7 2006 - Yellowstone Region

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PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA - YELLOWSTONE REGION
Old Faithful Porsche
is the official newsletter of the Porsche Club of America Yellowstone Region.
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Yellowstone Region--Web Site Access!
Joel W. Duling
phone - (208) 552-9834
e-mail - [email protected]
Thanks to John Allen, our beautiful updated Yellowstone
Regions web site is now back and better than ever. To enter
the site, please follow the directions below.
Go to www.pca.org
Click on “REGIONAL DIRECTORY”
Click on “Zone 6”
Scroll down to “Yellowstone” region
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Club Directory
2006 Executive
President
Joel W Duling
(208) 552-9834
Vice President
Edie Walker
(307) 733-5447
Treasurer
Robin Koop
(307) 733-8806
Secretary
Ken Koop
(307) 733-8806
[email protected]
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Commitees
Safety Chair
Vacant
Membership
Tim Sullivan
(307) 733-8885
[email protected]
Event Chair
Ken Koop
(307) 733-8806
[email protected]
Dealer Liason
Ken Koop
(307) 733-8806
[email protected]
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Porsche Club - Yellowstone Region
SUN VALLEY FALL TOUR
September 22-24, 2006
Please come join us for a terrific weekend in Sun Valley with the Silver
Sage (Boise) Porsche Club.
Reservations can be made by calling the Sun Valley Inn @ 800-786-8259. Ask for the
“Yellowstone Region Porsche Club” for special pricing. Our special room prices at the
Sun Valley Inn will be held until July 8, so make your reservations early. If you prefer, you
can arranged another hotel on your own. (Please make and confirm your own reservations
individually)—all club functions and departures will be from the “Inn”.
Friday September 22
*Individual arrivals. Dinner 8:00 p.m., at Bald Mountain Pizza Restaurant (great pizza,
spaghetti and salads) located at “The Inn at Sun Valley”. (If you can’t make it for Fridays
dinner; don’t worry, Saturdays events are the real beginning of the tour).
Saturday September 23
*Car tour to beautiful Red Fish Lake over lovely Galena Summit (8701 ft.) in the Sawtooth
Mountains. We will stop by Alturas Lake for another scenic view of the surrounding
mountains and lakes. Lunch will be served at the Red Fish Lake Lodge. (Departure 9:00 a.m.,
meet at “The Inn at Sun Valley” parking lot; return around 3:00 p.m.)
*Dinner 7:00 p.m., at “The Lodge at Sun Valley”. We will have a raffle with Porsche books,
jackets, hats and other nice items.
Sunday September 24
Depart at your leisure or if the group wants we
can caravan back to Idaho Falls and Jackson
together.
*Attire for all events is casual.
Cost for this event is $50 per individual. This will
include the Driving Tour, Lunch at the Red Fish
Lake Lodge and a Special Event Hat.
This will be a great weekend to enjoy your cars on some winding roads. Be prepared to have some fun,
enjoy the beautiful scenery and meet some fantastic Porsche people.
SHOW YOUR CLUB SUPPORT BY JOINING US.
RSVP NEEDED FOR THE TOUR!
Contact Ken Koop, Event Chairman, for more details and RSVP call 307-733-8806
then so we can set the numbers straight. I really
hope we see the majority of our members, even
those from Bozeman!!
President’s Message
Well, here we are with another issue of “Old
Faithful Porsche”, spring is in the air and I have
been seeing a lot more Porsches on the road these
days. More than are in our club, that’s for sure. If
you run into any of these folks while you are out
and about, be sure to mention joining the PCA and
the Yellowstone Region. Ken Koop or myself have
application forms if you just want a few to keep in
a handy location like your glove box. The more,
the merrier I always say. I am going to keep it short
for this issue as we have a a couple of activities on
the horizon that I really want to focus on.
