January 19, 2012
Video Post: You never forget your first
Hot rod and custom-builder / legend, Chip Foose, talks about his love of the Mk2 GTI. Pretty hard to argue with anything he says; we agree wholeheartedly.
So. Think that drawing is for sale?
_WRS
January 14, 2012
January 12, 2012
24 hours, 16 valves, 1837 miles, and one Mk3 GTI - The Britcar 24 2011
Photo copyright / courtesy of John Brooks
As human beings we all share at least one similarity: We dream. As car automotive enthusiasts, and more specifically motorsport anoraks, we've all likely shared the same little day dream: Take a modest budget, a group of friends, a cheap car and go giant-killing at a proper endurance race with something akin to David's sling-shot in a battle of the Goliaths - if you allow me to use that well-worn cliche.
December 16, 2011
December 15, 2011
December 3, 2011
VW Sport Caravan GTI (part 5.9, close to a proper update)
Don't think we haven't been busy bees over here...we're just about ready for a proper update on the Caravan GTI. In the meantime, here is the GTI as she currently sits. The reality of doing some of this work on our backs sunk in and we've gone inside the main building at NGP Racing to get this portion of the chassis prep done - after that, it'll be back to the small building for the less labor-intensive work.
More soon,
_WRS
November 28, 2011
Pic Post: The G&W Jenniferfund RSR
Our intrepid reporter on the inside of most things Porsche, Robert from Lufteknic Porsche, sent these pics over to me last week, of the Jenniferfund / G&W Motorsports 993 RSR. My favorite 993, and a car significant to both Robert and myself, in its way. You see, Robert was crewing for G&W Motorsports back in 2000, and this car placed 3rd in the GTU class that year - the little aircooled 911 that could. After the vast majority of the then-new 996 GT3Rs dropped like flies with engine failure after engine failure, this little Porsche kept on going. Of course, after 24 hours of battle on the track it looked a bit different...
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