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RamblingsJune 2010PCA’s 2008 Region of the Year
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Porsches in O’Keeffe Country
8900 Pan American Highway NE • Albuquerque, NM 87113 • Ph: 505-338-8270 • Fax: 505-821-7940 • www.porscheofalbuquerque.com
©Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of all the traffic laws at all times.
To the point.The new Cayenne S Hybrid.
Departments: 7 On the Horizon17 Membership Report 12 The RRR Goody Store22 Blast from the Past32 Marktplatz der Porsche 34 Roadrunner Style
Roa
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RamblingsJune 2010
The Magazine of the Roadrunner Region Porsche Club of AmericaPCA Region of the Year 2008, Chartered October 13, 1967
18Greetings from RRR!
20Journey to O’Keeffe Country
24DS#3: May Fever
Columns5 Between the Wheels 27 Nuts and Volts28 In the Zone
Cover: A group of Roadrunners tour O’Keeffe country. Davis/Davis photo. This Page: a mob of judges descend on a 911 at Concours. Sean Cridland photo.
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Between the Wheels
Tony RicheyRegion President
Every year, for many years now, I’ve told myself the same thing. No, it’s not that I’m getting more ro-tund, or that I’m losing hair where I want it and getting it where I don’t, although those things are undeniably true. My mantra during the spring is that my swamp cooler can make it one more season. Sure it can! Why not? It survived last year – right? Up on the roof is a good place to contemplate the entropic nature of rust (Neil was right – it really never sleeps) and the upcoming events of the next few weeks. By the time you read this, of course, Fiesta del Porsche 2010 will be an historic event. Not just be-cause it’s in the past, or that it’s the first Fiesta in three years, but because I know we’ve got some ex-citing activities planned, and Porscheophiles driving in from all over the West. But I can review that next month. This past weekend, I spent some time with one of our new members during the Georgia O’Keeffe Country drive-out. He had just purchased a brand-new Carrara White Boxster Spyder, the kind you’ve seen in the ads recently. What a gorgeous piece of equipment. He said his friends tried to talk him into a new S2000, but he couldn’t resist the Spyder. Wel-come to the club! I had never been on the road that connects highways 85 and 550. What a great drive! The weekend before that, I won my class at Die Serie #3 autocross at Route 66, a first for me (when-ever someone else has been in my class on a par-ticular day). We had a better turn-out than usual (for this year), with a howling, frosty morning followed by a warm sedate afternoon. Usually this time of year, the wind picks up later in the day, so we were very fortunate. For June, we’ve got an important gathering on the 20th. Our Social Chairperson, Dennis Chamber-
lain, will host the New Member Social at his house at 12:00 noon. Any of you who have joined the club during the past year should strongly consider coming to this event. We’ll try to have all the club’s elected officials there, and anyone else in the club is invit-ed too. If there are no instructions in this month’s Ramblings, I’ll make sure to get RSVP information out to the membership as soon as possible. A few years ago, Jude and I attended this party, and it really helped us get started actively with the club, to match faces and voices with names, and get excited about the prospect of belonging to a car club, which neither of us had done before. The other two events in June are the Germany Invades Burque Car Show on the 12th, which is a charity event gleaning any of the German marques to come out to PS Performance, one of our fine spon-sors; and Die Serie #5 on the 19th, held at the vener-able Calvary Chapel in Belen. Red chile, green chile, and swamp coolers. Try explaining any of those to someone outside of the Roadrunner region. The fan just kicked on, no leaks, and it smells like wood chips in the house. Ah, May in the Land of Enchantment! I hope to see you soon. Take care!
PCA Roadrunner Region Board Of Directors
OTHER REGIONAL CONTACTS:
Roadrunner Region PCA PO Box 92113 Albuquerque, NM 87119
Kirk MaurerVice [email protected]
Tony RicheyPresident/[email protected]
John [email protected]
Club HistorianLeon [email protected]
Russ KelsoMember-at-Large Head Steward/Driving Instr.505.898.0238 [email protected]
Sean CridlandZone 9 Rep [email protected]
Steven Stacy Past [email protected]
Dennis LedbetterFiesta [email protected]
Don VichickTech [email protected]
Dennis ChamberlainSecretary/Social [email protected]
Ex Officio Board Members
Zone 9 PCA Representative
Sandra One Feather Newsletter Editor [email protected]
Paul [email protected]
Michael GalavizMember-at-Large/[email protected]
The opinions, views and information in the RRR reflect the individual views of the writer, and are not necessarily the official opinions of the Roadrun-ner Region, PCA, or this magazine. None of these organizations assume responsibility for accuracy. RRR is an official publication for Roadrunner Region, PCA, and is published monthly. Deadline for copy is the 10th of the month for the next month’s issue. The editors reserve the right to edit ar-ticles for length and content. Material June be reprinted (with the exception of ads) provided credit is given to the author and Roadrunner Region. Sub-scription price for non-RRR members is $15.00 per year. Remit to treasurer. For membership applications or change of address, contact the President Tony Richey at [email protected] For newsletter copy items to: Sandra One Feather at [email protected]. Copy and photos preferred by current electronic media. Contact editor for submission requirements.
