PCA CHESAPEAKE REGION PATTER - Sept 2019

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Volume 60, Issue 676 September 2019

Autocross Concours Special CC50 Issue

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Events Calendar Month September

October

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Treffen Vermont

Woodstock Inn and Resort

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PCA HQ, Columbia, MD

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PCA Open House Blackwater/Eastern Shore Tour—Hank Lucas guest Tour Master

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PCA Chesapeake Board Meeting

TBA

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PCA Club Race

Summit Point Raceway

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Autocross #6

Ripkin Stadium (tentative)

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Air-cooled Vintage Swap Meet

Roundtop Mountain Resort, Lewisberry PA

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Octoberfest

Munich, Germany

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The 2019 European Festival in Winchester

Winchester Medical Center, Winchester VA

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First Fruits Farm Harvest

Freeland, MD

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Octoberfest

Munich, Gernmany

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Chesapeake Challenge 50

Marriottsville, MD

TBA

Member Support Do you know a Porsche Club member that could use a little sunshine?

Please let us know.

The Club has established a new Sunshine position. If you know a Club member who is ill, has a hospital stay, a family member has passed, or is facing some difficult or challenging times, we would like send a card to let them know the Club is thinking about them.

Please contact Doug Ehmann at Sunshine@pcachs.org. Thanks!

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Inside This Month!

The Porsche Patter is the official newsletter of the Chesapeake Region of the Porsche Club of America.

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Co-Editors: Al Saxon, John Lewis, Larry Robinson Contributing Photographers: Lynda Sobus, Aniano Arao, Al Saxon, Bob Zach Contributing Writers: Bob Rassa, Aniano Arao, Steve Graham, Terrell Williams, Jim Hemig, Randy Richter

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2019 Tour & Rally Schedule Join Any of 15 PCA Chesapeake Driving Events

The Chesapeake Region’s Tour & Rally Committee has 15 events on the drawing board for 2019. Dates and events are subject to change. Registration for most events will open 2 to 4 weeks before their scheduled dates. Log on to your account at www.clubregistration.net. If our events don’t show up on your “dashboard,” click “Search for Events” and “Find Event.” (Ver. 12, 08/19/19; photo: Aniano Arao) April 13 & 14 (1) Bedford Springs Tour, Reisterstown to PA, with guest tour master Ron Farb April 20 (2) Porsche Swap Meet Tour, from New Freedom to Hershey, PA May 18 (3) TSD Rally School (AM), with guest instructor Bob Rassa, Owings Mills May 18 (4) TSD Rally (PM), with guest rally master Bob Rassa, Monkton May 31 to June 2 (5) West Virginia Grand Tour 2019, from Owings Mills to WV, 3 days July 6 (6) Southern Maryland Tour, with guest tour master Eric Tipton Aug. 4 (7) Northeastern Ice Cream Tour, with guest tour master Steve Graham Aug. 17 (8) Virginia Horse & Wine Country Tour, from Reisterstown to Middleburg, VA (Western Maryland Tour, Garrett County, 2 days, postponed) Sept. 15 (9) Blackwater/Eastern Shore Tour, with guest tour masters Hank & Ellen Lucas Oct. 5 (10) Chesapeake Challenge 50 Gimmick Rally, in Howard County Oct. 13 (11) “Wings of Freedom” Tour, to Westminster Airport (WWII planes) Oct. 27 (12) Fall Colors Tour No. 1, North-Central Maryland Nov. 2 (13) Fall Colors Tour No. 2, Maryland and Virginia Wine Country Nov. 24 (14) Tour Planning Workshop, Collectors Car Corral, Owings Mills Dec. 8 (15) “Kindertime Toy Drive & Linda’s Legacy” Driving Tour, Baltimore County, tentative Details about our events are on www.pcachs.org, www.clubregistration.net, in Patter, and on eBlast. To join our registry and receive event notifications, please send your request to tour@pcachs.org.

-- Aniano Arao & Randy Moss, Co-Chairs, Tour & Rally Committee

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Membership & Anniversaries

NEW MEMBERS: 7

Elio Casalena

Finksburg, MD

2008 Boxster, Black

Chris DiDio

Westminster, MD

2015 Boxster S, Mahogony Metallic

Charles Goodman

Towson, MD

1999 Boxster, Yellow

Annabelle Hutchinson Annapolis, MD

1997 911 Carrera

Zach Kehring

Joppa, MD

2018 Macan S, Night Blue Metallic

Scott Melton

Baltimore, MD

2007 911 Carrera S Cab, White

Ted Provenza

Finksburg, MD

2015 911 Turbo S Cab, Black

Test Drive Participants: 1 Larry Demetro Transfer In: 1 Thomas Poindexter

Transfer From: Potomac (POT)

Transfer Out: 1 Nicholas Iliff

Transfer To: Riesentoter (RTR)

ANNIVERSARIES

1 Year

40 Years

5 Years

Carolyn Charity

Bob Gutjahr & Ellen Beck

Conor Creaney

Anthony Coomes

Jo Iannuzzi

Rick Fogarty & Cheryl Turner

Alex Flick

Jay LeBow & Mary Mathews

Edwin Gier

20 Years

Charles Monet & Diane Rohman

David Gore

Blake & Kathy Gambrill

Douglas & Suzanne Smith

Randolf Jordan Jr.

15 Years

Colleen & Larry Wenderoth

Charles Kunda

John & Debbie Seifert

Joe Lacomare Herbert & Wendy Mendelson

10 Years

Susan McCloskey

Johan Broen

Robert Moskios

Patrick & Amy Izzi

David & Brianna Proulx

Verden & Jeremy Ness

Bob Riddle

Alan & Christine Robinette

Paul Steinhardt

William Gibson & Maryam Suraleigh

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PCA CHS Board

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President's Message Summary: August Events Autocross Summit Point Raceway and Porsche Fest - On August 3rd, Summit Point Motorsports Park, was a special Autocross event, as it occurred concurrently with Potomac Region’s Driver’s Education (DE) “Porsche Fest”; and PCA National’s first ever “PCA Experience” event. Feedback I received from attendees confirmed everyone had a great time going from one venue to the other and having a chance to drive the Autocross track during the two Autocross sessions. Many thanks to all the hard work our Autocross team of Brad Martinez, Greg Hartke and Meilyng Wigney-Burmaka who not only setup and managed all of the logistics for the remote Autocross event, but who also crosscoordinated with Mia Walsh, President, Potomac Region and their members to ensure the “Porsche Fest” Driver Education (DE) component hosted by the Potomac Region was timed and meshed perfectly with our Autocross team’s effort. Hats off to the all-around great teamwork!

Tours Ice August 4th Cream Tour, Keyes Creamery, Aberdeen, Maryland, lead by Steve Graham our own Executive Vice President and Guest

Tour Meister, was jam-packed with 36 Porsches and over 70 attendees! The Tour started at Hereford High School and navigated across the upper regions of Maryland on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, and for lucky members, arrived at Keyes Creamery in Aberdeen, MD (http://keyescreamery.com/whereto-find-us/). Everyone had the best “licking good time”!

Virginia Horse & Wine Country Tour to Middleburg, Virginia, which provided a 100-mile drive on August 17th from Reisterstown, MD to the beautiful town of Middleburg, Virginia.

There were a total of 21 cars and 37 people in two time-staggered groups that drove west and then south towards Virginia. Tour Meister Aniano Arao lead the first group of cars and Hank and Ellen Lucas lead the second group (Note: Hank and Ellen are the Guest Tour Meisters for the upcoming September 15th Tour to the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge), to our destination - the picturesque town of Middleburg, VA (https:// www.middleburgva.gov/). As the town of Middleburg does not have a restaurant large enough to accommodate all of us, we spread out and ate at the location of our choice. Steve and Janice Graham picked out the authentic Thai restaurant “Thaiverse” (http:// www.thaiverse.com/#authenticthai), where we enjoyed the best Thai cuisine imaginable.

By the way, Thaiverse was selected the No. 1 Asian Restaurant in the D.C. region by “OpenTable”, August 2019.

“The Gathering of the Faithful” – Escape to Bavaria, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, on August 31st Potomac Region’s John Truban invited PCACHS members to join them at the 2019 Gathering of the Faithful. As described on Potomac’s website …“This year the ‘Gathering of the Faithful’ returns to the Ba-

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President's Message (cont’d) varian Inn in Shepherdstown, West Virginia where we hold the Potomac Porsche Club car show where everyone wins a door prize, socialize, eat & drink and enjoy the site.”

you are NOT yet on the Treffen “What’sApp” conference, please send a text message to our

Social Our Annual Crab Feast was once again held on August 24th at the wonderful, Kemptown Park, Monrovia, Maryland -- our 14th consecutive year at the park. In attendance were 51 Porsches, a couple of pickup trucks (had to transport the crabs and shrimp somehow), and 120 people. Thanks to the “Feast” sponsor Steve Postol, Porsche Towson and event Chairs Ellen Beck and Linda Gordon, none of this would have happened. Remembering the hot and humid times of past, Saturday’s 74degree and low humidity was a gift from the gods! It was good everyone who did bring their Porsche had a sense of humor, as Manny Alban and Bob Gutjahr ripped into a crosssection of the cars for having among curious items, such as: screws along the door jambs, a number of dents and dings from “parking by feel”, numerous decals and stickers, and why did it take 5 minutes to back into the parking stall! How would we ever have such a great time without Bob and Manny?

