The cars are meant to be driven.
duPont REGISTRY spent some time finding out what happens when KALMAR-built Porsches are taken far away from the usual roads — in this case, onto frozen lakes in Finland.
From ice drifting to long-distance adventures, it is exactly the sort of use we have in mind when we build our cars.
“After visiting McLaren’s ice driving school in Ivalo, Finland, this winter, the opportunity to continue sliding around sideways in vintage Porsches built by Danish firm Kalmar Automotive proved far too tempting to pass up. Kalmar holds a similar winter experience dubbed the Spirit of Speed in central Finland, near the Levi ski resort – and though both programs cater lavishly with cozy lodges, wood-fired saunas, and spectacular cuisine, the driving and coaching are nonetheless just about as different as a brand-new mid-engined McLaren and a rear-engined air-cooled Porsche.”
Read the full story by Michael Van Runkle in duPont REGISTRY.
