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PCA—Porsche has been deepening its GT line of sports cars and race cars recently, and one of the
latest is the 700-horsepower 911 GT2 RS Clubsport.
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PCA member received an allocation and offered the car up for a track comparison against a 485-hp 991.2 GT3 Cup. With professional driver Leh Keen at the wheel, we find out whether the Clubsport, a street car made into a race car, can beat the Cup, a car built from the ground up to race.
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PCA—Today the doors to the Los Angeles International Auto Show floor opened to journalists, and that means several manufacturers are showing off brand-new cars in the metal for the first time. Though there was nothing in the
Porsche room that hadn’t already been announced, three vehicles made their auto show debuts: 2020 Taycan 4S, 2020 Macan Turbo, and 99X Electric.
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PCA—We're on our way to a fourth grand prize! Each fall and spring, Porsche Club of America opens a member only raffle, in which you, the member, may purchase entries for a chance to win a brand-new Porsche. For the Fall 2019 Member Only Raffle, the first grand prize is a brand-new 718 Cayman GT4 plus $25,000 in cash. The second grand prize is a 718 Spyder plus $25,000 in
cash. Any additional grand prizes are either a 718 Cayman T or Boxster T, plus $25,000 in cash. Alternatively, winners may also choose $85,000 instead of a car plus $25,000. After the initial 8,500 entries, another Grand Prize will be added for every additional 4,000 entries sold. Raffle entries are $50 (USD) each.
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| | PCA—With the Holiday Season in full swing, check out our Holiday Gift Guide to find something special for the PCA member in your life. The Gift Guide includes all sorts of Porsche-related goodies and other automotive products that any Porsche owner would appreciate. Browse our gift guide below, and click on the picture of the product in which you're interested to purchase it.
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PCA—Know someone who owns a Porsche? Membership to the Porsche Club of America is a great holiday gift idea! They'll also receive a PCA sticker, PCA keychain, and a copy of Porsche Panorama to put in their stocking!
PCA welcomes every kind of Porsche. Big and small, old and new. For only $46, PCA membership provides great regional and national events, awesome driving tours, complimentary subscription to PCA’s award-winning magazine, meet fun like-minded Porsche owners, full access to PCA.org, access to the members-only online marketplace, exclusive access to PCA’s bi-annual members-only raffle, free PCA logo window decal, and discount on parts. Click here for more information. Deadline for a holiday gift membership is 12/16/2019.
Purchase Gift Membership
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Watches presents the 901 collection - a timepiece incorporating metal from a classic air-cooled Porsche 911.
The REC Concept
How do you put the soul of a car into a watch. Where do you find it? In the material, the shape, or is it in the roads it’s travelled? It’s our love for the extraordinary machine that drives our philosophy. A three-step process we’ve named: RECover, RECycle, REClaim. Or REC for short.
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PCA—PCA Sim Racing Series 3 finale provided close racing throughout the 36-car field. John Koch of Chicago Region started from pole position and finished in the lead, followed by Mark Huth of St. Louis Region in second, and Matthew Kuekes of Carolinas Region in third. Congratulations to Gresham Wagner of First Settlers Region for winning the Series 3 championship, with John Koch in second and
Leif Peterson of Maverick Region in third. Series 3 was the final PCA sim iRacing series in 2019, but we’ll have more PCA Sim Racing in 2020! Want to learn how to get involved? Visit pcasimracing.org to learn more.
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| | PCA—A popular PCA member benefit is The Mart, the club’s classifieds section online and in each issue of Porsche Panorama. Mart Fresh is a bi-weekly column in which PCA media staff and guest contributors pick what they think are the "freshest" Porsches currently available, and then attempt to explain their reasoning. Up this week are a 1982 928, 1987 924S, 2001 Boxster S, and 2008 Cayman.
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PCA—Join us in Colorado Springs as we tour the spectacular roads surrounding the legendary BROADMOOR resort. Situated at the base of one of the most famous American Mountains, Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs is the ultimate driving getaway for enthusiasts and explorers alike. PCA Treffen will take place over April 29-May 2, 2020 and includes 2 days of touring the Rocky Mountains, and a
Navigator’s Day Off to enjoy the resort or participate in local activities. Event information, including tour and activity descriptions, can be found at treffen.pca.org. Registration will open on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 3:00 PM (EST). Keep checking the website and e-Brake for additional details and announcements.
