FALL, 2018
Fall in a Porsche Boxster (Photo courtesy of Kathy Kent)
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From the President Doug Worrall i hope you’ve had a great summer and your cabriolet has seen lots of “top down” days. or for the folks like me with fixed roof automobiles, i hope your aC has been at it’s coldest! and though there are plenty of warm days ahead, we’ll be rounding the corner into fall, a great season to be a Porsche owner. let’s take a look at some upcoming activities that will make that statement especially true. if you like to track your car, or think you might be interested in tracking your car, we have our last driver education event of the year at Vir october 19-20, 2018. We’ll be on the Full Course both days, which are a Friday and saturday this time. no guarantees, but october is an optimal month for great track weather! as usual, we’ll have our 5 run groups and also an intro to de on saturday in case you want to get your toes wet rather than jumping right in!
FSR President Doug Worrall
then in november, come join us for our annual thanksgiving event, tUrKeys in tHe trUnK. this year it will be on november 17th. We’ll start out at our regions 2 Porsche stores, Checkered Flag in Virginia Beach and euroclassics in Midlothian. We’ll stuff as many frozen turkeys(and fixins) in our cars as we can. We’ll weigh our payloads and prizes will be awarded! then all that food and whatever money will be donated to the respective Foodbanks! then we’ll head off to festive gatherings in both locations. the only events on the calendar for december are our monthly breakfasts on the 1st and the 2nd saturdays. these are casual affairs where we can catch up with our friends and maybe share stories about our great cars. into January of 2019, we’ll have our new year Party at the beautiful Kingsmill resort in Williamsburg. there will be a Jazz Festival in Williamsburg that weekend also. if you’re so inclined, you can make it a 2 event weekend! Before we get to 2019, we’ll have a new slate of club officers as election time is upon us. My term as President will be up this year, so 2019 will see me as immediate Past President on the Board of directors. the 6 executive Council positions up for election are: President, eastern Vice President, Western Vice President, activities officer, secretary, and treasurer. there are 14 appointed positions that make up the rest of the Board of directors. all of these people are volunteers. i’m so proud to be included in this group of amazing people! and the only thing it takes to join this fine group is willingness. Consider running for one of the elected positions. if you have an area of interest, let us know and we’ll get you plugged in. the nominating Committee will get information out shortly on the website and by email. However you choose to participate, come on out and enjoy the fun. “it’s not just the cars, it’s the people.” Keep the shiny side up!
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2018 Board Members Elected Officers President doug Worrall 757-286-1189 worralldj5@gmail.com Western Vice-President Kevin Clark 804-677-4496 kevindclark@me.com Eastern Vice-President Melinda Cagle 757-272-9096 m.f.cagle@cox.net
Activities Officer Vince Canepa 757-639-3312 VJC15@cox.net Secretary & Archivist ed Merry 757-871-4696 edhmerry@verizon.net Treasurer John schwaebler 757-679-2626 john@acdecks.com
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Assistant Vice President - Eastern Jim McCormack 757-719-1660 jimmccormack@juno.com
Events Registrar george Michaels 757-818-4873 registrar@fsrpca.org
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Charity Coordinator Josie grandfield 757-635-0184 anurse47@yahoo.com
Newsletter Editor Kathy Kent 757-409-6995 kentjerkat@aol.com
Webmeister Kathy thomas 757-675-0208 katret2015@gmail.com
Chief Track Instructor tim ashbridge 804-690-0556 cti@fsrpca.org
Drivers’ Education Marco estrada 757-240-0063 marco.t.estrada@gmail.com
DE Registrar scott Hoffman 301-247-4588 de@fsrpca.org
DE Chief Tech Chris stanley 757-412-5243 cd_stanley@yahoo.com
DE Volunteer Coordinator lee eason 757-236-3436 lelon.eason@gmail.com
Safety Mark Hugel 757-831-4176 mark.hugel@cox.net
Insurance Chair george Michaels 757-818-4873 registrar@fsrpca.org
Social and Media Chair Marco estrada 757-240-0063 marco.t.estrada@gmail.com
Historian Phil grandfield 757-635-0892 filthyf14@yahoo.com
Advisor - Zone 2 Representative rose ann novotnak zone2rep@icloud.com
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Beginners’ Luck? Bringing Home Third Place in the Time, Speed, Distance Rally
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by Melinda Cagle Two years ago, Bret and I followed the advice of Parade veterans and kept our first Parade at Jay Peak low key. As we progressed through the week, Bret wished we had competed in at least one event. Concours, auto-cross, tech quiz, and time, speed, distance (TSD) rally are the official competitive events of all Parades. The gimmick rally, art show, radio control cars are considered social competitions. The TSD rally, also referred to as rally, is a precision driving event within posted speed limits. The event requires very little equipment to participate and couples compete equally. The navigator and driver have very different roles but equally challenging. When it was time to sign up for the 2018 Parade at Lake of the Ozarks, I checked the rally box with Bret as Driver. We competed in