PAGE 9 CIMARRON TRAIL ZONOTES By J on J ones In addition, Longhorn Region’s R.J. Wilmoth and Linda Bosko received the 2018 Zone Rep Award. R.J. and Linda’s efforts at collating and cataloguing PCA and Porsche history are invaluable. Congratulations to all of the many Zone 5 award winners. And to top it off, it was so great to see James and Wendy Shoffit. After their many struggles last year, it was so nice to see these amazing fighters at Parade and doing so well. A tip of the old Porsche ballcap to them both – I admire their courage and grit. In sum, I would say Parade was lots of fun and well worth the time spent. While we may not go to Boca Raton next year, if you have the chance, don’t miss it. Wanna go racing? If you have the bug to see what it’s like out there on track, PCA offers a great opportunity to get you on the path to competition. It’s called Drivers Education and PCA does it best. DE is NOT racing. By design, DE is structured to allow you to develop your skills in order to experience your car in a safe, non-competitive environment. You progress as quickly or as slowly as you feel comfortable with. As always the goal is to have fun. Along the way, if you decide to take the next step, PCA is there for you. With the foundation of skills learned in DE, you can move up to PCA Club Racing. In fact, many drivers do just that – after experiencing a couple of years in DE they decide to turn it up a notch and get their Club Racing license. There are many ways to qualify for a PCA Club Racing license, but it is spelled out in the Club Racing rulebook that DE is specifically a pathway for getting a license. What a great opportunity! And something else to think about – PCA Club Racing now offers a Vintage Group! Run under the Club Racing Rules – all safety and equipment requirements apply – the Vintage Group is a lower stress environment for Club Racing. Many vintage organizations promote their events as more “gentlemanly” than other racing since the drivers are concerned with preserving their racing cars as well as driving them. And PCA’s Vintage Group is no exception. In fact, the Vintage Group was started by Club Racing in response to concerns from drivers about putting their cars into the Club Racing mix with Boxsters, Cup cars, and other fullout racers. Not that these other drivers are dangerous or “go for broke”, but there is always a chance of inadvertent contact in any racing series, including PCA. PCA’s Vintage Group puts all the vintage cars in their own run group with an extra level of care. There are lots of older Porsches out there sitting on the sidelines – PCA Club Racing Vintage Group is the place to be. PCA conducts its DE events with and without instructors, but they are always done with PCA insurance, and run by PCA staff. Having driven at other track events, we know that the level of safety, instruction, and organization at a PCA DE event is without peer. Other events may be cheaper but is it worth the risk? So check out a DE event near you soon, and if you get the racing bug, you know where to start. Each region has dinners, drives and other fun times for all of you, the members of PCA. Get out there and enjoy your friends and your Porsche!
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