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March 2010
Sacramento Valley Region - Porsche Club of America
On the Cover This 2007 Cayman is owned by David and Debbie Janas. Photo provided by: Doug DeVetter
New and improved SVR calendar Go to the SVR home page at www.derporsche.net and take a look at the new and more functional calendar, which includes listings of regional, Zone 7, and national PCA events. You’ll like it!
Got Track? TrackMasters Racing is a leader in High Performance Driver Education events in Northern California, and invites SVR-PCA drivers to participate in our events.
March 4-5 - Laguna Seca April 12-13 - Infineon April 23 - Thunderhill May 21 - Thunderhill May 29 - Infineon
Come out and stretch your car’s legs on some of the finest tracks in the country! Fun, safe, and definitely . . .
No speeding tickets!
www.TrackMasters-Racing.com
2010 Board of Directors President Cookie Anderson president@svr.pca.org
Vice President Rik Larson
vicepresident@svr.pca.org
916.988.6534
www.derporsche.net 916.481.6084
Secretary Kevin Dougherty
916.956.9204
Treasurer Phil Wood
916.673.3456
Social Director Helen Ashuckian
916.481.2759
Membership Director Doug Klein
916.791.4864
secretary@svr.pca.org
treasurer@svr.pca.org
social@svr.pca.org
membership@svr.pca.org
Competition & Safety Director Frederick D.Rauch 916.989.0580 competition@svr.pca.org
Webmaster John Murphy
916.858.2304
Past President Mike Willis
916.363.8313
Drifter Editor JR Evinger
916.850.5543
webmaster@svr.pca.org
pastpresident@svr.pca.org
editor@svr.pca.org
March 2010
Volume 48, No. 03
Upcoming Events
In This Issue
02 - March Breakfast 03 - SVR March AX 06 - April Dinner 07 - Car Care Tips & Tricks 09 - 2010 Zone 7 Concours School 10 - March Dinner 12 - GGR Rolling Thunder 2010 12 - Muffler Tour 13 - Calendar of Events 18 - Stompin’ at the Shulz VI AX
Features and Reviews
08 - 911 GT3 R Hybrid Debut 15 - SVR February Dinner 19 - Le Petite Paris-Charity Auction 20 - LA Auto Show
Columns and Departments 03 - Cookie’s Crumbs 05 - Drifting Back 07 - VP Column - Event Planning 07 - SVR Online Forum 10 - Tech Article: Brake Dust & Racing Pads 16 - SVR Feb. Board Minutes 17 - SVR Mar. Membership Report 19 - SVR Goodie Store 19 - Index of Advertisers
Information and Committee Directory
Zone 7 Representative Golden Gate Region Sharon Neidel sharonneidel@yahoo.com
Autocross Chair Bob Peake bbayou@jps.net
650.508.1308
Drivers Education Chair Frederick D. Rauch fdr@fdrmotorsports.com
Charity Chair Tambra Kroetz
tkroetz@comcast.net
Concours Chair Kent Brandon
kbrandon@ncbb.net
Dummkopf Chair Vacant
916.353.1369
916.595.3371
Goodie Store Cookie Anderson
916.988.6534
Rally Chair Helen Ashuckian
916.481.2759
Technical Chair Jim Kinnicutt
916.985.7770
New Member Group Dan Rowland
916.989.4330
Advertising Manager Mike Willis
916.363.8313
helena@lanset.com
916.989.1954 jkinnicu@yahoo.com
916.663.1702
dlrowland@sbcglobal.net
mikew@derporsche.net
Sacramento Valley Region, Porsche Club of America (SVR), publishes the Drifter monthly for its members. Written contributions and photos are welcome and should be e-mailed to the editor. The deadline for material is one month prior to the month of publication. 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 others 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 that The Drifter is cited as the source.
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Join Your Fellow SVR Members At
7811 Greenback Lane, Citrus Heights (Across from Lowe’s)
The First Saturday of Each Month The Club is a conversational group dedicated to the enjoyment of its members. It is a friendly group in which there are no strangers. Please join us for an hour or two of conversation about our cars, upcoming events, or anything else that interests you.
Meet in the banquet room at 9:00 A.M. Order from the menu and pay for your own meal. Senior Menu Available
If you plan to join us, call Herb or Jan Hoover at 916.424.5163
want to see it in your rear view mirror? Call us, we can make it happen!
Pacific Power Motorsports
2330 Bates Ave, Suite D5 Concord, CA 94520 925/525-0470
Track & Race Preparation Custom Fabrication Street & Racing Parts Fire Systems Chassis Set-up Alignment Chassis & Engine Dyno Tuning 2
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Cookie Crumb’s
by Yvonne “Cookie” Anderson, 2010 SVR President On February 4th we had our planning meeting with 45 attending. Our meeting was quite a success filling in many empty dates on the calendar. We have just a few open places so if you are interested in doing a dinner or tour contact Rik Larson your Vice President to see if your date is available. I was surprised to see many old faces but no new faces? Where are you new members??? We would like to see tours planned for June, July, August and September months. These are the months that are left open and no activities planned.
