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On the Cover Porsche New 911 GT2 RS Most Powerful, Street Legal Porsche Ever Ultimate 911 extracts 620 ultra-efficient, twin-turbocharged horsepower from 3.6 liters; dramatically improved power-to-weight ratio and increased fuel economy ATLANTA - May 12, 2010 The time: seven minutes, 18 seconds on the NĂźrburgring-Nordschleife. The power: 620 hp. The weight: 3,020 lb (1,370 kg) in road trim with all fluids on board.
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2010 Board of Directors President Cookie Anderson 916.988.6534 president@svr.pca.org Vice President Rik Larson 916.481.6084 vicepresident@svr.pca.org Secretary Kevin Dougherty 916.956.9204 secretary@svr.pca.org Treasurer Phil Wood 916.673.3456 treasurer@svr.pca.org Social Director Helen Ashuckian 916.481.2759 social@svr.pca.org Membership Director Doug Klein 916.791.4864 membership@svr.pca.org Competition & Safety Director Frederick D.Rauch 916.989.0580 competition@svr.pca.org Webmaster John Murphy 916.858.2304 webmaster@svr.pca.org Past President Mike Willis 916.363.8313 pastpresident@svr.pca.org Drifter Editor Kyle Gong 916.686.9410 editor@svr.pca.org Zone 7 Representative Golden Gate Region Sharon Neidel 650.508.1308 sharonneidel@yahoo.com
Visit us on the web at www.derporsche.net May 2010
Volume 48, No. 05 Upcoming Events 02 - SVR Rib Cook Off 07 - Monthly Dinner 08 - Loma Prieta Zone Concours 09 - SVR First Saturday Breakfast 11 - SVR Zone 7 Concours Weekend 14 - SVR Tour - Yuba River Canyon 15 - Porscheplatz - ALMS Race 16 - SVR AX Zone 7
Features and Reviews
Columns and Departments 02 - Cookie’s Crumbs 03 - SVR Goodie Store 04 - Drifting Back 10 - Calendar of Events 12 - SVR May Membership Report 13 - SVR April Board Minutes 14 - Editors Notes 20 - drifter Classifieds 21 - Index of Advertisers
07 - Tribute to Marv Smith 08 - Thunderhill Raceway Observers Track Day 18 - Hints and Tips for Porsche Care 19 - SVR Autocross Results Information and Committee Directory Autocross Chair Bob Peake bbayou@jps.net
Goodie Store Cookie Anderson
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Rally Chair Helen Ashuckian helana@lanset.com
916.481.2759
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Technical Chair Jim Kinnicutt jkinnicu@yahoo.com
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New Member Group Lee Deter lee@deter.com
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Advertising Manager Mike Willis mikew@derporsche.net
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Drivers Education Chair Frederick D. Rauch 916.595.3371 fdr@fdrmotorsports.com Charity Chair Tambra Kroetz tkroetz@comcast.net Concours Chair Kent Brandon kbrandon@ncbb.net Dummkopf Chair Vacant
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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Cookie’s Crumbs
by Yvonne “Cookie” Anderson, 2010 SVR President Warmer weather is just around the corner. It is time to get our cars uncovered and back on the road for some good times ahead. SVR have a great summer planned, so check the monthly calendar for some exciting new events that have been planned just for you. Fat’s had a full house for the May 12th dinner meeting. Dinner was delicious and wine was superb. Thank you Carl Keinert from Boeger Winery for being our guest speaker and letting us try some of their wines with dinner. I also want to thank Collin Fat for arranging the delicious dinner for our SVR members. This dinner was quite a success thanks to Collin Fat and Fat’s Asia Bistro & Dim Sum Bar in Folsom. A Zone 7 Concours Judging School was held April 17th at Niello Porsche in Rocklin. Mark Gersh our Zone 7 Concours chair person taught the fundmentals of being a Concours Judge. Thanks to instructors Kim Nelson, Jim McMahan, Joe Schumacher, Tom Sansone, Tom Sisson and Kent Brandon for bringing their cars out to explain about cleaning techniques they perform to win at Concours events. David Yamada with Vepa was there to explain detailing tips and the class also had a hands on detailing session.
A special thanks to Niello and Jim Webber for having coffee and donuts for the group and for letting us use their conference room and bay for the day. Don’t forget the Poker Run May 16th. Jerry has put together a great tour and I have arranged lunch for $13.00. One of the stops is Hooverville Orchards, Mrs. Hoover will have her preserves and frozen pies for sale. Hooverville Orchard also has beautiful white Peacocks to see. Please don’t forget to RSVP for the Poker Run and Lunch 916-988-6534. June 5th is the Second Annual Rib Cook-off. Susan Duvall-Serota and David Hoffman have planned on providing a great evening with great food. With all the good cooks in the club you don’t want to miss this one. Check out the flyer below or on the website.
