Two Weeks in a 1972 911: Rennsport Reunion V (Part III)

PART III | Bring it home *author’s note: while launching the new site, I realized I’d never posted the third part of the RRV drive in the ’72 911! Please excuse the delay, here’s the rest of the journey: click here for PART I click here for PART II   Grand Canyon   Normally I’m a planner. I map out my trip in excel, keep a running tabulation of expenses, mileage, etc. Accordingly, I’d made all the appropriate reservations and budgeting before I left. However, on Sunday night it had occurred to me that I’d never been to the Grand …

Rennsport Reunion V: Two Weeks in a 1972 911 (Part II)

. Two Weeks in a 1972 911: Rennsport Reunion V PART II | Rennsport Treffen Tehachapi Tuesday morning Chris and I got on the road at 6:30 – we had a track event at Buttonwillow Raceway  ( buttonwillowraceway.com ) the following morning (already?!), and both of us wanted to be able to get to California early enough to relax and get a good night’s sleep. Heading west, the scenery was consistently and continuously impressive, one gorgeous vantage after another. The rest of the group at the La Posada – which had grown by 3 additional late model Porsches overnight – …

PCA Carolinas Challenge 2012!

Just found time to upload some photos from the 2012 Porsche Club of America Carolinas Challenge race weekend. As you can see in the images below, there was an interesting mix of Porsches and BMWs present this year, partially due to the racing being interspersed with Driver’s Education sessions. (If you’ve never taken your Porsche to the track to stretch its legs in a controlled environment, you should consider participating in a club DE in the near future!) Limited battery life restricted the amount of photos this time around, but here are some of the interesting ones out of the …

PCA at the Speedway

Attended the PCA meeting at the Charlotte Motor Speedway last night – in the Speedway Club on the 6th floor, no less! The view was what you’d expect: (please excuse my taking advantage of any opportunity to photograph my wife) We had the restaurant to ourselves, and it made for a pleasant evening – I can only speak for my table, but good food, enjoyable company, and entertaining topics (motorcycles, lawn care, some sporting contest called ‘football’) made for a relaxed environment where I was once again a Porsche owner and Club member, over and above Shop owner and Service …

PCA

I went to the first meeting I’ve attended in many years tonight. My wife accompanied me – to my great satisfaction, as I prefer her company to almost anyone’s, she meeting me at my shop after work so we can go directly into the city. We greet a couple of familiar faces at the restaurant bar, acknowledge a few more, but share no discourse with them. Everyone collects in the designated room and is seated (nice space, although I thought an Italian restaurant an odd choice for a German marque,) the meeting organizer stands and asks the group if I …