Category: Desert Drives

From the President’s Desk,

We are certainly in the dog days of summer. Even the dogs don’t want to leave the house! Dana and I had a nice Colorado trip in our travel trailer. While Las Vegas was setting record high temps, we were enjoying a cooler time visiting Mesa Verde NP, the Great Sand Dunes NP area and Black Canyon NP, all above 6000 feet. In July we are planning to head to California and assist the Santa Barbara Region PCA celebrate their 60th Anniversary.

As many Porsche Club regions in the northern states have a less active winter season, we tend to offer less activities this time of year. We had our planning session for Fall activities and many dates have been added to the calendar. We will populate it as we firm up plans.

In addition to our regular monthly brunches and Mix & Mingle get-togethers you can look forward to AutoFest, [...]

SPRING PICNIC HONORING NEW MEMBERS 

OCTOBER 5, 2024 

11:00 am 

MOUNTAIN CREST PARK, PAVILION B 

4701 N. Durango Dr., LV 89129 

SAVE THE DATE!

From the Archives #25, June 2024

Last month the LV Region celebrated its 50th anniversary, and began looking forward to the next 50 years. Since this column is supposed to recount the history of the Region, I thought we might look back to the time the Region celebrated its 25th anniversary and began looking toward its second 25 years.

That would be 1995.

Bill Clinton was President of the US, and an equally audacious character was President (again) of the LVR. That would be Carl Young. If you’ve read this column previously, you’ll know what I mean. Suffice it to say that Carl was Region President in 1975, and he founded Carl’s Place.

During the first few months of 1995, several members praised the new 993, while at the same time complaining about all the “bells and whistles” that they didn’t understand (They should try a 2024 Cayenne.)

The Las Vegans started the year with [...]

By Phil Reese

Phil’s first Porsche was a 1964 901, which he thought was the same as a 356. He had previously driven and fallen head over heels for a 1961 356 coupe, which, luckily, a Porsche-knowledgeable friend pointed out, before he bought it, was totally rusted out below the door handles. This was in Baltimore for heaven’s sake. They use salt on the roads in wintertime.

Phil then came across the 901, in 1966, and he bought it, not knowing the difference between a 356 and a 911. He soon found [...]

By Reid Smith

Last month we had a successful drive to many points of interest in Southern Utah. On Day One we departed at the Lake Mead NP entrance and had an enjoyable drive on the North Shore Road. After a rest stop in Mesquite, we took Hwy 91 which is the old highway toward St. George. Taking the Gunlock Road, we arrived at Vejo for lunch and pie! Then we swung to the west on SR 18 and eventually arrived at Cedar City. This means we only were on Interstate 15 for about 15 miles!We had a superb dinner at Chef Alfredo’s Italian Restaurant. 

On Day 2 we headed uphill to Brianhead and Cedar Breaks. After being stuck behind a slow-poke for the 10-mile uphill climb, we were turned loose [...]

Sunday, June 9th, 10:00am

Guest Speaker: Todd Trimble, Trophy Performance

RACING RECAP!

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, June 9th, 10:00am

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

Cost:          $30.00 per person. Register by Noon Friday, June 7th  

Notice the price increase. As we all know, our economy is still in an inflationary cycle.  Red Rock CC has had to raise their prices due to their increased costs. Neither RRCC nor our club will make a profit. With a private room in a beautiful setting with Rock Star parking and our guest speakers, think of this as an event!!! 

THREE WAYS TO REGISTER AND PAY: 

PREFERRED WAY: Pay $30.00 per person by [...]

From the President’s Desk,

Well, it has been an incredible 50th Anniversary year so far! It began in January with our Winter Gala where we pulled out all the stops. Our guest speaker was none other than the Face of PCA, Executive Director Vu Nguyen. Then on our actual club’s 50th Birthday, we held the largest LVR member event in history, with over 250 members registered for our EXTRAVAGANZA. I have never seen such a display of Porsches, not to mention the live music, magical acts and Las Vegas showgirls. What a memorable celebration for the club! A shout out to our LVR Board, Committee, and volunteers. And a heartfelt thank you to Gary Ackerman, Paul Jarrett, and all of the members of the Gaudin Porsche team that helped make it happen. You are the best!

LVR members are welcome to participate in our planning session for possible future events and activities. Bring your ideas [...]

By Gary Lea

We have planned a drive for May that is a three-day, two-night event starting May 13th and ending on May 15th.

DAY 1 

Our meetup will be in the parking area before the south entrance of Lake Mead NPS, 4910-4952 East Lake Mead Parkway, Henderson, NV, 89005. Our driver’s meeting will start at 9:30am with a planned departure at 10:00am.This is a National Park, so fees apply but if you have a park pass (especially the nifty Senior Pass) you are already good to go. Otherwise, you will pay a fee of $25.00 for a seven-day pass.  

Once through the gate we take the first left which is State Route 167north all the way to Logandale and the junction of Interstate15. We will travel north on I15 north to Exit 112 Riverdale/Bunkerville just outside [...]

SPANISH COOKING AT IT’S BEST!

By Reid Smith

If you have not eaten at Tres Cazuelas yet, you need to! What a great experience in Iberian Peninsula cuisine. Club members started with a wine tasting and then proceeded to the cooking presentation. Chef Angelo Reyes took us through the steps of preparing paella. Originally, this dish from the 1800’s combined your weekly leftovers, but now it is quite a delicacy. The right ingredients and careful preparation is the key to a tasty dinner. Rather than leftovers, our paella included rice, chicken, pork belly, jumbo shrimp, mussels and clams seasoned just right. Yum!