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A Porsche Meet on Film
I have a confession to make: I have been using my digital camera as a crutch for the past few years. While the technology has revolutionised the imaging industry, there is no doubt that there is an inherent safety behind the instant gratification of seeing the photo you’ve just taken. Though I’m proud of these photos I’ve taken, in my mind, constantly checking if I had gotten the shot has…
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The Mountain Calls Again
I’ve been to the Bathurst 1000 a handful of times – more than a handful, but we need not go there – which in my opinion is enough for one person’s lifetime, though when I count how many times I’ve been to the Bathurst 12 Hour on the other hand, it has only been a total of three over the last decade. I haven’t been a “fan” of sports…
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One Final Roar
As we close in on the last ever Supercars race to feature the Holden badge, it has gotten me thinking about what the brand means to me. It’s difficult to summarise. I didn’t grow up in a ‘car’ family – in fact we didn’t own a car at all for a long time – but in my younger years Holden was everything. I remember Mark Skaife and the Holden Racing…
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Back to the Future Part V(TEC)
It has been years since I’ve experienced a Honda-specific event or even a Japanese-centric event, instead spending the last few years focused on cars of European heritage – having thrust myself into ownership of one from The People’s Car Company no doubt a factor. However, I have been a casual observer of the local Honda scene for over a decade now despite never having owned one. And despite having…
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So Cool You’re Freezing
Remember when I said only MX-5 owners can rival Porsche owners in their commitment to the culture surrounding their marques? Well I can now gladly say that I’ve seen (and been part of) it first hand. Who else takes a 2.5 hour highway drive at the crack of dawn on a winter’s morning – when the temperature reads single digits before the wind chill factor – with convertible tops down?…
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Another Cold Start
On one of the coldest Sydney days I’ve felt in a long time, came the largest turnout of Porsches I’ve witnessed at a local event. Almost 150 in fact, and almost all of them the 911 silhouette. Turns out bone-chilling temperatures (for Sydney, anyway) slow no diehard enthusiast. I normally favour a mixed bag of P-cars to focus on on a Sunday morning, but this time I was preoccupied…
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Do As The Romans Do
What makes the regular person so enfatuated with the supercar? The names Ferrari, Lamborghini and McLaren are as well known as Toyota, Volkswagen or Ford, but why are they so much more revered? Is it the way they look? The way they sound? That they are “fast”? That they are considered unobtainable? Is it simply the badge on the bonnet? I couldn’t say, though I can appreciate that there…
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2000 Lamborghini Diablo GTR No. 4/30
Building a field of 30 cars to compete in a one-make racing series reads like something only Lamborghini would do. Called the Lamborghini GTR Supertrophy – which has since evolved into what we now know as the Super Tropheo series – the Diablo GTR specially built for it was raced at Monza, Spa, Valencia and even Melbourne by professionals and gentlemen drivers alike in 2000 and 2001. I couldn’t…
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One and the Same
I think only Porsche 911 owners and enthusiasts can edge out those of Mazda MX-5 disposition in outright commitment to the platform and to the culture that surrounds it. Some might crucify me for making that comparison, but hear me out. They both share an obsession with the simple pleasures of driving, they both share similar philosophies in tuning their platforms, and I don’t know who else would collectively get…
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All Guns Blazing
Three years since the last Australian Grand Prix and four years since my first United States Grand Prix. The Netflix Effect, as they call it, has taken full effect, porpoising is the new keyword, and Ferrari has fallen and risen again. It feels like a lifetime has passed. I had long questioned tentatively whether I should attend this year’s home Grand Prix (it would be my first), but I…
