We met starting at 8:30 am in the parking lot at Chili’s in Seaside, and at 9:00 it started to sprinkle, which continued throughout the day. Connie brought her Jeep so her car wouldn’t get wet, and Steve R. decided not to go forward, but the rest of us hit the road and headed north […]
On Saturday, October 18, Monterey Bay Region members (and Ed Hunt of GGR) met at the Crossroads shopping center at the mouth of Carmel Valley in beautiful weather to go on a short tour ending at Lugano’s Swiss Bistro for an Oktoberfest luncheon. We gathered into three groups of 5 or 6 cars each, and […]
October is the time for Halloween-related activities and Monterey Bay Region used to have a Halloween Rally sometime during the month. This is a photo from 1997 of Jack Angel with the trophy from winning the Halloween Rally. […]
The rumble of a dozen Porsche engines signaled the start of an unforgettable weekend, as members gathered at the Windmill market at the crisp hour of 7:30 a.m. Our first stop was the Castle Air Museum, where Air Force veteran John captivated the group with a two-hour tour. Surrounded by aviation history, we marveled at […]
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On Saturday, September 2, Monterey Bay Region went on a tour to Rancho Cielo vocational school, the second one this year, after the first tour on Thursday, February 7. The first tour was so popular that a second tour was set up. The group of 19 cars met at Chile’s in Seaside and checked in […]
Monterey Bay Region celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Porsche Club of America with a dinner event at Veloce Valuations in Monterey. Food was catered by Michael’s Grill & Taqueria in Pacific Grove and special 70th anniversary cookies were provided by Freedom Bakery in Monterey. Steve Kittrell of Veloce and Adam Mohr of Mohr Imports […]
Last Tuesday, the Vin Wine Bar in conjunction with the Monterey Bay Region celebrated our 4th Annual Porsche Pit Cru. We had over 50 Porsches, ranging from the 1950s to current models, on display for this Monterey Car Week event. The First Tee of Monterey County was the featured charity. Our Porsches started to arrive […]
The guest speaker at the August 4 general meeting was Gill Campbell, who currently works for a marketing company but previously was the manager at Laguna Seca raceway. Her topic was “Women in Motorsports.” She told us about an organization called Women in Motorsports North America, co-founded by Lyn St. James. This group has the […]
Steve Fields thought it would be fun to have a drive in the middle of the week for those who didn’t have to work that day, so he set up a lunch run on Thursday, July 31st. We met at the Crossroads Shopping Center near the Starbucks. A total of 17 cars ventured out on […]
It was a beautiful day in Carmel Valley – sunny, warm and calm. Just perfect for our annual Concours in Paradise. This was the 3rd concours in Zone 7 Concours Series. The gathering of 91 Porsches, ranging from the 1950s to current models, was impressive and drew 150 attendees from 6 Regions. There were 42 […]
