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Sacramento Valley Region - Porsche Club of America
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October 2009
Got Track?
TrackMasters Racing is a leader in High Perfor-mance Driver Education events in Northern
California, and invites SVR-PCA drivers toparticipate in our events.
Thunderhill - Friday October 2nd
Infineon - Thursday & Friday October 8th and 9th
Infineon - Friday October 23rd
Infineon - Friday November 6th
Infineon - Saturday November 21st
Laguna Seca - Friday December 18th
Come out and stretch your car’s legs on some of the finest tracks in the country!
Fun, safe, and definitely . . .No speeding tickets!
www.TrackMasters-Racing.com
On the CoverSVR Member Frederick D. Rauch at Laguna Seca September 14, 2009 in his recently built (in 2009 ) 1979 3.2 Liter (2290 lb dry) track car.
Photo by: David Wong
New and improved SVR calendar
Go to the SVR home page atwww.derporsche.net and take a look at the new and more func-tional calendar, which includes listings of regional, Zone 7, and national PCA events.
You’ll like it!
2009 Board of DirectorsPresidentCookie Anderson [email protected]
Vice PresidentBill Keegan [email protected]
Secretary &Niello Event CoordinatorKim Nelson [email protected]
TreasurerBetty Silva [email protected]
Social DirectorBabette Hatten [email protected]
Membership DirectorDoug Klein [email protected]
Competition & Safety DirectorFrederick D.Rauch [email protected]
WebmasterJohn Murphy [email protected]
Past PresidentMike Willis [email protected]
Drifter EditorJR Evinger [email protected]
Zone 7 RepresentativeGolden Gate Region Sharon Neidel [email protected]
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www.derporsche.net
Sacramento Valley Region, Porsche Club of America (SVR), publishes the Drifter monthly for its members. Written contributions and photos are welcome and should be e-mailed to the editor. The deadline for material is one month prior to the month of publication. SVR members should notify the membership director promptly of an address change to insure uninterrupted delivery. All material in this newslet-ter is protected by copyright. However, newsletter editors of others regions chartered by the Porsche Club of America may reprint any article provided that credit is given to the author and Sacramento Valley Region and that The Drifter is cited as the source.
In This IssueUpcoming Events
02 - SVR October Breakfast
03 - Escape 2009
04 - SVR October Dinner
05 - SVR Autumn New Member
Welcome Tour
06 - 2009 Niello Concours at Serrano
08 - Wine Appreciation at Zinfandels
09 - SVR Calendar of Events
11 - Reiff’s Gas Station Tour
12 - 2009 Mendocino Tour
12 - SVR 2009 Christmas Party
14 - Monterey Sports Car
Championships
18 - SVR November Dinner
Features and Reviews13 - Potpourri
13 - Tech Article: Smokin’ cont.
16 - Concours on the Avenue 2009
Columns and Departments03 - Cookie’s Crumbs
07 - Drifting Back
15 - SVR Sept. Board Minutes
17 - SVR Oct. Membership Report
19 - SVR Goodie Store
20 - SVR Classified
Information and Committee DirectoryAutocross ChairBob Peake [email protected]
Drivers Education ChairFrederick D. Rauch [email protected]
Charity ChairTambra Kroetz [email protected]
Concours ChairKent Brandon [email protected]
Dummkopf ChairLarry Wilson [email protected]
Goodie StoreTom Sisson [email protected]
Rally ChairHelen Ashuckian [email protected]
Technical ChairJim Kinnicutt [email protected]
G24 ChairLee Deter [email protected]
Advertising ManagerMike Willis [email protected]
Volume 47, No. 10 October 2009
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group in which there are no strangers. Please join us for an hour or two of conversation
about our cars, upcoming events, or anything else that interests you.
Meet in the banquet room at 9:00 A.M.
Order from the menu and pay for your own meal.Senior Menu Available
If you plan to join us, call Herb or Jan Hoover at 916.424.5163
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Cookie Crumb’sby Yvonne “Cookie” Anderson, 2009 SVR President
August was a very busy month. Monthly dinner at Evans Kitchen was put on by The Hoover’s. It was a sell out dinner and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Food was good and there was plenty to eat. Thank you, Jan and Herb Hoover.
