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SIERRA NEVADA REGION

Offi cial Publication | Sierra Nevada Region | Porsche Club of America

THE CIRCULAR

July 2015 | SNR-PCA.ORG

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Th e last month was a fantastic one for our club. Starting with our 50th Anniversary weekend celebration, we put together four events with social, car display, driving and dining activities that exceeded my expectations, and hopefully yours as well. Th e most gratifying aspect of this celebration was the level of participation by our members. Even with construc-tion delays and detours, unseason-able weather, and crazy traffi c, the Meet & Greet at the Nugget was well attended. Th e weather concerns of Friday aft ernoon and evening gave way to a beautiful Saturday morning, smiling down on 40 Porsches for our Show & Shine at Porsche of Reno. Th e Drive & Dine Lunch was a real treat capped off by our drive up and through Virginia City. Finally, the celebration banquet, hosted at the National Automobile Museum, was a fabulous event. Su Kemper has a detailed weekend recap in this edition, which I know you will enjoy.

I want to extend my sin-cere thanks to the sponsors and contributors who supported our

events and the banquet raffl e. I also want to thank our 50th Anniversary committee members who worked long and hard for a year to make this weekend exciting and memorable for our members. Th e committee included Karen Goody, Paul Giannini, George Queyrel, Ron Lewis, John & Alice Strom, Karen Vibe, Rick Baker and Su Kemper. I especially want to thank George Batcabe, our club’s fi rst president, for his vision for this event and for our club.

Our June Saturday breakfast at Lili’s continued to be well attend-ed, with 27 members enjoying the food and friendship of our group. As a reminder, the July breakfast will be held on Saturday, July 11th, due to the 4th of July holiday. A Sunday aft ernoon drive like no other — our Volcano Drive & Dine — produced a great turnout of 32 members and 17 cars on a backroads journey to tiny Volcano, CA. We had a great drive and a wonderful lunch. Mark Gordine has a nice article on this event.

Just a reminder to all mem-bers, we off er our newsletter in a full electronic version. Sign up online at our website to get your newsletter electronically. You’ll get it faster and help us save some pro-duction and mailing costs as well.

Check out our upcoming events on our calendar page or at our website (snr-pca.org). July will be another busy event month. And don’t forget our Zone Concours is coming on Labor Day weekend at San Rafael Park. Online registra-tion will open in early July. I hope to see you at our next event. Until then, be safe!

Craig KuglerPresident

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July 1st; 5:30pm to 7pmBoard MeetingPorsche of Reno11555 S. Virginia Street, Reno

July 12th; 10am to NoonConcours Judging SchoolPorsche of Reno11555 S. Virginia Street, Reno Would you enjoy being a judge at the Zone 7/SNR Concours in September? Th is event is for you! Contact Steve Kent at [email protected] or 775-747-5372

July 16th; 4:30pm to 7pmSummer Wine SocialWhispering Vine3886 Mayberry Drive, RenoPlease RSVP to Steve at [email protected].

July 25th; 9am to 11amTech SessionReno Rennsport6 Cal Lane, Sparks, NV Joint club event with the BMW Club! Th e themes will be vehicle assessment (use of diagnostic equipment) and pre-purchase inspections.RSVP to Ron Lewis, [email protected].

August 5th; 5:30pm to 7pmBoard MeetingPorsche of Reno11555 S. Virginia Street, Reno

August 20th; 4:30pm to 7pmSummer Wine SocialDetails to Follow

August 22nd; 8am to 3pmMinden Auto Museum Drive / Tour / LunchSee Page 11 for details

September 2nd; 5:30pm to 7pmBoard MeetingPorsche of Reno11555 S. Virginia Street, Reno

September 5th and 6thConcours d’EleganceRancho San Rafael Park, RenoWatch your email for details

September 19th and 20thFall Wine TourAmador and El Dorado CountiesSee Page 11 for details

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

July 11th; 9am to 11amAugust 1st; 9am to 11amSeptember 12th; 9am to 11amPorsche Saturday BreakfastLili’s Restaurant, Franktown Corners2325 Kietzke Lane, RenoReserved parking south side of Grove Street across from the restaurant.Contact: George Queyrel, 775-852-3881


SNR’S 50th Anniversary Celebration

My, my how the years do fl y … when you’re havin’ fun! Well, there you have it — 50 fun-fi lled years wrapped up in one sen-tence. And at least one person has been around to witness all of the goings-on over all these years: George Batcabe, our founding president.

Times have changed, Por-sches have changed. “Water-cooled? What’s water-cooled??” “An SUV, you say? It’ll never fl y.” Now there are two, but they call the smaller one, the newest one, “A larger 911 . …” And who thought we’d ever see anything as big as the Panamera — slipping that puppy into the garage takes talent!

Our region of the Porsche Club of America was chartered on June 15th, 1965. We had our big gala weekend on May 15th and16th because that is when the region was formally organized at the Trader Dick’s restaurant at the Sparks Nugget. Th e restaurant is gone but we’re still going strong.

