Porscher 2021 09

Voice of the Vancouver Island Region - Porsche Club of America

Volume 24 Issue 7, September 2021

In This Issue 25 Roads Update & Photos, Porsche Leasing, Pedro’s Garage, Porsche-A-Palooza Will My Grandson Ever Drive?, Rally in the Valley, Mid-Island Picnic

Porscher Advertiser Index 000 Magazine

Porsche Centre Victoria

Villamar

Jason Good Custom Cabinets

900 Degrees Pizza

Garage Kings Victoria

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.

PHOTO CREDITS: Wyman Lee, Gary Glover, Henning Wulff, Brad Blaney and Steve Fairbrother. Others are credited in articles. If we have omitted anyone, our apologies, please advise us and we shall credit you next month.

Click here for our Facebook Group page

Advertising Rates $210 Outside back page $200 Inside front cover $190 Inside back cover $150 Full page $ 90 Half page $ 50 Quarter page $ 30 Business card Please contact the Editor for more information VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

www.virpca.org

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 © 2017-2021 by Porsche Club of America, Vancouver Island Region. All rights reserved.

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 3

THIS MONTH’S CONTENTS

VIR EXECUTIVE

5

EXECUTIVE COMMENT

6

PORSCHE NEWS—NEW MODELS

13

PRESIDENT’S DRIVE—GENOA BAY CAFE

14

ZONE 6 REGIONS

16

25 ROADS AUGUST UPDATE

17

YOUR 25 ROADS PHOTOS

21

2021 NEWSLETTER AWARDS

24

WILL MY GRANDSON EVER DRIVE?

25

PORSCHE LEASING

27

UP-ISLAND PICNIC

30

RALLY IN THE VALLEY

37

MID-ISLAND PICNIC

41

PEDRO’S GARAGE

46

JOIN US—NEW MEMBERS’ SOCIAL

48

25TH ANNIVERSARY GEAR

50

25 YEARS AGO

51

CARS & COFFEE

52

AROUND THE BEND

58

CLUB CLASSIFIEDS

59

13

21

39

44

Cover Photo Saltspring Drive By Sandy Lee VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 4

President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

Tim Evans president@virpca.org

Ross Mosher secretary@virpca.org

Director—Up Island

Wendy Woodley upisland@virpca.org

Director—South Island

Imogen Burr southisland@virpca.org

Webmaster Chair

Dave Nickel webmaster@virpca.org

Rally Chair

Klaus Kreye rally@virpca.org

Competition Chair

Vacant competition@virpca.org

Garth Webber Atkins vicepresident@virpca.org

Trevor Ross treasurer@virpca.org

Director—Mid Island Dan Bourlet midisland@virpca.org

Newsletter Chair

Steve Fairbrother newsletter@virpca.org

Membership Chair

Dan Schuetze membership@virpca.org

Tech (Classics) Chair

Paul Rossmo paul.rossmo@prhistorics.com

Past President

John McGurran pastpresident@virpca.org

The VIR Executive meets on the 2nd week of every month, see “Around The Bend” for details. Please contact the Club Secretary for meeting minutes or to attend.

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 5

President, Vancouver Island Region, PCA, Tim

W

Evans

hat a month!

August was a very busy month with a gimmick rally, two 25 th anniversary picnics, and a lunch & drive. September looks just as busy with a burger night, the Gold River charity drive, New Member Social and a TSD rally. A big thanks to all the volunteers, who make these events possible.

Speaking of volunteers, we are actively looking for new members for our Executive team. A few members have stepped up but we still could use more help. Let us know if you would like to be a part of a fun group of members making the Club a continued success.

The last and biggest of our 25th anniversary events, the Grand Gala, is planned for Saturday, October 23rd in Victoria at the Hotel Grand Pacific. Registration is now open on MSR and information is posted on the VIR website. This will be a great opportunity to get together, celebrate and raise money for the two charities, Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock and the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade.

The 25 Roads challenge ends on September 30th, so you still have time to get out there, tour the island and visit the many great communities that are included in the drives. Yours truly is only five roads away from completing all 25 and with the drives already scheduled, the finish is in sight!

Finally, as summer winds down, unfortunately our COVID-19 cases on the Island are increasing. Please be safe and if you haven’t already, I encourage you to get vaccinated so we can continue to get together.

Tim Porscher Editor,

A

Steve Fairbrother

s VIR has a fair number of new members recently (welcome!), I thought I would revisit our use of MotorsportReg.com. It is a website hosting all our event registrations and provides administrative support in providing reports, credit card processing etc for us. As we are a volunteer club, it has allowed us to manage our events with a limited number of people.

So if you are not enrolled in MSR, please do so (for free) at motorsportreg.com. Our list of events is shown at our private VIR event list. You can also see our future events with their own MSR links in the ’Around the bend’ section on page 58 in this issue. Don’t miss the Grand Gala and New Member Social.

Steve VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 6

PCA Zone 6 Representative Mark

T

Prusynski

he Parade trip was our first three-week vacation ever, but who counts vacation days after retirement? We rested a bit in August, but made it over to the Oregon Region’s celebration of its 60th and 61st Anniversaries. The weather was beau-

tiful and the food and company were fantastic. Over 100 people brought their Porsches to display while we enjoyed talking to old and

new friends, listening to a great band playing music from my era, had some yummy food and listened for our number to be drawn for one of many door prizes. Porsche people are the best.

We learned some good news that the Canadian border will reopen just in time to celebrate milestone anniversaries for our three British Columbia regions. I had reported at Parade that Zone 6 was getting over COVID and now were dealing with normal things like drought and wildfires. Just as we were preparing for somewhat normal travel to Canada, the world started experiencing another COVID spike that may affect all of our plans. British Columbia Interior has been hit especially hard with forest fires and COVID. Hang in there.

