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Voice of the Vancouver Island Region - Porsche Club of America

Volume 24 Issue 2, April 2021

In This Issue Member profiles, New 911 GT3, New VIR website, Puzzle, 25 Years Ago, Road Trips, Safety Corner, Rally Rumble, 25 Roads

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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: Paul Rossmo, Dan Bourlet, Tracy Duggan, Klaus Kreye and Steve Cropper. If we have omitted anyone, our apologies, please advise us and we shall credit you next month.

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THIS MONTH’S CONTENTS VIR EXECUTIVE

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EXECUTIVE COMMENT

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NEW VIR WEBSITE

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25 ROADS FOR 25 YEARS

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BLACK ROCK LITE 2021

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NEW 911 GT3

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CARS & COFFEE

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STEVE CROPPER MEMBER PROFILE

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25 YEARS AGO

25

PORSCHER PUZZLER

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TRACY DUGGAN MEMBER PROFILE

30

ROAD TRIPS

32

SAFETY CORNER

34

RALLY RUMBLE

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DISCOUNTS & USEFUL WEB SITES

41

CLUB CLASSIFIEDS

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AROUND THE BEND

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Cover Photo 911 992 GT3 By Porsche.com VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

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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—Up Island Wendy Woodley upisland@virpca.org

Director—Mid Island Dan Bourlet midisland@virpca.org

Director—South Island Imogen Burr southisland@virpca.org

Newsletter Chair Steve Fairbrother newsletter@virpca.org

Webmaster Chair Dave Nickel webmaster@virpca.org

Membership Chair Dan Schuetze membership@virpca.org

Rally Chair Klaus Kreye rally@virpca.org

Competition Chair Vacant competition@virpca.org

Tech (Classics) Chair Paul Rossmo paul.rossmo@prhistorics.com

Past President John McGurran pastpresident@virpca.org

VIR Business 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 VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

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By VIR President Tim

Evans

You can read more about both of those initiatives in pring has finally arrived and we can this issue of the Porscher. look forward to many good driving days ahead! Along with a full sched- We recently released the ule of drives, social events and the 25 first piece of clothing from th Roads for 25 Years challenge, we our 25 anniversary collechave also launched our new website, which tion – the black and silver will be a very useful resource for seeing what anniversary T-shirt, which is happening with the club and learning more we were pleased to see many members purchase. about events.

We will be releasing more 25th anniversary A lot of time and effort has gone into plan- clothing options throughout the year, but ning the 25 Roads for 25 Years challenge and since the items will only be available to order making improvements to the website and I for a limited time, make sure you pay attenwould like to take this opportunity to thank tion to my monthly email or Porscher anall those involved: Trevor and Sonia Ross, nouncements, so you don’t miss out.

Marilyn Sing, Gary Glover, and John Clark for 25 Roads for 25 Years; and, Garth Weber- As the province continues with its acceleratAtkins, Karl Hoener and Dave Nickel for the ed vaccination schedule, l am more confiwebsite – great job everyone! The enthusi- dent we will be able to get together again asm and commitment of these volunteers is soon and get back to ‘normal’. what makes our club successful. Please exUntil then, please take care and stay safe. tend your thanks the next time you see them.

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By Porscher Editor Steve

Fairbrother

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t’s been a busy month or so at the Fairbrother household what with the packing up to move from our house to a condo (but actually not downsizing), then the move itself and unpacking etc. After that, we were waiting the birth of grandson #2 and babysitting grandson #1 while that was going on. Phew! No, I am not going to show any baby pics here!

Anyway, with COVID, there isn’t that much to do—apart from attending some of our 25th anniversary events that will be coming your way soon.

Starting off with ‘25 Roads for 25 Years’ which is explained on another page by organisers Trevor and Sonia Ross. It sounds a really neat experience, especially for folk like Jenny and I who have not done that much travelling on some of the less used roads on the Island.

Look for your 25 Roads ‘passport’ in the mail soon!

There are less than 5 spaces left for our charity fund raising event ‘Black Rock’ as I write this, so assuming we are allowed to gather (in smallish numbers), then register via MotorSportReg.com—see the details page further inside here.

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By PCA Zone 6 Representative Mark

Prusynski

Spring in Zone 6

On March 6 we held the last of four Region Presidents’ Meetings since I have been Zone 6 Rep. The purpose of these Presidents’ Meetings is to get all the presidents in the Zone together during the first quarter of the year to go over what is going on nationally and exchange ideas among each other. I recall worrying before my first meeting that I would face some reluctance from some of the ten presidents. Some Zone Reps had trouble with attendance at their meetings. My concern was unfounded. Our ten region presidents have been willing participants in all of the meetings and often brought other region officers to the meetings. Prior to our virtual meeting on March 6, we tried to rotate the meetings around the ten regions. Our host region would invite its region members to a dinner with the officers from all the regions, the Zone Rep and at least one member of the PCA Executive Council.

