Voice of the Vancouver Island Region - Porsche Club of America
Volume 22 Issue 11, December 2019
THIS MONTH’S CONTENTS ADVERTISER INDEX
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VIR EXECUTIVE
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EXECUTIVE COMMENT
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GERMAN AUTO FACTORIES
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PORSCHE HOLIDAY IDEAS
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PORSCHES ON TV
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PORSCHE QUIZ
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MEMBER PROFILE—BRYCE HOLTZ
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CARS & COFFEE
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DAN BOURLET BIOGRAPHY
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DISCOUNTS & USEFUL WEB SITES
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AROUND THE BEND
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GOODIE STORE
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2019 Cover Photos/Artwork by Dean/Ann Aikenhead, Malcolm Fletcher, Wyman Lee and Steve Fairbrother
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Porscher Advertiser Index 000 Magazine
Porsche Centre Victoria
MAC Renovations
Villamar
Jason Good Custom Cabinets
Stellar Finish Auto Detailing
Harbour House Hotel
Original Restorations
Please show your support for these companies by giving them the opportunity to serve you. Also mention that you saw their advert in Porscher so they know their money is well spent. The display of adverts does not constitute an endorsement of the company by VIR or PCA CONTACT : Members are invited and encouraged to submit articles and photos that would be of interest to the Club. Photos in JPG or PNG formats. Please send submissions via email to the Newsletter Editor at: Newsletter@virpca.org NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: The deadline for the next issue is the 23rd of the month. CREDITS :- Wyman Lee, Dan Bourlet, Gary Glover, Bryce Holtz & Diane Martel, and Steve Fairbrother. If we have omitted anyone, our apologies, please advise us and we shall credit you next month.
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Porscher is the official publication of the Vancouver Island Region of the Porsche Club of America and is published approximately monthly. EDITORIAL: Statements appearing in PORSCHER are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Porsche Club of America, the Vancouver Island Region, its Executives or the Editor. All articles and photographs are copyright the author or contributor (unless otherwise noted). Permission for reprints or reproduction of the contents must be granted by the Editor and the author or contributor. Copyright Š 2019 by Porsche Club of America, Vancouver Island Region. All rights reserved. Page 4
President Tim Evans president@virpca.org
Vice President Garth Webber Atkins vicepresident@virpca.org
Secretary Ross Mosher secretary@virpca.org
Treasurer Trevor Ross treasurer@virpca.org
Director—North Island Wendy Woodley northisland@virpca.org
Director—Mid Island Dan Bourlet midisland@virpca.org
Director—South Island Imogen Burr southisland@virpca.org
Newsletter Editor Steve Fairbrother newsletter@virpca.org
Webmaster Chair Dave Nickel webmaster@virpca.org
Competition Chair Dean Aikenhead competition@virpca.org
Rally Chair Klaus Kreye rally@virpca.org
Membership Chair Vacant membership@virpca.org
Past President John McGurran pastpresident@virpca.org
You?
VIR Board meetings are normally held on the 2nd week of every month, refer to “Around The Bend” for dates and places. Meeting minutes are available upon request from the VIR Secretary PORSCHER — DECEMBER 2019
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t’s been fantastic to receive such a positive response to the announcement that a full Black Rock event was coming back for 2020. Registration opens on February 8th for the event, which will be held May 14-17th 2020. Since a lot of people are excited to be able to attend this great weekend in Ucluelet/Tofino, I recommend you register early as registration is limited to 145 participants and has been sold out in the past. A block of rooms has been reserved under the club’s name at the Black Rock Resort for accommodation.
change ideas and discuss potential synergies. A big part of the weekend is a dinner on the Saturday evening, which will be open to all our members and guests to attend. More details on both of these events will be provided as they are confirmed in the coming months. It is hard to believe that the holiday season is fast-approaching and another year is coming to an end. If you are looking for gift suggestions or making suggestions to Santa, you may want to have a look at what Club apparel is available in the PCA online store (tinyurl.com/vir-webstore). There is a very large selection available and something for everyone.
