Chesapeake Region
Patter
Volume 57, Issue 658
After Holiday Party
February 2018
Slot Car Racing
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Events Calendar Month February
March
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Venue
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Tech – Ceramic Coatings and Films
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Super Slot Car Night
Parkville Family Y of MD
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Tech Tactics East, Easton PA
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Social
Carrabba’s—Hunt Valley
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Porsche of Silver Spring
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Spring New Member Party Home & Garden Show – Free Entry MD Fair Grounds, Combine with Community Service Event WERK’S REUNION Concours D’Elegance
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Volunteer Appreciation Party
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Zone 2 DE MAR Tour & Rally School / Driving Tour
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Reflected Images Detailing 128 industry Lane Unit B Forest Hill, MD 21050
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April
Event
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Social
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Zone 2 Presidents Meeting
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TECH Classic Car Autocross Instructor School followed by a Test & Tune
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Board Meeting
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Intro to Autocross School
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Social Hershey Porsche Swap Meet tour
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Treffen
Timonium Fairgrounds
Amelia Island Carson’s Creek Restaurant 1110 Beech Dr, Middle River, MD 21220
Collector's Car Corral, Owings Mills Houlihan’s—Columbia
Porsche of Towson
Santa Ana Pueblo, NM
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Inside This Month! The Porsche Patter is the official newsletter of the Chesapeake Region of the Porsche Club of America. Contributions to the Porsche Patter should be sent to the Editor at least one week preceding the month of publication in Microsoft Word format via email to editor@pcachs.org.
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Events Calendar ............................ Editor PCACHS Board Member Directory .... Editor Membership & Anniversaries ... Minta Miller 8
Ron’s Ramblings ........................ Ron Farb History Channel PCA-Style ........ Bob Rassa
Co-Editors: Al Saxon, Ron Farb Contributing Photographers: Lynda Sobus, Aniano Arao, Al Saxon, Bob Zach Contributing Writers: Bob Rassa, Aniano Arao, Steve Graham, Terrell Williams, Ron Farb, Al Saxon
Porsche in the News ....................... Editor Protect My Porsche ........................ Editor Porsche Museum Visit ...... Scott Kirklighter 20
To subscribe, join the Porsche Club of America. Details at www.pca.org. The Porsche Patter is published monthly by the Chesapeake Region, Porsche Club of America. Subscription is limited to members of the Chesapeake Region, Porsche Club of America.
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.Upcoming Events MD Home & Garden Show.. ... Jay Plummer March New Member Party ....... Minta Miller Tour and Rally Schedule.. ...... Aniano Arao
Letters to the Editor are welcomed. They should be brief and may be edited for length. Please include PCA membership number and contact telephone number for verification. Unless otherwise reserved, permission is granted to reproduce material published, provided full credit is given to the Porsche Patter and to the respective author.
Monthly Features President’s Message .......... Michael Murphy
Please send images in their original size.
Advertising: For questions about advertising rates and placement in the Porsche Patter, please contact Editors @ editor@pcachs.org.
Club Information
Tech-Reflected Images.. ........ Jim Earlbeck Super Slot Cars.. .............. Terrell Williams March Tech Event.. ............... Jim Earlbeck 26
Past Events Autocross ............................. Pat Walker After Holiday Party ......................... Editor
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Market For Sale ....................................... Editor Name & Car Badges ....................... Editor PCACHS Jacket .............................. Editor PCA License Plates .... Bruce & Laurie Tarsia
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PCA-CHS is...
The Chesapeake Region of the Porsche Club of America (PCACHS) serves it’s club members and hosts activities within the Baltimore, Annapolis and surrounding geographic area, including Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The general objectives of PCACHS are, as indicated in the by-laws: • •
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Cover Photo: Lynda Sobus
Promote the highest standards of courtesy and safety on the roads. Promote the enjoyment and sharing of goodwill and fellowship engendered by owning a Porsche vehicle and engaging in such social or other events as may be agreeable to the membership. Promote the maintenance of the highest standards of operation and performance of the marquee by sharing and exchanging technical and mechanical information. Establish and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with Porsche AG, Porsche Cars North America (PCNA), Porsche dealers, and other independent service sources to the end that the marque shall prosper and continue to enjoy its unique leadership and position in sports car annals. Promote the interchange of ideas and suggestions with other PCA Regions throughout North America and the world, and in such cooperation as may be desirable. Establish such mutually cooperative relationships with other car clubs as may be desirable. Establish a community service initiative with the goal of engaging members to participate in activities that benefit the community through fundraising or volunteering of time. The Porsche Patter is published monthly. Articles from members are welcomed and encouraged and should be sent electronically in Microsoft Word format to editor@pcachs.org at least 1 week before the end of the month preceding publication. The editor reserves the right to edit or reject all material submitted for publication, including advertisements, and the right to cancel advertisements at any time, for any reason, at the editor’s sole discretion. Statements appearing in the Porsche Patter are those of the contributing authors and do not constitute the opinions or policy of the Chesapeake Region, Porsche Club of America, its Board of Directors, or the editor of this newsletter. Unless otherwise reserved, permission is granted to reproduce material published, provided full credit is given to the author. The Chesapeake Region, Porsche Club of America, neither endorses any advertiser nor warrants any product or service.
