PCA Chesapeake Region Patter - October 2021 Vol 62, Issue 10 by pcachs

Volume 62 Issue 10 October 2021

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Events Calendar Month

Day

Event

Meeting Venue

October

Autocross #3 of 4

PGCS, Bowie, MD

Boardwalk Reunion II

Ocean City, NJ

Autocross #4 of 4

PGCS, Bowie, MD

Chesapeake Challenge & Gimmick Rally

Frey’s Brewing Co., Mt Airy, MD

West Virginia Fall Colors Tour

Middletown, MD

November

Baltimore County Fall Colors Tour

Owing Mills, MD

December

TBD

Kindertime & Giving Back: Linda’s Legacy Tour

Towson, MD

January 2022 February 2022

TBD

After Holiday Party

TBD

TDB

Tech Event

TBD

Editors Message: As you see above we have a great schedule the next 5 weeks, so be ready to drive and follow us on social media. Porsche Club of America - Chesapeake Region | Facebook The big announcement here is the 52nd annual Chesapeake Challenge on October 23rd, it should be a great time for all. Also look for an email so you can vote for the 2022-2023 Executive Council. This issue is so packed with content we may have set a page count record, lots of great articles, photos and event recaps along with event announcements throughout. We have 2 articles from Lee Raskin, one he sent a few months ago that we didn’t receive until we talked in person. Members can run car/parts ads here for free or paid ad’s for their businesses. If anyone is interested in helping out with the Patter newsletter, wants to submit an article or has any feedback, please send an email to editor@pcachs.org Best, James B Beavan III

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Inside This Month! Club Info

Events Calendar Membership & Anniversaries Executive Council Candidates PCACHS Board Member Directory Sunshine Member Care

Features

Tour & Rally Schedule Trip Mileage Calculations Chesapeake Challenge 52 Announcement Boardwalk Reunion II On The Road To French Lick 37th Annual Deutsche Marque

Articles

West Virginia Tour Announcement Baltimore County Tour Announcement Across The Atlantic FLIGHT 93 MEMORIAL TOUR James Dean and the 356 Speedster And So It Began...Part 4. Porsche Heritage Concours PORSCHE HERITAGE TOUR Crab Feast Photos Robert & Brandi Abbott

Ted & Margaretann Provenza

Member Profiles

Market

Cover photo by Aniano Arao: Pictured: Tom & Kaye Morton, Rick & Patsy MacInnes in front of the Jean Bonnet Tavern on the Flight 93 Tour.

PSAs / FYI: Tech Library Name & Car Badges / PCACHS Jackets PCA Juniors PCA License Plates 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 by the 20th of the month preceding the month of publication in Microsoft Word format to editor@pcachs.org. Please send images high resolution. Editors: James Beavan III, Steve Groh; Contributing Photographers: Aniano Arao, Aaron Miller, Steve Groh, Lee Raskin, Steve Wood, Ron Farb, Ellen Beck; Contributing Writers: James Beavan III, Aniano Arao, Lee Raskin, Steve Groh, Ron Farb, Doug Ehmann, Aaron Miller, Terrell Williams, Gary Sidell. Advertising: For questions about advertising rates and placement in the Porsche Patter, please contact Editors at editor@pcachs.org. Unless otherwise reserved, permission is granted to reproduce material published, provided full credit is given to the Porsche Patter and to the respective author. Subscriptions: join the Porsche Club of America — www.pca.org. The Porsche Patter is published monthly by the Chesapeake Region, PCA. Subscription is limited to members of the Chesapeake Region, Porsche Club of America.

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Tour & Rally Schedule 2021 Aniano Arao

PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee plans to hold 15 events in 2021. The dates and events listed here are subject to change. Registration for most events will open 1 to 3 weeks before their scheduled dates. Log on to your account at www.motorsportreg.com to sign up once events are announced. (Ver. 16, 09/30/2021. Photo by Aniano Arao) April 18 (1) Catoctin Mountain Tour – 1st edition (36 cars/60 people) April 25 (2) Catoctin Mountain Tour – 2nd edition (32 cars/52 people) May 1 (3) Drive to Porsche Swap Meet in Carlisle, PA – new route (20 cars/31 people) May 23 (4) Nike Missile Base and Linganore Tour, with tour master Ron Farb (29 cars/53 people) June 6 (5) Safeway to the Bay Tour, with guest tour master Hank Lucas (32 cars/57 people) June 13 (6) Catoctin Mountain Off-Road Tour, guest tour master Jim Hemig (14 SUVs/32 people) July 11 (7) Ice Cream Tour No.1, with guest tour master Steve Graham (40 cars/77 people) Aug. 22 (8) Horse Country Tour (rain cut turnout from 43 cars/70 people to 19 cars/33 people) Aug. 15 (9) Ice Cream Tour No.2, with guest tour master Steve Graham (26 cars/50 people) Sept. 5 (10) Porsche Heritage Concours & Tour (23 cars in each/28 Porsches total/39 people) Sept. 25 (11) Flight 93 Memorial Tour in PA, with tour master Ron Farb (19 cars/32 people) Oct. 23 (12) Chesapeake Challenge Gimmick Rally (Ron Farb’s route, Steve Graham’s gimmicks) Oct. 31 (13) West Virginia Fall Colors Tour, AM and PM – from Middletown, MD (new route) Nov. 7 (14) Baltimore County Fall Colors Tour (familiar roads, but new route) December (15) “Kindertime & Giving Back – Linda’s Legacy” Driving Tour (tentative) Check details at www.pcachs.org, in Patter and on eBlast. Send your questions to tour@pcachs.org. -- Aniano Arao & Randy Moss, Co-Chairs, Tour & Rally Committee

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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

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!

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Membership Numbers Committee Chair Report: CHS Region Membership - September 2021 Primary Members: 1006 Affiliate Members: 545

Life Members: 2 Total Members: 1550

New Members (15) David Antonio

Perry Hall, MD

2015 Cayman GTS

Henry Becker

New Market, MD

1999 911 Carrera

Corey T. & Gabriela Bullard

Bel Air, MD

2021 Macan

Charles J. Dowling

Highland, MD

2003 Boxster

Ross Fischer

Owings Mills, MD

1988 911 Carrera Targa

Josh Fleming & Navya Banda

Hanover, MD

2021 718 Cayman GTS

Stephen S. Fredette

Annapolis, MD

2020 Macan S

Tim Methric

Ellicott City, MD

2001 Boxster S

George M. Milliken

Annapolis, MD

2020 911 Carrera 4S

Brian D. Shillman

Bel Air, MD

2014 911 Turbo S

Zachary Smith

Bishopville, MD

2008 911 Carrera

Elliott A. & Rosalyn Wiley

Cockeysville, MD

2008 911 Carrera 4

Transfers In (2) Henry Becker

Transfer From: Potomac (POT)

Scott & Annette Perschke

Transfer From: Central Pennsylvania (CPA)

Transfers Out (3) Gordon Ellis

Transfer To: Shenandoah (SHN)

Jeffrey Sherman

Transfer To: Potomac (POT)

Gary R. Thomas

Transfer To: Suncoast Florida (SFL)

Test Drivers (1)

Steven Kozak – Monkton, MD

Full Membership Committee Reports can be found on our website: https://pcachs.org/

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Trip Mileage & Member Anniversaries

What the Heck is the Mileage

By: Ronald Farb

Normally no one cares about the accuracy of their car’s odometer just as long as it seems good enough. Unless of course you are planning a drive for the Tour Committee and your directions tell everyone to take a left at 70.1 miles when in reality they should have taken that left at 69.1 miles! This is only a 1.4% error but it’s more than enough to completely mess up everyone when they are driving on some back roads in the middle of nowhere and then get completely lost.