In September and October we hope to help celebrate Canada West’s 45th anniversary on September 25, Silver Sage’s 55th on October 1, Cascade’s 60th on October 16 and Vancouver Island’s 25th on October 23. COVID restrictions may prevent us from attending British Columbia Interior’s anniversary on October 2, but we wish them the best. We have a lot of “birthday parties” this year and hope you all can enjoy them with us.

Stay safe and I’ll see you in the Zone.

Mark

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

Below—Mark at VIR’s Black Rock in 2018

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 7

Membership Chair, Dan

Schuetze

Membership Report August 1st, 2021

V

ancouver Island Region has 588 members. We have 361 primary members and 227 affiliate or family members. PCA has 92,241 primary members, 49,304 affiliate members and 21 life members for a total of 141,566 members.

New Members — Welcome!

Member

Affiliate / Co-Member Location / From

Vehicle

Sam Kelley

John Kelley

Nanoose

2013 Boxster

Andre Meesschaert

Valerie Meesschaert

Victoria

1960 356

Imtehaze Heerah

Victoria

1986 944

Important: If you do not have your partner/friend listed as an affiliate on your membership, please contact PCA to add them, it’s free!

You can email PCA admin at admin@pca.org.

Renewals Lapsed Transfer in/out PCA Juniors

15 12 0/0 13

Membership Anniversaries in August – Congratulations!

20 years: 5 years: 1 year:

Keith Glover, Connie MacDonald Zoe Levitsky, John Clark, John Shaw Thomas Ahn, Scott Loughton, Warren Lee, Karren Lee, James Shypitka, Kerry Dyte

Dan The VIR thanks Porsche Centre Victoria for new member referrals at the time of purchase.

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 9

VIR Vice President, Garth

Webber Atkins

Over the past month, I attended all three of the 25 th Anniversary Picnics, and each was delightful. The lunches, venues and cars were wonderful and it was great to meet and catch up with other members – in person! Well done to all the organizers. I must also give a nod to Mother Nature for obliging us with very good weather.

I also caught up in reporting my 25 Roads drives, all 6 of them. Rowland and I had a lot of fun doing the drives and look forward to completing a few more. We had a particularly memory-making time on Road 15, when we ended up the Lion Rampant Scottish Pub just around dinner time and decided to dine there.

What a pleasant spot! It reminded us of some of the places in England that we loved, only with a distinct Vancouver Island flair. We would likely never have found it without 25 Roads.

In my last article, I said I would provide more information about some of the Board vacancies due to come up in October.

Three key roles that I’d like to outline here are Treasurer, Secretary and Membership Chair.

Treasurer

The Treasurer is responsible for keeping records and accounts that reflect the financial condition and operation of the Region. Other duties include signing or co-signing drafts on the accounts of the Region and any corporate documents which obligate the Region financially. The Treasurer also provides a monthly report to the Board of Directors and an annual report to the Board of Directors and membership. All that is really required is a basic grasp of arithmetic, but accounting experience is beneficial.

Secretary

The Secretary is chiefly responsible for recording and circulating the minutes of Executive Committee meetings. Other duties include preparing the agenda and arranging the logistics of Executive Committee meetings, whether they are held via Zoom, or in person.

In the coming year, the Board would like to see some order brought to the records of the Club, through the development of a Records Management Strategy. Ideally, the Secretary would lead or participate in this process.

Membership Chair

The Membership Chair is chiefly responsible for welcoming new members to the Club, through a welcome e-mail, and provision of a name tag. They also report monthly on new members, Club size, and milestone anniversaries, to the Board and to the membership VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 10

through Porscher. This position works with PCA National on membership issues, and can join a PCA Membership Chair Facebook group, which connects Membership Chairs throughout PCA. This job can expand in accordance with the interests and time of the member filling the position. Typically, the Membership Chair organizes and MCs the New Member Social. The Chair can also identify and/or undertake activities designed to recruit new members, such as displays at non-PCA events.

Want to be VIR President some day?

Any position on the Executive, whether an elected Board position or an appointed Chair, can provide a good grounding in management of the Club, and suitable experience to move into the “top job”. This comes through attending Executive meetings regularly, participating in decision-making and contributing what you can.

All positions come with benefits: good fellowship, a bit of fun, the opportunity to meet people you might not have otherwise, and for new Exec, $50 toward your choice of a VIR garment from the PCA Regional Store.

An important thing to consider is that we all work as a team. If some aspect of the job is a bridge too far, or your life gets complicated for a while, we pull together and just make it work.

More about other positions next month.

Garth

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

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 11

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

Pelican-PCA2021-

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 12

Porscher Editor Steve

Fairbrother

911 GT3 with Touring Package Porsche have announced a new 911 GT3 but without the large rear wing, it does have an extendable rear spoiler though. The power and price are the same as for the winged version though.

Many lightweight components are used in the Touring and you can choose manual or PDK gearbox and a range of interior colours (unlike the winged GT3). Details at Porsche 911 GT3 with Touring Package

Discover the new models at Porsche Macan

Macan model change-up In advance of the electric Macan joining the line of Macans models, Porsche have removed the Turbo, making the GTS the top of the line Macan. However, the GTS now has the 434hp engine from the Turbo (amongst other upgrades) and the new S now has 375hp which was in the old GTS! So expect the Taycan’s sibling to come in at the top of the Macan lineup—in terms of power and price.

Cayenne Turbo GT The new Cayenne Turbo GT has a lightweight carbon roof with roof spoiler and sideplates in carbon.

The 22-inch GT Design wheels and titanium sports exhaust system are confident accompaniments to it’s racing passion. PCM 6.0 is debuted in the Turbo GT. Further details and specs at Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT

Images courtesy Porsche.com VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 13

President, Tim

Evans

From Tim’s Facebook post…

We had a fantastic turnout for the President’s Breakfast Drive to Genoa Bay on Saturday, July 31st. The skies were a bit overcast keeping it nice and cool but still very nice for enjoying breakfast on the dock.

Irene and the ladies at the Genoa Bay Cafe served up a wonderful breakfast and it looked like the cinnamon buns were very popular.

