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VOLUME 54
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number 4
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December 2013
in this issue
region contacts
the president’s take
member spotlight
runoff area
reader sightings
how we roll
in the zone
advertiser index
events
upcoming events
recent events
jackson, wyoming tour wrap-up
autocross series results
club race/driver education wrap-up
holiday party wrap-up
n features
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on the cover
Glen Gerner isn’t afraid of a little snow
when driving his Pirelli Sottozero-shod
997 Carrera 4. Photo by Glen Gerner.
Bob Lapine
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reserved. Articles and photos are the copyright of their respective creators and are used with permission.
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region contacts
officers
president
Will Crowther
[email protected]
committee chairs
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autocross
[email protected]
vice president
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club racing
[email protected]
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driver education
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historian
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membership
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rules & safety
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socials
Gus Stribakos
secretary
Zana Anderson
[email protected]
treasurer
Ed Mineau
[email protected]
past president
Doug Turnquist
[email protected]
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getting connected
Jeff Bogaard
[email protected]
Gail Chase
[email protected]
Kay Koellner
[email protected]
Cory Woolson
[email protected]
Bart Blackstock
Kay Terry
[email protected]
tours
Zana Anderson
Brian Pusey
[email protected]
web site
Louis Hogge
Debbie Roque
[email protected]
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the president’s take
Will Crowther, President
This is the last “President’s Take”
blocks of rooms.
the electronic clock. And all of those
you’ll see from me. It has been an
Enough nuts and
competitor drivers become corner
honor to serve the last two years:
workers when their run group is not on bolts. I apologize
difficult at times, always busy, and
for the times when
the course.
sometimes contentious. Because Interwhat was expected
About Tours: they’re really just big,
mountain Region people have varied
and scheduled
traveling social events. While there
event preferences, I believe we need
did not come off. I
may be a primary hotel specified in a
to do it all: Socials (our single biggest
am also sorry for the events, planned
multi-day tour’s destination city, you
draw), Driver Educations and Club
can stay elsewhere. IRPCA lets you join and primed, that we just couldn’t run
Racing, a Rally or two, Tours (including and leave Tours where you choose. All due to low participation. I am thankovernight and possibly “deluxe” Tours), of our Tours, for years, have been free
ful not only for all of you, but for our
and Autocrosses. Oh, and a Concours
to participants. I’ve been on Tours with many participating sponsors that help
or two, as well. And we need to conus have quality events in beautiful
other PCA Regions that were partially
tinue to advertise it all through e-mail
pre-paid, and I’d like to see Intermoun- locales­— events that the membership
blasts, “Porschegrams,” our Web site,
wants.
tain Region try some of these as well.
and especially the Zeitung. I
Before I’m through, I also
was privileged to help while
want to thank every person
another person restarted our
I have worked with on the
club’s news magazine over the
governing board and those
The IRPCA membership deserves a
last year. Of course, that was
holding chairmanships for the
done with materials submitted
various event types and other
“thank you” for coming out to our
from all of you members.
club functions. Right now all
events and lending “you” to those
I think everyone who has
of these members’ names are
had the thought that they
on the club Web site, www.
successes, and for being the very
might love it should try autoirpca.org, although some of
crossing. You have to wear
them may change soon. Some
reason we do all of this.
a helmet and have a car in
will be gone from the Conproper order, but you seldom
tacts tab for a while, but not
exceed 35 or 40 MPH. The
necessarily forever. Some will
whole thing is about car conmove to different posts. All
trol—braking, cornering at speed, and The cost savings alone can justify
of these people are volunteers. They
not running over the things defining
staying in particular hotels and having have lives, jobs, spouses and children,
the course (and the only other things
and all the rest of modern existence to
a few meals together. There should
on the course with you and your car):
worry about (to say nothing of one or
always be scheduled free time for
those pesky orange rubber cones.
more Porsches in the garage). I thank
people to go off and explore on their
Even if you’re not ready for autocross own. A lot of friendships are begun
all of them most heartily, and I think
with your baby (yet), please still come and renewed during large, richlyyou should too. And you, too, deserve
out and watch an event or two. Three
a “thank you” for coming out to our
designed Tours like these, and some
people work very hard to put each of
events and lending “you” to those sucvenues can only be used for private
these events on, and as many as 18 or
cesses, and for being the very reason
functions in partnership with their
20 drivers come to compete against
management and by making deposits we do all of this.
