Volume 64 Issue 5/6 May/June 2021
Chesapeake Region
Events Calendar Month
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Meeting Venue
June
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Autocross: Test & Tune
PGCS, Bowie, MD
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Safeway to the Bay Tour #5
Annapolis, MD
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Catoctin Mountain Off-Road Tour #6
Thurmont, MD
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Tech Session@Ralphs
Hampstead, MD
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Ice Cream Tour No.7
TBD
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Autocross #1 of 4
PGCS, Bowie, MD
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2021 Maryland Horse Country Tour – 1st Edition
TBD
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Tech Event - Garage Crawl
TBD
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2021 Maryland Horse Country Tour – 2nd Edition
TBD
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Ice Cream Tour No.2
TBD
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Autocross #2 of 4
PGCS, Bowie, MD
July
August
Editors Message: Welcome to another edition of the Porsche Patter, it was a struggle getting all the member anniversaries to fit on the page, congrats to all and welcome new members! As you will see the May/June Patter is packed full of photos and articles on a range of topics as well as new event announcements. Make sure to check your CHS eblast emails for registration info as most events (tours in particular) are selling out on day 1. We are always looking for additional members to feature in our publication as well as stories about your Porsche experience. To date we have run 29 member profiles, which makes up just 3% of Chesapeake primary members, so please reach out to me and lets get to know each other! Also members can run car/parts ads here for free or paid ad’s for their businesses. If anyone is interested in helping out with the Patter newsletter please send an email to editor@pcachs.org Best, James B Beavan III 2
P.S. We will return to a monthly schedule with July.
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Inside This Month! Club Info
Events Calendar Membership & Anniversaries PCACHS Board Member Directory President’s Message Sunshine Member Care
Features
Tour & Rally Schedule Catoctin Mountain Off-road Tour Announcement Nike Missile Base/Linganore Wine Tour Tech Events: Ralphs & Garage Crawl Announcement 25th Anniversary of the Boxster Link
Articles
And So It Began...356C So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye Beach Wood Escape Garage Restoration CCC DE/Track Day Steve Groh
Brian Traylor Larry & Jennifer Robinson Terrell & Lori Williams
Member Profiles
Market
Cover photo by Larry Robinson taken in front of the Green Giant on his purchase journey.
Classified: 991.1 Tail Lights PSAs / FYI: Tech Library Name & Car Badges / PCACHS Jackets 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: James Beavan III, Steve Groh; Contributing Photographers: James Beavan III, Aniano Arao, Aaron Miller, Ron Farb, Jim Hemig; Contributing Writers: Ron Farb, Aaron Miller, James Beavan III, Aniano Arao, Greg Hartke, Joan & Steve Wood, Jim Hemig. 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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Tour & Rally Schedule 2021 Aniano Arao
PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee plans to hold 16 events in 2021. The dates and events listed here are subject to change. Registration for most events will open 1 to 3 weeks before their scheduled dates. Most routes and one event will be new. Log on to your account at www.motorsportreg.com to sign up once events are announced. (Ver. 6, 06/02/2021. Photo by Aniano Arao)
April 18 (1) Catoctin Mountain Tour – 1st edition (36 cars/60 people) April 25 (2) Catoctin Mountain Tour – 2nd edition (32 cars, 52 people) May 1 (3) Drive to Porsche Swap Meet in Carlisle, PA – new route (20 cars/31 people) May 23 (4) Nike Missile Base and Linganore Tour, with tour master Ron Farb (29 cars/53 people) June 6 (5) Safeway to the Bay Tour, with guest tour master Hank Lucas – from Annapolis (new) June 13 (6) Catoctin Mountain Off-Road Tour, with guest tour master Jim Hemig (new event) July 11 (7) Ice Cream Tour No.1, with guest tour master Steve Graham July 25 (8) 2021 Maryland Horse Country Tour – 1st Edition (new route) August 1 (9) 2021 Maryland Horse Country Tour – 2nd Edition (new route) August 15 (10) Ice Cream Tour No.2, with guest tour master Steve Graham (new route) Sept. 5 (11) West Virginia Tour, AM and PM – from Middletown, MD (new route) Sept. 25 (12) Flight 93 Memorial Tour in PA, with tour master Ron Farb (new route) October (13) Chesapeake Challenge 52 Gimmick Rally (new route) October 31 (14) Golden Oldies Fall Colors Tour – for vintage and other Porsches (new route) November 7 (15) Baltimore County Fall Colors Tour (new route) December 5 (16) “Kindertime & Giving Back – Linda’s Legacy” Driving Tour Check details at www.pcachs.org and in Patter. Send your questions to tour@pcachs.org. -- Aniano Arao, Randy Moss & Ron Farb, 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 - April 2021 STATISTICS Chesapeake Region Membership Primary Members: 968 Affiliate Members: 539
Life Members: 1 Total Members: 15007
New Members (12) Robert Bank
Highland, MD
2006 911 Carrera S Cab
Kevin Burroughs
Sparks, MD
1982 911 SC
James E. Downing
Cockeysville, MD
2017 911
James Haven
Bel Air, MD
2021 911 Carrera
Lee Hencshel
Woodbine, MD
2012 911 Carrera GTS
Walter Marcella
Edgewater, MD
2018 718 Cayman S
William Nall
Odenton, MD
2014 Cayman
Jennifer Price-Dausch
Manchester, MD
2000 Boxster
Bill Schmittinger
Essex, MD
2007 911 GT3
Gorkem Sevinc
Severn, MD
2018 718 Cayman GTS
Rick Shintani
Rosedale, MD
2017 Macan S
Kevin Woodward
Phoenix, MD
2001 Boxster
PCA Juniors: 74 Member Renewals: 30 Non-Renewals: 18 Transfers In: 0
Test Drivers (1) Patrick Terhune
Transfers Out (4) Tim Areson
Transfer To: Everglades (EGS)
Transfers In (0)
Daniel Judge
Transfer To: Potomac (POT)
Rick Sander
Transfer To: Everglades (EGS)
Van Wickler
Transfer To: First Settlers (FST)
Anniversaries
30 Years Robert & Matt Laszewski 25 Years Kelly & Sheree Bjornerud W. Ross & Joanne Hall Russell & Joyce May Diana & Philip Weglein 20 Years Ron & Valerie Bemer
Marc Winner 15 Years Brian & Josie Rapp 10 Years Jacob Roth Terrell & Lori Williams 5 Years Christopher College Joseph Lagasse & Joseph
Lagasse II Michael McCullough 1 Year Jim Brown Joseph Cameron Richard Hawver Brian Heil Jon Koman Gopal Kowdley Jeff Otto Edwin Quinn
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—May 2021 STATISTICS Chesapeake Region Membership Primary Members: 976 Affiliate Members: 541
Life Members: 1 Total Members: 1517
New Members (11) Stephen F. Bisbee
Lutherville, MD
2018 Panamera 4S
Manuel Gonzalez
Rising Sun, MD
2009 Cayenne
Richard Grabowski
Edgewater, MD
2020 Macan
William Huber
Chester, MD
2016 Macan Turbo
Nicholas Klicos
Baltimore, MD
2018 Macan S
Andrew H. Lavanway
Friendship, MD
2017 911 Carrera 4S Cab
Timothy Ramsay
Ellicott City, MD
2014 Cayman
Aden P. Williams IV