The first is our “Annual Rendezvous Banquet” on
June 24th at the Teton Pines Country Club. Since
our club members are so far apart, and a winter
holidays banquet is problematic for some due to
our climate and elevation, we decided to have
our annual banquet in June. This is a chance for
all of our club members to meet each other and
share some Porsche fun. I you have not signed
up, you need to get your registration in fast. We
want to make this our signature annual event for
our members, and a lot of hard work has been put
into making this event a large success. The only
way to guarantee that it will be a staple of the club
for years to come is to make sure we have a great
showing on our first try. There are a lot of great
prizes up for raffle and some excellent food choices
on the menu. Get your registration into Ken Koop
by the end of the month if possible, or give Ken or
myself a call with your commitment to attend by
The next big event for our club will be the Sun
Valley Fall Tour on September 22-24. Consider this
advance notice to put the event on your schedule
and make sure to attend, as this will be another
great event. Look in this and future newsletters
for information and registration materials. We are
trying to start with just a few activities this year
outside of the occasional gatherings in Idaho Falls
and Jackson in an effort to gauge our members
interest, so our success is up to all of us!
Once again, I wish to thank Tim Sullivan for
stepping up to the plate and volunteering to be our
Membership Chairman, and John Allen (returning
member) for volunteering to be our Webmeister.
Check out our website by going to www.pca.org,
then to “Regional Directory” and then click on
the Zone 6 map. Once to this area, scroll down to
Yellowstone region and click on “Yellowstone” to
view the website. John has done a great job getting
this up and running again, so make sure to visit
the site often and send any ideas you may have on
how to make the site better to John. And always
thanks to Ken and Robin Koop for all the hard
work. That’s about it for this issue, just remember
our club is what we make of it, so participate and
we all win.
Keep it between the lines – Joel
Ken’s Corner
Web Site Location Information for
All Models of Porsche’s
There are some web sites with excellent overall
information for all models of Porsche’s. Whether you
work on your own Porsche, need answers to questions
or just want general information on Porsche’s, these
sites can be of great assistance. A good independent
mechanic or dealer may be a useful source if they
are willing to spend the time to help answer your
questions. If they are not available, then the internet
can be a great resource. The following are some very
useful Web Sites that have Web Forums or Q&A
sessions that can help answer questions. If you look
at the past postings on these sites, chances are your
questions have already been asked and answered by
other people before you. You will find most of these
sites loaded with facts, photos, updates on current and
future models, wallpaper for your computer, practical
applications and solutions for Porsche’s. You may need
to register with the site before you can utilize them to
the fullest, but all are free and the registration is pretty
short. I hope you get a chance to visit some of them
and they prove to be helpful to you. Good surfing.
Porsche Club of America --- www.pca.org
(click on tech section). The “Tech Section” is excellent
for getting questions answered on your Porsches by
experts. You can post a question under your model
and have it answered in a few days. If you browse
through the questions and answers, chances are your
question has already been asked and answered. This
is a great resource.
Rennteam --- www.rennteam.com
An excellent site with current information on all
models of Porsches. The moderators have very
good knowledge on all Porsches as well as inside
information on upcoming models and options. If you
have a question, you can probably get it answered
here.
Rennlist --- www.rennlist.com
(click on rennlist area and then click on web forms).
A very good site for Q&A and has some very
knowledgeable moderators for useful feedback and
insider information.
6 Speed--- www.6speedonline.com/forums/
Useful for browsing past Q&A. Moderators are not
quite as knowledgeable but good information is still
available if you browse through the site occasionally.
The “Gallery” has some nice pictures as well.
Renntech--www.renntech.org
A very good site for do it yourself information, manuals
and general information on all Porsche models.
Flat 6--- www.flat-6.net
The forum is just ok, but the information under
“Models” is very good and the pictures and wall paper
are also good.
Cayman Club--- www.caymanclub.net/
Specific to the Cayman, this site has some good
pictures, complete order guide and some good overall
information from magazines, International Auto
Shows and Cayman fans around the world. Cayman
news generally breaks first on this site.
Pelican Parts---www.pelicanparts.com
This site offers some good do it yourself articles in
the “Tech Articles” section. The “Tech Q&A” also has
some good answers for frequently asked questions on
all models of Porsches.
356 Registry---www.356registry.org
The site offers coverage on all of the 356 model line.
German Car Fans---www.germancarfans.com/
manufacturers/porsche/
This site covers current news and has a photo gallery.
Only Porsche---www.onlyporsche.net/
The site offers current news on Porsche, model
information and articles, downloads and a photo
gallery.
The Autobahn---www.autobahn.com
The site offers semi-current news, pictures and other
potentially useful information.
997 GT3---www.997gt3.com
This site posts the latest information on the new GT3.
If you have additional sites that are not listed below,
please let us know and we can publish them in another
newsletter.