We are also looking for a Goodie Store person to fill Tom Sisson’s place. For now I have taken over the Goodie Store but would like to give it to someone that would do a good job selling and ordering our merchandise for SVR. I would like to thank Dave and Kaye Mitchell for putting on February Dinner at the Whitney Oaks Gold Club in Rocklin. The location was good and food was excellent. Great Job!
Susan Duvall-Serota is planning the 2nd annual Rib Cook off again in 2010. So you chef ’s get your BBQ’s and recipes ready for June 5th. We will be having it at my house again, so if weather is nice bring a suit and beach towel for swimming. Jerry Cupler will be putting on another Poker Run. The Poker Run will be another interesting route with many questions along the way. Watch for the flyer and mark your calendar for May 16th.
SVR Region Autocross Sunday, March 21st, 2010
San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, Stockton, CA Registration and tech from 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. Late registration from 11:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. First car out at 9:00 A.M. • No open exhaust Lunch Break at 11:30 A.M. (BBQ brats, chips & soda available on site) Afternoon runs from 12:30 to 3:30 P.M. Hospitality tent and goodie store on site Optional no-host bench racing and food in Lodi at 5:00 P.M.
Fee: $35 per driver per day; no fee for spectators Questions? Contact Bob Peake at bbayou@jps.net. Directions: From I-5 or Hwy. 99: Take Highway 4 (Cross-town Freeway) toward Downtown Stockton. Take the Wilson Way exit and turn 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. the drifter
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Drifting Back – March 2010 by Larry Wilson
30 Years Ago (March 1980)
SVR member Hank Feenstra put a For Sale ad in the March DRIFTER listing his E-Production race car, a 1958 356A Speedster, and two race engines, each 145hp, for sale. $4,500 for the rolling chassis, and $4,500 each for the two engines. What-a-buy!! Maybe he still has ‘em -- call 916-484-6450. At the March 13 board meeting Pat and Larry Wilson announced SVR had 131 entries, 33 from SVR, to CRAB NINE, April 11-13. More were expected. President Rik Larson reported the club’s net balance amounted to about $2,300. Rik asked all board members to prepare information that could be used to develop duty statements for the various board positions and to update the club’s policy guidelines. Dwight Mitchell was constructing a new Dummkopf award which would be ready soon. A usually reliable, inside informant, said it would be battery-powered.
finishers included Don Rasmusson and Robert Vandeberg, Jan and Herb Hoover, Curtis Cleary and Nikki Duncan, and Bob Dennison and Elizabeth Carr.
10 Years Ago (March 2000)
Eleven SVR members enjoyed the March 12 Railroad Museum Tour with SVR-member Phil Lawrence as our resident docent, first giving us the scoop on Theodore Judah and his search for a railroad pass through the Sierra, then an explanation of narrow and standard gauge tracks and equipment. Then, Phil treated the group to Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg’s private railway car, “The Gold Coast.” The coalburning fireplace and crystal chandelier blew ‘em away. After three hours of brain-bending education, the group adjourned to their favorite watering hole in Old Sacramento.
On March 15, seven cars from SVR (including Al and Kathy King, Harvey Cain and Connie Farlinger, Rik and Lettie Larson, and Pat and Larry Wilson), motored to Manteca to join 54 cars, led by Mike Lommatzsch, from Golden Gate Region on their annual two-day tour to Yosemite Park. Included in the GGR bunch was John Meunier, President of SVR in 1972. John reminded those from SVR that the red 356A Speedster he was driving that day was the same one pictured on the SVR logo. Its license plate read, “Old Shoe.” On March 18, Tom Sisson treated 27 new SVR members to a day at the Towe Auto Museum which included an indoor picnic lunch followed by a docent-led tour of the museum. 20 Years Ago (March 1990) The exhibits such as the Blacksmith Shop and Vic’s Drive-In SVR’s March 15 dinner meeting at Vince’s Trattoria restau- were especially interesting for the group. rant on Folsom Blvd. was an extra special evening because our president, Sally Boeck, had this idea, “Let’s do some- On Wednesday night, March 29, twenty-four SVR members thing special to recognize SVR members who receive their and prospectives arrived at Bob Peake’s house to test 12 20-year PCA membership certificate.” And, special it was. different wines from Schug, Carneros, Gundlach-Bunschu, Members who joined PCA in 1969 and thus in 1989 quali- Vigel, Castle, and Bella Vignia. Put that with a spectacular fied for a 20-year certificate were given a special invitation layout of fresh baked breads, pasta salad, grilled veggies, and to the festivities. Those able to attend were Leon and Sandy appetizers by LaCucina Cirino from Grass Valley, and you’ve Biren, Jim and Joyce Karver, Ted and Kaylaine Robinson, got a great evening ahead. and Michael Stevens. Zone 7 Representative Bud Behrens and Sally Boeck presided over the ceremonies. Those un- The March 25 Concours Tech Session at Don Joe’s Fabricaable to attend, but recognized none the less were Leo and tion Specialties featured Phil Lawrence and Mark Smedley Nancie Droughton, Dave and Delores Johnson, Jim and Pat sharing their perspectives and secrets on competing in Zone Thompson, and John and Barbara Smolich. To help com- 7 and Parade concours events. Jeff Brown from Meguiar’s memorate the evening, a smiling Michael Stevens holding was there to share his products and perspectives and also his certificate was the cover photo for the May DRIFTER. impressed those 25 concours nuts in attendance. In the March DRIFTER was Rik Larson’s account of Yosemite Sam, The Rally. Held January 19, this Zone 7 series rally put on by SVR and written by Ray Seamans “Yosemite Sam” (another rallyist nick-name) spanned 65 miles and five check-points to the finish in a pizza parlor in Rancho Cordova where the scores were tallied and announced. The top PCA team of Harv and Connie Cain had the Expert Unequipped class-winning score of 180 points. The team with the biggest score of 1,648 points (in rallying, big is not good) was Jim McMahen and Suzanne Gallicho. Other SVR the drifter
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Fat’s
Asia Bistro & Dim Sum Bar 2585 Iron Point Rd. • Folsom, CA
April 12, 2010 Social: 6:30
P.M.