Historic’s in Monterey was a week long event. Many of our members attended and even worked this event. If you were one of the lucky ones that got on Bob Jacobson’s work list you got free passes to most of the events. Linda McMahen and Dianna Leight put on a wonderful cocktail party Thursday night at Pacific Gardens Inn in Pacific Grove. Thank you girls! Friday night was the unveiling of the Infiniti M. It was a gorgeous car; wish I had one in my garage. I would like to thank Bob Jacobson for getting Jerry and I on the guest list for the Infiniti M unveiling. Saturday night was the art show with many artist displaying some of there work done for Pebble Beach. Sunday was the Pebble Beach Tour d’ Elegance. It was the most elegant car show I have ever been to. There were over 150 cars dating back to the 1900’s.
There were Bentley’s, Packards, Bugatti’s, Morgan’s, Jaguar’s, Rolls-Royce’s to name a few. You could see yourself in the paint jobs. I think they had them freshly painted and then wrapped them in bubble wrap to keep them perfect. I stuck my head into a few cars and inhaled the smell of fresh leather. What an experience!!! Thank you to Jon and Janet Kramer for giving us their extra tickets so we may go to the concours on Sunday. Motorcycles were also featured this year at Pebble Beach Tour d’ Elegance, many dating back to the early 1900’s. Jerry was in his glory.
I understand two of our members received awards, congratula-tions to Judy Hanna for winning 2nd place in her 1962 356 T6B Porsche in the Tuesday Concours in Carmel and Bill Keegan took 3rd place in his 1987 930 Porsche. Special thanks go to Jim and Linda McMahen for preparing these cars for the Concours.
We only have a few events scheduled in September and October. If anyone would like to do a tour or have some idea for an event, please give me a call.
2009 Escape to the Birthplace of Aviation
October 1-4, 2009
Ohio Valley Region invites you to this year’s Escape in Dayton, Ohio.
Join us for Country Road Tours, Scenic Covered Bridge Tours, the Aviation Trail Interpretive Centers and private Behind the Scenes Tours at the National
Museum of the United States Air Force. Opportunities for car viewing and dining are
combined at White Allen Porsche, the Packard Museum, Quaker Steak & Lube, the Taj Ma Garaj
and at Carillon Park. So come to the “Heart of it All” in Southwest Ohio for
Escape 2009.
Register for Escape 2009 at: http://escape.ovrpca.org
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October Dinner Meeting at
25075 Blue Ravine Road, #160 Folsom, CA 95630
Corner of East Natoma Street in the Raley’s Center Monday October 12, 2009
A unique experience! Join hosts Jeff & Gail Back at the fabulous Back Wine Bar.
$24.00 per person includes a selection of gourmet mini pizzas, mixed baby greens
plus your choice of grilled steak chimichurri or grilled salmon and includes soft drinks. Special wine pairing selected by Jeff Back will be offered for only $5.00. A large selection of other wines and beer
are also available for purchase.
RSVP no later than October 5, 2009 to Kevin Dougherty or Claudia Cypher at (916) 956-9204 or [email protected]
They are opening the restaurant just for us, so we
need at least 40 people by October 5th.
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2009 Niello Concours at SerranoSunday, October 4, 20094525 Serrano Parkway, El Dorado HillsExperience Festi d' Italia
See beautiful motorcars from 10am - 5pm at Niello concours at Serrano, located on the Green at the Serrano Visitor's Center, 4525 Serrano Parkway, El Dorado Hills. This year you will have the added experience of the Festi d'Italia - a special celebration of the Italian Marques.
Advance (discount) tickets are available for purchase at all Niello car dealerships beginning August 1, 2009 or by visiting:
www.nielloconcoursatserrano.com/ticket_info.html
Tickets will be $35.00 in advance and $45.00 at the gate. Ticket includes parking, shuttle, and an event program. Children 12 and under no charge with paid adult.
SCHEDULE OF THE DAY
7:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Car Placement
10:00 AM - Judging Begins
12:00 Noon - Fashion Show
3:00 PM - Awards Presentation
4:30 PM - Best of Show Presentation
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Drifting Back – October 2009by Larry Wilson
30 Years Ago (October 1979) The full-page DRIFTER ad for the October 4 Dinner Meeting at Zorba’s had this irresistible hook: “We will be entertained by Nick Zorba performing his famous Table Dance, and Princess Samyra will present her exotic bellydance.” Wow! No word on the turnout, but it had to be HUGE. Offered a few days later, on October 7, was the SVR High Speed Wine Tour. Tourmasters Jim McDade and Paul Bates promised entrants they would taste their way through at least three wineries in the Napa/Sonoma valleys. Helmets and nomex not required. Trische Robertson said it followed the most unique and longest route she’d ever taken to Sonoma.
