Porsche Club of America-Arizona Region-Going Places-November 2022

EDITOR

Lisa Wong gpeditor@az.pca.org

ASSISTANT

Angela Manente gpeditor@az.pca.org

CONTRIBUTORS

Danielle Badler

Mark Baker

Dan Bouet

Ken Bryan

Gregg and Ali

Jim Bultema

Quinton Feltner

Frank Grimmelmann

Cynthia Haag

Bruce Herrington

Kim Kemper

Kenneth Mitchell

Moe Scharhon

Rook Younger

Photo by Rook Younger

NOVEMBER 2022

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

times and details of AZPCA events may be changed or added at anytime.

to check the website for the entire calendar of

event information.

JANUARY 2023

Meeting

Pancakes at Eggstasy

and Horsepower

Drivers Education at Indy

Autocross at AMP

Going Places Deadline (Dec. 2022)

“Fill the Frunk”

of Directors Meeting

Drive

DECEMBER

Track Day at the Podium Club

Monthly Membership Meeting

Autocross at AMP

Going Places Deadline (JAN 2023)

Holiday Party

Board of Directors Meeting

Monthly Membership Meeting

at AMP

Going Places Deadline (FEB 2023)

Board of Directors Meeting

PRESIDENT’S

Hello All:

As you read this message, we will have just completed the Flight 44 Concours at the McCormick in Scottsdale. We had about 70 cars entered and the results will be posted in next month’s Going Places.

Voting for our Board of Directors positions will close on October 31, 2022. The results will be tallied up and the winners announced at the Monthly Meeting on November 2nd at La Cucina in Scottsdale. I will also send out an email blast announcing the winners shortly after.

The candidates again are shown below.

• President: Andy Cole and Mark Manente

• Vice President: Jim Bultema and Dan Bouet

• Secretary: Gregg Bull

• Directors at Large: Frank Grimmelmann and Ken Mitchell

Please take the time to vote online using the links sent out in the previous email blast.

The following are some upcoming events:

• Nov 2 – Monthly Meeting at La Cucina in Scottsdale

• Nov 5 – Porsches n Pancakes at the EGGstacy

• Nov 5,6 – DE at INDE in Wilcox

• Nov 11,12 – AutoX at AMP

• Nov 19 – ‘Fill the Frunk’ charity food drive – At Alpios at Troon

I hope to see you all at an upcoming event.

Drive Safely, Mark

AZPCA Monthly Membership Meeting

November 2, 2022, @ 5:30 pm 7:30 pm

La Cucina Bistro and Wine Bar

Come join us for our meeting at La Cucina, where homemade rustic cooking with Italian flair will be served to us exclusively. Yes, that’s right. The owner is closing the restaurant to the public so we can fill all 55 seats. I would register early for this one. Our president loves this restaurant!

Jim and Carole Bultema, Organizers

La Cucina Bistro and Wine Bar Scottsdale, AZ

The exact address appears when you register. (It’s near N. Frank Lloyd Wright Bl and E. Raintree)

Menu

FOUR main courses to choose from, along with a salad and dessert. Cash bar

$30 per person

Schedule:

p.m. Social hour

p.m.

p.m.

Registration is required for this event. Registration information will be on the AZPCA calendar.

The closing date to register is October 30th at midnight

Registration limited to 55

Organized by: Jim and Carole Bultema

photo by Ken Bryant

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members

a Porsche on a local track is all about.

some time to help out the program.

Get involved by volunteering for one of our

program roles below:

Registration – Check in drivers and their guests at the track gate entrance. Approx. 2 hr early AM commitment.

Safety Tech – Using our safety checklist, inspect vehicles and helmets to ensure compliance. Approx. 2 hr early AM commitment

Pre-Grid – While cars are staged waiting to enter the track, check driver wristbands and confirm other safety guidelines are being met prior to releasing vehicles. Approx. 2-7 hr commitment (part to full day).

Grid Marshal – Radio communication with the Chief of Course and Corner Workers to release vehicles onto the track from Pre-Grid, and direct the flow of cars on and off the track. Approx. 2-7 hr commitment (part day to full day).

