Porsche has been building GT2 versions of the 911 for 15 years, and RS models for longer still — 37 years, to be precise. And yet for all this time, the fabled RS badge has been kept away from the GT2 as if, somehow, the union would prove that you can have too much of a good thing after all.
And all this time, those of us who enjoy the projects that appear from Porsche’s delightfully nutty motorsports department wondered just what would a GT2 RS be like?
Well, now we know. We’re driving the 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RSÂ Â …Â Details
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He described the nervousness, the excitement of sitting poised, ready at the start line, waiting breathlessly for the sound of the start gun. The sudden rush of adrenaline as he and his competitors leapt forward on their bicycles, pedaling hard down the mountain course.
“I love the adrenaline rush in racing. You just keep pushing each other all the way to the end,†said Nick Schultz, who represented Beaumont in the Interscholastic Southern California Cycling League last spring.
As a freshman at Beaumont High School, he had … Details
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The Pacific proved a brutal force for competitors in the 2010 Long Beach to Catalina and Back APBA Offshore National Championships on July 18. Countless big-name pros would suffer breakdowns in the rough waters between Long Beach and Catalina Island, leaving those on stock machines to fare best. After a brutal crossing and heavy fog, Kim Bushong would hold on for the win, with Paul Pham taking second and Brian Steeves rounding out the top three.
The race hadn’t even begun when one of the early favorites, Chris MacClugage, would be forced to bow out due to mechanical problems. That would leave another seasoned veteran, Craig Warner, to lead the race out of the Queen’s Gate, followed closely by Sean Conner, Pat Roque, Lee Phan, Chris Lawrence, Mark Gerner, Robert Carreon, Andy Wise, and Taylor White. Those positions, however, would not last long. Carreon was  … Details
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