This is the situation I found myself in as I was planning my recent Flight 93 Memorial tour. When I first started planning the drive, I used Google Maps to estimate the mileage between turns. I then when out and drove the route in my BMW with my daughter who meticulously looked at the trip odometer and wrote down the mileage at each turn. For the most part, these mileage values corresponded fairly closely to my Google Maps estimates. Then a few weeks before the actual drive, I re-drove the route in my Audi with Steve Wood recording the trip odometer mileage just to verify that the route was still good and that my mileage numbers were still accurate. Unfortunately the mileage values started differing almost immediately and by the end of the first leg, the Audi was showing 72.5 miles while the BMW had shown 73.6 miles. Ouch – this is a 1.1 mile difference or 1.5% ! Which one was right? Now I had a big problem because I had no idea what the “real” mileage was that I should use in my turn-by-turn directions. Fortunately I “recorded” both trips using my Scenic Driving app on my iPhone. Behind the scenes, the “recording” consists of 1000’s of GPS coordinates that latter let you view your drive in Scenic and see your position, speed, and elevation throughout the drive. The Scenic app also lets you export this information to a standard GPX file which Wikipedia says is a “common GPS data format for software applications”. Therefore I imported the data from both drives into Google Maps and it told me that both drives were 73.5 miles long. Since the mileage from both the GPS data files agreed, I now considered 73.5 to be the actual mileage of the drive. Since the final BMW mileage was closer to this value, I ended up discarding all the intermediate mileage values that Steve and I collected just a few weeks earlier. Continued on page 8….

20 Years James Basford Herb Berwald Brian D’Angelo Monique Quinta

10 Years Glen & Brian Charlow Suzanne & Charles Rowins

5 Years Marvin & Zachary Allen Peter & Anne Cerutti

Nicholas DiTizio William Dombrowski Eric Spears Sergio Zarbin

Sandra Rowland-Hack Wade Walters Carl Young Ting Zhang

1 Year Jonathan Behr J.M Evans Dimitrios Ieromonahos Scott Nichols Andrew G. Powderly Adam Price Geary Pyles & Stacey Scherer

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Mileage (cont’d) Ron Farb As an additional data point, when I actually did the drive during the tour in my Porsche, its trip odometer read 74.1 miles at the end of the first leg. The Scenic GPX file showed 73.4 miles in Google Maps which was consistent with the other two GPX files. The key thing here is that I drove the route in three different cars and none of them had the exact mileage as determined using the Scenic GPX files. CAR

Mileage

BMW

73.6

Audi

72.5

Porsche

74.1

Scenic GPX files in

73.5

In an attempt to explain the error in my Audi mileage, I did some math calculations assuming some tire wear on my tires which are 275/30R20’s. The sidewall height would be:

Therefore the diameter of a new 275/30R20 tire should be 20 + 3.25 + 3.25 = 26.5 inches which produces a circumference of 83.2 inches. A little more math shows that this same tire will make 761.2 revolutions per mile. By the way, if you are not into all this math, simply go to tiresize.com/calculator and it does it all for you. My Audi tires are a few years old and have about 5 mm of tread wear. This means that they will no long be 26.5 inches in diameter but will instead be slightly smaller. Specifically they will be 10 mm (0.39) in) less in diameter due to wear which means they are about 26.1 inches. This corresponds to a circumference of 82.0 inches which corresponds to 772.7 revolutions per mile. This difference is about 1.5%. Let me now try to put this error into words. Assume my car has a sensor that knows that every time the drive shaft/tire rotates 761.2 times around, that equals 1 mile exactly. But in the case of my worn tires, once they’ve rotated 761.2 times around, the car will think I have gone 1 mile but in reality I really have gone a hair less (1.5%). This is because the smaller tires still need to rotate about 11.5 more times around to complete 1 mile. So theoretically if I was driving on worn tires and my Audi shows that I’ve gone 100 miles, I probably really have only gone 98.5 miles since my actual mileage is less than what the car says. Unfortunately, this is opposite the problem that I am experiencing in my Audi since my actual mileage was more than what my car said. Ug – this means I have no idea why the odometer is off but clearly I need to account for it as I plan future trips.

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Chesapeake Challenge 52! Stacy Hawver

Registration COMING SOON!

October 23, 2021 ALL DAY event including: Light Breakfast, Concours, BBQ Lunch, Gimmick Rally, Tech Quiz, and Buffet Dinner!!! To be held at Frey’s Brewing: 8601 Mapleville Road Mount Airy, MD 21771 9

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Executive Council 2022-2023 Candidates Vincent Rock I am pleased to announce the candidates for the upcoming election for the 2022-2023 Executive Council, please see the position bios below. Look for the eBlast in October with the official ballot and voting information. Secretary: Wayne Nelms Hello all. I am writing to express my interest in becoming the next Secretary for the Chesapeake Region. I am a new member of the Porsche family having recently purchased a 2015 Macan S. While I am new to the brand, I first fell in love with Porsche when a neighbor introduced me to his dad’s 911 Ruf Turbo in the late 1980s! I am a long-time car enthusiast who has owned several German performance vehicles. Currently, I work in healthcare finance, and I have spent almost all of my career working as an auditor.

Treasurer: Ken Wilmers My name is Ken Wilmers, and I am submitting my name for consideration to be the Treasurer of the PCA Chesapeake Chapter. Many of you may have seen me around some of the PCA events with my Alpine White 944. In my prior career I was an accountant. Although it has been a while since I was in that career, I still possess the financial acumen to be fiscally responsible with the chapter funds. Additionally, I have a long history of offering my financial skills to organizations throughout the years. These include several treasurer positions, such as treasurer of the local Harley Owners Group as well as my daughter’s school PTA. With both those organizations I eventually rose to the be the president of the group. I look forward to working with the Officers team to provide a fiscally responsible approach to the organization’s finances. Thanks for your consideration.

Treasurer: Andrew Powell Hello, I am submitting my name for consideration to be the Treasurer of the PCA Chesapeake Chapter. My wife, Kim, and I own a 2018 guards red 911 cabriolet, and we joined PCA in 2017 when we purchased the car. We have been regulars at the tours held by the Chesapeake Region, learned and participated in a rally, and recent joined in a contours event. We have enjoyed getting to know the other members and learning about their adventures as a Porsche owner. As for the treasurer position, I have been a practicing certified public accountant (CPA) for over 25 years and performed the treasurer position in other organizations. If elected, I look forward to managing the financial resources of the region in order to ensure the continued success of our events and other activities.

