Sierra Nevada Region - Porsche Club of America

Lampe Park, Gardnerville, NVCome and join us for the 3rd Annual Silver State Concours on Saturday, September 6 and Sunday, September 7. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Sierra Nevada mountains, the Lake Tahoe and Carson Valley areas provide the ideal location for our Concours. What a better way to spend a weekend then driving around the Lake or visiting the historic sites in Virginia City.

Get ready to Drive and Dine at the Lake on Saturday, July 19th. Festivities start at 3PM and include last year’s popular “virtual racing”. This gourmet culinary extravaganza will feature: Szechuan Ribs, Mint-Smoked Lamb, West Indies Salad, Shrimp Etouffe’, fine wine pairing or BYOB, racing prizes and best of all a great time.

Squaw Valley, site of the West Coast HolidayThe West Coast Holiday 2008 at Squaw Valley for 356 Porsches was an outstanding event. There were 330 cars and 634 people from 32 states and 7 foreign countries, including over 100 volunteers.

Pat in his IMSA racerThe vintage racing season is in full swing. All of our club vintage racers are heading to the Pacific
Northwest Historic Races July 4th to 6th in Seattle, Washington. The track is in a wooded setting and features the longest straight on the West Coast. (I actually changed the 5th gear in my 911 for this event; I would be banging the rev limiter about half way down the straight with my normal 5th gear.) There is always a big salmon feed, fireworks displays, and a very congenial crowd.

Porsche recently disclosed photos and details for the next generation 911 model series. Four new
911 models go on sale in September in North America – the 911 Carrera Coupe, 911 Carrera

Bob Jordan's ShopJune 15th was a perfect late spring/early summer Nevada day in Verdi. It was pleasantly warm with just enough of a breeze to keep the temperature tolerable. It was also the date of the second annual Carnivore de' Elegance (also known as the “Shop Party”) co-located with Father's Day. As a way to break out of the necktie and aftershave mold, Bob featured the theme of "Men with Fire.”

McQueen High School Marching BandWhat do you get when you combine three competitive German car clubs, dozens of high performance cars, 100 teenagers and fire?

Karen and Chuck hosts Top GunThe Top Gun Tour took off “Through the Fire, to the Wire” on the “Highway to the Danger Zone” and arrived at Naval Air Station-Fallon (NAS-Fallon) on Friday morning, May 16, 2008. Our “tail gunners,” Harry & Debbie Dell, kept everybody “in line.” We all made George and Taylor Mihalko go the back of the group, as they had brought their “Beamer” SUV since their Porsche did not “sound good” that morning.

Ken Hollman’s 356 coupe blazing down the front straight at Reno Fernley Raceway during the Reno Historics. (Photo by C Kugler)Some of the local SNR vintage car racing talent participated in the Reno Historic Races held May 2nd through 4th at the Reno-Fernley Raceway. This is one in a series of vintage races held throughout the western US, which was sponsored by the Historic Motorsports Association and The National Auto Museum.

Eric Aust and his 993 Turbo take advantage of the open track and speed down the front straight at Reno Fernley. (Photo by R Chew)The National Automobile Museum's Open Track Day at the Reno-Fernley Raceway on May 1st was a perfect day from start to finish. The annual Track Day kicks off the Reno Historics weekend by giving museum members and others an opportunity to drive their car on a quality road course.