Porsche Club of America-Arizona Region-Going Places-April 2024

Gregg & Alison Bull

Rick Althouse

Kimberly Amadeo

Danielle Badler

Dan Bouet

Kellie Bouet

Ken Bryant

Alison Scott Bull

Gregg Bull

Jim & Carole Bultema

Paul Hanson

Jennifer Harrenstein

Bruce Harrington

Kim Kemper

Rod Ladd

Rob Main

Scott McILvain

Rob Mains

Angela Manente

Mark Manente

Kenneth Mitchell

Ivan Montgomery

Dennis Rood

David K. Whitlock

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT

Mark Manente president@az.pca.org

NEWS & EVENTS

5...............2024 Calendar of Events

8...............Upcoming Membership Meeting - Alpio’s P/V

9...............Upcoming Porsches n’ Pancakes - 5 & Diner

10..............Future Membership Meeting - Aunt Chilada’s

11..............Future Porsches n’ Pancakes - AJO Al’s

12..............Future Membership Meeting - King’s Fish House

13..............Future Porsches n’ Pancakes - Schmooze

VICE PRESIDENT

Dan Bouet vicepresident@az.pca.org

SECRETARY

Gregg Bull secretary@az.pca.org

TREASURER

Marty Ercoline treasurer@az.pca.org

PAST PRESIDENT

Mark Baker pastpresident@az.pca.org

DIRECTORS AT LARGE

Doug Buchanan

DougBuchanan-director@az.pca.org

Frank Grimmelmann

FrankGrimmelmann-director@az.pca.org

Kenneth Mitchell

KenMitchell-director@az.pca.org

Steve S

SteveSapareto-director@az.pca.org

15..............Cars, Coffee & Camaraderie - Alpio’s at Troon

17..............Future AZPCA Social Event - Anthem

20..............Future Porsches n’ Pancakes - Black Mountain

21..............Future Porsches n’ Pancakes - Soul Cafe

22..............AZPCA Driving Tour - East Valley Loop

23..............Regional Social/Driving Tour - AZ Mountain

24..............AZPCA Driving Tour - Durango, Gateway, Moab

27..............AZPCA Driving Tour - Ken Steele Alpine Tour

35..............11th Annual D’Back Baseball Social

42..............2024 AutoX Schedule

43..............2024 HP Drivers Education Schedule

44..............HPDE INDE information

62..............2024 Porsche Parade - Birmingham, AL

66..............National event - Las Vegas Regions 50th

68..............National - SIM Racing

83..............Cinco de Mayo - Southern Arizona Region

84..............PCA - Digital Membership Cards

IN EVERY ISSUE

4..............Arizona Region Board

6..............President’s Note

7..............From the Editors

49..............Goodie Store

50 .............Awards & Accolades

55..............Social Media

57..............Please welcome - New Members

58..............Happy PCA Members’ Anniversaries

59..............Executive Appointees

60..............Zone 8 Staff and Websites

84..............Sponsorship Program

SPONSORS INDEX

19..............APEX Realty Services

61..............AZ Euros

14..............Barbara, Alpio: Redwood General Tires

48..............Bayntree Wealth Advisors

55..............Brasile, Chuck & Denise; Real Estate

16..............D.L.Jones Home Team

5..............Hamra Fine Jewelry & Timepieces

16..............McIlvain Motors

IFC,61.......Porsche Chandler

56..............Tech

CLASSIFIEDS

https://az.pca.org/classifieds/

2024 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Editor’s Note: The dates, times and details of AZPCA events are subject to change. CLICK HERE AZ.PCA.ORG to check the website for the entire calendar of events.

Apr 2024

3 Wed Monthly Meeting - Alpio’s

11 Thu Driving Tour - East Valley

13 Sat Breakfast & RC modelers Air Park Tour

19-21 Sat -Sun HPDE - Podium Club

21-25 Sun-Thu Treffen Spring - Wine Country

27 Sat AutoX - AMP Skidpad

27 Sat Porsches n’ Pancakes - 5&Diner

May 2024

1 Wed Monthly Meeting - Aunt Chilada’s

3-5 Fri-Sun Cinco de Mayo - Southern Arizona

18 Sat Porsches n’ Pancakes - AJO Al’s

June 2024

5 Wed Monthly Meeting - King’s Fish House

9-15 Sun -Sat Porsche Parade - Birmingham, AL

22 Sat Porsches n’ Pancakes - Schmooze

28-30 Fri -Sat Driving Tour - Ken Steele Alpine Tour

July 2024

13 Sat Porsches n’ Pancakes - Black Mountain

28-04 Sun -Sat Treffen at Sea - Alaska

Aug 2024

12 Sat Porsches n’ Pancakes - Soul Cafe

18-24 Fri -Sat Driving Tour - Durango, Gateway

Sept 2024

4 Wed Monthly Meeting - TBD

14 Sat Porsches n’ Pancakes - Anthem

15 Sun Picnic Drive - Tonto Natural Bridge

21-22 Sat -Sun HPDE - INDE

28 Sat Cottonwood Charity Drive

Oct 2024

2 Wed Monthly Meeting - TBD

4-6 Fri-Sun Hot Air Balloon Tour - (T)

12 Sat AutoX - AMP Skidpad

13 Sun Driving Tour-Rancho (T)

27 Sun HPDE - AMP

Nov 2024

6 Wed Monthly Meeting - TBD

9 Sat AutoX - AMP Skidpad

11 Mon AutoX - AMP road course (T)

13-15 Wed-Fri Driving Tour - Fall Colors (T)

(T) = Tentative

PRESIDENT’S NOTE

Mark Manente

" The one rule of Italian driving..."

Whatsa behind me isa nota important- Franco Beltline (Raul Julia in "Gumball Rally)

What a March, so many great events, thanks to all the dedicated volunteers. Thank you: Dennis Rood, Bill Stubbs and all the volunteers that made the " All Porsche Grand Display" a spectacular success. Dennis will be heading north soon and Frank Grimmelmann will take over the Porsches n' Pancakes duties for the summer. Come on out it is only one Saturday a month.

Another great INDE weekend thanks Dan, Kellie and Khloe Bouet and the volunteers. Dan is invaluable as the club's Vice President. Mr. Kim Kemper and Rick Althouse maxed out another AutoX event. And great reporting by communications chair Kenny Mitchell.

Thanks to Angela Manente for organizing this year's New Members' Day at We -Ko-Pa.... "Non Posso vivere senza di te." And to all the Board and Chairpersons that contributed their time to welcoming our new members. Also, thanks to Lori DeCristo, our Zone 8 Rep, for making the one-day trip from California to attend our meeting and present AZPCA's 65 th Anniversary award. I will be bringing it to the next monthly meeting along with 65 th Anniversary decals. PCA sent us one for each primary member.

For those members who haven't heard, PCA dues will be increasing from $46.00 for one year to $56.00. This is PCA's first increase in 13 years. Renew your membership the digital way. It obviously saves PCA in additional costs. PCA had a very positive year and was able to send additional funds to the Regions based on each Regions primary membership number. AZPCA's membership numbers continue to grow each month.

As always check the website calendar often for all club events. I'm working to complete details for this year's Ken Steele Alpine Tour on June 28,29,30. Watch for it in upcoming Going Places and Website.

Make it a great month!

It's not just the cars it's the people

From the EDITORS Gregg and Ali Bull

Who needs to watch NCAA when we have our own form of March Madness.

The month started out with Dennis’s very popular “All-Porsche Grand Display, this year we had a healthy turnout and a few new cars, turn to pages 28-29 for a little overview.

Next up was Jim & Carole’s Membership Meeting, this was held at a new venue for the Club, Benihana’s, the food was good and we had Jan Nyquist as our guest speaker, due to the noise levels however, members had a hard time hearing Jan, go to pages 36-41 to read his story.

Hot on the heels of that we had the HPDE INDE event which was a 3-day affair this year, by all accounts it looked like an amazing event, Dan Bouet, Kellie Bouet and all the volunteers made it a truly memorable outing, skip down to pages 74-78 for all the details, photos and a great article written by our own Goodies Store gal Jennifer Harrenstein.

Our annual New Members Day was held again this year at We-Ko-Pa, we had a really good turnout of new members which made for a very entertaining social event, check out Angela’s article on pages 30-31.

The following day Rook and Debbie Younger treated members to our very first New Members Driving Tour, the drive to Bartlett Lake was one the best in ages as Rook and Debbie added in a few surprises even for the seasoned AZPCA member, Rod Ladd has written an article and you can find that on pages 32-33, the food, by the way, was excellent, thanks to Brad and Melody Kircher and everyone at the Cove restaurant for serving a wonderful meal in an epic new setting overlooking the lake.

Not to be outdone, Mark Baker and Jeanne Snyder held their annual Casino Charity Event. This year, like in previous years, it was held at Alpio’s Troon location and was a fantastic event, from the decorations to the food to the people fun was had by all, a quick review is on page 34.

On the same day Kim and Rick ran another very successful Autocross event, the event attendance was, as usual, chock-a-block full, see pages 79-81 for all the action.

Sadly, the Porsche n’ Pancakes event happens after publication but The Thumb is always a favourite.

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy and Stay in-between the Lines.

Going Places Facts and Figures

The Deadline for submitting material is the 15th of each month. Submissions received after that date will appear in a later edition. Articles written and submitted to Going Places are done so on a voluntary basis.

The views, opinions or suggested links provided by the editors do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of AZPCA or PCA and have not been indorsed as such.

Dates, locations and costing for events may change after publication, please refer to the AZPCA website or MotorsportReg for the up to date information.

Upcoming Monthly Membership Meeting - Alpio’s

AZPCA Monthly Membership Meeting

April 3, 2024 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

“Let’s Have a Hukilau” at Alpio’s

Throw on your best-looking Hawaiian outfit for a very special Hukilau evening.

We will provide Lei’s to everyone and umbrellas for your Mai Tai! (BYOB)

Enjoy a sumptuous Hawaiian Luau-style buffet dinner served up by Sharko’s, a family-owned business since 1976 and fast becoming a regular with our club.

ENTREES:

Cantonese Pepper Steak, beef top sirloin sliced thin, coated in a savory sauce and stir fried with fesh green & red bell peppers, mushrooms and onions or Mango Chicken topped with a special mango sauce

Sides: Tossed Garden Salad with Mandarin Oranges and Crispy Wontons

Stir Fry Vegetables, broccoli, snow peas, carrots, green beans, red bell peppers, onions

Fried rice

Hawaiian rolls and butter

Dessert: Pineapple Upside Down Cake

BEVERAGES: Bottled Water Assorted Canned Soda Diet & Regular

Jim and Carole Bultema, Kukulu‘ana (Organizers)

Cost: $40 per person

Alpio’s Peakview Garage

4150f East Peak View Road, Cave Creek, AZ

Event Schedule:

5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Social hour

6:15 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner

7:00 – 7:30 p.m. Meeting & Meet a Member

Registration is required for this event.The closing date to register is March 31st at midnight

Registration is limited to 75

Upcoming Porsches n’ Pancakes - 5 & Diner

Where the 50s comes to life!

Harking back to a simpler time

In 1989, 5 & Diner was created as a place where people would be transported in time to a place where life was simpler. In the process, the legendary 5 & Diner Restaurants were created. The no-holds-barred 50’s flashback theme with affordable, top-quality food including award-winning burgers and shakes.

WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 2024

WHERE: 5220 N 16th Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85016

MENU: Order anything you like off the menu and pay your own Bill

ATTENDANCE: Limited to 50 people so sign up early.

ATTIRE: Bring a hat and your sunscreen because we’re rockin’ it on the Patio.

this event

Future Monthly Membership Meeting - Aunt Chilada’s

AZPCA Monthly Membership Meeting

May 1, 2024 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Aunt Chilada’s

Come join us for our next meeting at one of the most requested venues we have, the historic Aunt Chilada’s! Expect great Mexican food and plenty of time for socializing and meeting new friends. Hope to see you there.

Jim and Carole Bultema, Organizers

Aunt Chilada’s

7330 N. Dreamy Draw Drive Phoenix, AZ 85020

Menu

Southwest Caesar Salad

Spinach con Queso Dip

Roasted Poblano Pasta Alfredo with Grilled Chicken Machaca Enchiladas

Mexican Street Corn, Refried Beans and Rice

Coffee, iced tea and warm, house made flour and corn chips with Salsa de Olivo. Cash bar

Cost: $40 per person

Event Schedule:

5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Social hour

6:15 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner

7:00 – 7:30 p.m. Meeting & Member Talk

Registration is required for this event.

The closing date to register is April 28th at midnight.

