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Macan EV Plug in Fun February, 2024 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Feb. 1 - Thirsty Thursday , CHICKEN N PiCKLE, St. Charles Feb. 10 - Intro to HPDE, Center of Clayton Feb. 11 - Sweetheart Brunch, Ya Ya’s Bistro Chesterfield

Feb. 18 - CPG Luncheon, PaPPo’s Pizzaria, Columbia, MO

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President

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

In this issue:

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

President Emeritus Steve Warren

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President’s Message 2 Thirsty Thursday 3 HPDE Update 6 Sweetheart Brunch 10 CPG February Luncheon 11 Chasing the Eclipse ?

11 Macan EV is Here!

13 Good year for Porsche 14 Willkommen 21 Anzeiges 23 Tentative 2024 Region Calendar 25 Anniversaries 30 Mark Your Calendar 33

Vice-president

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

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

February, 2024

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President’s Message February 2024

As the new incoming President, I am very

grateful for all the Board members who are donating their time and talent to bring all of this year’s events together. You couldn’t find a more friendly group of folks. As a matter of fact, volunteering has always been a strong suit of the St. Louis Region. The Club has been around, and active, since 1959. There are 147 local Regions across the United States and Canada. St. Louis was the 14th, formed in January 1959. (Perhaps it should be noted that 4 of the original 14 Regions chartered before St. Louis Region’s admission into PCA failed and returned their charters back to PCA - making St. Louis Region the 10th oldest active Region in PCA.) A great benefit of being a member of PCA is that there is at least one person in the St. Louis Club that can answer literally any question you might have about your Porsche. Whether you have an old one or a new one, you will find a wealth of knowledge amongst our nearly 1200 members.

Make some time to come to at least one event this year and meet like-minded Porsche lovers. The 68th annual Porsche Parade will be in Birmingham, AL this summer. This is within a day’s drive of St. Louis and should be on everyone’s radar. If you have not been to a Parade, you owe it to yourself to investigate and seriously consider it. Registration opens on January 31st at 11 am central. Be sure to check out the Parade site www.porscheparade.org ahead of time so you are familiar with all the options available. Don’t wait until registration begins to check things out. There are way too many options, and events fill up fast!

Steve Sullivan

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Thirsty Thursday

Chicken & Pickle

6:30 p.m., Feb. 1st, 2024 1500 S. Main, St. Charles

Join us on February 1st for our second Thirsty Thursday of 2024 at CHICKEN N PiCKLE 1500 South Main Street

St. Charles, MO 63303 We’ll be ordering from the menu, so come with an appetite. There will be no official meeting or agenda associated with this event. Just an evening of sharing great food and beverages surrounded by your Porsche friends. Reservations are required, so look for the event on www.msreg.com/TT-Chicken-N-Pickle to RSVP. Please make your reservations by January 31st so we can save your place around the table. See you there!

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HPDE NEWS From the High Performance Driver Education Team

HPDE Info Seminar

Want to learn more about driving your car on the racetrack?

During this free seminar, the St Louis Region PCA HPDE Team will present an overview of a typical HPDE (track) weekend, including ✦ Vehicle requirements and preparation ✦ Instruction methods (classroom and in-car) ✦ Event structure (track conÞgurations, run

groups, class time, track time)

✦ Safety and real world applications ✦ Event dates and registration information

The DE Team is happy to answer all your questions regarding this exciting sport!

Saturday, Feb 10th at 10:00 AM - Noon

Register at www.msreg.com/HPDEseminar 2024 Event Dates •

Spring HPDE, May 3-5

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Sokol Memorial HPDE, Women on Wheels (Sat) Intro to HPDE (Sun) June 21-23

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Fall HPDE, Sept 20-22

DE Team

Todd Sylvainus, Chair Jim Smith, Chief Driving Instructor Sherrill Smith, Co-Chair Morgan Howard, Sponsors & Social Coordinator

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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 7

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Exclusively offered to 2024 Porsche Parade participants

Are you making plans to attend Parade?

Enhance your Parade experience by signing up for the Tuesday/Wednesday Porsche Track Experience session at Barber Motorsports Park!