PORSCHE EARNS HARD-FOUGHT
SECOND PLACE IN LMP2 AT THE
MOBIL 1 TWELVE HOURS OF
SEBRING
SEBRING, Fla. - March 18 - The #6 Sascha Maassen/Lucas
Luhr/Emmanuel Collard Penske Porsche RS Spyder,
which overcame a eight-lap pit stop for an alternator
replacement early in the race to take the class lead late
in the race, finished second in the LMP2 class at the
54th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.
class and seventh overall before their journey ended
with a broken input shaft at the seven hour mark.
In the GT2 class, the Ferrari 430, the Panoz Esperante,
the BMW M3, and the Porsche 911 GT3 RSR, battled
through the day and into the night, with each
manufacturer leading the class during different
periods of the event. Porsche leaders included the
defending ALMS champions - the Petersen/White
The car, which started the race from the LMP2 pole
position as Lucas Luhr set a new class qualifying record,
came in to the pits only 35-minutes into the race with
its alternator problem. The Penske crew replaced both
the alternator and the battery, but the car fell down to
32nd place, and the drivers and team worked tirelessly
to put their car in the class lead, and second overall.
The dream of a win at the team’s first Sebring
appearance came to an end, however, with 45
minutes left in the event when the car came
to a stop on the course with a drive-train
problem
“Although the result wasn’t what we hoped
for, the drivers and team persevered to come
back and take the class lead and second
position overall. Second place championship
points will certainly help us to pursue the LMP2
title, and to improve in the season ahead,” said
Tim Cindric, president of Penske Racing, Inc.
The Porsche RS Spyder took the lead from the Field/
Field/Halliday Lola/AER with one hour, twenty minutes
left in the event, as Emmanuel Collard passed the Lola
on lap 310. Sascha Maassen had taken the wheel down
four laps and made up most of the distance by hard
driving and dramatic passing of other competitors.
“After a very hard fight, we could not capture the last
piece of luck to win - but that’s racing,” said Hartmut
Kristen, director of motorsport for Porsche AG.
Lightning Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (lost 20 minutes in
the garage to replace a lower control arm), and the
#45 Flying Lizard Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 RSR,
with Johannes van Overbeek/Jon Fogarty/Marc Lieb.
T h e A l e x J o b R a c i n g Po r s c h e , w i t h M i k e
Rockenfeller/Klaus Graf/Graham Rahal at the
controls, was also in the GT2 top three during
the event, but a control arm problem and
two flat tires pushed them back in the pack.
After the last yellow flag, #45 Flying Lizard Porsche
with Marc Lieb at the helm closed to within five
second of the winning GT2 Panoz, but had to settle for
the runner-up spot. The other Flying Lizard Porsche,
with Darren Law/Seth Neiman/Lonnie Pechnik was
the next best Porsche finisher, capturing a fourth
place finish.
The #7 Penske Porsche RS Spyder team car of Timo
Bernhard/Romain Dumas/Patrick Long, which started
second in class, and jumped into the class lead at the
green flag, experienced an early radiator failure which
cost them 20 minutes in the garage area. From 29th
place, the team climbed back into the top three in
MEET THE MEMBERS
Fortunately, I was able to find a two day event
in Phoenix and a three day event the following
week-end in Las Vegas. My wife even bought into
this trip. I signed up, bought a helmet and off I
went. By this time, I had also sold the cabriolet
and purchased a 1982 911 SC. You need to find
a reasonably priced, reliable car that will allow
you to develop your driving skills. Driving on the
track or auto crossing gives you a real appreciation
for capability of these cars and how well they are
built. It is amazing to me that my SC runs like it
does after 23 years.
Albert Upsher
Several years ago I recall talking to a Porsche
engine builder and he made the statement that
nobody really needed a Porsche. There is a certain
amount of truth in this, but if you really like to
drive and discover why Porsche made these cars
in the first place you do need a Porsche.
After moving to Jackson with my wife, Joni, I
purchased a 1989 Carrera cabriolet. I spent a lot
of time reading about the history of Porsches as
well as visiting all the internet sites where Porsche
enthusiasts hang out.
What became obvious was how the Porsche had
developed as a result of racing. It seemed to me
that if you were going to own one of these cars,
perhaps you should get it on the track and see
what it was all about.
