- April 5, 2011
- Historic Racing 911, Porsche 911 RSR, Porsche Road Trips
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- Comments Off on TwinSpark Racing Spring Spa Track Day: Part 2
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 [...]
- March 8, 2011
- Historic Racing 911, Porsche Road Trips, R Gruppe Europe, TwinSpark Porsche Parts
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- 1 Comment
Porsche have announced their sponsorship of the fourth RennSport Reunion: an unmissable extravaganza of classic Porsche race cars, in a concentration unseen anywhere else on earth.
That’s the upside! The downside for us Europeans is that it’s on in North America. RennSport Renunion IV will be held at Laguna Seca on October 13th-15th this year, followed by the Porsche Race Car Classic on the 16th, at The Quail in Monterey. The press release says 14th to 16th: I’m currently treating it as “arrive in Monterey in the 13th”.
I know it’ll be expensive to get there, but we’ve already been doing our research on the best value for money accommodation in the area and booking it fast. Who knows what prices, exchange rates and flight costs will do later in the year? Flights are already silly money and [...]
