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                 Der Skooner 2021
                 Porsche Club of America • Great Plains Region • Vol 57 Issue 8

Porsche first blush
Featured on page 8

Traveling Route 66
Featured on page 16
Der Skooner AUG 2021 Porsche Club of America Great Plains Region Vol 57 Issue 8 - Great Plains Region PCA
Board of Directors
                                 President                                            Past President
                              David Patterson                                          Joe Chambers
                           President@gprpca.com                                  Pastpresident@gprpca.com

                                 Treasurer                                                   Social
                                Bob Kirchner                                          Melinda Halvorson
                           Treasurer@gprpca.com                                melinda.halvorson1115@gmail.com

                                 Secretary                                                Safety
                               Kurt Halvorson                                          Rick Mourey
                            bimmers218@cox.net                                     wopowog@earthlink.net

                            Membership                                                 Web Master
                             Carol Lynch                                             and Social Media
                        Membership@gprpca.com                                           Eric Elliott
                                                                                     web@gprpca.com
                                   Registrar
                                Terry Lessmann                                              Editor
                             txlessmann@cox.net                                         Mark Eichten
                                                                                     editor@gprpca.com
                          Chief Driving Instructor
                                John Krecek                                          PCA Zone 10 Rep
                          johnkrecek@gmail.com                                          Stan Thorne
                                                                                 sthorne.carguy@gmail.com

                                                       Table of Contents
Idle Thoughts........................................................ 3

Club Calendar ...................................................... 5
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                                                                                                          Porsche Club of America • Great Plains Region • Vol 57 Issue 8

Online and Social Media ...................................... 5

Upcoming GPR Social Events.............................. 6

Porsche first blush ................................................ 8

Membership News.............................................. 10
                                                                                         Porsche first blush
                                                                                         Featured on page 8

A Note from the Editor ........................................ 10                       Traveling Route 66
                                                                                         Featured on page 16

SLM Tech Session.............................................. 12

Board of Directors Meeting................................. 13

GPR Classified Ads ............................................ 15
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Traveling Route 66: Missouri to Santa Monica Pier                                                       Front Cover:
Part 1 .................................................................. 16       Photo provided by Rob Halverson

GPR Club Picnic................................................. 19

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Idle Thoughts

                                        By David Patterson, GPR President

I have always been drawn to color. As a kid I would burn through a Crayola box of
64 with the sharpener on the side in just a few months. Bright neckties and crazy
socks became a signature of some of my more pedestrian corporate outfits over
the years. The resurgence of vivid and varied colors in automobile paint choices
over the last few years has been a welcome sight. Our beloved Porsche has
never been afraid of offering colors that cover the spectrum from traditional to
“loud and proud”. The broad color palette makes the hunt for a pre-loved
Porsche that much more tedious. Just when you think you have found a model,
engine, transmission, and features that represent your dream Porsche, you have
to narrow down the color options! Luckily there is a source to assist you in that
decision. WWW.RENNBOW.ORG is a PCA sponsored website that has
accumulated the largest collection of Porsche images on the web organized by
color. Nearly every color that has graced the curves of a Porsche from 1950 to
present-day is represented in this fun and informative website. WARNING! Be
careful clicking on the link above. You are likely to lose track of time in the
Rennbow pool of Porsche colors!

Speaking of variety, the Club has been delivering on its promise to make 2021 a
year to remember with events and activities almost every weekend. Be on the
lookout for even more upcoming opportunities on the road, at the track, behind a
table, or in a garage near you. WWW.GPRPCA.COM always has the upcoming
events listed. There is sure to be at least one event that catches your attention.

As always, my best to you and yours. Stay safe – GO DRIVE!

Editorial Policy: Der Skooner is the official publication of the Great Plains Region/Porsche Club of America. Statements
and opinions appearing in Der Skooner are those of the author and not necessarily those of the GPR, PCA, the Board or
the Editor. The Editor reserves the right to edit all material and to publish only material that is felt to be of the best interest
of GPR/PCA. Other regions are welcome to reprint Der Skooner articles, provided that the source and author are credited.

