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We have been blessed to have volunteer speakers at our monthly brunch at Red Rock Country Club. Our Board of Directors believe this is an important feature that is of great interest to our club.

WE NEED HELP!

There are many club members who can share their automotive experiences. Or you may know of non-club acquaintances who can be of interest. This could include a short technical talk, racing stories, or interesting stories about travel experiences. We are will consider other subjects that would be of interest to the brunch group, but our goal is to try to keep it ‘automotive’ in mind. It could involve travel experiences with recommended locations worth touring. Although cars are our common interest, other subjects would be welcome. The more Porsche relatable, the better.

What we do not want are solicitations or speakers trying to sell their product. We would like to know about the product without feeling pressured [...]

By Roger Greene

Long time member and Past President of LVRPCA Ed Pasini passed away on Oct 5 of this year just 6 weeks before his 91st birthday. He is survived by his sister, Janet, son Barry and his wife Katy.

Born and raised in the Los Angeles, he graduated from USC with a degree in Accounting and upon retirement in 1997 wisely relocated to Las Vegas.

Ed was very definitely a “CAR GUY”. His career focused on auto dealerships. The renowned Longo Toyota dealership was a customer. When Mr. Longo passed away his family wanted to sell the business. Ed was part to the team that sold it to Roger [...]

By Richard Burns

While my High School classmates in the 70’s were buying used Mustangs or Camaros as their first car mine was a Red 1966 Volkswagen Beetle 1300. 50HP of fun and simple enough to fix most anything that broke. Later I “upgraded” to a 1972 Super Beetle, all of 15HP increase but it was yellow so that made it faster. I have been hooked on German cars since. 

I favor older cars and  have owned a number of Audi’s, Mercedes, and Porsche’s over the years. Not a collector, never had the money or room, more that I get bored and changed cars often. The only new car I purchased was a 2000 Audi TT taking delivery of one of the first cars to reach the US. Not the fastest but very nimble and turned heads when it first launched. It was my daily driver for a number of years.

My first “weekend car” [...]

By Reid Smith

As I compiled the list of LVR members signed up to attend the 2023 PCA Parade I was surprised that there were a number of them who I had never met! Being president of the region, I felt we needed to take action. First Lady, Dana and I looked at the Parade schedule and noticed an evening that had no activities or awards banquets planned. Realizing that many would be dining off-site and would be returning later, we began planning for WINEDOWN. The Board approved expenditures and so we were able to purchase wine and bites for that day. One of our biggest issues was finding a location without having to rent a room. As it turned out, our 2nd story room had a large balcony that easily accommodated our party. We entertained 27 of the 38 members of our region that attended the Parade. Although it was quite windy for starters, [...]

By Reid Smith

The Factory one-off special request Classic Club Coupe No. 001/001 was auctioned last month. This incredible car was on display for PCA Parade attendees in Palm Springs. Guess who made an impromptu appearance? The highest bidder who arrived to drive his new Porsche home. None other than Porschephile Jerry Seinfeld! It has been reported the successful bid was over 1.3 million!

LVR members Mark and Trudy Wilson happened to be in the right place at the right time and snapped the two photos.