0708 - August 2007

the drifter Sacramento Valley Region - Porsche Club of America

August 2007

On the Cover: Yosemite National Park El Capitan 2002 Boxster S Photo by Ron Leppke

Got Track?

TrackMasters Racing is a leader in High Performance Driver Education events in Northern California, and invites SVR-PCA drivers to Participate in our events.

• Thunderhill - Friday, August 10th • Thunderhill - Friday, September 21st • Thunderhill – Friday, October 12th • Thunderhill – Fri./Sat., Nov. 9th & 10th

Come out and stretch your car’s legs on some of the finest tracks in the country!

Fun, safe, and definitely . . .

No speeding tickets!

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2007 Board of Directors President Mike Willis 916.363.8313 2748 Tiffany West Way, Sacramento, CA 95827 president@svr.pca.org Vice President Kerner Breaux 916.966.2425 5018 Shadowood Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628 vicepresident@svr.pca.org

Secretary Kevin Dougherty 916.983.7774 P.O. Box 6006, Folsom, CA 95630 secretary@svr.pca.org Treasurer Betty Silva 12 Oak Lane, Suisun Valley, CA 94534 treasurer@svr.pca.org

707.864.0491

Social Director Cookie Anderson 916.988.6534 6320 Hickory Lane, Orangevale, CA 95662 svrsocialdirector@sbcglobal.net Membership Director Rik Larson 916.481.6084 2120 Maddox Court, Carmichael, CA 95608 membership@svr.pca.org Competition & Safety Director Matt Deter 916.630.8924 5645 Harvest Road, Rocklin, CA 95765 porsche@deter.com Webmaster John Murphy 916.858.2304 11508 Armour Court, Gold River, CA 95670 webmaster@svr.pca.org Past President Jeff Kinder 916.765.2801 4320 Freemont’s Loop, Rescue, CA 95672 pastpresident@svr.pca.org Editor Bud Behrens 209.477.6496 6424 Culpepper Place, Stockton, CA 95207 budnmaryann@cs.com Zone 7 Representative Larry Sharp – Golden Gate Region 925.371.2258 1119 Megan Road, Livermore, CA 94550 larrysharp@comcast.net

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Volume 45, No. 8

August 2007

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Upcoming Events August dinner meeting San Francisco Art Tour Drivers Ed events September dinner Meeting Silver State concours Oktoberfest Tour & dinner SVR Photo Rally The 30th running of Carrera de Sierra Carrera de Sierra - Information and Entry Form SVR Charity Auction SVR First-Aid and CPR Classes

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Features and Reviews Share-the-Wealth 2007 San Simeon tour Summer Solstice Rally Review SVR Zone 7 Concours Boxster Engine G24 at Ted Blake’s

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Columns and Departments Chilli’s Chatter Drifting Back August Membership Report Goodie Store Index of Advertisers The Last Word

Mike Willis Larry Wilson Rik Larson Tom Sisson Bud Behrens

Information and Committee Directory Autocross Chair Matt Deter 916.630.8924 5645 Harvest Road, Rocklin, CA 95765 porsche@deter.com

Rally Chair Helen Ashuckian 916.481.2759 5440 Tree Side Dr., Carmichael, CA 95608 helena@lanset.com

Driver Education Chair/Events Frederick D. Rauch 916.989.3199 9580 Oak Ave. Parkway, Ste. 7 #188, Folsom, CA 95630 fdr@fdrmotorsports.com/deevents@svr.pca.org

Technical Chair Lisa Thomas lisa@pure9design.com

Charity Chair Susan Fleming 916.985.4142 107 Cobb Court, Folsom, CA 95630 trfleming@comcast.net

916.220.5641

G24 Chairs Rachel Johnson/Kim Nelson 916.933.4282 305 Glen Ridge Way El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 kim356@directcon.net

Concours Chair Kent Brandon 916.663.1702 3450 Hector Rd, Newcastle, CA 95658 kent.brandon@ncbb.net

Dummkopf Chair Randy Vidmar 916.624.3145 5207 Par Place Rocklin, CA 95677 oldbearbones@sbcglobal.net

Goodie Store Tom Sisson

Advertising Manager Dick MacFarlane

209.296.5352

14537 Surrey Junction Ln., Sutter Creek, CA 95685

targatom@volcano.net

916.482.0652

5740 Windmill Way #11 • Carmichael, CA 95608

dickm@hpsionline.com

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 editor 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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Chilli’s chatter

by Mike Willis

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s I write this, we are planning our trip to Parade. This will be a double pleasure because Emily and I will be able to enjoy Parade with each other and with friends the Porsche community we have made over the years in. During the week we will be also be able to spend some time with Michelle, who lives in LaJolla and knows the neat places to go in and around the area. She is included in our registration so she can join us for the dinners and some of the other activities that don’t conflict with her work schedule.

I would like to devote the rest of this month’s article to the “Fine Art of Touring”.

Our tours are intended to enhance the enjoyment of our Porsches and to be with others who also enjoy the cars. But that is really not all touring is about. It is really about being with friends and making new friends. Touring with the club is the best way for our newer members to join in the fun and get involved in the club

The tour portion is just that: a tour, not a race to see who will lead the pack. Touring is, by its very nature, a disciplined group of cars driving through the countryside and enjoying the scenery, the roads, and the stops along the way.

It is important to not draw undue attention to the group. In order not to draw attention, we do NOT pass over double yellow lines, cut in and out of traffic, causing the “locals” or other motorists aware of us unfavorably. Sometimes these folks will use their cell phones to let “others” know where we are and how we are behaving.

Use caution in passing. Passing just to get to the front of the tour group results in overall slowing of the group. (Besides, being in the back of the pack is really the fastest place to be, and you can see all the Porsches as we tour along.)

On all tours it is important that you keep the car in front of and behind you in sight.

This is especially important when turns at intersections are made. If you do not keep the car in front of you in sight, you will not know that the tour has made a turn, and off you go into never-never land. If everyone always keeps the car behind in sight and waits at turns, one will never get lost. (Well, this is partially true because tour leaders have been known to make a U-turn or two on a tour. But at least everyone is still together.)