Our participants included guests from Palm Desert California (red shirts) and their Carmine Red hybrid Panamera, Ralph & Elynn (who is Canadian).

Thanks to the volunteers for leading and sweeping the two driving groups and of course Wyman for all the pictures. I've tried to capture everyone that was there.

Tim

Photos by Wyman Lee and Brad Blaney VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 14

Vancouver Island Region is in the PCA Zone 6. Here are all the regions in Zone 6.

Click on their names to check out their websites.

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

Vancouver Island

Inland Northwest

BC Interior

Olympic Peninsula

Canada West

Oregon

Cascade

Pacific Northwest

High Desert

Silver Sage

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 16

Treasurer & Member, Trevor

& Sonia Ross

25 Roads for 25 Years Challenge – August Update September is the last month of the 25 Roads for 25 Years Challenge and participation has been ramping up. Several teams look like they’re getting close to joining Teams Gosse and gary987 in completing all 25 roads. Some, like Teams Dempsey and Mayne Maniacs, have been steadily making headway since April. Others have appeared from out of nowhere, like Team Old Victorians who went from 0 to 18 drives in one (huge) email. Perhaps there are few teams out there that haven’t reported all their drives yet?

We’d appreciate any new teams register by September 15 to be included in our prize planning. The Gold River Charity Drive on September 18 is a good opportunity to knock Road 21 off your list, as well as “Mining in the Park” (Road 24: Westmin Mine Road). The September 26 TSD Rally route hasn’t been released yet, but who knows, maybe it will cover some of the roads like the July rally did. Complete rules and instructions for the Challenge can be found on the VIRPCA website (under Events, 25 Roads Challenge) and in the Driving Log you received in the mail. You can also check on standings by clicking on the “RESULTS” button at the bottom of the 25 Roads Challenge page to see which roads have been driven the most, and “Team Statistics” to see which teams have been out driving. Click on a road or a team’s name for stories and photos.

Sonia and I have been putting a few kilometres in and only have two drives left. Our most recent journey, with two other teams, was an overnight trip to Port Hardy, where we completed “Long Way Up” (Road 22: Port Hardy); “Alice in Wonderland” (Road 23: Port Alice); “Northern Sights” (Road 25: North Island) and “Fjord Foray” (Road 21: Gold River). We are always awestruck by how beautiful the northern area and western inlets of Vancouver Island are – rugged, remote, peaceful, and friendly. Port Alice and Coal Harbour were new to us and after talking to the museum staff in Coal Harbour (a must-do), I wish I had a Baja kit on the 911 to be able to do even more exploring. We came back with lots of great stories and memories. The twisties on these routes are truly meant to experience in a Porsche.

One road update – I noticed that construction of the roundabout on Memorial Avenue and Island Highway 19A in Qualicum Beach has lengthened the stretch of road that is torn up in that area. Be prepared for a bit of dust and gravel (or make plans to bypass it).

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 17

As always, be sure to check out the VIRPCA Facebook page and #virpca25roads on Instagram for photos and stories.

Good luck, stay safe and see you out there.

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

Below is Stuart Macleod’s Cayman during his BIG 25 Roads journey (see over)

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 18

Editor-Stuart Macleod’s 25 Roads Facebook entry which makes interesting reading:-

Relative to my usual posts - the last one of which was on May 29 - this one is kinda epic.

8 days, 2,643 km, 15 challenge roads, One rest day, One track day, Seven Shell stops, and one Chevron!, Zero car washes Needless to say, too many highlights and photos to jam into a single FB post. In lieu, here are my headline memories, plus links to the videos created with the Relive app (much still to learn with Relive).

Headlines Crossing paths multiple times with the Hagerty Island Adventure at the top of the Island.

Such an amazing variety of cars, with drivers to match!

Life-altering drives to Coal Harbour, Port Alice and Gold River. By life-altering, I mean I will alter my life so as to drive these again.

Standing on the brakes to avoid a mama & baby bear sauntering across the road out of Telegraph Cove … I hear others spotted similar in the area!

Enjoying the entire road up to the Mount Washington ski area, especially the legit switchback right near the top.

Overcast and a shower or two up near the Ports, but otherwise just fabulous driving weather the entire trip.

Off-roading on Denman Island, exploring back roads in lieu of a trip over to Hornby… the ticket for which the BC Ferries agent at Buckley Bay would not sell me because they were already over-subscribed for return ferries from Hornby… by noon, on a weekday! People are well and truly scratching that travel itch.

Kennedy Lake road construction on the trip to Ucluelet/Tofino… was exactly as fraught as expected. Can't recommend enough a close reading of the closure schedule, but there's going to be an element of luck depending on how much traffic is involved, and when. Ucluelet and Tofino were both packed, as were all the campsites and resorts in between. The silver lining… if you get a stretch of open road, the non-construction segments between Port Alberni and the coast are sublime.

Relive videos (Porscher readers, please click on the links to ‘relive’ Stuart’s drives!)

Day 1 - Roads 17 and 10... with a twist

https://www.relive.cc/view/vPv4yAk2e3O

Day 2 - Ports and Harbours and Coves... Oh my! https://www.relive.cc/view/vr63ywJmy8v Day 3 - Gold River and The 3 C's

https://www.relive.cc/view/vZqNYL1PmG6

Day 5 - Mt Washington & Denman Island

https://www.relive.cc/view/v7O9DJWBALv

Day 7 - Alberni Ucluelet Tofino

https://www.relive.cc/view/vJOK24onZ5v

Day 8 - Nanaimo Loops

https://www.relive.cc/view/vrqor5PQRy6

… and so concludes for me the "25 Roads for 25 Years Challenge". This is a great idea for this strange year. Thank you, again, to the folks who spent their time organizing and managing the event.

Stuart

Editor—Try the Relive app as Stuart did, to record and share your drives.

