Member Update: 11/26/23

12/2/2023 – Saturday – Hill Country Region Annual Holiday Party.

A reminder to all who will be attending the Hill Country Annual Holiday party. Please bring an unwrapped toy to the event, Austin Blue Santa will be stopping by to pick up our donation. Let’s fill their sleigh with toys!

Here is what is happening in the Region.

12/2/2023 – Saturday – Hill Country Region Annual Holiday Party, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm.  For more details go to the HCR Calendar

12/2/2023 – Saturday – Werks11, Fall Swap Meet, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Julian Avent, HCR member and owner of Werks11, hosts Cars and Coffee 201 FM 1237 Troy TX.  On December WERKS 11 will hold their 2nd annual swap meet event, for more details please click this link. WERKS 11 2023 Swap Meet.

12/3/2023 – Sunday – Let’s Get Together – a very informal “come as you are” gathering on the 1st Sunday of each month. 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. Rudy’s Country Store, RR 620, Austin. Begins at 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM.

12/5/2023 – Tuesday – Sippin’ in Drippin’ the 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. It’s a no host event but please contact Mike Seningen mike.seningen@hcrpca.org with any questions.

Please park your Porsche in the sectioned off pavement of the brewery.

Suds Monkey Brewing Company
12024 US-290, Austin, TX 78737
(512) 222-3893

12/6/2023 – Wednesday – Ladies Luncheon from 11:30 AM until 1:30 PM. This special Luncheon will be held at Casa Freudenberger, 9608 Palmbrook Drive, Austin. Please go to “clubregistration.net” for more details and to register to confirm your attendance. 

12/6/2023 – Wednesday – Texas HCR Sips n Sticks @ Casa de Montecristo, 6:00 – 8:00 PM.

Come get in the holiday spirit and join us for another HCR Sips n Sticks cigar and spirit tasting event on December 6th at Casa de Montecristo in the Davenport Village Shopping Center in West Austin. This time we will be doing a side-by-side tasting of Scotch whisky from the Speyside region. As usual, the tasting flight will include four different drams paired with a premium cigar (or two) hand-selected from the humidor by the manager of Casa, Justin. As usual, the event runs from 6-8 PM and the cost is $50 pp payable at the door with either cash or card. All whiskey/whisky and cigar fans are invited and you are welcome to attend for the scotch tasting only (no cigar), but the entrance fee is still $50 pp. Snacks will be provided.

The event is capped at 20 attendees and Ladies, of course, are invited!

12/9/2023 through 12/10/2023 – Saturday and Sunday – Schnell Fest (HPDE) – Winter #2 2023

This Porsche Club of America Driver Education event is a joint presentation of the Hill Country, Lone Star and Maverick Regions – PCA, with the support of our good friends at the Houston Chapter BMW-CCA. We’re calling these events at COTA the “Austin Schnell Fests” to emphasize the fact that these events are not just for Porsche or BMW Drivers – drivers of every make are invited to participate, and membership in PCA or BMW-CCA is not necessary.

If you’ve never experienced driving COTA you need to sign up, registration is now open at  on “clubregistration.net“. 

12/10/2023 – Sunday – Get Together Doin’ Coffee and Donuts in Drippin’ –  9:00 am – 11:00 am. We have settled on nicely to our new location, Le Muse Coffee Bar, 505 Wynnpage Drive, Dripping Springs (in Caliterra). Contact Crystal Zarpascrystal@hcrpca.org with any questions. Looking forward to seeing you there!

12/14/2023 – Thursday – Lunch Bunch 11:30 – 1:30 PM at  the Cedar Park location of Dos Salsas. After visiting this location last June we liked it so much, we’re going to return for more of their excellent Tex-Mex dishes. Join us to enjoy one of the delicious offerings from the extensive menu along with the always entertaining conversations with your fellow club members.

No pre-registration or RSVP required. Dos salsas, 1600 E. Whitestone Blvd., Cedar Park, TX.

12/16/2023 – Saturday – Christmas Tour to Johnson City for Christmas lights 3:00 – 7:00 PM.

We are going out to Johnson City to see the Christmas lights. We did this last year and it was WONDERFUL!. This is a great activity for children and four door Porsches! The lights in Johnson City courtesy of Pedernales Electric are truly spectacular! This is well worth the short drive out to Johnson City.

Meeting locations and restaurant reservation information will be communicated closer to the event.

12/17/23 – Sunday – Get Together North – 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. Our cars will be on full display to anyone coming into the side parking lot entrance. Red Horn serves great coffee and breakfast items, and are a terrific addition to our popular GTGs.

12/21/2023 – Thursday – Brewery Night at St Elmo Brewing Company in South Austin, “stelmobrewing.com“. Meet at 440 E. St Elmo Road, Austin, Texas 78745, 5:30 – 7:30 PM, Parking available on site along with Spicy Boys and Patty Palace food trucks and a Blue Grass band! No registration required.

12/28/2023 – Thursday – Happy Hour South is cancelled!