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5-1-2010
I was out driving and testing the stiffer springs that Lucent has put in my car (Bilstein's "Stage 2 by Lucent" 
) and decided to take some pictures of my home turf -- the Santa Monica mountains and Mulholland Highway. For the photography buffs out there: Camera: Canon 1D; lenses: Canon 35mm f/1.4L, Contax Distagon 21mm f/2.8. Pics shot in RAW format & developed with Phase One/Capture One.
Note that Mulholland is now not necessarily the first choice to flex the Turbo's muscles and I normally go elsewhere. Nevertheless, it is closest to LA and there are still sections that are among the very best Porsche roads anywhere. A drive here could still be quite taxing, depending on the level of driving and how long.
You could probably tell a car tuned for this type of road would have to have minimal body roll, and that's why I experimented with putting stiffer springs on the car, as recommended by Bilstein & my tuner, Tom of Lucent, Los Angeles. Essentially the goal is "near GT3 handling and stiffness, with Turbo power and 4WD, and some degree of daily driver civility ;-)" and I think we've been successful. The stock Bilstein is STILL the best compromise for a daily driver and is still the best for 90% of people; but for the few of us who would want to explore further, IMHO stiffer springs are a good trade-off and in this case do bring *utterly fantastic* corner hugging prowess and speed 
.
Click here to see map of the roads.
From mountain, looking down to main road:
My baby, ready to pounce:
"Off" here is not an option! 
