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On the Cover Photo courtesy of Porsche Media Gallery. Taken 2002 of a Early Porsche 356.
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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
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Visit us on the web at www.derporsche.net Volume 48, No. 9 Upcoming Events 02 - SVR Region Autocross #5 06 - Western Railway Museum & Pumpkin Patch Tour 08 - Manderes SVR Monthly Dinner 09 - SVR First Saturday Breakfast 11 - Carrera De Sierra XXXII 14 - Wong’s Garden Monthly Dinner 15 - The Art of Blend, Wine Tasting 16 - Mendocino 2010 Tour 18 - Annual Charity Auction & Picnic
September 2010 Columns and Departments 02 - Cookie’s Crumbs 03 - SVR Goodie Store 04 - Drifting Back 08 - Stirring the Pot 10 - Calendar of Events 12 - SVR August Membership Report 13 - SVR August Board Minutes 19 - Editors Notes 20 - drifter Classifieds 21 - Index of Advertisers
Features and Reviews 14 - What’s in a name? 18 - Why Join the Porsche Club? 19 - SVR Autocross #3 Results
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Information and Committee Directory
Past President
Mike Willis 916.363.8313 pastpresident@svr.pca.org
Drifter Editor
Kyle Gong 916.686.9410 editor@svr.pca.org
Autocross Chair Bob Peake bbayou@jps.net
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Rally Chair Helen Ashuckian helena@lanset.com
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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
Zone 7 Representative
Goodie Store Cookie Anderson
916.353.1369
Dummkopf Chair Vacant
Golden Gate Region Sharon Neidel 650.508.1308
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Cookie’s Crumbs
by Yvonne “Cookie” Anderson, 2010 SVR President Summer is over and fall is in the air, I hope everyone had a great summer? SVR had a quiet calendar the past few months. I understand that Joe Schumacher took 1st and Judy Hanna took 3rd placed in the Legend of the Autobahn in Carmel in August, congratulations to both of you! The Charity Auction and Family Picnic will be held Sunday September 12th at the Folsom Zoo from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. You don’t want to miss this event. Bring a picnic lunch, comfy chairs, the kids, friends, neighbors and your wallet. Proceeds go to the Folsom Zoo. During the early part of the day you will have time to view and bid on the silent auction. Donations needed include creative, homemade, homegrown items to auction off. You will even have time to visit the zoo. Have any questions give Tambra Kroetz a call 916.989.1954.
in a White Cream Sauce and Dessert of New York Cheesecake or Tiramisu. A child menu will also be served. Cost for dinner per person is $37.00 and child will be $12.00. There will be a NO HOST Bar and you can BYOB with corkage fee of $8.00 per bottle. The attire will be semi formal. RSVP by December 4th because there is a limit to 150 so get in your reservations early to reserve a spot. We are also doing a toy drive for CHiPs for Kids, so bring an unwrapped toy for either a boy or girl.
The Christmas party will be held at the Whitney Oaks Golf Club in Rocklin Saturday December 11th. Menu will consist of Hors d’Oeuvres, choice of two salads, Seasonal Mixed Vegetables, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Wild Rice Pilaf, Grilled Salmon, Tri Tip with Horseradish & Au Jus, Vegetarian Spinach & Cheese Ravioli served
SVR are looking for people to run for the Board of Directors next year. President and Membership have termed out leaving these positions open, along with the Social Director position. If anyone is interested in running for one of these positions please let on of the Board Members know or give me a call 916.988.6534.
Upcoming Event! Quick Info
Event: SVR Region Autocross - When: September 25 - Saturday 9:00AM - Location: Stockton
SVR Region Autocross #5
Saturday, September 25, 2010 San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, Stockton, CA Registration and tech from 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. Late registration and tech from 11:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. First car out at 9:00 A.M. No open exhaust “One and two” format with eight to ten timed runs Instructors and loaner helmets available Fee: $35.00 per driver; no fee for spectators The SVR Bistro will provide a grilled brat lunch for $5.00
Be sure to put this on your calendar and RSVP to 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.
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SAVE ON TAXES AT THE GOODIE STORE by Cookie Anderson, SVR Goodiestorekeeper
We are going to have a cold winter. How do I know that? I read some years back in the Farmers Almanac that if acorns fall off the tree during early summer that we will have a cold winter. Guess what? My acorns have been falling off my oak tree since late June. So far that Farmers Almanac hasn’t been wrong. This is your chance on stocking up on warm clothes from the Goodie Store. Do you have a warm sweatshirt with the Porsche Crest yet? We have several sizes and colors on sale for $25.00 originally priced at $35.00. We have red vests with the small Porsche Crest sizes in medium, large and extra large for $35.00. SVR car badges $15.00, PCA car badges $18.00 and the new Zone 7 car badge $18.00. We have several hats in black and white for $15.00. If any of these items look interesting either email me ck_ya@hotmail.com or give me a call 916.988.6534.
