Racing Bug

When I was out at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for Truechoice Motorsports, I got to see the most unique VW race car.

This is a 1968 beetle owned by Vic Frazzell out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The car was converted into a race car in 1974
Most of the interior has been removed except for the stock door panels and rubber floor mats
Not what you would expect to see
It held its own on the course here at Mid-Ohio
This car has 4 wheel disc brakes with racing pads like we sell at our Truechoice Motorsports.
The car is maintained by Yard Racing out of Wisconsin.
It has an Adjustable suspension so the are taking advantage of that between groups in the paddock
It has a 1600 dual port with 44 IDF Webers featuring forged pistons, forged rods, ported heads, light weight crankshaft, chrome molly pushrods, and a MSD Ignition. They tell me it puts out 135 horse power
This car was well prepped and featured really nice workmanship

It runs aproximatly 125 mph at Road America

Life is good

4 door Porsche

Every month I get a Porsche newsletter e-mailed to me by my friends at Porsche in Germany. Last month they had an interesting twist - a 4 door that's not an SAV. It kinda has that Aston-Martin look to it so I wonder if it will show up in the next James Bond movie. They call it the Panamera but I still haven't got all the specs on it.

The extraordinary design of the Panamera is unmistakably Porsche. I wonder how sports car technology will do in the luxury class market. This will be a different kind of venture, Not a luxury car maker making a sporty car but a sports car maker making a luxury car. The real question is when will it come in a Cup or GT3 version.

www.videos.streetfire.net/video/Porsche-Panamera_201555.htm

Just a thought...