Upcoming Event! Quick Info Event: SVR Rib Cookoff - When: June 5 - Saturday - 6:00PM - Location: Orangevale
Second Annual SVR Rib Cookoff Saturday, June 5TH, 2010 6320 Hickory Avenue, Orangevale 95662 Social Hour at 5:00 P.M. • Rib Eating at 6:00 P.M. Cost: $15.00 per Person Premier chefs from our club will be showing off their talents, a select panel will judge their creations, and you get to enjoy what they have prepared! Prizes will be awarded for best of show, 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Bring a dish to share with the crowd; sodas and water will be provided. BYOB! Hosted by Susan Duvall-Serota and David Hoffman Please RSVP to serota1@comcast.net or call 916.712.8051 no later than Saturday, May 29th. Space is limited. Cookie Anderson and Jerry Cupler have graciously volunteered their home for this event.
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SAVE ON TAXES AT THE GOODIE STORE by Cookie Anderson, SVR Goodiestorekeeper
T
om Sisson wrote in the Drifter April 2005 issue. Well, you can’t really save on taxes at the Goodie Store, but I wanted to get your attention! However, the Goodie Store is a good place to spend your tax rebates—low prices, quality goods, smiling service. Hey, what more do you want? Oh, you want credit too? Ain’t happenin’. Even without credit, we have some good deals on regular and sale merchandise!! We have Sweatshirts and Baseball shirts for $15.00. Red Vests $35.00 and Jackets $55.00. Contact Cookie Anderson your Goodie Store person 916.988.6534
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Drifting Back – May 2010 by Larry Wilson
30 Years Ago (May 1980) SVR member Randy Blaesi arranged the May 2 Potluck dinner meeting at the Nepenthe Clubhouse in Campus Commons, and Connie Farlinger wrote the follow-up piece about the event for THE DRIFTER. Dave and Dolores Johnson, the creators of SVR’s stuffed “Clarence, the Crab,” told Connie how Dolores used an Alaska king crab from a Japanese fish market as a model for Clarence. Fred and Nancy Myeron were there and Fred talked about his ‘58 Speedster he thought was somewhere in his backyard (big lot and the grass is really high). Someone brought a 5-foot loaf of French bread. But, the special feature of the evening was the unveiling of the new, and improved, industrial version of the SVR Dummkopf award -- you know, the one with the golden digit. Crafted by Dwight Mitchell with spiritual advice from wife, Linda, this new piece of art caused Sally Weddle and other women with tender sensitivities to blush at the phallic suggestion of its composition. Never-the-less, Jim and Shirlee Chandler became the first recipients of the new version of SVR’s most talked about award because of their antics during the April 27th Historic Sacramento Tour. Allen Weddle ran a close second for
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running his Porsche over the cash box at the autocross during CRAB NINE -- beyond straightening. May 16, 1980 -- Remember that date! It’s the date Harvey Cain did his first stint as a rallymaster. It was an open, Friday night event he named, “Beginner’s Luck.” As he said in his post-event piece for THE DRIFTER, “Well, it took more than luck to do well on this Friday night rally. 52 cars of assorted makes attempted to find my 4 checkpoints. . .only 26 car were good enough to find all four.” Oh-ooh -- but, Harvey kept going, “75 percent of the participants were beginners or novices and probably did not even know what the general instructions were. So they went on a rally and got lost. To those people I apologize.” With half the field hopelessly and perhaps forever
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lost in the dark and unfamiliar countryside near Courtland, Hood, Pt. Pleasant, or Freeport (even the sweep-car couldn’t find ‘em), other more experienced SVR rallyists and part of the remaining 25 percent, “I don’t need no stinkin’ generals,” group (Mike and Vicki Willis, Ray and Sara Clements, and George and Nona Morley) made it to all four checkpoints and the finish to pick-up event trophies. As for the rallymaster job, Harvey opined in THE DRIFTER that he’d never do it again.
20 Years Ago (May 1990)
SVR’s May 18 event in the Zone 7 rally series, “Snake in the grass, too,” chaired by Rik Larson, was advertised as a “simple, yet warm and gentle time and distance rally.” Right. Thirtythree rally teams participated and while they might have thought it was “warm and gentle,” they sure didn’t think it was “simple.” The rally course was only 90 minutes long and with only three checkpoints. But, Rik Larson, the master of misdirection, had the first checkpoint a mere 5 minutes from the odometer check, and the second leg was less than nine minutes long. Soooo, the third leg was a huge confidence test finally ending with the third and last checkpoint. Ah-Hah, now get this: Larson’s event occurred almost exactly on the 10th Anniversary (plus two days) of Harvey Cain’s star-crossed 1980 “Beginner’s Luck” rally described immediately above. In this (Larson’s) rally, SVR’s team of J. Toney and Helen Ashuckian, universally recognized as the world’s best rally team, finished with a score of 196 penalty points and LAST in the six-car Expert Unequipped class. And, who finished fourth in the same class and was the best-finishing SVR team, you ask? Yes, none other than Harvey and Connie Cain with a score of 107 points. So, when it comes to masters of misdirection, it takes one to know one.
