RWB?

93EXCivic wrote: Can some explain what this thread is about? I am so lost.

Some middle-aged man wrote an opinion-piece about how he dislikes the way in which another middle-aged man modifies Porsches. That's kind of silly, really. I then proceeded to get the thread off topic because I was curious how many air/oil-cooled Porsche were actually made. I think we're back to saying the middle-aged journalist's article was pretty lame now. Also, in this thread, I was taught how to post a list.

failboat wrote: I can only assume the writer is referring to the RWB that Ken Block brought to SEMA........I do find that new [hoonigan] "brand" pretty annoying

Yes, the Mr. Baruth was referring to the White and red "Hoonigan Style" car that was brought to SEMA. It was Brian Scotto's car, not Ken Block's.

I still think Baruth is a Douche. (IMHO)

MG Bryan wrote:

93EXCivic wrote: Can some explain what this thread is about? I am so lost.

Some middle-aged man wrote an opinion-piece about how he dislikes the way in which another middle-aged man modifies Porsches. That's kind of silly, really. I then proceeded to get the thread off topic because I was curious how many air/oil-cooled Porsche were actually made. I think we're back to saying the middle-aged journalist's article was pretty lame now. Also, in this thread, I was taught how to post a list.

That was quite a nice summation...

Let's discuss it.

Maroon92 wrote:

failboat wrote: I can only assume the writer is referring to the RWB that Ken Block brought to SEMA........I do find that new [hoonigan] "brand" pretty annoying

Yes, the Mr. Baruth was referring to the White and red "Hoonigan Style" car that was brought to SEMA. It was Brian Scotto's car, not Ken Block's. I still think Ken Block is a Douche. (IMHO)

fixed

I think Baruth is just trying to create a personna. Some people seem to eat it up. I just don't buy into him as a modern day Steve McQueen. His claims about womanizing and partying strain belief. He is kind of a pasty white fat guy that looks like he would be more at home at a Star Trek convention than at the race track.

He is trying to entertain. A lot of people are entertained. So, good for him.

Otto Maddox wrote: I think Baruth is just trying to create a personna. Some people seem to eat it up. I just don't buy into him as a modern day Steve McQueen. His claims about womanizing and partying strain belief. He is kind of a pasty white fat guy that looks like he would be more at home at a Star Trek convention than at the race track. He is trying to entertain. A lot of people are entertained. So, good for him.

I have no problems believing he's a quantity over quality man when it comes to women. He is clearly an shiny happy person, which is always going to divide opinion. I think he's pretty mediocre overall - he's written articles I thought were good and those that I thought to be utter crap in pretty much equal quantity. The RWB piece fall in the latter category.

He's generally more concerned with reviewing other writers than he is cars.

How have I never heard of any these things? Baruth, RWB, etc. I do like the RWB cars though.

JG Pasterjak wrote: I don't like to bag on people in my own industry, but I will say that I hope Jack Baruth's actual life is not as sad as his writing would lead you to believe. Also, I grow so weary of the "my arbitrary tastes in modifying and enjoying cars > your arbitrary tastes in modifying and enjoying cars" argument. At the end of the day, it's all made up bullcrap we're doing to have fun. Who cares where someone gets their kicks. Imagine this hypothetical conversation: Guy 1: "These coil-overs and R-compound tires helped me win a trophy at my local autocross." Guy 2: "These 26-inch spinning rims got me laid." I would say both argue from positions of strength. Also, for the record, I know Brian Scotto. He's a rather imposing figure at about 6'7" tall. I first met him at the Lotus Exige press preview (I'll pause a second while you do the Exige math vs. the 6'7" math...). Honestly, I was fairly guilty of judging the book by its cover as well. The beard was a little too perfectly trimmed, and the flat billed Adidas cap was a bit too perfectly, incorrectly angled. But when he proceeded to bend me over and jail rape me with his knowledge of early air-cooled VWs, including the Scirocco he was building at various garages in Brooklyn (since he had to constantly move it because, well, Brooklyn), I knew I had radically misunderestimated his true proclivities. Bottom line: When someone expresses themselves through a car—regardless of how they do it—it's good for all of us who enjoy cars. jg

Nicely put JG and oh so true.

