<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Porsche Cars, Products and LifeStyle &#187; Grand American</title> <atom:link href="http://993c4s.com/category/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://993c4s.com</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:44:48 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Results, Pictures and Info on the 50th Anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona</title><link>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/results-pictures-info-2012-rolex-24-at-daytona/</link> <comments>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/results-pictures-info-2012-rolex-24-at-daytona/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:33:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pepper Girl</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Grand American]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Porsche]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Results]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://993c4s.com/?p=12858</guid> <description><![CDATA[Some of you have complained in the past about spoiling results of races you&#8217;ve DVR&#8217;d or otherwise recorded and not yet watched. So, if you don&#8217;t want to know Porsche&#8217;s results from the Rolex 24 Hour race at Daytona International Speedway, then stop reading now. For everyone else, read on and feel free to browse [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><center><a target="pdds" href="http://shop4.porsche.com/usa/lifestyle/books/wap0920010c/#"><img border="0"  src="http://www.993c4s.com/images/selection_banner_3_468x60.gif" alt="Porsche Design Driver's Selection" /></a></center><br /></br></p><p><em>Some of you have complained in the past about spoiling results of races you&#8217;ve DVR&#8217;d or otherwise recorded and not yet watched.  So, if you don&#8217;t want to know Porsche&#8217;s results from the Rolex 24 Hour race at Daytona International Speedway, then stop reading now.  For everyone else, read on and feel free to browse our <a href="http://facebook.com/porschepurist">2012 Daytona Albums on Facebook</a>.</em></p><p>When the race started, <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/porsche-claims-6-of-the-10-fastest-times-including-p1-in-gt-qualifying-at-daytona/">Porsche commanded 6 of the top 10 qualifying spots in the GT class</a>.  Among them were Magnus Racing in P3 and Brumos Racing in P1.  24 hours later the two swapped positions and found themselves on podium (in 1st and 3rd respectively) along with another Porsche customer team, TRG, in 2nd place.</p><p><img src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012-Daytona-Winner-Circle.jpg" alt="" title="2012 Grand-Am - Rolex 24 At Daytona" width="600" height="400" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-12860" /></p><h2>Magnus Racing Successful in Third Year of Existence</h2><p>Team owner John Potter was understandable emotional after his relatively new team won what is arguably one of the &#8220;greates sports car races in the world&#8221;.</p><blockquote><p>“This crew works so hard, and we have come so close to the top step of the podium in Grand-Am in the past, but to win for the first time, at this race is something special.  Rene and Andy are great guys, and Richard really brought us home strong,” said Potter.</p></blockquote><p>Driving duties for the #44 Magnus Porsche were split between John Potter, Andy Lally, Rene Rast and Richard Lietz.  It was Lietz who had the last two hour stint of the race and led Porsche&#8217;s sweep of the GT podium.  Lietz was pleased that the team chose him to finish the race and he thought the field of drivers was especially strong.</p><blockquote><p>“I was honored to carry the team flag to the finish line, and we bested a field of world-class GT drivers,” said Lietz.</p></blockquote><p>Andy Lally, who won the GT event last year, has switched teams and joined Magnus for a full season is excited about the win and thinks it&#8217;s a harbinger of things to come.</p><blockquote><p>“This was a great victory for John Potter and Magnus, but it is only the first step in our quest for the Rolex Grand-Am GT championship and North American Endurance GT Championship,” said Lally.</p></blockquote><h2>Final Results of GT Class at the 2012 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona</h2><p><img src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/results-of-2012-rolex-24-at-Daytona.jpg" alt="graphic showing Porsche&#039;s results of 2012 rolex 24 at Daytona" title="results of 2012 rolex 24 at Daytona" width="600" height="342" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-12871" /></p><h2>Facts and Figures about Porsche in the Daytona 24 Hours</h2><p><strong>Overall Wins:</strong> 22 -first in 1968; most recent in 2009 (Brumos – Porsche Flat-Six powered Riley Chassis) and 2010 (Action Express  Cayenne V-8 Powered Riley Chassis)</p><p><strong>Class Wins:</strong> 73</p><p><strong>Porsche 911 Wins:</strong> 39 Overall and Class Victories</p><p><strong>Initial Overall Win:</strong> 1968</p><p><strong>GT Class Wins:</strong> 26</p><p><strong>SGS Class wins (class ran only in 2004):</strong> 1</p><p><strong>20 Race Winning Streak (overall or class):</strong> 1966-1987</p><p><strong>Finished 1-2 overall in 12 Daytona 24-Hours</strong></p><p><strong>GT class winner finishing second overall:</strong> 2001, 2004</p><p><strong>GTX Series Winner:</strong> 1978-1981</p><p><strong>GTP Series Winner:</strong> 1982-87, 1989, 1991</p><p><em>Special thanks to our intrepid photographer Roger Garbow for all the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/PorschePurist">pictures on Facebook</a>.  Roger is the founder of Ridgefield, CT-based Full Throttle Marketing, and Vice President of Car Guy Nation. A member of the International Motor Press Association, Roger is a contributing writer for the Fairfield County Business Journal, Ridgefield Magazine and China’s most exclusive lifestyle publication, Fortune Character.</em></p><p><strong>Related Porsche Posts</strong><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/50th-anniversary-video-daytona/">Porsche Videos from the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona</a><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/porsche-claims-6-of-the-10-fastest-times-including-p1-in-gt-qualifying-at-daytona/">Porsche&#8217;s Qualifying Results at the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona</a><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/sounds-of-racing-rolex-24-daytona/">Listen to the Sounds of Racing from the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/results-pictures-info-2012-rolex-24-at-daytona/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Porsche Produced Videos from the 2012 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona</title><link>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/50th-anniversary-video-daytona/</link> <comments>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/50th-anniversary-video-daytona/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:21:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pepper Girl</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Grand American]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Magnus Racing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Porsche]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://993c4s.com/?p=12849</guid> <description><![CDATA[Our friends over at Tangent Vector were hard at work this weekend in Daytona shooting video footage and producing web-specials for Porsche. The two videos below are just a taste of what we&#8217;ll most likely see from the 50th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. SPOILER ALERT: If you&#8217;ve somehow managed to keep the [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Our <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-culture/videos-porsche-culture/tangent-vector/">friends over at Tangent Vector</a> were hard at work this weekend in Daytona shooting video footage and producing web-specials for Porsche.  