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Volume 65, No. 4

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Let the racing begin April 4 - Thirsty Thursday , April 7 - Maintenance Tech Session

JML Audio of St. Louis April 8 - Solar Eclipse Tour April 13 - Porsche St. Louis Cars & Community April 13 - CPG Drive & Dine to Emmett’s Fayette, MO April 21 - Tour to The Terrace at French Village April 21-25 - Spring Treffen, Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn. Sonoma, CA

Your Porsche Motorsports Headquarters Porsche Track Specific Alignments Complimentary Track Inspections For Your Porsche Authorized Retailer for FabSpeed, Shark Werks, and Champion Motorsports Enhancements Tuning through GIAC

2970 S Hanley Rd, St. Louis, MO 63143 888-379-9921 www.PorscheStLouis.com

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Vol. 65, No. 4

PORSCHE Plauderei

President

Steve Sullivan St. Charles, MO 63304 president@stl.pca.org

In this issue:

Vice-president

Ric Smith Ballwin, MO 63011 vicepresident@stl.pca.org

Secretary

Patty Paster Clayton, MO 63105 secretary@stl.pca.org

Treasurer

Kelis Thacker Clayton, MO 63105 treasurer@stl.pca.org

Board Members

Dave Boyd Tom Campbell Stephen Curet Daleesa Curet Linda Dunn Jim Fiss Nancy Goodman Dan Hinkebein Morgan Howard Eric Kirkpatrick Josh Landau Arlene Molina Mike Molina Marek Parafiniuk Lisa Goforth-Naes Robert Naes Jim Smith Sherrill Smith Bob Tamsky Ted Zimmermann

President Emeritus Steve Warren

Region Website: http://stl.pca.org

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President’s Message 2 Maintenance Tech Session 6 Porsche StL Cars & Community 7 CPG Drive & Dine to Fayette 7 Tour to Terrace at French Village 9 Porsche Cars & Coffee - IL 9 StL / KC PCA Picnic 10 Porsches on the ‘Bricks’ 10 Formula 1 Watch Party 12 Werks Reunion / Amelia Island 13 911 Recall 16 Willkommen 21 Anzeiges 25 Anniversaries 31 Mark Your Calendar 34

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Membership Chair

Safety Chair

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Dan Hinkebein safety@stl.pca.org

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HPDE Events

Linda Dunn Ric Smith Todd Sylvainus publicrelations@stl.pca.org carshow@stl.pca.org Sherrill Smith stlpcahpde@gmail.com

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President’s Message April 2024

Spring is here...we have several events planned

this month with something for everyone.

First off, if you’ve signed up for the Porsche Parade in Birmingham, AL, registration for the Phase II portions (selection of banquets, tours and events you wish to participate in) will open on April 3rd at 11 am. The Parade is highly recommended for everyone, especially those who have not attended one before. It’s not too late to sign up.

We will have a Maintenance Tech session at JML Audio of St. Louis on the 7th where they will show us how easy it is to change the oil and flush the brakes on a 991 model 911, and how to replace the hatch strut on a Cayenne.

We will have three driving tours this month...one to Southern Illinois to witness the solar eclipse, which should be fun, a second one to Emmett’s Restaurant in Fayette, MO with the folks in the Columbia group, and a third one is going to The Terraces at French Village Winery. This is a new tour for us and owners Sara and Dean Robinson are eager to show us how special their winery is. They have made extensive changes to the facility and plan to make and bottle their own wine in the near future.

So gas up your Porsche and meet up with us at one of these events. You can register for these and other events through our calendar on STL.PCA.org or on MotorSportReg.com.

See you then,

Steve Sullivan

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Phase 2 Registration begins 11 a.m., April 3rd

Don’t Just Attend Porsche Parade...

...Be a Part of It!

An autocross is a closed-course driving event, and they are held in a large open area - such as a parking lot - where the objective is to safely complete the course in the shortest amount of time. New to Autocrossing? Parade is a great time to give it a try!

June 9-15, 2024

Birmingham Convention Center Birmingham, Alabama www.porscheparade.org 3

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Porsche Maintenance Tech Session 12 p.m., April 7th, 2024 JML Audio of St. Louis 519 Rudder Rd., Suite A Fenton, MO

Has this year’s weather got you scratching

your head? Don’t know if it’s time to let the Porsche roll or to winterize it? It’s in the 80’s one day...then snowing the next. Spring is in the air, Maybe? Well, don’t let the crazy weather stop you from doing that spring cleaning and maintenance on your baby.

