Porsche Club of AmericaSacramento Valley Region- In its 42nd Year!

Porsche Club of AmericaSacramento Valley Region- In its 42nd Year!

August 2004

See “About the Cover” inside...

Plus...On the PoleDrifting BackMembershipCompetitionSVR People, Places & PorschesThe Social SceneThe Finish Line

Highlights: How to Jack Up Your 993

Sign Up for the SVR Camping Trip

Charity Auction Coming in September

Don’t Miss the New SVR Rally - Ridge Runner I

Wine Tour, San Simeon, and Shriners Concours Reviews

Winter

www.ipb-autosport.com

Would you like todrive your car

on a Racetrack?TracQuest runs high speed DriverEducation (DE) events at racetracks throughout the country.TracQuest DE events are widelyknown for safety, excellentinstruction and tons of track time.These are non-competitive eventswith strict rules for passing.

For sign up and more informationcontact Russ Hildebrand at 916-944-7440, visit the TracQuest Website onlineat www.tracquest.com, or send e-mailto info@tracquest.com

UPCOMING EVENTS:Thunderhill, August 29-30

Infineon, December 6-7

TracQuest

About the Cover...

Cover Photo: Doug DeVetter

In this photo by Doug DeVetter, GaryHamilton (#65) leads Stephen Patti (#623)and Chris Cervelli (#433) into the Corkscrewduring Friday practice at the PCA Club Raceat Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, part of theRoad & Track U.S. Sports Car Invitational,April 30 through May 1, 2004.See the full color version of TheDrifter on the SVR web site athttp://www.derporsche.net/.

Elliot Hoffmann, SVR Drifter Editor

1206 C Street, Sacramento

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Volume 42, No.8 August 2004

The Drifter is published monthly by the Porsche Club of America,Sacramento Valley Region (SVR), for its members. Written contribu-tions and photos are welcome and should be mailed to the Editor.Text files can be sent by email. The deadline for material is the firstof the month for publication in the following month. SVR membersshould notify the Membership Director promptly of an addresschange to insure uninterrupted delivery.

All material in this newsletter is protected by copyright.However, newsletter editors of other regions chartered by thePorsche Club of America may reprint any article provided that creditis given to the author and Sacramento Valley Region and The Drifteris cited as the source.

Autocross ChairPosition OpenCharity ChairSusan Fleming _________ 916-985-4142107 Cobb Court, Folsom, CA 95630TRFleming@comcast.netConcours ChairKent Brandon __________ 916-663-17023450 Hector Road,Newcastle, CA 95658cmkenzie@jps.netGoodie StoreTom Sisson ___________ 209-296-535214537 Surrey Junction AveSutter Creek, CA 95685targatom@goldrush.comRally ChairRik Larson _____________ 916-481-60842120 Maddox Court,Carmichael, CA 95608sysnake@comcast.netTechnical ChairRoger Walker __________ 916-415-07529726 Magellan Drive, Loomis, CA 95650rwalker1@dmv.ca.gov

Porsche Club of America

Sacramento Valley Region

- In its 42nd Year!

New Member ChairRick Weidner ___________________ 916-852-099011731 Centerville Court, Gold River, CA 95670SVR.Membership@comcast.netAdvertising Manager:Dennis Stettner _________________ 916-771-08803351 Shapelle Drive, Roseville, CA 95661VicePresident@svr.pca.org

SVR Web Sitehttp://www.derporsche.net/

PCA – Sacramento Valley Region 2004 Board of Directors

2 SVR Coming Attractions4 On the Pole – Kim Nelson4 356CAR Calendar – Elliot & Aleece Hoffmann5 Drifting Back – Larry Wilson6 Speaking of Membership – Tom Sisson7 Competition – Frederick Rauch8 Rally – Rik Larson8 G24 – Rick Weidner

10 SVR People, Places & Porsches – Elliot & Aleece Hoffmann14 Tech Stuff: High and Dry – Roger Walker14 SVR Goodie Store – Tom Sisson18 The Social Scene – Cathy & Bill Keegan19 Board Meeting Highlights – Steve Goltz20 The Finish Line – Elliot & Aleece Hoffmann20 Drifter Classifieds

8 San Simeon Tour – Mike Willis11 Shriners Concours – Kent Brandon16 Napa Wine Tour – Frederick Rauch

3 August Dinner Meeting3 September Dinner Meeting5 SVR Lake Almanor

Camping Trip6 Zone Rally - RidgeRunner I

Information and Committee Directory

Upcoming Events

Columns and Departments

#2 PartsHeavenFeatures and Reviews

PresidentKim Nelson _____________________ 916-933-4282305 Glen Ridge Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762President@svr.pca.org

Vice PresidentDennis Stettner __________________ 916-771-08803351 Shapelle Drive, Roseville, CA 95661VicePresident@svr.pca.org

TreasurerKevin Dougherty _________________ 916-983-7774P.O.Box 6006, Folsom, CA 95630Treasurer@svr.pca.org

SecretarySteve Goltz _____________________ 916-961-37058528 Via Gwynn Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628Secretary@svr.pca.org

Social DirectorsCathy & Bill Keegan _______________ 916-415-15395104 Par Place, Rocklin, CA 95677Social@svr.pca.org

Membership DirectorTom Sisson _____________________ 209-296-535214537 Surrey Junction Ave, Sutter Creek, CA 95685Membership@svr.pca.org

Competition & Safety DirectorFrederick D. Rauch ________________ 916-989-31999580 Oak Avenue Parkway, Suite 7 #188Folsom, CA 95630Competition@svr.pca.org

Newsletter EditorsElliot & Aleece Hoffmann __________ 530-792-17491718 Mariposa Circle, Davis, CA 95616NewsletterEditor@svr.pca.org

WebmasterMark Sides ______________________ 530-753-31202230 Glacier Drive, Davis, CA 95616Webmaster@svr.pca.org

Past PresidentRuss Hildebrand _________________ 916-944-7440Carmichael, CA 95608PastPresident@svr.pca.org

Zone 7 RepresentativeTim Fleming ______________ (Home) 916-985-4142

(Work) 916-381-9100107 Cobb Court, Folsom, CA 95630trfleming@comcast.net

8 Zone Concours #59 Zone Rally/Tour - Carrera de Sierra

12 Zone Concours #613 Zone Autocross School16 Zone Autocross #5 & #620 SVR Charity Auction

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SVR Coming Attractions

September 2004September Events and Contacts

SVR Dinner Meeting - Brookside Grill & Coffee HouseAndy & Dianna Leight ......... flashleight@sbcglobal.net

916-984-9624SVR New Member TourRick Weidner ............... SVR.membership@comcast.net

916-852-0990GGR AutocrossDoug & Dana Ambrisko .............................. See AboveSVR Charity AuctionKern Breaux ............................... brecko@earthlink.net

916-966-2425YR Concours#6 - ModestoNorm Swanberg ............................ swan@inreach.com

209-368-3596SVR Rally Carrera de SierraRik Larson .................................. sysnake@comcast.net

