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“Life itself is a race, marked by a start, and a finish.”
- Ferdinand Porsche
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Sonnenschein
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ABOUT US
Our Region
Click Map to see SONPCA Region Sonnenschein Region PCA is within PCA Zone 12 and covers several counties in South East Mississippi, South West Alabama, and Northern West Florida The Sonnenschein Region PCA includes the following counties: Mississippi: •George •Green •Harrison •Jackson •Perry •Stone •Wayne Alabama: •Baldwin •Clarke •Conecuh •Escambia •Mobile •Monroe •Washington Florida: •Escambia •Santa Rosa
CONTACT US
Sonnenschein Region PCA Board Members
Want to contact your SONPCA Board Members? Want to be actively involved as a Board Member? Want to provide input to our newsletter (‘Zeitschrieft’)?
Want to become a member of PCA and the Sonnenschein Region PCA? Well…just contact us!
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CLICK on the Title or Name to get Board Member background
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CALENDARS
NEWSLETTERS
Mission
Mirroring the PCA mission…SONPCA’s main mission is to heighten the Porsche owning and driving experiences, which we accomplish by meeting a
number of objectives:
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To promote the highest standards of courtesy and safety on the roads
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To enjoy and share good will and fellowship engendered by owning a Porsche
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To establish mutually beneficial relationships with Porsche owners, affiliates, dealers and our sponsors
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To exchange ideas with other Porsche Regions and Zones
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To establish mutually cooperative relationships with other sports car clubs
Start at the National Porsche Club of America (PCA) website “Join” page
Click the icon to get to the PCA “Join” page:
https://www.pca.org/join-porsche-club-america
Then, contact Sonnenschein Region Porsche Club of America (SONPCA)
for more information on joining the local region.
Click the icon to contact SONPCA:
And, of course, visit, post, and introduce yourself on our
Facebook and Twitter pages.
Click the icon to get to SONPCA Facebook page:
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Our Past
1978 Porsche The Year SONPCA Formed Sonnenschein Region PCA was originally incorporated as the Gulf Coast Region on 30 Nov 78. In the mid 1990s interest was at a low, and the region became essentially inactive. In 1997 it was brought back to life by Gerald Davis who volunteered to be the first Sonnenschein president. Growth was rapid in those early years of reinvigoration and Sonnenschein won a PCA membership award in 1999. We were also blessed with a superb Facebook manager and Newsletter editor. We are on our fifth Sonnenschein president, and are fortunate to have 3 of 4 past presidents still active in the club. We've also received our 40th anniversary banner from PCA.Our Present
2020 Porsche Where SONPCA is Today Sonnenschein Region PCA generally provides a balance of both social and track events to satisfy our 100+ members. Social activities have included visits to a local vineyard, a ferry ride to Dauphin Island, tours through our countryside, car shows at the National Museum of Naval Aviation, and visits to a local car museum. For local track vents, we conducted over 150 DE and autocross events. So 2020 finds Sonnenschein with an active and enthusiastic membership enjoying many social activities, and looking forward to adding more events to our calendar. You, too, will be a welcome part of our present club and be a valued member in building our future...please join us!Our Future
Future Porsche SONPCA’s Future You are the future of the Sonnenschein Region PCA! Old and new Porsche owners alike, if you would like to experience ownership to the fullest, please join us! We organize monthly meetings, driving events such as Driver’s Education (DE) and Autocross (AX), as well as road rallies through the MS, AL, and FL countrysides. While centralized in the Pensacola, Florida area, we frequently head west to Mobile, or east to Destin. We enjoy meeting with our neighbor PCA regions as well as other car clubs, such as the Pensacola British Car Club. As a club, we would like to welcome you to the region, and for first time Porsche owners, to Porsche ownership. There is a lot of joy to be had with these fine automobiles, and we aim to exploit each and every one!
HOW TO JOIN
Join Us
QUIZ Time!
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Have you ever passed another Porsche on the road and instantly felt a kindred spirit with the driver?
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Have you seen a Porsche in the parking lot at the grocery store, and wanted to place a note on the windshield complimenting said automobile?