the new classification that allowed phone apps and tablets along with cars equipped with GPS. While I did not have any particular apps in mind, I wanted to compete with my phone in the car! A couple weeks prior to Parade, Bret received an email from the rally co-chairs with the General Instructions, Rally Glossary, and suggested items to pack for the event. We were encouraged to read the Parade Competition Rules pertaining to the rally and attend rally school the day before the event. Bret and I had some rally experience but never as a team. My goals for this rally would be simple: learn more about the event, stay on course, and have fun. The day before we departed Williamsburg, we printed the attachments and packed the navigator supplies. This was our summer vacation but we had a reading assignment to complete! Uncertainty about our decision began to creep in on the long ride to Missouri. Like college students cramming for exams, Monday after concours began our rally preparation. We made a quick scan of the printed materials before rally school. We arrived at the ballroom to find various teams sharing rally stories. Once the doors opened, the crowd grew to approximately 150. Our presenter attempted to get through 93 charts in 90 minutes. The types of questions asked made it clear we were sitting with highly experienced participants. By the time Bret and I left the ballroom, our uncertainty had blossomed into full fledge panic. The rest of our evening was spent reading and preparing. We agreed to keep things simple. I will keep us on course. Bret will maintain the correct average speed.
AND A BOUT With each leg, we built confidence. By the time it was over, we felt good about our performance. Sure, we made some mistakes but we stayed on course. We felt it was a successful first rally.
Sharing the road with the Amish
Next, we had to return to the resort to submit our scorecards, which proved to be more challenging than expected. We were mentally exhausted. The event consumed the day. The rally portion lasted five hours with average speeds as high as 60mph. We could not imagine doing this in older cars without air conditioning! Once Bret figured out how to enter our times on the scorecard, I was able to do the math. One point for each second over or under the time. We managed a 363. We had no idea what that meant in terms of the overall field. The next morning we were shocked to learn we won third place in our classification! We had not planned on attending the Rally Banquet but now we’re getting trophies! We posted a “tickets wanted” note on the board and secured two later that day.
Rally Day started on the wrong foot. We followed the route instructions to the starting point and got lost. Waze got us there but Bret already doubted my navigation ability. (Later, we heard others complaining the instructions were wrong.) We picked up our route instructions and began reading. I carefully read the first three segments highlighting the important points. We set off early on the odometer leg with the plan to finish reading as we waiting for our time out
Car 364 sets off the odometer leg.
Once we set off on the rally, we focused hard on the task at hand. We learned that time anxiety had to be managed throughout as we encountered slow traffic and routes through towns. I really had no opportunity to enjoy the scenery because my focus was on route instructions, signs, and instrument readings. Horizontally oPPosed
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What lessons did we learn during our rally? 1) Read ALL of the route instructions before setting off. I read through the first three checkpoints thinking I would have plenty of time to read the rest later. WRONG! 2) Don’t pass without a clear view or you may blow by a checkpoint. 3) Read the competition rules before the event. If we had been highly competitive, we may need the edge to gain a few seconds and position. 4) Fill out the time delay slips before setting off and use them. I am already looking forward to Boca Raton!
MEMBER this month, we have a family spotlight. Names: luana and Mark Hugel Where do you live? Portsmouth
SPOTLIGHT What do you do for a living? Mark has been working for a defense contractor for nine years following 32 years of active duty in the United states navy. Tell us about your family. We will celebrate our 39th wedding anniversary in december; we have a son, Joshua, married to Janelle, and a daughter, Chelsea. Both kids have driven dad’s Porsche at Vir during an HPde. What other hobbies do you have besides driving your Porsche? luana is a writer and painter who enjoys decorating; Mark likes to work on his cars and enjoys golf; both enjoy dancing and a nice glass of wine.
Luana Hugel
PCA Member since? We joined the PCa test drive program in 2011 while we were shopping for our first Porsche – in fact, we started attending breakfasts at Pop’s nine months before we owned our first Porsche, and those breakfast discussions were integral to deciding on our first Porsche purchase. We bought our 996 C4s and became PCa and Fsr members in March 2012.
Mark Hugel
What kind of Porsche(s) do you drive? We now own a 2011 911 turbo s Cabriolet for our weekend fun with the top down, and a 1982 911 coupe that is street legal and set up for fun at the track.
Do you have a favorite Porsche? While we wouldn’t turn down a 918 if PCa ever gave one away, we are both very fond of the 1982 911 turbo-look coupe that’s sitting in the garage right now.