Limited seating is available for PCA 2024 Porsche Parade participants to register for the June 11-12 Porsche Track Experience Performance course. PCA members must call to register with their PCA membership ID number to receive a 10% discount. Drivers must be 21 years or older to participate and possess a current, valid driver’s license.

Registration ends February 13th. Call 770-290-7000.

June 9-15, 2024

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Sweetheart Brunch

10 am - Noon, Sunday, Feb. 11 Ya Ya’s Euro Bistro 15601 Olive, Chesterfield, MO

You and your very special other are invited to

Ya Ya’s Euro Bistro in Chesterfield on Sunday, February 11th, 2024 from 10 am until Noon for a delightful brunch with the greatest Porsche Pals in St. Louis. All attendees will be entered into a fun drawing. Love and laughter guaranteed! We appreciate you, Porsche lovers!

Please be sure to RSVP to this link by February 9th: http://msreg.com/Sweetheart-Brunch2024 Brunch cost - $34 per person including food and drip coffee. Alcoholic drink specials available at extra cost - Bloody Mary and Mimosas. Separate checks for each couple payable at the restaurant.

For those unfamiliar with Ya Ya’s, Ya Ya’s Euro Bistro is consistently listed as one of best brunch locations in St. Louis. Ya Ya’s Brunch buffet offers a wide array of incredible breakfast and luncheon specialties. There is no way you can leave Ya Ya’s hungry.

Ya Ya’s is located on the west side of Olive Blvd...just north of the Clarkson / Olive Blvd exit from Interstate 64/40 by the old Chesterfield Mall.

Make this a pre-Valentine’s Brunch to remember! Join your Porsche friends and celebrate that very special person in your life!

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CPG Luncheon

Noon, Sun., Feb 18 PaPPo’s Pizzeria, 10 West Nifong Columbia, MO

Mother Nature is still a little too unpredictable to plan a safe drive for our Porsches,

so our mid-Missouri members will gather at Noon on Sunday, Feb. 18th for a luncheon at PaPPo’s Pizzeria and Pub in Columbia. PaPPo’s is a popular Missouri based chain of pizzeria’s and Italian restaurants known for it’s freshly made pizzas and Italian dishes.

If you can’t find a favorite dish at PaPPo’s, you aren’t looking at the menu. PaPPo’s offers 32 different pizzas alongside a variety of calzones, pizza bowls, sandwiches and pastas.

Join your Porsche friends for a relaxing lunch in a family friendly atmosphere. Save your place at PaPPo’s by placing your RSVP at http://msreg.com/CPG-Luncheon-at-Pappos-Pizzeria and enjoy a fun afternoon of great food, friends and Porsche stories.

Thinking about chasing the Solar Eclipse?

April 8th

In a little over 2 months on Monday, April 8th, we will once

again have the rare opportunity to see an eclipse of the sun where the moon crosses between the sun and the earth and casts a shadow, briefly blocking out the sun’s light.

Here in St. Louis, we should be able to see a partial eclipse, but by travelling around 100 miles to the south, we could see (Nature co-operating, of course) the total eclipse of the sun. The totality of the eclipse over areas such as Cape Girardeau or Carbondale, IL will last about 4 minutes as the moon totally blocks our view of the sun. This will be the last time this century that we will have the opportunity to experience a solar eclipse within easy driving distance of St. Louis.

Several members have expressed interest in touring to one of the total eclipse areas.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to crowd into these areas to experience the eclipse darkness. If we want to get a spot in the area of totality, we’re going to have to leave early and make a day of this drive. Would you be interested in joining us? If so, let us know by emailing essincgroup@gmail.com. If we get enough interest, we will work to set up a venue where we can enjoy lunch and watch the eclipse together. Interested? Please let us know. More details to follow.

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CPG Tentative 2024 Calendar St. Louis Region covers a lot of territory, stretching half way across Missouri and all

the way eastward across Illinois and south to the Arkansas and Kentucky borders.

Members at the distant edges of our Region face long drives to participate in our act ivies centered out of the St. Louis Metro area, so we encourage our distant members to get together for social events and tour closer to their homes. Thus, our mid-Missouri members gather many times each year as the CPG (Columbia Porsche Group) - St. Louis Region members who gather together for their own local events with the full support and encouragement of their ‘administrative region’ - St. Louis Region.

