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the drifterDecember 2010


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On the Cover

Event photo’s from 2010, Left to Right, Niello Concours, Rib Cook-Off, Poker Run & Cannon Backyard BBQ.

Bottom photo 2012 Cayman R Photo courtesy of Porsche Media.

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2010 Board of DirectorsPresidentCookie Anderson [email protected]

Vice PresidentRik Larson [email protected]

SecretaryKevin Dougherty [email protected]

TreasurerPhil Wood [email protected]

Social DirectorHelen Ashuckian 916.481.2759 [email protected]

Membership DirectorDoug Klein [email protected]

Competition & Safety DirectorFrederick D.Rauch [email protected]

WebmasterJohn Murphy [email protected]

Past PresidentMike Willis [email protected]

Drifter EditorKyle Gong [email protected]

Sacramento Valley Region, Porsche Club of America (SVR), publishes the Drifter monthly for its members. Written contributions and photos are welcome and should be e-mailed to the editor. The deadline for mate-rial is one month prior to the month of publication. SVR members should notify the membership director promptly of an address change to insure uninterrupted delivery. All material in this newsletter is protected by copyright. However, newsletter editors of others regions chartered by the Porsche Club of America may reprint any article provided that credit is given to the author and Sacramento Valley Region and that The Drifter is cited as the source.

Upcoming Events08 - San Simeon Tour11 - SVR 2011 Event Planning Meeting11 - SVR First Saturday Breakfast15 - CRAB 35

Features and Reviews

02 - SEMA in Las Vegas06 - In Rememberance, Tim Fleming14 - Financial State of Mind 14 - Around the Corner16 - Join the Porsche Club of America

Columns and Departments03 - SVR Goodie Store04 - Drifting Back09 - Stirring the Pot09 - SVR Board Minutes10 - Calendar of Events12 - SVR Membership Report13 - 2011 Board Voting Results20 - drifter Classifieds21 - Index of Advertisers

Volume 48, No. 12 December 2010

Information and Committee DirectoryAutocross ChairBob Peake [email protected]

Drivers Education ChairFrederick D. Rauch [email protected]

Charity ChairTambra Kroetz [email protected]

Concours ChairKent Brandon [email protected]

Dummkopf ChairVacant

Goodie StoreCookie Anderson 916.988.6534

Rally ChairHelen Ashuckian [email protected]

Technical ChairJim Kinnicutt [email protected]

New Member GroupLee Deter [email protected]

Advertising ManagerMike Willis [email protected]

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Zone 7 RepresentativeGolden Gate Region Sharon Neidel [email protected]


S E M A 2 0 1 0 L A S V E G A Sby Dan Rowland and Bill Keegan, SVR Member

Everything you ever hear about the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association) show in Las Vegas is more than likely true. More cars, more wheels and tires, more of any kind of car bling and foo-foo than you can imagine, and oh! ALL the pretty girls in Las Vegas to attract attention to and individualize more that 1600 displays in thousands and thousands of square feet. Bill and I spent 2 ½ days and may not have seen all of the three great halls and the multitude of outside displays.

We arrived Tuesday afternoon, registered our “Drifter” press passes and managed to see about ½ of one three great halls. We had guest passes to the MONSTER parking lot party at 4:30 – all the food and drink was free—and passes to get back in to the hall which closes at 5:00 to see the private unveiling (for the press) of the ABT AUDI R8---lots of carbon fiber, suspension stiffening and beaucoup horsepower.

With over 100,000 people there for the week every cab was booked as was every hotel and restaurant. Waiting in line for things was the norm. We did manage to get up close to a few of the booths by getting there ahead of the crowds. You might recognize Mario here at one of the Mothers booths—he drew a lot of attention. Besides all the girls there were celebrities everywhere. Car drivers and designers like Foose, and we managed to meet Noel Lee from Monster Cable as he introduced his joint venture with California Customs. Their JV will announce a new line of car care products in the spring. I snagged a sample of a chamois like absorbent microfiber drying towel that works better than anything I have ever used.

The variety of products was unbelievable. If you can imagine it—someone makes it and sells it. One entire section was devoted to fasteners, ones to exhaust, paint, suspensions, and, of course , one entire hall to wheels and tires. That is what this show was originally about-- wheels and tires-- and eventually developed after 46 years to what it is today. Here are a couple of the Porsche wheel enhancement options we viewed. There were many but most seemed

focused on the center lock option on the GT3 and Turbo. More aftermarket options are in the works as well.

