July Member Profiles

Chesapeake Region

Member Profile: Anthony & Mariel Brown

Member Names & Join Date:Anthony Brown (2007) and my wife Mariel Brown (2020)Current Cars, Previous Cars:

2018 GT3, 2011 GT3RS, 2009 Cayman race car and 1992 500E (Porsche type 2758)

Previous cars include a 2008 997.1 Turbo, a 2016 Boxster Spyder and an earlier 2009 Cayman race car that, from pole, I managed to destroy at a PCA Club Race at Watkins Glen.

Have you served on any Regional or National committees:

Not yet for PCA. But I serve as Co-Chief Instructor for Audi Club NEQ Chapter and serve on that club’s national performance driving education committee.

What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America:

I joined in 2007 when I ordered my first Porsche, a Meteor Gray 997.1 Turbo. I had already done some DE events with PCA prior to that so already knew how great the club was. I was living in Manhattan at the time and had started doing DE in 2004.

When it came time to buy a vehicle, what made you choose your Porsche and is this your first Porsche (if not please detail prior Porsche's):

I’ve always loved Porsches and it remains a special experience whenever I drive one. I think it was probably the door sound of an air cooled 911 that made me think “someday I’d love one of these”. I’ve had great experiences with lots of different front, rear and mid-engine cars. I was in a position in 2007 to order my first Porsche. I put 38k miles and did maybe 80 track days on that car. I turned it back to Porsche at the end of the lease with GMG springs, dog bones, control arm bushings and sways (sorry Porsche!). Should have kept that one…

What are your favorite Regional &/or National events:

I started PCA Club Racing in 2016 in a Cayman built by DeMan Motorsports and prepared for Stock G class. Since then, I’ve done Club Races at Sebring, VIR, Watkins Glen, Lime Rock, Monticello, NJMP and

Summit Point supported by SpeedSport in Danbury, Connecticut. Ask anyone who club races and they’ll tell you it’s highly addictive.

What is your favorite PCA memory:

Winning overall the Enduro at the Summit Point club race in 2018.

The conditions were preposterously bad. Rain, standing water, total mess. A 2.9 liter Cayman on Hoosier rain tires is just a blast given it is so forgiving and doesn’t have a ton of power. It was a lot of fun and I keep the wristband in my daily driver as a reminder.

What advice about PCA or Chesapeake would you give to new members:

I can’t tell people strongly enough to give DE or AutoX a try. Have no fear about being the newbie and being clueless. We were all there. Many of my best friends are folks I met almost 20 years ago as a novice student in DE. My wife Mariel hasn’t done a DE yet and I’m excited to get her involved. She’s an equestrian so many of the skills around vision and weight transfer should translate well.

If money was no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why:

I’d like a narrow body 993. If I’m being picky, I’d like a manual C4 Cab in Polar Silver with Chestnut Brown. I’d also love an early G car and a 930. Mariel would love a Macan GTS.

Anything additional you would like to share about yourself (Family/Work/Etc):

I grew-up in Baltimore and moved to Manhattan for 25 years after college. In early 2020 we bought a place in Monkton which we love and now spend 99% of our time. Mariel grew-up in Little Rock riding horses competitively in the Three-Day Eventing discipline. We also have a Bedlington Terrier who spends much of his time investigating various vermin around our farm. I’m in executive search where I focus on mainly investment banking and Mariel works in financial services for a boutique firm.

The GT3RS at Mont Tremblant on 18” Hoosiers

Below: 2011 GT3RS, ordered new. Gray Black/White Gold. 24k miles, 2018 GT3, ordered new. PTS OakGreen. 2k miles or so, 1992 MB 500E. Porsche type 2758. We’re the second owner. 32k miles.

By: James B. Beavan III