One last time—it’s not just the cars,
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upcoming events
The 2014 calendar is under development,
but here’s a peek at what you can look
forward to in the coming year!
spring
Spring Social
An Autocross or Two
Driver Education at Miller Motorsports Park
One or Two Tours
summer
More Autocrosses
Another Driver Education
More Tours
Concours?
Amazing Rally and Summer Social
Porsche Parade in Monterey, CA
fall
Even More Autocrosses
Club Race and Driver Education
Still More Tours
Fall Social
PCA Escape
winter
member spotlight
304 primary members; 511 total
n new members
Jens Axboe
2014 911 Carrera, gray
Park City
Jeffrey BrunkenHolladay
2002 911 Turbo, silver
Kathleen Capels and Terence YorksSmithfield
2014 Cayman, silver
Robert and Debra Cornman
1999 911, silver
Rock Springs, WY
Todd and Michelle EngenDraper
2004 911 Turbo, gray
Alan Giffin
2008 911 Turbo, white
St. George
James and Vickie GriffingBluffdale
1992 944; 1990 944
from Rocky Mountain
Ben HarrisonLayton
2002 911 Carrera, silver
Adam HellerSandy
2007 997 Turbo, black
Winter Social
Raymond and Tricia KellyDraper
2009 911 Carrera 4S, black
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Paul Keyser
2011 Boxster, red
Salt Lake City
John and Pamela Lagerquist
2009 Cayman S, gray
Pleasant View
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Salt Lake City
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Craig MadsenOrem
2013 Carrera 4S, silver
Thomas and Lynn McInallyEden
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Ryan and Brytten Pettit
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West Jordan
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2002 Carrera, gray
from Rocky Mountain
Stephen SmithSandy
1995 993, green
from Potomac
Pete White
1996 993 Carrera, red
Salt Lake City
runoff area
Jeremy Rosenberger, Editor
least quarterly, but
As you’ve likely forgotten by now,
since the magazine’s re-launch last
hopefully bimonththe last episode of “Runoff Area” saw
year. I’ve enjoyed the levity of Gus’
ly. Experience has
me gushing about our dear Zeitung’s
writings and am looking forward to
now demonstrated
new format (well, perhaps more of
seeing more, now that he has been
that quarterly is
a “tweaked” format than a “new”
granted the privilege of writing the
probably the best
one). Unfortunately, what you didn’t
regular President’s column!
frequency for now,
notice was the magazine’s actual
Likewise, filling the Vice President
given the considerations of budget,
new format, because it was printed
role will be Autocross Committee
availability of content, and the editor’s
at the same size as the old format!
co-chair Rich Sanders. Rich recently
other obligations (I am currently in
Apparently, I had failed to effectively
moved back to Utah after being an
the process of completely gutting and
communicate the change in trim size active member of PCA’s Nord Stern
to our printer, who simply ran the job
Region, and he wasted no time getting remodeling a house in my spare time,
but that’s another story altogether).
with the same parameters as previous involved with IRPCA, either. In addiprint runs. The printing device itself
tion to jumping right in with the Auto- I’d still like to eventually increase
Zeitung’s publication frequency, but
was happy to comply, squishing 8x10” cross Committee, Rich also chaired
it will take some work—and
of content into the old 7x9.5”
some time—to get there.
page—resulting in, as some
Meanwhile, the magazine
of you may have noticed, imhas been supplemented by
ages appearing slightly taller
Please join me in thanking outgoing the occasional “Porschegram”
than they should have.
flyer to help communicate
Well, it is what it is. HopeIRPCA President Will Crowther for
information about upcoming
fully this issue will reach you
his tireless and dedicated service to events. The Porschegrams
in all its intended 8x10” glory!
