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Voice of the Vancouver Island Region - Porsche Club of America

Volume 22 Issue 1 February 2019

VIR 2018 Year in Review In this issue UVic Motorsport, Porsche Factory Visit, Wireless Backup Camera, Protect Your Investment, Valentine Day Events, VIMC Track Day, Zone 6 Grand Tour

Regulars 4 VIR PCA Executive

5 Executive Comment 12 Club News 26 Coffee & Cars

Features UVic Formula 8 Motorsport Team Protect Your 13 Investment Valentine’s Day 15 Wireless Backup Camera 16

34 Classifieds

2018 Review 18

36 Goodie Store

Coachwerks 20

37 VIR Discounts

Zone 6 Grand Tour 22

Forums & Useful Web Sites

Toast To Wendy 23

38 Around The Bend

HPDE Track Day 24

39 Advertiser Index

Porsche 28 Factory Visit

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John McGurran President president@virpca.org

James Renfrew Vice President vicepresident@virpca.org

Michael Holan Secretary secretary@virpca.org

Paul Atterton Director—North Island northisland@virpca.org

Tim Evans Treasurer treasurer@virpca.org

Dan Bourlet Director—Mid Island midisland@virpca.org

Garth Webber Atkins Director—Membership membership@virpca.org

Didier Moinier Director—South Island southisland@virpca.org

Steve Fairbrother Director—Newsletter newsletter@virpca.org

Dean Aikenhead Director—Competition competition@virpca.org

Dave Nickel Webmaster Chair webmaster@virpca.org

Klaus Kreye Rally Chair rally@virpca.org PORSCHER — FEBRUARY 2019

Tyson Johnson Competition & Driver Education Chair tyson@virpca.org

Wendy Woodley Goodie Storekeeper goodiestore@virpca.org Page 4

Belated Happy New Year!

be a 2019 Grand Tour running from June 22 to 30 June. Read about it in this Porscher.

2019 is shaping up to be memorable year for our club. Elsewhere in this issue is my review of our 2018.

How many of those events were you part of? Which ones were so much fun that you think they should be repeated in 2019?

Al Sherwood tells me that registrations for PCA’s Treffen in Santa Barbara sold out in record time. Five Vancouver Island cars on the list and I hope that stories and photos are shared.

Are there different drives or activities that you think would be fun? Something that perhaps another club does that we might try? Let me know. I’ll post a wish list next month, seek input from members and if we get enough interest, we’ll do it.

The Board decided not to offer Black Rock Weekend this year. After nine successful runs, the committee is taking a year off and the Board will review the feasibility of Black Rock 2020 later in the year. But mark your calendar for a drive and overnight stay in Ucluelet and Tofino: May 31 and June 1. Planning is underway for the Springtime West Coast Drive.

Did you see page 106 of the December issue of Panorama? Garth Weber Atkins’ write up of our New Member Social appears in the From the Regions Column? If you have recycled your magazine or given it to a friend, here’s a link :www.pca.org/panorama-back-issues Our February calendar includes Valentine’s lunches and a tour of a do-it-yourself sandblasting facility.

Something for everyone! See details in this issue of Porscher.

By the way: Happy Birthday to us!

February 10 marks the 23rd anniversary of our joining PCA as an Some of you will recall the 2015 Zone 6 Grand Tour, independent Region. an 8,000 km drive which travelled through all of the PCA regions making up our Zone at the time. Two VIR members, Paul Atterton and Al Kyle completed the John McGurran entire 15 day tour. 42 cars drove the Vancouver Island leg, of which 25 were our members. There will President

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t seems a long while since I created the last issue, but it was nice to have a rest over Christmas, as I hope you all did!

For those who saw a post of mine on the Club Facebook page regarding loaner vehicles from Porsche Centre Victoria, I recently met with Volker Grady, the General Manager of the dealership to discuss this and he advised me that the program is now as it was, and no changes have been made. Providing the service is an overhead for them… insurance, fuel, depreciation, taxes, maintenance etc and Porsche Canada do NOT cover this unless it is an authorised warrantied item. Next time you are offered a loaner, let them know you are grateful for that service. If you do not need a loaner or live locally, taxis can be provided at no charge instead!

Please note the 4 new MSR events added to Around-The-Bend this issue, 3 of which are for February, so please register early!

Steve Fairbrother Editor PORSCHER — FEBRUARY 2019

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Region Membership Summary at end of December 2018

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ancouver Island Region has 547 members. There are 342 primary members and 205 affiliate or family members. PCA has 83,344 primary members, 45,913 affiliate members and 17 life members for a total of 129,257 members.

New Members and Transfers In for November and December 2018: Welcome!

Member Brad Chapman Patrick Meadows Tom Weinreich

Zachary Brown Mark Harnadek Paul Rossmo Robert Evans

Co-member

Shauna Weinreich Christina Wegner Ian Whiteway

Jonathan Evans

Location / From Vernon Victoria Nanaimo Not specified Parksville Canada West Canada West Canada West Canada West

Vehicle 1981 911 Turbo 2010 Cayenne GTS 2006 911 Carrera S Cab

2004 911 Carrera 1984 911 Carrera Targa 1997 911 Carrera 1982 911 Turbo

Other membership activity: 32 renewals, 6 non-renewals

Anniversaries in December and January – Congratulations!

15 Years: Susan & David Whiteway 5 years:

Gloria & Harvey Humphrey, Betsyn & Stephen Clark, Brenda & Ken Wright

One Year: Brian Gateley, Jennifer Peers, Mark Parry, Richard Chesson, Richard DeLuca, Harry Taylor, Mick Bryson, Glenn Waddingham, Anneli Bramley

Garth Webber Atkins Membership Director

PCA Test Drive Do you know someone with Porsche ownership intentions or aspirations? Tell them about the PCA Test Drive program. For US $40 they get 6 months access to PANORAMA and defined access to browse the online PCA Mart to find their Porsche.

Contact membership@virpca.org for details.

