Enjoy a full day tour to the coast with optional gravel segments and a picnic lunch. We will start in NE Hillsboro and end the morning at the Nehalem City Park. The main route is all paved and depending on interest those willing to enjoy a little gravel and rarely viewed scenery will have two opportunities during the drive. Registration and complete information is here: August SUV Drive.
Any Member with any SUV is welcome to join this drive. Sports Cars are ok for the non-gravel option.
This event is sold out.
Information and Registration is here August Autocross
We are headed to Marys Peak for a picnic lunch. Registration and complete information is here: Arrive and Drive to Marys Peak Picnic
There are 3 openings.
Please send an email to tours@oregonpca.org to get on the waitlist. If we get enough people on the waitlist, we can add a second group.
We will start in Vancouver, Washington. Along the way we will twist and turn observing rivers, mountains and perhaps a lake or two. The drive will end with a picnic near the Bridge of the Gods. Complete information is here: august-midweek-drive/.
This event is now full. Please reach out to socialevents@oregonpca to get on the waitlist.
Join us for a fun evening on Wednesday, August 24th at Charbonneau Golf Club, Wilsonville, Oregon, (just south of the Willamette River), for dinner in the Pavilion overlooking the beautiful Golf Course. Dinner is an all-inclusive meal including gourmet burgers (beef and vegetarian available), boneless chicken wings, salads galore, dessert, and cold drinks. Live music will entertain us. Cost is $27.00/person. For complete information and to register go to: August-dinner-gathering.
Porsche owners who are 18 years of age or older are invited to become members of the Porsche Club of America. National annual membership dues are currently $46.00, which includes a subscription to the monthly PORSCHE PANORAMA, PCA’s award-winning monthly magazine.
PCA Members are invited to become members of the Oregon Region PCA. Regional annual membership dues are currently $20.00, which includes a subscription to the monthly ANZEIGER, ORPCA’s award-winning monthly magazine.
Get to know the ORPCA club activities, programs, communication and leadership.
The February Board of Directors Meeting will be virtual. It will be held on Zoom on Wednesday, February 9. It is scheduled to start at 6:30pm. If you want to join, please send Heinz Holzapfel an email at vicepresident@orgonpca.org.
All members are invited to attend.
The Social Committee has met and if off and running. The February Dinner Gathering will be held on February 16 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at Fillmore Trattoria in NW Portland. Proof of vaccination and photo ID will be required. All the information is on the web. Check it out here: February Dinner Gathering.
NOTE: ONLY 3 spaces remain as of 2/2/22. If you want to go and the event is full, please email socialevents@oregonpca.org to get on the waitlist.
The Portland Auto Show is on and the Oregon Region PCA has been invited to participate again! Ours cars for the show are set. NOW we need volunteers to do booth duty during the show times.
Here are the options for booth duty, Sign up with a friend!
Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 10am – 2pm / 2pm – 6pm / 6:00pm – 10pm
Sunday: 10am – 1pm / 1pm – 4pm / 4pm – 7pm
Please contact Tom Floyd at salesandmarketing@oregonpca.org with your names and the day and time you can work the booth. Please note: You both will get a free pass to the show if you volunteer.
Go to all the information here: Portland Auto Show Porsche Display
Join us for a Tech Session at AR Motorsports. Topics are tires, brakes and Porsche upgrades for track days and Autocross. Eddie Nakato will be our speaker. Eddie has hosted our club before and always does a great job with our Tech Sessions. Registration opens on February 3 at 7:00pm.
For complete information and to register, please go to: Tech Session AR Motorsports
This year our Autocross Tech Inspection is Saturday, March 12 from 9:00 am – 12 noon. The team at the downtown Matrix Integrated, located at 4000 SW Macadam Ave in Portland, have provided the Autocross group the use of their shop. This is a no fee event and only intended for our Autocross participants. Registration is required on Motorsportsreg.com: 2022 Annual Autocross Tech Inspection
Complete information is on our web here: AX Tech Inspection.
Many of you volunteer to help us last year and we thank you very much. Here are some areas that need volunteers in 2022:
Web Volunteer Opportunities
This volunteer opportunity is part of the Web Committee and under the Vice President & Webmaster. Please contact Heinz at webmaster@oregonpca.org if you can help us.
Web Maintenance This person is responsible for the weekly / monthly / yearly maintenance of the front-end of the ORPCA website. It is estimated that this role would take about 3 hours per week (maybe less as you get used to the tools). Training will be provided. Basic computer skills are sufficient.
Tasks include:
Communications
Weekly Member Newsletter
Anzeiger Newsletter Editor
Descriptions of each of these opportunities are available. Please contact Peg Ryan at communications@oregonpca.org for descriptions and let her know if can donate some of your time to help with these.
