Endurance racing is as much a testament to driver skill as it is to the mechanical longevity of the machines participating. Normally seen as a race of attrition, the 53rd running of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona was no different. At least 17 of the 53 race cars that took the green flag failed to take the checkered one. While barely half of the 12 …
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Set Your DVR. Fox Sports 1 To Broadcast Rolex Monterey Reunion Special
Getting out to the Monterey peninsula for car week in August should be on the bucket list for most Porsche enthusiast. The Porsche specific events are plentiful and the historic racing is something that must be seen to be appreciated. However, we realize that for a lot of people getting to the event just isn't going to happen, whatever the …
Continue to the full articleBrumos Racing Breaks New Ground at the Circuit of Americas
In six decades of racing, there isn’t much that Brumos Racing hasn’t seen, and there aren’t many US road courses that the Jacksonville, FL-based team hasn’t visited. However, the 2nd round of Rolex Series competition for 2013 will offer Brumos the rare opportunity to break new ground as they make their racing debut at Austin’s Circuit of the …
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 …
Continue to the full articleTRG Adds a Fifth Entry to 2011 Rolex 24
TRG, together with Nadeau Motorsports, filed a fifth entry for the 49th running of the Grand-Am Rolex Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No.16 Rolex 24 Hour at Daytona. The No. 53 TRG/Nadeau Motorsports/North American League/Porsche team is comprised of Bob Doyle, Jim Michaelian, Coulter Mulligan, Dr. Joe Castellano and Ken Dobson. TRG …
Continue to the full articlePorsche at the Rolex 24 at Daytona Facts and Figures
Overall Wins: 22 (first in 1968; most recent in 2009 and 2010) Class Wins: 72 (includes Daytona Continental races starting in 1962; 24 hr. races started in 1966. Porsche 911 Wins: 38 Overall and Class Victories Initial Overall Win: 1968 GT Class Wins: 27 SGS Class wins (class ran only in 2004): …
Continue to the full articleStop-and-Go Penalty Costly to Porsche in Rolex Grand-Am
MONTEREY, CA (May 17) – A stop-and-go penalty for jumping a restart was very costly to Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard (Germany) and his Penske Porsche Riley teammate Romain Dumas (France) Sunday during the Verizon Wireless Festival of Speed, the fourth race of the 2009 Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Cask No. …
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