by mraccine | Sep 16, 2024 | Trips
Friday, September 6: Today Vienna was on the agenda. The Porsches were lined up eagerly ready to go. We left Salzburg through easy morning traffic and headed on the Austrian Autobahn A-1 to Mondsee’s rest stop. We gassed up all the cars in our normal F-1 procedure....
by mraccine | Sep 16, 2024 | Trips
Thursday, September 5: Today’s destination was Gmünd, the site of the original post-WW II PORSCHE Factory and the wonderful Pfeifhofer PORSCHE Museum. We crossed over the highest Alpine Mountain Road: the ominous Grossglockner. Everyone was grateful for the Fast Lane...
by mraccine | Sep 16, 2024 | Trips
Wednesday, September 4: our drive guide team had the Porsches lined up in the courtyard behind the hotel in two driving groups, with everyone’s names properly displayed on their dashboards. The hotel staff blocked the traffic so we could all get out and head up the...
by mraccine | Sep 9, 2024 | Trips
Tuesday, September 3rd : This morning everyone attended our mandatory Safety Drivers’ Briefing. At that meeting everyone also signs the various necessary paperwork, like liability releases and Porsche rental information. Of course, everyone had already received our...
by mraccine | Sep 9, 2024 | Trips
Monday, September 2nd: It’s too early for the Oktoberfest yet the Stuttgarters do not want to be deprived of a party. The solution is the annual Weindorf. Thus, the center of town’s Schillerplatz and Marktplatz are transformed into a rural village where the new wine...
by mraccine | Sep 9, 2024 | Trips
Saturday, August 31st: It was a relaxing and smooth 9-hour flight to Stuttgart. Don Rogers was on the flight with me and, thankfully, Ralph picked us up inside the luggage belt area. Ralph has special access to the customs area. For us, a pickup inside is essential...
