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Ron Thomas, president of Aase Sales and H.E.A.T. Total Facility Solutions, back on the tracks in his GT3 R #91.
Along with the Aase crew, storming the 15-turn Mid-Ohio track, Ron was out for blood!
May, 2022 - PCA
June, 2022 - Vintage Grand Prix of Mid-Ohio
Mid-Ohio Summer 2022
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That was the question that led to a quest for an aircraft-stylized couch, after-all something was needed to compliment the aircraft-flavored room from the seat and desk with riveted aircraft-grade aluminum to the various model planes, jets and propeller decorations.
Hours, and hours, and hours of polishing later - a few cuts, some upholstery work, stand fabrication and a little muscle-work & we were there! Check it out:
So we took the task of replicating this brilliant RSR for Hurley Haywood in a quick 3 months! After a few tests she was ready to be brought down to Daytona 24 Hours for the run. The two clips posted below were excerpted and utilized for the 2013 film How Brumos Endures
Stay tuned for some pictures from race-day...
NASCAR @ Mid-Ohio
I think Mark Martin said it best, "@AndyLally drove the $hit outta Bobby Dotter's car today."
Starting at a pole position of 13th after qualifying Lally was shot to the back of the pack at race-start due to flat-spotting his tires in qualifying. As the green flag dropped and the laps went on however this did not seem like that great of a problem. Weaving, bobbing and even sometimes poppin' a wheelie:
Lally worked his way into the top 20, 15 and then firmly into the top 10. As if it wasn't hard enough working his way through the pack all the way from the back once, Lally stopped in the pits for tires sending him back to the back once more. This was obviously no deterrent, as Lally once again played the field eventually jumping all the way up to 5th - leading to Lally's best NASCAR finish ever.
All in all it was a great day at the track and on the track!
]]>In 1989 Fabi would return with Porsche Motorsports in the #8 Quaker State March 89P-Porsche Indy V8. At the Indianapolis 500 Fabi qualified in 13th place and again finished in 30th place after retiring due to ignition problems after 23 laps. At the final two races of the season, the Firestone Indy 225 at Pennsylvania International Raceway and the Champion Spark Plug 300K at Laguna Seca Raceway, Fabi would retire due to handling issues at Nazareth and a crash at Laguna Seca. At the end of the season Fabi finished 4th in points with 141 points.
Fabi would return with Porsche Motorsports in 1990 to drive their #4 Foster's/Quaker State March 90P-Porsche Indy V8. In January Porsche's competitors voted against the use of the car and as a result Porsche had to use year-old March 89P chassis.[1] Fabi would manage to qualify 7th at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach on the Streets of Long Beach and would finish 10th. A new March 90P would start being used at the Indianapolis 500 and Fabi would start in 23rd place and retire in 18th place due to transmission problems after 162 laps. In the race Fabi crashed after 7 laps and finished in 27th place and also led for one lap.
1989 March Indy Car
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Sponsored by AERO Advanced Paint Technology, this Bull Rider Quarter Midget has applied to it a new, innovative form of painting. AERO Advanced Paint Technology is not only environmentally friendly, but it also implicates an increase in performance. AERO Advanced Paint weighs less than traditional applications because it simply requires less to do the job. Traditional sprayed paint applications often require multiple layers of coating, AERO film-based paint applique is a one-coat process.
Not only is it light-weight, it is also aero-dynamic. AERO Advanced Paint Technology in its final form is one one-thousandth of an inch. Not only this, but AERO Advance Paint also just looks sleek and futuristic, it is described as liquid metal. How cool is that?!
Take a look at a few pictures we have now of the Quarter Midget, and check back later for some updates!
Quarter Midget
Aase Sales' sponsored Quarter Midget takes 1st place at the Columbus fair-grounds Quarter Midget Races.
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1958 Speedster
Her father, Don Dreher, purchased the '58 Speedster from Michigan SCCA racers Jack and Rusty Fitts of Dearborn, MI in 1961. He raced the car at many of the local Midwest/Eastern US tracks-Mid-Ohio, Watkins Glen, Road America, Indianapolis Raceway Park, et cetera.
