stuh Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 Bit late to this topic - but here's my Porsche journey. In truth, it probably started when I watched Steve McQueen in "Le Mans" - still my favourite Motorsport film. I'm the mate that @Paul P mentions in his story in an earlier comment. The 911SC targa that I sold him was my first Porsche. I bought it from Nick Faure (ex works Porsche racer - think CamTune/(930 Turbo}. After a "spirited" test drive by Nick, I was hooked. After the SC, and following an Impreza Classic and S2000, I bought my next Porsche (987.1 S Manual). then on to a 997.1 Manual Turbo, which I still own - although my collection has now been extended to include a Boxster 981S (PDK) and a Macan. Thread is a good read. cheers, Stu 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDonald Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 That's a whole lotta Pork! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul P Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, stuh said: Bit late to this topic - but here's my Porsche journey. In truth, it probably started when I watched Steve McQueen in "Le Mans" - still my favourite Motorsport film. I'm the mate that @Paul P mentions in his story in an earlier comment. The 911SC targa that I sold him was my first Porsche. I bought it from Nick Faure (ex works Porsche racer - think CamTune/(930 Turbo}. After a "spirited" test drive by Nick, I was hooked. After the SC, and following an Impreza Classic and S2000, I bought my next Porsche (987.1 S Manual). then on to a 997.1 Manual Turbo, which I still own - although my collection has now been extended to include a Boxster 981S (PDK) and a Macan. Thread is a good read. cheers, Stu Welcome Stu. It is indeed all your fault, I think@iborguk blames me for.his habit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, Paul P said: Welcome Stu. It is indeed all your fault, I think@iborguk blames me for.his habit. Totally 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eob Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, stuh said: In truth, it probably started when I watched Steve McQueen in "Le Mans" - still my favourite Motorsport film. Snap. I watched it again at the weekend, although only from the start of the race. I love that sountrack and I was thrilled when the soundtrack for the Steve McQueen documentary (which includes some of the LeMans tracks) appeared on Deezer. https://deezer.page.link/HGMCfvu8KQdftoWz7 Edited January 17, 2023 by eob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brillomaster Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 i need to give the Le Mans film another go... i watched the first half an hour, and since literally no one said anything, i got bored and gave up. kinda like watching a motorsport race without any commentary - a good commentator can make any race exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 4 hours ago, brillomaster said: i need to give the Le Mans film another go... i watched the first half an hour, and since literally no one said anything, i got bored and gave up. kinda like watching a motorsport race without any commentary - a good commentator can make any race exciting. If it goes well the 963 you replaced the 919 with on your profile picture could end up as a Gulf 917 if you like it too much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eob Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 4 hours ago, brillomaster said: i need to give the Le Mans film another go... i watched the first half an hour, and since literally no one said anything, i got bored and gave up. kinda like watching a motorsport race without any commentary - a good commentator can make any race exciting. There isn't really any story to speak of but the racing scenes are very good. Same style as "The Rendezvous" Which must have been inspired by LeMans as it was 1976 and LeMans was 1971 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob™ Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 My Boxster journey is coming to an end, a bad back has meant less and less use of the car over the last few months. The trouble is I can't find anything out there that I can/want to replace it with. They're either too uncomfortable, too dull or too expensive (and possibly too uncomfortable too, if it's too expensive I've not tried) 😟 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zagamuffin Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 1/17/2023 at 4:38 PM, eob said: There isn't really any story to speak of but the racing scenes are very good. Same style as "The Rendezvous" Which must have been inspired by LeMans as it was 1976 and LeMans was 1971 Jesus , did the sound engineer ever sit in a car lol, no understanding of gearing…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eob Posted February 17, 2023 Report Share Posted February 17, 2023 3 hours ago, zagamuffin said: Jesus , did the sound engineer ever sit in a car lol, no understanding of gearing…. Apparently it was actually filmed from a Citroen and the sound of a Ferrari V12 dubbed over it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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