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Updated: Sep 16, 2007 8:25pm PST

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Auberlen "Cinderella Story" IMSA Porsche

Sebring Magazine Shoot

2005 Monterey Historics : Various shots of my GT40 at the 2005 Monterey Historics, Laguna Seca, CA. These photographs are courtesy of and copyrighted by their respective photographers. Since I am the lucky guy driving the car, not photographing, I want to thank the various photographers for making these pictures available.

2005 Monterey Historics

1973 Porsche Carrera RS : This is my 1973 Porsche Carrera RS. It is chassis #749.
The Carrera RS was a unique limited edition model that has become, perhaps, the most important of all 911 models. Meaning "race" in Spanish, it was the first Porsche 911 model to carry the name Carrera. In addition, sporting RS, which stands for Rennsport in German, further indicates this automobile is meant for speed.

Every conceivable facet of the Carrera RS construction was scrutinized for ways to reduce weight. Beginning with the interior, most of the soundproofing was removed and the regular lush carpet was replaced with lightweight black needle felt. The door panels simply have a leather strap to operate the latches and only a small plastic handle to pull the doors closed. To further reduce weight there is no passenger-side sun visor, no glove box door, no rear seats and no clock. While cruising in the lightweight Recaro bucket seats you'd see why this 911 Carrera needs no clock. Its performance is measured with a stopwatch.

The RS 2.7 was bored out 6 millimeters to 60 millimeters and combined with a higher compression ratio. Different carburetion (fuel injection) and performance timing delivered 210 BHP @ 6300 RPM. This produced a top speed of 153 MPH with superb road handling.

There were only 1,580 cars produced for all non-US markets. This car was originally delivered in Germany, imported into the United States in 1984 and has been totally restored.

Today the Carrera RS is highly sought after by Porsche collectors. It's precision handling, high-reving motor and classic lines and styling are what make this the "holy grail" of early 911's.

1973 Porsche Carrera RS

2006 Formula 1 Montreal

HSR Daytona Continental Historics

Shelby American V8's

2005 Shelby Nationals Calif Speedway : Pictures from the Shelby American Automobile Club's 30th National Convention and Races. Held at California Speedway June 30-July 3, 2005.

2005 Shelby Nationals Calif Speedway

GT 40 Race & Crash at Watkins Glen June 16, 2005 : This clip shows the GT40 in it's first competitive event. The Watkins Glen HSR Shelby/GT40 Reunion. We were having problems with the shifter and linkage. The downshifts were especially messy and I kept missing gears. What happens here is a missed upshift followed by a missed downshift from 4th to 1st instead of 4th to 3rd. The rear wheels lock up on the damp pavement and kick the car into the dreaded blue armco. Since it caused only superfacial damage I continued on to finish 3rd in class!

GT 40 Race & Crash at Watkins Glen June 16, 2005

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