Tour & TSD Rally School

PCA-CHS Tour & Rally 2023 Event No. 3 – May 6th

By Aniano Arao

PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee offered as its third event of the year a “Tour & TSD Rally School.” It was held on May 6 at the lovely Valhalla estate of PCA member Skip Conrey, in Marriottsville, MD.

The instructors were guest rally master Bob Rassa and Tour & Rally Co-Chairs Aniano Arao and Rich Ehrlich. This event usually draws a small number of attendees, but they tend to be very serious enthusiasts. Our eight students this year were a particularly keen group. Altogether, 11 of us showed up in 8 Porsches, not counting our host and his Macan.

In the photo above, we have Bob Rassa, James Beavan III, Daniel Mattes, Rich Ehrlich, Suzanne Mattes, Jennifer Morris, Adam McDonald, Marsha Buss, Steve Buss and Jonathan Mester.

We couldn’t have held our Tour and TSD Rally School at a more wonderful venue, as you will see in the photos here of the 90-acre Valhalla estate.

Our classroom sessions were held at Skip’s well-equipped party barn.

Bob, a longtime PCA veteran, gave a thorough explanation of what a TSD rally is all about and how to successfully compete in one. Aniano offered a bird’s-eye-view of how to plan, design, organize and run a driving tour. And he presented the criteria and standards that need to be met to come up with a fun-to-drive PCA tour. Rich explained PCA’s safety guidelines, as well as how to use walkie-talkies in a driving event.

Safeway to the Bay Tour Results

PCA-CHS Tour & Rally 2023 Event No. 4 – May 20

By Aniano Arao

PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee offered as its fourth event of the year the “Safeway to the Bay Tour.” It was held on May 20 in Maryland’s Anne Arundel and Calvert counties. It began and ended at a Safeway parking lot in Annapolis.

This afternoon tour was conceived, designed and led by guest tour master Hank Lucas (with blue cap). Hank had previously offered it to fellow PCA members as a PCA event in 2021 as well as several private ones in 2020, during the worst period of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the first photo above shows, we had a strong turnout, with 60 people and one dog taking part in 32 Porsches.

This two-hour driving event took us to some of the most delightful scenic and twisty back roads southwest of Annapolis. About halfway through, at Fairhaven, we caught glimpses of the Chesapeake Bay, as the name of the tour promised.

The photos here show some of the 32 Porsches that took part in the tour. I divided them into four groups. The first led by Hank and Ellen. I led the second group. Mark and Dawn Miller led the third, my fellow Tour & Rally Co-Chair lich and wife Kathy led the fourth, while Steve and Marsha Buss led the fifth group.

At the end of the tour, a number of us stayed at the parking lot for a while to chat.