While I was at Estonia’s Audruring race course this winter season, I identified 4 safari-style Porsches parked outside a pit box-based organization.
Prior To this, I believed that the only location I ‘d see a rally-spec 911 would remain in its spiritual house– on the streets of Los Angeles. Who ‘d have understood there were lovers in Estonia establishing these vehicles track-side …
I got in touch with Kalmar Automotive, and requested for a little trip around their workshop. The owner and visionary Jan Kalmar wasn’t in the nation– he takes a trip back and forth to Denmark — however his friendly mechanics were more than excited to present me to their vehicles and operation.
The Porsches that are developed and serviced in this simple center are genuine workhorses, created and crafted to endure the severe truths of the wilderness and severe climate condition. A normal Kalmar RS 911 is based upon an air-cooled 993 or a 964 design and customized with customized sturdy suspension, underbody security, and a reconditioned flat-six engine.
Business is driven by Kalmar Automotive’s sis business, Beyond Experience, which arranges severe surface driving journeys for a primarily rich clients. Beyond Experience transfers its 911 fleet to Lapland or Andes– or any other remote area — so individuals can participate in a genuine endurance trial, with skilled trainers along for the trip when assistance is needed.
So what began a customized cars and truck rental organization has actually now thrived into something much larger.
While the parking area outdoors were unique enough, the black 911 I was presented to within is something else. This is Kalmar’s supreme ‘Safari’ car, including carbon fiber doors and roofing system, a various set of customized bonnet lights, carbon-Kevlar underbody security, and a variety of little and special ‘hooligan’ Porsche touches.
It’s not simply safari-spec equipment either, however prior to I reveal you another cars and truck in the works, I require to segue to the develop that put Kalmar Automotive on the map in the very first location. It began 4 years ago with a call: ‘ Can you develop a Porsche for Tom Kristensen?’. The response was yes, leading to Jan and his group dealing with the nine-time Le Mans winner to bring his vision to life.
Formally it’s called 7-97 # 0 (Tom Kristensen’s Le Mans-winning Joest Porsche WSC-95 had the racing number # 7, and the win was available in 1997). Based on a 964 chassis, this backdate develop was affected by light-weight 911R and 911ST designs from the ’60s.
The white cars and truck under building is another 964 from 1990 (similar to the # 0 cars and truck), however this one remains in a method a production design with a # 1 code in its name. There’s still a long method to choose the develop, however I’ll make certain to include it here once it’s ended up. Today you can just see a peek of the level of craft and personalization included with restomodding a 911 the Kalmar method.
Charming attention to information, brand-new parts all over, and the wonderful analog feel of a Porsche flat-six — you actually need to attempt one out to comprehend the unique experience you obtain from pressing the gas pedal in a Kalmar RS 911. And this is precisely what I provided for a whole weekend. Wait for that story …
Vladimir Ljadov
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