Steve Wood at 443-534-8186 and request you be added to the Treffen chat group. The Treffen chat group allows attending Chesapeake Region members to coordinate their location which each other in keeping up-to-date on Treffen related activities, arranging dinner plans, and should you need help, we’ll come to your rescue! What more could you ask from your Region?

PCA Open House

Have you registered for PCA National’s Open House at 10:00am on September 14th (https://www.pca.org/event/2019-0708/2019-pca-national-office-open-house)? If not, please use the provided link. As always, PCA Executive Director Vu Nguyen creates a Treffen fun and festive time for all attendees, and he th On September 4 , it’s off to Woodstock, Ver- raffles off some cool PCA merchandize and reand come to PCA mont for PCA Treffen for four days of fellow- lated gifts! Some register th ship with other PCA members for memorable National on the 14 ! driving Tours in Vermont! If you are going and

Looking Ahead: September Events

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President's Message (cont’d) Tours A Tour not to be missed! On Sunday, September 15th the members will gather at CPR Classic East, 9329 Ocean Gateway, Easton, MD 21601 at 8:30am for a Tour of the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge, and later, lunch at Miles River Yacht Club. As mentioned above, Hank and Ellen Lucas are your Guest Tour Meisters for the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge Tour. A complete description of this Tour, and link to register, is provide in the following URL (https:// pcachs.org/blackwater-refuge-eastern-shoretour/).

Board of Directors Meeting The 5th Board of Directors Meeting of 2019, which is open to all members to attend, starts at 6:00pm with provided dinner, on Wednesday evening September 18th at the Collectors Car Corral, 12 Music Fair Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117. If planning to attend, please let Vincent Rock, Treasurer know (treasurer@pcachs.org), so he will have the correct numbers of meals for everyone.

Air Cooled Vintage Swap Meet

Aberdeen, MD to hold a charity autocross event for Fisher House. What is Fisher House you ask? “A Fisher House (https:// www.fisherhouse.org/),is “a home away from home” for families of patients receiving medical care at major military and VA medical centers. The homes are normally located within walking distance of the treatment facility or have transportation available. There are 84 Fisher Houses located on 25 military installations and 35 VA medical centers. Many more houses are under construction or in design. Families do not pay to stay at a Fisher House. Fisher Houses have full-time salaried managers, but depend on volunteers and voluntary support to enhance daily operations and program expansion.” So please come out and support Autocross and the Fisher House charity.

As always, please keep in touch by emailing me at president@pcachs.org and include your ideas, comments and questions. I look forward to seeing you soon, and have many fun and safe drives in 2019!

Best - Michael

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Our sister Region, Potomac, is holding their annual AirCooled Vintage Swap Meet on Saturday, September 21st at Roundtop Mountain Resort, Lewisberry, PA 17339. So drive out to Roundtop if you are not participating in the Autocross event on the same day.

Autocross Our sixth Autocross event takes place also on Saturday, September 21st, at Ripkin Stadium.

The Chesapeake Region PCA is excited to partner with the Aberdeen Proving Ground Community and return to Ripken Stadium in

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History Channel PCA-Style A monthly feature depicting some highlights from past years, 50, 40, 30, 25 years ago 40 years ago (September 1979) new Pres Moose Spencer was handling the Region and decided to change the meeting location to the Holiday Inn on Reisterstown Rd just off the beltway, the reason being that the Pirates Cove wasn’t that accessible to everyone and the Holiday Inn was more central. Moose lamented on the poor Chesapeake Region attendance at the just-completed Chesapeake Challenge since more than half of attendees – 68 in total - were outside of the Region. He did think it was quite well organized and executed, however, and he thanked the Chair and committee. Challenge Chair Carl Maio recommended that a guide be written to help future chairs do a better job of planning and execution [didn’t happen]. Bob Buchler in a 356 won the Knowlton Long Memorial Award for best overall, and Bob Schmitt won the Lufthansa Trophy for best Chesapeake Region overall. Bill Morgenstern wrote about his visit to his fiancée’s home country of Poland and the small underpowered cars they have there, such as a Skoda. He noted that you have to downshift to pass a pedestrian, and that gas costs about fifteen dollars a gallon. He also lamented that on his return he found that Sunoco 260 was a thing of the past, and the octane booster he now had to use ran his gas costs to about a buck thirty a gallon. A caravan to the eastern shore was planned for fall, with St. Michael’s being the primary destination. New members Lynn & Bob Schmuff, Joe & Jo Clapp, Zill Witt, and Debbie & Joe Crivello were mentioned [are they around today??] and membership totals were reported as 150.

The treasury stood at $4,483.

30 years ago (August 1989) Dennis Howard was still calling the Presidential shots and wrote about spotting a car carrier with new Speedsters on its way north on the I-95. The carrier stopped at Aunt Nannies Truck Stop in

Elkton and Dennis checked the prices - $72k with options. Dennis offered to sell his 928, mortgage the house, and get rid of wife and kids, borrow from relatives or try for a lease.

Even that wasn’t enough, he asked for a partner to go half. A concours tech session held at Ralph Simmers’ shop was reported, and it was noted that the refreshments were excellent as was the prep instruction provided. Steve Koves, who was working sponsorship fir the Chesapeake Challenge for 1989, reported that he sent 200 letters to businesses with Porsche interests, such as race car prep folks, race teams, restorers, Porsche accessory purveyors, tire companies and similar, and got a huge response. [suggestion for Challenge 50 perhaps??]

And 25 years ago in September 1994 Manny Alban was Pres with Brian Melani as Secretary, Dan Ball (Treasurer), Nick Levitt (Membership), Ken walker (Tech/Safety) and Jim Vecheck (PATTER Editor) – [are any of THHESE folk still around??]. Manny announced the annual after-holiday party where he and Bob Gutjahr were planning another round of steal-the-gift. The Region meeting was to be at Merchant’s Tire on York Rd in Towson. New members were announced – David Gonzales, Sandra Mangione, Mike Hartman, Scott Eckels, Rick Lewis and David Young [OK, are any of those folk still around?]. We were ding autocrosses at Camden Yards and chair Dennis Howard reported on the latest event, where 30 cars had a fun day. A couple notes from the Lake Placid Parade were mentioned, such as Paul Gilbreath’s 1st-place autocross win (986 930) and Connie Schmitt’s 1st place win in the art show.

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The Lighter Side

Epic Safari 911 Build Is Strong Enough To Carry Spare Porsche On Roof [motor1.com] • • Summit Point Motorsports Park PCA Experience Aug, 2019 [James Hemig]

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A Definitive Ranking of Blue Porsche 911s [gearpatrol.com]: #4: “Albert’s the very serious, slightly moody member of the Porsche blue set.“ Porsche Has Its Counterfeit Busters [Jalopnik]: ‘If the product promises to provide “Kontrolllerte Qualitat” instead of the right spelled German expression “Kontrollierte Qualität,” then it is clear that it certainly will not have undergone Porsche’s quality testing.’

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BOARDWALK REUNION @ Ocean City, NJ Hey Chesapeake Region! Mark your calendars and register now for the inaugural Boardwalk Reunion at Ocean City, New Jersey on Saturday, 19 October 2019. Jointly hosted by PCA Zone 1 & Zone 2, and supported by the 356 Registry, Boardwalk Reunion will bring hundreds of Porsches to ‘America’s Greatest Family Resort’ on the South Jersey shore. Boardwalk Reunion is more than just a laidback cars and coffee on the Boards- it’s a unique opportunity to drive up onto and display your Porsche on one of New Jersey’s most iconic Boardwalks against an ocean backdrop that is simply spectacular. You’ll be able to meet and socialize with Porsche owners from all over, and savor Ocean City at its most beautiful and peaceful time of the year. Think of it as the East Coast’s largest Porsche gathering on Jersey’s nicest Boardwalk. Cooler than Luftgekult. Less Werks and more Fun. Come as a tour, or come individually. We’ll marshal at Ocean City’s Municipal Airport at 10 AM, depart an hour later under police escort, and then park and hang out on the mile long Boardwalk until 4:00 PM. There will be plenty of time to socialize, to shop and have lunch downtown or on the Boardwalk, enjoy free tech sessions at the Music Pier, walk the beach and take lots of great photos! Join us for a Beach Party on Saturday night at the Flanders Hotel, right off the Boardwalk- drinks, dinner and a DJ. Special room rates at the Flanders and nearby hotels. Make it a weekend, if you can.

