Nord Stern History Post 29 – PCA Region of the Year 2008
The Ferry Porsche Award was given by Ferry and Dorothea Porsche in 1961 to the Porsche Club of America as a traveling trophy to recognize the outstanding PCA Region for the previous year. The Nord Stern Region was its 47th recipient. Peter Porsche, 3rdson of Ferry...
Nord Stern History Post 28 – Nord Stern @ BIR 50th Show
In February 2020 Nord Stern held a lovely dinner at the Lafayette Club on Lake Minnetonka. While it was the annual “let’s get dressed up” dinner the theme was a celebration of Nord Stern’s 50 years of driving events at what started as...
Nord Stern History Post 27
Peter Schutz 1981 Visit
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...
Nord Stern History Post 26
Loonacy at Le Mans
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...
Nord Stern History Post 25
917s at Brainerd
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...
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