PCA Chesapeake Region Patter - September 2017

Chesapeake Region

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The Horse Country Classic Tour Hello Mark Epstein and Wendy Tand!

Page 24 Volume 56, Issue 653 September 2017

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contents Patter Claude Taylor

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President’s Message

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Editor’s Message

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Historian’s Message

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Membership and Anniversaries

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PCACHS Board Member Directory

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Upcoming Events - 2017 Tour & Rally Schedule

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Upcoming Event - 2017 Autocross Schedule

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Upcoming Event - “Gathering of The Faithful”

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Upcoming Events - Sept. & October Events Calendar

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Upcoming Event - Treffen Ashville

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Ellen’s Doozey of A Floozy Rally...

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The Horse Country Classic Tour

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Autocross - Event No. 5, August 19, 2017

Ryan Golom

Letters to the Editor are welcomed. They should be brief and may be edited for length. Please include PCA membership number and contact telephone number for verification.

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Market - For Sale

The Porsche Patter is the official newsletter of the Chesapeake Region of the Porsche Club of America. Contributions to the Porsche Patter should be sent to the Editor at least four weeks preceding the month of publication in Microsoft Word format via email to editor@pcachs.org.

Please send images in their original size.

Editor: Michael Murphy

Michael Murphy Bob Rassa

Contributing Photographers: Lynda Sobus, Aniano Arao, Mick Whitlock.

Contributing Writers: Bob Rassa, Aniano Arao, Steve Graham, Pat Walker, Bob Purgason, Mike Cook.

Advertising: For questions about advertising rates and placement in the Porsche Patter, please contact Michael Murphy, editor@pcachs.org.

Minta & Aaron Miller Editor Aniano & Randy Pat & Ryan Aniano & Randy Editor PCA National Bob Gutjahr Aniano Arao & Randy Moss

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he Chesapeake Region of the Porsche Club of America (pca-chs) serves it’s club members and hosts activities within the Baltimore, Annapolis and surrounding geographic area, including Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The general objectives of PCACHS are, as indicated in the

Cover Photo: Aniano Arao

by laws:  Promote the highest standards of courtesy and safety on the roads.  Promote the enjoyment and sharing of goodwill and fellowship engendered by owning a Porsche vehicle and engaging in such social or other events as may be agreeable to the membership.  Promote the maintenance of the highest standards of operation and performance of the marquee by sharing and exchanging technical and mechanical information.  Establish and maintain mutually beneficial relations with Porsche AG, Porsche Cars North America (PCNA), Porsche dealers, and other independent service sources to the end the marquee shall proper and continue to enjoy its unique leadership and position in sports car annals.  Promote the interchange of ideas and suggestions with other PCA Regions throughout North America and the world, and in such corporation as may be desirable.  Establish such mutually corporative relationships with other car clubs as may be desirable.  Establish a community service initiative with the goal of engaging members to participate in activities that benefit the community through fundraising or volunteering of time.

The Porsche Patter is published monthly. Articles from members are welcomed and encouraged and should be sent electronically in Microsoft Word format to editor@pcachs.org by the 15th day of the month preceding publication. The editor reserves the right to edit or reject all material submitted for publication, including advertisements, and the right to cancel advertisements at any time, for any reason, at the editor’s sole discretion. Statements appearing in the Porsche Patter are those of the contributing authors and do not constitute the opinions or policy of the Chesapeake Region, Porsche Club of America, its Board of Directors, or the editor of this newsletter. Unless otherwise reserved, permission granted to reproduce material published, provided full credit is given to the author. The Chesapeake Region, Porsche 4 Club of America, neither endorses and advertiser nor warrants and product or ser-

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from our president lenge. It has come to our attention that when we have a dedicated Challenge Chairperson they're able to focus on Hello all, the big picture, from locating a new venue to selecting the food menu. he days may be getting Please remember that all of us were shorter but our calendar is in new volunteers once and because of full swing. Our board meetthe mentoring and support of those ing on August 16 was anserving before us, we transitioned into other well attended session of good our positions nicely. If you are interdiscussion and dialogue. We will be ested, please contact me and let us adding another committee to our group. We are in the process of writing know of your interest. an amendment to form an internal fi- On August 19th, we held Autocross #5 nancial review committee; this group and from the reports I have seen it was will be given the power to evaluate our another spectacular event. There were books annually or when necessary.

