Porsche Jacksonville Concours and Swap Meet 2024

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

1^st Jeff Hathorn – 1959 356A

2^nd Jerry Peters – 1962 356B

3^rd Jeff Hathorn – 1959 356 Speedster D

 

911 Air-Cooled Early

1^st Henry Wilkinson – 1967 911S

2^nd Terry Sopher – 1967 912

3^rd Bert Harris – 1974 911 Carrera

 

911 Air-Cooled Late

1^st Terry Sopher – 1982 911 SC

2^nd Steve Palmer – 1996 993 Carrera

3^rd Randall Cleland – 1998 C2S

 

996/997

1^st Bogdan Panek – 1999 Carrera

2^nd Bert Harris – 2011 GTS

 

 

991/992

1^st John Ekdahl – 2017 Targa 4S

2^nd Gary Plutta – 2018 Carrera

3^rd William Tiner – 2023 Carrera 4 GTS

3^rd Brian Overbeck – 2022 Targa 4S

There was a tie for 3^rd in this class.

 

911 Turbo

1^st Mike Ploeg – 2019 911 Turbo S

2^nd Graig Johnigean – 2014 911 Turbo S

3^rd Mike Haile – 1979 930

 

Boxster

1^st Bert Harris – 2011 Boxster Spyder

2^nd Mathew Masi – 2015 Boxster

3^rd Michael Fetner – 2022 Boxster Spyder

 

Cayman

1^st Norman Seals – 2006 Cayman S

2^nd Mark Sellers – 2015 Cayman

This class was separated by ½ point.

 

Electric

1^st Eric Wetherhold – 2024 Taycan 4 Cross Turismo

 

GT Cars

1^st Bob Amar – 2018 911 GT3

2^nd 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.