Porsche Club Of America

SHENANDOAH REGION

IT'S NOT JUST THE CARS, IT'S THE PEOPLE

Fall Fling 2017

By Harry Newman The Shenandoah Region has been hosting a Fall Foliage event and/or drive for many years. It is a popular event and one that has been well attended in previous years. This year, the Club decided to have a two-day multi-event on October 14 and 15 that included Saturday arrival drives, a Saturday […]

New Member Dinner Party

By: John Odden, President With the lack of events during the pandemic, many new members have not had an opportunity to join any club activities. Every member who joined from July 2019 on was invited to meet the board members and gain insight into what we do as a club. The event was held at […]

Fall Fling with the Madison Automotive Apprentices

by John Odden We had 11 cars and 16 members who met in Ruckersville, VA. We ventured over the mountain to Harrisonburg for a beautiful crisp fall morning driving tour. Many of those attending had not driven Rt. 33 West from Ruckersville over the Blue Ridge Mountains. We had some very enthusiastic participants who loved […]

Rolex 24 at Daytona – Live Streamed at Pro Re Nata Brewery & Taphouse

Pro Re Nata in Crozet, VA welcomed the region with a wonderful reception. They agreed to purchase Peacock + (exclusive live stream source for IMSA) to accommodate a region get together on Saturday, January 29. We had snow over night which was a concern, but we only had 1” or less. The roads were clear […]

Mount Ida Winery & Taphouse

Article and Photography by: John Odden What a spectacular day for the first weekend in March. Early March can be risky planning an outdoor event in Virginia. This was our second social gathering for 2022 and the weather gods were looking out for our region. Mount Ida proved to be a beautiful venue south of […]

Merrie Mill Farm and Winery

by: John Odden Photos by: Paula Ironmonger   New member, Cecile Graziano stopped in at Merrie Mill Farm returning from our March 27 driving tour in Orange and Madison Counties. Cecile felt the venue was worth a visit by the Shenandoah members. We have not done many events on a weeknight, but we thought we […]

Tech Session at Detail Driven

by: John Odden Photos by: Sebastian   Max Shumeyko, the owner of Detail – Driven in Harrisonburg, VA provided our region members an outstanding session on the techniques of installing protective windshield film. Detail – Driven provides paint correction (returning the original vehicle finish luster), vehicle detailing, vehicle protective film, wraps and ceramic coating. Detail […]

Tech Session – LED Lighting for Classic Porsches

by: John Odden Photos by: Dick Pitman   Region members were provided a very in depth and interesting session on exterior and dash lighting by fellow member Engelbert Meulhaupt. Engelbert has been assembling LED lighting kits to retrofit into classic Porsches for 8 years. He has determined the correct LED for each application. To our […]

Tech Session – Madison Automotive Apprentice Program (MAAP)

By: John Odden The Executive Director of MAAP, Cole Scrogham, invited the members of the Shenandoah Region to a tech session at their facility in Harrisonburg, VA. We had an excellent turnout for an outstanding overview of what is involved in a Porsche pre-purchase inspection, commonly referred to as a PPI. When considering the purchase […]

2022 Fall Anniversary Party – Keswick Vineyards, Keswick, VA

by: John Odden Photos by: Jon Aronson, Englebert Muelhaupt, Dick Pitman   We were rewarded with spectacular fall weather for our anniversary party. The turnout this year was 18% over last year. Our favorite caterer/restaurant, Bacio Mediterranean, provided an outstanding culinary experience and everyone loved the Greek, Italian and Lebanese influenced offering. Raif Antar, the […]

Flow Porsche of Charlottesville Launches the New 911

Flow Porsche of Charlottesville sponsored the new 911 launch event at the scenic King Family Vineyards on the evening of April 7. Several dozen Porsche fans, many of them Shenandoah Region PCA members, braved the fickle sunny/windy/rainy weather to socialize, drink some King Family wine, eat munchies, and see the new 911 for the first time. Click here to […]