PCA Chesapeake Region Patter - March 2023 Vol 64, Issue 3

Chesapeake Region

Events Calendar

Month Day Event Meeting Venue

March 4th Social Breakfast: Eggcellence Annapolis, MD

21st Social Dinner: Kelsey’s Ellicott City, MD

25th New Member Party & Facility Tour Porsche Hunt Valley, MD

April 1st Social Breakfast: Eggcellence Annapolis, MD

2nd Autocross: Test & Tune PGS, MD

8th Social Brunch: Guinness Brewery Halethorpe, MD

11th Social Dinner: Hilltops Backstage Grille Timonium, MD

15th-16th Tour: Delmarva TBD, MD-DE

22nd Autocross: AX School PGS, MD

29th Tour: Drive to Porsche Swap Meet TBD, MD-PA

May 6th Tour & TSD Rally School TBD, MD

7th Family Picnic at Patapsco Park Halethorpe, MD

EditorsMessage:

Hello PCA Chesapeake,

As promised last month, I have written my Rolex 24 at Daytona article with a ton of photos provided by our membership chair Ken Wilmers, including the cover shot.

New this month is the Advertisers Corner on page 5, which makes it easy for you to support those businesses which support our club.

I also penned an article about my purchase and 1 year ownership of a Cayenne Turbo S from BAT. Have an article idea or want to do a member profile, shoot me an email editor@pcachs.org

Reminder, members can run for sale ads free in the Porsche Patter, Businesses, check out the ad rates on page 58.

Best,

James B Beavan III

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ClubInfo

PCACHSBoardMemberDirectory

PresidentsMessage

2023Tour&RallySchedule

SunshineMemberCare

Tour&RallySchedule2023

PorscheParadeAnnouncement

Features

ScenicTourApp BringaTrailer:PorscheCayenneTurboS

PresidentialRacebyPedroBonilla

AutocrossUpdates

Rolex24HoursofDaytona

SocialsinReview ThroughTheRearMirror

SlotCar&ChiliCookoffResults

Articles/ Events

Brunch:GuinessBreweryApr8th Breakfast:Eggcellence:Apr1st

FamilyPicnicatPatapscoParkannouncement

SocialDinner:HightoppsBackstageGrille:April11th

SocialDinner:KelseysRestaurant:March21st

Member Profiles

ForSalebyMembers

FYI:TechLibrary

Market

Name&CarBadges

PCAJuniors

PCALicensePlates

The PorschePatteris the official newsletter of the Chesapeake Region of the Porsche Club of America. Contributions to the PorschePattershould 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: Ken Wilmers, James B Beavan III, Lori Williams, Pedro Bonilla, Rich Ehrlich, Aniano Arao; Contributing Writers: James B Beavan III, Terrell Williams, Ron Farb, Steve & Marsha Buss, Aniano Arao, Rich Ehrlich, Pedro Bonilla, Greg Hartke. Advertising: For questions about advertising rates and placement in the PorschePatter, please contact Editors at editor@pcachs.org Unless otherwise reserved, permission is granted to reproduce material published, provided full credit is given to the PorschePatter and to the respective author. Subscriptions: join the Porsche Club of America www.pca.org. The PorschePatter is published monthly by the Chesapeake Region, PCA. Subscription is limited to members of the Chesapeake Region, Porsche Club of America.

Front Cover photo: Porsche 963’s at Rolex 24 by Ken Wilmers.

Back Cover photo: 996 by Steve Graham

Chesapeake Region

PCA CHS Board

President

VicePresident

RonFarb president@pcachs.org

SteveWood vicepresident@pcachs.org

Treasurer AndyPowell treasurer@pcachs.org

Secretary WayneNelms secretary@pcachs.org

ExecutiveVicePresident MichaelMurphy executivevicepresident@pcachs.org

AutocrossCommittee

GregHartke autocross@pcachs.org

MarkHubley autocross@pcachs.org

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Publicity:Facebook/Instagram

TechCommittee

SimRacingChair

MotorsportregRegistrar

Tour/Rally

SafetyChair

ChiefDrivingInstructor

Concoursd’Elegance

ChesapeakeChallenge

JamesBBeavanIII editor@pcachs.org

JamesBBeavanIII publicity@pcachs.org

JimEarlbeck tech@pcachs.org

RandyRichter tech@pcachs.org

RickHawver tech@pcachs.org

DanZadra simracing@pcachs.org

MeilyngWigney-Burmaka msregistrar@pcachs.org

AnianoArao tour@pcachs.org

RichErlich rally@pcachs.org

JohnJensen safetychair@pcachs.org

EllenBeck instructor@pcachs.org

PaulKoenigsmark concours@pcachs.org

JohnWojcik concours@pcachs.org

StacyHawver chesapeakechallenge@pcachs.org

TraceyJennings chesapeakechallenge@pcachs.org

JenKocsan chesapeakechallenge@pcachs.org

CommunityService

Historian

Membership

DanMcNally communityservice@pcachs.org

BobRassa historian@pcachs.org

KenWilmers membership@pcachs.org

Webmaster HenryBecker webmaster@pcachs.org

Insurance EricSaletel insurance@pcachs.org

PCALicense Laurie&BruceTarsia pcalicenseplates@pcachs.org

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Chesapeake Region

Chesapeake Region

Membership Numbers

KenWilmers

CommitteeChairReport:CHSRegionMembership-February2023

Primary Members: 1115

Affiliate Members: 591

NewMembers (12)

Life Members: 2

Total Members: 1708

New Test Drive Participants: 0

Transfers Out (1)

Ilan Weitzen Transfer To: Green Mountain (GMT)

Transfers In (1)

Larry and Andrea Palsha Transfer From: Potomac (POT)

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

Member Anniversaries

ANNIVERSARIES

25 Years

Sohie Papailiadis

10 Years

Joe Gambino

Marcus Frank

Windsor Anderson

Robert Anderson

5 Years

Mark and Dawn Miller

Steve Heier

1 Year

Steve and Virginia Heise

Douglas Dixon

Zak Polak

Joseph Luongo

Josh Ganzermiller

Daniel Mcnally

John Ruppert

Tom Bruns

Frederick Lohr

Catherine Ahrnsbrak

KenWilmers

Chesapeake Region

Presidents Message

RonFarb

Hey Chesapeake Region PCA

2023 Tour & Rally Schedule

PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee has 16 events on its 2023 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. 05, 03/02/2023)

