EVENTS | Rolex 24 at Daytona

by GIANCARLO on January 27, 2012

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UPCOMING EVENT: Rolex 24 at Daytona | Saturday, January 28, 2012 – Sunday, January 29, 2012 911Citizens, do not miss this event!  This year three 911nation drivers (myself included) are confirmed for this event.  This racing event is gearing up to be one for the books, as Porsche celebrates it’s 50th year at Daytona and as [...]

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EVENTS | PCA Social – Porsches on the Bay

by GIANCARLO on January 25, 2012

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Editor’s Note: After a small hiatus, due to a new demanding day job, a new gorgeous baby girl, and a much needed family holiday, your 911nation Driver-In-Chief is back in the saddle!  Much has happened in the exciting Porsche world and, as always, we will be touching on those salient topics that 911nation citizens are passionate [...]

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EVENTS | Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV

by GIANCARLO October 15, 2011
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Despite a continually troubled economy where most of one’s time should be spent working hard to keep your business afloat or working one (maybe two) jobs to maintain your Porsche(s) in the garage or to maybe get your hands on some of the extremely exciting new models (for the lucky ones), some of our drivers [...]

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INTERVIEW | SCCA’s Pirelli World Challenge Car Owner Charles Morgan

by GIANCARLO August 28, 2011
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Editor’s Note: We are very happy to present this exciting interview with Charles Morgan, Co-Founder of TruSpeed Motorcars, a premier source for air-cooled Porsches in the United States; and Co-Owner, along with his son Rob Morgan, of the #45 PrivacyStar Porsche and the #46 Entrust/TruSpeed Porsche racing in the Pirelli World Challenge Series. It’s an exciting series and we recommend [...]

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MOTORSPORT | Porsche’s Victory in Ohio: Celebrate or Cry?

by IVAR August 11, 2011
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Good job for Wolf Henzler winning this year’s first race for Porsche in the ALMS series. He sliced thru the field from 5th to 1st in one lap after a re-start. First victory ever for the Falken Tire GT3RS. That speaks very well for Wolf Henzler and his driving ability in the wet, but it [...]

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SAFETY | Parade Pile-Up started by Cayman S Driver

by FRANCO June 27, 2011
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was the first post sumbitted by our new 911Nation driver, Franco.  He also happens to be President of PCA Puetro Rico Region.  Check out his profile here. Since many of 911Nation citizens are also members of Porsche Club of America and frequent many driving and motorsports events around the world we [...]

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VIDEO | Porsche Driveway or Raceway?

by GIANCARLO June 21, 2011
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EDITOR’S NOTE: After a brief editorial hiatus we are back in the driver’s seat to present this rad video shared with us by one of our loyal citizens.  In the video below, you will see what pretty much every Porsche driver wish they had at their doorstep….a racetrack driveway!  While we are utterly envious of [...]

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FEATURE | Ruf RGT-8

by GIANCARLO May 16, 2011
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EDITOR’S NOTE: We are excited to present this guest post by Ryan Konko, Senior Motoring Editor at MotoringExposure.com. He is a passionate Porsche and 911 enthusiast, with his favorite being the 1973 911 Carrera RS.  If you enjoy aftermarket car tuning and luxury timepieces, be sure to catch Ryan Konko at MotoringExposure.com. Post By: Ryan [...]

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FEATURE | Ruf Rt 12 R

by GIANCARLO May 9, 2011
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Editor’s Note: Alas, here is the first of many more exciting Ruf post’s.  Now, before I go down to deep the Ruf rabbit hole (and it goes very deep since I have gulped the Ruf KoolAid), I do want to disclose that even though they are an official sponsor of 911Nation, this is not a [...]

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ANNOUNCEMENT | Meet Our New Sponsor, Ruf Automobile!

by GIANCARLO April 25, 2011
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Letter from the Driver-In-Chief Dear 911Nation Citizens, We are very excited to introduce you to Ruf Automobile, our first official sponsor! Since late 2009, we have been driving hard to bring you worthwhile Porsche news, cars reviews, stories, products and just about everything else sought out by the true Porsche enthusiast.  We did not discriminate….some [...]

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NEWS | Autobahn to Get Speed Limits?

by GIANCARLO April 4, 2011
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Say it ain’t so!!!  I recall when back in March of 2007, my father had sent me a Pfaffenhausen Journal article published in the New York Times called, “Call for Speed Limit Has German Blood at 178 M.P.H. Boil”, where Marc Bongers, then sales manager for Ruf Automobile, discusses the incident where the European Union’s [...]

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MOTORSPORT | The Twelve Hours of Sebring – Disappointing or Exciting for Porsche?

by IVAR March 26, 2011
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EDITOR’S NOTE: 911Nation is pleased to present this post based on our coverage of the 59th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, Presented by “Fresh from Florida”, held March 16-19, 2011.  Two of our drivers packed their bags & headed out to central Florida with great hope for the weekend ahead. In this post we share [...]

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NEWS | Porsche Premieres at Geneva Motorshow 2011

by GIANCARLO March 9, 2011
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The recreation of the Semper Vivus celebrated its World Debut at Geneva Motorshow 2011- alongside the Hybrid version of the Panamera.  It’s difficult to explain all the excitement that surrounds this motorshow, so we scoured the web so you can see it for yourself…. A tour of the Porsche stand at the Geneva Motor Show [...]

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FEATURE | Porsche’s Semper Vivus, The World’s First Hybrid

by GIANCARLO February 24, 2011
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111 years after Ferdinand Porsche designed and built the world’s first hybrid automobile, Porsche announces the return of the Semper Vivus (Latin for ‘Always Alive’).  It’s evident that Porsche has been doing a lot of soul searching these past few years and this recreation is yet another example of Porsche’s total commitment to excellence.  They [...]

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VIDEO | F1′s Mark Webber and his 911 GT2 RS

by ALESSANDRO February 22, 2011
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Once we came across this video, we could not resist the urge to share it!  The fact that Formula 1 racer Mark Webber bought himself a GT2 RS as his daily driver is yet another testament to Porsche excellence!  I mean, don’t we all wonder what F1 racers drive to the convenience store, fetch the [...]

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