Vice President: Steve Wood After 23 years in the Chesapeake Region, I have had several decades to appreciate, & participate with, many of our Board members and Co-Chairs throughout the years. Their efforts have always impressed me and, most recently, encouraged me to step up to support the club differently now than I have in previous years. As such, I am throwing my hat in the ring for the open VP board position. In an effort to provide additional background on myself, I’d like to offer some of the areas that I have engaged through the years. For the past 5 years I have been helping the Concours Chair positions in various areas when needed. This

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Executive Council (cont’d)

has included helping to plan the field layouts for Chesapeake Challenge, as well as participating on the Judging teams. I have been helping our Tour Chair team by leading groups, and most recently completing turn-by-turn route verifications. I have been helping our Tour Chair team by leading groups, and most recently completing turn-by-turn route verifications.. I have also participated with the Tech Chair team by offering up our Garage on the most recent Crawl. I am also the creator of the online PCACHS Signal Chat where we have over 60 members (& growing every week) who socialize, plan meet ups, share news of Porsche, and generally talk shop about our cars. My professional career has included 34 years in the IT Industry. Starting out in Software Engineering, I designed and wrote software for large SP Carriers working for Digital Equipment Corp (DEC). Then moving into Network Engineering, I went to work for Bell Atlantic and eventually obtained a Masters from GW University. The last 21 years were spent working for Cisco Systems, supporting all the large carriers with the design and deployment of their large IP backbones. It is my broad experience in large scale Program Mgmt which I believe will be most helpful working with the others on the PCA Chesapeake Board. I have always been fascinated by the Porsche family and their story of building the brand. I have been a car enthusiast since I was a teenager and have since owned and worked on many of my own Porsche cars. Chesapeake is SUCH a good region due to the willingness of our members to volunteer, pitch in, help, and of course lead our great region. The people are obviously the main reason our region is known as one of THE most successful social regions within PCA and, if elected, I hope to have a positive impact on the planning and execution across many of the events we offer during the year.

President: Ron Farb Hey all – I’m Ron Farb and I’m running to be the next Chesapeake Region PCA president. I’ve been an active member of the club for 5 years, but up to now I took “It’s not just the car. It’s the people!” as just a catchy little slogan. However, during our pandemic slowdown, I realized that we really are about the people, who I missed interacting with, and that we need to get back to that. To that end, I’ll be pushing the social aspects of the club more in addition to continuing to support our amazing and dedicated committee leads on events like tours, autocross, garage crawls, concourses, tech sessions, etc. For example, I would like to see us like get back to the monthly dinners and the quarterly new member parties plus anything else we can come up with asap. The key thing to me is that the club needs to be providing a variety of events that are fun, cater to the diverse interests of our members, and provide plenty of socializing and schmoozing time. We already have a lot of these, but I want more. The board and I will make this happen. As for my biography, I retired a few years back from the Government after 37 years. Currently I do some volunteer work and tutor math at HCC. Way back I was president of the Columbia Volleyball Club for a year, so I do have some experience running an organization. Within PCA, I was the co-editor of the Patter for one year (remember Ron’s Ramblings) and have developed a few drives for the Tour Committee as a guest tour master. For example, this year I developed the Nike Missile Base/Linganore tour, the Flight 93 Memorial tour, and provided the route for the Chesapeake Challenge Gimmick Rally. In case you don’t know me, you might know my black Turbo S convertible with the yellow PORSCHE stripe since I attend quite a few PCA events and have led many groups of cars at our tours over the last few years.

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2021 Crab Feast: We’re Back!! With COVID receding in our rearview mirror, we’re back! For the 15th consecutive year (not counting last year’s canceled event), the Chesapeake Region PCA Crab Feast will be held at Kemptown Park in Monrovia, MD on Saturday, August 28th- rain or shine! Bring your Porsche and sense of humor to the Feast for a non-competitive car show where cleanliness and condition do not matter. Our tongue and cheek awards to the winners of the Region’s annual picnic are always fun and unpredictable, and will be based on your Porsche’s unique curb appeal. (Think it of as a midsummer’s version of the Bob and Manny Show without presents.) Trophies and door prizes are compliments of Porsche of Silver Spring!

As with every Crab Feast past, it is the food and venue that keeps Chesapeake Region members coming back for more. There will be tons of crab, shrimp, burgers, dogs, soft drinks and beer that the Region will provide - not to mention tables of side dishes and desserts that you will provide. Lighthouse Seafood of New Market will once again be steaming our crabs and jumbo shrimp. We’ll have two pavilions at Kemptown Park, with reserved parking, and we have been assured the lovely breezes that have graced the event in the past will be returning for the 14th repeat of this event! A large playground will keep your young Porsche enthusiasts occupied and a real, honest-to-goodness bathroom with running water will appeal to the most persnickety of crab feast clean freaks. Think fun family outing! This year’s event is again a little bit retro. Due to the lateness of the Porsche Parade this year, we’ve moved the event back to its traditional date the weekend before Labor Day. And the time is moved back as well to allow us to enjoy the cooler early evening air and breezes. We’ll start at 3:00 PM and end at 7:00 PM. Registration will open on July 28th on MSR (Motorsports Registration). You will be asked to bring a salad, dessert, or side-dish. This year’s increase in cost to $40 for adults and $15 for 13-17 year-olds is due to the very high prices of crabs in 2021. The Crab Feast is Free for children 12 and under. Look for an eblast with reminders and details on how to register! Questions? Contact Ellen Beck at ebeck944@comcast.net or Bob Gutjahr at Robert.g.Gutjahr@leidos.com See everyone at Kemptown Park on Saturday, 28 August!

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Boardwalk Reunion II

The 2nd Annual Boardwalk Reunion will take place Saturday, October 16th, 2021, we will fill the Ocean City, New Jersey boardwalk with #Porsche cars, owners, and enthusiasts. All models are welcome! This event is hosted by Zone 1 Porsche Club of America and PCA Zone 2, and sponsored by Porsche Cherry Hill and Hagerty Driver's Club. For registration: https://clubregistration.net/events/signUp.cfm/event/11720 For information on hotels and event information, visit our website: www.boardwalkreunion.org See you on the Boardwalk!

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Member Profile: Robert & Brandi Abbott James B. Beavan III Member Names: Robert and Brandi Abbott Car’s: 1957 Speedster, 1968 911R, 1971 911ST, 1971 914, 1973 Targa, 1973 Targa Project, 1985 911 Carrera Safari, Two 2009 Cayenne GTS Committees: None Yet When it came time to buy a vehicle, what made you choose your Porsche and is this your first Porsche (if not please detail prior Porsche's): I’ve always been Porsche centric, my dad brought home a new 1969S when I was 5, he had a few of them as kid growing up. I never really wanted any other car. I bought my first Porsche when I was about 19 and in college a three-year-old 1977 924, I had so much fun with that car, I’d share but it would be incriminating. Next was an 84 944, a big step up in performance and handling, I reluctantly sold it when I decided to go to dental school in Baltimore. I went carless for a few years, then bought a Mercedes ML when I graduated. My first 911 was an 85 Carrera Cabriolet, silver with a blue top and interior, lovely car. I caught the DE bug and found a 944 to convert to a track car, I did virtually every PCA DE event for the next five years. During that time, I owned multiple track cars including a 1960 356 Klub Sport Roadster, purchased from Rod Emory, a 1969 911S race car, and a 1993 RS America. After a while it all became too much time and effort, and 356s became my passion, I had a 1960 Super90, 56 Speedster and a custom bodied Roadster built by Karosserie. I still own a 57 Speedster and think they are so much fun to drive. My 1969 911S build turned out nice enough to get me an invite to become an R Gruppe member, the club members enjoy building and driving early 911s built to a period sports racing guide published by Porsche. I kind of went down the rabbit hole with those guys and ended up building His and Hers Hot Rods, the 68R and the 71ST.

