From McDreamy to Pikes Peak

Whenever we talk of the Porsche 911’s motorsport endeavours, we usually flick the calendars back to the 1970s and 1980s, where the fire-spitting 935s reigned supreme. There are, however, some examples from the modern era which have racked up as many miles on racetracks around the world as some collector cars have on the public road. In 2014, this 911 GT America would complete two years of hard circuit racing across the United States in the IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship, before being acquired by actor and accomplished racer @patrickdempsey, who would go on to race it around the US too.

Despite its already-impressive history, its most celebrated chapter was still to come, when the car was purchased by the well-known Flying L Racing outfit operated by Lisa Taylor.

Switching closed circuits to the terrifying sheer drops, 2019 would see the race outfit enter the 97th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with Frenchman Raphaël Astier behind the wheel. He managed to conquer the mountain, and with it captured the Time Attack 1 class, finishing second overall with an incredible record-breaking time of 9 minutes 23.721 seconds. The car would return in the following years, and now sports a striking white and gold livery to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Mobil 1. If Stuttgart’s finest racers are what your collection is all about, this is one that needs to be added!