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“They all have to go on the track offer, not the image they portray. 01 The view from the entertainment
There are no fewer than three Porsches area. 02 & 03 Various memorabilia
is slowly making their way into the
at some time” in the collection: a 1981 930 Turbo, a 2000 cave. 04 Mike had the wheels of his
911 GT3 Comfort and a 1970 911 2.2 E. 4C custom painted. 05 Cabin of the
2000 Porsche 911 GT3 Comfort. 06
“I will never sell any of them but my fa-
& 07 Air-cooled engine and flared

in this collection. It’s tted with a Tubi exhaust and the vourite is the 911 E. Mainly because it is such a genuine wheelarches of a 1981 Porsche 930
front driving shafts are no longer in place, so it is simi- sportscar offering the most undiluted, pure driving ex- Turbo.
lar to an SV’s setup. perience. You couldn’t live with it every day – it can’t be
“I don’t drive cars for other people. I’m a true your only car – but to me it is the perfect driver’s car and
enthusiast and don’t care what people think. Some beautifully designed with clean, simple lines.”
people have preconceptions when they see you in Mike drives his cars regularly but that doesn’t mean
certain types of cars.” This doesn’t bother Mike at he is not pedantic about maintenance. “They all have to
all, as he drives the cars for the experience they go on the track at some time; it is one of my favourite

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