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Drifting Back – September 2010 by Larry Wilson 30 Years Ago (September 1980) At the September 11 Board meeting, President Rik Larson announced the PCA Executive Council had awarded to Zone 7 the 1982 Porsche Parade to be held at Reno, Nevada, with a preliminary budget of $150,000. Treasurer Kern Breaux reported the SVR current balances were $300 in the checking account, and $500 in savings. The Sixth Annual two-day rally, September 20-21 Carrera de Sierra VI, co-chaired by Rik and Lettie Larson, drew 95 rally-cars to the Saturday start at Cordova Lodge. Stan Breyfogle wrote Saturday’s route through Ione, Jenny Lind, Angels Camp, and Jamestown to the lunch-stop in Sonora. Then, through Chinese Camp, Moccasin, Groveland, and Hardin Flat to Yosemite Valley with first car in at 3:30PM. At 5:00PM, all the beer and wine one could wish for was available with a barbecue steak dinner. At 10:00AM, Sunday’s action resumed, now written by Rik Larson through Coulterville, Oakdale, and Farmington to the finish in Stockton. Thirty-one PCA rally-cars were among the finishers. Thirty more SVR members worked the
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starts and checkpoints making the event possible: Larsons, Breyfogle, Wilsons, Burkes, Neukoms, Weddles, Kings, Pastas, Robinsons, Peebles, Willis’s, Samples’s, David Simich and Kelley Byerley, Trische Robertson, Stacey Hill, Jennifer Morley, Stuart Cain, Lee Lyons, and Goose. And, how did SVR do, you ask? TWO FIRSTS in CLASS: Mose Thomas and Cyndee Nightingale (Beginner Class) and Ray and Sara Clements (Novice Class). Also in Novice Class making it a SWEEP were 2nd - Sanford Chance and Ellen Hollister, and 3rd - John and Barbara Smolich. Also, 7th - Harvey Cain and Connie Farlinger, 8th - Mike Delgado and Alice McDonald, and 11th George and Nona Morley. In the Expert Unequipped Class: 3rd Jim and Joyce Karver, and 7th - Mike and Mary Peters.
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20 Years Ago (September 1990) At the September 6 board meeting, President Sally Boeck mentioned that Serge Dubuc, from Porsche AG at Weissach on loan to PCNA in Reno for three months, called asking for a copy of THE DRIFTER. SVR Social Director Karen Mangin perked-up asking, “What, someone from the factory -- here -- as close as Reno? Gimme his phone number.” That was Thursday night. By Saturday morning, Karen had this nice gent lined-up to be the featured speaker with slides and stuff at the upcoming SVR meeting and Octoberfest in Davis. (Yup, he showed. Don’tcha just love it!) On September 16, SVR’s Charity Auction, Jean & Phil Keith and Marcy & Randy Vidmar co-chairs, raised $2,802 for Make-A-Wish Foundation. Once again at the home of Tom and Brenda Solter with their shady glen, babbling brook setting, the event featured premier hotdog chefs, Alma Thompson and Ray Clements, feeding the folks with all revenue to charity. Kirk Bradford and Larry Wilson auctioned away lots of good stuff, including three bras, two Porsche and one Lilly of France.
A new look for the September 23-24 Carrera de Sierra XXIII event: It’s a combined rally-tour with Rik Larson/J. Toney in charge of the T&D rally, and Rich Swenson/Judy Hanna leading those who enjoy a nice mountain tour without the exasperations of a timeand-distance drill. Rich and Judy’s group were Tom and Jude Sisson, Dennis and Judy Stettner, Roger and Dan Walker, Jeff and Kim Kinder, and Jim and Linda McMahen. They headed to Pioneer for a German breakfast, then through Kirkwood, Carson Pass, Silver Lake (for snacks), into the South Tahoe valley, over to Emerald Bay, and then into Truckee for shopping and the overnight stop. On Sunday, it was back to Roseville for the event wind-up barbeque. Connie Miller, who wrote a nifty DRIFTER piece about experiencing her first-ever rally on this Carrera event, unfortunately had to forgo the barbeque awards presentation and thus the T&D results for the DRIFTER were also forgone, forever.
It was 2:00AM when Joyce Karver tippy-toed out of her cabin at Camp Curry, Yosemite Valley, heading for the bathroom in her pink, frilly nightie, the one that husband Jim brought for her at Victora’s Secret. They had just finished the first day of the two-day T&D rally, Carrera de Sierra XIII, September 22-23. Phillip Marks was chair with John Clever as rallymaster. On her way back, and without a flashlight or glasses, Joyce gets lost and can’t remember her cabin number or location. At 2:00AM, she’s not about to go banging on doors, so when you next see her (not Jim), ask her if and how she made it back. Now, back to the rally. Forty-two rally cars (11 from SVR) ran the event and SVR workers were Lettie Larson’s mom, Nona & George Morley, Pat & Larry Wilson, Chilli, Vicki & Michelle Willis, and Rod, Chris & Jason Sorenson. SVR top finishers after two days and 11 legs of rallying were Bob Dennison and Elizabeth Carr who were FIRST in the 20-car Beginners Class. Sally and Ron Boeck finished SECOND in Expert Unequipped Class, and Dolores and Allen Weddle were SIXTH in the 11-car Novice Class. 10 Years Ago (September 2000) The September 9 Autocross at Mather Field with Glen Brooksby and Bill Winkler in charge, brought out 35 drivers looking for instruction and/or competition. And, they got both on a mile-long course with two long slaloms and a mixture of slow, medium and higher speed corners designed by Bruce Shaw. The set-up crew of Russ Hildebrand, Tim Howard, and Bruce Shaw did their work, and Mike Ambrozewicz brought his magic bratwurst barbeque to provide lunch for the autocrossers and cash for the SVR autocross trailer fund. At the end of the day, Steve Nieslony in his new 1972 914 nailed a four-second margin over his nearest competitor, Russ Hildebrand, who in turn nipped Glen Brooksby. Ron Kain and Troy Allison showed marked improvement during the day, and Mike Ambrozewicz the driver edged Bruce Shaw for Class Bm honors. John Kessler returned from his autocross vacation, and first-year driver Fred Haines moved near to the top of the stock-car class.