Get your new club lapel pin badge from Garth Webber-Atkins for just $5 at upcoming VIR events PORSCHER — FEBRUARY 2019

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UVIC’S FORMULA MOTORSPORT TEAM

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ntroducing the University of Victoria’s Formula America, and 36th worldwide, outperforming a numMotorsport team – the top Canadian Formula SAE ber of better funded and resourced teams. Their main team by Dr. Stephanie Willerth competition includes European teams, like the University of Stuttgart (located in the home of Porsche One way for aspiring gearheads attending university and Mercedes Benz) and American teams, like the to get their fix of speed while gaining valuable experi- University of Wisconsin. ence is through participation in the UVic Formula Motorsport team. Each year the University of Victoria The UVic Formula Motorsport team attends the larg(UVic) Formula Motorsport team designs, manufac- est FSAE competition in the world, which takes place tures, tests and competes with a small open wheeled at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, race car as part of the intercollegiate Formula SAE Michigan each May. In Michigan, 120 teams from design competition series sponsored by the Society Canada, USA, Europe, Asia, and South America each for Automotive Engineers (SAE). Formula SAE is the year compete in a variety of static and dynamic world’s largest international collegiate competition events over a 4 day period. The three static events with over 550 teams participating worldwide. The include an assessment of the overall car design, a cost premise of the competition is that student run teams and manufacturing breakdown of the car, and a busidevelop a small, Formula-style race car intended for ness presentation where the students present an ecoweekend autocross racing based on 134 page rule nomic model based on marketing their race cars. Each book. category is judged by leaders in the field from organizations like Tesla, SpaceX, NASCAR, and Bosch.

Each team designs, builds, and tests a fully functional prototype around these competition rules with the The top 10 teams selected in the first round of the goal of scoring the most points in a variety of events design event move on to the Design Final. In the Deevaluating different aspects of engineering and busi- sign Finals, the team members responsible for the ness. different car subsystems, like powertrain, vehicle dynamics, and electronics, defend their design choices Our UVic Formula Motorsport team (founded in in the context of the car for three hours by judges 2001) has recently achieved a high level of success from the automotive industry. Additionally, these based their performance in recent competitions. They judges use this competition to recruit top talent to are currently ranked 1st in Canada, 10th in North their respective industries, including our current team leader Ryan Vorster (4th year Mechanical Engineering student).

He spent this past fall working as a co-op student at Joe Gibbs Racing – one of the top teams in NASCAR with a history of winning championships. After this year’s competition in May 2019, he will return to the team full time as a Vehicle DyPORSCHER — FEBRUARY 2019

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The team explains the design of the UV18 to the panel of judges at Michigan in May 2018.

Dr Stephanie Willerth with her Platinum Silver Metallic 911 Carrera

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namics Engineer. The judges also perform a thorough technical inspection prior to letting the students compete in the dynamic events, which include a figure-eight skidpad, straight-line acceleration test, 1-lap autocross sprint, and a ~30 minute endurance race. After the 2018 competition, one of our star drivers turned alumni – Peter de Schepper (below) – was selected for participation in the prestigious INFINITI Engineering Academy for Canada held at the 2018 F1 Grand Prix in Montreal. He was one of ten students who competed for an internship with the Renault F1 team. While he didn’t win – he did proudly represent the University of Victoria’s Faculty of Engineering.

Some of the notable features of the UV18 (the single seater car fabricated for last year’s Formula SAE competition) include its 2003 Honda CBR600 F4i engine optimized for performance in conjunction with a LifeRacing F88RX ECU for implementing traction control and running 13’’ OZ wheels along with carbon fiber aerodynamic elements and suspension. Honda Canada is a long term sponsor of UVic Formula Peter de Schepper competes in the 2018 INFINITI EngiMotorsport. Additionally, UVic Formula Motorsport was neering Academy at the F1 Grand Prix held in Montreal.

Peter recently graduated with his B.Eng. in Mechanical one of only 12 teams at competition to implement elecEngineering and now works full time at Econtrols tronic throttle control, enabling the engine to be tuned to (www.econtrols.com) – an advanced engine controls each driver’s preferences. The industry judges, including company located in San Antonio. those working on the Ford GT sports car program, were quite impressed with their implementation of this system. Overall, the UV18 weighed 495 lbs at competition.

This year, the team has made several significant design changes, including switching to a newer four cylinder engine taken from a 2011 Honda CBR600RR motorcycle and a new Thunder ECU provided at a significant discount from our local Victoria based sponsor Carmena Performance (www.carmenaperformance.com). They are also switching to 10 inch wheels to save weight and increase the performance of their car with a targeted weight goal of 425 lbs for the UV19. Overall, the team is on an upward trajectory with big ambitions for the future!

The team is active on social media in case you want to read more about their activities as they build the UV19 and compete at the 2019 Michigan competition. They are planning to hold a car launch in April 2019 to showcase their new car. Please let me know by emailing willerth@uvic.ca if you would like an invitation as the team will be actively soliciting feedback on their car design at their launch. Here are links to their social media accounts: Facebook: Facebook.com/UVicFSae Instagram: www.instagram.com/uvicfsae Twitter: twitter.com/uvicfsae The team can be reached at uvic.fsae@gmail.com if you have questions or if you wish to sponsor them.

Stephanie Willerth VIR Member

Dr. Willerth (willerth@uvic.ca) is currently a Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor at the University of Victoria where she has served as the faculty advisor to the UVic Formula Motorsport team since 2016. She has been a member of VIR PCA since March 2018.

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New Directors The Club welcomes Dan Bourlet as our Mid-Island Director replacing Dean Aikenhead who is now our Competition Director. Both are shown right in the photo.

Black Rock The new year is upon us and we are looking forward to lots of events this year including many recurring ones and some new ones as well.

One event that you will not see on the calendar in 2019 is the Black Rock weekend in Ucluelet/Tofino. This annual four day event has been running for the last nine years and was always well attended and very successful in raising funds for the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade and the Cops For Cancer Tour de Rock.

This year the previous organizing committee decided to take a break and we were not able to get another organizing committee together for the 2019 event. Hopefully it will be back in the future.

Our thanks goes out to all the volunteers over the years that were involved in putting this event on including the Vancouver Island Region members, the UVFB, HPDE and Autocross instructors, and the Cops for Cancer organization. Judging by the feedback we got every year it was a great event and enjoyed by all those that attended.

There are still a lot of fun driving and social events to look forward to this year and we hope to see you there.

