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By John Polnik

When Las Vegas gives you a rare rainy November day, most sensible Porsche owners stay home and polish their 911s. I, apparently, am not most Porsche owners. The moment the weather app showed actual precipitation in the desert, I knew it was time to go mud hunting in my 2008 Cayenne.

The Cayenne started life as a perfectly civilized luxury SUV, but over the years it’s been transformed into something a little less… boulevard and a little more backcountry. Thanks to the team at Eurowise, it now rides on a 2-inch lift kit, wears full rock sliders, a heavy-duty roof rack, beefy front and rear bumpers, and a stout aluminum skid plate. It’s still unmistakably a Porsche from the badge and the headlights, but it looks suspiciously ready to leave the pavement far behind.

Word of the wet weather spread quickly on Facebook, and the Southern Nevada Offroad Team (better known as [...]

By John Polnik

For ten years, Downtown Las Vegas Container Park has been many things: open-air mall, nightlife hub, home of the fire-breathing praying mantis. One thing it had never been? A car show venue. That all changed the night before SEMA 2025 when our friends at Cars und Kaffee Las Vegas threw “Cars und Kreators” and made history.

This wasn’t just any pre-SEMA party. For the first time ever, the City of Las Vegas gave permission to drive cars inside the park itself. And boy, did we use it.

The evening kicked off under the iconic 40-foot mantis as Lamborghini Las Vegas and Audi Henderson rolled in the headliners: a brand-new Revuelto in Verde Shock, a flat black Huracán Sterrato, and a matching black RS6 Avant Performance. The mantis shot flames on cue all night long; perfect backdrop for the thousand-plus creators, influencers, and enthusiasts who showed up.

Once inside the gates, it was [...]

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7081-mile Road Trip with our Boxster 986

Ever since riding in the backseat, yes, the backseat of a 1970 Porsche 911 E Targa at age 16, I have been a 911 guy. Even when I couldn’t afford a 911, I bought 914s and dreamed. I have had “affairs” with other car brands from time to time but have always come back. It was during one of those non-Porsche times in my life – while owning a C7 Corvette – that I started dreaming of a cross-country road trip. A big road trip, one that would encompass at least 6000 miles. We would head toward Washington D.C. via a southern route based loosely on interstate 40, spend lots of time on good sports car roads in the Appalachians, and hit the Atlantic near Washington D.C. where my son Ben and his family live. After a visit of a few days, we would head west in a northerly arc, through Ohio, Illinois, on through South Dakota, and stop [...]

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PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA – A SEVENTY-YEAR ROMANCE IN THE USA

Seventy years ago, a group of Porsche enthusiasts in North America came together to form what would become the Porsche Club North America (PCNA). Since its inception, the club has grown exponentially and now boasts a membership of over 100,000 Porsche owners and enthusiasts. The official date falls 4 days after my 71st birthday. Ironic in a way. I have been a Porsche loyalist since I can remember. It has been a wonderful ride and an awesome relationship. We were estranged for a few years but now that we are back together? Well i am sure that this time it is till death do we part!

In the early days, the club was a small, tight-knit community of Porsche owners who shared a passion for the iconic German sports cars. They [...]

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 [...]

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.