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PCA CHS Board
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President ........................................ Michael Murphy
president @pcachs.org
Vice President ...................................... Lynda Sobus
vicepresident@pcachs.org
Treasurer ............................................ Vincent Rock
treasurer@pcachs.org
Secretary ............................................. Aaron Miller
secretary@pcachs.org
Past President ..................................... Claude Taylor
pastpresident@pcachs.org
Autocross ............................................... Pat Walker
autocross@pcachs.org
Autocross ..............................................Ryan Golom
autocross@pcachs.org
Editor.........................................................Al Saxon
editor@pcachs.org
Editor........................................................ Ron Farb
editor@pcachs.org
Publicity ................................................. Pat Walker
publicity@pcachs.org
Social............................. Eugene & Sharon O’Dunne
social@pcachs.org
Tech Session .........................................Jim Earlbeck
tech@pcachs.org
Tech Session ...................................... Randy Richter
tech@pcachs.org
Tour/Rally ............................................ Aniano Arao
tour@pcachs.org
Tour/Rally ............................................. Randy Moss
tour@pcachs.org
Safety Chair .......................................... John Jensen
safety@pcachs.org
Chief Driving Instructor ............................. Ellen Beck
instructor@pcachs.org
Community Service .............................. Hanna Golom
communityservice@pcachs.org
Community Service ........................ Rebecca Earlbeck
communityservice@pcachs.org
Concours d’Elegance ............................... Ron Gordon
concours@pcachs.org
Concours d’Elegance ............................Doug Ehmann
concours@pcachs.org
Concours d’Elegance ............................ Donna Brandt
concours@pcachs.org
Chesapeake Challenge ............................. Minta Miller
challenge@pcachs.org
Chesapeake Challenge ........................... Jay Plummer
challenge@pcachs.org
Historian ................................................. Bob Rassa
historian@pcachs.org
Membership ..............................Minta & Aaron Miller
membership@pcachs.org
Webmaster ................................. Terry DellaVecchia
webmaster@pcachs.org
Insurance .................................................. Lee Rock
insurance@pcachs.org
PCA License ........................... Laurie & Bruce Tarsia
pcalicenseplates@pcachs.org
PCA Zone 2 Representative ......... Rose Ann Novotnak
zonerep@pcachs.org
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Membership & Anniversaries Primary Members: 921 Affiliate Members: 510 Life Members: 1
February 2018
Total Members: 1432
Aaron & Minta Miller
New Members: 12 David Andonian Yani Avrahami Alan Cummings Jeffrey Grove Erica Kosiba Steven Linde Paul Lippner Rodney & Victor McPherson Robert & Marina Schofield Fred Zell
Clarksville, MD Finksburg, MD Baltimore, MD Westminster, MD Crofton, MD Finksburg, MD Baltimore, MD Columbia, MD Annapolis, MD St. Michaels, MD
Transfer In James Brennan
2018 911 GT3, White 2001 911 Turbo 2002 911 Carrera 4 Cab, Silver 2017 Macan S 2007 911 Carrera 4S Cab, Grey 2015 Macan Turbo, Black 2005 911 Carrera, Black 1955 356 2009 911 Carrera 2014 911 Turbo
Transfer Out From: Riesentoter (RTR)
Matthew Mol Transfer To: Metropolitan New York (MNY) Bill Parnella
Transfer To: Delaware (DEL)
Anniversaries: 20 Years •
Jose & Sara Cammarano
15 Years • • • • • • •
Ken Bullogh & Robert Gallion David & Jill Critcher Maida Finch Mark & Cynthia Miraglia Bradley Phillips Marvin Poindexter Sharad Singh
10 Years • •
Paul & Dianne Friel Georgi & Ivan Slavov
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James & Annabelle Beavan Ashley Behrens Dan Buan Stephen G. Carrera Michael Cuda Virgil Griffen Gary Fox & Jonathan Snyder Lance D. Miller Tj Mullen Taylor A. Penn Linda Saint-Julien Edward Winston
5 Years • • • • • •
Jeffrey & Deborah Barton Josh Chisholm Tom & Susan Fretz Scott Horst Reginald Hightower & Milton Johnson Stephen & Cheryll Wenchel
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President's Message and her husband John also attended the After Holiday Party. Rose Ann has some mighty large shoes to fill as Cheryl’s energy is unstoppable!
Now that it’s the second month in as your new President, things have gotten interesting to say the least. Did you attend the After Holiday Party on the 13th? What a great venue Donna Brandt arranged along with the untiring help from Minta Miller. We are so fortunate to have had Claude Taylor as our immediate past President. The Executive Committee was pleased and honored to provide Claude with two gifts - a PCACHS embroidered jacket that reads “Region President 2016 to 2017”, and a beautiful wall plaque that included a mounted gavel, an engraved brass plaque and one of our grille badges. The inscription reads: “In appreciation for your outstanding dedication and service for the years 2016 and 2017 as president of the Porsche Club of America, Chesapeake Region; Charted March 20, 1961”. In addition to Claude, his lovely bride, Cheryl Taylor received an embroidered PCACHS jacket as an expression of our thanks for being the Zone 2 Representative for 2014 through 2017. Rose Ann Novotnak is our new Zone 2 Representation and she
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On a sad note, I lost a dear friend to pancreatic cancer on January 11th and traveled south to Southport, NC for his funeral on the 18th. If nothing else, remember that time is short so enjoy that Porsche year -round! On the 24th we held our first Board Meeting of the year and reviewed everything from the 2018 Events Schedule, our current finances, Chesapeake Challenge 49 and each Committee requirements. We decided to move our planned March Social from the 14th to the 20th to coincide with the 57th Anniversary of our Chesapeake Region Charter, March 20, 1961. And before March rolls around, we have a number of exciting events planned for February, including an opportunity on the 10th to learn about ceramic coatings and films for your car’s exterior, our annual Super Slot Car Night on the 17th along with PCA National’s Techtactics East in Easton, PA, on the 17th, and our monthly Social at Carrabba’s, Hunt Valley on the last day of the month, the 28th.