second-place award in Street Improved (women) class after experiencing only a handful of autocross events (but she had Bill Winkler as her instructor). SVR’s May 21 Zone 7 Concours, chaired by newly-wed Kent Brandon, was held at Niello Porsche in Rocklin. When judging began, 22 Porsches (including 16 from SVR) were awaiting critical inspection by Zone 7 judges: six 356s, one 914, one 944, one Boxster, and thirteen 911s. The 16 SVR folks took home 12 trophies, too: 6 firsts, 4 seconds, and two thirds. SVR competitors included Larry Dunn, Jerry Kiliany, Mia Marvell, Mark Smedley, Ray Johansen, Greg Keith, Phil Lawrence, Lowell Irwin, Tim Fleming, Arnold Zeiderman, Alan Nishimoto, Joe Pitta, Jason Daley, Dennis Stettner, Terry Rogers, and Pat Leavitt. Then, there was this new-member, Kim Nelson, who took first in the 911 full concours class. To top off a great day, Mike Ambrozewicz sold all his hamburgers thus adding to the SVR autocross trailer fund.
Allen and Dolores Weddle’s May 20 Gold Country Tour took Porsches through the golden foothills to The Holbrooke in Grass Valley’s Grand Hotel for an elegant champagne brunch. Instead of the expected hot temperatures, it was raining, but that didn’t dampen enthusiasm, and they came from all corners -- the McIntyres from Twain Harte, the Cains from San Francisco, the Crosses from Pleasant Hill, the Leggetts from Concord, and Meuniers from Mokelumne Hill. Some of the locals were Marv and Marie Smith in his recently re-built 911T, the Bitters, Greens, Hesses, Lunbacks, Boecks, Pearts, Wilsons, and prospective member Peggy Bengs. Thirty-two cars, in all. Champagne door prizes (Korbel, Piper Sonoma, and Krug) went to the Clements, Kroetzs, and Hirsts.
10 Years Ago (May 2000) Fifty-six drivers (23 from SVR) competed in SVR’s May 6 Zone 7 Autocross at Mather Field. SVR had 12 class-winning drivers plus several who were new, or infrequent, autocross competitors (Arnold Ramirez, Gloria Nelson, Don Wigglesworth, Howard Ross, Fred Haines, Dennis Stettner, and Phil Lawrence). Tania and Glen Brooksby each finished first in class with Bob Peake and Bill Winkler coming in second and third in the Street Improved (Men) class. De’Nai Miller earned a very impressive
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Upcoming Event! Quick Info Event: Hawaiian Dinner - When: June 9 - Wednesday - 6:00PM - Location: Sacramento Drive Your German Car to a
Hawaiian Dinner Bob and Elaine Cannon’s Home 2931 Lacy Lane, Sacramento Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Social Hour at 6:00 P.M. • Dinner at 7:00 P.M. Porsche Parking in the Yard Wear Your Hawaiian Shirt and Bring Your Own Drinks $20.00 per Person RSVP by June 1st to 916.481.9528 or ecannon@surewest.net No Cancellations after June 2nd 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.
Marv Smith, October 31, 1918 - April 17, 2010 Marvin “Marv” Smith, age 91, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2010, in Roseville from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He is survived and dearly loved by his wife of 64 years, Marie Smith, and his son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Vicki Smith of Chico, CA. Marv’s profession was that of a civil engineer working for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Marv and Marie joined Sacramento Valley Region, Porsche Club of America 43 years ago, in July of 1967, not long after purchasing a white 1966 Porsche 912 coupe. They lived in Willows, CA, at the time. Later, while living in Roseville, CA, they acquired the car familiar to most SVR members, a beautiful tangerine 1972 Porsche 911T coupe equipped with gold BBS wheels. Marv loved the club, partly because of all the wonderful associations he was able to make, but also because it gave him many opportunities to drive his Porsche. He and Marie seemingly never missed a tour, especially a wine tour, and, once he got his 911, he best liked running toward the rear of the group and keeping up with the club’s “hot-shoes.” Marv was a very good driver. For the last several years, the 911 has been maintained by son, Steven, who has meticulously followed his dad’s high-standards of preparation and care. A very large share of the funds raised over the years for SVR charities came from bids for wooden items (e.g., mushrooms, bowls, plates, boxes) which Marv made and donated for the auction. Many times these creations featured exotic and difficult-to-work-with woods. And, these items always commanded majormoney. From the late 1960s through the ‘70s, many of SVR’s annual awards were wooden creations also tooled by Marv in his wood shop at home. Many SVR members count themselves fortunate to have received one of Marv’s creations. Marv Smith served on the SVR board of directors in 1970 as Technical Chair, 1973 as Vice President, and 1978 as Activities Chair. Marv served his country with the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was a proud member of that generation. We will miss Marv.
