Der Sportwagen

September / October 2014 35 poised at our keyboards the minute registration opened on Apr 1st. If you've never registered for a PCA Parade before, I should warn you it is very time consuming. You need to know which events you want to participate in, on which days, and the fees associated with each event. Terry and I already discussed our preferred itinerary, now it was a matter of getting in early and reserving our spots before the events filled up. By the time I finished, the primary hotel, the Hyatt Regency Monterey, which served as home base for all Parade related activities was already full, so it was necessary to find alternative lodging. As I learned later, over 1,200 registrants signed up (which translates to over 2,400 participants) making it the largest Parade in history. Terry and I had to repeat the process on May 12th to sign up for the High Performance Driver Education (HPDE) event held at Laguna Seca. With the registration completed, it was already apparent this trip was going to be epic. Next it was time to get the car ready, and believe me there was plenty to do. My car is a 1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S. To make the trip successful it had to provide a trouble-free run from Kansas to California, cover driving around the Monterey area, two days of on-track driving at Laguna Seca, and the almost 2,000 mile return trip home. A tall order for a 26 year old car with 137,000 miles on the odometer; however, this is a Porsche so it should be up to the challenge. The first step was to take it to RennsportKC for a new timing belt (it was due), and

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