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December 2011

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Flight Path TO RennSport Reunion IV Article & Photos by Diane & Emmett Koontz Getting set to Ever since Brian Redmond was here for our 50th anniversary and talked about a West Coast Rennsport Reunion we had been on the watch for any official word. On the day last spring that word got out we did a little happy dance and started planning hotel reservations, driving routes and kept an eagle eye on the web for when tickets would go on sale. October would be a glorious time to Boxster down the coast with our pals, Bill & Sheryl Rogers. We bought our tickets early and even managed to get corral parking - which sold out long before the event. Unfortunately, Emmett���s medical problems put all our planning into limbo, and it was wait and see until late September as to whether we could even go. The doctor worked with us to make the trip possible, although we���d have to forego the great driving trip and instead fly down. Now we had to do some last-minute travel s Rood and Emmett Greg Halverson, Denni ddock latz Pa enj November 18oy the Porschep 2011 take off from Monterey ai rport planning for someone who doesn���t have much stamina. We located a company that rents and delivers motorized scooters (no Porsche models were available). But when we tried to figure out handicapped parking at Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway, we were unable to make that work. We figured we���d just do what we could after we arrived. Leave it to our great friends in PCA/PNWR to step up when needed! Someone located a Monterey helicopter company that would drop you directly onto the raceway grounds. After some behind-thescenes maneuvering they came up with what we affectionately call the ���Emmett Koontz Good-To-Go Grant��� for helicopter hops to and from the event. First thing we did in Monterey was to pick up the little scooter. The ad had shown it in Speed Yellow and we were really disappointed when we unpacked it and it wasn���t yellow. But it was a great Bird���s eye view of the Rennsport Reunion IV

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