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Member Profile: Abbott (cont’d)

My wife Brandi and I have done numerous rally's and events with them, from coast to coast and from Monterey California to Baja Mexico and up and down the East coast. What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America: Panorama, it's such a great source of information, love the new format. What are your favorite Regional &/or National events: Werks Reunion What is your favorite PCA memory: So many, my first parade in New Hampshire and my first track event stand out. What advice about PCA or Chesapeake would you give to new members: Take advantage of the driver’s education program, it’s very well run and the only place you can safely learn the limits of your car. If money was no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why: Easy, 906 the most beautiful Porsche ever built.

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Member Profile: Abbott James B. Beavan III

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Member Profile: Abbott (cont’d)

Chesapeake Region Across the Atlantic Get out and Drive!

Aaron Miller

Grüße aus Stuttgart! In my previous article I detailed the challenges of shipping our cars to Germany; it wasn’t quick, it wasn’t fun, but it was worth the effort. This month, we hit the road! August is a special month in Germany; nearly the entire country takes vacation and it’s very common to go to a family-owned business, only to discover they are closed until September. That also means the roads are clogged every weekend with station wagons pulling camper trailers up and down the autobahn. It’s truly a sight to behold and unlike any American tradition. Can you imagine the ruckus if your favorite local restaurant or shop closed for a month? Before we started driving, we needed assurance we would be cared for if we ran into trouble on the road. For the uninitiated, it’s against the law to run out of gas on the autobahn and even a minor vehicle issue can snarl autobahn traffic because the Polizei are quick to respond and keep the offending vehicle safe until it can be hauled away. Naturally, there is a private group akin to the AAA to assist motorists in Germany, the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC). It’s Europe’s largest motoring association and membership carries a myriad of benefits for approximately $225 per year for a family. Besides sponsoring a number of driving schools, ADAC also sponsors motor sports in Germany. We were excited to receive our cards in the mail and proudly displayed our ADAC decals in the windshields so everyone knew we were part of the German driving club too. However, the traffic meant we were at a disadvantage for a high speed autobahn run to test our nerves. The closed businesses meant our weekends were best planned around the things we knew were open. So, we stole a page from the locals and hit the roads around Stuttgart! Fortunately, the twisty, winding roads around Stuttgart make the perfect play place for a lithe 911. We opted to use Porsche’s “Roads” app to locate some pre-made routes taking us out of the city and into the painfully beautiful countryside. Porsche developed Roads as a replacement for the popular GTS Routes app, integrating a social media aspect into the driving experience. Our opinion? More roads, more routes, and less likes! The app is a bit clunky to use but it functions with Apple CarPlay in the Porsche Classic Communication Management Plus installed in our 996. Equally helpful were the user-generated routes leading in every direction from our apartment. We started with a tour of the northern Black Forest starting in the Stuttgart suburb of Boeblingen which led us on a series of rural roads toward Calw. The roads were picturesque two-lane affairs nearly devoid of traffic save for the occasional small hatchback running between villages. Our 911 hungrily devoured the pavement at speeds that were legal here but would have been lunacy on a weekend near Monkton. Every village seemed more beautiful than the last and we caught a mix of knowing glances and bemused smirks from the

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locals. Obviously we were in Porsche country; there was no doubt from anyone what we were doing and they seemed to approve. After a two hour drive where we only covered about 60 miles we were back on the A31 rocketing north to Stuttgart at a lively 130 km/h. Our next sojourn kept us closer to the city but on a far more historic route. Named after Castle Solitude, the Solitudering opened in 1935 before finally succumbing to changes in Motorsport that left it a fully-public road in 1965. In between, it hosted Formula 1 racing from 1960 until 1965 and notably featured a win by Dan Gurney driving a Porsche in 1962. The best part for us? It’s still a public road and shockingly close to our home. On a bright and sunny Sunday afternoon we headed out on the former Solitudering for the approximately 7 mile drive. Weaving through the rolling hills west of Stuttgart, the former race track is a quick, smooth drive today. The original control tower still stands and occasionally sees use during ADAC events at the nearby vehicle training course or vintage motorcycle races. We’ve driven a lot of roads over the years but never on a F1 course. It was magical to run with the ghosts of Motorsports past and see the thick forests on each side blur by the same way Jim Clark must have a half-century before. It’s a quick drive worth the detour from a trip to Stuttgart, even in a rental car. Even now we can feel the weather starting to change and we’re preparing for the inevitable switch to winter tires. The Germans ascribe to the “O bis O” philosophy of tire changes; from October to Easter they run winter tires. We’ll be switching over soon ourselves, then we’ll have the opportunity to explore the traction in our C4S and Cayenne. Any bets on which one grips better? *Want to follow along on our adventure between articles? Like to see pictures of Germany? Check out our Instagram @pnkpnzr968 where we’ll be posting car-related content!*

Chesapeake Region James Dean and the 356 Speedster, VIN 80126 -- Love At First Sight Lee Raskin MEDIA RELEASE: 9-30-55. Sixty-six years after the death of James Dean...Lee Raskin is on the cusp of announcing the discovery / restoration of the original, authenticated 1955 Porsche 356 Super Speedster, VIN 80126, that was purchased by James Dean from Johnny von Neumann's Competition Motors at 1219 N. Vine Street in Hollywood, California in February 1955. This proposed announcement will be initially published in the 356 Porsche Registry Magazine prior

to the end of the year with full documentation and photos. This multi-decade project has been my labor of love -- filled with intrigue, suspense, deception, fraud, and a thousand investigative hours by Lee Raskin. James Dean's Porsche 356 Speedster story is unbelievable -- one that merits a full-length film documentary -- to share with all the Porschephiles and 'Deaners' world-wide. Stay Tuned...as James Dean

Lives On! Vroom, Vrooom! Lee Raskin, JD James Dean and Porsche 356/550 historian/author www.LeeRaskin.net Photos: Lee Raskin Archives

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WEST VIRGINIA FALL COLORS PCA-CHS 2021 Tour & Rally Event No. 13 – Oct. 31, Sunday

(Version 1. Photo by Aniano Arao) PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee is pleased to offer its 13th driving event of the year. Enjoyable roads, lovely scenery and the fall foliage will conspire to delight participants during the “West Virginia Fall Colors Tour” on Oct. 31st. We will gather in Middletown, MD, from where we will order our takeout food in advance. We will then drive for about 90 minutes on wonderful back roads to Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, where we will pick up and pay for our food orders at Tari’s Café. Lunch will be outdoors, on the grounds of a state park half a block away, in the middle of town. After our picnic lunch under the trees, we will continue our drive on back roads that will be even more delightful than the previous ones, hopefully amid the splendor of the fall colors at their peak. This nearly roundtrip tour will end back in Middletown, at one of Maryland’s best creameries, where we will celebrate the conclusion of our daylong drive with some delicious ice cream. This tour will be a limited-capacity event. So REGISTER ASAP!

