It was Max Hoffman, the New York-based Porsche importer, who was instrumental in getting the factory to produce a lightweight sports car for local competition in the USA. Hoffman’s clients were demanding a stripped-down factory version of the 356 to compete in the rapidly developing sports car racing scene in America. At less than $3000, the Speedster, which took the form of a basic roadster with … [Read More...]
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Motorsport
Daytona 24 Hour Race 2020
This year was the 58th Running of the Daytona 24. It started in 1962 at just three hours in length, expanded to 2000 km, then 24 hours in 1966. The 1972 race was shortened to six hours, and the 1974 … [Read More...]
2020 Roar Before the Rolex 24
The Roar at Daytona was completed on Sunday 6 January. This has become a standard three-day test put on by IMSA for the Daytona 24 hours, always in the first week of January. It is mandatory for all … [Read More...]
Yesteryear
Mini-Series Porsche GT Racing Part 2
This feature, the second in our four-part mini-series, picks up where we left off last time (2005-2008) and highlights the continued growth and success of the evergreen Porsche 911 on the European … [Read More...]
Porsche 356 B Carrera GS/GT ‘Dreikantschaber’
The Porsche 356 B Carrera GS/GT ‘Dreikantschaber’ is one of the lesser-known racers to come from the Stuttgart company’s Racing Department. This may be due to the fact that there were only two of them … [Read More...]
Road Cars
The iconic new 911 Speedster breaks cover
Last week, at the New York International Auto Show, the iconic new 911 Speedster was unveiled by Porsche North America. Following on in the tradition that less is more, the Stuttgart manufacturer … [Read More...]
Porsche 911 World Premiere in Los Angeles
There was a sensation on the West Coast of America last night with the Porsche 911 World Premiere in Los Angeles. This is the eighth generation of the iconic sports car, which was introduced to the … [Read More...]
News
Porsche at Retromobile 2020
Between 5th and 9th February, the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre in Paris hosted the 2020 edition of Retromobile. This year’s edition, boosted by the continuing success of previous years, was … [Read More...]
Best features of 2019
As another year draws to a close, and those fireside chats become more frequent, we take a moment to reflect on some of our more popular features over these last twelve months. This year we have … [Read More...]
Auction News
RM Sotheby’s Petersen Museum auction 2018 finale
Christmas shoppers in Los Angeles on December 8 had a special selection at the Petersen Museum as RM Sotheby’s hosted its last auction of 2018. The RM Sotheby’s staff assembled 68 vehicles and 56 … [Read More...]
RM Sotheby’s Celebrates 70 years of Porsche with a Stellar Selection
The mental wheels started turning when RM Sotheby’s announced on 9 March 2018 that a single marque Porsche auction would be held at the Porsche Cars North America facility in Atlanta on the weekend of … [Read More...]
Fact Files
2019 Porsche 911 RSR with 4.2-litre engine
What better way to introduce a new race car model, than to do so as the 2018/2019 Super Season World Champions? This weekend, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Porsche launched the 2019 Porsche 911 … [Read More...]
Interview with Patrick Pilet – official Porsche driver 2019
We met up with Patrick Pilet recently at the Carrera Cup prize giving ceremony and were able to have a word with him… Patrick, the 2019 season started one month ago at Daytona 24 Hours. How was … [Read More...]
Videos
Video: Randy Leffingwell on the history of Porsche model designations
We found this video of Randy Leffingwell giving a talk about the Porsche 911 on the Callas Rennsport Youtube channel, in which he explains the history of the model designations. It is well worth … [Read More...]
Video: What’s your story?
Come behind the scenes of Luftgekühlt 6 with Jeff Zwart and uncover how each perfect moment was created (A video by Mobil 1) … [Read More...]
Video: ADAC Total 24 Hour Race – Second Qualifying
The biggest car race in the world on the legendary Nürburgring Nordschleife with 160 teams facing the challenge. The 25 kilometer long track through the Eifel forests is also known as the Green Hell. … [Read More...]
