AGM Special Issue
Voice of the Vancouver Island Region - Porsche Club of America
Volume 21 Issue 10 November 2018
Regulars 4 VIR PCA Executive
5 Executive Comment
Features Chili Challenge 8
Geoff’s Chili Recipe 10
16 Coffee & Cars
Port Renfrew Drive 12
45 Goodie Store
Autocross 13
46 Classifieds
47
VIR Discounts, Forums, Useful Web Sites
AGM Agenda 20 AGM 2017 22 Draft Minutes
48 Around The Bend
Constitution & Bylaws 28
49 Advertiser Index
Annual Reports 36
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John McGurran President president@virpca.org
James Renfrew Vice President vicepresident@virpca.org
Dave Nickel Director—Website webms@virpca.org Wendy Woodley Director—North Island upisland@virpca.org & Club Goodies Curator goodiestore@virpca.org
Michael Holan Secretary secretary@virpca.org
Dean Aikenhead Director—Mid Island midisland@virpca.org
Tim Evans Treasurer treasurer@virpca.org
Didier Moinier Director—South Island southisland@virpca.org
Garth Webber Atkins Director—Membership membership@virpca.org
Steve Fairbrother Director—Newsletter newsletter@virpca.org
Klaus Kreye Rally Chair rally@virpca.org PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
Martin Mansfield Past President pastpresident@virpca.org
Tyson Johnson Competition & Driver Education Chair competition@virpca.org
Mark Prusynski PCA Zone 6 Representative mlprusy@gmail.com Page 4
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elcome to a very special edition of Porscher. It contains your meeting package for the 2018 Annual General Meeting and it also contains our Constitution and Bylaws document which was revised and approved by the members last year.
The 2018 AGM will take place at the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit on Sunday November 4 at 11am. Arrive at 10:30 for coffee and car talk. Please take a moment to read the Directors’ and Chairs’ brief annual reports in this issue and review the list of candidates for election to the 2019 Board. Nominations from the floor are accepted. In addition to terrific door prizes (including a 20 minute session on the track in a VIMC Cayman with professional instruction), there will be a great buffet lunch for a reasonable price (optional and subsidized by the Club), a slide show with highlights of the 2018 season and the company of Porsche Club members from up and down the Island. After lunch you will have an opportunity to drive some parade laps on the track in your car. If you have not registered, please do so here http://msreg.com/2018AGM so we can get the lunch numbers correct. Copies of this Porscher will be available at the AGM. Our new quorum requirement is 30 members so it is very important for the smooth running of the club that you attend. At this point we do not have 30 registered and we do not use proxy voting. If you have questions about the meeting, email Michael Holan secretary@virpca.org or me. See you on November 4th
John McGurran President
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t the AGM again this year, you will have the opportunity to win a free year’s subscription to one of the best (if not THE best) magazines for Porsches on the market today—000 Magazine. In exchange for the adverts, the publishers provide us with a number of subscriptions to give away, a great deal for the Club I am sure you’ll agree as each would cost you normally US$250 per year!
I have been working with Volker Grady of Porsche Centre Victoria and Scott Kerr of Coachwerks to enable members to have a sneak peak inside their Classic Restoration Centre in Victoria. The date is November 29th and as it is limited to 50 people, you must register via http://msreg.com/2018coachwerks. If it is over subscribed, Volker said we could possibly hold it again next year. Thanks guys!
Steve Fairbrother Editor PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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Region Membership Summary at end of September 2018
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ancouver Island Region has 542 members. We have 333 primary members and 209 affiliate or family members. PCA has 82,256 primary members, 45,532 affiliate members and 17 life members for a total of 127,788 members.
New Members in September – Welcome! Member Michael Dingle Leslie Hunter Andrew Kiesewetter Monika Lebedynska Alexandra Lohvinen John Rogers
Co-member
Nicole DeLuca
Location Victoria North Saanich Union Bay Victoria Lantzville North Saanich Comox
Vehicle 2008 911 Carrera 4S 2009 911 Carrera Cabriolet 1999 911 Carrera 2009 Cayman S 2013 Panamera GTS 1983 911 SC Targa
Transfers In & Out: 0 Other membership activity:
Renewals: 14 Non renewals: 7
Anniversaries in October – Congratulations! 10 years:
Bruce and Janet Kerr
One Year: Richard Egli, Rod Mores, Carol Mores, Gary Frank, Peggy Frank, Daniel Wong
Garth Webber Atkins Membership Director
November 4th @ VIMC PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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n a sunny day in October, a new Chili Challenge winner was announced. First time ‘Chili Chef’, Geoffrey Melnychuk, beat out the seasoned Chefs Brad Blaney, Tim Evans, John McGurran and myself. I thought, with us living on this granola consuming Island, I would have the winning combination by making a vegetarian lentil Chili, however, I didn’t count on the auto-crossers being such carnivores. At least I have a year to come up with a new strategy. Our twotime former winner and reigning champion, Dean Aikenhead, presented the trophy. Geoffrey was going to enter his Porsche in the autocross, but his last minute decision to bring his Volvo, resulted in him chalking up another win - the quickest time by a station wagon. Congratulations. The different kinds of Chili were quickly devoured during the lunch break and as the afternoon autocross session started, the times started dropping compared to the morning. Experts will point out that this is due to many factors, including the track and tire temperatures going up. My theory discounts all that and instead proposes that it is strictly due to the amount of Chili consumed! On a serious note, I would like to thank all the participants, volunteers, spectators and ‘chefs’ for making the Chili Challenge such a worthwhile part of the autocross. With your help and generous support, we raised close to $700 for the Island Kids Cancer Association. www.ikca.ca
Geoffrey’s winning chili recipe is printed in this issue.
Michael Holan Secretary
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kay, I have to admit I was winging it instead of following a recipe, so I've written down everything I can remember. It is worth noting that all measurements are approximate and can be adjusted to your taste, this recipe is written so as to reproduce what I did, as faithfully as I can remember, but I encourage you to play with it and make it your own. For example, if it was intended for personal consumption and not to please a crowd, I'd have made it a fair bit hotter, as my preferences run quite spicy. If yours do too, start experimenting by using more jalapenos and anaheims. Ingredients 1.5kg beef outside round 500g pork shoulder approximately 100g of side bacon 500g refried black beans (cooked weight) chiles: 2 poblano, 5 anaheims, 3 jalapenos other aromatic vegetables: 2 onions, a rib of celery spices: garlic, cumin, mustard, Spanish paprika, chipotle, bay, oregano, parsley cider or malt vinegar, approx. 200ml tomato juice, approx. 500ml
use smaller batches so it cools the pot less. Deglaze the pot with some vinegar. Use a vinegar with some flavour, like a malt or cider vinegar. Reserve the fond with the meat. (Fond, from the same Latin root as 'foundation', is the residue left on the pot from searing things. It is full of complex flavour chemicals, and the acid in the vinegar helps liberate it from the pot so you can enjoy all that tastiness in your food) Dice the bacon and put it in the pot to render some fat out. While it's rendering, dice the celery and onion, salt it, and sautĂŠ it in the bacon fat. Add several cloves of garlic, either diced or crushed, and a handful of cumin seeds. Once your kitchen smells strongly of garlic and cumin, deglaze again, but leave the liquid in the pot. Add the browned meat, and enough tomato juice to almost cover the meat. Let that simmer for a bit so it comes back up to temperature.
