downshift August 2024

August 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS 5

Presidents Message

5

Board Members Editor Ramblings

6

HDR 2024 Events

11

Arrive and Drive Schedule

14

Volk und Porsches

28

Kendal Soap Box Derby

36

Cowboy Dinner Tree

43

Bavarian Adventure

49

John Day - Day Tour

53

HDR Logo

54

Membership Report

56

Highly Classified

60

Zone 6 Regions

62

Porsches and Palms

Herunterschalten

downshift is made possible by the generous contributions of articles, content, and photos by the HDR-PCA membership

downshift is produced by Ralph Anzellotti

Many of the amazing photos in downshift are taken with my cell phone.-using cutting edge technology !

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE Fred Nielsen, President, High Desert Region PCA president@highdesertpca.org

Fred Nielsen driving his 356

July has been a very busy month for HDR with our largest activity being the Car Show in conjunction with the Soap Box Derby. I think it was important for our club to show our support to Kendall Porsche of Bend for all they do for our club and HDR came through with flying colors. In spite of very hot weather, we had a great showing at the Car Show with many Porsches and most models represented from 356s to the latest cars. A big thank you for your participation and a special thanks to the many volunteers.

Probably our largest event of the year is our annual picnic introducing new members of the club. Even though this is a New Members Picnic, it is an event for all club members. It was originally scheduled for August 3, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, it was necessary to postpone it to September 7.

This event will still be at Tracy Stout's beautiful Wildwood Ranch and will be a potluck meal with the club furnishing all the main meat dishes at no cost to the members other than bringing a side dish, appetizer, salad, or dessert, and beverage of choice. . New members are not expected to bring anything other than themselves and, of course, their Porsches.

This event offers an opportunity for existing club members to meet the new members and for us to introduce new members to the many benefits of PCA membership. Hopefully, both new and old members will put this event on their calendars and plan to attend.

HIGH DESERT REGION-PCA LEADERSHIP TEAM 2024 Fred Nielsen, President Stu Malakoff, Vice-President York Schueller, Treasurer Trish Calderon, Secretary Directors (Board Members) Mark Taylor, Membership

EDITOR RAMBLINGS Downshift front and back pages

credit goes to Pixel Nick Photography @pixelnickphotopraphy Remember to check your email inbox every Monday morning for the

Lisa Sarmiento, Safety and Insurance Mike Simmons, Car Center, Moving Arrive and Drives, Track Events, Autocross

photo

HDR eblast of

weekly and future events.

July was a banner month of tours, drives, events, and Porsche related fun!

Thank

you HDR Board!

Greg Domantay, Car Center, Non-Moving Cars ‘n Coffee, Tech Sessions, Car Shows Hack Heyward, Media Outreach Jerry Kolb, Compliance/Historian Audrey Moore, Tours Gretchen Kolb, Activity/Social, Dinners/Picnics

Volunteer Leadership Ralph Anzellotti, downshift Randy Lervold, Forums Manager Laura Clark, Webmaster Jeanine Faria, Financial Support

High Desert Region PCA Post Office Box 113 Bend, Oregon. 97709 HDR-PCA Established April 2000 www.highdesertpca.org president@highdesertpca.org

Need a HDR name tag?

Order it on

ClubExpress or need further help, contact Mark at membership@highdesertpca.org Have a membership question?

Contact

Mark at membership@highdesertpca.org Please

note the new date of the new

member picnic, September 7th. for this free event on ClubExpress.

Ralph Anzellotti Editor-In-Chief ralph@teleport.com

DOWNSHIFT PUBLICATION SCHEDULE 2024 Published every month First of every month Article Deadline 5th of each month