All model Porsches are welcome, and we will have a special display area for 914’s – the 50th anniversary of that model. Registration is on Club Registration: https://clubregistration.net/events/signUp.cfm/event/9936 Fees are only $30 per Porsche, but registration closes on 13 October. Event will be held rain or shine. We cannot accept any walk up registrations, so please plan in advance. Contact Event Chairs Bob Gutjahr (robert.g.gutjahr@leidos.com) or Ellen Beck (ebeck944@comcast.net) for details and questions. Our website link is: www.boardwalkreunion.org

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HEADLINE

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Custom Installed Radar Detector departments came out with “radar detector detectors” to alert them if you are using one. The industry responded by Lots of us have owned radar detectors for over the years. making units that are completely undetectable by even the latest products from law enforcement. As I mentioned And for many of us, it involves a portable unit that hangs from the windshield. Did you know that there is also a cat- earlier, it is definitely a cat and mouse game. egory of radar detectors that get custom installed into At this point, you may now be asking yourself “why did your Porsche? Well, follow along as we explore the differ- they decide to come out with laser based radar systems” ences. and it is a great question. First and foremost, speeding

Advantages over a portable unit?

tickets are about revenue. There, I said it. It’s not about controlling speed as you can instantly tell when driving in It all started back over thirty years ago with portable radar i95 between Baltimore and Washington. Everyone knows detectors. One of the first brands was called “Fuzzbuster.” there is gonna be radar there and lots and lots of people Shortly after that, other names surfaced like Escort, drive 20-25mph past the speed limit. So why did they creUniden, Cobra, K40, and Beltronics among other brands. ate LIDAR? Because they don’t lose in court. You see, radar Eventually Valentine went into business after he split off casts a relatively wide beam and the officer has to somefrom Escort. In the earlier years, the cat and mouse game times use discretion to figure out who was actually going was evident. X Band morphed into K Band and then KA the fastest on a road like i95. LIDAR is completely differBand and so on. Each time the authorities came out with ent. It shoots a narrow beam of radar that is 21” or less in something new, the detector industry responded. And width at 1,000’. What that means is you are being singled then, someone got the idea to design a radar detector that out. He either gets you or misses and gets no one. got installed into your vehicle, not requiring something So how do I protect against LIDAR? You get a custom inhanging from the windshield. The “stealth detector” was stalled system that includes laser shifters. If you stay with born. Now, there was nothing for anyone to steal and a portable radar detector, if it says “laser” all that means is nothing for an officer to see if you got pulled over. One a courtesy alert that you are about to get a ticket. On a important thing to note is that some brands of better degood custom installed system, when the laser shifters see tectors have introduced filtering software in the last year the light beam, they immediately fire back powerful in units that eliminate a lot of falsing from radar based beams of light and the officer gets no reading on your driver safety systems in modern vehicles. That alone may speed. Now you have some time to slow down and avoid a be a separate article in the future. ticket. To clarify, it is NOT jamming, but shifting, and it is legal in 45 states, including Maryland. If you drive in DC or Let’s Talk About Normal RADAR Virginia, feel free to reach out to me and we can talk priNow, let’s fast forward to the year 2019. A lot has vately about how I handle those areas on my personal car. changed, and the single biggest threat to getting a ticket is The last big advantage is you are getting a system that bean officer using laser based radar, or LIDAR. Let’s explore comes integrated into your vehicle, so it looks like you this a little deeper. In a normal radar scenario, you are checked off a box on the factory order option list. There is hoping that your better grade detector will pick up the nothing in the dash to steal and nothing to aggravate the officer running radar on someone in front of you. In the officer that may have pulled you over for something else. unfortunate event that you are alone on a road and no other car is anywhere else around, a radar detector is of Finally, should you decide to go down the road of a custom no help if the office is shooting radar. He(or she) won’t installed detector, choose an installation shop that can activate it until you are in range. And at that point it is too provide the product and perform expert quality installalate. This is where buying a high quality unit is critical. The tion. Some brands even offer certification programs. In our better units have longer range while filtering out many of shop, we even own a radar gun and LIDAR gun so our systhe false alarms such as radar based vehicle blind spot sys- tems can be tested for optimum performance. I suggest tems, alarm systems, etc. You are hoping that your detec- asking questions like that and asking for examples of their tor has enough range to pick up the Porsche that may be installation work. As always, feel free to reach out to me ¼, ½, or even one mile ahead of you, alerting you to slow with any questions as I am glad to help our Porsche comdown and avoid a ticket. Another cool fact is that police munity.

Portable Units are Where it all Started

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Blackwater Refuge/Eastern Shore Tour PCA Chesapeake 2019 Tour & Rally Event No. 9 – Sept. 15, Sunday

Our ninth tour & rally event this year will take us from Easton to the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Tilghman Island and St. Michaels. The biggest surprise for many will likely be the delightful and empty back roads that twist and meander through Blackwater. And if you have never visited the charming Tilghman Island, now will be the perfect time to do so. This scenic driving tour will conclude with a wonderful lunch at the Miles River Yacht Club in St. Michaels, courtesy of club members and guest tour masters Hank and Ellen Lucas. Capacity limited. First come, first served. So sign up ASAP. This tour will start from CPR Classic East, an Easton restoration shop that specializes in vintage Porsches.

Come early if you want to have a guided tour of the shop. CPR Classic East has been a valued sponsor and supporter of PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee events since 2016. (Photo courtesy of the Miles River Yacht Club) WHERE, WHEN, ITINERARY ● Assembly Point: CPR Classic East, 9329 Ocean Gateway, Easton, MD 21601 ● When: Sept. 15, 2019, Sunday, 8:30 AM ● Drivers’ Meeting: 9:15 AM ● Departure: 9:30 AM ● Destinations: Blackwater NWF Visitor Center (pit stop) & Miles River Yacht Club (lunch) ● ETA at yacht club in St. Michaels: 1:00 PM

REGISTRATION ● Sign up at www.clubregistration.net from 7:00 PM EDT Aug 22 through 11:59 PM EDT Sept. 6. ● Cost of registration: $35.00 per person ($30 for lunch plus new $5 PCA Chesapeake Region reg. fee) ● Each person’s main course and dessert must be selected during registration. ● Route instructions and other details will be sent to registrants via e-mail.

QUESTIONS Send questions to tour@pcachs.org. Subject field: “Eastern Shore Tour.” For more information about the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, visit https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Blackwater/.

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Porsche Annapolis

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Chesapeake Challenge 50 Schedule Saturday, October 5, 2019 7:00AM

Registration table open for packet pick up at Valhalla, located at 1575 Marriottsville Rd, Marriottsville, MD 21104

7:15AM

Concours and Street Prep paddocks open; preparation for Concours/Street Prep cars.

9:00AM

Registration table closes, all Concours and Street Prep show cars staged and parked. Judging begins. Silent auction begins.

10:00 AM General Public viewing of Concours and Car Show; Challenge participant voting for Car Show cars begins.

11:30AM

Voting ends for show cars.

11:30-12:35PM Enjoy a delicious lunch catered by the Mission BBQ 12:40 PM Gimmick rally drivers meeting at same location as Registration. Cars will be “teched” after the driver’s meeting at their paddock location immediately prior to departure.

1:00 PM

Gimmick rally commences. First car off.

2:00 PM

Silent Auction Opens in Turf Valley Resort Dining Room

3:00- 3;45PM Cars return from Gimmick rally. Return score sheets to Rallymaster immediately upon return to Turf Valley Golf Resort.

4:00PM

Tech Quiz distributed at the Turf Valley Resort Dining Room and Patio

5:00PM

All Tech quizzes must be turned in.

6:00PM

Silent Auction Closes. Cocktail hour begins in the Turf Valley Dining Room.

6:00PM 7:00PM

Awards banquet dinner begins in the Turf Valley Dining Room.

Silent Auction Winners announced and awards

8:00- 10:00PM Special Presentation by VIP Guest Cam Ingram and conclusion of Saturday Festivities

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Porsche Tales and Cocktails – CC50 Friday October 4, 2019 Turf Valley Resort 7-9 PM Christina Dining Room As a nod to our Chesapeake Challenge history, CC50 will be a 3 day event. We will kick off the weekend with a Friday night meet and greet with our CC50 VIP guest Cam Ingram.

Cam Ingram is an owner at Road Scholars with locations on the East and West coasts. There he oversees the acquisition, selling, and restoration of historically significant and collectible automobiles, with a focus on Porsche automobiles. They service clients all over the United States and are known for having cars at the top 1% of the market. Cam comes from a family of Porsche enthusiast and his expertise in the marque is unsurpassed. Additionally, Road Scholars is where the Porsche Family goes to get their Porsches fixed up.

Cam recently published a fantastic book about Porsche titled Porsche Unexpected; Discoveries in Collecting. It is a wonderful book that he collaborated on with Michael Furman and CHS member Randy Leffingwell.

Space is limited so register early! See e-blasts for more details.

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Chesapeake Challenge 50 For over 40 years, Chesapeake Region has invited its members and friends to celebrate the annual Chesapeake Challenge – the oldest running multi-event weekend in PCA history. The Challenge became quickly popular among Mid Atlantic owners, and attendance grew to well over a hundred cars in the ensuing years. The Challenge has moved around Maryland throughout its history. From 1968-2008, the event was held as a three day event held from Friday over Saturday, with the autocross being held on Sunday morning.

