Mountain High Art
On the final Sunday in August, another chapter in Pikes Peak’s racing history will be written when this 911 art car takes on the 98th International Hill Climb. The entrant in question is a GT2 RS Clubsport, one of two such cars going up against Jeff Zwart’s 935 in the Time Attack class that sees factory standard GT cars compete against one another and the mile-high ascent into Colorado’s upper atmosphere.
This car is the brainchild of Pete Stout and Alex Palevsky, founders of ‘000 Magazine’, and the idea was born out of Palevsky’s desire to host a cars and coffee event that celebrated Porsche’s unique history with colour. ‘Rare Shades’ has since gone from strength to strength, appearing around the US and growing in popularity with every passing year.
The challenge of coming up with a design was given to ‘000’’s creative director Justin Page, who created a 3D vision that celebrates numerous beloved Porsche colours alongside countless details from the magazine’s own iconography.
“Justin’s design is way out there,” Stout admits, “but that’s what it should be. The colours reference many of Porsche’s iconic colours, such as Rubystone, Mint Green, Mexico Blue and Signal Yellow. And the ‘zero’ from our logo informs the entire design. That’s what you see curving around the back, in white in the rear tail light or up from the front right wheel. And the stripes coming out of the hood reference the spines of ‘000’. There’s a lot to look out for!”
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