Tour leaders try hard to keep the tour group together lead it to interesting places.

The number of good Porsche roads we have been able to find over the years is amazing.

And each year some new ones are found. On the Murphys tour some good roads were found and the touring was excellent; it even felt like were experiencing “deliverance”.

At the start of each tour there is a meeting of drivers and passengers to go over some of the essentials. Always attend the meetings and pay attention because sometimes things may have changed from the printed instructions for the event, perhaps due to road construction, weather conditions, or a variety of other things.

The real bottom line is to have fun, enjoy the Porsche, and especially, enjoy each other. Make it a point to meet someone new and share your experiences with him or her. It should be fun, and if it isn’t, why are we doing it?

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August and September Events

August 8 September 12

Social SVR Dinner Meeting; see page 4.

SVR Dinner Meeting; see page 9.

August 10 September 1-2 September 15 September 21

Autocross & Track TrackMasters Drivers Education at Thunderhill; see page 6.

LPR & GGR Zone 7 Autocrosses; see Zone 7 web site.

SVR Region Autocross; see SVR web site.

TrackMasters Drivers Education at Thunderhill; see page 6.

August 5 September 8-9 September 16 September 30

Concours GGR Zone 7 Concours #5; see Zone 7 web site.

SNR Zone 7 #6, Silver State Concours; see page 9 DR Zone 7 Concours #7; see Zone 7 web site.

RR Zone 7 Concours #8; see Zone 7 web site.

September 16 September 22-23

Rally SVR Photo Rally and Barbeque; see page 14.

SVR Zone 7 Rally #3, Carrera de Sierra: see pages 14 & 15.

August 5 September 29

Tour SVR San Francisco Art Tour; see page 5.

Oktoberfest Tour and Dinner; see page 13.

September 8 September 9

Other G24 at Towe Auto Museum SVR Charity Auction; see page 16.

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SVR Dinner Meeting Wednesday, August 8

The Pheasant Club 2525 Jefferson Boulevard West Sacramento Cocktails at 6:00 P.M. - Dinner at 7:00 P.M. Menu Options #1: Garlic Steak Sandwich, with a choice of French fries or ravioli - $24.00 #2: Oven Fried Chicken, baked in white wine with rosemary and garlic and served with baked potato or ravioli - $22.00 #3: Fresh Filet of Salmon, poached in white wine, topped with a lemon-dill sauce and served with baked potato - $25.00 All entrées served with salad, garlic-bread, and coffee.

Prices include tax and tip.

Please let us know if you are coming, and your menu choice by August 5th. Call Jan Hoover at 916.424.5163.

Those who cancel their reservations after the deadline or fail to show up for the dinner will be billed for their dinners.

FLASH: Dwight and Linda will be there!!

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SAN FRANCISCO ART TOUR Sunday, August 5, 2007 Please join us, on this, our second annual tour. We will meet at the parking lot behind the Tower Theatre at Broadway and South Land Park Drive, at 9:00 A.M. and leave at 9:30 sharp.

We will tour leisurely down scenic I-80 to even more scenic Hwy 37, to even more scenic Hwy 101, to the even more scenic Larkspur Ferry to San Francisco, either to Fisherman’s Wharf or the Ferry Building (haven’t decided which, yet) and finally to the most scenic part of our trip, the F Line, the antique streetcars that ply Market Street. We will get off at 3rd St and walk a block or two to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, where we will spend as much time as we want viewing their permanent exhibit and what ever else they have to offer.

The museum includes a very nice café, which may be enjoyed inside or out.

Costs: The Larkspur Ferry (round trip): adults $13.50, seniors $6.70.

The vintage streetcars: adults $1.50, seniors $.50.

Admission to SFMOMA: adults $12.50, seniors $6.70 So come on along to one of the most beautiful and interesting cities in the world.

Call us, Herb and Jan, at 916.424.5163

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Complimentary 29 point inspection for Porsche Club Members by appointment. Call today.

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Niello Porsche has designated a Premier Porsche Dealer by Porsche Cars of North America. So now Niello is not only recognized as the longest continually operating Porsche dealership in America, we’re officially one of the best.

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Share-the-wealth

by Herb Hoover, STW Czar

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everal people have suggested that I explain STW, especially since we have some new members who joined while STW was on vacation.

Pat and Larry Wilson founded Share-the-Wealth thirty or thirty-five years ago to fund our newsletter, the Drifter, which at that time comprised just a few pages of announcements of club activities.

Over the years the Drifter developed into a prize-winning publication with its own budget and no longer dependent upon STW. However, STW continued because the membership thought it was fun, and it did produce small revenue for the club.

A couple years ago the Board decided to end STW, and it remained dormant for a year or two. I missed it; thought it was fun, and so, started to nag Jeff Kinder, our president, to reinstate it as a regular dinner meeting function. Jeff finally got tired of my needling and said, “O.K., we’ll reinstate it if you will do it.”

What could I say but, “sure?” So, here we are. Share-the-Wealth is once again a regular part of our dinner meetings.

Here’s how STW works. Members bring prizes, which we raffle off at dinner meetings. Bring anything. Porsche-related is best, but any car-related items, or anything else, for that matter is good. I still miss Phil Lawrence’s brown-bag prizes, which could be anything as esoteric as a bottle of Ripple. Tambra Kroetz always brings artistic, hand made items, such as plants, flower arrangements, ceramics; you name it. People bring baskets of homegrown veggies or fruit; we have brought a basket of Meyer lemons on occasion. Marie Smith has brought her famous brownies. You get the idea. Even a bottle of your favorite wine works for me and Porsche posters are always a good bet. We sell tickets for $1 apiece, eight for $5. You get extra tickets if you wear your nametag and extras if you bring a gift.

The profit goes to special things that are not usually budgeted, such as door prizes for the Christmas party, prizes for the Towe Museum’s holiday tree-trimming party and potluck in which SVR always participates.