April 15 or 16 (1) Delmarva Tour, Queenstown, MD, to Rehoboth area, DE, tour master Aniano Arao

April 29 (2) Drive to Porsche Swap Meet in Carlisle, PA, tour master Rich Ehrlich

May 6 (3) Tour & TSD Rally School, tour & rally co-chairs and guest rally master Bob Rassa

May 20 (4) Safeway to the Bay Tour, Anne Arundel County, guest tour master Hank Lucas

June 4 (5) Linganore Tour, Frederick County, guest tour master Ron Farb

June 25 (6) Air & Space Ice Cream Tour, Maryland to Virginia, tour master Rich Ehrlich

July 9 (7) Oregon Ridge Tour, Sinai Hospital to Baltimore County, tour master Aniano Arao

July 16 (8) Ice Cream Tour #1 and Food Drive, guest tour master Steve Graham

Aug. 6 (9) Ice Cream Tour #2, tour master Rich Ehrlich

Aug. 27 (10) Allegheny Mountain Tour in PA, guest tour master Ron Farb

Sept. 16 or 23 (11) Chesapeake Challenge Gimmick Rally, rally masters Aniano Arao & Rich Ehrlich

Oct. 1 (12) Off-Road Tour, guest tour master Jim Hemig

Oct. 22 (13) Eastern Shore Tour, Black Water National Wildlife Refuge, by Tom Divilio / A. Arao Oct. 29

(14) Baltimore County Fall Colors Tour (#1), tour master Aniano Arao

Nov. 5 (15) West Virginia Fall Colors Tour (#2), tour master Aniano Arao

Dec. 3 (16) “Kindertime & Linda’s Legacy” Tour, Baltimore County, tour master Rich Ehrlich

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

Sunshine Member Support

Sunshine Member Support

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

PleasecontactDougEhmannatSunshine@pcachs.org. Thanks!

Socials In Review

Marsha&SteveBuss

The February Breakfast social was held at the Eggcellence Brunchery in Annapolis. We filled two tables (including three PCA Juniors) and had a great time. Tuesday, February 21st was the date for our monthly dinner social held at Dive Bar and Grille in historic Savage Mill, Howard County. The dinner was a sellout, the food was delicious, and everyone had a terrific social time. We were extremely happy to welcome two new members.

The March Breakfast Social will be at Eggcellence in Annapolis beginning at 8am on Saturday the 4th. We’ll be celebrating with an after St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Social at Kelsey’s Restaurant in Ellicott City, Howard County. The March Dinner Social will be at 6:30pm, Tuesday March 21st. Please remember you need to register on MotorsportReg.com. If 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.

Upcoming events –Our April Breakfast Social will be at the Eggcellence Brunchery in Annapolis on Saturday, April 1st, at 8am. Registration is now open for our April Dinner Social. We will meet at Hightopps Backstage Grill in Timonium, Baltimore County, on Tuesday, April 11th at 6:30pm.

We are planning on returning to Guinness Brewery on Saturday morning, April 8th for beers and brunch. Since the restaurant does not take reservations we’ll gather by the front gates when the doors open at 11am. If the weather cooperates we can have the brunch outdoors.

Additionally we are investigating restaurants for a social breakfast to coincide with the Hunt Valley Horsepower gathering.

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

Thanks, Steve & Marsha

DiveBarandGrille

Bring a Trailer: 2006 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S

By:JamesBBeavanIII

In the last couple years Bring a Trailer has become a hub for selling Porsche Cayenne’s of all generations and model designations. 32 Cayenne’s in the last month sold on BAT and there are currently 10 active auctions. Overall 15 2006 Cayenne Turbo S have been sold on BAT since the first listing in 2020. The 2nd one ever sold was the deal of the year, in June 2020 a Marine Blue with Sand Beige interior and only 88K miles went for $15K, the lowest figure among the 15 sold. Interestingly in October 2022 the same color combo with 128K miles sold for $24K, so I would guess the one sold in 2020 would have brought near $30K in the current market. I bought my 06 Cayenne Turbo S in March 2022 for $19K with 124K miles, the 2nd highest miles and 2nd lowest price among those sold on BAT through February 2023. I think it’s safe to say the 955 series 1st generation Cayenne’s have bottomed out on the depreciation curve and the nice one’s are starting to appreciate. Other than 3 in Marine Blue, all the rest are some shades of White/Black/Gray/Silver. Like all Porsche’s, Cayenne’s in interesting/rare colors like Olive Green, Sand Yellow, Carmine Red and Nordic Gold can bring more money. Also, if you have a manual transmission Cayenne, they’ve become a gold mine the last few years, often going for more than double those with a Tiptronic transmission. For 2023 the Cayenne Turbo S is only available as an E-hybrid with a base price of $171K. So, buying a Cayenne Turbo S for under $20K seems like an amazing bargain and most people not following the prices are surprised at how cheap I got mine, especially after taking a ride in it.

So, going backwards, the 2nd Porsche

Cayenne Turbo S (cont’d)

we purchased was a 2012 Cayenne Turbo S in 2017 from a dealer in Georgia sight unseen, which arrived needing a transfer case replacement but otherwise ran perfectly until we sold it in 2020. This was my wife’s vehicle and well…sporty isn’t really her driving style, so we did eventually end up selling it for a variety of reasons including her also having a 2009 Lexus LX570. I swapped the 2012 Cayenne for cash and a used Highlander which shortly after ending up needing an engine. The engine needy Highlander was traded for a fuel sipping Rav4 Hybrid which I bought for $17K.

Over time I kind of missed having a Cayenne and saw that there was a growing appreciation for the 1st generation among off-roaders and the Porsche community. You’ll notice quite a few of the 1st gen 955/957 Cayenne’s sold on BAT are lifted and off-road outfitted. So, I started browsing BAT and came across a couple 955 and 957 Cayenne’s I liked. Normally I wouldn’t even have considered a car with Black paint, but the Silver contrast of the 2-tone wheels, door pillars, trim and molding looked really sharp and classic to me. I’m also a fan of the Sand Beige leather interior which also has contrasting Silver trim. I’m a long time BAT play bidder, so I actually wasn’t even expecting to win the auction, but when the timer ran out $18,955 was all it took to be on the clock with the dealer way out in Idaho. My wife and I were on vacation in Pompano Beach

Cayenne Turbo S (cont’d)

By:JamesBBeavanIII

at the time, so I after breaking the news to her the deal was ready to move forward. Part of the deal was after 2 years and 25K miles the RAV4 Hybrid was to be sold directly to a dealer for $21K to pay for the Cayenne above.

