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| | PCA—The Porsche 959 was the greatest supercar the world had seen when it was first put on sale in the mid-1980s. Yet here in America, it wasn't possible to buy one — at first. Enter Bruce Canepa. This is the story of how he federalized the 959 and now has it making 800 horsepower.
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PCA—Kris Clewell owns a 1972 Porsche 911 that he drives everywhere at almost any time of the year. It’s seen what his home state of Minnesota has to offer plus several trips out to the West Coast over the years. That includes
rain, salty air, snow, and snow treatment on the roads — a fast track to a rusty front pan. As he’s done most of the work on his 911, he decided to get rid of the rust and replace the front pan himself, learning along the way and documenting the job. Follow along, starting with this first installment!
| | PCA—Due to the novel Coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, automotive events around the world have been postponed or cancelled, and events held by and/or related to Porsche Club of America are no exception. Below is
a list of PCA National and Porsche-related events and their current statuses. We will update this page as more information becomes available. PCA National-hosted events are in bold.
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| | Pirelli—Pirelli offers you a chance to win round-trip flights to Las Vegas, two-night accommodation, and the driving experience with Dream Racing (one companion included):
- You (the winner) will have the opportunity to race a Porsche 911 Carrera S, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and Porsche 911 GT2 RS (5 laps per car). Then pick one of these 3 options: McLaren 720S, Lamborghini Performante, or Ferrari 488 Pista.
- Your companion will drive a 992-generation Porsche 911 Carrera S for 5 laps + 2 laps riding along with a professional driver.
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PCA—PCA Sim Racing featured another exciting club racing event last Friday at Virginia International Raceway with full grids in all classifications. 80 PCA member racers from Regions all over North America participated. You can watch the recorded Podium eSports broadcast by clicking here.
In PCA Sim Racing’s new multi-class competition, class winners Friday were Michael Polasek (Northern New Jersey Region) in Pro Class; Charles Yow (Coastal Bend Region) in Club Class; Joseph Stiefel (Chicago Region) in Sportsman Class; and Michael Wassel (Los Angeles Region) in Rookies Class. Congratulations to all of the class podium finishers!
Watch the PCA Sim Racers take on Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in a live broadcast this Friday, starting at 8pm Eastern time by clicking here. If you are interested in getting started in the fun and competitive PCA Sim Racing program, click here for more information.
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| | PCA—“Oh come on, nobody’s favorite color is brown.” It’s a quote from American playwright Lee Blessing. That particular quote’s only real claim to fame is the fact that it generally tops the Google search results on the exceedingly rare occasion when someone actually looks for quotes about the color brown. You can trash talk all you want about beiges, but beiges (at least of the metallic variety) remain perennially popular choices,
whereas brown cars, after a brief period of popularity in the mid-1970s, became the butt of tired UPS quips and, even worse, scatological jokes.
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via YouTube—With much of North America staying at home to help limit the spread of the coronavirus, you're probably looking for something to stave boredom. Look no further, we have this YouTube playlist of 18 of our channel's most popular videos.
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PCA—UPDATE 3-23-2020: In compliance with Maryland Governor Hogan’s Executive Order, starting at 5 pm Eastern Time on March 23, 2020, the PCA National Office will be closed until further notice. We will have PCA staffers working remotely in limited capacity. You can always reach us via email.
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| | PCA—With the novel coronavirus that results in the COVID-19 disease, yesterday Porsche decided to halt vehicle production, citing a preparation in declining demand. The factories in Zuffenhausen and Leipzig will cease production on March 21.
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Gear—We were about four hours into France when the texts started pinging. “Geneva motor show cancelled”. Rowan and I were unfazed by this development. It was Friday, we weren’t due in Switzerland until Monday and besides, we had plans for the weekend. Plans that involved two super-estates, a ski resort and a pair of roof boxes. You join us in a pizzeria a couple of nights later.
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Autocar—We arrive in Inverness with the far north of Scotland under a severe weather warning and conditions bad enough to have earned a name. This is going to be the Porsche Boxster T versus Storm Brendan.
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PCA—We remain hopeful that the 65th Annual Porsche Parade will continue as planned and your planning committee remains fully engaged in
preparing for this PCA signature event. Based on our assessment of the quickly evolving COVID-19 situation we have made the following adjustments to Parade registration:
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Registration (General Registration and Housing) remains open.
