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Tech Session Autocross Volume 60, Issue 668 January 2019
Calendar A Winter Wander
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Events Calendar
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After Holiday Party
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Board Meeting Treffen Santa Barbara registration opens Tech Tactics East registration opens Board Meeting (Alternate weather date)
Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City PCA Headquarters, 9689 Gerwig Lane, Unit 4C/D, Columbia, MD 21046
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Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona
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64th PCA PORSCHE PARADE - Parade Registration and Housing Reservations Opens
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http://porscheparade.org Earlbeck Gases & Technologies, 8204 Pulaski Hwy, Rosedale, MD 21237
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Super Slot Car Night
Parkville Family YMCA, 8910 Waltham Woods Rd. Parkville, MD 21234
Tech Tactics East
Easton, PA
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Monthly Social (tentative)
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February
treffen.pca.org https://www.pca.org/event/2018-12-11/techtactics-east-2019 PCA Headquarters, 9689 Gerwig Lane, Unit 4C/D, Columbia, MD 21046 Porsche of Silver Spring
Member Support Do you know a Porsche Club member that could use a little sunshine? Please let us know. The Club has established a new Sunshine position. If you know a Club member who is ill, has a hospital stay, a family member has passed, or is facing some difficult or challenging times, we would like send a card to let them know the Club is thinking about them. Please contact Doug Ehmann at Sunshine@pcachs.org. Thanks! 2
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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. Please send images in their original size.
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Events Calendar .................................................... Editor PCACHS Board Member Directory ....................... Editor Membership & Anniversaries .......................Minta Miller 8
History Channel PCA-Style ............................ Bob Rassa New Year—New Look .......................................... Editors Porsche in the News ............................................. Editor Lighter Side ........................................................... Editor 21
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Articles A Winter Wander ........................................... Eric Tipton Porsche Club of America .............................. Jim Hemig
Racing News .......................................................... Editor
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Monthly Features
President’s Message ............................. Michael Murphy
Co-Editors: Al Saxon, John Lewis, Larry Robinson Contributing Photographers: Lynda Sobus, Aniano Arao, Al Saxon, Bob Zach Contributing Writers: Bob Rassa, Aniano Arao, Steve Graham, Terrell Williams, Jim Hemig, Al Saxon Advertising: For questions about advertising rates and placement in the Porsche Patter, please contact Editors @ editor@pcachs.org.
Club Information
PSA’s ...................................................................... Editor Dan Wagner Photos .................................... Dan Wagner 29
Upcoming Events After Holiday Party ................................................ Social Super Slot Car Event ............................. Terrell Williams
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Past Events Autocross Update .................................... Greg Hartke Tech Session.......................................... Randy Richter
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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: •
Promote the highest standards of courtesy and safety on the roads.
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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.
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Promote the maintenance of the highest standards of operation and performance of the marquee by sharing and exchanging technical and mechanical information.
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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.
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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.
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Establish such mutually cooperative relationships with other car clubs as may be desirable.
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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.
Cover Photo: Randy Richter
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Membership & Anniversaries Primary Members: Affiliate Members: Life Members:
Total Members:
947 533 1
December 2018
1481
Minta & Aaron Miller
New Members: 8 Craig Fuller
Easton, MD
2019 911 Carrera T, Silver
Robin Gettier
Darlington, MD
2005 911 Carrera, Metallic Grey
Tom Rasmussen
Finksburg, MD
2008 Boxster S, Atlas Grey Metallic
Steven Rottman
Baltimore, MD
1965 356, grey
John Sweetney
Windsor Mill, MD
2007 Cayman
Dan Taylor
Baltimore, MD
2004 911 Carrera, Silver
Andrew Ulrich
Sparrows Point, MD
2001 Boxster, Gray
Melanie & Michael Urbanski
Annapolis, MD
2019 911 GT3
Test Drive Participants: 0
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Anniversaries: 35 Years Paul & Susan Bloomberg Michael & Brittany Vietz 30 Years Jay Irwin Block Eric Southan 25 Years Timothy & Bonnie Eisel Leo & Jane Hruska 20 Years Christopher & Zak Robel Robert & Sharon Vigorito 15 Years Marc Bunting Transfer In: 3 Robert G. & Kathy Gotzmann Crystal L. Henson Transfer Out: 4 Jose L Carrion Robert G. Costello Ryan Golom Dee Williams
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10 Years Marco & Anna Alban Eric Borsoni Joshua Slater Barry & Frances Wildstein Nick Williams 1 Year Sacha Elliott John Hock Martin Ticar Jameson Pyle Charlie Weimer *** Please excuse us for any inconsistencies in reports as PCA HQ continues to improve our system.***
Transfer From: Central New York (CNY) Transfer From: Kentucky (KY) Transfer To: Central Pennsylvania (CPA) Transfer To: Hurricane (HUR) Transfer To: Northern New Jersey (NNJ) Transfer To: Hurricane (HUR)
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President's Message Let’s take a look at the past December and the future January PCACHS events It’s our tradition to pick an early Sunday in each December where we hold two charitable events on the same day. This year was no exception where we opened our hearts and wallets and contributed toys to Pete O’Neal’s Kindertime Toy Drive charity, and donated $25 for the purchase of each new backpack filled with winter clothing for the Giving Back - Linda’s Legacy charitable organization.
