Ladies Only Drive: Full

This drive is full. Ladies, enjoy a beautiful morning drive north of Vancouver. The Northern Clark County Scenic Drive will take us off the Interstate and onto twisty two-lane roads […]

Porsche Day at Portland Cars and Coffee

Our Portland Cars and Coffee has featured themes all summer long. Saturday, July 27 is Porsche Day. Bring your washed and shined Porsche down to Langers Fun Center located at […]

Cars and Coffee at Porsche Beaverton: Please RSVP

Porsche Beaverton is planning a morning filled with beautiful cars, complimentary coffee and donuts from Voodoo, and great company. Whether you’re a car enthusiast or just looking for a fun […]

Cinco de Mayo Mixer

Join us for a margarita and celebrate Cinco de Mayo at our Club Mixer at Mi Cava and Cocina located at 9722 SE Washington St, Portland, OR 97216.  Come gather […]

Formula 1 Watch Party

Join your fellow ORPCA members to watch the Formula 1 race (Carrera Formula Uno) on Cinco de Mayo on Sunday, May 5th in our own private bar area at Mi […]

Beginner Drive Introduction

Are you new to the club or have never done a drive with the club? Then this drive is for you.  This drive is on Sunday and is a shorter […]

Ladies Learn and Lunch

Join the Porsche ladies for an informal tech talk covering basic Porsche mechanical troubleshooting. Brittany Danielle, Service Advisor and Client Consultant from Matrix Integrated, will lead us through some Porsche […]

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President's Message

Carol Hedstrom

Maintaining Momentum

Oregon Region is marching through the year at a steady pace. March turned out 11 events, which may be a record for this time of year. Even though it is still early, we have seen a couple of new events on our calendar including the new dining event, Road and Fork, and an out-of-town tech session in Tacoma. I was thrilled at the number of new faces attending the New Member Orientation. Be sure to check out stories about each of those later in this edition.
I realize now one of the key elements of having so many events on the calendar is maintaining momentum while not over- burdening our volunteers. The processes and procedures are ever- evolving, and while much of it is becoming routine, keeping all the balls in the air at once is challenging. The Drive Team and the Social Committee have been working overtime, and it shows. If you see any of the drive team or social committee members out and about, be sure give them a thumbs up and a smile – they deserve it!
This year ORPCA is celebrating 65 years and PCA is turning 70! The cars, the people, the clubs have a lot to celebrate. Back in 1955 and 1960, there were no 911s, no 914s, 944s, Boxsters, Caymans, Cayennes, Macans, Panameras or Taycans and very few variations on the models that did exist. There were a handful of regional clubs and not many members. Today there are 148 regions under the national umbrella with over 160,000 members participating in over 4,000 events every year.
In the area of Club history and how PCA and Porsche have evolved in 70 years, there are two great things every Porsche owner should check out if you haven’t already. One is the fantastic history of Porsche Club of America found on the PCA website: https://ww2.pca.org/pca- history (login to PCA.org, drop down the “Membership” tab to “PCA History” near the bottom.) This is a long read, but worth it. The other entertaining and education place to spend some time is PCA’s YouTube Channel: If you have not visited the PCA YouTube Channel, be forewarned, it is an addictive spot. https://www.youtube.com/@ PorscheClubofAmerica/featured
With nine more months of this exacting year ahead, I trust I will bump into many of you more than once and that alone makes it worthwhile. As you know, it’s not just the cars, it’s the people.
Let’s Drive! You can reach me at [email protected]

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