PCA Chesapeake Region Patter - Nov/Dec 2020. Vol 61, Issue 11/12 by pcachs

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Events Calendar Month

Day

Event

Venue

December

Giving Back - Linda’s Legacy

Virtual

Cancelled: No host social

1st 2021 PCA CHS Board Meeting

January

Virtual

Cancelled: After Holiday Party

Chesapeake Challenge 51 In this Issue Concours d’Elegance: Pages 28 to 50 • Introduction: Page 28 • Full Concours: Pages 29 to 34 • Street Prepared Category: Pages 34 to 39 • Photo Competition: Pages 40 to 49 • Judges / Photographer: Page 50 One-Lane Bridge Gimmick Rally: Pages 52 to 54

Coming Up… Online Tech Quiz: Two subjects: Porsche people and Porsche colors When: Dec 12-14 — Register Now Deadline: 12/11 @ noon — $5/registrant TECH QUIZ QUESTIONS: Jim Earlbeck and Randy Richter tech@pcachs.org CC51 QUESTIONS: Minta Miller chesapeakechallenge@pcachs.org

Member Support Do you know a Porsche Club member that could use a little sunshine? Please let us know. The Club has established a new Sunshine position. If you know a Club member who is ill, has a hospital stay, a family member has passed, or is facing some difficult or challenging times, we would like send a card to let them know the Club is thinking about them. Please contact Doug Ehmann at Sunshine@pcachs.org. Thanks! 2

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Inside This Month! Club Info

Events Calendar 2020 Tour & Rally Schedule Membership & Anniversaries PCACHS Board Member Directory Club Racing

Features

President’s Message Autocross Baltimore Co. Fall Colors Tour History Channel PCA-Style

Articles

Chesapeake Challenge 51 Concours d’Elegance Gimmick Rally Next: Online Tech Quiz

Signed, Sealed, and Delivered

Donna Brandt

Paul Steinhardt

Frank & Susan Tedeschi

Member Profiles

Market

PCA member Skip Conrey of Conrey Construction kindly made his Valhalla farm available as the setting for the cover photo. Shot by Aniano Arao

Classified: Three Piece Wheels Set PSAs / FYI: Tech Library Name & Car Badges / PCACHS Jackets PCA License Plates / PCA Juniors The Porsche Patter is the official newsletter of the Chesapeake Region of the Porsche Club of America. Contributions to the Porsche Patter should be sent by the 20th of the month preceding the month of publication in Microsoft Word format to editor@pcachs.org. Please send images in their original dimensions and resolution. Editors: John D. Lewis, Larry Robinson, James Beavan III, Ridgley Mckinless; Contributing Photographers: Lynda Sobus, Aniano Arao, Al Saxon, Bob Zach; Contributing Writers: Bob Rassa, Aniano Arao, Mark Miller, Greg Hartke. Advertising: For questions about advertising rates and placement in the Porsche Patter, please contact Editors at editor@pcachs.org. Unless otherwise reserved, permission is granted to reproduce material published, provided full credit is given to the Porsche Patter and to the respective author. Subscriptions: join the Porsche Club of America — www.pca.org. The Porsche Patter is published monthly by the Chesapeake Region, Porsche Club of America. Subscription is limited to members of the Chesapeake Region, Porsche Club of America.

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2020 Tour & Rally Schedule Aniano Arao and Randy Moss

PCA Chesapeake Driving Events Down to 4

PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee had 11 events on the calendar for 2020, but most were canceled or postponed because of the pandemic emergency. Dates and events were subject to change. Registration for most events usually opened 1 to 3 weeks before their scheduled dates. We had no 3-day West Virginia Grand Tour this year. We postponed Bob Rassa’s TSD rally. Log on to your account at www.motorsportreg.com to sign up once events are announced. (Ver. 9, 12/01/20. Photo by Aniano Arao) April 18 May 16-17 June 6 July 18 Aug. 2 Sept. 5 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Nov. 8 Nov. 14 Dec. 6

(1) Drive to Porsche Swap Meet in Hershey, PA – CANCELED due to COVID-19 emergency (2) Allegheny Mountains Tour in PA, with guest tour master Ron Farb – POSTPONED (3) Allegheny Mountains Tour in PA, with guest tour master Ron Farb – CANCELED (4) West Virginia Tour, 1 day -- CANCELED; Southern Maryland Tour – CANCELED (5) Ice Cream Tour, with guest tour master Steve Graham – CANCELED (6) Off-Road Tour, Catoctin Mountain, with guest tour master Jim Hemig – CANCELED (7) Chesapeake Challenge 51 Gimmick Rally – 25 cars (8) Baltimore County Fall Colors Tour – 1st Edition (sold out; 20 cars) (9) Baltimore County Fall Colors Tour – 2nd Edition (sold out; 20 cars) (10) Baltimore County Fall Colors Tour – 3rd Edition / Encore (sold out; 30 cars) (11) “Kindertime & Giving Back – Linda’s Legacy” Driving Tour – CANCELED

Check details about our events on www.pcachs.org, www.motorsportreg.com and in Patter. To join our registry and receive event notifications via e-mail, please send your request to tour@pcachs.org. -- Aniano Arao & Randy Moss, Co-Chairs, Tour & Rally Committee

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PCA-CHS is... The Chesapeake Region of the Porsche Club of America (PCACHS) serves it’s club members and hosts activities within the Baltimore, Annapolis and surrounding geographic area, including Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The general objectives of PCACHS are, as indicated in the by-laws: •

Promote the highest standards of courtesy and safety on the roads.

