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  USA porsche forums, porsche parts and accessories,porsche website, turbo,porsche club,porsche accessories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Porsche has a reputation for producing high-end sports vehicles that, despite their high performance, are reliable and tractable enough to be used for daily driving, and of high manufacturing quality and durability.
The Porsche 917 is considered one of the most iconic sports racing cars of all time and gave Porsche their first Le Mans win while the Group C Porsche 956/962C is one of the most successful sports prototype racers ever produced.
Porsche returned to F1 again in 1991 as an engine supplier, however this time with disastrous results: Porsche-powered Footwork cars failed to score a single point, and failed to even qualify for over half the races that year; Porsche has not participated in Formula One since.
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 On the edge in a Porsche GT3 racer - Drive.com.au
Porsche 911s have that trait; it's because the engine is stuffed in the tail, and the fore-aft balance is nowhere near the desirable 50-50.
Porsche cars are very effective in other areas, namely putting down the power with devastating effect, and eye popping braking.
Porsche has produced and sold 80 of this year's 911 Supercup cars to race teams and wealthy competitors for weekend use supporting all the European Formula One grands prix.
www.drive.com.au /Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=5856&vf=23   (828 words)

  
 Porsche Supercup - Excellent Resources on Porsche Supercup   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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 Porsche-Pirelli-Supercup - GermanCarFans.com
The Americans in the race ran into various difficulties, with Sam Hornish, Jr., the recently-crowned IRL champion, suffering a transmission problem, and fellow Porsche factory guest driver David Donohue, son of 1972 Indy 500 winner the late Mark Donohue, finishing eighth.
Not only is the 25-year-old the Supercup champion, but with one round to go of the national German Carrera Cup in Hockenheim on 7 October, he leads the driver´s championship of the series, as well.
A remarkable characteristic of the new Supercup champion is his ability to know precisely when to pull a top performance out of the hat.
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 Porsche - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Porsche started racing with lightweight, tuned derivatives of the 356 road car, but rapidly moved on to campaigning dedicated racing cars, with the 550, 718, RS and RSK models being the backbone of the company's racing programme through to the mid 1960s.
Porsche scored a couple of unexpected Le Mans wins in 1996-7 - a return to prototype racing in the USA was planned for 1995, with a Tom Walkinshaw Racing chassis formerly used as the Jaguar XJR-14 and the Mazda MXR-01 fitted with a Porsche engine.
Porsche attempted an Indianapolis 500 entry in the late 1970s with a turbocharged 911-based engine in a bespoke car for Danny Ongais and the Interscope team; failure to agree turbo boost levels with USAC meant that this was shelved (though the engine later became the basis of that used in the 956 and 962).
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 PORSCHE PRESS RELEASES
The German marque, through porsche GB, supported two cars in the GTO section of the Championship this season for title winners Kelvin Burt and Marino Franchitti, and a sister car of Matt Turner and Ed Horner.
Sources say Porsche is planning to support a one-make series for Porsche Supercup cars in Britain similar to the Carrera Cup which syccessfully runs in Germany and France.
IT is recognised that a number of teams may wish to continue their participation in both these series, and the schedule for the remaining seven rounds has been arranged to ensure that there are no date clashes in the proposed 2002 calendar.
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 Porsche Club of America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It marks the second-straight year ESPN has telecast the Porsche Supercup to U.S. households.
Now in its third year, the Porsche Supercup Championship is run in conjunction with nine European World Championship Formula One Grand Prixs -- San Marino, Spain, Monaco, France, Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, Belgium and Europe (Nurburgring).
All cars entered in the Supercup Championship are identically equipped and based on the highly popular 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera.
www.porschenet.com /noreast2.html   (291 words)

  
 Porsche Michelin Supercup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Porsche Michelin Supercup is the motor racing series supporting the FIA Formula One World Championship organized by Porsche AG.
As the first Italian in the history of Porsche Michelin Supercup, Alessandro Zampedri won the championship in 2005.
Since 1993 the Porsche Michelin Supercup has run as support to the FIA Formula 1 World Championship, however the number of races has grown from the original nine to now total 13.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Porsche_Michelin_Supercup   (413 words)

