Put one of the most potent Porsche street cars in the hands of a formidable talent like Mike Skeen, and you get a first-rate demonstration of driving brilliance. The Blancpain, World Challenge, and Trans Am ace gets to terms quickly with the turbocharged monster on a truncated version of Virginia International Raceway, where the abundance of slow …
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Porsche’s Pictures and Results In the USCC at VIR
If every race in IMSA was a victory for Porsche, the series would be thoroughly un-interesting. After recent strong performances at Lime Rock and Elkhart Lake, the most recent round at VIR resulted in 7th and 8th place finishes for the Porsche GT Team. Because of VIR's layout, with several very long straights, the Porsche 911 RSR's lower top speed …
Continue to the full articleResults and Pictures From the Pirelli World Challenge at VIR
VIR welcomed Pirelli World Challenge racing back to the hills of Virginia for the first time since 2010. Heavy rains early in the week gave way to perfect warm and sunny weather for race weekend. The format for this weekend’s PWI races is unique. The 60-minute sprint races scheduled for Saturday and Sunday come with 2-drivers per car and a rule …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results and Pictures In The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at VIR
Round 9 of the 11 race IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship took place at Virginia International Raceway this past weekend. Through the grueling heat, Porsche works drivers Earl Bamber and Frédéric Makowiecki kept cool heads and managed to clinch third place on the podium. For Porsche, this marks the first podium result in the series since May …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures And Results From Virginia International Raceway
Porsche has scored their third GTLM win in a row following the Oak Tree Grand Prix at VIR Sunday afternoon. It was a valiant fight by Nick Tandy and Patrick Pilet in their Porsche 911 RSR, and they made their salary worth the cost this weekend. With their third victory in a row, Porsche has now moved into first in the team's standings for the …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Pictures And Results In The USCC At The Oak Tree Grand Prix
Stop reading now if you don't want any spoilers as there are a number of them and they come fairly quickly this week. After what seems like a long dry spell Porsche found themselves once again back on the podium. This time, however, it wasn't a factory team collecting a trophy. Instead, it was Team Falken Tire in their 911 RSR who took a second …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Results And Pictures In The ALMS At VIR
In a race that will most likely be remembered for the spectacular crash vs. the race itself, Porsche's GT customer team, CORE autosport, managed its best finish for the season. Read the full Porsche GT and GTC race report after the gallery. Click on any image for a larger version. once done, simply click on the "x" in the top left corner to return …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Vicious Wreck Sends Porsche Airborne At VIR
This is the second Porsche flying through the air we've seen in as little as two weeks. Eduardo Cisneros and Marco Holzer were battling through the esses at VIR when contact between the two sent them both on off-track excursions and Cisneros' Porsche airborne. The video below was captured from almost head on as the camera man watches two Porsches …
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