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President's Message Last evening I attended, along with 250 members from the Chesapeake and Potomac Regions, the annual Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona Race viewing party hosted by Casey Parkin Porsche of Silver Spring. The event was held at Jailbreak Brewery in Laurel (wonderful crafted beer), and food was provided by T&J Waffles. Have you ever had barbeque beef brisket on a waffle? Once you do, there’s no turning back. Wait, There’s More! From Laurie Tarsia: “The surprise of the evening was a beautiful white 2018? Porsche Panamera Sport Wagon sitting inside the brewery courtesy of Porsche Silver Spring.” Here’s what’s planned for the next months: February 10th Tech Committee, Ceramic Coatings and Films 14th Valentine’s Day, Don’t forget your honey ladies th 17 Super Slot Car Night, Parkville Family Y of Maryland 17th Tech Tactics East, PCA National Event, Porsche Training Facility, Easton, PA th 28 Social, Carrabba, Hunt Valley, MD March 3rd New Member Party, Porsche of Silver Spring th 4 Home & Garden Show, MD Fairgrounds w/free Porsche area only parking 9th Werks Reunion, PCA National Event, Amelia Island (9th – 11th) th 14 PCACHS Volunteer Appreciation Party, Carson’s Creek Restaurant th 16 Zone 2 Driver Education, Virginia International Raceway (16th – 18th) 17th Tour & Rally School, Collectors Car Corral in Owings Mills th 20 Social, Houlihans Restaurant, Elkridge, MD 24th Tech Session, Classic Car, Porsche of Towson th 25 Autocross, Instructor Course, Location TBD th 28 Board and Committee Meeting (open to all members)
April 6th 7th 7th 21st 25th
Zone 2 Region’s Presidents Meeting, PCA Headquarters (6th &7th) Introduction to Autocross School, Porsche of Annapolis & Laurel Park Hunt Valley Cars and Coffee, 6th Anniversary (Season Opener) Hershey Porsche Swap Meet, Hershey Park, Hershey, PA TREFFEN Santa Ana, Pueblo, NM (25th to 28th)
From the above list of events, PCA National and your Board and Committee Chairs are hard at work planning events for you the Chesapeake Region Membership. I do hope you have an opportunity to take advantage of at least one of these activities and join in with your fellow members. How did you like the January Patter now that it’s in the talented hands of Al Saxon and Ron Farb? Al and Ron would love to receive your feedback on the new design and layout? Please contact both Al and Ron at editor@pcachs.org. As I wrote in last month’s President’s Message, “Ron and Al need your help, as the newsletter is only as good as the articles and photos you send them. Did you know we are always looking for volunteers to help out at our various events? Our upcoming Social on February 28th needs a few photos and a paragraph of how many and who attended. Send your notes, photos and comments to editor@pcachs.org and watch Al and Ron turn your information into an article. Let’s keep in touch, talk to me at an upcoming event, or email me with whatever is on your mind at president@pcachs.org and I look forward to seeing you on the road real soon!
Have fun and Drive Safely! Michael
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Ron’s Ramblings — Ron Farb Hey all – multiple ramblings this month so encourage some to up their game for next year. Enough said. The highlight of the night for me was bear with me. Clarification – last month we published an application for the Ferry Porsche Trophy submitted by our past president Claude Taylor. What we should have also pointed out was that this great write-up was written by Minta Miller. Thanks Minta! Confession - I didn’t join PCACHS initially when I first got P BXSTR (2013 Boxster) since I assumed everyone else would have these beautiful new expensive Porsches and I would only have an old used Boxster. I really thought I would be embarrassed. Obviously I was way wrong (“its all about the people”) but it did get me wondering how many people join with older cars. Therefore I did a very unscientific count of all the people/cars that joined PCACHS by looking in the New Member section of each Patter since Jan 2017 and it turns out that only 15% of the 159ish new members had new cars. The remaining 85% joined with older cars of which I suspect most were purchased used (woops – I mean pre-owned) and thus saved substantial dollars like I did. I know in my case P BXSTR had 3 previous owners but since I saved big bucks and it has the Porsche CPO, what could possibly go wrong :-) Comments – I had a great time at the After Holiday Party and thought the majority of the gifts were very good with some being overly generous. However, and I’m not sure how to say this nicely, some of the gifts were dreck. Now that everyone has seen the type and quality of gift that is exchanged, I would
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seeing Aniano Arao win the Enthusiast of the Year award which is incredibly well deserved. In the “Ferry Porsche Trophy” write-up last month, our past president called our tours program the “Jewel in our Crown” and I agree. They are amazing and Aniano is “a god” in my book! Also thanks to Brett Smith and KT Nesbitt from Porsche of Annapolis for sponsoring this event. Competition - Did anyone see that GM is wrapping up the C7 Corvette production by releasing the 2019 Corvette ZR1 this spring with 755 horsepower and a starting price of around $130,000? Repeat $130,000 for a GM car - wow. I find this interesting because up to now, I don’t think Porsche buyers are Corvette buyers but I wonder if Chevrolet/Corvette is trying to change that. A base 8 cylinder C7 Corvette goes for $55.5K while a base Cayman with only 4 cylinders is $55.3K. An upgraded Corvette Z06 goes for $79.5K and competes favorably with the 911 at a base $91.1K. Clearly the ZR1 is going to compete with the 911 Turbo (maybe the GT3s as well) which start at $161.8K. And to top it off, the new Corvette C8 is strongly rumored to be mid-engine which I’m sure will put a hurting on the already declining sales of 718 Boxsters and Caymans. I would think Porsche has to be somewhat worried about all this so let’s see how they respond. CHS Board—I just attended the 3 hour CHS Board meeting last night and all I can say is “wow”. The board members are incredibly committed and we discussed a variety of topics that included strategies
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Ron’s Ramblings to stay within IRS rules so that sponsorships don’t affect our non-profit status, where we should have our Concours d’Elegance this year and next year, and our relocation to a new autocross venue. We also talked about tech events, community service, socials, the After Holiday Party, new member parties, tours & rallies and certainly a few other things I may have dozed thru. My point here is that some of these folks travel over an hour each way to attend these meetings just to make PCACHS the fantastic and incredibly active organization that it is. All of the activities that we run may appear seamless to the members but I just witnessed first hand how much work really goes into them. So if you get a chance, thank a Board Member.