have generally been timed
Meanwhile, it’s hard to
the club, and his often-heroic efto coincide with a significant
believe that another year
has come to a close already,
forts to make our events successful. upcoming event, but have not
necesarily been well-coorand of course along with
dinated with Zeitung publithe new year comes the
cations. Having produced a
“changing of the guard” at
monthy publication for the
IRPCA. Our outgoing PresiRocky Mountain Region in a past life,
dent, Will Crowther, has served his
this year’s Amazing Rally. Both Gus
I understand the value of reaching
two-year term and is ready for a
and Rich have some great ideas for
much-deserved break! Please join me helping to move the club forward, and out to the membership, in print, on
a regular basis. Thus it’s my hope to
in thanking Will for his tireless and
I’m looking forward to working more
achieve better integration between
dedicated service to the club, and
with both of them. Some of those
the (quarterly, for now) magazine and
his often-heroic efforts to make our
ideas are along the lines of improvevents successful.
ing club communications, so it seems the more frequent, event-centric flyers—possibly under a common brand
Stepping into Will’s shoes will be
that we’ll have some things to talk
(Zeitung Licht, anyone?). Stay tuned
our former Vice President, Gus Striba- about.
for further developments—or better
kos. Gus is no stranger to the club,
Which brings me back to the
yet, I would gladly entertain your sughaving been a member since 1999. In
Zeitung. When we re-launched the
gestions.
addition to seeing Gus on the Region
publication in mid-2012 (co-incident
Happy holidays to all, and thanks for
Contacts page, Zeitung readers may
with my arrival to the Region), it was
recall his several literary contributions my intent to produce the magazine at a great year. See you in 2014!
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make Zeitung your magazine!
Subject matter for contributions can
be just about anything—a technical howto, a story about last summer’s road trip,
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Not a writer? Not to worry! If you have
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Thanks for helping to make Zeitung
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REAL ESTATE WANTED
To all IRPCA members: Your Autocross Committee needs your help!
We are in need of large parking lots or open
paved areas that we can use for future autocross venues. Some of the venues we have
used in the past have told us that we are not
able to use them anymore, or the rental prices
have risen to the point of not being cost-effective.
Basically we are looking for open unobstructed lots with a minimum of light poles, curbs,
drainage grates or other features harmful to
suspensions and bodywork.
Church lots, and school lots tend to not be
good candidates due to insurance regulations.
Even Davis county, and Utah county areas will
be considered.
If you have friends that are involved with
any other car or motorcycle clubs, perhaps
they have areas that they use that might fit our
needs. Business associates, relatives, neighbors—anyone who might have some information on lots. Ski resort lots are also a good
possibility.
All we need are addresses (and contact
names, if you can get them); we can do the
actual negotiations.
So, if you are driving around and think, “Hey,
that lot might work!” contact the Autocross
Committee via e-mail at [email protected].
Thanks for your help!
Richard Aupperle, Autocross Committee co-chair
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1: Treasurer Ed Mineau and Vice President Gus Stribakos at the
Fall Social. 2: Germans outflank the British during a serendipitous encounter with the Austin-Healey club on the Big Cottonwood tour. 3: The Big Cottonwood tour concludes with a tasty
lunch. 4: The Fall Social attracted a large crowd, as most IRPCA
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On Sunday morning, the intrepid tourists
were treated to a visual feast at the Rennwagen Motor Company, a shop run by none
other than Bill Doyle, one of the foremost experts on the venerable “Fuhrmann” Porsche
four-cam engine. Bill personally gave a tour
of the shop, in which we saw a number of
the engines in various stages of disassembly, as well as countless parts both original
and reproduction. Bill was happy to answer
questions about the engines, the cars powered by them, and the fascinating story of
how he came to be involved with them.
