What Do You Call a Driver Who Crashes a Porsche Into a Lake on a 45 mph Straightaway? - The Transcontinental Cayenne + 9

Published: Tue, 05/24/16

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Where's My 10mm Socket?
There are a lot of variations across Porsche models old and new.  Rear-engine, front-engine, mid-engine, air-cooled, water-cooled, two doors, four doors and on and on and on. However, one item that remains a near constant across all models and generations is the presence of 10mm nuts & bolts requiring a 10mm socket. Some are easy to get, some are hard to get, but for just about any type of maintenance routine or repair there's a better than average chance a 10mm socket of some type will be needed.  That's why we jumped at the chance to work with SONIC Tools in putting together a Porsche specific socket rail. Here's what we came up with and how you can get one for your toolbox

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Our Favorite Porsches on eBay: Volume 51
We've been compiling the best Porsche models on eBay for almost two years now, and we've seen some pretty astonishing cars pop up now and again. In all that time, we've published these every other week. Well, enough of you have spoken up that we're going to try a weekly format, with two of us picking selections, so check back often. We've tracked down five more exciting Porsches for you nice people to purchase today, including a nice summer cruiser, a gorgeous custom long-hood, a pretty silver SC, a mid-engine race car, and a woefully under described custom GT3. Some of these cars could be great collection investments, while others might prove to do more financial harm than good.

The Longest Drive: The Trans-Continental Cayenne
Porsche Cayenne drivers and fans know it's surprisingly fast and maneuverable at high speeds yet ruggedly capable in some of the most extreme off-road environments.  One team of drivers decided to put a Cayenne to the ultimate test by competing in "The Longest Drive", a trip of more than 17,500 kilometers in just 8-days from the North Cape of Norway to the Southern tip of Africa.  This is the specially equipped Cayenne they used to make the record breaking trip
Ride onboard Marc Miller's CJ Wilson Racing Cayman GT4 Clubsport for a lap of Laguna Seca
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Porsche Cartoon
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5 Differences Between The 911 GT America and 991 GT3R
The new 991 GT3 R took its first win in the IMSA Weathertech Series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca earlier this month.  We thought it a good time to introduce a new contributor and review some of the key differences between this new 911 and the GT America it replaced. The 5 Key differences can be found in this post
 
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Is The 'Playstation' 911 GT1 Evolution The Coolest Porsche Ever?
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Here's Another Road To Add To Your "Bucket List"
Tackling mountain roads in your Porsche can be some of the most challenging, fun and rewarding type of driving available this side of the track. However, depending on where you live in the world you may not have access to truly great drives. Drives that belong on your "bucket list". The Bernina Pass in the Swiss Alps is one such road that we probably all long to drive one day. The video in this post does a great job of showing why
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Preventable Accident is Reminder Why Speed is for the Track, Not the Street 
When I first saw the picture above I thought, "okay this should be interesting". Then I read the story and was left scratching my head.  Are people really that dumb or that bad of drivers? Read for yourself and you decide

The Porsche 911 GT3 R is Ready for the Nürburgring 24 Hours
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Porsche Stories From Around The Web
Despite our best efforts, it's not always possible for us to cover everything that's happening in the world of Porsche at any given time. It's almost as if the items worthy of note increase at some exponential rate as compared to the number of new Porsche owners and fans.  With that in mind, from time to time, we'll bring you a round-up of other Porsche related stories you might find of interest and link you to them.  If you read a story somewhere, or know of one you think might be of interest to our readers, please be sure to let us know by sending us a tip to storyideas@flatsixes.com 
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