This year we missed the social interaction we’ve had in the past, but still had a great exchange of information and ideas. We shared how the regions coped with COVID and discussed plans for the future in the regions, Zone 6 and nationally. Our region officers so enjoyed each other and found the meeting so valuable that we agreed that we should have another meeting later in the year. In the future the next Zone Rep may have the first meeting in person and the second virtually so that we all can stay in touch and be updated on what’s going on in each of our regions and nationally. The second half of this year is looking to be so busy that we might have difficulty finding time for a second meeting.

Spring is here and Porsche events are on the upswing. The big national events such as Treffen and Parade are still going and both Treffen Scottsdale and Parade attendance are at the maximum. The Treffen and Parade staffs are working hard to make sure the events are safe but fun. The second half of the year promises to be full of the region social events that we have been missing during the pandemic. I look forward to a busy 2021.

See you in the Zone.

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By Vice President Garth

Webber Atkins

It’s been a busy couple of months for me, adding content to some of the new areas of the new web site. One of the projects that just kept growing was the Awards page. At first, we were just going to carry over the Enthusiast of the Year award winners from the old site. Then we decided to add the President’s Award, the Rally Championship trophy and the Chili Challenge. Once I started looking for photos among the Exec, they told me about other awards that I had never heard of, but I expect many of you have. The Slalom Cup, the Concours Cup, and the People’s Choice award. These awards are all part of VIR’s history, and we have tried to give you a little bit of each trophy’s story.

We have the names of all the winners, but we are short on pictures. If you have a picture of the presentation of one of the “faceless” awards, or of the winner from around the time of the award, I would very much appreciate it if you would scan or photograph it and send it to me at the email below. I will give it its rightful place on the appropriate page.

Please also contact me if you have or know about an award that is not posted.

This includes awards won by VIR, from PCA or other organizations.

This project really emphasized for me that there is more to know about VIR’s past. If you are a bit of a historian and love digging around in records of the past, please do get in touch.

vicepresident@virpca.org VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

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By Membership Chair Dan

Schuetze

Membership Report March 31st 2021

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ancouver Island Region has 571 members. We have 349 primary members and 222 affiliate or family members.

PCA has 88,899 primary members, 48,328 affiliate members and 17 life members for a total of 137,244 members.

New Members to VIR — Welcome!

Member

Co-Member

Kelly Cassaday Semih Kutlay

Vehicle

Victoria

2018 911 Carrera

Justine Kutlay BC Interior

Jon S. Bulman Fleming Didier Brard Ebby David Brent Evans Chris Passey Paul Ritchie Joshue Vanderkerkhove Bernie Haley Doug Schuetze Renewals: Lapsed: Transfer in/out:

Location / From

36 13 6/3

Irene Brard Allison Evans

Rennsport Mill Bay Canada West Canada West Saanich Peninsula Saanich Peninsula Victoria BC Interior Canada West

2017 Macan 1990 944 S2 2021 Cayman GT4 2008 Cayman S 2002 Boxster S 1988 944 S 2015 911 GT3 1979 911 SC 2002 911 Carrera 1969 911 T

25 years, wahoo!

Membership Anniversaries in February & March – Congratulations!

25 Years: 20 Years: 10 years: 5 years: 1 year:

Laura Ferreira, Stephen Titus, Sheila Ramsay, Bruce Ramsay Wesley Siegrist, Leslie Siegrist Jeremy Hammond, Kimberly Gruninger, Christa Paquin, Paul Atterton Geir Oglend, Jim Penner, Lockie Mckinnon, Johan Booyens, Wendy Booyens Rob Attwell, John Kuch, Franz-Albert Burgund, Mark Sheldon, Mike De Palma, Tim Hurt, Phyllis Johnson

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By Vice President Garth

Webber Atkins

The new Vancouver Island Region website is up and running, ready for you to explore!

Take pole position on your Porsche mouse pad and get ready for a thrilling drive! Tour through “About Us” and “Events”. Relive those great memories in the “Scrapbook”, see what’s new under “Newsletter” and make a shopping pit-stop in “Merchandise”.

Then, register for entrance to the “Member Area” and check out the Model Registry. Members who choose to enter a profile and information about their Porsche will have their name, model and picture of their car posted so that you and other members, can see who has what kind of car. It may even help to put faces to names, for those ok with adding their picture. This area is only accessible to VIRmembers who register with the site and only VIR VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

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members will be able to post. We hope this acts as a virtual clubhouse and enables con-

nections among members.

Before you leave, be sure to check out the members-only “25 Roads” page under Events, for information about our special anniversary event “25 roads for 25 years”.

To register with the site, click on “Member Log-in”. Click again on “Register here”. Then fill in the basic information form. If approved, you will receive an email telling you that you now have full access. If you have any trouble, please contact Karl@ComTech.ws.

Many thanks go to Karl Hoener (right), who led this substantial pro-

ject. He guided the Executive team through development of the content framework and the design of the look and feel of the site. He then applied his considerable technological talent and a LOT of volunteer time, to making it better than the Executive ever imagined.

Karl is keen on data-driven web applications, which his company, ComTech specializes in. The new website is an example of the use of that technology and ComTech now also hosts our website.

Most of the Executive pitched in by adding content – writing copy, uploading events and articles, supplying photos, sharing historical knowledge and searching spare rooms and basements for awards and trophies from years past.