Pikesville, MD
1983 928S
Edward S. Winslow
Ruxton, MD
2014 Boxster
Kevin Yang & Katelyn Niu
Ellicott City, MD
2018 Macan S
Test Drivers (0)
PCA Juniors: 74 Member Renewals: 30 Non-Renewals: 18 Transfers In: 0
Transfers Out (3)
Transfers In (2) John A. Coaster (GCT)
Transfer From: Gold Coast
James V. & Ryan Grizzell
Transfer From: Diablo (DIA)
Daniel Ashby
Transfer To: Central Pennsylvania (CPA)
James Juedikis
Transfer To: Intermountain (INT)
Suzanne Priest
Transfer To: First Settlers (FST)
Anniversaries 10 Years Donald Lundbald 45 Years David Gary & David Bronstein Tom Seip James V. & Ryan Grizzell Suni & Ari Ghosal 1 Year 25 Years RJ Breeden Don & Jeff McClure Victor McPherson Ramon DeJesus Eugene & Sharon O’Dunne 20 Years Ethan Donoho Robert & Coleen Schrepfer Jeffrey & Tobias Spokes Edison Geller David & Karen Trostle Nathaniel Kalb 15 Years Kip Lusby Farris Shuggi John & Sharon Appling Matt Richardson Stephen Von Guden & Kirsten Michael & Eva Guterres Mick Shove Sanhofer Ayaz Kagzi & Kulsoom AhmedAndy Smith 5 Years Kagzi Zonda Thomas James Harris Stephen & Cheryl Wilhide Evan Yeigh Shane Healey 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 & Member Support
Greetings Chesapeake Region! We are starting to get back into the normal swing of things with events! In April we had the Catoctin Mountain Tour organized by Aniano Arao. Then in May we had the Porsche Swap Meet Drive, and the Nike Missile Base Tour organized by Ron Farb. All of our Tours have had a great showing and sell out very quickly, so make sure to keep up with our announcements on the Facebook page Facebook and email for upcoming tours. In June we have an off-road tour organized by our very own Jim Heming, who is also the marketing director for PCA National that is sure to be a ton of fun and see what your Cayenne and Macan can do off pavement. Rest assured the off-roading route will not be anything beyond the capability of your vehicle. No winches or hardcore off-road tires needed for this event! June will also see the kickoff to our Autocross season with the Test and Tune, and then in July our first Autocross. Greg Hartke, Greg Martinez, and Meyling Wigney-Burmaka have been hard at working setting up this coming season, and all our events this year will be held at the NEWLY PAVED Bowie Baysox Stadium. June will also see our first Tech Event of the year organized by Jim Earlbeck and Randy Richter on induction systems at Ralphs Auto Service, and then a garage crawl is in the works for July. Keep an eye out for the announcement with more information. We have moved to using electronic waivers for our events, and when registering for our events, a link should be sent to you to be able to access and sign on your phone or computer. Please ensure you are signing the waiver and if you have a passenger registered, that they are also signing the waiver prior to the event. We are all looking forward to getting back to more normal PCA activities and we are excited for the events we have lined up for this year. As always, if you have any suggestions or ideas for any events, please do not hesitate to contact the board via email at board@pcachs.org or the respective email for the committee which can be found on our website at pcachs.org/about-us/officers/ Best, Vincent Rock PCACHS President
Member Support
Do you know a Porsche Club member that could use a little sunshine? Please let us know. The Club has established a new Sunshine position. If you know a Club member who is ill, has a hospital stay, a family member has passed, or is facing some difficult or challenging times, we would like send a card to let them know the Club is thinking about them. Please contact Doug Ehmann at Sunshine@pcachs.org. Thanks!
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CATOCTIN MOUNTAIN OFF-ROAD TOUR Jim Hemig
PCA-CHS 2021 Tour & Rally Event No. 6 – June 13, Sunday The Tour & Rally Committee is pleased to offer as its sixth event of the year PCA Chesapeake’s first-ever offroad driving tour. Club members with Cayennes & Macans are invited to drive their SUVs on unpaved terrain in the Catoctin Mountain on June 13, Sunday. This event was conceived, designed and planned by guest tour master Jim Hemig. Below, Jim describes what’s in store for participants.
In 2019, Chesapeake Region members were surveyed about their SUV tour interests. An EASY off-road drive and a WINE tasting event were the top survey choices. So, how about a day that includes BOTH! Here’s the plan: We will meet at Springfield Manor Winery Distillery Brewery in Thurmont, MD, on June 13 at 10:00 AM. After a brief driver’s meeting, we will do a short and easy one-hour, off-road drive through the Frederick Municipal Forest, starting around 10:30 AM. We will then return to Springfield Manor, where we will be provided a designated Porsche parking area. There will be beverages and food available for purchase, and even live music from 2-5 PM, for us to enjoy with friends and family. We will be seated in an area where we could see the forest we had just driven through! The off-road drive will be super easy, with gentle grades and views of trees, ferns, streams, rock formations, butterflies and mushrooms. After the tour, at the winery, the dirtiest Porsche SUV will get the “Pink Pig” award. But, to win that honor, bring a dirty SUV because yours won’t get too dirty on this off-road drive. The PCA Chesapeake Region tour will begin at 10:00 AM and end around 12:00 noon at the Springfield Manor Winery Distillery Brewery, 11836 Auburn Rd, Thurmont, MD 21788. Feel free to stay after the off-road tour to listen to music and hang out. But, after the driving tour, you will be doing all of that on your own and not under the auspices of PCA.
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Tour (cont’d)
How about club members who don’t have a Porsche SUV? They may bring their Porsche sports cars and join the after-tour winery party at noon, on their own. They can wave in the incoming Cayennes and Macans! Friends and family members may join the fun, also on their own. Those who intend to join the after-tour party should notify me at JimHemig@gmail.com. The winery needs a headcount. James Hemig Marketing Director, PCA National Web Master, PCA Chesapeake jimhemig@gmail.com WHERE and WHEN Where: Springfield Manor Winery Distillery Brewery, 11836 Auburn Rd, Thurmont, MD When: 10:00 AM assembly, June 13, 2021, Sunday, weather permitting Drivers’ meeting: 10:15 AM Departure: 10:30 AM End of PCA event: ETA 12:00 noon, Springfield Manor, 11836 Auburn Rd, Thurmont, MD REGISTRATION
● Sign up at Catoctin Mountain Off-Road Tour info on Jun 13, 2021 (655439) | MotorsportReg.com from 1 PM on June 4 through 1 PM on June 10, Eastern time. ● This tour’s capacity will be limited, so sign up ASAP after the registration window opens. ● $5 registration fee for each adult. No fee for minors (17 and younger). ● Route instructions and other information will be sent to confirmed registrants via e -mail. QUESTIONS: Send tourrelated questions to Tour & Rally Committee co-chairs Aniano Arao, Randy Moss and Ron Farb at tour@pcachs.org. Send SUVand winery-related questions to Jim Hemig at JimHemig@gmail.com.
