Porscher 2022 09

Voice of the Vancouver Island Region - Porsche Club of America

Volume 25 Issue 7, September 2022

THIS MONTH’S CONTENTS VIR EXECUTIVE

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EXECUTIVE COMMENT

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IN THE ZONE

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AROUND THE BEND

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HELP WANTED

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PORSCHES ON THE PITCH

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PORT ALBERNI DRIVE

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PORSCHE VIDEOS

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THE PORSCHE 968 & PAINT CODES

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PORSCHE NEWS

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UPCOMING EVENTS

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CARS & COFFEE

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VIR DISCOUNTS & USEFUL WEBSITES 54 Cover Photo

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Ernie Yakimovich & Tim Evans Taken By Steve Fairbrother VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

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President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Garth Webber Atkins president@virpca.org

Sam Auerbach secretary@virpca.org

Director—Up Island

Wendy Woodley upisland@virpca.org

Director—South Island

Ron Dempsey southisland@virpca.org

Webmaster Chair

Dave Nickel webmaster@virpca.org

Rally Chair

Klaus Kreye rally@virpca.org

Insurance Chair

James Renfrew porsche@jamesrenfrew.com

Position Vacant

A.J. Papp treasurer@virpca.org

Director—Mid Island Detlef Ehrhardt midisland@virpca.org

Newsletter Chair

Steve Fairbrother newsletter@virpca.org

Membership Chair

Kathleen Short membership@virpca.org

Tech / Classics Chair

Paul Rossmo paul.rossmo@prhistorics.com

Past President

Tim Evans timothyeevans@proton.me

The VIR Executive meets on the 2nd week of every month, see “Around The Bend” for details. Please contact the Club Secretary for meeting minutes or to attend.

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President, Garth

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Webber Atkins

ur Club has had a strong August, starting with Porsches on the Pitch at Shawnigan Lake School. What a great way to wrap our year and a half-long celebration of our 25th Anniversary!

The 25th Anniversary Committee put on a first-class event. We would not have events like this without the members who volunteer their time to plan and “Pitch in” at the event.

My thanks again to Tim Evans and the committee members.

Mid-August saw a drive/tour/meal to Port Alberni including a guided tour of the historic McLean Mill, a visit to the Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Centre, and a drive to Sproat Lake. Thanks to Dan Bourlet for organizing this driving tour.

The events continue into September, with a Drive to Gold River on the 10th to raise funds for the Gold River Food Bank, and the New Member Social in Cobble Hill on September 18th. At the latter event, the Club treats members who joined over the last year to lunch to welcome them. We like to see non-new and long term members attend as well to help welcome the newbies and share stories and information.

We close out September with the Fall Time, Speed, Distance Rally. This is always a fun event, with many lively stories told at the lunch at the end of it. Rowland and I won this event last year but if we decide it’s my turn to navigate this time, well, it could be a reversal of fortunes as well as roles, but it will still be fun. No experience is necessary, and the Club pays the registration fee for firsttimers so you can look at it as a Clubsponsored training run.

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sarily turns to preparing for the Annual General Meeting, to be held this year on October 16th. At this meeting, elections are held for Board positions. Our Treasurer, Secretary, and Mid-Island Director will stand again for their current positions, and I will stand again for President. Ron Dempsey intends to run for Vice President, which will leave the South Island Director position vacant. Wendy Woodley, after many years as Up-Island Director has decided not to run again, so that position will be vacant as well. Most of the Chairs have indicated that they will stay on in their current positions.

I am grateful to all of the current Executive who have decided to continue on, and grateful to those who have served for so long.

Any members who would like more information about the South and Up-Island Director positions can talk to me, the current Area Director, or any member of the Board.

All Board positions are up for re-election at the Annual General Meeting, and any member or co-member may run for any position.

Any member interested in standing for election, for any position, should contact the Nomination Committee Chair Tim Evans at timothyeevans@proton.me.

Please read the Help Wanted article in this issue for details about these Board positions and the Black Rock Committee chair position too.

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PCA Zone 6 Representative, John

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P Sommerwerck

e are now home after visiting four Zone 6 regions: Canada West, BC Interior, Oregon, and Inland Northwest. First up was a trip to Sun Peaks and Escape 2022. The drive up and down the Sun Peaks access road made every outing fun. Next was a trip to Oregon for their summer picnic and an opportunity to visit the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. I never realized how massive the Spruce Goose is. Our last outing was to Inland Northwest Region’s 50th Anniversary gala. While there, we got re-acquainted with the tour leaders that led Nancy & I on our very first PCA driving tour, many years ago. Thank you, again, Keith and Rick.