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Upcoming Event! Quick Info
Event: Railway Museum and Pumpkin Patch Tour - When: Oct. 9 - Saturday 10:00AM - Location: Sacramento
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, before good roads and reliable autos, San Franciscans traveling to Sacramento, Marysville and Chico rode inter-urban electric trains, or trolleys. Ranging from Spartan to luxurious, all paused at Rio Vista Junction, just east of Travis AFB, to pick up and discharge passengers. Rio Vista Junction depot is long gone, but the superb Western Railway Museum, showcasing many of those trolleys, brings it back to life. The Western Railway Museum provides a rare opportunity to experience to travel as Californians did a hundred years ago. The museum includes over 100 trolleys and cars, miles of restored track, a car house, a restoration shop and a beautiful, new visitors’ center housing artifacts, a book/souvenir store and research library. From the Calfornia Auto Museum, we’ll wind along the Sacramento River to the smooth, winding, Porsche-friendly roads of the Montezuma Hills. The huge windmills we'll pass resemble other-worldly creatures. After arriving at the museum, you’re on your own. Pick your adventure! •
Ride an electric train through the picturesque Montezuma Hills on the original historic mainline tracks of the Sacramento Northern Interurban Railway. Coach passengers (included in the cost of admission) will travel in a car that spent its life traveling from Oakland to Chico over the same rail line you’ll be riding on. Wellpreserved, it sports plush red seats and dark wood paneling.
• Check out the 25 antique trolleys in the new 20,000 sq ft Car House. Many additional displays are located outdoors. • Picnic in tree-shaded Laflin Park on the museum grounds or at the pumpkin patch. • Take a guided tour of Car House Three at 1:15 or of Car House One at 2:45. • Enjoy a 15 minute long trolley ride around the museum grounds. Departure times: 20 and 40 minutes past the hour. • Pumpkin Patch. A treat lies a few miles down the historic tracks of the Sacramento Northern interurban mainline. Ride a trolley to the tree-shaded pumpkin patch in Gum Grove. Browse the food and gift booths, enjoy a hay ride behind a slow-moving tractor and climb the hay bale castle, a favorite of both children and adults. Bales are carefully stacked to leave kid-sized tunnels, great for exploring. Shoot small pumpkins at distant targets with a giant slingshot. • Visit the museum store and browse thru books and souvenirs for adults and children. Everybody and all vehicle types are welcome. Pop the kids into your Porsche or non-Porsche and treat them to a day they won't soon forget. Lunch: Bring a picnic. Food is also available at the museum café and usually at Gum Grove. SVR Trip fee is $5.00 or one Fun Buck per car. Admission to the museum is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors and $7 for children 14 and under, payable at the door. Coach rides are included in the price of admission. The first class parlor-observation car is $5 additional. Prep. Arrive with a full tank of gas. Radios channel 9, subchannel 6. Camera. Meet at the California Automobile Museum (formerly Towe Ford Museum) 2200 Front Street, Sacramento. Registration begins at 10:00. Drivers' meeting at 10:20 and departure at 10:30. To register and for further information: Doug Klein dougk@surewest.net (916) 591-4864
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Stirring the Pot with the Chief Spoon by Rik Larson, Vice President •
You need to check out the PCA.ORG site to see some of the YouTube videos that have been posted. Besides the Porsche Parade held in Illinois they also have the Legends of the Autobahn held in Carmel in August. And check out the videos spotlighting the 356 of Sandy and Tom Provasi (Loma Prieta Region) as well as the RS America of KC and Larry Sharp (Golden Gate Region). Other videos featured on the website include: Porsche 918 Spyder, Pike’s Peak.
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A couple of events were cancelled recently; the SVR AX in July and the Kid’s Great Search event in August. Not enough people to conduct the AX (and it was going to be real hot) and no inquiries or reservations for the Kid’s event.
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1973 Porsche 911 T raffle? Yes, Porsche Classic will be restoring it for the 2011 PCA raffle. The car will be restored to its original color of silver. This car was on display at the Porsche Parade in July. It even had a SCCA San Francisco Region Tech sticker on the windshield.
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Tim Fleming (SVR President in 2000) is running for Treasurer for PCA National. Check his name on the ballot when you receive it in the mail in November. I promised Tim that I would not campaign for a write-in against him.
