About this event
The 28th Annual Richmond Porsche Meet weekend, Shenandoah Region's premier annual event, is just around the corner. Mark your calendars for September 13th & 14th. On Saturday September 13th, join us at the Richmond International Raceway for an Autocross. Separate links via e-mail have been sent for the Autocross registration.
Plan on joining your friends at the Saturday night cocktail party at the private Hermitage Country Club and on Sunday, September 14th to see some fabulous Porsches at the beautiful Dover Hall both located near Short Pump, VA. SRPCA is subsidizing the cocktail party. Blue jeans not allowed to be worn.
The RPM Experience at Dover Hall is a new upscale venue for Shenadoah Region Porsche Club (SRPCA). We now have a new event co-host, our friends from neighboring First Settlers Region (FSR). We welcome FSR! Both clubs are subsidizing this event.
Dover Hall
1500 Manakin Road
Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103
THE RICHMOND PORSCHE MEET EXPERIENCE(RAIN or SHINE):
We recently have taken on additional space at Dover Hall(located near Short Pump, VA) as we reached capacity in the ballroom for lunch and the awards ceremony. Guests at RPM will be dining in the glass atrium at Dover Hall. The ballroom will now be host to our vendors which include such companies as DC Auto, Odometer Gears, Restoration Design, Madre Collection and Capital Autobahn. We are working on more and hope to soon have companies such as Pelican Parts and Sierra Madre Collections joining us.
For those of our guests that want to shop for non-auto related products we are pleased to announce pop ups within Dover Hall that will include Heirloom Home Fine Linens, Alton Lane and Relics to Rhinestones which is a Richmond based boutique that deals in pre-loved vintage luxury goods such as Louis Vuitton and Chanel.
Concours: The Concours on the Dover Hall property will kick off a full day of activities on Sunday. If you want to compete in the Concours, you need to register your Porsche and register for lunch. The Concours will be limited to 50 cars and all awards will be presented during lunch in the Dover Hall glass atrium.
Porsche Corral: If you're not entering the judged Concours, you'll still want to polish up your Porsche and plan to park in the Corral and participate in the People's Choice award. Corral & Concours attendees must register for the RPM Experience which includes lunch. There is no cost to register for the Corral. The People Choice award will be presented during lunch in the Dover Hall glass atrium.
Whether your focus is the vintage cars or to feast your eyes on the latest models – they will all be there!
Lunch will be available but must be ordered via the event experience ticket registration on this site.
After the lunch, Concours & People Choice winners , merchandise raffle winners and silent auction winners will be announced, a driving tour will depart from Dover Hall. Alex Smith , the RPM founder will address the crowd.
We highly encourage our newer members to come out and meet fellow members who share your passion for Porsche.
Remember, it’s not just about the cars, it’s about the people. Come and join us for the 28th annual Richmond Porsche Meet!
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Saturday, September 13th
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (SOLD OUT)
Autocross at Richmond International Raceway, a NASCAR racetrack
Register separately on motorsportreg. LINK HERE. We have started a waitlist.
5:30 PM
RPM Cocktail Party - Hermitage Country Club LINK HERE
Sunday, September 14th – Concours, Porsche Corral, Driving Tour & Much More @ Dover Hall
8:45 AM to 9:30 AM
Arrive and stage for the judged Concours and the People's Choice Porsche Corral
9:30 AM to 10:45 AM
Simplified Concours Judging (Cars must be in their concours designated spaces by 9:30 AM)
10:45 AM to 11:45
Visit vendors and enjoy your time with fellow Porsche enthusiasts
11:45 AM to 1:30 PM
Lunch at the Dover Hall
1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Concours and Peoples Choice Award presentations ,other trophy winners, raffle prizes, silent auction winners in Dover Hall
2:45 PM
Driver's Meeting for the Driving Tour
3:00 PM
Driving Tour Departure to Fine Creek Brewery(Ride will be 60-90 minutes long)
RPM SITE MAP
HOTELS:
Residence Inn by Marriott at Short Pump. Our discounted group rate is $165 per night. Link HERE
Hilton Richmond at Short Pump. LINK HERE
Marriott Richmond at Short Pump. LINK HERE
Hampton Inn at Short Pump. LINK HERE
THIS IS A RAIN OR SHINE EVENT
Event requirements
For this year’s RPM, we've decided to launch a new Concours judging method. Participants' Choice. This method cuts down on time-consuming methods of judging and brings back the fun factor for all participants. Only the exterior and the interior's will be judged on the vehicles.
According to Porsche Club of America Concours judging guidance, “…people serving as judges at a…concours should have practical experience preparing and entering cars…”. Who is better at judging a car’s preparation than someone who’s prepared their car for the same event. Each RPM Concours entrant will be provided with a ballot to select the car they feel is the best prepared in each of the Porsche model categories below. Thus, class winners will have been selected by a group of their Porsche peers, we can think of no better honor to bestow.
Concours Classes
356: All years
914: All years
924/928/944/968: All years
911: 1965-1998
911: 1999-2012
911: 2013-2025
Boxster/Cayman: All years
4 Door Porsches & EVs: All years
After the winning cars are selected in each of the eight classes by the concours participants , they will compete against each other for Best in Show: the RPM Trophy. This trophy will be awarded during lunch as determined by an experienced judging committee.
Other trophies to be awarded during lunch include:
- Presidents Trophy – Current and past presidents of the Shenandoah and First Settlers Regions will select their most significant car from all Concours entrants & Corral cars.
- Alex Smith Award – Alex Smith (RPM founder) from the Shenandoah Region will select his favorite car from both concours entrants & corral cars.
- Dover Hall Cup – Dover Hall personnel will select their favorite car from concours and the corral.
- George Michaels Trophy – George with help from his FSR colleagues will select his favorite car from the corral.
- Weldon Scrogham Trophy for the People’s Choice Award – Corral attendees vote for their favorite car
