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2008 Events Calendar

January 2008

9th – 6:30P/7:00P – Dinner/Board Meeting at Airport Dinner 8830 Hwy 3 SW (Bremerton National Airport).  Details

12th – PNWR Driver Skills Day at Bremerton Raceway.

16th – 6:30P/7:00P – Dinner/Calendar Planning Meeting at Airport Dinner 8830 Hwy 3 SW (Bremerton National Airport).  Details

18th – 7:00P Wine Tasting at Old Town Bistro at 3388 NW Byron St. in Silverdale. Cost is $20/person includes tasting of 6 wines and appetizers. Must RSVP by 1/4/07 to Maryann Elwell by email or by phone at (253) 853-4003.  Details

25th – 5P or 6:15P Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby Social.  A number of Cub Scout packs in Silverdale will be holding their Pinewood Derby Social on Friday January 25th at 6:15P.  We have been honored with a request to show off some or our "big boy cars" to these boys and their families before the Pinewood Derby race that evening.  We have been asked to gather our cars at 6:15pm at the LDS church just off Frontier Rd between Newberry Hill & Trigger in Silverdale.  A number of Corvette Club and Porsche Club members will be gathering for dinner at the Red Robin at 5pm.  If you are interested in attending drop a line to Gloria Click here for more details and maps.

26th – 4:00-7:00P Tech Session. Nuts About Hi-Fi is hosting a Tech Session on Home Theater and Audio Systems at their store located at 9960 Silverdale Way, Suite 3 (Safeway Shopping Center) in Silverdale. They will have Wine Tasting, Promotional Discounts, and Door Prizes. Must RSVP by 1/18/07 to Randy Baisden by e-mail or phone at: (360) 895-4822.  Details

February 2008

8th – 7:00P Chinese New Year dinner at Panda Inn located at 4180 Kitsap Way in Bremerton Must RSVP to Maryann Elwell by email or by phone at (253) 853-4003 no later than 2/1/08.  Click here for more info.

13th – 6:30P/7:00P – Dinner/Board Meeting at Airport Dinner 8830 Hwy 3 SW (Bremerton National Airport).

16th – 7:00P – Movie Night and Pot Luck Dinner hosted by Bill & Debbie Bonsell at their condo’s club house in Poulsbo. Everyone should bring a dish (appetizer, main course, side dish, or dessert) and BYOB. Paper products, utensils, coffee, tea, and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. Must RSVP with what you are bringing by 2/8/07 to Bill & Debbie Bonsell by email or phone at (360) 697-1700.  For directions to the club house click here.

March 2008

12th – 6:30P/7:00P – Dinner/Board Meeting at Airport Dinner 8830 Hwy 3 SW (Bremerton National Airport).

16th – 2:00P – 5th Annual Chili Cookoff at the Elwell’s in Gig Harbor. Must RSVP by 3/9/07 to Maryann Elwell by email or by phone at (253) 853-4003.    More details... 

26th – 5:45P Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby.  A number of Cub Scout packs in Silverdale will be holding their Pinewood Derby Wednesday March 26th at 5:45P.  We have, again, been honored with a request to show off some or our "big boy cars" to these boys and their families before the Pinewood Derby race that evening.  We have been asked to gather our cars at 5:45pm in the church parking lot at 9256 Nels Nelson Rd NW, Bremerton.  If you have questions you can contact Chris Byron at (360) 340-2836.

30th –10:00A – Tour. Starting Point will be the Bremerton Airport Diner. Expect a 2.5 to 3 hr drive to the southwest towards Shelton and then back to Gig Harbor for lunch and wrap-up. RSVP by 3/28/08 to Jason Scheffer via e-mail or Marlene Scheffer via e-mail.  Several members indicated they plan to meet at the Airport Diner around 9A for breakfast.  For more information click here.