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Promote the enjoyment and sharing of goodwill and fellowship engendered by owning a Porsche vehicle and engaging in such social or other events as may be agreeable to the membership.

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Promote the maintenance of the highest standards of operation and performance of the marquee by sharing and exchanging technical and mechanical information.

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Establish and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with Porsche AG, Porsche Cars North America (PCNA), Porsche dealers, and other independent service sources to the end that the marque shall prosper and continue to enjoy its unique leadership and position in sports car annals.

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Promote the interchange of ideas and suggestions with other PCA Regions throughout North America and the world, and in such cooperation as may be desirable.

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Establish such mutually cooperative relationships with other car clubs as may be desirable.

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Establish a community service initiative with the goal of engaging members to participate in activities that benefit the community through fundraising or volunteering of time.

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Membership & Anniversaries Committee Chair Report: Membership - October 2020 STATISTICS Chesapeake Region Membership Primary Members: 936 Affiliate Members: 523

Life Members: 1 Total Members: 1460

New Members (9) Jim Arnett

Westminster, MD

2007 911 Carrera S, Black

Brian Burkhart Geoffrey Ellis

Sykesville, MD Owings Mills, MD

Rafael Feliz Karen Morrison Steven Sherrill & Marioara Hotea Gregg Wilkes Ray Wulff

Laurel, MD Columbia, MD Westminster, MD Annapolis, MD Annapolis, MD

2020 718 Cayman GT4, Chalk PCA Juniors: 74 1983 928S, White Member Renewals: 30 2017 911 Carrera S GT,Non-Renewals: Silver Metallic 18 Transfers In: 0 1955 356, Black

Test Drivers (3) Matthew Andrulot, Baldwin, MD Bill Fortin, Westminster, MD Daniel Tambellini, Baltimore, MD

1999 911 Carrera 4 2000 Boxster, Polar Silver 2013 911 Carrera

Transfers In (4) James Kell ← Keystone (KEY) Lance R. Lindley ← Mid South (MSO) Mark M. Shores ← Maverick (MAV) John Turco ← Risentoter (RTR)

Transfers Out (2) William Dixon → Central Pennsylvania (CPA) Michael Murphy → Northeast (NE)

Anniversaries 20 Years 5 Years Stuart & Tami Fine Robert & Rachel Eldringhoff 15 Years James Kell Tracy & Cole Bowden Mike & Susan Kelly George & Judy Taylor 1 Year Joseph & Julie Zuramski Stephanie Aguilar 10 Years Matthew Albanese Charles Talley & Bona Benjamin David Canale

John Gayleard Joseph Geraghty Valerie & Clyde McLaughlin Douglas Slocum Thane Stielow Marjorie & Kenneth Swiecicki Oliver Thorne Brain Trevey

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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Membership & Anniversaries Committee Chair Report: Membership - November 2020 STATISTICS Chesapeake Region Membership Primary Members: 951 Affiliate Members: 530

Life Members: 1 Total Members: 1482

New Members (12) Sung Cha Dean Douglas Donya Douglas-Bradshaw & Myron Bradshaw Stephen Glennan Timothy Hughes Joe McGinley Nathan Pascal Eric Prager Sreenath Vellanki Rob Weddle Todd & Kristen Wooden

Elkridge, MD Severna Park, MD Hanover, MD Millersville, MD Columbia, MD Monkton, MD Baltimore, MD Annapolis, MD Highland, MD Cooksville, MD Chester, MD

Test Drivers (0)

Transfers In (8)

Transfers Out (1) Stephen Esposito → Sonnenschein (SON)

Anniversaries 30 Years Carolee Martelle 25 Years Thomas & Lisa Benney 20 Years Edward & Eric Johnson

2008 Cayman S, White 2013 911 Carrera 4S Cab, Black Juniors: 74 2021 Macan S, DolomitePCA Metallic Silver Member Renewals: 30 Non-Renewals: 18 2021 718 Boxster GT, Silver Metallic Transfers In: 0 2000 Boxster S, Artic Silver 1996 911 Carrera 2016 Cayman S, Rhodium Silver Metallic 2018 911 Carrera 4 GTS GT, Silver 1986 911 Carrera 2020 911 Carrera 4S GT, Silver 2006 911 Carrera S

Marshall S. Mandell ← Potomac (POT) Ann Marie Ciara ← Suncoast Florida (SFL) Earl A. & Nancy Powell ← Potomac (POT) Martin V. Sharp Sr. & Martin Sharp ← Potomac (POT) Terry D. Smith & Cindy Steeber ← San Diego (SDO) Gary D. & Victoria Ward ← Arizona (AZ)