Join us at JML Audio of St. Louis, 519 Rudder Rd., Suite A, Fenton, MO 63026 on Sunday, April 7th from 12 pm to 3 pm for our Annual Porsche Maintenance Tech. Josh has graciously agreed to open his bay for us to play and get our hands dirty.

This year, we will be doing an oil and brake fluid change on a 991 generation 911 as well as rear hatch strut replacement on a 955 Cayenne. Come out and let us show you how being hands on with your Porsche will help you be more in tune with it so that you will sense when things are not right before they go completely wrong.

Come join your fellow Porschephiles for good food, chats, camaraderie, and a little wrenching around!

RSVP via http://msreg.com/Main-tech by Wednesday, April 3rd.

If you have any questions, feel free to call or text Josh directly at 314-324-5502. You may also send an email to josh@jmlaudio.com .

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Porsche St. Louis Cars & Community

8:30 - 10:30 am, Saturday, April 13 2970 S. Hanley Road

Join Porsche St. Louis on Saturday morning,

April 13th as they celebrate the remarkable cars they sell and service and the community and people they serve. It’s Porsche St. Louis’ Cars and Community celebration - 8:30 to 10:30 in the morning at the Porsche St. Louis facility at 2970 South Hanley. There will be coffee, warm breakfast and entertainment. Kick off your weekend with your fellow Porsche enthusiasts in the unique fellowship that can be found among this followers of our beloved marque from Stuttgart. We hope to see you there!

CPG Spring Drive & Dine

to Emmett’s Restaurant, Fayette, MO 10:30 am, Saturday, April 13th

Each year, the Columbia Porsche Group puts together a drive

and dine trip from Columbia to Emmett’s restaurant in Fayette, Missouri. It has been a favorite event for several years, and for several reasons. First, we take a twisty route up to the restaurant to enjoy the weather (usually very sunny and Spring like) and our cars. Then, we get to enjoy each other’s company, and the fine food at the restaurant, in scenic and historic downtown Fayette, on the square.

This year’s event is a planned luncheon on Saturday, April 13th. We will depart Columbia from the Boone County Fire Protection Office parking lot, in the northwest corner of the intersection of I-70 and Stadium Blvd. North at 10:30 am, which given our twisty route, should get us to Fayette around 11:15 to 11:30 am. If you come a little early, say 30 minutes, we enjoy talking and planning the leads and trails for the trip, and we can accomplish our sign up/waiver sheets, driver’s meeting, etc. We always have some folks drive in for the event from out of town, and they are more than welcome. We do ask that you send an email to trip host Rob Fleming (robfleming1@juno.com), AND register with Motorsport Registration http://msreg.com/CPG-drive-to-Emmets , so we have a good headcount for the restaurant. We hope to see you and to renew old friendships and make new ones!

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Tour to The Terrace at French Village 11 am, April 21, 2024

Meet at Lowe’s parking lot

1111 Bradley Street Festus, MO

Please arrive early for our scheduled departure at 11 am.

Join us for a short drive to The Terrace at French Village winery, as owners Dean and Sara Robinson invite us for an afternoon of food and drink. We will leave the Lowe’s parking lot at 11:00 am for a 30-minute drive to the winery located in French Village where food and drink will be available for purchase. Enjoy a pleasant lunch at the winery with Porsche friends, then make your way back home at your own leisure.

For more information on The Terrace at French Village: https://www.theterraceatfrenchvillage.com.

Reservations are required at http://msreg.com/tour-to-the-terrace by April 14.

Please bring a signed copy of the waiver.

Porsche Cars & Coffee

8 - 11 am, May 11th, 2024 Sunset Overlook, Columbia, IL

Come join us for a Porsche Car & Coffee event

at Sunset Overlook. Sunset Overlook is located just across the JB Bridge in Columbia, IL.

Once a family farm house, this historic property was converted into a local favorite watering spot for watching the sun go down and enjoying time with friends and family.

There is plenty of paved parking for your P-car, and this ai a great starting point if you decide to spend the rest of your day heading south to enjoy the great river road along the bluffs of the Big Muddy.

Coffee, Juice, Bagels and Pastries will be provided by Cafe on the Abbey.

See you there!!

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StL / KC Porsche Picnic McClung Park, Jefferson City 11 am - 3 pm, May 18th

Join us on Saturday, May 18 for a picnic th

with the St. Louis and Kansas City Regions of the Porsche Club of America. We will meet at McClung Park from 11 to 3. No cooking involved...you will have your choice of four different deli sandwiches, chips, salad, cookies and soft drinks from Jefferson Deli for only $15 per person.

Bring your Porsche and join in the fun for a low-stress show-and-shine car event.

