RE: You Can Only Think About One Thing: Time For Tea?

[Dan Trent]

Will see what I can do. I'd bring the red C2 in the pics were it not for the fact I've just delivered it to my mate in Glasgow. I'm sure he'd like to have come too but it's a fair old hike!

Cheers,

Dan

[Vacationboy]

You dont find it at all relevant to mention when doing head-to-head reviews that - let alone own a 964 yourself - you are actually reviewing your own car?

Bit Weird to say the least.

[tim milne]

Vacationboy said:

You dont find it at all relevant to mention when doing head-to-head reviews that - let alone own a 964 yourself - you are actually reviewing your own car?

Bit Weird to say the least.

This was my biggest problem with it. Why not just say, "it's my car and I really like it"?

That's the essential difference between the two films.

[Jack Olsen]

Hey, the asphalt just called me and told me my car was on PistonHeads.

Thanks for the kind words about the video.

If you want to see the German version of the clip, it's here.

http://www.autobild.de/videos/video-72er-porsche-9...

(I find my German voice a little disturbing.)

And here are a few pictures taken during the video shoot:







I know they aren't pretty, but the aero pieces unbolt for the drive home.

[Vacationboy]

Jack Olsen said:

Hey, the asphalt just called me and told me my car was on PistonHeads.

Jack Olsen legend

[nightSpirit]

wonderful machine and true motoring enthusiast...well done that man. I wish I could hold on to a car for more than a few years and develop such a relationship! Maybe one day the brand will pull me in and I too will find a world of undiluted happiness? In truth though, there are just too many cars and not enough time to drive them all

[HorneyMX5]

Jack Olsen said:

I know they aren't pretty, but the aero pieces unbolt for the drive home.

Strongly disagree, it looks hard as nails with a real purpose.

[Konan]

Porsche964fp said:

Indeed the 964 did not come with a full automated power steering rack.

I think you'll find that Porsche fell well behind on full automated power steering. You'll need a Knight Industries Two Thousand for a real classic with that feature.

[e21Mark]

Really enjoyed that.

Hitch78 said:

Maldini35 said:

Nice film. I really felt empathy when he talked about the pleasure of surrendering yourself to the simple task of driving flat out on a circuit.

My thoughts exactly. Fair play to the guy for doing what he loves in his spare time with relatively modest budget. I bet the whole set-up has cost less than most people would spend leasing/HPing a shiny new trinket every two or three years which is a lesson for those of us of modest means.

Agree wholeheartedly.

[ZesPak]

HorneyMX5 said:

Strongly disagree, it looks hard as nails with a real purpose.

Agreed, a lot of the modern porsches try to hard to "be pretty".

This looks very purposeful.

[Jack Olsen]

Thanks.

Here's one more photograph, then. Also by Justin Evidon.

I think it captures the thrill of having (for a few hours) the entire 2.5-mile circuit to myself.



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[e21Mark]

Jack Olsen said:

Thanks.

Here's one more photograph, then. Also by Justin Evidon.

I think it captures the thrill of having (for a few hours) the entire 2.5-mile circuit to myself.



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Lovely pics.

I had Brands Hatch (Indy) to myself for 10 minutes once. I loved every moment.

Have you any further mods planned? Is there more weight you could lose from the car?

[xRIEx]

Porsche964fp said:

Que Dan Trent deleting this post.

Cue.


Shoddy journalism.

[Jack Olsen]

e21Mark said:

Lovely pics.

I had Brands Hatch (Indy) to myself for 10 minutes once. I loved every moment.

Have you any further mods planned? Is there more weight you could lose from the car?

Thanks -- and that's a nice shot of your BMW.

No big plans, but a non-stop march of smaller things. I recently pulled the rear 911R-style tail lights and replaced them with even lighter (and more stock-looking) replacements. There was a heater crossover tube in back that weighed something like 6 pounds -- it was cast aluminum. I replaced it with a much lighter replacement. Little weight-cutting stuff like that.

And then there's the crackpot stuff. I'm experimenting right now with a drag-reduction system for the rear wing. There's a driver-operated switch where I can change the angle of attack on the wing to reduce drag on the straights. Whether it will make a significant difference is a still-unanswered question. But I'm testing it.

VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnJPK532mlI