This year the Chesapeake Challenge celebrates its 50th Anniversary and this year we celebrate our history. Our Chesapeake Challenge Chairs, Minta Miller and Joan Wood are working hard to bring back some Blasts from the Past!

The Chesapeake Region invites all PCA members to attend the 50th Chesapeake Challenge, the oldest running PCA multi-event day.

The Chesapeake Challenge WEEKEND will begin on at Turf Valley Resort Friday night, October 4th, with a meet & greet titled Porsche Tales and Cocktails. We will welcome our VIP Guest of the weekend, Cam Ingram author and owner of Road Scholars. (This will have a SEPARATE registration). Saturday will be the main event of Concours, Picnic Lunch catered by Mission BBQ, Gimmick Rally, Tech Quiz, Cocktail hour, Awards dinner, and presentation by Cam Ingram. In a nod to the past, Sunday will have a “gimmick” autocross or gymkhana. This will NOT be a regular autocross but will be fun for all. We call it the 50/50 Shoot Out. It will be pay to play…for a small fee you will be able to play, the winner will win ½ of the pot, the other ½ will be donated to our charity Mercy NICU. This year we are going to the Valhalla, a private estate owned by Chesapeake member Skip Conrey, and Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City, MD. The estate is situated on over 90 acres of beautiful horse farm providing an incredible backdrop for all the gorgeous Porsches in attendance.

Saturday will open with a Concours d’Elegance consisting of Touring (judging of interior, exterior, engine and storage) and Street-Prepared categories (interior and exterior). Classes for both categories will be based on entries. In addition to class awards, there will be awards for Best of Street Class and Best of Concours/ Touring Group. Both the Street and Touring Categories will be eligible for People’s Choice Award.

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Chesapeake Challenge 50 The Chesapeake Region will host a picnic lunch catered by Mission BBQ. The Chesapeake Region will provide picnic blankets but there is also some limited seating available in the barn. Shortly after lunch, a Gimmick Rally will leave from the estate leading you through the beautiful countryside and ending at the Turf Valley Resort.

Upon arrival we will participate in a Tech quiz testing your Porsche knowledge…this is supposed to be a “fun” test, if there is such a thing. There will also be a Silent Auction benefitting Mercy NICU. Coinciding with the Tech Quiz will be the cocktail hour. The final events of the day are an Awards Dinner Buffet and presentation by our VIP Guest Cam Ingram.

So come and join us for an event filled weekend of Porsches and People. All of your favorite cars and friends will be there, and so should you!

YOUR REGISTRATION FEE OF $140 IS GOOD FOR 1 CAR, CONCOURS, GIMMICK RALLY, TECH QUIZ, LUNCH, AND DINNER FOR 2 PEOPLE.

SEE E-BLASTS FOR MORE INFORMATION!!

When: Saturday October 4-6, 2018 Where: Valhalla (Skip Conrey) 1575 Marriottsville Rd, Marriottsville, MD 21104

Turf Valley Resort 2700 Turf Valley Rd Ellicott City, MD 21042

For questions, please feel free to contact Minta Miller or Joan Wood at Challenge@pcachs.org

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Racing News Upcoming Races • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Aug 2-4: Road America (IMSA/GT3 Cup) Aug 3-4: Brands Hatch (British GT Championship) Aug 9-11: Circuit Zandvoort (ADAC GT Masters) Aug 16-18: Thruxton (Carrera Cup GB) Aug 16-18: Nürburgring (ADAC GT Masters) Aug 23-25: Michelin GT Challenge at VIR (IMSA/GT3 Cup) Aug 23-25: The Bend SuperSprint (Carrera Cup Australia) Aug 30-Sep 1: 24H Barcelona (24H GT Series) Sep 1: 4 Hours of Silverstone (FIAWEC) Sep 6-9: Hungaroring (Blancpain GT Series) Sep 13-15: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (IMSA) Sep 13-15: Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg (ADAC GT Masters) Sep 14-15: Donington Park (British GT Championship) Sep 21-22: WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca (GT3 Cup) Sep 27-29: Silverstone (National) (Carrera Cup GB) Sep 27-29: Barcelona (Blancpain GT Series) Sep 28-29: Sachsenring (ADAC GT Masters) Oct 6: 6 Hours of Fuji (FIAWEC) Oct 9-12: Motul Petit Le Mans (IMSA) Oct 10-11: Road Atlanta (GT3 Cup Challenge) Oct 10-13: Bathurst 1000 (Carrera Cup Australia) Oct 11-13: Brands Hatch (Grand Prix) (Carrera Cup GB) Oct 25-27: Gold Coast 500 (Carrera Cup Australia)

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Porsche North America Racing WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Schedule (IMSA) Porsche GT3 Cup Schedule World Endurance Championship (FIAWEC)

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Pike’s Peak Porsche class win, second overall [flatsixes.com] IMSA: Porsche wins record-setting fifth in a row [autoweek.com] Porsche loses Nürburgring 24 Hours podium finish [motorsport.com] Motorsport as a matter of principle [Porsche.com]

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Chesapeake Region Concours and Street Prepared Judging Overview Doug Ehmann, Ron Gordon, Donna Brandt Interested in participating in the car show at the next Chesapeake Challenge? This provides an overview of the process. We invite you to participate in this fun and challenging aspect of Porsche ownership and membership in the Club!

A Concours d’Elegance is a French term denoting a gathering together of Automobiles in competition or judging of their respective merits in terms of Coach work design, finish, and appointments.

Here are the objectives for concours judging.

Have fun! (Both participants and judges.) This is an enjoyable hobby for all of us.

Maximize involvement. Increase the number of members who show their cars.

Provide an opportunity for people and cars at different levels to compete.

The Basics At Chesapeake Region Concours events, we judge cleanliness, preparation, and condition.

What Do Judges Look For? Before judging begins, every car is “perfect”. Judges look for imperfections and deduct points for those imperfections.

Preparation: cleanliness, absence of scratches, dings and dents. A stone chip that was touched up will fare better than one which is not repaired.

Judging is “Hands On”. Expect to have your car engine probed (if Class-required), seats cushions parted, and the storage compartment checked for dirt and debris.

PCA-Chesapeake Judging Groups The Concours Group -- For Challenges, the Concours is judging limited to the exterior, interior, engine and engine compartment, storage area, and wheels. Note that Boxster/Cayman, 991, 992, and late model Cayenne, Macan, and Panamera vehicles will not have their engines judged, so owners do not need to remove engine covers prior to judging.

The Street Prepared Group -- This is a more casual judged event. Only the exterior and interior are judged.

People’s Choice -- All Concours and Street vehicles are automatically included in the People’s Choice competition.

Participants and guests are encouraged to use a ballot to vote for their favorite car (one vote per person). The vehicle with the highest vote total, wins.

Honorary Judge Choice -- An honorary judge (typically representing our event sponsor) will select their favorite car, using any criteria they choose (Note: for CC50 this will be Porsche Silver Spring)Special Guest Choice – An honorary judge (typically the special guest speaker) who will select a car of their choice , using criteria they choose.

Best of Show -- A ‘Best in Show’ car will be awarded for each category (Concours and Street). This is the car that has the highest raw score (no age points) across all classes in the group.

Judging Classes – Cars will be judged with others of similar type and age.

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Concour Judging Doug Ehmann, Ron Gordon, Donna Brandt Judging Criteria The judging criteria for the Challenge event are based on a combination of condition, cleanliness, and preparation.

Cars that have been well maintained or restored, that are in good condition, and that are clean and tidy – will do well.

Age points – To help level the playing field we award age points. For every year your Porsche is older that the newest in its class, it will receive a half point. For example, if you have a 1974 911, and someone has entered a 1989 911, you will receive 7.5 additional points (= 15 years difference x .5 pts per year).

Judging Process Prior to the event, judging teams are recruited for Street Prepared and Concours.

Teams have a leader, who moves the team from car to car, and keeps time (5 minutes per car, once the team is ready).

Teams have one or two people for each area of the car to be judged.

Exterior Interior Engine – for Concours Group judging, not Street Prepared.

Storage – for Concours Group judging, not Street Prepared.

Judges record scores and comments.

The Team Leader collects completed score cards.

The Head Judge tabulates the scores.

Awards are presented, typically at the evening banquet.

Preparing for Judging Clean, clean, clean!

Too many novices focus 90% of their efforts on polishing and waxing, and the other 10% on whatever there’s time left to work on.

Spending too much time on the shiny areas and not enough in obscure places, for example, the pedal cluster.

Applying too much dressing to seats and tires (if a judge runs a hand across the dashboard and it comes up greasy, oily, or messy, expect points to be deducted).

Make sure your car looks it’s best as the judges walk up to it.

Does your interior have an odor when the doors are opened? If so, Fabreze it.

Make sure that the carpet has been vacuumed, especially dark colors. Make sure there are no stains or dirt visible.

What should, or should not, be in car when it is judged?

Whatever came with the car from the factory should be in the car. This includes the Owner’s Manual, spare tire, tool kit, jack and air compressor (if factory supplied). PCA also allows transponders that are permanently attached to the car.

