That was the comment from one YouTube user after watching the video below featuring Peter Dumbreck in Falken's 911 GT3 R during the recent Nürburgring 24 Hour race. Reminiscent of Leh Keen's "Rain Dance" during the 2013 race, Dumbreck's Porsche, clad with Falken tires presumably, just seems to push ever ahead making pass after pass despite what …
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FALKEN To Continue Racing With Porsche
When Team Falken Tire announced their departure from the then Tudor United Sports Car Championship many long time fans were heartbroken. Not only were we losing the only customer team to run a 911 RSR and a pair of exceptional drivers (Bryan Sellers and Wolf Henzler), we were also losing one of our favorite liveries. While it was known in some …
Continue to the full articleBryan Sellers’ Top 5 Moments Of Rennsport Reunion V
Monterey, California – I know everyone has taken time to check out the great coverage of Rennsport Reunion V here on FLATSIXES.com. If you haven’t, go do that now! If you are on this web site, you owe it to yourself to read all about this incredible event from all the perspectives FLATSIXES.com is presenting it! Here, I wanted to offer my thoughts …
Continue to the full articleHere’s What All The Buttons On The Porsche 911 RSR Control
One thing that is constantly viewed by people, but very rarely talked about, is the steering wheel and the ergonomics of a racecar. Ergonomics and driver comfort are disciplines that are constantly evolving. In the 10-years I've been racing professionally, I have seen massive changes in steering wheel layouts, as well as instrument panels, inside …
Continue to the full articleTake A Lap In The Team Falken Tire 911 RSR With Bryan Sellers
The Tudor United Sports Car Championship is in Canada this weekend for round 8 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. Climb aboard with FLATSIXES.com contributor Bryan Sellers as he takes the Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 RSR on a lap around the circuit. …
Continue to the full articleThe 6 Stages Of Race Tire Testing
Testing in motorsports can be related to “practice” in other sports. However, there is one main difference in motorsports: “practice” is extremely expensive and therefore, to save us from ourselves, limited by rules. That places a huge importance on being efficient with your testing program. For every test we do we have a detailed plan that lays …
Continue to the full articleThe 7 Most Commonly Used Terms By Porsche 911 Race Car Drivers
About the author: Bryan Sellers has been a Falken Tire factory driver for seven years. As one of the elite American sports car racers, the Braselton, Georgia-resident has driven the No. 17 Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 RSR (and its predecessor the 911 GT3 RSR) to GT class victories at Mid-Ohio (American Le Mans Series, 2011), Baltimore (ALMS, 2011, …
Continue to the full articleTeam Falken Tire Announces They Are Leaving The Tudor United Sports Car Championship
In a surprise and disappointing move, the only Porsche customer team in the IMSA Tudor United Sports Car Championship running the 911 RSR chassis – Team Falken Tire Racing – announced it will withdraw from the series at the end of the 2015 season. President and CEO of Falken Tire Richard Smallwood said, “While we’re concluding what’s been a very …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Long To Race With Team Falken Tire
Late last year it was announced that Patrick Long, Porsche's only American factory driver, would be spending his entire season racing in the WEC GTE-Am class alongside Patrick Dempsey in his Dempsey Proton Racing Porsche. While I was excited at the prospect of seeing Patrick and Patrick together, I think they make a great team, I was severely …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results And Pictures At Petit Le Mans
What a weekend! The end of the inaugural season of the Tudor United Sports Car Championship ended on a high note for Porsche. After a strong start to the season with wins at both Daytona and Sebring, the new Porsche factory team and the 991 based RSR seemed to flounder. From mechanical issues, to team issues, to bad officiating, the season never …
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