Being a complete novice I downloaded articles
from the web about what to bring to the track,
how to find “the line” - the fastest way around
the track -to how to down shift-“toe heel” at
speed. Driving around Jackson I taught myself
the so called toe heel method of downshifting
before I ever went to the track. My wife thinking I
had been denied something in my youth was not
impressed.
Through the PCA web site I began looking for DE
(Driver’s Education) events. Obviously, living in
Jackson requires a lot of driving to get to a track.
Over the past four years I have logged over 60 days
on the track through the PCA and The Porsche
Owner’s Club (POC). The latter group is based
in California and only conducts track events.
Both groups have specific requirements for those
interested in obtaining a race license. You don’t
need to get a license to learn how to drive on a
track and a lot of owners never do. The real fun of
the whole thing is to learn to control the car with
brakes, the throttle and the wheel while finding
the fastest way around a track.
Provided it is mechanically sound, for a DE or
auto cross event, other than a helmet, you don’t
need to do anything to your car. Both the PCA
and the POC have good instructors. The primary
emphasis is on safety and making sure you don’t
tear up your car while learning how to drive.
Driving protocols are strictly enforced and if you
don’t respect them you will be asked to leave the
track. There are even insurance companies who
will write policies for cars used in DE events.
The driving is fun, but the people you meet are
the best part of the process. There are a lot of
interesting people who drive Porsches.
I would encourage anybody who owns a Porsche
to at least try it. Even it it’s not something you
want to pursue, the skills you learn of the track
will make you a better driver on the street.
Fortunately for us, there is a world class track
opening in Salt Lake in 2006. I know we are
planning to put some events together, so here’s
your chance.
MEET THE MEMBERS
- Dyno Services
- Car & Tire Storage
- Track Car Preparation
- Private Driver Instruction
- Track Day Support
John Hansford
After transplanting myself and my family to Teton Valley,
Idaho from Canandaigua, NY in 1997, it took me 3 years to
reacquire a Porsche. With this used 1987 911 Turbo, I started
the Rotary Teton Hillclimb Race in September of 2002. We
have had a lot of fun with this race up Ski Hill Road to
Grand Targhee Resort every year since. I have subsequently
added a 1985 911 Turbo (Euro spec) to the stable.
Before moving from New York State, I was anchored in the
music business. We were owners of a recording studio as
well as a radio show, Universal Buzz Radio. These were
based out of Rochester, New York and New York City. My
wife Dawn and I lived in the Finger Lakes Region of New
York where I was able to enjoy some track time at Watkin’s
Glen during PCA and BMW Club events. I had previously
owned six different Porsches, all 911’s.
So, we found ourselves in Teton Valley, living in the house
I had built a few years before. I was looking to be an
overgrown ski bum, but that soon became a little boring.
I then bought a company producing various types of log
furniture, The Drawknife. We nitched our product line
down to billiard tables and game room furnishings. This
idea has taken off and we now employ 12 people at our
manufacturing and sales facility in Tetonia, Idaho. Now, in
between work, travel and driving Porsches, I try to get some
runs in at Targhee and Jackson when the powder is fresh.
My daughter Maxine and I are currently looking into
carting, having had the opportunity to drive a new shifter
cart recently. I hope to have Maxine drive in F1 one day!
For more info on the Rotary Teton Hillclimb Race, call me
at (208) 456-2560.
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Long and Winding Road
Porsche 356 Restoration Project
by Tim Sullivan
wheeled outside and the dirtiest, nastiest part of the project
was started – sandblasting. I took care not to sandblast the
exterior body surfaces, since it is easy to warp these thin
panels from the heat of sand under pressure at high speed. The focus of the sandblasting was the underside of the car.
Exterior paint was removed by hand, mostly chemically,
but with a lot of plain old-fashioned elbow grease.
When I was a GI stationed in Belgium in 1971, I bought my
1964 356 SC, an American version serial number 216804,
built in October, 1963. Original dealer price was $5736
with the car delivered to Galveston, Texas. The second
car owner took it back to Europe. As the third owner, I
enjoyed this car for many years and drove it hard and fast.
It reached a point, however, where it was deteriorating
from driving damage and rust. I took my car apart with
intentions of actually fixing it. But life goes on (finishing
college, marriage, children, home buying, job) and the
car became a long-term project that slowly moved to the
back burner.
