0904 - April 2009

the drifter Sacramento Valley Region - Porsche Club of America

April 2009

On the Cover This 2005 996 C2 Targa Carmon Red Metallic with Cinnamon Brown leather interior, 6 spd, 320hp 3.6 liter H6 is owned by Ray Lancaster who has been an SVR member since August 2006.

Photo by: Ray Lancaster

New and improved SVR calendar Go to the SVR home page at www.derporsche.net and take a look at the new and more functional calendar, which includes listings of regional, Zone 7, and national PCA events.

You’ll like it.

Got Track?

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

Laguna Seca - Wednesday April 8th Thunderhill - Friday April 24th Laguna Seca - Thursday April 30th Infineon - Monday May 4th Laguna Seca - Wednesday May 27th Thunderhill - Friday May 29th Laguna Seca - Monday June 8th

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

Fun, safe, and definitely . . .

No speeding tickets!

www.TrackMasters-Racing.com

2009 Board of Directors President Cookie Anderson president@svr.pca.org

Vice President Bill Keegan

vicepresident@svr.pca.org

916.988.6534

www.derporsche.net 916.415.1539

Secretary Kim Nelson

916.933.4282

Treasurer Betty Silva

707.864.0491

secretary@svr.pca.org

treasurer@svr.pca.org

Social Director Babette Hatten

916.772.5280

Membership Director Doug Klein

916.791.4864

social@svr.pca.org

membership@svr.pca.org

Competition & Safety Director Frederick D.Rauch

916.989.0580 competition@svr.pca.org

Webmaster John Murphy

916.858.2304

Past President Mike Willis

916.363.8313

Drifter Editor JR Evinger

916.850.5543

webmaster@svr.pca.org

pastpresident@svr.pca.org

editor@svr.pca.org

April 2009

Volume 47, No. 4 In This Issue Upcoming Events

Features and Reviews

3 - Spring New Member Tour 4 - April Monthly Breakfast 5 - Springtime in Saratoga Tour 6 - Weidman’s Wheels & Foothills Tour 8 - Concours on Campus 9 - April Monthly Dinner 10 - SVR Region Autocross 10 - PCA Club Racing Rolling Thunder II 11 - Hands-On Tech Session 13 - Blackhawk Museum Tour 14 - May Monthly Dinner 15 - 3rd Annual BS Wine Tour 16 - Snake Eyes V Rally

2 - Charity Chair Report Columns and Departments

2 - Cookie’s Crumbs 6 - SVR May Calendar of Events 7 - Drifting Back - April 2009 17 - Drifter Classifieds 19 - Goodie Store 19 - The Last Word 19 - Index of Advertisers 20 - Membership Report

Have a safe April Fools Day!

Information and Committee Directory

Zone 7 Representative Golden Gate Region Sharon Neidel sharonneidel@yahoo.com

Autocross Chair Bob Peake

916.353.1369

Goodie Store Tom Sisson

209.296.5352

Drivers Education Chair Frederick D. Rauch

916.595.3371

Rally Chair Helen Ashuckian

916.481.2759

Charity Chair Tambra Kroetz

Technical Chair 916.989.1954 Roger Walker

916.987.5243

Concours Chair Kent Brandon

G24 Chair 916.663.1702 Lee Deter

916.391.9956

Dummkopf Chair Larry Wilson

916.536.9703

bbayou@jps.net

650.508.1308

fdr@fdrmotorsports.com

tkroetz@comcast.net

kbrandon@ncbb.net

Lwilson1230@comcast.net

targatom@volcano.net

helena@lanset.com

pcarnut@att.net

ldeter@yahoo.com

Advertising Manager Mike Willis

mikew@derporsche.net

916.363.8313

Sacramento Valley Region, Porsche Club of America (SVR), publishes the Drifter monthly for its members. Written contributions and photos are welcome and should be e-mailed to the editor. The deadline for material is one month prior to the month of publication. SVR members should notify the membership director promptly of an address change to insure uninterrupted delivery. All material in this newsletter is protected by copyright. However, newsletter editors of others regions chartered by the Porsche Club of America may reprint any article provided that credit is given to the author and Sacramento Valley Region and that The Drifter is cited as the source.

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Cookie Crumb’s

Charity

Spring has sprung; daffodils are in bloom. Are we having any fun yet? Sacramento Valley Region Calendar is so full of activities!