It is worth noting that all measurements are approxi- Once the braising meat is gently bubbling again, stir in mate and can be adjusted to your taste. the frijoles refritos and your roasted and coarsely chopped chiles. If the mixture is too thick to stir easiProcedure ly, add some water. Put a few bay leaves in, and let it Roast the chiles under broiler or on grill, until the simmer a good couple of hours until everything is skins bubble off and blacken. Slice lengthwise and almost tender. Season it with more cumin, a generscoop out the seeds, then pull off the free skin and ous shake of mustard powder, an even more genercoarsely chop the chiles. Don't worry if some of the ous amount of dried chipotle, lots of Spanish paprika, blackened skin stays on, just remove the part that's and a little oregano and parsley, and then let it simtoo tough to eat. mer low for another half an hour, give or take, just to While the chiles are roasting, get your chili pot hot, get those flavours nicely integrated, but not for so and dice the meat into cubes, about 2cm or so. In long that you start to lose the lighter aromatics from batches, sear them off in the hot pot, and then re- the spices. serve. When searing, make sure you get some nice Serve it with some cornbread or over rice. dark brown on the meat, don't be impatient and pull it out when it's still sort of grey. Brown is flavour. If Geoffrey Melnychuk you find the meat releasing lots of liquid into the pot, Club Member PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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hat do you get when you combine a Sunday in mid October, 46 members in 28 cars, a mostly deserted road winding its way through the southwest region of our island, with some great top-down weather?
Porsches started rolling into our weekly Cars & Coffee location in Eagle Creek Village, just like on any other Sunday. However, they would not stay parked for long. Just long enough for a quick chat and to meet our newest member Monika. Although we started our drive under sunny skies, we encountered some fog on the Malahat. I’m sure it was just to remind us not to take the sun for granted, even on this fabulous day. Nine members joined us in Duncan and shortly we were heading west past the VIMC and towards Lake Cowichan. The quiet road leading from there soon experienced the unique engine sounds of the various Porsches, along with a quiet electric whine of a Tesla. Just in time for lunch, we crossed the bridge to Port Renfrew and soon parked by the Renfrew Pub. I must give thanks to Felicia and the staff for making sure our tasty food arrived quickly. After a stroll to the dock for a group photo, we were ready to head off home, most of us taking the coastal route. Back to that question. I think all participants would agree that a thoroughly enjoyable drive was the result.
Michael Holan Secretary Photos by Shawn Adye PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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Here are some photos from the annual Autocross event held recently.
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NOTE: This is not a Club organised event, but Wyman hopes many club members will attend Dear Members, As the year comes to another close of our Cars & Coffee season, I have organized a Year End Banquet at the Victoria Golf Club. On Sunday, Nov 18th, 2018 featuring their Christmas Dinner buffet menu. The cost is $60pp includes tea, coffee, taxes and gratuities. Special thanks to Chris Rust for securing the venue for us. Here is a chance for your spouse and significant others to meet our monthly Sunday morning group for a nice night out.
Sunday Nov 18, 2018 Victoria Golf Club, 1110 Beach Drive 5:00pm Cocktail Cash Bar
6:00pm Dinner
The venue will accommodate 80 guests. Please email me your RSVP with your and your guest’s name. Payment will be collected on the day of the event at the door. Cheers, Wyman wymanlee@telus.net
Price $60 wymanlee@telus.net
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here is always a Cars & Coffee meeting near you at weekends! Pop in, meet old friends and make plenty of new ones. You never know, VIR may even pay for your coffee occasionally too! Below are some photos from recent meetings, please feel free to send in yours, especially from mid-island and up-island!
Up Island
2nd Saturdays, 10am—Noon, Crown Isle Plaza, 444 Lerwick Rd, Courtenay
Mid Island
Sundays 10am, Triple-O / Chevron in Nanoose Bay. Nanaimo BUT 1st Sunday of the month, meet at Serious Coffee, 1209 Island Hwy E, Parksville
South Island Sundays 9am, Eagle Creek Village, 29 Helmcken Rd Thanks to Wyman Lee for the photos as usual!
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Geoffrey Melnychuk’s 911 S at Coffee and Cars September 30th. Yes it is THAT Geoffrey —this seems to be his own Porscher issue! Photos by Wyman
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ctober 17th 2018 was the 50th anniversary of the production date of our 1969 Porsche 912. It is all-original and has been 100% reliable for our 28 years of ownership. It has been a frequent Concours winner in Western Canada and was a 2nd place winner in the 2009 Porsche Parade, in Colorado. (Being bettered only by a lower mileage model found parked the Historic Display - ouch!)
Driving it continues to generate smiles so, "Happy Birthday to you , happy etc."
Tony & Rosemary Booth (p.s. it was wearing Fuchs for these photos)
Photos by Tony Booth
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he following pages contain all the information pertinent to the upcoming Annual General Meeting on November 4th at the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit in North Cowichan. Here is the Agenda followed by the draft minutes from the last AGM, then our Constitution/Bylaws & reports. AGENDA VIRPCA Annual General Meeting 11:00 a.m. Sunday November 4, 2018 Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit
1. Call to Order, Quorum and Approval of Agenda 2. Review of Minutes of the 2017 AGM 3. Awards to Members a. Enthusiast of the Year b. 2018 Chili Challenge Champ
– Dan Bourlet (Nanaimo) – Geoff Melnychuk (Victoria)
4. Directors’ & Chairs’ One-Minute Annual Reports a. President - John McGurran b. Vice President - James Renfrew c. Treasurer - Tim Evans d. Secretary - Michael Holan e. Membership Director - Garth Webber-Atkins f. Competition & DE Chair - Tyson Johnson g. Rally Chair - Klaus Kreye h. Social Media Chair - Tim Evans i. Website Director - Dave Nickel j. Newsletter Director - Steve Fairbrother k. North-Island Director - Wendy Woodley l. Mid-Island Director - Dean Aikenhead m. South-Island Director - Didier Moinier n. Past President - Martin Mansfield 5. Election of 2018 Board of Directors Elections will be held for the all positions on the Board and nominations of members-in-good-standing from the floor will be accepted. a. President
Nominations: John McGurran (incumbent) b. Vice President
Nominations: James Renfrew (incumbent) c. Secretary
Nomination: Michael Holan (incumbent) d. Treasurer
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e. Director-at-Large North-island Nomination: Paul Atterton (Comox) f. Director-at-Large Mid-island
Nomination: Dean Aikenhead (incumbent) g. Director-at-Large South-island
Nomination: Didier Moinier (incumbent) h. Membership Director
Nomination: Garth Webber-Atkins (incumbent) i.
Director, Competition and Driver Education
Nomination: none at this point j.
Newsletter Editor
Nomination: Steve Fairbrother (incumbent) k. Director, Website
Nomination: None at this point 6. Closing Remarks Draw for a one year subscription to 000 Magazine (valued at $US 250.00) Draw for 20 minutes in a VIMC car with professional instructor (priceless) 7. Adjournment Please Note
Lunch buffet will be after the AGM. Space is limited. Reservations and prepayment must have been made in advance. End of 2018 AGM Agenda
This Porsche is for sale — see the Classified section for contact info PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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Last year’s AGM draft minutes VIRPCA Annual General Meeting Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Malahat Room, Villa Eyrie Resort 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by James at 11:05 a.m. Quorum was established. Agenda was distributed. Moved by John McGurran, seconded by Tim Evans that the Agenda be accepted carried In attendance: Directors: Brad Blaney - Past President Tim Evans - Treasurer Steve Fairbrother - Newsletter Michael Holan - Secretary John McGurran - Membership Didier Moinier - South Island Conrad Peden - Competition James Renfrew - Vice President Wendy Woodley - North Island Members: Ann Aikenhead Julie Bailey Greig Christian Laura Ferreira Ernie Kowal Sandy Lee Leanne Renfrew Marilyn Sing Ernie Yakimovich Guests: Jenny Fairbrother Gay Metheral Regrets: Dean Aikenhead - Mid Island
Phil Chiu Don Gosse Wyman Lee Stephen Titus
Betty Choy Perci Hala Kathy McGurran Garth Webber Atkins
Martin Mansfield - President
Henry Choy Karl Hoener Richard Probst Gary Woodley
Dave Nickel - Website
2. Review of Minutes of the 2016 AGM Minutes of the 2016 AGM were distributed by email to members for review. Moved by Michael Holan, seconded by Steve Fairbrother that the revised minutes (as noted by Wendy Woodley) be accepted carried 3. Awards to Members - Brad Blaney Brad awarded the Enthusiast of the Year award plaque in absentia to Al and Jacquie Sherwood. Brad noted that the trophy for the Enthusiast of the Year is missing and if anyone is aware of it’s existence to contact any board member.
