I spent a large part of today in touch with friends in the US. Some positive feedback on the new Ferdinand artwork, and interesting discussions with potential Porsche 911 Carrera 3.0 buyers stateside*.
Anyway, while chatting over a few features coming up in Ferdinand Magazine, and a potential features trip to the US East Coast later this year, the Porsche grapevine came up and with it, rumours of the demise of Zuffenhaus Racing and Fabrication/Eurowerks Porsche in North Carolina. I was happy to reassure my contact that nothing could be further from the truth: the boys are busier than ever and have just celebrated their ninth year in business (top).
Now with their Porsche 911 RSR brake calipers in full production (above), on sale through Zuffenhaus in the US and TwinSpark Racing in Europe (Twinspark winning races with these brakes), Aaron and Keith are prototyping mega 18″ centre lock wheels for Porsche 911s. Build continues on their Mary Stuart 911 RSR with terrific CNC’d rear arches and spoiler, and the backdated 964 with ’72 oil filler cap and reworked rear suspension. That Mary Stuart car has got Ferdinand feature written all over it!
Lots of things happening at Zuffenhaus Racing and Fabrication in Charlotte, North Carolina. Storing some of my Pelican bargain parts is one of them: going out of business is not! You can keep up with some of their latest mentalness by the combined magic of Facebook and Instagram at the Zuffenhaus Porsche Facebook page, or on the Zuffenhaus Blog.
*To clarify: folks in the US want to buy a Carrera 3.0. I am not selling mine! If you’ve got an original and unmolested LHD C3 to sell for sensible money, get in touch via email: mail@ferdinandmagazine.com.
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John,
I have been following your work for a long time! Love your passion, and it’s been fun watching you develop as a writer, then photog, and now Porsche media mogul. Very inspiring.
I’ve had the good fortune to seeing some of Porsche’s most special cars…in of all places, right here in North Carolina where I live. Some tucked away in private collections and some on the road at our local Cars & Coffee weekend.
Over time, while watching what you have been building, I’ve found myself thinking on many occasions, “John should come out here..” Well I was pleasantly surprised the read above that you’re planning a trip to NC!
So I’ve had to get in touch, and have wanted to many times in the past, but didn’t want to waste your time. Now that you’re coming to my neighborhood, I’ve love to get in touch and add some ideas (or offer to help) while you’re here.
I know it might seem random, but it’s a Porsche-brotherhood thing that makes me want to reach out. For some background, I’m 911Jetta on Rennlist (and as 911Jettat on Pelican). You may get this all the time, so no hard feelings if you tell me this is too random for you, but please feel free to PM me @ udoreisinger@hotmail.com if you like to discuss some more?
Best,
Udo
No worries Udo, let’s hook up when I get there. Many thanks for the thumbs up: good times ahead!
John,
Contact me when you get closer to the visit and let me know if I can help? The D-Zug guys also live close by and have some very good routes up through the Blue Ridge Mountain area. Plus VIR is very close by also…
Udo