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Charity Auction time is coming up on the 12th. Might as well grab those spare wheels, bras, Porsche items, etc. and package them up for our charity event to be held on Sunday, September 12th at the Folsom City Park. Tambra Kroetz is the chairperson and will be glad to help you get items to the event in case you are not able to attend. Some of the interesting items donated in the past have included vacation home rentals, gift baskets, home dinners, etc.
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If you plan on going on the Mendocino Tour in November, you need to get a room now. Check out the event flyer elsewhere in this issue. We currently have about 20 rooms at the Little River Inn (contact me for info) and about 15 rooms at the Hill House in Mendocino.
Upcoming Event! Quick Info
Event: September SVR Dinner - When: Sept. 22 - Wednesday - 6:30PM - Location: Folsom
Wednesday, September 22nd SVR Monthly Dinner Hosted by Frederick and Susan Rauch
Manderes
402 East Bidwell • Folsom, CA 95630 Social from 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM • Dinner at 7:15 PM • $27.00 Per Person RSVP by September 12th to Frederick at fdr@fdrmotorsports.com (preferred) or Phone 916.989.0580 Menu Appetizer: Calamari Strips and Black and Tan Rings Salad • Soda, Lemonade or Iced Tea Entree Choice: Sauteed Tiger Shrimp, Chimay Glazed Chicken or Steak Kabobs No Host Beer and Wine Available Over 20 Beers on tap and over 120 different types in the bottle with many of them being Belgium’s. See www.manderes.com for a complete Beer and Wine list. Note: Members will be billed for their meals if they cancel after the deadline or fail to show for the dinner.
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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 Calendar of Events September 2010 1
SVR Board Meeting
RPM Motorsports, Sacramento
Cookie Anderson
916.988.6534
4
SVR First Saturday Breakfast
Monthly at Waffle Square, Citrus Heights
Herb & Jan Hoover
916.424.5163
9
Driver's Ed - TrackMasters
Laguna Seca, Monterey
Frederick Rauch
916.595.3371
9-12
PCA Escape
Sun Peaks, British Columbia
www.pca.org
11
356 Car Breakfast
Marie Callender's, Citrus Heights
Jim Hardie
12
Charity Auction & Family Picnic
Folsom City Zoo
Tambra Kroetz
916.972.7232
16
Driver's Ed - TrackMasters
Thunderhill, Willows
Frederick Rauch
916.595.3371
18
SVR Rally - Zone 7
Carrera de Sierra, Sacramento
Richard Wetzel
916.419.4334
22
Monthly Dinner
Manderes, Folsom
Frederick Rauch
916.595.3371
25
SVR AX
Stockton
Bob Peake
916.353.1369
26
Zone 7 - Concours
Ledson Winery, Redwood Region
Herb & Jan Hoover
916.424.5163
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SVR First Saturday Breakfast
Monthly at Waffle Square, Citrus Heights
3
Niello Concours
Serrano, El Dorado Hills
6
SVR Board Meeting
RPM Motorsports, Sacramento
Cookie Anderson
916.988.6534
9
SVR Tour - Railway Museum and Pumpkin Patch
Rio Vista
Doug Klein
916.791.4864
9
356 Car Breakfast
Marie Callender's, Citrus Heights
Jim Hardie
916.972.7232
AX - Zone 7
Fresno, Sequoia Region
www.sqa.pca.org
13
Monthly Dinner
Wong’s, Sacramento
Rich & Karen McGlumphy
916.725.9828
17
SVR - Wine Appreciation and Tri-Tip
Jacobson Garage, Lincoln
Bob Jacobson
916.645.3555
30
SVR AX
Stockton
Bob Peake
916.353.1369
9-10
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SVR Board Meeting
RPM Motorsports, Sacramento
Cookie Anderson
916.988.6534
5
Driver’s Ed - TrackMasters
Thunderhill, Willows
Frederick Rauch
916.595.3371
SVR Tour - Mendocino
Mendocino - North Coast
Rik Larson
916.481.6084
6
SVR First Saturday Breakfast
Monthly at Waffle Square, Citrus Heights
Herb & Jan Hoover
916.424.5163
13
356 Car Breakfast
Marie Callender’s, Citrus Heights
Jim Hardie
916.972.7232
13
SVR Board Transition to 2011
TBD
15
Monthly Dinner
Buanarotti Restorante, Sacramento
Helen Ashuckian
20
Driver’s Ed - TrackMasters
Infineon, Sonoma
Frederick Rauch
916.595.3371
20
SVR AX
Infineon, Sonoma
Bob Peake
916.353.1369
28
Tree Decorating
California Automobile Museum, Sacramento
Kim Nelson
916.933.4282
5-7
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Upcoming Event! Quick Info
Event: Carrera De Sierra XXXII - When: Sept. 18 - Saturday 8:00AM - Location: Rocklin
Sacramento Valley Region, Porsche Club of America San Francisco Region, Sports Car Club of America Present
CARRERA DE SIERRA XXXII Carrera
A Time and Distance Rally, open to all cars, not just Porsches
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Rally fee is $30.00 per car through September 9th, $35.00 after September 9th Start at Niello Porsche • 4525 Granite Drive, Rocklin, CA Start opens at 8.00 A.M. • First car out at 9:01 A.M. • Duration is approximately six hours This event is part of the PCA Zone 7 2010 Rally Series Rally Classes E - Equipped, unlimited measuring and computing equipment • L - Limited, 1⁄100ths of a mile measuring equipment or unlimited computing equipment, but not both, Curtas are O.K. with stock odometer • S - Stock, stock odometer and no computers, no curtas, basic calculators are O.K. • Beg - Beginner, with same equipment as Stock, only for those with limited rally experience; this class lumped in with Class S for those who want SCCA points. Preregistration is recommended. Send your check, made payable to PCA-SVR, to Rik Larson, 2120 Maddox Court, Carmichael, CA 95608. General Instructions will be mailed out by September 13th to those who preregistered. Include with your check the class in which you will be running, contact information, and e-mail address (es). The route travels the western slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, using little known high-country and foothill roads east of Highway 49. Finish in the Gold Rush Country south of Placerville.
