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Northeast Region Porsche Club of America Northeast Region Porsche Club of America Northeast Region Porsche Club of America Northeast Region Porsche Club of America
Date: October 2006
Event: The inaugural PCA Club Race at DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY, Daytona, FL.
Assignment: Prepare and Support our customers’ cars.
Results: All Great... some Extaordinary!
Greg Brown: Winner of the very competitive GTC3 class enduro in his GT3 Supercup Car.
Dana Martin: 1st in class and 4th overall in the GTC2 class enduro.
Bob Cohen: 3rd in GTC1... running the entire 90 minute enduro solo.
Barry Brensinger: 2nd in class in sprint after starting last overall... setting another B class track record.
Andy Jenks: 3rd in class of 26 F cars and 4th overall in enduro after a dramatic spin dropped him to 30th early.
Caryl Brensinger, Bruce Hauben, Wayne Mackie and Steve Boris: Finished off the podium but ran safely without problems or issues.
CONGRATULATIONS!! to our customers and friends on their outstanding performance at Daytona.
While not all our customers race their cars or even participate in the PCA drivers education program,
we believe all our clients deserve the same level of personalized, professional care we have become known
for in race paddocks all across the country.
Our commitment to excellence shows in many ways, through our flexible scheduling, our cost effective
approach to proper repair and maintenance and our unique ability to help make your Porsche ownership
pleasurable and rewarding.
So, the next time your Porsche needs a little TLC... even if you’re not planning on driving the banking at
Daytona... call or drop us a note. It’s often said “Racing Improves the Breed” and we at EPE believe that
it’s true, not only for the car, but the technician that works on it.
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FEATURES
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20 Up Tweaking Der Porsche at EPE
21 Novice DE & AutoX Schools combined at NHIS
22 2007 DE Schedule, Info & Registration
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COVER
Out In The Passing Lane
Upshifting
Four Speeds & Drum Brakes
Flat Sixer
Minutes Of The Board
Check Your Mirrors
Tail Wagging
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Cover Photo
A long line of Porsches
and their Ramblin’ drivers
and navigators make
their way on the 2006
New England Ramble.
Photo by Dave or Susana
Weber.
www.porschenet.com
Check in often for
new features, updates and
changes in schedules.
Out In The Passing Lane
Dave Weber
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n a recent early Saturday morning I’m driving at a brisk pace on I-95 headed north to
Newburyport. I’m moving along at a comfortable
75 mph or so in very light traffic, minding my
own business in the far right lane. I note in my
rear view mirror that a vehicle is moving quite
quickly in the far left lane, and it passes me moving at least 10 mph faster than I’m traveling. I note
that the vehicle is a Toyota Prius – which I didn’t
think could go that fast – and I mumble to myself
something along the lines that obviously there’s
one owner who wants to get credit for owning
an environmentally friendly vehicle. In reality, he’s
one of many who live by the saying, “Do as I say,
not as I do.” I doubt Toyota had in mind creating
an environmentally friendly vehicle that was most
efficient at speeds greater than 80 mph.
Justice was served a few miles up the road when
a state police multi-car speed trap nailed the Prius
owner. I drove by smiling to myself at the irony of
the scene – energy efficient vehicle nailed with a
$300+ speeding ticket. His ticket and insurance
less connected to the club if you didn’t get a hardcopy magazine? Do you not have Internet access,
so if you’re going to know what the region is doing, you have to receive a hard copy NOR’EASTER?
Send me you thoughts on these questions or any
other perspectives you may have on this issue.
For those of you who do wish to continue to
receive a hard copy of this magazine for 2007,
if you’ve not sent in your subscription form and
check, this is the last issue you’ll receive this year.
Every year we hear from a number of you who
never sent in your money and form, and wondering why you’re not getting the publication.
Some of you wake up months later, send me a
note saying something must be wrong, that you
subscribed and aren’t getting the magazine.
We check that out, of course, and almost always
(99+% of the time) determine that your subscription lapsed – sometimes several years before! So,
a strong suggestion – if you want to receive a
hard-copy version of the NOR’EASTER for the
rest of 2007, you must send in your subscription
form and check no later than February 15th. Subscription details and the
If you’ve not sent in your 2007 subscription
form can be found elsewhere in this
form and check, this is the last issue of the
issue.
We’re also looking for some volunNOR’EASTER you’ll receive this year.
teers to become NOR’EASTER staff
members. Recently region member
John Koenig volunteered to become
surcharge will cost more than any hybrid vehicle
copy editor for the publication. John’s now editing
cost savings the owner will realize over the course
many of the featured columns and reports, and
of the next several years.
he’s already helped improve grammar and puncAs many of you have noticed, no doubt, the
tuation usage. To further improve the publication,
NOR’EASTER is now available online in color.
I’d like to add a couple of staff photographers. We
This year we’re producing both a printed blackneed more photos for the publication, with coverand-white version and the online version. I’m
age of driver education and autocross events in
interested in getting feedback from readers as
particular a priority. So, if you’re a digital photogto which version of the publication they prefer.
rapher and want to improve your sports photogThe board is considering options for future years,
raphy skills, we can put you to work.
one of which would include publishing only an
Finally, the region is also looking for an advertisonline version. The region would save lots of
ing manager. Responsibilities include contacting
money if we didn’t produce and mail a hard copy
potential advertisers, billing and collections, and
version. I’ve heard from a number of you that you
advising on guidelines for advertising and submuch prefer hard copy, and so far that’s being
missions. We have a good group of regular adverconfirmed with the number of subscription forms
tisers, but there are some other companies that
and checks we’ve received for 2007.
should want run advertising in the NOR’EASTER.
I’d like to get more feedback from you as to your
So, if you’re interested in helping, please contact
preference so, if you would, drop me a note and
me at [email protected].
let me know your thoughts. If we only produced
I recently had my new Audi in for its 5000-mile
an online version, would that affect your participation in the region in any way? Would you feel
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Upshifting
Bruce Hauben
After an extended (some might say too extended)
research and begging period, the Northeast
Region’s new web site is up and running and has
received many kudos. The ‘begging’ part of this
equation, all should remember and be aware, involves the fact that we are a non-profit organization entirely dependant upon the valued help of
volunteers. Sure, had we wanted and been able to
call up a professional web designer and pay big
bucks it could have been done in short order.
But, this is where the volunteerism comes in.
Very fortunately, we found Matthew Wallis, Chris
Outzen and Brita Meng Outzen who were not
only able, but willing, to provide gigantic chunks
of their time and knowledge to design our new
web site. We’re always looking for members
willing to give a hand any time to the club and
we urge your participation. While the www.
PorscheNet.com web site will continue to be
a work in progress for the foreseeable future,
everyone should spend some time with it, enjoy
the modernization, and use it frequently as one of
and pubs in Manchester Center and Village; great
places to dine with some fellow Ramblers. Arrive
earlier if you can and enjoy the amenities at The
Equinox and around Manchester Center and
Village.
It had never occurred to me that a vehicular crash
with a deer (or the occasional moose if you live
that far north) might not be covered under one’s
auto insurance policy. After almost 50 years of
driving and more than a million miles and never
hitting a deer, I hit two last year. The first was
on the way to LCMT and the second on the way
home from LCMT. While neither incident did any
damage to the F-150, they did prompt me to do
some research into the situation.
While I’m sure ‘deer coverage’ varies by state
and insurance company, one of the overriding
facts appears to be that one’s ‘collision’ coverage does not apply when hitting a deer, instead
the situation is covered by the ‘comprehensive’
portion of your policy. Studies have found that
most drivers are not aware of this and, as a result,
Michigan (the state with the secondnumber of deer accidents; PennThis April’s Ramble is shaping up to be a whop- largest
sylvania is first with 18,846 last year) saw
per of an event. In the first 10 days of registra- a decrease of 16,000 comprehensive
policies last year.
tion we already have 60 cars signed up
The Insurance Institute for Highway
Safety says that deer crashes result in
your everyday tools of life. A giant thanks to Matat least $1.1 billion a year in vehicle damage and
thew, Chris and Brita… and, lest I forget, Matabout 200 deaths. I was surprised to see that Masthew’s better half, Michelle Wang, who provided
sachusetts had only 21 deer-vehicle crashes last
a vital interface in this process and keeps all of us
year, placing it third from last, with Rhode Island
on the Board toeing the line.
at second from last with 16, and Hawaii last with
This April’s Spring Ramble is shaping up to be a
12. Vermont had 202, New Hampshire had 363
whopper of an event. In the first 10 days of open
and Maine had 537 accidents. Of all the ’deer tips
registration for the event we already have 60 cars
for drivers‘ to preclude such accidents, I think the
signed up. I cite this number not to scare away
most applicable is “don’t swerve to avoid striking
any of you on the fence, but to urge you to sign
a deer”… particularly when towing a car trailer.
up. Within reason there is no cap on the numAs with any animal in the road in your path, you
ber of cars and people we can handle this year. I
have no way to know in which direction that
guess the total number of rooms at The Equinox
animal will run so your best bet is to slow down
or their dining room might be a cap but its capacas much as you can while maintaining control of
ity far exceeds any number we’ve had on the
your vehicle, and continue in a straight line hopRamble in recent years.
ing the animal will dart away.
Another gratifying aspect of this year’s Ramble
There was a recent column in The Wall Street
is that of those who have made their room reserJournal reviewing the 2007 BMW 335i, a car that
vations, 100% have opted to also stay at The Equiperennially makes many of the Top 10 car lists in
nox Friday night. Remember that the Friday night
auto magazines. While I’m not shilling for BMW, I
Equinox room rate is just that, your room only, so
know many Porsche owners also own BMWs and
you have the leeway to dine wherever you wish.
I found a chart accompanying the review very
There are many casual and excellent restaurants
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Four Speeds & Drum Brakes
Tom Tate
A
s the holidays approached it was time to
discover whether my input had prompted my
brother, Bill, to drag his '57 Porsche Speedster out
of the dark corner of the garage and bring it back
to life. He had bought the car from a fellow in
Virginia, Jack Tanner, who had raced it with some
success back in the sixties. As an owner for almost
40 years, Bill had driven the little blue Speedster
as a daily driver for the first 15 years. It had taken
him and his new bride on their honeymoon
to Nova Scotia and many vacation trips that
followed. The car that we would now call a winter
ride was a '65 Mini Cooper S so the Speedster
must have seemed spacious at the time, but just
imagine packing for your honeymoon in that 356.
When the family expanded, a larger car was
needed and the Speedster went into retirement.
There were Sunday rides and the occasional run
to work, but for the most part it sat idle. As a few
things went wrong and as it began to run rough,
it got pushed further into the back of the garage.
Bicycles and lawn mowers blocked its exit and
stamped steel panels were available and, while
the repair worked, it left the car with an "oil can"
floor that made a noise like a compressed oil can
every time the driver got in and out of the car.
New panels are only a couple of hundred dollars
so that was an easy decision, but the restoration
of the entire body was tougher. There were dents
and dings from parking lots and the original ivory
color was covered with a Cadillac metallic blue
that was as flat as the insides of a BBQ grill. The
original bumpers had been missing their override
bars and bumper guards since it left the racetrack
in the ‘60s, and even the rims looked like they had
been "field stored.”
I was trying to come up with a good idea for
a birthday present for my brother since it was
a milestone year for him, and having a birthday
on Christmas Day always left him a little short.
When we were kids, we used to celebrate it on
Jan 25th just so he didn't get lost in the Christmas rush. When you're our age gifts are tough;
anything that you want you already have and
anything you need you just go
buy (within reason of course).
That's when it hit me. I could
That’s when it hit me. I could launch him down
him down the restoration
the restoration path by going down to Maryland launch
path by going down to Maryat Christmas and dismantling the Speedster.
land at Christmas and dismantling the Speedster. I've done a
few of these cars and, while it's
somehow in the rush of life it never got onto the
not exactly heavy lifting, there is a method that
“to do” list. When it was taken to a new house it
makes the reassembly process a lot easier.
was at the end of a long rope. That was 18 years
Bill thought it was a great idea but with one
ago.
caveat – he wanted to take the car on one last
This year’s 356 Registry Holiday in Mystic, CT
ride before we started to take it apart. That didn't
got Bill and his wife, Beverly, inspired to bring
seem like a bad idea, so I agreed. I gave him the
the car back to life as they spent a couple of days
list of supplies that we would need, including jack
immersed in 356 lore. They drove "Little Red" to
stands, floor jack, cans of Kroil and brake cleaner,
a couple of the Holiday events and began to relots of rags and, of course, beer. With Zip-lock
member what it was like to drive down the road
bags, Sharpies, boxes (labeled front, rear, right
with the wind in your face.
side, left side and inside) and photos, it's never
Upon returning to Maryland, the gas tank was
necessary to depend upon a fading memory. I
pulled out of the dusty tub and taken over to
shipped a couple of Zenith carbs down so that
a local company to remove 20 years worth of
the ones on the car wouldn't have to be rebuilt,
gas that had turned to Jell-O. The fuel line was
and he went to Auto Zone and bought a new
cleaned out with a coat hanger and a lot of Brake
6-volt battery. It is amazing that you can still buy
Clean and even the fuel pump got a rebuild kit
those things at the local auto supply.
installed.