What other Porsches have you owned in the past? our first Porsche was a 2004 911 C4s Cabriolet; we lost it in the house fire we suffered in november 2016
Describe your perfect Porsche day – the day would begin with meeting up with friends, because a Porsche day is always better with friends. We’d find ourselves driving on long, twisty roads traveling to someplace we’ve never been before, with stops along the way to explore the sights (and artsy shops). We’d find an ice cream shop along the way, which always makes the day sweeter. the day would end with a wonderful dinner, a few glasses of wine, and long, happy conversations on an outdoor patio, with music and dancing.
What is your first Porsche memory? We were born and raised in north central ohio, only thirty minutes from Mid-ohio sports car course. Back in the 1970s, we enjoyed watching Can-am, trans-am and sCCa racing at Mid-ohio – including some very special Porsches driven by the likes of Mark donohue, george Follmer, Hurley Haywood and others. in addition to the racing action, we enjoyed getting up close to the Porsches parked in the infield “corral” – it was the car we dreamed of owning from college days until military retirement (when we finally decided “what are we waiting for?”)
What is on your car-related bucket list? We are looking forward to visiting germany and important stops at the Porsche factory and museum and drive a Porsche through Bavaria. What keeps you in PCA? We have made many new friends because we are Porsche owners and active in First settlers. Whether it’s breakfast at Pop’s, a fun run on a twisty road, a weekend at Vir or a glass of wine and car chatter at the end of the day at Parade or treffen, we really enjoy the friendships and camaraderie that have filled us to overflowing… Fsr takes us places we never would have gone, to do things we never would have done, with wonderful people we never would have met. What could be better?
What is your favorite personal car-related story? When Mark was in high school, his first car was a 1964 Corvair. on one particularly snowy, icy day he managed to shift through all the gears while spinning his tires on the ice in his driveway – the speedometer was reading 110 MPH! Fortunately, the snow and ice in the driveway held up to the test; no telling where he and the car might have ended up if those spinning tires had ever gained grip!
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MARINADE FOR BEEF OR PORK From the kitchen of luana Hugel
Marinade 2 - 24 hours in fridge. Cook meat as desired. Can use for steak, chops, spare ribs, etc. We especially like this for london broil. (Make a double batch as it only gets better with age - just like Us! ;-) Did you know, First Settlers Region has a Goodie Store? On sale are lots of shirts and tops for you to represent FSR during your Porsche outings.
1 tsp. ginger 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup lemon juice 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1/2 cup catsup 2 tbsp. cider vinegar 1/3 cup dry sherry (can use 1/2 cup) 1/2 cup brown sugar (can use splenda brown sugar blend)
Check the Store out!!! 10% of all sales from the First Settlers Goodie Store are Returned to us and will be used to support our events. Go to www.fsrpca.org and click on the the Goodie or go to www.pcawebstore.com/FIRSTSETTLERS. Questions??? Contact Jacob Kay at jacobkay@jacobkay.net
1 crushed bay leaf 3 minced garlic cloves (optional) tabasco to taste salt and Pepper to taste 1 tbsp. red pepper flakes (optional)
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Need a new nametag? Contact Jacob Kay or go to www.motorsportreg.com.
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A Nice Variety in the Corral
Richmond Porsche Meet 2018
to the historic Hanover tavern, awards dinner, and finally, the traditional rPM autocross at richmond international raceway on sunday.
submitted by george Michaels., Photo credit: george Michaels the weather forecast for northern Henrico County was less than ideal for an outdoor event this past June, as concours participants began staging for shenandoah region’s 22nd annual richmond Porsche Meet (rPM). it scared some folks away, but the stalwarts and optimists, about 60 of them, pressed on with the pre-event ritual of last minute dusting and primping on the lawns of the beautiful Virginia Crossings Hotel and Conference Center in glen allen, working though the rather warm morning sun and thick humidity.
George Michaels’ 1991 928GT being scrutinized by the judges at shenandoah Region’s 22nd annual Richmond Porsche Meet.
Within an hour, the judges began making their rounds amongst the eight classes of cars, poking and prodding, getting the story about each car from owners, and filling out scoresheets. shortly thereafter, spectators filled the lawns, enjoying the scenery of their favorite marque, meeting friends, making new ones, and learning about their prized rides.
twenty-two years…. that’s a long time to run an event. in 1997, alex smith hatched the idea of a multi-event Porsche weekend that could be a hallmark for the small PCa region. For the next 10 years, his home was the Concours site. When the event outgrew the space, it moved to another member’s riverfront home, then another. in 2016, the Virginia Crossings Hotel and Conference Center became the event location, with plenty of lawn space, onsite dining and lodging and even a few coveted covered parking spaces… the perfect venue.
so, after all those years you’d think they’d have it figured out… and they do. rPM 2018 was another well-conducted, thoroughly enjoyable weekend. if you’ve never been, i encourage you to support our shenandoah region neighbors and check it out next year.