The member of CPG have assembled their tentative events calendar for the year ahead:

Sun., Feb. 18 - Luncheon at PaPPo’s Pizzeria and Pub, Columbia, MO

March 16 or 17 - Screening of “Ferrari” movie at Maddy’s Home Theater

Sat., April 13 - Drive & Dine to Emmet’s Restaurant in Fayette, MO Sun., May 26 - Annual Memorial Day Social at Dave an Barb Danusers Sat., June 29 - Porsches & Pasteries, 9 - 11 am, TBD Sat., July 20 - Drive & Dine to Bek’s Restaurant in Fulton, MO Sat., Aug. 31 - Jefferson City Car Show with lunch at Sweet Smoke BBQ Sun., Sept. 15 - Social at A Frame Winegarden on the Blufftop at Rochport (formerly Les Bourgeois Winery)

Sat. Oct. 19 - Fall Color Tour to Hermann

Sun., Nov. 17 - Fall Dinner at Grand Cru Restaurant in Columbia, MO

Sun., Dec. 15 - Holiday Party at The Roof Restaurant in Columbia, MO All these events have been added to the St. Louis Region 2024 Tentative Calendar, and details of each event will be announced in upcoming newsletters, emails, and social media.

All St. Louis Region members are invited to participate in these events - watch for more details each month. Just be sure to RSVP to these events so our mid-Missouri event organizers can save a place for you if you are planning to join the fun.

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Your patience has paid off...

the Macan EV is finally HERE! After almost 2 years of delays while Porsche waited

for VW’s software unit to iron the kinks out of the control software, the electric Macan EV is finally on its way to dealer showrooms. Porsche authorized dealers to begin taking orders for the electric SUV on January 25th. The gasoline powered Macan is Porsche’s biggest seller with more than 87,300 small SUVs rolling out onto America streets. And the all electric version of the Porsche family hauler is expected to tally up a significant rise in sales in 2024.

The Macan EV will unleash more than 600 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque with the push of your right foot. Since the Macan EV does not need the open front grill to allow cooling air to push through the combustion engine radiator, Porsche engineers have been able to slim down or close air intakes in the Macan design to make the Macan one of the lowest aero drag designs on the road. The Macan EV’s drag coefficient of 0.25 is significantly less than the 0.35 coefficient of its gas powered sibling. That significant reduction in aero drag and the Macan’s 100 kWh lithium-ion battery allows the EV to go about 300 miles in normal driving mode between recharging. The Macan EV is built on Porsche’s new 800V PPE platform which has been designed for fast charging of up to 270 kW. At that rate, you can charge the battery from 10% to 80% in just a little over 20 minutes. Porsche has engineered a high-voltage switch in the battery to basically split the battery into 2 smaller 400V batteries during charging which can be recharged at the same time, thereby cutting the recharging time nearly in half.

Although few Macan EVs will probably ever see the off-road terrain, the Macan comes with an Active Suspension Management system with two-valve shock dampers, air suspension and a rear-axle transverse lock for more sure footed motoring in slippery or off-road environments. And when you are rushing down the highway, the Macan EV throws in Porsche’s rear-axle steering which can steer the rear wheels up to five degrees for quicker, more stable turns at speed.

It’s been a bit of a wait, but the Macan EV is finally here. Since the smaller Macan tends to be a popular choice for hauling people and packages for short trips close to home, the Macan EV should fit perfectly into that market segment. And it will definitely not disappoint - check it out!

