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From the President Jason Horner WoW! Where has half the year gone? First Settlers has already had some great events from the easter weekend fun run, the fantastic trip to the Roads Scholars and Ingram’s collection, a great showing of our favorite marque at the “Corvette and Porsche Showcase” at Town Center VB to the fun Gimmick Rally through the roads of the Middle Peninsula. I hope everyone is enjoying the longer days and warmer weather and sincerely hope you were able to attend some of these events. We have much more significant events planned to get us through the year, and I hope to see many of (“Jason Horner - President, First Settlers Region”)
you at them.
If you did not see my post on Facebook, First Settler’s Region just celebrated its 57th year anniversary on the 22nd of April. even though it was not honored as our 55th, I just want to thank everyone who helps keep our members active and entertained with the many entertaining events throughout the year!
I recently attended the zone 2 Presidents meeting in Woodstock Shenandoah Virginia. I won’t bore you with everything that was discussed but here are some of the highlights. The motion to approve a “PJ Party” at Parade this year was not passed. We did approve the zone 2 Driving education and Club Race for June 2017 (which our own Phil Grandfield will be chairing and looking for FSR volunteers to support). Clarification on the use of drones was discussed and unfortunately the PCA drone use policy is, “The use of drones is prohibited at all PCA events”. lastly, the National De committee is working on producing in-car videos to demonstrate the driving line on the tracks used for drivers education. The fall Presidents’ meeting will be in the Pocono Mountain area.
Porsche Club of America is strong with over 75,000 primary members projected by the end of 2016. The lurking challenge is that the demographics of the club is aging. We need to not only enjoy the club but also spread the word to others, especially younger potential members that may be looking to buy their first Porsche. We also want to reach out to owners of four-door Porsches who may think the club is only for those that own two doors models.
If you do not find anything that excites you or fits your schedule in our region, there are nine other regions in our zone (zone 2), and I urge you to visit their websites and take advantage of all that is offered. The Regions in zone 2 participate in a variety of events, including Autocross, Rallies, Social events, and Driving Tours. A good starting point is the zone 2 webpage at "http://zone2.pca.org/" http://zone2.pca.org/
Just a reminder it is never too early to inquire and or talk with current board members on what is required and what it takes to serve on the Board level. our club continues to grow in scope and size over the years, and it requires a commitment to serve so if you, or if you know of someone interested in stepping up to the plate, please let us know.
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Annual Charity Event Stonewall Jackson Hotel August 26-28th
Weekend Update: Ingram Collection Tour By Vince Canepa Friday was ominous – thunderstorms, rain and traffic – but all was soon forgotten as the weekend turned out to be a delight.
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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.
The historic Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton Planning for the annual charity event is coming together quickly and if you have any plans to attend you should reserve your hotel room now!! Circle August 26-28th on your calendar and make plans to join us at the historic Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton, Virginia. We have ten rooms blocked out for us and get more reserved when they are taken - but only if they still have availability. This is a very popular hotel and the end of August is a popular time of year to visit Staunton. Please sign up now if you have any intentions to join us!!
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The room rate is $153, including taxes. Call 540-885-4848 and mention the Porsche Club when making your reservations. We’re planning an informal cocktail party upon arrival on Friday night. Then on Saturday, we’ll be driving though the beautiful Shenandoah mountains with a stop at the historic Homestead Resort for lunch. The Homestead plans to park our Porsches right outside the main entrance! We’ll have a catered lunch in a private room set aside for us. After lunch, we’ll continue the fun run along some of the best roads in Virginia and make our back to the Stonewall Jackson. The plans for Saturday night are still in the works but you can expect it to be fun. Finally, on Sunday we’ll have another fun run and stop for lunch and wine tasting at the King Family Winery in Crozet, Virginia. We’ll also be able to watch a polo match - weather permitting.
Williamsburg
2006 Cayman S
George Fentress (TI)
Kilmarnock
1999 911
Holly-Faye Jenkins (TI)
Chesterfield
1989 911 Turbo
Maciej Tobola
Virginia Beach
2014 911 4S
Alan Bittman
Manakin-Sabot
2008 Boxster S
Rich Graham
Williamsburg
2005 Boxster
Alex Karacsonyi
Chesapeake
1987 944 S
Hayes
2016 Cayman S
Henrico
2016 Cayman GT4
Poquoson
2003 911 4S
Virginia Beach
2004 911 4S Cabriolet
Colonial Heights
2010 Cayenne GTS
Chesapeake
1972 911T
Piney Point MD
2004 911 4S
David Pert (TI)
Chester
2007 911 Tubo
Missy l’Hoste
Norfolk
2016 Macan Turbo
Richard Wilson
Midlothian
1987 911 Carrera
Rick Griffin Adam lenda Joseph Klochak Nir yatziv Karen efird (TI) leanne lewis (TI)
Stonewall Jackson Hotel is one of Virginia’s well-loved historic hotels as it captures the spirit of the old South. Nestled in Historic Downtown Staunton, Virginia in the heart of the picturesque Shenandoah Valley, the 124room hotel captures the spirit, history and charm of the old South. originally built in 1924 and a member of Historic Hotels of America, the Stonewall Jackson Hotel underwent a complete renovation in 2005 and has been lovingly restored to its original grandeur with modern We’ll enjoy lunch at the amenities that now includes Homestead Resort in Hot Springs over 8,500 square feet of conference center space, a fully equipped fitness center along with an indoor heated pool. Get ready to make your own history at this unique Virginia gem and join us at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center.
Herbert Sanborn
April 2016
Paul Poggi
Richmond
2000 911 Carrera
Bennie Skinner
Smithfield
2014 911 S
Melfa
1965 912
David Starler
Richmond
2014 Cayenne GTS
John leopold
Richmond
1986 911 Targa
Virginia Beach
2014 Boxster
Ray Collins
Henrico
1977 911 Targa
J.P. Mancini (TI)
Wichita
2009 Cayman S
Virginia Beach
1986 944
Chesapeake
2007 911 Carrera
Dan Meisenhelder
Howard Gutnick
Richard emanuele Howard Mendelsohn
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Since Teresa and I would be leading a group on the Fun Run, we headed south a little early and drove the route Friday afternoon. Google Maps suggested US58, I-95 and US64 as the quickest route to Durham, so we missed out on the construction delays others had to deal with on I-85. What we did experience around Durham was rain, heavy traffic and long backups at traffic lights. Durham is part of a large metropolitan area, so the Fun Run route had to negotiate about 20 miles of urban roads and traffic lights before we could get to the fun stuff. our biggest concern was that it would be difficult to keep the groups together. Friday night happy hour was at Tyler’s Restaurant and Taproom, The Ingram Collection is very impressive and a must-see for a short walk from our hotel in the historic American Tobacco any Porsche enthusiast District of Durham. The light fare was excellent, the craft beers and mixed drinks on tap were interesting and the conversations were fun the park. After lunch we were on our own, and many stopped by Rick and delightful. Hendricks’ new Porsche of Southpoint dealership, on the way back to the hotel. We awoke on Saturday morning to a beautiful day, sunny and temperate, the polar opposite of the day before and perfect for the day’s events. After At 4:30 we gathered for the walk to the Ingram Collection. Housed in breakfast and a driver’s meeting we headed out to Road Scholars, a sales, former Studebaker dealership in the historic area of Durham, the service and restoration facility owned and operated by the Ingram family. collection is built primarily of very low volume, very special cars. After we were greeted by Bob and Jeanie Ingram and sons Rory and Cam There are icons such as the 550 Spyder and 904, a Speedster, an we were free America Roadster and several other special 356s. There is a unique to wander collection of 911s, from an early model raced by Bruce Jennings to through the one of the last Turbos, one of two painted in purple (Jeanie Ingram’s facility. There favorite color). And there are the latest technological wonders – a was a nice 918 Spyder (in the same purple as the Turbo) and a Ferrari la Ferrari selection of (red of course). Jeanie Ingram decorated the interior in elegant Porsches for fashion, with candle lit displays along the walls and stunning sale, but most chandeliers adorning the ceilings, and in a way that provides the folks seemed perfect backdrop for such special cars. The Ingrams hosted a r e a l l y wonderful spread of hors d’ oeuvres and libations and graciously interested in answered questions about their cars and their interest in the car the service hobby. area, occupied by an Abarth b o d i e d Carrera GTl A great turnout of First Settlers members and a 904, and under the bull! a pair of Italian exotics, a Ferrari and a lamborghini. of special interest was the lamborghini Miura with the rear section of the bodywork removed for service, exposing a complicated, compact transverse V-12 engine integrated with a transverse gearbox. everyone then migrated to a part of the facility nicknamed by Mrs. Ingram as Bob’s office, where some of the overflow cars of the collection were kept. Therein lay a virtual history of the 356, from a very early 1949 356 Gmünd Coupe, one of 14 of the first Porsche sports cars ever made, to a Type 356B/2000GS Carrera 2. lurking along a wall opposite the Porsches were a pair of Ferrari 458s, both special ordered by the Ingrams. The delight, to my ears anyway, was Jason & George presenting a small token of our when Rory fired up the Carrera 2. The ernst Fuhrmann designed 4-cam appreciation to the Ingram family sounds angry and ready to race, a sound that makes any “ordinary” pushrod motor sound weak in the knees! By 11:30 it was time to depart on the Fun Run. Much to our pleasure, the traffic was light, the group was easy to keep together and no one got lost on our way out through the rolling hills to the Jordan lake State Recreation area. George and Pam Michaels had made arrangements with Panera Bread for a nice box lunch, which we enjoyed at Vista Point Shelter #7 in HoRIzoNTAlly oPPoSeD
