By John Odden Barry Dorn, Vice President of Dorn's Body & Paint greeted 16 Shenandoah Region members with coffee and a bountiful array of pastries for an introduction to the advanced elements of collision repair of premium vehicles. Dorn's Body & Paint is one of two Porsche Factory Certified repair centers in Virginia and the […]
By Jim Condon The IMSA/Weathertech races were the big events at VIR this year, on Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28. Click here to see the photo gallery that goes along with this article. PCA Zone 2 sponsored the Porscheplatz tent on the hill overlooking Turn 4 and the adjacent Porsche Corral. This location provides a […]
By Jim Condon The top races of this multiday event at VIR took place on Sunday, August 19. As usual this summer, heavy rain was predicted, but all of the races were completed on a dry track. The PorschePlatz tent was set up on NASCAR Bend this year, not just after Turn 4 as before. […]
By Marty Doherty On Sunday, August 26, 50 Shenandoah Region PCA members gathered to celebrate the Club's 23rd anniversary with a summer picnic at the Market at Grelen, in Somerset, VA. They came from Richmond and its environs, led by John and Michelle Odden and from Charlottesville and points west, led by Mark Doherty and […]
By John Odden, Membership Chair The Shenandoah Region hosted a New Member Event on October 7th at Hank and Jolly Weil's home in Crozet. We had 24 in attendance and everyone had an outstanding time. All of the new members can now understand why we say, "It's not just the cars, its the people!" Ed […]
By Jim Condon Flow Porsche of Charlottesville hosted a launch party for the third-generation Cayenne at the scenic King Family Vineyards near Crozet on the evening of November 8. It was well attended by PCA members from the Shenandoah and Blue Ridge Regions, plus other area "car guys." A wine bar and excellent heavy hors […]
By Bill Blodgett, Election Chairman The votes received during the October 30–November 20 balloting period have been counted and validated. The Election Chairman (Bill Blodgett) congratulates the newly elected 2019–2020 Shenandoah Region Officers: President: Mark Francis Vice President: Jeff Elmore Vice President: Mark Sackson Secretary: Michael Evans Treasurer: Jeff Blatter Mark Francis–President I joined PCA […]
by Jim Kaczorowski With a good 'ole Virginia fire crackling in a rustic setting, our traditional Holiday Party at Michie Tavern was full of good cheer – not an empty handshake or glass could be found.....with stockings, ribbons, bags, tags and trimmings all 'round. Now bring up that old tune in your head..... and relive […]
On the last day of April, Shenandoah Region members were provided an opportunity that is not available to the public. We were able to schedule a visit to IIHS for a crash test. After five months of trying to gain entrance through conventional avenues which included the front door, the back door, or any unlocked […]
By Michael Evans At my first Shenandoah Region Annual Picnic, one of the first and memorable things I heard was Randy Bell refer to the sky as having "a deep autumn blue." The weather again this year was fine. This years venue was at member Mark Sackson's Harkaway Farm. We had a large tent to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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