derRiesenbaum - Redwood Region

derRiesenbaum
Redwood Region Newsletter
Porsche Club of America
Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma
February 2010
Issue II, Volume IV; electronic newsletter
Bill Walters, editor
Kurt Fischer, assistant editor
See us on the web at:
http://red.pca.org/
Gayle Hall, Kurt Fischer, Joanne and Larry Robison, Cris Fischer and Jose Garcia; Cheese
Factory rest for Two Bird Run.
Ronald Breeze
Photography.
REDWO0D REGION
President's Message
Bill Walters
My first venue as President is now in the books. Our Breakfast Run to Two Bird Cafe
was a success. Despite a smattering of rain, it turned out to be a fine Saturday. In the
words of John Jackson, "It was all worth getting wet." We had around a half dozen first
timers join us and they admitted having a great time! We also had may of you taking
pictures as well; John and Kaye Jackson, Lynn Walters, Simone and Thorsten
Kopitzki, Tim Shore, Ronald Breeze, Vern Rogers and Cris Fischer; the ones I saw. I
chose the best of the best and included them in my article herein.
We are getting off to an easy start to 2010 with events really starting to pick up come
March with our first autocross, 24 Hours of LeMons and the Hoppy Beer Tour. Rob and
Mary Neidel hosted the first beer tour last year at Moylan's Brewery in Novato and it was
popular enough to bring back for another go. Mary is currently working on a couple of new
venues for us, but definitely put it on your calendars to attend. Lemons is a quirky "mimic"
of the classic road race with driver/teams entering race cars costing $500 or less. Kind of
like the Burning Man version of racing. As one entrant stated, "...it's a loud, hot, noisy
version of driving to work...but more dangerous." This will take place at Infineon raceway
March 6-7th. I believe we will not have to worry about rains by then. I really hope you can
make it out to some of these events. They can be quite exhilarating.
Our new Vice President Greg Maissen and I will be joining or Zone Rep. Sharon
Neidel down in San Jose at the Marriott, for the semi-annual National PCA Board of
Director's meeting February 20th & 21st. All of the Zone Reps., National Committee
Members & Region Presidents will be attending and discussing policy. This is a closed
meeting, however, our host, Loma Prieta Region, will be providing a no host dinner for us
which you may attend and rub shoulders with the National folks! I guess I'll have to dress
up...
That's it for me, check out Kurt's Korner next. I'll see you out there!
Bill Kurt's Korner
Kurt Fischer
Update on the Marin-Sonoma Concours d' Elegance!
On Saturday, May 15, 2010, "The Drive" part of the Marin-Sonoma Concours will begin in
downtown Mill Valley at 8:00AM with a 2+ hour back roads drive ending up at a private
ranch on the Petaluma River for a superb lunch for 300 people. Porsche people will have
our own tour where the emphasis will be fun on the back roads!
We have been allotted 75 spaces for Porsches or 150 people and because Porsche is the
featured marque, we want to fill up these spots ASAP.
The cost is $40.00 per person and includes a continental breakfast at D'Angelo's in Mill
Valley and lunch at the Rockin H Ranch in Petaluma. Remember this event benefits
Hospice by the Bay and is tax deductible!
Here is the link to the Marin-Sonoma Concours website with all the details on "The Drive".
http://www.marinsonomaconcours.org/thedrive.htm
Print the application form, fill it out, and send with your check!
Since this will be the premier Porsche event in the Bay Area for 2010, I sure want to
make the Redwood Region look good and show our support! As you may know... I am on
the Board of Directors of the Marin-Sonoma Concours as the resident Porsche guy.
We still need more Porsches on the Concours field and if you have a stunning example of a
356, early 911 or Porsche racecar...we want you there! See here for details!
http://www.marinsonomaconcours.org/entrants.htm
Janis Joplin's 356 painted in the wild color of the 60's will be there on display. Since Janis
spent a lot of time in Marin County and her love of this car was well known...this is a real
coup for the Concours to get this car!
I still need a few more tour leaders for our part of "The Drive" so contact me and
volunteer!
