BEND
PRESIDENTSMESSAGE
Fred Nielsen President, High Desert Region PCA
president@highdesertpca.org
A THANK YOU TO ALL HDR MEMBERS
On December 31, 2025, the two-year term for the Club's current board members ends. It has been a fast two years and the Club has had a lot of events and fun activities, almost 50 each year.
I have enjoyed the two years I have served on the board and thank the dedicated board members who have served with me and make those events possible for Club members to enjoy. I also want to thank all Club members for their friendship, support, and energy during my two-year term.
Come January 1, 2026, we will have four new officers directing the Club activities. They will bring a different approach to the Club and new ideas which will further grow and enhance our Club. I ask all members to give the new officers the same support you gave me and our current board.
The High Desert Region is an outstanding Region made up of very positive, enthusiastic, and happy members, and we want to keep it that way and continue to grow and develop our Club. It has been my pleasure to serve as the Club's president for the past two years and I look forward to many more years enjoying participation in Club activities with my many Club friends.
Fred
Fred Nielsen driving his 356
The High Desert Region Porsche Club of America (HDRPCA) club officer elections for the 2026-2027 term were successfully conducted via the ClubExpress website during the period beginning November 1 and ending November 15th. At the October board meeting, the board had voted to accept the nominating committee’s recommendations as follows: for President, Jay Seeley for Vice President, Randy Lervold for Treasurer, Jeanine Faria —for Secretary, Stein Nielsen
These four candidates have now been elected by the club membership and will assume their roles as club officers on January 1, 2026.
Fred Nielsen, President
Stu Malakoff, Vice-President
Jay Seeley , Treasurer
Trish Calderon, Secretary
Directors (Board Members)
Mark Taylor, Membership
Lisa Sarmiento, Safety and Insurance
Mike Simmons, Car Center, Moving Arrive and Drives, Track Events, Autocross
Greg Domantay, Car Center, Non-Moving Cars ‘n Coffee, Tech Sessions, Car Shows
Hack Heyward, Media Outreach
Audrey Moore, Tours
Sandy Wadsworth, Social Events
Volunteer Leadership
Ralph Anzellotti, downshift Editor-In-Chief
Linda Anzellotti, Event Calendar Maestro
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
Downshift will now feature each month photos that you send of your Porsche. In this months downshift starting on page 56 you will find Porsches and members that love their cars. If you want your Porsche to be featured in downshift just email a photo and brief description to ralph@teleport.com.
The HDR Executive Board election is final and these new officers will appoint other Board and leadership positions. Now is a perfect time for you to volunteer with the new Board.
I have agreed to continue to serve as Editor-in-Chief of downshift magazine.
Ralph
Published near the first of every month
Article Deadline 5th of each month
HDR-PCA Email Contacts
president@highdesertpca.org (Fred Nielsen) membership@highdesertpca.org (Mark Taylor) safety@highdesertpca.org (Lisa Sarmiento) socialevents@highdesertpca.org (Sandy Wadsworth) tours@highdesertpca.org (Audrey Moore) carevents@highdesertpca.org (Mike Simmons & Greg Domantay) advertising@highdesertpca.org (Ralph Anzellotti, downshift ) webmaster@highdesertpca.org (Laura Clark) forums@highdesertpca.org (Randy Lervold) complaints@blackhole.com (Peaches Bachagaloopystein)
Check the Monday Morning Newsletter or ClubExpress for sign up information www.highdesertpca.org/
HDRPCA Holiday Party
December 13th, Sign Up Now
Registration is now open for the HDRPCA annual Holiday Party which will be held this year at the Bend Golf Club. The gala event will kick off with a no-host cocktail hour with appetizers, followed by a sumptuous buffet dinner and wine at each table. "Reno and Cindy" will be on hand to entertain you with a wide variety of music suitable for dancing. An array of prizes will be given out to lucky recipients.
WHERE: Bend Golf Club, Cascade Room.
DATE AND TIME: Saturday, December 13, 2025, 5:00 - 10:00 p.m.
ATTIRE: Country Club Casual (Black Tie Optional)
COST PER PERSON: $75.00
Log into your HDRPCA member account to register.
December 13th
Donations Collected AT HDR Holiday Party
Bring warmth to needy school children this winter. Linda Anzellotti has graciously agreed to take the lead again this year to coordinate donations to the Bend/ La Pine School District's Family Access Network (FAN) and its efforts to ensure children stay warm this winter.
