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December 2008

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Newsletter of the Roadrunner Region ✭ Porsche Club of AmericaChartered October 13, 1967

ColumnsLiz’s Line: Liz Shaw, RRR President ..................................................................................... 5Welcome to the Club: Steven Stacy, Membership Chair ................................................. ...17Nuts and Volts: William Agnew, Technical editor ........................................................................31Ad Nauseam: Sean Cridland, Editor ................................................................................... 32

Features:If You Don’t Live in a Cave: story by Sean Cridland ...................................................18Panamera Introduction ..................................................................................................20Porsche Corporate Health Strong ................................................................................22DS#8, OktoberFiesta: story and photos by Sean Cridland ..................................................24Die Serie Grande Finale: story by Dennis Ledbetter, photos by H. Bethoney and S. Bauer ....26

Departments:On the Horizon; upcoming events in Roadrunner-land ...............................................7Remember When? ..........................................................................................................10The RRR Goody Store: Open for Business .................................................................12Die Serie Standings .......................................................................................................28Porsches in the News ....................................................................................................35der Marktplatz der Porsche: buy, sell, trade, or search..............................................36Roadrunner Style ...........................................................................................................38

The opinions, views and information in the RRR reflect the individual views of the writer, and are not necessarily the official opinions of the Roadrunner Region, PCA, or this magazine. None of these organizations assume respon-sibility for accuracy. RRR is an official publication for Roadrunner Region, PCA, and is published monthly. Deadline for copy is the 10th of the month for the next month’s issue. The editors reserve the right to edit articles for length and content. Material December be reprinted (with the exception of ads) provided credit is given to the author, Roadrunner Region and RRR. Subscription price for non-RRR members is $12.00 per year. Remit to treasurer. For membership applications or change of address, contact the membership chairperson Steven Stacy at [email protected]. Copy to: Sean Cridland, [email protected]. Copy and photos preferred by current electronic media. Contact editor for submission requirements.

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Cover, Top: Snow is already on Redondo Peak. Photo by Sean Cridland Cover, Bottom: Like it or not, it’s on the way. The 2009 Porsche Panamera. Photo by PCNA. This page: Tony Richey rips around Arroyo Seco . Photo by Phyllis Davis.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

OTHER REGIONAL CONTACTS:

Roadrunner Region PCA, PO Box 92113, Albuquerque, NM 87119

Brian [email protected]

Jo IrwinVice [email protected]

Doug BrosveenHead Driving [email protected]

Joe AlmersMember at Large505.345.3135

Pat FerrellMember at Large/Safety [email protected]

Jim EdisonMember at Large

[email protected]

Russ KelsoMember at LargeChief Steward/ [email protected]

Bob PattersonInsurance Chair

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Doug Riley Mailing

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Sony [email protected]

Steven StacyMembership Chair505.417.1375 [email protected]

Bill GuyreSecretary/[email protected]

Judy HargerCharities

[email protected]

Sean CridlandChair: Escape 2008Newsletter [email protected]

Liz ShawPresident/[email protected]

Dennis LedbetterMember at [email protected]

Don VichickTech [email protected]

Lavon MaestasSocial [email protected]


Liz’s LineLiz’s LineLiz ShawRegion President

This was a great year for the Roadrunner Re-gion. We kept up with traditions, tried some new things, let a few things go, but in general, had a very busy year. I think it’s great that we start our autocross season so early in the year. My friends in California think we’re all a bunch of nuts for autocrossing when it’s below 20 degrees outside but we have a great time! Plus, many Roadrunners became certified PCA Driving Instructors – thanks to the hard work of Doug Brosveen. Our New Members’ Social was a huge suc-cess and we got to know some of the newest Road-runners throughout the year as they attended more events. The annual Corrales Round-up is always a crowd pleaser and the array of Porsches gets more and more impressive every year. The PCA Escape was also a huge success and we’re still enjoying the attention as some other Regions have published ar-ticles on the event. And heading into the end of the year, our final event will be another crowd pleaser that also benefits children. We all enjoy showing off our cars one more time before the year is over, plus the toy drive at Butterfield’s is always very success-ful. Next year, we’ll resume our traditional Fiesta del Porsche and under Steven Stacy’s leadership, and I’m sure it’ll be an excellent event. Steven helped out quite a bit last year, plus he helped quite a bit with Escape. He’ll also be assisted by Dennis Ledbetter and Bill Guyre. Whenever I’ve been in charge of an event or activity and I’ve need assistance, I couldn’t ask for two more helpful people. And speaking of helpful people, we’ll have some more changes for the people in charge of some things. Jim Edison will be the Autocross Safety Chair-man and Jim brings lots of energy and good ideas to the job. John and Phyllis Davis have stepped up

to the plate to take over as Charities Chairpeople and I’m sure they’ll continue the excellent work that Judy Harger did this year. Dennis Chamberlain is a fairly new New Mexico resident and he’ll take over as Social Chairman. Dennis arranged regular social events when he was a PCA member in Dallas and I look forward to his ideas for next year. And last, but certainly not least, is our new Ramblings editor for next year – Herb Bethoney! Herb has volunteered to take over this very important job and we’re all very pleased about it. Sean set the gold standard for a club newsletter and I’m sure Herb will take over the job seamlessly. Even though we have all the slots filled for run-ning the club next year, we can always use more help and more ideas. Please come to the planning meet-ing in mid-December, just before the Butterfield’s Show & Shine, and give us your ideas for 2009. This is YOUR club and we want you to get the best out of your membership.

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RRR Events on the HorizonDecember:December 2: Membership Meeting at Porsche of Albuquerque

December 13:Christmas Party at El Pinto. Sponsor: Lavon Maestas (see website)

December 14: Toys for Kids at Butter-field’s (see ad)

Please check www.roadrunner-region-pca.org for up-to-the-minute scheduling changes and additions.

January:January 6: Membership Meeting at Porsche of Albuquerque

January 17: Meet and Greet at Mimi’s (I-25 and Jefferson)

January 24: Frostbite Series Autocross

3rd Annual Oversleeping Ground-hog AutocrossFrostbite Series #2 at Belen Calvary Chapel

February 21, 2009

In the interests of keeping couples together, we figured it was time for every-one to get out of the house, burn some rubber, kill some cones, and score some smokin’ fast times. So come on down to the Belen Calvary Chapel Parking Lot and let ‘er rip on February 23WHERE: Calvary Chapel Parking Lot , Belen. I-25 to Belen exit 195 (Business Loop 25), 3 miles to second traffic light( bear right to Belen at underpass) ,then left at Lopez Rd. to parking lot on left hand side going east. Pits in the rear, be-hind the building.WHEN: Mandatory Driver’s Meeting at 9:00am, First car-out at 9:45. COST: $35 per driver

This will be a classic-style parking lot autocross with lots of cones, slaloms, Chicago-boxes, and hairpins: a great way to test your precision driving skills at moderate speeds and NO walls!

