March 2006
Porsche Club of America Sacramento Valley Region - In its 44th Year!
Featuring: Rallye Parade Portland Registration Autocross at CRAB 32 What is G-24? Good Exercise for Your Porsche
Plus... From the Driver’s Seat Drifting Back Speaking of Membership The Social Scene Porsche Trivia See “About the Cover” inside...
About the Cover... This black beauty is a 550 Spyder replica. Who knows, maybe one of these will be at CRAB 32. You never know what you’ll see at CRAB.
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Porsche Club of America
Jeff Kinder ______________________ 916-765-2801 4320 Freemont’s Loop, Rescue, CA 95672 President@svr.pca.org
Sacramento Valley Region - In its 44th Year!
March 2006
Volume 44, No.3 Vice President Andy Leight _____________________ 916-984-9624 106 Atfield Way, Folsom, CA 95630 VicePresident@svr.pca.org ____________________
Secretary Kevin Dougherty _________________ 916-983-7774 P.O.Box 6006, Folsom, CA 95630 Secretary@svr.pca.org
Upcoming Events 4 6 6 9 11 12 13 17 19
Treasurer Betty Silva _________________________________ Treasurer@svr.pca.org
Social Director Julia Lynn _______________________ 916-402-0443 2443 Fair Oaks Blvd #71, Sacramento, CA 95825 Social@svr.pca.org
Mendocino 2006 Tour FunkHana at CRAB 32 Death Valley Driving Tour 2006 Zone 7 Concours School Daffodil Hill to Murphy’s Spring Tour SVR Series Autocross #1 CRAB 32 Entry Form SVR-PCA Drivers’ Education - Thunderhill RR Autocross - Stompin’ at the Schultz II
Features and Reviews 7 8 12 16 18
Rallye Parade Portland Registration Autocross at CRAB 32 What is G24? Good Exercise for Your Porsche
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Helen Ashuckian Rik Larson Matt Deter Buzz Lynn Doug Klein
Columns and Departments Membership Director Tom Sisson _____________________ 209-296-5352 14537 Surrey Junction Lane, Sutter Creek, CA 95685 Membership@svr.pca.org
Competition & Safety Director Matt Deter_______________________916-630-8924 5645 Harvest Road, Rocklin, CA 95765 porsche@deter.com
Newsletter Editors Nick & Lindsey Harrigan ___________ 916-315-8548 3220 Mission Way, Rocklin, CA 95677 NewsletterEditor@svr.pca.org
Webmasters John & Tina Murphy_______________ 916-362-8276 3300 Cahill Ct., Sacramento, CA 95827 Webmaster@svr.pca.org
Past President Kim Nelson _____________________ 916-933-4282 305 Glen Ridge Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 PastPresident@svr.pca.org
Zone 7 Representative Larry Sharp - Golden Gate Region ____ 925-371-2258 1119 Megan Road, Livermore, CA 94550 larrysharp@comcast.net
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SVR Coming Attractions From the Driver’s Seat Drifting Back Speaking of Membership The Social Scene SVR People, Places, & Porsches SVR Goodie Store Porsche Trivia Drifter Classifieds
Jeff Kinder Larry Wilson Tom Sisson Julia Lynn Nick & Lindsey Harrigan Tom Sisson Nick & Lindsey Harrigan
Information and Committee Directory Autocross Chair Matt Deter ____________ 916-630-8924 5645 Harvest Road, Rocklin, CA 95765 porsche@deter.com Charity Chair Susan Fleming _________ 916-985-4142 107 Cobb Court, Folsom, CA 95630 TRFleming@comcast.net Concours Chair Kent Brandon __________ 916-663-1702 3450 Hector Road,Newcastle, CA 95658 Kent.Brandon@ncbb.net Goodie Store Tom Sisson ___________ 209-296-5352 14537 Surrey Junction Ave Sutter Creek, CA 95685 targatom@volcano.net Rally Chair Helen Ashuckian _______ 916-481-2759 5440 Tree Side Drive Carmichael, CA 95608 helena@lanset.com
Technical Chair Roger Walker ___________________ 916-415-0752 9726 Magellan Drive, Loomis, CA 95650 rwalker1@dmv.ca.gov G24 Chair Buzz and Julia Lynn______________ 916-402-0443 social@svr.pca.org Advertising Manager Dick MacFarlane_________________ 916-482-0652 5740 Windmill Way #11, Carmichael, CA 95608 dickm@hpsionline.com
SVR Web Site http://www.derporsche.net/ The Drifter is published monthly by the Porsche Club of America, Sacramento Valley Region (SVR), for its members. Written contributions and photos are welcome and should be emailed to the Editor. The deadline for material is the first of the month for publication in the following month. SVR members should notify the Membership Director promptly of an address change to insure uninterrupted delivery. All material in this newsletter is protected by copyright. However, newsletter editors of other regions chartered by the Porsche Club of America may reprint any article provided that credit is given to the author and Sacramento Valley Region and The Drifter is cited as the source.
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SVR Coming Attractions March Events and Contacts
Deadline!
Dinner Meeting
SVR/PCA Drivers’ New Member Education Tour Thunderhill
SVR Board Meeting
No Host Breakfast - Karen’s Bakery
Daffodil Hill to Murphy’s Tour
Death Valley Driv- Death Valley Driving Tour ing Tour
Death Valley Driving Tour
SVR/PCA Drivers’ Education Thunderhill
SVR Dinner Meeting - Wong’s Garden, Roseville Cookie Anderson & Karen Goffin-McGlumphy....916-988-6534 or 916-725-9828 SVR/PVA Drivers’ Education - Thunderhill Matt Deter & Frederick D. Rauch.......................... see page 1 for contact info New Member Tour - Shenandoah Valley Tom Sisson...................................................... 209-296-5352 targatom@volcano.net SVR/PCA Drivers’ Education Matt Deter & Frederick D. Rauch............................. see page 1 for contact info No Host Breakfast - Karen’s Bakery Andy Leight...................................................... 916-984-9624 Daffodil Hill to Murphy’s Spring Tour Alice Schilla or Doug Klein.............................(See ad page 11) Death Valley Driving Tour Al Nonsenzo.......................................................530-295-8177 Talksum1@aol.com
April Events and Contacts
Deadline!
RR Auto-X CRAB 32
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CRAB 32 Auto-X Stockton Fairgrounds G-24 Breakfast
SVR Board Meeting
Zone 7 Concours School Niello Porsche
G-24 Breakfast - Ettores off of Fair Oaks Blvd. Buzz & Julia Lynn ................................................ 916-402-0443 Social@svr.pca.org CRAB 32 - Towe Auto Museum Kim Kinder & Kim Nelson ............................................See ad on next page CRAB 32 Autocross - Stockton Fairgrounds Matt Deter ......................................................... 916-630-8924 porsche@deter.com Zone 7 Concours School - Niello Porsche Gary Lieber ............................................................................... GJLIEBER@SBCGLOBAL.NET RR Stompin’ at the Schultz Auto-X David Bunch ....................................................... 707-766-8839 david.bunch@sbcglobal.net
Reminder: The RSVP deadline for dinner meetings is also the last day to cancel your dinner meeting reservation without paying. Per SVR policy, late cancellations and no-shows will be charged.
