935 around the fast and unforgiving sweepers of Road America. The Wisconsin-based track is one of the most beautiful and storied circuits in North America. Pace has guided us through quick laps before, but this is one of the faster cars he's been …
Continue to the full articleTurbocharged 993 Silhouette Monster Duels with Modern 997 RSR
In a battle between homegrown, tuner-crazy ingenuity and strict precision mandated by strict category rules, we get a dazzling view into how two very differently-built 911s handle on a high-speed circuit. Under most circumstances, a Porsche 997 RSR, would never seem commonplace. However, the way the silver 993 Turbo in this video performs, at …
Continue to the full articleLeh Keen Hustles a Firebreathing 935 Against Vipers, ‘Vettes, and More
The tall talent from Georgia is at it once again, and this time he's behind the wheel of a Kremer 935 K3, which spits out a staggering 800 horses in archetypically-turbocharged fashion. Leh Keen is a master of manhandling the rear-engined racing car and is no stranger to opposite lock or minimizing understeer, and when up against better balanced …
Continue to the full articleMy Favorite Corners. What and Where are Yours?
It’s been a little while since my last blog when I gave up some secrets on how to qualify well. This time I thought I would share some aspects about my favorite corners at Road America. We just finished a very exciting weekend for Rounds 8, 9 and 10 of the IMSA Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama. A massive pileup at our previous event …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results and Pictures in the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship at Road America
Just two weeks after the new 911 RSRs first victory at Lime Rock, Porsche claimed a second place finish at Road America. After a hard-fought race, the #912 finished just six tenths of a second behind the leading Ford GT of Dirk Müller and Joey Hand. Following its victory at Lime Rock, the #911 car achieved an eighth place finish after a collision …
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