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- June 1, 2023
- Desert Drives, Events
- Posted by Reid Smith
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By Reid Smith
What an interesting morning we had at Atomic Motors in Henderson, April 20th. We got there early and watched all of the Porsches roll in. 49 LVR members had signed up for the event and were not disappointed. Also, one of our members is president of an exotic car club in town and displayed about 20 of their incredible cars including Lambo’s, McLarens and of course, Porsches. Atomic Motors is an expansive operation with 5 separate buildings housing all sorts of services. Display rooms with cars for sale, a machine shop that can perform just about anything, detail, high end paint shop, body shop, upholstery, and much more! A shout out to Jack, Bill, Kat and Lance of Atomic Motors for making such wonderful memories for us!
- June 1, 2023
- Desert Drives, From The Presidents Desk
- Posted by Reid Smith
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May has proven to be a busy month for our club with numerous activities. We started with a false alarm monthly Brunch! My apologies for the date mix-up. Mike Dugan and I stood at the RRCC roundabout to inform each member that did not get the last-minute email. No members read us the “riot act”, which we would have deserved. A big thank-you for your understanding.
We had perfect weather for our annual Club Picnic Honoring New Members at Mountain Crest Park on May 13th. Besides the tasty BBQ catered by Road Kill Grill, our Board members and Zone 8 Rep, Lori DeCristo, refreshed us on the many facets of our club. Also, on May 20th, many of our members had a very interesting tour of Atomic Motors, in Henderson. We had a very interesting presentation about digital license plates at our May 21st Brunch. It was quite informative and a little sobering [...]
- May 3, 2023
- Desert Drives, From The Presidents Desk
- Posted by Reid Smith
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This month is loaded with club activities. Here is a quick rundown for May:
- 7th – Brunch. If you have not signed up yet, see the brunch directions.
- 10th – LVR Board Meeting. We will be planning activities for the rest of 2023. Gaudin Porsche Board Room 6:00pm. Join Us!
- 13th – Member Picnic Honoring New Members. Great food with new and old friends!
- 20th – Atomic Motors tour
- 26-28th – HPDE at Spring Mountain
- 27-28th – Kanab Tour with IRPCA
Desert Drives and our Activity Calendar have detailed information on all events. There should be something for everyone! Our activities usually thin out during the summer months, but we will be continuing our monthly brunches and hopefully some other opportunities.
Some of you remember that our Boxster S Black Edition was murdered in November on the 215. Traffic was stopped, but not the Jeep doing 75 mph that rearended us! Dana and I are fine [...]
- March 30, 2023
- Desert Drives, Events
- Posted by Reid Smith
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We were the host of a multi-Region drive to the Valley of Fire State Park that included members of Arizona, Southern Utah and Las Vegas Regions on March 21St. Our plans for the drive changed rapidly on that Tuesday morning as the rainy forecast caused great concern. I had planned to be at the meetup location at 7:00am to get everything organized by the 8:00am call time. Leaving home at 6:15am, Dana and I were not aware of three major accidents on the 215 Beltway. After sitting in traffic for a couple of hours, we finally arrived at 8:35am! Luckily, we had an excellent team of club volunteers who had everything organized with cars lined up, so were able to get the paperwork done and started moving at 8:45am. A special thanks to our team for all they did!
A total of 61 cars had signed up, but only half that number actually [...]
- March 30, 2023
- Desert Drives, From The Presidents Desk
- Posted by Reid Smith
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From the President’s Desk,
It is an understatement to say that March was a busy month. I am writing this a day after our Valley of Fire Drive with members from three PCA regions: Arizona, Intermountain and Las Vegas. I was contacted by the Arizona region in December and we put together an eventful two days culminating with a drive to the Valley of Fire State Park. We had 61 cars signed up for the event but only about half participated, probably due to the rainy forecast. Or it was because there was delays for hours on the 215 Beltway due to some major accidents (I was stuck in traffic so can attest to the delay). Anyway, the rain let up and everyone enjoyed the beautiful scenery. A big shout-out to our LVR volunteers who did an exceptional job of organizing the drive while I was “parked” on the 215.
Our first [...]
- March 3, 2023
- Desert Drives, Events
- Posted by Reid Smith
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IN ST. GEORGE!
By Reid Smith
Some of us climbed out of bed at 0’Dark Hundred on February 18th to drive St. George for coffee and pastries. We have joined with the Southern Intermountain Region PCA group a number of times over the past year.
We were blessed with cool but sunny conditions that morning. As 64 Porsches arrived, members headed to the Farmstead Bakery and selected from an array of pastries, sandwiches and coffee. A special thanks to Craig Shanklin and his crew for keeping everything organized. And thanks for inviting us!