Corner Worker – Observe cars on track and provide flagging communication to drivers. Radio in to Chief of Course regarding any incidents, issues, and need to flag drivers. 4-7 hr commitment (half to full day).

Photographer – Capture photos of the event from great vantage points on the track or paddock for publication in Going Places. Approx. 2 hr commitment.

Writer – Write an editorial on the event, perhaps with an interview or two from drivers for publication in Going Places. Approx. 2 hr commitment.

Setup / Breakdown – Assist with unloading/loading and set up of equipment such as tables, chairs, canopy, PA system, etc. Approx. 1 hr commitment, early AM or late afternoon.

Driving Instructor – Experienced drivers who are interested in becoming a PCA Instructor.

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20000 S.

Park, AZ 85340

Rd, Gate #3, Chandler, AZ 85226

Motorsports Ranch – 9301 W. Airport Rd, Willcox, AZ 85643

MEET

Meet this month’s featured members, Quinton Feltner and his wife, Tammy.

1. When did you join PCA? September 2022 - We are excited to now being members of the Porsche Club of Arizona.

2. What Porsche(s) do you have? My fleet of Porsches, lol! Are, 2012 911 Cab, 2013 Panamera 4, and our Matte Black 2013 Cayenne. I have been a loyal Porsche fan for many years.

3. Where are you from? I am originally from Indiana but St. Louis was home for 40 years prior to moving to AZ. Tammy is from St. Louis. We have now been in Fountain Hills for the past four years. We still have a home in St. Louis due to our older kids and two grandkids being there, but make no mistake about it, AZ is our primary home.

4. Family? Johanna, me and our 19 year old cat, Osiris.

5. Work background or trade? I am a Vice President of Sales for a Microsoft Company in the healthcare field. Tammy is the founder of her own leadership, mentoring and coaching company. Prior to that she worked in the Beauty industry for 30 years, owning her own salon and being a worldwide color educator for TIGI.

6. What makes your car(s) special? What makes our cars special, the love and attention we give them. I am also loving how we took Tammy’s original white Cayenne and turned it into a cool Matte Black, very stealth like!

7. Next upgrade? My next upgrade will be a classic air cooled 911 Porsche Singer.

8. Favorite memory with a car? My favorite memory is the one I create daily, driving top down through the beautiful hills of Fountain Hills, AZ (paradise).

9. Why did you buy your Porsche(s)? I bought our Porsches due to the love for the brand and the motto,” you either drive disruption or you are outpaced by it”! It’s my reward to me for my hard work over the years.

10. High school nickname? Tammy and I both went to the same high school; our mascot was the Wildcats.

11. Top 3 cars you would own? The top three cars I would own are, Air cooled 911 Singer, new Porsche Taycan, and a turbo 911.

AZPCA AUTOCROSS EVENT NO. 1

BY KENNETH

BY KIM KEMPER

The 2022-2023 Autocross Season was scheduled to get underway on Saturday, October 15, 2022, but unfortunately, there was no chance that the weather would have cooperated and be AZPCA Region perfect or even near perfect. With the possibility of local street flooding in the area and a half-inch to an inch of rain, including severe lightning storms, in the forecast, the Autocross CoChairs felt it was best to cancel the event in the interest of safety. The weather would have presented unsafe conditions for both the course workers and the drivers, and the logistics for operating the event would have been very difficult. The chalk lines around each cone would have been erased which would have made it very difficult in properly replacing the cones back in the cone box. It would also be difficult for the drivers to see the course boundaries and no doubt there would have been a gazillion Did Not Finish (DNF)/Off-Course Excursions.

The weather conditions would have made the event very miserable and substantially reduced the fun-factor out of the event. There would not have been any chance for camaraderie amongst the members to discuss the “What ifs” and “Should haves”

because everyone would be hunkering down in their cars to escape from the rain. Workers would be standing in the rain and electronic equipment exposed to risk of failure or malfunction with the rain.

The Autocross Chairs made the right decision to cancel the event and they will be exploring a possible replacement date for this season. Please continue checking the AZPCA Region calendar on the website and any information published in this newsletter.

