Each month as I sit down to write a message to you, our members, I endeavor to come up with relevant and interesting topics that are occurring within our PCA world. Lucky for us we have many happenings in our world!
Did you know that Porsche Club of America hosts a Porscheplatz / Car Corral at many of the races held in Florida? In January many members attended the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway and enjoyed the hospitality in the Car Corral. Several of us volunteered and met members from all over the US and Canada. It was a blast! We also host a Porscheplatz at 12 Hours of Sebring coming up in a few weeks at Sebring International Raceway. I have observed that I have a pleasant surprise if I just hang out at a Porscheplatz long enough.
Last year the volunteers at 12 Hours of Sebring were pleasantly surprised by the Dempsey Racing Team and were able to be up close and personal with Patrick Dempsey. Some say McDreamy; I just say Thank You! to the God of my own understanding for the close proximity and the view!
Turning 60 isn’t always welcomed with open arms. But that’s not the case with Porsche Club of America. To help celebrate this special birthday, PCA National and Porsche Cars of North America unveiled the 2015 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Club Coupe Limited Edition at the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway to the public in the Car Corral, a week after it was unveiled at the new PCA HQ in Atlanta to the press. We met the designers and learned that the unique “Club Blau” paint is a custom paint that is the same blue that is in our PCA logo and the winding road that took the designers to the end color. The Club Coupe features the same wide-body as a GTS but features a distinctive front fascia as well as a classic “ducktail” rear spoiler complemented by 20-inch semi-gloss black Sport Classic wheels with polished center caps. Inside, the GTS Interior Package features Carmine Red contrast stitching on the seats, belts and rev counter while the dashboard trim strips, door trim and center console carry carbon fiber accents. The steering wheel has a racing style 12 o’clock marker in red and two-tone stitching in Carmine Red and Blue while the lid on the center stow bin is embossed with a “60.” As a final touch, the dash boasts “GTS Club Coupe 60 Years Porsche Club of America” lettering above the glove box and the stainless steel door sill plates are inscribed with “GTS Club Coupe.” The Porsche 911 Club Coupe Limited Edition is fitted with the 3.8-liter/430-horsepower flat-six with sport exhaust system found in a standard GTS.
Porsche will only build 60 of the 2015 911 Carrera GTS Club Coupe, and can only be purchased by Porsche Club of America members who are selected through a lottery. The 2015 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Club Coupe Limited Edition will arrive in the U.S. this June. While 59 of the cars will carry a starting price of $137,055, the initial display vehicle will be the prize in a drawing – also open only to PCA members.
If you’re planning on attending the 12 Hours of Sebring and would like to volunteer in the Porscheplatz there are a few volunteer opportunities. Just drop me an email and I’ll see if we have any volunteer spaces left. You just never know who or what will arrive on the scene.
Until next month, I’ll see you in the curves.