Now on other fronts...our Facebook page has 91 fans and continues to grow daily! If you
have a Facebook account, do a search for the Redwood Region and sign up as a fan. I
post lots of good Porsche stuff there!
You can reach me at: [email protected]
Calendar of Events - Redwood Region
Bill Walters
This is an abbreviated calendar...for all the details on each event use our full
calendar on the Redwood Region website! > http://red.pca.org/ <
MARCH
6th
Redwood Region Autocross, Sonoma County Airport.
Contact is David Bunch. [email protected]
27th
Hoppy Easter Beer Tour.
Contact is Mary Neidel. [email protected] subject, "beer tour"
APRIL
3rd
Breakfast Run to Rancho Nicasio.
Contact is Greg Maissen. [email protected]
17th
& 18th
Zone 7 Autocross, Sonoma County Airport.
Contact is David Bunch. [email protected]
February Calendar Pic.
Bill Walters
Each month will bring a new pic. relating to major accomplishments or milestones
for Porsche. February celebrates the 911's 45th year in America.
The Porsche 911 can trace it's roots back to sketches drawn by Ferdinand
"Butzi" Porsche in 1959. The 911 coupe was developed as a more powerful,
larger, more comfortable replacement for the Porsche 356. The new car
made it's debut at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show in a shade of yellow.
The car as presented, had a non-operational mockup of the 901 engine,
receiving an operational engine in February 1964.
The car was originally designated as the Porsche 901, it's project number.
82 cars were built as 901s, however, Peugeot protested on the grounds that
in France it had exclusive rights to car names formed by three numbers
with a zero in the middle. So, instead of selling the new model with
another name in France, Porsche changed the name to 911. Internally, the
car's part numbers carried on the prefix 901 for years. Production began
in September 1964 and the first 911s reached America in February 1965 with
a price listed at $6,500.
The car pictured was built in July 1965 with chassis serial number 303167.
der Riesenbaum Archives
Bill Walters
Kurt Fischer brought over boxes of historical Porsche related items the other day. Seems part the new
Presidential
duties include overseeing piles of long outdated items in U-Haul boxes. One of the boxes was full of der
Riesenbaum's
from the 70's and '80's. I managed to sort them and have been reading through them since. The
December
1971 issue contained this choice ad.
Stay tuned each month for other goodies in this same spot.
Breakfast Run to Two Bird Cafe - February 6th.
Bill Walters
Speeding into the gloom towards Black Mountain.
Simone Kopitzki pic.
My six-year streak of rain free Porsche Runs came to an end on my first event as your
President. I took it as a baptism if you will.
Rain was predicted all week long and we received a bit Saturday morning. It didn't deter
37 of you from coming out, including a dozen or so first timers, to enjoy or first Breakfast
Run of 2010. Bob Hall once again prepared and organized our tour to the Two Bird Cafe in
Geronimo, and had us gather in the Vintage Oaks Mall parking lot to very light drizzle in
about 50 degree weather. It wasn't too bad as spirits were high, probably from mild cases
of cabin fever.
Following or drivers meeting, 25 Porsches followed Bob out to North 101 up to Petaluma,
looping back just before the city limits and then out west on San Antonio Road. Here was
our first contact with the blessed countryside that had been cleansed by the winter
showers. The hills were dark with soaked soil, cows looked cleaner, and perched turkey
vultures looked menacing with wings spread to dry in the sun's rays. Everything appeared
richer in color and the light colors made sharp contrast with the violet skies. It was going
to be a good Run after all.
Filing into the Cheese Factory.
Colorful steeds at Cheese Factory.
Simone Kopitzki pic.
Ronald Breeze Photography.
The Strobel's came out...
Tim Shore pic.
Lynn Walters pic.
This is what is was like...
Kaye Jackson pic.
San Antonio turns onto Point Reyes-Petaluma Road which we followed west to the
Cheese Factory for a photo-op and regrouping. After a brief rest, we continued into sleepy
Nicasio and then on back east on Lucas Valley Road for a ways, made a U-turn and headed
back to Geronimo and the Two Bird.