January 2019 Happy New Year! It’s a great time to be a member of PCA and be a Porsche owner. As a PCA member we have a full calendar of events already planned for 2019. Here’s a link to our online calendar (http:// pcachs.org/activities-events/calendar-ofevents/), where you can review each month and print the current, next three, or next six months of the calendar. So why not print and attach it to your refrigerator for reference!
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December 9th was the selected Sunday where we gathered at Porsche of Towson to assemble and fill the hundreds of memberpurchased backpacks for the Giving Back Linda’s Legacy charity. As a result of your generosity, a total of $10,000 was donated to purchase 400 backpacks. Also, your Chesapeake Region Executive Committee donated an additional $1,250 for 50 backpacks, making a Grand Total of $11,250 in contributions to purchase 450 backpacks! Videographer Pete O’Neal of Channel 2 WMAR TV founded the Kindertime Toy Drive after the discovery of his own mothers’ murder while covering crime for Channel 2. That tragedy propelled Pete to create the Kindertime Toy Drive twenty years ago where he resolved to make sure needy inner-city children receive a donated toy at Christmas. Pete joined us on the morning of December 9th to personally thank each member for their toy donation. Also in attendance were
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President's Message three uniformed members of the Baltimore Police Department who assisted Pete in the collection and distribution of the toys. Following the charity events, Aniano Arao and Randy Moss created - and Ron Farb and Eric Tipton managed - a tour through the Baltimore County countryside to Manor Tavern for a delicious brunch. Yes, a special thanks to Ron and Eric for volunteering while Aniano is in Colorado and Randy is in Florida.
I’m happy that there is no snow on the ground right now, but I don’t think it will last much longer. Let’s hope the snow stays away until after our After-Holiday Party on January 12th at the Turf Valley Inn. Just so you know -- we moved the “Happy Hour” up thirty minutes to 5:30pm on the 12th to make sure the “Yankee Swap” portion of the party does not run too late.
Lastly, for all our sports car racing fans, please don’t forget the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is scheduled for Saturday, January 26th through Sunday, January 27th. Watch your email for an e-Blast that may announce plans for a Porsche of Silver Spring hosted viewing of the race on Saturday the 26th. So please have a safe and happy New Year with your family and friends, and I’ll see you at our annual After Holiday Party on January 12th at Turf Valley Inn. And, as always, please keep in touch by emailing me at president@pcachs.org with your club ideas, comments and questions. I look forward to seeing you soon, and have many fun and safe drives in 2019!
Best - Michael ***
Our first Board of Directors Meeting is scheduled for January 16th at 6:00pm and will take place at PCA National Headquarters. A special thanks to Vu Nguyen, National Executive Director, for accommodating us at PCA National. Also, on January 16th, Treffen Santa Barbara - Registration Opens (http:// www.treffen.pca.org); on January 18th, Tech Tactics East Registration Opens (https:// www.pca.org/event/2018-12-11/tech-tactics -east-2019) 9
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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
40 years ago In January 1979 we have no archive PATTER so we are clueless as to what happened, but for February the Region was still meeting at the Pirate’s Cove, Bob Derrenberger was the new PATTER editor, and Marty Goldsmith had taken the reins as President. Marty announced that he felt that PCA-CHS should drop our membership in the Baltimore Area Sports Car Council (BASCC) as their requirements and the need to inject more vitality into CHS programs made membership not in our best interests. [The BASCC was the coordinating body for Baltimore area sports car clubs, with 8 member clubs. They sponsored the Team Trophy Rallye series, as well as the Team Trophy Autocross series, initiated incidentally by this writer during Chairmanship of the Council in 1969 or 1970]. Bill Morgenstern had a nice piece on summer vacation planning, this being the dead of winter [Bill was always the odd duck, bringing up the funniest things at the wrongest times]. Mark Schuman had a very appropriate piece on controlling rust in the jack points of pretty much all models, indicating that if you drive your Porsche in bad weather, you WILL have rust in the jack points, which could result in a surprise drop of your car at the most inappropriate time. He noted that for 356 and 911s, Porsche had replacement jack points that can be welded in, but not so for the unlucky 914 owners. Tech Chair Dick Rochfort told sad tales about airbox explosions on ‘73 and later 911s with CIS systems, noting that Porsche’s fix was –[wait for it] - a stronger airbox to better withstand the occasional explosion. And we now know that a major snowstorm occurred on February 22 so the February meeting was canceled.