Getting the car shipped turned out to be the hard part, the paperwork was super easy by FedEx and a simple bank transfer to pay for the vehicle. I had a quote from BAT for like $2K, and another provider for $1400… which long story short ended up going to $1950 because these brokers all contact the same drivers to bid on their jobs. So, you have to pay the drivers the going rate or they will just take another job. In 2023 dollars that same ship-

ment is going to be over $2500 now for an open trailer and over $3500 for an enclosed trailer.

No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S for sale on BaT Auctionssold for $18,955 on March 27, 2022 (Lot #69,032) | Bring a Trailer

I’ve now owned my Black Cayenne for a nearly a full year and have put just 4,000 miles on it as it shares duty with my Guards Red twins a 924S and Boxster S. Last year I entered the Cayenne into the Full Concours class at the Chesapeake Challenge 53 and finished second to a certain Colonel we all know and love. A few weeks later Wayne Nelms and I were hitting the trails and bogs of New Jersey in the annual Pine

is hosted by PCA Northern New Jersey and they do allow non-

Barrens Off-Road Excursion. This event

Porsche’s owned by PCA members to partici-

CC53 Concours

CC53 Concours

pate. This is a fun all-day adventure which includes breakfast & lunch and takes you all around the cranberry bogs and then pine forest dirt/muddy roads with stops at 2 large sandpit play areas. There was a 944 that found out the hard way that a RWD car shouldn’t play in the sand but plenty of Cayenne’s and other brands had a good time sloshing around in it. It takes place every November, with the next date being 11/12/2023.

Calendars - NNJR - Porsche Club of America (nnjr-pca.com)

As for BAT and other newer Porsche models, the Panamera has only seen 20 sales so far and just a single Macan which was sold way back in 2019. I imagine those numbers will go up as the models get older or special versions and Paint To Sample owners look to sell their vehicle. Pretty much all the other Porsche models see regular listings on BAT, but the 911 dominates with nearly half of those cars listed for the brand. At the time of this writing there were 40 active 911 auctions and only 1 combined 912/924/914 auction. Of course, there are many other auction sites like Cars And Bids and Pcarmarket that you can find your dream car on.

Photos below taken at Pine Barrens NJ Off-Road Excursion 2022

Member Profile: Robert Schrepfer

Member Names & Join Date:

Robert Schrepfer (don’t recall Join date)

Current Cars, Previous Cars:

Current cars (3):

1975 914 2.0L – purchased in 1989.

1995 993 Cab – purchased in 2010.

2014 Cayenne Turbo S – purchased in 2020.

By:JamesB.BeavanIII

and participating in Concours events back in the 60s in Chicago; he owned several 356s over that time frame. Early one Spring, after moving back to Chicago from London in the late 70s - I was 9 at the timemy dad and I flew to his sister’s farm in Olathe, Kansas so he could get some “car” that had been stored in her barn for 8 years and drive it back to our home in Chicago. I remember pulling the several dusty car -covers and tarps off to reveal a tiny silver two-door convertible in beautiful condition.

Over the next several days my dad, who I would later learn used to rebuild his Porsche engines in the house, breathed life back into the car (he had meticulously prepared the car for the long storage) and we took a very chilly two-day drive back home to Chicago; chilly because he did not take the time to re-install the heater boxes. Over the next decade I would spend countless hours working on the car with my father – hearing stories about his life, about

Have you served on any Regional or National committees: No (not yet!)

What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America: Well, this could be a long story or a short story – I’ll give the medium version. I was first exposed to Porsches by my dad –he had a long history tracking

racing Porsches on a decommissioned track in Chicago with an insanely steep Monza wall, learning how to tune carburetors, bleed brakes and eventually, how to drive a manual transmission.

We attended my first Porsche events in that car –Potter’s Picnic in the Chicago suburbs, and I was instantly hooked. What I gradually learned while working on the car, and growing to love it, was that it was different than the three other 356’s he had owned; he had bought this one specifically for Concours events because of its uniqueness: this one had an all-aluminum body, it had an interesting history (at one time functioning as a vehicle to deliver bananas), and it was one of only 17 like it ever made– an America Roadster, #12363. It was indeed a special car, at one time gracing the cover of Pano and even winning the Manhattan trophy at the 6th Porsche Parade. My love affair with Porsches started with the three of us: me, my dad, and that America Roadster.

When it came time to buy a vehicle, what made you choose your Porsche and is this your first Porsche (if not please detail prior Porsche's):

After my dad sold the America in 1989 he agreed to help me find a “starter” Porsche so I could continue to participate in local PCA events, such as Gymkhanas and Concours. We scoured the Chicago suburbs looking at 912s and 914s – finally we found a ’75 914 selling for $5,000 at a small European auto-repair shop and I pulled the trigger.

What are your favorite Regional &/or National events: I’ve always been a fan of swaps, rally’s, gymkhana’s and of course, the Porsche Parade. The large Porsche-only swap in central PA is a blast. Recently my daughter, my youngest son and I participated in our first Chesapeake PCA event together – an ice cream tour and rally - she drove the Cayenne and I drove the 993. We had so much fun together and it brought back some great memories with my dad and not surprisingly, they were both immediately hooked! My oldest son is driving now and they all want to do one of the local tour/rally events this year.

What is your favorite PCA memory:

Chesapeake Region Schrepfer (cont’d)

My first gymkhana in my 914 during the summer of 1989 when I was 18: I outdrove my dad and took second place for my class (to his credit, he was driving a 35. I remember walking the track with one of my dad’s long time Porsche friends, Rip Patterson, and he kept telling me – you don’t lose time in the fast parts, drive the slow parts well and you’ll win.

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

If money was no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why:

Life goal is certainly to buy back that America (it is currently in a private collection in Europe) ….short of that, I would love to have a 356 Cab at some point – a bit nostalgic, but those cars are so much fun to drive.

Anything additional you would like to share about yourself (Family/Work/Etc): I’m blessed with a great family: three awesome children (19, 17 and 10) each of whom has, in their own way,

By:JamesB.BeavanIII

Chesapeake Region

Schrepfer (cont’d)

By:JamesB.BeavanIII

themselves to determine which of our three cars each of them has designated as ultimately “theirs”….and an amazing wife of 22 years, Coleen, who has helped fill the past two decades with some very special memories, including flying to South Carolina with me in 2010 on oneway tickets to purchase the 993 sight unseen and drive it home to New Jersey!

