Voice of the Vancouver Island Region - Porsche Club of America
Volume 25 Issue 1, February 2022
OUR TAYCAN 4 CROSS TURISMO, VIR WEBSITE UPDATE, VIR RALLY PLANS, VAN ISLE ADVENTURE TOUR, PORSCHE NEWS, PEDRO’S GARAGE
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Porscher is the official publication of the Vancouver Island Region of the Porsche Club of America and is published approximately monthly. EDITORIAL: Statements appearing in PORSCHER are those of the author and not necessarily those of the Porsche Club of America, the Vancouver Island Region, its Executives or the Editor. All articles and photographs are copyright the author or contributor (unless otherwise noted). Permission for reprints or reproduction of the contents must be granted by the Editor and the author or contributor. Copyright © 2017-2022 by Porsche Club of America, Vancouver Island Region. All rights reserved.
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THIS MONTH’S CONTENTS VIR EXECUTIVE
5
EXECUTIVE COMMENT
6
OUR TAYCAN 4 CROSS TURISMO
12
BLACK ROCK 2022
15
VIMC AUTOSLALOM
18
VIR WEBSITE UPDATE
21
VIR RALLY PLANS
23
2021 HOLIDAY DINNER
24
VAN ISLE ADVENTURE TOUR
26
UP ISLAND SECRET SANTA
27
PORSCHE NEWS
29
PEDRO’S GARAGE
31
CARS & COFFEE
37
12
24
VIR DISCOUNTS & USEFUL WEBSITES 41 AROUND THE BEND
42
CLUB CLASSIFIEDS
43
31
Cover Photo Taycan 4S Cross Turismo @ PCV Taken By Steve Fairbrother VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER
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President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Garth Webber Atkins president@virpca.org
Sam Auerbach secretary@virpca.org
Director—Up Island
Wendy Woodley upisland@virpca.org
Director—South Island
Ron Dempsey southisland@virpca.org
Webmaster Chair
Dave Nickel webmaster@virpca.org
Rally Chair
Klaus Kreye rally@virpca.org
Competition Chair
Vacant competition@virpca.org
Steve Peers vicepresident@virpca.org
A.J. Papp treasurer@virpca.org
Director—Mid Island Detlef Ehrhardt midisland@virpca.org
Newsletter Chair
Steve Fairbrother newsletter@virpca.org
Membership Chair
Kathleen Short membership@virpca.org
Tech / Classics Chair
Paul Rossmo paul.rossmo@prhistorics.com
Past President
Tim Evans 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
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over the winter. So what do you think? anuary and February form a sea- Would you participate son of impatience for me. Once in a winter drive? the holiday season is over, I am In the meantime, we over winter, and ready for spring. That will continue to offer makes for a couple of months of alterup mental excursions nating hope and disappointment, even via Zoom over the winhere on the Island, where it is closer to ter. On February 16, possible than in the rest of Canada. please join us to learn about AdvenUnusually, the 944 is sitting at the ture Touring, an event that is growing front of the queue on the driveway, as in popularity. You can find the details it’s been making trips out for appoint- further along in this issue, in Around ments for upkeep and maintenance. the Bend. For the car, not me. I can sense it For any other “Porsche in the snow” pawing the ground, impatient to run. photos yet to come, we now have a The Club doesn’t typically schedule new Miscellaneous folder in the Galruns in the winter months, at least in lery on the web site. You will have to my experience, but maybe we should log in to see it, as the photos currently reconsider. In my January 1st e-mail, I posted in it are visible to members onencouraged members to share pic- ly. Unlike the other folders, it is not tures of their Porsches in the snow, tied to a specific event. You can post and we saw a couple of 911s and a here, or on Facebook, as you prefer. Taycan. I can see on the streets that Given the current health orders around the Macans and Cayennes are going organized events and gatherings, it about their business, so perhaps seems our Club connections will have they’d be happy for a fun run as well. to be outside or online for now. As a Those of us who joined Klaus Kreye’s club, we will continue to look for creawell-attended presentation about his tive ways to celebrate and enjoy our entry into the 2016 Alcan 5000 Winter Porsches and our Porsche community, Rally saw that 944’s are up to a long and to hope for better days ahead. trek on snow roads. It certainly exStay safe and sane, pands one’s view of the possibilities. I expect many members with all-wheel Garth drive make good use of that feature