Registration is limited to 95

Future Porsches n’ Pancakes - AJO AL’S

Arizona’s Original Mexican Restaurant

Sonoran-style Mexican food since 1986

Ajo Al’s is a family owned and operated restaurant serving Sonoran-style Mexican food. All the menu items are prepared fresh daily featuring the freshest and finest local ingredients. Try one of their specialties from smoked street Tacos to Mexican pizzas to frozen Margaritas.

WHEN: Saturday, May 18, 2024

WHERE: 7458 W Bell Road, Glendale, AZ, 85308

MENU: Order anything you like off the menu and pay your own Bill

ATTENDANCE: Limited to 40 people so sign up early.

ATTIRE: Bring an appetite, I hear the food is delicious!

Future Monthly Membership Meeting - King’s Fish House

AZPCA Monthly Membership Meeting

June 5, 2024 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

King’s Fish House - Tempe

Come join us for our monthly meeting at King’s Fish House in Tempe. Three generations in the making.

First Course:

Mixed Green Salad

Entree:

Served with rice & zucchini.

Charbroiled Atlantic Salmon

Charbroiled Shrimp

Rainbow Trout Amandine

Roasted Herb Chicken Breast

Soft Drinks:

Iced Tea, Coke Products, Hot Tea, Coffee

Desserts

Key lime pie or Chocolate cake

Event Schedule:

5:30 – 6:15 p.m. Social hour

6:15 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner

7:00 – 7:30 p.m. Meeting and meet a member

Registration is required for this event.

The closing date to register is June 2, 2024 at midnight

Jim and Carole Bultema, Organizers

Registration is limited to 80

King’s Fish House

35 South McClintock Drive

Tempe, AZ 85281 For

Future Porsches n’ Pancakes - Schmooze

Schmooze in Scottsdale

June 22rd, 8-10AM

We will be sitting in the front garden. Maximum 45 [$30/person all-inclusive, including tip & only accepting online payments in advance]. NOTE TO ALL OF YOU, THE OWNER WILL BLOW IT OUT OF THE PARK THIS YEAR AND WILL BE HOLDING THE PRICE AGAIN THIS YEAR.

Chef Tony, the owner of Schmooze, in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale looks forward to welcoming AZPCA members back to another memorable brunch in his ‘Secret Garden” located in the heart of Old Town Scottsdale. Tony was the former owner/operator of such Valley staples as Bravo! Bistro, Bravo! Pizzeria, and Naya Mediterranean Cuisine.

After studying food, beverage, and hotel management at the Culinary School of Jordan he continued his education at the Culinary of the Sorbonne, Paris. He began his career in 1980 as sous-chef for King Hussein at the Royal Palace of Jordan. He prepared many styles of cuisine for state dinners, where guests included dignitaries and leaders from around the world. In 1985, he moved to the United States and became an American citizen. He was the banquet chef at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in the mid to late '80s, then moved temporarily to Hawaii to open the Westin Maui Resort. Tony then served as General Manager of Tomaso's restaurant, opening Tomaso's concepts in Del Coronado and Phoenix, Arizona. In 1996 he opened Bravo! Bistro and has been a chef-owner since that time. His belief is that fresh, slow food prepared properly appeals to people who know and enjoy quality cuisine.

Schmooze is unlike any concept Tony has been a part of before. Schmooze opened in 2018 to be a where businesses could collaborate and “schmooze” with clients to seal the deal

Menu: Quiche served with petite salad, Mini Max muffin and Fruit American coffee $30/participant [includes tip & tax]

Schmooze Café

4222 N Marshall Way Scottsdale, AZ 85251

https://www.redwoodgeneraltire.com/

Upcoming AZPCA Social Event

11th Annual Porsche & Pancakes at Anthem Country Club

SATURDAY,

September

14 @ 8:30 am – 11:00 am

On the heels of the ten past years’ very successful events, we will again return to the elegant Ironwood Grill at the Anthem Country Club for another signature event [with indoor [open and outdoor seating available]!

Please save the date for this special event, and plan to join us on Sunday, September 14th. Since we will likely exceed 60 Porsches and over 100 enthusiasts, secure your spot now. Forget the red zones in front of the main entrance, this is a Porsche event, and we’ll have the cars lined up around the circular drive and let them overflow into the parking lot once again. Check-In opens at 8:30 AM, with food served at 9:00 AM! There will be no onsite registration and you must pay online in advance.

To entice those of you who missed this event last year or those that drive further, we thought you’d like to see what you missed, all for an all-inclusive $40/person (all-in, Fully Inclusive including tip):

Healthy, Sweet, Savory Buffet

Fresh Sliced Fruit Display Crème Brule French Toast_ Asparagus, Mushroom and Gruyere Strudel

EGG STATION

Prepared to order with Peppers, Onions, Mushrooms, Spinach, Tomatoes, Ham, Bacon, Sausage, Cheddar, Salsa and Swiss and Feta Cheeses!

Beverages

Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, Tea, Grapefruit & Orange Juices

Maria and I are excited by the prospect of welcoming you to experience the best of the Anthem Country Club, please join us and reserve now!

Frank Grimmelmann

Organizers:

Frank Grimmelmann

(623) 551-1526

fgrimmelmann@mindspring.com

IMPORTANT AZPCA Information

AZPCA Region Event Cancelation Policies & Event Organizer Responsibilities

Event Cancellation Policy

Most of our events have attendance limits, and they fill up quickly. Also, we often have waiting lists for those wishing to attend but do not have a secured attendance spot. Increasingly, attendees sign up and simply do not show up for the event without canceling in advance. This behavior impacts the event registrar/organizer, the event facility, and those on the waiting list wanting to attend but cannot. This behavior demonstrates a lack of common courtesy, requiring it to be addressed proactively. On the first occurrence a warning will be issued, and on the second occurrence privileges to attend future events may be impacted. Also, any registration fees for paid events will be forfeited without recourse since the club is charged regardless. The cancelation policy requires cancelation of your registration on MSR for paid or unpaid events a minimum of 7 days prior to the event date, unless there are serious and extenuating emergency circumstances as assessed by the event registrar/organizer. Most importantly, please be courteous to your fellow members so that everyone has an opportunity to enjoy events.

Event Organizer Responsibilities

Event organizers are required to send out a reminder approximately 9 days in advance of any event reminding registrants of the event and summarizing their responsibilities by including the following language:

Thank you for your RSVP. Please note that whether or not there is a registration fee for this event, the restaurant is expecting a certain number of attendees we provide to them in advance and incur cost accordingly If you need to cancel please do so at least one week prior to the event date (being a no-show without notice is rude to other members who wish to attend, the restaurant and to the event organizer). Additionally, if there is a fee or prepayment associated with the event, it will be forfeited if cancelled less than 7 days before the event. Thank you!”

Additionally, event organizers are requested to send out a reminder two or three days prior to the event simply as a courtesy to remind those attending.

IMPORTANT AZPCA Information

Reimbursement & Stipend Policy for AZPCA HPDE Events:

1. Reimbursement is provided to 5 key workers / volunteers for actual round-trip fuel cost (upon providing receipts), and if applicable, $120/night stipend for lodging/ incidentals. If it is not an overnight event and/or a requirement, then spend is reduced to $40. Key workers are volunteers that are attending the event solely to work the event but not participate in the event. Examples could be: Grid worker(s), Safety inspector(s), Timing and Scoring Chair, Safety Chair, Event Chair, CDI. Excludes: Corner workers/flaggers.

2. A corner worker/flagger is offered a $100 stipend or a $175 MSR credit for a future HPDE event, by choice of the flagger.

3. Other non-critical volunteer positions are provided a lunch (lunch will either paid for individually or provided as part of event to all participants).

4. The Event Organizer is reimbursed for fuel costs related to event planning/execution and round-trip fuel cost (upon providing receipts and log).

5. Continue to offer discounted registration fees for approved AZPCA Instructors.

Policy adopted by majority vote of the Board of Directors at the June 2023 BOD meeting

Future Porsches n’ Pancakes - Black Mountain Coffee

Black Mountain Coffee Shop in the Carefree Spanish Garden

Saturday, July 13th, 7:30-10:00AM

Maximum 45 participants (order off the menu)

Well-known for their Delicious Breakfasts for the past 46 years and located in Carefree’s historic Spanish Village, join us in the courtyard for this exceptional Porsche & Pancakes Event!

Enjoy Locally Roasted Coffee & Freshly Brewed Tea, Homemade Cinnamon Rolls, Homemade Biscuits and Gravy, and a Full Breakfast Menu that you’ll be able to order from directly.

Select Gluten Free Menu Items and Much More!

Event from 7:30 to 10:00 AM in the courtyard.

Saturday, July 13th

Estimated Number of Participants 45 Menu ORDER OFF THE FULL MENU w/ Individual Checks

Black Mountain Coffee Shop

Historic Spanish Village in Downtown Carefree 7211 E. Ho Road, Unit 23, Carefree, AZ 85377

Future Porsches n’ Pancakes - Soul Cafe

August 12th, 7:30 - 9:30

Maximum 45 order off the menu

Soul offers eclectic dishes influenced by the flavors and cultures of Arizona. Chef Sheila and her staff are committed to giving you the true taste of modern American Southwest cuisine by using only the best ingredients and preparing everything fresh in their kitchen. View their menu at https://www.soulscottsdale.com/menu/breakfast -lunch then join us for this annual AZPCA Porsche & Pancakes event and experience the flavor of the southwest for yourself.

Event from 7:30 to 9:30 AM

Sit in the outdoor seating area on the south side of the building

Saturday, August 12th

Estimated Number of Participants: 45

Menu ORDER OFF THE FULL MENU w/ Individual Checks

Soul Café North Sco/sdale

7615 E. Pinnacle Peak Road Sco4sdale, AZ 85255

Soul Café North Scottsdale

Future AZPCA Driving Tour - East Valley Tour

EAST VALLEY LOOP TOUR

Thursday, April 11, 2024, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Mid-week drive to avoid weekend Winkleman Loop traffic. There are many great roads to explore North and South of Highway 60 in the East Valley. This year we are making the clockwise drive for the Winkleman Loop.

Our Tour will start in East Mesa. We will proceed East on Hwy. 60 to Speedway bio break, to AZ 70 to 77 South, continue South and East 177 North past the Ray Copper Mine to Superior AZ to the Silver King Smoke House for Lunch. Pay for your own lunch! Last year we avoided the stop in Superior due to an annual festival.

Side Note: An investor purchased and renovated The Hotel Magma. Superior was founded as a mining town for the Silver King and then later Magma mines; silver was mined at first, and then transitioned to copper. The town has been the site for many Hollywood movies and Television Westerns. In 1997 the thriller-drama U-Turn, directed by Oliver Stone and starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, and Nick Nolte. In 1977 scene from the Gauntlet filmed on Main St, starring Clint Eastwood and Sandra Locke.

MEETING LOCATION WILL BE LISTED ON MOTORSPORTREG WHEN YOU REGISTER FOR THE DRIVE

Tour Organizer: Mark Manente - president@az.pca.org

Future AZPCA Driving Tour

Options for many activities in and around Durango, Colorado

A 7 -day trip featuring some of the most spectacular scenery and driving roads in the Southwest.

Dinner at the historic Strater Hotel

Moab Scenic Drives

Future AZPCA Driving Tour - Alpine Tour XXIV

AZPCA KEN STEELE ALPINE TOUR XXIV

June 28 - 29 - 30

Join us this year for a great weekend drive to cooler temperatures and great conversation as we gather at Tai-Wi-Wi Lodge in Alpine AZ.

On Friday morning our group will depart the East Valley for a weekend on some of the best roads in Arizona to our destination, Tai-Wi-Wi Lodge. Saturday, you can explore on your own or join the group drive through New Mexico, south to Clifton, Arizona and up the Coronado Trail, which is 93 miles from Clifton to Alpine. We start off at 3,000 feet elevation driving up to 8,000 feet. We transition from desert to Alpine views on the curviest road in Arizona, which some say has 460 turns! But you can count them for yourself. This event always fills up quickly! Limited to 24 vehicles

*Make your hotel reservations ASAP at Cabin Butler for Tal-Wi-Wi Lodge, which has been reserved for our group. Call or text Reba or Leah at 928 -735-7617 and mention you are with the Arizona Porsche Group Tour on June 28-30. Leave a message if you are transferred to the afterhours operator for a return call.

Additional lodging should Tal-Wi-Wi fill up is at Cabin Butler’s Mountain Hi Resort, which is 5 miles from Tal-Wi-Wi. Email for information: info@cabinbutler.com

Itinerary

Friday, June 28 – Leave the east valley very early. Lunch in Pinetop, order off menu and pay your own bill. Evening social on the deck at the Lodge. ALWAYS A HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEKEND. Bring your own beverage and appetizers to share. Dinner: Bring something to grill or restaurants in town.