I look at STW as a fun activity, which incidentally earns a small income for the club. The primary purpose of our club, in my opinion, is to have fun. People with a common interest, that is Porsches, get together to have a good time. No big causes; we all have those in other environments. This Club is a fun club.

Lets keep it that way.

August and September Driver’s Education Events August 10th - Thunderhill at Willows, California - TMR DE event - Registration open September 21st - Thunderhill at Willows, California TMR DE event - Registration open High-speed driving school for beginners and novices • Learn car control in a safe environment In-car instruction provided • Mentoring by fellow PCA members Classroom/Download sessions • Novice run group runs under PCA rules For more information, contact Frederick D. Rauch at deevents@svr.pca.org, or call 916.989.0580, or go to register at www.trackmasters-racing.com.

Autocross participants register online at http://svr-autocross.deter.com/ or contact Matt Deter at porsche@deter.com or call 916.630.8924

Other 2007 DE Events

Thunderhill - Friday, October 12th - TMR DE event - Registration open Thunderhill - Friday/Saturday, November 9th & 10th (TMR Thunderhill season closer) - TMR DE event - Registration open Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca - Thursday, December 6th - TMR event - Registration open Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca - Friday, December 7th (SVR-PCA Event) - Registration open

Hotel Info

At Thunderhill, we blocked out 20 Rooms at the Best Western Golden Pheasant Inn for $64.95-King, $59.95-2 Doubles and $69.95-2 Queens.

Call 530.934.4603 for reservations. Remember to mention TMR or Trackmasters when you call to make reservation.

Bringing a RV? Call Frederick D. Rauch at deevents@svr.pca.org or 916.989.0580 for more information. For dinner and early sign-in information held on the eve of the event, contact Frederick D. Rauch or Doug Gale.

SVR Drivers Education Chair- Frederick D. Rauch • SVR Chief Steward - Mike Ambrozewicz SVR Chief Driving Instructor - Jeff Lyon • SVR Competition Director- Matt Deter PCA Member Doug Gale of TrackMasters Racing operates TMR events.

Doug Gale/TMR operates SVR events strictly as a SVR/PCA event with Logistic Assistance.

DE events are not intended as a timed or a race event. Any timing is done for personal purposes only, and is not part of the operation of the event.

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Drifting back August 2007

by Larry Wilson

30 Years Ago (August 1977)

On August 7, SVR held its second SVSCC Championship Autocross at Cal-Expo with Dave Neukom and Rich Burke as co-chairs. Entry was $4.00, or $7.00 per couple. Early-bird setup crew included Paul Baldarelli, Paul Bates, Ted Colbert, Rich Farlinger, Jim Karver, Jack Samples, Larry Wilson, Mike Willis, and John Wong. Other workers were Gail Burke, Bill Yee, Darrell Butner, Rik Larson, Ron Tom, Bev Bayless, Diane Colbert, Vicki Willis, Fred Myeron, Laurie Adams, June Samples, the Overstreets, Scott McKay, Kathy King, C.C. Craig, Al Henderson, and Dave Marek. Top-three SVR drivers included Dave Neukom (2nd A Stock), Ted Colbert (1st B Stock), Kirk Bradford (2nd B Stock), Dale Newhouse (3rd B Stock), Mike Willis (2nd C Stock), Larry Wilson (1st D Stock), Kerry Creasy (2nd D Stock), Paul Baldarelli (3rd D Stock), Vicki Willis (1st K Stock), Diane Colbert (1st L Stock), Pat Wilson (1st M Stock), Jim Bonney (3rd C Modified), Darrel Overstreet (2nd B Prodified), and Sheila McDade (3rd I Prodified).

The August 14 Picnic and Charity Auction in William Land Park had on the agenda a picnic and charity auction, but for many the premier event was the 356ers versus 911/912/924 owners volleyball game. After a futile struggle, 911/912/924 owners went down for the count leaving the 356ers (more athletic with prettier women and cars) victorious, once again. The auction, with Kirk Bradford and Larry Wilson as auctioneers, brought in $1,000 for the club’s charity. Some of the big-ticket auction items were Betty Fielding’s 911 Tiffany window, pen and ink drawings

by Dave Marek, a ladies watch donated by Strutz Jewelers (Ted Strutz) and Lettie Larson’s hand-made afghan.

20 Years Ago (August 1987)

Stan Breyfogle was the chairman for the August 2nd Hare ‘n’ Hound rally, and it was a HOT event (the temperature was 108 degrees by 11:30 A.M.). Eleven rally cars took the green flag, as it were, out of the Beverly Garland parking lot looking for the first “P” marked on the pavement. Then they had to guess whether to turn right or left, or proceed straight ahead. A correct choice was indicated by an arrow painted on the pavement within .2 mile of the intersection. Some of those with mechanical odometers discovered they could unwind the odo, in case of a poor guess, by backing up which brought out the locals to stare and wonder. The first car to finish completed the 25.1-mile course in 11⁄2 hours which returned the field to the Beverly Garland for brunch under the supervision of Fillmore Crank, SVR member and hotel manager. John Clever won the electronic odo class, and Allen and Dolores Weddle (with help from their daughter, Donna Picard) won the mechanical odo class after bird-dogging Mark and Starla Hirst much of the day.

“Let’s do it for the kids,” was the motto for the August 16 SVR Charity Auction and Picnic at the home of Barbara Rodriques and Bruce Mills, chaired by Jack and June Samples. At the end of the day, SVR auction bidders raised $2,020 for the Sierra Mountain Special Olympics. The Anheuser-Busch Company played a major part this year by donating T-shirts, sweatshirts,

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ice chests, beer mugs, posters and a nifty Michelob leather golf bag (C.C. Craig and Fred Siegner fought over this item). Kirk Bradford and Larry Wilson once again served as auctioneers. Jim McDade swallowed the hook, line, and sinker by spending major money for the “Trust Me, It’s The Very Last” Steve McQueen Le Mans poster. The SVR Executive Board donated a CRAB 17 entry, and other terrific auction items were donated by Niello Porsche, Bridgestone Tires, Elise and Chris McIntire, Chinois East-West, Red Lion Hotel, Iron Horse, Hobby House, and Marie and Marv Smith.

