Porsche Patter

Bracken Helmes

A podcast that features real interviews and conversations with the most respected names in the Porsche and Motorsports world.

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#131
Thursday · 23 min
Martin Raffauf Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Martin Raffauf has spent more than 5 decades in the world of sports car racing. He was on the Dick Barbour Racing team with the 935, Wayne Baker Racing team with the 934, worked on the 956 and 962 with teams like Alpha Racing, and the MOMO Ferrari 333 with the Doran Racing team. He also co-wrote two books, IMSA 1969-1989 and IMSA 1990-1999. In this episode we talk about: -How he got into racing. -His racing timeline. -How he got on the Dick Barbour Racing team. -His role at Garretson Enterprises. https://octanepress.com/book/imsa-bundle Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#130
September 18 · 23 min
Pattering on with Bill Helmes Part 10
Send us Fan Mail Bill Helmes is my dad and has been in the Porsche business for almost 50 years. In this episode I talk to my dad about: -Stories of clients he has had. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#130
September 3 · 24 min
Joe Cavaglieri Part 5
Send us Fan Mail Joey Cavaglieri is the owner of Cavaglieri Restorations. He is known for restoring some of the most famous race cars on the planet. Before he got into the restoring cars, he was involved with motorsports starting with Peter Brock and ending with Frank Arciero Indy team. In this episode we talk about: -Favorite time periods in his life. -A skill he wished he had. -Hardest thing he ever did. -His best memories. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#129
August 27 · 27 min
Joe Cavaglieri Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Joey Cavaglieri is the owner of Cavaglieri Restorations. He is known for restoring some of the most famous race cars on the planet. Before he got into the restoring cars, he was involved with motorsports starting with Peter Brock and ending with Frank Arciero Indy team. In this episode we talk about: -Hardest car and part of car he has restored. -Time he was overwhelmed on a project. -Cars he has owned. -His opinion on different race cars and street cars. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#128
August 20 · 29 min
Joe Cavaglieri Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Joey Cavaglieri is the owner of Cavaglieri Restorations. He is known for restoring some of the most famous race cars on the planet. Before he got into the restoring cars, he was involved with motorsports starting with Peter Brock and ending with Frank Arciero Indy team. In this episode we talk about: -What makes Porsche different than other cars. -His favorite part of what he does. -What separates good restorations from not so good. -Most significant car he has worked on. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#127
August 13 · 32 min
Joe Cavaglieri Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Joey Cavaglieri is the owner of Cavaglieri Restorations. He is known for restoring some of the most famous race cars on the planet. Before he got into the restoring cars, he was involved with motorsports starting with Peter Brock and ending with Frank Arciero Indy team. In this episode we talk about: -Going from motorsports to restoration. -Cars he has restored for the Collier Collection and Jerry Seinfeld. -Porsches he has restored. -Restoring the McLeagle and the Scarab. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#126
August 6 · 33 min
Joe Cavaglieri Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Joey Cavaglieri is the owner of Cavaglieri Restorations. He is known for restoring some of the most famous race cars on the planet. Before he got into the restoring cars, he was involved with motorsports starting with Peter Brock and ending with Frank Arciero Indy team. In this episode we talk about: -Starting out working with Peter Brock -Engine builder for Ryan Falconer. -Crew Chief for Francisco Mir Racing, Frank Arciero, Gallas Racing and Brad Frisselle. -1986 IMSA Mechanic of the Year. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#125
July 23 · 25 min
Pattering on with Bill Helmes Part 9
Send us Fan Mail Bill Helmes is my dad and has been in the Porsche business for almost 50 years. In this episode I talk to my dad about: -Porsches that have gone up in value that surprised you. -People liking cars that are not better but just because they made fewer of them. -964 Turbo and 993 Turbo. -Too high of cost of a new Porsche today. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#124
July 16 · 21 min
Keith Waterman Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Keith Waterman is an old timer in the Porsche world. He owned Euro Trends, which is a Porsche shop. He has worked on Porsches since 1960. In this episode we talk about: -Favorite Porsche models. -Advice to someone who wants to modify their Porsche. -His racing days. -Favorite driving route. -What he thinks about Porsche today. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#123
July 9 · 21 min
Keith Waterman Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Keith Waterman is an old timer in the Porsche world. He owned Euro Trends, which is a Porsche shop. He has worked on Porsches since 1960. In this episode we talk about: -How he became a Porsche Mechanic. -Cool cars he has worked on. -Cars he has owned. -What he likes about working on Porsches. -What he likes about air-cooled and water-cooled. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#122
July 2 · 24 min
Pattering on with Bill Helmes Part 8
Send us Fan Mail Bill Helmes is my dad and has been in the Porsche business for almost 50 years. In this episode I talk to my dad about: -How to buy an older Porsche. -Comparing cars that are driven and the cars that are not. -Back in the day what made Porsche a better car than the competition. -Surprises in the car world today compared to in the past. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#121
June 12 · 24 min
Jay Gillotti Part 7
Send us Fan Mail Jay Gillotti has written very well know books such as Gulf 917 and Porsche Decades. This year a new book he is writing is coming out about the Porsche 936. He has also written articles for 000, Panorama, Forza, Vintage Motorsports, International Motor Racing Research Center, Collier AutoMedia and Wayne Carini's The Chase. He was also contributed to other automotive books like A French Kiss with Death, 1982 and Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks. He has helped out at events like Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance and moderated many Porsche Events people like Brian Redman, John Horsman, Vic Elford, Derek Bell, Hurley Haywood among others. In this episode we talk about: -Favorite time period of Porsches. -What he finds troublesome in the car community. -Hardest part of writing his books. -Automotive hobby on environment. -What else excites him outside of cars. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#120