RRR member Bob Blossom took us on a tour of O’Keeffe country near Abiquiu in mid-May.
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The highest compliment I can receive is the referral of friends and family. Thank you for your trust.
Patricia Blackwell: Agent, Broker, Home FinderMain Number: 505-249-7216 Office Line: 505-839-0775
[email protected] Fax: 505-352-2766
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On the Horizon
Please check www.roadrunner-region-pca.orgfor up-to-the-minute scheduling changes and additions.
July: July 3-July9: Porsche Parade at St. Charles, IL
July 13: 6:00pm Board Meeting at PofA
July 17: 10:00am Tech Session at Alan Mertens’ Shop on suspension geometry dynamics.
July 18: 8am, DS#6 Porsche+Audi Challenge at Sandia Motorsport Park
July 24: Tech Session and Drive-out: Bonneville Buick in Abiquiu (Sean Cridland)
June:June 1: 6:00pm, Board Meeting at Porsche of Albuquerque
June 12: Germany Invades Burque Car Show. PS Performance
June 19: 8am Die Serie #5 at Belen Calvary Chapel
June 20: New Member Social at Dennis Cham-berlain’s house at 12 Noon
Start Packing!The 2010 Porsche ParadeSt. Charles, Illinois · July 3-9, 2010
PCA’s National Convention offers:Autocross · Concours · Rally Driving Tours · Tech Sessions Social Events · and more!
Explore the beautiful Fox River Valley and nearby Chicago-area attractions.
Learn more and register at
parade2010.pca.org
Registration closes June 20, 2010
so start planning now!
It’s time for the Second Annual Porsche+Audi Challenge and we hear there might be some chal-lengers this year....(of course all the other marques, including Corvettes, are still welcome!)
WHERE: Sandia Motorsports Park, west of Albuquerque. When: Mandatory Driver’s Meeting at 9:00am, First car-out at 9:45. COST: $50 per driver ($55 for non-PCA members)This will be a challenging and fast autocross with lots of cones, slaloms, and hairpins combined with some of the great turns at Sandia: a great way to test your precision driving skills. Sponsor: Kirk Maurer 505-332-7400 or [email protected]
Go to www.maurerscollision.com/event_1_home.html for all the event info. Go to www.roadrunner-region-pca.org to download the vehicle tech certification sheet
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4500 Osuna Rd. NEAlbuquerque NM 87109
Just off I-25 and Osuna going west
Serving all your business needs:Layout and design•Printing and binding•Wide format printing•Envelopes and letterhead•Brochures and newsletters•Business cards•Posters and banners•Badges and calendars•Mailing services•
4500 Osuna Rd. NEAlbuquerque, NM 87109
Phone.505.888.2679
www.abq020.alphagraphics.com
Bonneville Buick Tech Session and Driving Tour to Abiquiu
Saturday July 24, 2010 Leaving from Maurer’s Collision Parking at 9:00am with pick-up in Santa Fe at Camel Rock Casino Parking Lot at 10:15am
Come check out Jeff Brock’s World Record Holder Buick Art Car,
Go for a great drive, see a unique car, and have lunch at the Abiquiu Inn
Professional Paint Supply Inc. PROFESSIONAL BODY SHOP SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT
Your source for surface refinishing, car-care, and concours preparation supplies.
