Porsche has just announced a carbon fiber wheel option (for the 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series). Very few production cars currently have carbon fiber wheels – just the Mustang GT 350R and Koenigseggs, that I can think of. They are certainly a bit expensive. Carbon Revolution, maker of the 350R’s wheels, offered early carbon fiber […]
If you had to pick a place to park your Porsche and have some coffee, why shouldn’t it be a place inspired by Sonny Bono that also had a hand in breaking two Guinness records – one for the largest surfboard and one for having the most riders on a surfboard? The monster board, partially […]
On a beautiful – if slightly hot – day in August, the “SoBo” (South of Boston) arm of Northeast Region swarmed the Newport Car Museum in Portsmouth, RI. With over 100 attendees and over 70 cars, the museum let us know that we were the largest club group they have had the pleasure of hosting […]
by Gary Cooper Greetings NER members! We are in the middle of a great summer and the heart of the driving season. I recently returned from a short trip to Virginia and thought you might enjoy this account of the weekend’s activities. The […]
This Sunday’s 1st Annual Italian Wine & Food Pairing at Alta Strada in Wellesley was a huge success! Chef Tim Reading prepared fantastic dishes and Claudio Andreani, US Brand Ambassador for Folonari wines, shared his knowledge and passion for the Folonari brand and wines. If you weren’t able to join us, be on the lookout […]
We had a chance to stop by the new Newport Car Museum in Portsmouth, RI just ahead of the Sobo Cars & Coffee event that will visit on August 13. The museum is notable for many things. I was struck by the sheer size of the space, for one. There are 4 main exhibit spaces, […]
Come and join us on August 6th, from 12:30pm to 3:00pm, at Alta Strada in Wellesley, MA, for an afternoon of paired Italian food and wine featuring select wines from the Ambrogio and Giovanni Folonari Estates, hosted by their US Brand Ambassador, Claudio Andreani. Alta Strada, opened in 2007, is the “dream restaurant” that chef/owner […]
Edward Julius Berwind, prosperous coal company magnate from Philadelphia and New York, was a fan of technology. His “summer cottage”, The Elms, completed in 1901, sported the latest in electric lights and appliances when everyone else was still just cooking with gas. He was the first to have an ice-maker installed in his house. As […]