I would venture to say that G&W, along with a handful of their associates, are how I got introduced to the PCA and race scene as a teenager. When I was growing up in Richmond, I ended up joining the Shenandoah Region PCA as the family member of my father. At that time, the Richmond Porsche Meet (RPM) was held every year in the backyard of a club member's house. This club member happen to work at the school I was attending and saw my father's 964. He invited us to the gathering and it went down hill from there. G&W was always in attendance at the RPM meets and I'll never forget how cool the first 964 USA Cup car I saw was. It definitely played a role in me acquiring my RSA many years later.
My family and I were quite avid hikers and frequented the mountains near Waynesboro, which means my mother had to suffer a trip G&W every time we were close. Weldon was always there and more than happy to show us around the shop let us check out the collection. Years later my father and I went to see the Grand Am at Watkins Glen just before G&W's Motorsport division became Synergy Racing. We were hanging out near their trailer while it was raining when Cole approached us and said he recognized us from the backyard RPM events. He chatted with us for a few before getting back to work, but it was really exciting to me at the time.
I doubt they'd recognize me now, or remember my name or anything, but I thought it was pretty neat how approachable they were for being pro racers. A few years later, my first track event was a one day event at VIR hosted by the local Richmond dealership and Synergy Racing. Then it really went downhill...
/memories...
EDIT: Manny, beware. I found some old literature from the Shenandoah PCA region with your picture in it (circa 1996). now where did I put that scanner...