About this event
Welcome to the 2018 PCA Nemacolin - Fallingwater Tour! 
PCA Potomac’s Fallingwater trip has in the past been THE major overnight Drive and Dine event for PCA Potomac. This popular event combines an enjoyable drive to Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands, either 2 or 3 nights at the incredibly beautiful Nemacolin Resort, fine dining, scenic drives, and for those who have never seen them – a jawdropping tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s legendary Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob homes.
The Nemacolin resort is one of only 6 hotels and resorts in the world to host Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond lodging and dining, and has been upgraded continuously over the past decade. For this year we have once again negotiated a $279 per night room rate (not including taxes / resort fees) in the luxurious Chateau Lafayette building, a substantial savings over the rack rate. Hotel reservation instructions follow below.
For those who have not been on this trip before, it is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy yourself and your Porsche in the mountains and to meet other Club Members and Porsche enthusiasts. In the past, this has been one of the biggest overnight gatherings in the Region, with upwards of 30-40 vehicles and around 70 attendees. And remember – Nemacolin has a dog spa (Nemacolin Wooflands) and many family activities!
For those who would like to make it a three day weekend, we will organize a group for a scenic drive from the Frederick area toward Nemacolin on Thursday, July 5. The group will meet for cocktails that night, and a driving/touring day to some of the nearby resort towns on Friday.
For those coming up on Nemacolin on Friday, July 6, we will organize a group to take a scenic drive from Northern Virginia. On Friday night, we will all get together for a BBQ on the deck of Mulligan's clubhouse overlooking the Golf Course. You will be expected to show up in your finest casual Porsche finery, with an award provided for the most Porsche-bedecked person as voted on by the attendees, who, it is warned, may or may not be in various states of inebriation. So break out your Porsche socks, watches and tattoos (!?).
On Saturday, participants have the choice of participating in one or more activities, including the visit to Kentuck Knob, golf, a mountain drive, and a Clay Shooting Tournament. There is also ziplining, an art collection, the animal park, off-roading, and more. Guests can also just relax and enjoy the spa, blow their earnings at the casino, and enjoy other hotel facilities. Check out www.nemacolin.com/activities. (Note that extra fees may apply for the above activities.)
For Saturday night, we will make reservations at several restaurants on and off the resort for smaller groups and you'll be on your own for getting there and paying.
Sunday, participants can choose to relax at the resort, attend the Fallingwater tour or enjoy a mountain drive back home. Stragglers may enjoy a barbecue lunch on the way back at one of the legendary local places.
For those visiting Kentuck Knob and/or Fallingwater, these are legendary homes, known for how well they are integrated into the surrounding natural environment, including the use of indigenous materials and the way the home becomes an element of the natural topography.
The registration cost for 2018 will be $125 per person ($15 less than last year) which covers the Friday BBQ dinner and an official commemorative souvenir article of clothing! Kentuck Knob tour fees are $20 per person and Fallingwater tour fees are $25 per person, both representing substantial discounts over the purchase of single tickets. We have extended davance registration to June 20, 2018 in order to ensure adequate planning for tours and dinner. We will charge credit cards on file for this event on June 22, 2018.
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM AT NEMACOLIN IMMEDIATELY! To book your room, please call Nemacolin reservations at (800) 422-2736 and press "2" which will get you to a hotel-based operator instead of the outsourced operator who does not have the block information. Our room block is reserved under "Porsche Club", and you can also state the group code of ID # 10D30C. At this time the block has expired but we have up to two rooms available at the special rate depending on if there are still other rooms available at the hotel.
Event requirements
Please bring at least one Porsche or a love of the good life & being pampered!
APPLICATIONS/ACCEPTANCE
- Our events are open to all marques.
- You do not need to be a PCA member to participate.
- This event has unlimited capacity but please follow the Drive & Dine rules for the safety of all participants. (Discussed at the Driver's Meeting before we leave). Watch the website for revisions.
- We will notify you of your status by email. You are responsible for updating your profile in the MotorsportReg.com website to include your current contact information.
- We initially list all registrants as “confirmed” for this event. When needed, we will change your status as soon as possible. We will provide formal notification of acceptance into an event by email prior to an event. If you haven’t received any notification, check the MSR website for your status.
- Due to unlimited capacity of the event venue, walkups are encouraged to join the event! Special consideration may be given to those who preregister but are wait listed at a future event.
- IF YOU CAN'T PARTICIPATE, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CANCEL.
CANCELLATION
- You must cancel please be courteous and cancel as soon as you can in order to allow others from the wait list to attend.
- If you cannot cancel online, you must notify the Registrar by email and receive an ACKNOWLEDGMENT by email to verify that you have canceled.
- Hotel cancellations must be made 30 days in advance through the hotel.
PAYMENT
- Potomac accepts only credit cards for payment. You are responsible for maintaining VALID CREDIT CARD INFORMATION in your profile.
- Billing problems result in notification by email with limited time to resolve the issue due to the short billing period. If the issue is not resolved, we may cancel you from the event.
- Credit card and billing information uses secure connections and is protected by MotorSportReg.com. You are the only person who has access to your card number. We only see the last four digits for billing purposes.
- We will charge credit cards on June 6, 2017.
REFUND
- Cancel up to two weeks prior to the event for a full refund.
- No refunds will be approved within two weeks of the event date.
- Contact the D&D Chair to discuss special circumstances. THE D&D CHAIR IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO CAN AUTHORIZE A REFUND OR CREDIT FOR AN EVENT.
- If you are authorized a credit for an event, you must use it before the end of the calendar year. We will not carry credits over into the following year. Credits may only be used for other PCA Potomac events. They can't be used for other clubs who also use motorsportreg.com.
