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We think this may be the first and only engine-less-yes, engine-less-Porsche designed for competition on the track. Porsche Engineering Services, the company's California-based design studio, produced this futuristic-looking soapbox racer for an exhibition race at the Gravity Car Derby Festival Aug. 23 in Irvine, California. The one-off creation, called the Porsche Soapboard, is inspired by California's surfboard culture but draws ...

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