Nord Stern Chronicles
Snapshots of Nord Stern’s very rich history
Nord Stern History Post 56 – Origins of the Audi Club
There has been considerable discussion on Clubtalk and Facebook regarding Steve Beddor offering one of the Beddor Sport Quattros for sale on Bring A Trailer. These were are very special cars with the road cars being built to homologate the Audi for FIA Group B...
Nord Stern History Post 55 – ’76 Porsche Parade 936
As discussed in Chronicles Post 54, Porsche brought the 1976 Le Mans winning 936 and its driver Jacky Ickx to the Porsche Parade at Brainerd. It had raced the weekend before in a combination of Can-Am and World Sportscar Championship race at Mosport. Ickx...
Green Flag Party – Lori Schutz Speaker
What is Nord Stern’s connection to former Porsche CEO Peter Schutz? Find out at the Green Flag party on Saturday January 13th sign up today here. The guest speaker for Nord Stern’s upcoming Green Flag Party is Lori Schutz, daughter of former President and CEO of...
Nord Stern History Post 54 – 1976 Porsche Parade – Minnesota
In 1976 the Nord Stern Region endeavored to take on the most ambitious project in the Region’s history – hosting the 1976 Porsche Parade. The Region had less than 100 members at the time. The site would be Madden’s Resort on Gull Lake near Brainerd with the...
Rennsport Reunion 7 Video
I was looking through some incredible photos and video from Porsche of Rennsport Reunion 7. Most of the photos were shot by Jessica Johnk who is from the Twin Cities and an incredible photographer. Most of the photos used at JDC is her work. I also found a very nice...
Nord Stern History Post 53 – St. Paul Auto Fair
I was looking at the announcement below for the St. Paul Auto Fair and my club historian hat fell onto my head. Certain club events are iconic in that they have seemly been held forever. The Last Fling is probably the oldest of our events. That led to the First Fling...