No trophies will be given, but all attendees can participate and vote for braggiing rights for a People’s Choice car!

We will also have a Porsche History trivia quiz. Dig through all your old Panorama and Excellence magazines and brush up on all things Porsche.

Registration will be open April 13th thru May 11th at motorsportreg.com.

Any questions please call Steve Sullivan 636-219-3446.

Porsches on the “Bricks” Porsche Car Show St. Louis Street, Lebanon, IL 9 am - 2 pm, May 25th

The City of Lebanon, IL welcomes St. Louis

Region to show off their cars on the Red Brick Street of Lebanon, IL. Join us in the historic town of Lebanon; home of Mckendree University and the oldest Methodist College in the state of Illinois. Located less than 30 minutes from the heart of St. Louis, Lebanon is a community steeped in history.

On Saturday, May 25th, the City of Lebanon will close the “Brick Street” (St. Louis Street) and welcome StL PCA members to display their Porsches on the Brick Street located in the town center with direct access to local eateries, shops and entertainment venues.

Registration will be open April 15 thru May 18th at motorsportreg.com.

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Will Baltimore bridge collapse affect Porsche imports?

The barrage of news reports of the accident that led to the collapse of the Francis Scott

Key bridge in Baltimore constantly repeat warnings about the effect the accident will have on the supply chain. How badly will the bridge collapse effect imports and exports into the U.S. supply chain? Time and time again, we hear comments about the car shipments that move through the port of Baltimore.

How will that effect the supply of Porsches flowing to American dealers? Luckily, the incident will have little or no effect of the Porsches coming into our dealers. Porsches coming into the U.S. come through 4 U.S. ports - Brunswick, Georgia...San Diego, California...Houston, Texas...and Providence, Rhode Island. Porsches destined for Canadian and some New England dealers typically get off the boats in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Baltimore does play a significant role in the movement of cars in and out of the U.S., but luckily not for Porsches. Baltimore actually ships more vehicles out of the U.S. than in. Toyota...GM...and Ford use the port of Baltimore to ship vehicles out to Europe and the Middle East. Honda sees a large number of vehicles roll both in and out of Baltimore. Baltimore also serves as the primary port of entry of Stellantis brands of vehicles.

The one automaker that might see the largest disruption in the flow of vehicles to U.S. dealers could be Mercedes. It’s estimated that as many as 40% of the Mercedes destined for U.S. dealers roll off the ship in Baltimore.

The disruption in the flow of freight in and out of the port of Baltimore will probably be significantly shorter than news reports tend to have us believe. The Corps of Engineers has called upon the Navy to begin moving huge floating salvage cranes to Baltimore from Norfolk, and several cranes are already near the bridge or will arrive within a day or two. The first goal will be to clear the main channel, and as soon as the central channel is clear, the port will be reopened. Unfortunately, it may be some time before the salvage operation is given the green light to begin in earnest. There will be a concerted effort to find the bodies of the missing construction workers before the crews will be given the go ahead to start yanking the twisted steel and concrete off the channel floor. Unfortunately, the channel is not that deep...the massive cargo vessels like the Dali which destroyed the bridge lie so low in the water when loaded that they barely clear the bottom of channel, so all the metal and concrete will have to come off the channel floor before the ships can resume their voyages. It’s not going to be fast, but hopefully not as long as many think.

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Gathering to watch Formula 1 The Formula 1 race fans in our Region

gathered at JML Audio of St. Louis to cheer on their favorite drivers and teams competing in the Saudi Arabia round of the 2024 Formula 1 season on March 9th.

Josh and the staff at JML Audio with the help of The Sound Room set up a couple large screen tvs in the JML shop service bays to entertain our Region’s F1 fans. The race carried on through the lunch hour, and the hungry fans enjoyed sandwiches and food from Scotti’s Deli. Thanks to Josh and JML Audio for gathering the support of local businesses to make this viewing more enjoyable for our Regional race fans.

Photos by Josh Landau

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Porsche Werks Reunion and Amelia Island Auto Show Sue and Steve Sullivan

Sue and I drove to Amelia Island, Florida, for the

Porsche Werks Reunion and the Hagerty-sponsored Amelia Concours Auto Show. It was held on the grounds of the Golf Club of Amelia Island and at the Ritz Carlton hotel on March 1-3.

We both volunteers to help in the Corral that day, which is Porsche-only parking. Not only because it’s fun to help, but it was a great opportunity to meet Porsche Club members from other regions.

Also, you typically receive good volunteer swag!