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August Membership Report
by Doug Klein, Membership Director The Sacramento Valley Region of the Porsche Club of America has 554 regular members, 453 affiliate members and 5 dual members for a total of 1,012. 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. Congratulations to our members!:
New Members: Bruce and Diana Dykstra 707-452-0324 bathtubbruce@yahoo.com Vacaville CA 95688 Xfer from Diablo Region 1964 SC
One (1) Year Anniversary: Davin and Rebekah Anthony Jon Bennett John and Kathleen Carreiro Jay Hoop and Kathleen Russeth Robert Lucia James O’Bryon Ron Williams and Margaret Charzan
Dion and Cheryl Goldsworthy 916-293-9876 dion@gregorypacks.com El Dorado Hills CA 95762 Xfer from San Diego Region 1982 911 SC David Kestler 209-337-8246 dtiprate@yahoo.com Heald CA 95638 1962 356 White Tim Unruh 916-989-6665 tdunruh@pacbell.net Folsom CA 95630 2006 Carrera S White
Five (5) Year Anniversary Matt and Ann Hamel Randy and Julie Kerslake Eric Klusman Ben and Heidi Leveroni Daniel and Randi Weitzman
Twenty (20) Year Anniversary Norb and Judi Witt
Thirty Five (35) Year Anniversary Gary and Judy Myers
Changes: Robert Andre 916-439-2849 rsandre8@comcast.net
Charles De Witt cdewitt2000@sbcglobal.net
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Lost the gold medallion from your membership badge? Mail $3.00 to the Membership Director to receive a shiny, new replacement. 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. 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. Changing Contact Info If you change your email or street address, notify the membership director at membership@svr.pca.org or send mail to: 9617 Swan Lake Drive, Granite Bay, CA 95746 to insure uninterrupted delivery of bi-monthly event notices and of the drifter.
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August Board Minutes
DRIFTER: Kyle Gong asked about the status of advertisers for the future. Things appear to be on track for 2011.
CALL TO ORDER
Membership: Doug Klein supplied the membership numbers. The region is composed of 554 regular members, 453 affiliate members and 5 dual members for a total of 1,012, up three since last month. Doug also provided a handout to the board members entitled “ Advertising Your Event”. It will also be placed up on the SVR website for all members to reference.
by Kevin R. Dougherty, 2010 Secretary
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, Jerry Cupler, Frederick Rauch, Kyle Gong. Minutes: The July minutes were reviewed and accepted. OLD BUSINESS: None NEW BUSINESS: Christmas Dinner budget was approved. The dinner will be limited to 150 people. A $1500 subsidy will be used to offset the cost of the dinner. •Best Events and Tours discussion. After much discussion, it was decided (motion) to let the President select events for awards at yearend. John Murphy requested an item be placed on the agenda for the next meeting to discuss determination of events. •Board Members for 2011. Several of the existing board members will be putting their hat in the ring to serve on the 2011 SVR Board of Directors. SVR members are encouraged to contact Mike Willis or Cookie Anderson regarding serving on the board in 2011. The October dinner (per the SVR By-Laws) will also accept nominations from the floor. •Kid’s Great Search and Discovery Tour this Saturday. Helen Ashuckian indicated that no one has contacted her regarding running the event (except for Rik Larson and Jerry Cupler who had volunteered). The event will be cancelled (put it in the bag for a future time). Mike Willis will send out an e-mail BLAST that the event is being cancelled. Rik Larson will also cancel the insurance with PCA National.
Treasurer: Phil Wood reports SVR is adequately funded for all budgeted events. Treasurer closed 5/31 DE, 6/26 Concours and 7/12 dinner events. Only the 9/12 Charity event is open. Treasurer also presented an YTD summary of event profitability – Dinners, Concours and AX events are running at break-even – Only DEs are significantly contributing to our bottom line. Treasurer also started conversion from paper checks to Wells Fargo eChecks. No complaints to date. New Member Group: Doug reported that the evening tour had 10 people. They finished at a beautiful park in Foresthill. The next event is a tour to Silver Lake that is scheduled for August 14th. Cookie Anderson and Jerry Cupler plan to attend this tour. Goodie Store: No Report Social Director: Helen Ashuckian reported that the November dinner will cost $25 a person. The Charity Auction will be held on Sunday, September 12th. A request will also be sent to PCA National for $385 as part of the charity function. A clarification was noted (motion approved) that the proceeds of the auction (i.e. the gross income) go to the charity. Expenses are expected to be covered by the PCA grant with any excess going to the charity. The budget for the September dinner was submitted and approved. The budget for the Wine Appreciation by David Hoffman on October 17th was submitted and approved. Webmaster: John Murphy reported that it is still there (no report on any specific country this time).
