by Roger Johnson | Jan 3, 2021 | History
Without PCA there would be no Nord Stern. Attached is a pdf from the May 1982 Panorama written by then Editor, Betty Jo Turner. There is a lot of PCA and early US Porsche history in these few pages. As you read this keep in mind Nord Stern was founded in the...
by Roger Johnson | Dec 2, 2020 | History
2008 saw six very active members all battling cancer. Himself a cancer survivor, John McCarthy came up with these bumper stickers as the club rallied behind these members. Speaks volumes about what this club is really all about. Sometimes a Club – Sometimes a...
by Roger Johnson | Nov 6, 2020 | History
Keeping with the Tom Countryman theme, the link goes to Tom’s movie “The Ice Race” from the 1958 St. Paul Winter. 9 minutes. It features Tom’s 1953 Normal Coupe #10 which we believe is the first Porsche in Minnesota. Calling the race is Frank Buetel, who for those of...
by Roger Johnson | Oct 22, 2020 | History
This appeared in a 1963 issue of Panorama. Back in 2009 Tom Countryman gave me a couple of movies to post as part of our celebration of Nord Stern’s 50th. I didn’t do much with them until 2012 when I wrote a tribute to Tom on has passing and I posted them on my Vimeo...
by Roger Johnson | Oct 16, 2020 | History
The 1979 IMSA Camel GT race at BIR. The race that got me involved in this sport. It featured no less than nine 935s and two of the ultra-turbo’d BMW 320s. Standing along the fence between T9 and T10 watch these rocket ships go by with whistling turbos and spitting...
by Roger Johnson | Oct 14, 2020 | History
A beloved fall Nord Stern event in the early 80’s was “Red Neck Days”. The primary feature was attending the horse pull at the Elmwood Rod and Gun Club in Elmwood, WI. It always caused quite a stir when a bunch of Porsche’s pulled in. The horse pull was great fun...