not all cars on the lawn were polished and waxed to the nines. a number of daily drivers and “barn finds” garnered some attention, like Bob arner’s early ’76 930 turbo Carrera… cracked paint and rust included… and the leBlancs, who drove down from Quebec with their ‘80s slant-nose turbo. rPM isn’t only about the concours. the multi-event weekend included a Hospitality suite, lunch buffet, an afternoon fun run
356s tend to steal the show.
incidentally, the rain held off until early evening on saturday then buckets for several hours. We were back from the Hanover tavern Fun run with cocktails in hand at the Hospitality suite well before all that. a class win and recognition as the euroclassics Porsche show Favorite for a certain Coral red ’91 928gt made the weekend just about perfect. The ‘74-’89 911 class ready for judging.
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MERRY MEMORIES: Blue Ridge Boxster Summit (BRBS) By:Ed Merry and Lee Eason A previous article described the driving adventures of Ed Merry, Lee Eason and Rick Griffin as they sought to tame the mythical “Claw of the Dragon”—some very twisty roads in Southwest Virginia. After driving the “Claw of the Dragon”, Rick headed back to the flat lands and home. While Ed and Lee headed southwest to enjoy 5 more days of twisty mountain roads in North Carolina and Tennessee. This article chronicles their 5 days of fun during the “B-R-B-S” -- The Blue Ridge Boxster Summit. The BRBS is a non-PCA, non-official Porsche event that has a wide following and has provided a consistently wonderful experience for now, 20 years. As the following map shows, Ed and Lee drove west from I-40 at Marion, NC to Little Switzerland, NC on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Highlighted in pink are some of the twisty roads we enjoyed.
sheet. The first person to complete all the blocks got a prize. This was a wonderful way to meet and greet quite a few new people. Following this ice-breaker, we went next door for a banquet supper. While we were “breaking-ice”, torrential rains were falling continuously. In the South we would call it a “Gully Washer.” Thursday, 31 May. After a generous breakfast, various groups gathered for seven different activities. Lee and I signed up for a local driving tour. Our planned route was an extensive outing with lunch and shopping in Burnsville, NC. However several planned twisty roads were closed, like NC-80 east of the BRP. After about an hour of driving, we gathered in Micaville, NC on US-19E. One car had a coolant problem but the BRBS had people and equipment ready to help. The unfortunate car was diagnosed and repaired promptly and participated in many later driving activities.
Wednesday, 30 May. Our first notable road was NC-226A, which is known as “The Diamondback” because of its’ extreme twistiness. Tropical storm Alberta again impacted our plans with flooded /closed roads, mud slides and lots of trees down. We saw the first evidence of river flooding as we left Woodlawn, NC and started our climb NC-226A to the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP). About half way up “The Diamondback”, we had to slow to a crawl and go around a downed tree in the road.
Lee Eason - Photo credit: Ed Merry
This photo of Lee was taken during one of the brief intervals of sunshine. After more driving and more rain, we had a wonderful lunch at the Pig and Grits BBQ in Burnsville, NC --- a friendly and quaint small town. The final drive back to Little Switzerland took us on NC-197 east out of Burnsville. We then took NC-1308, the Double Island Road, to NC-80. The Double Island Road is a true Porsche’s drivers delight! Unfortunately it rained almost the entire length. Back at the Switzerland Inn, there was a “Boxsterfest” with beer, German food and music. We soon learned that most entrants faithfully attend to this event year after year. Apparently they loved the varied activities, comradery and good food. We hope to come back again.
We checked into the Big Lynn Lodge which is a mile down the BRP from the event headquarters, The Switzerland Inn. The first BRBS event was Wednesday night and started with a very creative ice-breaker followed by a nice banquet. The ice-breaker was like Bingo but each block had an interesting Porsche related question. You mingled with lots of different strangers to learn about their Porsches and their activities. They could only sign your bingo sheet if they had done the activity in an open block. Examples were: “Change your own oil?” or “Is this your first BRBS?” or “Did you pick up your Porsche at the factory?” If they answered “yes”, they could then sign that block on your bingo Horizontally oPPosed
Friday, 1 June. Among the many BRBS activities was a day at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS). We all drove ourselves to the infield entrance at CMS. Both Lee and Ed participated in this activity. The first part was a tour of the extensive facility and the
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MERRY MEMORIES: Blue Ridge Boxster Summit (BRBS) Continued from page 8 Continuing into Tennessee, we stopped at Roan Mountain State Park visitor center whose displays describes the local flora and fauna as well as the extensive iron mining in that area. Second we took TN173 to TN-107/NC-226 crossing back into North Carolina near Bakersville, NC. Third, we took NC-197/TN-395 back across the mountains to Erwin, TN. All three of these were wonderful lightly traveled twisty roads. But again we saw repeated evidence of flood debris, mud slides cleared from the roads and trees cut up after they had fallen. After a late lunch in Erwin, TN, we headed east in I-26 to US-19W. US-19W was our last real twisty road for this day. Finally we arrived back at the Big Lyn Lodge very tired and again with very dirty cars. In Spruce Pine we cleaned them up a bit at a new car wash. However, we knew a serious bucket wash was needed after we got back home.