BOARD MEMBER AND COMMITTEE CHAIR REPORTS:
Vice President: Rik Larson reported that several event reports are still outstanding. Insurance has been requested for all events up to but not including the August 28th dinner.
Charity Auction: need some additional information in the DRIFTER to help publicize and push this event.
President: Cookie and Jerry moved the AX trailer out of the storage facility for a few days because of repaving of the lot.
Competition Director: the July AX was cancelled due to low response to past attendees that they would be attending. It was also expected to be extremely hot that weekend. Frederick Rauch also indicated that they still had not purchased new cones yet. The monies from the DE event held in May at Laguna Seca have been sent to Phil Wood. He is very happy. The other SVR DE is coming up in December at Laguna Seca. A discussion of the use of the ‘motorsportsreg.com’ site for registration purposes ensued. Phil Wood will look at it and report back to the board. Frederick will also talk to Bob Peake about doing pre-registration for our AX’s.
Meeting adjourned: 8:35 P.M. Next Meeting: RPM Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 6:30 PM.
Advertising Mike Willis indicated that we will be losing one advertiser at the end of the calendar year. We also have an outstanding amount due for an advertiser for the membership directory (since paid). Mike suggested that billing for the 2011 DRIFTER ads go out around October 15th.
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What’s in a name (SVR)? by Phil Wood, SVR Treasurer
Many moons ago, my employer, a company enamored with TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms), published an employee directory listing and expanding company jargon – I remember there were twelve entries for ESD ranging from Entry Systems Division to ElectroStatic Discharge. More recently, we learned during the Russian spy drama that the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, who formerly had a KGB TLA, now carries an SVR TLA. SVR? Like Sacramento Valley Region? Personally, SVR and the Sacramento Valley moniker aren’t appealing – Those of us in the foothills or southern Yolo County are not in the Sacramento Valley and might not want to be bundled in with the big city folk. Second, the Sacramento Valley is hardly unique – Anyone stationed at Holloman AFB knows that Sacramento Valley is in New Mexico. And I’m pretty sure there are Sacramento Valleys in Arizona and Pennsylvania. But that’s not all – Glance at the other Zone 7 regions and their names: Redwood and Sequoia – Are there any two more stately and royal representations of our state and heritage? Rising high above the land they have observed generations of California residents come and go. They have presided over California developments and inventions. I would be proud to be a member of an organization called Redwood or Sequoia. Monterey Bay and Yosemite – Even as a boy growing up in a foreign country I knew what Yosemite was. (I may have pronounced it funny but I knew what it was.) And Monterey is equally familiar to millions across the world. These are famous and world-renowned places. If a bartender in Casablanca, Morocco asks you where you’re from and you say “Monterey, California,” I’ll guarantee you’ll get a smile with that drink.
Shasta and Sierra Nevada – Not trumping, but complementing Redwood and Sequoia are the names of a majestic mountain and mountain range. Shasta has been poetically described as “Lonely as God, and white as a winter moon, Mount Shasta starts up sudden and solitary from the heart of the great black forests of Northern California” while the Sierra Nevadas command and demand our attention every time we look east – Early settlers lost their lives on Donner, Lake Tahoe is a popular destination to get out of the valley’s heat, and who hasn’t skied one of the Sierra’s magnificent slopes? Diablo and Loma Prieta – I have no idea what Loma Prieta means but I like it. It’s sexy! Like my Porsche. And Diablo? That’s just as sexy. And naughty to boot. Lamborghini even named a car Diablo. That’s sexy as well. Need I say more? Golden Gate – OK, the City by the Bay has so many great nicknames to choose from that it’s unfair to the rest of us. Even “San Francisco” is a great name. Earthquake City would have been unique but Golden Gate is perfect. Symbolizing the strength and beauty of that city, and even more than Yosemite and Monterey Bay, the name Golden Gate is recognizable across the world. So that brings us to Zone 7’s tenth region, Sacramento Valley Region. My apologies to the individual who originally named our region, but Sacramento Valley Region sounds more like an Oldsmobile car club than a Porsche car club. Am I wrong? Given a choice, I would go with El Dorado – It’s just as sexy as Loma Prieta or Diablo, to me it has a bit of a naughty connotation, it’s part of our area’s grand heritage, it rolls of the tongue better than Sacramento Valley and well, I live in El Dorado County. Failing that I’d choose Gold Country; another historic and identifying representation of our area. And I’m pretty sure there are no “Gold Countrys” in New Mexico or Arizona or Pennsylvania. Practically speaking, changing a corporation’s name is a challenge. The paperwork is genuinely daunting, and every federal, state and local agency extracts a processing fee, so I’m not holding my breath. But as a card-carrying, Porsche driving, SVR member, I wonder if I’m not the only one who would like to jazz things up just a bit. Thoughts?
