Who's a member of the PCA?

[DaddyGlenn]

Not enough interesting activity in my area... that I have discovered. I do get a great parking spot at the Rolex 24, though.

[SCWDP911]

I joined but alas have not been able to attend anything yet. I can say though, based on their website ( I am in Midsouth region) that I wish more events occured, maybe less formal... just get together, talk Porsches, and drive!

Just my opinion...

[SLO-BOB]

I've been a PCA member for 3 years. I have never been to a meeting. I like the Panorama-even the ads. I have been to a couple of social/tech functions. I found the members to be a bit stand-offish and I felt maybe it was a case of snobbery. My 77 didn't fit in with the longhoods, nor did it fit in with the new high dollar cars. Despite that I decided to attend my 1st DE.

That changed everything. People came over and introduced themselves. My 77 received tons of nice compliments. I met great people willing to give me advice. Most importantly, I had a GREAT time driving my car as the good Dr. intended.

My point- make the club your own. Extract what it is that you are looking for. It will be there.

And finally, Welcome!

[Dan in Pasadena]

I innocently joined with enthusiasm when I bought my 944 about 4 or 5 years ago. I literally NEVER saw a single article in Panorama nor a single mention of the 924/944/968. I may have seen a 928 article....maybe one. I let my membership lapse after one year and have never regretted it.

They should change the name of the club to P911CNA.

[slammed1000]

most everyone seems to be having negative input about your local pca chapter. stand up and take ownership....the club is yours to do what ever you want. try to get more people involved with your ideas. we have over 70 members in our small chapter...only 10 or so want to attend and do events. the others are just funding our club as the pca funds our club for its members.if they dont want to come so be it. we do what we want with it and just have fun between the members that want to participate. its a shame that most of the members dont want to belong or show up to meetings as its a cheap way to meet individuals that share your same interest. the key to having a fun club is participation in activities that everyone enjoys. i stood up in our club as well as a few other members to spark new life into it...as said before...its your club, do what you want...

[SLO-BOB]

Originally posted by Dan in Pasadena
They should change the name of the club to P911CNA.

You say that like it's a bad thing Dan.

You've got the right car now-time to join again.

[Quicksilver]

Orange Coast region (Orange County, CA) is very active. Every month we have "Breakfast Club" on the first Saturday where we meet and talk in the parking lot and then go in for announcements about what is going on and coming up. We almost always have over 80 cars and have been pushing 100 in the summer months...
Oh, and we have some breakfast too!

On the third Saturday we have Donuts with Ken which is just an excuse to meet in a parking lot and talk. A lot of our other activities meet here and then head off to where ever.

This year we have 11 Autocrosses. 2 are at the Streets of Willow and the other 9 are going to be more then a mile in length at a closed airbase in OC. We already had our annual "Training Wheels" driver instruction course in February.

We have at least one wine tour every year. Most years we have a wine tour to the Santa Barbara area and another down to Temecula. We also have a few over night tours each year. We have been to Hearst Castle, Sedona, Julian (San Diego county), Palm Springs, Ventura, etc... This year I know we will have an overnight trip to Solvang.

We have had one rally so far this year. I think the next one will be in April. There will be a few more before the year is up.

This Saturday is the "New Members Picnic and Irish Stew Cookoff" complete with green beer. In July we have a bar-b-que for our chosen charity, the Cystic Fibrosis ward at CHOC (Children's Hospital of Orange County). We presented them with $10,000 that we had raised throughout the year from "50/50" raffles and donations tied to certain events.

At the end of summer we have our garage tour which is a progressive dinner that usually visits 4 garages for the various courses of the meal. For Oktoberfest we have an overnight trip up to Big Bear. In December is our Christmas party which is pretty loud and a lot of fun.

Our big car show of the year is on June 3rd. We have it in conjunction with the Huntington Beach Concours. We have had over 130 cars on display the last few years. This year the featured cars are the Turbos and with the enthusiasm from establishment this year of the Turbo Registry I expect more then 140 Porsches. The non Porsche part of the Concours has at least 300 vehicles of all types on display.

We have had dinners with different technical speakers and a variety of tech meetings on all sorts of subjects.

If you can't find something that you want to do here then you are stuck to your couch.

Oh... And we are never featured in the "From the Regions" section in the Panarama.

[450knotOffice]

Wayne, there are definitely plenty of SOCIAL events (and autocross) with OCR but we need real bona-fide track days!

[Ferrariguyma]

I have been a member off and on over the last 15 yrs. I decided to save the $42. and not renew. I get much more out of Pelican.

[cashflyer]

Our region, CAR, is said to be the fastest growing region in the US. Maybe that's because people in the poor south can finally afford 911s that have reached their full depreciation.

After looking through a few when my membership was new, all my panos magazines now go straight to the bin, unopened.

PCA does offer cheaper track time than NASA - and that is the biggest reason to have the membership, IMO.

[azasadny]

I've been a member of PCA (SE MI region) since I bought my car in 6/2002, but I've never been to any meetings, just drives and parties. Lots of nice people and they are very willing to help in any way they can. All ages, gender, ethnic groups are represented and the folks don't look down their nose at me because I drive an old 911.

[fastpat]

I am, I think it's a valuable resource, and the magazine is very good.

[Jeff Higgins]

Our PNW region is great. There is something for everybody and they do keep pretty busy. There really are two sets of members, the tour/concourse/dinner/wine&cheese set, and the DE/autocross set. Nice people in both, just different ways to enjoy their cars.

[pwd72s]

I signed up in '67. Renewed every year since. People come. people go. Cars change. The makup of regions change. Not all evolution is good. That's life, I guess. PCA is still the big horse to ride if you wish to belong to a Porsche Club. All that said, my recent renewal notice went in the shredder...I've decided to no longer be a Porsche owner, so why belong to the club?

[ChemMan]

I'm coming up on one year of membership in Rally Sport. Obviously there is more in the summer, but it is a lot of fun. Well worth joining.

[cairns]

I am for about ten or twelve years now. PCA Potomac. We have a fantastic local club that offers a lot. I participate largely in DE events. We have six to eight a year and other local clubs have them too.

It's my primary hobby- at least the wallet says so.

I disagree on the magazine. Some issues can be good but (IMO) it generally doesn't hold a candle to Roundel or others. Roundel articles range from FIKSE wheel manufacturing or the US Army recapturing the Nurburgring area during WW2 to direct and honest (and sometimes unflattering) assessments of BMW cars.

Panaroma is largely corporate propoganda and the few interesting articles either recite the glory days of the 550 or the 917 or in some cases contain excellent tips on how to drive.

[Jims5543]

I joined after buying my 911 and I have been attending Autocrosses when I can. Compared to non-pca Autocrosses they are much more fun. We typically get 8 runs in (compared to 4 for local scca) and the atmosphere is really relaxed.

I have not used them for a track day yet but their prices are better than the local clubs for a day so I want to give that a try too. It just sucks going back to novice and being checked out again with a new club.

[Racerbvd]

Originally posted by Jim Cesiro
I joined after buying my 911 and I have been attending Autocrosses when I can. Compared to non-pca Autocrosses they are much more fun. We typically get 8 runs in (compared to 4 for local scca) and the atmosphere is really relaxed.

I have not used them for a track day yet but their prices are better than the local clubs for a day so I want to give that a try too. It just sucks going back to novice and being checked out again with a new club.

Jim, the Crown Region (Jax area) has a DE next month, come up & play!!

[Jims5543]

What track? Reobling or Daytona?

[legion]

I joined last spring. I'm yet to attend any event other than a dinner.