The Oktoberfest event on September 28th started for Monterey Bay Region at Chili’s in Seaside, where 9 cars left and headed north for Santa Cruz County. We rendezvoused with two other MBR members at the Summit Store on Skyline Drive, then continued on Skyline Drive to Highway 17, which we took to the Bear Creek […]
It’s complicated! This event was a replacement for our Annual Tour to Big Sur originally scheduled for February but cancelled due to a huge storm which made the roads impassable. The Big Sur River Inn could not accommodate us – so Mark found the Big Sur Taphouse. Due to space limitations, the tour was divided […]
The August 13th Porsche Pit Cru event at VIN Bar in the Crossroads Shopping Center was a huge success, with our Club reserved 50 spaces being filled within the first 1/2 hour! VIN Bar was an excellent host, and music provided by the Casey Frazier band added to the enjoyment of a beautiful evening. As […]
It was a beautiful Sunday at the Carmel Valley Community Park for Monterey Bay Region’s Concours in Paradise – not too hot, not too cold. There were over 70 Porsches lined up in the park. What a nice way to spend the day: preparing your Porsche to be judged or displayed; chatting with old and […]
On July 14, Porsche of Monterey hosted a detailing clinic for us at their shop. President Mark and another member volunteered their cars for demonstrations of how to spiff up a car by A Brilliant Shine, who explained what they were doing as they went along and had them take a stab at it as […]
We were blessed with overall great weather for our Driving Tour, Lunch, and boat tour of Elkhorn Slough. Approximately 28 members attended, with approximately 20 Porsche’s. Our Tour to Elkhorn Slough began at 10am at Chili’s restaurant in Seaside with our driver’s meeting at 10:15. We departed at 10:30, and had a beautiful drive north […]
The Wildflowers and Wineries Overnight Tour to Paso Robles was a great success. Despite some logistical challenges, we had fantastic drives, good weather and met some wonderful people. Many of the businesses we visited welcomed us with open arms and made us feel like family (even Hearst Castle!). Those who attended will have many great memories […]
For the Springtime Sojourn, we met at the Windmill Market in San Juan Bautista on a sunny day, Then we headed to Highway 25 in two groups, led by Ted Voigt and Mark McMahon. Once we got to Highway 25 we headed south through green countryside with occasional cows and California poppies. It was National […]
Saturday, March 16th started with Cars and Coffee at Laguna Seca from 7:30-9:30. Like most Cars and Coffees at Laguna Seca, there were a lot of cars there, more than 1,000. Mark McMahon, MBR president, got there around 7:30 and it was already so full he couldn’t park on the island. It took him a […]
Ryan Sullivan graciously hosted a tire clinic at his shop on Feb. 17th. He gave everyone a handout that explained different types of tires, tire pressure monitoring systems, tire codes, other sidewall markings, tire design, balancing, plus sizing, and alignment, and talked us through it using two different types of tires as examples. There were […]