5610 Singer Blvd. NE (just off Jefferson, near the Century 24 Rio Theater)Albuquerque, NM 87109 phone: 505-344-0000
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3rd Annual Germany Invades Burque atPS PERFORMANCE
Saturday, June 12
Hans Wittler’s Automotive
Quality Repairs, Parts, and Accessories atReasonable Prices for Your
✭ Porsche ✭ Audi ✭ VW ✭ BMW ✭ Mercedes ✭
121 Elizabeth, NEAlbuquerque, NM 87123Just off Central between Eubank and Juan TaboPhone (505) 294-7684Facsimile (505) 296-2394www.hanswittlerauto.com
Lee and Kim Stauffacher invite you to bring your beautiful Porsche to their shop for the 3rd annual car show. There will be a DJ, raffles (including a raffle for free dyno pulls), 1st place and Best of Show awards, and lunch. Proceeds will benefit the Watermelon Ranch Animal Rescue. Lunch - $5/person (1 burger or 2 hot dogs, chips, potato salad, and beverage). Raffle tickets for a free Dyno pull are $1 each.
Discounted Dyno pulls ($30/car) for show participants after awards presentation.
Date: Saturday June 12, 2009Time: 9:00 AMCost: $10 per vehicle for the car showLocation: PS Performance10300 Menaul Blvd NEAlbuquerque, NMPhone: 505-298-7185
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The Goody StoreIs Now Open!
The RRR Goody Store has many new items, just in time for the Summer! Give the gift that says...Porsche!
Ladies fleece full-zip jacket $35Ladies sport v-neck shirt $18Ladies full-zip hoodie $25Men’s polo shirts $25Brushed twill caps $15Car badges $35
For colors, sizes and availabilitycontact Jude Richey at 505-228-0115,
Check the website for the full line atwww.roadrunner-region-pca.org/goodystore.htm
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WHERE: Calvary Chapel Parking Lot , Belen. I-25 to Belen exit 195 (Business Loop 25), 3 miles to second traffic light( bear right to Belen at underpass) ,then left at Lopez Rd. to parking lot on left hand side going east. Pits in the rear, behind the building.
When: Mandatory Driver’s Meeting at 9:00am, First car-out at 9:30.
COST: $35 per driverThis will be a classic-style parking lot autocross with lots of cones, slaloms, Chicago-boxes, and hairpins: a great way to test your precision driving skills at moderate speeds and NO walls! Sponsor: Lee Stauffacher at [email protected] or 505-298-7185www.roadrunner-region-pca.org to download the vehicle tech certification sheet
DS#5 June Sprints Autocrossat Belen Calvary Chapel, June 19, 2010
Tech Session with Alan Mertens, President and Chief Designer of Galmer, Inc
When: 10am, 7/17/10
Where: Location TBA (watch RRR website for more into)What: Race- and Road-Car Designer Alaan Mertens, whose cars have won many races, including the Indy 500 will talk about Suspension Dynamics, Design, and Tuning. Why: learn about how to get the most from your car, either for autocross or touring. Contact: Don [email protected]
10am Saturday July 17, 2010Location TBA: watch RRR website for details
Mertens-Designed Galmer DSR Racer
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Please bring the following kinds of items for dona-tion to the Barrett House: Canned food, baby-food, juice-boxes, Windex, toilet paper, fabric softener, bleach, detergent, kleenex. Where: Leon Valverde’s place at 2518 Camino Catalonia SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
gate code: #2278An evening of getting together and mingling with your Porsche friends. Treat yourself to a good cause!
Coffee and desserts provided.BYOB if you like.
Michele and Leon’s Dessert Party to Benefit the Barrett House
Friday June 11, at 8:00 pm
PORSCHE OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS COMBINED STATE OF THE ART TECHNOLOGYAND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE TO GIVE OUR CUSTOMERS WHAT THEY WANT.
NEW MEXICO’S ONLY PORSCHE AUTHORIZED DEALER
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Phylis Davis Photo
Jude Richey Photo
Jude Richey Photo
Sharon Sprague Photo
Porsche fan David Johnson enjoys the day at the May autocross at Route 66.
Membership ReportMembership Chair: Joe [email protected]
NEW MEMBERS:
Jason M. & Jim Allee2001 996TT
Ron Greenwell1996 911
Willard & Marsha Menne2009 Boxster S
Tom & Michelle Ramacciotti 2003 911 Turbo
RENEWALS:
Jerome F. & Nanci Beckes Dominic Cagliostro & Clark ThompsonJohn J. & Cosworth ConnellJoseph H.& Arlene CrespinSteve & J P. FallonDarlene A. & Monte FitzpatrickJudy Harger & Benny DeLaCruzKevin L. & Carol HarrisonMickey & Judith Ann HollingsheadJerry R. & Nory JaramilloStephen & Frances JordanRiley M. & Joan KelleyDave KinseyWilliam J. & Judi L. KoselkaJoseph H. & Nicole LealAdelbert A. & Jeraldine MillerCharles Nelson & Patrick HaskinsJohn R. & Elaine RheinschmidtWayne G. & Kate RiveraLarry White
Russ Kelso gets ready for the Fiesta DE event at SMP
What’s All the Fuss About?Come and Learn More
Barrett House Foundation, Inc.
