Blog – 3/21/2022
Members
New Members
No new members this week.
Member Showcase
Donna and Charlie Aird’s Boxsters!
Chris Schneider’s 2011 Cayman S!
The Snowman and his 914-6!
Activities
Blue Ridge Region PCA Events
| Date | Name | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29 | BRR-PCA Cars N Coffee - Salem | Parkway Brewing Company | Register |
| Apr 9 | BRR-PCA Executive Board Meeting | Shakers Restaurant - Roanoke | Register |
| May 14 | BRR-PCA Full Board Meeting | BRR-PCA Location TBD | Details |
| Jun 1 | BRR-PCA TRSS Volunteer Registration June 1st | Salem Civic Center | Register |
| Jun 11 | BRR-PCA Executive Board Meeting | Shakers Restaurant - Roanoke | Details |
| Jul 9 | BRR-PCA Executive Board Meeting | Shakers Restaurant - Roanoke | Details |
| Aug 13 | BRR-PCA Full Board Meeting | BRR-PCA Location TBD | Details |
| Sep 10 | BRR-PCA Executive Board Meeting | Shakers Restaurant - Roanoke | Details |
| Sep 14 | BRR-PCA TRSS Volunteer Registration Sept 14th | Salem Civic Center | Details |
| Oct 8 | BRR-PCA Executive Board Meeting | Shakers Restaurant - Roanoke | Details |
| Nov 12 | BRR-PCA Full Board Meeting | BRR-PCA Location TBD | Details |
| Dec 10 | BRR-PCA Executive Board Meeting | Shakers Restaurant - Roanoke | Details |
Cars and Coffee
We had a great turnout for Cars and Coffee this past Saturday. More than 20 people showed up. The actual count is confidential. However, you can try to estimate from the pictures.
Amelia Island
From David Cundiff:
“I attended my second Amelia Island Concours last weekend – which is a must do( at least once) trip for an automobile or Porsche enthusiast. There is something for everyone, from important racing legends to vehicles from pre-war, to displays from current manufacturers.
For us PCA types I have attached images and descriptions detailing some of the most important Porsches on display.
Gmund Porsche
Porsche 718
Porsche 917
The 917 is amazing. The seating position in front of a 12 cylinder engine, literally right behind your head is crazy – your feet are out in front of the front axle. Top speed 236 at one point. Good thing it has that spare tire..
Classic Nine Motorwerks 911
The 911 included is a rebuild / reimagine from CLASSIC NINE MOTORWERKS for those that have a spare six figures – they will gladly build one for you. 420 horsepower, center lock wheels, dual front coolers, only 2340 pounds, five speed G50 transmission.
Ferrari GTO
And one from the dark side – the prancing horse. The last 250 GTO sold for $48 million….”
Racing
Sebring 1964
Sebring 2022
In only the car’s second race, Chip Ganassi Racing’s No. 02 Cadillac DPi-V.R captured the 70th running of prestigious Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. In the GTDPro, Corvette won, followed by Lamborghini and Mercedes. Porsche finished fifth and sixth, a lap down. In GTD, Ferrari won. Porsche was in eighth place. Not a good day!
Formula One
Wow! What an exciting race. Won by Leclerc and Ferrari. Second was Sainz, Ferrari and Hamilton in third. And Magnussen in the Haas came in fifth. But the highlights were the passing between Leclerc and Verstappen midrace.
But where was Red Bull, you ask? Well, a fire in a race car forced a safety car with ten laps to go. Red Bull was second and fourth at that point. Then, with the restart, Verstappen seemed to have a problem and could not press the leader. And with four laps to go, he had an engine failure and was out. Then his teammate, Perez with two laps to go, had a failure as well. Neither finished.
Hogan’s Corner
Porsche Parade Laps at VIR 2012, the Climbing Esses.
Found on Facebook
Porsche Gone Bad
First
Second
And Last
One More