April 2008

9th – Dinner & Board Meeting at Lakeland Village Lakeside Bistro in Allyn.  We're shaking things up a bit in hopes of allowing those who work on weekends to attend a mid-week club dinner.  So in April we're holding a mid week dinner following by a board meeting.  It will be held at the Lakeland Village Lakeside Bistro at 470 E Country Club Dr., Allyn,WA 98524. We will be able to just order off the full menu for dinner. Please RSVP to Bob Becken at (360) 710-7666 by by email by April 1st (not this isn't an April Fools thing) to give the final count to the restaurant.  Details...

12th - PNWR Autocross (#2 of 8) at Bremerton Raceway.

19th – Tour to Whitney Gardens in Brinnon and Hama Hama Oyster Farm in Eldon.  Lunch at Olympic Timber House at 295534 US Highway 101, Quilcene. RSVP by 4/14/2008 to Barb and Brooks Hanford at 360-796-4671 or by email More details...

19th - PNWR More Smiles to the Mile Tour. Drive some awesome roads in East and North King County. Meet at 8:15 a.m. at Krispy Kreme in Issaquah, North of I-90 in a shopping center off of East Lake Sammamish Road. The tour ends with a pizza lunch in Mukilteo about 1:00 p.m.

26th – 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. OPR / PNWR Tech Session and Barbeque sponsored by MAXRPM of Bremerton. This round-robin tech festival will spotlight seven different topics at 15 minute intervals, followed by a Q and A session with individual instructors after the round robin for more detailed information on your choice of topics. MAXRPM will then provide a barbeque lunch. RSVP soon to reverve your spot; this event has filled quickly in the past! RSVP to MAXRPM by phone at 360-373-6758 or by email. The festival will be held at MAXRPM at 2320 6th Street in Bremerton.  Directions

May 2008

3rd – PNWR Tour through the LaConner area.

9th – 7:00 p.m. Cinco De Nine-o Dinner at Taqueria Los Cazadores, a wonderful little Mexican restaurant at 3329 Kitsap Way in West Bremerton. Celebrate the Mexican way, have a margarita! Pitcher, anyone? Please RSVP by 5/2/2008 to Gloria Mellon at 360-405-0211, or by email.    For details and directions click here.

9th -11th – Vancouver Island Region Crown Isle Retreat. Vancouver Island Region invites you to their premier event of the year at the exquisite Crown Isle Golf Resort in Courtenay, British Columbia.  More info...

10th – 9:00 a.m. Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Fundraiser. Beginning at Vinland Elementary, this is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's largest national fund-raising event. Tens of thousands of co-workers, friends and family come together each year as one community for one cause…to help find a cure for CF. OPR is one of the sponsors of this event. Club members are encouraged to participate in the walk. Also, OPR will hold a show and shine during the event to earn additional funds for the charity.  More info...

11th- PNWR Show and Shine – at the XXX Rootbeer Drive-In in Issaquah.

14th – 6:30 p.m. Dinner / 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting at Airport Diner 8830 Highway 3 SW (Bremerton National Airport).  More info...

15th – PNWR Driver Ed Day.  Held at Pacific Raceway in Kent.  More info...

17th – 8:45A, 60th Annual Bremerton Armed Forces Day Parade. Participate in the largest, longest running Armed Forces Day Parade! OPR will drive as a group in the parade.  We are limited to a maximum of 20 cars so RSVP soon to Bill Elwell by email or by phone at (253) 853-4003.  For more information on when and where we will meet along with other details click here.

24th – PNWR Autocross (#3 of 8) and Driver Skills Day at Bremerton Raceway.

30th – Last day to reserve your room for the Tour to the Oregon Coast on June 28/29.  The hotel is the Red Lion in Astoria. The room rates are $149-159 but if we have 10 or more rooms, the rate drops to $119-129. So far, we have two rooms.  We need at least eight more participants.

30th to June 1st - Rose Cup Races in Portland.  More info...

31st – PNWR Concours - More info...

