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ur first Black Rock in four years was a successful event, thanks to the hard work of the Black Rock Committee. Huge thanks go to CoChairs Dan Bourlet and Steve Peers, and committee members Steve Fairbrother, Brad Blaney, Tim Evans and Norm Smith. More thanks go out the instructors who generously donated their time, and Club members who supported individual events: registration, drive leads, the autocross and HPDE instructors, autocross corner workers, auction winner payment collection, nature walks, and the show and shine. All who attended owe much to these folks, who are dedicated to raising funds for a worthy cause, and to creating a unique event for PCA members. Further details about the weekend’s activities and the fundraising results are provided in this issue.
and them, but we were all excited about cars, and about some of the same cars. My thanks to PCV for that delightful opportunity to connect. June is promising to be a busy month for the Club, with three events coming up – the Spring Rally on June 5, the South Island Drive on June 11, and the VanIsle Adventure Tour June 24 and 25. Here’s hoping for warm and sunny weather. For me, I am also hoping for a Porsche to drive. The 944 engine has been rebuilt, other parts are on-site, and it could be ready soon. I suspect, however, that it’s like renovating an older house. Once you open things up, you never know what you might find. Fingers crossed.
I attended Porsche Centre Victoria’s Cars & Best regards, Coffee on May 29, and found it to be a thoroughly enjoyable experience. PCV’s motiva- Garth tion in welcoming all makes was to connect the car community, and I think they succeeded brilliantly. I was curious to know who owned the 70’s era Mustang, as I used to own the sister car, a Mercury Capri RS. I spotted a group of young fellows a short distance away and judged them to be likely candidates, so asked if they knew who owned it. They pointed out one of their party. Before long, I knew that between them they owned one Mustang, four Miatas, and a Nissan 240SX. There were easily four decades between me VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER
Garth at PCV’s Cars & Coffee
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