WINTER APPROACHES
December 22 is just a month a way. For those of you who live in environs that get roads salted, be sure and give your classic car(s) some exercise before they are put away for the season. Continue reading “”
Category: Racing / Auto Blog
AS NICE AS PIE 356
Congrats to Michael Copperthite and his 1953 356 vintage race car just published in a feature I completed for the great guys at Road Scholars.
Michael found his Porsche pre-A 356 on eBay. It looked a mess, but something about the poorly painted coupe appealed to him. It was 95% complete, had seatbelts out of a P-51 Mustang fighter, and a rally clock out of a B-24 Liberator bomber. Continue reading “”
WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP GOES TO PORSCHE
By winning the Shanghai WEC event today, Porsche achieved a total of 308 points, putting the manufacturer beyond the reach of Audi (238 points) and Toyota (137 points) with one race to go. This overall win is Porsche’s 13th world title as a constructor in endurance racing. Continue reading “”
MY FIRST CAR
A 1970 Mercury Capri in red with a Cherry Bomb muffler and rolled fenders for bigger wheels & tires. Everyone’s first car is special – if just for the memories… like tent camping in California. Continue reading “”
VOLKSWAGEN WOES
No, I’m not talking about the shocking diesel recall. That’s world’s away from my news.
My 2001 VW Eurovan Weekender’s second transmission failed. I guess after 200,000 miles of traveling cross country that will happen. Rather than fix it again, I decided to upgrade to a 2006 Porsche Cayenne. Same VR6 type motor with a lot more amenities. Continue reading “”
SEARCHING FOR SALT
Thanks to everyone for your amazing support over the past two weeks. It’s been an incredible trip.
Also, congrats to Tom Woodford and his streamliner Porsche 911 just published in a story I covered on the disappearing salt flats at Bonneville Speedway. Continue reading “”
RENNSPORT WEEKEND UPDATE
Finally up for air after a mind-blowing weekend in Monterey, CA. Thanks to my editors Pete Stout and Randy Leffingwell for their guidance on the amazing stories I was assigned. It was especially wonderful meeting the staff of PCA Panorama Magazine at the top of “The Corkscrew” Sunday afternoon. Continue reading “”
JEFF ZWART INTERVIEW IN EXCELLENCE
Zwart has been a hero of mine since I bought the November ’87 issue of American Photographer off the newsstand with his car photo on the cover. Even now, his images in that magazine are amazing. Continue reading “”
911 AND TOAD HALL
In the fall of 1971, 25 year-old Michael Keyser of Toad Hall Motor Racing ordered a 2.5-liter Light Yellow 911 “ST†sport purposes Porsche from the factory. In December, Keyser traveled from the USA to the Sports Department in Stuttgart where he met with Jürgen Barth, who was the same age and from a well-known racing family. Continue reading “”
CARRERA 2.7 BOOK AVAILABLE NEXT MONTH
“Serious automotive enthusiasts consider Porsche’s 1973 Carrera 2.7 RS to be the archetypical 911. The cars are light, responsive, purposeful and the type 911/83 mechanically fuel injected engine delivers scintillating performance. Over the last 40 years the 2.7 RS has been covered in dozens of books and articles. Yet its successor – a car with the identical engine and similar DNA – remains either unknown or misunderstood even by long-time Porsche enthusiasts.”
RENNSPORT REUNION V
Days of vintage racing, concours on the ave and on the grass, gatherings at the Baja Cantina, and auctions in town. As the annual Monterey Motorsports Reunion wraps up this weekend in CA, it’s time to start looking forward to the next classic car event focused on Porsche at the same locale next month. Continue reading “”
PORSCHE TO FOCUS MORE ON WEIGHT?
An end to the horsepowers wars? Sounds good to me. The latest supercars are so powerful (and heavy) that when a novice driver exceeds the limits of adhesion bad things happen… fast. Hopefully the next GT3 will incorporate answers to these questions. Continue reading “”
HOT CHILI
Congrats to Alan Rich and his spicy red 1973 BMW 2002 with M3 Propulsion – as featured in the current issue of Bimmer Magazine (#133). Alan and his son Zach did most of the work themselves converting a stock sunroof ’02 into a custom 245hp fire breathing hot rod. It was a privilege to cover this fun story in words and pictures. Continue reading “”
EV WINS PIKES PEAK HILLCLIMB
Rhys Millen won Pikes Peak overall today driving an all-electric powered vehicle – a first in the history of the event. With a time just a few ticks over 9 minutes, Sebastian Loeb’s seemingly miraclulous 2013 record run of 8:13.878 in a World Rally car is still safe for now. Continue reading “”
PORSCHE RACING WEEKEND
Today is the final day of autocross competition at the 60th annual Porsche Parade in French Lick, Indiana. Good luck to all my PCA friends! Continue reading “”
PORSCHE WINS LE MANS
Today, Porsche claimed its 17th overall Le Mans victory. The team’s 919 Hybrid #19 won the world’s greatest endurance race with Nico Hulkenberg, Nick Tandy, and Earl Bamber driving.
Porsche Team’s 919 #17, which was on pole with Mark Weber, finished second. Audi had to settle for 3rd after dominating this French event for years. Continue reading “”