I am also happy to announce that for the first time since the Vancouver Island Region was established in 1996, we will be hosting the annual Zone 6 Presidents’ Meeting in Victoria in 2020. Zone 6 has 10 regions covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia. I look forward to welcoming my felTim Evans low region Presidents over March 6-8 and having the opportunity to meet with them, President hear what is happening in their area, ex-
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t the moment, I am assisting Dan Bourlet getting Black Rock’s MSR pages created to enable registration to be ready on time in February. We are also requesting funds, goods and services from Island companies and previous supporters that we can auction to raise money for the two charities of Cops-for-Cancer and the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade.
If you have any say in a local company that you think can help us with various items for auction or donate funds so we can buy things used during the 4 days, then please contact anyone on the Executive with that information ASAP so we can plan to use that donation efficiently. Everything donated assists us give more to the charities. By the way, we are still waiting for some members to step up and help out running the Club please. We need a Membership Chair and a couple of people to moderate our Facebook Group. Please contact anyone on the Executive to discuss.
Steve Fairbrother Editor PORSCHER — DECEMBER 2019
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Membership News November 2019 Region Summary at end of October 2019
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ancouver Island Region has 575 members. We have 354 primary members and 221 affiliate or family members. PCA has 86,496 primary members, 47,387 affiliate members and 17 life members for a total of 133,900 members.
New Members in October: 0 An unusual situation in my experience. This is the first time in my two-year tenure as Membership Chair that there were no new members over the course of a month. Renewals:
23
Non-renewals:
6
Transfer out:
1 to Wild Rose
Anniversaries in November – Congratulations! 30 Years
Bryce Holtz, Dianne Martel (see their profile in this issue)
15 Years
Lorne Andras, Barb Butler
5 Years
Ron Dempsey
One Year
Brad Chapman, Patrick Meadows, Tom Weinreich, Shauna Weinreich, Stuart Macleod
Garth Webber Atkins Vice President
The Club needs a Membership Chair, please contact Garth to obtain more information
Get your VIR Porsche Club lapel pin badge from the Membership Chairperson for $5 at upcoming VIR events
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PCA Test Drive Do you know someone with Porsche ownership intentions or aspirations? Tell them about the PCA Test Drive program. For US $40 they get 6 months access to PANORAMA and defined access to browse the online PCA Mart to find their Porsche. Contact membership@virpca.org for details PORSCHER — DECEMBER 2019
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Here is an account of a recent tour by some VIR Club members around Germany and their visits to some car factories there. Thanks to Henry and Dan for their submission. Henry Choy’s intro:We all have dreamed of taking in one of those Porsche driving adventures/tours advertised in Panorama but the costs seem very pricey. However, at a very reasonable price, a group of Porsche Club members did just that – embarked on a fantastic car themed journey to Europe to visit car factories/museums this past September. I asked my wife Betty to look for some sort of European car factory tour where a bunch of us Porsche club guys and wives can have a great get away. When finalized, a group of 12; 10 from the VIR Porsche Club - Tim Evans and Marilyn Sing, James and Margaret Bartlett, Brad Blaney, Dan Bourlet, Solomon and Jan Tang, and us (Henry and Betty Choy) took part on this trip. It was a private escorted tour, tailored to what our group had wanted to do and see. It started in Munich for a six day car factory and museum tour (BMW, Mercedes, Audi and Porsche), the Frankfurt auto show, followed by a six day tour to cities in neighboring countries – Salzburg, Vienna, Budapest and Prague. Throughout the entire tour, we enjoyed superb accommodation and meals, plus free beer and snacks on the 20 passenger luxury coach, with plenty of room to spread out on the bus.
Dan’s Bourlet’s article and photos:As a young boy growing up I only dreamed about the coveted Porsche 930 Turbo in Guards Red as in the poster hanging over my bed. When I was invited to join a party of VIR PCA members to go to Germany and visit a number of auto-maker’s museums and manufacturing plants, I was very interested (a bucket-list item). Betty and Henry Choy arranged a great balance of Auto plant visits and European city tours. It took no time to figure out everyone on our tour had a passion for German vehicles, especially my roommate Brad Blaney. Ask Brad about his new book coming out on touring Europe with friends. Due to my background that involves many years of Engineering Controls and Automation, I was fascinated in the Manufacturing assembly plants automation, robotics, control systems, operator interfaces, electrical systems and the cars.