Sponsor: Paul Dodd (505) 286-2012go to www.roadrunner-region-pca.org to download the vehicle tech certification sheet

3rd Annual “Begin That Begun” AutocrossFrostbite Series #1 at Belen Calvary Chapel

January 24, 2009Get out your tire warmers, pocket warmers, bun warmers, electric blankets, down jackets and studded autocross tires, it’s time to mix it up again (al-ready!) at the first annual Begin that Begun Autocross at the Belen Calvary Chapel on January 19, 2008.

WHERE: Calvary Chapel Parking Lot , Belen. I-25 to Belen exit 195 (Business Loop 25), 3 miles to second traffic light( bear right to Belen at underpass) ,then left at Lopez Rd. to parking lot on left hand side going east. Pits in the rear, be-hind the building.

When: Mandatory Driver’s Meeting at 9:00am, First car-out at 9:45.

COST: $35 per driverThis will be a classic-style parking lot autocross with lots of cones, slaloms, Chicago-boxes, and hairpins: a great way to test your precision driving skills at moderate speeds and NO walls!

Sponsor: Tony Richey (505) 888-1630 [email protected] to www.roadrunner-region-pca.org to download the vehicle tech certification sheet


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Come on out for the first social event of the year at Mimi’s. It’s time to get toasty over some toast (and muffins, and eggs, and bacon, and, and, and....


Remember When?Remember When? From the Archives of the Roadrunner Ramblings

25 Years Ago: President Bernie Butterfield gave his final address for 1983, reminding everyone of all the great events of the previous year and thanked his wife Anne for her support. Editor Arch Holcomb wrote about the recent autocross at Santa Fe Downs, where he also had FTD. Nancy Holcomb put together a Christmas “wish list” for Porsche-lovers. The annual chili-

cook-off was hosted by Les and Elaine Hill. Arch reminded everyone to vote in the election of new board members. 15 Years Ago: Editor Tom Leavitt reminded everyone to get in their ballots in the Roadrunner election. He also recounted all the fun had during the recent Porsche/Corvette Fun Day. Bill Walker from the Carrera Region wrote about his first experience at a PCA Club Race (it’s hard to believe he was ever a rookie!) Fran walker wrote a little piece about being a spectator, too! Apparently it was fun to watch,

too! Bill Oaks, David Payne, and the Swopes cleaned up in the Badlands Series. Bill Oakes, as treasurer, reported that the club donated $1000 to the Ronald McDonald House. Great! 5 Years Ago: Art and Sony Shanks and their beautiful white 944 graced the cover. President Don Vichick thanked the membership for their help and support during his tenure. Editor Tom Leavitt reminded everyone to come to the Christmas party, the Butterfields’s car show, and the Zone dinner at Sadie’s. Everyone had a great time at the OktoberFiesta, hosted by the

Carrera Region. Social Chair Melissa Midkiff was stepping down from her position and was hoping someone would pick up the ball. DS#10 at Sandia was a big hit, with Bert Newmark setting fastest Porsche time in his 930. Some guy named Sean Cridland was listed as a new member. Where’d he come from?

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New Porsche Museum to be opened January 31, 2009Stuttgart. In the new Porsche Museum the final preparations are made for the opening on Saturday 31 Janu-ary 2009. At last, now that the scaffolding has been removed, it is possible to see to the full extent the bold architecture of the building at the head office premises of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG in Zuffenhausen: The 5,600 square metres of exhibition space are supported on just three so-called cores of reinforced concrete – hence just seeming to hover in space. Inside the building the majority of approximately 80 exhibits are already in place.

In the other areas of the new building – amongst them the museum workshops, the museum shop, the Porsche archive, an exclusive restaurant, a bistro and the capacious event areas – a team of experts are busy putting the finishing touches. Three days after the ceremonial opening, which takes place on Wednes-day the 28 January 2009, the doors of the new Porsche Museum will be flung open to welcome the first visitors. On a daily basis, apart from Mondays, the exhibition can be viewed for an admission price of eight Euros (reduced price: four Euros). Children up to the age of 14 get free admission when accompanied by an adult.

The restaurant on the second floor – which has both a view through the glass facade onto the Porscheplatz as well as through the glass partition into the exhibition itself – has its own separate entrance and is also open at hours different from those of the museum itself.With the new museum and its range of catering facilities additional capacity for conferences, company and private events in exceptional surroundings will come into being. We have already received hosts of inqui-ries.

Interested parties can get more detailed information at www.porsche.com/museum.Photo courtesy of PCNA


The Goody StoreThe Goody StoreThe Goody Store

Is Now Open!

Now’s the time to get in Roadrunner style! We have several items featuring the custom-embroidered Roadrunner logo: polo shirts, denim shirts, twills, and fleece vests. Prices for these items range from $25 for the polo shirts to $35 for the fleece vests.

If you want to lighten up on the layering and just go for a sweatshirt, we have 3 styles to choose from: 1/4-zip black sweatshirts with the Porsche script in small lettering over the left breast, or in larger, out-line lettering across the chest; sweatshirts with the large Porsche crest; or sweatshirts with the Porsche script in outline lettering across the chest. All of the sweatshirts are priced at $30 each.

We are also featuring pins for you and badges for your car. You can order the Roadrunner pin by itself, or order a name badge with the pin on it. The pins are $5 each and the name badges are $10 each. Car badges are $25 each.

And for those wintry days when you don’t want to drive your Porsche in the white, fluffy stuff, pull up a chair by the fire and open up a great book. There’s Fred Puhn’s “How to Make Your Car Handle” and Stephan Wilkinson’s “The Gold-Plated Porsche”.

Check the website Goody Store page for more information or contact Liz at 505-474-4016, [email protected] the website for the full line at

www.roadrunner-region-pca.org/goodystore.htm


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It’s not just about the cars, it’s about the...people?Lydia Tamez of the Carrera Region gets some expert advice from one of the PCA instructors on hand.

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The much improved (as a driver) Scott MacKie blazes his way around Arroyo Seco, just outside of Deming.

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James and Sandra Edmiston

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Gene and Marlene Frank

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What do we do in the Porsche Club? First timers often want to know: when I join the Porsche Club...what do we do? We know that we get a glossy magazine called Porsche Panorama that shows lots of folks with bright and shiny cars. We see lots of technical articles, some of which go way over our heads. And we’ve just gotten into this new club which tells us that we’ve “made it” in modern society. But...then what?

Not to worry. That’s probably the most-asked question of all new PCA members. It’s almost as if we’ve joined a club that we think might be too good for us.... (that old Groucho Marx line....)

Fear not. Porsche Club of America members -- and especially Roadrunner Region members -- are well known for our friendliness and helpfulness. We’re a diverse region with members who have all kinds of interests. Maybe you’re just into 356’s, those earliest of Porsches, many of whose owners consider them to be the only “real” Porsches. Maybe you’re into high-performance driving or even racing. Maybe you just like owning one of the most technically advanced and most coveted cars in the world because...well, it’s cool to own one.

That’s OK. Our members cover all those bases. Don’t be afraid. Come to an event. Show us your car. Introduce yourself. Chances are that you’ll meet up with someone whose interest in Porsche is similar to yours. Sure, it might take awhile. But everything good always does.

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If you don’t live in cave or haven’t been locked in the broom closet, you already knew that the Porsche Panamera is on its way. Because this is yet anoth-er departure from Porsche’s original two-seat, rear-engine design, those among us who refer to themselves as “pur-ists,” usually turn their heads in fits of denial and disgust when the photos pop onto their screens, as if they’ve come across some unwanted internet porn. Too bad. If you’ve never driven a contemporary Porsche with its technological updates you will be blown away by the per-formance gains made in the past three years, let alone the last thirteen or thirty three. Prog-ress marches on. And I love and respect the hell out of it. In the past couple of years I’ve had the luck and pleasure to drive some of the newer cars: two differ-ent 996tts, a 997 Club Coupe, and most re-cently, a 2009 C4S with PDK and Sport Chrono and a 2009 Cayenne Turbo S and a Cayenne GTS manual 6-speed. I won’t beat around the bush. I loved ALL these cars. So much so that I had to turn them back to their owners prematurely so that I wouldn’t shatter the bubble of my love for my own particular “classic,” a slightly modified 1990 964 C4. Not even the most devout Confucianist would say that he loves his departed great-great-grandfather more than he loves his youngest daughter. So let’s pretend for a minute that we just discovered Porsches. It’s just a fact that the shapes of the newer cars are beautiful and purpose driv-en, even if you still love and identify with the older shape. A walkaround with a close eye reveals some of most sensu-ous curves ever draped over a set of wheels. And maybe it’s just my 60s tire-wars perspective, but I always like wider tires more than skinny ones. I’m sorry, but the sensuous curves adorned over a set of 335/35Rs on 12 inch rims are just way more sexy than the gaping wheel-wells that reveal the skinny little rims of a 356 or early 911. In fact, I can re-member seeing a set of 356 rims in a friend’s garage one time, sitting all by themselves in the corner and thinking that it must be some kind of joke, not realizing they were, in fact, real. For driving, I’ll talk about the Cayenne first, then work into the turbos and the new C4S with PDK. The Cay-enne has probably been the most reviled of all the non-356 and non-911(original shape) models of all. More than the

914, 924, or 928. The very idea that Porsche might consid-er building an SUV was so repugnant to some people that they couldn’t say the word for a long time. Never mind that it’s been a successful line and has brought Porsche lots of profit or even that it’s a very well made and performing vehicle. They just don’t like it and nothing will make those people consider it in any kind of reasonable way. Fine. One of my friends from a former life, off-roader Tom Collins of Camel Challenge fame, was a part of the

Cayenne test and development team. A long time before the Cayenne became pub-lic, I was getting reports about how great a car it was. About two years later I finally had a chance to drive a Cayenne Turbo S. Wow! Not only is the interior finished beautifully but the power can be compared to a Saturn V (for those of you old enough to remember the original space program). And the han-dling is great too. I can’t tell you how much fun I had at Porsche Parade 2007 thrash-ing the times of many 911, Boxsters, and 914s with that behemoth. Simply awesome. Since then I’ve had opportunity to drive a GTS with manual transmission and lowered suspension and, briefly, a newer Turbo S. Again, awesome. I could see driving one of

these with some giant Hoosier sticky tires in an AX and re-ally blowing some doors off of some scoffing 911 owners. Hee-hawwww! When I had the opportu-nity to drive a 996tt, known locally as the “yellow peril” it was amaz-ing to me how much more aerodynami-cally shaped it was than 911 Classic, allowing for greater speed, but also how much firmer the chassis is. Having an extra 200 hp on hand wasn’t a bad feature either. But in the end, it was the handling that really got me. The car simple holds the road better, be it through the wonders of modern computer and hydraulic technology, than my old Beast. A car like this on a set of “stickies” would be a real...I had to get out of the car before I started thinking too much about that. The fact is, it was better, much, much better than my car.

Then there was the locally-famous black car ru-mored to have somewhere in the neighborhood of 700hp. I’d seen it in action at several autocrosses and was impressed by it and its owner. Then I had occasion to sit in the passen-ger’s seat as an instructor for a day at Sandia as we turned blistering lap after blistering lap with little or no effort with a look on my face that would probably compare with Orville Wright’s were he to take a ride in a SR-71 ultra-sonic spy-plane. It was simply fantastic to squirt down the straights at Sandia Mo-torsport Park, then have to slow for the corners. In my old 964, I’m usually trying to hold onto every last drop of speed through the corners so I can grab another gear up on the straights. Not so with the

black bomber. You can go as fast as your brake pads will let you. When I finally was offered the keys, I was a little bit afraid to push it -- for about a half a lap -- when I realized that this car had capabilities many levels above mine and that I could drive it as hard as I wanted to. Again, I came back into the pits after 6 laps, since I didn’t want to drive home cursing about how much my car sucked in comparison. I guess I’m understanding the “purist” mentality better now: better to keep up the illusion to one’s self that the car you have is the best one ever made! Finally, Don Schanning over at Porsche of Albuquerque gave me a call one day to tell me that a 2009 C4S with PDK, Sport

