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MAY - JUNE, 2013Editor, First Settlers Region
Porsche Club of America
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UPCOMING EVENTS!Be sure to check our website www.fsrpca.org for more details as well as updates on all of these exciting events.
DATE EVENT
May 17-19 Drivers Education VIR
June 1 Central Breakfast Silver Diner - Glen Allen
May 31-June 2 Richmond Porsche Meet Shenandoah Region
June 8 Eastern Breakfast Pops Diner - Chesapeake
June 21-23 Zone 2 Club Race and DE VIR
June 22-23 24 Hours of LeMans LeMans, France (any takers??)
June 23-29 Porsche Parade Traverse City, Michigan
July 6 Central Breakfast Silver Diner - Glen Allen
July 13 Eastern Breakfast Pops Diner - Chesapeake
August 3 Central Breakfast Silver Diner - Glen Allen
August 10 Eastern Breakfast Pops Diner - Chesapeake
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Porsches lined up at the Graves Mountain LodgePhoto by Phil Grandfield
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From the PresidentGeorge Michaels
FSR Friends,
Winter’s grip has finally broken and the pollen has arrived. So, for those of us that sequester our Porsches in the off
season, it’s time to get them on the road and to the next event. We had a great turnout at the joint tech session with the
BMW Club at Racewerks and, for those of you that missed our Spring Charity Event, there’s also an article about that in
this issue. It was loads of fun driving the back roads and hanging out with our Shenandoah Region neighbors.
Our Activities Officer, Kathy Kent, and I attended the semi-annual Zone 2 Presidents’ meeting on 13 April. You may
remember that we hosted last fall’s meeting in Va. Beach; this time Keystone Region welcomed us to State College, Pa.
These meetings are conducted to keep Zone 2 region leadership informed of what’s going on regionally and nationally,
as well as to give us the opportunity to meet and greet with our Zone neighbors and exchange ideas. Tom Gorsuch, PCA
National Treasurer, talked to us about how PCA is doing financially (well, by the way) and the latest direction they’re
taking the club. One of the most obvious changes you’ll notice soon is with Panorama. Aside from hiring Pete Stout as
Editor (former editor of Excellence), the former graphics director at Road and Track was also brought on the team, so
you’ll see some layout changes. The biggest change, however, will be the size. It will no longer be in a size small enough
to fit in a 356 glovebox (no kidding, that’s now they determined the current size), but a standard magazine size. This will
reduce costs, as they paid a premium to have it cut down, and the standard format will make it easier on advertisers,
and hopefully bring more in. He pointed out that Panorama’s circulation is the highest of any other Porsche magazine,
twice that of Excellence… who knew? He also summarized a recent meeting between PCA and PCNA leadership in
Atlanta and described the relationship between the two is
cooperative, mutually supportive, yet independent. There are
Porsche clubs around the world that Porsche itself controls
through financial support; PCA is not one of these and
remains fiercely independent, a fact that we all should
appreciate, as Porsche and PCNA do. We exchanged lots
of great information on communications, newsletters,
insurance and activities. We also learned that there will be
another Porsche Platz for the Baltimore Grand Prix on Labor
Day weekend as well as the ALMS race at VIR 2-5 October,
so stay tuned for those details.
By now, you should all be aware that our next big event is
the Spring DE at VIR, 17-19 May. Following that is
Shenandoah Region’s Richmond Porsche Meet, 31 May –
2 June. Down the road, you can expect our annual Open
Board Meeting event in October, and we’re working on a
couple more events for the summer. Also, stay tuned for info
on a trip to check out the “Porsche by Design” exhibit at the
North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, which runs from
October to January.
Finally, please remember that this is your club; if you have
event ideas, please let us know!
(First Settlers and Shenandoah members go
“underground”. Credit Josie Grandfield (since I’m in the
photo. . . .) )(Silent auction items ready for bidding! The event
was another big success!! )
(One of several great family style meals at the Graves Mountain Lodge! )
More pics from RappahannockPhoto credit Phil Grandfield
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President
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Activities Officer
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Alex Bell757-472-9567
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Bud Syme804-539-2595
Events Registrar
George Michaels757-689-8483
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Jason Horner757-676-3335
Charity Coordinator
Josie Grandfield757-635-0184
Membership
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Marco [email protected]
Tech & Safety
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wheels and tires with me to replace the flats ones on the car.
After getting it home and doing a mild strip down of the car it was time
to think about what to do with it. With the prices of early 911’s rising
daily, my first thought
was to get the
Certificate of
Authentication (COA)
from Porsche and
restore this car to
absolute original. This
would mean a complete
rework of the front end
of the car as well as
replacing the rear flares
with stock quarter
panels.
There was a lot of back and forth’s with my feelings about this car. The
absolute easiest way to go would have been to make it into a 3.0
Carrera RS clone. These are one of the rarest Porsches. But that
would mean leaving is as an impact bumper car and that goes against
the grain with me.
Finally I settled on a compromise with myself. I love the wide-body RSR
look. So I’ll stick with the original silver color, return the front end to long
hood (which includes battery boxes), leave the rear early turbo flares,
purchase new front fenders and weld on ST front flares, which are very
similar to RSR front flares. For bumpers, I’ll use a fiberglass ST front
bumper and fiberglass rear RSR bumper. Standard rear deck lid with
no Tail for unique look. The ’72 oil door will be cut back into the
passenger side quarter panel.
A Lightweight Interior will
include RS Charcoal carpets,
simple single RSR roll hoop,
RS replica seats with
Green/Blue Tartan plaid
centers. Door panels will be
covered in the same
Green/Blue Tartan plaid cloth
and they’ll have the stock ’72
door pockets and door top
trim.
I’ve already completed the
front end metal work and the front suspension has been taken down,
disassembled and parts have been bead blasted & plated as well as
some parts off for Yellow Zinc Plating & powder coating.
Turbo Tail, Dashboard, front fenders and seats are Sold.
To be continued………….
(Close up view of front end work)
(Front end repair to include battery boxes)
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Joint Car Club Tech Session SatisfiesGearheads
By Dave “Oscar” Meyr, BMWCCA
Saturday morning March 23rd was a great day for the Tidewater BMWCCA and First Settlers Region PCA to hold a joint Tech Session event.Co-owners John Kopp and Dan Tiedemann of Racewerks did a great jobas hosts, and Porsche Club President George “Wham” Michaels wasextremely helpful coordinating the Porsche Club’s role. Participation wasterrific, and members of the two Clubs started showing up early toparticipate in the morning’s events. Racewerks has a great reputation fortechnically precise work on both stock and racing BMWs and Porsches,and as an enthusiastic supporter of the two Clubs. John and Dan didn’tdisappoint.
Dan headlined the technical demonstrations for Racewerks, starting witha motor out of an M3, that Dan and John are using as a parts bin. ThisSaturday, the motor was already in an advanced stage of teardown,allowing for a demonstration of measuring crankshaft and rod bearingwear. Dan’s rail dragster, and various M3’s were on display around theshop. Racewerks sponsored a contest to guess the weight andhorsepower for the featured cars, and the winners walked away with greatRacewerks gifts. Dan also showed off Racewerks’ precision tire-mountingmachine that is capable of mounting both run-flat and conventional tireson even the deepest-dish alloy rims.
Speaking of alloy rims, Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists (“AWRS”, anothergreat supporter of both the Tidewater BMW CCA and First Settlers RegionPCA), made an appearance with their customized wheel repair truck.After a brief discussion of the technology and capabilities that AWRS has,two chances were announced for those present to enter a raffle to have arim repaired on the spot!
Both the BMWand PorscheClubs support theFoodbank ofS o u t h e a s t e r nVirginia, and atotal of threeraffles wereannounced; adonation to theFoodbank earneda chance at oneof a total of threeprizes. Two of theprizes were
donated by AWRS; the final prize came from a new Virginia Beach craftbrewery, Beach Brewing Company; a “growler” of their excellent draft beer.Between the two Clubs, over three hundred dollars was collected indonations for the Foodbank in just this one event!
What a great joint Tech Session! Technical information was swapped, carstories abounded, there were lots of fun discussions, gooddemonstrations, plenty of tasty food, snacks and coffee, and free goodies.Ultimately, the crowning event came when Dan Tiedemann fired up hisalcohol-fueled dragster and pulled from the Racewerks “pits” to briefly,umm scrub some excess gravel off his monster slicks whilesimultaneously helping Virginia Beach with its mosquito problem. Thewives present couldn’t help but laugh as the entire Racewerks shopemptied to, umm, “carefully assume a respectful and carefully organizedviewing area, a safe distance from the technical demonstration.” Justremember, if there are fewer mosquitoes this year, thank Dan.
Be sure to watch Das Kummet, the Tidewater BMW CCA Facebook page,and the Club’s website for details of the next Technical Session, and all ofthe Club’s fun events.
(BMW and Porsche Club Members enjoying the joint tech session at Racewerks)
Rappahannock News
This short, but very supportive article about our Fun Run to theRappanhannock Food Pantry was printed in the local paper and antheir website. Check it out, to include the photos, athttp://www.rappnews.com/2013/05/02/photos-the-pantrys-porsche-party/120770/. Article and photos by Chris Doxzen.
“More than 30 members of the First Settlers Region and ShenandoahRegion chapters of the Porsche Club of America, in the area for aspring charity auction at Graves Mountain Lodge and other eventslast weekend, dropped by the Rappahannock Food Pantry Saturday(April 27) to deliver the food that each member had collected todonate to the pantry, as the group does on all of its seasonal outings.(In 2012, the groupwas responsiblefor donating nearly$27,000 and 4,200pounds of food too r g a n i z a t i o n saround Virginia.)Scouts fromWashington’s BoyScout Troop 36came out to helpunload thedonations (includingBryce Jones, shownhere in mid-delivery) and admire a pretty cool collection of wheels;Pantry manager Mimi Forbes handled parking in the pantrys filled-to-the-edges driveway off Mount Salem Avenue in Washington, and
everyone posed for group shot.”