The FAN advocate is asking that NO COATS be donated as there is still a full supply from last year.
There is however, a need for the following items which are in short supply for the 1st-8th grades:
- Snow pants - Snow boots or winter shoes
Water resistant gloves
Gift Cards (Walmart)
Donations Collected AT HDR Holiday Party
Get ready for a high-octane, culturally rich journey across Germany with the “Germany Full Throttle” adventure (Sept 26–Oct 6, 2026). We’ll begin in the charming historic town of Speyer, where we’ll explore its medieval heart and glide through the vineyards in a vintage bus.
Then, it’s pedal to the metal at the legendary Hockenheimring for an unforgettable solo drive in a Porsche handling course and drifting included. Next up: a scenic drive through the Moselle valley to the fairytale Castle Cochem, followed by wine tasting at Schloss Lieser, and a dive into history in the Roman city of Trier and the bunkers of Fort Casso. Cruise the legendary roads of the Black Forest, tour the Porsche factory and museum, and explore automotive culture at Motorworld Böblingen.
The trip finishes in style with a private morning tour of the iconic Neuschwanstein Castle, a brewery visit, and two days in lively Munich — historic walking tours, a visit to the BMW Museum, and a guided tour of the magnificent Nymphenburg Palace. Included are boutique 4-star accommodations, expert private guides, select lunches and a dinner, plus group transportation for a maximum of 20 people idea in one amazing journey. Soun
Vicky Malakoff Owner & Fearless Travele
Phone: 609-933-1763
Email: vicky.malakoff@d
Web: www.destinationun
HDR-PCA Monday Morning Announcements
Each Monday morning, Lisa emails out event announcements to the membership. These important announcements give information about club events and other activities of interest. If you are interested in being involved with HDR-PCA please open up these once a week emails and see if there is something of interest.
If you are not receiving these weekly emails or have questions, you can contact Lisa.
safety@highdesertpca.org (Lisa Sarmiento)
Audrey Moore, HDR’s past Tour Director, will be focusing on Porsches in High Heels in 2026. Stay tuned for a ladies lunch invite in February to share ideas and to bring back the excitement of HDR’s unique women's group.
If you prefer to be a passenger at a driving event, you are most welcome to attend and Audrey will match you up with a Porsche driver.
P.S. No high heels required!
N S H I F T
VOLK und PORSCHES
by Joe Lawrence, HDR member
Joe Lawrence
Picture from about 1986 with me on my dad's '65 356C in El Paso, where I grew up.
Introducing Joe Lawrence HDR-PCA member with a very interesting past with German cars and Porsche, on the corporate level.
The first car I remember was my father’s early 70s Gemini Blue 911T. That started a lifelong love of cars, especially German cars, Porsches most of all. My dad later sold the 911T and several years later, when I urchased a red ’65 356C coupe. I was fortunate to drive that car around my hometown of El Paso
By then I was a full-blown car enthusiast with a of Car & Driver, Road & Track, and Automobile eligiously read cover to cover every month.
ined pretty quickly that I wanted to work in the ss. After graduating in 1990, I sold cars at a a Fe which had the Audi, BMW, and Porsche others. Shortly thereafter, I was hired by a Nissan office in Dallas, where I eventually became a b that was a natural for me. This led to a similar job merica in Atlanta and, later, to the 3 Series Product r New Jersey headquarters. My wife Patti and I took 000, moving to Munich, where I was a product and orth America.
all born in Munich before we moved back to the on to Toronto, where I ran marketing and then adian subsidiary.
a call from a headhunter about a role as President ’s fledgling Canadian subsidiary. This was certainly my lifetime and of course I took it. Next thing you white 997.2 Carrera as a company car and Patti is chool in an E1.II Cayenne. In Canada, together with hed the Carrera Cup Canada and the Camp4 winter driving experience. A favorite marketing campaign from that era was “Never Hibernate,” a call to Porsche owners to equip their 2-door sports cars with winter tires and drive them year round.
My last company car there was probably my favorite ever one of the very last 911 Turbos (997.2) ever produced with a manual transmission. And, yes, I drove it though the winter, even taking my kids to hockey practice and ski races in it from time to time.