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Club Calendar
August
7    Volunteer at the Food Bank
     9:00-11:30am See details on Page 6

14   Porsches at Paradise
     Paradise Cafe, 17305 Davenport Street, Village Pointe
     See details on Page 6
21
-22 DE at RPM
    19340 Jesup Ave. Pacific Junction, IA 51561

September
11   Porsches at Paradise
     Paradise Cafe, 17305 Davenport Street, Village Pointe
     See details on Page 6

25   Fun Run
     TBD

National Calendar

Zone 10 Calendar

Club Racing Calendar

                              Online and Social Media

     Instagram.com/#gprpca   gprpca.com    pca.org      facebook.com/groups

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Upcoming GPR Social Events
The Food Bank for the                                      Introducing ...
Heartland Item of the Month
for August is Pork & Beans                                 Porsches at
Please bring at least one
can of Pork & Beans to
                                                                Paradise
each event you attend in
August. Drop off your                                      Starting this month, on Saturday, August 14th,
cans in the designated                                     Porsches and Pancakes will now be called
Food Bank box. Be sure                                     Porsches at Paradise, and we will meet at:
to check back each month to find out what the
Item of the Month will be.                                   Paradise Bakery & Cafe at Village Pointe
                                                                     17305 Davenport Street
You donated 175 cans of vegetables in June!                                 Omaha
YOU are making a difference to our neighbors
in need. Thank you for your generosity!                                        8:00 am

                                                           We will meet in the back room of the cafe and
                                                           will have our own space. You will order and
                                                           pick up your food at the bakery, which will elim-
                                                           inate the wait for your food and bill.

                                                           The cafe offers omelets, scrambled eggs,
                                                           breakfast sandwiches, quiche, yogurt & granola
We have a wonderful opportunity to volunteer               parfait, oatmeal, cinnamon rolls and muffins. Of
at the Food Bank on Saturday, August 7th                   course, they have coffee, juice, smoothies, and
from 9 am to 11:30 am. Due to Covid restric-               an Espresso Bar.
tions still in place, the Food Bank is limiting us
to 15 people who can volunteer. Sign up quick-             We’ll see you on the 14th for breakfast at our
ly so you don’t miss out, using the instructions           new location, and don’t forget to bring your
below. Thank you for volunteering your time!               cans of pork and beans for the Food Bank for
                                                           the Heartland.
1. Visit the Food Bank for the Heartland event registra-
tion page: https://cerv.is/m?0353g2HSeFT

2. Click on the “Register” button at the bottom of the
page.

3. Follow the on screen instructions to access the
CERVIS registration system. If this is your first time
using the system, you will be prompted to create a
Volunteer Profile.

4. Once you have successfully signed into the system
you will automatically be registered for this event and
receive a confirmation E-mail.

5. Event Registration Code: 2HSeFT

    Food Bank for the Heartland Volunteer Center
         10525 J Street Omaha, NE 68127

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Porsche first blush
Article and Photos by Rob Halverson               vehicle and mused with the salesperson
                                                  about the original owner. The salesperson
Spending my 20s as an automotive body-            spoke of the car being in Mike Tyson's
frame and painter, the last five of which had     wife's name and how most affairs were
the pleasure of working on Mercedes Benz,         handled by Mike Tyson's personal assistant,
Jaguar, and Porsche. None of those                including the soon-to-be-mine Panamera
performance cars were mine to enjoy as I          GTS. Jacob and I checked the internet and
was supporting a wife and two young               found mentions of Mike Tyson's wife, Kiki,
children. In my early 30s, I was fortunate        driving a Panamera.
enough to race short chassis motorcycle           (Continued on page 11)
sidecars primarily at Willow Springs
Raceway in Rosemond California, Button
Willow, Lakeport, and Portland International.
I have many memories of the short cassis
sidecars - I will never forget the “speed-
rush” running 3” off the track surface.
My son Jacob spent a few years watching
from the pit walls and developed a love for
fast vehicles. From his early teens, he read
exotic car magazines, watched car shows,
and racing events looking to someday own
a supercar of his own. He learned his
lessons, saved his monies, and in 2019
purchased a beautiful, very-low-mileage
2014 Panamera Turbo. He was hooked.
Jacob then "not so subtly," made it his
mission to get me into a Porsche.
Over the last year, I've spent time at the
racetrack with Jacob as he participated in
DE events in his "family-friendly" Porsche.
Long story short, I gave in, and with Jacob's
help, found a low mileage 2013 Panamera
GTS. Other than some minor paint
correction, it's in excellent shape, well taken
care of, and fast.
The Panamera was a one-owner car
belonging to none other than Mike Tyson.
When I was told by the salesperson that
Tyson was the original owner, I had my
doubts, but the story was either true or
could be true. After reviewing the pics,
service records, and speaking to the
salesperson, I made a deposit and flew to
Henderson Nevada, to see the car and take
it for a test ride. I quickly purchased the

