PCA Chesapeake Region Patter - November 2022 Vol 63, Issue 11

Chesapeake Region

Events Calendar Month

Day

Event

Meeting Venue

November

5th

Social Breakfast: Eggcellence

Annapolis, MD

6th 12th

Tour: Catoctin Mountain Fall Colors Chesapeake Volunteer/Sponsorship Appreciation Lunch

TBD, MD Kelsey’s Pub, Ellicott City, MD

13th 15th 19th 19th December 3rd 3rd

Pine Barrens Off-Road Excursion Social Dinner: Facci Ristorante Tech Event: Chavis Performance Social Lunch: Black Forest Taphouse Social Breakfast: Eggcellence New Member Party: Porsche Annapolis

Pine Barrens, NJ Turf Valley, MD Hydes, MD Fallston, MD Annapolis, MD Annapolis, MD

18th

Towson, MD

18th

Charity Event: Linda’s Legacy & Kindertime Tour: Kindertime Toy Drive

14th

Social Dinner: After Holiday Party

Columbia, MD

January

Towson, MD

Editors Message: Wow, the Chesapeake Challenge 53 event turned out fantastic from start to finish despite mediocre weather. The food, the events, especially the Gimmick rally were fun and so many great people to hang out with all day at nice facility with great food. Lots of CC53 content inside this issue.

Speaking of events, I’m honestly amazed that we still have so many events on the schedule to finish out 2022, round of applause for all the those involved and creating these opportunities for members!

Speaking of members, make sure you read the member profile for John Wojcik and Kimberly England, it’s one of the best member stories I’ve published so far.

We’ve also got a an article from Henry Becker about his trip to the Zuffenhausen museum and a set of winter wheels for sale for your Boxster or Cayman from Larry Robinson.

Best, James B Beavan III For the latest events and news follow us on: Porsche Club of America - Chesapeake Region | Facebook Chesapeake Region PCA (@chesapeakepca) • Instagram photos and videos

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Inside This Month!

Club Info

Features

Articles/ Events

Member Profiles

Market Front Cover photo by Henry Becker at Zuffenhausen.

Back Cover photo by Jim McKee, 50+ year members Bob Rasa and Lee Raskin at CC53

Events Calendar Membership & Anniversaries PCACHS Board Member Directory Sunshine Member Care Presidents Message

Tour & Rally Schedule Autocross: In Review PCA New Member by Pedro Bonilla Socials in Review CC53 Tech Quiz CC53 in Review CC53 Gimmick Rally A Trip to Zuffenhausen Dinner: Facci’s Announcement: Nov 15th Breakfast: Eggcellence : Dec 3rd Tech Session: Chavis Performance: Nov 19th Lunch: Black Forest Taphouse: Nov 19th After Holiday Party Announcement: January 14th 2023 Bert Roberts CC52

John Wojcik & Kimberly England

FYI: Tech Library Name & Car Badges PCA Juniors PCA License Plates For Sale by Members 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 25th of the month preceding the month of publication in Microsoft Word format to editor@pcachs.org. Please send images high resolution. Editor/ Publisher: James B Beavan III; Contributing Photographers: Aniano Arao, James B Beavan III, Jim McKee, Henry Becker; Contributing Writers: James B Beavan III, Aniano Arao, Ron Farb, Greg Hartke, Henry Becker, Pedro Bonilla, Steve & Marsha Buss, Stacy Hawver, Randy Richter and Jim Earlbeck.

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PCA CHS Board president@pcachs.org

President

Ron Farb

Vice President

Steve Wood

vicepresident@pcachs.org

Treasurer

Andy Powell

treasurer@pcachs.org

Secretary

Wayne Nelms

Executive Vice President

Michael Murphy

secretary@pcachs.org executivevicepresident@pcachs.org

Autocross

Brad Martinez

autocross@pcachs.org

Greg Hartke

autocross@pcachs.org

Meilyng Wigney-Burmaka

autocross@pcachs.org

Newsletter: Patter

James B Beavan III

editor@pcachs.org

Publicity: Facebook/Instagram

James B Beavan III

publicity@pcachs.org

Social

Marsha Buss

social@pcachs.org

Steve Buss

social@pcachs.org

Tech Session

Tour/Rally

Jim Earlbeck

tech@pcachs.org

Randy Richter

tech@pcachs.org

Aniano Arao

tour@pcachs.org

Rich Erlich

tour@pcachs.org

Safety Chair

John Jensen

Chief Driving Instructor

Ellen Beck

instructor@pcachs.org

Concours d’Elegance

John Wojcik

concours@pcachs.org

Paul Koenigsmark

concours@pcachs.org

Chesapeake Challenge

safetychair@pcachs.org

Stacy Hawver

chesapeakechallenge@pcachs.org

Duane Orth

chesapeakechallenge@pcachs.org

Community Service

Open Position

Historian

Bob Rassa

Membership

Ken Wilmers

Webmaster

Henry Becker

Insurance

Eric Saletel

PCA License

Laurie & Bruce Tarsia

4 Zone 2 Rep PCA

Phil Grandfield

communityservice@pcachs.org historian@pcachs.org

membership@pcachs.org webmaster@pcachs.org insurance@pcachs.org pcalicenseplates@pcachs.org zonerep@pcachs.org

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Tour & Rally Schedule 2022 Aniano Arao

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. 18, 10/31/2022) 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, guest tour master Jim Hemig – Postponed until 2023 Oct. 23 (10) Chesapeake Challenge Gimmick Rally, rally master Aniano Arao, 58 people, 29 cars Oct. 30 (11) West Virginia Fall Colors Tour, tour master Aniano Arao, 51 people, 27 cars Nov. 6 (12) Catoctin Mountain Fall Colors Tour, tour master Aniano Arao Dec. 18 (13) “Kindertime & Linda’s Legacy” Tour, tour master Aniano Arao; Rich Ehrlich will lead 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

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Membership Numbers

Ken Wilmers

Committee Chair Report: CHS Region Membership - October 2022 Primary Members: 1081 Affiliate Members: 554

Life Members: 2 Total Members: 1637

New Members (10) Nabeel Akhter Patrick Carter Christopher and Diane Carter Sean Dooley Robert Francik Edward Hiller Andy Hsu Jennifer Kocsan and Joshua Cofiell Mark Laird Steve Topper

Owings Mills, MD Edgewater, MD Essex, MD Ellicott City, MD Cockeysville, MD Stevensville, MD Hanover, MD Abingdon, MD Chester, MD Arnold, MD

2002 911 Carrera 4S 2006 Cayman S 2007 911 Carrera S 2018 911 Carrera GTS 2003 911 Turbo 2015 911 Targa 4S 2022 911Carrera GTS 2022 Macan 2003 911 Targa 2015 Boxster S

New Test Drive Participants: 0

Transfers Out (4) David Kuhta

Transfer To: Potomac (POT)

Benjamin Lewis

Transfer To: Carolinas (CAR)

Jeff Majeske

Transfer to Southeast Michigan (SEM)

Mark Metzger

Transfer to Delaware (DEL)

Transfers In (1) Matthew Dehart

Transfer From: Potomac (POT)

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

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Member Anniversaries Ken Wilmers

ANNIVERSARIES 35 Years Andrew and Linda Toth 25 Years Steven Schuh Dania Blair

1 Year Tony and Xiuru Xu Maury Lerner Robert Alvarez Cameron Marlow Timothy Ramsay Jonathan Steinitz Carlos Williams

Dominik Pajor Laura Webster Michael Adams Tom Neuse Brett Smith

20 Years Claude and Cheryl Taylor Paul and Barbara Roussillon Robert Earle

15 Years Russell and Debbie Potee 10 Years Terry and Jacqueline Rosenborough Roger Hadfield Jim and Kathy Althoff Scott and Bettina Kirklighter Derek Dudgeon Otto and Robin Matheke James Hemig Danny Chavis Bryan Hemig 5 Years Tim and Kathy Facius Frank and Susan Tedeschi Gregory and Michael Ostrowski

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Presidents Message Ron Farb Hey Chesapeake Region PCA Not to sound like a broken record (I had a few of them until the early 80’s when I bought my first CD – Dark Side of the Moon) but I continue to be astonished by PCA volunteers. In October I went to Boardwalk Reunion, Chesapeake Challenge 53, and the final Autocross of the season. All were just fantastic and you really are missing out if you don’t attend them next year.

Boardwalk Reunion – to say that Bob and Ellen (and their team of volunteers) ran a fantastic event with fantastic weather would be an understatement. Having over 360 Porsches on the Ocean City NJ Boardwalk was just amazing. I’m not kidding when I say that the line of Porsches on the Boardwalk was so long that I actually never saw either end of it. It stretched as far as I could see in both directions and by the time I ate lunch (great pizza at Manco Manco), visited a few shops, played mini golf, went to the photography tech session, and admired all the Porsches around me, I never made it to either end. And it wasn’t just Porsche owners admiring the cars and enjoying the shops, it was the locals too because the Boardwalk was packed. Truly a great day. Don’t miss it next year.