Our size required us to convene in two rooms sitting amongst tables with vased Peruvian
lilies. The restaurant provided a select menu for us consisting of choices of omelets, eggs
Benedict and Florentine, huevos rancheros, and fresh trout. The fish was the popular item.
It actually turned out to be a pretty day; not all that wet. The newbies said they enjoyed
the drive and the new company and said they will be back again. That's what we want to
hear!
Thanks to Bob Hall, Greg Maissen for signing all of you on and the staff of the Two Bird for
a fine job all around. See you at Nicasio!
Pre-meals at Two Bird.
John Jackson pic.
Membership Report
Bret Boutet
The February 2010 membership report covers activity for January 2010.
New members:
Xfer in:
Xfer out:
Renewal:
Non-renewal:
Dual members:
Official members:
3
1
0
24
7
12
503
New Members
FIRST
NAME
LAST NAME
CITY
Affiliate/FM
David
Brown
Mill Valley, CA
w-Stacy Brown
Michael
Hoffman
Whitethorn, CA
Cynthia
Huhn
Redwood Valley, CA
CAR
10 GT3
52 356
a-Terri Boudreaux
80 911
Transfers In
FIRST
NAME
James
YEARS
LAST NAME
Syar
NAME
CITY
Affiliate/FM
Napa, CA
Anniversaries (5 years and over)
LOCATION
CAR
75 911
Xfer
From
GGR
ANN DATE
37 Albert Boro
San Rafael, CA
2/1/1973
34 Fred Jung
San Rafael, CA
2/1/1976
30 Bill Walsh
San Francisco, CA
2/1/1980
28 William Lee
Petaluma, CA
2/1/1982
21 Richard Kalustian
Gualala, CA
2/1/1989
20 John Thompson
Freestone, CA
2/1/1990
14 Russell Keil
San Francisco, CA
2/1/1996
13 Charles Jones
San Rafael, CA
2/1/1997
11 Duane Hartley
Santa Rosa, CA
2/1/1999
10 Dean Thomas
San Anselmo, CA
2/1/2000
9 Jason Coray
Fairfax, CA
2/1/2001
9 John Telischak
Belvedere, CA
2/1/2001
8 June Anderson
Windsor, CA
2/1/2002
8 Donald Durant
Ukiah, CA
2/1/2002
8 David Gavin
Santa Rosa, CA
2/1/2002
7 Erik Breitung
Crescent City, CA
2/1/2003
7 Neal Daneman
Belvedere Tiburon, CA
2/1/2003
7 Michael Lind
Petaluma, CA
2/1/2003
6 Walter George
Sonoma, CA
2/1/2004
6 Rick Laws
Santa Rosa, CA
2/1/2004
6 Holger Seibert
Vacaville, CA
2/1/2004
6 Pete Stout
San Rafael, CA
2/1/2004
5 Jim Andrade
Santa Rosa, CA
2/1/2005
5 Robert King
San Rafael, CA
2/1/2005
Bret Boutet
Membership Chair
Redwood Region, PCA
[email protected]
Classifieds
Send or e-mail your Porsche related ad to the Editor, Bill Walters;
[email protected]
before the 20th of the month to be included in the next issue. Ads will run for one
month as space permits. Please notify me if you wish to re-run your ad in the
next issue. If you e-mail me and I don't respond, call me please at 415-412-2219,
24-7.
Porsche 911 Carrera Factory Service Manuals, Vols. 1-5. $225
Bently Service Manual 911 84-89. $65
101 Projects for your Porsche 911. $10
Haynes 911. $10 Ken Sarver, 707-793-9713
'83 Targa 911SC, 2nd owner,bought in 2003, all service records. 141K miles, rebuilt
gearbox, tensioners installed (20K), new tires, reconditioned wheels front end torsion bar,
re-skinned top and carpets. $15,000. Contact Roy Cox
at [email protected] or 925-260-3901.