What an exciting year! As President I promised everyone a full year of events and we pulled it off. When I say “we” I mean you and everyone that has taken time out of their busy schedules to plan these great events and attend them.

The Porsche Club has always had a deep commitment to charity.

We have had Toy Runs, Food Collections and even Highway clean-ups. Our biggest event has been our charity auction. A core group of dedicated members has made this a successful event year after year. We need more participation and awareness.

by Yvonne “Cookie” Anderson, 2009 SVR President

Babette Hatten, SVR Social Director, has been working hard these last few months getting tour and dinner packets out to all chair people for upcoming events. As soon as you get your packet, please go through it and read what she has sent you. It is very important to get your budgets approved by the board three or even four months before your event to guarantee a spot in the Drifter. You will not be able to advertise your event until your budgets have been approved by the board.

by Tambra Kroetz, 2009 SVR Charity Chair

New “A Charity Basket Auction” at our monthly dinner meetings we will do a two minute auction with one basket of goodies sold off. 100% of the proceeds go to charity.

In January Cookie Anderson started the Basket Parade with a tea theme. Judy Hanna had high bid to take the first one home.

February had a truly wonderful Valentine Basket with champagne to truffles designed and donated by Rita Hoofard. After spirited bidding Dolores Weddle won.

The Racer’s Group and Adobe Road Tour was a sell out. This was a lifetime experience to be among the guys that specialize in the Thank you Basket donors Cookie and Rita and many thanks to Porsche GT3 racecars. One can only dream of the experience and our successful bidders, Judy and Dolores.

Frederick Rauch made it possible. I want to thank Frederick and The Racer’s Group for making this dream come true.

Lodi, Locke and Beyond and Mystery Tour was put on by Andy and Dianna Leight. Those that went had loads of fun. Thank you, Andy and Dianna. March dinner at Fat’s in Folsom was a full house. Food was delicious and everyone enjoyed visiting with their Porsche friends. Our surprise guest was Collin & Elaine Fat. We want to give a special thanks to Collin for supplying complimentary wine for the tables.

In closing just remember the SVR Porsche Club wouldn’t be successful unless we have members that are willing to step forward, donate their time and plan special events for us. These members plan months ahead so that their events can be a success. When you attend these events please take time and express your thanks to the chairperson and let them know if you had any fun.

Don’t forget our Board Meetings are the last Wednesday of the month, 6:30 pm at RPM 3130 Bradshaw Rd, Sacramento.

Members are welcome to attend.

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New Saturday Breakfast Location

Waffle Square

7811 Greenback Boulevard, Citrus Heights

Saturday, April 4th

Meet in the banquet room at 8:30 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

Niello Porsche will meet or beat any written repair or service order estimate by any licensed independent Porsche repair facility... and perform the work where no one else can, the area’s most modern, state-of-the-art Porsche dealership.

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

Niello Porsche Rocklin

4525 Granite Drive, Rocklin.

Showroom Hours M - Sa. 8:30am - 8:00pm Su. 10:30AM - 6:00PM Parts MF 8:00am - 6:00pm Service M-F 7:00am - 6:00PM Parts & Service Saturday 8:30am-3:00pm 1-888-298-3070 • (916) 625-8300

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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SVR Springtime in Saratoga Winery Tour on Saturday April 4th Tour fee is $6 per person (pp) Bring your own lunch.

We will meet by 8:30 AM at the Starbucks off I-5 (Pocket Road) at 1441 Meadowview Road for driving instructions.

Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy at the historic Picchetti Winery; one of California’s oldest wineries with a large picnic area featuring award-winning wines from five different regions. After our picnic & tasting we’ll drive along curvy roads to Savannah-Chanelle Winery for our private tour and more tasting where, they produce premium Zinfandel, Syrah, exceptional Pinot Noir and other wines. Our “official tour” ends here at ~4 PM. We have an overnight option if you would like to stay in the area. The Embassy Suites-Santa Clara offers 2 room suites, complimentary cocktails at 5:30 PM, and a cooked to order breakfast in the morning for $119 per room, $114 for AAA members and only $104 for seniors over 62.

We would also highly recommend a walking tour of the 15 acre Japanese Hakone Gardens ($5 pp) on Sunday morning after our complimentary breakfast. Another wonderful close spot for tasting is the Cinnabar Winery, located in the village of Saratoga ($5 non-refundable tasting fee pp).