When I arrived a couple of days before ChristBill had been talking for years about restoring
mas, it was clear that some groundwork was
the car because back in the ‘70s, when the floor
needed before we could start. When you park a
was getting thin, he had a body shop replace it
car for 18 years in a two-car garage, even if half
with flat sheet metal. That was back before the
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Flat Sixer
John Bergen
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ere it is January 7th and our next NER Board
Meeting is less than a week away. So, I have
come to the realization that I will need to submit
February’s column before people have had a
chance to read January’s NOR’EASTER.
So here goes nothing! The Patriots looked great
in their victory over the Jets. I was able to take
my car out today to run a few errands prior to the
game. I don’t know about the rest of you, but this
warm weather has been great! Let’s hope it stays
this way for the rest of the winter!
Checks continue to show up in my mailbox, 47
to be exact. There are now a grand total of 417
renewals. As I review the renewals, I have noticed
that there have been some wrong zip codes in
the database. This might be why some people
have been getting their NOR’EASTER late. Please
verify your address on the next copy of the
NOR’EASTER you receive, and if there is a mistake
please e-mail me the correct address.
I am still adjusting to my new role as Membership Chairman. Yesterday I received an e-mail
members had “attbi” accounts.
Now I had to go through all of the e-mail addresses and remove any invalid ones. This was
beginning to become painful. Finally, I had begun
sending out messages and all was well until I
uncovered another Comcast quirk. It seems that
if you send the same message to more that 1000
people Comcast assumes you are a spammer and
blocks your account. Excellent. What else could go
wrong?
Well it seems that there was a new Porschenet
website released this weekend, so the links I
included in my mass e-mail were no longer valid.
Oh well, I gave it the old college try. While I am
on the topic of e-mail, I want to make everyone
aware that you have the ability to maintain your
National PCA information at www.pca.org. All you
need to do is sign up for a logon and then you
will have the ability to add/update your car information, e-mail address, and your home address.
So, check it out if you haven’t already.
What else have I been doing? I have also been
busy sending out Welcome letters to
all of our newest members. Along with
Being the quick thinker I am, I decided to do a
the letter, I am including a $20 certificate that can be used for any upcommass e-mailing. I mean, how hard could that be
ing NER event, like the Driver Education
to send one message out to 2000 people?
Ground School in February.
Another upcoming event that should
be of interest to new members is the
from Steve Artick, the Chief Driving Instructor
annual Newcomers Meeting, which is being held
for Driver Education, wondering if I had sent out
on March 25th at Ira Porsche in Danvers. This is a
postcards for the upcoming DE Ground School.
great way to learn about the many events that go
Postcards? What postcards? Okay, whatever you
on throughout the year in the Northeast Region.
do, just don’t panic.
As I mentioned in my previous column, this was
Being the quick thinker I am, I decided to do a
the first event I attended after becoming a PCA
mass e-mailing. I mean, how hard could that be
member and I found it extremely helpful.
to send one message out to 2000 people? I was
As a reminder to all of you new members, I will
able to pull the e-mails from the PCA National list,
be sending out postcards for both the Ground
simple enough, and then craft an informative eSchool and the Newcomers Meeting. Hope to see
mail message. Then all I had to do was hit “Send.”
many of you there. r
Ah, but that would have been too easy. Good
old Comcast limits the number of people to
whom you can send a message, that limit being
100 or so. Alright, that’s not the end of the world;
I would just need to send 20 messages with 100
people on each message. As I started breaking
the list down and began trying to send the messages I uncovered another quirk with Comcast.
Comcast will not send out e-mails with addresses
it knows are bad, an example being anyone@
attbi.com. You’d be amazed at how many NER
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Minutes Of The Board
January 14, 2007- Michelle Wang, Secretary
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he Board’s annual planning meeting was held
on Sunday January 14th at the Weber’s home,
and called to order at 10:40am. In attendance
were Laurie Jitts, Ron Mann, Robert and Karen Cohen, Bruce Hauben, Joyce Brinton, Michelle Wang,
Matthew Wallis, Dave and Susana Weber, John
Bergen and Steve Ross.
Ron began his Activities report by calling upon
Steve Ross, Autocross Chair, who presented the
autocross budget for consideration. Steve noted
that the autocross ground school is being held
in the parking lot at NHIS the day immediately
before the track novice day, and discussed possible opportunities to combine the DE and AX
ground schools so as to provide benefits for all
participants. Registration fees for autocross events
were settled on, and the Autocross budget was
approved as submitted. Steve also reviewed the
calendar, with five events at Devens comprising
the 2007 series. The Zone Autocross chair has
asked NCR and NER to run the Zone 1 event on
August 11th and 12th. Steve and the AX team are
considering the terms of the arrangement and
will make a proposal to the Zone, with the Board’s
approval.
Track Chair Laurie Jitts then began his presentation of the Driver Education budget and program
for 2007. The August co-hosted Mt. Tremblant
event has been cancelled due to a request by
LCMT track management. The alternate dates that
were offered conflicted with other driving events,
so it was decided to forego this second event
altogether. The Track Committee has put together
a good and varied schedule of events, which will
bring all participants to NHIS, Mt. Tremblant, Calabogie, Mosport and Watkins Glen. The DE season
will begin and end at NHIS. Laurie noted that DE
would also begin using online registration for its
participants. Entry fees will increase slightly this
year due to increased track rental costs. Sponsorship is still being sought for a few of the events.
The Board approved the DE budget as submitted.
Back to Ron Mann, who noted that rally and
tour contacts are being made so that dates and
arrangements can be firmed up ASAP. The annual
Concours will be held on Saturday, September 8th,
and a concours chair position has been filled for
this year by Steve Ross. Steve plans to mentor any
volunteers that are interested in learning about
concours events.
On Ramble matters, Bruce reported that he has
40 registrants so far for the Equinox Ramble. The
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2008 location is still being scouted; there are a
couple of potential options, with the anticipated
date in early May 2008.
Win Perry was away on business, so he submitted his report electronically to the Board. Dave
reviewed for the assembled group. The January
and February meetings are all set. The March
Newcomer’s meeting at Ira Porsche is in final
planning; please note that the various areas of
activity being highlighted need to be staffed.
Planning is well in hand for upcoming meetings,
but we do have a couple of opportunities for a
speaker in the May/June and October/November
timeframe.
Bob Cohen presented the year-end Treasurer's
Report for the Board, with “good news and good
news.” The club ended up barely in the black,
which is a positive note. Bob explained the
intricacies of the club’s financials, and noted that
online registration should help with cash flow. In
preparation for upcoming filings, the committee
chairs need to submit inventory/equipment and
valuation statements to Treasurer Cohen. The
Treasurer’s report was moved and accepted as
submitted.
Membership matters were next up, with John
Bergen presenting the numbers. We have 1035
active Nor’easter subscriptions, with 67 renewals
since December 2006. Reminders to all readers
– please send in your payment and form so that
you do not miss an issue of our newsletter. John
Happy PCA Anniversary
Twenty Years
Charlotte Cottrell
Raymond Pouliot
Wayne Stevens
Kyle Martin
Five Years
Jose Andrade
Donald Cecich
Janus Cole
David Finney
Philip Garland
John Gray
James Petty
Fifteen Years
Alan Legere
F Schaberg
Ten Years
Francis Bailey
Michael Marino
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Win Perry
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orking on a Porsche is always interesting.
The German mind is capable of engineering
brilliance, and equally of pigheadedness. In the
past I worked with a number of German manufacturers, and I could see that they believed in only
two outcomes: the German way and the wrong
way.
The twin radiators on a Boxster are set behind
the corners of the front bumper. Apparently this
configuration was first used on a racing Porsche
(I can’t remember which one). The cooling works
just fine, but the inlets are perfectly positioned
for ingesting leaves, large insects, dirt, and balls of
rubber flung off R-compound tires on the track.
Removing all this crud is no easy task. I’ve gotten
fairly creative with adding cardboard extensions
to the crevice tool of a vacuum cleaner and creatively bending coat hangers into scrapers.
Last year I bought and installed some mesh
grill covers to stop this collecting of debris. They
seemed to work well and had little or no effect
on cooling. However, in talking with NER member
think these should eliminate the need for this procedure in future. Given the way these inlets scoop
up junk, it is ridiculous that Porsche didn’t make
them easier to clean out. If you have a Boxster or
996 and haven’t inspected your radiator inlets,
you might not be too happy with what you see
when you do.
On the other hand, the brakes really are designed for disassembly. It’s possible to remove or
change the pads using only a small screwdriver
(to pull out a cotter pin and then push out the
retaining pin) and two small pieces of hardwood
(an improvised, no cost pad spreader/piston retractor). The calipers aren’t much more difficult to
take off, being attached by two socket head cap
screws. The rotors are really held in place by the
wheel bolts, but there are two small Phillips head
screws to hold them in place when the wheels are
off the car. The use of Phillips-head screws rather
than Allen screws, or even Torx fasteners, is an
odd choice. You really can’t apply much torque to
a Phillips head, and with thermal extremes (and
water) on the rotors, these bolts can seize
up. Usually, I am pretty extreme with my
If you have a Boxster or 996 and haven’t
use of anti-seize compound. I always figinspected your radiator inlets, you might not be ure that if you take a bolt off once, you’ll
probably take it off again some time in
too happy with what you seen when you do.
the future. I thought I had gooped these
screws up pretty well, but one of them
(out of eight) wouldn’t come out.
Bill Caterino, who also drives a Boxster, Bill menOne consolation is that the center of the cross
tioned that he removed the front bumper cover
in a Phillips head screw provides perfect location
of his car and was amazed (actually, dismayed is
for a drill bit. So, after drilling out the recalcitrant
probably a better word), at how much garbage
screw, an ez-out extractor completed the job
was behind there, even after trying to clean it out
nicely. My only other issue with Porsche brakes is
from the grills.
the cross-drilled rotors. Nothing looks cooler than
So, before waxing the car, I figured it would be a
cross-drilled rotors, but the cross-holes become
good idea to remove the bumper cover and learn
sources for inevitable stress cracks. This isn’t
what I had collected. It soon became apparent
surprising. It is well known that a hole having a
that the bumper cover is not designed for disassharp edge allows stresses to concentrate at the
sembly. There are fasteners and hidden fasteners
edge, which then causes crack initiation. Porsche’s
and tabs. Even with the Bentley Publishers service
solution is to cast in the cross “drilled” holes and
manual, getting this thing off was a challenge.
include a radius at both edges of each hole. This
The numerous plastic pop rivets are especially
distributes the stresses nicely... until the grinding
annoying. I ended up with three plastic cups of
action of the brake pads has worn away the radius
various fastener bits! Finally, success; then after
leaving a nice sharp corner. At this point, the
removing two ducts mounted onto the radiators, I
rotors start to crack. It’s a nice way to sell replacedid indeed find a collection of rotting leaves, large
ment parts.
mummified insects, and miscellaneous dirt and
I have just recently returned from a visit to the
small gravel. Now, with everything truly clean, I
UK: a few days of meetings and a company party.
remounted the bumper cover (not so easy for one
For the long flight home (having the jet stream
person), and put my mesh grill covers back on. I
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Tail Wagging
Ron Mann
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've been feeling a little put upon the past few
days. Perhaps what I'm experiencing at the
moment is simple mid-life crisis, but I doubt it. It's
deeper, yet less personal than that. More a crisis
of confidence than an artifact of aging, more a
diminishing faith in ability of human endeavor,
than a direct questioning of self. I won't reveal
the names of those responsible; it wouldn't do
any good if I did, for their crimes as individuals
are axiomatic of a more general malaise which
overspreads us all. As far as I can tell, it blankets the globe. And likely, if I am your elder by a
measurable percentage, you haven't given it any
notice, which is why I vacillate on the question of
whether I've succumbed to old farts disease or
just become wiser with experience.
So here’s what’s bothering me. Let’s communicate.
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up for say, a few MBL monoblocks. (look 'em up,
their more dear than a nicely optioned Mini Cooper S). It is of no small comfort to me that as crazy
as our Porsche habit might be, there are some
among us, who willing purchase a pair of speakers
that retail for more than a 997 C4S. Makes owning
three Porsches feel a little less bourgeois then
most Camry drivers might have you think.
In any case, while I'm no audioholic, every ten
to fifteen years or so, I reacquaint myself with
the state of the art, reel at the insanity that is
the high end home entertainment and then set
about finding a few relative bargains so that I can
largely satisfy my urges without winding up fully
consumed by guilt. Trouble is that in past ten or
so years since I was last in the market things have
changed dramatically and not necessarily for
the better. If the acronyms DRM or HDCP mean
anything to you, or you've lost sleep over some
of the sub provisions in the Digital Millennium
Copyright act, you know where I'm coming from.
If you've never run across any of these things and
can't imagine what they have to do
with you, read on.
It’s a futile and undoubtedly boring exercise
As I mentioned last month, in confor me to attempt to explain the current set of
nection with the PS3/Wii Christmas
debacle, all my tube TVs are gone. With
notions around digital security on these pages.
exception of my desktop computer, all
the viewing devices in my home are
LCD based. This makes them digital
“Yep, that’s it.”
displays. And digital, despite all its promise, has a
“What’s it?” you ask.
dark side. Back in the ancient days of analog audio
“What I just said”, says me.
and video, there really wasn't a heck of lot you
“What? It’s gibberish?!?”
could do to prevent someone from recording the
“Cryptic, isn't it”, says I.
signal and doing with it whatever they pleased.
“I've haven't a clue WTF you're babbling
If you wanted to copy an LP (remember those)
about!?!” and you snort off in a huff, vowing to
to reel to reel tape, you were free to do so, if not
never again attempt a conversation with the likes
entirely legally, at least technically.
of me.
