By now, you should have received via email the ballot for the 2025 – 2026 Executive Council Slate of Candidates. It is very important that all members take a few minutes to vote using this easy ballot. If you have not received a ballot, please contact Gordie Robbins at “gordie@hcrpca.org“. In order to cast your ballot you will require your PCA membership number. If you do not know that or cannot locate it, please contact Carl Rossi at “carl@hcrpca.org“. Thank you for your attention and voting!
The 2024 Holiday Party is now open for registration! This year’s event will again be held at Porsche Austin North, a Premier Dealer on Saturday December 7, 2024 beginning at 6:00 PM. For more details scroll down in the enews or go to our calendar located at “hcrpca.org/events“. You can register directly on Club Registration, click HERE.
Here is what is happening in the Region.
11/21/2024 – Thursday – Brewery Night! Join us at Black Star Co-op, 7020 Easy Wind Drive, Austin beginning at 5:30 until 7:30 pm! Plan to do this before the hectic holiday season begins!
Black Star is just around the corner after you enter the apartment/business park, right next to the light-rail tracks. Parking is available around the corner and in the nearby garage. Food is also available on site, no registration required.
11/21/2024 – Thursday – COBB Tuning – THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM NOVEMBER 7 and will return to its normal schedule in December.
Our advertiser and sponsor COBB Tuning, will hold a rescheduled event this month on November 21 celebrating their 20th anniversary! As usual, it will be at their headquarters in Austin. COBB sells their Accessport which remaps a car’s ECU to gain horsepower and torque. They also manufacturer and sell aftermarket performance products; air induction, exhaust, cooling etc. This is a non-PCA HCR event, and various other car manufacturers will be represented there as well. COBB is located at 2311 W Rundberg Lane, Austin.
11/27/2024 – Wednesday Friendsgiving Happy Hour! Join your fellow HCR members again this year for a Friendsgiving happy hour beginning at 4:00 PM.
Join us for our annual Friendsgiving Happy Hour, an informal get-together before the bustle of the holidays! This year, we will be on the patio at District Kitchen. For more information on their Shoal Creek location, visit https://districtaustin.com/. Registration is not required.
11/27/2024 – Wednesday Happy Hour at Steiner Ranch cancelled, have a Happy Thanksgiving!
12/1/2024 – Sunday – Let’s Get Together Rudy’s Country Store, 7709 RR 620, Austin, 9:00 am – 11:00 am. This is a great opportunity to chat with your fellow Porsche enthusiasts, while showing off your own Porsche beauty! Swing by at your leisure – no reservation needed.
12/3/2024 – Tuesday – Sippin’ in Dripping’ – The monthly HCR Meet-Up in The Hill Country – this is a standing event on the 1st Tuesday evening of each month 6:30 – 8:30 PM! Just drop in. No reservation needed for this informal opportunity to Meet-Up with your fellow Porsche enthusiasts. This is a no host event but please contact Mike Seningen mike.seningen@hcrpca.org with any questions. Join us at –
Suds Monkey Brewing Company
12024 US-290, Austin, TX 78737
(512) 222-3893
12/4/2024 – Wednesday – Ladies Lunch for December!
We’re at Maggiano’s for our final Ladies Luncheon of 2024. Please join the Ladies of Hill Country Region for some good food and good conversation. Also, please bring a gift if you would like to participate in an informal holiday gift exchange.
Registration open soon (for headcount purposes)
Due to limited seating, each lunch will be rsvp to michelle.freudenbergr.hcr@gmail.com.
12/4/2024 – Wednesday – Texas HCR Sips n Sticks @ Casa de Montecristo
Come join us for the next Sips ‘n Sticks cigar and whiskey tasting event at Casa. This is the year-end holiday event with the theme either being Canadian and/or Rye. As usual the tasting selection will include four different whiskeys that will be paired with a premium cigar (or two) hand selected from the humidor by Justin (from Casa). Please come and join us December 4th 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 whiskey and cigar fans are invited and you are welcome to attend for the whiskey tasting only (no cigar) but the entrance fee is still $50pp. Snacks will be provided. The event is capped at 20 attendees and all are welcome! REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SOON – address is 3801 N. Capital of Texas Highway, Austin.
12/5/2024 – Thursday – First Thursday at COBB Tuning. Our advertiser, COBB Tuning, holds an event each first Thursday of the month at their headquarters in Austin. COBB sells their Accessport which remaps a car’s ECU to gain horsepower and torque. They also manufacturer and sell aftermarket performance products; air induction, exhaust, cooling etc. This is a non-PCA HCR event, and various other car manufacturers will be represented there as well. Join the fun at COBB Tuning, 2311 Rundberg Lane, (around the back) Austin. Begins at 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM.
