by Phil Raby. 17 Jun 09
On the A702 in Scotland, one of my favourite driving rounds anywhere. Part of me wishes I was in a GT3 now. However the Targa holds it's own. Softer ride leads to some wavering on bends but is an advantage on the poor road surface. Notice the reduced power ...
by Phil Raby. 17 Jun 09
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by Phil Raby. 17 Jun 09
Quick chocolate stop. Weather is appalling -heavy rain which is hard work on main roads. A1 is an historic route and feels very old school. Now going on england's Route 66 - the A66. Looking forward to some more interesting driving soon. Glad we're not in a GT3 - this ...
by Phil Raby. 17 Jun 09
Arrived in New York. A one horse town without the horse! Looking for a kid with a banjo. Long slog up here with little chance to stretch the 911. still roads get better from here to California.
by Phil Raby. 17 Jun 09
Fast cruise up A34 and M40. Softer suspension of Targa ideal for this sort of driving.
New 997 iPod link excellent but doesn't charge iPhone so having to use lighter socket which catches my left arm when changing gear.
Fuel consumption a good 27mpg - could improve that if I ...
by Phil Raby. 17 Jun 09
Blogging on the go today so excuse any typos.
Plan is to drive about 1000 miles to see what a 997 is like in the real world. It's a big standard Targa 4 with few frills.
First leg is 200 miles from Chichester to Tamworth to collect photographer Ali Cusick ...
by Phil Raby. 14 Jun 09
The success story of the Porsche RS Spyder continues: At the Le Mans 24 Hour race, the Essex team (Denmark) celebrated a clear victory in the LMP2 class. The 440 hp sports prototype from Weissach also won the energy efficiency classification “Michelin Green X Challenge” as the car with the ...
by Phil Raby. 12 Jun 09
At the qualifying session for the Le Mans 24 hour race, Porsche race cars claimed pole position in both the LMP2 class for sports prototypes as well as in the production-based GT2 category.
Competing for Denmark’s Essex ...
by Phil Raby. 12 Jun 09
OK, so it's not the freshest news, but we've just been reminded of this prestigious award that was given to us by the 911UK forum, and thought we should blow our own trumpet a bit :)
by Phil Raby. 12 Jun 09
Total 911 is sorry to report the death of ex-TVR boss, Peter Wheeler.
TVRs were, for a time, a competitor to Porsche, especially with rich city types. Indeed, Wheeler had a particular dislike for the 911.
Wheeler bought TVR in 1980 and transformed the company by producing some wild-looking cars, which he ...