Space is very limited so contact Dave or Kaye Mitchell before Sunday March 29th at 721-3650 or Hogman7@comcast.net

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Weidman’s Wheels and Foothills Tour Sunday April 19th Taking little used back roads past Camp Far West, around Beale AFB toward Smartville, we’ll enjoy fine Porsche roads (some straight- away runs and lots of curves).

Meet at Niello in Rocklin at 8:00AM for an 8:30AM departure, stopping for a quick rest stop at the Bridgeport Covered Bridge Park (about half way) and then into the foothills and the forests for a good morning run back to Oroville. About 130 miles total run.

Pack a picnic lunch for the park in Oroville (there are also lots of fast food sites in Oroville) and then a guided tour by Harvey Weidman of his world famous “Weidman’s Wheel Works”.

Harvey and his crew specialize in repair and restoration of Porsche and other exotic wheels.

Harvey has years of experience refinishing wheels and will share his expertise in making old wheels look new, using anodizing, painting, powder coating and polishing.

Visit www.911t.org/articles/refinishwheels.htm for an interesting article on Weidman’s.

Limit for this tour is 20 cars and a $5.00 fee will apply. Contact Dan Rowland 916-989-4330 dlrowland@sbcglobal.net or Bill Keegan 916-415-1539 bkeegan@ssctv.net for reservations.

SVR May Calendar of Events May

Event

Location

Contact

2

Monthly Breakfast

Waffle Square

2

G-24 Tour

Amador Foothills & Georgetown Area Lee Deter 916.391.9956

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DE @ Infineon

Infineon

Frederich Rauch fdr@fdrmotorsports.com

9

Blackhawk Museum Tour

Danville

Doug Klein 916.791.4864

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Monthly Dinner

Thai Basil

BobJacobson@yahoo.com

16

3rd Annual BS Twins Wine Tour Wine Country

BS Twins jmmcdade@pacbell.net

17

Snake Eyes V Zone 7 Rally

Stockton

Rik Larson rik.l@comcast.net

PCA Club Race

Buttonwillow

Frederick Rauch fdr@fdrmotorsports.com

27

DE @ Laguna Seca

Laguna Seca

Frederick Rauch fdr@fdrmotorsports.com

27

SVR Monthly Board Meeting

RPM

Cookie Anderson 916.988.6534

29

DE @ Thunderhill

Thunderhill

Frederick Rauch fdr@fdrmotorsports.com

30

SVR Series & Zone 7 Autorcross Stockton

Bob Peake bbayou@jps.net

31

SVR Series, GGR & Zone 7 AX

Bob Peake bbayou@jps.net

23-24

Stockton

Cookie Anderson 916.988.6534

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Drifting Back – April 2009

by Larry Wilson

30 Years Ago (April 1979)

SVR odds ‘n’ ends: “Fool’s Gold,” the name of SVR’s April 1st rallye/tour, chaired by Trische Robertson and Diane Colbert, took 14 cars from Folsom to Coloma (only 7 avoided off-course deviations) for a scrumptious dinner at the historic Vineyard House. In his May DRIFTER article, Activities Chair Stan Breyfogle said the April 7 Tech Session at Lasher Porsche-Audi was great entertainment, and educational as well, with Dwight Mitchell and Mike Willis expounding on brake, clutch, shock, and transmission matters. The April 8th Zone 7 AX by Redwood Region held at Solano Community College, Fairfield, was named “Hornblower’s Special” and appropriately chaired by Emmett Wilder.

The SVR new members party at The Mushroom, April 11, attracted new members George and Nona Morley, Nancy and Bob Kilburn, Rob Scherer, Al and Lettie Feuerstein, Carol Webber, Jim Crow, and Ron Posey. Old members helping with the meet and greet included C.C. and Launa Craig, Bess Feil, Cindi and Kern Breaux, Stan Breyfogle, Geary Lyons, Mike and Vicki Willis, Michael and Mary Peters, Lendine and Bill Nelson, Dwight and Linda Mitchell, Sally Weddle, Joyce Karver, and Paul Baldarelli.

The April 20-22, CRAB 8 event, Mike and Vicki Willis, chairs, was a great success with 140 cars registered (a record at the time). The Friday headliner was the first ever after-sundown gymkhana by Paul Bates with the course outlined by 100 construction blinker lights. No headlights allowed. Dale Bates and Julie Arnold won in the dark. Delores and Sally Weddle won the Friday tour, and after 150 drivers did their best at CalExpo, Emmett Wilder, Redwood Region, was the fastest, and wife Marlese the fastest woman, both in the ex-Reitmeir 914-6. Sally Weddle won the Snidely Whiplash Bass Ackwards Award. Competition was stiff as 90 rally-cars made their way into the Delta and Club Lido, downtown Ryde, and the expanding communities of Walnut Grove and Locke. Overall winners were the Unequipped entry of Dale Newhouse and Carol Anne Powell with an error of 81 seconds.

