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Mini-Series Porsche GT Racing Part 4

29th March 2021

This feature, the fourth in our mini-series, picks up where we left off last time (Part 3: 2013-2016) and highlights the continued growth and success of the evergreen Porsche 911 on the UK and European motorsport scene between 2017 and 2019. 2017 Silverstone 6 Hours, 16 April 2017 The Silverstone 6 Hours served as the opening round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season. … [Read More...]

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Yesteryear

Quick Nick – a Nick Faure profile

16th March 2021

Nick Faure was one of the first to race a 911 in Britain: he won the saloon car championship in 1968 and later graduated to a very successful season with an RS 2.7. He then had a year racing the … [Read More...]

1966 Porsche 911 2.0-litre time capsule

5th March 2021

Originally a showroom demonstrator, this 911 set the market buzzing, winning the UK’s inaugural rallycross and the British Saloon Car Championship in 1967 in the hands of Vic Elford. Vic Elford was … [Read More...]

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Motorsport

24 Hours of Le Mans 2021

10th March 2021

The Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) revealed just yesterday, Tuesday 9 March 2021, the 62-strong entry list for this year’s Le Mans 24 Hours. Announced recently too was the revised date for this … [Read More...]

2021 Daytona 24 hours – A Look Back

5th February 2021

I first came to this race in 1971, so this would be my 50th year at the Daytona 24 hours. It is an interesting exercise to look back at what has changed over the years. The circuit The track has … [Read More...]

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My Porsche / Pic of the Week

Pic of the Week – 2007 FIA GT Silverstone RAC Tourist Trophy

13th August 2019

Were you there? The 2007 FIA GT Silverstone RAC Tourist Trophy was the second race of the season in this 11-year old championship. This racing series allowed for GT race cars in two classes, GT1 and … [Read More...]

Pic of the Week – 2011 Porsche Carrera Cup Thruxton UK

9th September 2019

Imagine our surprise when this #4 Motorbase Performance Porsche GT3 Cup, driven by Steve Parish in the Carrera Cup at Thruxton on 1st May 2011, came around for the penultimate lap onto the … [Read More...]

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News

Double blow for the world of Porsche motorsport

19th March 2021

It is with great sadness that we bring you the news this week of the passing of not one, but two, significant names in the world of Porsche motorsport. We were informed on Tuesday that Manfred … [Read More...]

Rolf Sprenger: 1941 to 2021

3rd March 2021

It was with great sadness that we learned last week of the passing of one of Porsche’s stalwarts, Rolf Sprenger, on Wednesday 24 February 2021. Sprenger arrived at Porsche in 1967 as a young … [Read More...]

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Videos

David Donner v Pikes Peak

Video: David Donner v Pikes Peak

11th March 2021

In this documentary film, shot on location at Pikes Peak and directed by Ben Bertucci, we learn from David Donner how he approaches a race as treacherous as the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. … [Read More...]

In the Porsche Museum at night

Video: A Night at the Museum

14th September 2020

Enjoy a close-up experience of the history of Porsche at the Porsche Museum, at night when the museum comes alive! Encounter legendary racing and sports cars, fascinating production models as well as … [Read More...]

Video: Porsche Triple Victory at the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1982

28th August 2020

With the dawning of the 1982 season, the introduction of the Group C era ushered in a new breed of closed race cars that conformed to an 800kg minimum weight requirement amongst a host of other … [Read More...]

Video: ENDURANCE

9th April 2020

ENDURANCE is a look back at the two greatest endurance races that the Porsche GT Team faced on back-to-back weekends in 2019: the Le Mans 24 Hours and the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. It covers driver … [Read More...]

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Don’t Wash Mine

I have been looking forward to seeing this new book from Dalton Watson, covering the very colourful

Porsche 911 G-Model: The Book 1974-1989

Hot off the press, so to speak, is Berlin Motor Books’ latest offering covering the 911 G-Model, and

50 Years Porsche 914

Whether you love it or hate it, the 914 served as a very important family member in the Porsche

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