15 Years Mary-Claire Brett Girard Coffman Matthew & Lisa Hall 5 Years Wayne Arny Charles & Xiomara Manners Matthew Schumacher Neil Williamson

1 Year Dave Bergman Darric Boyd Ken Comerford Scott Hilterbrick Joanne Hock Michael Peters Aaron Ross Degenhard Schneider

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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President’s Message Vincent Rock Greetings Chesapeake Region! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! We all hope that everyone continues to be safe and healthy. On October 3rd we were able to hold the first segment of this year’s modified Chesapeake Challenge! I’d like to thank Minta Miller and Stacy Talmadge for coordinating the Challenge this year. Our first event was the Concours as organized by Doug Ehmann, Donna Brandt, and Ron Gordon. The next segment of the Challenge was the Gimmick Rally on October 31st and was organized by Aniano Arao. The final segment of the Tech Quiz is being constructed by Randy Richter and Jim Earlbeck and we anticipate will be conducted online. The scores will then be tabulated and a winner of this year’s Chesapeake Challenge can be crowned! In December we normally have our event to support Pete O’Neal’s Kindertime Toy Drive supporting local sick, needy, and homeless children throughout Maryland and Giving Back – Linda’s Legacy providing good quality warm clothing and other necessities to those in need in our community. Due to current circumstances, we will not be able to have our normal event to support these charities. The Region will be sponsoring 50 backpacks for Linda’s Legacy and we would like to ask for you to please consider sponsoring a backpack to support Linda’s Legacy. Backpack’s are $25 each. More information and donations can be made on their website https:// www.homelessdrive.org/ Please make sure to select Porsche Club in the organizational drop-down list. Kindertime unfortunately will not be collecting toys this year. We look forward to being able to support Kindertime next year. More information and pictures from past events can be found on their website http:// www.itskindertimetoydrive.com/ To encourage participation in supporting Linda’s Legacy this year, we will be holding a raffle for those who sponsor at least one backpack. Keep an eye out for an email with more details! Our first event of the new year is typically the After-Holiday Party. Given the social nature of this event and newly imposed restrictions, unfortunately, we will be unable to safely hold this event. We are optimistic that conditions will improve over the next couple months and move back to more normal operations. I hope that everyone and their loved ones are staying safe, and wish everyone Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! Please feel free to reach out to the board at board@pcachs.org or myself directly at president@pcachs.org if you have any questions or comments.

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Autocross Greg Hartke By the time you read this, it will be December and we will have gone through the entire year with no racing activities. Almost hard to believe (and utterly necessary, of course), but there it is. So where are we now? Good question and (as you would expect) the answer is that no one knows. We certainly can’t predict when or even whether racing activities will resume in 2021, but if they do, rest assured that we’ll be ready. One thing I do know is that the parking lot at PGS (Prince George’s Stadium) where we held the majority of our events for the 2019 season was not repaved in the fall, no doubt because of the disruptions brought on by CoVID-19. That’s far from ideal because I’m more than a little tired of the surface conditions there, although otherwise I like that venue. The other option is to run more events at Ripken Stadium until PGS is repaved and that’s one of the things Brad and I will be thinking about for the future. The downside, of course, is that the rental fee for Ripken is much higher than at PGS, so if we do that, we would need to increase entry fees to offset the extra cost. With no racing to speak of this year, I had pretty much gotten out of the racing mindset where I was avidly anticipating racing and was very focused on my driving skills. The result was inevitable: the skills have been eroding. When I realized that was the case, I started to think about how and where I might be able to practice to get back that edge. The “how” is relatively easy – small cones are easily available and I started thinking about exercises I could construct. Unfortunately, reality quickly set in: where? Good question. Naively, you would think it would be straightforward. Find a big, empty parking lot and go ahead and tear it up. Unfortunately, I got stuck on the “find” part. I started to wonder what others do for AX practice, so I did a little searching online. That was really interesting because I found that the opportunity to practice is really rare outside of a Test & Tune event. First, finding a suitable lot is really hard, which I admit I should have known since I’ve gone through that little exercise for our racing events. Secondly, it was interesting to read how many attempts to practice in vacant parking lots had resulted in someone calling the police. Hmm. That would certainly put a crimp in activities. It’s not unreasonable, either. Why would a lot owner want someone hanging around in their lot for no obvious reason? They would only see it as a liability problem. That probably goes double for a state or municipal lot. It’s worth mentioning that I saw a number of posters online mention karting as a worthy substitute for AX practice, I can see that. What distinguishes AX from HPDE (besides the fact that one is competitive and the other is not) is that inputs are rapid fire and the intensity higher in AX (though for only the short period encompassing a run). Karting is like that, or at least it is in my experience with a couple of outings to the