June 4 · 21 min
Jay Gillotti Part 6
Send us Fan Mail Jay Gillotti has written very well know books such as Gulf 917 and Porsche Decades. This year a new book he is writing is coming out about the Porsche 936. He has also written articles for 000, Panorama, Forza, Vintage Motorsports, International Motor Racing Research Center, Collier AutoMedia and Wayne Carini's The Chase. He was also contributed to other automotive books like A French Kiss with Death, 1982 and Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks. He has helped out at events like Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance and moderated many Porsche Events people like Brian Redman, John Horsman, Vic Elford, Derek Bell, Hurley Haywood among others. In this episode we talk about: -Air-cooled vs Water-cooled. -PDK vs Manual. -Best starter Porsche. -Dream car. -Thoughts on Porsche today. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#119
May 28 · 22 min
Jay Gillotti Part 5
Send us Fan Mail Jay Gillotti has written very well know books such as Gulf 917 and Porsche Decades. This year a new book he is writing is coming out about the Porsche 936. He has also written articles for 000, Panorama, Forza, Vintage Motorsports, International Motor Racing Research Center, Collier AutoMedia and Wayne Carini's The Chase. He was also contributed to other automotive books like A French Kiss with Death, 1982 and Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks. He has helped out at events like Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance and moderated many Porsche Events people like Brian Redman, John Horsman, Vic Elford, Derek Bell, Hurley Haywood among others. In this episode we talk about: -Favorite driver. -Politics in racing. -Least favorite thing about racing. -Favorite livery. -Most excited car he was involved with. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#118
May 21 · 23 min
Jay Gillotti Part 4
Send us Fan Mail Jay Gillotti has written very well know books such as Gulf 917 and Porsche Decades. This year a new book he is writing is coming out about the Porsche 936. He has also written articles for 000, Panorama, Forza, Vintage Motorsports, International Motor Racing Research Center, Collier AutoMedia and Wayne Carini's The Chase. He was also contributed to other automotive books like A French Kiss with Death, 1982 and Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks. He has helped out at events like Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance and moderated many Porsche Events people like Brian Redman, John Horsman, Vic Elford, Derek Bell, Hurley Haywood among others. In this episode we talk about: -Time Porsche was burned by politics. -V-10 for GT1. -Race he wished he could have attended. -Underrated Porsche race car. -Race car that didn't live up to its potential. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#117
May 14 · 23 min
Jay Gillotti Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Jay Gillotti has written very well know books such as Gulf 917 and Porsche Decades. This year a new book he is writing is coming out about the Porsche 936. He has also written articles for 000, Panorama, Forza, Vintage Motorsports, International Motor Racing Research Center, Collier AutoMedia and Wayne Carini's The Chase. He was also contributed to other automotive books like A French Kiss with Death, 1982 and Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks. He has helped out at events like Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance and moderated many Porsche Events people like Brian Redman, John Horsman, Vic Elford, Derek Bell, Hurley Haywood among others. In this episode we talk about: -The 917 splitting in half. -Ferdinand Piech. -Porsche and Gruppe B. -Porsche deciding to race or not, was it financial or what? -Politics in racing with Porsche. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#116
May 7 · 25 min
Jay Gillotti Part 2
Send us Fan Mail Jay Gillotti has written very well know books such as Gulf 917 and Porsche Decades. This year a new book he is writing is coming out about the Porsche 936. He has also written articles for 000, Panorama, Forza, Vintage Motorsports, International Motor Racing Research Center, Collier AutoMedia and Wayne Carini's The Chase. He was also contributed to other automotive books like A French Kiss with Death, 1982 and Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks. He has helped out at events like Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance and moderated many Porsche Events people like Brian Redman, John Horsman, Vic Elford, Derek Bell, Hurley Haywood among others. In this episode we talk about: -Louise Piech. -Ferdinand Piech and downforce on 917. -How financially stressed did the 917 make Porsche. -Ferdinand Porsche and the plastic Porsches. -Dangers of motorsports back in the day. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#115
April 30 · 28 min
Jay Gillotti Part 1
Send us Fan Mail Jay Gillotti has written very well know books such as Gulf 917 and Porsche Decades. This year a new book he is writing is coming out about the Porsche 936. He has also written articles for 000, Panorama, Forza, Vintage Motorsports, International Motor Racing Research Center, Collier AutoMedia and Wayne Carini's The Chase. He was also contributed to other automotive books like A French Kiss with Death, 1982 and Daring Drivers, Deadly Tracks. He has helped out at events like Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance and moderated many Porsche Events people like Brian Redman, John Horsman, Vic Elford, Derek Bell, Hurley Haywood among others. In this episode we talk about: -How he got into Porsches. -How Vasek Polak got is collection of parts and such. -Books he has written. -New book on 936 that is coming out. -Ferdinand Porsche Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#114
April 23 · 25 min
Pattering on with Bill Helmes Part 7
Send us Fan Mail Bill Helmes is my dad and has been in the Porsche business for almost 50 years. In this episode I talk to my dad about: -The way he set up cars. -Things he had to learn getting into the business. -A few cars lately he wasn't in love with. -Stories about delivering the cars. Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/
#113
April 9 · 21 min
Rob King Part 3
Send us Fan Mail Rob King is the owner and founder of S-Car-Go Racing, a well-known Porsche shop and tuning specialist. His company has built several notable cars that have been featured in various automotive publications. Before starting his own shop, he worked as a factory-authorize Porsche mechanic for 18 years. In this episode we talk about: -Fastest he has ever driven. -24 hour races. -12 hour Sebring race he crewed for. -Ruf. http://scargoracing.com/ Send questions and suggestions to porschepatterpod@gmail.com Instagram: @porsche_patter https://www.circuitsixfour.com/

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