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30 years ago January 1989 – Col Gutjahr was still President, and of all the officers, only Dennis Howard, Secretary, and Chip Reichhart, Autocross, seem to be still active today. The Region was still meeting at the Country Fare Inn. Bob talked about a joint autocross with Central Penn Region to be held at the Harrisburg Farm Show Lot, with a course mimicking the Weissach Can Am test track layout. Also announced was the after-holiday party at Martin’s Preston Room, our long-standing after-holiday at Doc and Alyce Sullivan’s St. Paul Street offices just a distant memory. It was noted that the February meeting entertainment would be an indepth 356 discussion, with Don Fowler, Dennis Frick and Lee Raskin. Another interesting item was the information that the 1989 911 Club Sport was a bit of a disaster, with only 50 of these “special edition” cars being available. The problem was that the Club Sport was 350 pounds lighter, with deletion of air conditioning, rear seats, radio and power windows, and with an increased price tag (very much so) for the privilege of having a 911 with major parts missing. [German Marketing eins-null-eins?]. Finally, it was noted that since the repeal of the 55 mph National Maximum Speed Limit, enacted in January 1974, in April 1987 all but 6 states had increased their speed limits, mostly on rural Interstate highways to 65. The holdouts were: Maryland [of course!], Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. [Who else remembers the big highway signs? “Welcome to Maryland- where the speed limit is STILL 55!] [Historian comments in brackets]
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New Year, New Look! The Chesapeake Region of the Porsche Club of America (PCACHS) newsletter team has grown! Now we’re a team of three, plus an occasional hand being provided along the way. Your editorial staff includes:
Al Saxon John Lewis Larry Robinson Jim Hemig is also lending a hand here and there as his real job permits. Jim’s busy as the national PCA webmaster, as well as taking over the PCACHS webmaster duties. As we launch our inaugural 2019 issue, you’ll notice some subtle changes. The biggest change is modeling the headers and color palette on the official Porsche logo palette. We wanted to more closely align the newsletter with the Porsche marketing efforts, and reinforce the brand standards. We’re also actively soliciting ads for the patter. If you are looking to put your message in front of 1400 active Porsche owners (and the demographic that they represent!) then feel free to contact us. Rates are very reasonable! We’re adding new features as we go, and you’ll see the first monthly feature—The Lighter Side—this month. We’re looking to share news and information about our beloved cars and make the Patter your go-to monthly publication for all things Porsche. We’ve also added a Public Service Announcements (PSA) section for information that our members might need. In addition, we’ll be featuring photos by some amazing photographers—Dan Wagner is the first. Dan’s a local Cayman owner, and you’ve seen his work from the Hunt Valley Horsepower website. The first is a 2018 Carrera with Magnus Walker Outlaw wheels photographed in the rain on Park Avenue in Manhattan for the company that modified and sold it, Manhattan Motorwerks. The other is a 1991 Porsche 911 that has been restored by Singer Vehicle design in 2014. The Singer Porsche was photographed in Connecticut right outside of Greenwich. See pages 24 and 25 for Dan’s photos.
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Upcoming Tech Session—Welding WHAT: TECH Event on MIG and TIG Welding WHEN: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9th, 8:00 AM to 12:00 AM The doors will open at 7:30 AM for coffee and donuts Presentations will begin at 8:00 AM Concludes at 12:00 AM WHERE: Earlbeck Gases & Technologies 8204 Pulaski Hwy Rosedale, MD 21237
Link to map
REGISTRATION: Register via ClubRegistration.net. If you struggle with ClubRegistration then 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. Our first Tech Event of the year will happen at Earlbeck Gases & Technologies. Come warm yourself up in Winter with the heat of a welding arc, some brain cell stimulation and the strengthening of your hand to eye co-ordination. We’ll focus on the theory and the practice of the Gas Metal Arc, which is also referred to as MIG, and Gas Tungsten Arc, which is also referred to as TIG, welding processes. After a classroom lecture on each process you will move into the welding lab for hands on practice of each process. Everyone is guaranteed plenty of hands-on time as there will be twenty-two welding booths available to us. This class is a distillation of Earlbeck Gases & Technol-
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ogies standard Fundamentals of Welding program. That program runs for thirty-six hours. Your challenge, should you accept it, will be to learn and master in four hours what others do in thirty-six hours. To up the bar a little more, the PCA class will feature a lecture on the welding of the alloys that we find in our cars. Those alloys include steel, chrome moly, magnesium, aluminum and cast iron. Are you up to the challenge? If you are, sign up and come dressed to weld. Please wear cotton pants, such as jeans; work boots, Nomex driving shoes or other type of closed toe non-flammable shoes; and a long sleeve cotton shirt. Bring your helmet and your gloves if you have them. No, not your Simpson racing helmet and your Nomex gloves, but your welding helmet and welding gloves. Don’t have those? Don’t worry, we’ll have enough safety gear to keep you safe. There is a $20 per person fee for this event in order to help cover the cost of the material. This is the third time that Tech has run this event. The two previous times were sold out as it is limited to twenty students. You must be 16 years of age to attend. In the event of snow, please call Jim at 410-8024397 for cancellation information.