President, Garth
J
Webber Atkins
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PCA Zone 6 Representative John Zone 6 Update
Sommerwerck
H
appy New Year! I would like to introduce myself as the new Zone 6 Rep. Below I have excerpted a few lines from my bio to be published in the February issue of Panorama:
I am a long-time car enthusiast. Early in my car buying, I decided to buy a Z28 Camaro instead of Porsche 914, big mistake. I purchased my first Porsche, a 2003 911 Carrera 4, in 2005. My wife, Nancy, and I joined the Silver Sage Region in 2010 and we have been enjoying PCA regional and national events ever since. When I am not participating in PCA events, I can be found on the ski slopes or playing tennis. I am looking forward to the role as Zone 6 representative and getting to know more of my fellow PCA’ers. I want to thank Mark & Linda Prusynski for all their guidance and support. Initially, in helping me understand what a Zone Rep’s job is and helping me navigate the steps towards filling the position. Mark tells me, the Zone Rep is the best job in PCA. I look forward to learning what Mark meant. We continue to be impacted by Covid. The Winter PCA in-person meeting has once again become a Zoom meeting. However, Zone 6 activity planning is moving ahead. Nancy & I have already signed up for; Canada West Region’s Escape 2022 and Inland Northwest Region’s 50th Anniversary Gala. I will be holding my first Region Presidents’ meeting in Boise the weekend of March 18/19. We are planning to attend: Parade (Phase 1 signup opens February 2); both Spring and Fall Treffens; Broadmoor (registration opens on February 16); SunRiver; Vancouver Island Region’s charity event at Black Rock; and Silver Sage Region’s fall car show - Oktoberfast. We would love to hear of other events you think we should be considering. Stay healthy and we will see you in the Zone.
John
VIR welcomes John to his role in PCA VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER
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Porscher Editor, Steve
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cently.
Fairbrother
ur Facebook group has seen a good number of posts recently ranging from some blasts from the past, recent Bring-ATrailer records, Lego models, snow blowing videos, money saving offers on motor oil and of course pictures of members and their cars! Below are some pics that were posted there re-
If you are on Facebook but have not yet joined our (private) group, you can join at facebook.com/groups/150348012491522. You just need to provide your PCA membership number (the 10 digit one, not the PCA.org login id). Once that is done, one of the group admins will approve you. For article or photo submissions, anyone can contact me at my Club email of newsletter@virpca.org
Steve
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Membership Chair, Kathleen
Short
Membership Report for December 2021 & January 2022
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ancouver Island Region has 612 members. We have 374 primary members and 238 affiliate or family members. PCA has 94,318 primary members 50,214 affiliate members and 21 life members for a total of 144,553 members. The Club grew by 663 members in November and 587 in December.
New Members — Welcome! Member Mike Baker
Mark Davey Jonathan Kirby Adam Mackenzie Dima Rudenko David McClenahan
Jamie Munn
Co-Member Christine Davey
Bobby Leslie
Allison Facer
Location / From
Vehicle
Victoria
2007 Cayman
Nanaimo / Canada West Black Creek Victoria Nanaimo Nanoose Bay / Upper Canada
2021 718 Boxster T
Gabriola / Canada West
2014 911 Turbo 2003 911 Carrera 2003 Boxster 2004 911 Carrera
2004 Cayenne Turbo 2008 911 Turbo Cab 2010 911 Carrera 4S
If you do not have your partner/friend listed as an affiliate (18+ years old) on your membership, please contact PCA to add them, it’s free! You can do that via PCA admin at membership@pca.org or call them at 1-410-381-0911.
Other Membership Activity for this period: Renewals Non-renewals Transfer in/out PCA Juniors
19 8 3/0 35 (Register your new PCA Junior here)
Anniversaries in December – Congratulations! 45 years 10 years 5 years
David Moyes Kevin Wessel, Anita Wessel, Maria Leoczko Joanne Young, Doug Young, Martine Lane, Catherine Mackay, Montserrat Seaman, Ike Seaman, Christina Van Soest, Gary Van Soest
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1 year
Doug Schuetze, Alex Moret, Trevor Sheck, Wendy Sheck, Bernie Haley, Bruce Monkhouse
Anniversaries in January – Congratulations!