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2023 was a good year for Porsche Despite a dip in fourth-quarter sales here in the U.S., Porsche enjoyed a good year

in 2023. More than 19,000 vehicles rolled out of dealer showrooms in 2023 Quarter 4, but strong sales in the early part of the year allowed the marque to record a 7.6% increase in sales for the year with total sales of 75,415 vehicles. Porsche’s 4th Quarter sales leader was none other than the Taycan with closing quarter sales of 2,358 cars up 58% from the same time in 2022. The strong Taycan sales pushed Porsche’s electric EV sales to 10% of the sales for the year. 7,570 Taycans hit the road in 2023...and comparing that to Porsche’s total sales, you find that Porsche’s EV makes up more than 10% of total Porsche sales in the U.S. Sales of Porsche’s EV continue to show that the skeptics were wrong - Porsche people are will in accept an electric Porsche. In fact, Porschephiles seem to be more willing to go electric that other VW fans. For example, despite an incredible 41% increase in Audi EV sales, Audi e-tron GT sales in 2023 didn’t even reach half of Porsche’s Taycan sales figures. U.S. Taycan sales of more than 28,800 EVs since it’s introduction in 2019 has been a pleasant surprise, even for top Porsche brass.

But Porsches sales leaders continue to be the Porsche SUVs. Macan sales in 2023 fell just short of 27,000 units - well over double the sales of Porsche’s flagship 911 models which ended the year way back at 11,692 cars. Even Cayenne sales easily overpowered 911 sales with more almost 20,500 Cayennes rolling out the dealership doors in 2023.

Of course, 911 sales continue to lead Porsche ‘car’ sales. Sales of the 718 Boxster and Cayman models tallied up to 4,526 units with Panamera sales almost matching 718 sales with 4,205 Panameras tallied on Porsche’s balance sheet.

Sales numbers for Porsche’s plug-in Panamera and Cayenne models are not broken out from the ICE versions of those vehicles, so their numbers are included in the final sales figures of those models.

World-wide, Porsche delivered 320,221 vehicles in 2023 - 3 % more than in 2022.

A 12% increase in demand in Europe powered the sales increase - outpacing the sales increase in Porsche’s German homeland which recorded only a 10% jump in vehicle deliveries. Meanwhile, sales in the North America climbed 9 % over the previous year.

Nagging economic problems in China dampened sales in the world’s largest market with sales dropping by more than 15%. Porsche noted that ongoing economic challenges in China will most likely result in weak sales again in 2024 and into the foreseeable future.

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EVs by the Numbers The concept of losing internal combustion engines to electric drivetrains is a very

painful prospect to many gear heads, but the trend is clearly underway. Of course, we always hear that it is to save the environment and to battle climate change. But those truly close to the auto industry say there is a much more basic reason that auto makers are agreeing to the shift...and it all begins in the accounting / payroll department.

There is a much more basic difference between ICE powered vehicles and EV...and it’s what really counts to auto makers - the parts count. How many parts does it take to make the average internal combustion powered vehicle? Of course, that varies...the more options on the base vehicle will naturally add to the number of parts that need to be assembled to make the completed vehicle, but on the average, with all the pistons... connecting rods...valves...fuel injectors...gears in the transmission...the parts tally adds up to somewhere to an average of about 30,000 parts.

EVs replace all those engine parts with an electric motor made up of significantly fewer parts. EV’s don’t have an exhaust system...no fuel system...no complicated clutch or torque converter and multiple gears in the transmission...no spark plugs...no fuel pump...or radiator. Of course, the EV has a battery, but that is one huge part...or lots of the same parts repeated over and over again - connected in series. Bottom line - the average EV has between 20-30% fewer parts.

EVs don’t require the auto maker to forge engine blocks and complicated metal parts.

Many of the primary parts of an EV - the electric motor...the battery...etc can be contracted from an outside supplier. Bottom line here - the assembly of EVs allow the auto maker to roll completed vehicles off the assembly line with 20-30% fewer assembly workers - fewer workers who will not be on the payroll...not need healthcare plans...not be on the pension rolls in the future - all big money savings for the auto maker.

20-30% fewer parts (either manufactured or purchased from outside sources) + 2030% fewer assembly line workers = HUGE savings for the auto maker...and that is definitely being felt in the auto industry board rooms when they look into a future of still having vehicles to sell with significant materials and labor savings.

Consumer wishes and desires hold little sway over corporate decisions when significant cost savings are on the table. In the end, THAT will be what powers the EV revolution of the future.

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Which Auto Company employs the most workers?

Maybe it’s the standard American ego, but many tend to believe that our large Amer-

ica auto makers are among the largest in the world...but when you look at how many workers the world’s car companies employ, our U.S. car companies are surprisingly low on the list of employers. So who is #1?

