Schonesland is having a great year in case you had not noticed. The enthusiasm at the board level is palpable. New rides are being created. New members continue to join. Attendance at events is at an all time high.
With that in mind, I want the Spinner to improve and grow just as our club is growing. Based on other publications from other regions our Spinner is missing two things. First, technical articles. If you have your hood up and a wrench out, we would like to hear about it. If you have modified your ride and had a good experience, let us know. I find Porsche people are always curious about technical issues. But, many/most simply lack the knowledge. Second, lets get to know each other better. Our summer is providing the perfect background for you to take a photo of your car and share it with the club. Other regional magazines are filled with photos of members Porsches. Ours is not. So, get out there and take that photo. Submit articles or photos to: shiffler@shiffler.com
It has been great to see so many members this past month at all of our various events!!
We had almost 40 Porsches at Thursday Nights in Pella!! Amazing! The weather was perfect to wander and look at all of the cars like most of Pella did. I hear we have already been asked to come back next year!
The Wisconsin Drive organized by Skip Hammerman and Garry Seemann was again wonderful. And this time it didn’t snow! The roads were great and the company was even better.
Our Drive and Dine at District 36 had 53 in attendance. Might be a new record! On August 15th it is at Kinship Brewery in Waukee. Can we beat our new record?!
The new member picnic at Bob Timmerman and Linda Laine’s house was a hit. (Thanks Bob and Linda!) We had 47 members attend with a good share of that being new members. Hope to see all of the new members at another event soon!!
NAME BADGE UPDATE!! For those of you that want or need Schonesland name badges you can order them from the club website!! These badges will look like what you see some of the club members already wearing. They will not have an overlay of the name. The name will be directly printed on the badge. The link for ordering can be accessed from two places under the Resources tab at the top of www.schonesland.com. You can go to Club Merchandise https://schonesland.com/club-merchandise/ or Links and Documents https://schonesland.com/links-and-documents/. You will then be routed to https://www.kahlerspec.com/si/506426220/100/schonesland-regioncustom-name-tag
From here you select the quantity and specify the name for each badge. Remember to click “Add to your cart” after putting in each quantity and name. This will get you to the Cart Summary page where you can review the quantity and names before finalizing your purchase. If you click Continue Shopping after looking at your cart you will get routed to the Schonesland merchandise page where you can buy other Schonesland branded items. Happy shopping!
Our club has several events coming up in August and September.
August 5th is a new drive to the Brucemore Estate in Cedar Rapids. Registration has closed so hopefully you signed up!
August 12th is Cars & Coffee at Cozy Cafe in Johnston.
August 15th is Drive & Dine at Kinship Brewery in Waukee.
August 26th is a joint Track Day with our new friends from the Great Plains Region at the RPM track in Omaha.
Starting August 31st is the Eureka Springs Arkansas Drive. Registration closes August 24th so get signed up soon!
September 10th the club will have a tent and cars at Des Moines Concours d’ Elegance.
September 16th is the MA Hill Charity Drive. More information about this drive is an article in this Spinner.
Starting September 28th is the Red Wing Drive.
Please see www.schonesland.com/calendar for more info and for links to register for the events!!
Also remember that our holiday party is scheduled for December 9th at Noce in Des Moines. More information and registration to come!!
Jen Scharff President, Schonesland Region
April 22 - Mad Warren
May 6 & 7 - Loess Hills to Sioux City
June 9 & 10 - Omaha Cars and Coffee
July 13 to 16 - Wisconsin Drive
August 5 - Brucemore Estate in Cedar Rapids
August 26 - Porsche Track Day at RPM
August 31 to September 4 - Eureka Springs
September 16 - MA Hill Charity Drive
September 28 to October 1 - Redwing
October 14 Dragoon Trail Drive
When: Sept 20 – 24
Where: Ritz-Carlton
Clayton, MO
Website: treffen.pca.org
Make this your Gateway to Rennsport as we head to the trendy suburb of Clayton, MO to celebrate Oktoberfest. About 10 miles west of downtown St Louis, the Ritz-Carlton is our host hotel and launching point to the Missouri Rhineland. Our tours will follow the Lewis and Clark Trail and Route 66 to some of the most scenic destinations along the Missouri and Mississippi River Valleys. You will get the chance to win one of ten early registration spots for Treffen Wine Country at this event. Registration opens on June 28, 2023 Check the PCA and Treffen websites for additional info and follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/treffennorthamerica for latest updates.
