More Than 400 Porsches Kick Off 2017 Porsche Club of America Club Racing Season at 48 Hours at Sebring
Article by Kate Taylor SEBRING, Fla. (Feb. 8, 2017) - More than 400 Porsches competed at one of the largest Porsche Club of America (PCA) Club Racing events of the year over the weekend, kicking off the 2017 PCA Club Racing season. With more than 200 volunteers operating the massive four-day event, PCA drivers enjoyed beautiful weather at the 24th annual 48 Hours at Sebring presented by Champion Porsche at the iconic Sebring International Raceway. “Drivers from all over the country were able to race again for the first time since 2016 and I’m thrilled to be a part of this huge event once again,” said Josh
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Photo by Juha Lievonen Breckeen, co-chairman of the 48 Hours at Sebring. “I want to thank all of our volunteers for the time and energy they put into the 48 Hours at Sebring. It was very well received and we all love hosting one of the largest PCA events.” The 2016 PCA Club Racing National Championship Series Awards Dinner, which is hosted by the PCA Club Racing Committee, was held on Thursday, Feb. 2 at the Chateau Elan at Sebring International Raceway. The dinner banquet honored 2016 podium winners and celebrated the start of the 2017 race season. “The 2016 PCA Club Racing National Championship Series Awards Dinner
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kicked off our Porsche-filled weekend with a bang,” said Vicki Earnshaw, PCA Club Racing chair. During the banquet, Earnshaw awarded Dave Elsner with the 2016 Michael Melton Memorial Rookie of the Year Award, which commemorates Michael Melton, former PCA Club Racing driver and editor of Club Racing News. Melton sadly passed away in 1999 of pancreatic cancer. The award winner is chosen by PCA stewards, who review a large group of rookie racers each year - all of whom participated safely and successfully in at least five races during their rookie season.