While these pics are dead sexy, even though these Porsches were fighting on their home turf, the grueling Nürburgring and the clock proved to be ferocious competitors. When the checkered flag waved, drivers piloting Porsches were in sixth place, with most of the teams fielding 911 GT3s rounding out the top 20 and Manthey-Racing experiencing […] More »
By: John Coyle | May 22, 2012
The corkscrew at Laguna Seca is a notoriously tricky bit of track, and during this year’s Ferrari Challenge, driver Ryan Ockey had a particularly bad time with it. It’s unclear what happened exactly, but given that it barely looks like the car slows at all, I’d like there was some kind of brake problem—he came […] More »
By: John Coyle | May 21, 2012
OK, this bodywork might be 130lbs lighter than the—gorgeous, sweeping, perfect—sheetmetal of the 458 Italia, but in fairness, I’m lighter after I take a dump. It’s almost criminal to go monkeying with Modena’s handiwork to begin with, but some firms are able to pull it off. Mansory’s hack job makes me want to vomit with […] More »
By: John Coyle | May 18, 2012
This is the kind of thing gearheads love to see. Porsche Classic is a division of the company dedicated to repairing and restoring Stuttgart’s vintage iron, and for fan it’s a visual candy store. Three of the employees in the shop have over 40 years of experience with the company, and two of them worked […] More »
By: John Coyle | May 15, 2012
If Lexus gave you an LFA to play with for a couple of days, what would you do with it? You probably didn’t answer “jump it on a skateboard,” but then again, you probably aren’t Tony Hawk. I’ve seen some comments suggesting that jumping a sports car worth $375K is a bad idea, and while […] More »
By: John Coyle | May 15, 2012
OK, I totally made up that part about Lamborghini investigating why this wreck didn’t cause the supercar to burn to the ground. That said, it probably wouldn’t be a bad idea… Anyway, I’ve driven the Gallardo a couple of times, and even with the traction control off, the Raging Bull is easy to drive. So […] More »
By: John Coyle | May 14, 2012
You’d expect that being a 24 Hours of Le Mans winner and a three-time ALMS GT2 Driver’s Champion, Patrick Long would be beyond fetching coffee. But if playing gopher meant getting to drive the circuit out at Skip Barber Motorsports Park every morning, I think I could swallow my pride and get the job done. […] More »
By: John Coyle | May 14, 2012
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