20 Years Ago (April 1989)

April 2 Muir Woods Tour by Randy & Marcy Vidmar and Phil & Jean Keith promised a fresh morning walk through nature’s wonderland, Muir Woods in Marin County followed by a picnic at Stinson Beach.

Those who enjoyed the Vidmar/Keith production included Richard and Linda Dern, Herb and Jan Hoover, Kirk and Linda Bradford, Marion Berriman, Suzanne Plantz, Jim McMahen, Pat and Larry Wilson, Allen and Dolores Weddle, Ron and Sally Boeck, and Gary and Alma Thompson.

The April DRIFTER featured stories about two SVR racers, each from a different racing era: Arnold O’Shields, in his 1966 Porsche 911, won the 1988 San Francisco Region, SCCA, GT-2 class championship after defeating his opposition in a year-long battle at Sears Point and Laguna Seca race courses; and Oran Crumley, who in the early 1960s raced his 1954 Porsche 356 Carrera (4-cam) Speedster in C-Production SCCA races at Vaca Valley, Cotati, Port of Stockton, and Laguna Seca race courses. Trish O’Shields and Sally Snoop contributed the articles and photos. Arnold and wife Trish joined the club in 1973, while Oran and wife Grace were the only 30-year PCA members in SVR as of April 1989.

The highlight of CRAB 18, April 21-23, chaired by Stan Breyfogle, was the cleaning, polishing, and waxing of John Clever’s old-but-neverbefore-washed white 944 under the cover of darkness Friday night in the Red Lion parking lot while John was knocking-back crab cocktails in the welcome party. Jeff Lateer of Golden Gate Region led the mischievous bunch who did the deed to the car’s LEFT SIDE, ONLY. It was as if they had masked the car perfectly down the middle, front-to-rear. What contrast! Meanwhile. . .Tom and Tambra Kroetz won the Crabbiest car competition, and class winners in the Brian Perry’s nighttime funkhana were Ron and Sally Boeck, Bruce Westrup and Mike Willis, and Jim McDade and Kirk Bradford. J. Toney wrote the rally won overall by the team of Rik Larson and John Clever. George and Nona Morley won their class. On Sunday, the SVR autocross class winners were Tom Kroetz, Bruce Westrup, Dwight Mitchell, Pat Wilson, Marcella Mitchell, Sally Boeck, Chris Summerville, and Linda Mitchell. Art Seeger, Yosemite Region, won the Snidely Whiplash Bass Ackwards Award, deservedly so.

10 Years Ago (April 1999)

Twenty-six drivers checked-in for the April 3 SVR Autocross at Mather Field chaired by Glen Brooksby. A pre-race sprinkle gave way to mostly sunny but very windy conditions for the year’s first SVR autocross, a very successful event made possible by SVR’s faithful workers Bill Winkler, Doug DeVetter, Tim Howard, Russ Hildebrand, John Kessler, Tim Fleming, Warren Walker, Kern Breaux, and Don Zinke.

Mike and Sue Ambrozewicz were there to make sure everyone had a bratwurst lunch. Pat Costin (Sierra Nevada Region), Glen Brooksby, Tim Fleming, Bill Winkler, and Bill Thorp had the five best times of the day. Tania Bentler, Toni Smith, and Eugenie Thomas had the three best ladies lap-times. Mark Judish earned the top rookie time in Mike Ambrozewicz’s trick 914.

Allen and Dolores Weddle had their annual Champagne Brunch Tour on April 11, and this time it went to Robbers Roost, built of granite and glass on the side of a hill in Foresthill at the 3200-foot level. It sounded so irresistible that 59 members signed up for the tour - and they weren’t disappointed. A scrumptious buffet with fresh fruit, croissants, omelets, blintzes and crepes, bacon and sausage, a carving station with roast beef and ham, eggs Benedict, potatoes, salads, and pasta, along with free-flowing champagne served in our spacious private room helped to top off a beautiful drive and day. Sally Boeck gave out door prizes including dinner for two at the Robbers Roost won by Kent Brandon and Cindy McKenzie. Wyn and Linda Robertson and Marv and Marie Smith shared stories about other long-time SVR members. Greg Peart had trouble getting around with a cast on his leg, but Cyndee provided plenty of help.