Saturday, June 29- Options: Explore on your own or join the group drive, (US 180 E, Morenci, 191 to Hannagan Meadow) bring a picnic lunch. Dinner: Club dinner at The Gateway Barbeque, order off the menu and pay your own bill or dinner on your own.

Sunday, June 30– Drive home on your own. Suggestion: Breakfast in Greer Reserve your spot for the drive on MotorsportReg opening soon!

Overview - All Porsche Grand Display 2024

2nd Annual All Porsche Grand Display at Carefree Town Center on 3/3/24

The second Porsche Display show is in the books. Before the day of the show Bill Stubbs and I worked with Steve Prokopek, Development officer for Carefree, including attending a town council meeting where I gave a short presentation of how last year’s show went and what is shaping up for 2024. Steve spoke to the council in very positive terms about how smoothly the show went, how the Carefree merchants love the business we bring in and how we were good to work with. After Steve’s and my comments, the council then voted to close down the Ho Hum and Easy streets that day, which passed, so we were on our way.

There was a lot more work last year for Bill and me as it was the first time putting on this show and in this place. This year was easier because we had the experience of last year and also had purchased or made signs, shirts for the core team, donation buckets and other items we didn’t have to replace. Bill used last year’s art templates for handouts and the 2’ X 3’ sign boards Carefree lets us put out at town center. We just changed the dates.

Carefree town center is an ideal to have a car show like this one as 1., we have the support of the town council and staff, 2. They close the streets off for our cars, 3. They have a wonderful sound system that has large speakers to broadcast comments, give our awards and play jazz background music all day. They are very easy to work with and supportive.

We started loading in cars this year at 7:30 AM, ½ hour later than last year. Everything went smoothly and by 9:00 AM all the cars entered have been placed. We opened the show with the National Anthem and flag salute and announcements. Judging started for the various classes shortly thereafter. At 2:00 PM we began the award ceremony. Here are the winners.

Group 1 1948 to 1989

Group 2 1990 to 2012

Group 3 2013 to 2017

Group 4 2018 to Present

First, we want to thank Steve Prokopek and the town council for their support in letting us have the show in the Town Center. Thanks for providing all the tables and chairs and sound system that we used and for blocking off the streets so we could have a safe show.

I want to particularly thank Bill Stubs, without whom we could not have put on this show. Bill has more energy than anyone I know (except maybe Gregg Bull). He prints all the hand outs and large signs. He posts our show on several Car Show Web sites. He gets the Porsche Pop Up Tents and coolers and takes them back. He arrives earlier than anyone by 6:00 AM and begins setting up the tents, tables and chairs and coolers. He also works the sound system to play our National Anthem, announcements and awards.

We also want to thank all of our Core Team who show up at 6:30 AM, got coffee and pastries, registered the entrants and handed out the new display stands for in front of the car, set up tables, chairs, manned the membership table and anything else needed and finally guided cars into our site to place them. Thanks to all the judges who judged the cars.

From the many nice comments, it seemed that everyone had a good time. It’s always great to see wonderful Porsches and spend time with Porsche People. Here are links to pictures by Rob Mains and Paul Hanson. Thank you, gentlemen.

All Porsche Grand Display 2024 - Enjoy (robmainsphotography.com).

Also from Rook-Thankyou-All Porsche Grand Display 2024 - AZPCA (smugmug.com)

Congratulations to all the winners and we hope we see you next year for the third All Porsche Grand Display in Carefree Town Center.

All the best,

Dennis Rood and Bill Stubs (Show Organizers)

That’s a wrap - NEW Members Day 2024

Pleasure Meeting You All!

We had a great turnout of new members joining us on March 16th for our Annual New Members’ Day event.

A member was classified as new if they had joined our region between April 22, 2023 and March 10, 2024. All total, we had 67 attendees, of which, 30 were new members and their guests.

Thank you to all the Board and Chairs that were on hand to share information about our region’s club activities and events.

It truly is “Not just the cars, it’s the people”.

Hope to see you all at an upcoming event.

Angela (Membership Chair)

If you have ever wondered where your fellow Arizona PCA Members reside, look no further than below.....

Thanks to Doug Buchanan we now have a very interesting map that shows, purely by numbers, where all our members live when they are in Arizona. The number that caught our eye was the 646 here in Scottsdale, I think we’ve met maybe 20.

Article - NEW Members Bartlett Lake Drive

Story by Rod Ladd

Photos by Alpio & Mary Barbara

Now when I think of something fun, a barrel full of monkeys comes to mind. I ask myself...self, what would be more fun than that? Why I know the answer, let’s get a group of Porsche enthusiasts together for a drive. Now our club has a wonderful mixture of personalities in it, and to make it more interesting an awesome mix of Porsches. Some are old, some are new, not sure if any are borrowed, but there are some that are blue.

When we moved to Cave Creek last year, my brother-in-law suggested to me that I join the Porsche Club. He told me it’s a great group of people and they get together for dinners and drives. Now at the time I had an older Porsche, a 1980 911 SC Targa that had belonged to my father. I enjoyed driving the car but wasn’t sure of its reliability. So, I took care of that problem, I bought my wife and I a 2017 911 Turbo Coupe. I joined the club, attended a fun breakfast at the Anthem Country Club and started meeting people, everyone encouraged me to sign up for a drive. They said, we have a lot of fun, oh yes and bring your wife along too. I told my wife about all the great people I’d met and about the drives, it sounds like fun she replied. Now you might have noticed I’ve used the word fun a few times, stay tuned, it gets better from here.

I imagined 50-60 Porsches all zooming down the highway, and of course doing the speed limit, husbands and wives and a few children too all driving together to a destination spot, now that sounds like good clean fun. Some people bring their dog along for a ride. There’s one couple, Frank and Maria, who bring their pet rabbit along. How fun is that. Now I have to tell you, the rides have a maximum capacity, so if you see one that sounds fun, sign up quickly, and if for some reason you can’t go let the organizer know so they can let someone else in.

There are always a couple of formalities, the signing of the waiver, agreeing to the rules of the club and then the drivers meeting hosted by Rook. He and his wife Debbie love putting these drives together. We all gather up and Rook goes over the rules of the road. Obey the speed limit he says, this isn’t a race. We keep up with traffic. When coming to a stop light split lanes to keep the group together, the best we can. Now printed driving directions are handed out with approximate mile/ odometer readings to give you an idea of where you should be at any given point. We are asked to turn our lights on for safety and remember this isn’t a race, the restaurant is not going to run out of food. Given the number of cars we usually split into 2 groups, today I think we had 32 so 16 and 16. There is a lead car and a sweep car for each group. We stagger leaving about 15 minutes apart. Sounds like fun, trust me, it is.

This morning, we gathered at the Coffee Plantation off Shea Blvd, we had time to socialize before gathering for the drivers meeting. The weather was a bit overcast with light rain earlier in the morning, that may have kept some people home, fearing their beloved Porsche may get wet, but not me, or the rest of the group, even Alpio’s wife Mary joined in the fun today. Now I’ve done a drive solo, but trust me, it’s more fun with a passenger to talk to and hold the driving directions.

Shelly and I were in the 1st group to leave. We drove down through some city streets and started our journey. Now when you get a bunch of Porsches all driving together, we tend to turn heads. A few people stare, a few people point as we drive by, we get the thumbs up signal quite often, it’s truly a lot of fun. The drive took us to Carefree where we had our 1st bio break. A few folks grabbed coffee, others used the facilities and a few just stretched our legs and talked. We drove to the entrance of the Boulders, then onto Legend Trail Pkwy, from there out to Bartlett dam road. The scenery was amazing, the sky was clearing up, traffic was light, it made for a fun drive. Now unfortunately for me, my copilot failed to alert me when to turn off to enjoy the 4 miles of twisty roads and therefore we arrived to the Cove restaurant a little before the rest of the group. There were 4 other Porsches that failed to make that turn as well so, we all got a good laugh over it. The lunch setting at the Cove restaurant was superb. We were greeted with a smile and sat ourselves out on the patio. The meal consisted of a very delicious oven roasted chicken with sauce, a delectable vegetable melody, yummy Caesar salad, sliced bread and herbed butter. There was soft serve ice cream for dessert.

To sum up the experience, a great day, good friends, and a beautiful setting. a whole lot of fun if you ask me.

Casino Charity Event - Don’t count your Chips, Donate them!

This year’s Casino Charity Event had a lot of competition due to Autocross earlier in the day and the previous weekend’s New Member activities but Mark and Jeanne managed to pull off a miracle and we ended up with close to 80 people enjoying the night.

We had Dr. Ken Snyder from St. Vincent de Paul on hand with his family and they watched in amazement at the generosity of the people in attendance as we managed to net a tidy sum of approximately $13,019.84 all of which goes to St. Vincent de Paul.

A huge thanks must go out to Rick & Linda Seagraves who won the split the pot prize and without hesitation donated the $430.00 back to charity, what a wonderful gesture. As usual this event would not be as successful as it is without the amazing generosity and support of Alpio and Mary Barbara, Terri, Beth, Todd and all the volunteers that made the night so eventful. Let’s hope we can break the 100 attendees mark next year.

We had a very appetizing Buffet Thanks to everyone that contributed

Mark, Jeanne and Dr. Ken

The casino tables sat waiting for everyone to finish eating and then the fun began!

Worldly, Weathered and certainly WISE

Jan Nyquist

I was born and raised in Sweden, which is a country in northern Europe. Part of the country is above the arctic circle. Sweden is the third largest country in Western Europe after France and Spain. The country is about 1,000 miles long and narrow.

Scandinavia.

Scandinavia consists of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland.

Finland is excluded, because of a migration going west from present Mongolia landed the Finish Ugrian people in present Finland, Estonia and Hungary.

Their languages are part a group called Uralic Finno-Ugric.

In our English language we have four cases in the grammar, whereas their languages have 12-16 cases making their grammar and languages very different and difficult.

Swedes are usually very quiet, shy and introvert. Don’t talk much.

I had the intentions of telling a story about two lumberjacks being on their way to the workplace in the woods in northern Sweden during the winter.

Suddenly one of them fell on the icy path.

When he got up, he said: “It is very slippery!” They continued their walk.

Three days later the other one fell and while lying on the ground he said: “Yes, it is!”

Going back to the time periods of 800-1100 the population is Scandinavia lived along the coastlines in bays and fjords. Due to the summers being very short and lack of agricultural skills they lived from fishing and seafood. BAY is Scandinavia is called VIK. So consequently, people living in the bays were called VIKINGS.

The Norwegian Vikings sailed across the North Sea and invaded regions today called England, Scotland, Ireland and Iceland. These were not always friendly cruises from Norway. Many Vikings settled in these regions and there are still names and marks left behind from these times.

During the 800’s there was a Viking in Iceland called Leif Eriksson, who continued his sailing with a few ships further west and this group of people landed on what was named NEW FOUND LAND, which presently part of Canada. That was the first visit from “Europe” to the “New World” long before Christopher Columbus landing on Bermuda year 1492. Columbus destination was India, so the locals he met were called Indios or Indians, which a mistake we still use when describing Native Americans.

The Danish Vikings sailed south and some landed on a peninsula in the present northwestern part of France. That peninsula got the name and label Normandie, the Country of the Norseman. One famous Norseman was William the Conqueror, who invaded England.

A neighboring peninsula south of Normandie got its name Bretagne or Brittany and there a large population from England living in this region going further east inland to include a little town called Chinon. Chinon has a castle from where English kings were ruling England. The English was considered an invading force into the Frankish Kingdom. If you take a close look at the Frankers that lived in this area and spell Frank with “C”, you can quickly see the origin of the country France, which in German is called Frankreich.

There was a young 17-year-old country girl named Joan, who visited the Frankish King and asked him to supply her with an army and she promised to drive away the English and stop their intentions to expand further east. She was given an army and demonstrated very successful military leadership skills and won the battle over the English. Sometime after this victory Joan was captured by some English friendly Burgundians (people from Burgundy) and they handed her over to the English, who punished her to death by burning her on a stake in 1431. That lead to the name Joan of Arc, or Jean d’Arc. In Chinon there is a statue of Jean d’Arc and the Catholic Church pronounced her a Saint.

The Swedish Vikings. North of present Stockholm there is a region called Roslagen, there used to be a Viking tribe residing in this area called Ross or Russ.

They sailed east with their ships into the today’s Finish Bay and some created settlement around the big lake of Ladoga. This region became known as the land of Russ or Russ or Russia, which became Russland. Russland is today the name for Russia in German.

The Viking ships had a flat bottom, which made it possible to move the ships between different rivers or water systems and it made it easier to approach beaches for a fast landing. They were pushing and rolling their ships on round logs between waterways.

