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My chalk tribute to the late Dave Maraj

Old 12-08-2018, 01:23 PM
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I was always longing for a GT3RS and drove to Champion Porsche to try to hammer out the lowest ADM I could on a GT silver 3RS. After my wife hated the seats in the 3RS, she told me I should buy the chalk 18 TTS sitting in the center of the showroom that belonged to the recently deceased Dave Maraj, the founder of Champion Motorsports who I revered. Before I could even make an offer on it someone else bought it. I never considered a Turbo S but fell in love with that car and placed an order for its clone. Fast forward 3 1/2 months and now it's mine. I went in a slightly different direction with wheels than Dave's car, and I like my Forgeline GE1's even more.

Special thanks to Sam of By Design for directing me toward a 3" catless Kline exhaust which fit my desires perfectly. He also hooked me up with Brian Pyun of Above and Beyond Performance in WPB. Brian was a Porsche service tech in NJ for many years and drives a 991.1 TTS. He and Sam have created 3 and soon to be 4 9 sec TTS's in FL in the past year and a half. Brian and Sam provide unsurpassed service and reliability not commonly found today. Expel ultimate on the front and 4 coats of ceramic pro all over. Couldn't be happier. This car is as comfortable as any luxury car but handles, accelerates, and brakes like a supercar. First, here's the car that got me hooked.
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Now on to my new toy.
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Nice!
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Stunning TTS 👍🏼
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wow, beautiful car inside and out!
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well done, nice spec.....enjoy the ride
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Beautifull…nice wheels…painted slats and rear very cool…congrats!!!
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Looks amazing! Really like the two tone interior.. Enjoy
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Wow...downright gorgeous....
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Thanks for the kind words everyone.
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Looks beautiful!!
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So happy you love it bud. Thank you for the kind words. Brian is awesome and a huge part of out success in FL! She looks great and now also sounds great. Enjoy!
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Originally Posted by Dr Chill
she told me I should buy the chalk 18 TTS sitting in the center of the showroom that belonged to the recently deceased Dave Maraj,
I like your wife's attitude (perhaps that's her in your avatar?)!
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Love the car, looks amazing...some H&R's wouldn't be a bad a idea

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Cant say enough about that color, it is truly amazing, congrats!

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