Many people have been contributing to our club’s charity, but there is still a lot to do. Join us at The Barrett House for a walk through to see their facilities and all the good work they do to provide emergency shelter for women and children. If you’ve been wondering why the Roadrunner Re-gion PCA selected Barrett House, or why this is a worthy cause, now is a great opportunity to see what “all the fuss is about.” Remember if you would like to sponsor a charities event of your own, let us know.
When: June 9th 2010Time: After the Owl Cafe LunchWhere: 10300 Constitution Ave. NE Albuquerque, NM 87112Why: To learn more about Barret House
Who doesn’t like Porsches, cash and cigars?
Bill Guyre does!
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Greetings from the Roadrunner Region!Come join us for a day of fun touring, autocrossing, or just having a meal at a great new or favorite restaurant!
We’d love to meet you and share your Porsche Passion and have some fun.
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As a run-up to Fiesta del Porsche, Road-runner member Bob Blossom organized and ran a “practice tour” of the Georgia O’Keeffe Country Tour that he would be leading during Fiesta in order to get an idea of the timing, running with several cars, how the roads would be, how the lunch would be orga-nized, etc. Often times, where the same tour is offered twice, so close together, attendance at both can dwindle. But in this case many of the people on the tour would be participating either as tour-leaders or on different tours during Fiesta. So this was their chance to sample the Northern New Mexico roads under Bob’s
guidance and to have some fun of their own before their Fiesta duties got under way.
For those coming from Albu-querque (where the Fiesta tour will start) it meant doing some traveling before even getting to the “fun” part (not that driving a Porsche isn’t ALWAYS fun!). But once the crew north of Santa Fe, the roads and view broke out of the familiar Sand-ia-crest dominated view that so many are constantly reminded of. Heading north, the geogra-phy and the geology change dramatically. The mountains around Santa Fe have a dif-ferent feel and just once one is north of Espanola, the rock formations look like something more akin to the Moab area
of Utah, with many-layered rock outcroppings that rise several hundred feet above the valley floor and pose themselves against the expansive New Mexico sky. It’s not the reason that Georgia O’Keeffe came west (that probably had something to do with svengali Alfred Stieglitz’s lifestyle), but it is the reason that she stayed. Even if one never lifted a brush, O’Keeffe’s images of the Abiquiu/Ghost Ranch/Taos areas are beyond beautiful. They are iconic and cemented New Mexico’s state motto as The Land of En-chantment. Certainly the added bonus of driving with a group of Porsches on some of the world’s most beauti-ful highways was not lost on the “test-group” and will have added to the experience
of the Fiesta-goers from around the country. Rather than simply back-tracking back down through Espanola and Santa Fe on their way
back to Bernalillo and Albuquer-que, a beautiful detour was part of the “E-ticket” ride through our magical state. After a visit to the beauti-ful Echo Basin State Park, the group came south to Abiquiu and took a turn onto NM 96 that heads over through La Jara and Regina before finally joining up with 550 and swinging south through Cuba and down through San Ysidro and Bernalillo. It was a day for great adventures, beautiful vistas, and fantastic Porsche friendships.
Fiesta del Porsche should be a ball!
Journey to O’Keeffe Country
Photos by Jude Richey, John and Phylis Davis
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The Billy the Kid Challenge and Texas BBQ of June 1988: Opening up our historical archives brings up a feel-ing of nostalgia, times of a less complicated world and an era that had no cell phones, no onboard computers and no email. A time when people still communicated with hand written letters and all the Roadrunner members of the board published their personal home addresses in the Ramblings in case someone wanted to write up a letter to send via postal service. The Billy the Kid Challenge of 1988 is one of such nostalgia-provoking events, a sensational summer weekend in Fort Sumner, NM. Women played a big part in the racing events, two from the West Texas Region and Roadrunners Mary Hanna along with Liz Bauman who made second and fourth place, re-spectively. In fact, an appearance by a Rocky
Blast from the Past!