Every vendor, when asked about what they had for Porsche, referred to their catalog. From Bilstein to K & N, all had Porsches in their sights. We passed the PCA interviewing the Escort boys in their display on the way to meet with Meguiars and see their “wrap” demonstration.

What was surprising were the new water based paint products including colored chrome. Along with the new “Wrap” technology and new set of wheels you can change the color, texture and appearance of a car in less than a day. We watched gloss black go to flat white with carbon fiber hood and roof—all with wrap like you see on stick-on advertisements. Many manufacturers had overlays in process including 3M and Meguiars.We saw paints that look one color head on and a different color a few feet away. Wheels as big as 30” were not uncommon. Saw one with a 385 X 15 X 30 tire. Over 15 inches in width with the rubber only 2” tall on the wheel. Saw the same wheels and tires later on a Hummer in the DUB display outside.

Tuesday we got to ride in the new FORD SVT F150 out in the parking lot. Lots of screeching, tire smoke and air time. Picture is a demo of FORD off road trucks on the same course where we rode the SVTs. After the ride we attended Entertainment Arts (EA) debut of SPEED II, their latest and greatest simulation software. Spectacular and versatile, with many tracks included plus the option to design your own and drive about 30 different cars.

Here is a sample of one of the other off road vehicles on display. Everything seemed larger than life. There were 50 plus mustangs and many show cars impossible to describe. If you ever have the chance SEMA is well worth the visit, plan a couple of days and your most comfortable shoes

It is impossible in this short article to detail all the things we saw while at SEMA. It certainly was an experience worth repeating. Bill and I agreed, however, it probably isn’t an every year event. We were beat from walking and, hard as it is to believe, we had automotive overload.


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D R I F T I N G B A C k by Larry Wilson

30 Years Ago (December 1980)

The December 20 Christmas Party at D.A. Stones, 10th & L Streets, was chaired by Kathleen Peebles who asked party-goers to bring an ornament for the tree. After social hour and a great dinner, the program moved along quickly with recognition of the outgoing board of directors, introduction of the newly elected board members, presentation of traditional gift to outgoing President, Rik Larson, presentation of awards to the Most Active Member, Most Active New Member, and for the most Outstanding Contribution to SVR. Then, the group proceeded to party and dance to the tunes of Terry Knight, SVR’s disk-jockey for the evening.

The following information from the December 1980 DRIFTER: SVR ended the year with 225 primary members. Treasurer Kern Breaux reported the club’s assets to be $151.00 in the checking account and $345.00 in savings. First year racer Arnold O’Shields raced his E-Production 356 to a third-place SCCA EP class-finish at Laguna Seca during the weekend of the Monterey Grand Prix, October 18-19, 1980. December DRIFTER advertisers were Autosport Technology,

Lombard’s Radio Equipment, George McClarrinon Law Corp., Kerner Breaux at Cal West Life, Sportwagen Werke, Frank’s Automotive, Kid-E-Korral, Even-Temp AC & Heating, Reichel & Son Auto Body & Service, John Skoien/George Valerio Porschmen, Walt Stickel Body & Frame, Strutz Jewelers, Diamond Auto Body, Ed Rincon Body Shop, and Superior Porsche Sales & Service in Redding.


Ninety-two merrymakers thought the December 1 SVR Christmas Party and Awards Banquet at the Palomino Room


was a smashing success. Chairperson Karen Mangin did a fabulous job with beautiful table decorations and charming souvenir champagne glasses at every place. Thanks to all of the sponsors, Fabrication Specialties, OK Tires, Joe Hill’s Transmissions, and Kern Breaux, door prizes and other amenities were plentiful. Co-masters of ceremonies Sally Boeck and Randy Vidmar kept the program moving briskly. Event of the Year honors went to the San Simeon Tour chaired by Jean and Phil Keith and Vicki and Mike Willis. Rookies of the Year were Gail and Bob Bitters. Sally Boeck presented each outgoing board member with a beautiful engraved crystal beer mug, and in turn, Sally received a suitably engraved crystal plate. The President’s Award, not automatically made each year, was awarded this year by Sally to Tom and Brenda Solter for opening their home and grounds the last two years for SVR’s charity auction and concours. Herb Hoover received the DRIFTER Award of Excellence for creating outstanding tech tip contributions during the past years. So it was -- old friends, new friends, good times -- and dancing into the wee hours to the sounds of the Peter Morgan Band.

