Your PCA e-Brake News October Recap

Published: Sun, 11/01/15

November 1, 2015

Dear e-Brake subscriber,

As you know, Porsche Club of America delivers e-Brake News to your inbox every Tuesday. This is the October monthly recap.

To the left, check out the October issue of Porsche Panorama. Scroll down to find a recap of the top five e-Brake News articles of the month and links to PCA membership surveys.

As always, scroll to the bottom to vote for the Porsche of the Month, and to see September's winning photo.

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1. Video: Leno profiles 356 street-rod in sheep's clothing

PCA—The most recent episode of Jay Leno's Garage (link is external) is nearly 30-minutes of Porsche 356 goodness. The owner of a 1964 356C that just went through a restoration gives us a short walkaround of his car followed by indepth observations by early Porsche expert John Willhoit, who owns the business that performed the restoration.
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2. Fall 2015 Member Only Raffle - 911 Carrera grand prize

PCA—The Fall 2015 Member Only Raffle has begun! Enter for your chance to win a 2017 911 Carrera plus $25,000 cash! Entry Deadline: December 1, 2015. All paid entries received by the deadline will be accepted. More entries, more prizes.
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3. PCA Club Racing to host new Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport race series in 2016

PCA—The Porsche Club of America is pleased to introduce a new PCA Club Racing series in 2016 featuring the recently announced track-only Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport.
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4. Video: Ammo NYC and PCA's Connecticut Valley Region show us how track days work

PCA—Do you yearn to take your Porsche somewhere to have some real high-speed fun? Short of an autocross course, where speeds can be severely limited, the only place to drive fast without fear of incarceration is on track. PCA Zones and Regions, as well as other organizations, host track days all the time, such as the high-performance driver education (HPDE) event detailed in this video by Ammo NYC's Larry Kosilla.

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5. Porsche Cayman GT4 vs BMW M4 vs BMW i8 vs Lexus RC F drag race

Autocar—We know the new Porsche Cayman GT4 is a great, old-school driver's car on the road and track, but how does it fare in a drag race against the more brutish BMW M4 and Lexus RC-F and altogether more futuristic BMW i8?
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Don't just drive ... drive smarter with the Max 360

The All-New Max 360 provides:

Directional alert arrows (front, side to side and rear indication)
Extreme range
Lightning fast response time
Pinpoint precision
Directional alert display

It’s the most advanced radar/laser detector on the market.

Improve PCA — 60 seconds at a time!

PCA—We are releasing small bi-monthly surveys that will be included in e-Brake News this year. If you haven't taken previous surveys yet, you can still do so.

October's survey winner will be announced in an upcoming issue of e-Brake News.

Please note you are no longer eligible for monthly prizes from previous months, but the more surveys you take by the end of the year, the better your chances are to win the grand-prize drawing.

Access all surveys here (must be logged in)

Grand Prize: Free registration and lodging for you and a guest to two PCA National events in 2016! Choose from Porsche Parade, Werks Reunion, and PCA Escape.

Any questions? Contact PCA National Office: 410-381-0911.

Vote for your favorite Porsche Photo of the Week

Each month, we will feature the Porsche of the Week photos from the previous month. Then we will tally the votes and crown a new Porsche of the Month winner. Winner receives a PCA photo frame.

Got a stunning shot you want to share? Submit your pictures to potw@pca.org. Be sure to include your contact information, your region name and a few sentences about your picture.

Click here to vote for your favorite photo

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