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Yosemite Region Presents

Series 2009

Concours on Campus The first Zone 7 Concours for 2009

Sunday, May 17 San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton

Rally Concours Autocross

Registration opens at 7:30 A.M. and closes at 9:00 A.M. • we will attempt to start the judging by 9:30 A.M. Entry fee is $25.00 • No fee for display only cars, although charity donations will be accepted.

All proceeds will go to charity.

Lunch is available at $7.00 per person and includes hamburgers or hot dogs, potato salad, chips and drinks.

Directions: San Joaquin Delta College is located at 5151 Pacific Avenue. From Interstate 5, take the March Lane exit and proceed east to Pacific Avenue. Turn left onto Pacific and proceed to Yokuts Avenue (approximately ¼ mile).

Turn left onto the campus and follow the signs. To get to Interstate 5 from Highway 99, use Eight Mile Road West or Highway 4 West (also known as the Crosstown Freeway) to Interstate 5.

Make your check payable to “PCA-Yosemite” and send it and the following By May 10th to: Paul Czopek, 904 Changason Way, Modesto, CA 95351 • 209-531-1942, e-mail: p.czopek@clearwire.net

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PCA/SVR Dinner APRIL 14, 2009

Carvers Steakhouse 1400 Eureka Road. Roseville, CA 95661 (Just off I-80, by Car Max) 916.782.5525

Social Hour from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Dinner served at 7:00 P.M. Main EntrĂŠe Choices: Prime Rib Standard cut, slow-roasted overnight New York Steak Standard cut Grilled Atlantic Salmon With fresh basil/mustard marinade Chicken With caramelized onions in a mushroom sauce All entrees include soup of the day or a choice of house salad, spinach, or Caesar salad. Sides include a choice of the following: Baked Potato, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Au Gratin Potatoes, House Blend Rice, or Fresh Vegetables. $27.66 Per Person includes tax and tip Corkage Fee: $15.00 Glass of House Wine: $7.00 or select a bottle from their fine wine list The deadline for reservations is April 10.

For reservations contact The BS Twins: Sheila McDade or Barbie Flores jmmcdade@pacbell.net or call 916.632.1737 The Social Director, per SVR policy, will bill members who cancel reservations after the deadline or fail to show for dinner.

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SVR Region Autocross Saturday, April 18, 2009

San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, Stockton, CA Registration and tech from 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. Late registration from 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. First car out at 9:00 A.M. • No open exhaust Lunch Break at 11:30 A.M. (BBQ brats, chips & soda available on site) Afternoon runs from 12:30 to 3:30 P.M. Hospitality tent and goodie store on site Optional no-host bench racing and food in Lodi at 5:00 P.M.

Fee: $35 per driver per day; no fee for spectators Questions? Contact Bob Peake at bbayou@jps.net.

Directions: From I-5 or Hwy. 99: Take Highway 4 (Cross-town Freeway) toward Downtown Stockton. Take the Wilson Way exit and turn South onto Wilson Way. Turn left at Charter Way and then right through the gate into the fairgrounds.

Follow the access road, bear left at the Y-intersection, continue straight, and turn right to enter the parking lot.

Golden Gate Region Presents

Rolling Thunder II Buttonwillow Raceway Park, Buttonwillow, CA May 23 and 24 Registration opens on March 27 at 10:00

P.M. EDT

at http://register.pca.org/

Rookies take note! We regret that schedule pressures don’t allow us to provide practice start and race sessions, so rookie license candidates will not be allowed to register for this event.

Practice, Qualify, and Race on both Saturday and Sunday!

Space is limited, so register soon!

All entrants must be PCA members and have a PCA Club Racing license or an approved License Application.

Go to http://www.pca.org/clubrace/docs/forms.htm or call 847.272.7764.

Registrar Andrew Forrest ggrracereg@gmail.com

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Hands-On Tech Session Blow Off the Dust and Take Out the Moth Balls

by Jim McMahen

The weather is getting better and the days are getting longer so it is time to dust off the Porsche and start driving it. Before you take your dream car out for the first time why not clean and wax it so it will look like a new car. One good preparation will last for the season. If I have you interested then join us on Sunday, April 26th at Bob Jacobson’s home for a gathering of enthusiasts who love their cars. We will have a “Hands-on” tech session addressing the proper cleaning, claying,polishing, sealing, waxing, and tire dressing for your Porsche.