916-481-6084RR Autocross at Santa Rosa AirportGary Bayless ............................................... See AboveLPR Autocross at MarinaCathy Carlson ............................................. See AboveSVR Camping Trip - Lake AlmanorAndy & Dianna Leight ......... flashleight@sbcglobal.net

916-984-9624G24 BreakfastRick Weidner .............................................. See Above

August 2004

August Events and ContactsGGR Concours #5Larry Adams ................................... oldcarnut@aol.com

650-345-2232LPR Autocross #5Cathy Carlson ........................... 3cacres@redshift.com

831-728-3190GGR Autocross #6Doug & Dana Ambrisko .............. autox@ambrisko.com

650-903-0652SVR Dinner Meeting - Riva Bar & GrillMike & Emily Willis ............................ mikew@cwo.com

916-363-8313Lunch at the HistoricsBill Keegan ..................................... Social@svr.pca.orgRR Autocross at Santa Rosa AirportGary Bayless ....................... garybayless@earthlink.net

707-542-6102Rally Ridge Runner IRon Boeck .......................... rsboeck@worldnet.att.net

916-427-9498GGR/LPR Autocross School at CandlestickDoug & Dana Ambrisko .............. autox@ambrisko.com

650-903-0652G24 BreakfastRick Weidner ............... SVR.membership@comcast.net

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SVR Lake Almanor Camping Trip

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September Dinner Meeting

Brookside Grill & Coffee House in Old Auburn Thursday, September 9 Patio dining on a beautiful September evening—what could be nicer! Mark your calendar and make your reservation today. Space is limited to 60 people.

Time: social hour 6-7 pm; dinner served promptly at 7 pm

Menu: All dinners are $24.00 per person. Choose from one of the following delicious entrees: Grilled NY Steak with sautéed mushrooms & onions in a Jack Daniels sauce served with mashed potatoes Grilled Stuffed Pork Chop with caramelized onions, apples & Feta cheese served with mashed potatoes Grilled Salmon in a Mandarin teriyaki glaze topped with Mandarin/Thai salsa served with jasmine rice Stuffed Portabella Mushrooms grilled and stuffed with sautéed artichoke hearts, bell peppers, spinach, garlic and white

wine. sprinkled with bleu, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, served with mashed potatoes All dinners include appetizer veggie plate, salad and non-alcoholic beverage.

RSVP by September 5, 2004 to Andy & Dianna Leight at 916-984-9624 or flashleight@sbcglobal.net

Location: 111 Sacramento Street, Suite R, Auburn. Take Hwy 80 toward Reno; as you approach Auburn, take the first off ramp to historic (Old Town) Auburn. Turn right on Sacramento Street. Restaurant is at the back of a small shopping mall on the east side of the street. We will have a sign out front.

Parking: Turn left on Lincoln Way (before your see the restaurant location), go up the hill and park in the public lot on your right. Walk back down the hill to Sacramento Street, turn left and walk a short way. Clear as mud? Call us & we’ll send a map.

August Dinner Meeting Thursday, August 12

Riva Bar and Oven 2220 Gold Springs Court, Gold River

Dwight & Linda Mitchell will be returning from Florida to host this outdoor dinner.

No-host cocktails begin at 6:30 pm. Dinner is served at 7:30 pm.

Menu: Dinner includes your choice of:

Grilled "El Pollito" half chicken with a salad of corn, cherry tomatoes, apple wood smoked bacon, arugula, onions and sherry vinaigrette

Farfalle pasta with a basil pesto, summer squash, cherry tomatoes, and shaved Parmesan

Plus: green salad with balsamic vinaigrette and strawberry spongecake dessert

Cost: $25.00 per person

Reservations: Make your reservations no later than Monday, August 9. Seating is limited to 40. Last year’s dinner sold out. Call Mike or Emily Willis at 916-363-8313, or email mikew@cwo.com.

Information: For location information go to http://www.rivabarandoven.com/. For other information contact the Mitchells at 813-909-0160 or dmitch19@aviwireless.net.

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By Kim NelsonPresident

On the Pole

K

Share the Wealth Hiatus

At the June Board Meeting we reviewed thecurrent state of our “Share the Wealth” pro-gram, and after considerable discussion theBoard voted to put the program on hold forthe rest of this year.

Share the Wealth has been an SVR tra-dition for at least 35 years, and was estab-lished to help with the postage expenses ofmailing The Drifter out every month. WhileThe Drifter continues to be the largest sin-gle expense for the Club every year, since Ijoined SVR in 2000 the program’s proceedshave been used to help offset our annualHoliday Party expenses.

We had a consensus from those of youthat completed the Membership Survey latelast year that we should only have Share theWealth at dinner meeting locations wherewe have more control over the facility anddon’t have to shout so everyone can hear.That hasn’t worked for us this year becauseits been difficult to announce in advancewhether or not we were going to have theprogram at a particular dinner meeting.

Just about every car club I’m aware ofhas some sort of program that raises addi-tional funds to help offset expenses. Someare short-term in nature and help raise mon-ey for a specific club need, and others areongoing programs that go into the club’sgeneral fund. If any of you have any sugges-tions or experience with other clubs on sim-ilar programs, we would love to talk withyou so please contact me or any other Boardmember.

Speedsterfest—Should’ve Been There!

Just think—600 Porsches, 1600 Porsche fans,great food, entertainment and the fabuloussetting of Monterey. This was the type ofweekend that dreams are made of. The three-day weekend was put together to honor the50th anniversary of the Speedster, and Speed-sters were everywhere—about 250 to 300 ofthem!

At the Quail Lodge on Saturday, a fab-ulous display of early Porsches included nineAmerica Roadsters (only seventeen were everbuilt between 1951 and 1953), the proto-type Speedster, the first four Speedsters builtand the prototype Speedster D that became

the Convertible D in 1959. The PorscheMuseum sent over two cars: the first Por-sche made bearing the Porsche name (356-001) and the Museum’s America Roadster.

Rocky Taylor (President of the SequoiaRegion) and I kept bumping into each oth-er during all three days of the event. He cameover in his beautiful 1958 Coupe. Tom Sis-son and I drove to the event with a numberof SVR and 356CAR members. One of theweekend’s highlights for me was when BobMurray tossed me the keys to his newly re-stored 1955 Speedster and let me drive itover the Santa Cruz mountains down toHighway 1. Compared to any other car I’veever driven, this was absolutely driving in itspurest form!

Kim Nelson, Rocky Taylor & Allyson Pielop, andTom Sisson enjoy a day at Speedsterfest.

The weekend also included the oppor-tunity to drive on the Laguna Seca racetrack.I’ve had the opportunity to drive on a num-ber of Northern California tracks, but neverLaguna Seca. Going down through the cork-screw was definitely an “E ticket ride.” Tomand I were slotted right behind Frederick &Susan Rauch with Rick & CandiceWeidner just ahead.

All in all, this was a great weekend andkind of like going to a Porsche Parade—anevent you just never forget. If you would liketo see more photos of the event, Bob Can-non has posted quite a few athttp://www.356car.org/.See you on the Road!