Back in the VHS days, I recorded every episode
Before you start thinking that its finally hapof Pete & Pete, (perhaps my favorite TV show of
pened, that I've totally lost it, while I can't detail
all time, any show that would cast Iggy Pop as
with any precision the text of the actual cona straight laced suburban concerned parent is
versation that occurred in my living room this
my kind of broadcast!) so that years later, when
week, basically the above gobblygook, while not
Ian was born I could indoctrinate him with a
a faithful transcription, is a reasonable facsimile.
certain more humorous view of how to grow up
Certainly, the result was the same. See, among my
as a counter-revolutionary. Now, in today’s world
other more obvious vices, I'm a bit of armchair
much of this sort of activity is becoming increasaudiophile. Now clearly, in my tax bracket, I'm no
ing more and more difficult to do. Why? Well,
Donald Trump. I can ill afford to lose two fortunes
where it was relatively a fools errand to protect
in one lifetime, so of late, my early 911 addiction
analog signals, with advent of digital data transhas provided more than enough strain on the
mission, a whole industry has grown up around
purse strings to have prevented me from ponying
keeping unwanted eyes from seeing all manner of
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data, credit card numbers for instance. Therefore, post CD, DVD,
it didn't seem like much of a stretch to the world's content
providers, that they could finally tap in to lost revenues, by
preventing piracy of all forms, both big and small, by digitally
protecting the content. Now, while I'm no lawyer, having done
some music for TV in the past, I do belong to ASCAP, so I certainly understand a desire on the part of artists and producers
to reap the financial benefits of their creative efforts. Nevertheless, given the insanity that is the current home theater market
place, I'm here to tell you things have gotten completely out of
hand.
It's a futile and undoubtedly boring exercise for me to
attempt to explain the current set of notions around digital security on these pages, and frankly, while a few of the
world's top experts in this field work right down the hall from
me, whenever we chat, I generally haven't a clue as to what
they are going on about. Nevertheless, to get an idea of the
impending information crisis that’s looming on the horizon, it's
necessary to grasp at least the context in which things operate.
I guess the simplest way to explain this insanity is to imagine
that you and I are at a party and I want to tell you a secret. It’s
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a really crowded party and some of the attendees are a little
unsavory. Fortunately, you and I, anticipating the situation had
already put a plan in place for just such an eventuality. Now
the details of how we managed this exchange isn't particularly
important, in fact, largely the particulars are inconsequential.
The important bit, at least as it relates to my current level of
frustration, is that before I'm willing to tell you something
confidential, I have to trust that you're not going to simply spill
the beans to the very next person you happen to come across.
But how, in the end, can I possibly guarantee that you'll never
divulge what has passed between us to another living soul. In
the end, if I am to be 100% confident, as the old saying goes, if I
tell you, I have to kill you.
And this is where my latest sortie into the world of digital home theater technological whiz-bang craziness comes
crashing down in a smoldering heap. Recall the letters DRM,
digital rights management and HDCP, High-bandwidth Digital
Content Protection? Well the trouble with all this crap is that
if you're Disney Studio's and for a price you are willing to
communicate a secret to me which when decrypted turns out
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Sleeping With The Enemy - A Visit To Turner Motorsports
Saturday, February 10th - Starting @ 10:00 AM
Calendar
At A Glance
February
10 A Tour of Turner Motorsports
25 Driver Education Ground
School, Hosted By HMS
Motorsports
March
3 Zone 1 Tech Tactics
25 NER Newcomer’s Mtg
@ Ira Porsche
April
14 Tech Session Hosted By
EPE
28-29 New England Ramble To
The Equinox Hotel
May
6 NER Autocross School @NHIS
7 NER Driver Education @NHIS
19-20 Zone 1 Concours
d’Elegance & Rally @
Newport, RI
June
1-3 Zone 1 Club Race @
Watkins Glen
2 AutoX #1 @ Fort Devens
22-24 Zone 1 48 Hrs @ Watkins
Glen Driver Education
July
9 - 11 NER Driver Education @
Mont Tremblant
25-26 NER Driver Education @
Watkins Glen
August
17-19 NER Driver Education @
Mosport
September
6 NER Driver Education @NHIS
8 PorscheFest Concours
d’Elegance @ Larz Anderson
Auto Museum
October
December
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and BMW are often
mortal enemies battling for
superiority. These two German automakers have taken
a very different approach to
car configuration, but both are
absolutely dedicated to high
performance driving in cars
that also include practicality and reliability. That’s why
we buy them after all! Off the
track, there is mutual respect
among owners of Bimmers
and Porsches, and not a few of
us have a foot in each camp.
Come to Turner Motorsport in Amesbury MA for NER’s February meeting and see BMW’s at their
very best.
Will Turner, the founder of Turner Motorsport, is a genuine legend in racing, both as a team
owner and as a driver. 2006 was an outstanding year for TMSR (Turner Motorsport Racing). Turner Motorsport driver Anders Hainer became the 2006 Grand Am Cup Champion in the Grand
Sport class after the series final race, a 6-hour endurance race at Virginia International Raceway.
Hainer and co-driver Boris Said in their BMW M3 finished in sixth place – twenty-one spots
ahead of their rivals in the Championship, Patrick Long and Brent Martini in the Porsche (Ouch!).
Right after this, Turner Motorsport was crowned a second champion in the Grand Am Cup
endurance series. Will Turner and Don Salama finished in second place in the 6-hour Street Tuner
race at Virginia International Raceway to clinch this championship. And in SCCA, Will Turner put
up a strong fight at the Runoffs championship in the T2 class, finishing third in a Turner Motorsport/Toyo Tires BMW M3. It was his sixth podium in the M3 in the T2 class this year. Clearly, these
guys know how to race.
However TMS is more than just a race shop. The company was founded in 1993 by Will Turner
to provide BMW enthusiasts with Ultra High Performance BMW Accessories at reasonable prices.
Turner Motorsport has evolved into a tuning company dedicated to developing and manufacturing highly regarded products for both BMW’s and MINI’s. And I can think of a few NER members who are also enthusiastic MINI owners!
Our tour will be led by Will Turner himself. TMS includes a showroom, service shop, machine
shop, and the race shop with a Dyno room. Expect an interesting history of TMS plus lots of
insights about racing among the pros. Plan to arrive at 10:00 AM. As always NER will provide coffee and munchies to wake you up and quiet that growling stomach. The meeting should be over
around 12:00 noon. See you there.
Reservations are not required for the Turner Motorsport tour, but if you have any questions,
please contact Win Perry at (781) 933-5300 x 104 or (preferably) e-mail: [email protected].
Directions:
Turner Motorsport is located at 16 Hunt Rd. South in Amesbury, MA 01913 in the northeastern
corner of the state. Telephone: 978-388-7769.
From West of Boston: take I-95/Route 128 North to Exit 37B and then take I-93 North (From Boston: take I-93 North). Continue on I-93 N until Exit 44A. Then take I-495 North. Continue on I-495
N until Exit 54 (for about 21 miles). Take Route 150 towards Amesbury. After 0.2 miles on Route
150, bear right onto the Hunt Rd/Hunt Rd S ramp. Almost immediately, bear left at Hunt Rd/Hunt
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Thrill Rides 2007 - Driver Education Ground School
Saturday, February 25th - Starting @ 10:00 AM
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adies, gentlemen and younger drivers…..if you’ve ever
dreamed of driving your Porsche at speed, feeling exhilarated
by its performance and testing your mettle, we invite you to get
a leap on our upcoming track season by attending Thrill Rides
2007 on Sunday, February 25th. This is NER’s annual introduction to our Driver Education program graciously hosted by Joe
Marko of HMS Motorsport in Peabody, MA. Directions to HMS
can be found at www.hmsmotorsport.com/info.
This interactive classroom session will give you a great
overview of NER’s on-track driving program. We’ll discuss the
fundamentals of high performance track driving and how these
techniques can be applied to improve your everyday, on-street
driving. You’ll hear how to prepare for an event, how and where
our events are held and, most of all, you’ll learn how much fun it
all is. You’ll also get an informative handout to jog your memory
when all else fails.
Driver Education events are by no means “for men only”. Each
year, a growing number of female and younger drivers attend
“Prior to attending last years ground school, I didn’t know
these events. So, all you ladies, teens and twenty-somethings,
what to expect at the track. Now after driving in 8 DE
this is a special invitation for you to join us on February 25th. In
events I can hardly wait until next season!”
addition to presenting general information on our Driver Education program, we’ll have special sections in the presentation that Sarah Anderson 2006 Attendee
are specifically aimed at you!
Check-in and a continental breakfast will begin at 9:30am followed by our presentation from 10am - 12noon. You’ll also have
ample time to see the practical and fun stuff that HMS has to offer, including helmets, gloves, harnesses and other safety equipment. At the end of the program, HMS will host a pizza party.
Sure, February 25th is a Sunday morning in the deep mid-winter but before you know it, your fellow Porschephiles will be driving
on exciting tracks next spring while you’re fertilizing the lawn, wishing you’d taken us up on this offer. So, please mark the date on
your calendar and join us…!
And remember, attending this “Ground School” in no way obligates you to sign up for a DE event. However, we hope you agree
that the only way to truly experience and appreciate what you and your Porsche are capable of doing is to drive it on a road track.
Questions? - email [email protected].
Who should attend?
Anyone interested in learning about our 2007 Driver Education program and improving their driving.
While everyone is welcomed to register for Thrill Rides 2007, NER’s Driver Education event participants must be current PCA
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Name (s)
Address:
City / State / Zip
Phone:
Email:
Cost: Early Registration (must be postmarked by January 31st) - $10/person; Late/Onsite registration - $20/person
Send check (payable to NER/PCA) to Steve Artick, 17 Coburn St, Burlington, MA 01803
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March 3, 2007
2 7 t h Annual
Zone 1 Tech Tactics Tech Session Location:
Back to Basics - This year’s
event will be the extreme
makeover edition. We are
heading back to the garage for a
more hands-on experience with cars on lifts &
other auto repair & upgrade demonstrations.
Farnbacher Loles
45 Miry Brook Road
Danbury, CT 06810
Hotel Location:
Ethan Allen Hotel
21 Lake Avenue Extension
Danbury, CT 06811-9956
Confirmed Speakers
Jim Newton, Automobile Assoc of Canton
Bruce Anderson, PCA Senior Technical Advisor
Allan Caldwell, PCA Technical Editor
George Beuselinck, PCA Tech Committee-944
John Paterek, PCA Tech Com-Interiors/Exteriors
Peter Smith, PCA Tech Committee-997/Cayenne
Joel Reiser, PCA Tech Committee - 964/993/996
Dan Jacobs, National Club Race Scrutineer
Joe Marko, HMS Motorsports
Geoffrey Ring, Motec Engine Management
Weekend Schedule
Hospitality
Registration
Tech Sessions
Friday evenings at FarnbacherLoles, 8 – 10 pm
Saturday, 7:30 am
Saturday, 8:00 am - 5:30 pm + Contest
Saturday Evening
6:30 pm, Cocktails at Ethan Allen
7:30 pm, Dinner at Ethan Allen
10:00 pm Hospitality at Ethan Allen
Hotel Reservations – Ethan Allen Hotel ( http://www.ethanallenhotel.com/ )
Make your own reservations directly with the hotel. Identify yourself as a Porsche Club member in order to take advantage of special
rates available thru February 2, 2007 ($99/per night, single or double occupancy) Call 800-742-1776. Hotel parking available. Hotel
is located on the north side of the interstate I-84 at Exit 4.
Registration Choices
ANY questions, please call the Registrar - George Beuselinck, 845-658-9593. Payment must be in US dollars. See below.
Saturday Tech Sessions, Coffee Breaks, & Lunch
Saturday Dinner
Postmarked 22 February 2007 or earlier ...... $35 US per person
Postmarked 22 February 2007 or earlier .... $35 US per person
Postmarked 23 February or later .................. $45 US per person
Postmarked 23 February or later ................ $45 US per person
Registration Application
Entrants Name __________________________________________ QTY
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Lunch
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Family/Aff Member ______________________________________
____ Saturday Dinner (see above)
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Address ________________________________________________
AMOUNT ENCLOSED (US)
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Make check out (and mail) to: Zone 1 PCA
George Beuselinck
P. O. Box 9
Email __________________________________________________
Ulster Park, NY 12487
Day
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Mystery’s of NER Events Revealed At Annual NewComer’s Meeting
Sunday, March 25th @1:00 PM - Hosted By Ira Porsche
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here are no doubt a number of questions running through
the minds of all new members of the Northeast Region
Porsche Club of America. Questions like what can I do as a member? Or where are events held in the Boston area? Or what can
I learn about taking care of my Porsche? That’s why each spring
we hold a “Newcomer’s Meeting”. This is the perfect event to attend if you want to find out exactly what the Porsche Club is all
about, and the fun you can have as a member.
As always the Newcomers Meeting will be hosted by Ira
Porsche in Danvers. To make it easy for new members to get a
glimpse of all of our activities, we organize the day much like a
“Porsche Club Exposition”. Each activity organized by the region
will have its own area where you will be able to meet and talk
with the people that run that particular type of event. Stop by
and check out some of the following activities:
• Driver Education - Want to learn to drive your Porsche in a safe, high speed environment (racetracks)? Watch some in-car
video and get answers to your questions. This year we’ll be hosting events at Mont-Tremblant, NHIS, and Watkins Glen.
