WEVO Porsche racing from Peking to Paris
- July 25, 2010
- Porsche 911 Rally, Porsche Road Trips
- Posted by Rick Bruins
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WEVO director Hayden Burvill at WEVO in San Carlos, California has just finished building the classic Porche 356 he and TwinSpark’s good friend Steven Harris will race in the Peking to Paris trans-Mongolia rally, which starts in China on September 10.
The Peking-Paris Rally lasts 37 days and takes the cars from China into the Khangai Mountains and Gobi Altai (as in Gobi desert) to Russia. Next comes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Italy and France: an expected total of 14,600kms.
It will come as no surprise to find that the 356 has been modified for P to P, though perhaps not as radically as one might have expected. Hayden’s WEVO blog features pictures and further details of the modifications, including the custom-made additional fuel tanks, and crack tested wheels and other components. Hayden’s piece also details how WEVO took a crescent of material out of the lower edge of the 356’s rear panel, to enhance departure angles and reduce the scoop-like rear end of the rounded little sports car.
A custom exhaust has been fabricated in regulation mild steel (so it can be bush welded if required) to exit high on the rear quarter panel for help in river crossings. It’s one of the only parts not manufactured by WEVO and, as with all self-respecting control freaks, Hayden is not sure that it’s up to the task. Time will tell how durable the bespoke exhaust system is, but Steven’s love of open pipes could be a good thing. “He may get his wish on this car,” predicts the Antipodean Porsche parts designer.
There’s a little over 6 weeks to go until the competitors line up to start the race in Beijing. We’ll be updating the blog with news of the intrepid team’s progress through the duration of the Peking to Paris rally.
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