The 911 RSR, which the Porsche GT Team also campaigned in this year’s Sports Car World Endurance Championship WEC, is a completely new development. The key new feature is the positioning of the engine in front of the rear axle. Thanks to this, the weight distribution was improved and at the same time, space was freed up to fit a larger diffuser at the rear which generates … [Read more...]
Erich Strenger and Porsche – A Graphical Report
In the early 1950s, Porsche was still a very young company, and they certainly did not have the budgets enjoyed by the bigger motor manufacturers with which to splash out on expensive public relations campaigns. Well before the idea of ‘Corporate Design’ or ‘Corporate Identity’ became a household term, Erich Strenger began to build a Porsche house style that would become famous … [Read more...]
WEC Fuji waterworks
Sunday 15 October 2017 saw the running of Round 7 of the WEC Fuji, in Japan. It is quite typical to encounter heavy rain, even typhoons, in Japan at this time of the year, as a quick trip back through the motorsport history books will show. The teams and the drivers know this, so it should not have come as a great surprise. Qualifying for Round 7 at the Fuji Speedway, … [Read more...]
Porsche 911 GT1/98 – winning Le Mans in 1998
The Porsche 911 GT1/98 Le Mans winning car had its origins in a roadgoing version of the Group C 962, the Dauer 962 Le Mans GT. To trace the timeline of this successful race car, it is necessary to go back to 1993 when Norbert Singer attended the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). At the IAA, Singer saw the Dauer 962 Le Mans GT road car that racer/constructor Jochen Dauer had … [Read more...]
Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS British Legends Edition
Porsche is the most successful marque in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with an unrivalled 19 wins in the French endurance race. British drivers have played an important role in delivering these historical achievements, and in celebration of this success, and in honour of three Britons who have helped deliver these victories, a special limited edition model – the 911 Carrera 4 GTS … [Read more...]
Andlauer and De Narda battle for the title in Barcelona
Over the last week-end of September/first of October the competitors in the Carrera Cup France and GT3 Cup Benelux (35 drivers in a total) were at Barcelona, on the Circuit of Catalunya, for the penultimate meeting for this year. The Spanish F1 track was, together with Spa, the only race track used outside of France during the 2017 season. From the qualifying sessions, … [Read more...]
John McCullagh grabs podium with double-points finish at Brands Hatch finale
John McCullagh signed off on the 2017 Porsche Carrera Cup GB season with a fourth-placed finish and a stunning fourth-straight podium at the final race at Brands Hatch on 30 September/1 October. The weekend began in positive fashion during Friday’s practice sessions with McCullagh and his Redline Racing team adapting their set-up to the changeable conditions – the highlight … [Read more...]
Video: Porsche Motorsport – The reason behind
Jochen Mass
This book not only describes the huge success of Jochen Mass as a racing driver, but it also reveals more about the man himself, apart from his motor racing career. The review below is divided into English/German, for those readers who would like an insight into this fine work in either language. Review The book is simply entitled ‘Jochen Mass’, and the front cover has a … [Read more...]
IMSA Laguna Seca, California 2017
IMSA visited the iconic Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the penultimate race in the 2017 championship. The Laguna Seca circuit has been around since the 1950s and is one of the most enjoyable tracks to visit in the USA. The circuit is a demanding one, with the famous corkscrew corner (a hard left, hard right combination corner that drops 59 feet in 450 feet of track). It has … [Read more...]
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