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Porsche 917 Owners Workshop Manual Haynes Publishing 2015 151 pages Hardback The venerable Haynes Publishing Company, which has produced literally thousands of workshop manuals over the years for every car imaginable, has come up with a clever offshoot. They are generating Owners Workshop Manuals for very exotic, basically unobtainable cars. In this case, the Porsche … Continue reading
In my article here, I discuss the recent track event that I attended at the North Carolina Center for Automotive Research. NCCAR is just what it sounds like. It is a purpose built facility for automotive testing. Here is the track map: As you can see, there are a lot of long, constant radius turns. … Continue reading
I am excited to announce that my wife Kelli and I have managed to carve out some time this summer for an extended vacation (extended by our standards at least!). We have decided to spend 3 weeks in the UK. Week 1 We are now a week into our trip. We initially flew from NC … Continue reading
I had the misfortune of doing serious damage to the right rear wheel on my Porsche 928 during spirited driving. See that story here. During this event I was forced to remove the space saver spare tire from it’s long term home and inflate it on the road side with the small pump that I … Continue reading
I attended the Rennsport Reunion V at Laguna Seca last weekend. What an amazing event! I was there for 2 1/2 days and wasn’t able to see everything. But what I did see was great. This event is part vintage race, part car show, part museum display, part history lesson, and part marketing onslaught. The … Continue reading
The Porsche Rennsport Reunion is happening this coming weekend and I’m going! I’m pumped. This is my first time for a RR and I am definitely looking forward to it. With no disrespect to my fellow Jaguar aficionados, Porsche has a lot to offer when it comes to vintage events. They have performed at the … Continue reading
If you’re still reading, thank you. If you haven’t read Part 1 yet, read it here. So it was time for some serious troubleshooting. I have to admit that I jumbled the timeline just a little in Part 1, so as to come to a dramatic pause point that seemed plausible. The astute among you … Continue reading
Before I get to the meat of my story, we need to go back a while. Ever since my wife has entered professional life (she’s a veterinarian) it has been our policy that she gets to drive the newest car and when her car needs anything beyond very routine maintenance, she takes it to an … Continue reading
I am fortunate to live pretty close to the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. Last weekend I went to see the Porsche By Design exhibit being held there. It was fantastic! By all means, go if you get a chance. Our collective attendance at events like these will hopefully encourage museums everywhere to … Continue reading
As you gain experience in your track driving, you will undoubtedly ask “How can I go faster?” Sure, you can track lap times and initially you will see big improvements. But at some point, you’ll find that your lap times hit a plateau. What should you do next? One answer might be professional coaching. And … Continue reading
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