Section 0: FAQ faq's:

0.01: What are FAQ's?

Short questions about specific Parade issues that are not readily covered or apparent in the other sections of this site. If you have a burning question that you can't find the answer to and think it should be posted here, or you have both the question and the answer, send it to: Mitch Fry, webmaster@paradeportland.org

Section 1: Registration faq's:

1.00: When will I know if I got a hotel room?

The hotel will contact you directly in 2-3 weeks. If you don't receive a message by then, contact accommodations@paradeportland.org or call Teri Davis at 940-682-4719 between 10:00am and 6:00pm central time.

1.01: When does registration start for Parade Portland?

Parade Portland, the 51^st Porsche Parade, will be the first Parade using the new PCA online one-step electronic registration process at http://www.pca.org/paraderegistration. Using this process, you can register for everything at one time, including hotel reservations. Registration will commence at 8:00am Eastern Time on March 10, 2006.

To use the above website, you must be a registered user of the PCA website. If not, please visit http://www.pca.org/ at least 24 hours before the time you plan to register for Parade Portland and become a registered use of the PCA website. While on the website, you can also update your personal PCA records.

We strongly recommend you register for Parade Portland using the new PCA online electronic registration process. And, using this same website, you can make changes to your Parade Portland registration application until June 15th. In the event of over subscription for Parade Portland, the formula in the region Procedures Manual (RPM) to determine the entrants will be followed. If you register after May 15^th, a $50 late fee will be imposed.

With the new PCA electronic registration process, the old-style application, first mailing, and second mailing have been discontinued. After you complete the electronic registration process, you will receive an email confirming your application into Parade Portland. There will only be one very limited mailing. Instead, additional information and updates will be posted to the Parade Portland website www.paradeportland.org. Please check this site frequently for information, and especially check it right before you come to Portland to obtain the latest information.

If you do not want to use the new PCA online electronic reservation process, starting February 19^th, you can request a paper Parade Portland application package from the Parade Portland Registrars at (360) 852-4645 or registrar@paradeportland.org.

Included in this package will be all the information on the website. But, the paper applications must be postmarked March 10^th or later. Paper applications postmarked prior to March 10th will be discarded.

1.02: What does Parade cost?

The basic registration fee to enter Parade Portland is $150 for one entrant and one co-entrant with one Porsche. Immediate family members can also be entered on the same entry for additional fees ranging from $10 to $30 per person. The basic meal package is $175 per person for all meals. While individual meal tickets are available for each of the four banquets and the Concours lunch, the meal package is a savings of $10 over buying individual meal tickets. Various other events have individual fees, such as $75 for the Wine Tasting Bus Tour or the $15 for the Run / Walk.

1.03: What happens if I have to cancel my entry or change my mind on what I want to do at Parade Portland?

Requests for refunds must be made in writing to the Registrars and be postmarked on or before June 15, 2006. E-mail and telephone messages will not be accepted for refunds. The refunds will be fifty percent (50%) refund of Registration fees and full refunds on banquet and other fees. We are unable to make any refunds after June 15, 2006.

Mail cancellation requests to:
James and Jean Ohl
Parade Registrars
Parade Portland
15207 NW 7th Court
Vancouver, WA 98685-1757
360-852-4645

You can make changes to your Parade Portland application either online (www.pca.org/paraderegistration) or by contacting the Registrars. Most changes can be made online until June 15, 2006. All changes after that date must be made through the Registrars. However, requests for additional banquet tickets or Concours or rally lunches after August 1, 2006, may not be honored, depending on availability.

1.04: With the new PCA online one-step electronic registration process, what information can I expect to receive after the initial registration application?

Information is entered into the PCA Parade database either by the entrants using the new PCA online registration process or by Parade staff using information on the mailed paper applications. Once an entrant’s information is successfully entered, the system will automatically generate an email confirming the application and listing basic information. If an entrant does not provide an email address, this email will be mailed to the entrant. All entrants should closely review this information for accuracy.

In addition, the registration applications will ask two important questions that address this issue. The first question asks how you want to receive the 2006 Parade Competition Rules. The second question asks how you want to receive the pre-Parade information. For both questions, the three choices are: (1) download from the PCA or Parade website, (2) mailed a CD-ROM, or (3) mailed paper documents. For those entrants requesting response by mail, a copy of the email confirmation will also be enclosed. We plan to do the mailings in April.

1.05: This will be my first Parade. Can I enter one Porsche to Concours and another to autocross?