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SVR’s March Dinner Meeting Thursday march 9th Social: 6:30 Dinner: 7:00 Dinner price: $13.00 per person Wong's Garden 201-F Harding Blvd Roseville, CA 95678 Menu: Orange Peel Beef, General Chicken, Garlic Green Beans, Pork Chow Mein, Egg Rolls, Egg Foo Young Drinks can be purchased separately RSVP by March 3rd by calling Cookie Anderson 916-988-6534 or Karen Goffin McGlumphy 916-725-9828
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From the Driver’s Seat By Jeff Kinder, President Porsche Owners Corral at Sebring 2006 There will be a PCA Membership station within the Porsche Owners Corral at the 12 Hours of Sebring for the American Le Mans Series race weekend, March 16 - 18, 2006. There will be scheduled appearances by Porsche race drivers for informal talks and autographs. In addition, IMSA will offer supervised parade laps of the track with a two lap maximum open to the first 100 registered Porsches on a first come, first serve basis. For information please contact Zone 12 Rep, Bob Barren, 904-268-8877 or dorabob@comcast. net PCA Photos of the Month PCA has a WEB page called “Photos of the Month.” There are some very interesting pictures, including some SVR members. To see the pictures, and it is worth a look, go to: http://www.pca.org/news/potm.html SVR WEB and Concours Class Winners There is much to see on our SVR website. There are many event notices with information about the Zone 7 Awards Banquet. SVR members distinguished themselves in the Concours area. -High Points Winners: Jim Hardee and Bob Murray. -356 Series Full Concours winners: Jim Hardee and Bob Murray. -356 Series Wash & Shine winner: Tom Sisson. -911 Air-Cooled Wash & Shine winner: Kim Nelson -911 Air-Cooled Wash & Shine 3rd place: Julia Lynn -911 Water-Cooled Street winner: Bud Behrens Pictures can be found here: http://www.pca.org/zone7/index.php?page= elist&id=2005concwinners Way to go everyone! SVR will host two Zone 7 Concours this year. Get busy cleaning and shining.
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CRAB 32
Car Care and Councours
This is the best weekend in a car you can have. CRAB Chairs Kim Kinder and Kim Nelson and their team of talented helpers are moving at full speed ahead to present one of the best CRAB events ever. You will notice that it is called CRAB 32; this is to say that this is the 32nd edition of this event. CRAB is the only annual Zone 7 multi-region, multi-event weekend event. Impressed yet? You should be. I will let the Chairs tell you more about it in their articles, but as you may gather, I am very excited about the event and the location.
With SVR hosting two Zone Concours events this year, we have an even better opportunity for SVR cars to be seen. For state-of-the art car care products check in with Member Jim McMahen. Maybe we can talk him into a repeat of his Car Care Tech session. Drive safe and have fun! Announcing
Mendocino 2006 Tour
The National Look By Sacramento Valley Region
November 3rd – 5th (three days, two nights)
Parade 2006 will be in Portland Oregon. Short trip, relatively speaking, for SVR members to go to a National event. Parade in Portland was last held in 1995. Kim and I went, along with others from SVR. It was one heck of a week. We made friendships with other PCAers that continue on to this day. Make sure to sign up as a worker for some of the events. They typically have a special luncheon and shirt for workers. The Parade 2006 WEB site is: http://www.pca.org/parade/2006/ For a Listing of activities and schedule, go to this (main page) and click on the appropriate tab. Official Registration Begins March 10, 2006 8AM EST, to register go to: http://www.pca.org/paraderegistration/ This year, PCA has an online registration process where you can register for Parade and the competitive events, buy all your meals, and register for all the optional events in one easy step. Be sure you’re ready for online registration by requesting an account (PCA members only) by sending an email to admin@pcanational.org. If you are not registered on the PCA site prior to registration day, you will most likely have to register the old way (US mail). For General Parade Information: http://www.pca.org/news/parade.html Information about past parades: http://www.pca.org/news/parade_locations. html Note the location of the 2000 Parade in the front page. Electronic copies of the Drifter (in color), and pictures from the fabulous 2005 Christmas party. Our WEB site changes, so check back often.
Tour and Lunch Stop on Friday GREAT ROADS!!! Social on Friday Evening Toast the Sunset Dinner at any number of restaurants
All Kinds of Informal Things on Saturday Shopping Golf (9/18 hole, even miniature) Kite Flying Social on Saturday Afternoon Dinner with friends at places of your choice
Sunday Breakfast at the Fort Bragg Grange (optional) Return Home in small groups Contact Rik Larson at 916-481-6084 mendocino2006@comcast.net February 4, 2006
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Drifting Back By Larry Wilson, SVR Member 30 Years Ago (March 1976)
11 of which carried SVR members who were also pursuing finishing points toward the year-end trophies for the PCA-membersonly, five-event rally series sponsored by Wyn Robertson’s Continental Auto Service. Event workers included George and Nona Morley, Mike and Michelle Willis, Heidi Lausten, Stan and Jeff Breyfogle, Dale and Shirley Newhouse, Don and Mary Jo Koepke, Richard Bender, Lee and Carolyn Coleman, Allen and Dolores Weddle, Rik Larson and John Clever. The first SVR autocross of the year, which was on March 29 with Kirk Bradford and Larry Wilson as chairs, was close to becoming a disaster. Approval to use the site (Levitz Furniture store parking lot) wasn’t obtained until Monday before the event (which made event advertising a bit awkward). At the site, Kirk and Larry discovered they had no porta-potties - which was remedied after Pat Wilson secured use of the nearby Union 76 gas station rest rooms, free of charge. Then the State Police, closely followed by the County Sheriff, both with red lights blazing, appeared after the Levitz store-manager complained about an unknown group using his parking lot (the store was closed). That was remedied after the property owner, RJB Company, confirmed that SVR had the company’s approval to use the parking lot. Then, the Sheriff returned to investigate an anonymous call claiming unsafe activities at the site, but Kirk and Larry convinced the Deputies that autocrossing was a safe thing to do. Finally, thirty-four drivers ran the event, each got to make eight runs, and everyone had a great time. The event was a smashing and safe success. Top time of day went to Darrell Terry, Golden Gate Region.
