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🫵🏼 You need to check out this legendary piece of Porsche history! 🗓️ See this 1969 2.3L ST together with a 1970 Porsche 917 and a 964 ST-Recreation at our booth during the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion (August 14-17) at the Laguna Seca Raceway, as well as at the Pre-Reunion (August 10-11) and the Porsche Monterey Classic Event (August 12 at 4 PM, Porsche Monterey). 🏁 This original 1969 Porsche 911 ST, with its extended wheelbase, began life as a 2.0L but was later upgraded by Porsche Flocke Solingen to a more powerful 2.3L. It raced under the famous Braun Sixtant sponsorship, boasting numerous special modifications, including a fiberglass front hood reinforced with balsa wood. The heart of this race car is its original magnesium engine, equipped with Magneti Marelli twin spark distributors. As a true testament to Porsche’s motorsport legacy, this car was the first of its kind built in a larger series for customer racing and paved the way for today’s GT vehicles. Notably, it was an unbeatable force in endurance races, triumphing over more powerful rivals from BMW and Ferrari – a true ‚David versus Goliath‘ story. #Porsche911ST #porsche #911 #1969 #1970 #st #aircooled #motorsport #racing #classiccars #historicracing #porschegt3 #964 #strecreation #germanengineering #petrolhead #backdate #aircooled #restomod #motorsport #racing #classiccars #oldtimer #oldmoney #historic #racecar #nurburgring #sportscar #psautomobile #dirksadlowski

#NightRace #WEC The FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) ended in Bahrain. The 8 hours race of intense #competition showcased battles between teams pushing their limits among diverse class racing of Hypercars and LMGT3 categories. Keywords: #TeamStrategy #DriverSkills #PitStops #WeatherConditions #Overtaking #TechnicalPerformance #FuelEfficiency #Fans Congrats to: #ToyotaRacing for winning 2024 Hypercar World Endurance Manufactures' Champions #Ferrari AFCorse Hypercar for claiming their second place #PorschePenske Motorsport for celebrating the 2024 FIA Hypercar World Endurance Drivers Championships What's a Hypercar? A hypercar is a high-performance vehicle that represents the pinnacle of automotive engineering and design with cutting-edge #technology using materials like carbon fiber, active suspension systems, and electronics that generates exceptional #acceleration and top speeds. In 2024, the FIA WEC Hypercar manufactures entries are Alpine, BMW, Cadillac, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Peugeot, Porsche and Toyota, while Isotta Fraschini dropped out. #Technology #Motorsport #Performance

In the 1920s and 1930s, sports racing cars experienced their golden age. These decades witnessed the greatest triumphs and innovations in the world of motor racing. Legendary racers such as Tazio Nuvolari, Louis Chiron and Gustave Larnek became famous behind the wheel of magnificent cars, among them the inevitable members of the Ferrari fleet. Italian automaker Enzo Ferrari founded his company in 1929 and quickly gained a reputation for creating superb racing cars. The models he produced were renowned for their elegance and unstoppable speed. But more importantly, each car was thought out to the smallest detail and assembled using advanced technology. The competitions of those years have gone down in history as the era of the greatest races: the Grand Prix, Le Mans, Targa Florio. These tracks became testing grounds for new technical solutions, and Ferrari cars embodied the best of them. The golden age of sports racing cars ended in the 1940s, when World War II brought changes to the automobile industry. But its legacy has continued to influence the future of motorsport and shape the image of Ferrari as a true legendary brand. #sportsracingcars #goldenage #1920s #1930s #motorsport

🔥 Rev up your engines and buckle up because the Formula 1 circus is back in town! 🗞️ The Tech from the first Grand Prix of the season is finally out. Here are some sneak peaks: 🇮🇹 Scuderia Ferrari: Leap forward for the Scuderia Ferrari, as the SF- 24 seems to have a better base than last year’s car. Ferrari seem to have fixed this problem now and it is evident that the car reacts well to stresses. Regarding the suspension then, are the similar for every car, and it changes only their height in relation to aerodynamics. 🇬🇧 McLaren Racing: The papaya team emerged from the inaugural Grand Prix of the 2024 season as the fourth-fastest team, with Red Bull, Ferrari but also Mercedes ahead of them. The MCL38 is an evolution of the MCL60: it's not a limit in the development, but on a practical level it affects the PU, as it's better to build the car around it. Having said that, there are no other big limits. For more detailed insights, check out the link provided (https://lnkd.in/dX5UFMVS) for a comprehensive overview of the weekend's action. 👀 So, fasten your seatbelts and get ready for a rollercoaster ride of speed, strategy, and spectacle throughout the 2024 F1 season!🔜 #McLaren #ScuderiaFerrari #f1

The Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 was originally conceived as a race car, but then became available to general road users in 1972. Much to the delight of Porsche enthusiasts. In our blogpost we tell the story of this iconic sports car https://lnkd.in/eA4uPNYX #porsche #porsche911 #porscheclassic

The Aston Martin Valkyrie just flexed its muscles at Silverstone, smashing the production car lap record by more than 10 seconds with a blazing time of 1:56.42. That makes it the first production car to complete the 3.661-mile circuit in under two minutes—fitting for a hypercar developed with Red Bull Racing tech and packing a 1,160-hp hybrid powertrain. Piloted by Le Mans legend Darren Turner, the $3 million Valkyrie outpaced the previous record holder, a tuned Porsche 911 GT2 RS, by a massive margin. Sure, it’s still a half-minute behind Max Verstappen’s F1 lap, but for a street-legal car, it’s basically lapping the competition. #robbreport #luxury #astonmartin #automotive #cars

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#GRRhistoric #video ⏳🎬 As anyone who's been to Le Mans Classic knows, motorsport doesn't get much more evocative than sitting at the end of the Mulsanne straight. #goodwood #goodwoodelevenses #GRRnews The Goodwood Group #autos #autosport #automotive #automotiveindustry #automotiveinnovation #cars #racing #sports #classiccar #classiccars #motorracing #motorsport

Thoughts on #365GTB4 🏁🏁 The style of the #365GTB4 was iconic. Its vast bonnet emphasised the #V12power beneath. This was a mighty beast, more #muscular warhorse than rampant pony. The Colombo V2 had grown to 4.4 litres, from the 3.3 of the previous #275GTB4 The soft poetry of the 275 GTB4’s lines had been sharpened into a muscular wedge. The short, sharp tail further emphasised the length of the nose. It was a car #dominated by that #front-mounted #engine and its promise of power. As the fastest road #Ferrari of its time, the 365GTB4 was a logical (and successful) choice for the #racetrack Which it duly delivered. Maximum #power was 352 hp, and top speed was 280 km/h – by some margin, the fastest road Ferrari up to that time. And while it bucked the emerging #trend to supercars that placed their engines behind their drivers, the #Daytona was generally thought superior to mid-rear engined rivals in handling and predictability. Its excellent #weight distribution – helped by the #rear transaxle and a V12 sited largely aft of the front axle – clearly helped. For proof, it would go on to be a highly #successful sports racer. #Competition versions would win their #class in the #LeMans 24-hour race in 1972, 1973 and 1974. As late as 1979 – six years after it ceased production – a Daytona would finish second outright in the Daytona 24-hour race. Ferrari Scuderia Ferrari Fast Auto Technic Co. Ltd. #AbdulRehmankhan #FerrariAftersales

🌟 Introducing the Ferrari ‘125 S’ 🌟 The 1947 May 11th 125 S was Ferrari's first sports car and the first to use Colombo's revolutionary engine. Purpose-built for sports car racing, it won the company's debut race at the 1947 Grand Prix of Rome, driven by Franco Cortese. Of the ten races entered, the car won six, finished second in one, and retired in three. Cortese stated that when compared to his competitors, the 125 S "was a more modern machine, indeed exceptional for those days." During its anniversary celebrations, Ferrari frequently refers to the 125 S as the beginning of its history, citing 1947 as the year it was founded. The 125 S was designed alongside the 125 F1 and debuted during the 1948 Grand Prix season. The engine of the open-wheel racer was similar to the one in the 125 S, with the exception of a single-stage supercharger, which was required by regulations. It debuted at the 1948 Italian Grand Prix, when its impressive performance persuaded Enzo to continue the company's expensive Grand Prix racing program. #Automotive#SolidBrain#Ferrari