12/7/2024 – Saturday We are excited to announce that Premier Dealer Porsche Austin has once again graciously invited HCR to host its Annual Holiday Party at their North facility, located at 9800 Research Blvd., Austin, TX 78759. Valet parking will be available upon your arrival.
Dress: Cocktail Attire (No Jeans)
6:00 PM- Social Hour includes a cash bar and complimentary hors d’oeuvres
7:00 PM- Served Buffet with your choice of beef or chicken. Vegan options can be requested
Tickets are $125.00 per person, and are limited to 150 attendees so please register early. Registration will open on Monday October 28, 2024 at www.clubregistration.net.
Raffle tickets will be available at check-in and bidding on our Silent Auction opens at 6:00 PM. All proceeds from our Raffle and Silent Auction will be donated to HCR community service organizations.
We also ask that you bring a new, unwrapped toy for the Austin Police Department’s Blue Santa Toy Drive. We have organized this for previous holiday parties, and your generosity has always been overwhelming.
For questions, contact the organizer our Social Chair, ANDREW GARCIA andrew.garcia@hcrpca.org. NOTE: If you have a specific dietary meal request, please let Amber Ashy (amber.ashy.hcr@gmail.com) know.
Please click HERE to register!
12/7//2024 – Saturday – Porsche and Coffee at Werks 11, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Julian Avent, HCR member and owner of Werks11, hosts Cars and Coffee 201 FM 1237 Troy TX. This is an increasingly popular Saturday opportunity to meet HCR members and other Porsche owners for informal conversation and a chance to ogle the cars in the Werks11 shop.
12/8/2024 – Sunday – Doin’ Coffee and Donuts in Drippin’ – Join us at Le Muse Coffee Bar, 505 Wynnpage Drive, Dripping Springs (in Caliterra) 9:00 until 11:00 am. Contact Crystal Zarpas crystal@hcrpca.org with any questions. Looking forward to seeing you there!
12/12/2024 – Thursday – Lunch Bunch closes out the year with yet another venue new to our group. Dos Hermanos Cafe & Tex Mex offers both American and Tex Mex dishes for both breakfast and lunch. Breakfast dishes are served all day. Join us to enjoy one of the breakfast or lunch offerings from the extensive menu as well as the always enlightening company of your fellow club members. No pre-registration or RSVP required. Dos Hermanos Cafe, 1201 Lakeline Blvd., Cedar Park. 11:30 – 1:30 PM.
12/14/2024 – Saturday – Johnson City Christmas lights and display! Once again, we are planning a “Drive and Arrive” (not a formal HCR event/tour) to Johnson City to see the Christmas lights. With over 2 Million Christmas lights, the Johnson City display is so big, NASA reported seeing it from space! The nearby PEC headquarters is a must-see as well, with its beautiful oak trees lit with more than 1.3 million sparkling LED lights.
Plan on arriving in Johnson City before sundown, having dinner (reservations are highly recommended), and then walking the historic downtown and town square. There is plenty of local food, beer, wine, and festivities in a family-fun atmosphere to enjoy. See you there!
12/15/2024 – Sunday – North informal Get Together, join us 9:00 am – 11:00 am at Red Horn Brewery & Roastery, located at 1615 Scottsdale Drive, Building 1, Suite 110 in Leander. The entire back parking lot is set aside for HCR members, with picnic tables and our own access through the rear entrance. Red Horn serves great coffee and breakfast items. See you there!
12/19/2024 – Thursday – Brew Night, more details to come!
1/8/2025 – Wednesday (Please note the date) A special Ladies Lunch will be held on this date.
Have you ever watched Downton Abbey or a great British murder mystery and noted that all things can be solved over a good cuppa tea? Please join us at the Austin English Tea Co., Wednesday, January 8th, 2025. You will enjoy a choice of teas, a 3 tier stand of sandwiches and frittatas, scones with jam and clotted cream, plus 3 desserts.
Join the HCR ladies for a different kind of Ladies Lunch at the Austin English Tea Co for some proper English tea. We must have 15 people paid and confirmed for this event to take place. Please consider signing up now!
Cost is $63 dollars per person, including tax and fees. Please go to Club Registration and note that registration closes on Thursday , December 5th at noon. No walk-ins allowed or late registrations will be accepted. The exact number of attendees is required in advance by the venue.
Austin English Tea Co., 12233 Ranch Road 620, Austin.