horizontally opposed - january/february 2013
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Horizontally Opposed, the newsletter of the First Settlers Region of the Porsche Club of AmericaTRANSCRIPT
JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 2013Editor, First Settlers Region
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UPCOMING EVENTS!Be sure to check our website www.fsrpca.org for more details as well as updates on all of these exciting events.
DATE EVENT
January 5 Central Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Silver Diner, Glen Allen
January 12 Eastern Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Pops Diner, Chesapeake
January 19 New Years Party Kingsmill Resort - Williamsburg
January 26-27 Rolex 24 Hours Daytona, Florida
February 2 Central Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Silver Diner, Glen Allen
February 9 Eastern Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Pops Diner, Chesapeake
March 2 Central Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Silver Diner, Glen Allen
March 9 Eastern Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Pops Diner, Chesapeake
March 15-17 Zone 2 DE Virginia International Raceway
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Ed Merry at Road Atlanta- Photo credit: Henry Kowalski, Colour Tech South Motorsports
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From the PresidentGeorge Michaels
Happy New Year! I hope the holidays were full of joy and you received all thePorsche stuff you wanted.
The Election Committee reports that 55 ballots were cast in our 2012 election. Asall positions were running un-opposed, it should come as no surprise that allindividuals were elected. Congratulations to the electees and a big welcome toKathy Kent and Matt Nelson as new members of the Executive Council. Thanksto both the Nominating Committee and the Board for giving your time to our club.
Thanks also for your confidence in me as club President for this coming year. Ilook forward to serving you and continuing the success that Dave and last year'sboard facilitated. Aside from ensuring we have fun, support our charities, enjoyour cars and each other’s company, I have some goals in mind for 2013: (1) that we be a perpetual front runner for Region of theYear - we all understand that it won't be awarded repeatedly to the same region, but we should be in the top 5 every year, samegoes for Public Service and Website awards; (2) increase participation from the western side of our region; (3) implement successionplanning for our board and committees - PCA National does this, and it gets the right people in the right positions and ensures thesuccess of the club, and; (4) consider putting our name in the hat to host a PCA Escape or Parade.
I have no doubt that 2013 will be another great year of fun, camaraderie and community service for First Settlers, and we've setourselves up for success. Thanks to our DE events, we're in good shape financially to do whatever we want. We have a greatrelationship with our primary sponsor, Checkered Flag Porsche. They provide a tremendous amount of support to us financiallyand they give us loads of merchandise to raffle off and give away as door prizes at our various events and breakfasts. In turn, weshould continue to return the favor with big turnouts at their Cars and Coffee events, trust them to service our Porsches, and whenit's time for a new one, head to their new showroom.
We were very successful this past year in adding a number of new sponsors to our list of event supporters, and we appreciate theirgenerosity. Since a good number of these new sponsors/business owners are club members, what better way to say thanks to themthan to give them some business. This also applies to our HO advertisers and the many sponsors that support our charity effortsthroughout the year. Check out the Charity Wrap-up on page 8 and if you’re in the market for items or services they offer, pleasegive them a call.
This is your club… help make it what you want it to be. While the board and chairs run day-to-day operations, it’s up to you to decidewhat activities show up on the calendar. If you have an idea for an event or activity, please pass it on to our Activities Officer. If you’dlike to help plan, set up, run, or host an event… even better. If you have some favorite back roads you like to drive, don’t keep thema secret, design a fun run and we’ll add it to an event or monthly breakfast.
I look forward to sharing another successful and rewarding year with my First Settlers friends. Remember, it’s all about having fun,enjoying our cars and the people who drive them. See you at the New Year Party!
2013 New Years Party !!Saturday, January 19th at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg
Dinner will be about $60 per person.
Because of the great response last year, we’ve “graduated” to a larger dinning room with a view of the James River.
There will be a White Elephant Silent Auction again this year. This is a good way to ‘re-gift’ that Christmas gift that wasn’t quite “perfect” for you.Expect overnight rooms available at a discounted rate.More details will be sent via email and posted on the FSR website when available.
Hope to see you there!
(Dom, Diane, Josie and Valerie running the raffle)
(Best in Show - Rick Howard’s1957 Chevy Wagon )
(Peoples Choice: BillWestendorf’s 1963 Volvo)
(Rock Star Porsches)
(A pair of great rides!)
(Rock Stars from above)
(Two eras of Porsche race cars)
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President
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Treasurer
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Events Registrar
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Assistant Vice President - Eastern
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Charity Coordinator
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Membership
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Drivers’ Ed
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DE Registrar
Marco [email protected]
Tech & Safety
Chris Stanley757-412-5243
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Tom zaffarano610-644-7588
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Track Mamaby Brenda Merry
“Never in my wildestdreams............”
When my Dad taught me to drive a tractor in the fields when I wasabout 5 years old, I am sure he never imagined the impact he hadon my life. His words were “keep it between the rows”. As I grewolder and advanced to the highway, his words were to “keep itbetween the lines”. I will not share how long ago that was..............
Several months ago,my husband “put mebehind the wheel” of hisbeloved Cayman R. Iwas to “get the feel” ofthe car...........That mayhave been a hughmistake for him..........As I continued topractice driving moreand more and evendrove alone in theCayman following himthru some very twisty
roads in the mountains I began to “like” the feel of the car.
He registered us for a DE at VIR for October 8, 2012..................Iwas actually going to DRIVE ON A RACE TRACK!!!!!!!!...........wow,this country girl had come a long way from the tractor I startedon............
October 8, was a coldand very rainy day formy first time out..........Iwas excited, a littlenervous, but verydetermined becauseonce I make thedecision, I am definitelycommitted.
A lady instructor namedAnita went with me mylast time out that dayand that is really when the fun began. I was first in line behind thepace car and stayed with it all the way......wow...........I hadarrived!!!!!!! It was exciting and fun (I do not think I ever stoppedsmiling during those laps...............
I now have new phrases to remember...........”Kiss that gator”, “go,go, go, go” “You bought the whole track, use it” “Brake in the dip”and my favorite was “smile for the camera”.
My last thoughts: You are never too old to have fun. lIVE andlOVE your life.........
(Ed driving Brenda’s car through the Esses atRoad Atlanta)
(Ed may have to share his car more often now!)
Car Care C rner
“Don’t be a lug!”Paraphrased from Excellence Magazine
Tony Callas & Tom Prine
When you drive a car with a manual transmission, you can get lazy
in slow-moving traffic and allow the rpm drop too low for the selected
gear. If you start to accelerate before downshifting, the engine may
begin to jerk and buck violently. The condition is called “lugging the
engine” and is caused by excessive load, too much throttle input and
insufficient rpm to produce adequate power to overcome the load.
lugging the engine places significant load on the crankshaft, main
bearings, connecting rods and bearings. Done often enough and
with enough severity can cause severe and permanent engine
damage.
High performance engines, with relatively small displacement, like
those in early 911’s are at greater risk for lugging because - by design
- they produce little torque at low rpm. larger displacement engines
with larger internal rotating mass can deal better with lugging but any
engine can be lugged under the right conditions. An engine that is
running poorly and is down on power can be lugged if you try to
accelerate too quickly in the wrong gear.
Cars with manual transmissions rely on you to use the computer
between your ears instead of in the electronic control unit to
determine the proper gear selection. If you’re driving along at 30 mph
on a flat road, with no need to accelerate, third or even fourth gear
will lower your engine speed and improve your fuel economy. But if
you try to accelerate up a hill before downshifting you risk lugging the
engine.
By the same token, it’s possible to lug an engine on a flat road in
second gear, or in fifth at 70 mph while climbing a steep road. The
key is to keep the rpm in the right range for the conditions and
minimize stress on the engine. If the engine sounds strained,
hesitates when you try to accelerate, or begins to buck, you should
ease off the throttle and drop a gear to increase the rpm to match the
conditions.
“Check EngineLight”
There can be many cause of a Check Engine light (CEl) on a
Porsche and, though it doesn’t indicate immediate self-destruction,
should not be ignored. The most common fault on the flat-six engines
is failure of the O2 and Mass Air Flow (MAF) systems. Its common
for the front oxygen sensors to fail and cause the MAF to compensate
and a routine fix is to just replace the sensor. However, its also
common for the light to soon return indicated by a failing MAF. The
recommended solution is to replace both O2 and MAF sensors at the
same time - and prevent yourself more aggravation.
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Advanced Driving Skills – Awareness 201
by Kevin Pirkle
So, you've been to afew Driver'sEducation events…orten…maybe evenadvanced toSolo. No moreinstructor in the carmust feel pretty darngood. And you'veearned it! You'velearned the flags, thenames of the turns,and you even knowhow to fully extend
your arm out the window for a proper "point-by". Good for you. We'reall proud, and you should be too. Hmm…so what should you beworking on next? Trail-braking? Heel-toe down-shifting? Betterbraking technique?
Admittedly, we all recall our first number of DE events. We’re drivingalong looking for the next apex when suddenly, and evenunexpectedly, there’s a faster car in the rearview mirror. Panic setsin, and glances return to the rearview mirror at the wrong times…inthe brake zone, throughout a turn…anytime but the right time. WhatI’m about to share isn’t something that you might immediately thinkwill make you a better driver, but it will. Your fellow drivers willappreciate your etiquette and attention to your surroundings, andyou’ll earn their respect both on and off the track. Moreover, ifdigested and followed, this tip will allow you to safely explore yourown capabilities as you continue to hone more advanced techniques.This brief, instructional driving tip regards what I believe is the singlegreatest attribute of any driver…track awareness. It’s a skill that setsadvanced DE drivers apart from their peers, and once you hone it,you’ll find that you and those around you have more fun.
I’ll begin by sharing a few notes about the PCA DE program. PCA isdifferent than some of the other clubs that focus on advancement intotime trials or full on racing. Our DE program provides a firmfoundation of fundamental driving techniques. We advance driversthrough classroom and in-car instruction to solo runs, and we provideclasses for advanced drivers to pass anywhere with a proper point-by signal. Our focus is on safe Driver’s Education. While other clubsmake sure that the car being overtaken provides a proper point-by,PCA focuses on the car being overtaken controlling the pass. In otherwords, if the car being overtaken doesn’t point the faster car by, thefaster car must wait until the car being overtaken signalsappropriately. KUDOS, you say, for safety! Although I wholeheartedlyagree with the safety aspect of our best practice, I think this is exactlywhy we need to discuss track awareness. Take the example I citedabove of an early DE event, in which I found myself in a situation inwhich I looked up and unexpectedly saw a car in my rearview mirror.Proper track awareness prevents this. In fact, in most cases, if you’rea heads-up driver, you’ll know approximately when you’ll be givingthe car behind you a point-by, because you’ll have been calculatingit mentally for the last quarter to half lap. This doesn’t mean you’ll be“driving in your mirror”, so to speak, but it does mean you know whena car is closing the gap…long before it’s within a car length or two ofyour rear bumper. And what that means is that you’ll be lifting to letthem by before the next turn, or that you’ll be ensuring that you arenot the reason the faster car isn’t unnecessarily slowing down for you.You see, proper track awareness is much more than seeing the next
flag station and keeping an eye on the upcoming car’s brake lights.It’s about knowing where you are relative to the cars in front andbehind you. By the time you reach our advanced (Black & Red)classes, pass anywhere with a point is commonplace. And beforeyou get to that point, track awareness needs to be your most honedskill.
