PORSCHE, to most people, is a sports car. To me, it can be a time machine. Even a new Porsche loaded with technogadgets— a 2009 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, in this case — stirs fond recollections.
It takes me back to 1967. A red 356 Speedster of uncertain 1950s vintage, tossed from one corner to the next, in and out of fog banks, as I furiously shift through the gears on the drive south on California Highway 1 along the Big Sur coast. The tattered canvas top is flapping in the wind; my girlfriend, wearing a silk bandana and enormous Audrey Hepburn sunglasses, is smiling…Â Details
The streets of Long Beach are a stage where motorsports history has been made since the inaugural race was held on the city’s bayside course in 1975. On April 18, Corvette Racing marked the end of an era with the final U.S. appearance by the Corvette C6.Rs in the GT1 category. The 100-minute Tequila Patron American Le Mans Series at Long Beach will bring down the curtain on the team’s record-setting run in the GT1 division.
 The series gave a send-off to the GT1 Corvettes in a special post-qualifying ceremony in the Long Beach winner’s circle showcasing the championship-winning Corvette C6.R race cars and the production GT1 Championship Edition Corvette they inspired. Later this season, the most successful sports car team in ALMS history will … Details
It’s commonly believed to be the number that identifies the Antichrist. So perhaps the owner of this Dodge Viper supercar shouldn’t have been surprised when their car went up in flames.
The registration plate was ‘666’: it was almost an invitation.
It’s not known what happened to the car in the Russian city of Kostroma – but whatever it was, it certainly appears apocalyptic.
The top of the car was ripped off in an explosion. The seats have burned away and the charred engine is exposed. Melted, twisted metal is everywhere.
Strangely, the inferno appears to have been concentrated on…Â Details & Pictures
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The renowned underground Team Polizei will make its professional racing debut in the Grand-Am Rolex Series Verizon Festival of Speed to be run May 17 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif. Henri Richard and Rene Villeneuve will pilot the No. 63 Team Polizei 144/TRG Porsche GT3.
The Team Polizei 144 brand made famous by street racing legend, Alex Roy, who holds the unofficial driving record from New York to Los Angeles in a staggering 31 hours and four minutes, will compete in the Grand-Am Rolex Series GT class at Laguna Seca with a TRG prepared Porsche GT3. The car will feature the familiar Team Polizei 144 infamous German police car livery.
“I couldn’t be more proud than to see Team Polizei enter the Grand-Am Rolex Series,” Roy, Team Polizei’s president said. “With Richard and Villeneuve at the helm, and TRG behind us, even I can’t believe it.”  … Details
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