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The Monday weekly eblast is packed with useful information about HDR events for the week and beyond so be sure to check it out.
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Fred Nielsen, President, High Desert Region PCA
president@highdesertpca.org
As I write the July message, I realize we have had five different HDR events this week consisting of a Cars and Coffee, members' dinner and informal car show, two drives and a tech session, and there is still the Cowboy Dinner scheduled for July 28, a wide variety of offerings for the members.
Next month doesn't slow down either, beginning with the Bavarian Adventure Tour on July 9-12. This is an exciting tour led by Rob and Penny Byrd and there is still time to register for the event. The month continues with a wide range of activities similar to those offered in June.
In order to have a supply of trained group drive leaders, we plan to offer a group drive leader training session in July. The instruction portion will be followed by a training drive Any member is invited to attend the training, but we encourage members who might want to lead a drive to attend More on this to follow at a later date
The last item I want to discuss in this message is the possible update to our club logo. As I mentioned in the last Monday message, this issue has been on the table for over a year and it is time to resolve it, one way or the other. Our current club logo was selected by a majority vote of club members twenty-four years ago. Many members feel it has history of our club and the club should retain the logo. Others feel it is outdated and time for an update.
Recently we sent an email to members asking for volunteers to submit potential logos for members to consider. We also asked for club volunteers to serve on a committee to review the logo submissions to be sure they capture the key elements of our environment and culture that we want represented in our logo. All submissions that meet these standards will be presented to members along with the two submissions we currently have and our current logo. Members will vote and the logo receiving the most votes will be the club's logo
We are asking that logo submissions be received by August 31 so that they can receive committee review and be submitted to members for a vote by October 1. If there is a change in our logo, this allows time to process it for our 25th anniversary next April.
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Fred Nielsen, President
Stu Malakoff, Vice-President
York Schueller, 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
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
EDITOR RAMBLINGS
Downshift front page photo credit goes to Linda Anzellotti for the main Image used. I think this is the most colorful and dramatic front page ever. Wow!
Audrey and Ken Moore led six Porsches on a Reno tour that was a trip of a lifetime. This tour is a featured article in this month’s downshift and you will see all the fun we had! Maybe next year we can do another Reno tour? Sign me up.
Remember to check your email inbox every Monday morning for the HDR eblast of weekly and future events The newest downshift s posted once a month on a Monday eblast nearest the first of the month.
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
January
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.
HIGH DESERT REGION PCA DINNERS
Greg Domantay, Car Non-Moving Events
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HDRPCA John Day Fossil Beds Tour NEW TOUR DATE
Journey Through Time" on Friday, July 19
The HDRPCA John Day Fossil Beds Tour – “A Journey Through Time" on Friday July 19th is an all-day drive through rural Central Oregon landscapes, generally following the John Day Wild and Scenic River, the surrounding publiclands and John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. This 263-mile, all-day tour begins in Redmond and ends in Prineville; viaMadras, Antelope, Fossil, Twickenham, Spray, Kimberly, and Mitchell. From Antelope to near Mitchell the drive follows the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway.
The route passes through 6 of the 13 Oregon Counties of the PCA High Desert Region: Deschutes, Jefferson, Wasco, Wheeler, Grant, and Crook.. This rescheduled tour will include a group lunch and group dinner following the drive will be optional in the registration selections. Tour leader- Mark Taylor. Sign up now on ClubExpress.
SCHEDULE
11:00AM – 2:00PM: Soapbox Check-in! (Teams Only)
12:00PM – 2:00PM: Kendall Car Show on Hole #1
2:00PM – 3:00PM: Soapbox Car Show & Spectator Judging | Food, Bars, & Activities begin!
3:00PM – 5:30PM: Time Trials & Racing
5:30PM – 6:30PM: Awards & Celebration
Megan Cornett
Community Relations I Kendall Auto Group 541-639-6477
http://www.kendallgivesback.com/
FUN IN THE SUMMER ON ELK LAKE
SATURDAY JULY 27TH, 2024
FIVE GOOD REASONS TO REGISTER FOR ELK LAKE:
1st, A fun and curvy drive to Elk Lake.
