e-Brake News: Porsche wins Le Mans with 919 Hybrid in 1-2 sweep

Published: Tue, 06/16/15

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June 16, 2015
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PCA—Two LMP1-class Porsche 919 Hybrids were faster and outlasted the competition at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning the race with a 1-2 sweep and clinching the automaker's 17th overall win. The #19 car driven by Earl Bamber, Nico Hülkenberg, and Nick Tandy finished first, followed by #17 driven by Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley, and Mark Webber.
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PCA—We will continue to release small bi-monthly surveys that will be included in e-Brake News this year. If you didn't take the April or May surveys yet, you can still do so and improve your chances to win the grand-prize drawing.


Grand Prize: Free registration and lodging for you and a guest to two PCA National events in 2016! Choose from Porsche Parade, Werks Reunion, and PCA Escape. 

Any questions? Contact PCA National Office: 410-381-0911.
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Road and Track—To date, no other publication has been allowed to test a Singer-modified 911. Our scales showed 2743 pounds, about as much as a Scion FR-S. Skid-pad grip is 0.93g, and 60 mph passes in 3.3 seconds. That is a shocking 362 pounds less than, 2.1 seconds quicker than, and 0.08 g over the 247-hp 964 Carrera 2 we tested in 1990. The new Corvette Z06 hits 60 in the same time but weighs 793 pounds more. Given that MacNeil's car retains A/C, a stereo, power steering, four seats, and a hushed interior, this is impressive.
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Motor Trend—On this episode of Ignition presented by Tire Rack, racecar driver Randy Pobst heads to Germany to test out Porsche’s latest track monster, the 2016 Porsche GT3 RS. With an extraordinary 500-horsepower, a 4.0-liter flat six shared with the current GT3 R racecar, and several shared components with the 918, this RS, or Racing Sport GT3 takes everything the previous years’ GT3 did, and turns it up several exhilarating notches.
Black Flag via Jalopnik—If there’s one thing I’ve been impressed with during my first trip outside of North America, it’s HOLY CRAP, LOOK AT ALL THE WEIRD CARS WE DON’T GET. Porsche’s factory LMP1 team doesn’t just have a weirdo you’d never see in the United States, but they have a meme. One of our memes, to be exact.
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MotorWeek—​Ed.: In 1990, MotorWeek reviewed the 911 Carrera 2, and while it wasn't a totally new car, it did have the newest automatic transmission from Porsche: the four-speed Tiptronic.
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​Valkyr Productions—
"Ride shotgun 2,000-miles across the heart of Mexico in a Benton-Built Porsche 356 Race-car," is how Valkyr Productions describes The Last Great Road Race: La Carrera Panamericana 2013.

At Porsche Parade, you can watch it on Channel 95 at both French Lick Resort and West Baden Springs Hotel! It will be on a video loop throughout the week.
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Sean Cridland via YouTube—Many time road-racing champion Randy Pobst is tackling the Time Attack 2 Class in a 2009 Nissan GTR. His main competition? 4-time Pikes Peak winner David Donner, driving a 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S.
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Petrolicious—Can I enjoy the sight of hundreds of dead mosquitos on the front of a million dollar car?

Unless these machines are used during events like the Mille Miglia, many owners won't take their prized possessions for a proper, bugs-on-the-front road trip: they’ve become, for many, too valuable to be driven...
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​Stanceworks—In our newest segment, StanceWorks Aesthetics, we'll take a moment to focus on the details that add depth to the cars that inspire us. It seemed appropriate to begin with the nearly flawless restoration that rolled out of Canepa's garage last year. In conjunction with Gunnar Racing, Canepa has renewed the Porsche 917K 004/017 to its former glory.
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MultiBriefs—Looking in the rearview mirror, I'm not sure I would have bought a Porsche if it weren't for my father. The impact he had in developing my interest for exceptional cars was undeniable.

