How a Florida Shop Made the Manual GT3 RS Porsche Wouldn't + 12 Porsches Destroyed by Fire During G20 Protest

Published: Tue, 07/11/17

FLATSIXES.com UPDATE
For those of you that visit the site on a regular basis you may have noticed things have been a bit slow the past two weeks. There are two reasons for that:


1.  We took a much needed vacation around the 4th of July holiday (it's usually slow around this time of year) and we're just getting back into the groove now.

2. Our beloved Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Scout, crossed the "Rainbow Bridge" after nearly 13 1/2 years of helping us test Porsches. It hit us pretty hard and we decided the down time was needed.  

While we were away, we curated Porsche content we thought you would enjoy from their original sources around the web. Going forward, we're back at it and our posting schedule will return to normal.  As always, thanks for reading and subscribing! It means more to us than you could ever know. 
 
HOW A FLORIDA SHOP MADE THE MANUAL GT3 RS PORSCHE WOULDN'T
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porsche 944 GTS volume 2
Porsche only offered its latest 911 GT3 RS with a PDK dual-clutch transmission, but the company developed a six-speed manual gearbox that works with RS's 4.0-liter flat-six for the 911 R and the current GT3. Now, Florida Porsche shop and race team BGB Motorsports says it's the first company in the world to swap a 911 GT3 RS' PDK for the six-speed from the R.  

 
 
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE PORSCHE 911 GT2 RS
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911 GT2 RS
‘It’s for adults. It’s not a Max Verstappen car, it’s a Mark Webber car.’ This is how Frank Walliser, Vice President of Porsche Motorsport and GT cars, describes the new Porsche 911 GT2 RS. The most powerful 911 road car to date, the GT2 RS has been Mr. Porsche GT himself, Andreas Preuninger’s project but it’s Walliser who’s in overall charge. 

 
 
FOR MOST, THIS MAY BE YOUR BEST CHANCE AT A NEW 911 GT2 RS
 
SCALE MODEL GT2 RS

Porsche's most powerful production 911 ever, the new GT2 RS, was shown to the world for the first time during a video game conference. As such, it's only fitting you have a chance to get your hands on one by pre-ordering the game that unveiled the supercar to the world for the first time; Forza 7.​​​​​​​ 

 

 
 
PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA SALES BY MODEL: JUNE 2017  
 
PCNA recently released their June sales figures. Month-to-month, and year-to-date, the numbers are up slightly, but when you dig into the sales numbers by model line they tell a different story. 

 
THIS ICONIC CHAMPION PORSCHE DRIVER HELPED INSTITUTE IV HYDRATION  
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hurley haywood
Three-time Le Mans winner Hurley Haywood knew there was a better way to replenish lost fluids​​​​​​​. 

 
 
PORSCHE CARS CANADA SALES BY MODEL: JUNE 2017  
 
Porsche Cars Canada recently released their June sales figures and it's once again another record month. Their 66th in a row. 
 
PORSCHE'S RESULTS AND PICTURES FROM THE IMSA SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP AT CANADIAN TIRE MOTORSPORT PARK  
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porsche's results mosport 2017
As usual, no spoilers here, but once you click through you'll know exactly how Porsche finished, be able to read their complete race report and view the picture gallery.  

 
 
PORSCHE CARTOON
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PORSCHE CARTOON
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WHY THE 997 TURBO IS AN AMAZING BARGAIN
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Doug Demuro recommends 997 Turbo
For the last few years, when people asked Doug DeMuro which Porsche to buy, he's been very clear: Get a 996 Turbo. That would be the turbocharged version of the Porsche 911 that was made from 1999 to 2005 (although the Turbo model itself started production in 2001). Get a 996 Turbo. Get a 996 Turbo. He tells this to everyone. It's been his battle cry.
 
 
12 PORSCHES DESTROYED BY FIRE DURING G2 PROTESTS
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porsches destroyed by fire
Capitalism, a bankrupt economic ideology which rests on the notion that the outright theft of the product of others’ labor is morally right and just, has produced a car company called Porsche, which makes cars primarily for those who benefit most from that ideology. Twelve of those cars were burned.
 
 
WATCH THE GT2 RS ATTEMPT DONUTS, SUCCESSFULLY THIS TIME!
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porsches destroyed by fire
The video should help make up for a much chided previous attempt. During its debut at the 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed, the 911 GT2 RS tried the feat, but ended up making a half circle and awkwardly backing up and continuing on the pathway. As a result, it received quite a bit of booing from the audience. In a video posted by Youtuber Munch997, the GT2 RS puts any concerns to rest by delivering some real donuts.
 
 
THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO DRIVE A PORSCHE 933 FLAT-OUT ON THE NÜRBURGRING
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Air-cooled Porsche 911s are tricky to drive quickly, and even the most modern of them all, the 993, is a challenge. These cars require patience, deliberate inputs, and respect for their significant rear-wheel weight bias. YouTuber Showdown911 just put on a masterclass driving a 993 at the tricky Nurburgring, keeping up with the more modern, track-ready Cayman GT4 Clubsport.

 
 
PORSCHE GT2 RS HITS 209 MPH ON NÜRBURGRING 
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Daniel Armbruster
Mark Webber was forced to admit it [the 911 GT2 RS] is a wonderful brute that requires a masterful hand to keep things gathered up and pointed in the right direction — on the back straight at the Nürburgring, he pulled a cool 336 km/h, producing a significant “pucker factor,” according to Webber.

 
 
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