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| | PCA—Didn't make it to Werks Reunion Amelia Island this year? Watch this video to see what it's like — and remember: Werks Reunion Monterey will take place August 24.
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PCA—If you’ve ever wondered how fast a Le Mans Prototype race car could be without the
technical regulations imposed by the World Endurance Championship (WEC) to keep the racing close, then you’ll want to pay attention to the new Porsche 919 Hybrid “Evo” during its “World Tour” this year. In its first outing, the unhinged LMP1 car set the lap record at Spa Francorchamps, beating the previous record set by a Formula One car. | | PCA—Porsche owners love to wash and shine their prized possession, but they are also very competitive. Each year Porsche Parade has the ideal event to indulge both of these inclinations,
in the form of a concours d’elegance. Originating in France over a century ago, the definition of concours, according to Merriam-Webster, is “a public competition,” and the term has come to be closely associated with competitive vintage or classic car shows in which prizes are awarded for those in the best original condition. Cars start with 300 points, which are deducted for each flaw a judge finds. A “perfect” Porsche will retain all 300 points, though this is an extremely rare
occurrence.Read More |
PCA—In the probably not too distant future, we’ll be able to look at a 911 history broken into three epochs: air-cooled, water-cooled, and hybrid. The 997.2-generation 911 Carrera, which celebrates its tenth birthday later this year, may well go down as being the most loved/sought-after of the water-cooled 911s. We should probably be snapping them up in droves now. Here’s
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| | PCA—Porsche Parade Phase 2 Event Registration is open! Though Phase 1 Housing Registration is temporarily suspended as we prepare for Phase 2 Registration, worry not: You may register for housing when Phase 1 reopens, and there are also other options available in the area. Click here for additional lodging ideas. Be sure to check the Parade Facebook page and the website for updates and to prepare for Phase 2 registration.Register |
Porsche—Seventy years ago, Dr. Ferry Porsche created the world’s favorite sports car. Since then, his dream of the perfect sports car has generated passionate experiences, always better when shared. To commemorate the 70th anniversary of Porsche, there will be a
worldwide celebration with the first Sportscar Together Day on June 9, 2018. To participate, we’re encouraging you to start sharing your sports car passion now. Whether you're running an errand with your family, or sharing your Porsche with friends on a road trip, post your moments on social with #SportscarTogether.
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| | PCA Club Racing—The Porsche Club of America (PCA) Club Racing Trophy East Series kicked off its 2018 season with three exciting races at PCA’s Peachstate 225 at Road Atlanta over the weekend. |
The Drive via
YouTube—This car belongs to the Porsche Museum. It is worth millions of dollars. And they let me spank it at their Weissach test track. Good times. | | |
| | PCA—By the mid 1980s we’d been in the street-machine-performance-car doldrums for more than a decade. Muscle cars were long dead, Corvette V-8s sank as low as 200 bhp, Ferrari Boxers were illegal in the U.S. and high performance cubic inches seemed empty. |
Road & Track—In the mid-1990s, Porsche had to modernize the 911. Building an air-cooled car with bones dating back to the early 1960s simply wasn't sustainable, so Porsche had no choice but to go radical. | | |
| | The Drive—Shows like the New York International Auto Show, Geneva Motor Show and India’s Auto Expo are meant to showcase auto industry trends, upcoming innovations and concept models. The NYIAS included new models, futuristic concepts, and autonomous and electric cars, but one standout was the vintage Porsche. Ed.: This 356 is owned by a PCA member; check out our Facebook page to watch a video that includes this car from the Porsche Club Preview event on March 30.Read More |
Road & Track—Air-cooled Porsche 911 prices have skyrocketed these past few years, so much so that rarer models like the Carrera RS have evolved from pricy driver's cars to full-on collector pieces. If you're looking for the RS experience, but don't want to pay absurd auction prices, there's at least one shop that
can build the perfect 911 for you.Watch Video | | |
| | Jalopnik—The 2019 Porsche Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo is a dream car in more ways than you might think. Of course it’s expensive; something many of us can only fantasize about buying. But it’s also the literal stuff of dreams. Something that shouldn’t exist in real life. Something that feels impossible. |
Jalopnik—I didn’t see the sagging metal cable stretched across the camp entrance when I went to turn around the $175,000 2019 Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo I was driving until it was too late. |
| | MultiBriefs—Ice cream. My woman loves it.
