THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTEROF THE THREE RIVERS REGION, PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA

JULY 2015

Cars on StateIt 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

State Street in West Columbia wanted to have a car event to generate interest in that part of town.

The number of Porsches in attendance far outweighed the others, including Ferrari, Aston Martin, Maserati, BMW, Lotus and more.

It was a good

first effort by the organizers. Thanks to everyone who came out to show our support.

It’s one of the great things about our club; I am always impressed by the willingness to participate by so many members.

Take a look inside for additional photos from Cars on State.

SATURDAY, JUNE 61PM - 5PM

You will see Ferraris, Maseratis, Lamborghinis,PLUS lots of awesome Porsches and

even a fabulous Aston Martin.

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 WestIt’s the Little Things

Frame of Mind

Cafe StrudelOld Mill Antique Mall

Terra

Great fun for everyone!

Space donated by:

CARS ON STATEEXOTIC CARS WILL LINE STATE STREET

DOMINATED

by Porsche

CARS ON STATE, CONTINUED

Carson State

CARS ON STATE, CONTINUED

June Membership MeetingSecretary’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.

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 at 6:30 PM.

Other business: It was reported Cars and Cof-fee 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. Mc-Daniel spoke about his tour at the Porsche Experi-ence 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.

Respectfully submitted by Helen Lane, Secretary

Cars

President’s Message

THREE RIVERS REGION PRESIDENT MELISSA SPROUSE BROWNE

THE BROWNE PORSCHES.. .

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 BrownePresident

What’s Happening 2015 Schedule of Upcoming Events, Three Rivers RegionThree Rivers Region PCA

Tue Jul 21, 2015

6 : 3 0 p m Monthly Membership Meet ingWhere : Grecian Gardens, 2312 Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia, SC 29169, United StatesCalendar: Three Rivers Region PCACreated by: msprousebrowne@gmail.com

Sat Jul 25, 2015

8 a m Cars and CoffeeWhere : Carmike Wynnsong 10, 5320 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC 29206, United StatesCalendar: Three Rivers Region PCACreated by: msprousebrowne@gmail.com

Sat Aug 15, 2015

1 0 a m Saluda County BBQWhere : At the farmCalendar: Three Rivers Region PCACreated by: msprousebrowne@gmail.com

Tue Aug 18, 2015

6 : 3 0 p m Regular Monthly MeetingWhere : Grecian Gardens, 2312 Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia, SC 29169, United StatesCalendar: Three Rivers Region PCACreated by: msprousebrowne@gmail.com

Sat Aug 22, 2015

8 a m Cars and CoffeeWhere : Carmike Wynnsong 10, 5320 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC 29206, United StatesCalendar: Three Rivers Region PCACreated by: msprousebrowne@gmail.com

9 a m Classic Car Show at Gary Raymond's ChurchCalendar: Three Rivers Region PCACreated by: msprousebrowne@gmail.com

Tue Sep 15, 2015

6 p m Meeting at McDaniels PorscheWhere : McDaniels Porsche, Two Notch Road, Columbia, SC, United StatesCalendar: Three Rivers Region PCACreated by: msprousebrowne@gmail.com

Sat Sep 19, 2015

8 a m Cars and CoffeeWhere : Carmike Wynnsong 10, 5320 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC 29206, United StatesCalendar: Three Rivers Region PCACreated by: msprousebrowne@gmail.comThree Rivers Region PCA

Fri Oct 16, 2015

All day Euro Auto FestivalWhere :Embassy Suites Greenville Golf Resort & Conference Center, 670 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville, SC 29607, United StatesCalendar: Three Rivers Region PCACreated by: 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.

WELCOME! New PCA Members In Our Region

Christopher Mixon, Orangeburg SC Justin Raymond, Columbia SCMichael May, Lexington SCDavid Koon, Irmo SCRobert Williams, Columbia SCPete Holland, Columbia SCRobert Yates, Aiken SCMichael Spruill, Columbia SC

James Levy, Fort Lauderdale FLClaude Vaughn, Laurens SCMarcia Roof, Columbia SCDerek Barker, Columbia SCStanley Kiser, Chapin SCGlenn Siry, Aiken SCCarl Robinson, North Augusta SCDavid Looney, Lexington SC

Membership & Other

RennfestInformation 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 LEADERSHIP

101 Medical Circle DriveWest Columbia, SC 29169www.threeriversregionpca.org

PRSRT STDUS POSTAGE

PAIDCOLUMBIA, SCPERMIT #1098

Three Rivers Region

PRESIDENTMelissa Sprouse Browne(803) 791-3800 O(803) 312-4051 Cpresident@threeriversregionpca.org

VICE PRESIDENTKarl Sease(803) 781-5902 Hvp@threeriversregionpca.org

SECRETARYHelen Lane(803) 261-9430 Csecretary@threeriversregionpca.org

TREASURERKathy Webb(803) 530-1142 Ctreasurer@threeriversregionpca.org

COMMUNICATIONSJohn Hunsinger(803) 996-3540 Ccommunications@ threeriversregionpca.org

EVENTSGary Raymond(803) 798-3712 Hevents@threeriversregionpca.org

MEMBERSHIPDick Lane(803) 238-6912 Cmembership@threeriversregionpca.org

ZONE THREE REPVic Rola(865) 207-4303 Cvicrola1@gmail.com