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autocross series results
Class A
1 Brandon Bowen
2 Bob Jones
3 Rich Green
Class B
1 Gail Chase
2 Pete Weiss
2 Jake Greenland
Class E
1 Richard Aupperle
2 Roger Bird
3 Wayne Johnson
4 Rodney Salm
5 David Rohrer
Class F
1 James Morris
2 Larry Phillips
3 Scott Provost
4 Bob Barnard
5 Ric Birks
Class G
1 Rob Cottle
2 Rich Sanders
3 Cory Woolson
4 Matt Prucka
5 Jeremy Rosenberger
6 James Bercaw
6 Ritesh Dahr
8 Andrew Springer
9 Walt Kagan
Class WA
1 Kourtney Miles
2 Adrienne Jones
Class WC
1 Diane Johnstone
2 Zana Anderson
3 Ashley Williams
4 Laurie Stoneburner
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Goodwood Celebrates
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IRPCA member Jeff Brueningsen submitted this
photo from the 21st annual Goodwood Festival
of Speed, in which Porsche was a featured
marque. This 112-foot-high sculpture, which
was on display to commemorate Porsche’s
first 50 years, features three 911 models:
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photos by the editor and as noted
Tim Martin
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Also: IRPCA drivers spotted at High Plains Raceway in Colorado!
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shop talk
Pedro Bonilla, Gold Coast Region
The Bad, the Ugly and the
Good, part 2
Photo 1 shows an OEM singlerow intermediate shaft (IMS) bearing which just came off a Carrera
996. You can see how the bearing
is sealed: There is no way that this
bearing would get proper lubrication under the conditions where it is
installed. This bearing was extracted
as it had just begun to fail—the owner
was very lucky we caught it in time.
OK, so what’s the big solution?
Actually it is a quite simple concept
with a not-so-simple execution. If the
problem is lack of lubrication, then
the solution has to be proper lubrication. Duh!
But the location of the bearing and
the shape of the flange create difficulties. The bearing and flange are
sandwiched between the engine’s
block and the rotating flywheel just
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a few millimeters
away, so there is
very little room to
work in. You can
see what we mean
in photo 2. The top
shaft with a sprocket
is the starter motor,
which engages with
the outside teeth of
the flywheel, which
in turn is bolted to
the crankshaft in the
center of the engine.
The triangular piece
1
on the bottom of the
bell housing is the
flange which supports the bearing at
the end of the intermediate shaft.
The solution is to install direct oil
injection to the IMS bearing using
the engine’s own pressurized oil.
The M96/M97 engines have several
unused high-pressure oil ports already
built into the
block, so it is very
easy to tap into
one of them. A
high-pressure
stainless-steelbraided oil line
is connected to
the port (photo
3), which carries
pressurized oil
when the engine
is running and
its oil pumps are
operating. A small
notch needs to be
cut into the edge
of the bell housing to allow for
the routing of the
oil hose.
Then, a new
flange is installed,
replacing
the factory
flange. This
is where the
other end of
the highpressure
oil line that
comes from
the engine connects to (photo 4). This
flange, as you can see in photo 5, is
much flatter than the OEM part, to
make room for the integrated oil injection system. When this new flange is
installed, it is recommended that the
existing IMS bearing be replaced with
either a new ceramic-ball bearing or a
new OEM all-steel bearing. When an
OEM bearing is installed, the outside
seal is removed to allow the oil to
completely bathe the rotating balls
and inner race of the bearing in clean,
filtered, circulating oil. This reduces
friction and heat, thus promoting
a long life for the bearing. The oil
that overflows from the bearing, just
makes its way down to the oil pan to
be filtered again and pumped through
the system once more.
To install the kit, the transmission,
clutch and/or torque converter, and
flywheel need to be removed from
the car. The engine then needs to
be locked in top-dead-center (TDC)
position, and then removal of the
flange and/or bearing and installation
of the new parts can be performed.
It also makes sense to replace the
clutch at this point, since there won’t
be additional labor in doing so—just
the cost of the new clutch parts. Any
Porsche shop, as well as knowledgeable individuals with the right tools
and equipment, will be able to install
this kit.
This IMS bearing fix was developed
in south Florida, where it’s been
installed and tested on street and
race cars. There is another somewhat
similar (in concept) solution developed in Georgia. This other solution
includes the replacement of the OEM
IMS ball bearing with a plain journal
bearing, which also has a direct oil
feed system. Unfortunately, this solution only applies to the first generation
single-row IMS bearing cars, model
years 2000 through 2005.
