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End of Year President’s Messge
Dear GGR Members, In early November, the club had a New Member Social event, hosted by The Racer’s Group in Petaluma. Before driving to the event in Petaluma, I was looking at my old computer files. When I first joined the club, my first gig was being The Nugget Editor, what you are reading right…
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Annual Volunteer and Awards Luncheon
GGR Members, We will be having our annual Volunteers and Awards luncheon on January 11th at Canepa’s in Scotts Valley. This is always a great event to celebrate the wonderful 2024 club year. We will get to hang out and see all the amazing cars at Canepas, enjoy a delicious lunch and drinks, followed by:…
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The Podium for the 2024 Track Season
GGR Members, Last weekend was the last track event of the season. The event was held at the wonderful Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, CA. Great participation and always run with a high level of safety and respect. So the last event means that the Time Trial standings are now finalized. Here is the “podium” for each…
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Thanks Don!
Dear GGR Members, This month, I wanted to highlight one of our members, who didn’t just do one good thing, but he has done three good things. The person I’m talking about is Don Oates, long time GGR member and dedicated track driver. Don has a Cayman S, that he has been gradually modifying over the…
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President’s Message: Zone 7 Concours
Dear GGR Members, Hope you’ve all had a great summer so far. As I write this, school starts in a few more days for my daughter, so summer is almost over. On the bright side, that means football season is starting soon. I hope the Niners have another great season this year. On the college…
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GGR President’s Message for July
Dear GGR Members, June packed a wonderful one two punch for our Club! The first hit was the amazing return to Alameda for the Autocrossers. The location is so convenient for most members in the Bay Area and the event was a big success. I had not instructed in Autocross in many years, but once…
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GGR President’s Message for May
Dear GGR Members, It’s officially summer and for most of the time, it actually feels like summer! Our beloved Bay Area is known for its micro-climates, so if the weather is not great where you are, come attend a PCA event, the weather will be much better in your Porsche and other like minded members!…
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Into The Porsche-verse
Dear GGR Members, There are a lot of interesting ways to enjoy our Porsches, just look at all the various activities our region puts on every year. However recently three of us had a lot of fun driving Porsches in a Virtual Reality (VR) Racing Simulator. Eddie Pettis is a very enthusiastic member and is…
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Member Recognition and Awards
I recently attended the annual Zone 7 President’s Meeting, hosted by our wonderful Zone 7 Representative, Brian Adkins. It was a great event and one of the things that really stuck to me is that one of our primary responsibilities is to recognize our membership. There are so many outstanding individuals that contribute to the…
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President’s Message: PCA Raffle Winner!
Dear GGR Members, Besides all of you reading The Nugget every month, there is another PCA publication called Panorama that we also read once in a while. And within Panorama, you often see ads for these car raffles. Year after year, you see different amazing Porsches being raffled off. I’m certain many of you have…