Our Past
Sonnenschein 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 editor and won a PCA newsletter award in 2000. We are on our fifth Sonnenschein president, and are fortunate to have 3 of 4 past presidents still active in the club. We recently received our 30th anniversary banner from PCA.

Our Present
Sonnenschein 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 events, we were fortunate to have use of an abandoned Navy air field, and we conducted over 40 DE and autocross events. Not so fortunately, the field was used to store FEMA trailers and debris from Hurricane Ivan in 2004, and the field has become unavailable. We are investigating several possible track sites, and are optimistic about once again having a local track. So 2008 finds Sonnenschein with an active and enthusiastic membership enjoying many social activities, and looking forward to adding track events to our calendar.

Our 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 DEs and auto-xs, as well as road rallies through the Northwest Florida countryside. While centralized in the Pensacola, Florida area, we have been known to 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 alot of joy to be had with these fine automobiles, and we aim to exploit each and every one!