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WHEN and WHERE When: Oct. 31, 2021, Sunday, weather permitting Assembly time: 10:00 AM; drivers’ meeting 10:15; departure of first group of cars 10:30 Assembly point: The address will be sent to confirmed registrants by Oct. 30. Route: Through Frederick and Washington counties in Maryland, as well as Berkeley, Morgan and Hampshire counties in West Virginia Finish line: South Mountain Creamery, 8305 Bolivar Rd, Middletown, MD 21769 PARTICIPATION Participants must comply with PCA, CDC, state and county guidelines for COVID prevention. By signing up for and joining any of our driving events, registrants acknowledge and assume all the risks in and full responsibility for their participation. Note that planned events are subject to change, for weather-related or other reasons. REGISTRATION ● The eBlast announcing this event will have a Web link for registration. Click it. ● Log on to your MotorsportReg account at www.MotorsportReg.com . ● Registration will open at 1 PM on Oct. 20 and close at 1 PM on Oct. 27. ● Fee $5 per adult; minors (17 and younger) free. ● Tour documents will be sent to confirmed registrants by Oct. 20 via e-mail. QUESTIONS: Send tour-related questions to Tour & Rally Committee co-chairs Aniano Arao and Randy Moss at tour@pcachs.org.

Photo by Aniano Arao

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Member Profile: Ted & Margaretann Provenza James B. Beavan III Member Names: Ted Provenza & Margaretann Provenza Car’s: 2015 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, 2018 Panamera Turbo SE Hybrid Executive Committees: We are not formally on any committees at this time. When it came time to buy a vehicle, what made you choose your Porsche and is this your first Porsche (if not please detail prior Porsche's): We blame it TOTALLY on our neighbor, Marco Alban! Marco invited us to a Porsche Summit Point Racetrack Day with an infield pass for our 2006 Beaver Marquis 45’ Motor-coach for a weekend experience. We were both amazed how these cars were flawlessly engineered, raced on the track and then used by their owners as a “daily driver” which convinced us of the reliability of a Porsche. We reconnected with one of Ted’s former colleagues, Jim Musgrave who along with his wife had been tracking their car several years. He further corroborated our findings regarding the high level of Porsche engineering and reliability. During our weekend experience, we felt welcomed by everyone we met and wanted to become members of the fun Porsche Community. We had been looking for a second fun convertible, the former being a 2017 S65, to run back roads when friends come to visit from out of state. We started to search for our first Porsche shortly after we returned. We found a 2015 911 Turbo S Cabriolet at Len Stoler Porsche within just a few short days of our Summit Point experience in August 2019. Since then, our friends, Paul and Catherine from Hanover, PA, bought their own, 2019 911 Turbo S and they are hooked as well. Still working on our friend Troy and his lady, Tammy, from York, PA. Our friend Gary, from Lancaster bought an Audi R8 to quench his need for speed.

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Member Profile: Provenza (cont’d)

After a few weeks, our Porsche search resumed as Ted had a 2006 Lexus LS600hL that was his everyday driver and was terribly missed, ergo the reason for purchasing a new leftover 2018 Panamera Turbo SE Hybrid Executive from Porsche of Annapolis. He loves it! We are very happy with all of our vehicles and thought we would explore PCACHS. We found everyone to be outgoing, friendly, and down to earth. At this point our “stable”; which includes a 2015 Rolls Royce Wraith, 2019 Lexus RX450h, 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser, and a 2020 Toyota Tundra, is filled. I told him, “No more!”

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Member Profile: Provenza (cont’d)

James B. Beavan III

What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America: Great people, fun activities, and an all-around wonderful experience. What are your favorite Regional &/or National events: Prior to this past weekend we would have said the Ice Cream Tours. However, September 12th we attended the Raynor Hunt Concours d’Elegance in Malvern, PA with Rich Ehrich and Aniano Arao. We spent over six hours at this event and left tired but unable to see all that was on display. What is your favorite PCA memory: Without a doubt, the PCACHS Holiday Party in 2020. Someone now has an unlimited speed limit sign from the Autobahn! We enjoyed a wonderful evening full of fun, laughs, great food, and new friendships. What advice about PCA or Chesapeake would you give to new members: Get involved, attend as many activities as possible, and above all enjoy the ride in your Porsche! If money was no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why: Any suggestions?? See above “No More”!_!

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Member Profile: Provenza (cont’d)

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BALTIMORE COUNTY FALL COLORS TOUR

PCA-CHS 2021 Tour & Rally Event No. 14 – Nov. 7, Sunday

(Version 1. Photo by Aniano Arao) As 2021 winds down, PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee is pleased to offer its 14th driving event of the year. Twisty roads, gorgeous scenery and the fall foliage promise to provide an enjoyable experience for participants of the “Baltimore County Fall Colors Tour” on Nov. 7th. From Reisterstown, we will drive on some of the most delightful back roads in northern Baltimore County. Then we will head north and cross the Mason-Dixon Line as we enter York County, PA. A series of twists and turns will take us back across the line to Baltimore County. After providing more driving fun in Maryland’s lovely horse country, the tour will end at Hunt Valley. This tour will be another limited-capacity event. So REGISTER ASAP!

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WHEN and WHERE When: Nov. 7, 2021, Sunday, weather permitting Assembly time: 1:00 PM; drivers’ meeting 1:15; departure of first group of cars 1:30 Assembly point: The address will be sent to confirmed registrants by Nov. 6. Route: Through northern Baltimore County in Maryland and York County in Pennsylvania Finish line: Hunt Valley Towne Centre, 130 Shawan Rd., Cockeysville, MD 21030 PARTICIPATION Participants must comply with PCA, CDC, state and county guidelines for COVID prevention. By signing up for and joining any of our driving events, registrants acknowledge and assume all the risks in and full responsibility for their participation. Note that planned events are subject to change, for weather-related or other reasons. REGISTRATION ● The eBlast announcing this event will have a Web link for registration. Click it. ● Log on to your MotorsportReg account at www.MotorsportReg.com . ● Registration will open at 1 PM on Oct. 28 and close at 1 PM on Nov. 3. ● Fee $5 per adult; minors (17 and younger) free. ● Tour documents will be sent to confirmed registrants by Nov. 6 via e-mail. QUESTIONS: Send tour-related questions to Tour & Rally Committee co-chairs Aniano Arao and Randy Moss at tour@pcachs.org.

