- April 2, 2024
- Desert Drives, Events, Recap
- Posted by Reid Smith
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By Reid Smith
We had scheduled a tour of the Phil Maloof Car Collection last October and we quickly sold out the 25 slots that we were allotted. I asked Danny Barnett, the tour guide, if we could schedule another visit in a few months. Danny agreed, and we again sold out our 25 slots for the February 25th tour in a hurry. Those who attended were not disappointed. Treated to pastries, the tour of about 100 cars in a dozen garages began.
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- April 2, 2024
- Desert Drives, Events, HPDE
- Posted by Michael Myers
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LAS VEGAS REGION PCA
High Performance Driver’s Education
May 18-19, 2024
By Michael Myers, HPDE Chair
Registration is now open for the LVR/PCA’s High Performance Driver Education (HPDE) event at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Pahrump, Nevada. The event will take place on May 18-19th and will feature the newly designed Charleston Peak Track, which is approximately half a mile longer than the previous “north course”.
New drivers will have the opportunity to participate in a full Driver’s School, while experienced drivers will have access to instructors to help improve their skills. The track map with passing zones is available on the MSReg signup link below for [...]
- April 2, 2024
- Desert Drives, Events
- Posted by Club Member
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MIX & MINGLE with the LVR Porsche Club
Monday, April 29, 2024, 4-6:00 pm
DISTILL Restaurant, Bar & Grill
2293 Via Inspirada, Henderson NV 89044
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 let DISTILL know our number of attendees, so PLEASE RSVP by Friday, April 26th, using the link below. We have had a number of instances where unregistered members have overwhelmed the space the restaurant has reserved for us. If you do not register you may be asked to move to another table.
msreg.com/MIXMINGLEAPRIL24
- April 2, 2024
- Desert Drives, From The Presidents Desk
- Posted by Reid Smith
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Well, my President’s Desk also doubles as my rehab safe space while I recover from hip replacement surgery. Unfortunately, I took a tumble and cracked my hip. Fortunately, I had a fantastic young surgeon who called me the day I went to the hospital and said he had my X-rays and had the replacement sized and ready to “install” the next morning. And he did! A few days out of surgery and I am walking and feeling no pain (even without the Oxycodone)! Now I can’t wait to see if I still fit into the Boxster GTS and the Carrera S.
The BIG DAY is only two weeks away. Las Vegas Regions’s 5Oth ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA! Our Birthday is April 20th with the party kicking off at Gaudin Porsche at 10:00am. We have planned quite a bash with coffee, pastries and entertainment along with an unbelievable collection of Porsches on display. Make sure that [...]
From the Archives #23, March 2024
This month I thought we might look at our Region’s last year the printed Newsletter (“Sandscript”) was published. That would be 1991.
The February, 1991 edition reported on the December 1990 Christmas Party, saying that it had a couple of outrageous moments and was fun for almost all the participants. There was no report on who didn’t have fun. I was surprised that the Party was held in a private home, just as it had been in the earliest years of the Region. And there was no limit on the number attending (as was the case this past January 2024 at the M Resort).
Our Region had only 91 members in 1991 (I assume this didn’t count the associate members i.e. mostly spouses), which represents only about a tripling of the membership from 1974. (From 1991 to 2024, the LVR approximately sextupled its’ membership, on [...]
- March 5, 2024
- Desert Drives, Events
- Posted by Reid Smith
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By Reid Smith
It was a rainy, cold January weekend in which we celebrated our 50th Anniversary at our annual Winter Gala. At least we did not have any outdoor activities or drives planned. As guests arrived and signed in, the big surprise was that they were then ushered to our photo corner where we took their picture flanked by two gorgeous Las Vegas Showgirls! The young ladies are the same ones you see at the Golden Knights games, known as the Golden Bells.
