Porsche’s ultimate winter car? Their 959 could be considered just that… This 959 (left) is equipped with all-wheel drive, cockpit adjustable ride height and drive torque distribution. Its ABS brakes are stuff ed inside magnesium hollow spoke pressurized wheels shod with run fl at tires and you’ll fi nd bespoke double wishbone suspension at all four corners. All of this is wrapped in a voluptuous Aramid and aluminum body, powered by a 2.85 liter, 4 cam, 4 valve, water and air cooled, sequentially turbo charged engine producing 444 horsepower. Sadly this particular 1988 Porsche 959 will be tied up a bit longer while undergoing some major repairs here at European Performance Engineering and may not have the opportunity to play in the snow this winter. However, please feel free to drop by and see the “work in prog- ress” and perhaps discuss your own Porsche needs. 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In fact it was so unre- of practicing. lane. The crew stood ready, changed the tire markable that I can’t even tell you what it Our drivers (Corey and Aaron) seemed in 25 seconds, and out he went. Fifth place was, so no rental car review I’m afraid. about average with the new competi- now because of the change time, and every- This race would be a trickier balance for tion, pulling roughly the same times one in front had pitted already. Fifth! me. I still had to manage my project back around the track, working out the kinks Aaron once again employed his magic, and home, and be there for my team at the — on our worst set of tires. A positive pulled the car into a 3rd-place fi nish when it track. But there’s a lot of downtime in rac- sign for sure, but we didn’t talk about it, was all over. We’d take 3rd with the blowout. not in the pits. We tried to look confused We were the only ones on the podium to and intimidated. We weren’t. have suff ered a tire loss. None of the pros After we picked our jaws up off the Practice 2 made for some interest- made it to the podium, not one. fl oor, we put our heads together to ing copy. As the drivers started The crew and I headed out to celebrate discuss our new competition… for to push harder, the left-rear tires our success. It had been a long, hard-fought battle, and we were ready to celebrate. about 10 seconds; started to blow out. It’s a tricky course, one that is especially hard We hit a restaurant just north of Atlanta on the left-rear corners of the car. called Pappadouxs — a huge family restau- We qualifi ed, in 5th. Andy Lally rant famous for their seafood. ing, right? qualifi ed fastest. It was the fi rst minor David and I arrived fi rst, and headed toward Wednesday dawned bright and early at tremor in our confi dence. Three cars the bar. A drinks menu greeted us, fi lled with Road Atlanta for Petit Le Mans. I didn’t real- didn’t qualify. They blew out those tires, colorful pictures of specialty drinks. The silli- ize that the last race of the year would be and most of those blowouts caused the est of all graced the front of the menu. It had just as big a circus as the fi rst in Daytona. rear defuser to be torn off the car. been dubbed the “Purple Voodoo,” and it was There had to be 20,000 people there, and The fi rst race day arrived, and we put served in a giant hurricane glass with lots of 10,000 of them were camping at the track. our heads together again. And again, fruit, and a rather large umbrella on top. Road Atlanta is a massive, sprawling place there was nothing to do but drive our continued on page 37 with great views almost everywhere. But own race. the best view to me on this glorious morn- Out on the grid we smiled, and took In This Issue... ing was that of the three ladies that were pictures. Fans walked around us, and we soon to go out to practice. selectively prayed for a good outcome. e spend a lot of time with information from Out on this he grid for fi rst practice, Corey was in as fi rst driver. He’s lighter Porsche Cars North America (PCNA). They tongues were wagging. It seemed like than Aaron and so the crew can rip him Ware a fount of information, and truthfully, the some of our competition didn’t like being out of the car by the shoulders of his suit, winter issues are hard to fi ll. You’ll notice this issue is humiliated (by us) at VIR, and had spent thereby saving precious seconds during 8 paged shorter than most of the year, and 12 pages the intervening weeks before the races driver changes. lighter than some summer issues. procuring some talent. Cars dropped like fl ies with those rear This is the time of year I’d like to hear from you the Kevin Conway, the (already crowned) tire blowouts, six of 16 came in before most! Send me your car stories, your war stories, your series champion, brought in three-time the race was half over. Corey drove like love (of cars) stories. How did you start? Do you ask Grand-Am champion Andy Lally to an angel — fast, but managing the tires. yourself: How did I get here? Share your story, I’d bet a co-drive with him. Another competitor When we pitted for a driver change, we few other members have the same affl iction. brought in four-time SCCA World Chal- were in 1st, by 12 seconds. New or older Porsches, we all joined the club. Why? lenge champion and current Continental Aaron got in the car, and with the pit I came to learn to drive the most beautifully engi- Tire SportsCar challenge standout Lawson limiter whining, shot out onto the track. neered car on the road today will all of the speed and Aschenbach, and veteran Terry Borcheller, The change had cost us the fi rst slot, but passion it was meant to be driven with, and somehow a multiple champion in Grand-Am, Ameri- the driver in fi rst hadn’t pitted yet, so we I ended up your Editor.