- Dinner: 7:30
P.M.
Price: $25.00 per person (includes non-alcoholic beverage, tax & gratuity)
Appetizers:
Chicken in Lettuce Cup and Coconut Shrimp
Entrées:
Honey-Walnut Prawns with Caramelized Walnuts Steak Kew with Fresh Asparagus Wok-Fired Filet Mignon and Garlic Black Bean Sauce Orange Chicken with Chili and our Zesty Orange Sauce Kung Pao Salmon with White Mushrooms, Jalapeños, Scallions, and Szechuan Chili Sauce Garlic Green Beans - a Fat Family Favorite Fat’s House Fried Rice with Barbecued Pork
Dessert: Green Tea Ice Cream Collin Fat has arranged for a winemaker from Boeger Winery as a guest speaker and for wine tasting.
RSVP to Cookie Anderson at 916.988.6534 by April 8th. The Social Director, per SVR policy statement, may bill members for their meals if they cancel after the deadline or fail to show for dinner.
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Annual Event Planning Meeting Follow-up by Rik Larson, Vice President
Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting and volunteered to chair an event (or two). We have monthly dinners planned thru March 2011 with the exception of November. We welcome your ideas for this last outstanding item on our calendar for 2010. Contact Helen Ashuckian, Social Director, with your ideas. We have a number of new and unique events: the muffler tour and tech session in April by Roger Walker, an iron pot dinner and tour by Ron and Bente Riley in August, and an Octoberfest event by Andy and Dianna Leight in October. Two tours have been added to the SVR Zone 7 Concours weekend in June. There are a couple of other tours that may appear on the calendar. And possibly a mid-week tour (or two) during the summer. Stay tuned. Events can be added at any time...........just contact the Social or Competition Director for coordination. The SVR calendar is kept current on the SVR web site by John Murphy and includes events that are part of the Zone 7 Competition Series for Concours, AX, and Rally. SVR events will also be available on the PCA national web site (www.pca.org) home page. You can view event information without logging on. And look for an announcement from PCA National where you be able to see what is going on by using a new iPhone app. Of course it means that each region has to calendar their events using the national web site calendar function.
SVR Online Forum DER PORSCHE TALK
by John Murphy, SVR Webmaster HEAR YEE! HEAR YEE! SVR is pleased to announce the roll out of a new feature for its members. SVR’s Online Forum, “Der Porsche Talk,” is active - click the link - DER PORSCHE TALK - on the HOME page of our web site, www.derporsche. net. The Forum will permit SVR Members and Friends to communicate directly with each other on topics of particular interest. The Forum is configured to support “Avatars” for our more savvy SVR Web users and allows use of RSS feeds and subscriptions to discussion areas or individual topics for those wanting to remain ‘up to the minute’ with discussions of interest. The Board hopes you will enjoy this additional feature. Please note this is a “work in progress” and there is place for suggestions to make the Forum, or any aspect of your club, better.
Porsche Car Care Tips and Tricks A New Member Group Event
Learn how to care for your Porsche, what tools and products to use, where to find quality products at reasonable prices, and meet other new members. We'll use a "show and tell" format, passing around tools and supplies for you to check out. No long-winded speakers---just facts & fun. Everyone will receive a Resource Guide listing web sites and retail outlets known for selling quality products at reduced prices. It doesn't do much good to polish your Porsche if you don't use it, so we'll begin with a brief discussion of the many events hosted by your club and a short club history. When: Saturday, March 27, 9:00 - 12:00. Where? Bob & Beth Jacobson's handsome, new multi-car garage. 3215 Maidu Lane, Lincoln. For directions, Google Bob's address or contact Dan, Lee, or Doug. Cost? $2.00. Eats? Coffee, soda, snacks will be provided. What to bring? Your questions, a note pad and lawn chair (we have no chairs). Optionally, a camera. Reserve your spot with Dan Rowland at dlrowland@sbcglobal.net or 916-988-1642. The New Member Group's purpose is to introduce new members to the varied and interesting activities sponsored by the Sacramento valley Porsche club, while providing opportunities to meet other new members. New member group activities are open to those who have joined the club within the previous two years. Group Chair is Lee deter lee@deter.com, committee member Doug Klein membership@svr.pca.org the drifter
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911 GT3 R Hybrid to World Debut in Geneva Porsche Intelligent Performance to make Race Cars even More Efficient ATLANTA - February 11, 2010 - 110 years after Ferdinand Porsche developed the world’s first hybrid, the Lohner-Porsche, Porsche engineers are now expanding this visionary drive concept with a production-based GT race car: Over the past 45 years, Porsche 911 race cars have recorded more than 20,000 victories and on March 4, a Porsche 911 GT3 featuring an innovative hybrid drive will make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, opening a new chapter in the history of Porsche.
