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

 

 

 

 

Triad Area August Update!

On July 21st, the Triad Area held its meeting at Little Richards BBQ in Winston-Salem. We had 50 members attend. After welcoming everyone, we started the meeting and recognized a new PCA member, Marc McGarry.

TJ updated the membership status and announced PCA member anniversaries.

We celebrated the following July birthdays.

Tim Robertson & Eric Schultz

Rick Huskins stepped up in Jerry’s absence and serenaded our guests’ birthdays. I think Jerry may have some serious competition.

YMCA Camp Haynes Staff members, Donna Rogers, Interim CEO, Amanda Hurley, Senior Vice President, Nicholas Patton, Executive Director, Val DuValle W. Elliott, Jr., Vice President of Major Gifts and Planned Giving (Heritage Club) joined our meeting to accept a $10,000 donation.

This donation was raised from the recent Roads and Rails event along with Porsche Greensboro sponsorship that was organized by Robert VanCamp. Thank you to everyone who donated and attended the Roads and Rails event to support this great cause. YMCA Camp Hanes is located in King, NC. These donations help young people who would have otherwise not been able, attend camp. YMCA Camp Hanes is committed to ensuring every experience is helping campers be their best selves. They do this through developing achievement, belonging and building relationships. YMCA Camp Hanes values of honesty, caring, respect, responsibility, and faith - help guide them.

Aaron Sorgius, fellow PCA member discussed he was only a few subscribers away from a milestone of 49,000 followers on his YouTube channel, Help Me DIY. Please take a look at his content and consider subscribing to his YouTube channel which are detailed step-by-step DIY tutorials from maintenance to optional mods to help your car look and function its best.

We gave away a few door prizes and held the charity raffle. Thank you to all who donated to the charity raffle, we raised $170.00.

On Saturday, July 18, the Triad Area hit the road for a rendezvous with the triangle area at Red Oak Brewery in  Whitsett, North Carolina. The weather was nice and sunny for eight cars and 15 participants to take the long way and enjoy the ride. 

We left from Porsche Greensboro, who graciously provided pastries to fuel the drivers, on scenic roads south through Asheboro and back up with a nice mix of curves and backcountry driving. Once arriving at the brewery, all the members parked in a reserved lot for PCA.We then enjoyed the fellowship, beers, and brats inside the beautiful beer hall.

As a reminder, I am resigning from my position as Triad Area PCA Area Director, effective December 31st, 2026. Sarah and I are truly grateful to have had the opportunity to serve and contribute to PCA.

PCA Carolina’s Region President, Jim Hess and I are still looking for a volunteer to take over this role. Please reach out to Jim or myself if you have interest. I am happy to assist in any way to ensure a smooth transition.