Of Note

An ALMS driver's idea of fun: Spec 911

Only a week after his second place finish at Petit Le Mans 2010 driving a Ferrari F430 GT, ALMS driver (and regular Excellence contributor) Johannes van Overbeek returns to the track — this time driving his father’s green 911 spec race car…

Johannes van Overbeek drives his father's 911 spec racer in a Porsche Racing Club race at Infineon. Photo by Damon Lowney

Patrick Long on Cayman S vs. GT3

Editor’s note: When factory driver and American Le Mans Series champion Patrick Long asked how Excellence road tests Porsches, we invited him to come find out for himself…

Patrick Long on the desolate Northern California coast. Photo by Bob Chapman/Autosportimage.com

Running Up That Hill

As a companion piece to the print edition, this is the complete transcription of an interview with Paul Ritchie, Andrew Gregory, and Jim LaBine of Porsche Motorsport North America…

Screenshot courtesy YouTube

Long and Bergmeister win drivers' championship in the 2010 ALMS

Porsches racing in their respective classes had varying levels of success at Petit Le Mans, the highlight of the night being Joerg Bergmeister and Patrick Long, with the help of Marc Lieb, taking fifth in the GT2 class and snagging their third consecutive drivers’ championship driving for Flying Lizard Motorsports…

The RS Spyder finished second in class. Photo by Bob Chapman

By Law: End of Petit Le Mans marks beginning of 2011 season

Our 2010 season ended on a high note, as the Flying Lizard Motorsports team won its third-consecutive GT2 championship and both cars finished the Petit Le Mans in the top-10 in class…

The #45 GT3 RSR of Flying Lizard Motorsports won its third consecutive drivers' championship at the end of the 2010 ALMS season. Photo by Bob Chapman

Uwe Gemballa found dead, went missing almost eight months ago

For all those who have wondered what might have happened to Uwe Gemballa, an article in the Times Live explains…

Photo courtesy Gemballa Automobiltechniq

By Law: Pre-race procedure at Petit Le Mans 2010

The Flying Lizard Motorsports team is here at Road Atlanta for the start of the Petit Le Mans week…

Photo by Bob Chapman

Porsche tests GT3 R Hybrid in the wet at Road Atlanta

Up until this weekend Porsche’s GT3 R Hybrid hadn’t been tested in the rain…

Mike Rockenfeller learns the ins and outs of the Porsche GT3 R Hybrid, what Porsche is calling a "racing laboratory." Photo courtesy PCNA

PMNA's Paul Ritchie retires, Jens Walther steps in, says Porsche

The Supervisory Board of Porsche Motorsport North America, Inc…

Paul Ritchie. Photo courtesy Porsche

Preview: Petit Le Mans 2010

This year’s Petit Le Mans race should be electrifying with a lineup that includes the GT3 R Hybrid, Porsche’s newest “racing laboratory,.” It will compete alongside 44 other cars in the largest Petit Le Mans Race in years…

Darren Law will race the #44 Flying Lizard Motorsport GT3 RSR along with teammate Seth Neiman and ALMS rookie Marco Holzer. Photo by Bob Chapman
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