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Autocross (cont’d) Autobahn Indoor Speedway. Very interesting! I may have to think about that. Absent dedicated AX practice, there are things you can do on the street. Concentrate on being precise within the legal confines of the law, which mostly means practicing finding and hitting the apices in corners. I work on lines all the time in my normal driving, the only problem being that I can’t typically roll on the power as I pass the apex as I would when racing. I also always drive with my hands in the correct racing position on the steering wheel. That might seem a little over the top, but the result is that my hands never default to a nonrace position when I’m competing because I’ve worked to build the proper habit – my default hands position is the racing position. This little discussion has gotten me thinking... While Brad and I like to hold a Test & Tune at the beginning of the season, maybe it would be a good idea to see if we could hold one mid-season, too. Not sure how practical that is, but worth considering. After all, I can’t be the only one who would like the opportunity to practice! Logistics with a Test & Tune events are different than for a racing event, so it may not be practical, but I’m going to keep it in mind. If I had to guess, I would deem it unlikely the racing season will start on time in 2021, but that is just a guess. Brad and I like to start the season with a Test & Tune and the AX School and hope to do so again this season. It seems likely we’ll be able to do that, but the situation is very unpredictable, so I can’t say anything is certain. A difficulty is that while normal racing events are relatively straightforward to organize, the AX School certainly is not, so it’s hard to start the operation quickly. We’ll try, though! We will continue to hope that the national health situation improves and that racing and other PCA events are possible in 2021. That’s not a foregone conclusion, but we can certainly hope. In the meantime, continue to be careful and stay well. Best wishes to all for a wonderful holiday and I’ll be looking forward to seeing everyone sometime! My word, it’s not even unreasonable to wish everyone a Happy New Year! May your 2021 be a huge rebound from 2020!

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Member Profile: Donna Brandt James B. Beavan III Member Name & Join Date: Donna Brandt, first joined PCA in 1969. Lapsed my membership around 1980 due to the emphasis on becoming a wife and instant Mom of two young children. I rejoined again in 1997 and have been an active member ever since. Car(s): My first Porsche was a 1954 pre A cabriolet which I bought for $150.00 from a young soldier who was being deployed to Viet Nam. I loved the car so much I decided to look for another that was in better condition. I traded the 1954 in on a 1963 Ruby Red 356B which was from California and rust free. That car was totaled in an accident (not me driving or in the car) which put me back to square one on looking for another older Porsche. I talked with Chick Stanton (a well know Porsche racer and Porsche salesman) and asked him to find another 356 – he told me there were none he could find but said he had a trade in of a 911 that was kind of a convertible. I bought it on sight and still have my 1968 911 Irish green soft window Targa. The 1968 Targa was driven by me at many DE events at Summit Point, WV. Three years ago I send it to Karosserie in Fairfax VA for restoration and she is now back home looking newer than she did in 1971. I also have owned a 1997 Carrera 4S and now owned a Black 1998 Carrera 4S which has been used for autocross, car shows and Concours both locally and at national Porsche Parades. Have you served on any Regional or National committees: I was Secretary of the Potomac Region PCA in 1974; Secretary of Chesapeake Region (don’t remember date) and Head of Nomination Committee for Chesapeake region over a year ago. What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America: When I bought the 356B Cabriolet I was encouraged by the dealer to join PCA. So I did!! 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 Porsches): See detail of all my Porsches above. I actually sold my 1969 Mustang Mach I to buy my first 911 (68 Targa). I ordered the Mach I from the factory and it was the only new car I ever bought. No regrets as I’ve loved all my Porsches. After I bought the 68 911 Targa I had an opportunity to buy a 1965 SC sunroof Coupe Bali Blue with tan interior. I drove that car in the winter to give the 68 Targa a rest in bad weather. I reluctantly sold it in 1979 as my fiancé Warren Schultz and I were getting married and moving to Annapolis from Chevy Chase MD. He said there wasn’t room in the garage for all my cars so I sold it. It was in bad shape when I bought it and the pedal cluster had rotted and fallen off so the car could not be driven. I should have had it towed to Annapolis and put a cover over it until I could afford the repairs. Hindsight is truly 20/20. What are your favorite Regional &/or National events: I love the National Parades, Concours, and Auto-

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Member Profile: Donna Brandt (cont’d) crossing. I’ve enjoyed autocrossing with both Chesapeake and Potomac regions (I hold dual membership with Potomac). I’ve gone to Werks Reunion at Amelia Island, FL and worked the event for two years in a row and am looking forward to the next in 2021 Assuming COVID is not still around. I also enjoy attending PCA National Headquarters Open House each year. What is your favorite PCA memory: Attendance at my first Porsche Parade at French Lick Indiana. What advice about PCA or Chesapeake would you give to new members: Become involved as a member and go to as many events as you can to see where your niche is. If you have children, get them involved as well!!