  
 Battery Town - Porsche GT3 Cup >> 2004 | 2005
The Porsche 911 Gt3 Cup car is purpose-built by Porsche’s race department in Germany for Carrera Cup competition around the world.
The cars are identical to those running in the international Porsche Supercup, which supports the World Formula 1 Championship in Europe and the US, and in the various Carrera Cup of GT3 Cup series in Germany, France, Great Britain, Japan, Australia and Asia.
Porsche 996 (911 GT3) monocoque with welded-in roll-cage, integral three-point air-jack system, 89 litre fuel tank, plumbed-in fire extinguisher, single racing bucket seat with six-point harness and provision for HANS device.
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 Motorsport.com: News channel
Two Porsche Supercup events also took place during last year's Grand Prix, with Sascha Maassen of Germany winning Sept. 29 by 0.3 of a second over Jorg Bergmeister, also of Germany, who clinched the season title with his second-place finish.
In addition to racing at Indianapolis, the Porsche Michelin Supercup, now in its 10th season, accompanies Formula One to 10 European events and is the only GT racing series to run exclusively as a support series to the Formula One World Championship.
All Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars are technically identical with 3.6-liter engines that produce 380 horsepower and can travel from 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in less than four seconds.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=103812&FS=PSC   (515 words)

  
 Porsche Pirelli Supercup - AutoWorld.Com
Porsche Pirelli Supercup: 4th Round at the Spanish Grand Prix
The Supercup´s only American driver, George Frazier (Kadach Tuning), notched up his first points of this season with a clean drive over the 14 lap sprint race to finish 12th.
VIP driver and ex-Formula 1 pilot Emilio de Villota thrilled the Spanish crowds with a spectacular pirouette after a fellow competitor spun in front of him.
www.autoworld.com /news/Porsche/SuperCup.htm   (346 words)

  
 Racerchicks.com: News - Milka Duno
The Porsche Michelin Supercup is the world’s fastest international one-make series and is in its eleventh year as support to the Formula 1 World Championship.
For each Supercup race Porsche invites journalists, motorsport personalities and other celebrities to take up the challenge and drive one of two VIP Carreras with starting numbers 1 and 2.
Milka has also competed the last two years in the most famous sports car race in the world, the 24 Hours of Le Mans in Le Mans, France, where she was the only female driver (amongst 149 male drivers).
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 News - Porsche Michelin Supercup - Race activities - Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Porsche AG Porsche Michelin Supercup, 1st round at the Bahrain Grand Prix, Preview
Moreover, Alzen won the Porsche Supercup back in 1994 after claiming the national Carrera Cup in 1992.
Television broadcasts of the 2006 Porsche Michelin Supercup have been increased: Eurosport televises two races live with highlights of all races broadcast on Sunday evening in its “Motorsports Weekend“ programme.
www.porsche.com /usa/eventsandracing/motorsport/racing/pmsc/news/?pool=motorsport&id=2006-03-13-pmsc-preview&lang=en   (652 words)

  
 Motorsports - 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet in Detail - 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet - Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG
Porsche has competed in virtually every major race – and at every major venue – in the world of international motorsport.
Porsche Clubs host a range of events at domestic and international level.
The Porsche Michelin Supercup is the world’s fastest international single-make race series.
www21.porsche.com /uk/models/911/911-carrera-4-cabriolet/indetail/motorsport   (397 words)

  
 AutoWeb - Porsche Brings Supercup to 1999 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
The Porsche Pirelli Supercup, the fastest, most enduring and most competetive category of one-make motor racing in the world - is coming to the 1999 Qantas Australian Grand Prix.
The potent Porsches produce 370 horsepower and accelerate from 0 -100km/h in approximately 4.5 seconds on their way to a top speed of 280km/h.
New world driving champion Mika Hakkinen was a dual Porsche Supercup winner at Monaco and Budapest in 1993, while Ralf Schumacher finished third in the Budapest Supercup race in 1995.
www.autoweb.com.au /cms/A_50939/newsarticle.html   (674 words)

  
 Motorsport.com: News channel
Reigning Porsche Infineon Carrera Cup Asia champion, Matthew Marsh of Hong Kong, has been invited by the organisers to compete as a VIP driver in the Monaco round of the Porsche Michelin Supercup, a support race to the Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend on May 21.
The Monaco outing will make Marsh the first Porsche Infineon Carrera Cup Asia driver to get a taste of the exciting new 911 GT3 Cup (Type 997) racing machine, which was adopted by the Porsche Michelin Supercup at the start of this season but will not be seen in Asia until 2006.
The 2005 Porsche Infineon Carrera Cup Asia got underway as a support race to the Malaysian Formula 1 Grand Prix in March, with Marsh taking victory, and this weekend returns to Sepang International Circuit for rounds 2 and 3 of the 11-round season.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=185301&FS=PCC   (924 words)

  
 The Porsche Club of America
Our November issue shares images from the two final rounds of the Porsche Pirelli Supercup Series that were held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the Grand Prix of the United States weekend.
Supercup cars are presented with all the fanfare and style you'd expect at a Formula One weekend.
Kentucky resident George Frazier is a regular in the Supercup series which travels as a support series to all European F1 races and will be back at Indy for the U.S. Grand Prix next fall.
www.pca.org /panorama/pano_gal_200111.html   (332 words)