Brad awarded the Chili Challenge award in absentia to Dean Aikenhead. Dean is a repeat winner and Ann Aikenhead received the trophy on his behalf. 4. Review of revised Constitution & Bylaws - Brad Blaney & John McGurran The revised Constitution & Bylaws were distributed by email to members for review. John went over the proposed changes. Ernie Yakimovich noted that proxy voting could be used to intentionally push through a person’s own agenda by gathering a number of proxies for their own use.
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Richard Probst noted that online voting should be used instead of proxies. Steve Fairbrother noted that MSR has an option to allow for voting. Wendy noted that proxy voting could be limited to a certain number. Moved by Ernie Yakimovich, seconded by Ernie Kowal to strike proxy voting from the Constitution & Bylaws. 20 for, 7 against carried James Renfrew moved to allow both Active, Family Active, and Affiliate members to vote, whereas the new document would only allow for Active members to vote. Merits of both were discussed. Moved by James Renfrew, seconded by Didier Moinier to continue to allow Active, Family Active, and Affiliate members (as described in the S 2.2 of the bylaws) to vote in the Constitution & Bylaws. 19 for, 4 against carried Note: 2.2 Categories of membership in the Society are: Active - Any owner, lessee or co-owner of a Porsche acceptable to VIRPCA, who is 18 years of age or older, having paid dues and fees as required. Family Active - An individual requested by an active member as his or her Family active member, restricted to persons 18 years of age or older, whether otherwise qualified for active membership by ownership of a Porsche or not. Associate - Any active member who ceases to own, lease or co-own a Porsche while in good standing, or any person, employed by a Porsche-oriented business, interested in VIRPCA and its objectives having paid dues and fees as required. Honourary - Any person who, on the affirmative vote of the Board, is deemed to merit recognition for outstanding interest in or service to VIRPCA. Such membership shall be limited to one year, but may, upon the affirmative vote of the Board be renewed. Life - Any person who, on the affirmative vote of the members, is deemed to have performed such extraordinary service to VIRPCA as to warrant this singular honour. Affiliate - A person, 18 years of age or older, named by the active member at the time of joining or at any renewal of membership in lieu of a family-active member. Ernie Yakimovich moved to change the number of members needed for a quorum at a general meeting of the society to be less than the 10% as set out in the new document. Merits of both were discussed. Moved by Ernie Yakimovich, seconded by Wendy Woodley to change the number of members needed for a quorum at a general meeting of the society to be reduced to 5% in the Constitution & Bylaws. 26 for, 2 against carried Richard Probst tabled a motion to allow online and mail-in voting. Moved by Richard Probst, seconded by John McGurran to enable online and mail-in voting in the Constitution & Bylaws. 25 for, 1 against carried Moved by James Renfrew, seconded by John McGurran to accept the proposed Constitution & Bylaws with revisions. 26 for, 1 against carried 5. Directors’ Annual Reports President’s Report – Martin Mansfield Martin was not able to attend the meeting. No report. PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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Vice President’s Report – James Renfrew James reported he hosted the Valentine's Day Lunch, the Porsche Centre Victoria Movie Night, attended the Presidents’ meeting in Calgary, and is working to get VIR goodies available on the PCA store. He also thanked Dean Aikenhead for hosting the Salt Spring tour and the tech night this year. Treasurer’s Report – Tim Evans Financial report was distributed by email to members for review. Tim discussed the report. He noted the main reason for the additional $10,000 we now have is the advertising revenue from the Porscher.
Moved by James Renfrew, seconded by Ernie Kowal that the Financial report be accepted carried Secretary’s Report - Michael Holan
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Michael reported on the Port Renfrew drive and asked for suggestions from the membership to either maintain, or change the date for the drive. Michael noted that Dan Bourlet reported on the Black Rock event at the last monthly Board meeting. Survey sent out showed that there was a satisfaction of 8.7 out of 10 with the event. Dan would like to thank Dean and Ann Aikenhead for organizing two dinners as auction items and this raised $3500 for the “Cops for Cancer”. Dan will be stepping down as a chair after the 2018 event. If there is anyone interested in taking over the chair position, or helping out, they should let the board know. Membership Director’s Report - John McGurran John reported that when he took over from Imogen at 2016 AGM we had 269 primary members and 165 affiliates. According to the November 1 report from PCA, we have increased primary members by 13% to 305 and affiliates by 16% to 192 for a total of 497. He is sure that when the next December 1 Membership Report arrives we will have our 500th member. By the way, growth at the PCA national level in the same period was 4% increase in primaries and 5% increase in affiliates. Suffice to say we are growing much more quickly that PCA overall. Over the past year he produced monthly written reports on membership growth for the Board and the newsletter and communicated personally with all new members and any whose membership had lapsed. He drew attention to members’ anniversaries including some pretty big numbers - 40th for Dave Moyes, 25th for Wyman & Sandy Lee and Al Kyle, as well as 20 years for Brad Blaney. In September he organized the New Member Social which attracted 72 members and guests including half of our 2016 new members. We had violinists, great food and weather and people. As a member of the VIRPCA Board, he took on responsibilities in addition to Membership. Brad Blaney and he reviewed the Constitution & Bylaws and prepared a revised document for discussion at the AGM. He is drafting a Directors’ Manual with proper job descriptions, resolutions passed by the Board, event planning guidelines and other information to help bring new Directors up to speed. We do not have an orientation for new Directors and should have one. It would be nice to start that with a brief history of the club if someone would like to write it. He brought several resolutions to the Board, all with the intent to strengthen our structure and ways of doing business: 1) giving meeting planning responsibility to the Secretary and Regional Directors; 2) ensuring that the Board meets in a quiet room with adequate privacy and, ideally, good food; 3) adopting Roberts Rules of Order; 4) authorizing only the president (who may delegate authority) and the membership director to communicate directly with club members; and 5) authorizing the president, the membership chair, the secretary and database directors to receive monthly PCA membership reports – this is done to protect privacy. Membership Director is a great job and “I have enjoyed doing it”. Competition Director’s Report – Conrad Peden Conrad reported that there were two autocrosses held this year, one at Black Rock and one in Victoria. He noted that he was looking through the old Porscher newsletters and noticed that he was listed as a competition director in 1996. He has been in that position for 21 years. It is time to step aside. He will help out in the future, but will no longer be on the Board. Website Director’s Report - Dave Nickel Dave was not able to attend the meeting. Wendy read out his report: PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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“VIRPCA has renewed it's domain registration and secured the rights to our web address for 5 years. Two years in and we now have all the access passwords for the web site from the previous web masters. All the sites plug-ins and code levels are now current and being maintained on a regular basis. Motion - I would like approval to restore a past tradition; the displaying members and their cars on the web site. This page will provide "Pride of Place" for owners and their cars allowing other members to put faces and names to cars cementing recognition and relationship. Details will be forthcoming upon approval and the submissions will be moderated by the Web Master to assure content is appropriate. As I have not spearheaded the club event(s) registration move from the web site to MotorsportReg a motion will be needed to officially adopt this change.” Discussion followed with Garth Webber Atkins expressing concern over privacy with members information. Moved by Karl Hoener, seconded by John McGurran to display members and their cars on the website, but only if members are able to individually opt in. 1 against carried John noted that a move to MotorsportReg does not need to be voted on. Newsletter Director’s Report - Steve Fairbrother Steve reported he created 8 issues this calendar year (would have been 9, but his house move prevented that). Issues are available from www.issuu.com and our website, PDFs can be downloaded from both. Articles have been quite varied from DIY maintenance and enhancements, detailing, club events coverage, product reviews, and the regulars of Directors’ comments, events calendar and recently classifieds. Advertising revenue has increased to over $10,000 for both calendar and fiscal year. According to www.issuu.com statistics, Porscher has been read in: Canada, USA, France, Hong Kong, Thailand, Australia, Germany and South Africa. Please visit all our advertisers : WeatherTech Canada, Villamar Construction/Design, RUF Vancouver, Jason Good Cabinets, RIBA Detailing Perfection, Jason Binab Realty, DG Bremner Fashions, Odlum Brown Investing Victoria, Francis Jewelers and 000 Magazine. 