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Have you ever gone out of your way to get a better view of a 356, 912, or 718 GTS, while the passengers in your car question your sanity?
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Are you brand new to the Porsche world, with a Carrera, Cayman, Boxster, Panamera, Macan, Cayenne, etc…?
If your answer to any of the above is “Yes”, and you would like to experience the ultimate in camaraderie, friendship, and respect in the automotive world,
please join the Sonnenschein Region Porsche Club of America today! We are a group of Porsche enthusiasts who enjoy Porsche ownership to the fullest,
whether it be pushing the limits of our automobiles on the track, socializing with good friends after a drive through the beautiful Gulf Coast countryside,
or supporting local charities as a club.
Here’s how you can join the Porsche Club of America (PCA) and our Region
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Membership Benefits:
Own a Porsche? We invite you to join the Porsche Club of America. An extension of the Porsche experience, PCA reaches across the cars and
the years to the people. People, like you, who feel passionately about their Porsches and enjoy the camaraderie of fellow enthusiasts. Don’t own
a Porsche yet? Join the PCA Test Drive/PCA Quest Program, which gives you access to select member benefits, including The Mart, the club’s classified
ad service, and a complementary subscription to Porsche Panorama, the club's award-winning monthly magazine. Or, if you are a Porsche enthusiast
under the age of 18, consider the PCA Juniors program.
When you join PCA, you become a member of the largest independent, single-marque car club in the world. It's only fitting that you get a few
perks, right?
Additional benefits can be seen on the following PCA Membership Benefits page:
https://www.pca.org/membership-benefits
ZEITSCHRIFT = periodical; journal
Here’s our library of present and past Zeitschrift Newsletters, spanning 16 years of Sonnenschein Region Porsche Club of America (SONPCA) activities. Feel
free to download and read them all. There’s quite a lot of history, events, Porsches, club members, tech tips, etc…
If you would like to provide photos, stories, editorials, or even advertise in the Zeitschrift, please contact our Newsletter Editor.
Send or Upload content using the contact form button here:
Submission Guidelines:
• Articles must be in MS Word or .txt
• photo(s) can be in any image format (e.g. jpg, bmp, etc…)
• Articles & photo(s) must be submitted from club member and free of copy-write restrictions
• Articles & photo(s) must be tasteful and relevant to SONPCA, PCA, or Porsche
Browse the calendar below for upcoming events in the SONPCA regions. If you are on a portable device and the entire calendar does not display, turn your
device 90 degrees and select the Agenda view tab. Views can be arranged by Week, Month, or Agenda. If you’d like to suggest or host a new activity, please
send us a note using the email or Facebook buttons here:
SONPCA Documents to Share
We’re a publicly-available and accessible Porsche Club. Our website is not only for the benefit of our club members, but also available to those
interested in our Porsche club, how we operate, and considering being part of this exclusive group of Porsche enthusiasts.
Feel free to download our docs.
Member Content Submission
If you have documents you’d like added, please submit using the following email button
Register for SONPCA Events:
Website:
https://clubregistration.net
Select Organization:
PCA
Select Club:
Sonnenschein Region PCA
Register for SONPCA Events in 3 easy steps:
1) Website: https://clubregistration.net
2) Select Organization: PCA
3) Select Club: Sonnenschein Region PCA
We’ve been busy! Check out our photo gallery from past
events.
To download - right click on one of the “small” image and select “save
target as” onto your local device
To see additional photos and post your own photos to our Facebook
Gallery page or Twitter Page - click on the following icons:
SONPCA Facebook photo gallery
SONPCA Twitter page
Member Content Submission
To add to our website Gallery - submit your photos to our webmaster
via the contact button here:
Submission Guidelines:
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photo(s) can be in any image format (e.g. jpg, bmp, etc…)
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photo(s) must be taken by & submitted from club member and free
of copy-write restrictions
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photo(s) must be tasteful and relevant to SONPCA, PCA, or Porsche
SONPCA-logo apparel available!
