Another day, another PTS colour.
This time it’s British Racing Green, and this one comes with a little more racing history than most.
It’s a deep, understated green that can show hints of blue and grey depending on the light. Elegant rather than flashy, but put it on the right Porsche and it still has plenty of presence.
The story behind the name goes back to the Gordon Bennett Cup in the early 1900s. Britain’s Selwyn Edge won the 1902 race in a green Napier, and because the following race was held in Ireland in 1903, the British team chose shamrock green as a nod to their Irish hosts. That green gradually evolved into the many shades we now associate with British Racing Green.
And interestingly, there has never really been one single, officially defined shade of British Racing Green. It’s more of a family of deep racing greens.
Porsche has embraced the name for its own Paint to Sample palette, and it looks particularly good on modern GT cars. A 911 GT3 RS in British Racing Green is a pretty convincing reminder that racing heritage doesn’t always have to come in red.
Not every fast colour needs to shout.
The Reddit response to these PTS posts has been great, while my Instagram is still playing catch-up. If you want to see a new Porsche colour every day and follow the database as it grows, ptsfiles is where I’m posting them all.