Chrono, etc. was on the lot and available to drive. I quickly made a hole in my busy schedule to give it a try. I’ve been a manual shifter my whole life. I learned how to drive my dad’s ‘68 Cougar when I was 13 on the back-roads of upstate NY and always had in the back of my mind the echoing shifting patterns of Dan Gurney, Jim Clark, and Graham Hill at Watkins Glen. It was and always

has been cooler, and faster to shift yourself. Besides, it feels good to yank that lever around in concert with a foot going to the floor a couple of times. Therefore, I had the exact same skepticism that most of us have had as I read the various articles in Excellence and Panorama about the PDK cars. OK, fine, I’ll believe it when I see it. Well, guess what. The articles are true. Though I

only had about a half an hour with a PDK, I could already feel that it’s shifting was superior to anything I could do and that given any real time with the car, a good imagination and an open mind, I could find a LOT more ways to grind out fast times with the thing AND have fun with it. Who cares about all those cool sounds and hand and foot gyrations if you pick up a second or three a lap! Once again, I found myself giving the car over prematurely be-cause I didn’t want to be talking to myself all the way home in my rough little 964, scheming about how I could get my hands on a PDK for the next autocross season. I’ll just have to be happy dipping my toe into the “river of life now and then” and imagining the true meaning of ambrosia -- food of the gods -- hydraulic suspen-sion, big turbochargers, and PDK trans-missions will be my own personal sugar-

plum-faeries. Hence, it is with great an-ticipation that I await the coming of the Panam-era. I can’t wait to experience one at speed, on a track or on an au-tocross course. And my guess is that it will be the best performing, most desirable four seater in the world.

I love my old car and I’ll continue to work on mak-ing it prettier and racier and faster, but I’m not a “purist.” I love all the new cars and would have one in a minute if I could. And if I could, I would probably keep the little-old Beast...but I would probably drive it only a couple of times a year and marvel about how great I thought it was when I got it -- way back in the olden days...of 2003....

Sean Cridland

Photo courtesy of PCNA

Herb Bethoney photo


Stuttgart. Roughly nine months before the actual market launch, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has released the first official photos of the Panamera in its final look. In its design, profile and silhouette, Porsche’s unique four-seater stands out clearly as a new member of the Porsche family. Conceived and designed as a four-door grand touring sports car, the Panamera combines numerous talents in typical Porsche style: sporting driving dynamics, a generous and variable interior, and the supreme driving comfort of a Gran Turismo. Joining the 911, Boxster and Cay-man sports cars as well as the sporty SUV Cayenne, the Panamera is Porsche’s fourth model series. The designers of the Panamera have suc-ceeded in positioning this unique car as a brand-new and truly different model while nevertheless retaining the looks of a typical Porsche. Through its proportions alone, the Panamera stands out clearly in its market segment: measuring 1931 millimetres or 76.0 inches in width, the Panamera is wider, and measuring 1418

millimetres or 55.8 inches in height, lower than com-parable four-door models. The unmistakable, sleek GT silhouette is created by the car’s overall length of 4970 millimetres or 195.7 inches and short, sporting overhangs front and rear. In its styling and details, the Panamera follows the design philosophy refined over decades on the 911 and successfully imple-mented also on the Boxster, Cayman and Cayenne. Through its design language alone, the Panamera will establish a new segment versus the competition. The symbiosis of sports car DNA de-rived from the looks of a coupé, the unique interpre-tation of the classical saloon body and the benefits of a variable space concept give the new Porsche its truly unmistakable appearance. As an example, the Panamera comes with highly individual, strongly contoured air intakes instead of a conventional ra-diator grille. Striking wheel arches and the long and sleek engine compartment lid create that typical 911 “landscape” at the front end of the car the Porsche customer has appreciated for no less than 45 years,

with the distinctly contoured wings as flanks border-ing on the flat front lid. The V-shaped seams along the engine compartment lid and the rear window ta-pering out like an arrow to the rear convey the fea-tures characteristic of a sports car to the new, highly individual Panamera class. The striking, muscular shoulders over the rear wheels, the dynamic sweep of the coupé-like roofline, and the visible tailpipes again bear out all the DNA so typical of a thorough-bred Porsche. The elegant roof arch extends stylishly over the generous interior, simply begging the beholder to get inside. Like all Porsche models, the Panamera is oriented in every respect to the needs and wishes of the driver. But now, thanks to the new concept of space and the sporting archi-tecture of the interior, the car’s occu-pants are also able to ex-perience this special “pilot feeling” on all four seats. All four occupants enjoy supreme e r g o n o m i c comfort on both the front seats and the two firmly con-toured single seats at the rear. The luggage compartment easily takes up all the passengers’ luggage. The variable space con-cept with its folding rear seat backrests enables the driver and passengers to adjust the luggage space individually to their personal requirements. And last but not least, the coupé tailgate in the sporting rear end combines superior suitability for daily use with stylish elegance. Porsche has developed superior and up-to-date power units for the Panamera again reflecting all the qualities typical of the brand – the V-engines within the engine compartment come with six and

eight cylinders and range in power from 300 to 500 bhp. Some of the engines use turbocharger technol-ogy, Direct Fuel Injection making them both fuel-effi-cient and powerful all in one. The flow of power to the wheels goes either through a manual six-speed gear-box or the new seven-speed Double-Clutch Gearbox, the so called Porsche-Doppelkupplung (PDK). In addition to sporting rear-wheel drive, the top ver-sion of the Panamera comes with even more sophis-ticated all-wheel drive, which is also available for the other versions as an option. As a further highlight, Porsche is preparing a particularly fuel-efficient ver-sion of the Panamera with hybrid drive. Further de-tails on the engines, transmissions, performance, prices and equipment will be disclosed next spring.

T h e Porsche Panam-era will be built at Porsche’s Leipzig Plant, where a production hall measuring some 22,000 square metres or almost 237,000 square feet and a logistics centre are current-ly under construc-tion. While the en-gines featured in the Panamera are built at Porsche’s Main Plant in Zu f f enhausen , the painted body-

shells will be supplied by the Volkswagen Plant in Hanover. The Leipzig Plant will then assemble the Panamera for final delivery, with an annual sales target of some 20,000 units. Porsche is once again cooperating largely with German suppliers in the pro-duction of the Panamera, with some 70 per cent of the car’s overall value being created domestically. Hence, the Panamera is most definitely a car “Made in Germany”. The Panamera will be making its world debut in spring 2009 and the first models will be at dealers worldwide in late summer of next year.

