boosted951

Hello all. I am presently in the Atlanta, GA area...and might soon be relocating to the Lynchburg, VA area. I currently have a 86 951 and was wanting to see if there were any other 951's or 944's in the area. I was there visiting on Friday and noticed there weren't many Porsche's around. I did see one Boxster though. Where would the closest repair shop or dealership be from Lynchburg?

What I've notived is that most people on this list who live in Virginia are located on the eastern coast and north up towards D.C.



TIA

TT

There is a shop that works on Porsches just outside Lynchburg in Forest, VA. If you need the shop name and owner, I can get it for you.

boosted951

thanks TT.....so nobody lives in or near Lynchburg...? That sucks.....doesn't sound like I will see many Porsches if I move there......

FSAEracer03

You are correct. The two places with crowded roadways are NoVA ("Northern VA" in slang for those wondering) and the Hampton Roads area (which is VA Beach, Norfolk, Hampton, Chesapeake, etc).

For reference: according to the 2000 census, 1/7th of the Virginia populus resides in Fairfax County up north.

I know we have some members in the Lynchburg area. I travel back and forth from Norfolk to NoVA, so I'm sure we can arrange a get together with some people sometime.

9five1

I'm down... Just tell me where and when.

~Eric

boosted951

I will be in Lynchburg on Thursday looking at houses and all...will be there until Sunday...Wife will be looking too.....it all depends if we like the area and can find a house that we like.... it sure will be a lot smaller than what we are used to here in Atlanta....

Bri Bro

I have family that live in Blacksburg. I know there were a couple of 944 Rennlist people that went to VT. I know of one rennlister who was selling 951 parts in Christianburg. Roanoke is a good size town, not as big as Atlanta but then it also doesn't have the traffic.

Several 951 owners I chated with at VIR last year were from the Roanoke area and had local shops that serviced there cars. If you like the track the car, Danville and VIR is straight down route 29 from Lynchburg. If you like the outdoors lifestyle, this is a wonderfull area.

boosted951

Finally got the car here in Lynchburg.....Anyone else in the L'burg?

mroberts

Someone else just moved to Lynchburg too - check some of the threads in the past couple of days.

Blue Ridge SCCA runs some auotcrosses up there - www.brr-scca.org

BTW, I'm in Blacksburg.

ed devinney

Probably not big Porsche territory, but pretty country and about 1/2way between VIR and Summit Point, worth considering.

Renn 951

Ed, are you still in Paris? That's a loooonnnggg way from both VIR and Summit Point!

porshhhh951

umm porsche is very big in virgina...we have purchased two porsches from there. Roanoke was where I got my 951. There are several porsche shops in the area and the p-car crowd up there is pretty strong from what I remember two years ago. Just make a trip to VIR and make some contacts...I think you will be surprised.

ed devinney

Yep, still here til the end of June - haven't even been inside a car for 3 months. I'm having some withdrawal symptoms and am planning a trip to the Ring for my birthday in June.

Good point, though - being equidistant from two places isn't the same as being close. I'm about 3800 miles from either track right now, fat lot of good it does me!

So, let me revise my statement: 2 hours to SP or VIR is something worth considering when relocating :-)

Renn 951

Ed:

Well, enjoy the Ring, and take some video!

PCA Potomac will be at the Glen for July 4th weekend -- that would be a good homecoming!

boosted951

unfortunately they only do an autocross in lynchburg once a year...and it was in february....