For years we’ve been teased with short clips from Tuthill’s time at the East African Safari Classic Rally, but now they’ve finally unveiled the full video. We won’t belabor the point that it took them over three years to actually release the film, because it is beautifully shot, wonderfully edited, and contains some of our favorite Porsches being driven to the limit (and sometimes beyond). And more to the point, the real stars of the video are legendary rally aces Bjorn Waldegaard and Stig Blomqvist.
We’ve been absolutely obsessed with Safari 911 builds lately, and this video shows what a real-deal Safari is like in a 911. Tuthill prepared and delivered 17 vintage 911s to eastern Africa for the rally, and provided over 120 team members to keep everything running smoothly. Judging by the near one-hour running time of the video, it was a monumental effort. While not an effort to be taken lightly, they recommend that everyone do this event at least once in their lives. If they’re offering a spot on the driving team, I’m on board with this idea.
Tonight, when you get home from a long work week, treat yourself to two fingers of bourbon and a fine stogie, lean back in your favorite easy chair, and pull up this video on your big screen. We all work hard, and we owe it to ourselves to watch a well-produced Porsche video of this caliber. Be careful, though, because a few too many drinks might conspire to have you do something drastic like calling Tuthill and booking flights for the 2017 running of this very race. I would, but I just don’t have the vacation time…