The two videos below are just a taste of what we&#8217;ll most likely see from the 50th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona.  SPOILER ALERT: If you&#8217;ve somehow managed to keep the winner a surprise and plan on watching the race via DVR, then don&#8217;t scroll down to the second video in this post as it&#8217;s a clear giveaway.  As always, if you&#8217;re having trouble seeing the video via email simply visit our site to watch the videos directly. If you want to see the videos as we upload them, you can always subscribe to our <a href="http://www.youtube.com/PorschePurist" title="PorschePurist YouTube Channel">YouTube channel</a> or follow us on <a href="http://twitter.com/porschepurist">Twitter</a>.</p><h2>Porsche at the 50th Anniversary of the Rolex 24 at Daytona 2012</h2><p><object width="600" height="335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6fOKPqIu2p0?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6fOKPqIu2p0?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="335" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p><h2>Porsche Congratulates this year&#8217;s GT winner of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona</h2><p><object width="600" height="335"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6C_X7UIOT68?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6C_X7UIOT68?version=3&amp;hl=en_US&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="600" height="335" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></p><p><strong>Related Porsche Posts</strong><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/cars/porsche-cayenne/pursuit-systems-porsche/" title="Pursuit System Porsche Cayenne">Ever Wonder How They Make Those Great Porsche Commercials</a><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/porsche-claims-6-of-the-10-fastest-times-including-p1-in-gt-qualifying-at-daytona/">Porsche Claims 6 of the 10 Fastest Times (including P1) in GT Qualifying at Daytona</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/50th-anniversary-video-daytona/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Porsche Claims 6 of the 10 Fastest Times (including P1) in GT Qualifying at Daytona</title><link>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/porsche-claims-6-of-the-10-fastest-times-including-p1-in-gt-qualifying-at-daytona/</link> <comments>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/porsche-claims-6-of-the-10-fastest-times-including-p1-in-gt-qualifying-at-daytona/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:14:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pepper Girl</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Grand American]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://993c4s.com/?p=12829</guid> <description><![CDATA[When the checkered flag dropped last year at Mid-Ohio Brumos Porsche showed the racing world they had returned to their roots by winning the Grand-Am GT Series Title. This year at Daytona they&#8217;re well on their way again as Andrew Davis put his 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car on the GT class pole [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When the checkered flag dropped last year at Mid-Ohio Brumos Porsche showed the racing world they had returned to their roots by <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/brumos-wins-rolex-grand-am-gt-title/" title="Brumos wins 2011 Grand-Am GT Title">winning the Grand-Am GT Series Title</a>.  This year at Daytona they&#8217;re well on their way again as Andrew Davis put his 2012 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car on the GT class pole for the Rolex 24 Hours.</p><p><a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/porsche-claims-6-of-the-10-fastest-times-including-p1-in-gt-qualifying-at-daytona/attachment/100906/" rel="attachment wp-att-12832"><img border="0" src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/100906-600x400.jpg" alt="Brumos Porsche #59 during qualifying at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona" title="Brumos Porsche 59 Qualifying at Daytona" width="600" height="400" class="alignnone size-large wp-image-12832" /></a></p><h2>Davis, although qualifying first, was still disappointed with his opening lap.</h2><blockquote><p>“The guys did a great job getting me out onto pit lane in front, as we thought it would be important to get a clean lap with all the traffic, but my first lap wasn’t so great.  The first time I was fastest in the session, I was surprised as I was not successful in finding someone to draft, but the car felt great and I figured we’d at least make the top ten.  Then Patrick (Long in the Flying Lizard Porsche), and the Risi Ferrari went faster, but I found a drafting partner and squeezed out the best time in the end.  With only a 15-minute session, we were fortunate to get in seven laps, and the new 2012 Brumos Porsche was perfect.  I am humbled to be fastest in a field which includes Porsche, Ferrari, Corvette/Camaro, and BMW factory drivers.  But I better enjoy it tonight, because it really means nothing once the race begins,” said Davis.</p></blockquote><h2>Top 10 GT Qualifying Results</h2><p><strong>1.</strong> Davis / Haywood / Keen / Lieb &#8212; Brumos Racing &#8211; <strong>Porsche GT3</strong><br /> <strong>2.</strong> Assentato / Lazzaro / Longhi / Segal &#8212; AIM Autosport Team FXDD Racing with Ferrari &#8211; Ferrari 458<br /> <strong>3.</strong> Lally / Lietz / Potter / Rast &#8212; Magnus Racing &#8211; <strong>Porsche GT3</strong><br /> <strong>4.</strong> Bergmeister / Long / Neiman / Rockenfeller &#8212; Flying Lizard Motorsports with Wright Motorsports &#8211; <strong>Porsche GT3</strong><br /> <strong>5.</strong> Bruni / Fisichella / Matos &#8212; Risi Competizione &#8211; Ferrari 458<br /> <strong>6</strong> Cameron / Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker / Nonnamaker &#8212; Team Sahlen &#8211; Mazda RX-8<br /> <strong>7</strong> Collard / Holzer / Leitzinger / MacNeil &#8212; Alex Job Racing &#8211; <strong>Porsche GT3</strong><br /> <strong>8</strong> Edwards / Marsh / Milner / Taylor &#8212; Autohaus Motorsports &#8211; Camaro GT.R<br /> <strong>9</strong> Asch / Baldwin / Burtin / Ragginger / Sellers &#8212; Burtin Racing with Goldcrest Motorsports &#8211; <strong>Porsche GT3</strong><br /> <strong>10</strong> Bell / Maassen / Miller &#8212; Paul Miller Racing &#8211; <strong>Porsche GT3</strong></p><p>Check out the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/PorschePurist" target="_blank">PorschePurist.com Facebook Page</a> for pictures from Qualifying and other Daytona Albums</p><p><strong>Related Porsche Posts</strong><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/50th-anniversary-rolex-24-daytona/" title="Porsche at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona">Porsche Racing is Back