Werk Crew Calender for the year Twenty and Twelve

Love getting packages from the WerkCrew compound.  Someday, WerkCrew will be as recognizable and exciting as Apple is today. When that day comes, we little people will be able to say that we knew boB when he was still answering his own emails.

The latest exciting package to arrive was my copy of the limited edition 2012 WerkCrew Calender. Not your traditional calender, you wont be scribbling in appointments with your therapist or meetings with your bookie in evenly spaced grids. Nope, each month has a different layout. Now, when you flip the page at the beginning of a new month, you have the thrill of a new photo as well as a different layout. Functional...not always. Cool and fun, absolutely.

Get yours here while you can - http://werkcrew.com/

Goin to a Togo Party

Togo Brown. Not the first color that comes to your mind when you think "sexy vintage Porsche colors". But in reality it is a really cool shade of brown. I have seen it on early 911's but I think it really works well on 356's like this 65 Coupe.

1968 912 Barn Find (Garage) For Sale

Original owner, original paint 912. Just found in a small wooden garage and purchased from the 94 year old widow of the original owner.
The car is completely unmolested and original. Yes, it has a couple of rust spots, but the floors and underside are very solid.
One year only 68 interior is nearly perfect. Will just need some tidying up. Original carpet is in excellent shape and the car still smells fresh. No mold or mustiness. Even the seat hardware is clean and shiny.  Car has been washed and that is it. Needs complete recommissioning (brakes, fuel, etc) but the engine turns over by hand and I was told that it was driven into the garage. I have no reason to suspect that there are any problems with the engine.
Another $10-12k will make this one of the cleanest original 912's out there. Be sure to look at the trunk area, behind the dash and the interior details.

50+ photos here:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/80724421@N00/sets/72157628226610615/

Price - SOLD!

The Glorious Sound of Power

2.8 liter twin-plug high butterfly MFI motor through a factory rallye exhaust. I could listen to it all day.Thats Raj's RSR and Aaron Burnham whacking the loud pedal.

Absolutely on Rails!

Saw this on one of my favorite blogs - http://motoringconbrio.com/

No story, but I thought it was a great image.

Texas BBQ Round Up

Wen to East TX this past weekend to visit family. While there I made arrangements with my buddy and fellow RGruppe member Bob Aines to cruise to Dallas and meet up with some of the Texas Gruppe for lunch. We met up at Jack Griffin's pad to see some of his toys which include a 914-6, Outlaw 356 sunroof coupe, '69 912 and a super low mileage 3.2 Carrera.

What was supposed to be a quick meet & greet ended up turning into a serious bench racing session while standing around in the garage.

Ed Mayo "Did I say something wrong?"

Anyone know a good barber?

            





Eventually, someone's stomach reminded us that we were supposed to be going to lunch, so we headed out. I seized the opportunity to jump into Mark Hanna's '69 911S RaceCa....errrr "Street Car". This is one angry and cantankerous little car. Light, loud and fast...it was a blast to ride in. Suburban Dallas didnt know what to think of this noisy little furrin car! Thanks Mark!

Poetry in Motion

Latest Porsche marketing video from Rennsport. It impresses me that they have released so many great videos of the event. One has to think that the powers that be must have been very impressed with the event...which bodes well for seeing Rennsport again in the future.

As as side note. I stopped in to the shop that maintains the Cherry/Grant 910 this week and was told to go look at the rear tires. While not exactly worn to the carcass, the "new for Rennsport tires" were completely wiped out. I think that the clip approx 56 seconds in might explain.

Silly Fast!

My Buddies Kris and Jason at VW Paradise ran thier first SEVEN second pass in their turbocharged VW sedan last week.  7.99 @ 177mph.  More impressive is that the sixty foot time was a full tenth slower than normal (track was not hooking-you can see the soft launch) and they were 6 mph off thier best of 183. No doubt that there is a lot more to be had.
And yes, that is an aircooled flat-four VW motor in there.


So, that begs the question, "how much horsepower does it take to do that?"  How about 1025hp...to the wheels!

Really? More Rennsport Photos?

Ok, so I know that for the past several weeks, Rennsport photos have been everywhere...including plenty right here. But there was just so much to see, I can help but throw out just a few more images.

It was cool to see the Aase GTU car back at
Laguna Seca after so many years. The car was
recently restored by Ron Thomas from Columbus
Ohio. Lumped in with 934's and 935's, Ron was
pleased to have been one of the highest finishers
with a normally aspirated engine. The little 2.5 did
well!

click for LARGER view

                                                                                     
This SWB 911 has long been one of my favorites.
It was nice to see it on track. Shame about the
updates required to make it more competitive...
especially the polished Fuchs wheels. I miss the
magnesium American Racing wheels.

Brian Redman can still tear it up in a 908!