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| | PCA—PCA’s High Performance Drivers Education (HPDE) program is in full swing across most of the club’s regions. This HPDE recognition program is one of five major Pirelli/PCA national-supported programs; PCA Club Racing, PCA High-Performance Driver Education (HPDE), PCA Autocross, Porsche Parade, and PCA Treffen North America.
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PCA—This is the second of 18 small PCA surveys that will be included in e-Brake News this year. These surveys are quick and easy and will help improve PCA. We appreciate your time and feedback! Each
month one person who takes the survey will win $100 credit to the PCA Web Store. May's winner will be announced in the June 4 edition of e-Brake. Good luck!
Any questions? Contact PCA National Office: 410-381-0911.
| | Carfection via YouTube—Henry Catchpole takes the new manual Porsche 911 Speedster, based on the GT3, for a drive on the tarmac of Sardinia, Italy for a test of the car that is both a final hurrah for
the 991 generation 911 and a celebration of la dolce vita.
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Pirelli—Win a flying lap on an F1® Circuit during the FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2019.
Come into F1™ Pirelli Hot Laps’s exclusive pit garage and be one of the stars on track!
The F1 logo, F1, FORMULA 1, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trademarks of Formula One Licensing BV, a Formula 1 company. All rights reserved.
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| | RADwood—PCA is excited to be a part of Radwood for its 1980-1990s-themed car show at New Jersey Motorsports Park on June 8, 2019. PCA National will have a booth at the show and several office staff on hand to hang out, including Executive Director Vu Nguyen, Porsche Panorama Editor Rob Sass, Digital Media Coordinator Damon Lowney, and Marketing Director
Jim Hemig.
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PCA—Treffen Vermont tour and activities information is now available at the Treffen website. Make your plans to join us September 4-7, 2019 touring the Green Mountains. Registration opens Wednesday, June 19 at 3:00 PM EDT.
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| | PCA—Join us at the Porsche Club of America Car Corral for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park, Detroit Michigan, May 31-June 1, 2019. The event will feature the cars of the NTT IndyCar Series, the IMSA WeatherTech Sports Car Championship, and the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli. At the PCA Car Corral
Hospitality Tent you can enjoy a cool beverage and watch the racing on our live feed TV monitor. We will also have “Meet and Greet” Porsche teams and driver visits, paddock tours, and raffles. (including a raffle for an IMSA “Hot Pit” Experiences) Kick start your race day on Saturday at the PCA Café with some coffee and donuts, and some special guest appearances.
The PCA Car Corral Hospitality Tent is open to PCA members and Porsche owners with your general race admission ticket.. Just be sure to bring your PCA membership card or proof of Porsche ownership (key, insurance paper etc.).
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| | 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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PCA—Did you love coloring as a child? Taking a trip down memory lane, not only was it fun, but you made art. And if it was good enough, maybe your parents even displayed it. You chose the colors, decided to color within the lines — or not — and if you were particularly artistic perhaps even conjured up new effects or
elements into the picture to truly make it your own. Moreover, it was a fun, relaxing, analog activity, a respite from spending too much time staring at a screen, which is far too commonplace these days.
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| | PCA—The popular Porsche show Werks Reunion will be headed back to the Corral de Tierra Country Club on August 16, 2019 near Laguna Seca Raceway, during Monterey Car Week. Porsche Club of America (PCA) welcomes all Porsche clubs, owners, and enthusiasts to join us at the fifth Werks Reunion in Monterey. Membership in PCA is not required to participate in this
celebration of Porsche automotive engineering. 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—Gear up for the 2019 Porsche Parade! T-Shirts, polos, jackets, and hats are available in the Parade Store until May 31. Orders will be shipped prior to Parade (by mid-June). Pre-sale merchandise will not be available for sale at Parade. There are only
a few more days to get these limited edition items. Order now!
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Porsche Parade has events and activities for everyone, including the competitive Time, Speed, Distance Rally, sponsored this year by Porsche Design! The Porsche Design TSD Rally is done in teams of two, with a driver and a navigator. The goal is to drive the route at the correct speed and arrive at each checkpoint on time. If you are new to TSD Rallies, we offer a Rally School that will teach you everything you need
to win. Ready to give it a try? Register now for this event!
