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NER Annual Gala at Gillette Stadium. 3/21 Last Day for Sign-Up!

Hello NER Friends, You still have a few days to sign up for the Annual NER Gala! Event signup deadline is 3/21 Join us for the annual NER PCA Gala being hosted at Gillette Stadium on MARCH 26th in Foxboro, MA. Date/TimeDate(s) – 03/26/20226:00 pm – 10:45 pm Tickets are $75 per person and include […]

2022-02 Board Meeting Minutes

February 2022 Board Meeting Minutes The February board meeting was held on February 9th at 6:00 PM via Zoom video conference. In attendance were: Robert Jacobsen – President Kristin Larson – Treasurer Glenn Champagne\Betty Mae Mosley – VP Administration Lisa Burke – Membership Chair Erick Aubin – Secretary Jerome Gangitano – VP Driving Events Luis […]

A Quick Pitstop with Bill

I got fired. Booted off the board. Ten years of service, and I get an email, not even a phone call. No pension, no gold watch, not even a Gala to go to. Crumbs and crickets. And yet I still have to write a column. Oh well. (Only kidding, of course. Term limits.) So I […]

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Cold? Let Me Tell You About Cold

Many years ago the Porsche club in New England used to run time trials up in New Hampshire on the ice in the wintertime. A favorite spot was Newfound Lake in Bristol, NH. A course would be set out using as few pylons as possible and timing was done from a bob house (think fishing […]

Winter Beaters: Season 2 Vol. 3

What’s your name and where do you reside? Bailey Bishop, Beverly MA   What’s your first Porsche experience ? My 1986 930 which is now my dedicated track car. I purchased it in 2000. It has ~65k Miles – hasn’t been street legal since the mid 2000s.   What’s your history with PCA and New […]

Article II Thoughts

Seven years ago when I moved back to Massachusetts from the D.C. area and switched my PCA membership to the New England Region, I never anticipated what the following seven years would entail. I made it to a few auto-x’s, attended loads of cars and coffees, started doing DE, served on the NER board as […]

2022 AUTOCROSS SEASON UPDATE

The AUTOCROSS Schedule for 2022 is set – mark your calendars! If you are new to the Club or your Porsche, Autocross is a great way to get introduced to Motorsport activities and meet new friends. We hope to see you at Devens in Ayer for one or more AX Events this year. Our first […]

Getting My Driver’s License

I grew up in Upstate New York on the family farm.   We raised oats, hay, sheep and horses.   At that time you could drive on the road at 14, if the vehicle you were driving had Farm Plates.  (no actual paperwork was needed  —  and the county cops rarely patrolled the roads anyway). […]