Our “Meet & Greet” party was held at the Nug-get, for old time’s sake. Organized in the early stages by Karen Goody, other helpers included John & Alice Strom and Craig & Mary Lou Kugler. Eighty-three people attended, including several who braved

coming over the hill on a rainy day. Burt Propp, an original PCA charter member from the Golden Gate Region, was on hand for the festivities, as were Sandy & Tom Provasi from the LPR Region and Paul Czopek, Zone 7 rep and wife Vanessa (Yosemite Region).

Saturday morning there was a laid back Show-n-Shine at Bill Pearce Porsche. Organized by

Paul Giannini, a total of 40 cars were displayed, including a nice group of 356s. SNR

member Steve Reimer provided bagels, coff ee and fruit from Ein-stein’s Bagels. Phil Speir of Porsche of Reno provided tables, chairs and tents for the func-tion.

Around 11:30pm Craig Kugler led a tour through Pleasant Valley, Washoe Valley and the Franktown Ranches before heading to the Carson City airport for

Su KemperEditor-at-Large

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Cindy Christenson, Mary Lima & Betty Hollman at the Meet & Greet

Ragnar Kuehnert in an “early” car at the Auto Museum

Vintage and classic cars on display at the Show & Shine

Mayla Kent, Karen Goody & Karen Vibe at the Banquet

Rich & Karen O’Larey at the Banquet


lunch at Sassafras. Tour organizer Rick Baker couldn’t make it because his daughter’s lacrosse team was in the state fi nals so Craig took up the slack. Aft er lunch Craig led a spirited drive up the VC Hillclimb Road (NV341) to Virginia City and all arrived back at the Porsche dealership about 2:30pm.

It was amazing for our group to have over 100 people sign up for our big banquet at the National

Automobile Museum. Our region has a lot of mem-bers, many of whom only belong to receive Panorama magazines, but the region is big, spread out all over hell-and-gone, including 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties.

Th e dinner was held in Gallery 4 of the Auto Mu-seum. In order to get there you have to “walk through time” (literally). Cobblestone streets and diff erent gal-leries for cars up to 1920, the ‘30s, the ‘40s and so on. Special exhibits also line the street, like the military vehicles that were on display during our event.

Upon entering the dining venue, each couple (or single) received a copy of a DVD that John and Alice Strom put together of photos supplied by members. (Some are still available so contact Craig if you need one.) Gallery 4 has a big display of cars: a lot of off -road vehicles, a Bonneville Salt Flats time-trial car and the prize of the Harrah Collection — the 1907 Th omas Flyer, and what beauty she is! As an aside, my husband, Cam Warren, had the honor of photo-graphing this car AT SPEED during the 1986 “Great American Race.” It’s one of the few times it’s been let out of the museum.

But I digress. We had a fun-fi lled evening at the museum, helped along by libations available at the bar. Ron & denise Lewis put together a sensational raffl e for everybody and lots and lots of tickets were sold. Th e big raffl e prize of the evening was a fantastic

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Ragnor Kuehnert & Carlis Chaussee at the Show & Shine

Grandma Pat & Debra Cale & 1966 All Original 911

Dick Bottom, a 356 Registry Member, George Batcabe, Burt Prop & George Queyrel at the Show & Shine

Members enjoying their dinner at the Banquet

A 356 beauty at the Show & Shine


Porsche chess set donated by Bob McLaughlin, and the lucky winner was George Mihalko of Reno. Raffl e tickets and 50th anniversary t-shirt sales helped sup-port the weekend’s event’s and kept the cost down for members.

We had raffl e items from Bernardus and Boeger Wineries, Engine Builders Supply, Griot’s Garage, Craig & Mary Lou Kugler, the Charles B. Mitchell Winery, Porsche of Reno, Reno Rennsport, Sport Haus, Th e Tire Rack, Cam Warren & Su Kemper and Western Industrial Parts Inc.

Th e buff et dinner was catered by Silver Peak Brewery and included grilled salmon, slow roasted prime rib from a carving station, Greek salad, grilled veggies, roasted red potatoes and a calorie-laden chocolate mousse cake for dessert.

Th e tables were decorated with black tablecloths, a red table topper and yel-

low napkins. Special wooden cen-terpieces were handmade by George Queyrel and Ron Lewis. Th ey looked terrifi c and someone at each table was able to take one home if they found the lucky ticket! A great job, George and Ron! Th e club thanks you for all your hard work!

Aft er dinner, the 15 past presidents who were in attendance gathered for a group photo. Th is event was very well attended and having 15 of our past presi-dents on hand was spectacular! It was a huge event with big support from the membership even though it turned out to be a rainy weekend. Let’s see? How many years until the next one???