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Member Profile: Paul Steinhardt James B. Beavan III Name: Paul Steinhardt - August 2018 Car(s): 2018 Porsche Cayenne GTS, 2017 Porsche 911 4S Have you served on any Regional or National committees: No I have not served on a committee as of yet. When it came time to buy a vehicle, what made you choose your Porsche and is this your first Porsche (if not please detail prior Porsches): The Cayenne is my first Porsche. I have always loved the Porsche Brand for the style, performance and reliability, but didn’t think it was practical for my lifestyle. I finally decided to start with the Cayenne as my daily driver. I immediately joined PCA and participated in several day tours, I was hooked. The Cayenne is very competent, but I knew I wanted a sports car for more spirited drives and my only choice was going to be a 911. So a year later I found what I wanted in the rare color Graphite Blue Metallic. What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America: Camaraderie/Social aspect, Tours and Adventure Trips like Treffen. What are your favorite Regional &/or National events: Regional – Tours arranged by Aniano, Randy and Ron, Chesapeake Challenge 50. National – Treffen Vermont, Werks Reunion Amelia Island. What is your favorite PCA memory: Treffen Vermont was my first National event. There were many Chesapeake members that attended, and it was a great opportunity for my wife and I to meet and get to know them. What advice about PCA or Chesapeake would you give to new members: The Chesapeake Region is very warm and welcoming to all new members, and is very involved with creating many events that will appeal to anyone with a pulse. The new Member events organized by Minta and Aaron are a testament to creating that feeling of being welcome. If money were no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why: 2016 911 R in British Racing Green for the rarity, classic styling and performance.

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Member Profile: Frank & Susan Tedeschi James B. Beavan III Member Names / Join Date / Cars/ Committees: Frank and Susan Tedeschi - We’ve been PCA members for the past 3 years and currently have a 2016 911 Carrera S and a 2002 911 Cabriolet. We haven’t served on any PCA Committees but have talked about how we can help / volunteer for the many events the Club sponsors. 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 Porsches): I’ve always wanted a Porsche, my brother owned a 911, but for us life always seemed to provide other priorities. When we finally got serious Susan (as in almost all purchases i.e. the homes, boats etc.) actually pulled the trigger on both of our current cars (as well as our first Porsche). Our first Porsche was a Cayman which we both loved but with the hope of taking some extended road trips, we thought the 911 offered a few advantages. Funny thing was, that we found our 911S at Porsche of Towson but when it was time for the purchase / trade-in, it took three trips to get there. The first two trips resulted in ‘U’ turns because we were unsure about parting with the Cayman. The Cabriolet came along quite by happenstance while in Florida. It was somewhat of a unique situation for the seller who had a very well cared-for manual 911 – once again Susan pulled the trigger on the purchase. We love both cars for different reasons and find time to drive them as much as possible. What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America: Our local mechanic that we’ve used for years had recently purchased a Porsche and was a PCA member. When Susan mentioned we were looking, he provided a copy of Panorama and suggested we join PCA both to review cars on the MART and to meet other members as a resource. We actually joined PCA before the purchase of our first Porsche. What are your favorite Regional &/or National events: Not sure there is a favorite. For different reasons every Club activity is enjoyable. While still very much a novice, I really enjoy the challenge and the driving at autocross. At the same time Susan and I enjoy driving the afternoon rides, the multiday tours ie. WV and the social aspect of making new friendships. We even enjoyed the gimmick which rallies provide a challenge – both spousal and driving. We’ve only been available to join one Christmas Party and one Chesapeake Challenge but both we memorable. Lastly I really like the tech sessions and learning more about the cars. To date we’ve not tried a Concours event.

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Member Profile: Tedeschi (cont’d) What is your favorite PCA memory: Last year was our first Parade and we wondered what we would do for an entire week. At the end we were impressed and pleasantly surprised with the organization, the events and how quickly time passed. I did the one day Porsche driving experience in Birmingham, Alabama. It was a Christmas present from Susan for myself and our two sons, an experience I’d recommend to anyone. One day I’d like to give DE a try. What advice about PCA or Chesapeake would you give to new members: Being relatively new members I’m not sure we’re in the best position to give advice. We can only say we try to participate in as many Club events as possible. We’ve met so some really nice people so the social aspect along with the variety of Club offerings is really great. We’re also fortunate to live in an area with some beautiful back roads so we try to get out for impromptu rides as much as we can. If money was no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why: Being realistic an air cooled Targa is on the wish list.

