President’s Report – January 2013
Welcome!
Let me take a few lines to introduce myself as your new KYPCA President. My wife Lucy and I are avid Porsche fans and have a mini fan in the making, our one year old daughter Sasha. I have been an active member of the Kentucky region since 2009 and I was first introduced to the club by Blue Grass Porsche after leasing our first Porsche (Cayman S) from them. This was also how I ended up being a track enthusiast after Blue Grass invited me to a track day at Putnam Park. It was one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life – I was hooked.
After the first event I decided I needed to go on the hunt for a track car as the Cayman S was my wife’s daily driver, not that I needed an excuse to extend our Porsche family! I ended up buying a Lindsey race prepped 944 turbo and then spent all my summer months attending events at Putnam park, so much so that this year I decided to become a DE instructor.
A few of you already know me, I’m a Brit and like to have a good time whenever I can and this brings me to the club. Let’s not forget that KYPCA is a car club and at the end of the day we are like-minded people who enjoy Porsches who want to talk about them and have fun. My association with the club and Bluegrass Motorsport has introduced me to some really good friends. If any of you have moved to a new town, or even a new country, you will appreciate how hard it can be to meet people who share your interests.
This is what I think our club is all about, people meeting up to make new friends and to talk about what wonderful cars Porsche’s are. The Kentucky region has some great folks involved in many enjoyable events over the year and I would like to personally thank all those involved in organizing the events. Please keep it up as it is appreciated and the club would not be the same without you.
To keep the club strong we need new members and the best way to attract them is to hold events that people want to come to, such as club drives, interesting monthly meeting venues and Saturday morning socials. We have two really top notch DE events each year where you can safely experience your Porsche on the track, and if you don’t want to take your car on the track I would highly recommend attending just to see the paddock area filled with cool cars. Our association with Blue Grass Porsche is a special one, we are very fortunate that they sponsor the event and host dinner and drinks over the weekend. I encourage the new activities committee to organize a club drive to the DE event for people who would like to see the track and cars but not necessarily participate themselves.
I’m committed as your KYPCA President to grow the club and make new members feel as welcome as possible. Your help is needed, we all know someone who isn’t a club member and we know members who don’t attend the meetings or events. Please try to encourage your fellow Porsche owners to be more active in the club. I’m really looking forward to 2013 and to being more involved than I have ever been and my wish is that you feel the same.
Cheers!