Casey Parkin - A shout out to Casey and Porsche of Silver Spring for hosting an amazing Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona party. This year they held it a Jailbreak Brewing Company and the food and beer were outstanding (as always). Definitely a must do for all us moochers out there at a first class event.
Cruising - And my final ramble, I love taking P BXSTR out on the weekends and just driving around
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Ron’s Ramblings
A new Panamera 4S Sport Turismo hiding in the back of Jailbreak Brewery.
on some of the back roads in Howard and Carroll counties. I would also love to do this occasionally with some other Columbia or Ellicott City folks if there is any interest in joining me. This absolutely is not a PCACHS sponsored event, it would just be a bunch of Porsche car enthusiasts enjoying a good drive together for an hour or so with no real destination. I have a couple of routes I like and would certainly join you on your favorite routes as well. If you are interested, then please drop me an email to my personal account at rifarb@yahoo.com. Perhaps we can get a small local group together who like to do this.
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History Channel PCA-Style A monthly feature depicting some highlights from past years, 50, 40, 30, 25 years ago Bob Rassa—Club Historian
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Porsche in the News If you know of a good article, please bring it to the attention of the Editors at editor@pcachs.org.
Source
Description
Porsche cartoon
I had no idea there are so many Porsche cartoons out there
Porsche Unexpected
A mesmerizing four minutes of a Porsche being painted (on paper) from scratch
For Sale: Fleet of 18 Never-Driven A chance to buy 18 identical GT3s from the Netherlands Porsche 911 GT3s 1974 Porsche 914-6 GT - Jay Leno's Garage
914 history and a test drive
This Is The Concept Car That Start- The Porsche Boxster design was unveiled 25 years ago at the 1993 Detroit Motor Show. ed The Porsche Boxster Story Future Of The Porsche 718 Boxster And Cayman Isn’t Looking Too Good
Not clear if this is pure speculation or based on any facts
2018 Porsche Panamera is Business Insider's 2017 Car of the Year
Reaches greatness with its new looks
2017 Porsche Sales Figures
911s and 718s make up only 27% of sales.
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“Protect my car”! A new feature page in the Patter! Show us how you park to ensure that nothing happens to your pride and joy! What special measure do you take? Does your companion support the extra walking it takes because you’re out in left field somewhere? Send us pictures of your car, and every month we’ll publish one or two of them to share with our members! Let us see your parking lot strategy when you take your beloved out for a ride! The email address to submit—editors@pcachs.org!
Top covered floor of the BWI Daily Parking Garage.
In front of a concrete pillar, first one in the row, in case someone else has the same idea!
No cars for 4 rows!
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Porsche Silver Spring
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Porsche Museum Visit Our Visit to the Porsche Museum - Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart, Germany on 28 Dec 2017 We rolled out of bed Thursday, 28 December 2017, walked downstairs to have a cup of fresh coffee and suddenly thought to visit the Porsche Museum with such great weather (45 degrees) in Bavaria - at the time when Maryland was in an artic freeze. We jumped on Autobahn A3 to A81 heading south towards Stuttgart. Autobahn 81 is a fantastic stretch of road at limitless speed for the most part. We arrived without a speeding ticket at high noon and marveled at the gorgeous facility. The building itself is a beautiful and sophisticated architectural design. The Porsche Museum - a must encounter for Chesapeake members. To visit, the cost is 8 euros per adult and 4 euros for parking (which is underneath the Museum). As a member of the PCA, I whipped out my club card and received a 50% discount on the bill. The detailed information of each car and seeing the evolution of various Porsche sports cars – both street and race machines was overwhelming at first, but by the time you reach the top deck and review the nut to bolt restoration of a Porsche 901 built in 1964 – you wanted more. The self-guiding tour was a very informative and takes about 2 hours. In the Museum there were all sorts of Porsches of various ages, all of which are in absolutely pristine condition as the photos show. There were also "sound silos" where one could hear the roaring engines of various Porsche cars as well as a Porsche Tractor. The Museum has a nice gift shop with postcards and a variety of Porsche pens, clothes, luggage, posters, books and miniature cars. There is also a coffee shop in the lobby, a cafe and a nice restaurant. Scott and Bettina Kirklighter
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Porsche Museum Visit #2 Another picture from the Porsche Museum when Bruce and Laurie Tarsia visited a few years ago. It shows the Porsche 804 (car# 30 - pictured below, center) that Dan Gurney drove in the French grand prix, giving Porsche its only Formula 1 win.
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MD Home & Garden Show
As part of our community service program, we would like to invite you to attend the Maryland Home & Garden Show (mdhomeandgarden.com) - Sunday, March 4 from 10 AM – 6 PM at Timonium Fairgrounds. The show has 500 exhibitors including home improvement, landscaping, crafts and much more. The theme for the gardens this year is “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” so the gardens will incorporate some aspect of the theme We will have special into their beautiful gardens and patios. Porsche club members Porsche Club parking can purchase tickets on club registration for $12 and 100% of your (FREE) so bring your ticket will be donated to the Maryland Agricultural Education Porsche! Foundation (maefonline.com) which strives to promote the understanding and appreciation of the importance of agriculture in our daily lives. They also have a Mobile Science Lab that goes to schools to educate kids on agriculture and it will be on display at the show. Weather permitting, we will have special Porsche Club parking (FREE) so bring your Porsche! We would also like to meet at the MAEF Mobile Science Lab at 1 PM for a photo op so plan your day accordingly. See you at the show!
