'Porsche Parade' to roll into Lake Placid June 14

Porsche Parade returns to Lake Placid for its 70th edition, marking a rare repeat-host moment for PCA's flagship event. From June 14 through June 20, Lake Placid and surrounding towns will host what PCA Marketing Director Jim Hemig called the club's largest parade to date, with expectations of 1,340 entrants and about 2,700 attendees. The week-long gathering will feature car parades, closed-track racing, and scenic drives through the Adirondacks, underscoring Porsche Club of America’s roughly 170,000 members and its status as the world's largest single-marque car club. Lake Placid previously hosted the parade in 1994, the 39th iteration, a memory still cited by PCA President Aaron Ambrosino. Ambrosino recalls attending with his parents while his father showcased a 1987 Porsche 'Turbo Look' Carrera at the concours on the Olympic speedskating oval, the same venue hosting the concours this year. Porsche owners from as far away as Alaska will attend, driving to Lake Placid for the week-long convention, eager to showcase both historic and modern Porsches in a setting that highlights the Adirondacks. The Porsche Parade is the largest parade to date for the club this year, four times larger than last year's entrants, and underscores the club's global reach, with PCA counting nearly 170,000 members since its founding in 1955. The club's leadership notes that the Lake Placid location’s history and the binder from 1994, which featured 640 cars, illustrate the event's growth over three decades, as Stephensen emphasizes the community and family feel that keeps members returning for decades.