Nord Stern Region PCA April 2017

Nord Stern

APRIL 2017

Dedicated to the belief that . . . getting there is half the fun.

Table of Contents Nord Stern is the official monthly publication of the Nord Stern Region, PCA Inc. Articles herein are those of the author’s and do not necessarily represent the official position of PCA, the Nord Stern Region, or their members. Departments The editor reserves the right to edit all material. Articles and classifieds for publication in Nord Stern must be submitted by the 15th of each month 4 2017 Nord Stern Officers and Committee Chairs prior to publication. 5 Welkommen . . . Welkommen . . . Welkommen Permission is given to chartered regions of PCA to reprint articles in their newsletters if credit is given to the author and Nord Stern. 5 So, Just What Do We Do In Nord Stern??! Nord Stern membership is $30 per calendar year. Nord Stern subscription 6 The Prez Sez . . . for non-PCA members is $40 per calendar year. 7 From the Editor . . . Want Ad insertions are free for Nord Stern members, $10 for non-members and should be sent to the editor. Contact the advertising manager for further 9 Car Biz Board . . . One Stop Shopping! retail advertising information. Christie Boeder, Editor 28 Carmudgeon Chronicles 11919 Hilloway Rd. W. Minnetonka, MN 55305 35 PCA’s Zone 10 Directory 612.845.4509 (cell) or editor©nordstern.org 36 Classifieds Proof Reader - Scott Berger Adv Mgr - Lara Dant, [email protected] Features Ron Faust, Staff Writer/Photog. 218.961.1617

Please contact staff for any event coverage you may need 10 Club Talk . . . ‘Talk’ e-mail address: [email protected] website: http://www.nordstern.org 11 Autocross Crossed Online issues, past and present are available in pdf format at http://www. 13 Nord Stern Business Meeting Minutes March 2017 nordstern.org 14 That First Purchase 18 2017 Nord Stern Driver Ed Tech Form 20 Key Info 27 2016 Liqui-Moly October 7th, 8th & 9th, 2016 . . . The Adventure Continues, Part 4 24 What Goes Around, Comes Around 29 A Holiday Party Mystery 33 Book Reviews for Porschephiles

Upcoming Events 8 2017 Calendar . . . Get Around with Nord Stern Cover - 12 2017 Membership Socials photo by Michael 22 Slowpokes - May 20-21, July 3 Grabner 25 2017 Porsche Parade Spokane no 30 AutoLieben Motorsports Fest explanations Nord Stern Region PCA April 2017 needed! 34 All Porsche Show 2017

Nord Stern April 2017 3 How to Join PCA and 2017 Nord Stern Officers then Nord Stern Region of and Committee Chairs PCA President president©nordstern.org Historic Archivist archivist©nordstern.org Kim Fritze 612.275.4891 1. First, JOIN the Porsche Club of Ryan McGee 2645 Lyndale Ave S America (PCA). Please visit www. Insurance Chair insurance©nordstern.org Minneapolis, MN 55408 pca.org for membership instructions. Dan Perinovic 2. Next, join Nord Stern Vice President vicepresident©nordstern.org Membership membership©nordstern.org Lara Dant • Visit www.nordstern.org and Ed Vazquez 612.720.0760 pay dues via Paypal (http:// Secretary secretary©nordstern.org usa35.noip) hotlink is on the Met Council metcouncil©nordstern.org Betsey Porter Join/Renew page. Bob Kosky 952.938.6887 • Or, send check, payable to Nord Treasurer treasurer©nordstern.org Stern, directly to Ed via the Newsletter newsletter©nordstern.org Jeff Bluhm Christie Boeder 612.845.4509 snail mail address below. 6767 Marsh Ridge Ct. • Your membership information Eden Prairie, MN 55346 with PCA will be available for 952.975.5931 (h) or 612.371.1148 (w) Oktoberfest/AutoLieben Event the club’s records. Paul Bergquist 952.937.1822 All Porsche Show porscheshow©nordstern.org Mercedes Benz Club 3. To RENEW an existing Nord Phil Saari Stern membership visit www. Mark Koegler Rally and Drives rally©nordstern.org nordstern.org and pay via PayPal YOUR NAME HERE! (link is in instructions on how to Advertising advertising©nordstern.org Safety safety©nordstern.org Join/Renew or use: http://usa35. Lara Dant Paul Ingebrigtsen noip.me). Or, you may send your Keith Erickson 612.805.3565 check, payable to Nord Stern, to Ed Autocross autocross©nordstern.org via his snail mail address below. Andy Golfis [email protected] Tech & Shop Relations techsessions©nordstern.org Or, call Ed directly and leave your Board of Directors board©nordstern.org Keith Fritze 612.275.3123 name, address and both home and Dave Anderson Michael John 612.386.5255 work phone numbers with any Paul Ingebritsen Mike Sabers Touring touring©nordstern.org questions. Randy Walker 715.441.6084 Charity Fundraiser charity©nordstern.org Address Changes: Mark Kriesch Track Relations - BIR and RA Please send Ed any address changes trackrelations©nordstern.org or updates via email or just give him Club Race clubrace©nordstern.org Jim Bahner 651.492.9459 Dave Sorenson a call! Webmaster webmaster©nordstern.org Driver Education de©nordstern.org Ed Vazquez Steve Meydell 763.416.1655 email: edmn911©aol.com or DE Registrar registrar©nordstern.org 612.720.0760 (cell) Zone 10 Rep: Julie Bailey Dave Anderson 612.850.7411 Mail renewal checks to: 229 S Westfield St Driver Training dt©nordstern.org eff Bluhm Wichita, KS 67209 J Jim Bahner 651.492.9459 6767 Marsh Ridge Ct. Eden Prairie, MN 55346 Fall Color Tour fallcolor©nordstern.org racylacy944©yahoo.com John Dixon eyerack©tcq.net Reminder: Annual Dues are: 316.655.4058 $30 per year (defrays monthly newsletter costs!) Nord Stern membership Options: $30 per year $80 for three years! Check your mailing label for your expiration date Contact Ed with any membership inquiries or updates Addresses available upon request for chairperson/s or Board members. Call Christie Boeder 612.845.4509 or email: [email protected]

4 Nord Stern April 2017 WELKOMMEN . . . WELKOMMEN . . . WELKOMMEN

Welcome . . . New Nord Stern Members

We hope to see you at upcoming events!

Daron Armstrong So, Just What Do We Do In Nord Stern??! Lake Elmo, MN A brief synopsis of activities and events offered by your club, Nord Stern, and/or PCA or, just Black 1999 911 Carrera enough info to pique your interest??!! Cabriolet Autocross: A low-speed driving event, teaching one how to maneuver one’s car around a set course of pylons on a closed circuit. Instruction is available, drivers compete against the Andrew & Elizabeth Eisenhart clock. No modifications to one’s car are necessary. Some safety equipment needed (helmet). Saint Louis Park, MN ClubTalk: E-mail listserv for member subscribers focusing on car issues and discussions as Silver 2007 911 Carrera 4S well as a place to ask questions, get recommendations and comments. Also for last minute breaking news on upcoming events and activities. Subscribe at http://listserv.nordstern.org/ James McGrath mailman/listinfo/clubtalk, or any account edits, updates. Minneapolis, MN Concours: A setting where are displayed for general viewing and/or inspection Seal Grey 2002 911 Carrera 4 competition. Experienced judges evaluate the various models based upon cleanliness, overall Cabriolet condition and authenticity. Note: Nord Stern conducts an ‘All Porsche Show’ at which cars are ‘shown’ but not judged. Driver Training: A driving course designed to teach and enhance high speed driving skill and technique on an actual race course. Training includes classroom sessions, on-track ‘exercises’ plus supervised lapping sessions. A Pre-Requisite for Driver Ed participation and NOT to be confused with Driver Education events. Driver Training includes both Novice and Intermediate level options. Check with DT Chair for additional options. Driver Education: High speed driving event on a closed-course racetrack (Brainerd, Blackhawk Farms, Road America, for example) where drivers are grouped according to prior lap times. Prior Driver Training participation is required. Performance enhancements are frequently made (but not required!). Parade Laps: Often held during lunch at Driver Training/Driver Ed events at closed-course racetracks, this controlled environment with a pace car provides participants an opportunity to take street cars on the track at highway speeds so that they can see what the course is like. Minors are permitted in state approved restraints and with a signed parental release. PCA Club Racing: Wheel-to-wheel competition between drivers who hold PCA club racing licenses. There is a race class for every model Porsche. Safety modifications to your vehicle required. Rally: An event wherein a driver and co-driver complete a predetermined route along open roads following a specific set of navigational instructions. Can be aTDS (time- distance-speed) or a ‘fun’ rally. Social: Organized gatherings of club members, affiliates and family member to meet, eat and drink beverages! Tech Session: Casual educational session that span a wide range of topics, from general maintenance, through Concours prep, performance enhancements and general car/mechanical knowledge!

