Posted in Auto Enthusiast, BMW, BMW Performance, Projects, springs, suspension on October 30, 2007 | 1 Comment »
[The future is bright…. Part II]
This past Sunday I spent my afternoon at the shop tearing out the E34’s stock suspension and installing all the new Lotec compontents. Though the springs will settle a bit lower after a few hundered miles I’m happy with the way it sits now. The car is much better in [...]
Posted in 911 Porsche, 997TT, Audi, Auto Enthusiast, BMW, Personnel, Poppycock, Porsche, VW, concours, mercedes, porsche performance on October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, Sunday, the Kansas City Area Mercedes Club of America hosted a German Oktoberfest and invited the BMW club, the VW club, the Audi club and last but not least, the Porsche club. Stephen and I and our boys along with Karl and Val spent a beautiful afternoon gabbing with other car enthusiasts while showing off part of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Usually my track weekends are spent running around like a chicken with my head cut off trying to stay on top of various car situations that may occur at the track, but once in awhile I get to play as well. Usually the only track time I get is going out for a quick [...]
Posted in Sports, Tae Kwon Do, Uncategorized on October 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As we have discussed I have several passions, Porsches, weight lifting, Tae Kwon Do, Hap Ki Do and Ju Jitsu. About 2 months ago we were readying for a tournament. In fact the entire family was working at sharpening up techniques in order to compete. Last year I took third in my division in the [...]
Posted in Auto Enthusiast, BMW, BMW Performance, E34, Personnel, engine builder on October 23, 2007 | 4 Comments »
At least for one little BMW E34.
Having bought this car from it’s original owner last December, I’ve been taking every chance I get to modify it to suit my needs. And what I need is a great handling car with a low stance and a classic Euro look. Until the past few months I haven’t [...]
Posted in 911, 911 Porsche, DE, Porsche, club race, porsche performance, racing, road rally on October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Another full weekend at the track here in Kansas. This past weekend was the PCA DE event at Heartland Park Topeka, and what a beautiful weekend to spend running around the track.
I had made an earlier post about Rick Lopes’ 997 that we have done extensive work on, and to prove that this car isn’t [...]
Posted in 911, 911 Porsche, 997TT, GIAC, engine builder, porsche performance, turbo Porsche on October 22, 2007 | 3 Comments »
We do many things in a day, fabrication to services and everything in between. My days are filled with a million different hats, but one of my main daily activities is still building engines. This is a tale of a 996TT motor that has been through several stages with us and recently went under the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Germany’s premier sports car maker, Porsche said in a statement on Wednesday it had decided to extend its outsourcing agreement with Finland’s Valmet Automotive.
“We have extended our contract with Valmet – an option that was always open to us – until 2011. Our Finnish partner will continue to provide the production capacity that we lack at [...]
Posted in 911 Porsche, 997TT, Auto Enthusiast, Boxster, DE, Patrons, Personnel, Porsche, Projects, buffalo run, club race, engine builder, porsche performance, racing, road rally, turbo Porsche on October 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As Collin mentioned below, the weather was anything but kind to the participants of the Buffalo Run this year. BUT, it was an awesome time nonetheless.
Festivities began Friday evening at the Kansas City Plaza’s popular VIP club, Blonde. Hot music played, participants and their guests visited with each other, drinks were poured and painted ladies [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on October 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Though the weather left much to be desired, this rally was still a lot of fun. Pleanty of twisty roads, a bunch of fast cars, and a ton of rain….
