9A1 Engine

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TECHNICAL WORKSHOP By Jay Coates PORSCHE 9A1 ENGINE This article is intended to provide a brief, technical description of the Porsche 9a1 engine. Its design is robust and advanced. Main Differences from Predecessor M96 & M97 One of the main differences from the predecessors M96 & M97 is that the 9a1 engine has no IMS […]

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The Sixties NNJR Second Decade

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Following the 1957 charter of NNJR into PCA, the full decade of the ‘60s witnessed sustained growth, both nationally and at NNJR. The US auto industry was regularly setting new sales and profit records. In Detroit and Europe speed sold cars, taking the sporty-car game to new heights as Ferrari battled a Ford challenge at […]

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PLANES, TRAINS, AUTOMOBILES AND TRAILERS ADVENTURES ON THE ROAD TO LIGHTNING

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By Grant Lenahan On the second weekend of October, NNJR had its annual fall weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, NJ. The two tracks at NJMP, Lightning and Thunderbolt are named after the WW2 fighter planes P38 and P47, respectively. Both planes are on display at the adjacent World War II era Army […]

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Concours Corner

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By Chris Erven & Jeff Erven NNJR Concours Chair The third judged concours event of the season on Sunday, Sept. 11, was hosted by NNJR member Frank Bogyos at his beautiful Wingspread Farm. As we drove up the long driveway, we were welcomed by two rows of American flags in honor of the victims of […]

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Driver’s Log October

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By Tom Swift Road Trips and Fish Stories It is Labor Day and the much ballyhooed weather catastrophe of hurricane Hemine has proven to be mere weather channel click-bait. Suckered again. The driving season is winding down and with this increasingly comes that peculiar sadness of pre-post-season let-down. A bit like getting choked up over […]

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