(Ruthi Lee pitching in to help sort donated groceries.Photo credit Phil Grandfield)
Porsche and LeMans 24 HoursBy Phil Grandfield
June is just around the corner, so that means the 24 Hours of
LeMans. Porsche holds the record of 16 wins, but has not spent
much time on the overall podium in recent years. The last decade or
so has been dominated by Audi and the impressive diesels but
Porsche has stood on the top of the podium in the past and has plans
to get back up there in the near future.
The GT1 was Porsche’s last successful overall winner. Astonishingly,
this design was rooted in the 911, with the design starting from a
standard front chassis section. The design deviated from there with
kevlar and carbon fiber over a stretched wheelbase. The engine was
a 3.2L,water-cooled, flat-six, twin-turbo rated at 544 horsepower. And
it only pushed about 2750 pounds. Two GT-1 placed second and
third in their first LeMans outing in 1996, dropped out of the race with
mechanical issues in 1997, then in 1998, with modified bodywork
came in one-two on Porsche’s 50th anniversary.
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2013 Amelia Island Concours d’ Elegance
Amelia Island, Florida, March 8 – 10 By Andrew Chisholm
Now, I am as much of a fan of the 1932 Auburn 12-160A Boat Tail
Speedster as the next guy, but it takes some Porsche to get me to a
“car show”. The Amelia Island event grows each year in size and
prestige and my friends in the collector car world warned me not to
continue to miss this weekend. (As I did about 3 years ago when a
group of Porsche 917 race cars gathered for “Amelia”)
The brochure for
2013 indicated
s p e c i a l
celebrations of the
50th Anniversary of
the Porsche 911,
the Ford GT-40 and
the Corvette Sting
Ray. The concours
on Sunday is
preceded by three
seminars (for each honored car) and an auction by RM Auctions. OK,
I signed up for the whole weekend. This should be an adventure!
I was in Amelia Island mid-morning on Friday and was greeted by the
first of three perfect Florida days. The Ritz-Carlton was already
buzzing with activity and I could tell the Porsche influence by all of
the PCA people that I knew. The first seminar was GM’s 1963
Corvette hosted by Ed Welburn of GM and Peter Brock, who
designed the Cobra Daytona Coupe and the original Sting Ray. A
little over two hours of facts and stories of the original design and
build of the split window coupe.
On Friday afternoon, the Porsche seminar took place, with master of
ceremonies Bob Varsha making things interesting. Varsha started off
by introducing all of the guys on the panel: Vic Elford, Hurley
Haywood, Peter Schutz, Alwin Springer, Jeff Zwart, Jack Atkinson and
Patrick Long. Bob also acknowledged some famous people in the
audience (of 500 plus) like three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario
Franchitti and other Indy, sports car and endurance racing winners. I
figured that all of the seminars would be well attended, but it was SRO
in this banquet room. The drivers took turns telling stories and
answering questions from the floor and the two hours went by real
fast. Hurley Haywood insists that the “seagull story” is true.
The Ford GT-40 seminar on
Saturday morning was a real
treat. The panel was the who’s
who of motorsports: Dan
Gurney, Bob Bondurant, David
Hobbs, Lee Holman, Brian
Redman and others. The
discussion was a bit less formal
than the previous seminars and the stories told were laugh-out-loud
funny. Dan Gurney has kind of a Bob Newhart delivery and the rest
have been telling these stories for decades now and have it perfected.
I originally would have gone only to the Porsche seminar and am now
glad I did all three. I would not have wanted to miss this show.
The rest of Saturday was for the RM Auction of all kinds of very cool
cars. Yes, some Porsches, but the Tucker was my favorite and I am
not sure if it sold. This is a big money deal, just like on TV. Or better.
I spent the rest of the day going through the vendor area where all
kinds of artwork, vacations, jewelry, watches and private jets could
be purchased. I passed on the $40,000 pair of binoculars and left
with my wallet intact. Out front there was every premium auto
manufacturer in the world giving drives to (pre-approved) prospective
customers. Yep, Rolls Royce, McLaren, M-Benz, you name it. It was
very crowded. One nice part of Saturday afternoon was when they
started to drive the cars onto the judging field. Most normal people
have left and this is a great time to sit down and watch/listen to all of
those wonderful cars go by.
I got there early on
Sunday as parking
was getting to be at
a premium. It was
a splendid day.
The whole display
field was full of all
sorts of cars, but
somehow, I just
wound up in the
Porsche area.
After all of those “other” cars on display, I felt at home at the Porsche
display. The organizers had arranged for a premium historic Porsche
display including all of my favorites: 904, 906, Abarth 356, the original
901/911, a 911R, and a group of Porsche 935 race cars.
The Amelia Island Concours has come a long way in the relatively
short time it has been around. This is an event not to be missed.
This is a premium automotive “happening” and a marketing exercise
that benefits the Community Hospice of Northeast Florida charity.
($40,000 binoculars to see a Carrera GT?)
(Celebrating 50 years of the 911)
(Ford GT40 - The other star of the show)
(More pictures on page 5)
ball bearings begin to fail. If you have the car up in the air and running,you can listen carefully and you should be able to isolate the noise tothe area of the IMS bearing (bottom rear of the engine, near where itmounts to the transmission), especially if you use a diagnosticstethoscope. The noise has also been described as a “coin in awashing machine”. John Hudson heard such a noise before his failure.
Signs of a failing IMS bearing can also be found by inspecting the oilfilter. Shiny metallic debris from the balls used within the bearing itselfmay travel through the oil system and become trapped in the oil filteras well as small bits of black plastic from the seal on the bearing. Duringa routine clutch job, you can also simply remove the IMS cover and takea closer look at the bearing itself. Lock and check the camshafts priorto removing the cover though: see instructions below. If the center shaftis wobbly, or the center of the bearing doesn't spin freely, then it'sprobably on its way to failure.
So what can be done to prevent an IMS bearing failure? Luckily, thereare a few solutions available. Believe it or not, one prevention is to driveyour car often and not like your grandmother. Though not scientific,much information points to most of the failures on cars with lower milesor driven less frequently. The theory is that this keeps the bearing betterlubricated. As another data point, John Hudson’s failure on this 2002with only 18,000 gently driven miles in ten years fits this criteria. Theproblem is also worse on earlier cars (1999 - 2002) before Porscheredesigned the bearing and seal. Though the inherent IMS designremained through 2008, later models, particularly beyond 2004 havefewer reported problems but it can still happen in theory.
More frequent oil changes are recommended; some say every 5000miles or once per year. Cars either tracked or raced seem to have lessIMS failures, at least according to web blogs, partly attributed to veryfrequent oil changes by track junkies. Another recommendation is to
use a magnetic oil drain plug andcheck for metal shavings duringoil changes. Another option is asystem called the IMS Guardianwhich essentially adds a warninglight inside the cockpit to warn ofmetal debris collecting on thedrain plug. Lastly, the expertsrecommend using a higherviscosity oil like 5W-40 instead ofthe standard recommended 0W-
40 weight.
The best long term solution is to change the bearing before it fails. Theupgraded ceramic-hybrid bearing kit is available for various sources, toinclude Pelican Parts and LN Engineering, and cost about $600. Lutzoat LMN Motorsports told me to expect about 10 hours labor. That bringsthe ballpark cost to about $2000 if done as a separate job. However,changing the bearing as part of a clutch change will save moneybecause the labor is much of the same. At a minimum, inspect thebearing seal for any leaks during a clutch replacement job to assessthe need for a bearing change. Some recommendations go so far asthe say change the bearing every time the clutch is replace (every40,000 miles is not uncommon). The IMS bearing can be more easilyreplaced on motors up through model year 2005, but after that theengine case has been opened to change the bearing. Maybe expensive“preventative maintenance” but Lutzo will also tell you a new motor foryour 996 will run about $16,000 from Porsche.
More details on how to replace the bearing, seal and cover areavailable on the Pelican Parts website. Our just call one or ouradvertisers to schedule an appointment!!
(Continued from page 12
(Upgraded IMS bearing and seal. Available onpelicanparts.com)
The First Settlers Region“Goodie Store”
is bringing in business!
You can order shirts, blouses, jackets andcaps in various styles and colors with ourFSR logo on the front and with “Porsche”in block lettering on the back. 10% of allsales from the First Settlers Goodie Storeare returned to us and be used to support
our events.
You can access the Goodie Store directly from the FSR webpage(www.fsrpca.org) by clicking on the link under the Main Menu onthe left side of the home page or going directly to the FSRGoodie Store at this link: www.pcawebstore.com/FIRSTSETTLERS
If you have any questions, Contact Jacob Kay [email protected].
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(Continued from page 4) More pictures from the 2013 Amelia Island Concours d’ Elegance
Amelia Island, Florida, March 8 – 10All photos compliments of Andrew Chisholm
(Artist capturing a racing icon - a Brumos 911)
(Want a bargain on a Porsche 908?)
(Abarth 356 at Amelia Island Concours)
(911 Rally Car)
(Porsche 356 on the block at the Amelia Island Auction)
The Automobi le Search Engine
Kaboom!!!By Phil Grandfield
This is the short email sent by John Hudson that was the start of what willcertainly be a longer story.