Susan & Frederick Rauch, Kim Nelson, TomSisson, and Candace & Rick Weidner at LagunaSeca

356CAR Calendar2nd Saturday each month

Sacramento Area Breakfast

August 27-28 - Mendocino & FortBragg trip.

September 11-12 - German Auto Fest,Ventura.

September 11-12 - Chico Concoursd’Elegance.

September 17-18 - Ironstone Concoursd’Elegance.

September 19 - Drive Your 356 Day!

September 29-October 3 - Celebrate30 in Williamsburg 2004.

October 9 - Sierra Foothills wine tour(after Sacramento breakfast)

October 30 - Festival of Marques,Laguna Seca.

December 4 - San Mateo Breakfastfollowed by a tech session at TheStable in San Francisco.

For information on these events visit:http://www.356CAR.org/

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By Larry Wilson,SVR Member

Drifting Back

30 Years Ago (August 1974)

The August 2 dinner meeting was at Al-fred’s, on Stockton Boulevard near MackRoad and Highway 99. Social Chairs Bob& Marge Schleh arranged a dinner of sal-ad, 1/2 chicken, potatoes, vegetable, gar-lic bread, coffee and dessert—all for $5and with dancing at 10:30 pm. Outsidethe restaurant, Fred Colton (a transferfrom Arizona Region) had his beautifulblack Speedster on display.

In this month’s Drifter, Pig Pen said,“Hats off to Redwood Region for an ex-cellent driver’s school. We hear that it wasa safe, informative and fun event (formost).” This school was conducted atSears Point Raceway, and once again SVRmember Harvey Cain hit the wall withhis 911, thereby forever earning themoniker “Harvey Wallbanger.” Actually,he smote a mighty blow to the concrete

wall outside Turn 10 on the school’s lastlap with instructor and SVR memberClint deWitt in the passenger seat. The“Silver Streak” was expected to be out ofcommission for several weeks withnumerous abrasions and contusions.

20 Years Ago (August 1984)

The August 4 FRAX Autocross at Splin-ter City (McClellan AFB), chaired byDon Harley and Ken Smith, providedplenty of seat time with, or without, aninstructor.

The Picnic and Charity Auction heldat Hamilton Park August 12 benefitedSpecial Olympics. Co-chaired by KernBreaux (who couldn’t attend) and MaryJo Austin, the day offered something foreveryone: free beer, wine and soda, a fam-ily picnic, lots of kids’ games, the charityauction, a 4s versus 6s volleyball game,and “celebrity” pie throwing. Bidding wasfierce for the Hank Malter pie.

10 Years Ago (August 1994)

The August 12 dinner meeting was heldat the home of Jerry & Patti Thomas andfeatured a catered barbecue around thepool in their backyard.

August 14 was another Adopt-A-Highway pickup day for SVR’s two-milestretch along I-5. The eighteen luckytrash pluckers, supervised by Greg Peart,included Joe & Barbara Schumacher,Patti & Jerry & Chris & Kevin Thomas,Rik Larson, Chris & Shelagh Mackay,Tim Fleming, Mike Willis, Jim Dupree,Sue Moore, Nikki Duncan, Kelli Jenson,Tambra & Tom Kroetz, Pat Perez, andDoug McElroy. Claudia McElroy, VickiWil lis , Daymon Nightingale , andCyndee Peart had lunch ready andwaiting when the work was over.

Greg Peart moved up to SVR Presi-dent from Vice President after DwightMitchell resigned as President because ofnew business commitments.

The Great SVR Camping Trip Lake Almanor – September 25-26, 2004 Reservation Deadline: September 1, 2004

Step 1: Make your reservations directly with Lake Cove Resort & Marina. Be sure to mention SVR Porsche Club. Camp rules will be included with reservation confirmations by Lake Cove Resort. See Resort details

Step 2: Contact Rich Swenson & Judy Hanna at 530-672-2117 or jchpie@pacbell.net or Andy & Dianna Leight at 916-984-9624 or flashleight@sbcglobal.net.

Step 3: Pack up your tent or RV and take a self-guided drive up to Lake Cove Resort. Bring your own chicken, hot dog, steak or other grillables to BBQ Saturday night. We will provide the grill, salad, drinks, bread, beans, dessert, plates, napkins & cutlery for $8.00/person.

Cost: RV camping: electric & water $25/night Tent camping: $22/night Pets: first pet free, all others $1.00 per day

All camping spaces accommodate 4 people. Extra charges apply for additional people, extra vehicles and/or extra tents.

Other items to bring: extra camp chairs, water toys, fishing gear, boats, other miscellaneous camping needs.

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Speaking ofMembership

By Tom SissonMembership Director

Welcome new members and transfers! SVRnow has 584 regular members and 15 dualmembers.

National’s membership computer hasbeen down for two months now. They didmail me a hard copy of the signups throughJune and they are reflected below. Until Na-tional gets their system up and running, wecan only estimate membership totals.

The Board frequently discusses what wecan do to keep both new and longer-termmembers active and interested in the Club.We would appreciate any ideas, comments,criticisms, etc. from any of you. This is achallenge facing all of PCA, not just Sacra-mento Valley Region.

New Member Chair Rick Weidner hasbeen doing a great job staying in touch withthose members who have been in the clubfor about 24 months or less. I hope evenmore of you will participate in the specialbreakfasts and other things that he is arrang-ing for the future as part of our G24 pro-gram.Special congratulations to John & KarenHawkins on 30 years of membership!

New Members

Bill & Kristine BarnabySacramento, CA 95816wbarnabyiii@aol.com916-443-11251999 911

Rachel CocuzziKelsey, CA 95667530-344-82961970 914

James DayCarmichael, CA 95608jday@golyon.com916-484-36001999 Boxster

Laura FairchildLincoln, CA 95648drlara@ulink.net916-624-82551995 911

Steve KujubuSacramento, CA 95829skujubu@yahoo.com916-688-82581984 911

Ron & Franca LingrenFair Oaks, CA 95628rlingren@aol.com916-961-83751970 911

Albert & Jaime MichelitschOrangevale, CA 95662dabinx@sbcglobal.net916-988-61281991 911

Jeff & Jennifer NowlingSacramento, CA 95820nowlings@hotmail.com916-212-04191971 911

Lisa & Mike ThomasApplegate, CA 95703lithomas@wizwire.com530-878-92861978 911

Jeff WolfeSanta Rosa, CA 95401jpwolfe@sonic.net707-539-99091999 911

Transfers In

Jeff Jacoues & HelenShunkMeadow Vista, CA 95722-14182003 911(from Arizona)

Changes

Jerry & Ramona Alter530-344-04751997 911

Thomas Chandlerchandler986@yahoo.com

Phil & Patricia HillRocklin, CA 95765phillghill@starstream.net916-435-91671997 911

John KnowlesDewey, AZ 86327

Dennis & Nancy Meyer530-885-70722003 996, 1956 356

Al Nosenzoozneson@aol.com

Robert Sime1999 Boxster

Jim & Linnea Stimpson530-637-4057

Eric & Cindy TenglerMather, CA 95655ctengler@volcanotherapeutics.com916-361-1358

Anniversaries

William Williams & ChrissyVanGraafeiland [5]

John & Karen Hawkins [30]

Sacramento Valley Region Presents

Ridge Runner IA Pan-Am RallySaturday, August 21, 2004

Fee: $20.00 per car, $15.00 if preregistered by August 16Registration at 7:45 A.M. • Driver/Navigator meeting at 8:30 A.M.

