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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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Dave's Drive by Dave Raum (November 2008)
By OVRPCA Webmaster @ 6:36 PM :: 474 Views ::
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Many of you are aware that OVR won the bid to put on the Porsche Escape national weekend event for 2009, but in case you aren’t let me fill you in. The theme for the event is “Escape to the Birthplace of Aviation” and the dates are Thursday, October 1st through Sunday, October 4th, 2009. As Dayton, Ohio is the home of Orville and Wilbur Wright and the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) all activities will be centered there.
The Porsche Escape weekend began about five years ago when PCA decided to try a low-key event on the opposite side of the country from where Parade was held. The Escape weekend would be held sometime later in the summer or fall after Parade was over. It was to be a closer alternative for those who didn’t want to attend a Parade on the other side of the country. As Parade is a very competitive week of activities such as the concours, TSD rally, autocross, and tech competition, Escape was to be a non-competitive weekend with scenic road tours, sight-seeing at local attractions, and a low key car show with sponsors and peoples choice awards.
OVR was approached by Roy Wilkinson, our Zone 4 Representative, to put on a bid for the Escape event for 2009 late last year. Kathie Hunter and Walter Chin graciously volunteered to be co-chairs of the event. A small planning committee was formed and a presentation wrapped around the ‘Birthplace of Aviation’ theme was developed. Kathie and Walter went to Parade this year in Charlotte, North Carolina to make a presentation for our bid. We won the bid based on their presentation and the pre-planning that had been done by the committee. Kathie and Walter were able to lay out a day-by-day list of events and venues which “wowed” the Zone Representatives who decided on who would win the bid.
At the time I am writing this column the final choice of the host hotel has been narrowed to two and the selection will have been made and the contract signed by the time you read this. The activities have all been selected and the venues for the show and shine, reception, and dinners finalized. Each day will have a “marquee” activity. There will be road tours each day for attendees to choose from as well as destina-tion drives to local attractions. Optional activities include visiting the Frank Lloyd Wright house in Springfield, Ohio, Wright-B Flyer flights, hot air balloon rides, glider plane rides, Yellow Springs and Young’s Dairy tour, Clifty Falls and antique and outlet mall shopping.
Thursday will feature a Covered Bridge Tour and a welcome social at the host hotel that evening. Friday will feature behind-the-scenes tours at the NMUSAF where attendees will be able to see actual restoration work being performed on planes being readied for exhibit. The America’s Packard Museum with its fine selection of vintage Packards is located in a restored Packard dealership in downtown Dayton will be the venue for Friday’s reception.
Saturday’s main event will be the Aviation Trail Tour, which will visit the Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center, the Aviation Trail Parachute Museum, the Wright Cycle Company store, the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center, and the Wright Memorial. An optional lunch will be at the Quaker Steak & Lube before attendees head to the NMUSAF for tours of the Main Museum, the Experimental Aircraft, or Presidential Aircraft tours. The Saturday evening banquet will be held at John Dixon’s Taj Ma Garaj Porsche Museum. Attendees will be able to stroll among John’s fine collection of Porsches and memorabilia during the cocktail hour and after dinner and stay to dance to the Fries Band.
Sunday will feature a Show & Shine car show at the Carillon Park with the Porsches nestled among the restored turn-of-the-century buildings in Carillon Village. The closing ceremony will follow lunch and the awards presentation for the Show & Shine.
You can see that the Escape committee has done a lot of planning to make this a memorable event and to showcase our region. Please consider volunteering to make this a success. You can contact Kathie Hunter, Walter Chin or me via email or phone, all of which are listed in the front of the BP. We need volunteers for hospitality, reception, parking, road tour leaders, etc. Stay tuned to the BP or our website for more information on “Escape to the Birthplace of Aviation.”
Enjoy the ride! |
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