Triad Area November Update!

 

Triad Area PCA Monthly Meeting

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What a fantastic turnout! On October 20th, 56 Porsche enthusiasts gathered at the stunning Barn at Royal Gait for our October Monthly Meeting. A huge thank you to Bobbye Royals for hosting us and sharing such a beautiful venue with our group!

🏆 The Annual Chili Cook-Off & Dessert Battle

Our members brought their A-game to this year’s People’s Choice Chili Cook-Off. With 9 unique varieties of homemade chili, mouth-watering appetizers, and 9 decadent desserts, no one left hungry!

    

Chili Cook-Off Champions: 

🥇 1st Place: Tim Robertson

🥈 2nd Place: Allison Gottwalt

🥉 3rd Place: Rick Huskins

 

Dessert Champions: 

🥇 1st Place: Megan Lail (Brown Butter Toffee)

🥈 2nd Place: Sadie Kilcrease (Neiman Marcus Caramel Pecan Delites)

👋 Welcome & Celebrations

After fueling up on great food, we kicked off the official meeting:

• New Member Spotlight: A warm PCA welcome to first-time attendees Brent and Megan Lail!

• October Birthdays: A very Happy Birthday to Patti Ruppert, Tom Denegre, and Ron Reed! 🎂

⚡ Feature Vehicle: The 2027 Porsche Cayenne EV

A massive shoutout to Justin Cothren and John Ridge from Porsche Greensboro for bringing out the all-new Cayenne EV! Members got an exclusive up-close look at the future of electric performance, complete with a presentation by John on what to expect from the 2027 model.

John Ridge speaking about the 2027 Cayenne EV.

☕ Cider & Door Prizes

To keep us cozy, Dane Northcutt (Glass Doctor) and Tresha Northcutt (Hagerty Insurance) served up delicious homemade hot apple cider—and even donated a homemade cider-making kit as a door prize!

Additional door prizes were provided by Carol Huff (Hagerty Insurance), who gifted a lucky winner a Hagerty umbrella and another a sleek Yeti 28 oz Rambler mug.

    

Cookoff Contest, Door Prize and 50/50 Winners

Thank you to everyone who cooked, attended, brought door prizes, and bought 50/50 tickets. We can’t wait to see you all at next month's gathering! 🚗💨

Below is a list of upcoming Triad Area PCA Events 

Date	Event
November 4th, Wednesday, 11:30AM – 1:30PM	GIPs Meeting Hamilton’s Steakhouse 328 Sunset Ave, Asheboro
November 7th, Saturday, 9:30AM	Triad Fall Foliage Drive Join the Triad Area on a scenic drive through the foothills for some fall foliage and finish up with lunch at the Cinder Bistro in downtown North Wilkesboro, NC. 2 way radios preferred if you have them. Start Location - McDonald’s 426 Jonestown Road Winston Salem, NC 27104 End Location -Cinder Bistro 532 Main St. North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 Drivers' Meeting. November 7th at 9:30am 426 Jonestown Road Winston Salem, NC 27104   Question: Joshua Burcham, tonkawesty@gmail.com
November 14th, Saturday, 8:30 - 10:30AM	Winston-Salem Cars and Coffee At Truist Stadium 951 Ballpark Way, Winston-Salem
November 17th, Tuesday, 6:00PM – 8:00PM	Triad Area Monthly Meeting Ceramic Pro 2047 Silas Creek Pkwy, Winston-Salem
December 9th, Wednesday, 11:30AM – 1:30PM	GIPs Meeting TBD
December 11th, Friday, 6:00PM – 8:00PM	Triad Area Holiday Party TBD

Triad Area's 2nd Annual Chili Cook Off

 

Triad Area's 2nd Annual Chili Cook Off

Think your chili recipe has what it takes to quell the heat of competition? Or maybe your best dessert is the sweetest in town? Now's your chance to prove it to the whole area! 

At the next Triad Area's October meeting, we'll be holding our second annual Chili Cook Off. Come put your cooking, baking, and tasting skills to the test. Whether you're a kitchen novice or a seasoned pro, bring your favorite recipe to the table; no matter if it's white chicken chili or meaty and full of beans—we want to taste it all! 

There will be a competition for the best chili and the best dessert, and you can enter either, both, or nothing at all. You are also welcome to bring an appetizer to share if you don't have chili or a dessert. There is no cost to enter and no charge for eating and voting. We want you to come and have fun with your Porsche club friends! 

We'll have plenty of extension cords and outlets, so please bring your Crock Pots-don't forget serving utensils, as well! The club will provide bowls, plates, napkins, plastic ware, cups, chili toppings and water to drink (fire extinguishers will be at the ready!). Please bring your own preferred beverage other than water. 

