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OVR is dynamic.  We have listened and have made small and deliberate changes to OVR events to engage spouses and associate members and it is working.  Our wine tasting and our Owl Creek Tour had almost 50% of spouses attending.  Even our Mid-Ohio DE had a good showing of associate members.  We are also seeing many first time attendees join the fun, and I have met veteran OVR members who just never got around to attending an event.  The excitement of Celebration 50 (October 29 and 30 PoV, Mariemont Inn, C-50 Tour)- OVR’s 50th   Anniversary  year is bringing out many first timers.  We have two more tours upcoming - July and September so keep your OVR Calendar handy. 

Race season is upon us and OVR knows how to keep the throttle at full.  You can join other Porsche owners for the Vintage Grand Prix Races at Mid-Ohio on June 24/25/26 and in Pittsburg on July 22nd/23rd/24th.  Porsche is the featured marque for both locations and there will be a Porsche Corral with lots of food and drink for all.  Can Bobby Rahal and his team make it three in a row at Le Mans?  Find out June 11th and 12th. 

And finally, OVR’s Club Race is at Putnam Park July 15/16/17.  If you’ve ever wanted to get into the pits and see the racers and cars up close, this is your chance.  If you have considered racing your Porsche, this is your time to see firsthand all the excitement of PCA Club Racing.  Enjoy the weekend watching your fellow PCA members race for the honor of standing on the podium.

The summer is passing fast and OVR is here to help you keep your own throttle wide open.
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Dave's Drive by Dave Raum (September 2008)
By OVRPCA Webmaster @ 9:26 PM :: 386 Views :: 0 Comments :: Article Rating :: Dave's Drive 		 
I recently read an article entitled “Altered States.” It describes the experiences of people who have had life-threatening encounters, either with human or wild predators. It described the person being threat-ened becoming aware of the intensity of a color or the lack of any color, the breath of the attacker, and how everything seemed to be in slow-motion. This sense of time slowing down gave the person time to think, to sort out what was going on, and how to react to the attack and save their life.

It seems our brain reacts to new things in our sur-roundings much more acutely than it does to mun-dane or commonplace ones. A toddler becomes exhausted by mid-morning and needs a nap, because the brain has been busy processing all the new encounters the toddler has made since waking up. Time goes slow for a toddler, but as we get older and encounter fewer new and exciting things time speeds up. How many times have you said, “Where have the years gone?”

I know at my age the last thing I need is for time to be speeding by. I want it to slow down, maybe not to toddler speed, but to the point I notice my surround-ings more. To accomplish this, the article suggested we continually experience and see new things; push ourselves to be outside our comfort zone. We don’t have to go so far as to put ourselves in the path of danger, but some excitement in our lives is a good thing. Even trying to use the left hand instead of the right is something new!

So how does this relate to Porsches? Our club, as well as other clubs in this region and other regions, and PCA schedules a variety of events throughout the year for your participation. Try an event you haven’t experienced before or go somewhere different to add a new twist to a favorite event. Volunteer at an event to find out what it takes to put on an event. Then chair an event, even if this puts you outside of your comfort zone.

If you’ve never driven an autocross or a Driver’s Education event on a road course before, I can assure you at the end of the day you will feel like the exhausted toddler needing his nap. Your brain will process a ton of new information and you will experience something that will heighten your awareness. And who knows, maybe time will slow down for you too.

Enjoy the Ride!
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