The Heritage Porsche Project Race Team is the motorsports, testing, and development side of The Heritage Porsche Project.
When this page says “we,” it is referring primarily to TJ Tryon, owner and driver of The Heritage Porsche Project Race Team.
TJ leads the driving, testing, documentation, race preparation, sponsor coordination, and project development behind the team. The Race Team also works with trusted sponsors, technical partners, shops, volunteers, and Porsche community members who help support the larger mission of the project.
Our purpose is simple: use Porsche cars the way they were meant to be used, document what we learn, and help owners make better decisions about performance, reliability, safety, and preparation.
The Heritage Porsche Project is built around the idea that Porsche heritage is not limited to factory records, production numbers, or original option codes. A car’s heritage continues through the people who drive it, maintain it, restore it, modify it, race it, and keep it alive.
The Race Team carries that idea onto the track.
Heritage at Speed
The Heritage Porsche Project Race Team uses real-world motorsports environments to test, evaluate, and develop Porsche vehicles.
Track days, autocross events, driver education weekends, testing sessions, and race preparation all create useful information. Brake temperatures, tire pressures, pad wear, fluid behavior, driver feedback, suspension changes, cooling performance, and reliability issues all tell part of the story.
Our goal is to document those details in a way that helps other Porsche owners, drivers, builders, and enthusiasts make better decisions about their own cars.
For us, motorsports is not separate from heritage. It is one of the ways heritage continues.
The Heritage Porsche
Our primary development car is The Heritage Porsche, a 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera Widebody finished in Gulf-inspired livery.
The car serves as a rolling development platform for HPDE instruction, autocross, technical testing, sponsor development, safety upgrades, brake testing, suspension evaluation, and future Porsche club racing preparation.
Like many real-world Porsche builds, the car is being developed in stages. That approach allows each change to be tested, documented, and understood before moving to the next phase.
What the Race Team Does
The Race Team operates at the intersection of driving, testing, documentation, and preparation.
Driver Development
We participate in HPDE, autocross, and track-based driver development with a focus on safe, disciplined improvement.
The goal is not simply to go faster. The goal is to understand what the car is doing, what the driver is doing, and how both can improve together.
Race Car Development
The Heritage Porsche is being developed toward future Porsche club racing eligibility.
Development work includes safety planning, suspension setup, brake testing, tire evaluation, cooling considerations, classing research, reliability upgrades, and cost-conscious preparation.
A race car does not need to be built all at once to be built correctly. A staged build allows each system to be evaluated before additional changes are made.
Customer Race Prep
The Heritage Porsche Project also supports customer cars being prepared for autocross, HPDE, time trial, and club racing use.
That work may include pre-event inspections, brake system planning, fluid recommendations, tire selection, suspension setup, safety equipment planning, classing research, and practical reliability preparation.
Our approach is straightforward: understand the owner’s goal, evaluate the car honestly, identify the highest-risk areas first, and avoid spending money where it does not meaningfully improve safety, reliability, or performance.
Motul and EBC Brakes Testing Program
A major part of The Heritage Porsche Project Race Team is structured product testing under real track conditions.
Our current brake testing program includes Motul racing brake fluid and EBC Brakes pad compounds, with testing performed during real HPDE and track-use conditions.
The purpose of this testing is to document how different brake fluids and pad compounds perform under heat, repeated braking loads, session-to-session use, and changing track conditions.
Testing may include rotor temperature, caliper temperature, brake pedal feel, fade resistance, pad wear, fluid behavior, driver feedback, tire pressure, tire temperature, and post-session inspection notes.
This is not bench racing. It is practical, track-based evaluation designed to help Porsche owners understand what works, what changes under heat, and what should be considered when preparing a car for repeated high-performance use.
Motul Brake Fluid Testing
Motul is part of our brake fluid testing program, including evaluation of high-performance racing brake fluids under real track conditions.
Brake fluid performance matters because heat management, pedal consistency, boiling resistance, and service intervals are critical for cars used in HPDE, autocross, time trial, and racing environments.
Our testing focuses on how the fluid performs in the car during actual use across multiple sessions and events.
EBC Brakes Pad Testing
EBC Brakes is part of our brake pad testing and evaluation program.
Brake pads are evaluated for feel, bite, modulation, fade resistance, wear rate, heat behavior, consistency, and suitability for the way the car is being used.
The goal is to provide useful, real-world feedback for Porsche owners choosing pads for spirited street driving, autocross, HPDE, track days, and race preparation.
Our Sponsors and Technical Partners
The Heritage Porsche Project Race Team is supported by sponsors and technical partners who help make testing, development, documentation, and track preparation possible.
Motul
Motul supports the Race Team through involvement in our brake fluid testing and motorsports development work.
Motul products are being evaluated in real track conditions as part of our effort to document brake system performance, heat management, pedal feel, and reliability during repeated high-performance use.
EBC Brakes
EBC Brakes supports the Race Team through brake pad and braking-system testing.
EBC pad compounds are being evaluated for real-world use in Porsche HPDE, track-day, autocross, and future club racing environments, with attention to brake feel, fade resistance, wear, heat behavior, and consistency.
Next Level Automotive and Performance
Next Level Automotive and Performance supports The Heritage Porsche Project Race Team as a local automotive and performance partner.
Their role connects the project to practical service, preparation, inspection, and performance support for cars that are driven hard and expected to perform reliably.
Why We Test
Track use reveals the truth quickly.
A part that feels fine on the street may behave very differently after repeated high-speed braking zones. Brake fluid that seems acceptable during normal driving may not provide the same confidence under sustained heat. A pad compound that works well for one driver, car, or track may not be ideal for another.
That is why testing matters.
The Race Team uses our own cars and events to collect practical information that can help owners make better decisions before they spend money, register for an event, or prepare a car for serious use.
Race Team Philosophy
The Heritage Porsche Project Race Team is built around a few core principles.
Safety comes first. A car must be prepared well enough to protect the driver, respect other participants, and survive the demands of track use.
Reliability matters. A fast car that cannot finish a session is not a successful track car.
Testing matters. Real data, driver feedback, inspection notes, and repeated use are more useful than assumptions.
Budget matters. Good preparation means knowing what must be done now, what can wait, and what does not need to be done at all.
The story matters. Every event, repair, test, failure, and improvement becomes part of a car’s continuing history.
Partnership and Sponsorship Opportunities
The Heritage Porsche Project Race Team gives sponsors and partners a direct connection to Porsche owners, HPDE drivers, autocross participants, club racers, Cars and Coffee guests, and regional motorsports enthusiasts.
Partnership opportunities may include race car logo placement, paddock display, social media content, website placement, technical articles, product testing, event appearances, customer engagement, and documented real-world use of sponsor products.
Our goal is not simply to place logos on a car. Our goal is to connect quality brands with meaningful use, credible testing, and the Porsche community.
Follow the Race Team
Follow The Heritage Porsche Project Race Team as we continue developing The Heritage Porsche, preparing for future Porsche club racing, supporting customer cars, testing products, documenting real-world results, and preserving the stories behind the cars we drive.
Preserve the cars. Honor the people. Document the miles that made them matter.