- January 4, 2013
- Hot Rod Porsche Parts, Porsche 911 RSR, TwinSpark Porsche Parts
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- Comments Off on EB Motorsport lightweight Porsche panels now sold through Twinspark Racing
Leonard Stolk, MD of Dutch classic Porsche specialist, Twinspark Racing, announces a major distribution deal for lightweight Porsche parts and classic racing equipment, made in Britain by Yorkshire-based EB Motorsport.
The 2011 Dutch Historic GT champions, TwinSpark Racing, and twice World Sportscar Master champions, EB Motorsport, forged their agreement while both MDs were still in racing overalls, following the 2012 Masters round at Zandvoort in the Netherlands.
Mark Bates, EB Motorsport:
“We started making our lightweight Porsche panels after disappointment with the parts bought when building our first 911. We now manufacture a wide range of quality products for classic 911 road cars and racers.
“Handing sales & distribution to fellow enthusiasts and racers at TwinSpark Racing, a respected [...]
- October 24, 2012
- Hot Rod Porsche Parts, TwinSpark Porsche Parts
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- Comments Off on Porsche 935 Replica goes to Auction in November
The forthcoming Historics at Brooklands sale on November 24th will feature a Porsche 935 replica. OK, it is yellow, but under that tail is said to live a proper 935 engine, built by German specialist, Andrew Mirow.
Mirow built this car from a 1973 911 Coupe in 1997. The body was done by Folger Styling, with DP Motorsport panels including the ground-effect aero and that double deck rear wing. Brakes are 930, as is the transmission: four-speed with LSD.
“Adding greatly to its appeal and rarity,” says the vendors, “the car is fitted with a genuine Porsche 935 racing engine built by Mirow, with twin KKK K26 turbochargers and intercooler”. 0-60mph happens in 3.1 seconds, and is all done in first gear. Engine [...]
- September 19, 2012
- TwinSpark Porsche Parts
- Posted by Rick Bruins
- Comments Off on Video Impression of Zandvoort Historic Grand Prix 2012
Team TwinSpark participated in a non-championship 1 hour race during the Open Exhaust Historic Grand Prix at Zandvoort on September 1 and 2. Lex proper and I shared the wheel during this race amongst 60’s and 70’s Sports Car prototypes and what an experience that was! Zandvoort has only 7 days a year during which there is no noise restriction. We could therefore drive The Hulk on megaphones for the very first time and experienced what an RSR sounded like in the day. I drove qualifying with ear plugs in, but decided that this was a waste of aural pleasure and raced without them!
As a coincidence my niece Emilia Mendieta, a Vassar cinematography graduate and producer, who lives in new York, was present that weekend and we asked here to make a video impression of the event, using both round-the-track video [...]
