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Specialty Cars Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Caravan - 2011 |
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Specialty Cars organized a "Caravan" of Porsche enthusiasts and their automobiles to attend the 2011 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. The roadtrip departed Allentown, Pa. and headed to the Frank Lloyd Wright house known as Fallingwater. A tour of the famous house and grounds was a very interesting stop of the driving exursion. The Caravan charted a spectacular photo and driving experience through some very scenic areas of Pennsylvania. The group consisted of 13 Porsche automobiles of varied years and types, two of them were trailored, and 11 were driven. We had a total of 17 people. We could have had our own carshow just by ourselves !! The Caravan left Fallingwater and then proceeded on to Pittsburgh, Pa. for the attendance of the 2011 Pittsburgh Grand Prix and its weekend of events. This was a very important year because Porsche was the "Marque" of the grandprix. All of the participants of the Caravan had their cars on display in the show and concourse events. A great time for all.
Mark...
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Our navigator, George, had all the documentation necessary for members of the Caravan. Detailed maps and routes were distributed in case we were seperated by traffic.
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Loading the IROC RSR and getting ready to depart from SCSC.
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Turnpike stop for fuel and refreshments.
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Look at that outside temperature, 101 !!!
This is a picture of Nick hauling the 1974 IROC RSR Recreation on the trailer.
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There is no substitute....
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Porsche and highways, perfect together !!!
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After a lunch stop at Ed's Steak House for a burger, one of the 911's fell victim to the "no start".
We had a few worried faces in the crowd. However, Mark had a plan. Carry extra parts, just in case !!! An ignition coil did not like the heat. (Our webmaster's car)
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A quick fix, and we were on our way. Mark, you saved the day !!
We are now headed to Fallingwater.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater tour is next on the agenda. Incredible design which was so far ahead of it's time.
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The house is breathtaking. This truly was a great stop in the Caravan that everyone enjoyed, even the children !
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Yes, that staircase leads from the living room down to the stream.
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Nick Burkit's 1974 Porsche IROC RSR Recreation. (color is called Mexico Blue)
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We were passed by a 1975 Carrera RSR on a trailer.
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Windmills, windmills and more windmills..
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The Caravan sleeps in the hotel parking garage. Good night my lovelies.
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Everyone loves "The Wiener Mobile" !
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Mark Burkit's 1972 911 S on display.
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Winner of his class at the 2011 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Concourse, on the green !!!
A very sweet ending to a 4.5 year project for Nick Burkit of SCSC. Nice work Nick, you deserve every bit of this, that car is perfect !!!!
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Proud father and son
team photo.
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Nick's IROC aside of the real IROC RSR of Sewickley Porsche of Pittsburgh.
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Lets go racing! Vintage racing is a natural event at the PVGP.
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PCA Porsche Parade on the track which included our Caravan cars.
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Our Webmaster's car on the parade.
The coil is working just fine.
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Lambos on display during the saturday event.
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Audi R10 Diesel LeMans Racecar. Incredible technology to view up close.
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Some serious hardware on display.
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Some old, some new.
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In the Pits - Mark, that thing is tiny !!
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Cars getting ready for vintage heats.
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A great place for a camera.
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A wet repair on the way home going back east.
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