luxury suites. This tour included driving the NASCAR track stopping to experience the 24 degree banking in the turns. The third part of our activity at CMS was doing parade laps at highway speeds. WE each got about 5 full laps of the famous NASCAR course. But the best part was yet to come. BRBS arranged to use the CMS main track with the Richard Petty NASCAR experience. Ed signed up for a “Ride-Along” experience as a passenger in a NASCAR stock car at speed. Both the speeds and the g-forces in the turns were much greater than Ed had ever experienced in a DE. Between the speed, downforce and race tires, Ed suspected that we were near 3 Gs on the banking. Lee did even more. While Ed was getting his “Ride-Along”, Lee was getting classroom instruction and donning an official driver’s suit and helmet. Then Lee actually drove a stock car about 8 laps at CMS. Lee’s “AXALTA” car was restricted by a governor and monitored by an instructor on the radio in the tower. Afterward Lee got a plaque and certificate for going 148 MPH at CMS. After an exciting but exhausting day, we both drove back to the much cooler and calmer mountains.
Sunday, 2 June. Our fun was almost over. After a last big breakfast at the Big Lynn Lodge, we drove the Blue Ridge Parkway to NC-181. The Parkway was still closed north of that point. Descending from the Blue Ridge on NC-181 was quite twisty but also had more traffic and some construction. We realized our excellent driving adventure was coming to an end. Finish. The wonderful twisty roads were now behind us. So, Lee and Ed drove the 325 miles back home. Thinking back over 11 days of Porsche driving (FSR sponsored VIR DE, “Claw of the Dragon”, and BRBS), we were indeed richly blessed with wonderful cars, wonderful people, and wonderful twisty roads. As this most enjoyable experience confirms, Doctor Porsche was right, “My cars are made to be driven. “
Saturday, 2 June. After another generous breakfast at the Big Lynn Lodge, Lee and Ed decided to explore some back roads on their own. So they went west crisscrossing some high mountains along the NC/TN border. The following map shows again shows their route highlighted... First we drove NC-261/TN-143 across Roan Mountain. We planned to stop at the summit but heavy fog, clouds and rain prevented that. Roan Mountain has an elevation of 6285 feet.
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How many bolts does it take to get to the center of an engine? submitted by Joe Finkle, Shop Foreman/Gold Certified Technician Checkered Flag Porsche, VB
Well, I didn’t necessarily count, but I know we filled up quite a few bolt trays. On this trip to California I attended P10L Luftgekühlt (Air-Cooled) 911 Engine Repair. When I dream of this Porsche it’s white with a red stripe down the side. The name Carrera is incorporated in white and red through and around the red stripe. The Fuchs wheels match the color of the stripe and in the back, a duck tail. If you haven’t guessed it, it’s the 1972 Carrera RS 2.7, a car that was heavily influenced by motor sport. Up to this point racing engines were not even allowed to exceed a displacement of 2,500 cm3, but Porsche bored the engine out to 2,687 cm3 and increased the power output to 210. Man, what it would be like to drive one those. Still dreaming. This became the starting point for the 2.7-liter era of engines beginning with the G-model in August 1973 that lasted a few years before the 3-liter engine was introduced in 1975. The 3-liter engine wouldn’t see a bump in size until 1983 with the introduction of the Carrera 3.2. Five years later we see a significant increase in size to 3.6 liters in the 964 and 993s. The generation of air-cooled engines ended with the 993 and a maximum liter size of 3.8 in the RS model that put out 300hp. And to think, it all started with a 130hp 2-liter engine. I’m going to sidetrack here because I believe this is worth mentioning. The pinnacle of the Porsche air-cool engine was released not too long ago. Hans Metzger, Norbert Singer, Williams F1 Advanced Engineering, and Rob Dickinson teamed up to build a $1.8 million version of the 1973 Carrera RSR and boy did they nail it. A 4-liter, air-cooled, 500hp, 9,000rpm motor that makes beautiful noises. Don’t’ believe me? YouTube, Singer 911 Goodwood, turn up your speakers, and click on the first video you see. The 911 Turbo 3.0 made its début in 1974 – during the energy crisis. The positive influence of motorsports on standard-production cars was very obvious with the development of the turbo engine. For this we can thank the teams who developed and raced the 12 cylinder, 1000hp 917/10 and 917/30 in 1972 and 1973. In 1977 we saw charge air cooling and an increase in bore size to 3.3-liters making it a 911 Turbo 3.3. In 1993 the engine size maxed out at 3.6-liters and was fitted in both the 964 and 993 models. This engine peaked in the 993 at 408hp with two turbochargers. It’s hard not to imagine what Metzger and Williams F1 could do with 3.6liter, air-cooled, twin turbo motor. Just like most classes, the week starts out with brief introductions and a pop-quiz that you definitely didn’t study for. It was an important test though, mainly focused around two items necessary for this class. A micrometer and a Vernier caliper. Horizontally oPPosed
