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Each working day morning, the
first thing I do is prepare a leasing inventory report for the firm I work
for. On the cover sheet to the report I
add a quotation. The title of this
article is a quote from Roger Penske. It
is appropriate to everything you touch, don’t you think?
Well, it also goes for this
years’ Porsche Parade, especially for those SMT’ers brave enough to be
challenged by Porsche owners from all over the US.
Travelling to Parade were Mike Parker and Suzan Bowman who came to be
judges in the Concours; Jeff Russell and Shirley Campbell to compete in the
Autocross; and Carol and myself to Concours, TSD Rallye, and Autocross.
Starting with the Concours, I
inadvertently entered our 911 in the Full class of Street Performance, not
Touring. The resulting judging killed
us, as we finished third out of four cars.
Not enough mental ‘Effort’. The Concours
was held on the golf course behind the host hotel, offering a quality backdrop
for a great show. We were staged
alongside the twice winner of Sebring…the Havoline 962.
The TSD Rallye was something
else! Probably the most difficult rallye
we’ve ever run! And, when Jack and Kathy
Baker say it was tough…that tells you something! Anyway, we proceeded to get ‘lost’ on an
occasion or two, garnering us a raw score of 2099, putting us about 20th
in the Unequipped group of 36+- cars.
The roads around St. Charles run through farmland, so you saw a lot of
corn fields, and there was a distinct lack of signage, so the Rallye Master had
to use house numbers (all distinctly alike per local code) in many cases to
lodge the next or appropriate instruction.
Our ‘out time’ was 0738, and we turned in our score sheets at noon. Long rallye.
The ‘Effort’ on the part of the rallye master resulted in a tough
rallye, with the true rallye purists running in the equipped classes doing
quite well.
The Autocross was held at the Sears Center,
about thirty minutes from the host hotel.
It was a top of 2nd gear course, with the average time being
in the low 60’s. We ran early Wednesday
morning, but it was still HOT! The cars
in my class (PO6), are historically very fast, and this time was no exception. The men’s class had nine entrants, and the Florida state champ of
2009 proved himself again taking the class with a 57.830. I managed a 4th (trophy paying) in
class, with a 59.638. Carol proved to be
the champion however, winning her class (PO6L), with a 64.471. I was pleased with my runs, and I beat fellow
RGruppe member Ed Mayo, from Texas,
which I had hoped to do. I was very
proud of Carols’ effort, as she really pushed herself to win, and to
trophy! She can now claim to be a
‘national champ in class’, and the nice trophy will be displayed in her
office. Effort does equal results.
Next
years Parade is the first week in August, at the Westin in Savannah, GA. Look the hotel site up…it’s fantastic. Directly across the river from downtown Savannah. Should be a neat, albeit very hot and humid,
setting for Parade. Why don’t you put
some effort into going, and hope for great results!
For more Parade 2010 pictures, go to http://parade2010.pca.org/gallery
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Great News! Thanks to Tim Carpenter, our Goodie Store has re-opened. It is an online store that has been set up in conjunction with Charlton Commerce out of Las Vegas. Other regions and clubs also use them. They have our logo on file and will embroider or screen print it on any one of the items that they sell. You just pick out what you want, and they ship it to you. You do have to pay for it of course. The region receives a small percentage back on each sale. In addition, Tim has purchased 18 different items so that members can check out some of the work at upcoming events. Show off your club spirit with a new shirt or jacket. Maybe a blanket or a mug is what you're looking for. It's up to you. Here's the link:
