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FeaturesNORPCA Officers...........................................3Instructor Refresher Day Promo...............6 Lori BryantDE Event at MID-OHIO ................................7 Lori Bryant
Int GT Championship Season.....8-9, 12-13 by Ed Baus
NORPCA EVENTS CALENDAR................16
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS ANNUAL ..17
Around The Zone ........................................18 Lori Schutz Porsche Comics...........................................19
PCA Multi Region Swap Meet.................19
Zone 4 High Performance DE Event’s 2019 ................................................20Lori Shultz
32nd Annual Stoddard Swap Meet .......29
Staff ColumnsPresidents Letter..........................................2 Mike GarrigaAnniversaries & New Members..... ............4 Pat Ellert.Monthly Meeting Minutes & Next Meeting Date.................................................5 Jim ForcinaThe First One Ending in a “1” ......... .....10-11 Daniel Engel The Spring Mountain Weekend.........14-15 Daniel EngelThoughts from the Editor.........................32 Tim Franklin
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* President Mike Garriga 216-408-5652 [email protected]
*Vice President Brad Kennett 440-309-5002 [email protected]
*Secretary Jim Forcina 216-712-1348 [email protected]
*Treasurer Jon Giese NORPCA 1651 Crossings Pkwy Suite C Westlake, OH 44145 216-800-5555 [email protected]
*Past President Skip Wolfe 440-527-3839 [email protected]
*Membership Pat Ellert 216-524-7547 [email protected]
*Competition Director Ed Baus 216-265-8057 [email protected]
Zone 4 Representative Lori Schutz 972-890-7405 [email protected]
* Voting Board Member
2019 NORPCA OFFICERSFROM OUR PRESIDENTMike Garriga
Social Directors Looking for volunteers
Tech Sessions Looking for volunteer
Chief Instructor Bob Bryant 216-233-9481 [email protected]
Autocross Doug Bradley 440-428-7043 [email protected]
Auto Cross Co-Chair John Hulick 440-477-6543 (c) [email protected]
Rallyemeister Eric Hansen 440-554-7275 [email protected]
Concours Mark Taylor 216-533-6654 [email protected]
Technical & Safety Jim McFarland 440-655-4268 (c) [email protected]
Voices Editor Tim Franklin 330.608.2910 [email protected] [email protected]
Associate Editor Lisa Elias 248.872.9281 [email protected]
Advertising & Sponsor Coordinator Glenn Kutner 216.618.1910 [email protected]
Webmaster Walt Ellert 216-524-7547 [email protected]
Hi Everyone!
The annual pilgrimage to the Rolex 24 at Daytona started out great. The weather was beautiful and factory driver, Nick Tandy, had the pole position for the GTLM class in the No. 911 RSR factory entry which was adorned in the famous Brumos racing colors as a tribute to their long association with Porsche over the past 50 years of IMSA racing at Daytona.
The challenge race on Friday was one of the most exciting races I’ve seen in quite some time. Although, the new Porsche GT4 Club Sport was not a factor, it was still a lot of fun to watch. None of the cars were a match for the McLaren GT4’s amazing straight line speed.
Saturday was another beautiful day. The pageantry of the cars coming to grid, the introduction of the drivers and the grid walk are a thrill year-after-year, unlike the walk up the banking and up and up and up in the stands to our spot in Turn 1 to view the wave of the green flag and the roar of 47 race cars starting the 24 hours of Daytona. The best thing about a 24 hour race is you can walk to every point of the track to view the race, which we did, over 6 miles of walking on Saturday alone. We always look forward to the fireworks Saturday night and a final walk-through the garage and paddock areas before heading back to the house for a night’s rest.
Sunday morning we woke to rain and a lot of it. So much so they had red flag the race. They tried to go back to green flag racing several times but cars would crash and caution flags would fly. They finally red flagged the race for good and the best the RSR could finish sitting still was third. Maybe better luck at Sebring.
I have to give a big thanks to Diane Baus for a wonderful job putting together the Whirlyball event Feb 16th. We had about 30 members come out and enjoy the evening of socializing and fierce competition on the Whirlyball courts. I was happy to see some first-timers at this event.
The New Member Party is March 23rd at 6pm at Porsche of Beachwood. This is for ALL members, please come out and welcome our new members, see more details in this issue.
Now, onto a very important issue. In case you haven’t heard, we have a vacancy for club Social Directors. This would be a great for two friends or a couple. This is literally the “party job”. All club activities are, to one degree or another, social activities. If you have fun defining and organizing events, large or small, for a birthday, bridge club, class reunions or a company holiday party, then this is a club position just for you. As social directors, you will pretty much do as you both wish. There is no set description for the activities of the social directors. You want a winter party, Christmas Party, Groundhog Day Party … You name it.