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FUN RUN 101 By ed Merry pulled out in front of the group. This road was not nearly as much fun Introduction: I suppose after planning over five successful Fun Runs, I at 20 MPH as when I planned the route going 40 MPH! have some experience that may encourage others to put such an event on for our Region. I both enjoy selecting and trying out paved twisty Passing Slower Cars. The Ma and Pa Kettle event brought to mind roads to use as well and share the pleasure of our Region when an another safety point. It is one thing for a single car to safely pass that event is safely run and well received. So I have grouped my thoughts slow pickup truck at a proper passing location. It is entirely another about preparation and execution of a Fun Run as follows: Safety First, much more risky matter to lead a group of 6-10 cars past the same slow Planning, and event execution. pickup. So we dutifully followed until Ma and Pa Kettle turned off our route at the next junction. Safety First: I think driving the final route deliberately thinking about hazards forms the basis of a safe event. Here are some of the safety Planning: I think good planning, which often entails driving the route features I have stumbled on. several times, makes for a better event. But then my first career involved a lot of planning. Crossing Major Highways and Congested Areas. For example, when the planned route crosses a major road (US-58 or US-460, etc. ), I try Selecting an event date. In our region, we have an event calendar that to construct a route where the group takes a right turn, then travels at plans many months ahead. Between breakfasts, social events, multileast a half mile before making a left turn. That way people can wait, region events, charity events, Des, car shows and fun runs, the year then work through any traffic. I find that this is safer than going straight gets quickly filled up. So I strongly recommend contacting our Activities across a busy highway. Then I deliberately build in a pause in the Chairman as soon as you begin thinking about hosting a Fun Run. instructions and insist the group leaders also pause so there is no Personally, I support the Region with two Fun Runs a year. one in the anxiety if someone has to wait a while to cross a busy highway. What I early Spring and one in the early Fall. This gives me plenty of time to don't want is someone worrying about losing their way and speeding to explore new twisty roads and lay out a good route with the safety catch up. considerations listed above. Smaller Car Groups. I try to break up Starting and ending locations. As our the Porsches into groups of about 6-10 Fun Runs have become more popular, cars. This prevents the accordion finding a start and ending location that effect to the people at the end of the can safely park over 30 cars can long wagon train of cars. I try to actually be a problem. I am surprised choose group leaders which have the number of restaurants that cannot previously run the route. The groups handle 30 parked Porsches properly. leave the starting point in 5 minute Next, I meet the managers at both intervals so we do not quickly bunch start and ending locations. I give them up. Next, I ask the last car in the my business card and try to get one smaller group to be a bright color so from them. especially if we are ending the group leader can pick them out at a restaurant, I call ahead with the more easily. lastly, the drivers are number of people they should expect. asked to drive with their headlights on. Then I usually call when I am about 10 This can cause a humorous moment. minutes out to tell then we are getting In our February 2014 Fun Run, I led close to their restaurant. the first group with a dark Panamera Fun Runs are FUN! following me then six other cars with Rest Rooms and Fun Run length. Available rest rooms at both start their lights on. on a rural road near Smithfield, a pickup truck coming and finish locations are a must. I tell the drivers the expected fun run the opposite way stopped, the driver got out and took his hat off. He duration and whether we have a rest break planned for the route. I thought it was a funeral procession! Curious funeral procession indeed! have found that about a 50 mile route taking 1:15 to 1:30 hours is a good duration without an intermediate break. Mileage Markers and Hazard Notes. In the final instructions, I have a column with cumulative mileages. The purpose is to give the drivers a A Fun Run To Some Place Neat. I have found that a good destination heads-up of upcoming hazards. Then I have a description of the hazard adds a lot to the Fun Run. This can include a destination favorable to in bold. (An example would be " at 24.6 miles, CAUTIoN: SHARP the ladies. For example, in September 2015, we ended our fun run at RIGHT TURN WITH lIMITeD SIGHT lINeS" ). Berkeley Plantation on the James River. Very scenic and historic. I was able to negotiate a group discount for the colonial house and garden Twisty Roads Ahead. I try to point out in advance when the road tour. The ladies especially liked tour. becomes twisty (T) or very twisty (VT). of course, I try to plan routes with lots of T and VT roads. Here my word to drivers is to watch sight lines. When you can see quite a distance ahead and there is no onFinding Suitable Twisty Roads. For me this is the fun part. Usually I coming traffic, you can be a bit spirited. But really slow down when the start with a map and look for suitable roads; often on dreary winter sight lines diminish. Note also that the sight lines change as crops evenings. Sometimes I make a copy of the relevant map and highlight (especially corn) grow higher. I have found an open corner during initial roads that look promising. Next, I need to actually explore and drive planning can become a blind corner as the corn grows tall. those roads. All to often, what looks promising on a map turns out to be all wrong. on occasion, I turn down a promising paved road, pass a Something you need to anticipate is other cars driving with a different few homes and then the road turns into gravel. AARRGH !!. After purpose. on our most recent fun run, I led the group down Whispering exploring an area I note on my map the condition of the road: P- for Pines Road, one of my favorite VTs. Just after we all turned onto this Plain, T- for Twisty, VT for Very Twisty and G for Gravel. I have also wonderful twisty road, Ma and Pa Kettle driving an old Ford F150 pickup HoRIzoNTAlly oPPoSeD
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The email teases further by pointing out that I can save $20 by ordering the Audi equivalent ($30) instead of the Genuine Porsche filter ($50). That was it. I hit the link. Replacement turned out to be easy with only a flashlight required. The cabin filter is located near the firewall and accessible via the passenger footwell. Three plastic wing screws hold on a foam panel. Here’s mine after removal. For: High Perfomance Cars/Boats - Motorcycles - Jet Ski’ s Ski’s Golf Carts - Emergency Lighting - Alarms/Security UPS Systems - Power T Toys oys - Computers Medical Instruments - Wheel Chairs & Scooters Two-way Radios - Etc. Cell Phones - Two-way
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After 17 months, it was definitely time to replace it. Just for kicks, I checked the porosity by shining a flashlight behind it. Installation was easy if you take care to align the filter to slide up into place. The chamfered edge will tend to rack and bind a bit. even though I was appalled to find my Porsche had a foam panel, the material flexibility did make installation easier than a hard plastic one. This was an easy five minute task that anyone can do. No rocket scientist required. My conscience is clear even though my Porsche has an Audi equivalent part installed.
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Where do you live? Croatan neighborhood in Virginia Beach What do you do for a living? I’m a structural engineer for the Naval Facilities engineering Command (NAVFAC). I work in the Public Works Department at NAS oceana designing, or prescribing and monitoring the design of, renovation and small new projects at oceana and Dam Neck
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Tell us about your family. I am married, my wife’s name is Carol, we have two children, eric and Ashley, a daughter-in law Anna, and a grandson named Felix. eric, Anna and Felix live in Raleigh and we get to see them often. What other hobbies do you have besides driving your Porsche? I have a few guns and enjoy shooting trap and skeet and take pistols to indoor target ranges on occasion. I also surf and mountain bike, but not as much these days. PCA Member since? I joined PCA in 2003 in order to attend my first D.e. First Settlers Member since? I joined FSR at the same time. What kind of Porsche(s) do you drive? I have a 1980 911SC, which was a street car when I bought it. I built it to race GTS2 in NASA and D-Class with PCA. I raced it from 2008 to 2012. I am currently restoring it to be street legal, but it won’t be stock. I bought an SP1 (944Spec) in 2013 and have been racing it since. It is an ’83 chassis with an ’88 engine. I did this for financial reasons and because this is a class with much larger fields than D-Class. I don’t love it like I love the SC, but the racing is close and the car is very competitive, so it’s growing on me. What other Porsches have you owned in the past? None. What is your first Porsche memory? I got to drive an ’83 SC in ’84 or ’85. I scared the crap out of me and was hooked!
