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December 2005

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.

The December issue celebrates Panorama's 50th anniversary with stories from the past and views toward the future, including the details on the debut of Porsche's new RS Spyder. For this month's gallery, we show more of Leonard Turner's photos from the LMP2 spyder's maiden appearance at the Laguna Seca American Le Mans Series finale. Those of you wishing for more detailed views of the car can examine it here from many perspectives.


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Sascha Maassen drove nearly three-quarters of the four-hour event. He and teammate Lucas Luhr have been the primary test drivers on the RS Spyder. In 2006 they will be joined by Timo Bernard and Romain Dumas in the second team car, while Patrick Long and Emmanuel Collard will join the driving crew for the two long races at Sebring and Petit Le Mans.

 

 

 

 

 

Roger Penske (left), who will campaign a pair of RS Spyders in 2006, is firmly at the helm of the program watched over by Porsche R&D Chief Wolfgang Durheimer (right).


Check out the extended 50th Anniversary Edition of Panorama for special stories, interviews and articles, starting with conversations with the sons and grandsons of Ferry Porsche and a visit with Herbert Linge, Porsche's man for all seasons, whose history and ours intertwines. Manfred Jantke gives us an insider's look at the Porsche he knew as racing and PR boss, Paul Frere provides insight from six decades of driving and writing about Porsches, and Evi Butz Gurney relives magical years working for Huschke von Hanstein. One family, many voices is the theme of Patricia Ktistes' oral history of PCA which begins with this issue. Special sections on Panorama covers over the years, milestones in PCA history, along with some surprises, and even a Panorama crossword puzzle wait for you in the December 2005 issue.