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“Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.” - Hunter S. Thompson
"I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself." ~Dr. Ferdinand Porsche
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"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn-out, shouting, 'Holy sh*t! What a ride!'"- Unknown
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Had a good time yesterday even if my car didn't, I lost the water pump but fortunately it was 100 feet from Pete's shop and it is now resting comfortably at RSBarn. The wife drove up and picked me up in her 968 and wsa home by 12:30am. It was nice meeting most of the people there, I think I missed a few,and putting faces to the names is always good. I'll try and get some of my pics up later today although I didn't take that many.
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Thanks to everyone who made this such a memorable event. It was terrific sharing Bucks County with you great folks.
I posted pics of the wine and cheese on Photobucket, promise to post more tomorrow...for now, must get sleep!
Regards,
Jay
http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h135/968Newtown/
“Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.” - Hunter S. Thompson
"I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself." ~Dr. Ferdinand Porsche
"968Forums, a quaint little drinking community with a serious horsepower problem"
"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn-out, shouting, 'Holy sh*t! What a ride!'"- Unknown
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Can't say enough about Jay and Pete! This was an absolute blast! Met a great bunch of folks. This morning's fun run was...well...FUN. Anybody close enough should definitely go see Pete at RSBarn. Thanks for everything.
Jay, if you'll PM or e-mail me the username/password, I can add my pics to the Photobucket.
- Darryl
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Thanks Jay and Pete for the great event. We had a good time seeing everyone and all the great 968s. Pete, I've already gone to run-right.com to find my nearest servicer. jeff's 968 cab with the Lambo doors was too cool. It was interesting to meet Bob (flash) in person. he matches his internet persona and he knows his stuff. Thanks to him I now know that the clear bag at the bottom of my wheel well is actually a flat tire bag!!! Thanks Bob. Pete, your turbo is an awesome car. I can't wait to see it once you have it done. I was glad that Raj stopped by although i missed seeing Damian. Maybe next year. Greg had a great time too. Thanks again Jay and Pete!!!
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Well .. just walked in the door at 5:45 pm ADST today. What a blast. First off, thanks to Jay and Pete and their wives for the hard work and hospitality. This little foreigner felt very welcome.
Secondly, it was GREAT to be able to put faces to all those funny names on the forums and see all those great cars. What a bunch of characters!
Thirdly, thanks again to Pete for letting me take the induction cleaning gear back to do my other car.
Finally, all of you who didn't go missed out big time. It was a great way to spend my first vacation in 10 years.
Some factoids on the trip:
1. total distance 3180 km (1976 miles)
2. percent of miles in four days relative to total on Don's red car - 16.5%
3. calculated number of miles on my car at that rate in the 12 years that Don put 12,000 miles - 2,163,000.
4. number of Porches seen on the trip outside of Newtown - 4 (1 C4, 1 C2, 1 924S, 1 914.
5. Question 1. - what so may toll booths?
6. Question 2. - why aren't they automated?
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What a great time! It was my first 968 celebration. Never thought i'd see so many 968s at one time. Good people good times. Events like these add to the ownership enjoyment of a 968. The roundtable discussions were very informative and makes me realize how unique our cars and owners are! I admit that the possible lack or extinction of certain wearable parts in our cars has me worried going forward. Thanks to all the excellent work Pete and Flash are doing and hopefully will help us all keep our cars running smoothly forever. Also, I'd like to thank Pete, Jay and their wives for putting together this great event! The best part was seeing fellow 968ers from far away like Kim who drove all the way down from Nova Scotia and Flash who flew out from Cali. Good show!
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While I was only able to make it to Sunday's event, it was well worth it and I am thrilled to know that I share this passion with a great group of people. Thanks Jay and Pete! Thanks also to Fred and others who taught me how to take the sunroof out and put it back in on my 16 day old car. My head is only a little sunburnt..but as Fred joked at least I do not have any tan lines. Driving my "new" black coupe with a black coupe in front and a black coupe behind me was a real RARE treat, now I know what people in front and behind me get to see. Also loved seeing the cobalt cab, coral coupe, and an incredible stereo in a white cab, etc, etc. Love the silvers, shades of green, blue, a supercharged beauty, as well as the 928S4 that joined us Sunday. It was also amazing to see the looks on peoples faces <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/ohmy.gif" class="smilie" alt="" /> when we went through the small town of New Hope like a swarm of buzzing bees! Flash: I feel like I should have gotten your autograph and I already subscribed to 9 magazine. Cosimo, great meeting someone with so much experience with Porsches. Kim, great meeting you and wow, what a trip!
Hope to see you all soon and Pete I will call you when I am ready to visit the barn!
Thanks to everyone! Steve csc71
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In the event Jay and Pete didn't see this post on 968.net (it's down again).....
To Jay and Pete,
Congratulations (and many thanks) for giving us the opportunity to enjoy our cars and the camaraderie of people who share the passion of owning and driving Porsches.
The event was "first-rate" in every way and will be savored for quite some time as we remember the people we met, the cars we saw, and the roads we traveled. And thanks to the participants for being so welcoming and friendly - that was one of the best parts of the entire weekend!
And lastly, thank-you Bob (and anyone else) for the pictures you'll be posting of the event!
Jerry
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Best Coupe
Martha Farmer/Steve Carhart
Coral Red Metallic
Best Cabriolet
Jeff Coe
Best Overall
Don Hassenbein
Best Modified
Joe Caprigno
(Supercharged)
“Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.” - Hunter S. Thompson
"I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself." ~Dr. Ferdinand Porsche
"968Forums, a quaint little drinking community with a serious horsepower problem"
"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn-out, shouting, 'Holy sh*t! What a ride!'"- Unknown
