"We don’t build race cars” Alex Ross quietly muses to me before taking another bite of his fruit and nut bar. We’d just come up the face of a mountain via a demanding and technical 20-mile ribbon of pockmarked and rutted pavement, which had served to make that point blatantly obvious to me. This Guards Red 964 handled the drive in a way that felt …
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One Year With Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 Tires
Let me begin by saying that this report on my experience with the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tire is entirely based on subjective feedback. When we purchased our Boxster, the tires were already well worn, and certainly were not even in the same category of performance as the Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires we have now. Not only that, but the old Sumitomo …
Continue to the full articleThrown To The Sharks: Sharkwerks 991 Carrera GTS TechArt Drive Report
The windshield is filled with the view of a Mustang GT as we barrel down Bay Area mountain roads, our ears filled with the sound of the Ford’s protesting tires, straining to hold steady on the tight winding ribbon of asphalt beneath. While the Mustang driver is giving the road everything they’ve got and coming up short, we’re running at 6 tenths. …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Sharkwerks Tuned 997 GT2 Is Mind Warping Fast
Jason Connor, a friend of mine, took a trip to the hills near Santa Cruz to drive one of the most insanely fast Porsches ever built. The Sharkwerks 911 GT2 Phase One is a nearly-800-horsepower car that will blow your mind wide open with how fast it is. The GT2 has always been revered as a bit of a scary ride, with big power and only two driven …
Continue to the full articleProject Boxster Clubsport: Part 11 – GT3 Wheels And Michelins
Last year we introduced you to our newest project car, called simply "Project Boxster Clubsport". In that first installment we found the right car, we purchased it for a song, and it was sitting politely in our garage waiting for its first modifications. So far, the Boxster has been happy to simply rack up the miles and keep things rocking along. …
Continue to the full articleAll Of The Porsches At SEMA
We, unfortunately, didn't make it to SEMA this year because of an unexpected car failure. On the bright side, a good friend of mine, Mr. Jason Connor, was there and was kind enough to take a mess of photos of the Porsches on the floor this year. Here's a breakdown of the various Porsche cars that were in attendance, both the good and the bad! The …
Continue to the full articleJoe Rogan Geeks Out With Magnus Walker And Friends
Many of you know Joe Rogan from his TV work in the sitcom "NewsRadio", his hosting gig on "Fear Factor" or as a color commentator for the UFC. However, he also has a fairly popular podcast called the "Joe Rogan Experience". It's a long form conversational series where Joe talks with his guest about everything and anything, for hours at a time. …
Continue to the full articleOur Favorite Porsches On Ebay This Week
For all of the eccentric and eclectic Porsche collectors and enthusiasts out there, we've decided that it is about time someone aggregated the best of the best that eBay has to offer in the Porsches-for-sale department. We've tracked down five exciting Porsches for folks to purchase today, including a well known GT3 from SharkWerks, a strangely …
Continue to the full articleVideo: Joe Rogan’s Sharkwerks Porsche GT3 RS Defines Perfection
How do you define, "perfect"? Joe Rogan has owned a number of sports cars. Over the years his cars got more powerful but seemed to lose that raw, connected feeling that many of us love. Then he found the Porsche GT3, and fell in love. However, he missed the power of the turbo. He wanted more. So he bought a GT3 RS and sent it right to Porsche …
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