The course, designed by the newly created AZPCA Region Autocross Course Design Team of the Autocross Co-Chair, Kim K. and AZPCA Region member William P., would have been a fantastic course to drive. The course with a series of slaloms and sweeping turn elements that would have required the drivers to concentrate on the placement of the inside rear tire at the slalom cone and maintain their speed. Hopefully, the Autocross Co-Chairs will plan to use this course design in the near future.

The Region was going to welcome one transferred-in PCA member, and a member who recently purchased a 2022 Porsche Cayman 718. Eric K. transferred-in from the Northeast Region and Eric has been a PCA member since 1995. Eric has been participating in both autocross and driving education events with his 2009 Porsche Cayman S. Eric’s main focus will be autocrossing and teaching his son, who is a Junior in High School, the driving techniques of autocrossing.

This event would have been the maiden voyage for Dave Y’s new 2022 Porsche Cayman at a PCA Autocross. Dave has been an AZPCA Region member for about a year and has autocrossed with the Region in the past in a German Group “X” car.

You will be able to read about Dave and Eric when they are featured in the “Meet A Member” section of the Region’s Going Places Newsletter in the near future.

Last year, the average number of Group “P” drivers was 18 for each event. The event with the greatest number of Group “P” drivers was the month of September with 26 drivers. This event was going to be just above average, and it is predicted that this number will increase as more and more members elect to join in on the fun and the Porsche car becomes more popular with the sports car aficionados.

AZPCA AUTOCROSS EVENT

This month (November), there will be two separate autocross events. On Friday, November 11, 2022, Veterans Day Holiday, AZPCA Region will hold an autocross event on a portion of the AMP Road Race Course. This event will be held with strict adherence to the PCA Autocross Safety Guidelines whereas, the course will be coned to keep the speed within those safety guidelines. As of this writing, the course design layout details and event format are still being finalized. However, the drivers will receive an email prior to the event outlining the event details.

The following day, Saturday, November 12, 2022, will be a regular autocross event held on the AMP skidpad. Each event will require separate registrations. You can sign up just for one event of your choice or both events with your Motorsportreg.com (MSR) account.

Please don’t hesitate to sign up for either or both events. If you wait to sign up just prior to the event, you may end up being placed on the waitlist and missing out on “Two Days Of Awesome” autocrossing, AZPCA Region style. AZPCA Region Autocross events are open to non-PCA members as “Guests”, and they may enter a non-Porsche car. The non-Porsche car will be placed in the Group “X” classification and run with other Group “P” & “X” cars. The guests must register for the events by logging onto their respective motorsportreg.com account and complete the entry along with the PCA Event Release of Liability (Speedwaiver) and the AMP Facility Waivers prior to the event. All guest vehicles will be required to pass the safety and sound tech inspections prior to entering the course.

So, tell your autocross friends that they can come out and play with us. They can bring their own autocross car or co-drive with you. Also, tell your friends that lunch is provided by the region for all drivers and the “Taste of Autocross” entries.

Additionally, if a two-door Porsche is not the practicable Porsche for meeting your current family needs and a four door Porsche such as, the Macan, Cayenne, Panamera, and Taycan, is the family’s Porsche of choice, please don’t feel that these great four door Porsches are not welcome at the AZPCA Region autocross events, they are welcome. In the past, several members have enjoyed driving their multidoor Porsches at the events and had a great time spending the day with other AZPCA Region members enjoying their Porsche cars. So, load up the family and the necessary family accoutrements in your Porsche and head out to the Region’s autocross events and have some fun for a day, no matter the number of doors it has.

We hope to see you at the next event. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Autocross Chairs at autocross@az.pca.org

Regretfully, as a result of a significant increase in my job responsibilities, I need to resign as the editor and transition the duties back to Angela.

It’s crazy how fast things can change!! I’ve never participated in a motorcross event but somehow over the last few days I’ve been feeling like I am dodging these ‘orange cones’ working through all the changes and outstanding decisions that come from these expanded responsibilities.

I am grateful to remain an AZPCA member. In the time that I have spent with Angela and engaging with members through email on newsletter content and articles, it is evident the AZPCA members are strongly committed to making sure Porsche members enjoy the club experience.

AZPCA welcomes three new sponsors this month. They are AZ Euros, Hamra Fine Jewelry and Trackside Motorsports. Kudos to Andy Jorgensen our Sponsorship Chair.