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January

February

March

April

May

June

1

New HDR Leadership Team 2024-2025

17

Monthly Dinner. 6pm, Porsche Bend

21

Cars and Coffee 10am to Noon, Porsche Bend

3

Tech Session, Preserve Auto Dry Ice Detailing , 9am to 11am

18

Cars and Coffee 10am to Noon, Porsche Bend

21

Monthly Dinner 6pm Porsche Bend

25

Chili Cook Off

17

Cars and Coffee 10am to noon, Porsche Bend

20

HDR Monthly Dinner Porsche Bend

6

SUV Ride

20

Cars and Coffee, Porsche Bend

17

Monthly Dinner, 24th Anniversary Charter Event, note date change

4

12:30 pm, Kentucky Derby, Tracy Stouts Wildwood Estates

11

Adopt a Highway Clean Up

15

Monthly Dinner 6pm, Venue TBA

19

Cars and Coffee, Women’s Day Event

8

Arrive and Drive

6-10

Reno, the biggest little city in the world, Audrey Moore tour guide

16

Cars and Coffee 10am to noon, Porsche Bend

19

Classic Car Drive

19

Monthly Dinner, 6pm Outdoor Venue TBA

20

Sunset Cruise Arrive and Drive

22

Tech Session at Superior Shield

28

Cowboy Dinner Tree

July

August

September

October

November

December

11

Arrive and Drive

9-12

Levensworth, - Walla Walla Tour

19

John Day Fossil Beds, Mark Taylor tour guide

20

Soap box derby, car show

21

Cars and Coffee 10am to Noon, Porsche Bend

21

Ladies wine social

24

Porsches and pancakes

27

Elk Lake

3

Arrive and Drive

15-20

Astoria Tour- Audrey Moore tour guide

18

Cars and Coffee 10am to Noon,,Porsche Bend

7

Arrive and Drive

7

New member picnic

15

Cars and Coffee 10am to Noon,,Porsche Bend

18

Monthly Dinner, location to be announced

25-26

CCG, Joint drive with INW (Spokane) Porsche club

7

SUV Drive (yes it is a Monday drive)

16

Monthly Dinner 6pm, Porsche Bend

20

Cars and Coffee 10am to Noon,,Porsche Bend

17

Cars and Coffee 10am to Noon, Porsche Bend

20

Thanksgiving Dinner, 6pm Porsche Bend

7

Holiday Party

15

Cars and Coffee 10am to noon, Porsche Bend

CARS AND COFFEE Cars & Coffee at Porsche Bend, 3rd Sunday of each every month, 10 AM - Noon Join us every 3rd Sunday of the month as we gather and bring our Porsche community together for a cup of coffee and a shared enthusiasm for our cars.

We provide the Coffee, you bring your own mug or cup. Please wear your name tag.

Greg Domantay, Car Non-Moving Events

HIGH DESERT REGION PCA DINNERS

No HDR Monthly Dinners July, August, September Gretchen Kolb, Activity/Social events@highdesertpca.org

HDR Member Picnic NEW DATE September 7th, Saturday Free For All HDR Members

September 7th, Saturday HDR Serving Up BBQ Tri Tip Steak This is the BIGGEST HDR Event of the year!

Please bring beverage of choice and side dish to share Sign up details will be posted soon on your Monday morning eblast

HDR tour to Astoria August 15th - August 19th

Stay in the c. 1905 General’s Quarters historic home in Hammond, Oregon. Enjoy iconic driving tours to Cannon Beach, Seaside, and Long Beach Washington.

We will have classic seafood dining events, with homestyle family cooking at the General’s Quarter Historic home as well as top rated local restaurants.

There is room for 12 participants and/or 6 cars so sign up early to secure your reservation on Club Express. $100.00 per person per night (4 nights). This event maybe be full, contact Audrey for availability.

Registerhere: https://hdr-pca.clubexpress.com/content.aspx? page_id=4055&club_id=713383&item_id=2236328&eml=1&actr=3 Please call Audrey Moore for more information. 503 867-1601

HDR-PCA Scheduled Group Drives Arrive and Drive (A&D) - Classic Car Group (CCG) - SUV April 6th SUV May 18th A&D, SUV, CCG All HDR 2024 group drives are Free Arrive and Drive Just show up No pre-registration Free drive event

June 8th A&D June 19th CCG July 11th A&D July 17th CCG Aug 3rd A&D Aug 3rd SUV Aug 21 CCG

Each month routes will be the same for Arrive and Drive and Classic Car Group

Sep 7th A&D Sep 25-26 CCG Joint drive with INW (Spokane) Porsche club Oct 7th SUV

Mike Simmons, Car Center, Moving Arrive and Drive Track Events Autocross

Arrive and Drive (A&D) - Classic Car Group (CCG) - SUV The High Desert Region Register and Drive is changing for 2024 to Arrive and Drive. There will be no registration or fee for these drives and no directions will be handed out for the drives. We will have separate arrive drives for Porsche SUV owners and separate Saturday Arrive and Drive events. We will also have separate Classic Car Group Arrive and Drives for air cooled and early transaxle Porsches.

There will be several requirements from the participants to make these group drives fun and successful and we are asking for your help to keep these events enjoyable. We will be starting our drives from locations outside Bend and they will be different for each monthly drive.

