Author Archive: Reid Smith

By Reid Smith

It was a chilly morning as we assembled at Railroad Pass in anticipation for our drive to Topock AZ. A sizable group divided into two groups of 12 cars lined up and were ready to go. The drive to Kingman, our first stop, was fairly boring except for spend most of the time dodging sizeable pot-holes. Arizona should pave their roads! When we turned on to Route 66 the drive got interesting, especially when we hit the twisties. Porsches are built for tight turns on narrow roads and we made the most of it. We were temporarily delayed by an active shooting in the old west town of Oatman. After they cleared the carnage, we were able to proceed through town. I did see a sign that the [...]

From the President’s Desk

Our Board has been quite busy planning for Las Vegas Region’s 50th Anniversary. It will be quite a celebration that will take place on April 20th, the same day of the inception of our charter, in 1974. Make sure that you sign up soon as we are having to limit attendance. Gaudin Porsche has generously provided their venue for the morning. Check out the article and registration in this issue of Desert Drives. SIGN UP SOON! Also, check out the 50th Anniversary Gear website. Great prices on quality merchandise.

Topock is an Arizonan town that most have never heard of, or let alone, visited. Topock 66 BBQ and Grill was a very interesting destination for our day drive in February. The historic mountain Route 66 Highway through Oatman brought smiles to Porschephile’s faces. [...]

From the President’s Desk,

First of all, I want to thank JP John Polnik, and Mikey Patriquin of Interpolnik LLC for their creative talents with editing and publishing our Desert Drives. Both are professionals in their fields and are LVRPCA members. How lucky can we get! I took time to view the newsletters of the 16 regions in PCA Zone 8 and we are among the best. If you do not take time to click through each monthly issue of our Desert Drives, you are totally missing out.

January started out with a bang! 

Week 1

First Lady Dana and I set out for sunny CA during the first weekend to attend the Zone 8 President’s meeting. One of the topics was for each President tell of improvements needed in their region. When it came to me, [...]

There were so many high points with our club’s activities during 2023 that I don’t know where to begin. So, I won’t! But I will say that it has been a joy to meet so many members having a great time at our many events. Our Board and volunteers made it happen! I’m not a pessimist, but sometimes I remember the challenging times. The event that created anxiety for me was our Tri-Region drive to the Valley of Fire that we hosted last March. We had everything planned to a “T”. Dana and I left home plenty early with the waivers, drive directions, $500+ worth of NPS and NVSP passes, and traffic cones to help line up dozens of cars from Arizona, Utah and Nevada at our meetup location. We live in the northwest area of town and it was raining. Little did we know it would take nearly 2 ½ hour to get there. [...]

PHOENIX FUN RUN TOUR!

January 12-14, 2024

The Arizona Region PCA has invited Las Vegas Region and Southern Utah Region members to the inaugural 2024 Tri-Region Weekend Extravaganza Event over the January 12th weekend that will be centered in North Scottsdale!   The weekend will consist of showcasing two exceptional nationally recognized Arizona car collections and a drive across beautiful and diverse Sonoran Desert landscapes.

• January 12th, 10:00am – Meetup at Railroad Pass Casino, 1500 Railroad Pass Rd., Henderson NV 89002. Depart 10:30am. Check in to your hotel. No formal activities planned for the evening. 
• Jan. 13th, 7:00am Cars and Coffee – Alpio’s at Troon, 10452 E. Jomax Rd., Scottsdale AZ 85262.
• 10:00am – Depart on the Mystery Sonoran Desert Drive. No host lunch at destination. 
• Jan. 14th, 8:30-11:00am – Don Murray’s Secret European Car Collection, location TBA (it’s [...]