The Historical Car Races Tour to Laguna Seca, August 2123, got off to a rocky start on Friday when Jerry and Toni Moore’s 911 burst into flames just before the group got to Hollister. Tour leader, Herb Hoover, whipped out his trusty fire extinguisher and got the flames out quickly with no exterior damage. But, some electrical wire insulation was melted as were some of the rubber lines. Fortunately, Bill and Judith Woodson-Blake had their cell phone handy, called for a tow, and eventually all reached Monterey. The races on Saturday were anticlimactic. Saturday night dinner at the Tinnery at Lover’s Point in Pacific Grove was followed the next morning by brunch at the Monterey Peninsula Country Club, and then the Sunday afternoon Concours at Pebble Beach wrapped up the weekend.

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10 Years Ago (August 1997)

Phil Lawrence led the charge of four SVR entrants in the August 3rd Zone 7 Concours at Carlsen Porsche put on by Golden Gate Region. Phil finished first (198.25 points) in the 911 Wash ‘n’ Shine class, very closely followed in 2nd place by SVR-member Hank Woods (197.75 points). Ray Alamares finished 3rd in the 356 Street class, and Mark Smedley finished 3rd in the 356 Full class.

Rich McGlumphy chaired the August 7th dinner meeting at Tea Cup Cafe, located near the Sacramento Bee building and famed for being about the size of a teacup, yet easily handling a fair-sized crowd. A traditional, one-size-fits-all, Chinese menu pleased all. The older members of the group remembered when the Tea Cup was even smaller and located across from the CalWest Life Insurance building on L Street (not the previous CalWest location on J Street across from Spit-and-Argue Park).

On August 24, Bob Peake and Donna Falk took SVR members in nine tour cars to the Kautz Ironstone Vineyards, just outside of Murphys in Calaveras County, and toured through their “7-story entertainment complex dedicated to quality and gracious hospitality,” which included the winery, caves, a museum (with a 44-pound gold nugget), conference center, gardens, pipe organ from the Alhambra Theater in Sacramento, and amphitheater.

As a special touch, Bob and Donna arranged for a different hors d’oeuvre with each of the seven wines that were sampled.

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September 12th SVR Dinner Meeting

705 Gold Lake Drive Folsom 916.357.52442

In Historic Folsom at Folsom Boulevard and Leidesdorf Street, near Sutter Street 6:30 P.M. Social Tortilla chips, mesquite grilled salsa, guacamole and tortillas, Chimichanquitas and a Q’bole! house salad 7:30 P.M. Dinner Buffet Enchiladas, filled with a choice of cheese, ground beef, shredded chicken or shredded beef, wrapped in a corn tortilla, smothered in enchilada sauce, topped with melted cheese, and served with Mexican rice and refried beans.

Tamales Piaxtla, an assortment of chicken, pork and sweet elote tamales and served with cilantro rice, black beans, sour cream, and salsa Mexicana.

Combination Fajitas (chicken and steak), grilled with bell peppers, onions, and carrots and served with Mexican rice, refried beans, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo.

Q’bole!Burrito, filled with your choice of ground beef, shredded chicken or shredded beef, wrapped in a giant flour tortilla with rice beans, and cheese and topped with guacamole, salsa, onions, tomatoes, and sour cream. $23.00 per person includes tax and tip. • Beverages may be purchased separately at the bar.

RSVP no later than September 9th to:

Marvin and Ruth Stark at marvinstark@sbcglobal.net or call 916.987.4882

2007 SILVER STATE CONCOURS Presented by Sierra Nevada Region, Porsche Club of America Saturday, September 8 and Sunday, September 9, 2007 Meet & Greet/Tech Quiz - Saturday, 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Historian Inn, Gardnerville, Nevada Basque Dinner - Saturday, 8:00 to 10:00 P.M. JT’s Basque Restaurant, Gardnerville, Nevada Zone 7 Concours #6 - Sunday, 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. Lampe Park, Gardnerville, Nevada For more information, contact Cindy Wyett at 775.856.2540 or wyett@charter.net.

Visit our web site http://snv.pca.org/ for full details and registration form.

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The 2007 San Simeon tour

by Ray and Sherry Lancaster

Summer Solstice rally review

by Helen Ashuckian, SVR Rally Chairperson

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e are relatively new to the club and this was only our second tour, so we were looking forward to this trip and the opportunity to meet more of the members.

The tour started from South Sacramento, and after a departure briefing by Mike and Emily Willis (our hosts), twenty-three cars headed down I-5. We stopped briefly at the Westley rest area for potty break and to meet up with two other cars. Then we were off to Hollister for the lunch break. Mike had selected a good park with covered tables and all the necessary facilities.

Before heading out to Paso Robles, Mike briefed us that this would be the “Porsche part” of the trip and that we would split into two smaller groups: the first group for those desiring to drive a little faster down Highway 25 past the Pinnacles National Monument, and the second for those less inclined. He made a point of cautioning us to watch for the kamikaze squirrels that appear from nowhere to test our reaction times, and advised us to consider in advance the expense of a crashed car vs. taking on the critters at full tilt. Armed with that vision, we were off again.

The two groups rejoined for the twisty Peach Tree Road and Indian Valley Road, then down US101 with a stop at Michella Winery where we were greeted by friendly the staff and nice discounts. From there it was off to our motels in San Simeon. All of the roads were very good and everyone arrived without incident.

When we checked in there were complementary car cleaning towels placed for us in our room. Nice touch. To celebrate the day we met at the Courtesy Inn for refreshments, relaxation, and good conversation before dinner. I ranked the day at four stars, since over six hours were spent driving.

Mike had planned a “no-plan” day Saturday so we could each choose how to spend our time. Some went to Morro Bay or further south, others to area wineries, and so forth. Sherry decided to test the shops in Cambria and was happy to report that they passed with full marks. The Cavalier Inn put on a very nice, well-organized dinner in their banquet room, and we had an opportunity to give well-earned recognition to the tour organizers and others. After dinner some of the group headed for the Sundown Tour of Hearst Castle. Sherry and I opted for a short run up the coast past Ragged Point Inn to get a few sundown pictures at elevation. All in all, it was another excellent day.

