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:
Stay cool everyone . . . it’s gonna be a hotter week than last week.
FYI: Executive Council and Board meetings are this Tuesday.
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 at Rentsch Brewery
3rd Thursday, monthly, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Celebrate America's Birthday with a sip of German-style brew at Rentsch Brewery in Georgetown, Texas on Thursday July 21, 2022 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Rentsch is located at 2500 Northeast Inner Loop, Georgetown, TX, 78626 (512)-688-5046. See rentschbrewery.com for details on beers and food options. Parking available on site. No registration required.
July 28: HCR Happy Hour North and South – TBA
4th Thursday, monthly, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
July 29-31: SchnellFest High Performance Driver Education at Circuit of the Americas
Novice run groups on Saturday and Sunday only. Intermediate and Advanced Run groups on Friday afternoon and Saturday and Sunday. For more information and links to the registration website go to: austinschnellfest.clubregistration.net.
Aug 3: Ladies Lunch at Salt Traders
1st Wednesday monthly, 11:30am
Ladies, Michelle invites you to join her for the August Ladies Luncheon. For August, y’all will meet at Salt Traders Coastal. Address is 2850 N. Interstate 35 Hwy, Round Rock. Phone # 512-351-9724. Any questions, just email Michelle.
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 at Quality Seafood (yay)
2nd Thursday, monthly, 11:30am
Bob has confirmed this location for our Lunch Bunch in August:
Quality Seafood Market
5621 Airport Boulevard
Austin, Texas 78751
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
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.
Sept 18: Wine and Wheels Tour to Flat Creek Winery
More information TBA
October 15, 2022: Fall 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
Sept 9-11: Boxstoberfest in Fredericksburg
Registration for Boxstoberfest 2022 IS NOW OPEN and you can register through ClubRegistration.net (https://clubregistration.net/events/signUp.cfm/event/12554). There is already lots of interest, so this is going to be another great year for the event. You must pay in full to be confirmed.
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
July 6: Ladies Lunch at County Line on the Lake
July Ladies Lunch was held at County Line on 2222. Michelle states that they had a beautiful table facing the water, featuring a wonderful 2-hour chat fest. Yes, they had some delicious barbecue as well. Michelle expresses her sincere thanks to each lady who attended. “Ladies, you are a fabulous group. You make this event joyful!”
July 10: HCR 45th Anniversary Celebration Brunch at Steiner Ranch Steakhouse
WOW, what a great event this morning! We had 100+ turnout for the brunch, and I’m betting no one left hungry. Our showcase table featured all our PCA awards from last year and this year, plus our charter documents from our founding year, 1977. We raffled off a ton of cool items, donated by our favorite Premier Dealer, Porsche Austin, as well as Porsche Austin South, and past-HCR and past-PCA President Caren Cooper. The Porsche Corral was completely full of cool cars, and we had tons of positive comments about the event. Check out our post on FB/Meta, with photos by Chris.
So much fun, so let’s do it again in 5 years, but bigger!
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:
Jul 14 Lunch Bunch at Saltgrass Steakhouse
Jul 16 GT International Summer Car Show
Jul 21 Brewery Night at Rentsch Brewery in Georgetown
Jul 28 Happy Hour, North and South
Jul 29-31 Summer SchnellFest at COTA
Aug 3 Ladies Lunch at Salt Traders
Aug 6 Porsches and Coffee at Werks 11
Aug 7 Monthly Informal GTG at Rudy’s BBQ on 620
Aug 11 Lunch Bunch at Quality Seafood
Aug 20 Tech Session at XPEL Austin
Aug 24 HCR Sips & Sticks at Casa de Montecristo
Sept 18 Wine and Wheels Tour to Flat Creek Winery
Oct 2 Porsche vs Ferrari at Moorespeed
Oct 15 Fall AX at HEB Center