This innovative hybrid technology has been developed especially for racing, differentiating itself from conventional hybrid systems by way of its configuration and components. In the case of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, the front axle features two electric motors, each developing 60 kW and supplement the 480 hp, naturally aspirated four-liter flat-six that drives the rear wheels. Instead of the heavy batteries usually found in a hybrid road car, an electrical flywheel power generator is installed inside next to the driver delivering energy to the electric motors. The flywheel generator is also an electric motor, with its rotor spinning at speeds of up to 40,000 rpm while mechanically storing energy. The flywheel generator is charged whenever the driver applies the brakes, as the two front axle electric motors reverse their role and act as generators. Then, when accelerating out of a bend or while overtaking, the driver can use the extra energy 8
from the charged flywheel generator, sending up to 120 kW of stored kinetic energy to the motors. This additional power is available after each charge for approximately six to eight seconds. Energy formerly converted into heat upon each brake application, and therefore wasted, is now converted into additional drive power in a very efficient manner. In addition to increasing available drive power, depending on racing conditions, the hybrid drive can also be called upon to save fuel. By increasing the efficiency and, accordingly, the performance of the 911 GT3 R Hybrid, reductions can be made to the weight of the fuel tank or the car can make less frequent pit stops, for example.
After its debut in Geneva, the 911 GT3 R Hybrid will be tested in long-distance races on the Nürburgring. The highlight of this test program will be the 24 Hours on the Nordschleife of Nürburgring, May 15-16, 2010. The focus is not on the 911 GT3 R Hybrid winning the race, but rather spearheading technology as a “racing lab.” The intent is to provide hands-on know-how for the subsequent use of hybrid technology in road-going sports cars. The 911 GT3 R Hybrid is a perfect example of the Porsche Intelligent Performance philosophy, a principle to be found in every Porsche: More power on less fuel, more efficiency and lower CO2 emissions - on the track and on the road. ### Photos: 911 GT3 R Hybrid to World Debut in Geneva Courtesy of Porsche Cars North America, Inc the drifter
2010 Zone 7 Concours School Saturday, April 17, 2010 9:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Niello Porsche 4525 Granite Drive, Rocklin, CA 95677 Registration Fee: $0 (Given economic times and a desire to maximize participation!) Lunch (sandwich, cookies, and drinks): $5 payable at the door; please RSVP for our count. Niello Porsche is supplying morning refreshments! Learn how to become a Concours judge including the secrets of winning from the experts, at our 2010 Zone 7 Concours School, to be held at Niello’s Porsche’s spacious and state-of-the-art service facility. Lunch will be available for $5 per person payable at the door but please RSVP ahead of time so we can account for you. 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 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 Spend the day with your fellow club members and some of the best Porsches anywhere. Registration includes all course materials and certificate of completion.
Be sure to register early, as seating is limited Sponsored by Niello Porsche Zone 7 Concours School Registration Form Registration deadline is April 9, 2010 Name:
Region:
Address:
Phone (inc A/C):
E-Mail:
Model & Year Porsche:
Will you want the $5 lunch? yes or no (please circle one) Please RSVP to: Zone 7 Concours School, Attn: Mark Gersh, 3631 Country Club Drive Redwood City, CA 94061 magersh@earthlink.net 408-242-0893
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Tech Article: Brake dust & racing pads by Jim Kinnicutt, SVR Technical Chair
Hello to all. I was cut a bit short this month as I was gone for the majority of it. I also did not receive any questions this month! You all must be hibernating! Since we talked about tires in the last couple of articles, I looked for and found a short piece on brake dust in the newly formatted PCA website that I thought might be interesting. Re-print from PCA.org website brake dust/racing pads Exterior/Interior | Wheels Vehicle Information: Model: 964 cup; Year: 1991; Body Type: Coupe; Total Mileage: 16000; I realize it’s probably futile but....do you have any suggestions for waxes or coatings that may help prevent the hot brake pad dust and material from burning into my rims? I am using racing pads (PFC 97 compound) and I noticed I now have some pock marks on my new rims! Any suggestions? Brant Giere [NOO] 2/28/2005 1:59:40 PM If you have stock painted Cup wheels I would polish and wax them with P 21S Paint cleanser and carnuba wax. This will stop the brake dust from sticking to the surface. John Paterek - PCA WebSite - 2/28/2005 John Paterek John Paterek [NNJ] 2/28/2005 8:17:15 PM
Notice the new eMail, you know, to send in those ideas for articles or questions! technical@svr.pca.org NOTICE elsewhere in this copy of the Drifter you will find special discounts at Niello’s !! Happy motoring… Jim
March 2010 SVR Dinner
1212 Galleria Blvd. Roseville, CA. 95678 (Across from the Roseville Galleria Mall) Hosted by Barry and Sue Maashoff Tuesday, March 9, 2010 • Social is at 6:30 P.M., Dinner at 7:30 P.M.