45 participants and some fast times.

The books were just reviewed and eve- Thanks to Pat Walker and Ryan rything was found to be in order.

Golom for their continued dedication and leadership with our Autocross It is that time of the year when we are looking for potential candidates for the events.

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upcoming elections. The Executive Committee is made up of elected positions which include President, Vice President, Executive Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary and immediate Past President. Chuck Marshall our Executive Vice President and Bob Rassa our esteemed Historian is the Nominating Committee per our Bylaws. We are always looking for volunteers to help make our region stronger. If you are interested in serving on a Committee, please contact me.

In particular. we are looking for an Editor for our monthly newsletter: The Porsche Patter. We are also seeking a Chairperson for the Chesapeake Chal-

On August 20th, our social Chairs, Gene and Sharon O’Dunne welcomed us to Nicks Fish House in South Baltimore. It was a great turnout of our wonderful members along with fabulous food. As you know, everyone is welcome to each monthly Social, so please come out to any of our events.

On August 25th, we had originally planned to hold our Meet and Greet at Porsche of Towson, but due to our staff being overworked we put the word out too late, so we decided to cancel, but on August 26th, we held the 48th Chesapeake 5 Challenge and it sold out

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from our president quickly! This year it was held at the Linganore Winecellars in Mount Airy, MD. The location offered a beautiful vineyard set on lush rolling hills as far as I eye could see, as the backdrop. Couple the setting with the wonderful weather, then you have a perfect setting to display our member Porsche vehicles. The cars were the icing on the cake. The food and camaraderie were remarkable along with the day full of challenging events from The Concours d’Elegance, The “Street Prepared” wash and shine category, The Gimmick Rally and the multiplechoice Porsche History and Tech quiz.

Committee positions, as well as the date, time and the location of the December election.

On September 16th, PCA National will once again hold their Annual Open House in Columbia, MD. More details will follow.

On September 17th, our 6th Autocross of the season will have a different twist. It will be held at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, MD. We are limiting our participants to the first 100 registrants. If you have not driven at Ripken you owe it to yourself to register.

The venue lot is very large, and we use to hold our AX events there in the old The food for the 48th Chesapeake days. Thanks to Ryan Golom for seChallenge was provided by Linganore curing the lot through a lot of work for Winecellars catering service and was us. excellent. We had an esteemed guest On September 20th PCA National will and fellow PCA member, Cole Scrogham as our speaker for the eve- hold their Treffen in Asheville, North Carolina. The Treffen escape is an upning awards banquet. Cole shared a scale abbreviated Porsche Parade fowonderful story from the 24 hours at Daytona in 2000, along with his many cused on a beautiful upscale location years of managing race teams and his were participation is limited to a smaller group of PCA members. Two involvement Porsche A.G. A huge thank you to Minta Miller and Donna Treffens are held annually. Asheville Brandt for Co-Chairing CC48. Also, a is a beautiful town that is close to us. It large thank goes out to all of the volun- should be a beautiful venue. teers who helped put on our premier On September 30th we will have a tour event. Thank you all! and social combination; stay tuned the Our next Board Meeting will be details to follow. That’s all for now. th Wednesday evening, September 13 , at which time the Nominating Commit- Peace, tee will present the slate of candidates 6 Claude for the 2018-2019 elected Executive

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from our editor Patter Needs A New Editor!

The PCA Chesapeake Region needs a member to become the Region’s Editor of our monthly Patter Newsletter. The Editor holds a Committee Chair position and the new Editor will start in January 2018! The Patter is currently created in Microsoft Publisher, but the new Editor may choose any graphic design and layout program to create the Patter. Interested individuals are encouraged to contact our current Editor, Michael Murphy (www.editor@pcachs.org), and let him know that you interested in becoming the Patter Editor!

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from our historian History Channel PCA-Style A monthly feature depicting some highlights from pasts, 50, 40, 30, 25 years ago

By Bob Rassa, Club Historian

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orty years ago in September 1977 Frank Salemi’s Interstate Tire was offering brand-new Michelin tires, XaS 165HR15, for only $44.16, and the super sticky XWX, size 185/70VR15, for $97.48. He also offered adjustable Koni shocks for $42.67 front and $29.33 rear. Frank still had 2 stores back then, the main one on Orchard Tree Lane in Towson and the satellite (Hmmm, that word didn’t exist back then, did it?) in Arbutus.

