Fall. The time of year for apple cider, leaf peeping, and enjoying too much Halloween candy. And for a second year, fall has also been host to CVR’s Annual People’s Choice Concours.
This year’s Concours debuted many firsts. While we maintained our 12 classes of friendly competition, we introduced a 992 series 911 class. We also split the very popular Boxster/Cayman class into two separate classes. Moreover, we included a LEGO Porsche display for our youngest attendees and even held a ‘Sock-Tober’ sock drive to benefit a local food shelter.
Speaking of firsts, there was not one, but TWO special displays. We held a curated display of 914s in celebration of 50 years of the model. We also held a display of 911 Turbos in honor of 45 years for that model. Both groups provided great model year and visual variety.
Having attended many Concours events and cars shows over the past decade, I can confidently say that CVR’s Concours is one of the best venues to see a chronological history of Porsche models. Each of our People’s Choice Porsche classes enjoyed an abundance of participation. The three largest classes were Early 911/912, 991 series 911, and Cayman.
914 Special Display Participants
| 1970 914-6 | Justin Fischer |
| 1970 914-6 GT | David & Lisa Lee |
| 1972 914 | Andrew Tourigny |
| 1974 914 2.0 liter | Paul Kudra |
| 1974 914 | Bob Meade |
| 1976 914 | Chuck Graham |
| 1976 914 | Wayne Dombkowski |
911 Turbo Special Display Participants
| 1979 930 Turbo | Rudy Campagnola |
| 1985 930 Turbo | Brett Sloan |
| 1986 930 Turbo | Steven McMillan |
| 1986 930 Turbo | Ric Nanni |
| 1997 993 Turbo | Mather Clarke |
| 1997 993 Turbo | Adam Burrows |
| 2001 996 Turbo | Dan Cruz |
| 2001 996 Turbo | Bob Cullen |
| 2003 996 Turbo | David King |
| 2003 996 Turbo X-50 | Mickey Koleszar |
| 2007 997 Turbo | Dylan McGuinness |
| 2011 997 Turbo S | Neil Platt |
| 2014 991 Turbo | Steven Schoenfeld |
| 2015 991 Turbo | Frank Garufi |
| 2017 991 Turbo | Ron Faibusch |
| 2018 991 Turbo S Exclusive Edition | Rob Maina |
| 2018 991 GT2 RS | William Plummer |
People’s Choice Concours Winners
| Class | Place | Name | Car |
| 356 | 1st | Ned Gorski | 1955 356 Continental Cabriolet |
| 2nd | Rob & Lynn Keller | 1961 356 B Super 90 Coupe | |
| 3rd | George Champion | 1959 356 A Coupe | |
| Finalist (Tie) | Charlie Coviello | 1964 356 SC Sunroof Coupe | |
| Finalist (Tie) | Scott Taylor | 1958 356 A 1600 Super Coupe | |
| Early 911/912 (1964 – 1977) | 1st | Raymond Turri | 1973 911E |
| 2nd | Charlie Mayer | 1973 911T | |
| 3rd | Jim Newton | 1973 911 Carrera Safari | |
| Finalist | Clarence Casper | 1967 911 | |
| 911 (1978 – 1989) | 1st | Toni Fishman | 1988 911 Club Sport |
| 2nd | Anthony DeLiso | 1981 911 SC | |
| 3rd | Frank Arute | 1987 911 Carrera Cabriolet | |
| Finalist | Jeff LaFrance | 1987 911 Carrera | |
| 911: 964/993 (1989 – 1998) | 1st | Kevin Sullivan | 1997 911 Targa |
| 2nd | William Platt | 1990 911 Carrera 4 | |
| 3rd | Joe Muro | 1998 911 Carrera S | |
| 911: 996 (1999 – 2005) | 1st | Josue Colon | 2005 911 GT3 |
| 2nd | Michael Puzzo | 2003 911 Carrera 4S | |
| 3rd | Fernando Figueras | 2002 911 Carrera Cabriolet | |
| Finalist | Joe Morrow | 2003 911 Carrera Cabriolet | |
| 911: 997 (2005 – 2013) | 1st | Mike Sutka | 2011 911 GT3 RS 4.0 |
| 2nd | Prescott Kelly | 2011 911 GT3 RS 3.8 | |
| 3rd | William Joyner | 2006 911 Carrera S Cabriolet | |
| Finalist | Joe Macauto | 2009 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet | |
| 911: 991 (2012 – 2019) | 1st | Jerry Charlup | 2017 911 Targa 4 GTS |
| 2nd | Richard Schoenfeld | 2016 911 GT3 RS | |
| 3rd | Andrew MacMillen | 2019 911 Targa 4 GTS | |
| Finalist | Jeffrey Atwood | 2017 911 Carrera | |
| 911: 992 (2020 – Current) | 1st | Mark Torello | 2021 911 Carrera S Cabriolet |
| 2nd | Ralph Volpe | 2021 911 Carrera S Cabriolet | |
| 924/928/944/968 | 1st | Rinaldo Magliano | 1978 928 |
| 2nd | Mike Keller | 1986 944 | |
| 3rd | Eric Polinsky | 1980 928 | |
| Finalist | Brian Bagnall | 1982 928 | |
| Boxster | 1st | Judith Rhodes | 2022 Boxster 25 Years |
| 2nd | Frank Sena | 2001 Boxster S | |
| 3rd | Robert Bosco | 2004 Boxster S 550 Spyder Ed. | |
| Finalist | Robert Orlando | 2005 Boxster | |
| Cayman | 1st | Richard Simonich | 2016 Cayman GT4 |
| 2nd | Sue Young | 2021 Cayman GTS 4.0 | |
| 3rd | Randy Barr | 2007 Cayman S | |
| Finalist | Hannah Schoenfeld | 2012 Cayman R | |
| Cayenne/Macan/Panamera/Taycan | 1st | Allen Fossbender | 2021 Taycan 4S |
| 2nd | Christine Engel | 2018 Panamera 4S Sport Turismo | |
| 3rd | Mike Ciocca | 2009 Cayenne GTS (6-speed) | |
| Finalist | Walt Hyjek | 2016 Macan Turbo |
Photo Credit: Mike Keller 
Photo Credit: Mike Keller 
Photo Credit: Joe Kunecki 
Photo Credit: Mike Keller 
Photo Credit: Joe Kunecki
Since 2016, we have also presented the Ernst Benzien Award. Ernst was a long-time CVR member and avid collector of rare and highly original Porsches. The jewel of his collection was his 1964 904 Carrera GTS, which actually just won at Pebble Beach under its current caretakers. This year’s Ernst Benzien award recipient was Jim Newton, with his 1973 911 Carrera Safari, a professional rally car campaigned by Bruno Kreibich of Bruno’s VW in Queens, NY. After decades of dormancy, Jim got this very special 911 running, debuting it at this year’s Concours. Jim’s car is pictured below.
As noted, we held a LEGO display for our most youthful attendees. Thank you to Andrew and Tyler Lentini for bringing their awesome Porsche 911 racing series models—one in 1/24th scale and one in 1/8th scale. Each of them received award ribbons and a LEGO candy goodie bag.
Our Sock-Tober sock drive was a massive success—thank you for your generosity! Our Community Service team was thrilled to collect nearly 1,000 pairs of socks. All have been donated to a very appreciative shelter, St. Vincent de Paul of Middletown, CT.
And last but not least, thanks again to our superb volunteer team and all of our participants. We look forward to announcing the special theme for next year’s Concours.
–Mike Keller, Concours Chair