Der Auspuff Monthly Newsletter • January, 2015
IN THIS ISSUE Prez Says from Ross Rampy In the Zone from Tim Hagner Central Chapter Announces New Rep
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Prez Says
Ross Rampy President
from Ross Rampy, President
John Early
Fellow Cascade Porsche Pushers:
Vice President
I hope this month’s Der AusPuff fines you safe and sound, and if you are like me, the holidays
David Duarte
were fun but it is nice to get things back to
Secretary
some sense of normal. Bill Lucas Treasurer
As you read this, our annual dinner is coming up on the 17th, so in case you haven’t RSVP you still have time, and if you have RSVPed don’t forget to send in your money to
Glenn Gumaer
Bill Lucas. This year we are going back to the Jacksonville Inn, and your cost
Membership
is only $20/per person as the club is paying the rest. This event is always a
Chairman
great time to mingle and get to know your fellow members, so hope to see you there.
Arnie Berglund Central Chapter
As the New Year begins, it is time to be thinking about events and drives for the up and coming season. The planning meeting will be in February, the time and date will be announced shortly, so in the meantime start thinking about a drive or event you would like to plan this year. I know this sounds like a monumental task, but it really isn’t that all the hard and we are here to help you out. If you have something you would like to see us go this year, give me a call at 541 840 8690 and we can go over it. Remember this is your club and the club is always looking for more to get involved, and yes we are all busy, so think about helping us in taking our
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club to the next level, As Always See You in My Mirrors, Ross Rampy
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In the Zone Zone 6 News from Representative Tim Hagner We have a winner!! The new Zone 6 Logo. Hope you like it. Thank you to all that entered. Happy New Year to all of Zone 6. The New Year brings lots of great Porsche friends, fun and adventure our way. Make sure you stay involved and are not missing out. The best way to stay involved is to be involved with you club: volunteer. “Adventure” you ask, have you looked at the Zone 6 Grand Tour? Starts in Tacoma, WA, July 25 and ends in Portland, OR, Aug 8, two weeks later after a clockwise route that drives in all 16 regions! To our outgoing Board members throughout the Zone, Thank you! Your hard work and commitment to your club is very much appreciated and helps make PCA the great club it is. New Board members, you have some big shoes to fill! I look forward to meeting you during the upcoming year. Don’t forget to say “Thank you” to your Board members, it is a volunteer job that they do for you! For the Club Racers in our Zone, here are the events for this year West Coast Series: Mar 28/29 -- Golden Gate Region -- Thunderhill Raceway Apr 10/12 -- Zone 8 -- Auto Club Speedway May 16/17-- Golden Gate Region -- Buttonwillow Raceway Jun 5/7
-- Golden Gate Region -- Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway
Aug 15/16 -- Rocky Mountain Region -- High Plains Raceway Sep 5/6
-- Golden Gate Region -- Thunderhill Raceway
Sep 19/20 -- Intermountain Region -- Miller Motorsports Park Sep 26/27 -- San Diego Region -- Willow Springs Raceway Nov 14/15 -- San Diego Region -- Buttonwillow Raceway
Do you ever wonder how many primary members we have in Zone 6? I’ve attached part of a spreadsheet that shows some Zone 6 stats and the bottom line is all PCA. Our Zone 6 is the 6th largest region out of 13 total regions. Total Members Zone 6 Total
4,977 67,442
# Regions Gaining Members 11 101
# Gained
# Regions Losing Members
# Lost
Net
Net % Change
163 2,075
5 40
16 336
147 1,739
3% 3%
For those Regions that have “driving seasons”, hold on, winter will pass. I keep reminding myself of this as I stand in the garage and dream of roads not yet traveled. Don’t forget: it really is about the people.
Tim
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Welcome to 2015! Next to a circus, there ain’t nothing that packs up and clears out faster than the Christmas spirit. --Kin Hubbard
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Central Chapter Update From Arne Berglund, Central Chapter Representative Up here in the Central Chapter, the weather the past few weeks has mostly been cold, wet, or frequently both. The exceptions, though, have included the first Saturdays of both December and January, when we meet for coffee and chit-chat. Both last month and today (I’m writing this on the 3rd) were relatively sunny, dry, and not too cold. Good days to get out and meet with our fellow PCA members over a cup of java. As such, attendance at the Central Chapter Coffee Stops has been pretty good, and we’ve met people new to us both days, both existing members as well as a couple new Porsche owners (and therefore prospective new members). In December we had 10 people (4 Porsches were driven), and today saw 12 people with 8 Porsches in the parking lot. Unusual for the Central group, today waterand air-cooled cars were evenly represented – up here the older cars frequently turn out in greater numbers, so it was great to see more nice modern Porsches too. Many of us sat around talking for close to 2 hours today, it was a good time. We talked about our cars (of course), but these days it’s pretty hard in Eugene for any group of people to not talk about the Ducks!
We are still looking to schedule some sort of dinner in the Central Chapter area either later this month or early February, watch your emails for further details. And nothing is carved in stone yet, so feel free to send me suggestions. Ideas for later in the driving season are being batted around, maybe even more than we can fit into a single season. In short, I’m feeling optimistic that there will be life in the Central Chapter this year. I’m looking forward to it – good times with good people. It seems like there are plenty of us looking forward to the driving season, so here’s a picture from 2013 to help get us in the mood.
As always, hoping to see you all on the road…
Arne
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