This month’s winner of the Writer’s Award is Kenneth Mitchell for “AZPCA Autocross Event No. 1”. He will receive $30. credit on MotorsportReg, which will be good for one year towards any AZPCA event.

Be sure to check out the club calendar at AZ.PCA.org for many exciting events. The club calendar provides key dates, registration closing dates and cost for upcoming events. Lastly, a sincere thank you to Angela for her patience and understanding.

CONTRIBUTED BY FRANK J. GRIMMELMANN PHOTOS BY RICHARD BERNAL

at Anthem Country Club

What do you do for a memorable Sunday in Arizona in the fall? Enjoy a perfect Porsche Fall day at the Anthem Country Club, of course!!

Fortunately, 120 members of the Arizona PCA answered that by attending the 9th Annual ‘Brunch a’ Little’ Porsche & Pancakes (P&P) signature event at Anthem’s Ironwood Country Club. The weather was picture perfect for the September 25th Event, a tribute to Arizona and the good fortune (and luck) after the event had to be rescheduled for the 5th time due to the pandemic. Sixty-five Porsche’s were on site with several owners bringing multiple cars driven by various family members, quite a show for the Marque. Once again, it proved that it's the people, not just the cars that make the club.

With the event check-in scheduled for 8:30 with the food service beginning at 9:00, being a AZPCA P&P event many participants showed up an hour early with some just before 7:30. At this event the added incentive was arriving early assured that you would be able to position your car around the circle in front of the clubhouse. That said, seems like our club has a

penchant for early arrival at all P&P events, so no surprise and we were ready for them with coffee available.

Additionally, we identified another characteristic of AZPCA members, namely as evidenced by Andy Schermuly, an innate sense of misdirection. Specifically, Andy and several participant cars showed up at Anthem’s Persimmon Country Club instead of the Ironwood Country Club Facility (yes Anthem Country Club has 2 golf courses and correspondingly 2 clubhouses with very different personalities). Upon closer inspection, it turns out to be a guy thing, namely an innate inability to read emails and follow directions. I can attest to this since I’ve been there myself many times in the past, and don't necessarily intend to change in the future. More fun to get lost and divine your way to the right location.

Fortunately, we had several engaged volunteers for the event assist with the checkins, including Mark and Jeanne Baker, David and Cynthia Haag, and of course my wife Maria,who supported the event throughout.

Additionally, Richard and Vicki Wyatt and, Jim and Nancy Golba kept an eye on the car positioning around the circle engaging many ad hoc volunteers to further assist on the spot, demonstrating their commitment and dexterity. Also, a big thanks to Richard and Vicki Wyatt, Marla McDermott, Rook Younger, and Angela Manente for their assistance with posting the webpage, Motorsport, registrations and of course publishing this piece in Going Places. We were also pleased to see several long-time members appear who had avoided past events by displaying an abundance of caution due to the pandemic. Good to see Jan and Monyette Nyquist join the party, we’ve missed you.

Finally, a special thanks to our friend Richard Bernal (aka David Bernal due to my dyslexia), the owner of Event Party Photos for volunteering his time and providing individual printed photos for everyone at the event for the 9th consecutive year. Of course, we couldn’t have gotten the group photo without the special wide angle lens given the number of participants. So a grateful thank you Richard for your support and contribution to the event.

This fun event proved once again that it's the people, not just the cars that make the AZ PCA so special. The highlight is always the social interaction between the long-time club members and participants just joining the festivities for the first time.

Our thanks to all of you for your engagement and support in making this annual event so special through your participation, and keeping the event fresh and alive as we approach a decade celebrating together. Maria and I look forward to welcoming everyone back next year for our 10th anniversary hosted Brunch ‘a Little event and another great time for everyone to get together and celebrate life!

Bentley Polo Championships (Horses & Horsepower)

**There are a very limited number of spots available**

LOCATION: Westworld on Saturday November 5th

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

REQUEST: If you sign up, please show up!

