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| | PCA—When you think of the Canadian Rockies, images of jagged, ice-capped peaks, alpine lakes fed by glaciers, diverse wildlife wandering the road, and breathtaking curved roads inevitably comes to mind. |
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PCA— If the PCA Prize Patrol sees you wearing PCA clothing at Rennsport Reunion, they will give you a card you can redeem at the PCA hospitality tent on Cayman Island for a chance
to win some cool giveaways, including a set of Pirelli tires! While supplies last and restrictions may apply.
Be sure to check out our RRVI Porsche Club Activities event page to stay up to date on whatever PCA is up to. | | PCA—Hagerty and the Porsche Club of America (PCA) today announced a partnership that brings both of their nationally-based youth programs together to provide even
more young people access to learn about and experience enthusiast-driven cars.
In addition to being the official sponsor of PCA Juniors, Hagerty will host workshops and programs at PCA Juniors events across the nation, including Rennsport, Amelia Island, Porsche Parade and Werks
Reunion.
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PCA—Just like no discussion of any British sports car is complete without a gratuitous reference to the “The Prince of Darkness” otherwise known as the Joseph Lucas-supplied electrical system, it seems impossible for most punters to say anything about the 996 without mentioning the headlights. It’s the first and last refuge of someone with little else of import to say about the car. Enough already. Nobody complained about
the same headlights on the Boxster or the GT1. The 996 is a great Porsche, and the first year is particularly captivating. It’s a Porsche we should all be shopping for at the moment. | | |
| | evo via YouTube—Road Racers. Ford GT, Porsche 911 GT2 RS, AMG GT R and Lotus Exige Cup 430 – four motorsport inspired road cars on the same track, with the same Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres on the same day. But which is quickest around the Anglesey Coastal Circuit? |
Porsche via YouTube—Episode 8 of 9:11 Magazine is dedicated to the theme “on the road”: A selection of particularly rare Porsches gathers on the Grossglockner in Austria. The Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo flies around the Porsche on-road circuit in Leipzig, Germany. Eight Cayman GT4 Clubsports storm the summit of Pikes Peak. And: The Porsche Type 597 Jagdwagen conquers any terrain. | | |
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Trend—There is a heavy stillness in the air, the weight of expectation.
Less than an hour before, our resident pro driver, Randy Pobst, had flung the mighty McLaren 720S around WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in 1 minute, 29.78 seconds—the fastest lap ever recorded in the history of our Best Driver's Car competition. Now, he's powering the 911 GT2 RS down the infamous Corkscrew, the echoes of
the Porsche's barrel-chested bellow, so much like the iconic 935 racer, cascading through the surrounding hills.
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| | PCA—Join us for the Porscheplatz at the 21st Annual Motul Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA. The Porscheplatz tent will be the hub of activity for PCA members and Porsche owners at the races. There will be presentations by Porsche Motorsports North America and Porsche GT team drivers. Other activities include Porsche team garage/paddock tours. Mobil 1 and Michelin
will also give presentations. Special drawings will be held both days, including ones for "Hot Pit Experiences". "Hot Pit Experience" winners are given the exclusive opportunity to have a personal tour into the hot pits during the races. You can also just relax in the tent, enjoy a cool beverage, and watch the races via live feed TV. Bring your member card or Porsche key for admittance.
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Motorweek via YouTube—We all have our favorites, this 964 Carrera 4 is
ours. | | |
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Truth About Cars—Porsche will quit offering diesel powertrains for its cars and light trucks, effectively adding another nail to the fuel’s coffin. Following Volkswagen Group’s emission’s fiasco in the United States, which included Porsche, Europe has become increasingly critical of diesel-engined vehicles. Citywide bans have have been proposed throughout the region and, as of February, Porsche suspended diesel sales due to an ongoing German probe into VW Group’s diesel
engines. |
| | Motor Trend via YouTube—The wait is over! World’s Greatest Drag Race is back with the year’s best 12 contenders from Motor Trend’s 2018 Best Driver’s Car competition. See the McLaren 720S, Porsche 911 GT2 RS, Honda Civic Type R, Lamborghini Huracán Performante, BMW M5, Ford Mustang GT PP2, Alfa Romeo Stelvio Q4 Quadrifoglio, Kia Stinger GT, Audi TT RS, Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, Mazda
MX-5 Club, and the Aston Martin Vantage face off in an epic quarter-mile sprint for glory and ultimate bragging rights. |
Petrolicious—Luftgekühlt is not just the hottest ticket in the Porsche scene; this celebration of the air-cooled P-car is something that every car show from here on out should take note of, such is the success of the format created by works racer Patrick Long and designer Howie Idelson. | | Photo by Rosario Liberti / courtesy Petrolicious |
| | Jalopnik—An unhappy fact about my life is that, more than likely, I’ll never own a Porsche 911 GT3. The silver lining, however, is that I’ll never have to helplessly watch my 911 burn down on the Nürburgring. |
Road & Track—Rally videos never get boring. This one, taken from inside the cabin of an air-cooled Porsche 911 from an event last weekend in Germany, might be one of the best.