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| | PCA—What’s better than Santa’s sleigh riding in with a bag full of presents? How about a Parade of Porsches and other exotic cars full of gifts for children at the Golisano Children's Hospital?
The Porsche Club of America Everglades Region will deliver holiday gifts to children at the Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida, Saturday, December 14. The third annual “Porsche Parade of Presents” helps put a smile on children's faces while they undergo treatment. Santa and Mrs. Clause, escorted by the Lee County Sheriff’s Department, will lead the parade of exotic sports cars to the hospital. Santa and
Mrs. Clause will then hand out the presents in front of the children’s hospital.
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Motor Trend—There's some cause for concern over the future of the sports car. After all, in a world where cars drive themselves, what's the point of a car that's fun to drive? I'm of the opinion that in 20 years we'll look back on cars like the 2020 BMW Z4 M40i and 2019 Porsche 718 Boxster S with the same fondness we bestow on the comparatively analog sports cars that graced showrooms before
the turn of the century.
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& Track—When you think of Porsche race cars, the 928 isn't exactly the first car that comes to mind. It's big and heavy, more suited to grand touring duty than track work. But this 928 is different.
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PCA—Attention all Region officers and board members: The National Awards are PCA's way of recognizing outstanding performance, achieving goals, and celebrating accomplishments.
We know that the regions within PCA all excel in their own way, and this should be recognized.
The submission process is easy. Just create a brief write up (in MS Word) and submit it via email.
We are currently accepting nominations for the following National Awards:
- The Glenn Lazar-Harry Blanchard Memorial Trophy - PCA Enthusiast of the Year
- The Ferry Porsche Trophy-PCA Region of the Year
- The Porsche (PCA) Family of the Year
- The PCA Public Service Awards
For details or to submit a nomination contact the National Awards Chair:
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| | CYBER MONDAY
NOTICE: Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, all vehicle auctions normally ending this week will be ending on Monday, December 2nd. Please be sure to visit pcarmarket.com on Cyber Monday, as a great selection of Porsche vehicles/parts auctions come to an end. New auctions will continue to go live each day (including Thanksgiving) on PCARMARKET. So be sure to look for the daily email with all the great Porsche offerings
on pcarmarket.com
Click HERE to add PCARMARKET CYBER MONDAY to Your Calendar Now!
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Car and Driver—While we love our corner of Michigan, even its biggest boosters would not call it exotic. For 10Best, our base is a Boy Scouts camp where the dining hall bears the olfactory memory of decades of institutional cooking. When we opt to eat out, there is no need to know, or grease the palms of, the maitre d’ to get a good seat. Although we have learned never to select the table
directly under the leak in the roof at the scenically named Hell Saloon.
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& Track—Back in November 2018, Manthey Racing set out to break the Nürburgring production car record, currently held by the Aventador SVJ. It made some race-ready modifications to a GT2 RS and succeeded, defeating the mighty Lamborghini by over four seconds.
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Jalopnik—“Our goal was to make the hybrid system disappear into the car. We wanted to do it the way Porsche would have done it,” Vonnen CEO Chuck Moreland said about his company’s 2013 Porsche 911. The car was heavily modified to be electrified but doesn’t feel like it. It does feel pretty damn good, though.
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Autocar—Porsche has reaffirmed plans for a hypercar to crown its line-up – and, in a bid to provide a clear link between its motorsport activities and road cars, it could use a hybrid driveline originally developed in an aborted Formula 1 engine programme.
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| | Motor1—We’ve never been shy at Motor1.com about our extreme passion for off-road Porsche 911 builds. We’ve certainly seen all kinds of Baja-themed 911s over the years, but we’ve never seen anything quite like this. Once upon a time, this was a 1991 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet. Now, it’s just freaking epic.
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Jalopnik—N’er before has there been a more important task for the readers of this site, as I want—nay need—one of you to trade [many] monetary units for this 1978 Porsche 911 Turbo, once owned by Formula One racer Kevin Magnussen. I am a self-described Porsche fanatic, a racing fanatic, and direct descendant of a Dane myself. This should definitely be my car, but sadly I do not have enough
monetary units to trade for such a thing. Therefore it is your duty to buy it in my stead. And this is why.