“Betty and I were out for a short drive Sunday (a week ago) and unfriendlynoises starting coming from the engine compartment. I had to have thePorsche (2002 911 with 18,000 very easy miles) taken by flatbed toCheckered Flag Porsche. Just got the call and learned I had anintermediate shaft bearing failure which means I need a completely newengine! Thank God I bought that $4,000 extended warranty when Ipurchased the car. Apparently only about a $100 deductible to me.”
This article will attempt to explain what an “intermediate shaft (IMS)bearing failure” means and, hopefully with John’s good fortune, a follow-up article will explain how his aftermarket extended warrantee helped togive this story a happy ending.
My first disclaimer is that I’m not amechanic (just ask the guys atRacewerks....) but I have stayed in aHoliday Inn Express. Thisdescription is intended as thelayman’s interpretation of the IMSproblem and what you can do aboutit. This is not intended to tell you howto replace the IMS and certainly nothow to rebuild the engine if the IMSgoes Kaboom. Most of the materialin this article was drawn from theexcellent tech information articles onthe Pelican Parts website (www.pelicanparts.com). You can findinformation for just about any situation with your Porsche from how towash it, how to properly jack-it up, to how to replace a bad IMS bearing.Other information here comes from various web-forums on the PCA andRennlist websites, “Panorama” and “Excellence” magazine, and othersimilar articles. Suffice it to say, much has been written about the IMSissue, there is little “official” information from Porsche, everyone has onopinion and this is my non-qualified interpretation. In fact, the IMS issueis the subject of an ongoing class-action lawsuit against Porsche.
First question is what in the heck is an IMS and why does it matter? Thefirst water-water cooled flat-six in the Boxster and 996, designated theM96/M97, includes an intermediate shaft with a sealed ball bearing on theflywheel end of the motor. In theory, the area where Porsche designed thebearing to sit is supposed to be dry. However, after years of use within theengine, it would appear that oil and contaminants from the engine seeppast a deteriorated or leaky bearing seal, wash out the original lubricantand become trapped inside. The result is that the bearing now operatesin a less-than-ideal environment and begins to wear prematurely. Whenthe bearing wears out, the timing chains that rotate on sprockets on theintermediate shaft may disengage, bad things happen inside the case andand the engine will quickly self-destruct. When the bearing does begin to
deteriorate, foreign object debris from the bearing circulatesthroughout the engine, causing damage to other areas in the engine.This appears to be one of the most common failure mechanismspresent with the Boxster and 996 Carrera engine.
The center bolt that holds the entire assembly can also fail. If thisbolt breaks, it will immediately allow the intermediate shaft to float,and the engine will skip timing. This will result in the completedestruction of the engine in a very short period of time (seconds).Typically, a deteriorating intermediate shaft bearing will also causethe center stud to weaken and break.
So how do you know if youhave a problem? There areseveral warning signs. Whenyou first start your car, youmay hear a loud rattling noisethat goes away after about 10seconds or so. When youaccelerate, you may alsohear this noise too. This noiseis the sound of the chains orthe bearing rattling around inthe engine because the
bearing has deteriorated: theengine is soon on its way toskipping a tooth on the
sprocket and costing you thousands of dollars. To detect the earlystages of a failure, listen for a sound that is similar to what a throw-out bearing, water pump, or a belt idler pulley sounds like when the
(Continued on page 13)
(Cutaway view of the IMS cover and the outside ofthe engine case, the bearing seal and the shaft,
timing chains and sprockets inside the case.)
(View of IMS and cover installed in the enginecase.)
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Member Profile MaintenanceKen Thomas -Membership Chairperson
Most of us do a good job at keeping up with the maintenance needsof our Porsches. We aren’t as good at maintaining our profileinformation to be current or correct in the PCA and First Settlersdatabases. Incorrect or incomplete information affects the club’sability to communicate with you and affects your ability to maximizethe value of your membership. If you are not receiving anycommunications from the club, it is likely that we have incorrect orincomplete information in your member profile.
Please ask yourself the following:Have I moved? Is my current address correct?Have I added or sold vehicles?Is my email address current or correct?Has my phone number changed?Do I have an account with First Settlers to access member only areason the website?Is my affiliate or family member information correct?
Please take a moment to check your PCA and FSR profiles and editwhere needed. It’s quick and easy to do. If you have any questions,feel free to contact me, our FSR webmaster or PCA.
What Do First Settlers Region MembersOwn and Drive
by Ken Thomas, Membership Chair
Listed below is a summary of the Porsche models (and body styles)shown in a recent First Settlers membership roster. Some analysisprovides the following detail:
· 911’s make up 351 or over 56% of our member’s vehicles· Roughly half of our cars are, 47.5%, are pre - 2000 model year · Four-door Porsches (Cayenne and Panamera) continue to
increase in FSR and now make up over 5% of club vehicles· Caymans have grown to over 8% of the FSR vehicle population· Boxsters comprise a strong 15% of the FSR census.
Wouldn’t it be great to get all of this cars into one massive photoshoot??!! Or at least half of them as a target number. Even if youaren’t very active in FSR events, let us know if you would beinterested in participating in a photo-shoot endeavor.
Model Number in FSR % of Total 356 13 2.1912 9 1.5914 14 2.2
Early 911 96 15.5924 3 0.5928 4 0.6930 8 1.3944 31 5.0951 6 1.0968 5 0.8
911 (964) 17 2.7911 (993) 37 6.0911 (996) 89 14.4911 (997) 110 17.7911 (991) 2 0.3
Boxster (986) 53 8.5Boxster (987) 37 6.0Boxster (981) 3 0.5
Panamera 12 2.0Cayenne 19 3.1Cayman 52 8.4
there’s a good chance it could be freed up – and luckily a rebuild doesn’t
scare me. Plus everything had a 33-year covering of dust and crud!!
Some of the “Good” things included the fact that the rear flare work was
well done with typical German craftsmanship. Though sitting on flat,
dry rotted Pirellis – the wheels were a beautiful set of Fuchs 8” & 9” x
15’s. 9” x 15’s have really become hard to locate and worth quite a bit
of money on their own. The car had a very early Factory Turbo Tail and
a new in the box dashboard that was the later center vent style – both
quick Ebay sales! The front struts were optional Koni’s, S-Aluminum
front calipers and sway bars front and rear. The real jewel was an
IROC/RSR 300 kilometer per hour mechanically driven speedometer.
These are really rare
and hard to find
today. I kept my
mouth shut when I
noticed that.....
Lastly the car looks to
have travelled only
about 40,000 miles in
it’s life.
So an offer was
made, and after a bit
of back and forth the
‘72E was on my trailer. Luckily I had remembered to bring a set of
Name: Richard A. Lantz
Where do you live? Chesapeake, VA
What do you do for a living?Founder/owner and now General Managerof Air Duct Cleaners of Virginia, Chesapeake,VA. Indoor Air Quality Specialist certified bythe National Air Duct Cleaners Association(http://www.nadca.com) as a Air Systems
Cleaning Specialist (ASCS), Certified Ventilation Inspector (CVI).Currently on the NADCA Board of Directors.
Tell us about your family. Married to a wonderful woman (Janet) for41 years, beautiful daughter (Ashley) and granddaughter (Haley) wholive in Chesapeake.
What other hobbies do you have besides driving yourPorsche? Avid motorcycle rider. My most favorite ride is my annualmotorcycle trip across the USA on my 2000 Road King Classic. Finaldestination, Sturgis, SD. Currently have 248,000 miles on this bike.Really!
PCA Member since? Have been a member on and off for over 40years only because I have been in and out of Porsche over the years.
First Settlers Member since? Rejoined First Settlers in September of2010.
What kind ofPorsche(s) do youdrive? 1982 911SC,guards’ red of course!
What other Porscheshave you owned inthe past? Whew! Inorder of ownership…
1965 – 356C – Red (sunroof) 1962 – 356SC – White1964 – 356 – Silver (cabriolet)1983 – 911SC – Black 1972 – 911E – Gold1972 – 911T – Yellow (targa) 1977 – 930 Turbo – Garnet Red (Copper) 1977 – 911S – Silver1981 – 911SC – Guards Red1982 911 SC in the right color
What was your first
Porsche memory? I grew
up in South Boston, VA just
down the road from VIR.
Prior to its closing in 1974, I
went (as a guest) to VIR with
Dr. Fullers’ family and got to
drive his 1968 Jaguar XKE
roadster………..wow! Once
there, I saw my first Porsche
356 and remember it like it was
yesterday. It was a four cylinder four cam and when he started it……
………….the hair stood up on my neck! Never forgot that moment.
Purchased my first Porsche, 1965, 356C in 1970.
NAME PORSCHE
February 2013
Richard Bojo (TI - Chesapeake) 2002 911
David Cho 2007 911 Turbo
Larry Hayes 2006 Carrera S
Scott Hesaltine (TI - Blue Ridge) 2007 911
Leonard Kosco 2005 911
Greg Moyer 2008 Boxster
Terry Speegle 2007 Cayman S
March 2013
Sarah Carneal 1993 911
Norman Haggie 2002 911
Herbert Jackson (TI - Potomac) 1982 911
Jordan Keith 2007 Boxster
Robert Mau 1987 911
Doug Worrall 2007 911S
NEW PCA/FSR MEMBERS Ken Thomas - Membership Chairperson
Welcome to our new members and the transfers in to FirstSettlers Region. We hope you enjoy the people, Porsches andevents.
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MEMBER
SPOTLIGHT
What is your favorite personal car-related story? As I had
mentioned, I have been in and out of Porsche over 43 years. In 1994,
while in San Diego, CA on business I stopped by Symbolic Motor Cars
in L , to check out their selection. I was walking around the showroom
and passed the shop door and saw the rear end of a copper colored
Porsche. The copper color (garnet red) was indicative of the Porsche
930 series. I inquired if it was truly a 930 turbo or a knock off. To my
surprise it was the real deal, serial number beginning with
930XXXXXXX. Of course, I purchase the vehicle and am proud to say
it is still in Tidewater. Never should have sold that car.
