May 21, 2012

Three…ummm…interesting Porsches

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World’s Worst Cayenne The first is a bastardized Porsche Cayenne. A reader on Jalopnik.com came across an older Asian man that was literally supergluing fake rhinestones onto his Porsche Cayenne in the parking lot of a store. He had already added reflective tape, thermometers, compasses, pins, badges and lights as part of his customization treatment. [...]

Fanatec Porsche 911 Turbo S Racing Wheel Review

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For as long as I’ve been playing video games (admittedly a long time), I’ve loved playing racing games. They’ve always been my favorite. Pole Position was probably the first “real” racing game I got addicted to. I played it until I could finish it consistently every time on a single quarter. From that point on, [...]

Stock Porsche 911 GT3 RS Competes At Nurburgring

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Lyndon, one of our PorschePerfect.com readers, sent me a link to a post that I found particularly cool. Among all of the crazy expensive race rides competing at big races like the Nürburgring, one Porsche team took a different approach. Most of the cars are trailered to events, extensively pampered before and after races, and [...]

Weekly Porsche Wrap

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Here are a few Porsche posts I came across this week that are worth checking out: The Simple But Essential Guide to Living the Ultimate Porsche Lifestyle – This one is on 911Nation.com. A great article that applies to die hard Porsche collectors and casual enthusiasts alike. Porsche Motorsport Newsletter: 2010 Volume 5 – Our [...]

Porsche Racing News

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Porsche Racing News…News to me at least. Here are some things I came across over the past week. Porsche headed to Formula 1 – Lyndon, one of our PorschePerfect.com readers, sent me a link to this one. It seems Volkswagen is considering entering Formula 1 with Porsche being one of the brand candidates. Audi and [...]

Weekly Porsche Wrap

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Porsche testing a production version of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid? – Spy photographers have captured pictures of what is believed to be a production version of the Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid street ready car. They’re claiming the body work is very similar to the race version of the GT3 R Hybrid. It only [...]

Weekly Porsche Wrap

Porsche GT3 R Hybrid takes 3rd in only it’s second race – This time it was the Nurburgring Long Distance Championship. The drivers Joerg Bergmeister and Wolf Henzler reported the car ran like a dream. Here’s the really cool part…they said they shaved off one pit stop due to the hybrid drivetrain. They saved fuel [...]