The line that defines Social Directors are so grey, as to say there is no line. You are free to come up with a variety of activities that you think the members would enjoy. There are a few annual events you would be in charge of but, why limit yourselves. After all, this is entirely up to you as our club Social Directors. Don’t forget there are always plenty of members in our club who volunteer to help with every event. Build it and they will come.
Mike
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Anniversaries & New Members
Pat Ellert Board Meeting Minutes - February 2019
Jim Forcina
YEARS MEMBER42 Victor & Kathy Ceicys38 Ronald & Janis Marthaller32 John & Patricia Latkowski30 Rex Gifford30 Patrick Hergenroeder & Mary Lentz29 Tim & Cindy Wing23 Cameron Elliott &Karen Gustafson22 Richard & Pamela Thomas21 Eric & Annette Zeldin21 Edward & Diane Baus19 Kevin & Kyle Alexander19 Joseph & Barbara Levak18 Aaron Feldman & Matthew Harwood18 Louis & Carla Henderson18 Louis & Lauren Mazzoli17 David Metz & Lynn Santa Maria17 Bruce Kahn & Karen Moyer16 Bob & Alex Jereb15 Frank & Patricia Vitale14 William & Judith Taylor14 William & Brenda Smerek14 Scott & Cheryl Gray13 Steve & Douglas Eisenbrown13 Paul & Laura Nelson13 Marie & Mark Williams13 Al & Colleen Schadenfroh12 Laverne & Sandra-Thomas Dale12 Robert & Sherry Rohweder11 Scot Plewacki11 Robert & Angela DeBernardo11 Wellborn & Mary Jack9 Thomas & Karen Latsko9 Morgan & Lynn McIntosh9 William Koeblitz & Laura Kennedy9 Gifford Landen8 Michael Akkerman8 Albert & Susan Benedetti8 John & Rose Petsche8 Randall Starling
7 Richard & Cheryl Voigt7 Michael Clark6 David Everest6 Nick & Diane Gravino5 Joseph & Lori Palmer5 Jerry & Marlene Tomko4 Jan DeCaro3 Melina & Daniel Boyce3 William Gates & Cindy Salim3 Paul Lincoln & Kathy Toderick3 Mark Milstein3 David & Catherine Sterle3 Edward Neimeier3 Aviv Ben-Meir2 Adam Conrad2 Jeffrey & Sawn Standen2 Jacob Milstein2 Cameron McIntyre2 Mark & Hazel Rees1 Jeffery Abke1 Jeffery Olsen1 Jeff & Becky Iannini1 Paul Nget1 Joe Petryshin
1 David Saadeh
WELCOME TO New Members
Alex Dade Bay Village 2009 911 4S
Corey Ham Cleveland 2006 911 Carrera S
Bob Klingmann Independence 1999 911 Carrera
Donald Olsen Hudson 2015 911 Carrera 4
Scott Radcliffe Avon 2001 Boxster S
Steve Williams Independence 2014 911 Carrera 4S
Monthly Board Meetings
February Board Meeting - Monday, March 4th, 7PMHome of Mike & Sue Garriga - 8815 Bramley Dr, Independence OH 44131. This is the location for future monthly board meetings unless advised otherwise. Seating will be 6:45pm. All new business proposals are to be submitted in advance of the meeting. This will allow them to be added to the agenda so that time may be allocated for discussion. Please contact Mike Garriga with your agenda items. Questions: Please call Mike Garriga - 216-408-5652(Cell) or email [email protected] or Jim Forcina email [email protected]
Attendees: Mike & Sue Garriga, Brad Kennett, Jim Forcina, Ed Baus, Walt & Pat Ellert, Eric Hansen, Tim Franklin
Old BusinessThe January Minutes were approved by the Board.
Treasurer’s Report No report was available
Driving EventsThe spring Mid-Ohio DE has 60 signups so far.
Tech SessionsNo events to report.
Social EventsStill looking for a social chair volunteer. Whirly ball is February 16th. The cost is $10. Per player. The new member party is March 23rd at 6:00 – 9:00 PM.
Rally Eric Hanson reported the details for the summer rally. $1,620 was approved for the event. The dates to be announced.
MembershipThere are 712 members, 6 new, 11 non-renewals, 34 member renewals, and 5 test drive members.
NewsletterTim Franklin thanked everyone for their help in transitioning to the new editor.
New BusinessCurrent positions where volunteers will be needed at the end of 2018 are Social, Tech Session, and Competition Director. Competition for all board positions are available in 2019 to those who are interested in running.
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Instructor Refresher Day Lori Bryant
Hi to all HPDE instructors and hopeful new instructors!
NORPCA is hosting a Zone 4 Instructor Refresher Day (Actually it’s one-half day) Saturday March 2 at Corporate College East in Cleveland.
