The Yellow Transaxle: A Japanese-Market Porsche 968 Club Sport A driver-focused 968 Club Sport, photographed indoors in Speed Yellow. Understated and unique. There is a particular kind of Porsche that does not announce itself all at once. It does not flare its hips like a Turbo, does not wear a whale tail, and does not …
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I was recently working on a 1997 Porsche 911 Targa which had been neglected for quite a while. The interior was moldy and smelled of mildew and regret. Most of the car except for the windshield trim, engine cover and frunk lid had all been repainted multiple times. The Targa badge had broken off and …
In the world of homologation specials, few cars are as obscure—and as purpose-built—as the 1981 Porsche 924 GTS Clubsport. Conceived in an era when Porsche was navigating the politics of motorsport and the economics of platform sharing, the 924 GTS Clubsport was the sharpest edge of a controversial but ultimately brilliant blade. It was fast, …
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I’m excited to start my new position as a part-time Porsche Driver Coach at PEC Atlanta. Whether driving a Porsche is something you’ve always wanted to experience, you’re looking to improve your driving skills, or even just compare various Porsche models, the PEC Atlanta driver development course will serve as your ultimate playground. Designed to …
From the first time we read Ross Bentley’s summary about the Garmin Catalyst, we knew we had to add it to our product catalog. So we’re proud to announce that GeorgeCo Motorsports is now an authorized Garmin Dealer. We’ve gotten our first few units in stock and as soon as we update the inventory database, …
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I went to school in Stuttgart in the 80’s and always considered it a sort of second home town. I was excited to have the opportunity to go back this summer and have a few hours to hang out at the Porsche Museum. If you have the opportunity, I highly recommend a visit.
VWs It’s been a week since the SEMA Show 2018. Here are some of my favorite builds from the show. For me the interesting trend over the past few years has been the shift to the extremes. My primary focus in the automotive aftermarket is on performance parts, specifically, they type of parts the average …
For those of you who live in constant fear that your M96 engined 996 is about to self-destruct, you should take some comfort in these photos: This is the stock dual-row IMS bearing that came out of my old car at 105,000 miles. It still turns smoothly, and the bearing seals are intact. It was …
Keeping mind my past experience with a carpet swap in a BMW E30 some years ago, I finally found a good replacement for the carpet in the 996 and, uttering those infamous words “how hard could it be”, set off to do the carpet swap last weekend. If you’re curious how much of your interior …
Ever wonder what a bad air-oil separator looks like? This is it. We sent an oil sample off to the lab just to be safe and had the car towed to TPCRacing in Jessup. They did a great job sorting it out and getting me back on the road again. It turns out I had …