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Boxstoberfest <strong>2005</strong> By Bob Bianconi It was the biggest; it was the best Boxster gathering in the Southwest… ever! And it was right here in Texas. Boxstoberfest <strong>2005</strong> was held the weekend of September 9-11 in Fredericksburg at the eastern edge of Hill Country. Supported by Maverick, Lonestar and Hill Country Regions, this year’s Boxstoberfest (the 8th annual) hosted 62 Boxsters, a couple of 968’s, four 911’s, two 356’s and a Cayenne. Not to mention the P40… ah, more on that later. D/FW won the honor of having the most Boxsters attending, closely followed by Austin and Houston. Many folks came from other Texas cities/towns such as San Angelo, Pittsburgh (Bob and Jan Jones), Longview, and Corpus Christi. Photo by Bob Bianconi Photo by Bob Bianconi Hill Country roads can’t be beat. Boxstoberfest weekend started off with a huge German bier bash on Friday night at the Auslander restaurant in downtown Fredericksburg. The Auslander is located on Fredericksburg’s Main Street; but for this weekend, “Main Street” was not to be. Instead, by Mayoral decree, “Main Street” was re-named “Boxster Boulevard” in our honor! This has got to be the only street in the country, maybe the world, named after the Boxster (Stuttgart take note…)! Saturday was the big day. The morning started off with a Boxster car show at the Fredericksburg Airport. With private aircraft as the backdrop, 62 Boxsters lined up on the flight line. And I have to say it was a pretty impressive sight. All the Boxsters were judged for overall cleanliness including scoring attributes such as… • The amount of ‘garbage’ in the seat folds (5 points no garbage, 1 point lots of garbage); • Whether the wheel crests pointed to the valve cap (old factory tradition) • And best of all: each car got 1 point for having a front license plate, but got 2 points if they didn’t! There were lots of very clean ’05 Boxsters and an ’06 or two, but the cleanest car was owned by D/FW folks, Richard and Robyn Bradley, with their really sweet ’00 Guards Red Boxster. Congrats, guys! Another highlight of the car show was the supercharged Boxster brought by Imagine Auto, a Kansas City Porsche tuner. This car was pretty awesome, to say the least. Many folks were eyeing-up the trick install. IA also brought Boxstoberfest T-shirts for each car. Great deal! Photo by Chris Sorbera Ground level view of the Boxster lineup. Perhaps the most exciting part of the car show was provided by George Szokoly. George flew his private plane from Savannah Georgia to be at Boxstoberfest. He also volunteered to take one of the participant’s kids up in the plane to take pictures of the car line-up. There were several flybys with everyone standing beside their car. Not to be outdone, the owner of the airport got in his helicopter to take pictures of his own. Best of all, right in the middle of all the Boxster hubbub was a fully restored P40 fighter aircraft. With the festivities at the airport just about over, Boxstoberfest participants lined up in 2 groups for a drive through the Hill Country. With such a large crowd, one group took a clockwise route while the second group took a counter-clockwise route. Both groups met in Leakey, Texas at the Frio Canyon Lodge for lunch. After lunch a third group assembled for a spirited drive back towards Fredericksburg - driving the famous (infamous?) ‘330’ routes (Rt’s 335, 336, 337). These are just about some of the best roads in Hill Country with lots of curves and elevation. One of the participants called the trip back a roller coaster; that about says it all. The remaining 2 groups continued at a nice leisurely pace back to the Officer’s Club at the Fredericksburg Airport where cold drinks and snacks were waiting. Saturday evening wrapped up the day with a buffet dinner at the Fredericksburg Brewing Company. Folks who took digital pictures during the weekend downloaded their shots onto a computer and Aerial views like this happen once in a lifetime. 14
Photo by Chris Sorbera everyone got to see themselves driving, eating and generally acting silly. There were two photo tributes, one to Gottfried Hogh a Boxstoberfest participant from Michigan who passed away this past year. The second was to Boxstoberfest organizer, Mike Renter from HCR, who is currently serving in Iraq. There were lots of door prizes; in fact there were enough to go around twice. D/FW area sponsors included Autobahn, Boardwalk, and Zims. Texas Driver Magazine was on hand to cover the event and hand out copies of their great magazine and new on-line magazine, Rainy Day Magazine, offered free subscriptions to participants. What was the best part of Boxstoberfest? Well, aside from meals, room and gas, Boxstoberfest was free. Then there was the great assembly of Boxsters and all the free stuff. But as always, it’s all those fun folks who just happen to own a car like me. Y’all gotta try it next year. It’s a great big smile. ’s Mustard Racing Services German and British Car Service and Maintenance by appointment. Specializing in: • All Porsche 914’s • Early 911’s through 1989 model year • Race Track Support • Competition Car Maintenance • Race Ergonomics & Instrumentation 2620 West Pioneer (Hwy 303) Suite B Arlington, Texas 817-366-1678 Another aerial view... Photo Name Badges Bryan Bell PRINTER OF SLIPSTREAM SINCE 1982 A great idea for all Maverick Region events! These are the same size and shape as the 2004 Parade badges and feature the same magnetic attachments. Now you can wear a name badge with your favorite Porsche shirt without having to poke holes it! Our photography or yours . . . just $7.50 each. Driver’s Education Car Numbers as low as $8 each! These are heavy duty individual 10” tall magnetic numbers and are available in white, black, red, yellow, orange, blue or green. Custom work is also available in any color . . . including metallics! Coming soon! www.graycatgraphics.com Hats • Shirts • Banners • Posters Calendars • Track Photography Car Numbers • Digital Photo Editing Kevin Hardison Irving, Texas • (972) 849-8512 USSERY PRINTING 3402 CENTURY CIRCLE IRVING, TEXAS 75062 972-438-8344 FAX 972-721-1847 15
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