Over the last few years, there have been a number of stories about the heated competition between Volkswagen and Toyota for the #1 spot in world auto sales. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that those two are also competing for the title over who has the most workers. Right now, the #1 spot goes to VW by a wide margin. VW and it’s ten auto brands with 119 production plants all around the world employ more than 676,900 workers - 120,000 of those workers work in German plants each day.

While Toyota cranks out an impressive number of vehicles out of it’s 14 manufacturing plants dotted all over the world, it makes those vehicles with a surprising small number of workers - 375,325 to capture the #2 rank in number of workers.

If you think one of our U.S. auto makers has to be close...well, think again. #3 in the list of auto worker employers goes to Daimler AG and its 288,481 employees. I guess you could say a U.S. auto maker is #4 as Stellantis with it’s Fiat, Peugeot, Citreon, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, and RAM brands takes the #4 spot with it’s 272,370 workers. Since Stellantis corporate headquarters is located in Amsterdam, but the Dodge / Jeep / Chrysler brass continue to operate out of Michigan, it could be argued that Stellantis deserves some credit as being at least partially an American company.

Honda takes the #5 sport with 218,674 workers. The #6 spot goes to the Chinese company SAIC Motors - China’s largest auto maker with 204,815 workers.

And finally, a U.S. auto maker comes in at #7 - with Ford’s 186,000 employees.

Renault’s 179,565 employees push it to #8 on the list of world auto makers. GM finally appears at #9 on the list with it’s 155,000 workers. The #10 spot on the list is almost a toss-up with Dongfeng Motor Corporation - a Chinese car company with 136,549 workers competing with Nissan’s 136,000 - with the #10 spot bouncing back and forth depending on who’s having a good sales season.

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Commonly Stolen Vehicles in the Bi-state For months, we have been bombarded by all those news stories about stolen Hyundais and Kias, but numbers can be confusing. While Hyundai and Kia thefts captured all the headlines, stolen car statistics from Missouri and Illinois show that many thieves have their eyes on larger, more desirable vehicles - especially in Missouri.

While 2023 stats are still being compiled, the number for 2022 are readily available, and the most stolen vehicles in Missouri might come as a surprise: Most stolen cars and trucks in 2022 Misssouri Illinois

#1 Full-size Ford Pickup 1832 stolen

#1 Hyundai Elantra 1852 stolen

#2 Hyundai Elantra 1403 stolen

#2 Hyundai Sonata 1624 stolen

#3 Full-size Chevrolet Pickup 1269 stolen

#3 Kia Optima 1397 stolen

#4 Hyundai Sonata 1211 stolen

#4 Kia Sportage 1159 stolen

#5 Kia Optima 1102 stolen

#5 Jeep Grand Cherokee 1050 stolen

#6 Full-size Dodge Pickup #6 Kia Forte 684 stolen 767 stolen #7 Kia Sportage #7 Hyundai Tucson 433 stolen 755 stolen #8 Kia Soul #8 Dodge Charger 432 stolen 708 stolen #9 Kia Forte #9 Toyota Camry 428 stolen 673 stolen

#10 Chevrolet Malibu #10 Chevrolet Malibu 403 stolen 643 stolen Moral of the story - No matter what you drive, LOCK IT! 18

Community goes to court to shut down home of Rennsport Reunion Neighboring land owners and environmental groups have gone to court to close the

legendary Laguna Seca race track. The landowners have joined forces with environmental groups and some local businessmen in a law suit claiming the track is violating a number of environmental and zoning laws. The scope of the legal claims is clearly focused on closing the 67 year old track. The law suit filed by the plaintiffs who call themselves the “Highway 68 Coalition” says the lifestyle disruption caused by the large track events goes far beyond anything that can be cured by financial settlements and nothing short of stricter controls or even complete shut down of the facility would be acceptable.

The track already operates under some of the strictest noise and use limitations of any race track, but the complaint claims the track ignores the regulations and hosts events like the Rennsport Reunion that swamp the area with spectators and overwhelms the area roads, utilities and area businesses. Events like last Fall’s Rennsport Reunion which drew more than 80,000 Porsche fans do bring a lot of business to the area, but it also strains the area’s resources and lifestyle.

