This Porsche Powered Fiat is a Tire Roasting Machine - plus 7 more Porsche posts

Published: Sun, 07/28/13

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See How the Massive Porsche Sculpture at the Goodwood Festival of Speed was Made  
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As we showed you last week, this year's Central Feature at Goodwood was a towering Porsche sculpture that took over 3 months to build and install.  This video, narrated by sculptor Gerry Judah, explains how it all came together. 

Watch Behind the Scenes Footage of Just What it Took to Bring This Together
Porsche Uses a Helicopter to Complete Construction of New Paint Shop
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Porsche enlisted the help of a helicopter to put the finishing touches on their newest paint shop at the expanded facility in Leipzig. A little over two years in the making, Porsche's newest facility is just one piece in their continued expansion.   

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Interview with Michael Dreiser. The Man Behind Porsche's International One-Make Series 
Interview with Michael Dreiser
Hotel rooms and airports may be more familiar than Michael Dreiser's own bed at times. Traveling around the globe managing 18 of the 20 Porsche racing series makes for extensive travel and a web of relationships even LinkedIn would have trouble connecting. As the Manager for all international Porsche AG One-Make series, Dreiser spends weekends trackside and week days in his Weissach, Germany office.

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Honda's 133 mph Lawnmower vs. a Porsche 911
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The boys at Top Gear decided they wanted to build the fastest lawnmower in the world.  To do so, they enlisted the help of Honda and its British Touring Car Championship partner Team Dynamics.  What they came up with is a Porsche (and grass) eating monster. Click either the picture above or here to read more and see the videos.
Does Cambodia Really Have a Porsche on Their Money?
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Some say the image on Cambodia's 500 riel note is a Porsche.  We're not so sure.  Is it a 911, a Cayman, an artist's rendering or something else all together?

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Penske and Porsche: Together Again? 
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Something a bit more substantial than rumors was making its way around the web last week. It started with a tweet from Mike Fuller of Muslanne's Corner and quickly escalated from their. It's well known that Porsche is kicking off their LMP1 prototype campaign for the 2014 season.

Could Penske Racing be Coming On Board to Run the Team?
Porsche Powered Fiat is a Tire Roasting Apex Machine
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When you cram a 3.2 liter Porsche engine into a diminutive little Fiat, the results are either going to be disastrous or spectacular.  In this instance, the team from Oemmedi Mechanical used this conversion as a starting point for a total make-over. 

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See How Drivers Stay Cool in The Cockpit and During the Race
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Recent regulation changes state that cockpit temperatures can't be more than 10 degrees higher than the ambient outside temperature. That's great, but on a 95 degree day temperatures can, and do, reach well over 100 degrees inside the Porsche.  Now imagine spending that much time, in those temperatures, while concentrating and battling G-Forces. Staying cool and hydrated is a must!  

Watch as Patrick Long and Tom Kimber-Smith Explain How They Stay Cool
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