Mike Willis and Peter Bogy chaired the March 7th “Son of Low Bucks” autocross at Northgate (entry fee was $1.00 per run). Lots of runs were available with driver education on the fine art of getting safely through the corners. To view the famous Low Bucks course today, take I-80 west, exit north onto Northgate Blvd., bend right onto Main Avenue, and go right at Kelton Way. The course consisted of city streets: Bollenbaker Ave., Loveland Way, Graves Ave., and Kelton Way. At that time, this area was an abandoned development with streets, but not a house in sight, for several years, with no site rental fee...ah, the good old days. Many SVR members, including Rich and Connie Farlinger, joined with Golden Gate Region members on their March 20-21, Saturday and Sunday, Yosemite Tour, which included overnight lodging at Yosemite Lodge and dinner Saturday night at the Camp Curry Pavilion. In The Drifter, President Dave Neukom reported his first Porsche was a 1961 356B 1600 Normal Coupe painted Aetna Blue (what a coincidence -- that’s EXACTLY what Tim Wilson has). Harvey Cain reported on his plan to make Long Beach the tour destination on March 26-28 to see Jody Scheckter, Mario Andretti, Niki Lauda, Emerson Fittipaldi, and other Formula One drivers competing in the first F-1 Grand Prix of Long Beach. 10 Years Ago (March 1996) 20 Years Ago (March 1986) The March 15-16 Zone 7 autocross school in Stockton was nearly rained out, but event Chairs Don and Linda Henkle kept it going to a successful conclusion. With the fair grounds course under water Saturday afternoon, Don found a lecture hall, and with the crowd safely indoors, Terry Zaccone (GGR) and Larry Wilson (SVR) spoke for nearly three hours on the theories and techniques of autocrossing. It was sort of like Siskel and Ebert at speed. The five-leg, March 21 SVR Friday Night Rally, with Stan Breyfogle as rallymaster, had a great turnout of 45 rally-cars, The Drifter
Thirty SVR members turned out for the March 2nd SVR tech session, and Herb Hoover gathered a knowledgeable panel of Porsche experts including Dwight Mitchell, Leo Droughton, Dawn Perry, Marsha Wilson, and Ted Blake. Diablo Region member, Marsha Wilson also provided various door prizes. The March 7th dinner meeting at Sacramento Brewing Company, chaired by Sally and Ron Boeck was limited to the first 48 people to make a reservation. The real draw for this event was the restaurant’s beer sampler (served with all dinner entrees) that included Hefe Weizen, Miner’s Gold Ale, Scotch Ale, Red Horse Ale, Oatmeal Stout, and Irish Ale (the Brewer’s special).
Jan and Andy Lundback chaired the March 16 “Daffodils & Wine Tour” which visited Daffodil Hill and the Deaver Winery. Tourees included Dave Piazzese, Jim McMahen and Linda and Maryann Blount, Helen Ashuckian, Rich Swenson and Judy Hanna, Marv and Marie Smith, and Allen and Dolores Weddle. Jan baked cookies for the group. While at the Deaver Winery, Dolores, Marie, Linda, and MaryAnn enjoyed an hour-long horse and wagon tour through the vineyards. SVR’s first autocross of the year, held March 23rd at Mather Field, attracted 29 drivers who each got seven runs during the day on a “fast” course (third gear through the esses) set up by Event Chair Masuo Robinson. The fastest five drivers were Jim Hayes (49.47), Dwight Mitchell (50.20), Masuo Robinson (52.18), Linda Mitchell (52.57), and Neil Yonk (52.70). As soon as everyone ran out of gas (figuratively), the group retired to the nearest Taco Bell for refreshments.
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Please Join Us and Have Fun During FunKhana at CRAB 32! The CRAB 32 – FunKhana will be a mini AutoX aimed at honing ones driving skills. Doing well on the FunKhana will surely assure the participants that extra edge one needs to place well at the main AutoX event in Stockton. The FunKhana will have tight turns, short straight-aways, and the melding of non-driving activities, all to be completed with a very fast-slow speed to win! This year the event will take place Friday evening, with or without a co-pilot, in the parking lot, just west of the Towe Auto Museum. So take your Bilberry, Ginkgo Biloba and Lycopene, and bring your car to this fun event. For information call Jon Kramer 209-286-1682 or Tom Sisson 209-296-5352.
Death Valley Tour March 24-26 It is a "DRIVING" TOUR - 800 to 1000 miles What: This is to be a two-day driving tour. Depending on the number of participants we will divide into groups.
Starting: El Dorado Hill Shopping Center, US Hwy 50 at El Dorado Hills Blvd. First Day: From El Dorado to Lone Pine, CA. via US Hwy 50 East > CA Hwy 89 South > CA Hwy 88/NV Hwy 88 East > US Hwy 395 South to Lone Pine, CA. This day will include about 6:00 to 6:30 hours worth of driving (about 300 miles) through some of the most beautiful countryside in California. There will be an appropriate number of pit/fuel/food stops along the way -- more information on those will follow.
Second Day: The tour of Death Valley. Starting in Lone Pine, the tour will proceed to Stove Pipe Wells, Furnace Creek Ranch, Bad Water and Scotty's Castle. About 350 miles, and 6:00 to 8:00 hours, later (depending on number and time in pit stops along the way) we'll call it a wrap back at Lone Pine. Optional Tour: From Scotty's Castle East > US Hwy 95 > North to NV Hwy 268/CA Hwy 168 West. This is a terrific run, but we need daylight to do it safely so we'll play it by ear for those who are interested. Caveat: This is the basic plan and as soon as participants are identified there will be a more definite schedule published.
RSVP: Do to the nature of the tour and distances, please RSVP to me Not Later Than February 28th.
Hotels from AAA Southern California Tour Book You will need to make your own reservation Best Western Frontier: $59/$91 (hi/low) 760 876 5571 (recommended, can secure a block of rooms) Comfort Inn $59/99 760 876 8000 Dow Villa $62/66 760 876 5521 Lone Pine Inn Motel $39/59 760 876 5655 Mt Whitney Hotel $36/79 760 876 4207 National Trails Motel $39/69 760 876 5555 The Portal Motel $36/79 760 876 5930
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Speaking of Membership By Tom Sisson Membership Director
New Members
Changes
Philip & Susan Booker
John & Carrie Alden
Auburn, CA 95603 pnb@bookeraccountancy.com 530/885-8471 84 911
nraschico@aol.com Merry Geil
Sacramento, CA 95821-5210
Welcome New Members! SVR has 602 regular members and 17 dual members. Thirty-three members have been lapsed for non-payment of dues (not included in the above totals), but not yet deleted. Don’t Forget to register for CRAB
Rick Burchett & Misty Green
Lincoln, CA 95648 rburchett@intrix.com 916/577-1315 06 Boxster S Patrick Contreras
Sacramento, CA 95820 The 32nd CRAB consists of three full earthopatrick@msn.com days of Porsche-style events on April 7, 8, 916/452-4427 and 9. If you are a new member, you don’t 84 944 want to miss this event—put it on your calDurham Giles endar now and get registered!
David Hillman
707/447-4472 Karen & Peter Holmes
chiefsmakcks@aol.com Bob & Beth Jacobson
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Derek & Teresa Olea
Roseville, CA 95747
Davis, CA 95616-8224 dkgiles@senseflow.com March New Member Tour 530/756-8224 The first New Member Tour of 2006 03 Boxster
Gregory Peairs
will take place on a Saturday in mid-March. THERE IS SUCH A THING AS A FREE Eric Moore & Crystal Shulters LUNCH. If you are a recent member (last Roseville, CA 95678 two years or so) and have never attended eric_12709@msn.com this tour, plan on doing so—you will enjoy 916/847-7360 66 912 the outing and you even get a free picnic box lunch! Watch for Email blasts, etc. on this Dirk Slootem event.