There's still time to register for the 2019 Porsche Parade! You can also modify your existing registration to add additional banquets, activities, and events. Parade is PCA's biggest event and you do not want to miss it! Visit our website, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for more information.
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Roadshow by CNET—Restomod cars shouldn't feel like one of Frankenstein's monsters. The best examples of these modern classics are the ones that pull off feeling totally authentic while possessing a demeanor all their own. They need to look and feel like a million bucks -- and since many restomod classics are hideously
expensive, that's not necessarily hyperbole.
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| | Automobile—Porsche has certainly produced some extra special cars of late—911 R, GT3 Touring, GT2 RS, and the latest 911 Speedster, to name just a few—so perhaps the good old 911 Turbo S has become somewhat of an afterthought or yesterday’s news when Porsche geeks get together to breathlessly go into raptures about Stuttgart’s latest top performers, and to argue
with each other about which one they’d choose. And, of course, there’s always the fun of speculating about which cars will appreciate to astronomical values.
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Road & Track—Displacement is no longer a suitable metric for engine output. The Porsche 911 you're looking at here has the same old 3.4-liter in its ass—but don’t tell your ass, because it’ll swear there are five liters worth of grunt on tap. The trick? VSD, short for Vonnen Shadow Drive.
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PCA—Its F1 time again in Austin, Texas. And yes, the stars at night are big and bright deep in the heart of Texas. PCA Hill Country Region (HCR) has worked with Circuit of the Americas (COTA) to provide an exclusive ticket offer for PCA members planning to attend the Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix, November 1 – 3, 2019 at
COTA, Austin, Texas.
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Road & Track—After spending an afternoon driving the hybrid Vonnen 911, I wanted to dive into the numbers. Instrumented testing would have been fun, but on a car like this, I really wanted to see the dyno numbers. Luckily, the Vonnen guys did, too, and so they invited me to join them for a day at the dyno
shop.
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| | Jay Leno's Garage via YouTube—Could the Porsche 959 be the best car of the 1980's? Jay and Alex Grappo of Drive Coffee dissect all the technology and features that Porsche engineered into this legendary homologation car.
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Petrolicious—The first Peking to Paris endurance rally took place in 1907 as the result of a general challenge to automobiles and their drivers. Cars were still novel, new, and at the dawn of their potential in the very early 20th century, and the article in Le Matin wondered if anyone was willing to attempt
the 9,000-plus-mile route from Peking to Paris in one; if the personal motorcar really was a revolutionary means of freedom bound only by the amount of fuel in the tank, completing this grueling journey would make for compelling evidence in support.
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PCA—The rules and regulations set forth herein are the Parade Competition Rules, known as the PCRs. The purpose of the PCRs is to provide for the orderly conduct of all official and unofficial competitive events of the Porsche Parade and to make provisions for participant and spectator safety. Fairness to and among
competitors is the goal of the PCRs.
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| | carwow via YouTube—Introducing the all-new Porsche 911! Rolling in with a six-cylinder, twin-turbo 3.0-litre that can hit 450hp, this new 911 992 is set to be THE sports car to beat in 2019! The question is, does the new 911 maintain the heritage and reputation built by its predecessors? Stick with Mat to see what you think, and then let us know in the comments
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Autoblog—Over the course of three generations and nearly 17 years, the Porsche Cayenne has followed a similar format: a familiar 911-like face grafted onto a conventional SUV body. However, other brands have tried to shake things up with their own luxury SUVs, offering controversial, yet ultimately successful "coupe"
variations. BMW X6, we're looking at you. And so, in a decision that should've been seen as inevitable, Porsche has finally followed suit.
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| | Roadshow by CNET—If you're even casually into air-cooled Porsches, then you probably have heard the name Rod Emory. His shop Emory Motorsports in LA is the home of some of the world's most beautiful restored and hot-rodded Porsche 356s. His latest car is arguably one of his craziest yet.