Arrive and Drive Rules: All of the Arrive and Drive events are group drives and will be two to three hours in length on the beautiful roads of Central Oregon.

(1) Since these are group drives and we will be obeying all safety and speed laws all participants are expected to stay together as a group, this includes drive leaders and drive sweeps.

(2) This is not a race and there will be no passing of other cars in our group.

(3) The participants are required to keep the car behind them in sight and also to keep the pace of the car in front. The drivers will be required to wait for the car behind them at intersections and corners to insure we stay together as a group. The lead cars will slow or pull over to wait for the cars to remain together and keep everyone in sight so we can continue as a group.

(4) There is no rubber banding allowed and if you want to drive faster or slower than the group please remember this is a group drive and you will be asked to maintain the group pace.

(5) If you are not comfortable with these rules then please don't keep the other participants from enjoying the drives we have planned.

DOWNSHIFT FEATURED ARTICLE

VOLK und PORSCHES

Singer Classic Photography@pixelnickphotopraphy

Eric Peterson and his prized Singer Classic

Eric’s Singer Classic is a stunning resistance blue color, it is car number 26 of 450 cars to be reimagined. Over 300 of this model have been reimagined and is currently sold out.

Eric bought the car in August 2023, he is the third owner.

Started as a 1991 donor Porsche and was built in 2015. Air cooled engine is 3.8, 365 hp, 6 speed manual, performance like a GT3. This Singer is capable of over 200mph.

The leather interior is amazing, every detail of the car is simplistic craftsmanship.

Electric windows is a nice touch.

Car is finished in carbon fiber except steel doors.

Singer Vehicle Design is an American company that specializes in restoring and modifying Porsche 911s. It was founded by Rob Dickinson in 2009, who is also known as former frontman and guitarist of the English rock band Catherine Wheel. The company is based in Los Angeles, California.

The name Singer Vehicle Design pays homage to Porsche engineer Norbert Singer as well as acknowledging Dickinson's previous career as a vocalist.

The company's main product is a "re-imagined" 911, which is a heavily modified coupe or targa Porsche 964. Singer's most well-known and sole model for 9 years, was originally simply known as the "Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer". After the introduction of other models, it began to be referred to as the "Classic Study" model.

Much of the bodywork is replaced with carbon fiber body panels and the engine is reworked by engine manufacturers such as Cosworth, Ed Pink Racing Engines and Williams to produce significantly more power. The long hood of the Porsche 911 classic replaces the shorter hood of the Porsche 964. Relocated fuel filler and oil filler caps are a nod to historic Porsche race cars, and many of the components are bespoke and/or motorsports-grade. The tachometer is often colored in Singer Orange and displays values up to 11, a reference to the up to 11 meme (though engine redline is 7,900 RPM).

Singer Group, Inc. (Singer) restores and reimagines 1989 to 1994 Porsche 911s, based on the 964 chassis at the direction of its clients.

Singer is not sponsored, associated, approved, endorsed nor, in any way, affiliated with Porsche Cars North America, Inc.,

Pull the leather strap latch to open car door

Editor’s notes.

Eric took me for a ride in his Singer Classic, due the light weight of the car and the racing engine, the acceleration was explosive, the tuned suspension made the car take curves with ease.

After a few bursts of what the Singer can do, I told Eric he did not need to impress me anymore!

“It’s not just the cars…….it’s the people”

HDR LOGO MERCHANDISE

BRAND NEW

Kendal Soap Box Derby July 20th Photos by Andrew Cooper Kendall Auto Group 3rd annual Soapbox Derby at River's Edge Golf Course.

Local businesses, charitable organizations, and high school teams are building and racing soapbox cars to benefit local charities. The first place race team shares the prize money with the charity of their choice.

Fun activities, food, and a car show. Spectators will also vote on which soapbox car they like the best.

Cowboy Dinner Tree Tour June 28th Audrey Moore, Tourmeister Ken Moore, Driving Miss Audrey Notations and photos by Ralph Anzellotti

Cowboy Dinner Tree offers a Restaurant, Cabins, and Gift Shop on a homestead in Central Oregon’s Outback. Located in Silver Lake, Oregon — about a 90-minute drive from Bend.

Years and years ago there was an old shack under a Juniper tree, which is now the home to Cowboy Dinner Tree. Back then, ranchers from Paisley, Summer Lake, and Silver Lake pushed their cattle through Sycan Trail en route to the lush meadows of the Sycan Marsh. By the time the Cowboys had moved the cattle from the Silver Lake bed to the Dinner Tree, it was considered the halfway point, and they were hungry! There, the chuck wagon was waiting to serve up some buckaroo beans and biscuits.

