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PCA—The Carrera GT ranks as one of the top Porsches to drive due to its shrieking 5.7-liter
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six-speed manual gearbox, and sub-3,100-pound curb weight, but most owners don’t put many miles on them. Fortunately there’s an automotive engineer in the UK who’s put nearly 67,000 miles on his, and he allowed Charles Craven of TheSUPERCARDRIVER to take it out for a day.
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PCA—The Porsche Taycan has been making the rounds for various automotive publications, yet we've been anxiously awaiting the verdict from The Smoking Tire's Matt Farah, who unflinchingly gives an honest opinion in his
One Take videos. This morning he finally released his review of the Taycan Turbo S, and it makes us even more excited to spend more time behind the wheel of the EV.
| | PCA—Celebrating 50 years of the Porsche 914. PCA welcomes all Porsche clubs, owners, and enthusiasts to the fourth annual Werks Reunion Amelia Island on March 6, 2020. Join us at our new location: Amelia
River Golf Club. Expect to view a breathtaking array of Porsches at this free-to-spectators event, from rare classics to current models and everything in between. Display your own cherished car in model-specific Porsche Corrals or enter the Porsche Judged Field and compete to win in more than 20 prize categories.
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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 2005 Cayenne S, 1970 911S, 2002 911 Carrera, and 2005
911 Carrera.
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| | Autoweek—What is it: In 2002, Porsche built the Cayenne, a midsize SUV, and by the reaction you would have thought the enthusiast world was ending. It was the company’s best-seller for a while. Now its other SUV, the Macan, holds that title. It was the same with the Panamera sedan when it came out in 2010. Now it sells right around 911 numbers, depending on what’s newer at the time. It was a funky-looking thing until its second generation,
which solved all my qualms with it.
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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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Porsche Design—The new Porsche Design Roadster Hardcase Hybrid Trolley S is the ideal choice for the modern traveler and Porsche aficionado. This carry-on bag has all the necessities for a successful business or quick road trip. In addition to its spacious main compartment, a specially developed extra area – cleverly integrated in the form of a front pocket – holds the small items travelers frequently
need to find quickly, whether in a taxi, a plane, or a conference soon after landing.
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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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| | Grassroots Motorsports—And just like that, it was over.
After three hours and 18 minutes of mostly one-sided debate, 62 years of racing history came to an end when, on November 19, 2019, the Monterey, California County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to end the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula’s management of the track it is responsible for building, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
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PCARMARKET - Up For Auction On PCARMARKET!
PCARMARKET offers a selection of unique and highly-desirable Porsches, parts and memorabilia at seller ready pricing. Visitors have the ability to bid, view comments, and ask questions on a global auction thread. See for yourself why PCARMARKET has become the world’s fastest growing Porsche Marketplace.
Check Out These Auctions Ending Soon on PCARMARET:
- Collector-Grade Condition
- 6-Speed Manual
- Recent $26k Full Service
- Extremely Rare Build
- Only 14 Delivery Miles
- One of Only 1,948 Produced
- Possible One-Off Example
- Clean Bill of Health
- Low-Mileage
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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—Across the Porsche Club of America, members give back to their communities in many ways. The Heart O’ Dixie Region has a strong interest in helping kids, particularly foster children, and decided to hold a silent
auction and give 100% of the proceeds to the Kids to Love Foundation’s KTECH program.
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Luftgekühlt Diplomacy in the Cold War
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PCA—In the 1980s, when the Berlin Wall still partitioned east from west, the local Region of PCA — yes, there really was such a thing — assembled 20 Porsches for a tour of the city’s Soviet sector. We’re working on an article for an upcoming issue of Porsche Panorama and would like to hear from anyone who was part of the group. Please send an email to Damon Lowney:
damonl@pca.org
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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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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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Roadshow by CNET—Crash tests are nothing new in the automotive industry, but seeing how well electric cars crash is. We've started to see how well electric vehicles perform in US tests, but Europe got an in-depth crack at two highly regarded, battery-powered machines.
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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.
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| | Motor1—Whether you’ve bought a brand new Porsche or you simply enjoy spending time configuring your ideal specification, you’ve noticed that options are generally expensive. That’s especially true when the car is a limited-run special edition of an already pricey model – the 911 GT2 RS with its base price of $293,200. The track-only 935 revival is way more expensive than that, carrying a starting price in domestic market Germany of €701,948
plus VAT. Do the conversion to U.S. dollars and you’ll end up with a price tag of just under $780,000.
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Electrek—Porsche is really interested in Tesla’s latest V10 software update, and especially the new Smart Summon feature. Electrek has learned that Porsche sent engineers to the US to rent a Tesla Model 3 and test out Autopilot under the latest software update.
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Oversteer by Autotrader—I recently had the chance to drive the new Porsche TaycanOpens in New Window, which is the new PorscheOpens in New Window electric carOpens in New Window. Of course, that's understating it a bit, as the truth is that the Taycan has been highly anticipated for years now, ever since Porsche showed it off as the "Mission E" concept car back in 2015. Well, the real thing
has finally arrived, and it's very impressive.
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Angeles Times—Porsche’s 2020 911 Carrera 4S is so quick and capable that it seemed like only a racetrack could demonstrate its true capabilities.
So, wary of testing the laws of physics and the limits of the California Highway Patrol, I asked the Porsche people if I could have a couple of laps on their Porsche Experience Center track south of downtown Los Angeles. When they said yes, I forgot the Angeles Crest Highway and headed for Carson.
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The Drive—This Christmas, Chanukah, or Winter Solstice Feast, you might find the Nürburgring laid out on your kitchen table. As cool as it'd be if it were a custom slot car track, it's actually a lower-octane form of indoor fun: A Monopoly board.
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Autoblog—The 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo S may be the company's state-of-the-art electric car right now, but that may not last long. In one of its own tech articles, Porsche revealed that it's working on a four-motor electric powertrain, which is two more motors than the Taycan has. And this fancier powertrain is slated to show up first in an SUV, not an ultra-high-end sports
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| | Motor1—For the latest episode of its Top 5 series, Porsche is taking a deeper look at its most recent and most technologically advanced product. The 10-minute video takes us at the company’s Development Center in Weissach where we join “electric head” Alex Bangula in discovering some of the most important features of the all-electric Taycan.
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CNBC—Porsche is receiving a surprising amount of interest from Tesla owners for its new all-electric Taycan sports car, according to the head of the automaker’s North American operations.
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Motor1—The Porsche for the whole family is getting a nip and tuck as our spies have caught on camera a couple of prototypes depicting the Panamera Sport Turismo out and about hiding minimal changes. The camouflage is so subtle you might be tempted to believe these are just current Turbo and E-Hybrid versions of Stuttgart’s wagon, but look closer and you’ll notice some black tape hiding what
will surely be some discreet tweaks.
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The 43-year-old German, along with fellow longtime factory driver Timo Bernhard, will not return as works drivers next year, with both set to take on brand ambassador roles with the manufacturer.
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Racer—Porsche’s annual Night of Champions event held in Stuttgart, Germany, has become a celebration of all the brand achieved throughout the world of racing, and the moment where its cadre of factory drivers are confirmed in the brand’s various programs for the following season.
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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.
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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 Steve Mezzapesa. California Central Coast Region. "This is my 1965 356 C. It was handed down to me from my grandfather, who was the original owner. He bought the car new as a gray-market car. It’s all original, except for the paint (he had the color changed from Togo Brown to the ivory in the
early 70’s). 46,000 original miles. It lives on the California coast with me now."
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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