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 19

Team Name

Roads 25

2,040

gary987

25

2,021

41

Old Red, Older Blue

23

2,179

39

auf Achse sein

19

1,657

33

Old Victorians

18

1,536

31

Dempsey

18

1,302

23

Mayne Maniac

15

1,347

22

Pastry Patrol

12

922

18

Cayman Islanders

12

746

15

Bidibodi Bidibu

11

704

17

Island Mike 911

11

659

13

StuMac

10

893

24

Skeeles Scooters

10

787

11

C.O.V.I.D.

10

747

15

Shrek&Fiona

10

739

15

PJ996

9

565

11

JoeJoy

7

662

13

BOXSTERGAL

7

614

12

Mick

7

548

11

Bradious

7

414

8

Grey Haired Gear Heads

7

409

8

Porscher Head Ed

6

362

7

Kalahari Cruiser

6

336

7

911moji The Red Baron and The Baroness Lexi

6

312

6

4

436

9

4

386

8

Tyro

4

340

7

2LaneHighway

3

179

4

Blue Bird Bliss

3

178

4

Niki

3

160

4

Black Blue Turbo Trio

3

160

3

Steve and Laura

3

146

3

No Name 2

2

181

4

Topdown

2

142

3

No Name 3

1

114

2

Blackfox

1

82

2

No Name

1

82

2

Wild West

1

63

1

Moto48

1

46

1

No Name 4

1

45

1

Gosse

25 Roads

team standings (as of

Aug 25th)

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

Km

Hours

41

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 20

Here are some more of your Facebook 25 Roads posts that you submitted for the 25 Roads for 25 Years challenge. Click here for the Club’s Facebook Group page.

Trevor Ross, route 22

Mick Bryson, route 3 Tim Evans, route 23

Ron Dempsey, route3 VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 21

Tim Evans, route 20

Steve Peers, routes 10 & 16

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 22

Trevor Ross, route 21

Many thanks to all members who sent in their photos to Trevor & Sonia and/or posted them onto the Club Facebook page for other members to enjoy.

Please keep them coming.

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 23

Porscher Editor Steve

Fairbrother

As mentioned in my Editor’s text last month, Porscher was awarded 1st place in the PCA 2021 National Newsletter Contest. That is, across all regions within the PCA globally, Porscher was the best for our class of region and there are just 6 classes! We won that award in 2019 too, as you can see in the picture below. The trophies are really nice too, solid, heavy acrylic with a PCA medallion ‘floating’ in the middle.

It is humbling to be recognised by fellow PCA editors and judges, and to win twice is truly amazing.

Many thanks to all VIR members that submit articles, photos, ideas to Porscher, they do matter!

Steve

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 24

Will My Oldest Grandson Ever Drive?

Rocky Mountain Region Member

Danielle Badler

On my visits, the boys would set up race tracks in their play room, and zoom their “cool” cars around the tracks.

My daughter is relatively strict about TV viewing. But when it was time to watch a movie, they’d settle in for “Cars.”

His name is Hugo. I know. It’s a “different” name for an almost seven-year-old. When asked “why Hugo,” I used to answer that they live in LA. And people would say “oh” and nod sagely. But now I can’t say that.

They moved – my daughter, son-in-law, three kids under seven and two dogs – to Vancouver, BC, where my son-in-law’s from.

They moved last year, as Covid went from bad to worse to really bad.

When Hugo arrived at my apartment, he immediately located in my guest room six TonI didn’t complain. It probably wouldn’t have ka Toy Porsches – my stash for Hugo and his made a difference, anyway. They need to younger brother - and asked if he could have lead their own lives. Right? Right? them. I asked how many. And he said all of them. And, of course, I gave them all to him.

But the move means I hadn’t seen them in a year and a half. Until when Canada opened Driving back from the airport, into the garup and my daughter felt safe enough to age in my building, we immediately passed come visit with the oldest, Hugo, a few an apparition … my ’78 911 SC. I was about to weekends ago. tell a story to Hugo … but, to my everlasting I’ve been feeding Hugo car toys almost since he was born. I’ve been doing it out of some vague hope that he’ll reveal the “car gene.” If you’re reading this, you probably know all about the gene. It makes you drool for the specs of a Turbo S. Cite absolute lap times around the Nurburgring for Porsche products. Recite the differences between every GT3 and GT3 RS ever made, by rote.

I also doubled down. I got them a family membership to the Petersen Automotive Museum. And, one visit, I went with them. It was terrific. I couldn’t stop regaling them with tales about the performance envelope of this car and that. Did they understand the significance? The significance of the visit to me? I don’t know. Maybe some day they will.

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

joy, my daughter beat me to it, “Hugo, when Mapa got that car I was exactly your age!”

She’s 39. Do the math.

Hugo did a triple-take. Really? Yes, I said.

When I went to pick up the car, your mother came along, and sat pretty in her special jump seat, a seat specially designed to fit her and her little sister. Your mother thought that was the greatest thing ever.

And so did Hugo.

So, yeah, I do think he has the gene. And that fact has me thinking, once again, about something I’ve mentioned in the past. It’s this. Will Hugo ever actually drive?

A few years ago, I was pretty adamant that SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 25

he won’t drive. Self-driving vehicles were being touted left and right, as the second coming. And we thought it was only a matter of time, a few short years. But, then, reports came out of autonomous car computers melting down and fritzing out, when confronted with a choice between hitting a pedestrian or hitting a bicyclist or hitting a parked car in an intersection.

the same. Maybe more-so. Since you’re not there all the time. The time together becomes all the more precious.

And then, they drive off on their own. They go off to dress funny, talk funny, play funny, listen to funny music. Say and do things you just don’t get. It happens, generation after generation. And the hardest thing is to let them go, do, be. Because your greatest inNo, it’s now 10 or so short years before Hugo stinct is to protect them, to protect them becomes eligible to get behind the wheel. from the dangers of the outside world.

