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IN THE ZONE
PCA Zone 6 Representative, John P Sommerwerck
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We are now home after visiting four Zone 6 regions: Canada West, BC Interior, Oregon, and Inland Northwest. First up was a trip to Sun Peaks and Escape 2022. The drive up and down the Sun Peaks access road made every outing fun. Next was a trip to Oregon for their summer picnic and an opportunity to visit the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum. I never realized how massive the Spruce Goose is. Our last outing was to Inland Northwest Region’s 50th Anniversary gala. While there, we got re-acquainted with the tour leaders that led Nancy & I on our very first PCA driving tour, many years ago. Thank you, again, Keith and Rick. I am happy to report the revamped Zone 6 website will go live the end of August. My thanks to Heinz Holzapfel, Oregon region, for his efforts. The site has five key components: Our Home page will note marquee events from the Zone 6 regions and PCA national. The ‘About Us’ section will describe our Zone and its history. The ‘Events’ portion will have direct links to each of our region’s web pages and their corresponding events pages. We will also have links to PCA National’s webpages and a ‘Contact Us’ section. I urge you to go visit the updated site: ZONE 6 PCA Home. We will be making quarterly updates to the site to include a photo section, software updates, etc. I continue to enjoy seeing Zone 6 region activities celebrated in PCA’s Panorama magazine. This month my thanks to Nancy Mao/Canada West, Gary Proefke/ Cascade, Mike Friend/Olympic Peninsula, Ken Moore/High Desert, Steve Fairbrother/Vancouver Island, and Andrew King/Silver Sage, for promoting Zone 6 activities. We head out next to Cascade Region Southern Chapter’s Coffee & Cars. Then over to High Desert Region’s hosting of the Sun River Treffen. We hope to see many of you as we travel around Zone 6. Stay healthy and we will see you in the Zone.
John
Membership Chair, Kathleen Short Membership Numbers Vancouver Island Region has 632 members. We have 387 primary members and 245 affiliate or family members.
PCA National Club has a total of 148,622 comprised of 96,025 primary members, 51,576 affiliate members and 21 life members.
Welcome New Members!
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.
Anniversaries since last issue – Congratulations! 15 years Dave and Roslyn Nickel 10 years Brenda Allan and David Wood 5 years Jack James and Penny James, Les and Deb Barton, Ed Miska and Louise Egan, Kelvin and Lynn McCulloch, Greg and Patty Diplock 1 Year Tyler Folliott, Gabriel Somfai, Sam Auerbach, Tina Pace
If your milestone anniversary has been missed, let me know and you will be celebrated in our next issue.
Member
Drew Burgwin Mark Dobranski Co-Member Location / From Vehicle
Mill Bay 2000 Boxster S Victoria 2004 911 Turbo Cabriolet James Konkler Courtenay 2016 Cayman GT4 Laurie Lawrenuk Duane Lawrenuk Qualicum Beach 2017 Macan Nina Leemhuis Nanoose Bay 2009 911 Targa 4S Grant Newburg Tyler Venn Victoria 2022 718 Cayman S Michael Sikorski Lesley Sikorski Victoria 2007 911 Carrera 4S Bruce Tyshynski Carol Tyshynski Victoria 2003 911 Turbo 1984 911 Carrera
Peter Watkins Victoria 2009 Boxster S
Member Anniversary Recognitions All members who are celebrating an anniversary will be sent a letter from the current PCA President.
Anniversary Decals - As an 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 Other Membership Activity for this period: Renewals: 14 Non-renewals: 8 Transfer in/out: 0/2 Juniors: 35 (Register your new PCA Junior here) Name Tags – Please let me know if you did not receive a name tag when you joined the VIRPCA and I will get one made for you. The VIR thanks the Porsche Centre Victoria for new member referrals at the time of purchase.
Kathleen
PCA Test Drive Do you know someone with Porsche ownership intentions or aspirations?
Tell them about the PCA Test Drive program. For US $46 they get 1 year access to PANORAMA and defined access to browse the online PCA Mart to find their Porsche. Go to pca.org/pca-test-drive for details.