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Woodland, CA 95695 dirk@slootem.com Membership Cards 530/662-2377 Please check the date on your member- 05 Cayenne S ship card and make sure it says what you think it should say. If it doesn’t, notify both National and me about the incorrect data. Congratulations
916/717-7099 Laura & Kevin Shaffer
Bill & LaVonne Van Gundy
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Anniversaries James Lawrence [5] Jerry & Ramona Alter [10] Charles & Anthony Thomas [20] Jarol & Toni Moore [30]
Jarol & Toni Moore have been PCA members for 30 years!
Rallye By Helen Ashuckian, Rally Chair The Rallye schedule for 2006 Zone 7 is materializing! Thanks to efforts of the Zone 7 regions, it looks like we will have a 5-6 series Rallye schedule. J. Toney wants to present a rallye school here for the folks in late July, prior to Parade. Also, he will be conducting the rallye school in Portland on Monday afternoon. The parade Rallymaster is Rik Larson who will The Drifter
need workers; please let him know if you are available. Two very active rallyists have moved out of Zone 7: Al Armellini to Florida, Bill Jonesi to San Diego. We will miss them. The remaining rallymasters (folks who design and put on a Rallye) are reluctant to put on a rallye if only eight to ten (with luck) cars participate. I am hoping to connect with the other car clubs in the area to see if they would be interested in expanding the Rallye experience so that more folks can discover and enjoy this great sport. I would appreciate receiving the names of folks you know who have BMW’s,Corvettes, MG’s, Mustangs, Miatas, VW’s, etc. andwould be interested in establishing the sport
in this area again. Mark your calendars! The Kid Rallye is definite for October 21st. The START is in Folsom, will last 2 hrs. approx., and END at a Pizza Parlor. Drivers(over 18) should start rounding up your navigator (younger than driver, down to age 5). You may call Helen Ashuckian (916/481-2759). More particulars will follow in future issues of The Drifter. Be sure to check out the fabulous calendar that our Webmaster has designed for our website. It will also contain the dates of the other Rallyes as they are confirmed.
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The Social Scene By Julia Lynn, Social Director I’m so glad that dreaded winter is almost over. Porsche driving weather is just about here and just in time! Skippy finally has the garage he deserves! Buzz and I were busy with home improvements over the winter and converted our carport into a real two car garage. Of course, we didn’t do it ourselves, we hired a contractor. I did give it a great paint job though. We have lots of fun tours set up for 2006. SVR members stepped out of the woodwork to present some new things for us to do this year. Thank you! It takes effort from everyone to keep this club functioning. Please be sure to look at our website (www.derporsche.net) every couple of days because our awesome webmaster, John Murphy, is updating it all the time. The newest menu item are calendars from Zone 7 and links to other regions’ calendars. There are lots of events coming up for the month of March! Our dinner meeting is
on Thursday, March 9th and is co-hosted by G-24 member Cookie Anderson and Karen McGlumphy. It will be at Wong’s Garden in Roseville. Be sure to come out and enjoy some great food and get caught up with all the news. Detailed information is on the website. Be sure to RSVP! Oh boy, Frederick D. Rauch has been busy getting us set up for Drivers’ Education (DE)! I am finally going to take Skippy out on the track, yahoooooo! We have two DE events in March on the 10th & 31st (which also happens to be my birthday!) at Thunderhill. Guess what my birthday present is?? Yes, track day on the 31st! I can’t think of a better way to spend the day than bonding with my P-car…and my husband who will be bonding with his, as well. Click on the Driver Education menu button on the website for registration information. The spring New Member Tour will be underway on March 11th. If you are a G-24 member (fewer than 24 months in the club) and have NOT attended a New Member tour, you can join us on this fun day. This is a way for new members to get to know the SVR Board of Directors and other new members and get to know a little about what we do as a club. Please contact me if you have
not received an e-mail on this event. March 18th is another No-Host Breakfast at Karen’s Bakery in Folsom. This breakfast is a casual, come anytime between 7:30 and 9:30 and look for other SVR members, type of event. Thanks to Kevin Dougherty and Claudia Cypher for hosting a fantastic dinner in February! Feel like getting out and stretching those wheels a bit? Then hop in and drive to Death Valley with Al Nosenzo! Al is hosting the Death Valley Tour March 24-26. This will be a real driver’s tour with a lot of miles covered and some beautiful scenery. Al is quite experienced at this route and has planned a great tour. Great state parks to visit while you’re down there too. See the ad in this month’s The Drifter for details.
CRAB 32 is Coming!
http://paradeportland.org, download and Parade Portland print the registration form, fill it in, and mail it on or after the opening of registration. Registration If you do not have Internet access, simply contact the Parade Portland Registrars, By Rik larson, James and Jean Ohl, at (360) 852-4645, or at SVR Member Registrar@paradeportland.org, and request that they send you a paper registration form. Opening Day – March 10, 2006 Requests for paper registration forms will be Yes, the Parade Portland registration opens accepted starting February 19, 2006. in just a few days. There has been a major effort to streamline the registration process What is the Porsche Parade? Porsche Parade is the annual gathering of this year Porsche owners from around the United The emphasis this year is doing everything States and North America (like Canada and online. This means that if you have not reg- Puerto Rico). An overview of how Parade istered for a Parade since 2005, things will be Portland is being designed to further the very different. You will register for everything evolution of Parade was published in the Febat the same time……no more registering ruary issue of PANORAMA. If you missed for Parade and then later registering for it, you can find it, and lots more information, each of the Parade activities. Registration on the official Parade Portland website, www. will be thru the PCA.ORG website. But paradeportland.org. keep one thing in mind. To register online, you must be a registered user on the PCA The Official Start website. If you aren’t already, register right Opening day for registration will be Friday, away, as it will take 24 hours for your reg- March 10, 2006. As always, our rules aim to istration to become effective. But, if you are give everyone an even chance of being acuncomfortable with that, you can register cepted by prohibiting early registration. the old way, by U.S. Mail. Simply log on to Continued on page 20
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2006 Zone 7 Concours School Saturday April 22 nd 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Niello Porsche 4525 Granite Drive, Rocklin, CA
Registration Fee $30.00 Learn how to become a Concours judge including the secrets of winning from the experts, at the 2006 Zone 7 Concours School, to be held at Niello Porsche’s spacious and state-of-the-art service facility. Lunch will be provided. This school is open to all PCA members, and will qualify you as a Zone 7 Concours judge. Novice and expert Concours participants can learn the finer points of preparing their Porsche for Concours competition. No prior experience is necessary to attend the school. Topics will include: • Detailed information on the revised and new Zone 7 Competition rules and classes of competition • Judging major classifications of vehicles, including tips from Zone 7 model experts • Hands-on judging exercises • Detailing and vehicle preparation from the experts, including Parade class winners Spend the day with your fellow club members and some of the best Porsches anywhere. Zone and National Concours winning vehicles will be on hand for your inspection. Registration includes all course materials, lunch, certificate of completion, and official Zone 7 Concours Judges’ Badge.