Autocross #7 – I told you all in one of my earlier President’s messages that autocross was one of our best events and I stand by that statement as the season has ended. Greg, Brad, and Meilyng just do an outstanding job and every part of the day is first rate. They basically max out attendance at every event and it’s no secret why – they put a ton of effort into each autocross and it shows. This is why we get PCA and non-PCA “regulars” who show up every time. This last autocross was a very fast course and while I felt I was flying along on the edge of losing control, even my best time didn’t crack the top half. But you know what, my times improved with each of my 7 runs and I had a blast. Don’t miss it next year.

Chesapeake Challenge 53 – Another perfect event organized by Duane & Stacy, with John & Paul leading the Concours d’Elegance, Aniano running the Gimmick Rally, and Moose & Squirrel holding their Tech Quiz. Additional volunteers helped direct cars to their parking spots and I imagine others were involved as well. The Kurtz’s Beach location was wonderful and the whole day just had a great vibe. Great looking cars, great people, great food, a fun new Gimmick rally, a tough as heck Tech quiz, and lots of trophies. Now if I can just award one more trophy, it would be the “Biggest Nerd” award to Dan for proudly telling us and showing pictures at lunch of his rack of computer severs in his house. Why does anyone do anything (email me if you know the answer)? Anyway, a big Congratulations to Bob for winning his 2nd consecutive Lufthansa/Knowlton P Long Memorial Award. Well done on a fun day that absolutely was worthy of being our 53rd Chesapeake Challenge. Don’t miss it next year.

Membership & Events – I’m excited to say that Chesapeake membership continues to grow and this month we exceeded 1100 prime members for the first time ever. I was also pleased to see that about 1/3 of you have attended at least 1 Chesapeake event this year. I’m not sure why the other 2/3 didn’t but if you’re one of them, I sure hope you will come out and join us for our last few events this year or something next year. We’ve held about 60 events so far this year and I’ve yet to go to something that wasn’t fun or I met and talked to some great people.

As always, if you haven’t met me or any of the Chesapeake Board members, then please come up and introduce yourselves to us at any of our events. We’d love to meet you.

I’ll see you on the dark side of the moon. Ron

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Sunshine Member Support

Sunshine 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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Socials In Review Marsha & Steve Buss

The weather on Saturday October 1st was horrible as the remnants of hurricane Ian engulfed the area and canceled all activities associated with the Eastern Shore events. There was no planned social breakfast that day as the Cars and Coffee in Stevensville replaced it.

The social lunch at Bridges was also canceled. We are planning to reschedule the Bridges social lunch.

Tuesday October 18th was the date for our monthly dinner social held at The Social restaurant in Severna Park, Anne Arundel County. The dinner was a sellout, the food was delicious, and everyone had a terrific social time at The Social.

The November 5th breakfast social will be at Eggcellence in Annapolis beginning at 8am. The November Dinner Social will be held at Facci Ristorante in Ellicott City, Howard County on November 15th starting promptly at 6:30. Please remember 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 December Breakfast Social is planned for Eggcellence in Annapolis on December 3rd starting promptly at 8am.

Planning is underway for a Social Luncheon at Guinness Open Gate Brewery on a future date beginning when the doors open at 11:00am. There will be a Porsche parking area set aside for us so hopefully we will enjoy a good weather day! FYI, Guinness will be opening a 2nd Brewery in Chicago next year, but for now we are the only one in the USA. The After Holiday Party is scheduled for Saturday night, January 14th, at the Hobbits Glen Country Club restaurant, The Turn House, in Columbia, Maryland. Stay tuned for more information.

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

Thanks, Steve & Marsha

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Social Breakfast: Eggcellence: Dec 3rd

Come out and join your fellow PCAers for a morning of fun in Annapolis. We’ll meet Saturday morning, December 3rd, 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 30th.

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

WHEN and WHERE When: December 3, 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 November 12th and close at midnight on November 30th.

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

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Tech: Chavis Performance Engineering Nov 19th Randy Ritcher & Jim Earlbeck

Does something look different in this engine bay?????

When: November 19th. Coffee & donuts 9:30 AM. Meeting starts at 10:00 AM. Where: Chavis Performance Engineering, 13109 Long Green Pike, Hydes, MD 21082 What: Our next Tech Event will be held at Chavis Performance Engineering. Some people struggle if they want to buy a Corvette or a Porsche. Some people struggle with how to solve the bore scoring or IMS problems with their M96 or M97 engines which are found in 996 and early 997 models respectively. Being old hotrodders, Moose and Squirrel are always on the lookout for new ways to fix problems and enhance your experience with your Porsche. From time to time, we attempt to broaden the Porsche horizon. Some ides that we will present may be an anathema to some. This may be our biggest one yet. Watch us pull a rabbit out of our hat. Or is that stuff a 525 HP V8 crate motor into our hat?

Tyler Chavis, the mastermind behind Chavis Performance Engineering, will be showcasing a not so common alternative to the M96/7 engine failure issue. Tyler will talk about how to fit an LS (Chevrolet V8) engine into a Porsche. You will have an opportunity to hear about the conversion kits he has developed for this change. He will speak about how it connects to the transaxle and how he has developed a plug and play solution to wiring it all together. Learn how all of this impacts the weight distribution, car handling and engine reliability. To get your juices flowing listen to one example of the end result here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=217379806254359

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Tech: Lunch Black Forest Taphouse Nov 19th

Randy Ritcher & Jim Earlbeck

Post Tech Event Lunch Always on the lookout for fun things to do and more importantly places to eat, Moose & Squirrel have found a delightful German themed restaurant not far from the Chavis Performance Engineering tech event.

Please join us at the Black Forrest Taphouse, 2410 Pleasantville Rd, Fallston, MD 21047.

Registration will be separate from the tech event. Look for the eBlast to signal the opening of registration.

Chesapeake PCAers are welcome to join us on November 19th, at 12:15 pm at Black Forest Taphouse for German food and drink. Some of you may already be registered for the Chavis Engineering tech session in nearby Hydes. Check out their menu here.

All participants must register for the social event here by November 17th (no walkups accepted).

Seating is limited to 45 people (you will be placed on the waitlist if the limit is met but may be contacted should anyone cancel and there is availability). There is no registration fee for this event.

WHEN and WHERE When: November 19th, 2022, Saturday Meeting time: 12:15 pm Meeting point: Black Forest Taphouse, 2410 Pleasantville Rd, Fallston, MD, 21047 End of social: 1:30pm Cost: Separate checks - members are responsible for their own meal. Registration is free and required for planning purpose

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Autocross In Review Words: Greg Hartke; Photos: Ken Wilmers

Autocross #7 is in the books! We gathered at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie on Saturday October 22nd for the final AX of the season and were met with a chilly start, but certainly very good weather for late October. As always, Co-chair Brad Martinez, as well as AX crew Pinto Soin and John Cho, arrived with me in the wee, small hours to set up for the race and Mark Hubley was right on time as always with the trailer of supplies. Unfortunately, Brad’s wife had come home sick from work the previous day, so he wasn’t able to stay, but Brad was there long enough to build the course with John’s help.

While Mark drove his truck with the trailer around the parking lot along the track that would be the course, Brad and John dropped cones and Pinto sorted gear while I opened up the port-a-pot. Or tried to.

As it turned out, the door was locked with a small padlock (first time that had been done!) and I didn’t have a key. I had the key to the door, of course (2 keys, in fact), but not to that padlock. Not sure what to do, we grabbed some tools and tried to break it off, but that didn’t work. I was getting worried (more than a bit worried, actually) and when they came in from dropping cones, I asked Mark if he had anything at home, we could use to cut the lock off. He said he had bolt cutters, so the plan was for him to bring back the bolt cutters when he drove the truck home to get his car.

While they were uncoupling the trailer from the truck so Mark could head back to get his car, I went back over to examine our little problem. It didn’t make sense that they would lock the door that way without providing a key, so I thought maybe I had missed it, even though I had already searched all the usual places the keys are hidden on these installations. Using the flashlight this time (remember, this is 2 hours before sunrise), I did find a key on the ground, but that was a key to the door and I already had two of

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Autocross (cont’d) those. This time I proceeded to use the flashlight to carefully examine the port-a-pot and, sure enough, I found the key taped to a channel along the side next to the door. Sheesh! They really threw me with that one. Anyway, problem solved.

With Pinto’s expert help, we got all the equipment set up quickly, so he went out to help Brad and John finish building the course while I worked to get the computers configured for the day. Once I had the computers set up properly (and with our hotspot problems behind us, that wasn’t too hard), I had a few minutes free, so, since it was really chilly before sunrise and I had forgotten my jacket, I climbed into my car to warm up a bit. I hate to say it, but it didn’t take long before I dozed off. Oops! That was embarrassing! It was OK, though, because I only dozed for maybe 15 minutes at most and when I woke up, people had started to arrive on-site.