Reality… “But I drive a 415hp GT3, Kevin?! Why would I lift for a180hp 1980 911SC? As soon as we hit the straight, I’ll just pull awayfrom him!” I wish I had a dollar for every time I watched a highhorsepower car drag me down the straight only to find itself under thepressure of my front bumper heading into the next turn. The realityis that faster cars aren’t necessarily the highest horsepower cars…and eventually, those high horsepower cars have to brake and turnin just like the rest of the cars. Stick around long enough, and you’llsee that some of the fastest drivers we have in this club are in mid-horsepower models. When the recession hit in late 2008, a numberof our more experienced drivers sold their Cup cars and GT3’s topurchase more modest track cars…cars that would lay downrespectable laps, but that were also less expensive to operate. Atthe same time, car manufacturers keep coming out with higherhorsepower new models…ready for our novices to purchase andbring to the track to try their hands at the one thing that everyoneknows how to do before they ever even get to VIR…mat the pedal tothe floorboard. Here’s the secret though…a slower car with a moreexperienced driver will be faster than a novice or newly solo driver ina high horsepower car. The reasons are simple…seat time,experience, and application of skill. With this being said, if you findyourself in a situation where a car has been closing in on you overthe past half lap or so, it’s because that driver is faster. Your car maybe faster, but that driver is faster. And if your track awareness isn’twhat it should be, you’ll be costing that driver both speed andmomentum to wait for your passing signal. Translation? less fun forthe faster driver behind you, not to mention, you’re probably not asthrilled that there’s a car in your rearview mirror that is anxious topass. My advice is to do what I’ve been taught…let them bycomfortably before the next turn. “But I drive a 415hp GT3, Kevin?!”Yeah, I know…and if you’re a faster driver, you’ll catch him or her inthe middle of the next set of turns, not on the straight. The reality isthat he/she caught you, not the other way around.
Perception… So far,all we’ve focused onis your vantage point.So what aboutothers’? Well, let’ssay I’m in the 1980911 SC with 180 hpthat just caught up toyour 300hp 996Carrera. As Iapproach your car,I’m watchingeverything from thenext corner worker tothe car two turns back, not to mention, I’m also calculating exactlywhen I’ll be looking to pass your 120hp stronger car. As I get closer,I’ll be thinking I need to keep my RPM’s higher, since lower RPM’swill keep me at the lowest end of my power band. So if you don’t letme by before the brake zone, and you happen not to be as skilled atbraking or sliding the car through a turn, we may exit the turn at thelowest point in my car’s torque curve…all while you quickly pull awayfrom me in your 300hp car. By this point, I’m probably wondering whyyou haven’t pointed me by sooner, and if we are still relatively closeon the straight, why you are not lifting your accelerator to let me bybefore the next turn. If you’ve ever found yourself as the lead car inthis scenario, the guy behind you isn’t thinking, “Wow, that’s a fast
(The “Trak Gator” may also be seen in your rearview mirror)
(Bud Syme’s Carrera can be found in theadvanced group.)
we were protected from serious injury, or worse.
I even still got to go to the DE, due to a true friend who insisted that weshare his car at the track. So, a big thanks to Mark Hugel and also toMarco Estrada for figuring out how we would be able share Mark’s car.When it became apparent that our car was to be totaled, Diane, as muchas I, began looking, in earnest, for another car. Within a few weeks,bingo! The car that was going to be as close as I wanted for areplacement popped up in Chicago. After some negotiating by phoneand email, we were on a flight to Chicago within three days to check thecar out, purchase it and drive it home taking the southern route throughIndiana, Kentucky and West Virginia to check out the fall colors on theway. The weather in Chicago that day was an unseasonable 81 degreesand sunny. We drove home with the top down most of the way; justahead of hurricane Sandy!
Checklist:Pray this never happens to you, but if it does:Have your insurance work with the other party’s insurance.Keep good records.Find the right body shop, (must be Porsche Certified if there is structuraldamage).Insist on a track-worthy repair.If your car is totaled, get a copy of the insurance company’s assessmentto assure you’re gettingproper compensation.Remember, even though it isa Porsche, it is a car, and canbe replaced.Have fun looking for a newcar!!
This Thanksgiving we giveour thanks to the One fromwhom all good things come!
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(2009 Cabriolet S)
Estimates for the repair began at about $12,000 by State Farm, butPaul Sgro of lee’s Garage said that was only about half of what hethought it would cost. The owner of lee’s Garage and I agreed that ifthe car could not be repaired to the degree that he would feelcomfortable taking it on the track that we would not fix it at all. Paulwent through three adjustors until he found one that agreed to what itwould take to repair the car. The estimate eventually reached just northof $40,000 which was 74% of State Farm’s assessed value of the car.However, there was still more “probable hidden damage” to the innerframe and left and right suspension with additional estimated cost ofbetween $700 - $4,500 which pushed it over the threshold of 75% ofthe cars estimated value. Therefore, State Farm decided to TOTAl thecar.
I asked for a copy of their assessment and found that they had notincluded the Tiptronic transmission ($975) and had not considered thatit was a “Porsche Certified” car ($1,900). The insurance companiesuse the NADA Eastern Edition Retail and Red Book Retail which usesthe car’s VIN to get a list of optional equipment, give credit for lowmileage, and then averages the two. There was about an 8% differencein the two estimates. In working with the State Farm rep, they addedthe values for the Tiptronic and the Porsche certification. This alsoraised the amount reimbursed for the Virginia 3% sales used car salestax. Another $12 was added in for title and tag fee. With extensiveonline researching before and during negotiations, I determined that wehad reached a reasonable compensation and closed the deal. Thecheck came in the mail within a few days.
USAA took care of Diane’s doctor’s appointments and treatment, so allin all, not counting the hours on the phone, researching anddocumenting everything, we feel like we were fairly treated by allconcerned.
Our 2006 Cabriolet – S, with its super rigid frame, did an amazing jobof withstanding a high speed broadside impact. We felt blessed that
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The First Settlers Region“Goodie Store”
is bringing in business!
You can order shirts, blouses, jacketsand caps in various styles and colorswith our FSR logo on the front and with“Porsche” in block lettering on the back.
Pam Michaels set up the store originally.Jacob Kay has taken over the reins andwill be working to get new items on thesite periodically and wewill also look to changeout items on a seasonal
basis.
You can access the Goodie Store directlyfrom the FSR webpage (www.fsrpca.org)by clicking on the link under the MainMenu on the left side of the home page orgoing directly to the FSR Goodie Store atthis link: www.pcawebstore.com/FIRSTSETTlERS
We are fortunate to be one of the very first regions in PCAto have our region Goodie Store affiliated with the PCAstore. A couple of big benefits we get though this affiliationis getting the savings associated with large volume andalso the fact the vendor is licensed to use the “Porsche”logot on the clothing.
Another benefit is the return of 10% ofall sales from the First Settlers GoodieStore are returned to us and be used tosupport our events.
Jacob Kay has taken over Storeresponsibilities from Pam Michaels. Thanks Jacob! (email:[email protected])
car.” He’s likely wondering if you are in the correct run group, since youweren’t aware enough to point him by without over-slowing him and drag-racing him down the straight. Of course, he’ll honor the PCA rules by notpassing without a proper point-by, but he’ll take a memory with him of yourcar and that session. You want to be perceived as a good driver, you say?Point faster drivers by before the next turn, and the perception of otherdrivers will be that you are aware of your surroundings. The same thingapplies in the advanced run groups, except that passing can occuranywhere, meaning the point-by should mean yielding part of the trackwhen in the turns.
Conclusion… Having superior track awareness is the most important trackskill you can develop, and it should be well-founded before drivers arepromoted to advanced run groups with pass anywhere format. Whilesome of this discussion is still on the horizon for our DE newcomers stilllearning the line, flags & corner worker stations, it’s good to begin thinkingabout the entire track, not just what’s ahead. And for our solo andadvanced drivers, being more aware means you’ll be able to safely focusmore on better techniques such as heel-toe down-shifting, trail-braking,throttle-steering and more. Way too often, I hear a driver indicate thatsomeone was riding their bumper, or alternatively, wouldn’t give them apoint-by. Especially in the advanced Black and Red run groups, thisshould never occur. Track awareness is something our instructors shouldbe drilling into our newcomers, and it should be developed as the primaryfoundation during solo driving. Having a PCA best practice which yieldsall the “power of the pass” to the car being overtaken is strictly for thepurposes of providing a safe learning environment, especially in ourbeginner and novice run groups. In our solo and higher run groups,however, this rule should be treated like insurance. In other words, it’spresence should provide peace of mind instead of a blanket of protectionfor unaware drivers. Especially in today’s environment where there areboth high and low powered cars running in the same run groups, trackawareness is more important than ever. So if you haven’t already madethis skill your primary target for improvement at the track, you might wantto reassess. You’ll find that you and those sharing the track with you willappreciate it…and you might even get a big fat compliment on your drivingfrom one of our seasoned club racers. Cheers, and happy motoring!
(Continued from page 4)T-Boned: Fun Run Gone Wrongby Jim & Diane liedman
Any day we would go for a ride in our 2006 Cabriolet-S was a great day! OnSunday afternoon of September 9 (only 2 weeks from the Fall DE), we andour friends, luana and Mark Hugel, decided to do a fun run on the windingroads through southern Virginia Beach and end at Waterman’s for dinner.After a nice, relaxing dinner, we headed out in our cars, with our friends goingfirst, while we waited for the valet to bring our car around and begin a leisurelyride home.
After only a few blocks, as we neared the intersection of Norfolk Ave. (9thStreet), and Mediterranean Ave., our evening would turn into a majorcatastrophe. The black 2013 Bentley convertible headed in the oppositedirection accelerated and swerved, narrowly escaping the truck buttemporarily blocked my view of it. Apparently Diane saw the black F-150before I did but did not have enough time to get out a sound before it hit usbroadside in the driver’s door. We were travelling west at 30 mph when theF-150 ran the stop sign travelling north at 30-40 mph. BANG!! Metal hit metaland side airbags popped! We were spun about 110 degrees before the rearend ran into a utility pole and a telephone box. Diane said she was OK andI didn’t seem to be injured, although, later I found bruises on my left knee andhad a stiff neck for a couple of days. On the other hand, Diane developed alarge black bruise above her left hip and suffered a separated cartilage onone of her ribs.
