May 2012 Cimarron Trail

Cimarron Trail
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FEBRUARY 2011
May 2012
NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED FOR THE CIMARRON REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA
Officer Contact Information
President: Dan Arthrell
918.747.3800
[email protected]
VP: Bill Jacobi
918.694.1261
[email protected]
Secretary: Jeff Huber
918.289.8850
[email protected]
Treasurer: Christy Thomas
918.521.4543
[email protected]
Past President: Randy Kaplin
918.299.7344 [email protected]
Autocross: Bill Jacobi, 918.694.1261, [email protected]
Drivers Ed: : Gary Bernard
918.622.5948, [email protected]
Membership: Greg Hart, 918.230.7357, [email protected]
Newsletter: Jon Jones
918.740.7951, [email protected]
Social: Steve Canada, 918.671.1499, [email protected]
Webmeister: Gary Bernard
Cover: Perhaps the most iconic photo of Butzi Porsche, perched on the fender of one of his creations.
The opinions views and information in the Cimarron Trail reflect the individual views of the writer, and are not necessarily the official opinions of the Cimarron Region
PCA, or this newsletter. None of these organizations assume responsibility for accuracy. Cimarron Trail is an official publication for the Cimarron Region PCA and is
published monthly. The Editor reserves the right to edit articles for length and content. Material may be reprinted with the exception of ads provided credit is given to
the author. All photos by the editor, except where noted.
THE MARKET PLACE
For Sale: 1974 Porsche 914 Silver and Black, race ready PCA
class GT-6 race car. 2.0 big bore kit, full cage, chassis strengthening
kit, Weltmeister tubular torsion bars, Weltmeister 22mm front
sway bar, solid engine mounts, turbo tie rods, Bilstein Sport Shocks,
MSD 6AL ignition, Weber carbs, New Lexan windshield, motor
overhaul 2007. Prepared and maintained by Rennsport Werkstatt,
Tulsa. Extra wheels, new track tires. $12,500.
Bill Jacobi 1-918-694-1261 cell or [email protected]
For Sale: Sumitomo 265 40ZR18 (101Y). Less than 300 miles (Devil’s
Den and back). Asking $300 OBO. Steve Canada 918-671-1499
[email protected]
Market Place Requests:
Ads are FREE!!!! Must be something that is Porsche related.
Ads last 3 months and must be submitted by the 20th of each month to [email protected]
Cimarron Region PCA
4705 S 83rd E Ave Tulsa, OK 74145
Dr. Ing. h.c. F.
Porsche AG,
Stuttgart, is
mourning Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. The Honorary PresiFEBRUARY
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dent of the Supervisory Board died on 5 April 2012
in Salzburg, aged 76. Matthias Maller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Porsche AG, paid tribute to Ferdinand Alexander Porsche's services to the sports car manufacturer: "We
mourn the death of our partner, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. As the creator of the Porsche 911, he established a
design culture in our company that has shaped our sports
cars to this very day. His philosophy of good design is a legacy to us that we will honor for all time."
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche was born in Stuttgart on 11
December 1935, the oldest son of Dorothea and Ferry Porsche. Even his childhood was shaped by cars, and he spent
much of his time in the engineering offices and development workshops of his grandfather Ferdinand Porsche. In
1943 the family accompanied the Porsche company's move
to Austria, where he went to school in Zell am See. After returning to Stuttgart in 1950, he attended the private Waldorf school. After leaving school, he enrolled at the prestigious Ulm School of Design.
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In 1958, F.A. Porsche, as he was known by his colleagues,
joined the engineering office of what was then Dr. Ing. h.c.
F. Porsche KG. He soon proved his great talent for design
by sculpting the first model of a successor to the 356 model line out of plasticine. In 1962 he took over as head of
the Porsche design studio, creating a worldwide furor one
year later with the Porsche 901 (or 911). With the
Porsche
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911, F.A. Porsche created a sports car icon whose timeless
and classical form survives to this very day in what is now
the seventh 911 generation. However, in addition to passenger cars, F.A. Porsche also concerned himself with designing the sports cars of the 1960s. His best-known designs include the Type 804 Formula One racing car or the
Porsche 904 Carrera GTS, now considered to be one of the
most beautiful racing cars ever.
In the course of the conversion of Porsche KG into a jointstock corporation in 1971/72, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, along with all the other family members, stood down
from the company's front-line business operations. In 1972
he founded the "Porsche Design Studio" in Stuttgart, the
head office of which was relocated to Zell am See in Austria in 1974. In the decades that followed, he designed numerous classic gentlemen's accessories such as watches,
spectacles and writing implements that achieved global
recognition under the "Porsche Design" brand. In parallel,
with his team, he designed a plethora of industrial products, household appliances and consumer durables for internationally renowned clients under the brand "Design by
F.A. Porsche".
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A strong and clear design concept
typifies all product designs created in
his design studio to date. The credo
of his design work was: "Design must
be functional and functionality has t o be translated visually into aesthetics, without gags that have to be exFEBRUARY 2011
plained first." F.A. Porsche: "A coherently designed product requires no adornment; it should be enhanced by its
form alone." The design's appearance should be readily
comprehensible and not detract from the product and its
function. His conviction was: "Good design should be honest."
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche received numerous honors
and awards both for his work as a designer as well as for
individual designs. For example, in 1968 the "Comité
Internationale de Promotion et de Prestige" honored him
for the outstanding aesthetic design of the Porsche 911
while the Industrial Forum Design Hannover (iF) voted
him "Prizewinner of the Year" in 1992. In 1999, the President of Austria bestowed on him the title of Professor.
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Ferdinand Alexander Porsche retained a close lifelong association with Porsche AG as a partner and member of the
Supervisory Board. For example, even after stepping
down from front-line business operations, he contributed
to the design of Porsche's sports cars over many decades
and repeatedly steered the company in the right direction.
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This was especially the case for the difficult period
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sche experienced at the beginning of the 1990s. From
1990 to 1993, F.A. Porsche served as President of the
company's Supervisory Board, thus playing a major role in
Porsche A.G's economic turnaround. In 2005, he stood
down from his Supervisory Board role in favor of his son
Oliver and assumed the mantle of Honorary President of
the Supervisory Board.
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche will be buried in the family
grave at Schuttgut in Zell am See, attended by his immediate family. An official funeral service will be held in
Stuttgart at a later date.
Text courtesy PCNA
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PCA Cimarron Region Membership News
Reported by Greg Hart, Membership Chair
As of May 1, 2012
Primary Members
Affiliate Members
Life Members
Total
234
173
1
418
Welcome New Members
Fred Boettcher
Jerry Dixon
Ponca City, OK
Tulsa, OK
2004 911
1987 930
James Mitchell
Kevin Quigg
Michael Wendling
John Wieczorek
Grove, OK
Tulsa, OK
Bentonville, AR
Tulsa, OK
2012 911
2006 911
1995 911
2009
Cayman
Transfers
None
UPCOMING EVENTS
by Steve Canada
[email protected] 918 671-1499
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For more information on events, please check the
Cimarron Region PCA website at http://www.cimarronregionpca.org/
Where noted, RSVPs are greatly appreciated.
Change to Registration:
Due to computer issues,
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on March 27th.
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