000 Magazine deal for 6 adverts – 4 annual subscriptions! Steve also worked on the Black Rock 2017 Committee, providing advertising, getting new sponsors and behind the scenes at the event too. Feel free to send him anything Porsche related to newsletter@virpca.org. North-Island Report – Wendy Woodley Wendy reported that she started a monthly, 2nd Sat. Comox Valley Cars & Coffee, Apr. 11, 2015. 2017, May 6 & 7 organized a Quadra Island Jaunt & Wine Tasting, joined by 17 members / 10 Porsches. Drive, lunch, visited Rebecca Spit Provincial Park, where the pot holes FAR exceeded our expectations, wine tasting, dinner and overnight stay at Tsa Kwa Luten, a native run resort. 2nd annual Porsche Helping Pets, Aug. 12 raised $1,615. and with PCA’s $450. Charity Subsidy, we will be donating $2,500 to the SPCA + 1,200 lbs. of linens/ towels. We received honourable mention at the PCA Spokane Parade, for charity work, which is also noted in the Oct. Panorama 2017 Spokane Parade report. Mid Island Report – Dean Aikenhead Dean was not able to attend the meeting. No report. South Island Report – Didier Moinier PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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Didier reported that German journalists brought the new Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo to our Victoria Cars and Coffee and he went for a drive with them. Spoke German with them. Video is available on YouTube. Past President’s Report - Brad Blaney Brad noted that he did not want to take up any more time. 6. James thanked the current Board and asked for a motion to dissolve it. Moved by Ernie Yakimovich, seconded by James Renfrew to dissolve to current Board. carried 7. Election of Directors for 2018 Board of Directors - Brad Blaney Brad explained the election procedure for all positions on the Board and nominations of members-in-goodstanding from the floor will be accepted. Seven incumbents declared their intention to stand for election for the 2018 Board of Directors. Three indicated that they would not stand for their current positions. Election was held by secret ballot for the position of President (John McGurran and James Renfrew). Nominations were held for the positions of Vice President and Membership Director. Moved by James Renfrew, seconded by Karl Hoener to nominate James Renfrew for the position of Vice President. carried Moved by John McGurran, seconded by Michael Holan to nominate Garth Webber Atkins for the position of Membership Director. carried Moved by Richard Probst, seconded by Karl Hoener to nominate Roy Thomas for the position of Competition Director. (Roy Thomas was not present to accept.) NOT carried The 2018 VIRPCA Board of Directors consists of: President - John McGurran (by election) Vice-President - James Renfrew (by acclamation) Secretary - Michael Holan (by acclamation) Treasurer - Tim Evans (by acclamation) Membership Director - Garth Webber Atkins (by acclamation) Competition & Driver Education Director - empty Website & Social Media Director - Dave Nickel (by acclamation) South Island Director - Didier Moinier (by acclamation) Mid Island Director - Dean Aikenhead (by acclamation) North Island Director - Wendy Woodley (by acclamation) Newsletter Director - Steve Fairbrother (by acclamation) Past President - Martin Mansfield 8. Closing Remarks - James Renfrew James thanked members for attending the AGM. Draw was held for a one year subscription to 000 Magazine, valued at $US 250. Won by James Renfrew. 9. Adjournment There being no more business, at 12:35 p.m. Moved by James Renfrew, seconded by Michael Holan that the meeting be adjourned.
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End of last year’s AGM draft minutes
For Info only Constitution & Bylaws of the Vancouver Island Region, Porsche Club of America Table of Contents Article Page Constitution 1 Part 1 – Definitions and Interpretation 1 Part 2 – Membership 2 Part 3 – General Meetings of Members 3 Part 4 – Directors 5 Part 5 – Directors’ Meetings 6 Part 6 – Board Positions 6 Part 7 – Remuneration of Directors and Signing Authority 9 Constitution of the Vancouver Island Region Porsche Club of America The Porsche Club of America was founded to promote the interests of Porsche owners. The general objectives of the Society, to which its members are joined together and mutually pledged, shall be the furtherance and promotion of the following: The highest standards of courtesy and safety on the roads The enjoyment and sharing of good will and fellowship engendered by owning a Porsche and engaging in such social or other events as may be agreeable to the membership The maintenance of the highest standards of operation and performance of the marque by sharing and exchanging technical and mechanical information The establishment and maintenance of mutually beneficial relationships with the Porsche works, Porsche dealers and other service sources to the end that the marque shall prosper and continue to enjoy its unique leadership and position in sports car annals The interchange of ideas and suggestions with other Porsche Clubs throughout the world and in such cooperation as may be desirable The establishment of such mutually cooperative relationships with other sports car clubs as may be desirable Bylaws of the Vancouver Island Region Porsche Club of America (VIRPCA) Part 1 – Definitions and Interpretation
Definitions 1.1 In these Bylaws: “Act” means the Societies Act of British Columbia as amended from time to time “Board” means the Directors of the Society “Bylaws” means these Bylaws as altered from time to time “VIRPCA” means Vancouver Island Region Porsche Club of America “PCA” means Porsche Club of America “Society” means Vancouver Island Region Porsche Club of America Definitions in Act apply 1.2 The definitions in the Act apply to these Bylaws. PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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Conflict with Act or regulations 1.3 If there is a conflict between these Bylaws and the Act or the regulations under the Act, the Act or the regulations, as the case may be, prevail. Part 2 – Membership Application for membership 2.1 A person may apply to the Porsche Club of America for membership in the Society; a person becomes a member on PCA’s acceptance of their application. 2.2
Categories of membership in the Society are: Active – Any owner, lessee or co-owner of a Porsche acceptable to VIRPCA, who is 18 years of age or older, having paid dues and fees as required. Family Active - An individual requested by an active member as his or her Family active member, restricted to persons 18 years of age or older, whether otherwise qualified for active membership by ownership of a Porsche or not. Associate – Any active member who ceases to own, lease or co-own a Porsche while in good standing, or any person, employed by a Porsche-oriented business, interested in VIRPCA and its objectives having paid dues and fees as required. Honourary – Any person who, on the affirmative vote of the Board, is deemed to merit recognition for outstanding interest in or service to VIRPCA. Such membership shall be limited to one year, but may, upon the affirmative vote of the Board be renewed. Life – Any person who, on the affirmative vote of the members, is deemed to have performed such extraordinary service to VIRPCA as to warrant this singular honour. Affiliate – A person, 18 years of age or older, named by the active member at the time of joining or at any renewal of membership in lieu of a family-active member.
