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PORSCHEFORUS
The Newsletter of the Northern New Jersey Region/PCA
www.nnjr-pca.com
April 2015
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PORSCHEFORUS
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Michele Lynn
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DESIGN AND LAYOUT
Michele Lynn
COPY EDITOR
Knute Hancock
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ADVERTISING
Knute Hancock
(H) 973-291-4741
[email protected]
BILLINGS & PAYMENTS
Knute Hancock
Business Manager
19 Ridge Trail
Kinnelon, NJ 07405
(H) 973-291-4741
[email protected]
MART EDITOR
Geri Reynolds
(W) 201-796-8300
[email protected]
PHOTOGRAPHY
COORDINATOR
Petra Swift
MAILINGS
Dennis Thovson
(H) 908-464-9534
PRINTER
Steve Grotenhuis
Silhouettes 610-559-1998
MAIL HOUSE
Postalogic 973-546-1400
Cover Photo By:
Scott Lynn
Porsche Hospitality, Daytona Rolex 24 2015
April 2015
DEPA RTMENTS
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3
4
7
8
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43
Officers and Committee Chairs
Monthly Meeting Programs and Coming Up
Auf Der Straße
Membership Update
Hitting Apexes
The Mart
Technical Committee
Ad Index
GENER A L INTER EST
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12
16
20
24
28
34
Women and Autocross
DE, Really Stands for Driving Excitement
Concours Corner
Rediscover the FUN Factor
2014 Charity Event Skates A Storm Once Again!
Porsche Performance Suspension Setup Pt.1
Tech Tactics East 2015
UPCOMING EVENTS
6
9
15
18
31
32
38
Car Control Clinic - May 3
Driver Education, Lightning/Thunderbolt UGR - April 27-28
Concours Preservation and Restoration Workshop - April 12
Welcome to the Club - May 2
Welcome to the Club Rally - May 2
The Complete Detailing Workshop - June 14
Zone 1 Concours and Rally May 15-17
March: 1 of 3 April: 2 of 3
It is a great honor to hold the position of Editor of Porscherforus, which I humbly accept. It is my promise to the Northern New Jersey Region - PCA to uphold the standards of excellence this publication has always held. I am greatly looking forward to working with all of the
club’s members to create a unique, defined and entertaining newsletter. Please send your articles to [email protected].
Michele Lynn l Porscheforus Editor
APRIL 2015 PORSCHEFORUS
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N OR TH E R N N EW J ERSEY R EG ION
OFFICERS
President
Drew Karpinski
22 Maple Village Court
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
(H) 908-766-7026
[email protected]
Vice President
Tom Iervolino
52 Dorothy Drive
Morristown, NJ 07960
(H) 973-993-5775
(W) 973-467-8400
[email protected]
Secretary
Cindy Cristello
(H) 973-773-0506
(C) 973-699-7708
[email protected]
[email protected]
Treasurer
Tom Swift
208 Farms Edge Road
Neshanic Station, NJ 08853
(H) 908-369-6101
[email protected]
Governor
Jeff Cafiero
(C) 908-420-9620
(W) 732-214-0600
[email protected]
Governor
Grant Lenahan
53 Briarwood Road
Florham Park, NJ 07932
(C) 201-602-4702
[email protected]
[email protected]
Governor
Chris Magdelinskas
125 Harrington Road
Clifton, NJ 07012
(201) 523-1184
comminications@nnjr-pca.
com
Past President
Craig Mahon
(H) 973-875-1335
[email protected]
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Autocross
Grant Lenahan
53 Briarwood Road
Florham Park, NJ 07932
(C) 201-602-4702
[email protected]
Charity Events
Anthony & Nelly
Wartel
646-879-7254
[email protected]
Communications
Chris Magdelinskas,
125 Harrington Road
Clifton, NJ 07012
(201) 523-1184
comminications@nnjr-pca.
com
[email protected]
Concours
Jeff McFadyen
[email protected]
Dealer Liaison &
Sponsorship
Bill Gilbert
17 Flintlock Drive
Warren, NJ 07059
(H) 908-647-5920
[email protected]
Dealer Liaison &
Sponsorship
Toby Ippolito
973-886-6823
dealerliaison@nnjr-pca.
com
Driver Education
Tom Iervolino
52 Dorothy Drive
Morristown, NJ 07960
(H) 973-993-5775
(W) 973-467-8400
[email protected]
Historian
Stuart French
16 Lenape Trail
Chatham Twp, NJ 07928
(H) 973-635-5911
[email protected]
Historian
Bob Knapik
[email protected]
Mailing & Distribution
Dennis Thovson
243 McMane Avenue
Berkeley Heights, NJ
07922
(H) 908-464-9534
(Fax) 908-464-4966
[email protected]
Executive Admistration
Membership
Marlys Thovson
243 McMane Avenue
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
(H) 908-464-9534
(F) 908-464-4966
[email protected]
New Member Liaison
Sharon Doherty
(H) 908-237-0692
[email protected]
New Member Liaison
Akemi Kane
(C) 973-476-7655
[email protected]
PCA Club Racing
Craig Mahon
(H) 973-875-1335
Planning
Craig Mahon
(H) 973-875-1335
planning2014@nnjr-pca.
com
Porsche PX
Jose I DeLaCruz
75 Romanelli Avenue
S Hackensack, NJ 07606
(W) 201-546-1102
[email protected]
Publications
Porscheforus Editor
Michele Lynn
(C) 908-328-3373
publications@nnjr-pca.
com
Publications
Porscheforus Business Mgr.
Knute Hancock
19 Ridge Trail
Kinnelon, NJ 07405
(H) 973-291-4741
[email protected]
Program
Scott & Michele Lynn
[email protected]
Rally
John Vogt
(W) 973-285-0959
[email protected]
Safety
Leslie Shrem
[email protected]
Social
Cindy & Tony Cristello
(H) 973-773-0506
(C) 973-699-7708 (Cindy)
(C) 973-699-7709 (Tony)
[email protected]
Technical Committee
Ken Casterline
63 Duval Street
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
(C) 908-642-3141
(H) 908-218-0765
[email protected]
Track Registrar
Bob Michaelson
184 Kinnelon Road
Kinnelon, NJ 07405
(H) 973-492-2014
Track Tech
Walter Sliwa
[email protected]
Web Site Coordinator
Jeff Cafiero
(C) 908-420-9620
(W) 732-214-0600
[email protected]
Technical Commitee
James H. Coleman
364 Park Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18020
(H) 610-759-1517
(W) 908-542-0348
[email protected]
Yearbook
Porscheforus Photo Editor
Petra Swift
[email protected]
[email protected]
clubracing2015@nnjr-pca.
com
Concours
Murray Kane
(C) 973-476-9528
Around the Corner
Ap r i l Board of Governors meeting
Brick Academy, Basking Ridge, NJ.......................................................7:30pm
4
Sat
AX, Autocross
MetLife Stadium, Lot E.............................................................................8am
8-9 Wed-Thur Driver Ed Lime Rock
Lime Rock, CT
12
Sun
Concours Concours WS
Paterek Bros, Chatham, NJ....................................................................1-4pm
13
Mon
Tech, Lightning/Thunderbolt Tech
Precision Motorsports Racing, Long Valley, NJ....................................6-8pm
15
Wed
Monthly Meeting
Tech Panel
The Villa, Mountain Lakes, NJ..................................................................8pm
18
Sat
AX Tentative Date - Check website for latest update
MetLife Stadium, Lot L..............................................................................8am
18
Sat
Swap Meet, Hershey Swap Meet
Hershey, PA
19
Sun
AX Tentative Date - CHeck website for latest update
MetLife Stadium, Lot J..............................................................................8am
24
Thur
Closing date for June issue of Porscheforus
24-25 Fri-Sat
PCA Race
Lime Rock, CT
27-28 Mon-Tues Driver Ed Advanced Lightning/Thunderbolt (UGR)
Millville, NJ
M a y 2
Sat
Concours/Rally, New Member Welcome to the Club Somerset Hills Learning Institute, Basking Ridge, NJ...............................8am 3
Sun
Car Control Clinic (Registration Required)
Met Life Stadium, Lot J, Meadowlands NJ................................................8am
4
Mon
Mid-Ohio Tech
Paul Miller Porsche, Parsippany, NJ.......................................................6-8pm
7
Thu
Board of Governors meeting
Brick Academy, Basking Ridge, NJ........................................................7:30pm
9
Sat
AX?? Tentative Date - Check website for latest update
Met Life Stadium, Lot J..............................................................................8am 9
Sat
Brake Tech Workshop
Redline Speed Workx, Green Brook, NJ...................................................10am
8-9 Fri-Sat
PCA Race
Monticello, NY
13
Wed
Monthly Meeting
Topic TBD
The Villa, Mountain Lakes, NJ...................................................................8pm 15-17 Fri-Sat Driver Ed, Mid-Ohio
Lexington, OH
15-17 Fri-Sat Zone 1, Registration/Concours/Rally
Woodcliff Lake Hilton, Woodcliff Lake, NJ................................................8am 24
Sun
Closing date for July issue of Porscheforus
26
Tue
Tech, Thunderbolt/Zone 1 WG Tech
Powertech, Rockaway, NJ......................................................................6-8pm 29-31 Fri-Sun Zone 1 Clash at the Glen PCA Club Race
June
3
Wed
Board of Governors meeting Brick Academy, Basking Ridge, NJ........................................................7:30pm 5-6
Fri-Sat
Driver Ed, NJMP Thunderbolt
Millville, NJ
10
Wed
Cruise Night - BBQ & New Member
Brookrace Party Pavilion, Plesant Valley Lake, Mendham, NJ.........6:30-9pm
14
Sun
Concours, Complete Detailing Work Shop
All In The Details, Morristown, NJ.......................................................12-4pm
15
Mon
Pocono Tech
Paul Miller Porsche, Parsippany, NJ..........................................................8am
17
Wed
Monthly Meeting, Cruise Night BBQ Rain Date
Brookrace Party Pavilion, Plesant Valley Lake, Mendham, NJ.........6:30-9pm
19-21 Fri-Sun Club Race
Summit Point, WV
21-28 Sun-Sun Porsche Parade
French Lick, IN
26
Fri
Driver Ed, Pocono Ladies Day & UGR
Pocono, PA
26
Fri
Driver Ed, Pocono (ALL)
Pocono, PA
1
Wed
Monthly Meeting
The NNJR Monthly meeting is held the
second Wednesday of each month
at 8pm. The meetings are held at the
Villa on Route 46 in Mountain Lakes, NJ.*
Here is what the program looks like
for the next few months:
April
NNJR annual Technical Panel Program
will prove to be very popular venue
once again. Technical experts from the
NNJR Porsche community gather on
April 15 to offer Q&A discussions to our
membership. This is a great opportunity
to come out and ask questions of the
panel you have always wanted to know
about the Porsche line.
May
TBD
June
The June monthly meeting will once
again depart from the Villa in Mountain Lakes and take on the theme
of a “Cruise Night” on Wednesday,
June 10.
