Apex Wheels

Kachel Motor Company is back at it again, this time unleashing their 987 Cayman shop car known as “The Gentleman Racer” out onto the newly repaved roads of Club Motorsports in Tamworth, New Hampshire. Club Motorsports is a 2.5 mile track that carves through acres of wooded terrain, featuring dramatic changes in elevation and 15 turns through scenery epic enough to distract the most focused of drivers.

Diverting your attention back to the subject of our photoshoot - the machine, KMC’s Gentleman Racer is equipped with top notch performance and safety components which have been either fabricated in-house or handpicked from some of the industry's leading parts manufacturers. In addition to other Porsche models commonly found on the race track, Tim and his team are intimately familiar with all generations of the Cayman platform and prepare them for a wide range of enthusiasts from street car to competitive race car. After consulting with the client to understand their personal goals for the car, performance and budgetary needs, and their experience behind the wheel, KMC’s goal is to deliver their clients a well performing machine with an emphasis on reliability and safety.

You’ll find the Gentleman Racer wearing a staggered set of our 18x9” and 18x10” SM-10 Porsche wheels in Race Silver wrapped in Pirelli DH Slicks. Lightweight and durable 18" wheels in a chassis specific width and offset is one of the key modifications Porsche track enthusiasts and club racers count on for maximizing performance, reducing rotational mass, and mitigating the seasonal budget.

The SM-10 features I-beam spokes which removes material in strategic places to reduce weight while maintaining strength, and knurled beading along the barrel to reduce unwanted tire slippage. The barrel of this 18" wheel design was also carefully engineered from scratch to clear some of the largest aftermarket brake kits on the market, as well as the factory Porsche carbon ceramics (PCCBs) found on select 996 & 997 models. For those that enjoy the fine details, our Porsche wheels also accept the factory Porsche crest center caps.

If you are in the New England area, be sure to keep an eye out for a white and green blurry object approaching fast.

Locker537

Beautiful car and outstanding track!

Tim and his team at KMC are great.

Matt Romanowski

Tim, Edwin, and crew are awesome! They do some very nice work and take the time to make things right.

amso3

Beautiful!