It was just one of our many great adventures together. We’ve been in the Chesapeake region for eight years now and so happy to be getting more involved with local PCA events.

Chesapeake Region

Social Brunch: Guinness Brewery April 8th

Still thinking about St. Patrick’s Day? Please mark your calendars for Saturday morning, April 8th, at 11:00am at Guinness Open Gate Brewery for some Irish food and drink. Check out the brewery’s menu here.

All participants must register for the brunch on www.MotorsportReg.com by April 6th

There is no seating limit. We hope to be outside if the weather is nice. There is no registration fee for this event.

WHEN and WHERE

When: April 8, 2023, Saturday Meeting time: 11am End of social: 2:00pm

Meeting point: Guinness Open Gate Brewery, 5001 Washington Blvd, Halethorpe 443-575-6893

Cost: Members are responsible for their own meal and beverages. 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. 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 or create one at www.MotorsportReg.com

Registration will close at midnight on Thursday, April 6th

There is no fee for this event.

QUESTIONS

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

Slot Car/Chili Cookoff Recap

By:TerrellWilliams

On Saturday, February 18th, dozens from the Chesapeake Region PCA family came together at the Y in Arnold for our annual Slot Cars Event showcasing chili cooking skills and plenty of racing thrills.

The mild winter weather forecast was perfect for bringing out our Chesapeake Region President, Ron Farb and other racing enthusiasts in Chesapeake PCA’s premier winter activity. In all, 43 racing fans participated in this year’s Slot Car event despite conflicting with the ever-popular Tech Tactics East event in Easton, PA.

The afternoon started with 30 minutes of warming up the 1/32 slot cars on the challenging 4 lane “Petit Le Mans” Circuit. The racetrack mimicked the legendary 24 hours of Le Mans course that included a 14’ long Mulsanne Straight, Arnage corner and the Porsche Curve amongst a host of other challenging sections. Many racers seemed to be thrilled with this year’s stimulating layout and high speeds.

The Juniors started the racing with kids under 12 yrs. old and as young as 5 yrs. old guiding their slot cars around the layout. The competition was very high with these kids, and each wanted to win badly. As such, there were many fiery crashes with cars literally flying off the track with mufflers, headlights and spoilers separating from cars. The end of the Mulsanne straight was a particularly prone to crashes but spectators were quick to replace those flying cars back to the track to continue racing. Eventually, Evangeline Davids won the Juniors Championship besting second place finisher Lucas Zadra and Francisco Nunez for third place.

The Juniors Endurance race of 20 laps was won by the ‘Pink Pigs’ team of Leah O’Sullivan and Evangeline Davids.

Each year the Women’s class put on some great races and this year they didn’t disappoint spectators. The ladies were competitive but cautiously raced their slot cars around as if on a Sunday drive on I-83 North. Those ladies who were a bit too competitive, soon found themselves crashing and disqualified. Slow and steady seemed to be the theme in these race heats. In the end, newcomer Tracy Jennings was crowned the Women’s Champion. Lori Williams was the second-place finisher and Jennifer McDonald came in third place.

The Men’s races were competitive with 5 class heats. There were several newcomers and several experienced teenagers that aged up to the men’s division. After all the competition had crashed and were disqualified, an embarrassed Terrell Williams won the Championship with his Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, followed by Dan Zadra’s classic Mustang and DeShea Wallace finished third with his modified Porsche 908.

Team ‘Boardwalk’ comprised of Lee Raskin, Bob Gutjahr, Tom Morton and Terrell Williams completed 40 laps of racing to win the Mixed Adult Enduro race besting Team ‘Three Girls & A Boy’, Team ‘918’s’ and the ‘Four Newbee’s’ team for the coveted trophies.

Chesapeake Region

Slot Car (cont’d)

There were 5 pots of steaming, zesty chili to taste and enjoy. Some chili’s had chicken; others had no beans at all, but they all received thumbs up from the crowd. Multiple chili cookoff champ Ellen Beck again was voted the best chili for three years running. Bob Gutjahr accepted the award on her behalf. Marsha Buss came in second place, and newcomer, Robert Szurgot took third place.

Many thanks again to the Arnold Y Center for hosting this event for the very first time. In appreciation, the Chesapeake PCA donated $700 to the Y of Central Maryland. Also, the setup and breakdown volunteers were faster than a Formula One pit crew. Chesapeake volunteers broke down tables, chairs and collected trash rather quickly allowing us to turn the room back over to the Y before 5pm. The Chesapeake PCA Region members continue to welcome new members and set a high standard for having fun at social gatherings and family inspired club events.

Slot Car Racing Results:

Juniors Championship

Evangeline Davids

Lucas Zadra

Francisco

Women’s Championship

Tracey Jennings

Lori Williams

Jennifer McDonald

Men’s Championship

Terrell Williams

Dan Zadra

DeShea Wallace

Mixed Adults Endurance Championship –‘Boardwalk’

Bob Gutjahr

Lee Raskin

Tom Morton

Terrell Williams

Juniors Endurance Championship –‘Pink Pigs

Evangeline Davids

Leah O’Sullivan

Chesapeake Region

Slot Car (cont’d)

Chesapeake Region

Slot Car (cont d)

Scenic App for Tours

By:RichEhrlich

Over the last two years or so, myself and other members of the Chesapeake Region have been using an app called Scenic to plan and navigate the various drives and tours. While Scenic was created for motorcyclists, it works exceptionally well for anyone looking for a fun drive in a Porsche, a motorcycle, or some other car. While there are certainly other apps out there that serve a similar function, Scenic is the one I currently prefer. As a result, I wanted to share some basics with the region. While we will continue to provide written route instructions for all the tours, Scenic provides some extra options for drivers as well as additional support. This article will give you some guidelines on using Scenic to help you follow the route for a tour. But, Scenic is also a powerful tool you can use to create your own routes, and find routes made by others.

Let me just pause here to remind you all to keep your attention on your driving, and not on your phones. Hands-free phones are important for everyone’s safety. A major advantage to Scenic is that it can continue to provide accurate guidance even when there is a weak or no signal to your phone. It also allows for some cool features, like automatically reversing the directions on a route, and allows you to easily share routes with others. Scenic also allows you to import routes in other file formats.

Scenic does have some limitations, with the biggest limitation is that sometimes it will spontaneously alter a route. While I carefully make the waypoints in an effort to minimize this, at times, it cannot be avoided. This is why you should still have a printed copy of the route instructions, and confirm all guidance from Scenic.

