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...
by Roger Johnson | Feb 7, 2021 | History
The racing season is just kicking off with the 24 Hours of Daytona last weekend and PCA Club Racing’s 48 Hours at Sebring this weekend. Let’s look at the considerable racing success Nord Sterners have over the years behind the wheel of their Porsche’s. I will have...
by Roger Johnson | Jan 23, 2021 | History
Nord Stern’s original application for Region status in March of 1959 listed its area pretty much as it is today, all of Minnesota and the western half of Wisconsin. From this letter and another in the Nord Stern file at the PCA National Office, at some point North...
by Roger Johnson | Jan 13, 2021 | History
Nord Stern hosted the Porsche Parade in 1976. This photo features Gerry Sutterfield’s Gulf 917 ready to head out on the track at BIR. In front of the 917 is the 910 that Jack Zimmer from Carousel had rebodied by Troutman. It sat on the show floor there for a number...