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Concours Judging Doug Ehmann, Ron Gordon, Donna Brandt Take out anything not supplied by the factory: Aftermarket mats, maps, tissues, loose change, radar detectors, CD’s, cell phones, etc.

Prior to judging, you are asked to remove any front or mirror covers, after-market floor mats, seat covers, and items from the storage areas that didn’t come with the car when it was new.

If the judge can’t see an item or its condition, the item will receive zero points. So a dented spoiler is worth more than one that is covered.

Sample Judging Sheets are attached. These are what the judges will use to evaluate your car.

The Day of the Show Please plan on arriving between 7:00am and 8:30am. Once at the Concours and Street site, a member of our team will direct you to a parking space. We want to get you safely and quickly parked so that you can begin final preparations for judging. Final preparations are permitted until 9:00am, after which only light dusting is permitted.

Judging will commence at 9:00am. The judging team will have a maximum of five minutes to judge your car. The judges will require that your car be opened during the judging, so stay nearby. Convertible tops and Targa tops need to be in the closed and locked position. When requested by the judge display your tools and spare tire if applicable. Please have your score sheets filled out and available to the judges to prevent undue delays.

Remember that this is a competition, however the level of communication still needs to remain friendly. We are here to have FUN! (Participants and Judges.)

Many of the people against whom you compete are your friends.

Finally, be patient, determining the winner does take time.

Trophies – Here’s how trophies are awarded: Trophies for Concours and Street groups are awarded depending upon the number of cars competing in each group and class:

Special Trophies -- One each for ‘Best in Show’ for Concours and Street Groups, one for People’s Choice, and one for the vehicle selected by the Honorary Judges.

We hope this has provided information you need to prepare your car for judging, and to give you an overall understanding of the judging process. Let us know if you have any questions. If you would like more information on PCA national and Parade Concours, see the PCA website for the Concours Competition Rules.

Good luck, and thank you for bringing your car and participating in the Chesapeake Challenge.

Have fun!

Doug Ehmann, Ron Gordon, Donna Brandt, and the judging team

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BLACKWATER REFUGE / EASTERN SHORE Aniano Aroa

PCA Chesapeake 2019 Tour & Rally Event No. 9 – Sept. 15, Sunday

Our ninth tour & rally event this year will take us from Easton to the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Tilghman Island and St. Michaels. The biggest surprise for many will likely be the delightful and empty back roads that twist and meander through Blackwater. And if you have never visited the charming Tilghman Island, now will be the perfect time to do so. This scenic driving tour will conclude with a wonderful lunch at the Miles River Yacht Club in St. Michaels, courtesy of club members and guest tour masters Hank and Ellen Lucas. Capacity limited. First come, first served. So sign up ASAP. This tour will start from CPR Classic East, an Easton restoration shop that specializes in vintage Porsches.

Come early if you want to have a guided tour of the shop. CPR Classic East has been a valued sponsor and supporter of PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee events since 2016. (Photo courtesy of the Miles River Yacht Club) WHERE, WHEN, ITINERARY ● Assembly Point: CPR Classic East, 9329 Ocean Gateway, Easton, MD 21601 ● When: Sept. 15, 2019, Sunday, 8:30 AM ● Drivers’ Meeting: 9:15 AM ● Departure: 9:30 AM ● Destinations: Blackwater NWF Visitor Center (pit stop) & Miles River Yacht Club (lunch) ● ETA at yacht club in St. Michaels: 1:00 PM REGISTRATION ● Sign up at www.clubregistration.net from 7:00 PM EDT Aug 22 through 11:59 PM EDT Sept. 6. ● Cost of registration: $35.00 per person ($30 for lunch plus new $5 PCA Chesapeake Region reg. fee) ● Each person’s main course and dessert must be selected during registration. ● Route instructions and other details will be sent to registrants via e-mail.

QUESTIONS Send questions to tour@pcachs.org. Subject field: “Eastern Shore Tour.” For more information about the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, visit https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Blackwater/ . (v.03)

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Virginia Horse & Wine Country Tour

Tour Draws 40 People, 22 Cars PCA Chesapeake’s 2019 Tour & Rally Event No. 8

By Aniano Arao Co-Chair, Tour & Rally Committee

Virginia got star billing in our eighth tour and rally event this year, but the Horse & Wine Country that we drove through on Aug. 17th encompassed not only parts of the Old Dominion State but also portions of Maryland. However, the name of the tour would have become unwieldly had I added another word to it.

Many tour regulars were away in mid-August, including my fellow Tour & Rally co-chair Randy Moss and wife Michelle, but we still got a strong 40-people and 22-car turnout. For our second tour in a row, we had the pleasure of having a 2019 GT2 RS among us.

I divided the cars into two groups of 11 each. Myrna and I led the first group in a silver Cayman (987.2), while Jack and Terri Blauvelt kindly agreed to serve as sweepers in their dark red 993 Turbo. Hank and Ellen Lucas led the second group in a dark blue 911 Carrera S Cabriolet (991.2), while James Beavan III and son JB volunteered to sweep the Lucases’ group and the entire tour in their red Boxster S (981).

The two-state and two-stage drive covered a total distance of 99 miles. The 55-mile Stage 1 started from the parking lot of Kecco’s Neapolitan Woodfire Kitchen in Reisterstown. It twisted, turned and sprinted through some of the loveliest parts of Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties, ending up at the parking lot of Safeway in Middletown.

Each group had a 15-minute pit stop there.

The 44-mile Stage 2 followed. It brought us south, through Maryland’s beautiful countryside, across the Potomac River, and into the scenic landscape of Virginia.

From beginning to end, we passed areas that abounded with wineries and vineyards – at least eight in Maryland and four in Virginia. Three of the 12 were along our route, which also traversed a region that boasts many horse farms.

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Virginia Horse & Wine Country Tour At 12:06 pm, the first group of cars arrived at our lunch destination – downtown Middleburg.

The second group arrived about 30 minutes later. Both were ahead of schedule by an average of 20 minutes. As a result, we didn’t have to rush about to find parking spaces for our cars or to locate the restaurants where we wanted to eat.

Unlike nearly all of our tours, this one did not include a prearranged group lunch in one venue. As an experiment, I decided to let tour participants choose their own restaurants. With more than two dozen eateries, the small and charming town of Middleburg offered a good number and wide variety of choices. Before the tour, I had sent everyone a list of 15 restaurants that are highly rated in the Yelp and TripAdvisor Web sites.

PCA Chesapeake President Michael Murphy and Arlene, along with Executive Vice President Steve Graham and Janice, went to Thaiverse, one of two Thai restaurants in town. Two! “Thaiverse is a great find,” Steve said in a text message. He declared that the food there was “most excellent.”

They had “Vegetable Spring Rolls, Massaman Pork Curry, Panang Curry and Pad Thai,” Michael told me in an e-mail message. “The meal was outstanding!” he said.

Larry Robinson ate at the Red Horse Tavern with Rich and Kris Townsend. “The blackened shrimp salad special was pretty good,” he said in a text message. But, he added: “The service was mediocre.” For dessert, they went to Market Salamander. “We got key lime pie ice cream,” Larry said. “That was very good.”

Rob and Kathy Gabler reserved a table for eight at the historic Red Fox Inn & Tavern, established in 1728. They invited Myrna and me to join them, as well as Hank and Ellen Lucas, and then Bob Rassa. We all enjoyed the ambience, the service and the food. Red Fox’s fine reputation is well deserved. A number of other tour participants dined there, too, including Steve and Joan Wood, as well as Babi and Tracy Das. My thanks go to all who joined the tour and gave or sent me their positive and kind feedback.

And to Myrna, the Lucases, the Blauvelts and the Beavans for their invaluable assistance.

Now our focus shifts to our next event, the “Blackwater Refuge / Eastern Shore Tour” on Sept.

15th, Sunday, to be led by guest tour masters Hank and Ellen Lucas.

A detailed announcement of that tour can be found elsewhere in this issue of Patter, as well as an updated “Tour & Rally Schedule.” +++ To view more of my photos from this and other PCA events, click on the following link: http://www.pbase.com/noyphoto/pcaactivities

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Northeastern Ice Cream Tour

Tour Draws 70 People in 39 Cars PCA Chesapeake’s 2019 Tour & Rally Event No. 7

By Aniano Arao Co-Chair, Tour & Rally Committee

Steve Graham and his annual ice cream tour did it again – attracting a huge turnout, our biggest so far this year. Held on Aug. 4th, it was our seventh tour and rally event this year. It was also our fifth 2019 event successfully spearheaded by a guest rally or tour master. Steve was assisted by his wife, Janice, in leading our enjoyable drive through Northeastern Maryland.

The 55-mile scenic drive took us from the Hereford High School parking lot in Parkton to Keyes Creamery in Aberdeen, amid weather that was fair and partly sunny. The roads through northern Baltimore and northern Harford counties chosen by our seasoned rally master were wonderful, of course, Steve having formerly served as a tour & rally co-chair. He is currently executive vice president of PCA Chesapeake.

How about the ice cream? Naturally, it was great. And the time we spent at Keyes Creamery was very pleasant and well worth the drive to get there.

