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August 2008

Each month, Panorama magazine brings you the best from the world of Porsche. Races, vintage car shows, technical articles, we cover it all!

At Panorama, we never have room for all the pictures we'd like to share with our readers. Here are some photos that just wouldn't fit into the magazine this month.

In the August issue we take a trip to Le Mans where the RS Spyder made its debut and scored a one-two victory in LMP2.  For this month’s Gallery, we offer some of Pano photog Leonard Turner’s images from Le Mans that reveal some of the back story behind the world’s greatest endurance race.

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At the end of a long 24 hours, corner workers give the Team Essex RS Spyder a colorful salute as it makes it way to the finish.

 

Panorama contributors Andrew (left) and Michael (right) Cotton catch up with PCA President Prescott Kelly at the Legends of Le Mans Café in downtown Le Mans.

Flying Lizard team members prepare their 911 GT3 RSR for what would turn out to be an eventful race.

A replica of a 1908 biplane taxied down the pit straight during pre-race celebrations.

The Matmut 911 GT3 RSR faces the crowd from its pit stall.  Closed circuit television monitors will provide critical information once the race starts.

A Ferrari crew practices a pit stop.  All was for naught as the car did not finish.

Nothing simple about the cockpit of the winning RS Spyder of Van Merksteijn Motorsport.

Favorites of the huge French crowd lining the eight-mile circuit were the Peugeot diesels.  This one finished third.
935 Interior

Crews from perennial GT1 rivals Corvette and Aston Martin broke into an impromptu push-powered race to the start line.
Blitzen Benz

Photographers are much more interested in the red-wigged girls than they are in the Essex RS Spyder or its drivers.
935 Interior

A French riff on Edvard Munch’s The Scream graced downtown Le Mans during the parade of drivers on Friday evening.

 

Check out the August issue for the full story on Le Mans 2008 along with a first driving report on the brand new 2009 911 Carrera with PDK transmission from Joe Rusz . Also included is part one of Bill Oursler’s “One Seat in the Middle,” an exploration of Porsche’s foray into single seat racing. Tech editor Allan Caldwell discusses maintenance and upgrades for some of Porsche’s best early cars while PCA’s tech resources provide answers to your questions. All great summer reading in the August issue.