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| | PCA—The record Nürburgring lap time set by Stefan Bellof 35 years ago in a Porsche 956C fell today when Timo Bernhard blasted around the 12.9-mile track nearly 52 seconds faster in the Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo, with a time of 5:19.55. |
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PCA Club Racing—With the sun shining and a slight breeze in the air, competitors enjoyed an incident-free, clean and competitive race at VIRginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia on
Saturday.
John Goetz, of Hairy Dog Garage, was on Swearingin’s tail for most of the race, but Swearingin couldn’t be beat. He ended up finishing 5.715 seconds ahead of Goetz, sailing to victory. Swearingin’s fastest lap time in Sprint 1 was 1:52.039.
Goetz came in second with Swearingin’s ACI Motorsports teammate, Richard Edge, coming in third in the TE6 class.
In the TE6 Masters class, Gary Jensen came in first place and fifth overall.
| | PCA—We invite you to vote for
your favorite in the category of Best Cover for a Regional Newsletter. Voting closes Tuesday, July 10. Here are some things to consider when making your selection: - Overall layout and composition
- Photo quality and
subject matter
- Does the cover peak your interest?
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One vote per person, must be a member of PCA and logged into the website. The winner will be announced during the Rally Banquet on Wednesday evening, July 11.
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| | PCA—Attending Rennsport Reunion VI and have already purchased a PCA corral pass? Then you may purchase parade laps starting Wednesday, July 11 at 3 PM EDT. A PCA corral pass is needed to purchase a parade laps ticket, and corral passes are sold out. Parade laps sessions will take place on Thursday (50 openings), Friday (100 openings), Saturday (100 openings), and Sunday (100 openings). Each
parade laps session costs $65. Registration will open at the link below. |
PCA—Every
few years, Porsche Panorama conducts a survey of its readership to ensure that we produce the Porsche content you want to read about. Make the magazine yours by filling out the survey in its entirety. It should only take about five to ten minutes. Only current members and Test Drive participants logged in to the PCA website are allowed access to the survey. | | |
| | Der Faszination via YouTube—Watch KIE ROBERTSON in ICE MACHINE, a Der Faszination film. Starring Kie Roberts Der Faszination, stories of the faszination with Porsche. |
| | Road & Track—The Sixties’ Endurance Race of the 2017 Spa Classic was a two hours race dedicated to pre-1963 sports, and pre-1966 GT cars. That left it open for a wide range of fast contenders, including Shelby Cobra 289s, 3.8-liter Jaguar E-Types, Morgan SLRs, TVR Granturas, Lotus Elans and Elites, Austin Healeys, C2 Corvettes, MG Bs, Shelby Mustangs, and Porsches including various 356s
and early 911s.
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Hagerty via YouTube—With an engine-less Porsche 911 project car on his hands, Bob Radke
made a brave (or perhaps sacrilegious) choice. With the help of Renegade Hybrids and Westech Performance, his 1975 Porsche adopted eight cylinders of American grunt between the rear wheels, where the car’s 2.7-liter flat-six once lived. | | |
Join Porsche Club of America at the Porscheplatz |
PCA—Following the Porsche victory at Le Mans, the teams will be back in North America for some exciting racing this summer. At the Porscheplatz you can watch all the
racing tracksides or relax, watch the races on live feed TV, and enjoy a cool beverage. There will be presentations by Porsche GTLM Team drivers, Porsche Motorsport North America, and Porsche Global Partners. Register to win an exclusive "IMSA Hot Pit Experience" and more. Admittance into the Porscheplatz is exclusively for PCA members and Porsche owners only. Remember to bring your PCA membership card or proof of Porsche ownership for admittance to the Porscheplatz. (Porsche key,
insurance papers, etc.)
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Ceramic Pro—When Ceramic Pro Americas founder and CEO Peter Diebitsch needed a car that would, in his words, “symbolize the eye-catching, revolutionary and unique qualities” of his company’s product, he chose a Porsche Panamera. | | |
| | MultiBriefs—Had it happened two days before, the stashed jug stuffed with 20’s would’ve been 25 Jacksons lighter.
At $5 a mile after exceeding AAA’s 200-mile free ride on a flatbed, I should’ve knocked or rubbed some sort of organic lucky charm that it didn’t.