On October 21, SVR presented Last Chance II, a Zone 7 auto-cross at Cal Expo with Larry Wilson as chairman. The last event of the 1979 series attracted 78 drivers, but the only championship still up for grabs was for Class 19, modified six-cylinder cars, and the protagonists were Emmett Wilder (Redwood Region) and Jim McDade (SVR), both in 914-6 race cars. It was a winner-take-all deal, and when the dust cleared, McDade was still looking for 4-thousandths of a second. Yup, ol’ Jim clocked 40.539 seconds, Emmett 40.535. After the last run, 48 workers helped Jim drown his sorrows by finishing off three cases of beer. They were: Jack and June Samples, Sally Weddle, Dwight and Linda Mitchell, Trische Robertson, Kerry Creasy, Pat and Larry Wilson, Stan Breyfogle, Mel Pasta, Dave and Debbie Marek, Robin Stone, Jim Chandler, George and Nona Morley, Ted Fukushima, Scott and Kathy Peebles, Jim and Joyce Karver, Michael and Mary Peters, Larry and Gloria Dunn, Fred and Nancy Myron, C.C. and Launa Craig, Rich Farlinger, Nancy McDade, Jim and Sheila McDade, Darrel and C.C. Overstreet, Paul Bates, Rik and Let-tie Larson, Kirk Bradford, Ted and Diane Colbert, Howard and Marlene Souza, Glenn and Laquita Hills, Dave Blanchard, and Mike Willis.20 Years Ago (October 1989) September 30 - October 1, Carrera de Sierra XII: a two-day time and distance rally departing Fillmore’s in Sacramento with a route through Timbucktoo, Smartville, Loma Rica, Dobbins, Log Cabin, Bassetts, Vinton, Chilcoot, Sparks, Virginia City, Cave Rock, Paynesville, Markleeville, and Jackson, with Phillip Marks as organizer, John Clever as rallymaster, and a worker crew consist-ing of Rik Larson, Mike Willis and family, Larry and Pat Wilson, Ted and Kay Robinson, Sally and Ron Boeck, Jason Sorenson, Ron and Hazel Rule, Jill Lundstrom, Bob and Mary Siles, and Ray Seamans. Thirty-three rally teams competed for awards in four classes, and the SVR team of Tina and John Murphy won the Beginner Class with only 292 penalty points. Other SVR teams were Ron Boeck and Rod Sorenson (5th, Expert Equipped class), Harvey and Connie Cain (2nd, Expert Unequipped class), George and Nona Morley (7th, Expert Unequipped class), Allen and Dolores Weddle (2nd Novice class), Jim and Joyce Karver (6th, Novice class), and others in Beginner class; Jim McMahen and Suzanne Plantz (3rd), Tom and Tambra Kroetz, (4th), Randy Vidmar and Pals (9th), Dave and Dolores Johnson (10th), and Robert Dennison and Elizabeth Carr (11th). On Saturday near Loyalton, the team of Dave and Dolores Johnson came through the checkpoint in EXACTLY the WRONG direction of travel. The Second Annual SVR Halloween Costume Party and Dinner Dance, October 28 at the Clarion Hotel, chaired again by Bob Peake, was kicked off, literally, by 10 raisins (Ron and Sally Boeck, Allen and Dolores Weddle, Mark and Starla Hirst, Fred and Fran Seigner, and C.C. Craig and Karen Mangin) all dancing to the tune, “I Heard It On The Grapevine.” Bob and Beth Jacobson, disguised as Batman and The Joker, won first place in the costume
contest. Greg and Cyndee Peart appeared as white flower pots and placed second (they were married a few days earlier, October 6th). October odds and ends: Jim McMahen and his 1979 911SC was the Best of Show winner at the October 22nd SVR Second Annual Wash ‘n’ Shine Concours. By letter dated October 10, 1989, GRASSROOTS MOTORSPORTS editor, Marjorie J. Suddard, notified SVR that THE DRIFTER had won Class 3 (251-500 circulation) in their nationwide 1989 sportscar club newsletter competition.10 Years Ago (October 1999) Jim and Linda McMahen presented their October 15 Napa Valley Wine Tour and Picnic, and in the spirit of the season, each driver received a miniature pumpkin. With a different twist, nine cars started the tour, eleven finished. The group stayed together nicely until, at the first rest stop, Tom Kroetz convinced Bob Jacobson they should swap cars for the next leg. As the group departed, Tom couldn’t figure out how to start Bob’s car. Bob waited. Tom finally succeeded, but the other cars were gone - out of sight. Then, Jim McMahen radioed they he had encountered more Porsches. Part of the group, the Pearts and Hanna/Swenson, broke off and joined McMahen, and after a few minutes they realized they had joined a Diablo Region Tour. By some miracle, all remnants of the original tour including the Murphys re-joined just before reaching S. Anderson Winery for tasting champagne. Rutherford Hills