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Chesapeake Region PCA New Member Party Hello and Welcome
Chesapeake Region PCA New Members!! This party is to recognize and welcome all New Members to PCA and/or Chesapeake Region. New Members are anyone who is new to the club in the last 2 years and has yet to attend one of these fabulous and social events. There will be breakfast type refreshments complimentary of our proud sponsor Porsche of Silver Spring. New Members will get Welcome Swag Bags filled with great PCA and Chesapeake Region goodies. We will have people to answer questions and help you gauge your interests within the club: •
Track/Driver's High Performance Driving Education
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Autocross
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Concours
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Tech Sessions
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Socials
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Driving Tours & Rallies
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Community Service
Also, we will raffle off some fabulous door prizes and offer discounts on Chesapeake Region Name Badges ordered at the party.
Want to get to know this crazy bunch of characters? Well we want to meet you too!
This picture was taken at the 2016 Porsche Parade in Jay Peak Vermont. Members of the Chesapeake Region not only work hard, they play hard too! We are a fun loving group who not only love our Porsches, but are pretty good friends too. We enjoy celebrating each other and our cars, as well as giving back to our community.
Not a New Member? Then please come and out and help us welcome those who are!! We could use all the help we can get. Let's show our Newest Members a good time and how awesome it is to be a member of the coolest and most fun Region in PCA!!
Who: Everybody (All Members) What: New Member Welcoming Party When: Saturday March 3, 2018 9:00-11:00 AM Where: Porsche of Silver Spring 3141 Automobile Blvd. Silver Spring, MD 20904
REGISTRATION: NOW OPEN!!!! Register at www.clubregistration.net
Why: To meet New Members and for them to meet some of the Coolest Porsche People AROUND!!! How: Driving your Porsche
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Tour & Rally Schedule Get Ready to Join the Chesapeake Region’s 13 Car Rallies and Driving Tours This Year The Tour & Rally Committee plans to host 13 or 14 events in 2018. We are pleased to present here a preliminary overview of all the fun we have in store for you. Dates and events are subject to change, especially those marked “tentative.” A new gimmick rally and a new Eastern Shore Tour could take the place of two of the events. Registration for most events will open about one month before their scheduled dates. Log on to your account at www.clubregistration.net and click “Search for Events”, then “Find Event.” (01/31/2018) March 17 April 21 May 12 June 1 – 3 July 5 – 6 July 14 Aug. 4 Aug. 25 Sept. 8 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Dec. 9
(1) Tour & Rally School and Driving Tour, Collectors Car Corral, Owings Mills (2) Porsche Swap Meet Tour, from New Freedom to Hershey, PA (3) Garage Crawl in Baltimore County, jointly with Tech Committee (4) West Virginia Grand Tour 2018, from Reisterstown to WV and back to MD (?) Possible Drive to Porsche Parade (7/8-14), Reisterstown to the Ozarks, MO (5) Tentative Covered-Bridges Tour, from Parkton, MD, to Lancaster County, PA (6) Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour, in Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick and Washington Counties (7) Tentative Chesapeake Challenge 49 Gimmick Rally (8) Tentative Keystone State Jaunt (see Sept. 29) or Eastern Shore Tour (9) Garage Crawl, jointly with Tech Committee (??) Tentative Keystone State Jaunt, through Baltimore, Harford and Carroll Counties, as well as Pennsylvania’s York County, with lunch at Wyndridge Farm in Dallastown, PA (10) Drive to “356 Registry Concours” in Ocean City, NJ, from Hunt Valley (11) Horse Country Fall Colors Tour through Baltimore, Carroll and Harford Counties (12) Baltimore Suburbs Fall Colors Tour, through Baltimore, Carroll, Howard and Frederick Counties (13) “Kindertime Toy Drive” Tour, in Baltimore County, jointly with other committees
Details about the upcoming tours are available at www.pcachs.org, in the region’s Patter newsletter and at www.clubregistration.net. They are also disseminated regionwide via e-Blast and through Facebook. To receive advance notification about our events via e-mail, join our Tour & Rally Registry by sending a message to tour@pcachs.org indicating your interest in joining the registry. -- Aniano Arao & Randy Moss
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Tech Event—Reflected Images TECH Event at Reflected Images Detailing WHAT: TECH Event at Reflected Images Detailing on professional versus over the counter coatings, demonstrating the proper steps necessary to maximize the results. WHEN:
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10th 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM The doors will open at 9:30 AM for coffee and donuts Presentations will begin at 10:00 AM Lunch is served 12:00, Beer Tasting @ 2:00 Concludes at 3:00
WHERE:
Reflected Images Detailing 128 industry Lane Unit B Forest Hill, MD 21050
REGISTRATION: Register via ClubRegistration.net or drop Jim Earlbeck, our Tech Chair, an email at jearlbeck@earlbeck.com so that he knows who is coming and how many donuts to buy. Registration will also make you eligible for the $250 gift certificate raffle! Our first Tech Event of the year will happen at Reflected Images Detailing. This is not your average Tech event. We are starting this year off in strong form. Brian Daly, of Reflected Images, has realized that Porsche owners are amongst his favorite customers as our cars are not garage queens. We routinely drive our cars, race our cars and yet we still demand that they look their best. Brian has pulled together a fantastic Tech Event agenda. He will start with a brief introduction about himself and his business. He’ll quickly move into the “why”, “what” and “how” of professionally installed coatings and the differences between the over the counter and the professional products. Brian will convey the necessities of each step for the Porsche owner. A warning here- his process is not a ten minute tidy. His technique is a full wheels off, head lamps out sort of thing . No corners are cut in his process. Two cars will be used to show his tricks of the trade. Keep your fingers crossed, but hopefully both cars will be the same color, same model Porsche. That way you will be able to see the before and after. Working on the “before” demo car he will demonstrate the machines, lighting, pads and chemicals used in each step. As the coating cures we will be