Today after all these years, the Cowboy Dinner Tree still serves up the beans and bread, along with a slab of beef that most cowboys would only dream of on the trail!

Fort Rock

Chicken or steak?

Chicken was the size of a turkey!

Audrey Thanks for your efforts to create a terrific event! I had fun sitting with new people I had never met. And the drive was awesome to a place I had heard about but never gone. I really fun outing. Plus I got to know Ken a little more. Cheers. Scott Stoery

All good things must end - until we saddle up again next year.

Matt Carey Townhouse Painters Bend 541 410 1932 Townhousepaintersbend.com

We paint houses too!

CCB# 169206

Bavarian Adventure July 9th to July 12th Tourmiesters Rob and Penny Byrd

On July 9, despite the projected heat wave, 13 hearty Porsche enthusiasts left Bend on an adventure to the Northern Cascades of Washington. We started with an exciting Asian Fusion lunch at the amazing EZ TIGER in Yakima, WA. Our drive through Washington took us over the valleys and into the hovering trees.

After a brief stop for a coffee break at The Rock coffee stop, we checked into our rooms at the Bavarian Lodge in Leavenworth. Leavenworth is a charming Bavarian town nestled between the steep mountain peaks, and surrounded by roaring rivers.

As temperatures crept up to 109 degrees, jumping into those waters were tempting.

A leisurely second day offered the group time to explore the natural beauty of the area, shop the many boutiques, and enjoy lunch in the many restaurants. Most popular were local German fare, of course Bratwurst, accompanied by a favorite chilled beverage, and the misters for a brief relief from the heat.

We left Leavenworth for Wenatchee with a stop on the way at the picturesque Casmere,, an iconic small town reminiscent of the 1950s. There we toured the Liberty Candy Company Aplets and Cotlets Store. The Aplets and Cotlets Company was founded by a pair of Armenian men that immigrated to Washington over 100 years ago. They wanted to replicate the candy they missed from their native homeland. It was family owned from 1920 until 2022.

After checking in to our Wenatchee (Apple Capital of the World) lodging we enjoyed a very special dinner at Chateau Faire de Ponte, one of Washington’s premier wineries. By now we all had developed a special comradely There was lots of sharing Porsche stories.

Early the next morning we followed the Columbia River among the numerous orchards to beautiful Lake Chelan, and into the northern Cascades to the rustic western mountain town of Winthtrop. After leisurely lunch, many searched for ice cream or cold beverages and shade to escape the blistering heat. Leaving Winthrop, we drove through small Washington towns like Twisp and Methow, along rivers, and into the splendor of the mountain scenery.

For our last dinner together, we enjoyed a Barbecue at Chelan’s original and oldest winery, Lake Chelan Winery and Barbecue. Again the fans and misters became our “best friends”. After three days together we said farewell to our new friends, with bitter sweet feelings, and promises to see each other at future Porsche events and around Central Oregon.

Porsche Vorüber

John Day Adventure July 19th Tourmiester Mark Taylor

HDR local SIM contact Randy Lervold randy.lervold@gmail.com

HDR PCA New Logo Development Our High Desert Region will reach its 25th anniversary in 2025. It’s a perfect time to celebrate that by refreshing our region’s logo through a redesign that will look compatible with the PCA National logo with which it will commonly be seen and will provide for easy replication across various media such as the new website, name badges, stickers, business cards/printed materials, hats/clothing, grille badges, woven patches, etc.

The HDR Board wants to make sure members are included in this process, so we need two groups of volunteers. The first group of volunteers develops candidates for the new logo, either individually or in teams, however they choose. A different group of volunteers reviews and validates the logo candidates to determine that the submissions meet these criteria developed last year: The voting process will include keeping our current logo and NO change to the existing HDR logo.

• Understated and elegant, not too complicated, and approachable • Includes design elements that: • communicate we are a car club • reflect our regions uniqueness’s (landscape, culture, etc.)

• capture the spirit of the HDRPCA club and its members • Provides clear identity information – communicates the name of the club and PCA • Honors the spirit and heritage of the Porsche brand Once we have a set of logo candidates developed and validated (expected to be around the end of August) members will vote and if the club selects a new logo it will be in time to adopt its use by the beginning of 2025.