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Porsche in the News Bringing you links to interesting Porsche articles from around the globe Here's Some Gorgeous Footage of the 690 Horsepower FlatNose Porsche 935 The Porsche 935 name is a legendary one in the racing scene, having dominated endurance races around the world in the 1970s. But recently, after many years, Porsche showed off a new model that makes 690 horsepower, costs over $800,000, and looks just as stunning as the original. Here’s a close look at the car on the track and in the studio. The Full Story Here
Your Ridiculously Awesome Porsche 911 Turbo Wallpapers Are Here The new hotness may be the 992 that dropped in Los Angeles this week, but that doesn’t make the outgoing car any less awesome. It’s extremely hard to top any 911, but the one we saw over the past few years set the bar very high. It looks great, too, and always will. So from photographer Jimmy Zhang in North Carolina comes this trio of 911 Turbo night shots that will make your desktop feel premium, fast and classy. You can see more of his work on Instagram, Facebook and his personal site. The Full Story Here
Porsche Says 918 Hybrid Successor Must Beat 6:30 Nurburgring Time t the 2018 L.A. Auto Show, Porsche's head of motorsport Frank-Steffen Walliser revealed a bit of especially promising news about the brand's hypercar future. During an interview with Top Gear, Walliser spooned out a few details on a followup to the company's 918 Hybrid that may or may not be currently in the works. The executive was adamant about achieving one goal with this new car: a lap time around the 13-mile Nurburgring Nordschleife in under six and a half minutes. The Full Story Here
What Makes the Porsche 911 So Continually Great? It drives fabulously, sure, but there’s also glory to be found in the minor details What exactly is it that makes the Porsche 911 so great, generation after generation? The decades since its 1960s debut have been filled with countless positive reviews, yet even so, certain quirks have remained. The engine sits in the wrong place, road noise is an issue, and there are myriad ways to get more power for less—and in some cases much less—money. But the 911 remains an unimpeachable icon, an object of automotive passion and desire. See the Full Story Here
If you know of a good article, please bring it to the attention of the Editors at editor@pcachs.org.
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The Lighter Side A new feature in the PCACHS Patter— ”The Lighter Side” — contains some of the more unusual or humorous images from social media. Submit your suggestions to editor@pcachs.org.
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A Winter Wander
Article and Photos by Eric Tipton
P
orsche driving season ends for me in December. My Cayman has summer tires and I have an aversion to road salt, so when the temperatures dip, the Porsche gets cleaned up, covered and put away until warmer days return. However, I really wanted to take my daughter Sarah with me on a road trip. She had just survived a 17-credit semester of differential equations, thermodynamics, organic chemistry, physics and labs at University of Maryland. The savings from her in-state tuition funded my Porsche purchase and I wanted to share with her the thrill of the excellent tours my wife Kim and I have been taking with PCA since she went away to college. Sarah and I decided we would drive Aniano Arao’s “Catoctin Mountain Tour 2017 in Maryland” route. This is a lovely 2.5hour drive through central Maryland that ends in Middletown. We’d drive the route and have lunch at The Main Cup. I had originally led one of the groups on this tour in 2017, but this time I wouldn’t be driving my Porsche. This time we’d be in my 1997 Acura Integra, a car with 205,000 miles on the odometer and less than half the horsepower of my Porsche. A car whose resale value is significantly affected by the amount of gasoline in the tank. The morning of December 26th was bright and cold, only 31 degrees. There was a layer of frost outside. I started the coffeemaker then went outside to warm up the car. I turned the key in the ignition and… urgh, urgh, click, click, click… the battery was dead. I looked over at the Camry parked next to my beloved (and aged) Integra; the Camry with its automatic transmission and soft, roly-poly suspension and I thought to myself “Nah”. Part of the adrenaline rush of a long car journey is the uncertainty of whether the car is going to make it. Kim gave me a concerned look about taking my beloved and suddenly unreliable hooptie on a long trip. Nevertheless, we persisted. Our first stop was Costco where I quickly installed a new battery in the parking lot. The old, dead battery still had a few months left on the warranty and to my surprise, Costco replaced the 3+ year old battery with a brand new one at no cost! We then headed towards Kecco’s Woodfire Kitchen in Westminster, the starting point for our tour.
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tween 3 and 4 gears, leaning into turns, revving the little 1.8 liter engine to power up hills. The engine buzzed and the suspension creaked and squeaked as we drove along the two lane roads at a pace that was spirited, yet explainable to law enforcement. We had the roads all to ourselves.
Well-weathered leather Hot metal and oil The scented country air*
We twisted and turned along Catoctin, then steep downhill and a sharp left turn onto Wolfsville Road. From here we sprinted along the heavily wooded section where the road undulates. The game was to see how much we could unload the suspension The weather was perfect; bright sunshine, not a cloud in the sky. at each crest. Then beautiful rolling vistas along Harmony Road as we approached our lunch destination in Middletown. Soon we were on twisty roads, shifting and downshifting be-
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A Winter Wander
Article and Photos by Eric Tipton
Roads app errors were easily overcome by my smartphoneadept millennial daughter. As we headed back from Middletown, the reverse route is somehow even more scenic. Along the way we waved to the driver of a white Porsche 928, out for some driving enjoyment himself. We stopped off for a quick hike in Catoctin, then visited the Loys Station and Utica covered bridges as the sun was fading on this short winter day. As we left the backroads and headed home along Route 32, my companion was reclined and sleeping in the passenger seat. It had been a great day.