Upcoming Event! Quick Info
Event: October Dinner - When: Oct. 13 - Wednesday - 6:00PM - Location: Roseville
October 13th Dinner
Wong’s Garden
201 Harding Boulevard, Suite F • Roseville, CA 95678 Social from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM • Dinner at 7:00 PM • $15.00 Per Person RSVP by October 8th to Rich McGlumphy at 916.725.9828 Please be sure you bring a contribution for “Share the Wealth”. Menu
Egg Rolls • Orange Peel Beef • Sweet & Sour Pork • Honey Walnut Prawns • Peking Chow Mein • House Fried Rice • Hot Tea • Beer, Soda and Wine sold separately Note: Members will be billed for their meals if they cancel after the deadline or fail to show for the dinner.
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Upcoming Event! Quick Info
Event: The Art of the Blend - When: Oct. 17 - Sunday - 4:00PM - Location: Lincoln
By Popular Demand
3rd Wine Appreciation By David Hoffman, Wine Afficionado
The Art of the Blend Sunday, October 17th, from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. Tri-Tip dinner to follow. At the garage of Bob & Beth Jacobson, 3215 Maidu Lane, Lincoln, CA 95648 Telephone: 916.645.3555, bobjacobson@yahoo.com
$28.00 per person for the first 32 prepaid reservations before October 12th. Talk will focus on the tasting of six affordable wines, with a discussion of why wine can be the blending of numerous grapes. Certain regions and styles will be highlighted, both from domestic and international areas. Send your check, made payable “PCA-SVR,� to Bob Jacobson at 3215 Maidu Lane, Lincoln, CA 95648.
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Upcoming Event! Quick Info
Event: Mendocino 2010 Tour - When: Nov. 5th-7th Fri-Sun - Location: Mendocino
Mendocino 2010 Tour By Sacramento Valley Region
November 5th - 7th – (three days, two nights) This is the second announcement for the annual Mendocino Tour. This is a 3-day, 2-night tour to the Mendocino area. And then take an extra hour of sleep because it is also the end of daylight savings time. This is a very informal tour. We will have some kite flying (weather permitting), miniature golf, and several socials. We have several hotels/inns that we work with to house our group. You are welcome to stay at any place of your choosing..........some folks have even gotten together and rented a vacation house for a few days. Even have had some couples stay at the Point Cabrillo lighthouse. We manage a block of rooms at the Hill House (contact is Tom and Tambra Kroetz at 916.989.1954), and the Little River Inn (contact is Rik and Lettie Larson at 916.481.6084). We suggest that you make reservations early as the coast tends to fill up on the weekends (even during the winter months). Schedule: leave Niello Porsche on Friday morning; lunch stop in the wine country; social on Friday evening. Saturday is open (kite flying, miniature golf, shopping, Botanical Gardens, etc.). Sunday is also open with folks generally returning home in small groups. Don’t miss out on this popular tour -------- we even have members from other regions join us for a good time. And Redwood Region will join us again on Saturday. They typically schedule a big dinner for Saturday night at Silver’s at the Wharf in Fort Bragg. And remember, don’t turn your back to the ocean. Email: mendocino2010tour.svr@gmail.com
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Upcoming Event! Quick Info
Event: Annual Charity Auction- When: Sept. 12th 10:00AM - Location: Folsom
Annual Charity Auction and Family Picnic Sunday, September 12, 2010 from 10:A.M. to 6:00 P.M. City Park Pavilion 402 Stafford Street (off Natoma Street), Folsom The pavilion has a large covered area, picnic tables and benches, and charcoal grills. Look for the “reserved” sign. The park is located next to the Folsom Sanctuary Zoo, small and landscaped, and where each animal has a story. All of the money raised in the auction will go to the zoo. During the early part of they day you will have time to view and bid on the silent auction and also have time to visit the zoo. The regular, loud, and sometimes very funny auction begins at 1:00 P.M. Bring a picnic lunch, comfy chairs, the kids, the neighbors, and your wallet. Donations needed include creative, homemade, homegrown items. (Homemade pies and cookies are always big hits. (Or maybe you could offer a coupon for a home-cooked meal.) Questions? Contact Tambra Kroetz at 916.989.1954 or e-mail tkroetz@comcast.net
Join the Porsche Club of America The Sacramento Valley Region of the Porsche Club of America brings together Porsche owners by hosting a wide variety of activities. Social, technical or competitive - no matter your interest, PCA has something to offer for every Porsche owner. • Driving tours to wineries, exotic car collections, train museums, flower farms and Porsche maintenance shops plus multi-day tours to Mendocino, Pacific Grove and San Simeon are just a few places to go. • Monthly dinners, breakfasts, poker runs, BBQs, concours, charity auctions and the Christmas party. • Technical sessions, discussing Porsche care, maintenance and concours preparation. • Track days at Laguna Seca, Thunderhill, Infineon Raceways and others. • Autocross, great fun while improving car handling skills. • Exclusive events for New Members! Other Benefits: Share information on purchasing, selling, repair shops and maintenance with other Porsche owners. Receive a 10% discount on parts and service at Niello Porsche. For more info or to join online, www.pca.org choose the Sacramento Valley Region. Dues $42 per year. Credit cards accepted. More Questions? Contact Doug Klein, Membership Director, at membership@svr.pca.org or 916.791.4864.