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Member Profile: Steve Groh James B. Beavan III Member Name: Steven Groh Car or Cars: 1965 356C Cabriolet - Slate Grey/Red 1981 911SC Sunroof Coupe - Guards Red/Tan 2003 986 Boxster S - Guards Red/Black 2016 981 Cayman GT4 – GT Silver/Grey (Editor’s Note: the beautiful Yellow Boxster GTS belongs to a friend of Steve’s) When it came time to buy a vehicle, what made you choose your Porsche and is this your first Porsche (if not please detail prior Porsche's)?: I inherited the Porsche affliction from my father, who owned many Porsches over the years and raced Speedsters at Watkins Glen and at local airports in western New York during the mid-50s. I was hooked at the age of 5 - and later coercing him into buying me a ’59 silver Normal (1600) Coupe, my first Porsche, in 1968 to drive to college. I can still hear the sound of that engine in my head to this day. The sales pitch was made a bit easier when I reminded him that, after all, I was born less than 200km from the Zuffenhausen factory - dad was in the US Army Medical Corps stationed in Germany at the time. What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America (were you a previous member?): At first it was for technical support and networking as I began in earnest the restoration of the ’65 356 Cab in 2014. Between the time of initially mounting the chassis on a Celette jig for panel repair and alignment to mounting the rims for its initial test drive in 2021 (also the first time the tires hit the pavement in 44 years!), my mind became a sponge for all things Porsche, and PCA membership was both natural and required! As a new member of PCA Chesapeake are there any particular events you are interested in
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Member Profile: Groh (cont’d)
participating in or would like more information on (we also take suggestions)? Road Rallies! As a child, I’d be in the backseat of our family’s various Porsche 356’s when dad and my mom competed in TSP and “gimmic” rallies with the WNY SCCA and local clubs. I’m also looking forward to gymkannas, seasonal tours through the countryside, concours events, shows or just get-togethers. Have you attended a New Member party at one of our three local sponsoring dealerships (if not that should be on your list for 2021)? Yes, at Porsche of Towson - it was very welcoming – I would highly recommend it to any new members! Anything additional you would like to share about yourself or any questions for the Chesapeake Region (volunteers also welcome)? Since I grew up watching my dad race, vintage racing is in my blood – “back in the day” dad would drive to the track, tape up the headlights, remove the bumpers and sometimes the license plate, race, have a campfire barbeque, get up in the morning, race again, then put it all back together and drive home. So I guess it’s no surprise I hold a SVRA Vintage Competition License and since 2005 have raced at Mid-Ohio, Nelson Ledges, Watkins Glen, VIR, Pittsburgh, Summit Point, Mosport Canada and NJ Motorsports Park. If money was no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why: That wonderful dilemma would be… a 550 or a 718 RSK? I’d have to choose the RSK, a ’59 model, the ultimate vintage evolution. As long as money is no object, let’s add a full-time mechanic and a vintage racing budget. Heaven on earth!
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Member Profile: Groh (cont’d)
Left to Right: GT4, Boxster GTS, Boxster S, 911 SC, 356C Bottom through the GT4, GTS, 986 S, 911 SC to 356C
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Member Profile: Brian Traylor Member Names: Car:
James B. Beavan III
Brian Traylor, 06/2020
2015 Cayman S
Committees: None so far. When it came time to buy a vehicle, what made you choose your Porsche and is this your first Porsche (if not please detail prior Porsche's): I was an AMG fanatic growing up, I respected the Porsche brand but didn't have any particular interest. After having an AMG as my first performance car I was looking for a raw sports car experience. A friend suggested test driving a Cayman. So I test drove a 718 Base Cayman and my eyes were opened. I got out of the car and thought, where has this feeling been all my life, lol. I then proceeded to test drive no less than 4 other Cayman models. I settled on a 981 CS because the sound of the flat six is intoxicating to say the least. I
will never leave the brand now. What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America: There are quite a few members of the car club I am a part of that are active members of PCA. I was exposed to PCA officially during the 2019 HQ Open House. I enjoyed being around like minded enthusiasts and felt right at home… the rest is history I guess.
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Member Profile: Traylor(cont’d) What are your favorite Regional &/or National events: Attending the PCA HQ Open House. What advice about PCA or Chesapeake would you give to new members: Everyone at PCA is overwhelmingly friendly and helpful. There is a lot of knowledge in its ranks. No matter what Porsche you drive they are all enthusiasts...and that is what matters. If money was no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why: 991.2 GT3 in PTS Verde Pino (I known it’s a Ferrari color, lol). To me the 991.2 GT3 best embodies what the GT3 is supposed to be, IMO. It's aggressive yet reserved…it looks just as at home at the track as it does parked out front of your favorite restaurant. The wing looks as if it grew out of the body not just tacked on like a lot of other cars. The interior has the optimal mix of analog and digital elements. Finally…the engine note is second to none when touching its 9000 rpm redline...it is simply sublime.
Sample GT4 in Verde Pino, what a beauty!
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Member Profile: Larry & Jennifer Robinson
James B. Beavan III
Member Names: Larry and Jennifer Robinson, Spring 2014 Car:
2014 Dark Blue Metallic Boxster
Committees: Patter editor 2019 - 2020 When it came time to buy a vehicle, what made you choose your Porsche and is this your first Porsche (if not please detail prior Porsche's): My first Porsche was a 2010 black Boxster. I have been a Porsche fanatic most of my life. Growing up in Los Angeles, my mother worked for Volkswagen of America for a time. (She later worked for Richie Ginther (b.1930-d.1989) when he started his racing team.) While there she would bring home all kinds of swag; Herbie the Love Bug racing stripes and numbers (which went on her blue Bug, and quite a few Porsche posters and calendars, etc. Eventually we had so many of them that we took apart the calendars and wall papered one wall of my bedroom with them. (I had a feature wall before I knew what one was.) I wish now that I had kept all of the calendars and posters, but that’s life. After many years of “doing the right thing” by buying fun, but responsible cars, and raising a family, when it was time to hand down my 2002 Audi A4 to my son I started looking for a replacement. Eventually I narrowed
the options down to the black Boxster, an Audi S4, and an Audi TT. I thought about the two Audis for about five minutes. I had wanted a Porsche for as long as I could remember, and after driving it the decision was a no brainer. And it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. In addition to the car being everything I had imagined it would be, in the three years that I owned it Jennifer and I learned more about the state of Maryland than in the prior ten years of living here. We love to get up on a weekend morning and drive for a couple of hours, exploring new areas, and trying new restaurants.
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Member Profile: Robinson (cont’d) And, if we get up early enough, we basically have the roads to ourselves. That car served me well, until a neighbor took a hammer to it and totaled it…his blood and glass was everywhere. So in 2019, insurance check in hand, I found myself in the market for a new Porsche. I drove a number of 911s as I had considered making the change. At the time it was very difficult to find any Boxster’s that I was interested in locally, though I did find a couple to test drive. After a couple of months of scouring the Porsche USA website, Car Gurus, etc. I decided that I would focus on finding another Boxster because I liked the amenities available to me in a Boxster at the price I was willing to pay. Eventually I found my current car at Porsche Beaverton in Oregon. I looked into shipping the car, but in the end I decided to make the cross country drive myself. I hadn’t done that since Jennifer and I moved to Nashville in 1993. In the end I’m glad I did it. I saw some beautiful country, some not-so-beautiful country, some great sites (Mount Rushmore), some great kitschy sites (the Jolly Green Giant), met some really nice people, and got an inordinate number of compliments on the car. What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America: I’ve wanted to join the PCA for as long as I’ve known about it. All I was waiting for was the car. What are your favorite Regional &/or National events: Jennifer and I are big fans of the tours, as you may have guessed from my earlier comment about our weekend morning drives. Aniano, and the guest tour masters, do an amazing job putting together great routes. Hand in hand with the drives, of course, are the opportunities to socialize. We’ve missed that the past year-and-a-half and hope that we have the opportunity to do so
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Member Profile: Robinson(cont’d)
James B. Beavan III
over lunches again soon. The annual crab feast is always a favorite too. What is your favorite PCA memory: Not sure what my favorite memory is, though the West Virginia Grand Tour of 2017 would be up there. Driving an 82-mile stretch without a single stoplight or stop sign was something I’ll never forget. Jennifer would say her favorite memory was celebrating her birthday on that same trip, complete with lunch at the Greenbrier, dinner and drinks from a local winery, and fireworks at Chuck Goldsborough’s farm to top it all off. We made many new friends on that trip and as you know…”it’s not just the cars, it’s the people.” What advice about PCA or Chesapeake would you give to new members: Take advantage of all of the social opportunities that the club has to offer, and get out and drive! If money was no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why: A 911 GT1 or a 917, because I’m a racing fanatic and they are beautiful.