Winery and a picnic was next. The rest of the tour was uneventful, but fun. Held at the Fair Oaks home of Mike and Sue Ambrozewicz, the October 23 Concours, Charity Auction, and Barbeque with Tom and Jude Sisson as co-chairs and with concours help from Kent Brandon, was a great event with something for everyone and with a noble purpose. First was the concours in the Ambrozewicz front yard. Just one class with awards to the top three. Several tied scores were broken by which car had more gas in its tank. Alan and Diane Nishimoto came in first followed by the tied duo of Dennis and Judy Stettner and Bud and Mary Ann Behrens. With more gas, Bud and Mary Ann got the nod. The picnic went on in the back yard, simultaneously. Herb Hoover, Jeff and Kim Kinder, and Tambra Kroetz brought tables for the auction items. Shade tents and umbrellas were scrounged by Judy Hanna and Rich Swenson, Mike Ambrozewicz, and Rik Larson. The nimble fingers of Sally Boeck rumbled on her laptop as she recorded all winning auction bids. Kirk Bradford and Larry Wilson were auctioneers, and when the dust cleared, the club had clocked over $2,600 for the Sacramento Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer foundation. Is this a good club, or what?Phil Lawrence organized the October 30 Costume Bowling, at Country Club Lanes, and nine costumed keglers showed up: Jude and Tom Sisson as Elvira and a vampire, Herb and Jan Hoover as a magician and Miss Kitty, Phil Lawrence as El Gringo, Kent Brandon as a hippy and Cindy McKenzie as a baseball, and Larry and Mary Clark as the Pope and an angel. Larry Clark received the best bowling score award. But, how do you launch a bowling ball dressed as a baseball?
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By Popular Demand
2nd Wine AppreciationBy David Hoffman, Wine Afficianado
ZinfandelsSunday, October 18th, 2009, from 4:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M.
Light dinner to follow.
At the Garage of Bob & Beth Jacobson, 3215 Maidu Lane, Lincoln, CA 95648Telephone 916.645.3555
Fee: $20.00 per person
Participation in this event is limited to the first 32 persons who make paid reservations. For info, call Bob or Beth at the above number or e-mail [email protected]. Send snail mail to Bob Jacobson, P.O. Box 589, Loomis CA 95650.
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SVR October/NovemberCalendar of Events
Event Location ContactOctober
1-2 PCA Escape 2009 Dayton, Ohio escape.ovrpca.org3 SVR Monthly Breakfast Waffle Square Herb & Jan Hoover 916.424.51634 Concours - Niello @ Serrano El Dorado Hills Larry Wilson [email protected] SVR Monthly Board Meeting RPM Cookie Anderson 916.988.6534
8-9 Driver’s Education Infineon Frederick Rauch [email protected] New Member/G-24 Tour TBD Doug Klein 916.791.4864
10-11 Time Trials - GGR DE/TT Infineon Walker/Cullinan [email protected] SVR Monthly Dinner Back Wine Bar -Folsom Kevin Dougherty [email protected] Wine Appreciation Jacobson’s Garage, Loomis Bob & Beth Jacobson
[email protected] 0 - 3 1
Nov 1Mendocino 2009Tour & Weekend Getaway
Mendocino Rik Larson 916.481.6084
Event Location ContactNovember
3 Event Planning: How to lead a Tour or host a Dinner
TBD Doug Klein at [email protected] or 916.791.4864
4 SVR Monthly Board Meeting RPM Cookie Anderson 916.988.65346 Driver’s Education Infineon Frederick Rauch [email protected] SVR Monthly Breakfast Waffle Square Larry Wilson [email protected] Reiffs Gas Station Tour Woodland Mike Willis: [email protected] or Emily at
[email protected] or 916.363.831314 Special Transition Board of
Directors MeetingTBD Cookie Anderson 916.988.6534
16 SVR Monthly Dinner Brickhouse Restuarant Mike & Emily Willis [email protected], [email protected] or 916.363.8313
21 DE for Charity @ Infineon Infineon Frederick Rauch [email protected] Special Function - Decorate
Christmas Tree/Dinner Towe Auto Museum Kim Nelson 916.933.4282
Check out the latest calendar information available online at: www.derporsche.net
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Mark your calendars for November 8th
We are touring to Reiffs Gas Station In Woodland
Cost $8.00 Per Person
More information will be available in the November Drifter regarding tour start and
lunch information Picnic versus Lunch stop
MARK started his collection with the purchase of a 1930's Wayne Gas Pump at a neighborhood garage sale. Since then he has added a Diner, Barber Shop,
Gas Station, General Store and Old Time Movie Theater.
