There are a few major endurance races around the world that roll off the tongue quite easily and quickly, such as Le Mans, Daytona, Sebring and of course the Spa 24 Hours. It is perhaps an injustice that the Spa 24 Hours has over the years not received the coverage of the other major endurance races, but I sense that this is an imbalance that will be rectified in the very near future. This is … [Read More...]
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Motorsport
Porsche on the podium at Laguna Seca
The IMSA series came once again to WeatherTech Laguna Seca Raceway in California for the penultimate round in the 2018 WeatherTech Championship. The weather was typical California coastal September … [Read More...]
WEC Round 3 Silverstone 6 Hour Wrap Up
During the closing stages of FP2, I was photographing at Club Corner, just as the cars entered the start/finish straight. The #91 Porsche came past me a few times and as it accelerated up the … [Read More...]
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Yesteryear
Hairy monsters – the Porsche 917/10 Can-Am Spyder
Jody Scheckter was born in East London on the east coast of South Africa, a sleepy seaside town that actually carried the honour of being the country’s motorsport centre up until the early 1960s. In … [Read More...]
World’s longest motor race
The Marathon de la Route, an 84-hour epic endurance race run between 1965-1971, was an event that pushed both car and driver to breaking point. With some really unique rules, this race must go down in … [Read More...]
Road Cars
Porsche 918 Spyder Concept Study
It was eight years ago, in March 2010, that Porsche presented its first hybrid supercar, the 918 Spyder Concept Study, at the Geneva Motor Show. I was fortunate enough to be present at this launch, … [Read More...]
Porsche Speedster lives on
Born on 8 June 1948, the Porsche 356 No.1 was presented to the world, immediately setting standards by which the famous Stuttgart marque is still known today. Created around the philosophy of … [Read More...]
News
Porsches and wall-to-wall sunshine
I received the email inviting me to join the judges panel for the 2018 Concours Masters Celebration of 70 Years of Porsche on Saturday, 1st September. It didn’t take long for me to accept as this … [Read More...]
Why was 1983 a good year in Group C?
The 1983 Group C World Endurance Championship was arguably one of the most exciting and competitive racing seasons in years. So, why was 1983 a good year in Group C? Well, this was the first year in … [Read More...]
Auction News
Porsche 908 – the endurance specialist
Introduced in 1968, the Porsche 908 was one of the longest running prototypes in the company’s history, as it was still doing duty twenty years later in 1988. The 908 took on many different forms, … [Read More...]
Three Competition Porsches presented at Gooding’s Amelia Island Auction
Three historic turbocharged competition Porsches are to be presented at Gooding’s Amelia Island auction on 9 March 2018. The three race cars represent three important steps in Porsche’s history of … [Read More...]
Fact Files
Patrick Lindsey: From Street Racing in LA to Le Mans 24H
The career of Patrick Lindsey, one of the Project1 Porsche RSR drivers, will hit a high point on the weekend of 16/17 June 2018 when he climbs into the cockpit of the #56 car. Lindsey will compete in … [Read More...]
Interview with Mathieu Jaminet – official Porsche Young Professional Driver
Our contributor in France, Lucian Sonea, recently conducted an interview with Mathieu Jaminet, one of Porsche's Young Professional Drivers. You will find the driver's comments enlightening, and see … [Read More...]