The restoration of my 356 stagnated for several years but
began again in earnest when my friend Bill Doyle offered
to loan me his rotisserie for my project. Prior to that, I had
hoped paint and new carpet, maybe an engine rebuild,
were all the car needed. Upon closer inspection using
the rotisserie, however, I found the car’s floor was rusted
beyond repair, as well as rust in the battery box area, rust
in the fender wells and rust behind the front bumper. (Actually I had already “fixed” part the floor several years
previous when the accelerator pedal rusted and fell off; I
replaced that section of floor with a piece scrap steel from
an old vending machine.) Further, the entire bottom six
inches or so of the car was completely trashed, the result of
driving the car pretty hard for quite a long while. Tearing
this car down when I did probably saved it from oblivion.
So, I made the decision to proceed with new floors,
battery box floor and front bulkhead, where the tow hook
attaches. First thing was to finish removing the rest of
the undercoating, followed by cutting out the floor and
battery box. Cutting the floor out was easy but grinding
off the hundreds of spot-welds was rather tedious, since
the floor is spot-welded to a small ledge everywhere it
intersects with the body. The rate of spot-welding is about
4 or 5 welds per inch, so that was a whole lot of work.
The battery box replacement was a similar procedure.
At this point, everything remaining on the car had to be
removed. This included the rest of the interior panels,
instruments, shifter assembly, transaxle, brake system,
steering system, suspension members, sound insulation,
wiring harnesses - everything. The bare-car-on-the-spit was
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On the underside, there are many places where the panels
that make up both the body and structural frame members
overlap into two, three or more layers. The car is unibody,
so the body does not “unbolt” from the frame, hence the
need for the rotisserie. Some of these areas occur around
the underside of the wheelwells, where road debris hits the
car, and were rusting through at least one layer, sometimes
more. These spots were removed by cutting and grinding.
Patch panels were crafted from an old fender and welded
into place. Once the new floors and panels were installed,
the car was rust proofed on the bottom and undercoated.
It was time to start thinking about replacing the mechanical
components- engine, transmission, etc. Concurrently with
the patch panel and replacement work on the body, I had
been working on the brakes, suspension, and steering. I
was fortunate to have the assistance of Bill at Rennwagen
Motor Company, who went through my entire transaxle,
replacing seals and checking and adjusting everything. Bill ably tore down the engine and rebuilt critical elements,
such as the heads. Have you ever tried to torque a 36
mm bolt to an engine case to 400 foot pounds without the
proper tools and technique? 400 ft. lbs. equates roughly to
a 180 pound person on a ¾ inch socket wrench with a six
foot breaker bar, using all of their weight at the end. Some
things I just could not have done without Bill’s help. Many
times Bill also came through with parts and pieces that I
could not obtain. Besides his expertise and having every
356 Porsche tool known to mankind, he knows everybody
and all the sources in this business.
After installing the transaxle and the rear suspension, I
turned my attention to the braking system. I replaced the
original master cylinder with a 911 dual circuit master
cylinder as an added safety measure. All four disc brake
rotors were machine “surfaced”, as they did not really
need to be turned; they were straight and true. New
brake hoses were fitted to freshly cadmium plated brake
lines and hardware. The disc brake calipers were rebuilt
and new seals installed. New tie rod ends and a new
steering damper were added along with the restored-tooriginal steering box. The Koni shocks were practically
new, so they were just painted and reinstalled on the car.
I then put the wheels and tires on and set the car back
on the ground, on 4 wheels, just like it is supposed to be!
At about this time I located a very nice original 356
sunroof clip that was available at a very reasonable
cost. (A sunroof clip consists of the entire roof of a
same model car, in this case cut off at the bottom of the
pillars.) I was planning to restore this car to very close
to original, but with safety and comfort upgrades that
would enable me to drive the car anytime and anywhere. An electric sunroof would suffice as my new ventilation
system, in lieu of air conditioning, as air conditioning
is difficult to manage on these small 4 cylinder engines.
An upgraded heating system is also part of the plan.
The sunroof arrived in a crate and was in very good shape. I placed the clip on sawhorses next to my car and began
to contemplate what I had just gotten myself into! Was
I sure I wanted to cut my roof out? This was going to be
major surgery, but after much measurement and careful
consideration, I cautiously cut both the old roof out of the
car and the sunroof out of the “clip”. I had decided on
a method to weld the new roof to the car. The welding
went pretty well but it still took many, many hours of
working on the roof to finally get it looking correct. I had
never really planned to do my own body work, but I was
getting pretty good at it and actually starting to enjoy it!
