Hill Country Region is excited to report that Porsche Austin has just been awarded Premier Dealer for the third consecutive year! In addition to earning this distinguished recognition for 2024, Porsche Austin has achieved a #1 ranking in the US – first among the 25 Premier Dealers and 196 total eligible Porsche dealers. HCR congratulates Porsche Austin management and the entire team for this remarkable accomplishment!
Do you know that Hill Country swag is available for purchase on our website? Go to “hcrpca.org“, click the Store dropdown, and click Hill Country Region. There you will find a collection of shirts and jackets for both men and women.
Here is what is happening in the Region.
3/5/2024 – 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
3/6/2024 – Wednesday – Come to meet and and visit the women of HCR at the monthly Ladies Lunch. This event will be held at City Post Chophouse, 113 E 8th Street on the beautiful Square in Georgetown! The event begins at 11:30 AM and ends at 1:30 PM. Please register at Club Registration. Parking for the City Post in the the rear of the building. Here is the link for ClubRegistration.
3/9/2024 – Saturday – Espressos & Exotics at the Hi Tech Motorcars Collection, 12971 Pond Springs Road, Austin beginning at 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM. Hi Tech will have on display all their brands including Porsche, Aston Martin, Rolls Royce, Bentley and Audi to just name a few.
There is limited availability for Guest showcase, please register as soon as possible using this link.
Contact RSVP@hitechmotorcars.com with questions.
3/10/2024 – Sunday – Informal Get Together SOUTH – Doin’ Coffee and Donuts in Drippin’ – join us at Le Muse Coffee Bar, 505 Wynnpage Drive, Dripping Springs (in Caliterra) at 9:00 AM. Contact Crystal Zarpas crystal@hcrpca.org with any questions. Looking forward to seeing you there!
3/12/2024 – Tuesday – HCR Board of Directors meeting, at Tuscano Restaurant, 1525 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Park, TX. Plan to arrive at 5:30 in order to place your dinner order. All are welcome.
3/14/2024 – Thursday – Lunch Bunch is always on the lookout for new and interesting restaurants to add to our repertoire. We’ve found a good one and we think you will like it. For March, we will gather at Vaqueros Cafe and Cantina in Steiner Ranch. (Some members may recall that we had a good lunch at the Vaqueros location on South Capital of Texas Hiway some years ago.) Join us for some great Tex-Mex food and the always sparkling conversation with your fellow Porsche Club members. Vaqueros in Steiner Ranch, 3810 North Quinlan Park Road, Austin.
3/16/2024 – Saturday – Get ready for the ultimate fusion of speed and flavor! GT International is revvin’ up for their second Cars and Crawdads Crawfish Boil. We’re doing things a little differently this time. Think of it as a Cars and Coffee, I mean a “Cars and Crawdads” event and we are invited! This is not an HCR event so registration is not required.
The show will run from 9:00am – 1:00pm on March 16, 2024. Be sure and arrive early (8am-830am) so we can park all of our P-Cars together in the best parking spaces, right in the center of the lot. Webster says the more the merrier so mark your calendars and we’ll see you there!!
No pre-registration or RSVP required. GT International, 611 E. Baker Lane, Austin.
3/17/2024 – 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!
3/21/2024 – Thursday – Brewery Night – The Brewtorium, 6015 Dillard Cir A, Austin, TX 78752. See you there 5:30 – 7:30 PM!
3/23/2024 – Saturday – It’s bluebonnet season in central Texas & that means it’s time for our always popular annual bluebonnet tour. We have an awesome route planned for this year, starting in Bee Cave at the Whole Foods parking lot, at 12601 Hill Country Blvd, Bee Cave Texas 78738. There will be a mandatory driver’s meeting at 8am, with 3 or 4 run groups leaving 15 minutes apart. The route will head west through the Texas Hill Country before turning north to Llano. There should be plenty of beautiful Texas bluebonnets to view & photo along the 100 mile route.
Go to – https://clubregistration.net/events/signUp.cfm/event/14498 to register!
3/28/2024 – Thursday – The Happy Hours.
Happy Hour North – Join us as we continue to try new locations – this time at Bluebonnet Beer Company in Round Rock. Focusing on great beer, community and fun, the brewery will have indoor and outdoor seating as well as Taco Libre food truck. The team mentioned that the parking lot does fill up so do arrive early. Overflow parking can be found at the post office next door. 5:30 – 7:30 PM, Bluebonnet Beer Company, 1700 Bryant Drive, #107, Round Rock, Texas.
Happy Hour Central – For March, we’ll be returning to the Draught House Pub and Brewery, which was a big hit in January! see you there, 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Draught House Pub and Brewery, 4112 Medical Pkwy, Austin, TX 78756
3/30/2024 – Saturday – Blue Ocean Auto Spa Tech Session.
Blue Ocean Auto Spa is a new business in Cedar Park and a new advertiser so let’s welcome them to the HCR community. Jon Barnes, the owner and fellow car enthusiast, will share his extensive knowledge about car care and will include some hands-on activities for us. If you’ve never used a polisher to polish your paint job, or always wondered how best to clean your wheels and keep them clean, you’re in luck.
There is ample parking around the shop with overflow at the nearby L.A. Fitness. Jon says we can also park in front of the garage doors that say “No Parking” if needed.
Please join us at Blue Ocean Auto Spa on March 30. 2024. Breakfast tacos, coffee and donuts will be served at 9:00 and the session will run from 9:30 to approximately 11:30. $10.00 registration fee with registration now open, click here – https://clubregistration.net/events/signUp.cfm/event/14494 to register now!
4/12 through 4/14 – Friday through Sunday – The 2024 Pick-Yer-Tour Weekend is almost completely booked, but we still have openings for the Country Roads Paved/Unpaved Tour and the Hit-the-Road-Jack Leisure Drive! There are plenty of rooms available at the hotel. Register through www.clubregistration.net. For additional info contact Gordie Robbins (gordie@hcrpca.org).