Utica Covered Bridge Sunlight on chrome
Inside the Utica Covered Bridge
The blur of the landscape Every nerve aware!*
At lunch, our handsome young waiter was very attentive. Could it have had anything to do with my 19-year-old coed dining companion? We used the new Roads by Porsche app to guide us along our tour. We had previously used the GTS Routes app, but early last summer, that app unexplainedly stopped working. I’m happy to report that the new Roads app is an improvement over GTS Routes, and the GTS Routes routes are available in the Roads app. Also, the Roads app provides voice directions, a feature that was lacking in GTS Routes. However, near Wolfsville, the Loys Station Covered Bridge Roads app began losing its mind and trying to redirect us along incorrect routes. Maybe the hills were affecting the GPS. Maybe *Lyrics from the song Red Barchetta by Rush from the 1981 album Moving Pictures we were too close to Camp David. Who knows? Luckily, the
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Article by Jim Hemig
I was always a PCA Region guy. My Porsche world revolved around local events and hanging out with local Porsche friends. The PCA Regions where I have lived were relatively small and far enough away from larger Zone or National events that it just made it easier to create a little Porsche club within a much larger world. My initial PCA adventures were a lot of fun. I have memories of attending events with my Porsche-owning neighbor as early as 13 years old. Riding shotgun in a white 1967 911T to a Loma Prieta Region swap meet and digging through piles of Porsche pieces to find the exact part needed was an awesome experience for a young Porsche enthusiast. Later in life I was able to first attend, then ultimately organize and lead, PCA Region events, all the while content in my little Porsche world. Helping to organize several driving tours, socials and even a two-day Zone Concours d’Elegance event was an extreme pleasure. Best of all I made some great and lifelong friends. Whether it was crawling under our Cayennes to replace drive shaft bearing supports, making apple strudel in the kitchen, or Friday lunch “meetings,” the moments spent with PCA Region friends were great times. I definitely immersed myself in the Sierra Nevada and Sacramento Valley Region activities. I could have remained happy in my little Region-world. But this year I had an opportunity to experience more of PCA. To anyone in a similar place as I was, the name of these events will sound bizarre. I was able to attend Treffen, Parade, Werks, Rennsport and Porscheplatz all in one year. These PCA National events weren’t even a consideration before. Something I didn’t even think was necessary. From the Treffen weekend touring event, to the giant Porsche-only car show that is Werks Reunion, the race viewing party known as Porscheplatz, and of course the mega weeklong Porsche Parade, each event has its own character and charm.
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Porsche Club of America
Article by Jim Hemig
After a year of learning about this larger world, I wouldn’t want just go back to living in a regional world. The larger events, which mean more and better Porsche cars to see, is addicting. Plus the people. I won’t say are better or more fun than my Region friends. There are just more of them. In my region days I didn’t know this larger world existed. But now that I know, I am surprised this didn’t seem obvious at the time. So, to others out there who are content in staying close to home and happy with their PCA Region events, or maybe are new to PCA, I’d like to recommend venturing out to try a couple national events. Maybe you can make attending a national event your New Year’s resolution? I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the wonderful experience, the cars you’ll see and the people you’ll meet. The best way to keep up on PCA National events is to occasionally take a look at the PCA website and subscribe to the PCA weekly e-newsletter, e-Brake News.
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Autocross Update The last Chesapeake AX of the season is in the books! I told Pat and Brad that I’d arrive early to help them set up and somehow contrived to be the first one to arrive. The conditions (cold and wind with misty rain) did not thrill me (or any of us), but it looked as if it would be better than the event we had earlier in the summer that was run in a deluge. Brad arrived shortly after I did and Pat a little bit later (he had to stop to get gas) and we immediately started putting things together.
