Have just finished reading this thread, has taken me 6mths of lunch breaks and smokos and stolen time at work to get through every post, picture, link and video. Have absolutely loved it all! Growing up and living in the outskirts of Melbourne Australia the only real "organised" car culture was Illegal drag racing as the area I live is quite flat and unremarkable. The powers that be had put a stop to this long before I could legally drive anywhere so I envy you guys that got to hang out on the hill with like minded people.
My interest was always in circuit racing and tarmac rallies so the drag racing didn't appeal that much anyway. I got and apprenticeship as a mechanic when I finished school and that's when I was introduced to the leafy Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne and a piece of road called Kew Boulevard... whilst too populated and and patrolled to spend any extended time there it was a little slice of heaven in suburbia for 'quick' road tests and slight detours home. A mini Version of your 'Hill' so to speak.
My boss had a modified 930 Turbo and used to really shuffle through there, he had some factory go fast bits on the car that were gifted to him after volunteering his time and workplace to Porsche when they toured 'Moby Dick' here in Australia in the 80s.
That 930 plus some other customers cars cemented my Porsche addiction, of which I reminded my first boss of a couple of years ago when I bought my first Porsche a 1980 911sc.
Thank you to Pelican for all the help and support with my car so far and for providing this Forum for the people!
And Thank you to all the regulars for their stories, photos and other interesting pieces that have made this the best thing I have read in years!
Now to buy a book Mr Banning
P.S. could I be so selfish as to ask you to stop your project cars and finish the 2nd book...?
