Porsches on Pikes Peak: Int'l Hill Climb; Jeff Zwart in Colorado Springs- GT2RS, 993s
06-25-2011, 02:03 PM
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Porsches on Pikes Peak: Int'l Hill Climb; Jeff Zwart in Colorado Springs- GT2RS, 993s
The day RLer mcipsEric won his Concours class & the People's Choice Award 
at Dana Point, CA, he & I met Jeff Zwart -- amazing Porsche cinematographer, and reigning champion of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
One of Jeff's homes is here in CO & we have a couple of mutual friends; everything I heard from them left me with more respect. Having finally met him & casually hung out around Porsches here & in SoCal, I'm even more in awe. A great, talented, yet unassuming & approachable man.
Let's celebrate him and Porsches in America's 2nd-oldest motorsports race
Starting off with a couple of photos of 993s he's won his class in, racing to the clouds:
Porsche factory poster. Caption: Jeff Zwart, 4 Times Pikes Peak Hill Climb Class Champion.
at Dana Point, CA, he & I met Jeff Zwart -- amazing Porsche cinematographer, and reigning champion of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.One of Jeff's homes is here in CO & we have a couple of mutual friends; everything I heard from them left me with more respect. Having finally met him & casually hung out around Porsches here & in SoCal, I'm even more in awe. A great, talented, yet unassuming & approachable man.
Let's celebrate him and Porsches in America's 2nd-oldest motorsports race
Starting off with a couple of photos of 993s he's won his class in, racing to the clouds:
Porsche factory poster. Caption: Jeff Zwart, 4 Times Pikes Peak Hill Climb Class Champion.
06-25-2011, 02:07 PM
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According to the owner of this 690 horsepower 993,
Jeff Zwart raced it up the Pikes Peak hill climb on July 4, 1995 in the High Performance Stock category.
(For sale. No affiliation)
Jeff Zwart raced it up the Pikes Peak hill climb on July 4, 1995 in the High Performance Stock category.
(For sale. No affiliation)
06-25-2011, 02:13 PM
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From recent "RLer mcipsEric: Concours winner, cover model, track star!" thread, here's Eric 'taking the stage' with his killer 993 & Jeff:
06-25-2011, 02:16 PM
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06-25-2011, 02:19 PM
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06-25-2011, 02:30 PM
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Jeff talked about how the race course can vary 30 degrees from the ambient temperature at starting altitude to the top -- 14,100 feet, ascending
~160 turns. Part of the excitement's the challenging weather: could be fine at the bottom and snowing or hailing higher up.
In the meantime, your car loses ~30% of it's power. IIRC, he mentioned a car having 375 hp at the race's base (~9,400 feet above sea level), and crossing the finish line with ~275 hp.
I think he said this GT2RS has 620 hp.
From the 997 GT2/GT3 Forum's "wheels for a centerlock RS" thread:
~160 turns. Part of the excitement's the challenging weather: could be fine at the bottom and snowing or hailing higher up.
In the meantime, your car loses ~30% of it's power. IIRC, he mentioned a car having 375 hp at the race's base (~9,400 feet above sea level), and crossing the finish line with ~275 hp.
I think he said this GT2RS has 620 hp.
From the 997 GT2/GT3 Forum's "wheels for a centerlock RS" thread:
06-25-2011, 02:35 PM
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What a way to make an entrance!
Jeff driving in to meet a few us this week, with the Pikes Peak front range's foothills in the background:
^^ Photography by Bob Bills.
Jeff driving in to meet a few us this week, with the Pikes Peak front range's foothills in the background:
^^ Photography by Bob Bills.
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06-25-2011, 02:41 PM
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Light-weight doors.
Track shoes of choice: 18" wheels.
This year's ascent is scheduled to be the last that includes the dirt course: the mountain road's planned at 100% tarmac paving by next year.
^^Photography by Bob Bills.
Track shoes of choice: 18" wheels.
This year's ascent is scheduled to be the last that includes the dirt course: the mountain road's planned at 100% tarmac paving by next year.
^^Photography by Bob Bills.
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06-25-2011, 02:44 PM
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There was a stock GT2RS there next Jeff's Hill Climb car.
