HEADS UP: To locate all our events, full details, and registration information, please go to our HCR Calendar and you can find these events there with registration links. You gotta register for most of our events in advance!
SPECIAL MESSAGES:
None for this week. Just upcoming events.
July 2: Porsches and Coffee at Werks 11
1st Saturday, monthly, 9am – noon
July 3: Informal GTG (Get ToGether) at Rudy’s BBQ on 620
9:00am – 11:00am
July 6: Ladies Lunch at County Line on the Lake
1st Wednesday, monthly, 11:30am
Join host Michelle Freudenberger on Wednesday, July 6th at 11:30 am. We will meet at the County Line on RR 2222. Phone 512-346-3644. If you have any questions, please feel free to email Michelle.
July 10: HCR 45th Anniversary Celebration Brunch at Steiner Ranch
Steakhouse
10:00am – noon
This year marks our 45th Anniversary for HCR. So your Executive Council team decided we should celebrate, and we will do it in style at Steiner Ranch Steakhouse on Sunday, July 10. The restaurant is located at 5424 Steiner Ranch Blvd in Austin. This is the Sunday all-you-can-eat Brunch at Steiner, and if you’ve never experienced it, you are in for a big treat!
We have a dedicated room up on the 2nd floor, where you can soak in the excellent views of Lake Travis. The cost is $36.08pp, payable at the door, and includes coffee, tea or water beverages with free refills, tax and 20% gratuity. If you choose, any alcoholic drinks are extra and servers will run a tab for you upon request (their Bloody Mary is terrific!). For kids under 12, the cost is $16.84pp.
Due to capacity of the private room, we have to cap our attendance at 100 attendees. WE ARE FULL UP! We have a food and beverage minimum we have to hit, so please be sure to attend if you register.
As an added bonus, Steiner Ranch is setting aside an HCR Porsche Corral in their parking lot as reserved parking on a first come, first served basis.
Check here for more details, and registration is now open. No waivers will be required. Easy.
July 14: Lunch Bunch – Saltgrass Steakhouse
2nd Thursday, monthly, 11:30am
Saltgrass Steakhouse
10614 Research Blvd
Austin, TX 78759
July 16: GT International Summer Car Show
The format for this show will be different than past shows at GTI. GT International, Lakeway/Bee Cave Car Club, Iron Wolf Distillery, the Foreman Property Group and Realty Austin are sponsoring this event. The show will feature exotic cars and muscle cars as well as Porsches and other European marques. Iron Wolf Distillery will provide free Bloody Mary’s. The Foreman Group will provide donuts and ice water, Realty Austin will provide coffee. Frozen treats will also be available onsite.
There will be dedicated parking for 30 Porsches. GTI will provide door prizes for those parked in the Porsche Corral. If you arrive wearing GTI Swag (shirt, hat), you’ll be eligible for a drawing for a nice door prize. They’ll also have a raffle for some nice gifts. One prize will be a GTI membership.
Parking is on a first come, first served basis. There will be no judging. If you want to park in the corral, please arrive at 830 AM. If you don’t want to park in the corral, there will be parking available throughout the facility.
More details are on the HCR Calendar. Registration required.
July 21: Brewery Night TBA
3rd Thursday, monthly, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
July 28: HCR Happy Hour North and South – TBA
4th Thursday, monthly, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Aug 3: Ladies Lunch TBA
1st Wednesday, monthly, 11:30am
Aug 6: Porsches and Coffee at Werks 11
1st Saturday, monthly, 9am – noon
Aug 7: Informal GTG (Get ToGether) at Rudy’s BBQ
1st Sunday monthly
9:00am – 11:00am
Aug 11: Lunch Bunch TBA
August 20: Tech Session at XPEL Austin
9:00am – noon
Everyone wants their car’s paint protected from rock chips, windows filmed to block out that Texas heat, chow on breakfast tacos and coffee, and win cool swag. This session focuses on PPF, ceramic coatings, and window film. Lots of raffle prizes and swag bags, plus discounts on services if you signup at the session.