BMW Our first manufacturer visit was BMW Munich and as a previous owner of a BMW, I was familiar with many of their products. BMW’s museum and iconic three tower office are architectural achievements. The manufacturing plant is older and has been upgraded several times to meet changing technology. Unfortunately, you are not permitted to take any pictures of the manufacturing areas. The particular facility that we visited was middle of the road as far as robotics use. BMW has one of the most modern European deliveries and staging areas of all the German competitors. You get to review your new automobile on a revolving platter, presented to you by a BMW technical consultant to explain all your new bells and whistles. PORSCHER — DECEMBER 2019
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The BMW main entrance has a forum display area of current and future models of BMW, Rolls Royce, Mini, BMW Motorcycles, BMW M Performance series and of course a gift shop. The museum is only a short distance across an elevated walkway over the 4 lane road, and contains a full life history of the Bavarian Motor Works, a very impressive display of their cars, engines and motorcycles throughout the years. The museum also incorporates a good display of concept cars that show the future for BMW. BMW is a must see for any auto buff, with so much history and technology that helped advance the automotive industry in the past and into the future.
Mercedes-Benz The next manufacturer’s museum visit was Mercedes-Benz. It is located in Stuttgart and the manufacturing plant is located 30 minutes away in Sindelfingen. The manufacturing facility was certainly the biggest we visited, almost a small town with it’s own hospital, fire department, 7 or 8 restaurants, train loading site, and city buses have numerous stops to pickup employees from the multiple assembly buildings.
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Mercedes-Benz Museum is a beautiful circular designed building with nine levels; you start the tour by taking an elevator 34 meters up to the top of the building and walking your way down the circular ramp to the next level below. The theme of the museum is based on time (130 years), and the impact or contributions of Mercedes-Benz on design and development throughout automotive history. The top level starts in 1886 when the Mercedes-Benz legend started with the invention by Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz – the automobile.
“Benz and Daimler pursued different intentions in their engineering and design work. Apart from manufacturing stationary engines, Benz concentrated on the development and production of automobiles. Daimler, by contrast used his engines for a highly diversified range of vehicles. His goal was to motorize travel, “on land, on water and in the air”.” The museum contains displays of Daimler’s engineering design, motorized two-wheeler, carriages, boats, rail vehicles, airships, fire-fighting pumps and locomotives. Daimler produced the first truck, Benz the first bus.
The Mercedes-Benz museum was very interesting, as you could see the development of the automobile based on world events.
Audi Our third visit was in Ingolstadt to the Audi Forum and Museum and Audi Factory tour. This particular manufacturing facility was one of the newest and the most automated with a very large portion of the work being performed by robots. Even the assembly line had a higher percentage of automation and robotic control. Robotic functions are usually more routine tasks such as spot-welding in the same exact spot every time or spray painting the PORSCHER — DECEMBER 2019
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same exact amount of paint every pass. This helps to add a high degree of quality control. Audi was similar to the other manufacturers where they assemble various models of Audis all on the same assembly line. Audi Forum and Museum was smaller than the other manufacturers we visited, but the Audi factory tour was excellent.
Porsche Our fourth tour was the Porsche facility in Stuttgart. The new Porsche Museum is directly across the street from the manufacturing facility. The museum is another architectural marvel, complete with a variety of Porsche legendary racing history models, production models, prototypes, tractors and future models. Equipped with its own service department, they are able to restore many classic Porsches or racing classics to vintage condition or back to their former glory days. Our group had a guided tour as well as free time in the museum and a guided two hour factory tour. During our factory tour we could see the new facility for the PORSCHER — DECEMBER 2019
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Taycan manufacturing, not yet available for public tours. It was interesting to see how Porsche has utilized a small land area to maximize their production. As Porsche owners, we quickly appreciated the quality, thoroughness and attention to detail each employee gave to their assembly functions. Quality assurance is certainly given to each vehicle in every stage of production. Next on our adventure was the Frankfurt Auto Show, an overwhelming exhibition. The remainder of our travels were city tours to Salzburg, Vienna, Budapest and Prague. In all, it was truly an amazing adventure and definitely a bucket list item with a great group of people.
Dan Bourlet
Mid-Island Director
More pictures >>> PORSCHER — DECEMBER 2019
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The Trip
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Here are a few Porsche related holiday gift ideas available from porscheaccessories.ca or via Ricky at Porsche Centre Victoria (call for stock). The Playmobil is not via PCV.