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Porsche Club of America - Sacramento Valley Region Autocross Results SVR#3 Sunday Aug 22nd , 2010 Stockton Fairgrounds The results listed are your best run for the day including any penalties, regardless of class. The weather was perfect; the course was pretty simple, and pretty fast. We had 25 drivers who got to go out on course a total of 6 times for 18 laps and 12 timed runs. We lost some money due to low attendance, but everybody had a great time. Thank you for coming out and running, working and supporting the event. Hope to see all of you and some of your friends back at the next event on Sept 25th.
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
First Randy Steve Collin Bob Lisa Scott Joy Mike Dave Paul Sokhoeun Mark Cameron Robert Clay David Howard LaVergne Brian John Dave Jason Brian Tim Dennis
Last Wonnenberg Nieslony Fat Peake Thomas Lines Nieslony Yee Schnitzer Czopek Lim Savarese Lloyd Stiffler Cowan Davies Thomas Thomas Bader Orsi Ledford Moua Lloyd Xiong Strassaburger
Bob Peake SVR AX Chair 2010
Region SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR YOS SVR GGR SAM SVR DIA RR
GGR SAM SAM SAM
Make Chevy Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Honda Porsche Mazda Porsche Mazda Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Porsche Mazda BMW Nissan Mazda
Model Corvette 914 996 TT 993 964 C4 993 914 944T CaymanS Civic 986 Miata 914 Miata 986 986 986 996 986 911 Miata 328xi 240SX Miata
Year 2007 1972 2003 1997 1990 1998 1972 1974 1988 2009 1993 1997 94 1972 2001 2001 2002 2002 1999 2001 1982 1991 2008.000 1995 1996
Color Blue Blue/White Blue Ocean Blue Silver Black blue Black Maroon Brown Green Arctic Silver White Silver Green White Red Red Black Silver Platinum Met Red Green Black Purple
Best Lap 39.784 40.292 41.909 41.920 42.067 42.249 42.413 42.586 42.742 43.178 43.427 43.531 43.803 44.057 44.462 44.539 44.977 45.009 45.017 45.233 46.117 46.474 47.063 48.816 50.452
Class SS AX4 AX10 AX10 AX09 AX11 AX4 L AX8 AX12 S6 FUN AX12 FUN FUN FUN FUN AX12 S03 L FUN FUN AX13 FUN FUN FUN FUN
Bob Peake SVR AX Chair 2010
Editors Notes by Kyle Gong
Wow, this year has really flown by quickly. We are already into Fall and all the Festivities are about to begin. Don’t forget to check the calendar on page 10 for the latest events. We have Charity events, Wine Tastings and the great Mendocino Tour coming up quickly! Don’t forget to tell your friends you saw it in “the drifter”! Remember to update your membership information with your current email and mailing address to continue to receive event announcements.
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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
2005 Carrera 997S, Arctic Silver with full black leather interior, sunroof coupe, 6 speed trans, 3.8 ltr engine, 355 hp. 18,000 miles. This car is in perfect showroom condition, and is loaded with every option available. Navigation, Sport Chrono system, Bose surround sound system, heated seats, complete clear bra kit and much more. All work and maintenance performed by Niello Porsche, all records available. Never tracked, always garaged. This car comes with a fully paid for $7,000 extended warranty that covers the car until the year 2015 or 75,000 miles, with no deductible if work is done at Niello Porsche. $100 deductible if work done elsewhere. Contact: Ben Flores 916.851.9254 $51,500 2004 Silver Porsche Carrera GT 5.7 liters, 605 horsepower, mid-engine, DOHC V10 (car wt kept to 3000 lbs, so very fast); 6-speed manual transmission; carbon fiber-reinforced, silicon carbide ceramic (C/SiC) composite brake system; pure carbon fiber monocoque and subframe; 10-pump dry-sump lubrication; inboard suspension; updated Alpine AV system with navigation, silver metallic paint w/ dark gray leather interior; removable roof panels converts car to T-Top; includes custom-leather luggage set. Approximately 2,500 original owner miles, never raced, immaculately maintained, always garaged. Unit number 124 of approx. 1,300 total model production; one of only approx. 600 Carrera GT’s sold in the United States. Contact: Chuck at chuckthurber@aol.com $440k MSRP. Serious buyers only please
Photo to Come
2000 911 Cabriolet - Original Owner. It is black/black and has 120,000 miles on the odometer. Contact Jim at 530.305.0333 $26,000
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 $7,500 OBO 1983 911 wide body Carrera (convertible) w/all steel 930 Wife buying our 5th Porsche so letting two of our other Porsches go. Only 117K miles. Excellent pressure in all 6 cyl. I’m only the 2nd owner. Everything works... absolutely no leaks no excuses. Upgraded momo steering whl w/Porsche center cap. Alpine system that sounds awesome, XM, lots of extras. This car is the most photographed of all Porsches and has Porsche’s longest running engine (gets well over 300,000K miles) - you can google it. It’s got the Turbo look without the hassle of turbo maintenance. Updated Turbo twist rims and tires give it a modern feel. This really is an awesome car that handles well. Contact Frank 916.372.5555 (hm) or 916.588.8345 (cell) $20,000
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