PCA Chesapeake Region Patter - October 2022 Vol 63, Issue 10

Chesapeake Region

Events Calendar

Month Day Event Meeting Venue

October 8th Bay Bridge Marina: Chesapeake Cars & Coffee

15th Boardwalk Reunion 2022

18th Social Dinner: The Social Restaurant

22nd Autocross#7 season finale

23rd Chesapeake Challenge 53 @ Kurtz’s Beach

30th Tour: West Virginia Fall Colors

November

5th Social Breakfast: Eggcellence

6th Tour: Catoctin Mountain Fall Colors

13th Pine Barrens Off Road Excursion

15th Social Dinner: Facci Ristorante

December 4th Tour: Kindertime Toy Drive

Stevensville, MD

Ocean City, NJ

Severna Park, MD

PGS, Bowie, MD

Pasadena, MD

TBD, MD

Annapolis, MD

TBD, MD

Pine Barrens, NJ

Turf Valley, MD

Towson, MD

4th Charity Event: Linda’s Legacy & Kindertime Towson, MD

EditorsMessage:

What a full slate of events we have lineup through year end. The postponed Oct 1st C&C is now on Oct 8th, so see you there. President Ron talks all about CC53 on page 8 and then there is a five page information sheet starting on page 10.

50 Year member Lee Raskin shares his story and photos starting on page 52.

You’ll notice on November 13th I have a special off road event on the calendar and here’s the registration link Off Road Excursion November 13, 2022 NNJR Porsche Club of America (nnjr pca.com)

Get your Cayenne or Macan gassed up and I’ll see you there for the fun in New Jersey!

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Scott & Bettina Kirklighter

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Scott

PCA CHS Board

Wayne

dent@pcachs.org

GregHartke

Meilyng

MarshaBuss

SteveBuss

JimEarlbeck tech@pcachs.org

RandyRichter tech@pcachs.org

AnianoArao tour@pcachs.org

RichErlich

Paul

Duane

Tour & Rally Schedule 2022

AnianoArao

PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee has 13 events on its 2022 calendar. The dates and events listed here are subject to change. Registration for most events will open 2 to 3 weeks before their scheduled dates. Log on to your account at www.motorsportreg.com to sign up. (Ver. 17, 09/25/2022)

April 10 (1) Eastern Shore Tour, Suicide Bridge - guest tour master Tom Divilio, 72 people, 39 cars

April 30 (2) Drive to Porsche Swap Meet in Carlisle, PA tour master Aniano Arao, 18 in 12 cars

May 15 (3) Delmarva Tour, NEW event, tour master Aniano Arao, 19 people, 11 cars, rain date

June 5 (4) Nike Missile Base/Linganore Tour, guest tour master Ron Farb, 55 people, 30 cars

July 10 (5) Ice Cream Tour and Food Drive, guest tour master Steve Graham, 70 people, 35 cars

July 24 (6) Allegheny Mountain Tour, tour master Rich Ehrlich, 52 people, 33 cars

Aug. 13 (7) Ice Cream Tour No. 2, guest tour master Steve Graham, 50 people, 26 cars

Aug. 28 (8) Bavarian Inn Tour, guest tour master Ron Farb, 48 people, 27 cars

Sept. 24 (9) Drive to the Bay Tour, guest tour master Hank Lucas, 49 people, 27 cars

Oct. 9 (xx) Off-Road Tour, by guest tour master Jim Hemig Postponed until 2023

Oct. 23 (10) Chesapeake Challenge Gimmick Rally, NEW route

Oct. 30 (11) West Virginia Fall Colors Tour, repeat event by tour master Aniano Arao

Nov. 6 (12) Catoctin Mountain Fall Colors Tour, NEW version by tour master Aniano Arao

Dec. 4 (13) “Kindertime & Linda’s Legacy” Tour, NEW route by tour master Aniano Arao

Check www.pcachs.org, Patter, www.motorsportreg.com and the events’ eBlasts for details and updates. Send questions to tour@pcachs.org.

Aniano Arao & Rich Ehrlich

Co Chairs, Tour & Rally Committee

Membership Numbers

Committee

Primary Members: 1079

Affiliate Members: 550

NewMembers (16)

Region

Life Members: 2 Total Members: 1631

Howard Bauer Pasadena, MD 2003 911 Carrera 4S

Michael Biemer Eldersburg, MD 2009 911 Carrera

Eric Christofferson Bel Air, MD 2013 Boxster

Joseph Cook Easton, MD 1995 911 Carrera

Michael Correa Arnold, MD 2018 911 Targa 4 GTS

Michael Denver Cecilton, MD 2021 Cayenne Platinum

Jeffrey Dwyer St. Michaels, MD 2005 Boxster S

Kelly Hamilton Parkville, MD 1999 911 Carrera

Tyler Jaeger Abingdon, MD 2006 Cayman S

Jeremy Kaufman Highland, MD 2018 911 Carrera GTS

Matthew Lennox Ellicott City, MD 1990 911 Carrera 4

Kunta Mambouray Severn, MD 2018 Panamera 4

Michael Mangone Bel Air, MD 2018 911 Targa 4S

Thomas and Christina Mcewan Annapolis, MD 2003 911 Turbo

Thomas Murach and Lynette Hill Gambrills, MD 2022 718 Cayman GT4

Christopher Stark Glenelg, MD 214 Race Car

New Test Drive Participants: 1

Transfers Out (1)

Valerie McLaughlin Transfer To: Carolinas (CAR)

Transfers In (1)

Kellie and Connpr Anton Transfer From: Northern Ohio (NOO)

Full Membership Committee Reports can be found on our website: https://pcachs.org/ Please excuse us for any inconsistencies in reports as PCA HQ continues to improve our system

Member Anniversaries

ANNIVERSARIES

Years

Theodore and Susan Reichart

Years

Timothy Wessel and David Wessel

Years

David and Randa Calder

Years

Randall Richter and Janet Jackson

Jeffrey and Jennifer Wise

Years

Katherine Hupfeldt

Linda Gordon

Edward Bradley

Years

James and Susan McCloskey

Brendan and Kim O’Rourke

George and Alane Bakalyar

Hamid Janloo

Mark Torrance

Shahla Radfoor

Charles Connor

Robert Smedley

Robert Szurgot

Patrick Wade

Year

Ellott and Rosalyn Wiley

Navya Banda

Lisa Nichols

Zachary Smith

Brian Shillman

Bruce Bingman

George Milliken

Ross Fischer

Henry Becker

KenWilmers

Denise Arnett

Stephen Fredette

Tim Methric

Corey Bullard

David Antonio

Gabriella Bullard

Josh Fleming

Brett Smith

Chesapeake Region

Presidents Message

Hey Chesapeake Region PCA

This day promises be FANTASITC and you don’t want to miss it so please register now.