Duties of members 2.3 Every member must (a) uphold the constitution of the Society and (b) comply with these Bylaws and (c) act in accordance with the PCA Code of Ethics and Conduct and the PCA Privacy Policy. Voting Members 2.4 Active, Family Active and Affiliate members in good standing may vote at a general meeting of the Society. Amount of membership dues and fees 2.5 The annual membership dues will be determined by PCA and any additional VIRPCA membership fee, over and above the PCA annual dues, must be determined by the Board and approved at a general meeting of the Members. Member not in good standing 2.6 A member is not in good standing if that member fails to pay the annual PCA membership dues or the VIRPCA annual membership fees, if any. The member is not in good standing for so long as those dues and/or fees remain unpaid. Termination of membership if member not in good standing 2.7 A person’s membership in the Society is terminated if the person is not in good standing for one month. PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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Part 3 – General Meetings of Members Time and place of general meeting 3.1 A general meeting must be held at the time and place the Board determines. Ordinary business at general meeting 3.2 At a general meeting, the following business is ordinary business: (a) adoption of rules of order: the rules contained in the current edition of “Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised” shall govern the Society in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these Bylaws and any special rules of order the Society may adopt. (b) consideration of any financial statements of the Society presented to the meeting (c) consideration of the reports, if any, of the Directors or auditor (d) election or appointment of Directors (e) appointment of an auditor, if any (f) business arising out of a report of the Directors not requiring the passing of a special resolution Notice of special business 3.3 A notice of a general meeting must be issued at least 14 days in advance of the meeting date. Said notice must state the nature of any business, other than ordinary business, to be transacted at the meeting in sufficient detail to permit a member receiving the notice to form a reasoned judgment concerning that business. Chair of general meeting 3.4 The following individual is entitled to preside as the chair of a general meeting: (a) the individual, if any, appointed by the Board to preside as the chair (b) if the Board has not appointed an individual to preside as the chair or that individual is unable to preside as the chair, then one of the following shall serve as chair: (i) the president, (ii) the vice-president, if the president is unable to preside as the chair, or (iii) one of the other Directors present at the meeting, if both the president and vicepresident are unable to preside as the chair Alternate chair of general meeting 3.5 If there is no individual entitled under these Bylaws who is able to preside as the chair of a general meeting within 15 minutes from the time set for holding the meeting, the voting members who are present must elect an individual present at the meeting to preside as the chair. Quorum required 3.6 Business, other than the election of the chair of the meeting and the adjournment or termination of the meeting, must not be transacted at a general meeting unless a quorum of voting members is present. Quorum for general meetings 3.7 Quorum for the transaction of business at a general meeting is 5 % of the voting members in good standing. Lack of quorum at commencement of meeting PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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If, within 30 minutes from the time set for holding a general meeting, a quorum of voting members is not present, (a) in the case of a meeting convened on the requisition of members, the meeting is terminated, and (b) in any other case, the meeting stands adjourned to the same day in the next week, at the same time and place, and if, at the continuation of the adjourned meeting, a quorum is not present within 30 minutes from the time set for holding the continuation of the adjourned meeting, the voting members who are present constitute a quorum for that meeting.
If quorum ceases to be present 3.9 If, at any time during a general meeting, there ceases to be a quorum of voting members present, business then in progress must be suspended until there is a quorum present or until the meeting is adjourned or terminated. Order of business at general meeting 3.10 The order of business at a general meeting is as follows: (a) elect an individual to chair the meeting, if necessary (b) determine that there is a quorum (c) approve the agenda (d) approve the minutes from the last general meeting (e) deal with unfinished business from the last general meeting (f) if the meeting is an annual general meeting, (i) receive the Directors’ report on the financial statements of the Society for the previous financial year, and the auditor’s report, if any, on those statements, (ii) receive any other reports of Directors’ activities and decisions since the previous annual general meeting, (iii) elect or appoint Directors, and (iv) appoint an auditor, if any; (g) deal with new business, including any matters about which notice has been given to the members in the notice of meeting; (h) terminate the meeting. Methods of voting 3.11 At a general meeting, voting must be by a show of hands, an oral vote or another method that adequately discloses the intention of the voting members, except that if, before or after such a vote, 2 or more voting members request a secret ballot or a secret ballot is directed by the chair of the meeting, voting must be by a secret ballot Announcement of result 3.12 The chair of a general meeting must announce the outcome of each vote and that outcome must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting. Online or Mail voting permitted at general meetings 3.13 Online or postal mail voting is permitted at general meetings. The Directors will determine an appropriate voting system and amended it from time to time as they see fit. The methodology will be described in detail in the VIRPCA Board Manual. Matters decided at general meeting by ordinary resolution 3.14 A matter to be decided at a general meeting must be decided by ordinary resolution unless the PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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matter is required by the Act or these Bylaws to be decided by special resolution or by another resolution having a higher voting threshold than the threshold for an ordinary resolution. Part 4 – Directors Number of Directors 4.1 The Society will have no fewer than 5 and no more than 12 Directors, all of whom are members in good standing. 4.2 Directors are elected to manage, or supervise the management of, the activities and internal affairs of the Society. 4.3 It is the duty of Directors to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Society. Election or appointment of Directors 4.4 At each annual general meeting the members entitled to vote will elect Directors for a one year term. 4.5 An elected Director should serve no more than four consecutive one-year terms on the Board in the same position. Directors may fill casual vacancy on Board 4.6 The Board may, at any time, appoint a voting member in good standing as a Director to fill a vacancy that arises on the Board as a result of the resignation, death or incapacity of a Director during the Director’s term of office. Term of appointment of director filling casual vacancy 4.7 A Director appointed by the Board to fill a vacancy ceases to be a Director at the end of the unexpired portion of the term of office of the individual whose departure from office created the vacancy. Part 5 – Directors’ Meetings Calling a directors’ meeting 5.1 A Directors’ meeting may be called by the president or by any two other Directors. 5.2 Directors’ meetings are generally held once each month at South-, Mid- and North Island venues and members in good standing are invited to attend and participate in discussion. 5.3 Directors may meet in person or by other means as they choose such as by teleconferencing or videoconferencing. Notice of Directors’ meeting 5.4 At least two days’ notice of a Directors’ meeting must be given unless all the Directors agree to a shorter notice period. Proceedings valid despite omission to give notice 5.5 The accidental omission to give notice of a Directors’ meeting to a Director, or the non-receipt of a notice by a Director, does not invalidate proceedings at the meeting. Conduct of Directors’ meetings 5.6 The Directors may regulate their meetings and proceedings as they see fit. Quorum of Directors 5.7 The quorum for the transaction of business at a Directors’ meeting is a majority of the Directors with voting rights. PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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Part 6 – Board Positions Election to Board positions 6.1 Directors must be elected by the membership at an Annual General Meeting to the following positions and any Director, other than the President, may hold more than one position: (a) President (b) Vice President (c) Secretary (d) Treasurer (e) Director-at-Large North island (f) Director-at-Large Mid island (g) Director-at-Large South island (h) Membership Director (i) Director, Competition and Driver Education (j) Newsletter Editor (k) Website and Social Media Director Role of President 6.2 The President provides leadership to the Society, serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors and is responsible for supervising the other Directors and ensuring they fulfill their duties and responsibilities. The president is a member of all Society committees. 6.3
The scope of the President’s responsibilities is described in PCA Regional Procedures Manual. The specific responsibilities of the VIRPCA President will recorded in the VIRPCA Board Manual and revised from time to time as necessary by the Board.
Role of Vice President 6.4 The Vice President is the Vice Chair of the Board and is responsible for carrying out the duties of the President when the President is unable to do so. The Vice-President shall assist the President in the conduct of the administrative affairs of the Society and perform such other duties as may be assigned by the President. 6.5 The scope of the Vice President’s responsibilities is described in PCA Regional Procedures Manual. The specific responsibilities of the VIRPCA Vice President will recorded in the VIRPCA Board Manual and revised from time to time as necessary by the Board. Role of Secretary 6.6 The Secretary causes to be recorded and preserved the minutes of the meetings of the Society and reads such minutes at the request of the president. 6.7 The scope of the Secretary’s responsibilities is described in PCA Regional Procedures Manual. The specific responsibilities of the VIRPCA Secretary will recorded in the VIRPCA Board Manual and revised from time to time as necessary by the Board. Absence of Secretary from meeting 6.8 In the absence of the Secretary from a meeting, the Board must appoint another individual to act as Secretary at that meeting. Role of Treasurer 6.9 The Treasurer keeps and preserves the records and books of account reflecting the financial condition and operation of the Society. The Treasurer has responsibility for all monies, debts, obligations and assets belonging to the Society. PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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The scope of the Treasurer’s responsibilities is described in PCA Regional Procedures Manual. The specific responsibilities of the VIRPCA Treasurer will recorded in the VIRPCA Board Manual and revised from time to time as necessary by the Board.