It was very rewarding to bring this car back to its’ original
shape and I was accomplishing it to my own standard.
As I moved forward with finishing the bodywork on the
car, I had to pay a lot of attention to the body gaps on
the car around the doors, hood and trunk, as well as the
continuity of the lines of the car from panel to panel. It
really requires lots of time and work to accomplish all of
these things together, but I was doing OK with it. I primed
the car on my driveway before winter came in the fall of
2005, but had since done so much body work over the
primer that it needed another coat. I really lucked out the
week of Christmas when the temperatures rose to as high
(!!) as 40 and 45 degrees F. Using 6 mil plastic, I separated
the rest of my garage from the project area, including
overhead, heated up the garage, got the paint and
paintgun ready to go and threw open the garage door. As
I suspected, all the air borne excess paint very quickly and
efficiently vacated the building (my ventilation system!)
as I painted, then I quickly closed the door and reheated
the garage. Voila!! It worked perfectly. That week I got
one coat of primer and three coats of surfacer on the car.
As temperatures returned to their normal January cold, I
had my work cut out just to do the sanding. I wet sanded
most of the time so as to keep the dust to a minimum. Lots and lots of sanding was required to see if I was even
close. Some more body work here and there and some
block sanding and I was finally getting to where I wanted
to be.
Concurrently with bodywork I had been having the engine
prepared for reassembly. I had a good engine case and
crankshaft, but the heads were horribly cracked in several
places. Once again, Bill aided me by disassembling the
heads, cleaning them, and shipping them off to the right
shop to do the work properly. Upon their return, he then
reassembled them for me with new guides and valves.
They were as good as new and perfect.
My son-in-law at Laramie Machine Shop did an excellent
job of blueprinting the engine, including balancing the
moving parts, which, by the way, included new pistons
with a larger displacement. These would increase the
engine size to 1750 cc, and with the addition of a new cam,
would add a few more horsepower.
Meanwhile, it just seems I can never quite get to the
paint job. Part of the problem is that I keep finding
inconsistencies with my “perfect Porsche vision” so
I seem to never be done with the body work. I have
been evaluating paint systems and techniques and have
decided to attempt painting the car myself, as spring
comes on. I plan to bring back my body-work advisor
one more time to see if I am truly ready for paint. In
the meantime, I am spending my time prepping the rest
of the engine sheet metal for paint and hope to finish
the final assembly of the engine before winter is gone.
As soon as the car is painted, I will install the engine. Wiring system, sound insulation, interior and glass will
follow. By that time, I know I will not be able to resist
driving, at least around the block or so. I am trying to
have the car completed by late summer, since there are
several end-of-season events that I would like to attend
this year, finally driving my 356 again.
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Yellowstone
Region of the Porsche Club of America Order Form
(fill in blanks to identify quantity for each item)
1. Hats ........................................... $15 (one size fits all) Stone ______ Black ______ KhAki _______ Total $ __________
2. Shirts ......................................... $22
(unisex) S ____ M ____ L ____ XL ____ Color _____________ Total $ __________
3. Fleece Zip Jacket ......................$44
(women) XS ____ S ____ M ____ L ____ Color _____________ Total $ __________
4. Fleece Vest .................................$35
(men)
(women) XS ____ S ____ M ____ L ____ Color _____________ Total $ __________
(men)
5. Fleece Heavy Lined Jacket ......$56
S ____ M ____ L ____ XL ____ Color _____________ Total $ __________
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(unisex) S ____ M ____ L ____ XL ____ Color _____________ Total $ __________
Name ___________________________________ Date
____ / ____ / _____ Phone No. ____________ Paid: Check/Cash _____________
All merchandise is high quality
& has the “Yellowstone Region”
logo embroidered on them.
Grand Total $ __________
Goodie Store
For questions on colors or ordering
contact Ken Koop at (307) 733-8806
* All fleece items are available
in multiple colors
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There is a new Porsche Dealership in our area; Lyle Pearson & Co. located in Boise, Idaho at 351
Auto Drive. They opened for business this summer and are eager to serve your Porsche needs for
service and sales. They are also offering a 15% discount on parts to all Porsche Club members. All
you have to do is mention you are with the Porsche Club. Should you be in the Boise area, stop by
and say hi! Phone number is 800 621 1775.