RonFarb

Sunshine Member Support

Sunshine Member Support

Do you know a Porsche Club member that could use a little sunshine? Please let us know. TheClubhasestablishedanewSunshineposition. IfyouknowaClubmemberwhois ill,hasahospitalstay,afamilymemberhaspassed,orisfacingsomedifficultorchallengingtimes,wewouldlikesendacardtoletthemknowtheClubisthinkingabout them.

PleasecontactDougEhmannatSunshine@pcachs.org. Thanks!

Socials In Review

On September 3rd the Social Committee held two Social Breakfasts – one at a new location, The Tillery, in Reisterstown, Baltimore County, and the other at Eggcellence, in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County. Everyone enjoyed the food at The Tillery, we’ll need to work on the separate check issue.

On September 20th we had a combined Tech Event and Social Dinner at Ralph’s Auto Service and Fratelli’s in Hampstead. The event was a sellout. The food was delicious, and a fun time was had by all.

The Social Committee has planned a Social Lunch (instead of breakfast) on October 1st at the Bridges Restaurant in Grasonville, Kent Narrows beginning at 11am. This event has sold out. The lunch timing is between a cars and coffee event in Stevensville and an afternoon car show in Chestertown featuring the Porsche marque. (Ed: Unfortunately all cancelled due to Hurricane Ian)

The October Social Dinner on the 18th will be at The Social, in Severna Park, Anne Arundel County. The registration opened on September 28th and closes on October 12th. Don’t forget you need to register on MotorsportReg.com. If after you have registered, you decide to not attend, please go back into MotorsportReg.com and cancel your reservation. As these events have been selling out, this will allow members on the waitlist to be confirmed.

The November Social Breakfast on Saturday the 5th will be at Eggcellence Brunchery in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County. Registration will open on October 15th .

The November Social Dinner on Tuesday the 15th will be at Facci Ristorante in Turf Valley, in Ellicott City, Howard County. Registration will open on October 28th. This was a quick sell out last February.

Planning is underway for a Social Lunch at Guinness Open Gate Brewery in December.

Do you have restaurant recommendations or interesting ideas for Socials? Send us an email social@pcachs.org. We’d love to hear from you!

Steve & Marsha

Chesapeake Challenge Gimmick Rally

PCA-CHS 2022 Tour & Rally Event Nos. 10-12, Oct.

Nov.

PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee is pleased to offer as its 10th, 11th and 12th events of the year the Chesapeake Challenge Gimmick Rally on Oct. 23rd, the West Virginia Fall Colors Tour on Oct. 30th and the Catoctin Mountain Fall Colors Tour on Nov. 6th. Note that these events and dates are subject to change. (v03, Oct. 1, 2022)

CHESAPEAKE CHALLENGE GIMMICK RALLY – WHEN and WHERE

When: Oct. 23, 2022, Sunday

Assembly time: 1:00 PM; drivers’ meeting 1:15; departure of first car 1:30 Assembly point: Kurtz’s Beach, 2070 Kurtz Ave., Pasadena, MD 21122.

Destination: Kurtz’s Beach

Last car’s ETA: 4:00 PM; rally’s end: 4:30 PM

Registration: Open now at www.motorsportreg.com

Registration will close at midnight on Oct. 18, 2022

Chesapeake

Tour: West Virginia Fall Colors Tour

WEST VIRGINIA FALL COLORS TOUR WHEN and WHERE

When: Oct. 30, 2022, Sunday

time

AM; drivers

meeting

Middletown, MD. Address

via e mail to

on Oct. 29th.

departure of first group of cars 10:00 Assembly point

Lunch

Canary Grill, Berkeley Springs, WV. Restaurant

Optional Lunch

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for lunch at the restaurant. A la carte.

then back to Berkeley Springs, WV

South Mountain Creamery, Middletown, MD Tour

Registration

Parking lot of South Mountain Creamery. ICE CREAM TIME!

To open in mid October

Chesapeake

Tour: Catoctin Mountain Fall Colors

CATOCTIN MOUNTAIN FALL COLORS TOUR – WHEN and WHERE

When: Nov. 6, 2022, Sunday

Assembly time: 10:00 AM; drivers’ meeting 10:15; departure of first group of cars 10:30

Assembly point: Reisterstown, MD. Address TBA via e mail to registrants on Nov. 5th.

Pit Stop: Thurmont, MD

Lunch Destination: Musket Ridge Golf Club, Myersville, MD.

Lunch Payment: The optional buffet lunch must be prepaid during registration. About $30. Myersville ETA: 12:30 PM Tour’s End: Parking lot of lunch venue

Registration: To open in mid October at www.motorsportreg.com

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. PCA waiver forms must be completed and signed by all, online or on paper. Note that planned events are subject to change, for weather related or other reasons.

REGISTRATION

● Visit www.motorsportreg.com , log on to your account and look for these events.

● Registration periods see above. The Chesapeake Challenge fee covers the gimmick rally.

● $5 tour registration fee for each adult. Maximum $10 per car. No fee for minors (17 and younger).

● First week of registration reserved for Chesapeake members; all PCA members welcome after that.

● Drivers must be licensed adults.

● Cancellations must be made before the closing of registration to obtain payment refunds.

● Tour documents will be sent to confirmed registrants via e mail the day before the event.

● Gimmick rally documents will be given to participants at the starting line on the day of the rally.

● QUESTIONS: Send questions to the Tour & Rally Committee at tour@pcachs.org.

Autocross In Review

Words:GregHartke;Photos:JimMcKee

It’s been kind of a weird season this year here at AX Central. First off, we’ve had some odd equipment difficulties with constant problems with the hotspot and (most recently) the timing board going belly up (which is an appropriate metaphor since it was killed by the rain at the AX#4 Drenchfest). Co chair Brad Martinez has been destroyed by work all season until just recently, causing him to miss AX#4 and 5 (congratulations to Brad for getting his life back!), then Registrar Meilyng Wigney Burmaka was on vacation for AX#6. I’m pretty sure all these headaches have contributed to making my hair even grayer than it was at the start of the season and I certainly didn’t need that! ;)

All of the PCA events that we enjoy require an enormous amount of behind the scenes work and AX is no exception. There’s a huge amount of prep work that must be done during the off season (budgeting, scheduling, and coordinating all the pieces, with the AX School especially requiring a lot of work) as well as an awful lot of work right before each race to prepare for the event. Meilyng handles the details of setting up the heats for the drivers and the worker assignments for each race, as well as sending out the communications to the entrants, all of which is a lot (really a lot!) more work than it sounds with significant work that must be done in the last couple of days before the race. Since Meilyng was on vacation for AX#6, some of that last minute work fell to me this time. Gulp!

