May Tour Update

Chesapeake Region

Eastern Shore Tour to Suicide Bridge

Aniano Aaro

Photo, above, courtesy of Suicide Bridge Restaurant

To begin the 2022 driving season, PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee offered the “Eastern Shore Tour to the Suicide Bridge” on April 10th. Twisty back roads, lovely scenery and an interesting destinationprovided an enjoyable experience to 72 participants. This driving event was conceived, designed andplanned by guest tour master Tom Divilio.

From Cambridge, we drove our 39 Porsches on some of the most delightful and lightly traveled back roads on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. A series of twists and turns took us through the Blackwater National Wildlife

Refuge. After about 75 minutes of driving fun, we headed to the bridge in Hurlock where at least three suicides have occurred over the years. Our tour ended at the restaurant that sits next to the Suicide Bridge,which crosses Cabin Creek. The group lunch there was enjoyed by all.

Drivers’ meeting in Cambridge, MD

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Drivers’ meeting in Cambridge, MD

Guest tour master Tom Divilio briefs everyone during the drivers’ meeting in Cambridge, MD.

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Eastern Shore (cont’d)

Aniano Aaro

Not all tour participants joined the lunch. The photos featured below show everyone who did, minus thephotographer. At the outset, the roster had 84 people in 44 cars. A no-show rate of about 15% reduced those numbers to 72 and 39, respectively.

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All the photos here are by Aniano Arao, except for one from the Suicide Bridge Restaurant.

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Chesapeake Region

Nike Missile Base & Linganore Tour

Aniano Arao

PCA-CHS 2022 Tour & Rally Event No. 4 – June 5, Sunday

Just from its name, you know that this PCA Chesapeake tour is going to be very unusual. For one thing, it willbe both a driving escapade and a destination event. And it will feature not just one but two distinct destinations.The first is the deactivated BA-79 Nike Missile Base in Granite, MD. The second is the joint Linganore Winecellars/Red Shedman Brewery.

Limited to 30 Porsches and 60 people, this tour is certain to sell out quickly, as it did last year, so sign up ASAP. The registration window will open on May 13 and close on May 20. Three editions of the tour will beoffered on the same day, with staggered start times, for Groups 1, 2 and 3. Each group will be made up of nomore than 10 cars and 20 people, and will be offered a 45-minute guided tour of the Cold War era base that once held anti-aircraft nuclear missiles.

This Tour & Rally Committee event will conclude with a picnic lunch at Linganore. In between, there will bedelightful country roads for us to enjoy in our Porsches. This extravaganza is the brainchild of guest tour masterand PCA Chesapeake President Ron Farb.

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Nike Missile (cont’d)

GATHERING PLACE and SCHEDULE

● Where: The Ellicott City address will be sent to confirmed registrants via e-mail by June 4.

● When: June 5, Sunday. Group 1 - 8:15 AM; Group 2 – 9:00 AM; Group 3 – 9:45 AM

● Drivers’ meeting: Group 1 - 8:30 AM; Group 2 – 9:15 AM; Group 3 – 10:00 AM

● Departure: Group 1 – 8:45 AM; Group 2 - 9:30 AM; Group 3 – 10:15 AM

● Restroom stop: Group 1 – 10:35 AM; Group 2 – 11:20 AM; Group 3 – 12:05 PM

● ETA at Linganore Winecellars: Group 1 – 12:00 PM; Group 2 – 12:45 PM; Group 3 – 1:30 PM

● Picnic on the lawn: Bring your own lunch or buy from a food truck or the snack bar. Everyone is encouraged to bring a picnic blanket and folding chairs since we might not be able to secure more than one or two picnic tables.

REGISTRATION

● Log on to your account at www.motorsportreg.com and sign up between 1 PM on May 13 through 1 PM on May 20, Eastern time. Priority will be given to PCA Chesapeake members.

● Select one of 3 editions of the tour, corresponding to Groups 1, 2 and 3, with three staggered start times. Register for just one.

● After all 3 editions are sold out, a waiting list will be generated for the 3rd edition. The size of the waiting list will help determine whether more editions of the tour will be held later in the year.

● There will be a $5 registration fee for each adult. No fee for minors (17 and younger). No more than 2 persons per car.

● Route instructions and other information will be sent to confirmed registrants via e-mail by June 4.

QUESTIONS: Please send questions to the Tour & Rally Committee at tour@pcachs.org.

Photo of Linganore Winecellars lawn taken by Aniano Arao

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Chesapeake Region

Delmarva Tour Announcement

Aniano Arao

PCA-CHS 2022 Tour & Rally Event No. 3 – May 7th, Saturday

(Version 3. Photo by Aniano Arao)

PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee is pleased to offer its second Eastern Shore tour this year, before the summer crowds flock to the beaches. But this time we will not simply stay within Maryland. We will head to coastal Delaware, where we will have lunch at one of the many wonderful restaurants in the Rehoboth Beach area.

This Delmarva Tour will start east of the Bay Bridge and proceed on a scenic route made up mostlyof enjoyable back roads that most visitors to the tristate peninsula do not use or know.

The group lunch, as usual, will be optional. Afterwards, attendees will be on their own. They could head to the BEACHES in Rehoboth, Lewes, Dewey, Bethany or Ocean City. Or go SHOPPING in the charming downtown areas of these various resort towns. Or proceed to Rehoboth’s Tanger OUT- LETS. Remember, there is no sales tax in Delaware.

This tour will be a limited-capacity event. If you’re interested, REGISTER ASAP!

(Note that a PCA Chesapeake breakfast social, starting at 8 AM, will be held on the Eastern Shore onthe same day as the Delmarva Tour. Attend both events, if you can. The assembly time of the tour

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will be 10 AM, and its assembly point will be just a few miles and a few minutes from the breakfastsocial’s venue. More details about the breakfast will follow from the Social Committee. Stay tuned.)

WHEN and WHERE

When: May 7, 2022, Saturday, weather permitting Assembly time: 10:00 AM; drivers’ meeting 10:15; departure of first group of cars 10:30 Assembly point: The Eastern Shore address will be sent to registrants via e-mail by May 6th. Route: From the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland to the Atlantic coast area of Delaware Finish line: Restaurant parking lot, near Rehoboth Beach Lunch venue: Clubhouse at Baywood, 32267 Clubhouse Way, Millsboro, DE 19966 Lunch: Registrants will be asked to pre-order their food via e-mail. Special menu and details to follow.

PARTICIPATION

Participants must comply with PCA, CDC, state and county guidelines for COVID prevention. By signing up for and joining any of our driving events, registrants acknowledge and assume all the risks in and full responsibility for their participation. PCA waiver forms must be completed and signed by all, online or on paper. Note that planned events are subject to change, for weather-related or other reasons.

REGISTRATION

● Registration will open here at 1 PM on April 23rd and close at 1 PM on May 4th.

● PCA members and their guests must be registered and confirmed to join this event.

● Drivers must be adult PCA members with a valid driver’s license.

● Fee $5 per adult; maximum fee $10 per car; minors (17 and younger) free.

● Tour documents will be sent to confirmed registrants by May 6th via e-mail.

● From April 23th to April 30th, PCA Chesapeake members who sign up will be given priority. From May 1st to May 4th, confirmations or wait-listing will be provided regardless of regional affiliation. All interested PCA members should register ASAP. Remember: first-come, first-served.

QUESTIONS: Send tour-related and lunch-related questions to Tour & Rally Committee co-chair Aniano Arao at tour@pcachs.org.

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