Some might look at the cover of this month’s issue of Vintage Motorsport, spy a gorgeous IMSA classic – a Lowenbrau-liveried Porsche 962 – and think we’re working with damaged dendrites to call this “The Low-Key Legends Issue.”We are well aware of the juxtaposition – but we simply loved the...

For the first time across the Roar and Rolex 24 week, Acura wasn't at the top of the time sheets in a dry session, ceding the spot to the No. 02 Chip Ganassi Racing Cadillac V-LMDh in the hands of Richard Westbrook with a 1m35.185s lap, a hair under 0.2s...

Gooding & Company’s Geared Online Auction opens today, October 4, and will run for 12 days, to Friday, Oct. 15. With a large selection of items offered without reserve, this auction offers a slice of automotive history for collectors at every level.Notable among the huge selection:Photo: Mike Maez / Gooding...

Salinas, CA-- After Thursday move-in and setup, teams, drivers and mechanics ramped up activity here bright and early and spectators began swarming Weathertech Raceway's paddock to see Porsche history come alive before their eyes. We'll be posing photos of the goings on here as the day moves on.©D. Randy RiggsDerek...

Hurley Haywood's relationship with the 24 Hours of Le Mans opened and closed with amazing results. A rookie in 1977 as part of the factory Porsche 936 effort, Haywood scored an overall win on his debut, added a second with Porsche in 1983 and said goodbye in style, signing off...

Le Mans legend Derek Bell has added his name to nearly every iconic Porsche prototype since the Briton was introduced to the marque in 1971, and he'd like to place one more on the list. His wins in the Porsche 917, La Sarthe victories in the 936, 956, and 962,...

Just a place-holder between the 917 and 956? That’s harsh on a car that took three Le Mans wins and forged Jacky Ickx’s legend. It’s time to reappraise the Porsche 936...The 936 is Porsche’s forgotten hero of Le Mans. That’s perhaps understandable for a car sandwiched between the legends that...

The KISS ethos – Keep It Simple, Stupid – is one that rarely creates great racecars. Generally, the machines that earned big numbers at the time, and still earn big plaudits decades later, are ones that have incorporated technological breakthroughs or introduced a completely fresh way of attacking a problem....

The Porsche 908/2 used as the camera car for Steve McQueen movie Le Mans will star in a special exhibition of the German manufacturer's cars at this month's 24 Hours.The 908/2, which also finished second in the 1970 Sebring 12 Hours with McQueen and Peter Revson driving, will be on...

On this day in 1979, the company that would eventually create RACER magazine and RACER.com was founded by Paul Pfanner, Suzette Catheron-Smith and the late Geary Brown.The company's very first project was the creation of livery illustrations and collateral materials (LEFT) for the original Interscope-entered, factory Porsche Indy car that...