Fortunately, Meilyng set up as much as she could the week before, but it still left me doing the last minute stuff. Did those of you who raced in AX#6 notice that the event emails were sent out later than usual? Now you know why. Yup, that was entirely my fault because I had to do all the final administrative work for this one and of course I’m not familiar with it. It’s desirable to get the event emails out on Thursday for a Saturday race and I barely beat that self imposed deadline by sending out the emails just before midnight. Oops. ;) And think about poor Meilyng! She and I were IMing back and forth for hours Thursday evening (while she was on vacation!) as she coached me through the process. For someone who knew what they were doing, it wouldn’t have taken very long, but being clueless, it took

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me forever. Be thankful you have Meilyng to do that work and don’t normally have to put up with my fumble fingered attempts. Well Truthfully, it was a worthwhile learning experience, so what the heck. ;)

Besides all the administrative stuff, I had a last minute headache with my car. When I started the car to drive to the office early that week, I immediately received a warning that the coolant was low and that I should watch the engine temperature. I had a perfectly good alternative close at hand, so I shut down and drove my Cooper S since there was no reason to run any risk at all. Because of the hours I work, though, I had no opportunity to do anything about it until Friday evening, which I wouldn’t exactly call optimal with the race the next day. I bought the appropriate OEM coolant and (to make a long story short) managed to overfill the expansion tank because the coolant level indicator was stuck until I overfilled the tank. Yeesh! After a little research, I figured out a way to remove the extra coolant, but it took quite a while, which put me way behind in my pre race prep work. At least I got it done, but I swear I must be jinxed. ;)

It was refreshingly chilly when I arrived at Prince George’s Stadium (PGS) in Bowie on race morning (remember, this was more than 2 hours before sunrise), which was a pleasant alternative to hot summer weather. Our stalwart AX assistants (Pinto Soin and John Cho) arrived shortly thereafter, as well as Co chair Brad, whom I hadn’t seen it months. (And it was certainly great to see Brad again!) Mark Hubley (towing the trailer with the AX equipment) arrived soon thereafter, and we quickly got to work setting everything up. As usual, Brad and John built the course while Pinto and I took care of everything else and with a full complement of help (which means Brad was back again, as well as having Pinto and John there), set up was done quickly and efficiently.

As it turned out, we did have another unpleasant equipment problem, though. When we opened the trailer and started pulling out our gear, we were surprised to find that some of it was wet. That was strange because everything had been dried out after the Drenchfest and the equipment had been stored dry after AX#5. A little investigation deter-

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Words:GregHartke;Photos:JimMcKee mined that it was from the roof vent, so Mark climbed up there the next day to discover that the clear plastic cover for the roof vent had disintegrated (presumably due to UV exposure) and the unblocked vent had allowed rain into the trailer. Sheesh. One more headache…

Once Brad and John completed the course build, Brad and I went out to cruise the course in my car to see what navigational changes might be needed. This was an unusual step, but Brad felt it would be necessary for this course and indeed it was. We cruised it twice, discussing what we saw and with Brad taking notes, then he and John went back to work making the tweaks we decided were necessary to make the course more readily navigable.

Interestingly, one of the questions I almost always get when I take a Taste of Autocross participant out for a hot lap on the course is how in the world I manage to navigate through the sea of cones? The answer is that there are clues on the course that an experienced driver can use to keep on track and, of course, all drivers go out to walk (hence, learn) the course before the race after we finalize the build. That said, it’s not always easy to navigate those first runs because it all comes up on you so quickly when you’re racing, so it’s important that the course designer provides the proper navigational aids to guide the alert driver. What Brad and I were doing in this case was making sure that the requisite aids were in place because there were some sections of this course that could be a bit confusing.

While Brad and John tweaked the course to make it more navigable, I set up the computers and was happy to find that we finally had the hotspot working properly. We hadn’t had it working for several events (call it a configuration problem) so it was about time we got that straightened out. It was certainly a pleasant change of pace to have everything working properly again, making for a quick and easy set up. Well… Everything but the timing board, which is out of commission due to (presumably) rain damage from AX#4.

Once Brad and John were finished the navigation tweaks to the course, Brad and I headed out for the test runs to

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make sure the course was safe and suitable for driving.

There were a few minor tweaks here and there, but we really focused on two tight areas the first corner down by worker station 1 and the section immediately after passing through the first channel near worker station 4. In each case, we had to fiddle with the design to make it more drivable. Both sections were a test of patience for the driver. If you entered either section too fast or on a bad line, you’d be hammered by understeer, pushing wide, and losing time. Proper speed and backsiding the apex cone got you through without messing up your entry to the next segment. Interestingly, the rest of the course was quite fast, so overall it was a mix of fast and technical sections.

On the map, the skidpad near station 1 and that between stations 4 and 5 look similar in size, but they drove totally differently. The first skidpad had a slow entrance after the tight corner and was subtly oblong. It also paid to roll on the power early on exit to help swing the car wide to set up the next sequence. The entrance to the second skidpad was really fast we were full throttle on the diagonal (which is probably better characterized as a broad sweeper) as we exited the corner above station 5 and actually had to brake on entrance to the skidpad. It also drove as if it were much larger than the first skidpad and of course we were rolling on full throttle on exit to pass through the channel. The following corner up to the finish was sharper than it appears on the map and I trail braked into that one to help bring the tail around. With my really tired tires, I had to tap the brakes to get some grip on the front going by station 3 and up to the finish or I’d push wide (found that out the hard way…), but I’ll bet those with good tires were able to maintain full

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The course was relatively long (which can be fun), but we knew going in that there would be a minor problem posed by the design. If you look carefully at the map, you’ll see that the crossover occurs really close to the finish, which means a second car could not be released onto the course until the first car had driven a large portion of the course. In practice, we added a course martial up the hill from the start to tell the starter when to send the next car (getting them off about the time the previous car was exiting the second skidpad) because that spot on the course was not visible to the starter due to the intervening hill. Even so, the long course and unusually large time gap between drivers meant that we were only able to do 5 runs instead of our more normal 6. I was expecting that to be the case because 6 runs would have had the workers out on the course for too long.

We got the first car off at 9:52 AM (later than I would have liked) and finished at 2:54 PM after 5 runs over 2 heats. We were averaging something like 27 minutes per run (which is fairly slow) with almost 25 minutes for the changeover between heats. That meant the course workers were out there shagging cones for almost two and a half hours for each heat. That’s kind of the outer edge of what I want, but OK on a day that had pleasant temperatures and was not blistering hot.

As a bit of an aside, I raced with Potomac the next day on the Washington Circuit at Summit Point Motorsport Park, which is an old kart track and is rather large. The course that day amounted to an out and back course with no crossover and no point where the outbound driver was in proximity to the inbound driver. For that reason, it was quite safe to have three cars on the course at one time and even though they had more drivers than we did at our event on Saturday, they were able to do 7 runs.