Look Hard! Don't think the Car that crashed into the Garage and the little problem he had with the Cessna was a dream. Who knows, maybe they got
their License anyway? This crazy collection of Memorabilia is alive and growing all the time. OK, so maybe he is a little Wackey, but you have to say if Rippley's Believe it or Not and Multiple National TV show's like it... it can't
be all Crazy...
It's a great way to step back into the past and remember how it was or at least how Mark thought it was.
For reservations and information contact Mike & Emily Willis, 916-363-8313
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Mendocino 2009 TourBy Sacramento Valley Region
October 30th – November 1st (three days, two nights)
LAST CALL!!!!!This is a 3-day, 2-night tour to the Mendocino area. And because Halloween occurs that Saturday, we will have a party. And then take an extra hour of sleep because it is also the end of daylight savings time.
We have folks staying at the Hill House, Little River Inn, the lighthouse and some vacation rentals. If you need help in finding a place to stay for the 2 nights, contact Rik Larson (contact information at the end of the announcement).
If you are attending and have not received a tour confirmation from Rik, also contact him immediately.
Schedule: leave Niello Porsche on Friday morning; lunch stop in the wine country; social on Friday evening. Saturday is open (kite flying, miniature golf, shopping, etc.) and a party on Saturday night. Sunday is also open with folks generally returning home in small groups.
And remember: don’t turn your back to the ocean.Rik Larson
916.481.6084
Location: Niello Porsche Facility4525 Granite Drive, Rocklin, CADate: Saturday, December 12, 2009Time: Social Hour, 5:30pmDinner: 7:00pmAttire: Holiday Attire
Niello Porsche have most graciously offered their elegant facility in Rocklin as the location for our 2009 Christmas Party. Festive Music - Holiday Decorations - Delicious Food, SVR friends - and Porsches...what an evening it will be!
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Potpourriby pdkporsche This column is meant to inform you about various SVR happenings and SVR people. It will also explore what is happening in other regions as well as things seen on the internet that are Porsche related. I am a member of the regions but will remain anonymous. I am not very active but I thought I could provide a vehicle to talk about various happenings that of interest but not usually reported in this electronic world. Granted the reporting of items in a printed publication is not immediate it does provide for some possible discussion and follow-up that is not of an demanding nature. Send me items that would be of interest. These can be questions or food-for-thought or gossip or gripes. To start off I will say that the September 1st edition of the event calendar received from Babette Hatten was very interesting in that it included an item on “How to Lead Driving Tours and Host Dinners”. It is being held on Tuesday, November 3rd and being pre-sented by Sheila McDade and Bill Keegan. Neat idea for those that want to know the best way to organize and present these types of events. And how about someone writing an article on their driving impressions from the recent Panamera test drives down in Monterey in August? Surely someone from the region attended this car introduction. Send your questions or gossip or gripes to: [email protected]
Tech Article: Smokin’ – Continuedby Jim KinnicuttWith special thanks to Jim Webber – Niello Porsche
Hello to all. Jim here again with a follow up to last month’s article on blowing smoke. I want to first say thank you for some of the questions I have received and we will be talking about them in the upcoming issues. In the next article I am going to take a look at the PDK tranny and it’s operation. I would really love to get some input on driving impressions from some of you that have expe-rienced this cool tranny first hand. Perhaps some of you that got to drive the Panamera while we were in Monterey?? Give me a call or hit me on eMail anytime. If you don’t, I know who some of you are and I will likely be calling you!