For years, the track has been operating outside of some local regulations under ‘grandfather clauses’ because the track had been operating for years before the local area was developed and residents and business moved closer to the track. The lawsuit claims the track has seen a large increase in activity over the past decade and is now violating the 1985 land use permit which is currently governing the track. The plaintiffs say it is far beyond time to reopen and revise the way the track operates. The suit calls the track a “public nuisance” which is responsible for “irreparable damage that can not be compensated with monetary damages”.

Currently, Laguna Seca operates under strict noise regulations, and is presently limited to holding events over more than 35 days every year. But the plaintiffs claim the size of those limited events has grown far beyond the ability of the community to absorb the traffic and congestion around the track. The law suit alleges the crowds flooding the track also overwhelm the area’s sewage and water supply systems.

Representatives of the track have not commented on the legal action. No date has been set for when the suit will go to trial.

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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.

Demetri Alexander Siva & Leah Avvaru Maryland Heights, MO 63043 Brentwood, MO 63144 ‘87 911 Carrera Targa ‘17 Macan Turbo ‘16 Macan S

Eric Danker St. Louis, MO 63131 ‘24 Taycan 4S

Arthur & Barbara Greenberg Terry & Sarah Grigsby Malcolm D. Johnson Columbia, MO 65201 Chesterfield, MO 63005 St. Louis, MO 63103 ‘14 Panamera 4 ‘18 718 Cayman ‘909 911 Carrera Douglas & Keyna Klabzuba Lutz Lehmann Todd Rodman Gray Summit, MO 63039 Weisbaden, Hessen 65201 Webster Groves, MO 63119 ‘97 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet ‘83 911 SC ‘75 914 1.8 Cody Stokes Morgan Taylor Zachary Wagner University City, MO 63130 Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 St. Louis, MO 63122 ‘88 911 Carrera ‘23 9718 Cayman GT4

Henry & Brandt Wagner Kirkwood, MO 63122 ‘14 Cayman S

Andy & Zoe Zimmermann Kirkwood, MO 63122 ‘04 911 Carrera Cabriolet

Member Transferred In:

From Central Pennsylvania Region:

Mike & Melissa Metheny

St. Louis, MO 63124 ‘24 Cayenne ‘20 Taycan 4S

St. Louis Region membership as of December 1, 2023 - 1,192

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Plauderei Anzeiges (Classified Ads) For Sale - 2016 Targa 4S - Local PCA member selling 2016 Targa 4S and would like it to stay local. Car has been well cared for and in beautiful condition: 3.8L naturally aspirated w/ 7-speed manual and short shift kit; Sports Exhaust; Black on Black with Full Leather Package; Fuchs Anniversary Rims; Deviated Red Stitching Package; Alcantara Sport Wheel, Shift Boot & Center Console; Brushed Aluminum Interior Trim w/ Red Gauge Cluster; New Windscreen installed in Fall of 2022. 31,000 original miles.

Asking: $125K - reasonable offers considered Contact Jeff at 314-583-5608 or e-mail theboss@jeffstein.com

Wanted - Old Grill Badges - I’m looking for old or interesting grill badges, any condition. If you have any cluttering up your desk or workbench, give me a call.

Contact Steve at 636-219-3446 or e-mail ptarga79@sbcglobal.net.

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St. Louis Region Tentative 2024 Calendar February 1Thirsty Thursday, Chicken N Pickle, St. Charles 10 Intro to HPDE Seminar, Center of Clayton, Clayton Registration limited 11 Sweetheart Brunch, Ya Ya’s Euro Bistro, Chesterfield 18 JML Vehicle Enhancement Tech, JML Audio of St. Louis, Fenton 18 CPG Luncheon, Pappo’s Pizzaria and Pub, Columbia, MO TBA - President’s Meeting, Des Moines, IA March 1Werks Reunion, Amelia Island, FL 7Thirsty Thursday, 9Saudi Arabia F1 Watch Party, JML Audio of St. Louis, Fenton 13 General Board Meeting, Center of Clayton, Clayton 16 or 17 - CPG Movie Night at Maddy’s Home Theater - Ferrari April 3 Phase 2 Registration OPENS, 68th Porsche Parade, Birmingham, AL 4Thirsty Thursday, 7Maintenance Tech, JML Audio of St. Louis, Fenton 8Eclipse Event 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 2 34-5 8 11 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 CPG Memorial Day Social at Danuser’s

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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

August 1 10 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 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 Thirsty Thursday 3Thirsty Thursday, 6 Porsches 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

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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.