June 1988
Mountain region member was a pleasant surprise as Dave Mitchell made the drive all the way from Denver. By day the Porsches would race across the track and by night friends would gather under the star studded night sky and enjoy a classic Texas BBQ. On this particular evening Larry Pitt-
sley, Roadrunner President planned to have generators to provide evening light, but the full moon was so bright on that Saturday night that they were not required. Sounds like a great weekend!
Leon Valverde, Club Historian
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This event was yet more proof of why the Roadrunner Region is the greatest region of the best club any car-nut can be a part of. First I must mention that yet another autocross was hassled by weather, however, this story ends in a most happy ending! With 25 entrants, I believe this is our largest auto-cross attendance this year, but I know we can do better (this means YOU). I think this was the most exceptional auto-cross I have attended for years and if you missed it, here’s what you missed. Camarade-rie was abound displaying the true colors of the Roadrunner Region, that spread even to the non-members to volun-teer, work, sponsor, drive, learn, whatever was required to make this a smooth event with everyone leaving with a smile. This single event was
proof again why RR is the best region in PCA, and I think we may have rubbed some of that onto other clubs as well. Ok, back to the event. The Weather was looking dismal early on the morning of May 8th, winds were cold and strong, with the look of rain all
Photos by Dennis Chamberlain
DS#3: May Fever....Results from Die Serie #3
May FeverRoute 66 5/8/2010
Driver, Car, Time
around the casino. With 25 experienced entrants and cold weather the driver’s meeting was short and sweet; everyone knew where to work, and on cold tires, safety was on everyone’s mind. Drivers/workers agreed to a compressed run schedule that allowed all entrants 5 runs in the morning, before breaking for lunch. Maybe it was the weather, or autocross experienced people, but from here, everything clicked into place and the 45 minute break from Drivers’ meeting to first car seemed way too long. I’m always amazed with how this club can run a seemingly complex event without a hitch. Fiestas
seem that way, and this autocross was no problem for anyone, even with a new course and a new host. Right on schedule, first car was out onto the new course, which ended in all smiles (a good sign for a course designer). In fact, the only point of interest for the morning is that the weather slowly improved, and drivers finished each run challenged, and looking happy. With all runs complete we reevalu-ated the weather at 11:30 and decided to continue in the afternoon, allowing us a calm relaxing lunch at Route 66 Casino Buffet. I must mention that it would be easy for me to stay at this buffet for hours, as it is very good and great hospitality. In fact, due to its close vicinity to ABQ and the great buffet, I prioritize this venue over others for my attendance. Beginning of the Afternoon, the weather was warm, winds were down, and drivers were eager to get back on course. We opted for another 6 runs that afternoon, which yielded the fastest run times from all of us, with FTD and Fastest Porsche of the
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Billy Sapp 996 37.141Jerry Gallegos Formula V 38.692Steven Fallon 997 38.869Brian Leduc Cayman S 39.504Jim Garton Miata 39.743 Anthony Richey 914 39.761Tom Reynolds Miata 40.010Pat Farrell 914 40.254Joe Almers 356 40.389Michael Galaviz Porsche 914-6 40.865Benny De La Cruz Boxster 2.7 41.316Mac Sandford 951 41.492Liz Shaw Cayman S 41.494William Guyre Boxster 2.7 41.755Dennis Ledbetter Boxster S 41.867John Clark 997 42.160Lee Stauffacher 914 42.260Bill Oaks Boxster 42.523Harvey Dayhoff 987 42.579Jason Pierce Miata 42.815Rex Rode Miata 42.833Sam Sharp Miata 44.072Andrew Dobrot Fiat 44.708Mike Suttle 914 45.305Geary Pyles Fiat 46.546
by Mac Sandford
Day both going to Billy Sapp who actually got to use the turbo in his 911 turbo, if only for a second. After 11 runs on this fast course, we were ready to end the day, with again many volunteers assisting to pack up everything leaving the lot clean and empty. For those of you who have been to an autocross before, this event was great, and there is no easy way for me to explain here how the entire group comes together for the day allowing all to have a lot of fun. For those of you who have not been to an autocross, come on out and see what they are, even grab an instructor for a ride; after all, the club does have loaner helmets, so make use of them.
