25 ROADS FINAL UPDATE

VIR Members, Trevor & Sonia Ross

25 Roads for 25 Years Challenge – October Update

The 25 Roads for 25 Years Challenge concluded at the end of September. Sonia and I spent October entering and double-checking the results, as well as finalizing the awards and draw prizes. Marilyn Sing and John Clark pulled together a beautiful and unique certificate that is going out to all participants, and Karl Hoener updated the website so you can easily see the results. We wrapped up the Challenge during the VIRPCA Annual General Meeting on October 31 in Duncan. The ten teams that completed all 25 Roads were awarded a certificate of completion and will receive a grill badge. Don Gosse and Gary Glover received first and second place ribbons and a bottle of scotch from the distant third to finish team (me and Sonia). The other 45 teams that completed at least one road were awarded a certificate of participation and will receive a grill badge with a slightly different design. For those who weren’t at the AGM, we will arrange to have awards and draw prizes delivered to you and will be in touch through email. As promised at the beginning of the challenge, we also presented prizes based on enthusiasm and creativity. Below is the full list: Accomplishment Team Prize Non-human co-pilot Mayne Maniac (Steve Peers) won for having the messiest co-pilot (a 140 lb Saint Bernard) Porsche interior cleaning kit

Non-human co-pilot -draw winner

Niki (Kathleen Short) & her dog Runners-up: Dempsey (Ron Dempsey) and his dog Pedro Old Victorians (Grant & Janice Denluck) & their furry mascot Shrek & Fiona (Dean & Ann Aikenhead) & their furry mascots Bidibodi Bidibu (Marcus & Chandra Greenshields) & their dog Sora Mick (Mick Bryson) & his dog Most epic drives Dempsey (Ron Dempsey) for driving multiple long drives, all in air-cooled Porsches and most in a 356 Porsche interior cleaning kit

Porsche travel mug

Most epic drives draw winner Boxstergal (Pauline Rice) who put in an almost 1,000 km day Runners-up:

StuMac (Stuart MacLeod) for his 8-day journey

Black Blue Turbo Trio (Henry & Betty Choy) for trying their best to finish despite an Achilles heel injury

TITFRT (Mark Titterton) for sustaining damage on his very first drive

Gosse (Don Gosse) for spontaneously turning right after getting off the Crofton ferry and doing the North Island drives

Gary987 (Gary Glover) for leading in drives completed until someone made a right turn off the Crofton ferry (see “Gosse” above) Porsche travel mug

Use of technology Quicksilver (Dusan Markovic & Jill Kelly) for creating a comic book of their adventures Porsche notebook and Porsche ballcap

Best story

Best Island history and travelling tips Shrek & Fiona (Dean and Ann Aikenhead) for their “Ferry” tales Cayman Islanders (Didier & Irene Brard) Porsche notebook and Vancouver Island Motor Sports hat Porsche notebook and Porsche ballcap

Best photo chosen by Wyman Lee (VIRPCA photographer) & Sandy Lee

Shrek & Fiona (Dean and Ann Aikenhead)

Best photo that captured the spirit of the Challenge C.O.V.I.D. (Franz-Albert Burgund & Phyllis Johnson)

Best photo of future Porsche owners Island Mike 911 (Mike Pellatt) Checkered flag picture frame with their Python Green Cayman posing at Telegraph Cove Checkered flag picture frame with their photo of 25 Roads etched into the sand at Long Beach Awarded for submitting a photo of future drivers looking happy by a Porsche. Two diecast Guard’s Red 911s.

Accomplishment Team Best photo (draw) Risky Business (Wyman & Sandy Lee) Prize draw winner Gosse (Don Gosse) Prize Checkered flag picture frame. Set of four 25th Anniversary coasters and stand

Prize draw winner TITFRT (Mark Titterton) Prize draw winner Blackfox (Paul Atterton) Prize draw winner Lee (Warren & Karen Lee) Ceramic Porsche coffee mug

