Year: 2021 - Page 3 - Northeast Region, Porsche Club of America

The Drive to Helen Back

The 356 Southern Drive has been every other year event now since 2007. It is a gathering of 356 owners in the North Georgia mountains for a couple of days of driving, eating, drinking, and talking about our cars. There is no car show (more about that later), no tech sessions, and no dress-up dinners. It’s just the best laid-back group of early Porsche owners to be found anywhere.

A few of us from the North have been joining the crowd since about 2011 on the 2400-mile trip down and back. I had promised brother Bill to take my Speedster this year, so I reconfigured it to install the convertible top that had been stored in the garage loft since 2001. He’s been taking his every time, but I always found a reason to leave Blackie at home. Something about not wanting to get wet again. I also had a new tonneau cover just made by my daughter-in-law, Marie, and it looked great.

We start the journey usually in a Mass Pike rest area and collect others along the way. The first stop this year was near Hershey, PA, where the Hampton Inn folks offered us covered parking to add some style to the property.

Brother Bill joined the pack in northern Virginia where Rt 66 meets I 81, and we rode on to Wytheville, Va to have dinner at the Log House 1776 Restaurant, a local landmark. We were at a Hampton Inn there too but didn’t get covered parking, and sure enough, it rained during the night. I can attest to the tonneau cover holding water because I forgot to check the forecast and didn’t put the top up. I’m still learning.

We normally pick up two more drivers in Wytheville, but they were a day ahead of us, so it was just the three Tubs going down the road waving at folks taking pictures from their SUVs. Great fun.

Arriving at the lodge on the third day, we found many old friends and some new folks that we had only talked to on the phone. Dinner in Helen the first night found us at the Hofbrauhaus along with 356 Registry Trustee Cliff Murray and wife Jean, along with Tom Olson all the way from Wash state in his blue ’65 356 and racer Tim Baker and his wife, Shonney.

Friday was a great ride for half the attending cars and a luncheon visit at the Wolf Winery owned by a fellow Porsche enthusiast who owns 6 P cars, including a Speedster, a 356 Notchback, and a black 912. That garages (there were four that I counted) had more photos and stuff than most museums.

There were 25 cars in our caravan to the winery, and it seemed that folks in the small towns we passed through had all come out to see the parade. We rolled back through the woods in time for a BBQ dinner at the lodge and lots of 356 talk, well into the night. It came with some live country music but no banjos.

We spent the next day with a smaller group driving the mountain roads and played tourist in Dahlonega, GA site of the first US gold rush in 1829. Of course, we had a pig roast on Saturday night with more music.

Sunday was the final day, and what else but another scenic drive to another winery. We lined up at the lodge, ready to make our final group drive.

Arriving at Glen Ella Winery, we were asked to line up on the grass so that the owner could view all the cars. Not being a Porsche owner, she had been asked to select her favorite Tub. That is as close to a car show that we get on the Helen drive.

The lunch was great as always, and after recognizing the staff for all their planning and hard work on the Southern Drive, the owner was asked to announce her pick and award a bottle of their best wine. It was Blackie. After all that, I guess I’ll be keeping that car for a few more years. Blackie never missed a beat, nor did any of the other Tubs (one hit a bear, but both the bear and the car kept going) and got 30 mpg. It may not be as fancy as a 911 C4S or as fast as a Turbo S, but it sure made the trip more fun than the title suggests.

October 18, 2021/by Tom Tate

Concours

2021 NER Concours Report

The annual NER Concours was held on Saturday, October 2, at The Elms in Newport, RI. The Concours was held during the second Audrain Concours and Motor Week activities that took place September 29 – October 3, culminating on Sunday, with an international Concours d’Elegance held at The Breakers, the former summer residence of Cornelius Vanderbilt II. The Audrain Museum has announced the dates of September 28 – October 2, 2022, for the next Audrain Concours d’Elegance and Motor Week.