Hats, shirts, ball caps, bags, and other gifts….available with the
Sonnenschein Region Porsche Club of America (SONPCA) logo. You can
order individual items from Wings & Things Pensacola (they have our
logo on file). Prices depend on what apparel you want embroidered. To
save money, bring in your own hat or shirt to Wings & Things Pensacola
and they’ll embroider the logo for around $10 per item. To order
SONPCA-logo apparel, contact Wings & Things of Pensacola. Toll-free
number is (888) 691-3068.
Click on this Link: http://www.wings-and-things.com/
SONPCA Member Name Tags with lanyards available!
Name tags are $10ea. The SONPCA Webmaster makes these for SONPCA
members.
If you want a name badge for yourself or your family member(s), use the
following contact button:
Porsche Club of America (PCA) Webstore
Interested in some PCA goodies? Here’s the link….go get some!
Click on this Link: http://www.pcawebstore.com/
SunCoastParts.com Merchandise
There’s a great selection of Porsche merchandise, parts, and other
products at SunCoastParts.
Click on this Link: https://www.suncoastparts.com/
Porsche Driver’s Selection “The Porsche Shop”
In the Porsche Shop, you can purchase ladies', men's and children's
clothing, accessories, toys and vehicle accessories. Whether you're looking
for a T-shirt, a model car or a car care kit, Porsche merchandising offers
Porsche drivers and enthusiasts high-quality Porsche brand products to
suit every occasion. Sporty, elegant and in the minimalist style that is
typical of Porsche – this what characterizes the Porsche Driver's Selection
clothing and accessories. Visit the Porsche Shop now.
Click on this Link: http://shop1.porsche.com/usa/
The links provided below may be of interest:
Porsche - Website
Porsche - Facebook Page
Porsche Club of America (PCA) - Website
Porsche Club of America (PCA) - Facebook Page
Porsche Club of America (PCA) - Region Directory
Porsche Club of America (PCA) Zone 12 - Website
Sonnenschein Region Porsche Club of America (PCA) - Website
Sonnenschein Region Porsche Club of America (PCA) - Facebook
Sonnenschein Region Porsche Club of America (PCA) - Twitter
Purely Porsche - Website
Porsche of Destin FL - Website
Gulf Coast Auto Group Mobile AL - Website
Porsche of Jackson MS - Website
Gulf Coast Auto Group
Gulf Coast Automotive Group
1525 E I-65 Service Road S
Mobile, Alabama 36606
Sales: 251-325-6608
Porsche of Destin
Porsche of Destin
808 Airport Road
Destin, Florida 32541
Main: 850-650-0884
Sales: 850-424-7907
Want to be a sponsor?
Contact us:
Instructions: Want to buy or sell a Porsche or Porsche-related item? Here are some simple options to consider:
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Selling? Prepare your item (clean & functional), get good photos, and research the fair-market price. Have a means to accept funds.
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Buying? Check out the variety of selling websites to understand the fair-market price. Have a means to send funds.
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Chose a buy/sell venue….our SONPCA Facebook page, PCA’s “The Mart”, from one of our sponsor Porsche dealers….or all.
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If you’re unsure how/where to start…contact the SONPCA President for guidance & recommendations:
Buy/Sell/Trade on our Facebook Page
Looking to locally buy, sell, or trade Porsche vehicles or parts?
We have a Facebook page for that. Post your desires on our
Facebook page:
Buy & Sell on our Facebook Page
Buy from or Sell to a local Porsche Dealer
Looking to buy a new or used Porsche from a local Porsche
dealer? Contact a Porsche Dealer within our region:
Gulf Coast Auto Group
Gulf Coast Automotive Group
1525 E I-65 Service Road S
Mobile, Alabama 36606
Sales: 251-325-6608
Porsche of Destin
808 Airport Road
Destin, Florida 32541
Main: 850-650-0884
Sales: 850-424-7907
Porsche Jackson
5385 Interstate 55 North
Jackson, MS 39206
Sales: 866-983-2010
Service: 833-824-5549
Parts: 833-820-5155
“The Mart” - Free classifieds on National PCA Website
For National exposure to your Porsche buying and selling needs, please check out the
-FREE- classified ad section on the National PCA website…called “The Mart”:
Buy & Sell on PCA “The Mart”
What you get:
The Porsche Club of America offers a free classified ad section to members for
advertising Porsche cars, parts, and items: The Mart. Non-members can't post ads,
but they can view them sans seller contact information. Sellers can be assured that
they're advertising to PCA members and Quest members, and buyers get the peace of
mind of purchasing items owned and maintained by club members. Please note that
the PCA doesn’t handle transactions — the actual commerce is up to you.