Full Swing at the 50th Anniversary of the 24 Hour race at Daytona</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/porsche-claims-6-of-the-10-fastest-times-including-p1-in-gt-qualifying-at-daytona/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Porsche Racing is Back Full Swing at the 50th Anniversary of the 24 Hour race at Daytona</title><link>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/50th-anniversary-rolex-24-daytona/</link> <comments>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/50th-anniversary-rolex-24-daytona/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:52:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pepper Girl</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Grand American]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona]]></category> <category><![CDATA[schedule]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://993c4s.com/?p=12763</guid> <description><![CDATA[The 24 hour race at Daytona International Speedway started out in 1962 as a three hour race. In 1964 the race grew to 1250 miles (double the distance of the classic 1000 kilometer races of Spa, Monza and the Nürburgring). It wasn&#8217;t until 1966 that the first 24 hour event took place at Daytona. Over [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The 24 hour race at Daytona International Speedway started out in 1962 as a three hour race.  In 1964 the race grew to 1250 miles (double the distance of the classic 1000 kilometer races of Spa, Monza and the Nürburgring). It wasn&#8217;t until 1966 that the first 24 hour event took place at Daytona.  Over the past 50 years Porsche became the most successful manufacturer in the history of the race with 22 overall wins.</p><p><img src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/porschepurist-at-Daytona-600x400.jpg" alt="PorschePurist.com running in the Rolex 24 at Daytona" /><center><strong>PorschePurist.com running loud and proud on the wing of a Guardian Angel Porsche during the Rolex 24 at Daytona</strong></center></p><p>Today, the Daytona International is one of the world’s most famous race tracks. The 24 hour race is contested on the 3.56 mile track combination of oval with banked corner and the infield. The circuit is also the venue for the famed NASCAR Daytona 500 race with over 250,000 spectators annually.</p><h2>Seven Porsche Works Drivers to Compete</h2><p>Title defender Wolf Henzler competes for TRG Racing while Joerg Bergmeister (Germany) and Patrick Long (USA) line up for Flying Lizard Motorsports. Alex Job Racing has Marco Holzer (Germany) onboard, with Patrick Pilet (France) taking the wheel of the second TRG-Porsche. Magnus Racing competes with Richard Lietz (Austria), at the same time his teammate in the new World Endurance Championship, Marc Lieb (Germany), lines up for Brumos Racing. Also taking up the race with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is Audi factory pilot Mike Rockenfeller (Switzerland).</p><p>Lastly, in recognition of their brilliant performances in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, Porsche AG gave the two-time champion René Rast (Germany) as well as “Rookie of the Year” Kévin Estre (France) the chance to compete at Daytona.</p><h2>Race Schedule and TV Coverage</h2><p>The race starts this coming Saturday, January 28th at 2:30 pm EST.  Speed.com will offer flag to flag coverage on their web-site while Speed TV will air an hour pre-race show and then provide 7.5 hours of uninterrupted live coverage. Coverage will return to Speed TV at 9 a.m. Sunday with another seven uninterrupted hours.</p><p><a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/sounds-of-racing-rolex-24-daytona/">Listen to the Sounds of Racing from the Rolex 24 at Daytona</a><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/daytona-facts-and-figures/">Facts and Figures about Porsche in the Rolex 24 at Daytona </a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/50th-anniversary-rolex-24-daytona/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Flying Lizard at Roar Before the 24 in Daytona</title><link>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/flying-lizard-roar-before-24/</link> <comments>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/flying-lizard-roar-before-24/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:29:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pepper Girl</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Grand American]]></category> <category><![CDATA[daytona]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flying lizard motorsports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Roar Before the 24]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://993c4s.com/?p=12569</guid> <description><![CDATA[Flying Lizard leaves Daytona after a successful test of the No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Over the three-day test, drivers Joerg Bergmeister, Patrick Long, Mike Rockenfeller, and team owner Seth Neiman took the Porsche through its paces in preparation for the 2012 Rolex 24 At Daytona race, January 28-29. Here&#8217;s what the Driver&#8217;s had [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Flying Lizard leaves Daytona after a successful test of the No. 45 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Over the three-day test, drivers Joerg Bergmeister, Patrick Long, Mike Rockenfeller, and team owner Seth Neiman took the Porsche through its paces in preparation for the 2012 Rolex 24 At Daytona race, January 28-29.</p><a href='http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/flying-lizard-roar-before-24/attachment/2012-grand-am-roar-before-the-24-3/' title='2012 Grand-Am - Roar Before The 24-2'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/20120106-b-1915-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Flying Lizrard #45 Testing at Roar Before the 24" title="2012 Grand-Am - Roar Before The 24-2" /></a> <a href='http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/flying-lizard-roar-before-24/attachment/2012-grand-am-roar-before-the-24/' title='2012 Grand-Am - Roar Before The 24'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/20120107-e-4686-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Flying Lizard #45 at Daytona Roar Before the 24" title="2012 Grand-Am - Roar Before The 24" /></a> <a href='http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/flying-lizard-roar-before-24/attachment/2012-grand-am-roar-before-the-24-4/' title='2012 Grand-Am - Roar Before The 24-3'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/20120107-b-2644-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Flying Lizrard #45 Testing at Roar Before the 24" title="2012 Grand-Am - Roar Before The 24-3" /></a> <a href='http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/flying-lizard-roar-before-24/attachment/2012-grand-am-roar-before-the-24-2/' title='2012 Grand-Am - Roar Before The 241'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/20120106-f-0910-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Joerg Bergmeister, Patrick Long, Seth Nieman" title="2012 Grand-Am - Roar Before The 241" /></a> <a href='http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/flying-lizard-roar-before-24/attachment/2012-grand-am-roar-before-the-24-5/' title='2012 Grand-Am - Roar Before The 24-4'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/20120106-a-1724-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="Flying Lizrard #45 Testing at Roar Before the 24" title="2012 Grand-Am - Roar Before The 24-4" /></a><h2>Here&#8217;s what the Driver&#8217;s had to say</h2><p><strong>Patrick Long:</strong> &#8220;<em>The driver objective for Daytona test days is two-fold: get a balance with the Porsche and get comfortable with the car. By the time we get to race week, we need to have completely sorted through ergomomics issues and be 100 percent with the car. This week, everything came together seamlessly: with Flying Lizard and John Wright&#8217;s team we worked through all of our objectives.