I quickly got back to work and when Brad, John, and Pinto finished with the course build, we were ready to do the test runs. Rather surprisingly, we didn’t make a lot of changes, though there were a few tweaks that were needed to make the course safe, as well as readily navigable. This course started out as a design by Registrar Meilyng Wigney-Burmaka, then was modified quite a bit with changes I wanted. Brad wasn’t too keen on the course when he was building it, but it turned out to be fun to drive and I thought it was a nice course to finish the season.

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Autocross (cont’d) Words: Greg Hartke; Photos: Ken Wilmers While not apparent from the map, there were some really fast sections on this course. After coming out of the start and turning to the right, the section heading up to and through the channel was simply a gentle arc that could be driven flat out until braking for the mini-slalom leading into the sweeper at the far end of the course. That sweeper was very fast, too, before leading into the oblong skidpad. That skidpad was deceptive because the arc coming around the back side was off-camber and required some care to stay tight and not lose time before rolling on the power to run back up through the channels.

We hadn’t used a Chicago box all year, so I thought it would be fun to throw in that element to slow down the fast leg after coming back up through the channels. In reality, the Chicago box functioned here as the first part of a short slalom and provided more interest and required more care than simply driving a long slalom up to the finishing element. That last sweeper was straightforward and the kink in the line to the stop box was in place to prevent roaring into the stop box at too high of a speed. Actually, the last kink to slow down the entrance to the stop box introduced the possibility that drivers would take it too fast and lose the rear of the car when entering the stop box. (I’m sure most of us kicked out the rear end at that last cone, but the key was to do it in a controlled fashion.) Although two drivers did hit cones in the stop box after not quite catching the rear end coming out at that kink, they only took out a few cones past the timing equipment and didn’t hurt anything.

After I did the test runs, alert course walkers noticed glass shards near the entrance to the oblong skid pad, so I went out with the backpack blower and spent a fair amount of time cleaning that up. Of course, that little chore became an exercise in frustration when the throttle on the blower stuck in the fully open position, which meant I couldn’t reduce the noise when drivers walked by me who were walking the course. Sheesh!

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Autocross (cont’d) One more thing I have to attend to during the off-season. It was interesting to see that the parking lot was kind of a mess with a lot more trash than I was used to seeing. It made me wonder what events had been held out there since our previous AX in September because it was much cleaner then.

Anyway, as I mentioned, it was quite chilly that morning (though it warmed substantially later), so I warned everyone at the driver’s meeting to be very careful on their opening runs because tires (and track) would be cold and would not have the grip they might normally expect. Interestingly, I had several drivers tell me they were on all-seasons that day instead of their summer tires because of the cool temperature.

We filled the registration for this event (capped at 65) and continued to receive late entries which went on the waitlist. We had a whole bunch of drivers waitlisted at one point, with those confirmed plus those on the waitlist at something like 74. The course was fast and the design was such that a second car could get on the course fairly quickly, which made for a fast pace. For that reason (and because it was the last event of the year), Brad and Meilyng urged me to accept everyone who registered and just go with it, even if the event ran long.

I gulped and finally agreed to do it that way, but I was worried about how long we’d run with so many drivers. Would you believe it? With last-minute cancellations (there are always last-minute cancellations!) and no-shows, we wound up with 64 drivers (35 P-cars, 29 guests) at the event, which was a very comfortable number. I always want to do as many runs as possible, but I also don’t like to beat the course workers up too badly and have them out there shagging cone for too long. By the end of the 4th run of the 1st heat, it looked to me as if we would be able to do 7 runs instead of 6, but I was uncertain how that would be received. To find out, I halted racing briefly to query each worker station in turn to see how the workers felt.

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Autocross (cont’d) Words: Greg Hartke; Photos: Ken Wilmers Among 5 worker stations, plus grid, start, and queueing, all but one station was happy to do 7 runs, so 7 runs was what we did. Our first driver went off at 9:51 AM and we finished at 2:35 PM. Not bad at all and everyone had a blast. It doesn’t get any better than that!

First place among the Porsches, 3rd overall, and 1st in Class S5 went to Michael T. with a time of 48.159 sec. Second among the Porsches, 4th overall, and 2nd in Class S5 was Scott B. Third among the Porsches, 5th overall, and 3rd in Class S5 was Howard L. Fourth among the Porsches, 7th overall, and 1st in Class I was Damon L. Fifth among the Porsches, 8th overall, and 1st in Class S4 was Mark H. As usual, the CHS AX participants were superb in helping with the teardown. 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. We finished racing at 2:35 and with everyone’s help, we were packed and ready to go by no later than 3:15. It actually took a little longer than usual because I had to select and pack a bunch of equipment in Marilyn’s car to take home for repair and/or maintenance over the off-season, but believe me, we really appreciated all that help after a long day running the event!

The following Saturday (10/29), a number of us from CHS were out racing with Potomac at their final AX of the year at Summit Point. POT had been racing all year on Washington Circuit (which is an old kart track) instead of the Cone Pad due to a zoning problem that arose with the Cone Pad. It turns out, though, that the problem was resolved just in time for the final event to be held at the Cone Pad. Great news, because the Cone Pad (which is simply a very large rectangle of asphalt) provides many more possibilities for the course designer compared to the Washington Circuit.

The organizers took the opportunity to create a hugely complicated and surprisingly slow course for the last event of the year. It really wasn’t my cup of tea, but I always have a good time racing no matter what the course design. I walked the course three times and really concentrated on looking far ahead when I drove it, with the result that I was actually comfortable on the course (never had an instant of “what now?” during my laps) and had no off-course calls on any of my 6 runs. Not too many people could say that – many had multiple OC calls. (POT used every cone they had for that course – you might say it was the prototype for the pro-

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Autocross (cont’d) verbial “sea of cones”.) In fact, the person doing grid told me that of the maybe 15 cars ahead of me in the first run, ¾ of them were OC. That ain’t good. Actually, I walked around and asked various folks driving other heats if they wanted to ride with me on my runs so they could see the course before they went out to race (which I can do because as an instructor, I can take passengers). That was certainly appreciated because that course was fiendish!

Just because you can never have too much fun, I went out and raced at PGS the next day (Sunday) with another car club, joining a bunch of PCA members who also came out to race that day. We had a great time and it was really a treat to go to an AX and not have any responsibility for running or operating the event. Very relaxing. I hardly remember what it’s like. ;) We finished the season on quite a roll, with great weather and AX#7 running quite smoothly and certainly a fun day of racing for everyone. The 2022 AX season is now complete, but we’ll be back in the spring, ready to do it all again. Take note that the CHS Introduction to Autocross (aka the AX School) will almost certainly take place in April. I’ve already submitted my request for racing dates to PGS management, but who knows how long it will take to get a response and the schedule finalized? I’ll be working on it! As in recent seasons, you can expect the Test & Tune as the first event, followed by the AX School and 7 full race events. You can expect most of these at PGS, though there may (and probably will) be an event or two at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen. (Ripken is a great venue, but logistically difficult for us.)

Many thanks to everyone who supported us for the 2022 Autocross season! It's been a great pleasure providing these events for you and I’ll be looking forward to seeing everyone next year for the 2023 Autocross season!

Best wishes, Greg Hartke CHS AX Chair

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Member Profile: John Wojcik & Kimberlie England James B. Beavan III Member Names & Join Date: John Wojcik and Kimberlie England 2013: Joined PCA Motorstadt (Lansing, MI) 2015: Joined Maumee Valley Region (Toledo, Ohio) 2022: Moved to Annapolis and joined PCA Chesapeake Region Current Cars, Previous Cars: Previous: 1998 Boxster, Base, Arctic Gray Metallic 2018 Macan, Base, Sapphire Blue Metallic Current: 2019 Boxster, GTS, GT Silver Metallic Have you served on any Regional or National committees: Currently John is serving as a PCA Chesapeake Region, Concours Cochair.

What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America: We heard the PCA was a group of fun people who enjoyed each other’s company inasmuch as they enjoyed each other’s cars. John lived in Lansing, Michigan and Kimberlie lived in Toledo, Ohio for 7 years of their marriage, so they commuted 112 miles one-way to see each other. We initially joined as members of the Motorstadt region in 2013 for a couple years and moved to Maumee Valley Region near Toledo when we were moving closer to retirement and were spending more time in the Toledo area.

When it came time to buy a vehicle, what made you choose your Porsche? Is this your first Porsche (if not please detail prior Por-

Bettina enjoying a nice drive in the BMW along the bay.

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Wojcik & England (cont’d) sche's): John has always been the one to select the Porsche for our family. Here is his story: Growing up, my favorite poster was a 1988 Guard Red 911 which decorated my bedroom walls all through high school. I loved the lines and curves of the 911. To me, it was the perfect sports car. I loved the round headlights and how they fit perfectly into the design of the front fenders. Wonderful cars. Life moves on though and I went on to college and then to law school. I tabled my dream of owning a Porsche.