The ability for NER Concours attendees to leave their Porsches on the lawn of The Elms until 6:00 pm after the conclusion of the NER Concours to visit nearby Audrain exhibits, including the motor Village and the Audrain Museum, was very helpful due to difficult Newport parking.

The Elms was the summer residence of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Julius Berwind of Philadelphia and New York. Mr. Berwind made his fortune in the coal industry. In 1898, he engaged Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer to design a house modeled after the mid-18th century French chateau d’Asnieres (c.1750) outside Paris.

The NER Concours included two categories: Full and Werks. The Full category used traditional judging sheets, examining Porsche exteriors, interiors, storage compartments, engine compartments (where viewable), and wheels/wheel wells. Each entrant started with a perfect score, with point deductions for soil or uncorrected blemishes. The entrants in class are ordered in descending point order.

Participants in Werks prepared their cars for the Concours. However, unlike traditional Full or Parade style judging, Werks judging considers not only the appearance but also the history of the car, its usage by the owners, and overall aesthetic appeal. By combining both subjective and objective elements, Werks judging creates a somewhat more relaxed environment and encourages participation by a wide variety of interesting Porsches. At Werks Reunions in Monterey and Amelia Island, everything is found from highly authentic restored cars, Le Mans-winning race cars, outlaw & hot rod style Porsche builds, and unique original cars.

The Concours had over 200 Porsches on the lawn, between Concours entrants and spectator Porsches. Porsches began arriving at 7:00 am with volunteers, followed at 8:00 am by entrants. Brewed Awakenings, one of our sponsors, was ready for all the early arrivals with free hot coffee and tasty breakfast pastries for purchase.

Volunteers quickly got to directing the parking of Concours entrants in their respective classes, supervised parking of spectator Porsches to the designated area, and setting up the admin area and P/A system. By 9:30 am, a judges meeting run by Head Judges Paul Whooten for Full and Lee Hower for Werks assigned the judge teams and provided final instructions.

Thanks to the many NER member volunteers, judge teams were able to begin the judging at 10:00 am and complete prior to 12:00 pm, as scheduled. The awards ceremony commenced shortly thereafter. Just prior to the awards ceremony Rod Emory of Emory Motorsports arrived with a 1956 356 red Outlaw coupe that his firm had delivered for the Audrain Museum collection in 2019. The interior features tan leather speedster seats and door panels. It has a 911 four-speed transmission and a fuel-injected cut-down four-cylinder 964 engine with 260 horsepower. Rod gave a brief description of the build, as well as a similar previously delivered 1961 black 356 “Speedster” that was entered in the Concours, captivating the Porsche audience.

Our major sponsor, Porsche Warwick, was represented by Certified Brand Ambassador Kirk Stingle, who was awarded a first-place trophy in Werks for his 2021 Macan. Other sponsors included South Shore Auto Works, Quonset Motor Sport, Grenon’s of Newport Fine Jewelers, and Brewed Awakenings coffee.

South Shore Auto Works had an interesting car on display adjacent to the Concours field. Quonset Motor Sport also had a nice display of cars. Rick Lavigne of Quonset Motor Sport, selected Chris Dunn and his pristine 2004 white 996 GT3 for his special sponsor’s award. Grenon’s of Newport awarded a “Spirit of Speed” award to Sam Rauworth and his 2014 dark blue metallic Cayman S.

Concours trophies consisted of 7 ½” tall rectangular inscribed glass and base. Complete Concours results are reflected in the accompanying tables. The high quality of Porsches entered in the Concours was only in keeping with the impressive surroundings of The Elms and the beautiful weather. Whether attendees were participating in the Concours or parking their Porsche as a spectator, an elegant time was had by all. Many thanks to the numerous volunteers who allowed this event to function with timely precision, particularly to those who shared their enthusiasm and expertise by serving as judges for the Full and Werks categories.