Four OEM 996TT wheels with crests. Ft. 8x18, rear 11x18. Two have curb rash. Price
$700.00. Contact Don Jurgensen 707-995-0621 or [email protected]
'76 912E. OK, OK , so it's not an old 356 sitting in some farmers barn. It's a Silver 1976
Porsche 912e with a black interior stored
in a hanger at a Sonoma, Ca airport. Been in storage for the last several years. Excellent
Shape. 160,000 Miles, Rebuilt
Engine, $16,000. For Sale by original owner. 707.996.7295
or [email protected]
Porsche PANORAMA Magazines I have held onto most of the Panorama magazines
since the '70s,
and would like to "dispose" of them to any interested buyer(s). Complete year sets are
$10, and individual magazines prior to
2000 are $5 each; 2000 and later are $2 each. Please contact Jon Shanser at 415-3838811 or email me at
[email protected]
'96 CARRERA CABRIOLET
49000 ORIGINAL MILES MIDNIGHT BLUE GREY
LEATHER FULL POWER AIR COND{blows cold]
SOUND PACKAGE AERO KIT C D
CHANGER
WELL MAINTAINED AT HI-TEC IN SAN RAFAEL
RUNS GREAT NEVER
WRECKED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
GOOD HONEST CAR SECOND
OWNER
CALL BILL YOUNG 707 939-8173 or E-MAIL [email protected]
$35000
CAR IS IN SONOMA
996 Porsche wheels. 2-8x18x50 (F) 2-11x18x45(R) ------$ 800.00 for the set
Charlie Jones 650-281-5694--cell-or e-mail at [email protected]
REDUCED TO $19,900
1976 911S
·
Coupe tub, stripped down & painted
·
Body
·
Carbon Fiber 930 body except roof w/RSR wing - Built by International Auto
Car weighs 2175 lbs.
·
·
All Lexan windows
Safety Devices cage
·
Sparco Evo 2 seats
·
Halon Fire System
·
15 Gal. Fuel Safe Enduro Fuel Cell
·
Pyrotect 5-point harnesses
·
Cool Shirt System
3.2 Liter Twin Plug - Built by GD racing
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Electromotive Ignition
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46mm Weber Carburetors
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Web Cam Racing Cams
·
915 Transmission w/Quaife Limited slip differential
·
·
S-CAR-GO Headersw/Phase 9's
Front end oil cooler
·
Brembo front brakes & 930 rear brakes
·
Koni shocks
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Elephant Racing bushings
·
Weltmeister 22 mm Sway Bars- front & rear
·
Weltmeister drop-link tie-rods
·
Adjustable spring plates
·
22 mm & 27 mm torsion bars
·
2 sets of BBS LeMans wheels
·
2 sets of Hoosier tires- set of A6 (autocross) & set of R6
(track)
·
PCA/PRC Class- GT3
·
GGR Time Trial Class- TT4
More photos available. Contact David Bunch at415-717-4117 or [email protected]
'87 PORSCHE 928-S4 5-SPD
$9,850.00 REDUCED!
Here is an excellent example of a clean well maintained automobile. Off warranty service
records. White with black and tan interior, rear A/C, folding rear wing, drilled front rotors,
stainless Borla exhaust. Recent full service: all belts including timing belt, water pump,
thermostat, motor mounts, CV boots, new rear tires. 10K on new clutch kit. I am the third
owner, too many toys; this is the first to go. Call Tom at (415) 898-2890 Novato.
4 Winter tires/wheels
4 Blizzak LM-25V high speed snow/ice tires mounted on wheels 2 - 205/50 17 and 2
255/40 17 V rated. These tires have 1 season on them. Wheels have light curb rash. I had
these tires on my carrera 4 and was amazed by the grip on snow.
$600.
Call Derek at 415-265-4443 or [email protected] San Rafael.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Blizzak+LM-25
'87 Porsche 928 S4. Excellent condition inside and out, 125,000 Mi., Marine Blue/Silver
Gray leather. 5 Speed Limited slip diff, New steering rack, Devek radiator, Adj. Konis,
Sport & Reg. Control Arms at 121K, Exhaust, K&N Filter,
Sony XR-c6120/Alpine 41312 Pwr Amp (3553) 8 Speaker stereo system. Clutch/Flywheel
at 90K, Alt/Reg at 96K, Timing Belt/Tensioner at 100K, Belts at 123K. Heated sports seats,
HD A/C, Extra set of chrome wheels, Custom car cover, Always garaged. All maint.