Our first focus was on the situation as a whole. It is imperative that before any job starts that the technician and the owner have a deep and meaningful conversation about aspirations for their car. It’s something that has really gone by the wayside, but if not done it can have a negative impact on the outcome. Once expectations have been voiced we then assess a general time frame. Trust me, you don’t want to rush a rebuild or any repair for that matter. This applies to new cars as well. Shop space has to be taken into consideration as well. Having just an engine apart took 5 shelves, one fold out table, and two workbenches. That’s a lot of real estate. Now onto the biggest thing that affects time. Special tools, parts, and information. If you don’t have one of those items it can potentially add months to the time frame. There is one more important tool that is highly recommended to use along the way, the cell phone camera. Documentation is key when disassembling and re-assembling anything nowadays. Being able to pull up a photo on a big monitor or TV to see how a wiring harness or fuel lines or vacuum lines were routed is priceless and you get to share a cool story with your friends after it’s all over. We got to play with three engines this class. One engine from a 911 SC, one from a 964, and one preproduction 993 motor from 1992. My Canadian colleague and I were assigned to the preproduction 993 motor and shortly after we started the instructor threw down a challenge to see who could get down to the crankshaft the fastest. Bolt by bolt, nut by nut, component by component we removed and documented everything along the way. Seeing three different engines from three different eras torn down to the crankshaft was fascinating. It was cool to see the changes that were made over the years and how one motor inspired the next and the next. A few interesting things that stuck out were how the intermediate shaft and crankcases had to have matching numbers and if they didn’t, unwanted issues would occur. Dilavar alloy was used for cylinder head studs and there is a special process to remove them. Some cylinder heads had gaskets or sealing rings and for a small period of time they had neither. The one that sticks out the most, Parallelism and setting timing on the 901 and 964 motors. This is one procedure that cannot be explained on paper. The Germans tried, the English tried, the translator tried, and it’s just not possible, but when you see it in person, it completely makes sense. Here’s my version for the fun of it. So parallelism is where the face of the camshaft sprocket is set to a specific distance from the face of the crankshaft. The distance can be adjusted by using shims in between the camshaft sprocket and the camshaft itself. The purpose of this is to make sure the timing chain is perfectly aligned with the teeth of the camshaft to the teeth of the crankshaft. The goal is to prevent binding and unnecessary tension on the chain or chain guides. Once that is achieved it’s on to timing. It’s a two-step process on these motors. The first step is what we refer to as the base setting. It’s where we align the timing marks on the crankshaft and cam sprockets to their top dead center positions. Step two is where we perform a fine adjustment. Here’s where your head starts to spin. A dial gauge is placed on the intake rocker of cylinder one at top dead center. You spin the crank 720 back to top dead center and then check your dial indicator to see if the valve is in fact a top dead center. There is a value associated with this. If not, you remove the camshaft sprocket and rotate the cam in the direction needed. After reinstalling the sprocket you then rotate the crankshaft an additional 720, but this time you watch the dial indicator and look for top dead center. Once at top dead center on the dial indicator you check your crankshaft and if that is lined up at top dead center, then great, on to bank 2. This same procedure is used to time bank 2 using the intake rocker shaft on cylinder four. Once the timing is fine-tuned you are good to go back together. And so the race began to see who could reassemble their engine the fastest. Again, we lost, but excuses, excuses, excuses.