2nd, Picnic or bar-b-q on the club’s private rented “Lakeside Lanai". $24.00 per person.
3rd, Cruise for a 3 hour ride on the 22 ft Sportfish DLX Pontoon Boat around Elk Lake. $34.00 per person (optional)
3rd: Walk about the shoreline of Elk Lake exploring vista views and great places for group pics!
4th: Rent your own paddle board, canoe or kayak and cruise the lake.
5th:
Stay for the evening concert featuring The Sleepless Truckers. This band I had at my "69 and Holding Party". They are really really good.
Audrey Moore Tour Leader. Registration on HDR Club Express.
HDR Member Picnic
August 3, Saturday
Free For All HDR Members
HDR Serving Up BBQ Tri Tip Steak
Please bring beverage of choice and side dish to share
This is the BIGGEST HDR Event of the year!
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.
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
All HDR 2024 group drives are Free Arrive and Drive
May 18th A&D, SUV, CCG
June 8th A&D
June 19th CCG
Just show up No pre-registration Free drive event Each month routes will be the same for Arrive and Drive and Classic Car Group
July 11th A&D
July17th CCG
Aug 3rd A&D
Aug 3rd SUV
Aug 21 CCG
Sep 7th A&D
Sep 25-26 CCG
Joint drive with INW (Spokane) Porsche club
Oct 7th SUV
mons, Car Center, Moving Arrive and Drive
Track Events Autocross
Photos by Laurie Westenbergve
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
The club has scheduled a variety of drives this year and in order for these to be both safe and fun, we are going to hold a refresher course for potential drive and tour leaders during July. The class will include a short discussion period followed by a drive. We need more group drive leaders and encourage members who have an interest in leading a drive or tour to attend. If you don't want to lead a drive, but just enjoy the drives, you may benefit by attending the class and enjoying the drive that follows. More on this at a later date.
VOLK und PORSCHES
Reno!
The Gold standard tour of the 2024 season! June 6-10th 4 Nights in Reno, the Biggest Little City in the World!
Tour guides, Audrey and Ken Moore
Photos by Ralph Anzellotti
Audrey’s recipe for Souffle de Porsche ala Reno
This family recipe dates back to her first 356, back in the 90s. If the directions are properly followed, a good time for all is guaranteed.
Ingredients:
7 Porsches
13 HDR members
Goody bags
Tacos
Prime rib and stuffed ravioli
National Automobile Musem
More tacos
Sierra Nevada Region Porsches
Dash of Virginia City
Ribeye steak
Magique, magic mextravaganza
Escape room
Directions:
Assemble Porsches and members at the Country Store in Sunriver. Add goody bags. Mix thoroughly for 216 miles Add tacos Mix for 171 miles Let rest for three hours Add prime rib and stuffed raviolis Allow to sit overnight Add National Automobile Musem slowly, over several hours, and follow up with more tacos Allow mix to rest overnight. Combine 30 Porsches from the Sierra Nevada Region, and stir contents on a tour over Mount Rose to Incline Village, blending slowly along Lake Tahoe, Kingsbury Grade, Genoa, and then shake vigorously in route to Virginia City. For a perfect mix, accent with burgers, tacos, or sandwiches. Now carefully add medium rare ribeye steak. Marinate during Magique show for two hours. Top off with escape room antics.
Serves 13
This recipe is guaranteed to be fun, exciting, and memorable.
Submitted by Ken Moore
Rubios Taqueria
Alturas, California
Hole in the wall, best tacos and burritos
Ken and Stan think the gas pumps are nickel slot machines ��
Roxy’s
Silver Legacy Casino
Silver Legacy Casino provided private parking for us!
Just want to say "Thank You" again for a wonderful trip. We had a great time and enjoyed every activity and also enjoyed just spending time with the group. We appreciate all of the extra things that you do to ensure that our trip is a success. Lots of good memories.
Thank you again. Jim and Patti
“Thank you again for a wonderful time! We really appreciate all the work, time and planning you put into our drives! We had a great time!
Stan and Jan
Audrey Moore does it again, another world class tour filled with great events and fun!