MotorsportReg.com member $50 Winner Here is Dave Manchip along with daughter Sidnee receiving his $50 Keg Restaurant gift certificate. Dave won this in our random draw from all the VIR club members who are registered at MSR. There will be another $50 gift certificate draw by February 15th, so ensure you have created your free MSR account and set us as your club there. If you need any MSR help email Steve at newsletter@virpca.org

VIR PRIZE TIME !

For a short time, we shall draw a name, from all the VIR members enrolled in MotorsportReg.com, so the sooner you create an account and update your profile, the better your chance of winning!

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oes this look old school to you?

a properly executed Maintenance Record Booklet.

In an industry that has adopted digital da- Keeping work receipts certainly helps, but the conscita capture like everybody else, it feels old entious Porsche owner will let the Service Advisor school to physically stamp, date and sign keep records of all services and have the comfort of knowing their car is up to date and in top shape. something, doesn’t it?

Sadly the habit of taking the Maintenance Record Booklet out of the glovebox for the Porsche Service Advisor to stamp, date and sign has fallen into neglect. Keeping reliable records of your car’s service and maintenance contributes to the retained value of your vehicle. Why is that? It is well known that Porsche cars retain a handsome resale value in the industry because they are firstly highly sought after and secondly, they are historically best cared for by their owners and respective Porsche Service Centres. To this day, 70% of all Porsche cars ever built are still on the road today.

The selling price of a pre-owned vehicle is determined by what the buyer is willing to pay based on several factors like age, odometer reading, model, equipment, wear and tear, declarations, to name a few, but mostly the condition and upkeep of the vehicle regardless of age. Porsche buyers and professional car appraisers alike, trust in the service and maintenance the owner has invested in the car. Diligent record keeping makes their research easier and will prompt better results.

It is not too late, don’t hesitate to let the Service Advisor update your Maintenance Record Booklet, you’ll appreciate the extra value it builds in your Porsche when the time comes.

Still think it’s old school? A small gesture with big retained value.

If you are contemplating switching cars the following pointers may assist you: DO bring it in spotless. That tells the Porsche team you care about your car and can go a long way by influencing the amount they will pay, after examining the maintenance records.

DO replace cracked glass. If your car has a cracked windshield, get your Porsche Service Centre and insurance to replace it. Usually, the deductible is low and it makes a better impression.

DO display the Porsche Maintenance Record Booklet. As stated above, this will make the person appraising your Porsche stand up and take

Here are a few tell-tales they look for: Was the manufacturer's maintenance schedule adhered to, both regular and intermediate?

What was the exact scope of the work?

Were Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) parts used?

Who performed the work? Porsche certified or other?

Will the vehicle pass certification or Collectors designation?

The above is merely a sampling of information that helps determine the retained value of a Porsche provided it is properly recorded, hence the importance of PORSCHER — FEBRUARY 2019

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notice!

DON’T worry about minor damage or door dings, the dealer can do that a lot cheaper than you can.

Appraisers deduct their cost of repairs, which is less than you can do it for. Major damage should be repaired and covered by your insurance.

Do take your personal belongings out before you go in to the dealership. Clutter will devalue your car and slow down the process of you getting your new Porsche and driving away. If your trade has a navigation system, clear out personal information, like your address, phone numbers, etc.

Don’t forget to remove your garage door opener and parking passes. Lastly, take both sets of keys and make sure the owner’s manual is in the glovebox and let's not forget about the Maintenance Record Booklet again going forward.

Thanks to Porsche Centre Victoria for providing this article from their January E-Zine digital news.

To subscribe, please use this link https://porschevictoria.com/about_us/sign_up.php

In November, the Club hosted a lunch for the staff of Porsche Centre Victoria in recognition of all they do for us. The dealership staff popped in and out over their lunch-time to partake in the food available.

After, Volker Grady, the Porsche Centre Victoria General Manager emailed us saying:-

What a great idea and wonderful treat this was!

On behalf of your Porsche Victoria ‘pit crew’ many thanks for a wonderful and much appreciated luncheon today. Very thoughtful of you to spoil our crew like this and I am glad that some of our team members got to meet and talk to you. The last wave finally got to enjoy your lunch just after you left and everybody wants to thank you very much, me included.

We look forward to seeing many of you at various events in the coming year and we wish you a safe and most enjoyable holiday season.

Thank you again for lunch, thank you for your patronage and safe travels.

Warm regards on behalf of your Porsche Pit Crew Volker PORSCHER — FEBRUARY 2019

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gain we have two special events celebrating Valentine’s Day! There will be a lunch at the Arbutus Ridge Golf Course for Mid and South Island members and for NorthIsland members, Wendy has arranged lunch at the Crown Isle Resort!

To register, you must first be a member of MotorsportReg.com (it is free). Please ensure you have added your vehicle(s) for event registration to work smoothly. Our events are private, so you do not see them in the MSR calendar.

Please wear your VIR club name badge at club events, it helps members get to know your name.

Wendy Woodley has organised the 2019 North Island special lunch for Valentine’s.

It is at the Crown Isle Resort, Courtenay, Atrium Room, Saturday February 9th, 11:30—2:30. There will be Porsche goodies and other give-aways from local businesses, including Mount Washington Alpine Resort.

More information and registration is at msreg.com/2019-north-valentine Registration cut-off for the North Island Valentine lunch is February 8th @ 9pm

James and Leanne Renfrew have organised a Valentine’s Day lunch at the Arbutus Ridge Golf Club on Sunday February 10th. Attendance is by registration and preordering only via the MotorsportReg.com site where you can select your lunch items in advance so that the restaurant is prepared for us.

Go to msreg.com/valentine2018 to register for the lunch, choose your menu selection and pay.

Note that your drinks are payable on the day and that registration cut-off for this lunch is February 2nd @ 11pm.

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I had mentioned to some of you during one of our Sunday Coffee events, that I ordered the Look-It backup camera system at the Boxing Day price at $119 from BlackBoxMyCar.com.

can always tap to add additional time to the video feed. The Bluetooth connectivity works about 95% success rate the first time. You just press the activate button again if it’s not successful.

Canadian Tire currently has it listed at $299. I’ve had Note, the physical plastic frame is a bit thick and tathis unit installed on my Acura TSX about a month pered since the batteries are in the frame. Shown benow. low is a screen shot of the smartphone screen.