The Werks Reunion was spread over several fairways of the golf course. The Porsche Corral was filled almost immediately, and over 800 cars showed up. Sue was helping with check-in, and I was one of the many people helping everyone line up and park, by models, on the fairways.

The event officially started at 9 am, but by 10 am, the fairway of the par-5 hole was entirely filled. This was with the cars parked ten-across. We had rows and rows of 356s, early 911s, Macans and Cayennes, and newer 911s. There were Porsches as far as the eye could see.

The show area was filled with several historic models, and the theme of the

show was the duck-tailed models. This was highlighted by several early ‘70s

911 Carreras, which were all gorgeous.

Lots of Porsche-related vendors were

there to offer many ways to enhance and enjoy our cars.

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The next day we attended the Cars & Community show put on by Hagerty. There was quite a large display of over 350 cars of every type spread out over several fairways of the golf course. This was an “Invitation Only” auto show, and there were certainly all kinds of cars that were invited - American...European. ..Asian and others were represented.

There was even a “Barn Find” area with many rusty, non-restored cars that people supposedly found in their

searches. Speaking for myself, I’ve yet to come across anyone who has an old

356 in their garage that they simply

didn’t know what to do with.

There were quite a few Porsches on display. RUF had a huge display of their special 911s. They have a shop in Miami that can help you with any and all maintenance or performance enhancements.

Another vendor I thought interesting was a shop in Tennessee that buys wrecked Mercedes AMGs, rescue the motors, and then shoe-horns them into older sedans.

I can only imagine the performance sleeper he is creating out of them...must be impressive, if the frame can handle the extra horsepower! Quite an interesting business model...bringing vintage Mercedes back to life with a modern heartbeat. But he seems to be very busy meeting the customer demands he has.

Photos by Steve Sullivan

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The new Broad Arrow company was at the

Ritz Carlton having an auction. We had a great

time wandering through the staging tent and

looking over all the cars going down the line.

We had unusually good access to everything

during the auction, which was a little surprising

to me. In the past, I’ve gone to some of the

Barrett-Jackson and Mecum auctions, and they

were more restrictive about who they let into the

auction areas, unless you paid the couple hundred dollar registration fee. We even walked into the auction while it was in progress, and I made sure not to raise my hand or make eye contact with anyone up on the stage.

There were cars that sold from around $30,000 all the way up to $4,000,000.

Crazy money for some really nice cars!

One thing I notices was a large presence of several EV brands. Rivian had a huge display of their pickup and SUV models and were giving test drives to everyone that signed up. They had about a dozen models in the Ritz driveway that you could take out for a short test drive.

Karma, Chrysler, Lucid, and several other manufacturers were showing off their latest offerings. The major players, Tesla, Mercedes Benz, or the other big automakers were not there though. Seemed like there were more ‘second-tier” manufacturers with their very futuristic sedans. No doubt they are very attractive to look at, and the build quality appeared to be first rate. However the asking prices for some of these cars are still pretty astronomical.

We did get to meet and talk to Wayne Carini again on Saturday. I say “again” because that guy seems to be everywhere. We saw him both on Saturday and Sunday, and last year at another auto show. We even saw him at a Vintage Motorcycle Festival at Barber Motorsports Park a while back. I’m sure he didn’t know us from Adam, but he is a genuinely nice person that will talk to anyone who says hello. He was sitting on a panel discussing how his Chasing Classic Cars program was on for 18 seasons, and they produced over 200 episodes. Even though he is getting tired of travelling, he is in discussions with the old Speed Channel to create yet another car program. So we will have to stand by for that development.

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Sunday’s Concours show was a little more subdued with fewer cars covering the golf course. These cars were more of the Vintage-type that you expect to see at an event like this. The cars were simply amazing to look at, and talking with their owners was a lot of fun. Everyone was very proud of their cars and would talk at length about the history and experiences they had during restoration and ownership.

Unfortunately, close to lunch, it started to rain, which did not seem to slow the crown down. However, the car owners were scrambling to cover up the display cars with all kinds of plastic tarps and covers - which then made looking at the car impossible.

This was a great event, and we had lots of fun mingling with the many auto enthusiasts during the busy weekend of car shows and auctions. I would put it on your bucket list, if it isn’t there already.

Sue and Steve Sullivan

911 Recall begins in April Porsche will begin sending out recall notices

to more than 8,000 owners of 2020-2024 911s on April 26th. The windshield and rear windows of the 911s in the recall may not have been properly installed and can become detached while driving or especially when the air bags deploy.

If the window detaches as the airbag inflates, the bag might not properly support the occupant resulting in more injuries during crashes.

If you are concerned your car might be involved in the recall, contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243 and ask for information about recall ARA3.