On September 11, 2001, so many lives changed and mine was no exception. After the attacks, I quit private practice as a medical malpractice defense lawyer in Lansing and went on active duty as an Army Judge Advocate with the Michigan National Guard. That move created the opportunity for a 20-year career as the general counsel for the Michigan National Guard. In 2010/2011, I spent a year in Afghanistan with a lot of free time on my hands. I eagerly searched the internet for the perfect 911 that I was going to buy when I got home. The final hook was when one of my friends sent me pictures of the Porsche he purchased during his two-week R&R break.

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Wojcik & England (cont’d) James B. Beavan III When I got back, I drove to Grand Rapids MI to look at some classic Porsches. The place had a 911 Carrera 4S in Guards Red that I was certain I was going to take home. However, I walked by a 1998 Boxster with a Metropol Blue roof, and it was pretty much love at first sight. On my drive back to Lansing, the check engine light came on. The car needed work. My friends and I replaced two O2 sensors on the exhaust which made for a rough ride. Then, there were the coils and the rear spoiler that didn’t work – and the plastic window in the top had to be replaced. But to me, the car was perfect.

Kimberlie and I put close to ten years-worth of miles on that car. We’d take it on 3-day trips and had every storage cubbie perfectly packed – it even fit the martini case. We had it down to a science. During one of my favorite drives, Kimberlie navigated us to Petoskey through the back roads as we dodged summer thunderstorms because we wanted to keep the top up as we sang at the top of our lungs. It was blissful.

That car was downright quirky. One summer, the horn started beeping every time I hit a bump and turned left. Everybody would smile and wave at me, and I’d just wave back. The problem was ultimately identified as a worn rubber ring between the horn and the steering column. But the memories from that car still make me smile. I loved seeing Kimberlie’s wide smile and curly blonde hair frolicking in the wind when we had the top down. It’ll be a memory that will stay with me for the rest of my life.

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Wojcik & England (cont’d)

between Lansing and Toledo. I put 154,000 miles on it in a little over 4 years. Rock solid car. Kimberlie and I took the kids on endless ski trips and went exploring all over. I ordered it without the sunroof to make sure we didn’t put any skis through the glass.

At age 45, Kimberlie received a buy-out which enabled her to retire from her business consulting practice where she’d been a shareholder for 15 years. Then COVID hit and I reached my 20th year of active-duty service in the Army. It gave us the opportunity to move in together and combine our entire family – including my 18-year-old, and her two teenagers. But we decided that we would make an adventure out of the whole situation and chose Annapolis for our home. To make the move, we sold multiple houses and sailed our boat from Traverse City to Annapolis (through the Erie Canal, Hudson River, and the Atlantic Ocean).

Upon our arrival, we needed to get all the stuff from our 26-day sailing trip back to the house in Annapolis, so we drove the 20+ year-old Boxster to the marina and filled it up to the brim. Then nothing happened. Dead battery. Kimberlie gave me “the look” and paused when I started pushing the Boxster down the slope. “What are you doing?” she asked in a startled tone. I jumped back in the car, popped the clutch and the engine started. Off we went. Vroom.

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Wojcik & England (cont’d) James B. Beavan III made. A $2,400 brake harness. New battery. New tires and new brakes. It was time to find the Boxster a new home. We found a buyer who wanted to rebuild it himself. Selling the Boxster was crushing. I didn’t expect it to hurt like that, but it really did – more than selling the family homestead.

Sometimes you never know how things are going to go or how much time you’re going to have. Just as we were getting settled into Annapolis this past January, we were met with the challenge of Kimberlie’s breast cancer diagnosis, her surgery, and all the uncertainty that came with it. Kimberlie pulled through all of it with rock star prowess and beat cancer, but we talked about life quite a bit from April through June. After one of our talks, I waved goodbye to Kimberlie with the Macan title in my hand and drove to Arlington, VA. I came back with a car I never thought I would buy – a Boxster with PDK. I had no idea that would be our next car.

Sometimes cars just speak to you, and I heard from this one loud and clear.

The drive home in our new 2019 Boxster GTS with PDK was unmatched. Every little comfort has been designed into that car. I didn’t even know air-conditioned seats existed. My old Boxster didn’t even have a cup holder, but this new car has two – two cupholders hidden away but ready to handle my coffee on those chilly autumn Annapolis mornings.

We still needed time for Kimberlie to recover from her medical issues, but I took her for the inaugural drive in the new Boxster through the streets of downtown Annapolis. And she smiled “that smile.” You know the one.

It’s the smile you see when blissfulness bursts out of darkness and fear have lost its icy grip. I cried a little.

She did too. When we rounded the traffic circle by Ego Alley, a puff of wind came off the bay and played with her hair and her blonde curls danced for me again. What a thing.

What are your favorite Regional &/or National events: Because we’ve lived two hours apart for most of our marriage, we haven’t had the chance to do any regional or national events. We’re excited to head to Ocean City, NJ for their Boardwalk Reunion and for the Chesapeake Challenge.

What is your favorite PCA memory: Our favorite PCA events are the monthly driving tours. We love driving with other owners and enjoy taking in all the scenery. It’s been a great way for us to explore our new home state.

What advice about PCA or Chesapeake would you give to new members: It’s all about showing up. Chesapeake PCA has so many different activities that there’s always something going on. We’ve met some fun people through the club and are looking forward to exploring the DMV in our Boxster.

If money was no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why: We’re driving our dream car right now. It’s hard to beat the combination of looks performance, handling, and style in our 2019 Boxster GTS. Anything additional you would like to share about yourself (Family/Work/Etc):

During COVID, we came across a study that reported that 65% of veterans leave their first civilian job in the first 24 months. We thought that would be a good topic to use in my doctoral work. Kimberlie and I spent almost 2 years researching the hurdles that military veterans face when they leave active duty and get their first civilian job. Any time I took my foot off the gas in writing, Kimberlie would lovingly nudge me along by asking for something else to edit. We compared our own research project to other studies on military transi-

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Wojcik & England (cont’d) tion challenges and confirmed the struggle that veterans face after active-duty service. Our research suggests that veterans leave their jobs because of cultural friction – not because of pay and benefits. They leave when they feel like they don’t fit in.

We wrote Chapter 4 of the dissertation on the sail from Traverse City to Annapolis. I would write and Kimberlie would edit and re-write. She knew the data better than I did and was constantly finding relevant articles and other research. I defended the dissertation in November, and we knew that we had to share what we’d learned to help veterans transition better. We started writing “Mission Next” in January and kept writing during the worst parts of Kimberlie’s cancer treatments. It was a bonding experience that kept us focused on the future. The book went live on Amazon on September 1st, and we’re excited to be working on marketing and public speaking to promote our first book.

If anyone wants to test the strength of their marriage, write a book with your spouse. For us, it was an amazing experience, but we recognize that it might not go that way for everyone. We fell into a nice rhythm. I wrote half the book. Kimberlie wrote half the book, and then she revised the entire thing to give it one voice.

It’s clearly something we enjoy because we’ve already written five chapters for book 2. It’s called “HR’s Mission Next,” and is aimed to help HR leaders in small and medium-sized businesses to build a veteraninformed culture to recruit and retain top talent.

When we’re not writing, we’re building a consulting practice around the books. We are also getting involved in the Annapolis community, particularly in the non-profit sector. John is part of this year’s Flagship Program of Leadership Anne Arundel and is creating a communications strategy for Sail Beyond Cancer – Annapolis for his project. Kimberlie has joined a couple groups associated with the Naval Academy. As we continue to expand our network here, Kimberlie is starting to take on consulting projects – in strategic communications and non-profit strategic planning – similar to what she did in her business consulting practice. We are so excited and proud to be part of the Annapolis community and look forward to meeting new people through the PCA Chesapeake events.

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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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Zuffenhausen Museum

By Henry Becker

The idea started innocently enough. In the early spring of 2022, it occurred to me that few people travel to Germany in late October. By then, Oktoberfest is over, it's too early to ski and the Christmas markets have not gone into full swing. 2022 was going to be the year that I go to the Porsche Museum.

It's important to note that I had both selfish and unselfish reasons for visiting the museum. The selfish reason, obviously, was to see the museum and the awe-inspiring pieces within its walls. The unselfish reason was to create a photo catalogue for the folks who may never make it there. As far as I have found, there is no comprehensive, detailed Porsche Museum gallery on the internet. Granted, the exhibits change often. What follows is a short story about the logistics and experience of my trip.

As well, there is a link to an organized, detailed Google Photo Album of over 500 pictures from the Porsche Museum at the end of October 2022.

My wife was on board with a solo trip so long as I kept the cost down. I'm a no-frills kind of guy

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(sensible German in my own right). Having travelled extensively on budgets, I know how to keep a trip cheap. This would be an in and out, three-days on the ground, trip. I did not have to look far for great airfare. The lowest cost route was on Lufthansa from Newark, NJ to Frankfurt. This would also

require taking roundtrip Amtrak trains from BWI to Newark on the US side. Once in Germany, I would be roundtripping the train between Frankfurt and Stuttgart/Zuffenhausen. The total cost of the trains on both sides plus airfare was way cheaper than flying direct into Stuttgart from any airport close to my home in Maryland.

