B Y G O R D O N W I L S O N
SHOCKING REVOLUTIONS
A black Porsche 911 Cabriolet swings through the corners of legendary Lime Rock Park race
track in Lakeville, Connecticut. e iconic profile slices across the course as the tires grip the
asphalt in familiar reverence, but the time-honored rumble of the six pumping cylinders
cannot be heard. No, the celebrated M64 engine is not running, is not even on the track, but
sits miles away in a shop formerly owned by local racing legend Skip Barber. Black magic? Not
exactly, though this triple black 911 does have a dark secret. It's the kind of alchemy that makes
certain Porsche enthusiasts cry out, "Sin! Blasphemy! Sacrilege!"
Aircra engineer, Porsche mechanic, and mad scientist Bobby Singh, along with co-founder and
longtime Porsche enthusiast Phil Wagenheim are responsible for this abomination to Porsche
purists everywhere. An abomination, that is, if your definition of purist means to play the stubborn
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