I guess I will be doing my part to raise that level of profitability further in the 2005/2006 model year, when I take delivery of my 997S.

The good news is that such profits will permit Porsche - probably the smallest independently-owned auto manufacturer in the world - to survive and thrive against the mega-titans of the worldwide auto manufacturing business.

This is proof that outstanding engineering and production genius can survive, even in a world increasingly given over to the acceptance of mediocrity.

Hope I didn't sound too much like a Porsche salesman or investor. I'm not an auto salesman, and I don't own any Porsche stock, but I wish I did.

Jim