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My Porsche Intro

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Story & Photo Submitted by Brian Jacobs - Gulfstream Region President 2025-2026

My Entry Into The Porsche World Like Many, Came Via A BMW...

Just out of high school my friend had a 928 and I had BMW 2002, racing around always ended with me getting my doors blown off by the mighty V8.

Fast forward almost 10 years later to 1999 and I run into him at an autoX with his new 996 and me again in BMW... getting my doors blown off!

He introduced me to the world of HPDE and the best events around were of course PCA events. I was hooked, doing several events per month I worked my way up to PCA instructor and the camaraderie at the events would create friendships I have now had for 26 years.

I eventually started racing, teaching at skip barber and then starting my own driver development program. Porsche cars never really found their way into my life but I fell in love with the Cayenne picking up a 955 Turbo S and now a 958.2 turbo that has just passed 105,000 miles.

Some of my favorite times on the track include driving bumper to bumper lap after lap with our past president Kyle Rathbun and somehow never trading paint, 5 years ago when Kyle told me they were splitting the region, I did not hesitate to give my support to my friends that put in the hard work to make this region happen, and last year when Kyle said he was stepping down as president and the region could really use my help, I did not hesitate and ran for president, I am honored to carry the torch and be a part of all the incredible charitable work our organization does,

I really hope more of you will get involved because "It’s not just the cars, it’s the people.’

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