Under the supervision of David Yamada, noted automobile detailer, all participants will perform one or more of these tasks on selected cars. Please be prepared for a day of learning and working, with the session expected to last six hours. All products will be supplied and you may purchase additional ones.

Your friends are also invited; they don’t have to a Porsche, just a love for their automobile.

Come early and enjoy a nice continental breakfast and a cup of coffee, or orange juice. Lunch will be provided.

There is $10.00 charge per participant and guest to help offset the cost of the food.

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Continental breakfast at 9 a.m.

Introduction to Detailing 10 a.m.

Washing Techniques Claying the Car Polishing the Surface Sealing the Paint Lunch Sealing the Paint (second coat) Cleaning Wheels and Tires Waxing Final Buffing Questions and Answers

Please RSVP to Jim McMahen at 916.924.1463 or jimmcmahen@hotmail.com (This information will help me plan for the continental breakfast and lunch). Also include your e-mail address, phone number, and region.

Directions to Bob’s home are: 1. East on I-80 to Sierra College Boulevard. “Do not take the Sierra College (Rocklin Road) exit.”

2. Left (North) on Sierra College Boulevard towards Lincoln.

3. Approximately 6.5 miles after turning on Sierra College Boulevard look on the left for a sign that will point to Bob’s driveway.

Please join us at Bob’s (916.645.3555) for a day with good people and a good time. the drifter

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SVR Dinner

Thai Basil 835 Twelve Bridges Drive Lincoln, CA 95648

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Social Hour is at 6:30 P.M., followed by dinner at 7:15 P.M. $23.00 per person dinner includes: Tri-Tip Steak •Chicken with Yellow Curry Pad Thai • Steamed Vegetables • Rice Dinner is served family style.

There is full bar with beer, wine and well drinks.

Please RSVP by May 5th to:

bethmjacobson@yahoo.com or bobjacobson@yahoo.com or call 916.645.3555 The Social Director, per the SVR policy statement, may bill members for their meals if they cancel after the deadline or fail to show for dinner.

Be sure to bring a contribution to “Share the Wealth”

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The Third Annual BS Wine Tour May 16, 2009

From Starbuck’s on Reed Avenue in West Sacramento (Across I-80 from IKEA) Meet at 8:00 A.M. and depart at 8:30 A.M. Bring a picnic lunch and a full tank of gas.

This year’s tour takes us to the Sonoma Valley via Pope Valley and our first stop at Pope Valley Winery. We have discovered some fantastic Porsche roads for your driving enjoyment, including the infamous Ink Grade.

The lunch stop will be at the beautiful Chateau St. Jean Winery, where we will enjoy a formal tasting followed by a picnic in their lovely redwood grove. The winery requires wine consumed on the premises be Chateau St. Jean only.

The next adventure will be a visit to Jack London State Par.k where we can wander through the beautiful grounds. Jack London State Historic Park is a memorial to writer and adventurer Jack London, who made his home at the site from 1905 until his death in 1916. The park was once part of the famous writer’s Beauty Ranch. The park contains the cottage residence where he wrote books, including Call of the Wild, White Fang and The Sea Wolf, and oversaw various agricultural enterprises.

After London’s death, his wife, Charmian, continued to live in the cottage until her death in 1955. It was her wish that the ranch be preserved in memory of Jack London and his work.

There is a museum and hiking trails, so wear comfortable shoes. You will pay an entry fee of $6.00 per car based on the oldest occupant at the gate ($5.00 for persons 62 and over) that is not included in the official tour cost.

We will visit another winery and then continue on to an optional early dinner at Villa Romano. If you attended last year’s tour, you will remember dining at this cozy restaurant in Napa, where we were provided a private room, separate checks and hearty Italian cuisine.

The price for the tour is $11.00 per person for the first 25 people who sign up. After that, the price is $21.00 per person. We have free tasting coupons for 25 people and this is the only way to calculate the tour fee.

Reservations required. • Deadline is May 9, 2009.

