Porsche 997 Turbo-R

It is always good to finish a build stand back and admire what has been put together, albeit pictures or videos just do not do this build any justice, its definitely a car that need to be seen, following this beauty a few days ago made all the hairs of the back of my neck stand on end, such an incredible sight, the width of this beauty in the flesh is awe-inspiring.

The Speedwells Porsche 997 Turbo-R, outside Porsche Solihull, Birmingham

The final piece of the puzzle is being manufactured by our wheel partner Lite Speed racing, the VAD CR-Evo is making way for a set of RS5 centres that will sit inside the the 10" and 14" barrels that currently sit on the car, but will be finish in a new colour to lift some of the black out of the build.

The car will be on display though out the year at certain shows, and it really is worth seeing the car in personal to appreciate the quality of the build.

Bilstien have partnered on the build, so the first show for the car is Players Classic at Goodwood Circuit the end of this month, then its on to fitted UK.

Porsche 997 Turbo R

Porsche 997 Turbo R

Porsche 997 Turbo R

Porsche 997 Turbo R

Porsche 997 Turbo R

Porsche 997 Turbo R

Porsche 997 Turbo R

Porsche 997 Turbo R

Porsche 997 Turbo R

Porsche 997 Turbo R

Speedwells Porsche 997 Turbo-R, Solihull town centre, Birmingham

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Speedwell Porsche 997 GT3R Bi Turbo, ready to break cover

This has been one amazing build, its been a pleasure to be involved watching the transformation over the last 6 months, seeing the the vision come to fruition, not only of a road going 997 "R" but a true road looking version of the famous "r" look, it had to be a road 997 with zero hint of track car, this is the first "R" of its kind. Our previous customers builds, Sleepers Speed Shop, Speed Concepts both building road going Turbo R's, both have the look of a race car for the road, with the huge rear wing assembly and race grills, and the lack of front indicators, DRL's, flat body under floor, race wheels, likewise with our customer Scribante Racing, who built an all out track beast, which was built to compete in various GT racing around South Africa, Iby at Speedwells wanted the opposite look, he wanted a wide body Porsche 997 Turbo with the GT3R DNA, and we must say its mission accomplished.

We built a similar car back in 2013, with our Turbo RSR Gen 2 and looking back we made so many mistakes, over sized wheels, incorrect stance, wrong colour choice, and generally the wrong modifications of trying to get a race kit fitted on to a road going 997 Turbo, that inexperience showed in the build, especially when you look back and compare, this build is just another level, the comparison is chalk and cheese to our own build, Iby has made modifications to the kit, but they have all been thought about methodically, and that shows, the attention to detail is just immense, with the fit and finish as we have come to expect from a speedwell built car.

Porsche 997 Turbo-R

Porsche 997 Turbo-R

Porsche 997 Turbo-R

Porsche 997 Turbo-R

Porsche 997 Turbo-R

Porsche 997 Turbo-R

This is our first shoot of many that we will be doing with the car, its one beast we just love seeing in our camera lens.

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Porsche 997 GT3R Bi-turbo

We have had a busy time of late at the VAD HQ, with so much going on its been hectic, but no complaints it’s just the way we like it, and with the BMW Z4 V8 GT3 Just about to head off to Emerald for the last remap, it will then head down to our composite partners BAMD before heading into paint.

Now we get to concentrate on the next bit of work, which is a collaboration with one of our long-time friends Speedwells re-finishers, and to say we are looking forward to it is an understatement.

The sad part is Iby is about to sell off his pride and joy, his awesome red Supra with 800bhp, is automotive perfection, it seems to have been around forever and in a way it has been, as its gone through so many changes and recently spawned a twin in the form of a Black wide body, known as BOMB 11, but that didn't last too long as it was snapped up a few weeks back, and now he has decided to make way with his prize possession, and as we thought, it’s got a lot of interest among the Supra network, so it won’t be long before its found a new home.

So what’s next up to replace the legendary wide body Supra, well what we can tell you is it will be Bi Turbo from the Porsche stable, in the form of the 997 Chassis and will wear the full carbon fibre GT3R wide body aero kit, and it going to be one very special collaboration and build, when quality meets quality, perfection is guaranteed.

Porsche 997 GT3R

Porsche 997 GT3R

Porsche 997 GT3R

Porsche 997 GT3R

Porsche 997 GT3R

Porsche 997 GT3R

Porsche 997 GT3R

Porsche 997 GT3R

Porsche 997 GT3R

Porsche 997 GT3R

Porsche 997 GT3R

Porsche 997 GT3R

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