The Parade Competition Rules (PCRs, http://www.pca.org/news/pcr.html) do not allow an entrant/co-entrant to enter more than one car into the “Big Four” competitive events--Concours d’Elegance, Autocross, TSD Rally, and the Tech Quiz--without payment of another $150 entry fee. If the registered Porsche is not street-legal, another Porsche may be entered for only the TSD Rally under the same entry fee. However, the registered non-street legal Porsche must be used for both the Concours and the Autocross. Additional entries for additional Porsches can only be accepted on a space-available basis.

1.06: May I display a Porsche in the Parade Paddock?

The Parade Paddock is a Shine and Show Display. The Parade Paddock is to encourage entrants to display their Porsche’s without the effort needed in the competitive Parade Concours d’Elegance. The only judging that will be done in the Parade Paddock is the People’s Choice voting. Parade entrants can enter their Parade Registered Porsche in either the Concours or the Parade Paddock. If the Registered Porsche is entered in the Concours, a separate, non-Parade entered Porsche can be displayed in the Parade Paddock for no additional fee. If the Registered Porsche is entered in the Parade Paddock, the PCRs do not allow another Porsche to be entered in the Concours.

1.07: I want to bring my children to Parade. Is this allowed and are there any activities especially for children?

Children are always welcome at Parade. Be sure to register your children using the new PCA online one-step electronic registration process starting March 10^th. There is a $10 entry fee for each child. There are many children only activities. Please see the Parade Portland website www.paradeportland.org and look under “Activities” and then “Parade Kids”. We are even arranging to have an independent contractor, Creative Childcare Solutions, Inc., provide childcare at the Red Lion Hotel during the Concours and Victory Banquets (Monday and Friday evenings). The registration for childcare during these banquets will be on their website (www.munchkincare.com).

For older children, PCA has two special programs. The first is the Junior Participation Program (JPP). Sixteen and seventeen year-old sons/daughters of Parade entrants may compete in the autocross in the same Porsche and the same class as the parent(s), subject to the JPP guidelines. JPP entrants may compete in the rally only as a navigator with either of their parents driving. The second is the College Age Family Program (CAFP). College students, under the age of twenty-five, and sons/daughters of Parade entrants may compete in the autocross in the same automobile and class as the parent(s). CAFP entrants may compete in the rally as a driver or navigator with either of their parents in their parent’s Porsche. There is a $30 entry fee for JPP and CAF entrants. They must register as JAP or CAFP entrants and can not enter as an entrant or co-entrant. The JAP and CAFP entrants must have full non-restricted driver’s licenses and there are special insurance waiver forms, some of which must be signed by both parents.

1.08: I plan to enter Parade Portland. Can I bring my next door neighbor? What about my girl friend?

Entry categories are spelled out in the PCRs. Entrants and Co-entrants must be PCA members in good standing in any class of membership to enter Parade. The PCRs allow entrants to bring immediate family members -- wife, husband, brother, sister, son, daughter, mother, and father. If your neighbor is a PCA member, he or she should enter Parade Portland under their own entry. You may enter your girl/boy friend as your co-entrant providing you have listed her/him with PCA National as your affiliate member and you both use the same Porsche at Parade Portland. If you wish to make your girl/boy friend an affiliate member, you may do this by going to www.pca.org.

1.09: I tried to call the Red Lion Hotel to make reservations for Parade Portland and I was told the hotel is full. How did everything get filled so quickly?

The Red Lion Hotel on the River is the Parade Portland headquarters. Parade Portland has booked the entire hotel for Parade Portland entrants. The only way to book a room at the Red Lion is to complete the room reservation form as part of your Parade Portland entry application. On the web based online application, this can be done as part of the application process using a special link set up for hotel room reservations. On the paper application, a separate hotel room reservation form must be completed and sent in to the address shown of the form. In addition, Parade Portland has made special arrangements with several other hotels to provide rooms at special rates. To get these special rates, you must make the reservations through one of the two Parade Portland entry processes—web based online registration or paper registration. The web based online applications may be completed and submitted starting at 8:00 am (ET) on March 10^th. The paper application may be requested from the Parade Portland Registrars starting February 19^th. But, the paper applications must be postmarked March 10^th or later.

1.10: How many meal packages or individual meal tickets can I purchase?

Each entrant may purchase enough meal packages or individual meal tickets for each of the individuals listed under his/her entry number. For example, assume someone enters with a co-entrant and three children. This entrant may purchase up to a total of five meal packages or five meal tickets to an individual banquet. This policy should allow all Parade entrants’ family members to attend all banquets.

1.11: Is Internet service available at the hotel? If so, what type and how much does it cost?

Both the Red Lion and the Oxford Suites are equipped for wireless internet service. You can connect to the wireless network free from your room in either hotel.

Contact
James and Jean Ohl
2006 Parade Registrars
registrar@paradeportland.org