The Art of Racing in the Rain, the story of DE instructor and aspiring race car driver Denny Swift as told by his dog, Enzo, is an enjoyable read full of driving, racing and life wisdom. The book’s title first caught my attention last Summer, soon after I survived a rain-soaked driver’s education (DE) weekend at Grattan Raceway. I’d returned a true …
Continue to the full articleFlashing the “Good” Finger
Presented today is Part II of our two Part series on Porsche greetings. The conclusion wraps up the findings in our fully controlled, scientific facebook survey. If you missed part I, then start with this piece on Porsche Greetings. What are acceptable ways to greet other Porsches on the road? Drivers tell us Porsches have traditionally …
Continue to the full articleThe Porsche “Salute”
Those of you who are frequent visitors to the Porsche corporate website may have taken notice of the “Bloodlines” advertising campaign centered around the launch of the Cayenne GTS. The commercial, now playing on various cable channels (and posted below for the few that might not have seen it), features a Cayenne GTS owner out on a night drive. He …
Continue to the full articleBook Review: Porsche High Performance Driving Handbook, 2nd Edition, by Vic Elford. Minneapolis: Motorbooks press, 2008.
A few weeks ago we received a package from Motorbooks, the world's leading publisher and distributor of books for the enthusiast. This package included a number of Porsche related titles sent to us for review. Knowing that we wouldn't have the time to read everything that was sent to us, in a timely fashion, we decided to run a contest here on …
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