These Vikings were sailing down the rivers of Dnjepr, Djnester or Volga all the way down to the Black Sea and then across to reach Constantinople (today Istanbul), which was an important trading post between East and West. There were merchants from Egypt, North Africa and other Middle Eastern countries or regions that now traded with the Vikings.

On the way back up the river Djnester a group of Viking ships stopped and decided to settle on the banks of this river. That was the beginning of the city of Kiev. An interesting memory from this time is that the Ukraine’s national flag has the same blue and yellow colors as the Swedish flag.

Archeologists in Sweden have found coins and other memorabilia proving the exchange of trade in Constantinople.

When you begin school in Sweden at the age of 7 you begin studying the Swedish language and its grammar but also reading Norwegian and Danish literature.

After a few years in school three foreign languages are added to the curriculum, French, German and English, making it a total six languages.

After my Graduation from High School, I joined the Swedish Artillery to perform our mandatory military service. If you plan on continued academic education you serve in the military a little longer, because you are considered officer material. When I was serving, I was sent to study the Russian language.

After I had completed my military duty I studied at the University of Stockholm, business economics, sales and marketing, accounting and sociology.

When I had competed my studies I entertained the curiosity of East vs. West, Communism vs. Capitalism.

Since I had recently studied the Russian language, I applied for a job as tour conductor with tour operator owned by Scandinavian Airlines.

Nikita Khrushchev had opened the Iron Curtain for tourism in 1959 by having two Soviet embassies issue visas to the Soviet Union. That was the Soviet embassy in Stockholm, Sweden and the embassy in Vienna, Austria.

The initial contact with the spoken Russian language was difficult. I asked the Russians to speak slowly and spread out the words with space in between. It took me some time, but then I was very proud of my ability to understand what was said to me and the way I could respond and formulate my own sentences.

At first, I was based in Leningrad (today St Petersburg) and that was during the era of Leonid Brezhnev as the premier leader of the Soviet Union. In Leningrad I became very familiar with Russian concerts and operas which continued after had moved to Moscow, where the Bolshoi Theatre is a prominent component of the cultural life.

After a few months I was actually moved to Moscow, from where I conducted to tours to areas with in the union that were open for tourism, such as for example Kiev, Odessa, Sochi and Yalta.

When returning to Sweden after my time in the Soviet Union I now wanted to gain International Business Experience.

I sent my applications to several companies and had interviews. The interview that I selected to continue was the one with an Englishman named Colin Marshall, who had the task of building Avis International from an office in England.

I told him that my objective was to gain international business experience. He answered by explaining that since Avis is owned by IT&T (International Telephone & Telegraph) and if I work hard and produce results the opportunities will be there within that environment.

Within three years I was offered a position based at Avis International HQ in England, called Avis Management Services, Ltd. The function that I was assigned was Sales and Marketing within the Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The role also included expansion of the company into new markets and countries.

Colin Marshall was moved to Avis World Headquarters in New York and it didn’t take long before I got an exciting invitation from Colin Marshall to move to New York and have the same function, but now with a global scope.

Colin was aware of my father’s passing already in his 50’s and that made Colin move into my life as a fatherlike figure (mentor). Even after Colin left Avis and moved back to the UK, he stayed in touch with me. First, he worked for a British company called Sears, Ltd. (Not the US Sears Roebuck). Then he was recruited by British Airways and very soon he held the position as Chairman for BA. When I was visiting London on business, I used to contact Colin whose BA office was near Heathrow Airport. Sometimes he asked me who I was flying back to New York. Of course, I didn’t dare to have anything but a British Airways ticket. He asked to see my ticket while he made a couple of phone calls. He then handed me the ticket and told me that I am on the Concorde back home tonight. This happened actually several times.

When I joined Avis there were 19 operations outside the United States and most of those were in Europe. When I left Avis in the late 90’s Avis had operations in over 145 countries, so you can imagine the amount travelling I conducted during these years.

The more I travelled the more I realized how little I know. Before I visited any country, I tried to brief myself on what’s going on of importance in that country. What are the cultural and religious traditions etc.

After almost 30 years with Avis, I decided to leave.

In Florida there two gentlemen Wayne Huizenga and Steve Berrard that had started Blockbuster Video. They both were good visionaries and realized the Video entertainment had its insecure future, so they sold the Blockbuster Video to Viacom, Inc.

Now Wayne and Steve became cash rich so they decided to buy the larger and most prominent car dealerships in the USA. That became quickly the largest network of car dealers, but they were selling new and used cars, they were leasing cars, but they didn’t have car rental. They changed the name to Auto Nation. So now they acquired Alamo rent a car, National rent a car etc, so with my car rental background I was offered an international role in that car rental group, that was owned by Auto Nation.

When I had completed my task in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida I decided to move back to New York and begin employment with the Giant Insurance Company, AIG, INC, which at the time was under the leadership of Hank Maurice Greenberg. My position was within a division called AIU, American International Underwriters, that controlled some 500+ companies outside the USA. During my time at Avis, we were not successful in

reaching an agreement in India, but AIG was successful in reaching a joint venture contract under Accident and Health with the large Indian company, the Tata Group.

As a matter of interest, The TATA GROUP bought recently the British prestigious automobile brand JAGUAR

AIG, Inc has an interesting history and background. There was a young man living in China who started an insurance company, AAU, American Asiatic Underwriters founded in Shanghai 1919. His name was Cornelius Starr. When the Cultural Revolution began in China 1966 Cornelius Starr moved the company’s headquarters to San Francisco. In 1968 C. Starr announced his retirement and was replaced by Hank Maurice Greenberg. Mr. Greenberg left AIG, INC. in 2008. So, AIG had only two top executives during a period of 89 years.

I FACED TERROR many times during my corporate years.

When I lived in Windsor, Berkshire, England, when I was on my way back to England from Italy in the afternoon December 27, 1985 from Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy. That terminal building has one section for Intercontinental departures and one for European flights. While I was waiting in line with British Airways machine guns were going off in the Intercontinental section of the terminal. An Arab Terror group attack killed 19 people an injured over 100.

A similar attack was coordinated only minutes apart at Vienna Airport, Austria where 2 people were killed 39 injured.

Then on Monday December 19th, 1988 I was flying from London Heathrow back to New York on Pan Am 103, which had a convenient departure time at 6:30 PM arriving at JFK Airport, NY @ 09:30 PM same evening.

On Wednesday December 21, 1988 on my way home from a company Christmas party I heard the news on the radio, that Pan Am 103 had disappeared from the radar over Lockerbie Scotland. 270 people died and 11 on the ground.

It was the very same aircraft that I had flown on Monday that now had bombs on board exploding. The bombs with timers had been loaded onboard the plane at Frankfurt Airport.

In the morning of September 11th, 2001 I discovered from my office window on the 14th floor in the AIG’s world headquarters in New York located in the Financial District of Manhattan, Wall Street and Pine Street that heavy smoke was coming out of the top floors of the World Trade Center.

I mentioned this to colleagues on the floor and we took the elevator down and ran up to Broadway, where we could see scary the devastation.

Then we saw the second plane hit the southern tower and an explosion with a huge ball of fire erupted. The two engines on the aircraft came through the building like projectiles and one landed on the roof of Deutsche Bank.

I lost many friends, who lived in Garden City, Long Island. Two young boys, classmates of my son Mattias from High School worked for Kanter Fitzgerald died at work that morning.

I called it quits from AIG.

A few years later in 2006 I left the East Coast and drove across the country and settled in Phoenix. I was blessed and very fortunate to meet my wife, Monyette.

In November this year we will have been married 14 years.

Unfortunately, during the past several years I have gone through seven major and invasive stomach surgeries. At two of those occasions the surgeons told me that they could not guarantee my survival.

Prior to a major surgery in November 2017, I had called Kim Kemper and Robert Tomlin and they both came to the hospital. Thank you KIM and Bob!! - I Was Scared!

Thanks to the skilled hands of the Doctors but more importantly Monyette’s hours and hours of long prayers enables me to tell you my story tonight.

Who is Jan Nyquist

Jan is originally from Sweden and has travelled extensively throughout the world. With his wife Monyette, Jan joined the PCA in 2011

They can be seen at AZPCA events in their beautiful Guards Red 2006 Carrera S Cabriolet. In his spare time Jan loves spending time with his family, taking photographs, reading about History & Geography and enjoying the great outdoors.

AZPCA AUTOCROSS SEASON - 2024

The tentative autocross dates for the 2024 AZPCA Region Autocross Season They are normally held on Saturday at AMP as follows:

• April 27, 2024, Saturday - AZ Motorsport Park Skidpad

• October 12, 2024, Saturday - AZ Motorsport Park Skidpad

• November 9, 2024, Saturday - AZ Motorsport Park Skidpad

• November 11, 2024, Saturday - AZ Motorsport Park Road Course

About Autocross events:

Join us for our AZPCA autocross at Arizona Motorsports Park Skidpad. Location address is 15402 W. Camelback Rd, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340. Non-Porsches are welcome to participate. Multi lap format.

Contact Kim Kemper for more information. $60 for the event - there is no on site registration.

If you wish to have someone, who is not an entrant, over 18 years old and who is an immediate household member, as a passenger for a taste of autox please pre-register and pay the $15 fee. Drivers can invite guests only during pre-registration who must complete all waivers, but cannot be a passenger and no lunch is provided. The club will be serving a lunch to all pre-registered drivers and taste of autocross participants. Gates open at 7:00 am. First car out at 8:30 am. Rental helmets can be reserved during the online registration process. Sorry but no go-karts, Polaris type, formula or other exoskeleton vehicles permitted. AMP has a strict sound limit of 92 db and your vehicle must pass sound tech held immediately before the event (around 8:00) or have a valid AMP sound sticker and no changes to the car impacting sound have been made since. A link to the Porsche waiver will be sent to you via email, information on the AMP paper waiver will be provided in your event receipt and is available on site.

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2024 Season

Friday-Sunday, April 19-21, 2024 (NEW DATE)

Podium Club at Attesa 

Saturday & Sunday, September 21-22, 2024

Inde Motorsports Ranch 

Sunday, October 27, 2024

Arizona Motorsports Park (CCW)

Saturday & Sunday, November 16-17, 2024

Spring Mountain Motor Resort

(Las Vegas PCA Region Event – Registration Link TBD)

Saturday & Sunday, December 7-8, 2024

Podium Club at Attesa 

 Time Trials also available at this HPDE event

HPDE Event Registrations: azpca.motorsportreg.com

Arizona Motorsports Park – 15402 W. Camelback Rd, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340

Inde Motorsports Ranch – 9301 W. Airport Rd, Willcox, AZ 85643

Podium Club at Attesa – 6870 S Bianco Rd, Casa Grande, AZ 85193

Spring Mountain Motor Resort – 4767 S Highway 160, Pahrump, NV 89048

Meet this month’s Featured Member - Ivan Montgomery

1. When did you join PCA?

I joined in November of 2023 (I was previously a Golden State member 20 years ago)

2. What Porsche(s) do you have?

I own a USA Spec 1965 Porsche 912 (an official 1965 registered model)

3. Where are you from?

Originally the San Francisco Bay Area (we moved to N Scottsdale 7 years ago)

4. Family?

Yes, my wife Jennifer, son Maxwell and daughter Paulina

5. Work background or trade?

North Scottsdale Realtor

6. What makes your car special?

It is 1 of 4 1965 USA spec cars found to date

7. Next upgrade?

Installation of a brand new set of cylinder heads

8. Have you personalized your car?

Yes, roll cage, custom built engine, vintage headers, custom sway bars....etc

9. Favorite memory with a car?

My wife and I got engaged to be married in this car.

10. Where/Why did you buy your Porsche?

We bought the car in Union City, CA.

11. High school nickname?

None

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Kimberly’s Korner - Facts, Figures and Fallacies

BY Kimberly Amadeo, Arizona Region

4 Reasons Why Porsche Is the World’s Most Profitable Car Company

Did you know that Porsche is the most profitable luxury car maker in the world? Its success is driven by the profitability of its flagship model, the 911.

According to Bloomberg News, the 911 was the most profitable car in 2019.

But Porsche never rested on the success of this vehicle. Instead, it expanded its marketing strategy to capture other targeted segments such as sports utility vehicles, sedans, and electric vehicles. These offerings allow Porsche to expand its target audience beyond its typical demographic of successful, older men.

Here’s how Porsche very successfully used the following four P’s of marketing to accomplish this profitable strategy.

Product

In 2003, Porsche launched the Cayenne. It extended the 911’s race car engineering to a SUV. Its goal was to capture more women and family-oriented drivers. Twenty years later, the Cayenne is Porsche’s best-selling model.

