As some of you know, I worked the 000 booth. An exhausting week, what with set up, the event and take-down/trailering home Sunday night. But cool, cool, cool!
I'll start with some of my favorite 911s:

Here are just a couple pics I got of people who wandered into the booth to catch up with our very own @horizontally-opposed Pete Stout. This is Peter Brock, designer of the Daytona Coupe, among other things, who came by on set up day. Our Pete looks up and says, "Hey Pete! You mentioned we should get into Pike's Peak. Come over and take a look at the record setting car..."
I'm just standing there with my chin on the floor. I'm such a fan-boy...

Here's Grant Larson (in the BOSS jacket) chatting with 000 co-founder Alex. For those who, like me, don't know who this guy is:

"Larson joined Porsche in 1989. As an Exterior Designer, he was responsible for bold and breakthrough designs for the original Boxster and Panamera automobiles."

Important people whose work has impacted my life were just "stopping by to say hi...'

That includes another of our 914 family: @Eric_Shea , with his wife Dianne, talking with Pete there in the background.

The absolute best part is that to a person, they were as nice as could be, willing to hang out and answer questions, take pics with the fans, etc. Just so crazy cool.

And here are a couple non-glamour, behind the scene shots on load-out day. It was fun talking with the team guys. Again, just a bunch of regular guys "at work". I'm drooling and they're just going about their buisness, totally unimpressed with themselves and the hardware.

Funny about the Newman 911: The team couldn't find their trailer as the guy who parked it wasn't around and no one could get him on a phone. While the search was on, I got to talk with the crew chief, hear about the weekend, etc. As with all these other people, as soon as I started asking about the car, he opens the engine lid, starts telling me about the issue they ran into with some eletrical component... Just regular folks at work, dealing with crap to get through their day.
What a weekend.

Surprise visitor stopped by to say hi Alois Ruf, of the cutting edge Ruf werkes in Germany !
We sent them some 9146gt exhaust headers last year for a customer build.
Super chill guy and loved the Sonauto car
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Back in Scottsdale last night from my first RR. Had a great time and agree, met several over the 4 days and everyone was very accommodating, including running into Jochen Mass and JR Hildebrand the first morning.
Experienced the corkscrew, sort of, with the lapping Sunday group though unfortunately it was raining in spite of blue skies!! Got to follow one of Eric's crew in his nice Gulf blue 914-6...
Pretty much sensory overload!!

Got in late/early this morning.
My boys and I had a great time. Saw some great cars and some great people.
I can't say enough about Eric Shea and the crew at PMB.
I was in the PMB booth and asked about a throttle cable. Eric had one of his crew(Holly) get on the phone with a supplier and arrange a Saturday delivery to my hotel.

PMB s booth was great as well as J Wests

What's the story with this? I've been around long enough that I should probably know, but sometimes I don't pay attention.

In 2004 Laguna Seca was paving an area at the top of the Corkscrew. The 914club members sponsored 2 bricks.
(Search 'brick' for topics and you can find several threads.)

When you have a cool neighbor in the exhibit tent who needs you to get into their 917, and put in neutral and steer while being pushed
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Fits like a handmade German Suit
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Step 1: do not step on tank !
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RR7 Group Photo.
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NiceGold 914 on display lawn

Slant nose

Nuther

Headed out for the lapping session Sunday AM. I guess only in CA can it rain with blue skies... boy the car needed a GOOD bath, inside and out, on Monday after I got back to Scottsdale!!
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I followed one of Eric Shea's buddies in a nice Gulf blue 914- and there was a split window 356 (with French yellow headlights) in the row next to me!

i am imagining it or is that BAJA NARP right hand drive?

(love all your desert driving photos @VegasRacer )

go dunpy

Thank you. That’s my son’s car, Ryan McLaughlin. A handful of build photos on my IG account mlmgm9146. Most are at the early part of the feed.

Cool pic the 914 shadow

Loved the JWest booth. So glad they came. Nice family run operation!! Really nice people!! I tried to buy another shift knob, but it didn't fit my early Rennshift. Glad I was able to test out the shift knob while i was there. I ended up buying a new shift stem to fit the late knob and also purchased another 917 wooden shift knob to fit the late stem. Also bought the fog light adapter to flash your fog lights. With every purchase I got to select a freebee, so I also ended up with a tshirt, bag and hat. I can use the early JWest parts on my other 914. I think i visited this booth the most. I kept going back looking for something else to buy!!

+100 on JWest- he helped me with a technical question as the rennshifts on both my 914's seem to work differently- he went through a few things for me to try and adjust. And I needed another shift boot so I had a new shirt to wear to dinner that night!

James helped me out with new blue and gold springs. What a great business model and product line.

@MATTYLITE getting his artwork on the 30' long Porsche Caricature wall
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I also purchased several items from jwest. Discounted pricing and no shipping was nice incentive. Planed on purchasing more items but never found time to make it back around the vendors area, just too much cool stuff to see.

johh

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Betty coloring on the wall....


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We got back home Wednesday around 3pm. A few wounds but nothing serious. Great return route, mostly up the coast. A lot of rain and fog. Thankful for working wipers. Cheers to everyone we got the chance to connect with.

If you get the chance. Check out the WAAAM (Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum) in Hood River OR. https://www.waaamuseum.org/

It is mostly an aviation museum but they have some cool cars there as well.

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RR7 was a good Thing !¡!
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go betty.
phoenix red 74 1.8s forever.
you got 4 years on me.
just clocked 34 with mine about 2 months ago.

She has had that car longer than she has had me.

I was admiring your son's car Saturday morning at RR. I have the same fenders on my 914 vintage racer. I assume you custom made the front spoiler/airdam?

One more photo, from the invited display area.

I noticed that the RR7 staff removed/replaced these colored-in panels a few times during the 4 day show.
Later in the day our #40 car'icature was hijacked and painted green & pink
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I agree about the WAAAM location. They try to drive and fly their exhibits at least one annually. Took my eldest son with me in my 914 just after the first of the month and drove to Madras to see the Erickson Aircraft Collection. These planes actually do fly. Most are WWII vintage and they are simply breathtaking.

I let my boy do the driving there and I drove home. Three hundred miles. Longest drive anyone other than me has made in the car. Longest drive I have ever done as a passenger in it. Seventy-seven year old man in a nearly fifty year old, 190K mile car that I have owned for 36 years. Man, that was fun.

Awesome RR7 Father & Son trip !¡

Cool Sonauto dealership badge
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Fun in the Corkscrew...got some good pro driver tips on entering at top; not full speed anyhow just 4 exhibition laps daily
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Nice late conversion seen infield. Not in database, but adding

Beautiful car with custom touches. Adding to vin database’s

Nuther 914 parked in infield

So cool!

Did you ever notice it looks to me like the rear fenders on #40 are like 1/2" -1" wider than a normal GT?

These rear fenders are wider + good eye ! They were the prototype GT rear arches, hand beaten and buck formed>>prior to the metal stampings we are accustomed with.

Two's company...but Three's (never) a crowd
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Just getting to developing some film from Rennsport

busy day

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Did anyone fill out the "what got you hooked" wall.

Over at Tarpys near the track, celebrating our friend Alex Wong's HBD, RR7 and good times with Family and friends @VegasRacer @MATTYLITE
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#46 356 1951 LM24 Class P1 in the 1.5L group, also first LeMans win for Porsche. Auguste Veuillet was co-driver and also the owner of Sonauto Porsche dealership Paris, France
Pic by @MATTYLITE
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