  
 Will Langhorne Joins Porsche Michelin Supercup Series; Debut this Weekend at US Grand Prix with Germany’s Team MRS
And it’s a thrill to be teaming in the US rounds with Johnny Herbert, a driver who is as funny as he is fast,” Langhorne said.
In 1997, at the age of 23, Langhorne scored two Porsche GT3 wins racing in Hockenheim, Germany.
Since 1993 the Supercup has run as support to the European Formula 1 rounds, with the first overseas race being added to the calendar in 1999.
www.prweb.com /releases/2006/6/prweb405812.htm   (562 words)

  
 Porsche Michelin Supercup for Formula One 99-02 - Mod DB   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Porsche Michelin Supercup is a support race for the FIA F1 World Championship.
Speedwerx Developement's upcoming Supercup mod attempts to this series to an installation of EA Sports Formula One Challenge 99-02 near you.
One select driver from the Carrera Cup is selected to drive the Porsche Guest car in a Supercup event for the following year.
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 Porsche Michelin Supercup | Porsche Michelin Supercup
With 400 hp, a sequential six-speed gearbox and the Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB), as well as sophisticated race aerodynamics, this GT3 Cup is the most powerful and at the same time the most challenging racing sportscar in the history of the Porsche Michelin Supercup.
Jens Walther, manager of the Porsche Michelin Supercup: 'We are naturally pleased about the popularity of our racing series and feel very honoured to receive such a kind invitation from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa.
From his side, Mohamed Rahman, Acting Managing Director of Dubai-based Porsche Middle East and Africa said: 'We are very excited and proud to bring the Porsche Michelin Supercup to this region.
www.ameinfo.com /55875.html   (675 words)

  
 Porsche Supercup - Features - European Car Magazine
Toss in his guest instructor duties for Porsche Cars North America, and the finance major from Malvern, PA is uniquely qualified to describe his adventure at the Brickyard.
It seems that the wins rotate among the top three or four guys and that traditionally the guest drivers kind of fall in the middle of the mix regardless of what you've been driving before.
It's been a long time since I've raced without the pressure of being on a factory team and so forth, and all the people at Porsche emphasize that we're there to have fun and a good time, which is exactly what I did.
www.europeancarweb.com /features/0202ec_porsche_supercup/index.html   (1938 words)

  
 will langhorne racing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Will Langhorne Joins Porsche Michelin Supercup Series; Debuts this weekend at US Grand Prix with Germany's Team MRS.
Porsche 911 GT3s are race-modified versions of Porsche's flagship 911 sports car.
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 :: sportscartesting.com ::
EXPERIENCE IN THE cockpit in the 911 GT3 Cup and consistently excellent performances over all 12 races were again the way to success in the Porsche Michelin Supercup in 2003, which has been organized since 1993 in the context of the Formula 1 Grands Prix.
From the fifth race at the European Grand Prix onwards, the battle for the title was a three-horse race between Wolf Henzler (Nürtingen), Frank Stippler (Bad Münstereifel) and Pierre Kaffer (Burgbrohl).
After the 12 races, Frank Stippler (Germany) was the overall winner of the 2003 Porsche Michelin Supercup.
www.sportscartesting.com /news/opel/id763/pg4374   (185 words)

  
 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG - Motorsports
Porsche Pirelli Supercup:12th and final round at Indianapolis
Porsche Pirelli Supercup: qualifying for round 10 in Monza
Porsche Pirelli Supercup:Qualifying for round 7 in Hockenheim
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 Ekartingnews.com :: News
Porsche Michelin Supercup points leader Wolf Henzler won the first of two scheduled series races this weekend at the United States Grand Prix, and 22-year-old American Patrick Long who comes out of the karting ranks, finished second June 19 in his first event at the 2.605-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.
Long, who is racing as a guest driver this weekend, started second and maintained that position in the No. 2 Porsche AG factory car throughout the race, often pushing Henzler for first place and pulling away from the rest of the field.
He drove in selected Porsche Michelin Supercup and Porsche Carrera Cup races last year in Europe as a Porsche factory driver.
ekartingnews.com /news_info.php?n=2914&sid=a02b0963a69a069693d02aad4...   (881 words)

  
 Sabato, Adam To Drive In Porsche Michelin Supercup Races :: IndyCar® Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
He returns to Indianapolis as a Supercup competitor after having served as celebrity spokesperson for the USGP Formula One weekend in 2001.
Zampedri, driver of the No. 21 PZ Rhein-Oberberg/Jurgen Alzen Porsche, competed in the Indianapolis 500 in 1995 and 1996, with a best-career finish of fourth in 1996 despite an accident on Lap 199 that left him with severe foot injuries.
Zampedri, of Italy, is third in the Supercup standings going into the two final races of the season at Indianapolis.
www.indycar.com /news/story.php?story_id=570   (576 words)

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