We also learned that Chesapeake Challenge 10, headquartered at the Cross Keys Inn in Columbia, MD was a huge success despite a lot of rain on Saturday, with a staff of 17 people not including Concours d’Elegance judges. Among the many attendees (exact number not noted but we recall about 75 cars) were Lee and Brenda Roy our Downeast Region, who were inspired to go back to Maine (“upcountry”) and start their own multi-Region weekend event. Carl Miao (pronounced “Mayo”) alerted us to the fact that radar detectors were still legal in Maryland.

Lee Raskin reported on his recent trip to Los Angeles where he saw literally hundreds of Porsches, including many 356s, for sale at ridiculously low prices. How about a very nice Speedster for under $10k? (Who knew, right?). Club President Ted Goodwin reported on his trip to San Francisco where he saw numerous Porsches at the airport parking garage, including an older 911, some 924s, 356A, 914, and a Drauz roadster.

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hirty years ago, in September 1987 we find Bob Schmitt as President, and our meetings moved to the Quality Inn Towson. Bob Gutjahr announced a “Patriot Games Fall Foliage Spectacular” gimmick rallye to celebrate the release of Tom Clancy’s Patriot Games novel. (y’all knew Tom Clancy was from Baltimore, right? He went to Loyola High School). An autocross school was planned for the month at Towson State University, and a Drive-nDine was scheduled for early October with dinner at the Penwick House in Dunkirk MD. (Sadly, a search shows this long closed). Finally, a treasurer’s report showing the club’s balance cash-on-hand at $1,956.67.

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Membership & Anniversaries August 2017

Aaron & Minta Miller

Primary Members: 910

Affiliate Members: 501

Membership

Total Members: 1411

New Members: Steve Brown Jon Costell Matthew Crutchley Christopher Delgado James Grieshaber Trina Harvell Susan Higgins-Purcell Tom Neuse Marc & Andrew Reibman Jeffrey Scherr Damon Streat Stuart Taub Dean Vonk

Pikesville, MD Glen Burnie, MD Finksburg, MD Ellicott City, MD Ellicott City, MD Gwynn Oak, MD Baltimore, MD Catonsville, MD Pikesville, MD Baltimore, MD Owings Mills, MD Baltimore, MD Elkton, MD

Transfer In: Mitchell B. Arden From: Riesentoter (RTR)

1969 912, Ivory White 2016 Cayman GT4, Red 2008 Cayman, Red 2017 Macan 2004 911 40th Anniversary, Silver 2000 Boxster, Cobalt Blue Metallic 2010 911 Carrera 4 Cab, White 2006 Cayman S 2016 911 Carrera GTS 2014 Boxster S, Black 2003 911 Carrera 4 Cab, Midnight Blue 2009 911 Carrera Cab, Gray Metallic 2016 911 GT3, Lava Orange

Transfer Out: Peter Austin

To: Potomac (POT)

Anniversaries 25th Year Anniversary:

Prince Harding and Babak & Jill Rajaee 20th Year Anniversary:

Robert Ungaretti 5th Year Anniversary:

James Brinsley, Thomas Clark & Gerrie Checkon, Jeremiah Hayanga and Kevin Wenchel 1st Year Anniversary:

Glenn Belt, Mark Brown, Grace Kumar, Travis LeMaire, Charlie Plitt, Bill & Diane Sizemore, Mia Walsh and Clifford Walzer

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the board

President

Claude Taylor

president@pcachs.org

Executive Vice President (appointed by President)