In 2009, Porsche launched the Panamera. The company’s market research identified a need for a sporty four-door that drives like a sports car.

Positioning

Porsche positions itself as a well-engineered, luxury sports car, represented by the iconic 911. It extends the benefits of that strong position to

• Five sports cars: 911 Carrera, 911 Targa, 718 Cayman, 718 Boxster, and 718 Spyder.

• Two SUV’s: Cayenne and Macan.

• One sedan: Panamera

• Two EV models: the Taycan and the all-electric Macan.

Price

Porsche has two successful pricing strategies. The first one is based on time. Porsche introduces each product at the highest price the market will bear. Over time, it then gradually lowers the price of that model.

Each model can also be customized to appeal to different audiences and achieve different price points. For example, Porsche offers GTS or Turbo versions for more power and speed. It can also customize each vehicle with options such as child seats or premium audio.

Kimberly’s Korner - Facts, Figures and Fallacies

Promotion

Porsche's promotional strategy is underscored by the iconic Porsche 911, which is a powerful symbol of the brand's leadership in sports cars. It extends this leadership message through advertising, digital marketing, philanthropy, and lifestyle. Each channel reinforces a similar message to reach consumers in different ways.

For example, the director of Porsche’s social media emphasizes engagement with users on TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube. It encourages followers to post pictures of their cars, and engage with comments, tags, and shares.

Its advertising messages have always emphasized the racing experience. As advertising agency Ryan C Walker said, “The best Porsche ads of all time are similar to their cars. Thoughtfully designed, well-executed masterpieces that have a tendency to stop you in your tracks.” The company is also not afraid to use humor in ads to get its point across.

Porsche encourages active involvement of its owners. It sponsors travel adventures, driving experience centers in Los Angeles, Birmingham, and Atlanta, as well as supporting Porsche clubs throughout the world.

Summary

Porsche brings the same sophistication, engineering, and drive toward excellence that it has in product development to its marketing campaigns. From product and positioning to price and promotion, Porsche’s marketing has made it the most profitable luxury car maker in the world.

Who is Kimberly Amadeo

Kimberly is a full-service luxury realtor specializing in Paradise Valley and Scottsdale, AZ. She joined eXp Realty after a 30-year career in corporate sales, marketing, and economic analysis. She’s also written 800 online articles and two books explaining the U.S. economy. She is also the new owner of a ‘99 Porsche Carrera 911 six-speed coupe.

AZPCA Regional eNEWS

AZPCA REGION eNEWS

AZPCA Region publishes several emails each month to notify the members of the upcoming social and driving events and other pertinent Region business and activity information. These emails are known as eNews email blasts and will be identified by the PCA Banner as you see above.

It has come to the Region’s attention that several hundred members are not receiving the AZPCA Region’s eNews email blasts. This may be because the PCA National Office may not have your correct email address or there may be a technical problem with your email address. Or the member at one time elected to opt out of receiving the emails and would like to begin receiving them.

AZPCA Region would like to help the members in resolving this issue of you not receiving the eNews emails. If you are not receiving any of the emails that are labeled with the above banner, and prefer to receive them, please email the Region’s Communications Chair, Kenny Mitchell at kenmitchell-director@az.pca.org

It’s here!! Announcing the new PCA National Webstore where we can purchase all our Arizona Region Goodie Store items, as well as anything with the National PCA logo.

https://www.pcawebstore.org/regions/AZ

Click on the link to be directed to our Arizona page on the National website.

Login at the upper right, then feel free to explore our page as well as the many National PCA Goodie Store items. When you are ready to check out, you’ll have several shipping options available to choose from, and everything is shipped directly to the address you provide.

Name badges are still sourced locally.

Go to the az.pca.org website and use the drop-down menu to get to the Badge Order Form.

Questions?

Contact Jennifer Harrenstein, your 2024 Merchandise Chair notethepossibility@gmail.com

Monthly Awards & Accolades

Each month the Editors and Contributors of Going Places would like to recognize certain members for special contributions to this amazing Club we are all part of.

The Writers Award, this award is for an individual that submits or presents the best article.

Writers Award – March 2024: Rod Ladd

The winner will receive a $30 credit on their MotorsportReg account to be used for upcoming AZPCA events.

The Volunteer Award, this award goes to the member who goes above and beyond the call of duty, this person demonstrates what the Clubs values are all about, Passion, a Positive attitude and a willingness to help.

Volunteer of the Month – March 2024: Jennifer Harrenstein

The winner will receive a $30 credit on their MotorsportReg account to be used for upcoming AZPCA events.

**Even if you don’t win this month a big heart felt THANK-YOU to all the wonderful contributors that help make this award-winning Newsletter/Magazine the success that it is, CHEERS.

*2024 Aman-Steele Award/Legacy Award *

Aman-Steele Award

A reinstatement of the historical Annual Aman Award for outstanding achievement, represen7ng the AZPCA Member (or Members, awarded jointly) in good standing who is acknowledged as the enthusiast (or enthusiasts) of the year for the current calendar year. The award is designated as the Aman-Steele Award to recognize the life7me contribu7on of Jack Aman and Ken Steele to the Club. The award is presented at the AZPCA annual dinner to the enthusiast of the year demonstra7ng an excep7onal level of contribu7on to the Club. Candidates are to be nominated by any club member including a descrip7on of the nominees unique and significant contribu7ons to the club in the current year and voted upon by the Board of Directors at their November Board Mee7ng in an execu7ve session following the main board mee7ng to maintain the decision in confidence un7l the presenta7on of the award at the December Annual Holiday Party

Legacy Award

The Annual Legacy Award established in 2023 recognizes an AZPCA Member or members working as a team who historically and consistently over a decade or more has or have contributed significantly to excep7onally suppor7ng the club and its membership at a significant level. The award may recognize this contribu7on from a current ac7ve member or posthumously for a member’s contribu7on. This award is nominated and voted upon by the Board of Directors who may at their discre7on seek guidance form the general membership, especially those who have historically been involved with the club and were able to personally observe those who have made a significant consistent contribu7on that is above and beyond usual expecta7ons. The Board of Directors will consider nomina7ons and make the final decision in an execu7ve session following the main board mee7ng to maintain the decision in confidence un7l the presenta7on of the award at the December Holiday Party Mee7ng.

BOOK REVIEWS FOR PORSCHEPHILES

BY BRUCE HERRINGTON, ORANGE COAST REGION

MAX The Dutch Master by Andre Hodgeboom, published February 2022 by Evro Publishing, Holwell, Dorset, UK.

There are a couple caveats to the significance of this book: It was written before the Verstappen's 2022 and 2023 Championships; it is an 'unauthorized biography'

None the less it presents, in a very readable fashion, a tremendous amount of background on who Max Verstappen is and where/how he came from. Written in an easy-to-read conversational style by a career motorsports journalist specializing in Formula 1, it covers a lot of information in a captivating fashion. There are some race reports included, but it is not a book about racing, it is about a person; it's about who 'MAX' is, and where/how he became an F1 racer. It turns out that he is no flash in the pan, he was very dedicated to the practice of racing from the age of 4 on. Max didn't just suddenly appear on an F1 podium; he spent years working hard to build his skills, driving thousands of miles in lesser cars. This book tells a lot about those miles, but not so much about those cars. Initially, he raced Karts, then lesser formula cars. He drove a few races in Formula 3 cars before jumping to F1 cars while he was still too young to be licensed to drive on public roads.

As a biography of Max Verstappen, it necessarily provides some biographical information about those who touched his life, especially his father, Jos Verstappen, a F1 racer from 1994 through 2003. He was also kart tuner extraordinaire for Max throughout his karting career. Also discussed at length are the influences of Dietrich Mateschitz, the power behind Red Bull, the beverage and the Red Bull and Toro Rosa racing teams. Helmut Marko 'advisor' to the Red Bull teams and the 'discoverer/advocate' for Max in F1. Paul Lemmens the owner of Europe's largest outdoor kart track, in Genk, Belgium, where generations of F1 drivers have trained or just driven for fun. Jackie Stewart the F1 racer and founder of the team that became Jaguar F1, that became Red Bull. David Coultard, Lewis Hamilton, and many historic F1 figures are discussed in this book, with the notable absence of Stirling Moss.

The book is basically chronological, but each of the 21 chapters is a stand-alone story about some aspect of MAX's life. They are all very readable and there always seems to be something new going on in the story. Many snapshot pictures illustrate the topics of the various chapters. There are lots of interesting tidbits that one would not expect – Max Verstappen's mother was a champion kart racer; his first open-wheel car race was in Florida; his first kart was a pedal car; the Netherlands's 'favorite son' was born in Belgium ….

The wealth of information contained in this book provides timely background to the 2024 Formula One championship now getting underway for what could be a very contentious season.

Hardbound with a photographic cover, there are 272, 6 x 9-1/2 inch matte pages. There is a detailed, 4-page, three column index, and 4 pages of 2015-2021 statistical data about MAX's racing experience. It should be available for $35.00 from your favorite bookseller, or from QuartoKnows.com.

Danielle’s Column - Push, Push, Push, Push, Push

STORY BY DANIELLE BADLER

Look at it this way. I watched all ten episodes of “Drive to Survive,” season six, so you don’t have to. You can thank me now, or thank me later.

Going in, the most salient question in my mind was, how the hell do they make what was a total romp by Max Verstappen and Red Bull into a compelling narrative. And the answer is, they didn’t.

For the reason why, let me just point out that Max was never interviewed, not once. Nor even Checo Perez. All you see or hear of Max is a few snippets, at driver gatherings. That’s it. And not even a glimpse of Helmut Marko. Nor Adrian Newey. Oh, you have Christian Horner, dishing pithy comments on his competitors, throughout. You know, how it’s a cutthroat sport, how you have to produce or you’re out, and so on, and so forth. We even eavesdrop on Horner at home, with Father Christmas greeting his kids, and the horses the Horners breed and race. And that was, shall we say, nice.

But, like, anything on Max and Red Bull’s domination? I’ll save you the trouble. There’s nothing. Until when, and I’m not kidding, near the very end of the final episode, Horner suddenly delivers a soliloquy on how Max won 19 races. “It’s outstanding, probably something I’ll never see again in my lifetime, in any of our lifetimes.”

And that’s it. How? Why? If season six was all you watched on the 2023 F1 season, you’ll never know in your lifetime, either.

I don’t get it. Someone please explain to me why, when faced with a boring, predictable, allconquering, take-no-prisoners season, the producers ignored the dominant team until the 11 th hour, how they shed no light on just how Red Bull does it, on what it actually takes.

Instead, we’re treated to the drama of backmarker teams, of Haas and Williams and Alpine and Alphatauri, doing their best to score points and move to the midfield, of McLaren and Mercedes doing their best to score points and move to the front, of Ferrari trying to be at the front. Some made it, some didn’t. And, again, that’s also nice.

It gets worse. No coverage of Austin, at all. Nor Brazil. A lot of fireworks, literally, in Las Vegas. This year’s narrative technique was to focus each episode on the challenge that team principals and drivers were facing, around a particular race weekend, mostly in no particular order. For example, we dive into Alpine. We watch Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasley fighting with each other. We see Otmar Szafnauer explain that he can “manage tricky drivers.” We see him summarily fired, mid-season.

We see the triumphant return of Daniel Ricciardo to Alphatauri, only to see him crash and injure his hand. We watch Lawrence Stroll strut his stuff as he promotes his son Lance, and promises to compete for podiums and wins with Aston Martin. At one point, Stroll figuratively waves his checkbook over the team.

Haven’t we seen this show before? More than once? Ok, here I go again … how about something, anything, on the mechanics? On their lives, what they’re paid? On just how to drive an F1 car? On how realistic an F1 simulator is? On the powertrains? On just what they’re talking about, when they talk about upgrades to the cars? On just what exactly goes on, during the course of a race weekend? On how the flying circus actually gets everything from track to track? On the performance envelope of a current F1 car?

And this list is just off the top of my head.

I must say, on “Drive,” you do hear a lot more of the radio chatter between team and driver than you hear on the F1 telecasts we get, live, from the UK. I got a kick out of the phrase “opportunity to overtake.” Duh. That’s exactly what several team radio operators say (they never do identify who’s doing the talking to the driver ….) when it’s clearly obvious that the driver can pass, if he can just do it.

And then there’s “push.” Perhaps the most used word each year in the series. And this year is no exception. I’ll save you the trouble, I counted how often it was used in season six. Wanna guess? And the answer is, 53 times. As if it was that simple.

I don’t think I’m giving anything away by telling you how “Drive” season six ends. I think I’m doing you a favor. After Horner’s out-of-the-blue praise of Max’s season, they cut to Guenther Steiner. He had been shown, repeatedly, heading to a private room to “call Gene,” to give Gene Hass, team owner, the bad news.