One thing I think is pretty clear is that when he turns the key or presses the button or Ultimately, it doesn’t work. Because, sooner stares at the facial recognition ring or thumb or later, they will fly the coop. Hugo will. And -prints his id, he won’t hear the throb of a so will his siblings. They will drive away with starter and the burst of an internal combus- values, interests and attitudes we’ve helped tion engine coming to life. Chances are, he instill in them, we hope. If we’re lucky. won’t hear a thing … except, maybe, the whir of the HVAC system blowing air, and the au- Like a love of cars! And driving! I can only dio system. hope.

What a pity, but there it is. My latest calcula- But I really do want to be there to see. And, I tion is that he may be able to drive himself … hope, smile in the knowledge that I really did that self-driving cars will still be a few years pass the gene along. down the road for him, so to speak. But the experience will be totally different. In order to see and hear the sounds of exotics belching fire on the overrun, or their cacophony at start-up in the car park of the Casino in Monaco, he’ll have to watch “Ver. who knows what” of You Tube. He won’t know what a Tubi exhaust is. Or an Akrapovic. Or the music of a flat-plane crank at redline.

Let’s not even begin to talk about manually shifting.

No, it will be a whole new experience for Hugo, and his siblings. And we’ll have to get out of the way.

At the Petersen Automotive Museum

And that’s the way it is, or will be. You start out with the best of intentions. To be cool. To share experiences. To relate. To be relevant Editor—Many thanks to Danielle for sharing in your children’s lives. To instill values that her column with us. will serve them well. As a grandparent, it’s VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 26

Porsche Centre Victoria, Adam (Business Manager)

Lee

Adam provides us with some general information on leasing your Porsche. If you want further information or would like to discuss your purchase options, call Adam or your Porsche Centre Victoria contact at 250 590 3022.

Leasing Options Leasing from Porsche provides flexible, attractive terms and reasonable monthly payments on new and pre-owned Porsche models (up to five model years old.) With pre-set residual values, minimal initial cash requirements, and generally lower monthly payments, a Porsche Preferred Lease can be a wise alternative to a cash purchase or traditional retail financing.

affect the value of any vehicle over time. With a lease, the uncertainty of resale value at leaseend is eliminated for you because the vehicle residual value is set in advance.

Choice At lease-end, you may simply turn in your vehicle, or, because the residual value is set in advance, it may be a smart choice to purchase your vehicle.

Total Peace of Mind Drive with confidence knowing that if your vehicle is deemed a total loss resulting from an accident or theft, Porsche Financial SerFinancial Flexibility vices Canada will waive the amount between With flexible terms, kilometre options, and your insurance settlement and the remaining no security deposit, our Preferred Lease can balance owed on your lease, leaving you be customized to meet your lifestyle. If you free to focus on your next exciting drive. want even more flexibility, you can choose the single pay lease option to avoid the ne- Leasing is Luxury cessity of monthly payments by making one Leasing is an easy way to regularly exlump sum payment, which typically is lower change your vehicle, maintain constant warthan the sum of conventional lease pay- ranty coverage, and take advantage of the ments. latest products without having to trade or

sell your vehicle in order to move on to the next one. To make this transition even easier, if at the end of your term you decide to lease or finance your next Porsche vehicle with Porsche Financial Services Canada, we will reward your loyalty with a $1,000 Loyalty Certificate to be applied toward the sale price of your new Porsche vehicle. Furthermore, you may be eligible for loyalty offerValue Protection ings that put you into a new Porsche even Economic and other outside factors can faster. All these benefits add up to a luxuriLower Monthly Payments Compared to retail finance, leasing generally offers lower monthly payments because your payment is based on the portion of the vehicle that you use. This allows for additional financial flexibility or the ability to upgrade your vehicle.

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 27

ous experience.

Pay only for the vehicle you use and let us get you on the road behind the wheel of a Porsche, where you both belong.

Single Payment Lease The Porsche Single Payment Lease is a convenient alternative to an outright cash purchase. It’s designed for owners that want the convenience of a cash purchase, but also want to benefit from the advantages of a lease. Owners make a one-time payment for the lease amount and can utilize the remaining cash for investing or saving. At the end of the lease, they return the car and walk away without further obligation. So have the best of both worlds with the Porsche Single Payment Lease.

Single Payment Lease Key Benefits Cash preservation One-time payment for the amount of the lease – a payment that will be generally less than the sum of payments in a conventional lease No monthly payments to make

Variety of lease end options Flexible terms designed to fit owner’s driving habits Total loss protection in the event of an accident or theft - waives the balance between the insurance settlement proceeds and the balance owed on the lease agreement Satisfaction derived from driving a new Porsche - with the latest engineering and technology - every couple of years Constant warranty coverage if the lease term coincides with the length of the manufacturer's warranty coverage Less hassle with no need to sell or trade a used car Simple, convenient process

Adam Editor - Thanks to Adam Lee for providing this leasing information. PCV have various lease offers on, for example….. for a limited time, lease 2021 Cayenne V6 models at 3.99% for up to 42 months.

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 28

VIR members can find VIR logo’d clothing range at our special PCA webstore here... www.pcawebstore.org/regions/VIS VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 29

By VIR Member Franz-Albert

Porsche-a-Palooza

Burgund

The sun is shining, the weather perfect, the Porsches arrive and the day begins! Presents! What a way to start - thanks for the swag bag! Drivers exit their beauties and have their picture taken courtesy of Henning Wulff with the VIRPCA 25th Anniversary placard displayed in the background. Drivers were then directed to their appointed zones: the Boxsters, the water-cooled 911s, the air-cooled 911s, the 944s, the Caymans, a GT3, a 356, and a Macan. What a collection! Let the fun begin!

The grounds of the Filberg Park, which is nestled halfway between Goose Spit and the Comox Marina, provided a fitting backdrop to the highly polished cars displayed for everyone to enjoy. Members, old and newest (Adam & Karen Lee), as well as visiting public were invited to vote on their favourite car, colour, and year. Besides the automotive "Rennbow" to admire was local artist/pilot Malcolm Fletcher (photo below). His desire to have a Porsche led him to choose Porsche automobiles as the subject matter to adorn his canvases. His work can be viewed at malcolmfletcher.ca (Editor-we have featured his great work in the 2019 September issue!)