We hope you like the new site! Find it at the usual address: virpca.org. Please feel free to let Tim or Karl know what you think.

VIR Executive Team

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By Trevor

& Sonia Ross

Welcome to the 25 Roads for 25 Years Challenge!

It’s our 25th anniversary and what better way to celebrate than to get behind the wheels of our Porsches and tour beautiful Vancouver Island.

On behalf of the Club’s 25th Anniversary Committee, I’m excited to kick off a challenge to our members. We’ve come up with 25 roads that cover the Island from north to south and east to west. This is meant to be a fun, self-directed competition for members to drive the Island while complying with COVID-19 health restrictions.

The main challenge is to drive as many of the roads as possible between April 1 and September 30, 2021. Information on all the drives, including links to Google Maps, will be available under Events on the VIRPCA website. You will also be receiving a Driving Log in the mail to help keep track of your progress. Some routes may be familiar favourites, while others will hopefully be new to you.

All you have to do to register is come up with a team name and email it to me at 25Roads@virpca.org. Make sure to take photos during each drive and send them to me so I can keep track of everyone’s progress. I plan to keep the Club updated throughout the spring and summer. Complete rules and instructions can be found on the VIRPCA website and in the Driving Log. You can do the drives on your own or with your COVID bubble buddies. If health restrictions allow, a few routes can be completed under Club-organized group drives.

Information on dates and how to sign up for group drives can be found under Events on the VIRPCA website.

The maps include some specific stopping points, which may be helpful if you’re meeting others, but please treat them as suggestions and make the drives your own. For example, if you’re doing Drive #2 between Duncan and Youbou and choose to access Cowichan Lake Road from a different spot, that’s fine – just make sure your route takes you between Duncan and Youbou.

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some great photos or videos? Made a scrapbook? Wrote a story for Porscher? Inspired other members to join the challenge? Just make sure to keep me posted on your drives and experiences so I can keep track.

You’re also encouraged to post your drives on the VIRPCA Facebook page and tag #VIRPCA25roads on Instagram.

I’m eager to start driving the 25 Roads and hope you are, too. Good luck, stay safe and see you out there.

Trevor 25Roads@virpca.org Team: Old Red, Older Blue

Illustration by John Clark

If you are looking for or selling something Porsche related, PCA members can advertise for free in Porscher.

Send your classifieds to newsletter@virpca.org VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

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Mark your calendars! We look forward to seeing you for one of Vancouver Island Region's 25th anniversary celebrations.

IMPORTANT NOTICE Due to Provincial Covid regulations, this year’s event will limited to 45 registered Vancouver Island members only.

In order to follow the Covid regulations and anticipate possible changes in May 2021, this event does have the possibility of being canceled due to group gathering size. Some of the listed events will be changed to follow May 2021 Covid guidelines. We are working on contingency plans if needed. If this event is cancelled, full registration fees will be refunded.

You will be kept updated to any alterations. We will follow our tradition of this being a charity event for Cops for Cancer and Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade, with this year’s flavour of a 25th Anniversary Get Away Weekend.

Schedule of Events (subject to change) Friday May 21 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Registration – Resort Ballroom 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Whisky Tasting (by donation to UVFB) – Wine Cellar 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Welcome Social – Resort Ballroom Saturday May 22 9:00 am – 11:00 am 11:00 am – 4:00 pm 11:00 am – 4:00 pm 11:00 am – 4:00 pm 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:30 pm

Show & Shine — Resort Parking lot.

Ukee Walking — Town center.

Drive time to Tofino Overland Expedition with Paul Rossmo Guided Nature Walk (by donation to Wild Pacific Trail) Banquet bar open, silent auction begins – Ballroom Banquet ballroom door open – Ballroom

7:00 pm 8:00 pm

Banquet dinner – Ballroom Banquet social time, prizes, Charity Auction – Ballroom

Sunday May 23 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 12:00 pm

Breakfast Buffet, UVFB Auction – Ballroom Participants depart

Register at msreg.com/blackrock2021. Notice that you may be WAITLISTED. Please check your email receipt carefully.

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By Porscher Editor Steve

Fairbrother

February 2021 saw the unveiling of the latest incarnation of the much revered 911 GT3, this time it was the 992 edition. Porsche have taken the ‘swan neck’ rear wing and diffuser from the GT race car 911 RSR and the 4 litre 6 cylinder is based on the 911 GT3 R (much used and proven in endurance racing) - now used in the GT3 Cup car too.

There is a top speed of 320 km/h for the 6-speed manual and 318 km/h with PDK, zero to 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds. It has carbon fibre reinforced plastic hood, optional exposed carbon fibre roof, lightweight glass windows, forged light-alloy wheels, and with “infinitely electrically adjustable exhaust flaps” it must sound awesome!

The driving aids have been enhanced with a ‘track screen’ that appear at the touch of a button showing just the essentials of tyre pressures, oil pressure, oil temperature, fuel tank level and water temperature. Plus a visual gearshift of coloured bars around the revcounter derived from it’s motorsport heritage.