Nord Stern April 2017 5 The Prez e’re another month closer to a driving There are event spaces including eight enclosed season but don’t tell our Vice President, meetings spaces with a conference room with over Sez . . . Lara Dant, as she has been driving a 1987 100 seats and a boardroom overlooking the driver W944S throughout the winter! There have been a couple development tracks. of fun events in March with an Open House at Russ There is also state of the art driving simulators Hagen’s on the 18th and a Presentation about the that allow for choosing from multiple tracks and

Transaxle Era by Kim Crumb. In April, we have three many different vehicles including PDK or manual New Member Socials. The first on the 8th at Imola, transmissions as a part of the experience. the second will be on the 15th at Auto Edge including The Porsche Experience Center also has a shop where by Ryan McGee a pizza lunch and tech session and the third will be they offer rebuild/restoration services to classic car held in Rochester and will also include a pizza lunch collectors and race teams. There were several classic and a DE tech inspection on a 944, an air-cooled cars being restored and race car engines being rebuilt 911, and a 997. RSVP to Jeff Boehm (see calendar in the shop. It was explained to me that a classic page 8. Please remember that the new member socials restoration can take over 6 months to complete even are open to all members. Come on out and help make with two experienced restoration specialists! our newer members welcome! We finished off our tour with dinner at the Porsche Last month I summarized my driving experience at 917 Restaurant located on the second level of the the LA Porsche Experience Center. In addition to the Porsche Experience Center with views of the driving driving experience I was able to take a tour of the circuit. The name and décor were inspired by the facilities. There is a Porsche Experience Center retail legendary 917 race car, which gave Porsche its first store with exclusive Porsche branded merchandise overall winds a the in 1970 and including standard items such as shirts, key chains, 1971. This upscale restaurant had fantastic food and pens, coffee cups, model cars. But there was a lot of wine. Highly recommended if you are in the area. interesting items like Porsche ice-tray molds, office chairs, steak knives and even a 911 soundbar built Last month I forgot to mention that volunteer from a 911 exhaust system that uses the rear section opportunities exist within the club. This month I and tailpipes as resonators!! would, again, like to encourage others to get involved with the club. We currently have the Rally Master The Speedster Café has breakfast items, sandwiches, chair open, have a few spots that need to be filled salads, soup, coffee, expresso and drinks. It is located for the club race and we would like to see a Chair right next to driving experience so you can grab a bite and Co-Chair for each position making transitions to eat and watch the cars going through the circuit. easier. There will be volunteers needed for the All There is a customizing center where one is able Porsche Show too. If you have been wanting to get to order custom seat belts, gear selectors door sill involved but didn’t know where to start, please send guards, storage compartment lids/covers, paint

finishes, floor mats, the dashboard, seats, etc. Continued on page 28

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6 Nord Stern April 2017 t’s April and we know what that means . . . it’s record-setting winter (or should I say lack of an From the driving time! Although first, before the start of average winter) the season does get long and it’s the 2017 driving season, we have our annual All definitely time to gather and just be social! Editor . . . IMembership socials at two of our advertiser shops in Driver Training and Driver Ed are right around the the Twin Cities: Auto Edge and Imola. And a third one corner, too. And with all the dates in the calendar for our southeast Minnesota club members (and any make sure you get them on YOUR calendar. Don’t and all who’d enjoy a drive ‘down south’) in Rochester forget registration is on clubregistration.net. at Werkstatt for a social and tech session. Feel free to But the BIG event has to be our online auction attend one close to home or far away. Or all three for for the next charity calendar, the 2018 version! by Christie Boeder that matter! Always fun and informative. See times, ‘73 911 We know what a beautiful project it was in it’s locations, and details listed on page 12 in this issue. inaugural year so don’t delay, get those bids in so The Rochester tech session will feature DE tech your Porsche can be featured on one of the months. inspections of a 944, an air-cooled 911, and a 997. I know I am planning on jumping in right away. The Imola’s event will probably be an open house of their auction will be timed, there’s a reserve price on each shop - now that’s always impressive. And what goodies month and while there is no ‘buy it now’ option, Auto Edge has in store aren’t known at the time of you can put in a ‘Best Offer’ which depending on publication. But it’s always interesting over there in what that figure is the moderator has the option of Maplewood. And of course while our snow coverage accepting and thus ending the auction. So bid high, and overall temperatures haven’t exactly meant a as this year’s charity recipient will be the American Cancer Society. There really aren’t too many of Porsche Enthusiast & Commercial Real Estate Expert us who haven’t been impacted by this disease in one form or another.

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Nord Stern April 2017 7 2017 Calendar . . . Get Around with Nord Stern

APRIL 2017 AUGUST 2017 8 Nord Stern Membership Social - See Pg. 12 12 Nord Stern Vino In The Valley - Drive 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Maiden Rock, WI Imola, Plymouth Eventmaster: Randy Walker 11 Nord Stern Business Meeting SEPTEMBER 2017 Location: Grizzly’s in Plymouth, 220 Carlson Pkwy N. 4 Annual Rochester Labor Day BBQ and Picnic 6:30 p.m. Social, 7 p.m. Business, All Members welcome! Details TBA, Questions Jeff Boehm at 507.261.9407 15 Nord Stern Membership Social - See Pg 12 15 Nord Stern Driver Training 9:30 a.m. Registration. Brainerd International Raceway Auto Edge, Mahtomedi Eventmaster: Jim Bahner 11:30 p.m. Lunch Registration: clubregistration.net 12 p.m. Tech Session 16-17 Nord Stern Fall Fling Driver Ed 23 Nord Stern Membership & Tech Session - Rochester Brainerd International Raceway Noon, Pizza Lunch - See Pg. 15 Eventmaster: TBA Social, DE Tech, Club Info Registration: clubregistration.net Location: Werkstatt (werkstatt533.com) Dave will do a DE inspection on a 944, 20-24 PCA’s Treffen Asheville an aircooled 911, and a 997 Omni Grove Park Inn; Asheville, NC RSVP: Jeff Boehm, 507.261.9407 or [email protected] 29 - Nord Stern Fall Color Tour - 25th Anniversary! 28 Nord Stern Driver Training Oct 1 Eventmaster: John Dixon, [email protected] Brainerd International Raceway Based out of Tofte, MN Eventmaster: Jim Bahner Make your reservations a year out Registration: clubregistration.net OCTOBER 2017 29-30 Nord Stern Spring Fling Driver Ed 8 Sunday’s ‘Bark and Beer’ Drive (corrected date) Brainerd International Raceway Details TBA Eventmaster: TBA NOVEMBER Registration: clubregistration.net 12 Old Log Theater Outing with the Mercedes Benz Club JUNE 2017 Eventmaster: Paul Bergquist 12-13 Nord Stern Cheese Fling Driver Ed @ Road America Registration at: clubregistration.net Two full days (Monday/Tuesday) of track sessions, “Third Thursdays” of each month one awesome price Informal ‘Post-Work’ Social, 5:30 p.m. at 25 Joint-Sponsored Autocross with Corvette Club CLUB JAGER 923 Washington Ave. North, Mpls, MN 55401 Details TBA 612.332.2686 25 Nord Stern Annual All Porsche Show website: http://clubjager.com/ Central Park, Roseville, Rosefete **Please note: Nord Stern sponsored events are officially designed ‘Nord Details TBA, Co-Chairs Phil Saari and Mark Koegler Stern’ and/or PCA (Porsche Club of America) activities. All other events JULY 2017 of potential interest to club members may be added to the calendar as a courtesy to the organizer, or organizing entity, as space permits. 9-15 PCA Annual Porsche Parade (updated) Spokane, WA 28-30 Nord Stern Annual Club Race & Driver Ed Location: BIR 30 AutoLieben - Car Show Location: Afton Alps Details TBA: Eventmaster Jackson Richter