Lastly, gratitude goes to the Concours Committee for the year-long planning and impressive execution of another fine NER Concours, including Bob Anastasi, Lee Hower, Paul Soares, Tom Tate, Sterling Vernon, Paul Whooten, Rick Boyer, John Fritz, Bob Hinrichs, Larry Levin, Roger Slocum, Kathy Tirrell, and Ginny Young. See you at next year’s Concours!

Werks Category	Rank	Entrant	Porsche
356	1	Michael Silverman	1964 356
	2	Bob Dicorpo	1956 Speedster
	3	Craig Rosenman	1961 356
911 ’65-‘73	1	Richard Yirikian	1967 911S
	2	Omar Ajaj	1972 911T
	3	Joseph Decormier	1968 912
911 ’74-‘89	1	Martin Filardi	1986 911 Carrera
	2	Charles Padula	1982 911 SC
	3	Chris Cannon	1987 911 Carrera
914	1	Richard Porter	1970 914-6
	2	Ann Strong	1975 914
	4	David Geisinger	1978 911 SC Rally
964/993	1	Robert Laughrea	1994 964 Speedster
	2	Bob Anastasi	1991 964 C2
	3	David Miller	1995 993 C2
	4	Joseph Seely	1995 993 C2
996/997	1	David Valentin	2011 997 Carrera S
	2	Chris Dunn	2004 996 GT3
	3	Joe Venturoso	2005 911 Carrera
991/992	1	James Serafino	2018 991 GT2 RS
	2	John Nai	2016 991 GT3 RS
Boxster/Cayman	1	Gary Hebner	1998 Boxster
	2	Eric Letson	2000 Boxster S
	3	Kevin Fitzgerald	2004 Boxster S
924/944/968/928	1	Barry Bixby	1987 928
	2	Jack Degrado	1992 968 Clubsport
Panamera/Cayenne/Macan/Taycan	1	Kirk Stingle	2021 Macan

Full Category	Rank	Entrant	Porsche	Points
356	1	Kim Saal	1957 356A	291.5
	2	Tom Tate	1957 356A	282
	3	Joseph Boyce	1964 356 SC	279
911 ’65-‘73	1	George Kehler	1971 911S	291
	2	Fred Johnson	1971 911E	286.5
	3	Troy DeMello	1973 911T	281.5
	4	Steve Dijounas	1969 911S	259.5
	5	Mark Lappin	1970 911T	257
911 ’74-‘89	1	Paul Whooten	1986 911 Turbo	295
	2	Karl Spooner	1986 911 Turbo	292
	3	Daniel Bell	1989 911 Turbo	291.5
	4	Shamous Ellinwood	1987 911	289.5
	5	Andrew Lewis	1987 911 Turbo	280
964/993	1	Justin Pessa	1997 993 Carrera	288.5
	2	Jim Souza	1995 993 Carrera	286
996/997	1	George Markley	2007 997 GT3	300
	2	Pete Johnson	2010 997 Carrera	296.5
	3	Luis Lebron	2004 996 C4S	296
	3	Peter Grittner	2009 997 C4S	296
	5	Peter Conway	2011 997 C4S	294.5
991/992	1	Jim Burgarella	2019 991 C4 GTS	239.5
	2	Rick Perry	2020 991 C2S	234
	3	Andrew Lewis	2019 991 GT3 RS	207
Boxster/Cayman	1	Ryan Kitlinski	2010 Boxster	249.5
	2	Bill Porter	2007 Cayman S	219.5
	3	Rick Archambault	2012 Boxster S	214
	4	Kevin Donaldson	1999 Boxster	206
924/944/968/928	1	William Cambra	1990 944 S2	293.5
	2	Wayne Markowitz	1990 928	287.5
	3	Austin Spooner	1983 944	284
		Brian Larramee	1988 944	283.5
Cayenne/Macan/Panamera	1	Lou DiRienzo	2020 Cayenne Turbo S	283.5
	2	Larry Levin	2015 Macan S	274
	3	Nicole Froede	2006 Cayenne S	272.5

October 8, 2021/by David Melchar (NER Concours Chair)

