About this event
This year we will host a Spring Drive through central Maryland! On Sunday April 28, we'll trek through northern Howard and Carroll Counties from a rally point north of Washington DC (where we will meet around 10 AM). Our drive was expressly developed by our friends in Chesapeake Region and will include a ring route around beautiful Liberty Reservoir northwest of Baltimore. Our drive will end at noontime in historic Sykesville at Baldwin's Station, "The Hottest Spot in the Coolest Small Town". What is now Sykesville was founded at the turn of the 18th Century by a wealthy Baltimore landowner whose daughter became a sister-in-law to Napoleon Bonaparte. During the Civil War, Gen JEB Stuart and his Confederate buddies ransacked the town on their way to bloody defeat in Gettysburg. Through floods that drowned the Howard County side of town and various fires and reconstruction efforts, Sykesville became what its former mayor called a "Norman Rockwell Painting".
Fast forward to today and Baldwin's Station (designed in 1883 by architect Francis Baldwin) will be the lunch venue for our Spring Drive. Built in 1883 and designed by architect Francis Baldwin, Baldwin’s Station is located on The Old Main Line, the oldest railway in the country, near the Patapsco River. The old depot was restored to house the restaurant in 1997. Outside the station, parking will be reserved by the town specifically for our Porsches. A gentle reminder to make our cars look spiffy, for the restaurant will be inviting visitors and townspeople to come see them!
We will be ordering our meals ahead of time as part of our registration. The meal will include:
First Course
Coastal Greens Salad: Cucumber, red onion, shaved carrot, cherry tomato & freshly grated asiago cheese, topped with balsamic vinaigrette
Second / Main Course (served with Kettle Chips):
Your choice of
- Chicken Salad Wrap: Poached chicken breast tossed with roasted almonds, Granny Smith apples, and seasoned aioli, lettuce, tomato
- Shrimp Salad Wrap: Poached Gulf shrimp, Old Bay, celery, onion, lettuce, tomato, or;
- Turkey Caesar Wrap: Turkey with lettuce, tomato salsa, Asiago cheese, Caesar dressing, garlic tortilla
Soda, coffee & tea service are included in per person price and are unlimited refills.
PRICE: $25.00 per person, inclusive of tax & gratuity, will be included as part of this registration. Alcohol will be billed separately at the restaurant.
But what will also be cool is all the wonderful stuff you can do after lunch. This includes the following!!
- Visit Patapsco Distilling Company just across from the station. https://www.patapscodistilling.com/ Enjoy a free tour and tasting, and perhaps buy some of their bourbon, gin and vodka locally sourced from Maryland grains, in a historic building.
- Enjoy ice cream (what is a Drive and Dine event without ice cream?). Firehouse Creamery (next door to Baldwin's Station) and Norwood Ice Cream and Candy just up the street can satisfy your cravings.
- Antique stores and a place called "Cowboys and Angels" where you can get a set of awesome cowboy or cowgirl boots.
DATE: Sunday April 28 (registration required by April 20 as we need to provide our orders by no later than one week before the event)
RALLY POINT and DRIVE OVERVIEW: To be provided to registrants. We will meet somewhere between the ICC (MD-200) and I-70 and travel north toward and around Liberty Reservoir, and end our drive in Sykesville. As usual, we will follow the rustic two-lanes.
PARKING / SHOW: We will have space for up to 30 Porsches reserved for us by the town police and the restaurant. Town locals and visitors will be invited to see our cool cars, so make 'em look sharp!
LUNCH: $24 all inclusive at Baldwin's Station (salad, main course and soda/coffee, along with tax and gratuity), but not including alcohol. Registration and main course selection to be made as part of your registration.
SIGHTS TO SEE / THINGS TO CONSUME OR BUY: Patapsco Distilling, ice cream, antique stores, art and cowboy boots
Space is limited so be sure to sign up early. Up to 30 cars will have reserved spaces.
Enjoy this first-time Spring Drive event into this part of Maryland! Your hosts are Glenn Havinoviski and Harvey Kabran.
It's not just the cars, it's the people!
Event requirements
Porsche's are preferred and a desire to breathe in fresh Spring air! :)
APPLICATIONS/ACCEPTANCE
- Our events are open to all marques.
- You do not need to be a PCA member to participate.
- This event has limited capacity to accommodate the venue's facilities, and for the safety of all participants. (late registrations are risky due to capacity). Watch the website for revisions.
- We will notify you of your status by email. You are responsible for updating your profile in the MotorsportReg.com website to include your current contact information.
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- Due to limited capacity of the event venue, walkups are discouraged from attempting to join the event. Special consideration may be given to those who preregister but are wait listed at a future event.
- IF YOU CAN'T PARTICIPATE, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CANCEL.
CANCELLATION
- You must cancel please be courteous and cancel as soon as you can in order to allow others from the wait list to attend.
- If you cannot cancel online, you must notify the Registrar by email and receive an ACKNOWLEDGMENT by email to verify that you have canceled.
PAYMENT
- Potomac accepts only credit cards for payment. You are responsible for maintaining VALID CREDIT CARD INFORMATION in your profile.
- Billing problems result in notification by email with limited time to resolve the issue due to the short billing period. If the issue is not resolved, we may cancel you from the event.
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- ALCOHOL NOT INCLUDED IN OUR REGISTRATION FEE
REFUND
- Cancel up to one week prior to the event for a full refund.
- NO refunds will be approved within one week of the event date.
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