Photo by Aniano Arao

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FLIGHT 93 MEMORIAL TOUR Ariano Arao

PCA-CHS 2021 Tour & Rally Event No. 11 – Sept. 25 By Aniano Arao

Photo by Marsha Buss

On Sept. 25th, PCA Chesapeake’s Tour and Rally Committee held its 11th event of the year – Ron Farb’s Flight 93 Memorial Tour. The weather was perfect, yet out of 39 people and 24 cars registered, only 32 drivers and navigators in 19 cars showed up at our Frederick assembly point. Ron and I divided the cars into three groups. The first group was led by Ron and son-in-law Leo Gutierrez in a black 911 Turbo S Cabriolet (997.2), with Hank and Ellen Lucas as sweepers in a Midnight Blue 911 Carrera S Cabriolet (991.2). The second group was led by Steve and Joan Wood in an Aqua Blue Metallic 911 GT3 (997.2), with Ken Wilmers and Margaret Hanauer as sweepers in a white 944. The third group was led by Steve and Marsha Buss in a Lava Orange 911 Carrera S Cabriolet (991.2), with Myrna and I serving as sweepers in our Arctic Silver Cayman (987.2). After driving for about one hour and 45 minutes on wonderful back roads from Frederick, we took a quick restroom break at the Hancock Antique Mall. We then drove for about an hour on even more delightful roads to the Jean Bonnet Tavern in Bedford, PA, where many tour participants had lunch. This 1760s tavern is a historic landmark. After lunch, we drove 19 miles to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. This memorial honors the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, crash of United Airlines Flight 93. The plane

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FLIGHT 93 (cont’d) nosedived into the ground after the passengers fought the Al Qaeda terrorists in an attempt to regain control of the hijacked plane. An attack on a Washington, D.C., target was heroically averted. Though our tour’s ultimate destination was the site of a sad and tragic event, the drive to get there was a lot of fun, as we relished a good number twisty back roads and passed many scenic farmlands.

It was too bad that not more club members were on hand to enjoy this great tour. However, the good news is that Ron has agreed to consider offering this terrific driving event once again next year.

Drivers’ and co-drivers’ meeting in Frederick

Tour master Ron Farb briefs the tour participants

Thirty of the 32 tour attendees gather for a photo outside Jean Bonnet Tavern in Bedford, PA.

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FLIGHT 93 (cont’d) Aniano Arao

Twenty of the 32 tour participants had lunch inside the Jean Bonnet Tavern, a historic 1760s landmark.

The Flight 93 crash site is on the right side of this view from the memorial building.

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FLIGHT 93 (cont’d)

The memorial shows moving details of the crash

5-13-2014: 1965 356C Loaded in Trailer for the

(All photos by Aniano Arao, except for the one by Marsha Buss) Journey Home to Maryland

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ON THE ROAD TO FRENCH LICK: A ‘nose to tail’ encounter of two old Silver Porsches

Lee Raskin & Terrell Williams

Lee’s Tale: We were beginning our second leg leaving Lexington, KY and heading toward the French Lick Resort in Indiana for the 65th Annual Porsche Parade. It had rained coming into Lexington the afternoon before…undoing about 60 hours of cleaning the 986 Boxster for the Parade’s Concours d’Elegance. The weather was no different on Sunday morning – it was raining hard as we headed West on Interstate 64. About 10 minutes out, I saw an older Porsche right in the middle of my side view mirror…it was a Silver 928 S4 closing at about 85 mph. We both waved to each other as the 928 passed, but the rain hindered my view of its driver and the passenger in the cockpit.

Grant Larson and Lee Raskin / 986 Boxster...being interviewed for a PCA online presentation Photo: Bruce Sweetman

The 928 Porsche was from Maryland – interestingly, we were both wearing Historic tags. I decided to get in line and to follow the 928. Bonnie Caplan and I would now be driving nose to tail at about 80. We had approximately 150 miles to travel together along with the mini-rooster tails created by the rain. As we approached French Lick…the 928 turned off onto a side road toward their destination and we continued on with the GPS instructions to the French Lick Resort. I headed immediately toward the Porsche Parade Concours Prep area for a well-deserved bath before Monday’s Concours event. On Thursday, Bonnie and I happened to be in the PCA Hospitality Room looking to purchase some Parade memorabilia...when I spotted Chesapeake Region member Terrell Williams checking out Brett Johnson’s new 911 Restoration book. We exchanged greetings and somewhere during our conversation, Terrell mentioned he had some bad luck driving in the rain just outside Lexington, KY on Sunday morning – driving his ‘new’ 928 S4.

Past PCA President. Prescott Kelly, Lee Raskin and PCA Member, Bonnie Caplan Photo by: Bruce Sweetman

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PCA Past President Manny Alban, Porsche AG Designer of the TYP 986, Grant Larson, and Lee Raskin / 986 Boxster Photo by: Bruce Sweetman

Porsche Parade Art Show Lee Raskin...1st Place and Honorary Mention PCA Judges Awards Photo by: Bonnie Caplan

I looked at him and said: ’Holy Moly’…you were driving the Silver 928 that blew by me during the rain storm outside of Lexington!! – I added: I was driving the Silver 986 Boxster with the red tail stripes. We both laughed so hard! Now…it’s Terrell’s turn to tell his side of this ‘nose to tail’ Tale: Porsche Parade 2021 Seminars....Lee Raskin's James Dean "Hoosier" Tribute Photo by Bonnie Caplan

Porsche Parade Art Show 2021..1st Place Color Image Catagory Photo by: Lee Raskin

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ON THE ROAD TO FRENCH LICK (cont’d) Lee Raskin & Terrell Williams Terrell’s Tale: Our final leg to French Lick on Sunday morning didn’t start well. It was raining, so Terrell & Lori stopped at a convenience store outside Lexington, KY to gas up for the final 3-hour drive and purchase umbrellas because the weather forecasted a rainy week in Indiana. After asking Lori to open the umbrella to check out the size, she immediately put it over her head – indoors. I’m not superstitious, but that certainly brings bad luck. Twenty minutes later, driving on I-75 north, we were stopped by a Kentucky State Trooper doing 87-mph in a 70-mph zone. The ticket ended up costing me $181…Ouch! Amazingly, unbelievably, and disappointingly … we had driven over 9 hours from home in Port Republic, Md in our 88 Porsche 928 S4 and had not seen one Porsche on our way to the 65th Porsche Parade. Not even a Cayenne! Then suddenly, ahead of us on I-64 west, traveling at the minimum speed limit was what appeared to be a Silver Miata. Having slowed my speed down to 80 mph (after our ticket), I noticed our first Porsche. It wasn’t a Miata, but an early 986 model Boxster –surprisingly with historic Maryland tags like ours! No doubt, they were headed to the Porsche Parade. We waved as we passed the silver 986 and wondered aloud who the unrecognizable mystery couple was. Nevertheless, the Boxster picked up some speed, we slowed down a bit, and they followed us for the next 2 hours right into French Lick. Fast forward to Thursday afternoon, while perusing books in the Parade Store, I excitedly ran into fellow Chesapeake Terrell Williams and 928 S4 Porsche Parade 2021 Photo by Lori Williams PCA’r, Lee Raskin. Lee’s a great guy, he’s an author, longtime PCA club member and a big supporter (and an Endurance Race winner) of our Super Slot Car Night every year.

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We caught up with each other discussing all sorts of things from his keynote speaking engagement on the James Dean ‘Hoosier’ Tribute Forum, finishing 2nd in Class in the Concours -- to his award-winning Porsche Photography--that also included his one-of-a-kind James Dean Spyder slot car.

I shared that I had picked up a new to me Silver Porsche 928 and our eyes grew larger as he shared that he also picked up a first generation 986 Silver Boxster! “Good heavens”, I exclaimed, you were that guy who followed me into French Lick for over 150 miles. Indeed, it was Lee and Bonnie behind us all along.

Terrell Wiliiam's 928 S4 on I-64 in Kentucky Photo by Bonnie Caplan

Lori and I left our French Lick AirBnB early Friday morning to meet family friends at our home that evening. Around daybreak, we stopped to fill up on gas on I-64 in eastern Kentucky. Twenty minutes later, amazingly, and unbelievably, we see the same Silver Boxster ahead of us.