Monthly Columns

Dogs of Tamworth Part Two

Another nicely run NCR event at Tamworth, this time with really nice weather and thus no excuses for my sorry driving. My fastest session of the weekend was the first of the event – on a damp track – and I never improved from there. It seemed like I was pushing fairly hard, sliding around quite a bit, and I was quick to blame my tires. Mr. Frugality believes he can go a whole season on one set of tires (the car is so light they don’t cord), but I thought perhaps they go off after a lot of heat cycles (I was up to 35 or so). But data don’t lie. When I got home and compared that event to my previous better runs, there was no evidence of a lack of grip and a lot of evidence of not braking late enough or hard enough. I continue to struggle with not using braking markers, and I was giving up almost a second in Turn 1. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, so I’m lucky that I’m just a pup and will obviously get better.

Speaking of pups, please enjoy Part Two of the Dogs of Tamworth. I know that cute kitties might be better clickbait, but I couldn’t find any at the track. Note in particular that Misty and Butzi are the pets of Kristin Larson’s Mom (and you know why Butzi is named Butzi!).

On to less happy tails (tales), let’s wander into the Jamaican Bakin’ Team garage and see how the Mustang is coming along. In case you missed previous episodes, I’ll remind my reader that Sally’s motor blew up at the Watkins Glen American Endurance Racing event. At considerable expense, we bought a replacement motor and have been slowly doing the swap (Nick is at race tracks all over America, and Chip has been struggling to relocate his machine shop). Dave, in his role as Coroner, performed an autopsy on the victim and the picture shows the corpse. Still not clear why the connecting rod let go, but the results are unattractive. The new Sally fired up right away, and so now we just need to get it to the dyno and put the snout back on.

However, the bad news is that AER is changing their rules and for 2022 will not allow a car to run with a power to weight ratio below 9. The Mustang, svelte thing that she is, weighs in at 3,200 pounds, and the old motor put out 400 hp at the rear wheels. The new motor, with the fancy intake, is good for over 500 hp. Even the most math-challenged will agree that we’ve got a problem. We are advised that with a restrictor plate we can detune down to the necessary ~360 hp, but the car would then need to be short-shifted at around 4,000 rpm to stay in the torque band. This on a car that could put out over 500 hp and rev to close to 8,000 rpm. What a waste! And our experts pointed out that we would be better off driving a lighter car with less horsepower. A zoom meeting was arranged to discuss options, and the decision was reached to move to a new car. Once the car is dyno’ed (we’ll have the specs to use in the sales brochure) and tested (at a Thompson club day) we’ll post it on Racing Junk and see what happens. If anyone is interested in a roaring beast, just let me know! (Use code “PCANER” for a 5% discount. Buyers’ commissions are offered. Driven on a closed track by a professional driver. Do not try this at home. Etc.)

So what is next? Prior to the Mustang purchase, we had been looking at E36 or E46 BMW’s, and those certainly are candidates. Some of the JB team have a Boxster or Cayman that could be pressed into service, perhaps. Dave is a big fan of Acura Integras (front-wheel-drive car? C’mon!). Or perhaps the answer is, as always, “Miata?” (With the Acura motor swap.) Gives us something to do over the winter.

-Bill Seymour

October 4, 2021/by Luis

For Enthusiasts, News Update, Porsche Events, Uncategorized

Pocket Guide To Audrain Motorweek 2021

We have an amazing few days in front of us at the end of September 2021. The Audrain folks are again holding Motorweek – a celebration of the automobile – with an event of national import right here in our backyard – Newport, RI. Starting on Wed 9/29 and running through Sunday 10/3, it’s a non-stop tap right into the carotid of everyone who has petrol flowing in their veins.