offered a catered lunch provided by Reflected Images. With our bellies full and our heads swimming with answers to our questions that he will field over lunch, Brian will move back onto the car to finish the process. He will recap the entire process and discuss the proper coating maintenance program. Did I say that Brian is fond of Porsche owners? He is arranging a small beer tasting to wrap things up in style and give us some more time to pick his brain. Not only will the Club be running its famous $250 gift certificate raffle to the attendees, but Brian has decided to sweeten the deal even more. Reflected Images and CQuartz coating will be giving away a special gift to each registered attendee! Brian has also arranged for a representative from the DuPont Registry to be present at this meeting. The DuPont Registry is interested in how we function as a club thru Tech and our other events. They will be posting social media of what occurs that day. So put on your best Club togs and made it to this event. It is going to be big! Maybe too big, so register early as we are going to limit it to 60 people. 23
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Super Slot Cars! PCA - Chesapeake Region - Super Slot Car Event Saturday, February 17th, 3 to 6 pm Terrell Williams Please join us at the Parkville Family Y located at 8910 Waltham Woods Road, Parkville, MD 21234 (map) REGISTER ON– www.clubregistration.net VOLUNTEERS ARE WELCOME!!! One of our Region’s grand family traditions continues again in 2018. Super Slot Car Night, a fixture on our winter calendar for young and old alike for 30 years, is scheduled to take place on Saturday afternoon / evening, February 17th at the Parkville Family Y Center in Parkville, Maryland. A great venue for bench racers, slot car racers, and kids who are about ready to drive their parents crazy, the evening is a family’s night out in the middle of the winter. Our track is 1:32nd scale, so be prepared for a lot of action with your miniature Porsches. For those who have enjoyed this event in the past, dust off your slot cars and bring your kids. For those who have never been, buy a 1:32nd slot car for you and your kids and be prepared for a night of racing and fun as well as participation in our chili cook off! There will be lots of chili, hot dogs, and other food. Order your new 1/32 scale Porsche now or use one of the clubs racers. A good time is sure to be had by all. Cost is just $10 per family if you bring a crock pot of chili, and $20 per family if you bring a side dish, drinks, dessert or salad. Be sure to bring utensils as well.
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March Tech Event Our past is our future March’s TECH Event is at Porsche of Towson discussing the new factory backed Classic Program and what it means to keeping your Classic Porsche running properly. On March 24th 2018, Porsche Towson welcomes the Chesapeake Region PCA to join us for a tech session which will focus on the Porsche Classic program. We at Porsche Towson see this as a tremendous opportunity to serve our core client, the Porsche enthusiast, and have eagerly embraced this factory backed initiative. Only around 100 Porsche dealers worldwide will be awarded Classic Partner status. The Porsche Classic program is for cars discontinued from standard production at least 10 years ago. In other words, the 356, 914 and 911 up to and including Types 964, 993 and 996 / 986; as well as four and eight-cylinder Porsche sports cars such as the 924, 944, 968 and 928. Porsche has a commercial that summed the Classic Program up rather nicely. See- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgtdsmFuk_4 Some of the topics that we will discuss are the history of the program, the training involved, current Porsche offerings- which already includes around 52,000 Porsche Classic Genuine Parts- and what it means to be a Porsche Classic partner. Priority 1 Auto Group has other initiatives to encourage servicing of older models in a factory-backed facility, which we will also go in to detail on.
WHEN: SATURDAY, MARCH 24th 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM The doors open at 8:30 AM for coffee and donuts Presentations will begin at 9:00 AM Conclusion by 11:00 AM
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Porsche of Towson 700 Kenilworth Drive Towson, MD 21204
REGISTRATION: Register via ClubRegistration.net. Drop Jim Earlbeck, our Tech Chair, an email at jearlbeck@earlbeck.com if you have a problem, but please try to use ClubRegistration. Registration via ClubRegistration will make you eligible for the $250 gift certificate raffle! 25
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2017 Autocross - Year In Review Pat Walker So - with all of the holiday and after holiday stuff out
impossible to have been impossible to have the varie-
of the way with, I guess it’s time to go recap the 2017 ty of safe and challenging courses. Last, but not least and point out what’s in store for us in 2018....... But
a special thanks goes to our 2017 sponsor, Porsche of
before I get started I have to thank the guys who
Annapolis. Bret Smith and his team’s financial and
helped make each of the events possible and at one
logistics support were critical in several capital invest-
time or another made that critical fix, course change, ments that will hopefully serve us well for many years or other contribution that allowed us to have another to come! Oh! and one last thank you to a MAJOR safe, entertaining and competitive season for not just player in our success - the folks over at BWI Airport! Chesapeake Region PCA members, but the regional
Their generosity with their lot and willingness to
motor sport community. Those individuals are as fol- work with us with schedule changes is greatly apprelows: Rick MacInnes, John Jensen, Manny Alban, Greg ciated. Now with all of the thank yous out of the way Martell, Anthony Martell, Ata Tabash, Rick Merriken, with, let’s recap what happened over the past year. Donna Brandt and Minta Miller, Bob Rassa, Lynda Sobus, Michael Murphy and James Orrell. Special mention goes to my co-chair Ryan Golom, whose skill at developing challenging and safe courses on a 300’x500’ lot was put to the test on a monthly basis. Without his attention to detail it would have been
NEW Trailer With the additional equipment needed to run our ever expanding events, it was time to trade in our 10’x6’ trailer for something a little more roomy. After some persuasive communicating to the board and generous contribution from our friends at Porsche of Annapolis we were on our way to having a new trailer. Getting a trailer is easy - trying to get rid of one for what you think it’s worth is hard. After several tire kickers, checked out the trailer and either wanted work put into the trailer, or offered a ridiculously low price, an ad appeared from a
Before!
