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Mark Pribanic

My apologies...This events quota is full & closed to any additional participants...

What: Tour of Brumos private Porsche race car collection followed by lunch and social time. There is no charge for this event other than buying your own lunch.

When: Saturday, April 4.
Meet at Brumos Race Shop
Between 9:30 and 12:00 PM.
First tour starts at 10:00am

Followed by lunch at a nearby Ale House and social time as long as people want.

Where: Brumos Porsche Race shop
59 Lee Rd .
Jacksonville , FL 32225 .
Phone 904-725-9155.

Please note: this is across the street from the Porsche dealership & directly behind the Mercedes dealership

Hotel: If you want to come in the night before we have arranged a special rate of $129 at the Comfort Inn Oceanfront nearby (8miles) Contact Jamie Mann- Director of Sales at 904-685-3001 and say you are with the Florida Owners Group. Website www.comfortinnjaxbeach.com

Finalized participants list: I look forward to seeing you & your 356's.

Mike Davis,Terry Davis, John Miegs, Mark Pribanic, McCall Pribanic, John Reker, Chad Nightingale, Dave Shirk, John Cutright, Melvina Cutright, Dan Bird, Neila Bird, Bob Bates, Carol Bates, Tom Gorsuch, Frank Scheu, Ann Schueu, Larry Cappleman, Debbie Cappleman, Steve Hayo, Don Boggs, Mark Hebb, Dewey Bond, Sandy Bond, Bill Benker, Dr. John Lovejoy, Mark Koorland, Vivian Fueyo, Emory Stansil, Jeff Hathorn, Cameron Hathorn, Talmadge Scott, Holly Scott, Joe Denais, Jim Voss, Kirk Stowers, Frank Hood, Chris Belyea, Vincent Vuong, Ed Poole, Mark Poole, Dave Pechumer, Mike McNabb, Joanne McNabb, Bob Olden, Jane Kelly, Alan Berg, Jack Stenner

PLEASE NOTE NEW DETAILS...

-No camera's or photographs while in the museum.
-The tour will be segmented into 4 tour groups.
-The first group will begin at 10am.
-The Porsche showroom will be open for viewing
-The Porsche Parts Dept will be open - Brumos will have many souvenir's for purchase. For example: license plate frames, Brumos racing baseball caps, Brumos racing t-shirts, small scale Brumos race cars, Porsche golf shirts, button downs, golf bags, car seats and of course newer parts for your newer Porsche.

Please be sure to visit the Porsche dealership and parts department either before or after your tour.

Questions:

Mark Pribanic
pribanic356@yahoo.com
cell:904-434-5818
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Drive 'Em!

Mark Pribanic
1958 Coupe
Neptune Beach, Florida
Registry# 13617
Florida Owners Group - Trustee/Webmeister
www.356FOG.com

Mark Pribanic · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 6:57 pm Post subject:

Please note the race shop is located at:

Brumos Race Shop
59 Lee Rd.
Jacksonville, Florida 32225

This is behind the old Brumos Porsche location, but is now behind the Brumos Mercedes location. You can call my cell if you get lost. 904.434.5818.

Looking forward to seeing you and your 356's Saturday!

Mapquest:

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Drive 'Em!

Mark Pribanic
1958 Coupe
Neptune Beach, Florida
Registry# 13617
Florida Owners Group - Trustee/Webmeister
www.356FOG.com

Frank Hood · Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:08 pm Post subject:

Mark,

Thanks for putting this event on!

See you Saturday,
Frank
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elvisaves

Jack_Stenner · Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 5:26 am Post subject: Thanks Mark and FOG

Had a great time in Jacksonville. The weather was perfect for a nice drive from Gainesville. The shop and museum were awesome! Enjoyed meeting everyone.

Here are some marginal iPhone pics. Nice turnout:

A '53 being restored in the shop:

More Pics Here

Thanks again, Mark, and FOG for putting on this event!
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53 Coupe #51576

Mark Pribanic · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:17 pm Post subject:

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Drive 'Em!

Mark Pribanic
1958 Coupe
Neptune Beach, Florida
Registry# 13617
Florida Owners Group - Trustee/Webmeister
www.356FOG.com

Mark Pribanic · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:26 pm Post subject:

There were thunderstorms for several days in North Florida leading up to the 2009 Tour of the Brumos Race Shop & Museum. However, the weather finally broke, and Friday and Saturday were sunny & breezy. As I pulled into the Brumos Race shop parking area, I was surprised at seeing many 356er's already there talking amongst one another.

After a few minutes, Don Leatherwood, the General Manager of the Brumos Race Team, greeted us outside at 59 Lee Rd and gave us a brief run down for the day’s event.

The longest distance driven was Joe Denais of Sarasota. Joe drove his 1961 Roadster over 260 miles one way.

The closest participant not driving their 356 was David Pechumer of Jacksonville. David lives less than 2 miles from Brumos and followed the “Safety First” slogan and chose to leave his Super 90 at home due to no brake lights. Jab Jab…. ; )
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Drive 'Em!