Do you have a favorite Porsche? Hands down, the 1977 – 930 Turbo!!
Describe your perfect Porsche day. Windows down, sunroof open
with my wife driving the back roads and gong thru the gears.
What is on your car-related bucket list? Drive my Porsche cross
country.
What keeps you in PCA? Of course the car, but more importantly…
the people!
A LONG ROAD BACKBy Sam Gassell
I guess there are a couple of things I just can’t resist - a Whitner’sBarbeque Brisquet sandwich & an old 911 in need of restoration. Whena friend told me about someone he knows with a 1972 911 sitting in awarehouse in Hampton, I had to get a look at it.
When arrangements and
schedules finally came
together – I found a 1972
911E that had been
sitting on the same four
flat tires for 33 years,
covered in dust with half
of the paint stripped
away. It was brought to the States around 1978 by a U.S. serviceman
and then sold to the current owner in 1979. The current owner didn’t
like silver, and started stripping the paint in order to paint it light yellow.
That’s where the stalled and the car sat covered in dust for all of these
years.
The car had been what we call “Front-Dated”, or turned into the look of
the later impact-bumper cars that had come out in 1974 in response to
stricter Crash Safety laws. The two battery boxes had been removed
and replaced with flat sheet metal, and brackets for the impact bumpers
welded onto the car. It had also been turned into a turbo look, wide
body car with a later mid-70’s interior. As I leafed through some
paperwork found in the glove compartment, I found that the work had
been done in Germany by B & B, a company that was known for some
outrageously modified Porsches in the 70’s and 80’s. It’s really funny
that people wanted their older cars to look like the most recent models.
This was done a lot in this time period. Today, people are doing “Back-
Dates” so their 1974 and newer 911 will look like an early long hood car.
Ironic indeed!
The most important thing to assess on a car like this is it’s rust situation.
Mechanicals can always be dealt with, but rust can be brutal and hard
to see in an early non-galvanized Porsche 911. Being a frameless car,
strength is engineered into the tub by multiple layered channels. Some
of the areas that are prone to rust can take many hours of work to
uncover and replace. So always bring a poker and a flashlight when
research an old 911! A small rust bubble that you can see can be the
tip of the iceberg! After an hour crawling around this car, it really turned
out to have been saved by being hidden away inside. There were some
poor repairs to the front fuel tank support – but I felt I could deal with
that fairly easily. The rest of the car was solid. It looked horrible where
the paint had been stripped but it really only had light surface rust.
Some of the “Bad’s” were the unique ’72 passenger side oil fill door and
pocket that had been removed, and a weird little snorkel had been
fabricated to stick out of the passenger side door latch panel. I’d never
seen anything like this before. The dash had been cut for a center vent
– which is also a feature ’74 and later addition to 911’s. If I wanted to
return the interior to correct ’72 - Door Pockets, seats, carpet and dash
could easily add up to $3000 or more. The engine didn’t turn over but(Continued on page 15)
(Rescued after 33 years)
(The first steps in a long road back)
(Richard’s FIRST Porsche. A 1965 356)
(Richard’s current Porsche: A 1981 911SC.)
(Richard states . . .”My FASTEST Porsche”. 1977 930 Turbo)
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Spring Charity EventBy Phil Grandfield
The Spring 2013 Charity Event was a joint effort between First Settlers
and Shenandoah to combine our resources and ideas into one special
event weekend and it was another great success! The venues were
great, the roads were Porsche-Perfect, the Silent Auction was
competitive, the weather was exactly what the Cab drivers wanted (at
least on Saturday....) and the food was excellent! There was certainly
plenty of it with the sub-title for the weekend being “Drive to Eat, Eat to
Drive!” Most of all, the people who came all had a great time sharing
each others company and camaraderie. As they say, it’s all about the
people!
Friday night started with an
Arrival Party in the Graves
Mountain Lodge Hospitality
Suite. It was a great place to
sit to share a cocktail and
admire the fantastic view
from the top of the hill while
getting ready for the
weekend events. Our dinner
was donated, free of charge,
by Raif Anton, owner of the Basil Mediterranean Bistro. Raif is a
member of the Shenandoah Region and we can all attest that he makes
a very tasty meal! We certainly appreciated his charity on Friday night
and if you’d like to try more of their dinner fare the restaurant is located
at 109 14th Street, Charlottesville. However, the great meal was only
the beginning of our gastric delights for weekend.
On Saturday morning the crowd of 54 PCA members descended the hill
to the Graves Mountain Lodge for a hearty country breakfast buffet. Did
I mention they are famous for their apple butter and apple fritters? No
one left hungry, that is for certain! The view from the front porch of our
28 Porsches (from a 911 with antique plates, a couple of brand new 991
and a pair of Cayennes) lines up along the entrance drive, underneath
the scarlet colored trees, was quite a site, especially for the other guests
and staff who said they’d never seen a Porsche before!
We set off on the first fun run of the weekend, following Sheri Westfall’s
detailed route instructions. The road along the base of the Blue Ridge
mountains took us
through farmland,
horse farms,
orchards and
wineries with the first
stop at the
Rappahanhock Food
Pantry. This food
panty is small but
very active and
organized. We were greeted by Mimi Forbes and her volunteer staff, a
group of willing Boy Scouts to empty our trunks, and even a reporter
and photographer from the local newspaper. They were very excited to
see to our Porsches pull into their driveway and the atmosphere of
volunteerism was electric! The bags of groceries were quickly carried
into the pantry to be weighed and the sorting began immediately. With
chores complete, the Boy Scouts posed for photos with the cars and
even the reporter got into the act posing behind the wheel! With waves
of gratitude for our visit, we were off of the second leg of the run through
the mountains.
The road over
the Blue Ridge
took us though
the town of
Luray to the
h i s t o r i c
Mymslyn Inn.
We were
greeted at the
door by Jim
Sims, the
G e n e r a l
Manager, dressed to the nines in a tuxedo, and shown to the graceful
dinning room. The ambiance was pure high-end country elegance, yet
casual at the same time. The staff was purely professional and the
buffet was another culinary delight. Two meals down!
As we got on the road again for our next stop at the Luray Caverns,
Luray Police Department provided a brief escort to hold traffic on Main
Street so our caravan could pull out together. Everyone in Luray was
friendly and treated us with great hospitality!
The Luray Caverns is one of the most visited attractions in
Virginia. In addition to the underground caverns, there is
a Shenandoah Valley Museum, a maze and a small
antique car museum. Our private guided tour through the
caverns was fun, highlighted by our young, enthusiastic
guide but supported by our cast of characters going along
with his jokes. The caverns remain impressive to include
the thought of the first three men who discovered them and
did their exploring with only candlelight!
We made our way back to Graves Mountain Lodge to prepare for the main
event; yes - another great meal and the Silent Auction for charity. The
evening began in the main lodge with cocktails, a fire in the stone fireplace
and the start of the heated auction competition. The items donated by a
long list of truly generous sponsors included some wonderful wonderful
pieces. We took a break in the action to head upstairs for a classic,
Graves Mountain family style dinner feast of fried chicken, steak and all
the fixin’s. The long lodge-style tables made for a very lively conversation
and a great atmosphere. The evening ended with the Silent Auction down
by the fireplace before all of us tired and well-fed Porsche folks headed
back up the hill for the night.
The weather on
Sunday didn’t have
the same
s p r i n g t i m e
sunshine but it
seemed just right
somehow. Though
many of us
admitted not being
hungry yet, that
didn’t stop us from
diving into another hearty breakfast buffet to start the day. This time our
caravan of Porsches headed off to the Barboursville Winery on more great
central Virginia country roads. A few folks had to depart early, to include
the Wilkerson’s who came to visit friends in the Shenandoah Region and
joined us for the weekend all the way from Pensacola Florida! They said
something about Virginia having better roads then the Florida
Panhandle.... This drive was even better than Saturday’s with a trip
through the historic town of
Orange, past Thomas
Jefferson’s Monticello estate,
and some truly lovely farmland.
Our final stop included a tour,
wine tasting and, yes, another
meal. The Barboursville Winery
boasts more awards than any
other winery in Virginia. The
property also includes the ruins of a Thomas Jefferson designed
mansion constructed in 1814 for James Barbour. The award winning
vineyard was started on the property in 1976 and is a great stop on
any trip through the area. We enjoyed a very entertaining tour of the
wine making machinery and learned about the process and local
history from our very entertaining tour guide. The last event of the
weekend was, of course, another meal, this one provided by Durty
Nellies Pub - owned by Gary Hagar another member of the
Shenandoah Region who took
to time to have the food
delivered all the way from
Charlottesville. The
sandwiches were great - you
can get your own at 2200
Jefferson Park Ave,
Charlottesville. We said our
good-byes and headed back
home after a fun, rewarding
weekend. Sorry if you couldn’t
make it - you missed a great
time!!!
Stay tuned to these pages in the
next issue for wrap up of the
Silent Auction and Food Panty
donations. It was another great success owed to both our generous
sponsors and members. There just isn’t enough room in this issue
to thank them enough but there will be special recognition in the next
issue of “Horizontally Opposed”. For now, a very sincere “Thank You
for your generosity”!!!!!
(First Settlers Porsches lined up at Graves Mountain Lodge for thefirst fun run)
(First stop on the Fun Run was the Rappahannock Food Pantry)
(Crossing the one-lane bridge on the Sunday FunRun. What a great ride it was!!!)
