Car Chat Podcast #66 - Frank Cassidy | Boxengasse

Frank Cassidy (@blackbettyandco) is the founder of Boxengasse; a Porsche biased automotive hub near Bicester. Frank also has quite a collection of Porsches of all different types. We chat about what it takes to setup something like Boxengasse and a lot of Porsche.

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Frank Cassidy Show Notes

0:00 = Intro + What is Boxengasse? 
3:05 = Finding the location? 
4:03 = What was the site used for before? 
5:21 = Do you need to build buildings differently for automotive uses? 
11:49 = First tenant is in, now what?
19:40 = How is it having Bicester Heritage round the corner? 
22:28 = Why Porsche?
25:56 = Frank's Cars
30:24 = If I gave you a blank canvas to create a road car how would you modify it? 
38:40 = Older cars vs newer cars
42:06 = 250 SWB
48:29 = You can drive only one of your cars on a road trip which would it be? 
55:21 = Are you eyeing anything up? 
58:33 = Leicas + Well built stuff
1:04:06 = 5 Questions

Taking My Classic 911 On Track For The First Time

A trip to the Silverstone Stowe circuit with Autofarm to see how it handles

I've owned this 911 for a few years now. I've taken it all over the shop including a trip to Sweden in the winter where I drove it on an ice lake but this is the first time i've taken it on track. The car is a backdated 911SC from a company called Autofarm to 911 S/ST spec. It's got upgraded suspension, brakes, engine, stiffening and a bunch of interior changes to make it better for everyday use. I was really pleasantly surprised how friendly the car was when it was aproaching the limit, not the death trap i've heard of. I think to really have the most fun I would probably put on some tyres with a bit more grip to help with the understeer or go the other way and reduce the tyre sizes all round to allow it to slide around a bit at lower speeds. All in all it was a really fun day and kept up with some faster lighter cars. Check out the video below to see how it went.

Shooting From Above

In short, I think my DJI Mavic Pro has become my favourite camera. This was shot as part of my "North Coast 500" trip around Scotland. Highly recommend it to everyone. More to come in a longer post. 

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