You simply cannot get any cooler than this. Momo / Penthouse sponsored Joest Porsche 935 with a matching red / yellow livery on their Rabbit pickup support vehicle. Laguna Seca, 1981. I wonder where that pickup ended up? I've seen it in a video, Mosport 1981, but that's about it. Pure awesome 80s to the fullest.
_WRS
Picture: ehfone2007 via Flickr. Click the pic for larger / original image.
May 28, 2010
May 27, 2010
Nate's Dusty Mauve Jetta
Nate's car has been around for a few years now, so it may seem a bit familiar to some of you, but that doesn't mean it's not worth seeing again. After all it's been featured in Eurotuner and Performance VW, plus Nate is a pretty dedicated guy when it comes to the Ocean City shows in the spring and fall. He stopped by the shop today to do a little fender clearancing in anticipation of setting up the car a little lower than it was previously.
I can recall when this car was bone stock and in need of some love, as it sat languishing in the back lot for a while. I can't recall why, but eventually Nate decided to show the car the love it deserves. This fairly rare Dusty Mauve GLX has been in his family since new, and is still on the original paint. It's not perfect, but it's pretty damn close, especially for a 15 year old car.
Oh yeah, these rims? Nate custom made the centers. Not had them made, not bought them, but CAD designed and set up the CNC machine to create them from a solid chunk of aluminum. Pretty unheard of as far as I know...and they look good too. The inner and outer barrels were taken from his old Gotti wheels, which were 15x10" all around.
The other cool thing about Nate's Jetta, counting out the powdercoated everything and insane attention to detail, is the remote mounted turbo system. I didn't have a ton of room because of the way the alignment rack lift is postioned, but this pic is right at the back axle, and shows the turbo and main details.
If you want to know more about the wheels, check out the Build thread on Vortex.
_WRS
May 26, 2010
May 25, 2010
May 24, 2010
ALMS - Dyson can't hang on in LMP, Lizard's emerge victorious in GT
In what was a very up and down race for many teams, Dyson couldn't hang on for the overall win, allowing Highcroft to nab the overall honors at this past weekend's 6 hours of Monterey. A blown oil filter was the culprit, but Dyson shouldn't feel too bad...they ran an excellent race and the little Lola showed some serious speed from the turbo 4-cylinder. Other notable performances include the Intersport Lola AER, which had power to spare, but not the reliability to match it. Still Clint Field put on a heck of a performance...it was almost enough to make it seem like the glory days of IMSA with independent teams, turbo power and a lot of excitement.
GT was a fierce battle, with nearly every car and manufacturer running in the lead for at least a portion of the 6 hours, but it was the #45 Porsche 911 RSR from Flying Lizard which finally took the victory. No small feat, considering the competition and their qualifying position. Sadly Falken Tire could not do the same, and struggled to find pace all weekend.
Black Swan Racing took the win in GTC, leading from class pole all the way to the end in what was only their second GTC start this year. It looks like Tim Pappas may have made the right call in ducking out from GT2 at Sebring into the slightly-less intense GTC class, as I can't see anything but the back of the pack for any team which doesn't have huge funding, huge luck and huge driving talent in the seat at all times.
There may be hope for sports car racing in the USA still...
Pics from ALMS - More info at www.americanlemans.com
_WRS
May 22, 2010
ALMS - Monterey 6 Hours at Laguna Seca
Today at 5:30 EST (2:30PT), the newest endurance event of the American Le Mans begins at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway. The Monterey 6 hours is, as per usual, going to be covered by the crew at Radio Le Mans, but the ALMS has set up FREE live streaming of the entire event! It's limited to 10,000 people, so if you're late to the party you may end up locked out of the streaming, but it should be a really fantastic way to enjoy your Saturday.
Guy Smith put the Dyson Racing Lola Mazda on pole position, with the Biobutanol powered turbo-4 besting the rest of the field. The coupe should finally be a bit competitive now that they're no longer carrying an extra 30 kilos of weight around with them.
In GT, the Porsches were all a little off pace, with Ferrari taking row one (Risi on pole, with Jamie Melo putting in his usual top-shelf peformance) and the somewhat surprising Extreme Speed Ferrari of Scott Sharp in P2. Corvette took over the second row, and we have to go all the way back to eighth to find a Porsche. There we have the #45 from Flying Lizard, immediately followed by the #17 Falken Tire Porsche. It's a long race, but with all those cars up front 100% capable of a win, and all quite hungry for one, the Porsche crews will need to run a flawless event to get onto the podium, let alone grab the top step.
Don't forget! Sign up for FREE live video streaming.
_WRS
Pictures: American Le Mans
May 20, 2010
"I will refuse to let you drive this car home, so you MUST bring a trailer."
If you ever see the above statement when you're considering a purchase, I'd seriously start looking elsewhere. This car is everything that is wrong with the 'scene.' I actually quite like the wheels, but the rest of this thing. Well....
eBay listing
Seriously, WTF?
_WRS
May 19, 2010
Pic post: Stuffed
Apologies for such limited posting these past few weeks. I was busy getting married last weekend, so my time has been predictably scarce to say the least. I have a very brief respite from the crazy, and then head back to Maryland and then on down to Dubs at the Beach for the weekend of 5/29 & 5/30, so I can't say I'll be writing any books, but at least there will be plenty of fresh photos from the show. By the way, I would like to place the phrase "Dubs" anything on moratorium when it comes to show naming...I'm getting too old to keep everything straight. Anyways, as I have probably alluded to previously, I'm not so big on shows, mainly because I have to work like a crazy person for the entire time. Ocean City is never all bad though, so it will at least be worth a few laughs and some good times between all the work.
Here's a shot of Drew's 911 with the oh-so-fresh 3.8 VarioRam motor in place, an example of the perfect hot rod formula. A small, lightweight car with minimal flash, solid underpinnings, and a big powerful motor. Sign me up!
Thanks to Ed for the pic.
_WRS
May 11, 2010
May 8, 2010
Turn on the bright lights: Gumballers in Times Square
There's something special about seeing an exotic sports car on foreign plates go blasting down 9th Avenue. That is exactly what I saw tonight on the way to Hair (the musical. it was free, and people get very naked in it) and thanks to the keen eyes of the future Mrs WRS, exactly what we saw on the way back to the train.
Gumballers from all over the world, including Maximilian Cooper's very own Morgan, under the bright lights of Times Square, NYC.
Quite a sight.
Hell yeah, mothertr*ckin' gold Lambo yo!
The Panamaranama is absolutely HUGE in real life.
What a boat. Words cannot explain how large this car is. I bet one door weighs as much as my Mk3 does.
Hell of an ambulance.
Winner of most badass car doesn't go to the gold Lambo, it goes to the black lambo with Gold accents and the most badass roof rack ever.
On Texas plates:
Just another average NYC night... ;-)
Full size pics over at Der Wolfsburg Rennsport Flickr. check it out!
_WRS
May 7, 2010
May 4, 2010
May 1, 2010
Spring cleaning
Jason finally decided to dust off his Scirocco and put a little love into her this year. As someone who is always searching for that 'next project,' Jason sure seems to forget about this car as a potential candidate for that title. After the Fox was deemed unsalvageable and an offer was made in his Passat, he's been scrambling for something to focus on. Let's hope the 16v is the recipient of that focus...it's got potential.
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