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History Channel PCA-Style Bob Rassa A monthly feature depicting some highlights from past years, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10 years ago 40 years ago (December 1980) found your writer still President and the monthly Presidential Patter, as the column was called, found thanks to all the officers and staff for a fabulous year. The new officers for 1981 wee announced as well – Jack Thomas as President, Bob Schmitt as Vice President, Sony Koutsoutis as Secretary and Maryellen Bianconi as Treasurer. Bob Schmitt advertised his 72 91T Targa for sale [did he ever sell that?? Hopefully he will let us know, all the way from Florida where he now lives]. A year-long poker rally (well, 10-1/2 months) was announced by West Texas Region. Contestants get instructions for their $6.00 entry fee, and can select any checkpoints in any order and on any date. [We never found out any more on this, but it sure seems like a weird event]. The after-holiday party was announced for January 7 at Doc Sullivan’s place on St Paul St, and Patter Editor Bob Bianconi decided to publish his idea of the 1981 schedule, as follows: January: Sledding party on the Jones Fall Expressway August: Group instruction from the technical chair = February: Male GO-GO dancers how to clean rabbit poop from your tires March: Aerobic Dancers September: Autocross, followed by cross-campus April: Instructions on dying and decorating hardstreaking contest boiled eggs October: Halloween meeting – entertainment is bobMay: Roast (roastee to be announced) bing for lugnuts June: Olympic Warmup – 356 muffler toss November: Tech meeting – removing heat exchangers July: Flasher look-alike contest from the 924 30 years ago, as Dennis Howard was winding down his shot as President, his column introduced the 1991 officers, as follows: President, himself [yes Dennis agreed to a 2nd term]; Treasurer, Davis Mann; Secretary, Ron Plichta; Vice-President, Kevin Buehler; Patter Editor, Dennis Kincaid. The Region was meeting at Fiori’s in Owings Mills [formerly the Country Fare Inn, sadly, it closed in mid-1995]. An after-Christmas party was being planned at Harrison’s Pier 5 Clarion Inn Skipjack Bar at the inner harbor [this also closed in the mid-90’s, and reopened a few years later as the Harbor Inn, and is now called the Hilton Pier 5 Hotel]. Bob Gutjahr [still Army Colonel] did a long piece on the art of Porsche giving at Christmas time, and mentioned such things as a tire gauge, Christophorus subscription, Excellence, some notable 356 books, an oil change kit, an ARTOMATE Sof-Tite lug socket, Excellence Was Expected, highway warning kit, car bag, factory floor mats, car covers, and a Passport radar detector. And in December 2000, Gene Fiero was the outgoing Pres, and elections for 200 officers had not yet been conducted but the nominee for President was Laurie Tarsia, for VP the nominee was Tom Joyce, for Secretary it was Bill Hokemeyer and for Treasurer the nominee was John Yeldizian. Manny Alban was Zone 2 rep then and he gave a nice wrap-up of the Zone 2 Autocross. The Chesapeake Challenge was held late in 2000 at Marriott’s Hunt Valley Inn, and a report was provided by Gene, with full results; Jim & Margie Becker won the TSD rally, Diana & Dave Love won Best in Show forte Concours, Manny Alban took FTD in the autocross, but there was no Belizean mention of the overall Knowlton Long Memorial Award for first overall, sadly. But all 26 door prize sponsors were listed and there were some great organizations represented. Finally, the after -holiday party was announced for January12 at Carrol’s Creek Café in Annapolis [fortunately still open!!] Happy Holidays everyone! May Santa bring you everything you ever wanted, and hopefully at the top of your list is a COVID-free 2021!

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Signed, Sealed, and Delivered Aaron Miller Or how I drove 5,000 miles to buy, then sell, a Porsche 944S

Some of you may recall the brief series of “Project 944S” articles I wrote for the Patter back in 2015 and into 2016 about our newly-acquired Porsche 944S. I bought the car from a Salt Lake City suburb, flew out to rebuild the motor, then drove back. Back in 2018, I made another update when we upgraded the drivetrain to the mighty 3.0L engine out of a junkyard 944 S2. It’s with bittersweet excitement that I’m here to deliver the final update to our Project 944S, seeing her move on to a new owner. Red Sonja, our Project 944S, performed admirably in her two primary tasks throughout our five years of ownership; daily driver and autocross competitor. I spent three glorious seasons in head-to-head competition with fellow-944 owner, and longtime Chesapeake Region member, Darrell Pope. Unfortunately for us, Darrell is a masterful driver but I relished every chance to compete against him. As a daily driver, she routinely tolerated ~500 mile weekly commutes with an oil change every 3,500 miles and no complaints whatsoever. Whoever says you can’t daily drive a classic Porsche old enough to run for Congress hasn’t tried. But after approximately 55,000 miles in 5 years, she was starting to show her age and the costs to reverse the aging process were rapidly adding up. While she was still far too nice to be relegated to a junkyard, or equally bad a bottom-dollar owner looking to get into Porsche ownership on the cheap, she desperately needed a fresh paint job to correct the awful Maaco job the previous owner applied. As we pondered what we should do, our close friend Sean Martinez expressed an interest in buying Red Sonja if we ever decided to part with her. In my previous articles, Sean was the supplier of the S2 engine for Red Sonja, provided upgraded Brembo calipers to make her stop better, and had previous experience owning a 944S. Most important to everyone involved, Sean borrowed Red Sonja when we attended the 2016 Jay Peak Porsche Parade and Red Sonja had already made a place in his heart. Sean taking Red Sonja seemed like an obvious solution, but emotions and logistics delayed things. Knowing that Red Sonja’s new paint job would easily cost more than the value of the car made it difficult to ask market price for the car. To match the dilemma, Sean was deep into planning his wedding and as I’m sure all of you can appreciate, the costs continued to climb. We briefly discussed giving Sean Red Sonja as a wedding present but scrapped the idea. Ultimately Sean and I agreed on a price, the same price I paid for Red Sonja when I bought her back in 2015. With an agreement in principle reached, we were just left with the logistics of moving Red Sonja from Maryland to Arizona. The challenge of moving Red Sonja to Arizona got slightly easier when Sean and his (now) wife asked me to officiate their wedding ceremony. Now, I was fully committed to going to Arizona! It was complete-