• Autocross - Think you can drive really fast between, around and through a course marked with bright orange cones? Talk to
some of our region’s talented competitors. Our events are held at nearby Fort Devens in Ayer, MA.
• Concours D’Elegance - Looking for a place to show off that beautifully restored or clean street Porsche? Find out how others do it, and learn what products to use. Our September PorscheFest event is a summer highlight with 80 plus Porsches on
display at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline.
• Rally/Tours - Just like to drive interesting roads and stay at interesting places? Learn about some cool up-coming trips. Our
annual New England Ramble regularly attracts 250 participants touring to a fabulous New England destination. This year we’re
headed to the Equinox Hotel in Manchester, VT
• Monthly Meetings & Tech Sessions - Eagerbb to learn more about your car or just soak up Porsche technical information?
Guest speakers, technical sessions, and tours to famous restoration shops are featured events each year. There is no better way
to get to know your fellow Porsche enthusiasts.
While the main focus of this event is to acquaint new members
to the club, established members are also welcome to check into
some of the things they haven’t tried yet or just to chat with the
newcomers to help them feel at home. There is always something new to do or learn in the Northeast Region Porsche Club
of America.
The meeting will be held on a Sunday in March and will start
at 1:00 PM at Ira Porsche’s beautiful showroom and shop. There
will be plenty to see and plenty of refreshments provided by our
hosts at Ira Porsche.
There is no fee or pre-registration required for this event, but
please email (preferred) or call Win Perry so we can get an accurate count of attendees. For questions and registration email to:
Win Perry (781)933-5300 Ext 104 (d), (781)863-1107 (h), or email
[email protected].
Directions:
Ira Motor Group is located on Route 114 in Danvers. From Route 128, take exit 25 to Route 114 west. IRA will be 1.7 miles on your
right. From 95, take Exit 47 to Route 114 East. IRA will be 0.6 miles on your left. From Route 1, take Route 114 East. IRA will be 0.6
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Ramble sponsored each year by European Performance Engineering in Natick, MA. And if you’re one of those with
only a dedicated track Porsche, consider using your dually, diesel tow vehicle or MDX, SRX, RAV, CRV, LS, Q or whatever,
‘cause you don’t want to miss this event.
This year we’re headed to The Equinox, a Rock Resort Hotel in Manchester Village, VT. We last visited Manchester in 2005 when
we stopped for an excellent lunch at The Equinox and proceeded to our overnight stay at The Sagamore in Bolton Landing, NY.
This year we’re reversing things with a different twist to the itinerary.
For the first time enjoy a two night Ramble to give you more time to enjoy the amenities at The Equinox as well as the shopping
and activities in Manchester Center, VT. You’ll make your own way to The Equinox on Friday, (I’ve negotiated an excellent room
rate), with Friday meals on your own. The earlier you get to Manchester the more time you’ll have to enjoy the resort’s huge indoor
pool, tennis under the bubble, archery, the Avenya Spa, hot tub, off-road driving school, British School of Falconry, Orvis wing
shooting and fly fishing school, horseback riding, and golf. Manchester Center shopping includes 170 designer outlets, company
stores and boutiques; information at www.ManchesterVermont.com.
As always, please contact the hotel directly, well in advance of your arrival, to arrange for golf, spa treatments and other amenities not included in our NER package (pool, hot tub sauna, steam rooms and exercise facilities are included). For further details and
pictures, visit www.Equinox.RockResorts.com.
If you are unable to get to The Equinox on Friday there are many motels, inns and B & Bs in the Brattleboro area; www.VermontHotels.org, www.BrattleboroChamber.org/visit/lodge.php. And if you must drive up Saturday morning, it is only 2 ½ hours from
the Rtes. 495 / 2 junction to The Equinox.
We’ll convene on Saturday morning at 7:30 AM for registration, a Continental Breakfast, and drivers’ meeting and be on the road
by 9:15 AM heading to The Sagamore on Lake George for a wonderful lunch. We should be back at The Equinox mid-afternoon in
time to enjoy more of the resort and bend elbows with friends.
You’ll remember if you were on the 2005 Ramble how great the upper NY State roads are for our Porsches, hilly, winding, twisting
etc. Joyce and I have laid out a route as good as the 2005 return route (it’s darn tough to do better than that route) for your enjoyment.
Our Saturday night Equinox rates include your room, hors d’eouvres during our cocktail hour (cash bar), Saturday night dinner
and Sunday morning breakfast buffet, resort charge and are inclusive of all service charges, gratuities and taxes. The Friday night
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Equinox rate includes your room, resort charge and are inclusive of all service charges, gratuities and taxes. There is a new wrinkle
to our process noted below so it behooves you to call The Equinox to reserve your accommodations promptly AFTER RECEIVING MY
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT EMAIL – NOT BEFORE. Do not worry about your place in the pecking order as I will notify The Equinox of your
name (allowing them to then accept your reservation – they will not accept your reservation until I give them your name), and notify you
of your acceptance, in the order in which I receive the registrations.
The Equinox
Friday
Saturday
Single Double
$159.51 $159.51
$275.74 $385.96
Finally the details:
A) Send in the registration fee (which includes continental breakfast at The Equinox and lunch at The Sagamore Resort) of $50
per person ($70 after March 1) with your completed entry form below. PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY; IF I CAN NOT READ YOUR
EMAIL ADDRESS…YOU GET THE PICTURE!
B) Registration fees are fully refundable through March 1, and 50% refundable thereafter through March 31.
The Equinox reservations are cancelable through April 12, 2007.
C) Shortly after your entry form and check are received you’ll get an email from me with FURTHER DETAILS including a phone
number to use in making your reservation with The Equinox. DO NOT CALL THE EQUINOX AND ATTEMPT TO MAKE A RESERVATION BEFORE YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT EMAIL – IT WILL NOT WORK - BUT WILL GUM UP THE PROCESS.
D) If you do not get my acknowledgement within two weeks of mailing your registration – CONTACT ME as something has gone
awry.
E) In prior years the hotels and I have been dealing with a monumental hassle factor created by forgetful and/or procrastinating
Rambleites. As a result – you must make your reservations with The Equinox within two weeks of receiving my acceptance email. If you do
not, I will remove your name from The Equinox’s reservation acceptance list, notify you of this situation, and it will cost you $50/room to
reinstate your Ramble registration.
D) Our block of rooms at The Equinox will be held until April 6, 2007. Thereafter rooms at our rates will be on a space available
basis. Rooms canceled after April 12, 2007 are non-refundable.
Questions to Bruce Hauben at 978.952.8517 before 8:00 PM or [email protected]
2007 New England Ramble Registration Form - $50/person until March 1st - $70/person thereafter
Circle The Rambles You’ve Attended
‘86 The Quechee Inn
‘87 The Quechee Inn
‘88 The Red Lion Inn
Address:
‘89 The Black Point Inn
‘90 The Chatham Bars Inn
City/State/Zip:
‘91 The Wolfeboro Inn
‘92 The Old Tavern At Grafton
Phone (day - optional):
Phone (eve):
‘93 The Eagle Mountain Inn
‘94 Cranwell
Email:
‘95 The Woodstock Inn
‘96 The Equinox
Porsche: Year/Model/Color:
License Plate #:
‘97 The Black Point Inn
‘98 The Sagamore Inn
Meal Choices will be included in your acceptance email
‘99 The Wequasset Inn
‘00 Cranwell
Mail to: Bruce Hauben, 5 Apple Ridge Ln, Littleton, MA 01460
‘01 TopNotch
Checks Payable To: NER/PCA
‘02 Mt Washington
‘03 The Woodstock Inn
Sponsored By
‘04 The Samoset Resort
‘05 The Sagamore Inn
‘06 Stoweflake Resort
If you were on the ‘06 Ramble and your registration information was correct in the
registration packet, it is only necessary to indicate your attendance in ‘06
Entrant/Co-Entrant Names:
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Tech Topics: Up-Tweaking Der Porsche - A Meeting At EPE
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t’s been more than a year since NER has offered a Technical Topics meeting. Spring should be in the air, and the driving season
will have started. It’s certainly time to join fellow Porsche aficionados and discuss the fine points of setting up your machine. Tech
Topic meetings are interactive. Yes, we make sure that there is a bona fide expert on the topic to lead the meeting (in this case, the
redoubtable Jerry Pellegrino), but all of us usually have some experiences and thoughts to add to the discussion.
For this meeting, we will explore how you can customize and optimize your Porsche for use on the street, and for autocross and
Driver Education. Although Porsches are great to drive right off your favorite dealer’s floor, their set up is a compromise to suit
many tastes and driving styles. Without any extreme makeovers, what can you do to the suspension, brakes, and engine to let your
car express more of you? What are camber, caster & toe-in? What is corner balancing? How do these affect handling on the track
and back on the street? What kind of brake pads or rotors should you use? What modifications are available for your engine, and
how much horsepower can you really expect to gain?
Our host for this Tech Topics meeting is Jerry Pellegrino of European Performance Engineering in Natick, a long established
Porsche specialist shop and one of the most active sponsors of NER club activities. EPE has been building and servicing Porsche
club racing cars for years, and they are extremely knowledgeable about all aspects of car preparation. They also service plenty of
street Porsches; this meeting isn’t just for the racers. So, if you’re at all curious about how you can tweak your Porsche, come join us.
If you have any questions on specific related topics you would like to see covered, by all means e-mail them to me (Win Perry) at
[email protected] and I will make sure they get to EPE.
Plan to arrive at 10:00 AM. As always, NER will provide coffee and munchies to wake you up and quiet that growling stomach. The
meeting should be over by around 12:00 noon. See you there.
Reservations are not required for the Tech Topics meeting but, if you have any questions, please contact Win Perry at (781) 9335300 x 104 or (preferably) e-mail: [email protected].
Directions:
European Performance Engineering, Inc. is located at 10 Cochituate Street in Natick, MA 01760. Telephone: 508-651-1316
From I-95/Route 128: take Exit 20 West onto Route 9. Take Route 9 West to Route 27 South in Natick. Continue on Route 27 South
about 1 mile. Turn right onto Cochituate Street (before the Sunoco gas station). Drive over the bridge. EPE is the first building on
your left (at the corner of Cochituate and Spring Streets).
From the Mass Pike: take Exit 13 (Natick), Route 30 heading east. Take the first right onto Speen Street. From Speen Street, take
Route 9 East to Route 27 South. Continue on Route 27 South about 1 mile. Turn right onto Cochituate Street (before the Sunoco
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POSITIONS AVAILABLE:
ADVERTISING MANAGER
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS
The Nor’easter is in need of a new Advertising Manager
who will be responsible for the following:
. Invoice advertisers, some annually... some monthly.
. Keep track of collections and contact those who fall behind.
. Offer advertising opportunities to potential advertisers.
. Provide guidelines and submission deadlines to
advertisers preparing ads.
. Report which ads should run each month to the Editor.
It’s a lot of fun to see your photographs in print and
your name in the credits. Help out your Editor and
your newsletter by becoming a Staff Photographer.
There are a few easy requirements for submitting
photographs:
. Digital files are necessary for emailing or CD submissions.
. Fancy cameras are not required. A good digital ‘point and shoot’
is all that is necessary.
. Shoot at the highest resolution you camera will permit.
. Files should be jpg, just as they come from the camera. No editing
cropping or changing size, please.
. Go to events and meetings, take pictures and submit them to your Editor!
ATTENTION VOLUNTEERS:
If you are interested in knowing more about these volunteer
opportunities, or want to volunteer, contact Dave Weber
at 978-352-6601 evenings before 9 PM or by email
[email protected].
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Sunday, May 6th @ NHIS
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ttention new members, and driver education and autocross novices, you are cordially invited to participate in the
region’s autocross school scheduled for Sunday, May 6th. Sponsored by Conway Autoworks of Scituate, this year’s school will
be held on a large paved parking lot at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, NH. Participation in the school is
limited to first time driver education and autocross participants,
and those beginners in both who’ve participated for less than
one full season. This is a unique opportunity to practice the basic set of driver skills that form the basis of all high performance
driving. And this year, if your so inclined, the very next day NER
will be holding its first driver education event of the season,
right next door at the race track, so you'll get a chance to take
your new found knowledge straight onto the track.
If you’ve never autocrossed or driven on a race track before,
perhaps you've wondered what everyone's so excited about.
Well, an autocross event involves driving your car through a timed lap of a “track” that is prescribed by the use of traffic cones. In a
typical competitive event you will have six or seven attempts on the course that will each take about one and one-half minutes to
complete. The goal is to drive the course as quickly as you can without hitting any cones (each misplaced cone adds two seconds
to your time), or missing any “gates.” Your best run of the day is the one that counts. Competitors are grouped into 15 classes
based on the Porsche model they drive. The events are competitive and friendly, anyone, regardless of previous driving experience, should feel very comfortable. Competing in an autocross is an extremely safe activity, both for you and your car.
Our driver education events are held on race tracks throughout the Northeast, during which you’ll learn high performance driving skills in a safe controlled environment. Instructors will ride with you to teach you the basics of safe car control at speed.
We’ll start the day with “chalk talks” that will cover basic concepts that you’ll be learning in exercises during the balance of the
day. You’ll cycle through a skid-pad exercise, a braking exercise, a slalom exercise, ending with multiple runs on a shortened course.
