5000 Mile Trip, Porsche Parade or Bust!
07-11-2012, 06:21 PM
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Surprised no Logan Pass pics on the way to Bear Lake made the cut, IIRC, Canyon walls rise vertically almost 1 mile from the road. Looks like a real good time Aaron. How's that 'Test' Speed Limit feel after DC?
07-12-2012, 01:01 AM
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The BMW was an e39 530i, 2001+ MY. He didn't have a problem keeping up, all of the NAs were so far down on power they were basically gutless.
The mustang was bought by a PCA member that was tired of trailering his car to Parade but still wanted a sporty car to drive so he bought a 2013 Mustang off of the lot.
Today we were scheduled for another drive through the mountains, the High Uinta drive. We slept in, missed the tour the tour and headed to Hill AFB and the AFB museum. Lots of awesome aircraft and an awesome time. Tomorrow is the Gimmick Rally that we will be doing with ModdedEverything951S, his wife and his 11 month old son. I hope we find everything.
We will be at the beer tasting tomorrow afternoon, The Parade of Porsches on Saturday and the Victory Banquet. Please come find us if you're in town!!!
The mustang was bought by a PCA member that was tired of trailering his car to Parade but still wanted a sporty car to drive so he bought a 2013 Mustang off of the lot.
Today we were scheduled for another drive through the mountains, the High Uinta drive. We slept in, missed the tour the tour and headed to Hill AFB and the AFB museum. Lots of awesome aircraft and an awesome time. Tomorrow is the Gimmick Rally that we will be doing with ModdedEverything951S, his wife and his 11 month old son. I hope we find everything.
We will be at the beer tasting tomorrow afternoon, The Parade of Porsches on Saturday and the Victory Banquet. Please come find us if you're in town!!!
07-13-2012, 03:48 AM
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I got to drop by Darwin’s house last Monday and meet Aaron and Minta (as well as Darwins’ wife Jayla and their fairly new son Dylan!). Nice folks and nice cars!
I wish I had time to get to the Parade – it was in my plans for this year but I got side tracked by some consulting work. Just to make up for it I picked up an Audi cab to replace the old Audi S4 that punted a deer. Nothing like a cab for the mountains! (just ask Minta – her 968 cab looked great!)
Maybe nexy year.....Traverse City MI
I wish I had time to get to the Parade – it was in my plans for this year but I got side tracked by some consulting work. Just to make up for it I picked up an Audi cab to replace the old Audi S4 that punted a deer. Nothing like a cab for the mountains! (just ask Minta – her 968 cab looked great!)
Maybe nexy year.....Traverse City MI
07-16-2012, 01:44 AM
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Yesterday was the final day of the Porsche Parade and we started it off with the Parade of Porsches through downtown Salt Lake City. The 924/944/968/928 were grouped with the 356s and 914s at the front of the Parade followed by every variant of 911 and a lone Cayenne. Mother Nature did us a favor and cooled things down a bit but we would have appreciated a little (ok, a LOT) less rain. Either way, everyone took the set back in stride and we departed on time. Salt Lake City's finest provided a robust escort through the downtown area. I'm not entirely sure, but we may have had every off duty police officer providing escort or security.
As you can see, it was very wet and there were some very neat cars there. Of note is the red 968 cabriolet with a mere 46k miles on it. According to the owner, the top has only been down a handful of times. Also of note, Darwin managed to fairly severly injure himself on that car. He wasn't paying attention and walked into the exhaust pipe. Luckily, he didn't burn himself but he did manage to take a decent-sized chunk out of his leg. He found out the hard way that the 94/95 968s don't have rolled lip exhaust tips. Apparently budget cuts really can hurt.
Once we finally hit the road, we were nearly the first cars in line! There were 2 356s, 2 914s, a 924 and the red 968 cab in front of us. As you can see from the pictures, there was quite the parade!
The folks on the sidewalk definitely seemed to be into it but the drivers affected by the closed roads were pretty upset. I'm sure it didn't make them feel any better when they saw millions of dollars of Porsches going by at about 5mph. The entire parade took about 30 minutes and we stopped back at the original start point. At that point we paused for a few photos.
Then we headed back to Darwin's to get cleaned up for the Victory Banquet. We made it to the social hour fashionably late and the party was in full swing. I introduced Darwin to RJ Wilmoth, a PCA historian and long time 968 owner. We had a great time talking cars over local microbrews until the banquet hall opened up at 7pm sharp. As we took our seats and got to know the folks at our table, we noticed that they were showing a slideshow of pictures from the week. Imagine our surprise when our 951 and Darwin's 951 were shown in front of everyone!
We had a great time drinking, laughing and not//not winning a set of Michelin tires OR the trip to Germany. Better luck next year I guess. Speaking of next year, Parade will be in Traverse City, MI in 2013 and Monterrey, CA in 2014. Barring unforseen circumstances, we will be driving to Traverse City and possibly flying to Monterrey.
What a fun week!
As you can see, it was very wet and there were some very neat cars there. Of note is the red 968 cabriolet with a mere 46k miles on it. According to the owner, the top has only been down a handful of times. Also of note, Darwin managed to fairly severly injure himself on that car. He wasn't paying attention and walked into the exhaust pipe. Luckily, he didn't burn himself but he did manage to take a decent-sized chunk out of his leg. He found out the hard way that the 94/95 968s don't have rolled lip exhaust tips. Apparently budget cuts really can hurt.
Once we finally hit the road, we were nearly the first cars in line! There were 2 356s, 2 914s, a 924 and the red 968 cab in front of us. As you can see from the pictures, there was quite the parade!