The Speedster was raced until 1967 when the SCCA changed the rules governing the height of roll bars for E-Production. Her father apparently had no intention of altering the roll bar (the alterations would not have allowed the Speedster top to accommodate the roll bar in its secured position).]]>
Here is the “Footwork Arrows FA11C” 1991 formula one car we recently added to our collection of various Porsche models:
1991 Formula One PORSCHE ready for dyno!
Currently owned by Myron Vernis, photography by Daniel Mainzer
914 Pickup Truck
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Aase Sales' owner, Ron Thomas, getting ready for the sprint race.
Out enjoying the track.
Loading up the Cup Car.
Heading home after a long, and successful, day.
More in-car footage.
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Take a moment and browse through some of the photographs below that were captured during the event. We hope to see you next year for another great turn out!
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Brumos have been in the Porsche business since 1959, both as certified dealers and one time South Eastern USA Porsche distributor in Jacksonville, Florida and also in motorsport as Brumos Racing. Their heritage is almost as impressive as the factory itself and the Brumos Porsche YouTube channel is a great one to subscribe to.
Their recent ‘catch up’ video by filmmaker Frazer Spowart shows what has happened to the five Porsche B59 GTS cars from 2011. But Google the term and you don’t get much information on the Brumos Porsche B59, other than the usual press releases. So we put a call into Ray Shaffer, Brumos Porsche general manager, to chat about the B59 project and get to the full story from the source.Scroll down the page for the Catch Up B59 video.
HR – You were one of the people involved in the concept of the B59 Porsche. Who’s idea was it and what was the thinking behind it?
RS – The thinking was to commemorate the five Daytona victories by Porsche endurance racing legend Hurley Haywood. We’d created special edition cars before and the late Peter Gregg often used to order his personal car with special modifications from (his personal friends at) the factory. But for the B59, we wanted to take the idea and make the concept available to the buying public, honor Hurley Haywood’s five overall Daytona 24hrs wins, plus of course, Hurley was retiring from top level racing.
HR – Sometimes car manufactures are accused of ‘badge engineering’ to boost sales. But with only five examples produced that can hardly be the case here.
RS – You’re right. With the time we spent on developing the ideas, the ingredients, the styling and the specification, we didn’t make big money from this project. We priced the cars beyond the standard pricing to cover the unique specifications from Porsche Exclusive, obviously, but we wanted to keep the price real, so that it was affordable to true Brumos customers and not something to be simply added to a collection and never driven.
HR – How did Porsche feel about building such a low number of cars?
RS – We have a long relationship with the Porsche factory. The car was developed in collaboration with our friends at Porsche Cars North America and Boris Apenbrink, the engineer / manager behind the Sport Classic for the European market. Even then, the design had to be signed off at board level.
HR – So, why not build more, say 15 or 20, the demand was probably there.
RS – We thought about it. Even making 59 of them at one point, to perhaps sell through the North American dealer network. But we decided that five was the best number to maintain exclusivity.
HR – What was the thinking behind the specification? Not just the visual appearance, but the technical changes too? And why choose that base model? It must have been tempting to base it around the GT3.
RS – It’s based on the GTS, so already a rarer model which slots above the Carrera S but just below the GT3. Then we decided we wanted to make it a traditional drivers car, so stick shift only. Hurley Haywood still spends a lot of time here with us, so he was instrumental in choosing the final specification and how the car would drive.
HR – How involved was Hurley Haywood in the process? He seems to have a great relationship with Brumos.
RS – Very. When he’s not racing or traveling he’s here all the time. He’s the Executive Vice President of the company, so you’ll often see him around the dealership, the workshops and the race department.
HR – How did you go about choosing the owners? I’m sure there must have been many customers wanting one. How did you manage that without upsetting anyone?