Steiner’s final comment; “We finished last, It was a @#*! catastrophe.” They fade to black, and up on the screen comes a title slide reading “Guenther’s contract was not renewed for next year.”

As I write this, Red Bull has continued to run away from the field, finishing one, two in both of the first two races of the 2024 season. Off-track, they’re in chaos. Horner’s embroiled in what sounds like a political blood bath on steroids. And, meanwhile, Lewis has announced he’s going to Ferrari after next season. How will “Drive” cover all this? Maybe I’ll watch to see what they do. Maybe I won’t.

Who is Danielle Badler?

A New York native, Danielle Badler embarked on a writing and communications consulting career in early 2007, following more than 30 years in corporate communications, the last ten years as the chief global communications officer for three Fortune 500 companies, General Instrument Corporation, Unisys Corporation and Western Union.

Danielle now calls Denver home.

SOCIAL MEDIA FOR AZPCA - 7 Ways to Engage

By Jan Mackulak, Social Media Chair

Email: socialmedia@az.pca.org

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PLEASE WELCOME

NEW Members for April 2024 Going Places

New Members:

Brent C. & Debbie Berge Phoenix, Arizona

1973 911S

Mark & Michelle Browning San Tan Valley, Arizona

2014 Boxster

Theresa A Burr Scottsdale, Arizona

2020 Macan S

Sean A Butterfield Surprise, Arizona

2019 911 Carrera 4

Allen Cooley Gilbert, Arizona

2022 911 GT3

Philip V. & Vincent Coppola Glendale, Arizona

2015 911 GT3

Tom Eggers Mesa, Arizona

2019 718 Boxster S

Kevin T. Evernham Phoenix, Arizona

2014 911 Carrera S

Trevor Harwood Phoenix, Arizona

2023 718 Cayman S

Racheal & Aaron Hunt Peoria, Arizona

2002 911 Turbo

Harris Jatoi Scottsdale, Arizona

2024 Cayenne

Robert B. Johnson Scottsdale, Arizona

2021 911 Carrera

Brian Kamenca Scottsdale, Arizona

Carrera 4S Cabriolet

Michael J. & Sharon Kraft Scottsdale, Arizona

2023 Macan

Yen Hsien Liou Casa Grande, Arizona

2014 Boxster

Chris D. Lucero Tempe, Arizona

2017 Macan Turbo

Kelly J. & Sandra Morley Goodyear, Arizona

1999 Boxster

Kaleb Newman, Scottsdale, Arizona

2018 911 GT3

Trevor Smith Glendale, Arizona 85310

2013 911 Carrera

Brian M. Warren Tempe, Arizona

2015 Boxster

Dan L. Withers Phoenix, Arizona

1973 911 Carrera RS 2.7

Laurence J. Zielke & Caleb Reynolds Phoenix, Arizona

1991 911 Carrera 2 Cabriolet

Angela Manente Membership Chair

Transfers In:

Buddy Goldman

Fountain Hills, Arizona

Transfer From: Maverick (MAV)

2014 911 Carrera 4S

Frank & Mikal Kubu

Fountain Hills, Arizona

Transfer From: Inland Northwest (INW)

2014 Cayenne GTS

Gerald J. & Cynthia Salontai Scottsdale, Arizona

Transfer From: San Diego (SDO)

2016 Macan S

2019 Cayenne

2023 911 GT3

2021 718 Spyder

HAPPY PCA ANNIVERSARY !

These members are observing their PCA Membership Anniversary this month!!

54 Years

John Di Rosario

49 Years

Paul Fairchild

44 Years

F Edward & Betty Waechter

38 Years

David Moody

Michael & Mieko Odierna

37 Years

Peter Boynton

31 Years

Norman Hamden

Donald & Carol Murray

James Wolcott

28 Years

Kenneth & Jean Mitchell

24 Years

Richard Kray

23 Years

Mark Mulzet

Steven & Sheryl Starrick

Richard Sheiner

21 Years

Mick & Cathy Peirson

Jeremie & Kellie Toma

19 Years

Steve Broetsky

Glenn & Wendelin Moore

18 Years

Larry & Susan Erickson

Donald & Chris O’Neill

Gary & Therese Takacs

17 Years

Thomas Brown

David & Hannah Leyvas

David & Valorie Warner

14 Years

Lew Frantz

Michael & Ruth McBride

Richard & Kathy Randall

13 Years

Abed John

Rook & Debbie Younger

12 Years

Rob & Gloria Hartz

Michael & Lauri Hill

Jack & Terry Babbitt

Andre LeBanc

Robert & Teri Smith

11 Years

Kevin Henry

William Latimer

Richard & Kate Petersen

10 Years

John & Lois Caldwell

Subhasis Maitra

Steven & Leota Musto

Julio Picchio

9 Years

Doug & Rita Low

Michael Sargent

8 Years

Chuck Carpenter

Jennifer Harrenstein

Marshall Hausrath

Richard Haywood

Roberta James-Kunisaki

Bill & Amy Kremer

James & Paula Sexton

7 Years

John Bohon

Steve Cunningham

Amanda Dziuk

Milt & Patricia Feltch

David Gordon

Michealangelo & Fern Harris

Joshua Lesavoy

Tim Rose

Jon Slaughter

Thomas Waite

6 Years

John & Jeanette Cooper

Rob Gillette

Darlene Huisinger

Jim & Su Mae Pribbeno

James Saunders

Garland & Alice Smith

Geneva Sorum

5 Years

Jeff Kluve

Ralph Marsh

Jim Oster

Daren & Daha Rhoades

Bryan Wiborg

4 Years

Renee Delgado

Tom Nesdill

Scott O’Connor

Jared O’Neal

3 Years

Robert Van Brakel

Gregg & Alison Bull

Armand Ferro

Ryan Fischer

Shahrooz Hariri

Tom Klepper

John Leis

Tyler Lupton

Eric Matthews

Mike Nickles

Nick Patti

Ed Reak

Christopher Reavis

Robert Sawyer

Curtis Schantz

Aaron Skolnik

Ginger Womack

2 Years

Mark Bacon

Justin Baker

Alan & Patricia Cerf

Frank Fillmann

Brenton & Carly Harris

Thomas Hayman

Rene Lizarraga

Marco Leone

Jim Lumia

Daniel Mccarthy

Alex Sherf

Jonathon Scott

Scott & Ashley Smith

Bill & Audre Stubbs

Tony & Taylor Wall

1 Year

Ron Arieli

Christopher & Robin Carda

Gus & Karen Chengelis

Donald Claycomb

Scott Collins

Christopher Finlay

Wilfrid Fookes

Stephen & Dawn Garling

David Kinzer

Timothy Miller

Stephen & Barbara Munk

Victor Nitu

David & Nancy Ochser

Lori Ota

Ron Pratte

Mark Ryan

Richard Sandoval

William & Priscila Santiago

Mark Shoen

Frank Steele

Kevin Van Hise

Wright

Whitney

Oliver Wolcott

EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

AUTOCROSS

Rick Althouse

Kim Kemper autocross@az.pca.org

CHIEF CONCOURS JUDGE

Andy Cole concours@az.pca.org

CHIEF DRIVING INSTRUCTOR

John Dowling CDI@az.pca.org

COMPETITION/ DRIVER EDUCATION

Dan Bouet drivereducation@az.pca.org

DRIVING TOUR CHAIR

Rook Younger drivingtours@az.pca.org

ASSISTANT DRIVING TOUR CHAIR

Jim Bultema drivingtours@az.pca.org

EQUIPMENT

Dave Fisher dfish5666@aol.com

EVENT REGISTRAR

Bill Stubbs

EVENT REGISTRAR ASSISTANT

Rook Younger drivingtours@az.pca.org

GOODIE STORE

Jennifer Harrenstein notethepossibility@gmail.com

HISTORIAN

Loretta Aman jlaman914@cox.net

MEMBERSHIP

Angela Manente membership@az.pca.org

MEMBERSHIP MEETING CHAIR

Jim and Carole Bultema monthlymeetings@az.pca.org

ASSISTANT MEMEBERSHIP MEETING CHAIR

Andy Jorgensen monthlymeetings@az.pca.org

NAME BADGES

Jennifer Harrenstein notethepossibility@gmail.com

NEWSLETTER EDITORS

Gregg & Ali Bull gpeditor@az.pca.org

ASSISTANT NEWSLETTER EDITOR

Angela Manente gpeditor@az.pca.org

PANORAMA LIAISON

Larry Grimes panorama@az.pca.org

PORSCHES & PANCAKES CO-CHAIR

Dennis Rood dmrood1@comcast.net

PORSCHES & PANCAKES CO-CHAIR

Frank Grimmelmann fgrimmelmann@ mindspring.com

SAFETY CHAIR

David Derr safety@az.pca.org

ASSISTANT SAFETY CHAIR Ealing Jahn

SOCIAL COMMITTEE CHAIR

Abby Ercoline socialchair@az.pca.org

ASSISTANT SOCIAL COMMITTEE CHAIR Open Position socialchair@az.pca.org

SOCIAL MEDIA

Jan Mackulak socialmedia@az.pca.org

SPONSORSHIP & ADVERTISING

Andy Jorgensen sponsorship@az.pca.org

TECHNICAL CHAIR

Scott Mcilvain CDI@az.pca.org

WEBMASTER

Mike Ferring webmaster@az.pca.org

WEBMASTER ASSISTANT

Gregg Bookspan webmaster@az.pca.org

REPRESENTATIVE

Lori DeCristo

California Inland Region zonerep@zone8.org

TREASURER

Linda Cobarrubias treasurer@zone8.org

TIME TRIAL & DE

Russell Shon de.tt@zone8.org

CHIEF DRIVING INSTRUCTOR

Scott Mann cdi@zone8.org

CLUB RACE ADVISOR

Skip Carter

WEBMASTER

Tom Brown webmaster@zone8.org

RULES COORDINATOR

Tom Brown rules@zone8.org

SECRETARY

Monica Asbury secretary@zone8.org

PCA JUNIORS COORDINATOR

Dick Douglass

SOCIAL MEDIA & Communications Chair

Vinita Khilnani Arizona az.pca.org

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Vineyard pcavineyardregion.com

The objective of a PCA Rally is to follow a course from point to point, usually on public roads, to the precise detail specified in the rules - it can be competitive or for fun. Competitive Time Speed Distance (TSD) Rallies dictate a certain time schedule for the checkpoints along the way. Gimmick Rallies, also competitive rallies, may include a Gimmick (Poker Rally, regional interest). New to Rallying? Parade is a great time to give it a try!

Are you making plans to attend Parade?

Enhance your Parade experience by signing up for the Tuesday/Wednesday Porsche Track Experience session at Barber Motorsports Park!

Limited seating is available for PCA 2024 Porsche Parade participants to register for the June 11-12 Porsche Track Experience Performance course. PCA members must call to register with their PCA membership ID number to receive a 10% discount. Drivers must be 21 years or older to participate and possess a current, valid driver’s license. Registration ends February 13th. Call 770-290-7000.

June 9-15, 2024

COOLING SYSTEM UPDATES FOR THE TRACK

by Scott McIlvain

Now that we are right in the middle of DE/auto-x season there are a few things we can to do to keep the track safer and make our cars run better and last longer. In a previous article I outlined how the cooling system works in your car. In case you missed it, here is a quick refresher. Air-cooled Porsches are just that, air-cooled. They use a large fan that blows air over the engine, keeping temps down. They also use the engine oil to keep engine temps down with an oil cooler. Water-cooled Porsches use water that is pumped through the engine and two radiators to keep engine temps down.

One problem that is happening at the track and on the street has to do with water-cooled turbos (2001-2008) and all GT3/2s. These cars use an engine that is the evolution of the older air-cooled engine, called Mezger (named after the man who designed it) or GT1 block. However, because this engine was based off an air-cooled engine there are no provisions for water cooling in the block. So the engine was designed with water channels and hoses on the outside of the engine.

These water housings have a design flaw. The cooling fittings are glued into the housing. With the high cooling system pressures and heat from the engine the glue can fail, and the fitting, along with the cooling hose, pushes out of the housing and the car almost instantly loses massive amounts of coolant right next to the left rear tire!

This can cause the car to lose traction and the track will have very slippery coolant for other cars behind to drive through— scary!

There are three ways that these cooling fittings can be secured. They can be pinned, welded, or threaded. Most shops, including my own, pin the fittings to the housing so they cannot push out. To do this repair the engine is removed from the car and the top of the engine mostly disassembled.

Then the cooling housings are removed along with the hoses. A specialsized hole is carefully drilled through the housing and then tapped. A special screw is then inserted into the hole, effectively pinning the fitting and housing together so the fitting cannot push out.