Marv at Sierra Vista Winery on Marie Smith’s birthday in 2007
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Thunderhill Raceway Observers Track Day - April 23, 2010 By Gregg Plourde, Member since Nov 2009 This was my first outing with SVR as a new member. I had no idea what to expect or what was expected of me. I have been interested in auto racing for many years and was now interested in driving instead of just being a spectator. I think I was motivated to go and see what track driving was all about right after I purchased my Porsche. The day was a perfect, bright sunny day with temperatures in the mid 70's. The facilities at Thunderhill are excellent, the staff friendly and courteous. We went into the club house, where Lee Deter and Doug Klein reviewed the schedule for the day. We were introduced to Frederick Rauch who described some of the facilities and gave a run down of the track. After this introduction, the TrackMasters novice run group came in for a download, and we got to listen in. The instructor went into details of what he had noticed on the track
and instructed the drivers on how to perform on the track better and safer. After the drivers left, we stayed and were given detailed instructions on how to drive Thunderhill, very cool! Next, we went on a ride-along with TrackMasters instructors as our drivers. Now, as I said, I have watched auto racing for years, but what happened next was truly a dream come true. We put on our helmets and climbed into the cars, belted up and went on a three lap run. The experience was great. I initially thought I would be nervous about going so fast and approaching the corners, braking and accelerating, but that feeling quickly turned into one of "how would I approach this corner, or when would I brake." I was intently interested in the driver's techniques and how it affected the handling dynamics of the car, particularly when we were approaching and leaving the 15 turns of Thunderhill. The experience was fantastic! After lunch, we assembled our cars and went out on the track for a slow speed two lap Porsche Parade,
which was very cool as it gave us all a chance to actually drive on a race track (albeit at 35mph!). Lee and Doug assembled us for the last time at the club house and they gave us details as to what to have and bring to a Drivers Education training. They covered tires, brakes, helmets, and other gear to help make your day at DE safe and enjoyable. In the latter part of the day, I and two other members went on a turn by turn tour with Doug. He explained how to drive the turns and his own experiences at Thunderhill. It was a wonderful, educational, and memorable day. Thanks to Lee Deter and Doug Klein for providing such a wonderful and event filled day. They were great. Thanks also to Frederick Rauch, Thunderhill and TrackMasters, who welcomed us as if we were old friends and their facility is top rate. Oh, and by the way, I have already registered with TrackMasters and look forward to my first day on the track. After all, that's what Porches are built for!
Upcoming Event! Quick Info Event: Loma Prieta Zone Concours - When: June 6 - Sunday - 6:30AM Location: Hayward ALL PORSCHE - SWAP & CONCOURS - SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2010 - SPECTATORS FREE ZONE CONCOURS SWAP 8:30AM to 2:00PM REGISTRATION 6:30AM JUDGING STARTS AT 10:30am 7:30AM To 2:00PM $20.00 PER ENTRY $20.00 PER STALL [10’X20’] Contact:: CONCOURS: Bob Morgan, Cell 408-410-3209, EMAIL bmorgan@aehr.com SWAP: Jim Bryant, Home 408-937-5469, EMAIL jjbryants@hotmail.com LOMA PRETA REGION: WWW.LPR.PCA.ORG Store & Food Concessions by Loma Prieta Region 23694 BERNHARDT ST. HAYWARD, CA 94545 1-800-767-7250 TEL: 510-782-0354 www.partsheaven.com FAX: 510-782-0358 info@partsheaven.com Page 8
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Upcoming Event! Quick Info Event: Friendly Get together - When: First Saturday of every month - 9:00AM Location: Citrus Heights 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
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Sacramento Valley Region May Calendar of Events
Date
Event
16 SVR Poker Run 20-22 Porscheplatz - ALMS races 21
Driver’s Ed - TrackMasters
29 29
SVR AX - Zone 7 Driver’s Ed - TrackMasters SVR Tour - Yuba River Canyon and Kentucky Mine SVR Driver’s Ed
30 31
May 2010 Location Sacramento Laguna Seca, Monterey Thunderhill (clockwise), Willows Infineon, Sonoma Infineon, Sonoma NEW MEMBERS ONLY start at Niello Porsche Laguna Seca, Monterey
Contact Jerry Cupler Sharon Neidel
916.988.6534 650.508.1308
Frederick Rauch
916.595.3371
Bob Peake Frederick Rauch
916.353.1369 916.595.3371
Doug Klein
916.791.4864
Frederick Rauch
916.595.3371
June Calendar of Events
Date
Event
June 2010 Location
Contact
2
SVR Board Meeting
RPM Motorsports, Sacramento Cookie Anderson
916.988.6534
5
SVR First Saturday Breakfast
Herb & Jan Hoover
916.424.5163
5
SVR Rib Cook-off
Monthly at Waffle Square, Citrus Heights Home of Cookie Anderson, Orangevale
Susan Duvall-Serota
916.712.8051
6
Zone 7 - Concours (and Swap Meet)
PartsHeaven, Hayward, Loma Prieta Region
Bob Morgan
408.410.3209
9
Monthly Dinner
Bob & Elaine Cannon
916.481.9528
12
356 Car Breakfast
Jim Hardie
916.972.7232
19
SVR Rally - Zone 7
J. Toney
530.666.6244
21
Driver's Ed - TrackMasters
Frederick Rauch
916.595.3371
26
SVR Tours
26
SVR Dinner - Tri-Tip
27
SVR Concours - Zone 7
Dinner in the Cannon's backyard, Sacramento Marie Callender's, Citrus Heights Carlsen Porsche, Redwood City Laguna Seca, Monterey Niello Porsche, Rocklin, Concours Weekend Niello Porsche, Rocklin, Concours Weekend Niello Porsche, Rocklin
Jeff Kinder, Tom Sisson Cookie Anderson
916.988.6534
Kent Brandon
916.663.1702
Check out the latest calendar information available online at www.derporsche.net Information regarding Zone 7 events for 2010 is available at www.zone77.org
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Upcoming Event! Quick Info Event: Concours - When: June 26 & 27 - Saturday & Sunday - 7:00AM Location: Rocklin Sacramento Valley Region Presents
Zone 7 Concours Weekend 4525 Granite Drive • Rocklin, CA 95677
Series 2010
Rally Concours Autocross
Saturday, June 26thEvents Two Driving Tours (Details to Follow) Tri-Tip Dinner, including guest speaker, at Niello Porsche. Cost is $15.00 per person. RSVP by June 20th to Cookie Anderson at 916.988.6534 or e-mail president@svr.pca.org.