We were out, and she had to have some. What better reason for a road trip than to quench my sweet's desire?
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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.
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Autobytel via
YouTube—Over the last decade the Porsche Cayman has developed its own colt following apart from the 911. The 4th generation seeks to distinguish itself further with a new name, new motor, and more mid-engine attitude. The name 718 gives homage to the late 1950’s sports car that was equipped with a flat-four cylinder engine. The styling updates on the 718 Cayman are still in line with Porsche’s latest design language. Base price for the 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman is
$55,300. | | |
| | Motor1—Is it a lifted wagon? A rugged hatchback? A crossover? Call it what you want, the Cross Turismo is a sign of things to come in terms of fully electric Porsches. First shown last month in Geneva, the second Mission E concept after the sedan unveiled back in 2015 is expected to go into early into the next decade. In this new video, the Stuttgart-based company puts the
spotlight on the concept’s exterior and interior design.Watch Video |
Road & Track—Alois Ruf can point to the specific moment in his life that helped define the sort of cars he builds to this day.Read More | | |
| | Motor1—It was only a couple of days ago when Porsche through its bespoke division unveiled a high specification of the Panamera Turbo finished in Crayon and now another special creation is ready to be your next wallpaper. While Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur usually shares images with the more practical four-door models (Macan, Cayenne, Panamera), today we’re able to admire a fancy
911 in the track-oriented GT3 RS guise.Read More |
Petrolicious—In the Porsche world, the 1973 Carrera RS is an icon in motorsports. The model is famous for its homologation history, its 2.7 liter mechanically-fuel-injected 210-horsepower flat-six, and its bulging rear flares. A little over 1,500 examples were built in both Touring and Lightweight packages, and in
today’s money they typically fetch over half a million dollars. | | Photo by Patrick Stevenson / courtesy Petrolicious |
| Endorsed by PCA- Unlimited Mileage? OK
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| | Porsche Newsroom—This means that the Weissach factory team can continue to pursue the development of its own electric powertrain, which is due for homologation in 2019. As announced at the end of July 2017, Porsche plans to be among those competing in the sixth season of the global electric racing series at the end of 2019.Read More |
Motor1—Just a few weeks after Mercedes unveiled the GT R as the new and most powerful F1 Safety Car ever, their neighbors in Stuttgart are introducing the equivalent car for the World Endurance Championship. Porsche has selected the 911 Turbo to serve as the official Safety Car until 2020 and that means we’ll get to see during the famous Le Mans endurance race in the next three years.Read More | | |
The Drive—Porsche is investing in Israeli tech startup Anagog. A company press release did not include details of the transaction, but said the automaker had acquired a "minority stake." Founded in 2010, Anagog develops artificial-intelligence software used to predict customer behavior. Porsche believes there are automotive applications for this tech.Read More |
Motor1—Porsche has announced its desire to reduce CO2 emissions by fueling internal combustion engines with sustainably sourced fuels. |
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
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Photo by Blaine Rampulla. Pocono Region. "I had just bought my first 911, and my 12-year-old son and I traveled to Watkins Glen International last year for the PCA Club Racing event for the first time. We had a great time and will be attending more club races in the future.
"I took this photo of a 911 GT3 Cup car with an expired engine inside the first turn. Bad news for the owner, team
and driver, but it does make a interesting photograph. The driver was not injured and his safety crew put the fire out before the car itself caught fire."
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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