Slipstream March 2021

Board Botschaft: Your Opportunity to Sample the Porsche Parade
by Carey Spreen, Region VP
You may have noticed that I write a lot about the
Porsche Parade, PCA’s annual week-long convention that
celebrates all things Porsche and PCA. Those of you who
have not attended a Parade may be wondering what the
big deal is, while those of you who have participated in one
already know. So at the risk of revisiting this subject, I’m
going to try to convince you to at least consider going to
the Porsche Parade this year, in part because it’s only 850
miles away from the DFW area in 2021.
The Parade is a week-long (Sunday through Saturday)
gathering that happens in a different part of North America
each year, in a three-year west-central-east rotation. French
Lick, Indiana, which is where this year’s edition will be held,
is considered “central,” and it will be the closest Parade
until the 2024 event (the location of which has not yet been
announced); the 2022 (east) location will be Pocono Manor,
PA, and the 2023 (west) location is set for Palm Springs,
CA, both of which are multi-day drives each way.
Each Parade consists of competitive events, social
events, tours, banquets, seminars, and kid-oriented stuff
all week long, so it’s definitely a family affair (and petfriendly
to boot). Please don’t let the word “competitive”
make you uneasy; you don’t have to sign up for anything
you don’t want to do. A lot of folks go for the tours or
the banquets or the social events or just because they’ve
never been to that part of the country before. Plus, you
don’t have to stay all week if your schedule doesn’t allow
it. Also, don’t worry about not knowing anyone there – a
good-sized contingent of Mavericks attend each year, and
you to make a room reservation at one of the headquarters
hotels. Phase 2, which opens on April 7, is when you get
into the details of who is coming with you, and which
events (if any) you want to participate in.
You also do not have to stay at the HQ hotels, although
it’s hard to beat the convenience; there are several affordable
hotel chains in the area if you don’t mind driving a short
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out what’s happening. Especially this year, since the 2015
Parade was also in French Lick, and many of us attended
that time as well. There will likely be a caravan or two
heading up there from DFW, so you can travel in the
company of other Mavericks if you like.
By the time you read this, Phase 1 of registration has
already taken place, opening on Feb 10, although it’s not
too late to register, as Registration remains open until June
13. Phase 1 just makes you an official entrant and allows
distance to get to the events, many of which are held at (or
at least begin at) one of the HQ hotels.
The entry fee is $230, which includes both an entrant
and co-entrant. Competitive events, tours, and banquets
are all à la carte fees (typically $20 to $50 per person for
events, and about $70 for most banquets).
I hope that I have at least piqued your interest in the
premiere annual PCA event. If so, you can check out the
details by visiting https://www.porscheparade.org/. We
hope to see you there!
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