After years of being a part of the automotive scene, I figured a Porsche-centric show was a good excuse as any to contribute to the @pitandpaddock @gridicons_ car show series on a larger scale 📈 As a recent transplant to the state, I also took it as a personal provocation to find or meet as many Porschephiles at other events, on social media, or by proxy. Truthfully, the exercise was a bit terrifying; I recalled the John Hughes movie that molded my fear of social acceptance—the perversely awkward mise en place that high school kids would execute to win fortune with their peers—but I discovered that my fears were unfounded. The East Coast Porsche crowd is one of the most supportive, genuine, and enthusiastic bunch I’ve ever met, and the more I looked, the more I found. By the end of it, the roster was brimming with Porsche’s cast mates. Thank you first and foremost to the @turn14 and Pit+Paddock teams for the hard work and trust. Thank you to @porschewarrington for the creative freedom to imagine and create a new benchmark for East Coast Porsche car shows. Thank you to @astmotonsuspension @akrapovic @bbs.wheels @cooled.collective and @000magazine for elevating the event substantially. Thank you to @eurowise_performance @paeuros @germanautospecialists @rocsmotorsports @fcpeuro @amsautowerks and @fabspeed_motorsport for showing up big. And thank you to the plethora of East Coast Porsche owners and new friends who believed in the event. The next Grid Icons event is only a couple of months away, but this one will always hold a special place in my memory. 🙏 #pitandpaddock #gridicons #porsche #thereisnosubstitute