It seems the Q & A type of format will work, at lest as long as there is interest in submitting questions. If you have a question about your particular Porsche model, or a question in general, please submit it to me via my eMail ([email protected]). I will research it and get the answer(s) back to you as soon as I can. Like I mentioned last time, I will also publish it in the next Drifter, so you may become a famous published author! If your question however is related to personal ‘issues’, like “Gee Jim, how do I convince my spouse WE really need to plunk down some change for that new Carrera GT?” … well, I think we will have to have a couple of Margaritas to properly address that one. ;)
After the last article I had two ‘printable’ questions come up. The first was more of a follow up question:Q:This question was submitted by Bill Keegan:“I have 911 Turbo, 1987 930 SE (Special Edition = Slant nose option) that will blow a good cloud of smoke on most (not all) start-ups, even if downtime has been as short as 5 minutes. Sometimes it can be a couple of months between startups. Oil usage is about a quart every 1500 - 2000 miles, not excessive for a turbo
A: In order for a engine to produce smoke on start up, the oil has to be in the combustion chamber on start up. With that said, there a couple of things that can lead to oil being left in the cylinder. •Blow-byisonepossibility.Itiscompressionpassingbythecylinderrings.Blowbycanbecheckedwithatestcalledacylinder leak down test (pressurize the cylinder and measure the percentage of air leaking by the rings). This will show if worn rings are the culprit. •Anotherpossibilitywouldbe,oilleakingpastthevalveguides.Like Bill mentioned in his question though, a quart of oil every 1500-2000 miles is considered normal for a turbo.
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September 2, 2009 SVR board meetingby Kim Nelson, SVR Secretary
President Cookie Anderson called the meeting to order at 6:33PM.
Attending: Mike Willis, Kim Nelson, Cookie Anderson, Doug Klein, Babette Hatten, John Murphy, Betty Silva, Lee Deter, Hel-en Ashuckian, Ray Silva, Frederick Rauch, Bill Keegan
Minutes: The August minutes were reviewed and accepted.
OLD BUSINESS:Board Member Badges: The Board agreed that badges for next year’s Board Members should be similar to the ones from several years ago where the title was larger. Doug has the authority to make minor changes such as badge size and typeface as he sees fit.
Double signatures on SVR Checks: Doug reported after talking with our bank (Wells Fargo) that bank personnel cannot con-sistently ensure our checks are signed by two SVR board mem-bers. A motion was made and seconded that starting in 2010 the President and Treasurer will have signing authority on all club accounts, but only one signature will be required per check. Ad-ditionally, both the President and Treasurer will have on-line ac-cess to view the accounts and the President will have access to SVR checks in the absence of the Treasure. The motion passed by a margin of 5 to 3.
NEW BUSINESS:President Manual Progress: Cookie noted that she still needs write-ups on Competition, Secretary, President and Vice Presi-dent Board positions.
Christmas Party: Kim gave an update on this year’s SVR Christ-mas Party at Niello Porsche on December 12 th. The budget for the event was presented and then modified by the Board to include the “SVR Board Stimulus Package”. The “Stimulus Pack-age” basically reduces the cost of the party to $25.00 per person with the balance being paid for by the club. The Board obviously had a good time discussing the Stimulus Package – a motion to heavily subsidize the Christmas Party was made, seconded and unanimously approved by the Board.
New Members Group and G24: Doug Klein and Lee Deter presented a thoroughly prepared document to combine the New Member program with the G24 program. The Board requested a few minor changes be made and then approved the program unanimously.
November 3rd Class on How to plan an SVR Driving Tour and host a Dinner: Bill discussed a training event geared toward helping people learn how to put on Dinner Meetings and Driv-ing Tours. A $50.00 budget was requested and unanimously ap-proved by the Board.
SVR’s Annual Planning Meeting: Bill suggested we move SVR’s Annual Planning Meeting to February or March in an effort to get more club members to participate. The Board feels the idea has merit and suggested waiting to decide on the date until our Zone Rep. announces the first 2010 Presidents Meeting.
BOARD MEMBER REPORTS:Charity: Tambra KroetzNo report.
Competition: Frederick RauchNo report.
Advertising: Mike WillisMike reported that A&S BMW currently plans to discontinue Drifter Advertising next year.
Drifter: JR EvingerNo report.
Financial Report: Betty SilvaBetty reported that the club is financially strong and has money in the bank.
G24: Lee DeterNo report.
Goodie Store: Tom SissonReport received and approved.
Membership Director: Doug KleinSVR has 574 primary members with 470 affiliate members for a total of 1044. The club also has 6 dual members. We had no new members last month and 2 members transferred out.
Social Director: Babette HattenThe Board unanimously approved budgets for the November 16th dinner meeting and the November 8th Reiff Driving Tour. The Board also discussed the cost of dinner meetings and unani-mously approved to suspend the $1 to $2 per person currently required to cover SVR overhead expenses through July of 2010.
