Category: Porsche Blog

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Image of the Porsche Effect exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, California, America west coast by Randy Wells

Here’s is a holiday celebration at something called the “Porsche Effect” in the Petersen Museum in L.A. a few years ago. Porsche’s open-tail design on the 917-30 is the background. Have a good one!

12-19-24

ORIGINS – SEARCHING FOR THE BEGINNING OF PORSCHE HOT ROD HISTORY – A PERSONAL VIEWPOINT

Congrats to Dan Macdonald for his feature in the latest issue of Panorama. It was a pleasure chasing his 1957 Porsche Speedster around the hills of Marin, California. The photo shoot went exceedingly well with lots of possibilities for publication coverage. What makes this Porsche special is its history of being the 1968 E Production Regional SCCA Champion during the “Speedster Wars” of the mid to late 1950s and 1960s.

Before the early 911 hot rod club R Gruppe, a Porsche 356 crew was founded in the Oakland area called the East Bay Grease. Several members were followers of something called “The Speedster Wars”, a mostly west coast phenomenon that paid homage to driving stripped down, hopped up versions of the Porsche Speedster to and from airports and temporary tracks where they would compete for how well they were driven that day.

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PRO BONO WORK

It’s important that I do at least one pro bono assignment a year. It’s always for a non-profit organization or a worthy cause that cannot pay my standard fee. Like volunteer work for a local food bank or trail club, it helps me feel as though I’m contributing to my community. Look for some photos I made for the PNW region PCA magazine Spiel featuring a TechEd session with my friends Rod Emory and Cameron Healy.

10-14-24

R GRUPPE MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The early Porsche 911 hot rod clubs known as R Gruppe is featured in the high quality automotive magazine Vicarious this month. My words and photos cover the 2024 R Gruppe gathering in Santa Fe, New Mexico coinciding with the club’s 25 year anniversary. Being in the club all that time has provided me with a unique opportunity to comment on a brotherhood of 300 members who have a common love for the sports purpose 911. Being easily misunderstood, it’s an easy thing to get wrong. Thanks to the club for the great ride.

Vicarious Magazine

LUFT 1O

Luft 10 is happening today at the Universal Studios backlot in L.A. For those who are new to Luftgekühlt (German for “air-cooled), it’s a Porsche event that celebrates a meeting place where new ideas can thrive in a focused, yet casual atmosphere surrounded by a curated selection of historically significant and intriguing air-cooled Porsches. Their motto at Luft is, “We thrive on unique venues, engaging people, and a hefty dose of creative expression. These elements are always at the heart of what we do.”

Organizers Pat Long and Jeff Zwart (above) made sure that every Porsche at Luft was matched to an equally iconic backdrop. For budding car photographers, it was like shooting fish in a barrel.

Look for my story in a future issue of Porsche 356 Registry Magazine.

PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA

As I prepare to receive the October issue of Porsche Club of America’s national magazine Panorama, I’d like to give you a taste of what I experienced at their annual Parade event as an assigned photographer and writer.

“My first stop in Birmingham, Alabama was to find a restaurant serving a catfish sandwich. The perfectly cooked morsel was served on a freshly baked bun at a hip brewery just a mile away from PCA’s headquarters for Parade week week. Everyone at the eatery looked happy. I was smiling after my first bite of the moist serving too, and came back the next day.”

It’s no secret that Alabama is known for its culinary delights, like southern barbecue, crab claws, fried green tomatoes, seafood gumbo, shrimp and grits, okra, and pecan pie. However, no visit to the South would be complete without a stop at the travel station named Buc-ee’s. With a beaver mascot, 120 gas pumps and several versions of pork sandwiches, this 53,000 sq. ft convenience store was an experience to behold. Continue reading “”

NEW COVER IMAGE

Thank you to Richard Baron, Creative Director at Porsche Club of America’s Panorama magazine, for picking this image of mine for the cover of the current issue. This cover photo is especially gratifying, as it was not easy to pull off. Thanks again to all at PCA for your continued support.

Porsche Panorama Magazine

Image of Chad McQueen, son of Steve McQueen, at the Rennsport Reunion III at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, Florida, American Southeast

CHAD MCQUEEN HAS PASSED

It is with great sadness that I write, along with many others, how sad I am to hear of the passing of Steve McQueen’s only son. Chad is survived by a son Chase, his daughter Madison, and their grandmother Neile. Steve Jr. is another son of Chad’s, and his wife is Jeanie. My condolences to all. I met him a few times, and he was always very kind to me. Chad would have been 64 on December 28. Godspeed.

PCA PNWR PORSCHE GRAND DISPLAY AT CARILLON POINT

Carillon Point in Kirkland, WA was the site of this year’s Porsche Grand Display in the Pacific Northwest. What fun it was to see everybody and their cars, while photographing with a 70-year-old Leica lens on a modern Canon R5!

8-11-24

LIFE 2.0

It’s a feature of mine that is gaining a lot of attention for its soulful and encouraging message. It’s a story about a PCA couple who reinvented their lives to version 2.0 with two Porsches, a GT4 and a Boxster GTS. Check out the online version of PCA Panorama.

6-27-24

R GRUPPE MAGAZINE ARTICLE IN THE WORKS

For those who like reading about early Porsche 911 hot rod clubs, this should be right up your alley. Coming in the fall is my story on the 2024 R Gruppe gathering in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Good times are guaranteed! More to follow.

6-17-24

BACK FROM PORSCHE PARADE WITH THOUSANDS OF IMAGES

Thanks to the the team at Porsche Club of America’s national magazine Panorama, I was the only full-time freelance pro assigned to make principal photography at the event. I am grateful for the faith they placed in me and happy to report I covered everything to the best of my abilities!

Birmingham, Alabama turned out to be the friendliest U.S. city I have experienced in many years. Look for coverage of my words and photos in the October issue.

SEPIA IS THE NEW BLACK

PCA’s national Porsche magazine, Panorama, has published a feature of mine on two Sepia Brown colored 911 Targas separated by 50 years in age. Richard Raimist is the owner who so helpfully provided these perfect Porsches on location in Palm Springs at the annual Porsche Parade last summer. Lots of details and comparisons between them fill ten pages accompanied by my images made at sunrise. Enjoy!

Porsche Panorama Magazine