Be sure to register early, as seating is limited Sponsored by Sacramento Valley Region & Niello Porsche
Zone 7 Concours School Registration Form Registration deadline is April 3, 2006. Name (as you want it printed on Judge’s Badge): Address: E-Mail:
Region: Phone (inc. A/C):
Model & Year Porsche: Make checks payable to “PCA Zone 7” and mail to: Zone 7 Concours School, Att’n. Gary Lieber, 7024 Via Del Rio San Jose, CA 95139 GJLIEBER@SBCGLOBAL.NET
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Photos by Kim Nelson
The Zone 7 Awards Banquet
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1. Bud Behrens takes first place in 996 Street 2. Kim Nelson & Rachel Johnson first in 911 Wash and Shine 3. The Award Gang. Standing up from left to right: Kim Nelson, Mary Ann Behrens, Rachel Johnson, Julia Lynn, Tom Sisson, Jeff Kinder, and Bud Behrens. Bob Murray and Jim Hardie are kneeling 4. Jim Hardie and Bob Murray first in 356 Full and the Zone High Points award 5. Tom Sisson first in 356 Wash and Shine
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Daffodil Hill to Murphys Back Roads Spring Tour Sunday, March 19th (Rain cancels) Cascading rivers, verdant meadows, wild flowers and interesting Porsche roads After warming our tires on Latrobe Road, we climb into the Sierras via Gopher Flat and Ridge Roads to Daffodil Hill. For the remainder of the tour, we head due south paralleling Highway 49, but 10-15 miles east and at the 2,500 -3,000 foot level to Murphys. The route follows 49er wagon roads, some little changed except for widening and paving, unlike gently rolling and curving Highway 49. We’ll switchback into and out of deep river valleys and cruise through flower-covered meadows, while taking in Gold-Rush history. If the blossoms are out, Daffodil Hill will be our first stop. Ridge Road and Rams Horn Grade are smooth and banked, and with interesting decreasing radius turns. After stopping in Volcano (don’t miss the renovated St. George Hotel, a thriving outdoor summer theater and a fascinating pioneer-era cemetery next time you’re here), we continue through West Point, Wilseyville, Independence and Railroad Flat, winter home of a fair-sized buffalo herd. A loop through Sheep Ranch will take us by the Sheep Ranch Mine, (formerly part of the Hearst fortune), the town jail, a vintage glass-topped pump advertising gas at 18 cents/gallon and the handsome, but dormant, Pioneer Hotel. A few more rivers, a few more valleys, then….savor Stevenot Winery’s fine vintages. Picnic (Bring Your Own) under grape arbors next to San Domingo Creek. Murphys, one of the more colorful Gold-Rush towns, is a few minutes from Stevenot and the tour’s end. Enjoy browsing the shops, museums, galleries and tasting rooms before heading home. Driving time? Roughly three hours to Murphys, excluding stops. Reservations strongly recommended, as Stevenot Winery would like a head count. $10.00 per car. Contact Alice Schilla or Doug Klein, amschilla@surewest.net, dougk@surewest.net (916)780-7989 (days) or 791-4864 (eves). Meet at the Town Center Mall at the southeast corner of Highway 50 and Latrobe Road in El Dorado Hills. Latrobe Road is the extension of El Dorado Blvd. as it passes south under Highway 50. We’ll gather in front of Starbucks beginning at 8:15. Departure 9:00 a.m. sharp. Please arrive with a full tank of gas.
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Autocross at Crab 32 By Matt Deter, CRAB Autocross Event Chair The “A” in CRAB stands for autocross, and this year at CRAB 32 we will be using our current autocross site at the fairgrounds in Stockton. This five acre site of pure asphalt, with additional area for grid and trailer parking, provides enough room to have some serious fun driving your Porsche. If you autocrossed last year with SVR, you know how much fun our events are. If you missed out, CRAB 32 is a great place to start your 2006 autocross season! Even if you have never autocrossed before, the CRAB autocross is for you. We will have instructors for new autocrossers and we have over a half dozen brand new loaner helmets this year in case you don’t have one yet. The course will be as long as we can make it while still keeping a good flowing rhythm with some fun corners to test the skill of all drivers. The morning will start
with registration and tech at 7:30am. We will run two sessions with a short break for lunch in-between, and end in time for everyone to attend the banquet. There aren’t many food establishments near the site. Plan to either pack a lunch for the day, or order a box-lunch on your CRAB 32 registration form. As with all autocrosses, the entrants who drive also work the event, doing various jobs ranging from resetting cones to recording times to announcing cars. Detailed event information will be included with your CRAB registration packet. Autocross is part social, part competition, part education, and all fun. Come out and autocross at CRAB 32 and be part of the action!
Sacramento Valley Region – PCA Presents
SVR Series Autocross #1 Saturday, May 13, 2006 San Joaquin County Fairgrounds - Stockton, CA Morning check-in and tech from 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. Late check-in and tech from 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. First car out at 9:00 A.M. • No open exhaust Fee: $35.00 per driver Register online at http://svr-autocross.deter.com/ Questions? Contact Matt Deter at porsche@deter.com (916) 630-8924 Directions: From I-5 or Hwy 99, take Hwy 4 (Crosstown Freeway) toward Downtown Stockton. Take the Wilson Way exit South onto Wilson Way. Turn left at Charter Way and then right through the gate into the fairgrounds. Follow the access road, bear left at the Y-intersection, continue straight, and turn right to enter the parking lot.
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CRAB 32 ENTRY FORM April 7, 8 & 9, 2006 Register by March 10th and take a $10 discount. Registration deadline April 1, 2006 • Cancellation deadline April 1,2006 Headquarters is the Towe Auto Museum, 2200 Front Street, Sacramento ENTRANT (must be named to participate)
CO-ENTRANT (must also be named)
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PHONE (with a/c)
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Couple (incl. Crab* dinner & B&B) $150 *Number of “non-crab” chicken dinners Single (or add’l family entrant) $ 80 Box Lunches - Saturday each $ 9 Add’l Guest - Sat. Crab* dinner $ 50 Add’l Guest - Sun. B&B $ 15 Add’l Guest - Sun. B&B under 12 $ 12 Sub Total $ Deduct if mailed before 3/10/06 $ 10 Grand Total Enclosed $ Mail your check, payable to PCA - SVR, to: Rik Larson, CRAB 32 Registrar 2120 Maddox court Carmichael, CA 95608-5615
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Your CRAB 32 registration includes the Friday night Welcome Party, Registration, fun; the Saturday Autocross, Driving Tour, FunKhana, Walking Tour, CRAB 32 Banquet (21⁄2 pounds per person), more fun, Sunday Rally, Concours, FunKhana, 3 the camaraderie of great Porsche people and door prizes!!! Beer & Brat Picnic, and still more fun. Plus CRAB 32 Polo and T-Shirt Information: Contact Andy or Diana Leight at (916) 984-9624, e-mail vicepresident@svr.pca.org . Deadline for shirt orders is March 10.
