NEW and UPDATE events are highlighted below.
REMINDER: To locate events, details, and registration information, please go to our HCR Calendar and you can find these events there with registration links.
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Dec 16: Brewery Hoppy Hour at St. Elmo Brewing
NEED A BREAK FROM SHOPPING, THE IN-LAWS OR JUST WANT TO TALK TAYCAN GTS, 911 GT3 TOURING OR CAYMAN GT4 RS? Then come to our next HOPPY HOUR! This DECEMBER 16th, we'll be visiting St. Elmo Brewing in South Austin from 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM. St. Elmo Brewing is located at 440 East St Elmo Road, G-2 in Austin, Texas 78745. The website for the brewery is www.stelmobrewing.com. The brewery has both indoor and outdoor seating and hosts the Spicy Boys Chicken food truck on site. No outside or other food or drink is allowed. No pre-registration is required. Greg looks forward to seeing you there and if needed, can be contacted at (703)-477-1649.
Dec 18: Light Me Up Tour!
This will be our first evening tour. We are planning a drive out to Johnson City to see the town Christmas lights. Johnson City really does it right. The Court House and town square are really lit up…so much so that it registers on some NASA Telescope! Seriously.
We will be meeting about 5ish in the evening, probably somewhere out at the Hill Country Galleria and drive straight out to Johnson City. Dinner is optional and there are several places to choose from. More details and dining spot recommendations will be forthcoming.
Details are on the HCR Calendar along with the link for registration.
Jan 5: Ladies Lunch at The Grove Wine Bar and Kitchen, Cedar Park
Start off 2022 with laughter at our monthly Ladies Lunch on Wednesday, January 5th at 11:30am. The location is The Grove Wine Bar and Kitchen in Cedar Park.
Please contact Michelle if you are interested in attending, so she can have a headcount.
Jan 20: Hoppy Hour at Location TBA
3rd Thursday each month
Jan 22: NEW – Tech Session at Esses Racing in Buda
Buda-based Esses Racing, an HCR sponsor, will be hosting its inaugural tech session on Saturday, January 22, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The session will cover four topics: (1) alignment; (2) tire pressure; (3) tire type; and (4) general maintenance. Each topic will include a comparison and contrast between track and street car readiness.
Esses will provide breakfast. Waivers will be required. Registration is now open. More details and registration link is on the HCR Calendar.
Jan 27: North/South Happy Hours at Locations TBA
4th Thursday each month.
Feb 9: Annual Meeting
SAVE THE DATE for our Annual Meeting. We will present our year-end financials, and give a short overview of the club and report on our progress in 2021 as well as our initiatives for 2022.
Feb 12: NEW – Tech Session at HD Motorsports in Leander
This event will run from 10am – 1pm. Registration will open in December on the HCR Calendar. More details to follow.
Feb 17: Hoppy Hour at Location TBA
3rd Thursday each month
Feb 24: North/South Happy Hours at Locations TBA
4th Thursday each month.
February 25-27: NEW – Winter SchnellFest at COTA
More details forthcoming soon.
Mar 5: NEW – Ladies Tech Session- Dealing with the Dealer
Ladies, SAVE THE DATE!! This is a Ladies-only Special Tech Session that will give you an opportunity to up your game when visiting your local Porsche Dealer, from sales to service. We are pleased that this special Event will be led by our very knowledgeable member and prior-Porsche Austin Sales Consultant, Amber Ashy. Amber will not only give the ladies the inside scoop on what to expect from a dealer visit, but she will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.
Location: Cedro Scratch Italian & Wine Bar, featuring a curated menu. More details forthcoming.
In the Rearview Mirror
Dec 9: Lunch Bunch at Sundancer Grill
Another good turnout!
Dec 10: Holiday Party!!
Wow, what a party! Great turnout of our 120 registrants. The room was filled to capacity, and we had a terrific evening! Lots of guests showed up from all our sponsors, and there was plenty of food, fun, and general frivolity. Our annual HCR Awards were presented:
Volunteers of the Year: Michelle and Alfred Freudenberger
Enthusiast of the Year: Amber Ashy
Rika Preuss Award: Horizons Team of Vipul Darji, Jonathan Haggar, Jeff Moore, Steve Rosebaugh
President’s Award (new this year): Gordie Robbins, Chris McChesney
We also raised about $3500 for our designated charity: Texas Burn Survivors!
Dec 11: Sim Driving Catered Lunch and Tech Session at Porsche Austin
These were two separate, but associated, events at Porsche Austin on the same date!
The Sim Racing luncheon was well attended. Thanks to Xspace Group and Porsche Austin for a great Sim Driving event on Saturday for new and existing Sim Drivers to learn about the art of Sim Driving and drive the simulator. Special congratulations to our season winner Geoffrey Price and our special season co-host Riley Dickinson.
Everyone had a great time at Porsche Austin's tech session learning about some air-cooled classics, the PDK transmission, and the Taycan's technology. Porsche Austin generously provided twenty door prizes: stuffed goodie bags and extra-large calendars. Special thanks to Aldo Abad, Steve Schermerhorn, James Purpura, and Eliseo Mendoza for supporting HCR!
Our objective continues to be to keep our membership up to date on what is going on in HCR, as well as PCA nationally. Please remember, our goal is to deliver events where members can choose their level of participation. We will continue to stress safe and fun events!
If any questions or comments, please let me know.
Charlie Sparks
President – Hill Country Region
Porsche Club of America
918.510.3604
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