Porsche Club of America, Upper Canada Region
By Kathleen Wong, UCR President Photos by Peter Blake and Stefan Walther Celebrating Record Participation at 2017 UCR Events On Saturday October 29, about 160 Upper Canada Region (“UCR”) members and friends celebrated a record year of event participation at our Annual Banquet, which took place at the Islington Golf Club. The annual banquet is Read More …
Story and Photos by Mike Blinn of The Blinn/Zuccato Team and UCR Members (from August 2017 Provinz page 34) On Sunday, May 22nd, we were finally able to find a day of sunshine and decent temperatures to accommodate our “Erie” (but not eerie) way to start the season. After a rainy Saturday night, we were Read More …
By Neil Dowdell, UCR Director, Photos by Graham Jardin Provinz Contributing Photographer (from August 2017 Provinz page 30) To call it an “eventful” fun run would be a bit understated. The Run, in effect, started at the new Pfaff Classic dealership in Vaughan, where we started with nine cars before heading over to Porsche Oakville to Read More …
Story by Randy Gananathan, UCR Concours Chair; Photos by Eshel Zweig and Graham Jardin Provinz Contributing Photographers (from August 2017 Provinz page 16) Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd. announced the opening of Canada’s second Certified Porsche Classic Partner, Pfaff Porsche on June 25th 2017. Pfaff Porsche is the seventh Certified Porsche Classic Partner in North America and 56th Read More …
Story & Photos by Wolfgang (Sonny) Lott, Provinz Contributing Photographer (from August 2017 Provinz page 15) “So, what is your favourite Porsche here today?” That was the most common question asked of me by various friends who I bumped into at the Pfaff Porsche Cars & Coffee Event, on June 25th. It’s tough to answer, given Read More …
By Peter Blake, UCR Socials Co-Chair (from August 2017 Provinz page 13) On the fine summer evening of Tuesday, July 11th, ever-elegant Helen Ching-Kircher, President and CEO of Downtown Porsche, welcomed over 80 UCR members to their BBQ Social. Traffic and weather both cooperated, and parking was conveniently located opposite the venue. After a warm welcome Read More …
By Stefan Walther, PCA Member (from July 2017 Provinz page 30) Weather whiplash– Sunday, May 28 was one of those peculiar spring days in Niagara. At dawn, the sun had its job cut out with temps hovering around a cool 10 degrees and fog engulfing parts of Lake Ontario’s southern shoreline including the lanes of the Read More …
Story & Photos by Patrick Fong, UCR Member (from July 2017 Provinz page 20) It was a warm sunny Saturday morning, a welcome change from the dreary, rainy weekend before it. What better day to spend some time with other local Porsche enthusiasts than at the Cars & Coffee season opener event hosted by Porsche Centre Read More …
UCR’s Socials are designed to warmly welcome all club members, new and existing, and to help our members get involved in the club. As the saying goes, “It’s not just the cars, it’s the people!” At each Social, you can expect to socialize with many like-minded Porsche owners who are just as passionate about their Read More …
By Halah Butt, UCR Rally Checkpoint Volunteer (from June 2017 Provinz page 40) Grey skies and a weather forecast of rain and wind was no obstacle for UCR members on Sunday, April 30th as everyone registered showed up for the season opening Spring Rally. Participants arrived bright and early at the starting point at Meadowvale Club. Read More …