We could have pointed the Porsches toward Dallas and gone home. Instead, Shane and I left Eureka Springs at 6:00 a.m., headed south for Mena and followed the Talimena Scenic Byway across the Ouachita Mountains. The pavement wasn’t always pretty. The views absolutely were.
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Aged in Oak, Ridden Hard: 245 Miles Through the Ozarks
We skipped every brewery and winery on a route built around them, climbed almost 12,000 feet without noticing, and let a Porsche app pick a better road than we could.
Curvy When It Counts: A Late-Afternoon Loop Near Eureka Springs
After the last Zoom call of the day, we grabbed a Porsche ROADS-designed loop south of Eureka Springs — 48 miles of curves, hills, and blind driveways, followed by shrimp skewers overlooking the historic district. Here’s how it went.
The Blue Ostrich Run, Breakfast, and The Long Way to Whitesboro
Fourteen cars, two routes, 208 miles, and a breakfast in the middle. Here’s how Saturday morning went with Texas Sunrise Drives — and why 6:30 a.m. keeps drawing a crowd.
The Puck Stops Here (Except It Didn’t)
I skipped the AD09s because I couldn’t find a QuickJacks puck and couldn’t be bothered to borrow one. Ran street tires instead and took two seconds off my personal best anyway. Here’s what the data says about grip that shows up early and leaves before the session ends.
Three Sessions, One Yellow Boxster, and a Whole Lot of Traffic for a Friday
Cool morning temperatures, a nearly empty Eagles Canyon Raceway, and enough telemetry to satisfy the biggest data nerd. The Skipper kept getting quicker all day, even as the Texas heat and traffic worked against me. Sometimes the stopwatch doesn’t tell the whole story.
Fifteen Porsches, One Freight Train, and 108 Miles of Texas Therapy
What started as a plan for seven cars turned into fifteen Porsches chasing the sunrise across more than 100 miles of North Texas backroads before PlanoPoCo. Great roads, great friends, one freight train, and another reminder that the best drives are usually the unofficial ones.
Three Sessions, Fresh Yokohamas, and a Yellow Porsche Learning to Behave
Three hot sessions at Eagles Canyon Raceway, fresh Yokohama AD09s still coming in, and one Racing Yellow Boxster GTS learning that faster laps come from cleaner driving, not bigger heroics. The Skipper dropped to a 2:20.145 in regular CCW configuration, with data showing the time was hiding in smoother sectors, not straight-line speed.
Sometimes You Have to Dance With the One You Brought
A return to Eagles Canyon Raceway in the Skipper turned into a lesson in adaptability: clockwise layout, street tires, light traffic, perfect weather, and a paddock full of GT3s and GT4s. No personal best, but a great HPDE day with plenty learned.
Porsche Parade 2026: Shipping Skipper to Albany, Driving the Adirondacks, and Bringing Her Home the Long Way
Some trips start when you turn the key. This one started when the Porsches got loaded onto the transport truck. For Porsche Parade 2026 in Lake Placid, I decided to do the sane thing on the front end and the slightly questionable thing on the back end. I shipped Skipper, my Racing Yellow 718 Boxster…