Behind The Scenes At Le Mans With Michelin - 20 Fascinating Facts About Porsche's 17th Overall Le Mans Win + 11

Published: Tue, 06/30/15

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Behind The Scenes At Le Mans With Michelin
Michelin Tire operations at Le Mans
How many tires do you think Michelin brought with them to support their teams at Le Mans? How big was their paddock? How many tire engineers came along for the ride?  Did you know every single race tire is leased for the duration of the event rather than owned by the team using them?  Our own Roger Garbow traveled to Le Mans this year and he found the answers to all those questions, and much more, during a private, behind the scenes tour of Michelin's operations at Le Mans.
Do Porsche's PTV Plus, Sport Chrono and PDCC Option Really Make A Performance Difference?
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Porsche has an alphabet soup of options available on the 911. Chassis control options include Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV Plus), Porsche Sports Chrono Package and Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC).  What does each one do?  How do they work together? Do they really make a difference in performance?  Check out this video of 3 Porsche 911s, each fitted with one, two or all three of these options, as they run identical laps to see which car performs best.
Porsche's Results At Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
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No spoilers here.  However, once you click through, you'll know who won, who didn't and everything in between. Check out the results of the 93rd running of Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in this post.
Long Layover? Drive A Porsche!
Porsche First Class Excitement
Back in 2013 Lufthansa and Porsche joined forces to chauffeur passengers between terminals and flights at the Frankfurt airport (similar to the arrangement Porsche has with Delta in certain US airports). Following that, they started offering a "Porsche First Class Excitement" option that allowed certain passengers to utilize their downtime by getting behind the wheel of a 911 or Panamera. This week, Porsche announced that Lufthansa is expanding their Porsche based offerings into Munich. More details in this post.
What We're Reading Right Now
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Karl Ludvigsen just had his publisher ship us a copy of this book a few weeks ago. We're only about 1/2 way through and we can already tell you'll love it. It's a look at Porsche in a different light. How did he contribute to Germany's military might and how did he work in the environment imposed upon him? Nearly 300 pages long it's everything we've come to expect from Ludvigsen: richly research and well illustrated with more than 200 pictures and drawings. Get your copy on Amazon for $37.95.
Reader Submitted Pictures
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This week's reader submitted photo isn't a photo at all. Instead, it's a great little video made by FLATSIXES.com reader Barrett Loose and his love for his '89 Targa.  Barrett's vid is a montage of popular movie clips craftily spliced together with shots of his '89 Porsche.  We found it to be enjoyable and well done.  FYI, parts of this video may be NSFW.

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Why Are Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Vintage Race Cars Out In The Rain?  Leonard Turner Explains In This Week's "The Last Turn" 
Porsches in rain at Rennsport
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 all these incredible vintage Porsche racecars are getting drenched in a Florida deluge.
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Porsche's Pictures Results In The TUSCC At Watkins Glen
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Another week and another race.  As usual, we won't spoil it for you here, but be prepared, as soon as you click through you'll know immediately who won and how they did it.  Click here for Porsche's full race report and pictures.
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This Is Singer's Simply Stunning 911 Targa
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Okay, so it's hard to tell it's a Targa from the picture above.  But would you look at that rear-end?  Wow!  I want almost every Porsche I ever see.  However, this is the first time I would consider selling everything I own to get one.  Click here to see the rest of the pictures and learn more details about this very special 911 Targa reimagined by Singer Vehicle Design. 
Jeff Zwart & Other Porsche Drivers Discuss The Challenges Of The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
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Jeff Zwart, David Donner, Fred Veitech and even Randy Pobst (driving a Nissan GT-R this season) explain how the road to the top of Pikes Peak is a "living organism" that grows and shrinks and changes from year to year despite being completely paved.  How do you deal with those changes over 12.5 miles and changing weather conditions. See what they had to say in this video. 
20 Fascinating Facts & Figures About Porsche's 17th Overall Le Mans Victory
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How many laps did Porsche complete to win?  How many miles did they drive? How many gear changes were made? What was the 919s fastest speed? What was their average speed? How many tires did they go through? How quick was their fastest pit stop? You think football has statistics?  Wait until you see some of the data Porsche collects for a race like Le Mans.
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  Sounds of Goodwood 2015
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Goodwood at night, and three Porsche race cars fire into life. Between them the 936, 962C and WSC-95 represent some of Porsche's 17 victories at Le Mans, but this video isn't about that. Instead, it's about the joy of three race-tuned flat sixes splitting the Sussex night.