by Roger Johnson | Mar 10, 2021 | History
Peter Schutz was CEO of Porsche between 1981 and 1987. His predecessor was Ferry Porsche himself. Very much a sales guy, he is credited with saving the discontinued 911. His logic was simply that if people wanted to buy it, we should keep making it. He also addressed...
by Roger Johnson | Mar 4, 2021 | History
In 2011 former Porsche factory driver David Murry went to Le Mans driving the Robertson Racing Ford GT. David became a friend of Nord Stern in 2009, PCA Club Racing started the Pro Coaching Program and piloted the program at our Loonacy Club Race. The program is...
by Roger Johnson | Feb 17, 2021 | History
The 917 came to Brainerd only once in September of 1972. In 1972 they were the 917/10 version with the turbocharged 12 cylinder engines. Shown here on the grid ready to follow the 911 targa pace car supplied by Metropolitan Imports. These photos got me doing a little...
by Roger Johnson | Feb 10, 2021 | History
Nord Sterner Peter Kitchak won the GT2 class at the 1998 24 Hours of Daytona. They finished 4th overall behind the winning Ferrari 333SP which was in the twilight of its racing career. 2nd and 3rd were Porsche GT1’s, so Kitchak’s 911 turbo was the first...
by Roger Johnson | Feb 8, 2021 | History
Nord Stern hosted the 8th ever PCA Club Race August 26-27, 1993. Bruce Boeder was the champion and you can just imagine how much discussion it took to make it happen. The transition from doing DE events to actual races was a very large step. In retrospect, gearing up...
