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Press release courtesy PCNA. ATLANTA (May 7, 2007) – There is nothing soft about this soft top. Beginning September 8, sports car drivers who love extreme high performance and the whimsy of feeling the sun and the wind will be able to have the best of both worlds when Porsche unleashes its ultimate open-air 911 sports car the new 2008 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet. Speeds of nearly 200 mph and acceleration from a stop to 60 mph in just 3.5 seconds are possible. Starting at $136,500, the all-wheel-drive 911 Turbo Cabriolet is available with the same 3.6liter, six-cylinder, twin-turbocharged boxer engine that delivers 480 horsepower in the 911 Turbo Coupe. The 911 Turbo Cabriolet uses a light, three-layer soft top that can be opened and closed at speeds Continued on Page 4.
The Coronado Speed Festival, the cornerstone event for Fleet Week San Diego, is pleased to announce a new and improved website. The Coronado Speed Festival’s chair, Larry Blumberg, and Fleet Week San Diego’s Executive Director, Tom Caughlan, joined together with the mission of putting information about the event online, with access to videos, updated news and photos at visitor’s fingertips. Tickets can be purchased online at the site. The website can be accessed at http://fleetweeksandiego.org/coronadospeedfestival.
Patrick Long Leads French Team To GT2 Victory At Le Mans. ATLANTA – June 17 -- After missing out on a GT2 class victory last year when leading in the 23rd hour, Porsche returned to the top of the podium in GT2 with a victory for the French IMSA Performance (not related to International Motor Sports Association) Porsche 911 GT3 RSR and the trio of Raymond Narac (France), German
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factory driver Richard Lietz and American factory driver Patrick Long. Just last week, the German Manthey Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR won the 24 hour race on the Nürburgring with the Porsche works drivers Timo Bernhard (Germany), Romain Dumas (France), Marc Lieb (Germany), together with German Marcel Tiemann. It was the second career Le Mans win for Long (2004 in the Petersen White Lightning Porsche) Continued on Page 4.