We’ll meet from 8:30 am-1 pm with the intent of getting everyone up to speed to start the 2019 driving season!
Our topics include:• PCA insurance requires all drivers to wear Snell rated helmets. For 2019 we
are allowed Snell ratings from 2010 and 2015. The rating system also utilizes letters, ‘SA’ for car use, ‘M’ for motorcycle and ‘K’ for karting.
• There are some differences among the three letter ratings so when purchasing a helmet ‘SA’ is your best choice for in-car use.
• Helmets are available in open face and full face styles, driver’s choice on this option although I would encourage anyone considering a helmet purchase to choose a full face helmet for additional protection around your lower jaw, face and neck.
• New PCA rules around forward head and neck restraint systems and belted cars
• Insurance and liability issues for instructors and event organizers • Expectations for instructors• PCA standards for vehicles equipped with new technology such as accident
avoidance and lane change features• Physiological and psychological challenges of track driving• Track First based in Brecksville, OH will have a display of equipment for your
perusal
Please plan to attend! Registration is available for sign up at: www.clubregistration.net
Cost is $20.00/person and includes continental breakfast and hot and cold beverages.
Optional group lunch at nearby restaurant.
A great opportunity to get together with your track friends before the driving season starts!
Questions? Please email/call Lori [email protected]
DE Event at Mid-Ohio May 10-12, 2019e
Lori Bryant
Have you been thinking about attending your first Driver’s Education event? NOR spring Driver’s Education event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
arounding the corner May 10-12Do you have questions? We have answers! Do I need any previous experience? We’ll teach you everything you need to know.
Do I need to buy a helmet? You certainly can purchase a helmet but you don’t have to, the club has a limited number of helmets to loan to new drivers. Next month we’ll review PCA helmet requirements.
Can two drivers share a car? Yes, each person would sign up for the full event and we will assign the two drivers to different run groups. 4) Will I damage my car and wear out my tires? Each driver is assigned an in-car instructor from our team of highly experienced and knowledgeable instructors. We also have fantastic classroom instructors. Together our team of instructors will teach you to safely negotiate the 2.4-mile, 14 turn road course. We’ll ask you to have your car safety inspected prior to the event so you’ll arrive prepared and ready to run!
Will I damage my car and wear out my tires? Each time the tires on any car roll there is some ‘wear’ or use of the tire compound. This is true of driving on the track or to the grocery store. Your in-car instructor will help you learn how to properly accelerate, turn and brake on the circuit so your tires and your car are not abused
Do I have to bring a Porsche to the event? NOR Driver’s Education events are not Porsche only, many coupes and sedans can participate in track events.
What if I’m not as fast as other drivers in my group? We divide students by experience but not to worry, with drivers divided among four groups there will be some variety of speeds due to different car marques and drivers’ experience levels.
Can my spouse/family members/friends come to the event? Absolutely they are welcome at the event! Weather permitting we will have Parade Laps at lunch time and your friends and family members can go on track low speed, no helmets.
What will I learn at the event? You’ll learn a ton about how your car performs under braking, acceleration and cornering. You’ll learn corner geometry and how to negotiate braking and cornering to drive smooth and quick laps. You’ll learn how to drive safely with other drivers in your group. And that’s just the beginning!
Will I have the opportunity to ride with my instructor in their car? Yes! It’s an important part of the learning process to experience how different cars feel on track at different paces.
Will this be any fun? I promise you’ll be reviewing the calendar to see when you can get back to the track!
Additional questions? Please email Lori Bryant [email protected]
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International GT Championship Season
Ed Baus
Welcome Back!
Now, Sebring...Many of you have heard about Sebring as I had. I have never been to Sebring other than I-Racing in my basement, so it is time to learn the track. Thursday is the practice day for us. We have four sessions to get out and figure out how to go around the track. The weekend does not start out well. The car has a shifting problem. In a 997 GT3 Cup Car, the shifting is done with a big stick kind of where the shifter might be, only it only moves forward and back. Upshift or downshift. No clutch to upshift, but clutch to downshift unless you have paddle shifters which use air power to shift for you. We have a KMP paddle shifter system, but it is acting up. Downshift is fine, but it will not upshift. It give a half hearted try, but that is it. Upshifting is done by still pulling on the stick and downshifting is done with the paddle we finally worked out. This is the equivalent of rubbing your belly while tapping your head all at the same time that you are hopping on one foot.
So, going into Friday, which is qualifying day, we have it all worked out. Mike is there taking good care of the car otherwise. Brake pads, gas, alignment, tires, ect taking care of everything so I can focus on driving. In spite of the distractions, my time on the simulator seems to have paid off. After the two qualifying sessions on Friday we are positioned next to the top competitor for our class. Picking up new tracks and being competitive quickly seems to be a strength of mine.
