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So many of our readership are proud owners of an early 911. An original piece of engineering history; a marvel of 60’s and 70’s automotive history. As you are well aware of, these cars were built with Motorsports in mind.

The factory provided OEM after market parts for all sorts of applications and privateers invented even more. In reality only the fully specced early 911s with so-called S packages were truly equipped for Motorsports as they came with proper sway bars and light alloy front brakes. Engine wise I have found that you can have a whole lot of fun with T,E, S or RS early engines and gearboxes and if they have been put together well, will rev happily all day and take you home with a smile on your face.

As our early cars are becoming more and more valuable every year it becomes less and less attractive to modify them in ways [...]

Last Thursday my Winter Trial Co-Driver Joost Cohen and I attended a small get together at the home of publisher Frank Kloppert (a.o. Carros Magazine). The occasion was the launch of a gorgeous new Dutch/English collectors trilogy about the lives and careers of Carel Godin de Beaufort, Ben Pon and TwinSpark friend Gijs van Lennep. Pon-Porsche Import had sponsored the publication of this work, written by three Dutch motoring journalists.

The three men honored in these books have stimulated the imagination of several generations of boys and men, with their skill and daring behind the wheel of, mostly, Porsche race and rally cars. Carel Godin died many years ago behind the wheel and but his sister, Ben Pon and Gijs van Lennep were in attendance to receive the first copies of this unique document.

The event was presented by Carlo Brantsen of Carros magazine and presenter of a popular car show on national radio. Ray [...]

With our first races behind us it’s time to start focussing on the BergMeister Tour 2012. It’s hard to describe what the BergMeister is all about, but I’ll try.

I have regularly spent time in the South of France, visiting my sister, who lives and works there and I became enamored with the landscape of the Alpes Maritimes. During day trips my wife and I would criss cross the landscape in rental cars, looking for vantage points for photo’s, and at some stage I decided we needed to take the R Gruppe down here.

I gauged the interest among friends in the USA and at R Gruppe Treffen in 2009 the BergMeister Tour was born. TwinSpark partner John Glynn was there and the pals of Zuffenhaus and Steven Harris. Although in the end out of that group onlyJohn and Steven joined us on the first Tour [...]