“It’s not just the cars…….it’s the people”
HDR LOGO MERCHANDISE
Willamette Valley Vinyards Tour
May 30th
Linda Anzellotti, Tourmeister
Notations and photos by Ralph Anzellotti
Four Porsches and four couples made a trek for a wine tasting,, winery tour and an overnight stay in the Willamette Valley. The Anzellotti’s won a silent auction bid for a private tasting at Willamette Valley Vineyards and it was easy to find friends to join the adventure!
A few photos by Ken Moore We
Our travels included Porsche rated roads, perfect weather, highway construction delays, and a huge tractor!
Shane our winery tour guide extraordinaire
Wine capsule for Mars Space Mission
That’s a lot of wine!
FR - Sandy, Audrey
BR- Val, Ken, Connie, Bruce, Linda, Ralph, Pinot
Friends, wine, and food, a perfect combination
The winery gift shop has some amazing finds!
We had a barrel of fun! Stars leading to viewing tower
Hotel check in at Independence and it was very nice with river views
This was a street view the next morning out our hotel window. It did not involve our cars which were parked safely the hotel parking lot. These car owners will wake up to an unpleasant surprise!
All good things must end until the next time.
We had great weather and our Porsches needed to feel warm dry pavement in preparation for the driving season ahead.
Though this was a private event with friends, we still followed road safety rules while enjoying our Porsches.
ShopLight
by Andy Burke
German Transaxle of America, Inc
Boy, if you are a shop geek like I am you would love to stroll through the 6200 sq. feet of German Transaxle of America. The racks are loaded with spare everything involving transaxles. The floors are clean, the work benches wellorganized. It is one of those shops that exudes a long history of craftsmanship of the highest order and exactly where you would want your Porsche transaxle to be serviced.
In 2001, the then owner of GTA approached his star tech and said basically, “I am retiring and either selling the inventory off or offering the business to you.” This surprise announcement caught Ken Harvey by complete surprise and after a few deep discussions with his wife, Laurie, they decided to jump in 100%. In hindsight, what a great move.
Ken is one of the those guys who from a very young age was interested in how things worked. He received his first tractor, a John Deere pedal model while in first grade. His two brothers were military trained mechanics. In the blood. Moving to Bend as a young married man he worked, as mentioned above for GTA starting in 1988, as a nuts and bolts sorter. He has come a long way but man he can tell what size bolt you are holding up from 20 paces. GTA currently has seven employees and is known throughout the States and abroad as the number one shop for repair and rebuilding for both automatic and manual German transaxles.
Porsche, through the years, has had an interesting series of transaxles. The 356, 901, 915, G-50, Tiptronic and PDK. With the later models, those after 2010, Porsche decided basically only the dealers can repair the transaxles and very few parts are made available for the aftermarket. So Ken focuses on pre-2010 Porsches.
By the way in case you are wondering why the term ‘transaxle’ instead of ‘transmission’…The German design of the transmission includes the differential. This differs from say US designed transmissions where the differential is separate. Don’t take your Pcar to AAMCO!)
Also being German, there are a plethora of special (read expensive) tools to work on these parts. GTA has accumulated enough of these tools to service 70 years of Porsche transaxle design. Speaking of which, I was interested to know which Porsche models have the least troublesome transaxles. Without hesitation Ken placed his hand on a 915 (1972-1986 Porsche models) he was currently working on and said, “this one. It seems to be more robust and works really well. Should see 150-200K miles before any work is needed.” Well then what is the suggested maintenance an owner should do? “Definitely change (or have changed) the gear oil once a year, no matter mileage. Since not many older Porsches are driven in the winter here in CO, it makes sense to do the fluid change at the end of each summer driving season.” Ken uses the brand, BG Ultraguard 75-90 weight oil.
If you feel like your Porsche’s gearing may need service you can arrange for Ken to take it for a short drive so he can listen/feel for any problems. If any are discovered further testing will be warranted to determine cause. Entering GTA you will be greeted by the very knowledgeable Kateka Yost who will quickly be able to determine how best to service your Porsche or other German make. She knows her stuff! Rates are currently $150.00 per hour. Ken uses only brand new parts and offers a 2-year, 24K mile limited warranty on most work. GTA works on all German makes.