To recap my review, it works as advertised. Some of the internet reviews were not too kind when priced at $299. The package came with the license mount, camera, wireless activation button and an optional magnetic mount for your smartphone. No wiring is required to install the system. Some of the bad reviews were: low-res camera at this $299 price point, hard to setup, and the slow time it took for the image to appear on the phone. Some of the reviews were done a couple of years ago when the product was first released, but there have been improvements since. It took me 15 minutes to have the software loaded on my phone and working with the camera. It took a total of 7 seconds for the image to appear when I pressed the wireless activate button (including the time it took to automatically unlock my smartphone). Once the video starts, the video stream will stay on for a 30 second interval, and tapping once on the smartphone will add another 30 seconds to the video feed. In the real world, that 7 second delay can be worked around.

Battery is rated to last 3 years. A fellow Alfa 4C owner has his unit running for 2 years now and is very happy.

I have been corresponding with the Marketing Director at BlackBoxMyCar.com and he has offered our group a special $10 off their Boxing Day pricing by using the wyman10 discount code.

Use this special link to order: Type in the promo code and price will drop by $10 to $109! www.blackboxmycar.ca/products/look-it-li-850w I cannot find any cheaper elegant backup camera solution for cars out there. Even with it’s small short coming, it’s still a pretty good accessory to have.

Wyman Lee VIR Member

Thanks Wyman. An alternative if club members do not have the If you see a potential parking space coming up, you Porsche rear view camera syscan press the activate button prior to arrival and you tem.

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2018 was a very successful year for our club. We experienced a significant increase in the number of members and strengthened our offerings, particularly driving events that addressed the design and purpose of our Porsches.

This is a summary of the information presented at the Annual General Meeting and a review of our 2018 event calendar. If you have any questions or comments, please email president@virpca.org Treasurer Tim Evans reported that the club is financially stable, with a bank balance of just under $28,000 at our August 31 year end. Membership Director Garth Webber Atkins reported a net increase of 45 members and that we welcomed our 500th member in 2018. Newsletter Director Steve Fairbrother published 10 issues of Porscher in the Club’s financial year. Porscher is invaluable as a source of information and it contributes advertising revenue to the club. In February, I conducted a survey of members on various aspects of club membership in 2018. 50% of members responded. 96% said the club met or exceeded their expectations.

port the school’s music program.

In early February we held an open meeting for members addressing their interests in all aspects of competition in the club. In that meeting Klaus Kreye proposed we offer a Time Speed Distance Rally and Tyson Johnson outlined his three-part On-Ramp to 2018 series to provide basic performance instruction for novice level drivers. As has become a VIR tradition, we put on two Valentine’s Day lunches. James and Leanne Renfrew organised lunch at the Arbutus Ridge Golf Course near Duncan and Wendy and Gary Woodley organised lunch at the Old House Hotel and Spa in Courtenay.

Early in March, the first of Tyson’s On-Ramp series was held with an emphasis on fitness, proper driving position and the basics of performance driving. Later in the month Didier Moinier organized a tour of Vancouver Island Helicopter in Sidney. Members got an inside look at the flight chartering business and its maintenance facility.

In April Tyson conducted the second and third parts of his On-Ramp series, culminating in an autocross at In the area of information technology, we adopted Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit. Imogen Burr led MotorsportReg.com (MSR) software for all club event the first of what I hope will be an annual early season and activity registration including payment. This is drive in the South Island: Imogen’s Spring Fling. working very well for us under Steve Fairbrother’s In early May Wendy organized a Quadra Island Jaunt guidance. On the web and social media front, Tim Ev- and Wine Tasting. At the end of the month our 9th ans reports that we now have a Facebook group. Our annual Black Rock Weekend attracted PCA members website and digital document storage are due for a from the BC Mainland, Alberta and the northwest comprehensive review in 2019.

USA. Black Rock featured an array of driving and soYour Board met monthly in south and mid Island venues: Victoria and Duncan. Unfortunately, we were not able to meet in the north but have committed to doing so this year. Board meetings are open to members in good standing and if you have an interest in governance, you are welcome to attend.

January 2018 started us off in a festive manner with coffee provided free of charge at the regular Cars and Coffee sessions in Courtenay, Parksville and Victoria.

Conrad Peden made use of our autocross trailer to support Reynolds Secondary School’s annual Christmas tree chipping initiative. Funds raised went to supPORSCHER — FEBRUARY 2019

cial events and raised funds in support of Ucluelet Fire Brigade ($8,324) and Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock ($23,381). Dan Bourlet chaired the Black Rock committee; he and his team did a superb job for the participants and the community.

In early June we celebrated, with Volker Grady and his team at Porsche Centre Victoria, the 70th Anniversary of the marque. 1948 saw the birth of the Porsche brand in Gmünd, Austria, with construction number 356 and chassis number 356001: Porsche type 356 "No. 1" Roadster. Later in June Didier ran a tour of Rotor Maxx Support, a ParksvillePage 18

based business specializing in Sikorsky helicopter service. At the end of June, I organized a tour of the Cowichan Valley with our motoring friends in the Victoria Corvette Club. Starting in Mill Bay, the route designed by Malcolm Baster meandered through the Cowichan valley ending at the Merridale Cidery and Distillery in Cobble Hill.

July was a busy month for us. Four intrepid VIR members made the trek to PCA’s Porsche Parade in Missouri. Parade is the archetypal PCA event. If you have not attended, put it on your list. You will find information about it on the PCA website and in Panorama magazine. Mid-month, Wendy organized a Marmot Tour in the Comox Valley. Marmota vancouverensis resides largely in the Comox valley and is deemed an endangered species; did you know that? Mid July also featured our Track Day at the Circuit organized by Dean Aikenhead. 27 cars spent the day in search of the perfect line, seeking the truth in the axiom that smooth is fast. Later in the month, Dean organized a drive along mid island back roads from Cobble Hill to Coombs for a terrific Italian lunch. July ended with a two day tour of the Olympic Peninsula Region of Washington State, organized by James; the tour included members of both PCA regions.

it was awarded to Dan Bourlet in recognition of his years of service to the club, particularly with the Black Rock Weekend.