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What is your favorite personal car-related story? That’s hard. I’m obsessed with cars, so there are so many. I guess the easiest is the most recent. I raced at Road Atlanta the first weekend in April. There were seven cars in the SP1 class. I was very slow at first. The top cars were turning 1:48s and I was around 1:51 during Friday’s practices. Saturday was better and I had 1:48s in both Sprint races, but the fast guys got faster too – turning 1:47s mostly and a couple of high 1:46s. I finished 4th of 7 in both. on Sunday, only three cars raced in the enduro, but I found “the zone” and a few more tenths here and there, finished 2nd, and turned a 1:46.2 best lap. That was the fastest lap in class for the weekend. Wish I had that on Saturday to compete for the podium. That lap time is not the track record for SP1, which is held by Brent Knoll (from whom I bought the car) in my car. Next year… Do you have a favorite Porsche? Absolutely. The 917. I love the look of the original – the ones in Steve McQueen’s movie le Mans – and the thought of driving 240 mph on the Mulsanne Straight in car with no computers and no ABS. I don’t like the look of the 917/30 Spyder as well, but that one was boosted to 1100 hp, so I’d love a drive in that one too.
learned that a suitable twisty road has a very different feel when driven in the opposite direction. For example, in Spring 2015, I used Peanut Road in Isle of Wight county going east to West. Then in Spring 2016, I used the same road but now going West to east. Finally, I have found my son, lee, and my granddaughters enjoy these exploring sessions. A good time for family bonding. We all improve our map reading and navigation skills.
an hour in advance and there are usually a few cars are already there. I check to be sure a copy of the instructions are available for each car. Waivers and a copy of the PCA insurance certificate need to be available. Drivers' Meeting. We require attendance for every participant, although on occasion, some folks have met us at the restaurant end point. I stress safety. My lame joke is that John Deere Green and yellow probably would not look good on your Porsche. It still gets a small chuckle. I announce any changes in the instructions. I also point out the most hazardous hazards that I have found. Finally, I point out places where we will pause to let folks catch up if they encounter traffic. Safety first.
PCA Insurance and Waivers. The Fun Run needs to be finalized more than two weeks before the event so that the Region can get the proper PCA Insurance certificate. We need sufficient blank waivers for all participants to sign before starting the event. This includes passengers and children as well as the drivers. I have found giving out the instruction and route package immediately after the person signs the waiver makes this process more compete. The forms are available for download on the PCA website but don’t let the paperwork intimidate you from planning a Fun Run. The Region officers can help with those details and it’s easy.
Instruction Package and Map. I have about five extra packages above the planned attendance to cover any unexpected participants. The route map has the route highlighted plus some route numbers marked well as the start and finish locations highlighted. For the navigators, I often provide a unique landmark about a mile or so after a major Mistakes and errors and Changes. I have turn to help assure the driver and navigator found that after working on the planned are on the correct route. These landmarks Planning a fun run is a great way to get involved! route, there can be a mistake in the helps if a car gets separated for gas or some instructions and I will never see it. So I ask other stop. Thus they can confidently reach several members to drive the route in advance. These members, who the end location. Finally we have a "sweeper" with radio contact to help now know the route, can better lead a small group. expect last minute anyone with mechanical or other problem during the drive. changes. For example, the printed instruction stated " Go Right At Stop". But when I drove the route the day before, someone drove over the Conclusion: Fun Runs are meant to be fun. They are not races. They stop sign and left in the ditch. Driving the route the day before, or the are not difficult navigation challenges. I try to link groups of twisty roads morning before lets me know what changes need to be announced at together with other groups of twisty roads. I try to avoid gravel roads or the Drivers' Meeting. Finally, be sure to have a back-up date if the badly maintained roads (Remember loafer's oak Road anyone?) I weather is truly awful, like ice and snow in early March in Southeastern view the fun run a success if nothing was damaged or bent and lots of Virginia. people had smiles at the end. lastly, my family (Brenda, lee, lauren, and Bianca ) and I truly enjoy putting them on for you. Execution: Now come the fun part. I try to be at the start location about Remember Drive safe
Describe your perfect Porsche day. A sunny, chilly (more hp!) Saturday at a PCA club race. I wake up in the hotel (because Carol doesn’t sleep in the trailer), grab a quick breakfast and hurry to the track. I drive the warm-up, qualifying and two sprint races with a large, competitive field, have no contact and No SPINS, and finish on the podium splitting the wins with another good friend in SP1. We skip the awards banquet to enjoy a cookout with a bunch of other 944 people eating brats and boudin and sipping bourbon. What is on your car-related bucket list? 1. Finishing the restoration of the SC. Can’t wait to drive that thing on a regular basis again. Nothing else feels, smells, or sounds like it. 2. Attending the 24 Heures de Mans. Planning to do this in 2017. 3. Race at laguna Seca.
Don racing his SC at Watkins Glen
What keeps you in PCA? “It’s not just the cars. It’s the people.” The Cars: I’m a shade-tree mechanic. I’ve had virtually every part of my 911SC in my hands. I’ll soon be able to say that of the 944 as well. Prior to Porsches, I’ve worked on Fords, Chevys, Dodges, Audis, Volvos, Toyotas, Hondas, Datsuns, etc. These cars are so wellengineered, so well put together, they just make perfect sense to the engineer’s mind. I love working on them, preparing them for the track, and repairing them from the track. I am liking body work less and less, so I am really trying to avoid contact these days.
The People: Some of my best friends are PCA members, both within and outside of FSR. I’ve enjoyed many fun runs, FSR social events, Drivers ed events, and races with some of the best people I know. People have helped me repair my broken car at the track, and I’ve returned the favors. I’ve borrowed and lent parts so that the racing could continue. We’ve bench-raced for hours. I have also gotten and given help on personal issues completely unrelated to cars. True friends abound…really good people.
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First Settlers Hosts Landstown Commons Cruise-In
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earlier this year, the First Settlers Board of Directors agreed to be a participating member of a group of car clubs who run a Cruise-In at landstown Commons Shopping Center every Saturday evening from
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4pm until 9pm. The event runs from April and ends in october. FSR will host roughly every fourth week. The proceeds from the event each
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week go to the hosting car club to support their charitable activities. Four FSR member volunteers (Doug Worrall, John Kopp, zack Kopp
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We were off and running for the next few hours, welcoming people,
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end of the evening, we had clicked off 128 cars in attendance and
sons, Scooter and Philippe. They have a few events under their belt and are really starting to come together. Their e36 lost a few laps about a third of the way in due to a failed center support, but they were able to do the swap and get her back on the track with only about an hour of lost time. I do owe them a big apology. I went way too hot into “Fish Hook” and pushed right into their line. If not for some great driving on their part I would have been hit for sure. A big part of Chump racing is what they call “Chumpmanship”; this is the recognition that yes we are all racing, but it’s really about everyone having fun (they even give an award for it at the end of each race). Team Raoust exhibited true “Chumpmanship”, and some great driving. Unfortunately, about a lap later they weren’t Second place overall as lucky and got hit going into turn 1, breaking First in Class! After 12 hours! a front control arm and putting them out of the race for good. Tough break guys, but I’m sure your time will come. See you out there in August for the 24-Hour event. For those inspired by this article and want to learn more about Chump Car Racing feel free to inquire at one of our monthly breakfasts, or swing by the RaceWerks shop and chat with John and Dan. Driving our beloved BMW’s is a joy, but driving them realllly fast during a race is AWeSoMe! I encourage everyone to try it out.
Check out The First Settlers Region “Goodie Store” for some great new products! The Goodie Store is putting together a name tag order now. Go to Motorsportreg.com to sign up for yours! 10% of all sales from the First Settlers Goodie Store are returned to us and be used to support our events.you can access the Goodie Store directly from the FSR webpage (www.fsrpca.org) by clicking on the link under the Main Menu on the left side of the home page or going directly to the FSR Goodie Store at this link: www.pcawebstore.com/FIRST SeTTleRS If you have any questions, Contact Jacob Kay at jkaycdb@cox.net.
