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The Smurfmobile in the new Excellence mag....
by ttweed on Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:13 pm
The May issue of Excellence arrived in my mailbox today, and even through the plastic wrap, I thought I recognized a car on the cover. Sure enough, on pg. 84 is a Zachary Mayne article on driving Mark's Blue Meanie at one of our autocrosses last year. It is very well written, with some nice pictures, and the full story on the build from an engineless SC to where it sits today. Kudos to Mark (and Erik!) for getting some well-deserved recognition.
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by Tawfik on Thu Mar 13, 2008 12:52 pm
Yup.
Just got the magazine and read the article.
Great write up.
Just got the magazine and read the article.
Great write up.
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Re: The Smurfmobile in the new Excellence mag....
by Dan Chambers on Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:54 pm
ttweed wrote:The May issue of Excellence arrived in my mailbox today, and even through the plastic wrap, I thought I recognized a car on the cover. Sure enough, on pg. 84 is a Zachary Mayne article on driving Mark's Blue Meanie at one of our autocrosses last year. It is very well written, with some nice pictures, and the full story on the build from an engineless SC to where it sits today. Kudos to Mark (and Erik!) for getting some well-deserved recognition.
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+2. Great write-up.
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"It's just a "well prepared" street car ... or a very, very well-mannered track car."
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by Mike on Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:51 pm
Congrats Mark and Erik on your Cover Car!
Zach takes awesome car photos too.
Zach takes awesome car photos too.
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"Without the ability to manipulate each wheel independently, Its a fun challenge to try and be your own,
ABS, traction control and stability control" Erik K.
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by avidtest on Fri Mar 14, 2008 7:04 am
It was the first article I turned to and read. Nice job Kinningers. 
It was nice to see Excellence do a a good job detailing the build.
It was nice to see Excellence do a a good job detailing the build.Shannon
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by mrondeau on Fri Mar 14, 2008 8:49 am
Mark & Erik, Congratulations! The car looks great and the write up was very well done.
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by John Straub on Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:22 am
Way to go guys...this is great!
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by mark k on Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:34 pm
Thanks guys.Also a big thanks to Mark Tyler for body and paint worthy of the magazine.Zach was at the Parade and first saw the car there.Eriks driving and Marks paint helped put that thing on the map.
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by Mike on Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:48 pm
A lap at SOW from Erik's in car camera.
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"Without the ability to manipulate each wheel independently, Its a fun challenge to try and be your own,
ABS, traction control and stability control" Erik K.
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by Mike on Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:59 pm
Posted before but some good shots of the RSR.
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"Without the ability to manipulate each wheel independently, Its a fun challenge to try and be your own,
ABS, traction control and stability control" Erik K.
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cars & mags
by GT3Girl on Fri Mar 21, 2008 8:33 pm
Hey! My car appeared in Modified Luxury & Exotics and Porsche Austrailia...And a couple of other ones. In fact, in the Australian one, I'm on the same page with Sunset Thomas... And that's gotta count for something =))
By the way, CONGRATS Mark & Erik
By the way, CONGRATS Mark & Erik
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Re: cars & mags
by Greg Phillips on Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:14 pm
GT3Girl wrote:Hey! My car appeared in Modified Luxury & Exotics and Porsche Austrailia...And a couple of other ones. In fact, in the Australian one, I'm on the same page with Sunset Thomas... And that's gotta count for something =))
By the way, CONGRATS Mark & Erik
But who reads those magazines
Now Excellence is on most Porschephiles list
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by Kenyon Blower on Mon Mar 31, 2008 12:06 am
Not only is Mark's car featured. did you see the ad for Porsche on the retirement of Terry Wells on page 15.
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