'Coffe & Cars'

slowGEEZR said:

I can always look at Porsches going around a track!

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me too ……………. especially when they are looking at Corvette tail lights ! …. :devil:

twich54 said:

me too ……………. especially when they are looking at Corvette tail lights ! …. :devil:

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Yeah, there's no question about Corvette performance!

actually Steve the Chevy that's most impressive right now is the new Z-28, recent article in C&D amazed me how it ranked against some of the worlds finest cars. I can't wait for the new Corvette ZO6 though

Here is my latest ride that I picked up a few months back. I like the combination of sport and luxury. For weekend fun, I have a 1955 Belair.

Sweet looking' Benz ………… now lets see a pic of the '55 !

FWIW, here's my ole girl ……….

Now that's sweet!

My Chevy isn't as cool as yours but it is a family heirloom. My grandfather bought this car new in December 1954.



Here is the engine.

Looks pretty 'cool' to me ! since were sharing pics of engine bays, 383 'stroker'

Looks like serious business. Mine is a 283. It is 40 over, heads are ported polished, hardened seats and Teflon seals, double springs and roller rockers. Running a mild Comp cam. The intake is an Edlebock that I machined off the name and had it powder coated. The ram horn exhaust are from a '57 and HPC coated. The tranny is a TH350 with a reworked valve body. Your basic weekend grocery getter.

I must admit the US custom car scene produces some excellent looking motors.

Here's some Silverstone snaps. Not possible for the wife to get close to the various tracks (all owned by Porsche) so pics are limited.

The instructor was great. There are water hazards that simulate black ice that has a machine that gives the back wheels a huge jolt when you pass over it, slippy circular tracks, a race track etc etc. Really varied and excellent fun.

James Dean's terminator - the 550A. This is a restoration so £3 million. £6 million for an original. Only 130 BHP - bless!

New Boxster for contrast.



Me on the way out and back in in the same(ish) spec Boxster I have. The blue is my 2nd fave Boxster colour.





The Driving Experience centre.



Promo video - but there are now extra tracks.

I'd love to do that Porsche Driving Experience! We have one at the Skip Barber track, in Birmingham, Alabama. While I've been on that track a number of times with both a Ducati 998 and a Yamaha R6, I've never taken the Porsche school.

Co-incidence - I used this Barber video a lot when deciding which colour to go for. Which was - none on the video, LOL! The mahogany was a close call, though.

The driving experience is quite expensive here. Good job it "appears to be" free with the car, if you know what I mean.