This event is a Family Fun Event with
parking for over 100 Porsche’s, a Barbecue, a Band and lots of comradely
amongst many other NNJR member
and Porsche owners.
We supply the Band, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Assorted Soft Drinks and
Party Fixings. You bring your Porsche,
lawn chair, beer, wine, cocktails and
fishing poles.
*The April monthly meeting is the third Wednesday
due to the conflicting date with the Lime Rock DE.
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Auf Der Straße
“How many of you use a
radar detector in your car?”
bellows Alex Roy from in front of the
projector screen at the March NNJR
monthly membership meeting. Alex,
for the uninitiated, is a colorful fellow,
with a long resume in the general
genre of motorsports. I am depressed
to say that any one of his past endeavors would be a great deal more
interesting than my chosen profession, but I digress.
The normally languid Wednesday
evening crowd, larger than usual, is
fully engaged, and up go the hands
showing that they indeed are running
with radar detection onboard.
“Okay,” teases Alex, “Now how
many of you use a Valentine One?”
All but a few hands go back down
with that new qualifier, eliciting a
disappointed scowl from our guest
speaker. “What’s the matter with you
Do yourselves a favor and go
buy yourselves a V1.”
guys?
You might think based upon this
advice that our esteemed guest is
hawking radar detectors. In reality, he
is just a satisfied user of the Valentine
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PORSCHEFORUS APRIL 2015
By Drew Karpinski l NNJR President
One brand. Calling Alex merely a
satisfied customer is a little like saying,
a police officer is a satisfied customer
of a Kevlar vest or that a scuba diver
really enjoys his oxygen mask. You
see, Alex is a real life “Cannonballer”
- one of the few demented souls that
attempted to strap into a car in New
York City and drive said car clear
across the country to Los Angeles - in
around thirty-two hours. To a guy on
this kind of mission, a radar detector is not a toy, but a vital instrument.
Alex and his hired gun driving partner
(you cannot attempt such a journey
by yourself, after all) blitzed out of
NYC with a cockpit full of radar and
laser detectors and jammers, police
scanners, CB radios, binoculars, night
vision, air-to-ground communicators (they had a spotter plane for part
of their journey...no kidding) and a
bunch of other stuff that made their
BMW M5 look more like a spaceship
than a Bavarian executive transport.
Their goal was to break the old “Cannonball Run” record of 32 hours and
they succeeded with a time of just over
31 hours. Some of the anecdotes from the trip made for a
very interesting, if not unconventional, monthly meeting.
Huge kudos to our program
chairs, Scott and Michele
Lynn, for finding yet another
great speaker for our club.
I remember my first experience with a radar detector. I
was a passenger in a friend’s
older brother’s Honda Civic.
Back then they said “CVCC”
on them,and his brother was very
proud of his new car and carefully
explained what the letters meant to
me and his little brother. Darned if I
can remember any of that, but what
I do remember is the little box on his
dashboard called a “Fuzzbuster.” I was
absolutely fascinated with this device,
complete with clear wands pointing out
towards the windshield. He explained
that the device would sense radar used
by police and then beep so you could
slow down. Fascinating! I could not
wait to go home and tell my dad that
Radio Shack was selling licenses to
speed.
My dad had already heard of them,
but had already decided that the whole
concept of using a radar detector had
to be illegal, if not immoral. That lasted
another couple of months, when he
came through the door with a little box
that said “Fox XJ” on it. The maiden
voyage for this new wonder would be a
trip up to Boston in our venerable Rabbit Diesel LS. (The LS model had extra
nice vinyl seats.) He carefully routed the
wire to the cigarette lighter and clipped
the unit to the sun visor. We powered
it up, hit the road, and...nothing. No a
chirp. Not a brapp. Nothing. I think the
old axiom about getting cheap when
you buy cheap applied in this case.
About a month later, the Holy Grail arrived by mail, with a sticker on it saying
“Cincinnati Microwave.” Inside was a
nice black hard case containing the first
generation Escort radar detector. This
device was a thing of beauty with a durable, if not industrial, black aluminum
case, long switches that moved with
German-like precision and an analog
illuminated needle gauge on the front,
showing the strength of the radar signal
being detected. The Escort was the real
deal out on the road, too, and it seemed
to sniff out just about every police officer no matter how well hidden. Other
detectors came out after the original
Escort and tried to challenge its superiority in various performance measures,
but that model was the one that pretty
much started the whole radar detector
revolution. And who was the inventor
of that first Escort radar detector? Mike
Valentine, who later founded his own
company, featuring the Valentine One.
Oops, I digressed again.
I do not really run radar detectors
in my cars anymore. I mean, I have a
concealed one hardwired into my BMW
that is ancient by today’s standards. Unfortunately, every Audi, Mercedes and
anything else with lane change accident
avoidance systems sets the darned thing
off, so it is about as trustworthy as the
boy that cried wolf. It is far easier these
days to just take it easy on the public
roads and blend in as well as possible
with the faster traffic.
Another device caught my eye the
other day, though - and not necessarily
in a good way. As you probably know,
small HD-quality cameras have been
around now for a good five years or so.
Now, even a smartphone mounted in a
windshield mount can record a very clear
picture. A few years ago, I had mused
in the paddock area of one of the tracks
that a developer should come up with
an iPhone application to use the device’s
HD camera to take mobile footage, in
case of an accident or other incident
on the highway. Well, the technology is
now here, based on a camera that I saw
advertised. I am sure “there is an app for
that,” as well.
Of course, having such a device could
be very useful in daily life. For example,
when that rogue SUV runs into your
bumper while you are in a store and does
not leave a note. Or when someone hits
you in traffic and does not bother to
stop. Or if you are involved in an accident and the details are questionable.
In many situations, video can be your
friend.
Then again, video can also be your enemy. If someone happens to be shooting
a video that stars you and your vehicle
in not the best situation, it could be
used against you. For example, if you are
pursuing a land speed record from New
York to California. The best approach
in my view is to come to grips with the
fact that you are probably on camera just
about everywhere in public, including on
public roads. Plan accordingly.
When people talk about anything
remotely qualifying as “racing” on public
streets while on an internet forum, the
usual advice you hear is, “Take it to the
track,” followed by the poster’s favorite
descriptive expletive. To me, though,
these words have never rung more true
than in today’s world. Never mind the
speed racers and the mobile Kodaks...
we have people phoning, texting, taking
photos, multi-tasking - all while their
accident avoidance systems are working
overtime with blinking lights and buzzers, and an occasional electronic tug on
the wheel in some models.
The track by comparison is a safe haven
for you and your car. Everyone is in a
car that has been through two safety
checks before its tires ever touch the
track surface. Drivers are paired with
people of similar experience levels. The
beginner and lower intermediate drivers all have instructors with them in
the right seat. The track has at least two
dozen extra eyes - those of the flaggers
- watching every corner and giving you
critical information about what may lie
on the other side of the bend. There are
no Starbucks lattes. There are no phone
cars in the lane next to you, or texting
for that matter. Although there may be
cameras going in the cars around you,
more than likely you will be asking your
friends for the footage so that you can
brag at the office on Monday.
The other activity that hooked me
long ago and enabled me to really enjoy
driving the snot out of my car without
field of similar (and sometimes dissimilar) cars and being able to safely
explore the limits and dynamics of the
car right to the very limits of adhesion
- and often past those limits. At the
track, you would never push that far, for
risk of injury and bent sheet metal, but
in autocross, the excitement happens at
slower speeds and with fewer potential
consequences.
The good news is that NNJR offers
both flavors - driver education events on
racetracks and autocrosses in large parking lots. And you do not need to choose
between them, because our events in
these two categories do not overlap.
The first autocross is coming up soon
on April 4. I have a new set of Hoosiers
going on my SC and I hope to see a few
of you out there!
Before closing this month’s column, I
wanted to share some sad news that just
broke a couple of days ago about one
of our NNJR families. Stanford “Ford”
Henry Shaw III, a Marine Captain, was
killed when a Black Hawk helicopter
he was aboard with 10 other marines
and soldiers crashed in Florida during a training exercise. Ford III was a
member of NNJR and his father, Ford
Shaw II, is a longtime member and a
past-president of NNJR. I never had
the privilege to meet Ford III, but his
achievements and personal accounts of
his kindness and sense of humor are
well documented in every article I have
read about his life. On behalf of our
club, I want to send our thoughts and
prayers to the Shaw family and to all of
Ford III’s friends and loved ones in this
time of unbelievable tragedy.
I really love driving at the
tracks - and instructing new
drivers there - but truth be
told, nothing really beats a
great day of autocross.
putting anyone’s life (including my own)
in danger is autocross.
For me, the excitement comes from the
competition of autocrossing against a
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Women & Autocross
By Sharon Doherty l NNJR New Member Liaison
Let the Games Begin...
Ladies,
you know that
how good we are at figuring out an ob-
advertisement on
stacle course. We can multi-task; figure
TV where the woman is discussing
out the first challenge, maneuver the
her “safe driver’s bonus check” with
car and at the same time calculate the
her guy? Let’s face it, we got what it
next move for the next challenge.
takes when it comes to driving and
Our Autocross events have a special
driving our Porsches fast.
Ladies class just so we do not embar-
So how about showing the guys just
rass the guys. Here is the chance to
have a lot of fun and add to our driving
abilities. It is just you, the car and a
HUGE parking lot filled with orange
cones.
As an added temptation, NNJR would
like to offer you a $15 discount on your
entry for all those first-timers who are
interested in trying Autocross.
So come on out and let us show the
boys how it is done. Oh, and if you do
not want to embarrass them too much,
you can always pull an instructor into
your car.
2015 CAR CONTROL CLINIC
May 3rd, 2015
8AM TO 3PM
The Met Life Stadium (once known as the New Meadowlands Stadium) (Lot J)
RAIN OR SHINE! PLEASE DRESS FOR THE WEATHER!
SIGN-IN BEGINS AT 8:00 AM
Pre-Registration Only! This event will sell-out quickly, so be sure to register early!
Want to improve your driving? Want to have a lot of fun?
This full-day course is designed to teach you the basics of car control. You will gain a whole new level of respect for your
machine while learning its limits safely in a controlled course, with instructors showing you the way. This is highly
recommended for drivers new to their Porsches. This event is held only once a year and is limited to just 56 people, so be
sure not to miss it!
Bring a helmet if you have one (No problem if you don’t as we have loaner helmets), and pack a lunch and some (nonalcoholic) drinks. Make sure you also have a full tank of gas, and air at or +2psi above the factory-recommended “cold”
pressures in all tires.