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George Mihalko won the Porsche chess set. Our past presidents

New Members April Mussen & Jesse Abshire with Dan & Jackie Aynes-worth at the Drive & Dine Lunch

George Queyrel & Ron Lewis present George Batcabe a special gift

Rich Chew, Paul Giannini and Karen Goody at Show & Shine

Debbie & Eric Aust, Don Weaver, Steve & Mayla Kent, and George Mihalko at Sassafras


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Save the DateFall WineTour

September 19th & 20th

Come with us to visit wineries in Amador and El Dorado counties on September 19th and 20th. Plan to meet at the Mt. Rose McDonalds at 8am with an 8:30am departure. Pack a box lunch that you can enjoy at our fi rst stop. One of the tastings will have a $5 charge per person that can be applied to a purchase. A special dinner will be hosted by Jim & Pam Miller and SingleLeaf Winery at a cost of $25 per person. We will be staying at the Shenandoah Inn in Plymouth. Th ere is a 15-car limit for this event. Call Har-ry or Debbie Dell to reserve your space and get more details. Checks for dinner are to be made payable to SNR-PCA and mailed to the Dells at 6002 Clear Creek Drive, Reno, NV 89502.

MindenAuto MuseumDrive / Tour / Lunch • August 22nd - 8am to 3pm

Ned Bacon, PCA/SNR member and active racer, has graciously agreed to give us a tour of his vehicle collection. Th is is not a Porsche collection but very interesting nevertheless. You will enjoy it! Meet in the parking lot of Sunrise Cafe at the intersection of Wedge Parkway and Mt. Rose High-way (SR 431, south side), Reno, at 8am on Saturday, August 22nd. Departure at 8:30am sharp. We will make a brief stop in the parking lot of Target at the south end of Carson City at 9:15am to pick up members from Carson City and Lake Tahoe and proceed to Minden. Th e museum tour will take approximately three hours followed by lunch at J.T. Bar & Dining Room in Gardnerville. Th e meal will be served family style and consists of house salad, top sirloin steak, Basque chicken, french fries, bread and a non-alcoholic beverage. Th e cost is $18.25 all inclusive. Return home 2pm–2:30pm. Th e tour is limited to 35 people. Registration closes Monday, August 17th. Make your check out to SNR-PCA and mail to Ragnar Kuehnert, 1520 King Edward Drive, Reno, NV 89503. For more information, call 775-747-2019 or email [email protected].

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On June 7th we planned a drive down to the little mining town of Volcano in the wine region near Placerville in the Eldorado Forest. We had a great turnout with 32 people attending and 17 Porsches. Not having organized or led one of these events in the past was part of the fun, as I wanted to create a fun event for all with a great destination, and the ability for the drivers to use their Porsches for their intended purpose. Th e group met at the Starbucks on Wedge Parkway in Reno. About 10 cars headed down to Genoa where we met with the Porsche contingent living in the Minden/Gardnerville area.

Aft er going over the route and handing out some maps, we all headed down Foothill Road and on to Hwy 88 to the top of Carson Pass. Th is is a fun and windy road, as was the section down to Volcano, but unfortunately the pavement is in bad need of repair. We stopped at the trailhead atop Carson Pass and were able to take a good look at all the Porsches and take a few pictures. What a great and diverse group of cars … from a 1968 911L to a couple of brand new Caymans, some Turbos and even a new Macan. Both air-cooled and water-cooled cars were represented.

Managing a long line of cars through Carson Pass, Hwy 88 and some tighter single roads was not easy and we quickly fell into two groups. At the front

were about six Porsche drivers who wanted to drive at a more spirited pace and we had a fun time doing that for a number of miles over the pass and down toward the Shake Ridge Road cutoff . I had the lovely white GT3 owned by Doug Clark and a 2005 black 996 Turbo owned by new member Wendell Phillips on my tail, and we had some fun coming down the hill. A couple of others were following closely as we enjoyed the sounds of the engines and the great suspensions and handling these cars provide. We slowed at a few places to let the group catch up and everyone made the turnoff and we cruised into Volcano with all accounted for.

At Volcano we had our own room at the Union Hotel & Bar, which is a nicely restored restaurant with

good California-style fare. All the Porsches lined the entire street and were quite a sight as we took over the whole town. We spent an hour or so having lunch and then it was up to everyone to head back the way they preferred. Many headed back the same way, but Craig Kugler and a few others headed to the wineries nearby to pick

Volcano Drive & Lunch

Mark & Valerie GordineMembers-at-Large

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Th e group at a rest stop near Carson Pass on a beautiful spring day


up some of the collections of good wine. We headed back over the Mormon Immigrant Trail, which was a windy return trip but lots of fun. Th e overall trip was around 250 miles which made for a full day.

My goal was to cater to both the faster and slower drivers, and despite having a few people drive a little

faster than they may normally, I think everyone had a good time putting their cars through their paces. Th ank you to all who attended and we hope it was a fun outing.

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Pretty impressive parking lot!Doug Clark, Nancy & Paul Giannini, new member Wendell Phillips, Jim & Carole Dolian at lunch


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