I know some reading this may think what a hassle - Amtrak to Lufthansa to Deutsche Bahn to S Bahn to shoe leather express. Remember the goal was to keep the cost down. We have one in college and two more coming into college age in the not-too-distant future.

The bottom line is I could have travelled to Zuffenhausen with less hassle but at double the cost.

Long-story short, I’m an experienced traveler accustomed to navigating other countries. I’ve been to

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Zuffenhausen Museum (cont’d)

By Henry Becker

more than 35 countries and have even spent a year circumnavigating the earth. So, taking a bit longer route is not an obstacle. If I’m being honest, I enjoyed my travel path to Zuffenhausen and met a few nice people along the way.

For accommodation, I picked Hotel B&B. This is a relatively small hotel chain operating around Europe. Rates are more than reasonable. The rooms are clean, comfy and perfect for folks doing little more than sleeping and showering. More than anything, the Hotel B&B in Zuffenhausen is 300 meters from the museum. What more could I ask for? Before spring had sprung in 2022, I was booked for a fall trip to Zuffenhausen and counting the days.

About three months out, I got an email from Porsche saying that factory tours were back on. As you might have guessed, Covid shut down factory tours for a long time. So, yes, I scheduled a 911 factory tour for the unfathomably low rate of 10€. If my excitement was not already primed it went into overdrive with the idea of touring the factory. Oh, by the way entry to the museum for PCA members is only 5€.

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At 7:30am on Wednesday, October 27th my flight made a blind landing in Frankfurt due to fog. With a short wait for my ICE train to Stuttgart, I enjoyed a few baked goods and a sandwich. Deutsche Bahn has a convenient long-distance station right next to Frankfurt airport that offers a seamless way to get moving once on the ground. The one hour and ten-minute ride deposited me at Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof where I switched to the local S Bahn. Four stops later and I was at the Zuffenhausen Neuwirtshaus stop at Porscheplatz. After a much-needed ten-minute walk, I checked in early to the hotel.

With this being a short trip, I knew it was critical to stay awake day one. For that reason, I booked the 911 factory tour in the middle of the day. Interesting content and a lot of walking would keep the sluggishness away. The tour started at the museum where we then walked across the traffic circle with the flying 911s. No cameras or cell phones were allowed on the tour. So, sorry no pics from the tour.

Our first stop on the tour was the point where the painted bodies have been married to the chassis

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Zuffenhausen Museum (cont’d)

By Henry Becker

and arrive for the beginning of interior installs. We followed the cars along the way to wheel mounting. On the line, folks have minutes to get their parts of the car in place as the line moves.

Funny point our guide made is that the wheel center caps are sent separate from the car due to theft in transport. From there, we visited the leather dying, prep and cutting area. We finished with the boxer engine assembly line. The engine line is long and has many stations that are by far staffed with humans. It’s the rare station that has a robot arm swinging around. The 1.5 hours spent in the factory provided impressive insight into the logistics, precision, and production of the iconic 911.

The tour wrapped up in the 3:00 hour and I was starting to feel my energy fade. While tempted to go back to the hotel and sleep until the next day, I opted to take the train into Stuttgart. Right before my arrival, the Porsche Brand Store opened in Stuttgart. Not a store per se, rather a boutique to entertain and amaze. The 'store' does sell some items but seems to be more of a location for cobranding. In the time I was there, a popular DJ was spinning one night and another night there was a wine

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tasting.

The unseasonably warm weather made for a summer-like evening. Throngs of people shopped and wandered near the area around Schlossplatz. As the sun dipped below the buildings the glow of the Ferris wheel just outside the Neues Schloss grew brighter. At the same time, my energy faded with the sun. On the way back to the S Bahn, I lucked into passing a shawarma joint off Konigstrasse. I can’t resist shaved meat stuffed in a pita with the works. With a full belly and short train ride back to the hotel, I turned in for the evening.

The Porsche Museum opened at 9:00am on Friday the 28th. I was up at 7:00am strategizing. Fully stoked for a day in the museum, I fueled up a block down from the hotel at Siegel’s 711 bakery. The super friendly staff and wide array of baked goods, coffee and sandwiches made Siegel’s a no brainer.

The museum's layout takes you in a long, upward, counterclockwise pattern. Once at the top, you take a long escalator back down. To that end, my strategy was to be there early and go straight to the top and work my way down as others came up. Then, later in the day, when others were at the top, I would start at the bottom. My hope was few people in my photos.

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Zuffenhausen Museum (cont’d)

By Henry Becker

Generally speaking, the strategy worked well as I had the top 1/3 of the museum mostly to myself for 45 minutes. The same was true later in the day. As the final stragglers came into the museum late in the day, they hurried through. This left the first 1/3 of the museum almost empty for the last 45 minutes of the day.

Over the course of two days, I spent 7 hours in the museum capturing all but four cars in fair detail.

The four cars I did not capture are in the photos but were on a high shelf that did not allow for de-

tailed photography. Once I photographed all the cars and their respective information placards, I tucked my phone away and wandered through the museum a second time to read, experience and enjoy.

I've been to countless museums around the world. In my opinion, there is no better run or organized than the Porsche Museum. The accessibility of the cars is the key. You can get right up to the cars and take as detailed a photo as you want (as you will see in my pictures).

I cannot express enough what a great experience the museum was. As you walk past some of the 917s you can smell the car. If you're a petrolhead you know the smells I'm talking about. You will visit few museums that give you a visceral response like the Zuffenhausen Porsche Museum will.

I hope you enjoy the Google Photo album I put together. Feel free to reach out if you would like some of the raw pictures - henry.pcar@gmail.com Story and photos by Henry Becker Porsche Museum October, 2022 - Google Photos

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For Sale By Members For sale: Four Michelin Pilot Alpin N-Spec tires with wheels. Tire sizes are: Front 235/40/R19, Rear - 265/40/R19. Remaining tread depth on the rears is 9/32, and on the fronts is 10/32.

Contact Larry Robinson @443-613-5020

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Tech Quiz from CC53

By Jim Earlbeck & Randy Richter

If you missed Chesapeake Challenge, you missed a fabulous event. As always along with the other fun activities, great company, and food there is the Tech Quiz. The purpose of the Tech Quiz is to not only test your knowledge but to educate you about Porsche facts.

This year the quiz was all about four door Porsches. These are the most popular cars in the Porsche offering, so they deserve a big place in our knowledge folder. Most of the quiz questions were culled from the last year or so articles in ‘Panorama’ or ‘Excellence’ magazines. So, if you have been reading those four door articles you should be up to speed.

The quiz follows this introduction and the answers will be found on page 71.

Four Door Porsches 1. The Porsche Cayenne was Porsche’s first production SUV. It was introduced to the North American market in model year _____ A. 2002 B. 2003 C. 2004 D. 2005 2. The second Porsche SUV to enter the North American market was the Macan. US models arrived in late spring____ A. 2012 B. 2013 C. 2014 D. 2015 3. Porsche built a special model of the Porsche Cayenne for the Transsyberia Rallye. While there were quite a number of commemorative models built for street use only ___ were built for rallye use.

A. 11 B. 17 C. 22 D. 26 4. PCA publishes a newsletter for four door Porsche enthusiasts called Perfourmance News. This newsletter was the brainchild of _______ A. Vu Nguyen B. Manny Alban C. Damon Lowney D. Jim Hemig 5. The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo has a roofline that slopes down in the rear. Designers typically call this the _______ A. Flyline B. Sweepline C. Skyline D. Transline 6. Currently in 2022 the Panamera Executive version is ______ inches longer in the wheelbase and _____inches longer overall.

A. 5.4 & 6.1 B. 5.7 & 5.7 C. 5.9 & 5.9 D. 6.1 & 6.4 7. The Porsche type 542 four door design study was notable for an unconventional element. It had an engine that could be produced in an air cooled or water-cooled version. The configuration of that engine was a _______ A. V4 B. Flat 4 C. V6 D. Flat 6 E. V8 8. The 2022 Cayenne has a Turbo S E-Hybrid version. The base weight of this behemoth of a vehicle is 5675lbs. Amazingly the combination of a gas engine and hybrid electric assist propel this monster from 0-60 in a manufacturer specified time of only ____ seconds.

A. 3.6 B. 3.8 C. 4.0 D. 4.2

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Tech Quiz (cont’d) 9. The Porsche configurator as of September 2022 shows that there are ____ variants of the Panamera A. 20 B. 21 C. 23 D. 24 10. The Porsche Cayenne has been assembled in Bratislava Slovakia, Liepzig Germany, and __________ A. Landschut Germany B. Ingolstadt Germany C. Uusikaupunki Finland D. Kulim Malaysia 11. The predominate type of electric motor used in electric vehicles is the asynchronous machine (ASM). Porsche, however, uses a ____________ motor.