“Touring the Missouri Rhineland & River Valley”
Thursday Nights in Pella proved for the second year in a row that Schoneslanders enjoy a good ride to a welcoming town with perfect weather. 37 cars made the trip for Pella’s weekly celebration of summer.
The New Member Picnic welcomed into the Schonesland family a near record number. Above from left to right: Kevin Wickham, Phil Patterson, Megan Wickham, Margaret Patterson, Craig Walter, Susan Walter, Eric Nelson, Natalie Duve, Eugene Yu, Charles Duve, Lora Yu, Idit Hazan and Avi Hazan.
And, a special thank you to Bob Timmerman and Linda Laine for hosting.
Cars and Coffee drew a perfect weather day which begat a great collection of new rides as well as a healthy share of air-cooled.
Top photo from left to right: Rich Collins, Jerry Christian and Dave Hill.
From left to right: Keith Arneson, Tim Reinhardt and Tour Director Jeff David.
Inside at the Cozy Cafe we, once again, took over most of the restaurant. Above from left to right: Carolyn Torstensen, Cindy Scott and Safety Chair Garry Seemann.
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Cam Torstensen, John Haluska and Joe Watton.
From left to right: Jim Scharff, President Jen Scharff and Social Media Chair Skip Hammerman.
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As Lao Tzu famously said: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.” So too do driving tours. Our first step is always the drivers meeting as Social Media Chair Skip Hammerman, above, is expertly demonstrating. It was an almost perfect day for a drive. Our band of over 20 cars caravanned through Iowa dodging rain showers, pot holes and construction zones.
Left from left to right: Kitty Metzger, Daryl Metzger, Dorothy Struthers and Joe Watton enjoy Elkader’s Pedretti’s Bakery.
Choosing restaurants for lunch on driving tours is an art form. Finding the right place on the right road at the right time is not for the frail of heart. On our way to Prairie du Chien we stopped at the Landmark Bistro in Grundy Center. Left, from left to right: Bruce Nuzum, Nehru Cheddie, Karisa Cheddie and Tracie Hammerman.
Adamson.
Left, from left to right: Ed Bell, Parke Adamson, Mindy Bell and Diane
Below: lunch at the beer museum in the Petosi Brewing Company.
Our final lunch was at Vinny Vanucchi’s in Galena. Enjoying the ambiance above, from left to right: Kristy Chiaramonte Carlile, Terry Johnson and Sashi Parera.
Left, from left to right: Ben Nordstrom, Board Treasurer Kloey Runyan and Logan Runyan.
Left, from left to right: Cindy Scott, Safety Chair Garry Seemann, Keith Arnesen and Deb Arnesen.
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Rhonda Watton, Robert Hughes and Albana Selimaj.
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The Hotel Julien was the perfect launch pad for the tour. Above, Social Chair Belinda and Ben Nordman look ready for the days drive. Sight seeing included Poopy’s Bar (believe me, it was a sight to see), and the lock and dam at Bellevue. Below, our final dinner at Timmerman’s overlooking the Mississippi.
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A beautiful summer evening combined with a Schonesland favorite produced a record turnout of 53 Porsche faithful.
At the right from left to right: Cam Torstensen, Dave Hill and Competition
Chair Bob Eddy.
At the right from right to left: Past President Drew Hillman, Emily Hillman and Carolyn Torstensen.
From left to right: Jim Baker, Heather Baker and Dorothy Struthers.
From left to right: Margaret Patterson, Phil Patterson and Jacqueline Nickolaus.
