The Spirited Escapes is a seven-episode original video series featuring adventure traveler and former NFL linebacker Dhani Jones as he embarks on an open road journey of personal discovery and total immersion. From Brooklyn to Birmingham, Dhani meets different tradesmen [...]
Read MoreEpisode 1: Building Bikes in Brooklyn
| New York, NY
Dhani Jones gets his road trip off to a two-wheeled start by crafting a completely custom bicycle in collaboration with 718 Cyclery owner Joe Nocella. Nocella – an architect by day and a bike builder by night – hand builds each [...]
Read MoreEpisode 2: Composing in the Nation’s Capital
| Washington D.C.
In Washington D.C., Dhani finds himself deep in the groove of a free-form jam session with Thievery Corporation’s Eric Hilton when everything just clicks. They head to Hilton’s upstairs studio to remix the recording into a fully realized track and [...]
Read MoreEpisode 3: The Art of Curing Meat
| Charlottesville, VA
Dhani makes a stop in Charlottesville, where he meets chef Mark Gresge, an engineer turned restaurateur, whose L’Etoile restaurant is dedicated to defining local Virginia cuisine. Turns out it’s all about using simple, time-tested techniques and recipes with the local [...]
Read MoreEpisode 4: Driving the Tail of the Dragon
| Tail of the Dragon (Robbinsville), NC
Dhani takes the passenger’s seat and hands over the Porsche’s helm to renowned automotive journalist Ezra Dyer, who demonstrates how to properly utilize the superior agility and balance inherent in the mid-engine Boxster on North Carolina’s world-famous Tail of the [...]
Read MoreEpisode 5: Fly Fishing at the Biltmore
| Asheville, NC
Next stop: the beautiful, ornate Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, where Dhani learns fly-fishing skills from Dustin Stanberry, an instructor with over 20 years of experience. Out on the water, Dhani learns how the patience and perseverance required in [...]
Read MoreEpisode 6: Sporting Clays in Asheville
| Asheville, NC
Dhani learns a lesson in mental focus at the Biltmore Estate while learning to shoot clay with Darren Moore, a U.S. Army Special Ops and Firearms Instructor. Moore tells Dhani that he must trust the gun as an extension of [...]
Read MoreEpisode 7: Performance Driving in Birmingham
| Birmingham, AL
The Spirited Escapes seven-episode video series culminates at Porsche Sport Driving School in Birmingham, AL, for a day of precision driving with the iconic Hurley Haywood. Hurley is one of the most accomplished endurance-racing drivers; his countless victories include the [...]
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The new Boxster is the next chapter in the rich history of Porsche roadsters. Remaining true to our core principles of purity, performance and authenticity, we’ve redefined the Boxster in terms of its performance and design. Its mid-engine balance and [...]
Read MoreIn celebration of the all-new 2013 Boxster – Porsche and Men’s Journal partnered to send it on a journey that embodies the spirit of freedom and discovery. To kick off The Spirited Escape Road Trip, Porsche displayed the 2013 Boxster [...]
Read MoreStop 1 Travel Log: New York City
| New York, NY
I can’t believe Porsche and Men’s Journal gave me keys to the new Porsche Boxster! Are you serious?! I Knew I was going on a drive, but didn’t know I was going on a DRIVE! There was a lot to [...]
Read MoreStop 2 Travel Log: Washington D.C.
| Washington D.C.
If you’re on the open road and the top is down, the music needs to be up. Next stop was close to where I grew up in Maryland, so I asked my sister Akila to grace me with her presence [...]
Read MoreStop 3 Travel Log: Charlottesville, VA
| Charlottesville, VA
Anyone who has ever taken a road trip knows that it’s all about the food. The food makes the trip! I like to check out where the locals go to really understand the flavor of each town or city I [...]
Read MoreStop 4 Travel Log | Tail of the Dragon
| Tail of the Dragon (Robbinsville), NC
Today we headed down to two of the best places in the country to really experience the power and performance of the Porsche Boxster —- Tail of the Dragon and Cherohala Skyway along the North Carolina and Tennessee border. These [...]
Read MoreStop 5 Travel Log | Asheville, NC
| Asheville, NC
After the intensity of Tail of the Dragon and Cherohala Skyway, I headed to the Biltmore Estate to enjoy the zen of the outdoors. The Biltmore is absolutely gorgeous, an 8,000 acre wilderness escape from the everyday set against the [...]
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Stop 6 Travel Log | Birmingham, AL
| Birmingham, AL
Finally, made it down to Birmingham, AL. The beautiful Barber Motorsports Park is the last stop on my spirited escape and home of the Porsche Sport Driving School. After a week long trip of pushing myself beyond my comfort zone in an effort [...]
Read MoreOn the last stop of the Spirited Escape Road Trip, we gathered several iconic Porsche classics on the track alongside the newest member of this mid-engined lineage, the new 2013 Boxster S. In this timelapse video, you can see the [...]
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While Dhani Jones journeyed down the East Coast in the new 2013 Boxster S, he documented his experiences in every city through pictures. Here is a sample of the sights from New York City to the Porsche Sport Driving School [...]
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To celebrate the new Boxster, Porsche and Men’s Journal sent it on a journey that embodies its spirit of freedom and discovery. The Spirited Escape Road Trip, hosted by Dhani Jones, started in New York City and ended at the [...]
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