I’m currently researching track dates for a Spa gathering later this year. The plan is to run circa 25 classic Porsches from the TwinSpark Racing Club, R Gruppe Europe and the ImpactBumpers.com club, based in the UK.
Last year’s Spa event was an overwhelming success. Though the 2011 date will be slightly later, the costs will stay reasonable and the laughs should all be just as loud. How could they not be when we’ll be playing with Porsches on the best trace track in the world?!
I’m just getting prices together and will likely offer a trackday only or trackday plus accommodation package, payable through the TwinSpark Racing.com shop. It’s worth sending me your details so I can add them [...]
- April 18, 2011
- Hot Rod Porsche Parts, TwinSpark Porsche Parts, WEVO
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- Comments Off on WEVO E-Z Pins for 911 Trailing Arms
WEVO are famous for their gear shift levers and transmission upgrade parts for air cooled 911s, but the company also makes some interesting suspension parts. One such part is the WEVO E-Z Pin.
The WEVO E-Z Pin is designed to replace the 14mm bolt used on the inboard pivot of the 911 rear trailing arms. The 1972 911s do not have the dimpled torsion tube to allow the inboard bolt to be removed unless the transmission is removed from the chassis.
The E-Z Pin will fit the 1965-1989 Porsche 911, and can be installed with the transmission in the chassis, eliminating the cost and inconvenience of removing the transmission when performing rear suspension rebuilds or upgrades.
The original bolt is removed by partially extracting the bolt, then cutting the exposed section of the bolt. This is necessary as the [...]
- April 6, 2011
- Classic Porsche Video, Historic Racing 911, Porsche 911 Rally
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- Comments Off on Porsche: Rallying on the Targa Tasmania
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.
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