JULY
2015
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLET TER OF THE THREE RIVERS REGION, PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA
Cars on State It was hot. Really hot. Fry an egg on the pavement hot. But a little warm weather didn’t stop plenty of proud Porsche owners from showing their favorite rides at the first ever Cars on State Street event. Organized by our friends Buddy and Marci Delaney from the Ferrari Club, the businesses along
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State Street in West Columbia wanted to have a car event to generate interest in that part of town.
first effort by the organizers. Thanks to everyone who came out to show our support.
The number of Porsches in attendance far outweighed the others, including Ferrari, Aston Martin, Maserati, BMW, Lotus and more.
It’s one of the great things about our club; I am always impressed by the willingness to participate by so many members.
It was a good
CARS ON STATE EXOTIC CARS WILL LINE STATE STREET You will see Ferraris, Maseratis, Lamborghinis, PLUS lots of awesome Porsches and even a fabulous Aston Martin.
Great fun for everyone! SATURDAY, JUNE 6 1PM - 5PM
While you are there, be sure to visit all the new and established State Street merchants, including: Spa 131 @116 Espresso and Wine Bar
Gallery West
Cafe Strudel
It’s the Little Things Old Mill Antique Mall Frame of Mind
Take a look inside for additional photos from Cars on State. Space donated by:
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CARS ON STATE, CONTINUED
June Membership Meeting Secretary’s Report Our monthly membership meeting, June 23rd, 2015 was called to order by President Melissa Sprouse Browne after a fantastic dinner served by Scott & Tracy at McDaniels Porsche. They offered us pork tenderloin, potatoes, salad, corn, peach cobbler, tea and water. Thirty-seven members were in attendance, as well as staff of the dealership. All attendees introduced themselves and said what kind of car they owned. We welcomed all new members that were in attendance. The Treasurer’s report was read by Kathy Webb: we have $876.08 in the bank as of 6/23/15.
Other business: It was reported Cars and Coffee was seeking another place to meet on the third Saturday of each month. Rock Webb talked about Euro Auto Festival in Greer planned for October 16th – 18th. Many expressed interest in attending. Bruce Smith reported that Darlington Speedway was willing to let drivers have driving tours on the track. More would be reported after investigation was complete & any interest shown. Mr. McDaniels updated us on construction of their new facility. Construction is starting in July 2015, and possibly finished about April 2016. Mr. McDaniel spoke about his tour at the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta. In closing, he raffled off one Porsche Experience, for which Helen Lane was the lucky winner! The meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM.
Membership numbers were reported by Dick Lane: 146 primary members as of right now. As a rule, our monthly membership meetings will be held at Grecian Gardens, located at 2312 Sunset Blvd., West Columbia on the third Tuesday of each month Respectfully submitted by Helen Lane, Secretary at 6:30 PM.
President’s Message
THREE RIVERS REGION PRESIDENT MELISSA SPROUSE BROWNE
I hope everyone is having a great summer. Lots of our members have been traveling for vacation and I’ve enjoyed hearing about some of these fantastic trips! As we are moving into the latter part of the year, as a group, we will have the chance to travel to several out of town events. Certainly the Euro Auto Festival in October is a member favorite, with a perfectly set weekend in Greenville to enjoy a good car show. The honored marque this year is BMW. Their website says, “The 2015 show is more exciting than ever! In order to accommodate a larger number of entries, we are moving our show from the BMW Zentrum to Embassy Suites & Verdae Greens. Vehicles will be displayed on the fairways of The Preserve at Verdae golf course. The show, amenities, and host hotel will be in one location, making it easier for our entrants and attendees to enjoy the full experience of the EURO Auto Festival. We will also be honoring the cars of France throughout the weekend.” Since we expect to have a good number of people attending this event, Rock Webb wants to host a mountain drive from the Embassy Suites in Greenville to leave on Sunday morning after the event. He’ll have more information on this drive at our July meeting, so be sure to attend if you can to see what’s going on there. Another popular event is the Hilton Head Concours. Spread out over a couple of weekends at the end of October and the beginning of November, this event never disappoints. New this year is the Aero Expo, where they will be displaying a variety of aircraft, from vintage warbirds to modern aviation models. Let’s coordinate as a group on what we will do in Hilton Head this year. The Westin remains the host hotel, as in years past. I’m personally looking forward to the first weekend in August. The Zone Three Presidents Meeting will be held at the new Porsche North America headquarters in Atlanta and we will be able to see the many features of this amazing new venue. I’m sure Vic Rola, our Zone Rep, will have plenty of news for me to bring back for us, so I’ll give you a report after the meeting. Thanks and see you soon!