Role of a Director-at-Large 6.11 A Director-at-Large has no specific portfolio responsibilities but will bring his or her Knowledge and experience to the Board and reflect members’ interests. Ideally, one Director-at-Large will reside in the northern part, one in the mid part and one in the south of Vancouver Island. 6.12 Specific responsibilities of the Directors-at-Large will be recorded in the VIRPCA Board Manual and revised from time to time as necessary by the Board. Role of Membership Director 6.13 The Membership Director focuses on initiatives to recruit and retain members of the Society. 6.14 The scope of the Membership Director’s responsibilities is described in PCA Regional Procedures Manual. The specific responsibilities of the VIRPCA Membership Director will be recorded in the VIRPCA Board Manual and revised from time to time as necessary by the Board. Role of Director, Competition and Driver Education 6.15 The Director of Competition and Driver Education will develop and execute an annual plan to meet the members’ needs in these areas. 6.16 The scope of the Director of Competition and Driver Education’s responsibilities is described in PCA Regional Procedures Manual. The specific responsibilities of the VIRPCA Director of Competition and Driver Education will be recorded in the VIRPCA Board Manual and revised from time to time as necessary by the Board.
Role of Newsletter Editor 6.17 The Newsletter Editor will prepare, edit and cause to be published a monthly, ideally, newsletter for the purpose of communicating information pertinent to the activities and operation of the Society. 6.18
The scope of a Newsletter Editor’s responsibilities is described in PCA Regional Procedures Manual. Specific responsibilities of the Newsletter Editor will be recorded in the VIRPCA Board Manual and revised from time to time as necessary by the Board.
Role of Website and Social Media Director 6.19 The Website and Social Media Director is responsible for the design and updating of the Society’s website and its social media presence. 6.20 The scope of the Website and Social Media Director’s responsibilities is described the PCA Regional Procedure Manual. Specific responsibilities of the Website and Social Media Director will be recorded in the VIRPCA Board Manual and revised from time to time as necessary by the Board. Past President 6.21 The immediate Past President, who continues to be an active member in good standing of the Society, may serve in an advisory capacity as a member of the Board but without vote. The immediate Past President is the person who most recently completed a term of office as president of the Society. 6.22 The specific responsibilities of the VIRPCA Past President will recorded in the VIRPCA Board Manual and revised from time to time as necessary by the Board. PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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Part 7 – Remuneration of Directors and Signing Authority Remuneration of directors 7.1 The Bylaws do not permit the Society to remunerate Director for being a Director, but the Society may, subject to the Act, pay remuneration to a Director for services provided by the Director to the Society in another capacity. Signing authority 7.2 A contract or other record to be signed by the Society must be signed on behalf of the Society (a) by the president, together with one other Director, (b) if the president is unable to provide a signature, by the vice-president together with one other Director, (c) if the president and vice-president are both unable to provide signatures, by any 2 other Directors, or (d) in any case, by one or more individuals authorized by the Board to sign the record on behalf of the Society. Approved by the members at the November 19, 2017 Annual General Meeting John McGurran, President 19 November, 2017 End of Constitution and Bylaws
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FISCAL YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2018 Balance at End of Previous Year
25,150.42
Revenue Received from PCA
9,878.80
Porscher Advertising
8,176.49
Account Interest
180.94 18,236.23
Total Revenue Expenses Black Rock
-4,904.17
Administration
-4,638.87
Club Events
-2,175.39
Miscellaneous
-1,370.25
Autocross
-1,139.01
Charitable Donations
-897.64
Equipment
-382.80
Total Expenses Net Income for Current Year Balance at End of Current Year PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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President’s Annual Report 2018 First, I want to acknowledge the dedication and hard work of your elected Directors and Chairs that has made 2018 another great year to belong to the PCA Vancouver Island Region. Please take a moment to read their annual reports in the November Porscher and speak to them at the AGM. A more fulsome report on 2018 will be published in a future Porscher.
In February I sent you an invitation to complete a Membership Survey. An outstanding 50% responded listing their preferences and priorities. From January through October we engaged more than 900 VIR members and guests in PCA events and activities – and that excludes our weekly cars & coffee gatherings.
With respect to charitable giving, at Black Rock our members donated more than $20,000 to Cops for Cancer, $7,000 to the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade. At the October Autocross and Chili Challenge $700 was raised for the Island Kids Cancer Association.
My primary job as president has been communication with members. The PCA manual said that this constitutes about 75% of the president’s job; they are right on that score.
No one has said that my biweekly email updates are too frequent; to the contrary it is rare that I do not get an email response from members with a comment or question. Every month you should receive two emails from me and from Steve Fairbrother a link to our excellent Porscher newsletter. We hope you open them and read them. If you are not getting them, talk to me.
My mission has been and will continue to be the promotion of Porsche driving events and engaging members to take part. In February we held an open meeting for members on competition and driver education. That gave rise to our first TSD (time speed distance rally). We offer autocrosses at Black Rock and with the Fall Chili Challenge. In 2019 we will connect with other clubs to provide more driving options. We had a very successful track day at the VIMC in August and will repeat that in 2019. We offer performance driver education at Black Rock and also through Tyson’s “On Ramp” series. Driving events are fun, safe and personally rewarding. Please join in the fun in 2019 if you have not before.
2019 will be my second and final year as your president. It has been a privilege to work on your behalf. Please do not hesitate to tell me how we can improve the club and member experience.
John McGurran VIR PCA President
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Vice President’s Annual Report 2018 2018 has been a fairly exciting year of events and I look forward to seeing what our members and the Executive can cook up for next year. For my part I helped to organize and run the Valentines day lunch again in February. Which I'm happy to say has a healthy following these days. Also put together a two day Olympic Rally tour that was co-hosted by our neighbors in the Olympic Peninsula Region of Zone 6 Porsche Club of America. We had a great time and look forward to hosting them here in the Vancouver Island Region soon. I tried to repeat our winter movie night at Porsche Center Victoria but unfortunately there was a scheduling conflict. I'm still looking for another venue to host it before the year is out, so stay tuned. Lastly, we launched the Vancouver Island Region PCA online store in the "From The Regions" area of their site. We're still finalizing some of the clothing and logo options before we make our official announcement to all members. I'd like to send out a big thanks to Garth and Imogen for their help getting the store ready! I'd also like to send thanks out all members of the 2018 Executive who worked hard together to make this year’s events spectacular.
James Renfrew VIR PCA Vice President
Treasurer’s Annual Report 2018 I’m happy to say that the club is in a stable and healthy financial position. We started off the year with $25,150.42 in the bank and at our year end on August 31, 2018 we have a bank balance of $27.878.52. Even though some of the events are subsidized by the club, revenue from the Porscher advertising remains strong and our quarterly rebates from PCA are in US Dollars so we get a big advantage due to the exchange rate. Because of our good financial position, we were able to subsidize the AGM to keep the members costs down. The Revenue and Expense report for the fiscal year is attached. More details on specific expense accounts will be available at the AGM.
Social Media Chair’s Annual Report 2018 One of the ways we try to keep members informed of what is happening within the club is to use Facebook. This year we decided to try and get more members involved in participating in Facebook so we switched from a closed Facebook page to a public group page. Although we had a large group of followers on the regular page we looked at what other regions were doing and it was very apparent that almost all had moved to the group page option. The group page allows members to join the group and then they can post their Porsche related information and experiences to the page for the other members to enjoy. So far, the response from member has been good but we hope more members will join and participate in the conversation. Check out the Facebook page at https://m.facebook.com/groups/150348012491522 and click the join button and get started. If you want more information or have any questions, please email me at treasurer@virpca.org.
