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Picture this. It’s dusk in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains.
You’re winding along a road that, until just this moment, you’d only
experienced in your dreams. From time to time, the canopy of trees
that cloaks the snaking asphalt parts to let a sliver of moonlight
pass.
All you hear is a rising and falling of the engine’s revs. All you see is
a wickedly winding white line that separates you from the darkness.
All you feel is a crisp evening breeze rushing through your hair.
It’s been five minutes since you reached the mountain pass and
started down the northern side; it seems like only a few precious
seconds. Suddenly, you burst from the protective grasp of the
maples into the expanse of valley that spans toward Blowing Rock.
The ribbon of road straightens, and you feel your right foot push
reflexively to the floor. The engine’s song climbs sweetly, and the
stiffening wind chills the back of your neck.
In your headlights, wisps of steam curl upward, the road wet from
a recent shower. But now the clouds have parted. In front of you,
the brilliant moon illuminates Boxsters as far as your eyes can see.
Behind you, it’s the same.
volume 4, Issue 1
By Al Washka
We bought our Boxster in October, 2003. Digging around on
the web led us to Porsche Pete’s Boxster Board (www.ppbb.com)
where everyone was talking about the Blue Ridge Boxster Summit
(BRBS). Unfortunately, we had missed it for 2003, but made sure
to attend in 2004. The climb into Blowing Rock on US 321with the
top down and the crisp mountain air was unbelievable. Traffic kept
the speeds low, but running in third gear, the sound of the engine
echoing off the rock walls and the views of the mountains on both
sides was like something out of a movie.
BRBS started as an informal gathering of Boxster owners in
Asheville in 1999 and has continued every year since. Of the three
original founders, only one remains involved – Karl Folkens, a
South Carolina attorney. Ably assisted by Ron Kucynski and
multiple volunteers for specific activities, the tradition continues.
For the last several years, it has been held at the Meadowbrook Inn
in Blowing Rock, NC.