Words:GregHartke;Photos:JimMcKee throttle through that finish sequence.

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It all depends on the course design and unfortunately the one we used for AX#6 didn’t allow it. You may wonder why we didn’t use a course design that would have allowed 6 runs and the answer is that it’s really, really hard to come up with fresh course designs for every race. Every design is new we’ve never duplicated a course across the 4 years that we’ve been racing at PGS and I’ve been the AX Co chair. I feel as if it’s inevitable that we may do so eventually, but we haven’t gotten there yet and hopefully it won’t happen for quite a while. Still, I can already hear it… “Haven’t we used this course before???” There’s no hiding from this bunch. ;)

We filled the registration for AX#6 (capped at 65) and had a waitlist, but with last minute cancellations and no shows, we wound up with 57 drivers present and competing, with 29 P cars and 28 Guests. I’d call that a smaller number of P cars than usual, but we were missing several our usual Potomac friends who were helping out at a Tire Rack Street Survival event in Waldorf.

David C. was FTD with an amazing 58.830 sec (the only sub 60 sec time), which put Dave on top of Class P5. Third place overall, 2nd among the P cars, and 1st in S5 was Howard L. with 60.691 sec. Fifth place overall, 3rd among the P cars, and 1st in P4 was Craig S. with 61.527 sec. Sixth overall, 4th among the P cars, and 1st in S4 was Mark H. Ninth place overall, 5th among the P cars, and 2nd in S4 was Eric C. with 62.387 sec. These are all great times on a rather demanding course, but everyone was marveling at Dave’s time which was so much faster than the next nearest competitor. Keep in mind that he had three sub 60 sec runs (no one else had any) and the time cited was his fastest, of course, so he really had it going that day.

As usual, the CHS AX participants were superb in helping with the tear down. When we were done racing, everyone pitched in to collect the cones and gear so we could store it in the trailer as quickly as possible. With everyone’s help, we were packed and ready to go in seemingly the blink of an eye. Believe me, we really appreciate all that help

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after a long day running the event!

AX#6 went quite smoothly compared to other recent races and certainly provided a fun day of racing. We’re winding it down with only one more racing event remaining for the season on October 22nd at PGS. I’m already thinking about how much I’ll miss seeing everyone, as well as missing racing during the off season. There’s nothing quite like getting out there and racing your car. Lots to do already to prepare for the new season, though the minor league baseball schedules just came out, so I’m planning to work on the 2023 schedule tomorrow. I’m also thinking about how much more I’ll enjoy next season with tires that weren’t trashed right from the beginning of the season. I won’t make that mistake again. After all, as I’ve said before, even a rat learns. Supposedly. ;) I’ll be looking forward to seeing you soon at the races!

Greg Hartke CHS AX Co chair

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Words:GregHartke;Photos:JimMcKee

Chesapeake

Social Dinner: Facci’s: Nov 15th

RISTORANTE WOOD FIRE PIZZA' WINE BAR

If you haven’t been with your Porsche friends in a while or would like to make new ones, mark your calendars for our evening social dinner event in Ellicott City. We’ll meet Tuesday night, November 15th, at 6:30pm at Facci Ristorante of Turf Valley. Facci Ristorante is known for its authentic Italian dishes and Napoli pizzas. Check out their dinner menu here.

All participants must register for the breakfast on motorsportreg.com by November 11th .

Seating is limited to 24 people. There is no registration fee for this event.

Buon appetito!

WHEN and WHERE

When: November 15, 2022, Tuesday

Meeting time: 6:30pm

Meeting point: Facci Ristorante of Turf Valley, 11095 Resort Road, Ellicott City, 410 750 0001

End of social: 8:30pm

Cost: Members are responsible for their own dinner. Registration is free and required for planning purposes.

PARTICIPATION

Participants must comply with PCA, CDC, state and county guidelines for COVID prevention. By signing up for and joining any of our social 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. While we are striving to make this event safe, with your Participation in and Registration for this social event, you recognize and acknowledge the hazards of COVID 19, and you assume the risk of illness or death arising from a COVID 19 infection at this event. If you feel sick during the week prior and/or the day of the event or if there is any chance you may have COVID 19 or be contagious, PLEASE do not attend the event.

REGISTRATION

The eBlast announcing this event will have a weblink for registration. Click it. Log onto your Motorsportreg account at www.MotorsportReg.com.

Registration will open at 12:00pm on October 28th and close at midnight on November 11th

There is no fee for this event.

QUESTIONS

Send social related questions to the Social Committee at social@pcachs.org.

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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): My love for Porsche started while living in Stuttgart as a child and my first opportunity to buy a 911 came in 1987. While living in Louisiana, I came across a Guards Red 1970 911T (factory color was Conda green).

Bought it on sight and still own it today. With military orders overseas, I shipped the 911T in 1988 to Wurzburg Germany and started to modify to a sport purpose build. I installed a RS front bumper/ducktail, welded rear quarter flares, and replaced the 2.2T motor with a modified 2.4E case with 2.2 S pistons and S cams.

Initially had weber carburetors on the motor, but later in 2012 rebuilt the motor and 915 transmission, where I then installed a 1973 MFI S system (013 pump is a Euro version). During the last 5 years, I modified the interior to my liking, added sport muffler, TTG lights and Cibie hood lights.

Our second Porsche is a Metallic Silver 1971 911T Targa. Purchased in 2015 from the original owner with 54,000 miles, the Targa came out of an 8 year hibernation. In the first six months I replaced fuel lines, brake lines, four rotors, and tires, drained / cleaned the fuel tank and had the Targa top recovered.

Keeping the car as original as possible, I rebuilt the Bosch fuel pump, four brake calipers, alternator, CDI box, and carburetors. I enjoy driving these cars year-round to PCA club events and local Cars and Coffee events.

I just recently (last weekend) upgraded the suspension of the 1970 911T with Tarett RSR front and rear sway bars and Elephant Racing adjustable spring plates

What are your favorite Regional &/or National events: Rennsport Reunion’s and our Chesapeake Challenge club event.

What is your favorite PCA memory: During a Chesapeake Challenge on Kent Island when Derrek Bell attended the event. On the morning of the car judging for Street/Concur, Derrek Bell walked around and approached me with my 1971 Targa.

He sat in the car, and I preceded to tell him how I came across buying the car. I asked him what some of

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his favorite Porsches he personally owned were. He talked about 20 minutes on all the various cars (there were so many).

What advice about PCA or Chesapeake would you give to new members: Attend as many events as possible initially to meet other members.

If money was no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why: A 1973 911 Carrera RSR or a 1972 911 ST. I think these two cars are the most beautiful of all 911’s.