Family Style Restaurant • $25.00 per person (tax and tip included) Dinner includes: Caesar Salad, Garlic Bread, Penne San Remo (Pasta with Chicken, White Wine Sauce, Artichoke and Peas), Chicken Parmigiana, Cheesecake, Soft Drinks, Coffee and Tea ($15.00 Corkage Fee) Please RSVP by March 2nd to: suem5@yahoo.com or call 925.785.2589 The Social Director, per the SVR policy statement, may bill members for their meals if they cancel after the deadline or fail to show for dinner.
Please be sure to bring a contribution to “Share the Wealth”
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, Loren Burgess cember 10th 2008
2:55 pm De
puts the finishing
touches on a 993
track car
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Golden Gate Region Presents
Rolling Thunder 2010 Drivers Ed, Time Trial and PCA Club Race
Thunderhill Raceway Park Friday, March 26th through Sunday, March 28th Friday: DE only, but racers will have a separate run group. Saturday: Practice, Qualification, Practice Starts and Fun Race, Sprint Race #1. Sunday: Practice, Qualification, Sprint Race #2, and, with no extra cost, a One-Hour Enduro on Sunday afternooon. Cost: $550 for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; $400 for Saturday and Sunday All race entrants must be PCA members and have a PCA Club Racing license or an approved License Application, go to http://www.pca.org/Activities/ClubRacing/RulesLicensingForms. aspx, or call 847.272.7764 To register for the GGR DE/TT, contact Paulette Johnson at GGRRegistrar@gmail.com To register for the Club Race, go to http://register.pca.org
The MUFFLER Tour by Roger Walker A tour and semi-tech session all in one .
Saturday, April 24th A 'Tour de Garage' but to only one garage
15 car limit................tour down the delta to brunch at ...sssssssssss
Destination is FD Motorsports in Antioch
The tour will start in Sacramento at 9 am and will proceed along the Delta at a leisurely pace. Brunch is planned around 10 am at the Rivers Edge cafe in Isleton Arrival at FDM around 11:30 to 12:00 15 car limit due to parking space limitations FDM is run by Porsche enthusiast Mark DePietro and Darin Fister. They make some great sounding muffler modifications for 993, 996, and Boxsters. They also have some nice suspension and shifting kits. You may even get a chance to see a set of their modified mufflers installed on Roger's 993. Contact Roger Walker at pcarnut@att.net or at 916.987.5243 to reserve your spot. Details regarding start location will be provided when you make your reseration. 12
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SVR March/April Calendar of Events
Date
Event
3 4-5 5-7
SVR Monthly Board Meeting Driver’s Ed - TrackMasters SVR Tour - Pacific Grove SVR First Saturday Breakfast
6 9 13
SVR Monthly Dinner 356 Car Breakfast
21
SVR AX SVR - Hints and Tips for 27 Porsche Car Care and Tires 27-28 Driver’s Ed - Trackmasters
Date 3 7 10
Event SVR First Saturday Breakfast SVR Board Meeting 356 Car Breakfast
12 13
Monthly Dinner Driver's Ed - TrackMasters Concours Judging School 17 Zone 7 17-18 Zone 7 - AX's 23 Driver's Ed - TrackMasters SVR - Observer Track Day 23 24
SVR Tour
March Location RPM Motorsports, Sacramento Laguna Seca - Monterey Pacific Grove Monthly at Waffle Square in Citrus Heights Buca De Bepo, Roseville Marie Callender’s, Citrus Heights Stockton NEW MEMBERS ONLY Bob Jacobson’s home Infineon, Sonoma
Contact Cookie Anderson Frederick Rauch Jim McMahen Herb & Jan Hoover
916.988.6534 916.595.3371 916.924.1463 916.424.5163
Barry & Sue Maashoff Jim Hardie
209.931.6657 916.972.7232
Bob Peake Dan Rowland
916.353.1369 916.989.4330
Frederick Rauch
916.595.3371
April Location Monthly at Waffle Square, Citrus Heights RPM Motorsports, Sacramento Marie Callender's, Citrus Heights Fat's, Folsom Infineon, Sonoma Niello Porsche, Rocklin Redwood Region, Santa Rosa Thunderhill, Willows NEW MEMBERS ONLY Thunderhill, Willows F.D. Motorsports (muffler tour), Knightsen
Contact Herb & Jan Hoover
916.424.5163
Cookie Anderson Jim Hardie
916.988.6534 916.972.7232
Cookie Anderson Frederick Rauch Mark Gersh
916.988.6534 916.595.3371 magersh@ earthlink.net 415.717.4117 916.595.3371
David Bunch Frederick Rauch Lee Deter
916.391.9956
Roger Walker
916.415.0752
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Dream Car Solutions is Sacramento’s only premier automotive club offering storage and transportation services tailored to the needs of the true car enthusiast.
Winter Detail Special Now’s the time to get extra protection on your vehicle. DCS is offering a unique winter package that will protect the exterior of your car through the worst part of the year. Full exterior winter special:
99.99
$
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The February Dinner
by Dave and Kaye Mitchell Photos by Cookie Anderson The February dinner took place at the Whitney Oaks Golf Course in Rocklin. Helen Ashuckian was one of the first of thirty-two people to arrive. The simple dinner was enjoyed by all in a large room overlooking a pond between the 9th and 18th holes. It made some of us wish for longer, warmer days. It could be a venue used again since it can accommodate a large crowd easily.