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& Track—In the U.S., the Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman live in the shadow of the 911. It's tough to draw a direct comparison in sales numbers, but typically, Porsche sells a good bit more 911s here than 718s. In China, though, the 718 does much better. And its success there is critical to the health of Porsche's mid-engine sports cars.
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Motor Trend—Dr. Frank-Steffen Walliser is like a lot of Porsche fans. He loves the brand, and he owns two 911s himself. He took up the reins of 911 and 718 development from "Mr. 911," August Achleitner, earlier this year, and is usually hard at work in meetings or spending time with development mules to ensure the Porsche sports cars of the future retain their trademark balance and
approachability. So when we had the rare opportunity to catch up with Dr. Walliser at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show, we had to ask him a few questions about the future of the 911. Specifically, will the much-rumored electric Porsche 911 happen anytime soon? His answer: Nope. Not while he's in charge, anyway.
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| | Autoweek—What is it: The Macan is Porsche's small sport utility vehicle that includes both premium materials and price tag. For this model year and this model year only, the Macan S stands as the top trim of the Macan lineup, above the base four-cylinder model. 2020 brings back the traditional top-bill Macan Turbo with a new engine making 434 hp.
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PCA—The Executive Council has appointed Maggie Goodman Garnett, Kansas City Region; Ron Gordon, Chesapeake Region; and John D’Angelo, Loma Prieta Region as members of the 2019-2021 Nominating Committee. The committee is carrying out its responsibilities in accordance with the Manual of National Policy and Procedures (MNPP) and PCA National Bylaws. Its goal is to consider, identify, and select the best possible slate
of candidates to fill the Executive Council officer roles for the 2021-2022 term. As part of this process, the committee actively seeks feedback from PCA’s Regions on those talented individuals who have the enthusiasm, dedication, and leadership to serve on the Executive Council. The timing to get suggestions to any member of the committee is no later than December 15, 2019.
Members of the committee are listed here on the National website. For further information, contact Maggie Goodman Garnett, 2019-2021 Nominating Committee Chair, via email at nominatingcommittee@pca.org
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Jalopnik—Is a decent driver-grade 911 selling for a sane price a sign of consumer confidence levels, a portent of a downward trending economic environment, or just a buyer getting a great deal? Today on Bring A Trailer this silver Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 Targa—arguably among the most iconic sports cars of all time—sold for a price that I would call within the realm of sanity; $25,800. It’s been
years since I’ve seen anything even close to this. It feels like the tides are turning.
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Motor1—We are still several months away from the debut of the next-generation Porsche 911 Turbo S but we’ve already seen quite a few prototypes of the model testing on public roads and race tracks. Today we uncover yet another test car but this time around it’s a rather interesting machine that caught our photographers’ attention in Stuttgart.
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Newsroom—A strong second place for Porsche works driver André Lotterer in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship 2019/2020 season-opener on Friday and valuable experience gathered in the second Diriyah E-Prix race was, overall, an encouraging debut for Porsche in the fully-electric race series.
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- Unlimited Mileage? OK
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InsideEVs—A recent post on the Facebook Porsche Taycan Group reveals that the Taycan is now running on an 8- to 10-week delivery delay. A Norwegian reservation holder received an email from the German automaker explaining the situation.
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Ad Age—Porsche will run the first Super Bowl ad in its history as it seizes on the year’s largest TV audience to push the Taycan, its first all-electric vehicle.
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Drive—While discussing the Porsche 718's future in an interview last week, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume let slip an important detail about the 992-generation 911's ultimate variant: there will be a hybrid.
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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
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| | PCA—Griot's Garage is sponsoring our Porsche Photo of the Week contest. Starting with the October monthly recap, 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.
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Photo by Michael Ng. Canada West Region. "This is a photo of my Cayman GT4 instantly making the shed look cool like the car."
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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e-Brake News
I hope you enjoyed this issue of Porsche Club of America's e-Brake News. If you have any questions or comments, please contact:
Damon Lowney
Digital Media Coordinator & e-Brake News Editor
damonl@pca.org
(410) 381-0911
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