5 years 1 year
Paul Wiggins, Mark Harnadek, Karen Wiggins Didier Brard, Irene Brard, Ebby David, Brent Evans, Allison Evans, Deborah Kruks, Joshua Vandekerkhove, Chris Passev, Paul Richie
Correction to the November report for Paul Rossmo who celebrated 40 years in November 2021.
Member Anniversary Recognitions
All members who are celebrating an anniversary will be sent a letter from the current PCA President.
Anniversary Decals
As a PCA active member completes 5, 10, 15, or 20 years of membership, the National Office will send, upon request by the member, a special decal indicating the length of membership. Anniversary recognition for the family member/affiliate is also available upon request. If you are celebrating your 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, or 35 year PCA anniversary, please order your anniversary materials here www.pca.org/anniversary (must be logged-in to access). The form will only let you order your materials in 5 year increments and will round it down to the last milestone. If your membership information listed on the website is incorrect, contact membership@pca.org
New PCA Juniors e-newsletter
The new PCA Juniors e-newsletter is produced for parents and sponsors of PCA Juniors and is intended to create engagement and interaction. PCA Juniors is a free program for young Porsche enthusiasts, under 18 years of age, who are registered by an active PCA member. PCA members can opt in to receive the monthly e-newsletter featuring information and activities for kids. To sign up for the PCA Juniors e-newsletter, send your email address to jimh@pca.org. If you would like to know more about the PCA Juniors program, click here.
Kathleen The VIR thanks Porsche Centre Victoria for new member referrals at the time of purchase.
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VIR Members, Dave
& Sharon Wright
This is our 2022 Taycan 4 Cross Turismo It was at a 2021 Porsche Experience Day we attended at VIMC, that we got to try all the Taycan variants, right up to the 750 hp “Turbo S”. That day gave us a good idea about the power, acceleration and handling that the Taycan would do, and what would suit us. We picked it up just before Xmas and our first drives were in the snowy conditions we had. It was very surefooted and handled the conditions wonderfully. Some of the specs are:All-Wheel drive with 20” M&S all-season tires. Five driving modes and suspension setting and height control. “Gravel” mode is specific to the Cross Turismo. We used it quite extensively for the snowy driving. Colour - Frozen Blue Metallic. Performance Battery - 93.4 kwh, dual electric motors with 2-speed transmission. Charging time from 5% to 85% is 22 mins on DC Level 3 charger. Home Charging from 5% to 85% is 7-8 hrs on Level 2 AC 9.6Kwh. Launch Control - equivalent 469 hp. Range - 400km+ (this is a whole topic depending on EPA or WLTP ratings) Sport Chrono Package, Rear Axle Steering, among the options. Some of our winter driving excursions have included Nanaimo to Mount Washington and back. Left home with 95% power, we parked at Mt Washington with 55%, snowshoed for a couple of hours, selected preheat (from my phone app), got back to a nice warm car and drove home to Nanaimo with 20% left. No range anxiety on Vancouver Island! Cheers
Dave & Sharon VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER
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BLACK ROCK 2022 Planning Update We would like to wish all our VIR members a Happy New Year and wish everyone a Healthy 2022. Now that we are into the new year the Black Rock committee is starting to gear up its planning steps for our Black Rock 2022 charity event. Please note that our dates of Thursday, May 12 to Sunday, May 15, 2022 are a little earlier then our usual weekend dates. We have listed a few update items so members know the planning stages. As with all our club events, Black Rock will also be restricted to following all Provincial Covid gathering regulations in place at the time of the event. It is important as a Club that we attract as much membership attendance and support for this event and all our events that VIR Executives and members organize in order to keep our chapter moving forward, and raise funds for the charities too! Black Rock 2022 Charity Event Registration: Registration will open in late February, date for registration opening will be updated on the VIR website / Black Rock tab, Porscher newsletter and Garth’s Club emails. Registration will be the same as in the past on the Motorsportreg.com website. Please make sure you are registered as a VIR PCA member on MSR before February. Registration will allow you to choose any of the organized events and activities. Please review the supplied schedule on the MSR page for the complete list of activities and events location, time and date. We will also be selling 2022 Black Rock T-Shirts and Sport Shirts in both ladies and men sizes. We encourage all attendees to consider purchasing an item as this helps us fund the event as well as helps our charities. Black Rock Oceanfront Resort: We have a contract in place for Thursday, May 12, to Sunday, May 15, 2022. These dates will include facilities for our Welcome Reception, Saturday evening Banquet, and Sunday Brunch. The resort has limited our seating capacity to 120 attendees. It has given the Club a special room rate pricing for the 3-night stay, so please make sure you indicate that you are with the Vancouver Island Porsche Club when booking your accommodations. The prices will also be listed on the MSR registration page. Also be aware that you must register separately for Black Rock on MSR, and at the Black Rock Oceanfront Resort for your accommodaVANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER
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tion.