Our thanks go to the Keyes Creamery staff for their friendly service, to Steve and Janice for bringing us there, and to Frank and Susan Tedeschi, as well as Mike and Eve Swartzell, for leading the second and third groups of cars. Our thanks also go to Roxanne Alban for contributing photos to help illustrate this article.

In 2018, four of our 16 tour and rally events were spearheaded by three guest tour masters and one guest rally master. This year, we are set to have six “guests” leading a total of seven of our 15 events. Perhaps, plus one more. An updated “Tour & Rally Schedule” appears elsewhere in this issue of Patter for your reference. +++ To view more of my photos from this and other PCA events, click on the following link: http://www.pbase.com/noyphoto/pcaactivities

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Bob and Roxane Zach's 1968 911L was the oldest car in the tour.

Guest tour master Steve Graham brought his 2018 911 GT3.

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Steve and Janice Graham led another blockbuster ice cream tour.

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Autocross Because so many of the POT AX Committee would be attending the DE at the 2019 PorscheFest at Summit Point, WV, Steve Bobbitt (POT AX Co-chair) asked me in the early spring if we would be willing to run the AX this year as a joint CHS-POT event on Saturday August 3rd. Brad Martinez and I (as the CHS AX Cochairs) discussed the matter and decided to ride in on our metaphorical white horses to help the POT AX gang.

Little did we know what we were getting into! This was a really complicated event because we had the regular AX as well as runs by the PorscheFest DE AXers who would be arriving at the cone pad at 11:30 to race (and had a narrow window in which to get their three runs), plus an unknown number of Taste of Autocross participants (and spectators) who were to be bused over from the PCA Experience event. The latter necessitated keeping some form of registration active all day, which kept CHS Registrar Meilyng WigneyBurmaka on her toes, while Brad herded cats (i.e., he organized the ToA runs throughout the entire event – wow!). Add to all of that the difficulty of managing the trailer transport to Summit Point for the event, and this one was one for the books.

As if the required logistics, organization, and the event itself weren’t complicated enough, a neardisaster occurred when Meilyng lost internet access right before the event when her line was inadvertently cut by renovations at a neighbor’s home. That’s terrible! You have to understand… The last (and in my opinion most complicated) part of the prep work for an AX is setting up the run groups and the worker and instructor rosters, then getting the information (with instructions) out to the participants. Meilyng does all of this (!) and none of it can be completed ‘til registration closes, so there’s not much time to get it all

done. Add to it the necessity to update the PCs so no Windows updates come through during the event and you can see how vital internet access is the closing days before the race. She somehow managed to get it done, but the extra stress was not exactly welcome for this one!

Trailer transport is usually handled by Mark Hubley, but Mark was driving in the DE, so was not able to do so this time. Thankfully, CHS Treasurer Vince Rock stepped up and brought the trailer out on Friday, then took it back after the event. This worked well because while Brad’s family SUV does not have the towing capacity to move the trailer long distances (as he learned with the Ripken Stadium event), it was adequate to move it from outside the cone pad (where we were required to park it before the event) to the cone pad itself for the event. Many thanks to Vince for saving the day!

Knowing this would be a long day with a lot of participants in the area and with lunch and breakfast provided, we arranged to borrow some items from POT: a big tent, an extra table, chairs, a cooler, and buckets for iced drinks at the worker stations. Besides the great driving surface (clean and smooth!), another positive to having the event at SP is that ice is readily available (I simply contacted maintenance using the provided radio and they brought it out pronto), so we took advantage of that to provide cold beverages for

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Autocross We were unable to get 6 runs finished for the first heat before the DE AXers arrived (we only managed 5), but we put our heads together and decided to do the 6th run after the two-hour break for lunch and the completion of the runs by the DE AXers. That turned out to be a popular decision, or at least I took it to be so from the reaction of the first heat drivers to whom I communicated the update.

The DE AXers finished in quite a bit less than two hours, so Brad organized fun runs by the instructors on the fly to take the many waiting ToA participants this event. We may look into how we can do that on a out before we restarted timed racing activities at regular basis, but it does add to the logistical burden. 1:30. What a great idea that was! They loved it! The With the DE AXers arriving at 11:30, we were in a real reactions of the ToA participants (57 registered who bind to get the first heat of 6 runs done by the time must have taken somewhere in the neighborhood of they arrived. Ordinarily, Brad and I (along with Mark 150 to 200 runs) are always interesting, ranging from Hubley and Pinto Soin) arrive at the venue at around exhilarated screaming at the extreme handling to qui5:20 to set up with the aim of having the first cars off et acceptance while they hung on for dear life. In all at 9:30, but the SP cone pad doesn’t open ‘til 7:00 cases, the common denominator was a lot of smiles, which made life very difficult. By a miracle of coordi- so we must have been doing something right. ;) nation (and a lot of hard work with contributions I don’t know about the other instructors, but I was so from many volunteers), we managed to get the first worn out by all the fun runs that my concentration car off at 9:37 on Saturday (scheduled for 9:30). I still waned by the time I got to my timed runs in the secdon’t know how we did it, but that’s how it worked ond heat. During my second fastest run, I actually out. missed a gear when shifting to second after the start.

One gaffe that quickly became apparent after the action started was that the stop box was too short. The run to the stop box turned out to be straighter and faster than anticipated and speeds when entering the stop box were substantial. (I had no trouble stopping in my late-model Cayman S, but it was more problematic for early-model cars.) We couldn’t very well change it after racing had started, so since it didn’t present a safety hazard (there was plenty of room beyond the stop box), we opted to leave it as it was.

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D’oh! How can you even do that at an AX??? Well, I managed it. Sheesh! I also had my hands totally out of position during the corner closest to the timing trailer on that run, causing me to lose significant time there, too. Again, lack of concentration. In my own defense for being so stupid, I was awfully tired after only a couple of hours sleep that night and being frantic during the event, but it was a major what-if situation for me because otherwise I drove best on that run. Oh, well. It was all in a good cause!

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That’s two in a row for Brad! Nice to have him back.

Brooks and Brad both have young families that have been keeping them from competing, so at least they’ve had a happy reason for missing out on the action.

Knowing how much Co-chair Brad Martinez enjoyed the opportunity to drive a bit at Ripken at the last race in a borrowed car, I offered to let him race in my car at SP, but he decided he was going to be too busy during the event to comfortably do so. I felt badly for him, but that turned out to be the right choice because no one could have kept the ToA portion of the event organized like he did.

He did a superlative job taking care of that action. In fact, after working through some early timing problems, I went out to see what I could do to help him, but when I saw what he was doing, I just left him alone. Sometimes it’s better to let someone continue with a complicated job rather than knocking them offstride and I deemed this to be one of those cases.

Along those same lines, Meilyng drove in the first heat and somehow managed to do timing and announcing duties during the second heat. Our usual candidates for announcers were absent from this

event, so Chris Markwood (from POT) came in and did a nice job as the announcer during the first heat, but we had no one to do it for the second heat. Meilyng is pretty darned good at it, so she stepped up and somehow did both jobs. If you think that’s easy, think again. The timing job requires constant concentration to do it right and I have no idea how she managed to do both simultaneously. Very impressive!

Gary Martinez was back in action, having obtained a replacement car while his regular car is on IR. He was running in the DE event, but came out to participate in the DE AX. I know you’re still sorting out the car, but I sure hope you’ll be able to come out regularly now, Gary. We miss you! I’m also hoping Brad will take advantage (his car is still on IR) and co-drive his Dad’s car at the events where Gary can make it.

After an extended period on IR, I’m happy to report that Mark Hubley’s car is now back in action. Congrats, Mark! As mentioned previously, Mark was driving in the DE, but he also came out to the DE AX. Mark is a really good driver, but after a year on the shelf, I think he’s a bit out of practice with his own car. Hopefully the rust will shake off soon!

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whom I haven’t seen in quite some time. Rick lives relatively close to Summit Point and the distance from his home to our CHS venues explains why he hasn’t been out to our events recently. It was great to see him again, though!

averaging about 60 to 65 participants. Because of the joint nature of the PorscheFest AX, we had a total of 80 drivers competing with 65 dedicated AXers and 15 DE AXers (who got 3 runs during the extended lunch break). Of these 80 drivers, 65 drove P-cars and 15 non-P-cars. Further, there were 41 POT drivers and 24 In the end, we finished racing at 4:30, which was quite a bit later than normal for us. Take out the two- CHS drivers. Interesting breakdown. The CHS chapter is quite large, but the POT chapter is huge, so they hour break, though, and we would have been done no later than 2:30 (and more likely earlier because of have a larger base from which to draw participants the overhead incurred by the restart of the first heat). and their AX events typically have far more P-cars racIn other words, the total length of the event was just ing than non-P-cars. about what we normally would have had for a 6-run I’m especially happy to report that FTD was turned in AX event.

by CHS driver Michael Tavenner in his 2018 718 CayWe’ve had a split of about 50-50 between P-car and man S and among the top five times, 2th of the 5 came from CHS drivers (Scott Borden was 5 in his 2018 non-P-cars at our CHS AX events this season while GT3T). Rick Newman from Central PA was 2nd in his

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Autocross 1982 911, while 3rd and 4th were POT drivers Dean Moheet (2003 996 Carrera) and John Vrankovich (2007 Cayman S). This was an especially noteworthy performance because CHS drivers Michael and Scott were also the only drivers among the top 5 competing in Stock classes. Hmm. Hey, I’m just sayin’. ;) All right… Actually, Michael Tavenner has a dual membership in CHS and POT, but this is a CHS column, so we’ll claim his performance for CHS. The POT folks can claim him in the article for their magazine. Hang on! I wrote the AX article for them this month and I claimed his performance for CHS there, too. Ain’t that a shame? ;) In any case, I think it’s quite clear that the smaller CHS contingent acquitted themselves quite well.

