TobaccoRoads - Carolinas Region Porsche Club of America (PCA)
TobaccoRoads - Carolinas Region Porsche Club of America (PCA)
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<strong>Carolinas</strong> Challenge<br />
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Written by Bill Scarbrough, <strong>Club</strong> Race Chair<br />
2011<br />
What an aptly named event! The 2011<br />
<strong>Carolinas</strong> Challenge—<strong>Club</strong> Racing event <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>Carolinas</strong> <strong>Region</strong> <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>America</strong>—is an annual pilgrimage for<br />
<strong>PCA</strong> racers, driver’s education students,<br />
and spectators alike. Challenging because<br />
you have the opportunity to drive your beloved<br />
<strong>Porsche</strong> on one <strong>of</strong> the most technical<br />
purpose-built race tracks in the eastern<br />
United States; Challenging because invariably<br />
there are mechanical, physical and<br />
emotional issues to overcome during the<br />
weekend; and Challenging because it literally<br />
takes a village to make one <strong>of</strong> these<br />
events happen.<br />
A lot <strong>of</strong> work goes into making the annual<br />
<strong>Carolinas</strong> Challenge happen, and a lot <strong>of</strong><br />
people and organizations stepped up and<br />
did a wonderful job. First and foremost I<br />
want to thank each and every one <strong>of</strong> the volunteers—grid<br />
workers, technical/inspection<br />
staff, social staff, and our National Race<br />
staff’s assistants—because things would<br />
not have gone as smoothly without you!!! I<br />
also wish to thank our sponsor’s—Foreign<br />
Cars Italia/<strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>of</strong> Greensboro, Auto-<br />
<strong>Carolinas</strong> Challenge<br />
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metrics Motorsports, Apex Performance,<br />
The Racers Group, Black Forest Garage,<br />
Martin Bros Construction, Pennington Law<br />
Firm, and Horizon Management, Inc. We<br />
appreciate your support <strong>of</strong> our passion—we<br />
could not have held the event without you!!<br />
Thanks also is due to our exceptional group<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>PCA</strong>, CMP, and SCCA corner workers and<br />
the staff at Carolina Motorsports Park—we<br />
appreciate their taking care <strong>of</strong> all <strong>of</strong> us at<br />
the track! Another group deserving special<br />
thanks is our National Race Staff—Bob, Simon,<br />
Jon, and Walt—awesome job fellows!<br />
Finally, I wish to give a big “thank you” to the<br />
<strong>Carolinas</strong> <strong>Region</strong> Board and all <strong>of</strong> our Area<br />
Directors—your unwavering support <strong>of</strong> and<br />
commitment to the <strong>Club</strong> Race, and me personally<br />
as the rookie race chair made this<br />
another successful event.<br />
The weekend’s weather started out a bit<br />
iffy---cold and rainy, but by noon Saturday,<br />
the weather could not have been better—<br />
sunny and warm. The race and DE groups<br />
took their turns on the track and Saturday<br />
afternoon saw a “practice start and fun<br />
race” session and the first Sprint Races <strong>of</strong>