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Roadshow by CNET—The Porsche 911 GT3 Touring is an interesting beast: a ferociously quick car that, at a quick glance, might seem to be something rather more humble. It is, in short, a full-fat 911 GT3, complete with 500 horsepower and a track-ready suspension and driveline, just lacking more egregious aerodynamic and visual appendages that identify it as a proper barnstormer. | | |
| | Motor1—While there are plenty of spy shots of the next-generation Porsche 911 floating around, a new spy video provides the closest look at the new coupe yet by catching one in a parking lot. The clip makes easy work of seeing which parts of the body that Porsche wants to conceal.Watch Video |
Road & Track—Editor's Note: This story was originally published March 2, 2017 with the headline "Why a Nurburgring Record Set in 1983 Will Never Be Beaten." There was one caveat: we said that it'd stand unless Porsche brought a 919 to the 'Ring, which we never expected to happen. Well, Porsche brought the 919 Evo to the 'Ring and beat Bellof's time by nearly a minute.
Feel free to force feed us humble pie. The original story appears below. - Ed. | | |
| | Jalopnik—It comes as no surprise that more attention was paid to Toyota’s overall win at the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans, with its triumph in the top class this year coming after two heartbreaking losses to Porsche in 2016 and 2017. Toyota also added Formula One’s two-time world champion Fernando Alonso to their driver lineup, hoping that would give them another
advantage. |
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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Motor1—We’re inching closer to Porsche revealing the 911 Speedster – the pace feels glacial. Porsche first dropped a retro 911 Speedster concept back in June. A few weeks later, we got our first spy shots of the vehicle, which means we’re mere months away from seeing an official debut – at least we hope. We now have a video of the Speedster lapping the Nürburgring to hold us over. | | |
| | Road & Track—It's often forgotten.
Long before Rob Dickinson moved to California to create Singer Vehicle Design, a guy called Paul Stephens was already gaining a reputation in England with his Porsche 911 restomods. Perhaps his best work, the PS Lightweight R, is a 964 with an aluminum hood,
mirrors, trunk lid, lightweight bumpers and a thinner rear screen for a weight figure of 2,689 lbs.
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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.Read More | | |
| | Jalopnik—I’m no stranger to road trips, and have a habit of doing them in fun cars. Most of the time they go as planned; other times they go very badly. But a trip from London to Le Mans and back in a 2018 Porsche 911 GT3, one of the most hardcore and extreme Porsches you can buy, was thankfully be one of the smoother ones—and surprisingly more comfortable than
anticipated. |
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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| | Motor1—When you’re spending well into six figures for a car, it’s the little things that matter. While more than $30,000 separates the Porsche Panamera Turbo and the Turbo S E-Hybrid in price – and there’s a sizable gap in horsepower and torque – the difference in real-world performance is narrow. |
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. |
The Drive—This October, RM Sotheby's is hosting an auction that every Porsche fan will want to pay attention to. The Porsche 70th Anniversary Sale will feature a number of rare and iconic Stuttgart models up for grabs at the brand's North American headquarters in Atlanta, headlined by a
Porsche 959 Group B rally car—the first time one has ever been sold at a public auction. | | |
| Endorsed by PCA- Unlimited Mileage? OK
- Commuting? Now Available
- $0 Deductible? Check
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InsideEVs—There haven’t been too many spy shots of the Porsche Mission E, but we got lucky today and caught two Mission Es (production name is Taycan) testing public charging stations in Montclair, New Jersey. |
| | Jalopnik—It sounds unbelievable for any car to lap the 12.94-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife course in only 5:19.546. The Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo went 51.58 seconds faster than the former overall lap record, with an average speed of 145.3 mph. What’s even weirder, though, is that the last record remained unbeaten for over 35 years, and wasn’t even that big of a deal when it was
set.Read More |
Motor1—Back in August, Gunther Werks wowed us with their handsome Porsche 993 400R conversion at The Quail in Monterey. Now, after nearly 10 months of testing and tuning, the company is ready to put their powerful Porsche project into a limited production run. Gunther Werks announced today that production of its bespoke 400R has kicked off at its facility in Southern California. | | |
| | The Drive—In an effort to improve its dealership experience, Porsche has been opening "Porsche Studios" across the globe that combine sales of its cars and Porsche Design accessories. On Thursday, the brand announced the grand opening of its fourth Porsche Studio in Milan, the heart of the fashion industry. |
Petrolicious—The original Porsche 911 RSR doesn’t really need much of an introduction, indeed it did a pretty good job of announcing itself with a triumph at the 1973 24 hours of Daytona, first time out. Not a bad way to kickstart the motorsport career of the machine that would eventually evolve across chassis and into greats like the 934 and beyond. | | Photo by Will Broadhead / courtesy Petrolicious |
| | The Drive—Porsche's North American branch is issuing a voluntary recall for select 2017 and 2018 Panamera models in the United States and Puerto Rico for correcting issue relating to the suspension. The recall is accompanied by a temporary stop sale notice. |
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 J. Ben Davoren. Redwood Region. "I am lucky enough to drive to work each day along the
San Francisco coast. This is the 'Sunrise Commute in San Francisco' from this morning." 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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