Article by John Khami and photos courtesy of Carlos Carmona Paul Newman, the 54-year-old actor and racer, stood in the pits at Watkins Glen Race Course, New York in July 1979. Under his fire-safe racing suit Newman wore an engraved mechanical Rolex watch, a gift from his wife, on his[…]
Read More »Article and photos by Ken Waller The story of my involvement with the Porsche Travel Experience began early in 2018 on the same day that I booked a Mississippi River cruise. Later that day I learned of the first Porsche USA Route 66 Travel Experience offering. Unfortunately, I couldn’t sign[…]
Read More »Article and photos by John Dorscht Here in Michigan we often joke that we have two seasons, winter and construction. As a PCA SEM member living in Michigan year round, there is a further seasonal sub-set in my world, that being “track season” and “dark winter”. Sure enough, that time[…]
Read More »From 2005 through 2006, Patti Door was the first and remains the only female President of the Southeast Michigan Region (SEM) of the Porsche Club of America. Jerry Door was the SEM President from 1996 through 1998. “With a rock and roll name like yours, do you play a guitar[…]
Read More »by Paul Carthew This is a story of love at first sight, heartbreak, and sweet reunion. This narrative also serves as a reminder that as owners of iconic cars, we are stewards who are sometimes lucky enough to care for the same car twice. Paul Carthew and his 911S in[…]
Read More »STORY AND PICTURES BY MICHAEL COHEN A lovely stream paralleling our road through the Great Smokey Mountains One morning in early October, upon completion of both the HPDE season and our SEM/PCA tours, I woke up and decided that I needed to take a road trip. High on my bucket[…]
Read More »Paula with her first sports car First off, let me define what the internet says is the definition of a “sports car”: a low-built car designed for performance at high speeds. Well that, in my mind, could be a lot of different cars, but I will just give you the[…]
Read More »Story and Photos by Andrew Olson In the fall of 2013, my wife and I joined the SEMPCA Fall color tour. At the mid-way stop for cider and donuts, Mark Molzon made an impassioned speech about participating in a High-Performance Driver Education (HPDE) event. He was also giving out discounts[…]
Read More »by Dr. Tim Hartge Geez, I wish I still had that car back. Well, maybe not this exact car, but one like it! This story is a car story about a car journey, not so much about the car. The car turned out to be a good car, reliable and[…]
Read More »My First Sports Car By Mark Vander Eyk After finishing my freshman year of college in 1966, I needed a car to commute to my summer job pre-wiring new homes and apartments for Michigan Bell Telephone Company. I always admired the Triumph TR3 and dreamed of getting one someday. One[…]
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