Wednesday 9/29

This is the big setup day for Motorweek with most of the action happening in the International Tennis Hall of Fame (ITHOF) on Bellevue Avenue. The great part is that parking is pretty easy, things are in motion so you get a behind-the-scenes look at much of the greatness to come. Last time, I saw new C8 Corvettes coming off trucks…auction cars set up without the crowds on the grass tennis courts…and many of the vendor booths getting set up. If you have tickets, you can get them on this day. Motorsports members will meet and greet with Porsche driver, David Donohue. And the excitement will be palpable.

C8 Corvette at Audrain Motorweek

Thursday 9/30

This is the official first day of Motorweek with lots of seminars happening and the ITHOF Concours Village fully setup and running. The McLaren racing team seminar looks stellar. There is a wine event at 41 North (ticketed).

Friday 10/1

Friday might be my favorite “sleeper” day of Motorweek where you can relax and take it in. The Gathering is the main event, held over at Rough Point, Doris Duke’s place. It’s a who’s who of the car world showcase among jaw-dropping machines strewn across the rolling lawns of the estate. The food is excellent, the drinks flow, the merch is on display. And guys like Rod Emory, Justin Bell, and Jay Leno have some spare time to hang and chat. There will likely be something special with a cover to be pulled off at some point. As if a Jesko and some Chirons aren’t enough to call it a party!

Nick Schorsch and Rod Emory displaying custom 356 Porsche

Saturday 10/2

I hope you got some rest Friday night. This one is a joyously grueling day. It starts crazy early with some options. Do you have a car in the Sunday concours? Then drive around in a huge parade with closed roads on Saturday morning in the Tour d’Elegance. Regular cool car or want to drool? Head to Fort Adams for the cars and coffee 8am-10am. Do you have a Porsche? Of course you do. So scrap those events and come to the Elms starting at 9am for our annual NER Porsche Concours event. Rod Emory hangs out with us there, Rob Sass from Panorama, and we’ll try to get a skiff out to Matt Farah, Spike Ferestein, and Jonny Lieberman who will like be hung over out on a boat in the harbor that morning. Prizes awarded at 12:30pm. When that’s all done, take in more cool seminars and then change into your tux for the Gala back over at the ITHOF. The ticketed prices…well…it’s for charity! And Kenny Loggins will play Highway To The Danger Zone a few times so you won’t miss out on hearing it, don’t worry! Now go to bed!

Porsche Concours 2019 at Chateau Sur Mer

NER Porsche Concours 2021 will be at The Elms mansion

Kenny Loggins plays Highway To The Danger Zone for the third time at the Breakers in Newport RI

Kenny Loggins plays to a full house at the Breakers mansion in 2019

Sunday 10/3

That alarm clock is going to hurt! 6:30am kicks off coffee and dawn patrol over at the Breakers for the main event, the big concours. Word is that there are both the crazy Pebble-beach type cars and also an innovative 30-under-30 class showcasing folks under 30yo with under $30k into their car. Rumor is that there will be 944s! This is your chance to meet Sandra Button from Pebble, Donald Osbourne, Jay Leno, you-name-it. All the heavy hitters will be at this one. And the cars are some of the best of the best. I’ll bet the Begovich 904, a nearly perfect specimen with 1,200 miles on it will be on display and will take home a trophy. Our own Lee Hower isn’t saying what he’s bringing, but you can bet it will be very impressive. It’s a car-person’s day of the year. So come on down to Newport and enjoy it all!

Allard at the Audrain Concours at the Breakers in 2019

For more info: https://www.audrainconcours.com/2021-concours-week-at-a-glance

Tell us about your favorite parts of Motorweek!

September 24, 2021/1 Comment/by Sterling Vernon

Uncategorized

9/19/21 South of Boston (SoBo) Porsches and Coffee

Driving into Sweet Berry Farm I was surprised by the number of non-Porsches already parked on the lawn, more than 60. The lawn provides overflow parking when parking demands become excessive. It was apple picking day and I had never seen it so crowded. On top of that, well before 11AM we had more than 90 Porsches squeezed into the grass field. Later we learned that many of the late-arriving Porsches had attended Audrain’s Cars and Coffee at the Polo grounds in Portsmouth. Our last count hit 100 or more. View additional photos of the day from Larry Levin.