A. Permanently excited synchronous machine B. Intermittently excited asynchronous machine C. Transient excited synchronous machine D. Inversely excited non-synchronous machine 12. In 2018 Porsche produced a family friendly space concept for up to six persons. This all-electric drive technology vehicle was called the __________.

A. Leutebeweger B. Triebkraft C. Familien Reisender D. Renndienst 13. In 2016 created a four door study that started life as a mid-engine sports sedan. This car was known as the _______ A. Vision 360 Turismo B. Tractive 806 C. Luxusauto 572 D. Hubsch Fahrzeug 14. In the late 1980’s Porsche again considered producing a sedan. They produced a V8 powered front engine four door. The result was the Type ________ A. 960 B. 975 C. 989 D. 717 15. In 1994 Porsche designed a four door car for the Chinese market. In the end China does not allow Porsche to manufacture it. Porsche designated the car the _____ A. Lin Shou B. C88 C. Z92 D. Yang Win 16. In 1987 Porsche produced a design study of a four door 928. That study was labeled the _____ A. P28 B. 931 C. 928-4 D. H50 17. Porsche announced on _______ that the 911 and Boxster would be complimented by an off-road multipurpose vehicle in the near future. That vehicle was the Cayenne.

A. April 15, 2001 B. March 29, 1997 C. October 28, 1999 D. June 3, 1998 18. Porsche got serious in the early 2000’s about producing a four sedan. It built several design studies that would ultimately form the basis for the Panamera. The name of the concept that won out was the _________ A. Meteor B. Phantom C. Ghost D. Mirage 19. The original design and construction effort on the Cayenne had the internal code name of ________ .

A. Colorado B. Sahara C. Roverstone D. Vegas 20. The March 2022 issue of Panorama reported that the Macan would debut an electric model as early as __________.

A. Late 2022 B. Spring 2023 C. Late Summer 2023 D. Spring 2024 21. The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo achieved a Guinness World Record by executing the greatest

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Tech Quiz (cont’d)

By Jim Earlbeck & Randy Richter

continuous altitude change ever executed by an EV. This distance was approximately ________ miles.

A. 2.7 B. 3.1 C. 3.4 D. 4.2 22. In July of 2004 Walter Rohrl drove a Carrera GT at the Nurburgring to a time of 7mi 28.0sec. In October of 2022 the Porsche Taycan set a new Nurburgring record for and electric vehicle. Amazingly, Lars Kern drove the Turbo S model to a time of __minutes and _____ seconds.

A .7min 27.463 seconds B. 7min 31.560 seconds C. 7min 33.350 seconds D. 7min 34.217 seconds 23. On May 1, 2017 a Cayenne S Diesel set a Guinness World record for the heaviest aircraft pulled by a production car. The Cayenne towed a ______ ton Air France Airbus A380 a distance of ____ meters.

A. 237 ton- 52 meters B. 244 ton – 35 meters C. 252 ton – 67 meters D. 265 ton – 42 meters 24. The 2021 Macan GTS got a ____% increase in front axle stiffness and a ____% increase in rear axle stiffness over its predecessor.

A. 7% - 12% B. 10%- 10% C. 12% - 10% D. 10% - 15% 25. In the September 2021 edition of Panorama it was reported that Panamera offered a mind-boggling ____ variants to choose from.

A. 24 B. 21 C. 20 D. 17 26. The famous 2008 Cayenne S Transsyberia was internally coded by Porsche as a _____.

A. 9PA.2 B. 7TS.1 C. 9BS.3 D. 7RJ.2 27. Porsche Chief Designer Michael Mauer has said that the ___________ ultimately served as the blueprint for the development of the Taycan.

A. E Vision B. Andiamo C. 99X Electric D. Turismo Vision 28. The Porsche design team produced a 1:1 hard scale model of the Macan. It was called the Safari Vision. This model was made is _______.

A. 2013 B. 2014 C. 2015 D. 2016 29. Porsche has said the production of the Taycan has created about _________new jobs.

A. 1200 B. 1800 C. 2000 D. 2600 30. The Porsche configurator shows ____ models of Taycans as of Sept 2022 A. 7 B. 10 C. 11 D. 12 31. The first generation (2010-2013) of the Panamera model code was 970. The second generation (2014-2016) was model code____.

A. 969 B. 970 C. 971 D. 972 32. Volkswagen offered a V10 diesel Touareg with 553 lbft of torque. Porsche’s Cayenne Diesel S model offered _______.

A. The same engine tuned for 605 lbft of torque

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Tech Quiz (cont’d) B. There was no Diesel S C. A V8 diesel with 627 lbft of torque D. The exact same V10 engine 33. If luggage rails were not installed as factory equipment can they be added to a Cayenne?

A. Yes B. No 34. _____ million square feet are needed for the production of the Taycan in Zuffenhausen.

A. 1 B. 1.2 C. 1.6 D. 1.8 35. The Porsche Panamera debuted in ____?

A. 2007 B. 2008 C. 2009 D. 2010 36. The Porsche Macan Gen I (2015-2018) was designated with the internal model number 95B. The Gen II Macan was designated with what internal model number?

A . 95B B. 95C C. 97A D. 97B 37. The Panamera Sport Turismo offers the benefit over increased luggage space over the standard Panamera. This increase is ____ cubic ft.

A. 1.2 B. 2.7 C. 3.3 D. 3.8 38. The Ruf Dakara is based on which of the following Porsches?

A. Panamera B. Taycan C. Cayenne D. Macan 39. According to the EPA the 2022 Taycan base model with battery plus had a range of _____miles A. 200 B. 225 C. 256 D. 285 40. Currently as of September 2022 Porsche offers ____models of the Cayenne.

A. 11 B. 19 C. 21 D. 23 41. Currently the best-selling Porsche model line is the ____ A. Cayenne B. Macan C. Panamera D. Taycan 42. The maximum wading depth of any current Macan model is _____ inches A. 8.9 B. 10.2 C. 11.8 D. 12.7 43. Per Porsche the current Panamera model listed below with the fastest top speed is the ______.

A. Turbo S B. Turbo S Sport Turismo C. Turbo S E-Hybrid Executive D. Turbo S E-Hybrid Sport Turismo 44. The maximum towing capacity of any 2023 model year Macan is _______ lbs.

A .3752 B. 3941 C. 4409 D. 4527 45. When equipped with a manual transmission the Cayenne used a ZF transmission. ZF is short for___.

A. Zeit Fahrt B. Zeppelin Foundation C. Zum Flug D. Zeil Flach 46. In 1968 a Texas Porsche distributor by the name of William B Dick Jr. unwittingly became the progenitor of the four door Porsche, after the factory declined his request to make him such a car. Not being one to give up, he then sourced a custom built 911 four doors from the custom shop of _____.

A. George Barris B. Gene Winfield C. Troutman & Barnes D. Neil Emory

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Tech Quiz (cont’d)

By Jim Earlbeck & Randy Richter

47. The 2018 Porsche Parade at Tan-Tar-A Resort saw Porsche unveil to PCA members the _________ A. Cayenne Transsyberia B. Macan Turbo S C. Panamera Turbo GT D. Mission E 48. The Road Atlanta sedan lap record is held by a Porsche _______. The previous record holder was a Porsche _______ A. Panamera Turbo S – Taycan Turbo S B. Panamera Cross Turismo Turbo – Panamera Turbo S C. Panamera E-Hybrid Turbo S – Taycan Turbo S D. Taycan Turbo S – Panamera Turbo S 49. Porsche raced in the Superstars International Series from 2010 through 2013. In 2013 they debuted a car that carried the _________ model badge.

A. Panamera Turbo B. Panamera GT C. Panamera Turbo S D. Panamera S In the 1960s Porsche considered building what might be today labeled as compact SUV. Project EA226 morphed into code name _______ and was finally brought to life in the 1980s.

A. Canavan B. Verrera C. Entrope D. Miscaat Tie Breaker Questions- in the event of a tie on the first 50 questions these five questions below will be used to break the tie.

1. Porsche manufactured a vehicle with no doors. This was type ______.

A. V1A B. 597 C. 604 D. 9X2 2. In 1954 Porsche was idea rich and cash poor. To help that rectify that situation Porsche undertook a design study to produce a four-door car for an American car company. That company was Studebaker and produced a four-door design called the Type _____ A. 611 B. 432 C. 530 D. 750 3. In 1991, at the behest of Porsche, ItalDesign also tried their hand at a four-door Porsche with the type ___ Panamera II Study.

A. 916 B. 920 C. 927 D. 932 4. In May 2009 a limited-edition version of the Cayenne GTS was designed by the Porsche Design Studio and included a Porsche Design Chronograph Type ______?

A. P6612 B. P3971 C. P9911 D. P7021 5. The Porsche Taycan electric motors employ ______ technology to allow more copper in the stator.

This allows the motor to have a more compact form for the same power level.