Article by Greg Hartke Photos courtesy Linda Sobus
don’t know if he was referring to the driving or just that I didn’t have to go out and get wet with everyone else. ;)
Due to the conditions, we only had 27 drivers and we just flew through the event. The first run only took 12 minutes, so Pat decreed that there would be 7 runs, which was really great. As it turned out, the first heat took no more than 75 minutes, if you can believe that. Everyone did a great job with car control and we didn’t have any big wipe outs or spins While Pat assembled everything in and around the that I saw. I was working in the trailer during the first trailer, Brad and I started the work of assembling the heat and was impressed with the way the drivers course. That was certainly interesting in the wind were handling the turn into the stop box. I was a litand light rain, not to mention that we started well tle concerned about that because it was across the before sunrise (since we were still operating on DST slope, hence a bit off-camber, but everyone handled at that point). Brad was amazing reading our sopit quite well, with many well-controlled drifts into ping wet map and figuring out where to place the the stop box and no threats to the timing gear. Good cones in the tough conditions – I have no idea how driving! he managed. We went through multiple course The second heat had fewer drivers and we finished maps (the rain would destroy them while we were that one in less than an hour and completed the working), but eventually got it done. (We also tweaked the course a bit relative to the course map event before noon. It wasn’t raining hard (for which because of the conditions.) Since Brad’s car was still we were all thankful), but the wind, light rain, and mist were persistent. Cold, too. I’m sure everyone in pieces, I got to do the safety runs and that was fun. We made a lot of minor changes while I did mul- was very happy that we finished so early. tiple runs, but on the plus side, it at least made it unnecessary for me to walk the course and get even wetter. Slava Burmaka said I was cheating, but I
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Autocross Update
Normally I look first at the class results, but the overall results were quite interesting for this event. Of the top four places, three were taken by AWD cars with Chris Nolan leading the way in his beautiful Guards Red 2007 Turbo. Chris actually lives within the bounds of the Chesapeake region, but he mostly races with the Potomac Club. At the Potomac event the previous week, I had urged Chris to come out for our final event and he enthusiastically took up the challenge, driving extremely well and taking the overall FTD. Great job, Chris! I’ll bet he’s glad he came out. ;) Chris is an interesting study because he told me at one of the Potomac events that he rarely walks the course before racing, preferring to just go out and drive it. I was dumbfounded by this because I know I’d be a disaster if I tried to do that. It wouldn’t surprise me if the best drivers are able to do that routinely, though. (Uh… especially the young ones whose memories are still uncluttered. ;) ) Also at the previous Potomac event, I had talked Bill Schwinn into coming out to this race (he’s another excellent Potomac competitor), but I guess the conditions kept him from doing so. We missed you, Bill! Anyway, the dominance of the AWD Porsches was only broken by Scott Borden, placing third overall
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in his gorgeous Carmine Red 2018 GT3 Touring. I was very impressed with Scott’s finish because it was no picnic out there and a powerful two-wheel drive car can certainly be a handful in the wet. The GT3T can really put down some power and Scott controlled it very well in the rain. Wayne Moore was second overall in his 2014 C4S and 1st in class (S4). Wayne’s another interesting driver because he’s a very soft-spoken guy who has a really loud exhaust system. We always know when Wayne’s out on the course! Fourth overall went to Slava Burmaka who regularly tears it up in S3 in a 2000 996 C4. I’m in S3 myself and it’s a great class to compete in because there are always a lot of entrants in that class – you really feel good when you do well there. Slava was first in class at every race this year (which is especially impressive in such a well-attended class!) except for one event when I edged him out by 0.009 seconds. (I figure he must have had a bad day.) Slava had an interesting time at this final event because he was having trouble finding the course for a few runs. I practically ordered him to take Brad out with him for navigation and when he finally did, he figured out where he kept getting lost and thereafter stayed on course. After that, he was only spectacular. As usual. ;)
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Autocross Update
Article by Greg Hartke Photos courtesy Linda Sobus
this year.) These rainy event are tough on Pinto and me because we both like to bring our cars out to race when they’re nice and clean (they make fun of me all the time for that) and our cars get all spoogy driving in the wet conditions. Terrible!
Pinto Soin was fifth overall in his immaculate 2014 911 CS and second in class (S4) behind Wayne. Pinto is really turning into a rain monster – he’s been working hard at his racing skills and it’s really been showing in the results this year. (Pinto, Scott, Mark Hubley, Dave Critcher, and I go to almost all the Potomac events as well as the Chesapeake events, so Pinto has really been putting in the work to improve
Sixth overall and second in class went to Meilyng Burmaka, sharing the 2000 996 C4 with Slava. Meilyng regularly puts down great times and has also shown herself to be particularly adept in the rain where her smooth (but fast) driving style serves her particularly well. It certainly was interesting to see how well the AWD cars did at this event, but note that in every case, they were piloted by exceptionally good drivers. As you would expect, the cream rose to the top. Scott Borden was 1st overall among the 2WD cars, followed by Pinto (S4), Lee Rock (P5), and me (S3). BTW, it’s certainly great to see Lee getting out again on a regular basis after having to deal with some accident damage to his car. Lee’s a great driver, regularly instructs, and really adds a lot to our events.
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Autocross Update
Article by Greg Hartke Photos courtesy Linda Sobus
As always, we had a number of non-Porsche friends who came out to race with us. Danny Kao (who’s always very fast) led the way in his 2007 Honda Civic Si (5th overall), followed by Alex Shadmehr in his 2016 Miata (6th overall, 2nd in class). Those new Miatas are certainly great looking cars and from the results at this race are clearly very capable AX cars, especially in the hands of a driver like Alex. We haven’t seen much of our buddy Ivan Slavov this year in his 2004 BMW M3, but he came out to this event and was 11th overall and 3rd in the non-turbo Guest class. It was good to see Ivan out with us again – I gather he was MIA from our events this season purely because of conflicts with other events. Hope to see more of you next year, Ivan! It’s also worth mentioning that Lee Towne brought out his gorgeous 2016 Jaguar F-Type R for this event and that car certainly turned my head.