First car out at 9:01 A.M.Ron Boeck, Rallymaster

Description: Official maps or instructions will be used to communicatepossible routes to stand off and checkpoint controls.There may be non-visual and DIY checkpoints. The rally route will include the Wine Re-gion, the Gold Country, and the High Sierras. Classes and equipmentrestrictions will be defined and announced at registration. Every rallycar must have a driver and a navigator.

Directions:Start is at the Elk Grove Brewery in Old Town Elk Grove.For directions, to go

Preregistration: Entrants should study the generalrules prior to the event. To obtain them, send yourentry fee check in the amount to of $15.00, payableto “PCA-SVR,” and a self-addressed, stamped, le-gal-size envelope postmarked for delivery no laterthan August 16 to:

Ron Boeck7629 Ambrose WaySacramento, CA 95831

Information: Contact Ron Boeck at (916) 427-9498or e-mail

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June DE at Thunderhill

Over the past 30 months Susan and I havehosted three wine tours and two dinnermeetings for PCA-SVR. The June 4 DriverEducation event at Thunderhill in Willows,California was the biggest Club activity Ihave organized so far. Without the manyvolunteers it would not have been possible.

The event started with registration onThursday night at The Golden Pheasant Inn,which was followed by dinner at the CasaRamos restaurant. We had over thirty din-ner participants from many PCA regionsthroughout California. With the number ofattendees on Thursday night, it turned outto be an event of its own—a great kickofffor Friday’s day at the track.

load meetings following their driving ses-sions. During the day, I saw cohesiveness andlots of smiles. We had over 50 cars, whichincluded 35 Porsches ranging from a 1969911 to a 2004 GT3.

This event was a joint effort of PCA-SVR and TrackMasters Racing, and specialthanks goes out to all the attendees and to

By Frederick D. RauchCompetition Director

Competition

Thunderhill turn 1

Our goal was for everyone to have a greatand safe experience. Based on the commentswe received during and following the event,we succeeded. The most serious mishap wasa flat tire, and there were no tows and noneed for safety equipment.

Drivers had a combination of in-car andclassroom instruction, and attended down-

the many volunteers who contributed to thesafety and success of this event.

The event committee included: MikeWillis (Chief Steward), Rik Larson (GridSteward), Frederick Rauch (Event Chair/Co-Host), Russ Hildebrand (Chief Driv-ing Instructor), Doug Gale (TrackMastersOwner/Co-Host) and Jeff Lyon (TrackMas-ters Event Chief Driving Instructor).

Our instructors were: Tim Fleming, BobPeake, Zane Dobson, Warren Walker, RichMcGlumphy, Hari Matsuda, Boris Berman,George Fisher, Thom Fitzpatrick, BillAshurst, Larry Colen, Jim Paugh and MikeLingsch.

Doug Chalmers out on the track

Thanks also to the Thunderhill staff, andto Courtney Rauch and Ryan Bruce for thewater and ice runs. (We consumed 240 bot-tles of water!)

Autocross Committee Forming

As most of you are aware, SVR has not heldautocrosses in the Sacramento area otherthan during CRAB. In order to be proactivein locating an autocross site we need to as-semble an Autocross Committee. Now is thetime to step forward and make a differencein the future of SVR autocrossing. Pleasecontact me if you would like to be part ofthis committee.

November DE and AX at Infineon

SVR and TrackMasters will co-host a multi-activity event at Infineon Raceway on No-vember 14, 2004. In addition to a DriverEducation event, an autocross will be heldin the paddock area. We need volunteersASAP to help plan and run the autocrossportion of this event. Please contact me ifyou would like to help out with this effort.We invite all PCA drivers and instructors toparticipate. Please watch for registration in-formation at http://www.derporsche.net/and in future issues of The Drifter.

Participants prepare their cars

Frederick Rauch exercising his C4

Thanks again and I hope to see you soon.PS. Watch next year for PIG.

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By Rik LarsonRally Chair

Rally

Just a reminder that our next breakfastmeeting is scheduled for Saturday, August28, 8:30-10:00 am. Please join me andmembers of the Board for this no-hostevent at Andiamo, 3145 Folsom Boulevard,Sacramento (just off BR 80 near 30th

Rick WeidnerNew Member Chair

Ridge Runner I

Our next rally is Ridge Runner I, the 5th

event in the Zone 7 rally series. On Satur-day, August 21, rallymaster Ron Boeck willbring us an extremely simple rally. This rallywill test your skills at reading a map and ar-riving at a known checkpoint location at anexact time. All you need is an accurate time-piece; we will provide the maps. So checkout the announcement on page 6 for all thedetails. Those interested in working a check-point should call Ron.

Carrera de Sierra VII

Yes, we have started to receive entries forthe 27th running of this rally/tour. You cansave some money if you enter by August 16.And be sure and make your room reserva-tions at the overnight location in Truckee.The block of rooms will only be held untilSeptember 1. More details are included inthe announcement on page 9.

Zone 7 Rally Series Update

Jessica and J. Toney continue to lead the se-ries with their fourth win of the season. Theyplaced first at the Summer Solstice rally inJune, which was presented by Jim Cooperof Yosemite Region. The Toney team needsonly one more win to clinch at least a tie forfirst place overall in the 2004 series. AlArmellini (Diablo Region) and Rik Larsonscored their first win in class this year andare among a large group of rallyists who con-tinue pursuing the Toneys.

Presented ByGolden Gate Region

Porsche Club of America

Sunday, August 1, 2004 • 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.Carlsen Porsche Dealership, 3636 Haven Avenue, Redwood City, CA

Entry Fee: $20.00 per Car (Proceeds to Charity)Placement from 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M.

Food: Hot Dogs, Chips, Cold Drinks, Etc.

Directions: From Highway 101, exit East onto Marsh Road and turn left ontoHaven Avenue. For Information, call Larry or Greg Adams at (650) 345-2232 ore-mail OldCarNut@aol.com

30th AnnualCARLSEN PORSCHE CONCOURS

Time To Get Going

It was Friday morning, the sun was rising,and we were getting ready to leave for Shari’son I-5 to greet 30 other Porsches for theSan Simeon Tour. We checked around thehouse to make sure that we had all the re-lease forms, tour guidelines and route in-structions. When we had all that and ourweekend necessities packed, we headed out.

At the start location, we found others hadalso made it there. The release forms weresigned, we had a brief drivers’ meeting, andit was time to take 31 Porsches south on I-5to our first stop: the Westley rest area. Whenwe arrived, we found the Behrenses, Ad-amses, Origdulphs & Rays waiting for usto join the tour for the rest of the journey.(The Jacobsons would be meeting us in SanSimeon.) What a pretty sight to see thatmany Porsches in the rest stop! After mak-ing sure that all had taken advantage of the“facilities,” we headed out to Hollister forour next snack stop, as lunch was still a fewhours and many miles away.