(First Settlers & Shenandoah Region members gatheredafter unloading donated food)
(Giving the bikers a wide-berth. Which ride would you prefer?)
(Lined up to leave after lunch at the Mimslyn Inn in Luray, VA)
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Spring Charity EventBy Phil Grandfield
The Spring 2013 Charity Event was a joint effort between First Settlers
and Shenandoah to combine our resources and ideas into one special
event weekend and it was another great success! The venues were
great, the roads were Porsche-Perfect, the Silent Auction was
competitive, the weather was exactly what the Cab drivers wanted (at
least on Saturday....) and the food was excellent! There was certainly
plenty of it with the sub-title for the weekend being “Drive to Eat, Eat to
Drive!” Most of all, the people who came all had a great time sharing
each others company and camaraderie. As they say, it’s all about the
people!
Friday night started with an
Arrival Party in the Graves
Mountain Lodge Hospitality
Suite. It was a great place to
sit to share a cocktail and
admire the fantastic view
from the top of the hill while
getting ready for the
weekend events. Our dinner
was donated, free of charge,
by Raif Anton, owner of the Basil Mediterranean Bistro. Raif is a
member of the Shenandoah Region and we can all attest that he makes
a very tasty meal! We certainly appreciated his charity on Friday night
and if you’d like to try more of their dinner fare the restaurant is located
at 109 14th Street, Charlottesville. However, the great meal was only
the beginning of our gastric delights for weekend.
On Saturday morning the crowd of 54 PCA members descended the hill
to the Graves Mountain Lodge for a hearty country breakfast buffet. Did
I mention they are famous for their apple butter and apple fritters? No
one left hungry, that is for certain! The view from the front porch of our
28 Porsches (from a 911 with antique plates, a couple of brand new 991
and a pair of Cayennes) lines up along the entrance drive, underneath
the scarlet colored trees, was quite a site, especially for the other guests
and staff who said they’d never seen a Porsche before!
We set off on the first fun run of the weekend, following Sheri Westfall’s
detailed route instructions. The road along the base of the Blue Ridge
mountains took us
through farmland,
horse farms,
orchards and
wineries with the first
stop at the
Rappahanhock Food
Pantry. This food
panty is small but
very active and
organized. We were greeted by Mimi Forbes and her volunteer staff, a
group of willing Boy Scouts to empty our trunks, and even a reporter
and photographer from the local newspaper. They were very excited to
see to our Porsches pull into their driveway and the atmosphere of
volunteerism was electric! The bags of groceries were quickly carried
into the pantry to be weighed and the sorting began immediately. With
chores complete, the Boy Scouts posed for photos with the cars and
even the reporter got into the act posing behind the wheel! With waves
of gratitude for our visit, we were off of the second leg of the run through
the mountains.
The road over
the Blue Ridge
took us though
the town of
Luray to the
h i s t o r i c
Mymslyn Inn.
We were
greeted at the
door by Jim
Sims, the
G e n e r a l
Manager, dressed to the nines in a tuxedo, and shown to the graceful
dinning room. The ambiance was pure high-end country elegance, yet
casual at the same time. The staff was purely professional and the
buffet was another culinary delight. Two meals down!
As we got on the road again for our next stop at the Luray Caverns,
Luray Police Department provided a brief escort to hold traffic on Main
Street so our caravan could pull out together. Everyone in Luray was
friendly and treated us with great hospitality!
The Luray Caverns is one of the most visited attractions in
Virginia. In addition to the underground caverns, there is
a Shenandoah Valley Museum, a maze and a small
antique car museum. Our private guided tour through the
caverns was fun, highlighted by our young, enthusiastic
guide but supported by our cast of characters going along
with his jokes. The caverns remain impressive to include
the thought of the first three men who discovered them and
did their exploring with only candlelight!
We made our way back to Graves Mountain Lodge to prepare for the main
event; yes - another great meal and the Silent Auction for charity. The
evening began in the main lodge with cocktails, a fire in the stone fireplace
and the start of the heated auction competition. The items donated by a
long list of truly generous sponsors included some wonderful wonderful
pieces. We took a break in the action to head upstairs for a classic,
Graves Mountain family style dinner feast of fried chicken, steak and all
the fixin’s. The long lodge-style tables made for a very lively conversation
and a great atmosphere. The evening ended with the Silent Auction down
by the fireplace before all of us tired and well-fed Porsche folks headed
back up the hill for the night.
The weather on
Sunday didn’t have
the same
s p r i n g t i m e
sunshine but it
seemed just right
somehow. Though
many of us
admitted not being
hungry yet, that
didn’t stop us from
diving into another hearty breakfast buffet to start the day. This time our
caravan of Porsches headed off to the Barboursville Winery on more great
central Virginia country roads. A few folks had to depart early, to include
the Wilkerson’s who came to visit friends in the Shenandoah Region and
joined us for the weekend all the way from Pensacola Florida! They said
something about Virginia having better roads then the Florida
Panhandle.... This drive was even better than Saturday’s with a trip
through the historic town of
Orange, past Thomas
Jefferson’s Monticello estate,
and some truly lovely farmland.
Our final stop included a tour,
wine tasting and, yes, another
meal. The Barboursville Winery
boasts more awards than any
other winery in Virginia. The
property also includes the ruins of a Thomas Jefferson designed
mansion constructed in 1814 for James Barbour. The award winning
vineyard was started on the property in 1976 and is a great stop on
any trip through the area. We enjoyed a very entertaining tour of the
wine making machinery and learned about the process and local
history from our very entertaining tour guide. The last event of the
weekend was, of course, another meal, this one provided by Durty
Nellies Pub - owned by Gary Hagar another member of the
Shenandoah Region who took
to time to have the food
delivered all the way from
Charlottesville. The
sandwiches were great - you
can get your own at 2200
Jefferson Park Ave,
Charlottesville. We said our
good-byes and headed back
home after a fun, rewarding
weekend. Sorry if you couldn’t
make it - you missed a great
time!!!
Stay tuned to these pages in the
next issue for wrap up of the
Silent Auction and Food Panty
donations. It was another great success owed to both our generous
sponsors and members. There just isn’t enough room in this issue
to thank them enough but there will be special recognition in the next
issue of “Horizontally Opposed”. For now, a very sincere “Thank You
for your generosity”!!!!!
(First Settlers Porsches lined up at Graves Mountain Lodge for thefirst fun run)
(First stop on the Fun Run was the Rappahannock Food Pantry)
(Crossing the one-lane bridge on the Sunday FunRun. What a great ride it was!!!)
(First Settlers & Shenandoah Region members gatheredafter unloading donated food)
(Giving the bikers a wide-berth. Which ride would you prefer?)
(Lined up to leave after lunch at the Mimslyn Inn in Luray, VA)
there’s a good chance it could be freed up – and luckily a rebuild doesn’t
scare me. Plus everything had a 33-year covering of dust and crud!!
Some of the “Good” things included the fact that the rear flare work was
well done with typical German craftsmanship. Though sitting on flat,
dry rotted Pirellis – the wheels were a beautiful set of Fuchs 8” & 9” x
15’s. 9” x 15’s have really become hard to locate and worth quite a bit
of money on their own. The car had a very early Factory Turbo Tail and
a new in the box dashboard that was the later center vent style – both
quick Ebay sales! The front struts were optional Koni’s, S-Aluminum
front calipers and sway bars front and rear. The real jewel was an
IROC/RSR 300 kilometer per hour mechanically driven speedometer.
These are really rare
and hard to find
today. I kept my
mouth shut when I
noticed that.....
Lastly the car looks to
have travelled only
about 40,000 miles in
it’s life.
So an offer was
made, and after a bit
of back and forth the
‘72E was on my trailer. Luckily I had remembered to bring a set of
Name: Richard A. Lantz
Where do you live? Chesapeake, VA
What do you do for a living?Founder/owner and now General Managerof Air Duct Cleaners of Virginia, Chesapeake,VA. Indoor Air Quality Specialist certified bythe National Air Duct Cleaners Association(http://www.nadca.com) as a Air Systems
Cleaning Specialist (ASCS), Certified Ventilation Inspector (CVI).Currently on the NADCA Board of Directors.
Tell us about your family. Married to a wonderful woman (Janet) for41 years, beautiful daughter (Ashley) and granddaughter (Haley) wholive in Chesapeake.
What other hobbies do you have besides driving yourPorsche? Avid motorcycle rider. My most favorite ride is my annualmotorcycle trip across the USA on my 2000 Road King Classic. Finaldestination, Sturgis, SD. Currently have 248,000 miles on this bike.Really!
PCA Member since? Have been a member on and off for over 40years only because I have been in and out of Porsche over the years.
First Settlers Member since? Rejoined First Settlers in September of2010.
What kind ofPorsche(s) do youdrive? 1982 911SC,guards’ red of course!
What other Porscheshave you owned inthe past? Whew! Inorder of ownership…
1965 – 356C – Red (sunroof) 1962 – 356SC – White1964 – 356 – Silver (cabriolet)1983 – 911SC – Black 1972 – 911E – Gold1972 – 911T – Yellow (targa) 1977 – 930 Turbo – Garnet Red (Copper) 1977 – 911S – Silver1981 – 911SC – Guards Red1982 911 SC in the right color
What was your first
Porsche memory? I grew
up in South Boston, VA just
down the road from VIR.
Prior to its closing in 1974, I
went (as a guest) to VIR with
Dr. Fullers’ family and got to
drive his 1968 Jaguar XKE
roadster………..wow! Once
there, I saw my first Porsche
356 and remember it like it was
yesterday. It was a four cylinder four cam and when he started it……
………….the hair stood up on my neck! Never forgot that moment.