Martini Racing Baseball Cap $49
Heritage collection Mug $33
Racing Porcelain Mug $31
Playmobil Mission-E concept www.playmobil.ca $75
Martini Racing, women’s polo shirt $129
New 911 4S Cabriolet 1:43 metal, $112
Motorsport bag $246
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As those who joined our Facebook group may have seen, I have been searching around Amazon Prime Video for Porsche related programs and found these (in no particular order), which may be of interest to our members. 1. Porsche Special with 10 x 25-minute episodes in season 1, made in 2012 covering many aspects of Porsches, such as:- 50 years of 911, the 550 Spyder, Porsche Racing, Motorsport, Le Mans and more. 2. The Porsche 911 Story, 2 episodes of 40 minutes, made in 2018. 3. Supercars, a 3 season program, made from 2012-2014, with Porsches in every season. 4. Car History, seasons 1 and 2 (2015-2016) includes Porsche Motorsport, Racing and Porsche at Le Mans 5. 4x4, season 4 (2016) includes a Porsche 911 Turbo (huh?) 6. Car people, season 1 (2012) includes the UAE Porsche Club and in the Middle East 7. Classic Cars, season 1 (2011) includes the Panamera, 918 Spyder, 911 and 911 GT3. 8. Secret Lives of the Super Rich, the season 3 (2016) episode 15 includes Porsche Outlaws. 9. Custom Cars, the 2019 season 1 episode 5, covers 3 Porsches transformed into offroaders. There were many more shown in my search results, so whether you have Amazon Prime Video or Netflix or YouTube, have a search and see what you can dig up. If you find a good one, please post details to our Facebook Group or email me.
Steve Fairbrother Editor
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Here is the fourth set of Porsche questions from John Clark. The answers to these are on page 37 of this issue. 1.
Most of us are aware of the 914 and 916 Porsches, however, Porsche built more than one 914/8. Why was the first 914/6 built?
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Modern cars are exposed to numerous types of crash testing. What Porsche model was the first to be crash tested? Bonus: What year did that happen?
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Janis Joplin drove a 356 cabriolet with a psychedelic paint job designed and painted by one of her touring staff. It might be politely referred to as a “hippie” car. Porsche AG wasn’t to be left out of those groovy days. They had their own “hippie” car. What was that car?
Many thanks again to John Clark for the quiz questions and the picture below of Bob Akin’s fabulous Kramer K3 bodied Porsche 935 at Rennsport 2018.
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This year I celebrated 30 years as a member of the Diane Martel & Bryce Holtz Porsche Club of America. However my story extends far beyond these 30 years. In 1963 I bought my first set of “wheels” It was a blue ’57 VW Beetle which led to one of my first jobs as a teenager at a garage in Ottawa, Mark Motors. There they repaired all sorts of European cars, Mercedes Benz, VW, DKW, Audi, and Jaguar and of course Porsche. Years later Mark Motors became the Porsche dealership for the city of Ottawa as a result of the separation of the Porsche franchise from the dealerships that also sold VWs and Audis. It was in my newest role as a car salesman in 1973 at Landsdowne VW Porsche Audi in Ottawa that I was very fortunate to have been given a 1.7 L red 914 as my first “demo”. What a nice car! During my time there I was one day asked to drive a 1976 Porsche 911 Turbo, the first one in Canada, to a display of cars being held at a west end shopping centre. It was a very nerve racking experience for this “rookie” salesman, but it must have suited me well as in 1977 I was awarded the title of #1 VW Porsche Audi salesman in Canada.
