just right in several ways

Photo by Mikrophon found on https://motoringconbrio.com/2013/08/20/911-carrera-rsr/

When Acura got a GT3 Porsche back from the dealership while using it to help develop the NSX’s steering, they found a note under the hood... "Good luck Honda"

Per common practice, when Acura bought a 911 GT3 for its test fleet, it did so anonymously, but Porsche saw who it belonged to when the service center accessed the car’s data, according to Automotive News.

 It was at this point that Porsche decided to have a little bit of fun with its counterparts at Acura. “Good luck Honda from Porsche. See you on the other side,” read a note left under the 911 GT3’s engine cover, according to the NSX’s dynamics project leader Nick Robinson.

The NSX team also benchmarked a McLaren 12C, and although McLaren never figured out that Acura owned the particular car, the dealer in charge of servicing raised an eyebrow. “[The McLaren dealer] wanted to know ‘Where did you go 205 mph? What track?’,”

http://blog.caranddriver.com/porsche-left-a-note-for-acura-in-the-911-gt3-used-as-benchmark-for-the-nsx/

when an over privileged teen borrows moms Porsche, it results in one horrible decision after another, mostly caught on camera

Turns out that the driver was a teenager who “borrowed” his mother’s SUV and took it for a joy ride until he smashed it into another car causing the teen—who also doesn’t have a driver’s license—to panic.

However, the police did charge the teen for driving unlicensed and hitting a parked vehicle.

http://www.automobilemag.com/news/video-poor-parking-job-leads-hit-run-suspect-canada/

things that make you go Hmmmmmm

a Ford, a Porsche, a Mercedes, and a Lamborghini are racing each other.... the Ford wins, but they aren't cars.

They are tractors.


Jack Donohue’s 96 Mile Per Hour 1952 8N Fordson.

http://theironmule.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-8ncredible.html

Full post on this tractor at http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/09/jack-donohue-tractor-racing-aficionado.html


Porsche diesel tractor

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2402136/Is-slowest-Porsche-TRACTOR-iconic-sports-car-manufacturer-speed-just-15mph.html

Mercedes

http://thecrosawesomesauce.blogspot.com/2011/04/mercedes-benza-beautiful-sports.html


Lamborghini Nitro

https://rayblessed.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/1-1_lamborghini_nitro.jpg

Marc commented that this Lambo Nitro tractor was in Car and Driver test drive article - http://www.caranddriver.com/features/a-monster-lamborghini-meets-italys-monster-road-feature

In 1967 Porsche lobbied the SCCA to reclassify the 911 as a sedan. LAA-AAME! That's 2 syllables for a 2 syllable car company name /por-sha/

Then it could finally dominate the Under 2-Liter field, and only then did it win the manufacturers' championship over Alfa Romeo.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Am_Series#Beginnings_.281966.E2.80.931967.29

22 year old Francisco Velasquez stole the new Porsche 918 Spyder out of the dealership showroom, just like in Gone In 60 Seconds, except in late afternoon, from a Salt Lake dealership

Police say Velasquez broke the front glass of the dealership, stealing the key for the sports car and then driving off the property. Police pulled over the suspect near 300 S. State St. about six hours later and arrested him for theft, burglary and theft by receiving stolen property.

It sells for about a million, does the 0-60 in 2.9 seconds, and was recovered without a scratch



http://kutv.com/news/local/man-steals-1-million-porsche-from-slc-dealership
http://www.thedrive.com/news/3878/utah-man-steals-porsche-918-spyder-off-showroom-floor-in-broad-daylight?xid=the-drive_socialflow_facebook

http://fox13now.com/2016/06/07/22-year-old-man-arrested-for-stealing-1-million-porsche-in-salt-lake/

truth in advertising

thanks B Remington!

Good catchy advertising phrase

http://whartonmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Wharton-Magazine-Fall-2012_issue.pdf

a variety of Porsche... just when I was thinking they all look alike, except that 914, which they are so embarrassed about they won't show it in comparison

http://www.race2play.com/homepage/show_blog_posts/3324

Set the time machine to 1991, and enjoy the Garagistry Blogs exclusive video of the making of the Boxster

Saved from a box of about a half-dozen video tapes covering several milestone events associated to both Porsche and Audi in the late '80's and early '90's, when tossing out a box of VHS tapes donated to a charity that couldn't do anything with them, was this tape:

The Making of The Boxster from GARAGISTRY on Vimeo.

http://blog.garagistry.com/2016/05/the-making-of-boxster.html

It's an interesting step by step of design on paper, to clay, to metal evolution of an idea to a completed car. I don't think I've seen a video of this process before... and wow, they are so 80's!