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A subsequent medical evaluation confirmed he had Huntington's disease, a progressive neurological disorder. [21] [22] In 2018, author and racing journalist Sylvia Wilkinson published a book about Paul Jr., titled 50/50, The Story of Champion Race Car Driver John Paul Jr. and his Battle with Huntington's Disease. [23]
Prototype Sports cars/Silhouettes. Porsche 550. Porsche 718. Porsche 904. Porsche 906. Porsche 910 Coupé. Porsche 910 Bergspyder. Porsche 907. Porsche 908 Coupé.
The Porsche 911 (pronounced Nine Eleven or in German: Neunelf) is a two-door 2+2 high performance rear-engined sports car introduced in September 1964 by Porsche AG of Stuttgart, Germany. It has a rear-mounted flat-six engine and originally a torsion bar suspension. The car has been continuously enhanced through the years but the basic concept ...
Sports car Porsche 718 RSK: AVUS: German Grand Prix support race Race Lost control at the banking, hit a concrete building at the top of the banking, was thrown out and hit a flagpole [66] Stefan Bellof (FRG) 1985-09-01 Sports car Porsche 956: World Sportscar Championship: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps: 1000 km Spa: Race
The Porsche 919 Hybrid is a Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) dual hybrid racing car built and used by Porsche in the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 seasons of the FIA World Endurance Championship. It has a two-litre (120 cu in) 90-degree V4 mid-mounted mono-turbocharged petrol engine that produces 500 hp (370 kW) and acts as a chassis load-bearing member ...
Porsche is currently the world's largest race car manufacturer. In 2006, Porsche built 195 race cars for various international motor sports events. In 2007, Porsche was expected to construct no fewer than 275 dedicated race cars (7 RS Spyder LMP2 prototypes, 37 GT2 spec 911 GT3-RSRs, and 231 911 GT3 Cup vehicles). [98]
Introduced in 2016 for the 2017 model year, the Porsche Boxster and Cayman were renamed the Porsche 718 Boxster and Porsche 718 Cayman (internally called the 982), reviving the historic 718 moniker while switching engines from naturally-aspirated flat sixes to small-displacement flat-four turbocharged units. The new 718 Cayman was also ...
Motor Trend stated: " Fiorano 's downhill front straight was the only place we were allowed to do acceleration runs, and we couldn't run backward for a two-way average. The data shows the fastest quarter-mile run declining by 18.2 feet from start to finish, or 1.4%.