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thu03julAll Daytue15PCA Parade - Oklahoma City
Time
July 3, 2025 - July 15, 2025 (All Day)(GMT-04:00)
Event Details
Details on the 2025 Porsche Parade HERE
Event Details
Details on the 2025 Porsche Parade HERE
wed09jul7:00 pmwed9:00 pmNNJR Monthly Meeting: Summer Get Together and Social
Time
July 9, 2025 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Stickley Museum
2352 NJ-10, Morris Plains, NJ 07950, USA
Event Details
Summer Get Together and Social This month there will be no presentation. Just the opportunity to enjoy a summer evening with NNJR Members. Light food and beverage with casual
Event Details
Summer Get Together and Social
This month there will be no presentation. Just the opportunity to enjoy a summer evening with NNJR Members.
Light food and beverage with casual conversations and viewing each other’s cars.
Where:
The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms
2352 NJ-10, Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00PM
fri25julAll DayPittRace DE ARPCA - solo only
Time
July 25, 2025 All Day(GMT-04:00)
Location
Pittsburgh International Race Complex
201 Penndale Road, Wampum, PA 16157
Event Details
Friday Advanced Solo Lapping (ASL) – STUDENTS & INSTRUCTORS Approved Advanced Solo drivers and Instructors may add July 25 as an optional third day ahead of the Sat/Sun HPDE event.
Event Details
Friday Advanced Solo Lapping (ASL) – STUDENTS & INSTRUCTORS
Approved Advanced Solo drivers and Instructors may add July 25 as an optional third day ahead of the Sat/Sun HPDE event. B solo drivers may apply for (ASL) with or without prior PittRace experience (may need recommendation from home CDI if limited MSR logbook experience). C & D drivers are NOT eligible for ASL. For A drivers B drivers, please indicate as part of registration if interested in attending Friday ASL as that option may not be automatically available.
NOTE: Friday is an event option ONLY in addition to Sat/Sun registration and NO in-car instruction provided.
Registration open: 02/01/2025
Registration closed: 07/18/2025
Registration link: Register here
**ARPCA NON-EXCLUSIVE EVENT**
sat26jul(jul 26)12:00 amsun27(jul 27)11:59 pmPittRace DE ARPCA
Time
July 26, 2025 12:00 am - July 27, 2025 11:59 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Pittsburgh International Race Complex
201 Penndale Road, Wampum, PA 16157
Event Details
Saturday & Sunday HPDE School Want to learn how to drive or enhance your skills on a spectacular, and challenging track? ARPCA has a long history of making everyone feel welcome and
Event Details
Saturday & Sunday HPDE School
Want to learn how to drive or enhance your skills on a spectacular, and challenging track? ARPCA has a long history of making everyone feel welcome and appreciates beginners. In-car instruction is included for beginner, novice, and early intermediate run groups. You will receive approximately 2hr driving time on track per day!
You do not need a Porsche to drive with us!
Registration open: 02/01/2025
Registration closed: 07/18/2025
Registration link: Register here
**ARPCA NON-EXCLUSIVE EVENT**
sun27jul7:45 amsun3:45 pmNNJR-PCA Pocono AutoCross
Time
July 27, 2025 7:45 am - 3:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Pocono Raceway, 1234 Long Pond Rd, Long Pond, PA 18334, USA
Event Details
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, safe and the crowd is
Event Details
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, safe 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 – it’s all good. Need a helmet? We have loaners. Need coaching? We have instructors. Have a need for speed? We have the cure. Come on out and join us. If you have questions – reach out to any of the team.
NNJR’s autocross is different. We hold all our events at one of the biggest, best facilities int he country: Pocono Raceway. No tight parking lot for us.
It is racing, but you need not compete. It is fast, but you need not go faster than you car comfortable. No special preparation required. No pre-tech required.
If you want even more information reach out to autocross@nnjr-pca.com and/or watch for our “introduction to Autocross” interactive webinar early this spring.
