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a Carrera GT….early morning run in the middle of nowhere….PERFECT for a little childish misbehavior.
Porsche returns to Forza Motorsport 4 – Arrives on Xbox LIVE May 22nd, 2012
Start your engines!
One of the most talked-about drawbacks to Forza Motorsport 4 upon it’s release was the lack of Porsche, a brand that has been apart of the franchise since its inception in 2005.
The first look at the Forza Motorsport 4 Porsche Expansion Pack, which will arrive on Xbox LIVE on May 22, featuring content and gameplay experiences solely dedicated to one of the world’s most iconic automotive brands.
Porsche Expansion Pack Announcement
Forza Motorsport – March 5, 2012 – by BRIAN EKBERG
This is the kind of news that deserves to be shouted from the rooftops:
Porsche is returning to Forza Motorsport!
Today we’re unveiling the first look at the Forza Motorsport 4 Porsche Expansion Pack, which will arrive on Xbox LIVE on May 22, featuring content and gameplay experiences solely dedicated to one of the world’s most iconic automotive brands.
First up, the cars. The Forza Motorsport 4 Porsche Expansion Pack will feature 30 incredible Porsche models for you to collect, drive, and customize, including two models announced today: the 2010 Porsche 911 Sport Classic and the 2010 Porsche Boxster S. Seven of the 30 Porsche models that will be featured in the Porsche Expansion Pack are brand new to the Forza franchise—look for more car details to be revealed in the coming weeks.
The Porsche Expansion Pack is more than just cars, however. The pack will also feature 20 brand new Porsche-centric events to be added to your Forza 4 career, as well as 10 new Xbox LIVE Achievements (worth a total of 250 Gamerscore points) all centered around Porsche. In addition, players can expect to see Porsche models in the AI field when racing in events, as well as integrated into Forza 4’s level reward structure.
Upon the release of the Porsche Expansion Pack, fans can expect Porsche-themed Rivals Mode events and new online multiplayer hoppers dedicated to the dozens of Porsche models in the pack. In short, our goal is to deliver the most comprehensive and fun Porsche experience available in any racing game today!
Now, thanks to a new agreement, the marque is back in Forza Motorsport 4 and it’s returning after the short hiatus in grand fashion.
Releasing this May, the Porsche Expansion Pack brings with it 30 vehicles; 23 of which are returning from Forza Motorsport 3, and 7 are all-new to the franchise.
It doesn’t end there, oh no, it also brings with it 20 brand-new Porsche-centric events, 10 new achievements totaling at 250 Gamerscore, and a wealth of online integration as well.
It will be available on said date at 1600 Microsoft Points ($20 USD).
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For the second year in a row Pedro Rodriguez and Porsche are victorious at the 24 Hours of Daytona. Rodriguez co-drove with Jackie Oliver.
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 24 hours of Daytona,Bruce Canepa’s mighty #PORSCHE 917K will be returning to the famous event next week. Back in 1970 the Gulf Porsche 917-015 won the endurance race by a stunning 45 laps!
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Porsche 917K at Daytona 1971
This is the winning Porsche 917K at the 1971 24 Hours of Daytona. This Gulf – John Wyer Automotive car was driven by Pedro Rodriguez, and Jackie Oliver. The other 917 failed to finish.
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The Winning Porsche 917K
Rodriguez-Oliver Porsche drove by Pedro Rodriguez …the crew riding on to victory lane.
Ermano Cuoghi with it’s hat on, him and Jo Ramirez were the ultimate mechanics.
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I don’t know what I’d do if I was at a gas station and these two cars rolled up. Too cray to even comprehend. I think I’d just go into a seizure.
Strength & Honor,
Robert Chew
London fog, Jaguars, the Porsche faithful, the fraternal GT3 RS4.0 twins and more…
A fog, like something out of a Sherlock Holmes mystery, descended on the Orange County, California coastline last Saturday morning, and stretched inland well past the 5 freeway. As I made my way south down said freeway, I began hitting patches of very heavy fog with severely reduced visibility, and then a few miles further south, clear sections with no fog at all. Unfortunately, the closer I got to Irvine, the heavier and wetter the fog became. By the time I arrived at Cars&Coffee, my car was cloaked in condensation.