It is important to note that other
conditions have also been considered
to be additional possible causes of
bearing damage in these engines—in
particular, vibration. These M96/M97
engines all develop a harmonic vibra-
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tion, intrinsic to the design of the
engine, at 3,000 RPM. It has been
generally recommended that you
do not sustain a 3,000 RPM engine
speed for extended periods of time
when driving on the highways. It
is easy to set the cruise control at
72 MPH, which in high gear is very
close to the described 3,000 RPM.
Just reduce or increase speed a
bit to avoid holding the engine at a
steady at 3,000 RPM.
Also, the front engine mount on
the Boxster and Cayman (photo 6)
is a wear item, generally neglected, that needs to be replaced at
50,000-mile intervals. A good front
engine mount helps to mitigate the
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3,000 RPM shudder and transmits
Pedro Bonilla is a member of the Gold
much less vibration from the
Coast Region PCA and Principal of
engine.
To learn more about the “Final Fix” Pedro’s Garage, a South Florida-based
firm dedicated to the Porsche marque.
for the IMS bearing and how to order
one, please visit my Web site at www. His series of technical articles are
originally published in GCR’s newsPedrosGarage.com.
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holiday party wrap-up
Some 60 IRPCA members braved
the December cold and snow (it
wasn’t that bad, actually) to attend
the holiday party at the Willow Creek
Country Club. Excellent food was
served, the wine flowed like wine,
awards and door prizes were given,
people danced, and a good time was
generally had by all.
The evening featured a short
program in which outgoing IRPCA
President Will Crowther (thanks again
for two great years, Will!) introduced
the incoming President, Gus Stribakos.
Gus graciously accepted his new post
and briefly outlined some of his ideas
for moving the club forward in the
coming months.
Awards for this season’s autocross
series competition were also presented; notably among them was ace
slalomist Rob Cottle’s overall victory in
the hotly-contested G Class.
Socials are IRPCA’s most popular
events and are enjoyed by old and
new members alike. If you haven’t
been to one, plan to join us at the
spring social! Until then, happy holidays to all—whatever holidays you
may happen to celebrate.
photos by the editor
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1: Rob and Carolyn Cottle prepare to enjoy a delicious meal. 2: Autocross co-chairs Rich
Sanders and Richard Aupperle. 3: Social Committee co-chair Kay Terry created the festive
holiday centerpieces. 4: The band played a delightful evening’s worth of holiday tunes. 5:
Outgoing IRPCA President Will Crowther delivers some parting words.
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how we roll
Our club is blessed by some of the
best facilities and terrain for the car
enthusiast. The Intermountain Region
Porsche Club of America organizes a
variety of activities to help you enjoy
your car.
Several Driving Tours are organized each year. These give you a
chance to meet with other owners
and take a nice drive on our scenic
roads. Some are day trips with a stop
for lunch, while others are multi-day
trips with overnight stops. Stops are
made for cultural events and to photograph our cars at scenic points. We
seldom have “single point” restaurants
or hotels you must stay in, although a
“Tour Central” hotel and/or restaurant
will be designated to provide a gathering place. There is no charge for tours,
and you are welcome to join or leave
a Tour in progress whenever you wish.
These trips are a great excuse to get
out and drive those scenic roads that
we never seem to find time to enjoy.
If you want to explore the potential
of your car, a driving tour isn’t the best
place to do it. Fortunately, the Porsche
Club offers a couple ways to do that
safely. The Region holds Autocross
events during the warmer months.
These are held in large parking lots
(such as fairgrounds or the Maverik
Center). They involve navigating a
course laid out in the parking lot with
traffic cones. Cars are run one at a
time, or spaced well apart for safety.
The events are timed, with each
driver getting 5-6 runs. Speeds are
generally low, with emphasis on getting through the tight course quickly.
The design of the course is always
done with safety in mind—generally,
the biggest danger to you is hitting
one of the cones, leaving your car
unharmed, but your ego bruised.
Helmets with Snell SA or M ratings
of 2005 or newer are required, but
loaners are available at the event.
Participation in the autocross is open
to anybody with a driver’s license.