Registration Opens: 04/01/2025
Registration Link: https://nnjr-pca.motorsportreg.com
Much more information on Autocross here: https://nnjr-pca.com/autocross-3/
**NNJR NON-EXCLUSIVE EVENT**
sun03aug10:30 amsun4:30 pmRun to the Stone Walls Rally
Time
August 3, 2025 10:30 am - 4:30 pm(GMT+00:00)
Location
Paul Miller Porsche Service Center
341 Rout 10, East Hanover NJ
Event Details
Start Location: Paul Miller Porsche Service Center, East Hanover End Location: Glen Gardner Inn in Glen Gardner Description: Question and Answer Fun Car Rally of Northwestern New Jersey. Light Breakfast and Full Buffet Lunch
Event Details
Start Location: Paul Miller Porsche Service Center, East Hanover
End Location: Glen Gardner Inn in Glen Gardner
Description: Question and Answer Fun Car Rally of Northwestern New Jersey. Light Breakfast and Full Buffet Lunch Included. Open to all members and friends of the club, children welcomed. Trophies for Experienced and Novice Teams (1st – 4th in each class), plus Best Four Door Porsche and Dead Last but Finished
Entry Fee: $80 per two person Team, $35 per extra person over 13, 12 and under are free
Registration: 10:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast / 11:45amDrivers Meeting / 12:00 noon First Car Off. $80 per car with 2 participants – Additional passengers are $35 each, Children 12 and under are free. Includes hot buffet at The Inn at Glen Gardner, NJ
Cash or checks only – No credit cards First Timers are welcome and encouraged. Each event will count towards NNJR-PCA Year End Rally Series and awards.
Trophies for top 4 Expert and Novice cars, top 4-door Porsche, and even some for kids. Points count for end of year series awards. Drive the roads of N.J. that you never knew existed with precise written instructions. You will answer some fun questions along the way to make sure you are paying attention to the sights seen.
Like any good party, the ambience is most important. At the end of your journey you will end up at a great restaurant for a delicious buffet & cash bar, where you will dine, drink, laugh & relax with your Porsche friends.
What better excuse do you need to exercise your toy?
Questions? Email Rally@PCA-NNJR.COM / Peter Schneider (908) 938-8750
Register day of the event at: Paul Miller Porsche Service Center East Hanover
mon04aug6:00 pmmon8:00 pmWGI 1 DE Tech
Time
August 4, 2025 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
PowerTech
311 W Main St, Rockaway, NJ. 07866
Event Details
NNJR PCA offers members and non-members an opportunity to drive their car at speed “on track” at a number of premier Motor Sports facilities throughout the northeast, and beyond. We
Event Details
NNJR PCA offers members and non-members an opportunity to drive their car at speed “on track” at a number of premier Motor Sports facilities throughout the northeast, and beyond. We practice and teach high-performance driving techniques in a safe, controlled environment. NNJR Driver’s Education is:
Safe, Serious, Fun
NNJR driver education events welcome drivers at any level of track driving experience, from “never-ever” to highly experienced. Driver sessions on track are organized by level of experience, so drivers are sharing the track with others of similar experience.
We take the safety and instructional aspects of our events very seriously
Registration Open: 02/01/2025
Registration Close: 09/09/2025
Registration Link: https://www.
PowerTech
sun10aug8:00 amsun4:00 pmNew Hope Auto Show and Concours
Time
August 10, 2025 8:00 am - 4:00 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
New Hope Concours
New Hope High School at 180 W. Bridge St., New Hope, PA
Event Details
Event Details
Registration Link: www.newhopeautoshow.com/registration/
fri15aug(aug 15)12:00 amsun17(aug 17)11:59 pmWGI 1 NNJR DE
Time
August 15, 2025 12:00 am - August 17, 2025 11:59 pm(GMT-04:00)
Event Details
NNJR PCA offers members and non-members an opportunity to drive their car at speed “on track” at a number of premier Motor Sports facilities throughout the northeast, and beyond. We
Event Details
NNJR PCA offers members and non-members an opportunity to drive their car at speed “on track” at a number of premier Motor Sports facilities throughout the northeast, and beyond. We practice and teach high-performance driving techniques in a safe, controlled environment. NNJR Driver’s Education is:
Safe, Serious, Fun
NNJR driver education events welcome drivers at any level of track driving experience, from “never-ever” to highly experienced. Driver sessions on track are organized by level of experience, so drivers are sharing the track with others of similar experience.
We take the safety and instructional aspects of our events very seriously
Registration Open: 02/01/2025
Registration Link: https://www.
sun24aug7:45 amsun3:45 pmNNJR-PCA Pocono AutoCross
Time
August 24, 2025 7:45 am - 3:45 pm(GMT-04:00)
Location
Pocono Raceway, 1234 Long Pond Rd, Long Pond, PA 18334, USA
Event Details
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, safe and the crowd is
Event Details
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, safe 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 – it’s all good. Need a helmet? We have loaners. Need coaching? We have instructors. Have a need for speed? We have the cure. Come on out and join us. If you have questions – reach out to any of the team.
NNJR’s autocross is different. We hold all our events at one of the biggest, best facilities int he country: Pocono Raceway. No tight parking lot for us.
It is racing, but you need not compete. It is fast, but you need not go faster than you car comfortable. No special preparation required. No pre-tech required.
If you want even more information reach out to autocross@nnjr-pca.com and/or watch for our “introduction to Autocross” interactive webinar early this spring.
