Yesterday was the running of the Continental Tire Sports Car Festival Rolex Series Race at Laguna Seca. The race had some great action in both the DP and GT Classes. On the tails of the announcement of the merger of Grand-AM and ALMS, this race shows half the story of what road racing will look like in the U.S. in the very near future.… Read more

Porsche sales continue to stay strong this year, with an increase of 9% over last year. Beyond this sales for August have been 39% higher than last years sales. While the Cayenne and Panamera have continued to have strong sales, the new Porsche 911 (991) Carrera and Carrera S and the new Porsche Boxster (981) have had some bug sales numbers in August.… Read More… Read more

A special ceremony took place this afternoon in Monza, when a 599 XX Evo was driven into the paddock. It’s the car that Ferrari had put up for auction to raise funds for the families who were victims of the earthquake that hit the Emilia Romagna region back in May. The car was the star attraction among the many items put up for the auction organized on a global basis by the Maranello company.… Read more

This video is the final video in a series of videos featuring Porsche factory driver Patrick Long driving the new Porsche 911 (991) Carrera 4S. The video features Patrick taking the new all-wheel drive 911 on some slick mountain roads and enjoying the drive. According to Patrick the car is very good, in fact he is considering requesting one as his next company car.… Read more

If you follow our blog on Facebook or Twitter you may have seen us post a picture of the day (POTD) each day. Well, if you would like to have a picture that you have taken of a sports car brought before our Facebook and Twitter audiences, then we want to hear from you. We of course will give you the credit for the photo.… Read more

Today at the Sanssouci Park in Potsdam (Germany) the “M100 Sanssouci Colloquium” was held on the occasion of the “Media Week” with 100 leading personalities from the world of communication.

The laudations at the award ceremony in honour of Mario Draghi were held by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble and the President of the Deutsche Bank supervisory board, Paul M. Achleitner as well as by Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo, who knows the ECB President since grammar school.… Read more

This video is of a very entertaining Porsche commercial that features a little boy that is inspired by the engineering of Porsche. The commercial is well done and has a bit of humor in it. The commercial also features a Porsche 911 (997) that is one of the stars of the commercial. Whether you have seen this commercial before or not, it is a very entertaining video to watch.… Read more

A while back Chris Harris got into some hot water because he made some remarks about the Mazda MX-5 that many in the automotive community did not like. He pretty much said that the Mazda MX-5 wasn’t a very good sports car. In this video he takes a drive in a Mazda MX-5 to see if he still holds to his statements or if he finds himself liking the little roadster.… Read more

This video features former NFL Linebacker Dhani Jones learning about driving on the track as he visits racing legend Hurley Haywood at the Porsche Sport Driving School in Alabama. After Dhani gets some good time behind the wheel he gets to take a ride in a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Car. The video features some great footage of the new Porsche Boxster (981) and the new Porsche 911 (991) Carrera S and some interesting communication between Dhani and Hurley.… Read more

Last season as Brumos Racing bought its new GRAND-AM Rolex Series GT effort to its first competition at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the team scored a critical win. That win was the culmination of a weekend dominated by Brumos as their #59 Porsche also took pole position and turned the fastest lap of the race. The victory was a major turning point, giving Brumos the lead of the 2011 GT championship they went on to claim.… Read more