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The Great Plains Region Invites You to

                 Come Track with us!
 Here are the remaining dates for 2021 DEs

                                                        Dog Days DE
                                                        August 21st - 22nd
                                                        Novices are welcome

                                                        Oktoberfest DE
                                                        October 23rd - 24th
                                                        Novices are welcome

           Check ClubRegistration.net for more information as it becomes available.

Put the next TECH SESSION
on your calendar ...
         Saturday, August 28th
 (The Husker game is away and at noon.)

                   at
           Star Class Motors
           731 West 6th Street
                Papillion

                9:00 am
  Snacks and beverages will be served.
 Watch your email for sign-up information.

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Membership News
               Anniversaries
   Denny and Chris Strauss 35 years
            Matt Miller 15 years
By the Numbers:
164 Paid GPR members
297 PCA members in GPR region
                                                              A Note from the Editor
                                                              As editor, I would encourage you to share
Have you made a significant change in your life lately?       your Porsche news, articles, ideas and
Retired? Moved? Changed your email address just
because it sounded like fun?                                  photos. One of the features in the monthly
                                                              newsletter is Meet a Member. Please
If you have done anything that would cause your email         consider being featured this year! The
address or street address to be different from the one the    process is easy, you can fill out the form
GPR membership chair has on file – It is time for an
update! This will assure that you continue to receive         here and upload a few pictures to share
communication from the Great Plains Region. Der               your story with the club!
Skooner will arrive at your inbox, and you will be in the
know about upcoming events.                                   Thank you for additional great article
Remember, you must be a member of PCA (pca.org) to
                                                              submissions so far this year! Please
join Great Plains Region.                                     continue to use the links below to submit
                                                              articles and Meet a Member submissions.
If your significant other is not on the GPR email list, now
is a good time to add them. This will eliminate that oft      Article Upload link.
heard statement: “I did not know that there was a ladies’
luncheon, my husband never mentioned it.” Or whomever
has the primary membership will be off the hook for not       Photo Upload link.
notifying their better half. As Abigail Adams wrote to John
Adams, “. . . remember the ladies, and be more generous       Thank you for your contributions to
and favorable to them than your ancestors.”                   making the Great Plains Porsche Club an
If you have a Cox email address and feel that you are not
                                                              excellent community of car enthusiasts.
receiving all of the emails from GPR - You may be right!
Cox blocks emails from Porsche Club of America’s email
system. The address where all of the club emails come         Please contact:
from is enews@enews.pca.org. If Cox is your provider, you     Mark Eichten
will need to contact them and ask them to whitelist the       Editor editor@gprpca.com
enews@enews.pca.org address. GPR and PCA are unable
to do anything about this issue with Cox. Hopefully, these
email issues can be solved with a modest amount of time
and effort on your part.
If you have any additions or changes, please send me an
email. Carol.lynch356@gmail.com

Questions? Contact:
Carol Lynch
Membership Chair

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Porsche first blush
Continued from page 8.
It was time to start the 1300-mile road trip
from Vegas to Omaha with the car in my
possession. From the Nevada/Arizona
desert to the beautiful scenery in Utah into
Denver, the car handled, sounded, and rode
as I'd imagined. Simply put, I enjoyed every
minute of it.
During the drive, Jacob and I joked that no
one would be able to pass us on the track if
we drove side-by-side (insert big rear-end
joke here).
To confirm the car was indeed owned by
Tyson and his wife, I received the transfer
title signed by Lakida Twanique Tyson within
one week of returning home with the GTS.
If anything, it's an interesting story to share.
For now, I’m going to enjoy driving the car
but this fall plan on replacing a few trim
items and making some paint corrections.
As a new PCA and GPR member, I am
looking forward to attending events and DE
sessions with my Jake. I wonder - can the
GTS be as tough on the track as Mike Tyson
in the ring?

