Porsche 2014 Annual Report Download - page 44

Download and view the complete annual report

Please find page 44 of the 2014 Porsche annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.

Page out of 65

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65

085
www.pca.org
Company and individual members of the
Porsche family, forged over six decades.
“The engagement of the family radiates
down into our clubs. Our members are
always thrilled when they get to meet
Peter, Wolfgang or other members of
the family,” says Manny Alban by way of
describing a perfect parade day. In the
past four decades, Hans-Peter Porsche
has been to almost every parade.
“ The countless sports
cars and conversa-
tions with Porsche
family members are
highlights of any
Porsche Parade.”
MANNY ALBAN
President of the Porsche Club of AmericaOutstanding routes right outside the front door: Brenda Spence knows how to get her Cayman moving just right.
60 YEARS OF PCA
The Porsche Club of America (PCA)
is the brand’s largest club orga-
nisation anywhere in the world. It
counts roughly 115,000 members,
organised into 143 regions. The
PCA was founded 60 years ago on
September 13, 1955. The annual
Porsche Parade, a centralized ce-
lebration, is held in a different city
each year, with members traveling
to join in from around the country –
and often from abroad. The 60th
Porsche Parade will be held from
June 21–27, 2015 in French Lick,
Indiana, and will involve an extra-
large 60th anniversary celebration.
“ To fit Le Mans into
our honeymoon
plans, we pushed
off the wedding
date by almost a
year.”
BRENDA SPENCE
Porsche Club Member, Knoxville, Tennessee
Porsche
in the USA
Blood may be thicker than water, but a
love for Porsche appears to form a very
solid bond of its own. His own family “has
grown even closer through Porsche,”
says Bob Ingram. However full his event
calendar might be, the Saturday morning
club meeting over “Cars and Coee” at a
simple cafeteria is always circled in red.
Talking shop in front of a typical American
rest area. A Styrofoam cup of coee and
a donut are all the refreshments needed.
It’s all about the conversations. Experts
swapping ideas, not fancy cooking. The
biggest concern is nding a parking
lot that’s big enough. And by 9 am the
meeting breaks up for the ride home.
“That’s how things work for most Porsche
drivers,” says Bob Ingram with a smile.
“I’d better be home on time for breakfast
with my wife.”
Porsche turns one person into an early
riser and another couple, Brenda and
Ross Spence, into delayed newlyweds.
The highlight of their honeymoon was to
be the 24-hour race in Le Mans. “To t Le
Mans into our travel plans, we had to push
back the wedding date by almost a year,”
says Brenda. Ross counters: “Although if
I’d known that Porsche would be heading
to the 2014 starting line in Le Mans
in the LMP1 class, we’d have waited
another year for the wedding too.”