Arizona Mountain Region & Porsche News

Initial WEC Victory & Podium Sweep Highlights World Endurance Championship Round in Qatar.

March 3, 2024

The #6 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 claimed its first and a historic victory for the team and the LMDh formula in FIA WEC competition under the lights Saturday March 1 in Qatar.  And, Porsche enjoyed a podium sweep!  It was the first overall Porsche victory in WEC since 2017.

Finishing second was the #12 Hertz Team JOTA Porsche of Norman Nato, Will Stevens and Callum Illot.  Filling out the podium was the #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport 963, just one-second behind the JOTA Porsche, driven by Matt Campbell, Michael Christensen, and Frank Makowiecki.

Porsche also took the laurels in the LMGT3 class as the #92 Manthey Pure Rxcing Porsche 911 LMGT3 R 992 made it a perfect race weekend for Porsche.

Full race details available at these two locations:

RACER.com: HERE

Motorsport.com: HERE

Porsche Parade in Birmingham.  Registration Phase I opens January 31.

January 30, 2024

Parade Registration: Phase I will open on Wednesday, January 31 (12:00 PM ET) at the following link: https://www.pca.org/pca-login/parade-registration.

At this time, you will have the ability to register for Parade. Once you have successfully registered for Parade, you will be sent a confirmation email to book your housing via ConferenceDirect. Please make sure to look over the room types on the website.

Parade Registration: Phase II and the ability to select banquets, tours, and events will open Wednesday, April 3 (12:00 PM ET) at the following link: https://www.pca.org/pca-login/parade-registration

General Information on parade is available at https://www.pca.org

“Fill a Frunk” Veteran’s Assistance Event a Huge Success!

November 4, 2023

The Region’s very special charitable campaign to help our local Veterans who are building back their lives made the delivery of items to the VA on November 3rd, a heartfelt undertaking.

40 backpacks packed with essential items were delivered by Club Members to a group of appreciative vets at the VA’s Domicilliary in Prescott.  Read the story about the event (photo is from Prescott E-News) on the news website HERE.

Thank you to the club members that donated and to Lorraine Friedman and Keith Guidus who led the effort for the club.

Veteran’s Assistance Selected for Charitable Event!

August 1, 2023

This year we have a very special charitable campaign to help our local Veterans who are building back their lives.  There are 80 men and women in the VA program this year that need assistance.  We are aiming to fill 80 Backpacks with essentials.  Please join us by making a tax deductable donation.  $100 buys a backpack and fills a back pack.  $50 fills a backpack.  DONATE HERE.

Backpack Delivery Event  – Fill a “Frunk”!

• Friday, November 3rd:
  • Donors are welcome to join the “Fill a Frunk” backpack delivery
  • Timing is TBD.  More info to come closer to the event.

Questions

• Contact Lorraine Friedman at friedmanlorrainem@gmail.com

The First Annual AZM AutoX was a huge SUCCESS!

June 11, 2023

Our day at the Findlay Center started early and ended late, and a great time was had by all drivers and volunteers. If it wasn’t for the Arizona Region, we could not have pulled it off, so enormous thanks to Kim Kemper, Ken Mitchell, and the entire team from az.pca.org for contributing to our event. If not for their 200+ cones, sophisticated timing equipment, loaner helmets, and expertise on the ‘course watch’ we could not have held the event.

Kudos to Bob Frith and Phil Mullen who planned the course and logistics for the entire day on our end. They were relentless with all the details to be sure nothing was missed, and the day came off without a glitch. There were many volunteers from AZM who came to help the day move along as well. They checked in the drivers, made safety checks on their cars, stood watch at key spots on the course, set up coffee for the early morning workers, served lunch for everyone, and took photos. It truly takes a village!

The course set up and take down were the largest job, and both regions’ members pitched in at 6:45am until the course set up job was completed. They also stayed until 4:00pm until every cone was picked up and back in the trailer to go home until the next time.

The Findlay Center confirmed we were good tenants and invited us back for another event, so we will be enjoying AutoX again. Maybe even as early as the fall, but next Spring as an annual event for certain.
Check out the scores for the day HERE

Where Did the Porsche Model Names Come From?