New members, Mary and Sam McPherson along with Bob Bunnell and Angie Boyd, were introduced and welcomed by our membership director Doug Klein. Jim and Linda McMahen ran Share-The-Wealth this month for the Hoovers. They ensured everyone liked what they got. Dan and Claudia Rowland won a Carrera GT and Susan Duvall-Serota was tickled pink when her ticket was picked for the red tulips with chocolates. Susan was also one of many to win a bottle of wine, so she will be sure to enjoy Valentine’s Day.
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February 03, 2010 SVR Board Meeting Minutes by Kevin R. Dougherty, SVR Secretary
CALL TO ORDER tion and costs of Autocross events in Stockton. He has added a couple of President Cookie Anderson called the meeting to order at 6:31 PM and events at Infinion as the cost there is ZERO! Mather was looked at again. introduced Jim Mc Mahan as the 2011 CRAB Chair. The cost is high due to rent, donation to the charity and required security so that’s not going to happen. Bob discussed the possibility of having a Attending: Cookie Anderson, Doug Klein, John Murphy, Helen two-day event at the Horizon Hotel in South Lake Tahoe May 15 & Ashuckian, Rik Larson, Kevin Dougherty, Frederick Rauch, Phil Wood, 16. June 27th is a concours. Helen talked about her Kid Rally. She also Dan Roland, Jim McMahan, Gerry Cupler, Bob Peake and Lee Deter. talked about a “wife swap’ rally. You had to be at the meeting... Minutes: The January minutes were reviewed and accepted. OLD BUSINESS:
Advertising (Mike Willis): Cookie threw out the fact that the only bill that has been paid was Niello. Frank’s paid last year for this year.
Drifter (Rik Larson): Discussed several minor changes that are needed. Budget: Phil is going to submit budgets to each board member for their review and updating. Financial Report (Phil Wood): Phil went over the financials and passed out a report. We have spent $2,000 more than we have taken in so far Lifetime Members: Rik read the SVR bylaws regarding this and Life this year. He discussed several other minor issues. Phil also compared Members MUST be made voted for by PCA. He looked into other re- SVR with two other clubs he belongs to and while we are current and gions and GGR recognizes their Life Members by paying their yearly adequately financed for the FY2010 event calendar, there is room for dues. improvement. All three clubs are 501(c)(7) mutual benefit organizations. ACTION: Rik is going to look into this matter further. Tax exemption is neither a reason nor an excuse not to make money, and putting money back into the organization is the *requirement* of Policy Statement: Frederick Rauch, Rik Larson & John Murphy are a 501(c)(7) organization. The reality is SVR is an under performer. But working on the policy statement together. again, the club IS current and adequately financed for the FY2010. Online Vote to authorize funds for CWO email forwarding support: Af- New Members (Lee Deter & Dan Roland): Discussed dates for new ter discussion about current email forwarding status, a motion was made member activities this year and requested approval for a couple of the to rescind the authorization to spend the funds, seconded and approved. upcoming events. One for the April 23rd Thunderhill Raceway Observer Track, which the board approved. NEW BUSINESS: CRAB 2011: Jim Mc Mahan gave an overview of his thoughts and hand- Goodie Store (Cookie Anderson): Cookie is going to order more items ed out a list of his team. He is shooting for a cost of $100 per couple and for the goodie store and sold a vest! John Murphy is looking into a sepahoping for the first weekend in May. rate company to run the goodie store online and will look into it further. Email Blasts: Rik handed out a draft on E-Mail Blast Event Publicity Guidelines. A discussion ensued and there were several ideas bantered about. Rik will ensure that the guidelines will be put into the policy statement.
Membership Director (Doug Klein): He went over the Sacramento Bee submission guidelines for auto club upcoming events. New member directories are all out! Doug went over a new Budget and Reconciliation form.
Long-term E mail Practices: John discussed the national server, support and previous issues. He talked about our website and it’s benefits, support by Coastal Web Online, ownership of the derporsche.net domain name, options for website support and web addresses. No recommendation was made. John will investigate further and report back in a future Board Meeting.
Social (Helen Ashuckian): Spoke about several upcoming events.
Webmaster (John Murphy): SVR has a new online forum Der Porsche Talk accessible from the Home Page (http://www.derporsche.net). It was started in early January and provides a way for SVR Members and friends to ‘talk’ directly about all things Porsche that interest them. Be sure to Pay Pal: We have a Pay Pal account that is hooked up to our bank ac- go take a look! count. It is not for all events. The Pay Pal account will be used for driver’s Vice President (Rik Larson): Rik spoke about the calendar and events. education and autocross only. Cookie stated she didn’t want it used for He also has several insurance forms to submit for upcoming events. Fordinners at this point. ty-one people have signed up for the Planning Meeting. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS: Past President (Mike Willis): No Report. Charity (Tambra Kroetz): Cookie gave an overview of the January 16th charity event. President (Cookie Anderson): Pointed out that the Niello ad in the drifter states they are giving a 20% discount to all PCA members on parts Competition (Frederick Rauch, Bob Peak & Helen Ashuckian): Fred- and labor. erick went to Rolex at Daytona and with Doug Gale were spotters for the POLIZEI #63 car. It was an awesome experience! He discussed dates Meeting adjourned: 9:56 P.M. for Driver Education events this year. Bob discussed the issues of loca- Next Meeting: RPM Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 6:30 PM 16
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March Membership Report by Doug Klein, Membership Director The Sacramento Valley Region of the Porsche Club of America has 566 regular members, 461 affiliate members and 6 dual members for a total of 1,033 members, an increase of 3 since last month. 2010 Membership Directories were mailed to all regular members in January. If you have not received a directory, contact Doug Klein.