Sunday morning found everyone loading up for the return trip by various routes of their choice. Sherry and I decided at the last minute to join Mike, Emily and five other cars driving up CA1 to Carmel. It was a great ride, with unmatched scenery and very little traffic, which in most cases pulled over and let us through.

There was one place where we encountered a traffic signal (!) where Mother Nature had claimed the roadway, reducing traffic to one lane, but otherwise the highway was clear and smooth.

We really enjoyed the weekend. The Inn and its staff was first rate, we met friendly new people, and the objective of ‘having fun’ was fully satisfied. On a personal level, I find myself realizing that while on unfamiliar roads, my ability to choose the right line and speed needs a lot of work, but the car is always forgiving and never disappoints. The remedy is obvious - more tours!

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he Summer Solstice rally event was a great success. The day started with approximately twenty-five people at J. Toney’s rally school in the conference room at the new Niello Porsche facility where Niello had generously provided a delicious variety of donuts and three types of coffee to keep us alert.

The first session covered the fine points of TSD (TimeSpeed-Distance) rallying. After a ten-minute break, J. presented the second session, which dealt with the variety of gimmicks that can be found in a gimmick rally.

At 1:00 P.M., the first of sixteen cars left the Niello parking lot on the A/B (Gimmick) rally designed by rallymaster Keith McMahan. The route started through “Bumpy” Loomis (we had to count the “bumps” we bumped over), then on to Penryn. We began to see cars coming back our way! After entering the Shirland Tract and Southridge area just south of Auburn, we met cars stopped by the side of the road (studying the directions), some coming toward us, and some crossing out path, some following us. We spent time with “Grayhorse”, “Falcons”, “Snowy Owl” and “Eagles Nest”, then on to the city of Auburn. We didn’t stay too long here before we were on the road to Foresthill, where we spent a “happy” time traveling in, out, through, around, Happy Pines and Todd Valley Estates, before reaching the Pizza Factory in Foresthill.

At the end of the rally Keith handed us a Critique Sheet, which showed us all our errors. It was a great trip!

Summer Solstice Rally 2007 Results Expert Class Driver/Navigator Club Error Judy Stocker/Andy Stocker E=MC2 2 Richard Wetzel/Delores McKinnon PCA SVR 3 Jessica Toney/J.Toney PCA SVR 4 Don Bess/Rochelle Bess TRC 14 Matt Day/Mary Dachauer PCA SVR 17 Hubert Lee/Jenny Lee PCA GGR 19 Jo Hilling/Helen Ashuckian PCA SVR 19

Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 (tb) 7 (tb)

Novice Class Michael Van Pelt/Dayme Van Pelt PCA SVR Tom Panguui/Craig Marshall BMWCCA Richard Walker/Anne Walker PCA SVR Mike O’Conner/Goeff O’Conner PCA Alan Sherman/Sue Sherman None Bill O’Connor/Dianne O’Connor None Jim Fash/Rite Fash PCA Nancy Thiessen/Bob Thiessen PCA SVR Gregory Kutsuris/Diane Athanasiou None Note: tb = tie breaker

1 2 3 (tb) 4 (tb) 5 6 7 (tb) 8 (tb) 9

19 21 22 22 24 26 27 27 28

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What a beautiful day for a concours

by Kim Nelson and Kent Brandon photos by Mary Ann Behrens and Barbara McCrory

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unday, June 17th was absolutely perfect: great food, rockin’ music, smokin’ deals from Niello Porsche, pictures of everyone, and, of course, Porsches and people all over the place.

Throughout the day more than one hundred Porsches drove out to Niello Porsche in Rocklin either to participate in the concours (i.e., to submit their cars for judging) or just to talk with friends and check out the cars. A new twist this year was having Ira and Carol McKee take pictures of everyone who entered the concours or brought their car out for display. This was a really nice touch; you can check out the pictures on our club’s website.

There was a wonderful display of twenty early Porsches in the Niello Porsche service area. Outlaws, rat-rods and beautifully-restored 356’s were all on display.

Of particular interest to many was the racecar brought out by Darrell Bailey and Paul Frame. It didn’t take too much imagination to see the potential that his car has; Darrell and Paul are planning on having it completed in time for the La Carrera Panamerica this fall. Good luck guys!

Once again we would like to thank everyone who helped make this year’s concours such a huge success. In particular, we would like to thank Don Faerber, general manager, and Don Koepke, parts manager, of Niello Porsche. They jumped through hoops to make sure that everything was just right for this event.

Results Class* C-1 C-2 C-3 CSI S-3 S-4 S-6 S-6 S-7 UR-1 WS-1 WS-1 WS-1 WS-2 WS-2

Place 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd

Name Kim Nelson Ray Johnson Bob Jacobson Martin Baker Arnie Zeiderman Nathan Pizzo Tom Sisson Jeff Guy Paul Czopek Jerry Killany Tom Sisson Jim Rotten Jim Rotten Gary McCann John Anderson

Region SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR YR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR

Points 248.75 246.00 248.25 243.75 245.25 240.75 248.50 245.25 248.75 248.00 199.00 192.00 191.00 196.75 196.25

WS-3 WS-3 WS-3 WS-4 WS-4 WS-4 WS-5 WS-5 WS-5 WS-5 WS-5 WS-5 WS-5 WS-5 WS-5 WS-6

1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 7th 8th 9th 1st

Jim McMahan Claudia Raffetto Chris Townsend John Harding Tim Bailey Keith Hopkins Cindy Wyett Catherine Taylor Michael Yee Peter Gallo Roger Walker Tom Lee Tom Ware Rick Rollens Ray Lancaster Kent Brandon

SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SNR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR SVR

199.00 198.0 196.00 198.75 196.00 195.00 199.50 199.25 199.00 199.00 199.00 199.00 198.75 197.50 195.75 198.75

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Boxster owners: ever seen your engine?

by Lisa Thomas, SVR Technical Chair

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t the Niello concours I was talking to a few people, and the usual themes in Porsche talk came up, starting with, “beautiful car” and going to” how much horsepower?” Then I’m asked, “What about smog?” The Boxster owners sometimes ask, “Where is my engine?” So I promised I would do an article on how to view your motor.