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911 Hybrid on the way this summer?

International auto journalists are buzzing about

Porsche’s plans to reveal a 911 hybrid sometime this summer. Each Spring, Porsche invites bankers and investors to a meeting where top Porsche leaders report on the company’s success of the past year and reveal the company’s plans for the year ahead. At this year’s annual financial press conference, Porsche leaders dropped the bombshell that Stuttgart is planning to roll out a 911 hybrid addition to the 911 model line possibly as early as June or July.

Porsche Chairman Oliver Blume told the gathering that Porsche is moving forward with a plan that will see future products powered by one of three different power sources. Blume noted that there are presently 1.3 billion vehicles on the road powered by internal combustion engines. Many of those vehicles will live on to serve owners for the next 30 years, and those engines will need some type of fuel to burn. The push for a cleaner environment will require some type of cleaner fuel, and Porsche intends to be a leader in producing those fuels through its e-Fuel project with its other e-Fuel partners.

For drivers in cities and countries requiring zero-emissions EVs, Porsche will continue development of battery powered vehicles. In the next few years, the Porsche Taycan and Macan EV will be joined by electric versions of the Boxster and Cayman in the middle of this decade to be followed by an all-electric Cayenne. Porsche’s plans for the future call for about 80% of all Porsches to be fully electric by 2030.

But Porsche knows there will be some diehard Porsche fans who will always want some type of internal combustion engine to be powering their Porsche over the highways. While some will stick with ICE 911s fueled by Porsche’s e-Fuel, there will be some cities and nations pushing for a cleaner 911. In those areas, Porsche will have a hybrid 911 like the one planned to roll out this summer.

For years, Porsche has been gaining experience with hybrid technology in their race 911 hybrids and the highly successful 919 LMP which has been winning races for nearly 10 years. Porsche’s engineered learned a lot from the 919’s successes on race racks around the world. And those lessons are the foundation of the technology of the 911 hybrid we will see later this year.

According to the presentations to bankers and investors at this year’s annual financial conference, the hybrid 911 we will see later this year will be powered by a variation of 17

the 919 race car drive train that the engineers call a ‘t-hybrid’ system. With that system, electric motors powered by a small battery in the front power the car’s front wheels while a regular ICE drivetrain powers the rear wheels, making the car all-wheel drive.

Early reports say the first generation of the 911 hybrid will come with a 63 kW electric motor connected to the front wheels drawing power from a small 2 kWh battery pack wired into the car’s 48-volt electrical system. The system will use power from a 3.0-liter twin turbo flat-six drivetrain in the rear of the car connected to a 295 kW engine/generator and from regenerative power from the braking system to keep the battery charged as the 911 hybrid rolls down the highway. The two electric systems will provide a combined 356 kW of juice to keep the battery charged and to drive the front electric motor.

According to presentations at the financial conference, it is very likely that as Porsche gains more experience with the 911 hybrid we will see the electric power output of the hybrid system increased to close to 400 kWs in future 911 hybrids which will eventually take the place of today’s Carrera S and Carrera GTS. With the introduction of the extra power provided by the hybrid electrical systems, the presentation hinted that Porsche will slowly dial back the power output of its internal combustion drivetrains to put more of the emphasis on electric power than on liquid fuel power and to increase the economy of the ICE engines. If the presentation proves to be true, look for the 3.0-liter twin-turbo flat-six engine to become the workhorse of the Porsche model lineup. The 3-liter will reported become the primary power source for the Carrera, Carrera S and base 911 hybrid. The present 3.6-liter non-turbo flat-six will continue to be used in the GTS at least until the mid-2030s.

While Porsche has invested a lot of time and money into the development of the hybrid system, the hybrid powertrain is not the only change we can expect to see in the next generation 911 models. There will be the natural subtle styling changes on the exterior, but the biggest change will be the full-digital instrument cluster and improvements in dashboard layout.

It will be interesting to see if Porsche will be able to stick to its mid-summer roll out time line for the 911 hybrid. There is definitely more to come.

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One less competitor to worry about...

For the last couple years, there has been one

competitor that has been a major thorn in Porsche’s side in IMSA racing - Ganassi Racing. For the past decade, Chip Ganassi’s Ford factory backed Ford GTs have been a constant threat to Porsche’s GT racers. More recently, when Ford backed away from GT racing and cancelled the Ford GT race program, Ganassi switched to Cadillac GTP cars with GM’s backing. The Ganassi Cadillac GTP’s pushed the Porsche 963s until the very last laps of this year’s Rolex 24 at Daytona when a late pitstop knocked them out of contention. And about a month ago, Ganassi driver Sebastian Bourdais battled it out with the Wayne Taylor/ Andretti’s Acura ARX-06 for the lead at the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring while the Porsche Penske 963 had to settle for a 3rd place finish. Ganassi Racing definitely knew how to produce fast race cars.