The Mart advertises to a broad PCA member audience on-line, but it's also affiliated
with the club's award-winning magazine, Porsche Panorama. Members may have up
to four ads published in The Mart, one in each category (Cars For Sale, Parts For Sale,
Wanted, Miscellaneous), and as many unpublished ads as they like loaded in
their queues. Ads in queue may be switched out and published at any time. If you
want your ad(s) to appear in the next month’s issue of Porsche Panorama, the
publishing option must be set to “in Panorama” or “Both” and the ad(s) in question
must be published before 5 PM EST on the first of the month. It can take up to 15
minutes for classified ad changes to be displayed on the site listings.
Ads may remain published for a maximum of 90 days before they expire. Remember:
Every 30 days the ad must be updated and/or re-saved for it to remain published. Ads
that do not conform to The Mart rules may be deleted without warning. If you are
having difficulty placing your ad, please contact PCA National Office.
We’re an active Porsche club, with an active Website, Facebook, and Twitter…
Here you’ll see the latest changes made to the SONPCA website. Some changes are minor (i.e. fixing spelling, images, etc…); other changes may be of interest
(e.g. update to calendar events, photos added to the Gallery, club announcements, etc…).
Don’t forget to also check our Facebook and Twitter for additional news, events, and sharing of Porsches!
Check back often to see what’s changed!
Date of most recent site update: January 01, 2020
What changed: Refreshed the entire Website
WELCOME
Welcome to the Sonnenschein Region Porsche Club of America We are an active Porsche Club of America (PCA) region within the PCA Zone 12, focusing our time and effort on the original reason of Porsche ownership - driving… Our club and mission… The Sonnenschein Region Porsche Club of America (SONPCA) celebrates the finer things in life. We desire the comfort of good friends and good conversation, and we praise to a fault the world's finest automobile. Since our region’s founding in 1978 our close-knit community of Porsche owners has grown to just below 200 members from Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. If you own a Porsche, join now! We socialize, show our prized possessions, and conduct rallies, autocrosses and tours. The club sponsors driver education and technical sessions. Each of us know our Porsche - or Porsches if we're lucky - inside and out. We even have multiple past event photos and a catalog of past and present newsletters (Zeitschrift) available on this website! The Porsche experience reaches across the cars and the years to people who drive and cherish them. We know the unbridled joy that a Porsche can provide, and we've built a community around that very feeling. The Porsche Club of America (PCA) offers driving experience, technical assistance and camaraderie second to none. If you're as obsessed as we are about Porsche, join our club today. The road awaits. If you're not yet a Porsche owner and are actively looking for a used Porsche to buy, consider the PCA Test Drive/PCA Quest program. Or, if you are a Porsche enthusiast under the age of 18, look at the PCA Juniors program.
Porsche Parade 2020
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NEWS AND ACTIVITIES
News Do you want to attend the #2020PorscheParade? We would love to have you! All you need to do is be a PCA member! Join today and join us in Palm Springs, California for the 2020 Porsche Parade! https://www.pca.org/membership #PCA #PCAParade #Porsche Parade Dates: June 21-27, 2020 Phase 1 Registration opens January 28 at 12 noon EST. Phase 1 Registration is when you sign up to attend Parade and reserve your accommodations. Parade Location: La Quinta Resort & Club, A Waldorf Astoria Resort #PorscheParade #PCAParade2020 #PCANational #FindYourOasis Activities Here’s some of our latest activities. Please check our Calendar to see which upcoming activities you’d like to participate in. If you’d like to suggest or host a new activity, please send us a note using the email or Facebook buttons here:
Children’s Hospital Toys Parade
Sacred Heart - Pensacola FL
Gulf Coast Region SCCA Autocross
5 Flags Speedway - Pensacola FL
SONPCA Autocross
Pace FL
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