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Autocross March Update
Eighty-one participants enjoyed our first autocross event at NASA Crows Landing Test Site on March 9th. Course was designed by Praneil Prasad. Drivers averaged a lap time of 82.289 seconds, with nine runs – four in the morning and five in the afternoon.Congratulations to Teddy Framhein (P-06) for TTOD of 74.260 seconds. Teddy distanced himself…
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Ready to go for the 2024 track season?
Greetings GGR Drivers: We hope all of you have your cars ready to go for the 2024 track season. We are writing to remind you of our upcoming event at Thunderhill East on April 6th and 7th. We will be running our normal counterclockwise configuration and conducting time trials on Sunday afternoon. In addition to…
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2024 Fun Runs off with a blast and a splash!
18 cars braved the weather to join in our first FunRun of the year. We had 4 new drivers, including Pall Kornmayer, a photographer who share some great photos of the day, including this one. After a wet and sometimes slippery ride, we enjoyed some social time at a pub in Sonoma where we tried…
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PCA-GGR February Board Minutes
Porsche Club of America Golden Gate Region Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Feb 7, 2024 Attendance: X President – Howard Yao X Autocross – Himanshu Patel Vice President – Brad Zucroff X Motoring – Cheryl Spott X Secretary – Eric Wilson X Co-Track – Scott Kalkin X Treasurer – Alan Jung X Co-Track – Jim…
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New Rules for Autocross
2024 Autocross rules GGR is adopting Zone 7 rules for the 2024 season. Information on Zone 7 rules and car classification procedure can be found at https://zone7.pca.org/autocross-rules/ 2024 Awards rules Most participants registering in non-FUN class earn points for finishing in a points paying position in their car class as well as in the PAX…
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Meet GGRs New Track Directors: Jim McClelland & Scott Kalkin
Greetings Track Enthusiasts. Jim McClelland and I are thrilled to be working together again as your Track Chairs for 2024/ 25, especially since we get to do so with our longtime friends and Track Team members David Bunch, Milo & Diane Dorr, Richard Last, Ken Mack, Paul Marty, Parker Merrill, Sharon and Karen Neidel, Christian…
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2024 Will Be A Great Year for Fun Runs!
(in response to the Nugget Editor’s comments in January regarding Manual vs PDK)I’m sorry, Jim, with all do respect, I just have to post a brief rebuttal on your PDK comment. I drove manual Porsches from 1971-2014. I got accolades for driving, and parking, my later model 911 Cabs while wearing platform high heel shoes…
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January GGR Board Minutes
Porsche Club of America Golden Gate Region Board of Directors Meeting Minutes Jan 10, 2024 Attendance: X President – Howard Yao X Autocross – Himanshu Patel X Vice President – Brad Zucroff X Motoring – Cheryl Spott X Secretary – Eric Wilson X Co-Track – Scott Kalkin X Treasurer – Alan Jung Co-Track – Jim…
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2024 Rules Change – Adaptation of Zone 7 rules
We are excited to announce adaptation of zone 7 rules for the 2024 season. Our club has used the points-based system developed by GGR for more than fifteen years and is considered a benchmark of the car classification system. Over time, this system has become obsolete due to the software platform it resided on. For…