A. Compressor B. Square rod C. Hairpin D. Inverted coil

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Chesapeake Challenge 53 In Review

Words: Stacy Hawver, Photos: Jim Mckee

On a beautiful, yet overcast, autumn day, friends and strangers from near and far gathered at Kurtz’s Beach in Pasadena, Maryland for the 53rd Annual Chesapeake Challenge presented by the Porsche Club of America’s Chesapeake Region. It was a brisk, dew kissed morning on the waterfront where the Patapsco River meets the Chesapeake Bay. Chesapeake Challenge Co-Chairs Duane Orth and Stacy Hawver arrived before the crack of dawn to begin setting up for everyone’s highly anticipated arrival. Other volunteers also braved the wee morning hours including Joan and Steve Wood and Rick Hawver. Newly christened Concours Co-Chairs Paul Koenigsmark and John Wojcik arrived soon thereafter to begin welcoming the magnificent and eclectic collection of Porsches that would be shown off in Concours. This year’s Concours included both a Full Touring option as well as the first ever Werks option. The Werks class allowed the Porsche owners to write-up their own narrative about what their car means to them to try and woo the judges into giving them a high score! Arriving just in the nick of time to meet with the Rally participants, Gimmick Rally chairman Aniano Arao with his planning partner Rich Erhlich (who was not in attendance) gave the rally drivers and their navigators a new spin this year, having the participants decide on their own route to get to the six destinations. The Gimmick Rally finished in the nick of time right before the pesky rain settled in. Everyone meandered inside for some hors d’oeuvres and cocktails before knuckling down for the overtly infamous, yet often dreaded Tech Quiz that was penned by Tech Co-Chair Moose (Randy Richter) and proctored by both Tech Co-Chairs Moose and Squirrel (Jim Earlbeck). Moose and Squirrel thought that giving out the topic of the quiz this year, Four-Door Porsches, would provide just the edge everyone needed to bump up their scores. But that hint did not lead to higher scores, much to Moose’s chagrin.

Kurtz’s Beach proved to be an ideal location for this year’s challenge. With a picturesque waterfront view and ample indoor offerings, it was both a car parking dream and loungers delight as the weather was on and off all day from being a little too chilly to very comfortable then unfortunately soggy. Being Porsche owners themselves, the owners of the venue were thrilled to have us there and even brought their own Ultra Violet (purple) GT3 RS to the venue for a visit. When the first droplet of precipitation dotted the GT3’s windshield, down the road it went as the tires of that car have never seen a damp roadway. We also had a feature car at the event this year on display in the pavilion area for everyone’s viewing pleasure, Steve Groh’s 1965 Porsche 356C Slate Gray Cabriolet. Duane Orth modeled the Chesapeake Challenge 53 logo and trophies after the 356 and we thoroughly appreciate the Groh’s bringing their car to the event for everyone to ogle (even though it wasn’t white, like the challenge logo).

The Concours had 30 entrants this year, up from last year’s participation. The addition of the Werks class threw a twist into the competition this year. The results of the Conours are shown in the tables below. In addition to these winners, we had Best in Show Full Concours go to Steve Wood and his 1991 911 Turbo (964), Best in Show Werks go to Vincent Martorana and his 1997 911 C4S (993), and People’s Choice go to Steve Groh and his 1965 356C Cabriolet.

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The Concours judging results: ENTRANTS Bob Miller Jim Earlbeck Lee Raskin Jim Althoff Richard Townsend Dan Zadra Jonathan Silverman Steve Wood Terrell Williams Manny Alban Robert Gutjahr James Beavan III

CONCOURS / TOURING YEAR MODEL Early Aircooled 1960 356B Super 90 1973 911S Mid Engine (Early) 1999 Boxster 2000 Boxter S Mid Engine (Late) 2013 Boxster S 2016 Cayman GT4 2016 Cayman GT4 Mid Years 1991 911 Turbo (964) 1989 Targa (Carrera) 1990 911 C2 (964) Water Cooled 996 Anniversary Edi2004 tion 2006 Cayenne Turbo S

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Heron Grey Glacier Blue

1 2

Arctic Silver Guards Red

1 2

Racing Yellow Speed Yellow Sapphire Blue

1 2 3

Guards Red Guards Red Grand Prix White

1 2 3

GT Silver Metallic Black

1 2

Following lunch, the Gimmick Rally drivers and navigators made way to their vehicles, directions in hand, and hoped they were able to follow along with Aniano’s seemingly super complicated directions that ended up not being complicated at all! The starting direction was given to all and each car began on the same route, but it was up to the navigators to determine the best and most efficient way to make it to the six destinations that were outlined in the directions before returning to Kurtz’s. The clues were clever and the routes were random! A good time was had by all. The Gimmick Rally winners were: 1st Place David Dukehart (Driver) and Atena Rosak (Navigator); 2nd Place Manny Alban (Driver) and Bob Gutjahr (Navigator); and 3rd Place Steve Russo (Driver) and Kelly Russo (Navigator). We were delighted that the rain held off just until the end of the Gimmick Rally.

Our special trophy is the Knowlton P. Long Memorial Trophy. It is named in memory of “Pappy” Long, an early Porsche dealer in Maryland, who donated trophies to the first Chesapeake Challenge.

This trophy is also referred to as the Lufthansa Award. Each year we present the award to the highest and best overall scorer in all three events, and etch that person's name on the trophy. The Award was given to Mr. Bob Gutjahr for a second year in a row!

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Chesapeake Challenge 53 (cont’d)

Words: Stacy Hawver, Photos: Jim Mckee

The Werks judging results: ENTRANTS

YEAR

Theodore Reichhart Steven Groh

1957 1965

John Owsley Ronald Farb Shermoan Daiyaan

2014 2011 2016

Charles Visconage Robert deLeon

2013 2015

Dick Pittini Wayne Nelms

2022 2015

Vincent Martorana Nathan Heath Rick Hawver

1997 2001 2006

Ken Wilmers Robert Abbott

1987 1968

WERKS MODEL 356 Speedster 356C Cabriolet 997 / 991 911 50th Anniversary 911 Turbo S GT3 RS Boxster (981) Boxster Boxster GTS Passenger Taycan CT4 Macan S Transition Era 911C4S (993) Boxster S Cayman S Vintage Sport 944 911L

COLOR

RESULTS

Polyantha Slate Grey

1 2

Geyser Grey Black Lava Orange

1 2 3

Agate Grey MeGT Silver Metallic

1 2

Neptune Blue Dark Blue

1 2

Black Meridian Metallic Carrara White

1 2 3

Alpine White White / Red

1 2

This year’s challenge saw a number of new faces pulling together the event as co-chairs that had never even participated in a challenge or concours themselves. Newbies Duane Orth, Paul Koenigsmark, and John Wojcik did a tremendous job in organizing a fabulous event with tremendous attention to detail. Special thanks to all of the volunteers in setup and cleanup and those that assisted with judging and grading the rally sheets and tech quizzes. Teamwork makes the dream work and the event wouldn’t be what it was without so many donating their time and efforts! Additional super special thanks to those that were there at 6 AM and stayed until after 7 PM, it was a long and tiring day, but such a wonderful time! Spread the word about this awesome annual event and we hope to see everyone again next year as well as some new faces. It’s not the cars, it’s the people and it was a pleasure to be around all these people and their wonderful cars for this amazing day-long event.

Looking forward to 2023!!!

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Chesapeake Challenge 53 (cont’d)

Words: Stacy Hawver, Photos: Jim Mckee

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CC53 GIMMICK RALLY

By Aniano Arao

PCA-CHS Tour & Rally 2022 Event No. 10 – Oct. 23rd

By Aniano Arao

The Chesapeake Challenge Gimmick Rally held on Oct. 23rd at Kurtz’s Beach in Anne Arundel County was the Tour & Rally Committee’s 10th event this year.

Those participating in this event had 8 general objectives: (1) Follow the route, as instructed; (2) take note of certain details along the way; (3) carry out some tasks; (4) answer questions; (5) submit the completed main questionnaire at the finish line; (6) finish in exactly 120 minutes after the car’s starting time; (7) answer a second but much shorter bonus questionnaire in 30 seconds or less at the finish line; and (8) have fun doing all of the above.

Over the years, we have made it a point to make each of our rallies totally different from each other. So this year’s competition was another unconventional offering from us.

At the outset, I invited several people to contribute to the rally preparations. One of our guest tour masters, Hank Lucas, proposed a route. My former Tour & Rally co-chair, Randy Moss, and I road-tested it. We found Hank’s route great for a tour but not well suited for a gimmick rally, plus it covered roughly the same ground as our CC49 rally in 2018. So Randy suggested holding a rally with gimmick destinations but no designated route. It was a brilliant idea. So I immediately decided to adopt it. But I knew that it had to be kept a secret until the start of the rally.

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My Tour & Rally co-chair, Rich Ehrlich, and I then visited several potential gimmick locations that he and I had nominated, along with several suggested by Hank. All were interesting, but most were too far, too difficult to access, too hard to depart from, or not viable within the rally’s limited timeframe.