The owner of the F-150 was the passenger who thought he’d had too muchto drink, so he let his friend drive. It turned out that his friend was also underthe influence, and when the truck came to a stop, he got out and ran. Two
police cars were there within afew minutes. A third went afterthe driver, who we never saw, butheard it would be his second DUI.
The police called tow trucks forthe F-150 and our 911. This iswhere the story gets interesting.The Porsche was towed byGraham’s Custom Body Shop, (aUSAA authorized shop). Thetruck’s owner was insured byUSAA, and I am insured by StateFarm.
The next morning I called the local State Farm agent to report the accident.They recommended going withUSAA. USAA recommendedhaving State Farm handle it sinceit would take less time to get arental car, (which I didn’t need).Graham’s Body Shop couldn’tstart the estimate until hearingfrom USAA, who couldn’t givethem the go ahead until they hadcontacted their insured. Inspeaking with Graham’s, weconcluded that Checkered FlagBody Shop (State Farmauthorized), had moreexperience with high-end cars and would be the better place for the repairs.
I called Checkered Flag and advised them of the situation. They said theycould do the repairs and had the car towed to their shop. The next day, whenauthorizing Checkered Flag to do the estimate and the repair, they determinedthey could not do it since there was structural damage and that the work wouldhave to be done at a Porsche Certified Body Shop. However, they weren’tsure where the nearest one was. By then I had decided to have State Farmhandle the case through subrogation with USAA, but no one knew where thenearest Porsche Certified Body Shop was. I contacted Philippe liedl atCheckered Flag Porsche, and we found that the nearest shop was lee’sGarage in West long Branch, NJ, 340 miles away.
State Farm and I both contacted lee’s Garage, and I arranged for Checkered
Flag to have the Porsche towed, which came out to $1,160. I charged this
amount and was soon reimbursed by State Farm.(Continued on page 13)
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Name: Wyatt Nash (friend of 964 owner andFSR member Lonnie Brown)
Where do you live?Wilson Heights neighborhood in Great Bridge,Chesapeake
What do you do for a living?Anti-submarine Warfare Readiness Analyst at Naval Mine and Anti-submarine Warfare Command Detachment Norfolk. I primarily dealwith ASW command and control systems.
Tell us about your family.I’ve been married to my wife, Rebecca, since August 2011. I have a21-year-old son, an 18-year-old daughter, and an 18-year-oldstepson. All are in college and live on the peninsula.
What other hobbies do you have besides driving your Porsche?Rebecca and I both enjoy traveling, scuba diving, brewing beer, andvegetable gardening.
What kind ofPorsche(s) do youdrive?1987 Turbo-lookCabriolet
What other Porscheshave you owned in thepast?None
What is your firstPorsche memory?
I was driving in Orlando on a Saturday morning in 1988 and saw ablack 911 coupe. I was hooked.
What is your favorite personal car-related story?I did a complete engine rebuild in 2001 using one of the Motormeisterpackages. Part-way through disassembly I looked at the table full ofengine internals and thought I’d made a huge mistake trying to do itmyself. 50k miles later, it’s still running great!
Do you have a favorite Porsche?I’m a huge fan of the wide-bodied 911s from the late 80s. I also likethe Type 993 and 997, but I’ll never own a Type 996 because of theheadlights. Besides 911s, the only other Porsche I’ve driven was a1987 928 S4. It was so far ahead of its time and a thrilling ride.
Describe your perfect Porsche day.Blue sky, warm sun, and acool breeze with the topdown. On one particularday like that I drove fromMonterey to Salinas pastlaguna Seca raceway.From Salinas I picked uphighway 101 south forabout an hour, then cutwest across los PadresNational Forest where Ididn’t see another car forhours. I returned home onPacific Coast Highway, passing Big Sur and Carmel.
What is on your car-related bucket list?Minor body work, new paint, and new carpet/upholstery. I just turned176k miles and it really shows.
What keeps you in PCA?People who appreciate Porsche cars are my kind of people. I metlonnie through our wives who both taught at lakeland High School.We lost track of them for an hour or so as he showed me his car.
MEMBER
SPOTLIGHT
NAME PORSCHE
October 2012
Charlie Agee 2006 Boxter
Kenny Britton 203 Boxster S
Chris lorek 2003 996
Sean Greenaway 1998 Carerra S
Chris Meyer 2001 996
Rick Overbaugh 1970 911 T
Bill Romig 2012 911S
November 2012
Ryan Bailey 2011 Cayenne S
Mike Beaudrias 2002 911 Cabriolet
Foster Britt 1997 Boxster
Freddie Townsend 2004 Boxster
David Huddle 2001 Boxster S
William lagergren (TI) 1970 914-6
Primary Members = 600
Associate Members = 393
Total Members = 993
Name: Lonnie Brown
Where do you live? Suffolk
What do you do for a living? Model
Stress Engineer; NASA-langley. I
check whether the model is up to
langley standards for not breaking
apart, flying down the tunnel, and wiping
out very expensive wind tunnel fan
blades.
Tell us about your family. My beautiful wife, Heather, a Suffolk H.S.,
dept. head English teacher, our cute daughter, Eva, 3rd grader of
reading, math, science, and dolls-fame.
We all live in a house graciously bestowed on us by Grendel, the
Wonder Cat.
(Grendel says the gutters need cleaning.)
What other hobbies do you have besides driving your
Porsche? Movies, firearms, car maintenance, gardening, photography
PCA Member since? 1998
First Settlers Member since? 2008
What kind of Porsche(s)
do you drive? Red '93
911 C2 with some RS
mods.
What other Porsches
have you owned in the
past? Red '85 911 – bone
stock.
What is your first Porsche memory? Driving a friend's beater, grand
prix,white '68 912 in 1990. (Man, changing gears had all the certainty
of digging around in a bowl of gummy bears with hanger wire!)
But that wasn't my first real Porsche memory...
That was taking my first 911 to a DE (composed of runways at the old
Denver Stapleton Int'l Airport). My friend's cars (late model corvette,
mustang, and some beater 280z) all had equipment dramas that day
(e.g., overheating, boiling brake fluid, burning through brake pads, etc.)
Meanwhile the 911 played, happy as a puppy, all day long. No drama,
only driving. That day taught me a lot about Porsche.
What is your favorite personal car-related story? Too many to pick.
How about a 'latest one'? That would be driving with my daughter
behind me and her bare feet snuggled up against my elbows. Or,
heading through some country 90 degree sweepers with her popping
up in the back, “Faster, daddy! Faster!”
Also, taking my wife out on our first date (a quick day's trip down and
back to the Outer Banks) and discovering we were perfectly matched
in goofiness.
Or, washing the Porsche with my daughter.
Or, changing the 911's oil with her.
As I said, too many to pick.
NEW PCA/FSR MEMBERS Ken Thomas - Membership Chairperson
Welcome to our new members and the transfers in to FirstSettlers Region. We hope you enjoy the people, Porsches andevents.
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SPOTLIGHT
(TI) = Transfer
Do you have a favorite Porsche? A lefthand '91 911 RS – in one of
the M&M colors, please.
Describe your perfect
Porsche day. Taking the car
out (after a previous day's
detailing/maintenance) with
both my ladies for a back
roads trip with little traffic on
a clear, cool day.
Destination: not important.
Maybe stopping on the way
home for a sweet frog.
Having a nearby track-level
DA would be nice, too.
What is on your car-
related bucket list? Owning
a kit 550 spyder. With a 911
engine, or turbo 4, would be
nice.
What keeps you in PCA? It's a ready source of info on upcoming
events to attend and of folks who know someone who knows something
about my 964. That can be helpful at times.
A&Awesome!!
The 3rd annual Air & Auto Classic Charity Car Show was a record-
breaker that exceeded all our expectations! The large and diverse
group of people had a great time, the mix and quality of the cars was
spectacular, and, most importantly, the end result was over $8000
raised for our sponsored charities - the Foodbank of Southeastern
Virginia and the Virginia Beach SPCA. This First Settlers sponsored
car show has quickly become a significant event on the calendar and
certainly a ‘red-circle’ day on your calendar for next year. What started
a few years ago by Sam Gassel as his local neighborhood Pine Ridge
Car Show has grown into a major undertaking with sponsorship,
partnership, plenty of volunteers, and loads of enthusiasm. If you
missed it, you missed it!
The event was essentially a sell-out as we nearly ran out of room to
park the cars! In total, we had about 140 cars from antique VW’s,
Volvos and MG’s, American muscle cars and classics, Ferrari and
lamborghini exotics and, of course, plenty of Porsches. This year we
added a new twist by including FTW Motorcycles and they came with
some wild looking bikes. We estimate about 300 spectator vehicles
were also on hand to enjoy the carnival-like atmosphere, look at
spectacular cars and the amazing collection of warbirds at the Virginia
Beach Aviation Museum in Pungo. OBX Bi-planes was back again this
year giving rides in their very special open cockpit Waco. We planned
on the Stearman bi-plane and the AT-6 Texan to be on the ‘flight
schedule’ but were surprised with a special treat when the museum’s
P-51 Mustang took to the air and made a few low passes. Nothing
quite like the beauty in flight and the sound of the V-12 in a P-51!
Planning for the Air & Auto Classic started months with a small group
led by Sam Gassel and George Michaels - they are the dedication
behind the effort. Sponsorship which was key to our successful fund
raising efforts was run by Ken Thomas, the Charity Auction was led by
Josie Grandfield, and Pam Michaels and Phil Grandfield rounded out
the committee with a variety of tasks. Volunteers pitched in early on
the chilly Saturday morning of the event setting up tables, raising Ez-
ups and getting ready for the cars, vendors and customers. Thanks to
Paul Oberdorfer and Eugene Winston for directing the parking; Jacob
Kay, Jenny Wilson, Jason and Dom Horner for handling registration
and check-in; Kathy Thomas for handling the ticket sales and cash;
and Priscilla Horner, Diane levendakes, Valerie Dru and Wendy and
Mark Hiby for helping with the Charity Raffle. And those were just the
‘planned’ volunteers - lots of other folks just pitched in where they saw
help was needed.
live music was again “donated” by Suburban Key Party, Shutterbug
donated proceeds from their photo booth, Jodi Newbern displayed
hand- made jewelry for sale and also donated a percentage of her
proceeds. Checkered Flag Porsche had some brand-new machines
on display, and the SPCA volunteers had some of their adorable, and
available, dogs on hand; both were crowd pleasers again this year. It
was all part of the fun atmosphere that sets this car show apart from
the others.
