Was The Jail Sentence Handed Down To The 2 Men Suspected Of Stealing Parts From The Porsche Paul Walker Was Killed
In Too Harsh?
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On November 30, 2013 Paul Walker and Roger Rodas lost their lives after the Carrera GT they were in was involved in a fiery, single car accident. Given Walker's fame and notoriety within the local car scene, hundreds flocked to the site of the crash as word spread on social media about the accident. As the wrecked Porsche was being towed away, 2 men allegedly stole parts from the Carrera GT right off the wrecker. One of them posted about their escapades on social
media leading police to make an arrest in short order. Last week, those two men entered no contest pleas in an apparent deal with the prosecutor. Does the deal let them off too easy?
| Porsche's Pictures And Results In The USCC At Road America
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Spoiler alert warning. If you click through to this post we've included Porsche's full race report from this past weekend at Road American in the United Sports Car Challenge. However, we created a gallery of 40+ pictures ahead of the race report so feel free to look through
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7 Things For Porsche Fans To Do During Monterey Car
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It's that time of year again. Porsche fans from far and near flock to the Monterey Peninsula, located along California's picturesque
central coastline, where one of the greatest gatherings of automobile tradition and motorsport heritage happens each August. As they rightly should, Porsche is taking its rightful place among this one-of-a-kind extravaganza of famous brands, priceless cars, proud owners, and thousands of devoted fans during the events from Tuesday, August 12th through Sunday, August 17th. Here are some of the do not miss Porsche attractions. Related Porsche Blog Posts You'll
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| Why The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Junior Development Program Is Such A Big Deal
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The Porsche Carrera Cup Asia recently expanded by implementing a program designed to support drivers aged between 18 and 26, tutoring them on everything from
race craft to technical know how and fitness. Four of China's most promising prospects have been chosen to take part in the inaugural year of this program under the guidance of chief trainer and two time PCCA champion Christian Menzel. The official goal of the program is, of course, to develop Chinese talent. What's the unofficial goal?
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This Is How You Get A Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 Car Onto The 2nd Floor Of A Museum
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A Porsche 919 Hybrid LMP1 car is
scheduled to be on the Peninsula in Monterey over the next few days for car week. However, its first stop before the show was at the Petersen Automotive Museum in LA. Appearing in conjunction with Hurley Haywood for an in-dept interview session, the race car needed to be transported from the truck to the 2nd floor of the museum. This is how
they did it. Related Porsche Blog Posts You'll Enjoy!
| Everything You Could Ever Want To Know About Hurley Haywood
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Joe Rogan's Sharkwerks Porsche 911 GT3 RS Defines Perfection
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The Ultimate Porsche Monterey Auction Preview
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This year in Monterey, those looking to pick up a 'new' old Porsche are in luck, as there are four (4) large auction houses looking to find new owners for a grand total of 79 Porsche cars. Everything from wild customs to vintage race cars will be on offer, plus a lot of other stuff in between. See what's for sale
and make a few fantasy bids of your own.
Ask Porsche Legend Derek Bell Anything You Want 1 |
Want to get personal racing tips from Derek Bell?
Interested in knowing his most memorable moment behind the wheel of a Porsche? What race would he like to go back and run again if given the chance? What Porsche race car was his favorite? These question, along with any others you can think of will be answered by Derek so long as you submit your questions on time.
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This Epic Time-Lapse Series Of Pictures From The 24 Hours Of Le Mans Is Movie Magic
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We just finished our own post Le Mans wrap up with a last look back on our amazing trip. Now, /DRIVE just posted a set of pictures from one of our favorite motorsport photgraphers, Camden Thrasher. What's different about this
compilation is how they're presented. Blurring the lines between photography and video, this 3:20 second 'photo-vid' is a cross between stop-motion and time-lapse that captures the essence of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in a way that's nothing short of magical. Watch For Yourself.
For Those Of You Who Wanted To See More Of The Finished 356 From "Overhaulin" These Videos Are For You! 1 |
Many of you who watched the first ever Porsche build on Velocity channel's "Overhaulin" wrote in to let us know how dissapointed you were that the show didn't focus more on the Porsche and less on Chip Foose and the rest of the cast of characters. Well,
complain no longer. We found the two videos in this post floating around on the Velocity web-site. While they appear to be unpolished 'outtakes' they do give us a slightly better look at the finished 356.
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