In the end, I chose one nominated location each from Rich and Hank, and dropped all of my initial candidates. I then looked for and found four new gimmick destinations, raising the final total to six. To prepare for his photo shoot of the rally activities, Jim McKee joined me during my third and final reconnaissance drive around the county. I then put together all the gimmick questions and the tasks for each location.

The day before the Gimmick Rally, I sent the General Instructions via e-mail to the 58 participating drivers and navigators in 29 Porsches. The General Instructions spelled out the rally’s ground rules.

I explained the GI’s main points at the drivers’ meeting on the day of the rally. I told everyone that the cars would launched in one-minute intervals, and that each team would be given the Route Instructions and the Main Gimmick Questionnaire one minute before getting the go-signal from me. I also informed them that upon their return to Kurtz’s Beach, I would collect some information from them at the finish line and then hand them the Bonus Questionnaire. After 30 seconds, they were supposed to submit both the Main and the Bonus Questionnaires to me.

I assured the rally participants that the instructions might sound complicated, but that the gimmicks themselves were simple. I added that they needed to go through the rules’ complexity in order to reach the contest’s simplicity.

My fellow Tour & Rally co-chair, Rich Ehrlich, was not able to attend the Chesapeake Challenge because of an important family event out of state. Stepping into the breach, Tech Co-Chair Jim Earlbeck kindly agreed to help me hand out the Route Instructions and the Main Questionnaire at the starting gate, to one rally team at a time.

I had forewarned all the participants during the drivers’ meeting that the Main Questionnaire would contain not only gimmick questions but gimmick instructions, as well – essentially about what pictures to take with their mobile phones.

The Route Instructions were not at all what everyone expected. They were told only how to get out of the neighborhood and were then given their six gimmick destinations, in random order.

The first surprise and the first gimmick of the afternoon was for them to create their own routes to those six destinations, on the fly. Their objectives were to come up with a route that took the least amount of time and covered the least number of miles to cover.

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CC53 GIMMICK RALLY (cont’d)

By Aniano Arao

I had no idea how the participants would find the highly unconventional rally they found themselves involved in. Upon reaching the finish line, most of them told me they had fun and enjoyed the gimmicks. The positive feedback was very gratifying and was a bit of a surprise for me.

Rich and Kris Townsend kindly volunteered to help me score the participants’ questionnaires (see photo).

Their assistance was crucial and much appreciated. Without their awesome help, I wouldn’t have been able to come up with the results in time for the presentation of the awards after dinner, which we barely had time for.

Here are the top 10 rally teams: (1) David Dukehart and Atena Rosak (2) Manny Alban and Bob Gutjahr (3) Steve Russo and Kelly Russo (4) Ken Wilmers and Ron Farb (5) John Jensen and Sue Jensen (6) Guido Davids and Julie Davids (7) Duane Orth and Jackie Orth (8) John Owsley and Tilo Owsley (9) Zorian Shimanov and Dan Zadra (10) Rick Hawver and Stacy Hawver

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CC53 GIMMICK RALLY (cont’d)

By Aniano Arao

All photos by Aniano Arao, except for two by Jim McKee and one each by Rich Chitty and James Beavan III

Daniel McNally & Angela Gruenfelder

Rich & Claudia Chitty

Lee Raskin & James Beavan III

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PCA New Member

Pedro Bonilla

One of my favorite American racecar drivers became one of us this past weekend.

Four-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Jeff Gordon became a PCA Member!

How did that come to be, you may ask, because in order to be a member you need a Porsche VIN. So, did he buy a Porsche?

If so, which one? A 911, Cayman, Boxster, Panamera, Taycan, Macan or Cayenne?

Well, he bought a 911, but not just any 911.

It all happened haphazardly and here's the back story …

New PCA Member, Jeff Gordon, seated next to long-time PCA Member and Club Racer Leh Keen with the PCA Staff behind them at the PCA Tent signing autographs and interacting with Club Members.

Earlier this year, in his capacity as Vice Chairman of Hendrick Motorsports and while overseeing the Hendrick Performance Track Attack, at The Thermal Club in Southern California, Jeff Gordon got a chance to drive a Porsche Cup Car that Don Cusick (Cusick Motorsports) had just purchased.

He enjoyed himself so much that he decided to buy one.

What he didn't know at the time was that in order to purchase a Porsche Cup Car you must agree to race it.

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New Member (cont’d) That's when everything was set into motion. Jeff called his old friend and crew chief Ray Everham who immediately agreed to join him for a weekend in the second-year series where neither one of them had any experience: The Porsche Carrera Cup. Jeff also got to run with his iconic number 24 on the side of his Porsche and they picked the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for this one-race comeback!

During the second Friday practice, as Jeff continued to learn the road course and the racecar he was 23rd overall and 14th in class (Pro).

He had only had one day of in-car testing at Carolina Motorsport Park and a lot of iRacing (race simulation) as preparation for the weekend.

On Saturday he placed 15th and on Sunday he improved to 11th.

After the race, during the interviews Jeff said: “All week I've been happy I am here, having a great time with Ray and the whole team. I must say that yesterday, I was getting beat out there, and I don't like that, If I am going to be in an environment like this, I want to be competitive. But today turned the corner for me. So, I hope I get to do another one, one day”.

The IMSA-sanctioned Porsche Carrera Cup is one of the most important one-make racing series today. This is so, because the emphasis is placed solely on the driver's skill since every car competing is identical to the next. Same make, model and year, all equally prepared by the factory, all Spec 911 GT3 Cup Cars.

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New Member (cont’d)

Pedro Bonilla

Driver talent and team strategy is what will claim podiums.

The Series is run in 3 classes: Pro, Pro-Am and Am. The series is in its second year (2022) and has a fantastic schedule which includes many of North America's iconic tracks: Round 1: Sebring International Raceway, Sebring, FL. Round 2: Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach CA. Round 3: Weathertech Raceway, Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA Round 4: Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY Round 5: Streets of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada

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New Member (cont’d) Round 6: Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI Round 7: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN Round 8: Road Atlanta, Braselton, GA This year's schedule is almost over, but if you get a chance, try to catch one or more races next year. The 2023 race calendar will be out soon.

For more information on Porsche racing and more, please visit my website: www PedrosGarage.com.

Happy Porsche'ing, Pedro Ⓒ2022 Technolab / PedrosGarage.com Images courtesy of Porsche Motorsposts North America, Inc.

Below: Jeff Gordon during his Pepsi #24 car NASCAR days.

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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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Social: After Holiday Party: Jan 14, 2023!

Come celebrate the end of 2022 and welcome in 2023!

Join us at the Turn House on January 14th for our annual After Holiday Party, followed by the highly anticipated Yankee Swap conducted by “The Bob and Manny Show,” with your hosts, Bob Gutjahr and Manny Alban!

The Chesapeake Region has established a reputation for the finest and fiercest Yankee Swap in PCA, one that has been copied by other regions, but never quite duplicated. A “Gift Exchange” is merely a mild description of the feeding frenzy that takes hold at this triple steal event. Chesapeake Region, despite being below the Mason Dixon Line, puts the “Yankee” into Yankee Swap…. The good stuff is coveted, hoarded and only grudgingly given up under duress.

This event regularly sells out quickly-so, register early!

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Social: After Holiday Party: Jan 14, 2023!

Event Details Date: January 14, 2023 Schedule: •

6:00 PM Cocktails & hors d'oeuvres

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6:30 PM – 10:30PM Cash Bar

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7:00 PM Dinner

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7:45 PM Break

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8:00 PM Yankee Swap

10:30 PM Event concludes

Location: The Turn House, located in Hobbit’s Glen Gulf Club 11130 Willow Bottom Drive Columbia, MD 21044 Website: https://theturnhouse.com/ Cost: $65/person REGISTRATION: OPENS Tuesday November 1st at noon - CLOSES at midnight on December 31st •

Attendance is capped at 70 people

No refunds after December 31st

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Social: After Holiday Party: Jan 14, 2023!

visit: www.MotorsportReg.com

YANKEE SWAP INFORMATION

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1 gift per couple

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Gifts should be Porsche/car/club related

Gifts should be at least $25 of value Please do not bring any gift that you would not be happy to go home with. Damaged, broken, or gifts that are otherwise immediately destined for the trash or goodwill are not appropriate, or fun for anyone.

If you have any additional questions, please contact the social committee at social@pcachs.org

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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 mem-

ber. ✓ 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!

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FYI

New Tech Library Online!

Visit our new library at http://pcachs.org/tech-library/

Annual Advertising Rates: Personal/Classified Items—Free to PCA members Full page ad—$600 Half page ad—$450 Quarter page ad—$200 Business card—$200

Send to: editor@pcachs.org

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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.

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Tech Quiz Answers

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Bert Roberts: CC Veteran Bert Roberts III has been attending Chesapeake Challenge for many years, but had the tough choice of choosing to attend a Ravens game versus CC54 this year.

To the right is Bert and his son at CC52 last year, showing off his 1993 RS America.

Below are some of the commemorative plates Bert has from prior Chesapeake Challenge events.

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By: Bert Roberts