Chuck Marshall

executive@pcachs.org

Vice President

Michael Murphy

vicepresident@pcachs.org

Treasurer

Lynda Sobus

treasurer@pcachs.org

Secretary

Mark Hubley

secretary@pcachs.org

Gary Martinez

pastpresident@pcachs.org

Autocross

Pat Walker

autocross@pcachs.org

Autocross

Ryan Golom

autocross@pcachs.org

Michael Murphy

editor@pcachs.org

Pat Walker

publicity@pcachs.org

Eugene & Sharon O’Dunne

social@pcachs.org

Tech Session

Rob Mairs

tech@pcachs.org

Tech Session

Jim Earlbeck

tech@pcachs.org

Tour / Rally

Aniano Arao

tour@pcachs.org

Tour / Rally

Randy Moss

tour@pcachs.org

Safety Chair

John Jensen

safety@pcachs.org

Ellen Beck

instructor@pcachs.org

Community Service

Hanna Golom

communityservice@pcachs.org

Community Service

Rebecca Earlbeck

communityservice@pcachs.org

Concours d’Elegance

Ron Gordon

concours@pcachs.org

Concours d’Elegance

Doug Ehmann

concours@pcachs.org

Chesapeake Challenge

Minta Miller

challenge@pcachs.org

Chesapeake Challenge

Donna Brandt

challenge@pcachs.org

Bob Rassa

historian@pcachs.org

Minta & Arron Miller

membership@pcachs.org

Terry Dellavecchia

webmaster@pcachs.org

Lee Rock

insurance@pcachs.org

Laurie & Bruce Tarsia

pcalicenseplates@pcachs.org

Past President

Patter Editor Publicity Social

Chief Driving Instructor

Historian Membership Webmaster Insurance PCA License PCA Zone 2 Representative

Cheryl Taylor

= Executive Committee, Elected Positions

zonerep@pcachs.org

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Upcoming Events - Tour & Rally 2017 TOUR & RALLY SCHEDULE Get Ready to Join the Chesapeake Region’s 12 Car Rallies and Driving Tours in 2017!

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he Tour & Rally Committee plans to host 12 events in 2017. We are pleased to present here an updated overview of all the fun we have in store for you. Dates and events are subject to change. Registration for most events will open about one month before their scheduled dates. Log on to your account at www.clubregistration.net and click “Search for Events”, then “Find Event.” (Updated 08/28/2017)

March 25 April 22 May 6 May 13

(1) (2) (x) (x)

June 2–4 June 10

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July 15

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Aug. 5 Aug. 26 Sept. 16

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Sept. 30 Oct. 28 Nov. 5 Dec. 10

(9) (10) (11) (12)

Tour & Rally School and Rally, Collectors Car Corral, Owings Mills Porsche-Only Swap Meet Tour, from New Freedom to Hershey, PA Northern Garage Crawl, Baltimore County (CANCELLED) Covered-Bridges Tour, from Parkton, MD, to Lancaster County, PA (Rescheduled to July 15th Due To Bad Weather on May 13th) West Virginia Grand Tour, from Baltimore County to WV and back Chesapeake Bay Tour after the New Members Party, Porsche of Annapolis to CPR Classic East’s vintage Porsche restoration shop in Easton, MD. NEW DATE: Covered-Bridges Tour, from Parkton, MD, to Lancaster County, PA Horse Country Tour through Baltimore, Carroll and Harford Counties Chesapeake Challenge 48, Gimmick Rally, Mount Airy Drive to PCA Potomac’s “Gathering of the Faithful” at the Bavarian Inn in Shepherdstown, WV, from Reisterstown, MD (New Date due to expected rain on September 2nd) Catactin Mountains Tour Fall Colors Tour 1, Northern Maryland & Pennsylvania’s York County (area tentative) Fall Colors Tour 2, Baltimore, Carroll & Howard Counties (area tentative) Kindertime Toy Drive Tour, Baltimore County, jointly with other Committees

Details about the upcoming tours are available at www.pcachs.org, in the region’s Patter newsletter and at www.clubregistration.net. They are also disseminated region-wide via e-Blast and through Facebook. To receive advance notification about our events via e-mail, join our Tour & Rally Registry by sending a message to www.tour@pcachs.org indicating your interest in joining the registry.

-- Aniano Arao & Randy Moss, tour@pcachs.org

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Upcoming Events - Autocross

It’s time to hone your driving skills and compete against the clock!

Here’s your 2017 Autocross Schedule of events: 1.

April 8, 2017

Autocross School, 8:00am to 3:00pm consisting of a morning classroom session and an afternoon session of course driving.

