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Le Mans Classic: All the Fun of the Fair

July 11, 2010

As I write, the 2010 Le Mans Classic is in full swing. The weather here is incredibly hot: Porsche restaurant tent temperatures hit a reported 45 degrees yesterday and Arnage lunch was taken in similar heat. Not all that comfortable, unless you went to McDonalds for the air conditioning and free wifi, like myself and [...]

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The Grand Porsche Tour Continues

July 7, 2010

Today was the last day in Monaco for the 2010 RGruppe Bergmeister Tour. With no group plan for the day, I was up at 7.30 and out in the Orange 911 Carrera 3.0, to repeat yesterday’s drive up the Col De Turini, and the amazing road from Turini to Sospel. Col de Turini is the [...]

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Ready, Steady, Go on the Classic Porsche Euro Tour

July 2, 2010

Crazy day today, moving cars around and dragging my Carrera 3.0 out of storage, to give it a quick service before tomorrow’s departure on the RGruppe Bergmeister Tour, followed by Classic Le Mans. Today was the first time I had done valve clearances on a 911. I was using a standard feeler gauge and I [...]

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Porsche RGruppe Euro Tour: Get ready to rumble!

June 30, 2010

Things are absolutely flat out here, as I try to get two US features and a pair of magazine columns done, before readying my Orange 911 Carrera 3.0 for the 2010 RGruppe Bergmeister Tour, and our subsequent trip to Classic Le Mans; back to our beautiful gîte in Dissay-sous-Courcillon. The Dutch posse leaves Amsterdam at [...]

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My Porsche 911 T For Sale (Sold)

May 17, 2010

Things are crazy around here at the minute. Millions of words to write since landing back in the UK post California, trying to tidy up loose ends on my day job so I can leave with a clear conscience, and also trying to get moving on clearing out some of my projects. I figure it’d [...]

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Personal Porsche Parts Airmail Service

April 28, 2010

I’ve been looking for door pockets for my Varmint SC for a while with no joy. Lots of black ones, but my car is trimmed in lovely blue, so not for me. Luckily, I have some very sweet people keeping their eyes out too. I got an email from good 911 buddy Al Wood of [...]

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