July Spinner by schonesland

SPINNER SPINNER

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE SCHONESLAND REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA JULY

APEX

Sorry for the short Apex, but I went on the Great Western Skies Tour and had to write this early and was running out of time!

Later this year will be the election of new Schonesland board members. Since our club has grown we are going to utilize the voting platform that already exists at Motorsportreg. To get ready for this election, I need each member and comember to verify and/or register with Motorsportreg. If you are not registered in Motorsportreg when the ballot is sent, it will prompt you to create an account. To save you some steps at that time, please follow the appropriate path below.

Have your PCA membership number ready! And remember we are Schonesland (not Central Iowa)!!

If already registered in Motorsportreg…

1. Log into your account.

2. Click on My Account.

3. Click on your proﬁle.

4. Scroll down to Organizations.

5. Verify you have PCA - Schonesland and your member number entered.

If not registered in Motorsportreg…

1. Follow this link, https:// schonesland.com/wp-content/ uploads/2023/04/MSRWalkthrough.pdf

2. Enter PCA - Schonesland and your member number when prompted.

We will have some board positions to ﬁll this fall. If you are interested in learning more about any of the positions or just want to get more involved, feel free to reach out to any current board member! We now meet via Zoom for our board meetings and can share that link with anyone that wants to attend since they are open to all members.

Hope to see you soon.

PLANNED DRIVING TOURS

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 3 to 5 - Wisconsin Fall Colors

TOUR SIGN-UP CENTER

Omaha Cars and Coﬀee 7/12 – 7/13

Shared event with Great Plains PCA. We will drive to Omaha to have dinner at Bravo! with them and then have breakfast at Porsche Omaha before attending the Supercar Saturday.

https://schonesland.motorsportreg.com/

Tour to Red Wing 7/25 – 7/28

A great long weekend event enjoying the fantastic roads and scenery of Minnesota and Wisconsin from our base the historic St. James Hotel in Red Wing. Great meals will be a treat to remember.

http://msreg.com/2024SchoneslandRedWing

Eureka Springs Arkansas Drive 8/29 – 9/2

The “Driver’s Tour” of the touring season features incredible curves and elevation changes in the beautiful countryside of Southern Missouri and through National Parks in Arkansas.

http://msreg.com/2024SchoneslandEurekaSprings

Wisconsin Drive Reimagined 10/3 - 10/5

The ﬁnal drive of the Club to experience the fall colors and beauty of Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. The is a new route with several twists (pun intended) designed to enhance the previous drives.

http://msreg.com/2024SchoneslandWisconsin

CARS & COFFEE COZY CAFE

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. The April Cars & Coﬀee brought good weather and a great showing of cars. 33 Schoneslanders got their Porsches out of storage for a morning drive.

Middle Photo left to right: Don Parbs, Competition Chair Bob Eddy, Daryl Metzger and Keith Riden.

Bottom Photo left to right: Jackie Nickolaus, Vice President John Peeler, Dorothy Struthers, Tour Director Jeﬀ David and Colin Kavanagh.

CARS & COFFEE

big crowd. Once again we packed our host Cozy Cafe.

Top left from left to right: Kevin Wickham, Megan Wickham and Tim Reinhardt. Photo-bomber back row our own Tour Director Jeﬀ David.

Middle left to right: John Haluska, Past President Drew Hillman and Emily Hillman.

Bottom left to right: John Siberell, Margaret Patterson and Al Meyer.

NEW MEMBERS

Max Holmes Clive, IA

1999 Boxster

Michael West Ankeny, IA

1989 911 Carrera Cabriolet

Terry Cross Ames, IA

2029 Panamera 4S

DRIVE & DINE GILROY’S

What is it about Gilroy’s. Is it they advertise in the Schonesland Spinner? Is it the great service, great food and reasonable pricing? Or is it that Schoneslanders just like to eat dinner while admiring their cars.

What ever the reason, we had another record turnout. Almost 50 members attended. The Gilroy’s parking lot looked more like a used car lot in Zuﬀenhausen. You could almost smell the wiener schnitzel mit sauerkraut.

DRIVE & DINE GILROY’S

From left to right: Dorothy Struthers, Rhonda Watton, Cheer Nowysz, Daniel Nowysz, Thomas Nowysz and Joe Watton.

From left to right: Bradley Kramer, John Leyland, Margaret Patterson, Sandi Bassett, Phil Patterson and Craig Bassett.

From left to right: Megan Wickham, Bob Power, Social Chair Belinda Nordman, Ben Nordman and Kevin Wickham.

From left to right: Mary Robertson, Larry Robertson. John Kelly, Will McFarland, Safety Chair Garry Seemann and Dragoon Guru Dave Hill.

