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Concours
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From Dick DeRose...2009 Concours
Perspective from the Chair
I arrived at 5:30 am and was
elated that the City’s grounds keepers
remembered to turn the sprinkler system
off and the power on (it’s the little
things that matter). With no rain and
such a beautiful setting – it was a very
promising start to the day. “The Doors”
opened at 6 am and it was time to see how
well registration was planned. Low and
behold―no bottlenecks. It was sweet to
watch the quick flow of entrants through
Registration , a great job by the team.
The Field Marshall’s team was superb
in getting the cars parked as fast as the
Registration people sent them their way.
With those two worries put to
bed, it was on to the pride of watching
our young Marines present the Colors
while the group Girls Nite Out sang the
National Anthem . It brought tears to my
eyes – and set a patriotic mood for the
day.
I kept waiting for something to go
wrong. But, other than a little excitement
with the Marriott wedding party, which
was quickly resolved, the Concours went
off without a major hitch. (phew!)
To our wonderful committee - emcee,
judging, scoring, picnic/lunch activities,
sponsors, and our many volunteers – I
congratulate a Job Well Done! I couldn’t
have asked for more. My martini and
cigar that evening capped off a wonderful
and successful day.
When you see any of the Committee
Chairs give them a big thank you. They
are Armand Gastelo, Bob Scheussler &
Ken Fredrickson (Sponsorship), Arnie
Shusterman & Paul Wilkinson (Vehicle
Display Development), C.L. Jarusek &
Nicole Boggs (Picnic Activities), Chris
De Rose (Registration), Garey Cooper
(Emcee), Gloria Moore (Scoring),
Joe Nedza (Judging), Norm Follis
(Field Marshall) and Pamela Horton
(photography).
From Nicole Boggs...
The triumphant picnic displays had
to be my favorite memory of the concours
this year. Along with Cindy Nimtz and
Barbara D’Allessandro, I was one of the
lucky ladies in charge of judging. Boy,
was it difficult. Each picnic had it’s own
unique personality.
Some folks really used their Porsche,
like Doug and Theo Russell, who themed
their picnic around their 930’s Whale
Tail, serving lunch on the wing. Gail
and Jim Reinholdt’s picnic was a very
cheerful display with busy bees buzzing
everywhere, even inside of the trunk of
their Speed Yellow 997 where the Bee
Movie was playing on a DVD! The entry
that got the most looks was Annie Lush’s
with the amazing peacock. She kept the
Porsche theme throughout her picnic with
every entrée started with the letter P. I got
a sample of her Pistachio mousse―very
yummy!
And finally one of my favorites was
Judy Lech and Gloria Moore’s entry. They
did an amazing job of creating a Picnic
by the Sea, with salmon mousse and sea
shell table charms against the beautiful
Azzuro California Blue backdrop of the
Lechs’ 997 Club Coupe, almost like the
ocean.
Thank you Barbara and Cindy for
making the team a lot of fun!
From Pamela Horton...
Being the photographer for the
Concours gave me the opportunity to
chat with many more Porsche owners
than I ordinarily would have. I think we
had a very lively group this year! For me,
the most fun was taking photos of the
people prepping their cars for the White
Glove judging...nail biting time! There
were some really fun photos that I took
of members in some very interesting
positions. Like this photo of (I don’
know this guy’s name.). (Concours_16
attached)
It was great to spend some time
chatting with old friends and making
new ones. Three of my girl friends and
my daughter were in attendance working
our sponsor booth. We also dined royally
on the delicious gourmet feast that Gloria
Moore and Judy Lech prepared for us as
a consequence of my winning the lunch
at the December Christmas party’s silent
auction. It was fun to take a break and chat
for a bit with Peggy Huddleston, who is a
friend I wouldn’t have if it wasn’t for our
common passion for Porsches!
From Garey Cooper...
Other than arriving and seeing
the beautiful grass lawn stretch to the
ocean cliff covered with great Porsches,
my favorite memory is being minutely
scrutinized by the redoubtable Mr.
Mike Mansolino as my personal judge.
There are few people in the sport with
the success and experience of Mike at
Concours; in fact, he was a winner again
this year. So his personal attention to my
own crate of Stuttgart screws was a good
opportunity to learn how to do things
right―the Concours way. Besides there
is a thrill to having your own personal
judge; there are laws to prevent this in the
state and federal judiciary so it may be the
only opportunity you’ll have to get one
without threat of criminal prosecution!
From Gloria Moore...
To begin, a huge thank you to Dick
and Chris DeRose for putting together
a well-organized and delightful event.
Now, next year if you can only control
the wind, Dick!
I was in charge of scoring the forms
completed by our excellent judges from
throughout Zone 8 and ably led by Joe
Nezda. My very efficient and accurate
team consised of Grace Fredrickson and
Brian Quadt, who graciously brought a
replacement for his lovely Carolyn who
had a “command performance” and
couldn’t be with us. Thanks to them, I
was able to slip away and help Judy Lech
serve the lunch that we offered for bid at
the Holiday silent auction.
How proud Judy and I were to be
able to do something that was fun and
benefitted Orangewood Children’s Home
at the same time. A thank you to Pete
Lech and Larry Moore who acted as
wind breaks as we set out our menu. I
look forward to next year’s 40th White
Glove Concours in the same place with
many of the same people leading the
way. And, I heard that our terrific emcee,
Garey Cooper (aka the velveteen voice)
will also be back at the mike. Please tell
all your Porsche friends that this will be
an event not to miss! The date will be
June 12, 2010.
From Joe Nedza...
As the time was getting close to
judging to begin, there were a number
of entrants in Divisions that have their
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