- June 27, 2011
- Historic Racing 911, Porsche Road Trips, TwinSpark Porsche Parts
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- Comments Off on Nurburgring 24 Hour & Falken Porsche 911
Just back from an incredible trip to Germany, for the Nurburgring 24-Hour race. The event was memorable for many reasons, one big one being a victory for Porsche with a Manthey Racing GT3, and the other was the sheer speed of the 911R Hybrid.
Though the Hybrid started way down the field thanks to its air restrictor handicap, the car was soon climbing the order. The first few laps were all about the big Mercedes and Audis up front but as the laps counted up, the Hybrid just kept coming and coming. Eventually, the car took the lead, but confused reporting at the racetrack meant not that many people knew about it.
Soon there was a problem with diff flanges, and the car had to come in the pits, losing six laps [...]
- June 13, 2011
- Porsche 911 Rally, Porsche Road Trips, TwinSpark Porsche Parts
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- 3 Comments
I posted a while back on plans for a TwinSpark track day at Spa Francorchamps later this year. Those plans have now been finalised, and I’m happy to share them with you.
Our track day company for this event is the excellent Gold Track organisation from the UK. Melindi Scott and partner Calum Lockie hosted our very first Impact Bumpers track day at Donington Park in October 2006, and are the ultimate professionals. Gold Track is a leading light in ATDO, the Association of Track Day Organisers, so insurance for this track day should be no problem for those coming from Great Britain.
Gold Track are running on the 10th and 11th of October at a cost of £299 [...]
- June 10, 2011
- Hot Rod Porsche Parts, Porsche 911 RSR, TwinSpark Porsche Parts
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- Comments Off on Porsche Pictures from TwinSpark Racing RSR Brake Victory
We’ve just had more pictures through from the weekend’s racing at Zandvoort, where TwinSpark Racing took a very groovy 1-2 victory in the Porsche 911 RSRs.
The winning RSR of TwinSpark partner Lex Proper (below) was running our new-to-market Zuffenhaus RSR brakes, now available in the TwinSpark Racing shop.
Confidence in the brakes is a key part of any racer’s armoury. Lex reports the brakes as exceptionally fade resistant, with impressive bite and great feedback. Running late on brakes and deep into the corners allows for some exciting passing manoeuvres when competition is tough, so the TwinSpark team are very optimistic for a thrilling rest of this season.
