From Robin Hoffman – We had perfect weather for our Oktoberfest Concours, Swap Meet & BBQ at F. Burton Smith Park in Cocoa on Saturday, October 25, 2025. Six PCA regions and the 356 Florida Owners Group (FOG) participated in our biggest event to date. Coasters Taphouse catered a delicious German BBQ- complete with apple strudel and German Beer on tap. DJ Car Cynic spun the tunes and we had a robust swap meet this year. Hundreds of pounds of food items were collected for the South Brevard food bank thanks to the generosity of our attendees.
Ari and Molly Straus from P1 Motor Club displayed a track-ready racecar and talked about the club. Andreas Haase (along with his wife Kim) displayed his impressive collection of model cars which he built himself – many with unique 3D printed parts!
It was a great event in every way! You can see in the photos that people really enjoyed it. Great cars, great food, and great people! Thanks to everyone who attended, event sponsor 356 Unlimited and all the volunteers who made it happen!
List of winners for 2025 Octoberfest Concours
Best in show: Alan Chandler – 2006 Silver Cayman S
People’s Choice: Daniel Ciuro – Ipenima Blue 2025 GT4 RS
356 Class
- First Place (Kirk Stowers Memorial Trophy): John Lovejoy III – 1965 PTS green SC Cabriolet Outlaw
- Second Place: Pete Bartelli – 1964 Slate Gray 356 SC Sunroof Coupe
- Third Place: Chris Sloane – 1955 Turkish Red pre-A Continental Coupe
Water Cooled 911 Class
- First Place: Jorge Hoffmann – 2024 Arctic Gray GT3 Touring
- Second Place: Frank Chandler – 2007 Dark Olive Metallic C4S
- Third Place: Jonathan Strauss – 2025 Black Turbo S
Air Cooled 911 Class
- First Place: Bill Mayoral 1991 Albert Blue RSR Tribute
- Second Place: Michael Kenemuth – 1995 Midnight Blue C2 Cabriolet
- Third Place: Ed Springer – 1981 Guards Red RSR Tribute
Sport Class – Early
- First Place: Dan Deegan – 1995, Guards Red 968 Cabriolet
- Second Place: David Kelly – 1988 India Red 928 S4
- Third Place: Greg Lowdermilk 1970 Gold 9 14–6 Racecar
Sport Class – Late
- First Place: Cindy Hambidge – 2021 Gentian Blue 718 Boxster S
- Second Place: Julie Wilson 2023 Gentian Blue GT4
- Third Place: Paul and Elissia Bennice 2024 Ice, Gray Metallic 718 Boxster GTS
Four Door Class
- First Place: Bryan O’Hearn 2010 Black Panamera
- Second Place: Shari Baldwin 2020 Mamba Green Macan
- Third Place: Scott and Sue Kee 2023 Gray Panamera GTS
Long-time Space Coast member David Kelly took great care to thoroughly photograph the event. The first link below will take you to photos of everything at the event. The second link is an album of photos especially for the 356 Florida Owners Group.
Photos – Oktoberfest Concours, Swap Meet & BBQ at F. Burton Smith Park (Photos by David Kelly)
Photos – 356 Florida Owners Group at Oktoberfest Concours, Swap Meet & BBQ at F. Burton Smith Park (Photos by David Kelly)