Registrations will be accepted in order of postmark (PLEASE WRITE LEGIBLY AND YOUR EMAIL IS MADATORY – THANKS)
Name(s):_____________________________________________________________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________________________________________________
Phone:__________________________________________Email:_______________________________________
Porsche/Model/Year:_________________________________________________
Please make check payable to: NNJR/PCA for $85.00 per driver (max. 2 drivers per car)
Send completed form and check to: Grant Lenahan, 53 Briarwood Road, Florham Park, NJ 07932
Cell: (201) 602-4702; Email: [email protected]
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NNJR Membership Update
NNJR Welcomes:
Robert Agresta
New York, NY
2009 911 Turbo – Black
Jay Alicandri
Montclair, NJ
2012 911 CS – Black
Robert Copp
Chatham, NJ
1969 911 Targa – Yellow
Patrick & Frances Healy
Staten Island, NY
2014 Cayman S – Red
Tommy Herson
Chester, NJ
2000 Boxster – Red
Gabe & Tess Isaacs
West New York, NJ
2000 911 C Cabrio – Dark Blue
Transfer-in from Metro NY Rgn.
Brian Kender
Hoboken, NJ
2005 Boxster S – Silver
Mark & Therese Krook
Bernardsville, NJ
2001 911 CS – Dark Blue Metallic
Joe Kulesa & Jessica Cubberley
Stroudsburg, PA
2011 Boxster – Dark Blue Metallic
Pat & Judith Matarazzo
Rockaway, NJ
2004 911 Silver Annv. Edition
Anthony Modafferi
Oakland, NJ
2007 911 CS – White
Michael & Jennifer Monteleone
Hazlet, NJ
2005 Boxster – Grey
Transfer-in from Jersey Shore Rgn.
Sharmay O’Brien
Chatham, NJ
1984 911 C – White
Joseph Pjura
Cranford, NJ
2011 Boxster – Silver
Oleh Slupchynsky & Taras Odulak
Chatham, NJ
2011 911 C4S – Blue
Owen Williams
Branchburg, NJ
2015 911 CS Cabrio
Marlys Thovson
Need help with membership questions?
Email me at:
membership@
nnjr-pca.com
or call me at:
(908) 464-9534
New Member Referrals
Were Made By:
• Steve Beinert
1
• Andrew Copp
1
• PCA Website
7
• NNJR Website
1
• Prior Member
2
• Power Tech
2
• Glen Segond
1
• Joe Volpe
1
(www.pca.org)
(www.nnjr-pca.com)
MEMBERS PLEASE TAKE NOTE!
DO YOUR PART TO MAINTAIN A HEALTHY and VIGOROUS CLUB
Recruit Porsche owners you know or meet who have not yet been exposed
to the joy of the Porsche Club experience
And remember to renew your membership when it comes due!
~ April NNJR/PCA Membership Anniversaries ~
35 Years
Richard Schmidt
30 Years
Diane Bloomfield
Trish Cheek
Jeff & Pamela Haines
Spencer Sherman
25 Years
Chris Guido
20 Years
Marc Gelefsky
Deirdre Haynes
Michael & Heather Hopkins Lisa Leslie
Robert March
Michael & Barbara
Kenneth Yee
McDougall
Yun Ng
15 Years
Justin Raphael
Stanley & Ilsa Berkowitz
Steve & Cynthia Yavorski
Jose DeLaCruz
5 Years
Daniel Vranes
Joseph & Teresa Axtell
10 Years
George Benninghoff
Page Burt
John Burke
Mark Cartwright
Stacey Cudnik
Ed Dudek
William Denson Jr.
Daniel Eriksen
Diane Ghosh
Joseph Knolmayer
Patricia & Michael Haller
Michelle Jablons
Greg & Jo-Ann Kroner
Philip & Bernadette Kump
Tyler Mills
Arnie Olefson
Brent Sangiuliano
Susan & Nicholas Vallario
Eric Wilson
Elcin Yildirim &
Cara Nasello
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Hitting Apexes
We just held two seminars;
the first on was January 25 which
was our Introduction to High Performance driving. This seminar was
attended by 40+ participants who
are new to DE and are interested in
learning more about this fantastic
sport (hobby?). Welcome and I hope
to see every one of you at Lime Rock,
our May 3 Car Control Clinic and at
Autocross events.
The second seminar was held on
February 22 and was in fact two
seminars. The morning session was
for our Instructors and the second
was for drivers who are already participating in DEs. Our guest speaker
was Dave Scott, an ex-Pro Race Car
driver and currently a Pro Coach to
professional race car drivers as well as
us “professional amateurs”. I thought
I would cover a number of topics that
Dave covered during both sessions
and let you consider these points as
you continue down the slippery slope
of HPDE.
Modifications:
“Inform students to not go crazy
with mods before they learn to drive.
There is no point.” This is a great
point as most “improvements” to cars
will not make you a better driver (notice I did not say go faster) and some
will actually inhibit your progress in
learning how to drive. An example
is going right away to R-comp tires.
It is much better to learn on regular
“street tires” as these provide feedback which helps you learn and are
more predictable than R-comps when
driven at the limit.
“Excessive level of confidence in
students and new drivers”. Hmmm,
what does he mean by this? Simply
stated, the new generation of cars
have so many electronic controls, that
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By Tom Iervolinoi l Track Chair
the car is saving the driver so much and
they do not know it. The role of our
Instructors is to point this out and to
get you to learn how to drive really well
without all the electronics saving you.
Then, you will be able to drive really
well and likely faster.
“How do you learn a new track? You
learn the hard and complicated turns
first.” What this means is that there are
turns on each track that are the same
from track to track. Yes you need to
learn these but to drive a new track fast,
you need to learn the unique ones well
and then link them to the more “standard” turns.
“Brake sooner and lighter.” The point
here is that too many drivers think that
braking at the very last second and
braking very hard is faster. Well, not
so fast here. The idea is that if you are
braking like this you are sending the car
on its nose and then the time for the
car to settle and when you can get on
the gas is wasted. You are also invariably
rushing and too much is going on at the
last seconds and at a higher risk. Sure,
brake “hard” but be smooooooth, keeping the greatest size contact patches
front and rear and get on the gas sooner.
“Slow down the film strip”. The idea
is not to end up rushing and learning
how to be smooth especially at the end
of very high speed straights leading to a
corner. This goes along with the massive
late brake syndrome. Brake, downshift,
turn-in and squeeze the gas. Think of
all the steps and don’t rush. Once you
get your pace and timing, then work
on braking later and getting on the gas
sooner. BTW, there is a real benefit to
learning how to master late braking and
that is when you are trying to out brake
your competitor when racing. But we
are not racing.
“Pre-session prep”. The idea is to stop
and think before you go out and have
one goal for that run or even that day.
Focus on that, do it well and then move
on. But always go out with a goal.
“Traffic and Passing. Get the students
(and solo drivers) to not be frustrated
(or angry). Get them to focus on something else…….” The idea here is you
cannot change what is in front of you
and why let it get the best of you? Focus
on what the car is doing, what is the car
telling me, look out the window and
establish turn-in points, brake markers,
etc….. Do something to improve and if
the train or conga line continues, head
to the pits, slowly drive through the pit
lane and then head back out.
“The session has just started and you
are on your out-lap, drive the line and
look at the flaggers and look for escape
routes”. The idea here is during your
first lap or two, take your time and look
at each and every flagger. I wave to
them out of habit as way to say thanks
and it is my “habit” of ensuring a look at
each station. BTW, did you ever notice
that every station is not manned? Also
during these first laps, re-establish your
brake points and brake markers (not
always nice big signs or cones), look for
the apex and look where you want to
be on track out. The subsequent (and
faster) laps will likely go much better
for you. Escape routes? Look at the
corners and decide where to go and
where you can go if all hell breaks loose.
Where is there plenty of run-off, where
can I go straight and not hurt the car if
I totally blow a turn and cannot make it
(ie. Turn 1 at Lime Rock has a run-off
lane if you feel you are not going to
make Turn 1; go straight).
“The session is over and you are in you
final lap, make perfect turns along a
perfect line”: OK, the heat of the battle
is over, phew!! Take you time to drive
a perfect lap and build in that muscle
memory.
And in closing:
“Drive very gently, treat the car nicely
and drive the car without drama”. Ever
watch in car videos of pros? Other than
the corrections they are making and
many of them in anticipation of what
the car is about to do (pretty cool), they
are driving very smooth and if you look
out the front windscreen, there is not a
whole lot of drama going on. A car that
is not bucking around like a bronco is a
car that is being driven well and likely
the faster car.
Well, by the time you read this we are
either just about to head to Lime Rock
or we have just held our Lime Rock
event. So let’s get out there, remember
some of these tips and let’s keep the
shiny side up.
Tom
Lightning/Thunderbolt l Upper Run Group Event
This event is open to solo drivers only (White, Black and
Red). Experienced drivers in the Blue run group may also be
accepted on a case-by-case basis.
April 27 -28
Registration Opens – March 2
Registration Closes – April 13
Fees: $375
Non PCA Members add $20
We will be driving one day on NJMP’s Lightning Course
(Monday), and the other on the Thunderbolt Circuit
Mandatory Tech Inspection:
(Tuesday). This is a great opportunity to get up to 4 hours
Precision Motorsports Racing
of seat time on each track with just one trip to New Jersey
March 30, 6-8pm
Motorsport Park! On-site suites and garages are available
adjacent to the front straight at Thunderbolt, please contact
the track directly at 856-327-7202 for rates and reservations
or go to NJMP’s web site at http://njmotorsportspark.com/
Driver Education Track Chair
Registration is open to all PCA members. No partial
Tom Iervolino
(one day) registrations are accepted. No refunds will be
Telephone: (862) 206-9610
granted after April 13th. Fees subject to change at time of
E-mail: [email protected]
registration.
Registration will be online at www.nnjr-pca.motorsportreg.
com . Please watch PORSCHEFORUS and our web site www.
nnjr-pca.com for details on how to complete this process. If
you are paying by check please send receipt with your check
payable to NNJR/PCA immediately after completing the
on-line registration process to:
Driver Education Registrar
Bob Michaelson, 184 Kinnelon Rd. Kinnelon, NJ 07405.
Telephone: (973) 492-2014 E-mail: [email protected]
Acceptance is based on the date and time logged on the registration system provided
your check is received within seven days. You will receive an e-mail confirmation of your
registration. If you have not received notification one week prior to the event, please
contact the registrar.
