Moving to Upstate NY...Any Pelicans & Wrenches Up There???

[Hodgey]

Good Evening All.....

I am leaving the South and heading to Upstate New York, to Glens Falls / Albany / Wilton / Saratoga Springs / Wilton areas and am wondering if there are any Pelicans up there that can recommend a good solid Porsche Garage for any future engine work (I tend to most everything else myself)...

The wife and I are active PCA members and I have recently become certified as a DE PCA Instructor......a goal I had when I first joined the PCA. I want to give back .....and cannot wait to become a part of the Hudson Champlain/ Hudson Valley Region.

Any pointers would be greatly received., and please feel free to let us know how to proceed.........


Best Regards

Neil

[Jcslocum]

Dude, that's not "upstate"!! That's southern Canada!! :-)

In in the Poughkeepsie area about 1/2 way there from NYC. You will love it up there.

[Hodgey]

Originally Posted by Jcslocum

Dude, that's not "upstate"!! That's southern Canada!! :-)

In in the Poughkeepsie area about 1/2 way there from NYC. You will love it up there.

^^^^^^^^ LMAO...well, Mt Treblanc is on the list as well as Watkins Glen, Lime Rock etc etc.....adn of course Montreal in June for the F1. Was there 3 years ago and had a blast!!!

Sure we'll bump into each other!!

[Chuck.H]

Man, I used to live in Lake Placid / Saranac Lake -- LOVE it up there, enjoy!!!

Chuck.H
'89 TurboLookTarga, 359k miles

[urseppos]

We have a home in the Finger Lakes (Canandaigua Lake) and there are a couple of excellent places to service your 911.

Eksten Autoworks, Rochester 585.261.8200

CDI, Victor NY 585.924.3598 (Scott Park)

I take my car's to both places depending on what needs doing. Best of luck and hope this helps.

Cheers !

[gsxrken]

I've got a place near Oneonta. There is a new track nearby in Davenport, NY called the New York State Safety Track. I ran it last autumn on an invite only pre-opening thing, you can run it clockwise and counterclockwise which is a nice option... And completely bewildering as every landmark and your mental map is completely off.
Peter Dawes Motorports is reasonably nearby in the Pocono / Delaware River Gap area. Google them and you'll be impressed even though they've probably never logged onto Pelican.
Welcome.

[Monza_dh]

check these guys out in Albany:

R&D Automotive Services Page

They helped me get a neglected "barn find" going and I believe Will Ferch uses them as well

[BlueWing]

Welcome to New Yuck the Vampire State. It is truely a beautiful area. Lots of great roads and tracks. I'm nearly ready to have my 79SC back on the road and thinking of rejoining PCA to get in some track days. The Glen is my favorite as well as LRP. I have not been on a track since I sold my SCCA ITB Golf.

If all works out maybe we'll meet at an event. I'm about 40 miles south of Albany (Woodstock) and do my own wrenching so no help in a shop recommendation.

Good luck with the move.

[65rsr]

+1 Rick Dobush at R&D "The Bavarian Rocket Scientist"

[signature65]

You New Yorkers crack me up, 2 hours out of the city an you think you're Upstate. My girlfriend is from Rochester and the fingerlakes region......thats Upstate!

[Barrpete]

Originally Posted by signature65

You New Yorkers crack me up, 2 hours out of the city an you think you're Upstate. My girlfriend is from Rochester and the fingerlakes region......thats Upstate!

Have to disagree with you. I grew up in Schenectady, NY and the state is divided into 2 regions. NYC and upstate. That's all there is.

[blucille]

I grew up in rockland county, 20 mile drive from midtown, easy commute, yet it's called 'upstate'