Those (and a guest) showing their cars (up to 10 cars max) will receive complimentary VIP tickets for the Molina Fine Jewelers Drivers & Players VIP Lounge Tent at the event (I believe there is a nominal parking charge for entering the event paid to the city in past years for entering the Westworld venue but that’s it). The tickets are valued at a minimum of $195 each for your information but are free to those registered in advance and participating.

AZPCA has shown cars for most of the 8 years prior, with anywhere from 8 to 12 cars participating. This is not a competition, just a major Scottsdale established institution now in its 11th year.

Other Marque’s already committed to the show include Ferrari’s, Lambos, a few McClaren, and likely some Corvettes and other brands, so good to have the Porsche Marque visible. Bottom line, this is a very big event with many other clubs participating. Contact Frank Grimmelmann for info or to participate: fgrimmelmann@mindspring.com

Colours Tour

Day 1 (Our adventure begins)

Having not experienced fall colours for the past few years my wife and I were very much looking forward

Once the traffic lights gave us the go ahead we were off for a spirited drive along the picture perfect AZ-89A.

to this drive.We met up at Tramonto Marketplace and this being a mid-week drive we were surprised how many people turned out.

After all those curves and scenery we had earned a welldeserved lunchbreak, bring on the Grand Canyon Brewery. The lunch was a buffet style meal complete with AZPCA favourites such as braised short ribs and smoked brisket.

Once we were all replete we waddled off to the Riordan Mansion, right smack dap in the centre of the NAU campus. This is a true Arizona gem of a place with a great story attached to it, it has been meticulously maintained and the State Rangers do an amazing job of both guiding you throughout the property as well as telling a wonderful story of its history.

Our drive organizers, Rook and Debbie, had once again mapped out an absolutely EPIC driving adventure. The drive really came to life once we left Hwy. 17 and headed towards Sedona on AZ-179 N, the road was a mixture of curves and roundabouts, Rook said he counted 8…I think he gave up counting after 8 (LOL).

We next ventured onto AZ-89A N, this is where the curves and the scenery made for a breathtaking experience.

We briefly stopped due to construction but it gave the groups a chance to stretch their legs and have a chat.

Once we had finished the tour we headed out to our accommodations at the Little America Hotel, this place was renovated a number of years ago and what an amazing job they did, we would go back in a heartbeat.

A number of us got together for drinks at the Silver Pine Bar & Restaurant, the food was surprisingly good and a few of us actually skipped going out for dinner and instead spent the rest of the evening in the bar area.

FLAGSTAFF, a Veritable Cornucopia of Colours by Gregg and Ali Bull

Day 2

On Friday morning a few of us enjoyed a tasty breakfast before heading off to The Arizona Snowbowl in Flagstaff.

The road up to the Gondola was full of curves and excellent scenery and unfortunately slow moving tourists too.Once we got to the top we were treated to a beautiful sunny day albeit a little breezy one too.

Some of our braver members went up in the Gondola and were treated to expanded views of the beautiful countryside. We are already looking forward to our next AZPCA adventure, Cheers Gregg & Ali

“If one does not often make mistakes, then one has not challenged oneself enough”

Ferdinand Porsche

Shawn Benso Glendale, Arizona

2021 Taycan Turbo S

Mark Briehl Scottsdale, Arizona 1998 Boxster

Christopher Buhrmann Peoria, Arizona 2014 Boxster

Kevin Chapman Phoenix, Arizona

2018 911 Carrera

James and Renee Cicerone Phoenix, Arizona

2007 Cayman

Ryan Cox Scottsdale, Arizona 2016 911 GT3 RS

Michael and Kimberly Fate Phoenix, Arizona 2011 Cayman

Quinton and Tammy Feltner Fountain Hills, Arizona

2012 911 Carrera Cabriolet

Jonathan Fongyee Chandler, Arizona

2021 718 Spyder

Samuel Haines Phoenix, Arizona

2003 911 Turbo

Thomas Hitchcock Surprise, Arizona

2006 Cayman S

Steve Hoel Gilbert , Arizona

2021 718 Cayman GTS 4.0

Brian Kelm Carefree, Arizona 1989 928 S4

Carlos and Francisco Martinezsoto Mesa, Ariona 1960 356 Roadster

Derek Mcghee Tucson, Arizona 2022 718 Cayman

Bridgette Nevins Phoenix, Arizona 2008 911 Carrera

Samuel and Barbara Ruddy Tempe, Arizona 1987 944 Turbo

James Seeley Scottsdale, Arizona 1969 912

Chetan Shah Phoenix, Arizona 2006 911 Carrera

Jason Stratton Litchfield Park, Arizona 2017 911 Targa 4S

John Toth Scottsdale, Arizona 2020 911 Carrera S

Andrew Will Tempe, Arizona 2020 Cayenne Turbo

Paul J. and Melanie Cancialosi Cave Creek, Arizona From: Chicago (CHO) 1984 911 Carrera

