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Idle Time
Article and Photos by Ken Marshall
What do you do during winter’s Autocross
(AX) and Driver Education (DE) downtime
period? Modify your Porsche, of course!
Mike Steele preparing to install the roll bar
Having been bitten by the PCA sponsored
DE and AX bug, I thought it would be a
good time to get ready for the new season.
With safety in mind, I chose a GMG RSR
roll bar. Installation is a bit of a job and not
something that I would have attempted on
my own.
I also purchased GMG’s new one piece,
forged aluminum wheels in order to have
a set of rubber for dedicated track use.
However, I love the looks of the new wheels
so much that I’ll be using them for the street
in conjunction with
Michelin PS2s. The
OEM wheels with
Michelin Cup tires
will see track and AX
duty.
After searching for
a place to get the
roll bar installed,
I turned to my
friends at Porsche of
Melbourne’s service
Anybody seen my wheels?
volume 5, Issue 1
Ready for next season’s action
department. I can’t say enough about the
professional installation job performed by
POM technicians Mike Steele and Jesse Lim.
The bar looks like it was factory installed, and
our PCA discount is an added bonus. Not
only does the bar provide a significant safety
factor, I’ve been assured that the guards red
finish will be certain to improve my times.
We’ll see.
I was more than pleased at the car’s
transformation when I picked it up at the
end of the day. It’s nice to have quality local
support. Thanks Porsche of Melbourne.
I have a feeling I’ll be back.
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