Lori Williams and 928 S4 Porsche Parade 2021 Photo by Terrell Williams

As déjà vu would have it, we waved and blinked lights as we zoomed past Lee & Bonnie in their Boxster at 80-mph. This was definitely a real Tale of two old Silver Porsches and two long-time PCA friends -- just passing in the Kentucky wind. Vroom, Vroom!!

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37th Annual Deutsche Marque Concours d’Elegance Gary Sidell On September 19, 2021, the 37th Deutsche Marque Concours d’Elegance, our premier concours event of the year, was held for the first time at Occoquan Regional Park in Occoquan, Virginia. As the first joint concours, with BMW and Mercedes, after major Pandemic restrictions, we welcomed nearly 50 cars to be both judged and on display. With models ranging from 356’s up to a 2021 Heritage Edition Targa, and everything in between, there was a great display of spectacularly clean and impressive cars on an equally spectacular day of sunshine and minimal humidity.

Dr. John Klish, the Concours Vice-Chair, and I wish to extend our sincere thanks to the Judges who graciously agreed to spend several hours “working” at judging 11 categories of cars, as detailed below. Lead by Steve Mackeller, our head judge, Donna Brandt, Adam Kessler, Dr. John Klish, Scott Santos, Paul Vessels and Steve Wood, spent many of their Sunday hours speaking with each owner while evaluating cars where difficult decisions were made differentiating between minimal differences in cars that were likely cleaner than when they rolled off the production line. We look forward to an even bigger concours next May for the 38 th Deutsche Marque with comparable weather and hope to see you and your spotless cars there!

At the conclusion of the judging, the following awards were presented at the post-concours reception: Grand Awards Best of Marque: George Mrad (yellow 993 Turbo) Chairman’s Award: Donna Brandt (green 1968 soft window Targa) Most Significant Porsche: Wayne Welsh (red 1988 930 slant nose) Best Design: Bob Williams (Ferrari yellow 1976 930/Outlaw) Best in Class Awards 356 Class: Pete Russell (silver 1956 356B notchback) Early air-cooled 911, 912 (1964-1976): Donna Brandt (green 1968 soft window 911 Targa) 914 Class: Gary Sidell (blue 1975 914) Mid air-cooled 911 (1977-1989): Wayne Welsh (red 1988 930 slant nose) Late air-cooled 911 (1990-1998): George Mrad (yellow 1997 993

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turbo) Modern 911 (1999-2011): Ken Schiro (black 2006 997 Carerra S) Current 911 (2012-current): John Hawley (chalk 2018 GT3)

924, 928, 944, 968 Class: George Mrad (red 1994 928 GTS) Boxster/Cayman Class: Christopher Rollins (2014 981 Cayman S ) Modern Production Class (Cayenne/ Macan/Panamera/Taycan): Rob Manka (sapphire blue Macan S) Outlaw Class: Bob Williams (yellow 1973 930 RSR re-creation)

All Photos by Steve Wood

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And So It Began...Part 4. Steve Groh Restoring a 356, Part 4: Are we done yet?

Mercifully, yes, we’re almost there. In the last chapter we were ready for the interior installation. Most owners still even marginally in touch with their faculties hire this task out – that notion didn’t enter my head until I was about halfway done. It’s safe to say that tackling another 356 interior project again would not be on the top of my list. It’s tedious and took a real toll on my hands, cardiovascular system and patience. So, here’s a few tips if you do venture into this. First, be patient. After prepping the surfaces (see Part 3), install the sound deadening material (see photo - highly recommended!

Sound deadening material in place, jute going in on left seat well.

Jute in place.

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Below Photo: Test fitting carpet sill section prior to placement All you want to hear is the sound of that flat 4!) using 3M spray adhesive. Be very careful here – once this material is stuck, it will surely not come off without tearing. Then determine if you need to replace the jute that is usually missing or severely deteriorated under the rear seats and bulkhead. Only remove what needs to be replaced. I sourced ½” jute but 3/16” will work also. Hopefully you have some or all the older carpet to use as a template – especially handy for the long section that covers the sill to the rear bulkhead. I sourced my new interior from Autos International in Escondido California – who I recommend highly – and the kit came with a numbered set of instructions detailing the order of placement (very important) of the sections. Left Photo: Sill piece in place – compound curve was a challenge!

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And So It Began (cont’d)

Steve Groh

I referenced Brett Johnson’s guides and found Ron Roland’s “Restored by Hand” to be a lifesaver as well. The carpet backing is very stiff and as there are many compound curves in the 356 you will want to “break” the backing to make the piece pliable enough to conform without tearing the pile from the backing or leaving loose folds. I kneaded the sections by hand until “soft” (a relative term), then used a 3M carpet installation spray glue – a light coat only as you will be removing occasional sections to readjust – so adhere one location to establish an initial hold, and then form to fit a bit at a time using as much pressure as your hands can take. There were a few times when a ball peen hammer was used to encourage the backing to conform – again, be patient and only use the force necessary. Some recommend soaking the carpet with very hot water to soften the backing – but I did not need to do that. Another tip – DO NOT cut the carpet thinking that will help make the compound curve work. All in all, the installation took perhaps 80 hours of sweat. As we leave this chapter, #161933 is in the capable hands of Jim Qauatermus in Parkesburg, PA who is installing the correct German top and headliner assembly. One note deserving of it’s own chapter is the reproduction top frame. Since the cabriolet was delivered from the factory with a electric sunroof hardtop, there was no folding top frame. The hardtop is resting comfortably on a stand. When you live in Southern Maryland, you want the top down! Years of a nationwide search for a folding cabriolet frame showed up nothing. All cab top frames tend to stay with cabriolet bodies as a cab’s value without the top is decreased much more than the price of the frame sold separately – if you can even find one! I opted out of necessity for a Swissmade reproduction frame. It’s truly beautiful to look at! Now if it only fit! Which it didn’t! If you have a handmade car, it is no surprise that a mass-produced reproduction part may not fit without adjustment. We made it work, but what an engineering ordeal. In the next chapter, we’ll conclude with a list of folks, books, reference materials and businesses who I would wholeheartedly endorse for anyone entertaining a restoration of their 356.

Finished rear section!

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And So It Began (cont’d) Finished front section – door cards are next!

Finished front section – door cards are next!

Door cards are now installed, windows operational and a remaining hurdle is now the installation of the cabriolet top….

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Porsche Heritage Concours

Doug Ehmann

On September 5th, we had an informative and fun ‘hands-on’ Concours judging school, paired with a great drive. The objective was to give participants a chance to learn about and experience the process of concours judging, and then to pick the winners for class awards. This also served as a warmup for the Chesapeake Challenge Concours coming October 23rd. The concours judging school and judging were well received and everyone learned a lot. The tour following the concours was very enjoyable. We had a few sprinkles of rain, but it didn’t limit the activities. Overall, the count was 39 people attending, and 23 Porsches participating. Eighteen cars were judged by 27 judges – many who were judging for the first time. Olympic medals were awarded to winning cars. Lunch was enjoyed by many at a nearby restaurant. Special thanks to Skip Conrey, who hosted us at his beautiful Valhalla Farm in Marriottsville. It was Tour Co-Chair Aniano Arao’s good idea to do a joint Concours and Tour, and we’re glad we did!