New Members: Donald Hoffman 916-469-5465 donald.hoffman@gmail.com Sacramento, CA 95834 2010 Cayman S Brown
Rob Sime 1984 911 Carrera, 1975 914 Targa
Ed and Robin Pettengill 408-332-0549 Grass Valley, CA 95945 Transfer from War Bonnet Region (Oklahoma) 1974 914 Burgandy
Randy Vidmar randyv29@yahoo.com
William Steele 916-995-8095 wasteele@gmail.com Davis, CA 95618 2006 997 Black Cab Doug White 650-919-3570 dougwhiteesq@gmail.com Sacramento, CA 95833 2002 Boxster Grey Changes: Glen Brooksby glenbrooksby@gmail.com Bruce Coury bgcoury49@gmail.com Leon Glasgow lrglasgow@att.net
Joseph Skowron 2001 Boxster S Paul Van Altena paul@thenvagroup.com
Richard Walker richannewalker@gmail.com Cookie Anderson sacvalleypres@sbcglobal.net Congratulations to the following on their: One Year Anniversary: Dean Adams Mark Cunningham Michale and Aileen Hunt Vartan Malian Five Year Anniversary Curt and Terrie Adamson John and Evelyn Ellis
Membership badges. Do your fellow club members a favor by helping them remember your name. Only $12.50 with a pin or magnetic clasp. Email the Membership Director to receive an order form. In the event of a change in your email address or street address, notify the Membership Director promptly to insure uninterrupted delivery of bi-monthly event notices and of The Drifter. Doug Klein, Membership Director membership@svr.pca.org 916-791-4864
Membership Renewal Reminder.
The Porsche Club of America (PCA) mails a membership renewal invoice 45 days before your membership expires. To avoid expiration of your membership, it’s important to renew before the end of the month in which your membership expires. To determine your expiration date, check your membership card or the mailing label of the envelope in which your Panorama arrives. Your membership number also contains your anniversary date: the first four digits are the year, and the second two are the month you joined PCA. The easiest way to renew is online at www.pca.org.
Ten Year Anniversity Chris and Alex Johansen Twenty Year Anniversary Margie and Dan Irwin Bruce and Kathy Ungari Twenty-Five Year Anniversary James and Pamela Phillips
David Hoffman davzin@comcast.net Susan Duvall-Serota serota1@comcast.net Ron Kingston 916-806-7229 Paul Klein Rocklin CA 95677 Robery Perry RPerryMFT@yahoo.com Reindhard Riedel riedel.75@hotmail.com
Member Services:
Dual membership. If you’re a member of another region and wish to become a Dual member of SVR, send your name, address and contact information, along with a check for $20.00 (payable to PCA-SVR) to the Membership Director. Two email addresses. Want Club info sent to a second address, work, home, spouse, friend...? It’s as easy as emailing your second email address to the Membership Director. Lost the gold medallion from your membership badge? Mail $3.00 to the Membership Director to receive a shiny, new replacement.
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Redwood Region and Zone 7 Present
Stompin’ at the Schulz VI Saturday and Sunday, April 17th and 18th Event #1 and #2 in the 2010 Zone 7 Autocross Series
Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport, Santa Rosa Gates open at 8:00 A.M. • First car out at 10:00 A.M. Fee: $30.00 per driver • No open exhaust, 92-decibel limit strictly enforced. Trailers and cars may be left at the autocross site overnight. 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 to the airport (on your left). Please drive safely and quietly so as not to upset the local residents. Lodging: Hilton Garden Inn Sonoma County Airport (a one-block, five-minute walk from Kal’s, the Saturday night dinner locatiion and a ten-minute drive from the autocross site) at 417 Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA, telephone 707.545.0444. Be sure to mention “Porsche Club” to get the 10% PCA discount. Additional hotels close by: Holiday Inn Express 800.345.8082, America’s Best Value Hotel 707.575.4600.
Series 2010
Rally Concours Autocross
Saturday Night Dinner: Kal’s at 397 Aviation Boulevard.
For info, contact David Bunch at 415.717.4117 or e-mail david.bunch@sbcglobal.net
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GOODIE STORE by Cookie Anderson, SVR Goodiestorekeeper
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his month is St Paddy’s Day and for those that are Irish it is called St Patrick’s day. The Goodie Store has many sweatshirts for sale in green, red, blue and black. If you’re looking for something to keep you warm on these windy days give me a call 916-988-6534. Dedicated to the Irish & Irish at Heart all around the World St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated by the Irish and Irish at Heart in big cities and small towns alike with parades, “wearing of the green,” music and songs, Irish food and drink, and activities for kids such as crafts, coloring and games. It’s a time for fun. Some communities even go so far as to dye rivers or streams green!
