Author Archive: Gary Lea

Many of you may well know already that our friends to the North in St. George have now migrated to our region. this is something I have dreamed about since my first drive to the St. George Cars and Coffee at Tuachan Canyon.

The people up north are warm friendly and very inviting. Since my first event with them I have talked with Craig Shanklin and Ken Hollman about accomplishing this dream. Reid, myself the two of them have chased this diligently for 3 years and now it is coming to fruition.

I for one could not be happier with this addition. It bolsters [...]

Happy 2025

Greetings to all you beautiful Porsche people,

It is a new year and as a result a new face staring back at you from the President’s Desk. My name is Gary Lea and I have been elected as your new President. 

I have to say this is a serious honor and also a bit terrifying to come in behind Reid Smith who was a phenomenal President. I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge the tremendous job and the amount of work that Reid gave to this club. I have been involved in a number of groups in my years and I cannot say I have ever seen a more dedicated and committed president than Reid. That is not to disparage anyone else that has held the position in this club. As a matter of fact there have been other great people who have held the office, I just never had the pleasure [...]