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SLM Tech Session

Comments by David Patterson
Photos by Armando Colorado
                                                  and relevance of Dyno testing of high-
On the morning of Saturday July 17th, GPR held    performance vehicles. Two more Porsches worthy
our first tech session of 2021 at SLM (S Line     of review were on lifts in the garage. One was a
Motorsports). Alex Konuhov and the rest of his    911 S undergoing a Stage 3 upgrade and the other
staff were gracious hosts offering a delicious    was a 850HP 911 Turbo S Cab with a long list of
breakfast and a great Porsche experience. After   power and performance upgrades. Nothing wakes
fueling up on pastries and coffee, attendees      you up quite like horsepower in the morning!
watched a Dyno session of Alex’s modified 2007
911 Turbo followed by a discussion of the value

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Board    of Directors Meeting
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING                            REGISTRAR: PCA has rescinded the COVID
Minutes of the GPR Board Meeting July 13,             waiver required for sponsored events. The e-
2021                                                  signature PCA liability waiver will continue to be
                                                      required for events. Registration for the August
The Great Plains PCA Board met at 6:00 pm on          21-22 DE at RPM opens July 24th. RPM was
July 13, 2021 at the Patterson residence. Present     noted to be paving damaged areas in the
were David Patterson, Joe Chambers, Terry             paddock and around the facility; welcomed
Lessmann, Carol Lynch, Melinda Halvorson, Bob         improvements. There are 16 people signed up for
Kirchner and Kurt Halvorson. Eric Elliott was         the tech session at SLM on Saturday, July 17th.
traveling, and Rick Mourey and Mark Eichten
joined by phone.                                      SAFETY: The PCA Club Race Steward’s report
                                                      was received with positive feedback on GPR’s
PRESIDENT: Patterson welcomed everyone,               management of the MPH event. A post Club Race
opened the meeting, and announced that after          de-brief will be held with race co-chairs, registrar
multiple discussions with Garden Café, we will        and president. An advanced DE / Club Racing
move Porsches and Pancakes to Paradise Bakery         instruction/coaching program is being finalized.
at Village Pointe, beginning with the August          DE facility damage/liability language is being
breakfast date.                                       updated to address clean-up costs of any such
                                                      occurrences. The required PCA insurance
SECRETARY: The June 2021 minutes were                 certificate was obtained for the SLM tech session
approved as distributed.                              in July.

TREASURER: The club’s cash balance was                EDITOR: July Der Skooner was published. Photos
$92,391 on June 30, 2021. Net income YTD              from events have been uploaded to the website
through June is $5,053. The Spring Fling DE at        and the club’s Instagram page, and classified ads
RPM produced a net profit; final results from the     were posted on the website as well (in conjunction
Club Race at MPH indicate a net loss. The club’s      with Webmaster Elliott). Editor Eichten plans to
tax return has been completed at a savings of         step down as newsletter editor by the end of
more than $200 over the prior year’s preparation      2021. Interested members willing to consider the
cost.                                                 role are encouraged to contact David Patterson
                                                      for more information.
MEMBERSHIP: At present, GPR has 162 paid
2021 renewals and 294 primary PCA national            WEBMASTER: The GPR website is up to date with
members. Chair Lynch reported there have been         scheduled events. July Der Skooner was sent out
21 new members to the GPR since January 1st.          July 1st. RSVPs are active for the SLM tech
Discussion ensued around qualification for lifetime   session (via ClubRegistration.net) and the Pasta
membership in the GPR.                                Amore dinner July 24th on the GPR website.

SOCIAL: The food drive item for the Food Bank is      The next board meeting will be in person Tuesday
canned pasta for July and pork and beans for          August 10th at 6:00 pm at a location TBD.
August. 175 cans of vegetables were donated in
June by members. The GPR paid dinner June 19th        Respectfully submitted,
at the Green Gateau in Lincoln had 7 no shows out     Kurt Halvorson, Secretary
of 40 RSVPs. Communications were provided to
each member requesting they notify us if they are
unable to make a GPR paid event in the future.
This will allow others on the wait list to fill the
open spots. Tech Session is July 17th at SLM Auto
Care. Another club-paid social dinner is
scheduled for July 24th at Pasta Amore. Member
volunteer day at The Foodbank is August 7th.
Tech Session at Star Class Motors is slated for
August 28th at 9am. The picnic was attended by
over 100 people, with 31 cars judged for the car
show. Twenty-two members attended the
breakfast hosted by Woodhouse Porsche Omaha
on July 10th, despite the severe storm the
previous night. A social dinner is being planned
for September 25th.