Anything additional you would like to share about yourself (Family/ Work/Etc): While my parents were

living abroad, I was born in Munich, Germany and returned a second time to Stuttgart from 1972 73. Graduated from Loyola College in Baltimore MD and commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Regular Army as a Field Artillery officer. While serving 27 years, I was deployed four times and assigned twice to Germany where I met and married my wife, Bettina. Upon retiring from the Army, I was hired as a federal government civilian for the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command, where I remain employed for the past 12 years.

Club members on a rally in Roanoke, VA in April 2022

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Social Lunch: Bridges Restaurant: Oct 1st

Come out and join your fellow PCAers for a day of fun on Maryland’s eastern shore. After the Bay Bridge Marina Cars and Coffee, we will travel further east to Bridges Restaurant overlooking the Kent Narrows. Bridges Restaurant was named in the 100 most scenic restaurants in America. Check out their menu here.

After lunch, please join us at the Chestertown Car Show from 2 to 6pm. This year’s show will be showcasing the Porsche marquee and displayed around Fountain Park.

All participants must register for the breakfast on www.MotorsportReg.com by September 27th .

Seating is limited to 24 people. There is no registration fee for this event.

WHEN and WHERE When: October 1, 2022, Saturday Meeting time: 11:00am

Meeting point: Bridges Restaurant, 321 Wells Cove Road, Grasonville 410 827 0282

End of social: 1:00pm

PARTICIPATION

Participants must comply with PCA, CDC, state and county guidelines for COVID prevention. By signing up for and joining any of our social 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. While we are striving to make this event safe, with your Participation in and Registration for this social event, you recognize and acknowledge the hazards of COVID 19, and you assume the risk of illness or death arising from a COVID 19 infection at this event. If you feel sick during the week prior and/or the day of the event or if there is any chance you may have COVID 19 or be contagious, PLEASE do not attend the event.

REGISTRATION

The eBlast announcing this event will have a weblink for registration. Click it.

Log onto your Motorsportreg account at www.MotorsportReg.com

Registration will open at noon September 6th and close at midnight September 27th

There is no fee for this event

QUESTIONS

Send social related questions to the Social Committee at social@pcachs.org.

9 Tours So Far In 2022

ByAnianoArao

PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee has held nine events so far this year, with at least three more in the pipeline. The Eastern Shore Tour to the Suicide Bridge, above, was the first one. The April 10th drive was conceived, planned and led by guest tour master Tom Divilio. His 54 mile route took us on some of the most enjoyable and scenic back roads on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. A total of 72 people in 39 cars took part. Most attendees joined the lunch at our destination, the Suicide Bridge Restaurant in Hurlock.

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Next came the Drive to the Porsche Swap Meet on April 30th, above. For many years, this huge event had been held in Hershey by PCA’s Central Pennsylvania Region. This year’s 45th meet was only the second one held in Carlisle. Many Chesapeake members usually go to this annual gathering on their own, especially those who have Porsche vehicles, parts or merchandise to sell or swap. Only 19 members in 12 cars joined our drive this year. We used the same route I created for last year’s drive.

We usually hold at least one driving tour each year on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. This year we held two. Our May 15th Delmarva Tour was the second one. It marked the first time any of our driving events took us all the way to Delaware. The 92 mile route I created started from the Queenstown Premium Outlets in Queenstown, MD, and ended at our lunch destination, Thompson Island Brewing Co. in Rehoboth Beach, DE. Rainy weather on the tour’s original May 8th date prompted us to reschedule to our May 15th rain date. This event was dogged by rainy forecasts and inclement weather from early May until almost the time we assembled on the 15th. The result was that our roster and turnout were reduced to way less than half. The 19 brave souls, above, who showed up in 11 cars were rewarded with dry weather and dry conditions, an enjoyable time on back roads with minimal to nonexistent vehicular traffic and fairly scenic surroundings, as well a great lunch. The clouds were kind enough to disappear and to let the sunshine through by the time we reached the restaurant.

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We usually divide the cars in a tour into groups of 8 to 12 each, for easier and safer caravan management. This year’s fourth tour was unique in that its three groups had their own assembly times 8:15, 9:00 and 9:45 AM and their own drivers’ meetings 15 minutes later, the first one shown in the photo above. The June 5th Nike Missile Base / Linganore Tour was conceived and planned by guest tour master and PCA Chesapeake President Ron Farb It was a reprise of his 2021 event The group departures had to be staggered because the guided tour of the buildings and silos of the Cold War era missile base could accommodate only 20 people at a time. The route from the Ellicott City assembly point to the missile base and then to the lunch venue Linganore Wine Cellars was made up of delightful Howard County and Fredrick County back roads. The event attracted 55 people in 30 cars. I presided over all three drivers’ meetings but could not join the tour because of a problem with my left foot.

The ice cream tours of Steve Graham are always among our most popular events. That’s because the former Tour & Rally Committee co chair and former executive vice president of PCA Chesapeake

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never fails to deliver a wonderful summer treat usually two of them. His first event this year was the double barreled Ice Cream Tour and Food Drive on July 10th. We held it in conjunction with the Community Service Committee, chaired by Dan White. All 70 attendees in 35 cars donated food stuff and other essential items in lieu of paying the $5 per person registration fee a brilliant idea hatched by Ron. Dan later said that he had never collected as many donations, and never so easily, in all the years of his involvement in charity campaigns. Dan loaded the donated goods into his SUV and a friend’s pickup truck at the Sparks assembly point. They delivered them on the same afternoon to the Anne Arundel County charity Sarah’s House, which serves families experiencing homelessness. The tour participants, in the meantime, proceeded on a 59 mile route through northern Baltimore County and Harford County. Their destination was Keyes Creamery in Havre de Grace, one of the 10 stops in Maryland’s Ice Cream Trail.

My fellow Tour & Rally Committee co chair, Rich Ehrlich, planned, organized and ran his first PCA Chesapeake tour on July 24th. It was a huge success, as the photo above shows. Rich’s Allegheny Mountain Tour attracted 52 people in 33 cars. The 61 mile Stage 1 started from Frederick and ended at Jimmy Joy’s Log Cabin Inn in Hancock, MD, where everybody had lunch. The 72 mile Stage 2 started from there, went through wonderful roads in southwestern Pennsylvania and concluded at a gas station in Little Orleans, MD. The attendees had a long and thoroughly enjoyable day. Unfortunately, my wife and I were unable to join the fun because we had health problems during the weekend of Rich’s tour. Rich managed the whole event superbly. He is looking forward to putting together and overseeing more tours next year.

