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Porsche have exceeded all expectations and taken some of their most famous race cars to Australia, to celebrate their 60th anniversary of selling cars down under.

Putting things into perspective, Melbourne is over 10,000 miles from Stuttgart: some 21 hours flying time. The Porsche Museum has shipped a number of exceptional machines to the southern hemisphere, including the RS60 and 908 Targa Florio winners, Moby Dick and one of the all conquering 962s. They have also sent a very special 911: the SC rally car used by Walter Röhrl and Christian Geistdörfer in the 1981 San Remo rally.

San Remo ’81 was a defining moment in the relationship between Röhrl and Porsche. With the 4wd Audis set to dominate, Walter and Christian kept them behind until a smashed SC driveshaft near the finish cost them the event.

Part 1 of our Spring Spa story ended as we arrived at the circuit. After a nice lunch – Spa sure knows how to feed people – we unloaded the car and went out to warm up the slicks the car had been fitted with.

Lex is racing Woodstock this year, on slicks. Leonard is not a slick expert, preferring the progressive TBs that the car usually runs on. As the sun kept shining, the laps piled up.

Eventually, it was time for our newest employee. Gerwin, to take his first ride in a Porsche: on track in an RSR at Spa. I’m sure whatever Leonard had planned for the occasion, it wasn’t what actually happened.

The first working set of Zuffenhaus RSR brakes have arrived at TwinSpark Racing from the USA. It’s been a long wait, but the finished product looks amazing – hopefully our customers will feel they’ve been worth hanging on for. Here’s some pics of a caliper half post-anodising.

The idea behind these brake calipers was to build a set of RSR-style brakes that could fit as the originals, but use all still-available 911 Turbo/930 seals and service parts. The development has been riddled with challenges, but Zuffenhaus have finally brought all of the elements together and produced a remarkable and beautiful brake kit for the Porsche 911.

We have a sizable investment in this project; both financial and in our reputation. The [...]