Category: Desert Drives

Gary Lea

What on earth is he off about now. What kind of Nerds??

Well it isn’t as odd as it seems. What it isn’t is a bunch of goofy guys with pocket protectors. Glasses held together in the middle with white medical tape. And no protractors or slide rules.

Bid Nerds is a fun YouTube channel game that takes place every Wednesday and Sunday evening start time officially at 6:30, but most times 10-15 minutes late. 

The purpose of the show is to preview a a number of cars that are currently listed on the main auction sites. The sites that dominate are Bring a Trailer, Cars and Bids, PCARMARKET and occasionally Hemmings and Hagerty. Two hosts and often times a guest host set in between the main hosts. The hosts present a bevy of cars, give the pertinent info on the vehicles along with rather hilarious color (generally blue) commentary on the vehicles [...]

SAYING GOODBYE!!!!

It is always hard to say goodbye to friends, but this one hits close to the heart.

We are saying goodbye to Peter George and his wife Jackie, who have decided to leave Las Vegas for cooler climes. They are moving to Sparks, Nevada, just outside of Reno.

I cannot say that I blame them, as I never intended to stay in Vegas for 28 years and hope that sometime before I leave the planet, I will move closer to them. To say I am envious is a gross understatement. But more importantly, I hate to see them leave the Valley. They are some of my favorite Porsche people.

As for Peter, I cannot say enough good about him. He has been a staunch supporter of the club and a great support to me as the new president. When Buddah left the HPDE, he selflessly volunteered to take [...]

Happy August

Greetings to all you beautiful Porsche people,

We held a Brunch / Member’s Meeting in July and the turnout was nice. 

We welcomed back Tamela Kahle and Scott Hatcher to the LVRPCA group. 

We reviewed the highlights of what has happened In the first 6 months of the year to include:

Charity events that have been highlighted in the Desert Drives. This was a big change for the group and we are committed to doing more and more charity alliances going forward.

We hosted the largest HPDE in the club’s history with 156 participants. This is the first time that anyone can recall having to cap the participants. This occurred due to extensive outreach to other clubs and closer alliance with other regions in the zone.

We are stretching our connections with other clubs and the SCCA to examine and put on some Autocross events in cooperation with them. This will allow broader [...]

While that question may seem to have an obvious answer that is not at all the case. How so you say?

Let me explain if I may. I have found in all my years in various hobbies and passions that most of the people I meet in the Porsche world have other interests and many of them turn out to be shared by many others. As an example for the Porsche and for that matter, the sports car and collectible crowd, many of us share other similar passions with our fellow car friends. So much so that it no longer surprises me as it did many decades ago as I started my lust for Porsches and other great cars. Here is a small list of what I find to be a running theme with fellow Porsche Loyalists.