1. First step, read your manual, it’s in there! Look for “Maintenance”, and then the sub-category “engine compartment.” It says, “Partially open your top,” and you wonder how much is partial.

Is it OK to stop the top motor in mid position?

Yes. In the manual it says “service position,” which means open the top and hold the button until the edge of the top is 10 centimeters away from the front windshield. Pull the key out of the ignition.

2. At the rear of the soft top (towards the tail), there are cables at each corner with ball and socket connectors. Pull the socket off the ball connector at each corner. (These easily push back on upon re-assembly.)

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3. Along the trunk area there is a long plastic edge with two clips that holds the fabric of the soft-top to the body of the car.

Gently pull it down and away from the clips. To re-install, roll it back up into the clips.

4. Fold the very back edge of the top (that which is closest to the trunk of the car) towards the front of the car to reveal the storage box behind the seats. There are two half-moon shaped screws on top. Unscrew them and pull the box out. If you have DSP, unhook the electrical connector.

5. Remove the carpet by unscrewing the two large screws. This reveals the engine cover with five half-moon shaped turn-handles.

Turn each half way counter-clockwise to disengage. Lift out the cover, and there’s the engine.

It really is that easy, and, of course; just do the opposite when putting it all back together. Also, I suggest that when you are at the smog station, just play stupid and say, “I don’t know how, don’t you?”

Engine Lid

Plastic Rail

Clip

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Oktoberfest tour & dinner September 29, 2007 Join us on a scenic tour of Foresthill Divide on all-paved roads followed by an Oktoberfest dinner at Keith & Mary’s house Tour the Foresthill Divide on about 150 miles of seldom-used paved roads.

Enjoy wonderful scenic views of North & Middle Forks of the American River.

Pass through the old mining towns of Iowa Hill, Yankee Jims, and Michigan Bluff.

Have a picnic lunch at French Meadows Reservoir in Tahoe National Forest.

Join a one-hour, docent-lead tour of Foresthill Divide Historic Museum.

Feast on an Oktoberfest dinner of Bratwurst, Rotkohl, Kartoffel Salat, and Apfel Strudel.

Drinks (assorted German beers and assorted sodas) are included with dinner.

Listen to genuine German Oktoberfest music with dinner.

Starting location is Niello Porsche at 4525 Granite Drive in Rocklin.

Registration opens at 8:45 A.M. (Sign release forms and pick up route instructions.)

Drivers’ meeting is at 9:15 A.M.; we will leave at 9:30.

Picnic lunch is at French Meadows picnic area at 12:45 P.M. Oktoberfest dinner is at Keith & Mary’s house near Auburn at 5:00 P.M.

Cost of tour & dinner: $20.00 per person There is a limit of forty people (twenty cars) for this tour & dinner, So please call or email before you send money to be sure there is still space.

RSVP to Keith McMahan: 530.367.3265 or email to: keithmcm@macnexus.org Mail check for tour fee in advance to: Keith McMahan P.O. Box 456, Auburn CA, 95604

Please bring your own picnic lunch (there are no fast food restaurants along the way) and a full tank of gasoline (there are no gas stations either). Also bring drinking water and your camera to take spectacular photos.

Because it is verboten to drink from paper cups at Oktoberfest, please bring a beer mug. (I do have a few loaner beer mugs, but not enough for forty people.)

June 24 G24 event at Ted Blake’s Restoration

by Kim Nelson and Rachel Johnson

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e thought it might be nice to show those who really never knew, or those who just wanted to remember, where the “new cars” really came from – the 356. The place to do that was at Ted Blake’s Porsche Restoration. He is the 356 guru and a great guy to let us all come down to his shop and hang out, on a Sunday.

Kim Nelson gave a brief history of the 356 with some on the spot questions for audience participation; everyone did well. Ted offered some 356 inside information: how much these cars cost and how much do they cost to restore were the questions of most interest.

Some upholstery samples and technical parts were displayed for all to see, and questions were discussed at length. Nobody wanted to go home to pull weeds or paint the fence!

The last area of special interest to the group was the 356 race car being built by Darrell Bailey and Paul Frame, both of whom work at Ted’s, for the La Carrera Panamericana race in Mexico in October. It is being transformed into an endurance machine for the high-stress terrain of the race. Good luck to the race team!

We welcome any new members who have been in our club for 24 months or less to join us at our next event on September 8, 2007 at the Towe Auto Museum. It will be a tour of the museum to check out all the great cars and memorabilia on display. the drifter

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SVR photo rally and barbecue Sunday, September 16, 2007

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his is a new twist on the word “rally.” It is more like a scavenger hunt. Time is a minimal factor, but in case of the need for a tiebreaker, distance may become one. Each rally team will be given the same list of items to photograph in any order, and with liberal interpretation of what the item means.

The team vehicle and one team member must appear in each photo on the items on the list.

Schedule • Starting location to be determined 2:30 P.M. - Pick up rules and instructions 3:00 P.M. - Shotgun start 6:00 P.M.- End at McKinley Park parking lot Approximate duration of the rally is three hours Fee $20.00 per car and includes prizes and barbecue (Note: PCA insurance rules for rally require two persons per car.

Mandatory Equipment Porsche vehicle with functioning odometer • Digital Camera To preregister, contact Ann Hamel at 916.736.0225 or e-mail amsquared@yahoo.com

The 30th running of Carrera de Sierra

by Rik Larson

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he 30th running of Carrera de Sierra is scheduled for the weekend of September 22-23. This traditional two-day time and distance rally to the Sierra Nevada’s can also be run as a tour. The overnight stay this year is in Truckee.

The rally is part of the 2007 Zone 7 Rally Series and draws contestants from many of the regions in Zone 7. The event is open to all types of cars.