</em>&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;<em>It&#8217;s a huge GT field this year. I&#8217;m confident that the Porsche will be competitive, but of course we won&#8217;t really know how things stack up until the race. Over the last few days, we stayed focused on our own program; I think we&#8217;re well on our way to having a solid car that drives well through the entire stint.</em>&#8221;</p><p><strong>Mike Rockenfeller: </strong>&#8220;<em>It&#8217;s great to be back at Daytona. It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve driven a Cup car so it was important to have the time to get used to it again. We had time this week to try a lot of things on the car. We&#8217;ve still got some work to do to get to race setup, but overall I&#8217;m happy with what we accomplished. GT competition is really strong: both internally with all of the other Porsches and the other manufacturers. It&#8217;s going to be a wild race. We need to have an easy car to drive and find our rhythm early on. I&#8217;m happy to be back here and with the Lizards again.</em>&#8221;</p><p><strong>Joerg Bergmeister:</strong> &#8220;<em>We are still learning the car and the tires but we made a lot of progress over the test. The competition in GT is going to be tough: there are over 20 Porsches alone and a lot of other manufacturers with good cars and lineups. All signs point to GT being even more challenging than the DP class was in 2011.</em>&#8221;</p><h2>Details about the Rolex 24 at Daytona</h2><p>The Rolex 24 At Daytona gets the green flag on Saturday, January 28 at 3:30 pm ET. The race will be broadcast live in the U.S. on SpeedTV (select broadcast hours &#8211; see your local listings) and also in Europe on MotorsTV. Flying Lizard will broadcast the team radio live and offer a real time race blog: for details see <a href="http://www.lizardms.com">http://www.lizardms.com</a>.</p><h2>Flying Lizard at Daytona</h2><p>2012 will be Flying Lizard&#8217;s fourth year at the Rolex 24 At Daytona. In 2011, the GT team fielded their first prototype: the No. 45 Porsche-powered Riley DP. After a promising start from the pole (Bergmeister) and having set the fastest race lap, the No. 45 was retired at hour 23 after a challenging race. In 2010, the No. 67 Flying Lizard/TRG Porsche GT3 Cup finished second in GT. In 2005 the No. 75 Porsche finished thirteenth, and in 2004, the No. 74 Flying Lizard Porsche GT3 Cup was second in GT and third overall.</p><p>Bergmeister has won three times here: in GT in 2009 (with Patrick Long), in GT and overall in 2003, and in GT in 2002. Rockenfeller won overall in 2010.</p><p><strong>Related Porsche Posts </strong><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/2011-rolex-24-daytona-results/">What Happens When You Lose Your Clutch Early on in a 24 Hour Race?</a><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/sounds-of-racing-rolex-24-daytona/">Listen to the Sounds of Racing from the Rolex 24 at Daytona</a><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/daytona-facts-and-figures/">Facts and Figures about Porsche in the Rolex 24 at Daytona</a></p><p>[Photo Source: © Bob Chapman, Autosport Image]</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/flying-lizard-roar-before-24/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Brumos Wins Rolex Grand-Am GT Season Title in First Season with Porsche 911 GT3 Cup</title><link>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/brumos-wins-rolex-grand-am-gt-title/</link> <comments>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/brumos-wins-rolex-grand-am-gt-title/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:27:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pepper Girl</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Grand American]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brumos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grand-Am]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Porsche Motorsport]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://993c4s.com/?p=11109</guid> <description><![CDATA[Heading into this year’s final round of GRAND-AM Rolex Series competition at Mid-Ohio, Brumos Racing had a lot on the line. Just three points out of the lead, Brumos set their sights on the GT Championship and were prepared for the challenge of a winner-take-all contest. When the checkered flag dropped on one of the [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Heading into this year’s final round of GRAND-AM Rolex Series competition at Mid-Ohio, Brumos Racing had a lot on the line. Just three points out of the lead, Brumos set their sights on the GT Championship and were prepared for the challenge of a winner-take-all contest. When the checkered flag dropped on one of the most thrilling races of the season, Brumos Racing proved that they had indeed returned to their roots by bringing the 2011 Rolex Series GT Championship back to their Jacksonville, Florida, home.</p><p><img src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2011-Champions-600x429.jpg" alt="" title="Brumos 2011 Grand-AM GT Champions" width="600" height="429" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-11110" /></p><p>The Mid-Ohio finale will go down in the record books as one of the most memorable comeback races ever. An electronic problem that forced the #59 to sit out the qualifying session placed it at the back of the pack to start the race. Andrew Davis faced the daunting task of getting the #59 Porsche GT3 from 19th place back to the front. He drove a phenomenal opening stint, passing car after car, before going on to lead the race for 12 laps. Strategy calls were executed perfectly and the team used the numerous yellow flags to full advantage. The car was handed over to Leh Keen under yellow, as the crew delivered a flawless stop. During the critical final stop, the crew got the #59 back on track ahead of the #70 Mazda, the only car standing between them and the championship. Keen faced considerable pressure but held his position, ending the race in 4th place and taking the 2011 Rolex GT Championship for Brumos and its drivers in the process.</p><p><img src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/M-Ohio-600x400.jpg" alt="Brumos #59 at Mid-Ohio" title="M-Ohio" width="600" height="400" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-11111" /></p><p>The race provided an emotional finish to the season for the entire Brumos team, particularly for Andrew Davis, who claimed his first professional championship.</p><blockquote><p>“I’m so proud and so honored to be a Brumos driver and to follow in Hurley Haywood’s footsteps,” he said. “With Brumos’ legacy of winning GT championships, it’s almost unbelievable that Leh and I were able to bring home our own championship for the team. For Dan Davis and Hurley to have faith in us and give us this opportunity, it means a tremendous amount. I have to thank all of our crew members who have worked so hard and fought through thick and thin all season long. I also appreciate all the employees back at Brumos in Jacksonville who are always cheering for us. They may not be here at the track, but they are always there in spirit and willing us along. To say I am the 2011 Rolex GT Champion is awesome, but to be able to say I did it as a Brumos driver is unbelievable.”