Shannon Larratt is Zentastic

My friend who has been rebuilding this car so it's road legal again for me came through and I'm driving the Porsche again! I took the first picture, but the rest are all by Phil (we drove down to Cherry Beach to take some photos). I know, I keep saying it over and over, but I love driving this car, especially when the exhaust opens right up (it has an active exhaust on it that's “normal” for “normal” driving, but when it detects you driving aggressively it opens up to straight pipes)…

To get it on the road I had to replace the headlights, one of the catalytic convertors, an oxygen sensor, and deal with a bunch of weird paperwork and other things like that. I'm not a fan of paperwork. Other than the obvious stiff joints of a car that's been in storage for two and a half years (since I briefly relocated to Maui), it's running quite nicely… When I can afford it I'm going to give it a visual overhaul and do some continued engine upgrades on it. Having watched that video of a guy hitting 341 kph in his Porsche on a highway looks pretty fun.

Anyway, I know I've said it before, but for anyone that doesn't already know and isn't bored silly of me repeating it, this is a 2001 Porsche 996. Other than the engine work, it's been repainted black on black, lowered, and had a few meaningless options added over the past few years (6-disc, cup holders, and stuff like that)… and its verified (as in this car has actually driven it) top speed is 307 kph but I'm pretty sure it'll go faster with the right maniac behind the wheel.

So yeah, say hello to the new/old BMEmobile and from time to time the Wheels of Fury as well.

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