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change out of a Tupperware container on a breezy evening. By the $275 in entry fees. Some of you may be wondering how 128 cars at $2 per car comes to $275. That’s because several generous folks told us to the “keep the change”. The Cruise-In was heavy on Corvettes, Mustangs and lots of examples from the muscle car era of the 60’s. There were 5 Porsches in attendance. We can and should do better, especially on the weeks we host! Thanks to FSR members Mike Tungol (who hung out with us), Kevin Wirth, Ben Nguyen, Kevin Andersen and Richard emanuele for coming out. Richard was not a PCA member when he arrived at the Cruise-In, but joined the next day. lesson learned # 3 Ronnie Adolf 25 year P.C.A. member
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52 Laps on VIR South Course! By Ron Boustedt let’s do the math. on a beautiful March 5th day the RaceWerks team ran 452 laps on the 1.65 mile VIR South course. That’s 745.8 miles, at an average of about 62 mph. These probably look like pretty average “road trip” numbers until you factor in the 9 highly technical turns, five driver changes, and 59 other race cars. Trust me, by the end of my second stint I was feeling every one of the 1,300 turns I executed (motion sickness sucks). What does all this add up to? Well a second place finish of course! Actually we were 2nd overall and 1st in class. A truly awesome achievement! The racing was so close that after 12 hours of racing the top three cars all finished within 16 seconds of one another!
The Cruise brings in a great mix of wheels
John Kopp, and Dan Tiedemann the owners of RaceWerks took on the Crew Chief and Chief Mechanic roles, with Jonathan Noriega and zack Davis taking on support mechanic and fueling. zack also had the Congrats to Team Racewerks: John, John, Ron, pleasure of Jonathan, Dan, Kevin. zack in front. running the final stint and bringing her home to a big podium finish for the team. The 12 hour race started out with John Schwaebler (long time TCR racer), second in the seat was me, third was Vernon McClure (1st place NASA GTS 3 Mid Atlantic in 2015) , fourth Kevin Pirkle (his first race ever!), fifth was me again (“a man’s gotta know his limitations”; I probably should have stopped at one stint), and last but by no means least was zack. zack by far had the toughest stint when our beautiful day turned to night AND it started raining. Racing in the rain is tough enough without having to do it at night. Great job zack!!
So you may be thinking, what am I going to do at a Cruise –In? There are quite a few restaurants in landstown Commons. Many provide discount coupons for the attendees. There is a DJ playing hits from every decade. The DJ also makes frequent announcements and gave FSR several plugs. Additionally, landstown Commons security did several tours of the Cruise-In. Soon it was over and all that was left was to gather up the signs, flags and quite a few orange cones and load them into the trailer that stays on site. According to Cruise-In regulars, the better the weather, the better the turn-out. even with the cool temp and the wind, Doug, John, zack and I call $275 charity dollars and one new member a successful first Cruise-In for FSR. Check the dates of future FSR hosted Cruise-In’s on the event calendar and consider volunteering. I think you’ll have fun.
The second Tidewater team, 3G Racing, with their shiny new e36 Chump Car made their inaugural debut at this event. Marco estrada, Savvas Sakkadas, and Michael Shammas were turning some great laps, and moving up the field until about the half way point when one of the bolts holding their differential sheared off. Major bummer for me because Michael and I were having a great time trading positions in stint 2, and I was looking forward to more in stint 5. Unfortunately this is a tough fix at the track so the guys chalked this one up as a successful shake down race and called it a day. The team, including the support folks eric laufer and Raemy Carey, were a little let down, but I’m sure they’ll be out at VIR again for the 24-Hour race in August. Great job guys, and congratulations on your first race! last but certainly not least was the Raoust o 2 Motorsports team. This Hampton Roads team consists of a f a t h e r olivier and his two
The Racewerks Chump Car on pit road
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Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Article and Photos Courtesy of George Micheals The Amelia Island Concours d'elegance is an automotive charity event held each year during the second weekend in March at The Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida northeast of Jacksonville. lined with seagrass and dunes, golf courses and vacation homes, it’s quite a lovely place, and perfect for a fancy car show. Think of the Amelia show as the east coast version of Pebble Beach, as it ranks amongst the nation’s top concours events.
The entire event is a week long and includes a golf tournament, high end automobile auctions, art and fashion shows, silent auctions, charity raffles and autograph sessions. Also during the week, various manufacturers are on site with new cars for test driving. Want to try out the latest lamborghini, Mclaren or Alfa? All you have to do is sign up. I can’t recall ever having seen a Mclaren in person, never mind a half dozen of them.
I had heard of the event, but was generally more familiar with Pebble Beach, although I’d never been to that one either. Most of what I knew came from watching Wayne Carini’s Chasing Classic Cars on Velocity. So, when the opportunity for a place to crash for a couple of nights presented itself, I couldn’t pass it up. I booked a flight, rented a car, bought my show ticket online and I was ready.
As for the cars at this year’s show, they were fabulous! Many collectors spend years and hundreds of thousands of dollars purchasing and restoring a car in hopes of being chosen to be in the show. As you might expect, many of the cars are valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, with some worth millions.
Most folks on my flights appeared to be headed there to golf, but I saw a few car related t-shirts on board. Most notably, though, was running into car appraiser, “What’s my Car Worth” host and “Jay leno’s Garage” regular, Donald osborne, as I walked though business class on my way to the sardine section. We had a brief chat before I had to move along… nice guy. He belted out a nice rendition of the National Anthem at the show on Sunday, and it was fairly obvious that he’d done this before. Among other bullets in his resume is former Baritone with the Metropolitan opera. other celebrity sightings included Magnus Walker and racecar driver Hans-Joachim Stuck (the show’s honoree).
Jerry’s race cars ready for the auction block
So what made this year’s show special? Some might say that it’s always special. last year was the 20th, so nothing special about 21. For me and most other Porsche fans, it was the fact that 16 of Jerry Seinfeld’s cars, mostly Porsches, were featured at the Gooding and Company auction on Friday. He was there as well and provided a brief intro before bidding started. The list was impressive, including his top bid fetching 1955 550 Spyder, which sold for $5.35 million. other notables were his 1973 Porsche 917/30 Can-Am Spyder at $3 million, a 1990 962C racecar for $1.65 million and a 1994 964 Turbo Flachbau for $1 million. A couple of Jerry’s non-Porsches did very well; his 1964 VW Camper went for $99,000 and his 1960 Beetle set a record at $121,000. Altogether, Jerry’s cars brought in $22 million, which actually fell below the anticipated $28-32 million.
Porsche 935
The French define concours as “a competition of elegance”. Teams of judges rate each car for authenticity, function, history, style and quality of restoration. A perfect score is 100, but any imperfection, no matter how slight, garners a deduction. PCA concours events are run much the same way, although I’ll go out on a limb and say that winning at Amelia is quite another level indeed.
Auctions are exciting, especially when two bidders go at it and the price goes well beyond expectations. I wonder if those bidding war winners ever think everyone in the room is laughing at them for paying too much for a car. So goes the saying… “A car is worth what someone is willing to pay for it.”
The first Amelia concours was 1996 with 163 cars and attendance of ~2,200 spectators. The car count this year was a carefully selected 305, with who knows how many thousands in attendance. It took over 700 volunteers to help make the event happen… and I thought Air & Auto Classic was a lot of work.
A very rare 1955 Pre-A Continental
The 550 takes top dollar (and lots of them!)
Porsche 962’s in the Hans Joachim-Stuck section HoRIzoNTAlly oPPoSeD
I would highly recommend putting the Amelia Island Concours on your to do list. The cars are beautiful, the atmosphere festive and the location perfect.
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Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Article and Photos Courtesy of George Micheals The Amelia Island Concours d'elegance is an automotive charity event held each year during the second weekend in March at The Ritz-Carlton in Amelia Island, Florida northeast of Jacksonville. lined with seagrass and dunes, golf courses and vacation homes, it’s quite a lovely place, and perfect for a fancy car show. Think of the Amelia show as the east coast version of Pebble Beach, as it ranks amongst the nation’s top concours events.
The entire event is a week long and includes a golf tournament, high end automobile auctions, art and fashion shows, silent auctions, charity raffles and autograph sessions. Also during the week, various manufacturers are on site with new cars for test driving. Want to try out the latest lamborghini, Mclaren or Alfa? All you have to do is sign up. I can’t recall ever having seen a Mclaren in person, never mind a half dozen of them.
I had heard of the event, but was generally more familiar with Pebble Beach, although I’d never been to that one either. Most of what I knew came from watching Wayne Carini’s Chasing Classic Cars on Velocity. So, when the opportunity for a place to crash for a couple of nights presented itself, I couldn’t pass it up. I booked a flight, rented a car, bought my show ticket online and I was ready.
As for the cars at this year’s show, they were fabulous! Many collectors spend years and hundreds of thousands of dollars purchasing and restoring a car in hopes of being chosen to be in the show. As you might expect, many of the cars are valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, with some worth millions.
Most folks on my flights appeared to be headed there to golf, but I saw a few car related t-shirts on board. Most notably, though, was running into car appraiser, “What’s my Car Worth” host and “Jay leno’s Garage” regular, Donald osborne, as I walked though business class on my way to the sardine section. We had a brief chat before I had to move along… nice guy. He belted out a nice rendition of the National Anthem at the show on Sunday, and it was fairly obvious that he’d done this before. Among other bullets in his resume is former Baritone with the Metropolitan opera. other celebrity sightings included Magnus Walker and racecar driver Hans-Joachim Stuck (the show’s honoree).