Scenic has three methods for users, the first makes use of “credits,” and the second is through a yearly subscription, and finally, a lifetime subscription called “Premium Forever and Credits.”

Using “credits” only means that in addition to obtaining offline maps, you must also spend credits each time you want to use Car Play, voice guidance, and the other features. With a subscription, you have access to all the in-app features. However, you must still have credits to access the offline maps. Even though you can buy more credits, the amount included when you first sign up is more than enough to get you started. In fact, unless you are planning to use Scenic outside our immediate area (MD, VA, PA, WV, and DE), you should have plenty of credits.

For at least some of the Tours and Drives this year, I will be providing Scenic files to help you navigate

the route. The two main ways of finding these will either be by searching for public routes, or by having the route shared with you. I will mostly be sharing the routes through the email that is sent to tour participants with the route information and other documents.

To be ready to use Scenic to assist you, first, download the app from the App Store. Create an account, and decide if you just want to trial the app, or go right to the subscription. Then, click on the link provided for the route. This will open your web browser. Scroll until you see the “Add to Scenic” button. Click on that, and it will take you to the Scenic web app, where after you log into your Scenic account, you can easily add the shared route. You can also download the shared route as a GPX file.

To search for public routes is a little more involved. After opening up the app, click the “hamburger” (three parallel lines) in the upper left of your screen. Click “Routes, then click the plus sign (the red arrow points towards it), and then “Discover Routes.” You can now search for publicly available routes using the various filters and tools provided in the app.

- Tap profile picture in the side menu

- Expand the ‘Premium & Offline Maps’ section

- Tap the last row “Redeem Offer Code”

The discount code is: PCACHSPK30

For Premium Forever and Credits:

- Go to the Scenic WebApp ( https:// scenicapp.space/webapp.php )

- Login with your Scenic username and password

- Click the button to the purchase the Premium Forever and Credits.

- In the checkout screen that appears click the “Add Promotion Code” button

The discount code is: PCACHSPK30

By:RichEhrlich

Hopefully, this brief introduction will pique your interest in using Scenic. I encourage you to check out the web page for the app at, https://scenic.app/. The site provides some excellent tutorials, a FAQ, as well as a discussion forum. Not only that, but the creator of the app is actively involved with the forum, and is very responsive.

The creator of Scenic has also generously offered a 30% discount for members of the Chesapeake region. If you choose the yearly subscription the discount is only valid for the first year. Before the discount, a yearly subscription is $22.99, and the Premium Forever is $89.99.

For the yearly subscription: After downloading Scenic, and creating an account:

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Social Breakfast: Eggcellence: April 1st

Come out and join your fellow PCAers for a morning of fun in Annapolis. We’ll meet Saturday morning, April 1st, 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 March 30th .

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

WHEN and WHERE

When: April 1, 2023, Saturday Meeting time: 8:00am End of social: 9:30am

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

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 close at midnight on March 2nd. There is no fee for this event.

QUESTIONS

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

Autocross Update

By:GregHartke

I’m pleased to announce that registration is open on MotorSportReg for the entire autocross season –Test and Tune, Introduction to Autocross, and AX#1 through AX#7. We even have drivers already registered for each event! We’re still preparing for the AX School, of course, and as usual, the AX community answered the bell and was generous with their time – we now have all the instructors needed for the AX School so that we can give each student a dedicated instructor. If you’ve ever had any thought about learning more about car control and would like to have the opportunity to safely push your car to the limit without overstressing it, the AX School is your opportunity to do so. It will only make you a better driver and give you more confidence in your ability to handle your car. The best part is that there’s nothing needed but you and your car. We’ll even provide lunch. Come out and give it a try! There’s still plenty of time to register for the AX School on April 22nd, but note that registration is capped at 30, so reserve your spot soon.

Last month I mentioned that I had contacted the management at Prince George’s Stadium about making sure the lot was swept clear of any debris that accumulated over the winter and I’m happy to report that they have agreed to clean the lot before the start of the season. That’s a relief because there was rather more mess out there than I’d like to see and I don’t know how I would have managed to clean the racing line before each race. I’m sure I’ll have to do a little spot cleaning at times (especially as the baseball season progresses), but that’s nothing we can’t handle.

One of my time-consuming tasks recently has been to review the rules we have for AX with the goal of creating a single set of rules for the Chesapeake and Potomac clubs. With CHS and POT so close, there are many AXers who race with both clubs, so it would be desirable to have a unified set of rules. I had gone through this exercise a few years ago, but unfortunately we’ve gotten a bit out of sync, so it’s time to square ‘em up again.

This was an interesting exercise. I copied the CHS and POT rules from their respective websites into Word documents, fixed the formatting, then downloaded the latest PCA Parade Competition Rules (PCR) from which our AX rules were originally derived. The PCR was a pdf that I converted to Word format, then abstracted the AX portion, and fixed all the formatting and other errors that resulted from the pdf to Word translation. PITA. ;) With that basis, I could then use other software in my possession to compare the three documents and develop a synthesis.

Most of our rules agreed with the PCR, but there were certainly some differences (the PCR had evolved since we had last done this) and I wanted our language to be as much as possible in concert with the PCR AX rules. There are, however, rule differences that I wanted to maintain, so it was tricky taking bits from CHS and POT to come up with a good, workable set for both. I worked through this and passed the result to Co-chair Mark Hubley for his comments, then sent the final document to POT for their OK. The POT AX Chairs were happy with the new rules, so CHS and POT will now have completely identical rules for the 2023 season. Phew! Happy to get that done. We’ll get the new rules up on the CHS website ASAP.

As if the rules work wasn’t enough, another unexpected problem appeared. As our regular AXers know, the lap times at our races are uploaded to live.axti.me so that they’re available in real-time to all the

drivers via the internet. The result is that everyone can simply view the lap times on their phones as they come in. This is very convenient and fun for the competitors! Last season, there was a pervasive problem in which the times were not being synched with the live site automatically (as they should have been), so we had to sync them manually. As you can imagine, sometimes we got busy with the timing work in the trailer and didn’t sync times as often as we should (which means times weren’t visible to everyone as quickly as they should be), but by and large we managed. What I didn’t know at the time was that this was a symptom of other problems.

A couple of weeks ago, I tried to go to live.axti.me to examine results from last year and was shocked to find that the site was gone. Whoa! I had others try to access it (I wanted to make sure it wasn’t just me) and sure enough, it really was gone. I won’t say I was panicky about this, but it was pretty close. ;) I tried to contact AXTime (who provided the software we use and the live site) via the website contact link, email, and phone, but got no response. Ugh. That wasn’t good.