After parking, and while visiting with several friends, I noticed a white Porsche GT3 RS as its headlights pierced the fog drifting through the lot, on its search for a place to park. As it approached, I realized it was actually a GT3 RS4.0, and perhaps the one I had been chasing over the past several weeks to photograph. However…
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UPDATE: MORE VIDEO – Porsche 935 K3 – Apple’s iPorsche – Tribute to Steve Jobs
Porsche 935 K3 – Apple
This is the Apple Computer that car raced at the 1980 Le Mans 24hrs by Allan Moffat for Dick Barbour Racing. Driven by Bobby Rahal, Allan Moffet & Bob Garretson.
Unfortunately they retired after 11hrs with a melted piston. Later that year Rahal and Garretson, along with veteran Brian Redman won the Daytona 24 Hours. Allan Moffat later drove a Mazda RX 7 at Le Mans and finished 14th in 1982.
Before Bobby Rahal raced in the CART series and started Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (the team which builds and races the ALMS 90 and 92 BMW M3s), he drove a Porsche 935 sponsored by Apple Computers.
The Porsche 935 K3 was third in a line of 935 variants developed by Kremer Racing, the Kremer 3 (K3) had a twin-turbocharged, 3.2 litre flat six motor producing upwards of 740 to 800bhp.
But power alone would not be enough to battle the factory built 935’s so Kremer Racing focused on shedding weight. They replaced the factory fitted air-to-water intercooler with an air-to-air intercooler, replaced body panels with light weight composites, and made over 100 other upgrades.
All these changes are thought to have only given the K3 935 a 1% performance increase over their factory built counterparts but thats all that was needed. The 935 finally had its worthy adversary.
Porsche 935 Turbo K3 Apple Computer Livery – Flames and Accelerations Sound
The history of the Porsche 935 K3 version was a hit. Klaus Ludwig won in 1979 almost all the races leading DRM championship and the 24 hour race at Le Mans. That the Kremer Brothers great rewards: In 1980 there were as many as 10 K3’s to the start of the famous 24-hour race. This reason partially in Group 5 and IMSA GTX partly in the class. This car of Dick Barbour fell after 11 hours with a broken piston, his teammate won the class.
The K3 version of the Porsche 935 was a fantastic car. After Ludwig DRM and won the Le Mans in 1979, the Kremer brothers sold lots of K3’s. In 1980 no less then 10 competed at Le Mans. This one retired with a broken piston after 11 hours.
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Auto / Car: Porsche 935 K3 # 71
Chassis: 930 009 0030 (Porsche)
Engine / Engine: Porsche 6-cylinder boxer / flat 6 to 3.0 turbo
Wheels / tires: goodyear
Team: Dick Barbour Racing ()
Riders / Drivers: Bobby Rahal () / Bob Garretson () / Allan Moffat ()
Race: 24 hours / 1980 hours Le Mans
Class / Class: GT IMSA GT
Qualification / Qualifying: 14th – 3min 56.100 sec
Result: out valen / DNF – 134 rounds / laps
Porsche 934/5 gegen Porsche 935 K3 beim OGP
Porsche 934 / 5 against Porsche 935 K3. Since the approval of the Group 5 race cars is the tip of the Rennnen “Revival German Racing Championship” firmly in the hands of the Porsche Turbo of the late 70s.
At the poles it’s Chris Steel is 934 / 5 which first unleashed against someone like Klaus Ludwig driving in ’81 Kremer K3 and K3 Armin Zumtobel another in the cold. There is a battle against the Porsche 935 K3 by Zumtobel follows from the video shows the first five rounds.
Riverside Raceway in April of 1980…Photos by digitaldtour
LATEST UPDATE : In regards to the Porsche Apple 935 , I heard a COPY of the Apple 935 is currently running in Europe.
Apparently the owner does not tell people the car is a copy. It is basically a tube frame car with a real 935 motor but that is it. And not sure , but appears the copy of Apple 935 is not running in Europe, something happened to it..
