Paul,
You will never shake it. Don’t even try. I suppose it’s like asking a heron addict to switch to diet pop and telling him he won’t know the difference.
I think I have inspired the next generation to be worthy of the responsibility to take care of the car stuff. Chris (20) is enthusiastic, knowledgeable, a good driver & racer, a reasonable mechanic and fabricator and will be a good caretaker. I am the one encouraging the wider horizons. At this time in his life he is doing his other passion (horses) traveling the country, meeting people and going to school. Regardless of what he does in life; he is a life-long car guy.
One of our missions should be to find those guys that had a deprived childhood and never experienced the full range of automobiles. The goal is to educate them in this “art.” An automobile is a platform (canvas?) to express yourself. It may take the form of a racecar (like a good pair of skis & boots) to perform some physical feats. It may take the form of a show car (in many forms) to display visual creativity to attention to miniscule detail. It may just sit in the garage being the object of thought experiments. Of course it can and are meant to be driven. And much more.
A 911 is a wonderful extension of Tonka Toys, Legos, etc. for adult men (and a few women). How much can I move the spindle and still clear a 16” Fuchs? If I start with Airport ratios and raise 5th one then…. How high can I raise the compression …. Take one ’69 chassis, add one part 3.6, a 915 mit LSD, alu trailing arms … and stir gently. Add fuel, light the fire and loos the monster.
Who would want to “join the well balanced majority”? I may be part of the mainstream in many things but I like being on the fringe with cars.
Best,
Grady
Markus, I agree.
Gee, we may get
MOVED to the 911 Technical Forum.
