The Holidays were over and Arizona was calling my name. There is nothing like a crowd under a tent with an open bar to set record numbers for car values. Barrett Jackson is the Big Dog in that space in terms of sheer numbers of cars and they have been dipping into the Porsche ranks […]
Some months ago, Paul Soares shared with me his excitement of winning a concours Porsche trophy. Self employed and modest in manner, Paul and his wife Jackie are Porsche enthusiasts. Jackie drives a Macan, and Paul has a 911, 944, and a Spyder. So, the stable contains front engine, rear engine ,as well as water […]
As the cloak of winter swirls around the little bit of daylight we get every day the heated garage looks better all the time. The list of winter projects is not as long as some years but the fact that there is one is a comfort. Somewhere to go and something to do seems to […]
It is amazing how ones perspective changes when everything slows down. With high powered cars in the garage it is easy to get caught up in horsepower figures and 0-60 times. Jeff Leeds and I ran the last PCA Rally in the Turbo S and half the job was keeping the speed down so that […]
We are sad to report the passing of Martha Dow on November 26th. Martha and Charlie Dow were founding members of our Region and held many leadership positions – both in the Northeast Region and at the National PCA level – over the years. Charlie passed away in 2017 and our fall rally is named […]
Sometimes the stars align and things just work out fine, sometimes they don’t. This is one of the times that the alignment was right on track. Actually three tracks. Porsche owners seem to always be looking for places to exercise their cars whether it’s running errands, going to a Cars and Coffee gathering or a real Road […]
NER AUTOCROSS SERIES EVENT #5 SPONSORED BY NER held its fifth and final 2022 Autocross event on Saturday October 15th. The event was sponsored by Herb Chambers Porsche and of course we thank them once again for their continued support. We were fortunate to have an exceptionally nice October day with cloudless skies and temperatures […]
OK, sharpeyes, you are right – it was a Tour at first but it is a rally now and, once again, it was a great time. We started at Sweet Berry Farm in Middletown RI, sharing the parking lot with the usual Sunday SoBo event. A total of 41 rallyers were dispatched at 90 […]