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2015 Track Schedule
Date
Track
Registration
Fee
(PCA Member/Non-Mem.) Pre-Event Tech
April 8-9
Lime Rock
Opens: February 11
Closes: March 25
Instructor: $150/$170
Driver: $365/$385
Student: $415/435
March 30
Flemington Porsche
April 27-28
NJMP - Advanced
Lightning
Thunderbolt
Opens: March 2
Closes: April 13
Driver: $375/$395
Student: N/A
April 13
Precision Motorsports
May 15-17
Mid-Ohio
Opens: March 20
Closes: May 1
Driver: $375/$395
Student: $425/$445
May 4
Paul Miller Porsche
June 5-6
NJMP
Thunderbolt
Opens: April 10
Closes: May 22
Driver: $300/$320
Student: $350/$370
May 26
Powertech
June 26
Pocono
North Course
Ladies Day / URG
Opens: May 1
Closes: June 12
Instructor: $0/$0*
Driver: $100/$120
Student: $100/$120
June 15
Paul Miller Porsche
June 27-28
Pocono
Full Course
Opens: May 1
Closes: June 12
Driver: $295/$315
Student: $325/$345
June 15
Paul Miller Porsche
July 17-19
Mosport
Opens: May 22
Closes: July 3
July 31-Aug 2
Watkins Glen
August 28-30
August 29-30
July 6
Town Porsche
Palmer
Advanced on Fri
+ Sat/Sun
Driver: $380/$400
Student: $430/$450
Opens: May 29**/June 5 Instructor: $265/$285
Driver: $395/$415
Closes: July 17
Student: $440/$450
Opens: July 3
Closes: August 14
Driver: $400/$420
Student: N/A
Palmer
Sat/Sun
Opens: July 3
Closes: August 14
Driver: $380/$400
Student: $475/$495
August 17
Opens: August 22
Closes: October 3
Instructor: $75/$95
Driver: $300/$320
Student: $375/$395
October 5
Shade Tree Garage
Driver: $395/$415
Student: $450/$470
October 19
Protosport
October 17-18 NJMP
Lightning
October 30 November 1
Virginia Int’l Raceway Opens: September 4
Closes: October 16
** Note earlier registration May 29, for NNJR Members. All else, registration opens June 5.
* June 26 is free if signed up for June 27-28. Otherwise, June 26 fee is $50/$70.
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July 20
Powertech
August 17
PCA Registry for 964 Carrera Cup
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DE, Really Stands for Driving Excitement
I am doing a bit of reflecting
on two recent back to back events,
Lightning DE followed by the last
Autocross of the season at Met Life
Stadium. These types of events are the
primary reason I joined NNJR-PCA,
I wanted access to what Porsche ownership had to offer… But first a little
background.
After a 7 year hiatus from sports
cars (Corvettes), I recently re-entered
the market when I purchased my first
Porsche in June, a 2008 Boxster S
(the RS60 Spyder special edition) the
salesman did not have to work too
hard that day,
the car pretty
much sold itself.
No disrespect to
sales people but
selling Porsches
must be a lot like
selling puppies,
if you have it in
your head that
you want one...
then you get
your hands on
one, experience
it, touch it and
smell it… then
there is a really good chance you are taking one
home.
One of the things I did while researching what type of car I wanted
was join a Porsche message board and
that is where I first learned of DE,
it sounded exciting, a real instructor,
real race track, for a whole weekend!
Right up my alley! It was always
referred to as DE, DE this and DE
that. I had just assumed that it stood
for Driving Event, but all I could
find on the NNJR site was Driver
Ed. Wait that sounds really boring,
I mean, I had driver ed way back
in high school and that involved a
powder blue Chevette and a lot of
yelling from Mr. O’Connor. Further
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By Steve Chapman
inspection proved I indeed had found
what I was looking for and it still
sounded like fun. I studied the info
on the website and that gave me a
really good idea of the details, what
to expect, how the event is structured
and what to bring. So I checked
the schedule and got signed up for
Lightning. After I got my acceptance,
I made my hotel reservation, went to
the pre-tech, got all my stuff together that you are supposed to bring,
printed out every possible thing I
could need. And waited patiently for
the weekend.
developed a lot of bad habits early on
when I was racing amateur motocross,
this mainly came from self-teaching
and riding with other guys that were
also self-taught. No formal instruction, going fast was the objective.
It took much attention with some
formal instruction to rectify some of
those habits and others I never got
rid of, I wanted this new discipline to
be different. This was a clean slate and
I wanted to focus on the fundamental
and technical aspect… not going fast.
As my instructor and I headed onto
the track, one thing that did not concern me was hurting the car, I am
enough of a gearhead to understand
that the engineering
I now possess far
exceeds my driving skills, or… lack
thereof. I am also
now old enough to
understand my own
learning abilities,
and multitasking
early on is not my
strong point. TurnComing into turn seven at Lightning
in, apex, track-out
while making
The drive down was a bit of a fiasco.
proper brake/throttle inputs at the
Partly because I had to make a stop
correct points then setting up for
on the way and partly because when it
the next corner and using the whole
comes to navigation systems, the Gertrack was enough to focus on without
mans seem to have a sense of humor.
throwing shifting and clutch work in
Last but not least, the NJ turnpike
the mix. I have been driving a stick
is, well…the NJ turnpike. Needless
forever, but suddenly I felt like a spaz,
to say I never made it to the evening
no need to make it worse so I found
tech. The next morning I got to the
an appropriate gear and just left it
track nice and early, I ran into Sharon
there until absolutely necessary. Track
who gave me a place by her and Don
driving seems so counter intuitive to
to park and unload, Grant and Murdriving on the street but after a bunch
ray were also right there so seeing a
of laps and a few more run sessions, I
few familiar faces helped ease some
started to feel more comfortable givanxiety, even though I had only met
ing it a little more here and there, still
them all recently.
getting passed quite a bit but trying
My plan going in was simple… be
not to get too distracted by it.
humble, pay attention and learn. I
As the day went on my speed
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it quite right the whole weekend, the
turn in felt a bit awkward even though
I comfortably carried enough speed
through the apex to loosen the rear end
at the crest, requiring some throttle
input. Tracking out downhill accelerating through Turn 6 into the straight
Thats me second from right in the orange jacket
was the start of my favorite section of
and sun glasses at my first AutoX drivers meeting.
the track… Turn 7. During the mornincreased and so did my hatred of Turn ing classroom session on day 2 the other
1, which is at the end of the fastest
drivers seemed to universally dislike
straight, up hill, hooks to the right and Turn 7 but were fine with Turn 1. I
seems to vanish into an oblivion. The
being the complete opposite, kept my
turn is no big deal when you are tooling mouth shut because I was clearly the
around at a moderate speed learning
goofball. I loved Turn 7, I do not know
the basics, but after you have picked up why, it was the only 90 on the track, and
the pace and are rocketing towards it,
like Turn 1 it was at the end of a fast
it looks like a totally different animal.
straight. It is also the only corner that
I had complete faith in my instructor’s
I felt like I attacked aggressively a few
knowledge and experience, but when
times.
we approached on the next lap I was
I liked Turn 8’s large banked Nascarinformed that we were going to count
esq feel, it exited with a nice flow into
down from cone 5 and brake heavy
an uphill back onto the main straight. I
at 2.5, I thought to myself, is he inknow I could have carried more speed
sane? Five…Fou…no way Jose, we are through that section but that would
slowing down now! And sure enough I have meant reaching a higher speed
scrubbed off too much speed which was down the front straight going back into
immediately evident part way through
Turn 1… and I think we all know how I
the turn. I knew this one was going to
feel about Turn 1.
take some work.
I spent much of the time in between
Turns 2, 3 and 4 were a series that had runs socializing and studying different
a rhythm if you got the line just right,
parts of the track, watching the lines,
however I never got through them very listening to throttle, observing brakquickly but I really enjoyed the chaling points and paying special attention
lenge of learning the technical aspect.
to the subtle weight transfers. By the
Turn 5 was another one that I needed
end of the second day I just about had
practice at, I do not think I ever got
the first turn licked when it developed
Doing the cones at my first Autocross
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a track condition (oh well stuff happens), my overall confidence had also
improved as did my overall knowledge
of the track layout, I even got to make
The weekend was a whole lot
of fun and a bit of a blur, lots of
information, things to remember
and new sensations that you do
not feel with everyday driving…
sensory overload if you will.
some passes for a change.
I really liked my instructor, he was
very patient and adjusted his teaching
method to mesh better with my learning skills. I hope we cross paths again.
I was also surprised how much gas I
burned through (½ tank a day) so I am
glad I filled up each morning.
My joy over the weekend must have
been easy to see as Sharon felt the need
to tell me that VIR was in 2 weeks and
had cancellations so I could probably
get in, it was like dangling a carrot in
front of a donkey. My mind was racing
all the way home. Turns out I had stuff
planned that weekend but was free for
the last autocross next weekend instead.
I had wanted to try out autocross since
I first learned of it but always had other
obligations, I did not research it like
I did DE, just skimmed some of the
NNJR info to get the gist, ok, sounds
like fun, I will go with the flow and
figure it out when I got there. I had no
nervousness, I looked at it as reinforcing some of the skills I had just learned
while having fun at the same time,
getting ready was easy, I already had
my bins packed. Aall I had to do was
load the car and take a quick 20 minute
drive.
When I pulled up I saw that the
crew from Lightning was there, then
something odd… the parking lot was
scattered somewhat haphazardly with
cones. I thought oh, they must not be
done setting up yet. Much to my dismay they were done. For some reason I
expected a nice course mapped out with
30 thousand or so cones, surely I am
going to get lost, perhaps I should have
read more. At the walk through with
the beginner group, the cones started
to make some sense and we were told
that it is a good idea to have an instructor ride along for the first 2-3 runs, this
sounded like a most excellent idea.
Having the non-Porsche class go first
gave an opportunity to observe the staging process and other drivers during my
work assignment, (cone picker-upper)
cone duty is a lot like an 8 year old playing outfield in little league, the amount
of action you see is directly proportional
to your position and if that position does
not get action then you walk in circles
looking for 4 leaf clovers, then panic
when the ball suddenly appears… I had
a battle with my inner 8 year old. Some
drivers were very serious and others just
looking for a good time, in either case
speeds increased with each run.
In the afternoon it was our turn, I got
staged, waited and grabbed an instructor
before heading to the starting line. I remembered at the walk through that this
was a 2nd gear course which was perfect
because I have prior experience keeping
it in one gear. The first few runs were
learning the course which got easier
each time with some help, I focused on
braking, cornering, throttle and looking ahead, all in all this was making for
great practice. It did not last very long
thanks to the large time display at the
finish line, every run that got quicker
was a challenge to beat that number next
time whipping yourself up into a frenzy.
Pretty soon my tires were squealing at
almost every turn and
Eight runs go way too quick. The worst
words you ever hear at AX is “last run”.
All things considered, the 2 events
are very different but compliment each
other. DE is a lot of fun while you learn
I was having way too
much fun to care if I was
doing anything wrong.
driving fundamentals that can also be
applied in AX… and AX is like a playdate with your car that forces “looklng
ahead” while you test the limits of your
car’s traction and handling on your
own terms in a safe environment. I also
found it was a bonding experience for
me and the car, I feel more in tune thus
more confidence driving it. All of which
can only help future DE events
Next year I am going to start the season signing up for the car control clinic,
then I will show my face at as many
events as I can. In the end I came away
with much more than I had expected
from these events. Two things in particular, one is, how well organized these
events are while still feeling laid back
and relaxed. And the other…
the “It’s not just the cars, it’s the people” slogan sounded gimmicky when I
first heard it, but it really is about the
people…really really cool people.
