e-Brake News: 911 GTS Club Coupe in ‘House of Cards’?

Published: Tue, 06/06/17

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June 6, 2017
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PCA—After the airing of Season 5, Episode 10 of the Netflix series “House of Cards,” Porsche forums and chatrooms everywhere began speculating as to how a relatively rare, 911 GTS Club Coupe in its distinctive shade of Club Blau wound up in the show.
 
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PCA—New this year we’ve added a People’s Choice award component to the PCA Newsletter Contest and invite you to vote for your favorite in the category of Best Cover for a Regional Newsletter.One vote per person, must be a member of PCA. The top five covers will be on display during Porsche Parade in Spokane, WA, and the winner will be announced during the Rally Banquet on Wednesday evening, July 12.
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PCA—Right around the time I took the job as Porsche Panorama editor, I realized that my Porsche ownership experience has been appallingly single-minded — five 911s and a 912E. I’ve never owned a water-cooled Porsche before, so it seemed logical to start at the beginning with the first one.
 
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PCA—In my years as a Porsche enthusiast, I’ve long been aware of the correlation between extraordinary cars and exceptional musical instruments. And I know that I’m not alone in my observation, because most of my motor-head friends are music aficionados as well.
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PCA—Mart Fresh is a weekly column in which PCA media staff pick what they think are the "freshest" Porsches currently available in PCA’s classifieds, and then attempt to explain their reasoning. Up this week are a Cayman GT4, a 1967 912, and a 2008 911 GT3.
 
Car and Driver—If you’ve driven along the edge of Donner Lake in Truckee, California, anytime in the past 15 years, you’ve noticed that turbocharged, all-wheel-drive automobiles parked along the side of the road aren’t exactly an uncommon sight.
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Drivetribe via YouTube—In the final part of our group test we put the timing gear aside and drive for fun, both on and over the limit. Which is the best sports car? Drivetribe's Editor-at-Large Jethro Bovingdon delivers his verdict…
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Road & Track—The millionth 911 isn't a particularly interesting car.
Strip away the Irish Green paint, the various Porsche Exclusive visual touches, and the badge indicating this car's order in the 911 lineage, and you're left with a Carrera 2S with Porsche's optional Powerkit. So, it has 30 more horsepower.
 
PCA—Get ready for Werks Reunion Monterey once again, the premiere Porsche show during Monterey Car Week. The event is August 18, and registration is open.
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Motor Authority—The Porsche 917 is one of the most iconic race cars to have ever set rubber on a racetrack. Its power, prowess, and capability are recognized to this day. Its flat-12-cylinder powered the 917 to victory at the 1970 and 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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PCA—Join your fellow Porsche Club of America members at the 62nd Porsche Parade on July 9-15, 2017. Parade is PCA’s annual, weeklong event enjoyed by several thousand of your fellow members, who will gather this year in Spokane, Washington.
Note to Parade sponsors and exhibitors: Find event info here. Contact Vu Nguyen (vun@national.pca.org) for sponsor and exhibitor registration details.
 
The Truth About Cars—I sure have enjoyed my European adventure, although as usual when I’m overseas, much of what I see makes no sense to my adopted-Midwesterner eyes. Here’s an example: Why is it that I see more Porsches out and about in my home town of Powell, Ohio, than I do when I’m visiting Germany?
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MultiBriefs—When I first got into cars back in high school, one of my friends offered me a ride to the local junkyard to pick up some used parts. I had never been to the yard before, and it turned out to be an amazing experience.
 
Jalopnik—I’m about to complain. Not about the 2017 Porsche Macan GTS, that thing is damn near perfect. I’m about to complain about my life, and you’re going to hate me for it.
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Road & Track—Porsche’s GTS badge is a staple now. From Cayenne to Cayman, GTS means more power and sharper handling, the primo Porsche enthusiast bits—Sport Chrono, Powerpack, Active Suspension—bundled together. The 911 GTS, now in its third iteration, follows that old formula. But it ultimately breaks the mold. This 991.2 GTS is more than just a souped-up Carrera S. It’s a scaled-back 911 Turbo.
 
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Black Flag via Jalopnik—I love a good onboard racing video, but when you give me all 360 degrees around the car to watch, I can easily kill a whole afternoon. I want to know where all the other cars are, how corners get taken, and even take a closer look at all the things I need to fix on my own car. Surely I can’t be the only one.
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EVO—Ten years have passed since the GT2 RS badge first graced a 911 and it’ll do so again this summer now Porsche has finally confirmed the existence of its new rear-wheel drive turbocharged flagship. But before we drive it in a few months time there's the passenger ride in a prototype manufacturers like us to do. Normally we say no, but we'll make an exception for a car with over 600bhp.
 
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Motor1—Air-cooled Porsche 911s are becoming increasingly expensive. One collection sold for $6.3 million at auction – or about $780,000 per vehicle. Another well-worn RSR, meanwhile, went for $2.25 million. For those of you not looking to drop nearly seven figures on a air-cooled example, why not opt for this water-cooled 996 with a healthy dose of modifications?
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Black Flag via Jalopnik—Anyone who’s ever spent a while on track has inevitably growled “I will have you, Nemesis!” at the schmuck in front of them. That all comes back to this classic video of a Porsche following a Ford Mustang on track, growling at it in the most metal way possible.
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The Truth About Cars—Porsche Automobil Holding SE has denied it intentionally misled investors over the severity of the VW emissions cheating crisis in 2015. With Volkswagen AG’s Chief Executive Officer Matthias Müller now personally caught up in the growing market manipulation investigation, it was only a matter of time before Porsche Automobil Holding released a statement to assure investors the board had done its job appropriately.
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Autoblog—Washing your car can be a huge source of enjoyment, pride, or even relaxation, but the most common or traditional techniques we've learned as kids are killing the paint. Here are the top 3 mistakes we can avoid and their simple solutions.
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Motor1—The Dieselgate saga is, apparently, not over yet – following Audi’s problems with the German government from last week, now Porsche is facing investigations in its home country. Germany’s KBA motor transport agency is reportedly inspecting whether the sports car manufacturer is using steering wheel movements to detect when its cars are being tested for emissions.
 
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Motorsport.com—Just under a year on from its heartbreaking 2016 defeat, Toyota dominated the test, locking out the top three positions with its trio of TS050 Hybrids and relegating Porsche to fourth and fifth places.
 
PCA Club Racing—Do you love racing? Apply for the PCA Club Racing Business Manager full-time position today! Must be willing to work from PCA's office in the Baltimore-Washington area. Click on the link below to download the full job description.
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PCA—Want to get published in PCA.org and e-Brake News and be part of the new, volunteer-fueled PCA Media Gruppe? Send us your original PCA or Porsche-related content and we'll consider it for publication. Contact Editor Damon Lowney at damonl@pca.org with submissions and story ideas, and he will help with writing and editing as needed.
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Porsche of the Week
Photo by Barry Crosthwaite. Diablo Region. “I am from the PCA Diablo Region in California. Where else to take a picture of my 2016 911 GT3 RS than at the top of Mount Diablo?”

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.
 
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