As many of you may have heard, PCA national is planning to do some updates to their website. The goal is to make the site more user friendly and to provide a better experience for our members when they login. That being said, we took the time to also assess[…]
Read More »Stewards of Enthusiasm At the Saturday morning instructors’ meeting at Thunderhill this past March 24 (that secret society assembly preceding the drivers’ meeting), there was an observable upbeat atmosphere. Your co-Chief Driving Instructors Scott Kalkin and Brad Williams, with the over thirty instructors gathered, were going over last minute assignment[…]
Read More »Autocross Event #1 report – Alameda Point, Saturday 3/17/18 The 1stGGR Autocross event of the year sold out in 11 days to 95 Porsche drivers, and one 1sttime guest. As a reminder, 2018 events are being limited to 95 drivers at Alameda and 65 at Marina. We also had 16[…]
Read More »We’re almost through the month of March, and it really feels like the driving season is now in full swing. The weather is in our favor in Northern California, meaning we don’t have to store our fun cars for the winter like many poor souls in other parts of the[…]
Read More »By Sandy Provasi, Zone 7 Representative What is Zone 7? Zone 7 is one of 14 Zones within Porsche Club of America. PCA divided up the country to better communicate between the National board and the regions. The Zone Representative is the go between. As of February 2018 we had[…]
Read More »Board Meeting Minutes March 14, 2018 Present: Bern Beecham, Brad Kellett, Brian Emmett, Bryan Phan, Ed Hunter, Jim McClelland, John Celona, Marianne Merritt, Michael Griffin, Michael Sherman Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:43 pm. Call for agenda changes: None. Call for calendar changes: Add Carlsen[…]
Read More »Capt. Mike (AKA) Capt. Michael Sherman, USN-Ret. Membership Director GGR Regional Summary Tech Sessions to Resume The good news is that we continue to grow with support from all you members who continue to assist and advise the board on the direction and needs of the club. For instance, we’re[…]
Read More »2018 Autocross Dates Finalized Great News !! Our on-going discussions with City of Alameda have come to a successful conclusion with the agreement to extend GGR’s use of the current autocross site at Alameda Point for the next 2 seasons. I’d like to take a moment to thank the City of Alameda on[…]
Read More »ZONE 7 Two-Day Autocross School April 28-29, 2018 Marina Airport in Marina, CA This exciting event is hosted by Zone 7 Porsche Club of America. It is designed for people new to autocrossing. If you have wondered what it is like to experience driving your Porsche on the edge[…]
Read More »By D. Michael Griffin, VP/Motoring Director Our 1st FunRun of the year was enjoyed by 35 cars and 50 peeps, under clear, cool skies, all the way down Hwys 25/198 from Hollister to Harris Ranch. Road kill totals: one Jack Rabbit and one Ground Squirrel [by me]. As expected, we[…]
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