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Signed, Sealed, and Delivered (cont’d) ly illogical to drive Red Sonja to Arizona instead of shipping the car and flying, but the more we talked about it, the more it seemed like a proper send-off for a car that started its relationship with us by driving 2,100 miles home. The final detail to solidify our plan came when our friends in Atlanta informed us they planned to drive from Atlanta to Tucson for the wedding. Knowing I would have friends and possible roadside assistance with me for most of the trip meant it was a real possibility. Unfortunately, Minta’s work requirements were such that I would have to make most of the drive by myself and she would fly in to meet me for the final leg into Tucson. I left early on a Thursday morning with plans of reaching Atlanta at sundown. It was a bizarre feeling to pull out of the driveway at the same time Minta left for a normal day of work. Thankful for the countercommute, I made quick time through Northern Virginia and by the time I reached Quantico Marine Corps Base, I started to relax a bit as the sun had finally poked up over the trees. Continuing down through Fredericksburg, and into the heart of Richmond, I carefully monitored my speed so as not to arouse the ire of Virginia’s (notoriously) strict State Troopers. Once I cleared Richmond and entered North Carolina, I couldn’t believe the scarcity of traffic and the painfully beautiful tunnel of trees on the interstate. Red Sonja soaked up the miles without complaint and took us into South Carolina where we needed to make our first fuel stop. Up to this point, I routinely calculated Red Sonja’s fuel economy at approximately 22mpg over the life of a tank. I was shocked to discover at a constant 70mph, I exceeded 25mpg! Updating my calculations, I realized I wouldn’t need to stop for gas again until sometime after Atlanta. The remainder of the drive through South Carolina and into Georgia was uneventful, but I couldn’t avoid the observation at my food and bathroom stops that COVID-19 prevention measures were clearly “optional” down south. I arrived into Atlanta at 4:30pm, having made excellent time and continued to get 25mpg. The final task for the first day was a bizarre one, even from an experienced Porsche transaxle owner like myself. Sean owns a 944 Turbo and earlier in the year the rear hatch glass exploded into a sea of tiny tempered glass bits. In his search to find a replacement, he discovered a gentleman selling a one-year-only 1991 944 S2 hatch in Tennessee. The seller delivered the glass to our friend in Atlanta, but would take it no further. The 1991 hatch featured the beautiful bridge spoiler from the later 968, but retained a high-mounted third brake light allowing use of the 944’s key to open the hatch from outside. A rare acquisition, but equally difficult to ship cross-country without paying a princely sum. Sean, a mechanical engineer by trade and training, wanted our Atlanta-based friend to carry the hatch on the roof of his Durango for 1,800 miles. It would likely work without issue, but wasn’t an ideal solution for anyone. Instead, we resolved to “put a hatch in the hatch.” I’ve neither attempted this feat before, nor found internet evidence of someone who had, but I can

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Signed, Sealed, and Delivered (cont’d) assure you here and now it is possible. Suitably impressed with our “Tetris” skills, we called it a night and resolved to get a start before sun up the following day. The next day saw us devouring states with a planned ending in Houston, TX where our friends would visit family and I would stay in a hotel room. While the traffic out of Atlanta at an hour before daybreak is sparse, they are focused! We traveled at approximately 5mph over the speed limit and were forced to stay in the right-most lane with rare exception. As the sun rose over the Georgia pines, we entered Alabama at a good clip. Traveling with experienced road warriors meant a minimum of stops and maximum safe pace. Fortunately, I anticipated the loneliness of traveling by myself while driving with friends and brought some UHF two-way radios. We immediately started our version of the “Top Gear” road trip and found it was much more entertaining with rapid feedback instead of calling or texting. We dispatched Alabama and Mississippi without issue with a planned lunch stop in New Orleans at Cafe Du Mond in the French Quarter. We entered Louisiana and were confronted with the lasting impact of withholding federal highway funding over Louisiana’s drinking age law. Interstate 10 seemed like it was equally under construction and in pieces! I don’t know if I can adequately characterize how awful the highway throughout Louisiana is, but suffice it to say no part was enjoyable. Our friends’ Durango bounced and bobbed over the rough pavement, otherwise showing no signs of trouble. Unfortunately for me, Red Sonja was a bit more tightly-sprung and I felt every dip and drop like a fresh recruit at Airborne School. We collectively complained over the radio and grit our teeth as we approached New Orleans. Entering New Orleans is an ordeal in itself, the city seems to want you to keep moving through it. As we dropped off the interstate and onto surface roads toward the French Quarter, the avenues widened and the roads amazingly became smoother. But alas, this was just a temporary reprieve from Louisiana’s nowstandard busted pavement. As we marveled at the crowds already assembled on Bourbon street, Red Sonja and I enjoyed the looks and thumbs-up from onlookers. However, we agreed to skip lunch in the city because not a single person on the street was wearing a mask and it appeared they weren’t as concerned with COVID-19 as us. We opted to move a few blocks north to the New Orleans City Park, a massive green space in the middle of the city, to rest for a few moments before we continued on. As we returned to the interstate, ominous black clouds started to appear over the Gulf of Mexico and to the east. We continued our sprint across broken tarmac and concrete as the heavens opened up and poured on us. Apparently this is the other notable for Louisiana, torrential rain. Again, the Durango just shrugged off the pounding water but Red Sonja wasn’t in the same position. Red Sonja’s sublime autocross tires, Hankook RS4s, were no match for the pooling water on the concrete bridges which make up the seemingly majority of I10 through Louisiana. As quickly as I could identify standing water, we would go through it and I would feel the unmistakable loss of traction as a wheel temporarily hydroplaned. Now white-knuckled and driving as fast as I felt prudent, we continued to steadily make our away ahead of the storm. The rain would abate, the traffic would ease up, and I would relax. But the reprieve was only temporary, as we discovered Louisianans