At the December 4 joint 1990-1991 board meeting, treasurer Ray Clements reported SVR had received $1,700 as its share from the 1990 Parade in Monterey. Membership director Dolores Weddle reported that 20-year PCA membership certificates were received for Steven and Gwen Ito, Ralph and Carolyn Heath, Jerry Jurach, and Norv Travis. Dolores also said the 1991 roster would be ready to print by mid-December and that Bob and Beth Jacobson would sponsor the printing. President Sally Boeck reported 48 ballots were received from primary members in the election of 1991 officers.


The Front Ballroom of Sun City, Lincoln Hills, was the setting for SVR’s December 17 afternoon Christmas Party with Bob and Beth Jacobson as co-chairs. Prime Rib was the fare du jour. The evening promised a gift and ornament exchange and the usual end-of-year awards and recognition as well as the presentation of the out-going and in-coming boards of directors. No write-up for THE DRIFTER this year, but lots of photos showing these folks having great fun: Joan and Jose Uranga, Tom and Jude Sisson, Gloria Nelson, Glen and Tanya Brooksby, Tim and Susan Fleming, Barbara McCrory, Mike and Emily Willis, Russ Hildebrand, Shelagh Matthews, Kathy Smalley, Bob and Beth Jacobson, and Dennis and Judy Stettner.

In the December DRIFTER: Editor Dennis Stettner announced THE DRIFTER was now on the SVR website (Doug DeVetter, webmaster) in PDF format available as a download to all SVR members, thus beginning a new tradition for SVR. If there was an award for the best club officer report of the year, Glen Brooksby would surely have

won it with his end-of-the-year summation of the club’s competition program suggesting goals for 2001 to improve the experience of SVR members participating in autocross, driver’s education, concours, rally and tech session events.

(Larry’s note: this marks the end of Drifting Back in the 30-, 20- and 10-year looking-back format because we’ve run out of months for that particular style. Starting 10 years ago (thanks to the persistence of Dennis Stettner) with the May 1991 issue of THE DRIFTER, we’ve covered 30 years, 1971 through 2000, of SVR history. Coincidently, the column spanned exactly 356 months. It was a fun ride for me, getting to re-read all those great DRIFTERS and re-live SVR history. Thank you.)


I N R E M E M B E R A N C ETimothy Ryan Fleming

On November 21, 2010 at the Age of 51, Tim Ryan Fleming of Folsom passed away in Los Angeles, California.

Tim will be deeply missed by his wife Susan, son Ryan, and daughter Lauren. Tim was elected to be the PCA Na-tional Treasurer for the 2011-2012 term.

Tim and Sue have been members of Sacramento Valley Region (SVR) since 1992. He and Sue chaired CRAB, the multi-event weekend presented by SVR three times (CRAB 23 in 1995, CRAB 24 in 1996, and CRAB 28 in 2001). Tim was also Vice President of the region in 1999 and President in 2000. They were also involved with Porsche Pa-rade in 2000 held in Sacramento.

Tim then went on to serve as Zone 7 Representative for two terms (2001-2004) and two terms as Zone 11 (often referred to as the Offshore zone) Representative (2005-2008). He also served as chairperson for the PCA National nominating committee in 2006 and 2008.

The Zone 7 Wall of Fame was started in 2003 by Tim Fleming with the guidance of the Region Presidents. Tim was also one of the originators of the “PCA Escape” event concept and the first one was held in 2005 and was called the PCA Escape to the Wine Country.

Tim and Sue still own a 1969 911E that has morphed to the cur-rent RSR look GT3S configuration. Tim was a DE instructor for Zone 7 and Golden Gate Region and a licensed club racer. They drove their 1998 C2S (license plate of “HER C2S”) on tours and the occasional rally and showed it in concours.

Tim’s passions included race car driving, scuba diving, and his fam-ily.

He will be deeply missed by his many PCA friends.

Remembrances can be made to the Tim Fleming Memorial Schol-arship Fund. Please send check to: Sierra Vista Bank, 1710 Prairie City Rd # 100, Folsom, CA 95630-9592

Tim & Sue enjoying the Mendocino Tour 2010

Tim Ryan Fleming


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Upcoming Event! Quick InfoEvent: San Simeon Tour - When: June 3-5 - Location: San Simeon

Mark your calendars for this special tour.

