[Porsche_Driving_Club]

Porsches at the Festival of Freedom Air Show

Saturday October 16th, 2004

Event Summary: Porsche Concours at the Festival of Freedom Air Show (featuring the World War 2 aircraft of the “Wings of Freedom”) at the Manassas Airport and drive the backroads of VA. (Wings of Freedom Web Site: http://www.collingsfoundation.org/media/ ) Have Lunch at Redcreek Grill in Centreville, VA and watch a Porsche movie. Registration Fee is $10 per car, then pay as you go. (The $10 goes to providing more events and is paid day of the event.) Send us an email to let us know you are coming.

Contact Info: Kevin Sims @ 703 830-4285
or porsche_driving_club@yahoo.com

Times and Locations

Meeting Point & Porsche Driving Tour #1:
9:00am at Intersport in Tysons ($10/car registration fee)
Address - 1524 Spring Hill Rd., McLean, VA 22102
9:30am Depart on Porsche Driving Tour #1

Festival of Freedom Air Show at the Manassas Airport
11:15am Museum Tour ($10/person & paid to the Air Show)

Porsche Driving Tour #2
1:30pm - Drive the backroads of VA

Lunch @ Redcreek Grill, Centreville, VA
2:30pm - Eat lunch and watch a Porsche movie.
Redcreek Grill serves specialty-grilled items such as Fish, Steaks, other Seafood, and Chicken. Prices range $10-18.

More Details:

What’s better than an event that fuses seeing historic aircraft in a museum and driving your Porsche? An event that includes seeing historic aircraft in action and driving your Porsche!! Porsches at the Festival of Freedom Air Show is such an event. The Festival of Freedom Air Show features World War 2 aircraft from the famed "Wings of Freedom” squadron (formally known as the Confederate Air Force) and includes famed aircraft such as a B-25 Mitchell, a B-24 Liberator, a B-17 Flying Fortress, a P-51 Mustang, a British Spitfire and much more. In addition, the show features a display of WW2 tanks and other hardware. To make the day run smoother, our club has arranged private parking at the Air Show where we will be hosting a “dirty” Concours. There will be 25+ aircraft participating. Personalized tours through the bombers will be provided. Where else can you witness the sounds and beauty of such aircraft in action?

We'll begin the day by exercising our Porsches through the backroads of VA (the drive will be about 75 miles) leading to the Air Show, then do another drive leaving the show to have lunch at Redcreek Grill in Centreville, VA. Redcreek Grill was nice enough to give us a private area for lunch and reserved parking. Plus, we will be watching a Porsche movie over lunch. Registration Fee is $10 per car, then pay as you go. (The $10 goes to providing more events and is paid the day of the event.) Hope to see you there. If you have any question, call Kevin Sims at 703 830-4285 or email him at porsche_driving_club@yahoo.com

Event Presented by the Porsche Driving Club. No Politics, Just Driving.

[racer]

I will assume that the B-24 and B-17 are the same ones that were available to tour up at Leesburg airport last week. I say assume they are the same given that the plaqcard indicated there is only ONE still flying B-24 in existence!

It was a neat little self guided tour. Very low key. Got to walk from front to back inside the two planes. They were trying to fix an oil line problem on the B-17.. good thing they have four motors, since the "engine builder" has since retired (and likely passed away ) mmm the scent of 60+ year old canvas is firmly embedded in my smell library!

[William Miller]

Why did I get this in my PM?
Is it not enough to post your event here?
Anyone else get it?
I don't like it.
Please don't do it again.

[racer]

I got a PM too.. seemed odd as I didn't need one.

[Lisa]

Kevin - We truly enjoyed the last drive!! Unfortunately BoatShow wins this weekend, so I won't be able to make this event. Keep me on the mailing list as I don't want to miss too many of these!!

Thanks again.

Lisa in Annapolis
00' Boxster S
RFG/SB/BLK

[87turbolook911]

So who's going? I should be able to make at least the first drive.

[Mackliet]

Here's a couple pictures I took on the way out.





Next time, I'll try to figure a way to make the images larger. Sorry.

-Bruce

[87turbolook911]

Good seeing everyone....unfortunately I had to head back home before getting to the Airshow.

Kevin, the morning "blast" was fun....till next time!

[brianr]

what, no pictures????