The fittings can be VERY carefully welded to the housing, making sure there are ZERO leaks, but you must be a very talented welder for this. The

third way is to thread the housings and have fittings that are designed to screw into the housings. My opinion is that this is overkill and very costly. Once the fittings are taken care of the GT1 Porsche engine is pretty much bullet-proof!

A good upgrade to Porsche sports cars that did not come with three radiators is the addition of a center radiator kit. If you have a base sports car that has PDK a center radiator is a really good idea because of how much heat the PDK transmission makes. The good news about this kit is that Porsche sports cars were all designed to use a center radiator, so install and fit and finish is great.

If your Porsche is a Boxster (1997-2008) or 911 (1999-2008) a lowtemperature thermostat is a good idea. An engine thermostat controls the temperature at which the engine runs. A low temp t-stat is fully open at 71 degrees C where the stock t-stat is 83 degrees C.

For all water-cooled Porsches that are tracked, adding a bottle of Water Wetter is not a bad idea, especially if you are only using distilled water in the cooling system. Water Wetter is an additive that can lower coolant temp 20 degrees. It does this by reducing bubbles or water vapor that form on hot metal surfaces.

For all cars the best and easiest thing you can do is make sure that the front radiators are clean with no debris blocking air flow. Keeping your engine cool will give more life whether for the street or the track. If you have any questions about this article or if you have ideas (please!!!) for future articles email me at scott@mcilvainmotors.com.

The current Mcilvain Motors was founded by Scott Mcilvain, great grandson of E.H “Mac” Mcilvain. Scott was hooked on the family business and performance cars at a very early age. He later left Prescott and attended Arizona State University where he earned a degree in business. It was while Scott was an account manager at a top 25 marketing agency that he fell in love with his first PORSCHE, a 1979 930. This 930 led Scott to a major career change with PORSCHE. As one of twelve students accepted to the prestigious PORSCHE PTAP program after two years of general automotive study, Scott went on to complete six months of the most intensive and detailed PORSCHE hands-on training available in the U.S. After graduating with top of the class honors, Scott returned back to the Phoenix Arizona where he worked at a well-known PORSCHE independent repair facility. Scott then took a great opportunity at one of the best PORSCHE custom-build racecar and service centers in the world. Here, Scott was the head late model technician, sales manager and head driving instructor. Deciding that Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa and the other valley cities needed an affordable late model PORSCHE service center, Scott opened Mcilvain Motors

National Events - Las Vegas’s 50th Anniv. Extravaganza

AZPCA IS INVITED TO HELP US CELEBRATE!

LAS VEGAS REGION PCA

50th ANNIVERSARY EXTRAVAGANZA & DRIVE TO MT. CHARLESTON

April 20, 2024

Gaudin Porsche, 6800 Redwood Street, Las Vegas NV 89118

On April 20, 1974, the Las Vegas Region PCA was born, and our official charter was signed by 27 Porsche enthusiasts. Since then, our club has grown to over 950 primary and co-members. In celebration of that day, we are planning an Extravaganza at Gaudin Porsche of Las Vegas, on Saturday, April 20th. Come join our fellow PCA members in this momentous event. Due to safety concerns, staged vehicles cannot be moved until 12:30pm.

9:00am Air Cooled Porsche Staged Parking

9:15am All Porsche Parking

9:45am Group Pictures

10:00am – 12:30pm EXTRAVAGANZA

12:30pm

Mt. Charleston Drive – Driver's meeting. Light breakfast selections with beverages will be provided along with entertainment. It will be an event you will not want to miss! Come for some fun in Las Vegas!

There is no organized drive by LVR planned to and from Las Vegas. Feel free to get together and travel with friends who are attending.

10:00am – Noon - EXTRAVAGANZA

12:30pm – 2:30pm – Mt. Charleston Drive Register at: msreg.com/LVR50AZPCA

DRIVE TO MT. CHARLESTON

Immediately following the Celebration

Meetup: April 20, 2024 - Noon at Gaudin Porsche – Driver's meeting

Enjoy a couple of hours on a short drive up to Mt. Charleston. We will travel up through Kyle canyon and cross over to Lee Canyon on a windy and scenic road. At the ski area we will take photos overlooking the valley. This drive is a separate activity, so please sign up for this event. We want to get an accurate count of cars for organization purposes. For more details regarding this event

Don’t let winter reduce your track time. Join PCA Sim Racing!

PCA Sim Racing provides a quality sim racing experience, including opportunities for all levels of driving experience, competitive intensity, and sim racing interests, in a friendly environment for all Porsche Club of America members.

PCA Sim Racing offers:

• Introductory sim racing video

• How to Proceed Step-by-Step Instructions

• Sim Racing Equipment Recommendations

• Sim Racing Driver Education

• Five Classes for All Skill Levels

• All Races on Laser Scanned Race Tracks

• Sprint and Endurance Racing

• Calendar of Upcoming Races

Written by David K. Whitlock

February’s Porsche market appeared in line with last month as our sell-through rate stayed at 68% for the second month in a row, but with both unit volume and dollar volume topping last February thanks in part to day one of the Amelia auctions falling on the 29th of the month. Take out the Amelia sales, though, and our dollar volume fell significantly from the previous year to a total of $27,750,297 compared to $33,572,283 in 2023 with unit volume staying relatively the same. That large gap was influenced by the lack of $500k+ cars offered last month.

Our only million-dollar sale was a 2005 Carrera GT finished in GT Silver Metallic over an Ascot Brown leather interior with 7,000 miles on the odometer. Recent comps have sold in the $1.3-1.4m range, so why did this one appear to be below market? The fact that this car was missing its luggage set and showed no sign of a recent major service are most likely what kept bidders at bay. The only other car that had the potential to cross the $1m mark was a 1994 911 Turbo S 3.6 ‘Package’ car that failed to sell at a final bid of $990,000. With only seventeen units produced, ‘Package’ cars sport the normal 911 front end as opposed to the Slant Nose that the rest of the world Turbo S’ received. Questions about paintwork and lack of service history kept bids below $1m, where they should have been.

The GT market had a strong month with forty -two cars on offer selling at a 69% sell-through rate and bringing in an impressive $5.8m. 992 GT3s have settled at an average of $260,000 while we saw one 992 GT3 RS bring $400,000, which is the lowest price paid at auction so far here in the US. Every 718 Cayman GT4 found a new home with an average price of $117,000, right in line with the six -month average.

When it comes to Turbos, the 993 Turbo market has kept on climbing with an average price last month of $258,000 thanks to a Polar Silver example with only 2,300 miles hammering at a very impressive $471,050. 964 Turbos didn’t see much action last month with only one out of the two examples on offer finding a home. But the biggest surprise in the Turbo market was the 14% sell -through rate for 992 Turbos. It looks like it’s time for sellers to start adjusting their expectations and let these cars go for what they are actually worth.

Mixed results were had at the 356 end of the market as we saw a very impressive result for a 1958 Emory Special Roadster that sold for an eye-watering $802,000. Starting life as a Coupe, this 356 was converted into a Speedster-look by an earlier owner before Rod Emory, of Emory Motorsports, got ahold of it and added a 550 Spyder-inspired nose and a 2.6-liter flat-four designed by Jeff Gamroth of Rothsport Racing. There are plenty of custom 356s that hit the auction block with average prices just shy of $250,000. But an Emory build is not your average build, with the top two custom 356 sales of the last five years being Emory Outlaws. Aside from the Emory car, most other 356s seemed to be soft with a sell-through rate below 50% and prices below averages other than a 1955 Pre-A Speedster that hit right on the average at a final bid of $365,000.

My biggest question leading into March is: will we finally see the return of a seasonal market as we’ve lacked the swings post the 2020 run-up? March is also the month of Amelia Island, but this year we also have RM Sotheby’s down in Miami for their Moda event. For Florida auction coverage, take a look at the Porsche Club of America’s YouTube channel where I covered some of the most impressive sales, and no sales, with Vu. Until next month.

David K. Whitlock

is a writer for The Stuttgart Market Letter, A daily market update for Porschephiles, by Porschefiles, delivered to your inbox.

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Drive your Porsche on a Racetrack with AZPCA!

Expand your car control skills and explore the capabilities of your Porsche on a racetrack in a safe, controlled environment with no speed limits! AZPCA’s HPDE & TT program (that’s short for High Performance Driver Education and Time Trials) is all about experiencing your Porsche on a road circuit. AZPCA provides personal driving instructors for new participants to guide them through the day. Our instructors will navigate you along the road circuit, teach you the fundamentals of driving at track speeds, but also keep you in a comfort zone so you have a good time. There are flaggers on track, just like at a real racing event. The club also arranges an ambulance and tow truck on site for emergencies.

For the HPDE events, four groups of approximately 10-25 drivers are formed based on experience level- Beginner, Intermediate, Experienced, Advanced. Grouping allows everyone attending to have a good time. Beginners don’t have to stress about having little/no experience- chances are, there are several other drivers in the same group just starting out.

Based on instructor evaluation, you are advanced to the next group up when appropriate. Sometimes this is after one day, or sometimes it takes a several events. Higher run groups typically means more speed but with a better, practiced skill set to control the speed safely. This keeps track days exciting for you as you advance your skill set.

While this is definitely NOT racing, there is a natural tendency to evaluate yourself to other drivers in your group, but HPDE is not structured to award “fast” times. To satisfy the competitive nature in you, we offer an optional “Time Trials” sessions where those specific TT sessions are timed and you compete against others in your class. Lap times are broadcast live so you can see in real time how you stack up against your competitors. Time trials are structured so that you get three clean laps, meaning, you will be by yourself on track without dealing with other cars in your way.

How is a typical HPDE day structured?

A track day starts around 6:30 -7:00 am. You’ll check-in and get your car safety inspected on-site first. A drivers meeting kicks off around 7:45 am, with the first car on track around 8:30 am. A forty minute lunch break splits the day and the event is usually over around 4:00 pm. You can expect five 20-minute sessions (100 mins total) of track time each day, although some events are structured with four 25-minute sessions. Time trial sessions are optional to add-in during your registration, and that consists of two additional timed sessions (one morning, one afternoon) consisting of three hot laps.

The beginner group will also have classroom discussion after their sessions to discuss car-control and vehicle dynamics and what they experienced.

The club either provides lunch or there is an option to purchase one on site. Since there is down time in-between your driving sessions and classroom discussion, there is lots of opportunity for comradery with other club members and opportunity to socialize and check out other cars attending.

What do you need to bring?

Your vehicle (preferably a Porsche) in good maintenance. (Some club members bring their other cars btw – we won’t shame you if you do that)

We provide a required checklist of things to inspect on your car before coming to a track day. If you aren’t mechanically inclined (or don’t care to do this yourself), you can take the checklist to a mechanic of your choice to do the inspection for you. We have a few places we can recommend if you don’t have a preferred mechanic. Main points of interest are good tires, brakes, brake fluid, no leaking fluids, no abnormal driving characteristics of the vehicle. We conduct a final brief safety inspection on your vehicle the morning of the event.

Helmets are typically available to rent when you register for the event– you can try the sport before you commit to purchasing a helmet.

There are additional items you can bring to make the day more comfortable or exciting – chairs, cameras, etc. There are lots of online video you can watch telling you to bring this or that. While that can be somewhat helpful down the road, keeping it basic is usually best. If you forget something, chances are there is someone there that will let you borrow/have theirs.

Lastly and most important: don’t forget to bring a desire to have a good time and willingness to learn!

AZPCA HPDE - Friends, Family and Fun Cars!

READINGS FROM THE RACETRACK

Story By: Jennifer Harrenstein Photos By: Kellie Bouet & Jennifer Harrenstein

With personal records beat, interesting weather, unusual lap experiences, and an outstanding dinner hosted by two members of the track, this INDE weekend rated among the most remarkable ever.

Our Porsche Club has all manner of Porsche owners—everyday drivers who love the general look and solid feel, others who bought into it because of the quick response and agility that only German engineering could manufacture. Those owners want to master their car’s nimble qualities and participate in AutoX classes our Club offers, focusing on controlled turning and braking. Then there are those owners that are all about experiencing the power and speed these cars were created to provide.

They are the race track drivers.

Heretofore thought only available to the nouveau-riche (remember Dudley Moore in the 80’s flick “Arthur,”), now through safely orchestrated weekends at AMP, INDE, Podium Club and other tracks in our Region, members/players get to drive their cars the way they want to drive them, the way this marque LIKES to be driven.

Haven’t you ever felt like risking a ticket on a stretch of road “just this once…” and powering up for a hot half mile? You are most welcome in this crowd.

While socializing between track sessions, I spoke with numerous participants—why they were there, why this location, what got them started, how they entered this sport. Here and now I apologize for any misinformation, such was my cryptic notetaking during these interviews.