Simulation Racing
Have you participated in any PCA SIM racing? Would you like to start an Oregon Region Group? Check out the information on PCA at: PCA SIM Racing. If you are willing to see what it would take to start a region group, contact Peg Ryan at communications@oregonpca.org.
Technical Articles
We would like to add some more technical articles into our monthly Anzeiger newsletter. Have you recently experienced something that had to be fixed on your Porsche that you could share with other members? If you are willing to share, contact Peg Ryan at communications@oregonpca.org.
The current guidelines only include mask mandates and vaccine mandates.
Please note: There are not mandates for the number of people in a restaurant and the restaurant is allowed to fill all their tables. If you noticed more people in restaurants – this is why!
The current guidelines as they apply to Oregon Region PCA are posted here: Covid-19 Guidance 11_23_2021
Gently used Porsche 997 cover that was on my 997 only once inside my garage. It is gray color on the outside and white on the inside. Cover comes with bag and the cover has mirror pockets. The Original price $257.99. Asking $150.00. Please contact Larry Were at 503-320-8187. Posted 8/9/2022
1989 Porsche 911 Cabriolet-excellent condition-approximately 39,000 original miles-located in Brookings Oregon. $50,000 firm. Please call Walter Seput at 541-891-0020 Posted 8/9/2022
For sale: 1996 Carrera 4 Cabriolet. Midnight Blue Metallic with cashmere interior. 6 speed with 59,ooo miles- Condition 2. Well maintained, Clear Title. Passes DEQ tests. Oil analysis with all oil changes. Upgrades. I hope to sell to a club member that will appreciate driving a desirable air-cooled Porsche. $75k includes over $5k in extras. For more information please contact joekelly@earthlink.net.
For Sale: Never Used Radio Support Shelf – Cassette Storage Part No. 9965522530301C Selling for $25. Contact Bill Kaplan at wsk2715@verizon.net Posted 5/10/22
Gently used Porsche 997 cover that was on my 997 only once inside my garage. It is gray color on the outside and white on the inside. Cover comes with bag and the cover has mirror pockets. The Original price $257.99. Asking $150.00. Please contact Larry Were at 503-320-8187. Posted 8/9/2022
1989 Porsche 911 Cabriolet-excellent condition-approximately 39,000 original miles-located in Brookings Oregon. $50,000 firm. Please call Walter Seput at 541-891-0020 Posted 8/9/2022
Shine On You Crazy Diamond By Jeremy Williams, Technical Editor “Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun Shine on you crazy diamond…” These Pink Floyd lyrics describe a new component technology that Porsche debuted in 2017, which we’re seeing become more and more prevalent on Porsche vehicles today. Referred to as PSCB, Porsche Surface Coated Brakes were released on the 2017 Cayenne Turbo’s as a standard feature. The
Have You Seen My Keys? As we all get older, we’re probably often asking this question of our spouses, our partners, our kids, our pets, maybe even ourselves (it’s still ok to talk to yourself!). But in this tech article I’m not talking about car keys. Instead, I’m discussing your wheel lock key. Wheel locks and a coordinating wheel lock key? I have those? Most likely you do, all depending on
Oil leaks on an air-cooled Porsche. ORPCA was presented with a recent technical question: “I just had my Porsche in for servicing and was told my engine is leaking oil. But I’m not seeing any spots on the ground. Can you explain?” Depending on the Porsche model, the origin of an oil leak, as well as its severity, we find that oil can travel many different paths towards the ground,
We’re well into spring now, but out of convenience, are you still driving around on your “winter” tires? There are numerous reasons why this is more dangerous than you might think, and why you should immediately have them swapped for your non-winter tires. Open Road Auto Group put together an informative article on this subject. A few key notes: #1 Winter tires have been specifically engineered to have much softer
Shine On You Crazy Diamond By Jeremy Williams, Technical Editor “Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun Shine on you crazy diamond…” These Pink Floyd lyrics describe a new component technology that Porsche debuted in 2017, which we’re seeing become more and more prevalent on Porsche vehicles today. Referred to as PSCB, Porsche Surface Coated Brakes were released on the 2017 Cayenne Turbo’s as a standard feature. The
Have You Seen My Keys? As we all get older, we’re probably often asking this question of our spouses, our partners, our kids, our pets, maybe even ourselves (it’s still ok to talk to yourself!). But in this tech article I’m not talking about car keys. Instead, I’m discussing your wheel lock key. Wheel locks and a coordinating wheel lock key? I have those? Most likely you do, all depending on