But in a surprise move after the Sebring race, Ganassi made a quiet announcement that echoed through the race haulers as the teams loaded up cars and equipment to leave the track - the Ganassi Cadillac would not be back in 2025. Ganassi announced that the team would finish the 2024 season with the Cadillac GTP.R race car, but the team has no plans to continue with Cadillac after this season. No reason was given...Did Cadillac withdraw its support of Ganassi???...Did Ganassi choose to walk away from Cadillac??? No one is talking.

The announcement took Ganassi’s drivers including Sebastian Bourdais and Scott Dixon by surprise. They would have a job for the rest of this season, but next season is another question. Ganassi Racing has said that right now its plans call for it to sit out the 2025 race season with hopes of possibly returning to racing in 2026. The announcment simply doesn’t make sense. Ganassi and his team gave Cadillac its first podium finish at last year’s 24 Hours of LeMans in decades, and captured the IMSA Manufacturer’s Championship for GM in 2023.

There is some speculation that Ganassi looked across the garage and saw the money and support Porsche is pouring into the Porsche Penske 963, and Ganassi went to GM asking for more backing to remain competitive, and GM probably said ‘NO’. People who know Chip Ganassi say he is not the type to race just to be racing. If he can’t roll a winning car onto the track, he’ll just keep the car in the garage. It’s likely that GM is more focused on gettings its EV models in dealer showrooms and customer’s garages... not into pouring more money into winning checkered flags. And if that is the case, Chip Ganassi will likely focus on IndyCar and wait until someone with a fatter checkbook comes knocking on his door.

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PCA members can now opt in to the digital membership card, available for Apple and Android digital wallets.

It’s easy and quick to download! Once in your wallet, your card is easily accessible when you need it.

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Willkommen St. Louis Region welcomes our newest members. We invite you to participate in our Region’s activities. We look forward to meeting you soon.

William Budd Chesterfield, MO 63005 ‘21 911 Carrera 4

Elijah Burke Farmington, MO 63143 ‘97 Boxster

Marc Burton Murphysboro, MO 62966 ‘22 911 GT3

Martineau Gauda St. Louis, MO 63138 ‘10 Boxster

Walter Hermida Bridgeton, MO 63044 ‘08 Cayman S

Trevor Monninger Wildwood, MO 63005 ‘09 Cayman

Mark Moyer Ballwin, MO 63011 ‘83 928 S

John & Diane Palumbo Eureka, MO 63025 ‘17 Macan GTS

Hashim Raza Chesterfield, MO 63017 ‘16 Cayman

Alfred Schwartz Glencoe, MO 63901 ‘02 911 Carrera Cabriolet

Brandt Stiles Clayton, MO 63105 ‘22 911 Turbo S

Rob Mills St. Peters, MO 63376 ‘20 Boxster

Keith Ziercher Lake St. Louis, MO 63367

‘20 Taycan 4S

Member Transferred In:

From Lincoln Trail Region:

James Merica Edwardsville, IL 62025 ‘14 Cayman S

St. Louis Region membership as of March 1, 2024 - 1,190

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Plauderei Anzeiges (Classified Ads) For Sale - 1994 968 CS - Recently imported from Switzerland 93,241 km = 57,937.271 miles Recently serviced by ET Tuning (1/8/24) - All fluids and filters flushed & changed Compression Test

Cyl 1 - 200 psi

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Cyl 3 - 185 psi

Cyl 4 - 200 psi Service at JML Audio

Interior / Exterior meticulously cleaned & detailed

Paint correction resulting in Smooth glass-like finish New battery - NO accidents - Always garaged $70,000 - title in hand Contact Raymond Frye at 314-971-6515

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St. Louis Region Tentative 2024 Calendar April 3Phase 2 Registration OPENS, 68th Porsche Parade, Birmingham, AL 4Thirsty Thursday, 7Maintenance Tech, JML Audio of St. Louis, Fenton 8Solar Eclipse Tour 13 Porsche St. Louis Cars & Community, Porsche St. Louis 13 CPG Drive & Dine to Emmet’s Restaurant at Fayette, MO 21 Tour to The Terrace at French Village, French Village, MO 21-25 - Spring Treffen, Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn, Sonoma, CA May 234-5 811 18 25 26 -