31st – Early Porsche Gathering.  10:30A to 3:00P.  An invite to 912 owners and early 911 or 356 owners: This meet, greet, and drive event is being planned in order to develop a network of Northwest 912 owners along with 356 and 911 drivers.  Meet at Fat Smitty’s in Port Townsend at 10:30 a.m. for departure no later than 11:00.  We’ll take a scenic drive through Port Townsend and grab a late lunch in town around 12:30.  If the weather is wet or looks like a serious chance of rain, we’ll reschedule in June.  RSVP to Christian Polyak by email or at (443) 421-2591.  Just in case, please send your cell or home phone number or email in case the event’s called for weather.  

June 2008

8th – PNWR Annual 356 Bull Session.  More info...

11th – 6:30 p.m. Dinner / 7:00 p.m. Board Meeting at Airport Diner 8830 Highway 3 SW (Bremerton National Airport).  More info...

14th – PNWR Carbon River Ohop-Creek Tour.  More info...

14th- PNWR Wine Tasting and 24 Hour Le Mans Party.  More info...

15th - Jul/Aug Nor' Wester Newsletter submission deadline for free classified ads, paid advertisements, articles, and photos.

18th – PNWR Drivers Ed Ground School.  More info...

21st – 4:00P, BBQ at John and Susie James’ house in Gig Harbor.   RSVP to John by email or by phone by (253) 265-2500.  For directions details and more info...

21st – PNWR Autocross ( #4 of 8) and Driver Skills Day at Bremerton Raceway.

26th – PNWR Drivers Ed Day at PRI in Kent.  More info...

28th – PNWR Summer Concours.  More info...

28th – 29th – Tour to the Coast!  Join us for a tour to Astoria.  During our tour, we will be visiting the Coast Guard Station at Point Disappointment, spending the evening at the Red Lion in Astoria Oregon.  We will travel along Highway 101 between there and Hoquim and Aberdeen.  Plan to meet at the Bremerton Airport on the 28th at 8:30 a.m. More details to come, mark your calendars now!  Please contact Jonathan now to get your name on the interest list. For more information, contact Jonathan and Lynda Wyman by email or phone at (440) 463-1978.

July 2008

4th – 6th – Pacific Northwest Historics: Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Porsche. Held by The Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts (SOVREN), the 20th Annual Pacific Northwest Historics at Pacific Raceways, Inc. (PRI) in Kent is a charity event benefiting the uncompensated care at Children’s Hospital & Regional Hospital Center in Seattle. The guest celebrity will be Al Unser Sr. We are putting together an OPR Car Corral on the 6th. For more details contact John James at (253) 265-2500 or by e-mail or contact Marlene Scheffer at 360-689-6836 or by email.

The meeting location will be at the Gig Harbor McDonalds off the Olympic Drive Exit of RT16 on Sunday July 6th at 8A.  Everyone can sign insurance waivers and sign-in sheets before departing.  For more info...

5th – PNWR Packwood Autocross! This may be a once-in-a-lifetime event! The Pacific Northwest Region has invited us to a special autocross in Packwood, WA. The site is on one of Hampton Mills lots. They are a large lumber company operating south of Mt. Rainier. There are 3 acres of indoor parking/pit area and 15 acres of beautiful blacktop. The landscape is breathtaking and the local community is very enthusiastic and supportive. The autocross will take place on Saturday July 5. This will be an all day event, hopefully with a dinner/social/awards party in the evening. PNWR Autocross Rules/Classification will be used. Please check the PNWR website for more details and updates.  Also visit Destination Packwood site for more info on the area and lodging/accommodations. For more details or to RSVP, please contact Tim and Linda Kornacki at autocross@pnwr.org.

9th – 6:30P Dinner / 7:00P Board Meeting at Airport Diner 8830 Highway 3 SW (Bremerton National Airport). More info...

12th – PNWR Tech Session.  More info...

17th –PNWR Bull Session and Cruise In at the Triple X Drive-In in Issaquah. More info...

