Anticipating nearly 500 cars, Porsches 2 Oxford opened registration for the fifth anniversary event as fun seekers flocked to the event’s Web site to
secure their German sports car in one of the nation’s premier cruise-ins. In just 72 hours, 60 Porsche owners did just that despite months of waiting ahead for the July 25 show. Such enthusiasm has become an event hallmark. “Every time we raise the bar for attendees, they exceed the highest expectations organizers anticipate and plan for,” said P2O Media and Publicity Director Chris Rieman. “It’s a wonderful event to plan and organize because past attendees provide the sales job to other Porsche enthusiasts sitting on the fence. “We also make it a point to ensure the event is the best bargain of the summer,” Rieman said. “The fewer excuses we leave on the table to stay home, the more incentive Porsche owners have to grab their keys and make the drive to Oxford.” Dubbed “a casual Porsche party,” P2O organizers host attendees in the rural college town of Uptown Oxford. Located 30 miles north of Cincinnati along the Ohio-Indiana border, the event kicks off on Friday, July 24, with friendly gatherings at local watering holes and concludes on Sunday with a road rally. Although the casual fun alongside expensive German sports cars headlines the event, P2O brings Porsche enthusiasts together to raise money and awareness for the American Cancer Society. The event’s underlying charity for the past two years, the ACS has a special connection from which organizers draw inspiration. “Marylynn Roe co-founded the event in Michigan in 2003 and saw the move to Oxford in 2005, but her courageous battle with cancer was her greatest legacy,” Rieman said. “She passed away from cancer in 2006 but her spirit and vision remain a central rallying point for this event. The ACS is our way of paying it forward.”
Organizers started a new tradition in 2009 to do just that, selling prime parking spots for $100 each to benefit the local chapter of the ACS. All 40 spaces were sold in the first seven days of registration. Five dollars from general registrations also benefit the charity while 50/50 drawings throughout the afternoon complete the fundraising.