Sports car, rally, Formula One, and endurance racing legend Quick Vic Elford passed away on Sunday, March 13th. Aged 86, the motorsport phenom succumbed to his prostate cancer after over a year of battling with the vicious disease. Elford touched many Porsche fans' lives over the decades, as he remained a life-long ambassador for the brand with …
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This Classic Documentary Follows Porsche at Sebring and the Targa Florio 1972
The roar of engines set to sub-standard audio and an authentic script has the ability to mesmerize any petrolhead. Add in the familiar punchy twang of Mario Andretti and the soothing tones of Vic Elford, then top it off with an award-winning soundtrack, and you've got a classic racing documentary that will please any watcher with a drop of oil in …
Continue to the full articleVic Elford to Speak at the Blackhawk Museum in March
UPDATE: We first saw the announcement for this show during the first week in January. Since then, the museum has removed information about the event. We're not quite sure what's going on, but once we get in-touch with someone, we'll update this page. For now, we found the video below. It's a recording of the last time Vic gave this presentation in …
Continue to the full articleRide Onboard This Ex-Targa Florio Porsche 908/3 For A Lap Of Sonoma Raceway
The Porsche world's favorite potato-chip-magnate-turned-vintage-racer, Cameron Healy, is among the coolest people in the world, and he has a serious love of Porsche. He's been working with Rod Emory on a number of projects recently, including the full restoration of Porsche's 1951 Le Mans-winning 356SL and subsequent preparation for the Pebble …
Continue to the full articleListen To Porsche Sound Nacht 2017
This is Porsche's seventh annual Sound Nacht, and every year the event gets more and more interesting. Porsche wheels excellent examples of their motorsport and road car history to play an auditory experience for the gathered crowds. Hosted at the Porsche museum, across the street from the factory, Sound Nacht plays host to hundreds who gather to …
Continue to the full articleWind In Your Hair: Driving the 718 Cayman and Boxster GTS with Dario Franchitti and CJ Wilson
I understand that this site was once called Porsche Purist. I am not from that crowd. My affection for the transaxle cars is well documented, and I've always preferred the 356 to the 911. When I heard that the Boxster and Cayman were going to flat-four power, I was bothered less than most. When I ultimately heard the cars, however, I found them a …
Continue to the full articleThe 20 Best Porsches We Saw In Monterey
We literally saw thousands of Porsches this weekend in Monterey. It was a case of overload, for sure. Everywhere you looked, there was something rare and amazing. It's hard not to get distracted by all of the myriad goings on and happenings. We managed to narrow our Porsche picks down to just twenty, so here they are, our favorite Porsches that we …
Continue to the full article5 Minutes Of Pure Porsche 718 RS 60 Hillclimb Bliss
A few weeks ago Petrolicious featured a video showcasing the connection between Porsche's new 718 and the original. They did so in their typical cinematic fashion and even recruited Porsche great Derek Bell to costar with the 718 RS that won the Targa Florio back in 1960. It was a fantastic story and even better video. If you haven't watched it …
Continue to the full articleFrom One Living Legend To Another: Derek Bell on the Porsche 718
"It wants you to drive the hell out of it;" strong words from a man who knows a thing or two about Porsche racing cars. Legendary Porsche racer Derek Bell got behind the wheel of Jo Bonnier and Hans Hermann's Targa Florio-winning Porsche 718 from 1960 for the latest Petrolicious feature, and took the car back to the famous mountain circuit in …
Continue to the full articleFerkel The Nein-11 vs. The 908/14
When life gives you LeMons, make racecars! Life is weird sometimes. A couple of months ago, I mentioned how awesome I thought it would be to pit the two most well known San Francisco Bay Area based Porsche LeMons cars against each other in a tongue-in-cheek 'battle royale' with a journalist hot-shoe at the wheel [note: I'm a warm-shoe at …
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