Your PCA e-Brake News April 2019 Recap

Published: Thu, 05/02/19

May 2, 2019

Dear e-Brake subscriber,

As you know, Porsche Club of America delivers e-Brake News to your inbox every Tuesday. This is the April monthly recap.

To the left, check out the April issue of Porsche Panorama. Scroll down to find a recap of the top five e-Brake News articles of the month.

As always, scroll to the bottom to vote for the Porsche of the Month, and to see March's winning photo.

1. Porsche debuts new 911 Speedster with GT3 flat-six at NY Auto Show [w/video]

PCA—Last week Porsche formally debuted the new 991.2-based 911 Speedster at the New York International Auto Show, months after it made its first appearance at Rennsport Reunion VI in September. We’re happy to report it looks great with the top down, has a 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-six largely based on that in the GT3, and will be available only with a manual transmission.
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2. Forthcoming Porsche Taycan EV enters final stage of testing

PCA—The Taycan is quickly approaching its world debut and arrival in dealership showrooms this year, and Porsche says it’s in the final phase of testing the electric sedan in wildly different environments, such as Scandinavia, Dubai, and South Africa.

3. Video: Porsche sets production car lap record at Road America with GT2 RS

PCA—Porsche took its 911 GT2 RS to Road America last week with a goal: set the street-legal production car lap record. They achieved that goal with pro racer David Donohue behind the wheel, setting a record of 2:15.17. That’s nearly two seconds faster than Bryan Sellers’ production car record of 2:17.04, which PCA reported on in this video and the October Porsche Panorama.

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4. Enter the Spring 2019 Member Only Raffle for chance to win Porsche 911 Carrera S

PCA—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 Spring 2019 Member Only Raffle, the grand prize is a brand-new 992-generation Porsche 911 Carrera S plus $25,000 in cash. And the best part is that we will likely be giving away more than one grand prize! After the initial 8,500 entries, another Grand Prize will be added for every additional 4,500 entries sold. Raffle entries are $50 (USD) each.

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5. Dreams Aren't Perfect: A neglected 1972 Porsche 911T resurrected with RSR parts [w/video]

PCA—The roar of Road America only a few miles away has faded. It’s quiet and, despite the sun being lower, still miserably hot. Heat radiates off the pavement of a back road somewhere in eastern Wisconsin, the twisting black tarmac contrasting starkly with ubiquitous bleach-white streaks wiped across the surface. Electrical wires hang overhead, tracing the curves and branching off down a gravel driveway toward a farm, while the roadside is met by tall grass girding a swath of corn and mailboxes mounted to pipes that lean in towards the road, their foundations having given way over decades. Not a single car has driven by in the past hour. It’s the perfect example of a back road.

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Griot's Garage partners with PCA for e-Brake Photo of the Week contest

PCA—Griot's Garage is sponsoring our Porsche Photo of the Week contest. 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.

Vote for your favorite Porsche Photo of the Week

Each month, we will feature the Porsche of the Week photos from the previous month. Then we will tally the votes and crown a new Porsche of the Month winner. PCA, in partnership with Griot's Garage, will be giving away a Concours Lawn Kit to contest winners and a PFM Speed Shine Kit to randomly selected voters.

Got a stunning shot you want to share? Submit your pictures to [email protected]. Be sure to include your contact information, your region name and a few sentences about your picture.

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