Sunday, June 27thEvent
Zone 7 Concours #2 registration opens at 7:00 A.M. and closes at 9:00 A.M. Concours judges meeting at 9:00 A.M. Judging begins at 9:30 A.M. Entry Fee: $25.00 per car. The Porsche 912 will be featured at this event, with special parking and trophies for entries of this model. Motel reservations may be made by calling direct to Days Inn, 4515 Granite Drive, Rocklin, CA. Call 916.632.0101, ask for Victor and mention Sacramento Valley Porsche Porsche Club to get a special rate.
SVR’s Zone Concours Weekend at Niello Porsche - June 26th and 27th By Kim Nelson You won’t want to miss the activities planned for this weekend! To start, on Saturday, June 26th we have two tours planned. Jeff Kinder will be heading up one tour and will be leaving from Niello Porsche at 9:00am. Jeff plans on heading up through the back roads to the Grass Valley area. Tom Sisson will be leading the second tour which will leave at 9:00am from Starbucks in ElDorado Hills. Tom plans on touring the countryside to Perry Creek Winery for lunch and some wine tasting. The next activity planned for the day will start at 3:00pm and will be test drives of new Porsches courtesy of Niello Porsche. Cookie Anderson is coordinating this activity and sign-up sheets will be going out via email. We will conclude Saturday’s activities starting at 6:00pm with a wonderful dinner in the showroom at Niello Porsche. Cost for the dinner will be $15.00 per person and will include Tri-tip, Macaroni Salad, Caesar Salad, desert and coffee and soft drink. You can also BYOB. We will also have Darrell Bailey and Paul Frame as guest speakers talking about their 3rd place finish in their 1957 356 twin plug in the 2009 La Carrera Panamericana road race in Mexico. Sunday’s Zone Concours will start with registration between 7:00 and 9:00 am and judging starting at 9:30. Entry fee is $25.00 and there is no cost for “display only” Porsches. This year’s feature Porsche model will be the 912 and I’m sure that we’ll fill Niello’s service area with many beautiful examples. Niello will also be offering a 20% discount to Club Members on both Saturday and Sunday on all Porsche Selections items – both in-stock and special order. A BBQ lunch will also be available for $7.00 and will include your choice of Hamburger or Polish Dog, Potato Salad, chips, cookie and soft drink. So, we’ve got a lot going on this weekend and you can participate in all the activities of just what fits into your schedule. Come on out and talk with your SVR friends while checking out all the beautiful cars. the drifter - Sacramento Valley Region - Porsche Club of America - www.derporsche.net
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May Membership Report by Doug Klein, Membership Director The Sacramento Valley Region of the Porsche Club of America has 556 regular members, 451 affiliate members and 6 dual members for a total of 1,012. We have 6 new members this past month. Join the Club. Interested in participating in the activities shown on these pages? Joining is as simple as logging on to the PCA website with your credit card in hand. PCA will forward your membership information to us, and we’ll send you an information package. New Members Only. We have a special program of events designed especially for new members, which introduce them to the many and varied activities our Club hosts. Enjoy driving tours, visits to race tracks, breakfasts, lunches, informative car care sessions, wine tasting tours, autocross and more. You’ll find your fellow Porsche owners friendly and welcoming. New Members: John and Carrie Crockett 916-367-6360 jcrockett@ccarey.com El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 2005 Carrera Silver Chris Ferragamo 530-758-2400 chrisf@ferragamopackaging.com El Macero, CA 95762 2008 Carrera S Gray James Flemming 916-487-6639 jefassoc@earthlink.net Carmichael, CA 95608 2010 Cayman S Gray Michael and Stephanie Pasquale 530-870-1529 pasquoza@yahoo.com Yuba City, CA 95991 2003 Boxster S Black Soy and Cris Sario 650-642-7948 soysario@sbcglobal.net San Francisco, CA 94110 2002 996 Silver Kenneth and Sandy Ristuben 916-257-8584 ken.ristuben@gmail.com Granite Bay, CA 95608 2006 911 Blue Changes: Jonathan and John Domagala jonathan.domagala.2008@graduate.usmma.edu Jeff and Ann Fulweiler jefffulweiler@yahoo.com Phil and Patricia Hill 916-626-4291 philghill@gmail.com Steve and Bernice Honeychurch honeybb@dishmail.net
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Abe and Randi Kazimierek abekaz@surewest.net Thomas and Melissa Masles 650-686-2123 tmasles@vmware.com Richard and Karen McGlumphy 916-725-9828 mcgoo@surewest.net Gary and Judy Meyers 916-435-9808 Ed and Robin Pettingill eandvpi@aol.com Mark and Joan Savarese Lincoln, CA 95648 John and Anthony Sheppard 530-205-9767 Penn Valley 2010 997 GT3 White John and Chris Sinclair 916-947-2007 rfs@sinclairwilson.com
Lorraine and Lou Sall Michale and Dayne Van Pelt John Webster, Catherine Murphy Ten Year Anniversary Rick and Ann Viegas Tim and Joann Wilson Twenty Year Anniversary Rey and Ann Alamares Thirty Year Anniversary Ray and Sara Clements Dave Simich Member Services:
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.
