Driver Education Ground School lar944 May 2, 2022 Drivers Education, For Enthusiasts, News Update NER’s first Driver Education event of the season took place on Sunday April 24th at Palmer Motorsports Park. No, this wasn’t your usual DE, rather it was the annual Ground School – held at a racetrack (rather... Read More >>
NER Autocross School: Sat. May, 7 lar944 April 24, 2022 Autocross, For Enthusiasts, Porsche Events The NER Autocross Team will be holding its popular Autocross School at Devens this year on Saturday, May 7th. The format will be similar to previous years with driving exercises held in the morning, followed b... Read More >>
A Little Noise lar944 April 24, 2022 For Enthusiasts, Monthly Columns My loyal supporters will recall that I have lost a few readers upon discussing my position on noise, specifically engine noise. To set the stage for this latest discussion, let me remind everyone how this star... Read More >>
The DE Crier says “Get Pumped!” lar944 April 11, 2022 Drivers Education, For Enthusiasts, Monthly Columns In my new (and evolving) role as DE Crier I received an email from Adam asking me to pen something that would get people excited for the upcoming DE season. OK, fair enough. There are a few ways we can go wi... Read More >>
Vol 3: “The One That Got Away” lar944 April 10, 2022 For Enthusiasts It’s 1970, I’ve just graduated and started my new job at a Boston Consultant Engineering Firm. I have an apartment off Comm Ave in Brighton, so every day I’m commuting into the office on Stuart Street on t... Read More >>
Vol. 2: “The One That Got Away” lar944 April 10, 2022 For Enthusiasts The company that I was working for was about to go public in the summer of 1995. I had a 1973E Targa about five years before and loved it. But I decided to sell it when we moved near the ocean and had no garag... Read More >>
My SIM Racing Experience lar944 March 25, 2022 For Enthusiasts, Monthly Columns Sim Racing may look really daunting from the outside looking in, but I definitely think it's worth a try. You’re finally able to drive the cars you watch on tv and read about online. The only difference is y... Read More >>
An Evening with Judy Stropus and Donald Osbourne lar944 March 21, 2022 For Enthusiasts Last night we attended a special event at the Audrain Motorsports Club in Newport. We expect that most people know who Donald Osborne is from his appearances on Jay Leno’s Garage on TV (CNBC) and his appear... Read More >>
Chase In the Desert! lar944 March 21, 2022 For Enthusiasts, Monthly Columns After a year and a half driving Rob’s 2014 C4S it was time to give the car back. It wasn’t a bad deal for him either as he had my 2015 Turbo S in his garage in Arizona. There was a tire/rim swap to be done bet... Read More >>
Cold? Let Me Tell You About Cold lar944 February 17, 2022 For Enthusiasts, Monthly Columns 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... Read More >>