This year in addition to the castle tours, fun drive, and fellow Porsche friends, there will be a Friday night welcome party/dinner. On Friday we will leave early in the morning touring to San Simeon in our usual not so straightforward route. We will stop at Hollister for a picnic lunch and regroup for the Porsche Roads tour down hwy 25 to Paso Robles and the wineries. Some will remember “Peach Tree” Road!!!

In the Paso Robles area are numerous wineries to head off and enjoy the various varieties of wines. Be sure to pick up a bottle for the dinner and arrival/dinner party. We are working on a winery stop at the Mitchella Vineyard & Winery which we used last time.

Hearst Castle tour (s) will be on Saturday and Sunday. Your are on your own to schedule the tour or tours that you would like to see. First timers should take tour 1 in the morning and if up to it, another tour in afternoon. There is also a new tour this year which is basically a self guided garden tour. Lodging option #1 - Courtesy Inn: If you stay at the Courtesy Inn, your tour cost will tentatively be $175.00 for two people for two nights lodging and Friday dinner. Lodging Option #2 - Cavalier Resort: If you stay at the Cavalier Resort, you must make your own reservations and pay the hotel directly (Rates are from 134-197 plus 11% tax. Per night) See www.cavalierresort.com for more information. Call 800-826-8168 to make your reservation. Mention the Porsche Club to get our room rate. With this lodging option your tour cost will tentatively be $45.00 for two people for tour fee and Friday dinner. Once the costs of the tour are know there will be an online reservation form for payment of lodging option 1, tour costs and dinner cost. NOTE: Tour limited to 35 cars because of lunch and dinner space. More space might be available if tour becomes oversubscribed. If you have any questions please give us a call at 916-363-8313 or by email: [email protected]


by Rik Larson, Vice President

• 20% Holiday eCoupon is available from Porsche Cars North America (PCNA). You have to print the coupon yourself. Just go to http://www.porsche.com/all/newsletter/tracking/?site=usa&name=pdds&campaign=newsletter&q=E72E5FFC6B7D96FD0BE12FCF280CAF2FF21327AF%3Bhttp%3a%2f%2fwww.porschedealer.com%2fdealer%2fusLocator%2f&id=2010-12

• Now wasn’t that easy? You can also try an easier way which is www.us.porsche.com, then put in your zip code in the upper right corner for the dealer location, then select the Porsche dealer near you (for most of us it would be Niello Porsche), then click on the tile that says “2010 Holiday eCoupon Program”.

• And the last (and easiest way) is to go to http://niello.porschedealer.com/2010-Holiday-eCoupon-Program/17623/special.php. The coupon is not good for labor for repairs or vehicles but it is good for parts, Tequipment, and Porsche Design Driver’s Selection items.

• Better hurry, the offer is good until December 31, 2010. If you go to the normal Niello Porsche website, it does not work............there are two different websites for Niello Porsche.

• Thinking about hosting/planning an event in 2011? The annual planning meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 6, 2011. You don’t have to wait till then to propose or schedule an event. Just contact me directly and we will help you get it calendared. Lake Tahoe overnight tour in conjunction with a weekend event with Sierra Nevada Region? Reno tour? February dinner?

• Cajun ----- a new model from Porsche? Under the working name “Cajun,” this efficient and sporty model will build upon the success of the Cayenne in the SUV sector. Much like the new Cayenne, which clearly consolidated its market position as the most successful sporty SUV in the premium segment, the “Cajun” will feature typical Porsche characteristics such as light weight, ease of handling and

agility. As an attractive entry-level model, the “Cajun” will attract new and even younger customers to the Porsche brand along with the Boxster, the market leader in the segment of two-seater, mid-size sports cars. (All of the above verbiage is from the public relations folks, not me). Looks a little high off the ground to me.

• Have you caught the new “Top Gear” series on the History channel? It is American and they try all kinds of wild things with cars. The first episode was the battle between two snakes. One snake was the Dodge Viper SRT and the other was a Cobra attack helicopter. Get the picture? This show is based upon the British television series started in October 2002 and has produced more than 125 episodes.

• Another new Porsche model ---- the 2012 Cayman R. More horsepower and lighter than the typical Cayman S. Some of that weight loss was due to the removal of the cupholders!

• And remember your CHiPs for Kids donation at the Christmas Party on December 11th.

• The election results are in and it appears that we have a significantly larger response this year as compared to last year.

• Doug Klein reported that we had more than 65 responses/updates for the membership directory. You should see the 2011 membership directory in your mailbox around the first of the year.