Ken and Debbi Suzuki ncpog@att.net
Membership badges. Do your fellow club members a favor by helping them remember your name. Only $12.50 with either a pin or magnetic clasp. Email the Membership Director to receive an order form.
Gary and Alma Thompson 916-484-1880
Membership Renewal Reminder
Bruce and Kathy Ungari 916-941-7356 bruceungari@yahoo.com El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Roger and Janet Walker 916-987-5234 916-657-4807 Congratulations to the following on their: One Year Anniversary: Pat and Carol Barr Mike and Tia Choy Buddy Lant Rui Lopes Jack and Gayle Smith Five Year Anniversary Ben and Barbara Flores Steven Kremesec Gerald and Joyce Pocan David and Becky Prince
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. Changing Contact Info If you change your email address or street address, notify me (membership@svr.pca.org or 9617 Swan Lake Drive, Granite Bay 95746) to insure uninterrupted delivery of bi-monthly event notices and of The Drifter. Also update your PCA record at www.pca.org.
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April 7, 2010 SVR Board Meeting Minutes by Kevin R. Dougherty, SVR Secretary CALL TO ORDER President Cookie Anderson called the meeting to order at 6:40 PM. Attending: Cookie Anderson, Doug Klein, Helen Ashuckian, Rik Larson, John Murphy, Mike Willis, Phil Wood, Dan Rowland, Lee Deter, Jerry Cupler, Frederick Rauch. Minutes: The March minutes were reviewed and accepted. OLD BUSINESS: SVR Trailer and Equipment for the 914 event at Lake Tahoe in May l Issue has been dropped NEW BUSINESS: California Auto Museum: l The museum wants e-mail address for our members our response was No l Jeff Kinder went last weekend to the Museum and he had to pay. l Motion made and seconded that if the museum will not accept PCA cards for admittance, that we will drop our membership and ask for our money back. Also we would not participate in the Christmas Tree decorating at their place in November. April and May DRIFTER l We have not had a response to the blast or web notice regarding the vacant editor position also want to keep the ‘how to contact’ membership item in each DRIFTER (preferably on page 1) E-mail BLASTS l Discussion regarding frequency l Guidelines to be placed/updated in the Policy Statement l New Members Group e-mail blast will have the SVR Board members added to it l DRIFTER editor vacancy blast to go out again Zone 7 Auto Badge l SVR to commit to buying 10 badges that are part of a Zone-wide order. They will be carried in our Goodie Store. Event Schedule (the e-mail BLAST issued on the 1st and 15th of each month) l Use of e-mail in various ways l Everyone l New member group (those that have been members for 2 years or less) l New member events are not included in the distribution that goes to everyone
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS: Charity: 50/50 raffle will be conducted at the Poker Run; charity is Folsom Zoo Competition (Frederick Rauch): Looking for a good turnout at the DE on May 31. Possible discount if attending the two events that weekend. Cancellation date for DE is April 28. AX – Peake (not present) Cabinets have been installed in the trailer. It was suggested that we do more advertising. Would PayPal help us better predict attendees? Also discussion about the use of Mather for AX. Discussion (e-mail from Peake) regarding how SCCA has events scheduled out there this year. Mike Willis considering proposal from Bob Peake (whether to do an event at Mather in June or not). Concours – Brandon (not present) Cookie reported that the Concours in June is all set. Possible driving of cars, tours, etc. Rally – Helen Ashuckian Parent Kid Great Search discovery tour (scheduled for August 7th) --- discussion of how event was run last year. Question raised about kids in the cars per 2010 PCA Insurance requirements. Budget approved for the Parent Kid Great Search discovery tour. Advertising (Mike Willis): Schatz and Krum ad to be dropped. Drifter (Rik Larson): The April DRIFTER is at the printer. Expect to pick up the printed copy on Friday and mail to subscribers. The online version was posted to the web site earlier in the week. JR will do the May issue as well. Almost all of the event information (flyers) have already been received. Expect to have all of the information by this weekend so that work can begin on the May issue. Financial Report (Phil Wood): Books are current, report already sent out to board. Taxes have been filed (16 pages worth – thanks for the blessing by Barbara McCrory). We will do quarterly tax payments this year. New Member Group (Lee and Dan): Dan ran the Hints and Tips: Car Care session. Very good turnout. Several new members have signed up for the Thunderhill Tour on April 23rd and also the Finnon Reservoir Tour on May 8th. Next NMG event is the Thunderhill Tour on April 23rd. Goodie Store (Cookie Anderson): Nothing to report. Membership Director (Doug Klein): There are 559 regular members, 456 affiliate members and 6 dual members for a total of 1,021 members, a decrease of 6 regular members and 5 affiliate members since last month. New form developed for membership badges and DRIFTER subscriptions.
