nberry:
Looks like a very enjoyable trip.So many different models of Porsche’s Do you all know one another and plan the trip in advance? Does your wife and children accompany you?
How do you decide the route, hotel etc?
Hi Nick, yes most of us know each other from both previous outings (we've done these for many years) and/or from personal life, that makes it twice as fun and also the sharing of lunch etc as we meet up and talk and joke, but there are always some new people we welcome in too.
The event is planned in advance yes, since the places we stop for breakfast, brunch and lunch have to be reserved, the route has to be planned picking the best combination of good roads, the route plan has to be printed so people don't get lost as we get separated in route, sometimes local authorities have to be notified if we start off in a town and we are too many cars as the police may have to control traffic for when we take off, or we need to park some where and need it closed temporarily, etc.
Some people bring their wives or significant other, or even their kids, and in the route they just stay in the back and drive at their leisure, since the wives usually get dizzy if they go in the front pack, because its a lot of curves, and those in front go for a more "spirited" approach , so each one drives how ever they want, no pressure, we have stops along the way and we always regroup. I myself don't bring my wife, she rather do other plans, and I bring a friend as a co-pilot as I like to be on the front pack to enjoy a spirited drive. And because its mostly low gear curvy roads with little straights, all types of Porsche models can hang with each other, since in the straights or open road, we hang back and go slow as its still public roads and no one is allowed to drive reckless.
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⇒ Carlos - Porsche 991 Carrera GTS