Bryce’s 1984 Porsche 944
Fast forward many years and another career later to my move to Victoria. One day I received a call from a Porsche dealer friend. He said I needed to come down to the Porsche Victoria dealership and see a 1984 944 Porsche. Smart guy! As things would have it I drove it home, a proud owner of my new car! Thru one of my visits to the dealership, I met a great couple, Brian and Sue Guenther. They told me they were going to an upcoming PCA event at Whistler. They suggested I should come and I was interested. In order to attend I learned that I had to join the PCA and the rest is the beginning of my 30 year journey with PCA. So it was very fitting that this year 2019, on my 30th anniversary as a member, another PCA event was being held at Whistler. It was great to once again connect with my long time acquaintances Bruce Young, event Chairperson and Joel Parker the president of the Canada West region and many other great people that I have met along the way. PORSCHER — DECEMBER 2019
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The 944 in track trim
Many of these acquaintances go back a long way, from a time when Porsche owners from Vancouver Island joined up with a group from Canada West and travelled to track day sessions at Seattle International Raceway and the Portland International Raceway.. The 944 I purchased in 1984 got introduced to “track “speed and a lot of fun and comradery was always had by all. It was such a privilege to have been on the track with professional drivers like Kiki Wolfkill and Squire as instructors, not to mention the high level of organization between the Victoria Motorsport autocross series and the PCA members from Vancouver Island. My 944 served me very well during this period and I enjoyed a lot of good times over the years including being a concours winner at both the Monterey and San Diego Porsche parades. It was “bullet” proof and by the time I came to terms with the idea of selling it, it certainly didn’t owe me a nickel! I sold it to the nicest young guy, a Porsche enthusiast in the making, and felt good that he was about to be the proud new owner so many years later. The 944 was an excellent car to learn the dynamics of driving on a track whether the goal was to build speed or autocross skills or both. Overtime these track day sessions, autocross series, local concours and events led to the formation of a chapter called “Vancouver Island Region”. As a group we initiated our own yearly event, the first of which was the Pacific Rim Run, Victoria to Tofino. The drive to Tofino proved to be a rally of sorts, navigating the many corners enroute. It was a great time! Eventually other venues hosted the annual Vancouver Island Region event such as Painters Lodge and Crown Isle in Comox and most recently at Black Rock in Ucluelet. The increase in attendance from year to year was notable as the membership consistently grew. Black Rock was very popular as it was unique in that it had an evening outdoor barbeque which included fireworks. Another perk was its proximity to the Tofino airstrip which was made available to the club to facilitate a high speed autocross course that attracted many highly regarded expert instructors. Needless to say this was very popular and very well attended part of the event. My next Porsche certainly proved to be a learning curve for me, even after all these years doing track and autocross events, as it was a mid- engine 2006 “Speed Yellow” Cayman. My first track run with it was at the Tofino airfield track and to my surprise and delight it handled like a Swiss watch. I could drive it hard around cones and into corners and never worry about it “steeping out”. The tarmac at the Tofino airstrip however, after several years, was becoming an issue for PORSCHER — DECEMBER 2019
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using it as an autocross venue. The airfield had been established in WW2 to support the war effort and the surface was deteriorating and the sticky racing tires were chewing it up pretty good. The front of my Cayman and that of many of the other cars would attest to that. This Cayman was sold not too much later. Never to be left Porscheless my next purchase was a 911 with a GT3 look-a-like kit, also “Speed Yellow”. The sale was facilitated by an old friend, an executive from the Canada West days, Joel Parker. The car had been featured on the cover of the “Porscher” magazine (2016), a shot taken at the beautiful newly opened track in Cowichan Valley, owned and operated by the GAIN group. Although I liked the 911, I had been considering and talking among my friends about buying another Cayman. At coffee one day a friend asked me how much a new Cayman would cost. Not really knowing, I went home and got on the computer and thru the Porsche site I was able to virtually build a custom 2017 Cayman. I noted that on the site there was the option for “overseas delivery”. I was pleasantly surprised at the reasonable cost, so with my interest peaked I called Porsche Centre Victoria and they gave me the rundown on how the process to place such an order worked. I learned that the overseas delivery option included 16 days of licensing to drive in Europe and insurance as well as being put up in a top rated hotel your first night and driver service from the hotel to the factory the next day for the “delivery”, I was sold!! I drove down to the Victoria dealership from Qualicum Beach and was very professionally and well looked after by Matt, Jason and Tyson, who was able to get me production and delivery dates for the spring of 2017. So off we went to Germany! My new Cayman was built in Stuttgart the very same week as the one millionth vehicle off the production line, a commemorative green 911 that was bequeathed to Dr. Wolfgang PORSCHER — DECEMBER 2019
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Porsche. Due to Porsche factory renovations in Stuttgart my new Cayman was to be delivered to me via their new presentation centre, at their newest and most modern factory to date, in Leipzig. The property was incredible. Our driver, who picked us up at the hotel drove us up to the doors of the beautiful presentation centre where we were very pleasantly greeted. Several other Porsche owners were gathered as well, awaiting their deliveries. The reception area featured a very comfortable seating area complete with appetizers and beverages. Each party was then introduced to their personal associate. We were escorted to another part of the presentation where the reveal of our new Porsche took place in its own private bay. After the excitement of the reveal, the car’s features were completely reviewed in detail followed by the completion of all necessary documentation. Next, the associate took me down to the new state of the art performance track. Awaiting there was an identical model of my factory order. I took the driver’s seat and proceeded onto the track. The associate is also a professional driver and really coached me through maneuvers to help me understand and feel the capabilities of the car. It was just another amazing part of an absolutely amazing day. And there’s more……! After the track experience, Dianne was invited down to the track level where we both embarked into a Porsche Macan where our associate proceeded to take us on an off-road expedition on the property’s off-road track circuit. Quite the ride and a lot of fun.
