Category: Desert Drives

From the President’s Desk,

Our active schedule for our club offers many opportunities for all of our members. As you know, we have had events almost every week in the last two months. It is encouraging to see all the new faces as members decide to take advantage of getting together for driving and social activities.

Our Annual Member Picnic Honoring our new members was incredible. We had what must have been a record 89 attendees at the picnic. It was a hot day, but it didn’t affect the comradery and the excellent BBQ. A shout-out to all of our leadership team that made it all happen. When our crew arrived that morning, every table was completely covered with bird poop. Luckily, we brought buckets of soapy water and stiff brushes to get it all cleaned up.

Our third and last High Performance Drivers Education track weekend of the year took place at the end [...]

From the Archives #28, October 2024

A couple of months ago, I described in this column the Las Vegas Region’s entry into the computer world with the purchase of a computer and a printer in April of 1995. The purchase was described as being primarily for the purpose of creating the monthly LVR Newsletter (“Sandscript”) and keeping track of the ever-expanding membership and mailing list. 

When I transferred to the Las Vegas Region from the Santa Barbara crowd in early 2012, there wasn’t a printed newsletter. In fact, there wasn’t much of a newsletter at all, just an occasional “Blast,” which was an e-mailed notice to the members, mostly having to do with the Spring Mountain DEs.

So what happened? We had a computer. Why wasn’t there a published and mailed out Newsletter?

To investigate, I looked through the boxes of the old Sandscripts, only to discover that the last published Las Vegas Region Newsletter [...]

Sunday October 13, 10:00am 

Guest Speaker: Jay Vickers, Chief Operating Officer for UNLV’s Sports Innovation Initiative.  (See info below)

Park your Porsche in the circle in front of the clubhouse next to other beautiful works of automobile design and craftmanship. Enjoy a morning chatting with old and new friends in the comfort of a sunlit dining room at Red Rock Country Club. 

What:         Porsche Brunch 

When:        Sunday, October 13, 10:00am 

Where:       Red Rock Country Club, 2500 Red Springs Road 89135 

Cost:          $30.00 per person. Register by Noon Friday, October 11th.    

THREE WAYS TO REGISTER AND PAY:  

PREFERRED WAY: Pay $30.00 per person by Zelle. Set up your money transfer via your bank account and send to email: info@LasVegasPorscheClub.com  for payment by the preceding Friday before noon. If you use this method after the deadline, the cost will be $30 per person. Payment by this method will save you $2 and the club $1.50. Once registered, there will be [...]

Tuesday, October 22, 2024, 4-6:00 pm

Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas Beer Hall & Beer Garden

4510 Paradise Rd
Las Vegas, NV 89169

(702) 853-2337

Come enjoy an hour or two of getting together with old and new club members. We plan to repeat these get-togethers during most months for some well-deserved comradery at a variety of locations. 

We want to [...]

By Mark and Paula Kramer

In 2005 I purchased my first Porsche from an independent Porsche mechanic in Los Gatos CA. where I was working; his personal ride, a 1983 rust colored 911SC Targa. My next-door neighbor who couldn’t stand the fact that I got this beautiful Porsche also bought a 1983 blue 911SC Targa a week later. We discovered both cars were made only a month apart. Mine needed hardly any work; his on the other hand, needed a new clutch which we replaced one weekend in his garage. You might know my neighbor from back then, he is Brad Cameron, also a member of our club. Unfortunately, I had to sell mine a few years later to help with my daughter’s nursing school tuition. Brad still has his.