As a friend of FLATSIXES.com we've featured Jack Olsen's car before, and he has written for us in the past. For most of you this won't be the first time seeing Jack's 12 Gauge Garage. However, this will be the first time you'll see it completely with the reasoning behind each design decision, straight from Jack. To fully understand what …
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The 911R vs. The 991 GT3 RS. Jack Olsen Drives Them Back to Back
Editor's Note: Many readers of this site first "met" Jack Olsen after he, his Porsche and his garage were featured in a story on our site in one of Petrolicious' early videos. And while Jack was well known in the So Cal Porsche scene before that, he's gone on to become more of a "celebrity" lately thanks in part to the videos he continues to make …
Continue to the full articleThe Driving Lessons With the 911 R Are Complete. Here’s the Grand Finale
For the past month we've followed two Porsche enthusiasts, Jack and Elvan, as Patrick Long instructed them in a series of driving lessons using the new 911 R as their platform. We learned the perfect seating position, how to correct for understeer and oversteer, the importance of heel-toe shifting and how to find the perfect line. Now, with the …
Continue to the full articleTrack Attack: How Does A 1972 911 Hot Rod Compare To A 918 Spyder?
In the summer of 2014 we showed you Motor Trend's video review of the 918 Spyder at Willow Springs raceway in Southern California. In that video, pro-driver Randy Pobst laid down a 1 minute 23.5 second lap, which was the fastest lap ever on that track for a production car. What they didn't show in that video is that they also had a 50th Anniversary …
Continue to the full articleJack Olsen Attacks Willow Springs With A Seriously Fast 1972 911
Jack Olsen doesn't do things half-way. If you've seen his garage you know that, if you've seen his car you know that. His 12-Gauge Garage DIY homebuilt shop has become famous in itself, and even has its own website. That garage was built to house a seriously capable street/track machine that is equally cool, if not even more so, lovingly known as …
Continue to the full articleDoes Your Garage Have Its Own Web-Site?
Jack Olsen's does! If you saw the video of Jack's 911 from Petrolicous you know who we're talking about. If not, follow that link we just gave you and go watch, then come back. Otherwise, keep reading. Shortly after Petrolicious published the video on Jack's 911 they did a follow up story about his garage and web-site that Jack's built …
Continue to the full articleOne Car to do it All: Jack Olsen’s Porsche 911
Petrolicious is quickly becoming one of our favorite new sites. Just watch the video below and you'll see what I mean. The production quality alone makes it worth watching. Throw in an interesting Porsche and things get event better. Other Porsche Blog Posts You Will Enjoy Check Out the Custom Garage Jack Olsen Built for his …
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