A number of new events have been added this week including –
- Shift Your Knowledge, a trivia event on Saturday 9/28/2024;
- The New Member Social, open to all HCR members, Saturday 10/12/2024;
- The Fall Tour Spooktacular! Saturday 10/19/2024.
Check out these events along with everything else happening within Hill Country Region!
9/19/2024 – Thursday – Brewery Night!
Hoppy Hour – Sept. 19 – 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Brewery Night at Hold Out Brewing, https://www.holdoutbrewing.com/
1208 W. 4th St., Austin, TX 78703
Parking on-site. Food is available, and it shares its outdoor space with Better Half, which has a full bar in case you don’t like beer. Come hang out anyway! No registration required.
9/21/2024 – Saturday – Tech Session Hosted by Porsche South Austin
Porsche South Austin will host a Tech Session on Saturday September 21 starting at 9:00. The topics will include:
>> Features and performance of the new 2025 Taycan. The new Macan EV may also appear, based in timing of delivery to the dealership!
>> Porsche ownership basics: We will cover the recommended scheduled maintenance interval and what is included in each maintenance, outline general wear and tear on vehicles, and what owners can expect
>> Door prizes!
>> Q&A with service techs: ask anything.
Please join us at Porsche South Austin, 6001 South I35 Frontage Road, northbound. Breakfast tacos and refreshments will be served at 9:00, and the sessions, including door prizes and tech Q&A, will run from 9:30 to approximately 11:00.
9/25/2024 – Wednesday – Our popular Happy Hour continues on a new night and a new venue! Join your fellow members Wednesday, September 25th at Steiner Ranch Steakhouse located at 5424 Steiner Ranch Blvd., Austin in Steiner Ranch. Steiner Ranch Steakhouse has a great happy hour menu. This event begins at 4:00 pm – hope to see you there!
9/28/2024 – Saturday – Shift Your Knowledge: Porsche Trivia Game
Put your knowledge to the test with the ultimate Porsche Trivia Game! This Trivia Game will be packed with questions that will test even the most dedicated Porsche enthusiasts. So rev up your mental engines and get ready to race through rounds of questions about Porsche.
DATE: September 28, 2024
TIME: 1:00-3:00 PM CDT
VENUE: 2500 Bee Caves Rd, West Lake Hills TX
RSVP: Please RSVP by emailing organizer Arsh Khaira at arsh.khaira@hcrpca.org
WHAT TO EXPECT:
- We are anticipating Teams of 3 but may adjust based on the number of attendees
- The questions will be presented on a big screen and read aloud
- Prizes for winners
- Light snacks and drinks will be offered
- Spectators are allowed if one does not want to play
- A chance to take a photo of your Porsche with the downtown Austin skyline in the background!
This Trivia Game is for everyone, whether you’re a lifelong fan or just starting your Porsche journey. Come out and enjoy! Thank you to our Event Sponsor & Member, Arsh Khaira | Modernaire Group at Compass.
10/1/2024 – 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
10/2/2024 – Wednesday – Ladies Luncheon – at Tony C’s in Avery Ranch, 10526 W. Parmer Lane, Austin. Join us starting at 11:30 AM.
Please register here – Club Registration.
10/2/2024 – Wednesday – Sips ‘n Sticks, 6:00 – 8:00 PM at Casa de Montecristo, 3801 N. Capitol of Texas Highway, Austin.
Come join us for the next Sips ‘n Sticks cigar and whisky tasting event at Casa. This is the post-Summer Q3 event with the familiar Bourbon theme with some new selections that hopefully some have not tasted before. As usual the tasting selection will include four different whiskeys that will be paired with a premium cigar (or two) hand selected from the humidor by Justin (from Casa). Please come and join us October 2nd 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 whiskey and cigar fans are invited and you are welcome to attend for the whiskey tasting only (no cigar) but the entrance fee is still $50pp. Snacks will be provided. The event is capped at 20 attendees and all are welcome!
Please go to Club Registration to sign up!
10/3/2024 – Thursday – First Thursday at COBB Tuning. Our advertiser, COBB Tuning, holds an event each first Thursday of the month at their headquarters in Austin. COBB sells their Accessport which remaps a car’s ECU to gain horsepower and torque. They also manufacturer and sell aftermarket performance products; air induction, exhaust, cooling etc. This is a non-PCA HCR event, and various other car manufacturers will be represented there as well. Join the fun at COBB Tuning, 2311 Rundberg Lane, (around the back) Austin. Begins at 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM.
10/5/2024 – Saturday – Porsche and Coffee at Werks 11, 9:00 am – 1:00 pm. Julian Avent, HCR member and owner of Werks11, hosts Cars and Coffee 201 FM 1237 Troy TX. This is an increasingly popular Saturday opportunity to meet HCR members and other Porsche owners for informal conversation and a chance to ogle the cars in the Werks11 shop.
10/6/2024 – Sunday – Let’s Get Together Rudy’s Country Store, 7709 RR 620, Austin, 9:00 am – 11:00 am. This is a great opportunity to chat with your fellow Porsche enthusiasts, while showing off your own Porsche beauty! Swing by at your leisure – no reservation needed.
10/10/2024 – Thursday – Lunch Bunch – 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, location and other information coming!
10/12/2024 – Saturday – New Member Social, to be held at Petrol Lounge, Austin. This event will begin at 5:00 PM through 8:00 PM. All members invited, more information to come!
10/13/2024 – Sunday – Doin’ Coffee and Donuts in Drippin’ – Join us at Le Muse Coffee Bar, 505 Wynnpage Drive, Dripping Springs (in Caliterra) 9:00 until 11:00 am. Contact Crystal Zarpas crystal@hcrpca.org with any questions. Looking forward to seeing you there!
10/14/2024 – Thursday – Brewery Night!
Hoppy Hour – 10/14/24 – 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM, more information to come!
10/19/2024 – Saturday – Join the “Fall Tour Spooktacular” as HCR heads north with pizza as a destination! More information to follow.
1/8/2025 – Wednesday (Please note the date) A special Ladies Lunch will be held on this date.
Have you ever watched Downton Abbey or a great British murder mystery and noted that all things can be solved over a good cuppa tea? Please join us at the Austin English Tea Co., Wednesday, January 8th, 2025. You will enjoy a choice of teas, a 3 tier stand of sandwiches and frittatas, scones with jam and clotted cream, plus 3 desserts.
Join the HCR ladies for a different kind of Ladies Lunch at the Austin English Tea Co for some proper English tea. We must have 15 people paid and confirmed for this event to take place. Please consider signing up now!
Cost is $63 dollars per person, including tax and fees. Please go to Club Registration. t
Austin English Tea Co., 12233 Ranch Road 620, Austin.