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Nuts and Volts by William Agnew
For all of you who have been dreaming of getting a newer Porsche, here’s my take on the differences between air cooled cars and newer machines, based on personal experience. I wrote this two years ago for Porsche Market Letter, and I’ve since sold the 997 I raved about here. ( The original article was a bit long, so we’ve divided into several installments for the coming months. Ed.) I’ve been running around for almost a year in the latest thing in Porsche 911s, a 2006 Carrera S. Before I made the hefty down payment for my used seal gray coupe, I had worried how the car would satisfy in the long run, compared to the 1995 993 I’d enjoyed for seven years. It was my experience with BMW’s that made me wary of spending big bucks on a new car, for I had sold an almost new V8 540i after only three years of ownership, dissatisfied that the dynamic feel of that high performance sedan had been buried under the weight of luxury pretensions and content. Would a new 911 suffer the same fate? With 997’s weighing about 150 pounds more than 993’s, having refined creature comforts that could mask
input from the car and from the road, and being assembled with globalized manufacturing processes devoid of hand built character, it wasn’t out of the question that the newer car might not have long term thrill power. Here’s what I’ve learned so far. StylingThe older car looks better to me than the new one, which has lost bits of interesting detail that could have provided another level of visual scale to the overall design. Gone is the cabin air intake set off by nice creases in the center of the hood, gone is the rear window glass recessed below the plane of the sweeping roof line, and gone are the piping-like rubber gaskets between some of the exterior body panels, replaced by oversized plastic front and rear bumpers pieces, and an ugly plastic fascia between the hood and the windshield, where there used to be a steel cowl. Wider through the middle than the 993, the 997’s fender flares aren’t as prominent, or as sensuous. From all the thumbs up I get at stop lights when I drive the 997 I’ve concluded most people think it looks just great. To me something’s been lost. (continued next month)
William Agnew is the Technical Editor at Road Runner Ramblings. Bill lives in Santa Fe and is the Technical Editor of PML, The Market Letter for Porsche Automobiles, a regular contributing writer to the car section of the Santa Fe New Mexican, and a contributor to the BMW Roundel and to Autoweek.
“Comparisons”Part One
2010 AMR Charity Golf TournamentWhat better way to spend a beautiful summer day than a round of golf with your favorite Porsche Club friends, to benefit The Boys and Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region. This year, we’ll be holding the annual AMR golf tourna-ment on Saturday, July 24th. We are once again returning to the beautiful and private Woodmoor Pines Golf and Country Club in Monument, CO (con-veniently located between Colorado Springs and Denver).
This is always a great chance for AMR and RMR members to get together and have some fun. As in past years the format will be a scramble, making it
friendly to both regular and occasional golfers. Prizes will be awarded for top gross and net teams, as well as door prizes. We are also planning on our traditional hole in one prize of a brand new Porsche!
Registration is open to any and all club members, their friends, and family. Come one come all - have a great time and support a great cause.
When: Saturday, July 24th, 2010
Where: Woodmoor Pines Golf and Country Club, Monument, CO
Cost: $100 per player (includes greens fee, cart, unlimited range balls, door prizes, and a BBQ after the round!). Anyone not playing in the tournament can join our post-golf BBQ for a mere $10!
Registration: Sign up online at pcaalpine.motorsportreg.com. Deadline for registration is Friday, July 16th, 2010.
Questions: [email protected] or 719-487-2842.