The Porsche Part of The Tour

Since we now had 35 cars and the routewould now take us onto “Porsche roads,” webroke the tour into three groups: brisk, not-so-brisk, and the motoring group. The Mc-Mahens were our support vehicle, and theydecided to join the Fords and few others forthe motoring group. Of course Emily and Iled the brisk group, with Rich Swensen &Judy Hanna helping with not-so-briskgroup. From Hollister we drove downHighway 25 to 198 and jogged over to PeachTree. The roads, scenery, weather and Por-sche friends made this part of the tour espe-cially enjoyable. This year we did not evenmake any U-turns!

Lunchtime At Last

We arrived at the Arciero Winery for lunchand some wine tasting on schedule, but longafter we had breakfast. The Hollister snacksreally helped with making it to lunch. Ourlunch of sandwiches, chips, and tasty cook-ies, topped off with wine gave us a goodopportunity to socialize with each other. Wehad 70 people at lunch, and the table talkwas about the cars, what the Club has tooffer, and about the drive from Sacramento.After lunch, everyone was free to spend sometime in Paso Robles visiting other wineries,or to head for Cambria or San Simeon. Ei-

San SimeonTour 2004

By Mike WillisSVR Member

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Sacramento Valley Region Presents

September 18th & 19th, 2004

Rally Fee - $55.00 per car if received by Aug. 16; thereafter - $65.00Tour Fee - $35.00 per car if received by Aug. 16; thereafter - $40.00

Preregistration is recommended.General instructions for the rally will be sent around September 10th.

Rallymaster: Keith McMahan.Tourmasters: Richard Swenson and Judy Hanna.

Fees include a Saturday afternoon social and barbecue at the finish.There will be a Saturday afternoon walking rally contest. Start is at theRaley Shopping Center in Loomis, approximately 25 miles east of Sac-ramento. Take the Horseshoe Bar exit on I-80 and turn right ontoHorseshoe Bar Road. Registration will open at 8:30 A.M.25 rooms have been reserved at the Inn at Truckee. Call(888) 773-6888; be sure to mention the Porsche Clubrate. The special rate and the rooms will be held until aresold out by 6:00 P.M. on September 1st. For further in-formation, contact Rik Larson at (916) 481-6084 (before9:00 P.M., please) or e-mail < sysnake@comcast.net>

Carrera de Sierra XXVII Entry Form

Driver Navigator

Address Address

City, State ZIP City, State ZIP

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Rally Class (circle one): Beginner Novice Expert Unequipped Expert Equipped

Car Make Running (circle one) Rally Tour

Make check payable to “PCA-SVR” and send toRik Larson, 2120 Maddox Court, Carmichael, CA 95608

ther way, folks had time to check in and getready for the next party. In SVR we use ourcars to get us from one party to another.

Arrival Party

With the help and support of the CourtesyInn’s ownership, we had the arrival party bythe indoor pool. Everyone made this part ofthe tour happen by bring treats, munchies,wine, etc. Frederick & Susan Rauch broughtalong their famous cheese dip. I am not re-ally sure where he packs this along with ev-erything else necessary for the three-day trip.

By the pool that afternoon, we noticedthat Carl & Suzie Brakensiek, Vicki &

Stephan Childs, Tom & Robin Giustina,Greg Pasiuk & Ann Houston, Doug Klein& Alice Schilla, Bill & Laura Mahoney,Clint & Marty Sherburne, the Simes, Mar-vin & Ruth Stark and Michael O’Connor& his son Geoff had the opportunity to meetand socialize with the McKees, Brandons,McGlumphys, Weidners, Walkers, McC-orys, Goltzes, Tom Sisson, Minatos, Rauch-es, McMahens, Kroetzes, Lees, Leights,Hoffmanns and Crosses. I know we haveleft someone out and must apologize.

(continued on page 12)

Your photos are always needed and welcomed!We will try to publish as many as we have room for in each issue. Send your color or black& white electronic images to Aleece & Elliot Hoffmann at NewsletterEditor@svr.pca.org.Please include a caption or other information regarding the photo.

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By Elliot & Aleece Hoffmann Drifter Editors

Shriners Concours

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1. 356s were everywhere!2. Judy Hanna had the clearest windows in the show.3. Oops, camera must have slipped on this one! (Steve &Barbara McCrory’s Morgan was hiding over with the rest ofthe cars from across the Channel.)4. Dennis Stettner’s 1994 968.5. Tom and Tambra Kroetz’s 914.

Photos 1-5: Elliot Hoffmann

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By Kent BrandonSVR Concours Chair

Shriners Concours 2004Weekend

If you were at any of the 2004 concoursweekend activities, you know it was a fan-tastic event. If you missed it, ask any onewho was there, and you are going to want toattend in 2005.

This was the largest attendance of anySVR concours event in known history. Wehad a total of 102 Porsche cars on the field.Of the total, 39 entered the formal Zone 7judging contest; the rest were there to dis-play their beautiful cars and have a goodtime.

The site for the event was the grassygrounds of the Shriners Hospital. This yearhad all the fun Shriners antics, like the key-stone cops and the mini bike escorts. Therewas live music, food, and lots of great cars.In addition to cars, the Shriners arranged tohave almost 30 classic wooden boats. Thesewere the best of the best from Tahoe. I haveseen many of these wooden works of art atthe Tahoe wooden boat show, but seeingthem out of the water was quite differentand wonderful.

In addition to the Sunday concours, wehad 3 other events to fill up the weekend.Friday night we kicked off the weekend withharness racing at Cal Expo. A special park-ing area was set up for Porsches and a racebetween a Model T and horse was the high-light of the evening. Saturday’s events be-gan at the Towe Ford Museum. Bob Gar-retson, who has had a spectacular Porscheracing career, spoke to a large group of SVRand 356 Register attendees. Bob describedracing at such venues as Lemans and Day-tona, in addition to describing what it waslike to flip a car at speeds approaching 200MPH! Saturday’s events continued with adinner and auction held at the SacramentoCoke bottling plant. The auction was funand the food was good.

The results for the Zone 7 concours arelisted to the right. In addition to the formaljudging, we had a fun people’s choice event.There was a small twist to the contest: Weasked four ladies from the Corvette club tojudge our cars, and we were able to judgetheirs. The cars they chose were: Leigh Ru-tledge’s 1956 356, Mike Ambrozewicz’s1989 Speedster, and Bob Jacobson’s 996 S4.

