Photos – North Kaffeeklatsch – August 17, 2025

From Robin Hoffman – It is always fun to gather at Jason’s Corner in New Smyrna Beach.   Steve and I drove down from Cocoa to say Hello to our northern friends.   We were rewarded with lively conversation – including a demo on the best way to get in and out of the deep sport seats some Porsche models have (Thanks …

Vero Beach Kaffeeklatsch – Sunday, August 10, 2025

From David Kelly – Twenty-nine Space Coast Region members brought their Porsches to the Vero Beach Kaffeeklatsch on Sunday, August 10, 2025.  Good weather with cooler temperatures prevailed so that everyone could enjoy checking out all the cars on display. Once again, it was a broad mix of Porsche models, including a fully restored 356 Speedster by “356 Unlimited,” two …

Poker Run in the Groves, August 9, 2025

From Robin Hoffman – The clouds on August 9th looked a little dark, but 16 Porsches made their way to the old Policicchio Groves Citrus Retail Storefront in Merritt Island to start our Poker Drive. Ed and Kara Springer opened their place up for us, and we all enjoyed some refreshments before we started off on our 70-mile drive and …

Museum of Arts & Sciences event – July 26, 2025

From Frank Molnar – Over 40 Space Coast members showed up for the Museum of Arts & Sciences event on July 26. Members got to enjoy the amazing exhibits throughout the museum. Some of the highlights were the Ship Show, Coca Cola Exhibit, Batista Cuban Art collection , Sloth Exhibit, and the Bugs Life exhibit. Part of the Coca Cola …

Kirk’s Korner #4 – Diminishing Marginal Returns: Is a Porsche Spyder RS twice the car a base Boxster is?

Porsche Ownership – Economics and Emotions Series  by Tom Kirk,  Financial Advisor – Savant Wealth Management, tkirk@savantwealth.com, 321-241-1313 It still amazes me how fast and how far you can travel today by commercial airlines for a few hundred dollars.  Air travel from Melbourne to Atlanta, to spend a day at the Porsche Experience Center, only costs around $500 for the round-trip on Delta.  Extra legroom costs around …

Melbourne Kaffeeklatsch – August 2, 2025

From Robin Hoffman – We had a beautiful coolish morning (if you stayed in the shade!) today! 33 Porsches in total came to enjoy some good conversations and swapped stories. The oldest Porsche in attendance was a 1958 Speedster and the newest was a freshly minted 2025 Carrera 4 GST hybrid – Welcome to our newest members who came out! …

Tech Time with Rob Van Name – Spotlight on ZunSport Grilles

I recently added ZunSport grilles to both my Cayenne and Taycan. The grilles are easily installed without bumper removal. The grilles have built in brackets that hook behind the edge of the openings. You poke them in place using a screwdriver. They have a wide selection of grilles for different Porsche models. They are located in the UK, us.zunsport.com is …

Photos – Vero Beach Kaffeeklatsch on Sunday, July 13, 2025

From David Kelly – Twenty-eight Space Coast Region members brought their cars to the Vero Beach Kaffeeklatsch on Sunday, July 13, 2025.  The Porsches on display ranged from 1980’s models to the very newest ones with the latest technology.  You’ll see a beautifully restored 911 Carrera, a limited series RS60 Spyder, and a new 718 Spyder, along with some track …

Tech Time with Rob Van Name – 2011 Boxster PDK Repair

This article discusses how a friend got their 2011 base Boxster with PDK repaired. At 55,000 miles, the Boxster (nicknamed “Redbird”)  would not shift out of first gear. When scanned at the Porsche dealer, it was showing fault code P000730.  Regrettably, the dealer will not do any internal PDK repairs, preferring you buy a replacement PDK transmission for $29,000.  But …

Kirk on Kompetition – “Must go faster … faster”

Tom Kirk – June 25, 2025 International GT Racing at Mid-Ohio My third race weekend with International GT (IGT) was on June 19-22 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, which is about equal distance between Cleveland and Columbus in America’s Heartland.   Built in 1962, this venue has hosted a number of racing series, including IndyCar, IMSA, NASCAR, and Trans-Am.  …

Photos – Vero Beach Kaffeeklatsch on Sunday, June 08, 2025

From David Kelly – Thirteen Space Coast Region members brought their Porsches to the Vero Beach Kaffeeklatsch on Sunday, June 08, 2025.  With the summer season in full swing, it was great to have some of our full-time residents bring their cars out for display.  Robert Kantor, SPC South Region Director, was there and updated everyone about all the upcoming …