Ok that is settled this thread is now about hotlinking RWB Cars

In reply to aussiesmg:

Summary - JG didn't like Brian Scotto. Then Brian bent him over and jail raped him. Now they are great friends.

Or did I miss the point?

Otto Maddox wrote: In reply to aussiesmg: Summary - JG didn't like Brian Scotto. Then Brian bent him over and jail raped him. Now they are great friends. Or did I miss the point?

I believe the point is that JG likes jail rape.

But if he likes it, is it still rape?

92CelicaHalfTrac wrote: I like the RWB cars. Quite a few of them are actually used on the track, they look different in an awesome sort of way, and i can respect anyone willing to hack up a 911 like that. I read an article/interview with that dude a year or so back, and the cars have the piss driven out of them. They're always dirty, covered in rock chips, and hell, he daily drives one. So who cares?

Exactly, THIS ^

i'm the same way, I guess i'm one of the young kids of today that doesn't appreciate the classics because I LOVE RWB Porsches. The fact that what he did would PISS off the purists and make some people piss and moan and the fact he doesn't care makes it so much better, sounds exactly like me. He races them and builds them to his way. I'd do the same to a Ferrari if I could, cars were meant to be driven and have fun, why not be different and do your own thing. The fact he actually RACES them and DAILY them and isn't afraid at a scratch or stone chip is just more respect I give him. The ones he took to SEMA, he DROVE them their and drove them in the rain/snow. It seems the Japanese are good at all this compared to us. Also, apparently the guy who wrote that is a real berkeleying arsehat

93EXCivic wrote: Can some explain what this thread is about? I am so lost.

I am pretty sure it is about how spinning rims can get you laid (who knew?) and how it is entirely possible to get jail raped when a 6'7" bearded man espouses about the subtle intricacies of a Bosch 008 distributor...

aircooled wrote:

93EXCivic wrote: Can some explain what this thread is about? I am so lost.

I am pretty sure it is about how spinning rims can get you laid (who knew?) and how it is entirely possible to get jail raped when a 6'7" bearded man espouses about the subtle intricacies of a Bosch 008 distributor...

It was an 009, I believe.

imirk wrote: Ok that is settled this thread is now about hotlinking RWB Cars

The car the article is "about".

Pandora One, the car MY article is about.

Natty Dread, the car that captured my attention first.

One of the baddest pictures I have ever seen. it was in 0-60 before they went bust, and it was the first time I had heard anything about them.

Maroon92 wrote: One of the baddest pictures I have ever seen. it was in 0-60 before they went bust, and it was the first time I had heard anything about them.

To quote Paris Hilton, "that's hot"

...what the hell is RWB, anyway?

Rauh-Welt Begriff, you didn't read the article?

I liked RWB's Porsches even before he went mainstream. You should see his S13, Hachi Roku, and Hakosuka he built too. His R32 is GORGEOUS

DoctorBlade wrote: ...what the hell is RWB, anyway?

RWB stands for "RAUH-Welt Begriff" It's german for Rough World Concepts (roughly translated...lol).

Rough World was the name of the drifting crew that Akira Nakai used to belong to (his first build was an AE86 which was credited with starting the "Demon Camber" look in drifting, and that's a craze all on it's own.) Nakai-San then took a liking to a little 80-sumthin' 911 and built the hell out of it. That car is now known as Stella Artois. (Nakai-san is never seen without a bottle in one hand and a lit Marlboro tucked in the corner of his mouth. He is the embodiment of the lazy slacker modern artist if ever I have seen one...but what he creates really is art, not a dented soup can mounted on a mannequin)...

I find this makes my sex parts fill with blood

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/man-builds-porsche-racer-for-the-street-2011-12-15

Maroon, VERY well put!!