The conditions weren’t the best, but we certainly had a fun time. It (perhaps unexpectedly) turned out to be a great way to close out the 2018 AX season and I’m sure we’ll all be dying to get back on the course come spring. We all owe a debt of gratitude to AX co-chairs Pat Walker and Brad Martinez for the considerable work they did to provide us with such a great season and special thanks to Pat (who’s stepping down after this season) for doing such a great job in the hot seat. Even though we’ll be missing your leadership, Pat, we’ll be happy to see you out there racing again next season in the SR-71 (which is what Pat calls his black LS-conversion 944). Of course, we also thank our sponsor (Porsche of Annapolis), whose generous support makes these events happen as well as our deepest appreciation to Lincoln Tech (Columbia) for the use of their lot as our venue for a great 2018 AX season.
The winners by class:
I’ll really be looking forward to seeing all my racing buddies next year. Have a great winter!
M: Herb Berwald P1: Jim Foley P2: Darrell Pope P3: Paul Brockman P4: Vince Rock P5: Lee Rock P8: Chris Nolan S3: Slava Burmaka S4: Wayne Moore OC1_TS: Phillip Harmon (2017 VW GTI) OC2_NA: Danny Kao (2007 Honda Civic Si)
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Porsche of Silver Spring
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Dan Wagner Photos
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Racing: Schedule and Links Upcoming Races • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Jan 4-6: Roar before the Rolex 24 [WT] Jan 24-27: Rolex 24 at Daytona [WT] Feb 1: Intercontinental GT Challenge: Bathurst 12 Hour Mar 16-17: WEC—12 Hours of Sebring [WT] Apr 6-7: Barber Motorsports Park [GT3] Apr 9-10: Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland—official tests Apr 12-13: Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix at Long Beach [WT] Apr 20-28: 42nd Porsche Tennis Grand Prix May 3-5: Acura Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio [WT] May 3-5: Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland—Races 1 and 2 May 4: WEC—6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps May 17-19: Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland—Races 3 and 4 May 31-Jun 1: Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix [WT]
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Porsche’s motorsport year 2019. A look ahead Porsche North America Racing WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Schedule Porsche GT3 Cup Schedule
@PorscheNARacing @PorscheRaces
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Porsche announces 4 works cars in 2019 LeMans
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Sportscar365 names Porsche Manufacturer of the Year
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Tech Session
Article and photos by Randy Richter
Tech Session at Porsche of Annapolis Saturday December 1st about 55 PCA members were treated to the hospitality and technical expertise of Porsche of Annapolis. The day started clear and bright with a welcome cup of hot Dunkin Donuts coffee and a wonderful assortment of Carlson’s donuts. The tech session was framed around maintenance what was possible for the do it yourselfer and what was not practical and why. Also discussed was what records would be needed to preserve a warranty if maintenance was self performed. This was as you might expect rather uncomplicated, keep your receipts for the material you have bought so you have documentation if needed. Also, be aware that the use of nonPorsche parts is not acceptable to maintain the Porsche warranty.
Porsche of Annapolis prepared by placing a variety of vehicles on lifts so they could actively point out many of the points they were to make in the presentation. These were a 997 GT3, a Cayenne, a 991 Carrera 4 GTS, a 718 Boxster and 981 Boxster GTS. After the usual introductions Dave McDowell the Gold Meister Certified lead technician presented a presented a wide ranging talk on everything from tires to modern Porsche cooling systems. Rather than reviewing all of the presentation, you can review it at pcachs.org. Go to top of the page and click on the newly added tech library folder, then click on the Porsche of Annapolis Tech Presentation. As a brief aside, this is a new area of the PCA of the Chesapeake web site that has been put together to collect technical tips, historical tech articles and other tidbits designed to make the finding tech help just a little easier. We anticipate populating the area further going forward as we develop additional information. 27
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Tech Session
Article and photos by Randy Richter
Understanding many of the complications of the modern Porsche such as the need to open and close thermostats electronically etc, to change the coolant and not have coolant voids to cause engine overheating. Without the proper tools to do this you risk inducing failures instead of performing needed maintenance. Seeing these things helped the understanding of what maintenance is appropriate for a do it yourselfer and what is appropriate for the experts at PoA that have the appropriate tools and knowledge. Porsche of Annapolis very kindly provide a $100 gift certificate to one lucky PCA attendee. Many thanks to Brett Smith, General Manager of PoA, Rick Brewer, Service Manager, Dave McDowell Gold Meister Technician and Shop Manager and his team of technicians Stephan Ryan and Alexis Rodriquez, and Courtney the Parts Manager. Their hospitality, expertise and warm welcome were greatly appreciated on a December Saturday.