Jerry’s race cars ready for the auction block
So what made this year’s show special? Some might say that it’s always special. last year was the 20th, so nothing special about 21. For me and most other Porsche fans, it was the fact that 16 of Jerry Seinfeld’s cars, mostly Porsches, were featured at the Gooding and Company auction on Friday. He was there as well and provided a brief intro before bidding started. The list was impressive, including his top bid fetching 1955 550 Spyder, which sold for $5.35 million. other notables were his 1973 Porsche 917/30 Can-Am Spyder at $3 million, a 1990 962C racecar for $1.65 million and a 1994 964 Turbo Flachbau for $1 million. A couple of Jerry’s non-Porsches did very well; his 1964 VW Camper went for $99,000 and his 1960 Beetle set a record at $121,000. Altogether, Jerry’s cars brought in $22 million, which actually fell below the anticipated $28-32 million.
Porsche 935
The French define concours as “a competition of elegance”. Teams of judges rate each car for authenticity, function, history, style and quality of restoration. A perfect score is 100, but any imperfection, no matter how slight, garners a deduction. PCA concours events are run much the same way, although I’ll go out on a limb and say that winning at Amelia is quite another level indeed.
Auctions are exciting, especially when two bidders go at it and the price goes well beyond expectations. I wonder if those bidding war winners ever think everyone in the room is laughing at them for paying too much for a car. So goes the saying… “A car is worth what someone is willing to pay for it.”
The first Amelia concours was 1996 with 163 cars and attendance of ~2,200 spectators. The car count this year was a carefully selected 305, with who knows how many thousands in attendance. It took over 700 volunteers to help make the event happen… and I thought Air & Auto Classic was a lot of work.
A very rare 1955 Pre-A Continental
The 550 takes top dollar (and lots of them!)
Porsche 962’s in the Hans Joachim-Stuck section HoRIzoNTAlly oPPoSeD
I would highly recommend putting the Amelia Island Concours on your to do list. The cars are beautiful, the atmosphere festive and the location perfect.
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52 Laps on VIR South Course! By Ron Boustedt let’s do the math. on a beautiful March 5th day the RaceWerks team ran 452 laps on the 1.65 mile VIR South course. That’s 745.8 miles, at an average of about 62 mph. These probably look like pretty average “road trip” numbers until you factor in the 9 highly technical turns, five driver changes, and 59 other race cars. Trust me, by the end of my second stint I was feeling every one of the 1,300 turns I executed (motion sickness sucks). What does all this add up to? Well a second place finish of course! Actually we were 2nd overall and 1st in class. A truly awesome achievement! The racing was so close that after 12 hours of racing the top three cars all finished within 16 seconds of one another!
The Cruise brings in a great mix of wheels
John Kopp, and Dan Tiedemann the owners of RaceWerks took on the Crew Chief and Chief Mechanic roles, with Jonathan Noriega and zack Davis taking on support mechanic and fueling. zack also had the Congrats to Team Racewerks: John, John, Ron, pleasure of Jonathan, Dan, Kevin. zack in front. running the final stint and bringing her home to a big podium finish for the team. The 12 hour race started out with John Schwaebler (long time TCR racer), second in the seat was me, third was Vernon McClure (1st place NASA GTS 3 Mid Atlantic in 2015) , fourth Kevin Pirkle (his first race ever!), fifth was me again (“a man’s gotta know his limitations”; I probably should have stopped at one stint), and last but by no means least was zack. zack by far had the toughest stint when our beautiful day turned to night AND it started raining. Racing in the rain is tough enough without having to do it at night. Great job zack!!
So you may be thinking, what am I going to do at a Cruise –In? There are quite a few restaurants in landstown Commons. Many provide discount coupons for the attendees. There is a DJ playing hits from every decade. The DJ also makes frequent announcements and gave FSR several plugs. Additionally, landstown Commons security did several tours of the Cruise-In. Soon it was over and all that was left was to gather up the signs, flags and quite a few orange cones and load them into the trailer that stays on site. According to Cruise-In regulars, the better the weather, the better the turn-out. even with the cool temp and the wind, Doug, John, zack and I call $275 charity dollars and one new member a successful first Cruise-In for FSR. Check the dates of future FSR hosted Cruise-In’s on the event calendar and consider volunteering. I think you’ll have fun.
The second Tidewater team, 3G Racing, with their shiny new e36 Chump Car made their inaugural debut at this event. Marco estrada, Savvas Sakkadas, and Michael Shammas were turning some great laps, and moving up the field until about the half way point when one of the bolts holding their differential sheared off. Major bummer for me because Michael and I were having a great time trading positions in stint 2, and I was looking forward to more in stint 5. Unfortunately this is a tough fix at the track so the guys chalked this one up as a successful shake down race and called it a day. The team, including the support folks eric laufer and Raemy Carey, were a little let down, but I’m sure they’ll be out at VIR again for the 24-Hour race in August. Great job guys, and congratulations on your first race! last but certainly not least was the Raoust o 2 Motorsports team. This Hampton Roads team consists of a f a t h e r olivier and his two
The Racewerks Chump Car on pit road
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First Settlers Hosts Landstown Commons Cruise-In
What’s precious to you is precious to us.
By Ken Thomas
SM S
every Saturday night 4-9pm at landstown Commons Shopping Center
Auto. Home. Life. Retirement . They all matter, so wrap them all in a blanket of Nationwide® protection. We put members first, because we don’t have shareholders.SM
earlier this year, the First Settlers Board of Directors agreed to be a participating member of a group of car clubs who run a Cruise-In at landstown Commons Shopping Center every Saturday evening from
Join the Nation® that knows what ’s important .
4pm until 9pm. The event runs from April and ends in october. FSR will host roughly every fourth week. The proceeds from the event each
Combine your policies and save up to 25%
week go to the hosting car club to support their charitable activities. Four FSR member volunteers (Doug Worrall, John Kopp, zack Kopp
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and Ken Thomas) showed up on a cool and breezy April 16 to host
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and run the inaugural FSR Cruise-In. We arrived early and after a
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ready to go by 3:15pm. That was a good thing! The first lesson
crash course from John Herbert of the Chevy lovers Club we were
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learned was that quite a few attendees apparently pay no attention
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to the 4pm start time.
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We were off and running for the next few hours, welcoming people,
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commenting on their cars, handing out the Cruise – In rules, some
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event flyers and collecting the $2 per car fee. lesson learned # 2 was
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to bring one of FSR’s cash boxes. John did an excellent job of making
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end of the evening, we had clicked off 128 cars in attendance and
sons, Scooter and Philippe. They have a few events under their belt and are really starting to come together. Their e36 lost a few laps about a third of the way in due to a failed center support, but they were able to do the swap and get her back on the track with only about an hour of lost time. I do owe them a big apology. I went way too hot into “Fish Hook” and pushed right into their line. If not for some great driving on their part I would have been hit for sure. A big part of Chump racing is what they call “Chumpmanship”; this is the recognition that yes we are all racing, but it’s really about everyone having fun (they even give an award for it at the end of each race). Team Raoust exhibited true “Chumpmanship”, and some great driving. Unfortunately, about a lap later they weren’t Second place overall as lucky and got hit going into turn 1, breaking First in Class! After 12 hours! a front control arm and putting them out of the race for good. Tough break guys, but I’m sure your time will come. See you out there in August for the 24-Hour event. For those inspired by this article and want to learn more about Chump Car Racing feel free to inquire at one of our monthly breakfasts, or swing by the RaceWerks shop and chat with John and Dan. Driving our beloved BMW’s is a joy, but driving them realllly fast during a race is AWeSoMe! I encourage everyone to try it out.
Check out The First Settlers Region “Goodie Store” for some great new products! The Goodie Store is putting together a name tag order now. Go to Motorsportreg.com to sign up for yours! 10% of all sales from the First Settlers Goodie Store are returned to us and be used to support our events.you can access the Goodie Store directly from the FSR webpage (www.fsrpca.org) by clicking on the link under the Main Menu on the left side of the home page or going directly to the FSR Goodie Store at this link: www.pcawebstore.com/FIRST SeTTleRS If you have any questions, Contact Jacob Kay at jkaycdb@cox.net.