Black Rock Survey We would like to thank everyone that completed the Black Rock survey. We are now reviewing the results, which will help us plan and schedule our track and other events with regards to attendees’ preference. Charities We are supporting both our previous charities - Cops for Cancer “Tour de Rock” and the Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade. The UVFB will also be helping us with our Friday night BBQ and as in the past this will be by donation per person at the BBQ, to the UVFB. Planning Next Stages Planning is on-going for the committee. Some of the next stages are to finish registration website, fundraising, sponsorship, track and instructor organizing, Ucluelet activity organizing, etc. With everyone’s support this will be another memorable VIR event and enjoyable get together for all.
Steve Peers / Dan Bourlet Co Chairs Black Rock 2022 Committee
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From VIMC
(NOTE THAT THESE ARE NOT VIR EVENTS)
It’s that time again at the Circuit! We look forward to welcoming you to our drop-in Autoslalom at the Vancouver Island Motorsport Circuit. Drop-in sign up is now available on our website calendar for January 30, February 20, March 13 and April 3, 2022. We are located at 4063 Cowichan Valley Hwy. For those of you who have not come to one of our Autoslalom at the Circuit events, they are being run on the Circuit, not in our skid pad area. The course of the day will be very challenging with elements that may include slalom cones on long straights, bus stops, Gcircles and elevation change all finishing off with a precision time. Come out and test your driving skills as this is the perfect training program for open lapping days. To comply with the Provincial health orders, everyone must wear a mask when in the Circuit building. Please note, protocols may change before the event if new orders are issued. •
Once you register you will receive two forms, we kindly ask that our Liability Waiver and Self-Inspection forms be completed electronically. These forms can be return emailed to this address or printed and brought to the Circuit and handed in there
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This program will run from 9- 3pm depending on the number of cars registered
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Gate opens at 8:30, kindly arrive by 9am at the latest in order for us to complete the registration process, conduct vehicle walk arounds and confirm car numbers and work assignments
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Co-drives will be allowed with drivers from the same household
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Helmets are mandatory for both driver and passenger and must meet one of the following specifications: Snell Foundation M2010, SA2010, M2015, SA2015, M2020 & SA2020 DOT FMVSS 218 BS 6658-85 TYPE A/FR with all amendments (Great Britain) If you do not have one, we offer helmet rentals in a range of sizes for $30+GST/day that also include a one-time use balaclava
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Wear appropriate footwear for precision driving; closed toe, flat shoes with Velcro or laces. No sandals or shoes with high heels
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Insurance is recommended but not mandatory for your personal vehicles (this means you can bring an unlicensed, trailered vehicle)
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Vehicles must have four wheels and be wider than they are high and be in good mechanical condition. This program is open to most production cars, tube-frame cars with a fiberglass body and open wheel cars. No carts or ATVs Sound will be monitored for this program with a 95 dB limit. Vehicles that do not comply will be not be allowed to run
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Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to facilitate food and beverage service. We recommend bringing your own water and snacks. The clubhouse is only open to use the washrooms
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No pets please, it is for their safety and ours
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This program will run rain or shine so please have footwear and clothing appropriate for all types of weather
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We will send out an email a couple of days ahead detailing the day which will include the course map. There will not be paper maps available so be sure to have it available on your device or printed out
8:30
Gate opens
9:00
Course open for walking
10:45
Driver’s meeting
10:00
Group A to drive; Group B work assignments Group B to drive; Group A work assignments Group A to drive; Group B work assignments Group B to drive; Group A work assignments
3:00ish
Approximate end of runs (may be earlier not later)
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. The VIMC Team
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Past President, Tim
Evans
VIR Website Update Back in April 2021 we launched our new website. Since then it continues to be improved and additions made. The latest is our new Community Page which you can find under About Us. The community page was created to highlight our work in raising funds for different charities throughout Vancouver Island. They include the Cops for Cancer/tour de rock, Ucluelet Volunteer Fire Brigade, various food banks, and other charities. You can find more details on the website. A few features that you may be interested in are the photo galleries from past events and checking out the calendar of events to see what is coming up, both on Vancouver Island and in other regions that are open to our members. One of my favourites is to peruse the old newsletters that go back to when our region was first created in 1996, makes for interesting reading and you may recognize some of the members that are still active today. A reminder that a lot of content on the website is available to members only so you will need to register to get the full benefit. When you do register and create your profile don’t forget to post a picture of your car. I see a lot of registered members have not done this. It is very easy to login and update your profile to keep it current.