Saturday is now sprint day. The schedule has us doing two sprints. One in the morning and one in the afternoon. We get set and go out for the race. The race starts and we lose a couple of spots right away. I work my way back up to the front so that Lucas, my main competitor for the year, and I are neck and neck. I am able to get in front of him for a while, but the shifting problem we have had now gets worse. Now the car does not respond to a downshift command all of the time. This is bad. I can not simply clutch and downshift like a car without a paddle shift system because to add the paddle shift system you remove parts of the original system that rev match the engine to the speed of the transmission so that you do not break gears during the shift. So, what ends up happening is that to downshift I pull the paddle and wait, and wait, and wait. Most of the time, it eventually downshifts. But, this is not the fast way around the track and Lucas takes advantage of it. Now we are down to the last lap. I am behind but in a very close challenge. Second last corner before the last straight and the car downshifts fine. I get a great run out of the corner and I am chasing Lucas down the back straight. I am able to pull up on him, but not pass. I pull out like I intend to out brake him for the last and very long corner. I do not intend to out brake him, just intimidate him. I figured I would see if I could force an error. As anticipated, Lucas goes in deep in the corner to protect against by late brake move. Really deep. Really really deep.
OK, he went way too deep. Great news, I forced the mistake. Bad news, I was using his brake lights as my marker to start braking, so, now we are both way out on a part of the track that is taking us on a direct course to the wall. In a situation like this, the safest thing to do is to give up trying to turn fast, straighten out the car and do extra braking. We both realize this at the same time, get our extra braking done, get the cars turned toward the waving checkered flag and drag race for it. Lucas is able to get back on the gas moments before I can and it relates to him going under the final flag less than a car length ahead of me.
Back at the pits we find a wire that must have a short in it for the shifter and fix the short. We are actually optimistic that we solved the entire shifting problem.
Out on track for the afternoon race. Again lined up with Lucas as we take the green flag. I was determined not to lose spots again at the start. I race down the inside of the line of cars passing 4 or 5 before turn one and Lucas does the same on the outside. My inside line wins me the position around turn one and the real race is on. At the end of the first lap, going around the large sweeping last turn my radio crackles to life. It is crew chief Mike Garriga saying something excited. I always tend to listen when someone on the radio sounds excited. Tom, Lucas’ dad, who runs in a different class but still in points competition with Lucas and myself, did what Lucas and I avoided doing in the previous race. He went to the outside of the turn and hit the wall of tires lining the outside of the track. This does two things, it spun Tom around about 3 times and took about 30 tires and evenly spread them across the track. Back to Mike and the radio. I am not sure what he said. It did not matter what was said, the tone and camber of the speaking was enough to put me on high alert for the .3 seconds between hearing the radio and seeing the carnage. Most of the time, in a situation like this, time slows down.
Your mind turns every millisecond into a full second....
Continue the excitment on pages 12
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Continued from the February Voices:
After purchasing our first 911, joining PCA, attending an autocross at Brainerd International Raceway with its one mile long straight away, and attending our first Porsche Parade in Brainerd Minnesota in 1976, the story continues….
We loved the Targa and it went everywhere. Aspen-twice over the looming 12,000-foot Independence pass, Jackson Hole, Yellowstone, Louisville, Lake of the Ozarks, Appleton, Lake Superior’s North Shore, Montreal, Banff, Jasper, Whistler, Vancouver Island, Seattle, and Maine. We owned it for eleven years, and over 60,000 miles the engine never so much as hiccupped and we never had a hint of a tire issue either. I’m attributing the latter to the fact that 911’s in that era came with a built-in insurance policy in the form of a seldom used space saver tire nestled against a form fitting 21-gallon gas tank. Despite being physically smaller than today’s models, everything for our long trips always fit. Earlier 911’s had several little pockets of space big enough for something, and most benefited from having an empty smuggler’s box in the front bonnet originally intended for early model gas heaters. It also was fitted with hooks behind and below the jump seats used for luggage straps to keep everything in place on those trips - a feature we really miss in our coupe today.
With complete candor, there were a few issues with cars of that vintage that were genuine headaches. For example, it had abysmal interior ventilation partially due to the miniscule air vents on either side of the dash which caused us to question the “who needs air conditioning in a Targa” decision more than once. And successfully defogging the windshield with the trio of incomprehensible air flow control levers was only accomplished through sheer luck and a healthy dose of profanity. It also ran really-hot, particularly over Independence pass where I almost passed out not when I looked down 5,000 feet over the guard-rail-free edge of the road, but at the oil temperature gauge stuck at 250 degrees. The fix was an eleven bladed fan to replace the original goof ball OEM five bladed unit in ’76 and ’77 models, and a right front fender oil cooler. Expensive for sure, but effective. A few years later it ran even cooler after swapping out the CIS motor with a 2.7-RS version with Webers.