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Two Cities - Three Museums Submitted by Vince Canepa / Photo credit: Vince Canepa Stuttgart and Torino. Home to three of the best automotive museums in the world. In June and July Teresa, our family and myself visited Germany and Italy and the museums were on our itinerary early in our planning. Our first destination was Stuttgart, home to Porsche and Mercedes-Benz and their respective museums. We first visited the Porsche Museum. The new museum opened in 2009. Interestingly, the same firm that did the Mercedes Museum designed the exhibit spaces, but you wouldn’t know it – they are quite different. The design is striking, bright, airy and modern – much in keeping with Porsche style. There is plenty of information about the history of the brand, but do not expect a display of every model they have ever produced. In fact, the Ingram’s in Durham, NC had a more complete collection of the evolution of the 356 on display when the Region visited in 2015. What Porsche has done is pick milestones and then chosen products that best represent the company’s history and successes at those milestones. All of Porsche’s significant competition cars are there and beautifully presented. Each vehicle display has a nice history panel. There were several unique displays that truly stood out. There is a suspended 917 body in raw fiberglass; unpainted so you can literally see through several parts of the body. Another was an “exploded” 917 engine. One half of the case, complete with crankshaft, rods, etc. is mounted on thin rods at waist level; the other half of the engine is similarly mounted, but the parts were grouped in an “expanded” fashion, i.e. connecting rods, pistons, cylinder barrels, cylinder heads, etc. The other truly unique display was a trophy “case” where the trophies are suspended on thin wires in mid-air. Very cool stuff. The museum has a wellrespected restaurant and an excellent bookstore (the folks there were kind enough to mail postcards to our grandsons as a courtesy). The Porsche Center Stuttgart dealership is adjacent. Next was the Mercedes-Benz Museum. The Mercedes-Benz Museum is the only museum in the world that can document in a single continuous timeline over 130 years of auto industry history from its very beginnings to the present day. Covering a floor space of 16,500 square meters, the museum presents 160 vehicles and over 1,500 exhibits. The current building, which opened in 2006, stands directly outside the main gate of the Daimler factory in Stuttgart. It is based on a unique cloverleaf concept using three overlapping circles with the center removed to form a triangular atrium. The interior is similar to the Guggenheim Museum in New York; you travel to the top floor and descend through seven “eras” (floors that are called Legends) on spiral walkways along the exterior walls. Along the outer walls are historic panels describing important world events, personalities and stories of the “era”. This feature makes the museum attractive to visitors that are not necessarily “car people”. As you travel from Legend to Legend the cars of each era are displayed in the central “collections” and in ancillary “myth” rooms. The interior decor is very different than the Porsche Museum. The vehicles are prominently displayed, often against a dark background, with overhead lighting directed onto the vehicles. It is quite striking. The displays include automobiles from the pioneering efforts of Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz in the mid-1880’s to a dramatic display of competition cars from the 1930’s “Silver Arrow” period up to the Mercedes powered McLaren F1 cars of the early 2000s. Also included are engines, commercial vehicles, pretty much anything from the firm’s history. The museum has an excellent store with books, quality model cars, jewelry, fashion items, etc. and a restaurant. The Mercedes Classic center has a display on restored classics on display (with “Price on Request” of course) and there is a factory dealership onsite. Departing Stuttgart we took a drive over the Alps, stopping at Stresa on Lake Maggiore for three nights before we headed to Torino.
1929 Mercedes-Benz SSK
Porsche Museum, 904_8 Coupe
Porsche Museum, 917s
Torino’s Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile has a collection of almost 200 cars among eighty automobile brands representing eight countries (Italy, France, Great Britain, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, United States of America, Poland). The museum is situated in a building dating from 1960, and it has three floors covering 19,000 square meters. The museum also has its own library, documentation center, bookshop and auditorium. I would describe this as the most eclectic of the three museums, with automobiles often referred to as stars of cinema. Some of the displays are truly original, like a Citroen DS19 displayed without wheels, posed nose up like a jet on takeoff to emphasize the aerodynamics of this futuristic 1950’s French design. In another, the floor of the exhibit space is an aerial view of Torino, with the locations of the various manufacturers, sub-contractors, houses design houses highlighted - it really emphasizes how important Torino was (and still is) to the Italian auto industry. It was refreshing to see many cars in original, rather than pristinely restored condition. There was a 1955 Mercedes W196 Grand Prix car - donated by MercedesBenz - that still wore battle scars from it’s racing days. Also, most cars were displayed on the floor, rather than being elevated on a platform. By doing this a viewer gets a true perspective of what the car would look like on the street in period. There is also a nice exhibit space devoted to Italian auto designers. It is worth noting a few observations about driving in modern Germany and Italy. We hit the road in a rented E-Class for the trip to Italy. The German roads are generally in very good condition and the speed limits are prominently posted on gantries. When the speed limit is lifted the maximum reasonable speed was about 180kph. There really was too much traffic along our route to go much faster. What was a bit of a shock was rather inconsistent lane discipline – surprising based on the reputation of German drivers. There were occasional left lane campers (US tourists in rentals?) and worse, some much slower drivers pulled into the left lane without looking or signaling. We had two very close calls from this – thankfully the Germans do fit good brakes to their cars! And in Italy we observed an odd habit of straddling the white line. The drivers would pull into their own lane when we would approach to pass, but then drift back to straddling the line as soon as it was safe to do so. I observed our taxi driver do this constantly on the 40-minute drive from our hotel in Milan to Malpensa Airport. Odd. And of course, the scooters in population centers are crazy. And there are tons of speed cameras in Italy! But that didn’t seem to matter to the guys in a Ferrari 812 Superfast and a 488 Pista that swept past just a little above the 130kph speed limit – a little being approximately 100kph over! In closing, each of the museums has it’s own personality and I can’t say we had a favorite. Each was enjoyable and absolutely worth seeing. Horizontally oPPosed
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NEW PCA/FSR MEMBERS Ken thomas - Membership Chairperson Welcome to our new members and the transfers in to First settlers region. We hope you enjoy the people, Porsches and events and encourage you to come to an event, make some new friends and experience what your club has to offer.