• And a farewell to Tim Fleming. I was so glad to see Tim and Sue at the Mendocino Tour this year. He will be deeply missed.

S t i r r i n g t h e P o t w i t h t h e C h i e f S p o o n

N O V E M B E R B O A R D M I N U T E Sby Kevin R. Dougherty, 2010 Secretary

No Meeting

Next Meeting: RPM Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at 6:30PM


Sacramento Valley Region Calendar of Events

December 20101 SVR Board Meeting RPM Motorsports, Sacramento Cookie Anderson 916.988.6534

4 SVR First Saturday Breakfast Monthly at Waffle Square, Citrus Heights Herb & Jan Hoover 916.424.5163

11 356 Car Breakfast Marie Callender's, Citrus Heights Jim Hardie 916.972.723211 SVR Christmas Party Whitney Oaks Golf Club, Rocklin Cookie Anderson 916.988.6534

February 20112 SVR Board Meeting RPM Motorsports, Sacramento Frederick D. Rauch


TBD Monthly Dinner Spaghetti Factory Dave & Kaye Mitchell 916.721.3650

12 356 Car Breakfast Marie Callender’s, Citrus Heights Jim Hardie 916.972.7232

Check out the latest calendar information available online at www.derporsche.netInformation regarding Zone 7 events for 2011 is available at www.zone77.org

January 20115 SVR Board Meeting RPM Motorsports, Sacramento Frederick D. Rauch

6 2011 Events Planning MeetingAnnual Member Meeting to schedule events thru April 2012 Round Table Pizza, 9500 Greenback Ln, Folsom

Rik Larson 916.481.6084

8 356 Car Breakfast Marie Callender's, Citrus Heights Jim Hardie 916.972.7232

March 20112 SVR Board Meeting RPM Motorsports, Sacramento Frederick D. Rauch


14 Monthly Dinner Fat’s in Folsom Cookie Anderson 916.988.653412 356 Car Breakfast Marie Callender’s, Citrus Heights Jim Hardie 916.972.7232


Join Your Fellow SVR Members At

7811 Greenback Lane, Citrus Heights (Across from Lowe’s)

The First Saturday of Each MonthThe Club is a conversational group dedicated to the enjoyment of its members. It is a friendly

group in which there are no strangers. Please join us for an hour or two of conversation

about our cars, upcoming events, or anything else that interests you.

Meet in the banquet room at 9:00 A.M.

Order from the menu and pay for your own meal.Senior Menu Available

If you plan to join us, call Herb or Jan Hoover at 916.424.5163

Upcoming Event! Quick InfoEvent: Friendly Get together - When: First Saturday of every month - 9:00AM Location: Citrus Heights

Upcoming Event! Quick InfoEvent: SVR 2011 Event Planning Metting - When: Jan. 6 - Thursday - 6:00PM - Location: Folsom

SVR 2011 Event Planning MeetingThursday, January 6th, 2011

Round Table Pizza9500-1 Greenback Lane, Folsom, CA 95630

(Madison Avenue at Greenback Lane)916.989.1133

Meeting begins at 6:00 P.M. • Pizza at 6:30 P.M.

Cost is $5.00 per person and includes pizza and soft drinkBeer, wine and salads available at extra cost

RSVP by January 2nd to Vice President Rik Larson at [email protected]

If you can’t attend the meeting, but have an idea for an activity in 2011 that you would like to host, contact Rik Larson at 916.481.6084 or [email protected]


N O V E M B E R M E M B E R S H I P R E P O R Tby Doug Klein, Membership Director, [email protected] or 916.791.4864

The Sacramento Valley Region of the Porsche Club of America has 553 regular members, 452 affiliate members and 5 dual members for a total of 1,010. Interested in participating in the activities shown on these pages? Join now. We have a special program of events designed especially for new members, which will introduce them to the many and varied activities our Club hosts. Enjoy driving tours, visits to race tracks, breakfasts, lunches, informative car care sessions, wine tasting tours, autocross and more. You’ll find your fellow Porsche owners friendly and welcoming. Joining is as simple as logging on to the PCA website with your credit card in hand. PCA will forward your membership information to us, and we’ll send you an information package.