From left to right: Susan Walter, Craig Walter and Sandy Bassett.
From left to right: Mary Robertson, Jennifer Kelly and Patrick Kelly.
This is our inaugural MA Hill Charity Drive to honor Mary Alice Hill and everything she did for Schonesland. It’s a one day drive on September 16th.
Mary Alice was the first female president of Schonesland. Everyone loved Mary Alice! She was always smiling, laughing or singing! And, MA was always wiling to listen or talk to you about whatever. She will definitely be missed.
This charity drive will be a poker run format. It is a predetermined route with various stops. At each stop you will get a playing card. You then use your cards to make the best (or worst) poker hand. The route you can take at your own pace. So if you want to stop for coffee, stop. If you want to swap drivers, swap. You can go as fast or as slow as you want. There are no prizes for who ever gets to the end first! The only prizes will be for your poker hand!
Each hand will be $25. Each person in attendance that purchases a hand will also receive a souvenir glass per hand commemorating the event.
All proceeds will be donated to Mary Alice’s favorite charity, Big Sisters.
If you are unable to attend or would like to donate more without having to purchase more hands, Schonesland has a Venmo account.
@SchoneslandPorscheClub or you can search under Business on Venmo. Be sure to put MA Hill in the comments section so we know what money needs to go to Big Sisters.
Registration is open on Motorsportreg at msreg.com/mahillcharitydrive2023.
Jen Scharff
We formally start the drive from Joplin, Missouri, with a welcome dinner Thursday night. Most of us will drive together to Joplin on Thursday. We continue our tour on Friday to Eureka Springs through southern Missouri and Arkansas. On Saturday and Sunday, we will have absolutely phenomenal drives through the Ozark Francis National Forest and some of the most curvy and fun roads that will absolutely thrill everyone. We will return to Des Moines on Monday (Labor Day). If you are unable to join us in Joplin on Thursday, you can join the group in Eureka Springs on Friday for Saturday’s and Sunday’s drives Please review all the details and register at http://msreg.com/ 2023EurekaSpringsArkansas.
Note: Registration ends August 24th. For those that do not have a Motorsportreg account, go to www.motorsportreg.com. Click on “Create Free Account” in the upper right. Follow the steps to enter all of the required information. REMEMBER YOUR PASSWORD!! Once you have an account you can register for events. Also, only one person per household / membership needs to create an account / register on Motorsportreg.
Let us make this another great Schonesland Tour experience! Please register at http:// msreg.com/Wisconsin2023
Skip Hammerman skiphammerman@msn.comSchonesland’s second visit to Red Wing, Minnesota is on September 28th to October 1st, but the remaining 13 rooms at the historic St. James Hotel will only be available until AUGUST 28th, just four weeks from now. This is a very popular area for fall touring and hotel rooms are virtually impossible to get at the last minute.
All the plans are set and you can view all the details by clicking on the link: http://msreg.com/2023redwing
Friday’s scenic fall colors drive in Wisconsin will be a spectacular day with lunch in Eau Claire and dinner at the Jewel Golf Club in Lake City, MN, just 13 miles south of Red Wing.
Saturday presents many options. As mentioned, a number of us will be making an early morning drive to Chanhassen, MN for the Octoberfest Cars and Cofee where we’ve been invited to show our cars with the other German exotics that will be on display among the many extravagant garages and man caves. After that, there’s Paisley Park, (4 blocks away) and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in nearby Chaska. Of course, there are many other places of interest in the Twin Cities to enjoy.
For those who want to sleep in and relax in Red Wing, the day is yours to enjoy until we all meet up for dinner at the SMOKIN’ OAK BBQ house in Red Wing on Saturday evening.
Saturday Red Wing options could be:
. More driving in Wisconsin
. Driving to Winona for lunch and a visit to the Winona Maritime Art Museum. We saw it last year- very worthwhile.