Throughout the day experience instructors will be at your side to provide valuable coaching and feedback.
To participate you need to be a PCA member and your Porsche must pass a simple technical safety inspection. There are no
special requirements beyond normal street safety equipment. Your Porsche should have no fluid leaks, a properly sealing gas cap,
a securely mounted battery, and a sound suspension. You will need a helmet with a Snell 2000 or newer rating (a limited number
of leaner helmets will be available).
Preregistration is required to participate in this event. The cost will be $25/person. The event is open to members, affiliates and
family members over the age of 18. For further information, please contact Steve Ross at [email protected] or Ron Mann at rjmann@
yahoo.com.
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Entrant:
Co-Entrant:
Address:
City / State / Zip:
Phone (eve):
email:
Cost $15/person - Checks payable to NER/PCA
Mail to: Don Wolcott, 5 Nicholson ST, Marblehead, MA 01945
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2007 Driver Education Schedule
May 7: NHIS – Novice driving school and full DE
July 9, 10, 11: Mont Tremblant
July 13, 14, 15: Calabogie w/Upper Canada
July 25 - 26 Watkins Glen International
August 17, 18, 19: Mosport
September 6: NHIS
September 24, 25: Watkins Glen w/NNJR
NER Driver Education Program
Important Changes Effective for 2007
5 or 6 point harnesses (if installed) must be used in conjunction with a “racing seat” equipped with manufacturerinstalled openings to accommodate the shoulder, lap and
sub–belts: no add-on or “home modifications” will be accepted. See the section “Technical Inspection” on the “Drivers Education” section of NER’s website – www.porschenet.
com for full information
In the same section you will find a link to NER’s Tech Form
- http://www.porschenet.com/images/PDF_Files/techform.
pdf
This is the only form to be used for pre-track technical
inspection.
NO OTHERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Helmets – SA2000 or M2000 (or newer) helmets are required: SA is strongly recommended!
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Drivers typically get four 20-30-minute driving sessions/
day.
First time NER students should review the NER Driver
Education Manual accessible on NER’s website www.
porschenet.com by clicking on the “Drivers Education” link,
followed by the “On the track” link, followed by the “Student
Manual” link.
Novice drivers are assigned an NER-qualified instructor for
each event.
Novices should address any questions to Frank Bruns,
Chief of Novice Development at
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[email protected].
Many of our events are sponsored by loyal and friendly
local businesses. Be sure to seek them out at the event,
thank them for their generous support, and patronize their
businesses.
 The Annual Most-Improved Driver; will be selected from
our non-instructors based on safe habits and enhanced
high-performance-driving skills and will be announced at
our Annual Dinner usually held in early December.
Registration Policies (Please read carefully, as we get many
questions that are answered here!)
 For the first time, beginning in 2007, DE event applicants
will be able to register online. To access the online registration go to our web site (www.porschenet.com) and click on
the “Driver Education” link, click on the “Registration Info”
link and then click on the words “register online” contained
in the first sentence. This will take you to a web site titled
“ClubRegistration.net”. Club Registration is a third party
provider that will enable online registration and electronic
payment for all NER events. This service will be fully functional by March 1st.
 Alternately, although we would much prefer you used
our electronic application, you may still use the Universal
Registration Form on the following page. To do so, please
copy the form, fill it out and send it with your check to the
Registrar no sooner than March 1st.
 Acceptance is confirmed on a first-come/first-serve basis
when payment is received and is based on the payment
date. No payments may be made before March 1.
 Registration closes two (2) weeks prior to each event. No
admission after that except by special exception of the DE
Registrar and/or Track Chair.
 Anyone admitted by special exception pays a $1000 late
fee.
 As a cost-saving and more efficient measure, NER has instituted a nearly paperless process. Confirmations with a link
to event packets will be sent by E-mail. If you do not have
E-mail, please find a relative or friend who does so that you
can get this information in a timely manner.
 Everyone who attends an NER DE event is expected to review and understand the information in the event packet.
Print out the packet and bring it with you (don’t forget the
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weeks before any event, be sure to look for any “Track Rats
Message” containing last-minute details and reminders
from the Track Chair. Sometimes, there is 11th-hour information you need to know.
E-mail
N.B. Check your spam filter to make sure messages from the
following don’t get caught, as there will be communiqués
from Mark Keefe, ([email protected]) and Laurie Jitts, Track
Chair ([email protected]. Messages from the Chief
Driving Instructor and Novice Development Chief will be
forwarded by the Register. Every year, some people didn’t
get their messages because of their spam filters.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
 There is no refund for cancellation two weeks or less prior
to the event.
 Any refund is at the discretion of the registrar and will be
made only if space can be filled from the appropriate run
group waiting list.
 There is no refund for a stopped event once cars has been
on the track.
 There is no refund for those who do not come the track
when the event is never started. Partial refund may be
available to those who come to the track when an event is
not started.
 All refunds will be issued within a month after the event in
question.
Instructor Details
 Instructors may register for any event in advance of registration opening dates. To do so however will require using
the Universal registration Form in the following pages. You
could register for the entire season right now by copying
the form, filling it out and sending it with your check to the
Registrar.
 Instructors who sign up for a complete event and whose
checks (or electronic payments) are received at least five
(5) weeks prior to the event are leigible to pay the deeply
discounted “instructor” fee and are entered in a drawing for
a free event.
 Any entries received less than five weeks prior to the event
will be required to pay the full “signed off” rate.
Driver Education Requirements
 Minimum age 18 with a valid drivers license and current
PCA, BMW CCA/CC, or other recognized car club membership card in hand at the event.
 If a car on the track has a passenger, at least one (1) occupant must be an NER-approved instructor and the other
must be a registered participant.
 While we have professional corner workers at many events,
all participants will have a work assignment. In fairness to
fellow workers, any participant who is tardy or who fails to
show up at his/her assigned station will forfeit time on the
track.
 No illegal or drowsiness-inducing drugs or alcohol consumption prior to or during the event.
 NER reserves the right to refuse any entrant’s event registration or to expel any entrant during the event.
Personal Car Requirements
● See the section “Technical Inspection” on the “Drivers
Education” section of NER’s website (www.porschenet.com)
for full information on vehicle requirements.
Some of the key requirements include:
 5 or 6 point harnesses (if installed) must be used in conjunc
tion with a “racing seat” equipped with manufacturerinstalled openings to accommodate the shoulder, lap and
sub–belts: no add-on or “home modifications” will be
accepted.
 Snell rated helmet - SA2000 / M2000 (or newer) rating is
required. SA strongly recommended
 Roll bar required for cabriolets — except Targas, 914s,
Boxsters and 996/997 cabs which may run as shipped by
the factory. While not required, we recommend roll-bar
extensions for all Boxsters, especially for those with drivers
who “sit tall.”
 Drivers of Targas, 914s, Boxsters, 996 and 997 cabs must run
with their tops up/closed or their hard tops installed unless
they meet the requirements in the next paragraph.
 All occupants of all open cars and cabs with the top off or
down must meet the broomstick rule and have five-point
harnesses & arm restraints (in spite of the name, the driver
has all the mobility needed to safely drive her/his car) .
 Long-sleeved shirt and long pants. No synthetic materials.
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Either closed-toed shoes with rubber soles or Nomex driving shoes (we recommend that you don’t drive in sneakers,
as the soles are too thick for proper feel and control). No
red or yellow clothing for work assignments.
 Metal-to-metal mounted fire extinguishers are required.
First-time participants are excluded for the first event only.
 Equal restraints are required for driver and passenger (if a
passenger is present “Equal restraints” means both occupants have the same level of equipment.
NER/Zone 1 regions require that all instructors’ cars that
may take a passenger have equal restraints and that they
“default up to the higher level of protection”, i.e. if one has
a five-point harness, both must have them.
 N.B. The following MOMO harnesses will not be permitted
at any NER/PCA event because of safety defects: FIA B-143.
T/98, FIA C-154.T/98, FIA D-153.T/98, FIA D-142.T/98, and SFI
16.1.
 Some tracks are reducing their noise limit restrictions and
are strict about enforcing them. Please make sure your
car complies with these restrictions, as we would hate to
see you leave the event for noncompliance. Check the
Nor’easter and our web site for announcements of any restrictions, and read your “Track Rats” E-mails for reminders.
N.B. Those with loud exhausts can buy SuperTrapps or
comparable system at a very reasonable cost and easily
modify the car’s noise level. One may lose a little power, but
everyone else is in the same boat these days!
 For any questions, please contact us at Tech@PorscheNet.
com.
Technical Inspection
● See the section “Technical Inspection” on the “Drivers
Education” section of NER’s website (www.porschenet.
com) for full information. In this section you will find a
link to NER’s Tech Form -http://www.porschenet.com/
images/PDF_Files/techform.pdf.
This is the only form to be used for pre-track technical
inspection.
NO OTHERS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
 Everyone should review the Technical Inspection Regulations available on the website. Upon acceptance to an
event you should download the Tech Form, located an NER
tech inspector (also listed on the website) and have your
car inspected.
 The list of NER-approved pre-tech inspectors are available
in the Driver Education section of our web site.
 A pre-event tech inspection and an NER tech inspection
form must be completed by an approved tech inspector
prior to the event.
 At the NER Scrutineer’s discretion, a track-side, pre-event
tech inspection will cost $50/car.
 Cars not tech inspected will not be allowed to run and will
not be eligible for an event refund.
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For safety or inspection-related questions, please contact
us at [email protected].
Instructor Program
 We have an active Instructor Development program and
are always interesting in enlarging our corps. If you are interested in becoming an NER-approved instructor, contact
Paul Avery, Chief of Instructor Development, at InstDev@
PorscheNet.com for more information.
 If you are already an instructor with another region,
contact Steve Artick, Chief Driving Instructor, at ChifInst@
PorscheNet.com.
 The Annual Gilbert H. Meyer “Instructor of The Year” award
will be selected by his or her peers. This instructor is an
outstanding teacher, safety conscious, shows exceptional
judgment, sets a good example, and still considers him- or
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Northeast Region Driver Education Universal Registration Form For 2007
Event Location:
Event Date(s):
#Days Attending:
Preferred Car #:
Driver Information: Watch the NOR’EASTER or http://www.PorscheNet.com for info on Zone 1 Driver’s Ed Events
Entrant
Name:
Address:
City / State / Zip:
Phone (Day):
Phone (Night):
PCA/BMWCCA Region:
Member #:
E-mail:*
Entry Fee: **
Entry Fee (student or signed off ):
Entry Fee (instructor):
Check payable to payable to event host PCA Region -
Co-Entrant
Name:
Address:
City / State / Zip:
Phone (Day):
Phone (Night):
PCA/BMWCCA Region:
Member #:
E-mail:*
Entry Fee: **
Entry Fee (student or signed off ):
Entry Fee (instructor):
For Example - NER/PCA or Potomac/PCA
Driver Experience: Enter the number of days you’ve driven at each track
NHIS
Lime Rock
Watkins Glen
Mont Tremblant
Summit Point
Pocono
Mosport
‘06
‘05
‘04 Prior
NHIS
Lime Rock
Watkins Glen
Mont Tremblant
Summit Point
Pocono
Mosport
‘06
‘05
‘04 Prior
Circle your experience level
Beginner - Novice - Intermediate - Advanced - Instructor
Circle your experience level
Beginner - Novice - Intermediate - Advanced - Instructor
Emergency Information
Doctor & Phone #:
Personal & Phone #:
Conditions: Penicillin - Contacts - Other:
Doctor & Phone #:
Personal & Phone #:
Conditions: Penicillin - Contacts - Other:
Vehicle Information
Make:
Modifications:
Model:
Color:
Year:
I certify that there are no mental, physical, or other conditions which prevent me from safely operating a motor vehicle, or
which may endanger myself or others, and that my vehicle is in good and safe condition.
Signed:
Date:
Signed:
Date:
Send to appropriate event registrar.
For Northeast Region events send to: Mark Keefe, PO Box 1081, Upton, MA 01568-6081, Evenings (508)529-6127
NER Event Dates
PCA Opens
Inst Late Date
Closes
May 7 - NHIS #1
March 1
April 2
April 22
July 9-11 - Mont Tremblant #1
March 1
June 3
June 24
July 13-15 - Calabogie w/UCR
TBA
TBA
TBA
July 25-26 - Watkins Glen
March 1
June 19
July 10
Aug 17-19 - Mosport
March 1
July 12
August 2
Sept 6 - NHIS
March 1
August 1
August 22
Sept 24-25 - Watkins Glen w/NNJR
TBA
TBA
TBA
*Please provide your email address. This will facilitate our supplying registration information
** Fees: Per event - NHIS #1 & #2 Student $160 , Signed off $145, Instructors $70; Watkins Glen: Students $320, Signed off $290, Instructors
$140. LCMT & Mosport: Students $480, Signed off $435, Instructor $210. Calabogie & Sept Watkins Glen costs TBA.
* Instructor rates only apply to payments received five weeks or more before the event.
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ZONE ONE
P ORS C H E C LU B OF A M E R IC A
RETURN TO NEWPORT, RI
CONCOURS
d ’ e l e g a n c e & r a l ly
May 18, 19 & 20, 2007
Opulent mansions of the Gilded Age along
famous Bellevue Avenue, magnificent
yachts that fill the harbor and a 19th
Century fort all combine to create the
charm and splendor of the City by the Sea.
A tour of an island countryside rich in
history and the unmistakable aroma of a
working clambake are awaiting those with
a sense of adventure and a good appetite.
