Here’s the deal, car racing, and all its variations, draws ga-zillions of fans, and for me personally, the Le Mans series here in the states is probably my personal favorite.  You mix modified production cars, in a couple of different classes,  with completely dedicated LMP machines, and throw them all out together on the same track, at the same time.  Genius.  Because you and I don’t drive on tracks..we drive in traffic..and racing like that is a true test of a driver.   I’m drawn by watching a Porsche GT 2 or 3 duel it out with a  F430 Ferrari, or an Aston Martin…what? that rules…and then just as your getting into that part of the race..the leaders..in the LMP cars….SMOKE THEM ALL!  like they weren’t even there!  Its just fun on so many levels.  No, it doesn’t get the attention that NASCAR does, and F1 totally looks down on these guys..but you know what, I love it, and so do a lot of other fans….and hopefully Chris and I will make a couple races this year…come on, do you really think it takes more tallent to run TALADEGA than Laguna  seca?

Now, the point of this post..well, the American Le Mans series is about to start, and to celebrate that, Porsche decided to show us some past all-stars from their hall of fame stable.  They gave us the  718 RS 60, the RS Spyder as well as the 935 and 962 models.  So we’ve got the 718..it only had 160hp, and it smoked more powerfull competitors back in 1960, it was, and is, truely legendary.  The 935 cemented Porsches place in racing, and gave the company true credibility, and the respect they wanted. In 1985, the Porsche 962 continued the 935’s success streak with pilots A.J. Foyt, (racing hero, in any class)  and Bob Wollek . In the years 1986, 1987 and 1988, the 680 hp sports prototype with the 2.85-litre six-cylinder turbo engine also crossed the finish line first in Sebring.   In 1998 Porsche made legendary marks with the RS Spyder, the 4th vehicle in the photos…this car was just unstoppable, and if it wasn’t for this car, the Le Mans series would just be called the “Audi shows off” series.  Trust me, if Porsche will let us near their cars this year..we’ll try our best to bring it to you!