A very special thanks to all of our sponsors because we can’t make
this event and the fund raising happen without you. In particular,
Checkered Flap Porsche and BCS Voice and Data Solutions were our
primary sponsors this year. Other support was provided by Enterprise
Rental Cars, Kraft Foods, Coastal Heating & Cooling, local
Weather.com, KT Business Associates, lMN Motorsports, Gifford
Management Group, Pops Diner, Planters Federal Credit Union, CACI,
Star Hill Brewery and STIHl.
We haven’t set a date for 2013 yet, but you can count on Air & Auto
Classics #4 being on the agenda again in the fall this year! If you like
cars and having a good time, you should make it a point to make this
event. And why would you be in the Porsche club if you didn’t??
(See pictures on page 16)
Air and Auto Classic 2012 Car Show Results People’s Choice Awards 1st Place 1963 Volvo PV544 Bill Westendorf 2nd Place 1970 Chevy Chevelle Chuck & Kevin Warren 3rd Place 2013 Ford Mustang Niki Bowe Hon Mention 1968 Ford Mustang Jason Sturniolo Judged Awards Import - Late Model 1st Place 1990 Lancia Integrale Evo Giulio Noverese 2nd Place 1997 Porsche Carrera Ken Thomas 3rd Place 2005 Porsche Carrera S Kevin Pirkle Hon Mention 1993 Porsche 968 Richard Tobin Import - Mid-Year 1st Place 1989 Porsche 930 Cabriolet Brian Barger 2nd Place 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS Jack Seigel 3rd Place 1987 BMW 325is Rusty Rodgers Hon Mention 1979 Austin Mini Cooper Bennie Wilkerson Import - Vintage 1st Place 1958 Alfa Romeo Giuletta Spdr Joe Doudera 2nd Place 1964 Volvo 122S Boyd Swartz 3rd Place 1952 MG TD Roy Hendrix Hon Mention 1957 VW Beetle Ric Mills Domestic - Late Model 1st Place 2006 Pontiac Solstice Mallett Leonard Jones 2nd Place 2008 Chevy Corvette Z51 John Davis 3rd Place 2003 Ford Mustang Cobra Cyndi Williams Hon Mention 2013 Chevy Corvette 427 Jocelyn Smith Domestic - Mid-Year 1st Place 1983 Hurst/Olds Joe Forte 2nd Place 1986 Buick Park Avenue Barry Scott Domestic - Vintage 1st Place 1971 Chevy Corvette Eugene Houck 2nd Place 1956 Chevy Corvette Kenneth Brumley 3rd Place 1957 Ford Thunderbird Charlie Dawson Hon Mention 1934 Ford Tom Pritchard Best Detailed 2005 Porsche GT3 Paul Oberdorfer Best in Show 1957 Chevy 210 Wagon Rick Howard
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“2012 Charity Wrap-Up:The $27,436* Year ”
In addition to winning the Porsche Club Region of the Year Award andSecond Place for the Website Award for 2012, First Settlers Region alsowon 3rd place in the Public Service Award category. Though titled 2012,these awards are for our efforts in calendar year 2011 and what a goodyear it was. Our outstanding website had been recognized with firstplace awards the two previous years and the region recognized forexcellence by winning the runner-up award from Region of the Year in2011 (the voting was so close that PCA awarded a runner-up trophy forthe first time) but recognition of our community service and charitablework with the 2012 Public Service award was a first. But as good as2011 was our 2012 was even better!
Though PCA doesn’t recognize Public Service excellence based solelyon the dollar amounts raised, it is an important factor. Memberparticipation and ‘uniqueness‘ of the events are what sets better regionsapart and we are ‘winners‘ on both counts We set the bar high for 2012with a goal of reaching $20,000 in donations - a big leap from just over$13,000 in 2011. No problem; we blew through that goal and endedthe year with $27,436 in cash and food donations! Congratulations,First Settlers!!!
None of this can happen without willing volunteers, dedicated sponsorsand very generous members. This wrap-up is dedicated to recognitionof those who helped throughout the year and explanation of whobenefited from our Public Service. We can’t thank you enough!
First, an explanation of the ‘bottom line’. We donated $21,976 in cashdirectly to our sponsored charities. The remainder of the total is acalculation used by the food bank to convert pounds of food into amonetary equivalent. So our 4200 pounds of food is equal to about$5460.
The distributions went primarily to the Boys Home of Covington Virginia,the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the SPCA of Virginia Beach.We also supported a new charity called Wounded Wear that supportsour veterans with proceeds from the Spring Charity Event, the RazooSummer Camp of the Boys Home, and special donation to support thefamily who tragically lost their 16 year old son to cancer.
Breaking down the events that support our fund raising, the WhiteElephant Silent Auction at the New Years party at the Kingsmill Resortnetted $2,230 just from the generosity of our members. The Springevent Silent Auction in Williamsburg netted another $6,100. Ourmembers opened up their wallets at our monthly breakfasts to the tuneof $2,708 and drivers who wanted to experience driving around the trackat Virginia International Raceway donated another $980 from charitylaps. The Air & Auto Classic Charity Car Show brought in over $8,000in donations from sponsors and participants.
But none of this would happen without the following sponsors andindividual donors. First and foremost we owe an incredible debt ofgratitude to Checkered Flag Porsche and, in particular, to RichardHutsko, the General Manager. His support of our charity efforts onlybegin with hosting the Turkeys in the Trunk weigh-in. Most of themonthly breakfast raffle items are donated by Checkered Flag and theyalso sponsored the custom-made Porsche logo surfboard that was ahuge success at the Spring Charity raffle. Checkered Flag also donatescash to support many of our events to include the Air & Auto ClassicCharity Car Show and the party that was part of Turkeys in the Trunk.Thank you, Richard, for being a caring, community-conscious sponsorof First Setters Region and for bringing that impressive Cayenne TurboS on the fun run and to the Hunt Club Farm!
And to all of the members who donated items for the White ElephantSilent Auction!
lastly, and most importantly, a very sincere thank you to all of themembers of the First Settlers Region who opened up their wallets andgave generously by buying raffle tickets, auction items and frozenturkeys!!! This successful year is really all about your generosity anddesire to give back to the community.
Our individual donors also played an important part.
Checkered Flag Porsche BCS Voice & Data Solutions
The Homestead Resor, HotSprings VA
The Tides Inn, Irvington VA
Virginia International Raceway Sleep Inn, Danville VA
STIHL Stuttgart Services, Williamsburg
Griots Garage Sal’s Pizza, Williamsburg
LMN Motorsports, Virginia Beach Racewerks, Virginia Beach
Zone 2, Porsche Club of America Hamilton Beach
Stonewall Jackson Hotel,Staunton VA
Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria VA
Little Black Dress Photography Williamsburg Antique Mall
F&S Photography at VIRChik-Fil-A, Salem Crossing,
Virginia Beach
OBX Bi-Planes, Nags Head NC SPCA, Virginia Beach
Enterprise Rental Cars Kraft Foods
Pop’s Diner, Chesapeake CACI Ever Vigilant
Planters Federal Credit Union Gifford Management Group
KT Business Associates Coastal Heating & Cooling
LocalWeather.com
John & Betty Hudson Phil & Josie Grandfield
Ken & Kathy Thomas Sam Gassel
Bob & Diana Levendakes Carl & Ronnie Gerster
Elizabeth McKenney George & Pam Michaels
Dave & Nancy Wallace
“Turkeys in the Trunk”Our third annual Turkeys in the Trunk event brought out the best in FirstSettlers members giving back to the community with a record-breakingfood drive in support of the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and theMayflower Marathon. When the weighing was complete we totaled over4200 pounds of food and an estimated 150 frozen turkeys! Along withour donation of $4000 of cash raised at the Air & Auto Classic, the eventprovided over 16,000 holiday meals people to people in need in thelocal community during the holiday season. When compared to theoverall Mayflower Marathon totals, First Settlers Region alone wasdirectly responsible for 5% of the total cash donated and about 15% ofthe frozen turkeys. A very special thanks to every one who contributed!
This very popular annual event would not be possible without the direct,personal support of Richard Hutsko, General Manager of CheckeredFlag Porsche and his staff. In addition to hosting the weigh-in andopening up the shiny new showroom to us, Checkered Flag donated$1000 in cash to support the party and the leather Porsche jacket thatwent to winner of the “most food donated” prize. This year the jacketwent to Bill Alley who fit 23 frozen turkeys into his Boxster and drovefrom Willliamsburg. A special ‘award’ goes to his wife, Jane, who hadthree of the very cold birds on the floor of her side of the cabin and hadto endure some thermodynamic heat transfer to her feet while stuck intraffic on I-64! By the way, 23 turkeys in a Porsche sports car is thenew world record (well at least the new First Settlers record......)
Special recognition also goes out the Richard Aufenger and hisdaughter Morgan for their donation of over 600 pounds of turkeys thatoverflowed from the back of their Cayenne. Though not qualified in the“sports car” category to compete for the jacket, their very generousdonation was overwhelming and recognized with a special prize of aPorsche fleece jacket to Morgan. And it was her birthday!
After the weigh-in, our caravan of Porsches left Checkered Flag andheaded to Pembroke Mall and the Mayflower Marathon. Theatmosphere and enthusiasm of the volunteers is contagious and the off-load of the food is a highlight of the day. Everyone enjoys seeing thecars and some folks surprised about which end of the car the food iscoming out of! Dave McFaddin donated a $4000 check to the ExecutiveDirector of the Foodbank along with local radio celebrities from FM-99.This food drive rocks!
The caravan continued with a fun run through some back roads ofVirginia Beach and ended up at the Hunt Club Farm on london BridgeRoad. We had the barn to ourselves with a Checkered Flag Cayenne,Sam Gassel’s newly restored 911T and Bill Alley’s “Turkey-Hauler”parked inside. The Beach Bully BBQ food was excellent and the drinkswere also ‘on the house’ courtesy of First Settlers to thank the membersfor their generosity. Inside the corn-hole competition was intense andoutside the bonfires and hay ride topped of a great evening of fallseason camaraderie.
Turkeys in the Trunk has quickly become a favorite First Settlers eventand a great show of community support. It is also lots of fun! You cancount on it happening again in 2013 on the Saturday beforeThanksgiving. Hope to see you there!!
(The Racewerks crew) (Unloading at the Mayflower Marathon)
(It’s a 1957!)