Steve “Chappy” Chapman
The Renowned Paterek Brothers
Concours Preservation and Restoration Workshop l Concours Event
Paterek Brothers
13 Commerce Street
Chatham NJ 07928
Sunday April 12, 2015
1 – 4pm
You will not want to miss this
one! John and Ray have agreed
to reprise their ever popular concours preservation and restoration workshop for the benefit of
all the concours curious novices
and veterans. Emphasis will be
on the preservation and repair of
body paint, interior, storage and
engine appearance. John and Ray are magicians in their
field. Come learn from the pros how to prepare for the upcoming driving and show season. The casual format of this
workshop is based on addressing your questions and solving unique coach problems with a mix of instruction and
hands-on techniques. So bring your challenges and your
car for an opportunity to lean from two of the best in the
business! Refreshments will be served.
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Concours Corner
By Murray Kane l NNJR Concours Chair
Caring For Your Convertible Top
As we know Porsche cars
with convertible tops are very much in
demand in today’s heated market and
thus bring a premium over hard tops.
With that in mind, the harsh winter
just passed and the upcoming concours competitive season just around
the corner, we thought a good time
to cover the care of these tops. This
article will focus on how best to clean,
protect and preserve your car’s soft top
as well as its plastic window.
First a few points to keep in mind
before you start cleaning. Your car’s
convertible top is made using a noncoated fabric. The factory applies a
protectant that over time wears off.
It is necessary to periodically apply a
product that protects and waterproofs.
Acid rain, bird droppings and UV rays
all will damage your top if it is not
cleaned and properly protected. Never
use a brush that has stiff bristles as it
will fray the fabric. If you use your car
in the winter never use an ice scraper
on the roof as this is a sure way to
damage the fibers, or worse yet tear it.
When removing snow and ice, warm
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the car first as much less force will be
required. Wash and rinse whenever
road salt or sand is present as these
are extremely abrasive. Do not operate
the roof in cold weather. Never lower
the roof when it is wet as this can
cause premature wear and is an invitation for damaging mold and mildew.
Any cleaning products used should
be gentle and PH neutral. In between
cleanings use a lint roller to remove
dust and lint.
Now let us get to the cleaning process. Begin with a cool roof, out of
direct sunlight. Lightly clean the top
with a soft bristle brush. We prefer
one made from horse hair. Be sure to
get all the seams clean. Now wet the
top thoroughly and using a sponge
or spray bottle and apply the cleaner.
With a sponge gently work the cleaner
into the surface. We recommend using
Porsche Cabrio Top cleaner; mixed 2
capfuls to 5 liters of water. Especially
soiled areas may require more than one
application. Using a hose without the
nozzle for a gentle flow is recommended. Rinse until water stops sudsing and
runs clear. Now dry with compressed
air or blow dryer. If using a towel, blot
only. Rubbing will leave behind lint.
Lastly you can brush the nap with
a women’s facial brush going in one
direction.
Once the top is dry, it is time to apply
the protectant. It is critical for proper
bonding that the roof be completely
dry. Before applying the product you
might want to mask and cover the
rest of the car to avoid overspray. For
this step we like Porsche Cabrio Top
Protectant. Spray a thin coat along all
seams. Next spray a thin even coat over
the entire roof. Remove masking and
allow 24 hours for drying and bonding.
Plastic windows also require periodic
care to keep them looking good and
prevent yellowing. The first step is using a product made for plastic windows. Never use a glass cleaner as these
products are too harsh and may actually damage the plastic. For treating windows that are not scratched, Meguiar’s
Mirror Glaze Clear Plastic Detailer #
18 does the job well and contains no
silicone. Make sure the window is clean
and dust free. Spray on a 100% cotton
flannel cloth and work into the surface
using linear strokes. Never work in
circles as they are much more visible to
the eye than linear strokes. Buff immediately to remove excess product with a
100% flannel cloth. Do not allow to self
dry. For windows with fine scratches, we
recommend cleaning and then polishing with P21S Polish. If you have deeper
scratches, Meguiar’s has several polishes
that are said to take out deeper scratches.
Remember when cleaning your top never use a
product that is not made for convertible tops.
Even the more gentle cleaners on the
market will over time cause damage with
repeated use. Lastly, always read and
follow the manufactures instruction to
avoid any costly mistakes.
The Dent Man Workshop
On February 21 we held our second
Concours Workshop of the year hosted
by Flemington Porsche in Flemington,
NJ. As was the case last year, Richard
Karas and company did their best to
make us feel welcome and insure the
event was a success. This included
refreshments and a fantastic selection
of raffle prizes. Enough to make the
day of not only the members having
their cars worked on, but also those
that came just to observe and social-
ize. Richard also invited us to take a
tour of the show room that held several
beautiful examples of Porsche’s latest
offerings, including a stunning black
Panamera Executive. If you are in the
area we recommend you stop by and
take a look for yourself.
At this workshop, dent removal
technician Bill Rochford plies his trade
to the benefit of NNJR members who
bring their cars. This was the fifth
year in a row Bill has done this for us.
We started with a reservation list of
eighteen cars and despite the impending snowstorm almost all those on the
list came. With a list this long we had
our doubts as to whether or not there
would be time to work through all the
cars. Not to worry. We arrived early to
set up and found Bill and several of
those on the list already at the dealership. We asked Bill if instead of waiting
for the official start time of 10am, if he
would be willing begin early. He was
happy to oblige and this paid off as he
was able to complete all cars and a few
add-ons. This added up to a lot of smiling faces. If you have not been to this
workshop, it is impossible to imagine
the way Bill is able to make most minor
dents and dings completely disappear.
He is a true master of his craft. One additional benefit of attending the work
shop is the discounted rate Bill gives us
on this day. So if you missed this year,
keep this in mind for next year. If you
do not want to wait Bill can be reached
at (609) 647-6065.
The NNJR Concours program is
proud to have Flemington Porsche allow us the use of their modern facility
for our workshop and look forward to
more in the future.
May Events
Next month the concours competitive season heats up with two huge
events. On May 2 we are fortunate to
again have use of the Somerset Hills
Learning Institute for our annual
“Welcome to the Club” event geared to
introduce new members to Concours
and Rally. This event is open to all so
please join us for a great day of Concours, Rally, food and trophies. Registration forms can be found in this issue
of Porscheforus. Next up is the Zone
1 Concours and Rally on May 16-17
at the Woodcliff Hilton in Woodcliff,
NJ. This year we are privileged to have
been selected as the host region for this
prestigious event. On Saturday May
16 we will have the concours and event
banquet dinner. On Sunday May 17
we will have the Rally. Using the same
route you will have a choice of a Gimmick or TSD rally. If you choose the
Gimmick rally, the whole family can
go along for the drive. Registration is
on clubregistration.net. We hope to see
you at both events.
Questions about events or detailing
related issues will be answered promptly
by emailing us at concours@nnjr-pca.
com. Never hesitate to contact us no
matter what the issue as we enjoy interacting with other club members.
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Rediscover the FUN Factor
There are many reasons
why we purchased our
Porsches; their beauty, engineer-
ing and the childhood “craving” that
never went away. Like all objects of
value, however, many of us tend to
over protect our Porsches. Consequently, they rarely come out of the
garage or they become the “car in
the bubble;” heaven forbid they get
exposed to a little weather! Of course,
this is not what Dr. Porsche had in
mind. His vision is embodied in every
Porsche regardless of its badging and
that is performance.
These vehicles beg to be driven really driven - the FUN factor.
Now for the conundrum; where
can you drive your Porsche like it is
meant to be driven without the fear
of mindless drivers, kids, rats with
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By Don Doherty
antlers (deer) and our beloved friends
in blue? And even more importantly,
do you have the skills to push your car
beyond your street experience? Well the
answer to these questions is in every issue of Porscheforus – Autocross - where
the Porsche fun factor and the driving
fun factor intersect.
Autocross is all about the FUN. You
are on a course by yourself on the
MetLife parking lot that is approximately 1 million square feet with no
mindless drivers, no kids, no animals
and NO cops (at least none running
radar…). Speeds are generally less than
60mph, but it feels twice as fast when
you are negotiating a tight corner or
weaving through a series of cones. The
worst thing that can happen is you
run over a cone (maybe a little polish
required) or you spin, but in a million
square foot parking lot, no
worries. All you need is:
• A penchant for fun.
• Your Porsche or some
reasonable facsimile.
• A desire to learn car
control skills; we have
instructors who can help
you achieve your goals.
• A helmet - no helmet?
We have loaners.
• A hat and sunscreen.
• Water and lunch.
Just want to try autocross and do not
want to compete; no problem. We are
introducing a new class this year, the
Fun Class. You get all the benefits but
you do not get scored. However, I am
sure after your first event you will be in
the hunt for a competitive class and a
trophy.
If this is your first autocross or if you
have not been to an event in the past
2-years, we have a deal for you. We
will discount your first event by $15. It
is time to put the fun factor back into
your Porsche experience; so come out
and join us at our season opener on
April 4 at the MetLife Stadium Parking Lot E. We are looking forward to
sharing a fun filled day with you, and
by the way, bring the family.
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but our knowledge base covers them
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2014 Charity Event Skates A Storm Once Again!
By Nelly and Anthony Wartel l NNJR Charity Chairs
It was just past 3pm on
Wednesday afternoon, the 10th of
December 2014 as we drove up to
the main entrance of The Villa in
Mountain Lakes. Until that moment, a constant rainfall marked the
entire drive along Route 80 West.
As if a switch had been thrown, the
rain turned to snow, the temperature dropped and the wind increased
exponentially! Even under the entry
canopy the snow was blowing into
the open truck door and rear hatch as
we scrambled to unload the unending
donations collected all year.
Sidebar: this could be the
first International Charity
Night news story written
for Porscheforus.
It was started in Madrid continued in
Paris, went back to Madrid, jumped
to Rome, back to Madrid and then
home to the U.S.!
As the wind swept snow continued
to dust the cars and the temperature
dropped causing the parking lot to
freeze, the club’s volunteers began to
arrive. Nothing was going to stop us.
Our bartender was setting up glasses
as we entered the large ballroom.
Just steps behind us Sharon and Don
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Doherty jumped in to make some last
minute room changes. After speaking
with a manager of The Villa, Sharon
got the bartender and one of the set
up crew to remove some chairs as the
ever-growing NNJR volunteers relocated tables into place. At about the
same time members began to arrive
with even more donations that had to
be tagged, bagged and tabled. Felicitas
Oefelein of F O Design arrived with
a stocked SUV full of prizes, including tires and a designer chair. As if she
were a subdivision of NNJR, Felicitas
set up her own shop to create signs for
the lot of donations she brought along.
Working alongside Felicitas was John
Cengiz of Starting Line in Clifton.