Tech Chair: Jim KinnicuttNo report.
Webmaster: John MurphyThe total number of hits to our website continues to decline as it seems most people are using the bimonthly Events Calendar for activity information. However, the downloads of The Drifter are increasing and in August, there were more than twice as many downloads as members of SVR meaning its audience is much larger than just our region.
Vice President: Bill KeeganBill updated the calendar for Board members.
Past President: Mike WillisNo report.
President: Cookie AndersonNo further information reported.
Meeting adjourned: 9:17 P.M.Next Meeting: RPM Wednesday, October 7, 2009 at 6:30 P.M.
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Concours on the Avenue 2009by Jim McMahenIt was a lightly overcast day in Carmel on August 11, 2009, but that did not dampen the buzz in the air. Carmel was awakened to the sound of over 200 automobile engines running and the smell exhaust. Porsches, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Maseratis, Fords, Buicks, Cadillacs, Chevrolets, street rods, dragsters and more were being staged for their entrance onto Ocean Avenue the site of the 2009 Concours on the Avenue. All the cars were placed and the judging began at 11 A.M. sharp. Each entrant was hoping that
the judges would find his/her car to be the best. As the judges finished and thanked entrants for showing their beautiful cars, the owners’s hearts raced with anticipation and thoughts of “was it good enough” ran through their minds. After what seemed to be an eternity the award presenters started to make their rounds. As they approached the area where each class was displayed, owners rose to their feet with great expectation. Two of the entrants were especially excited, Judy Hanna and Bill Keegan. Judy entered her 1962 356 Porsche notch back and Bill entered his 1987 930 Porsche factory slant nose. Can you imagine the thrill when a presenter walks up to you says “Congratulations”. Well that is what happened to Judy and Bill. Our very own Sacramento Valley Region members Judy Hanna and Bill Keegan were each awarded a beautiful Tiffany silver platter. Judy received second place for her efforts and Bill gladly accepted third.
October Report Membership Report by Doug Klein, Membership Director
The Sacramento Valley Region has 574 Regular Members, 470 affiliate members and 6 dual members, for a total of 1,050 members. Membership is down by just 3% since the first of the year, a surprisingly small number given current economic conditions. Congratulations to Bob Peake for 30 years of PCA membership. Bob has served the club and its members in many different capacities during this time. Thank you, Bob.
New Members: Chris BarnettYuba City CA [email protected]: 901-219-9097 2008 911 4S Silver
Bob FrickerRoseville CA [email protected]: 916-782-1483 1968 912 Targa Green
Changes:Gregory Fazzio, Deborah HarrisonFolsom CA 95763
Bruce and Mary LagomarsinoSacramento CA 95821
Paul Lanman, Alison [email protected]
Lendine and Bill [email protected]
John and Anthony SheppardPenn Valley CA 95946530-205-9767 2010 997 GT3 White
Dennis and Carol Ann [email protected]
Congratulations to the following on their:One Year Anniversary:Dr. Scott and Lorena HeatleyMike and Bryan Zanoli
Five Year Anniversary:Bret BarrowChris and Terri HinojosaWilliam Turpie
Ten Year Anniversary:Dave and Mary Parker
Twent-five Year Anniversary:Tom and Tambra Kroetz
Thirty Year Anniversary:Bob Peake
Interested in having fun with other Porsche enthu-siasts? It’s easy! Join at www.pca.org (credit cards accepted) or email Doug Klein at [email protected] or call 791-4864 for a paper member-ship application.
The new SVR database has space for two email addresses for each member. Want SVR emails sent to both your home and work addresses, or to another family member? Email the second address to [email protected], and I’ll include it in the database.
When changing your mailing address, email ad-dress, phone or any other information, remember to update both PCA (the national organization) and SVR (your local club). The two databases are separate and independent. Update PCA by logging on to the national web site, www.pca.org. Update SVR by emailing changes to Doug Klein at [email protected].
Why join the Porsche Club of America???
Driving tours to the best wineriesand most scenic localesPorsche tech sessions
Delicious BBQ picnicsDrive at Infineon and Laguna SecaMonthly dinner parties/meetings
Autocross to learn car control skillsPorsche tech sessions…and more
If you want to have a great time with other friendly Porsche enthusiasts, log on to www.pca.org (credit cards OK) or email/call Doug Klein at [email protected] / 791-4864 for a membership application.
