Category: Desert Drives

The final Cars und Kaffee of 2024 was an absolute showstopper, held at our usual home base—the Good Wolf Lifestyle Co. in the Arts District of Las Vegas. In what was easily the largest turnout in our nearly seven years of hosting this monthly event, car enthusiasts and Porsches of every era filled the streets, creating a scene that felt like a holiday gift for all who attended.

The unseasonably warm and sunny weather certainly helped bring people out, but we’re pretty sure the holiday [...]

In 1996 I ordered a brand-new Porsche Boxster while living in the SF Bay Area.  I was lucky to break with family history to own a P-Car.  My Mother admitted more recently that my father, who was a big car and motorbike guy always wanted a P-car, but all she had to say was, do you really need that?  That was the end of that discussion.  I waited 13 months to take delivery of that car from Rector Motors, but the good news was the Boxster saved Porsche according to experts, and I went on to have a couple more.

Somehow, while living there I never joined the Porsche Club of America, but I did get hooked on going to the track after attending the Skip Barber 3-day SCCA racing school at Laguna [...]

By Rob Wilkinson

July 2023 I had finished the rebuild of my 356 Speedster and it was time for a new project.

Research revealed a 996 TT was the best dollar buy ever.

Starting the search in ‘23 they were $39-45000 . Searched around didn’t see anything appealing. Fast forward to mid-2024 time to get the turbo.

What’s up…..to  get close to a 996 TT the pricing went to $55-70,000 in one year. That being more than I wanted to spend for another project , the search began for a 996 coupe.

There was one in Vegas I had an eye on for 2 months , soooo I drove over for an inspection . Nice car silver but an automatic, let’s try it out.  Took it for a drive to my shop

O School Choppers to inspect.

By the time I got there the car was leaking coolant like crazy.

Trophy Performance is next door [...]

By Reid Smith

Thanks to all of you who contributed toys at our December 8th Brunch. As you remember, we advertised the toy drive as donations to Toys for Tots. Our guest for the brunch was to be a representative from Toys for Tots, but he did not attend. 

Marnie Cameron found a deserving local charity in need: “Unfortunately, after trying to contact the Toys for Tots representative, I never received a returned call. So, I reached out to the Clark County Foster Kids program who are currently running a Toy drive. They happily accepted all the toys collected and they will go to kids currently in the county foster program – about 3,700”. 

We think we have found a good charity for next December!

By Craig Shanklin

Also, our next Southern Utah Porsche Owners Breakfast is Wednesday, January 8 2025 at 8:30am (MST). (Always the second Wednesday of the month). It is held in a private dining room at the Big Bear Diner (965 Hoodoo Way, Washington, UT). RSVP to PCA member Ray Snipes (raysnipes@yahoo.com) if attending. There is no charge to attend. Each member buys their own breakfast. Usually about 30 members attend with a speaker or trivia contest to add to the fun.