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THE CIRCULAR
2016 Sierra Nevada Region
Porsche Club of America
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Board of Directors
January/February 2016 Edition
Steve Kent | Vice-President
Craig Kugler | President
[email protected] | 775-771-3256
[email protected] | 775-324-9800
DEPARTMENTS
Carlis Chaussee | Secretary
04 | President’s Page
Karen O’Larey | Membership
[email protected] | 775-722-1600
[email protected] | 775-626-6798
04 | Classifieds
Debbie Dell | Treasurer
[email protected] | 775-856-1765
05 | Calendar of Events
Doug Driver | Competition Chair
14 | New Members
[email protected] | 775-352-7568
Jess Lattin | Tech Chair
[email protected] |
FEATURES
Deven Hickingbotham | Activities
06 | Holiday Party Fun
Rich Chew | Media Relations & Webmaster
[email protected] |
[email protected] |
08 | Fall Tech Session
Karen Vibe | Past-President
10 | Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
13 | Street Survival Volunteer Op
[email protected] | 775-823-8641
Merlin Simons | Member at Large
Newsletter Staff
Volunteer Wanted | Editor
[email protected] |
COVER
Gramma Pat | Editor at Large
Holiday Party Photos … come join the fun
that is Porsche Club! Be a part of our 2016
events.
Su Kemper | Editor at Large
Randy Bradley | Newsletter Distribution
PO Box 19689, Reno, NV 89511 SNR-PCA.ORG
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PRESIDENT’S PAGE
For Sierra Nevada Region,
2015 was a strong year with so
many opportunities to share our
fascination with and enjoyment
of all things Porsche. The people
with whom we share our passion
make it that much more enjoyable, fostering new ways to enjoy
the friendships our association
with Porsche cars provide. As a
club we have a tough act to follow,
but the year ahead has additional
prospects for another “fun” year.
FUN is a word I’d like to stress —
it is the driver for our events and
increasing member participation.
The Planning Meeting on
Saturday, January 23rd, is the first
step in organizing a successful year
for us. Like last year, we have a
couple of big events already scheduled: Mammoth High Altitude
Tour Weekend (June 17th–19th),
SNR Zone 7 Concours Weekend
(July 30th–31st) and the PCA
Treffen at Lake Tahoe (September
7th–11th). These are fantastic
Craig Kugler
President
member events that really show off
our area, but we have more events
to plan. Whether you have hosted
dinners, led driving tours, participated in competitive events, or just
came out and enjoyed some of the
club events, your input for 2016 is
important. I hope you take the opportunity to come to the Planning
Meeting and share your vision for
a successful 2016! (More details
on the calendar page in this issue.)
In this edition, you’ll get the
highlights of our November and
December events which included
the Fall Tech Session, Volunteers
Appreciation Dinner and the
Holiday Party. In addition there’s
information on our very popular
Cioppino Feed (February 13th).
This year we are partnering with
Reno SCCA for their Tire Rack
“Street Survival” program. This is
an important community outreach
designed to improve the driving
skills for young drivers in our area.
Read Doug Driver’s article and let
him know you want to support
this joint effort!
Finally, we have a “real” winter
for a change — thank goodness!
Enjoy it, but remember that spring
is just around the corner … and
that means driving season is coming! I hope to see you at our next
event. Until then, be safe!
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Saturday, January 23rd; 9:00am to 11:30am
2016 Planning Meeting
Wednesday, February 3rd & March 2nd;
5:30pm to 7:00pm
Gold & Silver Inn, 790 W. 4th Street, Reno
Board Meeting
One of the most important events of the year is just around
the corner. This breakfast meeting allows members to share
ideas for events for this coming year. If you are interested
in hosting an event, have an idea for a new event, want to
volunteer to help or just want to find out what great events
will be on our calendar for 2016, plan on joining us. An
outstanding hot breakfast buffet is included. Cost is $15 per
person. Contact/RSVP to Craig Kugler at [email protected] or 775.771.3256 for details. Send your event checks
made out to SNR-PCA to Sierra Nevada Region – PCA,
P.O. Box 19689, Reno, NV 89511.