Delivery of the new 911 GT3 is set for May 2021. Please contact Porsche Victoria for further information.

All information courtesy Porsche.com

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By VIR Member Steve

Cropper

My Affair with Automobiles When I was asked to write a history of my Porsche ownership I thought, “sure, that’s easy!” Not so fast (I like fast) so I went to my garage and dusted off a car album with 55 years of great memories. I discovered a long and beautiful life with cars.

My next Porsche was a 2002 911 Cabriolet. A complete gem, 4 wheel drive, tons of horsepower and brakes. I added 19” HRE rims and Fabspeed exhaust.

All was well until I drove a 997.1 twin turbo. This is my current car… 20” HRE rims and tires, Fabspeed exhaust, GEAC turbo upgrade making 550hp, with ceramic brakes to slow the beast down. Best car ever for this generation, it exceeds my need for speed, all the while a dream to drive.

It all started with a Sunbeam convertible in grade 12, what a chick magnet! I blew the motor in a year! My first Porsche was a ’79 924. I loved it and its performance (read cornering). Following that was a BMW Hartge.

The problem with that rocket was I didn’t know how to drive! So I went to Race City in Calgary. I was given an instructor and a full racing suit, gloves, shoes, helmet, and in three laps was sure I was going to die! He of course had a Porsche and I was reminded Best Road event how much I loved my Porsche.

We were following three sports cars up to the “Road to the Sun” in Montana and it I did however, take a small U-turn and returned into a race! Once we blew past these store a ‘67 Corvette 327 convertible and folcars I backed off and let them pass. Unbelowing that a 427 Goodwood green coupe. known to us, the state police were observing You can see the pattern here! the race from below and at the bottom the police pulled the three cars over and we 35 years of performance driving schools folcoasted through. I was embarrassed and lowed. My BMW years included 635 CSI, M5, X5 and M3 cab in 2002. The M3 engine blew on the track at 150km (under warranty) showering 5 litres of oil on the instructors who were following me! We all survived. My need for speed led me to Russell Racing at Sears Point, California. Open wheel is significantly more dangerous. We started with two days of rain and I was the fastest. Day three was dry and sunny and did I get slapped, couldn’t make the top 10!

Back home I decided to race in the Mazda series, great fun on a budget, but lots of prep during the weekends.

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Porsche Club events As you can tell, I’m a track guy, and Black Rock is the BEST example of an opportunity to drive and socialize as well. If there’s a better event somewhere, where is it? We have many great memories, hopefully with more to come in 2021. swore never again!

I have just finished a 5 year restoration of my ‘83 911 Cabriolet, a retirement project. A cautionary tale, what you see isn’t always what’s real!. A full body restoration including, interior leather, carpeting, instruments, complete engine rebuild, clutch, starter, brakes, dash, and on and on! The car had sat in a garage in Sooke for three years, so it seemed to be okay, until we found trouble, and yet I’ve enjoyed the journey. The appraiser has given the finished car “Concours level”, so the time and money was well spent.

I can’t thank Peter Beyeler enough, for all this wisdom and skill. It wouldn’t have been possible without him!

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Membership in the Southern Alberta Wild Rose (Calgary) club and the Vancouver Island Region Porsche club is a great bonus for all of us. Also the Porscher Magazine, Cars n Coffee, and all the driving events are tremendous. Many thanks to the hard working Board Members!

We are so lucky to have the VIMC track in Duncan, and I hope a resolution to the concerns of the neighborhood can be found. I’m in favour of expansion so a back straight can be added and let the big dogs howl (quietly).

No Porsche for our Mexican home, where we have an MDX, the perfect people mover for golf and guests.

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In closing I’d like to thank my wife Faye, who has “gone along” with my need for great cars! She is a car girl herself and track trained. Just don’t ask to borrow her Audi Q5.

Of the 35 cars I’ve owned nothing beats Porsche! Find one that fits your needs and enjoy the ride!

Cheers,

Steve & Faye Cropper Thanks to Steve Cropper for his profile

Steve & Faye at Goodwood

If you are looking for or selling something Porsche related, PCA members can advertise for free in Porscher.

Send your classifieds to newsletter@virpca.org Fairwinds—Golf, Dinner & Drive April 10th Come join us for a friendly game of golf (9 holes) OR dinner at 5pm then a drive 6:30pm. 2:45pm for golf, 5pm for dinner, 6:30pm for Drive. Meeting Point will be at Fairwinds Golf Club, Nanoose Bay. Limited to 15 cars or 30 people. Register at msreg.com/2021-fairwinds-april-dinner-drive

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 VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

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From the April 1996 issue…….

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By VIR President Tim

Evans

25 Years Ago The Annual General meeting was scheduled for April 17th at the Princess Mary restaurant in Victoria, now the Dockside Green development. On the agenda is the new logo for the new Vancouver Island region.

The results from the first autocross of the season on March 24th; Ernie Yakimovich 911 M-6 Peter Hammer 944S

Jim Cole 911 M-6 Jim & Serena Cole announced the birth of their daughter Lindsay Yvonne Yakomovich stepped down as the editor of the Island Porscher newsletter and welcomed Rachel Ray and Art Brendon as the new editors.

