The Porsche Battle At Pikes Peak |
Last week Jeff Zwart MC'd a gathering of Porsche drivers getting ready to attack Pikes Peak. Over the course of the get together we heard various drivers
(including the overall winner and owner of the Porsche that won the Time Attack class) explain what it takes to run Porsches at Pikes Peak. This week, we break down the two main battles for victory, who won and why. Read more in this post. Related Porsche Blog Posts You'll Enjoy!
| Porsche Sales Up 11% In The U.S. Is It All Because Of The Macan?
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It's another month and another record at Porsche Cars North America. With an increase of 11% for the month as compared to last year,
PCNA is well ahead of last year and on their way to setting another record year for sales. Which models led the charge? Which models lagged? |
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We Hope You Had A Happy And Safe 4th! |
If you live here in the States and you're anything like us, you haven't been doing a whole heck of lot these last few days and many of you were on vacation last week or will be on vacation this week. We hope you're enjoying these first lazy days of summer and had a happy and safe holiday. As always, thanks for reading!
| 3rd And Final Installment of Porsche & Michelin's We Are Racers
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We all know that tires can make a huge difference in any race. In this 3rd and final episode of Michelin's "We Are Racers" documentary the importance of tires at Le Mans is explained in an exciting and entertaining
format. When the rain falls, it's Michelin's experts that plan and re-plan Porsche's ever changing race strategy. If you haven't watched the first two (2) parts of this series, we have links to them below. Enjoy! |
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This Is The First Rally Ready Porsche 911
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Brendon Hartley With Porsche At Goodwood 1 |
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is a chance to mingle with famous cars and drivers, like Porsche LMP1
racer Brendon Hartley. Here, in the video below, he gives us his reflections on driving the 919 Hybrid at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, before taking to the hill in the 2008 Porsche RS Spyder LMP2 car.
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Porsche's Results and Pictures From The Six Hours Of The Glen
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We're just past the half-way point in the 2014 season and while Porsche hasn't had the blow out season we would have liked, they are still
very much in the game. With 6 races left in the season, Porsche trails Chevy by only one (1) point in the GT Le Mans class and trails Ferrari by five (5) points in the GT Daytona class. At this point it's still anyone's season for the Manufacturers Championship. And while the gap is a bit bigger in the Driver's Championship, it's still close enough that things could change drastically for any one of a number of Porsche's drivers. Here's Porsche's full race report and more than 50 pictures.
Porsche Cars Canada Reports 30th Month Of Consecutive Growth 1 |
While their numbers are but a fraction of the U.S., their growth is still nothing short of spectacular. Up more than 66% for the month and 26 percent for the year (both as compared to the same periods last year), Porsche Cars Canada is experience spectacular growth. Can they keep the momentum? If Macan sales are any indication, it sure seems it.
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Gymkhana 47: Drifting A Porsche Cayman S
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| Porsche Goodwood Moments - Mark Webber And The Porsche GT1 1 |
Porsche works driver Mark Webber was a fan favorite at this year's Festival of Speed. Asked about driving for Porsche at Le Mans, and how he felt about tackling Goodwood's hill in the historic, Le Mans-winning Porsche 911 GT1 98, this is what he had to say.
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