I am happy to report the revamped Zone 6 website will go live the end of August.

My thanks to Heinz Holzapfel, Oregon region, for his efforts. The site has five key components: Our Home page will note marquee events from the Zone 6 regions and PCA national. The ‘About Us’ section will describe our Zone and its history. The ‘Events’ portion will have direct links to each of our region’s web pages and their corresponding events pages. We will also have links to PCA National’s webpages and a ‘Contact Us’ section. I urge you to go visit the updated site: ZONE 6 PCA Home. We will be making quarterly updates to the site to include a photo section, software updates, etc.

I continue to enjoy seeing Zone 6 region activities celebrated in PCA’s Panorama magazine. This month my thanks to Nancy Mao/Canada West, Gary Proefke/ Cascade, Mike Friend/Olympic Peninsula, Ken Moore/High Desert, Steve Fairbrother/Vancouver Island, and Andrew King/Silver Sage, for promoting Zone 6 activities.

We head out next to Cascade Region Southern Chapter’s Coffee & Cars. Then over to High Desert Region’s hosting of the Sun River Treffen. We hope to see many of you as we travel around Zone 6.

Stay healthy and we will see you in the Zone.

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Membership Chair, Kathleen

Short

Membership Numbers Vancouver Island Region has 632 members. We have 387 primary members and 245 affiliate or family members.

PCA National Club has a total of 148,622 comprised of 96,025 primary members, 51,576 affiliate members and 21 life members.

Welcome New Members!

Member

Drew Burgwin Mark Dobranski James Konkler Laurie Lawrenuk Nina Leemhuis Grant Newburg Michael Sikorski Bruce Tyshynski

Co-Member

Location / From

Duane Lawrenuk Tyler Venn Lesley Sikorski Carol Tyshynski

Mill Bay Victoria Courtenay Qualicum Beach Nanoose Bay Victoria Victoria Victoria

Peter Watkins

Victoria

Vehicle

2000 Boxster S 2004 911 Turbo Cabriolet 2016 Cayman GT4 2017 Macan 2009 911 Targa 4S 2022 718 Cayman S 2007 911 Carrera 4S 2003 911 Turbo 1984 911 Carrera 2009 Boxster S

If you do not have your partner/friend listed as an affiliate (18+ years old) on your membership, please contact PCA to add them, it’s free. You can do that via PCA admin at membership@pca.org or call them at 1-410-381-0911.

Anniversaries since last issue – Congratulations!

15 years

Dave and Roslyn Nickel

10 years

Brenda Allan and David Wood

5 years

Jack James and Penny James, Les and Deb Barton, Ed Miska and Louise Egan, Kelvin and Lynn McCulloch, Greg and Patty Diplock

1 Year

Tyler Folliott, Gabriel Somfai, Sam Auerbach, Tina Pace

If your milestone anniversary has been missed, let me know and you will be celebrated in our next issue.

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Member Anniversary Recognitions

All members who are celebrating an anniversary will be sent a letter from the current PCA President.

Anniversary Decals - As an Active Member completes 5, 10, 15, or 20 years of membership, the National Office will send, upon request by the member, a special decal indicating the length of membership. Anniversary recognition for the family member/affiliate is also available upon request.

If you are celebrating your 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, or 35 year PCA anniversary, please order your anniversary materials here www.pca.org/anniversary (must be logged in to access). The

form will only let you order your materials in 5 year increments and will round it down to the last milestone.

If your membership information listed on the website is incorrect, contact membership@pca.org Other Membership Activity for this period: Renewals:

14

Non-renewals:

8

Transfer in/out: 0/2 Juniors:

35 (Register your new PCA Junior here)

Name Tags – Please let me know if you did not receive a name tag when you joined the VIRPCA and I will get one made for you.

The VIR thanks the Porsche Centre Victoria for new member referrals at the time of purchase.

Kathleen PCA Test Drive Do you know someone with Porsche ownership intentions or aspirations?

Tell them about the PCA Test Drive program. For US $46 they get 1 year access to PANORAMA and defined access to browse the online PCA Mart to find their Porsche. Go to pca.org/pca-test-drive for details.