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Nord Stern April 2017 9 Club Talk National Honors! • 13-Year Winning Streak. 1976-1988 • 1960 – /Oliver Gendebien Porsche ongratulations to Bruce Boeder for receiving RS 60 . . . ‘Talk’ the 2016 Appreciation Award from PCA for his • 1968 – Hans Hermann/ – Porsche 907 work as Past Club Racing Chair and National • 1971 – /Gerald Larrousse – Porsche 917 CSteward. And congratulations to Kim Fritze for her • 1973 – /Peter Gregg/Dave work as National PCA Membership Chair. Two great Helmick – Porsche Carrera Nord Stern members and certainly worthy of the • 1976 – /Michael Keyser – Porsche honor. Carrera – Dale Trippler Courtesy Clubtalk • 1977 – George Dyer/Brad Frisselle – Porsche To subscribe to Clubtalk Well done, Bruce and Kim! Thanks for all you do for Carrera Nord Stern as well! • 1978 – /Charles Mendez/Bob http://listserv.nordstern.org/ Garretson – mailman/listinfo/clubtalk – Paul Ingebrigtsen • 1979 – /Roy Woods/Rob McFarlin – Or to un-subscribe, edit settings, Congratulations! Porsche 935 change email accounts, this is the site to visit to make ANY – Teresa Pfister • 1980 – Dick Barbour/John Fitzpatrick – Porsche updates or changes. 935 K3 Congratulations Bruce and Kim! Well deserved • 1981 – Hurley Haywood/Al Holbert/Bruce Leven – Attachment Information!! recognition is an understatement. Pictures (and other) attachments that Porsche 935 don’t exceed 1.5 MB in size may be – Kris Meacham • 1982 – John Paul, Sr./John Paul, Jr. – Porsche 935 sent. Anything bigger gets flagged for Hear. Hear! • 1983 – Kees Nierop/Wayne Baker/Jim Mullen – review by the administrator. A posted message remains on the server to be – Dave Galey either approved/rejected/deferred. If • 1984 – /Mauricio DeNarvaez/ the attachment size is within reason Congraulations, – Porsche 935 it will be approved the server will – Scott Kuhne • 1985 – A.J. Foyt/ – distribute to the list. If the picture is excessively too large, sender might be Congratulations you two! • 1986 – /Bob Akin/ – Porsche asked to reformat and resend or, if the 962 – Ryan McGee administrator has time, he will pull a • 1987 – / – Porsche 962 copy of the picture, resize it, and post it on your behalf. Cool x2. • 1988 – /Hans Stuck – Porsche 962 – Nick Cirillo • 2008 – , , – Porsche RS Spyder Thanks, gals and guys. I’m sure Kim would agree • Other Porsche Sebring Facts. that it is the people and not the cars. And I know that • Class Wins: 70 (a manufacturer record) we are both particularly touched by all the “attaboys” • Fastest race lap: 130.707 mph (by Derek Bell in a from our home region. Porsche 962 – 1986) – Bruce Boeder • Wins: 31 Overall and Class Victories : Statistics Time! • GT Class Wins: 28 (since 1979) • Porsche has led 4,198 laps at Sebring (overall) for Porsche history at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of a total of 19,997.4 miles (Ferrari is second at 2,743 Sebring dates back to 1953 when Richard Toland and 13,099.1 respectively) entered a Porsche 356 in the race. The German • Porsche has lead the 12 Hours of Sebring overall marque’s first win came in 1960 when Hans in 25 of its 65 years – 3 more years than its nearest Herrmann and Oliver Gendebien piloted a Porsche competitor, Ferrari. 718 RS 60 to overall victory nine laps ahead of • Porsche has the most GT class pole positions of any second-place, the Brumos Racing-entered Porsche manufacturer: 15 718 RS 60. Since that time, Porsche has raced to • Porsche scored its 70th class win at Sebring in 2015 hold nearly every significant record on the former US when the No. 23 Team Seattle Alex Job Racing Army Air Corp airfield. Porsche 911 GT America took GT Daytona (GTD) • Overall Wins. 18 (Manufacturer Record, six honors. ahead of its nearest rival, Ferrari) • Porsche won both GT classes in 2014 – Porsche • Class Wins. 70 (Manufacturer Record, 43 ahead 911 RSR in GTLM and Porsche 911 GT America of its nearest rival, Corvette) Continued on page 31

10 Nord Stern April 2017 f you are married and live in Minnesota you already track operations and facility costs, but it should be a Autocross know that your entire summer is already over, booked lot of fun at a convenient location and an affordable with warm weather activities your wife or husband registration cost. Crossed Ihave been planning since New Year’s Day. But unlike Remember, if you are the kind of person that goes all of those resolutions that you have since forgotten, out to the garage in the middle of winter and pulls those summer weekend dates are cast in stone and are off the dust cover just to look at your car when no not going to be cancelled or moved. You have been one is around, rest assured you’re not alone. We are looking forward to these events all winter long if they trying to give you as many opportunities to look at it involved driving your favorite summer car. as well as drive the wheels off it, without the fear of

Unfortunately, there just isn’t enough summer to a ticket. Make sure you get the date on your summer fit everything in, which brings me to the current schedule so you have a fighting chance at getting by Andy Golfis, Autocross Chair scheduling conflict of this upcoming summer. to as many Nord Stern events as you can. Really, 1994 968 Nord Stern has been trying to give new, and current, how many weddings and family reunions can you members more inexpensive opportunities to drive their handle?!! cars in a safe and controlled venue while testing the limits of their car’s ability, as well as their own. To this See page 26 for all of MAC’s Autocross event end we have posted the Minnesota Autosports Club listings! (MAC) schedule for Autocross events statewide. Nord Stern has again joined the Corvettes of Minnesota (COM) to sponsor an Autocross event this year. Last year’s event was a great success with a record number of Porsches being represented. This year’s jointly 2017 BIR / RA Track Schedule sponsored Autocross event had to be changed from last year’s date in May to Sunday, June 25, 2017 which is • Driver Training First Fling: April 28 at Brainerd the same date as the All Porsche Show. We know this International Raceway is going to cause some consternation for some of our • Driver Education First Fling: April 29 - 30 at members, but we are trying to provide as many diverse Brainerd International Raceway opportunities as the summer will allow. We hope that • Driver Ed at Road America (Elkhart, WI) June you will be able to choose one and enjoy the day with 12 and 13 (Monday and Tuesday) other like minded Nord Stern members. • Club Race AND Driver Education: July 28-30 In addition to jointly sponsoring an Autocross event at Brainerd International Raceway with the Corvettes of Minnesota, Nord Stern will be sponsoring an event on its own which will provide • Driver Training Last Fling: September 15 at more seat time than a traditional Autocross event. It Brainerd International Raceway will be held at the Dakota County Technical College • Driver Education Last Fling: September 16-17 facility on Sunday, October 8, 2017. We are still in the at Brainerd International Raceway planning stages of the event. And we will be sending out more information as questions get answered about

Nord Stern April 2017 11 Nord Stern Membership Socials! 2017 Membership Socials

April 8, 2017 April 15, 2017 April 23, 2017! Saturday Saturday Sunday

11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 9:30 a.m. Registration, 12 Noon Details TBA Coffee & Donuts Pizza lunch, 10-11:15 a.m. Imola Motorsports Introduction of Officers Social, Driver Ed Tech 2980 Empire Lane and Presentations by and Information! Plymouth, MN 55418 Event Chairs Werkstatt 763.205.2561 11:30- !2:00 Pizza Lunch (werkstatt533.com) 6th 12 - 1 p.m. Tech Session Ave NW Rochester, MN 55901

Auto Edge PleaseR.S.V RSVP.P: Jeff to BoehmJeff Boehm at: 900 Wildwood Rd. [email protected]@gmail.com Mahtomedi A number count helps with planning 651.777.6924 So, What DO we do as Nord Sterners?

Learn What we DO, When we DO it, How we DO it and How you can DO it, too. Learn about our: Driving Schools, All Porsche Show, Day trips/tours, Social/Dinner Events, North Shore Fall Color Tour, Low Speed Autocrosses, High Speed Track Driving, National Club Racing Program, Charitable events! These Socials are your chance to find out more about Nord Stern’s upcoming activities and meet other club members! New members please contact Ed Vazquez, Membership Chair at [email protected].

All Nord Sterners Welcome: new, old, young or just curious, this IS for you!

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12 Nord Stern April 2017 eeting was called to order at 7 p.m. DE – 12 Nord Stern President – Ryan McGee DT – 8 Welcome to several members/guests including Advanced lapping – 0 Business M Rates will go up 2 weeks in advance Randy Eisele, Scott (last name, not sure!), Karen Carson. Panorama has a new editor-in-chief. Ryan and Driver’s Training – Jim Bahner Meeting Lara going to Des Moines March 24-26 for Region 10 No report. President’s meeting Fall Color Tour – John & Suzanne Dixon Minutes Vice President – Lara Dant No report. No updates. Historic Archivist – Kim Fritze March Treasurer – Jeff Bluhm No report. Sent a check to NAMI and to Michael for the Insurance – Dan Perinovic 2017 calendars. Might be some stray residuals left to pay. Dave requests two weeks’ notice to get insurance Received region rebate from PCA, $2,216.50. in place. Trying to get PCA to let him look at the Advertising – Lara Dant/Cathy Perinovic national insurance policy so he knows what it does Luis Fraguada Jr and his construction company will be and does not cover a new advertiser in 2017. Still following up on unpaid • Membership – Ed Vazquez accounts. Via email, all new membership are up to date. All Porsche Show – Phil Saari/Mark Koegler Checks will be sent to Jeff this week. Sent invitations to new PCA members to join NS Working on using the “racing” theme. Dave S asked by Betsey Porter, Secretary if they have ever done a DT/DE/Autocross as a “first • New member socials – Chairs please come! Let step”-focused theme. We can ask them to feature. Ed know if you are coming so he can include you in the presentations. Autocross – Andy Golfis • Ed wants to develop a new member mentor Andy has been trying to promote that first step that program for new members to have for one year. Dave S was talking about with regards to the APS He will think about it and advertise it. theme. Met Council – Bob Kosky Board of Directors Bob sent an updated file of dates to Christie. She is No update. running the list in the newsletter. Charity – Mark Kriesch Newsletter – Christie Boeder Working on the calendar auction for 2018, created a 90% done with April. Send photos to Christie for working site for live auction bids. Carrie Erickson from newsletter and FB, always can use more. Courage Kenny invited Mark to take a tour. He went Octoberfest – Paul Bergquist, Mercedes Benz and it was great. Roger suggested a tech session at Club Courage Kenny. Mark and Roger will work on it. No report, we will again support the AutoLieben Club Race – Dave Sorenson event along with other car clubs which is scheduled Contact Dave in interested in the open volunteer for end of July out at Afton Alps. positions at the Club Race. Our race will have an ad Rally and Drives – Open position in the next Club Race Magazine issue (it’s quarterly). No report. Roger created a 25th Anniversary logo. Dave guarantees NO snow and perfect weather for Club Race. Dave will ask Ron if he has a connection with the State Patrol to be on hand. Driver Education – Steve Meydell Need Dave P. to get insurance for First Fling. He will. Dave A will bring waivers. DE Registrar – Dave Anderson Will have stickers and labels for 2017 events First Fling registrations so far: Continued on page 30