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Member Market Classified Ad: 911 991.1 Tail Lights I changed out the rear lights on my 2015 Targa 4S. I would like to offer my red tail light set for sale. Price $450.00 OBO. Should fit a Carrera 4, Carrera 4S models, & Targa, 2013 to 2016 - Comes with left, right, and middle (C4) reflector. Call me or leave a message at 410-530-9673, thanks Bill Rayfield.
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So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye Aaron Miller My dear friends, it is with mixed emotions that I announce I am stepping back from my position within the Chesapeake Region. I’m excited to announce that Minta and I will be moving to Stuttgart, Germany for the next three years but I’m going to miss our Region and all of you. Minta and I joined the Chesapeake Region after attending a wonderful Chesapeake Challenge in historic downtown Frederick, where Don Malson treated us like old friends and made us feel immediately at home. We won our first trophy in PCA at that event in Bob Gutjahr and Ellen Beck’s gimmick rally and it cemented our allegiance to the Chesapeake Region.
Later, when Cheryl Taylor convinced (tricked?) us into chairing a future Chesapeake Challenge, we discovered the feeling of working hard to put on an event and crossing our fingers it went off without a hitch. Over the years, we’ve discovered no event ever goes off as planned, but also that this Region has so many people dedicated to “The enjoyment and sharing of goodwill and fellowship engendered by owning a Porsche and engaging in such social or other events” that we always had someone to help us pull through and make the event work. Even though our Region is just shy of 1500 members, every event is like meeting old friends again. We came to anticipate the After Holiday Party as the close of a year, and the Crab Feast as the king of summer. In between there were tours throughout Maryland, autocrosses where we proved our driving mettle, and tech sessions where we learned and memorized the minute details of our car.
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Article: So Long, (cont’d) Throughout, there were always Chesapeake Members who were sharing their automotive passion with us and we always reciprocated. While it would be nearly impossible to recognize everyone who has played a key part in our time in the Chesapeake Region, I would be remiss if I didn’t recognize the board members of the Chesapeake Region, both present and past, for their tireless efforts to bring you fun, engaging, safe, and entertaining events centered around our favorite marque. Chesapeake Region has spawned many PCA National Board members and our successes are discussed on the national level. Minta was incredibly proud to be called up to the PCA National Board to serve as your Membership Chair; her ideas and passion still reverberate in PCA programs and events.
I thoroughly enjoyed writing articles of our trials, tribulations, and adventures for The Patter and I hope you enjoyed them as well. Every article started with the question, “Would I want to read this?” And I hope you would all agree. I fondly recall thinking as I drove my newly acquired 944S across Kansas that it would make a great article and based on your feedback I was correct. With that same spirit in mind, I have volunteered my services as a correspondent abroad and will continue to provide regular updates on life and motoring in Germany. I wish all of you happy motoring and safe travels and I’ll be back soon. Aaron Miller
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Member Profile: Terrell & Lori Williams James B. Beavan III Member Names: Terrell & Lori Williams, April 2011 Car’s: 1988 Porsche 928 S4, 2015 Porsche GT3, 2013 Carrera S Cabriolet (gone), 2006 Carrera 4S Cabriolet (gone), 1995 Porsche 968 (gone), 1976 Porsche 912E (gone) Committees: Chair/ Host the annual Slot Car/Chili Cook-Off charity event 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): Porsche has always stood for passion, style, speed and a symbol of success. The storied race history and the quality build of Porsches have always made it a highly desirable car. Our current stable is down to two just Porsches at the moment. It's important to me that all my cars stay under the cover of a garage and I simply can't fit a 5th car in my garage. My first Porsche was a Midnight Blue 2006 911 4S Cabriolet that was followed by a few others as mentioned above. What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America: The people were the driving force in joining the PCA. The technical support was also important, but the social aspect of being a part of the PCA is the biggest benefit for us. What are your favorite Regional &/or National events: We love all the regional events that we attend. In 2017 we moved to Southern Maryland and can't participate as much in the regional events because of the long drive to join the groups. The Chesapeake Challenge is our favorite, I especially appreciate the Garage Crawls, After Holiday Parties and the social drive and dines. We also enjoy
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Member Profile: Williams (cont’d)
hosting the Super Slot Car Night in February. We've chaired this event since 2013. The Porsche Parade and the Treffen events are national events that are enjoyed immensely. What is your favorite PCA memory: Doing my first gimmick rally with my then girlfriend Lori. We attended our first Chesapeake Challenge at the Navy Stadium in Annapolis. I didn't know what to expect, but Lori was so supportive and was a great guide on the gimmick rally. I told myself that I might marry her if we'd get through this rally without fighting :-) We actually had a great time and we were married the next year. What advice about PCA or Chesapeake would you give to new members: Become active members of the Chesapeake Region. There's so much to do and learn. You'll meet some incredible people, travel to new destinations and have grand experiences. If money was no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why: I'm a fan of the restomods. Give me a Singer with the classic good looks of a 1970's 911 with around 300 horsepower, fine appointments everywhere, leather interior and of course, a leather lined engine bay. Yes Please!
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Article: Beach Wood Escape Garage Restoration Steve & Joan Wood The desire to renovate our 1928 garage had been in the back of our minds for close to the entire 24 years of our ownership! But alas the house & property came first, not to mention raising the kids, coaching sports, participating in community events, etc. Plus, the daunting task of solving logistics were the most difficult. I stressed over trying to figure out what to do with the cars for the 4-5 months, where to store the tool chests, and what to do with heavy stuff like the 400lb upright air compressor! Lol, all of those things held me back for a long time. It wasn’t until the pandemic hit that our son was able to come back from Long Island NY and help me with the hard stuff. He still had his apartment, his job, his life, but furlough allowed him to come back for 2.5 months, and THAT was the muscle I was going to need to rebuild the entire front wall. The werks included lally column support, squaring up new 2x6 stud framing (which, for 93 yr old horse barn style openings, getting things square, plum and level was a treat!), electrical wiring, insulation, Azek trim and eventually new garage doors were all on the docket for the rebuild. Then some nice new enhancements were also part of the plan, such as a new concrete floor coating, car lift, wall cabinets, and more. We stored the cars at a local storage facility (stressful in & of itself), moved stuff into sheds, and had bins & boxes of tools & supplies moved into our attic. For the garage doors, given lead times for product & labor, we picked out and ordered new garage doors & openers (qty 3), so that we would not be left with a wide open building for more than a day. We narrowed our search for the doors down to Garaga & Clopay, and finally chose the 2” thick, 3-layer Gallery, R18 Clopay doors in a raised panel coachman style. It seemed a perfect style and match for our colonial style home. Plus I was also able to switch from the overhead bar-&-chain style opener, to a header torsion & vertical cable style. This would give me much more ceiling headroom above the bays, and allow greater height for a car lift. Being a 90+ year old building, the ceiling height is only 9 feet, so giving ourselves the most headroom was very important. For the floor coating, we decided to pay a little extra for a monolithic MMA Acrylic epoxy coating, verses just a regular epoxy, or even a polyurea. We wanted something that was quick to cure, extremely resistant to chemicals, and very durable. Regular 2-part Epoxy meets most of those demands, but the German based BASF product was the clear leader. It is the product of choice for large commercial installations, and our local company has a lot of experience mixing those chemicals. The best part of using that product is that it was literally ready for our cars that same night. It sets up so fast, and is as hard as it will ever get within 2 hours of installation.