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Porsche has been known for producing a number of award winning
ads and posters. Over the coming issues, we will reprint some of the
most famous of these ads.
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LONG/ROCKENFELLER LEAD ONE-TWO PORSCHE-POWERED
DAYTONA PROTOTYPE FINISH AT GRAND PRIX OF MIAMI
MIAMI - March 25, 2006 - Patrick Long, of Las Vegas,
Nevada, and Mike Rockenfeller, the German-born
driver now living in Monaco, lost the lead several times
after starting the Grand Prix of Miami from the pole, but
piloted their Alex Job Racing/Emory Motorsports Porsche
Crawford to 4.89-second victory here Saturday night.
Second was the Porsche Crawford of Christian Fittipaldi
of Brazil and Lucas Luhr, another German-born driver
living in Monaco. Luhr, a late substitute for team owner
Eddie Cheever, Jr., who was too busy with Sunday’s
IRL race to drive this weekend, passed defending
Rolex Grand-Am champion Scott Pruett on the white
flag lap to finish second. It was the first one-two finish
for Porsche in Daytona Prototypes since the inception
of the series, and Porsche’s first win since 2003.
Rockenfeller, who put the car on the pole, was waiting
for the green flag at the start of the race when Fittipaldi
raced by him into the lead. When there was no
penalty forthcoming, Rockenfeller started working
on catching the Cheever entry, and passed Christian
on lap #16, quickly opening up a four-second lead.
“This makes up for the disappointment of the Rolex
24 Hours at Daytona, where we were also the fastest
car, but could not bring it home to victory. The
10th and M Seafoods Alaska crew, led by Alex Job,
prepared this car well, and gave us a good race
strategy, and Patrick and I were able to do our job to
bring the car home in the lead,” said Rockenfeller.
entire field - one at a time - under green flag to regain
the lead in 19 laps, and held that lead until the end.
Luhr, who took over from Fittipaldi, found himself in third
place - right behind Scott Pruett - 20 laps to go, and got
by Pruett on lap #96, but Scott re-passed Lucas on the restart after a yellow flag on lap #99, setting up the dramatic
white flag lap pass for the final second place finish.
Other Porsche-powered Prototype finishers included the
new Porsche Riley of Charles and Robert Mogan (9th),
the Red Bull/Brumos Porsche Fabcar of Darren Law and
David Donohue (10th), and their team Brumos Porsche
Fabcar driven by Hurley Haywood and Roberto Moreno
(12th). The GlycoMax Synergy Racing Porsche Doran of
Brian and Burt Frisselle, which ran in the top five early,
finished 41st after retiring with an overheating problem.
In the GT class, Porsches started in the top three
positions, but the leading Tafel Racing Porsche 911 GT3
Cup entry of Wolf Henzler/Robin Liddell, which led
most of the event, was held up by a lapped Pontiac GT
entry, allowing both the Collins/Edwards Pontiac and
the Trembley/Haskell Mazda to get by them. Henzler/
Liddell ended up third, five seconds behind the leaders.
The full Grand Prix of Miami results are available on
www.grandamerican.com.
During the race’s first full-course yellow, Rockenfeller
brought the Porsche Crawford into the pits, and Patrick
Long got in the car, but they lost the lead as several
cars did not pit. Patrick took the lead back on lap #46
of the #107-lap event, and drove it in front until lap
#70, when Rockenfeller got back in the car. Because of
the pit stop, however, the car had fallen back to 10th
place, and Rockenfeller, in a remarkable stint, pass the
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P-O-P DISPLAYS • CABINETS
SIGNS • THERMOMETERS • BANNERS
BILL DULING
3825 Wilshire Circle
Sarasota, Florida 34238
Phone (941) 927-3000
FAX (941) 925-4100
Email: [email protected]
“Quality and Quantity Manufacturing”
The Santa Barbara Region has decided on a
new approach to caravan to Parade Portland.
They are planning to make a positive impact by
turning their 1000 mile drive into one big Food
Drive. This is a great example of how PCA folks
enjoy the feeling of contributing for charitable
causes. They hope to have about 70 cars making
the drive, with everyone bringing 2 cans of food
to the start. As they progress towards Portland,
they’ll be purchasing more food and packing a
couple of Cayennes with food on the way. They
are also working with Carrera Motors on plans
for spending Friday night in Bend. Upon arrival
in Portland, they’ll stage at PIR at make a ‘Grand
Entrance’ with lots of food, photos, and press
coverage. Is your zone or region up to a similar
challenge?