19th – USS JOHN C. STENNIS Tour! This event will include several different car clubs, including Corvettes, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches, and Mustangs. Our club will tentatively meet at the Family Pancake House on Kitsap Way for breakfast at 9:00A. If you can not join us for breakfast, please meet us at the Pass and ID parking lot at 11:15A. You will find this parking lot near the Charleston gate; when coming from Gorst, the lot is in front of the first mothballed aircraft carrier that you will drive by. Please be on time! Stragglers may not be granted base access. We will enter Naval Base Kitsap - Bremerton as a group and get staged for pictures beside the USS John C. Stennis, CVN-74 at noon. We will then move the cars to a nearby parking lot and return to the carrier for tours. We can then give sailors rides in our cars. Because of liability issues, we can not allow sailors to drive the cars. There will be lots of walking and stairs during the tour, so please wear sensible shoes and ladies will want to wear slacks. USS Stennis merchandise will be available for purchase on the pier, so please bring cash. Times are subject to change!  More details to follow. To RSVP or for more info, please contact Marlene Scheffer at 360-689-6836, or by email.

19th – PNWR Driver Skills – Families and Young Drivers Day.  More info...

19th – PNWR Autocross ( #5 of 8) at Bremerton Raceway.  More info...

23rd –PNWR DE Ground School.  More info...

26th – “Cruise the Narrows”" Car Show at the Tacoma Narrows Airport in Gig Harbor. 9A - 3P, $15.00 per car. Details to follow for meeting time & place. For more information, please contact Gloria Mellon at 360-405-0211, or by email.

27th – Porsches on the Pier in Port Angeles! "Arts in Action" presented by the Rotary Club, followed by an ice cream social at the Schneider’s' home in Sequim. Details will follow with meeting time and place. Please RSVP to Gloria Mellon at 360-405-0211, or by email.

31st – PNWR Driver Ed Day held at Pacific Raceway in Kent.  More info...

August 2008

2nd – PNWR Autocross School.  More info...

8th – NWRC/PNWR Friday Night Rally.  More info...

9th – PNWR John Walkers Swap Meet.  More info...

9th – Rally in the Valley!  Details to follow for meeting time & place. Please RSVP by 7/31/08 to Gloria Mellon at 360-405-0211, or by email

10th – Cruz Classic Car Show in Port Orchard. Registration begins at 7A, $10 per car. This is an all day event down on the water. Enjoy the "Festival by the Bay" Street Fair. Meeting time and place will be decided as this event gets closer. Please RSVP by 7/31/08 Gloria Mellon at 360-405-0211, or by email

10th – PNWR Annual Summer Picnic and Shine ‘n Show.  More info...

13th – 6:30P / 7:00P. Board Meeting at Airport Diner 8830 Highway 3 SW (Bremerton National Airport).  More info...

15th – 17th PNWR Canada West Weekend.    More info...

22nd – 24th PNWR Olympic Peninsula Tour.    More info...

30th – OPR Dinner in Sequim, more details to come. Please RSVP by 8/22/08 to Brett Burroughs at 360-697-6309, or by email.

30th – PNWR Drivers Skills Day Women’s Day.  More info...

30th – PNWR Autocross ( #6 of 8) at Bremerton Raceway.  More info...

September 2008

TBD – OPR Dinner at Blondie’s Restaurant in Port Orchard. For more information contact Debbie Raphael at (360) 373-6758 or by e-mail.

4th – 7th – Kirkland Concours d’Elegance.  More info...  and even more here...

10th – 6:30P / 7:00P. Board Meeting at Airport Diner 8830 Highway 3 SW (Bremerton National Airport).  More info...

12th – NWRC Friday Night Rally. More info...

13th – PNWR Tech Session.  More info...

14th –PNWR San Juan Island Concours.  More info...

15th – PNWR Bull Session and Cruise In at the Triple X Drive In in Issaquah.  More info...

18th – 21st - PCA Escape 2008 – Journey to the Land of Enchantment. This national alternative to the PCA Porsche Parade is being held in and around Albuquerque, NM and includes many different events and activities. More info...

19th – 21st - PNWR North Cascades Tour.  More info...

20th – 21st – OPR Olympic Peninsula Loop Tour - Contact Barb and Brooks Hanford at 360-796-4671 or by email for more information.

20th – PNWR Park Place Party in Bellevue.  More info...

October 2008

 

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