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The Overcrest Rally trip report, life changing |
Optimusglen |
Sep 30 2021, 01:35 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 911 Joined: 26-February 16 From: Minneapolis Member No.: 19,709 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I wanted to share with you all my experience at the Overcrest Rally for 2021
This was, beyond a doubt, the best automotive event I've ever been to. Even now looking back it's hard to take it all in and unpack, so I'll just start from the beginning. 2 years before the event. Get comfy, grab some popcorn, because this is a doozy. Prelude: A couple of friends of mine, Kris and Jake, run a podcast called Overcrest. It's an automotive-based podcast and generally has automotive topics. Both of them have long hood 911's so Porsche comes up frequently. I've known Kris forever, we were in each other's weddings, etc. We've also been doing fall drives together for quite some time, so it was no surprise when they wanted to plan a rally for the podcast and their listeners. It was 2019 and I helped a bit with some of the graphics. The 2019 rally was a great local rally, it picked up several nice roads on the border of Wisconsin and Minnesota. This was the last year I had my 914 at the rally, and it was the year I overcooked my brakes and had a little "off" that sent me home with my tail between my legs but more or less unscathed. In 2020 they wanted to do a national rally, but they knew they weren't there yet. The two pulled in another friend, Jeff, to help them along. The year was thought of as a stepping stone to get to the point where a national audience would take them seriously. So it was a 2-day rally, planned and plotted out. Cool swag, and really thought out. I attended, but at this time my 4-cyl was dead and my 6 was yet to be built, so I drove an Audi TT that I rented using Turo. Again, it was immensely great for a local rally. It drew some audience from outside the midwest, but not much. |
Optimusglen |
Sep 30 2021, 01:47 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 911 Joined: 26-February 16 From: Minneapolis Member No.: 19,709 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Saturday, September 25th
The second day of the rally. Today there were 2 routes that started out from Escalante. A:West and B:East. They looped around and connected for the final leg to the finish. I chose B because it went across the Hogsback Ridge which I had missed the day before. This was the most beautiful and challenging day of the drive and everything I could hope for in a Utah rally. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-19709-1633031276.1.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-19709-1633031276.2.jpg) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-19709-1633031277.3.jpg) The finish was a drive-in theater in Mt. Pleasant Utah. Overcrest arranged a private film festival showing a number of shorter films. For instance, the 000 Magazine David Donner v Pikes peak. The full film fest is watchable here, it was broadcast live as we were there in person. YouTube - Overcrest Film Fest (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/live.staticflickr.com-19709-1633031277.4.jpg) It was AMAZING watching the sun go down and all of these cars from all walks of life making their way in, the atmosphere was so great, relaxed, and triumphal as if we had all been to battle and back. After the Film fest they started an old-time movie Duel from 1971. I was beat and didn't stay for that, but instead made my way back to my AirBnB for the night. |
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