Porsches to Oxford - July 29-31 Come see 400+ Porsches & Swap meet!

Ron, I know it takes work and the main cause is to collect money for cancer.

But, the show is not for me, when a 1974 911 Targa highly modified, and a 2010 Porsche win it's just a popularity contest.

Sorry, I did not know it's just people voting for their buddies cars. I belong to a different PCA group and only knew one person and I never asked him to vote for me.

Sure, people sometimes will vote based on originally , but its not that kind of show and this is why most long hoods stayed away. Only one 1973, only one E car, sure Cornpazer has photos, but the bulk of the cars are new.....

Regards

No, that's not a good cross section, your just showing the few vintage photos. I seen very few 1969-73 911 long hoods, I should know I had the only 1973 period, my friend had only one E car a 1970 E, no S cars. Only one 1972 Targa.

Later

Ron or Dave - can you guys make up a special brick and mail it to this guy? That way we can get this thread back on track. The rest of us just want to see more photos of the event itself. :rolleyes:

Over the weekend we lost a wonderful P-car mechanic and shop owner here in DC to a long battle with cancer. I have not been to P2O, but it sounds like a wonderful event and the type of event our friend would have truly loved. A bunch of guys coming together to talk shop and swap lies about Porsche cars. He got great satisfaction out of helping all kinds of folks with answers on topics ranging from 4 cam to GT3RS and he knew them all. This spring he was helping me with an engine, the kemo had effected the sensation in his fingers, so he could not start bolts etc....So he stood over me and gave me direction...it was wonderful..he would let me go down the wrong path just far enough and then stop me and say..So..take a look at that, don't you think ______, and then he would describe why the part I was working on was designed the way it was and how Porcsche developed it over the years...it was a wonderful learning experience and we will miss our friend.

Please let me know if their is a website for donations as we would like to make a donation in his name

Thx..DM

fwiw, there were a number of early cars there, including 9 912s... several of those walked away with bricks.

i forgot my camera at home so no pics here curt. :(

Hope I didn't raffle a bunch of feathers here.

I said no long hood 911, not 912.

I apologize to whom ever I offended.

Regards,

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Originally Posted by wgwollet

Hope I didn't raffle a bunch of feathers here.

I said no long hood 911, not 912.

I apologize to whom ever I offended.

Regards,

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This is a hobby that crosses many borders. When crossing borders you learn tolerance........

I know Ed Pimm was going to bring his E model 911 and did not make it. He probably got busy at his shop. Any how since there were 21 long hoods and 10 bricks awarded I think that was more than fair.Remember on 10 percent of people that attend the show win a brick. Obviously the crowd like 10 of the cars but not all of them. Your car must not have been what they are looking for? The idea is to have fun at this "Casual Porsche Event" at this point I am not having any fun defending the results. The other idea is to raise money for cancer. when my father died last November I asked the funeral director what percentage off people die from cancer, he said if you counted the ones that die from other complications related from cancer the number was 70 to 80 percent. You got a T-shirt, poster, program and a pen. 80 people won door prizes at either $10 each or $25 each so I would say this event was a good one for all. If you dont want to come again that is fine, but please dont bash the event. That is just not right and fair to everyone that works so hard to make this a great event. We did take your name off the P2O email list so you wont be bothered with the show again. Thanks Ron Thomas Chairperson

Ron,
Dude, keep the faith!

Luke

I actually didn't know there was a 50/50 drawing, but if the Chairman hired the brunette to sell those tickets, he's a genius. i would have bought 50 of them. one at a time, of course. in fact, i would have bought tickets from her after the drawing was over.

in restrospect, i should have hired her to 'encourage' people to drop by the swap meet, but i'm not as smart as the chairman.

ms