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For The Kids Toy Drive 2011

strictlybidness — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:04:49 +0000

For six years now ATS Garage and PlusONE have been hosting the annual holiday toy drive & charity car show. I tip my hat to them, Full Function Technology, Weksos Industries,and everyone in attendance as over 700 toys were collected. Even during tough times, everyone seems to be reaching into their heart and giving more each year. All those toys are going to make a lot of children happy this holiday season.

After following its build progress for SEMA, I finally got to check out RWB’s Pandora One in person. I am a big fan of RAUH Welt-BEGRIFF Porsche builds, as they remind me of 911 GT3 Cup cars of the past, but in a street version.

A few other SEMA cars

Thanks also goes out to New Haven Teacher’s Association and Union City Police Officers Association, Alameda Fire Department and The Union City Raptors Youth Basketball

Speed Ventures Buttonwillow Raceway 10.23.2011

strictlybidness — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:54:48 +0000

Despite going to many tracks to spectate and take pictures, I have never been on the track as driver or passenger. Many of my friends are “track whores” and they have been encouraging me to buy a helmet so they can show me what I have been missing out on. So when this track day came around, I was ready with my helmet in hand.

My friend Blue offered me a ride in his Honda S2000, and I jumped at the chance. Sitting on the grid, I look around and see we are surrounded by Porsche 911′s, Time-attack prepped EVO’s, and well… Race Cars. I thought I was going to be nervous , but I was more excited than anything. I must say it was everything I thought it was going to be. I imagined it being like a video game, except with G-Force. One thing that stood out was the power difference and grip in the EVO’s, on the main straights they take off like jets compared to the S2000. Even though Blue said his car was slow because of his new setup, I thought it was damn fast for my standards. By the way I will never mock the S2000′s with the big GT wings again, for the most part they actually work! (if you drive the car to that limit) In the end, it was quite an experience.. Thanks Blue!

My pics aren’t the best, I has pretty hungover most of the day, but here are a few decent ones.

Prez and his 330 zhp

Blue and his Honda 2000

Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV Part 2

strictlybidness — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:28:38 +0000

Part two of my coverage from Porsches Rennsport Reunion IV at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. This part is mostly from the racing action on the track. Watching these cars going around the track, as I imagine what it was like with these exact cars flying down the Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans. It makes me want to book a trip to France for the next 24 Hours of Le Mans. On to the action.

The Sound of Rennsport

Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV

strictlybidness — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:37:07 +0000

Porsche Rennsport Reunion at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca was awesome! The Paddock was fill with hundreds of Porsche’s as far as the eye could see. Every generation and model was represented, from historic race car’s to today’s modern supercar. Porsche even shipped out some historic cars from their museum in Stuttgart. One being my one of my favorite race cars of all time, the 1998 Porsche 911 GT1 LM. They even showed off their 918 RSR Hybrid race car and the new 2012 911!

There was so much to see and do, I felt torn on what to do all day. I went between pressing up against the fences along the track to get as close as possible to watch the the cars scream around the track, and drooling over the finest Porsche’s in the world on the concourse. Just walking around the parking lot through a sea of Porsche’s, while the sound of GT3 RSR Cup cars racing filled the air made it pure automotive bliss. Words can’t explain…

The fact that I got to see cars in person and in some cases touch (Don’t tell Porsche!). Cars that I’ve only idolized about since I was a kid. The closest I’ve gotten before was watching old clips, and playing with them in video games. I was a big kid in a candy shop… a candy shop of AWESOMENESS! Seriously though, I had the biggest smile on my face all day. Makes me want that 993 Turbo even more.. oh how i aspire to own one someday.

If you are a car nut like me, you HAVE to go to the next Rennsport Reunion, you won’t be disappointed!

Gonna split this into 2 parts, too much awesome!

TBC