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Editor, Steve

Fairbrother

Bye Macan S. Hello Macan S. We have been on the fence about changing our Macan S for a while now. There is nothing wrong with it, just like the previous 2016 Macan S we had before this one - it’s just that it is time for a change.

However the big decision this time is . . . do we wait until the long awaited Electric Macan (or whatever it will be called) is announced/ available or “bite the bullet” now and trade-up when it is released if we really want to go that route?

So a lot of pondering happened in July, but in the end we decided to go ahead and order a new Macan S now and deal with the future when it arrived. So off I went to see Matt Kennard at Porsche Centre Victoria and discuss what build slots were coming up. Luckily there were two S slots and one base model in September and one of the S models was spoken for so that left a base or the S. I did ask about a GTS build but Matt said they were not being delivered until November 2023!!

I had driven a base 2 liter model a few times and decided that the S was the best model for us, so I went into the Porsche.com configurator for the Macan S to decide all the options that we wanted/needed/wished for. There are a myriad of choices and this was the first time that I had to decide what options to pick as all our previous Porsches (a Cayenne S, and the two Macan S’s) were new off the showroom floor. So, Sport Exhaust - Tick, Carmine Red paint - Tick, Pano roof - Tick, full body and side blades paint - Tick. However some things were “removed” - like the Premium Plus package and then only some of those package parts were added back to make way in the budget for other options like surround camera and adaptive cruise control.

After a week of tweaking to the options list, it was time to lock in those options on August 5th and we are happy with the resultant look. The Carmine Red is often used on GTS models and the black trim pieces reinforce that look we think. The build is in September and delivery should be November 2022.

All we have to do is sell the current Macan S, which apparently should not be a problem in the current market and because of its low mileage of just over 30k kms for a car we bought in 2019.

So if you are seriously thinking about buying a new Porsche, go for it, it’s a fun process and budget permitting, you might end up with your perfect car.

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Up Island Mid Island South Island

Ongoing Cars & Coffee Times

2 Saturday of the month, 10am—Noon, Crown Isle Plaza (next to PetSmart), 444 Lerwick Road, Courtenay Sundays 10am, Serious Coffee, 9-1209 East, Island Hwy E, Parksville Sundays 9am, Starbucks, Eagle Creek Village, 29 Helmcken Rd, Victoria nd

Sept 8 7pm

Sep 10

Contact A.J.

VIR Fiscal Year End

Aug 31

VIR Club Executive/Business Meeting via Zoom

The monthly Executive/Business meeting via Zoom. If you wish to join, advise Sam so we have an idea for online capacity

Contact Sam

Gold River Charity Drive

Contact Dan

PCA Fall Treffen

Contact PCA

Details & registration at msreg.com/2022-gold-river

Sep 14-18

Registration via PCA

Sep 18 12:30pm

VIR New Member Social Your meal is on us if you joined VIR on/after Sept 1, 2021.

See details in this issue and at msreg.com/2022-New-Member

Contact Kathleen

Sep 23-25

Wild Rose Region - 40th Anniversary Weekend See advert and links on next page

Contact Wild Rose

VIR Fall TSD Rally

Contact Klaus

Sep 25

Details & registration at msreg.com/2022-fall-rally

Sep 30 Oct 2

Silver Sage Region - Oktoberfast Silver Sage Region has invited Zone 6 members to their Oktoberfast at Meridian, Idaho. Click here for full details.

Contact Silver Sage

Oct 16

VIR AGM Details TBA

Contact Sam

Oct 29

Pacific NW Region - Brian Redman “In Person” Details & register at Brian Redman TechEd (motorsportreg.com)

Contact PNWR

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President, Garth

Webber Atkins

Five out of seven of the current Board members intend to stand for re-election when the positions come up for election at the AGM. The two which do not yet have declared candidates are two of the three Area Directors. An overview of the positions is provided here to help members determine if they might be interested in the position.

In addition to the two Area Director positions, the Board is in need of a new Chair for the Black Rock Committee. Information on this position is provided as well.

Two Area Director Positions: South Island and Up-Island The Area Director (AD) acts as a liaison between the Board of Directors and the members in the geographic area related to the position.

The AD attends monthly virtual meetings of the Executive Committee, which is made up of the elected Board members, and the appointed Chairs. At those meetings, the AD provides any information they may have about area member preferences or interests, as may be needed. Along with other directors and chairs, they also contribute generally to discussion and decisions on Club matters.

