February 22, 2012

Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV Video

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This video shows the setup of 40 Porsches that appeared in the Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV picture. The video is worth watching just to see some of the closeup footage of the cars. Looks like it was a heck of a task lining up the 40 cars just right to get the desired picture.

Hurley Haywood Talks About The History Of Rennsport

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There’s nothing like a guy like Hurley Haywood giving some first hand history of Rennsport. The guy won the Rolex 24 hours at Daytona six times! Among other career accomplishments. This is a great video for any Porsche fan.

A Glimpse Into The Future Of Porsche Motorsports

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This is a great video from the Porsche YouTube channel. Hartmut Kristen, head of Porsche Motorsport, gives some insight into where he sees the future of Porsche’s competition cars going, as well as answers the always interesting question of how much of the technology in the current Porsche race cars makes it into the production [...]

Unbelievable Pit Stop Video

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I don’t quite understand how this driver got into this predicament. Maybe he took a wrong turn trying to get into the pits. This is a great video though with an amazing end story. The driver, Jeroen Bleekemolen, went on to not only secure the pole position, but ended up winning the race!

Weekly Porsche Wrap

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The ultimate tailgating rig…a Porsche 356 turned Car BBQ – I saw this over on PorschePurist.com a couple of weeks ago, and it’s a must check out on their site. For the Porsche enthusiast who has everything, this one-of-a-kind BBQ will surely add some sizzle to the next Porsche Parade outing. Not only is there [...]

My Time With No. 550-01 – A 1953 Porsche 550 Prototype

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Today I finally made it down to an exhibit at the Portland Art Museum that’s been in place for several months now called Allure of the Automobile. Scheduled to be dismantled this coming Sunday, September 11th, I barely made it in time. The exhibit features 16 cars dated between 1930 and the mid 1960s. One [...]

Derek Bell Porsche 956 Drive

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Check out this great little video of Derek Bell driving a Porsche 956, on 15 year old tires no less! Cool video footage and a brief interview with this Porsche racing legend.

Night Time On Board Falkan Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 at 24 Hours of Nürburgring

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Last week I posted a video shot from inside the cockpit of the Falkan Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 at this year’s 24 Hours of Nürburgring. This week, Nick sent me a video showing a similar view, only on at night. I haven’t seen one of these before. Pretty dang cool. The way you need to [...]

Onboard Falken Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 R at Nürburgring 24 Hours

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I’ve mentioned before that I find POV footage inside race cars mesmerizing. Whether it’s on a race track, road course, hill climb, whatever. It’s fascinating to me watching the lines the pros take and how they drive. This video is over 16 minutes of driver view goodness with a rear facing camera added in. It’s [...]

Flying Lizard Motorsports Takes 2nd at Lime Rock

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The Flying Lizard Motorsports’ Porsche 911 GT3 RSR driven by Patrick Long and Joerg Bergmeister secured a podium spot today, finishing 2nd. Here’s the press release from Porsche: Stuttgart. In the American Le Mans Series, the title defenders clinched their first podium result of the season at their third attempt. With the Porsche 911 GT3 [...]