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| | Porsche Newsroom—1973: New suspension designs are gaining ground. Suddenly the future for rear-engine cars looks uncertain. Porsche’s developers and decision makers are concerned. The 911, which has been on the market for nine years, is selling well and is a major commercial success. But the question is: how much longer will that continue? |
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PCA—With springtime comes a staple of Porsche Club of America, the Spring 2018 Member Only Raffle, and we’re giving away
four Porsche 718 GTSs — Boxster or Cayman — plus $25,000 cash for each grand prize. After the initial 8,500 entries, another grand prize will be added for every additional 4,000 entries sold. | | PCA—Drive, dine, and explore in Canada's Banff National Park during the upcoming Treffen North America from Sept. 12-15, 2018. Registration opens June 13 at 3 PM EDT. Visit the Treffen North America website for details about driving tours and Navigator's Day Off
excursions. |
| | PCA—Join us at the Porsche Club of America Car Corral for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park, Detroit Michigan, June 1-3, 2018. The event will feature the cars of the Verizon IndyCar Series, the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship, the high-flying trucks of the SPEED Energy Stadium SUPER Trucks and the Trans Am Series presented
by Pirelli. |
Petrolicious—Since my Project-Porsche was completed last September I’ve put more than 6,000km on the car; a lot of distance to cover in a short time in an old machine, and considering the car was in workshop-hibernation from October to April to fix a few things and keep the salt and snow away, you can probably tell that I like to drive the 911 whenever possible. | | Photo by Markus Haub / courtesy Petrolicious |
PCA—The 2018 Rally Awards Party will get
you an up close view of some of the fastest and most powerful boats on The Lake. It’s happening at the Performance Boat Center, a Lake of the Ozarks hotspot with incredible water views on Wednesday, July 11. We’ll be recognizing winners from the:
And it's still not too late to: - Register for Parade
- Reserve a Room
- Add to your existing event registration
The deadline is June 10, 2018.
There are only 2 days left to pre-order limited edition Ozark Parade ’18 gear from the Parade webstore!
Click here to visit the PCA Webstore. We have shirts, hats, and jackets. These special items will only be available until May 31. All items will be delivered in time for Parade. | | |
PCA—Porsche Club of America (PCA) welcomes all Porsche
clubs, owners, and enthusiasts to Werks Reunion Monterey on Friday, August 24.
Werks Reunion was created by the Porsche Club of America as an event to celebrate both the Porsche marque as well as the camaraderie of being an enthusiast.
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| | The Drive—When Porsche unveiled the 2019 911 GT3 RS in February, the feature that immediately caught everyone's attention was the car's beautiful new green paint job. It's called Lizard Green, and if your eyeballs were instantly drawn to it, that means that the design team in charge of creating new paint schemes for Porsche models did their job well. |
| | Roadshow by CNET—While virtual reality continues to sadly flounder, loved by few but ignored by most, augmented reality at least is taking off. With support for the technology, which can draw virtual images over the real world, available in all modern smartphones, it's easy to start dropping digital furniture in your living room or virtual Stormtroopers in your
selfies. |
Porsche Travel Experience—When the road and the car are both on your bucket list, Porsche offers all-inclusive vacations that deliver. Announcing Travel Experiences California and Route 66. Drive an assortment of 911 models on America’s most desirable driving roads. Each tour is 6-night, 5 day event
where guests can expect luxury resort lodging, fine dining and entertainment commensurate of the Porsche brand. Elevate vacation driving to an entirely new level with one of these two tours.
Something truly magical happens when you experience a Porsche vehicle in a relaxed and exclusive setting. Your sense of adventure awakens and you are rewarded with once in a lifetime memories. | | |
| | The Drive—The sixth episode of Porsche's 9:11 video magazine was dedicated to looking back at seventy years of Porsche's sports cars, a milestone the brand has been keen to celebrate this year. In addition to the short film, Porsche also picked out a model from each decade that led the brand forward, which it describes in its latest Youtube video.
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PCA—Described as a museum springing to life, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is the largest event held during the famed Monterey Classic Car Week, and is the only event where vintage race cars are doing what they were originally intended to do…race.
And what better way to enjoy this step back into history than to watch the races from the PCA Car Corral and Hospitality Tent? The Car Corral and Hospitality Tent are open to PCA members and Porsche owners. This year our Corral and Tent are located inside Turn 5. For those of you that attended the Porscheplatz at Laguna Seca, you know this is probably one of the primo-viewing areas on the track.
