Draft – Early- August 2022

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Greetings Members of ARPCA,

We are approaching the end of the “Dog Days of Summer” so named due to the appearance of Sirius (aka the Dog Star) in the sky with the rising and setting of the Sun.  Ancient Roman beliefs held that the appearance of Sirius in the sky provided additional heat giving rise to this long hot stretch of weather.

While the Dog Days might be nearing an end the Summer fun for ARPCA members is still going strong.  See below for more information about Porsche at the Lot, Cars ‘N’ Coffee, Cars ‘N’ Carls, the Porsche Touring Crew, and a return to the Grand Concourse.

Stay cool out there,

– ANNOUNCEMENTS –


2022 High Performance Driver Education (HPDE) Events
The 2022 track season is almost here!!!

ARPCA will be conducting three HPDE events – two at our “home track”, Pitt Race, and one at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. All three events will provide opportunity to drive your own car on a fun and challenging racing circuit in a safe and controlled manner accompanied by an ARPCA-approved driving instructor”.

  • Pitt Race (PA) Jul 29 – 31, 2022 (Friday: Advanced Solo Lapping, Sat/Sun: HPDE)  Register @ Motor Sports Reg.  Taste of the Track, details below, Saturday Jul 30. THANK YOU ALL FOR A FANTASTIC EVENT!

Contact the ARPCA Track Chairs track@arpca.com  or Dave Palmer, ARPCA Chief Driving Instructor at  chief.instructor@arpca.com with questions.

We look forward to sharing the track with you at any or all of our DEs!

Rundschau Cover Photo Contest
the Rundschau Cover Photo Contest has been reinstated. All submissions must be at least 1 megapixel, well exposed, in focus, and have subject matter related to Porsche, ARPCA or ARPCA Members. The selected photo will appear on the cover of Rundschau. If a child appears in a photograph permission from the child’s parent to use the image must accompany the photo.
Send images to editor@arpca.com

– EVENTS –

 

Porsche at the Lot – T Gray

Porsche at the Lot – August 6th, 2022

Start your weekend  in the company of fellow ARPCA members for an upscale cars-n-coffee event at The Lot at Edgewater restaurant in Oakmont, Pa.

The Lot at Edgewater is a full-service restaurant that offers a wide menu selection including traditional favorites like Belgian waffles, house-cured bacon steak, made-to-order omelets as well as specialties such as avocado toast with pepper jam and a fried egg.  There is a full-service coffee bar with a large assortment of pastries and a full-service bar featuring brunch cocktails, alcoholic milkshakes, and craft beers.

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Pittsburgh Cars ‘N’ Coffee – August 13th, 2022

Pittsburgh Cars ‘N’ Coffee (PGHCNC) will welcome ARPCA as Porsche will be the featured vehicle for the August 13th meet.  The main parking area will be completely reserved for Porsche-only vehicles.  You are welcome to bring your non-Porsche sports cars but ask that you do not park in the main coned-off area.  We appreciate everyone’s cooperation so that we may park the featured vehicles together.

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ARPCA Cars ‘N’ Carls – August 14th, 2022

This event is for the guy or girl who wants great food, super friends, and a cool Porsche car show.  Cars ‘n Carl’s (say that 3 times fast) is sure to be one of the spiciest events of the summer! Carl’s Tavern has been feeding Pittsburgh since 1953.  Carl’s introduced the Car Burger and Pittsburgh’s one-of-a-kind fish sandwich 69 years ago and has served over 1 million meals to their Pittsburgh community.  Carl’s Tavern is a Pittsburgh Landmark with the tradition of this family business starting in 1933.

Carl’s Tavern is normally closed on Sundays but will be opening up just for us! You will not want to miss this event at Carl’s with your P-Car! Carl’s is located at 3386 William Penn Hwy, Pittsburgh, 15235, event day is Sunday, August 14th from Noon – 4 PM.

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Porsche Touring Crew – August 23rd, 2022

ARPCA’s Porsche Touring Crew – for the most part, a gaggle of good-humored malcontents and aging contrarians — always seems to be doing things “their own way.” And PTC is adding to that reputation with a mid-Summer quest for the best Italian eatery in the area.

The Crew has announced plans to re-convene August 23rd for an excursion to Angelo’s (www.angelosrestaurant.com), a third-generation Washington County eatery with a widespread reputation for excellence and innovative, as well as quality.  It all started back in 1939 with Angelo and Giacomina Passalacqua opened a small neighbor tavern in Washington.

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Porsches at Station Square – August 27th, 2022

Allegheny Region Porsche Club of America is once again hosting a People’s Choice Concourse, Car Show, and Social at Station Square. This is the eighth year for this fantastic event.

Station Square will close West Station Square Drive for exclusive Porsche parking. The display area will begin in front of the Grand Concourse restaurant (just below the Smithfield Street Bridge) and occupy the street westward toward the Hard Rock Cafe. Space is limited to 50 vehicles. Security guards will be present to monitor the car display.  After perusing through the Porsches, make sure to cast your ballot for your favorite Porsche (other than your own, of course).

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 – INFORMATION –

Buy, Sell, Trade on  The Mart

Rundschau’s member-only classified ad section, The Mart, is now available under its own tab on ARPCA.com.

To place a listing, send the information, including a 1 megapixel or higher photo of the item to be listed to editor@arpca.com.  The ad will appear in the next issue of Rundschau, but should appear on the website within a week. There will be some lag between notification and de-listing so please notify the editor as soon as an item is no longer for sale. You should also email the editor each month if you wish to have your listing continue.

Click here to visit The Mart

 

Member Image Submissions

Click Here or use the “Member Submissions” link in the menu at the top of the ARPCA  homepage. I truly appreciate having your images to use when crafting email newsletters and posts for ARPCA.com, the more images you share the more the website can be a reflection of and a showcase for our members and their cars.

Image submitted by T Gray, “Rallye at Willow 2022”

The more member images we receive the more we are able to make our website and publications truly reflective of our group and it’s members

Currently image size is limited to 20MB per image we accept images in tiff, gif, png, jpeg, raw, and esp formats.  Images should be your own original content.  Images currently subject to copyright, or of an inappropriate nature will not be accepted or displayed by the ARPCA.

Attention:
Our members love fun and new events!  Please ensure all club activities are submitted to editor@arpca.com and events@arpca.com as soon as dates and details are finalized.  To appear in Rundschau timely, details need submitted 45 days prior to 1st calendar date of month desired for publication.   Event notices arriving after will be promoted via web, Facebook, and email as available.  Include date, time, a short description of event along with cost, and whether registration is required (a photo would be fantastic too!) with your submission.  We look forward helping you host a fun and successful ARPCA event!

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