Author Archive: Club Member

Join us Saturday, May 10th at the Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum at the Saint George Airport at 10AM followed by a pay as you go lunch at the eclectic Side Car Café less than 10 minutes from the museum.

This amazing museum features some of the first jet fighters and trainers to enter service during the Korean and subsequent Cold War, including US and Soviet models, some of which are still flown here regularly.  You’ll walk around static display aircraft including a four engine Douglas C-54 Skymaster, a veteran of the Berlin Airlift in 1948 and 1949, where it also acted as a ‘candy bomber’, a practice started by a Utahan.  Head up inside the C-54 to see how it completed its long career at Buffalo Airways and be amazed by the [...]

From the Archives – February 2025 

Hello! Welcome to my first “From the Archives” article for our newsletter. My name is Jordan Godorov and I am the Las Vegas Porsche Club’s newly minted historian. Do you have a question about the history of our local club or the Porsche brand in Las Vegas? Drop me an email at jordan_godorov@yahoo.com 

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Most of us know that our local Las Vegas authorized Porsche dealership has been Gaudin Porsche since 1986. Being a Las Vegas native, I was curious to know who sold Porsches before Gaudin did. According to Gary Ackerman, the dealer principal of Gaudin Porsche, the dealer immediately before Gaudin took over the franchise was none other than Mike Salta. 

Mike Salta

Salta, for those that might not be aware, was one of the country’s first “mega” car [...]

Hi, my name is Ken Hollman and I am addicted to Porsches. 

This began in 1972 when I purchased by first Porsche, a 1965 912 (s/n 010), and since we had a mortgage and two small girls in our young family, we could not afford.  This was my daily driver for about three years and as things do, practicality caused me to trade it for a Chevy pickup.  I fought the addiction for about 25 years when another 912 came home with me.  This one required renovation, most of which I did myself over the next several years.  At this point, the urge to compete overwhelmed my better sense and I auto-crossed this car for a couple years.  Wanting better lap times, a 914 followed me home, also requiring a complete makeover.  This car became competitive in local SCCA and PCA events with my wife, Betty, earning the SSCA women’s class championship, two years running.  [...]

Our first HPDE for 2025 was a resounding success. We opened registration early and offered an early bird discount. We had a tremendous response and sold out 2 weeks in advance of the event date. 

We were fortunate that that the weather cooperated all weekend with temps in the high 60’s to low 70’s. Nothing better to get out and exercise your car and test your driving skills.

Due to the large turnout, we had the front entry gates opened @ 6AM so we could get participants registered early and allow them to get their cars through tech before the drivers meeting.

This and all of our prior events could not happen without the efforts of our volunteers led by Lisa Disabatino managing all aspects of registration to Ryan Raser and Andy Stahl @ tech ensured a smooth flow from driver registration to completing tech in record time. 

Brian Schmidt, our Chief Driving instructor, managed [...]

Meet The Members…Craig & Di Shanklin…in Southern Utah

It began with a casual visit to a relatively new Porsche dealership on East Sahara in 1990 (Gaudin Porsche), one of those little decisions you make that can turn out to have major impacts on your whole life. That purchase of a 944 S2 Cabriolet has led us to a life full of interesting people, wonderful events and fun adventures. 

That initial Porsche has led to many others including currently a 718 Spyder, Spyder RS, 911 T, a Cayenne Transyberia and soon, a new Boxster GTS 4.0…three of the cars being Ruby Star…our favorite Porsche color. Through our involvement with the Porsche [...]

Toy Drive Event: 

At our December brunch, our club came together for a heartwarming toy drive event aimed at spreading holiday cheer to children in need. Although our plans to work with Toys for Tots directly didn’t work out, another local group in Clark County was also in need of toys. With your generous donations, we were able to help bring joy to 3,200 foster children this past holiday season. Thank you for your incredible support in making our Toy Drive for foster kids such a success. We are deeply grateful for your kindness and commitment to making a difference in the lives of these kids. Stay tuned for more ways to get involved, and once again, thank you for spreading hope and happiness!

Silent Auction Fundraiser: 

During our recent Winter Gala, we held a [...]