(Turkey weigh-in at Checkered Flag Porsche)
(Party in the Hunt Club barn)
(Dave McFadden presenting a check for $4,000 tothe Foodbank)
(Bill Alley broke the record for Turkey’s in aBoxster))
(Richard and Morgan Aufenger withover 600 pounds of turkeys!)
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“2012 Charity Wrap-Up:The $27,436* Year ”
In addition to winning the Porsche Club Region of the Year Award andSecond Place for the Website Award for 2012, First Settlers Region alsowon 3rd place in the Public Service Award category. Though titled 2012,these awards are for our efforts in calendar year 2011 and what a goodyear it was. Our outstanding website had been recognized with firstplace awards the two previous years and the region recognized forexcellence by winning the runner-up award from Region of the Year in2011 (the voting was so close that PCA awarded a runner-up trophy forthe first time) but recognition of our community service and charitablework with the 2012 Public Service award was a first. But as good as2011 was our 2012 was even better!
Though PCA doesn’t recognize Public Service excellence based solelyon the dollar amounts raised, it is an important factor. Memberparticipation and ‘uniqueness‘ of the events are what sets better regionsapart and we are ‘winners‘ on both counts We set the bar high for 2012with a goal of reaching $20,000 in donations - a big leap from just over$13,000 in 2011. No problem; we blew through that goal and endedthe year with $27,436 in cash and food donations! Congratulations,First Settlers!!!
None of this can happen without willing volunteers, dedicated sponsorsand very generous members. This wrap-up is dedicated to recognitionof those who helped throughout the year and explanation of whobenefited from our Public Service. We can’t thank you enough!
First, an explanation of the ‘bottom line’. We donated $21,976 in cashdirectly to our sponsored charities. The remainder of the total is acalculation used by the food bank to convert pounds of food into amonetary equivalent. So our 4200 pounds of food is equal to about$5460.
The distributions went primarily to the Boys Home of Covington Virginia,the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the SPCA of Virginia Beach.We also supported a new charity called Wounded Wear that supportsour veterans with proceeds from the Spring Charity Event, the RazooSummer Camp of the Boys Home, and special donation to support thefamily who tragically lost their 16 year old son to cancer.
Breaking down the events that support our fund raising, the WhiteElephant Silent Auction at the New Years party at the Kingsmill Resortnetted $2,230 just from the generosity of our members. The Springevent Silent Auction in Williamsburg netted another $6,100. Ourmembers opened up their wallets at our monthly breakfasts to the tuneof $2,708 and drivers who wanted to experience driving around the trackat Virginia International Raceway donated another $980 from charitylaps. The Air & Auto Classic Charity Car Show brought in over $8,000in donations from sponsors and participants.
But none of this would happen without the following sponsors andindividual donors. First and foremost we owe an incredible debt ofgratitude to Checkered Flag Porsche and, in particular, to RichardHutsko, the General Manager. His support of our charity efforts onlybegin with hosting the Turkeys in the Trunk weigh-in. Most of themonthly breakfast raffle items are donated by Checkered Flag and theyalso sponsored the custom-made Porsche logo surfboard that was ahuge success at the Spring Charity raffle. Checkered Flag also donatescash to support many of our events to include the Air & Auto ClassicCharity Car Show and the party that was part of Turkeys in the Trunk.Thank you, Richard, for being a caring, community-conscious sponsorof First Setters Region and for bringing that impressive Cayenne TurboS on the fun run and to the Hunt Club Farm!
And to all of the members who donated items for the White ElephantSilent Auction!
lastly, and most importantly, a very sincere thank you to all of themembers of the First Settlers Region who opened up their wallets andgave generously by buying raffle tickets, auction items and frozenturkeys!!! This successful year is really all about your generosity anddesire to give back to the community.
Our individual donors also played an important part.
Checkered Flag Porsche BCS Voice & Data Solutions
The Homestead Resor, HotSprings VA
The Tides Inn, Irvington VA
Virginia International Raceway Sleep Inn, Danville VA
STIHL Stuttgart Services, Williamsburg
Griots Garage Sal’s Pizza, Williamsburg
LMN Motorsports, Virginia Beach Racewerks, Virginia Beach
Zone 2, Porsche Club of America Hamilton Beach
Stonewall Jackson Hotel,Staunton VA
Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria VA
Little Black Dress Photography Williamsburg Antique Mall
F&S Photography at VIRChik-Fil-A, Salem Crossing,
Virginia Beach
OBX Bi-Planes, Nags Head NC SPCA, Virginia Beach
Enterprise Rental Cars Kraft Foods
Pop’s Diner, Chesapeake CACI Ever Vigilant
Planters Federal Credit Union Gifford Management Group
KT Business Associates Coastal Heating & Cooling
LocalWeather.com
John & Betty Hudson Phil & Josie Grandfield
Ken & Kathy Thomas Sam Gassel
Bob & Diana Levendakes Carl & Ronnie Gerster
Elizabeth McKenney George & Pam Michaels
Dave & Nancy Wallace
“Turkeys in the Trunk”Our third annual Turkeys in the Trunk event brought out the best in FirstSettlers members giving back to the community with a record-breakingfood drive in support of the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and theMayflower Marathon. When the weighing was complete we totaled over4200 pounds of food and an estimated 150 frozen turkeys! Along withour donation of $4000 of cash raised at the Air & Auto Classic, the eventprovided over 16,000 holiday meals people to people in need in thelocal community during the holiday season. When compared to theoverall Mayflower Marathon totals, First Settlers Region alone wasdirectly responsible for 5% of the total cash donated and about 15% ofthe frozen turkeys. A very special thanks to every one who contributed!
This very popular annual event would not be possible without the direct,personal support of Richard Hutsko, General Manager of CheckeredFlag Porsche and his staff. In addition to hosting the weigh-in andopening up the shiny new showroom to us, Checkered Flag donated$1000 in cash to support the party and the leather Porsche jacket thatwent to winner of the “most food donated” prize. This year the jacketwent to Bill Alley who fit 23 frozen turkeys into his Boxster and drovefrom Willliamsburg. A special ‘award’ goes to his wife, Jane, who hadthree of the very cold birds on the floor of her side of the cabin and hadto endure some thermodynamic heat transfer to her feet while stuck intraffic on I-64! By the way, 23 turkeys in a Porsche sports car is thenew world record (well at least the new First Settlers record......)
Special recognition also goes out the Richard Aufenger and hisdaughter Morgan for their donation of over 600 pounds of turkeys thatoverflowed from the back of their Cayenne. Though not qualified in the“sports car” category to compete for the jacket, their very generousdonation was overwhelming and recognized with a special prize of aPorsche fleece jacket to Morgan. And it was her birthday!
After the weigh-in, our caravan of Porsches left Checkered Flag andheaded to Pembroke Mall and the Mayflower Marathon. Theatmosphere and enthusiasm of the volunteers is contagious and the off-load of the food is a highlight of the day. Everyone enjoys seeing thecars and some folks surprised about which end of the car the food iscoming out of! Dave McFaddin donated a $4000 check to the ExecutiveDirector of the Foodbank along with local radio celebrities from FM-99.This food drive rocks!
The caravan continued with a fun run through some back roads ofVirginia Beach and ended up at the Hunt Club Farm on london BridgeRoad. We had the barn to ourselves with a Checkered Flag Cayenne,Sam Gassel’s newly restored 911T and Bill Alley’s “Turkey-Hauler”parked inside. The Beach Bully BBQ food was excellent and the drinkswere also ‘on the house’ courtesy of First Settlers to thank the membersfor their generosity. Inside the corn-hole competition was intense andoutside the bonfires and hay ride topped of a great evening of fallseason camaraderie.
Turkeys in the Trunk has quickly become a favorite First Settlers eventand a great show of community support. It is also lots of fun! You cancount on it happening again in 2013 on the Saturday beforeThanksgiving. Hope to see you there!!
(The Racewerks crew) (Unloading at the Mayflower Marathon)
(It’s a 1957!)
(Turkey weigh-in at Checkered Flag Porsche)
(Party in the Hunt Club barn)
(Dave McFadden presenting a check for $4,000 tothe Foodbank)
(Bill Alley broke the record for Turkey’s in aBoxster))
(Richard and Morgan Aufenger withover 600 pounds of turkeys!)
NAME PORSCHE
October 2012
Charlie Agee 2006 Boxter
Kenny Britton 203 Boxster S
Chris lorek 2003 996
Sean Greenaway 1998 Carerra S
Chris Meyer 2001 996
Rick Overbaugh 1970 911 T
Bill Romig 2012 911S
November 2012
Ryan Bailey 2011 Cayenne S
Mike Beaudrias 2002 911 Cabriolet
Foster Britt 1997 Boxster
Freddie Townsend 2004 Boxster
David Huddle 2001 Boxster S
William lagergren (TI) 1970 914-6
Primary Members = 600
Associate Members = 393
Total Members = 993
Name: Lonnie Brown
Where do you live? Suffolk
What do you do for a living? Model
Stress Engineer; NASA-langley. I
check whether the model is up to
langley standards for not breaking
apart, flying down the tunnel, and wiping
out very expensive wind tunnel fan
blades.
Tell us about your family. My beautiful wife, Heather, a Suffolk H.S.,
dept. head English teacher, our cute daughter, Eva, 3rd grader of
reading, math, science, and dolls-fame.
We all live in a house graciously bestowed on us by Grendel, the
Wonder Cat.
(Grendel says the gutters need cleaning.)
What other hobbies do you have besides driving your
Porsche? Movies, firearms, car maintenance, gardening, photography
PCA Member since? 1998
First Settlers Member since? 2008
What kind of Porsche(s)
do you drive? Red '93
911 C2 with some RS
mods.
What other Porsches
have you owned in the
past? Red '85 911 – bone
stock.
What is your first Porsche memory? Driving a friend's beater, grand
prix,white '68 912 in 1990. (Man, changing gears had all the certainty
of digging around in a bowl of gummy bears with hanger wire!)
But that wasn't my first real Porsche memory...
That was taking my first 911 to a DE (composed of runways at the old
Denver Stapleton Int'l Airport). My friend's cars (late model corvette,
mustang, and some beater 280z) all had equipment dramas that day
(e.g., overheating, boiling brake fluid, burning through brake pads, etc.)
Meanwhile the 911 played, happy as a puppy, all day long. No drama,
only driving. That day taught me a lot about Porsche.
What is your favorite personal car-related story? Too many to pick.
How about a 'latest one'? That would be driving with my daughter
behind me and her bare feet snuggled up against my elbows. Or,
heading through some country 90 degree sweepers with her popping
up in the back, “Faster, daddy! Faster!”
Also, taking my wife out on our first date (a quick day's trip down and
back to the Outer Banks) and discovering we were perfectly matched
in goofiness.
Or, washing the Porsche with my daughter.