Here is Roger Bolinger’ Mighty 700hp Pontiac TRANS AM chasing the Apple 935 copy around the track. Stay with the video…!
History as the Apple 935
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3/22/80 Sebring 12 Hours #9 Garretson, Rahal & Nierop 7th overall Grid:12th
4/27/80 Rverside 5 Hours #9 “ “ 2nd Grid:4th
6/15/80 Le Mans 24 #71 “ “ Moffat DNF-piston Grid:14th
7/6/80 Watkins Glen 6 hrs #71 “ “ Barth 38th DNF Pole
7/27/80 Sears Point #9 Rahal 2nd Grid:3rd
8/17/80 Mosport 6 Hours #9 Garretson “ 25th DNF Grid:2nd
8/31/80 Rd. Amer 500 mls #9 “ “ 3rd Grid:2nd
Steve McQueen “Le Mans” Blu-ray delivers stunning video & great audio in this excellent Blu-ray release
Race on out and pick up this unique and exciting motion picture.
A race car driver returns to competition a year after an accident leaves him badly injured. As he prepares to face his chief rival in the famous Le Mans race, he also begins a new romance with the wife of a driver who died in the same accident that nearly killed him.
A scene from “LE MANS” may explain the need of race drivers to challenge the force of speed. In the film McQueen says:
“A lot of people go through life doing things badly. Racing’s important to men who do it well. When you’re racing, that’s life. Anything that happens before or after, is just waiting.”
Le Mans pulls onto Blu-ray with an oftentimes striking 1080p high definition transfer.
Once the film moves past a stretch of rough and soft imagery that occupies the same space as the opening titles, Paramount’s Blu-ray cleans up beautifully. A hint of softness remains in a few places, but as a general rule the image is sharp and detailing is strong.
Whether good-looking facial surfaces, the subtle texture of McQueen’s suede jacket that he wears at the beginning of the film, or the stitching and general wear-and-tear of the white racing uniforms decorated with sponsor and flag patches, this Blu-ray reveals all of the critical details that enhance the quality of the presentation.
A layer of film grain is retained over the image, suggesting the absence of debilitating noise reduction and providing a quality film-like texture. Colors are bold and beautiful in that 1970s-era look, while both blacks and flesh tones are pleasantly natural in appearance.
There are a handful of pops and speckles and stray vertical lines, but the image is far more often than not clean and pristine. Blocking, banding, and the like are non-factors. This is an incredibly strong transfer and a borderline reference-quality presentation for a title from its era.
Le Mans zooms onto Blu-ray with a satisfying and energetic DTS-HD MA 7.1 lossless soundtrack. Despite the film’s age, Paramount’s 7.1 presentation is utilized extensively, with strong, natural surround elements playing a large part in bringing Le Mans to life.
Music delivery is quite good, airy and open at first, floating through the soundstage with ease and accompanied by plenty of surround support. Subsequent tracks also feature a robust low end and continue to play with fine spacing and back-channel assistance. The warning alarm plays with a wonderful crispness at the top of the high end, and opposite are explosions and crashes that play with a solid rumble low.
The pre-race loudspeaker announcements are sometimes a little hard to hear and play more as a secondary background element, but more pronounced proclamations throughout the movie are played with a true-to-life room-filling energy and clarity. Of course, the true highlight of the track is the sound of the racing automobiles.
This 7.1 track spits out the sound of revving engines and the speedy raw power of cars zipping down the racetrack with an amazing level of control that vibrates and zooms and puts the listener in the middle of the action. Absolute clarity seems slightly lacking, but there’s no denying the sheer intensity of every up-close racing sequence.
What little dialogue there is is suitably clear. Le Mans might be untraditional insofar as its lack of excessive dialogue, but this 7.1 loss less track is nevertheless a wonderful addition to the Blu-ray presentation.
For more about Le Mans and the Le Mans Blu-ray release, see the Le Mans Blu-ray Review
Starring: Steve McQueen, Siegfried Rauch, Elga Andersen, Ronald Leigh-Hunt, Alfred Bell
Director: Lee H. Katzin
On June 4, The Friends Of Steve McQueen car show will feature a LeMans theme to benefit Boy’s Republic, the school Steve McQueen went to as a young boy and credits with turning his life around. A number of racing cars from the 1970’s, including cars featured in the film will be present. Learn more about the event at The Friends Of Steve McQueen Website.
