I arrived in Los Angeles for the annual LA Lit & Toy Show (Lit) held at the LAX Hilton which attracts P-car collectors and enthusiasts from across the country for a long weekend of “shopping” and shop tours. But first, cars and coffee. The morning began with a stop at the Porsche Experience Center Los…
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Mar
Mar
Flipping through the Apple News app while riding home on the train one evening in early 2016, I came across a Road & Track article entitled, “Help Fund a Documentary on Brumos Racing, Peter Gregg and Hurley Haywood.” I jumped into the article and discovered a Kickstarter campaign had been set up by documentary filmmaker…
03
Nov
Nov
After dreaming of attending Rennsport Reunion for many years, last month that dream finally came true. We made it to Rennsport Reunion VI (RRVI) held at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. It was Porsche paradise! Taking place every four years, Rennsport Reunion (Rennsport) is the world’s largest four-day gathering of everything Porsche related. The…
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Apr
Apr
It’s that time of year again – the New York Auto Show at the Jacob Javits Center (Javits Center). And with one of us having worked tradeshows at the Javits Center in a non-auto related industry for over a decade, this visit was a different experience in an old but familiar building. The building’s façade…
02
Apr
Apr
There are several historical Porsche moments scattered throughout The Porsche Effect exhibit at The Petersen Museum, including the birth of the iconic 911 with early concepts, clay models and the first 901 chassis patent drawing. It’s clearly visible that early Porsches, including the 356 were inspired by the Volkswagen Beetle and having grown up with…
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Mar
Mar
It’s almost ‘go-time’ for the 66th Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, one of the toughest races on the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship calendar. On March 17th, we’re forgoing the typical St. Patrick’s day beer-crawls and parades to watch the race live on FS1 and FS2. However, to keep in the spirit of St Patty’s…
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Feb
Feb
We arrived in Los Angeles for a long weekend of reunions with some old friends and of course, a visit to The Porsche Effect exhibit at The Petersen Museum. We made it to the museum just in time for a late lunch so we decided to check out the L.A. food truck scene. Luckily there…
06
Nov
Nov
We are saddened to hear of the passing of Peter Schutz, the man who saved the Porsche 911. On Oct 29, 2017, the auto and motorsports’ world mourned the loss of Schutz, former President and CEO of Porsche AG – a legend. His story with Porsche began when U.S. sales were falling and the production…
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Oct
Oct
We were thrilled to attend the inaugural Driven to America event celebrating Max Hoffman, the legendary East coast car dealer responsible for importing the very first cars from Porsche and who also inspired the creation of the Porsche Speedster and the infamous Porsche crest. We arrived early at Max’s Muttontown, NY estate to beat some of the…
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Oct
Oct
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