Cars X Girl

The last weekend in June promised to be an exciting one the moment I decided to join the Porsche Club on a drive up to Canada. What I wasn’t prepared for was just how exciting it could be…

I’ll have two posts for this drive — This one covering the first day and the third day, and the second one covering the really fun second day.

Day One

Day one wasn’t all that exciting, but it wasn’t bad either. There was a nice winding drive north, picking up some Porsches in Idaho, crossing the border (Yay for a break from the US!) and stopping in Ainsworth, BC for the night.

I got to alternate rides between my friends’ Boxster and 996 Carrera 4S. I had already ridden in a Boxster from the weekend at SOVREN, but I was excited to finally ride in a 911.

Was it everything I hoped for? Maybe, I’m not sure what I was expecting. The C4S is sporty but not super firm, it reminded me a lot of our STi. The sport seats in this particular one were very nice — I would love to have them in my own 911 some day.

Of course, one of these days I’ll get around to driving one… That will be my telltale sign. But I can assure you that I will be buying a 911 someday!

I took it upon myself to play photographer the whole weekend — that was the other nice part about just riding along. (The other part was planning on what I want my own Porsche to feel like!)

And while it’s difficult to take photos while the cars are all moving, I did manage a few shots I was happy with.

Some of the Porsches on the trip. Took this photo at one of the quick stops we had.

I snapped this one at a fuel stop. I liked the juxtaposition of the 356 in the background with the 997 911 in the foreground.

This is one of the photos I took that turned out nicely while we were driving. This was in British Columbia on our way to the ferry that we took across a lake.

Nature isn't my thing, but the mountains were pretty cool... Good photo background.

Day Two

Gotta wait for this one!

Day Three

On day three, it was time to pack it up and head home. I don’t have any photos from this day, but it was still pretty interesting.

I got to spend some time riding in a brand new Panamera 4S. I have to say, I was quite impressed with the car too! I didn’t like them when they first came out but I’ve come to appreciate what they are. It was a silky smooth ride and she definitely had the power when she needed it! The handling was great too from what I could tell, which wasn’t much from the lack of feel.

It was a lot of fun riding in the Panamera though, definitely a treat!

After a few quick stops and lunch, everyone parted ways. It was pretty sad — While we didn’t all know each other at the beginning of the trip, it was a lot of fun to hang out with everyone and sad it was all over! I’m looking forward to seeing as many of the people again as I can.

And, of course, I can’t wait to be a real member of the Porsche Club!

Meg

In 2007, Meg began learning about cars. Two years later, she had a very modified '97 Miata and a '90 240SX project car, as well as the Rookie of the Year autocross title. Life now completely revolves around cars and she wouldn't have it any other way. CarsxGirl is her way to encourage others to get into racing (it's not horribly expensive!), to document & share her car builds, an outlet to share & improve her automotive photography skills and to show that real car girls do exist!

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