Or, changing the 911's oil with her.
As I said, too many to pick.
NEW PCA/FSR MEMBERS Ken Thomas - Membership Chairperson
Welcome to our new members and the transfers in to FirstSettlers Region. We hope you enjoy the people, Porsches andevents.
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(TI) = Transfer
Do you have a favorite Porsche? A lefthand '91 911 RS – in one of
the M&M colors, please.
Describe your perfect
Porsche day. Taking the car
out (after a previous day's
detailing/maintenance) with
both my ladies for a back
roads trip with little traffic on
a clear, cool day.
Destination: not important.
Maybe stopping on the way
home for a sweet frog.
Having a nearby track-level
DA would be nice, too.
What is on your car-
related bucket list? Owning
a kit 550 spyder. With a 911
engine, or turbo 4, would be
nice.
What keeps you in PCA? It's a ready source of info on upcoming
events to attend and of folks who know someone who knows something
about my 964. That can be helpful at times.
A&Awesome!!
The 3rd annual Air & Auto Classic Charity Car Show was a record-
breaker that exceeded all our expectations! The large and diverse
group of people had a great time, the mix and quality of the cars was
spectacular, and, most importantly, the end result was over $8000
raised for our sponsored charities - the Foodbank of Southeastern
Virginia and the Virginia Beach SPCA. This First Settlers sponsored
car show has quickly become a significant event on the calendar and
certainly a ‘red-circle’ day on your calendar for next year. What started
a few years ago by Sam Gassel as his local neighborhood Pine Ridge
Car Show has grown into a major undertaking with sponsorship,
partnership, plenty of volunteers, and loads of enthusiasm. If you
missed it, you missed it!
The event was essentially a sell-out as we nearly ran out of room to
park the cars! In total, we had about 140 cars from antique VW’s,
Volvos and MG’s, American muscle cars and classics, Ferrari and
lamborghini exotics and, of course, plenty of Porsches. This year we
added a new twist by including FTW Motorcycles and they came with
some wild looking bikes. We estimate about 300 spectator vehicles
were also on hand to enjoy the carnival-like atmosphere, look at
spectacular cars and the amazing collection of warbirds at the Virginia
Beach Aviation Museum in Pungo. OBX Bi-planes was back again this
year giving rides in their very special open cockpit Waco. We planned
on the Stearman bi-plane and the AT-6 Texan to be on the ‘flight
schedule’ but were surprised with a special treat when the museum’s
P-51 Mustang took to the air and made a few low passes. Nothing
quite like the beauty in flight and the sound of the V-12 in a P-51!
Planning for the Air & Auto Classic started months with a small group
led by Sam Gassel and George Michaels - they are the dedication
behind the effort. Sponsorship which was key to our successful fund
raising efforts was run by Ken Thomas, the Charity Auction was led by
Josie Grandfield, and Pam Michaels and Phil Grandfield rounded out
the committee with a variety of tasks. Volunteers pitched in early on
the chilly Saturday morning of the event setting up tables, raising Ez-
ups and getting ready for the cars, vendors and customers. Thanks to
Paul Oberdorfer and Eugene Winston for directing the parking; Jacob
Kay, Jenny Wilson, Jason and Dom Horner for handling registration
and check-in; Kathy Thomas for handling the ticket sales and cash;
and Priscilla Horner, Diane levendakes, Valerie Dru and Wendy and
Mark Hiby for helping with the Charity Raffle. And those were just the
‘planned’ volunteers - lots of other folks just pitched in where they saw
help was needed.
live music was again “donated” by Suburban Key Party, Shutterbug
donated proceeds from their photo booth, Jodi Newbern displayed
hand- made jewelry for sale and also donated a percentage of her
proceeds. Checkered Flag Porsche had some brand-new machines
on display, and the SPCA volunteers had some of their adorable, and
available, dogs on hand; both were crowd pleasers again this year. It
was all part of the fun atmosphere that sets this car show apart from
the others.
A very special thanks to all of our sponsors because we can’t make
this event and the fund raising happen without you. In particular,
Checkered Flap Porsche and BCS Voice and Data Solutions were our
primary sponsors this year. Other support was provided by Enterprise
Rental Cars, Kraft Foods, Coastal Heating & Cooling, local
Weather.com, KT Business Associates, lMN Motorsports, Gifford
Management Group, Pops Diner, Planters Federal Credit Union, CACI,
Star Hill Brewery and STIHl.
We haven’t set a date for 2013 yet, but you can count on Air & Auto
Classics #4 being on the agenda again in the fall this year! If you like
cars and having a good time, you should make it a point to make this
event. And why would you be in the Porsche club if you didn’t??
(See pictures on page 16)
Air and Auto Classic 2012 Car Show Results People’s Choice Awards 1st Place 1963 Volvo PV544 Bill Westendorf 2nd Place 1970 Chevy Chevelle Chuck & Kevin Warren 3rd Place 2013 Ford Mustang Niki Bowe Hon Mention 1968 Ford Mustang Jason Sturniolo Judged Awards Import - Late Model 1st Place 1990 Lancia Integrale Evo Giulio Noverese 2nd Place 1997 Porsche Carrera Ken Thomas 3rd Place 2005 Porsche Carrera S Kevin Pirkle Hon Mention 1993 Porsche 968 Richard Tobin Import - Mid-Year 1st Place 1989 Porsche 930 Cabriolet Brian Barger 2nd Place 1978 Ferrari 308 GTS Jack Seigel 3rd Place 1987 BMW 325is Rusty Rodgers Hon Mention 1979 Austin Mini Cooper Bennie Wilkerson Import - Vintage 1st Place 1958 Alfa Romeo Giuletta Spdr Joe Doudera 2nd Place 1964 Volvo 122S Boyd Swartz 3rd Place 1952 MG TD Roy Hendrix Hon Mention 1957 VW Beetle Ric Mills Domestic - Late Model 1st Place 2006 Pontiac Solstice Mallett Leonard Jones 2nd Place 2008 Chevy Corvette Z51 John Davis 3rd Place 2003 Ford Mustang Cobra Cyndi Williams Hon Mention 2013 Chevy Corvette 427 Jocelyn Smith Domestic - Mid-Year 1st Place 1983 Hurst/Olds Joe Forte 2nd Place 1986 Buick Park Avenue Barry Scott Domestic - Vintage 1st Place 1971 Chevy Corvette Eugene Houck 2nd Place 1956 Chevy Corvette Kenneth Brumley 3rd Place 1957 Ford Thunderbird Charlie Dawson Hon Mention 1934 Ford Tom Pritchard Best Detailed 2005 Porsche GT3 Paul Oberdorfer Best in Show 1957 Chevy 210 Wagon Rick Howard
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Name: Wyatt Nash (friend of 964 owner andFSR member Lonnie Brown)
Where do you live?Wilson Heights neighborhood in Great Bridge,Chesapeake
What do you do for a living?Anti-submarine Warfare Readiness Analyst at Naval Mine and Anti-submarine Warfare Command Detachment Norfolk. I primarily dealwith ASW command and control systems.
Tell us about your family.I’ve been married to my wife, Rebecca, since August 2011. I have a21-year-old son, an 18-year-old daughter, and an 18-year-oldstepson. All are in college and live on the peninsula.
What other hobbies do you have besides driving your Porsche?Rebecca and I both enjoy traveling, scuba diving, brewing beer, andvegetable gardening.
What kind ofPorsche(s) do youdrive?1987 Turbo-lookCabriolet
What other Porscheshave you owned in thepast?None
What is your firstPorsche memory?
I was driving in Orlando on a Saturday morning in 1988 and saw ablack 911 coupe. I was hooked.
What is your favorite personal car-related story?I did a complete engine rebuild in 2001 using one of the Motormeisterpackages. Part-way through disassembly I looked at the table full ofengine internals and thought I’d made a huge mistake trying to do itmyself. 50k miles later, it’s still running great!
Do you have a favorite Porsche?I’m a huge fan of the wide-bodied 911s from the late 80s. I also likethe Type 993 and 997, but I’ll never own a Type 996 because of theheadlights. Besides 911s, the only other Porsche I’ve driven was a1987 928 S4. It was so far ahead of its time and a thrilling ride.
Describe your perfect Porsche day.Blue sky, warm sun, and acool breeze with the topdown. On one particularday like that I drove fromMonterey to Salinas pastlaguna Seca raceway.From Salinas I picked uphighway 101 south forabout an hour, then cutwest across los PadresNational Forest where Ididn’t see another car forhours. I returned home onPacific Coast Highway, passing Big Sur and Carmel.
What is on your car-related bucket list?Minor body work, new paint, and new carpet/upholstery. I just turned176k miles and it really shows.
What keeps you in PCA?People who appreciate Porsche cars are my kind of people. I metlonnie through our wives who both taught at lakeland High School.We lost track of them for an hour or so as he showed me his car.
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The First Settlers Region“Goodie Store”
is bringing in business!
You can order shirts, blouses, jacketsand caps in various styles and colorswith our FSR logo on the front and with“Porsche” in block lettering on the back.
Pam Michaels set up the store originally.Jacob Kay has taken over the reins andwill be working to get new items on thesite periodically and wewill also look to changeout items on a seasonal
basis.
You can access the Goodie Store directlyfrom the FSR webpage (www.fsrpca.org)by clicking on the link under the MainMenu on the left side of the home page orgoing directly to the FSR Goodie Store atthis link: www.pcawebstore.com/FIRSTSETTlERS
We are fortunate to be one of the very first regions in PCAto have our region Goodie Store affiliated with the PCAstore. A couple of big benefits we get though this affiliationis getting the savings associated with large volume andalso the fact the vendor is licensed to use the “Porsche”logot on the clothing.
Another benefit is the return of 10% ofall sales from the First Settlers GoodieStore are returned to us and be used tosupport our events.
Jacob Kay has taken over Storeresponsibilities from Pam Michaels. Thanks Jacob! (email:[email protected])
car.” He’s likely wondering if you are in the correct run group, since youweren’t aware enough to point him by without over-slowing him and drag-racing him down the straight. Of course, he’ll honor the PCA rules by notpassing without a proper point-by, but he’ll take a memory with him of yourcar and that session. You want to be perceived as a good driver, you say?Point faster drivers by before the next turn, and the perception of otherdrivers will be that you are aware of your surroundings. The same thingapplies in the advanced run groups, except that passing can occuranywhere, meaning the point-by should mean yielding part of the trackwhen in the turns.
