July 11th treated another set of fifty fast fingered participants to our second autocross event held at Cow Palace. Not to be outdone by the first event participants two weeks back, second autocross event participants filled up all fifty slots within two minutes of opening of the registration, a full[…]
Read More »Well, we’re still “hunkered in the bunker”- what have we learned? I don’t know how to make banana bread or a sour dough starter, that’s for sure. But what I can do is make a mean Ligurian olive oil cake…and one just came out of the oven! Smells great in[…]
Read More »–by Ralf Dossmann, GGR Historian Time flies… it’s hard to believe but 10 years have passed since the 50th anniversary of GGR and since I was honored by John Celona and the board to carry the club’s “Historian” badge. At the time, I had been the proud owner of a[…]
Read More »Current Membership – 3,604 Primary – 2431 Co-members – 1169 Lifetime Members – 4 We All Need a Chuckle! In the famous words of Oliver Hardy, “Well, this is another fine fix you’ve gotten us into!” We old folks remember Laurel and Hardy, a fabulously famous funny duo, who appeared[…]
Read More »Big Numbers, Big Videos! Captain Mike Sherman, USN-Ret. Membership Director 2440 Primary Members 1169 Co-Members 6 Life-time Members Total: 3615 Starting a New Year with Big Numbers! Since it’s a new year, I thought I’d begin by ensuring all our January and February new members be identified. Welcome aboard to[…]
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GGR kicked off its 60th anniversary year by gathering at the historic USS Hornet in Alameda for our 60th Annual Awards Banquet honoring region, autocross, and track award winners. Kudos to Autocross Director Ed Hunter for finding the venue and organizing this great event. Members formed the “grid” dockside before[…]
Read More »All good things must come to an end, and so it was for the 2019 Carlsen Porsche Autocross Season. We ended the season by sharing a meal together at Pacific Fine Food in Alameda, a few minutes from the Alameda autocross site after AX9, our last autocross of 2019 season:[…]
Read More »August’s Autocross was yet another sold out event at Alameda with 105 pre-registered. The course was on the shorter side for Alameda and aside from a few too many zigs and zags (for some) at the start it was very enjoyable, with good flow overall. I almost managed to grab[…]
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We are officially in summertime now. Warm weather means summer socializing! To kick the summer off, join us on Saturday, July 13 for a co-hosted PCA Winery Lunch Social and RRS Auto Group Drive. We will meet at RRS in San Jose for a light breakfast and meet and greet[…]
Read More »We have a wonderful Napa Drive and Gourmet Winery Lunch social event on Saturday, May 18! With the warm weather upon us, a perfect way to enjoy it is with a group drive on the beautiful Napa roads to V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena for a private tour, tasting,[…]
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