Member Update: 9/11/22

 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:

ATTENTION:

HCR announces a new event especially tailored for wine and food enthusiasts.  We are hosting a gourmet wine and food pairing at the Siena restaurant on the evening of Tuesday, October 25, from 6:00 to 9:00. A certified sommelier has collaborated with the executive chef at the restaurant to create a memorable evening of food and wine with seven small plate courses and five different wines.  

I’ve posted it below in the "Future Events" section, with a link to the event details on the HCR Calendar. Bob Hieronymus states that registration should open this week on ClubReg, so be watching for that. 

Please note that there is a limit of 30 attendees, and registration will close early on October 8th. So this one is going to open for only about 3 weeks before it closes (we have to hit a F&B minimum by then). So don’t delay in registering if interested. 

Loads of events this past week. Check out the "In The Rearview Mirror" section below for summary of all the events and wrap-ups. 


Open Positions

1.    Help is needed with our HCR Facebook page enhancements. Let Charlie know if you are interested.

2.    We could use some help posting our social events onto our Facebook page. Let Crystal know if you are interested.

 


On to our events!

 

 September 12

Private Signing Event with 

Carrera Cup Racer Riley Dickinson

Porsche Austin

9:00am – 11:00am 


 September 15

Monthly Brewery Night

Central Machine Works Brewery

5:30pm – 7:30pm 


September 17

Tech Session at Porsche South Austin

9:00am – noon

 Registration Required 


 September 22

Happy Hour North

Brotherton’s Black Iron BBQ

5:30 – 7:30pm


September 22

Happy Hour South

Suds Monkey Brewery

 5:30 – 7:30pm 

Due to popular demand, we’re have this month’s South Happy Hour at Suds Monkey. Great pizza, other grub, beer, wine, and cider are on the menu.

Please RSVP via this link (not mandatory) to help with communicating updates regarding the event.


 September 24

"Espressos and Exotics Car Show"

The Arboretum, next to Porsche Austin

9:00am – 11:00am

RSVP and Registration Required


 September 25

"Escape to the Estate"

Flat Creek Winery, Marble Falls

12:45 – 4:00pm

Spots still available!

Registration Required 


 October 1

Porsches and Coffee

Werks 11, Temple

9:00am – 1:00pm


 October 2

Porsche vs Ferrari Concours and Car Show

Sponsored by: Moorespeed

9:00am – noon

 Registration Required 


 Future Events at a Glance:

·         Oct 5

o   Ladies Luncheon at The Grove in Lakeway

o   Registration Opens for Fall SchnellFest at COTA

·         Oct 13

o   Lunch Bunch – TBA

o   Breaking Bread in South Austin – TBA

·         Oct 15

o   Fall AX at Brushy Creek Amphitheater in Hutto (reg req’d)

·         Oct 20

o   Brewery Night TBA

·         Oct 25

o   Wine and Food Pairing at Siena (reg req’d)

·         Oct 29

o   Ramp Build Project with Texas Ramps (reg req’d)

·         Oct 30

o   Cars, Coffee and Croissants at Mozart’s Coffee Roasters (reg req’d)

·         Nov 5

o   New Member Social at Petrol Lounge (reg req’d)

·         Nov 12

o   Dove Nest’s Salute to HCR’s 45th Anniversary  

·         Dec 2

o   HCR Holiday Party (reg req’d)


 

In The Rearview Mirror

Sept 10     Tire Rack Street Survival for Teens

The report from the event yesterday is that it was probably our best ever TRSS session! I’d like to join our event coordinator, Tuffy von Briesen, in expressing my thanks to all our volunteers for their time and talent in putting on the event. We now have 30 more teen drivers equipped with better car handling skills on our roads. And planning has already begun for the next class in Spring 2023!

I would also like to express my appreciation to our two members who organized the event, and coordinated everything, from Tire Rack registrations to food for participants and volunteers, to effectively running the course and classroom elements of the day. Congratulations to Tuffy von Briesen and Lenny Zwik for not only restarting the program post-COVID after a 3 year layoff, but running what I consider to be the best program of it’s kind across PCA. Thanks guys!

 

Sept 8      Lunch Bunch

Twenty-two members, including one new member, enjoyed great food and a comfortable atmosphere at the recently opened Z’Tejas in Avery Ranch last week. Everyone dined on the large covered patio in the back. The overhead fans were spinning, but the misters were not required to keep everyone comfortable. There was a unanimous thumbs-up for the food and the location. We will be going back. Nicely done, Bob!

 

Sept 8      Breaking Bread in South Austin

I’m happy to report that our inaugural monthly luncheon at Easy Tiger in South Austin was a smash hit! Danelle O’Neill, event host, has personal access to an Austin "foodie" professional, and this was the number 1 choice on her list for lunch down south. It didn’t disappoint! We had 20 members attend, including two new members all of two weeks old in the HCR fold. Lunch on the upstairs veranda, and the bakery, were stellar, too! Thanks Danelle!

 

Sept 7      Ladies Luncheon at Dos Mary’s

Michelle reports that the September Ladies Lunch was another nice event and everyone had a great time. She notes that the ladies had the pleasure of meeting first-time attendee, Bonnie. Ladies, thank you all for the warm HCRPA welcome extended to Bonnie! WTG Michelle!


 

Non-HCR Events Coming Up

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.

 


Oct 15-16: Maverick Region HPDE at Eagles Canyon (for solo DE drivers only)

The event is listed on our event calendar with links for more information.

 


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/