11th Sep 2007 |
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Why are these people smiling? To find out who they are ...
and what they did at Parade '07 that made them smile - click on the image above. |
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The RS America Registry was well represented at Parade '07 with a good turn out for the RS America corral as part of the Porsche Paddock on concours day and the RSAs also proved to be a force majeur dominating the Autocross. To read an article about Parade 2007 - San Diego from an RSA perspective click on the image above, click on the image below, or click here. |
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Autocrossers Jim B of CA, Fred S of TX, Keith V of CA, Larry S of CA and Brent K of WA after Parade Autocross. (As a reminder - if a registry member's name is in blue text and underlined - click on it to view their web page) |
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RS America Registry member Larry S of CA from Golden Gate Region drove down to '07 PCA Parade San Diego from the bay area in his Grand Prix White RS America, not just as another PCA member, but as Zone 7 representative - whch makes him part of PCA's national staff. This year he was requested by the PCA Executive Council to stay on as Z7 Rep, for his SECOND term. |
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After Larry completed his last lap, the marshall informed him that he was one full second ahead of the next car in his class.
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- The track is hot - at La Junta Raceway in CO.
David R, Roger Z and David B - all of CO having fun in the sun at La Junta.
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Three Registry members attended a PCA Rocky Mountain Region Drivers Ed event at a small but fun track at part of a municipally-owned airport in Southeastern CO by the name of La Junta. To read more about this little known track .... click on the image above or click here. |
- On the calendar for Apr 2008 - The California Festival of Speed - where PCA takes over California Speedway at Fontana for a weekend of Porsche activity.
“Looking aft from the Cayenne pacecar I saw a squadron of RS Americas providing us with a high speed close escort!!” |
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PCA's annual Zone 8 Festival of Speed is coming up East of Los Angeles at Fontana on the weekend of Fri-Sun April 4th-6th and the RS America registry will be gathering. |
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In addition to the on track excitement, there will be other activities of interest to the Porsche faithful, including a concours with show cars on display being judged for originality and cleanliness, and a vendor village at which several local Motorsports outlets and Southern California Porsche Dealers offer their paraphernalia - often at significant discount. One of the best examples of a great deal that I'm aware of was a set of take-off genuine factory 17” 996 wheels (as in the owner had upgraded to larger wheels) - COMPLETE WITH TIRES that a dealer sold for $700!!! |
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To find out more about this years California Festival of Speed click here. |
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Those of you who know this site well may recall that five years ago Registry members gathered at this event in our RSAs and also participated in a lunchtime track tour - it really was an absolute blast! To read a report of this event from '03 click on the image above or click here. |
- Who are those guys..........? Mystery RSA owners - help needed in identifying them.
When an RSA comes up for sale I try to contact the owner to invite them to advertise their car FREE on this website on the Marketplace/Vehicles page. One of the conditions of placing their free ad is that when the car sells, the seller agrees to let me know the new owners e-mail address so I can send them a personal invitation to participate in the registry - otherwise I lose track of yet another. This is a win/win situation because they get to advertise on a website frequented by people specifically interested in RSAs free, and in return, I'm able to contact the new owner and inform them about the registry. |
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In theory a great system where we all help each other ... right? Well, unfortunately significantly less than half of the people who advertise their car For Sale free on this site comply with the conditions. As a result, I occasionally get heated e-mails telling me my website is garbage (the actual term used this time was significantly more vulgar than that) because all the For Sale ads are for cars that have already sold. This happens because sellers don't inform me when they sell their car. This makes me unhappy. The bottom line is I know of several RSAs which have changed owners and I have no idea who now owns them. |
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I have decided to post a few images of RSAs that were spotted at Road Atlanta in August 2006, along with a call for help in identifying their current owners. If you recognize any of the cars pictured above, please either contact the owner and have him (or her) e-mail me, or .... if you have the e-mail address or other contact data for the owner, please pass it on and I will send them a personal invitation to participate in the registry. There is of course the possibility that these cars belong to current registry members and I am unaware of it. Either way, any help you can provide in connecting these images with their owners would be greatly appreciated. |
Did you know that RSAmerica.net polo shirts, microfiber jackets, and rear windshield decals are available to registry members? Show you're part of the team! To find out more go to the Marketplace/Parts & Accessories page by clicking here. |