LE PETITE PARIS…. by Tom Sisson, SVR Member Did you know that with a little luck, you can visit a small part of Paris and have a great French meal, right here in Rocklin? The restaurant is called Bistro McFlores and is run by three excellent Chefs—Chef Jimmy (McDade), Chef Sheila (McDade) and Chef Barbie (Flores) and it is all done for charity. At an event called the Sacramento Valley Region-PCA Charity Auction, David Hoffman, Susan Duvall-Serota, Darlene Byerley, and I bid on a full French dinner put on by the famous Chefs mentioned above. And we won! Now, David and Susan had also won the dinner the prior year and had some idea of what would happen. Darlene and I were virgins (I use the word advisedly) and didn’t know what would take place. First we received a welcoming invitation in the mail. We anxiously arrived at Bistro McFlores and were met by a sign on the door that did in fact confirm that this door was about to whisk us off to gay Paris. The door was opened by a fetching lass in black and white waiters garb complete with bow tie. She was shortly joined by another fetching lass and a dapper gentleman who were similarly dressed! French music was playing in the background as we were led to the kitchen which was decorated with French touches and many tempting hors d’oeuvres. There were cornichons, Brie
and crackers, two types of pate and house-roasted almonds. And wines, many wines, some of which have never been seen outside of France before. It was a beautiful sight for hungry eyes! The counter even had a Citroen 2CV model adorning it. After eating our fill of the wonderful hors d’oeuvres, we were summoned to dinner and given quite attractive menus letting us know what we were about to receive. Our host and hostesses were so friendly and helpful that we invited them to eat with us at the table. The table decorations were wonderful and innovative, including a scale model of the Eiffel Tower, placeholders made from wine corks, a small French Chef pedaling a bicycle with a large wine bottle in the back, and two pretty French pigs! And more bottles of wine! The meal started with En Crout Soupe Crème de Tomate (Cream of Tomato soup with a puff pastry crust.) The entrée was *Boeuf Parisienne-known to the hoi polloi as gourmet Chef Jimmy’s world famous fillet of beef roast with cream sauce *Haricots Vert avec de amandes grilles –tasty Chef Barbie’s Quite Tasty Green Beans with toasted almonds *Gratin Savoyard-excellent Chef Sheila’s Most Excellent scalloped potatoes. Next, in true French manner, came the salad-Vivant salade de Laitue (Living Butter Lettuce dressed with French Vinaigrette). And, of course, more fine wines. The dessert was Mousse au chocolat avec Chantilly Crème (Chocolate Mousse with freshly whipped cream). All in all, a meal fit for Kings and Queens. The ladies were even presented with attractive necklaces with the Eiffel Tower on them. And, once again, more wine! Our advice—come to the next charity auction prepared to bid long and well for this meal package. Our many thanks to our host and hostesses for a job superbly done. They wouldn’t even let us tip them!
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Third Annual Visit to the LA Auto Show by Dan Rowland and Bill Keegan
Our third annual visit to the LA Auto Show using our “press passes” was quite different from the previous two. Past experiences led to a more focused plan and a more pleasurable two days. The normal program is a scheduled visit to each marque for a 15 to 40 minute media presentation. The push and pull of trying to see everything is hectic, to say the least, and this year gave way to a more organized approach limited to getting the best benefit from each of the venues we chose to attend. We used our time well and got great close-up views of BMW, AUDI, Mercedes, Spyker, Bentley, Lexus LFA, Mini , the BIG Ford and Dodge trucks, etc… without the crowds.
Instead of traveling with the herd of journalists between each of the scheduled press releases we picked our interests and got the better seats each venue by being early for our selected presentations. What this did for us was get us second row seats (behind the reserved seats for the big name suits from Porsche AG) for the world introduction of the new Boxster Spyder. And grand it was too—the traditional hazy smoke on the long raised entry gantry, sparkling lights, full turntable at the end plus a dedicated live musician (very good and very loud) keeping time to the background video of the Spyder tearing up the closed circuit road course. Convinced me on the spot we NEED this car.
The color variation with the red accent was not as overpowering as most of the previous release and magazine pictures have shown. Looks great up close. GT Silver and Cocoa interior and top looked great together. Note the new wheels for the turbo.
While the Spyder is a lightened (2811#) stripped down version of the Boxster with more HP (320HP) the seats were the new lightweight folding carbon fiber racing configuration we would all love to have. At $4000.00 each they add significantly to the Spyder base price of $61,200.
We were able to get close up one on one Q&A with a Spyder “specialist” able to answer many questions about the car. Top up—top down etc. Many of us got this same opportunity at the Christmas Party at Niello. Of great interest also was the European version of the GT3RS and the Turbo Cabriolet at the press release.
We were able to view up close all the models, from what is pictured to all the Boxsters, Caymans, Carreras, Cayennes and Panameras. Many new great configurations and color combinations – over 20 cars in all. It was great fun and we look forward to next year.
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