Nord Stern April 2017 13 That First ow did you first get interested in the Porsche Dad’s mechanic, George, became a family friend due brand? Did you see one on the road, gracefully to all the time spent at the dealer bringing the ’63 up Porsche and quickly passing your vehicle? Maybe at the to spec. Cars then needed a lot of maintenance. Oil Hracetrack, seeing a Porsche do battle with the bigger changes every 3k miles, and a valve adjustment every Purchase cars and doing so well? Maybe it was seeing Steve second oil change. Adjust the link pins in the 356 McQueen piloting a gray 911S in the movie LeMans. front end, free up the rusty heater boxes. It went on I remember seeing a 911 for the first time, heading and on, as the car was driven daily, year round. south on Highway 67 from Rhine St. in Elkhart Lake, George wasn’t sitting still either. He had to keep his

1966. Porsches were a bit more scarce then, even Porsche training up to date, and in January of ’69 he though PCA had been in existence for at least ten was scheduled to attend Fuel Injection Training for years. Growing up in Michigan, you would see them the new models. The Weber and Solex carburetors

occasionally, nothing like today. Anyway, I was more were no longer up to the task, and Porsche had Text and photos into Triumphs and Austin Healeys, as I’d had more introduced a mechanical injection system for the 911 by Jim Southwell exposure. That changed one summer when my cousin E and S models. The T and the 912 would continue

Jim offered me a ride in his ’64 ‘C’ Cabriolet. 2012 911 Turbo S with carburetors. It was a big change, just like the Now, Jim was six years older than me, and was recent switch from natural aspiration to turbocharging making his way in the advertising world. He’d been for today’s 991 models. And it was complex. The new through a Sunbeam Tiger and a Honda motorcycle, mechanical system used a Bosch pump originally and this was his second Porsche. It was Irish Green designed for diesel applications and only a few inputs, with a dark interior. Chrome wheels and disc brakes. including throttle position. George paid attention and Top down. Let’s go! learned the material, but also got to know some of his fellow technicians. One of them was named Ulrich, We took a quick ride on the curvy back roads near his and Ulrich had a car for sale, a ’56 Carrera Speedster. house. Jim knew the roads well, as he had found the limits of adhesion a few times on previous drives. No News of this car made it back to us via George. At room to top it out, but plenty of curves and second this point, I did not own a car in my own name. I was and third gear bursts. Wow, nothing I’d been in felt attending Michigan State, living at home, and driving anything like this! This was a car to strive for. whatever was available in the driveway. Nineteen years old. I knew enough to know that a Speedster That following winter, my dad bought a used ’63 was a very desirable model, and the Carrera version Porsche coupe. Oslo Blue with a dark red vinyl even more so. We discussed the car, made a phone interior. $1,300. The college student that owned it call or two to Ulrich, and decided to go for it. The ‘red needed something different at that point, and moved mist’ purchase variety, was already taking effect. on to a Pontiac LeMans. Hmmmh. This would be the first Porsche I would drive. Ulrich lived in Cincinnati, about a three hundred mile drive from our home in Michigan. The plan was to Up to that point, most of my experience was in V8 drive down on a Friday afternoon/evening, see the car American iron, but we did have a Volvo 122S in the Saturday, and drive home that same day. Dad and I headed out in the Volvo, my head filled with thoughts of owning my own Porsche, and all the fun I would have. Sure, I could swing this! I had some money saved up from my job with Coca-Cola, and tuition at MSU was only nicking me $118.50 per quarter. Surely those over-achievers at U of Michigan were paying more. We easily made it to Cincinnati, got a hotel room for the night, and I tried to sleep. This was all about twenty-five years before the worldwide web, so there family fleet. That car had a four-speed, a tach on the were no photos to pore over, no VIN checks, no dash, and eventually an Abarth exhaust. Good training comps to easily look up. Running on faith. Tomorrow ground for the Porsche, to which I had occasional we would see the car! access. But I wanted one of my own. After breakfast, we made our way to Ulrich’s place.

14 Nord Stern April 2017 wheel and shift lever, and say to yourself, Dad and I considered what was in front of “I’m in a Speedster! This could be mine!” us and decided to make the purchase. We Let’s check out the engine, shall we? didn’t want to go home empty-handed. The Popping the deck lid revealed a Super 90 price was to be $1,175 for the car and parts pushrod engine. The truth was out; the package. No heavy close needed from Ulrich, only thing “Carrera” about this car was the we just had to get past another obstacle. In badge and the history of the company that the meantime a friend of Ulrich had dropped manufactured it. Still, the Super 90 was the by. As it came time to come up with the second most powerful street engine Porsche title to the car, it was revealed that the title made at the time, although it was not original was not immediately available, and it was He was in the hills north of the Ohio River, to any of the Speedster models, having been actually in another person’s name. My guess overlooking downtown. A nice location with swapped in at some point. My enthusiasm today, is that Ulrich did some work on the a good view. The car was parked on the was only beginning to car as a “side job” and didn’t get paid for street, and it bore a ‘Carrera’ badge on the sag, and it was time tail, looking good! We met Ulrich and his for a test drive. girlfriend, and proceeded to give the car the Having been parked once over. The deal was, he had the car and on the street for who a bunch of parts, including a new set of 5.5” knows how long, the Carrera wheels. Interesting. car would not crank The car was, well, a little rougher that I and start. As it was expected, but we were there and it deserved hilly, it was easy to our complete attention. First off, the doors roll it down the hill a did not close properly, and in place of the bit for a bump start. It non-functioning latches, were short lengths fired and was hitting it, so he kept the car for security. Once he of seat belt material, complete with latches, on four cylinders. We drove it around the found a buyer he could get the title, collect that had been bolted to the doors and interior area a little, never getting on the highway, but the money, and give the remaining proceeds body panels, with a nice sized fender washer it ran OK and made it back to Ulrich’s. So to the actual owner. His friend jumped into to give it good purchase. Slick. Out back, a far, we’re non-plussed but haven’t considered the conversation at this point and suggested previous owner had decided to customize making a run for it. How about the parts a solution. “How about this, you take the car the license plate mount, and recess it into the cache? and parts at the agreed price, he’ll produce body. He got as far as cutting a rectangular Inside the house, we were shown a box of the title, and you mail Ulrich a check once hole in the panel and gave up. What other assorted parts. Gaskets, trim pieces, fan belts, you get the signed title. It all goes to trust on surprises were in store? a few spark plugs, were accompanied by the both sides.” Inside, the correct Speedster buckets were main body of a Halda Speedpilot rally timing Well now. We were strangers, three hundred intact, along with the normal spartan trim. device. The 5.5” wheels were brand new, and miles from home, and this seller was going to Just don’t look over your shoulder and spot were in the usual wide bolt pattern of a 356, let us take off with the car without payment those re-purposed seat belts! Still, you could with no hubcap clips, and certainly looked on the promise of receiving the title soon look at the proper gauges, the thin steering genuine.

Above: Speedster examples Continued on page 23

Nord Stern April 2017 15 Where We Were – Where We Are – Celebrating 55+ Years of Nord Stern

s if it were a bill going through bought a $3,000 914 during his move to performed by Nord Stern members at that Congress, the move to pull the pylons California. He and his seven-year-old son time. Fourteen members took part. A full on the high speed track at BIR has got into mechanical problems in the 914, but page tech inspection list is included in the Abeen approved by the Nord Stern Rules soon things got much worse when he got issue, as we still do to this day. Committee, the Safety Committee, the Tech separated from his wife on the Interstate. She An inquiry seeks out any interest in Committee, the Drivers’ School Committee, had their two daughters and what little was providing child care for drivers’ children at and the Autocross Committee. Imagine the left of his money in the family Aerostar. He BIR. That would be a first. excitement! got the old 914 up to 105 mph in hot pursuit. Hurley Haywood and his Brumos Racing He had her in sight before a tire blew. His – Ron Faust 911 Turbo helped Porsche win 1980 911 SC Weissach th it’s 30 IMSA GT manufacturer’s Geyser Gray,911 50 championship, also notching the Irish Green 1964 356 fastest race lap in American street- April 1992 stock racing. The “chase” cars used during PCNA of Reno announces that the timed runs in the past will go into 1992 911 Turbo does a 0-60 in 4.8 the history books along with the seconds and has a top speed of 168 pylons. Chase cars with passengers mph. The 3.3 liter engine delivers had been following each car doing 315 hp and 332 foot-pounds of its timed run so that someone torque. might jump out with his or her The 1992 911 Carrera 2’s 3.6 liter little fire extinguisher if the car normally aspirated flat 6 produces ahead crashed and burned. It was 247 hp and has a 0-60 time of 6.4 fun riding with a friend at speed, seconds. but I don’t think any fires got In the Marketplace, Bob Cox lists extinguished. a 90 point 1965 356 Cabriolet for Tech Inspections will be beefed $3,500??????? Did a computer up. Passing will be allowed only glitch delete a digit? Jim Bryant between Turn 9 and 10 and Turn 10 is offering a set of new, in the and 1, and not between 3 and 4. Rocky Mountain Region was planning to host the first Club box 7x16 Fuchs for $300 each. A Race ever June, 1992. They also $15,900 ‘78 SC, a $6,100 ‘74 914 and another ‘74 914 for $6,400 fill out the list were the first Region to sponsor a track-type son thought the two trips spinning into and of ads. drivers’ school back in 1966. The Club Race out of the median were really fun. It took 24 will be at Second Creek Raceway, which is hours and three states before the Highway The “Wanted” section includes complete said to have a paved paddock and two oil Patrol could help Rodney and his wife and contact info for “Karl Seelander Point wells! (editor’s note, yes,we were there in their three children find each other. Leasing und Handels GmbH” in Munich. 1996 and it did have two oil-wells!) They want new and used 911’s for return to Bob Viau, Roland Viau and Jack Maruska the Fatherland. Rodney Harrison writes an article on how presented a session on how to tech a car for NOT to buy a Porsche. He called a number the track, as tech inspections were still being in a “wife having a baby-must sell” ad and Above: April 1992 Cover

16 Nord Stern April 2017 Right and below, Tech Inspections were and still are an integral part of our Driver Ed program - more than a few familiar faces in this group albeit a LOT younger!

