Chicago SceneW 08/03 - Porsche Club of America - Chicago Region

on the part of the judges, we would
have placed a respectable 9th in the
‘equipped’ class. Naturally, the flag
bearers for the Chicago Region came
back with trophies – Lee Lichtenstein
and his regular rallye partner Chuck
Bittman brought back a second place --
-which would impress anyone except
Lee and Chuck, as they are perpetual
Rallye winners at the local and national
level. Tom and Phyllis Harwood also
came through with a trophy in their
class.
Shown here (photo 9) they are accepting
their awards at the banquet.
The DE
It looked like I might be the only member
representing the Chicago region at
the Drivers Ed event at Sebring
International Racecourse. But true to
form, a conquering effort by Dennis
Costis (leaving Parade HQ at the crack
of dawn, driving for 2 _ hours into central
Florida and finding that he was
given incorrect directions) brought him
alongside me as we staged for our session..
As I’ve said elsewhere, this is like
the Holy Grail. Sebring may not have
the length or rolling hills of Road
America, but it has history—the history
of Porsche winning endurance races
here so many times and so many consecutive
years, it’s a surprise that the
track isn’t Porsche-Sebring
International Racecourse.
Photos 10, 11, and 12: In the Pits.
Honest-to-god genuine Pits! With electricity,
and tables and chairs…this is
almost DECADENT!
Photo 13: Dennis Costis brings his 911
up the pit straight at Sebring.
The Drivers Ed event attracted over 100
cars that represented every type of street
Porsche, with a few racing Porsches
thrown into the mix. Next month (Part
II of Parade Report) I’ll have some
additional comments about the event
and describe some of the action (like
seeing a FULL-ON 968 Club Sport loom-
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ing large in my mirrors on the inside
part of the track).
The Autocross
Thank goodness for Chris Inglot. While
I was circulating the Parade Autocross
cross like a London Tour Bus, Chris
climbed into his brand-spanking-new
Boxster S (bought two weeks earlier and
immediately put it on the truck for
shipment to Parade) and turned out a
prize claiming time. If I were in marketing,
I could offer that, in our
Autocross class, Chris and I both finished
third……….Chris was third
from the top and I was third from last.
Photo 14: Old vs. New. The new Inglot S
and the ‘old’ Miller S at the Autocross at
Zephyrhills.
Photo 15: What NUT is autocrossing in
a Cessna?
Photo 16: A Boxster-Only Used Car lot?
No, this is the Post Autocross impound
area –all the cars were staged in a separate
area for post-run inspections.
There were so many terrific members
from the Chicago Region (the
Gutmanns, the Beckers, and a lot more
that I can’t remember) that it almost
seemed like a local event. Next month
I’ll add some (more) personal observations
of the Parade event and some of
the non-car/driving activities.
I’ll close this edition of the Parade
Report with a bit of wisdom that was
imparted on me by other PCA members
at all of the Parade driving events: "It
doesn’t matter how FAST you’re going if
you don’t know WHERE you’re going."
To be continued………………
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