LOCATION: Porsche of Annapolis (am) BWI Autocross Parking Lot (pm)

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April 29, 2017

Autocross Session No. 1 LOCATION: BWI Autocross Parking Lot

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May 20, 2017

Autocross Session No. 2 LOCATION: BWI Autocross Parking Lot

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June 24, 2017

Autocross Session No. 3 LOCATION: BWI Autocross Parking Lot

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July 22, 2017

Autocross Session No. 4 LOCATION: BWI Autocross Parking Lot

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August 19, 2017

Autocross Session No. 5 LOCATION: BWI Autocross Parking Lot

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September 17, 2017 Autocross Session No. 6 LOCATION: Ripkin Stadium, Aberdeen, MD

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October 14, 2017

Autocross Session No. 7 LOCATION: BWI Autocross Parking Lot

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Upcoming Event - Driving Tour No. 8 DRIVE TO PCA POTOMAC’S ‘GATHERING OF THE FAITHFUL’ PCA-CHS 2017 Tour No. 8, Saturday, Sept. 16th (New Date)

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his 69-mile drive will take us on scenic back roads and old-fashioned highways in Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties as we head to Shepherdstown, West Virginia. After about two hours on the road, we will arrive at the Bavarian Inn, the new venue of PCA Potomac’s annual “Gathering of the Faithful.” This event is a car show and social that celebrates 356’s and other

Porsches.

MEETING PLACE We will gather at 7:30 AM at the parking lot behind Kecco's Woodfire Kitchen, 114 Westminster Pike, Reisterstown, MD 21136. Note that the restaurant does not open until 11:00 AM, so we will not be able to use its restrooms. Our drivers' meeting will begin at 7:45 AM, and we will depart by 8:00 AM. Restroom visits before 7:30 AM could be made nearby at a Food Lion supermarket, a Dunkin’ Donuts shop, a Shell gas station and a Royal Farms gas station. We will have a pit stop during our drive.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DESTINATION AND THE GATHERING Our destination is the Bavarian Inn, 164 Shepherd Grade Rd, Shepherdstown, WV 25443. There are several formal and casual dining options at this AAA Four-Diamond inn: Make your own lunch reservations as soon as possible at www.bavarianinnwv.com or by calling 304-876-2551. Details about the 10am-to-2pm “Gathering of the Faithful” are available on PCA Potomac’s website https:// pcapotomac.org/. There will be an optional $5 fee for those who would like to join the door prize raffle.

The fee is payable onsite.

REGISTRATION Register for this event at http://www.clubregistration.net.

The registration DEADLINE is 11:59 PM, September 11th. There is no sign-up fee for joining the driving tour.

We need to know the number of cars, and car occupant names for our preprinted PCA waiver forms.

Downloadable driving instructions, drivers’ meeting notes and an overview map will be sent via e-mail to all registrants by Sept. 1st.

QUESTIONS Send questions to tour@pcachs.org.

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20-24 23 30 October 14

New Member Party Board Meeting

9:00am to 11:00am 6:00pm to 8:00pm

New Member Party, Porsche of Towson, 700 Kenilworth Dr., Towson, MD 21204 443-921-4600 It is the Building off of Route 108 behind Eggspectations. The address is 6021 University Blvd Ellicott City, MD 21043. We are going to meet in the training room which is best accessed from the garage (left turn as you come in near Howard Bank) park near the far right door, walk down the hall and the room is on the left just before entering the lobby.

PCA Open 10:00am PCA Headquarters, 9689 Gerwig Lane, Unit 4c/d, CoHouse to 2:00pm lumbia, MD 21046 (www.pca.org). You must register in advance.

Autocross No. 6 8:00am to Ripken Stadium, 873 Long Drive, Aberdeen, MD 2:00pm 21001 410-297-9292 (https:// www.ripkenbaseball.com/events/) Directions: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/''/ Ripken+Stadium+in+Aberdeen,+MD/@39.5311197,76.2562931,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!

