Technical Sessions
Tech Tactics
Tech Tactics is a biannual event hosted by PCA National at two of Porsche Cars North America’s training facilities and parts warehouses, one in Southern California and the other in Pennsylvania. At every Tech Tactics, attendees receive access to dealer technician training facilities that are normally off limits to the public, are treated to several presentations by Porsche experts and PCNA employees covering various subjects, and can get up close to Porsche’s newest models, some of which are not yet available.
Each Tech Tactics (pca.org/tech-tactics) event is spread over two days, and each day of programming is the same. Attendees may choose to attend either Saturday or Sunday. Tech Tactics West always takes place the Saturday and Sunday after the Los Angeles International Auto Show opens to the public and is located at Porsche’s brand-new, shared parts and training facility in Eastvale, CA.
Teaching About Systems and Components
If you look into the history of Porsche Club of America, you will find out that it was formed by a group of early 356 owners who needed the mutual support and knowledge of fellow 356 owners because dealers and mechanics who knew how to work on the cars were few and far between. Back in the 1950’s the Porsche owner had to do their own maintenance and repairs, there simply wasn’t a choice!
The necessity may have passed, but many Porsche owners still like to wrench on their cars themselves, or at least understand how to pick a good paint shop or body shop, or even what accessories are worth buying and from who.
What’s Going on Under the Hood of Your Porsche
Tech Sessions are meetings at local shops and after market providers to teach members about the systems and components of their cars, including how to maintain and repair them, and to establish contacts with local businesses that provide parts, products and services for Porsches. The Big Island Hawaii Region is actively working on adding more Tech Sessions to our Event Calendar. For now, if you want to learn more about what is going on under the hood of your car, these are for you!