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Traveling Route 66: Missouri to Santa Monica Pier Part 1
Article and photo by Larry Johnson               homes, store fronts, and other businesses
                                                 which early Route 66 travelers depended
From June 16 – 30, Holly and I completed a       on. This trend continued all the way to
special journey along the famed and historic     Santa Monica and in many ways, reminded
Route 66 from Springfield, Missouri, to
Santa Monica Pier in California. Along the
way we discovered a world of hidden and, in
many instances, unexpected treasures. The
following day-to-day account describes our
journey across America from the heartland
to the Pacific coast.

Day One: June 16. Omaha to Springfield. We
began the ten-day journey at the route’s
original birthplace in Missouri. We reached
Springfield during the late afternoon and
checked into the
Route 66 Rail Haven Motel. The motel had a
definite, step-back-in-time feel to it which     us of silent ghosts representing an era gone
added to its charm. Also, according to the       by. Very little of Route 66 stretches through
                                                 Kansas but in no way does this diminish the
                                                 Sunflower State’s contribution to the Mother
                                                 Road. By lunchtime, with temperatures near
                                                 the high-90s and rising – a trend which
                                                 continued until we reached western
                                                 Nebraska on the return
                                                 trip - we arrived at
                                                 Nelson’s Old Riverton
                                                 Store, and, taking the
                                                 advice from our
                                                 guidebook, stopped for
                                                 handmade deli
                                                 sandwiches. The warm
                                                 and personal hospitality
                                                 offered by the owners was
motel’s message board, Elvis Presley spent       greatly appreciated and
the night there in 1956.                         convinced us our journey
                                                 was off to a great start.
Day Two: June 17. Springfield to Tulsa,          Soon after passing into
Oklahoma. Along with the goal of visiting as     Oklahoma, we encountered the infamous
many as possible of Route 66’s unique            “Sidewalk Road.” Consisting of stretches of
landmarks, we also hoped to limit each           broken and often missing pavement, the
day’s drive to a minimum number of hours.        Sidewalk Road lives up to its name by
At this early point in the trip, following the   being, literally, no wider than a sidewalk.
brown-colored Route 66                           Gravel shoulders bracket the road and the
signs was easy. Positioned                       three miles it stretches across the Oklahoma
approximately a mile apart,                      countryside seemed at least twice that
the signs decreased the                          distance. We were bounced around the
possibility of getting lost.                     interior of the car as large plumes rose up
Our first day on Route 66                        behind the car and coated the Boxster in an
required approximately four                      unwelcomed layer ash-grey dust. A word of
hours from start to end. Just                    caution if you make the trip: The Sidewalk
after leaving Springfield, we                    Road is not friendly to low-lying Porsche
encountered the first of many                    automobiles.
deserted filling stations

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Think twice before taking your vehicle over       been doing so since 1910. Before departing
this particular stretch of the Mother Road.       Oklahoma City, we paid our respect to the
Back on paved and navigable roads again, we       Oklahoma City National Memorial (photo
stopped at the Blue Whale near Catoosa,           right). This site is dedicated to remembering
                                                  the victims of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred
                                                  P. Murrah Building. Chairs representing each
                                                  of the victims stand in silent tribute to the
                                                  nation’s loss. On the drive out of town, we
                                                  spent a few moments taking photos of the

Oklahoma. Admission to this special, post-
Route 66, manmade attraction is free and
visitors are encouraged to explore the whale
at their leisure. We arrived in Tulsa at the
dinner hour and checked into the Campbell         Milk Bottle Grocery, a small, 350-square foot
Hotel, a boutique-style inn erected directly on   structure featuring – you guessed it – a large,
Route 66 in 1927.                                 oversized milk bottle attached to the
                                                  building’s roof.
Day Three: June
18 – 19. Tulsa to                                 Day four: June 19. Oklahoma City to
Oklahoma City. A                                  Amarillo, Texas. One of the longest days on
short drive on this                               the road and with so many miles to cover, we
day of                                            made the necessary decision to skirt by
approximately 100                                 several attractions in order to arrive in
miles. Along the                                  Amarillo before nightfall. A stop in Sayre,
way, we drove by                                  Oklahoma, presented us with the opportunity
the Skyliner Motel in Stroud, Oklahoma, and a     to visit the courthouse used in the movie “The
unique, round-shaped barn in Arcadia before       Grapes of Wrath.” Crossing into Texas, we
continuing a short distance to Pops, a            stopped by the U-Drop Inn in Shamrock then
welcomed stop offering cold, homemade soft        continued on to Conway and the Slug Bug
drinks. Although not an original stopping point   Ranch where travelers visit a collection of five,
                                                  junked out, graffiti-covered Volkswagens. If
                                                  you go, don’t worry about bringing your own
                                                  can of spray paint: You’ll find many half-filled
                                                  cans of spray paint to add your own artistic
                                                  touch to the “monument.”