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Sean CridlandZone 9 Rep
Depending on your view of what Porsche is and should be, this could be one of the most exciting times to be a Porsche enthusiast…or one of the worst. The technol-ogy improvements that Porsche has been introduc-ing to its road and racing cars in the past few years are staggering, perhaps even more revolutionary that its development rate in the 1960s and early 1970s. Gains in handling, power, usability, fuel efficiency, and even ecological concerns have meant that Porsche is almost unrecognizable from its incarnations of just twenty years ago. I know for many of you that’s been a point of contention. Many Porsche enthusiasts are worried about how their favorite marque will be de-veloping now that it’s part of the VW group of brands. But many people expressed dismay when Porsche went to water-cooled engines with the 911…but also before that with the 924, 944, 968, and 928 line of front-engined cars. And that’s not even mentioning the Cayenne and Panamera SUV and Sedans. But pushing technology and perception has always been a point of contention with Porsche fans. I’ve heard many “purists” say that Porsche should never have any car other than the air-cooled 911. Others say that things went wrong after the 356. But perceptions change with every genera-tion and every group of enthusiasts. It wasn’t that long ago that people were complaining about the Boxster as being a “watered down” 911. But look how popu-lar the Boxster and Cayman lines have become. The once reviled 914 has taken on whole new aura in the 2000s, with many restored versions showing up at concours events and many 914s still doing very well at autocrosses. There was a time when all-wheel drive was both revered of as futuristic (on the 959 and 953 su-percar and rally car) and reviled as “un-pure” and
over-civilized on the 964. But all-wheel drive is com-mon and appreciated on C4 and Turbo-models. The Cayenne, once reviled as the beginning of the end for Porsche is one of its best selling models and, espe-cially during these difficult economic times, has helped keep Porsche afloat with its most steady sales. The acceptance of the Cayenne hit home for me at Parade this past year in Keystone. When I pulled up to the line at the autocross in San Diego I was the very first and only one of three to be on the wrong end of some woe-ful stares. But at Keystone, I was only one of 12 Cay-ennes of various levels of power and handling. There were even discussions of having multiple classes for Cayennes going into future Parade Rules. Now comes the hybrid version of the Panam-era and Cayenne and KERS competition GT3 and con-cept super-car 918. One can already hear the groans about impurity. But in my view, they’re all Porsches and are efforts by the world’s best car company to push the limits of technology in new areas in ways that no other car-company has. When the first hybrid Toyo-tas and Hondas and the first KERS F1 cars arrived on the scene, I regarded them in the same way that we now look at early Daimler and Ford cars compared to today’s models: the first in a long line of development that will see great leaps in efficiency and evolution. Who would have thought in 1890 that the automobile would become the powerful and sophisticated vehicle it has become. But it didn’t happen at once and it didn’t happen without someone attempting to push the en-velope in the arenas of luxury, sophistication, and in competition. In all of these areas, Porsche has been a leader since its first car drove down the road from Gmund. For Porsche to back away from any new tech-nological concept would be a cop-out from its mission and reputation. More so, to not take on the challenge of leading in any kind of technological advancement would be a loss of its original intent and spirit. I, for one, am looking forward to the day when Porsche de-velops hybrid and KERS technology to the same level that it has with automatic transmissions (another topic of scorn in the not-so-distant past). The Tiptronic was recognized as a great leap forward in automatics and the PDK is now looking to supplant manuals for those who consider performance more important than “tradi-tional” aesthetics of shifting. When the GT3 R Hybrid (a KERS-assisted system) races at Nurburgring this spring, the world will be watching to see what kind of
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unfair advantage Porsche has found with the system. The 918 is threatened to go into production soon be-cause of the high amount of interest it has generated. It won’t be that long before other super-car manufac-turers take up the challenge and start offering their own versions of high-performance hybrids and KERS-assisted vehicles both on the road and for the track, each with their own performance tweaks and the race will be on for the next generations of performance and efficiency gains. The VW “takeover” is for some a tragedy, but remember that the current chair of the VW group, Fer-dinand Piech is the same person who masterminded the 908 and the 917 cars which took Porsche from winning class victories to overall ones. If there’s any-one who is interested in keeping Porsche in the fore-front of road- and racing-car design it is him. I believe that Porsche has a long and prosperous future ahead of it and I’m very glad to be a member of the club of its biggest fan-base as it races into the future with new types of technology and performance gains. Yet, like all of us, I still love its heritage and tradition. I think the two go hand in hand.See you at an event soon.
Sean CridlandZone 9 Rep
The Porsche GT3R Hybrid, using a Williams F1-type KERS system led 22 of the 24 Hours of Nurburgring last month. It looks like racing has a developmental role for street cars again....
This PCA sticker was recently placed on the Rolex 24 winning Porsche V8-Riley as a token of appreciation for the moral support of all the PCA race fans.