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 30

John Clark had tables set up with numerous models of famous race cars, rare models, and vintage Porsches. Something I know I take advantage of is John's generousness when he offers up duplicates of magazines or just wants to make room for newer ones - all for FREE! Thanks John.

Tim and Marilyn manned the VIRPCA merchandise table. They offered quite an array of 25th Anniversary gear including hats, blankets, umbrellas, chairs, T-shirts, as well as items from other events like Black Rock.

For the picnic portion of the afternoon members were treated to an exceptional lunch by Yolanda at "Custom Gourmet Chef". Individual pre-ordered "bag lunches" were prepared and labelled so that upon delivery Zoë Levitsky, Sonia Ross and Albert had no problems distributing them to the participants.

And the winners were: People’s Public's Choice Public’s favourite year Public’s favourite colour Member’s Choice

Tim Evans Trevor Ross Wendy Woodley John Palmeter

2006 Cayman S (photo left) 1991 Porsche 911 964 (photo right) 2002 ‘Forest Green’ Boxster (photo p.38) 1969 911 T (photo overleaf)

Roger Quintana generously donated an interior detailing gift certificate. Roger gave the gift to his choice of “the interior most needing attention" to Franz-Albert Burgund. (I didn't think my car was that bad but NOW it is going to get a professional cleaning!)

An event such as this does not just happen. It takes careful planning, dedication, vision, and endless hours of work behind the scenes - all done for the love of the Porsche brand.

The driving force of the Porsche-a-Palooza was our own John Clark. John has an absolute VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 31

obsession with all things Porsche. He has read a plethora of magazines and books, watched countless videos, attended more than a fair share of events and owned numerous models - a true aficionado!

John was aided in his quest to put together a memorable weekend by his wife Zoë Levitsky, Trevor & Sonia Ross, and Tim & Marilyn Evans.

A special shout out to Trevor & Jackie Minta who took photos. There's a rumour that they shot a video too. Zoë wanted to mention invaluable assistance from Gary Glover and Steve Fairbrother who promptly answered her requests for technical assistance.

From the local community: Bert Heeringa the owner/ operator of the Canadian Tire store in Courtenay who generously offered the "Rally in Valley" staging space as well as the water bottles for all participants. Pens were supplied by 911 cabriolet owner and club member Richard DeLuca of DeLuca Veale Investments.

For anyone I forgot to mention by name - my apologies. Your efforts are no less appreciated and I thank you for your time and service. For the public that came out: "Thank you" for letting us share our Porsche passion with you. For my fellow VIR club members who interacted with the public - answering questions, explaining the differences, teaching the terminology I thank you and truly hope that at least one more convert will be joining us shortly.

Other volunteers were recruited, donations secured, caterers contacted, registration process initiated, and venues prepared and prayers were said. John's dream came to fruition as this event played out flawlessly.

A quick look in the dictionary shows the definition of "Lollapalooza" to be: noun slang. 1 an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event: an exceptional example or instance . By extension our Porsche-a-Palooza was a exceptional example of what the VIRPCA embodies.

Franz-Albert PS. If Henning’s name sounds familiar it might be because he and Tonia were featured VIR members in last month’s Porscher. I caught up with him in the early afternoon where he was taking pictures with what I thought was an older Leica.

Henning explained that it was quite a modern camera - digital but specifically set up for black and white photography.

He went on to praise the benefits of the art but perhaps a picture is worth a 1000 words. We are very fortunate to have Henning taking photos at our events. The quality of his work is outstanding. Thank you for your tireless efforts in recording our cars digitally for all to admire!

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

Zoë & John

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 32

John Palmeter’s 1969 911 T

Some great cars on display

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 33

Geordie Greenwood’s 1959 356A ex-Westwood race car

Filberg Park grounds VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 34

Trevor & Sonia Ross, Zoe & John

Filberg Park was a great site for the event VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 35

Show N Shine time!

Editor-Many thanks to all the photographers for the Up-Island picnic and the Rally in the Valley events and a special thanks to Franz-Albert Burgund for supplying the article texts.

Of course, the Club is grateful to both John Clark & Zoë Levitsky for organising the events along with Trevor & Sonia Ross.

Many thanks to Henning Wulff for the photos VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 36

By VIR Member Franz-Albert

Burgund

Rally in the Valley OR How to get an education while driving your Porsche!

Part of the August 7-8 weekend included the "Rally in the Valley", where the Up Island part of VIR got to showcase the Comox Valley. Local Porsche fanatics John Clark, his wife Zoë Levitsky, as well as Trevor & Sonia Ross spent many hours coming up with 52 questions that challenged drivers and navigators to explore and learn about the ceded and traditional lands of the Komox Nation.

Unlike the Gumball Rally or the Cannonball Run the "Rally in the Valley", did not focus on speed, evading the RCMP, or a myriad of other high jinks. Tim Evans gathered the drivers and collected waivers and explained the fun that the participants would shortly be embarking on. The teams would have to get out of their Porsches and find the answers to the 52 questions. Street signs, historical plaques, monuments, the Walk of Fame, and even gravestones provided answers. There were different routes that allowed the organizers to minimize congestion by starting folks off in four directions. The routes took the 15 cars (30 participants) to: Royston beach, Cumberland historical coal mining area, Chinese/Japanese cemetery, downtown; Courtenay's 5th Street shopping core, Walk of Fame, Native Sons Hall, and a freebie ice cream or beverage at "Hot Chocolates"; The Dyke Road - estuary for some "bird watching/counting", the Komox Band Cedar Lodge; and the town of Comox Zoë and Sonia greeted each pair of driver/navigator in the staging area and handed them their question/instruction sheets, a bag with water and pens - all of which came in handy.

The day was slightly overcast for the most part and a few light showers later on did not spoil the afternoon’s enjoyment. The time limit was manageable but I was worried at one point that we would be late. Thanks to my fellow rally enthusiasts - many of whom I encountered at different stages of the event - I was able to find where the answers were "hiding".

