There are occasional track days when some people don't give way to those who clearly deserve to run ahead. The governing bodies try to filter the fast from the slow, but introducing lots of horsepower, conceit, and a narrow track can complicate things further. In these cases, a quick lap can easily be ruined by an oblivious driver in a faster …
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Investigating The Evolution Of A 964
The goal with this Porsche is to drive it to the track, compete, and then drive it home, and that's exactly what this German owner does with his 964. This Turbo has been in his ownership for 21 years, and it's been constantly evolving into the track machine you see here. He has it tuned up exactly the way he wants it. It's fast, visceral, and it …
Continue to the full articleProject Boxster Clubsport: Part 15 – Installing A Non-Smoking Kit
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 since then we've been slowly removing weight from it and installing a few upgrades. So far, we're really happy with what the Boxster has become, but things came to a halt …
Continue to the full articleVideo: How To Build A Porsche Track Tire Trailer With Larry Kosilla
It's always interesting to see the kinds of custom solutions that a detail intensive guy like Larry will incorporate into something that would otherwise be simple. Being that Mr. Kosilla's job is to see the minute details where most of us would just gloss over them, the build of his tire hauling trailer had to be inch-perfect. If you have spent …
Continue to the full articleProject Boxster Clubsport: Part 13 – Making The Best Of A Bad Situation
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 since then we've been slowly removing weight from it and installing a few upgrades. So far, we're really happy with what the Boxster has become, but things came to a halt …
Continue to the full articleProject Boxster Clubsport: Part 9 – Lightweight Audio Options
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 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 articleIs This Die Cast Model Porsche’s 2015 GT3 RS?
By now you may have seen the leaked picture of Porsche's newest model, the 991 generation 2015 GT3 RS. By model, I don't mean a variant of their current motor car lineup, I mean a 1:43 scale die cast model. The model itself, judging by the packaging and the font used on the base, appears to be one of the officially licensed 'Porsche Design Driver's …
Continue to the full articleWhy the “Cayman GT4” Isn’t Going To Happen
As is usually the case when Porsche enthusiasts have nothing better to do, the rumor mill has started swirling again. This time, in regard to an extremely hot version of Porsche's 981 Cayman chassis, dubbed the "GT4". Porsche's head of GT3 development, Andreas Preuninger, was quoted almost a year ago as saying that Porsche was "considering" a more …
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