In 2013, I moved to Atlanta to become Executive Vice President and COO of Porsche Cars North America. In this role, I was responsible for, in short, sales and the dealer network in the US. It was a good time to be at Porsche with an expanding model line and generally fantastic demand for our products. In my 11 years in the role, sales increased from around 35,000 to over 75,000.
ally increased the level of customer service hips to the number one level among all pects of this role included numerous trips to he Weissach R&D center, to Le Mans races, es, and to various dealer grand openings, ne here in Bend back in 2017.
highlight of my career at Porsche was the drive the 918 Spyder on three different eipzig, Circuit of the Americas, and Another was the “Classic Run,” a week-long drive from Monterey to Atlanta following union 2018. Six PCNA friends and I s tour, each of us in a personally owned . (Mine was and still is an Amazon green ‘93
Miami Blue 2016 Cayman GTS company car on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Great Smoky Mountain National Park with one of my sons and my red 991.1 Carrera S company car with ducktail spoiler.
Cross-country “Classic Run” six PCNA colleagues of mine and I completed in 2018 from Rennsport Reunion in Monterey back to Atlanta over a week or so.
My father’s spec-ordered Carmine Red Cayman
Various pics of my 968 on Amazon Green. It’s a ‘93 with 86k miles. I bought it about eight years ago in Atlanta as mentioned. I stored it at the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta, where it was usually on display on the Heritage Gallery. I had it worked on and maintained at the Porsche Classic Restoration Center at PCNA HQ in Atlanta. It is religiously stock.
While I love cars and especially Porsches, I also love the outdoors skiing and biking and hiking in particular. Bend is, of course, the perfect outdoors town, so I retired from Porsche last summer to pursue the dream (selling my beloved ’21 Spyder was, alas, a necessary consequence). Today, when I’m not in my 968 or riding my mountain bike at Phil’s or traveling to visit my kids, I might be doing a bit of consulting work or studying for my master’s degree in geography. Oh, and I may be on the hunt for a good C4S…
Joe Lawrence
Would you like downshift to feature your Porsche? Please contact me ralph@teleport com
“It’s not just the cars…….it’s the people”
Christmas
is December 25th
I wear a size 911 GT3 RS
downshift correction
Flat Fire
Threatens Wildwood Ranch
In the September downshift it was understated that the HDR picnic was held at Wildwood Ranch two times in the past, Tracy Stout let me know the picnic was hosted EIGHT times in the past not two. What an amazing host!
Tamales Making Event White Wiskers Ranch
November 15th
Your Hosts
Señorita Audrey
Mr. Ken
Article by Ralph Anzellotti
Ola!
How’s your appetite? Are you ready for Adobo Chili Pork or Verde Chili Pork Tamales? Refried Beans with Hatch Green Chili and Cheddar Cheese? Roasted Corn Green Salad? Salsa, Chips, Guacamole, and Hornitos and Freshi’s Margaritas? Sangria? We will be serving Margaritas and Sangria alongside with the food.
Yes, there were Porsches involved
Audrey Moore and Linda Anzellotti
Megan, Audrey and Lucas
Fred and Jay discussing the many roles of a HDR President
There were two big plates of brownies, plus lots of other goodies
Ken Moore checking on College football scores
Making tamales
PDR Company
Paintless Dent Repair
ShopLight by Andy Burke
‘Word of mouth’ is a good thing for small businesses, especially if the business mentioned does exceptional work. Thus when three people I respect mentioned Eric Dinkel and the magic he can perform on metal, I was intrigued. I have tried to use the services provided by many of the shops featured in ‘Shoplight,’ so fortunately (or unfortunately for me) I gave Eric a shout recently to take a look at a dent on the upper passenger rear fender of my 1986 Carrera. How I got the dime sized dent I will never know but it bugged me.
As a young man, Eric took an intensive 6-month course in dent repair. This very specialized discipline may have started in the Mercedes factory but in the 1980s specialists in dent repair were practicing in California in some sort of secretive, in the back room arrangement with car dealers and body shops.
You can loosely define dent repair as repairing damaged metal with little or no paint breakage. Think hail storm damage or door ding. In fact, early on in his career, hail damage at the Mercedes factory took Eric to Germany for a 9month stint after a massive storm damaged both customer and lot vehicles. Following the time in Germany, Eric worked in other European countries, Canada, Australia and of course here in the US at hail hot spots such as the Midwest. Eric states Denver, CO is the worst in the US for hail storms and resulting damage.