Boy Scout troop that needed a trailer for their camping gear. After several dozen phone calls and emails, we had sealed the deal with the Boy Scout troop and they were ready to take the old trailer off our hands - but what about the new trailer? Due to delays at the factory our trailer was running
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2017 Autocross - Year In Review Pat Walker behind schedule and
nately we have some really gifted woodworkers in
the Boy Scouts really
the region and they were able to get to work on the
needed the trailer,
trailer. Bob Rassa, Mike Murphy, Linda Sobus, and
but we needed some- Jim Orrel donated their place to put all of the
time and labor and
autocross equipment
were able to outfit the
as we waited for de-
trailer ahead of sched-
ule and all without a Donation to a good cause - livery of our trailer. Boy Scout Troop 2016, Bob Rassa, Region His- safety incident! :) Frederick MD torian, came to the Would not have been rescue! He allowed us to dump all of our equipment possible without supin his garage for the week or so it took for the new port from our trailer to come in, and Sponsor, Porsche of Annapolis, Region Memwe were able to transfer bers, Autocrossers, and Bob Rassa, Mike to the awaiting Boy Murphy, Lynda Sobus, and Jim Orrell Scouts at a jam-packed ceremony. Now with the transfer out of the way with, we needed to pick up the trailer and get it outfitted before the next autocross event on the calendar. Fortu-
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Return to Ripken (A.K.A. Rumble at Ripken)
After an extended hiatus (approximately 7 years), autocross co-chair Ryan Golom reached out to Ripken Stadium management and was able to set up a contract for the use of their lot. This was, by far, our largest event ever. With close to 100 drivers with skills ranging from rookie to pro, a wide range of cars were on hand to test their mettle on our largest course the Chesapeake Region PCA has seen in some time. It appears management of the stadium is changing hands again this year, but we will not let that stop us from getting another event out there for your driving enjoyment.
Dean Vosk tearing up the course!
Paddock Life
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2017 Autocross - Year In Review Pat Walker
AWARDS 2017 was another highly competitive season! Several classes only had one or two award recipients due to many drivers not having met the 3 event minimum requirement. Without further ado, here are the 2017 Chesapeake Region PCA Autocross award recipients:
CLASS I
CLASS P7
None met 3 event requirement
1st Place - Ryan Golom - 2008 Porsche 911 S
CLASS M
CLASS P8
None met 3 event requirement
1st Place - Pinto Soin - 2014 Porsche 911 Carerra S
CLASS P1
CLASS S1
None met 3 event requirement
1st Place - Bill Kearney - 2017 Porsche Cayenne GTS
CLASS P2
2nd Place - Gordon Ellis - 2015 Porsche Panamera
1st Place - Darrell Pope - 1989 Porsche 944
CLASS S2
2nd Place - Aaron Miller - 1987 Porsche 944 S
1st Place - Donna Brandt - 1998 Porsche 911 C4S
3rd Place - Minta Miller - 1987 Porsche 944 S
2nd Place - Norm Flowers - 2003 Porsche Boxster S
CLASS P3
3rd Place - Jim Althoff - 2009 Porsche Boxster
1st Place - Rick MacInnes - 1981 Porsche 911 SC
CLASS S3
CLASS P4
1st Place - Yaroslav Burmaka - 2000 Porsche 911 C4
1st Place - Vincent Rock - 1997 Porsche 993
2nd Place - Greg Hartke - 2014 Porsche Cayman S
2nd Place - Manny Alban - 1990 Porsche 911 C2
3rd Place - Meilyng Wigney-Burmaka - 2000 Porsche 911 C4
CLASS P5
CLASS S4
1st Place - John Jensen - 2000 Porsche Boxster S
1st Place - Rick Merriken - 2009 Porsche 911 S
2nd Place - David Critcher - 1996 Porsche 993
2nd Place - Tom Divilio - 2014 Porsche 911 S
CLASS P6
3rd Place - Benton Wigney - 2014 Porsche 911 C4S
1st Place - Lara Pierce - 2009 Porsche Cayman S
CLASS S5
2nd Place - Bradley Martinez - 2003 Porsche 996 C4S
1st Place - Scott Borden - 2014 Porsche 911 GT3
3rd Place - Gary Martinez - 2003 Porsche 996 C4S
2nd Place - Jonathan Silverman - 2016 Porsche 911 GT4
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2017 Autocross - Year In Review Coming in 2018
Pat Walker
So with all of the accomplishments made in 2017, we’re going to be facing some challenges in the upcoming year. First off, we’ve enjoyed a really nice 8 year run at the current BWI lot, but as with all good things - they always come to an end. I was recently notified by BWI contracts that another entity was interested in leasing both of the lots at Matthison Way “in their entirety”. Further negotiation was useless because word on the street is that this is part of the Amazon expansion that we heard was going on at BWI. Yes - it’s a blow, but the Autocross team is actively working on securing property for our 2018 Season, and may have something positive to report soon. Stay tuned to the Region homepage at pcachs.org and our Facebook page for updates! The Chesapeake Region PCA Autocross team is deeply grateful to the BWI organization for their 8+ years of outstanding support providing us decent sized lots without asking for an arm and a leg. Speaking of arms and legs, that’s what it takes to efficiently run an autocross program. I have been fortunate to have a great team to help out, but I am going to lose a very valuable member of the team soon. The other half of the Autocross chair, Ryan Golom, has announced that he is separating from the military and relocating out of the area. While he will be here for the first couple of events of the season, and has offered to help out with a sequel to “Rumble at Ripken”, he will be busy with his new life as a civvie. I announced at the After Holiday Party that we were looking for someone who wanted to take on the challenge of Autocross cochair, and was pleasantly surprised that I had an immediate volunteer. Bradley Martinez, son of past Region President Gary Martinez, has stepped forward. Once the Board has approved his assignment to the position of Autocross Co-Chair, Brad will become an integral member of the Autocross team. Please take a moment to thank both Ryan and Brad for their dedication to supporting a program that brings enjoyment to so many people.