To give you some idea of how you had to focus on what you had to do (while driving) was... one question asked: How many teapots could one find in the birdhouse condos? Take a look: - I had to stop and take a picture - a memento.

Zoë Levitsky had the unenviable task of marking the answers.

When all was said and done, the organizers and participants gathered at the Blackfin Pub for a scrumptious dinner and announcement of how the day went. Fortunately everyone seemed to have had an awesome time. We all learned quite a VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 37

bit about the history and the culture of the valley. The winners included:

1st:

Lorraine & Chuck Romain

2nd:

Al & Laurel Klaus (pictured below right)

3rd:

Wendy Woodley (pictured below left, there was a nine-way tie for third so we drew from a hat!)

Many thanks to Bert Heeringa the owner/operator of the Canadian Tire store in Courtenay who generously offered the "Rally in Valley" staging space as well as the water bottles for all participants. Pens were supplied by 911 cabriolet owner and club member Richard DeLuca of DeLuca Veale Investments. The free treats at Hot Chocolates were courtesy of Jorden. If you are visiting the area or live here please remember to support these generous businesses.

As always a big thank you goes to Gary Glover who took numerous pictures and to Steve Fairbrother who provided invaluable internet assistance.

Franz-Albert Photos by Gary Glover, Tim Evans and FranzAlbert Burgund.

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 38

Paul

Atterton

and

co-driver

providing directions during the Rally. Are they correct? Yes, we’re sure you can trust them!

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 39

Mid Island Director Dan

Bourlet

Thank you to all who attended the Club’s 25th Anniversary Mid Island Picnic on Sunday Aug 15, 2021 at the Rocking Horse Pub, Nanoose Bay. The weather was mostly sunny and warm, great for sitting outside on the pub patio for our served lunch. There were 33 Porsches and 56 people in attendance.

Our Show & Shine was nicely displayed by the volunteers that helped to park and position the vehicles on the grass and pavement areas. The “People’s Choice Award”, of the Show & Shine, was awarded to Ann Aikenhead (with Shrek). Dean was absent for the moment of glory, however a second mysterious Shrek appeared to keep Ann company on the ride home. We also had one Second place

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 41

winner, a tie for Third place and one Fourth place

winner. I was a wee bit confused in giving the awards, but it was straightened out in the end. My apologies to Bryce Holtz for my confusion.

We would like to thank Louise and her staff at the Rocking Horse for a great lunch and their excellent service. The food was very good, and cooked to order. We appreciate the cooperation in the use of their facility for our show & shine.

There were three large boxes of food and cash donations, from the Porsche Club attendees, for the Parksville Food Bank. Gary and I presented them to food bank, and the volunteers were extremely grateful for our Club’s generosity (see below).

Dan

Photos by Henning Wulff, Dan Bourlet & Gary Glover VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 42

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 43

Fairwinds Golf Club Lunch & Drive Also, an event organised by Dan Bourlet and Dave Goede, was the Fairwinds Golf Club Lunch and Drive on Sunday, August 22nd.

Brad Blaney, event attendee said “Another well organized drive last Sunday! Thanks Dan & Dave. Lunch at Fairwinds Golf Course in Nanoose. Followed by a drive North to Little Qualicum Falls. Enjoyed by all, as evidenced in these photos! ”

Photos by Brad Blaney

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 44

By Suncoast Region Member, Pedro

P. Bonilla

Synthetic

From Merriam-Webster’s adjective syn•thet•ic | \ sin-the-tik : devised, arranged, or fabricated for special situations to imitate or replace usual realities noun : something resulting from synthesis rather than occurring naturally especially: a product (such as a fuel) of chemical synthesis

We have used for many years a great deal of synthetic products in our Porsches, from the plastic and composite parts in most areas of the vehicle, to the adhesives that keep them together, to the Mobil1 synthetic motor oil that comes from the factory to lubricate and cool our engines.

But, we may be using a brand new synthetic product soon: Synthetic Fuel.

Well, brand new may not be very precise. Audi, Bosch and McLaren, among others, have been talking about working on the technology for years. But further back, to be precise in the late 1930s, Nazi Germany had already developed and perfected the hydrogenation process to supply the Nazi War Machine its fuel needs by way of synthetic fuels made from its vast domestic supplies of coal.

What may be surprising is that technology is still in use today, in particular in South Africa. After apartheid was instituted, many oil-producing nations refused to sell oil to the apartheid regime and a local company (Sasol) was created to produce synthetic gas and oils for their domestic use. The plant is still productive, and since its inception, Sasol has produced over 1.5 billion gallons of gasoline, which is basically no different than the gasoline produced from Texas crude oil.

In the last year, Porsche has been talking up a storm regarding synthetic fuels. Even though, as a company, Porsche is committed to going full electric across its platforms in a few short years, they also understand that older Porsches will be around for many years to come and their owners want to keep enjoying them as they have in the past. Porsche wants therefore to significantly and independently drive forward the development of synthetic fuels, also known as eFuels.

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 46

“This technology is particularly important because the combustion engine will continue to dominate the automotive world for many years to come,” says Michael Steiner, Member of Porsche’s Executive Board, Research and Development. "If you want to operate the existing fleet in a sustainable manner, eFuels are a fundamental component."

"We have a team that is looking for suitable partners who want to build pilot plants with us and prove that the entire process chain works and can be industrialized," says Steiner. eFuels are produced from CO2 and hydrogen, using renewable energy. In terms of their basic properties they are no different from any other fuel produced from crude oil, however, they can ideally be a climate-neutral fuel.

Porsche believes in eFuels so much that they are considering entering Formula 1, if the series commits to going greener – specifically with synthetic fuels. Porsche believes that by using eFuel to power an internal combustion engine (ICE) car, emissions can be reduced by 85% and can be as clean as a battery-electric vehicle when wheel-to-well lifecycles are taken into account.

The eFuels Porsche is talking about are completely man-made and do not contain unwanted elements, as fossil fuels do, that get converted into pollutants in the combustion process.

