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Mount Ida Winery & Taphouse


by: John Odden, March 5 2022
Article and Photography by: John Odden

What a spectacular day for the first weekend in March. Early March can be risky planning an outdoor event in Virginia. This was our second social gathering for 2022 and the weather gods were looking out for our region.

Mount Ida proved to be a beautiful venue south of Charlottesville in Scottsville, VA. Dan Graff suggested we place this destination on our calendar. This was a two part endeavor. Our first stop on the Mount Ida grounds was the Craft Cville presents Galentine’s Redo Pop Up Market. The women crafters of Charlottesville were displaying and selling their creative work. The level of artistic talent was very apparent. After perusing the craft displays, members drove to the Winery and Taphouse. The beverages were delicious and everyone enjoyed the culinary selection.

Those members sitting with David and Susana Weber were invited to play croquet at their home upon departing Mount Ida. The Webers transferred to the Shenandoah Region from the Northeast after finding Virginia to be such a wonderful place to settle. They love croquet and have a professional croquet course. Those in attendance all thought they knew how to play croquet until they played with the Webers. What a wonderful experience to cap an already fantastic day.

Merrie Mill Farm and Winery, April 15, 2022

 

by: John Odden
Photos by: Paula Ironmonger



New member, Cecile Graziano stopped in at Merrie Mill Farm returning from our March 27 driving tour in Orange and Madison Counties. Cecile felt the venue was worth a visit by the Shenandoah members. We have not done many events on a weeknight, but we thought we would give it a try. We began at 5:30 PM on Friday evening with registrations for the event reaching capacity early in the week. The objective was a venue we could mingle and socialize. The second-floor balcony was reserved for our group which provided a gorgeous view looking west over the vineyard and the mountains. We had nothing short of perfect weather to complement the evening. Merrie Mill had live music playing on the ground level. The winery brings in food trucks to compliment their offerings. Friday, we were treated to Salty Bottom Blue Oysters from Gwynn’s Island, Virginia. Their selection was either roasted or raw oysters on the half shell. The oysterman was actually shucking the oysters. The oyster lovers in the group were in heaven! A fantastic evening was had and something we will need to do again.

Rolex 24 at Daytona – Live Streamed at Pro Re Nata Brewery & Taphouse

by: John Odden, January 29, 2022
Photography by: Tim Foster

Pro Re Nata in Crozet, VA welcomed the region with a wonderful reception. They agreed to purchase Peacock + (exclusive live stream source for IMSA) to accommodate a region get together on Saturday, January 29. We had snow over night which was a concern, but we only had 1” or less. The roads were clear and the group had a terrific time. Pro Re Nata owner, John Scheob, is a car guy and visits VIR every year for the IMSA Michelin GT Challenge race. John has invited us back to view the IMSA races for 2022.

We had the Canas’s from Fairfax, Virginia drive down for our event. They saw the event posting on motorsportreg and decided to join us. They are Potomac Region members and said they would very much like to participate in our drives this year. We welcomed them and will look forward to having them back.

This was a great gathering for the end of January. We hope you will join us on March 19 for the 12 hours of Sebring race.

Tech Session at Detail Driven – April 23, 2022

by: John Odden
Photos by: Sebastian

Max Shumeyko, the owner of Detail – Driven in Harrisonburg, VA provided our region members an outstanding session on the techniques of installing protective windshield film. Detail – Driven provides paint correction (returning the original vehicle finish luster), vehicle detailing, vehicle protective film, wraps and ceramic coating.

Detail – Driven provided the finish detailing for the 2019 Best In Show Porsche at the Porsche Parade and the Preservation Class winner at the 2021 Porsche Parade. These are the most stringent Concours judged events hosted by PCA.

 

Tech Session – LED Lighting for Classic Porsches – May 14, 2022
by: John Odden
Photos by: Dick Pitman

Region members were provided a very in depth and interesting session on exterior and dash lighting by fellow member Engelbert Meulhaupt. Engelbert has been assembling LED lighting kits to retrofit into classic Porsches for 8 years. He has determined the correct LED for each application. To our amazement, he also has an LED manufacturer producing to his specifications. The kits he provides are all pre- engineered with complete instructions. They are literally plug and play.

We were given demonstrations on the different headlight illumination systems over the many years lighting has evolved. Engelbert has built a Porsche gauge display showing the level of illumination of the original incandescent bulbs and the engineered LED systems. When it comes to taillights, we learned that amber and red must be the color of the LED, not a clear bulb as with used with incandescent lighting combined with a colored lens.

2022 Fall Anniversary Party – Keswick Vineyards, Keswick, VA, October 8
by: John Odden
Photos by: Jon Aronson, Englebert Muelhaupt, Dick Pitman

We were rewarded with spectacular fall weather for our anniversary party. The turnout this year was 18% over last year. Our favorite caterer/restaurant, Bacio Mediterranean, provided an outstanding culinary experience and everyone loved the Greek, Italian and Lebanese influenced offering. Raif Antar, the restaurant owner, is a former region member.

The winery parking lot was once again a beautiful array of Porsches. I spoke with the vineyard owner who had hoped her husband had arranged for the cars to be on display for her to make selection as a birthday surprise. She was so thrilled to have our group that she said she would like to do more for us on our next visit.

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