Magazine writers today like to describe cars of that vintage as analog. And I guess compared to the current gen cars with their CPUs and other electronic do-dads, they were. What I do know having owned both, is that our Targa was light and a ball to drive.
Fast forwarding to today, would we choose our current 911 PDK coupe or a Targa born in an era of significantly simpler technology? Our current 911 with all its snort, hair trigger PDK, Air-Con, Nav, glass sunroof, heated and ventilated seats and Apple Car play is spectacular in virtually every situation. Never in the wrong gear, and it dove tails perfectly in how Carol and I drive it - brisk long-distance trips that mix twisty two lane back roads with occasional stretches of Interstates. So, with a cheap beer budget in full effect, I think I’d like to have all three. Our current 17’ Carrera bracketed by a Zambezi green 914-6 and a black 70’s to late 80’s Targa – with a stainless-steel roll bar. That trio would be the perfect complement to any garage art I could ever find.
The First One Ending in a “1”
Daniel Engel
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Continued.from pages 8 & 9
Memory of these times feel like it is taking minutes and you have all the time in the world to make decisions. This is one of those times. Just like Tony Stark the first time he is in the iron man suit ready to gun down terrorists and save the village, I can see every tire. I can see them mov-ing, so not only where they are, but where they will be. I know exactly where the other cars are at on the track. Both the ones that have hit tires and are going slow and the ones that are still coming behind me. I see a path, my path, through the tires. As long as nothing changes. Calcu-lating time, distance and velocity I actually push the throttle back down. The biggest enemy in a situation like this is time. The second enemy is the guy behind you that does not have an alert Mike on the radio and has no idea that you lifted off of the throttle for 1.6 seconds. Through the tires I go. In my mind now that I am thinking of it, I am sure some of them were probably on fire like in an apocalyptic scene from a movie somewhere.Lucas, well, Lucas was behind me. Not right behind me, but maybe 2 second back. I am sure he was very target fixated on my rear bumper. He was not looking up. He did not have an alert Mike on the radio. After all Lucas’ crew chief is also Tom’s crew chief, so he was probably focused more on Tom than Lucas at that moment. Lucas realized I lifted for 1.6 seconds. He saw that I moved to take a tight line, he saw it as an opportunity to take a wider line and set up to pass me at the end of the straight. I get it. I would have done the same thing. Problem is there was no line. There were tires and then his dad stopped in the road. By the time he realized this at least two tires had gone under his car. He was able to move right enough to avoid hitting his dad, but he still had a tire lodged directly under the car.
Not surprisingly, the red flag came out stopping the action and eventually ending that sprint race. It was actually called not a race at all because we did not complete even one lap under green flag conditions.
To save room in the this newsletter for anything more than my story, I am going to quickly glance over races that did not have much to write about. The enduro on Sunday being the first of those. Lucas, who is the only one in the class that was a challenge, came to the grid with a leaking radiator from the previous day’s adventure. After they fixed that, he had no chance to beat me.
At the International GT races, they hand out fantastic trophys for winning the enduro. This was my first one. All I know, is once you win one of these, you want to win them all.
The weekend is over, back to reality. We drop the rig at Velocity and head home, and then back again a month later to go to Atlanta.
Remember how I just said I would kind of glance over races that were not that exciting. Enter Road Atlanta. Great weekend. We swept the event by winning the two sprint races and the enduro. Other than a couple of broken splitters and a lot of smiles, the weekend went off without a hitch. Btw, still upshifting with the stick and downshifting with the paddle.
Next up, Road America and then Mid Ohio.
International GT Championship Season
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After a long winter, NORPCA is pleased to invite you
to a relaxing weekend in the Mountains
Friday May 17 to Sunday May 19.
WHERE IS IT AND HOW DO WE GET THERE? The Spring Mountain Weekend will be headquartered at Seven Springs Mountain Resort – about an hour southeast of Pittsburgh. A fast 3 hours/190 miles from our area via the Interstates or about 5 hours/220 miles via a combination of Porsche worthy back roads and Interstates. We’ll even provide a suggestion of a twisty route including lunch stops.
WHAT’S ON THE ITINERARY?
• Welcome gathering in the Resort’s Bavarian Lounge 5pm May 17 followed by dinner.
• Options to drive hilly roads to tour Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water or Kentuck Knob home.
• A chance to go caving at Laurel Caverns - the largest cave in Pennsylvania just further down the same hilly roads.
• Go in the other direction and visit the Flight 93 National Memorial northeast of the resort. Or just hang out at the resort – hit their SPA, play golf, or hike their trails.
• Gather again to share your experiences on Saturday afternoon and evening.
