Slipstream - January 2018

PCA Palooza 2017: aka Porsche Palooza in Eureka Springs
By Larry Hampton, Jay Lynch, Mark Palmer, Landon Stogner, and Greg Ward
ditor’s Note: the PCA
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Palooza is a long-standing
event (now in its 13th
year) hosted by the White
River, Cimarron, and Ozark Regions
in the bucolic town of Eureka Springs.
We had quite a number of Maverick
Region members who participated in the
event this year and what follows are the
perspectives shared by our five authors.
In addition, all of the included photos
are courtesy of the authors. I know these
shared experiences will entice you to consider
attending the 2018 edition!
Angel’s Diner - a must stop on the way to Palooza
6 January
Mark Palmer
PCA Palooza in Eureka
Springs, Arkansas
(also known as “Little
Switzerland”), happens
every November, when
the small artsy town comes alive
with the sound of flat sixes and turbos
in every color, model, and year.
This year was my first Palooza and
I enjoyed it immensely. The laidback
atmosphere, friendly people,
and fantastic roads are perfect for
Porsches.
Over the past year, every person
I asked about Palooza always
told me that it was a “must-attend”
event, and I am here to tell you to
mark your calendars for November
8-11, 2018 and to head to northwest
Arkansas and Palooza. We had
over 300 Porsches and close to 600
people from 33 states, with great
tours, car shows, silent auctions, socials,
food, sponsors (including our
own Dallas Motorsports as the title
sponsor), and awesome weather.
The roads showcase your Porsche’s
handling, and can be experienced
either by signing up for the tours or
by heading out in your own groups
using your own routes.
Many attendees caravan to Eureka
Springs from the Metroplex in
small groups, as I did, with Landon,
Jay, Greg, and Michele, taking
roads like the Pig Trail or Talimena
Scenic Byway to enjoy coming and/
or going.
PCA Palooza has become one
of the largest Porsche events in the
country, so if you want to enjoy a
few days next year in the Ozarks,
with three pedals or two, air-cooled
or otherwise, and great people,
leave the worries and stresses of the
world behind and come join us in
Eureka Springs for Palooza!
Disclaimer: I received no compensation
for this wholehearted
endorsement!
Jay, Mark, Landon, and Greg, a
Maverick driving team
Landon Stogner
Taking a trip and
getting away from the
normal routine is always
fun, but what’s
even more fun is a
great adventure with your Porsche
and friends. Well, that is just what I
did back in November. I had heard
from many that taking the trip to
Eureka Springs, AR for the PCA
Palooza Event would
be a blast, and boy, was
it.
Planning started
back in June when we
locked in our hotel
reservations. Seeing
how the event is so
popular, the host hotel
was already booked,
so we settled for the
“overflow” Best Western
down the street. Pete, Mark,
Jay, and I discussed making this trip
back in April when we all attended
the Hill Country Treffen Event in
Austin, TX, so we had the starting
phase of a caravan group that
would make the six-plus hour drive
from Plano to Eureka Springs. As
time got closer we added another
fine Porsche to our group when
Greg and Michele agreed to join
us. We started our journey on a
Wednesday mid-morning by meeting
at a place us Mavs like to frequent
when we get together with
our cars: Starbucks.
After we all fueled up on caffeine
and tuned our walkie-talkies
to the same channel, we were off.
Now the weather wasn’t our friend
that day as we made most of the
trip in the rain. We all agreed we’d
rather have the rain on the drive to
Arkansas than the rest of the time
on the trip. Just before arriving at
Angel’s Diner in McAllister, OK,
the rain stopped. We enjoyed lunch
in the 50s-style diner that had two
vintage Cadillacs parked out front
as part of the restaurant’s display.
This was the first of many meals we