My Cars

Porsche in Monaco

May 29, 2011

I spent this afternoon watching the 2011 Monaco Grand Prix. It was an absolute cracker. Every time the cars came through Massenet and into Casino Square, I was reminded of the 2010 R Gruppe Bergmeister Tour, and the three days our ten cars spent in Monte Carlo. Watching the F1 drivers blast at 120 mph [...]

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New Boots for The Orange

February 15, 2011

Just whizzed my 911 Carrera 3.0 down to the local tyre shop, to fit some all-weather rubber in place of the well-worn Michelin Pilot Sport Cups I had been using. Or not using as is a better way if putting it; not turned a wheel since July of last year. As ever, the Orange fired [...]

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Coming Home: Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0

November 29, 2010

I was deleting some Youtube vids just now and got watching this one again. Sarah shot it when we picked up the Orange in Switzerland from GeorgeK. I’ll never forget that weekend; what a crazy time. We had a good drive there and back, although it was a looong way to go in two days. [...]

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Ultimate Porsche Part 2

September 27, 2010

I love this pic of my Carrera 3.0. If the 964 RS is the Ultimate factory Porsche, then this is one of my ultimate hot rods. It’s very easy to get caught up in the breadth of the 911, and I’d love to own them all: something early, something IB, something slighty more lardy. But, [...]

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Retro-Pimp my Orange

August 22, 2010

Life is pretty good at the minute. Freelance has got off to a great start; my little magazine and internet content company – Mighty Proton Media – is doing a good job for its clients, and earning this blogger a bit more than I was making as a salaried employee. It’s also giving me a [...]

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Porsche Parts Sell Off (on eBay)

August 2, 2010

I’ve been working on getting some eBay listings sorted so I can divest myself of the stack of Porsche parts I have accumulated, clear out space, raise some cash and concentrate on the important stuff I need to get on with, rather than stockpiling project parts that are never gonna get used. I managed to [...]

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