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Stuttgart. Despite the global economic downswing, Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Stuttgart, has set up new records in the business year 2007/08 (31 July), with profits, turnover, sales, and production reach-ing new all-time highs. The ongoing success of the Company served furthermore to once again create more jobs within the Porsche Group. Porsche is nev-ertheless not able to escape the significant slump in demand which has hit the entire automotive indus-try this autumn and therefore expects a decrease in sales in the current business year 2008/09. The business year 2007/08 was the most successful year ever in Porsche’s 60-year history, with Group profit be-fore taxes increas-ing by 46 per cent to 8.569 billion Euro. This significant jump in profit was again due to special influ-ences in connection with the holdings in Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Germany. Porsche’s operative earnings before tax-es have developed most satisfactorily. Corrected for special effects from hedging operations as well as the interest re-sult of Porsche SE, it amounted to around one billion euros. Increased de-velopment costs incurred i.a. for the fourth Panamera series, for the hybrid drive in the Cayenne, for new, reduced consumption engines and for new vehicle models, proved a burden on the result. This development was more than set off by positive effects from cash settled share option trans-actions by which Porsche participates in changes to the stock exchange price of the VW shares. By way of these transactions the further acquisition of VW

ordinary shares is being hedged. The contribution to profit from these transactions amounted to 6.834 bil-lion Euro (previous year: 3.593 billion Euro). At the end of the business year, the holding in VW amount-ed to 22.3 percent of all shares. The profit attribut-able to Porsche amounted to 1.007 billion Euro, of which 160.4 million Euro were a cash inflow in the form of a dividend. Higher special dividend proposed. The Group annual surplus (profit after taxes) was up 51 percent to 6.392 billion Euro in the period under re-view. The earnings per share, corrected for splitting, were 35.94 Euro (previous year: 23.98 Euro) per or-

dinary share and 35.95 Euro (previ-ous year: 23.99 Euro) per preferred share. Porsche shareholders shall benefit from this. It will be proposed to the annual share-holders’ meeting to be held at Porsche Arena in Stuttgart on 30 January 2009 to pay another divi-dend of 0.694 Euro per ordinary share and 0.70 Euro per preferred share as well as to in-crease the special

dividend to two Euro (previous year: 1.50 Euro) per ordinary share and per preferred share in consider-ation of the high one-off earnings. As a result, the total distributed would climb to around 472 (previous year: 384) million Euro, which would correspond to an increase by approx. 23 percent. Cayenne achieves impressive success in the market. In all, the business year of Porsche Automobil Holding SE under report shows very posi-

Porsche Corporate Health is Strong!


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You’ve probably heard it all before: if you haven’t been to the Oktoberfiesta event put on by the Carrera Region each year, you’re really miss-ing out. I’m here to tell you. It’s true! Besides the re-ally great Driver’s Education day and autocross day put on out at Arroyo Seco Raceway (where there is about five miles of run-off room for any wayward ex-periences you might have during the day), the good folks from our Southern neighbor region know how to have a good time. On Friday evening they have their registration at one of the local wineries, where they hand out some great goodie-bags. If the finger food doesn’t fill you up, just visit one of the great Deming restaurants. Sound like an oxymoron? That’s what we thought till we visited the local Italian restaurant for some great food and were serenaded with opera by its owner! Talk about unexpected. Then there’s the big Saturday evening ban-quet at the local steak place. Though the service was a bit chaotic, the food is great and the Carrera folks give away a bunch of prizes! Even doing that oft-pes-

ky tech quiz is fun, as it is not exactly a regent-exam atmosphere and answers and barbs are trades loud-ly throughout the quiz. Though this writer has never experienced their driving tour, I’ve heard they do a nice job, with this year’s version going up to Hatch and Las Cruces the “back way” through fields of cot-ton and orchards of almonds and pecans. On the track, the experience is overseen by two of the best drivers in the Zone, Bill Walker and Lenny Loftin, both of whom know a bit about mak-ing a Porsche perform under pressure. This year’s event was set up opposite of the last couple, with the course going anti-clockwise, as they like to say on the continent. That meant that all of those who had been watching the videos going the other way on YouTube for the past two months in anticipation had to completely un-learn everything we’d been memo-rizing! Not to worry, that’s what driving is all about. Going the other way around was like driving an en-tirely new course and we always like to do something new and different, right?

Die Serie #8: OktoberFiesta

Article by Sean CridlandPhotos by John and Phyllis Davis

Results from DS#8 at Arroyo SecoOctober 26, 2008

by Class, Driver, Car, and TimeXX Joseph Roybal Lotus Exige 1:21.745P13M Kirk Maurer 911 Turbo 1:22.588P05M Lenny Loftin 911 1:24.987M05M Sean Cridland 964 1:26.231P16M Brian Leduc Cayman S 1:26.357S12M Stephen Bauer GT3 1:27.769XX James Crabtree Dune Buggy 1:29.306S08M T Gehrmann 911 C4 1:29.805S04M Richard Cole Boxster S 1:30.451P08M Scott MacKie 911 1:30.692P09M John Briggs 911 1:30.751S05M John Davis Boxster 1:31.812P05M Bob Blackwell 968 1:34.086P16L Lydia Tamez Cayman S 1:34.782P10M Tom Wilmoth 964 1:35.055P10M Tony Richey 964 1:35.117P02M Lee Stauffacher 914 1:36.927P02M Jim Wolcott 914 1:38.677P02M Steven Stacy 914 1:40.514P10L Liz Shaw 964 1:40.928P02M Gene Copeland 914 1:43.571


Another cloudless day in the Land of En-chantment was the setting on Saturday, November 15th for DS #9, the final Roadrunner Region auto-cross of the year. Our hosts, the Rt. 66 Hotel and Casino, had the parking lot blocked off so there was no need to roust sleeping semi drivers, an otherwise unpleasant event for everyone. The morning started with a chill in the air as Russ Kelso, David Porteous and I arrived to set up the course. After several trial runs we had a chal-lenging course set and registration, handled by Bob Blackwell and Bill Oaks was well in hand. 45 drivers in all registered and, with the ex-ception of one who was called away to his job, en-joyed 5 laps each. Besides Porsches of all kinds, other cars included a Ford Focus, a Honda S2000, a dune buggy, a Lotus Stalker, a Ford Mustang, sev-eral Miatas, a Subaru and several Karts. The fastest time of the day (FTD) was Da-vid Seybold in his Lotus Stalker with a run of 52.665 seconds. FTD for a Roadrunner member was won by

