As the year comes to an end and my kids are enjoying the spoils of a visit from Santa, I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone happy holidays and a fantastic new year, and to reflect on the year that was for GGR. The end of this month[…]
Read More »For 17 days, our amazing firefighters battled to contain the Camp Fire. Over 150,000 acres, 18,000 structures, and at least 85 lives were lost, and while the fire is now 100 percent contained, the job is far from done. The road to recovery will be long for those affected. At[…]
Read More »It’s hard to believe, but the holiday season is upon us, and our 2018 event program is wrapping up. By the time you read this, our final club race (and last event in our track program) will be complete after more than 40 PCA club racers descended on Sonoma Raceway,[…]
Read More »Every year, October brings us the GGR board of directors elections. That means that every September ahead of the election, we assemble a committee to determine the board’s nominations for the positions up for election. Before I get to the nominations though, I have an exciting change to our board[…]
Read More »But fear not! This is not a tale of woe, or a complaint piece about poor customer service. No, we’re talking about Porsche here, and as all members in the PCA know, Porsche is a brand that stands by it’s cars. Instead, this is a triumphant tale of amazing customer[…]
Read More »A good portion of Golden Gate’s membership know that PCA National breaks North America into 14 zones, and that GGR makes up one of the 10 regions in Zone 7. Despite us cross-publishing our Zone Representative Sandy Provasi’s blog post every month, few know what that actually means. For a[…]
Read More »The PCA caters to all types of Porsche enthusiast – the collector, concours obsessive, back road lover, and autocross / track competitor. More than most car clubs, the PCA skews toward the drivers though, those that get out there and use their cars. Even a large portion of the concours[…]
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 »The first of what I hope will become regular GGR membership surveys is now closed, and I’d like to congratulate our three randomly selected prize winners: Dave M, John S, and Larry G. They’ll each be receiving a $50 gift certificate to the PCA Webstore soon! While we’re still looking[…]
Read More »Back in November, the Golden Gate Region had an election for our board of directors. The result of that election means I can welcome Jim McClelland as our new Track Chair and Marianne Merritt as our new Webmaster. Brian Emmett was also re-elected for another term as our Secretary, and[…]
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