Left: a very young Bob Viau of Auto Edge!

Nord Stern April 2017 17 2017 Nord Stern Driver Education Tech Form Porsche Club of America, Nord Stern Region Name ______Address ______Email address:______City ______State ______Zip ______Phone______PCA #/Exp. Date ______Drivers License # ______(Required) (Required) Car Number ______Best Time @ BIR______Nord Stern Car Class ______Make ______Model ______Engine ______List modifications to Engine, Drive train, Suspension, Brakes and Wheels on back of this form. Technical Safety Inspection To be completed by qualified shop or inspector

Shop/Inspector Performing Tech Shop Stamp:

Lights Pass Brakes/Wheels/Tires Pass Interior Pass Headlights ______Tires/Wear _____ Steering/Play _____ Front Signals ______Wheel Bearings _____ Brake Pedal/Firm _____ Rear Signals ______Rotors/Scored/Cracked _____ Seat Belts/Anchors _____ Tail Lights ______Brake Fluid/Full/Clean _____ Helmet Snell 2010/Better _____ Brake Lights ______Brake Lines _____ Suspension Pass Engine/Trans. Pass Other Misc. Items Pass Shocks/Leaks _____ Fan Belts/Cracks/Tight _____ Spare Tire/Secure _____ Susp. Travel/Noise _____ Fuel or Oil Leak _____ Battery/Secure _____ Susp. Mounts/Rust _____ Hoses, Wiring/Secure _____ Windshield Wipers _____ Tie Rods/Tight _____ Transmission/Leaks _____ Roll Bar 1” above occpts. _____ Ball Joints/Tight _____ Throttle Return _____ head/s for Open cars _____ Engine Mounts/Cracks _____ CV Joints/Tight/Dry _____ Equivalent Restraints _____

Condition of: ______

Brake Pads ______Tires/Wear ______

Is shop re-inspection required: Yes No Items to be correct: ______(Continue on back) Approved shops can be located at:http://nordstern.org/porsche-mn-sponsors/approved-tech-inspection/

The driver/owner has read and agrees to abide by the Nord Stern Driver Education Rules. High speed driving is an inherently dangerous activity. The passing of this technical inspection means that the automobile has met certain minimum safety standards for participation in a driver education event. However, no technical inspection can uncover all possible defects nor predict all unforeseen circumstances. Neither Nord Stern Region of the Porsche Club of America, Inc. nor the technical inspector makes any express or implied warranty of fitness for any purpose. It is the ultimate responsibility of the automobile owner and driver to insure the safe operation of this vehicle, and to maintain the car’s safe operating condition over the course of the season. In order to participate in any Nord Stern driving event all registered drivers must present a valid PCA Membership Card and Driver’s License. Nord Stern Region reserves the right to exclude any individual. Driver/Owner’s Signature ______Date ______

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Nord Stern April 2017 19 Key This is KEY INFO, literally. We will try to give you as much “Key” information Info as possible in this article, as there’s a lot of misinformation regarding this topic.

Most of our cars came with 2 keys from the factory.

Many times, if the car is sold, the second key doesn’t transfer ownership or the original owner may have

lost or misplaced a key throughout the years so the By Pedro Bonilla, car is left with just one key. I see this a lot when I Pedro’sgarage.com perform Pre-Purchase Inspections. (anti-theft) feature in your car. It is a unique passive It is good to note that the keyless entry (remote) is an November 2014 issue of identifier whichreflects a string of numbers that must option. Porsches do not come standard with remote “Die Porsche Kassette” match what is programmed into the Central Locking controlled locks, so there are plenty out there with a reprinted by permission Unit’s memory. good old-fashioned manual entry. The Remote I ordered my 1998 with keyless entry and my car Control is a came with 1 key with remote and one manual key small radio Now a days, cars that are ordered with the keyless transmitter, entry option come with 2 keys with remote. and like the immo pill, sends a string of numbers that have been preprogrammed into the CLU to actuate the door locks, front trunk lid, rear trunk lid, etc. The remote control uses a common, 3 volt button battery which needs to be replaced A Porsche key is made up of multiple parts: every few Blade - The mechanical portion of the key that years. The actuates the tumblers in the lock battery Immobilizer Pill - A passive RF unique identifier, model is which allows the car to start 2032. Remote Control - Radio transmitter to set or open the The Fob locks / alarm or other keeps all Battery - Powers the remote-control operations the parts together in one easy-to-operate enclosure O-ring - Helps keep the key water-resistant which also is water-resistant to protect the electronics. Fob - Contains all the parts It is not water-proof and many have been damaged The blade is laser etched and unique to each car. It when sent through the wash cycle having been left in only operates the mechanical tumblers in the door a trouser pocket. and steering locks. If lost or damaged, the factory If you purchase a new key fob it will contain a can supply a replacement as each car’s key info is new immo pill and a new remote control with a stored in their new battery but not the blade. If you want to have archives. Visit a complete second (or third, or fourth) key, keep in your local mind that you’ll also have to order a new laser-etched dealer for this key blade. The cars have capacity to store up to four service. (4) different remote / immo combinations. The immo pill But sometimes the remotes stop working. What can is the security it be? Several things:

20 Nord Stern April 2017 •The most obvious is a dead battery. input into the car’s Central Locking Unit Carefully pry open the fob and replace. The using a Porsche-specific computer (PST-II or telltale sign that it’s a dead battery is that the PIWIS) which the Porsche Dealers and some red LED won’t light up or will be very faint Independent Shops have. This way, the old when one of the buttons is pressed. Note, the key blade is just transferred over to the new (+) side goes towards the outside. key fob. •If the car has been parked for over six Happy Porsche’ing, Pedro days, the remote’s receiver is automatically deactivated. Open the door with the key, programmed into the car’s memory. The new insert the key in the ignition and start the car. fob with a remote and immo pill will come The remote is now active again. with its security codes and they need to be •You could have the “Outside Lock-in

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22 Nord Stern April 2017 First . . . more thoroughly and get to know what I had locally that I liked. Silver with a brown purchased. Reality was setting in. interior and a nice top. This seller had been continued from page 15 buying the occasional Porsche to lightly after. We had little to lose. We shook hands, How was I going to fix the doors, since the recondition and flip. $675 and it was mine, loaded up the parts, and bump started the car proper fix had eluded the previous owner including the horizontal crease in the driver’s for the ride home. I left in the P-car and Dad too? What else would it need mechanically, door. took the Volvo. saying nothing of the cosmetic flaws? There was no PPI or look underneath on a lift. This car got a buddy and me to Road It was February, and even in southern Ohio Porsches in this era rusted like every other America that September, top down all the it was cold. The Volvo led the way and I car due to the lack of inner fender liners, way, for the Can-Am race and a stay at tucked in behind, underneath the single layer and this car pre-dated the galvanized body Plymouth Rock. Let me tell you, that trip was convertible top and the well worn “side structure by twenty years. way more fun than a February drive on I-75 curtains” in place. The car gave no heat, and in “my Speedster”! the side curtains were as effective as open I drove it a few times, but the car was never windows, moving back and forth away from properly registered for the road. Each drive the windshield edge and the top. I was soon included flipping license plates from another freezing cold, but convinced myself that the car in the driveway and a jump-start. Stay suffering I was going through would be paid on the back roads out of sight. After a few back in the summertime with some top down months, I fully realized my folly and decided Speedster motoring. Still, I was freezing. to sell the car. We continued north on I-75 through Ohio. Now to find someone who would take it off After an hour or so of driving, we stopped my hands. A newspaper ad brought a few for fuel and to warm up. Dad proposed we prospects. A fellow from Detroit had seen switch cars for a bit, so he could drive the the ad and had some specific questions. I Speedster. Okay by me! Snug in the Volvo, recognized his name as a member of SE Michigan PCA, but as a “purist” he was turned off by the newer ’57 style taillights, and I never got to tell him about the doors. I never would have gotten them past him! Next, a guy who ran a used car outfit specializing in Porsches and VWs came for a look. Much more knowledgeable than me, and no offer was made. As they say in the used car business, “there with its excellent seats and functioning is a buyer for every heater, I was more than happy for the switch. seat”, and a fellow We made the rest of the trip non-stop and student came and got the car home safely to Williamston, looked the car over Michigan. A Speedster was sitting in our and bought it for driveway! $400 less than I paid. The best I It had been an interesting and exciting could do. twenty-eight hour trip. The following Monday, it was back to class, work, and I still wanted a the normal routine. The car would have to Porsche, and in wait. The weeks went by and I found little mid-summer found time to really do anything with the car in a ’59 Cabriolet its current state other than to pore over it (photo right)

