any intrest in a saskatoon porsche club?

61sktnbug · 04-13-2005, 09:41 AM

just wondering i know theres a small number of guys but , any intrest in get toghthers? im not a owner yet but i will be within the next year , any thoughts?

zehnd · 04-13-2005, 08:34 PM

Steve, are you still looking for that 928?

I would be interested in get togethers. There's a few air heads around.

gorfllub · 04-13-2005, 09:34 PM

We could call it a club... good enough excuse for a couple of brews, thats for sure

61sktnbug · 04-13-2005, 11:10 PM

sounds awsome! lets spread the word and see if we can have a meet up some time soon!

61sktnbug · 04-13-2005, 11:11 PM

lets get soemthing goign sooon !!

Rod.911S · Rod.911S's Garage

Count me in. Anyone playing with the Saskatoon Sports Car Club?

61sktnbug · 04-14-2005, 06:57 AM

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Originally posted by Rod.911S
Count me in. Anyone playing with the Saskatoon Sports Car Club?

yep im a member

61sktnbug · 04-14-2005, 03:13 PM

how about next week ? anyone in for that?

zehnd · 04-14-2005, 05:12 PM

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Originally posted by 61sktnbug
how about next week ? anyone in for that?

My car isn't plated yet. Hopefully for the May 1 AutoX.

gorfllub · 04-14-2005, 06:39 PM

Im outta town Thursday.... but otherwise next week works for me

61sktnbug · 04-14-2005, 07:43 PM

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Originally posted by zehnd
My car isn't plated yet. Hopefully for the May 1 AutoX.

maybe we could all do something after the auto x?

Rod.911S · Rod.911S's Garage

Next week should be OK for me.

Just back from a 1500 mile trip to Calgary & Edmonton with the 911. Ran great except for being too low for 'normal' roads. Might be just right for autocross though...May 1st, right?

Rod.

61sktnbug · 04-14-2005, 09:51 PM

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Originally posted by Rod.911S
Next week should be OK for me.

Just back from a 1500 mile trip to Calgary & Edmonton with the 911. Ran great except for being too low for 'normal' roads. Might be just right for autocross though...May 1st, right?

Rod.

yep may 1 st !!!!

Rod.911S · Rod.911S's Garage

Just checked the SSCC site and didn't see anything there - was it announced at the meeting last week? Any info you can pass on?

Rod.

61sktnbug · 04-24-2005, 06:16 PM

yep may 1 st , i think the site has been updated

jonhill · 06-12-2009, 11:26 AM

Hi,

Did this idea go anywhere?

I'm in Saskatoon, and looking for a 911. Preferences are a 993 C2 coupe, or a 3.2 G50 Coupe, but given the dearth of 911s in these parts, I'll consider anything that's available. Anyone got any leads?

Cheers,

Jon

Rod.911S · Rod.911S's Garage

Was told yesterday there's a "red Porsche" advertised in the Star Phoenix this week. No idea of the type, model, etc.

Vancouver is a good place to look right now as their economy is hurting. Both of mine were from there.

Good luck,
Rod.

unclebilly · unclebilly's Garage

You guys should complain to PCA that the Wild Rose Region doesn't give you the representation you deserve. When I suggested a Saskatchewan event (drive) at a meeting this spring, it was all but laughed at. The Wild Rose region (Calgary) is supposed to include Saskatchewan.

orange260z · orange260z's Garage

Hey guys...

I was living in Regina in 2007/2008 and, having been an active member of the Ottawa club, tried to organize an SK chapter of WRR. I had the blessing of the WRR and PCA executive (who were all VERy supportive), and was given the title of "Saskatchewan Events Chair" (woooohooo!)

Unfortunately, my efforts of advertising at cars shows, leaving business cards under Porsche wipers, and trying to generate word of mouth through independent Porsche and import mechanics was to no avail. I just couldn't touch enough Porsche owners to get the X% that would want to become active PCA members.

For all its good intentions, it's important to recognize that 99.9% of WRR's membership is in Calgary and the surrounding area, and it's tough for them to organize a 7-8hr drive to Regina or Saskatoon to meet the one or two active/interested members there. IIRC, there was only a handful of registered SK members, all of whom were inactive.

Interestingly, I have some experience with a similar situation - the Rennsport Region covers a large geographic area and is comprised of three major cities - Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec, with several smaller cities like Kingston, Trois-Rivieres, and Sherbrooke in between. The solution that they have (and it works) is there are three separate chapters of the club, based in Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec. Each chapter organizes their own events in coordination with the club execs, and all members are invited to all events. It seems to work quite well, and I was really hoping to organize the same setup in WRR.

However, the key to making this successful is to get a critical mass of SK members who are committed to making it happen. I think that if there were at least 10 active members in SK, you could start justifying your own events and maybe even get the Calgary crew to come and join you once a year!

I wish you guys the best of luck. It would great to see an active PCA group in SK! (I still go back to Regina a few times a year).

Regards,
Ayan "orange260z"
Ottawa, Canada
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2001 Porsche Boxster
1970 Porsche 911T (on the way)
1973.5 Datsun 260z
2006 BMW 330i

Canuck_Targa · Canuck_Targa's Garage

Seeing more and more Porsches around Saskatoon, and with the new dealership maybe there is more interest now. Went with a buddy to Regina this summer fore the Euro Show 2010 put on by the BMW club. The show was pretty good, lots of BMW, Audi and the exotics showed up for a while. The best part of the trip was they rented the 3 Flags track outside Lumsden for Saturday night and Sunday morning for anyone in the show, got to track my 911 and it was a hoot.
Even just some Saskatoon people hooking up for a fun run would be nice too. Does not have to be a club, just a gathering of enthusiasts.
You never know we may get a nice long fall like last year.