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By VIR Member Ron

Dempsey

Thanks to Ron Dempsey who created this fun crossword for us this month.

Editor– The clues are on the next page. Sorry, it is not interactive, you’ll have to print it off and fill it in, the old fashioned way!

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1 6 9 11 13 15 17 19 20 21 24 29 32 33 34 37 38 40 42 43 49 50 51 52 54 57 59 62 63 64 65 67 68 69 70 71

Across Seattle region Big Marsupial All good Home of Ferry's sawmill Shelby's overalls First name of famous Porsche race engineer Lotus model debuted in '62 Owner of the 901 copyright Southern-most Great Lake Provide a new house-topper Carrera RS signature detail Feature of 12 Down Wacky Spanish for 'Race' DC Stadium French 911?

Dodge/Plymouth model Spinning Biscuit maker Feasted on Call me if you find these wheels?

Swedish island Full-sized 1967 Ford model Take _____ time Rogaine's promise GA-based sports car maker Inflict harm for a wrong Pre-964 springs Droop What can you ___?

Focus Water weasel Rotating German fox Far ____, dude!

Many years ____ Romanian car Mfr 1987 R&T fastest car nickname

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 16 18 22 23 25 26 27 28 30 31 35 36 39 40 41 44 45 46 47 48 50 53 54 55 56 58 59 60 61 66

Down Aptly-named ___-nosed dog breed Wildebeest relative Actor Danson UK maker of the M600 Saturn model 934K Racer brothers AC Model pre-Cobra NASCAR track shape 356 designer Melville's racer?

Ferry's son nickname Top-_____ gasoline Red Rose Carrier?

Air-cooled engines are usually this An Engine layout Kremer Bros hometown All-star racing series with identical cars Last name of 6 across One option for forced induction Peter Gregg's teammate Medium's cards Long time Porsche Mfg partner Dragster warmup ____ Mice and Men Split pin Number of times Aston Martin has won LeMans Tennis' Chris and family Kim Mitchell: Go for ______ Il Commendatore Cadillac Model Lotus car introduced in 2000 1970's Ford economy model Check this at the door Satisfied Japanese performance brand Terrazzano Coachbuilder Original 959 purpose ____ Florio Made 71 across Prize offered by a dynamite guy?

What cheap used cars need

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By VIR Member Tracy And now different…

for

Duggan

something

completely

Allow me to introduce myself, I am Dan’s wife, proper name Tracy Duggan. I joined the PCA VIR region in 2011, after we moved from Calgary, AB to Nanaimo, when Dan retired. I was also a member of the Wild Rose from 2008 until 2010.

I was born in Chibougamau, PQ, an Airforce brat. We lived in various places across Canada, including Comox BC, which is part of the reason we retired to the Island. As well as being Dan’s wife, I am also servant to an 18 year old cross breed rescue dog named Bob. He is a very good boy, and in 2020 Bob raised more than $9,000 for the Flying Fur Rescue Society in Parksville by walking around Frank J Nay school 17 times in 17 days, an idea inspired from the wonderful veterans in both England and Duncan that did their charity walk. I don’t have a large family, but I am so lucky to have wonderful friends and I consider the Porsche Club to be a form of extended family.

Dan bought a Porsche Carrera 3.2 for me in 2009, however, I rarely drove it, and when he sold it, I never saw a penny from the sale… seems rather suspicious to me. I became a Porsche owner because it was mandatory as Dan’s wife. I now have a 2017 Macan which I admire as an ornament in Dan’s garage. I have managed to personalize it with a Pink Flamingo key chain, but I really want vanity plates that say ZIFFLE (Arnold Ziffle is my nickname, and he was the pig from the tv show Green Acres). Dan is not impressed with this idea for some reason.

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Dan may get some idea about me becoming an Uber driver or something. I do seem to have a difficult time telling the difference between Porsche sports models, as they all seem to be grey. I have been known to get in the wrong car after a stop, as Brad Blaney knows too well.

Black Rock has been such a wonderful event for me, from the drive to Ucluelet, to staying at the beautiful resort and all the events. I have had the privilege of meeting so many wonderful people and it is such an honour to be able to help raise money for the Cops For Cancer. Norm E. Smith does a wonderful job as the MC, and Dean Aikenhead is quite awesome as a "Vanna White” assistant, providing great comedy. Dan, with a great deal of help from Steve Fairbrother of course, head up the committee and does a great job to ensure things go as smoothly as possible. The driving events are quite incredible, thanks to the time and effort of the instructors and other volunteers. Black Rock is definitely my favourite event.

I enjoy the Porscher magazine, with many thanks to Steve Fairbrother for his efforts. It is so well written and interesting and keeps me in touch with happenings in the Porsche club.

As for me, the most important thing is to enjoy life and all the many opportunities that are given. I am very dedicated to animal welfare and was part of a rescue organization named ARF in Calgary, AB, which would take feral dogs from rural areas and foster and adopt them. A truly fulfilling experience, and I hope to offer my services to animal welfare groups when the pandemic is under control.

