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 >>
Winter Beaters Season 2 Vol. 2 lar944 February 2, 2022 For Enthusiasts, Monthly Columns, NorEaster What’s your name and where do you reside? Stan Corbett, My wife, Carie, and I live in N.Grafton What’s your first Porsche experience ? While still in the service, in Omaha NE, Stan was in a Hemi Club and had a... Read More >>
Getting Your Driving License is NOT as Easy as it Seems lar944 January 26, 2022 For Enthusiasts Anker Berge-Sonne’s recent story regarding how he first learned to drive and eventually got his license got me to thinking. In some ways my experience is similar and yet certainly different. I was born way back in late November 1949… so not very long after Wo... Read More >>
Four Speeds and Drum Brakes: Instructions lar944 January 25, 2022 Monthly Columns by Tom Tate I have never been big on reading instructions. I always thought that instructions were something that you looked at if you got stuck when putting something together. If the picture on the box wasn’... Read More >>