Plus, as a bonus, we will have a presentation from our newest HCR sponsor, House Ninja, who is providing all the food for our event! (yay!!).
Registration opens June 20.
Aug 24: HCR Sips & Sticks at Casa de Montecristo
So please come and join us August 24th from 6 to 8pm at the Casa de Montecristo Cigar Lounge in the Davenport Village Shopping Center in West Austin. The cost is $50pp payable at the door with either cash or card. All whisky and cigar fans are invited and you are welcome to attend for the whisky tasting only (no cigar) but the entrance fee is still $50pp. Snacks will be provided. The event is capped at 20 attendees and Ladies of course are invited!
October 2: Porsche vs Ferrari at Moorespeed
Our second annual Moorespeed Porsche vs Ferrari Concours is scheduled for Sunday October 2, 2022, at Moorespeed, 7910 Burleson Road, Austin (near Austin Bergstrom International Airport). The Hill Country Region of PCA and the Ferrari Club of Austin are jointly coordinating this event.
This is a fun concours where you have an opportunity to show off your Porsche against the best from the Ferrari Club of Austin. If you recall last year’s event, we had about 50 judged Porsches and Ferraris and about 50 display cars. Overall attendance was about 250 people.
This year we’ll have two overall categories of cars. Judged and non-judged. Both categories are Porsche and Ferrari only. You can pick your category at registration.
Registration opens on Aug 1. Details on the HCR Calendar.
October 15, 2022: SAVE THE DATE for our next Autocross
Location: HEB Center, South Parking Lot this time. Registration will open two months prior to the event, i.e. on Aug 15. More details forthcoming on the HCR Calendar.
Non-HCR Events
Nov 9-12: Porsche Palooza 2022, Eureka Springs, AR
This is a multi-region annual event within our own Zone 5. More information can eventually be found at this website, when it opens up for registration around October 1: https://pca-palooza.com/
Hotels book up early, though.
In The Rearview Mirror
June 23: Happy Hour South
Thirteen thirsty HCR members gathered at Beerburg Brewing in (far) South Austin. Check out our post on our FB page! (next time I want a taste of their homemade ice cream!)
June 24: HCR Leadership Recognition Lunch
The Executive Council held this lunch on Friday at Perry’s. Lots of photos are posted on FB. Many thanks to our entire leadership team of Board members and Event Coordinators. Everyone worked hard this past year, delivering excellence to our members, so it was terrific to be able to offer up a Perry’s lunch as a small “thank you” for their service.
Our objective continues to be to keep our members up to date on all our planned events in HCR, Zone 5 and PCA nationally, and those of our sponsors and advertisers. Please remember: our goal is to deliver events where members can choose their level of participation, and we will continue to stress safe and fun events!
Thanks.
Charlie Sparks
President – Hill Country Region
Porsche Club of America
918.510.3604
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HCRPCA Upcoming Events at a Glance:
July 2 Porsches and Coffee at Werks 11
July 3 Monthly Informal GTG at Rudy’s BBQ on 620
July 6 Ladies Lunch at County Line on the Lake
Jul 10 HCR 45th Anniversary Celebration at Steiner Ranch
Jul 14 Lunch Bunch at Saltgrass Steakhouse
Jul 16 GT International Summer Car Show
Jul 21 Brewery Night
Jul 28 Happy Hour, North and South
Jul 29-31 Summer SchnellFest at COTA
Aug 3 Ladies Lunch TBA
Aug 6 Porsches and Coffee at Werks 11
Aug 7 Monthly Informal GTG at Rudy’s BBQ on 620
Aug 11 Lunch Bunch TBA
Aug 20 Tech Session at XPEL Austin
Aug 24 HCR Sips & Sticks at Casa de Montecristo
Oct 2 Porsche vs Ferrari at Moorespeed
Oct 15 Fall AX at HEB Center