Slipstream - December 2018

BK: What’s your first memory of being around the cars
that made you realize this is what you wanted?
BW: That’s easy: it was 1976. I was nine years old and
my parents took me and my brother to the Parade in San
Diego. Porsche introduced the 924 at the Parade and I
thought it was the coolest car (laughing)! Remember, I
was nine.
BK: So Mom and Dad were active in PCA?
BW: Oh they were more than active they lived and
breathed it. My dad was President of both the Alpine
Mountain and Rocky Mountain Regions in Colorado
and mom held several positions in each region as well.
Dad was also the Zone 9 rep for years. Matter of fact
he was the Chairman for the 1988 Colorado Springs
Parade and Treasurer of the 1998 Steamboat Parade.
BK: What about Mom?
BW: Well she of course supported him throughout all
this, but her passion was the track. She once got top
track time of the day at an event. I remember it clearly:
it was in La Junta, Colorado; I don’t think my father
was happy about all the ribbing from the guys that day,
and she was a DE instructor too.
BK: What did they drive back then?
BW: They tracked an incredibly fast 914/6 but over the
years had several cars. One of my favorites was a white
1980 SC with red interior; matter of fact that’s why I
love white 911s today. They also had several 928s, a
1972 911T, a Carrera, and a 968.
BK: What was your first car?
BW: Wish I could say a Porsche but it was back in 1985
and it was 1976 VW Scirocco. It was kind of a mess but
it was a great car.
BK: So what was your first Porsche?
BW: It was a 1981 SC, pewter metallic; I bought that in
1997 and had it for about three years.
BK: I think you told me you have had several since?
BW: That I have. We had a white 968 coupe, a 928 GTS,
and a 1988 924 SE. And of course today we have the
996 turbo, the 944, and our daily driver, a Cayenne
Turbo S.
BK: Let’s switch gears for a minute. I had the pleasure
of meeting your wife Leigh Anne recently. How did you
guys meet?
BW: Well as it happens, life gets complicated, and I
was going through a divorce. Leigh Anne was working
for a company who sold to our company. There was
a business lunch set up that I was suppose to attend
but I could not make it at the last minute. I called to
apologize for missing the meeting and that’s when I
learned she had been through a rough divorce so we
started talking a lot. We were talking one day when, out
of the blue, she said, “you know I REALLY like you.”
I was like “what?” as I turned bright red (laughing).
She’s this pretty woman and I’m this mess of a guy who
never dreamed of dating someone as beautiful and kind
as Leigh Anne. So after my divorce was final, we started
dating. It took me nine years to convince her I was THE
ONE, but she finally agreed to make me the happiest
and luckiest guy in the world and married me in April
2015.
Every month as I write the interview I think the same
thing, what if:
Brant and Mitch never said hello?
Brant never took the time to find the guy in the white
turbo cab?
James didn’t bother to respond to the Yahoo post?
And if Mitch never introduced his new friend to me?
So if and when you meet someone new, don’t miss out
on “Driving Friendships!”
Contact me to learn how you can get
the most out of retirement.
Lisa D. Ward, MBA
Agent, New York Life Insurance Company
777 Mains Street Suite 3800
Fort Worth, TX 76102
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