The AD acts as a resource for members in their area, fielding questions about the Club and the work of the Executive Committee, and promoting upcoming events.

As an elected board members, the Area Director votes on matters requiring Board direction or approval.

Another main role of the Area Director is to work with the Executive Committee and members to ensure that some events take place in or near the AD’s geographic area. Historically, Area Directors have planned and led at least one driving tour per year.

Members who would like more information on these positions may contact Garth Webber Atkins, President, or the current Area Directors: Ron Dempsey, South Island Director, or Wendy Woodley, Up-Island Director.

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Black Rock Committee Chair “Black Rock” is Vancouver Island Region’s signature multi-region event. It is a weekend event held at Black Rock Resort in Ucluelet, and has typically included a welcome social, two days of different driving events, charity fundraiser with silent and live auctions, members’ banquet, community beach barbeque, a show and shine, and walking events.

The Chair of the Black Rock Committee leads a team of member volunteers to plan, organize and roll out the event within a budget and framework developed in discussion with, and approved by, the VIR Board. The Chair is the primary contact for the hotel, and engages with local government and community organizations as needed, as well as representatives of the supported charities. The Chair is also responsible for raising additional funds as needed. Project management experience or good organizational skills would be beneficial.

Members who would like more information on this position should contact Dan Bourlet.

Other Board positions While the current Board is only actively seeking interest for the positions known to be vacant at the end of the year, members should be aware that any member can run for any Board position. Board positions are elected for oneyear terms, so must stand for re-election each year. If the incumbent is uncontested, they will win the position by acclamation. If another member has been nominated, there will be a secret ballot at the AGM. Any member interested in learning more about, or in running for one of the seven Board positions should contact the Nominations Chair, Tim Evans.

Garth

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Past President, Tim

Evans

Vancouver Island Region’s 25th Anniversary Celebration.

A year late but worth waiting for, our 25th anniversary celebration was held on Saturday, August 6 on the upper rugby pitch at Shawnigan Lake School. The cars looked great parked on the lush, green, manicured field and it was a beautiful, hot, sunny day.

Thankfully, we had a big tent that was able to accommodate everyone to help us stay cool.

The afternoon included a celebration of all our Past Presidents, Show & Shine awards, draw prizes, a 50/50 draw to support the Shawnigan Lake Historical Society and their museum project, and the grand prize of a set of Continental Tires. Attendees also visited displays by Garage Kings Floors, Gain Detailing Studio and Porsche Centre Victoria.

The dinner barbecue catered by the School was delicious with a choice of beef, chicken, or salmon burgers and a selection of salads and desserts. To finish it off was a big 25th anniversary cake.

The planning committee had been working on this milestone event since 2020 with the original event planned for the spring of 2021 on our actual anniversary at a hotel in Victoria. Along came another wave of COVID-19 and restrictions and we had to

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reschedule. The committee then decided that it was best to hedge our bets and plan for an outdoor event in the summer of 2022 with Shawnigan Lake School being selected as the venue. It turned out to be an excellent choice.

Volunteers and especially the members of the planning committee deserve acknowledgement for the time and effort spent into making the event the success that it was. The committee included Wyman & Sandy Lee, Trevor & Sonia Ross, Brad Blaney, Dan Bourlet, Betty & Henry Choy, John Clark, Garth Webber Atkins and Marilyn Sing. It was a pleasure to work with such a great team!

And finally, a special thank you to our event sponsors, Porsche Centre Victoria and Lee and Sharpe (Chartered Professional Accountants). Their support of the Club for this special event was greatly appreciated.

Congratulations to all the Show & Shine winners :924, 928, 944, 968 Air Cooled Water Cooled Cayman Boxster 4 Door 356 Unstock SUV Junior Choice

Wyman Lee, 1986.5 928S, Meteor Grey Bruce Tyshynski, 1984 Carrera cab, Guards Red Henry Ellis, 2022 911 Turbo S, Guards Red Didier Brard, 2021 GTS, Chalk Al Sherwood, 2020 Spyder, Chalk Martin Suchanek, 2010 Panamera Turbo, Yachting Blue Ernie Yakimovich, 1958 356A Speedster, Silver John Clark, 1986 Carrera backdate, Light Ivory, Vasek Polak tribute car Gregory Brennan, 2020 Macan S, Volcano Grey Metallic Henry Ellis, 2022 911 Turbo S, Guards Red

Best of Show

Ernie Yakimovich, 1958 356A Speedster

To see more pictures of the event, go to the gallery on our website.