Russ Kelso with a run of 56.518 seconds but Paul Dodd was close on his heels with a run of 56.754 seconds. Liz Shaw beat me again but only because I knocked over a cone at the start. (OK Liz, you’ve got bragging rights until the Frostbite series starts in January). 23 cars ran in the morning and, after a cor-dial lunch at the Hungry Cowboy Buffet, 21 more cars ran in the afternoon. The racing wrapped up at 4:00 and was followed by the year end award presenta-tion which included light snacks and beverages. Special thanks Sean Cridland for arranging the luncheon, trophies and award presentation re-ception, to Russ and David for hauling the cones and other gear and to Jim Edison and Jo Irwin who kept safety paramount in everyone’s mind. Congratula-tions also to all the participants for a fun and, save a few sacrificial cones, a safe event. I, for one, can’t wait to start it all again in January and, after Satur-day’s day of racing, I’m sure many other folks feel the same way.

Die Serie Grande Finale at Route 66

Article by Dennis LedbetterPhotos by Herb Bethoney and Stephen Bauer

Results from DS#9 at Route 66 CasinoNovember 15, 2008

by Class, Driver, Car, and TimeX1M David Seybold Stalker 52.665 M05M Russ Kelso 914 RC 56.518 P11M Paul Dodd 993 56.754 P11M Tom Reynolds 993 57.571 I06M Billy Sapp 996 57.592 X1M Mark Gadway Miata 57.762 X1M Jacob Dawson S2000 58.651 XPM Dennis Wall Kart 58.713 X1M Jim Garton Miata 58.720 X1M Jerry Gallegos Miata 59.099 S06M Brian Leduc Cayman S 58.436 S06M Allan Anderson Cayman 59.918 S05M Benny De La Cruz Boxster 60.227 P14M Jim Edison Boxster 60.320 M05M Sean Cridland 911 60.347 S09M Joseph Roybal 997 60.387 M05M David Porteous 914 RC 60.478 M04M Michael Galaviz 914-6 60.829 P10M Bryce Clark 964 C2 61.075 P14M Bill Oaks Boxster 61.385 X1M James Crabtree Buggy 61.751 P08M Scott Mackie 911 SC 61.803 P13M Kirk Maurer 996tt 61.825 X1M Jason Pierce Miata 61.919 P14M William Guyre Boxster 62.297 P10L Liz Shaw 964 62.385 P05M Bob Blackwell 968 62.628 X1M Dominic Cagliostr Miata 62.912 S04M Dennis Ledbetter Boxster S 63.181X1M Jimmy Lloyd Miata 63.322 M05M Robert Ewers 911 63.629 P02M Lee Stauffacher 914 63.775 P03M Arthur Shanks 944S 63.801 P10M Anthony Richey 964 64.042 X1M Don Giles Miata 64.268 P12M Stephen Bauer GT3 67.118 X1M Steven Carpenter Ford Focus 68.719 X1M Harold Seber Mustang 69.264 P06M James Hume 911 72.114 P07L Katherine Marriyo 911S 71.203 X1M Dean Prichard Kart 71.865 P17M Doug Brosveen 928 71.886 P07M Derek Markuso 911S 73.012X1M Howard Voges Kart DNF X1M Blake Cannady Subaru DNS

2008 Die Serie StandingsThe Roadrunner Region Die Serie Autocross awards are sponsored by Porsche of Albuquerque and

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SPONS DS #1 DS #2 DS #3 DS #4 DS #5 DS #6 DS #7 DS #8 DS #9CLS DRIVER NAME POINTS 3-29 4-19 5-24 9-6 7-27 8-31 9-07 10-26 11-15 TOTAL

I06M Billy Sapp 8 8 8 8 32

M04M Mac Sandford 8 8 16

M04M Michael Galaviz 8 8 16

M05M Sean Cridland 8 6 8 8 8 6 6 8 8 6 72

M05M Russ Kelso 8 8 8 8 8 40

M05M Robert Ewers 5 4 5 4 18

M05M David Porteus 5 5 10

M06M David Engelman 8 8

I05M Bob Tokar 8 8

P01M Bob Blackwell 8 8

P01M Joe Almers 8 8 16

P02M Jim Wolcott 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 6 60

P02M Mark Durnil 8 8

P02M Lee Stauffacher 8 8 16

P02M Steven Stacy 5 5

P03M Don Vichick 8 8 8 24

P03M Sean Betty 6 6 8 20

P04M Gary Rivera 8 8

P05M Bob Blackwell 8 8 8 8 8 8 48

P06M James Hume 8 8 8 8 32

P07M Dana Dingham 8 8

P07M Derek Marcuso 8 8

P08M Scott Mackie 8 8 8 8 8 40

P09M Scott Wilburn 8 8 16

P09M Tom Taylor 8 8

P10M Bryce Clark 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 56

P10M Bill Clark 8 6 6 6 6 6 38

P10M Tony Richey 8 5 5 8 5 5 8 5 6 6 61

P11M Paul Dodd 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 56

P13M Kirk Maurer 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 72

P13M Jared Piatt 8 8

P13M Jeff Barr 6 6

P13M Rick Alcon 6 6

P14M Jim Edison 8 8 8 8 32

P14M Bill Oaks 6 8 8 8 6 36

P14M Bill Guyre 5 6 6 8 6 6 8 5 50

P16M Pat Ferrell 8 8 16

P16M Brian Leduc 8 8 8 8 8 40

P16M Bob Blossom 6 6

P17M Doug Brosveen 8 8 16

S04M Dennis Ledbetter 8 8 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 70

