The New Grapevine is here!!

November 2013 Newsletter is now available!  After a brief hiatus, Golden Empire Region’s newsletter is back.  The focus of our publication is to update our members with the latest happenings of all things Porsche.
Your feedback is always welcome.  Please share stories or articles you would like to appear in the Grapevine.

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** A special thanks to our brand new Newsletter Chair Mike Thomas who volunteered to put this great newsletter together for us!!!

Regularly Scheduled GEM Events
!! NEW LOCATION !!:

Monthly Social Dinner: Golden Empire Region's monthly social dinner will still be held the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm (check calendar for changes).  We will now meet at Romano's Macaroni Grill (8850 Rosedale Hwy, Bakersfield, CA).

GEM Saturday Breakfast: Our weekly* Saturday breakfast/
launching point is at the Golden Ox Diner (3400 Wilson Road, Bakersfield, CA at 7:30.).  You never know when we'll have an impromptu drive after breakfast!
    * Be sure to check the calendar for dates

13th Annual Concours and Autocross

We had a very successful event at our Concours and Autocross!  A huge thanks to all that participated and a very special thanks to those unspoken heroes that volunteered and made this last weekend possible.  We couldn't have done it without you.

Message to PCA GEM members: Please send us your favorite picture of your car so we can post it on our pages!  Looking for each model to replace the stock pictures we have up now.  First come, first served.  Once all models are in, the rest will be displayed on our gallery page.  Please include your name, the year and model of your Porsche.
Send them to oooliva@prodigy.net

President's Letter

Hi Porsche (Porsh - uh) Enthusiasts,

     I would like to welcome you to our web site. 2013 will bring a lot of changes to our web site and our club.  You will notice our calendar is now full of events for most of the year.  Nearly every weekend will have something happening in the club.  From driving events to our weekly breakfast meetings each Saturday to our Coffee 'n Cars once a month.  Be sure to come back and check it regularly as some of the locations and times may change throughout the year.

        Look forward to meeting you!
        Omar Olivas
        President,  Golden Empire Region

     A little bit about myself... I have been a PCA member since 2008. Originally a member of Diablo Region in northern California, I moved to Bakersfield in 2009 and have been an active participant in our local region.  I own several Porsches including a 2006 Cayman S, a 1984 944, a 1983 944 race car project and a 1986 924S parts car.  I enjoy autocross and DE events as well as photography.  UPDATE: Also recently added a 1974 914 2.0 to the family!