During his many trips to Australia, Eric would work 6-7 days straight before taking a few days to surf, golf or fish. In 2019 he opened his one man shop in Bend and now is kept quite busy working with local car dealers, body shops and individuals.
As mentioned above, my P-car had a dent. Eric has the expertise and it was pretty cool to watch him slowly get that ugly dent out. With a low temp heat gun aimed at the offending area, he used a long handmade tool up under the fender working back and forth until the metal was back to the same shape those German artisans had hand pounded 40 years ago. While Eric was massaging the metal I stood a few feet behind him watching the dent assume almost a fluid consistency before firming up. It was pretty incredible. I was curious about the level of heat applied to the painted surface and it is surprisingly low. There is a fine line where the paint could be damaged by the heat so Eric is constantly monitoring the surface temp.
Think of the numerous types of metals used on cars. Our beloved marque has, in Eric’s opinion “stubborn” metal, esp. the steel of my 911’s generation. Stubborn metal is good metal. He finds the aluminum of certain body panels and models quite strong as well and is surprised when there is a dent. We are fortunate here in CO to have few hail storms but last summer, as you may remember, there was significant damage done by a freak hail storm. Eric was swamped and of this writing still has dealer cars waiting for his magic touch.
Eric’s shop is super clean and organized, shop traits I tend to favor. Although he still offers mobil service, best bet is to contact him, set up a look/see appointment at his shop so he can provide a quick estimate for insurance claim or direct billing. I was very satisfied with the work Eric did on my car and recommend him with a high level of assurance you will be happy as well with the results.
PDR Company, 63034 Plateau Dr, Bend, Oregon
Ph: 541.390.8180 Owner: Eric Dinkel
SkidCar Training
Deschutes County SkidCar Training is an all-weather driver enhancement program taught with the aid of the SKIDCAR System. The SKIDCARframework attaches to the suspension of a vehicle to allow the front and rear tires to be lifted or lowered independently with a controller. The system allows drivers to experience the inclement driving conditions that cause a vehicle to lose traction in a safe and controlled learning environment. The course costs $100.00 and is available through Deschutes County Risk Management and sponsored by the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners.
Training includes one hour of classroom instruction followed by three hours of hands-on driving in the vehicle. The instructor will cover various techniques, including proper eye placement, acceleration, braking, steering, weight and energy management, as well as proper tire decisions and maintenance. Participants will learn the proper use of anti-lock braking systems and understand the differences between rear wheel drive, front wheel drive and four wheel drive systems, as well as Electronic Stability Control and Electronic Traction Control in modern vehicles. Participants will also learn about skid prevention, control and recovery.
https://www.deschutes.org/administration/page/skidcar-training carevents@highdesertpca.org (Mike Simmons)
CARS AND COFFEE
Cars & Coffee at Porsche Bend, 3rd Sunday of each every month, 10 AM - Noon Date may change check Monday Anouncments.
Join us 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.
HDR-PCA MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Mark Taylor, Membership membership@highdesertpca.org
Erin Quesnel
Bend, Oregon 97702
2020 Panamera 4
Erik Schultz
Bend, Oregon 97702
1987 924S
George Morgan
Bend, Oregon 97707
2022 Panamera 4
Tom Metz
Bend, Oregon 97702
2024 Cayenne
Steven McRoberts
Bend, Oregon 97701
2001 Boxster S
Christopher Adzima
Bend, Oregon 97703
2020 718 Cayman GT4
James Conforti
(transferred from Sacramento Valley Region)
Bend, Oregon 97707
2017 911 Turbo
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
December 1 PCA Anniversaries:
Fred & Pat Nielsen: 53 years
Peter & Amy Wheary: 36 years
Mike & Ann Sampson: 33 years
Michael & Linda Eisele: 27 years
Neal & Veronica Bordenave: 25 years
Jim & Ruth Coshow: 25 years
Kevin & Marnye Reynolds: 23 years
Don Good & Astrid Giblin: 22 years
James & Jennifer Laughlin: 15 years
Robert & Adriana Altvatter: 14 years
Clint & Susanne Prescott: 10 years
Scott Lauray & Lauren O’Sullivan: 10 years
Charlie Wintch: 10 years
Andrew & Francie Engel: 9 years
Kevin & Gary Knight: 8 years
Paul Schmitz: 8 years
John Arzner: 7 years
Douglas Cornelius: 7 years
Maxine & Ahna Hallberg: 7 years
Joshua Gleason & Sarah Jones: 6 years
Pat Olson: 6 years
Alan & Petra Rowe: 5 years
Rob Duvalle: 3 years
Rick & Karlee Castro: 1 year
Downshift will now showcase HDR-PCA members beloved Porsches. If you want your special Porsche to be featured in downshift just email a photo and short description. Send to ralph@teleport.com
Ken Moore 1971 Targa Silver
2020 Macan Turbo in metallic white with a red full leather interior.. Val and Sandy Wadsworth
“Porscha” 1964 356 SC, Ivory., Frank and
Camille Mendoza
1969 912
Polo Red over Black Leatherette
1.6 liter 4-cylinder
5-speed transmission
Last model year of production, only year of LWB Porsche build about 30,000 912's over its 5 year run & it outsold the 911 2:1 through 1967.