In October when some Canadian Porsche Clubs are winding down their season due to inclement and unpredictable weather, we did the opposite. Michael Holan pulled together a team for the annual Fall Autocross and Chili Challenge at Western Speedway.

Autocrossing opportunities are few and far between on the Island these days and we welcome members of other car clubs to join us. Between runs on the track there is a chili cook off competition. The winner – this year Geoff Melnychuk - is awarded a trophy and bragging rights. Cash donations totaling $703 were accepted for Island Cancer Kids Association. Finally in October, Michael organized the Port Renfrew Circle Route drive. This year it began in the mid Island and ran counter clockwise with a stop in Port Renfrew for lunch.

Early in November we held the club’s Annual General Meeting at the Circuit. The members thanked Wendy Woodley for four years of volunteer service as north island director at large and elected Paul Atterton to that position. Quite a few members attended, possibly in response to the offer of free parade laps on the track after the meeting and lunch. Later in the month, Steve organized a tech tour at GAIN’s Classic Restoration Center / Coachwerks in Victoria. At the end of the month Tim Evans arranged a free lunch for the staff of Porsche Centre Victoria. This was in recognition of the support they offer to the club and our members. A number of Board members joined the dealership staff in their boardroom.

In August Klaus offered a rally information session to provide club members an opportunity to discuss rallying with experienced competitors including from Island-based Apex Motorsport. Later in August many members took part in GAIN’s annual Motor Gathering, held at the Circuit. We were awarded Best Car Club Display – a trophy and a check for $500. That’s back-to-back wins for us in the club category and speaks volumes about our members and volunteers. December is typically a quiet time as members and September was VIRPCA rally month! Klaus offered ral- their families prepare for and enjoy the holiday sealy schools in Victoria and Chemainus. These sessions son. This year, Paul organized a Christmas luncheon in were tailored to assist members who signed up for Courtenay which was attended and enjoyed by mid the event. Later in the month the Autumn Adventure and North Island members. Hopefully we will offer Rally took 11 cars on a scenic but measured route something similar in the mid and south island areas in from Mill Bay to Genoa Bay. This was our first speed 2019. distance (TSD) rally and it was a big success, according Our 2019 event planning spreadsheet is filling up, to the participants. Mid month, Garth Weber Atkins starting with Valentines lunches in Duncan and Courorganized our New Member Social. This is the most tenay. Visit the website, peruse our excellent monthly important event in our annual calendar. All members newsletter and read my biweekly emails. There is usuare welcome. We issue a special invitation to new ally a lot of chatter about club events at our Cars and members and pay for their lunch. We present our En(Continued on page 20) thusiast of the Year Award at this Social and this year PORSCHER — FEBRUARY 2019

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On November 29th, hosted by Porsche Centre Victoria, around 40 VIR members met at Coachwerks, Victoria to take a tour of their facility. Coachwerks is part of the GAIN group and provide high quality restoration of all marques in the group. Members saw vehicles in various stages of restoration, some under cover for privacy others were available for members to look at and even underneath in one case! The Coachwerks facility is expanding and we can’t wait to see it again when it is in full operation sometime in 2019!

Exquisite food bites were provided by Corporate Executive Chef of the Villa Eyrie—Ryan Bissell, Coachwerks General Manager Scott Kerr and his team provided commentary on the various aspects of the facility along with Volker Grady from Porsche Centre Victoria and his staff who showed us a beautiful 911 GT2RS at the end of the tour.

Thanks to all involved for the event. Here are some pictures by Wyman Lee and myself

Steve Fairbrother Editor

Coffee sessions. Hope to see you there.

It has been a privilege to serve as president of our club in 2018 and I invite you to let me know how we could improve your club experience: president@virpca.org

John McGurran President PORSCHER — FEBRUARY 2019

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Grand Tours are drives through all the regions in a particular PCA zone; we are in Zone 6 where there are ten regions. In 2015 our Grand Tour was the longest in PCA history; it covered 8,000+ kms over two weeks on the road. Hundreds of cars were involved.

This year’s tour is scheduled over 9 days, beginning on June 22. Route planning is underway. It will begin in Washington State on Saturday June 22 and travel to Vancouver Island via the Port Angeles ferry on Sunday June 23. The tour will overnight on the Island and then travel by ferry to the BC mainland on Monday.

In 2005 Paul Atterton and Al Kyle completed the entire tour. For the Island leg there were 42 cars, 25 of which were from our club. Quite a bit was written about the 2015 Tour; google it and you will find video, diaries and articles.

Al Kyle, Brad Blaney, Perci Hala and John McGurran make up the local planning committee. If you were on the 2015 Tour and have a suggestion, please let us know.

When details are firmed up, the link to the MSR registration will be published. In the meantime, mark your calendar for as many of the days of the Tour as you wish.

Address questions and comments to John at president@virpca.org

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n December 08, 24 members, including Past President Martin Mansfield, former President Gary Glover and former North Island Director Trevor Minta joined Wendy Woodley at Locals Restaurant, Courtenay to recognize and provide thanks for her contributions to the VIRPCA as our North Island Director for the last 4 years. Wendy was active in promoting our Vancouver Island Region at the Cars and Coffee meetings in the Comox Valley.

Wendy was instrumental in promoting a new local fund raiser -'Porches Helping Pets' whereby gently used towels and blankets and cash donations were collected from members and donated to the Comox Valley S.P.C.A. She also organized an annual Quadra Island Jaunt which included an overnight stay on Quadra Island and a tour of the island's tourist amenities.

Wendy's achievements were recognized and members spoke to the occasion and thanked her for her dedication and contributions.

Wendy continues to volunteer in her new role managing our Goodies Store.

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Dean Aikenhead (our new Competition Director) has organised a FULL DAY of HPDE (High Performance Driver Education) at the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit in North Cowichan for Friday June 21st 2019. However it is limited to 28 cars/drivers only, so if you want to be included this year, please go and register ASAP via the MotorsportReg.com site at the link shown below. Details for the day are :Classroom, tutorial, track walk All-access tour of the Vancouver Island Motorsport facility Full access to the Clubhouse, Paddock Lounge & Restaurant, changing rooms, observation deck, pit lane and garage.