Porsche of Reno
11555 S. Virginia Street, Reno
Monday, February 1st & March 7th; all day!
Powder Mondays
Powder Mondays is a new winter event series! February
(2/1) and March (3/7) up to three advanced and three
intermediate skiers will meet at Sugar Bowl (Soda Springs,
CA) for a day of skiing. Lift tickets are FREE. Deven &
Renee Hickingbotham will be your hosts for the morning
session and afternoons are open. Lunch is on your own.
Limit one free ticket per member per season. Contact
Deven at [email protected] for more details and to
reserve your Powder Monday spot! RSVP to Deven by
Friday, January 29th, for the February 1st event!
Saturday, February 6th & March 5th; 9:00am
to 11:00am
Monthly Breakfast
Lili’s Restaurant, Franktown Corners (Grove &
Kietzke), 2325 Kietzke Lane, Reno
Reserved parking on south side of Grove across from
restaurant. For info and RSVP contact Craig Kugler at
[email protected] or 775.771.3256.
Saturday, February 13th; 6:00pm to 9:00pm
Cioppino Feed
The Coney Island, 2644 Prater Way, Sparks
Celebrate Valentine’s Day a day early! One of our favorite
events of the year and one sure to help you shake off
the cold is the Cioppino Feed. This mid-winter dinner
is always a delight. Jeff & Sheri Sepahpour have hosted
this event for more than a decade and members always
have a fantastic time. Dinner is $35 per person (tax, tip
and wine with dinner included). A steak dinner option
is also available with advance request.
Social Hour with No-Host Cocktails:
6pm. Dinner: 7pm. Contact Sheri at
775-345-7269 for details. Mail your
Volunteers are critical to the success of our club. As important as event
checks payable to SNR-PCA to Sheri
hosts are, committee chairs and board members are even more critical as
Sepahpour, P.O.Box 104, Verdi, NV
they help direct and execute the various activities of the club. We still have
89439. Deadline for checks/
a critical position open and waiting for a volunteer: Newsletter Editor. This
RSVPs is Monday,
position offers an interested member an opportunity to be more involved,
February 8th.
get to know more members and generally have more fun in our club. We
encourage anyone interested to contact Craig Kugler at president@snr-pca.
org, or a current board member to get more information. We think you
will be surprised at how much fun you can have!
Volunteers Needed!
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Holiday Party Fun!
were the evening’s big winners,
The holiday season is a crazy
each picking up two gift baskets in
time for everyone: family, friends,
the raffle. Congratulations to Pete
work, gifts, parties and travel all
seem to collide in a period of a
and Carol Dickinson and Yvonne
few weeks. The SNR Holiday Party
DeMarco and Robert Sobsey!
fit right into that crazy schedule
The formal portion of the evening included recognizing members
but fortunately 53 members regison several fronts. Members with
tered for a wonderful evening. The
PCA Milestone Anniversaries were
Poolside Terrace at the Nugget has
Jan Bojikes congratulates George Queintroduced and included: Tom
hosted this event for the past 5 years ryel for receiving the Enthusiast
Jarrett (5 years), Rich and Karen
and as always the room was nicely
of the Year Award
decorated for the occasion. With the
O’Larey (10 years), John and Alice
in-room bar conveniently placed,
Strom (25 years) and Doug and
Lois Crook (30 years). Paul and Nancy Giannini and
the social hour provided a nice time for all to relax
Fred Schatz were also recognized for their 30+ years
and catch up with friends and meet several of our
of PCA membership. Board members in attendance
newer members. The evening’s dinner featured the
Holiday Buffet Feast with a Prime Rib carving station. were also introduced and recognized for their service
The food was fantastic with the prime rib station beto the club. They included: Steve Kent, Karen Vibe,
ing busy throughout. Not to be outdone, the dessert
Karen O’Larey, Doug Driver, Cathy Rossner and
table featured a number of sweet treats which went
Deven Hickingbotham. Each received a personal gift
especially well with an after dinner hot coffee or tea.
from President Craig Kugler and well deserved round
Beyond having a wonderful evening out, this
of applause. The board members then turned the tayear’s event included a club objective to support
bles and surprised Craig with a delightful card signed
the “Toys for Tots Reno” charity
by members and a much appreciprogram. To that end, part of the
ated gift card.
