The 2021 Arrive and Drives continue on Saturday, August 14. We will start in Lake Oswego and travel through some beautiful scenery including many vineyards. Bring your favorite Porsche (with plenty of fuel), and ideally, a co-pilot. The drive ends in McMinnville at the Golden Valley Brewery!
Ticket sales open on Thursday, July 22 at 7:00pm. There are 2 groups of twelve cars each for this drive.
For complete information and to register on Thursday evening go to: August Arrive and Drive
Please join us for the August Social and Dinner hosted by Doug Naef and Christine Pilosi at their home in Milwaukie.
Covid safe self serve “build your own” Taco Salad will be this year’s culinary experience! Appetizers and dessert too! Please bring your own beverage of choice as only bottled water will be provided. Pray for sun or do a sun dance for sunny weather… if not we will eat in the 5 car garage as we did previously! Last time we did this here, it filled up very quickly!
Ticket sales are open: August-Dinner-Gathering
Please join us on Saturday, August 21, 2021 for our 60-61st Anniversary at ORPCA President Steve and Winnie Miller’s lovely residence in Oregon City. This is our re-do of the 60th Anniversary that we could not celebrate due to the pandemic. The Millers live on 6 acres that will allow us to provide seating, a live band, catered Hawaiian food, and a shaved ice truck!
For all the information and to register, please go to: OR PCA 60 anniversary celebration.
Note: This event is filling fast.
The August Midweek Casual Drive is scheduled for Wednesday, August 18. 2021. Look for complete information and registration link in the weekly email on Wednesday, August 4.
The August SUV Drive is scheduled for Saturday, August 28. Bring your SUV on this drive to Windy Ridge, Mount St Helens. This drive is not appropriate for non-SUVs or high clearance vehicles. Look for complete information and registration link in the weekly email on Wednesday, August 4.
The Northwest Classic Rally, Saturday, July 31, formerly known as the Monte Shelton Northwest Classic Rally, sponsored by the Alfa Romeo of Oregon car club, is back! Details here: NW Classic Rally
PCA/Pacific NW Region Driver Education at Portland International Raceway, Friday, August 27. This event will include instruction for non-solo driver’s and available to those who have not driven at Portland before.
You can register on MotorsportReg.com here: http://msreg.com/pnwrde08272021
Taste of Motorsports: Sunday, August 29: Join this car extravaganza at Portland International Raceway. Includes concours, food, exotic car demos, option to drive your car on the track! For all the information go to: Taste of Motorsports Portland International Raceway
4th Annual Rothsport Porsche Swap Meet, Saturday, September 11 9:00am – 3:00pm. Located at Rothsport Racing 14015 SW Galbreath Dr. Sherwood. Also – vendor space is available, contact Bob at 503.265.9904 if you are interested.
Volunteers are needed to keep our club going. We really need your help. Here are the opportunities.
Web:
Maintenance
Web Pages
Design Updates
Database Management
Communications:
Weekly Member Newsletter
Anzeiger Newsletter Editor
Events:
Event Administrator
Technical Sessions Chair
Descriptions of each of these opportunities are published on the web. Go to: Volunteer Opportunities
Contact Peg Ryan if you can donate some of your time to keep our club going.
High Performance Drivers Education (HPDE) Opportunities
BMW Club:
The last date for HPDE with the BMW club is: Sept 2. The September event is open for registration: Portland BMW Club Sept 2 HPDE
The Pacific NW Region PCA has some HPDEs at different locations including Portland International Raceway. Please check out their web site here: PNWR Drivers Ed – HPDE.
Road Rally Opportunities
Cascade Sports Car Club Road Rally – Please check out the Geargrinders Web Site – scroll down to get all the information. The last Saturday rally series dates is August 21.
Driver Skills Opportunities
The Pacific NW Region PCA has a great Driver Skills class. These are held at Bremerton Motorsports Park, outside of Bremerton, WA. For all the information go here: PNWR Driver Skills Class. A number of Oregon PCA members have done this class. Be sure to understand the restrictions and changes in this class due to COVID-19.
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For over 60 years, the Porsche Club of America has been dedicated to enhancing the Porsche ownership experience. No matter what your interest – social, technical, or competitive – PCA has something to offer every Porsche owner. We know the unbridled joy that owning a Porsche can provide, and we’ve built a community around that very feeling. With over 110,000 members, PCA is the largest single-marque car club in the world. Check out the Benefits of a PCA Membership!
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No matter where you call home, there is a PCA Region near you. Arranged into 14 Zones, there are 145 local Regions across the United States and Canada. The Oregon Region is part of Zone 6. Zone 6 is made up of 10 Porsche Club of America Regions covering Oregon, Washington, Idaho, British Columbia and Western Canada.
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The Porsche Club of America, Oregon Region (ORPCA) offers over 100 events per year to drive, socialize, learn and have fun with fellow club members. We celebrated our 60th anniversary in 2020.
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Near mint condition, low milage 2011 Porsche Panamera 4 for sale. I’m only the second owner. I purchased this car from the dealership that took this car in on trade, so I had knowledge about the first owner as well. Car looks and drives like almost new. All service has been done on time and at my local, reputable shop. I’m selling to buy a Tesla, otherwise I would keep
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Near mint condition, low milage 2011 Porsche Panamera 4 for sale. I’m only the second owner. I purchased this car from the dealership that took this car in on trade, so I had knowledge about the first owner as well. Car looks and drives like almost new. All service has been done on time and at my local, reputable shop. I’m selling to buy a Tesla, otherwise I would keep
Full set of Pirelli P-Zero tires suitable for 997.2 widebody cars. Two @ 295/30 ZR19 and two @ 235/35 ZR19. All are in good condition. Will deliver or you can pick up, your choice. $250 for all for OBO. Please contact Bruce Jones at brucej97223@gmail.com. Posted 5/2021
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
The Taycan is Porsche’s first production electric car, and while the underlying technology may be different from the Porsches that came before, the Taycan is still assembled in a factory just like any other car. This detailed look (it’s nearly 30 minutes of raw footage) at the Taycan assembly line in Zuffenhausen, Germany, shows that, while some steps in the process are different, the Taycan is put together in much
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,
