President’s Report, November 2014

Jason Miller – KY Region President

Saturday, September 27 was both a sad and glorious day at the same time. You see, for almost two weeks since returning from our September DE I had considered buying another Porsche. I had the DE bug bad! And, my 2003 base boxster just wasn’t cutting it any longer. I definitely got my monies worth out of the boxster, as she allowed me to get introduced to DE on the cheap, but an upgrade was in the near future.

Over those two weeks my wife and I discussed this more than she liked. What to do? Buy a new to me Cayman and daily drive it as well as track it? Or, sell The White Elephant, aka the 2007 Targa 4S with only 14,500 miles? The horror! How could I sell the Targa? This was the car I was going to keep forever.

Until…one Wednesday evening after work I stopped by Bluegrass to look at a 2014 Base Cayman. I never made it to look at that particular car. Instead, my eye caught a 2015 Guards Red Cayman GTS. Moments later I was convinced to take a test drive. The car was amazing! The next day Holly, my wife, went to check out the car. She liked it as well. Four days later, on that momentous Saturday, both the Boxster and Targa were gone and I became the proud owner of a new GTS.

While parting with the Targa was difficult, the first drive in the GTS reassured me that this was the right move. Bring on spring and my first DE of next season!

I digress. On to club related news. The October membership meeting was a success, as we invaded the Maserati showroom at Bluegrass for pizza and beer. A quorum of members not only convinced me to give “one more year” as your KYPCA President, but the other elected officers remained intact as well. One new Board Member, Edward Hessel, was elected.

A November drive is in the works. Be on the lookout for an e-mail blast with details soon. Also, discussions for our January Holiday Hangover Party have begun. This will be mid-January as usual and details will follow as things come together.

On a sad note, the Saturday morning Breakfast Social at Steak ‘n Shake has been cancelled due to lack of participation. This will certainly be re-visited at a later date to gage interest in re-kindling the gathering.

Lastly, as I plan meeting locations for next year, I am open to suggestions. Preferred criteria includes: a FREE meeting room, good parking for the Porsche, and quality affordable food. Please e-mail me: [email protected]

Our November meeting will be Monday, November 10 at el Tarasco. The meeting starts at 7pm, but many arrive as early as 6:30.

Jason Miller