I look forward to meeting more members of the club and having fun adventures in the future.

Cheers.

Tracy Duggan Editor—Thanks to Tracy for taking the time to submit her profile.

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By VIR Technical Chair, Paul

Rossmo

Road trips are one of my greatest pleasures during this time of Covid.

As some of you know, over the past 15 years I’ve enjoyed exploring North America, from the Dakotas west, with my Land Rover Defender, camping in the many desserts, canyon lands and ghost towns.

However, even though the border is closed, there are still many opportunities to explore the natural beauty of Canada. Bearing this in mind, I am now re-evaluating my choice of vehicle.

My Land Rover Defender is exceptional in extreme terrain, however, 99% of the time this extra capability is not required. Exceptional off-road performance is contrasted by mediocre on-road performance. I call my Defender a tractor for a reason, on the highway, it’s a bit agricultural, in a good way of course.

In 2012 I was at the Porsche factory in Leipzig Germany and enjoyed the Off-road experience Porsche offered in the Cayenne. Their training grounds include a 45-degree ascent/descent, a side slope berm, water crossings and trails. I came away impressed with the Cayenne’s ability off-road.

The Cayenne’s off-road limitations are mostly tire/suspension choices the factory makes to appeal to most buyers.

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A quick comparison between the Cayenne and my Defender:

Cayenne Height Ground Clearance Approach Angle Departure Angle Breakover Angle Slope Side Slope Wading Turning Circle Weight Horsepower Torque Gearbox Transfer Case

Defender

1699 mm 217 mm 20.4 degrees* 25.7 degrees* 20.4 degrees* 45 degrees (anecdotal) 30 degrees (anecdotal) 500 mm 11.7 m 2170 kg

2035 mm 215 mm 50 degrees 35 degrees 28 degrees 45 degrees (in low range) 40 degrees 500 mm 6.4 m 1872 kg

250 (3.2L V-6 Gasoline) 310 nm 6-speed Tiptronic 2.7:1

107 (Turbo Diesel) 255 nm 5-Speed manual

Performance 0-100 km/h 9.7 Top Speed 214 km/h Economy (Combined) 15.7 L/100

14.7 144 km/h 11.4 L/100

Note * Angles specified are for the standard coil springs not the optional air-suspension.

I believe the Cayenne is a suitable platform for adventure travel, rally and even serious overland trips.

I will be building and developing products to enhance the Cayenne for overlanding. Many of the choices I make will not be what you expect. My focus will be on the reliability, economy and the equipment that addresses real world travel in North America. Unlike many countries in the world there is plentiful access to food, water, and gasoline. Even in the remotest locations like the Owyhee desert in Eastern Oregon resources are available within 150 miles.

My choice is to utilize the 2004 to 2006 Cayenne with the 3.2 V6 engine. With some modifications this engine will be extremely reliable and produce adequate hour. Preparation will include improvements to the cooling, oiling, exhaust and tuning.

A great many modifications are not conducive to good overland performance. Examples include exceptionally large tires, excessive ride height and placing weight on roof.

As my project progresses, I will share my logic in determining choices. I certainly welcome any feedback or questions you may have. paul.rossmo@prhistorics.com VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

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By Bill

Corrigan, OPR Member

Bill passed to Tim this article that he wrote for OPR. He even went to the trouble of substituting BC regs.. Many thanks Bill.

Hi, my name is Bill Corrigan and I’m the Safety Chair for the Olympic Peninsula Region. This article is part of a series that I hope to have in each newsletter. We’ll cover a gamut of subjects related to safer operation of your vehicles on public roadways.

This ‘issue’ is going to deal with hydroplaning but bear with me just this one time to set the tone and provide a bit of my background.

I’m a recently retired police officer but still work about 15 hours a week to help the department. I spent my first couple of years of police work around 2000 in the Washington State Patrol in Kitsap County, WA. In 2004 I transitioned to the Port Townsend Police Department. I’ve been an active police driving instructor (we call it EVOC – Emergency Vehicle Operations Course) since 2006 providing initial training for new officers and recurring training for veteran officers. Full-time and Reserve officers get annual training updates that include low-speed placement (maneuvering through tight spaces), pursuit driving and its legal aspects, and autocrossstyle driving through ever-changing cone patterns that exercise specific aspects of vehicle control, and the skid-car. Skid-car training instructs skid avoidance and recovery, practicing both oversteer and understeer skid entries and recoveries.

One of my objectives with this column is to provide insights and techniques I’ve learned from police driving that may be new, or that you may have forgotten since you received formal driving instruction long ago, and some new ways to think about everyday safety on public roads. A lot has changed since we went through Drivers Ed. Feedback from the reader is always welcome, and questions are solicited. Your question could be a great topic for a future article. One final comment … everything presented here is advice and/or an alternate method to think about driving situations and not direction.

In any event you encounter as the driver, you must make the best decision possible by applying your personal experience and training.

Finally, on to hydroplaning! Wikipedia defines hydroplaning as “a loss of steering or

braking control when a layer of water prevents direct contact between tires and the road.”