Go Pro videos allowed Buffet lunch is provided 20 min sessions (may vary) Lead follow instructions for novice group Drive a vehicle from VIMC's selected fleet starting from $300 (please organise directly with VIMC) Helmet liner and use of complimentary helmet or bring your own current SNELL or FIA rated helmet Please note that if you are bringing your own car, you must take it to any GAIN dealership for a complimentary inspection within 7 days of the event.

VIR Member cost is $450 for the whole day Register and pay here msreg.com/VIMCTrackDay2019

If required, as part of the program you do get a discounted rate at the beautiful Villa Eyrie Resort which is a MUST SEE. Perched atop Vancouver Island’s Malahat Summit, Villa Eyrie Resort is a mountainside retreat, 1,880 feet in the sky. Experience a bird’s eye view of our coastal mountains, waters and BC's finest natural surroundings www.villaeyrie.com

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here is always a Cars & Coffee meeting near you at weekends! Pop in, meet old friends and make plenty of new ones. You never know, VIR may even pay for your coffee occasionally too! Below are some photos from recent meetings, please feel free to send in yours, especially from Mid Island and North Island!

North Island 2nd Saturdays, 10am—Noon, Crown Isle Plaza, 444 Lerwick Rd, Courtenay Mid Island Sundays 10am, NoXcuses Café, #1-464 Island Highway East, Parksville South Island Sundays 9am, Eagle Creek Village, 29 Helmcken Rd Thanks to Wyman Lee and Ann Aikenhead for the photos

NoXcuses Café

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Many thanks to Bill Corrigan (OPR) for sharing his arti- This article is presented in two installments, the cle with us, part two will be in next month’s Porscher. Stuttgart factory visit and secondly, the multifaceted This September my wife and I had a Rick Steves tour scheduled to Eastern Europe including The Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Croatia. The hard part of getting there accomplished, I thought it an excellent opportunity to spend some extra time to take in a few Porsche and non-Porsche sights. This included stops in Rothenberg Ob Der Tauber, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Berlin, Cologne and Frankfurt, and in France on the Normandy beaches. All travel was via train. While I would have enjoyed a sprint on the Autobahn, I did spend some train time traveling next to the Autobahn at speeds up to 185 MPH so the sense of passing cars and trucks at that speed was certainly present. Conversely, I can just imagine what it looks like to see a 15-coach train passing at that speed.

Experience Porsche in Leipzig visit. Although Stuttgart (Zuffenhausen) is the birthplace of Porsche it is somewhat limited, compared to Leipzig, in what it can provide to the ‘Porschephile’. There is the Museum, the factory tour, the Museum Store and the Porsche Center (flagship dealer) across the street. Leipzig on the other hand expands that experience. It has a small but very memorable display of Porsche vehicle history on the third floor of the Customer Center, the factory tour, a factory goodie store, and what I considered the highlight, driving opportunities on an amazing track with the current Porsche of your choice, and an off-road experience with either a Macan or a Cayenne.

I arrived in Stuttgart by inter-city express (ICE) train from Nuremberg. There is a regional train stop, it’s

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called Porsche Platz (the S-Bahn 6/60), right at the Porsche factory/Museum in Zuffenhausen, just a 10minute, four-stop trip from the Hauptbahnhof (main rail station, center city). So, getting to Porsche from the city center is really easy. I reserved my factory tour about 4 months in advance. Make sure you check the schedule as factory tours in English are limited. The website will let you check availability and make a reservation. The tour is a very reasonable 6 Euro. Also, the factory is closed in August for holiday, which I found out the hard way three years ago. My tour group consisted of about 45 people of many nationalities. Since the tour is only in a couple of languages, most of the foreign visitors choose the English tour as they speak English but not German. The group was split into four sub-groups for logistics reasons. Also, in our group were folks who opted for vehicle delivery in Zuffenhausen, and a group of about 16 from Fast Lane Travel, one of the companies providing tours around Europe in Porsches.

escorted access to. The first, unescorted, is the Porsche Center right across the street in front of you.

They have two floors of vehicles on display, just about every model version imaginable. The second area is a series of buildings 45 degrees to the right across a busy street past the Porsche pedestal centerpiece in the roundabout. Those are some of the buildings that you’ll enter on the factory tour.

Before we crossed the street from the Museum the guide pointed to an enclosed bridge about four stories up crossing the road between a building behind the flagship dealer and the 911/718 production facility. With a little coaching we could see painted vehicle bodies moving into the production building. They were coming from the body/paint shop. The body and paint shop are in a separate building, and all bodies are delivered by a conveyor in the order of production and are stored in a moving queue on the fourth floor. The production line is on four levels due to the reduced footprint (land available) at Zuffenhausen.

I did not spend any time in the Museum this trip as I was there just three years ago. This trip I was only in Stuttgart for the afternoon, having just enough time for the factory tour. However, the Museum is amazing and if you’ve never been it’s worth its own detour to Stuttgart from anywhere else in Germany.

Our first stop was the third floor of the production line. All 718s and 911s are on the same line, mixed all the time, except for one. The GT Cup Cayman is pulled off the line after it comes out of the paint shop. The roll cage is installed in the body shop and that does not lend itself well to the line. These vehiThe museum store has a good selection of memora- cles are segregated in an area on the third floor bilia, models and clothing. Be advised though, the where very senior technicians work on them exclustore seems to have difficulty keeping US men’s medi- sively. um (EU large) shirts in stock. It had the same limited The line is divided into process stations, each manned selection three years ago. If you can’t find what you by a team of 4-6 individuals, up to 10 on the engine want or the right size at the museum store, try across line. Each member can perform every sub-task at that the street at the Porsche Center gift store, they either station, and they come up with their own rotation have it on display or can get it from a supply in the schedule to minimize monotony and resultant quality upstairs storeroom. The Center also has quite a selec- issues. There is an obvious team lead from what we tion of Porsche Design products. saw at the windshield, rear window station. He ap-

There is a very good casual restaurant co-located with peared to be answering questions, demonstrating the museum, so you can grab lunch or a snack. techniques, and performing quick QA checks. He also My factory tour started at 1PM in the Museum lobby. had the most tattoos, proudly displayed. I noticed a Our guide handed out headsets so that we could all lot more tattoos in Germany than just three years hear what she had to say even if we were spread out ago. or in a noisy environment. If you are not familiar with the layout of the area the public can visit at Zuffenhausen its fairly straight forward. If you stand in front of the museum facing away from the entrance, there are two other Porsche areas you have escorted or unPORSCHER — FEBRUARY 2019

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hoods installed except the GT3RS. It has a carbon fiber hood and while we watched it was delivered to the station just in time for installation which, apparently, was their ancillary team task (besides windshields) for that model. At this station was one of the few robots in the production line, it selected the appropriate piece of glass from a supply queue (was continuously replenished), applied glue to the edge (that was the critical task the robot was better at) and presented it to the person on the floor who attached

parts stored on site) Porsche requires that all its suppliers have a stock of parts stored within 100km of the plant.

