Porsche Jacksonville Concour and Swap Meet
Mother Nature Must Love a Concours
By Chris Hoyt, FCR Concours Chair
After several weeks of bad weather, Mother Nature shone brightly on the Florida Crown Region (FCR) for their annual fall concours at PORSCHE Jacksonville on the city’s southside. Our area had been plagued by hurricane rain without the hurricane (thankfully), so we were on pins and needles leading up to the event, but it all worked out for the nearly 40 concours entrants and swappers. Fifteen swappers set up their wares and by all accounts some serious business was conducted.
Based on suggestions from the membership, this year’s event was separated by model, and there were additional judging teams to ensure results were quickly rendered, delivered and announced. Major kudos go out to all of the fine folks at PORSCHE Jacksonville for hosting the event and picking up the costs of the trophies and DJ. A hearty FCR thanks to: Aaron Mong, General Manager; Austin Mills, Parts Manager and Jamie Ossi, Assistant Parts Manager; and Tierney Anderson, Marketing Specialist. And last but not least, we can’t forget about our judges, who volunteered their time on such a beautiful Saturday. Special thanks go to: Don Leatherwood, Bruce DuFresne, Dr. John Trainer, Bill Bianco, Hilton Early, Ken Perry, Dennis Fallen, and Chris Pownall. These folks made sure that judging was completed quickly, which enabled us to announce the results well before the noon hour.
Here are the results for FCR’s 2024 Fall Concours:
356
1st Jeff Hathorn – 1959 356A
2nd Jerry Peters – 1962 356B
3rd Jeff Hathorn – 1959 356 Speedster D
911 Air-Cooled Early
1st Henry Wilkinson – 1967 911S
2nd Terry Sopher – 1967 912
3rd Bert Harris – 1974 911 Carrera
911 Air-Cooled Late
1st Terry Sopher – 1982 911 SC
2nd Steve Palmer – 1996 993 Carrera
3rd Randall Cleland – 1998 C2S
996/997
1st Bogdan Panek – 1999 Carrera
2nd Bert Harris – 2011 GTS
991/992
1st John Ekdahl – 2017 Targa 4S
2nd Gary Plutta – 2018 Carrera
3rd William Tiner – 2023 Carrera 4 GTS
3rd Brian Overbeck – 2022 Targa 4S
There was a tie for 3rd in this class.
911 Turbo
1st Mike Ploeg – 2019 911 Turbo S
2nd Graig Johnigean – 2014 911 Turbo S
3rd Mike Haile – 1979 930
Boxster
1st Bert Harris – 2011 Boxster Spyder
2nd Mathew Masi – 2015 Boxster
3rd Michael Fetner – 2022 Boxster Spyder
Cayman
1st Norman Seals – 2006 Cayman S
2nd Mark Sellers – 2015 Cayman
This class was separated by ½ point.
Electric
1st Eric Wetherhold – 2024 Taycan 4 Cross Turismo
GT Cars
1st Bob Amar – 2018 911 GT3
2nd Jesus Caracoza – 2012 Cayman GT4
Judges Choice
William and Dr. Debbie Cooper – 1956 356 A Carrera Coupe
Thanks again to everyone who made the 2024 Fall Concours a success. For more information on upcoming FCR events, visit www.pcafcr.org.