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Article: Garage Restoration (cont’d) Regular epoxy can take weeks to reach its full hardness. If you want to read more about this, visit https:// www.innovativefloor.com or give me a shout & I can give you my experience directly. Once we had the flooring complete, and could move all our stuff back in, we targeted the final two aspects of the renovation – the lift, and the wall cabinets. The tight space of this 3-car garage is such that any lift was going to be intrusive, and any wall cabinets that stuck too far out into the air space were going to obstruct the ability to walk around the cars. These decisions, and product research took a long time, months in fact. For the lift, we origi-
Exterior: After nally wanted recessed {into the floor} scissor lift. Our thinking was that it would be nice not to trip over a floor lift if there was no car in the garage. But in the end, for a “working” garage, a 2-post lift was going to give me the best unencumbered access under the cars. This would be optimal for our rear engine Porsches, as well as doing engine / tranny swaps and drive-shaft / exhaust type work on our 1st gen Chevy Camaro’s. We chose the https://www.maxjax.com. MaxJax was designed for low ceiling garages and gave me portability too. I can unbolt these posts and roll them over to the side if I choose. I also decided to run the hydraulic lines up-&-across the ceiling, and down the wall so that I would have no lines laying on the floor. I also had to customize the control panel to mount it on the wall. I am VERY happy with the result, even though I had to buy additional leak-proof hydraulic fittings and extra line length to accomplish. The final piece of the puzzle were the wall cabinets. Would you believe that the 4 cabinets I purchased cost me MORE than the 2-post car lift!!! Yep, the Pro2 model I fell in love with are very expensive. Go figure. Lol.
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Article: Garage Restoration (cont’d) I chose https://www.modulinecabinets.com. They were the only company that really let me customize the depth. Lots of companies will give you width & height options, but I also loved that Moduline allowed me to choose a custom color too. Gunmetal Gray Pearlescent. And they are a USA company based out of Massachusetts. If any of our members have any garage improvement desires, I would certainly enjoy a conversation! Just reach out. = Steve
Interior: After Porsche Boxster at 25: 1997* Original vs. 2021 Anniversary Edition (automobilemag.com)
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SAFEWAY TO THE BAY TOUR PCA-CHS 2021 Tour & Rally Event No. 5 – June 6, Sunday
This 2-hour driving tour will take participants through some of the most scenic and enjoyable roads in Anne Arundel and Calvert counties. As he did privately three times last year, guest tour master Hank Lucas will again share his wonderful route with fellow PCA members. But this year he will do it in an official PCA Chesapeake Tour & Rally Committee tour, for the 1st time. (Ver. 2; photo by Aniano Arao) GATHERING PLACE Where: The Annapolis address will be sent via e-mail to confirmed registrants by June 5 When: 1:00 PM, June 6, Sunday Drivers’ meeting: 1:15 PM Departure: 1:30 PM ETA at finish line: 3:45 PM, same location as the Annapolis starting point REGISTRATION ● Sign up at www.motorsportreg.com from 1 PM May 26 through 1 PM June 2, Eastern time. ● This tour’s capacity will be limited, so sign up ASAP after the registration window opens. ● $5 registration fee for each adult. No fee for minors (17 and younger). ● Route instructions and other information will be sent to confirmed registrants via e-mail. QUESTIONS: Please send questions to Aniano Arao and Randy Moss at tour@pcachs.org.
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Article: And So It Began...356 Steven Groh Restoring a 356, Part 1 “The cheapest way to restore a car is to have someone else pay for it.” I love this. Buy a fully restored car at a fraction of the price of doing it yourself! This has been true for years, however current trends indicate the prices for fully and correctly restored cars, especially early classic 356 Porsches, are now out of reach for most of us. The alternative? Swallow hard and take the deep dive into a “project.” Restoring a 356 is like reading a novel – each restoration chapter is sequential yet unique, consuming all of one’s attention, leading to the next, and striving to reach a rewarding end. It takes one on a global journey of both expected and unexpected travels through continual hope, occasional doubt, constant faith, financial “justification”, not to mention family buy-in (are we really taking out a second mortgage, honey?). I’m glad I did. In the process I’ve met fantastic enthusiasts, marque experts, made new friends, learned much about myself, my capabilities, and the world of automotive restoration. So this is an article about all those things – the challenges and the triumphs, the how’s but also, importantly, the why’s. Many of us still recall their first ride in a Porsche, and the doors that suddenly opened as a result. I remember mine it as if it was yesterday. On a late summer’s sunny Saturday morning in 1956 I was just finishing watching Rocketman on our black and white TV, when my dad walked into the den and simply said “Come with me.” Now, normally this meant I was about to enter a world of pain due to some misjudgment on my part, so I obediently and silently followed. Out to the driveway we went, but instead of some dreaded punishment, I was about to experience a life-changing event. Without another word, dad opened the passenger door of his white 1955 Porsche Speedster 1500 Super and motioned me in. I slid to the back of the seat and stared forward. Closing the door carefully, he circled the Speedster eyeing its curves and settled into the driver’s seat. Not normally a patient man, he nonetheless took his time, taking in the simplistic beauty of the dash before he turned the key. What in the world did I do to deserve this, I thought, my very first ride in his very recently purchased Speedster? And the top was down!! Was it my birthday? We eased out of our Fleetwood Terrace driveway in what was then a newly developed suburban landscape in Williamsville, New York, and motored gently through the sparsely populated countryside, warming up the mechanicals, as we headed to North Forest Road… Things were about to change. North Forest Road then was a two-lane winding blacktop strip of pure bliss, following a creek with a series of S curves separated by a few very short straights. Houses were widely spaced in those days, and since it was barely 9:00 in the morning, no-one was out. Without warning, he downshifted and planted the accelerator pedal to the floor. Pressed into the back of the seat and hanging onto the seat bolsters, a series of upshifts, downshifts, and what I later learned was the sublime presence of controlled oversteer, overtook my senses. I did not immediately know what to think, but I know I did not dare close my eyes. Is this what Rocketman feels like? Wait! I am Rocketman! A mile or so later, at the end of the S curves, dad slowed and abruptly did a U-turn. OMG, we’re going to do this again. He glanced over at me with just the hint of a smile, and we were off again. This time, however, I perched
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myself on the very front edge of the seat, both hands firmly clasped around the dash grab handle with my chin pressed against the top of the dash and with eyes open like saucers. I was as ready as I could possibly be, like a kid in the front seat at the very top of a rollercoaster…. Fully warmed up, dad really let the tiger loose. The engine simply sang at the redline, and the chassis seemed to be having a blast attacking the curves, the tires straining to find their grip right to the very road edge. My lord, it was as if the car was alive!! Being just 6 at the time, and completely absorbed 1956: Bernie and Marni Groh, victory lap, receiving the in the moment I yelled checker from Tex Hopkins, Watkins Glen; 1955 Porsche over the sound of the flat 356 1500 Super Speedster 4: “Daddy, why is the engine making SO MUCH NOISE?” While still sliding the Speedster into and out of the curves in various gears at the redline and without looking over, he said, loud enough for me to hear, but very calmly, “We need to clean the spark plugs.” Wait. You mean there’s a reason we’re having this much fun? And so it began, on that sunny Saturday morning in 1956. Little did I know then how my life would be changed that day.