These fuels could power existing ICE cars without any modifications.

A plant in southern Chile will implement a proprietary methanol-to-gasoline process under license by Exxon Mobil. Water will be split into hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis and CO2 will be filtered out of the air and processed with the hydrogen to create synthetic methanol. Then the proprietary methanol-to-gasoline work comes into play.

Porsche says that the eFuel works on everything from the latest-generation GT3 to a classic 911 from many decades ago.

In 2022, Porsche will begin trials of the eFuel with production of some 34,000 gallons. By 2026 Porsche says that if everything goes according to plan, we could see a production of 145 million gallons.

I guess most of us will still be around to use eFuel in our beloved ICE Porsches. I can’t wait to fill my (300K plus miles) 1998 Boxster with eFuel. I can then drive it another 300,000 miles as guilt-free as if I was driving a Taycan.

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 47

Register now! Join us on September 12, Arbutus Ridge Golf Club At this event, we welcome members who joined VIR between Sep 1, 2020, and Aug 31, 2021. These new members are our guests of honour and their lunch will be paid for by the Club. This includes transfers in to the Region and new co-members. For other members and guests, the cost of lunch is $25. Priority will be given to new members if we have more than 50 attendees (even though your registration may be received by us).

Meal choices are:Chicken Quesadilla with salad or fries Chicken Gyro with salad or fries Beef Dip with salad or fries Vegetarian Quesadilla with salad or fries Vegetarian Gyro with salad or fries All meals come with coffee or tea.

We begin at 11am with coffee and tea and an opportunity to meet and greet other members, then move on to introductions, with lunch around 12:00 and door prizes following.

Register by Sep 8th.

Any queries to Garth Webber Atkins at vicepresident@virpca.org.

Register easily here... MotorSportReg.

(Continued from page 47)

For more information about eFuels and more, please visit my website: PedrosGarage.com.

Happy Porsche’ing,

Pedro © 2021 Technolab / PedrosGarage.com

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 48

The Club has some 25th Anniversary items for sale on the MSR site, however they are either limited stock or ending soon so we can get the order in.

Please order early to avoid disappointment.

Further details and ordering via the MSR links below.

Golf Umbrella $50 msreg.com/25th-Umbrella

Picnic/Camping Chair $70 msreg.com/25th-Chairs

Vacuum Tumbler $30 msreg.com/25th-Tumbler Blanket $55 msreg.com/25th-blanket

Laptop / Messenger Bag $25 msreg.com/25th-Bags

Curved Brim Hats $30 msreg.com/25th-hats

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 50

From the September 1996 issue…….

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 51

T

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!

There are 3 locations across the Island to meet Club members regularly:-

Up Island 2nd Saturday of month, 10am Crown Isle Plaza (next to Starbucks), 444 Lerwick Road, Courtenay

Mid Island Sundays 10am, Serious Coffee, 9-1209 East, Island Hwy E, Parksville

South Island Sundays 9am, Starbucks, Eagle Creek Village, 29 Helmcken Rd, Victoria VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 52

“It's not just the cars, it's the people!”

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 53

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 54

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 55

I

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

Blast-It!

10%

Show your current PCA card

10%

At checkout, use code Pelican-PCA2021- followed by your 10 digit PCA MEMBER ID (not login ID).

Note: You can only use this code once.

Pelican Parts

B

Description

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

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 57

Up Island Mid Island South Island

Tuesday Sep 7 Wed Sep 9 7pm Sunday Sep 12

Ongoing Cars & Coffee Times

2 Saturday of the 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

La Belle Burger Night

This Mid-Island event to a burger bar with a drive after, is now at its capacity.

Club Executive/Business Meeting via Zoom

The monthly Executive/Business meeting via Zoom. If you wish to join, advise Ross so we have an idea for online capacity

New Members’ Social

Get together with other new & current members for lunch. The Club pays for members who joined September 2020 to August 31 2021. Details & register via msreg.com/2021-new-members

Contact Dan B Contact Ross Contact Garth

Gold River Drive

Drive to Gold River and have lunch with your fellow Club memSaturday bers. Your registration fee will be donated to the Gold River Food Sep 18 Bank. A 25-Roads route too! Details and registration at msreg.com/2021-gold-river-charity-lunch-drive Sunday Sep 26 Oct 7 7pm Oct 13-17

Fall Rally 2021

Contact Dan B

Contact Klaus

Details not available at time of issue

Club Executive/Business Meeting via Zoom

The monthly Executive/Business meeting via Zoom. If you wish to join, advise Ross so we have an idea for online capacity

PCA Fall Treffen, Wisconsin

This is a PCA organized event. Details at Treffen North America

25th Anniversary Grand Gala

Contact Ross Contact PCA

Saturday Oct 23

Come celebrate the Club’s 25th Anniversary at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Victoria. Prizes, auctions, awards and more!

Details and registration at msreg.com/25th-Grand-Gala

Contact Tim

Saturday Oct 30

VIR Annual General Meeting

Contact TBA

Nov 11 7pm

Details TBA

Club Executive/Business Meeting via Zoom

The monthly Executive/Business meeting via Zoom. If you wish to join, advise Ross so we have an idea for online capacity

VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

Contact Ross

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 58

Wanted Overwinter garage parking needed for Porsche Boxster, ideally with power to trickle charge the battery.

Contact John McGurran jjmcg@telus.net or 1403 542 5091

For Sale Authentic and fully functioning VDO tachometer and speedometer removed from 911 Carrera. Good condition. $380 each David Barss 250-216-5782 Please reply with name and phone number

Got a Porsche Spyder?

Canada West region is holding its first ‘Spyder Cluster’ on September 11th in West Vancouver.

Details and registration (by donation towards the Lytton Fire fund) is at :SPYDER CLUSTER 2021! - Events - Porsche Club of America: Canada West Region (pcacwr.org)

Picture courtesy Canada West Region VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER

SEPTEMBER 2021 Page 59