Ooooo, Porsche Nirvana

Thanks to Pelicanparts I have found something I've been missing for the better part of 10 years since moving to Alabama (and building houses, and starting a family and....). I used to be very active in VW clubs once upon a time and the camaraderie and the activities (not to mention hands-on help for these old cars) is a wonderful part of the vintage car equation.

From this thread: I was invited to join the Magnolia Region PCA at an American Cancer Society charity event. This resulted in a whole host of firsts for me. I spent the last week or 2 on little fixes and detailing, I couldn't introduce Glenda to new folks at less than her, admittedly far shy of perfect, best.

I started out early on the quiet Saturday morning, a touch of fog in the cool air and a blast down the highway for about 50 miles to Ocean Springs, MS.

There, I met up with a contingent of folks ready for a good day. I was the only one without water cooling my engine, but I didn't hold that against them :). We proceeded up the highway in a 8 or 9 car high speed parade. We wound up in Carriere, MS, just a bit north of New Orleans. The event was held in the expansive yard of it's gracious host, there were about 50 cars sitting in the beautiful sunshine under the massive old Oak Trees, most of them w/ a Porsche Crest but a healthy contingent of some really cool iron (Aluminum, Carbon Fiber, Etc).

As you can see, I was in car heaven. I missed having my little man there but 2.5 hours (one way) in the noisy, open topped old car I knew would be too much for him to handle.

Observations:

My car is certainly roadworthy for more than 30 miles from home, although I highlighted several new issues (an oil leak that's getting worse & a new vibration that may or may not have come from my work on the front hub last week). I also found that I could keep up with faster cars just fine, I need to trust old Glenda a bit more :)