The Northeast Region, along with our
sponsors Inskip Auto Mall and Musante
Motorsports are honored to be this years’
hosts for the annual Zone 1 Concours
d’Elegance and Rally in Newport, Rhode
Island.
A fun, low key rally and tour through
Newport County with a mainland jaunt
through the back roads of southeastern
New England are planned for Saturday
morning the 19th. An afternoon Trolley
tour of Newport with a stop at one of the
mansions is on the schedule for those who
enjoy a little history. Saturday evening,
prepare for an Old Fashioned New
England Clambake with succulent lobster
and all the trimmings. Rally awards will
be presented and door prizes will be
drawn.
Fort Adams State Park, overlooking
Newport Harbor and Narragansett Bay, is
the focal point for this years’ Concours site
scheduled for Sunday, May 20th. Following the trophy award ceremonies, a
leisurely self-guided tour along famous
Ocean Drive will culminate this unforgettable weekend.
Mark your calendar now for what
promises to be a fun filled weekend of
Porsche activities.
Zone 1 Rally Info
Headquarters Hotel Info
The 10th Annual Zone 1 Rally promises to take
you on a scenic tour of the Newport, RI area. It
will be a straightforward TSD (Time/Speed/Distance)
rally designed to test your ability to drive and
navigate, follow instructions and make simple
calculations to win a trophy. The Rally will be
about 2 hours long and is designed with both
Novices and Experienced rallyers in mind.
‘Unequipped Only’ means that simple handheld calculators with single memory function only
are allowed, and stock odometers. Paved roads
only. You will be able to concours the next day.
Rally registration opens at the Headquarters hotel
at 10:30 AM on Sat., a novice school at 11:00 &
first car off at 12:31. Lots more info, including
General Instructions will be sent to you when you
register. For more info call Bob Michaelson at
973-492-2014 between 7 and 10 PM or email
[email protected]
Best Western, The Mainstay Inn will
serve as our headquarters. Participants
who wish to stay at the hotel should
contact the hotel directly prior to April
18th and refer to Zone 1, Porsche Club of
America when reserving a room. (2 night
minimum stay)
Best Western, The Mainstay Inn
151 Admiral Kalbfus Road
Newport, RI 02840-1310
401-849-9880
Fax 401-849-4391
www.bestwestern.com
Questions? Contact Dave Melchar, Event
Co-chair, 401-619-0964, email
[email protected]
Concours questions? Contact John Paterek,
973-635-5918, email [email protected]
Registration Form
Concours d’Elegance - Rally - Clambake - Trolley/Mansion Tour
People Info
Concours Entrant or Rally Driver ____________________________________________________________________________________
Phone_________________________________________________ Region___________________________________________________
Concours Co-entrant or Rally Navigator______________________________________________________________________________
Phone_________________________________________________ Region___________________________________________________
Entrant/Driver Address____________________________________________________________________________________________
City__________________________________________________ State___________________ Zip_______________________________
email_____________________________________________________
Car Info
Model_________________ Year___________Color________________
s tat e
park
Check all that apply:
Concour
License Plate_______________________________________________
Rally (Unequipped Only)
Full
Experienced (5 or more Rallys)
People’s Choice
Novice (fewer than 5 Rallys)
Summary and Totals
Pricing Info
Check one:
Concours Only - $30 per car ($40 after May 4th)
Rally Only - $30 per car ($40 after May 4th)
Concours & Rally combo - $45 per car
($60 after May 4th)
Check all that apply:
Clambake - $50 per person ($60 after May 4th)
Alternate meal
Chicken
#
Items
$$
Concours fee
Rally fee
Concours/Rally/Combo fee
Clambake dinners
Trolley/Mansion tours
Lobster / Steamers
F ort a d a m s
We are entering these events:
Steak
Vegetarian
Trolley Tour of Newport and Mansion Tour - $30 per person
Please make checks
payable to: PCA, Zone 1
TOTAL
Mail checks and Registration Form to: Donald Wolcott, Registrar, 5 Nicholson Street, Marblehead, MA 01945
Contact Donald evenings at 781-631-4157 or by email at [email protected]
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Driver Education - What You’ll Experience
Copy By Steve Artick
T
he phrase “Driver Education” usually conjures up an image
of a teenager sitting behind the wheel of an underpowered car (fortunately!) being instructed how to drive
around the block by a bored driving instructor. Since you own a
Porsche, you probably have fantasized what it would be like to
drive on some of the racetracks and road courses that you see
on television. This is what the Northeast Region’s Driver Education (DE) program is all about.
Before you read on, let me suggest that you first read Laurie
Jitts’ article “To DE or Not To DE,” if you have not already read
it. It appeared in the January issue of the NOR’EASTER and, in it,
Laurie describes what DE is and, just as importantly, what it is
not. If you do not have the hard-copy version available (shame
on you!), the online version can be found at http://www.
porschenet.com/Jan07Noreaster.pdf.
NER’s DE events usually start in May and run into the fall.
Typically, a DE event is run over one, two or three days. Prior to
the event, drivers are assigned to “run groups” based on track
experience and skill level. This ensures maximum safety and fun
by enabling you to drive with similarly experienced drivers at
similar speeds. Most events are comprised of five run groups.
Each run group is on the track four times throughout the day,
with each run group session lasting approximately 20-25
minutes. The lower two run groups are novice groups. Drivers
in these groups are each assigned a NER-certified instructor
who will teach you high-performance driving techniques and
fundamentals. For-profit driving schools will charge hundreds
of dollars per day for this private instruction. At NER and other
PCA region’s DE events, this instruction is included in the nominal registration fee, which is typically about $120 per event-day.
NER’s DE events are almost always sold out well in advance of
the event date. The number of drivers that are accepted into an
event is based on various factors. One is the length of the track,
which determines the allowable size of each run group. Shorter
tracks like NHIS, where a lap is approximately 1.25 miles around,
require that run groups be limited to approximately 25. Longer
tracks such as Watkins Glen, which is approximately 3.6 miles
around, can easily accommodate 50 cars per run group. Don’t
worry – the cars spread out over the track as the run session
progresses, so you rarely see Route 128-like bottlenecks while
on-track!
Another factor that dictates the number of drivers accepted
into a DE event is the number of available instructors for drivers
in the novice-level run groups. Unless we have an instructor for
each novice, novices who register late may be wait-listed until
additional instructors sign up for the event.
Registration for all NER DE events opens on March 1st. Information on how to register can be found in each month’s
NOR’EASTER or by visiting the Driver Education section of www.
porschenet.com. While we certainly encourage you to support
NER’s DE events, many other PCA regions also run DE events.
Refer to each region’s website for their DE events, or visit www.
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thetrackschedule.com or www.driverregistration.com, which
both publish a comprehensive list of all DE events.
If you’ve never been to a NER DE event, it is both a learning experience and fun. They are not the intimidating, white-knuckle
events you might imagine, nor are they like the wheel-to-wheel
competition you see in each Sunday’s Nextel Cup race. The
events are a true ’soup to nuts‘ experience, which guides drivers
safely and comfortably through all facets of high-performance
driving.
Drivers that are new to DE events and track driving will learn
how to properly adjust their seat and mirrors for maximum
comfort and proper visibility. The proper way to enter a ’hot‘
track from pit lane and how to exit the track will also be fully
explained to ensure your and all other drivers’ safety.
Like any activity or sport that involves many participants, you
will also learn ‘“track etiquette‘ and other rules that must be
followed so that the event is enjoyable and, most importantly,
safe. Passing, for instance, is very controlled at DE events and requires that a specific protocol be followed. Cars are not allowed
to pass a slower car unless the slower driver provides a proper
passing signal to the faster car. The proper passing signals will
be fully explained to you, and your instructor will remind you
to use them if you are not watching your mirrors! Safe passing
enables all drivers to enjoy their run session while driving at a
speed at which they feel comfortable.
Chances are very good that you and your instructor will have
exchanged e-mail or talked on the phone a few days prior to
the event. I do this with each of my students so that we get to
know a little about each other and can discuss what our goals
and objectives will be. If that doesn’t happen with your instructor, I strongly recommend you find him/her prior to your first
run so that you do not meet each other for the first time, when
you meet up in pit lane.
All drivers are required to attend a driver’s meeting each
day in which passing zones are reviewed, event logistics are
covered, worker assignments (no heavy lifting!) are announced
and any other important items are discussed. You’ll also be
reminded to pay attention to the schedule so you do not miss a
run, or attempt to go out with the wrong run group.
On the track and depending on your prior track experience
and assigned run group, you will learn the proper techniques
of high-performance driving from a member of NER’s instructor
corps. All NER-approved instructors are highly experienced DE
participants who have successfully completed NER’s Instructor
Development program, managed by Paul Avery. Many of these
instructors have also completed PCA’s National DE Instructor
certification program.
You learn the proper ’line‘ around the track as you complete
each lap. The line is the fastest, but not necessarily the shortest,
way to complete a lap. Since a lap around the track has many
corners, you’ll also learn that each corner has three distinct
components – a turn-in point, an apex and a track-out point.
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until you routinely are able to identify these points on each corner around the track. Finally, since you cannot and should not
drive a complete lap at a constant speed, your instructor will
work with you to identify the appropriate braking points for
each corner, and how to properly manage your throttle. A short
discussion in the paddock between you and your instructor
after each run will review the session you just completed, and
provide an opportunity to talk about things that will be worked
on during your next session.
As your DE experience grows, you’ll learn advance driving
techniques such as heel-and-toe shifting, how minor changes
to things like tire pressure can affect your car’s handling, how to
handle unexpected situations, and the importance of not being
too abrupt when braking, shifting and accelerating.
Advancing up through the run groups is self-paced and
should be discussed with your instructor. The process of
advancing through the run groups is discussed in an article (“Climbing the DE Ladder”) I wrote in last November’s
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I hope that this information has further raised your interest in
participating in a NER DE event. If so, don’t forget that registration opens on March 1st.
You can learn even more about our DE program by attending our annual indoor Ground School, which will be held this
year on Sunday, Feb 25th at HMS Motorsport in Peabody. This
interactive classroom session will give you a great overview of
NER’s on-track driving program. We’ll discuss the fundamentals
of high-performance track driving and how these techniques
can be applied to improve your everyday, on-street driving.
You’ll hear how to prepare for an event, how and where our
events are held, and, most important of all, you’ll learn how
much fun it all is. You’ll also get an informative handout to jog
your memory when all else fails. For further information on the
Ground School, please check the latest issue of NOR’EASTER or
visit www.porschenet.com.
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Porsche News
Copy & Photo Provided By Porsche Cars North America
Porsche Unveils 2008 Cayenne With New Design And More
Power
DETROIT – Unveiled to the public for the first time at the North
American International Auto Show, the introduction of the
2008 Porsche Cayenne marks the world debut of the more
powerful second generation of Porsche’s sport utility vehicle.
As expected from Porsche, the new Cayenne not only looks
more powerful, it is more powerful, with engines offering as
much as 500 horsepower and with new dynamic technologies
that allow the Porsche of SUVs to perform like a nimble sports
car while being fully capable of carrying five people, towing a
trailer and blazing over unpaved terrain and through inclement weather.
The 2008 Porsche Cayenne, Porsche Cayenne S and Porsche
Cayenne Turbo were introduced at Porsche’s press conference
on Monday January 8 in the Cobo Center. Also on display on
the Porsche stand are the company’s other vehicles, including
the all-new 2007 911® Targa® 4S, the 911 GT3 sports car, a complete display of other 911s, Caymans®, Boxsters® and the 2006
ALMS LMP2 Championship winning Porsche RS Spyder.
With a striking new face that features a dramatic new headlight design and a wide and muscular body accented by broad
wheel arches, the 2008 Cayenne’s newly sculpted sheetmetal
provides vivid visual testimony to the vehicle’s enhanced technical features.
Indeed, all three 2008 Porsche Cayenne models feature larger,
more powerful engines, but also engines that for the first time
boast direct fuel injection, a technology that enhances fuel
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efficiency as well as power production. For the 2008 Porsche
Cayenne with its $43,400 base price ($58,900 Canadian), that
engine is a 3.6-liter V6 that pumps out 290 horsepower and 283
pound-feet of torque. For the 2008 Porsche Cayenne S with its
$57,900 base price ($78,500 Canadian), the engine is 4.8-liter V8
that generates 385 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque.
For the 2008 Porsche Cayenne Turbo with its $93,700 base price
($124,300 Canadian), the engine is a twin-turbocharged version of the 4.8-liter V8 that produces 500 horsepower and 516
pound-feet of torque, propelling the five-passenger SUV from
a standing start to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h) in a mere 4.9
seconds on its way to a top speed on the test track of 171 mph
(275 km/h). Despite such performance, the enhanced engine
injection technology and improved vehicle aerodynamics have
resulted in significant fuel economy improvements in Porsche’s
internal pre-production testing.
But direct fuel injection is only one of the new technologies
featured on the 2008 Porsche Cayenne. The second generation
SUV can be equipped with optional Porsche Dynamic Chassis
Control with active anti-roll bars that almost completely offset
body roll in turns, improving handling, comfort and active safety on-road while providing enhanced off-pavement traction.
Also new are Dynamic Curve Lights (standard on the Cayenne
Turbo and optional on the other models) that improve the
driver’s view while driving on winding roads at night. Standard
equipment on the 2008 Cayenne includes Porsche Stability
Management (PSM®), now with such new functions as pre-loading of the braking system when needed, new Trailer Stability
Control, and off-road anti-lock breaking system (ABS).