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After Holiday Party
Donna Brandt
The Chesapeake Region, PCA celebrated the beginning of a new year of events on January 13, 2018 with their famous After Holiday Party (AHP) and Awards dinner at Turf Valley Resort and Spa. This year’s event, as for the last 6 years, was once again managed by our past Secretary and National Concours Champion Donna Brandt. To allow more of our members to attend, Donna arranged to have the event this year in the Cameo Ballroom and Reception area which easily held the all-time record of 134 participants. What a night! As everyone arrived they were greeted with a performance by an all-female barbershop quartet serenading them adjacent to the on-site registration. Thanks to Potomac Region PCA Member Lara Pierce for participating and arranging this. About 140 or so PCA Chesapeake Regionaires, PCA National representatives, Porsche of Annapolis representatives and other Region 2 dignitaries gathered at Turf Valley for the After Holiday Party and Yankee Swap. This being your editor’s inauguration to the Yankee Swap, the proceedings created quite an impression! Awards were presented, contributions were recognized and the crowd cheered as Aniano was crowned Enthusiast of The Year! A well deserved tribute to a member who has provided such a dedicated effort to our Tours and Rally’s, as well as being a pioneer in the use of the Porsche GTS App. While Minta Miller and Arlene and Doug Ehmann adeptly handled the check-in, our members and guests enjoyed cocktails and hors d’oeuvres during a very lively happy hour prior to entrance to the dining area. Minta also sold the 50/50 Charity Raffle Tickets with proceeds going to the chosen charity this year: For Pete’s Sake, a cancer respite charity. A special shout-out to Atena Bosak—winner of the 50/50. She kept $63 of the $563 and donated the other $500 back to the charity! Very classy move, and sets the standard for next year… :-) Following dinner, Bob Gutjahr and Manny Alban carried on the tradition of being the MCs for our “Yankee Swap”, where their running commentary on the “gifts” donated by the attending members keeps everyone laughing.
Pictures of all the prizes and participants may be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/pcachesapeake/ albums/72157692227694315/page1
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AHP Pictures!
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Porsche of Annapolis
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For Sale 2014 GT3 - $96,000 Priced to sell—I have a 2018 showing up this winter and I’d like it to stay in the Chesapeake Region. Has the 5 year/100,000 mile new warranty (until 8/22/2019) and a 10 year/120,000 mile warranty on engine internal components. It had it’s 60,000 mile service at the end of November and I had a PPI performed at that time. Completely stock and all service and maintenance has been performed by my dealer (Towson). I can send the Mulroney, CARFAX report, PPI report, and copies of the warranty letters. Scott C Borden (443) 996-7288 scborden3411@gmail.com N1—Sapphire Blue Metallic
490—Sound Package Plus
P07—Adaptive Sport Seats Plus
68—Black/Alcantara w/Red Stitching
602—LED Headlamps
342—Seat Heating
640—Sport Chrono Clock
P13—Automatically Dimming Mirrors with Rain Sensor
450—PCCB
686—Sirius XM
P23—PCM w/Nav
474—Front Axle Lift
749—Leather Interior w/Red Stitching
X69—Door Sill Guards in Carbon
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For Sale 235/40R19 Boxster/Cayman Summer Tire - $125 One brand new unmounted 235/40R19 Pirelli P Zero Nero max performance summer tire. I bought this from Tire Rack for $281 when I thought my mounted tire had a puncture, which it didn't. Buy this now before you have a problem and save over $150. Beats paying more later. Fits base 981 Porsche Boxster or Cayman. thanks Ron - rifarb@yahoo.com
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Name and Car Badges! Now you can obtain your Chesapeake Region Name Badge! Go to www.pcachs.org and use the “GOODIE STORE” menu from the main page. Click the button and complete the order form page. The Name Badge cost is $25, inclusive of handling and shipping.
This is your opportunity to purchase a heavy “gold- plated” Chesapeake Region metal car badge.
Each metal car badge comes complete with stainless steel slotted retaining plate, screws, washers and nuts to mount it through your car grille or separate mounting plate. You can order right now! The cost per metal car badge is $30 or two for $50, inclusive of handling and shipping. Here’s how you order your metal car badge: Go to www.pcachs.org and use the “GOODIE STORE” menu from the main page. Click the button and complete the order form page and make your payment by check or Pay- Pal. 37
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PCA Jackets!
If you want one of these killer jackets, please remit $70 to our Treasurer, Lynda Sobus via check or PayPal. If by check, send your check to Treasurer P.O. Box 767 Havre deGrace, MD 21078. If by PayPal, send it to: treasurer@pcachs.org from the PayPal.com website. In addition to your payment, complete the online order form at www.pcachs.org and indicate: a.) Color, b.) Style (male or female), and c.) Size from the Sizing Chart on the following pages.
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Order your PCA Embroidered Jacket!
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PCA Jackets!
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PCA License Plates Chesapeake Region coordinates PCA Organizational Maryland License Plates issued through the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA). The license plate program promotes the visibility and camaraderie of PCA and serves as a fund raiser for Chesapeake Region events. The total cost for the PCA license plates is $35, which includes the $25 MVA fee and a $10 Chesapeake PCA fee. If you would like to obtain the PCA License Plate(s), complete the information sheet available on our website: http://pcachs.org/pca-maryland-license-plate Once we receive your Information Sheet, we will mail you the MVA ApplicationCertification form for Organizational License Plates. The MVA form is a two-part State form, which requires the owner and any co-owner’s signatures. Please complete the MVA Application form and mail the form along with your checks to the address below. Make your $25 check payable to MVA. Please enclose a separate $10 check payable to Chesapeake RegionPCA to cover a one time fund raising fee. PCA License Plate Coordinators PO Box 8144 Elkridge, Maryland 21075-8144 Important: Do not mail the MVA form and checks directly to MVA. Requirements: You must be a PCA Member and the car must be registered in Maryland. The PCA Plates are not limited to Porsches. You can apply for PCA plates for all your cars registered in Maryland!
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