#check19

We’re thinking about you. Everyone who has been with us for these four years and the friends we have yet to meet. A date announcement for #check21 might not be coming as fast as we would like, but it will be here. A special thank you goes out to @porschuhhs for thinking about us as Andrew recounted his time in our city for @type7 magazine. Much appreciated. #checkeditout #checkeditoutchicago Photo from our book by @bmpfilmco #check19

At 7 am Friday I flew out of O’Hare to New Haven Connecticut. The mission was to bring home my first aircooled flat six, a G body 3.2 with a 915, finished in Garnet Red. After some ‘apizza’ 🍕 I went to visit the car @butzigear where Dave and Luke were trying to finish it up. I came back the next day where about 7pm it was ready to roll out with some final tweaks to the 915. 903 miles to the south side in a car with no radio nor interior. Mid Sunday I went to my headphones which are typically reserved for air travel. The drive was pretty easy, learning the quirks of these old girls. @achtungkraft was available for consultation. Pump gas upside down and pull up between the seats for heat. Despite the near electrical fire, everything was fine and I did good time. My goal was to make this drive alone. There is no better way to learn a new car, distraction free. And in this case it might have been cruel to subject another to this adventure. But I’d do it again anytime if someone wants a copilot. ✌🏼 @adammkern

Very Appreciative

Original Seventy, the name given to all who came out for the very first Checkeditout. All of the Checkeditout board members are ‘OG 70,’ but one. Jenny Rhoades @hotsake911 became involved with Checkeditout in year two. Quickly becoming an active member of our community, volunteering at our first Checkeditout pre-party and being a featured storyteller at #check19. Which led to Jenny becoming the seventh CIO board member, contributing to marketing, branding and event planning. In late Summer 2020, Jenny was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia and admitted to Rush University Medical Center for intensive treatment that lasted several months. After achieving remission in the spring of 2021, the cancer returned causing Jenny to need a stem cell transplant and further treatment through the end of that year. Jenny is currently on the mend and very active with planning Check22. For our creative director @adammkern with @lowendgaragechicago working with artist @jas_petersen was on his dream list for a considerable amount of time. It’s not easy to pinpoint when the ideas happen, but what started with a DM to Jas that lead to an hour-long phone call across the globe, to discus what would become the Jenny/Fast Girl project. To create a mural that will have a life of its own, get to work with a great artist like Jas, all the while sharing our feelings as a unit for someone we adore, this project seemed like a daunting challenge, but there is nothing that we can’t take on. During that initial call, Adam stated that it felt so natural. ‘There was no need to sell the project, no arm twisting. Jas understood the idea and eagerly wanted to be a part of it.’ Through the winter there was a bit of a waiting game. Checkeditout needed a wall and a venue, plus the support to be able to work with a high-profile artist such as Jas. To be Continued… Photos by @lets.drive.312 & @916mediagroup (at Alpha Garage) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChaIEkXrkPV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Our 2021 Silent Auction is now open! @jeremycliff shot this 917/30 for @mouse_motors at @autobahncc This is the first time a photo from this shoot has been released to the public. The print is 30” x 20” printed on metal. You can find this item along with others from @kellymossroadandrace @plmotorsport @autoarts.co @lapstrackdays @gdesignracing along with two #check21 banners and the very first copy of our #Check19 book in a custom aluminum slipcase by @ezforge 100% of our silent auction will go to our 2021 charity @second_bridge_inc (auction Link in bio). Checkeditout is presented by @westmont_porsche & @porschedowntownchicago A Modern Classic Display. @autobahncc @hagerty @garageandsocial @mouse_motors @therefinerypaintshop @arlingtonpipecigar @kristoff_cigars @lapstrackdays @gdesignracing @roads.united @armandochacongroup @alphagaragechicago @burdiclothing @_futureclassic @sputnikcoffeeco @westloopchamber @fultonstco @mpcars @rpmfoundation @autoarts.co @lowendgaragechicago @kellymossroadandrace #checkeditout #checkeditoutchicago (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSpMY78FaPf/?utm_medium=tumblr