Ongoing Cars & Coffee Times
Up Island 2nd Saturday of the month, 10am—Noon, Crown Isle Plaza (next to PetSmart), 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
Aug 31 VIR Fiscal Year End
Contact A.J.
Sept 8 7pm VIR 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 Contact Sam
Sep 10
Sep 14-18 Gold River Charity Drive Details & registration at msreg.com/2022-gold-river
PCA Fall Treffen Registration via PCA Contact Dan
Contact PCA
Sep 18 12:30pm
Sep 23-25
Sep 25
Sep 30 Oct 2 VIR New Member Social Your meal is on us if you joined VIR on/after Sept 1, 2021. See details in this issue and at msreg.com/2022-New-Member
Wild Rose Region - 40th Anniversary Weekend See advert and links on next page
VIR Fall TSD Rally Details & registration at msreg.com/2022-fall-rally
Silver Sage Region - Oktoberfast Silver Sage Region has invited Zone 6 members to their Oktoberfast at Meridian, Idaho. Click here for full details.
Contact Kathleen
Contact Wild Rose
Contact Klaus
Contact Silver Sage
Oct 16 VIR AGM Details TBA Contact
Sam
Oct 29 Pacific NW Region - Brian Redman “In Person” Details & register at Brian Redman TechEd (motorsportreg.com)
Contact PNWR
President, Garth Webber Atkins
Five out of seven of the current Board members intend to stand for re-election when the positions come up for election at the AGM. The two which do not yet have declared candidates are two of the three Area Directors. An overview of the positions is provided here to help members determine if they might be interested in the position. In addition to the two Area Director positions, the Board is in need of a new Chair for the Black Rock Committee. Information on this position is provided as well.
Two Area Director Positions: South Island and Up-Island
The Area Director (AD) acts as a liaison between the Board of Directors and the members in the geographic area related to the position. The AD attends monthly virtual meetings of the Executive Committee, which is made up of the elected Board members, and the appointed Chairs. At those meetings, the AD provides any information they may have about area member preferences or interests, as may be needed. Along with other directors and chairs, they also contribute generally to discussion and decisions on Club matters. The AD acts as a resource for members in their area, fielding questions about the Club and the work of the Executive Committee, and promoting upcoming events. As an elected board members, the Area Director votes on matters requiring Board direction or approval. Another main role of the Area Director is to work with the Executive Committee and members to ensure that some events take place in or near the AD’s geographic area. Historically, Area Directors have planned and led at least one driving tour per year. Members who would like more information on these positions may contact Garth Webber Atkins, President, or the current Area Directors: Ron Dempsey, South Island Director, or Wendy Woodley, Up-Island Director.
“Black Rock” is Vancouver Island Region’s signature multi-region event. It is a weekend event held at Black Rock Resort in Ucluelet, and has typically included a welcome social, two days of different driving events, charity fundraiser with silent and live auctions, members’ banquet, community beach barbeque, a show and shine, and walking events. The Chair of the Black Rock Committee leads a team of member volunteers to plan, organize and roll out the event within a budget and framework developed in discussion with, and approved by, the VIR Board. The Chair is the primary contact for the hotel, and engages with local government and community organizations as needed, as well as representatives of the supported charities. The Chair is also responsible for raising additional funds as needed. Project management experience or good organizational skills would be beneficial. Members who would like more information on this position should contact Dan Bourlet.
Other Board positions
While the current Board is only actively seeking interest for the positions known to be vacant at the end of the year, members should be aware that any member can run for any Board position. Board positions are elected for oneyear terms, so must stand for re-election each year. If the incumbent is uncontested, they will win the position by acclamation. If another member has been nominated, there will be a secret ballot at the AGM. Any member interested in learning more about, or in running for one of the seven Board positions should contact the Nominations Chair, Tim Evans.
Garth
Past President, Tim Evans Vancouver Island Region’s 25th Anniversary Celebration.
