10
May
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
News,
Porsche,
Video
Over at the Jalopnik blog today they had an “ask me anything” featuring Rutledge Wood of U.S. Top Gear fame. I was able to ask him what his favorite performance car brand is and he answered Porsche (and apparently we have that in common). You can read the full “ask me anything” conversation here. In [...]
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10
May
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
Porsche,
Video,
Video of the Week
This video is of three-time ALMS GT2 Driver’s Champion, Le Mans winner and Porsche’s only American Factory Driver, Patrick Long going on a morning coffee run. He is getting the coffee for fellow Porsche driver Hurley Haywood at the Porsche Driving School at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. He wants to get the coffee as [...]
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09
May
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
Porsche,
Racing,
Video
This weekend is a big racing weekend with the American Le Mans Series (a.k.a. ALMS) race at Leguna Seca on Saturday and the Rolex Sports Car Series race in New Jersey on Sunday (more on this to come in a future post). This video is a preview of what to expect in the race that [...]
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08
May
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
News,
Porsche,
Racing
When looking back at their 2011 Championship run, most Brumos team members agree that last year’s New Jersey Motorsports Park race was their most challenging of the year. Fresh from their 2nd win that season, Brumos arrived at New Jersey enjoying a ten point championship lead. While the team was prepared for July heat, the [...]
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08
May
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
News,
Porsche,
Racing
Alex Job Racing’s (AJR) Cooper MacNeil will be joined by veteran sports car driver Anthony Lazzaro in the No. 22 WeatherTech AJR Porsche GTC at this weekend’s American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Monterey presented Patron to be run at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca to run on Sat., May 12. Lazzaro (Atlanta, Ga.) joins the team [...]
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08
May
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
Porsche,
Video,
Video of the Day
This video is of the new Porsche Boxster being driven on a Track with a professional driver. The video shows the reactions of people that road along as the car is driven to its full potential. Watching peoples reactions to the ride is quite entertaining.
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07
May
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
Porsche,
Video,
Video of the Day
This video shows the handling circuit at Silverstone. The handling circuit is used as part of the Porsche Experience in Great Britain to allow people to learn how to handle corners at speed in their Porsche. The twisting track can help drivers learn about oversteer and understeer and how each Porsche car reacts to cause [...]
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04
May
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
Porsche,
Video,
Video of the Day
This video features Porsche models on a Kick Plate. What a Kick Plate does it move the car as the car is launched onto a slick surface. The reason that this is done is to simulate a skid in the car. The video takes place at the Porsche Experience Center at Silverstone in the U.K. [...]
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03
May
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
News,
Porsche
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has got the new financial year off to a flying start. The company managed to increase sales, revenue and operating profit significantly in the first quarter of 2012. Porsche increased its worldwide sales by 29 per cent to 30,231 vehicles. Compared with the same quarter the year before, [...]
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03
May
Posted by: David Hurth / Category:
Porsche,
Video,
Video of the Day
This video features Chris Harris driving a Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0, BMW M3 GTS, and Mercedes C63 AMG Black Series. The cars are driven on both the road and the track and it tries to answer the question of is the Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 still the car for someone that wants a [...]
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