What’s New
The tale of how a NNJR PCA guy and die-hard road racing fan found himself surrounded by thousands of NASCAR fans, and lived to tell about it.
This adventure started with a message from fellow NNJR instructor Scott Lynn: “Let’s have lunch.” Great idea. I knew that Scott had been working on starting his new charity for the benefit of amateurs who are injured in motorsports activities, and I am interested in hearing how that is going. Turns out that Scott had been invited on short notice to set up a trailer at the June Pocono 400 event to introduce the Motorsport Rehabilitation Foundation to NASCAR fans. Really cool. Let me know if you need any help…
As a draw for fans, Scott and co-founder Michele Randall had the idea to display a vintage stock car racer associated with the old Flemington track. Great idea!
A day later - Thursday - my phone rang. “We need to be at Pocono tomorrow afternoon and the race car deal fell through. We need something else to draw fans to our tent. Any chance you could bring your Cup Car?” “Sure, but it’s a Porsche, it has nothing to do with NASCAR.” A check with Pocono confirmed that this was indeed a “Chevrolet Event,” no other cars welcome. But “Oh wait, it’s a race car? No problem.” What had I just gotten myself into?
Summer has fully arrived and for concours enthusiasts, that means that our annual “Do It Yourself Concours Workshop” was again part of our concours agenda. Ray Catena Porsche generously agreed to host this event at their outstanding service facility in Edison, NJ on June 3rd.
Despite erroneous reports on the local radio station that Route 1 was closed in both directions at the Route 287 exit as a result of an overturned tanker truck, over forty members showed up for this workshop ready and eager to learn the tips, techniques and secrets of proper Porsche car care from our celebrated team of concours experts. With our club’s emphasis on recruiting new members, it was encouraging to see a number of new faces interested in proper Porsche care.NNJR Event Calendar 2012 Rev. 7/5/12
July
1 Sun Driver Ed Pocono All
2 Mon Tech Mosport Tech Town Porsche,105 Grand Ave, Englewood, NJ 5:30-7:30pm
5 Thur Board of Governors meeting Somerset Hills Learning Institute, Somerset, NJ 7:30pm
8 Sun Rally High Marques Rally High Marques, Morristown, NJ
8 Sun Parade Start National PCA Parade Salt Lake City, UT
11 Wed Monthly Meeting Bruce Wennerstrom The Villa, Mountain Lakes, NJ 8pm
13-15 Fri-Sun Driver Ed Mosport Drive Ed Bowmanville, Ontario
13 Fri Social/Concours Biergarten at Deutscher Club Pavilion, Clark, NJ 5:30-10pm
14 Sat Parade End National PCA Parade Salt Lake City, UT
22 Sun Social 55th Anniversary Celebration Harbor Hills Picnic Grove, Mendham, NJ
23 Mon Tech Watkins Glen I Tech Powertech, Rockaway, NJ 6 - 8pm
24 Tue Closing date for September issue of Porscheforus
29 Sun AX #4 Autocross Met Life Stadium, Lot E, Meadowlands, NJ 8am
August
3-5 Fri-Sun Driver Ed Watkins Glen I Watkins Glen, NY
8 Wed Monthly Meeting Tim Pappas The Villa, Mountain Lakes, NJ 8pm
9 Thu Board of Governors meeting Brick Academy, Basking Ridge, NJ 7:30pm
12 Sun Concours MiuliMark Concours New Hope, NJ
19 Sun AX #5 Autocross Met Life Stadium, Lot E, Meadowlands, NJ 8am
20 Mon Tech Lightning Tech Shade Tree Garage, Morristown, NJ 6 - 8pm
24 Fri Closing Date for October issue of Porscheforus
25-26 Sat-Sun AX Zone 1 Autocross Fort Devens, Ayer, MA