My Porsche is a 1998 Boxster Base finished in Arctic Silver, paired with a classic gray interior. With 106,000 miles on the odometer, she’s well-loved but still delivers the genuine roadster experience Porsche intended. I’m the third owner, and being part of this car’s story means a lot. Stein Nielsen
1961 356B
1975 911S 25 Annivery, Diamond Silver Metallic. Lucas and Megan th
Notchback, 1600 Super, Black, Jeff and Kate Katz
1972 911 in Viper Green. The car has been converted to the 1973 “RS” spec so that I could have the 2.7L RS experience without the associated price tag. Eric Peterson
Macan, Silver, Robert and Jenny Foster
1959 356 Turbo Coupe 3 speed on column Launch control Manual sun roof CarPlay
Trailer Hitch Pull me over Ruby Red Fred and Pat Nielsen
If you want your special Porsche to be featured in downshift, just email a photo and short description. Send to ralph@teleport.com
If you want to text me, send me an email and I will respond with my phone number.
Made a wrong turn and need help. No judgements, Private messages only.
Fred Nielsen
Enclosed Car / RV / boat / motorcycle storage space available near Redmond airport. Safe, secure, heated, powered, 24/7 access. Contact Stu at 609.933.7085.
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 a free ad with a photo and up to 40 words.
Harveys Original Women's Seatbelt Bag - Asking $100.
I bought this bag at the 2014 Porsche Parade in Monterey CA. It was a gift for my wife that cost $278 but it was not her style. It has never been used, and has been tucked away in a dresser drawer all this time. It is in excellent new condition.
This would be a great (Christmas?) gift for the woman who loves cars and expresses that in her handbags and attire. It is 17"x11"x8" and has a magnetically closed top, with 3 internal open pockets, 1 large and 2 smaller ones, and an internal zippered pocket. Call or text me on my mobile phone at 541848-3225. Ron Hansen
Black 10 Spoke Porsche Wheels with Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 studless snow tires complete with Porsche center caps and tire pressure monitoring system, purchased new 11/2022. These are very lightly used, almost brand new 265/50-19 tires (see photos). The wheels have no curb rash. They had briefly been on a 2016 Cayenne but will likely fit other Cayenne models and would also work on a Macan however that does not provide a staggered setup and would require a rear spacer. They likely will not fit on turbo models due to the size of the front brake caliper. I do not know if they will fit on a Panamera. These are 5 lug bolt 19" wheels with the following offset specs: 8.5J x 19H2 ET59. Also included are low profile fitted cable chains. Delivery of this set of 4 rims with tires, mounting and balancing, TPS and center caps would be around $5K new; asking $2,500.
Jamie Laughlin
541-306-0422
Porsche
Indoor Car Cover
$800 for 4 Michelin X-ICE Snow Tires 20" (For front narrow/rear wide staggered Porsche SUVs)
These Michelin X-ICE Snow SUV tires are basically brand new, with approximately 600 miles of winter driving on them. These tires cost about $1,700 for the set from Kendall. ($350 ea. for the fronts and $475 ea. for the rear tires) We just need to sell them to someone who can use them, and to get them out of our garage. They do not fit our new SUV. Tires were always stored in a warm space.
All 4 tires fit 20" rims:
2 tires are 265/45 R 20 for the front
2 tires are 295/40 R 20 for the rear
Tires are for Porsche Macan and Cayenne SUVs with wider tires on the back than the front, with Staggered 20" rim set-up (Also fits with SUV's by BMW, AMG, Lambo, and Mustang Mach-E)
