THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE SCHONESLAND REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA
APRIL 2024
Is everyone signed up for a drive yet?! We have 6 of our drives on Motorsportreg ready for registration! It is easy to sign up for these by going to the events part of our website, https://schonesland.com/calendar/. There are links to the registration space from each event.
Saturday, April 20, is our first drive of the year, the Mad Warren Drive. This year it will be with a twist…done backwards! We currently have almost 30 cars signed up. This is a great first drive since it is close and will not take up your whole day. Still time to get chores and errands done for the weekend! No excuse not to join!!
The following weekend, Saturday, April 27, through Sunday, Aril 28, we have our Loess Hills Drive. This is always a great drive with an awesome dinner after a long day of spectacular driving!
In May we have the Drive to Nauvoo on Saturday, May 18, through Sunday, May 19. It has been a couple of years since we have done this drive, but it is always a good one!
Saturday, June 8, is another day drive. We will be following the Dragoon Trail to Fort Dodge for lunch.
Our first extended drive, Great Western Skies, is from June 21 to June 29. We are limiting capacity to 10 cars and have just 3 spots left! Don’t miss out on this new event with unparalleled roads.
Our joint event with the Great Plains region is Friday, July 12, through Saturday, July 13. We will drive to Omaha on Friday morning for lunch and a museum tour before meeting the Great Plains region for dinner Friday night. Then Saturday we will have breakfast at Porsche of Omaha before Supercar Saturday. You can be home before Saturday afternoon and have the rest of the weekend!
The Red Wing drive is scheduled for later in July. Stay tuned for registration and drive information.
Our special July Drive & Dine is available for registration! Please reach out to me (jenscharff@me.com) if you deleted my last email and would like to sign up for this event. It can only be reached by using the private link!
Our first extended drive, Great Western Skies, is from June 21 to June 29. We are limiting capacity to 10 cars and have just 3 spots left! Don’t miss out on this new event with unparalleled roads.
Our joint event with the Great Plains region is Friday, July 12, through Saturday, July 13. We will drive to Omaha on Friday morning for lunch and a museum tour before meeting the Great Plains region for dinner Friday night. Then Saturday we will have breakfast at Porsche of Omaha before Supercar Saturday. You can be home before Saturday afternoon and have the rest of the weekend!
The Red Wing drive is scheduled for later in July. Stay tuned for registration and drive information.
Our special July Drive & Dine is available for registration! Please reach out to me (jenscharff@me.com) if you deleted my last email and would like to sign up for this event. It can only be reached by using the private link!
The Zone 10 President’s meeting was held earlier in March. It was great to meet leaders from other regions and hear about what other regions are doing and what is happening nationally. There is a new Zone 10 website that is linked from our website. This is a great place to reference if you will be visiting another region and want to see if there are any PCA events happening while you are visiting.
Hope to see you at the Mad Warren Drive!
Jen Scharff, President jenscharff@me.com
April 20 - Mad Warren
April 27 & 28 - Loess Hills to Sioux City
May 18 & 19 - Nauvoo Trail
June 8 - Dragoon Trail
June 21 to 29 - Great Western Skies
July 11 - Drive to Road America
July 12 & 13 - Omaha Cars & Coffee
July 25 to 28 - Redwing, MN
Aug 29 to Sept 2 - Eureka Springs
Sept 14 MA Hill Drive
Oct 10 to 13 - Wisconsin Fall Colors
Who could have guessed that the March Cars & Coffee would be gifted with spring like weather and a summer like turnout. Once again we produced a room full of Schoneslanders. (Looks like we are going to need a bigger restaurant.)
From left to right: Cam Torstensen and Joel Wolcott.
All photos courtesy of Skip Hammerman.
From left to right: Amy Hill, Dave Hill and Phil Patterson.
From left to right: John Siberell, Parke Adamson and Clint Akerberg.
From left to right: Craig Bassett, Angela Bassett and Tour Director Jeff David explaining quantum physics to Daryl Metzger.
The objective of a PCA Rally is to follow a course from point to point, usually on public roads, to the precise detail specifed in the rules - it can be competitive or for fun. Competitive Time Speed Distance (TSD) Rallies dictate a certain time schedule for the checkpoints along the way. Gimmick Rallies, also competitive rallies, may include a Gimmick (Poker Rally, regional interest). New to Rallying? Parade is a great time to give it a try!
