Category: Desert Drives

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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Have You Celebrated Your PCA Membership Anniversary?

By: Jordan Godorov

As a member of the Porsche Club of America, on my 5th Anniversary, I signed up to receive the following:

Porsche Club of America recognizes membership anniversaries in five-year increments. Five- to 20-year anniversary materials are available upon request. Members can request anniversary materials by clicking www.pca.org/anniversary (must be logged onto PCA website to use link). Members will receive a letter, certificate and decal commemorating their anniversary.

Materials for 25- to 60-year anniversaries (soon to be 65) are mailed quarterly depending on the anniversary date. Members celebrating these anniversaries will receive the following: 

25 years – Letter, Decal, Certificate, Pin 

30 years – Letter, Decal, Certificate 

35 years – Letter, Decal, Certificate 

40 years – Letter, Decal, Certificate, Name [...]

JANUARY 11, 2025, 5:00pm SOCIAL, 6:00pm DINNER

Red Rock Country Club

Our iconic annual Las Vegas Region PCA WINTER GALA will take place at Red Rock Country Club for the second year in a row on Sunday, January 11th. Come at 5:00 p.m. and enjoy an hour to socialize and enjoy an Artisan Cheese Charcuterie board and no-host beverages. Dinner is planned for 6:00 p.m. and will feature an OVER THE TOP Buffet.

The Banquet Room at Red Rock will be sparkling that night with decorations and actual Porsches to highlight the evening. So, dig your fancy rags out of the back of the closet, and plan on experiencing an incredible evening.

An Insider View

By Gary Lea

This weekend I took the plunge and did the HPDE event at Spring Mountain. I have been meaning to do it for five years, but work always seems to get in the way. This time I decided, now that I am retired, I would do it . I was the third person to sign up and most likely will be again in our next event.

When I was young, I would do anything I could to get the adrenaline rush. Skiing, cycling, kart racing, a weekend at Jim Russell School, and driving anywhere I could get away from traffic and police to go as fast as I could. I was lucky to grow up in Lake Tahoe and to have the Washoe Flat on 395 between [...]

By John Polnik

When Las Vegas gives you a rare rainy November day, most sensible Porsche owners stay home and polish their 911s. I, apparently, am not most Porsche owners. The moment the weather app showed actual precipitation in the desert, I knew it was time to go mud hunting in my 2008 Cayenne.

The Cayenne started life as a perfectly civilized luxury SUV, but over the years it’s been transformed into something a little less… boulevard and a little more backcountry. Thanks to the team at Eurowise, it now rides on a 2-inch lift kit, wears full rock sliders, a heavy-duty roof rack, beefy front and rear bumpers, and a stout aluminum skid plate. It’s still unmistakably a Porsche from the badge and the headlights, but it looks suspiciously ready to leave the pavement far behind.

Word of the wet weather spread quickly on Facebook, and the Southern Nevada Offroad Team (better known as [...]

By John Polnik

For ten years, Downtown Las Vegas Container Park has been many things: open-air mall, nightlife hub, home of the fire-breathing praying mantis. One thing it had never been? A car show venue. That all changed the night before SEMA 2025 when our friends at Cars und Kaffee Las Vegas threw “Cars und Kreators” and made history.

This wasn’t just any pre-SEMA party. For the first time ever, the City of Las Vegas gave permission to drive cars inside the park itself. And boy, did we use it.

The evening kicked off under the iconic 40-foot mantis as Lamborghini Las Vegas and Audi Henderson rolled in the headliners: a brand-new Revuelto in Verde Shock, a flat black Huracán Sterrato, and a matching black RS6 Avant Performance. The mantis shot flames on cue all night long; perfect backdrop for the thousand-plus creators, influencers, and enthusiasts who showed up.

Once inside the gates, it was [...]

Greetings to all you wonderful Porsche People!

Welcome to December! In our family we wish everyone a Feliz Kuanshannukamas! I believe that covers most of the winter celebrations.

November was a bit of slowdown for us as far as activities. With the Exception of Reid’s Birthday and the November HPDE it was a slower pace…..Thankfully

At this moment we are looking at a very good turnout for our November HPDE with an expectation of 85 cars for this last of the year event. that means we will have run all three events this year in the black and no red in sight. I am even finally taking a turn driving the track this weekend. 

We must give a special shoutout to all the volunteers, but a special mention goes to Brad Cameron, along with Brian Schmidt, who continue to do an amazing job on continuing the success. Many notable people help out and not all [...]

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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Porsche Almost Became Part of BMW?

By: Jordan Godorov

As a member of the Porsche Club of America, we are lucky to receive a newsletter regularly from the national office. Sometimes those newsletters highlight Porsche history. I also happen to belong to the BMW Car Club of America. Some months back, I received a notice from the BMWCCA in a newsletter that a 3 book set of BMW “Behind the Scenes” was available for purchase by the general membership. One of the clips from the set was a story about how BMW once had a chance to buy Porsche. I thought that this was fascinating and got me thinking about how different Porsche would be if that happened. Here is the story:

When BMW Went To Buy Porsche – [...]

If you missed this year’s tour, mark your calendars for September 2026 and set a reminder to watch for it so you don’t miss it next year.