Porsche EV with 800 miles range???

While the new Macan EV unveiled by Porsche at the end of January reportedly will

deliver a range of around 300 miles before needing to be recharged, this is apparently just the beginning of Porsche’s EV performance. Several European automotive publications say that Porsche has several EV test mules running around Europe with a new solid-state battery capable of running more than 800 miles between charges.

Along with extended range, the solid-state batteries also include technology that cuts recharging times down to a fraction of present EV recharge cycles. Porsche engineers are aiming to get recharging time up to 80% capacity down to the 15 - 20 minutes cycle.

Battery recharging slows significantly as the battery approaches full charge to prevent overcharging. Testing has proven that the fastest, most efficient charging should stop at about 80% capacity.

According to the EV engineers, one added benefit to solid-state battery technology is a significantly lower risk of battery fires.

Porsche wants to roll a lot more test miles on the solid-state battery technology before putting it into EV Porsches in dealer showrooms. But it’s probably a pretty good bet that we might see the longer-range batteries in Porsche’s race testing within the next year.

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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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39 years Gary & Gail Griffin

8 years Craig & Jennifer Basler Randy Cann Daniel & Lisa Rieman Elbert Williams

37 years Steven Smith

7 years Brian Krueger

33 years Rod Bryan

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Jeff & Eileen Banker John Fortney Bryan & Elizabeth Fuller Michael Maruschak Timothy McBride Ronald Springfloat Michael Zarrilli

48 years James & Marilyn Panter

29 years Gary & Casey Eldridge 26 years Scott & Cheryl Orr 24 years Allen & Kim Maddy 23 years Terry & Patrick Conner 21 years Mark & Christie Figert 20 years Philip Andrew 19 years John & Ann Grana Stephen & Wendy Green 18 years Thomas & Cindy Marsh 17 years John & Karen Barhydt 16 years Fred & Jesse Grannenman 14 years Edward Burkart 13 years William & Susan Strecker 12 years Eric & Kristina Graham Fred & Susan Thatcher Bryan & Pam Wingbermuehle 30

9 years Will Kopp Mark & Monica Lawless

5 years James Brennan Richard Johnston Ian Silberman Allen & Gina Nessel 4 years

Patrick Duff Deborah & John Lawson Bradley Snitzer Brian & Stacy Dudkowski 3 years James Leisure Robert Brewer Booker Shaw Nick Hessler 2 years Patrick Frost Bruce Hall Sean Hunkler John Kilper Clifton Kralewski Anthony Monaco Ronald Rein 1 year Terry Nappier Brian Buckley Ross Fitzgerald Steve Bruzek Sam Diacon

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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.

Feb. 1 - Thirsty Thursday, CHICKEN N PiCKLE, St. Charles

www.msreg.com/TT-Chicken-N-Pickle Feb. 10 - Intro to HPDE, Center of Clayton, 10 am - Noon

Registration limited

www.msreg.com/HPDEseminar Feb. 11 - Sweetheart Brunch, Ya Ya’s Bistro, Chesterfield http://msreg.com/Sweetheart-Brunch2024 Feb. 18 - JML Vehicle Enhancement Tech, JML Audio of St. Louis, Fenton Feb. 18 - CPG Luncheon, Pappo’s Pizzaria and Pub, Columbia, MO www.msreg.com/CPG-Luncheon-at-Pappos-Pizzeria March 1 - Werks Reunion, Amelia Island, FL March 7 - Thirsty Thursday,

www.msreg.com March 9 - Saudi Arabia F1 Watch Party. JML Audio of St. Louis, Fenton March 13 - General Board Meeting, Center of Clayton March 16 or 17 - CPG Movie Night at Maddy’s Home Theater - “Ferrari”

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