Thirsty Thursday, HPDE Instructor Training, WWT Raceway at Gateway Spring Porsche St. Louis HPDE, WWT Raceway at Gateway General Board Meeting, Center of Clayton, Clayton Porsche Cars & Coffee, Sunset Overlook, Columbia, IL St. Louis / Kansas City Picnic, Jefferson City, MO Porsches on the ‘Bricks’ Car Show, Lebanon, IL CPG Memorial Day Social at Danuser’s

June 2699-15 21 22 23 29 -

Mark Twain Run (limited participation) Thirsty Thursday, European Auto Show 68th Porsche Parade, Birmingham, AL Dan Sokol HPDE, WWT Raceay at Gateway Women on Wheels, WWT Raceway at Gateway Intro to HPDE, WWT Raceway at Gateway CPG Porsches and Pastries, 9 - 11 am, location TBD

July 10 11 20 -

General Board Meeting, Center of Clayton, Clayton Thirsty Thursday, CPG Drive & Dine to Bek’s Restaurant in Fulton, MO 27

August 110 18 31 -

Thirsty Thursday, Tour to Music Event, Pacific, MO All Porsche Car Show CPG Jefferson City Car Show with lunch at Sweet Smoke BBQ

September 5Thirsty Thursday, 11 General Board Meeting, Center of Clayton, Clayton 15 CPG Social at A Frame Winegarden on the Blufftop at Rochport

( formerly Les Bourgeois Winery ) 20-22 - Porsche St. Louis Fall HPDE, WWT Raceway at Gateway 29-Oct. 3 - Fall Treffen, Mount Washington Resort, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire October 1-3 Fall Treffen, Mount Washington Resort, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire 3Thirsty Thursday, 6Porsches in the Park, Chesterfield 19 Fall Color Tour to Hermann - St. Louis and CPG November 7Thirsty Thursday, 7-10 Porsche Palooza, Eureka Springs, AR 13 General Membership Meeting, Center of Clayton, Clayton 17 CPG Dinner at Grand Cru Restauarant in Columbia December 5Thirsty Thursday 7Holiday Party 11 Changing of the Guard / Planning Meeting 15 CPG Holiday Gathering at The Roof in Columbia, MO

TBA - Grafton Winery Tour TBA - Street Survival School TBA - Porsche St. Louis Chesterfield Service Center Opening TBA - Pups & Porsches TBA - East Side Car Show or Tour TBA - Winter Lights Tour

All dates are tentative and subject to change.

Additional events may be added at any time.

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Display Your Pride in St. Louis Region We now have St. Louis Region badges available to

members. These 3 inch diameter cast metal badges display a hard enamel inlay of our Regional logo.

These top quality badges will last a lifetime. Each grill badge costs $30 and can be purchased by contacting Steve Sullivan at ssullivan@stl.pca.org.

They can also be ordered through our website store and through motorsportreg.com.

We have also received both stickers and static cling reproductions of our Regional logo. These full-color 2 inch stickers have an adhesive backing to stick to your vehicle, tool box or anything you wish to decorate with our PCA logo. We also offer 2 inch static cling reproductions of our logo. These logos are printed on clear vinyl like the PCA logo you receive from PCA National when you receive your PCA membership card. These stickers and clings will be given out at Regional events this summer. These items are available NOW. Show your pride of the St. Louis Region!

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April Anniversaries 61 years Jim & Anita Giese 55 years Jess & Linda Moulin 40 years Robert & Phillip Paster 29 years Jim & Carol Fiss Kevin & Julie Martin 28 years Ken & Ben Kloess 27 years Michael & Marie Caparon Richard & Louise Jensen 24 years Allen & Katherine Costello 23 years Olawale & Akin Oladiran 21 years Quoc & Marsha Dang 20 years Ron & Dana Faerber 17 years John Caito Barry Cooper 16 years Joseph & Janis Dittmeier 14 years Joel & Gail Aurund David & Barbara Danuser 12 years Sean Doyle 11 years Anthony & Lisa Accurso John & Scott Bates Bryan Piskprpwski Martin Sneider

9 years Arvin Abueg Bill Davis Wayne Meglan 8 years Mark & Tonya Hickerson Kelis & Ryan Thacker 7 years Steve Whiting 6 years Matthew & Helen Parsons David Pazdernik Gordon & Mindy Rennard Jay & Cindy Schuessler 5 years Iren Marhaug Steve Prozorowski 4 years Sherrill Smith 3 years GP Congdon Taulby & Theresa Roach Spencer Seggebruch Michael Smeltzer Mitchell Godbee 2 years DJ Cully Kevin Goosens Aaron Kirkpatrick Robert Seals Kenneth Smith 1 year Parick Belding Robert Dear Richard Hoyt Eric Johnson Andrew Mccullough Aaron Newton Mark Weiss

10 years Scott Bierman

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Any Questions?