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Guest tour master Steve Graham’s Ice Cream Tour No. 2 was nearly as popular as the first one he offered to club members this year. The Aug. 13th event attracted 50 people in 26 cars, shown above. Steve’s 42 mile route featured some of the most delightful roads in Frederick County. It started from Middletown and ended at Rocky Point Creamery in Tuscarora. Like Keyes, Rocky Point is one of the 10 stops in Maryland’s Ice Cream Trail

For his second tour this year, guest tour master Ron Farb, shown above, took 48 people in 27 cars on an awesome 68 mile route through Howard County and Frederick County on Aug. 28th. His Bavarian Inn Tour’s 35 mile Stage 1 started from Ellicott City and stopped for a restroom break at the Royal

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Farms in Urbana. The 33 mile Stage 2 passed the Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg and concluded across the Potomac River at the Bavarian Inn in Shepherdstown, WV, where most of us had lunch.

Our ninth event this year, the Sept. 24th Drive to the Bay Tour, was put together by Hank Lucas. I am featuring it in a separate article in this issue of Patter.

As guest tour masters, Hank, Ron, Steve and Tom did a great job planning, designing and leading their respective tours. I look forward to enjoying their routes again in the near future.

Our 10th event will be a Gimmick Rally on Oct. 23rd, during the 53rd running of the Chesapeake Challenge, our region’s premier gathering. There are some details about the rally and the Challenge elsewhere in this newsletter.

Also check out the announcements of my Oct. 30th West Virginia Fall Colors Tour and my Nov. 6th Catoctin Mountain Fall Colors Tour. I hope to see many of you at these forthcoming events.

Member Profile: Scott & Brenda Johnson

Member Names & Join Date:

Scott & Brenda Johnson June 1991

Current Cars, Previous Cars:

Current:

2010 Porsche 997.2 GT3 Arctic Silver but was vinyl wrapped in Riviera Blue

Stuttgart Level of Achievement award at Poconos Parade!

2019 Macan S Brenda’s daily and our favorite. Very luxurious and fast

Brenda’s entry at Poconos Parade. She won the Reliable Carriers Door Prize to have a car shipped to the next Porsche Parade! Way to go, BRENDA!!

2010 Jeep Rubicon lifted, armored, rock crawling and sand cruising thing

Former:

2001 Boxster S Triple Black. Really fun top down Porsche

1987 911 Carrera 3.2 Guards Red concours example. Shoulda kept that car

1988 944 Guards Red, our introduction to all things Porsche

Other Vehicles of Note:

1987 Acura Integra Stolen and torched, used the insurance money to buy that 944

1996 Audi A4 Quattro

Growing family no longer fit in the ’87 911. Ughhh

2004 Audi A6 2.7T Quattro #savethemanuals

2007 BMW V10 M5 Oh the sound!

2015 BMW Twin Turbo V8 M5, 633bhp but happily traded it to get the 2010 GT3

1998 Ducati SSSP FE (Final Edition in silver) Cool addition to any garage

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Have you served on any Regional or National committees:

None that come to mind. Raised three sons, all Eagle Scouts. Put my volunteer efforts into Scouting for over two decades.

What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America:

Coworker and multiple Porsche owner, Jimmy Vecheck, invited me to a Chesapeake Region monthly member’s meeting at Joe Theisman’s Restaurant (now the Stained Glass Pub, in Elkridge, MD). Joined on the spot. The ex-

citement of being able to autocross my 944 and enter it in concours car shows sounded fun, and the members I met that night were great – Manny Alban, Dennis Howard and Bob Gutjhar to name a few.

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):

In May 1991, my 1987 Acura Integra was stolen and torched. A few days later, while searching for a new car, I discovered a beautiful guards red Porsche 944 at Tischer Porsche. Dealer handed me the key and said Go drive it, see if you like it. It was everything I had imagined and more with noticeable better build quality and engineering than anything I had ever experienced. I still miss that car.

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What are your favorite Regional &/or National events:

Chesapeake Challenge Weekends, Crab Feasts, more recently, the monthly Club Dinners and Porsche Parade.

What is your favorite PCA memory:

Epic Road Trip in the GT3: Werks Reunion, PORSCHEPLATZ, Sebring 12Hr, Porsche Night at Ace Café Orlando, Porsche Experience Center Atlanta, and Tail of the Dragon.

Brenda and I drove from MD to Amelia Island, FL in our GT3 to display the car on the show field at the 2019 PCA Werks Reunion. Brenda flew home at the end of the weekend while I made my way South to the PCA PORSCHEPLATZ tent and parking at the 2019 Super Sebring event. Flew my youngest son down to join me at the track and camped trackside. Spent days teaching him professional race photography skills while enjoying all the benefits of the awesome PORSCHEPLATZ. Highlight of that weekend was sharing a few spirited laps on the track, in the rain, in the GT3, with my son, right before the start of the Sebring 12Hr race. Thank you PCA and Porsche for organizing and making possible that incredible PCA Club Only moment!

Turned the road trip North, attended Porsche

Night at Ace Café Orlando where I was interviewed for the CycleFever TV YouTube Channel (Brian Cheney from Porsche South Orlando wanted the Riviera Blue GT3 as a backdrop and to hear about my ongoing epic road trip in the GT3).

Next Stop was the Porsche Experience Center in Atlanta where I met with PCNA marketing folks to discuss professional photography, tested my skills in the race simulator, experienced the track in a GT3 with a Porsche driv-

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er (wow, are they fast) and got a guided tour of the restoration shop by Porsche Classic and former Brumos GM, Ray Shaffer.

From there, headed for home thru Tennessee’s Tail of the Dragon with its 318 curves over 11 short miles, billed as America’s number one sports car road.

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Those 3,341miles over 18 days were the start of a 9,000mile first year in our new to us 997.2 GT3. Later in 2019 we made a second road trip to FL to enter the GT3 in the concours at the Porsche Parade Boca Raton. But that’s a story for another day.

What advice about PCA or Chesapeake would you give to new members:

Don’t be shy. Share your passion and excitement for your new to you Porsche! We were all you when we first joined.

If money was no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why: Porsche 959. It was the pinnacle of road going Porsches when I first joined PCA.

Anything additional you would like to share about yourself (Family/Work/Etc): Scott and Brenda are both Mechanical Engineers. Both of us enjoy painting and Scott has a professional photography business, GreatEye Studios. Some of his race and Porsche photography can be seen on his Instagram page: @Greateye

Are They Really Better?

PedroBonilla

You hear it all the time: “EVs (Electric Vehicles) are significantly better for the environment because they produce zero emissions compared to conventional ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles and make a lasting positive impact on our planet”.

But are they REALLY better? As an engineer, I need to analyze the pros and cons to make the determination. Join me on this search and analysis.

Since it's been globally decided that all cars are bad, this is the new thinking and our future: The best car-related innovation we have is not to improve the car, but eliminate the need to drive it everywhere we go.