I contacted the National AX Chair to see if he was aware of this problem, but he was not. Assuming that we would no longer be able to use the live site, I started researching alternatives, in the course of which I discovered a FB user page devoted to AXTime. There I discovered that, sure enough, others had the same sync problem last year as we did and that others had also noticed that the live site was gone. I also discovered that no one had been able to contact the developer, though many had tried.

I then posted on the AXTime user page asking about alternatives and was thoroughly surprised to see a post a few days later (brought to my attention by Phong Nguyen) saying that the FB page owner had managed to contact the AXTime developer and that the live site was down while he reworked some of the broken web modules (which explains the synch problem last season was noticed). What a relief! The developer is also apparently going to make the software open source, which means there will likely be an active community of developers to maintain it hereafter. All of this is good news, but of course no one has any idea when the site might come back online. At least we know it will be back! At a recent lunch meeting with the AX team (Mark Hubley, John Cho, Phong Nguyen, and Pinto Soin), we actively discussed what we would do if the live site is not back up in time for AX#1 and have some ideas how to proceed. It may not be elegant, but we’ll

Autocross Update

manage ‘til the live site is active again.

By:GregHartke

Here’s something else that’s been causing me some grief: The National policy for AX events dictates that the license plates of all published photos of cars involved in an AX event must be blurred or otherwise made unreadable. In addition, full names and detailed car info may not be published, which is a PITA when trying to report results in this column. Now as our regular AXers know, we routinely have a photographer onsite at our races to take pictures and this meant that each and every photo of a car taken by our photographer must have the license plate blurred if it were visible. That’s a lot of work when there are hundreds of pictures from an event!

Again this season, photographers are expected to be present at our AX events to take photos for the CHS PCA. Many of these photos will be available for download or purchase and may also be used in the CHS social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, web pages, and the Patter newsletter. In compliance with PCA policy and to lessen the workload for our photographers, cars with visible license plates will not have their pictures taken. For that reason, if you wish to have photos taken of your car, please either remove or cover with tape (painter’s tape is suggested) your front and rear license plates.

Actually, I raised this topic with CHS PCA President Ron Farb because I had seen recent Panorama articles that included AX photos for which the license plates were clearly visible, as well as the publication of detailed car and driver information for the Parade AX results. It didn’t seem fair to me that Panorama could get away with this while we were expressly forbidden to do it. Ron agreed and raised the issue at the last Zone 2 President’s meeting. The result is that this policy will be reviewed by National. Frankly, I don’t expect it to be changed, but maybe they’ll at least get Panorama to toe the line the same as us.

It's almost time to get those summer tires mounted! Or just getting the summer tires in my case. ;) Actually, POT starts their AX season next weekend (March 11/12), so I and many other CHS racers will be out there tearing it up soon. Come join us when our season starts in April! If you haven’t tried AX before, come to the AX School. You can’t possibly have more fun with your Porsche! And if you’re adventurous but unsure and want to see what it’s like, come to an AX event and ride with an Instructor through our Taste of Autocross program.

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone soon at the races!

Greg Hartke

CHS AX Chair

Family Picnic on Sunday, May 7th

Save the Date - Family Picnic on Sunday, May 7th!

Please join us for a Chesapeake PCA family picnic at Patapsco Valley State Park!

Are you looking for a way to spend time with your Porsche Club friends and your family? This event is for you! A picnic is a fun way to introduce your kids to the club and meet other Porsche nuts.

This is a first time event and we hope to have more in the future! There will be plenty of things to do with your littles and big kids all while enjoying other Porsche club friends.

Details

• When: Sunday, May 7th (likely to start mid-morning but TBD)

• Where: Avalon 104 Pavilion in Patapsco Valley State Park (Halethorpe area, exit off of US 1 near Elkridge)

• Cost:

• $8 per adult and children 13+

• $3 per child 12 and under

• Parking: parking will be covered with the cost per car

• Food and Drinks:

• Picnic food like burgers and hot dogs will be provided

• Kid friendly snacks will be available (a must for young kids!)

• Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided

• Alcohol can be brought in by participants if desired (must be consumed at the pavilion)

• Bathroom facilities are next to the pavilion

There will be plenty of kid-friendly activities:

• Playground next to the pavilion

• Ball fields

• Short walk to the Patapsco River

• Ride or walk to the 300-foot Swinging Bridge

• Many hiking and biking areas to explore

Other fun activities planned include:

• Horseshoes

• Cornhole

• Volleyball

• Bring your own Ball

Chesapeake Region

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 $40.00, which includes the $25.00 MVA fee and a $15 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!

Porsche’s 75th Anniversary Celebration

Porsche’s 75th Anniversary Celebration

PCA Chesapeake is preparing to support a Porsche Hunt Valley in the celebration of Porsche’s 75th Anniversary. As part of the celebration we are gathering a representative selection of Porsche cars, SUVs, tractors etc to display on June the 10th at PHV. We are looking for a wide variety of years, colors, interiors and models to be on display. PHV will of course provide an enjoyable atmosphere, food and beverage.

Please submit your vehicle for consideration as soon as possible. No vehicles will be accepted for consideration after May 1. The Tech guys will notify you about the status of selection on or before May 10.

If you have a vehicle you would like to be considered for the display please respond with an email to tech@pcachs.org with the Subject being 75th Anniversary. Please include the following information

Model – ie Macan

Sub- model – ie Turbo S

Year – ie 2001

Color – ie Guards Red

Interior features – ie leather with marine blue stitching and blue/black seat belts

Any Unique Feature – ie Cayenne Trans-Siberia replica

Your Name – ie Boris Badenoff

Your Phone number – ie 443 – 555-8888

Your email – ie porschefan@juno.com

2023 Presidential Race

By:PedroBonilla,

As you may know from my previous articles, I'm one of the two Committee Chairs for Tech & Impound for the 48 Hours at Sebring Club Race. This year, our 30th Anniversary, was somewhat hectic the first couple of days because of a lack of personnel, both local and National, due to the bad weather up North and a few illnesses. Nevertheless, our team picked up the slack and the race went on without a hitch.