We'll begin checking in the chili and dessert entries at 5:30. 

Eating and judging, conducted by all attendees, will begin at about 6:00. 

At the end, votes will be tallied faster than a GT4 RS and a $50 gift card will be awarded to the Best Chili and $25 for second best. The Best Dessert earns $25. 

We'll see you on Tuesday, October 20th at Royal Gait Farm, 6495 Kennedy Road, in Trinity for what will surely be an evening of fun, great company, and a little friendly rivalry. 

PCA.....now it's not just the cars and the people, it's the delicious food too! 

Click here to sign up to participate in the Chili, Dessert or Appetizer competition…Sign Up Genius or use the QR code pictured below to access the same sign up page.

Triad Area Drive & Dine trip to Chateau Morrisette

Drive “Porsche” Roads to the Blue Ridge Parkway and Dine at Chateau Morrisette: 

Benefits

Racing for Heroes

Saturday, October 10th

Here is the Plan:

• 08:30-09:15 Meet at Porsche of Greensboro, socialize. Drivers meeting

• 09:15 Leave for the Blue Ridge Parkway and Chateau Morrisette

• 11:45 Arrive. Plenty of safe parking provided.

• 12:00 Dine in main dining room (outdoors if warm enough). Order from the menu.

• Lunch cost is not included with your Club Registration payment.

• 1:00+ Winery tour, tasting… enjoy the view, drive home on your own

Please make donations to Racing for Heroes on the day of the event by check payable to “Carolinas Region PCA” (100% will go to Racing for Heroes but we want to keep score for PCA).

Questions? Contact Dixon Johnston 828-308-2888;

Dixon.johnston@gmail.com

Registration fee PER PERSON $25.

Sign up on Clubregistration.net

Triad Area October Update!

Triad Area Monthly Meeting

On September 8^th, the Triad Area held its monthly meeting at Little Richards BBQ.  We had 50 members attend. 

I started our meeting by welcoming everyone and recognized new PCA members:

Eric and Krissy Shook

TJ Gottwalt, our Triad Area Membership Ambassador, updated us on the current membership status and recognized our area’s PCA member anniversaries. We are currently at a total of 631 members within the Triad Area. 

Next, we celebrated the following September birthdays: 

Josh Burcham                           Paula Vasaly

Charles Branch                          Nyles Lantor 

Rick and Jerry Singing Happy Birthday 

I then read the following appreciation letter from the American Children’s Home President & CEO, Regina Keener.  She thanked us for our generous gift of $2,500 that was donated on September 1^st, 2026 as a sponsor of the 28^th Annual Car Show-Off. 

Triad Area PCA Meeting 

I spent some time highlighting the upcoming events as seen below: 

We gave away door prizes and held the 50/50 charity raffle. Thank you to all who donated, we raised a total of $390.00. 

Triad Area Door Prize and Charity Raffle Winners

Triad Area September Update!

On August 18^th, the Triad Area held its meeting at Porsche Greensboro.  We had 69 members attend.

We want to especially thank Porsche Greensboro for hosting our PCA meeting and providing our delicious dinner from Cracker Barrel. 

We want to especially thank Porsche Greensboro for hosting our PCA meeting and providing our delicious dinner from Cracker Barrel.  There was plenty of southern style food for everyone, ranging from meatloaf, breaded chicken strips, grilled chicken strips, green beans, mashed potatoes, carrots, stewed apples, mac and cheese, fresh fruit, biscuits, corn bread, cookies, chocolate cola cake and birthday cake, and southern sweet tea.

After filling our bellies, I started our meeting by welcoming everyone and recognized a new PCA member, John Eller.

TJ Gottwalt, our Triad Area Membership Ambassador, updated us on the current membership status and recognized our area’s PCA member anniversaries.

We celebrated the following August birthdays. 

 Sadie Kilcrease        Sarah Teague

Annette Tilley         Rhonda Kearney

 Sadie celebrated a milestone birthday and was beaming with pride. 

Sarah and Sadie Celebrating Birthdays

Rick Huskins and Jerry Kilcrease serenaded the ladies with a charming rendition of Happy Birthday. 

Rick and Jerry singing.

Matt Davis, Porsche Greensboro Sales Manager took a couple minutes and spoke on the recent acquisition by Hendrick Automotive Group.  Matt also advised the dealership was focusing on restructuring service fees for Porsche automobiles.

Next Porsche Greensboro unveiled the new 2026 EV versions of the Cayenne.  