One of the absolute joys in this ShopLight series is meeting owners like Ken and staff like Kateka. Both love their jobs and one gets this feeling they would be doing this whether getting paid or not. Ken is a true craftsman. His favorite Porsche? 1984-1986 911 Carrera Coupe with of course the wonderful 915 transaxle. (I couldn't agree more Ken!)
This is part one of a two part series on GTA. Stay tuned.
Kateka Yost is our friendly front desk receptionist
Quality Rebuilding of German Transaxles
German Transaxle of America has been re-building and repairing transmissions for over 30 years. Ken and Laurie Harvey have been married for 29 years and have a passion for fixing transmissions. Ken and Laurie are car enthusiasts and participate in vintage Volkswagen shows.
Ken Harvey is the owner and has been rebuilding transmissions for over 25 years. Ken has established German Tranaxle of America as one of nation’s best resources for quality re-manufactured transmissions.
Laurie Harvey has been helping the business grow and develop since 1999. Laurie manages all the administration for German Transaxle of America..
Kévin Estre plants Porsche 963 on pole position at Le Mans
13/06/2024
The Porsche Penske Motorsport works team will tackle this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans from pole position. In the socalled Hyperpole – the final shootout for the best grid spots –Kévin Estre set the fastest time in the No. 6 Porsche 963.
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.
Below is an image of our current logo as well as two candidates already developed:
HDR-PCA MEMBERSHIP UPDATE
Mark Taylor, Membership membership@highdesertpca.org
Victor Foster Bend
2016 Macan S
Michael Dillard Bend
1967 912
Greg Collins (former Test Drive Subscriber) Bend
2010 Cayman
Michael Osborn Bend
2024 718 Cayman
Elizabeth Buchanan Redmond
2024 Cayenne S
Mike & Cindy Chrystal Bend
2004 Boxster S
Greg Smith Redmond
2014 Cayman S
Ryan Hendricks Bend
1999 911 Carrera Cabriolet
Steven Hodgson Bend
2017 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet
Betty Jo and Richard Gretler (Transfer from Las Vegas Region) Redmond
2018 911 Targa 4S
Sharon DeBoer and Rob Little (Transfer from Cascade Region) Bend
2011 Cayenne
Charles Tompkins (Test Drive Subscriber) Bend
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 June 2024
Kevin & Carol Neary: 23 years
Max & Penny Clausen: 18 years
Roger Mathus: 16 years
Ralph and Joy Conradt: 15 years
Steve & John Anderson: 12 years
Victor & Karen Grandidier: 12 years
Howard & David Koff: 10 years
John Ralston & Leslie Shick: 10 years
Greg & Polly Snyder: 10 years
Paul & Lois Vallerga: 10 years
Rob & Penny Byrd: 8 years
Linda Leffel & Angelina Lindsay: 8 years
Michael Marchant: 8 years
Bob & Linda Brookman: 7 years
Troy & Lisa Lindquist: 7 years
Michael & Sheryl Chandler: 6 years
Scott Davis: 6 years
Mike & Kizzy Tessen: 6 years
Stu and Vicky Malakoff: 4 years
Craig Bramscher: 3 years
Benoit & Susana Gateau-Cumin: 3 years
Zachary Meneyev: 3 years
Cary & Suzanne Gressinger: 2 years
Matthew Nahlik: 2 years
Ken Nava: 2 years
Ellen Bartholomew: 1 year
Justin Groza: 1 year
Teresa Gail Hinton: 1 year
Rob Huegli: 1 year
Michael Murray: 1 year
William & Eric Taylor: 1 year
356 carburetor air/fuel calibration tool. Adjust carburetor for elevation, racing, autocross, price of gas, or set it so flames shoot out car exhaust pipes to impress your friends. Battery not included.
Contact Fred Neilsen 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.
Tan leather front and rear seats from a 1974 or later Porsche 911(G body)
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1. Two 7x15 Fuchs wheels 2. 911 SC distributor 0213184001 3. Two early 911 manifolds for Zenith or Weber carburetors 4. Permatune ignition for Porsche 911 5. Porsche 911 Jack 6. Factory workshop manuals for early Porsche 911, Vol. 1, 3, 4, 5, & 6.
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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
