EXECUTIVE COMMENT

President, Garth Webber Atkins

January and February form a season of impatience for me. Once the holiday season is over, I am over winter, and ready for spring. That makes for a couple of months of alternating hope and disappointment, even here on the Island, where it is closer to possible than in the rest of Canada. Unusually, the 944 is sitting at the front of the queue on the driveway, as it’s been making trips out for appointments for upkeep and maintenance. For the car, not me. I can sense it pawing the ground, impatient to run. The Club doesn’t typically schedule runs in the winter months, at least in my experience, but maybe we should reconsider. In my January 1st e-mail, I encouraged members to share pictures of their Porsches in the snow, and we saw a couple of 911s and a Taycan. I can see on the streets that the Macans and Cayennes are going about their business, so perhaps they’d be happy for a fun run as well. Those of us who joined Klaus Kreye’s well-attended presentation about his entry into the 2016 Alcan 5000 Winter Rally saw that 944’s are up to a long trek on snow roads. It certainly expands one’s view of the possibilities. I expect many members with all-wheel drive make good use of that feature over the winter. So what do you think? Would you participate in a winter drive? In the meantime, we will continue to offer up mental excursions via Zoom over the winter. On February 16, please join us to learn about Adventure Touring, an event that is growing in popularity. You can find the details further along in this issue, in Around the Bend. For any other “Porsche in the snow” photos yet to come, we now have a new Miscellaneous folder in the Gallery on the web site. You will have to log in to see it, as the photos currently posted in it are visible to members only. Unlike the other folders, it is not tied to a specific event. You can post here, or on Facebook, as you prefer. Given the current health orders around organized events and gatherings, it seems our Club connections will have to be outside or online for now. As a club, we will continue to look for creative ways to celebrate and enjoy our Porsches and our Porsche community, and to hope for better days ahead. Stay safe and sane, Garth

PCA Zone 6 Representative John Sommerwerck

Zone 6 Update 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.

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John

VIR welcomes John to his role in PCA

Porscher Editor, Steve Fairbrother O

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-

cently.

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

Membership Chair, Kathleen Short Membership Report for December 2021 & January 2022 V

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 Co-Member Location / From Vehicle

Victoria Christine Davey Nanaimo / Canada West 2007 Cayman 2021 718 Boxster T

Black Creek 2014 911 Turbo Victoria Nanaimo 2003 911 Carrera 2003 Boxster

David McClenahan Bobby Leslie Nanoose Bay / Upper Canada

Jamie Munn Allison Facer Gabriola / Canada West 2010 911 Carrera 4S

2004 911 Carrera 2004 Cayenne Turbo 2008 911 Turbo Cab

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 19 Non-renewals 8 Transfer in/out 3/0 PCA Juniors 35 (Register your new PCA Junior here)

Anniversaries in December – Congratulations!

45 years David Moyes 10 years Kevin Wessel, Anita Wessel, Maria Leoczko 5 years Joanne Young, Doug Young, Martine Lane, Catherine Mackay, Montserrat Seaman, Ike Seaman, Christina Van Soest, Gary Van Soest

1 year Doug Schuetze, Alex Moret, Trevor Sheck, Wendy Sheck, Bernie Haley, Bruce Monkhouse

Anniversaries in January – Congratulations!

5 years Paul Wiggins, Mark Harnadek, Karen Wiggins 1 year 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.