Le Mans Blu-ray is historical in its own way as the one that really hurt Steve McQueen financially and emotionally, but the movie itself is quite an adventure to watch and to get an idea of how the Le Mans race took place.
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Patrick Long, Porsche Factory Driver…Advice: Drive like a race-car driver this summer
Long-distance road trips aren’t so different from endurance car races
By Jennifer Waters, MarketWatch
CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — If you’re planning a long-distance driving trip this summer, take some advice from Patrick Long, Le Mans race-car driver and official Porsche factory driver: Get plenty of rest, stay hydrated, maintain proper posture and stability, and stay focused.
“Being well-rested is as important for performance on the race track as it is for safety on the road,” said the endurance racing champion who has three American Le Mans GT2 championships under his belt, as well as other GT2/GT wins that include 20 other ALMs and 10 other major sports-car wins. He’s also won three major Daytona Prototype racing-car events.
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Though the speed is far greater on a racetrack — Long pushes 205 mph when racing, compared with 65-70 mph on the highways — he said the basics of driving are the same. That’s true whether it’s a 24-hour Le Mans circuit or a three-day road trip from Naples, Fla., to Los Angeles that he and his girlfriend took in April to get to the Long Beach Grand Prix.
“You have to be responsible behind the wheel and completely focused on the task,” said Long, who has driven in seven 24-hour Le Mans, seven 12-hour Sebring, eight Petit Le Mans, seven Rolex 24s at Daytona and four 24-hour Spa races.
On their roadtrip, the two got early-morning starts, changed places about every three hours, grazed on fruits and vegetables, kept well-hydrated and got plenty of sleep through 20-minute power naps and early bedtimes.
“It’s amazing that at the end of a 14-hour drive where you’re switching driving every three hours you can still feel great,” he said. “You need to take breaks — both in the race car and on the road.”
During endurance races, he usually drives three hours on, three hours off. On breaks, he catches 45- to 60-minute naps, eats well-balanced foods and even exercises.
Here are his tips for long-distance driving that you can use this summer:
Stay hydrated
Long wears four layers of fire-protection clothing when he’s racing and that creates an enormous amount of heat and sweat. “I have to continually hydrate to stay ahead,” he said. He pushes a button that dispenses water and electrolytes into his mouth when he’s racing, but keeps bottled water and natural-fruit energy drinks nearby when he’s driving long distances.
“Keeping the electrolytes and water flowing through our systems is imperative for staying ahead of the sweating in a race,” he said.
Here’s another reason to stay hydrated: It could save you from leg cramps, which are almost always connected to dehydration and are hard to get rid of. “It takes so long to recover from any little bit of dehydration,” he said.
How do you know when you’re well-hydrated? You can monitor it by the color of your urine, which should be a champagne shade, he said. Some vitamins like B complex, however, will affect color.
Stability
Keep your spine straight during long-distance driving and keep your lower back secure in the seat.
On the racetrack, at triple-digit speeds, the centrifugal force is pulling the driver’s body in many directions. As a result, Long is nearly immovable in a race car with two straps across his hips, two between his legs and two over his shoulders. He’s belted in as snug as he can pull the five-point pinch.
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Patrick Long races in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, Fla., January, 2011.
“All of that is to fit you in as tight as you can possibly be pinned while still being able to breathe,” he said. “I’m in a stationary position for the whole time.”
Body position
Keep your body at a 75- to 80-degree angle in the seat, using the back of the seat as your cushion, not a pillow or rolled-up sweater. Don’t lean way back or to your right or left.
“I oftentimes try to make sure that I’m right up against the back of the seat,” he said. “Otherwise, you’ll find yourself slouching a lot.”
Keep your hands in the 10-2 position you learned in driving school at an arm’s length distance with a slight bend in your arms.
