- May 5, 2024
- Desert Drives, Events, Recap
- Posted by Reid Smith
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The LVR Board and 50 th Committee have been working for months on our big Birthday bash. What a time
we had! There were many things to do at the celebration. Listen to the fine vocals of Michael Ross
Nugent, get your picture taken at the step and repeat with Las Vegas Showgirls, view our charter and
other memorabilia of our club’s earlier years, eat Wicked donuts, and view over 150 Porsches! We had
Porsche visitors from Leipzig and Switzerland join us in the celebration. Past Presidents shared
interesting stories about club members during their watch.
If that was not enough, 100 enthusiasts departed at 12:30pm for a trip up to Mt. Charleston. We were
greeted with snow along the roadway and delicious Geo’s Tacos. The drive topped off a great day!
- May 5, 2024
- Desert Drives, From The Presidents Desk
- Posted by Reid Smith
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From the President’s Desk,
Due to deadlines, I am writing to you two days after our big 50th Extravaganza blowout. Our Board and volunteers put in months of planning for this once in a lifetime event and I am so proud of the outcome.
We had over 250 members sign up for the Extravaganza and we also hit our limit of 100 for the Mt. Charleston Drive. We had perfect weather for the morning and the display of Porsches was something to behold. I want to not only thank our dedicated volunteers, but to personally thank Gary Ackerman, Paul Jarrett and their professional crew at Gaudin Porsche for offering the venue and assisting with the event. We are lucky to have what has become an increasingly rare family-owned dealership that truly cares about us local Porsche enthusiasts and considers us as part of the family!
We are planning a three-day, two-night tour to Southern Utah, [...]
- April 2, 2024
- Desert Drives, From The Archives
- Posted by Phil Reese
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From the Archives #24, April 2024
Since this issue of Desert Drives commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Las Vegas Region, we thought we’d bring out some history of PCA and the LVR.
PCA National (often referred to as ‘PCAN’) itself was founded in July 1955 by Bill Scholar of Alexandria, Virginia. The first PANORAMA came out in December 1955, and the first “Region” was the Potomac Region, founded in 1956. To join PCA there was an Initiation Fee of $5.00 and annual dues also of $5.00.
Before the Las Vegas Region was founded, in 1973, if you were a Las Vegan who owned a Porsche and tried to contact other Porsche owners or members of PCA, you were pretty much out of luck. The closest Region was Riverside and there were actually a few Las Vegas Porsche owners who were members there.
Eventually enough Las Vegas locals met other Porsche-owning locals and managed to [...]
- April 2, 2024
- Desert Drives, Events, HPDE
- Posted by Club Member
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TRY IT!!! YOU WILL LIKE IT!!!
Have you ever wondered what you and your Porsche are capable of? Take a look at this article from Panorama Magazine about High Performance Driver Education. It gives a newcomer’s perspective of these informative events and what to expect. The PCA members who organize these events really put you at ease with a well-developed curriculum and focus on safety. Guaranteed to make you a better street driver.
BE CAREFUL, THIS CAN BE ADDICTIVE!
PANORAMA TEST DRIVE HPDE Pages 90-97
https://ww2.pca.org/panoreader/jun-2023/#page=92