Daniel P. and Lorraine Faust Prescott, Arizona 86305

From: Arizona Mountain (AZM) 2016 911 GT3 RS

2015 Boxster GTS

James Harris Surprise, Arizona

From: Pacific Northwest (PNW) 2003 Boxster S

Dr. Greg Johnson

Cave Creek, Arizona 85327

From: Southern Arizona (SAZ)

1972 911T

2017 718 Boxster S

Robert and Laurie Kjelden Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

From: Nord Stern (NST)

2015 Macan S Beige

2015 911 Targa 4S

John W. and Syonna Meyers Maricopa, Arizona 85138

From: Hawaii (HI)

2013 Boxster 1988 928 S4 2019 Macan

RUMINATIONS ON PERSONALIZATION

STORY BY DANIELLE BADLER

Wherever we are, we’re obligated to identify our vehicles with some form of license plates. It’s the law. That said, however, humans are human, which means many of us can’t leave well enough alone. We seize the opportunity to personalize our plates, with who we are, what we are, where we are, what we do, what we like, who we like, and so forth and so on.

I’ve spotted a few favorites, over the years. A Ferrari F40, sitting on blocks in a dealership, with the plates carrying the message “BY BY COP.” I guess, if you can afford the F40, you can afford the tickets you’ll probably accrue by baiting the gendarmerie in blue.

Then there’s “WLDKRZGI.” And old, old friend of mine has used this on a variety of exotic machinery. He says people would drive up, and you could see them thinking, thinking, thinking, what the … and then they’d get it, laugh, give a thumbs up and drive on.

My personal favorite is, no kidding, “KINAHURA” on a Rolls Corniche, many years ago. You don’t get it? Here’s today’s lesson in Yiddish. It more or less means “knock on wood.” There’s no direct English translation, which is typical of a lot of Yiddish words. But that’s another story.

Oh, I also saw, at a car show recently, “KENWON,” on a latest-model Ford GT.

As for Porsches, I doubt there’s a state in the Union without a “PORSCHA,” or “PORTIA,” or “FLATSIX,” or … let’s just leave it at that.

What I’m always curious about is how car designers integrate these necessities into their products. Because, when you think about it, there’s quite a variety of plate sizes and shapes around the world. And automotive solutions vary as much as variations in the law.

For example, did you know that fully 20 states do not require a front plate? I looked it up – I had no idea it was that many. Of all the states I’ve lived in, five, Pennsylvania was the only one where I was able to disassemble the front bracket on my 911 SC, and install “bumper plugs” on the Boxster S and Carrera I owned during that period.

I think the Italians do it best, at least for their own products, at least in Italy. While the rear plate is always a typical EU-reg black-on-white square or rectangle, the front plate is often a shrunken, rectangular version, which integrates

remarkably well on the knee-high front end of their exotics. Is this an accident? It's Italy. I doubt it.

Maybe someone can explain to me what the deal is with plates on vehicles in the UK. Apparently, they can be privately bought and sold. How do I know? I see full-page spreads of “number plates” for sale in the back pages of British car magazines. In the US of A, you buy your plates from a motor vehicle department of some sort, as God intended, and you can transfer them to your next vehicle, if you so desire. In the UK, apparently, procuring vanity plates is its own cottage industry.

Now, when front plates are the law in virtually every market in the world, except those 20 states, why is it so difficult for some manufacturers to integrate this necessity into the front-end design of their vehicles?

Exhibit A is the latest-edition Lexus. Any modern Lexus. They all now come with a corporate front end that looks like the snow-plow attachment for some Northwest Zephyr railroad engine, ready to blast its way through 20-foot-high drifts on the Donner Pass. The license plate, any license plate, just gets in the way. One simple question, why?