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change out of a Tupperware container on a breezy evening. By the $275 in entry fees. Some of you may be wondering how 128 cars at $2 per car comes to $275. That’s because several generous folks told us to the “keep the change”. The Cruise-In was heavy on Corvettes, Mustangs and lots of examples from the muscle car era of the 60’s. There were 5 Porsches in attendance. We can and should do better, especially on the weeks we host! Thanks to FSR members Mike Tungol (who hung out with us), Kevin Wirth, Ben Nguyen, Kevin Andersen and Richard emanuele for coming out. Richard was not a PCA member when he arrived at the Cruise-In, but joined the next day. lesson learned # 3 Ronnie Adolf 25 year P.C.A. member
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Where do you live? Croatan neighborhood in Virginia Beach What do you do for a living? I’m a structural engineer for the Naval Facilities engineering Command (NAVFAC). I work in the Public Works Department at NAS oceana designing, or prescribing and monitoring the design of, renovation and small new projects at oceana and Dam Neck
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Tell us about your family. I am married, my wife’s name is Carol, we have two children, eric and Ashley, a daughter-in law Anna, and a grandson named Felix. eric, Anna and Felix live in Raleigh and we get to see them often. What other hobbies do you have besides driving your Porsche? I have a few guns and enjoy shooting trap and skeet and take pistols to indoor target ranges on occasion. I also surf and mountain bike, but not as much these days. PCA Member since? I joined PCA in 2003 in order to attend my first D.e. First Settlers Member since? I joined FSR at the same time. What kind of Porsche(s) do you drive? I have a 1980 911SC, which was a street car when I bought it. I built it to race GTS2 in NASA and D-Class with PCA. I raced it from 2008 to 2012. I am currently restoring it to be street legal, but it won’t be stock. I bought an SP1 (944Spec) in 2013 and have been racing it since. It is an ’83 chassis with an ’88 engine. I did this for financial reasons and because this is a class with much larger fields than D-Class. I don’t love it like I love the SC, but the racing is close and the car is very competitive, so it’s growing on me. What other Porsches have you owned in the past? None. What is your first Porsche memory? I got to drive an ’83 SC in ’84 or ’85. I scared the crap out of me and was hooked!
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What is your favorite personal car-related story? That’s hard. I’m obsessed with cars, so there are so many. I guess the easiest is the most recent. I raced at Road Atlanta the first weekend in April. There were seven cars in the SP1 class. I was very slow at first. The top cars were turning 1:48s and I was around 1:51 during Friday’s practices. Saturday was better and I had 1:48s in both Sprint races, but the fast guys got faster too – turning 1:47s mostly and a couple of high 1:46s. I finished 4th of 7 in both. on Sunday, only three cars raced in the enduro, but I found “the zone” and a few more tenths here and there, finished 2nd, and turned a 1:46.2 best lap. That was the fastest lap in class for the weekend. Wish I had that on Saturday to compete for the podium. That lap time is not the track record for SP1, which is held by Brent Knoll (from whom I bought the car) in my car. Next year… Do you have a favorite Porsche? Absolutely. The 917. I love the look of the original – the ones in Steve McQueen’s movie le Mans – and the thought of driving 240 mph on the Mulsanne Straight in car with no computers and no ABS. I don’t like the look of the 917/30 Spyder as well, but that one was boosted to 1100 hp, so I’d love a drive in that one too.
learned that a suitable twisty road has a very different feel when driven in the opposite direction. For example, in Spring 2015, I used Peanut Road in Isle of Wight county going east to West. Then in Spring 2016, I used the same road but now going West to east. Finally, I have found my son, lee, and my granddaughters enjoy these exploring sessions. A good time for family bonding. We all improve our map reading and navigation skills.
an hour in advance and there are usually a few cars are already there. I check to be sure a copy of the instructions are available for each car. Waivers and a copy of the PCA insurance certificate need to be available. Drivers' Meeting. We require attendance for every participant, although on occasion, some folks have met us at the restaurant end point. I stress safety. My lame joke is that John Deere Green and yellow probably would not look good on your Porsche. It still gets a small chuckle. I announce any changes in the instructions. I also point out the most hazardous hazards that I have found. Finally, I point out places where we will pause to let folks catch up if they encounter traffic. Safety first.
PCA Insurance and Waivers. The Fun Run needs to be finalized more than two weeks before the event so that the Region can get the proper PCA Insurance certificate. We need sufficient blank waivers for all participants to sign before starting the event. This includes passengers and children as well as the drivers. I have found giving out the instruction and route package immediately after the person signs the waiver makes this process more compete. The forms are available for download on the PCA website but don’t let the paperwork intimidate you from planning a Fun Run. The Region officers can help with those details and it’s easy.
Instruction Package and Map. I have about five extra packages above the planned attendance to cover any unexpected participants. The route map has the route highlighted plus some route numbers marked well as the start and finish locations highlighted. For the navigators, I often provide a unique landmark about a mile or so after a major Mistakes and errors and Changes. I have turn to help assure the driver and navigator found that after working on the planned are on the correct route. These landmarks Planning a fun run is a great way to get involved! route, there can be a mistake in the helps if a car gets separated for gas or some instructions and I will never see it. So I ask other stop. Thus they can confidently reach several members to drive the route in advance. These members, who the end location. Finally we have a "sweeper" with radio contact to help now know the route, can better lead a small group. expect last minute anyone with mechanical or other problem during the drive. changes. For example, the printed instruction stated " Go Right At Stop". But when I drove the route the day before, someone drove over the Conclusion: Fun Runs are meant to be fun. They are not races. They stop sign and left in the ditch. Driving the route the day before, or the are not difficult navigation challenges. I try to link groups of twisty roads morning before lets me know what changes need to be announced at together with other groups of twisty roads. I try to avoid gravel roads or the Drivers' Meeting. Finally, be sure to have a back-up date if the badly maintained roads (Remember loafer's oak Road anyone?) I weather is truly awful, like ice and snow in early March in Southeastern view the fun run a success if nothing was damaged or bent and lots of Virginia. people had smiles at the end. lastly, my family (Brenda, lee, lauren, and Bianca ) and I truly enjoy putting them on for you. Execution: Now come the fun part. I try to be at the start location about Remember Drive safe
Describe your perfect Porsche day. A sunny, chilly (more hp!) Saturday at a PCA club race. I wake up in the hotel (because Carol doesn’t sleep in the trailer), grab a quick breakfast and hurry to the track. I drive the warm-up, qualifying and two sprint races with a large, competitive field, have no contact and No SPINS, and finish on the podium splitting the wins with another good friend in SP1. We skip the awards banquet to enjoy a cookout with a bunch of other 944 people eating brats and boudin and sipping bourbon. What is on your car-related bucket list? 1. Finishing the restoration of the SC. Can’t wait to drive that thing on a regular basis again. Nothing else feels, smells, or sounds like it. 2. Attending the 24 Heures de Mans. Planning to do this in 2017. 3. Race at laguna Seca.
Don racing his SC at Watkins Glen
What keeps you in PCA? “It’s not just the cars. It’s the people.” The Cars: I’m a shade-tree mechanic. I’ve had virtually every part of my 911SC in my hands. I’ll soon be able to say that of the 944 as well. Prior to Porsches, I’ve worked on Fords, Chevys, Dodges, Audis, Volvos, Toyotas, Hondas, Datsuns, etc. These cars are so wellengineered, so well put together, they just make perfect sense to the engineer’s mind. I love working on them, preparing them for the track, and repairing them from the track. I am liking body work less and less, so I am really trying to avoid contact these days.
The People: Some of my best friends are PCA members, both within and outside of FSR. I’ve enjoyed many fun runs, FSR social events, Drivers ed events, and races with some of the best people I know. People have helped me repair my broken car at the track, and I’ve returned the favors. I’ve borrowed and lent parts so that the racing could continue. We’ve bench-raced for hours. I have also gotten and given help on personal issues completely unrelated to cars. True friends abound…really good people.
