Carwash Collapses. Carrera Cabriolet Crushed - Porsche Returned 8-Years After It Was Stolen + 14

Published: Tue, 05/19/15

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Track Attack: How Does A 1972 911 Hot Rod Compare To A 918 Spyder?
Track Comparison
In the summer of 2014 pro-driver Randy Pobst piloted a Porsche 918 to a 1-minute 23.5 second lap at Willow Springs raceway, the fastest lap ever on that track for a production car. Jack Olsen, who some of you may remember from the videos we've shown you featuring his Porsche and his garage, claims Big Willow as his home track.  Interested to see how his hot rod '72 911 would compare to Randy's time with the 918 Jack took his camera and his data logger to the track. The results are quite remarkable.
Team Falken Tire Announces They Are Leaving The Tudor United Sports Car Championship
Team Falken Tire Porsche #17 retiring
In a surprise and disappointing move to many fans, 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. Here's what they had to say.
14 Minutes Of 1st Person Porsche Rally Insanity
Rally Insanity
It takes a certain special courage to race a 911 at high speeds along narrow roads and paths over the hills and through the woods of your typical european rally course.  This video, featuring rally Champ Ruben Zeltner and his wife Petra, gives an unforgettable perspective showing exactly what it's like. Watch for yourself and enjoy.
Porsche's World Wide Sales By Country For April 2015

Porsche's march toward 200,000 cars sold annually takes another step in the right direction with their April results. Details in this post.
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Details On Porsche's Track Precision App
Porsche Track Precision App
Data logging and lap analysis are some of the best ways to improve your speed and times on the track. Porsche's new Track Precision app integrates with the software already present in certain GT models and uses your own smartphone's camera to create a video record complete with various driving data that takes analyzing lap times to a whole new level.  Details are in this post.
The Last Turn
Leonard Turner The Last Turn Volume 14
Every other week "The Last Turn" features one amazing photograph after the other from the archives of legendary Porsche photographer Leonard Turner.  Each photo is accompanied by a story explaining where Leonard was and what was happening at the time the photo was made.  In this week's installment Leonard explains why this Porsche GT1 looks like it's the only car in the race.
Porsche Returned To Owner 8-Years After It Was Stolen
Michele benson stolen porsche 914
It's every Porsche owner's worst nightmare. You grab your keys with thoughts of a spirited drive only to find your beloved Porsche is missing, stolen from your own garage or driveway. You report it to the police and DMV and hope for the best, but other than a few "found by the internet" type stories the longer your car is gone, the longer your odds of getting it back become. Learn how this Porsche owner beat the odds 8-years out.
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Porsche Cartoon Volume 22
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RM Sotheby's Previews A Carrera RS Lightweight For Their Villa Erba Sale This Month 
Porsche 911 RS Lightweight for sale RM sothebys
This 911 RS Lightweight is definitely rare and desirable.  However, this example has a few "minor" modifications that make it slightly less than original (e.g. the owner added passenger side mirror has been photoshopped out of the picture above).  RM Sotheby's has a pretty high estimate on this Porsche? Is it worth it? Check out the details in this post and you decide.   
This Is The All New 911 GT3 R
Porsche 911 GT3 R
Porsche says it's lighter, faster and more economical (it's all relative) and it's definitely needed from a competition standpoint. Check out all the specs, pictures, price and video in this post.
Hans-Peter Porsche Rejoins Porsche SE's Supervisory Board

Porsche Automobil Holding SE held their general meeting earlier in the month and announced some changes to their supervisory board.  We explain the reason for the changes in this post.
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Magnus Walker At London's Legendary Ace Café
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Previewing The Porsches of Bonhams' Spa Classic Collection
Porsche for sale bonhams
Bonhams' Spac Classic auction is coming up this weekend and include in their large mix of fantastic lots are 9 Porsches worth looking at.  We've highlighted four of them, and provided some details and estimates on the other five, in this post.
Collision Causes Carwash Collapse. Carrera Cabriolet Crushed
Porsche crushed at carwash
Some days you're the bug and some days you're the windshield.  Depending on your point of view, this Porsche, or more precisely its owner, could be either.  We'll let you decide after reading the details and seeing the video in this story. 
Magnus Walker's Latest Video: Midnight Rambler
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Introducing The Porsche Carrera And Boxster Black Editions
Porsche Boxster Black Edition
Porsche announced their latest special editions of the 911 and Boxster: the Black Edition.  We have details, pictures and pricing on both in this post.