Downshift 2024 by ralphanzellotti

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Fred Nielsen, President, High Desert Region PCA

president@highdesertpca.org

By the time you receive this message, we will be less than a week away for the New Members Picnic (for all Club members). I realize you have heard me pushing this picnic in the President's Message and the Monday morning messages, but that is only because we want to see Club members attend. Hopefully, most new members will attend so that we can introduce them to our Club and they will become involved in Club activities.

This year, we are using the New Members Picnic as one of our promised "givebacks" to members. The Club will provide all main entrees and members will only bring a side dish and beverage of choice. That is not a free meal, but close to it. New members just bring themselves. Hope to see all of you at Tracy Stout's beautiful Wildwood Ranch on September 7.

Speaking of Tracy's beautiful Wildwood Ranch, I hope members noticed in the "From the Regions" section in the latest Panorama the picture of Tracy's property with her dogs racing during the Kentucky Derby Event. I failed to pick the winner of the race, but all who attended had a great time at the event. The Club is lucky to have members like Tracy and Michael who volunteer their property and time for Club events.

Our Club drives are almost over for this year. We had an active driving season with a variety of drives including all-Porsche drives, Air-cooled/Classic drives, and SUV drives. We had a mixture of results based on members' participation and comments. One conclusion is there is very little interest in SUV drives and we will probably not offer them next year. We will be soliciting your input in the near future on drives and other events we held this year to assist us in preparing next year's calendar.

One positive note on drives, we had a number of members who attended the Drive Leaders Refresher Course step up and volunteer to lead drives next year. Some members who attended the course actually volunteered to lead some of the final drives this year. Thanks to all of you who volunteered your time to attend the class and lead drives.

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

How would you like to help out with photos and articles for downshift? If you have a smart phone and some writing ability I can help you on your way to meet cool people and cars! A few hours a month. Contact me for more information. ralph@teleport.com

Recently, the FOB for our car stopped working at 10:30pm at night at the worst place and time. The FOB is the hand held keyless remote most of us use to unlock or lock the doors of our car. Thank goodness I knew about the hidden key in the FOB and was able to open the car door and use it to start the car.

Yes the battery was dead and I wound up also changing the battery for the other FOB. Thank goodness for Utube for step by step instructions how to change the battery So, when was the last time you checked or changed your FOB batteries?

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

July, August, September

Greg Domantay, Car Non-Moving Events

September 7th, Saturday

Free For All HDR Members

September 7th, Saturday

Please bring beverage of choice and side dish to share

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

Just show up No pre-registration Free drive event

May 18th A&D, SUV, CCG

June 8th A&D

June 19th CCG

July 11th A&D

July 17th CCG

Aug 3rd A&D

Aug 3rd SUV

Aug 21 CCG

Sep 25-26 CCG

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

Joint drive with INW (Spokane) Porsche club

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.

N S

VOLK und PORSCHES

Arrive & Drive

August 3rd

Ramblings and photos by Ralph Anzellotti

About 30 Porsches assembled at the Sisters High School ready to embark on the McKenzie Pass Highway. There was periods of rain but the curvy twisty road was freshly paved and smooth.

i remembered this portion of road a few years ago that was filled with ruts and uneven surfaces that was not friendly to our finely tuned suspensions.

Now this is a Porsche rated road.

Old McKenzie Highway freshly paved.

John Naitove was our ride leader. John is also a photographer for HDR PCA events, and posts his wonderful photos to promote our club on social media.

Rest stop at the Dee Wright Observatory

The ride going downhill was very curvy and narrow and this portion of the highway has not been repaved yet. That did not stop a spirited drive that tested drivers, tires, and brakes!

As we drove downhill the forest turned to lush green trees and foliage, felt as if we drove into a time warp portal.

This was another great Arrive and Drive.

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

HDR LOGO MERCHANDISE

Astoria Adventure

August 15th - 19th

Audrey Moore - Tourmeister

Hauntings by Ken Moore

Crrreeeekkkkk…..Bam…..

“What was that?”

