Monthly Archives: March 2016

Music to the Ears: The Porsche Exhaust Note

Posted on March 25, 2016 by BryanH

There’s been a lot of hand wringing over  whether Porsche’s move to a horizontally opposed, turbo charged six will kill the legendary Porsche exhaust note.  Porsche says no:  “What cannot be expressed in figures: the legendary sound of a 911 … Continue reading →

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A Great Adirondack Drive

Posted on March 21, 2016 by BryanH

With cars coming out of storage it’s time to start thinking about great drives in our area- you know- more than the trip to the local market or hardware store.  Here Paul Budlong describes one of his favorites- a hour … Continue reading →

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Zone 1 48 Hours of Watkins Glen

Posted on March 19, 2016 by BryanH

For all track enthusiasts in our club, here’s a link to a flyer describing describing the 2016 version of the Zone One 48 Hours of Watkins Glen. This event was first held in 1975 and has been run each year since. … Continue reading →

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Cars and Coffee Kicks Off Season

Posted on March 18, 2016 by BryanH

Sunny skies and temperatures well above average produced March Madness of a different kind as Porsche of Clifton Park hosted its first Cars and Coffee event of the season on Saturday, 3/11.   The event, taking place a month earlier than … Continue reading →

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Zone 1 Announces May Concours and Rally

Posted on March 14, 2016 by BryanH

If you’re interested in attending the Zone 1 Concours and Rally on May, 16, here’s a link to the event flyer: Zone 1 Concours – Rally PDF . The host hotel is the Holiday Inn Westbury, 369 Old Country Road, Carle Place, NY … Continue reading →

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Seinfeld’s Porsches

Posted on March 14, 2016 by BryanH

He’s a one-man concours.  On Friday, Jerry Seinfeld offered a collection of his Porsches for auction at Amelia Island, Florida.  It’s estimated the cars for sale amount to only ten-percent of Seinfeld’s collection.  The star of the show, a 1955 … Continue reading →

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HCP Welcomes New Members

Posted on March 10, 2016 by BryanH

HCP-PCA welcomed thirty-eight new members at the Club’s annual new member luncheon held at the Century House in Latham on March 5th.  The thirty-eight attending were part of a 2015-2016 “freshman” class of forty-seven that pushed total club membership to over … Continue reading →

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What Roads?

Posted on March 1, 2016 by BryanH

Some of you are probably aware that Bugatti is beginning production of its next supercar, the 1500 HP Chiron.  In a real hit to the car’s performance, top speed will be limited to 260 mph- for road use.  Really!?!.  What roads … Continue reading →

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