Audiophile demographics?

Cars are a digression. Porsche? Far from it. You are right though about women being rare. I ran Driver Skills a few years and we tried all kinds of things to encourage more women, but they just aren't interested. What got you hooked? Was it the experience of driving a Porsche? The 987 is one beautifully balanced remarkably responsive car. Or were you always into driving?

@millercarbon 

I've always loved cars. When I was sixteen I wanted my first car to be a racing green MGB. It was a silver Chevy Vega. But it had an engine and 4 wheels, so no complaints. In my twenties, my ex-husband taught me to drive a stick because they got better mileage. It was a Honda Civic, but I was hooked on driving a manual transmission. In the 911, I used to see if I could drive Mulholland from one end to the other in second and never touch the brake. You either feel it or you don't..

Excellent. I’m in Washington. Have only driven parts of Mulholland, but drove the roads around Mt Tamalpais where in my 79 SC many curves are so tight and steep you cannot go slow in 2nd. You either go very slow in 1st, or very fast in 2nd. There is no in-between. So I know just what you mean. And congratulations, because that is not something a lot of people can do. Male or female. (I know, from being stuck behind them! 😂😂)

prior to covid i did a weeklong socal drive with some pca/track pals

agree that mulholland is undriveable even in early mornings now, upper topanga still ok - rest of socal good drives are north of santa barbara - greater LA region is just too congested

norcal is better, but also getting harder and harder to enjoy the roads