Tim Evans VIR PCA Treasurer & Social Media Chair PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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Secretary’s Annual Report 2018 It is hard to believe that I have now held the position of Club Secretary for 3 years. It has been interesting to be involved in chronicling the meetings and seeing the Club evolve. Although I regularly attend our monthly meetings, I have only been able to attend two of the Club’s many events this year organized by the other members. Will have to make time for more next year. It has been my pleasure to arrange the Chili Challenge that was part of our annual autocross at Western Speedway this October. I believe the ‘chefs’ involved in preparing the food, outdid themselves this year and we crowned a new champion. Big thanks to all present for raising almost $700 for the Island Kids Cancer Association. This year I decided to move our annual Port Renfrew Drive to mid October. I think most present would have agreed that the fall colours and the sunny weather resulted in a perfect combination of driving pleasure. Can’t wait to see what the next year will bring.
Michael Holan VIR PCA Secretary
Membership Annual Report 2018 Vancouver Island Region has experienced a year of strong growth for membership. The net growth of the club was 45 members, though the actual number of new members this year was 84, consisting of 58 primary members, and 26 co-members. In November 2017, we reached a significant milestone of 500 members, and now sit at 542. A number of initiatives were undertaken over the course of the year to raise awareness of, and interest in the club, to continue to attract new members, and to retain current ones. President John McGurran and I worked with Porsche Centre Victoria (PCV) to craft a letter that PCV will provide to all of their customers, outlining the benefits of PCA membership, and offering a one year membership courtesy of PCV. Vancouver Island Region set up a booth at the GAIN Motor Gathering in August, and provided visitors with membership brochures, information about PCA Juniors, and complementary copies of Panorama magazine. Copies of Panorama magazine were placed with a downtown repair shop and provided to potential new members. In September, the New Member Social was held to welcome members who joined over the past year. Seventy-three members attended, including 26 new members. At this event, a special draw was held to promote the PCA Juniors program. A new VIR lapel pin was created and made available for sale to members. All new members were provided with a VIR name badge, and a decal for their car. Many business cards were handed out to people in Porsches, or who expressed interest in Porsches. It has been an enjoyable first year in the position for me. There was a fair amount to learn, but I had the benefit of guidance from an experienced and knowledgeable board, including past membership directors.
Garth Webber Atkins VIR PCA Membership Director PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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Up Island Director’s Annual Report 2018 I have been the Up Island Director since 2014, on the suggestion of Brad Blaney, Vice President. Thanks very much Brad. Started Comox Valley Cars & Coffee, April 15, 2015 & have attended each month, except October 13, 2018 due to Gary's health situation. I like to encourage primary members, who are usually a male, to add their spouse as family. A number of wives have mentioned to me, that being a family member, receiving a PCA membership card and a VIR name badge, makes them feel more a part of their spouses, love of their Porsches. Organized Porsches Helping Pets, as part of the C.V. C&C, 2016 & 2017, to receive donations of clean / gently used towels & linens, and auctioned off Porsche goodies to raise a monetary donation for the SCPA.
In December 2017, I hosted, at our home, a “Toast to Christmas” as part of the Dec. C.V. Cars & Coffee. We exchanged Secret Santa gifts, which everyone seemed to enjoy. I received a wine related gift, which for those that know me, could not be more appropriate. Thank You, Santa! February 2018, C.V. C&C, included at tour of the Old House Hotel & Spa, lunch at Locals Restaurant, draw prizes for 1 night, for 2 people, a $50. gift certificate for O’Spa, a bottle of wine, and everyone received chocolate hearts. Organized overnight stays May 2017 & 2018 at Tsa Kwa Luten Oceanside Resort, Quadra Island which also included the C.V. C&C, a drive, lunch, wine tasting, and dinner. Members from all over the Island participated. I took part in the 70 Years of Porsche, this June, our team of 3 Porsches, included Paul Atterton, Bev White, and Klaus Kreye, and we won the Scavenger Hunt Rally and each received a gift certificate for 1/2 day at the VIMC. I was one of the many PCA members, who volunteered to drive in the David Foster Foundation Simply Spectacular event in July 30 – Aug. 2, 2018. I was thrilled to drive an Alfa Romeo at the Villa Eyrie and received a “High Five” from David, when I met him at the Resort. I managed to attend about half of our monthly Board Meetings, which are usually held in Victoria or Duncan. Living in Courtenay, can make it a bit of a stretch. I feel very privileged to serve as your Up Island Director for 4 years, thank you all and especially those members who have joined Gary and I on these above adventures. Gary’s health requires my full attention now, but I still hope to be able to enjoy future events, and comrade of VIR PCA members
Wendy Woodley VIR PCA Up Island Director
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Mid-Island Director’s Annual Report 2018 I’ll start with the end of 2017 events. I finished the year off with a drive around Saltspring Island just after Thanksgiving 2017, with the final stop at the farmers’ market and lunch at Auntie Pesto’s. This year started off with planning two events for the club. First was participating on the Black Rock committee - planning the annual event in Ucluelet and the second was arranging for a full day at the VIMC track. Thankfully Dan was there to keep us focused on Black Rock by task-mastering us through monthly meetings to help us stay on track. He gave me the easy stuff - I put together some food for the two BBQ lunches at the airport, one pancake breakfast and the Big Beach BBQ. Thank you to the Ucluelet firefighters for all the hard work and making sure the meals had the manpower to serve the attendees guests over the weekend. After the bulk of Black Rock was done, I turned my attention to organizing 36 cars for the track-day at VIMC on July 19. Trying to organize the drivers was challenging but everybody was very patient with me and very politely let me herd them. All the questions, planning, emails and details ended up with a day that I think the participants enjoyed - from the driving and lunch to having a photographer on-site marking the day with picturesque mementos. I am considering doing this again in the coming year for those who are interested. Thank you to Paul Rossmo and his staff at VIMC for helping the day flow. The following week I took another group of people on a glorious midweek drive and lunch up-island through the backroads from Cobble Hill to Coombs. We passed artists’ studios, roadside farm markets and numerous pubs & coffee shops. A couple of highlights were the cinnamon buns at the Old Town Bakery in Ladysmith and a Paesano lunch at Cuckoo’s@coombs market on the patio. In September, Ann and I participated in PCA’s Treffen Banff and took a couple of days to drive some interesting roads on our way to Banff, met up with a group of island members who also made the rainy/snowy drive out and spent the four days socializing and taking daily guided drives. Early Sunday morning was a planned a route back through the bottom of the province with a couple of other cars along more scenic routes and roads less travelled. We finished off with dinner in Kelowna at Bouchon’s. If you have the opportunity to attend a PCA Treffen I would highly recommend you consider it. Lastly, the Cops for Cancer fundraiser dinner, polished off my year of events for the club in September. Thanks to all of you for your support this past year, trusting me to organize and lead some events, it has been my pleasure. I am looking forward to planning some special days in the coming year. And, thanks to Ann for supporting me, keeping me focussed, being patient with me during all these events, and for editing my reports/run-on-sentences.
Dean Aikenhead VIR PCA Mid-Island Director
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South Island Director’s Annual Report 2018 This past year South Island hosted many activities, starting in January with Christmas trees recycling thanks to Conrad, followed in February by the Valentine lunch organized by James. In March, Tyson organized #1 driver fitness, position basics and drive. Also, in March, we had the third gathering and visit at the VIH Helicopters at the Victoria International Airport. In April, Tyson #2 session Technique, Drive and Autocross preparation, that was followed by Imogen’s Spring Fling Drive also in April.
Mid-June we had the visit of RotorMaxx in Parksville. August saw the first Rally info session, thank you Klaus and his group. September started with Rally school #1. New members’ social organized by Garth, Rally school #2 and the following week the first TSD rally in mid island. October is the month of the Autocross at the Western Speedway organized by Michael, Conrad and Tyson. The Port Renfrew Circle drive organized by Michael. This AGM in November, this year at the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit, organized by Tim and myself. For December, Steve is organizing the visit of the GAIN Classic Restauration Center in Victoria. 2019 will be my last year as South Island director, as the by-laws of the Club allow 4 years back to back. It has been a great experience to work with the Club board and I will be encouraging potential replacement during the coming year. Thank you all.