Next, all parties convened back in the foyer of the presentation centre where we were escorted to a beautiful chef prepared lunch in a well-appointed dining room. The meal was superb! After lunch we had the privilege to go through the in-house Porsche museum where we saw many historical models and learned many interesting facts about the Porsche story. Then it was time for a tour of the factory where the cars were assembled. The whole production / assembly line process and the logistics of the parts inventory management, were incredulous. It PORSCHER — DECEMBER 2019
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was a very interesting worthwhile tour. After a very full and memorable day we were handed the keys to our new “ride” and drove away grinning ear-to-ear, very thankful to have had our GPS programmed for Europe. More memories were to be made as we then had the opportunity to visit some very dear and long-time friends who live in Unterlangenegg Switzerland, close to Thun. We visited many towns and cities throughout our tour of Switzerland and Germany and had nothing but wonderful experiences at each turn. On our last day, we dropped the Cayman off at a designated overseas delivery broker in Stuttgart and once all the documentation was complete we took the train to the airport for our trip home. Eight weeks later we drove our new Cayman home from Victoria to Qualicum Beach, not a mark on it. For anyone who is considering buying a brand new Porsche this delivery program is absolutely fabulous. I highly recommend it! Ironically, as I was proof reading and editing my draft for this story, my commemorative certificate and citation as a 30 year member of the PCA arrived in the mail. However, my love of Porsches has truly been 60 years long from my first introduction at my first job so long ago. Porsche has developed into the most advanced sports car on the track and the leader in electric vehicles on the road and track. The Porsche family must be congratulated for their innovation and advances and the significant contribution and role they played in the history of automobile development in the world. To the PCA, and in particular the Vancouver Island Region of the PCA, congratulations on promoting and perpetuating conPORSCHER — DECEMBER 2019
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tinued interest in and the story of, the great Porsche!!
Bryce Holtz PCA & Vancouver Island Region Member 1989-2019
Many thanks and congratulations to Bryce and Diane—Editor
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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 North Island!
North Island 2nd Sat. of month, 10am—Noon, Crown Isle Plaza (next to Starbucks), 444 Lerwick Road, Courtenay Mid Island TBA (Note that the NoXcuses Café is now closed) South Island Sundays 9am, Starbucks, Eagle Creek Village, 29 Helmcken Rd, Victoria (pictures by Wyman Lee)
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As Dan joined the Board mid term in 2019, here is his bio. Dan Bourlet—Mid-Island Director I have been a PCA member since 2008 when I bought my first Porsche. As a young boy growing up I only dreamed about the coveted Porsche 930 Turbo in Guards Red as in the poster hanging over my bed. I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and after High School, I bought my first car, a VW Beetle. I worked for a year before graduating from Electrical Technology and after graduation I moved to Calgary to start a career in computer based control systems. After a 36 year career I retired and with my wife Tracy, we moved to Vancouver Island. We are enjoying our retirement, meeting so many interesting people from all walks of life. PCA has given me the opportunity to meet many very friendly people with our common interest. In 2008 I had the opportunity to drive a Cassis Red 930 Turbo, and after a few drives I regrettably decided not to purchase. Then moved onto buying a new 2008 RS-60 Spyder Boxster S (limited edition). After that in 2009 I bought a 1986 Carrera 3.2 Guards Red whale tail and sunroof, a beautiful air-cooled car. I sold the 3.2 in 2012 and replaced it with a 2004 911 Turbo Cabriolet. As an enthusiast, I have great respect and appreciation for how each car is so different and handles in its own distinctive way. Vancouver Island Region PCA is unique, with a very large geographic area and with very interesting, loyal members. We have common interests in the ability of each Porsche, with the members enjoying a variety of activities, drives and events. We live in such a beautiful area and are so fortunate to be able to enjoy a longer driving season than other chapters. I am proud to be a VIR member.
