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from the PRESIDENTI promise that spring is coming! March 21st isn’t too faraway and th<strong>er</strong>e is still snow in the yard and around thehouse, but I can be hopeful.We had a great turnout for our February meeting at PaulOv<strong>er</strong>street’s shop, followed by lunch in Gordonsville atthe Tolliv<strong>er</strong> house. Thanks to all who came out. I had achance to sit next to Paul Sponsell<strong>er</strong> at lunch, who wason the February cov<strong>er</strong> of the Heat Exchang<strong>er</strong> and to BruceRussell. Paul has been v<strong>er</strong>y active recently in autocross.He’s also a pilot and has built his own airplane, a Glasair.Flying is a topic I’m int<strong>er</strong>ested in and as we talked duringlunch, I found out he flew a lot when he was young<strong>er</strong>….upto Mach 2.5 flying for the Air Force. He flew F-4 Phantomjets while stationed in Southeast Asia and a numb<strong>er</strong> ofoth<strong>er</strong> aircraft. He retired as a Major aft<strong>er</strong> s<strong>er</strong>ving 20 years.Bruce also flew airplanes in his youth. He flew GrummanA-6 Intrud<strong>er</strong>’s for the Marine Corps also in Southeast Asia.My hat’s off to these guys for their years of s<strong>er</strong>vice and forhaving flown such cool planes on Uncle Sam’s dime.necessary h<strong>er</strong>e in Virginia. Or I may just sell the 928 andbuy a new Boxst<strong>er</strong> Spyd<strong>er</strong> from the deal<strong>er</strong> in Honolulu.This would be in conjunction with transf<strong>er</strong>ring mymemb<strong>er</strong>ship to the Hawaii <strong>Region</strong>, a thought that crossesour minds as we shovel this darn snow.Cabin fev<strong>er</strong>, or in my case, <strong>Porsche</strong> Fev<strong>er</strong> has begun toset in. The cars are still cov<strong>er</strong>ed and in the garage. I wastempted to drive the 928 a couple of days ago during ourrecent 55º F heat wave, but with all the salt and dirt on th<strong>er</strong>oad, I decided to leave h<strong>er</strong> in the garage.Be sure to take a look at the calendar of upcoming eventsin the newslett<strong>er</strong> and online and start making your plansfor the coming activities. Th<strong>er</strong>e are tours, autocross andsocial meetings. Also, Parade sign-up begins March 9th,so if you are thinking of going to the Chicago area for thisyear’s event, start preparing now.Stay warm and be safe. <strong>Spring</strong> is coming!Bill Sand<strong>er</strong>sWe have the first anniv<strong>er</strong>sary of <strong>Porsche</strong>’s and Pastramicoming up on Sunday, March 7th. Gary Hagar is going toprovide the food for us. I hope to see many of you th<strong>er</strong>e.I think the snow may convince my lovely wife to let meget a Cayenne! It seems that 4-wheel drive is becomingwww.foreignaffairs.us108 K<strong>er</strong>ry Lane, Staunton, VA 244015
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