Member Update: 9/18/22

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:

Fall Autocross is coming on Saturday, October 15. Alfred and team have sourced a new location for this event, out in Hutto. The parking lot to be used is HUGE, has great asphalt, and has no course obstacles like light stanchions. Alfred has taken full advantage of the space to work up a new course layout that promises to be fun and challenging! Full details and registration link is on our HCR Calendar. Sign up now, as there are still about 10 spots available. 

I’m very pleased to announce that HCR now has a "Classifieds" section on our website! It’s available to HCR members to post their Porsche cars and Porsche-related items for sale. This is similar to how The Mart works on the PCA website, in that all we are doing is allowing sellers and buyers to connect. HCR assumes no liability for items bought and sold on the site. I get lots of questions from members who want to sell a Porsche-related item and give preference to HCR members . . . our new Classifieds section is the answer.

When a member posts an item for sale, the post will be held in suspense a short time for review. When our Classifieds coordinator approves the post, the ad will go "live" for 30 days. Extensions are possible, but it is the responsibility of the seller to manage their own post(s) and keep them renewed, if they so choose. 

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 22

Happy Hour North

Brotherton’s Black Iron BBQ

5:30 – 7:30pm

 

 

September 22

Happy Hour South

Suds Monkey Brewing

5:30 – 7:30pm

 

 

September 24

"Espressos and Exotics Car Show"

The Arboretum, next to Porsche Austin

9:00am – 11:00am

RSVP Required

 

 

September 25

"Escape to the Estate"

Flat Creek Winery, Marble Falls

12:45 – 4:00pm

Spots still available!

Registration Required

 

 

 

October 2

Porsche vs Ferrari Concours and Car Show

Sponsored by: Moorespeed

9:00am – noon

Registration Required

 

 

October 5

Ladies Lunch

The Grove in Lakeway

11:30am – 1:30pm

 

 

October 5

Registration Opens for

Fall SchnellFest at COTA

 


 

Future Events at a Glance:

·       Oct 13

o   Lunch Bunch – TBA

o   Breaking Bread in South Austin @ Satellite

·       Oct 15

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

·       Oct 20

o   Brewery Night at Oskar Blues Brewery & Taproom

·       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 17      Tech Session at Porsche South Austin

Terrific session on Saturday with 25 attendees. Topics were PCM 101 (very helpful), the Porsche Tech certification process, and the Porsche technology and systems that make a Porsche, well, a Porsche. Breakfast tacos were fantastic (S. Austin taco truck, so no question they were going to be good), and great staff at Porsche South Austin. This was the first tech session for our new Tech Session Coordinator, Charles Crooks, and his assistant, Simon Freed. Many thanks to everyone who made this session possible.

 

Sept 15      Brewery Night at Central Machine Works

Another good turnout (15) at our monthly Brewery Night, with three new members showing up! Greg Lee did his usual excellent job of sourcing a great brewery venue with tasty food. All engaged in spirited conversations about the "treasures" owned or present, including a 992 Targa, Turbo, 718, 997 rebuild and a classic 356!

 

Sept 12 & 15    Signing Events with Riley Dickinson

We had big turnouts at Porsche Austin (12th) and Porsche South Austin (15th) for the signing event with HCR member, Riley Dickinson. His Carrera Cup car was a huge draw for everyone, and lots of members got a chance to sit behind the wheel and get a glimpse of what he controls during a race. Porsche Austin had cool swag for anyone wanting an autograph, and Riley was very gracious with his time and his sharpie! Lots of photo ops, too! Many thanks also to Porsche Austin and Porsche South Austin for hosting the events!

 

Sept 12      Porsche Austin Delivery Experience at COTA

During the afternoon and evening, Porsche Austin and Porsche South Austin hosted their very popular PADE event at COTA. About 20 new Porsche customers were treated to track time (in their own car or a PCNA car), a hot lap with Riley in his Carrera Cup car (WOW!!!), with a social and dinner afterwards. I’m happy to report that I ran across lots of new Porsche owners who weren’t familiar with PCA, but by the end of the evening they were well-versed in our club…we had two new members join up before I even made it back to the house . . . Yay!

 


 

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/