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Golden Gate Region Porsche Club of America
May 2017, Volume 57, Issue 4
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Sometimes, supervising The Nugget is so (ahem) "dry" that I have a hard time staying awake until it's again time to chase or eat something (or both!).

So, this month, I instructed my minions to create a new feature called "Most Read Last Month" where we reprise the column that the most readers looked at last month--on the off chance you might have missed it! Go to the end of The Nugget to check out this new feature, which will appear every month!

CoCo Giselle
Executive Editor

President's Message

Andrew F My First Porsche

--by Andrew Forrest, GGR President



I have a conjecture about people and the car models they like that draws from the psychological concept of Imprinting: people's first and strongest attachment to a particular Porsche model comes from the earlier part of their life and reflects their first significant awareness of that model.  For me, that[...]...More»

 

Membership Report
 
--by Capt. Mike Sherman, USN-Ret.
Membership Director  
 
April Membership News    
 
 


Capt. Mike (AKA) Capt. Michael Sherman, USN-Ret. Membership Director GGR Regional Summary News From Porsche! Porsche continues to grow around the world and continues to get a huge boost in an unlikely location - China!  In 2016, China was the strongest individual market at Porsche for the second year in[...]...More»



Autocross News

--by Andrew Blyholder, AX Director


Autocross #2 Report       


 

photo by Angela WeaverOur April autocross was the first of our traditional back-to-back events with LPR at Marina. GGR hosted on Saturday, with LPR taking the reins on Sunday. Both days were Zone Autocross Series events, earning the participating drivers points in both their local region series and the Zone[...]...More»



 
Motoring / Social News
Michael Griffin


--by Michael Griffin, VP / Motoring Director with Bern
Bern Beecham
Beecham, Social Director 
 








Marin to The Racers Group              
  



On Saturday 4/22 we meandered around Marin back roads for a scenic two hour drive eventually ending at The Racer's Group for lunch, a Tech Talk, and wine tasting at the on-site Adobe Road Winery tasting room. This FunRun, the 3rd one this year, was a hybrid event combining a[...]...More»

 

 

Board Minutes

April 27, 2017 

--by Brian Emmett, Secretary 

 


Board Meeting Minutes April 27, 2017 Present: Andrew Forrest, Andrew Blyholder, Michael Sherman, Bern Beecham, John Celona, Brad Kellett, and Brian Emmett Call to Order: The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm. Call for agenda changes: None. Call for calendar changes: The next two PCA GGR Board meetings[...]...More»

 

 

Track News

Drivers' Education and Club Race Event at Buttonwillow on May 27-28 


There will be two full days of track time and club racing. First-time track drivers are welcome. Click here for more information or to register.

 

 

Most Read Last Month

Since this is the first month this feature is appearing, we'll show you the two columns that were most popular among readers the last two months. Enjoy!

 What Is An Autocross? (from March, 2017)  

The autocross season is getting tantalizingly close for those of us addicted to the smell of race gas in the morning dawn. The first event is set for Sunday, March 19th, at Alameda Point.  Time to get the car tuned up and aligned, the sticky tires mounted, and quickly re-read[...]...More»
 


 Fun Run to Pescadero (from April, 2017)  

Photos from our March 18, 2017 FunRun from Palo Alto to Pescadero. If you have more photos we can add, please get in touch!...More»
 

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In the Zone

--by Sandy Provasi, Zone 7 rep




Events in Zone 7 are in full swing starting in May. You might need to make a choice or two. Do you want to autocross or attend a concours? Maybe you would like to go for a drive or drive a track? From now to October you can do just[...]...More»




Thanks for reading! Have your human take their Porsche out and drive it!

Sincerely,
CoCo Giselle
Executive Editor