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Tech Session
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After Holiday Party The Chesapeake Region has established a reputation for the finest and fiercest Yankee Swap in PCA, one that has been copied by other regions, but never quite duplicated. A “Gift Exchange” is merely a mild description of the feeding frenzy that takes hold at this triple steal event. Chesapeake Region, despite being below the Mason Dixon Line, puts the “Yankee” into Yankee Swap…. The good stuff is coveted, hoarded and only grudgingly given up under duress. WHEN: Saturday January 12, 2018 6pm - 11pm WHERE: Turf Valley Resort Cameo Lobby and Ballroom 2700 Turf Valley Road Ellicott City, MD 21042 AGENDA: 6:00 – 7:00 Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres 7:30 Seated dinner
New Tech Library Online! Visit our new library at www.http://pcachs.org/tech-library/
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Super Slot Car Event PCA - Chesapeake Region - Super Slot Car Event Saturday, February 16th, 3 to 6 pm Please join us at the Parkville Family Y located at 8910 Waltham Woods Road, Parkville, MD 21234 (map) REGISTRATION INFO TO BE EMAILED 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. Contact the Slots Chair Terrell Williams at Tmoneyrunner@gmail.com to volunteer.
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Public Service Announcements Maryland Real ID—New Drivers License Requirements If you haven’t already visited the MVA to secure a Real ID, the clock is running to meet a federal law. “Please plan ahead,” said MVA administrator, Chrissy Nizer. “The deadline is October 2020 but we don’t want our customers to wait ’till then.” By 2020, older Maryland licenses will no longer exist. The new ones will look different but even if you have one now it won’t be a Real ID until conditions are met. “What that is, is four documents that you need to bring to your local MDOT MVA branch office,” said Nizer. “Those are proof of age and identity.”
Meaning that, along with either a birth certificate or passport, you must also bring a social security card, a driver’s license, and proof of Maryland Residency, like a utility bill or a bank statement. http://www.mva.maryland.gov/realid/index.htm
**AVOID I-895** MAJOR ROADWORK ON I-895 IN BALTIMORE The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) warned motorists today to avoid I-895 and the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel due to major construction and traffic impacts beginning this month. Two-way traffic will operate on I-895 for two years starting Nov. 27. Motorists should use I-695/Key Bridge and I-95/Fort McHenry Tunnel as alternate routes. The work is part of the MDTA’s $189 million I-895 Bridge Project, announced on Dec. 21, 2017, to replace the 60-year-old bridge north of the Harbor Tunnel. “To avoid sitting in traffic, motorists should plan on using I-695 or I-95 as alternate routes,” said Maryland Department of Transportation Secretary and MDTA Chairman Pete K. Rahn. On Nov. 27, northbound I-895 will close completely for one year from the north side of the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel to the Boston/O’Donnell Street exit ramp (Exit 11).
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Two-way traffic – one lane in each direction – will operate on southbound I-895. The I-895/Holabird Avenue exit ramp (Exit 10) will close completely during this time. Additionally, the northbound bore of the Harbor Tunnel will close 24/7 for 60 days in spring 2019 with twoway traffic operating in the southbound bore. Northbound I-895 and the Holabird Avenue exit ramp will reopen to traffic in spring 2020.
If you know of information that you think our members would benefit from, please bring it to the attention of the Editors at editor@pcachs.org.
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Porsche of Annapolis
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For Sale 19” Winter Wheels & Tires for Boxster/Cayman These winter wheels and tires came off my Boxster S last winter and unfortunately for me they do not fit my 911. This gives someone else the opportunity to inexpensively enjoy their Porsche in the cold like I used to. The wheels are Starke Design SC19 19x8 & 19x9.5 rims from Tire Rack The tires are Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4s and are in almost new condition as follows: •
Front: 235/40R19 with about 10/32 of tread left (basically no wear)
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Rear: 265/40R19 with about 8/32 of tread left
All the tires are mounted, balanced, and include the TPMS sensors. They do not have decorative center caps. Tire Rack sells this exact wheel/tire combo for $2339. I will let these almost perfect wheels/tires go for over $1000 less at $1200 for a quick sale in time for the cold. Please contact Ron Farb if you are interested: rifarb@yahoo.com
Annual Advertising Rates: Personal/Classified Items—Free to PCA members Full page ad—$600 Half page ad—$450 Quarter page ad—$200 Business card—$200
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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. 36
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PCA Jackets! If you want one of these killer jackets, please remit $80 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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PCA Juniors
What is the PCA Juniors program? ✓ PCA Juniors is a program for Porsche enthusiasts under age 18. ✓ Participants must be registered by an active PCA member. ✓ It’s not just the cars… and now it’s not just the grown-ups! ✓ With our new PCA Juniors program, PCA is about the kids too!
The PCA Juniors program has been created so kids can enjoy PCA events, learn about Porsches and build the enthusiasm that runs through all of the Porsche Club of America.
Who is eligible? Any child under age 18 who is registered by a current PCA member can participate in the program. (Note: This is not a PCA Membership.)
What will the child receive? PCA Juniors will receive a welcome package that includes an age-appropriate gift and PCA Juniors ID badge. We look forward to developing the program and its features over time.
What does it cost to register? It’s FREE! Participants must be registered by an active PCA member, and there is no cost to join!
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