</p></blockquote><p>For Leh Keen, his second Rolex GT Championship was no less thrilling than his first.</p><blockquote><p>“Wow, that was amazing – and I’m not talking about just this race, but the whole year,” he said. “It is so special to be part of this Brumos group. At the beginning of the year Dan and Hurley told us we were part of the family now, and I now know what that truly means. There were many things that made it more difficult for us in our first year, but that just shows how hard our team worked to get it done. For me, to win in a Porsche is also special. I started my career and won most of my races in a Porsche, and the Brumos Porsches were always my favorites. To win this championship and win another championship for Brumos and be a part of that organization is spectacular.”</p></blockquote><p>Hurley Haywood has worked with many crew members and drivers in his career, but his team this year was special.</p><blockquote><p>“To say I am proud would be an understatement,” he said. “At the beginning of the year Brumos put together a kind of dream team, but the recipe was unproven. We worked hard to get it right and the end result got us to the team and the drivers’ championship. My main responsibility was working with the drivers and they certainly did not let me down. If I have to give up my seat, I can’t think of two guys I would rather give it to than Andrew and Leh. Every single person on our crew did a tremendous job and made a noticeable contribution to the success of this effort, beginning with the first race in Daytona. I am really happy to see Brumos bring another championship home to Jacksonville.”</p></blockquote><p><strong>Related Porsche Posts</strong><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/trg-win-gt-title-at-watkins-glen/">Porsche and TRG Win Rolex Grand-Am GT Title at Watkins Glen</a><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/brumos-scores-win-at-the-glen/">Brumos Scores Historic Win at the Glen in a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup</a><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/win-2-porsches-and-driving-lesson-hurley-haywood/">$3 Bucks Gives You a Chance to Win 2 Porsches and a Driving Lesson From Hurley Haywood</a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/brumos-wins-rolex-grand-am-gt-title/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Porsche and TRG Win Rolex Grand-Am GT Title at Watkins Glen</title><link>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/trg-win-gt-title-at-watkins-glen/</link> <comments>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/trg-win-gt-title-at-watkins-glen/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:50:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pepper Girl</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Grand American]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grand-Am]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Porsche]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TRG]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Watkins Glenn]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://993c4s.com/?p=10695</guid> <description><![CDATA[Spencer Pumpelly and Steven Bertheau managed to coax just enough fuel out of TRG&#8217;s No. 67 Sargent &#038; Lundy Porsche 911 GT3 Cup to take the GT victory in a thrilling finish at the Canadian Tire 200 at Watkins Glen – the most recent round of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. Pumpelly led the [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Spencer Pumpelly and Steven Bertheau managed to coax just enough fuel out of TRG&#8217;s No. 67 Sargent &#038; Lundy Porsche 911 GT3 Cup to take the GT victory in a thrilling finish at the Canadian Tire 200 at Watkins Glen – the most recent round of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.</p><p>Pumpelly led the final six circuits as the lead changed hands five times in the final hour, taking the checkered flag 2.12 seconds ahead of Taylor. Craig Stanton and John Potter took third in the No. 44 Magnus Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup.</p><p>Bill Lester and Jordan Taylor regained the lead in the production-based GT championship standings with a second place finish in the No. 88 Autohaus Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. Andrew Davis and Leh Keen entered the race with a one-point lead, but finished seventh in the No. 59 Brumos Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup and are now seven points behind (272-265) as they had to stop late in the race for fuel while leading the event.</p><h2>Revised Grand-Am GT Points</h2><ul><li>Jordan Taylor/Bill Lester (Camaro) 272</li><li>Leh Keen/Andrew Davis (Porsche) 265</li><li>Jonathan Bomarito/Sylvain Tremblay (Mazda) 257</li></ul><h2>Team Overcomes Obstacles to Win</h2><p>Starting from the 18th position, the winning TRG Porsche GT3 Cup car piloted by Steve Bertheau and Spencer Pumpelly secured one of the Series’ most dramatic GT wins of the season. With a qualifying session cut short due to on-track incidents and limited practice time, the team battled several obstacles to claim victory in the fastest paced Grand-Am race of all time.</p><p>Bertheau, winnner at the Daytona 24 earlier this year, was only able to get one flyer in during qualifying but managed to put down one of his best laps of the weekend.</p><blockquote><p> “We knew we had some work to do on this one,” said TRG team owner/CEO Kevin Buckler. &#8220;We didn’t qualify as well as we had wanted, and definitely had our hands full with an ill-handling 66 team car, so we managed the strategy to death and knew we had a real shot early on with 67. If there’s a group of guys who can overcome adversity and get the job done at the end of the day, it’s our guys, and I am really proud of them today,” said Buckler.</p></blockquote><p>The team seized the opportunity of a caution early to get all of its pit stop duties out of the way for the No. 67. This strategy paid dividends in the end. Bertheau nailed his performance and handed the car off to Pumpelly, the seasoned veteran. Pumpelly put on an outstanding drive, moving into the lead in the last 10 minutes then masterfully saved fuel to bring it home to the checker for his third professional sportscar win in a row.</p><blockquote><p>“Strategy, a great crew and a fantastic co-driver, that’s what makes you win,&#8221; said Bertheau. &#8220;Kevin and Greg [Jones] were managing our time and fuel strategy from the drop of the green.”</p></blockquote><p>The race was a fuel mileage game for other competitors as  well, and it worked out nearly to perfection for John Potter and Craig Stanton as the two drove the no. 44 Magnus Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup to a third place finish in the two-hour race.</p><p>Starting from ninth place in the twenty-two car GT field, Potter was called into the pits during an early full-course caution to take fuel. The race restarted with Potter in 12th position, and throughout the next hour he advanced the Magnus Racing Porsche up through the field to the second position. Just past the one hour mark, Potter turned the car over to Stanton, who came out of the pits in 11th place &#8211; but with enough fuel to make it to the checkered flag.