This event is a Family Fun Event with parking for over 100 Porsche’s, a Barbecue, a Band and lots of comradery amongst many other NNJR member and Porsche owners. We supply the Band, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Assorted Soft Drinks and Party Fixings. You bring your Porsche, lawn chair, beer, wine, cocktails and fishing poles. Where: […]
We are well into our 2015 season and plenty of events to go. In my series of driving technique articles, I have covered most of the fundamentals and touched on one or two more advanced techniques. It is now time to dig into Heel-toe downshifting which is not really done with your heel and toe […]
Rally and Concours have come together introduce two events to new members of the club. This event is low key and starts off with a Concours event where you’ll have an opportunity to show off your Porsche. The second part of this event is a Rally not like those you see on TV, your car […]
Concours/Rally/Social for New and Old Members
The May 13, NNJR meeting/program will be held at the new Paul Miller Porsche dealership.Paul Gavel will provide a tour of the facility as part of the meeting. General meeting time is 8:00 pm. Spread the word! http://www.paulmillerporsche.com/brand-new-showroom
We are busy setting up dates, contracts, etc… for our 2015 DE season and are looking forward to another great season of NNJR track events. Here is a preview of what the season will look like: Mid-winter Introduction to High Performance Driving on January 25th; High Performance Driving Seminar for Instructors and URG drivers on February 22nd; Lime Rock: April 8-9; Lightning/T-Bolt (Instructors and URG): April 27-28.
I don’t know about you, but I am pretty psyched up about our DE 2015 season approaching and getting back on track. Our schedule is set for 2015 and by the time you read this, we would have just held our Instruction to High Performance Driving seminar (January 25, 2015). It is at this seminar we introduce new drivers (and potential drivers) to the world of DE, what is it all about and how to partake in these driving events. If you missed it, here are some of the highlights regarding preparing for a DE event.
Come on out! Have a blast! Learn how to control your car! Here we are in 2015, and we have a new Autocross program being planned. We also have a new AX chair (me) so bear with me as I learn the ropes. Many thanks to Chris, Tom, Drew and all who are helping along the way.
Autocross is, hands-down, the cheapest, safest, least time-consuming way for you to learn basic performance driving, push your car, and push your skills. It’s fun, informal and the crowd is welcoming. And if you have family members or friends, who are – horrors – Porsche-less, bring them in (more or less) whatever they have – its all good.
Autocross is a one car at a time competitive event in which each driver negotiates his/her car through a course laid out with traffic cones. It is an exciting car handling and control competition held either in a large parking lot such as one of the newly paved MetLife Stadium lots or a road course such as the one at Englishtown’s Raceway Park. The course is electronically timed and is a race against the clock for the fastest time. Cars are penalized by two seconds for each cone knocked out of the box. Cars are grouped by class, depending on the type of car, to keep the classes competitive among themselves.ÂÂ Awards are given to the three fastest cars in each class and to the fastest overall time.