The folks on the sidewalk definitely seemed to be into it but the drivers affected by the closed roads were pretty upset. I'm sure it didn't make them feel any better when they saw millions of dollars of Porsches going by at about 5mph. The entire parade took about 30 minutes and we stopped back at the original start point. At that point we paused for a few photos.
Then we headed back to Darwin's to get cleaned up for the Victory Banquet. We made it to the social hour fashionably late and the party was in full swing. I introduced Darwin to RJ Wilmoth, a PCA historian and long time 968 owner. We had a great time talking cars over local microbrews until the banquet hall opened up at 7pm sharp. As we took our seats and got to know the folks at our table, we noticed that they were showing a slideshow of pictures from the week. Imagine our surprise when our 951 and Darwin's 951 were shown in front of everyone!
We had a great time drinking, laughing and not//not winning a set of Michelin tires OR the trip to Germany. Better luck next year I guess. Speaking of next year, Parade will be in Traverse City, MI in 2013 and Monterrey, CA in 2014. Barring unforseen circumstances, we will be driving to Traverse City and possibly flying to Monterrey.
What a fun week!
07-16-2012, 09:25 PM
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Yesterday was the beginning of our trip back to the Washington DC area. We left Darwin's house a little after 0800 and hit the road toward I-80 and Salt Lake City. Humorously, as we gassed up right before getting onto I-80 I reset my trip odometer and the gear stripped out. I had replaced this gear a little over a year ago and I can assure everyone that I was at a dead stop. Luckily, the trip meter on my GPS still works just fine.
After a short trip on I-80 we got onto I-15S toward our first stop on this return trip in Moab, UT. We intentionally decided to drive a shorter distance starting our trip home to enjoy the absolutely beautiful countryside heading south through Utah and into New Mexico. As we headed south the sky continued to darken and finally the rain came. Initially the rain was light and mostly annoying but as we exited I-15 for Highway 6 toward Moab the rain picked up as we ascended into the mountains. Here are a few pics from my dash as we drove through the mountains:
As we drove through the beautiful mountains we were passed by a 997 Turbo S leaving Parade. How could we tell they were leaving Parade? They still had their Parade numbers on their car like we did! We were doing 3-5 mph over the speed limit and they passed us without even the slightest effort. At least I managed to get a good picture:
Once we cleared the mountain range the weather cleared up, the roads flattened out and our pace picked up. Still, the views were breathtaking:
And wouldn't you know it, we came across the largest miner in Utah:
After consulting our "Scenic Drives of America" book we decided to call an audible on our way to Moab and detour to UT-128 toward Moab. UT-128 is a 44 mile state road that generally follows the Colorado River and as you can see has some amazing views. We saw a 911 3.2 from Parade (still had the numbers!) with the same idea as us as well.
Suitably amazed with nature's beauty, we arrived at our hotel and checked-in. After talking about what we really wanted to see with the rest of our afternoon, we decided to do the short drive to Arches National Park. We saw a Boxster Spyder doing the same thing we were. And you know what? They were at Parade!
I don't have words for what we saw so I'll let our photos do the talking. I don't think that it's even possible to capture all of the beauty we saw today:
We had dinner at a local restaurant near our hotel and as we walked off the calories, we saw a Cayenne leaving Parade! It was entirely too humorous that every Porsche we saw today still had their numbers from Parade.
After a short trip on I-80 we got onto I-15S toward our first stop on this return trip in Moab, UT. We intentionally decided to drive a shorter distance starting our trip home to enjoy the absolutely beautiful countryside heading south through Utah and into New Mexico. As we headed south the sky continued to darken and finally the rain came. Initially the rain was light and mostly annoying but as we exited I-15 for Highway 6 toward Moab the rain picked up as we ascended into the mountains. Here are a few pics from my dash as we drove through the mountains:
As we drove through the beautiful mountains we were passed by a 997 Turbo S leaving Parade. How could we tell they were leaving Parade? They still had their Parade numbers on their car like we did! We were doing 3-5 mph over the speed limit and they passed us without even the slightest effort. At least I managed to get a good picture:
Once we cleared the mountain range the weather cleared up, the roads flattened out and our pace picked up. Still, the views were breathtaking:
And wouldn't you know it, we came across the largest miner in Utah:
After consulting our "Scenic Drives of America" book we decided to call an audible on our way to Moab and detour to UT-128 toward Moab. UT-128 is a 44 mile state road that generally follows the Colorado River and as you can see has some amazing views. We saw a 911 3.2 from Parade (still had the numbers!) with the same idea as us as well.
Suitably amazed with nature's beauty, we arrived at our hotel and checked-in. After talking about what we really wanted to see with the rest of our afternoon, we decided to do the short drive to Arches National Park. We saw a Boxster Spyder doing the same thing we were. And you know what? They were at Parade!
I don't have words for what we saw so I'll let our photos do the talking. I don't think that it's even possible to capture all of the beauty we saw today:
We had dinner at a local restaurant near our hotel and as we walked off the calories, we saw a Cayenne leaving Parade! It was entirely too humorous that every Porsche we saw today still had their numbers from Parade.
07-17-2012, 02:21 AM
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Like. thanks for the tour.
07-17-2012, 01:23 PM
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If we wind up going (and we decide to be brave/crazy enough to drive it)... we'll definitely put you on the route. As much as I'll protest, I'm sure I'll be required to drive through SLC anyways. Wife has some family out there... that despite how much I can't stand them (neither can the wife, frankly), the wife is likely to fall victim to the guilt trip and thus probably require we spend a day in SLC visiting....
07-17-2012, 03:25 PM
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Gorgeous stuff, your probably a sucker for the Grand Canyon next, everyone NEEDs to see that at least once. OH, and a night under the Stars in the Desert - unforgetable!