Coastr Posted 22April, 2018 Report Share Posted 22April, 2018 12 minutes ago, KG said: Heading down to Santa Monica to the following burger and local craft beer dispensary: http://ponoburger.com/?utm_source=tripadvisor&utm_medium=referral Aiming for 7:30pm. Potential bar hop after this pending. Let me know if you can make it. Kale I’m in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 22April, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 22April, 2018 4 hours ago, Coastr said: I’m in one more sleep til luft will be wearing an Emory T-shirt tomorrow (possibly a smile...) symsy, KG, Tips and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 22April, 2018 Report Share Posted 22April, 2018 Ok my map thing is hard to work out once you’re here 9:30am meet under this sign which is near the DJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 22April, 2018 Report Share Posted 22April, 2018 —-ha not even the magic hour of 930 conjured up any punters. I’m goimg inside to battle the merchandise queue and then look at Porsches let me know if people want to meet up later on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KG Posted 22April, 2018 Report Share Posted 22April, 2018 Almost there... The parking lot is a car show in itself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalsmirnov Posted 22April, 2018 Report Share Posted 22April, 2018 Good to see a few of you here!Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Philbee, Harsh, Tips and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 22April, 2018 Report Share Posted 22April, 2018 Well the epic Porsche weekend is nearly over...finally met some more pfa people, as always great guys. Plenty of laughs, arguments over the finer points of the perfect Porsche and just lots of amazing cars. I'll follow with more pics when I get organised but with hundreds of great cars it will take a while to digest and pick favourites. Not sure how to top this one...have to organise a group trip to the museum! KG, Harsh and stf911 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
symsy Posted 22April, 2018 Report Share Posted 22April, 2018 Great pictures and commentary guys , thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KG Posted 23April, 2018 Report Share Posted 23April, 2018 Just a great weekend all round. The Luft was unreal. Air cooled overload! The venue was a timber yard which they used to populate Porsches throughout the storage racks and saw mills. Very cool effect. Here are a few pics, way too many cars to snap. RUF These 2 cars were something different. A lot of detail.. Singer This was just a tiny sample of what was on display. I've already flown back up the coast, the magic is over...back to work, but inspired. Overall. I can highly recommend this weekend for any future attendees. Lots of special events that compliment this car enthused/obsessed city. Good to catch up with other PFAers. It's pretty awesome that this forum reaches out this far and lets us connect. Can wait to get back home and drive mine! Fraz, stf911, GTP911 and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter John Posted 23April, 2018 Report Share Posted 23April, 2018 Oh my! Thank you! I will be sure to look at these images a few times over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 23April, 2018 Report Share Posted 23April, 2018 Great summary here https://petrolicious.com/articles/luftgekuhlt-5-air-cooled-overload-and-the-enduring-power-of-porsche GTP911 and KG 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTP911 Posted 23April, 2018 Report Share Posted 23April, 2018 34 minutes ago, Coastr said: Great summary here https://petrolicious.com/articles/luftgekuhlt-5-air-cooled-overload-and-the-enduring-power-of-porsche What the hell is this animal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalsmirnov Posted 23April, 2018 Report Share Posted 23April, 2018 Found a Made In Australia part on this amazing 1 mile 962CR. Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk Philbee, Ozvino and GTP911 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mph911 Posted 24April, 2018 Report Share Posted 24April, 2018 Here's a few of my pics from the day... https://www.facebook.com/theescaperoad/posts/815849841940895 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 24April, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 24April, 2018 more snaps for the day Fraz, Peter M, Mike-S and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Phil Posted 24April, 2018 Report Share Posted 24April, 2018 Wow some of those cars were amazing. We should organise a tour for next year as an official PFA event. Add in a couple of things over a week. Committee needs to be formed and a tour event put together. Tips and Mick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 24April, 2018 Report Share Posted 24April, 2018 I don’t know how I missed taht blue singer but apparently I did. Lucky Phil : I think it’s just as easy to do it like was done - everyone says if they are going, people meet up at random depending on what they are up to. In the end everyone has a different schedule, interest and budget. The best thing would be to get interest and then all book the same hotel / area, which makes meeting up / car pooling easier. How the weekend played out for me was pretty much perfect. Got to do my own thing but at the same time got to meet and talk with other enthusiasts. And it wasn’t just about the PFA crew I had a lot of fun just talking to random people and expanding my knowledge a lot. I spent 15 minutes