For the first time, the Cayennes
come with a rollover sensor able
to trigger both the belt latch
tensioners and curtain airbags
in an emergency, thus helping
to reduce the risk of injury for
all occupants in a rollover. In
conjunction with the Cayenne’s
six standard airbags, this system
gives Porsche's SUV a benchmark occupant safety and
protection system.
Other new features include
a standard and push-button
Sports mode for all Cayenne engines, a standard power rear lift
gate, optional of 21-inch wheels,
a rail-mounted cargo management system, and XM satellite
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KTR European Motorsports Hosts NER
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Motorsports in Ayer. This shop is one of our favorite
venues. As always, KTR drew a big crowd of members
and guests eager to see the vintage sports and racing cars
filling up the showroom and workshops. KTR was founded
about 25 years ago by famous rocker J. Giles, who found it
difficult to get parts for and to service his Ferraris. For many
years it has been (and still is) owned by Bob Gett, who moved it
into its current spacious building a few years ago.
Our host for this tour was Scott Bertz, who met us in the main
showroom. Although this is a pretty big room, it was so full
of cars that it was quite a squeeze to fit everyone in. Among
the goodies were: a 1962 GTO Ferrari, a 1966 Alfa GTA (both
gloriously red), a rare 1994 Porsche Turbo 3.6 Flatnose, 1973 RS
Porsche, a current Maserati coupe, vintage Cooper and Kurtis
race cars, two Noble supercars (more later), and lots more.
The GTO Ferrari is especially noteworthy. One of eight right
hand drive examples, it is completely unrestored, but still
magnificent with its crazed paint and and the dents and bumps
from a life on the track. Among its distinguished drivers was
John Surtees, and its current owners still actively campaign it
in vintage racing. My eye was caught by the other red Italian
beauty, a 1966 step nose Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA. This is a
real factory race car, and has always been one of my favorite
Bertone designs. At the other end of the showroom was a very
interesting pairing. An ferocious looking Kurtis roadster and an
early mid-engined Cooper formula car. Both green, both racers,
but one representing the end of an era, and the other, the
beginning.
After the showroom, it was into the workshops. There was
space for building panels, for painting, and for the assembly
and repair of cars. Some cars were complete, some bare chassis,
some mere shells. There were a number of Porsches out here.
The green and white 2002 996 cup car is looking for a new
owner (yours for $89k). An early 356 race car had its engine out
for a rebuild. There were naked Chevrons and Lotuses all over
the place, engines somehow stuffed into their tube frames.
There was an enormous looking Mercedes cabriolet from the
60’s, and a lovely example of one of the most elegant of GT’s
from this period: a Lamborghini 400GT with its aluminum
superleggera bodywork by Touring. Among many other
notables was an impossibly low Climax-engined Lotus 11.
Although our tour was primarily of KTR European
Motorsports, this facility is shared by (at least) two other,
related operations. KTR performance is the tuning arm of KTR;
NER has visited and had the use of their dyno in the past. A
KTR’s immaculate showroom
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George Skaubitis with Lamboghin 400GT
Noble M400 & Roy McCusky
Alfa GTA
Cooper & Kurtis (rear) race cars
new member of this group is Atlantic Sports Car Company.
Owned by Roy McCluskey, this is the northeastern distributor
for the British Noble supercar. Highly regarded in the UK, the
Noble is not well known or hardly ever seen here. NER member
Tom Buckingham owns the only example I had ever seen,
and it really flies around the track. The Nobel is an interesting
counterpoint to the Factory Five GTM supercar we saw last
month. Both are kit cars, but at opposite ends of the spectrum.
The GTM is for enthusiasts who really want to build their own
car. It is pretty impressive, but will always have some rough
edges, and be dependent upon its owners build skills. The
Nobel is really a kit car in name only. The beautifully finished
rolling chassis is built in South Africa by the factory which
makes Superformance cars. The integrated roll cage is so
well done, several members did not even notice it until it was
pointed out. Basically, to eliminate the need for complying with
many Federal regulations on airbags, emissions, crash testing,
etc., the car in purchased in two “pieces”: the rolling chassis
from Atlantic, and the drivetrain, a 400+ twin turbochargers
Ford Duratec V-6, from Roush Engineering. The integration of
these is done by KTR, and Atlantic will obtain a proper VIN and
registration for the new owner. In the case of a Noble M400
(Tom’s car), this means a car with the performance of a Carrera
GT or a Ford GT (albeit more compact and devoid of such
luxuries as ABS and traction control) will only set you back
around $95k. Not bad for that level of performance. Apparently
Car & Driver has a comparison test including a Nobel
scheduled for March. It will be interesting to see if they like it as
much as the Brits do.
While I was talking with Roy, Scott was pretty much finishing
his tour of the workshops. Our members however were still
enjoying themselves and broke into informal groups to go
back to the cars which held the most interest for them. KTR’s
low-keyed manner and comfort in letting us wander about and
take photographs is much appreciated. There was no pressure
on us to leave, and plenty of members took this opportunity
to socialize while basking in the glory of the cars. Finally, we
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to be images of Johnny Depp in dreads prancing around the
Caribbean, as you really don't trust me not to pass you secret
onto all my friends, you've got to find a way to prevent me from
talking. The difficulty is once I know your secret how do you do
that? DRM is the notion that the content owners have the right
to prevent me from passing the bits on and HDCP is the stuff of
which this desire is made real.
But in practice, from what I can (actually in this case can't) see,
the technology has a long way to go. What precisely set me off
this month in this undoubtedly twisted, confusing, complex and
silly tirade, is the fact that I just purchased three separate pieces
of audio/video equipment, that ostensibly were supposed
to work together and lo, the alchemy wrought lead, not gold.
And the reason the result was so tarnished was because, even
though I had a legitimately purchased DVD and placed it into
a state of the art upscaling 1080P DVD player going through
a brand new HDCP compliant, HDMI 1.1 switch designed to
ship several megabits per second of data designed expressly to
excite a zillion gorgeously organized high definition photons
from a fully HDCP compliant 42” LCD TV, somebody in this chain
was unwilling, for whatever reason, to trust someone else in
the chain. To make matters more complicated, my cable box,
also communicating through the switch to the display was
having absolutely no trouble at all. So, imagine my relief when
I borrowed another HDMI switch for testing from a friend of
mine and Eureka! The fool thing worked. Of course this elation
was immediately shattered when I flipped back over to the
cable box. And what does me see? A message on my display
stating, “The security of this system has been compromised”.
Shortly thereafter, the words vanished and the screen glowed
a uniformly annoying shade of lime green. Guilty until wired to
be innocent. Death to Smoochy.
sooner or later and if you’re clueless when it comes to computers, man are you in for a real treat.
So again, much as with last month, what does this have to do
with anything? Well, this time actually, I hope quite a bit. I recall
back in the less than hallowed halls of Rutgers, a professor who
once posed a question to the class which at the time I thought
was the most foolish query I'd yet heard uttered by tenured
faculty. He simply asked, “Is the fundamental nature of human
beings good or evil?” At the time, I found this question to be
at best completely irrelevant to a scraggly collection of undergrads and at worse inane. But, as I've grown more wrinkled,
equally I've grown more circumspect. How you answer that
question might not reflect any ultimate philosophical truth,
but it does say a tremendous amount about who you are, what
you believe and how many people will likely mourn you when
you’re gone.
Undoubtedly the masterminds behind this latest technological debacle would answer that we are all Satan's children, until
proven otherwise. Personally, I abhor the notion of a world
based on a lack of trust. To suspect all those you come in contact with is a poison guaranteed to limit your personal possibilities and shorten your life span. Hopefully, none of the people
responsible for the current state of affairs are active members
of PCA. Not because they might be reading this and getting a
little hot under the collar, but rather because clubs such as ours
are all about trust. Its one of the most beautiful aspects of what
we are all about. If your a new member and you're looking for
a recommendation for a good mechanic, or your asking advice
from a competitor on how to prepare your car for the upcoming concours, or you're barreling down the back straight at WGI
doing 140 MPH wondering just how hard to brake, if you are
That consumer's and manufacturers will
waste millions, if not billions of $$$ as a
result of us all having to secure the entertainment industry's content, despite
that fact that most of us are engaged in a
100% totally legitimate activity, is incredibly irritating to me. It turns out to be
largely a matter of luck as to whether or
not your particular combination of devices
will happen to play well together. And as
more devices drop analog interconnects
and go pure digital, I suspect the situation
will worsen considerably. In this matter,
lobbyists and politics have overshadowed
engineering and common sense. That the
government legislated this problem into
existence should be troubling all of us. Until
that situation is reversed, its likely many
of you will experience scenarios like mine
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Check Your Mirrors - continued from page 9
as a headwind rather than a tailwind adds a good hour to
the flight time), I always lay in a store of semi-obscure English
magazines. This time I purchased copies of EVO, the Spectator
(my frequent choices), and a new (to me) magazine, Octane.
EVO is a real enthusiasts magazine with an emphasis on the
thrill of driving. They comfortably span a huge range of cars as
exemplified by the two cars featured in this issue: the tiny Fiat
Panda 100HP, and a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. They adored both
cars. The Spectator is the house organ of the intelligent wing
of the Conservative Party. Witty, arch, and very opinionated. It’s
like clotted cream over strawberries. Marvelous, but not something you want every day. Octane seems to be a relatively new
rag about classic cars. Like its peers, it’s very glossy and full of
whole page adverts for extraordinarily expensive cars and posh
auctions. Based on this one issue, it doesn’t seem as narrowly
focused on British cars as most. There even seems to be decent
coverage of the American scene. I don’t have a big enough
garage to participate in classic cars, but I may pick up another
issue of Octane on my next trip.
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The weather has been remarkably benign so far this winter.
I’m a little bummed out having the Boxster on jack stands.
However, with my rate of progress, it will likely be March before
it’s out and running. Onward and upward! r
KTR- continued from page 33
straggled off into a frigid but sunny January afternoon. Thanks
are definitely in order for the hospitality of Scott Bertz and the
crew at KTR. It was an enjoyable morning, and a visit we look
forward to repeating in the future. r
Tail Wagging- continued from page 34
going to profit in the least, you have to trust the member, competitor or the instructor who is trying to help you. They have no
agenda beyond simple comradery and love of our hobby. If we
abrogate our responsibility to trust, we all suffer. Given that PCA
is an alternate form of entertainment, I hope our ideals never
become this distorted.
And on that thought, I end my unencrypted-fully-public-domain-freely-available tirade. Until next month, I bid you peace.
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the garage is being shared with a daily driver, there is a certain
amount of stuff that seems to collect on a car that doesn't
move, like magnets on a refrigerator. On the first day, while the
owners were off to some holiday gathering that they couldn't
get out of (they really should get their priorities straight), I
went down to the local Home Depot and grabbed three sets
of plastic shelving. We were going to need a place to store the
boxes of parts that were to come off the car, and Bill didn't have
any shelves in his garage. Even after the lower shelves had been
filled with the bug spray, paint and garden tools that were on
the floor, there was plenty of space left. We were ready to rock.
Not so fast; remember, we needed to wake a car from a
22-year sleep before we could start to take it apart. The tank
had been cleaned, fuel lines blown out, fuel pump rebuilt, and
replacement carbs installed. That took care of the fuel supply, or
so we thought. A little gas needed to be poured down the carbs
to prime the engine, a move that works great for Blackie every
spring. With no fuel in the lines and a stock mechanical fuel
pump that pumps at about the same pressure as that squirt
gun that you had in the third grade, a little raw gas poured
down the top of the carbs usually gives the engine the boost
that it needs to fire. The gas went in, the key was turned,
and then we remembered why Porsche put steel mesh air
cleaners on Zeniths. The very first explosion after 22 years
wasn't in the combustion chamber but outside and up through
the carbs. The flame came straight up out of the Zenith like
an inverted Saturn rocket on the launch pad at the Kennedy
Space Center. If I'd been standing any closer, my barber could've
crossed me off her customer list as there wouldn't been any
hair to cut ever again. These old cars will do that when the timing is off and the
plug fires before the intake valve is closed. A static check of the
timing showed that the distributor was set to fire about a week
early and needed to be twisted; after the clamp was loosened
that was accomplished. A second try and there was life in the
old girl but she was only running on two cylinders. A quick
check of the gas line to both carbs showed that it was getting
fuel. A pulled plug wire showed spark, but when removed didn't
have any effect on its limping state. The binary search that I
learned from the Maestro years ago showed that cylinders 3
and 4 weren't making their contribution as needed. Thinking
that the carb was the easiest thing to check, we removed the
five screws that held the top on to discover that there was no
gas at all in the float chamber. The fuel was getting up to the
carb but not into it. Turns out that the float valve had a piece
of dirt in it no bigger that the head of a pin but that was all it
took to cut off the fuel supply. With that dirt removed and the
top bolted back on, the engine fired up like it had been running
every day of its life.
The brakes showed a pedal and the clutch worked, so Bill
backed the Speedster out into the light of day after 22 years
with his wife snapping photos like a war correspondent. With
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very little smoke and no strange noises it was time for that ride.
There was a license plate on the car that was old and pretty
dirty but we were only going to drive around the neighborhood so I told Bill that it would be fine. He replied that it was
legal because had kept the car registered all those years and
the plate had a '06 sticker on it that I hadn't seen. Talk about
keeping the faith.