Purchased my first Porsche, 1965, 356C in 1970.
NAME PORSCHE
February 2013
Richard Bojo (TI - Chesapeake) 2002 911
David Cho 2007 911 Turbo
Larry Hayes 2006 Carrera S
Scott Hesaltine (TI - Blue Ridge) 2007 911
Leonard Kosco 2005 911
Greg Moyer 2008 Boxster
Terry Speegle 2007 Cayman S
March 2013
Sarah Carneal 1993 911
Norman Haggie 2002 911
Herbert Jackson (TI - Potomac) 1982 911
Jordan Keith 2007 Boxster
Robert Mau 1987 911
Doug Worrall 2007 911S
NEW PCA/FSR MEMBERS Ken Thomas - Membership Chairperson
Welcome to our new members and the transfers in to FirstSettlers Region. We hope you enjoy the people, Porsches andevents.
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MEMBER
SPOTLIGHT
What is your favorite personal car-related story? As I had
mentioned, I have been in and out of Porsche over 43 years. In 1994,
while in San Diego, CA on business I stopped by Symbolic Motor Cars
in L , to check out their selection. I was walking around the showroom
and passed the shop door and saw the rear end of a copper colored
Porsche. The copper color (garnet red) was indicative of the Porsche
930 series. I inquired if it was truly a 930 turbo or a knock off. To my
surprise it was the real deal, serial number beginning with
930XXXXXXX. Of course, I purchase the vehicle and am proud to say
it is still in Tidewater. Never should have sold that car.
Do you have a favorite Porsche? Hands down, the 1977 – 930 Turbo!!
Describe your perfect Porsche day. Windows down, sunroof open
with my wife driving the back roads and gong thru the gears.
What is on your car-related bucket list? Drive my Porsche cross
country.
What keeps you in PCA? Of course the car, but more importantly…
the people!
A LONG ROAD BACKBy Sam Gassell
I guess there are a couple of things I just can’t resist - a Whitner’sBarbeque Brisquet sandwich & an old 911 in need of restoration. Whena friend told me about someone he knows with a 1972 911 sitting in awarehouse in Hampton, I had to get a look at it.
When arrangements and
schedules finally came
together – I found a 1972
911E that had been
sitting on the same four
flat tires for 33 years,
covered in dust with half
of the paint stripped
away. It was brought to the States around 1978 by a U.S. serviceman
and then sold to the current owner in 1979. The current owner didn’t
like silver, and started stripping the paint in order to paint it light yellow.
That’s where the stalled and the car sat covered in dust for all of these
years.
The car had been what we call “Front-Dated”, or turned into the look of
the later impact-bumper cars that had come out in 1974 in response to
stricter Crash Safety laws. The two battery boxes had been removed
and replaced with flat sheet metal, and brackets for the impact bumpers
welded onto the car. It had also been turned into a turbo look, wide
body car with a later mid-70’s interior. As I leafed through some
paperwork found in the glove compartment, I found that the work had
been done in Germany by B & B, a company that was known for some
outrageously modified Porsches in the 70’s and 80’s. It’s really funny
that people wanted their older cars to look like the most recent models.
This was done a lot in this time period. Today, people are doing “Back-
Dates” so their 1974 and newer 911 will look like an early long hood car.
Ironic indeed!
The most important thing to assess on a car like this is it’s rust situation.
Mechanicals can always be dealt with, but rust can be brutal and hard
to see in an early non-galvanized Porsche 911. Being a frameless car,
strength is engineered into the tub by multiple layered channels. Some
of the areas that are prone to rust can take many hours of work to
uncover and replace. So always bring a poker and a flashlight when
research an old 911! A small rust bubble that you can see can be the
tip of the iceberg! After an hour crawling around this car, it really turned
out to have been saved by being hidden away inside. There were some
poor repairs to the front fuel tank support – but I felt I could deal with
that fairly easily. The rest of the car was solid. It looked horrible where
the paint had been stripped but it really only had light surface rust.
Some of the “Bad’s” were the unique ’72 passenger side oil fill door and
pocket that had been removed, and a weird little snorkel had been
fabricated to stick out of the passenger side door latch panel. I’d never
seen anything like this before. The dash had been cut for a center vent
– which is also a feature ’74 and later addition to 911’s. If I wanted to
return the interior to correct ’72 - Door Pockets, seats, carpet and dash
could easily add up to $3000 or more. The engine didn’t turn over but(Continued on page 15)
(Rescued after 33 years)
(The first steps in a long road back)
(Richard’s FIRST Porsche. A 1965 356)
(Richard’s current Porsche: A 1981 911SC.)
(Richard states . . .”My FASTEST Porsche”. 1977 930 Turbo)
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Most of us do a good job at keeping up with the maintenance needsof our Porsches. We aren’t as good at maintaining our profileinformation to be current or correct in the PCA and First Settlersdatabases. Incorrect or incomplete information affects the club’sability to communicate with you and affects your ability to maximizethe value of your membership. If you are not receiving anycommunications from the club, it is likely that we have incorrect orincomplete information in your member profile.
Please ask yourself the following:Have I moved? Is my current address correct?Have I added or sold vehicles?Is my email address current or correct?Has my phone number changed?Do I have an account with First Settlers to access member only areason the website?Is my affiliate or family member information correct?
Please take a moment to check your PCA and FSR profiles and editwhere needed. It’s quick and easy to do. If you have any questions,feel free to contact me, our FSR webmaster or PCA.
What Do First Settlers Region MembersOwn and Drive
by Ken Thomas, Membership Chair
Listed below is a summary of the Porsche models (and body styles)shown in a recent First Settlers membership roster. Some analysisprovides the following detail:
· 911’s make up 351 or over 56% of our member’s vehicles· Roughly half of our cars are, 47.5%, are pre - 2000 model year · Four-door Porsches (Cayenne and Panamera) continue to
increase in FSR and now make up over 5% of club vehicles· Caymans have grown to over 8% of the FSR vehicle population· Boxsters comprise a strong 15% of the FSR census.
Wouldn’t it be great to get all of this cars into one massive photoshoot??!! Or at least half of them as a target number. Even if youaren’t very active in FSR events, let us know if you would beinterested in participating in a photo-shoot endeavor.
Model Number in FSR % of Total 356 13 2.1912 9 1.5914 14 2.2
Early 911 96 15.5924 3 0.5928 4 0.6930 8 1.3944 31 5.0951 6 1.0968 5 0.8
911 (964) 17 2.7911 (993) 37 6.0911 (996) 89 14.4911 (997) 110 17.7911 (991) 2 0.3
Boxster (986) 53 8.5Boxster (987) 37 6.0Boxster (981) 3 0.5
Panamera 12 2.0Cayenne 19 3.1Cayman 52 8.4
The First Settlers Region“Goodie Store”
is bringing in business!
You can order shirts, blouses, jackets andcaps in various styles and colors with ourFSR logo on the front and with “Porsche”in block lettering on the back. 10% of allsales from the First Settlers Goodie Storeare returned to us and be used to support
our events.
You can access the Goodie Store directly from the FSR webpage(www.fsrpca.org) by clicking on the link under the Main Menu onthe left side of the home page or going directly to the FSRGoodie Store at this link: www.pcawebstore.com/FIRSTSETTLERS
If you have any questions, Contact Jacob Kay [email protected].
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(Continued from page 4) More pictures from the 2013 Amelia Island Concours d’ Elegance
Amelia Island, Florida, March 8 – 10All photos compliments of Andrew Chisholm
(Artist capturing a racing icon - a Brumos 911)
(Want a bargain on a Porsche 908?)
(Abarth 356 at Amelia Island Concours)
(911 Rally Car)
(Porsche 356 on the block at the Amelia Island Auction)
The Automobi le Search Engine
Kaboom!!!By Phil Grandfield
This is the short email sent by John Hudson that was the start of what willcertainly be a longer story.
“Betty and I were out for a short drive Sunday (a week ago) and unfriendlynoises starting coming from the engine compartment. I had to have thePorsche (2002 911 with 18,000 very easy miles) taken by flatbed toCheckered Flag Porsche. Just got the call and learned I had anintermediate shaft bearing failure which means I need a completely newengine! Thank God I bought that $4,000 extended warranty when Ipurchased the car. Apparently only about a $100 deductible to me.”
This article will attempt to explain what an “intermediate shaft (IMS)bearing failure” means and, hopefully with John’s good fortune, a follow-up article will explain how his aftermarket extended warrantee helped togive this story a happy ending.
My first disclaimer is that I’m not amechanic (just ask the guys atRacewerks....) but I have stayed in aHoliday Inn Express. Thisdescription is intended as thelayman’s interpretation of the IMSproblem and what you can do aboutit. This is not intended to tell you howto replace the IMS and certainly nothow to rebuild the engine if the IMSgoes Kaboom. Most of the materialin this article was drawn from theexcellent tech information articles onthe Pelican Parts website (www.pelicanparts.com). You can findinformation for just about any situation with your Porsche from how towash it, how to properly jack-it up, to how to replace a bad IMS bearing.Other information here comes from various web-forums on the PCA andRennlist websites, “Panorama” and “Excellence” magazine, and othersimilar articles. Suffice it to say, much has been written about the IMSissue, there is little “official” information from Porsche, everyone has onopinion and this is my non-qualified interpretation. In fact, the IMS issueis the subject of an ongoing class-action lawsuit against Porsche.
