I’ve been mulling over some ideas for a potential East Coast Classic event in 2005. I’m pretty sure I know what the answer will be, but I figured I’d ask anyway.
Is there any interest in holding an East Coast Classic?
If you say “Yes”, offer up your suggested time and place. If there is enough interest, we can then hold a rigged-election and choose Rich Herzog to organize everything.
Oh hell yeah. We can't let the West Coast have all the fun. The event should be near a track that would be available. Lime Rock or NHIS come to mind. We should check for PCA, SCCA, etc. events to make sure they don't conflict. Since I hope most members are also PCA members, perhaps we could hijack a local PCA autocross or driver's ed event and join in masse. Let the PCA guys organize and we just arrive and drive. Well, my two cents worth.
I vote for Rich too!
My vote is way North in Maine. The Camden area is very scenic with lots of Porsche roads. And if things get out of hand, Thomaston is only a few minutes away (Maine State Prison). There's also the Owls Head Transportation Museum that I'm sure would be interested in us. Time? Late summer, early Fall.
I'm up for it! I've been looking for an excuse to add some of the Northeast states to my list of "Been Theres"
...and how long did you think this thread would run before i saw that :-) ...
i can MAYBE see doing something in the future. i said once upon a time i'd help with an ECR. i don't know that we need two 'big' gatherings a year and i don't know that i want to inject myself into a political struggle at this point... that's a topic for future discussion ...
you want Maine, you go talk to Joan. she can probably even find the time more easily than i can. as the ECR has traditionally had a "NorthEast" flavor perhaps that's a venue you can discuss with the organisers of that event...
anything i do will be in the Mid-Atlantic region first. (i.e. - no farther north than Pennsylvania.) past that, i don't yet know the regional geography well enough to know what kind of facilities and venues exist between Philadelphia and oh - arbitrarily - Charlotte.
i can tell you now that 2005 will be difficult. i expect to continue my commitment to edit the Region PCA newsletter through 2005. the 50th Porsche Parade will be held in my back yard (Hershey) in July and as the chairman of the Goodie Store is a friend and member of my Region, i hope to be working on lots of airbrush paintings to be placed and sold there. plus who knows how much other Parade-oriented stuff i'll get sucked into...
organising and promoting the 2002 event in did in Reno was enough work when i was unemployed. there are simply not enough hours in the day for me to take on that responsibility right now, what with the day job, the PCA responsibilities, the household responsibilities, trying to advance the airbrush art business, and keeping the 911 running.
i'm happy to "consult" in '05 - but we'll all be happier if i say now that i just can't be the main guy. talk to me again for '06.
in the immortal words of Harry Callahan: "A man's gotta know his limitations." learning mine have come at great expense, and involve experiences i do not care to repeat.
OK, so Rich is in...
I don't mean to step on anyone's toes or cause any political conflicts. I believe that any Classic can peacefully coexist with any Ramble or Wramble. And you're right, to me the ECR is more of a NorthEast event.
As far as a NorthEast event, I was thinking a little further South. Hopefully a location that would allow people from the NorthEast, Mid-Atlantic and SouthEast to attend. Wouldn't we all like to see Qarl's car?
One of my thoughts was to piggy-back off of Parade. The venue and organization has already been done. And, Hershey is pretty centrally located on the East Coast. However, I think that would be more like the 914Club descending upon Parade and not have a unique identity like a stand-alone ECC.
Anyone else have comments?
That's cool too. I WILL be at the parade... even if it kills me. But, I won't have the Porsche. This event will become a week plus long family vacation. Can you imagine driving 7 hours with the wife and two kids in a 914? I'm working on a Condo deal now, but I suppose I could give in to the kids plees of camping. If there is any sort of 914Club thing, I'll be there.
I was only kidding Rich! I know you'll be busy with the Parade stuff.
Did someone say a CLASSIC event? I'm there
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I think some of us Mid-Atlantic/DC area folks would be very interested, particulary if it could be structured around the Parade.
Driving to Maine would not be my favorite. As much as I'd love to see your lovely state I'm just not interested in driving that far in a 914. Delaware has the beach areas if anyone's interested in combining a family trip with a 914 gathering. And it's fairly close to the Parade activities (within a couple of hours, I think). Airports for those flying in are fairly convenient (BWI, Philly, Newark, etc) to most of the PA or Delaware locations.
Gotta keep the spouses happy, too.
But what do I know. Those lucky guys in California didn't have to put up with our much more humid summer weather. And it's easier to crank up the heat than get rid of it in a 914 so an early summer or early fall meet might be best.
john
For all you Yankees out there, wheres the love for the south. How about some where in NC or Georgia. Maybe he Atlanta area. Greast roads up in northern GA, Road atlanta is just north of the city. Maybe Carolina Motorports park.
We should have a NECC for you north of the Mason Dixon and a SCCC for us south.
I vote for N Ga., Lake Lanier, Road Atlanta and we go see Jake!!
Paul
Do fall colors and I'll bet you get some western types.
Fall Colors can be seen at the Fall Folliage Classic in Nashville, IN Oct 22, 2004.
there is already a Fall Foliage Run scheduled for Brown County, IN, around the last week of October this year; Joy and i are planning to attend. i wouldn't want an Eastern event to conflict too much with 'Legacy' events (although this is not always possible ...) especially if they are in the northern 1/3 of the Eastern seaboard.
i bet we could piggyback onto the Lime Rock vintage event with little difficulty - some clubs already do this ...
yes yes yes!!! ill just need your guys help to get my car running in time!
Wowsers....
and I think my place thats an hour from Rutland and Lake George is remote
I'm in and I think Dover, DE is first choice, Pocano's, PA second, Lime Rock third. And October, Coumbus Day weekend is the time to do it.
If it's within a 3 hour drive Im in.
Deal's Gap 318 curves in 11 miles. Doesn't get any better than that.
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