This clip comes to us from rally YouTuber McRallye, and features drivers Andreas Dahms and Inka Lerch piloting a bright green air-cooled 911 during the first stage of the Lower Saxony
Rally in Osterode, Germany.
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| | Top Gear—Who said the power wars were over? Both the BMW M5 and Merc-AMG E63 S pack around 600bhp, but they may have met their maker in the astonishing, 671bhp Panamera Turbo S e-hybrid. |
Carfection via YouTube—Porsche
911: Le Mans Classic Clubsport, The Ultimate RestomodPaul Stephens has been restomodding classic Porsche 911s for years. The Le Mans Classic Clubsport is his latest creation. | | |
| | Motor1—Bicycles and cars don’t mix. Nine times out of 10, one is mad at the other for various reasons often about who has the right of way – and who should park where. It’s an often volatile encounter filled with profanities and profane, spastic hand gestures waving in the air. But the two can aid one another when the situation requests it. Just take this modified Porsche Cayenne Turbo
who helped a bicyclist achieve a new world record thanks to simple physics. |
Road & Track—Now, this should be good. The McLaren 720S is absurdly quick in a straight line—like, runs-the-quarter-mile-as-quickly-as-a-Bugatti-Veyron-Super-Sport quick. The only rear-wheel drive car we've tested that beat its 9.9-second quarter-mile time is the LaFerrari. But, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS seems like a worthy challenger.Watch Video | | |
| | Jalopnik—The German tuning outfit TechArt has been playing with Porsche Cayennes for a long time now, but I’m pretty sure this is the first time they’ve teamed up with a company that makes couches. Yes, finally, TechArt has a tuning kit for the Cayenne that not only ups its power output a good bit and has a bunch of
exterior bodykit stuff, but it also teamed up with high-end furniture maker Rolf Benz to couch-ify the interior. Too bad it now looks like it’s full of bad dorm room sofas. |
The Truth About Cars—We’ve long bemoaned the death of the manual transmission. But with few practical advantages other than being more enjoyable to a limited subset of the population, it’s quickly (and understandably) slipping into obscurity. It’s not alone.
Based on research conducted by online automotive marketplace CarGurus, the good ol’ handbrake is also rapidly losing relevance as automakers shift their focus to electronic parking brakes. |
| | 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. |
PCA—To celebrate 70 years of Porsche, the world’s greatest sports car, Porsche Design has created a timepiece exclusively for Porsche Club of America (PCA) members: the Chronograph 70Y Sportwagen PCA Edition. Strictly limited to only 70 timepieces worldwide, this masterpiece pays tribute to the passion, commitment and camaraderie of PCA members, as well as the legendary Chronograph I,
the first-ever timepiece developed by Porsche Design. | | |
| Endorsed by PCA- Unlimited Mileage? OK
- Commuting? Now Available
- $0 Deductible? Check
- Or set limits and pile on the savings
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| | Jalopnik—Perhaps the greatest moment in Porsche lore is when Mark Donohue set a world closed-course record for the fastest average lap speed in history. All that time ago, Donohue managed to run an incredible 221.12 miles per hour in a modified Porsche 917/30, a record that would stand until 1987. Porsche has a retired mega sports car with serious power onboard that is running outside
of its original rulebook specs in the 919 Evo. They really need to go back to Talladega. |
The Truth About Cars—Roughly one year ago, German automakers were confronted with a crisis. Following Volkswagen’s diesel emissions fiasco, European antitrust regulators became suspicious that BMW, Daimler, and VW Group were involved in a longstanding automotive cartel that cooperated on decisions regarding technical issues, development, supplier management, and illegal price fixing.
Investigators were also concerned manufacturers worked together to standardize diesel treatment fluid (AdBlue) reservoirs to reduce exhaust emissions, then encouraged each other to cheat on emissions tests when they were deemed insufficient. |
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. |
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
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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 George Sells. Carolinas Region. "I bought my 1970 914-6 in
1985 and it was treated to a bare-metal total rejuvenation in 2008. Getting up at dawn is never fun, but if I must, driving my ‘Six’ makes it worthwhile. So, while on an early morning drive last fall, I came across a fog-covered South Carolina lake, yielding a perfect photo opportunity." 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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