My dad’s affliction for Porsches started when he was stationed in Post-Occupation WW2 Germany, as the US Army Chief of Anesthesia in Stuttgart and Frankfurt. (My own “inherited” affliction was in no small part enhanced by my birth in 1950 in Frankfurt, some 200 kilometers from Zuffenhausen). But it took some years before dad would start his acquisition of 356s. Upon his return to the States, in no time flat he purchased a MGTD. During those glory years of the early 50s, the sports car craze was about to explode. Many returning servicemen were introduced to the romance of small, affordable and nimble open top roadsters, principally from Great Britain, and found an irresistible urge to slide one into the garage next to the family Oldsmobile station wagon. My dad was no exception. Part of the lure of owning such a distinctively different automobile was meeting others who likewise succumbed to the spell. Dad fondly recalls the time when he was out and about on a spirited drive with the TD - when coming towards him, was what? Another TD! Now how many of these were in western New York in 1952? As the pair passed each other, both simultaneously looked in their tiny rearview mirrors to see the other slowing to do a U-turn. They pulled over, met, admired each oth-
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er’s machines, and within 5 minutes, decided to see whose was faster. A friendship began that day with Mr. Bob Parks, one that would last them both for the following 50 years. The spell was cast with that TD, and significantly enough that the need for more speed was “obviously necessary” so it was traded in for a ’53 Jaguar XK120 OTS. My dad’s recollection: “When you drove that car, you felt like a king.” But, not so much in Buffalo winters. I think it is fair to say that not a single British car designer or fabricator ever set foot in Buffalo in January. But the summers were wonderful and now filled with time/speed/distance and gimmick road rallies with my ever-patient mom as navigator, as well as gymkhanas and the occasional hill-climb which would later lead to dedicated road racing. I was too young at that stage to appreciate the romance of those early 50’s…but that would change.
Perhaps it was natural that dad’s growing passion for sports cars led to his joining like-minded souls in the fledgling Sports Car Club of America, and eventually he rose to Regional Executive of the Western New York Region of the SCCA. His stature in the club and credentials as a doctor was seen as a marketing opportunity for Buffalo’s two sports car dealers, who made sure he received fantastic deals - as long as 1956: Bernie and Marni Groh, Watkins Glen; 1955 their dealership name Porsche 356 1500 Super Speedster graced the rear of his cars. So when a white 1956 Alfa Giulietta showed up in the driveway I began to take notice. (He hated that car, saying that when his initially-ordered Giulietta went down on the ill-fated Andrea Doria, he should have taken that as a sign). Concurrently sports car racing in the US was becoming ever-more popular, and as RE he organized - and was “required” (I think that that was his sales pitch to my mom) - to “actively” participate in road races at local airports and makeshift tracks such as Dunkirk, Shannonville, Harewood Acres, and Cumberland, MD. Later he would add Watkins Glen to that list. Add to this his passion for hill-climbs at Sewickley, Brynfan Tyddyn, Hershey and Holland, NY. So everything he ever wanted was coming together. Now, the only thing missing? A proper sports car. It arrived in 1956, that very ’55 Porsche Speedster. 16 years later, I coerced my dad into buying me the perfect car to take to college: A ’59 356A Coupe, silver over red leather. How could he say no?? While I don’t remember much about the classes I attended, or didn’t attend, I do remember all of the road trips through the countryside south of Rochester NY. And I can still hear the sound of that 1600
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cc engine to this day. My fraternity brother and best friend Greg and I put many miles on that car, and unsurprisingly Greg now owns a 2015 Boxster GTS, his 4th Porsche. Fast forward to 2014. The subject car of this article, a 1965 Slate Grey 356C Cabriolet, came into my ownership by a complete and unanticipated event. A very dear friend of mine was married to a very successful orthodontist, also a friend, Alex, who had a passion for antiques of all kinds and especially for cars. Prior to their marriage, he acquired a 24,000 square-foot two-story former Brinks warehouse in Buffalo New York and over the years filled it with 73 European cars. Then, sadly, being many years her senior and shortly after their marriage, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and passed. His wife contacted me with the hope of emptying the warehouse, finding new owners for the cars and the approximate 20,000 spare parts scattered about and in the rafters. (Alex was gifted in dismantling cars, not so much in reassembly). I asked her for the list of cars: A 1949 Delahaye 135M, 15 Jaguars, a 1909 Overland Speedster, 10 Austin Healy 3000’s, MG’s, scooters, motorcycles, on and on, and…ONE 1965 Porsche. As part of the execution plan, I immediately requested and received the title to the Porsche sight unseen as a retainer. It was sold new to Jim Kelly’s Porsche in Buffalo April 1965 and driven until 1977, when it started its 44 year slumber. In those years it was “partially restored at great expense” by a friend. Uh-oh. When I first saw it I was initially elated and then very nervous. What had I just gotten myself into? It was a certified 20-footer, “just repainted” (horribly) over a lumpy body and with no top. The floor pans had been replaced (later found to be a big mistake) but it was remarkably otherwise original, having only seen 43,000 miles of service over 12 years. Still, all I wanted to do was to get it home, into my care, to Maryland, right away, and start my assessment. In preparing for the upcoming auction, which I was fortunate to direct, I brought in a team of marque experts to start to identify and assemble loose parts with their associated make and model. In this process, under a pile of construction debris in a dark corner of the warehouse I spotted a glimmer of grey under some rolled-up flexible tubing. “I know that color!” I said to myself. Carefully removing 30 pounds of junk, I saw it: The factory hardtop, wait…with a sunroof… wait, with an electric sunroof…??!!! Suddenly, all fears about the acquisition vanished. The date for the auction was set, and in less than 7 hours the warehouse was essentially empty. One significant highlight was that the son of one of the Austin Healey 3000’s original owner – who sold the car to Alex when his son was too young to drive – was able to reacquire the car. He was short of the funds for a high bid, until a complete stranger at the auction (who, however knew the story) lent him enough to win the bid. Literally there were tears in some eyes when the hammer fell, including mine. Such is the beauty of this hobby.
Next: And So it Began: Restoring a 356, Part 2: The Porsche Restoration begins in Earnest!