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2m2!1d-76.1862531!2d39.5311407 Treffen Tour PCA National, Asheville, NC North America First Fruit 8:00am to First Fruits Farm – 2025 Freeland Road, Freeland, Farms 12:00pm MD 21053 Tour No. 9 10:00am Catactin Mountains Tour to 3:00pm Tech Session

8:30am to 11:30am

TBD

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Autocross No. 7

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First Fruit Farms

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Social

8:00am to 12:00pm 8:00am to 12:00pm 6:30pm to 8:30pm

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Wags and Wheels Tour No. 10, Fall Colors-1

BWI Parking Lot on Mathison Way (http://pcachs.org/ activities-events/autocross/schedule/) First Fruits Farm – 2025 Freeland Road, Freeland, MD 21053 The Golf Club at South River, 3451 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater, MD 21037 410-798-5865 TBD Fall Colors Tour 1, Northern Maryland & Pennsylvania’s York County (area tentative)

10:00pm to 3:00pm

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Ellen’s Doozy of A Floozy Rally At Porsc

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llen Beck has chaired the Porsche Parade’s Gimmick Rally since its inception at the 50th Parade in Hershey in 2005. It was something entirely

new to the Parade schedule, inspired by the success of fun, low-key gimmick rallies across PCA on the regional level. Since then, the Parade Gimmick Rally has become one of the most

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che Parade In Spokane popular events at Parade, because unlike the TSD rally, you can drive anything and bring the whole family along. The rallies are always fun, highlighting the local history, unique attractions, scenic drives and overall flavor of each Parade location – including suggested stops along the way for something that you might not otherwise see or experience anywhere else. The “gimmicks” have generally been suggested by something about the route and its possibilities that “inspires” Ellen…. and that changes every year. Just like a box of chocolates... you never know what you’re going to get! And every year

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seems to bring a new gimmick and even more rallyists to join in the fun. For the second year in a row, it was the largest moving car competitive event at Parade.

For 2017’s Gimmick Rally at Spokane, Ellen enlisted the support of Chesapeake Region to put on a Doozy of a Floozy poker rally, which combined the unique history of the Pacific Northwest with a spectacular drive through the logging and mining country of eastern Washington and western Idaho. The 135-mile rally ran south from Spokane down to Rockford, WA, then further

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Ellen’s Doozy of A Floozy Rally At Porsc east and south to St Maries, Idaho. It then doubled back north by northeast and traveled through Idaho’s logging country, past Rose Lake and hugged the Coeur D'Alene River up into the mountains and mining country, eventually up and over Dobson Pass and down the mountain into Wallace, Idaho. Wallace is famous for being the "Silver Capital of the World". Every downtown building is on the National Register of Historic Places... which is why the federal government finally had to go over the town, instead of through it, in order to complete the Interstate

Highway system in 1991. It really personified the Wild West for most of the past 150 years, with bordellos, saloons, and banks the principal businesses catering to the silver mining industry. There was a lot of money in town (still is) and a lot of gamblers (what else to do? Oh, wait!

The saloon girls…).

Ah! The saloon girls! They were an integral part of fascinating history in the area’s mining towns, particularly in Wallace. Over time, a number of enterprising ladies set up businesses to serve the “customers” in this remote mining

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che Parade In Spokane town. They kept their ladies respectable and respected, and assumed community roles, funding many education and social projects in town. The Oasis Bordello, now a museum, was active well into the 1980’s, believe it or not. So what better way to (wo)man the checkpoints in a poker rally than with saloon girls. In costume. Looking like… well… floozies! J So when Ellen put out the call for floozies, Chesapeake Region was all in. And everyone was looking good on rally day, accompanied by her card sharp! Donna Brandt and Warren Schultz took on duties at the

first checkpoint at the Spokane Fairgrounds. Linda and Ron Gordon manned the second at a place called- ironically enough, FredNeck’s Saloon and Beanery- in Rockford, Washington. And Minta and Aaron Miller were at the final stop, sitting right outside the Oasis Bordello Museum in Wallace!

Over 250 cars signed up for the rally, and 185 cars (over 400 people) participated on the July 13th rally day. At each checkpoint, rallyists greeted each of the card sharps and the floozies, and drew a card from a 52 card deck. The

Linda and Ron at FredNeck’s Saloon, dealing and dicing

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Ellen’s Doozy of A Floozy Rally At Porsc floozy or card sharp recorded the card on the rallyist’s score sheet, and returned the card to the deck. The rallyists then threw the dice, and again the sharp or the floozy logged that total on the score sheet. As part of their score sheet, rallyists wrote the names of famous floozies they met along the way, and each floozy was all too

happy to provide her nom de guerre. Before the end of the rally, rally teams had to research and ‘discover’ the history of each floozy and match them on the answer sheet.