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continued from page 13 Social (Helen Ashuckian): Has been contacting the upcoming dinner chairs. All is OK. Helen to chair the November dinner at the Italian Restaurant in Town and Country Village. Date has not yet been determined. Muffler tour budget (April 24) is approved. Webmaster (John Murphy): Web is good. Suggested that event chairs use the derPorsche Talk forum as an additional vehicle to post information about their events. Larry Wilson sent John a list of past DRIFTER editors (becoming a lost art).
Editors Notes:
Past President (Mike Willis): No report.
Thank you for giving me the oportunity to be the Editor of the SVR drifter. I have been an auto enthusiast for many years; ever since riding in the back of a 1966 XKE Roadster. I have had everything from Triumph’s, Alfa Romeo’s, BMW’s, and now a pround owner of a 2003 Orient Red 911 Carrera. I will be working diligently to make the drifter your monthly must read! Please let me know if you have any suggestions or articles you would like to see in future editions.
President (Cookie Anderson): PCA National is discussing increase the membership dues. Cookie will send the ‘presentation’ to board members so that they can review before making a decision to forward to the Zone 7 Representative, Sharon Neidel.
Sincerely, Kyle Gong editor@svr.pca.org
Vice President (Rik Larson): Event chairs have been very cooperative in providing information needed to request insurance. Several have also provided post-event review articles for the DRIFTER. Will continue to typically order the insurance for the upcoming events about 30 days in advance.
Meeting adjourned: 8:35 P.M.
Upcoming Event! Quick Info Event: Yuba River Canyon - When: May 30 - Sunday 8:00AM - Location: Rocklin Yuba River Canyon and Kentucky Mine Tour A New Member Group Event Sunday, May 30 Drive one of the most enjoyable Porsche roads in Northern California, while experiencing the spectacular scenery of the Yuba River Canyon. Leaving Niello’s, we’ll make quick work of the flatlands and foothills, zipping up I-80 to Colfax and Nevada City, where the real fun starts. Highway 49, climbing the twisting gorge of the Yuba River, through Downieville and Sierra City, is a Porsche pilot’s delight. Designated a Scenic Byway, it's one of most beautiful mountain roads in California. The historic Kentucky Mine and Museum provides a welcoming and shady lunch spot, and contains a very rare operating stamp mill. After pausing for a photo-op of the magnificent 8,600 foot Sierra Buttes, we'll stop in Truckee for libations before returning home. Bring a lunch and drinks. Meet at Niello Porsche, 4525 Granite Drive, Rocklin. Google for directions. Registration 8:00. Driver’s meeting 8:20. Depart 8:30 sharp. Fee. $5 per car, cash or one Fun Buck Certificate. Museum admission is payable to the Kentucky Mine Museum and includes the stamp mill. Prep Suggestions. Arrive with a full tank of gas. Recommend a camera and a two-way radios (Channel 6). Loaners may be available. To register & for info contact: Doug Klein at dougk@surewest.net or 916-791-4864. Page 14
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Upcoming Event! Quick Info Event: LeMans Series - When: May 20-22 - Thursday thru Saturday - 8:00AM Location: Monterey
Six Hours on the Monterey Peninsula Porscheplatz May 20-22, 2010
Global Leader Green Racing
Join us for the running of the American Le Mans Series Monterey, presented by Patron while enjoying the festivities at the PCNA/PCA Porscheplatz. Gates will open on Thursday, May 20th and remain open though race day on May 22nd. The six hours on the Monterey Peninsula’s 2.238 mile, 11 turn raceway will be on Saturday, May 22nd. This year’s Porscheplatz (Porsche Owner’s Corral) is hosted by Porsche AG and Porsche Cars North America with cooperation of the International Motor Sports Association, the American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón and the Porsche Club of America. Porscheplatz registration will open at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday and continue through the conclusion of the race. Porsche Corral parking will open Thursday.