’59 Cabriolet, Silver with brown interior

Nord Stern April 2017 23 What Goes h, Formula 1. The season is about to start up that Monaco, Monza and Spa still exist at all. Maybe again, you know. How long have you been we should add Hockenheim and Silverstone. But that’ Around, Afollowing the sport? How far back do you go? s it. I remember living for the race coverage in Road & I defy you to tell the difference between, say, Bahrain Comes Track Magazine, written by the one, the only, Henry and Singapore. Unaided. N. Manney III. And arriving in my mailbox literally So just what did Liberty Media see when they Around months after the actual events. Who was this guy? plunked down all that cash for ownership? And, those exotic lands he was talking about, were Quite a few stories have been written on what Liberty they real? plans to do . . . and what the interviewee thinks they I remember living for the one race that got TV should do. Here’s an overview. coverage in the US, the Monaco Grand Prix, on Luca di Montezemolo said the following ABC’s Wide World of Sports. Or was it the CBS in Autoweek, “The racing will be shorter, Sports Spectacular. Doesn’t matter. And then communication with the audience more effective there was the movie Grand Prix. Thank you, John . . . The rules will be simplified, and the concept that Frankenheimer. Formula 1 as a sport with deep European traditions I remember, as a young student, reading about will be reinforced. There will not be such nonsense The Bentley Boys, about Ettore Bugatti, about the as grands prix in Korea or India, and while a grand Mercedes - Auto Union rivalry (and let’s just pause prix in the United States is good, there should be a for a second and contemplate diminutive Tazio maximum of two . . . Finally, the new owners must Nuvolari trying to manhandle one of those 500+ hp actively involve the audience at the track - because no by Danielle Badler, beasts around a track at speed, with no real helmets, sport can exist without fans.” Rocky Mountain Region PCA no firesuits, no seatbelts, no guardrails, no brakes, no . By the way, don’t you think Dustin Hoffman could reprinted from March 2017 . . it was a different age.) High Gear play Luca? Or vice versa? Just saying. I remember Fangio, Moss, Collins, Hawthorn, Hill, Then there’s F1’s new leader, Liberty Media’s Chase Gurney, Clark, Stewart, Andretti, Lauda, Prost, Senna, Carey. In a story in The New York Times, of all Schumacher. places, Carey is described as “a longtime executive I remember the front-engined Ferrari, Maserati, with Fox and DirecTV who by his own admission is Vanwall, Cooper, BRM, Lotus. Lotus! not a rabid racing fan or ‘petrol-head.’” That’s not I remember the tracks. Yes, yes, let’s start with good. Monaco. And add Spa, Monza, the old Nurburgring, But he echoes Luca in calling for more partnership Watkins Glen. Suck-it-up corners like Eau Rouge and deals, and to “recast the way fans experience the the Parabolica. sport, both in person and remotely, so that connections What have we today? Let’ s see. First, the drivers. between spectators and people within the series are Who among the current crop is headed for the easier to make.” pantheon? I vote for Lewis, for sure. But who else? In the story, Carey says “increased digital access Vettel? for fans, a more behind-thescenes experience for Nico might have risen to it. But I put him in the same broadcast viewers and innovation in areas like virtual category as his father, Keke. They both made it, once. reality - what is it like to speed around the track inside But probably knew, deep down, that the chances of a Ferrari? - are among the possibilities.” pulling it off And then there’s Ross Brawn, formerly with Ferrari again were and Mercedes, now managing director of motorsport. very slim, at In an interview with BBC Radio 5, covered by best. Autoweek, Brawn said, “We know what fans want: And the tracks They want entertainment, they want close racing, they today? I think want to be able to understand what’ s going on . . . I it’ s a miracle think simplicity is a key objective for the future. I’ve watched F1 for the last few years as a spectator, and

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26 Nord Stern April 2017 ack in the paddock, we saw a few of the to the Monza was the early 70’s driven by 2016 Australian Touring Cars beginning to arrive, but John Bowe a pro and past Touring Car Champion. my Camaro was not one of them. Having now Next to John was Rusty’s 69 Mustang with a Liqui-Moly Bbeen up for more than 48 hours, we decided to go to 351 Ford engine, a trick rear suspension and a the Church Bar and have a pizza for dinner. Porsche steering rack. Next to Rusty’s Mustang Bathurst The Church Bar, is appropriately located in an old was my Camaro and the stall left of my Camaro church and the pizza that they serve is excellent. What 1000 better way to crown the trip than have pizza and a glass of wine in an old church. Since pizza is now called October 7th, flatbread most everywhere and wine is wine, it felt like I was taking communion, almost. 8th & 9th, With dinner finished, Taylor and I headed to a grocery store to stock up on track food staples. So, with 2016 the shopping cart filled with nacho chips, cheese, chocolate, nuts of various kinds, three containers of vanilla yogurt, four bananas and a jar of Vegemite, we . . . headed back to the house for a good night’s sleep. The next day, we realized that the groceries we bought were The was occupied by another Rusty French car. It was totally unnecessary as we were the guests of Pro-Drive. a 69 Camaro that was the T-Mart car, a We were served breakfast, lunch and dinner at crew very successful Australian Trans-Am racer back in Adventure mess hall all week. We ate very well. the late 60’s and early 70’s. Bob Jane T-Mart is an We arrived at the track on Wednesday morning and saw Australian tire store chain. T-Mart would be similar Continues, that the Camaro was there. It arrived late Tuesday night to the Discount Tire chain in the US. Rusty learned along with the crew so we set about meeting the team that the car was for sale about sixty days before Part 4 members and checking out the gear I had sent down Bathurst. The car’s owner passed away and his wife with the car. The crew chief of Rusty’s vintage car was selling off his car collection. Rusty bought team was Peter Sportelli. Peter is a vintage car owner three cars from her; a 935, an early 911 and the himself and owns a very rare 1968 Camaro that is raced Camaro. Rusty is a Ford and Porsche guy, through by Glenn Seton, a two time Touring Car Champion. and through, but bought the Camaro as a backup car, by Dave Roberts “just in case my car had an issue.” Anyone who goes out and buys a historic Trans Am car just in case your friend’s car has a problem is someone that must be called a good buddy. I am waiting for a few of my friend’s in the States to do the same, but I think it’s going to be a long wait. On Wednesday, Taylor and I spent some time in the suite that we had rented to entertain a number of DeVilbiss customers that were coming to Bathurst for the weekend. We were having it catered on Saturday and Sunday and wanted to make sure it was ready to go when our customers arrived. The Peter maintains Rusty’s vintage cars at Rusty’s shop location was fantastic. The suite was positioned just just outside of . Along with Peter were four above the ProDrive and Red Bull team garages and crew members who would be servicing my Camaro and pit stalls. From our balcony, we could watch all of Rusty’s Mustang over the weekend. the pit action of ProDrive, the team that won the As I looked around the Touring Car Master’s paddock, Supercar Championship in 2015 and Red Bull, the it was becoming more evident that my little 302 cubic team that was leading the Supercar Championship inch engine was going to struggle keeping up with late in the 2016 season. this crowd. In stall one was an early 1970’s Chevy While we were standing in the suite, we noticed Monza with a modern LS3 fuel injected engine. Next Continued on page 32

Nord Stern April 2017 27 Carmudgeon e car freaks bomb around in our 300, 400, 500 horse power machines, bragging about Chronicles 0-to-60 times of 4 seconds or less. How can Wwe possibly pay homage to an ancient two-cylinder car with only 20 horsepower? An ungainly car that . . . couldn’t reach 60 if you pounded it flat out all day long. Top speed 45 mph; fast enough for unpaved Thoughts On roads of the time. The 100th Why should we mark this October 1st, the day that Ford sold the first of 15 million Model-T’s? Birthday Well you had to be there. No, I wasn’t but my dad climbing power that way. Truth was, the carburetor bought one in the roaring 1920’s. No family records level retained more gas when climbing hills Of Ford’s as to whether it was a $250 new one or used, but we backward, We didn’t press the point, just hung on for Kamstra’s used it for dang near everything. I’ll take dear life. Dad’s minimal driving skills became even Magnificent you through my recollections which are refreshed by more terrifying in reverse. the outstanding tribute paid to the Model-T by the But the old ‘Tin Lizzy’ had more uses than driving. “Model-T” - Wall Street Journal recently. It was fitted with attachments for cooking on the The Kamstra “T” was bought for use on and about hot manifold. We didn’t use that feature – too many our South Dakota ranch in West River Country. As a mouths to feed – but it was an example of Henry Capacity: 13 toddler, my fondest memories were the Saturday night Ford’s genius. You could also harness the rear wheel supply runs to town. Dad, who still preferred horses for cutting wood. That we did. Kamstra’s and was a terrible driver, still took the wheel. We No tellin’ how long our ‘T’ would have served the made it over and back. Most of the time. Other times, Kamstra’s needs had it not been for a tornado that we huddled in the car learning new cuss words as Dad flattened our barn one night. The Ford was flattened and my older brothers labored beneath the car. In the with it! “Model-T Joke Book” there was one that described Not to worry. My older brother, Hank, resurrected our plight: by Ken Kamstra the car; actually just a frame and seat. Turned it into Originally published in It maketh me to lie down beneath it. somewhat of a hot rod. At seven, the youngest -- and November 2008 It soureth my soul. most gullible -- of the seven Kamstra brothers, I was It leadeth me in paths of Nord Stern newsletter, note, given the honor of joining in the first test. Ridicule for it’s name sake. humor was obviously Ken’s favorite And what a ride! Without the luxury of brakes, we pastime in retirement! Yea though I ride up the valleys became one of America’s first ‘off road’ vehicles. And I am towed up the hills. I became incurably addicted to cars. There were no ‘Triple A’ type services then. You want Poverty and youth restricted my early acquisitions to to see home again? Fix it! junkers unworthy of my loving attention. Time and And, speaking of hills, Dad had a technique for full employment ultimately made Porsches, Mercedes, getting up them. Back up. He was sure the old ‘T’ had BMW’s and even a Ferrari possible. more Today, I enjoy my Auto Erotic Dependency (AED). hill See my book on the subject. Still, I will always remember my childhood adventures with the Model-T. When one shows up at car shows, I always give it a long, lingering look. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MODEL-T!