Tim Photos by Wyman Lee & Steve Fairbrother

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Above — Best of Show winner Ernie Yakimovich (right) with his 356A Speedster

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Great food for the event

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Above — Plenty of shade for the event Below — Lynn Duplessis won the 50/50 draw and received over $900 !

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VIR Past Presidents (L to R)

Rick Kroeker 2007, Gary Glover 2007 - 2013, Brad Blaney 2014 - 2015, Martin Mansfield 2016 - 2017, Tim Evans 2020 - 2021, Ken Glover 2005 - 2006, Brian Nutt 2003 - 2004, Mike Woods 2002, Ernie Yakimovich 2001, Al Kyle 1999 - 2000, Ernie Kowal 1997 - 1998

Current President Garth Webber Atkins joins them at the cake cutting

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John Clark & Al Sherwood Henry Ellis (2 Show & Shine awards)

Allison Evans wins a lifetime supply of wax!

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Fun in the sun! With Geoff Melnychuk, Brad Blaney, Sue Frew & Tracy Duggan

Don Gosse & John Clark receive framed copies of their co-designed event poster

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GAIN / Porsche Centre Victoria exhibited some cars Mark & Shawn Titterton’s Targa in PPM (“Porsche Picnic Mode”!)

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VIR Member, Dan

Bourlet

Mid-August saw a drive to Port Alberni, with a visit to the historic McLean Mill and guided tour by Frank Holm. He is a long term member of the McLean Mill National Historic Site society with a wealth of knowledge. The attendees had a complete tour of the mill workings and lumber product, along with a viewing of the Washington Ironworks Steam Donkey built in 1929. After lunch, everyone gathered at the Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Centre, for an interesting display of industrial vehicles. The day ended with a drive out to Sproat Lake.

Dan Editor: Many thanks to Dan Bourlet for

Photos by Steve Fairbrother

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Our tour guide Frank Holm at McLean Mill.

Right, the Spar Tree.

Below, the log pond and ramp into the mill.

Below right, inside the mill, a dangerous place - although nobody died there!

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Editor, Steve

Fairbrother

From Rod Mores, “I have watched Bruce Canepa’s YouTube channel for years.

He records a feature called “Shop Walk” showing some of the work his staff undertake to restore cars. Not all are Porsche but it’s clear he has a passion for the brand.” https://www.youtube.com/c/CanepaMotorsport

WANTED - MCL Motors Cars license plate bracket My name is Ira Bergman and I live in Boca Raton, Florida. I am a member of the Gold Coast Region of PCA and the proud owner of a 1984 911 3.2L Cabriolet.

Interestingly, my car was originally purchased at MCL Motor Cars in Vancouver.

I would love to have an MCL Motors Cars license plate bracket.

Do any of your members have one that they would be willing to sell?

Thanks in advance.

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Ira Bergman

ibergnyc@yahoo.com

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Suncoast PCA Member, Pedro

P. Bonilla

This is warped! (Published in the December 2020 issue of “Porsche Profile”) First of all, Full Disclosure.

I have a shop that specializes in the restoration of warped and delaminated Porsche panels, but that’s not the point. I want to share with you many of the things that I’ve learned about this issue so, if/when you have it, it’ll save you time and money, especially the latter.

What is it?

People refer to it as warped door panels and/or delaminating door panels and that’s a fair description of the problem.

Which cars are susceptible?

All Carrera models manufactured after 2012 (991 and 992), all Boxster and Cayman models manufactured after 2013 (981 and 718). To a lesser extent, we have also seen some Cayenne and Macans suffer the same fate.

Why does it happen and why is it so common?

Don’t blame Porsche, this one wasn’t their fault! At the turn of this century German worker safety regulations (TRGS 610) required that solvent-based adhesives for floor coverings (carpets mostly) had to be changed to water-based dispersions to improve indoor air quality by the reduction of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC).

Then in 2010 it was mandated that German auto makers could no longer use solvent-based adhesives anywhere in the cabin of their vehicles and the new regulation had them switch immediately (2011) to water-based ones. But the door panels for the new upcoming models (991/992 and 981/718) were already being produced and the materials and fabrication procedures required the very specialized adhesives they were using. Nevertheless they had to switch. Needless to say, the water-based adhesive is not the right one for those panels.