First question is what in the heck is an IMS and why does it matter? Thefirst water-water cooled flat-six in the Boxster and 996, designated theM96/M97, includes an intermediate shaft with a sealed ball bearing on theflywheel end of the motor. In theory, the area where Porsche designed thebearing to sit is supposed to be dry. However, after years of use within theengine, it would appear that oil and contaminants from the engine seeppast a deteriorated or leaky bearing seal, wash out the original lubricantand become trapped inside. The result is that the bearing now operatesin a less-than-ideal environment and begins to wear prematurely. Whenthe bearing wears out, the timing chains that rotate on sprockets on theintermediate shaft may disengage, bad things happen inside the case andand the engine will quickly self-destruct. When the bearing does begin to
deteriorate, foreign object debris from the bearing circulatesthroughout the engine, causing damage to other areas in the engine.This appears to be one of the most common failure mechanismspresent with the Boxster and 996 Carrera engine.
The center bolt that holds the entire assembly can also fail. If thisbolt breaks, it will immediately allow the intermediate shaft to float,and the engine will skip timing. This will result in the completedestruction of the engine in a very short period of time (seconds).Typically, a deteriorating intermediate shaft bearing will also causethe center stud to weaken and break.
So how do you know if youhave a problem? There areseveral warning signs. Whenyou first start your car, youmay hear a loud rattling noisethat goes away after about 10seconds or so. When youaccelerate, you may alsohear this noise too. This noiseis the sound of the chains orthe bearing rattling around inthe engine because the
bearing has deteriorated: theengine is soon on its way toskipping a tooth on the
sprocket and costing you thousands of dollars. To detect the earlystages of a failure, listen for a sound that is similar to what a throw-out bearing, water pump, or a belt idler pulley sounds like when the
(Continued on page 13)
(Cutaway view of the IMS cover and the outside ofthe engine case, the bearing seal and the shaft,
timing chains and sprockets inside the case.)
(View of IMS and cover installed in the enginecase.)
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2013 Amelia Island Concours d’ Elegance
Amelia Island, Florida, March 8 – 10 By Andrew Chisholm
Now, I am as much of a fan of the 1932 Auburn 12-160A Boat Tail
Speedster as the next guy, but it takes some Porsche to get me to a
“car show”. The Amelia Island event grows each year in size and
prestige and my friends in the collector car world warned me not to
continue to miss this weekend. (As I did about 3 years ago when a
group of Porsche 917 race cars gathered for “Amelia”)
The brochure for
2013 indicated
s p e c i a l
celebrations of the
50th Anniversary of
the Porsche 911,
the Ford GT-40 and
the Corvette Sting
Ray. The concours
on Sunday is
preceded by three
seminars (for each honored car) and an auction by RM Auctions. OK,
I signed up for the whole weekend. This should be an adventure!
I was in Amelia Island mid-morning on Friday and was greeted by the
first of three perfect Florida days. The Ritz-Carlton was already
buzzing with activity and I could tell the Porsche influence by all of
the PCA people that I knew. The first seminar was GM’s 1963
Corvette hosted by Ed Welburn of GM and Peter Brock, who
designed the Cobra Daytona Coupe and the original Sting Ray. A
little over two hours of facts and stories of the original design and
build of the split window coupe.
On Friday afternoon, the Porsche seminar took place, with master of
ceremonies Bob Varsha making things interesting. Varsha started off
by introducing all of the guys on the panel: Vic Elford, Hurley
Haywood, Peter Schutz, Alwin Springer, Jeff Zwart, Jack Atkinson and
Patrick Long. Bob also acknowledged some famous people in the
audience (of 500 plus) like three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario
Franchitti and other Indy, sports car and endurance racing winners. I
figured that all of the seminars would be well attended, but it was SRO
in this banquet room. The drivers took turns telling stories and
answering questions from the floor and the two hours went by real
fast. Hurley Haywood insists that the “seagull story” is true.
The Ford GT-40 seminar on
Saturday morning was a real
treat. The panel was the who’s
who of motorsports: Dan
Gurney, Bob Bondurant, David
Hobbs, Lee Holman, Brian
Redman and others. The
discussion was a bit less formal
than the previous seminars and the stories told were laugh-out-loud
funny. Dan Gurney has kind of a Bob Newhart delivery and the rest
have been telling these stories for decades now and have it perfected.
I originally would have gone only to the Porsche seminar and am now
glad I did all three. I would not have wanted to miss this show.
The rest of Saturday was for the RM Auction of all kinds of very cool
cars. Yes, some Porsches, but the Tucker was my favorite and I am
not sure if it sold. This is a big money deal, just like on TV. Or better.
I spent the rest of the day going through the vendor area where all
kinds of artwork, vacations, jewelry, watches and private jets could
be purchased. I passed on the $40,000 pair of binoculars and left
with my wallet intact. Out front there was every premium auto
manufacturer in the world giving drives to (pre-approved) prospective
customers. Yep, Rolls Royce, McLaren, M-Benz, you name it. It was
very crowded. One nice part of Saturday afternoon was when they
started to drive the cars onto the judging field. Most normal people
have left and this is a great time to sit down and watch/listen to all of
those wonderful cars go by.
I got there early on
Sunday as parking
was getting to be at
a premium. It was
a splendid day.
The whole display
field was full of all
sorts of cars, but
somehow, I just
wound up in the
Porsche area.
After all of those “other” cars on display, I felt at home at the Porsche
display. The organizers had arranged for a premium historic Porsche
display including all of my favorites: 904, 906, Abarth 356, the original
901/911, a 911R, and a group of Porsche 935 race cars.
The Amelia Island Concours has come a long way in the relatively
short time it has been around. This is an event not to be missed.
This is a premium automotive “happening” and a marketing exercise
that benefits the Community Hospice of Northeast Florida charity.
($40,000 binoculars to see a Carrera GT?)
(Celebrating 50 years of the 911)
(Ford GT40 - The other star of the show)
(More pictures on page 5)
ball bearings begin to fail. If you have the car up in the air and running,you can listen carefully and you should be able to isolate the noise tothe area of the IMS bearing (bottom rear of the engine, near where itmounts to the transmission), especially if you use a diagnosticstethoscope. The noise has also been described as a “coin in awashing machine”. John Hudson heard such a noise before his failure.
Signs of a failing IMS bearing can also be found by inspecting the oilfilter. Shiny metallic debris from the balls used within the bearing itselfmay travel through the oil system and become trapped in the oil filteras well as small bits of black plastic from the seal on the bearing. Duringa routine clutch job, you can also simply remove the IMS cover and takea closer look at the bearing itself. Lock and check the camshafts priorto removing the cover though: see instructions below. If the center shaftis wobbly, or the center of the bearing doesn't spin freely, then it'sprobably on its way to failure.
So what can be done to prevent an IMS bearing failure? Luckily, thereare a few solutions available. Believe it or not, one prevention is to driveyour car often and not like your grandmother. Though not scientific,much information points to most of the failures on cars with lower milesor driven less frequently. The theory is that this keeps the bearing betterlubricated. As another data point, John Hudson’s failure on this 2002with only 18,000 gently driven miles in ten years fits this criteria. Theproblem is also worse on earlier cars (1999 - 2002) before Porscheredesigned the bearing and seal. Though the inherent IMS designremained through 2008, later models, particularly beyond 2004 havefewer reported problems but it can still happen in theory.
More frequent oil changes are recommended; some say every 5000miles or once per year. Cars either tracked or raced seem to have lessIMS failures, at least according to web blogs, partly attributed to veryfrequent oil changes by track junkies. Another recommendation is to
use a magnetic oil drain plug andcheck for metal shavings duringoil changes. Another option is asystem called the IMS Guardianwhich essentially adds a warninglight inside the cockpit to warn ofmetal debris collecting on thedrain plug. Lastly, the expertsrecommend using a higherviscosity oil like 5W-40 instead ofthe standard recommended 0W-
40 weight.
The best long term solution is to change the bearing before it fails. Theupgraded ceramic-hybrid bearing kit is available for various sources, toinclude Pelican Parts and LN Engineering, and cost about $600. Lutzoat LMN Motorsports told me to expect about 10 hours labor. That bringsthe ballpark cost to about $2000 if done as a separate job. However,changing the bearing as part of a clutch change will save moneybecause the labor is much of the same. At a minimum, inspect thebearing seal for any leaks during a clutch replacement job to assessthe need for a bearing change. Some recommendations go so far asthe say change the bearing every time the clutch is replace (every40,000 miles is not uncommon). The IMS bearing can be more easilyreplaced on motors up through model year 2005, but after that theengine case has been opened to change the bearing. Maybe expensive“preventative maintenance” but Lutzo will also tell you a new motor foryour 996 will run about $16,000 from Porsche.
More details on how to replace the bearing, seal and cover areavailable on the Pelican Parts website. Our just call one or ouradvertisers to schedule an appointment!!
(Continued from page 12
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By Dave “Oscar” Meyr, BMWCCA
Saturday morning March 23rd was a great day for the Tidewater BMWCCA and First Settlers Region PCA to hold a joint Tech Session event.Co-owners John Kopp and Dan Tiedemann of Racewerks did a great jobas hosts, and Porsche Club President George “Wham” Michaels wasextremely helpful coordinating the Porsche Club’s role. Participation wasterrific, and members of the two Clubs started showing up early toparticipate in the morning’s events. Racewerks has a great reputation fortechnically precise work on both stock and racing BMWs and Porsches,and as an enthusiastic supporter of the two Clubs. John and Dan didn’tdisappoint.
