Mike Spinelli reviews the 2014 Porsche 918 Spyder at the Circuit of the Americas, with a little help from Porsche Factory driver Patrick Long.
The record lap at the ‘Ring with the Porsche 918.
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There are at least 15 people in United States federal prisons serving life sentences without the possibility of parole for nonviolent, marijuana-related offenses. Until quite recently, Randy Lanier was among them.
On Wednesday morning, Lanier, a former pro racecar driver and pot smuggler, was set free in Coleman, Florida. In 1987, he was accused of smuggling a million pounds of marijuana into the US over the course of seven years, and a year later was sentenced to spend the rest of his days behind bars. But on September 15 … More
Mark Webber is the only driver in the FIA World Endurance Championship LMP1 class that has driven a Formula One car in competition at Circuit of the Americas. He drove for Red Bull Racing as a teammate to Sebastian Vettel and compared the differences between the Porsche LMP1 car and his Red Bull car he drove in 2012 and 2013.
Webber compares LMP1 to F1 cars at COTA
“LMP1’s just a bit heavier … I need to be a little bit more patient with the car, [the] F1 car’s obviously … More
The Porsche 956/962 twins won the first and the last 24 Hours of Le Mans they were entered in, twelve years apart. I’m not sure there’s ever been any other sports racing car that was as successful for as long as this masterpiece.
The 956 debuted in 1982 for then-new Group C category of top-rung sports car racing. The idea was to limit the amount of fuel used by the cars and let the rest pretty much go as it pleased.
With the 24 Hours of Le Mans victory as the goal and the circuit’s endless Mulsanne Straight in mind … More