Lodging in Sacramento (Ask for the Porsche club rate when booking your room.) Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza • 300 J St.. • $124 single and $134double • $10 per night parking fee • (916) 446-0100 BW Sandman Motel • 236 Jibboom St. • $73 single or double • (916) 443-6515 For further invormation, visit the SVR website at www.derporsche.net or contact Kim Nelson at (916) 933-4282, email kim356@directcon.net or Kim Kinder (530) 306-4372, e-mail kim.kinder@oes.ca.gov.
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BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH-Again… Don’t forget that your highly sophisticated and well run Goodie Store has great deals for you. Check out the web site! Denim shirts with the SVR logo are only $35. The “official” SVR polo shirt is just $30. T-shirts range from $18 to $25 depending on style. Sweatshirts are only $30 and mock turtles are just $25. Also don’t forget that a reasonable facsimile of your car can also be embroidered on the shirts, in your choice of colors! SVR car badges are just $15 and PCA car badges are just $18. The above isn’t just claptrap! These are real deals! What is claptrap you ask? Well, it is one of those words that just sounds right for what it means, no matter what its source. That’s as long as you don’t confuse it with something designed to prevent a social disease. The source of claptrap is the 19th century equivalent of television’s “canned applause.” Theater owners were always looking for ways to create enthusiasm, and sometimes they hired people to initiate the applause or laughter that, they hoped, would spread to the rest of the crowd. These facilitators of felicity were called claquers, from the French word for clapping. The practice generated the English word “claptrap,” which fastened on the phoniness of this practice. Something is claptrap if it has no substance, if it’s being conjured up out of nothing, if it’s like the applause that people have been tricked or “trapped” into offering. CRAB is coming soon—don’t be undressed for CRAB! Don’t be badgeless at CRAB! See the deals accompanying this informative and useful ad, and “BUY”. Patronize your Goodie Store! See Tom Sisson at meetings and events, or contact him at 14537 Surrey Junction Lane, Sutter Creek, CA 95685, 209-296-5352 or E-mail targatom@volcano.net. Items can be mailed for a small shipping/handling fee.
The Drifter Trivia Question Of The Month See how far your Porsche knowledge goes. Can you answer this?:
What famous movie star drove a 1955 550 Spyder? (The answer will be in the next issue of The Drifter)
Last month’s trivia question: What year was the last Porsche 924 made? Answer: 1988 was the last model year for the Porsche 924.
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What is G-24? By Buzz Lynn, G24 Co-Chair
HOW FAST? LET’S JUST SAY WE CAN’T SAY IT LEGALLY.
The K 1200 R is the most powerful naked bike ever. A&S BMW Motorcycles 1125 Orlando Ave Roseville, California WWW.ascycles.com 1-800-689-9893
THE RIDE IS ON. A&S BMW Motorcycles
Have you heard? G-24, so named G (as in Gruppe auf Deutsch) and 24 (as in first 24 months in the Sacramento Valley Region) is all about involving new members in the Club. It’s a great way to meet other new members, hear about upcoming events, and involve yourself in all the club activities. G-24 is an informal gathering of Sacramento Valley Region members designed to make new friends and alleviate those awkward I-don’t-know-anybody-here moments at the next dinner meeting, tour, or track event! Club officers are there and always willing to answer questions or lend an ear to your good ideas for future club activities. There are three more G-24 meetings scheduled this year: April 15th, July 17th, and October 7th. All meetings are held on Saturday mornings at 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. G-24 meets at Ettore’s at 2376 Fair Oaks Blvd between Howe and Fulton across from Border’s. What do you do once you get there? Park your P-car for others to ogle, and ogle some yourself, grab a cup of coffee and/or pastry, then socialize! That’s it! Special thanks to all those who came to the first G-24 get-together of the year and made it a success, including, Stan Lee, Cookie Anderson, Jerry Culpa, Greg Fazio, Deborah Harrison, Patrick Contrerez, Dave Hoffman, Cynthia and Don Fretta, Ben Flores and daughter Tina, Brian Rae, Harv Porter, Matt and Ann Hemmel, along with the SVR officers. Hope to see you all again and some new faces in the future! Also, for those of you who are SVR members for less than 24 months and have not already taken the New Member Tour, mark your calendars for Saturday March 11th. This is a great half-day driving tour of generally 30+ cars in the Sierra Foothills ending with a picnic lunch thrown in free! It’s proof positive that there is such thing as a free lunch! The Club isn’t just about the cars; it’s about the people! Come on out and get involved!
K 1200 R $14,250* It’s About the Ride
*MSRP for base model 2006 K 1200 R is $14,250. MSRP includes distribution and handling charges but excludes license, registration, taxes, title, insurance and options. Actual price is determined by dealer. ©2005 BMW Motorrad USA. A division of BMW of North America L.L.C. The BMW name and logo are registered trademarks.
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SVR-PCA Driver Education Thunderhill at Willows, California March 10th and March 31st – 7:00 am to 5:00 pm This event is now open for registration and will fill up quickly!
Drivers Education x x x x
High-Speed Driving School for Beginners and Novices In Car Instruction available Classroom/Download Sessions Additional Run Group’s run by Trackmasters Racing
Limited to 65-75 participants to maximize track time and minimize congestion. Registration is firstcome, first-served. The cost for the DE event on the 10th is $225.00 and $235.00 on the 31st or both for $420.00 To reserve your DE spot, or for more information, please contact Frederick D. Rauch at deevents@svr.pca.org or 916-989-0580 or go register at: http://www.trackmastersracing.com/html/abouteventspca-hpde.html
Hotel and Social We blocked out Rooms at Best Western Golden Pheasant Inn for $ 64.95/59.95 call 1 (530) 9344603 for reservations. Remember to mention Thunderhill when you call. Please contact Frederick D. Rauch at deevents@svr.pca.org or 916-989-0580 for dinner and early sign-in information.