28 Nord Stern April 2017 ’m sure if you were in attendance at this year’s Nord Phaeton that no one knew anything about not even A Holiday Stern Holiday Party hosted by Morrie Wagener’s Gary. He didn’t know where it came from or why family at their Long Lake Repair Center that houses it didn’t have motor or why it was two thirds its Party IMorrie’s private car collection, you are still telling original width or why it was on casters. friends and family about the cars that you saw there. I couldn’t help but smile, after asking questions It was overwhelming to say the least as a first time Mystery all night long I could finally answer one and solve visitor. I have been to a lot of car museums and most the mystery of the yellow Rolls. It was built by my didn’t come close in quantity or quality, let along the son for the 2006 Guthrie Theater production of The variety of cars. This brings me to the Holiday Party Great Gatsby. I couldn’t believe that I had found mystery. . . . it. The car was a prop for the play. My son Nick The Holiday Party was a success on many levels and Linus Vlatkovich built it from scratch. The car which included the dinner and business activities but went on tour with the play and then was returned having several hours to wonder at our leisure through to the Guthrie where it was on display in the lobby Solved! Morrrie’s collection of cars truly was amazing. for a number of years, then was purchased by an As my wife and I started out, I found it all a little anonymous patron. No one at the Guthrie knew overwhelming in size as well as number of cars which where it eventually ended up, so when I sent Nick made it easy to get lost and confused. I’m not sure if it a photo of it and a note telling him where it was, a was because I had so many questions or that Morrie’s second mystery was solved, all because we attended son Greg took pity on us and guided us through the the Nord Stern Holiday Party. by Andy Golfis, 1994 968 complex for a private tour, I personally think he liked Let this be a lessen to you next year when you are my wife’s company more than mine but he did let me trying to decide if you should attend the Holiday tag along. Party, it might just be what you need to solve one or Gary pointed out the Austin Healey that his dad dated more mysteries in your life. his mom in and the Ferrari that was a barn find restored by his father. Then there was Jaguar 120 that he took to the Prom and the 1932 Packard that he drove his kids to the Dairy Queen in. There were a number early Cadillacs and Packards that were restored to such a high quality they exceeded the standards of the car when it left the factory. He also showed us a 2006 Ford GT that not even he is allowed to drive with only 67 miles on it. Then as we were nearing the end of our tour we came across a 1928 Rolls Royce Phantom 1 Ascot Doul Cowl Sport

Nord Stern April 2017 29 Minutes . . . Touring – Randy Walker Prez Sez . . . No update. continued from page 13 continued from page 6 Safety – Paul Ingebrigtsen Track Relations – Jim Bahner a message to both [email protected] Via email, contracted with Rescue Inc for all No update from BIR on contracts yet. and [email protected] and let us our BIR dates this year. They will provide all Webmaster – Dave Anderson/Christie know how you are interested in helping. You workers and equipment. Working on getting a Boeder can also show up at the Nord Stern business Race Control person in place. 2010 or newer No update. meetings. The dates and locations are listed helmets this year are REQUIRED in the newsletter calendar of events and run Old business Social Media – Betsey Porter through May. If you’re not sure what you’re Board approved a tent for Ed to put up at Members are posting on the page which is interested in, we can help you make that events. Copies of the tent with wording and GREAT. decision. logos were circulated. It was duly noted Dave A created a Twitter account! @ Remember, it’s not just the cars, it’s the that Porsche was misspelled (!) and text nordsternmn. Race Control will be able to people. orientation needed to be correct. Vendor tweet during events. has been notified of required changes and Shop and Tech relations – Roger Johnson updates. MN VW club has been invited to Rick Moe open house this weekend featuring First Fling event at BIR. Russ Hagen’s 356 collection and also his Member wear – Dave A will add a commerce wooden boat collection. Nord Stern member site to the website when it gets updated. Kim Crumbs will be presenting at an upcoming event next weekend at Further New Business Performance. See last month’s issue for None. further details. Detailing Tech Session with Meeting adjourned 8:22 p.m. Raymond will be in the Spring sometime. Respectfully submitted, Betsey Porter, Secretary

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continued from page 24 there are times where even I haven’ t been sure what’s going on in the race.” “F1 tends to be reactive,” Brawn said. “It has a problem, it reacts and tries to find a solution. But (it) very rarely has the vision of looking forward three to five years and SANTA FE MAY 25-28, 2017 deciding where it wants to be.” Presented by Porsche of Albuquerque Brawn concludes with “I think (the fans) Registration will be through Celebrate the 2017 Fiesta New Mexico motorsportreg.com want racing, and we haven’ t seen too much at the Hilton Santa Fe Historic Plaza Hotel in http://www.motorsportreg. of that. We’ve seen a great competition beautiful Santa Fe, NM! It’s the 50th Year com/events/2017-rrr-pca- between two drivers in the same team for of Roadrunner Region hospitality and fun! fiesta-new-mexico-hilton- santa-fe-historic-plaza- the last few years, and that’s no fault of roadrunner-027901 • Concours Mercedes. They’ve done a fabulous job. 30 cars have already I think the fans want racing, they want to • Autocross registered- don’t miss out on this fantastic Porsche understand what’ s going on in the race.” • Landmarks Rally Roadrunner adventure! We can accommodate a Well now. And maybe then we’ll be able • Beautiful New Mexico Drive Outs maximum of 100 cars at our event. to find out, and truly appreciate, who the There will be a Welcome Reception, The Roadrunner Region giants really are. And what it takes to become is proud to announce Continental breakfasts and Awards that the artwork for this a giant. On tracks we can admire. Here’s Banquet. You will definitely want the event, which will be on our hoping. commemorative t-shirts and other goodie commemorative t-shirts, will be produced by world- bag items, all included. famous Porsche artist, Clubtalk . . . Nicolas Hunziker. continued from page 10 COME CELEBRATE THE 50TH You can see more of Nicolas’ ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROADRUNNER art at this site: • Porsche holds the all-time GTD nicolashunziker.com class track record at Sebring for race REGION AT THIS PREMIER EVENT! and be sure and visit his store to see his collection of t-shirts and, distance covered in 12-hours: 318 laps, newly available, footwear. 1189.3-miles (2015, Alex Job Racing Nicolas has done the artwork Porsche 911 GT America) for the first three Porsche Werks Reunions held in Monterey, CA • Porsche has earned the overall fastest during the Pebble Beach race lap a record 14-times in its history, Concours d’Elegance Car week, and we three times more than Ferrari. are immensely proud that he will be doing the • At least one Porsche has competed at artwork for our 2017 Fiesta Sebring every year since 1953 – 62 New Mexico event. The 2017 Fiesta New Mexico t-shirts will straight races (there was no race in certainly be a collector’s item 1974). No other manufacturer is close to and will only be available to Fiesta New Mexico registrants that record. (and co-registrants) by • Hurley Haywood has 28 starts at the attending our event. 12 Hours of Sebring (27 of them in Porsches) – five more than his nearest There is a lot to do in Santa Fe, NM. You may want to come early and stay late to really enjoy the trip. Below are some rival helpful links to help you plan your trip.