Conclusion… Having superior track awareness is the most important trackskill you can develop, and it should be well-founded before drivers arepromoted to advanced run groups with pass anywhere format. Whilesome of this discussion is still on the horizon for our DE newcomers stilllearning the line, flags & corner worker stations, it’s good to begin thinkingabout the entire track, not just what’s ahead. And for our solo andadvanced drivers, being more aware means you’ll be able to safely focusmore on better techniques such as heel-toe down-shifting, trail-braking,throttle-steering and more. Way too often, I hear a driver indicate thatsomeone was riding their bumper, or alternatively, wouldn’t give them apoint-by. Especially in the advanced Black and Red run groups, thisshould never occur. Track awareness is something our instructors shouldbe drilling into our newcomers, and it should be developed as the primaryfoundation during solo driving. Having a PCA best practice which yieldsall the “power of the pass” to the car being overtaken is strictly for thepurposes of providing a safe learning environment, especially in ourbeginner and novice run groups. In our solo and higher run groups,however, this rule should be treated like insurance. In other words, it’spresence should provide peace of mind instead of a blanket of protectionfor unaware drivers. Especially in today’s environment where there areboth high and low powered cars running in the same run groups, trackawareness is more important than ever. So if you haven’t already madethis skill your primary target for improvement at the track, you might wantto reassess. You’ll find that you and those sharing the track with you willappreciate it…and you might even get a big fat compliment on your drivingfrom one of our seasoned club racers. Cheers, and happy motoring!
(Continued from page 4)T-Boned: Fun Run Gone Wrongby Jim & Diane liedman
Any day we would go for a ride in our 2006 Cabriolet-S was a great day! OnSunday afternoon of September 9 (only 2 weeks from the Fall DE), we andour friends, luana and Mark Hugel, decided to do a fun run on the windingroads through southern Virginia Beach and end at Waterman’s for dinner.After a nice, relaxing dinner, we headed out in our cars, with our friends goingfirst, while we waited for the valet to bring our car around and begin a leisurelyride home.
After only a few blocks, as we neared the intersection of Norfolk Ave. (9thStreet), and Mediterranean Ave., our evening would turn into a majorcatastrophe. The black 2013 Bentley convertible headed in the oppositedirection accelerated and swerved, narrowly escaping the truck buttemporarily blocked my view of it. Apparently Diane saw the black F-150before I did but did not have enough time to get out a sound before it hit usbroadside in the driver’s door. We were travelling west at 30 mph when theF-150 ran the stop sign travelling north at 30-40 mph. BANG!! Metal hit metaland side airbags popped! We were spun about 110 degrees before the rearend ran into a utility pole and a telephone box. Diane said she was OK andI didn’t seem to be injured, although, later I found bruises on my left knee andhad a stiff neck for a couple of days. On the other hand, Diane developed alarge black bruise above her left hip and suffered a separated cartilage onone of her ribs.
The owner of the F-150 was the passenger who thought he’d had too muchto drink, so he let his friend drive. It turned out that his friend was also underthe influence, and when the truck came to a stop, he got out and ran. Two
police cars were there within afew minutes. A third went afterthe driver, who we never saw, butheard it would be his second DUI.
The police called tow trucks forthe F-150 and our 911. This iswhere the story gets interesting.The Porsche was towed byGraham’s Custom Body Shop, (aUSAA authorized shop). Thetruck’s owner was insured byUSAA, and I am insured by StateFarm.
The next morning I called the local State Farm agent to report the accident.They recommended going withUSAA. USAA recommendedhaving State Farm handle it sinceit would take less time to get arental car, (which I didn’t need).Graham’s Body Shop couldn’tstart the estimate until hearingfrom USAA, who couldn’t givethem the go ahead until they hadcontacted their insured. Inspeaking with Graham’s, weconcluded that Checkered FlagBody Shop (State Farmauthorized), had moreexperience with high-end cars and would be the better place for the repairs.
I called Checkered Flag and advised them of the situation. They said theycould do the repairs and had the car towed to their shop. The next day, whenauthorizing Checkered Flag to do the estimate and the repair, they determinedthey could not do it since there was structural damage and that the work wouldhave to be done at a Porsche Certified Body Shop. However, they weren’tsure where the nearest one was. By then I had decided to have State Farmhandle the case through subrogation with USAA, but no one knew where thenearest Porsche Certified Body Shop was. I contacted Philippe liedl atCheckered Flag Porsche, and we found that the nearest shop was lee’sGarage in West long Branch, NJ, 340 miles away.
State Farm and I both contacted lee’s Garage, and I arranged for Checkered
Flag to have the Porsche towed, which came out to $1,160. I charged this
amount and was soon reimbursed by State Farm.(Continued on page 13)
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Advanced Driving Skills – Awareness 201
by Kevin Pirkle
So, you've been to afew Driver'sEducation events…orten…maybe evenadvanced toSolo. No moreinstructor in the carmust feel pretty darngood. And you'veearned it! You'velearned the flags, thenames of the turns,and you even knowhow to fully extend
your arm out the window for a proper "point-by". Good for you. We'reall proud, and you should be too. Hmm…so what should you beworking on next? Trail-braking? Heel-toe down-shifting? Betterbraking technique?
Admittedly, we all recall our first number of DE events. We’re drivingalong looking for the next apex when suddenly, and evenunexpectedly, there’s a faster car in the rearview mirror. Panic setsin, and glances return to the rearview mirror at the wrong times…inthe brake zone, throughout a turn…anytime but the right time. WhatI’m about to share isn’t something that you might immediately thinkwill make you a better driver, but it will. Your fellow drivers willappreciate your etiquette and attention to your surroundings, andyou’ll earn their respect both on and off the track. Moreover, ifdigested and followed, this tip will allow you to safely explore yourown capabilities as you continue to hone more advanced techniques.This brief, instructional driving tip regards what I believe is the singlegreatest attribute of any driver…track awareness. It’s a skill that setsadvanced DE drivers apart from their peers, and once you hone it,you’ll find that you and those around you have more fun.
I’ll begin by sharing a few notes about the PCA DE program. PCA isdifferent than some of the other clubs that focus on advancement intotime trials or full on racing. Our DE program provides a firmfoundation of fundamental driving techniques. We advance driversthrough classroom and in-car instruction to solo runs, and we provideclasses for advanced drivers to pass anywhere with a proper point-by signal. Our focus is on safe Driver’s Education. While other clubsmake sure that the car being overtaken provides a proper point-by,PCA focuses on the car being overtaken controlling the pass. In otherwords, if the car being overtaken doesn’t point the faster car by, thefaster car must wait until the car being overtaken signalsappropriately. KUDOS, you say, for safety! Although I wholeheartedlyagree with the safety aspect of our best practice, I think this is exactlywhy we need to discuss track awareness. Take the example I citedabove of an early DE event, in which I found myself in a situation inwhich I looked up and unexpectedly saw a car in my rearview mirror.Proper track awareness prevents this. In fact, in most cases, if you’rea heads-up driver, you’ll know approximately when you’ll be givingthe car behind you a point-by, because you’ll have been calculatingit mentally for the last quarter to half lap. This doesn’t mean you’ll be“driving in your mirror”, so to speak, but it does mean you know whena car is closing the gap…long before it’s within a car length or two ofyour rear bumper. And what that means is that you’ll be lifting to letthem by before the next turn, or that you’ll be ensuring that you arenot the reason the faster car isn’t unnecessarily slowing down for you.You see, proper track awareness is much more than seeing the next
flag station and keeping an eye on the upcoming car’s brake lights.It’s about knowing where you are relative to the cars in front andbehind you. By the time you reach our advanced (Black & Red)classes, pass anywhere with a point is commonplace. And beforeyou get to that point, track awareness needs to be your most honedskill.
Reality… “But I drive a 415hp GT3, Kevin?! Why would I lift for a180hp 1980 911SC? As soon as we hit the straight, I’ll just pull awayfrom him!” I wish I had a dollar for every time I watched a highhorsepower car drag me down the straight only to find itself under thepressure of my front bumper heading into the next turn. The realityis that faster cars aren’t necessarily the highest horsepower cars…and eventually, those high horsepower cars have to brake and turnin just like the rest of the cars. Stick around long enough, and you’llsee that some of the fastest drivers we have in this club are in mid-horsepower models. When the recession hit in late 2008, a numberof our more experienced drivers sold their Cup cars and GT3’s topurchase more modest track cars…cars that would lay downrespectable laps, but that were also less expensive to operate. Atthe same time, car manufacturers keep coming out with higherhorsepower new models…ready for our novices to purchase andbring to the track to try their hands at the one thing that everyoneknows how to do before they ever even get to VIR…mat the pedal tothe floorboard. Here’s the secret though…a slower car with a moreexperienced driver will be faster than a novice or newly solo driver ina high horsepower car. The reasons are simple…seat time,experience, and application of skill. With this being said, if you findyourself in a situation where a car has been closing in on you overthe past half lap or so, it’s because that driver is faster. Your car maybe faster, but that driver is faster. And if your track awareness isn’twhat it should be, you’ll be costing that driver both speed andmomentum to wait for your passing signal. Translation? less fun forthe faster driver behind you, not to mention, you’re probably not asthrilled that there’s a car in your rearview mirror that is anxious topass. My advice is to do what I’ve been taught…let them bycomfortably before the next turn. “But I drive a 415hp GT3, Kevin?!”Yeah, I know…and if you’re a faster driver, you’ll catch him or her inthe middle of the next set of turns, not on the straight. The reality isthat he/she caught you, not the other way around.
Perception… So far,all we’ve focused onis your vantage point.So what aboutothers’? Well, let’ssay I’m in the 1980911 SC with 180 hpthat just caught up toyour 300hp 996Carrera. As Iapproach your car,I’m watchingeverything from thenext corner worker tothe car two turns back, not to mention, I’m also calculating exactlywhen I’ll be looking to pass your 120hp stronger car. As I get closer,I’ll be thinking I need to keep my RPM’s higher, since lower RPM’swill keep me at the lowest end of my power band. So if you don’t letme by before the brake zone, and you happen not to be as skilled atbraking or sliding the car through a turn, we may exit the turn at thelowest point in my car’s torque curve…all while you quickly pull awayfrom me in your 300hp car. By this point, I’m probably wondering whyyou haven’t pointed me by sooner, and if we are still relatively closeon the straight, why you are not lifting your accelerator to let me bybefore the next turn. If you’ve ever found yourself as the lead car inthis scenario, the guy behind you isn’t thinking, “Wow, that’s a fast
(The “Trak Gator” may also be seen in your rearview mirror)
(Bud Syme’s Carrera can be found in theadvanced group.)
we were protected from serious injury, or worse.
