Southern Roads & Museums: Part 4 lar944 June 12, 2022 For Enthusiasts Thursday, April 14 is to be a day of finally driving real southern roads. Up to now it has been all interstates and connecting local roads. Linda and I (well I much more than Linda) have been looking forwar... Read More >>
Southern Roads & Museums: Part 2 lar944 May 23, 2022 For Enthusiasts With the rain pelting down we head out from our Bellingham, MA home just after 9am on the first part of our multi-day southern tour. The itinerary will include all of the 105-mile Skyline Drive (just south of... Read More >>
Southern Roads & Museums: Pt 1 lar944 May 17, 2022 For Enthusiasts “You realize don’t you, that if we take this trip, Miss P is going to get wet. If we are on the road for 10 or 12 or 14 days, EVENTUALLY it is going to rain. And Miss P will get wet. You realize what you are saying… right ?” That is my wife Linda talking a... 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 >>
The One That Got Away lar944 March 24, 2022 Monthly Columns Here’s another challenge to you, our readers, to recount your experience with the car purchase that got away for you. I’ll kick it off with my own, actually two cars that got away for me. (send your story to t... Read More >>
A Quick Pitstop with Bill lar944 February 28, 2022 Monthly Columns 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 limit... 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 >>
Winter Beaters: Season 2 Vol. 3 lar944 February 15, 2022 For Enthusiasts 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 ... Read More >>
Article II Thoughts lar944 February 9, 2022 Monthly Columns 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, s... Read More >>
Getting My Driver’s License lar944 February 4, 2022 For Enthusiasts 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 paperwo... Read More >>