I encourage you to take a look at the website to keep up to date on club activities and give us feedback. https://virpca.org:452/VIRPCA/Home The website is maintained by our webmaster Dave Nickel along with the developer Karl Hoerner - both are club members and volunteers. If you have any questions about the website and its content please contact Dave at webmaster@virpca.org and he will be happy to assist you.
Tim Some pics from previous VIR charity events are shown here and overleaf
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Gold River donations
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Rally Chair, Klaus
Kreye
Last year ended on a quiet note with the Totem Rally being cancelled and being unable to attend the Big White Rally due to road closures. At the time of writing I have prepared for the Thunderbird Rally, but the event dates have been tentatively pushed out … so it’s anyone’s guess as to whether the rally will actually take place. We started off the year with the Alcan Rally Presentation – two 944’s to Alaska. We had
about 18 registered, but likely more attended as the link was shared on FaceBook. Questions and lively discussion at the end and interest to attend rallies. I also received follow-up mails and regrets from those that missed the presentation. The club executive has been planning events for the year and that will again include two dates for our rallies….. so…. Save the Dates! Spring Rally Sunday 5 June Fall Rally Sunday 25 September
I look forward to two competitive events and the challenge for the annual trophy. This year we have invited the Canada West Region (Vancouver) to join our rallies. Given that their club is almost double ours, I would hope that some of their members are able to make the trip to the island. At this stage there is an indication that other Classic Rallies might be held in summer and we are looking forward to actually holding the Totem Rally in November. As usual I am open to any questions or event ideas.
Klaus rally@virpca.org
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Organiser - South Island Director, Ron
Dempsey
December 5 Holiday Dinner in Victoria
South Island Director Ron Dempsey and Uplands Golf Club in Oak Bay hosted our first Holiday Dinner in 2 years, with 75 Porsche and European Car enthusiasts in attendance. Over $7,000 was raised for CFAX Santa's Anonymous, helping families in need around the South Island with Christmas presents and food hampers during the festive season. We were fortunate to have Victoria residents Chris and John Beresford (pictured below with Garth and Ron) present over dinner, recounting their adventures in the 2018 Peking to Paris Rally in a 1958 VW Beetle. Incredible scenery, variable roads and amazing endurance for over 30 days made for an amazing journey - and inspired more than a few folks in attendance to plan something in 2022, albeit less ambitious! Feedback from the event was tremendous, so mark the first Sunday in December 2022 on your calendars, and details will be shared next fall.
