In December of last year the Porsche Club of America's Cayman Register put out a call to Cayman owners that Porsche and SPEED TV were working on something special and they needed help to make it happen. With the help of the Cayman Register, and its members, more than 70 Caymans descended on Las Vegas Boulevard. Over the course of two days they enjoyed Parade Laps, Porsche hospitality and a …
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Ever since the 2013 Amelia Island Concours D'Elegance, the crew at Jay Leno's Garage has been publishing a series of interviews and videos showcasing many of the cars and people that make Amelia Island so special. The first Porsche related video we saw documented attendee Yoav Gilad and the 2700 mile road trip he undertook in a just purchased 1977 Porsche 911. The video below was released on …
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“This is a very nice concours,” Tom Roos told me as we looked over the collection arranged on the manicured fairway. “Especially for its first time,” he added. I agreed, as I am a fan of concours. 118 cars were present to commemorate the 118th year of the Pinehurst Resort (Pinehurst is golfing Heaven for those who golf).
Cars in 11 classes competed for honors, with Porsches entered …
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Porsche has partnered up with SPEED TV to produce a new show called "King of the Curve". This new series pits three teams consisting of a celebrity, a professional driver and an every day Porsche owner in a battery of driving tests in the 2014 Porsche Cayman.
Celebrity drivers include Brian Austin Green, Will Fichtner and Dara Torres (each are past winners of the Celebrity Grand Prix …
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37 years ago, a group of like-minded Porsche enthusiasts gathered in a dealership parking lot to swap 356 parts and share stories. That was the humble beginnings of what is now the worlds largest Porsche only swap meet hosted by the Central Pennsylvania PCA Region. From that initial gathering of a dozen people, the swap meet has grown each year, outgrowing various hosting locations along the way …
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There is likely nobody more knowledgeable in regard to the historically relevant moments of Porsche than Mr. Karl Ludvigsen. Having spent several years of his life chronicling these moments in the form of several literary works, from the beginnings-to-present historical epic “Excellence Was Expected”, to the most recent “Porsche - Origin of the Species” depicting the details of the …
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First and foremost, the best reason of all to be in Hershey, PA on the 20th of April is the largest Porsche centric swap meet in the nation, possibly the world. The swap opens early on Saturday morning, so be sure you get there before sun-up to get the deals, and keeps going into the early afternoon, or when all of the parts are gone.
Related activities during the weekend include a …
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We spent most of last week in New York as a guest of Porsche at the NYIAS for the North American premier of the 2014 Porsche 911 GT3. We arrived on Tuesday and were escorted to our hotel in a new Cayenne Diesel. Similar to our recent trip to Amelia Island, upon check-in at our hotel, we were handed over a Porsche branded room key. This time it featured the new 911 GT3 we were there to see. Once …
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That's what Yoav Gilad did after purposefully purchasing the least expensive, but road worthy classic Porche he could find. His idea was to buy a Porsche specifically to travel from California to Amelia Island, Florida for the Concours and 50 Years of the Porsche 911 Celebration. When asked about his intentions for the trip Yoav said, "Basically, I wanted to see what I could get for as little as …
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The 2nd press day at the New York International Auto Show started off with a breakfast hosted by Bridgestone Corporation followed immediately by a press conference where the Porsche Boxster and Cayman were named 2013 World Performance Car as part of the World Car Awards (WCA).
Presented annualy in four categories, the WCAs cover – Car Design, Green Car, Performance Car and Car of the …
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