Kevin Donaldson’s 99 Boxster

One of the early arrivals was Kevin Donaldson and his well optioned arctic silver 99 Boxster. With full black supple leather, carbon fiber, along with white gauges, this Boxster is not ordinary. Kevin is the second owner of this recent February purchase showing just 37k. Kevin said that he has had a fascination with the Porsche culture of brand engineering.

Bill and Kathy Beauregard’s 1980 911 Targa

Bill and Kathy Beauregard parked their silver, with blue interior 1980 Targa that they have owned for 35 years. They are the second owner since 1986. Although re-painted some years ago it is very clean and original looking. Currently they have 90k miles on it, making it no garage queen. Kathy added, to stay dry when caught in the rain with the top off, just drive really fast and the rain just goes over the top.

Todd and Halley Garcig’s 2007 911 S

Todd Garcig and his daughter Haley arrived in his unmolested gray (black interior) 2007 911 S. This is his second Porsche and has owned it for eight months; he is the third owner with the odometer showing 84k. The six-speed manual includes the Chrono package and white gauges. His previous Porsche was a 79 911 S 2.7 liter that he kept for a year. Todd always wanted a Porsche saying, “unless you drive a Porsche it is hard to explain the driving experience”.

Bob Anastasi’s 2005 911 Turbo S

Bob Anastasi, a familiar participant in all things Porsche came in his recent purchase, trading his 2018 Carrera S for a speed yellow 2005 Turbo S with carbon fiber option, yellow gauges and stitching With a sticker price of 167k, this P car still has all the original bling. Bob, the third owner, purchased the car six months ago showing just 28k miles. Behind the wheel Bob says that it is more analogic as opposed to the more modern digital, giving more feedback to the driver.

Brian Kramer’s 1983 911 SC Cab

Brian Kramer parked his white 911 SC cab with some of his added attributes, such as Jeep led headlights and a large stereo install in the frunk. Brian is the third owner with 74k when purchased, now showing 116k.. The Porsche has a new top and seats, rebuilt transmission and other repairs. Brian replaced the alternator himself. Repainted an unknown time ago, the fit for an older cab looks very good; all the clearances seem original. This is Brian’s first Porsche; since he was a little kid he always wanted a Porsche. He doesn’t want to drive a perfectly restored Porsche; he wants a driver.

Our last SoBo of the season is scheduled for 17 October (10-Noon) at Sweet Berry Farm, 915 Mitchell’s Ln, Middletown, RI. The event as always is FREE, and no pre-registration is necessary. The only requirement is to park on the grass is your Porsche. A Porsche logo sign should be in place directing you to the parking area. Sweet Berry Farm is child friendly, encouraging small children to enjoy a working farm, so when entering and exiting, drive carefully. And, as always, for any SoBo related questions, please email me at: [email protected]

Rog Slocum, Middletown, RI

September 24, 2021/by Sterling Vernon

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Protected: 2021-09 Board Meeting Minutes

September 17, 2021/by Alan Davis

Autocross

NER Autocross #4 September 4th, 2021 – Report

Saturday the 4^th was a great day to be out at Devens engaging in cone-dodging … the skies were clear, the air was dry, and temps hovered in the 70’s all day. The timing tent sported a Kachel Motor Company banner, a new autocross sponsor this year. Brendon Miller and Dave Seavey were at the event representing KMC.

We had 70 people register for the event, but after several cancellations and a few no-shows, we ended up only fielding 58 drivers for another lightly attended autocross. But we saw a large novice contingent (20), which hopefully bodes well for the future if these folks get hooked.

