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the Queen Alexandra European and Classic Car Show is only 2 months away. Mark it on your calendar. Shine your car. Contact the organizing committee to volunteer: Ken Glover, Ernie Kowal, Carl Latzel, Ernie Yakimovich. The kids at Queen Alexandra need YOU to support the picnic. This year it is going to be bigger and better than ever and we are going to raise more money than last year.
Click on the photo to see Brad Blaney's pictoral essay on how NOT to paint your car! Or should this be on the Concours or Tech page?
From Mike Griffin on May 17: Hi to you from Annapolis, MD. Just to say hello and that I'm so far safe and sound. A note to the Sunday Morning Guys...Drove first 3000 miles at 70 MPH average. Not too bad for an old duffer. Car running sweet and strong. See them in about three weeks...Lots of stories.
Mike
Andrew Jackson submitted this photo, taken through his driver's window, on a road trip to Kennewick WA last September in his Boxster.
Droppings, or After the Detailing Clinic
Ernie Kowal, of Shiney Car Products, conducted a very successful clinic at European Specialty Cars in Nanaimo. While Ernie showed everyone how to clean and wax, Wayne checked out the cars on the hoist. Thanks to Wayne and Hazel Ayers for their hospitality. MORE
Bruce Vanderkoi's new mode of transportation when it is too far to drive
The Taj Ma Garaj® is dedicated to the preservation, maintenance and the necessities of excessive personal transportation. Your host and curator, John Dixon, has personally assembled a collection of some of the finest Porsches® and memorabilia into one complete package…Ever seen a 356 stretch limo? It’s here. http://www.tajmagaraj.com
Autobahn: The database is organized primarily by model categories (such as 911) which themselves contain more detailed models (such as 911 Carrera, 911 Turbo, etc.) Wondering what it all means? Check out this quick yet fairly comprehensive listing of all Porsche models.http://www.flat-6.net/forum/home.php?make=Porsche&do=models
Insurance Requirements for anyone organizing a Regional event
You need to get insurance for every moving car event organized by the Region. Please forward to me the date, time,start and finish locations. Also get the correct names of any persons or company whose property may be involved in the event. If it's a tour,breakfast run, evening drive, autocross, rally or what ever, then provide me a brief description of where the event starts, where it's going and where it finishes.
There is a insurance requirement for all participants to sign a waiver prior to starting the event. Pads of waiver forms are available from the insurance chair. After the event is over the waiver forms must be returned to the insurance chair because they have to be kept for two years in case there is a late claim we don't know about.
The sooner you get the information regarding your event to the insurance chair the better. The policy for the event will be ordered and you will be provided with a copy of the policy. Check with any property owners if they need a copy of the insurance and one will be sent to them. For more information contact Ernie Kowal 477-8914
Several members and friends of VIR meet for coffee early on Sunday mornings. We started at Starbuck's but moved to Francelli's Coffee 4444 West Saanich Road, Victoria, in the Royal Oak Shopping Centre, due to our increasing numbers! This is a good time to make new friends and show off our cars. Come and join us! CarsEnthusiasts
On an overcast Sunday, 26 members and spouses ventured up to Arbutus Ridge Golf Club for what is becoming an annual Trek for a pre-Valentines Brunch. We enjoyed fabulous food from a selection of tables of seafoods (including Alaskan King Crab legs!), salads, desserts and fruits & juices as well as fresh waffles, custom omelettes, roasts of ham and beef, bacon, sausages and Eggs Bennies. The Club provided a couple of roses to each of the ladies attending and there was lots of time to chat and mingle with everyone. A few hardy souls even brought out their Porsches! An enjoyable time was had by all.
Ernie Kowal was our Member of the Year for 2006. We appreciate his contributions and participation in all aspects of VIR.
Several of our members attended Porsche Parade in August 2006. Our small club made quite an impression:
Wayne & Hazel Ayers: Divisional & Class winners, Concours
Blair Cooper: People's Choice award in the paddock, Concours
Gary Glover: Third, Preparation Touring for 1992 964, Concours
Basil Hobbs: First, Preparation Touring for 1994 Speedster, Concours
Ernie Kowal: Second, autocross
Al and Stacy Kyle: Seventh, Gimmick Rally
Stacy Kyle: Third, women's autocross
Carl Latzel: Third, autocross
Virginia MacDonald: First, Class II Website Competition
Lindsay Neilson: First in her division in the 5K run
Conrad Peden: Fourth, autocross
Dan Ryan: Class winner, concours
Ernie Yakimovich: First, Performance Touring, Concours, and Fourth in MO 4 autocross
By all reports Crown Isle was a huge success! Look at the photos and plan to attend next year!