The Judges Ron Gordon, Ken Wilmers, Hank Lucas, Tom Morton, Lee Raskin, John Owsley, James Beavan III, Steve Brown, Chuck Visconage, Bob Zach, Aniano Arao, Steve Buss, Marsha Buss, Steve Graham, Andy Powell, Zohrab Derkrikorian, Ron Farb, Doug Ehmann, Kaye Morton, Frank Tedeschi, Ted Provenza, Troy Raver, Randy Moss, Chris Zach, Rich Townsend, Nishan Topjian, Linda Gordon

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Concours (cont’d) Results of the Judging Team 1 – Early Cars Bob Zach Steve Brown

19 911 L 68 19 912 69

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Team 2 - Newer Cars Steve Buss Andy Powell Frank Tedeschi Hank Lucas

20 17 20 18 20 16 20 18

911 Carrera 4S

911 S Cabriolet

911 Carrera S

911 Carrera S Cab.

Team 3 - Zippiest Cars Steve Graham Zohrab Derkrikorian

20 911 GT3 18 20 911 GTS 19

Team 4 - Front Engine Cars 19 Ken Wilmers 944 87 19 James Beavan III 924S 88

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Team 5 - Boxsters Lee Raskin Charles Visconage Nishan Topjian

19 Boxster 99 20 Boxster 14 19 Boxster S 98

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Concours (cont’d)

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Team 6 - Caymans Tom Morton

2014 Cayman S

Doug Ehmann

2012 Cayman

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2009 Cayman

Other Awards Oldest car

1968 911 L

Bob Zach

Highest mileage

1969 912

Steve Brown

Farthest car

2019 911 GTS

Zohrab Derkrikorian

Host's Choice

1984 930

Randy Moss

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PORSCHE HERITAGE CONCOURS & TOUR

Aniano Arao

PCA-CHS 2021 Tour & Rally Event No. 10 – Sept. 5

Photo by Aniano Arao

PCA Chesapeake’s Tour and Rally Committee and Concours Committee held a joint undertaking on Sept. 5th – the Porsche Heritage Concours &Tour. It was our 10th Tour and Rally event of the year. The day started out with a bit of unsettled weather, but 39 people in 28 Porsches showed up as the morning unfolded. Porsches from every decade since the 1960s were represented. PCA member Skip Conrey kindly provided the Marriottsville venue. He had hosted three previous Chesapeake events at his wonderful Valhalla Farm, including the 50th Chesapeake Challenge, in 2019. A breakfast of coffee, doughnuts and bagels was furnished by Concours Co-Chair Doug Ehmann and wife Francesca. Doug then held a concours judging school for event participants. During his educational presentation, Doug was assisted by fellow Concours Co-Chair Ron Gordon and a number of experienced concours judges. After the seminar, Doug gave the attendees their judging assignments, dividing them into six groups. Of the 23 cars that appeared on the show field, 18 were categorized among six classes and judged. The whole exercise was meant to serve as a warm up for the Chesapeake Challenge Concours to be held on Oct. 23rd. For more details, please read Doug’s article on the concours portion of this event.

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Doug Ehmann addresses the judging class.

Judging team, with leader Ron Gordon, left

Judging team, with leader Lee Raskin, 2nd from left

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Concours (cont’d)

Steve Brown wins silver in Early Cars class.

Steve Buss wins gold in Newer Cars class.

Andy Powell, center, wins Newer Cars silver.

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Frank Tedeschi wins Newer Cars bronze.

Hank Lucas wins bronze in Newer Cars class.

Steve Graham wins gold in Zippiest Cars class.

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Concours (cont’d)

Francesca and Doug Ehmann oversee the concours.

Linda Gordon tabulates the concours scores.

Bob Zach wins the gold medal in Early Cars class.

Aniano Arao

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Zohrab Derkrikorian wins Zippiest Cars silver and Farthest Trip medal

Ken Wilmers wins Front-Engine Cars gold.

James Beavan III wins Front-Engine Cars silver.

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Concours (cont’d)

Lee Raskins wins gold medal in Boxster class.

Chuck Visconage wins silver in Boxster class.

Nishan Topjian wins bronze in Boxster class.

Aniano Arao

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Tom Morton wins gold medal in Cayman class.

Doug Ehmann wins silver in Cayman class.

Aniano Arao wins bronze in Cayman class.

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Concours (cont’d)

Bob Zach wins Oldest Car Award for 1968 911.

Steve Brown wins the Highest Mileage Award for his 1969 912.

Aniano Arao

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Randy Moss receives from Skip Conrey the Host’s Choice Award for his white 1984 911 Turbo (930).

Randy Moss stands next to his Host’s Choice Award-winning triple-white 1984 911 Turbo (930).

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PORSCHE HERITAGE CONCOURS & TOUR

Aniano Arao

Right after the awarding of concours medals, 36 event attendees in 21 cars went on a 45-minute driving tour around Marriottsville. The route’s 23 miles of twisty, scenic and fun-to-drive back roads were practically devoid of other vehicular traffic as we breezed through them. Randy, Ron Farb and I divided the cars into two groups. I led the first group, Frank and Susan Tedeschi led the second group, Ron served as the overall sweeper, while Randy launched the cars and welcomed everybody back at the end of the tour.

We concluded the event with a panoramic group photo of 23 Porsches, with their drivers and navigators standing alongside. About 20 of the event attendees then went to the nearby Facci Ristoranti for an Italian lunch. (All the photos accompanying this article were taken by Ron Farb, except for the panoramic shot at the very top, which was taken by Aniano Arao.)

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Crab Feast Photos

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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. 67

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PCA Jackets!

If you want one of these killer jackets, please remit $80 to our Treasurer, Vincent Rock via check or PayPal. If by check, send your check to Treasurer P.O. Box 1720, Germantown, MD 20875. 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 What Are PCA License Plates: Chesapeake Region PCA coordinates the purchase of PCA Organizational License Plates issued through the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA). The PCA License Plate Program promotes the visibility and camaraderie of PCA. PCA Maryland License Plates are pre-numbered Organizational Plates, not vanity plates. PCA License Plates are available for all cars, trucks and minivans, but not for motorcycles or trailers. Cost: The one-time cost for the PCA License Plates is $35.00, which includes the $25.00 MVA fee and a $10 Chesapeake PCA fundraising fee to support the PCA License Plate Program and Chesapeake Region events. How To Apply: The only way to apply for PCA Organizational License Plates is to complete the online PCA Maryland License Web Form at https://pcachs.org/pcamaryland-license-plate/ and submit it electronically. Please click on the above link to learn the details and requirements to apply for PCA License Plates. If you have any questions regarding the purchase of PCA Maryland Organizational License Plates, please contact us at: pcaLicensePlates@pcachs.org. Safe and Happy Motoring. 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 ageappropriate 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!

PCA Chesapeake Region Patter - October 2021 Vol 62, Issue 10

Articles inside

Two old Silver Porsches

Porsche Heritage Concours & Tour

And So It Began 356 Restoration part 4.

Flight 93 Memorial Tour