on Route 66 – the facility opened in 2007 -
travelers make a point of stopping at this
special attraction if only to view the many
shelves of brightly colored soda bottles. It’s
impossible to miss this Route 66 attraction:
the 66-foot tall, LED-lit modern sculpture
representing an oversized soda bottle can be
seen a full quarter mile away. We arrived in
Oklahoma City during the afternoon and made
a point of having an early dinner at
Cattleman’s Steak House which claims to
offer the finest steaks in Oklahoma City. It’s

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Day Five: June 20. Amarillo to Tucumcari, New      lay 1139 miles with the same distance ahead
Mexico. Only 115 miles to cover this day. Just     of them. Stopping at the MidPoint Café
outside Amarillo, we visited the Cadillac Ranch    allowed us to escape the 100 degree heat and
which our guidebook informed us “great art         to take a break from the road. I recommend
doesn’t have to live in a museum. Sometimes        the MidPoint Burger: It was at least the size of
it exists in the middle of nowhere along the                                         my head and I
interstate.”. Visitors to this attraction (also                                      struggled to
                                                                                     finish it! (I
                                                                                     didn’t!) We
                                                                                     arrived in
                                                                                     Tucamcari
                                                                                     mid-afternoon
                                                                                     and after a
                                                                                     short driving
                                                                                     tour consisting
                                                                                     of viewing
                                                                                     murals created
admission-free) find ten vintage Cadillacs                                           by local artists
manufactured between 1948 and 1964, buried                                           (mentioned in
nose-deep alongside I-40. You’ll have to                                             several
detour off Route 66 to get here but it’s a short                                     guidebooks),
drive and well worth the trip. If you visit, you   we checked into the Blue Swallow Motel, a
have the choice of bringing your own spray         1940s-era motel located directly on Route 66.
paint, or, in our case, accepting semi-filled      The journey along Route 66 in either direction
cans from another visitor.
We made another off-route trip to Palo Duro
Canyon, the second largest canyon in the
United States. Before leaving Texas and

                                                   offers travelers the unique opportunity to step
                                                   back in time to multiple eras from America’s
                                                   past. Of the many, many attractions found
                                                   along the Mother Road, I believe the Blue
                                                   Swallow and its furnishings exemplifies the
                                                   heyday of Route 66’s popularity. Each room is
                                                   decorated in a 1950s motif with original
entering New Mexico, we had to decide to           furnishings to include a rather large rotary dial
lunch at Rooster’s Tex-Mex Restaurant or to        phone. Guestrooms are equipped with one
press ahead to the MidPoint Café in Adrian,        king-sized or two double beds and although
Texas. We chose the MidPoint Café. During          the beds are, indeed, rather comfortable, they
Route 66’s heyday, travelers were happy to         eat away at the limited amount of space
reach this point in their travels: Behind them     available in each room. The Blue Swallow is
                                                   listed on the National Register of Historic
                                                   Places and owners Robert and Dawn Federico
                                                   do their best to ensure every guest is treated
                                                   like family.

                                                   Day Six: June 21. Tucamcari to Santa Fe,
                                                   New Mexico. The sixth day of our journey
                                                   required another short drive of less than 120
                                                   miles. To be continued next month…

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GPR Club Picnic
The Annual GPR picnic had a record number of
attendees, over 100! The weather was amazing
along with the variety of Porsches!

The awards went to:

•   Air Cooled: Bob Kirchner 1985 911 Cab Guards
    Red
•   Water Cooled: Walt Wood 2018 911 C4S Basalt
    Black
•   Four Door: Joe Heick 2021 Taycan Turbo S
    White
•   People’s Choice: Matt Miller 1974 914 Delphi
    Green

Thank you for showing up and to all the volunteers
who made the event possible.

                                                     Der
                                                     Der Skooner
                                                         Skooner
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