2004 Shriners Concours ResultsClass Name Region Year Model Position911 - full (Water Cooled)

Gary Lieber GGR 2002 996 Cab 1900 series full (early)

Ken Brown MBR 1966 912 1911 full (late)

Jeff Kinder SVR 1996 993 1356 Full

Leigh Rutledge SVR 1956 356A 1Ted Blake SVR 1965 356 2Jerry Kiliany SVR 1965 356 3

“924, 944, 928, 968” FullAndrew & John Strom SNR 1989 944 1

CompetitionFrederick Rauch SVR 2001 996 1Tim Fleming SVR 1969 911 2Rey Alamares SVR 1978 930 3

356 StreetBob Cannon SVR 1965 356C 1Tim Wilson SVR 1961 356 2

914 StreetTom Kroetz SVR 1975 914 1

“924, 928, 944, 968” StreetDennis Stettner SVR 1994 968 1

Boxster StreetKim Nelson SVR 2001 Boxster 1

911 Street (Water Cooled)Tom Sisson SVR 2002 996 Targa 1

911 Street (mid)Alan Nishimoto SVR 1987 911 1Mike Ambrozewicz SVR 1989 911 Speedster 2

911 Street (late)Brian & D’anne Carleton GGR 1998 993 1Steven Hernandez SVR 1995 993 2

356 Wash & ShineTom Sisson SVR 1961 356 1Bill Van Gundy SVR 1962 356 2James & Bonnie Warwick SVR 1965 356 2Jim Karver SVR 1965 356 3

*Replica Car - AccommodationEstella Drake SVR 1957 356*

914 Wash & ShinePatrick Johnson SVR 1972 914 1

“924, 928, 944, 968” Wash & ShineKent Brandon SVR 1986 928 1

Boxster Wash & ShineWilliam Mahoney YOS 2002 Boxster 1George Grialou GGR 2003 Boxster 2

*RUF - AccommodationBob Peake SVR 2001 RUF*

911 Wash & Shine (water cooled)Steve Cohee SVR 2003 996 1Tom Ware SVR 1999 996 2Rick Wiedner SVR 1999 996 3

911 Wash & Shine (early)Phil Lawrence SVR 1972 911 1

911 Wash & Shine (mid)Gail Cohee SVR 1981 911SC 1Kevin Dougherty SVR 1978 911SC 2Brian Johansen SVR 1987 930 3

911 Wash & Shine (late)Roger Walker SVR 1997 993 1Marvin & Ruth Stark SVR 1997 993 2

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Yosemite Region Presents

Concours at the ParkSunday, September 12, 2004

Davis Park, Modesto

Registration - 8:00 A.M. • Judging starts at 10:00 A.M.Concours fee:$20.00 per entry

Display Only is encouraged and welcome, and is free!Barbecue fee: $6.00 per person ($3.00 for kids under 10)

Bring the kids! Davis Park has shade, picnic tables, restrooms,grass and a playground to keep the young ones occupied priorto the lunchtime barbecue.

To preregister for the concours and the barbecue, send yourcheck, made payable to “PCA-YR,” to Norm Swanberg, 15721N. Free Road, Lodi, CA 95242. The barbecue menu includeshamburgers, hot dogs, chips, and soda. Be sure to indicate thenumber of barbecue lunches.

Directions: exit Highway 99 at Beckwith/Standiford Avenue.Proceed east to Tully Road, turn right on Tully, turn left onRumble, turn right on College Ave., and turn right at the firstentrance to the park. The concours site is the horseshoe turn-around directly ahead.

For information, contact Norm at(209) 368-3596, e-mail

Almost Dinner Time

Even with all the planning, it seems thatsomething can always creep up and cause aproblem. Our caterer for the arrival dinnerhad looked at our schedule from two yearsago and set it up for Saturday night, just likebefore. But this year we arrived on Friday,not Saturday. Of course, I discovered thiswhen we checked in and asked about howthe dinner was going.

Emily and I, with the help of others,spread the word by the pool that eveningabout the change in dinner plans. We alsogot the support of the Courtesy Inn and TheCavalier to put a message on everyone’sphones about the revised schedule. Anyway,with the support of all the tour participants,the dinner worked out perfectly on Satur-day instead of Friday. Everyone we talkedwith actually thought this schedule was bet-ter and would be more relaxing, so watchfor the same format on San Simeon Tour2006.

Free Day To Tour or Shop

Saturday was a free day to shop and walkaround Cambria. Some took day tours ofHearst Castle. This year we reserved eveningtours of the Castle for the whole group. Thiswas a first for most of us.

We actually did have our group dinnerthis evening, and again we had the oppor-tunity to meet our new members and seefriends we had not seen for a while. The din-ner was excellent and we arranged to returnfor dessert after we toured the Castle. Thisgave us another excuse for continuing theparty.

Castle Evening Tours

Since the busses to the top of the hill seatonly 54 people, our little group (now 72) wasscheduled for two different tour times. Atthe top of the mountain, we were dividedagain into smaller groups for the tours. Wehad not been on a nighttime tour before. Itcovered a nice selection of Castle areas, andperiod-costumed “guests” throughout theproperty helped give us the flavor of how itmust have been when Hearst was using thecastle. The tours lasted about 2 hours, andthen we headed back for our waiting des-serts & after-dinner drinks, and even moresocializing.

Time To Head Home

On Sunday it was time to head home. Thispart of the tour gave everyone the opportu-nity to choose their own route and pace.Some came straight home; others came backvia Highway 1, stopping off in Carmel orMonterey.

Why was this tour fun? It was becauseof the participants who made it happen.With 36 Porsches (okay, a couple of themwere non-Porsches), it was a large group, andwe think that is what was so special. It gaveothers and us the opportunity to meet andtalked about our cars, the Club and otherinterests as well.

Thanks to all of you for coming with us.Mike & Emily

San SimeonTour 2004 New Members

Don’t miss the NewMember Tour onSeptember 11.

This is a chance tomeet the Board,meet other new

members,and drive some great

Porsche roads.Mark your calendars

and don’t miss it.More information will bein next month’s Drifter.

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Attention Porsche OwnersAre you driving your car to its maximum potential?Would you like to have better car control?Would you like to meet fellow Porsche owners?Would you like to push your Porsche to its limit, safely?Would you like to have a really great time?

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$130 per person

Fee includes a copy of Secrets of Solo Racing, a 192-page autocrossing handbook and two days of driv-ing. You must be 18 years old to attend. Preregistration is required. All Porsche drivers welcome: you donot have to be a PCA member. For further information, call Doug or Dana Ambrisko, 650-903-0652or e-mail autox@ambrisko.com

To register, go to http://www.ambrisko.com/ax/z7axsch.html

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Baking out there? August is a-comin!... The Goodie StoreMaybe it’s already here. There is still plenty of hot weather so get your-self some cool threads from the Goodie Store.

There are SVR polo shirts—still only $30 in a variety of colors—andsome neat new PCA logo polos as well—just $35.

Also, you need our Porsche T-shirts ($18), and baseball shirts ($20). Ifyou are follicularly deprived as I am, we have great Porsche caps for just$15. Don’t miss out! You need our stuff; we need your money! Lets gettogether!

Get good deals and great goods at the SVR Goodie Store! See Tom Sissonat meetings and events, or write him at 14537 Surrey Junction Lane, Sutter Creek, CA 95685, call209-296-5352, or email targatom@goldrush.com. We can usually ship for $5 or less!

This article is reprinted with permission fromthe “Do-it-Yourself ” area of http://p-car.com/.

How To Jack the Car Up

There are several ways to jack up and secureyour 993 for those DIY projects.