Carrera de Sierra XXX includes the rally or the tour, each of which includes a Saturday afternoon social gathering after the day’s run and a barbecue on Sunday at the finish in Loomis.

You are responsible for overnight accommodations in the Truckee area. Start for both the rally and the tour is from Niello Porsche in Rocklin. This year’s rallymaster is Richard Wetzel.

We also expect to see the return of Goose’s Walking Rally at the social on Saturday afternoon.

Preregistration is recommended. Those who enter on the day of the event may be accepted but also may have difficulty finding accommodations in Truckee.

Additional information and the official entry form are on the next page.

For further information, contact Rik Larson at 916.481.6084 or e-mail: rik.l@comcast.net

Registration deadline: September 12

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Sacramento Valley Region, Porsche Club of America, Presents

CARRERA DE SIERRA XXX

Series 2007

Rally Concours Autocross

Carrera

A Time and Distance Rally or Tour on Saturday and Sunday, September 22-23, 2007 Open to all types of cars, not just Porsches Rally fee is $65.00 per car through August 31, $75.00 after August 31 Tour fee is $30.00 per car, $40.00 after August 31 Start at Niello Porsche • 4525 Granite Drive, Rocklin, CA Start opens at 8:00 A.M. • First car out at 9:01 A.M. This year’s event will have the traditional two-day format with an overnight stay in the High Sierras and a BBQ finish on Sunday afternoon in the California foothills.

Preregistration is highly recommended. Send your name, address, and a check, made payable, to “PCA-SVR” to Rik Larson, 2120 Maddox Court, Carmichael, CA 95608; telephone 916.481.6084 or e-mail rik.l@comcast.net.

The overnight stop is at The Inn at Truckee, 11506 Deerfield Drive, Truckee, CA 96161. We have a block of rooms available until August 31. For toll-free reservations, call 888.773.6888. Ask for the Porsche Club block rate.

Directions to the start: From Sacramento & Bay Area, take I-80 East, exit at Rocklin Road, turn left on Rocklin Road, then right onto Granite Drive. Niello Porsche will be on your right. From the Reno/Tahoe area, take I-80 West, exit at Rocklin Road, turn right onto Rocklin Road, then right onto Granite Drive. Niello Porsche will be on your right.

Sponsored by Niello Porsche - 4525 Granite Drive, Rocklin, CA 95677 Franks Automotive - 5220 Folsom Boulevard, Sacramento 95819 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Carrera de Sierra XXX Entry Form Driver

Navigator

Address

Address

City, State ZIP

City, State ZIP

Phone

Phone

E-mail

E-mail

Rally Class (circle one): Car Make

Beginner

Novice

Expert Unequipped

Expert Equipped

Running (circle one):

Rally

Tour

Make check payable to “PCA-SVR” and send to Rik Larson, 2120 Maddox Court, Carmichael, CA 95608

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by Kern Breaux Mon amie, Come one, come all to de annual Charity Auction which be happenin’ on the 30th of September at de home of de transplanted Cajuns, da Breaux’s, which be located in Fair Oaks.

Once’d again, we will be parrrtaaayin’ with Jimmy Buffet’s Coral Reaffer Band’s music and sippin’ da margaritas on de decks of de backyard.

SVR will be providin’ da refreshments fo a minimal (dat’s “cheap” fo you non-Cajuns) fee of $5.00 per person jus’ to help wif de xpenses of dis soirée.

De auction bregin at noon-thirty, sos yall needs to get dere early to gawk at de idems up fo yall to be biddin’ on. Items may be brung as early as 10:00 A.M. in de mornin’. De biddin’ will be lastin’ till de last one is gone. We’ll once again be hearin’ d a voices of de Auctionnaire Extraordinairre duo with all of dere fancy talkin’ an so on an so on.

If’n yall need be needin’ to be eatin’, make sure you be bringin’ yo’ own vittles ‘cause de cook will be on de prowl fo’ some bargains. Be bringin’ somtin’ to be sittin’ on, too. Also, dose of yall dat be needin’ to be dippin’ in da pool, be sure you brung some swimmin’ clothes, since de dogs don’t ‘preciate no one swimmin’ nekkid.

RSVP (dat meas to be callin’ ahead to tell dem yall be commin’) to de Breaux’s at 916.966.2425. If’n dey don’t be answer, leave a message on da fone answerin’ machine.

Parrrty location is 5018 Shadowood Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628.

SVR offers first-aid and CPR classes

by Cookie Anderson

SVR will offer two six-hour classes on Saturday or Sunday, October 13th or 14th for those interested in becoming certified by the American Health and Safety Institute as first-aid and CPR practitioners. The instructors will be Captain Jay Skidmore of the Sacramento Metro Fire Department and Diane Spina of the American Red Cross.

The cost is $65.00 for a one-year certification or $75.00 for a two-year certification.

Included in the cost are books, a first-aid teaching package, a CPR mannequin, and lunch.

An additional hour of instruction in infant CPR is available.

Those interested in attending one of the classes or have questions should call Cookie Anderson at 916.988.6534.

Unless a total of fifteen students per class are enrolled by the preregistration deadline, the class will not be offered.

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Join in – August membership report

by Rik Larson, SVRMembership Director

SVR has 623 Regular Members, and 497 Affiliate Members for a total of 1,120 members plus 14 Dual Members.

Directory Update: if you have any corrections for our database, please send them to Rik Larson.

