What the heck is Luftgekühlt? For starters, that's the German word for "Air Cooled" (pronounced louft-guh-kewlt). In addition it's also the name of the Porsche world's coolest (pun intended) car shows. Last weekend Porsche factory racer (and one of the most dedicated Porsche enthusiasts, might I add) Patrick Long decided to host a gathering of the …
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TruSpeed is Down but Not Out of the 2012 Pirelli World Challenge Series
Heading north to Sonoma this weekend for the finale of the 2012 Pirelli World Challenge Series at Sears Point Raceway TruSpeed is in the hunt. While the factory Cadillac team mathematically clinched the driver’s and manufacturer’s championships two weeks ago at Mid-Ohio, the privateer TruSpeed team is aiming for 2nd place in the team and …
Continue to the full articleTruSpeed’s Lawson Aschenbach Might Just Be the Hardest Working Driver in Porsche Motorsports.
Update: Having missed qualifying for the Pirelli World Challenge race at the iconic Laguna Seca circuit in Monterey, CA, Lawson Aschenbach made up 11 places in the race to finish a strong 4th and hang tough in the championship race. Aschenbach, driving the #1 PrivacyStar / Entrust Porsche GT3, sat out qualifying because he was on the far side of …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Long’s Triumphant Return to the Pirelli World Challenge with TruSpeed Motorsports
In his return to the Pirelli World Challenge Series after having won the driver’s championship last year, Patrick Long clinched victory Saturday at at Miller Motorsports Park. Having won pole position, Long fell to second at the start, to the charging Cadillac of Johnny O’Connell. Long and O’Connell gapped the rest of the field for the first six …
Continue to the full articleTruSpeed Sees Success in IMSA GT3 with Sloan Urry and Tom Haacker
Just last week PorschePurist sponsor TruSpeed Motorsports announced their first season in the IMSA GT3 Challenge with full season entries for two separate cars driven by Sloan Urry and Tom Haacker. Both drivers started off the season in style this weekend. Sloan Urry finished 10th and 6th in races one and two and Tom Haacker finished 19th …
Continue to the full articleTruSpeed Continues Expansion with Two-Full Season Entries in IMSA GT3 Cup
Earlier this week, TruSpeed Motorsports announced the successful expansion of its motorsports division with two full season entries, Tom Haacker and Sloan Urry, in the IMSA GT3 Challenge Series. Coming off a successful year in 2011 as the Pirelli World Challenge GT champions, Truspeed's multi-year expansion plans are on track. “We had an …
Continue to the full articleTruspeed Results in Pirelli World Challenge at Long Beach
The TruSpeed Motorsports duo of Patrick Long and Rob Morgan finished a strong 5th and 6th today at round three of the 2011 Pirelli World Challenge. Long, driver of the #45 PrivacyStar Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, set a lap record in claiming his second pole position of the season with a 1:21.729, good for an 86.686 mph average speed. Morgan, driver of …
Continue to the full articlePatrick Long to Drive for TruSpeed Motorsports in the Pirelli World Challenge
Long time PorschePurist Sponsor and Pirelli World Challenge team TruSpeed Motorsports announced today that Porsche factory driver Patrick Long will take the wheel of the #45 Privacy Star Porsche GT3 Cup Car for the 2011 season. Long will kick off his new ride this weekend on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida during the World Challenge season …
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