Hello fellow PCA’ers. 

We are inching our way into the winter season, but that doesn’t mean we are taking a break and putting the battery tender on.

October was a busy month beginning with a Cars and Coffee at our valued sponsor, Porsche Owings Mills where Peter Simpson, Service Manager, unveiled their Dakar Restoration Challenge project that was revealed to us in February. Wow, what a beautiful transformation.

Autocross conducted AX#7, the final event of the year and the 7th sellout event of the season. Congratulations to the AX team and all the volunteers for a terrific season.

We had two tours this month, first, our annual drive through northern Maryland and southern Pennsylvania for ice cream and the second, our annual West Virginia Fall Colors Tour. Both events sold out and had superb country backroads to enjoy.

The last monthly Movie Night at the Belmont of the year featured the Halloween themed Hocus Pocus and our People’s Choice award. It was a chilly evening, but many people attended and voted. Jessie Sanchez won the award with his beautiful Targa 4S.

Some say the highlight of October is the annual Ocean City, NJ Boardwalk Reunion led by our own Ellen Beck and Bob Gutjahr. The 5th Annual event, co-hosted by Zone 1 and Zone 2 and sponsored by Porsche Cherry Hill, was once again an exceptional day with perfect weather and over 350 Porsches on nearly 2 miles of boardwalk. The event celebrated the 60th anniversary of the 911 this year, and especially welcomed all 911’s “on the fours” (1964, 1974, 1984, 1994, 2004, 2014 and 2024). Boardwalk time lapse link

The Mikey and Mel’s Cruise In has become an extremely popular monthly event this year with 400+ cars on display in Fulton, MD. This month, our Region reserved 17 spots on Charity Row supporting the Lindaben Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization founded by our own Anna Beavan. We raised over $2000 for the Foundation whose mission promotes wellness and provides nutritious food and services to at-risk families in the community. If you missed the opportunity to support this outstanding charity, please use this link to contribute.

Guest Rally masters Linda and Craig Davidson have prepared a “Shortest Distance Gimmick Rally” taking members through parts of Montgomery and Frederick Counties. This event will be held on November 3rd.
On Wednesday November 6th, we have a Board of Directors meeting at the Green Turtle in Owings Mills. 

Committee reports will be discussed and the planning process for 2025 budgets and activities will continue. Board meetings are open to all Chesapeake members, I only ask you please email me at president@pcachs.org and let me know you plan to attend so we can reserve your seat.

Our November Social Dinner will be at Kecco’s Woodfire Grill in Reisterstown on November 12th. December’s Social Dinner is also confirmed for Park Tavern in Severna Park on December 17th. Registration is open for both dinners.
We welcome 22 new members this month. I look forward to meeting you at the New Member Party that is scheduled for November 16th starting at 10:00 AM at our valued sponsor, Porsche Owings Mills. The dealership is also planning a Macan Electric reveal that day, so this should be a fun event with delicious food and refreshments to go along with the fantastic new 2025 Macan Electric. Registration is now open.

On Saturday December 7th, we partner with our valued sponsor, Porsche Hunt Valley for the annual Linda’s Legacy/Kindertime Toy Drive/Tour. This is a 3 in 1 event – Community Service, Tour and Lunch Social. Last year our region sponsored over 200 backpacks at $25 apiece for Linda’s Legacy. Let’s strive to improve that number this year! Kindertime’s founder, Peter O’Neil, will be in attendance to welcome us and accept our gifts of new, unwrapped toys. Please have fun shopping for toys for children and let’s flood the showroom with donations!

Mark your calendars for our always enjoyable and entertaining After Holiday Party and Yankee Gift Swap. Saturday January 11, 2025. Registration is open and is filling up very quickly.

There are many opportunities to volunteer, make new friends and meet new members. Please contact me at president@pcachs.org if you wish to become more active or have comments or suggestions. 

Thanks to all of you for making Chesapeake Region so much fun! 

It’s the cars that bring us together, but it is the people that make it special.

Regards,

Steve
President, Chesapeake Region, Porsche Club of America