Happy Month of May! Okay, so this may not be the happiest of times (ya think?!), but you sure wouldn’t know it from the weather. The cold spring fog is finally retreating in the Bay Area to leave clear sunny skies. My roses are in full bloom, the pear tree[…]
Read More »Dear Members, In this time of the Corona virus, our priorities are on staying safe and carrying on for when this begins to pass. In furtherance of these aims, I’ll repeat below my message to all club members, and then report on other club news. Message Sent to Club Members[…]
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 »GGR heads into its 60th anniversary year building on a great foundation of engaged, enthusiastic club members. Last month, we officially kicked off the year with our 60th Annual Awards Banquet on board the USS Hornet and a party at Club Auto Sport in San Jose. This month, we focused[…]
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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 »Volunteers Rock Volunteer Appreciation Day On this past December 15th, GGR celebrated the volunteers who make the club run at the world-famous Chef Chu’s in Los Altos. This annual, complimentary, invitation-only event is the club’s way of thanking those who don’t just attend events (which we greatly appreciate!), but who[…]
Read More »Hello GGR members! It’s going to be a great year for the club! More on that in just a bit, but first a little intro. There is no one more astonished than I at my being the incoming president of GGR. After having served two terms as GGR President (2010-2013),[…]
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 »My term as President of the Golden Gate Region PCA finishes at the end of this year, and because of personal commitments that mean I can’t spend the needed time focusing on the club, I did not go for re-election. Instead, I’m leaving the club in the capable and experienced[…]
Read More »As mentioned in my last note, it’s fast becoming time for the GGR Board of Directors elections for 2019. The elections take place every October with alternating positions up for a vote (so we never have a full board rotation in one year), and newly elected board members start their[…]
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