Melissa Sprouse Browne President
THE BROWNE PORSCHES...
What’s Happening Three Rivers Region PCA of Upcoming Events, Three Rivers Region 2015 Schedule Tue Jul 21, 2015 6:30pm
Monthly Membership Meeting
W h e r e : Grecian Gardens, 2312 Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia, SC 29169, United States C a l e n d a r : Three Rivers Region PCA C r e a t e d b y : msprousebrowne@gmail.com
Sat Jul 25, 2015 8am
Cars and Coffee
W h e r e : Carmike Wynnsong 10, 5320 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC 29206, United States C a l e n d a r : Three Rivers Region PCA C r e a t e d b y : msprousebrowne@gmail.com
Sat Aug 15, 2015 10am
Saluda County BBQ
W h e r e : At the farm C a l e n d a r : Three Rivers Region PCA C r e a t e d b y : msprousebrowne@gmail.com
Tue Aug 18, 2015 6:30pm
Regular Monthly Meeting
W h e r e : Grecian Gardens, 2312 Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia, SC 29169, United States C a l e n d a r : Three Rivers Region PCA C r e a t e d b y : msprousebrowne@gmail.com
Sat Aug 22, 2015 8am
Cars and Coffee
9am
Classic Car Show at Gary Raymond's Church
W h e r e : Carmike Wynnsong 10, 5320 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC 29206, United States C a l e n d a r : Three Rivers Region PCA C r e a t e d b y : msprousebrowne@gmail.com C a l e n d a r : Three Rivers Region PCA C r e a t e d b y : msprousebrowne@gmail.com
Tue Sep 15, 2015 6pm
Meeting at McDaniels Porsche
W h e r e : McDaniels Porsche, Two Notch Road, Columbia, SC, United States C a l e n d a r : Three Rivers Region PCA C r e a t e d b y : msprousebrowne@gmail.com
Sat Sep 19, 2015 8am
Three
Cars and Coffee
W h e r e : Carmike Wynnsong 10, 5320 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC 29206, United States C a l e n d a r : Three Rivers Region PCA Rivers PCA C r eRegion a t e d b y : msprousebrowne@gmail.com
Fri Oct 16, 2015 All day
Euro Auto Festival
Where: Embassy Suites Greenville Golf Resort & Conference Center, 670 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville, SC 29607, United States C a l e n d a r : Three Rivers Region PCA C r e a t e d b y : msprousebrowne@gmail.com
Party at Dick & Helen’s Thanks to Helen and Dick Lane for hosting our May membership meeting at their lovely home on Lake Murray! It was a beautiful night and we had a large buffet spread and after dinner, Helen took us out on the dock to feed the turtles.
Membership & Other WELCOME! New PCA Members In Our Region Christopher Mixon, Orangeburg SC Justin Raymond, Columbia SC Michael May, Lexington SC David Koon, Irmo SC Robert Williams, Columbia SC Pete Holland, Columbia SC Robert Yates, Aiken SC Michael Spruill, Columbia SC
James Levy, Fort Lauderdale FL Claude Vaughn, Laurens SC Marcia Roof, Columbia SC Derek Barker, Columbia SC Stanley Kiser, Chapin SC Glenn Siry, Aiken SC Carl Robinson, North Augusta SC David Looney, Lexington SC
Rennfest Information is on the Peach State website: peachstatepca.org. Only a few rooms are left. Plus, they need 160 MORE volunteers than what they have. If interested, contact sharonneidel@yahoo.com.
Three Rivers Region
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THREE RIVERS REGION LEADERSHIP PRESIDENT Melissa Sprouse Browne (803) 791-3800 O (803) 312-4051 C president@threeriversregionpca.org
VICE PRESIDENT Karl Sease (803) 781-5902 H vp@threeriversregionpca.org
SECRETARY Helen Lane (803) 261-9430 C secretary@threeriversregionpca.org
TREASURER Kathy Webb (803) 530-1142 C treasurer@threeriversregionpca.org
COMMUNICATIONS John Hunsinger (803) 996-3540 C communications@ threeriversregionpca.org
EVENTS Gary Raymond (803) 798-3712 H events@threeriversregionpca.org
MEMBERSHIP Dick Lane (803) 238-6912 C membership@ threeriversregionpca.org
ZONE THREE REP Vic Rola (865) 207-4303 C vicrola1@gmail.com