Before you start, I recommend you nottry to save any money in buying cheaper, off-brand jacks, jack stands or floor jacks. Whenit comes to buying equipment or tools thatmay jeopardize your car or your safety, al-ways buy the best. Sears is a good place tobuy jack stands and floor jacks. I am surethere are other places to buy these things,but you will need to look around yourself.

When buying a floor jack, make sure youbuy a model that has a removable cup. Whenjacking up your car with a floor jack that hasa cup installed, it really puts more stress onthe contacting point (since all the weight ison the small lip area). I remove the cup frommy floor jack and just use the flat area un-derneath the cup. This way the weight isdistributed over a larger area, and less dam-age occurs to the jack points on your car.Also if your car is lowered, there is no wayfor you to get the floor jack underneath thecar without removing the cup.

Most importantly—always use a jackstand!

Personally, I do not place the jack standunderneath any suspension pieces or any-where that is not originally designated as a

jacking point. I am sure that there are sever-al other places to place a jack stand on the993 which will not damage the car whatso-ever, but you will have to make that decisionon your own.

There are three different configurationsfor having your car up in the air:(1) Just the front: Lift one side of the car

up using the floor jack on one rear jackpoint. Place a jack stand underneaththe front jack point and lower the floorjack. Repeat for the other side.

(2) Just the rear: Place the floor jack un-derneath the engine crankcase. (Youcan only do this if your soundtray, en-gine under cover, or engine tray—what-ever it is called—has already been re-moved.) Jack the rear of the car up tothe height youdesire, place thejack stands un-derneath therear jack points,and slowly low-er the floor jack.

(3) All four wheelsoff the ground:Do procedure(1) first andthen (2).

Additional Jacking Tips

This tip was contributed by Sheperd Ringer.I use a hockey puck in the jack cup to

help distribute load and reduce impact. Ihave a bolt screwed into the center of thepuck, with the half-inch head protruding sothat it fits neatly into the holes on the car atthe jack point. This gives me peace of mindthat the car won’t slip off the jack while rais-ing and lowering. When I use this method,

Written By Robin SunSubmitted By Roger Walker,

Technical Chair

Tech Stuff:High and Dry

The rear jack point

Rear of the car resting on the jack stands

Closer view

Where to place the floor jack under the rear ofthe car underneath the engine

I do have to drive the front wheels up ontosome 2"x8" lumber to get the car up enoughto fit the jack under, and my car’s not low-ered.

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Morning registration: 7:30 A.M. - 8:30 A.M.Afternoon registration: 11:30 A.M. - 12:10 P.M

Fee: $30.00 per driver per day - Some loaner helmets availableExhaust restrictions are 92db @50ft.

For directions, go to: http://www.pca-ggr.org/acvenues.html#alamedapoint.A catering/vending truck will be available at the site for snacks and lunch aswell as a sports bar & grill open to the public in the Bladium Sports Center

Lodging in AlamedaExtended Stay America, 1350 Marina Village Parkway; Queen $75.00,King $79.00 plus tax; trailers O.K. 510-864-1333. Walking distanceto Chevy’s for the Saturday dinner.

Days Inn Alameda, 1925 Webster Street, Corner Webster & Atlantic;Queen $65.99, King $79.99 plus tax; trailers O.K. 510-521-8400.Approximately 3 minutes to site.

Hawthorn Suites LTD., 1628 Webster Street; Queen & King both $99.00plus tax; includes breakfast. 510-522-1000.

Saturday Night DinnerThere will be a casual Saturday dinner at Chevy’s, 2400 Mariner Square.Cost is $30.00 per person and includes appetizers, meal, soft drinks/beer/or margaritas. For reservation, send your check, payable to “PCA-GGR” to: Cathy Carlson, 14144 Campagna Way, Watsonville, CA95076 (831) 728-3190.The deadline for Reservations is August 1.

Autocross ChairsCathy Carlson (LPR), 831-728-3190 or e-mail3cacres@redshift.com and Rob Ways atways@mindspring.comDoug and Dana Ambrisko (GGR) 650-903-0652 or e-mail autox@ambrisko.com

Once again Susan and I planned a winetour (our third). This time we headed toNapa Valley. The twelve-car tour startedat Mocha Joe’s in Davis and followed thefirst part of the SVR Mendocino Tour’sroute, ending in Calistoga. The route wentsouth of Dixon straight to the hills of Va-caville, where by magic it connected withState Highway 128 and onto SilveradoTrail to the wineries.

By Frederick D. RauchCompetition Director

Event Review:Napa Wine Tour

The first stop was The Frank FamilyVineyard at Larkmead Lane, where we hada private wine tasting and history lessonon this fine vineyard, plus great Chardon-nay, Cabernets, Blanc de Noirs and more.

The second stop was at the Silver RoseInn & Winery at the corner of Silveradoand Rosedale, where we had a gourmetlunch prepared by the Palisades Market onour private deck overlooking the vineyardsand the nearby mountains. After lunch weenjoyed a private barrel tasting, a candle-light sit-down wine tasting and a tour ofthe B&B.

From Silver Rose we headed into Cal-istoga for a walking tour of the IndianSprings Spa and shopping at the localshops. I was told that the only thing thatwas missing was a nap in a hammock ab-

sorbing the fresh Napa breeze. Maybe nexttime!

Once again people had smiles on theirfaces from what we believe was anothersuccessful SVR event. Thanks to all whoattended and we hope to see you our nextevent.

Frederick & Susan Rauch

Lunch on the deck at the Silver Rose Winery

Porsche parking at Silver Rose Winery

SVR members tasting at Frank Family Vineyards.

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Summer continues and our Club calendar isheating up. The months of August and Sep-tember bring great opportunities for toursand socializing with your fellow PorscheClub members. July gave us the StumpyMeadows Tour lead by the Walkers, and oursecond tour of the season led by StephanieMorgan, the Awesome Horsepower Tour.Thanks to the efforts of members like these,we have the ability to visit California’s trea-sured places and to share the experience withsome of our favorite people. I would alsolike to recognize Susan & Frederick Rauchfor hosting the July dinner meeting at theVillage Green Bar & Grille. Frederick hasgone over the top this year with a tour, driv-er education event, and a monthly dinner,all in addition to serving as our Competi-tion and Safety Director.

This month, Dwight & Linda Mitchellhave put together our monthly dinner meet-ing all the way from their new home in Flor-

ida. If you haven’t already done so, pleasecontact Mike or Emily Willis (916-363-8313), who are taking the reservations lo-cally on behalf of the Mitchells. The dinnerwill be held at Riva’s in Gold River on Thurs-day, August 12.

If you plan to attend the Monterey His-toric Races this year, please join Cathy andme for a BBQ lunch at our campsite (Chap-arral #57). The BBQ will be during the lunchbreak on Saturday, August 14. Please let usknow if you can join us by calling 916-415-1539 before Wednesday, August 11.

September is typically the busiest monthof our PCA-SVR year, and this year is noexception. Andy & Dianna Leight are host-ing the dinner meeting on Thursday the 9th

at a great place in old Auburn: the Brook-side Grill & Coffee House. Rick Weidner isputting together another New Member Touron Saturday the 11th.