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Autoblog—Porsche is celebrating two 50th birthdays throughout 2019. The 917 party came first, and next up is a salute to the 914, what Porsche calls the first production mid-engined car from a German manufacturer. To honor the achievement, and the car's entangled history with Volkswagen, the Porsche Museum will open a
new exhibit called "'50 Years of the 914 – Typically Porsche."
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| | Roadshow by CNET—It's so often the way; the best drive is proving to be the one after the cameras stop rolling. Producer George Peck and I are on something of a mission to get the 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster back vaguely on time, and I am doing my best to shrink Sardinia. Fortunately the Italian island isn't riddled with motorways, so the most direct route
is also proving to be a spectacularly good piece of road. Well surfaced, wide enough and winding through undulating terrain -- it is just wonderful. It's one of those drives that you get drawn into, gradually getting quicker and quicker as you get more and more comfortable with how the car's moving, how the tires are behaving.
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Motor Trend—Pure driving enjoyment is why the Porsche 911 Speedster exists. It's a soft-topped swan song for the 991-generation 911; a celebration of the sounds and sensations that make the car great. The Stuttgart brand will only build 1,948 Speedsters, and prices start at $275,750. That buys a majestic driver's car
with a list of bespoke parts, but there are also some head-scratching omissions from the spec sheet. Here are things you get, and others you don't, on the 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster.
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The Drive—Last September at the Rennsport Reunion in California, Porsche announced the return of the 935 as a track-only sports car. Inspired by the historic 911-based racer, the neo-935 will be built on the basis of the 911 GT2 RS in limited numbers, with the 77 planned cars each selling for $817,000
apiece.
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| | Petrolicious—The Porsche 964 was a big step up from the long-lived classic 911 that it replaced in 1989. Gone was the decades-old silhouette, to be replaced by, well, a very similar silhouette, But this was no re-skinned old 911; the 964 was completely redesigned, with a new 3.6-liter M96 engine, coil spring rear suspension and power-steering, and ABS were introduced
for the first time. As always with a 911, the best was yet to come and in 1992 a lightweight RS variant was introduced for the European market, featuring a revised and more powerful M64/03 motor, close ratio transmission, limited-slip diff and track-prepped suspension. It also had numerous weight-saving features to bring it in almost 350 pounds lighter than a regular Carrera 2.
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Automobile—The 2020 Porsche Cayenne Coupe offers a handy guide to the evolution of SUVs. The provocative 2003 Cayenne saw Porsche reimagine itself, but that imagination was still bound by the era’s literal, truckish conception of an SUV. Flush with that Cayenne’s global success, Porsche realized it had no need to
apologize.
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| | Digital Trends—If you can dream it, you can see it and even put it in your driveway — as long as you limit your dreams to one of three models. Porsche just lifted automobile manufacturer websites “build your own” car configuration tools to another level. The new Porsche Augmented Reality Visualizer App (PARVA) is available now for iOS and Android augmented
reality-enabled mobile devices.
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Sportscar 365—More photos of Porsche’s next-generation 911 RSR have emerged, ahead of its expected debut in the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship season.
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Automotive News—This year, Porsche will launch a vehicle that questions the very essence of what makes a Porsche a Porsche.
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Reuters—Stuttgart prosecutors on Tuesday said Porsche AG’s offices were searched as part of a broader probe investigating confidential information leaks to a tax advisor and high remuneration payments to a Porsche works council member.
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| | Cars.com—Vehicles Affected: Approximately 33,200 model-year 2010-16 Porsche Panamera hatchbacks
The Problem: Water may enter the air-conditioner blower control unit, which could cause an electrical short circuit and increase the risk of a fire.
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- Unlimited Mileage? OK
- Commuting? Now Available
- $0 Deductible? Check
- Or set limits and pile on the savings
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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 [email protected] with submissions and story ideas, and he will help with writing and editing as
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Griot's Garage partners with PCA for e-Brake Photo of the Week contest
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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.
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Photo by Brian Yoon. Space Coast Region. "I made a custom 997-gen Porsche 911 Turbo for my recently turned three-year-old.
He’ll be a member on my account soon."
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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