N E W M E M B E R SLouis and Trish [email protected] CA 95630 1985 Carrera Red

Noan [email protected] Dorado Hills CA 95762 2006 Boxster Silver

Curtis and Janet [email protected] Dorado Hills CA 95762 2007 Cayman Gray

Roman and Andrey [email protected] Highlands CA 95660 2003 Boxster S Yellow

Daniel Rogers and Linda [email protected] CA 95972 1976 911S Gold

Robert and Ladele [email protected] Grove CA 95665 1971 911 Silver

Michelle [email protected] CA 95658 2007 911 4S White

C H A N G E S

Robert Andre2008 GT3-RS orange

Rich FarlingerH: 916-812-7810W/C: 916-993-7776

Brian [email protected]

Randy [email protected]

Kim NelsonW/C: 916-933-4282

Dana PhilebarH: 530-409-5806

Steven Roswold2003 Carrera Turbo meridian

Jim Stimpson1962 356B S90

Keith Tochterman2006 911S GT silver

Warren Walker1980 911 S signal yellow

Geoff WiedemanH: 916-487-1209W/C: 916-825-3346

Larry WilsonH: 1955 356 Speedster

A N N I V E R S A RY S

One (1) Year AnniversaryTeresa DiPintoSam and Mary McPherson

Five (5) Year AnniversaryPhil and Susan BookerDurham GilesLaura and Kevin Shaffer

Ten (10) Year AnniversaryPete and Carol AltmannRobert BeckerPaul Sickert

S PE C I A L R E CO G N I T I O N

Twentyfive (25) Year AnniversaryGary and Alma Thompson

Thirtyfive (35) Year AnniversaryBud and Mary Ann Behrens

M E M B E R S E RV I C E S

Two email addresses. Want Club info sent to a sec-ond address, work, home, spouse, friend...? It’s as easy as emailing your second email address to the Membership Director.

Lost the gold medallion from your membership badge? Mail $3.00 to the Membership Director to receive a shiny, new replacement.

Membership badges. Do your fellow club members a favor by helping them remember your name. Only $12.50 with either a pin or magnetic clasp. Email the Membership Director to receive an order form.

Membership Renewal ReminderThe Porsche Club of America (PCA) mails a membership renewal invoice 45 days before your membership expires. To avoid expiration of your membership, it’s important to renew before the end of the month in which your membership expires. To determine your expiration date, check your membership card or the mailing label of the enve-lope in which your Panorama arrives. Your member-ship number also contains your anniversary date: the first four digits are the year, and the second two are the month you joined PCA. The easiest way to renew is online at www.pca.org

Changing Contact InfoIf you change your email or street address, notify the membership director at [email protected] or send mail to: 9617 Swan Lake Drive, Granite Bay, CA 95746 to insure uninterrupted delivery of bi-monthly event notices and of the drifter. Update your PCA record at www.pca.org.


New Members Always Welcome!

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2 0 1 1 B O A R D E L E C T I O N R E S U LT S

by Kevin R. Dougherty, 2010 Secretary

Position Member Name Primary Votes Affiliate Votes Total VotesPresident Frederick D. Rauch 86 36 122Vice President Rik Larson 89 38 127Secretary Kevin Dougherty 89 37 126Treasurer Phil Wood 90 38 128Competition & Safety Bob Peake 90 38 128Social Cookie Anderson 90 38 126Membership Mike Willis 89 37 126

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A R O U N D T H E C O R N E RAnnual SVR Christmas Party - Whitney Oaks Golf Club, limited seating so don’t delay signing up. Contact Cookie at 916.988.6534

2011 Events Planning Meeting; watch for the latest news!

San Simeon Revisited SVR Tour by Mike and Emily Willis Friday, June 3 thru Sunday, June 5, 2011 This 3-day tour returns after an absence of a few years, contact Mike at 916.363.8313 or [email protected] for details

