MD/N. Va/DC "Meet and Drive" Nov 19th, Sun. 10am - Rockville

We'd like to extend you an invite from the 993 forum. Hope some of you folks can make it! In speaking with a local Rennlister it seems that no one has taken the initiative to put on a "Rennlist Meet and Drive" this fall, so ... here it is. We will be meeting at the Starbucks on November 19th, 10am at the corner of Rockville Pike and Old Georgetown Rd next to the Silver Diner and in front of the Toys R Us. (12091 ROCKVILLE PIKE) We usually meet and chat in the parking lot from 10-11:15 or so, then take a spirited 45 min-1 hr drive to a lunch spot somewhere in the area ("Roy's Place" Restaurant in Gaithersburg, MD). You can show up for the "Meet" only, or do the "Meet and Drive" and not the lunch, or do all 3. So, anyone in? Yes, I know that it's pre-Thanksgiving week and many people might be out of town. Most people tend to leave from Wednesday through Sunday so this would be before that. I picked Nov 19th to acommodate a gent that missed the last one and would like to come, and this is the only Sunday in November he can make it. We did a Saturday "Meet" in the spring and some people said they can only do Sundays, so it's a Sunday pick for the fall. You gotta figure that half of you guys/gals are busy any given weekend so pretty much any weekend I picked would be good or bad for half of us. Never been to a Meet and Drive? You really ought to come and check it out. This past spring we had about 30-40 cars. It's a great way to meet other local Rennlisters, talk about their Porsche driving experience, enjoy the thrill of seeing a thoroughly modded out 993, or a mint 914, a 73 RS replica, a bone- crunching 996 or 997 Turbo, a beloved 944 S2 in an unusual color, a 928 S4 where you can eat off the engine, a museum quality 356, and rare 911 Turbo Cabriolet all in one local parking lot. Bring your significant other and even your kids if you like. Everyone gets a kick out of seeing all these fantastic cars in one place. Hope everyone's enjoying a pleasant fall. Steve R UPDATE: Here's the restaurant info: Roy's Place - Gaithersburg MD It's an awesome sandwich place that is a local institution. Parking is easy as they have a large parking lot and can accomodate a very large group. The food is excellent and the atmosphere is, well, one of a kind. Here's the menu for those that don't live locally and haven't been fortunate enough to go there yet: http://www.roysplacerestaurant.com/menu.html Steve R ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Review #1 Roy's Place Not many restaurants can boast 31 years at the same location with the same owner. Roy's exudes glorious chaos and irreverence. Covering the walls are large patriotic posters from both world wars, liquor advertisements, and sheet music from old songs. Roy is the fellow with the gray beard. The soul of the menu is the list of sandwiches--203 of them at last count. Popular ingredients are turkey breast, roast beef, sausages, various cheeses, and bacon, along with coleslaw, Russian dressing, sauerkraut, seafood salad, curry, chili mayo, and baked beans. They range from $4.75 to $18.95 for a four-decker with lobster. (The five-decker, without lobster, is $2 less and contains brisket, turkey, corned beef, roast pork, and chicken-liver p�t�.) Some main courses offer lots of nostalgic appeal, such as fine-sliced tongue with raisin sauce. Salads contain many of the ingredients on the sandwich menu. A good appetizer is the deep-fried mushrooms. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Review # 2: Roy's the Star of Roy's Place "I'm just getting better every day - ripe, like a Camembert," says Roy Passin, owner of Roy's Place. The amiable septuagenarian sits contentedly, day after day, at his favorite table - the one with a perfect vantage of the front door - so that he can greet regulars as they arrive. It was this bustling midday crowd that inspired Passin to heap his famous brisket on some bread and call it the "Whatzit." Folks not only liked it, they clamored for more. Thus began an obsession. Soon Passin threw together the gargantuan "Bender Schmender" (The One and Only 5-Decker Club). The menu describes it as "corned beef, turkey, roast pork, chicken liver p�t� and golden brisket with lettuce, tomato, Golden sauce and a psychiatric appointment." Just like the waistlines of the regular customers, the menu of specialty sandwiches has continued to expand over the years. The list of sandwiches, numbering 90 when Passin first arrived in Gaithersburg, now weighs in at 196. "You need a beer just to get through the menu," cautions one local. These are not humble sandwiches. These are flamboyant, awe-inspiring combinations: roast beef with fried oysters, lobster salad and brisket, pork sausage and beans, turkey bosom, crab salad, and Golden Sauce. (Roy's also will accommodate the relatively uninspired sandwiches demanded by customers.) "I've always had a knack for knowing what ingredients to throw together," shrugs Passin. Most sandwiches are playfully named for real people, although several monikers are the result of his gift for inventing the truth. But the best parts of the menu are the parenthetical clues that hint at the thought process (read: inside joke) behind the naming process. For example, "The Nameless Club" ("Two hours after eating you call us names"), "Mother's Ruin" ("Three sausages and a spot of gin"), "Father's Defeat" ("Three mothers and a lot of gin"), "The Judy, Judy, Judy!!!" ("Is it true your name is Alice?"), and "The Noche d'Amour" ("At my age, Noche de Amour should be a day of rest"). Passin admits to a quick temper as well as a quirky sense of humor. Once an inebriated regular refused to leave, instead demanding to be served a "good cold sandwich." Passin charged him 50 cents - the equivalent of two beers - stormed back to the kitchen, angrily scavenged some stale bread and slapped an ice cube between the two slices. Tossing a pickle beside it, he served it to the drunk, telling him "There's your damn cold sandwich." It's still on the menu, although inflation has driven the price of "The Nothing Burger" up to 64 cents. Today, the prices are as outrageously varied as the ingredient list. The sandwiches run from $8 to $12 and peak out at $18.95. Adamant about quality, Passin insists that all meats be roasted on site in strict adherence to his recipes. It should come as no surprise that Passin relies on a hefty dose of alcohol - and a few additional antics - to flavor many of his sauces and roast meats. And it works. The secret to his delectable roast pork is simple. "I just pour a couple of glasses of sherry over a 10-pound leg of pork, sprinkle it with cayenne and black pepper, throw on some Louisiana hot sauce, and slather the whole thing with honey before roasting it." Leaning close, he whispers "And then I jump up and down, whirl around and genuflect." Roy's sauces redefine the word condiment. Almost anything anchored between two slices of bread would benefit from Passin's secret-recipe Golden Sauce. The same goes for the fried finger food - such as kiddie favorite mozzarella sticks ($4.25) and chicken tenders ($4.95). Enthusiasts buy Golden Sauce by the jelly jar. And his blue cheese dressing smells suspiciously of sherry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Didn't we get kicked out of the Starbucks parking lot by that lady picking up her Dry Cleaning? She's going to come back and "key" all of our cars.

