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Old 10-03-2011, 04:45 PM
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Default Don Hanson's Beast RUNNING!!
OMIGOODNESS!!!!

Ed from Perfex has bought and resurrected the cracked-block stroker originally raced by Don Hanson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Insane, too cool, ED!!!



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Old 10-03-2011, 04:45 PM
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Sure hope it isn't an enzo
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Wow! Great job, Ed!
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who exactly was don hansen.....was he a private racer like mark anderson, or a porsche sponsored rep that raced.?
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He is a great guy who raced this 91 GT a few years... private enthusiast.
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very cool....
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Originally Posted by andy-gts
who exactly was don hansen.....was he a private racer like mark anderson, or a porsche sponsored rep that raced.?
Don Hansen was a 928 racer back in the late 90's early 2000's....his engine was a Devek built stroker and it had one of the very 1st ITB intakes.....even before Louie Ott.....I think it made 597whp back in the day too.....I think he got out of 928's in the mid 2000's....

Don wasn't sponsored.....a typical "self sponsored" guy like most of us!!!
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"before Louie Ott" had his motor finished.

Don used Louie's prototype after it was tested on the DEVEK white car.
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The engine block was cracked from freezing coolant or something like that., not the usual engine blowing stuff.
Ed must feel very proud right now.
It would be nice to hear more about the car. Speech! Speech!
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Pure distilled water -> racing car not used the winter -> sat outside under a cover for a bit in Southern Oregon -> cracked block.

But that is all history. The beast is ALIVE!!!
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Amazing. I assume he changed out the block.
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Don also ran ORR from 1999-2001, first in an 88S4, then in the 90GT.
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You can't change out that block, it is a $50,000 block. Ed welded it professionally, because it is just how he rolls
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Originally Posted by andy-gts
who exactly was don hansen.....was he a private racer like mark anderson, or a porsche sponsored rep that raced.?
some of us being around here for a while know! great guy!

Where is he these days...any PACNW guys know?
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I had to race cars in 2R back a few years ago that had that kind of power/weight ratio... SO UNFAIR with my 150k super tired stock EURO S engine! They have changed the PCA racing rules a bit now so I would actually drop to GT3 or GT4 even so I might have a fighting chance these days... LOL! Well, my car might, but probably not with me driving it!
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