It’s an honour to have that mod named after me, Wayne. I’m sure future passengers will appreciate it!
Recently, I realized that Wayne lives in the same city as me; I assumed he was in Toronto for some reason. I contacted him to ask carburetor questions because I remembered that he described similar problems to mine in this thread. He quickly answered along with an offer to take me for a ride. That was an offer that I couldn’t refuse and started to make a mental list of questions to ask as our cars are of a similar age. He came to pick me up at work during lunch time last Thursday and I heard him well before I saw his awesome 911 rolling towards me. I jumped in, shook his hand and he promptly handed me a pair of earplugs, which I didn’t use because I wanted to get the full 911 experience. We were stuck in traffic as we headed towards the freeway but as soon as he had space, he accelerated at a brutal rate as he weaved through traffic. We were soon on the on-ramp, still weaving from one lane to another while I was looking for something to hold onto, and I couldn’t help but think of the reporter in Minneapolis who was in the famous #277 911 when it crashed into a truck. She was quoted as saying ‘Why is this guy going so fast’ and that’s exactly what I was wondering. I had only met Wayne a few minutes ago and I assumed he knew how to drive his car but you never know. I thought I could feel the back of the 911 squirming sideways and I was really nervous it would slide out. That’s when I yelled ‘Don’t pull a (insert name of driver here) !"
Video: Magnus Walker Slid His 911 Into A Truck With A Reporter Inside
Wayne later assured me that we were nowhere near the limits of traction and that we weren’t going that fast. Being amongst much bigger vehicles, sitting so low in a much smaller, lighter car, without any safety features (such as airbags), I kept thinking “Man, it’s really gonna hurt if we crash’!
Wayne then got off the freeway and parked in a parking lot where he let me have a good look at this car and answered my numerous questions while I took a few photos. I had been in fast sports cars before, including a few 911s, but had never felt such acceleration and traction. Definitely an experience I won’t soon forget. It felt completely different than my stock 1970 911T. Amazing how an extra 150 hp, a stiffer suspension, much wider tires and probably a lot of other mods can transform a car.