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www.porscheparade.org
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I started coming out to Arizona back in the early 80’s. I had three good golf buddies and just the second we had enough disposable cash and permission from wives for a completely frivolous trip we started flying out for February golf. That morphed decades later into putting money down in the Scottsdale real estate market. At first, I would try to spend a week a month out in the dessert during the winter. Fast forward to today where I hunker down out here until the forecast in Des Moines shows that frostbite is unlikely.
The benefits out here are hiking, biking and golfing in a much more benign winter environment. In the beginning, I really had no idea that there was such a car culture out here. But, it’s hard to ignore when you pull up to a valet kiosk in front of a restaurant and all you see is a line up of Ferraris and Lamborghinis. The more car events you attend the more events you learn about.
Well… this year I learned about the All Porsche Grand Display put on every year in Carefree Arizona by the Arizona Region of the Porsche Club of America. It’s the first weekend every March. Old Porsches really love it out in the dessert. No rain. No snow. No salt. No POTHOLES. Ever notice at Barrett Jackson auctions the moment a car is from Arizona the auctioneer will bark: “Folks, it’s an Arizona car”! So, when the Arizona Chapter wants to put on a Porsche display you can guess they get the best of the best.
As you read this I will be traveling back to Iowa. The lure of Mad/Warren, Loess Hills, C&C’s and the D&D’s have me missing Schonesland and the Iowa Porsche culture. Yes, the Arizona Chapter has 2,000 members and some pretty fabulous rides. But, the AZ Chapter exists primarily on Saturday morning Cars & Coffees and an occasional driving tour. Schonesland has a social aspect that is totally lacking out here. I continue to be amazed at how many friends Dorothy and I have developed from participating in Schonesland events. So, when the cars line up for departure in our annual effort to terrorize Madison County wildlife, expect to see a GT Silver 911 with me in it.
Submitted by Bryan
Interested in taking your prized Porsche out on the track? A competition Seminar will be held on April 13th immediately following the Cars & Coffee breakfast gathering at Cozy Cafe. The seminar will be held in the large private back room of the restaurant and should last no longer than two hours depending on the number of questions and discussion items. This seminar will have several handouts and poster board diagrams for explanations while in discussions. The seminar will cover three main areas of competition and include details of the different types of driving the competitions demand. At the conclusion of each area we will have two Schonesland members give their perspective on what to expect and why it can be fun to partake.
A) The first area will be on "Auto-crossing or Solo" events that are held on a LARGE parking lot with a course laid out using rubber pylons. The pylons outline the course where each car navigates driving against a timed run from start to finish. This type of event is one car at a time on course. We will cover the complete description of how the event works, what you should expect to get from this experience and what the cost would be to enter.
B) The second area will be on "On Track Experience" events that are actually run on a fully enclosed race track. This event will cover the full experience of driving correctly on a track and will include “in car” instruction. This type of event will include other cars on track with you at the same time. We will cover the full requirements of participating, what you should expect to get out of the on track experience and what the cost would be to enter.
C) The last group will be a step up in your experience level as you gain track time and will cover "On Track Time Trials”. This comes after some practice as you are now driving at a faster and more aggressive pace on a closed race track. You are in competition against yourself as you attempt to drive faster and faster lap times.
Again after each area group we will have two members talk about their experiences in their particular levels of competition. The floor will then be open for questions.
Submitted by Bob Eddy bandjeddy@earthlink.net
April 13
Autocross, DE and Track Events Seminar
April 13 Cars & Coffee @ Cozy Cafe, Johnston
April 16 Drive & Dine @ Cool Basil, West Des Moines
April 20 Mad Warren Driving Tour
April 27-28 Loess Hills Driving Tour
May 11 Cars & Coffee @ Cozy Cafe, Johnston
May 18-19 Nauvoo Trail Driving Tour
May 21
Drive & Dine @ TBD, West Des Moines
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• Call to Order
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• Planning Meeting Scheduled for Dec. 14
• Next Meeting – April 30th, District 36, 6PM if eating, 7:00PM Meeting
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