Chesapeake Region
Member Profile: Joseph Geraghty James B. Beavan III
Member Name: Joseph Geraghty Current Car’s: 2019 718 and 2021 Macan. When it came time to buy a vehicle, what made you choose your Porsche and is this your first Porsche (if not please detail prior Porsche’s): My first Porsche is the 718. I am a planner and take baby steps towards any goal I am trying to reach. I have always liked having a sports car or a fun car. With those things in mind, prior to choosing my current Porsche I owned a 1996 C-4 Corvette and decide in 2016 to replace it. It took me three years to execute the plan to replace the Corvette. I have a lot of great memories with the C-4 Corvette model which was why I purchased the 1996 so long ago. When I looked to replace it, I wanted to create some new memories with a very different car. I put together a list of cars to looked at and of course Porsche was at the top of the list. I was not sure financially how different the costs were to maintain a Porsche verses a Corvette and in the last year of my search I worked with Porsche Annapolis to get more details on cost. One of the great things Porsche Annapolis did for me was invite me to their Porsche Driving Event. At that event two of the cars they had were a 718 and a 911. Both were really fun to drive. In the end fate stepped in and I got my hands on a 718. As a new member of PCA Chesapeake are there any particular events you are interested in participating in or would like more information on? I became a member on October 2019. I really enjoyed the autocross events. I have not been able to attended any of the road trip events but I am very interested in going to one. I do enjoy the member events because that provides the opportunity to meet new people. 10
