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MEMBER ADVENTURE
STAN THORNE
We’ve been to several big PCA events and have driven on some great roads in the process. While in Colorado, with the Rocky Mountain Region, we drove up Pikes Peak. The Red River Region took us on the War Eagle route, a twisty stretch of tarmac hidden in the back roads of Arkan-
Throughout the spring and summer plans were set, tickets were purchased, hotels were booked, and cars were rent-
The Key To Adventure
RWENNSPORT VI
ouldn’t it be cool for us to some time. For RR VI, we would bring someday drive the Pacific the wives and several other club mem- Coast Highway together?”, I bers to witness the Porsche-carnival that
Ric Smith and Tim and
Sheryl Bubniak all decided to join us. I’m happy to report that many other KCRPCA members went also.
asked my lovely wife. Without hesita- is Rennsport. Jim and Maja Cummings,
tion, she said yes.
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sas. This summer,
at PCA Parade in
Branson, MO, we
were introduced to
a twisted highway
that ran all the way
up to Hermann, Mo.
It was complete
with a double cork-
screw that would
even impress the drivers on the Laguna Seca racetrack. Adding the Pacific Coast Highway to the list would be a perfect fit.
ed; all Porsches of course. You can rent Porsches through an app called Turo. Think of it as Air BnB, but for cars. I did the logical thing and rented a Boxster for the weekend. Can you think of a better car for sunny Califor-
Plans fell into place quickly when Rennsport Reunion VI announced it would be back for 2018. The event would again be at Laguna Seca in Mon- terey, CA, only 10 minutes away from the PCH. I love it when a plan comes to- gether.
Breakfast with the KCRPCA is a per- fect time to strategize. Fred Quintana and I went to RR V and had an awe-
nia? With one month to go before the big trip, my lovely wife got the news. An un- avoidable business trip had come up for Deborah and she could not go. This left me with an available shotgun seat.
Coincidentally my brother, Chad, is in the market for a Porsche. He had an ’81 911 a decade or so ago, before kids. He is now starting to look again. Hmmm, I thought to myself. I bet a trip to Renns- port, the Mecca of all things Porsche, would get him to pull the trigger. A few phone calls and texts later and he was booked to join me in California. A bro-