Monthly Archives: May 2014

Le Mans and the 919 Hybrid

Here’s the powertrain layout.  Read more here.

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Revisiting Jack Olsen

Remember Jack Olsen and his amazing garage? From this Pelican Parts forum post — you, as a dedicated Porschephile, do follow the Pelican forums, don’t you? — we see that Jack set a personal best lap time around Willow Springs … Continue reading

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Boxster E Prototype

From Porsche Press Images …

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Contemplating the Google Self-Driving Prototype Car

More at Google+ and the Google Blog.  And at sites all over the Greater Interwebs like this. It is coming, and perhaps faster than we think. And I’d say it’s a good thing. Mostly. I’m guessing that self-driving cars will be … Continue reading

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Suspension, But Not Of Belief

Here is another fine Van Svenson video — you should be subscribing to his YouTube Channel if you are even halfway serious about understanding your  944 — on rear suspension…

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Another Forgotten Porsche

A nice look at another often-looked Porsche model.  We 944 owners can relate a bit. A few years after I bought my ’66 911, a co-worker, Gene, caught Porsche fever and acquired a new 914 and promptly crashed it.  I … Continue reading

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Herman (Still) in Kansas

Through the windshield …

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Halt and Catch Fire

A few minutes ago, I watched the complete first episode of AMC TV’s Halt and Catch Fire, a new drama premiering on June 1 (you can watch online at amctv.com in advance for the next seven or eight days).  The … Continue reading

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Brake-By-Wire

Colleague Jim points us toward this explanation on Formula1.com of how the new brake-by-wire (not to be confused with the long-used “fly-by-wire” stuff) systems work: http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2014/5/15863.html

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Road Rage

From an AutoVantage study as reported by NBC News …

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