S04M Darren Wiggens 6 6

S04M Maury Tiehen 8 8

S05M John Davis 8 8 8 8 6 8 8 8 62

S05M Benny De La Cruz 6 6 8 8 8 36

S06M Allan Anderson 8 8 6 22

S09M Mike Faulkner 6 6

S09M Dave Faulkner 8 8 16

S12M Stephen Bauer 8 8 8

P04L Kate Rivera 8 8

P08L Diane Wilburn 8 8

P10L Liz Shaw 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 64

P10L Jude Richey 6 6

P13L Jo Irwin 8 8 8 8 32

S05L Judy Harger 8 8 8 8 32

tive results. Turnover went up by 1.3 percent to 7.466 billion Euro. Sales by the 100 percent subsidiary Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG increased by 1.2 percent to 98,652 vehicle sales. This growth was fuelled first and foremost by the Cayenne series. Increasing by 34 percent to 45,478 units, sales of Porsche’s sports utility vehicle reached a new record level. Despite the changeover to the new 911 Carrera in the second half of the business year 2007/08, sales of the 911 model series, amounting to 31,423 units, were only 16 per-cent below the previous year’s very high figure. The Boxster series, finally, which also includes the Cay-man, accounted for a total of 21,747 units sold, 16.8 percent less than in the previ-ous business year. P o r s c h e Group workforce for the first time with more than 12,200 employees. Total production in the busi-ness year 2007/08 was 105,162 units, an increase by 3.3 percent. The Leipzig Plant worked to its ab-solute capacity limit, with 48,497 units of the Cayenne coming off the production line, more than ever before. Compared with the previous year, this represents a growth rate of 34.1 percent. Production of the 911 in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen was 34,303 units, a decrease by twelve percent. Overall production of the Boxster series, finally, was 22,356 units (down 16.3 percent). Reflecting this successful development, the number of Porsche Group employees was up 5.5 percent to 12,202. New opportunities have arisen mainly in research and development, in sales, in the Leipzig factory, and in the two subsidiaries Porsche Consulting and the management and IT consultancy company Mieschke Hofmann und Partner (MHP). Outlook: Porsche also affected by the general downward trend

Porsche Automobil Holding SE expects a significant drop in sales in the current business year 2008/09. The signs of a severe decrease in demand in the au-tomotive industry are unmistakable the world over, and it is virtually impossible to calculate further de-velopments particularly in the USA, Porsche’s largest single market. Porsche will hardly be able to escape this downward trend, so that currently we do not assume that we will be able to repeat the high total sales of the previous business year. This is indeed borne out by revenue and sales figures in the current busi-

ness year from 1 Au-gust to mid-November 2008, which indicate that turnover in the first four months of the business year 2008/09, that is up to 30 November 2008, will be slightly above two billion Euro follow-ing 2.36 billion Euro in the same period last year. Sales show a similar development, amounting to 25,200 units after 30,700 units year-on-year. The ex-act figures for the first four months will be published by Porsche

in the Interim Report due in mid-December 2008. Despite the decrease in sales, Porsche up-holds its policy not to grant discounts from the fac-tory. Instead, production is being scaled down to re-flect actual demand in the market. The Zuffenhausen Plant will remain closed on seven days up to the end of January 2009, after production ceased for the first time on 21 November 2008. Since the employees’ working time accounts are well filled due to the high level of production capacity last year, this balance can be achieved without reducing the number of working hours. Porsche expects the next significant move ahead in the upcoming business year with the launch of the four-door, four-seater Panamera Gran Turismo.

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Nuts and Volts by William Agnew

There are eight snow tires, all mounted on budget priced cast aluminum rims, stacked right beside the door of my garage, pulled out this last weekend from behind eight months worth of other stuff that collected in front of them as they sat out the summer in a corner. Soon I’m going to get to swapping them onto the VW GTI and onto the Carrera S, readying them both for the snowy driving conditions that a Santa Fe driver can encounter, without much warning, for the next four months. It wasn’t always this way. My daily driver has always worn snows in the winter, ready to churn through 12’” of fresh powder (rarely), find some sort of a grip someplace on a patch of ice (often), and generally add a smug note of self righteous security to my travels, as I imagine others with less foresight, or perhaps less money, sliding around in their cars and trucks that are not equipped with four of these sticky-when-cold high tech marvels. The 993 stayed in the garage almost all winter back then. My 1995 version had a electrical system that magically didn’t run the battery down after 10 days or two weeks, a standard feature of that vintage of 911, so it was always ready to go when I took it for a daytime spin a couple of times a month. Those sunny winter flings were enough stimulation to make the wait for early spring, and its long drives through the green tinted countryside, seem not

too dark and empty. I’ve never felt the need to get snows for the air cooled car. The 2006 Carrera changed all that. Its presence in the garage creates a constant itch to get in the thing and go, much more so than other Porsches I have owned. Yes I’m making big payments on it so I better damn well use the thing, but really, a week without driving this wonderful machine is too long, and once you drive it Friday you’ll want to drive it Friday night and Saturday, and maybe through Monday. All it will take is one scary slide, or the humiliation of blocking traffic while spinning your wheels on a small sheet of ice, to get you shopping for snows. Crawling around in the driveway mounting a set of snows on a car is not my idea of a good time. This year I’ll be doing it twice though. The Carrera S will beckon all winter and I’m not going to ignore the invitation.

William Agnew is the Technical Editor at Road Runner Ramblings. Bill lives in Santa Fe and is the Technical Editor of PML, The Market Letter for Porsche Automobiles, a regular contributing writer to the car section of the Santa Fe New Mexican, and a contributor to the BMW Roundel and to Autoweek. As a pretty good home mechanic he takes care of his two car Porsche collection, a 993 and a 997S, and also finds time to work at his day job as an architect.


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Ad NauseamAd NauseamSean CridlandEditor

Well, this is it. The last hurrah. I’m about the join the ranks of the Roadrunner Ramblings Edi-tors Emeriti, a most prestigious group. At once I am greatly relieved and a little sad. It’s been a real privi-lege and honor to have served the region for the past four years in this capacity. Putting together this little magazine each month has given me an opportunity to meet a lot of great people in the region and in the local printing and publishing industry. Though I won’t miss those “three AM writing in my pajamas” stints, I will miss the kind of “in the midst of everything” in-volvement that the newsletter editor has to have to do a good job. It turns out that the newsletter editor has to be involved with just about everything. It’s fun, but also kind of exhausting. I’ll also miss my monthly visits with a great folks over at Alphagraphics who have been so patient and kind with me for the last four years. Besides indulging my demands for get-ting things done yesterday and exhibiting great pa-tience with my design quirks, they’ve taught me a great amount about publishing. Thanks especially to Melanie, Kent, Maria, and Diana. And thanks to all of you who have contributed stories, photographs, and other data for the articles published for our readers in the region. And to those of you who have submitted yourselves to my inter-view process for various pieces. And to our sponsors who have been so supportive. And especially to all you readers out there who have commented, either by e-mail, phone, or in-person about the newsletter. Even when the comments weren’t positive, I always knew that the thing was being read! And that’s the biggest compliment that an editor can ever hope for. Though I won’t be editing the Ramblings any-more, no doubt I’ll occasionally be submitting articles and photos. It’s just something I enjoy doing. And, I