That's the mantra. Cars are our modern day dinosaurs; soon to be extinct. If you have a nice ICE machine, hold on to it!

Let's analyze:

EV PRO You can save a lot of money. False claim in my opinion – here's why:

An electric vehicle uses electricity to charge its batteries and power it's electric motor(s). A conservative rule of thumb is that an EV gets 3.5 miles per kWh. The US average cost of a kWh is $0.13. So, driving 10,000 miles per year will need 2,857 kWh which at $0.13 each will come out to $372/ year.

Driving a 30 mpg ICE vehicle 10,000 miles per year at $4.00/gallon will cost $1,333 in fuel/year.

The EV owner gets a savings here of $961/year. Also, the EV owner will save an average of $400/ year in maintenance versus the ICE vehicle since EVs do not need oil changes and have far fewer parts than ICE vehicles.

But look closely at the actual cost of the vehicles (ICE vs EV).

The ICE version of the 2021 Toyota Rav4 with the options comparable to the Rav4EV is $27,800.

The 2021 Rav4EV starts at $49,800 to which you need to add $1,300 for the LII home charging station and installation cost of $1,500. So the Rav4EV actually comes to $52,600.

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The difference is $24,800 in favor of the ICE vehicle (and that difference exists with all brands offering both versions of a particular model).

There are tax incentives that you get if you pay cash for the vehicle. Let's say you do and deduct it from the cost: $52,600 $7,500 = $45,100. Still a difference of $17,300 in favor of ICE.

Looking at the annual cost of ownership (fuel/electricity and maintenance):

Rav4 (ICE): $1,333 (fuel) + $400 (maintenance) = $1,733.

Rav4 (EV): $372 (electricity) + $0.00 (maintenance) = $372.

The difference is $1361. In order to break even you would have to keep the car almost 13 years ($17,300/year / $1,733 = 12.71 years).

This doesn't take into account that insurance costs for the EV are higher than the ICE version simply because of the replacement value of the car.

The counter is: But they are way better for the environment!

Are they? … Really?

The 1,000+ pound batteries that power EVs have a life of 10 years. What happens after those 10 years? They must be replaced – and they're won't be recycled!

The only reason batteries are recycled today is because of the cobalt content. But as batteries convert to non cobalt content, such as lithium, recycling becomes more expensive than mining and dump sites will be a more economical way to dispose of them. Imagine when millions and millions of batteries run their life and are not recycled, where do they go?

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Can you say toxic waste dump? Better for the environment?

But even worse is the fact that this technology is being touted as renewable energy when in reality no energy system is actually “renewable” since all machines require continual mining and processing of primary materials and the disposal of hardware that eventually wears out.

A 1,000 pound lithium EV battery, for example, contains 25 pounds of lithium, 30 pounds of cobalt, 60 pounds of nickel, 110 pounds of graphite, 90 pounds of copper, and another 400 pounds of steel, aluminum and various plastic components. In order to obtain those quantities of ores, 500,000 pounds earth must be extracted and processed.

Averaged over a battery's life, each mile of driving an EV consumes five (5) pounds of earth. Using an ICE vehicle consumes 0.2 pounds of liquids per mile. Here's a picture of just one of those open mines to extract

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rare earths and other necessary materials for EV batteries.

I really do not see the “benefit” of EVs at all.

To me, a much more logical approach to a greener mode of transportation is the Hydrogen Powered Vehicle. It's basic a standard vehicle as we know it which consumes hydrogen (abundant in nature) and produces water vapor as a by product.

There are several auto manufacturers that have taken a hard second look at hydrogen.

I hope cooler heads prevail for our “collective” own good.

Some of the other PROs of EVs are super acceleration, due to instant torque, low noise from power plant, although a lot more EV owners complain of higher levels of road and tire noise in their cabins.

I think these are offset by the CONs such as long battery charging time, relatively short autonomy, difficulty in finding charging stations, higher costs, etc.

Many of these issues will probably get better as time goes by and technology improves, but still, to me, it's a no go.

Personally I don't ever foresee purchasing an EV (and I have driven quite a few, including the Taycan Turbo S which is an outstanding piece of machinery).

I am conscious of our environment and really believe that EVs are the bad choice here.

At least I'll be able to drive my old 1998 Boxster even when fossil fuels become outlawed or impossible to buy because of their cost. If you read one of my previous articles, Porsche will be producing their E Gas (synthetic fuel) that affords old ICE vehicles extremely low levels of pollution, comparable to the net produced by EVs.

We can all do our part to help the environment for future generations, so think this one through before you decide to go all in.

For more information on EVs, ICE and more, please visit my website: www PedrosGarage.com.

Happy Porsche'ing, Pedro

Social Breakfast: Eggcellence: Nov 5th

Come out and join your fellow PCAers for a morning of fun in Annapolis. We’ll meet Saturday morning, November 5th, at 8am in Annapolis. Eggcellence Brunchery features comfort food for breakfast including waffles, pancakes, build your own omelettes, benedicts and more. Check out their menu here.

All participants must register for the breakfast on www.MotorsportReg.com by November 2nd .

Seating is limited to 30 people. There is no registration fee for this event.

WHEN and WHERE

When: November 5, 2022, Saturday Meeting time: 8:00am

Meeting point: Eggcellence Brunchery restaurant, Gateway Shopping Plaza, 2625 Housley Road, Annapolis 410 573 9503

End of social: 9:30am

Cost: Members are responsible for their own breakfast. Registration is free and required for planning purposes.

PARTICIPATION

Participants must comply with PCA, CDC, state and county guidelines for COVID prevention. By signing up for and joining any of our social 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 weblink for registration. Click it.

Log onto your Motorsportreg account at www.MotorsportReg.com

Registration will open at 12:00pm on October 15th and close at midnight on November 2nd

There is no fee for this event.

QUESTIONS

Send social related questions to the Social Committee at social@pcachs.org.

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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/pca maryland 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!

50 years in PCA: Through My Rearview Mirror

Through My Rear View Mirror: September 13, 1955. Sixty-seven years ago, Bill Sholar, an advertising executive held the first ever PCA meeting with twelve other Porsche owners at Blackie’s House of Beef Restaurant in Washington, D.C.

I took this opportunity to attend the Annual National PCA Headquarters Open House in Columbia, Maryland to commemorate the sixty-seventh Birthday event, hosted by Vu Nguyen, our PCA Executive Director.

I say OUR Director, because I, like you and Vu, are members of the renowned Chesapeake Region, Porsche Club of America. In fact, I am a proud fifty year member of the Chesapeake Region. To which there is a significant story about my joining the PCA.