Then you have the opposite situation with the super giant economy size front kidney grills on the latest-model BMWs. I mean, haven’t we been through this before with BMW design? Didn’t we turn our back on the Bangle Butt some 20 years ago? Do you remember? Really clean, organic, integrated design … destroyed by … I’m sorry, I can’t explain it … a simply weird-o design hiccup at the rear.

But Chris Bangle is long gone from BMW design. Is there some gnome-like ex-student of Bangle, who crawled out of a manhole to get his hands on front-end drawings in the middle of the night, and “fixed” them before anyone in management knew what happened?

I don’t know. All I do know is that the look of the latest BMW kidney grill is the only front-end design that seems to actually need a license plate, right in the middle, to break up the awkward mess of the gigundo twin intakes that are, at least to me, completely out of perspective.

But, then again, there’s no accounting for taste, or rules. Just ask the car buyers, the DMVs and the auto manufacturers of the world.

47 Years

Thomas and Melissa Masles

44 Years

Don Tevini and Jacque Booth

38 Years

Bryan and Mary Hayes

34 Years

Kip Lindblom

32 Years

Allen and Carol Naille

30 Years

James and Debbie Patrick Mark and Pamela Weinberg 28 Years

Aaron Heimke

26 Years

Charles and Bonnie Johnson

24 Years

David and Mary Hinz

23 Years

Thomas and Deirdre Lehner Thomas and Mary Reyman Jeff Yang and Alice Kwok

21 Years

Jim and Donna Manelis Dale and Scott Suran

20 Years

Mike and April Kvalvik Brad and Tere Portillo

19 Years

Jeremy and Deborah Whitteridge

18 Years

Daniel and Adina Moldovan

17 Years

Rjay and Ann Lloyd

15 Years

Jeff and Carol Emig Dennis Ketterer and Nancy Mckee

14 Years

Wytie and Sally Cable Scott and Carol Faris Kristopher Klint and Jim Peyton Robert and Matthew Wolski

13 Years

Mike and Marie Hoover William Murray

12 Years Timothy Luger Michael Roberts

11 Years

Gerald and Carol Gambino Robert Johnson

10 Years

Ken and Kristy Grogan Oliver and Paula Megadya Eric and Janice Schmidt Patrick and Mary Ballogg

9 Years

Mark and Bonnie Howard John and Helen MacFarlane James Peterman Mark and Daniel Sullivan

8 Years

Robert Hannum Steve and Anne Jackson Alasdair and Kirstin MacLean Robert and Louise McIlravy Pancho Meyer

7 Years

Ronald Bauer Steve and Cindy Collins Jack Conroy

7 Years (continued)

Mark Covelli

Michael and Kathy Mills

Paul and Kristin Pfauser Eugene and Cindy Rose

Bill Smith

Dan Warner Todd Weber

6 Years

Karl Copenhaver

Brett Edmark

John Miraglia

Tammi Nagel

5 Years

Marty and Abigail Ercoline Sean and Tammy Knight-Gibbons Fernando and Pablo Guerrero

