With a sonorous spin up of its 4-liter naturally aspirated flat six, José Silvino Pires' 911 GT3 R racer blasts a small layer of rear tire rubber into smoke and blasts away from the start line of the Rampa da Falperra hillclimb. This car started life as a specially prepped race car built for the GT3 class of international sports car racing. Porsche …

Back in October of 1972, nearly fifty years ago, Porsche unveiled the car that would set into motion one of the most highly revered lineups of track cars any automaker has ever built. For Porsche fanatics, the letters R and S, when combined, conjure dreams of high-rev flat six engines, high grip, more downforce, lightweight bodywork, and incredible …

Earlier this year Ken Block, the Head Hoonigan, competed in the East Africa Safari Rally in a Tuthill-prepped Porsche 911. This custom competition build is based on a 1978 Porsche 911 SC 3-liter, and it carried Ken and co-driver Alex Gelsomino for nine days of competition across 5,000 kilometers. This is certainly a cool-looking machine that pays …

Going into the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring, Porsche had to have been cautiously optimistic. There were a total of eight 911 GT3 Rs taking the green flag for the endurance race from some of the most effective customer teams in the world stacked with some of the greatest driver lineups. To get to the end of the race with six of those cars failing to …