Porsche Zuffenhausen runs two shifts a day, maintenance of the line is on the third shift. All workers get weekends off. Obviously, they can add capacity with shifts on the weekend but don’t need to at this point.

The workers are issued shirts and pants but are not required to wear them, however most do. The only requirement if they choose not to is that the clothing be devoid of anything that might scratch a car. I suspect you have a similar self-imposed requirement when detailing your Porsche.

One ‘worker’ we were advised to be on the lookout for as we walked about were autonomous ‘tractors’ hauling part convoys around the plant. They follow black lines on the floor and are supposed to stop when encountering an obstacle, like one of us. We didn’t test their sensors but did find ourselves looka suction cup device and took it to the passing vehi- ing over our shoulders and periodically hopping out cle. Two workers were required to install the wind- of the way. shield (bottom edge first) and one for the rear glass. The Zuffenhausen plant is purely an “assembly” plant.

We were told it is Porsche’s practice to take 1% of Porsche makes none of the parts. However, they do cars off the production line and drive them on the craft some of the leather covered interior panels. All streets of Stuttgart for about 100km as a comprehen- Porsche seats are built by an outside contractor and sive quality check … I don’t know if those become delivered to the production line. That includes coverdealer cars or not. I’d be upset to see those kilome- ing them with leather as specified by the customer. ters on my car when I picked it up. Due to the lack of We were shown the outside of the Taycan real estate there are only four production hours of (pronounced TYcan) assembly building. According to parts on site. Therefore, all parts are critical in four our guide, Porsche plans to have production underhours. If any stop being delivered, then the line shuts way by May 2019. The building appeared to be about down four hours later. It’s much different in Leipzig. the same size as the 911/718 building. The guide told As part of their LEAN production process (minimal us that the Taycan line is designed to be a mixed proPORSCHER — FEBRUARY 2019

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duction line as well. Porsche plans to have all its electric cars produced on the same line. The electric motors will be assembled at Zuffenhausen in a separate building. The completed bodies will arrive at the assembly building via an 800-meter conveyor about 5 stories up. Again, real estate is at a premium at Zuffenhausen.

Based on the usable area the computer determined the most efficient use of the hide to produce the least waste and then, based on that information, decided what patterns to cut. The cutting ‘blade’ is not a blade at all but extremely high-pressure water, and I seem to remember a quote of 70,000-90,000 PSI. Porsche found that water jet cutting causes the least amount of damage to the leather. Once the machine is done cutting it moves to the side leaving the hide. The cutting process leaves the hides dry, kind of counter intuitive but important to eliminate an added step of drying. The workers picked up one side and shook out the cut patterns. The waste leather is bagged up, one hide to a bag. Jokingly, our tour guide said the remnants were sold to Mercedes and BMW for their use.

Actually, the remnants are sold to companies that make handbags, gloves, and other smaller leather goods. Staggeringly, it takes five hides to do a full leather interior on a two door (including seats), and up to 11 for a 4-door.

All completed cars are driven off the line and parked in a small, irregularly shaped lot in the midst of the production buildings. It had a randomness to it, wherever there was space was parked a new car. The cars had varying amounts of white protective plastic installed. The GT2s and 3s had the most. Every 30 minutes or so (again, limited space) three car haulers pulled up to load the waiting vehicles. The guide told us they were destined for the flagship dealer across the street, dealers in the immediate area, or to the next collection point for shipment within Europe or overseas. I was surprised to see the car haulers were standard, open sided, no enclosed trailers. All “paintto-sample” cars are painted by an outside contractor. Our final stop in Zuffenhausen was the engine shop.

Next stop was the leather shop. As we entered the Only the boxer engines are assembled here, every room (quite large, about 200’ x 150’) the leather version. The V6 and V8 engines are now assembled in smell assailed me immediately. It is a pleasant smell a new engine line at another Zuffenhausen location. to ‘Porschephiles’, but it was intense. At one end of We weren’t allowed on the floor but there was a the room were about 25 8’-10’ long rolling dollies viewing balcony running the length of the line, which about 6’ high that were each covered with about 15- folded back on itself once in a ‘U’ shape. There is only 20 full hides dyed in your familiar Porsche leather col- one fully automated station on the line, and it fastens ors. The colors were not mixed on the dollies, one a larger part of the engine where precise torqueing is color per dolly. The hides are from “local” cattle, Ger- required on multiple bolts at once. It screws up to six many, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic. Adjacent to bolts in opposing locations, two at a time to assure the storage racks is a large machine operated by one proper seating of gaskets. All engines are started and young lady. Her station was equipped with a large run for a period of time before leaving the facility. It flatbed scanning device that fit one complete hide. As was fascinating to watch this process knowing the a new hide was loaded the machine scanned it for capabilities of those engines. imperfections. Based on the machine’s recommendations and her own inspection, she highlighted areas on a digital image of the hide to designate unusable portions, either due to thickness or blemish. Once that process was complete the scanner stored the imperfection locations based on its digital image of the hide. The final step was to scan a bar code on the hide to marry it to the digital scan.

Currently no women work in the engine assembly shop where all workers must be credentialed engine mechanics. We’re told Porsche would like that percentage to change but said credentialed female mechanics are difficult to find. The guide stated that Porsche-wide about 15% of the workforce is female, and in the next sentence that they are working to increase that percentage.