talking about and looking at a 4-cam 356 Carrera which is a car I had little knowledge of before. So yes definitely people should pencil it in and get on the mailing list, and just co-ordinate via a thread. But keep it casual so nobody is overburdened with being a tour director or stuck doing things they aren’t into. It would suck not to have a hobby this cool ? - the whole scene in LA was next level. turboT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 24April, 2018 Author Report Share Posted 24April, 2018 40 minutes ago, Coastr said: I don’t know how I missed taht blue singer but apparently I did. Lucky Phil : I think it’s just as easy to do it like was done - everyone says if they are going, people meet up at random depending on what they are up to. In the end everyone has a different schedule, interest and budget. The best thing would be to get interest and then all book the same hotel / area, which makes meeting up / car pooling easier. How the weekend played out for me was pretty much perfect. Got to do my own thing but at the same time got to meet and talk with other enthusiasts. And it wasn’t just about the PFA crew I had a lot of fun just talking to random people and expanding my knowledge a lot. I spent 15 minutes talking about and looking at a 4-cam 356 Carrera which is a car I had little knowledge of before. So yes definitely people should pencil it in and get on the mailing list, and just co-ordinate via a thread. But keep it casual so nobody is overburdened with being a tour director or stuck doing things they aren’t into. It would suck not to have a hobby this cool ? - the whole scene in LA was next level. Good to finally meet you Coastr. Totally agree on the Sentiment above. The only thing missing from my trip was a good drive. Hire car fuck ups didn't help but having your own car at the event, but also to drive around would have been next level. Would be hard to justify going next year, but if the POLO build stretches out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalsmirnov Posted 25April, 2018 Report Share Posted 25April, 2018 Agree with all above. Somehow need to find a meeting point at/before the event that we're really clear on. On the day I had no mobile data so had trouble finding people. On a tangential topic, what are some of the Instagram accounts for the cars shown? Some I know: Owner of the white Singer "6MXT": https://www.instagram.com/maxige78/?hl=en Rod Emery: https://www.instagram.com/rodemory/?hl=en Singer: https://www.instagram.com/singervehicledesign/?hl=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 25April, 2018 Report Share Posted 25April, 2018 5 hours ago, Coastr said: the whole scene in LA was next level. Clearly! They just seem to get 'it' over there. Apart from Rennsport, the only 'show' I've seen come close to being epic was the Hangar Banger. KG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHE11 Posted 25April, 2018 Report Share Posted 25April, 2018 Agree a pre planned tour would be hard as best laid plans go out the window on day 1. About 10 steps in the gate at Luft I bumped into Tom waiting in the merch line which blew the 0930 meet up, and hoping to find people later was a challenge as the place was huge. Overall a great week, and agree with Tom and Coastr, it needs to be a little loose as everyone has different interests. While I looked at Turo, glad I didn’t rely it - I’m sure like everything there is good and bad experiences with that sort of thing but I had too much packed into 5 days to risk it (and needed a SUV with unlimited kms to pick up and deliver car parts) I wouldn’t travel to Luft as a single event, but combined with CFOS, Petersen and my own car it was an overdose of Porsche and LA car culture like I’ve not seen before! Expect only Rennsport and Monterey could compete with that week... turboT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mph911 Posted 25April, 2018 Report Share Posted 25April, 2018 4 hours ago, LeeM said: Clearly! They just seem to get 'it' over there. Apart from Rennsport, the only 'show' I've seen come close to being epic was the Hangar Banger. Not only do they get it, but they don't constantly talk about values and and the cost of cars. It used to be like that here with a great bunch of enthusiasts, but that changed... Fraz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 25April, 2018 Report Share Posted 25April, 2018 2 minutes ago, mph911 said: Not only do they get it, but they don't constantly talk about values and and the cost of cars. It used to be like that here with a great bunch of enthusiasts, but that changed... I had noticed that on occasion ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pork Chops Posted 26April, 2018 Report Share Posted 26April, 2018 On 4/23/2018 at 4:18 PM, KG said: He eyeballin' you.... Thanks for the great photos and write up - you and everyone. Looks amazing. If you had to pick one, the belle of the ball, which one would it be? Harsh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generalsmirnov Posted 26April, 2018 Report Share Posted 26April, 2018 (edited) Belle of the ball? Hmmm... The one I was most excited to see was this 72 RSR because it had inspired me from this 2013 YouTube video. I think the 962CR was the most amazing car, never even knew it existed. Favourite car was this one, but of course this is a very personal and subjective choice: Edited 26April, 2018 by generalsmirnov Images were broken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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