LSR PCA News

Comments on some of the upcoming or downgoing club activities and and other events that may be of interest to LSR members, including our monthly weekend coffees and third Thursday social. Read on....

At the beginning of each month the LSR Member-at-Large sends out an e-mail through the PCA distribution system that looks at the up-coming activities and events for the next one or two months. The e-mail generally highlights events on the Calendar for the next two to three months, plus any special activities coming up.

Both PCA National and LSRPCA policy limit the PCA e-mailer for club business, and it is LSR's policy to limit the number of e-mails sent out with this system. Announcements that are not appropriate for the PCA e-mailer system may be posted on the on the LSR Facebook page (log-in to Facebook required) or the Yahoo Forum.

And if you go to the Woodlands GTG in the morning, you can make this a triple header and spend all day with your loved ones (that would be your Porsche and someone else)

Our LSR Goodie Store will shortly be on-line - you can order selected mechandise directly from a fulfillment center in the size (and maybe color) of your choice. We will also stock a more limited inventory of some items for sale at events, and LSR gear is on sale at TWS.

Show and Shine LSRPCA Family Fun Event at the Golf Center in Fairfield located at 20011 Cypresswood Drive on May 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fun events: closest to the pin contest, show and shine prizes, event T-shirt, silent auction, etc. Click here to register for this event.

Wine, cigars, and Harley at Mancuso Crossroads followed by an Internatonal dinner at Le Mistral. Make it a Porsche day!

Lone Star 356 Club of the 356 Registry is going to be the participating car club of the 1940 Houston Air Terminal Museum's "Wings and Wheels" on Saturday,June 15, 2013. We have asked members of the 912 Group and 356 Speedster Replica Group to come. If you have members who would like to see some beautiful Porsche 356's and 912's please come. If some LSRPCA members own a 356 or 912 and display it there is no admission fee. Otherwise the fee is $7 for Adults and $3 for Kids 12 and under. There will also be flying and static aircraft displays. The event is from 11 to 3. There will also be a food truck on site. For more info, contact Dale R. Miller.

COTA will be the venue for an ALMS / Grand Am race In September. Porsche will be heavily involved, including setting up a PorschePlatz (better than a corral). Volunteers will be needed.

It will only happen once - Porsches on the flight deck of the carrier USS Lexington at Corpus Christi. We will have a tour to Corpus Christi, where we will display our cars and have lunch on the deck of the USS Lexington. We hope to beat the Corvette Club's record of 200 vehicles on board the aircraft carrier. One person will be selected to be catapulted off the deck in their car. Just kidding. Join us n 2014.

This fall Jack McCall will celebrate the 30th anniversary of this Porsche pilgrimage to the Ozarks. It is the culmination of the best practices on the best roads, staying at the best resorts. The menus have been fine tuned to include the most popular selections from previous years plus a few surprises. You cannot find a better road trip.

First time participants and experienced road warriors alike will appreciate the in-depth organization of a mostly laissez faire agenda. For those who haven't seen "Top of the Rock", you are in for a treat. For those who saw it last year, get ready for one more year of construction and wild ideas.

31 slots have been filled, only 9 more can be guaranteed at this point (May 2013). We are working on contigency plans should we reach our limit at Big cedar. PMA (Porsche Mental Attitude), think of the reasons you should and can go. Make this the year to really celebrate your Porsche ownership. "The Roads are Waiting."

Note: This is not an LSR or PCA activity. Contact Jack McCall for additional information. Registration forms are linked from the Calendar web page.

PCA Hill Country Region is pleased to announce that tickets and parking passes for the 2013 United State Grand Prix are now on sale. The PCA reserved section is again located in the upper 7-8 rows of the Turn 12 grandstand at Circuit of the Americas (COTA). And the pricing remains the same as last year with tickets priced at $499.00 and parking passes at $150.00.

Please follow the link below to purchase your tickets and parking passes. There is a second link that will allow you to purchase additional parking passes at a later date. COTA has not set any cutoff date for ticket and parking pass purchase. If they do, we'll advise as soon as we can.

Please note that these tickets are intended for PCA members, their families, and guests only. A password is required to purchase tickets at these sites. It was recently sent to PCA members via the E-Brake News email.

TICKET AND PARKING PASS PURCHASE

ADDITIONAL PARKING PASS PURCHASE AT LATER DATE

HCR appreciates your patience in working with us on the ticketing. We believe this year's FI race will be even better than last year's, and we look forward to seeing you at COTA.

If you have any questions, contact Scott Smith at hcrpcatreasurer@gmail.com.

And what is that rumor about an event at St. Arnold's brewery - just a rumor you say?

Weekend Coffee Get-togethers

In an effort to provide more opportunities for members to meet on an informal basis, LSR is encouraging participation in weekend morning meet-ups for coffee. Currently, we have events in the southern, northern, northwestern, and central parts of our Region. Eventually, we would like to add events in the eastern and western parts. To do this we need someone to pick a place and time. LSR will help get the word out. Click here for photos from a recent events.

Eric Serrell coordinates our Get-Togethers, and he would appreciate any questions, comments, or volunteers.

The "central" meeting is in conjunction with Coffee and Cars Houston on the first Saturday of each month. This is not an LSR activity, but LSR members are welcome to attend, and many do. This event lasts from 7:00 am to 9:00 am at Vintage Park, 249 and Alemeda Road. Arrive before 7 am if you want to park with the other Porsches, as sometimes over 1,000 cars from various clubs show up. Click here for the details.

The southern meeting is at Dunn Bros. Coffee, 201 S. Friendswood Drive in Friendswood on the second Saturday of every month from 8:30 - 10:30. Contact John Fabry if you have questions or need additional directions. Parking is at the back of the shop.

The northwestern meeting is at 9 am on the third Saturday of each month at the Starbucks at 290 at Spring - Cypress, in the Best Buy parking lot. E-mail Mike Shassere or call 832-693-5319 to answer any questions.

The northern meeting is at 8:30 am on the fourth Saturday of each month at the Woodlands Starbucks located at the Market Street Section west of the Woodlands Mall. Information is published on the Yahoo Group site, and you can get e-mail notifications of all posts. If you have any questions, e-mail Mike Richey.

All of these events are on the LSR calendar. We encourage all attendees, who are not members of PCA, to join and participate in other Region activities.

And if you can't wait for the weekend, join our Activities Chair, Pam Fitzgerald, for a social hour (or hours) at the Stag's Head, on the third Thursday of each month. Meet other members of LSR and discuss your cars or whatever. The "meeting" will start at 6:30, or whenever you plan to sneak away from work.

The Stag's Head is just of the Southwest Freeway (59) at 2128 Porstmouth (three blocks north of 59 or one block south of Richmond on South Shepherd). Look for people who look like they are looking for other Porsche drivers.

And if this turns out to be popular, we will organize other "social" meetings around the area - those weekend coffee slurpers need some competition! Volunteers anyone?

There is a need for committee members on the various Region Committees. This is a good time to review your interest in various Region activities and come forward as a volunteer to be a Committee Chair or Member.

Also, if you see an area we are not covering with our Committees and would like to become active in that area, let us know. For example, this past year we added a Ladies' Activities Chair, and a new leader/organizer for our Spring Tour.

If your e-mail address has changed since you joined PCA of if you have moved, the club's information on how to contact you may be out of date. If you haven't been getting e-mail alerts about up-coming club events, please update your member profile (e-mail and residence address, the year or model of the Porsche you drive, or any other profile information) with PCA (log-in required). You must update your PCA profile to get in on the PCA "automated" e-mail distribution, and if you don't want to be on the mailing list, you must opt out on the PCA website.