Porsche Club of America, How many of us are members? Options

[URY914]

I've been a member for about 14 years and I'll stay one, but if someone were to ask me if they needed to join I wouldn't know what to tell them. Like everything, it depends on what your looking for. I get more info off the net and the monthly Pano is getting sorta weak, but I realize 914 owners are not the main focus.

What is everyone's thoughts....
Paul

[Part Pricer]

IMO it is well worth the $42 per year. But, I would rate it by the following categories on a scale of 1 to 10. (1=sucks, 10=great)

Pano (2) It's getting very lame and it does not stand up well in the face of more timely information (Internet). I normally get it, flip through it and throw it in the pile. I would guess that it pulls in some significant revenue from the ads, but I'll read the classifieds before any of the commercial ads.

Track Events (10) Here in the Northeast, this is probably the best and easiest way to get on the track. The local region does a great job. Although the DE and Autocross events cost a little more out of pocket, they are worth it. One of the things that the local region does for us at no extra cost are the annual run-offs for autocross. At the end of the season, we get to drive the Skip Barber formula cars at Lime Rock for free.

Meetings (7) Most of the time, the meetings are fairly informative. The nice thing is, they don't just address the 911 crowd. There is always some knowledge that can be gleaned by most members of the audience.

Food (8) My membership fee has been more than paid back by the free food that I have enjoyed at club events. My son often comes with me, so I save some money by not having to feed him too.

People (9) You have to remember that there is life away from the Internet. I've met some great people and gotten some terrific assistance from the folks that I have met through the PCA. I've also met a couple of dicks, but you run into those everywhere.