On Saturday morning, as things had settled down, I was happy to see an old friend and new PCA President, Aaron Ambrosino stop by the Tech & Impound Circus Tent to say hi. We chatted a bit and I told him that the 48 Hours puts on a great Autocross (AX) event on the track's skid pad called the Zone 12 AX Challenge, where we get some of the best AX drivers from all of PCA's Zone 12 and beyond. I told him that he should take the challenge and go run it in my Boxster. I also told him I that I would go with him at noon, just before they break for lunch.

He said that he was really tied up, but thanked me anyway. I tried to insist and he politely declined. But, lo and behold, just before Noon, Aaron was standing behind me, waiting. (I knew a Spec Boxster Racer like him couldn't pass up the opportunity to race).

So, we got in my car and drove the short distance from the circus tent, over the bridge and onto the Skid Pad.

When we arrived, AX had just shut down since the organizers (Steve and Dottie Kidd) were ready to do the Charity Track Tour with many of the AX participants. I in-

troduced our new President to them and told them how we'd tried to be there earlier but couldn't make it on time and how we'd love to run the course.

Steve said: Take a reconnaissance lap together so you understand the layout and we'll leave the timing clock on so you can do your own (private) runs. I thanked him and we did our parade lap with me at the wheel. Taking my time, I made the run in 58.9 seconds.

When it was done, Aaron got out of the car and I lined up the Boxster at the starting line to do my first run. Steve had created a very nice layout in the limited constraints of the Sebring Skid Pad.

Leaving the start line I trip the electronic eye that sets the timing clock into mo-

tion. Immediately heading to the edge of the tarmac where a hard left followed by a quick slalom and a long and fast sweeping left sets me up for a series of tight slaloms and a Key West Box that dumps me right onto the slippery Skid Pad itself, where I have to negotiate one and one half laps and be prepared to finish with a trio of very hard left-right-left turns and a final short straight to the other electronic eye which stops the clock.

All of the above needs to be negotiated without hitting a single cone, since hitting them generates a 1 second penalty for every cone hit. Aaron is watching my run with eagle eyes! I'm able to stop the clock at 55.3XX seconds. I look at the time and know I can do much better still. I now prepare myself for my second and last run. Now the race is on! It's against the clock, but it's against another fierce competitor that I know will do his best. I manage to get another clean run and the finish -line clock shows 53.755 seconds. It's a good run. I hope it holds up. I get out of my car, take of my helmet and give them both to Aaron.

Race (cont’d)

By:PedroBonilla

He sets up the car at the start line and takes off! I'm now the one with the eagle eyes. He does a clean run. It's in the 56 second range. I can't see the last digits from the starting line. He comes around for his second and final lap and takes off like he was stealing my car! I run to the finish line while keeping an eye on his run. I've got to see the final time. It's a clean run and it's going to be tight. I see my beautiful car being accelerated, gyrated and stopped like I would do it and then the clock stops!...

... It reads 53.675 seconds!!!

The President beats me, in my own car, by a mere 0.08 seconds.

Aaron was ecstatic. He kept showing me his index finger, meaning first!

I accepted my defeat (kind of) but kept thinking how did that happen? Aaron is a good driver, he knows the Boxster, but how did he beat me? And then it dawned on me, and when he showed me that index finger again I told him: you know you beat me because I warmed up the tires for you!

Race (cont’d)

By:PedroBonilla

It was a fair race and I lost (by a tiny margin) but It'll haunt me for the rest of my life ;)

Thank you, Mr. President. I had a great time. Next time let's do it in your car!

For more information on Club Racing, AX and more, please visit my website: www.PedrosGarage.com Happy Porsche’ing, Pedro

What is the PCA Juniors program?

✓PCA Juniors is a program for Porsche enthusiasts under age 18.

✓Participants must be registered by an active PCA member.

✓It’s not just the cars… and now it’s not just the grownups!

✓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!

Rolex 24 at Daytona

WordsBy:JamesBBeavanIII;Photosby:KenWilmers

On January 26th Ken Wilmers, Ron Farb and myself took a flight out of BWI on Southwest flying to Orlando. I happened to sit between fellow PCA Chesapeake members Rick MacInnes and Dan ONeill who were also going to Florida for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. We got to Orlando in about 2 hours and then drove our rental car 70-minutes to Ron’s mothers house just outside Daytona Beach. Tickets for the 4-day pass were only $132 which includes a Rolex 24 hat.

The next morning (Friday the 27th) we arrived at the track before 9AM so we could take in a full day of events. We stopped outside the gates and took some photos of the 963 prototype they had on display in a Porsche area and wondered about the VIP shuttle service (all high-end versions of each Porsche model, rumor is the service is over $1000!). Then we took the tram from the front to the infield fan area where all the motorhomes, car corrals, vendors, pits and car brand displays were at.

We stopped by each car brand display and signed up for whatever freebies they were giving out. A Toyota GR bag to put your giveaways in, Ford shirt & koozie, Cadillac shirt, Hyundai shirt, Chevy shirt, Michelin hat, Acura hat. Now we’ll probably get lots of emails and postcards from those brands…there was no display for VAG at all, but at least Ron picked out a Cadillac to replace his Audi with!_!

We stopped by the PCA tent, not much happening on Thursday, but grabbed a few free sodas. Beside the PCA tent was the Porsche car corral for members attending to park their car and of course there was some interesting cars in the lot to check out, including a Guards Red GT4RS and a Macan with a rooftop tent. Walking around the campers or just riding the trams would show many more Porsche’s parked around the infield area, including a 356 that looked like it was being lived out of.

PCA Hospitality Tent at the Rolex 24 | The Porsche Club of America

Friday was part 2 of the MazdaCup which also raced the prior day, its fun watching the same brand of screaming little cars fly around the track like that. The BMW 4-hour endurance race ran in middle of the day, and we watched some of that from various locations in the fan zone. None of us really follow racing or knew any of the drivers…but Ken was still excited to attend an autograph session while we walked around taking pictures.

PCACarCorral,Tram&RV’sinbackground

Later they opened up pit row to the fans and had all the drivers lined up with all the cars. You could walk the entire pit area, take pictures, walk out into the grass where the huge Daytona is painted and go onto the track itself. We were amazed at how steep the banked section of the track was. Back in the fan zone Porsche had an entire section displaying various race cars from their history as well as many oth-

er brands. We walked past and observed some of the race team garages and got to meet Patrick Long, who’s pretty much the only driver any of us knew. Later in the day the teams competing in the 24 hours race had a couple hour practice session and we left around this time as it had gotten dark and cold.