F I N A N C I A L S T A T E O F M I N Dby Phil Wood, SVR Treasurer

Several years back a severe hail storm damaged many of our condo’s roofs. The association had been underfunded and had to pass a special assessment, which invariably resulted in condo owner’s howls being heard all the way in Abilene. Learning to read and understand the association’s Profit and Loss statement and Balance Sheet became a personal priority that month. (In some perverse manner, I’m the SVR treasurer because of that storm.)Fortunately, due to the frugalness of SVR event organizers and the SVR board’s cost-cutting efforts, SVR members don’t necessarily need that skill – SVR is in pretty good shape today. How good, and whether it’s too good or not good enough, is part of the treasurer’s responsibility. So let’s talk about that.Before starting, it’s important to clear up a misperception about SVR. SVR is not a “Non-Profit” and nor are there laws stipulating that we “break even” or run a zero balance. SVR is a “Tax-Exempt” corporation which means that if we turn a profit, as we did last year, we don’t have to pay income taxes on it. There are lots of rules regarding collecting and dispersing funds, but none that stipulates whether or not we turn a profit.With regards to financial health, SVR’s Profit & Loss is in the black, but the balance sheet swings wildly throughout the year driven by event income and expenses, as well as the quarterly PCA membership receipts. So far this year, the balance has ranged from a low of $22.1K in May to a high of $47.5K last month. Today, November 3, 2010, SVR’s cash balance stands at $44.4K. Before year-end, it’ll be down again due to outstanding obligations. So before you call Cookie to demand your share in a dividend check, let me offer that a) tax laws prevent that, b) as mentioned, some of the money is already allocated, and c) the money isn’t as much as you think.Many SVR events require deposits which SVR has to fund – Mendocino Tour, the Christmas Party, and all competition events require huge facility deposits before the first member dollar is collected. The largest deposit so far this year was over $16K. The 2011 San Simeon Tour deposit was just made even though the event doesn’t take place until June of next year! Seven months from now! Similarly, all of the facility, entertainment, award, and food deposits for next year’s CRAB35 will have to be accommodated before SVR sees much money from participants.When SVR does make money, a portion is returned to members in the form of subsidies. Drifter subscriptions are heavily subsidized – SVR picks up a large part of that cost. The 150 Christmas party participants are having almost a third of their expenses subsidized. Autocross is regularly subsidized to keep prices low, and one tour this year was 100% subsidized. And unlike my condo association, events and tours that lose money are subsidized by the club and not billed to the participants as a “special assessment to cover unforeseen expenses.”So yes, SVR is in good shape and everyone (event organizers, planners, the board and even your treasurer) are working hard to keep it that way. If any of this has piqued your interest, remember that as a tax-exempt corporation, all of our records are in the public domain – Just ask and you can receive copies of tax statements. Or, if you’re really interested, this treasurer terms out in 2011 and it’s never too early to look for replacements. Anyone?


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Save the date, April 29 - May 1, 2011 for the Premier Porsche Weekender.

Yes, CRAB has returned.

The CRAB 35 team is busy getting all the activities scheduled for the 35th presentation of CRAB.

The Funkahana will be held at night and the CRAB 35 team will provide the car to run the course.

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Upcoming Event! Quick InfoEvent: SVR CRAB 35 - When: Apr. 29 - May 1 - Location: TBD


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• Driving tours to wineries, exotic car collections, train museums, flower farms and Porsche maintenance shops plus multi-day tours to Mendocino, Pacific Grove and San Simeon are just a few places to go.

• Monthly dinners, breakfasts, poker runs, BBQs, concours, charity auctions and the Christmas party.• Technical sessions, discussing Porsche care, maintenance and concours preparation.• Track days at Laguna Seca, Thunderhill, Infineon Raceways and others.• Autocross, great fun while improving car handling skills.• Exclusive events for New Members!

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M E N D O C I N O T O U R 2 0 1 0by Randy Vidmar, SVR MemberPhotos Courtesy of Gerry Wade, Sue Fleming & Randy Vidmar

Oh what a Tour! The 2010 Mendocino Tour was no exception. This tour has been going on for over 20 years, and as far as I know it has been created and managed by Rik Larson and his team for this entire time. This year was excellent as usual We also invited my stepson Matt and his girlfriend Ally as well as another friend of ours, Michelle for this year’s tour. Michelle is a new member of SVR and she just bought a 2007 White Carrera 4S Cabriolet with custom chocolate interior and top. I was able to convince Mi-chelle to drive a Porsche before she purchased “the other sports car”. That was all it took, and she was hooked. I might also add that Michelle is an accomplished driver in her own right. Her dad, Sammy Weise raced Porsches in the late 50’s, so she grew up around them! Matt is a future member of SVR as well, as soon as he can afford a Porsche! He always wants to drive mine.We all met Friday Morning, November 5th at Neillo Porsche and I might add that Neillo Porsche, who has hosted other events for SVR was a very gracious host for this tour as well. They opened their beautiful showroom for us and had complementary coffee and bottled water for all of us. After everyone signed off on the PCA In-surance Release and Rik had our “drivers meeting” we left right on time for our first stop. The weather was beautiful and the traffic was light. Our first stop was a gas stop at Pedrick Road and Interstate 80. Rik held an-other “drivers meeting” because additional cars joined us at this stop. It was good to see Babette and George Hat-ten and her beautiful blue Boxster. Because we had so many cars, Rik wisely broke us up into two groups. One thing California still has is beautiful Porsche roads. The group we were in was confidently led by Bill and Cathy Keegan in their beautiful Porsche 928. Didn’t even know they had one, I was looking for his red 911 Turbo. The road was, as expected, twisty and exciting. We drove to Sonoma Lake Park for lunch. The first group arrived about 30 minutes before the second group. Everyone broke out lunch, that is, everyone except us!!! All of our food and drink was in Ally’s Honda and they were in the second group! We were saved however, because Michelle thoughtfully put some cheese, and salmon in her car at the last minute. The first group was leaving when we started to have lunch.