Need more information about St. Louis Region or our events?

Feel free to contact any of these leaders of St. Louis Region.

OFFICERS: PRESIDENT: VICE-PRESIDENT: SECRETARY: TREASURER:

NEWSLETTER:

Steve Sullivan - president@stl.pca.org Ric Smith - vicepresident@stl.pca.org Patty Paster- secretary@stl.pca.org Kelis Thacker - treasurer@stl.pca.org

Earlwayne Stumpf - plauderei@stl.pca.org

BOARD MEMBERS: Dave Boyd - dboyd@stl.pca.org Tom Campbell - tcampbell@stl.pca.org Stephen Curet - scuret@stl.pca.org Daleesa Curet - dcuret@stl.pca.org Linda Dunn - ldunn@stl.pca.org Jim Fiss - jfiss@stl.pca.org Nancy Goodman - ngoodman@stl.pca.org Dan Hinkebein - dhinkebein@stl.pca.org Morgan Howard - mhoward@stl.pca.org Eric Kirkpatrick - ekirkpatrick@stl.pca.org Josh Landau - jlandau@stl.pca.org Arlene Molina - amolina@stl.pca.org Mike Molina - mmolina@stl.pca.org Marek Parafiniuk - mparafiniuk@stl.pca.org Lisa Goforth-Naes - lgoforth-naes@stl.pca.org Robert Naes - rnaes@stl.pca.org Jim Smith - jsmith@stl.pca.org Sherrill Smith - ssmith@stl.pca.org Bob Tamsky - btamsky@stl.pca.org Kelis Thacker - kthacker@stl.pca.org MEMBERS with COMMITTEE CHAIR responsibilities Dave Boyd (Digital Media) - websitesocialmedia@stl.pca.org Allen Maddy (Columbia Porsche Group) - columbiaporschegroup@stl.pca.org Karl Robinson (Southeast Missouri Group) - southeasternmissouri@stl.pca.org Mark Hickerson (Quincy / Hannibal Group) - qh@stl.pca.org Josh Landau (Membership) - membership@stl.pca.org Dan Hinkebein (Safety) - safety@stl.pca.org Linda Dunn (Public Relations) - publicrelations@stl.pca.org Arlene Molina (Registrar) - registrar@stl.pca.org Mike Molina (Registrar) - registrar@stl.pca.org Tom Campbell(Social events) - socialevents@stl.pca.org Lisa Goforth-Naes (Social events) - socialevents@stl.pca.org Robert Naes (Social events) - socialevents@stl.pca.org Todd Sylvainus (HPDE events) - stlpcahpde@gmail.com Sherrill Smith (HPDE events) - stlpcahpde@gmail.com Morgan Howard (HPDE events) - stlpcahpde@gmail.com Ric Smith (All Porsche Car Show) - carshow@stl.pca.org Steve Sullivan (Regional name badges) - stevesullivan@stl.pca.org

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Mark your calendar!

Listed with the date and the event is the name and contact information where you can get more information. Note: Club Board meetings are open to all, and members are welcome to attend.

April 3 - Phase 2 Registration OPENS, 68th Porsche Parade

Birmingham, AL

www.porscheparade.org April 4 - Thirsty Thursday,

www.msreg.com April 7 - Maintenance Tech, JML Audio of St. Louis, Fenton

www.msreg.com/Main-tech April 8 - Solar Eclipse Run April 13 - Porsche St. Louis Cars & Community, Porsche St. Louis April 13 - Drive & Dine to Emmet’s Restaurant in Fayette, MO

www.msreg.com/CPG-drive-to-Emmets April 21 - Tour to the Terrace at French Village, French Village, MO

www.msreg.com/tour-to-the-terrace April 21-15 - Spring Treffen, Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn, Sonoma, CA Registration CLOSED May 2 - Thirsty Thursday,

www.msreg.com May 3 - HPDE Instructor Training, WWT Raceway at Gateway

www.msreg.com May 4-5 - Spring Porsche St/ Louis HPDE, WWT Raceway at Gateway

www.msreg.com May 8 - General Board Meeting, Center of Clayton, Clayton May 11 - Porsche Cars & Coffee, Sunset Overlook, Columbia, IL May 18 - St. Louis / Kansas City Region Picnic, Jefferson City, MO

www.msreg.com May 25 - Porsches on the ‘Bricks’ Car Show, Lebanon, IL

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