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Old 03-13-2005 | 04:56 PM
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No, not THAT kind of XXX... the root beer and burger kind.

Yesterday (Saturday, 12-Mar-05), there was an "unofficial" p-car meet held at the XXX Rootbeer stand (http://issaquahhistory.org/sites/xxxdrivein.htm) in Issaquah, Washington. (Just East of Seattle).

Well, a few of us here in Vancouver, BC, Canada, were a little bored and decided to head down for the event. It all started when Rich Sandor sent out an email at 5pm the night before, asking if we wanted to leave at 6AM on the trip.

Well, we went, and it was a blast.

I've posted some pics of the event on-line, at http://porsche.jeffgrant.com/xxx if you're interested.


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Old 03-13-2005 | 11:05 PM
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very cool. looks like a good time



That's one helluva car you got there!
Old 03-13-2005 | 11:45 PM
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Nice pics! Thanks for sharing

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Nice GTG!

was one of your fenders repainted or is it just the pics, it looked like a slightly different shade!
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Man I gotta move to BC...
Old 03-14-2005 | 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by hitbyastick
That's one helluva car you got there!
Thanks... not many people have heard of a DP 935, but you can read more about it at https://rennlist.com/forums/911-turbo-930-forum/181039-1982-dp-935-information.html

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Nice GTG!

was one of your fenders repainted or is it just the pics, it looked like a slightly different shade!
If you're referring to my car, it was probably dirt. :P The whole car has awesome paint, and has a pretty well flawless paint job on it, except for some curb-chips on the front air dam (it used to be 2.5" lower than it is now).


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Man I gotta move to BC...
LOL

Yeah, and I won't rub it in by telling you that it was 18 degrees (Celcius) and sunny for most of the trip... windows down, sunroof open, tunes.

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Originally Posted by jgrant
If you're referring to my car, it was probably dirt. :P The whole car has awesome paint, and has a pretty well flawless paint job on it, except for some curb-chips on the front air dam (it used to be 2.5" lower than it is now).


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must have been the light, car looks great, I have driven one that belonged to a friends mother (who ended up with it in a divorce with her Lawer Ex, what a deal! he should have kept his johnson parked to keep the 935 I guess)

I took it up I-75 one night to speeds of around 160 (I was a bit younger then, I would have topped it out now! ....j/k, I have grown up) and I did rub the air dam a few times just on dips in the road

Does yours have adj. boost?
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Thanks.
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Does yours have adj. boost?
Yep... right now, I have a bit of an over-boost problem... 1.4bar if I push it too hard. (Goes in to be looked at on Thursday).
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WOW - nice gathering! I particularly like the 944 with the 968 mirrors and door handles - except that the red B pillar does not look right - it should be all black. And then that blue 968 Cab is awesome, too! Maybe that's my favorite in those pics.

I admit I'm a little biased towards front engine Porsches, but do love them all! The slant nose is certainly very rare and interesting.
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Originally Posted by jgrant
LOL

Yeah, and I won't rub it in by telling you that it was 18 degrees (Celcius) and sunny for most of the trip... windows down, sunroof open, tunes.


Rub it in....I haven't been able to drive my car for4 months now and probably have another month to go before she comes out of storage....
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Sorry to hear that... I actually drove out to Calgary for business at the end of January, and it was AWESOME there... nice and warm, no snow, etc. You must really itch to get the car out on days like that, assuming you park it for the winter.
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Originally Posted by jgrant
Sorry to hear that... I actually drove out to Calgary for business at the end of January, and it was AWESOME there... nice and warm, no snow, etc. You must really itch to get the car out on days like that, assuming you park it for the winter.
Yup, car is parked for the winter and it's usually an agonizing wait to get it back on the road, however the wait is being made a bit less painful as the slippery slope elfs have been calling this week with news saying my new wheels, Race tires and exhaust will be arriving next week...

Sorry for the hijack but the wait has been painful...
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Originally Posted by Conekilr
Yup, car is parked for the winter and it's usually an agonizing wait to get it back on the road, however the wait is being made a bit less painful as the slippery slope elfs have been calling this week with news saying my new wheels, Race tires and exhaust will be arriving next week...

VERY cool. Meanwhile, the joys of driving mine means that it now goes in the shop tomorrow to replace a rear wheel bearing that's starting to go. *sigh*

Seems like they cost you money whether you drive them or not, eh?


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