Mark in Baltimore

Mark you calendar for another vaunted Rennlist Meet and Drive! We plan to meet in Timonium, MD at 10:00AM at the Staples Shopping Center parking lot, directly across from the Maryland State Fairgrounds, and right next to the Krispy Kreme (2129 York Rd., Timonium, MD 21093 410-308-3576). We’ll check out all of the cars, meet some new friends, catch up with old ones, talk Porsches and see who bought those latest must-have, triple-milled, carbon fiber-wrapped, NASA balanced, beryllium lock washers.

Valley Motors, our local Porsche dealer, is right around the corner, so if there are any interesting machinery lurking about, we may zip on over and scare the crap out of the sales people.

We’ll then head north and cruise through some of Maryland’s finest twisty roads for a good 45 minutes to an hour. This is going to be an epic drive through upper Baltimore County that will take us near the Gunpowder State Park/Prettyboy Reservoir area. If you’ve been hankering for a drive, this is the one to do!

We’ll finish up the drive by looping back down and having a delicious brunch at City Crab and Seafood (410-339-6300) at 2360 W. Joppa Road in Timonium, MD 21093. Slight change in plans. City Crab and Seafood has changed over to Mick and Tony's. Ownership has remained the same, but the menu has changed and has expanded over the previous offering. Same phone number and address.

Sound like fun? If you’re interested in this get-together, please post here and let me know if you’re coming for the meet, the drive, the eat or some combination of the three. It’ll help me get a head count estimate for the restaurant.

I’m looking forward to seeing everyone! If you have any questions, either post them here or email me at mark.lee at longandfoster.com.

(Directions to the Staples Shopping Center: Timonium is just north of I-695, the Baltimore Beltway, and off of I-83. Take exit 16A off of I-83. You will be on Timonium Road. Go through three lights. At the third light, you will make a left, which will lead you onto York Road. Go for about 1/4 mile and look for the Krispy Kreme on the right. You can either hang a right right into KK or keep on going a bit further and make a right into the Staples shopping center. A Blockbuster Video will be at the corner. If you see a Mars Supermarket, you’ve gone waaay too far. I’ll try and stage cars right near the road so it’ll be even easier for people to find. Still confused? Yahoo.com will set you free with its point-to-point map directions.)

Mark in Baltimore

Slight change in venue. See first post.

Mark in Baltimore

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Mark in Baltimore

Just an FYI, all Porsches are welcome, not just 993's. I even have a buddy who's going to bring his gorgeous restored Jag XK140.

OGRacing

Any chance you might want to swing by the OG Racing sidewalk sale. The post about the sale is on the racing and a few other of the groups.
Bill

Mark in Baltimore

Hi Bill,

Nice to finally meet you at the Summit CR. I was the guy who asked about the Simpson helmet dryers that are to be discontinued.

No chance I'll make it, unfortunately, since I'll, fortunately, be leading the drive.

Mark in Baltimore

Big, bad voodoo bump. Saturday is almost here!

There's a 30% chance of showers. Unless it's raining cats and dogs, we'll still be on.

Mark in Baltimore

Dammit, it looks like a 60% chance of rain on Saturday.

Everyone, please stay tuned to the 993 board for any last minute Saturday morning updates. I'll post by 6:00AM to give all of you DC/NoVa/PA people as much notice as possible before you leave.

At this point, we should start planning a rain date. Next Saturday, October 29 looks like a good rain date. How does this work with everyone's schedules? I can't do the following weekend since I'll be at the CMP club race.

Mark in Baltimore

Okay, so can I have a show of hands for next Saturday? Let me know if you're in for the meet, drive and/or eat.

Mark in Baltimore

Rennlist weather forecast says Saturday will be the last great day of the year. Those roads are waiting to burn off some Porsche rubber.

Mark in Baltimore

I want to send a huge thanks to all of you who came! Your attendance helped make this drive a success! It is just so cool to see 15 plus Porsches zipping along in your mirror. I also especially appreciate all of you who came out from PA or VA.

The turn out was surprisingly good and, as usual, I had a great time meeting new people and catching up with old, but, as usual, I didn't get a chance to talk with everyone. Our drive was okay; the roads were nice, but we got stuck behind some of the slowest cars on the planet which was rather frustrating in the twisties. Oh, and then there was the corn combine from hell...

Thank you all!!!!! I'm looking forward to the next one.