Travels and Trips

Top Track Day at Spa with TwinSpark Racing

October 12, 2011

Our little jaunt to Spa with TwinSpark Racing on Monday was a lot of fun. The day started damp, but a light breeze and intermittent sunshine got the party started soon enough. By the time everyone was back on track post lunch break at 1 PM, the Tarmac was bone dry and speeds began to [...]

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TwinSpark Racing track day at Spa 2011

October 10, 2011

A quick blog before I leave the hotel for the TwinSpark Racing Spa track day 2011. Weather here is quite nice: cold side of mild, with a nice breeze drying the mist off the trees. The boys have all left to go do sign on and briefings. Pretty sure the format is open pit lane [...]

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A Fresh Look: with Leica

August 31, 2011

A few months back, I spent some time in London with Leica, the camera people. I’ve had a D-Lux 4 for a few years and recently bought a D-Lux 5. The Leica meet was part of a feature I was putting together for Total 911 magazine, but the ideas gained and exchanged will go much [...]

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Swiss Hillclimb 911 Video: RSR vs 935

August 15, 2011

A great orange RSR hillclimbing video has been doing the rounds of the ad-packed ‘German Car Scene’ blogs lately. It shows the Porsche 911 of Swiss hillclimb driver, Willi Jenni, competing on a number of national championship rounds. This is it: My orange 911 Carrera 3.0 came from Switzerland, and was maintained out there by [...]

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WEVO GT3 Cup-engined 911: Porsche World download

August 15, 2011

911 & Porsche World magazine recently sent Twinspark Racing a low-res pdf of our feature on the WEVO 912 with the GT3 Cup engine in the back, to share with TwinSpark customers. The car is amazing: a real goal post shifter in Porsche hot rod builds, and not just thanks to the engine. Think of [...]

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Total 911 August: Pure Porsche Goodness

August 8, 2011

The latest issue of Total 911 magazine is out. Thanks in no small part to new designer Neil Freestone (ex-Fast Car), it makes a strong case for itself as the best one ever. In amongst features on the new 911/991, a piece on the Ruf Rt12r (that is how they write it) and a fun [...]

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