Miller Motorsports Park also provides an excellent opportunity to learn
the potential of your car. The Porsche
Club has several Driver Education
events there each year. Events are
run on the same track in Tooele that
professional race series(American LeMans, Grand Am Racing, etc.) use. We
use either half the track (providing a
course about 2.5 miles long with 1011 turns), or the full 4.5-mile course.
The Driver Education events are a fun
and legal way to explore the highspeed dynamics that make Porsches
legendary. Although several cars
will be on the track, the event is very
safe, with passing only in designated
areas (never in corners) and only with
agreement between both drivers.
Each driver will be given about two
hours of track time each day. As with
autocross, helmets are required, as
are long pants, long-sleeved shirts
and closed shoes. Loaner helmets are
generally not available, so you will
want to buy one or arrange to borrow
one for the day.
If you don’t feel like driving, the club
still has a lot to offer. The Region has
a great Social calendar, with events
planned almost every month. The social schedule generally starts in January, and typical events include “date
nights” to restaurants, plays and other
activities. The social events continue
through the year, with summer, fall
and Christmas activities planned.
Plenty of opportunities exist to get
involved, not only as a participant but
as a volunteer. If you’d like to help out
with event planning, contact any of
the Regional leaders on page 2.
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in the zone
Springs. I still find it hard to believe
that they’re both gone from us, but it
was nice to talk with some of their
family members and PCA members
on Saturday.
Later in October, I joined Carrera Region for their OktoberFiesta,
centered in Las Cruces. Several of us
went on a driving tour on Saturday
morning to Rockhound State Park and
Spring Canyon State Park, with the
first stop at Arroyo Seco Raceway. It
was nice to see that Joe and Nancy
Warren of Rocky Mountain Region
made the long trip from Colorado to
join us! The tour ended back at Arroyo
Seco, where we joined everyone else
for lunch. Afterward, some of the tour
people drove some sessions of the DE
at the track.
Dinner that night was at Hotel
Encanto (the event host hotel) and,
as always, lots of valuable door prizes
were handed out! I won a nice black
hat with the Porsche crest on it.
On Sunday morning, we had autocross practice sessions at the track,
followed by lunch, and then the timed
runs were in the afternoon. Definitely
a fun weekend for everyone, and next
year’s OktoberFiesta is already on
my calendar!
Barely a week
later, I flew to
Salt Lake City on
November 2nd and
joined Intermountain Region for a
dinner at the Bohemian Brewery and
Grill in Midvale (about 15 miles from
downtown Salt Lake). Another fine
dinner with club members and more
door prizes! I wasn’t lucky this time,
but several people walked away with
nice Porsche Design stuff, courtesy of
Ken Garff Porsche in Orem, Utah.
For the next edition of “In the Zone,”
I’ll have info about the Tech Tactics
West at the PCNA Training facility in
Ontario, CA. I’m really looking forward to this event, as I’ve never been
to a Tech Tactics. I’ll also have info on
the many events I’ll have attended in
December: holiday parties at four of
Zone 9’s Regions!
Liz Shaw
Brian Leduc
Hello Zone 9 members,
Here we are at the last month of
2013, winding down a little but also
planning for 2014! For me, I plan to
attend many of the same Region
events that I attended this year, but I
also want to get to some new (to me)
events in Utah and Texas next year.
Prior to attending Carrera Region’s
OktoberFiesta in Las Cruces and
Deming, I attended one of the events
of the 356 Registry’s West Coast
Holiday in Santa Fe. The concours on
the plaza was outstanding, and it was
quite a sight to see over two hundred
356’s parked on the plaza’s surrounding streets and some of the streets
that lead into the plaza. The cars
ranged from 1952 to 1966 (I think) and
they came from all over the country—
and in some cases were shipped from
overseas! It was great to walk among
all of the cars and talk to the owners
and spectators. Jim Puckett and his
team outdid themselves in organizing
and running such an excellent event.
A week after the West Coast Holiday, I was in Colorado for the Denver
Marathon, and I was able to attend
the services for the Pools in Colorado
Liz Shaw, Zone 9 Representative
Carrera Region’s annual Oktoberfiesta event features a driver education, tours and more. Put it on your calendar for next year!
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