RS – Good question! We already had a few friends in mind who we suggested the idea to and they took up the option to buy. We had a couple of cars left and when the press release went out, they were gone pretty much right away. We were hoping that, first off, the cars would be bought by true friends of Porsche and Brumos. Secondly, that they’ll be driven and cared for and seen out often. And finally, that they’ll be a good investment for their buyers. B59 #3 changed hands just recently and the signs are that they’ll be one of those quietly appreciating cars.
When the cars were ready for collection, we had a great day with Hurley and the owners, just five days after winning the Rolex Grand Am (GT) championship. We had our championship winning race car in the showroom alongside the B59’s. Each car isn’t just numbered, it’s also dedicated to a victory year, so the car has it’s number in the series and the year it’s victory commemorates on it’s plate. Each owner had a chat with Hurley about that year’s race and what each year meant to him. It certainly gave the owners a special attachment to their cars.
One of the great things about this whole project has been how we’ve been able to bring more people into the Brumos family. The B59 project also helps to educate Porsche customers with no knowledge of motorsport about who are are and how we race what we sell as well as what is possible from Boris Apenbrink and his team at Porsche Exclusive.
Since then, we’ve worked with Porsche Motorsport North America to create a series of five GT3 Cup 4.0 race cars, which were also very popular. They were aimed at collectors and club racers and have been another great way to bring more people into the Brumos family.
There can’t be many dealerships that have enough influence with a manufacturer to be able to develop their own special edition, but Brumos have that.
If ever I could pick the perfect place to return to my previous career of specialist car sales, you’ve got to say, working at the Brumos Porsche dealership has got to be right up there.
Photography copyright Bob Chapman / Autosport Image
Written by Neill Watson in Road Cars
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One big advantage we have in the parts business is the collection of over 40 Porsche cars to look at ranging from a 1953 Pre A coupe, many early 911's to a 2012 911 Brumos B59 special edition car.
Take a look at the video above to gain further insight into the history of Aase Sales.
Displaying over $100,000.00 in Porsche products, Aase Sales met its goal of further expanding its name and brand to the Porsche community.
Below is an array of pictures brought back from the L.A. literature meet.
The Aase Sales' team pictured above. Starting at the back is Ron Thomas, President of Aase Sales (left), and Ted Zombek (right). In the front is Diana Spiers (left), Jenny Aase (middle) and Bryce Kline, restoration manager (right).
Jeff Swart (left) exchanging words with Vasek Polak Jr. (right).
Aase Sales team Diana Spiers (left), President Ron Thomas (middle) and Jenny Aase (right).
Aase Sales' restoration manager, Bryce Kline, helping Porsche aficionados with product purchases.
Aase Sales' team pictured again in front of our display booths.
Ron Thomas (left) posing with Jordan Aase (right).
Pictured again is Ron Thomas (left), now posing with Randall Aase (right).
Ron Thomas (left) posing with Dave Aase's brother, Dennis Aase (right).
Diana Spiers (left), and Ron Thomas (right), of Aase Sales, standing with new president and CEO of North American Porsche Motorsports Jens Walther (middle).
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1958 Outlaw Speedster
1958 Speedster Outlaw
1958 356A Speedster Outlaw
Here is Ron Thomas (left) with Dr. Wolfgang Porsche (right).
Additionally, here is a documented video by Hurley Haywood where the AASE Sales 1973 Carrera RS, owned by Ron Thomas, is filmed from :29 to :39 seconds. View the video below to see the segment in which this RS appears.
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This car still bares 65% of its original Signal Red paint and the spare tire has never seen the road. Since the car was delivered new in May of 1965 to its original owner there have only been two more owners and this car has been maintained miraculously.
We have taken this car to many different shows and have won many awards, including Award of Distinction at Ault Park Concours d'Elegance and Top 20 Porsche at the VW & Porsche Reunion.
See more photos here!
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After being used by the army it was sold to a US soldier from Colorado who took it home with him. He only used the car on a limited summertime basis for several decades, eventually he traded the Beetle in to a local VW dealer.
The car was then purchased by a dealer salesman who then owned the car for a long period of time before he sold the car to Richard Hartel also from Colorado. In 2012 the car was purchased by current Aase Sales owner Ron Thomas
See more photos here!
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