</p><p>Withstanding pressure from the no. 70 Mazda of Jonathan Bomarito, Stanton would take the checkered flag in third place, taking the second Rolex Series podium of the season for Magnus Racing. At the line, Stanton was a scant 12 seconds behind the winning no. 67 TRG Porsche and 10 seconds behind the runner-up no. 88 Autohaus Camaro.</p><h2>Daytona Prototype class</h2><p>Porsche factory driver Joerg Bergmeister, who has a Rolex Grand-Am DP championship to his name (2006), the pole for the Rolex 24 At Daytona in his lone Rolex Series appearance this season, and a three-time winner of the Rolex 24 At Daytona, taking the overall victory with TRG in 2003 and taking GT honors for that team in 2002 and 2009, joined the Porsche Riley team entered by Starworks Racing with Enzo Potolicchio.</p><p>With the only six cylinder engine in the DP field, Bergmeister/Potolicco finished 11th overall, five laps down from the leaders after suffering various mechanical ills.</p><p><em>The Rolex Series will be in action next Saturday with the Montreal 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on August 20, Round 11 of the 2011 season. This will be the Rolex Series&#8217; fifth visit to the famed island circuit. </em></p><p><strong>Related Porsche Posts</strong><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/brumos-scores-win-at-the-glen/">Brumos Scores Historic Win at the Glen in a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup</a><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/win-2-porsches-and-driving-lesson-hurley-haywood/">$3 Bucks Gives You a Chance to Win 2 Porsches and a Driving Lesson From Hurley Haywood</a><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/2011-rolex-24-daytona-results/">What Happens When You Lose Your Clutch Early on in a 24 Hour Race?</a></p><p>[Source: Porsche Motorsport]</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/trg-win-gt-title-at-watkins-glen/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Brumos Scores Historic Win at the Glen in a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup</title><link>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/brumos-scores-win-at-the-glen/</link> <comments>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/brumos-scores-win-at-the-glen/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:56:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pepper Girl</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Grand American]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Andrew Davis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brumos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leh Keen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Porsche]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Watkins Glen]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://993c4s.com/?p=9747</guid> <description><![CDATA[Late in the six hour race, a caution period gave Leh Keen enough time to stop for gas and still finish the final two laps of the Sahlen&#8217;s Six Hours of the Glen. This huge break allowed Davis and Leh Keen to secure a class victory for Brumos Racing. A first for the Jacksonville-based team [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Late in the six hour race, a caution period gave Leh Keen enough time to stop for gas and still finish the final two laps of the Sahlen&#8217;s Six Hours of the Glen.  This huge break allowed Davis and Leh Keen to secure a class victory for Brumos Racing.  A first for the Jacksonville-based team in the Grand-Am Road Racing Series since it dropped its Daytona Prototype program to concentrate on a GT Class Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car.  The last Brumos win at the Glen was in 2003, when David Donohue/Mike Bokowski/Scott Goodyear won the race in the DP Brumos Porsche Fabcar.</p><p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-9754" src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/brumos-59-porsche-after-race1-571x450.jpg" alt="#59 Brumos Porsche 911 in Victory Lane at Watkins Glenn" width="571" height="450" /></p><p>The famed No. 59 red, white and blue Porsche was trying to maintain the GT lead by stretching a tank of gas for the final 52 minutes. But just as the caution flag waved in the final six minutes, the fuel pressure light started flashing.</p><p>The second-place Chevrolet Camaro of Bill Lester, Jordan Taylor and Tommy Milner was two laps down, so Keen stopped for gas for the final two laps and still won by one lap.</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;That was a lot of fun,&#8221; Keen said. &#8220;Brumos does it again. I love this place.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>The team didn&#8217;t tell Keen he had a two-lap lead when they ordered him to pit road. He then got the news he was a lap ahead.</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;I knew that it was not going to make it on fuel without a stop,&#8221; Davis said. &#8220;That last 30 minutes was nerve-racking.&#8221;</p></blockquote><h2>The Brumos Porsche was seventh overall</h2><p>Finishing ahead of the bigger, faster prototypes in the DP class and finishing first in GT against the other tube-frame, specially-built GT cars.  The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car is constructed on the same assembly line as its 911 street car relatives, and is based on the street car chassis.</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;We won the race based on strategy, not on performance,&#8221; Haywood said, &#8220;but Porsche tends to out-do more powerful cars the long the race is.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-9749" src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Leh-Keen-Andrew-Davis-Brumos-Porsche-600x337.jpg" alt="Leh Keen and Andrew Davis on the Podium at Watkins Glen" width="600" height="337" /></p><p>The win moved Keen and Davis to second place in the GT standings, just three points behind Lester and Jordan Taylor.</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;The classic endurance races are the 24 Hour of Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring, LeMans and Watkins Glen,&#8221; Haywood said. &#8220;We started this new program off at Daytona pretty strong, but now we sort of got our act together. If we can keep the momentum going, I think we can give the guys a good chance to win the championship. We just keep chipping away.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p><strong>Related Porsche Motorsport Posts</strong><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/cars/911-gt2gt3gt3-rs/two-seater-cup-car-introduced/">Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Two-Seater Introduced to Porsche Sports Driving School</a><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/win-2-porsches-and-driving-lesson-hurley-haywood/">$3 Bucks Gives You a Chance to Win 2 Porsches and a Driving Lesson From Hurley Haywood</a><br /> <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/2011-rolex-24-daytona-results/">What Happens When You Lose Your Clutch Early on in a 24 Hour Race?