- May 18, 2011
- Porsche 911 RSR, Porsche Road Trips, R Gruppe Europe
- Posted by Rick Bruins
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I’m currently down in San Diego CA, working on some Porsche features with legendary car photographer, Jamie Lipman.
I’m typing this from a friend’s house. As I sit here in the den, looking out over the mountains and the border with Mexico just a few miles away, I’m reflecting on my notes for the feature we shot this evening. This is the Porsche 911 RSR of our amigo, Mike Gagen.
Mike has owned the car for over ten years. It’s been through a few iterations. Currently the car runs a 3.6 motor, highly trick with a flowed case and heads, Carrillo rods, modified cams and so on. The body features lots of fibreglass, including some mucho sexy bolt-on rear wings.
[...]- May 8, 2011
- Historic Racing 911, Hot Rod Porsche Parts, Porsche 911 RSR, TwinSpark Porsche Parts
- Posted by Rick Bruins
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Another good day for Leonard in our Viper Green RSR: his second P3 finish of the weekend in the HARC Historic Racing at TT Assen Circuit.
Leonard describes the race as “no more tyres: a slippery game of chance in the high-speed corners.” I don’t have much else to report at the minute but will fill you in soon.
He’s sent me some interesting pics from the pre-race paddock and also two from the finish. That black and gold Escort looks like a useful tool.
I love this one on the car transporter, though I’m sure I won’t like the bill when it comes up at the next shareholders meeting. Boys and their (very big) toys!
Enjoy the pictures. We’ll post a debrief soon on how the cars went and, more importantly, how our TwinSpark Zuffenhaus Porsche 911 RSR brakes held up. Maybe [...]
- May 8, 2011
- Historic Racing 911, Porsche 911 RSR, R Gruppe Europe
- Posted by Rick Bruins
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A great day for TwinSpark Porsche Racing at the HARC races in Assen today. In its first race since a Winter engine rebuild – by TwinSpark rather than outside suppliers – our Viper Green Porsche 911 RSR took third place in the Historic Touring Car race.
“I started sixth on the grid,” said Leonard Stolk, top man at TwinSpark. “In front of me were a gaggle of Escorts, behind in eighth position was Lex Proper, fellow TwinSpark partner and well known Netherlands racer. The lights go out, the Escort in front bogs down off the line, and Lex goes shooting up the middle: from eighth to second in 300 metres!
“Sadly, Lex found Woodstock developing rich running problems on [...]
