PCASDR at Petco Park on Sep. 8

by dallas on May 2nd, 2013 2:00pm

Attention Padres fans! Join the PCASDR for a day at the ballpark! We have organized a Sunday afternoon event to mix with Porsche enthusiasts while honoring a favorite pastime. Overlooking 3rd base and adjacent to the Western Metal Building, Kona Cove is the perfect combination of prime baseball viewing at Petco Park and a lively atmosphere for our Porsche Club members to mix and mingle as we watch the game. Our private party includes an all-you-can-eat food and soft drink package.

RSVP @ Motorsportreg.com to reserve your spot. The game begins at approximately 1:10pm.

Filed under Uncategorized No Comments

Father’s Day Tour Tickets Available!

by dallas on May 2nd, 2013 1:52pm

Please join us on Saturday, June 15 to celebrate Father’s day at Milagro Farms and Winery. We will meet at Hoehn Porsche at 8a.m. and tour the beautiful back roads of San Diego, ending at Milagro Winery around lunchtime. Wine tasting will be offered at $9.60 per person (a 20% discount) and lunch will be served for $15 per person. What a great way to celebrate dad!

Reserve online @ motorsportreg.com

Filed under Driving Events, Social Events, Tour No Comments

A Porsche “Case” History

by dallas on April 25th, 2013 5:55pm

Text and Photos By Rich Fatuzzo

This article is written to honor Jack (John) and Ginny (Virginia) Case as charter members of the Porsche Club of America, and for their many years of service to the PCA and to the local regional chapters within Zone 8. But it is especially written in loving memory of Ginny Case, who recently passed away. All the Porsche Club members and Porsche owners who knew and loved her dearly over so many years will miss Ginny. (Jack has received many “heartfelt” letters of condolence from PCA members and Porsche owners, including Porsche family members Peter and Wolfgang.)

Jack’s road to “Porsche bliss” started when he was born in 1922 in Beverly, New Jersey, which is a very small township on the Delaware River across from Philadelphia (current population is less than 3,000 people). Read more →

Filed under Features, Social Events, Witness No Comments

Best Year in Porsche History

by dallas on March 20th, 2013 7:59am

In the 2012 financial year, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG achieved record levels in sales, turnover and earnings. At 143,096 vehicles, sales were 22 per cent higher than in the previous year. Turnover increased by 27 percent to 13.9 billion euros. The operating result grew by 19 percent to 2.44 billion euros. Moreover, the number of employees reached a new peak level, with 17,502 persons at the end of the year. The company also increased the number of trainees – instead of the previous number of 100 young workers, last September 125 employees began their training at Porsche. Read the full release.

Filed under Uncategorized No Comments

Front Engine to Rear Engine Swap

by dallas on March 9th, 2013 12:20pm

By Mark Rondeau
Many of you who have driven autocross, DE, or time trial events over the last five years have gotten to know me predominately as a 944 driver. My last 944 was a 1988 944S that I started driving in 2009 in the old GS class. With some development of the car and driver over a little more than three years, I felt that I had done very well and had taken the car as far and fast as I could without trying to make it into something that it wasn’t.

Read more →

Filed under Driving Events, Witness No Comments

2013 San Diego International Auto Show

by dallas on March 9th, 2013 12:02pm

Text and Photos by Rich Fatuzzo

If you are any kind of automotive enthusiast, the four-day, December 27–30, 2012, San Diego International Auto Show at the San Diego Convention Center was the place to be, especially since Porsches were being displayed there, thanks to Joe Allis, General Manager of the Porsche of San Diego dealership off of Miramar Road. It has been a long time since Porsche automobiles have been displayed by a San Diego dealership, although I do remember that for the 2008 auto show, some Porsche vehicles were displayed, and of course, all the Porsche car lovers that attended the 2012 Auto Show remember the 22 PCA-SDR member cars that were beautifully displayed, by year and model, in a corral area specifically set aside for our club member cars.

Read more →

Filed under Uncategorized No Comments

Last Chance to See Pick’em Up Trucks at the Auto Museum

by dallas on January 22nd, 2013 3:39pm


January 2013 is your last opportunity to see the “Pick ‘Em Up Trucks” display at the San Diego Auto Museum. Commencing February 1st, a new show will feature “Low Rider Legends.” For those of you who wish to see a preview of coming attractions, a Low Rider display will be offered at the San Diego International Auto Show at the San Diego Convention Center from December 27-30th. SDAM Board Member Carlos C. de Baca was of great assistance in gathering the cars together for this show. Read more →

Filed under Witness No Comments

Monarch School Family Dinner

by dallas on January 22nd, 2013 3:34pm

On Friday evening, December 7, at 5PM, Charity Chair Kathy Alnwick arrived at Monarch School, along with Eleanor Myrick, Pat Corona, Keith Verlaque and I, to serve dinner to students and their families. Monarch School, located in downtown San Diego, provides an accredited education to homeless and at-risk kids while caring for their basic needs such as healthcare, food, clothing, and personal hygiene. PCA-SDR has been supporting this school in our charity drives for about five years by donating new socks and underwear, as well as providing and serving family dinners.

The kids and their families had gathered early and eagerly lined up for the food upon its arrival. The children were polite and well-mannered, and within about one hour we had served 22 pizzas, beverages, and dessert to about 125 children and their families. Most of the children ranged in age from 5 to 12 years old. Many came back for seconds. Read more →

Filed under Witness No Comments

Wounded Warrior Tour 2012

by dallas on January 14th, 2013 4:54pm

Our soldiers, Marines, sailors, and airmen have been engaged in the war on terrorism for more than a decade—fighting with great valor and distinction. They have served selflessly and sacrificed much. Sadly, many have received both visible and non-visible injuries. The Purple Heart is a medal awarded to a military person who has given their blood or their life in the service of their nation.

Porsche Club of America San Diego Region has, for three years now, collaborated with Naval Medical Center, San Diego (NMCSD) and Armed Services YMCA to demonstrate our gratitude and our deep appreciation through the Wounded Warrior Tour for the services and sacrifices of our nation’s greatest natural treasure—our young men and women serving in uniform—nearly all of whom have earned the Purple Heart Medal.

Read more →

Filed under Witness No Comments

2013 Cayenne GTS Premiering in Bejing

by Marc Riesenberg on April 10th, 2012 10:04am

Tired of getting out of your 911 and into your big, lumbering SUV, only to be horribly disappointed with how it floats and rolls around the corners?  Well Porsche has a SUV for you.  The original Cayenne GTS took the already good handling characteristics of the Cayenne and bumped them up with wider wheels and tighter suspension.  This year, the new GTS gets a power bump up to 420 horsepower, suspension is dropped 20mm from the Cayenne S, brakes from the Cayenne Turbo, and special 20-inch RS Spyder wheels.  The increased power gets the GTS to 60 in 5.4 seconds through an eight-speed Tiptronic S transmission.

The GTS also gets two bespoke colors, Peridot Metallic (above) and Carmine Red, start-stop technology to keep the fuel consumption down, unique side skirts and wheel arches, as well as, for the first time on a Cayenne, an available Sport Chrono package.

The 2013 Cayenne GTS will get a formal reveal at the Bejing Auto Show later this month and is scheduled to arrive Stateside in August at a base price of $82,050.  Check out a video after the jump to see it in action. Read more →

[ Source: Porsche ]

Filed under News, Porsche 1 Comment

Next Page →