Exactly, what happens?

With age (6+ years), ambient heat and humidity, the water-based adhesives deteriorate and the “skin” of the door panel starts to separate (delaminate) from the door panel’s plastic frame. It generally becomes obvious at the top-rear portion of the panel (where the end -cap is located). This portion, which must allow the airbag to deploy in case of a side impact, is perforated from the factory so it can tear if the airbag inflates. But as the “skin” becomes detached, it looses structural integrity and starts to tear with the expansion and contraction of daily temperature swings. Once this happens the rest of the panel quickly starts to come off its base and bows upwards (warping) along the top edge. With the skin off the base, the plastic base can and will warp (deform) with just the heat of the sun on a clear day. Very unsightly on such beautiful cars.

At this time the owner generally calls the dealer to inquire whether this is an issue covered under warranty. After 4 years the answer is “no, it is not”.

How much to repair them?

The answer from the dealership is not what any owner wants to hear: “We do not repair them, we only replace them and the cost per panel varies between US$1,400 and US$2,400” give or take a few bucks (plus labor). To make matters worse, the panels are re-

VIR Member, Tony

Booth

Recently I have been asked “what is your favourite Porsche?” Well, I normally reply “a roaring 993 with the air intake package”, or sometimes “the docile 912 with its mechanically noisy old 356 engine.”

Well, last couple of times I just said “the 968 Coupe” to which the response has been much eye blinking until I quickly follow-up with “it could have been called a Series 3 944 (which also could have been called a series 2 924S) - such is the heritage of the 968.

It is not a 944. According to Porsche, it is 83% new, but it’s a good response for those not familiar with the 968, and there are many who have never even heard of the Porsche 968.

Some passers-by have even asked if it’s a new line of Porsches and the rear view mirror has to be checked often watching out for followers closing in to read the numbers 968 on the rear. Maybe Prince fans or possibly due to its rarity?

Very few 968’s were delivered to North America and even less to Canada. In its reign from 1992 to 1995 a total of only 2,234 Coupes were destined for all of NA. Of that number, only 121 were shipped to Canada with the C36 Canadian specification and options which included heated seats and headlight washers. Luckily I’ve had this Canadian specification 968 for several years now and it’s become my daily driver, but only in the good weather of course!

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declaration that the car was 83% new when it looked so similar to the earlier 924 and the 944 lines, not forgetting that the year 1994 was quite early in the era of the technique of ‘marketing of cosmetic changes’. So where can this 83% be found? And, what had I actually purchased?

For a start, on the documentary side, I can recommend two books and several articles that get down to the solid facts and data, rather than flowery marketing.

Morgan’s “Original Porsche 924/944/968” 1998 published by Bay View Books in the U.K. is a delightful, well documented and photographic history of these three models. It also has sections on buying and driving them. It dedicates 18 of 128 pages solely to the 968 and its rare variants.

Another smaller soft cover book by Stefano Pasini “Porsche 968” 1992 Published by Automobilia, Srl in Italy, offers excellent photos and impressions of the car from many aspects.

Peter

As regards articles, “Porsche Panorama” has published articles that can be recovered and read on the PCA.org site. These include : 968 Market Dashboard The 968 at 25 968 Super variants

August 2021 (which shows pricing trends) November 2017 May 2014, July 2018 and February 2017

“What’s going on with the Porsche 98 Market” a recent stunning article by Rob Sax on a “Bring-a-Trailer” auction, where a low mileage ‘colour to sample’ 968 Coupe sold for $US 164,000. Hopefully, indicating more investment potential? https://www.pca.org/news/whats-going-on-with-the-porsche-968-market However, back to the Porsche claim of the 968 being 83% new……

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der the volume of a standard bottle of wine -750 cc. The engine produces a strong torque of 225 lb-ft at 4,100rpm.

A new Motronic ignition controls the VarioCam adjustment system. The camshaft profiles were designed for maximum power, and the timing could be advanced for better torque when the rpm fell below a set point. Fuel consumption and exhaust emissions were improved with the Motronic 2.1 allowing RON 95 (AKI 87) fuels to be used if needed.

To be continued….

Tony

Editor: Tony’s article on his 968 will continue in the next issue.

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Editor, Steve

Fairbrother

Below are some items from Porsche that you may want to research further.