A year late but worth waiting for, our 25th anniversary celebration was held on Saturday, August 6 on the upper rugby pitch at Shawnigan Lake School. The cars looked great parked on the lush, green, manicured field and it was a beautiful, hot, sunny day. Thankfully, we had a big tent that was able to accommodate everyone to help us stay cool. The afternoon included a celebration of all our Past Presidents, Show & Shine awards, draw prizes, a 50/50 draw to support the Shawnigan Lake Historical Society and their museum project, and the grand prize of a set of Continental Tires. Attendees also visited displays by Garage Kings Floors, Gain Detailing Studio and Porsche Centre Victoria. The dinner barbecue catered by the School was delicious with a choice of beef, chicken, or salmon burgers and a selection of salads and desserts. To finish it off was a big 25th anniversary cake. The planning committee had been working on this milestone event since 2020 with the original event planned for the spring of 2021 on our actual anniversary at a hotel in Victoria. Along came another wave of COVID-19 and restrictions and we had to
reschedule. The committee then decided that it was best to hedge our bets and plan for an outdoor event in the summer of 2022 with Shawnigan Lake School being selected as the venue. It turned out to be an excellent choice. Volunteers and especially the members of the planning committee deserve acknowledgement for the time and effort spent into making the event the success that it was. The committee included Wyman & Sandy Lee, Trevor & Sonia Ross, Brad Blaney, Dan Bourlet, Betty & Henry Choy, John Clark, Garth Webber Atkins and Marilyn Sing. It was a pleasure to work with such a great team! And finally, a special thank you to our event sponsors, Porsche Centre Victoria and Lee and Sharpe (Chartered Professional Accountants). Their support of the Club for this special event was greatly appreciated. Congratulations to all the Show & Shine winners :-
924, 928, 944, 968 Wyman Lee, 1986.5 928S, Meteor Grey Air Cooled Bruce Tyshynski, 1984 Carrera cab, Guards Red Water Cooled Henry Ellis, 2022 911 Turbo S, Guards Red Cayman Didier Brard, 2021 GTS, Chalk Boxster Al Sherwood, 2020 Spyder, Chalk 4 Door Martin Suchanek, 2010 Panamera Turbo, Yachting Blue 356 Ernie Yakimovich, 1958 356A Speedster, Silver
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John Clark, 1986 Carrera backdate, Light Ivory, Vasek Polak tribute car SUV Gregory Brennan, 2020 Macan S, Volcano Grey Metallic Junior Choice Henry Ellis, 2022 911 Turbo S, Guards Red
To see more pictures of the event, go to the gallery on our website.
Tim
Photos by Wyman Lee & Steve Fairbrother
Above — Best of Show winner Ernie Yakimovich (right) with his 356A Speedster
Great food for the event
Above — Plenty of shade for the event Below — Lynn Duplessis won the 50/50 draw and received over $900 !
VIR Past Presidents (L to R)
Rick Kroeker 2007, Gary Glover 2007 - 2013, Brad Blaney 2014 - 2015, Martin Mansfield 2016 - 2017, Tim Evans 2020 - 2021, Ken Glover 2005 - 2006, Brian Nutt 2003 - 2004, Mike Woods 2002, Ernie Yakimovich 2001, Al Kyle 1999 - 2000, Ernie Kowal 1997 - 1998
Current President Garth Webber Atkins joins them at the cake cutting
John Clark & Al Sherwood
Henry Ellis (2 Show & Shine awards) Allison Evans wins a lifetime supply of wax!
Fun in the sun! With Geoff Melnychuk, Brad Blaney, Sue Frew & Tracy Duggan
Don Gosse & John Clark receive framed copies of their co-designed event poster
VIR Member, Dan Bourlet
Mid-August saw a drive to Port Alberni, with a visit to the historic McLean Mill and guided tour by Frank Holm. He is a long term member of the McLean Mill National Historic Site society with a wealth of knowledge. The attendees had a complete tour of the mill workings and lumber product, along with a viewing of the Washington Ironworks Steam Donkey built in 1929. After lunch, everyone gathered at the Western Vancouver Island Industrial Heritage Centre, for an interesting display of industrial vehicles. The day ended with a drive out to Sproat Lake. Dan
Editor: Many thanks to Dan Bourlet for
Photos by Steve Fairbrother
Our tour guide Frank Holm at McLean Mill. Right, the Spar Tree. Below, the log pond and ramp into the mill. Below right, inside the mill, a dangerous place - although nobody died there!