Didier Moinier VIR PCA South Island Director
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Newsletter Director’s Annual Report 2018 Newsletter/Editor 10 issues published in 2018, average content 40+ pages Issues read online worldwide (via issuu.com) including Japan, Germany, US and France PDF is now attached to our email blast Revenue from advertising is continuing and supporting free or subsidized events, please visit & support our advertisers and definitely mention Porscher I would appreciate more member input especially articles on the tech side of Porsches MotorsportReg.com Administration Created and configured 19 events in 2018 and 3 at the end of 2017 MSR was enormously useful for Black Rock administration (as per Dan Bourlet & Brad Blaney) MSR handles all invoicing and the Dunning process (rejected credit cards) Their fee of less than 5% is worth it 194 club members are registered on MSR so far We only publicise our event links in email or Porscher, to stop non-club members registering. Black Rock Served on the BR Organising Committee, sought advertisers, sponsors and prize donors At BR itself, worked the registration desk, Square payments, other admin areas and event clean-up Produced special issue of Porscher covering all of Black Rock
Steve Fairbrother VIR PCA Newsletter Director
Past President’s Annual Report 2018 Nothing received as of publishing date.
Martin Mansfield VIR PCA Past President
Website Director’s Annual Report 2018 Nothing received as of publishing date.
Dave Nickel VIR PCA Website Director PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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Competition and Driver Education Chair Annual Report 2018 My name is Tyson Johnson and I've been a massive automotive enthusiast for as long as I can remember. For nearly a decade, I've made Porsche my career, working with the Victoria dealership. That role has given me access to Porsche factory drivers and some of North America's greatest racetracks. On the other side of the Atlantic, I've experienced Porsche GT cars at the Leipzig proving grounds, around the Nürburgring and at nearly 300 km/hr down the Autobahn. The motorsports professionals I've received instruction from over the years always practiced and preached solid fundamentals. I felt compelled to pass along what I'd learned, to our club members. For 2018 I prepared a 3 part 'On-Ramp' which paired classroom discussions with onroad and Autocross segments. We covered the basics of body conditioning and the importance of a strong seating position. We then discussed vision, (taken literally and figuratively) physics and car-setup. I spent some time coaching the driving line at the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit during the Porsche Club track-day. More recently, I helped organize the October Autocross and Chili Challenge. If smiling faces were any indication, the attendees in 2018 had an amazing time. Hopefully they learned a thing or two along the way. I'm happy to stay on as Competition and Driver Education Chair moving forward into 2019. We're already planning a re-vamped On-Ramp 2.0 with additional autocross and circuit events.
Tyson Johnson VIR PCA Competition and Driver Education Chair
Rally Chair Annual Report 2018 On Sunday the 4th of February a “competition meeting” was held in Victoria. Various types of motorsport ideas were discussed and my presentation on the possibilities of a Time Speed Distance (TSD) Rally found support. The club decided to proceed with the idea and pretty soon we started the framework for the event and organising the details. Somewhere along the line I was co-opted onto the committee in the position of Rally Chair. One could argue that only one event was organised, but in order for it to happen a significant amount of work and meetings took place behind the scenes. A total of 3 pre-event schools were presented, each with dedicated power-point and course material. Knowing how daunting a first-time entry into such an event can be for participants, the “rally schools” were set up to give everyone a head-start to make the event meaningful and enjoyable right from the start. Judging from the competitor feedback, the event was a resounding success. Judging from the close scoring, the competitors certainly applied themselves. As part of the wrap up of the event a questionnaire is being circulated to obtain more feedback on what worked, what needs improvement and any ideas for 2019. At this stage I am confident what we will have sufficient support to set up another TSD rally next year.
Klaus Kreye VIR PCA Rally Chair PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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The Club has some Black Rock apparel and other goodies for sale
VERY LIMITED STOCK LEFT 2017 T-Shirts: 1 – large, 1 – XL @ $20 each 2018 Ladies Sport Shirts (see below right) Large @ $40 Men’s Sport Shirts (like Ladies, but not waisted) 2XL @ $40 each Tote bags (pic below) @ $15 each
Ladies VIR Logo’d Black Coal Harbour jacket, Large @ $64
Contact Wendy at goodiestore@virpca.org
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FOR SALE Original 1990 911 C4 (Euro Spec) 5 speed manual transmission 90,000 miles Please contact: myriad@telus.net
FOR SALE 1985.5 Porsche 944 Complete with lights etc, Ready for the next TSD Rally Equipped with near new Nitto winters. Motor, drive train etc is all stock. $5,000 Klaus: kukreye@shaw.ca FOR SALE – USED TIRES
If you are buying or selling something Porsche related, members can advertise for free here. Send your classified info to newsletter@virpca.org
2 x Michelin Pilot Super Sport 265/35ZR18/ XL 97Y 2 x Michelin Pilot Super Sport 225/40ZR18/ XL 92Y All have more than 7/32nds tread left and even wear Asking $400 for all 4 tires Paul Atterton, Comox, 778 992 0628 Please use this link to view the tires https://photos.app.goo.gl/ MinAyAqkSnrLTNCt8
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f you have received a discount from anywhere that you believe would be applicable to others in the club, please let me know via email to newsletter@virpca.org and we shall get it added to this list. Where
Discount
Lordco
Up to 30%
Porsche Center Victoria
15%
Parts & labour
RIBA Detailing Perfection, Duncan
25%
PCA members receive 25% off published prices. 4 standard packages or “a la carte”
Next Level Audio
20%
Discounts include a 20% discount on in stock products
GermanParts.ca
10%
PCA members receive 10% off their prices. Use code PCA10 at checkout.
Alley Kat Signs
10%
Discount for 2018 club members
Garage Kings
Good
Call Steve Hall for discount deals
Green’s Automotive
10%
Discount on wheels repairs / finishes
SHC Auto
Good
Call for discounts on wheels, tires, ceramic coating,
Werks Canada
10%
Werks provide us with 10% discount, via the link on the left or use PCAVANCOUVERISLAND18 code
Wingren Nufloors
25%
Discount off all area rugs for club members
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Description Car parts etc. Mention Porsche Club of America (show your PCA membership card).
elow are some Porsche related sites that club members may find useful. If you know of any others please forward them to the Editor. Best forum for 986 owners, run by Pelican Parts 986forum.com/forums/ PCA Boxster register, another great resource for Boxster owners boxsterregister.org/
See the PCA site for other models www.pca.org/special-interest-groups Macan Forum, everything related to Macans www.macanforum.com Here are some USED parts web sites:https://www.partsheaven.com
http://rennlist.com/forums/
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-used-parts-sale-wanted/ http://www.nineapart.com http://malahatautoparts.com/parts-search PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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Ongoing Cars and Coffee Times Up Island
2nd Saturday of the month, 10am—Noon, Crown Isle Plaza, 444 Lerwick Rd, Courtenay Mid Island Sundays 10am, Triple-O / Chevron in Nanoose Bay, Nanaimo BUT 1st Sunday of the month, meet at Serious Coffee, 1209 Island Hwy E, Parksville South Island Sundays 9am, Starbucks, Eagle Creek Village, 29 Helmcken Rd, Victoria
Annual General Meeting and Optional Lunch Nov 4
Arrive 10:30am for tea/coffee, the AGM meeting is at 11am at the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit. You MUST register so we know number of lunches to arrange.
Contact Tim / Didier
http://msreg.com/2018AGM
Tour of Classic Restoration Centre/Coachwerks Nov 29
5:30—7pm, attendance is limited to 50 people, must register via http://msreg.com/2018coachwerks
Steve
Board Meeting Dec 2
The meeting will be held at the Ramada Hotel, 140 Trans Canada Hwy, Duncan, V9L 3P7. Meeting starts at 12:00 sharp. Arrive early if you want to eat before the meeting starts.
Michael
More events will be published once the new Executive has met
Get your new 2018 lapel pin badge from Garth WebberAtkins for just $5 at upcoming VIR events (e.g. AGM, Coachwerks etc)
Check our website for latest event details www.virpca.org/virevents PORSCHER — NOVEMBER 2018
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