Our Chesapeake girls and guys really got into the spirit of the day, their costumes, and their alter egos.

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Linda was Josie Moran [aka Josi/Jesse Morin/ Moore - She was a very well-known madam in the first half of the 20th Century who ran a booming business at the U&I Rooms in Wallace and similar places in the Coeur d’Alenes. She was known for being a very generous lady, donating money and other helpful things when needed.

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·Minta was Ginger. She moved to Wallace from Hollywood, California and was the last madam of the Oasis, now a museum and gift shop. She became famous for supporting the annual mining competition, wearing hundred dollar pajamas all day, and the mirrored decorations in her house.

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Donna Brandt was Babe Kelley: She was arrested during the North Idaho Whiskey Rebellion in 1929, in her fur coat! She became famous for kidding the officers and telling jokes during her arraignment.

Dr. Heather Branstetter (a Wallace resident) was there at the end right in front of the Oasis alongside Aaron and Minta, signing her recently published book entitled “Selling Sex in the Silver Valley” – learn more about it here: https:// abusinessdoingpleasure.com

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Ron and Linda inside FredNeck’s, when they were done “working”, they enjoyed some adult beverages at the bar, and felt right at home!

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che Parade In Spokane At the end of a very long rally day, our ladies and card sharps were exhausted, as you would expect. Rally results are posted on the Parade website, but the real result was the roads traveled, the history, the adventure, and the fun. Everyone had a great time, no cars drove over the edge of

Dobson Pass, and there were so many photo ops and unique scenery that this Gimmick Rally will go down in history.

Come to next year’s Parade at the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri and experience Ellen’s next

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Donna found a friend, this dog participated in the rally too, but didn’t count as a passenger for the awards!

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Horse Country Classic Tour - August 5 48 Members and Guests in 25 Cars Take Horse Country Driving Tour

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he Aug. 5th Horse Country Classic Tour offered 48 PCA members and guests in 25 cars one of the best and most enjoyable drives in the Balti-

Aniano Arao

Photos by: Aniano Arao, Lynda Sobus and Eric Tipton

more area. The route consisted of scenic, twisty, undulating and varied back roads in northeastern Maryland, as well as in a small section of Pennsylvania's York County. There were many

hoto Before Lunch At Manor Tavern, Monkton

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Horse Country Classic Tour - August 5 charming horse farms along the way.

One participant, Rob Gabler, said he saw 46 horses.

The 64-mile route started in Reisterstown and ended in Monkton, at the Manor Tavern, where 32 participants in 17 cars enjoyed a wonderful lunch.

This was the sixth event in 2017 offered by the Tour & Rally Committee of the Porsche Club of America's Chesapeake Region.

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West Tour HorseVirginia CountryGrand Classic Tour - August 5 chair Randy Moss and I divided the 25 cars into two groups. I led the first 13 cars, while Steve and Janice Graham led the second group, made up of 12 cars. Randy and Michelle served as the overall tour sweepers.

I had uploaded the route into the Porsche GTS Routes navigation app beforehand. Some participants used this phone app for the first time during the tour. One of them, Al Saxon, posted this comment in the app: “What an awesome route!

Excitement at every turn!”

Among the 17 driving tours and rallies that Randy and I had organized since last year and up to early August, Paul Sobus declared that “this was the best” of the ones he and Lynda had attended. The comments from practically everyone else were in a similar vein. Roxane Zach even asked if this tour would be offered again because, she said, she wants to go again. And I said, “Yes, next year,” considering the overwhelmingly positive and encouraging feedback we received from virtually all who took part.

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Autocross Event No. 5 - August 19, 20 A Tricky Course With A Great Turnout!

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ur fifth event of the season consisted of 45 motivated drivers in a great cross section of cars.

Gordon Ellis returned in his Panamera E-Hybrid and surprised us all

when he ran his first lap in electric mode – he simply floated away from the start line without making a single noise!

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Very respectfully, Pat Walker and Ryan “Statch” Golom PCA Chesapeake Region AX Co-Chairs

If you look at the overall results for most of our events at BWI, our courses tend to be 35 -40 seconds in length. Course #5 was definitely a different animal since all times were essentially 50+ seconds. There were more off-course calls than usual, but most drivers figured it out after a run or two. Making a course this long in a location like ours tends to decrease the fun factor due to complexity, but thankfully this course proved to be just as fun as it was challenging.