Mendocino Tour 2010 Fall Colors

Caught up in the strings, Sally, Mike & Tim

Randy’s Turbo in Mendocino


We drove the second half of the tour with Matt and Ally and Michelle. We went up through the Alexander and Anderson Valleys, stopping at Navarro Winery for some “weekend juice”. We arrived at Little River Inn just as the weather was getting a little cool. We just love the North Coast weather this time of year. After checking into our rooms, which by the way, because of Rik’s planning was an effortless event. We ended up at a traditional “room party”. It was good for this guy to see many old friends. Rik Larson, Kirk and Linda Bradford, Allen and Dolores Weddle, Mike and Emily Willis, among others were all there. Since there were other PCAers at Hill House, I’m sure the “room parties” were repeated there as well. We spent the next day walking around the town of Mendocino and seeing more PCA’ers. Jim and Sheila McDade and Barbie Flores were there as well as the Neidels from Golden Gate Region. Rik had also planned a kite flying contest, we didn’t attend because I was traveling with three women, and shopping was the order of the day! Rich McGlumphy also set up a miniature golf tournament in Ft Bragg on Saturday as well.We went to dinner at Albion River Inn Restaurant and it was spectacular as usual. Steve and Diane Harris were also there with their own party, which by all accounts, was go-ing strong. On Sunday we awoke to a cool and drizzly day, which was fine by all of us. My ’86 930 Turbo just loves cool wet weather, read lots of power. We had a sumptuous breakfast at Little River Inn and then headed back to Sacra-mento. We had a beautiful drive back to Sacramento albeit we kept driving into more rain. Oh well, I don’t mind cleaning my car. For anyone who did not attend, something very special was missed. SVR is KNOWN for the MENDOCINO TOUR. If you have not attended, plan to do so next year. This tour offers the beauty of the North Coast, good Porsche roads, and best of all, seeing good friends. Sitting on the deck and watching the sunset is a very special occurrence for us. Once again, I want

Downtown Mendocino, Maureen Vidmar & Michelle Weese

to extend personal heartfelt thanks for all the work Rik Larson and his team did for putting on this tour for the rest of us who attended. I know it was a long project. Drive safe, and see you down the road.

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2004 911 Turbo - Only 27k miles, 6-speed manual, well appointed. Have service records. Silver on black. Factory GT2 wing. Probably has never seen rain. H&R lowering springs. Good Michelin PS tires, comes with NEW set of front Michelins. Fresh brake fluid. Well trimmed with navigation, factory silver-painted interior parts including center console and divider. Porsche crest on sport seat headrests. Single disc cd. No scratches or noticeable rock chips. Alcantara headliner, Aero sideskirts. Has third party warranty through the end of the year. Contact: Orion Parrott at 978-407-5986 (Sacramento). $60k

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2007 Porsche 911 Carrera Original owner - Car is in excellent shape - New Front Tires - New Battery - All Service - 51K Miles; 355 HP, 295 lb ft torque; 0-60 4.6 sec, 179 MPH top speed; AWD; 6 cylinder, 3.8 liter; Power Seat Package, Sunroof, Bose High End Sound Package; PASM (Porsche Active Suspension Management); PSM (Porsche Stability Management) with ABS, ASR, EDTC, and ABD 13” Vented Rotors with 4 Piston Calipers - front and rear; 8x19 alloy wheels 235/35ZR19 front, 11x19 alloy wheels 295/30ZR19 rear; POSIP (Porsche Side Impact Protection) - 6 total (front, Thorax in seats, head airbags in doors); Stainless Steel Exhaust; Leather Power Seats with Alcantara Headliner; PCM with AM/FM/MP3 capable CD player, 280 watts & 9 speakers. Contact Matt 916-833-4214 or [email protected] . $59,995

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