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Originally Posted by pu911rsr
geez....does it ever end?....the non stop pics of p car porn. That is the balls .I was reading the other day in some mag( Octane?) that RSR reps will be the next hot ticket.
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Originally Posted by pu911rsr
geez....does it ever end?....the non stop pics of p car porn. That is the balls .I was reading the other day in some mag( Octane?) that RSR reps will be the next hot ticket.
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Originally Posted by Chris Tallon
Randy's had more experience, hosepower and suspension (until now) :D
That is as long as he leaves his white car on the trailer :D
R Gruppe #259
Earl,
How did you like driving MMP.
Phil
Pretty awesome. We were there for three days on the 4.5mi track. It took the whole first day before the turns started to look different. There are alot of straight sections of track. It just took awhile to remember where they were.
The facility is way over the top. They comp'd us a garage with 2 restrooms, A/C and heat with flat screen monitors in the corners. The PA has 4 channel speakers mounted on the light poles.
The garages line the front straight with covered seating on top. Binauculars would help. There were cars everywhere.
They also have a go cart and what looked like (from a distance) oval dirt track.
I'd go back!
R Gruppe #259
I agree facilities are absolutely top drawer and track(s) there are 4 configurations are all very deceptive, the turns are much faster than they appear as you approach them. Unfortunately I had melted down my race car motor earlier in season, hope to meet some of you gents next year.
Phil
Hosepower? :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Earl Green
Gee, Thanks Earl (I think :D ) ..
Really..
Earl is learning fast (I need to stop advising him ;) ) and he now has the car to really beat up on me. My 2.8L will run out of gas before that built 3.6L will, that's for sure.
Can't wait to run together at the track next year! :)
Photo taken by Steve of HF Studios during the Fun Run in MD/DE & PA last Sunday - I was the only long bonnet. 16 Ferrari's, a Lambo, 12 Porsches, 4Lotus a couple of M3 and M5 - 40 cars in total. See other pictures on event thread.
Hi guys. LONG TIME listener, first time caller. Hi to Curt Egerer, Roger Grago, Don Ahearn, Tom Bridgers and my buddy Dave “Cornpanzer” (aka Coilpanzer) Conklin.
Some of you may have seen my post on Pelican. I finally took pictures of my 911 (it only took me a year), and thought I’d share. It’s a 52,000 mile, one registered owner (prior to me) 1971 911T. The car was factory equipped with the following options: metallic silver paint, sunroof, S trim, S suspension, S brakes, S instruments, 5 speed and factory limited slip differential. It had one glass-out, high quality respray in the original color 25 years ago, and was hardly used since then. Harvey Weidman restored all 5 original 6x15 Fuchs, mounted with 5 period-correct Michelin 185x70 XWX tires (vintage rubber, baby!)
The car has an interesting history. The original owner (based in Pennsylvania) bought and arranged for delivery of the car through Porsche’s Tourist Delivery program in Stuttgart. It was purchased through Porsche racing legend, Al Holbert. He picked the car up in the spring of 1971 at the factory, and recalled the obsessive walk through the Porsche mechanic gave him for his car and its “proper” use. Being so heavily optioned, this was an expensive car, and he could have had a “basic” S. He wanted torque and reliability, however, and the S’s had a reputation for being fussy and not ideal for regular street use.
The owner, a large animal veterinarian, was on a 2 year residency fellowship in Switzerland, and drove the car to its new Swiss home. He used the car on weekends to storm the Swiss Alps. He remembers that the car was perfect in the Alps, and that he “Broke the engine in really well in those mountains.” After 2 years and 12,000 miles in the Alps, he moved back to his home in Pennsylvania, using the car on nice days to make his rounds to various farms.
Shortly after picking up the car, he installed an expensive (for the time) Blaupunkt Bamberg CR radio with rear speakers on the parcel shelf. This was a “cutting edge” tape cassette (not 8 track), and featured a microphone that allowed him to record his voice on tapes while driving. He would record his client chart entries on the drive back from the farms, handing the tape to his secretary for transcription back at the office.
Having some racing experience (he hillclimbed a factory 356 Speedster at the time with hillclimb gears, factory LSD, etc), he specified a rare factory limited slip differential for the 911 (as noted above). While the car was an occasional use street car, it did see a few autocrosses (see photo).
He had the car stripped to bare metal and repainted 25 years ago in the correct, 2-stage lacquer + clear coat metallic silver by a local shop that specialized in Ferrari 365 GTB Daytona’s. Absolutely no rust was found on the car during the repaint, nor is there any now. During the repaint he removed the front bumper guards, as he thought they took away from the car’s lines. The entire project took 2 years. The problem was that, after it was done, the car was too nice and he was afraid to drive it. It mostly sat in his garage, covering only 4,000 miles from 1977 to 2006.
To make matters worse, he had his factory hillclimb 356 Speedster restored to the same standard during that time. He was now left with 2 cars that he was afraid to use. He sold both cars in 2002 and bought a Formula Ford spec racer. He wanted something to drive where he wouldn’t worry about damaging it or getting chips. The 911 briefly spent time in two private collections, but was never registered or used prior to my purchase in 2005, buying it out of Don Ahearn’s collection. I was there shooting a car for an upcoming feature in Excellence and fell in love. (With the car, that is. I mean, Don’s a good guy, but even he can’t compete with this car ;-).
It had only covered 51,000 documented miles at the time. Aside from adding a pair of coco mats, the interior remains completely original, including the crack-free dash. The only maintenance (all documented) had been fluids, filter changes and tires. It was suffering from the “storage blues” from lack of use. I performed a full service (all the usual stuff, including changing the fluids, adjusting the valves, synchronizing the carbs, replacing the hand throttle, shifter and coupler bushings, replacing the plugs, wires, points, fuses, cleaning electrical connections, etc.) I also lowered the front 1 inch (to make it level) and had a professional 4 wheel alignment performed.
Driving this car is pure joy, and is the realization of a 20 year dream for me. I’ve been obsessed with early 911s as long as I can remember. I started attending Porsche Club Driver’s Ed events at Mosport nearly 20 years ago, and have lusted after a one-owner, preserved, silver sunroof since then.
Forgive my long windedness, but 20 years is a long time. I am one content dude.
John
Here's a shot of the radio, the original owner autocrossing the car, and the spare tire.
Welcome the board John...
Beautiful car and GREAT pics....
Cheers,