I even still got to go to the DE, due to a true friend who insisted that weshare his car at the track. So, a big thanks to Mark Hugel and also toMarco Estrada for figuring out how we would be able share Mark’s car.When it became apparent that our car was to be totaled, Diane, as muchas I, began looking, in earnest, for another car. Within a few weeks,bingo! The car that was going to be as close as I wanted for areplacement popped up in Chicago. After some negotiating by phoneand email, we were on a flight to Chicago within three days to check thecar out, purchase it and drive it home taking the southern route throughIndiana, Kentucky and West Virginia to check out the fall colors on theway. The weather in Chicago that day was an unseasonable 81 degreesand sunny. We drove home with the top down most of the way; justahead of hurricane Sandy!
Checklist:Pray this never happens to you, but if it does:Have your insurance work with the other party’s insurance.Keep good records.Find the right body shop, (must be Porsche Certified if there is structuraldamage).Insist on a track-worthy repair.If your car is totaled, get a copy of the insurance company’s assessmentto assure you’re gettingproper compensation.Remember, even though it isa Porsche, it is a car, and canbe replaced.Have fun looking for a newcar!!
This Thanksgiving we giveour thanks to the One fromwhom all good things come!
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(2009 Cabriolet S)
Estimates for the repair began at about $12,000 by State Farm, butPaul Sgro of lee’s Garage said that was only about half of what hethought it would cost. The owner of lee’s Garage and I agreed that ifthe car could not be repaired to the degree that he would feelcomfortable taking it on the track that we would not fix it at all. Paulwent through three adjustors until he found one that agreed to what itwould take to repair the car. The estimate eventually reached just northof $40,000 which was 74% of State Farm’s assessed value of the car.However, there was still more “probable hidden damage” to the innerframe and left and right suspension with additional estimated cost ofbetween $700 - $4,500 which pushed it over the threshold of 75% ofthe cars estimated value. Therefore, State Farm decided to TOTAl thecar.
I asked for a copy of their assessment and found that they had notincluded the Tiptronic transmission ($975) and had not considered thatit was a “Porsche Certified” car ($1,900). The insurance companiesuse the NADA Eastern Edition Retail and Red Book Retail which usesthe car’s VIN to get a list of optional equipment, give credit for lowmileage, and then averages the two. There was about an 8% differencein the two estimates. In working with the State Farm rep, they addedthe values for the Tiptronic and the Porsche certification. This alsoraised the amount reimbursed for the Virginia 3% sales used car salestax. Another $12 was added in for title and tag fee. With extensiveonline researching before and during negotiations, I determined that wehad reached a reasonable compensation and closed the deal. Thecheck came in the mail within a few days.
USAA took care of Diane’s doctor’s appointments and treatment, so allin all, not counting the hours on the phone, researching anddocumenting everything, we feel like we were fairly treated by allconcerned.
Our 2006 Cabriolet – S, with its super rigid frame, did an amazing jobof withstanding a high speed broadside impact. We felt blessed that
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“Never in my wildestdreams............”
When my Dad taught me to drive a tractor in the fields when I wasabout 5 years old, I am sure he never imagined the impact he hadon my life. His words were “keep it between the rows”. As I grewolder and advanced to the highway, his words were to “keep itbetween the lines”. I will not share how long ago that was..............
Several months ago,my husband “put mebehind the wheel” of hisbeloved Cayman R. Iwas to “get the feel” ofthe car...........That mayhave been a hughmistake for him..........As I continued topractice driving moreand more and evendrove alone in theCayman following himthru some very twisty
roads in the mountains I began to “like” the feel of the car.
He registered us for a DE at VIR for October 8, 2012..................Iwas actually going to DRIVE ON A RACE TRACK!!!!!!!!...........wow,this country girl had come a long way from the tractor I startedon............
October 8, was a coldand very rainy day formy first time out..........Iwas excited, a littlenervous, but verydetermined becauseonce I make thedecision, I am definitelycommitted.
A lady instructor namedAnita went with me mylast time out that dayand that is really when the fun began. I was first in line behind thepace car and stayed with it all the way......wow...........I hadarrived!!!!!!! It was exciting and fun (I do not think I ever stoppedsmiling during those laps...............
I now have new phrases to remember...........”Kiss that gator”, “go,go, go, go” “You bought the whole track, use it” “Brake in the dip”and my favorite was “smile for the camera”.
My last thoughts: You are never too old to have fun. lIVE andlOVE your life.........
(Ed driving Brenda’s car through the Esses atRoad Atlanta)
(Ed may have to share his car more often now!)
Car Care C rner
“Don’t be a lug!”Paraphrased from Excellence Magazine
Tony Callas & Tom Prine
When you drive a car with a manual transmission, you can get lazy
in slow-moving traffic and allow the rpm drop too low for the selected
gear. If you start to accelerate before downshifting, the engine may
begin to jerk and buck violently. The condition is called “lugging the
engine” and is caused by excessive load, too much throttle input and
insufficient rpm to produce adequate power to overcome the load.
lugging the engine places significant load on the crankshaft, main
bearings, connecting rods and bearings. Done often enough and
with enough severity can cause severe and permanent engine
damage.
High performance engines, with relatively small displacement, like
those in early 911’s are at greater risk for lugging because - by design
- they produce little torque at low rpm. larger displacement engines
with larger internal rotating mass can deal better with lugging but any
engine can be lugged under the right conditions. An engine that is
running poorly and is down on power can be lugged if you try to
accelerate too quickly in the wrong gear.
Cars with manual transmissions rely on you to use the computer
between your ears instead of in the electronic control unit to
determine the proper gear selection. If you’re driving along at 30 mph
on a flat road, with no need to accelerate, third or even fourth gear
will lower your engine speed and improve your fuel economy. But if
you try to accelerate up a hill before downshifting you risk lugging the
engine.
By the same token, it’s possible to lug an engine on a flat road in
second gear, or in fifth at 70 mph while climbing a steep road. The
key is to keep the rpm in the right range for the conditions and
minimize stress on the engine. If the engine sounds strained,
hesitates when you try to accelerate, or begins to buck, you should
ease off the throttle and drop a gear to increase the rpm to match the
conditions.
“Check EngineLight”
There can be many cause of a Check Engine light (CEl) on a
Porsche and, though it doesn’t indicate immediate self-destruction,
should not be ignored. The most common fault on the flat-six engines
is failure of the O2 and Mass Air Flow (MAF) systems. Its common
for the front oxygen sensors to fail and cause the MAF to compensate
and a routine fix is to just replace the sensor. However, its also
common for the light to soon return indicated by a failing MAF. The
recommended solution is to replace both O2 and MAF sensors at the
same time - and prevent yourself more aggravation.
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President
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Activities Officer
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Central Vice-President
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Secretary & Archivist
Matt Nelson757-270-0452
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Treasurer
Alex Bell757-472-9567
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Assistant Vice President - Central
Bud Syme804-539-2595
Events Registrar
George Michaels757-689-8483
Assistant Vice President - Eastern
Jason Horner757-676-3335
Charity Coordinator
Josie Grandfield757-635-0184
Membership
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John Kopp757-427-0742
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Tech & Safety
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From the PresidentGeorge Michaels
Happy New Year! I hope the holidays were full of joy and you received all thePorsche stuff you wanted.
The Election Committee reports that 55 ballots were cast in our 2012 election. Asall positions were running un-opposed, it should come as no surprise that allindividuals were elected. Congratulations to the electees and a big welcome toKathy Kent and Matt Nelson as new members of the Executive Council. Thanksto both the Nominating Committee and the Board for giving your time to our club.
Thanks also for your confidence in me as club President for this coming year. Ilook forward to serving you and continuing the success that Dave and last year'sboard facilitated. Aside from ensuring we have fun, support our charities, enjoyour cars and each other’s company, I have some goals in mind for 2013: (1) that we be a perpetual front runner for Region of theYear - we all understand that it won't be awarded repeatedly to the same region, but we should be in the top 5 every year, samegoes for Public Service and Website awards; (2) increase participation from the western side of our region; (3) implement successionplanning for our board and committees - PCA National does this, and it gets the right people in the right positions and ensures thesuccess of the club, and; (4) consider putting our name in the hat to host a PCA Escape or Parade.
I have no doubt that 2013 will be another great year of fun, camaraderie and community service for First Settlers, and we've setourselves up for success. Thanks to our DE events, we're in good shape financially to do whatever we want. We have a greatrelationship with our primary sponsor, Checkered Flag Porsche. They provide a tremendous amount of support to us financiallyand they give us loads of merchandise to raffle off and give away as door prizes at our various events and breakfasts. In turn, weshould continue to return the favor with big turnouts at their Cars and Coffee events, trust them to service our Porsches, and whenit's time for a new one, head to their new showroom.
We were very successful this past year in adding a number of new sponsors to our list of event supporters, and we appreciate theirgenerosity. Since a good number of these new sponsors/business owners are club members, what better way to say thanks to themthan to give them some business. This also applies to our HO advertisers and the many sponsors that support our charity effortsthroughout the year. Check out the Charity Wrap-up on page 8 and if you’re in the market for items or services they offer, pleasegive them a call.
This is your club… help make it what you want it to be. While the board and chairs run day-to-day operations, it’s up to you to decidewhat activities show up on the calendar. If you have an idea for an event or activity, please pass it on to our Activities Officer. If you’dlike to help plan, set up, run, or host an event… even better. If you have some favorite back roads you like to drive, don’t keep thema secret, design a fun run and we’ll add it to an event or monthly breakfast.
I look forward to sharing another successful and rewarding year with my First Settlers friends. Remember, it’s all about having fun,enjoying our cars and the people who drive them. See you at the New Year Party!
2013 New Years Party !!Saturday, January 19th at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg
Dinner will be about $60 per person.
Because of the great response last year, we’ve “graduated” to a larger dinning room with a view of the James River.
There will be a White Elephant Silent Auction again this year. This is a good way to ‘re-gift’ that Christmas gift that wasn’t quite “perfect” for you.Expect overnight rooms available at a discounted rate.More details will be sent via email and posted on the FSR website when available.
Hope to see you there!
(Dom, Diane, Josie and Valerie running the raffle)
(Best in Show - Rick Howard’s1957 Chevy Wagon )
(Peoples Choice: BillWestendorf’s 1963 Volvo)
(Rock Star Porsches)
(A pair of great rides!)
(Rock Stars from above)
(Two eras of Porsche race cars)
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DATE EVENT
January 5 Central Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Silver Diner, Glen Allen
January 12 Eastern Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Pops Diner, Chesapeake
January 19 New Years Party Kingsmill Resort - Williamsburg
January 26-27 Rolex 24 Hours Daytona, Florida
February 2 Central Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Silver Diner, Glen Allen
February 9 Eastern Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Pops Diner, Chesapeake
March 2 Central Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Silver Diner, Glen Allen
March 9 Eastern Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Pops Diner, Chesapeake
March 15-17 Zone 2 DE Virginia International Raceway
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