Long keeps the heel of his right foot flush with the bottom of the accelerator pedal and the seat far enough away from the wheel so that his knees are not touching the wheel. “It’s important to have some support under your hamstrings from the seat to prevent low-back pain,” he said.
Focus
“We learn in intense sports psychology that the mind can only process one thought at a time,” he said. Though he communicates with his racing team through speakers in his helmet and the car, he said he keeps his concentration on the road.
“When you’re talking or looking down for whatever might be happening in the race car, you’re giving up a little bit of time and concentration,” he said. “At 200 mph, you only need a fraction of a second in lost concentration for something to happen.”
The same is true on long-distance road trips. “You’ve got to keep the distractions away, whether it’s your GPS or adjusting your air conditioning,” he said. “You have to drive with awareness.”
Jennifer Waters is a MarketWatch reporter, based in Chicago.
Source: MarketWatch
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FRS Athletes / Motor Sports / Patrick Long
Patrick Long is among the most talented American sportscar racing drivers of his generation. A two-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and three-time American Le Mans Series Driver’s Champion, Long has been racing for Porsche since 2003. Long was snapped up by Porsche after an early career of karting and Formula Car racing across Europe. Since joining Porsche, he’s become the youngest-ever American to take class victories at the four “classic” endurance races – the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans – and notably raced for Team Penske in the 2008 season.
Born and raised in Southern California and fluent in five languages (English, Spanish, German, Italian, French), Patrick has lived internationally and raced professionally since age 16. Despite having lived throughout Europe from an early age, he’s never lost his enthusiasm for the SoCal lifestyle, and continues to surf, ride motocross bikes, cross-train on his road and mountain bikes and escape to his family’s Mexican surf shack to vacation.
One of the perks of Patrick’s job with Porsche is the ability to train with and be monitored by the team of doctors who works with Germany’s Olympic teams. A fitness fanatic, Patrick uses FRS products, his favorite flavor is Orange, to stay hydrated and sharp during both long training sessions and in preparation for endurance racing – more often than not in a car with a cockpit temperature exceeding 120 degrees.
10 VIDEOS: PORSCHE SOUNDS by Dieter Landenberger
PORSCHE SOUNDS – Official Trailer
“Porsche Sounds”, a cooperation with the Historical Archives of the Porsche AG, describes the development of the company and the individual models, in which the most important ones are illustrated double-sided. In addition, the book gives an insight into the Porsche successes in motor sport.
Also the topic emotion doesn’t come short: Audiophile automotive enthusiasts not only find two CDs of classical and rock music in the book, they also find a CD with the original engine sounds of the most interesting Porsche vehicles. The coolest Porsche product – after the car itself: book, library and design piece in one.
Just few words: TURN UP your SPEAKERS, and listen to the sweet rumble of 10 different Porsche Engine Sounds. Some of the best music to your ears…..Enjoy!
Porsche 356 Roadster – ENGINE SOUND
Porsche 356 1500 – ENGINE SOUND
Porsche 356 A 1500 GS Carrera – ENGINE SOUND
Porsche 550 A Spyder – ENGINE SOUND
Porsche 718 W-RS Spyder – ENGINE SOUND
Porsche 804 Formel 1 – ENGINE SOUND
Porsche 901 Coupé – ENGINE SOUND
Porsche 904 Carrera GTS – ENGINE SOUND
Porsche 910/8 – ENGINE SOUND
Porsche 917 4.9 Coupé – ENGINE SOUND
Porsche: Sounds by Dieter Landenberger
The story of Porsche from the beginning till today. Text, pictures and rare memorabilia, plus 3 Cds featuring Engine Sounds, Rock Music and Classical Music: Technology, power and elegance, the essence of PORSCHE.
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Hardcover: 219 pages
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Publisher: edel Distribution GmbH; Pap/Com Bl edition (November 16, 2010)
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Language: English
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ISBN-10: 3940004839
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ISBN-13: 978-3940004833
RACING …SUPER SLOW MOTION EYE CANDY AT IT’S BEST! (via Dedeporsche’s Blog)
Things are happening too fast in the motor racing world that sometimes you need to see the whole action in slow motion.
Porsche Everyday Dedeporsches Blog 