• Stay in the area for a bit on Sunday if you want before heading home.
ARE THERE SPECIAL ROOM RATES? Yes! Special NORPCA room rates are available starting at $159 per night + tax. Upgrades are available. We also will have reserved parking and a place to wash your Porsche.
WHAT DOES IT COST? $20 per car (we are working on getting special group rates for each attraction depending on the number interested in each option.)
HOW DO WE SIGN UP? Send an e-mail to Dan Engel at [email protected] or call 612-889-2711. Dan will send back a detailed weekend itinerary and instructions on how to book your lodging at Seven Springs and pay the entry fee.
Registration closes Friday April 20. THE SPRING MOUNTAIN WEEKEND is not that far away – so mark your calendars and send your registration e-mail right away. Registration will close before May!
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New Memeber Annual Party(For All Members)
Saturday: March 23, 2018 from 6-9PM
Time: ...... Pre-party 6PM Dinner 7PM
Location: Porsche of Beachwood
................... 25855 Chagrin Boulevard
................... Beachwood, OH 44122
Welcome all members, new and existing to the annual New Member Party.
This has always been one of our biggest events where we issue a warm welcome 2018-2019 New Members. This is a party with info about the club and answers to new and existing member’s questions about what all we do. We will have stations for each Porsche interest: Autocross, Driver’s Rd, Concours, Charity, Social, Rally/Tours, Membership, etc.
We want to thank Porsche Beachwood and staff kindly for hosting this event once again. They always work so hard to get everything ready for our events. This is also an excellent opportunity for you to take a tour through the Porsche Sales and Service facility. Check out all the latest Porsche models in the showroom and take a close-up look at the state-of-the-art Service area.
For New members, this is your opportunity to speak with people who are passionate about their interest and learn about the different activities NORPCA has to offer.
Come with an appetite; the Club is providing beverages and the main course dishes are being catered but we ask the members to perhaps bring by 6pm an appetizer or dessert to share. NOTE: We ask those members whose last names begin with A thru L to bring a SMALL appetizer and members last names beginning with M-Z to bring a SMALL dessert to share.
Please take a moment of your time and RSVP to confirm your attendance by March 15 to ensure we have adequate amount of food and beverages.
RSVP (preferred via email) to [email protected] to confirm number of attendees and the dish that you will bring to share (appetizer or desserts only, thank you).
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
SAVE THE DATE
MARCH 2 8:30AM - 1PM NORPCA Zone 4 Instructor Refresher Day www.ClubRegistration.net
4 7PM Board Meeting
23 6 - 9PM New Member Party *
APRIL 8 7PM Board Meeting
27 PCA Milti-Region Swap Meet, Car Show, & Tech Quiz
MAY 6 7PM Board Meeting
10-12 Spring Drivers Education at Mid-Ohio Sports Course www.ClubRegistration.net
17-19 Spring Mountain Weekend Send email to Dan Engel [email protected]
JUNE 3 7PM Board Meeting
7-8 2019 Stoddard Swap Meet and Car Show https://www.stoddard.com/Werkstatte/2019-swap-registration/
JULY 3 7PM Board Meeting
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Around the Zone
Lori SchutzAPORSCHE COMICS
PCA Multi-Region Swap Meet, Car Show & Tech Quiz!!
Saturday, April 27, 2019 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Presented by the SEM,RSR and Motorstadt Regions Featuring the 356 Motor Cities Group
Western Michigan, Michiana & Maumee Valley Regions are also invited
Hosted by Porsche of Farmington Hills 37911 Grand River Ave. Farmington Hills, MI 48335 This event is rain or shine (or even snow)…It’s inside
For tables contact Event Chair Michael Cohen [email protected] or 248-227-8604
Set-up for swap participants begins at 9:00 am. The event opens at 10:00 am and runs through lunch
provided by Porsche of Farmington Hills
Hi Zone 4,
The year started off with very unusual weather patterns for Zone 4. Could this be the sign of an unusual year? I would like you to make this an unusual year in PCA by getting out to an event you haven’t tried yet. Only doing track events? Try an autocross, or a driving tour. Haven’t been to a track Driver Education event? Try coming out to the Southeast Michigan DE 101 on April 20th at Waterford Hills Raceway. Or to one of the Driver Education events the following weekend April 28-29th at either Mid Ohio Sportscar Course with Mid Ohio Region, or Putnam Park with Central Indiana region. See what it’s all about, stay for lunch and you may get a chance to drive the touring laps on the track over the lunch break. Most regions have a monthly breakfast – Maumee Valley Region, or Thirsty Thursday – Eastern Buckeye Region, or a Saturday Breakfast with Central Indiana Region. Events are posted on each region’s website, or Facebook page.
