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Stig and the 911 Brotherhood

September 2, 2010

I read a blog post by Andy Wilman, producer of Top Gear today, talking about protecting the worst-kept secret in television: who is The Stig. The thrust of Andy’s argument was that it was important to keep the Stig’s identity under wraps and not let HarperCollins publish The Stig’s autobiography. The law did not agree: [...]

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Bergmeister R Gruppe Porsche Tour on cover of 911PW

August 28, 2010

911 & Porsche World magazine have put the R Gruppe Bergmeister Tour on the front cover of this month’s issue. This is the news stand version and not the subscriber copies. To say I’m pleased would be an understatement: the Bergmeister was one of the best events yet, so to document it in my first [...]

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Early Targa Bargain at Kundensport

August 26, 2010

When we were out at Ventura for the Porsche parts meet last year, überbuddy Bob Aines introduced Jamie and me to Hans Lapine, son of Tony and a serious Porsche dude in his own right. Hans runs Kundensport, based in LA. He had some totally incredible stuff on his stand, including a 917 in the [...]

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Chief Pelican on Adam Carolla’s CarCast

August 26, 2010

My buddy Wayne Dempsey of Pelican Parts and 101 Projects fame recently appeared on Adam Carolla’s CarCast. The guys shot a little video of Wayne’s wicked 914/6, which includes hearing that silky six starting up first turn. This is a sweet little car with some great history; just one of Wayne’s compact but compelling Porsche [...]

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Total 911 Column: The Second Gold Rush

August 24, 2010

After two years away, I returned to writing for Total 911 magazine earlier this year. I contribute a column and a feature or two a month. Here’s the first column I wrote on my return. Takes me a while to get into it… The Second Gold Rush Photographer buddy Jamie Lipman and I just got [...]

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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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