teener tuesday puget sound teeners, or whats going on in the pnw Options

[Rocky]

@rhodyguy It was too clean to pass up! Mainly meant to be my wife's car, but it has definitely taken some pressure off the engine rebuild for my car. Kinda funny how my first was a '75 Nepal Orange 1.8(repainted to Signal Yellow) and now hers is, too. Love the orange so much more than the yellow!

Hopefully will have mine back together for WCR so we can bring both down! I'm still tempted to take the slow route down the coast instead of doing a convoy on the interstate.

@Rocky I'll keep in touch with you. Get a ton of comments on how great the car looks. A group of people are trying to resurrect a Gig Harbor cars and coffee meet. Would be cool to meet up and talk about some of the details on the car.

Absolutely!

[piscean914]

How do you guys feel about driving your 914s in the rain? . . .
Is anyone else doing this? I rarely see 914s on the road even on nice days.

lots of rain driving in my 914 and all other of my collector cars (when running) - also, lots of rain days at area tracks, with many wet driver skills days prior

- it's very helpful to discover where your 914 loses traction in the wet under controlled circumstances, to hopefully prevent problems when driving in traffic in the rain

image below from alfa club day a few years back in deluge - the bmw's are much faster, but their drivers didn't like the rain!

[piscean914]

Roll call for all of those traveling to WCR2022 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Lets figure out whos leaving, when, from where, so as to assemble a caravan
...if desired. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)

thanks rich - is there another thread for the seattle area caravan? please let me know where info will be posted - thanks again for all of your help and support for these 914's!

i'm able to attend, at least thursday through saturday - my default route down, if solo, is I-5S->grants pass->199S->197N->101N->event, and my default route back, again if solo, will be 101N->38E->I5N - it's about 510 miles both ways, and probably 8 hrs at a quick pace, no traffic, not including stops - (much more time w slow RV's, accidents, potential fires, etc)

- a few weeks ago, i completed a 3200 miles trip for an event in my early 911 from WA->OR->CA->NV->UT->CO->UT->ID->OR->WA

- since 1991, i've routinely driven in OR, but first time since covid era - i was amazed at how fast OR folks were driving in OR, how few cops were around, and some OR drivers actually pulled over to let folks by

- at first, not comfortable much more than 7 over, due to past experiences in OR - by end of the trip, folks were routinely driving super fast (100+mph) in all of these states, except for many WA drivers in the fast lanes, again and again - local drivers looked like they would push them off the road

- my 846 mile leg back from salt lake city to seattle was 11 hrs, w/o stops, and most of that time was not in the passing lane - that's with 80 mph speed limits in UT and ID

- hopefully the drive down and back for this WCC won't be a slog - i've driven the highway 199 section several times, but pre covid, and i remember that to be a really nice run

thanks again

[rhodyguy]

99 goes down the gorge for the Smith River. Incredible piece of road. Beware the blind corners. Large square rocks on the road and radar. It's way fun even at normal speeds. The motor home ahead of you will be going about 15mph on the way up the hill on the way home.

[piscean914]

right on kevin - i was in that area years back too close to a porsche in front of me and at speed - the guy in front avoided a large square rock in the rock - too late for me, and i cracked my steering rack in the early 911 - not a trip ender, but i keep back a bit since - and i don't swerve for objects unless it's a person or something that will kill me - i know an early 911 guy who just had a horrible accident (he was fine) due to a high speed swerve to avoid 20 lb wildlife on road, which led in a roll end over end - on these types of roads, i always say, "don't drive faster than you can see!"

[rhodyguy]

That road has sections that are either sheer rock cliff on one side and a long drop to the river on the other. No barriers, reflective signs. Suggested speeds that are ingnored.

[sportlicherFahrer]

Starting to put together a tentative route south. Leaving on the 20th with an overnight stop in Lincoln city. Thinking Griot's in Tacoma(leaving 9am-ish)-Kalama Lodge(lunch)-Tillamook(snack stop at the creamery)-Lincoln City for day one. Lincoln City-Coos Bay(lunch)-Brookings for day two. Rest stops planned every 60-90 minutes or so except for the run to Kalama. Flexible on the rests, especially day two since there will likely be more sight seeing. Similar idea upon leaving Brookings on Sunday with the plan to be home in Tacoma Monday. Anyone interested in joining is welcome to. I know it is inevitable that we will get stuck at some point with RV/tourist traffic, but I think it beats the hell out of just humming down I-5 to a point further south for quicker jump out to the coast. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

Thoughts? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

[piscean914]

thanks jim - i wish i had time to extend the trip, but i only have 7/21-23 - it's going to be a bit of a slog at times, no matter which way down and back - for me I5S only starts to get bearable south of eugene - hope to see a bunch of WA 914's at the event - also, i had the 914 at last sat's PCA/PNWR run - best one so far this year - hope to see you soon

[sportlicherFahrer]

We would try to do it all in one day each direction, but my back would likely render me useless the rest of the trip after the drive down.

Glad to hear it was a good tour! I will be going on the second run of it on July 10th. Hopefully I can have the 2.0 driving again and use it as a mild shakedown before the trip to Oregon.

[sportlicherFahrer]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Event Alert (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)

PNWR is having a Porsche day at Black Raven Brewing in Woodinville on Sunday June 26th at noon.

15902 Woodinville-Redmond Rd NE
Woodinville, WA 98072

I plan on being there. Anyone else? Meet somewhere beforehand and arrive as a group? Usually a pretty big showing with some cool rarities thrown in.

Will be leaving Griot's Garage in Tacoma at 10:30. Planning to make it up to The Cut Shop at 11:30 to meet up with anyone else interested from areas north of Tacoma that prefer to not drive too far south. Will then head out from The Cut Shop at ~11:50 for the quick hop over to the brewery.

[Jett]

FYI on 6/25 BAT is having an alumni event at the Shop in Seattle, my 911 is registered and they sent instructions denoting that several street are being shutdown to handle all of the cars. Should be a wide variety of cars!

[rhodyguy]

What and where is 'the Garage'?

[Root_Werks]

What and where is 'the Garage'?

Pretty sure it's in the SODO area on 6th I think?

[rhodyguy]

Revive I-5 all weekend. Weather delay make up. Roads will be impossible. Pass.

[sportlicherFahrer]

What and where is 'the Garage'?

Pretty sure it's in the SODO area on 6th I think?

The Shop is on 6th. The Garage is a different business. Looks like a burger joint? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) BAT's website says the event is at The Shop.

[Jett]

What and where is 'the Garage'?

Pretty sure it's in the SODO area on 6th I think?

The Shop is on 6th. The Garage is a different business. Looks like a burger joint? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) BAT's website says the event is at The Shop.

Lol you are correct… the Shop (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

The BaT Alumni Gathering at The Shop - Seattle is coming up quickly on this Saturday, June 25, 2022 from 9:00am to 12:00pm and we can't wait to see you! Also, look at the weather that is arriving for us. We're looking at a perfect sunny day.

The Shop’s address is: 2233 6th Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98134

[PanelBilly]

I’m planning to bring a few parts down to WCR in my Flex like a front valance and lower dash cover. Stuff I’ll never use. Maybe to sell but if not, hoping they will find a new home. If you have anything you’d like me to bring let’s get together.

[sportlicherFahrer]

Will be hanging out at Pacific Raceways for the NW Historics today, tomorrow, and probably Sunday with the PNWR group in the car corral. Anybody else going? Today and tomorrow looks like great track weather.

[PanelBilly]

I’ll have a booth for the PCA on Saturday. One by a take a load off

[messix]

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