DRAGOON TRAIL TOUR RECAP

Blue skies dominated our annual drive to Fort Dodge. Zen Master of all things Dragoon-ey, Dave Hill, leads the pre-drive meeting.

This ride loosely follows the path of the 1st US Dragoons cavalry soldiers as they scouted Iowa after the 1835 Black Hawk Purchase.

Then it was lunch at Amigo’s in the shadow of the 110 foot tall mural by Guido van Helten. It holds the record for being the tallest mural in Iowa. ps Tenderloins were excellent.

DRAGOON TRAIL TOUR RECAP

Top left photo from left to right: Dorothy Struthers, Jennifer Kelly, Mary Robertson and President Jen Scharﬀ.

Middle left to right: John Kelly, Jennifer Kelly, Margaret Patterson, Mary Robertson, Larry Robertson and Patrick Kelly.

Bottom left to right: Vice President John Peeler, Cindy Scott, Safety Chair Garry Seeman and Ed Bell.

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Des Moines Porsche

Porsche Des Moines

Coming to a neighborhood near, VERY NEAR, you. It’s still on track for a spring 2025 opening.

General Manager Mitch Schnerlinger tells us that when ﬁnished the facility will contain 24,000 sq. ft. of German sweetness sales and repair. As the construction pushes forward, Mitch and our own Schonesland President Jen Scharﬀ, are working on details for a Schonesland sneak peak.

Stay tuned Porsche faithful. Be patient.

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MIDWEST AUTO CARE

We employ ASE Certifed Technicians and utilize state of the art professional software, equipment and tools to perform mechanical service, maintenance and repairs of all Import and Domestic manufactured vehicles while providing warranty on our work for up to 24 months or 24,000 miles for your peace of mind. Our services include but are not limited to the following areas:

TECH TIPS

Piston Replacement for 996 Carreras made easy.

I purchased my 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet when it was well passed its 10th birthday and knew that it would occasionally need repairs, both major and minor. My experience of repairing cars pretty much starts and ends with changing the oil and ﬁlter on my truck.

Not long after purchasing the car, the engine deck lid and frunk refused to stay open. The issue is that the pistons weaken over time and no longer have enough tension to keep them open. These types of pistons are used on a wide range of Porsches outside the 996 model. Since I rarely open either I took the easy route and propped them open with a wooden stick. I sense an eye-roll or two. However, I took the plunge and scoured the internet for both items, settling on Pelican Parts that carried the Stabilus brand which received good reviews. For my car, I needed 1 deck lid piston and 2 for the frunk. I read that some Porsches with heavier deck lids which need 2 pistons.

I started with the deck lid as it seemed more manageable. First, I propped the lid open. Note which end of the piston attaches to the deck lid and the car body. To remove the piston you will need to remove a “C” clip that holds the piston onto the round balls that are attached to the deck lid and body. I would suggest putting a towel over the engine to keep the “C” clip from falling into the engine if it gets loose. Using a small narrow ﬂathead screw driver, pry the “C” clip from each end and gently pull the piston from the round ball. Prior to installing the new piston, be sure to orient both piston cups toward the round balls by rotating the piston.

TECH TIPS

Next, carefully insert the screwdriver under the “C” clip just enough to open the cup to ﬁt over the round ball. It doesn’t matter which end you start with. Invariably, I pulled one “C" clip too far and had to work one end of the “C” clip back into position. The clips are pretty sturdy so don’t worry too much about snapping it in half.

Next insert each cup over the round ball and push the “C” clip into position. You should hear a “snap” or “pop” to indicate it is installed securely. Installing the frunk pistons is similar to the deck lid. For the frunk you will need a long pole to keep the frunk lid open. Be sure to locate both ends of the pole in places that will not slip. On my frunk lid there are indentations that perfectly ﬁt a push broom end. From this point repeat the “C” clip removal, etc., that you performed on the deck lid. I think it took me about 30 minutes for all 3 pistons. Overall, it was easier than I thought and it gave me the conﬁdence to perform more maintenance on my car in the future.https://schonesland.motorsportreg.com/

Herman Riva Secretary, Schonesland rivanorwalk@gmail.com

60 DAY EVENT LIST

July 12Omaha Cars & Coﬀee

July 13Cars & Coﬀee @ Cozy Cafe, Johnston

July 16Drive & Dine @ District 36, Ankeny

July 20DMVR SCCA Autocross (not a PCA event)

July 25 Red Wing Driving Tour

July 27 Valley Classic Car Show (not a PCA event)

August 3 New Members Barbecue

August 10SCCA/MIDIV Time Trials (not a PCA event)

August 10Cars & Coﬀee @ Cozy Cafe, Johnston

August 17DMVR SCCA Autocross (not a PCA event)

August 20Drive & Dine Burger Shed, Altoona

August 29Eureka Springs Driving Tour

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