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For the first time, in WERKs Style, the class winners were give awards at the event, instead of the concours banquet. One of the first cars up was Keith's class winning 80.
this RUF turbo R was pretty sweet.
I also had my eye on this sweet Turbo.
Following the concours dinner the 928 gang in attendance got together again for dinner at an Awesome pizza place.
The next day we met up at another breakfast place and then went on a 300+mile drive to to Kettle Falls. Just 70 miles to the Canadian boarder- and we had good Mexican for lunch!
Here shots from that drive. In attendance was Jim/Sue in thier GT, Thomas in his 86.5, Chris in his S4, and Adam in his WRX, and myself and my wife Ursula in the 911.
Later that night was the Concurs and Awards banquet. Top class winners are awarded their trophy's, and certain Zone Awards. It was 4 hours, but still a fun night. The event is one of the most well attended, nearly 2000.
The next day we participated in a coordinated drive to a mountian top about 150 miles away. The drive was okay, 15 cars and a bit slow (insurance and liablity...) but the destination was nice.
We left the area on Thursday (Parade continued thru Saturday) after visiting family in the area, and then headed home back to CA. We toured thru Cascades Scenic Byway, spend the evening in Bend, and toured thru a bit of Lassen Nat'l Park once back in CA.
Mark and Ursula, thanks for the great pictures. I had an awesome time with all the 928 folks.
PS. Did anyone get to press it on that clockwise banked turn after Mexican food??? It was worth going back for just that turn.
Thomas
This is what happens when you bring a WRX to a Porsche Parade.
Apparently, someone didn't appreciate having a ricer parked in with all the Teutonic machinery at the hotel.
I do wonder if it was german brand gum. It remained stuck to the plate the entire time we were at the parade, even through out the big drive on Tuesday. LOL.
The "Preservation" class is all about originality. Numbers must match, and everything needs to be original. This is a tough class and special congrats to Thomas for a second (winner was an immaculate 968).
Congratulations all!!
Thanks for all the pix.
Well done to all and also to the owner of the 968 cab. That car also won the transaxle class in 2015 at French Lick. My opinion, and not in any way intended to be derogatory: The fact that that car also won the Preservation Group award in Spokane indicates to me that the owner did some seriously good work sprucing it up (either that or the competition was slim, which I'm sure was not the case i.e. Thomas' car). The 968 was nice in 2015, but not that nice. What got it first in class in 2015 was originality (over condition), which is purely based on the focus of the judges. That's why Preservation can be a crapshoot.
Post #17 from the thread below was my analysis and explanation of how I thought things went in 2015. It was a learning experience and what I learned got me some success last year in Jay Peak (and an original luggage cover - thanks to MJRocket for that). Based on a cursory look, my direct competition (i.e. the 2nd place car, a very cool '79 Sebring 924) was very nice, but had some obvious non-original parts... so there ya go.
What Mr. & Mrs. Vadman (968 owner) learned also got them a big win in Spokane. Well done... and the fact that a transaxle car also won the Group award makes it very special indeed.... a Group win is a big deal, and you don't see an old water pumper in that position very often.
07-19-2017, 01:21 AM