Despite that fun winter stuff called snow, I visited 2 events in Indiana in January. First, the New Member Party for Michiana on January 26th, in Elkhart, IN. Many nice door prizes were awarded after a very nice dinner at the country club. The following Saturday, actually sneaking into February, I joined members of Central Indiana Region and Michiana in Ft Wayne for a 2019 planning meeting. Many great events going on each month for all types of interest from Auto-X to shows, to tours. This year the CruZionsville event is taking a break, so we look forward to see the CIR and Michiana member joining us for the Belle Isle Car Corral on May 31st - June 2nd. The registration link is ready, and more to follow soon. https://clubregistration.net/events/event-details.cfm?event_id=9535
My January actually began far from Zone 4 with my first PCA event of the year. I was asked to be the guest speaker at the Zone 8 Awards Banquet – Zone 8 is southern California, southern Nevada and Arizona. We had a wonderful evening, and visited a private collection the next day. I had the pleasure of presenting my story about the Journey with my father Peter Schutz and his contributions to Porsche history when he was CEO from 1981-1988. I am scheduled to deliver the same presentation to regions in our area, please check the websites for the details. Current schedule is March 12th Upper Canada Region, April 2nd Rally Sport Region, and May 8th Michiana Region.
I look forward to seeing all of you in 2019 –
Cheers – Lori Lori Schutz presenting the story of her father’s time at Porsche. Photo by Jimmie Mitchell
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Zone 4 High Performance DE Event’s 2019
Lori Shultz
Dates
Mar 2Mar 30April 13th April 20 Apr 26-28Apr 26-28May 3 - May 5May 10 May 10 - May 12May 14May 17 - May 19June 8June 11 - June 13June 14 - June 16June 15 - June 16July 9July 13 - July 14July 21- July 28July 26 - July 28 July 26 - July 28 Aug 2 - Aug 4Aug 9 Aug 9 - Aug 11Aug 23 -24Sep 6 - Sep 8 Sep 10Sep 7-Sep 8Sep 13 - Sep 15Sep 20 Sep 27 - Sep 29Oct 11 - Oct 13
Region
Northern OhioAlleghenySoutheast Michigan Southeast MichiganMid OhioCentral IndianaAlleghenySoutheast MichiganNorthern OhioRally SportMid Ohio/NNJRSoutheast MichiganOhio ValleyRally SportMaumee ValleyRally SportMid Ohio
Maumee ValleyAlleghenyNorthern OhioSoutheast MichiganMid OhioRally SportAlleghenyRally SportWestern MichiganMid OhioSoutheast MichiganNorthern OhioOhio ValleyCentral Indiana
Location
Cleveland and Web MeetingPitt Race Porsche of Farmington Hills, MI Waterford Hills RacewayMid Ohio Sports Car CoursePutnam Park Watkins GlenWaterford Hills RacewayMid Ohio Sports Car CourseWaterford Hills RacewayMid Ohio Sports Car CourseWaterford Hills RacewayMid Ohio Sports Car CourseGrattan RacewayToledo Waterford Hills RacewayGranvilleBoca Raton, FL Grattan RacewayPitt Race Nelson Ledges Waterford Hills RacewayIndianapolis Motor SpeedwayWaterford Hills RacewayMid Ohio Sports Car CourseWaterford Hills RacewayGrattan RacewayMid Ohio Sports Car CourseWaterford Hills RacewayMid Ohio Sports Car CourseMid Ohio Sports Car CoursePutnam Park
Event
Refresher New DE TrainingSwap Meet, Show DE 101HPDEHPDEHPDEHPDEHPDEHPDEHPDE &Club RaceHPDEHPDEHPDEToledo M of Art PHPDEP2OPorsche ParadeHPDEHPDEHPDEHPDEHPDEHPDEHPDEHPDEHPDEHPDEHPDEHPDEHPDEHPDE
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Cars:
1988 924S Black with burgundy/gray interior. 46,500 miles, 2.5 liter, 5 speed. Stored winters. One owner. $9000.0 John Grimm (330) 416-2655
2001 Merc E320, Silver with grey interior 123,280 miles. Includes 4 Blizzak snow tires on wheels New battery, minor rust, runs well, very reliable. $3,100 OBO. Guy Schroen 216-408-2134 [email protected]
1974 Porsche 914 2.0 – Very Good Condition. Purchased from Bruce Lee in 1995. Unique Zambezi Green exterior, Brown interior. Restored by Stoddard in 1997 and maintained by Steinel Autowerks with all records retained. Totally authentic and completely stock, this was one of the last 914s built. Always garaged, 89,000 original miles. All new rubber. A joy to drive. $25,000. Contact Mark Howard @ 440.724.6810
1979 911SC - Guards Red Coupe with black interior. 117K miles. 3rd owner, purchased in 2002. Stored winters. Always serviced by Steinel’s Autowerks. Engine rebuild/backdate by Steinel’s in 2004. Restoration by Panelwerks in 2015. Asking $42,500. Contact Keven Tag @ 216-256-6257.