have another job that I’ll be doing in PCA. Starting January 1, I’ll take on a two year appointment as your Zone 9 Rep. I was approached to do it by our cur-rent Zone Rep, Dale Thero, during Escape and gave it some thought before tossing my hat in the ring. It turns out that I got the call for the official invitation the night before this issue went to press. It’ll mean taking a quick trip to the PCA National meeting in New Or-leans in February for Zone Rep “college” then quickly organizing our Zone Meeting the week after. Plus, I’ll have to travel around the Zone to other regions to see how they’re doing their big events each year. I’m really looking forward to meeting all the great people, many of whom I’ve already had contact with because of my involvement with Fiesta and Escape. I have great faith that our new editor, Herb Bethoney, will do a great job. Many of you have al-ready met Herb at various Roadrunner functions. Herb is well versed in the world of photography and journalism and has a wealth of experience with us-ing InDesign, our publishing software. Similarly, he has already spoken to me about his design and story ideas, which will carry the magazine forward in so many ways. I’m sure that with Herb’s guidance, the Roadrunner Ramblings will eventually take the first place trophy in the PCA newsletter competition that has just barely eluded me the past few years. I have that much confidence in him. So when you see Herb at an event, be sure to introduce yourself to him. Help him out by continuing to send your photos and written pieces to him and making suggestions for the things you’d like to see in the Ramblings. After all, it’s your magazine. See you around!


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No longer just an artist’s conception: The first official photos of the Panamera have been released by Porsche. The long rumored, long awaited, four door sport sedan is being revealed to the public in mid 2009. Not without its early detractors, those of who know what Porsche engineering can achieve want to drive it. . . and drive it . . . and drive it . . . before we decide to love it!


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Plenty of good rubber on the tires. $500. Call Steve at 505-286-9955 for details.

FOR SALE: 1982 930 Turbo, prepared for autocross and drivers education events. Mods include; custom roll bar w/ harnesses; torsions; swaybars; spring plates; Bilstein sports; camber truss; stainless sport heat exchangers and muffler; K27; HKS boost controller; light weight sport clutch (10K mi.); rebuilt transaxle w/ short gears. Silver//black, 76xxx mi., AC, aver-age rubber, orig. paint and body (very straight, no major dings), good leak-down test by Porsche mechanic in Alb. as well as well as tune, oil, filters, and squawk list attention. Very Quick Car! Has been a garage queen the last 3 years (only 3K mi.). Three years ago I went to see the car, paid what the man asked for it, drove it to Hobbs, and have been thrilled with the rush it gives me ever since. I paid $32K, spent a few K, and am ask-ing $30K. The car is in Hobbs, NM. If you would like to buy this car the same way I did, it’s available. Doug Lyle, 575-390-1926. [email protected]

FOR SALE: 1979 Porsche 928 Silver with Tan interior. Excellent condition inside and out. 5 speed, cold AC, Runs and drives great. Low miles (60,000 miles) complete engine, transmission misc body, electrical, and suspen-sion parts included $6000 obo Gary Smith 505-5794636 gdasmith@cybermesa

FOR SALE: 1980 911SC Arctic Silver/Black interior with whale tail, 147,000 miles, 5 speed, short shifter. A Sweetheart of a car that runs, drives and looks great. Expertly maintained by PMCI with complete maintenance records. Top end engine rebuild with Euro heads, pistons and high compression cylinders at 146,000 miles, good recent dyno. New clutch, flywheel, and tranny rebuild at 141,000,000 miles. New SSIs, muffler at 137,000 miles (sounds great),. Paint and interior in great shape. All major work done. Excellent condition inside and out. This car needs nothing un-less you want a trick or two. $19,500.00 OBO. Call Jo Irwin 505-610-9931

FOR SALE: parts for a 356 restoration. Interior door panels $85, rear seat pads $10, rear interior panels $35, 1-pr seat rails $50, sheet metal (new), right side rear of front fender $35, left side front of rear fender $20, right side front of rear wheel well $10, left side door post $35 Call Tom Blum @ (505) 983-2557

FOR SALE: Autocross and Street Tires. Hoosiers: (2) P55-50ZR16, R3S05 (race compound), $100/pair. Hoosiers: (2) P295-35ZR17, A6 (auto-x compound), $150/pair. Hoosiers: (2) 275/35ZR18, R3S04 (auto-x compound), $150/pr. Hoosier: (1) 245/35ZR18 R3S04 (auto-x compound), $75. Bridgestone S-02 (street tires): (2) 225/40ZR18, (2) 285/30ZR18, $300 for all 4. Toyo Proxes R (street tires): (2) 225/40ZR18, $150/pr. (1) 295/35ZR18, $75. Firestone Firehawk Wide Oval: (1) 295/35ZR18, $75. Con-tact Sean Cridland at 505-829-4392 or [email protected]

FOR SALE: 1961 Porsche 356 B Coupe, 4 speed, Ruby Red / Black / 49,000 Original Miles, California two owner car. Records exist back to 1974 and confirm this example has been fastidiously maintained. Today it remains an attractive, original, straight, rust free, eye

catching example with no immediate needs. This car has been totally refurbished including floor pans & lon-gitudinals entirely replaced, chrome refinished, etc. The car was entirely stripped including engine , suspension and drive-line removal. The clutch, cable, transaxle have been rebuilt. New starter, Koni shocks and bush-ings replaced. The interior has been beautifully re-stored completely. The engine is strong and responsive as is the gear shift linkage, and brakes. Correct period Marchal driving lights and a new Lietz luggage rack have been added this year to top off this classic ex-ample. Some of you may have seen this car at one of our events in the Roadrunner PCA region. All records / paperwork exist as do the original factory manuals, brochures and original factory ‘Letter of Authenticity’. There is really too much to list for this beautiful exam-ple of a 356 coupe, there is much more. If you’ve ever wanted a beautifully restored example of a 356 that can be driven and shown this is it. Call or e-mail Dennis for more information and pictures. [email protected] ( 505) 455-9155 ( Santa Fe ) This fine example priced at $39,500.00


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The start of another great finish: Bob Blackwell enthusiastically waves the start flag for Tony Richey at the Die Serie Grande Finale at Route 66 Casino in November. It was another great season of autocross-ing that started in January and traveled all over the state. If you missed it, you really missed it!

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