In the Fall of 1967, I was a first year law student at the University of Baltimore with a new 1966 Porsche 912 model. I had heard about the Chesapeake Region from the lone Porsche dealer, Stuttgart Import on West Susquehanna Blvd. in Towson.

The monthly meetings were held in Baltimore and conveniently at the Deutsches Haus Restaurant down the street from my UB Law School off of Mount Royal / Cathedral Street near the present location of the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall.

I decided to cut my law school classes so I could attend the meeting. It was an eerie scene...the meeting was held in the very dank cellar of this old German style building. There were about 25 members present…who all looked old to me (at least 40-50 years of age) …but many were drinking large steins of beer which I thought was pretty cool. I didn’t know anyone at the meeting…who would introduce me…so I was asked to do so myself.

I responded that I was a first year UB law student and I owned a new Slate Grey 912 Porsche. The place was silent for a few seconds and then someone started to “Boo” me and then others joined in. I didn’t get it but someone yelled out: “Traitor, Traitor”. The President kind of laughed it off and said, “that I should be driving a 356 like the rest of us.”

I spoke up saying that I did own a 1960 356B for three years but traded it in for a new 912. They “booed” me some more.

I was humiliated but I had the presence of mind to reply: I think that you guys (no women were members) need me a lot more than I need you!” I hurriedly left the meeting feeling hurt.

I didn’t return to a PCA meeting until 1972…this time with a 1970 911 Burgundy Targa. The times had changed…as most of those ‘old guys’ had become a 356 minority in a more exciting Club that was now dominated by younger 911, 912, and 914 owners

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I never forgot that miserable experience and I made it a point as a Region officer to welcome new members into the Chesapeake Region where many joined as an entry-level Porsche owner with perhaps a 924, 912 E, or a 944 model.

Over the decades I have been fortunate to own many 356s, including a concours winning 1958 356 Super Speedster, several 912s, 911s, and currently, a concours 986 Boxster.

I have been an elected Chesapeake Region Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, Patter Newsletter Editor, Chesapeake Challenge Chair, Concours Chair, Autocross Chair as well as a CC participant winning the coveted Lufthansa Trophy, as well as multiple Best In Show awards.

I have also been a PCA National Contributing Panorama Editor, a Porsche Parade multi year participant and Concours Class podium finisher; and a first year participant of the new PCA Club Race program winning the 1995 PCA Worker’s Award for Best Racer with my 356 A Coupe.

I have vintage raced a 356 A Super Speedster and Coupe at over 150 events / over two decades at PCA, VSCCA, SVRA, VRG, HSR race venues from Watkins Glen to Daytona …and I was invited to the 1998 Porsche Tribute at the Monterey Historic commemorating 50 years of the Marque.

In more recent years, I have co authored and/or authored as a motorsport’s historian four James Dean and Porsche related books, co produced eight James Dean / Porsche related cable channel documentaries for the BBC, ABC, National Geographic, History, Reelz, and Travel Channels

That was then and this is now. I wanted to commemorate the 67th PCA Anniversary at the National HQ event by gifting to the PCA National Archives two of my most recent Porsche related publications: James Dean On The Road To Salinas, and The Pink Pig Porsche – The Truffle Hunter of Zuffenhausen.

During the second of three of the National HQ tours, I presented Vu Nguyen with two inscribed and autographed books. Each were similarly inscribed: September 13, 2022. For the National PCA Archives, to commemorate the 67th Anniversary of the PCA’s founding…and for continued and enduring success.

Lee Raskin, PCA 50 year Chesapeake Region member.

Looking back It’s truly been a great 50 year PCA ride!

The following 6 pages are some photos from the Lee Raskin collection for your enjoyment!

Drive to the Bay Tour

PCA-CHS Tour & Rally 2022 Event No. 9 – Sept. 24th

By Aniano Arao

PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee offered as its ninth event of the year the “Drive to the Bay Tour” by guest tour master Hank Lucas. The Sept. 24th route consisted of some of the most delightful and scenic roads in Anne Arundel County and Calvert County.

This event was a modified version of Hank’s 2021 “Safeway to the Bay Tour.” It drew a strong turnout of 49 people in 27 cars.

After the two hour, 91 mile drive, most attendees joined the group lunch at Edgewater’s Old Stein Inn. A “People’s Choice Contest” was held after the tour participants had consumed their dessert. They had a chance to vote for their favorite among the Porsches driven in the tour, as well as their favorite among the Porsche scale models that a few attendees remembered to bring.

In the photo above, John and Tilo Owsley’s 2014 50th Anniversary 911 came in second in the People’s Choice Contest, losing by just one vote.

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The tour started from the parking lot of an Edgewater community’s clubhouse, courtesy of resident and PCA member Russell Pettis. Hank and Ellen Lucas led the first group of Porsches in a Midnight Blue 2018 911 Carrera S Cabriolet (991.2), above. There were 10 cars in their group.

John and Tilo led the second group of cars in a Geyser Gray 2014 50th Anniversary 911 (991.1). The People’s Choice Contest’s top contenders were in their group of seven cars.

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During our “Oktoberfest Trifecta: Tour, Car Show & Lunch” on Sept. 29, 2018, Steve and Joan Wood’s Aqua Blue Metallic 2010 GT3 (997.2) won the People’s Choice Award. Four years later, on Sept. 24th, their car won the coveted honor again, above. And, coincidentally, both victories occurred at the same venue, the Old Stein Inn.

Myrna and I led the third group of cars in an Arctic Silver 2009 Cayman (987.2). Consisting of 10 cars, our group had the largest number of solo drivers.

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In the People’s Choice Contest for scale model Porsches, Donna Brandt’s 1:18 replica of her Irish Green 1968 911 Targa was the runaway winner, above. Unfortunately, Donna drove her black 993 in the tour instead of her immaculate, concours condition Targa.

The event chairman’s Family of the Tour Award went to the Richburgs Ethan, Ava, Logan and their father Mark, above. Their plan had been to peel away midway through the tour and proceed to a children’s camp, but the young Richburgs enjoyed the drive so much that they unanimously urged their father to skip the camp and, instead, to stay in the tour until the end, and then to join the group lunch. Moreover, they told their dad that they all want to learn how to drive. Future PCA members! Won over by Hank’s wonderful tour route and Mark’s masterful driving of his Midnight Blue 911 Carrera 4S (992).

Drive to the Bay Tour

Here, below, are photos of some of the other tour participants, taken at the Old Stein Inn.

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All photos by Aniano Arao, except for one by Rich Ehrlich

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PCA Jackets!

If you want one of these killer jackets, 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 using the link provided.

Complete the online order form at Goodie Store (pcachs.org) and indicate:

a.) Color, BLACK Only, White no longer available b.) Style (male or female), and c.) Size from the Sizing Chart on the following pages.

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!

New Tech Library Online!

Chesapeake Region

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.