To all Sharks in the Park II (2002) attendees and mailist
members:
Thanks to everyone for the GLORIOUS Saturday we had in the
park. We had 31 cars show by our official count (thanks Nicole) and over
60 people. That's at least 10 more than last year in both cases.
Also, we had some very surprising visitors from distant lands, including John
Pohl who now resides in Nevada with his showroom 89 GT, and the long distance
winner, Quinn Capson, from Utah with his tasteful S4. Quinn talked his
professors into delaying his final exams so he could attend! I want him as
my agent.
I want to quickly make a few belated acknowledgements.
Firstly, I should have publicly given special thanks to JEFF
WALKER who tended the hot barbecue from beginning to end, making sure Allan
Mochwart's ribs and all the other faire were cooked just right. THANKS
JEFF!
Secondly, I should have acknowledged another vendor who
contributed prizes to our raffle. *The Auto Enthusiast* accessory shop in
Danville donated the Porsche cap and some of the keyrings. For people in
the Danville area, The Auto Enthusiast sponsors an annual "Wash & Shine"
with the Diablo PCA chapter. This year it will be on Sunday, May 26.
There is an entry fee, but you have a very good chance of winning as there are
few 928 entries at this point. Bill Cline won best in his class with his
84S last year. I plan on entering this year to give Bill some additional
competition, but I know I have some work to do on my paint to get mine to look
as nice as Bill's 84. Where's the sandpaper? To find out more about
the Wash and Shine, call Tristan Blackett at The Auto Enthusiast at
925-831-8109.
A REAL BIG THANKS goes to GEORGE SUENNEN. George was
snapping your picture all during the day as he did last year at the first
meeting. George has already posted a selection of pictures with a nicely
done summary of the event (as always). George will be posting a gallery of
all his shots. If you have some nice digital shots and do not have other
plans for them, please forward them to me by email attachment and I will forward
them to George. We can't guaranty all images will get posted, but we do
our best. Take a look at George's handiwork here, and don't miss the rest
of his website, for that matter:
shark-park-0502.html
Thanks again to all of our meeting contributors:
- The Auto Enthusiast - prize donations
NORCAL928 is getting off to a running start! More news
to come.
See you all again very soon,
Bill
89 S4
PS: As an aside, I want to
mention that there was some discussion on one of the 928 message boards about
the appearance of the park police officer at our function. Although
everything ended very well, there was some concern about just why the officer
was "hassling" a bunch of clean cut adults, some old enough to be his father
(me, for instance). He should have had better things to do, like chase
rabid squirrels. Anyway, I saw the discussion on the message board and I
couldn't resist trying to provide a good justification for the officer's
investigation of our group. You will see mention of "Officer Twitty" in
George Suennen's event summary, so I wanted to make sure you had the story, as I
told it. REMEMBER my story is a total fabrication,
but a couple readers have fallen for it despite the smiley face
emoticon.