[Dottore]

Originally Posted by R K T

I have some very mixed feelings about the club! I've been a Porsche owner since 1968, and a club member for over 20. Most of my best friends are people that I have met at club functions. Some friends no longer own their Porsche, and we are STILL friends! I've been on the board, sponsored club functions, and helped double the membership of my local region over the years.

BUT......... I got so disgusted with PCA at the Hershey Parade I not only did not renew, I lit my membership card on fire! At the time I had a 55 356 that I entered in Full Concours. I show up at the Parade, and I'm instructed to put my trailer in the dirt lot a mile from the Hotel. I tried to make them understand that I was FULL CONCOURS and did not want to go anywhere near a dirt lot. Deaf ears. Here comes a brand new 997 Turbo and " Oh my, park it right here at the front door". I went to the dirt lot and there were other 356 people standing around in disbelief that they were also told to park here.
Then it gets better......I'm at the Concours, performance modified class, with my 356 about to be judged and next to me is a full on race 934, in the same class. This car should have been in another class, like the Historic class. The Judges chose to not tell the owner that he was disqualified for being in the wrong class and continued to judge our cars. Again, we're not talking wash & shine, this is big time Full Concours. Blatant favortism. And NO, not sour grapes. Guess what, the 934 won!
This whole episode was nothing new. Been happening to 356ers for years. Thats why 356 people have been abandoning PCA and not coming back.
PCA has always had their nose up PCNA's butt and PCNA has openly stated that they were not interested in 356 owners. They don't buy the parts at Porsche dealerships.
The whole Parade, which was hyped to the max because it was the 50th anniversary was very disapointing. Not because I didn't win (I won the year before) just because the SPIRIT of the club is not like it used to be. It's all about the new cars or you are just old news......or 356s.

As I said above, the PCNA is irrelevant. It's all about your local chapter.