Just another mysterious noise in a reputed haunted house in Hammond, Oregon.

On the recent HDR trip to Astoria, our fearless group stayed in The Commandant’s Quarters, adjacent to Fort Stevens State Park. The towering Victorian, three stories plus attic and cupola, was constructed in 1905. It is well preserved and fully furnished in period appropriate antiques. The home offered six bedrooms, five bathrooms, and two stairways over 5500 square feet.

Unbeknown to us, it also had some unidentified souls residing full time. Nights were characterized by loud squeaks, subtle banging, footsteps above, doors swinging below, scratching inside the walls, whistling windows, and unidentified random moans. All begging for Ghostbusters.

When we returned from excursions to and Long Beach, Washington, things would have moved and wine carafes emptied. The only time the spirits calmed down was while Audrey cooked her amazing paella dish, loaded with fresh prawns, clams, and halibut. It seems the mouthwatering aroma placated the haunts with memories of past feasts.

The long weekend ended too soon, and as we departed the Commandant’s Quarters, we could hear shutters banging and doors squeaking. Our Porsches provided an expedited escape after another fabulous HDR trip.

Cheers! First night at the Commanders Historic General’s home in Hammond, Oregon

Ellen Barthoemew was the master bacon cookers all weekend, modeling

Audrey Moore’s custom Bacon and Eggs apron.

Worlds larget Fry Pan in Long Beach, Wa

Happy walkers on the beach

Master Chef Audrey and Sous Chef Ken. Success with Seafood Paellla

Elk Lake Adventure July 27th

Fun in the sun by Audrey Moore

Banterings by Ken Moore

Audrey Moore reserved a floating lanai, rented a pontoon boat, and organized a picnic. A paddle board and floaties were present for members to enjoy Elk Lake. And it was capped off by a lakeside concert featuring the Sleepless Truckers. The day featured perfect weather and even the typical July smoke cleared out, allowing views of The Sisters and Mount Bachelor.

There are so many questions……..

Yikes! What was that sound? I turned quickly and witnessed a spectacular dive from our floating party lanai into the crystal-clear waters of Oregon’s Elk Lake. The diver, and yes, screamer, was the High Desert Region’s very own Vice President, Stu Malakoff.

It seems Stu was attempting the difficult step from a pontoon boat to a dock. At the same moment he was pontificating on the difference between a Targa 4S and a Targa GTS and was distracted, as he tends to speak not just with his mouth but also with his hands, arms, and entire body. His left foot missed the wooden dock and instead was placed adroitly into the water. As he descended to the depths of Elk Lake, Stu’s scream transitioned from baritone to tenor soprano, either from fright or cold water.

All present gasped, unsure if we should assist or laugh. As he sunk, Stu’s eyes seemed to grow, his scream still audible even though under water. Like a piece of broken Styrofoam, he quickly bobbed to the surface, sputtering and cussing like a drunken sailor. As we dragged his sodden carcass back on the dock, we noticed several new items on the bottom of Elk Lake: sunglasses, wallet, keys.

It was suggested he go back in and retrieve them, as he was already wet. The suggestion was not well received or appreciated. Fortunately for Stu, among our group was one Good Samaritan, the renown David Sarmiento. He graciously dove in and gathered Stu’s belongings.

Other than damage to Stu’s dignity, all was well. Personal possessions were accounted for, clothes dried off, and the celebration continued. Stu’s only request was “Don’t tell Fred . ”

ShopLight

By Andy Burke

No Politics Racing

Shoplight September 2024

Correspondent’s note: this is part two of a two part series on German Transaxle of America. Special thanks to Ken and Kateka at GTA for arranging the meeting with NPR.

Ok here is your choice: Stay home in the relative coolness of a non-air conditioned house watching the Olympics or head back to German Transaxle of America to interview two very interesting guys, Brandon Alexander and Paul Guard, with a company by the name of No Politics Racing. And to further influence your decision, I will add the President of HDRPCA, Fred Nielsen will go along as a trusted sidekick and advisor. No brainer, correct?

