In keeping with the theme of shooting previous Porsche events, I was contacted by the Porsche Club Queensland to cover their first sprint round of the 2011 season. I aimed for “rich and colourful” with the following images, which, as usual, are all available in wallpaper-size on click-through.
The yellow – oh my God – the yellow! A 993 GT2 with OEM guards – I didn’t believe it at first, either.
Luckily for me, I had just enough time to go for a passenger lap in Sam’s race-prepped 930 911, with fresh Fikse wheels wrapped in brand-new semi slicks. It had unbelievable rear end grip and razor sharp turn-in, even though the driver wasn’t pushing too hard.
Bit of interesting trivia; All the Carrera Cup cars are built as left hand drive, and are rated for 50 hours of racing. At that point, the engine and gearbox BOTH need to be rebuilt, at a cost of approximately $40K! I had a bit of a poke around this car after it completely blasted past me on the track; the doors are dry carbon with Lexan windows (the whole door assemply weighs about 3kg!).
The interior was just as amazing as the exterior.
Guy Harding’s turbo Cayman was also out, looking a lot cleaner without the stickers.
The scrutineering stand also held a few interesting machines, but upon walking over I got some incredibly dirty looks. Only after a wiki search did I realize that the “Parc Ferme” sign they had up means that the area was off-limits to guard against tampering; sorry I don’t speak French!
The wheel, tyre and brake package on a car can immediately tell you a lot about its potential performance, and the thoroughness of the builder. For example:
Carrera Cup
997 GT3 RS
The carpark also held a few impressive bits, like this R35 GTR with forged wheels.
Ferrari 360
A special edition Lotus Exige S Type 72; one of only 3 in the country.
And to finish on a high note:
