PCA – PCA Sim Racing

Zone Group 2 & 4

Welcome!

The Zone Group 2 & 4 Sim Racing Coordinators welcome you to our group! To join the PCA Sim Racing Zone Group 2 & 4 (a.k.a. The Founders of Schnell) you need to be a PCA member in one of the regions in Zone 2 or 4 and be a member of the PCA Sim Racing League.

For instructions on how to join the PCA Sim Racing League, please click here. Once you join, you will automatically become a member of the Zone Group 2 & 4 Sim Racing League if you are in either Zone.

The Founders of Schnell welcomes

January 12th, 2023|Categories: zone groups|Tags: PCA, PCA Sim Racing, Porsche Club of America, Zone Group 2 & 4|

Dean’s List – 2022 Holiday Bumper Edition

Installment 17

by Dean Chapman, Northern New Jersey Region PCA

Congratulations, you have found yourself in the pole position on the Dean’s List!

The Dean’s List is the place for me to ask questions of fellow PCA Sim Racing competitors, hopefully gleaning tidbits of information about their likes, dislikes, and equipment.

This Bumper Edition brings together a super group of ‘young’ iRacers, both young in age and /or new to iRacing.

Get some great insights and preferences from your fellow teammates and competitors.

so buckle up, crank up the revs, hold the brake and let’s hit the launch pedal.

Tell us about yourself.

Alessandro Torchio – Rio Grande

November 29th, 2022|Categories: deanslist|Tags: 911, 928, 944, 992, 997, BMW, carrera, cup, Dean's List, driver training, Driver61, Fanatec, formula 1, GT3 Cup, GT3R, hagerty, heusinkveld pedals, indy, interviews, iRacing, le mans, logitech, Mclaren, Michelin, nordschleife, PCA, PCA Sim Racing, pirelli, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Porsche Club of America, Porsche RSR, porsche singer, Sebring, SIM racing, simucube, speed secrets, thrustmaster, trakracer, virtual racing school, VR, VRS|

The Tip Jar – 2022 Holiday Bumper Edition

by Dean Chapman, Northern New Jersey Region PCA

Grab a bag of great advice from these wizards of the virtual race track!

Alessandro Torchio – Rio Grande Valley Region PCA, Zone 5.

Chad Dick – Connecticut Valley Region PCA, Zone 1. 1982 Porsche 930 Turbo ‘RestoMod’.

Nikki Chan – Upper Canada Region PCA, Zone 1. Porsche 981 Cayman S.

Jesse Lyon – Yellowstone Region PCA, Zone 14. 2016 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS.

Levi Nelson – Pacific Northwest Region PCA, Zone 6.

Mark Frost – Oregon Region PCA, Zone 6. 2018 Porsche 911 Carrera T.

“What do you ensure you always do before a race?”

Alessandro Torchio – “I

November 29th, 2022|Categories: tipjar|Tags: 911, 928, 944, 992, 997, BMW, carrera, cup, Dean's List, driver training, Driver61, Fanatec, formula 1, GT3 Cup, GT3R, hagerty, heusinkveld pedals, indy, interviews, iRacing, le mans, logitech, Mclaren, Michelin, nordschleife, PCA, PCA Sim Racing, pirelli, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Porsche Club of America, Porsche RSR, porsche singer, Sebring, SIM racing, simucube, speed secrets, thrustmaster, trakracer, virtual racing school, VR, VRS|

Dean’s List – Summer Speed Special Edition

by Dean Chapman, Northern New Jersey Region PCA

Hello, racers! I wanted to relate a quick summer story in this edition of Dean’s List. After the season 8 dust settled, I was left with a hankering to make use of all the 992 Cup car skills I’d picked up. I asked Gary Reiss, Lee Binkley, and Dante Tonello to join forces for the PCA team races-competing under the Team Spanners flag in the 992 and as a side benefit, we decided it’d be fun to carry on racing together in the weekly iRacing Porsche 992 Cup Fixed series.

We practiced and

August 15th, 2022|Categories: deanslist, interviews|Tags: 911, carrera, cup, Dean's List, formula 1, GT3 Cup, heusinkveld pedals, interviews, iRacing, Mclaren, PCA, PCA Sim Racing, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Porsche Club of America|

Dean’s List – The Fast 5 Lightning Edition

Installment 15
by Dean Chapman, Northern New Jersey Region PCA

Congratulations, you have found yourself in the pole position on the Dean’s List!

The Dean’s List is the place for me to ask questions of fellow PCA Sim Racing competitors, hopefully gleaning tidbits of information about their likes, dislikes, and equipment.

Installment 15 is a fast one! We welcome this winner’s selection of Podium step heroes, champions, and fast closing speedsters. You’ll find their interviews compelling and enlightening.

Get ready for a fast ride through the PCA regions for some more SIMtastic facts.

Michael Coholich

PCA Region: Great Plains
Car: 2007 Cayman base 5-speed

“I’m currently serving Active Duty

May 31st, 2022|Categories: deanslist, driver education, interviews, tipjar|Tags: 911, 928, 944, 992, 997, BMW, carrera, cup, Dean's List, driver training, Driver61, Fanatec, formula 1, GT3 Cup, GT3R, hagerty, heusinkveld pedals, indy, interviews, iRacing, le mans, logitech, Mclaren, Michelin, nordschleife, PCA, PCA Sim Racing, pirelli, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Porsche Club of America, Porsche RSR, porsche singer, Sebring, SIM racing, simucube, speed secrets, thrustmaster, trakracer, virtual racing school, VR, VRS|

Tip Jar – The Fast 5 Lightning Edition

Installment 15
by Dean Chapman, Northern New Jersey Region PCA

Grab a bag of great advice from these wizards of the race track!

Michael Coholich, PCA Region: Great Plains. Car: 2007 Cayman base 5-speed

Garrett Taylor, PCA Region: Kansas City. Car: Radical SR3 RSX

Jochem Bakker, PCA Region: California Inland. Car: 2017 Porsche Cayman S

Terrence Tong, PCA Region: Upper Canada. Car: 2016 GT4

Travis Brodie, PCA Region: Palmetto Region. Car: 1992 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Coupe

What do you ensure you always do before a race?

Michael Coholich, “Practice! Detailed practice! Practice with someone way

May 30th, 2022|Categories: deanslist, driver education, interviews, tipjar|Tags: 911, 928, 944, 992, 997, BMW, carrera, cup, Dean's List, driver training, Driver61, Fanatec, formula 1, GT3 Cup, GT3R, hagerty, heusinkveld pedals, indy, interviews, iRacing, le mans, logitech, Mclaren, Michelin, nordschleife, PCA, PCA Sim Racing, pirelli, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Porsche Club of America, Porsche RSR, porsche singer, Sebring, SIM racing, simucube, speed secrets, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, thrustmaster, trakracer, virtual racing school, VR, VRS|

The Tip Jar – Installment 14

Take note..implement these Tips into your SIM racing and you will be golden.

Todays professors of the track;
Gabriel Albano, Gold Coast, 2015- Cayman S.
Tristan Bayless, Redwood Region Zone 7, 1968- 912 “Outlaw”
David Glenn, Texas Hill Country, 2013- Boxster.
Shea McNeely, Oregon Region, 1985- 944

by Dean Chapman, Northern New Jersey Region PCA

What do you ensure you always do before a race?

Gabriel Albano, “Go to the bathroom, make sure I have a full glass of water.”

Tristan Bayless, “Bathroom. Water nearby. Stream all set to go. Social media updated with going live alerts. Emergency snack nearby. Background applications closed. Cat located in case she

February 27th, 2022|Categories: tipjar|Tags: 911, 928, 944, 992, BMW, Dean's List, driver training, Driver61, Fanatec, GT3 Cup, GT3R, hagerty, heusinkveld pedals, interviews, iRacing, le mans, logitech, Mclaren, Michelin, nordschleife, PCA, PCA Sim Racing, pirelli, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Porsche Club of America, Porsche RSR, porsche singer, Sebring, SIM racing, simucube, speed secrets, thrustmaster, trakracer, virtual racing school, VR, VRS|

Dean’ List – Installment 14. The Old, the New, Edition

by Dean Chapman, Northern New Jersey Region PCA

Congratulations – Welcome to Installment 14!

You have found yourself on the pole position at the Dean’s List!

The Dean’s List is the place for me to ask questions of fellow PCA Sim Racing competitors, hopefully gleaning tidbits of information about their likes, dislikes, and equipment.

This installment 14 is marked by some very interesting facts. Our guest of honor is Gabriel Albano. He, of the VERY lowest iRacing number currently owned by all our PCA sim racing members! (A fact – Gabriel used to run with Tron)

Joining Gabriel, we have two ‘new to us’ members

February 27th, 2022|Categories: deanslist|Tags: 911, 928, 944, 992, BMW, Dean's List, driver training, Driver61, Fanatec, GT3 Cup, GT3R, hagerty, heusinkveld pedals, interviews, iRacing, le mans, logitech, Mclaren, Michelin, nordschleife, PCA, PCA Sim Racing, pirelli, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, Porsche Club of America, Porsche RSR, porsche singer, Sebring, SIM racing, simucube, speed secrets, thrustmaster, trakracer, virtual racing school, VR, VRS|