Guy Drives Cayenne Into Lake Huron To Tow Out Swamped Tractor - Porsches In The East African Safari Rally + 9

Published: Tue, 12/22/15

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'Twas The Night Before Christmas, Porsche Style
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We first published this poem 6-years ago.  Since then, different variations of it have been read and enjoyed by more than 60,000 Porsche fans.  Have you read it yet? We know not everyone celebrates Christmas, but most of you celebrate the holidays in one way or the other.  For us it's a time to look back, give thanks and rest-up for the coming year.  Thank you to each and every one of you for taking the time to read our emails, share our posts and being part of the FLATSIXES.com community.
Our Favorite Porsches On eBay This Week: Volume 38
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We've been compiling the best Porsche models on eBay for over a year now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing cars pop up now and again. There are some great new Porsches every two weeks, so check back often. We've tracked down five more exciting Porsches for you nice people to purchase today, including a driver-condition early-issue 912, a factory slant-nose Turbo, a pair of collector-grade 944s, and one of the rarest 993s to ever exist. Some of these cars could be great collection investments, while others might prove to do more financial harm than good.
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Project Boxster Clubsport: Part 11 - GT3 Wheels and Michelins
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Last year we introduced you to our newest project car, simply called "Project Boxster Clubsport". In that first installment we found the right car, we purchased it for a song, and it was sitting politely in our garage waiting for its first modifications. Well, here we are nearly a year later and the mods continue. This month we've installed a set of GT3 wheels and some really big sticky Michelins.  Here's why we chose them and what was involved to make them fit.

Watch Jeff Zwart Break Records In a 800 HP Turbo Cup
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This Video Is All 911 GT3 RS. No Voiceover. No Soundtrack. Just a Porsche As It's Meant To Be.
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Usually when we see videos with high production values they're accompanied by a reviewer explaining just how incredible it is to be them and drive that particular car on that particular track. Or, worse yet, instead of the reviewer blathering on we're subjected to some type of soundtrack that completely obliterates what we all really want to hear, the exhaust note from that flat-six Porsche engine as it screams around the track. Finally, someone gets it. The video in this post features a 911 GT3 RS in Lava Orange lapping and unknown track (Bilster Berg anyone?) for nearly 6 minutes. No voice over, no stupid soundtrack, just the sonorous sounds of a Porsche doing what it does best. Enjoy! 
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Porsche Cartoon 
Porsche Cartoon Volume 53
If you enjoy these Porsche cartoons (or any of our other posts for that matter) we would love it if you would take a minute to share them with others.  All you need to do is click here, or on the image above, and then share it by selecting any of the social network buttons you find on the side and bottom of the post. 
Reader Submitted Pictures
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You might need to look closely at the image above to see the tow rope, but that's exactly what's coming off the back of that Cayenne and out to the John Deere tractor stuck in the surf of Lake Huron. Usually, our reader submitted pictures are featured as a single image above.  However, this week, when we saw the set of photos that reader Tom K sent us, along with this story, we just had to share them all in a post.  Would you have been brave enough to drive your Porsche into the depths of Lake Huron to pull out a swamped tractor?

We want to thank everyone that has sent in pictures so far and we'll do our best to get them all published in time.   If you have a favorite Porsche picture (or video) you would like to share with other FLATSIXES.com readers simply email it to pictureoftheweek@flatsixes.com.
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This is Porche's Idea of a Flash Mob
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If you're anything like me, when you think of a "flash mob" you probably think about a group of people coming together in a public place and acting our a pre-aranged and choreographed dance or skit. What you most likely don't think about, however, is the grid of your favorite sports car race. But that's exactly what Porsche thought about after rounds 9 & 10 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. In an effort to get closer to their fans, Porsche set up a "flash mob" on the streets of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - with an interesting twist. They took the action from the race track to the road and surprised pedestrians by creating a full racing grid that materialized out of nowhere, including race cars, pit crews and grid girls. I love the looks on people's faces as the Cup cars coming screaming onto the street.
911 Turbo vs. Audi's New R8 V10 Plus
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Porsches In The World Famous East African Safari Rally
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Since the 1970's the World famous East African Safari Rally, deemed the toughest Rally in the World at the time, has had a Porsche compete in one way shape or form, sometimes with factory support, but mostly without. Learn more about the history of this storied and grueling race and Porsche's performance in it in this post.
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  This Porsche 912 Is Perfectly Imperfect
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