Wow! October was a really fun month. It started with the Louisville Concours where we had approx. 10 cars in the Churchill Downs Infield corral. The Huber Winery Drive was attended by 15 cars and we met up with CIR who had 20 cars, all on a very cool Saturday afternoon.

The monthly meetings continue to increase in attendance. And the DE at Putnam Park was well attended with over 80 cars. The year is winding down and the weather is becoming iffy to do any big Drive events. But we're still interested in doing those spur of the moment drives. So if someone has an idea and the weather on the weekends are good, place a note on the website and let's go.

Read more: President's Report - November 2009

Porsche Panamera awarded the Golden Steering Wheel

Stuttgart. The Porsche Panamera has been awarded the Golden Steering Wheel as the Best New Car of the Year in the Luxury Performance Class. With its combination of supreme comfort and outstanding sportiness, and through its unique design, Porsche’s Gran Turismo convinced the 50-man jury made up of racing drivers, engineers, celebrities and the senior editors of the Auto Bild Magazine Group trying out the candidates on thorough test drives. Before receiving this outstanding award, the Panamera had already been chosen by readers as one of the five best models in the luxury performance class with experts putting the car through its paces in the final contest on a test track in Italy for two enduring days.

Read more: Gran Turismo ranked No 1 in the Luxury Performance Class

Bleekemolen crowns championship with victory at final

Stuttgart. With a win at the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi, Jeroen Bleekemolen from the Netherlands crowned his championship campaign in the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup. Driving for Konrad Motorsport, the title defender beat his arch rival René Rast (Germany) after a gripping duel and was handed the winner’s trophy by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Dr. Wolfgang Porsche. The distinction for second place was undertaken by Wolfgang Dürheimer, Board Member for Research and Development.

After 14 laps on the new Formula 1 circuit in the UAE, Bleekemolen took a pole-to-flag victory to celebrate his fifth win of the season. Moreover, the Dutchman set a new record in the Supercup: At all 13 rounds of the series, he secured a podium result. However, with the number of race wins, René Rast was a nose ahead: The vice-champion from VELTINS MRS Racing dominated six times.

Read more: Porsche Mobil1 Supercup, round 13 at the Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi

“Winning the title makes the season perfect”

Stuttgart. The new champion is an old acquaintance: At the final of the Porsche Mobil1 Supercup on the new Formula 1 track in Abu Dhabi, Jeroen Bleekemolen secured his second title in succession with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. “We led the points for the whole season,” said the Konrad Motorsport pilot from the Netherlands. “I think we definitely deserve this title.”

In the paddock of the popular brand trophy series, there is no doubt about this. Jeroen Bleekemolen has been the most consistent driver of the year. He not only won the two season-opening rounds in Bahrain and extended his points’ lead with victories in Istanbul and Spa-Francorchamps, but also managed to climb the podium twelve times from 13 races this season.

Read more: Porsche Mobil1 Supercup: Portrait of the champion Jeroen Bleekemolen