</a></p><p>[Source: Porsche Motorsports, Brumos]</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/brumos-scores-win-at-the-glen/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>$3 Bucks Gives You a Chance to Win 2 Porsches and a Driving Lesson From Hurley Haywood</title><link>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/win-2-porsches-and-driving-lesson-hurley-haywood/</link> <comments>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/win-2-porsches-and-driving-lesson-hurley-haywood/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:54:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pepper Girl</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Grand American]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Porsche Contests]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cayenne S Hybrid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[charity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GT3]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hurley haywood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[porsche raffle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[worldcause foundation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://993c4s.com/?p=8829</guid> <description><![CDATA[What exactly does $3 bucks buy you these days? Not a hell of a lot, that&#8217;s for sure. Depending on where you are in the country, it might put 3/4 of a gallon of gas in your Porsche. Or, you could get these fun little stickers. How about a Porsche Matchbox car? Anyway, you get [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What exactly does $3 bucks buy you these days?  Not a hell of a lot, that&#8217;s for sure. Depending on where you are in the country, it might put 3/4 of a gallon of gas in your Porsche.  Or, you could get <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002EFUL58/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=993c4s-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B002EFUL58">these fun little stickers</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B002EFUL58" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />.  How about a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26scn%3D165793011%26redirect%3Dtrue%26ref_%3Dsr_nr_scat_165793011_ln%26keywords%3DPorsche%2520matchbox%26qid%3D1299778972%26h%3D99281204b6fb9dc056261b076397a506c651a357%26rh%3Dn%253A165793011%252Ck%253APorsche%2520matchbox&#038;tag=993c4s-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957">Porsche Matchbox car</a><img src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=993c4s-20&#038;l=ur2&#038;o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />?  Anyway, you get the idea.  $3 just doesn&#8217;t buy a hell of a lot.</p><p><img src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Hurley-haywood-Porsche-GT3-600x326.jpg" alt="2011 Porsche GT3 Hurley Haywood Edition" title="Hurley-haywood-Porsche-GT3" width="600" height="326" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8830" /></p><h2>It Does Now</h2><p>Thanks to the <a target="cont" href="http://www.wintheporsches.com/">Continental Tire Dream Giveaway</a> (a fund raising event sponsored by WorldCause Foundation), for just $3 bucks (it drops to $1 per ticket if you buy 100 of them) you can buy a chance at winning both a 2011 Hurley Haywood Edition Porsche GT3 and a 2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid.  That&#8217;s right, if you have the winning ticket you win not just one Porsche, but both the GT3 and the Cayenne as well as a lesson on how to drive them properly from Hurley Haywood himself.  In case you&#8217;re wondering, that&#8217;s about $220,000 in Porsches.  Even better, they will pay 25% toward the taxes for you! That&#8217;s a total value of $275,000.</p><p><img src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Hurley-Haywood-Porsche-Cayenne-S-Hybrid-600x352.jpg" alt="Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid Charity auction" title="Hurley-Haywood-Porsche-Cayenne-S-Hybrid" width="600" height="352" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8831" /></p><h2>More Hurley Haywood Porsche Pictures</h2><p>If you&#8217;re viewing this post via email you may need to click on the title of the post <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/win-2-porsches-and-driving-lesson-hurley-haywood/">Win a Hurley Haywood Porsche GT3 and Cayenne</a> to see the pictures below.</p><a href='http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/win-2-porsches-and-driving-lesson-hurley-haywood/attachment/hurley-haywood-porsche-gt3/' title='Hurley-haywood-Porsche-GT3'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Hurley-haywood-Porsche-GT3-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="2011 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Race?</title><link>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/2011-rolex-24-daytona-results/</link> <comments>http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/2011-rolex-24-daytona-results/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:23:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Pepper Girl</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Grand American]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brumos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[daytona]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flying lizard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grand-Am]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hurley haywood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[joerg Bergmeister]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Porsche Motorsports]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rolex 24]]></category> <category><![CDATA[seth neiman]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://993c4s.com/?p=8455</guid> <description><![CDATA[You drive carefully, you don&#8217;t mistakes and you win your class. At least that&#8217;s what happened to the #67 TRG Porsche driven by Andy Lally (three time winner), Spencer Pumpelly (two time winner), Porsche factory driver Wolf Henzler (two time winner) and NASCAR truck drivers Brendan Gaughan and Steve Bertheau (this was the first Rolex [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You drive carefully, you don&#8217;t mistakes and you win your class.  At least that&#8217;s what happened to the #67 TRG Porsche driven by Andy Lally (three time winner), Spencer Pumpelly (two time winner), Porsche factory driver Wolf Henzler (two time winner) and NASCAR truck drivers Brendan Gaughan and Steve Bertheau (this was the first Rolex 24 for both NASCAR drives).</p><p><a href="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Steven-Bertheau-Spencer-Pumpelly-Andy-Lally-Brendan-Gaughan-Wolf-Henzler-TRG-Porsche.jpg"><img src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Steven-Bertheau-Spencer-Pumpelly-Andy-Lally-Brendan-Gaughan-Wolf-Henzler-TRG-Porsche-600x400.jpg" alt="TRG #67 TRG Team of Andy Lally Spencer Pumpelly on Podium at Daytona" title="Steven Bertheau-Spencer Pumpelly-Andy Lally-Brendan Gaughan-Wolf Henzler-TRG-Porsche" width="600" height="400" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8460" /></a></p><p>“<em>We didn&#8217;t have a clutch for the last 17 hours and you can&#8217;t make any mistakes without a clutch, especially leaving the pits.  If you spin out, you have to be towed back and lose three or four laps and you might as well pack it in at that point and go home. I suppose it was a learning process the first few times as everyone on the team had to shift with no clutch. Being <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/daytona-pole-gt-dp-2011/">disqualified from the pole position</a> was disappointing because he wanted the team prestige of qualifying with that honor. But it lit a fire under me and I drive better angry,</em>“ said Lally.