Treasurer & Member, Trevor
& Sonia Ross
25 Roads for 25 Years Challenge – August Update September is the last month of the 25 Roads for 25 Years Challenge and participation has been ramping up. Several teams look like they’re getting close to joining Teams Gosse and gary987 in completing all 25 roads. Some, like Teams Dempsey and Mayne Maniacs, have been steadily making headway since April. Others have appeared from out of nowhere, like Team Old Victorians who went from 0 to 18 drives in one (huge) email. Perhaps there are few teams out there that haven’t reported all their drives yet? We’d appreciate any new teams register by September 15 to be included in our prize planning. The Gold River Charity Drive on September 18 is a good opportunity to knock Road 21 off your list, as well as “Mining in the Park” (Road 24: Westmin Mine Road). The September 26 TSD Rally route hasn’t been released yet, but who knows, maybe it will cover some of the roads like the July rally did. Complete rules and instructions for the Challenge can be found on the VIRPCA website (under Events, 25 Roads Challenge) and in the Driving Log you received in the mail. You can also check on standings by clicking on the “RESULTS” button at the bottom of the 25 Roads Challenge page to see which roads have been driven the most, and “Team Statistics” to see which teams have been out driving. Click on a road or a team’s name for stories and photos. Sonia and I have been putting a few kilometres in and only have two drives left. Our most recent journey, with two other teams, was an overnight trip to Port Hardy, where we completed “Long Way Up” (Road 22: Port Hardy); “Alice in Wonderland” (Road 23: Port Alice); “Northern Sights” (Road 25: North Island) and “Fjord Foray” (Road 21: Gold River). We are always awestruck by how beautiful the northern area and western inlets of Vancouver Island are – rugged, remote, peaceful, and friendly. Port Alice and Coal Harbour were new to us and after talking to the museum staff in Coal Harbour (a must-do), I wish I had a Baja kit on the 911 to be able to do even more exploring. We came back with lots of great stories and memories. The twisties on these routes are truly meant to experience in a Porsche. One road update – I noticed that construction of the roundabout on Memorial Avenue and Island Highway 19A in Qualicum Beach has lengthened the stretch of road that is torn up in that area. Be prepared for a bit of dust and gravel (or make plans to bypass it).
VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER
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