Saturday the 28th we again arrived around 9AM and after browsing some vendors went to the

WordsBy:JamesBBeavanIII;Photosby:KenWilmers

PCA Tent as there were a few scheduled events there. First was the Bill Patterson live painting and then auction of said painting, which including the limited prints and some hot pit passes brought in $11K for charity. Next three Porsche drivers came out to talk and do some Q&A, surprisingly they didn’t sound very confident that their car was a winner…which by Sunday proved to be true. A technician from Mobil 1 did a Q&A session followed by someone from Michelin, those in attendance had a lot of questions. The PCA tent itself is pretty good size and had around 40 chairs and tables, with 2 good size monitors to display the races on, I imagine on cold/ wet/windy days this is a nice getaway location.

The weather on race day was Sunny and warm, reaching the upper 60-degree range. Prior to the start of the 24 hour race, they again let us fans onto pit row, which also allowed us to cross from the infield to the stadium.

Nascar track. This is where the great majority of fans in the stadium went to watch the race be it the 1st or 4th level. Seating is open and plentiful, so you can move to wherever you want to watch as often as you like.

At 2pm the race started on time after clearing all the fans from pit lane. It was a bit louder than expected, so we were glad Ron brought a fresh bag of ear plugs. We also noticed it was a bit windy up in the stands versus the infield pit area. After about 3.5 hours we headed across the street for dinner at Hooters where Ken had the worst wings of his life but the thighs weren’t bad!_! We got back to the stadium a bit after 7 and continued watching the races and taking some pictures along the way. We decided to stay until after 10pm to see the promised Fireworks display. As the temperature dropped we couldn’t wait for the Fireworks to blow us away so we could head home. Wow, it lasted all of 5-minutes easily the most disappointing professional Fireworks show of all-time.

WordsBy:JamesBBeavanIII;Photosby:KenWilmers

Sunday the 29th brought on the last 5 hours of the race by the time we arrived, again around 9AM. We took the West gate tram this time to the infield, it’s really amazing how many cars, RV’s and people camping in tents are in the stadium infield area. They even have an amusements area; Ron enjoyed a ride on the tall Ferris wheel per Manny’s recommendation. We went to the PCA tent as usual and were pleasantly surprised to receive some hot breakfast sandwiches. After which we took the tram back to the stadium to watch from up high.

By this time, it was obvious that none of the Porsche’s had much chance of winning their class, but we cheered them on to at least finish the race, which is no easy task in a 24-hour race. For some reason I

Chesapeake Region

Rolex 24 (cont’d)

thought 1 car died after only a lap, but looks like the worst finish was just 44 laps completed, while the winning Acura finished 783 laps as did the 2nd place Acura and 3rd & 4th place Cadillac’s. The Porsche 963 #7 completed 749 laps good for 14th place overall, while the #6 stopped at 700 laps after numerous battery issues. The #9 911GT3R finished 25th with 728 laps completed. In all, 16 of the 61 cars that started the race

WordsBy:JamesBBeavanIII;Photosby:KenWilmers

failed to finish it. We stayed to watch the ceremony for the winners, though from the stadium you couldn’t see that well what was going on way across in the pit area.

One of the things besides the 24-hour format that makes this race fun to watch is that there are 5 different race classes on the track simultaneously. There are 3 Prototype Classes with GTP at the top and 2 Grand Tour Classes with GT Pro at the top. When the prototype cars leave a corner towards any straight section they just pull right past the GT class cars. When leaving the infield section and going around the circle it wasn’t unusual to see a GTP car pass 3-5 GT cars, sometimes bobbing and weaving around them. It was also

with their headlights and taillights is a pretty cool sight.

As non-racing but car fans we had a great time at the Rolex 24 hours of Daytona and would highly recommend it, maybe next year we’ll check out the 12 hours of Sebring. It didn’t hurt that we had dry sunny weather the entire weekend, it got warm enough Sunday to lose the jacket for just a tshirt as the wind also had died down. The fact that you have access to the entire track, stadium and

infield with one inexpensive ticket is pretty amazing. There is so much to see at this event and it’s easy to walk around and view the race from wherever you like or hit up the vendor area, which was full of the typical wearables plus various size model cars and artwork. They announced that there was record attendance for the 2023 Rolex 24, they didn’t say what the attendance was, but I would guess around 30-35K fans with the majority watching from the infield’s numerous vantage points.

You can view the official results here.

Final 2023 Rolex 24 at Daytona results, points, stats - NBC Sports

Ken took over 2500 photos over the 3 days and these are the 78 best ones.

WordsBy:JamesBBeavanIII;Photosby:KenWilmers

Social Dinner: Hightopps Grille: April 11th

By:Steve&MarshaBuss

Please mark your calendars for Tuesday night, April 11th, at 6:30pm at Hightopps Backstage

Grille located in Timonium, Baltimore County. The restaurant has a wide -ranging menu featuring American favorites. Our private dining room is low key and creates a welcoming atmosphere. Also, there is plenty of rock and roll memorabilia on display. Check out their menu here.

All participants must register for the dinner on www.MotorsportReg.com by April 6th .

Seating is limited to 24 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: April 11, 2023, Tuesday Meeting time: 6:30pm End of social: 8:30pm

Meeting point: Hightopps Backstage Grille, 2306 York Road, Timonium 410-560-7101

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

Log onto your Motorsportreg account or create one at www.MotorsportReg.com

Registration will close at midnight on Thursday, April 6th .

There is no fee for this event.

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

Personal/Classified Items Free to PCA members

Full page ad—$600

Half page ad $450

Quarter page ad $250

Business card $200

Send to:

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.

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Chesapeake Region

Through The Rear View Mirror 1984 (cont’d)

By:LeeRaskin

Chesapeake Region

Editor Letter 1984

By:LeeRaskin

Social Dinner: Kelsey’s Restaurant: March 21st

By:Steve&MarshaBuss

Let’s have an After St. Patrick’s Day party!

Please mark your calendars for Tuesday night, March 21st, at 6:30pm at Kelsey’s Restaurant located in Ellicott City, Howard County. The restaurant features Irish classics and American food. Check out their menu here.

All participants must register for the dinner on www.MotorsportReg.com by March 16th .

Seating is limited to 24 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: March 21, 2023, Tuesday Meeting time: 6:30pm End of social: 8:30pm

Meeting point: Kelsey’s Restaurant, 8480 Baltimore National Pike (Rt 40 West), Ellicott City 410-418-9076

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 or create one at www.MotorsportReg.com

Registration will close at midnight on Thursday, March 16th .

There is no fee for this event.

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