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Infineon on February 24 Best Western Novato Oaks Inn $85.00 (415) 883-4400 th Thunderhill on March 10 Best Western Golden Pheasant Inn $ 64.95/59.95 (530) 934-4603 Thunderhill on March 31st Best Western Golden Pheasant Inn $ 64.95/59.95 (530) 934-4603 Thunderhill on May 26th Best Western Golden Pheasant Inn $ 64.95/59.95 (530) 934-4603 st Infineon on July 21 Best Western Novato Oaks Inn (415) 883-4400 th Thunderhill on August 11 Best Western Golden Pheasant Inn $ 64.95/59.95 (530) 934-4603 Thunderhill on September 8th Best Western Golden Pheasant Inn $ 64.95/59.95 (530) 934-4603 Infineon on October 6 th Best Western Novato Oaks Inn (415) 883-4400 th Thunderhill on October 27 Best Western Golden Pheasant Inn $ 64.95/59.95 (530) 934-4603 th Infineon on November 12 Best Western Novato Oaks Inn (415) 883-4400 (Mention Thunderhill for the Best Western Golden Pheasant Inn Rates and Porsche Club of America – SVR for the Best Western Novato Oaks Inn)
SVR Drivers Education Chair- Frederick D. Rauch SVR Chief Driving Instructor - Jeff Lyon SVR Competition Director- Matt Deter
SVR Chief Steward - Mike Ambrozewicz SVR Event Registrar - Frederick D. Rauch
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Good Exercise for Your Porsche By Doug Klein, SVR Member Most of us are familiar with track racing, but few have ever seen an autocross. An autocross is a competitive race where drivers attempt to pilot their cars faster than other drivers over a small, irregular course. There are many differences between autocrossing and driving on a high speed track such as Laguna Seca or Thunderhill. In autocrossing, cars rarely exceed 40-70 miles per hour and are usually run in second or third gear. In track driving, cars often exceed 100 mph and utilize second through fifth gears. An autocross course is defined by soft, plastic pylons and white chalk lines in a large parking lot or abandoned airport runway, so the only damage involved in going off course is a bruised ego or a removable scuff mark on a fender. Only two cars are on an autocross course simultaneously, compared to 20-30 on a track. An autocross “run” is one to three circuits around a ½ to ¾ mile course, rather than a 20-30 minute session around a two to four mile track. A different autocross course is designed for each event. This “one-timeonly” course design combined with the low number of circuits means that autocross tests a driver’s ability to learn a course quickly, as well as his or her driving skill. And autocrossing is much cheaper, $20-$40 dollars vs. $200-$350 for a track day. Like track driving, all novice autocrossers are assigned an instructor who rides along until the driver feels comfortable on the course, usually just a few runs. In addition, as with high speed track, no special equipment is needed in our club, except for a helmet. Due to the structure of the event, autocross is much more social than tracking. All drivers help run the event and it generally involves a fair amount of friendly kidding, particularly after a driver has mowed down a line of cones or executed a spectacular tiresmoking spin. The autocross day begins early, with volunteers arriving around 6:00 am to help set up – placing pylons, chalk-lining the course, and setting up timing equipment, the public address system, and an administrative area. Participants register, then prep their cars: loose items are removed, tire pressures are checked, and windshields are cleaned. Novice drivers walk the course with an experienced
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autocrosser who discusses the best way to handle each turn, when to accelerate or brake, the line to drive, etc. Finally, there is a short drivers’ meeting; discussion includes the day’s schedule and dividing drivers into two groups. One group drives while the other acts as event staff.
“Flag person” waving the checkered flag
6.) Timer - Records a car’s elapsed time over the course, usually a three-person job. One person controls the electronic timer, another writes the time on a driver’s card, and the Drivers’ Meeting third retrieves and stores drivers’ cards as Everyone helps out in autocross. Drivers drivers enter and exit the course. select the job of their choice during registration. Most jobs require no specialized training, just a few minutes of explanation. A brief description of each follows: 1.) Course setup and chalking - Places orange cones and lays chalk lines along the course as designed by the event organizer. 2.) Registration - Collects registration forms, release forms and fees. Also, this person provides handouts, if any, to drivers. 3.) Technical Inspectors - Experienced drivThe timers ers who check cars for safety and verify each driver has an approved helmet. 7.) Timing Slip Writer - Posted at the end 4.) Grid Person - Stands at the course of the course, writes the driver’s lap time on entrance and lines up cars in preparation a timing slip and hands it to the driver as he for entry to the course. In addtion, he/she or she exits the course. announces the identification number of the car next in line to enter the course.
Entering the Course
5.) Flag Person - Controls the course, signaling when a car can enter (green) and leave the course (checkered) or when cars should stop due to an emergency (red).
Driver receiving his lap time
8.) Announcer - Announces the driver’s name, describes the car, and gives the elapsed time at the end of the run. Spirited announcers may comment on particularly well-driven runs, or tell the world how many defenseless cones a driver just mowed down, or describe a particularly well-executed spin. (Tip: You get extra points for these two events.) 9.) Course Worker - Usually stands inside the course, watching for dangerous conditions and uses a red flag to alert others of The Drifter
same. Sets up cones toppled by exuberant drivers. Course workers have the opportunity to learn by watching how the best drivers negotiate the course, checking where they apply throttle and brakes, and watching their line.
excursions and drivers exiting the track with two or three cones stuck under their car are Advertiser Index always loudly celebrated. Furthmore, since A&S BMW Motorcycles 16 deep down, we’d all like to beat the next guy Enterprise Printing 8 or gal on the track, each driver’s best lap time European Body Shop 12 for the day is posted on www.derporsche.org, Fabrication Specialties 2 our club website. FDR Motorsports 5 Some Porsche clubs take autocrossing Frank’s Automotive IBC very seriously, investing big bucks in cars IPB - Autosport IFC and record keeping. Others autocross for fun, Karma Kreations 11 with competition being secondary. Our club Niello Porsche 15, BC takes the fun approach. OK Tire ‘n Wheel IBC Many people just autocross and never Partsheaven 6 drive on a track. Others enjoy both (as I do), Performance Products 15 while some use it to improve their car control The Racer’s Group 16 skills in preparation for track driving. If you Refl ections in Glass 6 Setting up cones after a spinout are considering track driving, but are a bit Silver Star Recycling 4 hesitant, autocross is a safe and fun way to State Farm Arnold O’Shields 6 10.) End of Day Pickup - Everybody pitches learn how to handle your car. Trackmasters IFC For further information, contact our auin to collect pylons. Walt Stickel 14 After the drivers’ meeting, the fun begins. tocross chair, Matt Deter, listed in the front Weidman’s Wheels 6 The first group starts their cars while the sec- of this issue. See you on the course. ond group takes their staff positions. The grid person lines up cars at the course entrance. The flag person flags the first driver onto the Please support our Drifter advertisers! track. The Sacramento Valley Region proStop by and say “Thank you!” for their support. With their product or service donations and vides a two or three circuit format, the first financial support of SVR, we are able to bring you being a warm-up run, the second and third more and better activities. being the “hot laps,” driven hard and fast. At the end of the run, the timer announces the driver’s hot lap time. The timing slip writer records the time on a slip of paper and hands Redwood Region and Zone 7 Present it to the driver as he leaves the track. At the same time, the flag person flags the next driver onto the track. Both groups receive Saturday and Sunday, April 1 and 2 three or four runs followed by a lunch break. The pattern is repeated in the afternoon. Charles M. Schultz Sonoma County Airport
Stompin’ at the Schultz II Santa Rosa
Registration - 8:30 A.M. to 9:30 A.M. • First car out at 10:00 A.M. Fee: $30.00 per driver • No open exhaust, 92-decibel limit strictly enforced
Directions: Take Shiloh exit, a few miles north of Santa Rosa on Hwy 101 and proceed West for 1.5 miles. Turn left on Windsor Road and continue for 1.2 miles to the rear gate (on your left) to the airport. Please drive safely and quietly so as not to upset the local residents.
There will be a Saturday night dinner.