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Photos by Wyman Lee
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Organiser - South Island Director, Ron
Dempsey
Inaugural ‘VanIsle Adventure Tour’ event planned for June 24-25 South Island Director Ron Dempsey is planning a new type of event for our membership at the beginning of the summer driving season. The ‘VanIsle Adventure Tour’ is part rally, part tour and part social gathering. Based on similar exotic and collector car events held around the world, an Adventure Tour is a multi-day driving event, tailor-made for a driver and codriver who enjoy spending time together and with other like-minded enthusiasts. The keystone of an Adventure Tour is the route book. Like a TSD rally, it has directions to be followed on twisty, fun roads. Unlike a TSD however, participants dictate whatever speed they feel comfortable driving and stopping when and where they like – for pictures, snacks or a bio-break. This year’s inaugural event is planned to begin on the morning of Friday, June 24, and to wrap up on the afternoon of Saturday, June 25. The route won’t be known by participants until the beginning of the event, nor will the host hotel or it’s whereabouts. The focus is on adventure, discovering new places and making new friends – all while enjoying your vehicle on roads it was designed to drive. For more information, there will be a zoom webinar Wednesday, February 16 at 7pm. Event organizer Dave Hord of Hagerty and Classic Car Adventures will discuss more about the event, how to prepare, and what to look forward to your first time out.
Editor - You can register for the Adventure Tour webinar via motorsportreg.com at msreg.com/Adventure-Webinar
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Organiser - Up-Island Director,
Wendy Woodley
The 4th Annual Secret Santa was organized by me at our usual Cars & Coffee on the 2nd Saturday of the month. We had 14 members join us at Crown Isle Resort, the Atrium Room for visiting, plus I and some other members challenged the members with some Porsche questions. The winners were given to opportunity to pick an item from under the beautiful Christmas tree. I had some Goodies from Porsche Centre Victoria, some beer steins I have been collecting and a few other goodies. The lunch was excellent and I believe everyone ordered dessert, well I know I did! After lunch, members were able to choose a gift from “Santa” under the Christmas tree. When everyone had chosen their gift, other members could exchange a gift from a member, then everyone got to unwrap their gift. There was some wine, Beer Steins, a handknitted toque and other goodies. Everyone was happy with their gift from “Santa”. Thank you to all of you that attended, I certainly had fun, and I think everyone enjoyed as well. Wishing you all a Happy and Healthy 2022
Wendy
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Porscher Editor,
Steve Fairbrother
New Porsche 911 GTS models 480hp, 5 model variants - Carrera 2 & 4 wheel drive in Coupe and Cab, along with a Targa 4 model. 8 speed PDF or 7 speed manual. More information here. Porsche introduces the Cayman GT4 RS 500hp, 3.4s 0-100kph, 315kph top speed More information here.
Cayenne Platinum Edition Platinum Editions of the Cayenne, Cayenne E-Hybrid and Cayenne S are available, as well as the corresponding Coupé variants. More information here
Porsche Taycan GTS Sport Turismo At the 2021 LA Auto Show, Porsche presented the third body version of the first all-electric Porsche model series, in the form of the Taycan GTS Sport Turismo. The newcomer shares its sporty silhouette and rearward-sloping roofline with the Taycan Cross Turismo. 598hp, 3.7s 0-100kph, 250kph max speed and 504km range. More information here.
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Suncoast Region Member, Pedro
P. Bonilla
The 959 - Part 1 While recently doing research to produce the Tech Quiz for Suncoast’s 60th Anniversary Celebration I relived some of my fondest Porsche memories as I perused long-closed and stored reference books and manuals.
To this day, I’m still at awe of some of the special vehicles that were produced in an artisanal manner by that small German company we have come to know and love. But none come close to my fondness of the very special 959. Let me try to condense some of the data I found: First shown as a static design study forty years ago, in 1981, it received the designation 959 and became the first member of a new and exclusive category of ‘Supercars’, road legal vehicles with a top speed in excess of 200mph, state of the art design features and price tags to match. The study was based on the 911 which would be developed into a “Gruppe B” rally car. In 1986 three 959 project cars made their debut in the ParisDakar rally, which they won (finishing one/two – the third entry, intended as a support vehicle, finished 6th). More successes followed and a limited production of 250 cars was announced which would be available for sale as road cars to an exclusive and very lucky few. The initial price tag was around US$250,000. (Even by today’s standards, this was an absolute bargain.) The initial price also included a visit to the Nürburgring Circuit for a factory-run familiarization course, because this was no ordinary vehicle. The engine was a special short-stroke 2.85L flat-6 with titanium rods and crankshaft and air -cooled cylinder barrels but with water-cooled heads. Each head had four valves per cylinder and was operated by double overhead camshafts. Twin KKK turbochargers would VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER
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boost maximum output to 450bhp at 6500rpm with peak torque of 370lb/ft coming in at 5500rpm. All this produced a top speed of 205mph at 7500rpm and a 0-60 time of 3.7 seconds. Two versions of the car were built. The ‘Comfort’ model included A/C and additional sound insulation and the ‘Sport’ version which omitted these, along with the rear seats and other such niceties to provide raw performance. An all-new four-wheel drive transmission was used with a conventional mid-mounted sixspeed gearbox connected to a front transaxle by a large tube housing the driveshaft. The front differential casing also housed a torque-splitting clutch. A new computer control system, monitored electronic signals generated by sensors which offered engine speed, throttle position and wheel speed. The latter was derived from the same sensors that controlled the ABS. The computer could calculate rate of acceleration and thereby the weight transfer front-to-rear could be mapped. With the rear wheels directly driven, the front axle torque could be varied by the computer to give optimum traction and could be controlled manually by the driver or using one of four pre-programmed modes to assist in varying road conditions offering a variable front/rear split percentage between 40/60 and 20/80 depending on the road conditions. The system had a response time between 50 and 100 milliseconds.