These two made up a strong team
setting out their donated prizes and
ensuring each was inventoried. Akemi
Kane and Nelly Wartel meanwhile
checked in the last minute donations
as Murray Kane led the troops setting
all the prizes on the right tables. Walter
and Nadine Sliwa along with Dom
Miliano and Jim Moore, whose daughter teaches at Somerset Hills Learning
Institute, calmly set the prizes in place
that had been previously inventoried,
then waited patiently as the check in
crew hurried to feed them more work.
Knute and Shirley Hancock along with
Stuart French
were right there
too looking for
more prizes to
set in place. We
could not understand how
everyone was so
calm as the room
appeared to be
under control.
While the
minions were
busy at work with
the prizes, Marlys and Dennis Thovson had organized a staff to set up the
bank! Every time we looked up we saw
a constant transformation of the room
taking place as volunteers moved about
as if they had been preprogrammed to
run a charity event. Then the pizzas
arrived to feed the crew. “Ant, did you
order soda and water?”, Sharon asked.
Wait, the volunteers get something
to drink too?! The pizzeria owner’s
daughter who made the delivery said
she would be back soon with bottles of
soda and water. Once again I thanked
the heavens for Sharon and Don. As
we were checking in an endless amount
of prize donations coming through the
doors only a few hours before everyone
was set to arrive for the big event, Bill
Gilbert said, “Anthony did you test the
house sound system?” Good thinking
Bill. The bartender told us the wireless
system did not work! Wonderful. On
hand was NNJR’s own wireless system,
along with a new Fender Passport PA
unit we dragged along to see if it might
work to replace an aging and bulky
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and Murray’s grandson Jaiden.
More volunteers were coming in
asking what they could do to help.
Members like Lisa and Mark Azierski as well as Marti Kalko to name
but a few. It was truly overwhelming. Everyone was smiling as they
kept busy working against the clock.
NNJR club members along with
system the club has been using for a
while. Once Bill and Dennis set up our
wireless system, Bill pulled me away
from printing out last minute prize
certificates to set up the Fender. Suddenly we heard Dom doing his yearly
prize commentary routine explaining
to the masses what was up for grabs
at the 2014 tricky tray event. Murray
commandeered Mike Carr to run the
50-50, handing him an apron, a bucket
and a huge roll of tickets. Without a
doubt this event was taking a village
of volunteers to pull it off successfully. At the check in table with Nelly
and Akemi was Cindy Cristello, and
over at the bank with Marlys, Dennis
and Stu were Craig Mahon and Sue
Merritt. John Vogt was eagerly setting
prizes in place and mentally preparing
for his job to announce winners along
with Bill and Cindy. Tom Swift was
moving about taking pictures. Jose,
Patty and Max DeLaCruz arrived to
set up the PX shop. Max would later
act as “The Bucket Kid” following our
callers John and Bill to retrieve the
buckets once the winning tickets were
announced. Max must hold the record
for most stacked buckets at a tricky
tray. A close second has to be Akemi
friends and family were coming in
from the cold ready to buy tickets and
toss them in the buckets. Anthony
Cristello told us that parts of the
parking lot were iced over
as he continued his pursuit of prizes and pleasant
conversation. Our club
president Drew Karpinski
was all smiles as he made
his way around the grand
room greeting everyone including Dr. Kevin Brothers
and Dave May representing the Somerset
Hills Learning
Institute. We
could see it was going to be a
fun night.
A few minutes after 8pm
John Vogt and Bill Gilbert,
along with help from Cindy
Cristello and Knute Hancock, began their yearly ritual
of picking the winning tickets at each prize. Always with
a great description, a joke
of course and who actually
donated the prize, a winner
was called. Every winner had
their fans in the room as you could
tell from the shouts and claps following each name announced! With close
to 400 prizes it took a bit of time of
course, but everyone was enjoying the
evening having a chance to catch up
with friends and family. It was close
to 10pm before the final tickets were
picked, the 50/50 winner was announced and Drew was able to present
the final proceeds to Dave May of the
Somerset Hills Learning Institute.
On
behalf
of the
NNJR
PCA
Board of
Governors, the
Charity
Committee and
the
Somerset Hills
Learning
Institute
would like to thank all the volunteers,
everyone that attended this year’s event
and all those that donated the fantastic
prizes. Nearly $10,000 was raised that
evening! Not bad for a Charity Event
that once again skated a storm. See
you later this year in December for our
2015 Event.
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Porsche Performance Suspension Setup Pt.1
In my recent article about
the technical aspects of
driving, I pointed out that there is
another whole set of technical information about suspension setup. So I
decided to tackle it in this article. But
I quickly ran into an issue. Everything
about setup is dependent on and
starts with the tires. When I started
writing about tires, I discovered that
they need a whole article by themselves. (Part 2 next month with the
rest of the setup discussion.)
As most drivers know, far and away
the most effective handling modification for any car is to upgrade the tires.
This is obviously true on the track but
we may not recognize how true it is
on the street in our daily driving. This
is because modern street tires have
become very sophisticated and almost
able to “do it all”. I have noted below
the considerations for street tires and
for track tires.
We will return to potential suspension upgrades next month; but
upgrades are only as good as the
tires. And modern tires are very
good indeed, so that may be the only
enhancement you need, depending
on your objectives. More about which
tire to choose below. But first let us
review two important considerations
which affect all tires and cars.
First is tire size. Too often, drivers
assume that the biggest tire that fits
is the best. Setting aside appearance,
this may not be the case. On the
street, increasing tire and/or wheel
sizes may or may not make a noticeable difference, especially on newer
cars which already have relatively
large rubber. The general rule is that
a lower profile (generally associated
with increasing rim diameter, e.g.
from 17” to 18” and/or rim width) will
make the ride harsher but make the
car feel more responsive (i.e. respond
more quickly to steering input). For
street-driven cars, lower profile tires
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are more susceptible to damage from
pot holes (not that we ever see any in
New Jersey!).
For track or autocross purposes, it is
also critical to understand front vs. rear
balance if tire sizes are being changed.
Larger rear tires with the same size
front tire will cause the car to understeer more (or oversteer less). And vice
versa. Changing wheel diameter and/or
width can make it difficult to maintain
the same front/rear balance: this is a
case where you want expert advice. And
it is not always true that bigger tires
mean better track or autocross performance, especially on lower power cars.
Larger wheels/tires are generally heavier
and usually need to have to be kept
flatter by the suspension. As you might
expect, wheel/tire size combinations
that come from the factory are almost
always a good benchmark - recognizing that the factory is sometimes biased
toward understeer and/or convenience.
A good example that illustrates both:
944’s where the standard option was
15x7 wheels with 215/60-15 tires front
and rear. But the optional sport suspension had 16x7 front and 16x8 rear with
205/55-16 front and 225/50-16 on the
rear. So a car that was nicely balanced
with the standard suspension got a big
dose of understeer dialed in with the
sport option! Not coincidently, the sport
option was the standard setup on the
944 Turbo and some 911’s.
If you are considering larger wheels
and tires, take a careful look at the
wheel offsets (usually quoted as “ET”
on Porsche wheels; ET comes from the
German word ‘Einpresstiefe’). Offset or
ET means the difference (in mm) from
the wheel centerline to the face of the
mounting hub. If you are considering a
new set of wheels with offsets different
than a factory combination, you either
need expert advice or a lot of measuring. Offsets that push the tire out (i.e. a
larger ET number since most Porsche
wheels have positive offset) can easily
cause the tire to rub on the fender, es-
By Bill Gilbert l NNJR Dealer Liaison
pecially on a track car. Offsets that pull
the tire in may cause the tire to rub on
the strut (in the front) or the body (in
the back). One other factor: increasing the offset increases the car’s track,
which is generally a good thing. But it
does put more stress on the suspension
components. Spacers have the same
effect.
In addition to tire size, I have to stress
the importance of tire pressures. For
street-driven cars, the factory recommended pressures are always a good
benchmark. One note: on many models, the factory recommended pressures
err on the side of encouraging understeer (especially with older models). So
if the car does not feel as responsive to
steering inputs as you would like, try
adding 3 or 4 pounds to the front tires.
For street driving, I would never go
below the factory pressures unless you
are really concerned about the ride and then only by 2 or 3 pounds. If you
want your street driven car to handle
better, try increasing the pressures by
3 or 4 pounds all around: you will be
surprised how much difference that can
make (that is exactly what we recommend for street tires at the Car Control
Clinic and Autocross).
Each track tire has its own “black
magic” response to pressures. Most like
to run with hot pressures in the high
30’s though I have seen some happy
with pressures well above that. Try to
get the tire manufacturer’s recommendation for both hot and cold pressures
but please do not mix them up! (I have
talked to more than one driver at the
track who was dropping air from hot
tires trying to get them to a cold spec.)
The other critical factor for track tires is
front/rear balance.
If a car is understeering, it usually helps to
increase front pressures or reduce rear
pressures (some autocross tires and some
slicks may behave differently). I recommend
doing so in 2 or 3 pound increments.
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For track tires, accurate pyrometer readings will also help dial in the correct
pressures. Temps higher in the middle
than the edge indicate too much pressure and vice versa.
For street tires used at an Autocross or
on the track, an easy test is to put chalk
on the edge of the tire and observe
how far the tire rolls over when used in
anger. If the tire is rolling to or on the
sidewall, it is time for more pressure. If
the tire is not getting near the sidewall,
you may be able to drop 2 or 3 pounds.
(In practice, it is usually possible to read
the tire even without the chalk by just
looking at the wear pattern).
One final and extremely important
factor for tire pressures. Your baseline
measurement should always be done
with cold tires. This means before the
car has moved for the day! Driving the
car to a gas station, to the track or to
an Autocross (even if it is only a few
It is amazing how much tire
performance has improved
over the last several years
miles) will increase the pressures. If you
have modified the pressure at the track
or autocross by dropping or adding air,
it is very important to see what the cold
pressures are the next morning. That
way you have a baseline that is repeatable (assuming you do not have a slow
leak!).
Now the hard part: which is the right
tire? For street cars, we want the optimum tire for the conditions. This means
an ultra-high performance tire in the
summertime and warmer weather. And
a high performance winter tire for
colder temperatures. Of course, there
are high-performance all-season tires
but they are compromised versions ot
the other two.
Modern street tires reflect extremely
sophisticated engineering that balances
ride, noise, wear, wet handling/braking
and dry handling/braking. I am not
going to recommend any specific street
tire because the choice depends too
much on your specific priorities (and
budget). But I would start by reading
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reviews and then visit or call our local
experts that sell tires: their advice has
served me very well over many years
(and countless tires!). What you should
do is to be specific about what you want
for your street-driven Porsche; i.e. does
ride matter? How about wear? How
about wet performance? Cost? Wear?
Fortunately, there are many tires that
provide good performance on all measures but it is important to remember
that every tire represents a compromise
of one or more factors in favor of others.
On the other hand, purpose built
track and Autocross tires are primarily engineered for dry handling and
braking with a nod to wear. That said,
we are fortunate to have many choices
(brands) available and it can become
difficult to understand the tradeoffs.