In class action, S1 was taken by Marco Alban at 46.656 sec in his Cayenne Diesel, of all things. How ‘bout that? Participation in S2 has been a little sparse this year, but this event saw 8 drivers in this class. Before the event, Carl Schaeffer told me how pleased he was to see more competition in this class – it’s hard to judge how you’re driving is progressing (and Carl is a newcomer) if there aren’t many people in your class. John Clay (POT member, 2011 987 Cayman) was the class champion at 38.459 sec, Carl Schaeffer (CHS member, 2016 981 Cayman) was 2nd at 39.973 sec, and Tae Kim (POT member, 2014 981 Cayman) was 3rd. FWIW, Carl, I know from also racing with the POT folks that John Clay is a superb driver, so this event provided a real benchmark for you – looks to me as if you’re doing great in your first year!

Bill Dooley (POT, 2013 981 Boxster S) in 3rd. Slava Burmaka (CHS, 2000 996 C4), me (2014 981 Cayman S), and Meilyng (2000 996 C4) were all bunched closely together in 4th through 6th, respectively, and I’ll take some consolation in being very close to the always-fast Slava at this one.

S4 was another well-attended class with 10 participants and was dominated by Michael Tavenner (CHS/ POT, 2017 718 Cayman S) at 36.678 sec (also FTD), followed by Gary Baker (POT, 2014 991 Carrera) in 2nd at 38.091 sec and Mark Beck (POT, 2017 718 Cayman S) in 3rd. FWIW, I’ve had a number of people tell me that they consider the 718 Cayman S/Boxster S to be the ideal AX car and I can certainly see a lot of merit to that statement – lots of torque and a mid-engine layout make for a very appealing AX package.

S5 was captured by Scott Borden (CHS, 2018 GT3T) at 37.633 sec (5th overall), with Steve Wood (CHS, 2010 GT3) at 2nd in 38.239 sec and Bill Schwinn (POT, 2018 991 GTS) in 3rd at 39.422 sec. You should see Bill’s 991 GTS. He ordered the car with all sorts of nice custom touches and it’s beautiful. He told me he probably wouldn’t do that again, but he was overcome when he lost his previous car and went for the fences with this one.

S3 is always a big class at our events and with the POT participation, was even stronger with 12 drivers. Class champion was the always-blazing Eric Core (POT, 2014 981 Cayman S) at 37.770 sec, followed by Kevin Keaty (POT, 2104 981 Cayman S) at 37.962 sec, and

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Autocross P1 was topped by Christian Murphy (POT, 2013 Panamera GTS) at 43.609. Christian (whom I know through POT AX events) is a newby, but very enthusiastic and is having a hugely good time learning how to race in AX. He’s making good progress, too, and is exactly the younger participant that we’re all so happy to see joining our ranks. I should mention that Mike Copperthite came over late from the PCA Experience (where I believe I heard he was a concours winner) to drive a few runs in his 1953 356 (!!!). I teched this car because he came over late and it is truly spectacular. BTW, you would faint if you knew how much he’s been offered for this car. ;) P2 was won by Robbie Wilson (POT, 1986 944) at 38.263 sec, P4 by David Cray (POT, 2007 987 Cayman S) at 42.752 sec, and P5 by Chris Nolan (POT/CHS, 2016 GT4) at 37.685 sec. P7 was topped by Bill Calcagno (POT, 2016 GT4) at 38.607 sec.

P6 was interesting, with Dean Moheet (POT, 2003 996 Carrera) in 1st (and 3rd overall) at 37.126 sec, followed

by Michael Ricketts (CHS 2005 997) at 39.328 sec and Chris Markwood (POT, 2007 Carrera) in 3 rd at 39.330 sec. Notice the difference in times between Michael and Chris: 0.002 sec. To put that in perspective, if you assume an average speed of 40 mph, that 0.002 sec translates into 1.4 inches. Now that’s what I call close racing!

Class I saw the always-fast John Vrankovich (POT, 2007 987 Cayman S) at 37.229 sec (4th overall) edging out Ed Wright (POT, 2014 981 Cayman S) at 37.691 sec. M was topped by Rick Newman (Central PA, 1982 911) at 36.842 (and 3nd overall).

The Guest class (raw time) was led by Dany Kao (2019 Honda Civic Si) at 37.699 sec (8th overall), with Bill Cruz (2018 Tesla Mode 3) at 37.906 sec (11th overall) and Jeff Braun (POT AX Co-chair, 2105 Alfa Romeo 4C) at 37.982 sec (13rd overall). For the Guests in OC_PAX, the winner was Danny Kao at 29.706 sec, followed by Bill Cruz (2018 Tesla Model 3) at 30.703 sec, and Anthony Scolaro (2011 Honda CR-Z) at 38.942 sec.

While the weather was warm for this event, it wasn’t terribly hot (as it was for the previous event at Ripken Stadium) and we were certainly grateful for that. It was frantic for those of us running the event, making it hard to tell how it was going while the event was ongoing, but I think the day went well and the feedback we’ve heard bore that out. Be assured we slept well that night. ;) We certainly appreciate the many good comments we’ve received and I also want to thank everyone for the generous assistance rendered in tearing down at the end of the event. We were awfully tired when this one was over and the help was hugely appreciated!

Have a great month and I’ll be looking forward to seeing you next time at the races!

Greg Hartke CHS PCA AX Co-chair

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2019 European Festival The 2019 European Festival in Winchester Saturday, September 28th 2019 Proceeds from the 2019 European Festival benefit the Valley Health Cancer Center The Potomac Porsche Club has been chosen to display Porsches at the 2019 event. Come and go as you wish and enjoy prime parking inside the event as you display your Porsche for the public while enjoying a great time!

Experience the Tastes and sounds of the British Isles, Germany and Italy with Traditional Food, Beverages, Music and Entertainment. This was a well-attended and popular event for our members last year and we hope to see you this year! There will be Bagpipes, German Bands, Kids Zone, Beer and Wine, FOOD! and more.

Below are the details and directions: September 28, 2019 11:00am - 5:00pm Location: Winchester Medical Center - (Behind Health Professions Building up on the hill) 1775 N. Sector Court Winchester, VA 22601 Winchester, VA 22601 The Valley Health European Festival features the tastes, sights and sounds of Germany, Italy and the British Isles—and new for 2019, Greece! Guests will enjoy traditional music, dancing, and other entertainment, while sampling the unique food and beverages of each country. The festival will also include a marketplace featuring additional crafts and treats from Europe. Food and entertainment is provided under festival peak tents – so the festival will take place rain or shine!

Proceeds from the 2019 European Festival will benefit the Valley Health Cancer Center. For any questions, please contact the Winchester Medical Center Foundation at 540-536-4463.

Admission Options: Festival Passport: $30 (includes admission, four food tastings and one non-alcoholic beverage) General Admission: $10 (food and beverages available for purchase on an a la carte basis) Child Admission (2-12): $5 Under 2: Free

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GARAGE CRAWL WHAT: TECH Event- GARAGE CRAWL WHEN: SATURDAY, September 7th, 8:15 AM to 11:00 AM WHERE: Pasadena, MD REGISTRATION: Will open 7:00 PM EST Friday August 9th on Club Registration www.clubregistration.net Note that this is not your PCA account. If you do not have a Club Registration account, then you should set one up in advance of the registration day as our Garage Crawls sellout very quickly. You will need to register every driver and passenger who will take part in this event. This event will be limited to 50 people. If you have any questions contact the Tech Chairs, Randy Richter and Jim Earlbeck, at tech@pcachs.org Chesapeake’s Garage Crawls are extremely popular for many great reasons. Sure, the cars the fantastic, but more uniquely the Garage Crawls give us the chance to see what a person values in a car and to contemplate why it is important to them. Often it will make you reflect on what is meaningful to you. The Garage Crawls also allow us to see how others embrace the automotive lifestyle. This Crawl promises to deliver on all fronts.

We will be visiting a singular collection of more than 140 cars! They include numerous rare high-performance Chevrolets, Lamborghinis, McLarens, Cobras, Vipers, Aston Martins and Packards. While Porches did not make the cut in this gentleman’s collection, I do not think that you will be disappointed. If time allows, we may be able to view his collection of vintage wooden hull racing boats.