proceeds from the dinner would be
The evening’s final presentadonated to the cause. Additionally,
tion honored the club’s Member of
all proceeds from the Raffle, featurthe Year and Enthusiast of the Year
recipients. Mayla and Steve Kent
ing donations of golf balls (Jack
and Lois Roberts), Tire Rack gift
were recognized for their many
certificates (Ron and denise Lewis)
club contributions in 2015 and
and several wine and cheese holiwere named Member of the Year.
day baskets (Craig and Mary Lou
The Enthusiast of the Year was preKugler) contributed to the cause.
sented to George Queryel for his
This combination and a PCA
outstanding participation at club
events and on various committees
Charity subsidy allowed us to conthroughout the year. Both awards
tribute $1,000 to the Toys for Tots
Foundation. With the purchase of
winners received plaques and a
large blocks of tickets two couples Craig Kugler presents $1,000 SNR Club
warm round of applause.
check to Ken Santor, Toys for Tots Reno
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Tom Jarret, Russ Schultz, Rich O’Larey and Jan Snickars wearing their
holiday happy faces.
John Hertel, Wendell Phillips and John Strom ready
to party.
Our holiday party closed with
members wishing each other “happy
holidays” and “see you next year”!
Indeed it was a wonderful year!
Above, Lou
ise Bullis le
ads the
members th
rough the b
uffet line.
At left, Laurie Rullman, Dennis Schade,
Mary Lougher, Jim Murdoch and Deven
Hickingbotham enjoying the festivities.
Yvonne DeMarco and Robert Sobsey
with their two raffle prizes
Dee & Tom
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my Liv
brighten up
the room
with those
fabulous
smiles.
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Fall Tech Session
In early November, 37 SNR members had a chance to enjoy the third tech
session of the year. This one was hosted
by Porsche of Reno and conducted by
Jess Lattin, the club’s Technical Chair.
Suspension Tricks & Options was the
focus of this session, and as usual Jess
was well prepared with display parts and
cars on racks. Jess’ approach was to have
“props” appropriate for the topic, talk
through the related issues and use the
props for the visual example. A bent rim,
inside edge tire wear, wheel hub damage and leaking struts were
Craig Kugler,
displayed and discussed for
President
cause and effect.
In each case Jess demonstrated that the associated problem was not always
easy to see but affected the handling and safety of the
car.
Jess then moved on to the three cars on the racks,
which included a 981 GT4, a 991 GT3 and a heavily modified 987 Cayman S. Jess demonstrated the
techniques and process of “corner balancing” on the
Above, Jess Lattin explains the principles of Corner Balancing to
SNR members.
GT4. This demonstration included the scale setup
and computer readouts of the overall vehicle weight
and the weight over each of the four wheels. The
discussion centered on how incorrect corner weight
can adversely affect handling, while proper corner
balancing can be used to improve the setup that a car
especially for track or autocross uses.
After member questions were answered, Jess invited everyone up for a more hands-on
experience. This method prompted additional questions, allowed for a greater
interchange of ideas and provided a
learning experience for all. With the cars
on the racks, members got an up-close
view of the similarities and differences
in the front and rear suspension setups
and parts of each of the cars.
Jess finished up the session by plugging in his service computer (PIWIS)
into the GT3 and demonstrating the
At left, Rich Caviness, Mark Lewis, Deven
Hickingbotham and Doug Driver pose beneath a GT3
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Below, Merlin Simons, George Mihalko and Eric Aust enjoy a
breakfast snack before the Tech Session.
data available to service techs, which is not just limited to suspension information.
Members gave Jess a big hand in appreciation
for presenting such an interesting session. Thanks to
Deven Hickingbotham (GT3), Lance Gharat (Cayman S) and Craig Kugler (GT4) for “donating” their
cars for this session. Additional thanks go to Porsche
of Reno for their support. We all look forward to the
Spring Tech Session to see what new topic Jess will
serve up for members!
Above, Jess Lattin shows Rich Caviness, John Strom and Doug
Crook how PIWIS works.
