Category: Desert Drives

Marina and Brian have the Las Vegas Region of PCA to thank for bringing them together; they met at a PCA event and Brian invited Marina to join him at the next week’s HPDE event.  That’s all it took as they realized they both have a need for speed and love being at racetracks.  They were married later that year with a Porsche themed wedding.  At about the time of the wedding Porsche ran ads that said “Choose Thrilling”, which got painted on the garage wall. 

Although they have been long-time Las Vegas residents, they had another connection since they were both born in Iowa and still visit family there.

Brian’s Porsche interest started long ago through his sports car enthusiast Uncle.  For three years he made Brian “babysit” his 911 with the requirement that the car must be driven at least once a week.  Wow, was that a tough assignment!

Marina got started with [...]

AT NATIONAL CONCOURS

By Dave Sunderhaft

Our ‘92 968 Cabriolet was awarded 2nd place in Class at the National Porsche Parade Concours.  The Class consisted of 924s, 968s, 944s and 968s judged for Preservation. The Preservation Classes at Concours are judged based on originality, use, and presentation. Parade concours also has classes for Restoration and Presentation. Unlike those classes where judging is done on a demerit point system, Preservation is judged more subjectively comparing totality of one car’s originality, use, and preparation against the others in the class.

Our 968 fell a bit short in originality in that it lacked the original radio and the locking lug nuts.

As to Use, the winner was a 924. It was an original family-owned car from new that included pictures of the presenter detailing the car when he was 7 years old. While we have owned our car for 9 years and have driven it over 20,000 miles, [...]

By Reid Smith

Our region to the north, IRPCA, planned a wonderful Memorial Day weekend which included a dinner, drive and wine tasting. And they invited our region. What could be better?

On Saturday evening we had an excellent dinner at Ovation restaurant in St. George, prepared by IRPCA member Jeremy Lawrence, who is the executive chef. Sunday, we met up and headed on a non-interstate route, which took us through Colorado City, and Hilldale UT. Then we took a road less traveled with beautiful scenery skirting the Coral Pink Sand Dunes area. Lunch in Kanab included a wonderful buffet in a rustic atmosphere.

On the way back to St. George we couldn’t resist stopping at the Water Canyon Winery. Owners Shane and Kalie Tooke rolled out the red carpet (and wine) for us. They have developed an excellent product. Their challenge is to produce enough wine for the high demand.

A special thanks to [...]

Thursday, August 10, 2023, through Sunday, August 13, 2023

By Gary Lea, LVR Drive Meister

Come join us for what we hope will become a regular summer tour of the southern and central coast of California. Our tour includes a visit to the Peterson Museum and your choice of possible activities in the Cambria area including the Hearst Castle, beaches and wine country. A great time to beat the heat!

Thursday-Day One: Meet at the M Resort 7:00 departure time

Vegas to LA via 15 to Angeles Crest HWY – 66 miles of twisty mountain roads. To the junction of Hwy 210 to Santa Monica.

Hotels in the Santa Monica area

Local Hotels and chains from $250 a night (Gateway Hotel) to $450 and up a night (La Meridian) and many others to choose from in the same price range. 

I will be staying at a Hilton Property Jamaica Bay Inn Del Ray. The rooms [...]

What:         Porsche Brunch

When:        Sunday July 9th, 10:00am

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

Cost:          $22.50 per person. Register by Noon Friday, July 7th.

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.

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: 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 no refund.

MSREG PAYMENT: You can still use this way to pay if you prefer, or do not [...]

I hope that you are beating heat and staying cool this summer. As I write this, Dana and I are spending the week in Palm Springs while attending the PCA Porsche Parade. Yes, I’m sure it is warmer than Las Vegas, but we can take 100 degrees with a little sweat. When gathering the names of LVR attendees I was amazed at the number of members I had never met before! So, we planned a “Starlight Winedown” for our region members and friends. It was great to see many of the 38 members that attended the Parade, and meet some for the first time. We have had a fantastic time. I Love a Parade! See our Parade write-up and pictures in this issue.

Memorial Day weekend was very busy for the club. We ran our three-day High Performance Driver’s Education event at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch. The weather cooperated with some ideal temps and everything [...]

LAS VEGAS REGION PORSCHE CLUB

SEPTEMBER 5-8th, 2023

Mark your calendar for our Mammoth Lakes, Yosemite and Tonopah LVR/PCA member tour. This will be a three-night event that promises to be exciting, with inspiring roads and beautiful scenery. We will travel from Las Vegas to Mammoth Lakes, CA, where we will spend 2 nights, giving everyone time to visit Yosemite National Park and the surrounding Mammoth Lakes area. The third day will take us to Tonopah, NV for a dinner in the Jack Demsey room at the Mizpah Hotel.  Because it seems everyone is hitting the roads these days, hotels in the area of National Parks book up quickly. I strongly suggest you complete the following tasks ASAP:

1. TOUR LIMIT: 20 cars. Register soon: msreg.com/YOSEMITE2023

$15 per person registration fee. [...]

By Reid Smith

The Las Vegas Region hosted our annual Club Picnic Honoring New Members. After an incredible lunch catered by the famous Road Kill Grill, our board members gave an orientation and informed everyone about our upcoming events. Our special guest was Lori DeCristo, our Zone 8 Representative.