The body was basically that of a 911 Turbo, with galvanized steel components and additional body panels made from Kevlar and other glass-reinforced plastic (GRP) materials. The windscreen was bullet-proof. Braking components came from the 956 racecar and were servo-operated with full anti-lock capability. VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER
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The suspension was coil spring/double wishbone design right out of the racecars. Concentric coil springs were used together with twin shock absorbers on each wheel. Each shock absorber had electronically-adjustable variable damping circuitry allowing for computercontrol which could vary not only the car’s ride height, but also the angle of the body relative to the road. This further enhanced the ground-effect generated by underbody airflow and added yet more stability to the handling. Providing adequate cooling provided a difficult hurdle which was solved with the now iconic rear wing air scoops which would channel cool air into the very tightly packed engine bay. The car was also shod with magnesium wheels with hollow spokes for a tiredeflation warning system. This was the precursor of the TPMS. Simply, an outstanding piece of engineering. And it was also quite the eye-candy too! In a future article, we’ll get to “the rest of the story”. The 959 in America. I am so fond of it that I now own an orange version of the 959. It’s a paint-to-sample gifted to me by my talented granddaughter Sofia for my birthday!
For more information on the Porsche 959 and more, please visit my website: www.PedrosGarage.com Happy Porsche’ing,
Pedro 959 illustration by G. Betti from PORSCHE, Portrait of a Legend, Ingo Seiff.
© 2021 Technolab / PedrosGarage.com
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VIR members can find VIR logo’d clothing range at our special PCA webstore here... www.pcawebstore.org/regions/VIS VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER
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Would you buy a Porsche Area Rug? We have a supplier in Turkey who will make any size area rugs with Porsches on them and we would like YOUR input to find out if we import them would VIR members buy one? 3 x 5 ft rugs like the one (right) are $150 USD 2 x 4 ft rugs $100 USD 3 x 5 custom rug of YOUR CAR $300 USD Appreciate your input / comments to:gordonhalkett@gmail.com
VIR members Gordon & Farah Halkett report ….. We were in El Gouna (Hurghada area) Egypt recently and drove past a small Porsche showroom, with a bunch of Macans & GTS (all black of course) and this base Taycan for 1.8 Million Egyptian pounds. I forgot my Visa card...so I didn't buy it. Haven’t seen any 911’s - mainly SUVs here and a lot of Chinese made MG cars & SUVs.
Cheers
Gord Editor - The Macan GTS price (2,154,456 EGP) is about $175k VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER
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here is always a Cars & Coffee meeting near you at weekends! Pop in, meet old friends and make plenty of new ones. You never know, VIR may even pay for your coffee occasionally too!
There are 3 locations across the Island to meet Club members regularly:-
Up Island 2nd Sat 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
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“It's not just the cars, it's the
people!”
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f you have received a discount from anywhere that you believe would be applicable to others in the Club, please advise us via email to newsletter@virpca.org and I’ll add to this list. Note: The discount details may change after publishing, if Porscher is not advised.
Please mention that you saw their advert in PORSCHER if you visit/talk to these sponsors
Where
Discount Description
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%
Confirm with owner first.