New Members (joined June 2007) Anthony Frater Penn Valley, CA 95946 gio12@aol.com 530.277.4371 Michael Jones Elk Grove, CA 95758 welkincache@yahoo.com 800.852.7600

’08 Cayman S

’74 914

Transfers Colby Swearengin Davis, CA 95616 airswear@hotmail.com 209.986.2877

’98 Boxster

Chris & Lucy Townsend El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 chris_townsend@sbcglobal.net 916.941.6414

Paul & Megan Reeves El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 paul@reevesconstructionsite.com 916.941.7602 ’02 Boxster S

Rich Tsai & Millie Ling.Tsai Davis, CA 95617 richardmillie@gmail.com 530.219.8125

Lance Richardson Herald, CA 95638 lancerichardson@softcom.net 209.748.5285

Joe & Shelley Villamil Roseville, CA 95678 joe.villamil@bankofamerica.com 916.797.9118 ’05 Boxster S

Herb Stone & Gail Rich Latrobe, CA 95682 herb@stoneyshooter.com 530.677.6686

’06 997 S

’02 996

Robert & Jenya Birkland El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-7557 rbirkland@comcast.net 925.735.3122 ’75 911S (from Diablo) Anniversaries Sean & Barbara Van Gelder [5] Dave & Jennifer Shelton [5] Douglas Storz [10] Gerry & Talley Wade [10] Andy & Debbie Simpkinson [15] Tom Sisson & Darlene Byerley [20] Stephen & Keiko Kashiwada [20] Dave & Kathi Eckert [35] Marv & Marie Smith [40] Special congratulations to Dave and Kathi Eckert (Porsche Parade Chairs for the 1982 Parade in Reno) and to Marv and Marie Smith (check out the special wheels on their car and also great contributors to our charity auction).

’83 911 SC

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Can you believe it’s August???

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ood grief, it can’t be August already. Oh, but it is. The big stores are starting to show winter clothes and Macy’s has already put winter clothes on sale! Well, the GOODIE STORE is still selling cool stuff: Porsche T-shirts ($18), and SVR logo polo shirts ($30).

We also have sweatshirts ($30), denim shirts ($35), fleece vests in red, black, and grey ($35) and lightweight microfiber jackets ($55).

Don’t forget the car badges: SVR for $15 and PCA for $18

Warning: wearing our shirts can make members of the opposite sex chase after you! Maybe it makes them as horny as a four-horned antelope. What, you say there is no such animal? Well, I beg to differ. Yes, there is such an antelope, in India, named the four-horned antelope (not very imaginative). The creature has the usual two horns between his ears and a smaller pair just over his eyes.

Notice I wrote “he” and “his”. It’s the male who has the four horns, while the female is hornless (wouldn’t you just know it?). With the male extraordinarily horny but the female not horny at all, isn’t it amazing that they ever have any little four-horns?

Aren’t these ads educational? It’s enough to make you honk!

Contact your friendly GOODIE STORE. See Tom Sisson at meetings and events, or contact him at 14537 Surrey Junction Lane, Sutter Creek, CA 95685, telephone 209.296.5352 or e-mail targatom@volcano.net

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Performance Products

The Racer’s Group

Reflections in Glass

RPM Kart Racing

Silver Star Recycling Trackmasters

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The last word

by Bud Behrens

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he 2007 Porsche Parade in San Diego was a class act overall, but the high point for me was on the 4th of July when The Drifter was awarded the third-place trophy in class IV (up to 799 region members) in the PCA National Newsletter Contest. “Well, I’ll be damned.” was my immediate reaction.

Up to that point I must have been suffering from lowered expectations. Although I haven’t yet received the judges’ scoring sheets and comments, I’m sure that the success of The Drifter is due in large part to the quality of the contributions from those SVR members who submitted articles and columns for publication in 2006. Thanks, folks.

Expecting to do some work on this issue, I took the laptop to Parade, but the five-day format of this Parade was so jammed with activities there was very little time for extra-curricular activities – not even sight-seeing. (The consensus among this year’s attendees is that Parade should last for at least six days.) So, other than acquiring some Parade photos for the next issue, no work on The Drifter was done and I’m playing catch-up.

Drifter Classifieds Drifter Classifieds for Porsches and/or Porsche-related parts or accessories are available at no charge to PCA members (pictures with text are $15 each); non-members may submit ads, $20 each; pictures with text add $15 each (member & non-member). Make check payable to PCA-SVR and send with ad to PCS-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 publication. Ads may be shortened to fit available space. Editor is not responsible for content and reserves the right to reject any ads submitted. Not responsible for any errors or omissions. As an additional benefit to our members, all ads are included in the classified section of our web page. Ads are not verified for content. It is the buyer’s responsibility to verify the information in the ads. Ads run for two months unless cancelled.

Wanted

For Sale 2003 Boxster S - WPOCB29813U662789; only 22,400 miles and in beautiful condition for sale by original owner.

All maintenance performed by Niello Porsche; complete records. Includes cruise control, heated seats, wind deflector, digital hi-fi sound, CD storage, painted wheel crests, Porsche car cover, trickle charger, Michelin Pilot Sports with 1300 miles; warranty to August 2007. Asking $34,500.

Photos e-mailed on request. (No e-mail address or telephone number given.) (08/07) 2002911TurboCoupe -WP0AB29932S686277; Minerva blue metallic/Graphite grey, 6-speed, walnut burl, DVD navigation, 6 CD, Bose Sound, factory quad-tips, supple full leather interior. This local car has never seen a wet road; all-original, beautiful custom factory color (from the early 80’s and only one known

to exist). 8850 pampered miles; ready to show.

The car cost over $130k new, but can be yours for $77,000. Call or e-mail for pictures. David Smith, El Dorado Hills, CA. 916.220.7701, dsmith4021@comcast.net. (08/07) 1983 3.0 Cabriolet: Loose head studs on left side. “Runs.” Body excellent. 16inch Fuchs wheels, polished centers. All parts of interior present but need re-do.

Dash is straight. All body parts are on the vehicle and are in good shape. 139,000 miles. $4000.00 OBO. Call Kent at 925.284.9543. (06/07)

1972 911S Coupe: Would like to purchase from good home a relatively unmolested numbers-matching 1972 911 S Coupe (not Targa) in very good to excellent condition with good history and fundamentals such as owners manual and tools. Please call George at 775.750.8202. (07/07) Enclosed Vehicle Trailer: Must be in good condition. Contact Carl Brakensiek at carlb@advocal.com or 916.612.3274.

(06/07)

1974 914-6 Racecar - 2.8: Fresh motor & trans w/limited slip, Sheridan body. Have records. For information and pictures, call E. J. Fontaine at 530.621.1588 or e-mail fast914@sbcglobal.net. (07/07)

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