This is a good point to introduce a term we’ll use often related to “contact between the tires and the road.” It is “rolling friction”, that friction needed to effectively brake, steer or accelerate. Just to clarify for those who ask, “What other kind of tire friction is there?” There is ‘skidding’ friction, and it’s well known that control is reduced or even totally lost when you experience skidding friction. So, put that kind of ‘friction’ aside for now.

Finally, officers who are qualified renew their proficiency in the Pursuit Intervention Technique (PIT) which is where police officers contact a pursued vehicle with their patrol car to make the pursued vehicle lose control.

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tors increase the likelihood for hydroplaning, and in each there are steps you can take prior to the onset to mitigate that risk. We’ll talk about each factor and a means to mitigate it.

Tires Two factors are in play here, tread depth and inflation pressure.

1. The grooves in your tires are design to channel water out from under the tire. Tread depth is critical to this task. There is a three-way relationship between water depth, tread depth, speed, and the onset of hydroplaning. The more tread depth you have the greater the amount of water is moved by the tire and the higher the hydroplaning resistance. Water depth and speed can quickly overwhelm the tread’s ability to move water. One trick is to drive in the tire swipes of the vehicles you’re following … they’ve already pushed the water aside, hence it’s not as deep in their swipes. While the Province dictates the tread depth that will result in a violation, we should never let our tires get worn to that level. That may be ‘good enough’ on a dry road but it’s looking for trouble quickly on a wet roadway. Here is that portion of BC regulations regarding tread depth: B.C. Reg. 26/58 MOTOR VEHICLE ACT REGULATIONS Division 7 – Other Equipment Last amended January 11, 2021 Defects in pneumatic tires 7.161 (1) No person shall drive or operate a motor vehicle or trailer equipped with pneumatic tires that are not in good order or that have any one of the following defects or conditions: a) cord break or an air leak; b) tread damage including cracks, cuts or snags in excess of 2.5 cm in any direction and deep enough to expose the ply cords; c) bumps, bulges or lumps apparently caused by separation of the tread or sidewall from the ply cords or by partial failure of the tire structure, including the bead area; d) tread worn to the extent that i. in the case of a commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 5 500 kg or more, less than 3 mm of tread groove depth of a front tire or 1.5 mm of tread groove depth of a rear tire, or Consolidation current to January 29, 2021 ii. in the case of a vehicle other than a vehicle referred to in subparagraph (i), less than 1.5 mm of tread groove depth on any tire remains at 2 points on the circumference of the tire tread not closer together than 38 cm, or tread worn to the extent that tread wear indicators in any 2 adjacent grooves of the tread contact the road surface.

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pressure can have a significant impact on the speed at which hydroplaning occurs (lower). Reduced tire pressure also increases wear, the operating temperature of the tire, and fuel use.

counters resistance by plowing through the water. The cruise control senses that the vehicle has ‘slowed’ and increases engine power to compensate causing the tires to spin faster. What can happen on the other side of the puddle are wheels spinning faster than Speed the vehicle’s actual speed causing a possible Speed is the number one factor in hydro- loss of control when rolling friction is suddenplaning incidents, and the risk factor you ly regained. have the most immediate control over in the moment. Slow down as the intensity of the That’s some thoughts on hydroplaning. Here rain increases, recognizing that hydroplan- is a summary of hydroplaning risk mitigation ing speeds are reduced as other factors tactics: come into play, i.e. tread depth, tire pressure Maintain good tire tread depth. and the instances of standing water.

Keep your tire pressures at the recommended levels – always check when Standing Water cold.

As you drive the roads in your local area you Slow down when it starts to rain. begin to learn where drainage is not adeAvoid standing water. quate and standing water accumulates.

Drive in the tire swipes of the cars in Standing water also tends to accumulate front of you. over only part of the lane of travel such that The passing lane will generally have when you enter it the vehicle pulls toward more water (fewer vehicles) than the the tire in the deepest water. If you can’t right lane, stay to the right as much as avoid the deeper water, slow down and keep possible. two hands on the wheel to counter the pullDisengage cruise control. ing tendency. Attempt to avoid standing Avoid aggressive steering inputs. They water if possible. can cause understeer and a lack of directional control.

Cruise Control Brake sooner for stops and turns.

I put this here only to explain why it’s pruIncrease following distances. dent to turn off cruise control in the rain.

Most cruise control systems monitor the I hope this was helpful. Please let me know speed of the vehicle with an interface to the if you have any questions. The next installspeedometer which in turn measures the ment will address following distances, and speed of the tires over the road. In a hydro- it’s not the old adage, “One car length for planing event, especially standing water, tire every 10 MPH.” rotation can be slowed while on top of the water (we just lost rolling friction) as it en- Bill

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By Klaus

Kreye, Rally Chair

ing the year I worked on the car, but with most rallies being cancelled there was no Getting Ready rush. In fact I delayed starting until the summer under the guise of making life easy for Hi All – Update and look forward…. myself and waited for my two post hoist to Some of you might remember a somewhat be installed. YES – it DOES make life easier! sorry looking 944 posted on Facebook about a year ago. I went to have a look and ended But then mid October rolled around and the up trailering the car home. It needed work, Thunderbird rally was announced—PANIC! – quite a bit of work. I suspect there was an the car was not ready. Well, as it turned out, electrical problem which frustrated the pre- the rally was cancelled two weeks later, but I vious owner and when the battery finally ran thought to myself – that’s not going to hapdown it was left under a tree. Without the pen to me again. So I spent as many hours in battery the sun roof or window could not be the garage as I could to get it ready. So here closed— I don’t think I need to describe the is what I did: interior, only to say that it all came out. DurAll 4 brakes and handbrake re-built. New

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brake hoses. Brakes on a 944 are sooo easy to do. They come apart nicely and everything is easily accessible.