The company No Politics Racing (NPR) is the brainchild of Brandon Alexander. Like all of the owner’s bios highlighted in the Shoplight Series, Brandon is a car guy from very early on-initially inspired by his father’s friend who raced Shelbys in Mexico. Brandon’s Grandad further influenced the youngster with his 1983 911 3.0 Targa, a car Brandon ended up driving and racing all through High School in Auburn, California.

Now hang with me for a second as I weave quickly into the narrative a high school sweetheart named Jessica (and later Mrs. Alexander) whose uncle, the renowned Paul Guard, provided high end gearing components for the automobile racing world. Brandon, thought how great it would be if “I could do that same thing as Paul my entire life.” His love for the marque continued though college and five years ago with the valuable guidance of Paul, Brandon created No Politics Racing with the goal of designing and building the highest quality gearing and associated parts for Porsche cars.

That name! For your correspondent a refreshing reflection of Brandon’s attitude: “We make the best products for every Porsche owner. Being kind. Sharing kindness.” I’ll take a bakers dozen kind Sir!

All products-Limited Slip Differentials, Gears, Gearing and Main Shaft kits-are designed and built in house and while geared (sorry) for the racing world most can be utilized in non-racing Porsches. Preferred Installers like Ken Harvey at German Transaxle of America will suggest NPR parts to many of his clients when overhauling or rebuilding their transaxles. (As a quick historical aside, Porsche designed the first Limited Slip Differential feeling such a design was useful in improving the handling of rear engine cars.

What will a non-racing modern Porsche driver get if he or she upgrades to NPR Limited Slip Differential and gears? Much better handling when accelerating and decelerating. More control when diving into corners. Even 356s benefit by having both rear wheels spinning on acceleration.

And when braking the LSD acts on the 356s like ABS. Brandon feels this makes the cars safer. And speaking of 356s, Rod Emory utilizes NPR products in his well-regarded 356 Outlaw builds. It was during this portion of the interview discussing 356s, that Fred rose to the occasion and with Paul engaged in interesting histories of their numerous experiences with 356s. Each gent easily understood the advantage of having a LSD as part of the 356 transaxle.

Brandon holding a 930 and 356 Differential

As you can clearly see from the photographs, the NPR products are things of beauty. In the hand each is well designed with a definite reassuring heft.

If you are a full-blown Porsche racer, an occasional track devotee or a happy high desert road carver who is interested in stepping up the performance of your transaxle check out the No Politics Racing website (nopoliticsracing.com) and give Kateka a call at German Transaxle to set up an appointment with Ken to discuss your options.

I did not forget a Shoplight tradition: Brandon’s fav Porsche? The aforementioned red 1983 911 SC Targa with a 2015 Cayman S PCNA Show Car closing in at second place.

Our club was represented by Alan Fuller, Debbie Fuller and John Sturmark. If there were others from the club, we never discovered them, nor saw anyone we recognized. For a cruise of over 3000 passengers 900 were PCA members from over 100 clubs across the globe (saw several name tags from Great Britian).

PCA Alaska Cruise Treffen at Sea Majestic Princess

July 28th - August 4th

The cruise departed from the port of Seattle, pier 91 This was a Princess cruise who has partnered with PCA North America, and this was the third such cruise The next PCA Treffen cruise will be September 2025 and depart from New York and travel the eastern coast through Canadian Maritime providences and back.

With our special PCA lanyards and wrist band that held our cruise “medallion” we could easily find other Porsche members to start conversations. Another sponsor was Tag Heuer who provided one of the seminars.

One large event sponsored by the Porsche club was the die cast concours de elegance. Lots of participants and interesting displays on the cruise.

PCA provided lots of swag and seminars. Pirelli was a major sponsor too and held both a pre and post cruise party as well as a seminar on tires. With our special PCA lanyards and wrist band that held our cruise “medallion” we could easily find other Porsche members to start conversations. Another sponsor was Tag Heuer who provided one of the seminars.