There's a lot about my dad I don't recall clearly, but then other memories are as vivid as imagination.
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​Car and Driver—If you wanted to render a Porsche 911’s trademark curvy profile, you probably wouldn’t reach for a bucket of Lego, the most literally brick-shaped building tool on the market. Apparently, all that means is that you lack the gumption of the Legonauts who built this amazingly detailed half-Lego Porsche 911 RSR, right down to the racing livery and sponsor decals.
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Jalopnik—In the 1980s, if you had the cash to buy a Porsche 911 Turbo but sheer speed wasn’t enough to impress your inner Pablo Escobar, you went slant nose with Uwe Gemballa.
​Digital Trends—Rumors of a gasoline-electric Porsche 911 have been circulating around the auto industry for years, and a report coming out of Australia indicates that they will materialize before the end of the decade.
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​CarBuzz—For whatever reason it seems like velvet-wrapped cars are becoming more and more popular. It wasn’t long ago that a blue velvet Ferrari was spotted in London, and now there’s this black velvet Porsche 911.
PCA—The Porsche Club of America will hold it's second annual Werks Reunion Friday, August 14, 2015. It is the premier Porsche event during the world-famous "Monterey Car Week" on California's Monterey Peninsula. Thousands of spectators are expected to descend on the fairways at Rancho Cañada Golf Club and will be treated to a stunning display of more than 700 Porsches — from “rat rods” to garage queens — and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow car enthusiasts.
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​Carscoops—The world’s slowest Porsche 911 is up for sale. 

No, it’s not broken or anything, but this particular 1984 Carrera 3.2 example did belong to a certain James May A.K.A. Captain Slow.
PCA/MotorsportReg—Described as a museum springing to life, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is the largest event held during the famed Monterey Classic Car Week, and is the only event where cars are doing what they were originally intended to do…race. Approximately 550 race cars are invited to compete in the world’s premier motoring event, and are accepted based on the car’s authenticity, race provenance, and period correctness. The event relives motorsport history at the iconic circuit, which has been the scene of America’s golden years of sports car racing since its inception in 1957.
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​Automobile—You don’t need to be a total Porsche geek to enjoy the Porsche Experience Center (PEC) and its driving programs. We aren’t talking about a racing school designed exclusively for the boys’ club of wannabe 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers. Quite the opposite, actually: You can take your friends and family along, even if they don’t worship all things motorcar. You’ll all enjoy the gorgeous facility, the fantastic Porsche models on display, and the impressive restaurant
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Miami Herald—It’s the ultimate expression of South Florida’s over-the-top luxury condo boom: an elevator for your car.

The car elevator at the under-construction Porsche Design Tower in Sunny Isles Beach will allow residents to park their Bentley, McLaren and, of course, Porsche in a clear “sky garage” in their apartment — and show their automobile off to guests.
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​AutoEvolution—Porsche is like an exotic animal breeding institution. The same Zuffenhausen laboratory that gives us the 2015 Cayman GTS is the birthplace of so many other superbly athletic creatures, but there’s always a risk when you’re playing with DNA: cannibalization.
PCA—As you may know, Porsche and PCA are giving away one 911 GTS Club Coupe in a sweepstakes, and all that's required to be automatically entered is an up-to-date primary membership when the sweepstakes ends on August 1. Remember to renew, or join PCA if you're not yet a member.

To read the terms and conditions for the sweepstakes, take a look at the official sweepstakes rules document.

Good luck!
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PCA—Experience the exhilaration of driving your Porsche through history. Roam the hills with free-ranging buffalo, mine for gold at an old miner’s camp, explore some of the world’s largest caves, dine where Calamity Jane and Wild Bill Hickok once called home, tour monuments like Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse. Escape to Rushmore 2015 is an event that you will not want to miss.
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Porsche of the Week
PCA—Photo by Ken Laborde. Mardi Gras Region. “I took European delivery of my ’97 Targa in December ’96 and it has been my daily driver since then, now with 212,000 miles. I took European delivery of my ’15 Targa 4 in September and it just arrived back in U.S. to join the family. The ’97 will now enjoy a life of luxury.”

Got a stunning shot you want to share? Submit your pictures to potw@pca.org. Be sure to include your contact information, your region name, and a few sentences about your picture.
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