You can and should talk with other
drivers to understand which tire they
like and why. But in my view, this is
where advice from our local shops and
tire stores is essential. After all, they
have experience with various brands
of tires and many drivers - which is to
your benefit. All you have to do is ask.
As a very general rule, track tires have
the predictable tradeoff: more grip
means less wear. And more wear means
less grip. A related factor is that some
R compound tires are more suitable for
limited road driving (e.g. to/from an
Autocross) than others.
For those of you who are considering
R compound tires for the first time,
please recognize the tradeoffs. Even if
you can drive them to the track, doing
so can be hair-raising, if not downright
dangerous, if you get caught in rain
(ask me how I know). They also pick up
everything on the street and make the
car much less comfortable. For these
reasons and others, it works much better to change to the track tires at the
event. Of course, this starts the famous
“slippery slope.”
Before you jump onto the slippery
slope, remember how good modern
Porsche street tires are.
to the point where a modern Porsche
street tire is better in most ways than
most R compound tires from 5 or 10
years ago, without the compromises of
an R compound.
I also need to point out that R compound tires have a steeper drop off
of slip angle once they go past their
optimum point: said another way, while
they may have more grip, when they do
lose grip, it is with much less warning.
In general, if you are doing your first
few track and/or Autocross events, a
good street tire is more than adequate.
Once you have some experience, it may
be time to consider the tradeoffs noted
here.
One really important final point:
suspension alignment/setup. Regardless
of your tire setup, having the suspension setup properly is essential. And be
sure to have it done by someone who
really knows Porsches: either the dealer
or one of our local Porsche shops. I will
have more to say next month about
factors that you may want to consider
in your alignment. However, if you
describe your driving needs to a good
shop, they will know how your Porsche
needs to be setup.
When I describe suspension setup
next month, I am going to qualify it as
“assuming the same wheels and tires.”
That is because wheels and tires have
an outside effect on handling. In the
meantime, I am sure you can find at
least one driver who will be glad to
describe the “best” tire!
See you in the corners.
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Tech Tactics East 2015
Several years ago I had
the occasion to be at the Paterek
Bros. workshop in Chatham, NJ
and was talking to John who had
just come back from that year’s Tech
Tactics East. The conversation left me
with a desire to make the next year’s
By Murray Kane l NNJR Concours Chair
know me you know where I headed
next. Hint, starts with B and ends
with T. Next up was the model display
table. Another thing about me that
most people know is I rarely pass up
an opportunity to compete. Prior to
the event we were informed the PCA
We gather around the 918
event. Alas that was not to be as for
the next several years every time the
workshop came up, I was on a family
ski vacation; it does fall during peak
ski season. Well this year we changed
our normal routine as we decided to
go to Sugerbush as opposed to our
usual jaunt at Killington. This required us to change weeks to get the
time share unit we wanted. Now I
could finally make it. I left the house
at 6:45am expecting to arrive around
7:45 and have a nice leisurely drive.
Little did I know what lay ahead? As
I was driving west on I-78 just past
the I-78/I-287 merge, a tractor trailer
decided to see if he could run me off
the road and started to change lanes
with no regard that I was alongside
of him. I braked hard and just cleared
the back of the trailer. Oh well so
much for an uneventful drive. This
incident did manage to raise my
heart beat quite a bit. But none the
less the car and I were undamaged
and could complete the trip.
I arrived at 7:45 to find a large
group of attendees already in the
Porsche Center atrium enjoying
some camaraderie and breakfast. I
got in line to check in and was given
a schedule and a name tag. If you
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ing, parts distribution as well as the
field office for dealer liaison. They
also welcomed past PCA President
Manny Alban, National Vice President
Tom Gorsuch, Parade Tech Committee Chair Steve Hoffman and PCA
National Historian RJ Wilmoth. With
the introductions over, Paul and company had a surprise for Pete, a special
award in appreciation of his twenty
years of chairing this event. One more
item was noted at this point. NNJR
member John Paterek has attended
and been a featured speaker at every
one of the thirty-five Tech Tactics.
At 9am the formal program began
in the Pocono room with Jim Newton
of Automobile Associates of Canton
CT speaking to us. Jim has been in
the business for over 30 years and
many award winning Porsche restorations have come out of his shop. He
talked to us on Porsche values and
using a slide presentation showed us
what to look for when buying a used
Porsche as well as reviewing market
values for cars someone on a budget
can still afford in today’s crazy market.
This has become ever more important
with prices steadily escalating to the
stratosphere for many older air cooled
models. He also spoke on such issues
as the key to a successful restoration,
maximizing your investment, properly researching the history of a car
and picking the right shop to do the
restoration.
National Executive Director and avid
model collector Vu Nguyen would be
holding a model car competition. I had
brought my Carrera GT to enter in the
event, so I headed over to the display
table and set up my car; more on this
later.
At 8:30 everyone having checked in
and had breakfast, we headed to the
Pocono room for introductions. Peter
Tremper our current Zone 1 Representative and event chair spoke first. Including this year’s event, Pete has been
a part of the last twenty Tech Tactics
East events. Next up was Paul Gregor
of Porsche Cars North America. Paul
is the company’s Porsche Club of
North America
liaison. We
were informed
by these two
that this was
the thirty-fifth
year of Tech
Tactics and
the fifth year
it is being held
at this facility.
This facility is
one of three in
North America
used for train- Jim Newton talks Porsche restoration
With Jim finished, John Paterek
took over. Most NNJR members are
familiar with John, but for those few
that are not a brief history is in order.
John and brother Ray have been in the
automotive restoration business with
Porsches being their mainstay of their
subject.
After a short break we returned to
the Pocono room for a talk by Florian
Truffner of Porsche Classic. Florian
was aided by Thomas Lentz. Florian
and Thomas explained that Porsche
Classic is a company within a company
Tom Swift is all smiles after taking 1st place in the model contest with his stunning 917
restoration work for over 30 years.
Many award winning restorations
have left their shop, with a few actually being purchased by the Porsche
family. John also used a slide presentation to walk us through the restoration of some of the many Porsche’s
to pass through their shop. Each car
was more spellbinding than the one
before it. John had several cars in the
presentation that had been the victims
of shoddy restoration attempts and
showed how he and brother Ray were
able to dismantle and correct the problems so the owner came away with a
car that was in the same or better condition than when it left the factory. He
also discussed his work as a consultant
for people looking to buy a Porsche
and how he saved several people from
a bad purchase using his wealth of experience and knowledge. At the same
time in the Lime Rock room Darrick
Dong of Performance Friction Brakes
talked on the theory of braking. I did
not make this lecture but was told by
some of those that did, Darrick did a
great job and all left much wiser on the
with its own sales and marketing staff
as well as its own product line and
restoration factory. Their mission is to
supply parts and restore Porsches that
have been out of production more than
10 years. They highlighted a few of
the products in their line that are now
available that were almost impossible
to find in recent years. They also spoke
on the recently developed Porsche
Classic oil line and why it is the best
oil for your Porsche. This oil was developed by Porsche engineers specifically
for air cooled engines. It is available in
both mineral and synthetic formulas.
I asked what was the cut off year that
you would go from the mineral based
to the synthetic and was told that it is
based on what engine your car has not
a specific year. It was a truly convincing
lecture and made me a believer. Before
we headed to lunch PCA past president Manny Alban and Paul Gregor
gave us the scoop on the development
of the 60th anniversary GTS Club
Coupe. This car was built in collaboration between Dr. Ing.h.c. F. Porsche
AG, Porsche Cars North America and
the Porsche Club of America. It is the
first time a car was built specifically
for a club. Sixty will be built and 59
people that registered for the right to
buy one will be selected from a group
that numbered approximately 850.
The 60th car will go to the winner of a
raffle and was on site for us to examine.
Every member of PCA will be entered
without having to buy a ticket.
Lunch time held an invitation to
take a tour of the parts warehouse so I
ate quickly and joined the tour of this
modern facility. It is big! Parts floor
to ceiling as far as the eye can see. We
were informed the approximate value
of parts in stock was $15,000,000.
After lunch Ken Gould gave us an
introduction to the 918 explaining its
various systems. He did not have to use
much in the way of a slide show as we
were graced with the real thing. On a
lift in the room was a beautiful blue
example of the breed with enough panels remove for us to get a good look at
most of this supercar’s systems. Ken is
the brand manager for this car and has
an intimate knowledge of its systems
and workings. Once Ken was done we
had a choice of staying in the Pocono
room for a talk by Mike Levitas of
TPC Racing/DSC Sport on performance chassis control or heading over
to the Lime Rock room for a seminar
by Steve Calder of Michelin on new
tire technology. I elected to take in the
tire talk as I go through a lot more tires
than chassis parts. Steve covered a wide
variety of subject matter. Including
the new tires on the market with more
than one compound across the tread
and shoulder, the dangers of mishandling the Ultra-High Performance tires
in the cold (cracking), the tradeoffs of
all-season tires and rotating tires on all
wheel drive cars. He also noted Porsche
was the first manufacturer to come
out with their own tire specifications.
Porsche spec tires are coded with an N
and should not be mixed with nonPorsche tires. One reason for this is the
tires are engineered taking into account
the weight distribution of a rear engine
car. I did have a chassis question so toAPRIL 2015 PORSCHEFORUS
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wards the end, I ran over to the Pocono
room for the Q&A session. I was curious to know if it is a good Idea to store
a car over the winter on a lift or blocks
with the weight off the suspension. Bad
idea. Suspensions are built to support
the weight of the car and storing in
this manner can cause damage to various components.
After a short break I elected to join
the group in the Pocono room for a
lesson on the history of the Porsche
Club of America by club historian
RJ Wilmoth. Speaking mostly from
memory with the aid of a slide show,
RJ exhibited an incredible wealth of
knowledge of the club as well as its
founding members. A few tidbits for
those of you that are not familiar with
the very beginnings. It all started with
auto importer Max Hoffman meeting
Ferdinand Porsche at the 1950 Paris
Motor Show. Hoffman imported 15
Porsches to the US. Fast forward to
February 8, 1955 and the first meeting
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of the Porsche Club of America is held
in founding member Bill Scholar’s house.
RJ pointed out that one of the main reasons for the founding of the club was to
share technical knowledge as so little was
available to owners at that time. While
some of us were being entertained by RJ,
Ken Gould was in the Lime Rock room
bringing those in attendance up to date
on Porsche new technologies.
The last workshop of the day was held
by NNJR member and professional photographer Dom Miliano. Dom covered
how to take action shots, what time of
the day the light is best (early morning
and late afternoon) and what equipment
he favors. He also treated us to some of
his best work. A group of truly stunning
pictures mostly taken at various tracks
around the country. Once Dom had
completed his talk, Vu entered the room
with the results of the model contest. In
his hands he held the winning car. It was
NNJR’s member Tom Swift’s beautiful orange 917. Vu awarded Tom a pair
of Porsche cuff links and a Bose mini
Bluetooth speaker system. Congratulation’s Tom! I would also like to mention
that throughout the day in the Watkins Glen room, Porsche Parts people
would take your order for anything in
the warehouse, fill the order and give
you a 10% discount. This was my first
Tech Tactics and rest assured, I will
be attending more. Not only was it an
enjoyable experience, but one filled with
useful information.
