e-Brake News: Video: Jay Peak concours kicks off week of Porsche Parade competition

Published: Tue, 06/21/16

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June 21, 2016
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PCA—The Porsche Parade concours took place yesterday on the fairways of Jay Peak Resort’s golf course, and, as is always the case, the machinery on hand did not disappoint.
 
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 PCA—This year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans was a nail-biting race in which all three of the top-finishing LMP1 teams — Porsche, Toyota, and Audi — experienced issues with their race cars that effectively determined their order on the podium. In a stunning breakdown just before the last lap, Toyota’s #5 car was passed by the #2 Porsche 919 Hybrid, driven by Neel Jani at the time, allowing the German automaker to take the win.
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PCA—The PCA Club Racing Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport Trophy East series drivers are fresh from their recent Watkins Glen International race weekend and ready to take on their fourth event of the season June 24-26 at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR).
 
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PCA—A chill in the air, then a scorching sun, and later, a bit (some would say a lot) of rain. The newly paved track was shared by five run groups, comprised of about 270 racers. This was the whirlwind of racing at Watkins Glen International that enveloped the 944 Cup, racing under the PCA Club Racing umbrella.
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PCA—Porsche Club of America's newest event, Treffen North America starts this September with Treffen Lake Tahoe, Sept. 7-11. Click here to visit the Treffen Lake Tahoe activities page, then book your spot and activities.
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Port Side Productions via Pacific Northwest Region PCA—The Porsche Club of America hosted its Northwest Spirit Drive on 4/2/16. The tour started in Burlington and winded its way to Bellingham via South Bay Drive and Highway 9. Members stopped for a brief tour of Roger Jobs Motors in Bellingham and then ended at a couple breweries.
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Car and Driver—Germans have long labored under the stereotype of being a little, well, buttoned up, a little too serious. But, like all stereotypes, this one isn’t a good predictor of individual behavior. Take, for example, our experience driving the 2016 Porsche 911 R in the hills around the company’s Stuttgart headquarters.
 
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Stand 21—Porsche Club of America is excited to announce a partnership with Stand 21 North America on a PCA Club Racing 25th Anniversary Racewear Collection. Stand 21 will design and produce a special one-time-only collection offered exclusively to PCA members. This anniversary collaboration will include specially designed gloves, boots and bags with the PCA Racing 25th Anniversary logo.
 
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Road & Track—The now-famous 24 Hours of Le Mans first took place in 1923, making it the oldest event in endurance racing. It's a brutal test of not only a car's performance and reliability but each driver's, as well. (Ed.: Please note this guide was published prior to Porsche winning this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.)
 
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Jalopnik—We know the Porsche Cayman GT4 is one of the best track-ready cars that money can buy. It’s got the big motor, a stick shift, and GT3 components all packed into a mid-engine platform. But how does it compare to the actual race-car version, the GT4 Clubsport?
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PCA—Werks Reunion, the premier Porsche event during “Monterey Car Week,” is back on August 19. The concours and car show at Rancho Cañada Golf Club is free to spectators and will have a field of up to 1,000 Porsches, with 924/944/968 and 928 as the featured model ranges.
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Road Scholars—This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. So it's worth noting Porsche has had a large impact on the running of America's "Race to the Clouds."
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Jalopnik—Red Bull driver Andrew Jordan gives us a full inside tour of this Le Mans classic Porsche 911 GT1 EVO before he tears around the Silverstone track.
 
MultiBriefs—Action figures … that’s it.

KISS had theirs, so did the A-Team; even a professor at the University of the Ozarks had a few of his academic colleagues turned into chiseled plastic replicas. Porsche should have their version with a gang of four guys ripe for immortalization.
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evo via YouTube—Here we answer one very simple question - which is fastest? A Nissan GT-R Track Edition, or a Porsche 911 GT3 RS.

So which will win? The 542bhp GT-R with four-wheel drive, or the 493bhp Porsche 911 GT3 RS with rear-wheel drive and a rapid fire PDK gearbox.
 
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The Smoking Tire via YouTube—This 2000 Porsche 996 Carrera was bought as a track-only car by its current owner, who is slowly converting it back to street use. It has the stock powertrain, but a host of track-ready upgrades in the suspension and chassis department, and represents a fun, fast versatile car for California summers.
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Luxury Daily—German automaker Porsche is showcasing the nighttime advantage of its headlights through an athletic feat.
 
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Autocar India via YouTube—Porsche maybe renowned for its sportscars, but the off-road capability of its SUVs, as Siddhant Ghalla finds out, is not to be overlooked.
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Road & Track—​​​​​​​200-mph cars aren't easily affordable yet, but these cars will go plenty fast—150 mph—for cheap. Here are ten cheap, fast cars. (Ed.: Can you guess which two Porsches made the list? Also, please note one of the pictures of the two Porsche models does not match the model listed.)
 
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Motorweek via YouTube—See if an all-turbo future will be kind to the Porsche 911.
 
Slash Gear—Over the past week we've been building the LEGO Porsche 911 GT3 RS, a masterpiece in top-level building-blocks construction. This set is 2,704 pieces large, and it's going to take you a few hours to construct, regardless of your skill level. (Ed.: I know, we've featured the Lego GT3 RS often in recent weeks, but this review is worth a read if you're into this sort of thing.)
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Porsche via YouTube—Your Porsche 993 is an original. You can see that from its looks, its character, but above all from the way it drives. Because, when it comes to sports performance, from the very beginning this model was designed for comfort.
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Reuters—The Piëch and Porsche families who control Volkswagen no longer see the paying of a dividend as an issue following the carmaker's setting out of a strategy for 2025 on Thursday, Germany's Bild tabloid reported.
 
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PCA—Described as a museum springing to life, the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is the largest event held during the famed Monterey Classic Car Week, and is the only event where cars are doing what they were originally intended to do…race. Approximately 550 race cars are invited to compete in the world’s premier motoring event, and are accepted based on the car’s authenticity, race provenance and period correctness.
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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 [email protected] with submissions and story ideas, and he will help with writing and editing as needed.
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Porsche of the Week
Photo by Timothy Kutz. Potomac Region. “After watching Papa wash his Cayman S, my two-year-old grandson decided to do a little detailing on his own Porsche. He seems to be wondering when he can upgrade from foot power to horse power…”

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