Originally Posted by PLNewman

FWIW, I was a longtime PCA Club Racer (SPB) and DE Instructor until age and various health setbacks brought down the curtain. A few years ago, I witnessed a situation that perfectly illustrated one of the reasons for a drop in PCA new racer participation. A former DE student of mine (one of the most talented I ever rode with) ended up sharing a car with me at several ChampCar events. He had developed into a pure racer and lapped our car 2-3 seconds faster per lap than any of the other drivers. He never put a foot wrong. I asked him if he'd consider co-driving my car with me in a PCA Enduro. We set about trying to get him licensed. He jumped through all the medical and paperwork hoops, and his application went to National for approval. It was denied. PCA refused to recognize his 14 races in ChampCar. Despite my glowing letter of recommendation, fully endorsing his application (as a former instructor and co-driver of his), PCA said, essentially, that because he no longer OWNED a Porsche (although he had maintained his PCA membership for more than 15 years), he was not eligible to race in PCA. My buddy continues to race (and kick ***) in WRL and ChampCar. And PCA lost a potential racer.

Originally Posted by Dn86gtresto

..(car was red but now has a new bright blue wrap).

Originally Posted by Dn86gtiesto

Originally Posted by stuttgart46

Frank, what is needed to convert a SPB to ME1?
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