Contact Barbie Flores or Sheila McDade at (916) 632-1737 or jmmcdade@pacbell.net

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Sacramento Valley Region of Porsche Club of America Presents

Series 2009

Snake Eyes V

A time and distance (TSD) rally Open to all makes of vehicles (not just Porsches) First event in the 2009 Zone 7 Rally Series

Rally Concours Autocross

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Start and Finish at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton (See directions below) Cost is $15 per car (Two people per car per insurance requirements) Registration at 8:45 A.M. Driver/Navigator meeting at 9:06 A.M. First car out at 9:30 A.M. The Rally is specially designed for first timers and beginners.

The rally covers approximately 100 miles and less than 2 ½ hours and will return to the start location (also the site of a Porsche concours that day).

Directions: San Joaquin Delta College is located at 5151 Pacific Avenue. From Interstate 5, take the March Lane exit and proceed east to Pacific Avenue. Turn left onto Pacific and proceed to Yokuts Avenue (approximately ¼ mile).

Turn left onto the campus and follow the signs. To get to Interstate 5 from Highway 99, use Eight Mile Road West or Highway 4 West (also known as the Crosstown Freeway) to Interstate 5.

For information, contact Rik Larson at 916.481.6084 or e-mail at sysnake@comcast.net

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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.

Parts for Sale

Set of four 18x8 Cayenne Turbo wheels: in excellent condition.

The wheels have painted Porsche crest centers. Please contact juan@ juancalderon.com for more information or for high resolution pictures. $500 for the set. (03/09)

Leather Steering Wheel and Airbag from ’06 Boxster S: will also fit Carrera. I’m told it will fit 986 and 996 as well; excellent condition, with no tears or scuffs. $600. Contact Tom Ware at 916.205.0444 or Tomdamit@att.net. (01/09)

1988 944 TURBO-S Immaculate Condition Completely Stock 1988 944 Turbo-S Limited Edition with All Records/ Services since New including $50K window sticker. Rare Deep Met Red on Special Order Light Grey.

Wanted

Blaupunkt “Frankfurt” Radio: Need a working one or the circuit board from a broken one. This radio is a monaural, 5-button radio with two AM presets and three FM presets.

Call Greg Peart, Sacramento Valley Region at 916.870.7841 or e-mail ONLY 22,147 Original Miles. xfil911@comcast.net (01/09) Yes, that is correct, 22,147 original miles. Recent Timing belt, Mobil-1, Waterpump, Brakes/Rotors, Wheels: Boxster S owner looking to New Bridgestone’s on 17” 993 purchase a set of 18-inch wheels - 18” wheels, $Thousands in Receipts. x 9” rear and 18” x 7.5” front. Any $25,750. Located in Seattle, WA style is acceptable but would prefer hollow-spoke turbo wheel style or Serious Inquirers Only Please !

5 double-spoke style. Contact Paul 425-210-3247 or craigrkoegel@com- Richins at 916.933.1898 or e-mail cast.net for more info and pictures! prichins@jps.net (01/09) (03/09)

For Sale

Piloti Drivng Shoes model DTM, size 11.5, color-navy, grey, & black.

Brand new! $50 Dave Hoffman (916) 725-8727 or davzin@surewest.net (02/09)

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APRIL MEANS SPRING HAS SPRUNG - MAYBE

The Last Word

by JR Evinger, Editor

by Tom Sisson, SVR Goodiestorekeeper

A

pril is, which means “to open” in Latin, was used to describe the month when trees and flowers began to grow. The name was then shortened to April. So come on and open up your pocket books and spend those big tax returns at the Goodie Store! This is the time to get that NEAT STUFF to be “cool” in warmer weather.

You really should have your PCA and SVR car badges ($18 and $15) , and it is definitely necessary to order your SVR Logo shirts (just $30), your “PORSCHE” script T-Shirts (just $20.) And don’t forget the SVR Denim Shirts (a mere $35). Some are in stock, and if you order early enough, we should be able to get others to you in time for you to show your “colors” in the Spring sun! I would testify on a bible that these are “goodie” deals!

By the way, do you know that in the ancient world, only males were allowed to “testify”. Instead of placing a hand on a book, the witness would be grabbing his crotch. “Testify” is rooted in the Latin, testiculus, or testicles. These orbs bore witness to a man’s virility. The word for witness was testis -- and it is on them that he would swear. Lying would result in their loss. There wasn’t much perjury in those days.

Hi all. A quick note on the March Board of Director’s meeting minutes. Bcse I was ill last month and a bit late to press I had time to include the February minutes in the March edition. The March minutes will not be available until the May edition which will put us back on our regular schedule for publishing the minutes.

