2007 Rosenburg Concours - Lone Star Region Porsche Club of

began arriving in a steady stream This provided another morning ritual to be played out, plenty of exercise, for the few folks who were dusting and acting
as gate guards that had to do the LeMans dash to let
in the shiny combatants. You would think parking
cars would be easy, but when six in a row show up
and they are all Red, you have to use dispersal tactics! Sylvia had pressgang her loyal boyfriend Phil
into helping deliver to the event the boxes of wonderful detail kits from Griot's Garage that were rewards to those who took the time to pre-reregister. In
addition the large Lone Star Region PCA flag needed
to be strung and Jim found a ladder and soon had it
flying high.
Story/Photos: Andrew Barry
As cars continued to arrive it was great to see old
friends but even more rewarding to see so many new
faces. Having been a long suffering member of the
Concours committee for 8 years, and having been at
events when the committee was the event, new faces
are the validation for all the planning.
Well, as with every concours in the last 15 months
the whole concours committee was on tenterhooks,
checking every weather forecast with the hopes of a
rain free period. It was quickly obvious that depending on what type of weather you wanted you just
needed to pick the station that delivered your desired
outcome! All that said it looked like the rain would
skirt to the North and we would have a mild cloudy
day for the event. For the seasoned hands in the art
of concours this was a good outcome, because a clear
sunny day quickly becomes a sweltering frying pan
when you stand on concrete, polish cloth in hand!
Being a Sunday morning the traffic on route to the
venue was light and arriving in the sleepy hamlet of
Rosenberg it quickly became apparent this was to be
one well orchestrated event. The Rosenberg Chamber of Commerce not only provided "goodie bags"
but had arranged to have a street blocked off for us to
use for the event, and the barricades were up blocking not only both ends of the street but also the alleyways that cut between the buildings. As one of the
locals told me "people just love to go where they
aren't supposed to! "
With the street closed to auto traffic, one could wander amongst
the numerous Porsches on display.
Jim Zwalen "chief registrar" was already setting up
on the tables that were also kindly provided for us,
and at the corner of the street at the State Farm office, Janice Vyoral very kindly set up pots of steaming coffee and iced water and then proceeded to
bring out plates of cookies. What a treat, up early
and a good Samaritan providing the all important
elixir to get the day going. Nearby two or three cars
were already getting the finishing touches to dispel
the last grains of dust from the trip in, and then like
some silent concours bell had been rung, Porsches
By 10:30am the street on both sides had filled up
quickly and by the time we were ready for the drivers meeting we were up to 50 cars flanking either
side of the street. Sylvia greeted the assembled
throng and after introductions and thanks to the
sponsors, Griots Garage the rules of engagement
were spelled out. Rags down was called for 11:00 am
and while the hopeful dashed off to finish the last
spot of chrome, boy did I mention the pollen that was
gently settling as we waited for the "off"?! There was
a last minute "pressgang" for a few additional judges
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because with 50 cars one team wouldn't have finished before sundown. Then it was rags down and
the judges deployed. Its amazing that no matter how
much you polish and clean there is always that pesky
speck of lint that must have floated in when the
doors were opened, or that errant coin that fell behind the seat! All in all the level of presentation was
top notch and it was great to see there was lots of
information and tip sharing after the judges had
passed from old hands to the new.
The judges finished up by 1:30pm and so it was off
to the "Another Time Soda Fountain & Café" owned
by Renee Butler and her brother, Michael Barcak for
lunch and award presentations. With the tremendous
turn out we essentially took over the entire cafe and
“Have fun in your garage!”
Rosenberg Concours Results
Place
Class
Entrant
Points
1st
P2
Richard Jackson
290
1st
2nd
3rd
P3
P3
P3
Gus Alverz
Thomas Erdmann
Mark Wilson
240
228
218
1st
2nd
3rd
P4
P4
P4
Jim Murray
Andy Kay
Chris Adams
372
355
341
1st
2nd
3rd
P5
P5
P5
Burnell Curtis
Tom Bay
Andrew Barry
370
367
299
1st
2nd
3rd
P6
P6
P6
Jim Zwalen
John Denniger
Kevin Peters
361
355
327
1st
P7
Steve Farnham
270
2nd
3rd
P7
P7
Mark Weisser
Allan Caskie
259
244
1st
P8
Mike Hardage
348
Peoples Choice Awards
Favorite Porsche:
Jim Heimer
Favorite Color:
James Mueller
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Best of Show
Furthest Travel
Award (Austin)
2001 996 Cabriolet
987 930 Turbo
A young concours participant and Porsche enthusiast seems a bit concerned that she can’t reach the pedals!
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rising to the challenge the staff proved
very adaptable to the large crowd and
multiple orders. The scores were tallied
and the winners by class identified, and
accolades heaped upon the victors by the
assembled masses. In addition to the preregistration goodies, our sponsor for the
event Griots Garage kindly donated some
great gifts ranging from polish cloths to
orbital polishes and mega detail kits. Theses were raffled off and the ticket holders
anxiously awaited their number to be
called!
The event was scheduled to run until 3pm
and we were done and dusted by 2:40pm,
so there was time to visit the Railroad
museum across the street and to stroll once more by
all the shiny steeds in the "Street stable" What was
also apparent as one wondered back to the Porsche
coral was the number of Porsches that were
"loitering on the streets all around. With the "drive
by" cars there were probably close to 60 Porsches in
Rosenberg, I think probably a local record!
Another fine example of German engineering at it’s best!
As I reflect on the day I am warmed by the fact that
we had so many first timers and by the looks and
comments from the passers by who were reveling in
the beauty and spectacle of the event. It is after all
about "The People" and the opportunity to share a
passion for all things Porsche.
This 911 Turbo will make any Porsche enthusiast heart skip a beat!
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