May 18, 2023

Have you ever wondered where the Porsche model names came from and what they mean?  Check out the article from The Sun in the United Kingdom.  It’s a fun rundown. CLICK HERE

Arizona Mountain Region Celebrates 5th Anniversary

March 18, 2023

The Arizona Mountain Region celebrated its 5th Anniversary at the Centennial Center in Prescott to the day on March 18th.  The attendees enjoyed conversations with their Porsche friends, a fiesta taco bar, beverages, and a Porsche Trivia Competition hosted by DJ Scot Proud.  Current President, Lorraine Friedman, led the salute to the first officers and leaders of the Club.; Donny Blackburn, Maynard Goff, Steve Sweet, Steve Beer and Bob Frith.  A night of great fun shared with Club sponsors, Matthew Gastelum of Immaculate Detail and Daniel Martinez of Goosehead Insurance.  Check out the photo gallery HERE.

Porsche Club of America Sets Membership Record

February 5, 2023

Porsche Club of America (PCA) National Office Announces RECORD membership gains!  Now over 150,000 members!  Up 6% over 2022!

Zone Rep Report : 2022 4th Quarter

The last quarter of the year was quiet in comparison. There have been a couple of parade planning/update meetings by Zoom. My home region had a grand-opening for a member’s service garage at his new location and ÜnStock was also held in our Zone. The end of the year I was fortunate to have gone on the “Zonefest at Sea” put on by Zone 12 with PCA sponsor, Princess Cruises. There were more than 600 members on the cruise with events and activities exclusively for PCA.

I am looking forward to 2023 to be able to visit all of the regions in Zone 8 and as my position as Zone rep. This is truly one of the most enjoyable “jobs” in PCA.

Happy New Year to all.
Lori DeCristo, Zone 8 Representative
ZoneRep@zone8.org

PCA’s Zonefest at Sea with Princess Cruises
December 2022

Zone Rep Report : 2022 3rd Quarter

The third quarter of this year has been a busy one for Zone 8 with more events throughout the regions. My quarter started with a breakfast meeting at the Orange Coast Region which was attended by approximately 140 members. In August, there was a breakfast with the Santa Barbara Region with a drive afterwards to the Mullin Museum. The next weekend was San Gabriel Region’s involvement with the San Marino Symphony of Cars and the following day their concours. The concours was held in conjunction with the San Marino event which held a concours for not only our Porsches, but also, classic cars, many which had been shown at Pebble Beach, muscle cars, and of course the “Italian” variety of sports cars. September brought me back to my home region of Cal-Inland for their hospitality tent at the Santa Clarita Porsche Dealership labor day extravaganza. Then it was off to Arizona for new membership events at Arizona Region as well as Arizona Mountain Region. Both events went extremely well and brought enthusiasm to the new as well as seasoned members of their regions. Finally, there was Parade 2023 planning meeting at La Quinta in the Riverside Region of the Zone. It’s going to be a great event at a great location. After all of this travel, I have 2 more regions to visit this year to complete all 15 of them.

Respectfully Submitted
Lori DeCristo, Zone 8 Representative
ZoneRep@zone8.org

Exceptional Cars and People, Millennium Scottsdale Resorts
October 2022

Zone Rep Report : 2022 2nd Quarter

The second quarter of the year showed an increase in activities throughout the regions. I was able to visit 4 more regions in the zone, to include a “kick off” breakfast in Riverside, our newest Vineyard Region’s inagural installation, at a temecula winery and Las Vegas Region’s new member picnic where approximately 100 members were in attendance. I was also able to attend my home region’s breakfast as well as the reception for our scholarship recipient which is the College of the Canyon Automotive department. This event is special, even though a non-PCA event as this scholarship program was instituted by me when I was President and has continued through the years. The Zone 8 Grand initial interest meeting was in May. The tour is taking shape and will hopefully be a big success in 2023. Zone 8 continues to see growth in membership. With the renewal of the Zone 8 Concours’ series, some of the regions have seen some very clean cars! This quarter will end with Porsche Parade and I am looking forward to meeting all of the staff and their significant others in person.

Respectfully submitted
Lori DeCristo, Zone 8 Representative
ZoneRep@zone8.org

Porsche Parade, Kalahari Resorts, Poconos, PA
June 12 – 18, 2022

Dry Ice Blasting a Porsche

February 22, 2022

Have you wondered if there’s a way to thoroughly clean the underside of a car without damaging the paint? Well, now there is. Dry ice blasting is the latest trend of the last few years in automotive detailing and cleaning, probably the best, safest way to remove layers of undercoating and road grime. If you think you’ll be able to DIY ice blasting, think again. The ice blaster itself is a significant investment in the tens of thousands of dollars — only dwarfed by the requirement of a super heavy duty generator to run it.

Dry Ice Blasting a Porsche | PCA Spotlight
February 2022