If you’d like to develop a candidate for the new logo, you are welcome to get started and plan on submitting your logo candidate or candidates around mid-August. If you’d like to be part of the second group, to validate the submissions against the criteria mentioned above, please let Fred Nielsen know by the end of June.

HDR-PCA MEMBERSHIP UPDATE Mark Taylor, Membership membership@highdesertpca.org

William Bralla Bend 2014 Boxster S

Christine and Bill Scofield Powell Butte 2024 Macan ​ Peter Jazowick Bend 2024 718 Boxster GTS 4.0​ Stefan and Chloe Coreth Bend 1957 356 Speedster ​ Frank Willingham Bend 2024 Cayenne Harold Lawrence Bend 2015 Cayman S ​ Julie Conde Bend 2024 Macan S Jason Miller The Dalles (Test Drive Subscriber)

PCA ANNIVERSARIES Tenure Congratulations!

We are very grateful to these members for their membership tenure anniversaries with PCA, not just with the High Desert Region, for July 2024

Ken & Jan McCumber: 30 years Kirk & Christy Shafer: 28 years Helen Riser & Kris Kildahl: 23 years Tracy Stout & Michael Paulson: 23 years Ed & Debbie Hughes: 22 years Peter Olson: 20 years Lisa & David Sarmiento: 19 years Kenneth & Audrey Moore: 11 years Barry Gustafson: 9 years Faron Schultz: 7 years Patrick & Susan Carroll: 6 years Jed & Deb Dackert: 5 years Kerry & Tesa Brainard: 3 years Jennifer & James Delia: 3 years Peter & Janine Hudson: 3 years Thomas & Bonnie Inglesby: 3 years Elliott Nolan: 3 years Frank & Stepanie Wood: 3 years Mike & Mary O'Connor: 2 years Josh Dorris: 1 year Kevin & Jaden Starnes: 1 year

911 exhaust cooler. Fill with ice for a cool ride.

Contact Fred Nielsen, at HDR events for details and price.

downshift features FREE HIGHLY CLASSIFIED ads for our club members.

Private ads for Porsche related items such as cars, tires, wheels, accessories, or parts. You can place an ad with a photo and up to 40 words.

Ralph@teleport.com

1995 993 Cab. Engine and Tranny rebuilt at Rozack Porsche in LA in 2021. New Polar Silver paint with Ceramic coat, new top and tonneau cover, new seat covers, new BlueTooth radio, two sets of wheels and tires.

I would say that there is less than 30,000 miles on the rebuild with a total of around 150,000 miles on the car.

I'm asking $52,000 Jack (541) 480-9300 jack@jackjohns.com

New, never used, Custom Frunk mat by CoCo Mats designed for 911 Turbo 991.1 but it could fit other 911's. Make an offer. scott@builderofspecialspaces.com

New, never installed, "Radiator Grill Store" radiator covers/protectors for front of 991.1. Might work for other 911's? Go to Radiator Grill Store for install instructions. Make an offer. scott@builderofspecialspaces.com

Used for one day. Hard wired into my garage circuit. Porsche battery tender w/ battery connector option.

Make an offer. Free key fob cover. scott@builderofspecialspaces.com

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Assisting a deceased member's daughter with selling Porsche parts her father owned.

1. Tan leather front and rear seats from a 1974 or later Porsche 911(G body) 2. Two 7x15 Fuchs wheels 3. 911 SC distributor 0213184001 4. Two early 911 manifolds for Zenith or Weber carburetors 5. Permatune ignition for Porsche 911 6. Porsche 911 Jack 7. Factory workshop manuals for early Porsche 911, Vol. 1, 3, 4, 5, & 6.

8. Lots of other items, call with your questions.

If interested, make offers for the above items.

Fred Neilson bend356@hotmail.com PORSCHE PARTS ** ( Bit and Pieces) Seat Slides and Brackets Rev Counter Weber Carburetors Intakes oil console 916 107 242 OR Rec Counter 91164130220 Front Seats Brake Calipers Torsion Bar Kit Gas Tank Camshafts 2 Rims Engine, call for details

PORSCHES & PALM TREES Everyone loves palm trees surrounded by sunny blue sky’s, warm tropical breezes, and pina coladas.

Downshift will feature this tropical theme in 2024 because it feels so perfect to combine Porches and palm trees with the roar of engines!

Want your Porsche to be featured in Porsches and Palm Trees?

Send me your photos and I will photoshop your car with palm trees. ralph@teleport.com

If you have further questions or need help signing up, feel free to reach out to Jeff Cox 206-450-2950 or Dan Thayer 360-909-3520.