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FUN RUN 101 By ed Merry pulled out in front of the group. This road was not nearly as much fun Introduction: I suppose after planning over five successful Fun Runs, I at 20 MPH as when I planned the route going 40 MPH! have some experience that may encourage others to put such an event on for our Region. I both enjoy selecting and trying out paved twisty Passing Slower Cars. The Ma and Pa Kettle event brought to mind roads to use as well and share the pleasure of our Region when an another safety point. It is one thing for a single car to safely pass that event is safely run and well received. So I have grouped my thoughts slow pickup truck at a proper passing location. It is entirely another about preparation and execution of a Fun Run as follows: Safety First, much more risky matter to lead a group of 6-10 cars past the same slow Planning, and event execution. pickup. So we dutifully followed until Ma and Pa Kettle turned off our route at the next junction. Safety First: I think driving the final route deliberately thinking about hazards forms the basis of a safe event. Here are some of the safety Planning: I think good planning, which often entails driving the route features I have stumbled on. several times, makes for a better event. But then my first career involved a lot of planning. Crossing Major Highways and Congested Areas. For example, when the planned route crosses a major road (US-58 or US-460, etc. ), I try Selecting an event date. In our region, we have an event calendar that to construct a route where the group takes a right turn, then travels at plans many months ahead. Between breakfasts, social events, multileast a half mile before making a left turn. That way people can wait, region events, charity events, Des, car shows and fun runs, the year then work through any traffic. I find that this is safer than going straight gets quickly filled up. So I strongly recommend contacting our Activities across a busy highway. Then I deliberately build in a pause in the Chairman as soon as you begin thinking about hosting a Fun Run. instructions and insist the group leaders also pause so there is no Personally, I support the Region with two Fun Runs a year. one in the anxiety if someone has to wait a while to cross a busy highway. What I early Spring and one in the early Fall. This gives me plenty of time to don't want is someone worrying about losing their way and speeding to explore new twisty roads and lay out a good route with the safety catch up. considerations listed above. Smaller Car Groups. I try to break up Starting and ending locations. As our the Porsches into groups of about 6-10 Fun Runs have become more popular, cars. This prevents the accordion finding a start and ending location that effect to the people at the end of the can safely park over 30 cars can long wagon train of cars. I try to actually be a problem. I am surprised choose group leaders which have the number of restaurants that cannot previously run the route. The groups handle 30 parked Porsches properly. leave the starting point in 5 minute Next, I meet the managers at both intervals so we do not quickly bunch start and ending locations. I give them up. Next, I ask the last car in the my business card and try to get one smaller group to be a bright color so from them. especially if we are ending the group leader can pick them out at a restaurant, I call ahead with the more easily. lastly, the drivers are number of people they should expect. asked to drive with their headlights on. Then I usually call when I am about 10 This can cause a humorous moment. minutes out to tell then we are getting In our February 2014 Fun Run, I led close to their restaurant. the first group with a dark Panamera Fun Runs are FUN! following me then six other cars with Rest Rooms and Fun Run length. Available rest rooms at both start their lights on. on a rural road near Smithfield, a pickup truck coming and finish locations are a must. I tell the drivers the expected fun run the opposite way stopped, the driver got out and took his hat off. He duration and whether we have a rest break planned for the route. I thought it was a funeral procession! Curious funeral procession indeed! have found that about a 50 mile route taking 1:15 to 1:30 hours is a good duration without an intermediate break. Mileage Markers and Hazard Notes. In the final instructions, I have a column with cumulative mileages. The purpose is to give the drivers a A Fun Run To Some Place Neat. I have found that a good destination heads-up of upcoming hazards. Then I have a description of the hazard adds a lot to the Fun Run. This can include a destination favorable to in bold. (An example would be " at 24.6 miles, CAUTIoN: SHARP the ladies. For example, in September 2015, we ended our fun run at RIGHT TURN WITH lIMITeD SIGHT lINeS" ). Berkeley Plantation on the James River. Very scenic and historic. I was able to negotiate a group discount for the colonial house and garden Twisty Roads Ahead. I try to point out in advance when the road tour. The ladies especially liked tour. becomes twisty (T) or very twisty (VT). of course, I try to plan routes with lots of T and VT roads. Here my word to drivers is to watch sight lines. When you can see quite a distance ahead and there is no onFinding Suitable Twisty Roads. For me this is the fun part. Usually I coming traffic, you can be a bit spirited. But really slow down when the start with a map and look for suitable roads; often on dreary winter sight lines diminish. Note also that the sight lines change as crops evenings. Sometimes I make a copy of the relevant map and highlight (especially corn) grow higher. I have found an open corner during initial roads that look promising. Next, I need to actually explore and drive planning can become a blind corner as the corn grows tall. those roads. All to often, what looks promising on a map turns out to be all wrong. on occasion, I turn down a promising paved road, pass a Something you need to anticipate is other cars driving with a different few homes and then the road turns into gravel. AARRGH !!. After purpose. on our most recent fun run, I led the group down Whispering exploring an area I note on my map the condition of the road: P- for Pines Road, one of my favorite VTs. Just after we all turned onto this Plain, T- for Twisty, VT for Very Twisty and G for Gravel. I have also wonderful twisty road, Ma and Pa Kettle driving an old Ford F150 pickup HoRIzoNTAlly oPPoSeD
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By Melinda Cagle I admit I fell for it. you know that email from a favorite shopping site in hopes of separating you from your money. I fell for one email from SunCoastParts.com asking if I had replaced my cabin air filter or pollen filter. Come to think of it, no. on my other cars, the pollen filter was routinely changed every year. I scanned my Porsche “Good to Know” app for info. It says the filter is part of regular servicing and should be “replaced by your authorized Porsche dealer.” Further digging on the internet revealed it is generally replaced at the 24 month service.
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The email teases further by pointing out that I can save $20 by ordering the Audi equivalent ($30) instead of the Genuine Porsche filter ($50). That was it. I hit the link. Replacement turned out to be easy with only a flashlight required. The cabin filter is located near the firewall and accessible via the passenger footwell. Three plastic wing screws hold on a foam panel. Here’s mine after removal. s For: High Perfomance Cars/Boats - Motorcycles - Jet Ski’ Ski’s Golf Carts - Emergency Lighting - Alarms/Security UPS Systems - Power Toys Toys - Computers Medical Instruments - Wheel Chairs & Scooters Cell Phones - T Two-way wo-way Radios - Etc.
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After 17 months, it was definitely time to replace it. Just for kicks, I checked the porosity by shining a flashlight behind it. Installation was easy if you take care to align the filter to slide up into place. The chamfered edge will tend to rack and bind a bit. even though I was appalled to find my Porsche had a foam panel, the material flexibility did make installation easier than a hard plastic one. This was an easy five minute task that anyone can do. No rocket scientist required. My conscience is clear even though my Porsche has an Audi equivalent part installed.
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Annual Charity Event Stonewall Jackson Hotel August 26-28th
Weekend Update: Ingram Collection Tour By Vince Canepa Friday was ominous – thunderstorms, rain and traffic – but all was soon forgotten as the weekend turned out to be a delight.
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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.
The historic Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton Planning for the annual charity event is coming together quickly and if you have any plans to attend you should reserve your hotel room now!! Circle August 26-28th on your calendar and make plans to join us at the historic Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton, Virginia. We have ten rooms blocked out for us and get more reserved when they are taken - but only if they still have availability. This is a very popular hotel and the end of August is a popular time of year to visit Staunton. Please sign up now if you have any intentions to join us!!
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The room rate is $153, including taxes. Call 540-885-4848 and mention the Porsche Club when making your reservations. We’re planning an informal cocktail party upon arrival on Friday night. Then on Saturday, we’ll be driving though the beautiful Shenandoah mountains with a stop at the historic Homestead Resort for lunch. The Homestead plans to park our Porsches right outside the main entrance! We’ll have a catered lunch in a private room set aside for us. After lunch, we’ll continue the fun run along some of the best roads in Virginia and make our back to the Stonewall Jackson. The plans for Saturday night are still in the works but you can expect it to be fun. Finally, on Sunday we’ll have another fun run and stop for lunch and wine tasting at the King Family Winery in Crozet, Virginia. We’ll also be able to watch a polo match - weather permitting.
Williamsburg
2006 Cayman S
George Fentress (TI)
Kilmarnock
1999 911
Holly-Faye Jenkins (TI)
Chesterfield
1989 911 Turbo
Maciej Tobola
Virginia Beach
2014 911 4S
Alan Bittman
Manakin-Sabot
2008 Boxster S
Rich Graham
Williamsburg
2005 Boxster
Alex Karacsonyi
Chesapeake
1987 944 S
Hayes
2016 Cayman S
Henrico
2016 Cayman GT4
Poquoson
2003 911 4S
Virginia Beach
2004 911 4S Cabriolet
Colonial Heights
2010 Cayenne GTS
Chesapeake
1972 911T
Piney Point MD
2004 911 4S
David Pert (TI)
Chester
2007 911 Tubo
Missy l’Hoste
Norfolk
2016 Macan Turbo
Richard Wilson
Midlothian
1987 911 Carrera
Rick Griffin Adam lenda Joseph Klochak Nir yatziv Karen efird (TI) leanne lewis (TI)
Stonewall Jackson Hotel is one of Virginia’s well-loved historic hotels as it captures the spirit of the old South. Nestled in Historic Downtown Staunton, Virginia in the heart of the picturesque Shenandoah Valley, the 124room hotel captures the spirit, history and charm of the old South. originally built in 1924 and a member of Historic Hotels of America, the Stonewall Jackson Hotel underwent a complete renovation in 2005 and has been lovingly restored to its original grandeur with modern We’ll enjoy lunch at the amenities that now includes Homestead Resort in Hot Springs over 8,500 square feet of conference center space, a fully equipped fitness center along with an indoor heated pool. Get ready to make your own history at this unique Virginia gem and join us at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel and Conference Center.
