26: A Near Miss, Porsche World Roadshow, and New Harleys!
Rich has a near miss on the road and we discuss the experience. We attended the 2015 Porsche World Roadshow and drove some amazing cars. We also talk about the 2016 Harley Davidson motorcycles and many more topics.
September 6, 20151h 11m
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Show Notes
SHOW TOPICS AND LINKS FOR EPISODE 26:
CHIT CHAT:
- Our one year anniversary show is one more episode away as Sept 11 was our first show release. We are working on having past guests join us and record in person if possible.
U-TURN:
- Riding update: Rich had a near miss on the road and we discuss that experience.
- Rico decides on Rinehart Racing exhaust for his Roadmaster
NEW TOPICS:
- We attend the 2015 Porsche World Roadshow at Charlotte Motor Speedway
- Cars we drove:
- Cayman S (325HP, 273 lb-ft, 0-60 4.7sec (PDK 4.6 Sec (4.4 sec in sport plus mode))
- Cayman GTS (340 hp, 280 lb-ft, 0-60 4.6 sec (PDK 4.5 (4.3 sec Sport +)
- 911 Carrera S (400 hp, 325 lb-ft, 0-60 4.3 sec (PDK 4.1 sec (3.9 sec Sport Plus)
- 911 Carrera GTS (430 hp, 324.5 lb-ft, 0-60 4.2 sec (PDK 3.8 sec)
- Panamera S (420 hp, 384 lb-ft, 0-60 4.9 sec (4.6 sec w/Sport Chrono))
- Panamera GTS (440 hp, 384 lb-ft, 0-60 4.2 sec)
- Cars we drove:
- Time attack: Rico 17.8, Rich 20ish seconds
- Fastest time for our session was 17.2 and 16.8 for the day! (both drivers raced either cars or bikes)
- Hot lap with professional driver in Panamera Turbo (520 hp, 516 lb-ft, 0-60 3.9 sec (3.7 sec w/Sport Chrono))
- Rich's 360 degree video (front seat)
- Rico's 360 degree video (he's in the back seat)
NEWS RELATED TOPICS:
- Devil’s Advocate says: you might as much fun on the track with one of these (source: Autoweek)
- More detail on the glorious GT350 power plant (source: Car and Driver)
- 2016 Harley Davidson Motorcycles - we do a quick review of changes, more to come during a future show once we get some seat time. (source: Cycle World and Harley Davidson)
- Harley recalls for Street 500 and 750 for fuel pumps (source: Autoblog)
- More competition for Harley (source: QZ.com)
- Focus ST boost on the cheap and covered under factory warranty! (source: Autoweek)
- Audi looking to beat Tesla Model X or at least compete (source: Autoweek)
Running time: 1 hour 12 minutes
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