Tom Tate represented Class 2 in his trusty 1972 911 with the Martini Racing stripes. Bob Canter finally got someone to race against in Class 3 when old friend Christine Skaubitis showed up with her cousin Lauren Firnstein driving her beautiful RS America 964. Neil Halbert finally had his car back and used it to beat Georges Rouhart in Class 4. Most of the other classes saw the usual winners take the prize, although Dave Seavey, co-driving Walter Lunsmann’s GT3 came close (within .2 seconds) to beating Walter in his own car – a definite no-no. Walter also had Porsche FTD posting a 68.863, while overall FTD was claimed by Frank Bayliss driving his Exocet with a small block V-8 coming in with a 65.951.

And speaking of KMC, in the Novice Class, Brendon Miller posted a 82.295 putting him in the top 50% of the class for the day – certainly a respectable showing for a relative newcomer. Nate Geyer took the Novice class overall with a 75.997, booting him out of the Novice class a moving him to Class 11 the next time he shows up.

The day was slightly marred for a couple of drivers when Anker Berg-Sonne’s Caterham started emitting smoke from a valve-cover leak and he had to stop running. And Rob MacAlpine’s trusty Miata had a ball joint let go jamming the wheel into the car in such a way as it could not be pushed off the course. I had to send Bob Canter to my house for a couple of wheel dollies so they could move it. Since it was lunchtime, we halted the event, had lunch while Rob took care of getting the car out of the way, then continued after lunch completing the day with 8 runs anyway and a good time was had by all.

Next up for NER is our final event of the season on October 23^rd. Hope to see you out at Devens then!

September 15, 2021/by Chris Ryan

News Update, Social

Zone 1 Saratoga Outing

The weekend getaway is back!!

2021 PCA Zone 1 Weekend Getaway October 1^st – 3^rdSaratoga Springs, NY

The weekend getaway is back, and we are ready to greet friends both old and new to this year’s Getaway.

We will be anchored at the beautiful Gideon Putnam Hotel located in the Saratoga State Park, Saratoga Springs NY.

Saratoga Springs in upstate New York State is a hub for thoroughbred horse racing, it’s home to the Saratoga Racecourse. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame displays horse paintings and trophies. Saratoga Spa State Park includes mineral baths, a pool complex and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, a landmark concert venue.

Arriving and checking in on Friday afternoon you can go shopping the downtown district, take a walk in the park or just kick back and relax. The evening is going to be special as we dine among a very special exhibition at the Saratoga Auto Museum, you won’t want to miss it!

Saturday morning, we are off for a back country drive through the Fall colors and a stop to visit the Clark Museum.

The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, commonly referred to as the Clark, is an art museum and research institution located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States.

The afternoon is yours to explore the many attractions of the area. Culture, nature, shopping, sports, gaming. It is all close by. Saturday evening’s dinner at The Gideon will be a suggested, semi formal attire affair. Friendships and food do not get any better!

Sunday morning we’ll take a relaxed drive through nature before stopping for our departure lunch. After a relaxed lunch we’ll say our goodbyes to friends both new and old until the next, Weekend Getaway.

This year’s getaway is priced at $1000. per couple, $789 single occupancy.

Price includes Lodging Friday and Saturday. Dinner Friday and Saturday. Breakfast Saturday and Sunday. Lunch Saturday and Sunday. All entry fees for weekend venues. Plus, the Goodie Bag!

Lodging is available pre and post event at the Gideon Putnam for Getaway, special pricing of $202.27 a night

As with all the Getaways the club does not provide or cover the expense of alcoholic beverages.

A note to our Canadian members who sign up. Should you not be able to cross the border your payment will refunded (less credit card fees) in full. So, sign up without worry.

Registration opens July 11^th and is limited to 35 couples
To register go to https://clubregistration.net/
Search for PCA Zone 1

If you do not have an account, you will need to make one.

The first 35 paid registrations will fill the event, registrations without payment, those paid after the event is full will be put on a waiting list.

Registrations by August 10^th will get sizes entered on the registration form. After August 10^th best effort to obtain requested sizes will be made.

We’re glad to be back and look forward to another great Fall event!

September 15, 2021/by Nick Shanny

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