Author Archive: Club Member

VALLEY OF FIRE NEVADA STATE PARK via LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

The Las Vegas Region and Southern Utah Intermountain Region members are hosting our visitors from Arizona Region for a day drive. This should be an incredible experience, driving through the beautiful Lake Mead NRA culminating with a visit to the awesome Valley of Fire State Park. We expect 50 to 60 Porsches to participate! 

Because of the number of cars involved it is imperative that we move smoothly through the National Park and State Park entrances. Those registered for the PCA drive must have a prepaid day pass or an annual (or lifetime) pass for EACH park. National Park passes are not accepted as Nevada SP passes. We have made arrangements with each park to pre-pay [...]

By John and Nita Burrows

1st day in Fort Lauderdale 

Embarkation meant a quick shuttle from the hotel to the dock where we were met by guides to the PCA entrance, bypassing a large group of other passengers On to our cabin to get unpacked and settled for the cruise. After a while, we joined others for cocktail social. Then it was time to find where the fore, aft, starboard and port parts of the ship were.

(FYI, after it was all over, it seemed like everything we wanted to be a part of was always at the other end of the ship)

2nd day at sea

The day started with how we were getting around with explanations of navigating at sea (no landmarks) and technical aspects of moving the ship. After lunch, was “Picnic with your Porsche” and a culinary demonstration with the Celebrity Chefs. The evening was given to the “First Porsche (Diecast) [...]

THIRSTY THURSDAY SOCIAL

SIERRA GOLD TAVERN

9465 S. EASTERN, LAS VEGAS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH, 6:00 PM

We will have a Porsche parking area on the north side of the restaurant.

Drive your Porsche

Come enjoy an hour or two of getting together with old and new club members.

 We plan to repeat this social hour monthly for some well-deserved comradery. No signup necessary. 

See you there!

Joe and Denise Marcella have been Porsche Club members since 2019. It was Denise who first discovered the wonders of Porsche by accident.  In 2015, Denise was wandering around the then Gaudin Jaguar/Porsche parking lot while Joe was getting his Jaguar F-type washed. She fell under the spell of an Orange 2008 Cayman S Sport.  She quickly re-learned how to drive a stick, traded in her Volvo C30, and never looked back.  

Eventually, Joe too came to his senses and traded in his Jaguar F-type for a bright Yellow 2017 718 Boxster S.  In spite of what some Porsche purists say, the 4 cylinder turbo charge 350 hp engine took the Boxster performance to a new level.  Not to be outdone, Denise upgraded to a Miami Blue 2019 718 Cayman GTS .  With that came a challenge to fit four cars in a three car garage in their Aliante home.  Thanks to a fellow Porsche [...]

Saturday, February 4, 2023

Come join us for a fun drive to Topock. We will have our driver’s meeting at Railroad Pass at 8:30 a.m. and depart at 8:50. We should arrive for lunch at Noon at the beautiful setting of Topock 66 Colorado River Bar and Grill. There will be no organized drive for your return trip.

JOIN THE FUN!

REGISTER BELOW by Wednesday, February 1st

msreg.com/TOPOCK2023

February 4, 2023

8:30 a.m.  Meetup – Railroad Pass Travel Center, 1550 Railroad Pass Casino Rd, Henderson NV 89002

8:50 a.m.  Depart

10:45 a.m. Gas/Break in Kingman AZ

Noon – Lunch – Topock 66 Colorado River, 14999 Historic Rte 66, Topock AZ 86436

THIRSTY THURSDAY SOCIAL

SIERRA GOLD TAVERN

9465 S. EASTERN, LAS VEGAS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 6:00 PM

We will have a Porsche parking area on the north side of the restaurant.

Drive your Porsche

Come enjoy an hour or two of getting together with old and new club members.

 We plan to repeat this social hour monthly for some well-deserved comradery. No signup necessary. 

See you there!

Hello fellow Porsche aficionados!!!!! My name is Mark Coronado. I was born and raised in Ventura, CA. I had a 30-year career in law enforcement (Ventura PD and Ventura County DA’s Office) and am currently a semi-retired Private Investigator working “Cold Cases” with a group of retired FBI agents and law enforcement detectives. I moved to Las Vegas in March of 2020, leaving behind the “crazy” PRC (CA) once and for all. Bought a great place up in the N/W area with a 1500 sq ft “Mancave” on the property where  my Porsche’s reside. I enjoy cars, golf, reading, working out, good food and wine, concerts and Baskin Robbins.

Speaking of Porsches – I became a Porsche “nut” when my uncle showed up at our house with a brand-new orange 1968 911 when I was a kid. He let me have it for graduation night in high school and I was sold – never made [...]

By Kyle and Jan Spring

Like many others in the LVRPCA we are a Porsche family. We haven’t always been. 

Driving clunkers and minivans were our mainstay until around our 30th  wedding anniversary when the Boxster S came into our life in 2011. We loved taking the car on wine tasting trips and managed to hold 4 cases of wine and luggage in both trunks. This immediately was a hit!

Auto crossing the Boxster became a key pastime chewing through tires and burning out the  clutch. But learning what these cars can do creates a passion for Porsches. 

We were so happy when our second daughter got married, and we could give them the Lexus as a gift. Now we could finally get another Porsche. The Panamera S is much more civilized for touring but can still kill it in the twisties when it’s time to play. Can’t do much of that though so it’s [...]

AFTER HOLIDAY DINNER PARTY

5:00 p.m. SOCIAL, 6:00 p.m. DINNER

M RESORT & CASINO

LUX Banquet Room

Back by popular demand, our Las Vegas Region PCA AFTER HOLIDAY DINNER PARTY will take place at the M RESORT & CASINO on Sunday, January 22nd. Come at 5:00 p.m. and enjoy an hour to socialize and enjoy no-host beverages. Dinner is planned for 6:00 p.m. and will feature an OVER THE TOP Buffet. 

The LUX Banquet room is at the top of the M Resort, with spectacular views 400 feet above the Las Vegas Strip.  So, pull the fancy rags out of the closet and plan on an incredible [...]