Ceramic Porsche coffee mug

Porsche umbrella

Prize draw winner Loughton (Scott Loughton) Porsche umbrella

Grand prize draw winner

Grey Haired Gear Heads (Dan Bourlet) Mystery box donated by Porsche Centre Victoria We received more than 500 emails and thousands of photos since the challenge started in April and have enjoyed every moment of reading about the roads you’ve driven and looking at many gorgeous Porsches posing with our stunning Vancouver Island scenery. Sonia and I got more out of this than we put in. Some members took solace in virtual camaraderie during the isolation of COVID. Others approached this as an opportunity to drive their P -cars to the max and logged long, uninterrupted hours behind the wheel. Many noted their enjoyment in discovering, or rediscovering, the more remote areas of the island. We certainly did. All the photos and stories can be viewed on the VIRPCA website by going to the 25 Roads Challenge 2021 page (under Events). The results are easily accessible from the redesigned landing page. We’ve kept a link to the roads and information sheets for those that plan to drive them in future. Please make sure to check routes and road conditions before heading out, since there currently isn’t a plan to keep these documents up to date. We’ll keep the 25Roads@virpca.org email active for a while if you have suggestions on updates or ideas for the future of the project. The 25 Roads for 25 Years Challenge started with an idea but took a team to execute. Sonia and I would like to say a special thank you to all the members who were involved in organizing the 25 Roads for 25 Years Challenge, in particular Gary Glover for sharing his in -depth knowledge of the routes; John Clark for hand-drawing the maps for the log book and certificates; Marilyn Sing for designing and printing the log book and certificates; and Tim Evans and Marilyn Sing for their ideas and feedback from beginning to end. We’d also like to acknowledge Porsche Centre Victoria for their generous sponsorship. Finally, thank you to everyone that participated – your enthusiasm made the 25 Roads for 25 Years Challenge a success! Stay safe and see you out there. Trevor & Sonia Ross

Non-human co-pilot award. Team Mayne Maniac (Steve Peers)

Best photo that captured the spirit of the Challenge. Team C.O.V.I.D. (Franz-Albert Burgund & Phyllis Johnson)

Most epic drives – all done in air-cooled Porsches. Team Dempsey (Ron Dempsey)

Use of technology award – comic book . Team Quicksilver (Dusan Markovic & Jill Kelly)

Best photo, selected by Wyman & Sandy Lee (see if you can spot one of their furry mascots among the driftwood) . Team Shrek&Fiona (Dean & Ann Aikenhead)

25 Roads Final Standings

Team Name Roads Km Hours Team Name Roads Km Hours

Old Red, Older Blue 25 2,330 47.8 Mayne Maniac 25 2,272 40.5 Dempsey 25 2,191 40.5 StuMac 25 2,190 50.0 2LaneHighway 25 2,166 40.5 Gosse 25 2,040 40.5 Old Victorians 25 2,021 50.2 auf Achse sein 25 2,021 40.5 gary987 25 2,021 40.5 Shrek&Fiona 25 2,021 40.5 der Letzte 20 1,704 34.1 Cayman Islanders 20 1,581 35.2 PJ996 16 1,452 29.1 JoeJoy 16 1,205 24.1 Lee 13 853 17.1 Island Mike 911 13 781 15.7 Mick 12 989 19.5 Pastry Patrol 12 922 18.4 Tyro 12 781 14.9 Drivin'&Smilin' 11 1,143 21.3 Kalahari Cruiser 11 845 18.6 Bradious 11 716 14.4 Grey Haired Gear Heads 11 711 14.3 Bidibodi Bidibu 11 704 17.5 Skeeles Scooters 10 787 11.3 C.O.V.I.D. 10 747 15.0 BOXSTERGAL 9 728 14.7 Westcoast Ghost 8 775 15.6 Quicksilver 8 632 12.6

The Red Baron & The Baroness

8 618 12.4 Porscher Head Ed 7 461 9.3 Black Blue Turbo Trio 6 358 7.2 Risky Business 6 354 6.3 Jim 6 312 5.9 Lexi 4 386 7.7 Niki 4 233 5.4 Lost But Making Good Time 3 320 5.6 Greig 3 226 4.5 Blue Bird Bliss 3 178 3.5 Steve and Laura 3 146 3.0 SS Monty 2 243 2.8 Top Down 2 142 2.8 Bramley 2 137 2.8 Secretariat 2 91 1.9 Klus 1 114 2.3 Blackfox 1 82 1.6 Holtz 1 82 1.6 Wild West 1 63 1.3 TITFRT 1 61 1.2 Kreye 1 61 1.2 Church 1 46 0.7 McCallum 1 45 0.9 Loughton 1 36 0.7 China Express 1 28 0.6