Dan headlined the technical demonstrations for Racewerks, starting witha motor out of an M3, that Dan and John are using as a parts bin. ThisSaturday, the motor was already in an advanced stage of teardown,allowing for a demonstration of measuring crankshaft and rod bearingwear. Dan’s rail dragster, and various M3’s were on display around theshop. Racewerks sponsored a contest to guess the weight andhorsepower for the featured cars, and the winners walked away with greatRacewerks gifts. Dan also showed off Racewerks’ precision tire-mountingmachine that is capable of mounting both run-flat and conventional tireson even the deepest-dish alloy rims.
Speaking of alloy rims, Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists (“AWRS”, anothergreat supporter of both the Tidewater BMW CCA and First Settlers RegionPCA), made an appearance with their customized wheel repair truck.After a brief discussion of the technology and capabilities that AWRS has,two chances were announced for those present to enter a raffle to have arim repaired on the spot!
Both the BMWand PorscheClubs support theFoodbank ofS o u t h e a s t e r nVirginia, and atotal of threeraffles wereannounced; adonation to theFoodbank earneda chance at oneof a total of threeprizes. Two of theprizes were
donated by AWRS; the final prize came from a new Virginia Beach craftbrewery, Beach Brewing Company; a “growler” of their excellent draft beer.Between the two Clubs, over three hundred dollars was collected indonations for the Foodbank in just this one event!
What a great joint Tech Session! Technical information was swapped, carstories abounded, there were lots of fun discussions, gooddemonstrations, plenty of tasty food, snacks and coffee, and free goodies.Ultimately, the crowning event came when Dan Tiedemann fired up hisalcohol-fueled dragster and pulled from the Racewerks “pits” to briefly,umm scrub some excess gravel off his monster slicks whilesimultaneously helping Virginia Beach with its mosquito problem. Thewives present couldn’t help but laugh as the entire Racewerks shopemptied to, umm, “carefully assume a respectful and carefully organizedviewing area, a safe distance from the technical demonstration.” Justremember, if there are fewer mosquitoes this year, thank Dan.
Be sure to watch Das Kummet, the Tidewater BMW CCA Facebook page,and the Club’s website for details of the next Technical Session, and all ofthe Club’s fun events.
(BMW and Porsche Club Members enjoying the joint tech session at Racewerks)
Rappahannock News
This short, but very supportive article about our Fun Run to theRappanhannock Food Pantry was printed in the local paper and antheir website. Check it out, to include the photos, athttp://www.rappnews.com/2013/05/02/photos-the-pantrys-porsche-party/120770/. Article and photos by Chris Doxzen.
“More than 30 members of the First Settlers Region and ShenandoahRegion chapters of the Porsche Club of America, in the area for aspring charity auction at Graves Mountain Lodge and other eventslast weekend, dropped by the Rappahannock Food Pantry Saturday(April 27) to deliver the food that each member had collected todonate to the pantry, as the group does on all of its seasonal outings.(In 2012, the groupwas responsiblefor donating nearly$27,000 and 4,200pounds of food too r g a n i z a t i o n saround Virginia.)Scouts fromWashington’s BoyScout Troop 36came out to helpunload thedonations (includingBryce Jones, shownhere in mid-delivery) and admire a pretty cool collection of wheels;Pantry manager Mimi Forbes handled parking in the pantrys filled-to-the-edges driveway off Mount Salem Avenue in Washington, and
everyone posed for group shot.”
(Ruthi Lee pitching in to help sort donated groceries.Photo credit Phil Grandfield)
Porsche and LeMans 24 HoursBy Phil Grandfield
June is just around the corner, so that means the 24 Hours of
LeMans. Porsche holds the record of 16 wins, but has not spent
much time on the overall podium in recent years. The last decade or
so has been dominated by Audi and the impressive diesels but
Porsche has stood on the top of the podium in the past and has plans
to get back up there in the near future.
The GT1 was Porsche’s last successful overall winner. Astonishingly,
this design was rooted in the 911, with the design starting from a
standard front chassis section. The design deviated from there with
kevlar and carbon fiber over a stretched wheelbase. The engine was
a 3.2L,water-cooled, flat-six, twin-turbo rated at 544 horsepower. And
it only pushed about 2750 pounds. Two GT-1 placed second and
third in their first LeMans outing in 1996, dropped out of the race with
mechanical issues in 1997, then in 1998, with modified bodywork
came in one-two on Porsche’s 50th anniversary.
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wheels and tires with me to replace the flats ones on the car.
After getting it home and doing a mild strip down of the car it was time
to think about what to do with it. With the prices of early 911’s rising
daily, my first thought
was to get the
Certificate of
Authentication (COA)
from Porsche and
restore this car to
absolute original. This
would mean a complete
rework of the front end
of the car as well as
replacing the rear flares
with stock quarter
panels.
There was a lot of back and forth’s with my feelings about this car. The
absolute easiest way to go would have been to make it into a 3.0
Carrera RS clone. These are one of the rarest Porsches. But that
would mean leaving is as an impact bumper car and that goes against
the grain with me.
Finally I settled on a compromise with myself. I love the wide-body RSR
look. So I’ll stick with the original silver color, return the front end to long
hood (which includes battery boxes), leave the rear early turbo flares,
purchase new front fenders and weld on ST front flares, which are very
similar to RSR front flares. For bumpers, I’ll use a fiberglass ST front
bumper and fiberglass rear RSR bumper. Standard rear deck lid with
no Tail for unique look. The ’72 oil door will be cut back into the
passenger side quarter panel.
A Lightweight Interior will
include RS Charcoal carpets,
simple single RSR roll hoop,
RS replica seats with
Green/Blue Tartan plaid
centers. Door panels will be
covered in the same
Green/Blue Tartan plaid cloth
and they’ll have the stock ’72
door pockets and door top
trim.
I’ve already completed the
front end metal work and the front suspension has been taken down,
disassembled and parts have been bead blasted & plated as well as
some parts off for Yellow Zinc Plating & powder coating.
Turbo Tail, Dashboard, front fenders and seats are Sold.
To be continued………….
(Close up view of front end work)
(Front end repair to include battery boxes)
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From the PresidentGeorge Michaels
FSR Friends,
Winter’s grip has finally broken and the pollen has arrived. So, for those of us that sequester our Porsches in the off
season, it’s time to get them on the road and to the next event. We had a great turnout at the joint tech session with the
BMW Club at Racewerks and, for those of you that missed our Spring Charity Event, there’s also an article about that in
this issue. It was loads of fun driving the back roads and hanging out with our Shenandoah Region neighbors.
Our Activities Officer, Kathy Kent, and I attended the semi-annual Zone 2 Presidents’ meeting on 13 April. You may
remember that we hosted last fall’s meeting in Va. Beach; this time Keystone Region welcomed us to State College, Pa.
These meetings are conducted to keep Zone 2 region leadership informed of what’s going on regionally and nationally,
as well as to give us the opportunity to meet and greet with our Zone neighbors and exchange ideas. Tom Gorsuch, PCA
National Treasurer, talked to us about how PCA is doing financially (well, by the way) and the latest direction they’re
taking the club. One of the most obvious changes you’ll notice soon is with Panorama. Aside from hiring Pete Stout as
Editor (former editor of Excellence), the former graphics director at Road and Track was also brought on the team, so
you’ll see some layout changes. The biggest change, however, will be the size. It will no longer be in a size small enough
to fit in a 356 glovebox (no kidding, that’s now they determined the current size), but a standard magazine size. This will
reduce costs, as they paid a premium to have it cut down, and the standard format will make it easier on advertisers,
and hopefully bring more in. He pointed out that Panorama’s circulation is the highest of any other Porsche magazine,
twice that of Excellence… who knew? He also summarized a recent meeting between PCA and PCNA leadership in
Atlanta and described the relationship between the two is
cooperative, mutually supportive, yet independent. There are
Porsche clubs around the world that Porsche itself controls
through financial support; PCA is not one of these and
remains fiercely independent, a fact that we all should
appreciate, as Porsche and PCNA do. We exchanged lots
of great information on communications, newsletters,
insurance and activities. We also learned that there will be
another Porsche Platz for the Baltimore Grand Prix on Labor
Day weekend as well as the ALMS race at VIR 2-5 October,
so stay tuned for those details.
By now, you should all be aware that our next big event is
the Spring DE at VIR, 17-19 May. Following that is
Shenandoah Region’s Richmond Porsche Meet, 31 May –
2 June. Down the road, you can expect our annual Open
Board Meeting event in October, and we’re working on a
couple more events for the summer. Also, stay tuned for info
on a trip to check out the “Porsche by Design” exhibit at the
North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, which runs from
October to January.
Finally, please remember that this is your club; if you have
event ideas, please let us know!
(First Settlers and Shenandoah members go
“underground”. Credit Josie Grandfield (since I’m in the
photo. . . .) )(Silent auction items ready for bidding! The event
was another big success!! )
(One of several great family style meals at the Graves Mountain Lodge! )
More pics from RappahannockPhoto credit Phil Grandfield
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UPCOMING EVENTS!Be sure to check our website www.fsrpca.org for more details as well as updates on all of these exciting events.
DATE EVENT
May 17-19 Drivers Education VIR
June 1 Central Breakfast Silver Diner - Glen Allen
May 31-June 2 Richmond Porsche Meet Shenandoah Region
June 8 Eastern Breakfast Pops Diner - Chesapeake
June 21-23 Zone 2 Club Race and DE VIR
June 22-23 24 Hours of LeMans LeMans, France (any takers??)
June 23-29 Porsche Parade Traverse City, Michigan
July 6 Central Breakfast Silver Diner - Glen Allen
July 13 Eastern Breakfast Pops Diner - Chesapeake
August 3 Central Breakfast Silver Diner - Glen Allen
August 10 Eastern Breakfast Pops Diner - Chesapeake
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Porsches lined up at the Graves Mountain LodgePhoto by Phil Grandfield
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