This year’s Porscheplatz festivities will include: • Porscheplatz Registration opens (8:00 a.m.) • Parade laps (limited to 100 cars) • Team presentations • Michelin Tech Talk • Raffle Drawings • Porsche AG Visit and group discussion • IMSA Guided Hot Pit Tour Drawing • Long Distance Award presentation (set of Michelin Tires) • Michelin Mid-Race Update For more information, contact Zone 7 Representative Sharon Neidel (650) 508-1308 at sharonneidel@yahoo.com or visit the IMSA website at www.imsaracing.net. Porscheplatz parking is for Porsches only and requires a Porsche Corral Package race ticket and parking pass. Contact the Laguna ticket office (1-800-327-7322) for tickets. Be sure to specify “Porscheplatz Corral” when ordering tickets. “For Sale” signs on cars are prohibited! For drawings and awards, participants must be present to win… see you there!
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Upcoming Event! Quick Info Event: Zone 7 Autocross #3 - When: May 29 - Location: Infineon Sacramento Valley Region Presents
Series 2010
Zone 7 Autocross #3 Saturday, May 29, 2010 Infineon Raceway Paddock
Rally Concours Autocross
Registration opens at 8:00 A.M. Afternoon registration from 11:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. First car out at 9:00 • No open exhaust Instructors and loaner helmets available Fee: $35.00 per driver For info, contact Bob Peake at bbayou@jps.net
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Porsche Club of America - Sacramento Valley Region Autocross Results SVR#1 Sunday Mar 21st, 2010 Stockton Fairgrounds The results listed are your best run for the day including any penalties, regardless of class. Thanks to everyone who came out to run the event. It was a great day with 10 timed runs and lots of fun! Hopefully the attendance with improve later in the season!!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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Region
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Model
Steve Bob Joy Justin Matt Collin Lisa Craig Ed Dan Greg Chris Dave Caleb Thomas John Colby Jeff Danny Rob Mark Lee Wes Rob Bret Benjamin Paul Bob Ray Jeff
Nieslony Peake Nieslony Polewaczyk Deter Fat Thomas Kugler Busuttil Smith Matsumoto Dias Schnitzer Porter Illick Lindsey Swearengin Galosco Domingo Jr Sime Savarese Deter Domingo Jr Stiffler Barrow Vincent Czopek Schoenherr Johansen Nowling
SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SNR SVR
Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Subaru Porsche Porsche Porshce Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Nissan Porsche Porsche Porsche Mazda Porsche Porsche Mazda Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche
914 993 914-2.0 914-6 996 996 TT 964 C4 Cayman S 996 Sti 986 911 944T Cayman S 914 911 986 914 240SX 914 2.0 986 996 Miata 914 996 Miata 968 912E 928 914
RR YOS SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR GGR SVR YOS SVR SVR SVR
Year 1972 1997 1972 1975 2000 2003 1990 2006 1999 2005 2007 1973 1988 2007 1972 1987 1998 1972 1990 1975 1997 2000 1994 1972 1999 1991 1992 1976 1990 1974
Color Blue/White Ocean Blue Blue/White Red Mirage Metallic Blue Silver Blue Artic Silver Blue Red White Maroon Red Red Blue Silver Red Blood Pearl Silver Artic Silver Mirage Metallic White Silver Blue Silver Red Green White Blue
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Best Lap 38.858 39.566 39.892 40.154 40.280 40.364 40.379 40.699 40.931 41.175 41.294 41.307 41.952 42.036 42.077 42.078 42.080 42.358 42.511 42.530 42.579 42.599 42.975 43.048 43.460 43.571 44.881 45.251 45.802 46.486
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drifter classifieds Drifter Classifieds for Porsches and/or Porsche-related parts or accessories are available at no charge to PCA members. Non-members may submit ads at $20.00 per ad. Make check payable to PCA-SVR and send 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 e-mail to the Newsletter Editor and received by the editor by the 1st day of the month prior to the month of 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 three months unless cancelled.
Cars for Sale
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo. 105k miles. Clean title. This car has been modified to perform well on the track but is still street legal and smog friendly (it always does the fast pass). I have a ton of receipts totally well over $14k for repairs/upgrades to this car. Some of these include: Mild ECU chip upgrade (250hp), Koni adjustable suspension, Weltmeister sway bars, Top end engine rebuild, 2 sets wheels/tires (16 and 17”), Racing drivers seat, 4 point harness and harness bar, Performance exhaust. This car runs flawlessly and is ready to be taken to the next level by a track junkie or just driven on the street - although the suspension is harsher than stock. If you’re interested, or have questions Contact: David Schnitzer at 916.371.4103 or email dschnitzer@wavecable.com $7500 OBO 5-10-2010 1985 911 Carrera Targa Champagne w/Brown Interior. All service records; 106k miles; 3rd owner, purchased in 1993; garaged; all original. Contact: Bob Dierkes at Bob_Dierkes@comcast.net or at 707.249.3173 $29,950.
Single Axle Car Trailer with ramps 9’ long and 12” wide. Width of trailer from outside ramp to outside is 64”. New trailer tires, spare, winch, lights, two wood loading ramps, attached tool box. Call: 530-878-1027 or email to: riedel.75@hotmail.com $750 5-10-2010
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