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Signed, Sealed, and Delivered (cont’d) have a painfully slow response time to any car wreck on the interstate. We would slow to a crawl while we detoured around a wreck, only for the storm to catch us again and throw me back into standing water Hell. The next hours seemed to be a repeat of the cycle, over and over again, until we approached the Texas border. Finally reaching the Great State of Texas, I got tears in my eyes as I returned to properly maintained roads and the familiarness one can only experience by returning home. Reaching Houston after dark, I checked Red Sonja for problems, and finding none, poured myself into bed. 753 miles. My third day would be entirely comprised of man and machine overcoming the vast distance of Texas’ I-10. As the radio squawked to life at sunrise, we agreed to make it past San Antonio before stopping for fuel. Texas’ generous speed limits and friendly drivers made an 80mph average speed easy but took an adverse effect on Red Sonja’s fuel economy. I discovered I was barely making 21mpg, what a difference 10mph makes! We ate up the miles and my companions enjoyed seeing the change in landscape from tall pines, to the Texas Hill Country, and finally into the vastness of West Texas. Throughout the drive, we continued to remark over the radio how much we preferred Texas over Louisiana, and how Texas seemed to have figured out how to make an otherwise marathon drive enjoyable. At every stop Red Sonja would turn heads, partly because of her striking red paint, and now because of her Maryland license plate. We completed the final leg into El Paso without fanfare and I parted ways with my traveling companions to pick up Minta from the airport and spend a few days with family. Now armed with my prettier half as a road trip partner, we departed El Paso at a leisurely 8:30am for the relatively short drive across New Mexico and into Arizona. While I-10 in New Mexico will never be commended for excitement, we enjoyed the big sky, rocky outcroppings, and glasssmooth roads. Our biggest challenge became passing semi trucks and even that was a bit of fun. Red Sonja’s torquey four cylinder didn’t complain for a moment as we pushed her to maintain a 75mph pace into the rolling hills of eastern Arizona. Arriving at Sean’s house shortly after lunch, he opened the garage door as we approached. Having driven Red Sonja 2,350 miles from Maryland to Arizona over four days, I threw him the keys and said, “The patina is free, but the car is gonna cost ya.” There’s no one else I’d rather see Red Sonja move to and I hope she takes as good care of Sean and his new bride as she did of us.

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Baltimore Co. Fall Colors Tour Aniano Arao Three 2020 Editions – Nov. 7, 8 & 14

The Tour & Rally Committee held just one tour in 2020, but did it three times – on Nov. 7th, 8th and 14th. Why three editions of the same tour? Constraints and precautions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic prompted us to keep each driving event small. Face masks, social distancing and "touchless" practices were required.

We originally scheduled two back-to-back drives for 20 cars each in one weekend, but ended up with a rather large waiting list. So, to accommodate as many of those who had been wait-listed as possible, we added an encore edition for the following Saturday. And, with the invaluable help of insurance chair Lee Rock and the cooperation of PCA National, we managed to expand the third edition’s capacity to 30 cars. The Prettyboy Reservoir Route in northern Baltimore County was definitely worth offering as many times as necessary. About 130 PCA members in 70 cars had a chance to enjoy it. Practically everyone who gave me their feedback said they loved it. Randy Moss, my fellow Tour & Rally co-chair, and I wish to thank all those who helped us pull off our three official fall colors drives. We particularly thank the tour regulars who each agreed to lead a group of 10 cars: Ron Farb on Nov. 8th and 14th; Eric and Kim Tipton on Nov. 7th; Steve and Joan Wood on Nov. 14th. Their volunteer work made it possible for me to lead just 10 cars each time myself, rather than a more challenging 20 or 30. The kind assistance of PCA Chesapeake President Vincent Rock and Vice President Aaron Miller was also much appreciated. In all three editions, the tour started from the parking lot of Kecco’s Neapolitan Woodfire Kitchen in Reisterstown and ended at a parking lot in the Hunt Valley Towne Centre. +++ To view more of my photos from this and other PCA events, click on the following link: http://www.pbase.com/noyphoto/pcaactivities

Unless otherwise indicated, all photographs on pages 24-27 were taken by Aniano Arao

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