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:
Open Positions:
Help needed with posting some of our Social events out on our Facebook and Instagram pages. If you are interested, attend our social events, and know how to post on FB and IG, let Crystal Zarpas know.
Speaking of our Social team, I’d like to welcome Danelle O’Neill as our newest Event Coordinator. Danelle will host a new event, just for our South Austin members. See below for her “Breaking Bread in South Austin” luncheons, starting in September.
On to our events!
Aug 11: Lunch Bunch at Quality Seafood
2nd Thursday, monthly, 11:30am
Bob has confirmed this location for our Lunch Bunch in August:
Quality Seafood Market, 5621 Airport Boulevard, Austin
Aug 18: Brewery Night at Nomadic Beerworks
3rd Thursday, monthly, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Beat the heat like an air-cooled flat six at Nomadic Beerworks in South Austin on Thursday August 18 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. Nomadic is located at 3804 Woodbury Drive, Suite A, Austin, TX 78704 (512)-587-9669. See nomadicbeerworks.com for more on beers and food options. Parking available on site or adjacent streets. No registration required.
Aug 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!!).
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!
Aug 25: Happy Hours, North and South TBA
4th Thursday, monthly, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Aug 27: Burgers and Peaches Tour
Registration for this tour opens up on August 1 (tomorrow). More details on the HCR Calendar.
Sept 3: Porsches and Coffee at Werks 11
1st Saturday, monthly, 9am – noon
Sept 4: Informal GTG (Get ToGether) at Rudy’s BBQ
1st Sunday monthly, Rudy’s on 620
Sept 7: Ladies Lunch at Dos Mary
1st Wednesday monthly, 11:30am
September Ladies Lunch will be dining at Dos Mary. Address is 11620 RR 620 N, Austin. TX. 78750. Ladies, come out and join in the fun. Please email Michelle with any questions.
Sept 8: Lunch Bunch TBA
2nd Thursday, monthly, 11:30am
Sept 8: Breaking Bread in South Austin (new monthly lunch event)
By popular demand, we are excited to announce our new monthly lunch event, BREAKING BREAD IN SOUTH AUSTIN. Many thanks and a warm welcome to new member Danelle O’Neill, who has volunteered to host these monthly events:
DATE: September 8, 2022
TIME: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm CDT
ORGANIZER: Danelle O'Neill
Email: danelleo47@gmail.com
VENUE:
Easy Tiger, 3508 South Lamar Blvd., Austin, TX 78704
Phone: (512) 964-8229
https://www.easytigerusa.com/location/south/
Reservations are not necessary but an email to danelleo47@gmail.com is greatly appreciated for a head-count
Sept 10: Tire Rack Street Survival
We are bringing back our popular teen car control clinic, TRSS. This program is a day-long event, to be held at the ACC Public Safety Training Center in Kyle, TX.
Details and registration link on the HCR Calendar.
Sept 15: Brewery Night at TBA
3rd Thursday, monthly, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Sept 17: Tech Session at Porsche South Austin
9am – noon
We have worked closely with PSA to develop an agenda that will interest every facet of Porsche owners and drivers. In particular, this includes all those ladies who own and/or drive a Porsche. Our format would be the same as our last successful tech session at the PA facility in northwest Austin. We will divide everyone into three groups and offer three topics simultaneously, each lasting about 20 – 25 minutes each. At the completion of each topic, the groups would rotate to the next topic.
Topics include:
- Navigating the Porsche Communications Management System (PCMS).
- Why does a Porsche feel like a Porsche?
- Porsche technician training and certification.
More details and registration can be found on our HCR Calendar.
Sept 22: Happy Hours, North and South TBA
4th Thursday, monthly, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Sept 25: Escape to the Estate Tour to Flat Creek Winery
Please note the date change for this event. It’s on a Sunday. High-level details are a driving tour that ends at Flat Creek Winery outside Marble Falls. Once there, we will have a 5-flight wine tasting under the huge covered pavilion. Brunch is optional, as well as tours of the winery estate. “Live” band kicks off at 2:00pm under the pavilion. We will have a Porsche corral for parking, too.
More details forthcoming!
October 2: Porsche vs Ferrari at Moorespeed
Our second annual Moorespeed Porsche vs Ferrari Concours is 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 year we'll have two overall categories of cars. Judged and non-judged. This is the registration section for Porsche Judged and Display cars only. If you are registering a Ferrari, please go the Ferrari Club website to register.
We are capping the judged category at 50 total cars. Please note this is 50 total cars not 50 Porsches and 50 Ferraris. We will assign judged cars to a specific class depending upon year built and there will be head-to-head competition between the two marques. The number of classes will be determined based on registration. There is a $50.00 fee payable at registration for the judged category.
There are no restrictions on Display Cars. We will assign parking as you arrive. There is a $25.00 fee payable at registration for the display category.
Each Judged and Display Car will receive a commemorative “swag bag” and special Porsche vs Ferrari T Shirts.
For those of you who don’t want to participate in the Judged or Display category, there will be plenty of parking at the site. There is no fee to just park.
Registration is now open. Details on the HCR Calendar.
October 15, 2022: SAVE THE DATE for our next 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.
December 2: SAVE THE DATE for the Annual HCR Holiday Party
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.
Oct 5: Whiskey Bay Region HPDE at NOLA Motorsports Park in New Orleans
The event is listed on PCA.org and registration is open on clubregistration.net.
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
Aug 3: Ladies Lunch at Salt Traders
July Ladies Lunch was held in Round Rock at Salt Traders Coastal. They enjoyed the company of first time attendee, Margo. There was lots of laughter and delicious food. Michelle thanks our HCRPCA ladies for providing such a warm welcome to Margo.
Aug 7: Informal GTG (Get ToGether) at Rudy’s BBQ
Our monthly GTG this morning was a HUGE presence by our air-cooled members…so awesome! i lost count of all the Pcars in the parking lot. many thanks to Bill Gwinn for bringing his new acquisition: Tom Erdmann’s Carrera 4S. (yes, that terracotta interior just pops). Tons of fun this morning.
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:
Aug 11 Lunch Bunch at Quality Seafood
Aug 18 Brewery Night at Nomadic Beerworks
Aug 20 Tech Session at XPEL Austin
Aug 24 HCR Sips & Sticks at Casa de Montecristo
Aug 25 HCR Happy Hours, North and South TBA
Aug 27 Burgers & Peaches Tour
Sept 3 Porsches & Coffee at Werks 11
Sept 4 Informal GTG at Rudy’s BBQ on 620
Sept 7 Ladies Lunch at Dos Mary
Sept 8 Lunch Bunch TBA
Breaking Bread in South Austin at Easy Tiger
Sept 10 Tire Rack Street Survival at ACC Public Safety Center, Kyle
Sept 15 Brewery Night TBA
Sept 17 Tech Session at Porsche South Austin
Sept 22 Happy Hours, North and South TBA
Sept 25 Escape to the Estate: Tour to Flat Creek Winery
Oct 2 Porsche vs Ferrari at Moorespeed
Oct 15 Fall AX at HEB Center
Dec 2 HCR Holiday Party