</p><p>The #67 TRG Porsche was just one of <a href="http://993c4s.com/porsche-motorsports/grand-american/trg-fifth-entry-2011-rolex-24/">five fielded by Kevin Buckler&#8217;s veteran team</a>.   In fact, TRG is one of only two teams to win the overall race (in 2003) with a car running in the GT class and this win gives them their fourth class victory.</p><p><a href="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/M11_0100.jpg"><img src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/M11_0100-600x400.jpg" alt="#48 Miller Racing Porsche nightime at Daytona" title="Miller Racing Porsche" width="600" height="400" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8462" /></a></p><p>Following close on TRG&#8217;s heals for second place on the GT podium, but still two laps back, is the #48 Paul Miller Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, driven by Bryan Sellers, Rob Bell, Bryce Miller and Tim Sugden.  Paul, a Porsche dealer from NJ, has a history with Daytona.  As a driver himself, he raced here in the &#8217;80s and his son Bryce is familiar to Porsche fans for his time driving with Dirk Werner for most of the 2007 Grand-Am season, where they won six Rolex Grand-Am GT races leading Werner to the GT championship.</p><p>“<em>The biggest challenge we faced was to perform as well as the car.  Our crew is top notch and that they put together an amazing vehicle, so the drivers had to live up to their efforts on the track,</em>“ said Bryce Miller.</p><p>Rounding out the podium in third place is Patrick Dempsey, Joe Foster, Charles Espenlaub and Tom Long.  Today&#8217;s race , gives the Dempsey Racing&#8217;s No. 40 Mazda RX-8 its first Rolex Series podium.</p><p>&#8220;<em>It was pretty emotional,</em>&#8221; said Dempsey, who joined his teammates in scoring their best Rolex Series finish. The team led 197 laps with Dempsey out front for 28 of them. &#8220;<em>To be on the wall and hear everybody&#8217;s journey with each stint was an incredibly joyous, magic, fun moment. It&#8217;s validation for all of their hard work, and this is a team sport.</em>&#8221;</p><h2>Overall the 2011 Was a Very Good Race for Porsche</h2><p>“<em>Winning the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is always a great accomplishment, but the effort of our customer teams to achieve a victory as well as four of the top five GT positions speaks to their level of preparation for this challenging event. Congratulations to TRG, Paul Miller Racing, Magnus Racing, and Brumos Racing for their top five finishes with their Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car.  And we are proud of our factory drivers – Wolf Henzler, Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz, and Marco Holzer &#8211; who helped these teams to their result.  And for the Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche Riley squad, they had the fastest car, put it on the pole, turned the fastest lap of the race, and would have been there at the end if not for some back luck – Patrick Long, Joerg Bergmeister, Seth Neiman and Johannes van Overbeek showed what our Porsche 911-based engine can do in a Daytona Prototype,</em>” said Jens Walther, president of Porsche Motorsport North America.</p><h2>Bad Luck Plagues the Flying Lizard Team</h2><p>Despite having the fastest car, turning the fastest laps of the race and Joerg Bergmeister putting the # 45 Daytona Prototype on pole, the Flying Lizard team had to bow out of the race with less than two hours to go after a series of unfortunate circumstances led to a race ending oil fire.</p><p>&#8220;<em>At the end of his final stint, Joerg lost drive, and there was a small fire in the engine bay. He&#8217;s fine, but the car was done. We don&#8217;t really know what happened yet, but at this point it seems likely that there was more damage than we realized from the incidents early in the race. The entire team did a fantastic job this weekend – from preparing the car to qualifying on the pole to running an extremely hard, consistent race</em>,&#8221; said team principal Seth Neiman.</p><p><a href="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/M11_0082.jpg"><img src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/M11_0082-600x400.jpg" alt="Flying Lizard daytona prototype in the pits" title="Flying Lizard #45 pitstop rolex daytona" width="600" height="400" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8461" /></a></p><p>The circumstances referred to by Neiman aboveincluded being hit in the rear, an unavoidable off-track excursion to avoid what could have been devastating contact, an untimely flat tire in the seventh hour, an extended pit-stop for a brake bleed and ultimately the fire that ended their race.  Remarkably, according to Porsche, the engine is in perfect shape and could have continued the race had the fire not caused other severe damage.</p><p><a href="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/M11_0125.jpg"><img src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/M11_0125-600x400.jpg" alt="" title="# 9 Action Express Porsche" width="600" height="400" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8466" /></a></p><p>The best placed Porsche in the DP (and overall) classification finished third with Joao Barbosa (Portugal), Christian Fittipaldi (Brazil), Max Papis (Italy), Terry Borcheller and JC France acting as pilots. The power-unit of the Porsche Riley fielded by Action Express Racing was a privately-developed eight-cylinder engine based on the Porsche Cayenne. Their sister car, which had led on and off over the distance, finished the race in ninth place.</p><h2>Hurley Haywoods Return to Racing</h2><p><a href="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/M11_0087.jpg"><img src="http://993c4s.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/M11_0087-600x400.jpg" alt="Brumos #59 Porsche at night in Daytona" title="#59 Brumos Porsche" width="600" height="400" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-8464" /></a><br /> For Hurley Haywood fans, Brumos Racing and the #59 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup didn&#8217;t disappoint.  While a podium finish is always better, fifth in this field is a very good finish.  Not only did the Brumos&#8217; Porsche hold first a number of times during the race, they would have been a top three finisher had it not been for a broken radiator during the night.</p><h2>2011 Rolex 24 at Daytona Race Results</h2><p><strong>Overall classification</strong><br /> 1. Pruett/Rojas/Rahal/Hand (USA/MEX/USA/USA), BMW-Riley (DP), 720 laps<br /> 2. Dixon/Franchitti/Montoya/MacMurray (NZ/GB/COL/USA), BMW-Riley (DP), 720<br /> 3. Barbosa/Borcheller/France/Papis/Fittipaldi (P/USA/USA/I/BRA), Porsche-Riley (DP), 720</p><p><strong>GT class</strong><br /> 1. Henzler/Lally/Pumpelly/Gaughan/Bertheau (D/USA/USA/USA/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 685 laps<br /> 2. Miller/Sellers/Bell/Sugden (USA/USA/USA/GB), Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 684<br /> 3. Espenlaub/Foster/Dempsey/Long (USA/USA/USA/USA), Mazda, 681<br /> 4. Lietz/Holzer/Stanton/Potter (A/D/USA/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 675<br /> 5. Lieb/Haywood/Keen/Davis (D/USA/USA/USA), Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, 673<br /> 6. 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