Besides these stunning machines, there was the official pace car, & a 911 for master of ceremonies, actor Paul Walker of "Fast & Furious" fame; shared with Colorado Springs' Mayor.
^^Photography by Bob Bills.
Besides these stunning machines, there was the official pace car, & a 911 for master of ceremonies, actor Paul Walker of "Fast & Furious" fame; shared with Colorado Springs' Mayor.
^^Photography by Bob Bills.
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06-25-2011, 02:48 PM
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Well, this is worth a re-post. One of my favourite videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5djWO2oCSo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5djWO2oCSo
06-25-2011, 02:53 PM
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Rinty-- Zwart's the man!
He talks about that race in this video, with many quotable soundbites.
One to paraphrase:
Q: "How scary is Pikes Peak?"
A: "If you make a wrong turn, you have the rest of your life to think about it."
He talks about that race in this video, with many quotable soundbites.
One to paraphrase:
Q: "How scary is Pikes Peak?"
A: "If you make a wrong turn, you have the rest of your life to think about it."
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06-25-2011, 03:08 PM
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Jeff Zwart took a couple of these photographs himself at Wed's meeting. The rest were taken afterward, on the Peak.
Although this week's high temperature's ~95F in the foothills, notice the snow during the climb:
Drop-off to the left
Although this week's high temperature's ~95F in the foothills, notice the snow during the climb:
Drop-off to the left
06-25-2011, 03:17 PM
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Zwart's my role model ("roll" model? 
) ... he's who I wanna be when / if I grow up!
Posted on Excellence-Mag.com's "Zwart back at Pikes Peak in GT2 RS" by RLer excmag:
Photographer extraordinaire, Excellence contributor, and all-around good guy Jeff Zwart is back in Colorado this week, at the Pikes Peak Hillclimb. He set the hill—as well as the world of online media—on fire last year with his record-breaking run in a 997 GT3 Cup race car on Pirelli rain tires.
This year, Zwart has returned in a 997 GT2 RS street car—and not just any GT2 RS. His red 911 is the very same GT2 RS that’s on the cover our August 2011 issue. That’s right: He’ll compete in #429 of 600, the U.S. press car.
Zwart’s move to the GT2 RS is an interesting one: He gives up the GT3 Cup’s flat-shifting sequential transmission, which he fell in love with last year, but gains a mountain of torque as well as the high-altitude advantages of forced induction. He tells us that the GT2 RS is tire-limited, but he’s impressed with its power, stating he saw 112 mph between corners in practice yesterday.
We’ve experienced this car’s speed firsthand while testing it against the GT3 RS at Laguna Seca earlier this year.
We’d say Zwart is one to watch this year, but he’s facing tough—and unexpected—competition from longtime friendly foes: the Millen clan.
^^Photography by Bob Bills.
) ... he's who I wanna be when / if I grow up!Posted on Excellence-Mag.com's "Zwart back at Pikes Peak in GT2 RS" by RLer excmag:
Originally Posted by excmag
Photographer extraordinaire, Excellence contributor, and all-around good guy Jeff Zwart is back in Colorado this week, at the Pikes Peak Hillclimb. He set the hill—as well as the world of online media—on fire last year with his record-breaking run in a 997 GT3 Cup race car on Pirelli rain tires.
This year, Zwart has returned in a 997 GT2 RS street car—and not just any GT2 RS. His red 911 is the very same GT2 RS that’s on the cover our August 2011 issue. That’s right: He’ll compete in #429 of 600, the U.S. press car.
Zwart’s move to the GT2 RS is an interesting one: He gives up the GT3 Cup’s flat-shifting sequential transmission, which he fell in love with last year, but gains a mountain of torque as well as the high-altitude advantages of forced induction. He tells us that the GT2 RS is tire-limited, but he’s impressed with its power, stating he saw 112 mph between corners in practice yesterday.
We’ve experienced this car’s speed firsthand while testing it against the GT3 RS at Laguna Seca earlier this year.
We’d say Zwart is one to watch this year, but he’s facing tough—and unexpected—competition from longtime friendly foes: the Millen clan.
^^Photography by Bob Bills.