Phase II Registration (Banquets, Events, & Activities), will be delayed one month, to open Tuesday April 28th at 12:00pm (noon) EDT.
Phase II Registration Webinar will be delayed one month to Tuesday, April 14th at 9 pm EDT / 6 pm PDT. This webinar will guide you through the Phase II Registration process.
Parade entrants may now cancel their registration without penalty up to June 15, six days before Parade opening. If you choose to cancel your registration, 100% of your registration fees will be refunded.
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Road & Track—In an effort to help people with cars curb the spread of coronavirus, professional detailer Larry Kosilla has released a video explaining how to properly clean and disinfect your car's interior.
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| | Autocar—What is it?
Time was when the wildest Porsche generally took the form of a turbocharged 911 with four-wheel drive and a wing, at least as far as spec-sheet figures went.
Following the launch of the latest 911 Turbo S – a car with 641bhp, a 2.6sec 0-62mph time, hips wider than a bin lorry, and a wing – you could argue that nothing has changed. However, if you accept modern Porsche is really now an SUV company that builds proper sports cars mainly to protect its pedigree (last year, it sold almost 200,000 Cayenne and Macan models compared with only 80,000 of everything else) then the
'wildest', most ambitious model it makes is now the £123,000 Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid.
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Motor Trend—After plugging into the electric-car market the blisteringly quick Taycan, Porsche isn't anywhere close to being done with its EV offensive in the coming years. We already knew that the Macan crossover was destined to go pure-electric, and thanks to a new report, we now have a clearer idea of when we'll see the Macan EV hit the road.
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Autoblog—2020 is off to a rough start for the entire automotive industry, but Porsche ended 2019 on an extremely positive note. It notably increased its global sales by 10% to 280,800 units. The company told Autoblog it plans to continue growing in the coming years, and it doesn't expect it will need to cap sales to maintain exclusivity.
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| | Motor1—In a casual conversation about off-roaders, you’ll rarely hear someone talk about a Porsche – not even a Cayenne, the marque's biggest and most capable luxury SUV. Being a luxury vehicle, owners most likely won't subject their Cayenne into an extensive journey, more so, a cross-country safari from Austria to South Africa.
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Roadshow by CNET—It doesn't take long to fall in love with the Porsche 911 Speedster. Wind the free-breathing flat-six engine up to its 9,000-rpm redline in third gear and you'll immediately want to slow down so you can do it all over again.
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& Track—The Porsche 911 isn't the most logical rally car out there, but it's proven itself time and time again at events all across the globe. This 997-generation GT3 has been transformed into an R-GT-class competitor, and it makes a brutal flat-six sound.
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Motor1—The Porsche 911 is a very adaptable platform that can be anything from a hardcore track car to a sporty, yet comfortable grand tourer. This new project from German's DP Motorsport exemplifies that adaptability by taking a 1985 Carrera 3.2 Coupe and turning it into a tribute to the RS and RSR performance models from the early 1970s.
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Trend—The 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S is an undeniably attractive (and hugely powerful) car, but say you want to make it stand out a little more? Then Porsche's recently unveiled Sport Design package might interest you. While the sports car manufacturer initially showed photos of the package on a Lava Orange 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, it did not share the kit's specifics or price. We now have details on those specifics, though, unfortunately, no word yet on its cost.
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Motor1—The most powerful Porsche 911 is already out and about. In fact, real-life images of the 992-generation 911 Turbo S have surfaced the web, showing us what 640 horsepower (447 kilowatts) and 590 pound-feet (800 Newton-meters) of torque look like in the metal.
But the Stuttgart-based automaker isn't stopping there. According to a report by Autocar, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume confirmed that a hybrid version of the 992-generation 911 is coming – and it's going to be "very powerful."
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Autocar—Porsche has announced record sales for 2019 at its annual financial presentation, just two days after closing its production facilities for two weeks as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking to Autocar, Porsche boss Oliver Blume also confirmed that the company would launch a ‘very powerful’ hybrid version of the latest, 992-generation 911, and would make a decision this year on a hybrid version of the 718 mid-engined sports car.
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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 Raucher. Golden Gate Region. "My '58 356A Speedster. 45 years in the family. Photo taken at Baja Cantina, Carmel Valley, CA 6/2/19."
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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