Porsche of Nashville

Friday, November 13, 2009
A wine tasting & silent auction to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Nashville
   

 

  

 Members of the Musik Stadt Porsche Club joined us on October 14, 2009 for the first glimpse of the All-New Porsche Panamera

 

 

DeLand, Florida - July 21, 2009. Young, talented race car driver Jade Buford, had his first taste of of a Grand Am Rolex GT car when he tested the Races Edge Motorsports Mazda RX-8 at Barber Motorsports Park earlier this week. Jade finished fourth in his KONI Sports Car Challenge Series race on Saturday at Barber, then stayed around to participate in the official Rolex Series test on Monday. His first experience consisted of over 50 laps around the challenging Barber track sharing the track with other Rolex Series machines from both the GT and DP (Daytona Prototype) classes.

Team owner and veteran driver coach Jon Mirachi was absolutely impressed by Jade's day at the wheel of his team's red #30 machine. "He showed a tremendous level of maturity for such a young driver", Mirachi commented. "We gave him some homework to do to prepare for the test, he studied it thoroughly and was definitely prepared when he showed up. He took a very methodical approach to his first day in the new car but none the less settled into a comfortable rhythm very quickly. By the fifth lap he was already shifting quickly and smoothly, even though he had never driven a sequential shift race car before. We challenged him with learning left foot braking at the same time, which he hadn't done before either, and by the end of the test he was out braking even highly experienced, professional Mazda GT drivers!"

"Aside from his abundant talent behind the wheel, Jade was a joy to work with", continued Mirachi. "At various points during the day we spent time reviewing his driving data from the car's on board data collection system. He was able to understand my comments and advice for improvement and put it to use on the track. He's a fine young man with all the right attributes for an aspiring professional driver. I look forward to working with him again in the future."

Jade, for his part, had a few comments about the experience as well. "That car is amazing! Not only is it really fast, but it was surprisingly easy to drive. I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly the shifting and left foot braking techniques came to me. I was actually comfortable with everything in just a few laps. It was a great learning experience and I look forward to future opportunities to work with Jon and his team."

Next up for Jade and Racers Edge are plans to do another test with an eye toward racing sometime in the future. In the meantime, Jade will also continue to race his Mini in the KONI Sports Car Challenge Series. Keep an eye on this young man!

For further information about Jade Buford, please visit his website at: www.jadebuford.com and for more information about the Racers Edge Motorsports team, you can check out their website at: www.racersedgemotorsports.com .

The Tennessee Tubs 8th Annual BBQ and People's Choice Concours... a gathering of Porsche's finest cars and enthusiasts in Kingston Springs, TN.

Welcoming new club members...mixing and mingling, sharing car stories, and getting to know each other at Sambuca in the Gulch
 
 
 
 

On April 25, 2009, members of the Musik Stadt Region PCA gathered for a Tech Session in the Porsche Service Building at Porsche of Nashville. The morning began with breakfast then on to Q & A, door prizes, and inspections with the technicians. The theme of the session was "Routine Maintenance: Protecting Your Investment".
              

October 4th and 5th, Porsche technician, Nick Gwozdz, was able to give something back to the community by participating in a fund raiser for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. “Bike to Jack and Back” is a two day, 150 mile bike ride from Franklin to Lynchburg and back.


A note from Nick:

The ride went very well - it was a bit cold on Saturday morning but it became more comfortable after around 12 miles. There were numerous rest stops with lots of goodies to keep us going. Saturday evening we were treated to dinner up on Jack Daniel's party hill. Sunday morning was a bit warmer than Saturday had been, and the rest stops were just as good. I averaged 15mph on Saturday and 16mph on Sunday due to hanging onto a couple of good pace-lines.

There were 714 riders that weekend, and the tally at the end of the day on the 4th was in the neighborhood of $415,000 - of the 714 riders, 178 got to be V.I.B.E. members (Very Important Bike Entrepreneur) having raised at least $1000. Those 178 riders contributed almsot half of the total funds. Since then, more funds have been gathered (the deadline is Nov. 7th) but I'm not sure of the current tally.

It was a very rewarding experience and I look forward to doing it again next year.

Once again, thanks for your support - without it, I would not have been able to reach, and even exceed my goal.

Nick Gwozdz

To visit Nick's personal site, go to http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR/Bike/TNSBikeEvents?px=5204800&pg=personal&fr_id=9291&s_tafId=75354