911 GT3 R Designed for national and international racing classics. A customer track race car with 565 hp, 6 speed sequential “dog-type” transmission, water cooled 6 cylinders, weight is approx. 1250 kg.

Info at The new Porsche 911 GT3 R. | Porsche Motorsport Hub 911 GT3 RS A track car with 4.0 litre 518 hp engine, 3.2s 0-100kph and top speed of 296 kph. Price is just under $250,000.

This model is all about the air flow, with automatically adjusted F1 style DRS rear wing (Drag Reduction System), under car air deflector and much more. The front and rear suspension compression and rebound can be dynamically adjusted by the driver.

Info at Porsche 911 GT3 RS - Porsche Canada VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

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Below are some events that are in the Club’s event calendar and there is still room to join!

All our events are listed at virpca.motorsportreg.com

Gold River Charity Lunch & Drive, September 10th Come join us for a drive to Gold River with lunch, Saturday September 10, 2022. Depart at 9am for our drive.

Your registration fee of $10 will be donated to the Gold River Food Bank, we will be donating them a cheque just after our lunch (at your expense) before we depart Gold River. Details & reg at msreg.com/2022-gold-river

New Member Social, September 18th—Free lunch for new members!

We welcome members (including transfers into the VI Region) and new co-members who joined the Vancou-

ver Island Region between 1st September 2021 and 31 August 2022.

These new members are our guests of honour and their lunch will be paid for by the Club. For other members and guests, the cost of lunch is $26.

Priority will be given to new members if we have more than 70 attendees (even though your registration may be received by us). The meal selection is shown in the MSR pages.

Please register by Sep 11 via msreg.com/2022-New-Member. Any queries to Kathleen Short at membership@virpca.org

Fall Rally, September 25th—Free for first-timers!

Please join us for the Fall TSD Rally. There is no cost to enter for 1st time rallyers, as the Club is covering the cost of $40 per car. We are limited to around 25 cars and if you have never taken part in a TSD rally, we will provide a Zoom orientation session.

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VIR members can find VIR logo’d clothing range at our special PCA webstore here... www.pcawebstore.org/regions/VIS

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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!

There are three locations across the Island to meet Club members regularly:

Up Island 2nd Sat of month, 10am Crown Isle Plaza, New >> (left of PetSmart), 444 Lerwick Road, Courtenay

Mid Island Sundays 10am, Serious Coffee, 9-1209 East, Island Hwy E, Parksville

South Island Sundays 9am, Starbucks, Eagle Creek Village, 29 Helmcken Rd, Victoria

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

Note: The discount details may change after publishing, if Porscher is not advised.

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

Where

Discount Description

Lordco

Up to 30%

Mention Porsche Club of America (show PCA card)

Porsche Center Victoria

10%

10% for in-house work, 10% over the counter parts

Blast-It!

10%

Confirm with owner first.

10%

At checkout, use code Pelican-PCA2022- followed by your 10 digit PCA MEMBER ID (not login ID). Note: You can only use this code once.

Pelican Parts

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

Zone 6 website zone6.pca.org

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 Pelican Parts forums and classifieds http://forums.pelicanparts.com/ Below are some USED parts web sites:https://www.partsheaven.com

http://rennlist.com/forums

http://www.nineapart.com

http://malahatautoparts.com/parts-search

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Porscher Advertiser Index Jason Good Custom Cabinets

Porsche Centre Victoria

Villamar

Villa Eyrie

VIMC

Garage Kings

XPEL Please show your support for these businesses by giving them the opportunity to serve you.

Also mention that you saw their advert in Porscher so they know their money is well spent.

The display of adverts does not constitute an endorsement of the company by VIR or PCA.

CONTACT: 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 Editor at: Newsletter@virpca.org NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: The deadline for the next issue is the 23rd of the month.

PHOTO CREDITS: Wyman Lee, Gary Glover, Tony Booth, and Steve Fairbrother.

Others are credited in articles. If we have omitted anyone, our apologies, please advise us and we shall credit you next month.

Click here for our Facebook Group page

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www.virpca.org

Porscher is the official publication of the Vancouver Island Region of the Porsche Club of America and is published approximately monthly.

EDITORIAL: Statements appearing in PORSCHER are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Porsche Club of America, the Vancouver Island Region, its Executives or the Editor. All articles and photographs are copyright the author or contributor (unless otherwise noted). Permission for reprints or reproduction of the contents must be granted by the Editor and the author or contributor.

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