On the afternoon of Sunday, September12, Kern & Cindi Breaux will host the Club’sCharity Auction at the Breaux Estate. Thisevent brings together the talented and co-medic auction team of Larry Wilson andKirk Bradford as they sell items donated byClub members. It is a fun afternoon featur-ing homemade goodies, donations (which

may include trips or dinners), and somefound “treasures” from the just-cleaned-outgarage.

The following weekend, September 18& 19, is one of the Club’s annual overnighttreks, Carrera de Sierra. Whether you wantto run the time, speed & distance rally, orprefer the less formal approach of the tour,you’ll enjoy a great weekend in the Sierra.This year’s destination is Truckee, just in caseany of you get lost en route!

If that were not enough, Andy & Dian-na Leight and Judy Hanna & Rich Swen-son have planned an overnight camping tripto Lake Almanor. It has been a number ofyears since we’ve had an official Club cam-pout, and they are fun for everyone. I antic-ipate a few may arrive early and stay a cou-ple of nights, while others may only spendthe night of Saturday the 25th. Heck, somemay tour up for just the day. All will have agreat time!

That’s it for this month. We still needsome assistance with the Holiday Party andCRAB for next year. Give us a call; we’llfind a place to use your help.

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Board MeetingHighlights

By Steve GoltzSecretary

Call To Order

President Kim Nelson called the June16,2004 Board meeting to order at 6:10 pmat RPM Motorsports. Present were: BoardMembers Tom Sisson, Dennis Stettner,Steve Goltz, Aleece & Elliot Hoffmann,Kevin Dougherty and Frederick Rauchconstituting a quorum. Absent were: RussHildebrand, Bill Keegan, and Mark Sides.Also in attendence were: Mike Willis, PatWilson and Rik Larson.

Old Business

The minutes of the June 16 meeting wereapproved.

New Business

Autocross Site-McClellan (Kim Nelson):Kerner Breaux to meet with County offi-cials to discuss using McClellan.Share the Wealth (Pat Wilson): Put on

hold until January 2005.Internet-Based Message Board (Kim Nel-son): Matt Deter has offered his servicesto set up and maintain a service. Motionpassed to have Matt present his ideas tothe Board.

Board Member Reports

Financial Report (Kevin Dougherty):Balance sheet presented.Membership Director (Tom Sisson): Nocurrent report from PCA National.Goodie Store (Tom Sisson): $118 salesthis month.Competition Director (Frederick Rauch):Autocross and Thunderhill DE both didwell financially. The Board decided to des-ignate monies returned over budget be des-ignated for a new timing system for au-tocross since the old system is not work-able and may not be repairable. Each eventwill be reviewed before designating mon-ey for the timing system fund.Newsletter Editors (Aleece Hoffmann):June’s Drifter went to the printer 6/15.This is the fifth consecutive issue to besubmitted on schedule in spite of manyarticles not making the 1st of the month

deadline.Vice President (Dennis Stettner): Noth-ing further to add.President (Kim Nelson): Nothing furtherto add.

Adjournment

Action Items: Trailer Decals. Submit biosfor web site. Dumkopf Award nomineesare needed.Meeting Adjourned: at 7:31 pmNext Meeting: The next Board meetingwill be held at RPM Motorsports, July 21,2004 at 6:10 pm.

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Porsches

By Elliot & Aleece HoffmannNewsletter Editors

The Finish Line

1986 944 Turbo Race Car, Over $30,000 invested innew parts and spares. This is a no-rust California car witha large number of turbo cup parts from PorscheMotorsports. The car has many carbon fiber and fiberglass parts including Lexan deck lid and other weight-saving features. Other notable parts include: big redbrakes/rotors, Sparco seats, Porsche Motorsports triple-adjustable Koni shocks, and built-in fire system. Forgelinewheels 9.5x18, 11x18 with Goodyear Eagle Race tires.Motor upgrades include O-ringed cylinder head that is

ported and polished, ceramic coated custom built turbo,extrude-honed intake manifold, custom chips and HKSboost controller. Many more new and spare parts. Com-plete list and photos available. 530-518-9290 orgraysport2003@sbcglobal.net (7)

1970 914/6, Tangerine Orange 48K original miles, 2.2 Ecams, S head & piston, Turbo type rods, Koni adjustableshocks $16,900. Call Tim @ 530-268-0578 or 530-308-0066 cell. (7)

1973 914, black, 911 running gear, 7" & 8" Fuchs, 81 3-0SC engine, side shift, GT front oil cooler, $12,900. CallTim @ 530-268-0578 or 530-308-0066 cell. (7)

1990 944 Cabriolet S2, triple maroon, showroom con-dition/concours show potential, Forgeline wheels andoriginal wheels, big brake update. Pictures and detailsavailable via email. 530-518-9290 orgraysport2003@sbcglobal.net (7)

I can’t deny it; I’m a technology freak. I findgadgets irresistible, and will find some ex-cuse to buy most any “toy” that catches myinterest. Even when I am buying cars, I al-ways buy them fully loaded!

My latest acquisition? A brand new, 2004Friendly Robotics RL850 RoboMower!Speed Yellow! When I first started seeingads for these miracle machines two or threeyears ago, I thought it would be cool to haveone if they really worked, but I doubted.

Ever since moving to the Davis sevenyears ago, I have struggled with keeping mylawns mowed. Its just too darn hot in theafternoons & evenings to be doing that typeof work. Cool weekend mornings are re-served for important things like breakfast onthe patio at the coffee shop, or washing andwaxing the Porsche. There is no time left tomow lawns. I tried a gardening service for awhile, but it really irked me to pay someoneelse to do a job I am capable of doing, anddoing better, myself.

Then along comes the RoboMower—the answer to all my problems! Before buyingone, I did a lot of research online becausethey are pretty expensive. Almost unani-mously, people liked them, and said theyworked great, even on sloped and irregular-ly shaped locations. So in late May, I put inmy order, and a week later a very large boxarrived. Immediately I unpacked it—andeven read the directions!

It isn’t all a cake walk, though; you haveto stake down a perimeter wire about a footin from the edge of your lawn so it doesn’ttry to mow the entire neighborhood. Thefirst lawn (of three) took me about 5 hoursto get the wire installed and adjusted.

Then I just pushed the button to acti-vate the perimeter wire, used the cordedremote to drive the mower out into themiddle of the lawn, pushed the “GO” but-ton, and opened a beer.

This thing really is amazing. It takes awhile to mow each lawn, but what do I care?I’m not out there pushing it! And it does anice job. I wish all my gadget purchases werethis useful. Now I should have a few moreweekend hours to try out that new back roadI spotted yesterday.

2004 SVR CHARITY AUCTION Benefitting The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer

Foundation & The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

September 12 BREAUX BACKYARD

Last year we raised $4,000 for these two organizations and they were thrilled to receive the funds. Come and enjoy the funniest event of the year as our stalwart “auctioneers extraordinaire” dazzle you with their oral libations to secure bidding on the amazing items that are brought to this event. You will not be disappointed.

Beverages are provided, but you must bring your own meals and chairs. Come and have fun by the pool and listen to Jimmy Buffet entertain us.

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