Mark Pribanic
1958 Coupe
Neptune Beach, Florida
Registry# 13617
Florida Owners Group - Trustee/Webmeister
www.356FOG.com

Mark Pribanic · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:30 pm Post subject:

For those of you not familiar with Brumos Porsche, the company began in 1953 when Hubert Brundage founded Brundage Volkswagen in Miami Springs, Florida.

Brundage moved the operations to Jacksonville, Florida in 1955. He was one of 6 distributors licensed to import Porsche in 1957 and was the distributor for 7 southern states. Other well known distributors of this time were Max Hoffman (NY) & Competition Motors (LA). In 1959 Brundage Motors changed their name to Brumos Porsche. “Brumos” was the company’s international cable address and an abbreviation for Brundage Motors on their telex receipts. In 1962 Brundage opened his first Porsche showroom at 5th & Main St. in downtown Jacksonville. After Hubert Brundage was tragically killed in 1965 while riding his motorcycle, Peter Gregg acquired the dealership. In 1968 Hurley Haywood joined Brumos and the tradition of racing excellence continued. Since that time, Brumos has become one of the most successful Porsche race teams in history. Brumos has raced several generations of Porsche’s, including the 356, 911, 914, 935, 962, 917, Porsche Riley & Porsche Fabcar. The most recent win for Brumos Racing was the 2009 Rolex 24hours of Daytona again proving that Brumos Porsche is one of the most successful Porsche race teams in history. (The above information is believed to be accurate and correct based on my research through multiple sources. However, as there is no definitive or official written history, this paragraph could contain discrepancies)
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Drive 'Em!

Mark Pribanic
1958 Coupe
Neptune Beach, Florida
Registry# 13617
Florida Owners Group - Trustee/Webmeister
www.356FOG.com

Mark Pribanic · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:35 pm Post subject:

As we walked through the garage door at 59 Lee Rd, the first thing we saw was a 1953 Coupe under restoration.

I was quite pleased that Brumos not only sell’s new Porsche’s but also appreciates its past history and heritage. We met Race Team Manager Don Leatherwood in the Engine Build Room. Before the tour we presented him with a thank you gift from the Florida Owners Group. We had a 1962 Brumos Porsche price list blown up to a 24”x 36” poster and framed it as a gift for their gracious southern hospitality.

I was very pleased with Don’s excitement and, during the presentation, the COO of Brumos; Randy Rhoden stopped by and also thanked us for the gift. The first tour began shortly after. While waiting for the 1st tour to finish, I ran into an old friend and fairly new (2-3 years) Brumos Racing Public Relations Manager, Patty Tantillo. Patti T. shared some of the victory celebrations during their 2009 Rolex 24hrs of Daytona win.
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Drive 'Em!

Mark Pribanic
1958 Coupe
Neptune Beach, Florida
Registry# 13617
Florida Owners Group - Trustee/Webmeister
www.356FOG.com

Mark Pribanic · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:41 pm Post subject:

I was part of the 2nd tour and, as you entered the museum, you walked under a large phrase painted on the wall “Kein Vergleich” which translates to “No Comparison”.

The far wall consisting of large white squares was located next to FOG member Bill Bencker’s former 550 Spyder. Since it is a Brumos tradition that every guest sign their name on these squares with a black Sharpie pen, the wall of white squares contains many famous names from all walks of life; from Seinfeld to Norbert Singer. Don Leatherwood started each tour by highlighting the ex-Huscke Von Hanstein 550 Spyder. We then moved in a counter clockwise direction to a Formula V race car and next to a 959. The ceiling appeared to be 30’ high and had many racing suits hanging from it. The walls were adorned with Porsche factory race poster’s, black & white photograph’s and battle scared sheet metal from both the Brumos 914-6 and Red, White and Blue livery race cars. Other vehicles that stood out were the Mercedes Transporter painted factory colors with a 906 on the lift, a Delorean Gullwing, the AJ Foyt 962, a couple of 356’s, a few early 911’s and the Brumos 914-6. At the end of the tour, we took a group photo around the Porsche race Transporter

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Drive 'Em!

Mark Pribanic
1958 Coupe
Neptune Beach, Florida
Registry# 13617
Florida Owners Group - Trustee/Webmeister
www.356FOG.com

Mark Pribanic · Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:51 pm Post subject:

We concluded the event with an outdoor lunch at the Ale House. The parking lot outside the restaurant had a great color selection of 356’s. It was like a color chart for 356’s including Togo Brown, Ruby Red, Irish Green, Black, Silver, Condor Yellow, Slate Grey, Ivory and Aquamarine.

After lunch, everyone traveled back to their home base. You can follow the Brumos race team in the Grand Am racing series at www.brumosracing.com.
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Drive 'Em!

Mark Pribanic
1958 Coupe
Neptune Beach, Florida
Registry# 13617
Florida Owners Group - Trustee/Webmeister
www.356FOG.com

Mark Pribanic · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:35 am Post subject:

Finally got around to posting the rest of my event pics here:

http://356registry.com/forum/album_cat.php?cat_id=258&user_id=14

There are 3 pages of pics for viewing.
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Drive 'Em!

Mark Pribanic
1958 Coupe
Neptune Beach, Florida
Registry# 13617
Florida Owners Group - Trustee/Webmeister
www.356FOG.com