This Garage Crawl is a singular Pasadena venue that has several separate buildings that are all within walking distance of each other. To preserve the privacy of the collection, neither the owner’s name nor the location will be announced in advance. Only those that have registered through Club Registration will be provided the address of our gathering location. Plan on being at the Pasadena area gathering location at 8:15AM Saturday September 7th. At 8:30AM there will be a launch meeting at the gathering location in which the attendees will be provided with directions to the Garage Crawl venue. This event will not include Tech’s usual coffee, donuts or gift certificate. The launch meeting will also review the rules of this event which include· No public release of the address of the facility · No public release of photos and/or videos. That includes not only the cars and boats, but the inside and outside of the facilities. Attendees are permitted to take photos, but only for their personal use. · No public release of the owner’s name- either first or last. · No public release of the types of cars or memorabilia. · No food or drink at the facility.

There is nothing new about these rules for our Garage Crawl events. Our ability to have future Garage Crawls depends on our ability to treat each facility with the respect that it deserves. Please remember that you are visiting someone’s home. While this may not be where they live, it is their home, it is where their heart is.

We are their guests.

As a reminder, Tech will be charging a modest fee for this and all future events. This is not an attempt to turn these events into a profit center; however, there is a need to recoup the money that is spent for the $250 gift certificate that is given away at a hosting vendor’s facilities and the coffee and donuts that are typically provided at the venues.

Your Tech committee would like to have more Garage Crawls, especially on the Eastern Shore, but we need your help. Please inform us if you know of any garage(s) that would suitable. They do not have to be a singular super collection like this one. Stringing together a few garages makes for an enjoyable morning as well.

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Pine Barren “Off-Road” Event Northern New Jersey Region of the Porsche Club of America presents the Pine Barren 'Off-Road' Excursion November 10, 2019 Sponsored by Paul Miller Porsche a

If you own a Cayenne, Macan, SUV / Pickup Truck, or any vehicle with 4 wheel drive, this is the event for you. Come experience the 'off-road' trails, Cranberry Bogs and sand pits of the beautiful New Jersey Pine Barrens in a safe and family friendly venue.

This event has no age restrictions, so bring the entire family. NNJR – PCA member Peter Schneider in association with Raritan Valley Sports Car Club Rally Master Bob Shore have built a route that will give you a true 'off-road' experience.  9 AM for breakfast and pick-up your route book/T-Shirts, 9:45 AM driver meeting.  At 10 AM we will head out for the morning trek that will run approximately 2 1/2 hours.

The morning section will include a stop at Whitesbog Village, birthplace of the commercial Blueberry Industry and an opportunity to listen to the Accidental Jug Band - Link After visiting the Pitman Road 'playground', we will tour the sand trails of Brendan T. Bryne State Forest and the abandoned ghost town of Ong's Hat we will then break for a catered lunch.

While we break for lunch the organizers will hold a drawing for some great door prizes with a Pine Barren flare. After lunch we will make a short trek to an area we call the “sand pit”. Let your imagination ponder what is in store for you there.

Event is open to all NNJR members as well as other PCA Regions and nonmembers.

The only requirements are that your vehicle has 4 wheel drive and four inches of ground clearance.

Registration will close once 50 entries are received. The 2017 & 2018 event was sold out so register early.

To Register follow the Link to download the event flyer and drop it in the mail.

Youtube Video of the 2017 Route - Link

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Public Service Announcements Maryland Real ID—New Drivers License Requirements If you haven’t already visited the MVA to secure a Real ID, the clock is running to meet a federal law.

“Please plan ahead,” said MVA administrator, Chrissy Nizer. “The deadline is October 2020 but we don’t want our customers to wait ’till then.” By 2020, older Maryland licenses will no longer exist.

The new ones will look different but even if you have one now it won’t be a Real ID until conditions are met.

“What that is, is four documents that you need to bring to your local MDOT MVA branch office,” said Nizer. “Those are proof of age and identity.”

Meaning that, along with either a birth certificate or passport, you must also bring a social security card, a driver’s license, and proof of Maryland Residency, like a utility bill or a bank statement. http://www.mva.maryland.gov/realid/index.htm

**AVOID I-895** MAJOR ROADWORK ON I-895 IN BALTIMORE The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) warned motorists today to avoid I-895 and the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel due to major construction and traffic impacts beginning this month. Two-way traffic will operate on I-895 for two years starting Nov. 27. Motorists should use I-695/Key Bridge and I-95/Fort McHenry Tunnel as alternate routes. The work is part of the MDTA’s $189 million I-895 Bridge Project, announced on Dec. 21, 2017, to replace the 60-year-old bridge north of the Harbor Tunnel.

“To avoid sitting in traffic, motorists should plan on using I-695 or I-95 as alternate routes,” said Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary and MDTA Chairman Pete K. Rahn.

On Nov. 27, northbound I-895 will close completely for one year from the north side of the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel to the Boston/O’Donnell Street exit ramp (Exit 11).

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Two-way traffic – one lane in each direction – will operate on southbound I-895.

The I-895/Holabird Avenue exit ramp (Exit 10) will close completely during this time.

Additionally, the northbound bore of the Harbor Tunnel will close 24/7 for 60 days in spring 2019 with twoway traffic operating in the southbound bore.

Northbound I-895 and the Holabird Avenue exit ramp will reopen to traffic in spring 2020.

If you know of information that you think our members would benefit from, please bring it to the attention of the Editors at editor@pcachs.org.

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FYI New Tech Library Online!

Visit our new library at http://pcachs.org/tech-library/

Annual Advertising Rates: Personal/Classified Items—Free to PCA members Full page ad—$600 Half page ad—$450 Quarter page ad—$200 Business card—$200

Send to: editor@pcachs.org

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Name and Car Badges!

Now you can obtain your Chesapeake Region Name Badge!

Go to www.pcachs.org and use the “GOODIE STORE” menu from the main page. Click the button and complete the order form page. The Name Badge cost is $25, inclusive of handling and shipping.

This is your opportunity to purchase a heavy “gold- plated” Chesapeake Region metal car badge.

Each metal car badge comes complete with stainless steel slotted retaining plate, screws, washers and nuts to mount it through your car grille or separate mounting plate.

You can order right now! The cost per metal car badge is $30 or two for $50, inclusive of handling and shipping.

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For Sale OEM Turbo Twist wheels and tires from 2000 996 These are OEM wheels with Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires. The tires are 265/35 ZR18 and 225/40 ZR18

As-is $400 OBO

Frank Knapik

karrazy@yahoo.com

Annual Advertising Rates: Personal/Classified Items—Free to PCA members Full page ad—$600 Half page ad—$450 Quarter page ad—$200 Business card—$200

Send to: editor@pcachs.org

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PCA Jackets!

If you want one of these killer jackets, please remit $80 to our Treasurer, Vincent Rock via check or PayPal. If by check, send your check to Treasurer P.O. Box 1720, Germantown, MD 20875. If by PayPal, send it to: treasurer@pcachs.org from the PayPal.com website.

In addition to your payment, complete the online order form at www.pcachs.org and indicate: a.) Color, b.) Style (male or female), and c.) Size from the Sizing Chart on the following pages.

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Order your PCA Embroidered Jacket!

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PCA Jackets!

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PCA License Plates What Are PCA License Plates: Chesapeake Region PCA coordinates the purchase of PCA Organizational License Plates issued through the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA). The PCA License Plate Program promotes the visibility and camaraderie of PCA. PCA Maryland License Plates are pre-numbered Organizational Plates, not vanity plates. PCA License Plates are available for all cars, trucks and minivans, but not for motorcycles or trailers.

Cost: The one-time cost for the PCA License Plates is $35.00, which includes the $25.00 MVA fee and a $10 Chesapeake PCA fundraising fee to support the PCA License Plate Program and Chesapeake Region events.

How To Apply: The only way to apply for PCA Organizational License Plates is to complete the online PCA Maryland License Web Form at https://pcachs.org/pcamaryland-license-plate/ and submit it electronically. Please click on the above link to learn the details and requirements to apply for PCA License Plates.

If you have any questions regarding the purchase of PCA Maryland Organizational License Plates, please contact us at: pcaLicensePlates@pcachs.org. Safe and Happy Motoring.

Requirements: You must be a PCA Member and the car must be registered in Maryland.

The PCA Plates are not limited to Porsches. You can apply for PCA plates for all your cars registered in Maryland!

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PCA Juniors

What is the PCA Juniors program? ✓ PCA Juniors is a program for Porsche enthusiasts under age 18. ✓ Participants must be registered by an active PCA member. ✓ It’s not just the cars… and now it’s not just the grown-ups! ✓ With our new PCA Juniors program, PCA is about the kids too!

The PCA Juniors program has been created so kids can enjoy PCA events, learn about Porsches and build the enthusiasm that runs through all of the Porsche Club of America.

Who is eligible?

Any child under age 18 who is registered by a current PCA member can participate in the program.

(Note: This is not a PCA Membership.)

What will the child receive?

PCA Juniors will receive a welcome package that includes an age-appropriate gift and PCA Juniors ID badge. We look forward to developing the program and its features over time.

What does it cost to register?

It’s FREE! Participants must be registered by an active PCA member, and there is no cost to join!

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