Category: Desert Drives

Sunday November 12th, 10:00am

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 November 12th, 10:00am

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

Cost:          $22.50 per person. Register by Noon Friday Nov. 10th 

Guest Speaker: Brian Yost, Chief Operating Officer for the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). 

Topics: Behind the scenes history on how the Las Vegas Formula 1 race came to be! Also, other interesting LVCVA topics.  

THREE WAYS TO REGISTER AND PAY:

PREFERED WAY: Pay $22.50 per person by Zelle. Set up your money transfer via your bank account and send to email: [...]

Fall and Spring are typically our busiest time of the year for club activities and this year has been no exception. I really enjoy seeing the increasingly large turnouts and interest in our club. In just the third week of October we had the Maloof Collection Tour, Chef Dan’s cooking presentation at D’Agostino’s Trattoria, and the Tuacahn Cars and Coffee in Southern Utah! Each one was a hit with our members.

Because the Maloof Collection Tour was limited to 25 attendees, I am planning to work with them to have another tour in February. I’ll keep you posted.

Looking to the future, we have our last High Performance Driver’s Education weekend November 3rd-5th. We will offer four run groups from beginning to advanced. Check out the details in this issue. 

Our Mix & Mingle social gatherings have been quite successful. Our strategy has been to pick interesting establishments at various locations around town. The November [...]

Are you interested in becoming a member of the LVR/PCA Board of Directors for next year? If so, submit a short resume and photo by October 15, 2023. Offices elected annually are President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Also, up for election are the positions for a three-year Director and a one-year Director. If you decide to run for elective office, realize that attendance is of utmost importance at our Board meetings that are generally held the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Voting will take place November 15th-30th. 

Our club is recognized as one of the finest and most active car clubs in Las Vegas, due to all of the hard work and participation of its members. If you want to become part of our volunteer leadership team, please email: info@lasvegasporscheclub.com  Please include the position you plan to run for, a short resume and photo.

Submit the write-up of your short resume with pictures by [...]

From the Archives #19, October 2023

I thought we might jump ahead a few years to 1980, when our Region was seven years old. The Sandscript has been enlarged to a full 8 ½” x 11” size, from the 7” x 8 ½” they started with.

The kickoff article in January, 1980 was a report of the December Board meeting. It seems that the Las Vegas Region, for unexplained reasons, had proposed at the Zone Presidents’ meeting that the Zone 8 rep be a competitively-elected position instead of an appointed one. I’ll leave it to you speculate why they did this, but a hint might be that Carl Young was the LVR President at the time.

Well, LVR got turned down flat. Then our Region sent a letter to Chuck Stoddard, whom I believe was PCA National President at the time. That apparently went nowhere as well.

In other news from early 1980, the Board [...]

As you’ve probably seen from the gazillion pics on the socials, RR7 was nothing short of legendary. But let me tell you, the most epic part was getting there.

Eight dudes, eight Porsches, a mix ranging from a 991.2 GT3RS to a vintage ’78 930, setting off on a 600-mile road trip. Now, you don’t need a crystal ball to know that this plan was destined for unplanned detours. It was just a matter of when and how.

The grand plan? Oh, it waved goodbye the moment we rolled out of the parking lot a solid two hours behind schedule. Chaos ensued. Some cars up front hit the gas station pit stop, while the eager beavers behind missed the memo and zoomed on. Result? We were scattered like confetti.

Then, darkness crept in just as we hit those twisty roads we’d been salivating over. H4 headlights did their best, but it was more like mood [...]

High Performance Driver’s Education

November 3–5th, 2023

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 three-day event will take place on November 3rd – 5th and will feature the long course on the newly designed Charleston Peak Track.

New drivers can participate on Saturday and Sunday and will have the opportunity to participate in a full Driver’s School. Experienced on 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 participants to familiarize themselves with the layout of the Charleston Peak full course.

.NEW RULES AND PROCEDURES for our HPDE! Make sure you read all information below, and on the msreg link [...]

At D’Agostino’s Trattoria 

Presented by Chef Dan (Exec. Chef/Owner)

Monday, October 16, 2023 Time 4:00pm

4155 S. Buffalo Drive, #115 LV 89147

Cooking Demonstration: Session 3

Eggplant Parmigiana by Chef Dan, “The Human Cookbook”

And

Chef’s Selection of Vegetable & Pasta Sides, Family Style

All Inclusive Plated Dinner

Fresh Baked Artisan Bread

Caesar Salad

Crisp Romaine Lettuce, Parmigiana Reggiano Cheese, House Made Caesar Dressing and Roasted Garlic Parmigiana Crostini

Entrée 

Eggplant Parmigiana

Lightly Breaded Roasted Eggplant Layered with Pomodoro & Mozzarella Cheese Baked to Perfection

Chef’s Selection of Vegetable & Pasta Sides, Family Style

Vegetarian, Vegan, & Gluten Free Options Available

Please inform D’Agostino’s Staff in Advance of Event

Dessert

 House Made Chocolate Chip Cannoli

$85 per Person (Includes tax and gratuity)

Includes Soft Drinks, Iced Tea, Lemonade, Coffee, Hot Tea

Includes 1 (8oz.) Glass of Premium [...]

By Reid Smith

Do you know the perfect time to visit Yosemite National Park? Right after Labor Day! It was not overly crowded, with plenty of parking at the viewpoints and in the valley. The weather was fabulous – not to hot – not too cold – all sunshine. On our way we stopped at the Pinion Picnic area in the Ancient Bristlecone Pines National Recreation Area for a high altitude picnic. We spent two nights in Mammoth Lakes which gave us time to visit some of the sites close in town. The second day was spent enjoying the incredible sights in Yosemite. 

On our third day, we descended on the thriving metropolis of Tonopah. The Central Nevada Museum was an excellent stop in town. After good BBQ at the Tonopah Brewery, we crashed the Mizpah Hotel Bar for a nightcap and socializing. 

We need to do this tour again!