New cam and balance belts, that took a bit of fiddling.

Fix wiring – found a sneaky issue on the battery cable, which likely caused the problem. And burned out low-speed cooling fan wiring.

Removed all AC parts and re-mounted alternator on lightweight alu bracket.

pieces of alu.

I also added a splash of color/contrast to the car. I don’t really fancy black, but you can’t choose the colour on a used car. So it got some white stripes to off-set the allblack look.

Lastly I transferred items from the other car such as the lights, sump-guard, VHF radio, extra power-outlets. I think I’m almost ready. Still on my to-do list are the more nice-to-haves such as stone guards and a set of lightweight seats are waiting to be installed.

Raised the suspension a little bit. The back has adjustment and the front got a machined 25mm spacer. Took out the rear On the club front we are getting ready for sway bar for improved off-road traction. TSD rallies in 2021. Whilst we are waiting on any change/relaxation on the COVID guideRebuilt the rear hatch mechanisms and re lines, at this stage we have these placehold-glued the window. ers: of Sunday 19th July and Sunday 26th The car came with one key – broken in September. half and the two pieces neatly taped onto So let’s not get caught out – save the dates! a piece of cardboard. What it also had was another half-key stuck deep in the Regards ignition lock. Try as I might, I could not Klaus get it out. So most of the dash was stripped and the lock mechanism drilled rally@virpca.org out so that the locksmith could pick it out.

Parts of the dash were missing/broken so they were re-manufactured with a few

Before and after car

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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.

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elow are some Porsche related sites that Club members may find useful. If you know of any others please forward them to the Editor.

Zone 6 website zone6.pca.org

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 Pelican Parts forums and classifieds http://forums.pelicanparts.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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Air cooled fan shroud $50.

911 Dead pedal $25, engine cover $20.

911 3.6 Heads $200 each 911 3.6 Cams & Covers, Offers?

911 04’ 3.6 Intake Manifold, Offers?

911 heat system, Offers?

911 A/C 3.6 $500.

Reply to Peter Beyeler 250 752 7430

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911 Oil cooler $150. Balance of parts Offers?

911 74-77 Fender extensions $250 911 Fog Lights, 1984- 1989, perfect condition $600 (Pelican price $1600!)

Early 911 Door Handle $250

Reply/enquiries to Peter Beyeler 250 752 7430

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2003 Porsche 911 Carrera

Midnight blue metallic, grey and black interior, truly elegant, excellent condition. Bose Premium audio, sunroof, 6 speed manual factory short shift, IMS and RMS done 2018.

Last major service at Porsche Victoria revealed no stories or issues. 124,xxx kms.

Two sets of great tires, Pirelli P-Zero Rosso and Pirelli 280, both rated 8.8/10.

Porsche club member 20+ years.

$33,800 David Barss 250 216 5782

Note: The PCA discount can only be applied to one order per year

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Ongoing Cars & Coffee Times

Up Island Mid Island South Island

Thursday Apr 8 7pm

Saturday Apr 10

Friday May 21-23

2 Sat. of month, 10am—Noon, Crown Isle Plaza (next to Starbucks), 444 Lerwick Road, Courtenay.

Sundays 10am, Serious Coffee, 9-1209 East, Island Hwy E, Parksville Sundays 9am, Starbucks, Eagle Creek Village, 29 Helmcken Rd, Victoria nd

Club Executive/Business Meeting via Zoom

The monthly Executive/Business meeting will be held via Zoom conference. If you wish to join, advise our Secretary (Ross Mosher) so we have an idea on online capacity.

Fairwinds—Golf, Dinner & Drive Come join us for a friendly game of golf (9 holes) OR dinner at 5pm then a drive 6:30pm. 2:45pm for golf, 5pm for dinner, 6:30pm for Drive. Meeting Point will be at Fairwinds Golf Club, Nanoose Bay. Limited to 15 cars or 30 people.

Register at msreg.com/2021-fairwinds-april-dinner-drive

Black Rock Lite 2021

Pending COVID health regulations, Black Rock Lite will be held Friday May 21 to Sunday May 23 this year. Some of the 45 spaces are still available. Register at msreg.com/blackrock2021

Contact Ross

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Blast from the past From the April 1996 newsletter: Autocross Fun: Peter Plasterer (foreground) accurately predicts where he will spin off the track, while Ernie Kowals covertly puts the finishing touches on “The Mother of all 914 Courses”

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