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Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Even with a last minute change of
venue, the annual Volunteers Appreciation Dinner turned out to be a wonderful
evening with 38 members attending. The
idea behind this annual event is to recognize member volunteers and event hosts
for their contributions to the success of our
club. 2015 was a very successful year with
41 events including three tech sessions, 24
social events (breakfasts, dinners, wine tastings, etc.), seven area drive & dines, three
weekend away specials (Mammoth, Wine
Tour and Rennsport), and four competitive
events (Concours and autocross related). All
with fantastic member participation!
Because of the late venue change, a
projector was not available to
show the pictures from the year’s Craig Kugler
events on a big screen. Members
were still able to see the slide
show, which ran throughout the
evening on a laptop in the dining
room. Needless to say there were
a lot of smiles and happy chatter
as members took time to view the
slide show.
The Vino Reno Room at The
Above, Rich O’Larey, Paul Giannini and Rich Chew chat with
Carol Dickinson
Thank you to each
and every volunteer!
You made 2015
a great year!
Grill at Quail Corners restaurant was the scene of
the evening’s festivities. It is a lovely, private room
with its own bar, which promoted a lively social
hour full of interesting conversations. The evening’s
food arrangements included buffet style appetizers during the social hour and a choice from four
specially prepared entrées and a fabulous dessert for
At left, Chris Chew, Nancy Giannini, Karen O’Larey and
Rosemary Snickars share some girl time
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dinner. My thanks to Sam & Diane Francovich, owners of The Grill,
and Chef Justin who responded so quickly and professionally to put
together a wonderful dinner for all of us.
After dessert, I spoke to the group about the importance of
volunteers in the club. I also explained the critical open positions of
Activities Chair and Newsletter Editor and encouraged members to
think about volunteering for these roles. Then, assisted by Membership Chair Karen O’Larey, we recognized a total of 12 other members
in attendance for their volunteer efforts: Rich O’Larey, Harry & Debbie
Dell, Pete & Carol Dickinson, Ron Lewis, Mary Lou Kugler, Steve &
Mayla Kent, George Queyrel,
Paul Giannini and Dick Bottom.
Another 24 members not able to
attend were also recognized. For
each of their volunteer events,
recipients were presented with
a club gift certificate that can be
used at future club events.
Thank you to each and every
volunteer! You made 2015 a great
year!
Above, Pete Dickinson explains
the nuances of fast draw to
Tommy Lovoti.
At left, volunteers and event
hosts denise Lewis and Harry
Dell toast the year with a glass
of wine.
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Volunteer Your Time:
It may save a life
For several years Tire Rack has sponsored
pating on March 12th for this valuable community
STREET SURVIVAL, a program teaching car control effort! Send Doug Driver an email at competition@
to teens and young adults. The BMW club and the
snr-pca.org to ask questions or let him know that
SCCA have long been partners in this program and
you’ll volunteer. If you have family members or
PCA is now moving to actively involve its members.
friends and neighbors with kids between the ages
The program is run by volunteers. In our case it’s
of 16 and 21, let them know about this upcoming
program. It’s well worth the time and money! See
local SCCA and BMW club members. Students pay
www.streetsurvival.org for more information on this
$75 for a full day program that includes classroom
sessions and car control exercises similar to what you fabulous program.
experience in an autocross. Students do the
car control exercises in their daily drivers in
Students can’t wait to get behind the wheel
unpredictable situations to learn how to make
good driving decisions, react more quickly
and anticipate actions of other drivers
Our club will be participating in the next
local program on Saturday, March 12th at
Reno-Stead Airport. We need SNR volunteers to serve as instructors and cone chasers.
Lunch is provided. To serve as an instructor
it is helpful to have either autocross or track
driving experience. You’ll
have to take a two hour onDoug Driver
line course to be certified.
Please consider partici-
A student and her instructor navigate their way through a field of cones.
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New SNR Members
New Members:
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John Moynes
Dutch Neilson
Richard Rushton
Rick Rebozzi
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Jerry Pretti & Mary Wilson
Dennis Schade & Mary Lougher
William Nolan & Ashley Pardoe
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