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f you have received a discount from anywhere that you believe would be applicable to others in the Club, please advise us via email to newsletter@virpca.org and I’ll add to this list. Note: The discount details may change after publishing, if Porscher is not advised.
Please mention that you saw their advert in PORSCHER if you visit/talk to these sponsors
Where
Discount
Lordco
Up to 30%
Mention Porsche Club of America (show PCA card)
Porsche Center Victoria
Up to 15%
15% for in-house work, 10% over the counter parts
Werks Canada
10%
10% discount via PCAVANCOUVERISLAND19 code
Wingren Nufloors
50%
Discount off all area rugs for VIR Club members
Blast-It!
10%
10% discount, show your current PCA card
Stellar Finish Auto Detailing
B
15% / $100
Description
15% off all detailing services, $100 off all ceramic coatings. Please show your current PCA 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 General car auction site https://bringatrailer.com Below are some USED parts web sites:https://www.partsheaven.com
http://rennlist.com/forums
http://www.nineapart.com
http://malahatautoparts.com/parts-search
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North Island Mid Island South Island
Ongoing Cars & Coffee Times
2 Sat. of month, 10am—Noon, Crown Isle Plaza (next to Starbucks), 444 Lerwick Road, Courtenay. TBA (Note that the NoXcuses Café is now closed) Sundays 9am, Starbucks, Eagle Creek Village, 29 Helmcken Rd, Victoria nd
Executive Meeting
Dec 12
The Executive meeting will start at 6pm at Lee & Sharpe Accounting, Chatterton Way, Victoria. Please advise our Secretary (Ross Mosher) if you are attending, so we have an idea on numbers.
Staff Appreciation Lunch for Porsche Victoria
Dec 6
February
Mar 6-7
The Club will be hosting a Staff Appreciation Lunch for all the Porsche Centre Victoria employees as a gesture of gratitude for their support of the Club.
VIRPCA 24th Anniversary
2020 is the Club’s 24th anniversary, so watch here for details as to how we shall be celebrating!
Zone 6 Presidents’ Meeting
VIR will be hosting all the Zone 6 Presidents. There will be a dinner that Club members can attend.
Black Rock Charity Event
May 14-17
The 4 day Black Rock charity event will take place at Black Rock Oceanfront Resort, Ucluelet. The MSR page with details and registration is being created currently
Contact Ross
Contact Imogen & Ross
Contact TBD
Contact Tim
Contact Dan
CHECK WWW.VIRPCA.ORG/VIREVENTS FOR LATEST EVENT DETAILS
WANTED Boxster or Boxster S 1999 to 2015 Contact John McGurran 250-812-7009 or jjmcg@telus.net PORSCHER — DECEMBER 2019
If you are buying or selling something Porsche related, members can advertise for free here. Send your classified info to newsletter@virpca.org Page 36
It is our Black (Rock) Friday Sale! Reduced Prices 1 VIR Jacket, black, ladies, Large
List $60
Sale $55
1 VIR T-shirt, white, men’s, Medium
$25
$15
1 VIR cap, black
$20
$15
1 Black-Rock men’s XL sport-shirt, black
$40
$20
1 BR ladies’ XL sport-shirt (as below, but waisted)
$40
$20
1 Black Rock men’s SM sport-shirt (as below)
$40
$20
2 Black Rock, unisex XL T-Shirts (as below)
$25
$15
1 Black Rock men’s XL T-shirt, Grey, yellow logo
$25
$15
1 Black Rock Logo’d Tote Bag
$19
$10
Contact Wendy at northisland@virpca.org for further details
Quiz Answers
1. Gift for Ferry Porsche on his 60th birthday in 1969. 2. In 1965 a 904 Carrera GTS was crash tested by being dropped from a crane. 3. Porsche entered 917s for the 1970 Le Mans race. One was initially painted purple but the team from Porsche Style worked quick magic with cans of spray paint and a swirling purple and green work of art started the race.
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