Actually, her husband has bought her a 997 in the meantime and she'll be joing us this year sans keys. Hope this whet's your appetite, a Meet and Drive from years past... http://www.cardomain.com/ride/317361/5 Steve R

I'd be interested. I just purchased a 996 last week. It needs to get a few things done for inspection though. I'd like to meet other area Porsche enthusiasts. Pete

I'll be there! After all, it's the launch day for the Nintedo Wii, might as well stop in at Toys R Us

Look forward to meeting you both there, then. Ljpete: Even if your car isn't ready to roll down the road yet, be sure to stop by anyway. You'll meet alot of like minded enthusiasts and are more than welcome to catch a ride for the drive and lunch with any of us that have the room! Steve R

I'm a new porsche owner, so I'll definitly be there. I'll try to get my brother to come with his p-car too.

I am up for this, my question is about the "spirited drive". Are we going back "fun" roads to Gaithersburg? I am just not familiar with the area and would love to hear the sound of 50 porsches hitting red line out of a turn into the strait.

cohare - yes, it will be a very spirited drive! Here's the tentative plan though this will be changed a slight bit to avoid a street with speed bumps... DRIVING DIRECTIONS Start out going north on 355 Rockville Pike from Starbuck Go over lights at Montrose/Randolph Go past Audi Porsche garage on Right Go past Best Buy on right Past Edmonston on right....ready for next right as you go down slight hill Turn right onto MD-28 W/1ST ST toward VEIRS MILL RD/MD-28. Over VEIRS MILL RD onto MD-28 E also called Norbeck (go 6.65 miles) Turn LEFT onto LAYHILL RD/MD-182. (go 0.48 miles) Stay STRAIGHT to go onto EDNOR RD. (go 1.94 miles) CrossNew Hampshire Ave Stay on Endor going NORTHEAST (go 2.01 miles) Although through small village there are some nice twists and truns even at 40mph EDNOR RD becomes BROWN BRIDGE RD. Turn RIGHT onto LIME KILN RD. (go 1.88 miles) This is a fun 2 miles....one long straight then several dips and turns Turn left onto SCAGGSVILLE RD/MD-216 toward MD-216/SCAGGSVILLE RD. (go 2.75 miles) SCAGGSVILLE RD/MD-216 becomes HIGHLAND RD. (go 1.96 miles) Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto BRIGHTON DAM RD. (go 2.79 miles) A fun road...dont go too fast there may be surprises!! Go through Brighton Keep going on BRIGHTON DAM RD toward BORDLY DR. (go 0.96 miles)Turn LEFT to stay on BRIGHTON DAM RD. (go 1.25 miles) BRIGHTON DAM RD becomes MARKET ST. (go 0.22 miles) Go through Brookville Go WEST on MD-97/GEORGIA AVE/MARKET ST toward BROOKEVILLE RD. (go 0.14 miles) Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto BROOKEVILLE RD. (go 2.77 miles) Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto OLNEY LAYTONSVILLE RD/MD-108. (go 0.71 miles) Turn LEFT onto FIELDCREST RD. (go 1.68 miles) Turn LEFT onto WOODFIELD RD/MD-124. (go 2.26 miles) Turn LEFT onto MD-124/FLOWER HILL WAY. (go 0.15 miles) Turn RIGHT onto WASHINGTON GROVE LN/MD-124. (go 1.44 miles)WASHINGTON GROVE LN/MD-124 becomes E DIAMOND AVE. (go 1.05 miles) End at Roy's Place 2 E Diamond Ave Gaithersburg, MD 20877 US

I'll try to make it too.

Nice, looking forward to it...

I hope I should have the car on the road by then. It only needs rotors and the rear seatbelts put back in. I also need to source a new or slightly used (Black) Mk 1 Aero rear bumper to make the car look perfect. Any advice? Pete

LJPete - You do not need a MKI 'rear' bumper per se. Take the winglets off the current rear bumper and just find someone selling a STOCK rear bumper = add rear winglets and voila -- kit complete. Much cheaper than buying a 'MKI' rear bumper advertised ... I do not think I am coming down this weekend - next weekend for sure. You can just have someone fix the extra rear bumper that you have since it's an easy fix (or so I was told) -- might be a thought.

I'm going to try to be there.

The spring meet was awesome and my 3 year old enjoyed it. Great crowd great cars and great people...what more can you say, I'll be there.

I would love to join in on this, I just purchased a Speed Yellow that was shipped in last week. Has a full Techart Aero with full Tech Art Exhaust. Just got the car registered in MD, all inspection work done so everything is good! Mick

Uh ohh, another yellow some one is going to have to share the spotlight.

Looking forward to participating as well. This will my first one of these.

Question. do you guys bring your kids to these things or are you better off attending solo? My boy is 3 and while he will love all the pcars I just worry how long he will last. Also, the drive part will be much less spirited on my part if he is with me.

I took my 3 year old at the spring meet. He did pretty good and was content for the most part. I had to go to the Toys R Us when they opend and buy him some cookies as Starbucks is not very kid friendly, there were several kids there if I recall.

I would love to bring my twin girls (3years old), love cars but maybe for the morning part. As they always say, 'daddy I like your yellow porsche car' lol

Roys Place is getting expensive and not as good as it was 15 years ago. IMHO. And where exactly are you going to find a spirited drive between southern Rockville and Roy's without getting arrested? Bill

So it looks like we'll have a nice showing from the 996'ers again this time. Bring your little ones if you're so inclined, though they may get bored after 30 minutes. Totally up to you. wrljet: The drive will not be as spirited as you'd get at Summit Point, but it'll be better than the driving I do in the city all day! If you look at the driving route in this post, you'll see that it winds through the country for about 30-40 minutes. And yes, Roy's was better 15 years ago, but it's still fun and under $23 a person. It's hard to find a fun, decent place to eat on a Sunday in the Gaithersburg area around 1230pm that can accommodate alot of Porsches safely, AND a very large group of guys/gals. Steve R

Steve, you're right on both counts. I snapped too quickly..../Bill