As we all living in Michigan know, winter is the hardest time of the year. This winter is very unpredictable, from Polar Vortex to very warm days in the same week (over 60 degrees swing in a week). I think the biggest surprise from living in Michigan is that massive[…]
Read More »By Jeanette Magnes First time attending an SEM Drivers Education event at Waterford Hills Hello everyone, I am a new member and joined PCA in 2018. The P4 editor asked me to share my impressions of my first driver’s education event which I attended on August 24, 2018 at Waterford[…]
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 »Story and photos by Gary Ambrus To celebrate the 109th birthday of Dr. Ferry Porsche…close to 30 members of the Southeast Michigan Region enjoyed a Sunday afternoon drive and dinner. The drive started out in cloudy skies……but by the end…..partly sunny weather prevailed. (L to R) Lucas Phan, Howard Gilson,[…]
Read More »By Steve Carbary This year the SEM PCA DE team made arrangements that stray from our usual routine. As many of you know, we typically host four Driver Education events per year with most of them being held at Waterford Hills Road Racing Course. On September 28th, we had the[…]
Read More »By Jack Haynes The last picture taken of James Dean—filling up his 550 Spyder prior to embarking on his trip to Salinas, CA This past summer, my wife and I embarked on a road trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles. I have long been interested in seeing the crash[…]
Read More »What a great time we all had, celebrating 60 years for our Southeast Michigan Porsche Club. The venue, Inn of St. John in Plymouth was elegant and festive, with 140 members coming together to enjoy such a wonderful evening. First, before I get into some of the details, I need[…]
Read More »By Don Kleist. Photos by Don Kleist and Nancy Richardson. This was a hard article to write. I started several times, only to get hung up on the same thoughts. I will just get them out of the way so I can continue with good words about the recent Porsche[…]
Read More »By Don Kleist If you attend a PCA sponsored event you are likely to see “Fueled by Volunteers” on t-shirts and banners. Volunteers make events possible, be they Parades, Treffens, Escapes or region-sponsored events. PCA has a small permanent staff, but the majority of work is performed by volunteers. About 2300[…]
Read More »ByTom Fielitz The apex of a turn is most possibly the single critical yet often least focused of the many aspects of driving. By that I mean that it plays a crucial role in almost every driving situation yet it is often ignored or minimized as a skilled aspect of[…]
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