Club News - March 2025

Welcome to March!

Good morning AL PCA! I don't know about y'all, but I'm excited for spring and milder temps! February's P&C with special guest PTX was a great event with a big turnout! Special thanks to Michael Gay from PTX with help from Al Ellison for their presentation! We're rolling right along this year and have many exciting events coming up in the next few months! Wishing you all a great month, and looking forward to seeing you at some of our upcoming events!

Porsches & Coffee - Tech Session by Porsche Bham!!

THIS Saturday, March 8th

Our annual Tech Session will be held in conjunction with Porsches & Coffee on Saturday, March 8th at 10:ooam. Club Technical Chair, Rodney McFarland, will lead the event. Rodney and the Service Team will have an interesting line-up of cars, parts, equipment, and technical information for all members. Raffle items, Chick-Fil-A chicken biscuits (while they last) and coffee will be available. YOU MUST register for the event HERE. Please be sure to sign the ewaiver in clubreg, and verify your signature via text or email to secure your registration. Family members and guests will need to have a ClubReg account and have signed the e-waiver to be admitted.

Third Thursday Social

Thursday, March 20th

Come join your Porsche Club friends at The Fish Market on Highway 280 on Thurs., March 20th at 6:30PM. Fresh seafood, greek entrees and wonderful soups and salads are ready to enjoy. A live band will be playing as well! IMPORTANT! Seating is limited to 25 guests so please email David Smith @ smithd@wrsco.com the number attending in your party ASAP for confirmation. After the limit is reached, you'll be waitlisted and notified if a spot opens up. Thanks for your understanding. We look forward to seeing you there!

Spring Fling HPDE at Barber Motorsports Park - March 22-23, 2025

All DE run groups, including DEX, for our Spring Fling HPDE are now SOLD OUT. We have waitlists for Groups 2&3; if there are cancellations for Groups 1 or 4 a waitlist will be started. Please reach out to our HPDE Track Chair Tim Thornton for questions or further information. (pthorny82@gmail.com)

Social at CMP

Saturday, April 5th

Registration is now open for our day at CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park. For more information or to register, please click HERE.

Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix & Porter Fell Memorial Drive to Indy

May 2 - 4!

Please be sure to SAVE THE DATE for Indy May 2 - 4th! We will have our annual police escorted Porter Fell Memorial Drive from Porsche Birmingham to Indy on Saturday morning, May 3rd. For participation in this event we kindly request a $20 donation which will go to the family of fallen Irondale Police Officer Lieutenant Mark Meadows. Register for the drive HERE. We will once again offer hospitality at the Indy race this year in the Barber Room located in the basement of Barber Motorsports Museum, as well as the outside area just to the east of the pedestrian bridge at the museum. It will be a great set up with an air-conditioned indoor area, outdoor area with tent, and private restrooms. Our attendees will also have access to the museum and bridge during the weekend. You must have race tickets to attend, and tickets can ONLY be purchased through the Indy race hosts HERE. Don't forget to purchase car corral tickets if you wish.

Welcome

New Members!

Jason Covington

2023 718 Cayman S

John Fennell

2020 911 Carrera S

Tyler Gilbert

2020 Cayenne S

James Johnston

2018 718 Cayman S

Bill Mathews

2021 911 Carrera S

Albert Murat

2021 Macan S

Stefan Roos

2013 911 Carrera 4S

Martin Schroeder

2018 911 Carrera

Edward Shaw

2023 718 Cayman GT4 RS

William Swatek

2009 911 Carrera

Anthony Wallis

2020 718 Cayman

PCA Name Badge

Order your PCA name badge at Crown Trophy for $10

205-621-7393

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Porsche Trivia & Fun Facts!

Porsche Hung A Car On Their Ceiling!

The Porsche 956 makes a lot of downforce. Over 3 times more than the 917 that raced before it, and weighs only 1852 pounds. According to the theory of downforce, this means it could theoretically drive upside down on a ceiling at its top speed of 321.4 km/h. The downforce created by the aerodynamic elements would be stronger than the force of gravity. To represent this, Porsche hung their 956 upside down from the ceiling in their museum in Stuttgart for some time.

https://motorwerke.ca/top-10-porsche-facts-you-didnt-know/

Porsche Experience Center (PEC) Atlanta

July 19th

Our annual visit to Porsche Experience Center (PEC) is scheduled for July 19. Event registration is now available HERE . The PEC is providing the Alabama Region with an exclusive early rental opportunity for the Porsche of our choice for track driving. When regular PEC rental opens to the public in a few weeks, your desired Porsche model will probably not be available. Summer is a high attendance time at the PEC. So, take advantage of this early rental limited time offer. Our visit will include Road Course driving (West or South track), Custom PEC Tour, and SIM Racing. We will have lunch in the Restaurant 356. Overnight accommodations are available at the Kimpton Overland, which is located across the parking lot from the PEC. More detailed information (contact phone numbers) will be provided by email after your registration is complete. Hope you will make plans to join us.

Porsche Birmingham

Many thanks to Porsche Birmingham for their generous support and hospitality hosting Porsches & Coffee every month for our members. They provide monthly specials (available here) and offer service discounts of 10% on parts & labor.

2025 Events

(mark your calendars, more events yet to come)

Mar 8: Porsches & Coffee at Porsche Birmingham - TECH SESSION

Mar 20: Third Thursday Social @ Fish Market 280

Mar 22-23: Spring HPDE @ Barber

Apr 12: Porsches & Coffee at Porsche Birmingham

May 2-4: Indy Race Weekend @ Barber

May 3 - Porter Fell Memorial Drive to Indy Race

May 15: PCA AL Region Night @ Baron’s Game - Regions Field

June 14 – 15: Father’s Day HPDE @ Barber

July 19: Annual Trip to PEC in ATL

July 26-27: Summer HPDE @ Barber

Sept 5-7: Fanatec GT Race @ Barber

Sept 13: Porsches & Coffee & AL Region PCA 55th Anniversary Celebration / PCA 70th Anniversary Celebration

Oct 23-26: Annual Fall Trip to NC/TN - Details Coming Soon!

Dec 5: Annual Holiday Party

Suggestion Box

If you have one - please share with us. We are always interested in offering new activities/events of interest. Look forward to hearing from you

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PCA Alabama Region Apparel

Our Club has partnered with Fanhood Apparel to offer Alabama Region clothing and swag to our members. To purchase contact Fanhood Apparel at 205-701-7008

Wishing you an Exciting 2025

Stephannie Froehlich

President

Michael Guilsher

Vice President

R.L.

Mitchell

Treasurer

David Hauseman

Secretary

As a reminder, our events may be limited in size based upon venue's capacity or other limiting factors, and are only for our members. You may need to sign-up/RSVP according to event instructions. Events with fees require payment to secure reservations. Events are FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED in terms of registration, and waiting lists may occur. If after registration you can no longer attend please notify us so we can offer your spot to waitlisted members. If space becomes available, earliest registration payment will be selected.

Alabama Region

Porsche Club of America

2100 Providence Park, Ste 250,

Birmingham, AL 35242