The Ultimate Guide To The 24 Hours of Le Mans For Porsche Fans + Bergmeister Becomes Flugmeister in 911 RSR + 12 more

Published: Tue, 06/10/14

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We're Going To Le Mans.  As Porsche Fans, What Do You Want To See?   
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We're headed to France to watch Porsche's return to Le Mans with a factory supported team for the first time since 1998.  While we can't take you with us, we can do the next best thing and share as much of our experience as possible with you on our site, Twitter, Facebook, etc.  What we would like to know is what do you want to see? Take a minute to comment on this post and let us know what you want coverage of.  We'll do our best to fill all reasonable requests and you can count on an epic photo gallery once we return and process all our images. 
The 24 Hours of Le Mans On Twitter For Porsche Fans
The 918 Spyder is entirely crafted of superlatives. It does things that other cars can only dream about when tucked safely in their garages at night. It is a tech machine on wheels. It is, as Mike Spinelli puts it in the latest TEST/DRIVE video, "science fiction on four massive Michelins". It's a nerdy adrenaline-junkie's dream, to say the least.  
A Porsche Fan's Guide To The 24 Hours of Le Mans  
Porsche Fan's Guide To 24 Hours of Le Mans
Who's driving what Porsche?  How and where can you watch the race on TV and online? Who's Porsche's competition? When does the race start? All these questions, and more are answered in our guide to what will surely be Porsche's most exciting race of the year as they return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in LMP1. 
How And Where To Watch Porsche In The 24 Hours Of Le Mans
Every Friday this season Mobil1 puts drivers through a 60 second interview. This week it's Porsche's LMP1 driver Mark Webber. While these interviews don't provide any unique insight into Mark's racing strategy or background they do give some great info for die-hard Porsche fans hard up for trivia. Want to know what proudest career moment? What about his favorite track?
Porsche Running 24 Hour Social Media Race For Le Mans 
As you all know by now, Porsche returns to the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a factory supported team this weekend for the first time since 1998. As part of the celebration, starting on June 14th, Porsche fans can compete in their own version of the race via social media. The better you and your team tweets, the faster you go. The fastest team wins an exclusive VIP package to attend an LMP race (in Austin or Shanghai) and see the Porsche 919 Hybrid race in person.
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10 Gift Ideas For Your Porsche Loving Dad or Grad
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There's still time to get any of our gift ideas delivered in time for Father's Day.  With gift ideas ranging in price from $10 to $400 we've put together a short list of our favorite gear to make your shopping easier.  Don't worry, if you see something you want for yourself it's okay to buy it.  We won't tell!  Check out our gift ideas. 
Porsche's May Sales Show Strong U.S. Debut Of New Macan 
Another sales period ends and another record is set.  Both monthly and all time sale for Porsche Cars North America.  Which model did Porsche deliver the most of?  How well did the Macan do?  Did Cayenne deliveries drop off with the start of Macan sales?  
 
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Porsche Cars Canada Continues Record Setting Trend Into May
Porsche Cars Canada today reported May sales of 530 units, up 32.2% from May 2013. This represents the first time that the brand has surpassed the 500-unit mark in its Canadian history. Porsche new vehicle sales are now up 17.6% for the year.


Porsche Cars Canada May Sales By Model Line
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Michelin And Porsche Attack Le Mans In "We Are Racers" Documentary
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Exclusive Tech Feature: The Porsche 919 Hybrid  
In a new video segment from the television program Mobil 1: The Grid, Le Mans proponent and the enthusiastic voice of Radio Le Mans, Mr. John Hindhaugh, guides us through Porsche's pre-race preparation, and some of the 919 Hybrid technology in play at Le Mans.


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Bergmeister Becomes Flugmeister In 911 RSR At Le Mans Test Day
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The picture above isn't real, hasn't been photoshopped and was shot by Maximilien Cadiou during Porsche's testing for Le Mans.  How and why did Joerg Bermeister do his best attempt at imitating the Wright Brothers?  Find out in this post that explains the story behind the photo.
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Video Series: Mark Webber's Road To Le Mans  
As one of the more heavily publicized protagonists of Porsche's "Mission 2014", Mark Webber will play a big part in the 919 Hybrid effort this year at Le Mans. After spending a number of years at the wheel of Red Bull's successful open-wheel racers in Formula 1, Webber has left the fast paced life of an F1 driver for the fast paced life of a WEC driver, and Red Bull Media House has been chronicling his transition in a series of short videos, creatively dubbed "Mark Webber Returns To Le Mans".


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Porsche Fan's Guide To 24 Hours of Le Mans
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