10%
At checkout, use code Pelican-PCA2022- followed by your 10 digit PCA MEMBER ID (not login ID). Note: You can only use this code once.
Pelican Parts
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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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Up Island Mid Island South Island
Feb 8 7pm Feb 16 7pm Mar 12 11am Apr 27 - May 1 May 12-15 June 12-18 June 24-25
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
Club Executive/Business Meeting via Zoom
The monthly Executive/Business meeting via Zoom. If you wish to join, advise Sam so we have an idea for online capacity
Van Isle Adventure Tour - Intro Webinar
Contact Sam Contact Ron
See Ron’s article page 26 in this issue for details. Register at msreg.com/Adventure-Webinar
Up-Island Valentine’s - Postponed from February
At the Atrium Room, Crown Isle Resort, Courtenay, 11am Saturday March 12th. All members are welcome, please register at msreg.com/2022-UpisIand-Valentine
PCA Spring Treffen - Colorado Springs
Contact Wendy
Registration opens February 16. Details at www.pca.org/events/treffen-at-the-broadmoor-213609
Sold Out!
Black Rock 2022
Contact Steve P or Dan B
PCA Parade (on the East Coast!)
Parade Website
Van Isle Adventure Tour
Contact Ron
Our 2022 Black Rock charity event at Ucluelet. Thursday May 12 Sunday May 15, 2022. MSR registration coming soon. At Kalahari Resorts Poconos in Pennsylvania. Reg TBA. Details in this issue. Registration to open on MSR soon More events being planned, watch for them here or in Garth’s emails
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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For Sale - Pirelli Sottozero Tires Pirelli Sottozero W240 M+S tires for a 997 Turbo - 235/35 R19 (2) and 295/30 R19 (2) Used once for a trip to Santa Barbara - 5,490 km. Like new with 8/32 tread depth. Cost before tax was $2,134, will sell for $950
Henry Ellis ellish05@shaw.ca
For Sale — 20" Phone Dial Wheels 20" Phone Dials from Augment Wheel Company. Custom made. One summer of driving, so they are in excellent condition. Sized for a 991.1 narrow body. Front: 20x8.5 +51. Rear: 20x11 +70. Come with laser engraved aluminum centre caps. Tires not included but TPMS sensors are. Asking $3,500
Frank Jaerschky 250 218 3802 (call or text) For Sale - 911 Nose Mask A friend of mine gave me a single-piece Porsche nose mask (bra) with "PORSCHE" lettered in white. He owned a 911, I think it was a 1984 model and he said he could never fit the mask on his car and maybe I could use it for my 1997 Boxster. I tried but it did not seem to fit my car either. Maybe it would fit a 911 from 1974-1989? It has been sitting in my garage for several years. I would give it to any member. It is free to anyone interested.
Andrew Jackson 250 415 9921 VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER
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For Sale - 2008 Porsche Boxster RS60 for Sale - Engine Failure I was at Area 27 in Sep 2021 when I had a total engine failure. Best guess from the two shops who looked at it was oil starvation in high speed corners. The engine is shot with a cracked block and scoring on the cylinder walls. The engine is beyond repair. It has been reviewed by a Porsche dealership and Alpine Autowerks in Calgary. Alpine looked at the engine and has options for replacement engines. However I've decided after 13 years of enjoyable ownership it is time to drive another Porsche - hopefully a Cayman GT4 - fingers crossed. Would be a good project car for someone. The car is now for sale as is. Exterior and interior are in good condition. Driver seat shows wear. Make me an offer! Would like it to go to someone who will replace the engine and keep it going. Kevin Johnston 403-470-8996 (Calgary)
VIR Member, Wyman
Lee
Wyman sent in some YouTube links that VIR members may be interested to watch. Just click on them below to watch. dC Automotive, Largest Indoor Warehouse for Porsche https://youtu.be/RPsK1rVx6EI Porsche 928 5 Speed Manual Road Test & Review by Drivin' Ivan https://youtu.be/F26tlSr1gVo And one from me (Steve) Macan Build At The Porsche Factory https://youtu.be/F3FUH9fVC_M If you have any articles or links to Porsche related material that we can share with VIR members, please forward them to newsletter@virpca.org VANCOUVER ISLAND — PORSCHER
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