Rick Hunt

Lee and Jodene Pfeiffer

Saleem Saya

David Schustack

Derek and John Ross Seymour Ken and Deborah Topolinsky Jason Waldrom

4 Years

Bryce Allee

Larry Ambrose

Tony Bell

Randy Bird

Randall Claybourn

Stephen Head

Otto Hiris

Karen Kelley

Michael and Heather Lyons

Steven Mastroieni Lee Peteet

Tom Pollio

Michael Proch

2

Timothy Roberts

Chris Stuart

Mario Violi

AJ Zujewski

3

Brian Armstrong Simon Boocock

Jean-Pierre Brietta

Inez Carlson

Jason Fuller and Fraser Elliott

Jeff Gardner

Nathan Goldberg

Larry Heywood Peter and Jeanne Hladek

John Leteria

Gail Parris

Andrew Pope David Schaefer

Summer Smith

Richard Strand

Dave Babenko Curtis Blocker

Tavit Daniel Steve Kojasevic

John McCain Ian Pancoast Edmund Purcell Cynthia Quinn Kathy Reed

Nathan Shattuck

1 Year

Dan Alefs

Chad Amato

Gerard and Kar Yin Francis

Diane Gill

Parm Gulshan

Kara Johnson

Troy Johnson

Dinesh Kakwani

Logan Kimmel

Robert Knapp

Babak Mohajeri

Todd Mohr

Robert Moorhouse

Sydney Palmer

Jake Peel

Christopher Szopa

Luther and Anjleigh Trefz

Michael Urban

Mark Woodfield

BOOK REVIEWS FOR PORSCHEPHILES

BY BRUCE HERRINGTON, ORANGE COAST REGION

PORSCHE 75TH ANNIVERSARY Expect the Unexpected by Randy Leffingwell

PORSCHE 75th ANNIVERSARY Expect the Unexpected by Randy Leffingwell, published 18October 2022 by Motorbooks.

This book is not an update/extension/expansion of the Leffingwell's series of Porsche anniversary books It is an entirely new book with lots of new material from the Porsche archives. Between these covers, the entire history of Porsche 'sports cars' (Cayenne, Macan and Panamera are included) is summarized, from the Gmünd coupes to the Taycans. There is plenty of interest for everyone: the air-cooled vs water-cooled types, two-seater vs 4-seater, rear-drive vs four-wheel drive, and of course, stick vs various types of automatic from Sportomatic to PDK. Turbo and race versions are discussed separate from their base antecedents, all covered in a fascinating level of detail. The introduction reminds us that Porsche, the engineer, produced a 'Hybrid' vehicle way back in the year 1900; the Foreword by Hurley Haywood gives a personalized summary of Porsche's racing history.

In addition to the cars, many key individuals and their involvement in Porsche's history are discussed. The turnover of CEOs is well covered in the description of the development timelines of the relevant vehicles. Leffingwell's presentation of Porsche's fascinating history from an almost hobby company to a major corporation was substantially assisted by the Porsche Museum and Archive.

There are 30 'bite sized' chapters of roughly eight pages each, tagged by the year-range covered and each given a creative catchy title, helpfully printed for reference at the top of the right hand page. Each chapter is focused on a specific model/ version. Turbocharged 911s have a chapter separate from that of the 911s. The GT1 gets its own chapter (GT2s and 3s are dealt with in the chapter on the base model), but the Boxsters and Caymans are combined into one. The Cayenne gets its own chapter, as does the Panamera, but the 996, 997, 991 and 992 are combined. The text is uses refreshingly large

readable type font, and the semi-gloss paper makes the many pictures bright and crisp. The book coveris more elegant than the dust jacket. Front cover shows an overhead photograph of the front half of a '911' (identification of the exact model is 'an exercise left to the student'); the rear half is shown on the back cover. The end papers show 1992 design sketches of the 964.

PORSCHE 75th ANNIVERSARY is profusely illustrated, each chapter begins with a full page picture of an representative vehicle. Very few of the pictures seem familiar to this reviewer.

Even the pictures of the early years in Gmünd and the Typ 356/1 are different from the ones commonly seen in other books. There is an index so comprehensive that there are two, three-column pages for “Typ – X” entries. There are four entries for Max Hoffman and eight for Roger Penske.

A must have for any Porsche enthusiast and for any close associate of one afflicted with the Porschephile disease. An elegant, coffee table sized book it is well enough written and concisely organized that dedicated Porsche enthusiasts will read this book from cover to cover. It has enough gems of wisdom that those narrowly focused on a specific genre of Porsche will find this book worthwhile even if they only study a few chapters. For those not yet enlightened, it provides a fascinating and readable overview of the entire technical, social and corporate history of a major automobile company and the people that made the decisions that enabled the success. All in all, it is a comprehensive presentation of the story of Porsche automobiles. As the complete story in a single package, this book cannot be beat.

PORSCHE 75th ANNIVERSARY is hard bound and coffee table sized, with 256, 9-1/2 x 12 inch heavyweight pages. The 'arty', photographic cover is almost suitable-for-framing as they say. By the time you read this it should be available for $60.00 from your favorite bookseller, ask for it, or from Quartoknows.com

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