Rennsport Reunion

Porsche Phalanx for Mille Miglia

May 11, 2012

Porsche is sending shades of 1953′s “downright phalanx” to this year’s Mille Miglia. Mille Miglia – literally a thousand miles – is for cars approved by the FIA or FIVA that would have raced in period, so up to 1957, when the 24th and final Mille was run. From the press release, it sounds like [...]

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Porsche Works Drivers Video

April 17, 2012

The 2012 Porsche 911 RSR race car might be struggling, but a new video from Porsche showcasing driver preparation and a positive team atmosphere suggests that side of things is alright. The 2012 works drivers are Jörg Bergmeister, Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas, Wolf Henzler, Marco Holzer, Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz, Patrick Long and Patrick Pilet [...]

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Ferdinand Porsche Magazine gets Blog Love

April 7, 2012

Apologies for quietness on the blog front lately. I am building up the blog content at this new digital Porsche magazine of mine (Ferdinand Magazine) as it needs to grow, and more posts makes it easier to play with web development at the back end. I’m sure I will keep the Classic Porsche Blog going [...]

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Another Gunnar Racing Porsche 917 Restoration

March 13, 2012

Everybody knows that the 917 is the ultimate Porsche. And everybody knows that Gunnar Racing makes the ultimate Porsche 917 restoration entertainment. Well, great news! The guys & girls have just started another 917 resto and their videos will be popping up on Youtube all over again. Check them out on the Team Gunnar channel: [...]

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Cure for a Crap Day: Porsche Guy Paul Newman

February 17, 2012

I’m sure you’re all enjoying 2012 as much as I am. As we like to be prepared (just in case), here’s a cure for when things go wrong. It’s motor racing’s Daddy Cool and King of Good Deeds, Paul Leonard Newman, with favourite mechanic Kevin Jeannette and a 917. Print it off and stick it [...]

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Porsche Origin: 935 Moby Dick video

December 29, 2011

Porsche Origin shared a link to nice little video today. It’s a discussion between Klaus Bischof and Jim Richards at the Two Days of Thunder race meeting, held at Queensland Raceway on June 25th and 26th, 2011. The boys are talking about 935/78 “Moby Dick”: the longtail 935 that won the 1978 Silverstone 6 Hours [...]

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