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FOR SALE: 1980 911SC Arctic Silver/Black interior with whale tail, 147,000 miles, 5 speed, short shifter. A Sweetheart of a car that runs, drives and looks great. Expertly maintained by PMCI with complete maintenance records. Top end engine rebuild with Euro heads, pistons and high compression cylinders at 146,000 miles, good recent dyno. New clutch, flywheel, and tranny rebuild at 141,000,000 miles. New SSIs, muffler at 137,000 miles (sounds great),. Paint and interior in great shape. All major work done. Excellent condition inside and out. This car needs nothing unless you want a trick or two. $15,500.00 OBO. Call Jo Irwin 505-610-9931
FOR SALE: 1990 928 S4, white with black interior, auto-matic, sunroof, 87,000 miles recent timing belt and water pump, new tires and pricey stereo. All original accessories, very clean and tight. I need $9,000, best offer over will have the car, always garaged. The car is in Santa Fe Call Ralph Bennett at 505-690-9634 or e-mail to [email protected]
FOR SALE: Porsche Front Bra, Dash Topper and Car Cover for 05-10 Carrera 4 and 4S. All in like new condition, over $500 new, you can have ALL 3 FOR $200.00. Call Ivan Pato 505-471-1486 or 954-651-5000 Cell. [email protected]
Wanted to Buy: 996 Turbo, Turbo S, or GT2 “Twist” Wheel set. Must be hollow spoke. Would prefer to purchase without tires, but will consider all options. Please contact me via email at: [email protected] or by cell at: (505) 720-9172 ask for Brandon.
FOR SALE: Parts for 356 restoration. Interior door panels $85, rear seat pads $10, rear interior panels $35, 1-pr seat rails $50, sheet metal (new), right side rear of front fender $35, left side front of rear fender $20, right side front of rear wheel well $10, left side door post $35. Call Tom Blum 505-983-2557
FOR SALE: 1991 PORSCHE Carrera 2 Cabriolet, 372HP Supercharged, 5spd, 40,000 miles, always ga-raged and covered. White with magenta interior, second owner, top condition with excellent tires and brakes. A/C, stereo w/cd, power seats, windows, cruise, power top, recent 40,000 mi service and inspection $28,000.Call Dur-ango, CO - 970.259.2415 see photo on RRR website.
FOR SALE: 85 Porsche 911 - 3.2 Carrera Guards Red/Black. OEM leather Recaros, whale tail, A/C & 16“ chrome Fuchs, traction lock rear end. 5 speed. Excellent running, original, very reliable car. Upgrades include Momo steer-ing wheel, Alpine stereo w/matching amps & alarm. Rest of the car stock & original. 106 K miles. Receipts since 1996. Transmission, rear end rebuilt & clutch replaced at 91k. Fair weather car always garaged/covered. Never abused. Serious inquiries only. $20,000. + car. $17,900 firm.
FOR SALE: 1973 Porsche 914 2.0 Rebuilt to 2.2,lowered front end, Fireball electronic ignition, dual carbs, 86 Dyno H.P., newer brakes, transmis-sion, clutch, & tires, Great car for Autocross. AND parts car 1973 914 2.0 (motor runs) $5,200 for BOTH cars. Call 505-315-6456, Mike Suttle, Albu-querque, NM Email: [email protected]
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FOR SALE: 1979 930 Turbo. 40,300 miles. N.M. car since new. Original condition with engine upgrades. $27,000 Call (505) 263-9939 for details.
21” Porsche Cayenne Sport Wheels from a 2008 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S. Bolt pattern compat-ible with Audi Q7 and Touareg. Tires have already in place Michelin latitude sport 259/35x21 tires with less than 5,000 miles. (Originally $447.00 each). No visible wear on tire tread. As far as the rims, they were used for approximately 5,000 miles. One of the rims has a very small area of curb rash. Rims also come with painted Porsche emblem caps. (Rims originally over $800.00 each) Set-four wheels/tires can be yours for $3,200. [email protected]
FOR SALE : 1989 944, Red, black interior, 69,xxx miles. Paint good, interior very good-no dash cracks. Sunroof works. Recent timing belt, pulley. Chip, cold AC, adjustable sport Konis, 250# front springs, 944 T sway bars, Turbo rear valance, corner balanced-drives like on rails. SS brake lines, Hawk blue pads, blue racing brake fluid, B&B SS muffler-almost new. New high performance all season tires on original 15x7”phone dials. Blaupunkt CD. Everything works. Asking $7,600, OBO. Don Vichick, 505 281-9549, [email protected].
FOR SALE: 944 accessories. Brey Krause harness bar, like new. $250, Simpson black 5 point cam lock harness, excellent condition, $150 C 2 wheels, 7x16, 81/2x16 with very low mileage Bridgestone Potenza Pole Position tires, 225x40x16 front, 245x45x16 rear. less than 1000 miles, never raced or autocrossed, $800 OBO MOMO 07 350mm(13.8”) black suede steering wheel. 70mm dished. The same wheel you see on the late model factory racing 911s. $150, OBO. MOMO 944 hub adaptor $50. Don Vichick, 505 281-9459, davichick@ comcast.net
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