. Exploring Red Wing’s shops, galleries, museums and neighborhoods
For more info, visit www.red-wing.org
More details will be forthcoming in the next 30 days.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Jeff David 515-229-5626
jeff.t.david@gmail.com
Autocross Events held by Des Moines Valley Region - SCCA Registration and information’s available @ www.motorsportreg.com
August 20 Autocross at Bell Avenue Business Center.
Sept 16-17Time Trial Track event at Raceway Park of the Midlands
Sept 23-24 Autocross at Valley West Mall, North East parking lot.
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We are having a “TRACK EXPERIENCE DAY” Saturday August 26th. It is a FULL day to let your Porsches loose at the track Raceway Park of the Midlands (formerly known as Mid-America Motorplex – MAM) which is located about 12 miles south of Interstate 80 on Interstate 29 at Council Bluffs.
This track is 2 ¼ miles long with 15 turns and is 40 foot wide. The track is about a two-hour drive from Des Moines. www.racewayparkofthemidlands.com
The event is fully sanctioned by PCA as a “Driver Education Track Experience” and is open to any current Porsche Club Member. The event is being sponsored by the Great Plain’s Region of PCA and Schonesland Region members are being invited to enter. The event is open to all Porsche Coupes, Targas and Cabriolets that are a model year of 2005 and newer. There will be three track groupings (beginner, intermediate and expert) comprised of only Porsche’s. There will be a total of six 20 minute sessions with three in the morning and three in the afternoon for on-track driving. Also, two classroom sessions (30 to 40 minutes are required for beginners to attend and learn about “On Track driving”. All instruction, both in classroom and on track, will come from a PCA instructor. Each new entrant will be assigned an instructor and will include a ride along in your car plus outside observations.
Cost for registration is $165.00. The event fee covers track rental, emergency services, instruction, insurance, etc. All information and to register are done by logging into the PCA Club Registration web site:
https://clubregistration.net/login.cfm?
CFID=12593841&CFTOKEN=5adcfe10ff3d4dc0A046351D-155D-642B-80D1F944924F2DA6
If you don’t have an account you will need to create one. Then search for GPR events, find, and click on the Register point and follow the prompts. Cars will be subject to a tech inspection for safety purposes. A current Snell certified, SFI, Helmet, model SA-2020, (can be any manufacture) is required. There will be some loaners available for use. Other requirements are closed-toed shoes and all loose items must be removed from the car.
To recap: you get up to 2 1/2 hours of track time, I hour of classroom education, driving instruction and on-track observation instruction. You will not be disappointed.
Questions – Bob Eddy: 515-240-0262
beddy3691@gmail.com
August 5 Drive to Brucemore Estate, Cedar Rapids
August 12 Cars & Coffee @ Cozy Cafe, Johnston
August 15 Drive & Dine @ Kinship Brewing, Waukee
August 31 Eureka Springs Arkansas Drive
Sept 9 Cars & Coffee @ Cozy Cafe, Johnston
Sept 10 Concours d’Elegance (non PCA event)
Sept 16 MA Hill Charity Drive
Sept 19 Drive & Dine Location TBD
• Pictures must be landscape orientation NOT portrait
• Aspect Ratio 4x3 to 16x9
• Remember: “Beautiful land” background
• Submit as many photos as you wish
• Deadline: October 31st
• More details to come on photo submission
• Top 12 photos will be presented in the calendar and top three photos will receive canvas enlargements.
Submit to Ken Watkins kenwatkinslaw@gmail.com
2024 Schönesland Calendar Contest
Schonesland Calendar Contest
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Once in your wallet, your card is easily accessible when you need it.
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• Call to Order
• Cars & Coffee Recap/Future Events
• Drive & Dine Recap/Future Events
• Driving Tours Update
• New Member Picnic
• Holiday Party Update
• Financial Report
• Advertising Report
• Competition Events
• New Member Update
• Website
• Spinner
• New Business:
• MSR method of submission
• New Badges Discussed
• Trip Insurance discussed
• South Dakota Weeklong Tour
• Next Meeting – July 25, District 36, 6PM if eating, 7PM for meeting
Belinda Nordman