2015 C4 - This is an honest car, I am the second owner, bought from the dealer and it is a Certified Pre Owned car and under warranty until 11/30/20, with 7 speed manual I have used this car for mostly travel and have never had a warranty issue.
The car has been ceramic coated and the hood, bumper and headlights are wrapped It has been serviced by Steinel’s, clean car fax - 31,000 Exterior Color: Sapphire Blue Metallic Interior Color: Black -$67,500 Mark Metzger [email protected]
2016 Boxster – Beautiful Mahogany Metallic. Saddle brown interior with standard leather; Doppelkupplung (PDK), 19” Cayman S wheels, Bi-Xenon headlights included. Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDL). Power Sport Seats (14 way) with memory package, XPEL ultimate transparent paint protection film. Always garaged and covered (car cover included). Mileage 8,100. Asking $51,500. Call Don Thompson (440) 777-1195 or [email protected].
Parts:
Set of 4 Cayman OEM wheels - 19” black “lobster claw,” with Conti tires. Approx. 60% tread remaining and wheels are excellent condition. Picture available. $1,000 for all 4. Call Kim @ 330-289-4046
Tires For Sale: (4) –“ New” Bridgestone Potenza S001 (Summer) Run Flat (RFT) Tires 225-45-R19 $345.00 each on Tire Rack! Save Now, $750.00 – Canton Ohio Call - 330-418-1808
Boxter Parts - Front and Rear Drop Links and OE Sway Bars from 2001 Boxter S. - 986 Boxter 2 Way Leather Seats. Black. No reasonable offer refused. Dick Eshlemann - 440-376-7878
Cayenne #18 Winter Tires/Wheels Package, 4, 255/55R-18 Pirelli Scorpion Ice-Snow N1 (Porsche) XL 8/32, mounted on OEM Porsche Cayenne II wheels with TPMS, used two seasons on 14 Cayenne S and 15 Cayenne GTS, no wheel rash, $1,000 obo, will deliver half-way to CLE Also - Continental M&S Cross Contact 4 255/55R 18, 9/32, $400 obo. Will deliver halfway to CLE Mike 814-450-8667, Lake City, PA [email protected]
2007 GT 3 997 Moton club sport suspension front and rear. Removing adjustable system returning to original . Work done at Steinel’s . Parts available there . Less than 20,000 miles . Been on car 4 years 7 positions . $ 2500 OBO . Dale Koblenzer [email protected] 330 618 8866
Tires for sale: Qty 2 Michelin pilot super sport 6mm tread depth 295/35/19 Qty 1 Michelin pilot sport 4s 6 mm depth 295/30/20 . $100 each John 216-970-4993
1985 911 Rear Deck and Whale tail spoiler OEM parts Black and original deck and vent …Removed and stored $1200 OBO Dale Koblenzer [email protected] 330 618 8866
Recaro HANS Racing Seat - $550.00. Call Al 216-570-4161. North Royalton
Misc: Porsche factory 944/968, all years, NOS floor mat set, light grey, BRAND NEW, never used in factory Porsche box. Complete set, front and rear. Part number 000 043 153 10 6YR. Discontinued part. Make offer. 440-315-6370 * [email protected]
Porsche Sport Driving School (PSDS) $1,800 gift certificate for Barber Motorsport Park, Birmingham Alabama. Asking $1,250.
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Thoughts From The Editor Tim Franklin
Greetings everyone,
In case you missed it, here is the big news! Porsche wants all it’s cars to be electric by the year 2030. The 911 models will become hybrids. Porsche is leading the effort with the well-publicized Taycan model. Porsche reports the pre-orders for the Taycan are exceeding the companies expec- tations. Porsche also claims it is poised to surpass Tesla in future pro- duction numbers. Porsche president, Oliver Blume states “Porsche is able to respond to demand cues be- cause it has large factories in Stutt- gart and Leipzig in Germany and Bratislava in Slovakia that are able to scale production, as needed, and having been doing so for decades. I believe Porsche will succeed, like they always do.
I understand all the reasons to move towards electric vehicles including the environment and energy savings. I can relate, since we are always looking for new technology and materials to improve the architectural and construction process of our projects to minimize the impact on the environment. That said, from a “Porsche purest” stand point, I can’t wrap my head around a hybrid 911 that sounds more like a golf card than a high performance machine with a great exhaust system that rumbles! Again, I get why Porsche is going this direction, but I’m just glad my Porsches growl and rumble. That’s my opinion. What’s yours? E-mail me your thoughts and comments.
Until next month,
Tim FranklinEditor
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