Registration Opens: 04/01/2025
Registration Link: https://nnjr-pca.motorsportreg.com
Much more information on Autocross here: https://nnjr-pca.com/autocross-3/
**NNJR NON-EXCLUSIVE EVENT**
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How to Download PorscheforUs
/in Website, What's New /by nnjr-pcaTo download copies of the Porscheforus from the NNJR-PCA.com website, you will need to create an account on the NNJR website. Go to the publications-and-resources/ page and select the create an account option and the system will walk you through creating an account. You need to only do this once.
Your username and password WLL NOT automatically sync with www.PCA.org. Your login credentials all can be the same, or they all can be different, it’s up to you. Changing one, will not affect the other.
HP and Torque
/in TECHNICAL NEWS, What's New /by nnjr-pcaHorsepower and Torque
by Art Meltzer
It is common knowledge that horsepower and torque are related. Some readers may be aware of what I like to call “the equation” horsepower = torque*rpm/5252. The derivation of “the equation” is beyond the scope of this article however if the reader is interested contact me by email and I will send it to you. My guess is that few of us have insight as to how to apply the equation to the performance of our cars.
A common misconception is “horsepower determines how fast the car will be going when it hits a wall and torque determines how far your car will push the wall”. The initial half of this statement is accurate and the latter half is not. To begin my discussion, I would like to introduce the concepts of torque, work and power.
For units lets use our pounds for force, feet for distance, and minutes for time. Torque (T) is defined as a twisting force applied at a distance. To quantify torque one simply multiplies the force applied (F) times the distance (d) from the application of the force to the object undergoing torque so that T=F*d.
Work (W) is defined as a force F applied to an object causing it to move a distance d. Or W=F*d. For example, if a 10-pound object is removed 60 feet than the amount of work is given by W=60ft*10lbs = 60ft-lbs.
Power (P) is work divided by the time necessary to perform the work. If the 60 foot-pounds of work in the example above is performed in 1minute P=60ft-lbs/min. If the work is performed in 1 hour then P=60ft-lbs/60min = 1ft-lb/min.
In the beginning of the 18th century horses were commonplace and everyone was aware of the power of a horse. James Watt (whose name is immortalized on every lightbulb) determined that the average horse could pull 33,000 pounds 1 foot in 1 minute. Using this he established that one horsepower equals 33,000 foot-pounds per minute of power. Ironically, in the 21st century no one is familiar with the power of a horse but the concept of horsepower is forever embedded in our lexicon.
A gasoline engine is a device that converts the chemical energy stored in gasoline to the mechanical energy of a rotating shaft. Power and torque are two metrics that portray the performance of the engine. That power and torque describe the same phenomenon – engine performance – indicates that power and torque are equivalent concepts. This equivalence can be appreciated by noting that if you measure engine torque on a dynamometer you can use “the equation” to reconstruct HP and vice-versa. Being equivalent concepts, it cannot be said that horsepower means one thing and torque means something else.
As an analogy, consider the purchase of a new Porsche. Currently the German mark is worth $0.57 American. That the number of dollars differs from the number of marks necessary to pay for the car does not mean there is a cost difference in buying the car with marks versus dollars. It means that marks and dollars perform differently as a metric of value but when one takes into account the relationship of the mark and the dollar their purchasing power is equivalent.
One interpretation of “the equation” is that it allows us to separate power into torque (twisting force) and rpm. Torque delivered to the drive wheels is responsible for acceleration.
When accelerating, your engine will cycle in each gear from 4000 rpm-9000 rpm while your wheel speed is constantly increasing. Assuming that there is no loss of energy throughout the drive train the power attained at the crankshaft will be the same as the power delivered to the wheels. “The equation” tells us that the only way this can happen (keeping the power at the rear wheels equal to the power at the crankshaft) is for the torque at the rear wheels to diminish as the rear wheel rpm increases. The loss of torque at the rear wheels at high speed is a major factor explaining why a car’s rate of acceleration decreases as its speed increases.
“The equation” can also give insight into why the torque/horsepower graph has its characteristic appearance. If we divide both sides of “the equation” by torque it looks like:
HP/T = rpm/5252
Consider the case when the rpm is less than 5252. In this case rpm/5252 is a fraction less than 1 so HP/T must be a fraction less than 1. The only way that happens is if horsepower is less than torque. So, the horsepower graph is always below the torque graph when the rpm < 5252.
In a similar fashion if the rpm is greater than 5252, then horsepower > torque and the horsepower graph is always above the torque graph when the rpm > 5252. Lastly, when rpm equals 5252 the curves cross and horsepower equals torque.
Hopefully, this discussion will help to demystify the horsepower/torque relationship.
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