The graded hides then went to the cutting station. The engine shop was the last stop on the tour, which Again, this machine was large enough to contain one lasted about two hours. Our group was escorted back complete hide. Here the bar code was scanned, and to the Museum lobby where some left on their Fast (Continued on page 35) the usable area data loaded from the previous step.

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FOR SALE — 1986 944 TURBO (951) This is a low mileage car that is currently owned by a Porsche enthusiast and PCA member in Victoria.

Too much detail to list here, please visit the web site below for many pictures, full history and contact info https://tinyurl.com/86-944Turbo FOR SALE — 2013 991.1 CARRERA 4 62,000 kms CPO and extended warranty until 2020/2022 PDK, Sport Chrono, Bose, Sunroof, low km summer and winter tires on rims $87,500 Alan: alanfromvictoria@gmail.com

WANTED Dry garage storage space for sports car over winter months, ideally in Victoria area.

Contact John McGurran

president@virpca.org

If you are buying or selling something Porsche related, members can advertise for free here.

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FOR SALE—PORSCHE PARTS

911 SC Dash cover. Attaches over a cracked, stained original pad. $95 New Blue Flannel Indoor Car Cover $ 40. Used (Continued from page 33)

Trunk logo $30 Contact Steve Cropper 250 752 1510 or 403 615 9582

Porsche Factory Visit—Part 1

Lane adventure, others to take delivery of their cars and find their way out of the city, and me to a walking tour of central Stuttgart. My train to Leipzig was the next morning.

The next installment of my Porsche visits will be about their operations in Leipzig. Before the German unification on October 3rd, 1990, Leipzig was a very important industrial center and part of the old East Germany.

Bill Corrigan Olympic Peninsula Region, PCA

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The Club has some apparel and other goodies for sale 1 VIR Jacket, black, ladies, large (see below)

$60

1 VIR T-shirt, white, men’s, medium

$25

1 VIR cap, black

$20

1 Black-Rock sport-shirt, black, men’s, 2X

$20

1 Black-Rock sport-shirt, black, ladies, large (below)

$20

1 Tour-de-Rock 2017 T-shirt, black, men’s, small

$15

1 VIR Licence Plate Frame

$5

Contact Wendy at goodiestore@virpca.org for further details

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f you have received a discount from anywhere that you believe would be applicable to others in the club, please let me know via email to newsletter@virpca.org and I’ll add to this list..

Please mention that you saw their advert in PORSCHER if you visit/talk to these sponsors Where

Discount

Lordco

Up to 30%

Porsche Center Victoria

15%

Parts & labour

RIBA Detailing Perfection, Duncan

25%

PCA members receive 25% off published prices.

4 standard packages or “a la carte”

Garage Kings

TBA

Call Steve Hall for discount deals

Green’s Automotive

10%

Discount on wheels repairs / finishes

SHC Auto

Good

Call for discounts on wheels, tires, ceramic coating, wraps & tints

Stellar Finish Auto Detailing

$100 / 15%

Werks Canada

10%

Werks provide us with 10% discount, via the link on the left or use PCAVANCOUVERISLAND18 code

Wingren Nufloors

25%

Discount off all area rugs for club members

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Description Car parts etc. Mention Porsche Club of America (show your PCA membership card).

$100 off a Ceramic Coating and 15% off detailing services for members - Current PCA ID required

elow are some Porsche related sites that club members may find useful. If you know of any others please forward them to the Editor.

Best forum for 986 owners, run by Pelican Parts 986forum.com/forums/ PCA Boxster register, another great resource for Boxster owners boxsterregister.org/ See the PCA site for other models www.pca.org/special-interest-groups Macan Forum, everything related to Macans www.macanforum.com General car auction site https://bringatrailer.com

Here are some USED parts web sites:https://www.partsheaven.com http://www.nineapart.com

http://rennlist.com/forums/ http://malahatautoparts.com/parts-search

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Ongoing Cars and Coffee Times nd

North Island 2 Sat. of month, 10am—Noon, Crown Isle Plaza, 444 Lerwick Rd, Courtenay Mid Island Sundays 10am, NoXcuses Café, #1-464 Island Hwy E, Parksville South Island Sundays 9am, Starbucks, Eagle Creek Village, 29 Helmcken Rd, Victoria Feb 3 & Mar 3

Board Meetings The meeting will be held at the Ramada Hotel, 140 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan, V9L 3P7. The meeting starts at noon, arrive early if you want to eat before the meeting starts

Contact Michael

Valentine Lunch—North Island Saturday Feb 9

Crown Isle Resort, Atrium Room, 11:30—2:30. Porsche goodies and other give-aways from local businesses, including Mount Washington Alpine Resort. Further details & register at msreg.com/2019-north-valentine

Contact Wendy

Valentine Lunch—Mid & South Island Sunday Feb 10

Arbutus Ridge Golf Club, 11:30am, will be hosting us for 2019.

Customized menu of items to choose from. Further details and registration at msreg.com/2019valentine

Contact James

Blast-It! Do It Yourself Sandblasting Sunday Feb 24

April 3-6 A May weekend

10:30-11:45am at Blast It! Facility in Victoria. We shall get a tour and have an opportunity to try out the equipment!

Optional lunch at Moon Under Water brew pub follows.

Details and registration at msreg.com/2019-blast-it

Treffen Santa Barbara See www.pca.org/event/2018-10-15/treffen-santa-barbara

Drive to the Wild West Coast!

Drive to Ucluelet/Tofino, details TBA. Registration will be via MSR, so watch this space!

Contact Garth

Contact PCA Contact Dan

HPDE Track Day Friday June 21

FULL day at VIMC including lunch, multiple 20 minute sessions, limited to 28 cars/drivers—$450. Option to rent VIMC cars.

Further details & registration at msreg.com/VIMCTrackDay2019

Contact Dean

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SUBMISSIONS: Members are invited and encouraged to submit articles and photos that would be of interest to the club.

Photos in JPG or PNG formats. Please send submissions via email to the Newsletter Director at: Newsletter@virpca.org NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: The deadline for the next issue is the 23rd of the month.

CREDITS :- Wyman Lee, Steve Fairbrother, Ann Aikenhead, Paul Atterton, Bill Corrigan, Stephanie Willerth, Porsche Centre Victoria, Wendy Woodley. If we have omitted anyone, our apologies, please advise us and we shall credit you next month.

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