Fastest time of the day (FTD) went to Anthony Martell in his 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer with a time of 48.506. Our fastest Porsche was Scott Borden in his 2014 GT3 with a time of 49.953. Greg Hartke was a close second to Scott in his 2014 Cayman S. Our largest class shootout took place in the S3 class – Greg Hartke indeed won the class and was followed by the husband-wife team of Slava and Mei Burmaka. Mei beat Slava – girl power! Great driving, folks!

Our next event is the big one: Sunday, September 17th at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, MD. It has been quite a few years since any organization has used Cal Ripken Sr. Yard, but we are the ones officially kicking in the door so we will be autocross ambassadors at this event. The cost for this event is a bit higher since the lot is more expensive to rent and lunch will be provided to all participants (sub sandwiches from Park Deli in Severna Park – same food as the autocross school this year).

We hope to see you all driving your Porsches in their natural environment this year!

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The Chesapeake Region Board is looking for an Event Chair. This is a voting non-elected board position; Chesapeake Challenge Chair.

As many of you know the Chesapeake Challenge is the premier event of the year. It is a multi-event day which features: Concours d’Elegance, Gimmick Rally, Tech Quiz, Lunch, Awards Dinner, and a VIP Special Guest Speaker.

We are taking a page out of the Porsche Parade handbook and are already scouting locations for following years. This requires a Chesapeake Challenge Chair to volunteer for a few years at a time. In the past, it has been detrimental seeking a Chair for each year. We are hoping to alleviate this problem with a dedicated Event Chair.

Duties include: scouting and reserving location, submitting budget for Executive Council approval, coordination with your team. That's right, you get a TEAM of AWESOME volunteers to help you put this event together

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Needed Your TEAM includes:  Concours Chair  Tech Quiz Team  Tours & Rally Team  Trophy coordinator  Treasurer (to assist with budget items)  Historian  PCACHS President (coordinates guest speaker)  Goodie Bag Coordinator

Training will be provided by current Event Chairs, Minta Miller and Donna Brandt. This year's Chesapeake Challenge will be in August and we are already searching for next year's location. So as soon as the position is filled, the training can begin!

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Chesapeake R Would You Like To Own An Embroidered PCA Chesapeake Region Jacket?

e recently asked the membership the above question and the first 100 respondents to the survey were afforded the opportunity to purchase a male or female jacket in black or white for $50 each, a discount of $20 off the regular price of $70.

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send your check to Treasurer P.O. Box 767 Havre deGrace, MD 21078. If by PayPal, send it to: treasurer@pcachs.org from the PayPal.com website.

We’ll for those who missed the first opportunity to buy the jacket, we are now taking orders for the next batch of 25 jackets.

b.) Style (male or female), and c.) Size from the Sizing Chart on page 52.

If interested, please remit $70 to our Treasurer, Lynda Sobus via check or PayPal. If by check,

In addition to your payment, send an email message to the editor@pcachs.org and indicate: a.) Color,

Once 25 orders are received, the entire order will be placed with the manufacturer.

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Order Your Name and Car Badge Chesapeake Region Members Name Badge

Use the “GOODIE STORE” menu at www.pcachs.org.

Metal Car Badge

Use the “GOODIE STORE” menu at www.pcachs.org.

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ow you can obtain the new Chesapeake Region Name Badge.

Go to www.pcachs.org and use the “GOODIE STORE” menu from the main page. Click the button and complete the order form page. The Name Badge cost is $25, inclusive of handling and shipping.

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his is your opportunity to purchase a heavy “goldplated” Chesapeake Region metal car badge.

Each metal car badge comes complete with stainless steel slotted retaining plate, screws, washers and nuts to mount it through your car grille or separate mounting plate.

You can order right now! The cost per metal car badge is $30 or two for $50, inclusive of handling and shipping.

Here’s how you order your metal car badge: Go to www.pcachs.org and use the “GOODIE STORE” menu from the main page. Click the button and complete the order form page and make your payment by check or PayPal. 5 5

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Advertisements in the Market are free for members of any PCA Region. A $10 fee is charged for advertisements submitted by non-members. Contact the Patter editor (editor@pcachs.org) for details or to submit a classified advertisement.

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