I hopped into the passenger seat and down the driveway we
went with Bill grinning like the Cheshire cat. Wind in the face,
noise from the rear engine like we were being followed by
motorcycles, it was all coming back to him. Just like the ad says:
priceless.
We went out onto the main road just to make sure that fourth
gear was still there and by the time we got back one of his
neighbors had left a message on the answering machine that
he had seen two teenagers riding around in Bill's sports car and
they thought the police should be called. It was a great ride.
Back in the garage, up on the jack stands, and the engine
was out almost before it had time to cool off. The rest of the
disassembly process was spread over three days of holiday
parties and family dinners. An old injury was discovered on the
passenger’s side where a bubble had formed in the paint. With
the inside panel off there were holes showing in the door skin
where a dent had been pulled out the old fashion way and
filled with the dreaded Bondo. There really weren't any other
surprises, no mouse nests or hornet condos, and nearly every
thing came apart easily, as thought the car knew what was
happening and wanted to help speed the process. After such a
long wait I can certainly understand. Here's hoping the final leg
of this journey passes quickly and Blackie has a new playmate
soon. KTF r
Please send your
address change
information to:
John Bergen
NER Membership Chairman
11 Beethoven Ave
Walpole, MA 02081
email: [email protected]
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Minutes - continued from page 8
is cleaning up the free subscriptions mailing list and will contact Vu at national to
obtain more membership brochures. The Board will each take some and make sure
our advertisers and local shops all have updated materials. The Northeast Region has
1454 primary members, with a grand total of 2542 members, including affiliates and
family members.
In his usual efficient fashion, Dave Weber distributed NOR’EASTER content assignments, his annual directives, and February deadlines. John Bergen has the Board
beaten again with his early column submission. Dave noted that we have a volunteer
doing some copy editing for the region, so all contributors please run your spell and
grammar checkers! The Board (amongst much hilarity) discussed a prize for the contributor with the most or least edits needed.
Matthew Wallis provided a website update. The newly redesigned porschenet.com
is up and running, with online registration for DE and Autocross events available. Various comments were discussed as suggestions for improvement as the website starts
being used more extensively. The Board extended its thanks to Matthew and his team
for all their work in getting the website up and running.
This meeting of the Board was adjourned at 12:25pm, with the next meeting on Feb
7th at Win Perry’s home. r
Reminder:
This will be your last issue for 2007
unless you fill out and return a
NOR’EASTER subscription form
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interesting. While the following applies specifically to the BMW
335i, I’m sure a very similar situation applies to almost every car
we drive.
This traces the evolution of this BMW, beginning with the ’87
BMW 325is, to the ’93 325is, to the ’00 328is, and finally to the
’07 335i. First, the base price (and we all know that it is impossible to buy any car for the “base” price) in 1987 it was $27,595
escalating about 12% with each model change to $41,295
in ’07. Horsepower and torque went from 168/164 in ’87 to
300/300 in ’07, while the weight went from 2,813 lbs. to 3,571.
More importantly, the weight to horsepower ratio went from
16.7:1 in ’87 to 11.9:1 in ’07.
The acceleration went from 8.5 sec. for the standard 0-60 mph
in ’87 to 5.3 sec. in ’07, and the estimated city/highway mileage
went from 18/23 to 19/29.
So, what we have is basically our advancing knowledge and
technology, and that applies to most everything. Enjoy today,
look forward to tomorrow, and drive safely.
Philosophy of Sex – Examples from both sides of the bed.
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“I believe that sex is one of the most beautiful, natural, wholesome things that money can buy.” — Tom Clancy
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“You know ‘that look’ women get when they want sex? Me
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“There are a number of mechanical devices which increase
sexual arousal in women. Chief among these is the MercedesBenz SL65 AMG.” — Lynn Lavner
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“Having sex is like playing bridge. If you don’t have a good
partner, you need a good hand.” — Woody Allen
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“Women might be able to fake orgasms, but men can fake
whole relationships.” — Sharon Stone
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“Ah, yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a
man’s genitals through his wallet.” — Robin Williams
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“Sex at age 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope.” —
George Burns
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“Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he
lives, but he never forgets oral sex, no matter how bad it is.”
— Barbara Bush
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“Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. The other
eight are unimportant.” — George Burns
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“My girl friend always laughs during sex, no matter what she’s
reading.” — Steve Jobs
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For Sale
Fuchs wheels for 911 with snows (Pirelli winter 190 – good tread); two
7x16 and two 8x16, all in excellent condition. $1200 with or without
tires. Contact Sherwin Ritter, 978-921-7848 or [email protected]
‘ 97- 03 Porsche Boxster/Boxster S Hardtop. Factory Roof in Artic
Silver. Absolutely perfect ! Came as an option on my 2000 Boxster and
except for the trip from Germany, it has been stored ever since. Latches
on in minutes and will fit 1997 through 2003 Boxster & Boxster S. If you drive your Boxster in the cold months, this roof will make all the
difference. Quieter, warmer and secure and has an electric rear window
defogger. Asking $1795. OBO. Pics on request. Joe Laster(East Greenwich RI) at 401-886-0874/401-580-9689 or [email protected]
‘93 964 GT1 R/S Race Car. Stock Twin Turbo 450 HP, G50/50 6 speed.
Built from mint, low miles RS America in 1999., Current PCA GT1S lap
record holder Road America. 1st Place at Road Atlanta in 2005. 1st Road
America 2005. Stored since. Very fast, Reliable, Safe-best of everything
$85,000. View details & photos: www.dna-motorsports.com
Steve Keneally 617-838-4648 e-mail: [email protected]
Michelin Alpin Snow Tires: 215/60 – 16, mounted on steel wheels
for 2000 and newer Audi A4 & A6. Two tires w/ 7/32 tread and two
w/ 8/32 tread, as measured in center grooves. $200.00. Jeff Leeds,
978.475.9163, or [email protected]
‘86 944 Turbo Parts: Front bumper cover- (Complete nose-no lights)
$650; Factory Leather steering wheel, no Airbag, mint like new $250;
Black Leather Power Seats-mint from 33k mile car,-$1000/pair; Catalytic converter, like new removed at 22k miles-$250; Misc: 1993 R/S
America front calipers $150 pair., 914 Rear taillight-$35; oversize Rear
view mirror for DE/Racing-$35. Call for more info-Taking offers! Steve
Keneally 617-838-4648 e-mail: [email protected]
‘96 993 Twin Turbo - Price Reduced!!! Blue with a grey leather int;
125k well-maint. miles with paint and interior in excellent condition;
6-speed manual; L & R power seats; 18” HRE wheels color-matched to
car; Bridgestone Potenza S-02A tires; sunroof, rear wiper; aluminum
gauge bezels, door handles and pedals; stainless doorsills; customized
stereo sound system & fire extinguisher. A complete engine overhaul
was performed including a 3.8L conversion, and GT2 turbochargers
installed by EPE @ 118.5k miles. All electrical and mechanical systems
are in proper working order. Diligent normal maintenance and many
recent enhancements make this car virtually new. Additional photos
and details provided upon request. $59,900. Contact Steve Uliss (Ashland, MA) at (508) 277-9672 or [email protected]
PORSCHE, BMW
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1955 356 Continental coupe information wanted. Now dark red
(maybe it was then), car was raced at New England tracks probably in
the 1960’s, 1970’s. Any old photos or knowledge of who drove/owned
it would be appreciated. Tom Coughlin, [email protected]. Tel 781461-0495
Advertising Guidelines
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the endorsement by this publication or the Northeast Region of the
products or services set forth therein. The NOR’EASTER reserves the
unqualified right to approve for publication all advertising submitted.
Marketplace Guidelines
Deadline for submitting ads for MARKETPLACE to the editor is no
later than the 15th of each month to appear in the next issue of the
magazine. Advertising Porsches of Porsche parts or to solicit materials
is free to members in this section of the publication. Ads will run for
two months unless the editor is formally notified. To place your want
ad send a note to the editor containing your copy. Please limit copy to
a maximum of six lines - it’s not necessary to mention every detail of
your Porsche - an interested buyer will call if he/she needs more info!
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Snow tires from a ‘95 993: Michelin Pilot Sport Alpin, 205/50 R17 M+S (one), 255/40 R17 M+S (one), Pirelli 210
225/55 16 (three). Norty Knox 781-407-9696 [email protected]
DE TIRES: Excellent condition, approximately 75% tread remains,
2 – 245.35.18 Hoosiers; 4 – 235.40.18 Michelin Cups; 3 – 285.30.18
Michelin Cups. Tire Rack Price $261-$318 each, Yours for $90 each OBO.
Bruce Hauben, 978.952.8517, [email protected]
’90 964 Carrera C4: White/blk int. Well prepared and maintained car
for street, autox & DE. Engine rebuilt at 67K. Performance WEB cams,
Big Red Turbo brakes, Authority chip, Bilstein RSR coil over kit, sway bar
kit, K&N cone filter kit, B&B stainless exhaust w/heat excha & headers,
Recarro SRD seats, MR Cam Lock 5 point harness, Bray Krause harness
truss & shock tower brace, fire exting., Mille Miglia Cup 1 wheels, extra
wheels w/track tires, CD stereo, sunroof and more. All org parts avail,
74.500 miles, 2nd owner, 300 hp, 170 mph (tested). Asking $25,000.
Robert Meeker (781)631-2841 [email protected]
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NER Board of Directors
Welcome New Members
President
Bruce Hauben
5 Apple Ridge Ln, Littleton, MA 01460
Home: 978-952-8517 email: [email protected]
Vice President - Administrative
Win Perry
96 Burlington St, Lexington, MA 02420
Vice President - Activities
Ron Mann
105 Ridge Rd, Concord, MA 01742
Treasurer
Robert N Cohen
110 Harvard Rd, Bolton, MA 01740
Home: 978-779-2226 email [email protected]
Secretary
Michelle Wang
417 Dutton Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776
Membership
John Bergen
11 Beethoven Ave, Walpole, MA 02081
NOR’EASTER Editor
Dave Weber
PO Box 409, W. Boxford, MA 01885
Home: 978-352-6601, email: [email protected]
Past President
Steve Boris
81 Summer St, Franklin, MA 02038
Committee Chairs
Concours d’Elegance
Chair - Autocross
Steve Ross
49 Village Brook Lane, Natick, MA 01760
Registration - Autocross
Don Wolcott
5 Nicholson St, Marblehead, MA 01945
Chair -Driver Education
Laurie Jitts
41 Lawrence St, Boston, MA 02116
Registration - Driver Education
Mark Keefe
DE Tech
Chris Luciano
Chief Driving Instructor - Driver Education
Steve Artick
Asst Chief Driving Instructor - Driver Education
Peter Tracy
Novice Development - Driver Education
Frank Bruns
Instructor Development - Driver Education
Paul Avery
Track Operations - Driver Education
Peter Donohoe
Zone 1 Representative
Henry Hoeh
65 Joyce Drive, Hauppauge, NY 11788
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Jose Gonzalez
Andrew Bigelow Framingham MA
Northborough MA 2000 BoxsterS
2003 Boxster
John Graham
John Bishop
Manchester MA
Groton MA
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1987 911Carrera
Stuart Grant
Debra Campbell Norwell MA
Robert Campbell 2007 Cayman S
Sherborn MA
2006 911
Herbert Gray
Mary Gray
David Colannino North Falmouth MA
Andre Correa
2003 Boxster S
Providence RI
2007 Cayman
Rick Harris
Kari Harris
Lynn Dewey
Wellesley Hills MA
Rodney Dewey
2006 911
Mendon MA
2006 CaymanS
Philip Jefferson
Cambridge MA
Harold Fix
1988 911
Kathleen Gilroy
Cambridge MA
2005 Boxster
Christopher Mellgren
Roberta Mellgren
Attleboro MA
1999 Boxster
Joe Wiza
Elizabeth Wiza
Scituate MA
2006 Cayenne
Donald Mullen
Ann Mullen
Scituate MA
2006 911
Leor Zolman
Lisa Gray
North Reading MA
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Richard Noonan
Michele Wilson
Belmont MA
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Transfers In
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Rockland MA
2003 911
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Stowe VT
1995 Carerra S
Peter Smith
East Sandwich MA
1970 911T
Arthur Spengler
Vineyard Haven MA
1974 911
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service at Ira Audi. I choose to wait for the work to be completed, as all that
was required was an oil change and tire rotation. Big mistake! I planned to
spend the hour or so reading, but instead
spent my time shopping. On display in the
Porsche Select cabinets were several new
items that interested me, model cars to
be more specific. In no time at all I found
Boston’s
myself purchasing a 997 GT3 Cup car in
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1/18th scale, another Cup car in 1/43rd
ROB COHEN
scale, and the big purchase: a remote
CRS, ASR, ABR
control 1/18th scale 997 GT3 Cup car. My
Exec. VP/Broker, Realtor
justification, of course, was that I needed
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Grand Centurion ‘05
Double Centurion ‘03-’04
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had to wonder what I was doing, with
Back Bay
Midtown
one asking if I was engaged in some early
Bay Village
North End
Christmas shopping. I could hardly wait to
Beacon Hill
Seaport
Brookline
South End
get the new purchases home and put on
Charlestown
Waterfront
display. I’m running out of room to place
Leather District
West End
all this collection of scale models, but I’ll
When you are really ready to buy or sell,
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no doubt jump at the next opportunity to
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