Porsche Club of America - Upper Canada Region: 35th Anniversary September 2011

Our trek back to Ontario has begun, yesterday we drove 900 km in sunny weather to Port aux Basques where we caught the over-night ferry off the island, we should be home Tuesday evening. It has been a very trying but satisfying week at Targa. The unexpected is part of the appeal of Targa, we got plenty of that.

Both Bob and Yarko got their first taste of this amazing event. When we arrived at the Re/Max Centre on last Saturday morning, they had no idea what to expect. Yarko commented to me that I looked like I was at home as we began final preparations for our adventure. After a week at Targa, both Yarko and Bob have a better understanding of this events unique character and appeal.

We all left our mark on Targa 2011, Tim and I marked a bog in Pleasantview, Bob and Yarko mitigated the damage we did and got us back in the event. They also left another mark. Friday, as we prepared to start the final Carbonear stage Scott Giannou and Ray Felice lost a cylinder in their Porsche. Yarko and Bob went to help Scott and Ray's crew, repairing what damage they could. When Yarko told Scott he could run the car on 5-cylinders, Scott and Ray re-joined the event and went on to win their division. Saturday evening, while accepting their award Ray Felice thanked our crew for making that victory possible, Bob and Yarko started one car, they finished two. Not a bad week for a pair of Targa rookies.

Wednesday we will start to sort through the photographs and videos we took at Targa. We didn't get as much as we thought we would, it was a difficult week with many distractions. We will keep you posted.

Stan