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Our November SVR Dinner will again be at the Brickhouse Restaurant and Lounge in Elk Grove
9027 Elk Grove Blvd. Suite 100 (old town Elk Grove)
Mark your Calendar for Monday, November 16th
6:30 Socializing -- 7:00Pm Dinner
Our dinner will be served family style consisting of the following:
Their special Pot Roast
Italian Baked Chicken
All with Soup, Salad and two pastas
Four course dinner will be @29.00 each.
(Corkage $10.00)
Please note that we will be on vacation from September 30th to October 16th.
Space is limited so reserve early and deadline is November 6th
For reservations and information contact Mike & Emily Willis, 916-363-8313
No ads or trivia this time. After about 30 years of running Goodie Stores for
various clubs, including about 10 for PCA-SVR, I have decided to hang up my shingle and turn SVR’s Goodie Store over to someone else effective the first of January, 2010.
I am hoping to find a volunteer to take over the store before that time so I can introduce them to our clothing vendor and let them know something about the merchandise and proce-dures.
I think some fresh thinking could improve sales. Besides it is a good way to get to know a lot of the club members, and have some fun at the same time.
If anyone is interested, please let me or Cookie Anderson know. You can find our contact information on the Drifter masthead.
Thanks for your patronage through the years.
Tom Sisson
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GOODIE STORE MANAGER NEEDEDby Tom Sisson, SVR Goodiestorekeeper
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We are proud to announce that Dream Car Solutions has opened it’s exclusive detailing services to
the public! This once members only service is now available to exceed
your expectations. THE WORKS
1) Wash 2) Vacuum 3) Interior cleaned and Conditioned 4) Stain removal and carpet repair 5) Engine cleaned and dress 6) Under carriage cleaned 7) Removal of impurities in paint 8) Paint restoration and repair 9) Scratch Removal 10) High speed polishing 11) Paint sealants and waxes 12) Custom matched paint touch up’s
916-374-1921 ( STORAGE AND TRANSPORT SERVICES)www.DREAMCARSOLUTIONS.COM
$150.00
Drifter ClassifiedsDrifter Classifieds for Porsches and/or Porsche-related parts or accessories are available at no charge to PCA members. Non-members may submit ads at $20.00 per ad. Make check payable to PCA-SVR and send to PCA-SVR, P.O. Box 254651, Sacramento, CA 95865-4651. Commercial ads are not accepted. Please contact our Advertising Manager for commercial advertising information and rates. All ads must be submitted by e-mail to the Newsletter Editor and received by the editor by the 1st day of the month prior to the month of publication. Ads may be shortened to fit available space. Editor is not responsible for content and reserves the right to reject any ads submitted. Not responsible for any errors or omissions. As an additional benefit to our members, all ads are included in the classified section of our web page. Ads are not verified for content. It is the buyer’s responsibility to verify the information in the ads. Ads run for three months unless cancelled.
Parts for Sale996 Carrera 18-inch full set of wheels:
Factory take off part numbers993.362.134.06 18x7.5” ET50 offset993.362.140.04 18x10” ET65 offset
Wheels are all straight but with some curb rash. These will look sharp on a 986 Boxster or good for a set of winter wheels.$375 o.b.o. call Rich Tsai 530.219.8125 or e-mail [email protected]
Cayenne S 18-inch Wheel:
Factory take off part number7L5.601.025 A 18x8” ET57 offset
No curb rash or bend, but slight scuffingon the wheel face (can be polished or touched up). Perfect to replace damaged wheel or use as a full size spare.$80 o.b.o. call Rich Tsai 530.219.8125 or e-mail [email protected]
Porsche 993 Chrome 17” Cup Wheel Set
Set of 4 17” chrome Cup wheels from my Porsche 993. Straight, non damaged, as removed from my car, except for the one wheel that has curb rash.
The tires are still mounted, however, the rear tires are bald. Although the fronts have some tread, they are now going into the wear bars.
Part Number: Wheel Sizes: Tire Sizes:993.362.128.00 9Jx17-ET55 Rear 255/40ZR17
993.362.124.06 7Jx17-ET55 Front 255/55ZR17
What this all means is that even though the tires are still mounted, I am selling this set for the value of the Chrome wheel set. $600. Please let me know if you have any questions. Jeff Kinder (916) 765-2801 [email protected]
Boxster -- Chrome plated rear deck luggage rack. Used only once for trip to Portland Parade. $50.00 Contact:
Keith McMahan at (530) 367-3265 or: [email protected]
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