5-13-2014: 1965 356C Loaded in Trailer for the
Journey Home to Maryland
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Nike Missile Base/Linganore Wine Tour
Ron Farb
On 23 May, the Tour Committee conducted our 4th tour of the season called the Nike Missile Base and Linganore Winecellars Tour. 29 cars and 53 people participated and were divided into 3 run groups. The participants left the Normandy Shopping Center parking lot and traveled about 15 minutes to a decommissioned Nike Missile Base in Granite MD that once held nuclear warheads
Photo credit: Aniano Arao and was manned 24/7 for 20 years during the Cold War. Not surprisingly, most people never knew of the site’s existence yet it is located less than 5 miles from Ellicott City. Upon arriving at the site, participants were greeted by PCA CHS members Loretta Farb and Ken Wilmers who orchestrated the parking, pointed out the World Trade Center memorial, and then hustled everyone down to the Warhead Assembly building. Once inside the coolness of the concrete block building, Tom Reed provided a fantastic 15-minute history lesson about the base and his volunteer restoration effort. Afterwards, he let everyone wander around and explore. He also escorted anyone who was interested down into one of the underground magazines where the missiles were stored before being lifted up by an elevator and prepared for launching. A few brave souls even climbed the tight escape ladder and exited the magazine thru the escape hatch. Tom is doing this restoration to preserve an important piece of local history with only the help of volunteers and was thrilled to receive almost $300 in donations from us to help him buy paint and other restoration supplies. He also mentioned that he would love to provide the base tour to other groups to raise awareness of the site. Photo credit: Ron Farb
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Linganore Wine Tour (cont’d) Aniano Arao
Photo credit: Ron Farb
The base tour ended for each group once they heard Ken go wild with the air horn after about 45 minutes. Each group then left the base and traveled on three distinct back road routes thru Patapsco State Park and over Liberty Reservoir on the way to a pit stop at the Woodbine High’s. From there it was more country roads with curves and rolling hills thru some amazing scenery and immense farms. At one point coming up a hill, the scenery looked like the old famous Windows XP Desktop background with the green rolling hills and the beautiful blue sky with white clouds. After about an hour we all reached our final destination and the end of the tour at Linganore Wine Cellars/Red Shedman Brewery. Of course, that’s when the fun really started - people in the three groups hung around and had lunch, something to drink, and just relaxed and socialized, enjoying the perfect weather. The first group snagged a good spot on the lawn with three picnic tables and we all just hung out in that area. It really was a fantastic ending to a perfect day with the Missile Base tour and the great roads. Photo credit: Aniano Arao
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Tech Events: Ralphs & Garage Crawl Ralphs Induction Systems June 26, 2021 PCA Chesapeake is celebrating its 60th year so it is fitting that our first post(?) pandemic Tech Session would occur at what is reported to be the oldest independent Porsche shop in the United States that is still under continuous operation by its founder. That shop is Ralph’s Auto Service. It is rumored that Ralph outlasted Ferdinand Porsche in doing shots of Jägermeister at Ferdinand’s 30th birthday celebration. Ralph’s Auto is now located at new facility with over 17,000 square feet of shop space. Perhaps this is a sign that we are on the verge of new beginnings and that we are leaving the pandemic behind in our taillights. The subject of this Tech Session will be Porsche induction systems. We have covered this before, but it is worth repeating as Porsche has always been at the leading edge of automotive engineering when it comes to getting that precious fuel-air mixture into the engine. Porsche designs have included carburetors, mechanical fuel injection (MFI), electronic fuel injection, continuous injection systems (CIS), Motronic injection, port injection and now direct injection. Ralph will discuss the good, the bad and the ugly characteristics of the various systems including: The proper cold starting procedure, The proper hot starting procedure, Winter storage and its impact, Items that are prone to failure, How to make more horsepower WHEN: SATURDAY, June 26, 2021 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM The doors will open at 8:30 AM. Tech’s traditional coffee and donuts will NOT be offered for this event. It’s a COVID thing. Sorry. Presentation begins at 9:00 AM; Concludes by 11:00 AM WHERE: RALPH’S AUTO SERVICE 1900 B Hanover Pike Hampstead, MD 21074 REGISTRATION: Register via Motorsportreg.com. You will not be eligible to win the $250 gift certificate unless you register via Motorsportreg.com. Drop Jim Earlbeck, our Tech Chair, an email at jearlbeck@earlbeck.com if you have any problems.
Garage Crawl July 31, 2021 Have you been waiting for a Garage crawl? Has the pandemic left you in garage crawl withdrawal? Well now the Tech Guys (aka Moose & Squirrel) have a treat for you! We present two garages put together by thoughtful and highly experienced wrench turners with years of experience. Finally, after many years of envisioning and understanding what they needed in their dream garage they have completed their vision. The crawl will start promptly at 9am July 31 in Severn MD and last until approximately 12pm noon. Registration will be limited to 46 people. There will be an announcement on all of the standard communication tools informing everyone when registration will open. At the conclusion of the official PCA CHS garage crawl, an optional lunch will be offered at The Point Crab House (https://www.thepointcrabhouse.com/). Lunch will be order and pay individually, although we will ask for your projected attendance so we can give the restaurant a heads up. This is not a PCA CHS event. We remind you that these are private garages, please be respectful of our tour hosts. In keeping with the guidelines for the COVID pandemic we will require everyone to be masked.
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http://www.lindabenfoundation.org @lindabenfoundationinc Lindaben Foundation | Facebook Provides Child and Family Stability Services and Affordable Housing Support for school’s families-in-transition (Homeless and At-Risk). We provide healthy access to food, housing support, and pathways towards self-sufficiency programs. We operate well through our outreach activities and ongoing collaboration with our strategic community partners to achieve the greatest impact and increasing the quality of life of the children and families we serve. We are 501(c) (3) tax-exempt organization (EIN: 85-2409722) Volunteers and Sponsors requested, contact info@lindabenfoundation.org
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Colonial Challenge Cup DE/Track Day
James B Beavan III
While the Chesapeake region doesn’t directly host/sponsor any track-day events typically, we are fortunate that many other organizations host events at Summit Point Motorsports Park in West Virginia, which from my home is just 1 hour and 30 minutes away at a distance of 80-miles. Prior to this event in April 2021 my only previous experience with my Boxster S on the track was a July 2019 2-day DE hosted by PCA Potomac on the Shenandoah track. This 4/16/21 event was hosted by the charitable organization CCC which raises money for college scholarships. After the 2019 DE I had wanted to return to Summit Point to drive on the main track. With Ron Farb’s encouragement and knowing his buddies Chris and King were going; I signed up and did the required maintenance for a safe track day (brake fluid flush/oil change).
