I spent a large part of today in touch with friends in the US. Some positive feedback on the new Ferdinand artwork, and interesting discussions with potential Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 buyers stateside. Anyway, while chatting over a few features coming up in Ferdinand Magazine, and a potential features trip to the US East Coast [...]
Work has continued at a feverish pitch this week at TwinSpark Central! The rear trailing arms in steel put up too many fitment issues and we decided to pick up the project again after the first races next weekend. Woodstock’s got its engine back in and should be barking at the neighbors soon again. The [...]
TwinSpark friend and GT3 enthusiast Ivo van Riet has organized a Porsche only track day on June 23 2012 at the venerable racing venue of Zandvoort. Registration fees are Euro 450 per car for the day. It’s a two class event, where we expect to see a gaggle of 911′s from all generations between race-experienced [...]
Having your classic 911 sit on its wheels in a well-balanced manner makes an incredible difference in its road behavior. Sounds like it makes perfect sense, right? You’d be surprised what we find has been done to guests at the TwinSpark Racing Lair! To be able to fit short, RSR or Turbo trailing arms (no, [...]
Leonard recently unearthed a Porsche press release from 1972, talking about the transmission changes for that year: the arrival of four speeds as standard and five speeds as optional, and the replacement of the dog-leg pattern on previous 911s. This release heralds the arrival of the Porsche 915 transmission and is interesting stuff, though I [...]