Testing the Porsche Push
Testing the Pit Stop Challenge
Testing the Porsche Pull
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Yellowstone Region Calendar of Events for 2006
June
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Sat
Annual dinner at Teton Pines in Jackson, WY
1-2
Sat-Sun
8
Sat
13-15 Thu-Sat
TBD
21-23 Fri-Sun
22-23 Sat-Sun
Lairson Rock Hillclimb Oak Ridge, OR
Drivers Education- Lewistown Road Course, Lewistown Mon
tana. Big Sky Region - Greg Madson (406) 453-6816
Utah Grand Prix in Salt Lake City, UT
SWISCC Rallye - Boise, ID
All British Field Meet - Seattle (www.abfm.com/abfm.htm)
White Bird Hillclimb Whitebird, ID
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Tue
PCA driving event @ miller motorsports park
July
August
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5-6
Sat-Sun
6-12 Sun-Sat
19-20 Sat-Sun
20-21 Sun-Mon
Bible Creek Hillclimb Oregon Coast
Porsche Parade - Portland
(http://paradeportland.org)
Black Otter Hillclimb Billings, MT
West goes East Rallye in
Eastern Idaho
September
2-3
Sat-Sun
9-10 Sat-Sun
16-17 Thur-Fri
22-24 Fri-Sun
29-30 Wed-Thur
Bogus Basin Hillclimb
Targee Hill Climb
Run To the Sea - Seattle
(www.abfm.com/sea.htm)
Sun Valley Tour - PCA Jackson - Sun Valley
PCA driving event @ miller motorsports park
Additional SCCA events in southeast Idaho to show at
http://www.eiscc.com/default.htm (no set schedule at this
time.
Porsche will be offering two new 911 variants this summer;
the iconic 911 Turbo and race track derived GT3.
Porsche 997 GT3
Porsche 997 Turbo
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Classifieds
Notice to advertisers: Publication of classified ads, paid for or not,
does not constitute responsibility, endorsement, or any guantee of
the items or services herein by PCA, Yellowstone Region, or any of
their officers.
The tool crib is a place for tools that members are willing to lend
to other members in the Region for temporary use. The proper use
and responsibility for the tool lent are strictly between the lender
and member using the tool. PCA Yellowstone Region assumes no
responsibility or liability for items listed in the tool crib.
Cars For Sale
1987 911 Turbo
100,000 miles, good shape, Bill Doyle
serviced, BB exhaust, Black on light
grey interior, sunroof, XM Radio, new
rubber, Momo steering wheel, runs
well. $20,000. Call John Hansford
208-351-1497 or 208-456-2560
Driggs.
1983 Porsche 911 SC
Sunroof Coupe, 5 speed manual
transmission, all power, power sunroof,
metallic blue with full leather interior,
only 17,996 miles. A two owner car!
We can arrange financing. Call for
pricing. Corky Walker 307-733-6475
Parts For Sale
924S Parts for Sale
Head (less valves) $150, crankshaft
$50, cam head and cam $75, other
parts available. (208) 552-9834
Idaho Falls.
Tool Crib
1973 911T
944 Tools
Car is in good shape. Call Tom at
(520) 529-8625 or (520) 907-6719 for
more details.
Belt tension guage as well as other
944 tools. 208-552-9834 Idaho
Falls.
Greetings!
There has been a lot of controversy regarding touring laps at DE events. Pete Tremper
and the PCA Executive Council are working on guidelines for track touring but in the
meantime have given approval for “A Taste of the Track.” I will be sending this document
and an application form which can be used if you decide to try this with your region.
This is another place where RISK MANAGEMENT is EXTREMELY important!
If you have any questions regarding “A Taste of the Track” please let me know and I will
get the answers for you!
Cheers!
Linda
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PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS
CLUB DISCOUNT
Performance Products is an excellent
catalogue source for all Porsche parts
and accessories. They are now offering a 15% discount to club members.
Be sure to mention you are a PCA
member and they will instruct you
how to receive the discount. They can
be contacted at 800 423 3173
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