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| | Porsche Newsroom—Rock star Adam Levine has owned a 1958 356A Speedster for ten years, and at the Experience Centre L.A. he had the opportunity to swap the wheel of his historic Porsche for that of the Mission E concept study. Watch the film to see how the sports car of the future measured up when the Maroon 5 frontman took a seat in the cockpit. |
Time—In the latest installment of the popular segment, Maroon 5’s Adam Levine joined host James Corden to drive around in a car, singing some of his band’s greatest hits like “Moves Like Jagger” and “This Love.” The bit was proceeding as normal, with Corden pulling over to watch Levine balance random objects on his face and heading to a race track for a high-speed trivia session. While fans of Carpool Karaoke know that surprise guests are a standard
feature, no one — not even Corden — was expecting the police to show up. | | |
Image courtesy @lehmank via Instagram | | Jalopnik—Racing driver Leh Keen has been building amazing Safari 911s for a while now, so he got a whole crew of lifted 911 owners together to do a fun road trip/off-pavement excursion called the Keen Project Appalachian Adventure. Of course, if you have a Safari Porsche 911 built for apocalypse duty, you know what to do: send it. |
PCA—Porsche Parade: Lake of the Ozarks is only four months away, and event registration opens April 2 at 12 PM EDT. Here is the Parade Competition Rules (PCR) book, a guide to the various competitive events on offer at Parade.Read More |
Lockton Motorsports—Wearing the right accessories can enhance your track day experience and safety. Follow these tips to find the equipment that fits your needs on and off the track. | | |
| | Edmunds—It's unlikely that the 2018 Porsche 718 Boxster GTS will be a future marque attraction in the Porsche Museum or receive top billing in an Edmunds "Top 10 Greatest Porsches of All Time" listicle. When you consider that Porsche has been building sports cars for 70 years, and you've got the likes of the 356, the 959 and the 918 as contenders, how could
it? |
Roadshow by
CNET—In a recall that is slightly less dramatic than the dreaded GT3 connecting rod failures of several years ago, Porsche has issued a recall for certain 911-shaped toy cars because "the wheels can come off and present a choking hazard to children." Still, even if that happens, it's probably less dangerous than someone's first drive in an air-cooled 911 Turbo. | | |
| Endorsed by PCA- Unlimited Mileage? OK
- Commuting? Now Available
- $0 Deductible? Check
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Jalopnik—Have you ever thought to yourself, “Gee, how would an axe murderer outfit a fine German drop-top sportscar?” Thankfully, the Porsche 718 Boxster configurator is here for you to answer that question and any others you may have over and over again to your heart’s content. | | |
| | Carbuzz—If I stick to the script for Porsche GT3 reviews it should be hard to find anything negative to say about it. But let’s try! I’m going to put it out there and say the much-hyped stickshift option for the second-generation 991 GT3 isn’t the right transmission for this car. Indulge me. When the 991 GT3 launched as PDK-only many were left cold. But Porsche fronted it out by
saying it was appropriate to the motorsport DNA and symbolic of the ‘chase every tenth’ mentality of the department that built it. |
PCA—PCA Hill Country Region (HCR) has worked with Circuit of the Americas to provide an exclusive ticket offer for PCA members planning to attend the Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix, October 19 – 21, 2018 at Circuit of the Americas (COTA), Austin, Texas. COTA has dedicated seating exclusively for PCA members in the T12 and T15 grandstands. Turn 12 prices range from $325.00 - $395.00 per ticket. Turn 15 prices range from $445.00 – $645.00
per ticket. Other ticket options are also available. COTA is also offering PCA members discounted parking in Lot T or Lot F for $100.00. |
Petrolicious—Breathtaking. That’s the only word I can use to describe the force and motion of a Group C car in full on-the-ground flight, as it travels through the belly of Eau Rouge and through the quick directional change of Raidillon and then over the crest and away, onward to the Kemmel
straight. | | Photo by Will Broadhead / courtesy Petrolicious |
| | Cars.com—Porsche took another step forward in its quest to catch Baskin-Robbins by offering more flavors of its 911 sports car. The latest addition is the 2018 911 Carrera T, which comes with weight savings and a familiar powertrain. |
Porsche Newsroom—In years to come, 2019 will be talked about at Porsche with the same reverence as 1948. For while the company is celebrating the 70th anniversary of Porsche sports cars this summer, many an eye in Zuffenhausen is already firmly focussed on next year and the arrival of
everything ‘E’. | | |
| | Autoevolution—Sure, the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS is the king of the Nurburgring, thanks to its 6:47 lap time, which allows it to hold the production car lap record on the infamous German track. But actually blitzing the Ring in the 700 hp beast isn't as easy as it might seem. |
PCA—Want to get published in PCA.org and e-Brake News and be part of the 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. | | |
Griot's Garage partners with PCA for e-Brake Photo of the Week contest |
| | PCA—We are excited to announce a new partnership with Griot's Garage for our Porsche Photo of the Week contest. Starting in May, winners will receive a Griot's Garage Concours Lawn Kit, a $99.99 value. We will also randomly award a PotW voter each month a PFM Speed
Shine Kit, a $28.99 value. All you have to do is cast a vote for your favorite Porsche photo. |
Photo by Dave Forte. Florida Thoroughbred. "This is my 2016 Boxster GTS in Guards Red. It's a PDK car with many options, including black leather and Alcantara delete. I love the sound of that flat six through the sport exhaust! Member of the PCA Boxster Register." 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. |
e-Brake News
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