EXECUTIVE COMMENT

from Porscher 2020 10

by Vancouver Island Region - Porsche Club of America

PEDRO S GARAGE AGM INFO PACKAGE

September was another busy month, with two drives and a TSD rally completed. We have one more drive planned for Sunday, October 4 th for new members and it filled up very fast with eighteen new members registered. As with all our previous events, the demand exceeded our capacity due to COVID-19 health restrictions. Thanks again to all the organizers and volunteers for their efforts in making all the events a big success. I want to especially thank all the participants, who followed all the COVID -19 protocols to ensure that we could continue to get together, enjoy driving our cars and socialize. Last month, I mentioned our year-end was August 31 st and we have now scheduled our AGM via Zoom at 7pm on Tuesday, October 27 th . Attendance will be by registration only via MotorsportReg.com October 1st onwards and I hope you will join us. With some great door prizes to give away to ‘attendees’, the chances of being a winner are quite high. The full agenda and reports can be found in this issue of the Porscher. The AGM marks the end of the term for the current board, so we must elect a new board for 2021. I surveyed the current board and

all are willing to serve for another year. As part of the AGM process, we are required to ask for other nominations for board positions and if any members have resolutions to amend our bylaws, then these are considered at the AGM. Please submit any nominations or resolutions to me. 2021 marks our 25 th anniversary as a Club and we are planning to offer an even greater number of drives and social events to celebrate this milestone. I’m happy to report that a number of people have stepped up to volunteer and assist in making this happen. Of course, more help is always appreciated and we are happy to add more members and/or their associates to the planning committee. Finally, I want to thank all of the board members and chairs that make up our executive team. Without them, none of what we do would be possible. As they say, “it’s not just the cars, it’s the people”. Please take care and stay safe. Tim Evans President

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f you are planning to attend our AGM this year on October 27th, as Tim says above, it will be a virtual meeting held via Zoom which is available on all platforms including phones and tablets. As Zoom seem to update their software regularly, please ensure your copy of Zoom is current before the meeting to save time trying to update it when you need it! If you have not used Zoom before, you do not need to create an account, here is a short video on YouTube to get started, although there is not much to learn really. The AGM information package is included in this issue. Steve Fairbrother Editor

I Miss My Canadian Friends

One of my "duties" as Zone Rep is to visit each of the ten regions in Zone 6 every year. When I started I asked my predecessor, Tim Hagner, for recommendations and the first thing he said was "Black Rock". We got registered and enjoyed the adventure getting over to the west side of Vancouver Island. We had a great time with our fun-loving Canadians at one of the most picturesque resorts I've seen.

Our next attempt was not successful. We realized just north of Seattle that we had forgotten our passports. There was no way to get them from Boise in time, so we had to cancel our trip to Sun Peaks. The Zone 6 Grand Tour took us all across British Columbia on some of the most beautiful Porsche roads imaginable. We remembered the passports for the Zone Tour and even went back for Whistler Weekend last year, an event that I had been wanting to attend since it started. I'm glad we were able to make it.

This year we had our Region Presidents' meeting in Victoria in March, just before the pandemic started. It's such a beautiful city and the hospitality of the Vancouver Island Region was exceptional. The border was closed shortly after that and has remained closed since. We had signed up for Black Rock and hoped to get in on the Sun Peaks tour, but obviously had to cancel. I think I need my British Columbia fix, but may have to wait until next year unless we receive a pleasant surprise this fall. I made it as far as Blaine, Washington for a small family affair, but that didn't quite do it.

Email communications have their place, but nothing takes the place of socializing in person, especially over food and drink. I just returned from a tour with the Silver Sage Region and others from surrounding regions over to Yellowstone, the Beartooth Highway and Chief Joseph down to Jackson, Wyoming. It's tough, but possible, to keep our social distance and still be social, but I look forward to times when I can be face-to-face with you again. I feel compelled to tell my stories about those "10 packs" of Molson they had in Canada back in the 80s and the bear on the golf course at Sun Peaks whenever I get together with my Canadian friends.

Stay safe so we can socialize properly soon. Mark Prusynski PCA Zone 6 Representative

Membership Report September 1st 2020

Vancouver Island Region has 568 members. We have 350 primary members and 218 affiliate or family members. PCA has 87,175 primary members, 47,859 affiliate members and 17 life members for a total of 135,051 members. New Members—Welcome! Member Co-Member Thomas Ahn Kerry Dyte Warren Lee Karen Lee Scott Loughton James Shypitka Location / From Vehicle(s) 2020 718 Cayman GT4 1986 Carrera Targa 2008 911 Carrera 2001 Carrera 4 1974 911

Renewals: Lapsed: Transfer in/out: 22 3 0

Anniversaries in September –Congratulations! Five Years: Morten Anderson, Geordie Greenwood, Zachary Brown, Kathryn Coll One Year: Steffen Hagen, Joe Godard, Nolan Bonney, John Davis, Remi Raymond, Jane Logan

Dan Schuetze Membership Chair A reminder from Wendy Woodley:

VIR Primary members please add your spouse, child, sibling, parent or friend as family/ affiliate. 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 part of their spouse’s love of their Porsches. 132 more Spouses or Affiliate members can be added now! We get quarterly subsidies from PCA, so the more members we have, the more $ we get from PCA for events. Just send an email to membership@pca.org. You will receive your PCA membership card in a few weeks. Wendy Woodley Up Island Director

Port Alberni Vintage Locomotive Visit & Drive

Our drive started in Parksville at Serious Coffee with 27 participants and 20 vehicles. After a quick coffee and a driver meeting we broke up into two groups of 10 vehicles to comply with COVID19 restrictions.

A scenic drive through Parksville and Qualicum started our journey to Port Alberni. Our first stop was at the Roundhouse in Port Alberni for group A, with group B continuing on to the Industrial Heritage Centre.

Our guided tour at the Roundhouse was provided by the volunteer Boilermakers.

Their current projects include the restoration on the boiler repair of the No. 7, 1929 Baldwin locomotive.

A CN rail car Caboose, several vintage locomotives and other assorted rail cars being restored were quite interesting to view. On to the next stop, the Industrial Heritage Centre, driving by the old Port Alberni Train Station.

At the Industrial Heritage Centre a guided tour included restored heavy equipment used in the Port Alberni area for logging.

We also saw vintage fire engines and various assorted trucks. And, for something completely different, a 1928 REID oilfield engine for sale.

Both groups met at Boston Pizza for lunch, on the well spaced private outdoor patio.

Then a drive, led by Gary Glover, continued through Port Alberni, around Sproat Lake, returning to Boston Pizza Parking lot. This was the end of another lovely Porsche drive.