Runnin’ the course
Driving your car to its handling limits and pushing yourself to your skill limits in a safe environment is exhilarating and great fun. It’s a day spent with friends or with friendly strangers, if you’re new. Autocrossing is as much a race against yourself as it is against other drivers. Watching your own lap times drop a second or two with each run is very satisfying. No trophies are given for the best time, but spectacular off-course The Drifter
The following local hotels/motels may offer discounts to Porsche Club members; be sure to mention PCA when making your reservation: • Courtyard by Marriott, 175 Railroad St., Santa Rosa; (707) 573-9000: trailer parking in back • Dry Creek Inn, 198 Dry Creek Rd., Healdsburg; (707) 433-0330 • Flamingo Resort, 4th St. and Farmers Lane, Santa Rosa; (707) 545-8530 • Fountain Grove Inn, 101 Fountain Grove Parkway, Santa Rosa; (707) 578-6101 • Vintners Inn, 4350 Barnes Rd., Santa Rosa; (707) 575-7350
For info, contact: David Bunch (707) 766-8839 david.bunch@sbcglobal.net
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Online registration will be enabled at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time, at http://pca.org/parade/2006/. Mailed registration forms must be postmarked March 10, 2006 or later to be considered for acceptance – any forms postmarked earlier will be rejected. But there is no reason to get into a frantic rush. All online registrations made at any time on March 10, and all paper registrations postmarked on March 10, will be deemed to have been submitted at the same exact time, so take your time and register leisurely at any convenient time on March 10. In case of over subscription, the formula in the Region Procedures Manual (available at
www.pca.org) will be used to determine the this article was being prepared so be sure and acceptance of entries. check out the Parade Portland web site. Driver Education
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Oregon Region will be hosting one and possibly two days of Driver Education at Portland International Raceway, in conjunction with Parade Portland. You can register for this at the same time, and in the same manner, as you register for Parade Portland.
These are just some of the key highlights. Complete electronic registration details are on the Parade 2006 website, http://paradeportland.org.
PDE – Porsche Driving Experience Yes, Porsche Cars North America is bringing this opportunity to the Parade Portland. Details were still being developed at the time
Drifter Classifieds for Porsches and/or Porsche-related parts or accessories are available at no charge to PCA members (pictures with text are $15 each); non-members may submit ads, $20 each; pictures with text add $15 each (member & non-member). Make check payable to PCA-SVR and send with ad to PCA-SVR, P.O. Box 254651, Sacramento, CA 95865-4651. Commercial ads are not accepted. Please contact our Advertising Manager for commercial advertising information and rates. All ads must be submitted by email to NewsletterEditor@svr.pca. org and received by the editor by the 1st of the month prior to publication. Ads may be shortened to fit available space. Editor is not responsible for content and reserves the right to reject any ads submitted. Not responsible for any errors or omissions. As an additional benefit to our members, all ads are included in the classified section of our web page. Ads are not verified for content. It is the buyer’s responsibility to verify the information in the ads. Ads run for two months unless cancelled.
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Porsches 1968 912 coupe CA rust free. Recent rebuilt engine, excellent red exterior paint, mostly original black interior in good condition. New battery, rear shocks, brakes and rebuilt Solex carbs. Everything works. Original chrome steel wheels. Many spare parts included. Car looks and runs great. $12,500.00. Reinhard Riedel 530265-2931 or haemmig@sbcglobal.net for pics. (2) 1973 914 2.0L Original owner is moving & must sell. Zambezi Green, approx 165K miles. Fuchs wheels with 195/65/15 Yoko A008Ps. Bra & cover included. Virtually stock. Good condition for its age. Rarely driven the last 25 years. Needs a tuneup. Has spent all its life in the SF Bay Area. $6500 OBO Bill Lucas (415) 897-5428 (2)
1989 Porsche 911 Cab. (Photo below) 110,000 miles. exlnt cond. Absolutely stock. Never on track or raced. Gran Prix White w/ Linen leather and Navy top. 5-spd. Chrome Fuchs. PW,PDL, PWR top, PWR leather seats. Within the last 5,000 miles new tires, shocks, clutch, CV boots, tune up, Alpine stereo. PCA owner. For the last 3+ years car professionally maintained by Premier Sportscar Service in Las Vegas. Home of Petersen Motorsports/White Lightning Racing GT3 RSR. ALMS GT2 Class 2-time Le Mans winner and ‘05 ALMS GT2 class Champs. This is an excellent driving and fun car. $25,000. Contact Shawn & Amy Murphy 916-690-8250. (3)
1988 911 Carrera coupe, Diamond Blue Metallic, Marine Blue interior, Northern California car, 76,000 miles, Sticker, Purchase Order, manuals, tools, pump, no rain/ snow, no smokers, no competition, no modifications, damage, body repairs or paint, engine/transmission never opened, everything functions as new. $29,500. Stuart Honse, PO Box 8320, Tahoe City, CA 96145 530/581-4393 stuarthonse@aol.com (12)
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Cup Wheels w/Dunlop Tires. Four 968 original equipment in good-excellent condition 16” Cup wheels. Mounted Dunlop 9000 tires with 25K miles included at no charge. No Porsche crest hub included. $400. Contact Dennis Stettner for more details. 916-787-1212 or dennis_judy@surewest.net. Local delivery only. No shipping. (12) OZ Racing Wheels (Photo below) off a 1993 Porsche 911. Fronts: 18 x 8.5, rears: 18 x 10. Good condition, but some curb rash. Additional pictures and information available upon request: M5Stan@gmail.com Asking $500 obo (2)
1986 911 Carrera Sunroof Whaletail Coupe. Guards Red w tan leather interior. 85,466 original miles. 3.2 liter 5 sp w factory colormatched 16” fuchs alloy wheels. All original Calif car except viper alarm was added. Has original Blaupunkt N. Y. sqr-05 am/fm casette, spare,tool kit, jack. Exceptional condition, with service records, garaged, PCA owned, cold a/c, no oil leaks, new clutch. Includes car cover fitted for whaletail, blk colgan bra, all manuals plus Bentley 911 Carrera Service manual. Concours quality car. $ 24,995 916-771-4476 or hbporter@comcast.net for photo’s. (3) 1988 911 Carrera Cabriolet. Dark blue with grey upholstery. Just turned 65K miles. Loaded. Excellent Condition. A beauty. $25,500. Paul Dobreff 916984-3047. (3)
911/930 widebody parts. Front fenders,hood,bumpers and all rubber pieces to convert to turbo,widebody (from930) dual outlet BB turbo muffler stock 930/ Turbo exhaust complete, jet hot coated. Misc. turbo parts. Tom Tuggle tug@jps.net (530) 432-9673 (2)
1996 Carrera convertible, white with black interior, northern California car w/ 27,000 miles. Daughter turns 16 in May, must sell now! $37,500. Call 916-485-9037 or email GVVentoJohnson@aol.com (3) 911 Race Car GT2R, 1972 993 widebody w/wing, 3.8L, 380 Hp, less than 5 hr, 915 trans w/robotek, 1950 lbs, by Matt L., sub 1:55 at T-Hill, $48K. 20 ft TPD trailer $8K.Contact Glen Brooksby at brooksby@winfirst.com or 916-974-7006. (2)
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