Ketchican

Our first stop on this inside passage cruise. John’s excursion was a kayak trip around the inlets of Ketchican. Lots of wildlife. Eagles, seals, otters, and a whale were seen. Debbie and Alan took the Princess sponsored excursion of a Totem Pole site and learned about the making and meaning of the poles. Ketchican had lots of history and we explored the town by foot. Unfortunately (for some) we found a quilt fabric store and leftwith fabric!

Juneau

The most rain of the trip was here. Downpour all day. However, this stop included the Mendenhall glacier. John took an excursion that allowed him to visit the glacier up close. Debbie and Alan visited the site from afar but were able to see the glacier from the visitor center. Also a tram ride up the mountain in town allowed beautiful views of the harbor and our ship from above the town.Skagway

Last stop in Alaska. Most folks took a half day train ride. Several like us visited the town by foot. We visited the museum and walked the streets and visited numerous shops including another fabric store. And yes, bought more fabric!

Victoria

Our last cruise stop and the shortest docking time. However, the town was close to the terminal for easy access whether walking or riding. We took a horse drawn carriage ride that took us through town and by the Parliament building and Empress hotel, both tourist stops. The local Porsche club was also there and met up with many Porsche club members from the cruise.

The ship was pretty amazing. Our first cruise on an ocean cruise. Food was wonderful. Plenty of activities and entertainment sponsored by Princess. Great restaurants and bars. The service was impeccable. Rooms were great. Could not feel much movement while on board so seasickness was not any issue. Already booked another cruise for 2026. The next PCA Treffen at Sea is possible too.

Article submitted by Alan Fuller, John Sturmark and Debbie Fuller.

Porsches, Pooch, and Sam

Where’s Waldo?

HDR-PCA MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

Mark Taylor, Membership membership@highdesertpca.org

Jason Miller (converted from Test Drive Subscriber)

The Dalles, Oregon 97058

2008 Cayman S

Armando R. Aguilera & Kelly Mack Sisters, Oregon 97759

2005 911 Carrera

Donald Fischer (Test Drive Subscriber) Bend, Oregon 97703

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

September PCA Anniversaries

Art & Hilary Dembsky: 44 years

Douglas Wood & Chieko Saito: 40 years

Steven & Susan Rogers: 36 years

William & Nancy Hildick: 27 years

Crawford & Mary Cronkhite: 26 years

Terry Vermillion: 26 years

Michael Howard & Kendra Portia De Busk: 24 years

Rick & Karen Clawson: 18 years

John & Eleanor Donohue: 16 years

Greg & Michelle Quesnel: 16 years

David Mize: 13 years

Jim & Patty Felton: 13 years

Douglas & Dianne Kerkoch: 12 years

Douglas & Jane Rude: 12 years

Joseph & Spencer Justice: 11 years

Wayne Nelson & LaDonna Allred: 10 years

Jim Krouskop: 10 years

Robert & Max Freund: 9 years

Sam & Carolyn Davis: 9 years

Amy Steigman: 9 years

Doran & Susan Katka: 8 years

Charles Anderson & Brian Thompson: 8 years

Vaughn & Patricia Pieschl: 6 years

Ty Buckenberger & Tammy Teske: 5 years

Casey Stuart & Beverly Mather: 4 years

William Anderson: 3 years

James Seeley: 2 years

Gary Bracelin: 2 years

Michael Huber: 1 year

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.

$65,000.00

1963 356-B Porsche S

98,000 original miles

Rust free

New rebuilt transmission done by Ken at German Trans Axle

All work done at Porsche of Bend

Koni shocks

Original headliner, carpeting, and dash

Kumho tires - like new condition

1600cc engine with big bore kit - now 1720cc

2 week old tune-up with valve adjustment etc and brakes bled and adjusted

Weber carburetors

Have owned for 37 years - always stored in garage

Has not been painted in approx 40 years

Tom Sheehan 541-408-6788

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.

Make Offer!

Jack (541) 480-9300

jack@jackjohns.com

295/30 R21 rears

245/35 R20 fronts Michelin Pilot Alpin tires, less then 1,500 miles wear (rated 90-95% tread at last service).

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)

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.

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

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