Frontliner Ealing Jahn of Phoenix with his modified 718GTS 4.5 got his start with track driving in 2015 through his gym instructor who encouraged him to try high performance driving. Ealing is now one of several contenders for top track speeds, and enjoys INDE regularly. Easy to talk to, he’s one of the instructors at these events.

Roger Ayers, 81 years old, is a recognized face and name throughout various car clubs in our region. He attends events all over, mostly spending time in BMW’s (due to being stationed in Germany at one point), and now drives a track Mini Cooper S. He got his start in 1998 because his car salesman was a HPDE instructor. Becoming an instructor himself, he does it for “the big smiles it puts on his students’ faces.” Many people at the track acknowledged association with this lifetime enthusiast.

John Brooks is a DE-3 Driver, at INDE for the first time. He started with AZPCA first doing club driving tours, then tried AMP, which many people do out of desire to REALLY get to know their cars’ (and their own) abilities, and then decided to try HPDE. He remarks that our Club “plays it safe,” a huge factor in his interest. He appreciates getting lots of track time.

Nirain D'Souza is a driving instructor with many clubs including NASA and Gridlife. This was his first time at INDE. Uniquely, his interest was cultivated by watching YouTube videos about track life.

Kai Gerkey – GT4

Group of cars starting their warmup lap.

Joe Bank – 997 GT3RS

Giving a track experience ride along.

AZPCA HPDE - Friends, Family and Fun Cars!

A number of Southern AZ Region PCA members came to the weekend. Kai Gerkey is a PCA member for over 40 years, having also belonged to the Warbonnet Region now based in Oklahoma. He drove over from Deming, NM and periodically drives with SAR. Similar to Kai, other SAR members Crystal Menefee and Rick enjoy INDE and consider it their home track. They started track driving with muscle cars in the 1960’s, getting a 62 Porsche in the 70’s and now drive a GTS 4.0. In 2001, they first started with what the Club now calls a “Track Experience.” Another SAR member, Mike Schunk, came by “just to see what it was all about.” He used to track with motorcycles.

Long-time participant and 18-year driving instructor Rich Andrade is a fan of 928’s, owner of his for 24 years. He got his start in other clubs like ProAuto and NASA (National Auto Sports Association) but linked himself to PCA due to its safety standards. Our Club is known for stringent attention to the well-being of drivers. Fresh off the track, I caught one of his students. At INDE for the first time this weekend and who drove from Rio Verde to get here, he applauded his DE-1 experience as “FANTASTIC!”

Also, there for the first time, Arturo Fierro shared he got his start at age 15 with a 1973 Mustang. He was involved with Venezuela ATV racing, motocross, and now his son is in Supercross.

Scott O’Connor began his Porsche immersion when he bought his wife a Macan. He remembers thinking, “wow, these cars are NICE.” Good looking, good handling. Hooked, he bought himself a 911, a Boxter, a GT4, learned how to use them through AutoX and ultimately became a member at INDE, which includes unfettered access to the track.

Words about this track—time and again, drivers like Ignacio Villarmarzo who drove here from Texas for his 6th INDE weekend and Mike Iversen from San Diego with his 2018 Cayman stressed how they love this track for its diversity. Many tracks are relatively flat. This one’s got hills and scurves, blind corners and unique camber challenges. Not only that, but the staff at the track are extraordinarily helpful. Mike had to have his brakes bled after a session and was welcomed in the INDE garage where they perform all sorts of adjustments on track cars, all focused on keeping everyone safe.

Mike ’s friend Pete Weiss says INDE is “a great way to do FUN.” He runs his 996 GT3 and has been doing this for 15 years, with Audi’s and Porsches, working his way up to DE-4 certification. Both of them participated in “24 Hour Lemons,” a California event that sounds like what it is. Fun. They both applaud Dan Bouet and the AZPCA volunteers for a great organizing effort.

Speaking of volunteers Mark Costa was a first-time volunteer who drove up from Bisbee. Originally from upstate New York, he believes “to learn about something is by volunteering for it.” I concur with him, having my own beginnings in this aspect of the Club by attending AMP (Arizona Motorsports Park in Surprise) track days. Minus the interesting weather challenges, I enjoy camping on the premises. Extraordinary sunsets, and I love that Porsche noise. As a bonus, INDE member and instructor Chris Lesadd continued my sporadic track education (last lesson April 2023)

vehicle, a Nissan. A Nissan! He said it was my transition ride from my

This time he taught me the secret to passing.

by taking me out for a few laps in his “in between”

bulky 911 to a real race car. Yikes. It was ripping incredible.

Crytal Menefee & Rick watching cars line up at grid.

Michael Corvin, Jeremy Winkelman, & Rich Andrade

Scott O’Conner & Dan Bouet talk about the best tires to use.

AZPCA HPDE - Friends, Family and Fun Cars!

Our Club’s track weekends find their success through volunteers, and longtime volunteers Karen and Bob of Surprise are familiar faces “in the grid.” They were very involved with track volunteering in California, first learning about handling the different colored track flags at Long Beach Grand Prix and are now key people in conducting safety checks on everyone’s cars in the opening hours of the weekend as well as throughout the event. Karen has an embroidery business and adds custom details to many driver’s gear. They started with a petrol blue 924 and now run around in a stunning meridian metallic 911.

Dan and Kellie Bouet, the lead organizers of these events, reiterate the value of volunteers. When he first started in this sport, Dan made the concise decision to “run it,” and got familiar with National PCA’s safety rules and regs for track days. He is now well-versed in all things track, brought in a lot of the rental equipment like helmets, transponders, tents, com systems and is most happy now that he’s got a group of regular people helping him so he now has time to dedicate to driving, not just standing on the sidelines. In fact, he received the top time trials speed this weekend. If it were not for the pair of them and their much-adored daughter Khloe, much of the fun all of us enjoy would not be happening. Many interviewees shared this opinion.

Others who arrived for the weekend get their fun in the social aspect, like Mirna and Linzui V who drove up from El Paso. They consider track days as “getaways,” getting to spend time with the kids and bringing their pets. Many wives and non-driving friends like Debbie and Rook Younger, Lucy Fisher and Kris Reid found warm comfort in motorhomes, empty car haulers, track casitas and personal INDE garages where snacks and chatting was the rule for the day.

A particularly nice evening was hosted by Ineke Cadora and Phil Hale, a couple who owns a trackside condo. They hosted/toasted the Club with a sumptuous and hearty buffet dinner, complete with all manner of entrees, salads, charcuterie, desserts and drinks. Outside in front were a collection of highly unique cars. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed these hours to socialize and meet new friends.

Conclusion: Once again, the weekend of track driving at INDE proved extraordinary. Safe, fast, educational in ways beyond any classroom, it produced a very happy group of 50+ drivers with the need for speed.

Bob & Karen Lewis

Key volunteers running the grid to release cars safely and on time.

Ineke & Phil Hale (seated in the golf cart) hosted an amazing Friday night reception at their Inde condo.

Khloe – Radio Flyer Go Kart She drives at the track too!

AZPCA HPDE - Friends, Family and Fun Cars!

Group download session, making sure everyone is on the same page

Don Clinkinbeard, Former AZ PCA CDI volunteering at grid

Mark Dreher, Rook Younger, Jim & Kathleen Kendler

Old friends from different PCA regions catching up

It’s a family affair! Weekend spectating & socializing

Daddy & Khloe

Kris Reid, Lucy Fisher, Kellie Bouet & Turbo

The dog had the the right idea, chilling out by the heater

An INDE tradition, Dinner at the local La Unica Mexican restaurant in Wilcox

Incredible Racing at INDE!

Khloe making sure all the cars are in a straight line to start the day

Configuration 2 - 2.7 Miles, 18 Turns

Configuration 1 - 2.4 Miles, 18 Turns

AZPCA Auto-X - March 23, 2024

PROVIDED BY RICK ALTHOUSE & KIM KEMPER

This month’s autocross was another sold out event that featured an interesting course with two loops, Congratulations to Jonathan and Ealing for Top Times of Day.

Thanks to Bill, Jim, and Chris for helping us set up the course on Friday morning.

We were treated to the USAF Thunderbirds practicing for their show for Luke Days on Saturday. Weather conditions were perfect on Saturday, warm but with a cloud cover and no wind until the afternoon. As an added bonus, the air show provided us with a magnificent display of a variety of amazing aircraft.

Thanks to everyone who helped clean up and put away the equipment, we need and appreciate your continued support to keep these events successful.

We hope to see everyone again next month on April 27 for the last event of the Spring Season.

Rick

and Kim

USAF Thunderbirds putting on a show

Brian Miller and his grandson Reid Kelly enjoying breakfast. What else is this wing for?

AZPCA Auto-X Event Results- March 23, 2024

ALL TIMES ARE RAW ADD 2 SECONDS FOR EACH CONE (R) DENOTES RACE TIRES

AZPCA Auto-X Event Results - March 23, 2024

Kim

Eric

It is time for Cinco 2024!

This year’s Cinco de Mayo Concours d’Elegance Weekend will be held from Friday, May 3rd –Sunday May 5th All events will be held at the Desert Diamond Hotel and Casino at 7350 S Nogales Hwy., Tucson, AZ 85756. (Note, this is near Tucson International Airport, NOT the Sahuarita location) We will have a weekend filled with events!

Friday – Welcome Party – the Welcome Party will be held in the hotel lounge There will be a no-host bar and a variety of light appetizers Cost is $15

Saturday Concours d’Elegance – The main event will take place in the side parking lot next to the hotel. Car placement will begin at 6:00AM

Box Lunches are available for pre-purchase for $25 Lunch includes a sandwich or wrap, pickle, pasta salad, potato chips, apple, cookie and water or soda

Awards Banquet – Social Hour at 6:00, Dinner at 7:00 A 3-Course meal with a main dish choice of either Braised Beef Short Ribs or Pistachio and Pepitas Crusted Breast of Chicken. $40

Sunday – Cinco Driving Tour – The tour will meet in the parking lot of the hotel After a fun tour through some of our beautiful Sonoran Desert roads, the Cinco Weekend will end with lunch at a local restaurant

Cinco Shirts and Hats will be available to purchase at this website: https://pca-sar itemorder com/

Hotel Accommodations can be made for a special rate at: https://reservations travelclick com/14819? groupID=4214635

Hotel Reservations must be made by April 5th!

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HAVE YOU DOWNLOADED YOUR PCA Digital Membership Card?

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PCA members can now opt in to the digital membership card, available for Apple and Android digital wallets. It’s easy and quick to download! Once in your wallet, your card is easily accessible when you need it.

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AZPCA Sponsorship Program

The sponsorship programs were designed to allow our current and new advertisers and sponsors a simple way to choose a program that will include; digital on-line published newsletter and internet exposure opportunities all for one simple investment.

The sponsorship program has five tiers:

Bronze - Our Bronze level includes one small website banner on our Home and Sponsors page and a one eighth-page (3.5″x2″ business card) color or grayscale ad in the Going Places publication. Fee - $250. annually

Silver - Our Silver level includes one medium website banner on our Home and Sponsors page and a one quarter-page (3.5″x4.75″) color or grayscale ad in the Going Places publication. Fee - $600. annually

Gold - Our Gold level includes one medium website banner on our Home and Sponsors page, inclusion in the rotating banner on our homepage, a one half-page (8″x5″) color or grayscale ad in the Going Places publication and AZPCA E-Blasts. Fee - $1200. annually

Titanium - Our Titanium level includes one large website banner on the Main page and Sponsors page, inclusion in the rotating banner on our homepage, one-full page (8″x5″) color or grayscale ad in the Going Places publication and AZPCA E-Blasts. Fee - $2500. annually

Platinum - Our Platinum level includes one large website banner on the Main page and Sponsors page, inclusion in our rotating banner on our homepage, an embedded video, and one full-page (8″x10″) color or grayscale ad inside the front cover in the Going Places publication. Fee - $10,000. annually

It is the responsibility for each sponsor to develop and design their unique promotional ads. Sponsors must submit their own artwork electronically for ads in gif, pdf, jpeg or swf (for website ads) formats. New sponsorships will run yearly, and investment will be prorated for any new sponsor who commits mid-year. The acceptance and display of advertising in this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the advertiser or product by the Porsche Club of America, Arizona Region. AZPCA reserves the right to refuse to print any ad it deems inappropriate. Sponsorships must be prepaid. Staff reserves the right to change rates upon notice at any time.

Contacts:

Sponsorship Requests and Tier Details

Sponsorships and Advertising Manager, Andy Jorgensen E-mail: sponsorship@az.pca.org

Gregg & Ali Bull Going Places Editors E-mail: gpeditor@az.pca.org