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2015 Concours Calendar of Events
Date/Time
Event
Location
January 17 (Saturday) 10am
Concours Bodyshop Tech
Milan Auto Painters, Clifton, NJ
February 21 (Saturday) 10am
Dent Man Workshop
Flemington Porsche, Flemington, NJ
March 22 (Sunday) 10am
GOTF & Judges Seminar
High Marques Motors, Morristown, NJ
April 12 (Sunday) 1pm
Concours Workshop
Paterek Brothers, Chatham, NJ
May 2 (Saturday) 8am
Welcome to the Club
Somerset Hills Learning Institute, Basking Ridge, NJ
May 15-17 (Fri-Sun) 8am
Zone 1 Concours & Rally
Woodcliff Hilton, Woodcliff Lake, NJ
June 14 (Sunday) 12pm
The Complete Detailing Workshop
All In The Details, Morristown, NJ
June 21-28 (Sun thru Sun)
Porsche Parade
French Lick, IN
July 25 (Saturday) 11am
Picnic/Concours
TBD
August 9 (Sunday) 8am
New Hope Auto Show
New Hope, PA
September 20 (Saturday) 10am
Councours on the Green
Bernardsville, NJ
October 11 (Sunday) 1pm
Concour Workshop
Paul Miller Porsche, Parsippany, NJ
November 15 (Sunday) 1pm
DIY Workshop
ID Signs, South Hackensack. NJ
2015 ZONE 1 CONCOURS
AND RALLY
May 15 -17
Mark your calendars and join us for what will surely be an
exciting weekend of Porsches and good times with your fellow
club members from Zone 1 near and far. Saturday will start with
the councours on the expansive and lush hotel lawn. The concours
will have judged and people’s choice categories. In the evening we
will have a sumptuous dinner in one of the hotels award winning
dining rooms. Sunday will be Rally day. Using the same route, the
rally masters will give you a choice of either a TSD (time-speeddistance) or a “gimmick style”. You decide. Watch for full details as
well as registration on clubregistration.net.
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TECH
Porsche PPI Tech at The Popular Mechanic
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FOR SALE – PORSCHE
1 987 911 Carrera Coupe , red/black 78,000 miles, no rust, no oil
leaks, like new in and out, sun roof, equipped w/Fuchs and tail. Garaged kept and covered always took kid w air pump. Price $30,000. PCA
member for 20 years. CONTACT Anthony Gaspar (908)-377-5221 email
[email protected]
1993 Porsche Firehawk 968 , built by Dave White for the IMSA series in
94, currently configured for SP3 or F Stock, fully updated with the best
of everything, no expense spared in my 10 years of ownership, build
sheet and photos available upon request, $35,000, CALL: (908) 6129047 or e-mail [email protected]
2003 911 CABRIO 4 TIPTRONIC.35000mi. Midnight blue metallic w/
savannah beige leather w/Porsche crest. Hi-Fi sound package. Bi-zenon
head lights, new tires. All service records from day one. Garaged, no
snow, rain or inclement weather driving. Hard to distinguish from new.
For the discerning driver. $33,000. CALL: Arnie (201) 362-7666. email
[email protected]
2010 Cayman S CPO Meteor Gray with Black interior, Red Stitching on
Seats and Red Seat Belts. Two sets of Wheels and tires included (see
pictures), one 18” summer and one 19” with Sport all seasons. ~19000
Miles, fully documented Dealer maintenance logs. CPO Warranty until
2016 and transferable to new owner. Options include Sport exhaust,
Limited Slip Diff, Sport Shifter, Power seats with Red stitching and red
seat belts, Bluetooth, Car cover. Asking 48,990 Located in Harrisburg, PA
https://www.facebook.com/2010CaymanS
Four Mini wheels/tires: 7.5x17 Kosei K-1 Racing wheels, with mounted
P205/40 ZR 17 Hoosier R6 road racing tires with approx. four track
days. $500. Bob 908-581-4069 or [email protected]
Four Mini wheels/tires: 7x17 Mini Webspoke 2-piece wheels, with
mounted Kumho Ecsta 205/45 ZR 17 tires with approx. 6000 street
miles. $400. Bob 908-581-4069 or [email protected]
2004 GT3, Speed Yellow, 39800 miles, Guard LSD has been done and
coolant tubes have been welded, $68900. Contact Knute Hancock at
(973) 291-4741 or [email protected]
FOR SALE PORSCHE PARTS
Pioneer Avic NEX-8000 radio and mounting frame with gray trim
from 987 Boxster S for sale. Will include all wiring returned to me by
installer. State of the art award winning radio, sat radio with album display, Bluetooth, Apple car play, and navigation with capacitive screen.
Winner of 2014 CES award and CNET award. Retail is $1400 plus $250
for mounting frame and trim. New in October and still under warranty.
I sold Boxster. Asking $725. Email me at [email protected]
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Cleaning out my garage I have a used Porsche Factory Silver Car Cover
with bag for 97-2003 Boxster. It may fit later models but not sure
$75.00. I also have a Porsche Factory Silver car cover with bag for any
996 Porsche. $75.00. Brand new 996 Boxster Red floor mats (These are
the brick color) for a 996 model. $100.00Just the hood Bra cover for a
996 $25.00Used Indoor Car Cover for a 69 to 79 flannel Car cover (May fit
other years but not sure) $75.00. Please call Arnold Solomon, Denville, NJ
973-978-0484 or [email protected]
996 GT3 Recaro seats , Savanna beige (tan) leather.$3,000 for pair. 6
point RaceQuip cam lock belts, expire in 2019, $300 for pair. Porsche
Techquipment 996 roll bar with cross brace model 996.580.981.00
$800.00. Hawk HT-10 compound rear pads (HB290 S.583) unused in box
fits 996 ,Boxster and Cayman S $125. Contact Bill Waverczak at billw34@
gmail.com or at (908) 892-7143.
2008 Cayman : Aftermarket car cover $35.00; Fog lamps with grills
$75.00; Beige floor mats $30.00; Porsche license plate frames $15.00. All
items are in excellent condition. Contact: Charles Nasto chazman26@
aol.com (973) 222-0355
996 GT3 18” PORSCHE FACTORY WHEELS – 8½ & 11’s- 2 SETS- Have 12 DE
events on them and are damn near new! 1st set w/ Hoosiers has 1 hour
(3 heat cycles) on them- $2500, 2nd set w/ dead Hoosiers- $2500. Contact: Stew Goldberg, Flemington NJ (908) 875-7154 or stewart@bacidog.
com
2007-On Porsche Cayman Embroidered Cargo Mat never used in box high quality custom Lloyd mat. Black with red Porsche letters - original
packing still intact. $100 + $20 Shipping/Handling (firm) Originally more
than $160.00.
This is the plush Ultimat material. Call or email: Dennis Goode 262-3707755 or [email protected]
2006 Cayman S factory wheels . These wheels have just been professionally powder coated and haven’t had tires mounted on them since powder
coating. Asking $1200 or BO. Also 2006 Cayman S factory catback exhaust
asking $250. Contact Art Meltzer [email protected]. Pictures available.
FOR SALE NON PORSCHE
2002, 540i with sport pkg. in excellent condition with rebuilt steptronic
transmission by BMW of Roxbury. Steel blue. $7,995. 570-424-1559
Stroudsburg, PA
‘73 BMW 2002 Sunroof Coupe . Excellent Malaga (burgundy) paint.
Engine & transmission rebuilt. Complete records & receipts. No rust.
$19,000. (570) 424-1559 Stroudsburg, PA
Storage Rental : Short or long term car storage in a private modern garage
with climate control and access to power for battery charger. Call Chris for
details at (908)-930-6070 or email [email protected]
WANTED
Blaupunkt Reno SQR46 radio in excellent condition for my 1987 Porsche
928S4. Contact: Phil Stern in Flemington at 908-399-7939 or pwstern1@
yahoo.com
Used Brey-Kraus roll bar extender for early Boxster. [email protected]
NNJR Technical Committee
Contact/Topic
Dealer Liaison Program
PhoneHours
Bill Gilbert, Chair
(H) 908-647-5920
e-mail: [email protected]
Mike Bavaro/All Models
[email protected]
732-493-2700
8 AM - 5 PM
Mike Carr/All Models
[email protected]
973-361-7743
7 PM - 10 PM
Mike Daino/Keith Peare/All Models
[email protected]; [email protected]
973-586-3210
9 AM - 6 PM
Will DiGiovanni/All Models
908-832-6572
[email protected]
9 AM - 6 PM
Mon - Fri
Paul Faieta/John Gulino/[email protected]
993/993TT/911/911TT/944T-All Turbos
973-839-5353
9AM - 5 PM
Andy Gisonna/ All Models
[email protected]
201- 337-3430
Any Time
Knute Hancock/ All Models
[email protected]
973-291-4741
Any Time
Ray Catena Porsche
Edison, NJ
Tony Henderson/All Models
201-725-5200
[email protected]
After 4 PM
& Weekends
Flemington Porsche
Flemington, NJ
Bob Kakascik/All Models
[email protected]; [email protected]
973-773-4870
9 AM - 5 PM
Gene Kirschner/All Models
[email protected]
973-701-8300
9 AM - 5 PM
Paul Miller Porsche
Parsippany, NJ
John Paterek/Body, Paint, Restoration
[email protected]
973-635-5918
6 PM - 9 PM
Joe Reid/All Models
[email protected]
908-766-7174
Any time
These Northern New Jersey area Porsche
dealers are participating in our special liaison
program, designed to create an improved and
mutually beneficial association between our
Region and their operations.
Please contact the Chair if you become
involved in a situation with any of these dealers
that cannot be resolved. It is his responsibility
to not only administer the Dealer Liaison
Program, but to also maintain open lines of
communication.
Pepe Porsche
White Plains, NY
Town Motor Car Corp.
Englewood, NJ
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Audi of Mendham & Bernardsville........13
Autohaus..........................................21
Becker Auto Sound............................41
Bodymotion......................................26
Body Smooth Care............................33
Car Vault.............................................31
CSM.....................................................39
EuroPerf Racing................................26
euro-tire........................................41
Flemington Porsche...........................11
High Marques....................................11
Hoosier Tires......................................23
ID Signs...............................................33
Miller Motorcars...............................19
Paul Miller Porsche...........................OBC
Pinnacle Motors.....................................36
Porsche of Larchmont...........................40
Powertech.........................................21
Precision Motorsports Racing..............39
Protosport........................................33
Ray Catena Porsche.............................IFC
Redline Speed Worx.............................22
Robb Francis..........................................23
Shade Tree Garage.................................9
Stable Energies........................................25
The Popular Mechanic............................37
Town Motors...........................................37
Wells Fargo Advisors...............................13
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