Response to my request for members to send in photos of their Porsches for our cover has been light so far so please take me up on my offer to showcase your Porsche!

I also wanted to take this opportunity to let you know that I have a personal goal to increase our printed version subscriptons. The first way to do this is to have better photos. The resolution in the printed version is exponentially better than the web version (PDF).

This is because in order to keep the PDF file size to a minimum the quality of all of the text, graphics and photos are greatly reduced.

Even as small as I can make the file it is still a 3-meg file which may take some folks too long to download.

Almost too many events to pick which to attend this and coming months! What a great problem to have! Hope to see y’all at one of the events soon.

As always I want to solicit your feedback as this is your newsletter.

Please feel free to drop me your comments at editor@svr.pca.org.

Aren’t you glad you read these ads?

JR Contact your friendly GOODIE STORE people! See Tom Sisson or Cookie Anderson at meetings and events, or contact them.

Email targatom@volcano.net. Items can be mailed for a small shipping/handling fee.

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Pacific Power Motorsports Performance Products The Racer’s Group Reflections in Glass RPM Kart Racing Schatz & Krum TrackMasters

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April Membership Report by Doug Klein, Membership Director The Sacramento Valley Region has 589 Regular Members and 483 Affiliate (husband, wife, son, etc.) members for a total of 1,072 members, a gain of 3 compared to last month

New Members:

Michael Duffy Placerville, CA 95667 finallyinsf@hotmail.com 916-350-3315

Changes:

Cookie Anderson and Jerry Cupler 2002 Boxster S 2004 911 C4S Black

Ed Giguere Gold River, CA 95670 edgiguere@gmail.com 916-616-5495 2008 Cayman S Guards Red Joe and Mary Holly Fair Oaks, CA 95628 hollyjam@aol.com 916-967-8700 Steve Sabbadini Woodland, CA 95695 sabbadini@sbcglobal.net 503-661-6223

1999 Boxster Yellow

1998 993 C2 Silver

Transfers In:

Nils and Lisa Cunningham Pilot Hill, CA 95664 nilscunningham@sbcglobal.net 530-823-7514 Diablo Region, California

1988 911 Red

William and Danielle Fenton Sacramento, CA 95833 wfenton@gilbaneco.com 408-242-0188 1983 935 DP Black Golden Gate Region, California William Turpie Lincoln, CA 95648 turpie@sbcglobal.net Sierra Nevada Region

1971 911 T Black

Richard Burke Roseville, CA 95747 Clint and Pat De Witt racylady@eathlink.net Jeffery and Joni Edgar jeffreyedgar@live.com 916-851-3833 Todd English and Sharee Curtice tenglish@wavecable.com Jeff and Annn Fulweiler jefffulweiler@yahoo.com John and Lynda Jackson jjackson@jacksonprop.com

John and Vicki Young Ervin McMullen Scott and Astrid Mayberry Kevin Hurtado and Lad Mezera Mark Giovanetti Ken Benefield William and Danielle Fenton

Five Year Anniversary:

Lisa Thomas Albert and Jaime Michelitsch Phill and Patricia Hill Richard Wetzel and Delores McKinnon Michael Bowen and Tony Distefeno Jeff and Jennifer Knowling Ron and Franca Lingren

Ten Year Anniversary: Richard and Beverly Price Kelly and Cindy Cogbill Bob and Sharon Riddle

James King Sacramento, CA 95864

Fifteen Year Anniversary:

Robert and Jennifer Ragsdale robert@capitalremoval.net

25 Year Anniversary:

Gary and Alma Thompson 916-652-0701

40 Year Anniversary:

Bruce and Kathy Ugari El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 bruceungari@yahoo.com Paul Van Altena and Nancy Nebilak paul@thenvagroup.com Randy and Maureen Vidmar randyv29@yahoo.com Congratulations to the following on their:

One Year Anniversary: James Lew

Andy and Dianna Leight

Steve and Bernice Honeychurch

Reinhard and Jan Riedel

Updating Your Record & the Hidden Peril. The Porsche Club of America (PCA) and the Sacramento Valley Region data bases are not electronically connected. Instead, changes you make to your PCA record are sent to me each month for updating our SVR data base---with one perilous omission. PCA does not notify us of affiliate changes. I became aware of this quirk upon noticing a former spouse’s, rather than the current spouse’s, name in a member’s record. The safest route is to update your PCA record and also email your changes to me.

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