Records since new. Original window sticker & owners manual, etc.
$10,500, OBO Contact Marvin Goss at 707 839-3310. McKinleyville.
Pair of 6"X16" Fuchs. With snow tires.
Call or eMail John Reed in Sausalito, 415-332-3490, [email protected]
'02 Porsche 996 C2 Cab
Vin: WPOCA29932S650102.
Color: Silver/Navy
Mileage: 48,5XX
Trans: 6spd manual
320hp, leather, 6 cd changer. Excellent condition throughout. Maintained by Rector and HiTec Porsche (San Rafael). Mechanically perfect. We're getting a company car and will have
one too many vehicles. Asking $31,900. Please email or call with questions, 415-9277617. Thanks.
'01 Porsche 911 Cabriolet. 41,000 miles, one owner, K40 radar dlr.
installed, Technic pkg, heated seats, power seats, colored crest wheel
caps, rainforest green metallic, am/fm cassette, cd, 18" sport design
wheel, Porsche crest in headrests and floor mats, hard top with roller
stand, new top, new tires, new ignition, all records since new,
serviced at Carl's Place in Las Vegas, always garaged, cleaned and
waxed. Perfect condition. $30,000. June Anderson. Windsor, CA.
[email protected] ; 707 837 1794.
'83 911SC Convertable Low miles- less than 95,000. 3.0 liter, 5 speed, with factory
short shift kit. Turbo lower valve covers, pop-off valve, hydraulic chain tensioner upgrade,
clutch upgrade. 16 X 7"-8" BBS wheels with Toyo 888 tires, still have 1/2 tread. Porsche
turbo tea tray tail, 935 style front valance. IO Port roll bar, Corbeau racing seats and 5
point harnesses. Strut bar, TRG front and rear adjustable sway bars, Bilstein rear shocks
and Bilstein front inserts. Monoball cartridges on front struts, bump-steer kit. Turbo- tie
rods. Adjustable rear spring plates, polyurethane bushings on spring plates and front A-
arms. 22mm front torsion bars, 28mm rear torsion bars. Stock rebuilt brake calipers,
cross drilled rotors, front brakes have custom carbon fiber brake cooling ducts. Bursch
muffler and stainless test pipe. Power windows, Power locks, AM/FM/CD player, Cruise
control, Power Mirrors. Air conditioning removed (never worked anyway). All upgrades
have been done in the last 5 years/15,000 miles. Always garaged. Extras included.
Asking 19,500 or nearest offer. I can be reached at (707) 718-0678, ask for Don, or
email me at [email protected]
End Classifieds.
Our Board, Directors and Chairs
President: Bill Walters, 415-412-2219, [email protected]
Vice President: Greg Maissen, 415-897-3983, [email protected]
Treasurer: Lynn Walters, 415-516-8159, [email protected]
Secretary: Jerry Gladstone, 707-525-8632, [email protected]
Membership Director: Bret Boutet 707-836-9104
[email protected]
Webmaster: Barbara McCrory, 916-747-1447 [email protected]
Social Chair: Mary Neidel, 707-763-2210, [email protected]
Autocross Director: David Bunch, 707-766-8839 [email protected]
Goodie Store: David Bunch, 707-766-8839, [email protected]
Advertising Director: Bob Hall, 415-492-0382, [email protected]
Concours Chair: James Heisey, 707-478-7962, [email protected]
Newsletter Editor: Bill Walters, 415-412-2219, [email protected]
Safety Director: Bill Newton, 707-526-5117, [email protected]
Technical Advisor: Deven Wailes, 415-258-9619
Northern Reps: Jim Giampaolo, 707-442-6617, [email protected]
Scott Downie, 707 725-6110, [email protected]
Zone 7 Rep: Sharon Neidel [email protected]
Past President: Kurt Fischer, 415-819-2210 [email protected]