On the event morning I caught up to Ron on I-70 and we headed into Charlestown WV to fill up with gas, where we saw plenty of other folks doing the same thing prior to hitting the track. It was a mostly cloudy day with high’s in the upper 50’s, so pretty perfect weather for a track day. I was placed into the beginner group, while Ron and his RS5 were in intermediate and Chris (M4) and King (Mustang GT) were in the advanced group. Because the event was sponsored by Bentley, we all got cool number packs to put on our cars, which is so much better than ugly painters tape. After the drivers meeting they had an open track session where everyone could drive around up-to 50 mph to get a feel for the layout of the track. I opted to go out with an instructor for this and was the last car off the track before the actual full speed sessions began. In full disclosure, from 2006-2010 I tracked a ZX-6R and then GSX-R750, so I probably had ridden Summit Point Main 4 times prior on a motorcycle as well as 7 days on the Shenandoah track. During my motorcycle days I did around 16 track days before an accident ended the fun, a low-side at Shenandoah where I was run over by the bike behind me. I can say there is a big safety difference between driving a car in a DE and a motorcycle track day, the ambulance and tow trailer get used in every motorcycle event as there are numerous incidents. During my 3 car DE’s so far the only
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DE/Track Day(cont’d) For the beginner group you are paired with an instructor and are only allowed to pass when the car in front of you points to their right to go around them. This greatly adds to the safety of the event and all participants. Everyone wears a helmet and drives with the windows down, just like at Autocross. On my first session after a few laps I was stuck behind a Honda Civic that wouldn’t give me the pass signal. When I got to the main straight I went around the Civic and my instructor was yelling NO, NO, NO, NO! From that I learned that you need to get within 1car length of the car you wish to pass and then they are supposed to let you by. By late in the day I got pretty good as sitting a few feet off of people’s rear bumpers waiting for the “go” move. I also decided that for the 3-4 cars faster than me that I would quickly wave them past so as to not pressure me or hold them up, as driving fast is all about being smooth and staying in rhythm.
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DE/Track Day(cont’d) CCC ran larger than normal group sizes, with 25+ cars on the track for each 20-minute session. Overall the extra cars didn’t bother me, it just gave me more cars I could pass. By the time I finished the 3rd of 4 sessions my instructor gave me the green light to drive solo. Since my car is a manual it took me a while to figure out the best gear for turn 1 while also being smooth. Early in the day I was using 2nd, but later was running 3rd gear before finally feeling comfortable blasting out of that turn in 2nd before upshifting to 3rd. Even on the main straight doing 135 mph or so, I rarely shifted out of 4th gear and the Boxster loved being pushed hard. Ron had said to fuel up prior to the 4th session, I didn’t believe him but by the end my gas light was on. The car’s trip meter only goes as low as 9 mpg, so hard to say what the actual fuel economy was over 4 20minute sessions plus a 10-minute preview session. I had enough gas to make it to Charlestown for a fill-up prior to heading home. However, while the crew headed home I stayed to enjoy CCC’s after-party. Unfortunately they didn’t have any BBQ, so I just enjoyed a few beers and some chips while listening to the music and awards show. When I was leaving the Summit Point parking lot that Friday night there were many big trucks/ campers and car trailers coming in to get ready for a big weekend race event.
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PCA CHS Board President
Vincent Rock
Vice President
Aaron Miller
Treasurer
Open
treasurer@pcachs.org
Secretary
John Jensen
secretary@pcachs.org
Past President
Michael Murphy
Autocross
Brad Martinez
autocross@pcachs.org
Greg Hartke
autocross@pcachs.org
Meilyng Wigney-Burmaka
autocross@pcachs.org
Newsletter: Patter
president@pcachs.org vicepresident@pcachs.org
pastpresident@pcachs.org
James B Beavan III
editor@pcachs.org
Steven Groh
editor@pcachs.org
Publicity: Facebook
James B Beavan III
Social
Donna Brandt
social@pcachs.org
Tech Session
Jim Earlbeck
tech@pcachs.org
Randy Richter
tech@pcachs.org
Aniano Arao
tour@pcachs.org
Randy Moss
tour@pcachs.org
Ron Farb
tour@pcachs.org
Tour/Rally
publicity@pcachs.org
Safety Chair
John Jensen
Chief Driving Instructor
Ellen Beck
instructor@pcachs.org
Concours d’Elegance
Ron Gordon
concours@pcachs.org
Doug Ehmann
concours@pcachs.org
Donna Brandt
concours@pcachs.org
Minta Miller
challenge@pcachs.org
Joan Wood
challenge@pcachs.org
Historian
Bob Rassa
historian@pcachs.org
Membership
Minta & Aaron Miller
Webmaster
Jim Hemig
Insurance
Lee Rock
PCA License
Laurie & Bruce Tarsia
PCA Zone 2 Rep
Rose Ann Novotnak
Chesapeake Challenge
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If you know of information that you think our members would benefit from, please bring it to the attention of the Editors at editor@pcachs.org.
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FYI
New Tech Library Online! Visit our new library at http://pcachs.org/tech-library/
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Name and Car Badges! Now you can obtain your Chesapeake Region Name Badge! Go to www.pcachs.org and use the “GOODIE STORE” menu from the main page. Click the button and complete the order form page. The Name Badge cost is $25, inclusive of handling and shipping.
This is your opportunity to purchase a heavy “gold- plated” Chesapeake Region metal car badge. Each metal car badge comes complete with stainless steel slotted retaining plate, screws, washers and nuts to mount it through your car grille or separate mounting plate. You can order right now! The cost per metal car badge is $30 or two for $50, inclusive of handling and shipping. Here’s how you order your metal car badge: Go to www.pcachs.org and use the “GOODIE STORE” menu from the main page. Click the button and complete the order form page and make your payment by check or Pay- Pal. 48
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PCA Jackets!
If you want one of these killer jackets, please remit $80 to our Treasurer, Vincent Rock via check or PayPal. If by check, send your check to Treasurer P.O. Box 1720, Germantown, MD 20875. If by PayPal, send it to: treasurer@pcachs.org from the PayPal.com website. In addition to your payment, complete the online order form at www.pcachs.org and indicate: a.) Color, b.) Style (male or female), and c.) Size from the Sizing Chart on the following pages.
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Order your PCA Embroidered Jacket!
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PCA Jackets!
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PCA License Plates What Are PCA License Plates: Chesapeake Region PCA coordinates the purchase of PCA Organizational License Plates issued through the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA). The PCA License Plate Program promotes the visibility and camaraderie of PCA. PCA Maryland License Plates are pre-numbered Organizational Plates, not vanity plates. PCA License Plates are available for all cars, trucks and minivans, but not for motorcycles or trailers.
Cost: The one-time cost for the PCA License Plates is $35.00, which includes the $25.00 MVA fee and a $10 Chesapeake PCA fundraising fee to support the PCA License Plate Program and Chesapeake Region events. How To Apply: The only way to apply for PCA Organizational License Plates is to complete the online PCA Maryland License Web Form at https://pcachs.org/pcamaryland-license-plate/ and submit it electronically. Please click on the above link to learn the details and requirements to apply for PCA License Plates. If you have any questions regarding the purchase of PCA Maryland Organizational License Plates, please contact us at: pcaLicensePlates@pcachs.org. Safe and Happy Motoring. Requirements: You must be a PCA Member and the car must be registered in Maryland. The PCA Plates are not limited to Porsches. You can apply for PCA plates for all your cars registered in Maryland!
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PCA Juniors
What is the PCA Juniors program? ✓ PCA Juniors is a program for Porsche enthusiasts under age 18. ✓ Participants must be registered by an active PCA member. ✓ It’s not just the cars… and now it’s not just the grown-ups! ✓ With our new PCA Juniors program, PCA is about the kids too!
The PCA Juniors program has been created so kids can enjoy PCA events, learn about Porsches and build the enthusiasm that runs through all of the Porsche Club of America. Who is eligible? Any child under age 18 who is registered by a current PCA member can participate in the program. (Note: This is not a PCA Membership.) What will the child receive? PCA Juniors will receive a welcome package that includes an ageappropriate gift and PCA Juniors ID badge. We look forward to developing the program and its features over time. What does it cost to register? It’s FREE! Participants must be registered by an active PCA member, and there is no cost to join!
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