2026 Cayenne EV’s Unveiling 

2026 Cayenne EV’s Unveiled

Both John Ridge and Joe Paccadolmi, Greensboro’s Porsche Product Specialists, spoke about the new vehicles, their performance and rapid EV recharging times.  The new Cayenne Turbo is rated at 1,139hp and can reach 60 mph in 2.4 seconds, which is significantly faster than the Lamborghini Urus of 3.3 seconds.  The Cayenne Coupe Electric is rated at 657hp.  The DC @ 400kW recharging times from state of charge 10% to 80% in ~16 minutes, which is the fastest in the industry.  The Cayenne has a 9.6-kW maximum charging rate for AC charging, which Porsche says can fully recharge the battery from empty to 100 percent SOC in 13 hours. 

Joe Paccadolmi and John Ridge

 

2026 Cayenne EV Specs

Brian Powell spoke to us about an upcoming trip to Europe that is planned next April.  The trip will consist of traveling to Stuttgart to visit the Porsche factory and museum, Mercedes Museum, and then onto Munich to visit the BMW museum and onto visit the Bugatti museum.  Check your email for further details.

I spent some time highlighting the upcoming events…

Please visit Carolinas Region Calendar for listing of events.

Upcoming Events 

Date	Event
September 2nd, Wednesday, 11:30AM – 1:30PM	GIPs Meeting Bravo Italian Kitchen @ Friendly Center 3324 W. Friendly Ave, Greensboro
September 12th, Saturday, 8:30 - 10:30AM	Winston-Salem Cars and Coffee Truist Stadium 951 Ballpark Wy., Winston-Salem
September 8th, Tuesday, 6:00PM – 8:00PM	Triad Area Monthly Meeting Little Richards BBQ 109 South Stratford Rd., Winston-Salem
September 16th – 19th	Fall Tour Fall Tour 2026, limited to 30 cars.  5 spots avail. Cost: $140.00 per person ● Register on ClubRegistration.net
September 20th, Sunday, 7:30AM	Autocross - 05      Michelin Proving Grounds Mountville, SC 2440 SC-39, Mountville, SC ● Register on ClubRegistration.net
September 24th, Saturday, 9:00AM	Lunch and Laps @ VIR Meet at Porsche Greensboro 5603 Roanne Way, Greensboro ● Register on Club Registration.net
September 26th, Saturday, 8:00AM – 10:00AM	Cars & Coffee @ UNCG Lot 1720 W Gate City Blvd., Greensboro
October 7th, Wednesday, 11:30AM – 1:30PM	GIPs Meeting TBD
October 10th, Saturday, 8:30AM – 1:00PM	Triad Area Drive & Dine trip to Chateau Morrisette ● Register on Club Registration.net
October 10th, Saturday, 8:30 - 10:30AM	Winston-Salem Cars and Coffee Truist Stadium 951 Ballpark Wy., Winston-Salem
October 16th- 18th Friday - Sunday	The Carolinas Challenge 2026 at CMP Carolina Motorsports Park 3662 Kershaw Hwy, Kershaw SC ● Register on Club Registration.net
October 16th- 18th Friday - Sunday	HPDE at Carolinas Challenge 2026 Carolina Motorsports Park 3662 Kershaw Hwy, Kershaw SC ● Register on Club Registration.net
October 20th, Tuesday, 6:00PM – 8:00PM	Triad Area Monthly Meeting The Barn @ Royal Gait 2nd Annual Chili Cook Off 6495 Kennedy Rd, Trinity
October 24th, Saturday, 8:00AM – 10:00AM	Cars & Coffee @ UNCG Lot 1720 W Gate City Blvd., Greensboro

 

Regional PCA President Jim Hess

 We gave away door prizes and held the 50/50 charity raffle. Thank you to all who donated to the charity raffle, we raised a total of $620.00. 

Triad Area Door Prize and Charity Raffle Winners

 On August 22^nd, the Triad Area held a Porsche Corral at the 28^th Annual American Children’s Home Car Show.  We were honored to have members of LIPs and Black Edition groups from the Charlotte area join us.  We had an amazing turnout of 23 cars.  

Porsche’s in the PCA Corral

 We were pleased to submit a donation to the American Children’s Home in the amount of $2,600.  I want to personally thank every PCA member who participated in 50/50 drawings and the Porsche Corral for their donations to this cause. 

Awarding Donation to American Children’s Home

 As we do every year, we held a People’s Choice contest and awarded 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place to the following. 

1^st                           2^nd                          3^rd

Rick Huskins       Jerry Kilcrease  TJ Gottwalt 

1^st Place People’s Choice

2025 718 Spyder RS

Rick Huskins 

2^nd Place People’s Choice

1964 356C

Jerry Kilcrease 

3^rd Place People’s Choice

2023 718 GT4

TJ Gottwalt 

PCA, it’s not just the cars, it's the people...!

 

Alan Teague

PCA Triad Area, Director

 Triad-ad@carolinas-pca.com