Primary Members: 699 Affiliate Members: 401 Dual Members: 3 Test Drive Members: 4 Total Members: 1,107 NAME
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PORSCHE
aaron Cooper
May 2018 Virginia Beach
2014 Boxster s
Bob graham
richmond
1998 Boxster
allen smothers
richmond
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Matt doherty
Williamsburg
2014 Cayenne s
richmond
2016 Cayman gt4
Joe Bivins
Virginia Beach
2018 Macan s
John stone
Virginia Beach
2009 911 Carrera Cabriolet
shaun stewart
richmond
1983 911 sC
Jack Brannan
Manakin-sabot
shristian shield
First Settlers had some winners At the 2018 Porsche Parade 2018: Lake of the Ozarks, July 8-14, 2018 Eugene Winston won the car hauler to Boca, FL next year along with a cool replica of Reliable’s car hauler truck through the PCA Raffle. Priscilla Horner won first place in the tech quiz for Cayenne, Macan and Panamera. Well done!!!! Kathy Thomas and Marco Estrada won 3rd Place for FSR, PCA Website Award Dimitri Horner taking third 3rd place in his age group for Children's Concours Job well done!!!
June 2018 Bruce Plumley andre sutton
2013 Panamera turbo
Williamsburg
2006 911 s
Virginia Beach
2006 911 Carrera 4
sawyer Fletcher
glen allen
2000 Boxster
ron Meadows
accomac
1977 911 s targa
darryl green
Chesapeake
2018 Macan
Bill issler
Williamsburg
2000 911
Mike Bailey
Chesapeake
2015 Boxster s
Michael Willette John Jones
norfolk
1980 928 s
Virginia Beach
2013 Boxster s
July 2018 gary Post Joe Minor (ti) earl Fuller Heather Harmon dan lette
richmond
2006 Boxster s
Williamsburg
1972 t
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2014 911 turbo
lanexa
1986 928 s
Midlothian
1997 Boxster
Joshua Bostic
richmond
2009 911 s
sam Beasley
Williamsburg
1999 911 Carrera 4
Jeffrey allen
richmond
2017 Panamera turbo
dan Fox (ti)
White stone
1995 911 Carrera 4
timothy gould
Virginia Beach
2013 911 s
stan grabill (ti)
Midlothian
2003 Boxster s
James Byrne
yorktown
2018 Magan gts
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Williamsburg
2013 Boxster s
Michael Meade
richmond
2018 718 Boxster
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Virginia Beach
John desir
Fredericksburg
1986 911 Carrera 2009 911 s
Paul Walker
Midlothian
2013 Boxster s
ryan andrew
Henrico
2018 Carrera 4 Cabriolet
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Virginia Beach
2005 Cayenne s
riaz Vaziralli
Virginia Beach
2002 Boxster
norfolk
2012 911 s Cabriolet
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UPCOMING EVENTS!
Be sure to check our website www.fsrpca.org for more details as well as updates on all of these exciting events.
October 6
Lunch/Open Board Meeting
Sal’s by Victor, Williamsburg
October 19-20
FSR DE at VIR (Full Course)
Virginia International Raceway, Alton, VA
November 3
Williamsburg Breakfast
Victoria’s - Williamsburg Crossing
November 10
Richmond Breakfast
Joe’s Inn - Bon Air
November 10
Chesapeake Breakfast
Pop’s Diner - Chesapeake
November 17
Turkeys in the Trunk
Virginia Beach
November 17
Turkeys in the Trunk (Shenandoah)
Richmond - Shenandoah event with FSR participation
December 1
Williamsburg Breakfast
Victoria’s - Williamsburg Crossing
December 8
Richmond Breakfast
Joe’s Inn - Bon Air
December 8
Chesapeake Breakfast
Pop’s Diner - Chesapeake
January 5
Williamsburg Breakfast
Victoria’s - Williamsburg Crossing
January 12
Richmond Breakfast
Joe’s Inn - Bon Air
January 12
Chesapeake Breakfast
Pop’s Diner - Chesapeake
January 19
New Year Party 2019
Kingsmill - Williamsburg
Join in on the fun! Be sure to check the website for the most up-to-date event information at http://www.fsrpca.org/events.
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