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April 2016
Paul Poggi
Richmond
2000 911 Carrera
Bennie Skinner
Smithfield
2014 911 S
Melfa
1965 912
David Starler
Richmond
2014 Cayenne GTS
John leopold
Richmond
1986 911 Targa
Virginia Beach
2014 Boxster
Ray Collins
Henrico
1977 911 Targa
J.P. Mancini (TI)
Wichita
2009 Cayman S
Virginia Beach
1986 944
Chesapeake
2007 911 Carrera
Dan Meisenhelder
Howard Gutnick
Richard emanuele Howard Mendelsohn
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Since Teresa and I would be leading a group on the Fun Run, we headed south a little early and drove the route Friday afternoon. Google Maps suggested US58, I-95 and US64 as the quickest route to Durham, so we missed out on the construction delays others had to deal with on I-85. What we did experience around Durham was rain, heavy traffic and long backups at traffic lights. Durham is part of a large metropolitan area, so the Fun Run route had to negotiate about 20 miles of urban roads and traffic lights before we could get to the fun stuff. our biggest concern was that it would be difficult to keep the groups together. Friday night happy hour was at Tyler’s Restaurant and Taproom, The Ingram Collection is very impressive and a must-see for a short walk from our hotel in the historic American Tobacco any Porsche enthusiast District of Durham. The light fare was excellent, the craft beers and mixed drinks on tap were interesting and the conversations were fun the park. After lunch we were on our own, and many stopped by Rick and delightful. Hendricks’ new Porsche of Southpoint dealership, on the way back to the hotel. We awoke on Saturday morning to a beautiful day, sunny and temperate, the polar opposite of the day before and perfect for the day’s events. After At 4:30 we gathered for the walk to the Ingram Collection. Housed in breakfast and a driver’s meeting we headed out to Road Scholars, a sales, former Studebaker dealership in the historic area of Durham, the service and restoration facility owned and operated by the Ingram family. collection is built primarily of very low volume, very special cars. After we were greeted by Bob and Jeanie Ingram and sons Rory and Cam There are icons such as the 550 Spyder and 904, a Speedster, an we were free America Roadster and several other special 356s. There is a unique to wander collection of 911s, from an early model raced by Bruce Jennings to through the one of the last Turbos, one of two painted in purple (Jeanie Ingram’s facility. There favorite color). And there are the latest technological wonders – a was a nice 918 Spyder (in the same purple as the Turbo) and a Ferrari la Ferrari selection of (red of course). Jeanie Ingram decorated the interior in elegant Porsches for fashion, with candle lit displays along the walls and stunning sale, but most chandeliers adorning the ceilings, and in a way that provides the folks seemed perfect backdrop for such special cars. The Ingrams hosted a r e a l l y wonderful spread of hors d’ oeuvres and libations and graciously interested in answered questions about their cars and their interest in the car the service hobby. area, occupied by an Abarth b o d i e d Carrera GTl A great turnout of First Settlers members and a 904, and under the bull! a pair of Italian exotics, a Ferrari and a lamborghini. of special interest was the lamborghini Miura with the rear section of the bodywork removed for service, exposing a complicated, compact transverse V-12 engine integrated with a transverse gearbox. everyone then migrated to a part of the facility nicknamed by Mrs. Ingram as Bob’s office, where some of the overflow cars of the collection were kept. Therein lay a virtual history of the 356, from a very early 1949 356 Gmünd Coupe, one of 14 of the first Porsche sports cars ever made, to a Type 356B/2000GS Carrera 2. lurking along a wall opposite the Porsches were a pair of Ferrari 458s, both special ordered by the Ingrams. The delight, to my ears anyway, was Jason & George presenting a small token of our when Rory fired up the Carrera 2. The ernst Fuhrmann designed 4-cam appreciation to the Ingram family sounds angry and ready to race, a sound that makes any “ordinary” pushrod motor sound weak in the knees! By 11:30 it was time to depart on the Fun Run. Much to our pleasure, the traffic was light, the group was easy to keep together and no one got lost on our way out through the rolling hills to the Jordan lake State Recreation area. George and Pam Michaels had made arrangements with Panera Bread for a nice box lunch, which we enjoyed at Vista Point Shelter #7 in HoRIzoNTAlly oPPoSeD
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From the President Jason Horner WoW! Where has half the year gone? First Settlers has already had some great events from the easter weekend fun run, the fantastic trip to the Roads Scholars and Ingram’s collection, a great showing of our favorite marque at the “Corvette and Porsche Showcase” at Town Center VB to the fun Gimmick Rally through the roads of the Middle Peninsula. I hope everyone is enjoying the longer days and warmer weather and sincerely hope you were able to attend some of these events. We have much more significant events planned to get us through the year, and I hope to see many of (“Jason Horner - President, First Settlers Region”)
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If you did not see my post on Facebook, First Settler’s Region just celebrated its 57th year anniversary on the 22nd of April. even though it was not honored as our 55th, I just want to thank everyone who helps keep our members active and entertained with the many entertaining events throughout the year!
I recently attended the zone 2 Presidents meeting in Woodstock Shenandoah Virginia. I won’t bore you with everything that was discussed but here are some of the highlights. The motion to approve a “PJ Party” at Parade this year was not passed. We did approve the zone 2 Driving education and Club Race for June 2017 (which our own Phil Grandfield will be chairing and looking for FSR volunteers to support). Clarification on the use of drones was discussed and unfortunately the PCA drone use policy is, “The use of drones is prohibited at all PCA events”. lastly, the National De committee is working on producing in-car videos to demonstrate the driving line on the tracks used for drivers education. The fall Presidents’ meeting will be in the Pocono Mountain area.
Porsche Club of America is strong with over 75,000 primary members projected by the end of 2016. The lurking challenge is that the demographics of the club is aging. We need to not only enjoy the club but also spread the word to others, especially younger potential members that may be looking to buy their first Porsche. We also want to reach out to owners of four-door Porsches who may think the club is only for those that own two doors models.
If you do not find anything that excites you or fits your schedule in our region, there are nine other regions in our zone (zone 2), and I urge you to visit their websites and take advantage of all that is offered. The Regions in zone 2 participate in a variety of events, including Autocross, Rallies, Social events, and Driving Tours. A good starting point is the zone 2 webpage at "http://zone2.pca.org/" http://zone2.pca.org/
Just a reminder it is never too early to inquire and or talk with current board members on what is required and what it takes to serve on the Board level. our club continues to grow in scope and size over the years, and it requires a commitment to serve so if you, or if you know of someone interested in stepping up to the plate, please let us know.
Be prepared to downshift and put your foot into it,
Jason HoRIzoNTAlly oPPoSeD
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Š2014 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of all traffic laws at all times.
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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.
May 7 May 7 May 14 May 14 May 14 May 21 May 21 June 3-5 June 4 June 4 June 11 June 11 June 19-26 June 24-26 July 2 July 2 July 9 July 9 July 9-10 July 16 July 23 July 30 August 6 August 6 August 13 August 13 August 20 August 27-28 August 27-28
Williamsburg Area Breakfast Fredericksburg Area Breakfast Eastern Area Breakfast Western Area Breakfast Corvette/Porsche Showcase Landstown Cruise In Spring Gimmick Rally Richmond Porsche Meet Williamsburg Area Breakfast Fredericksburg Area Breakfast Eastern Area Breakfast Western Area Breakfast Porsche Parade Zone 2 Club Race & DE Williamsburg Area Breakfast Fredericksburg Area Breakfast Eastern Area Breakfast Western Area Breakfast FSR DE Landstown Cruise In New Member Social (East) BMWCCA/FSR Social Williamsburg Area Breakfast Fredericksburg Area Breakfast Eastern Area Breakfast Western Area Breakfast Landstown Cruise In Annual Charity Event Weather Tech Race
Victoria’s - Williamsburg Crossing Tito’s Diner Pop’s Diner - Chesapeake Silver Diner - Glen Allen Virginia Beach Town Center Landstown Shopping Center, VB Middle Peninsula to Williamsburg Shenandoah Event in Richmond Victoria’s - Williamsburg Crossing Tito’s Diner Pop’s Diner - Chesapeake Silver Diner - Glen Allen Jay Peak, Vermont Virginia International Raceway (VIR) Victoria’s - Williamsburg Crossing Tito’s Diner Pop’s Diner - Chesapeake Silver Diner - Glen Allen Dominion Raceway Landstown Commons Shopping Center TBD Chesapeake Victoria’s - Williamsburg Crossing Tito’s Diner Pop’s Diner - Chesapeake Silver Diner - Glen Allen Landstown Commons Shopping Center Stonewall Jackson Hotel - Staunton, VA VIR - PCA Corral
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