Rolling, Rolling, Rolling Red Rock

STORY and PHOTOS BY

GREGG & ALI BULL

Okay you might need to watch the Blues Brothers movie to get the reference to the title but our recent drive to Red Rock State Park had all the adventures one could ask for.

We all met up at Tramonto Marketplace just south of Anthem for the start of our Driving Tour. We had a decent turn out and a few new members showed up for their very first drive which was great.

As we started to park our cars ready for the drive one of the owners made a comment relating to the color combinations of 2 of the cars and by adding a third color we had the makings of something rather interesting. Hence the stage was now set for the Tequila Sunrise Team to get together, and we remained in this order until the end.

The drive was broken up into 2 groups as usual which made for a nice controlled drive and we didn’t misplace anyone.

The start of the drive saw us merging onto the I-17N which made for a rather entertaining game of follow the leader, our lead driver was excellent in maintaining a tidy Porsche Parade for the lion’s share of the drive, top marks.

Our first sojourn was at Love’s Travel Stop which allowed all the Porsches to regroup for a quick chat and a pit stop.

On the road again….and off we went back onto the I-17N for a little more highway fun, as the owners of a “vintage” Porsche we must admit Interstate Highways make for a rather entertaining drive, one tends to use the entire rev band just to keep up with some of these newer beasts….LOL.

The views, as per the norm on any AZPCA drive, were absolutely spectacular, I had the good fortune of having an amazing partner who has a vivid way of describing the topography and it makes for a great aural and visual experience.

That being said about the “aural” experience, some may question our taste in music that we were happily playing on our CD player…yes our “vintage Porsche” has a “vintage” CD player. Once we exited the Interstate the driving became more engaging, as we passed little towns and villages the scenery remained beautiful and once we got closer to Red Rock low and behold the mountains became Red.

The curvy roads made for perfect driving photo ops which my wife Alison and Robin (Dee was driving the Lava car) took full advantage of as you can see by the pictures below. Ali captured a great picture of the Tequila Sunrise Team proudly showing off their colors.

The only thing missing from our incredible days outing was lunch…..and that was about to change.

The Red Rock State Park provided a perfect location for all the Porsche’s to regroup and for all the members to sit down together and be entertained to a beautifully presented Picnic lunch expertly prepared by Connie and her team.

A huge shout out to everyone who helped organize this latest event, another highly successful outing.

Next AZPCA drive is to Mormon Lake Lodge, watch out Coconino County here we come…

Cheers, Gregg & Ali