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Nord Stern April 2017 31 Bathhurst . . . Fox Sports , so keeping on schedule continued from page 27 was imperative. If that five haulers were closing up and getting anyone was late to the ready to leave the track. We thought it was grid, they would not be odd as these were from the top five teams allowed on the track in the Paddock. We walked out to our back for that session. I have balcony and yelled down to a few of the crew been in races that are members associated with teams and asked televised, but never what was going on. They told us that the one that was televised haulers were headed to downtown Bathurst live. This was a special for a fan appreciation parade. event. The haulers in Australia are incredible. They All classes running have two standard length trailers towed laps. They asked if I needed any changes this weekend with the exception of the by one tractor. Departing the paddock, the and I told them that the brake pedal seemed V8 Supercars seemed to revolve around 6 a bit soft. They went to work on the car laps on the mountain. Again, that was the immediately as we had a second session at scheduled length and if there were any issues, 14:45, or 2:45 p.m. for the Americans in the the laps would be cut short. crowd. The grid for the first session was first come, As I was standing and talking to the crew, first serve. There were a number of pros Tim Cindric came to our paddock with a driving in this event, so I waited until the grid smile on his face. He asked what I thought of was nearly formed before I left the paddock. the track. Still giddy from the five laps, I am My only driving experience on the mountain not sure I said anything that was cohesive. was in a rental car six months earlier and that He and I talked for a few minutes and then was only a partial lap. As my walk around he headed to Rusty’s race hauler to talk to the track on Tuesday verified, this was not him. With ProDrive and Dick a place to be stupid. Any one of the corners Johnson Racing being the two main Ford could reach out, grab you and spoil your V8 Supercar teams, I am sure they had more haulers drove down the front straight and weekend. important things to discuss. exited the track. It was a magnificent sight. The first cars out were the fast guys. As I was With a whole five laps under my belt, the Everyone within eye shot of the front straight starting my second lap, they were already afternoon session began to get a bit quicker, stopped what they were doing and watched lapping me. At least there were a few Kiwis but as with the first session, in no time the as the haulers left. who hadn’t seen the track as well, so there fast cars were back on me. I waved them Finally Thursday arrived. I had been itching were a few of us taking it easy at the back of through and tried to concentrate on the to get on the track and my first opportunity the field. With each passing lap, we started nuances of each corner. With 23 blind turns, was at 8:25 a.m. First we had a driver’s to pick up a speed, but it was nowhere near it was difficult to learn a fast line. I had a and team manager’s meeting at 7:45 a.m. what a race lap pace was going to be. Since general idea after the session ended, but now The meeting was very similar to American we were the slow guys, we only finished five I had a total of 10 laps around Mt. Panorama driver’s meetings where they discussed laps as the faster cars finished six laps. As I and tomorrow was race day. At least we had driver safety and race procedures, but there exited the track, I had a huge smile on my another practice session in the morning. were two topics not discussed in the States. face. I had just completed five laps at one of First, our track was set based on a live TV the premier race tracks in the world, was the Friday arrived a foggy morning. As Taylor broadcast. If there were any incidents, we only American this weekend to do so and and I drove to the track, it was almost would end up getting fewer green flag laps, I was driving my own 1969 Camaro. Just impossible to see Mt. Panorama on the because the session would end on schedule. sayin’. horizon. On a normal morning, we could see the mountain as we exited the garage This was a V8 Supercar weekend and all Back in the paddock, the crew was waiting attached to our rental house, but this morning of the weekend’s Supercars events were for me. They all had huge smiles on their it wasn’t visible at all. As we arrived at the televised. Nothing would be allowed to faces and wanted to know if I enjoyed it. I track, we hoped it would clear before our interfere with the TV schedule. Second, our am not sure that I said anything intelligent I session started. The races were also going to be televised live on was so excited to have completed those five Continued on page 37

32 Nord Stern April 2017 his Italian book, printed in good English, is a A great reference book, but though interesting, it Book Reviews really neat handbook about Porsche automobiles. is rather tedious to try to read it coverto- cover, but It has no table of contents, but starts with an very practical for use as a field guide for Porsches. for Porsche- TIndex. However, all the cars from 356 No. 1 of 1949 to It is slightly smaller (except for thickness) than the the 911R of 2016 are presented in chronological order original, glove-compartment sized PCA Panorama, philes . . . with the year printed prominently on the page edge, but now neither the Pano nor glove compartments so neither a table of contents nor an index is really are the size they once were. Because of its extensive required. There is, however, a unique sort of appendix coverage of Porsche automobiles and its concise listing Porsche’s motor racing victories, by race. presentation of comprehensive information, this is a All the cars — Amazingly comprehensive, with 208 vehicles covered, book that every Porschephile really should have. there are still many Porsche year-models that are not All the cars - PORSCHE is hardcover, with 416, included. The omissions are trivial, the inclusions 6-3/4 x 8-1/2 inch pages. By the time you read this, Porsche are awesome: the 1965 912 and the 1975 912E are it should be available for $44.95 at your favorite included, but the 66-69 912s are not. Similarly, the bookseller (ask for it), or from www.quartoknows. 1969 914-4 and 914-6 are included, but the 914-4 com. (Search on “Ardizio” then click on the green evolution from 1.7L to 1.8L to 2.0L in 1973 is not picture). mentioned, though the 914-8 of ‘69 and the 916 of ‘72 are covered. The 1993 968 Club Sport and the 1993 968 Turbo S/Turbo RS are given separate treatments. by Lorenzo Ardizio, published 2016 Both 911 Speedsters are represented, the 2004 Boxster by Giorgio Nada Editore, Milan, and Boxster-S are covered together, as are the 2006 911 Italy GT3 and GT3-RS, but the 2006 911 Turbo is treated individually. Reviewed by Bruce Herrington, Competition models are very well represented with Orange Coast Region, Courtsey Grand Prix Region PCA, seven different versions of the 917 being described. The Circuit October 2016 There are two versions of the 550 Spyder and three versions of the 718 Spyder described. Even the Dreikantshaber of ‘63 is included, though only two were ever made. Similarly, the 787 and 804 Formula 1 cars are given separate treatments. Coverage of modern vehicles is very complete with the Cayenne S, GTS and Turbo being given separate treatments in several years. There are two versions of the 918 Spyder plus the Boxster Spyder of 2015 and the Boxster 718 of 2016. Even five Panameras and two Macans are there as well as the Cayman GT4. All the cars - PORSCHE presents each vehicle as a two-page spread. The left-hand page tabulates the technical specifications with an inset photo of the vehicle in action. The righthand page shows an artist’s rendering of the side view, and a block of text describing the vehicle and how it fits into the evolution of Porsche automobiles. Though not segregated into categories, each description is coded in the upper right corner as GT, Sport or Prototype. There is also one Special, one Bus, two F1, two Indy and 15 SUV including (probably to the chagrin of Porsche Marketing) the 2015 Macan GTS.

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36 Nord Stern April 2017 Bathhurst . . . were first on track and I needed more seat watch as we waited to take the track. The TV time before our race this afternoon. When we cameras on top of the mountain revealed a continued from page 32 got to the paddock, I cranked the Camaro’s clear and sunny track while the TV cameras watch as we waited to take the track. The TV engine until it had oil pressure. I then flipped in the lower sections of the track showed the cameras on top of the mountain revealed a the ignition switch to on and cranked it again. track with little visibility. As we got closer to clear and sunny track while the TV cameras After a couple of cranks, the engine came to our 7:30 a.m. start time, the fog got heavier. in the lower sections of the track showed the life and I let it warm. Whenever we started It didn’t look good. Finally at 7:45 a.m. the track with little visibility. As we got closer to the Camaro a crowd would gather. Bathurst qualifying session was scrubbed. We were our 7:30 a.m. start time, the fog got heavier. had a decibel restriction on engine noise and informed that our starting position would It didn’t look good. Finally at 7:45 a.m. the the Aussies and Kiwis were running mufflers. be based on our practice times from the day qualifying session was scrubbed. We were Their cars sounded like the V8 Supercars, before. I was looking forward to the track informed that our starting position would a high pitched whine from the V8 engines time, not to improve my starting position, be based on our practice times from the day that is a lovely sound to us gearheads. My but to get more familiar with the track. before. I was looking forward to the track Camaro on the other hand, runs no mufflers. Nothing like racing at Bathurst with 10 laps time, not to improve my starting position, In fact, it was the loudest car in any group experience. but to get more familiar with the track. or class. The spectators loved it. They would Nothing like racing at Bathurst with 10 laps Within minutes of us arriving back in our stop by our paddock following a practice or experience. paddock, the fog lifted and the Toyota series race session and the first thing they asked took to the track. While I wanted to get a Within minutes of us arriving back in our was, “Is this the loud Camaro” followed few more laps, I felt for the spectators. They paddock, the fog lifted and the Toyota series with, “I love the sound of this car. We know loved watching the Touring Car Masters and took to the track. While I wanted to get a when you are coming because we can hear while the TV cameras were showing the lack few more laps, I felt for the spectators. They you two or three corners away.” Well since I of fog on top of the mountain, you could see loved watching the Touring Car Masters and wasn’t very fast, I guess being the loudest car the spectators gathering along the fence line while the TV cameras were showing the lack on the mountain was good enough. In fact, to watch us run. of fog on top of the mountain, you could see later in the weekend, the customers in our Our first race was to be held later that the spectators gathering along the fence line suite would say they always knew when the afternoon. We had 56 cars in the group so to watch us run. Camaro turned onto Pit Lane Straight as they it was going to be a busy track. I would be Our first race was to be held later that could hear the car before they could see it. starting in the 42nd position, which wasn’t The Touring Cars were bad considering I had very little time on the released to the grid in an track. That meant one thing, there were other orderly manner. With all rookies in the field. Of the 56 cars, 25 were of the race cars parked from New Zealand, 30 were from Australia under one tent, the race and 1 was from the US. Bring on the World. officials would put a 30 minutes prior to our afternoon race start laminated card on our time, cars began lining up on the grid. Lining windshield indicating up 42nd meant that I was one of the last cars our grid position. They to arrive at the grid. That wasn’t all bad, would then release the because after being cool in the mornings, the cars from the tent based weather would warm up considerably in the on our grid number, the afternoon. Sitting in the car under the tent lowest numbered car was better than sitting in the car in the direct first followed by the next sunlight. lowest until all cars had exited the paddock in the order they would be As race time arrived, the field rolled onto Pit afternoon. We had 56 cars in the group so on the starting grid. It is a system that works Lane Straight. It was beautiful sight to see it was going to be a busy track. I would be very well, but only if the cars are co-located 56 vintage cars roll onto the track and make starting in the 42nd position, which wasn’t in one area. It was the most organized I had their way around the facility on the warm bad considering I had very little time on the seen a grid form. up formation lap. Everyone took their time track. That meant one thing, there were other up Mountain Straight to Griffin’s Corner As we sat on the pre-grid, the fog was very rookies in the field. Of the 56 cars, 25 were and the Cutting. The cars were in single file heavy in the lower sections of the track. Near from New Zealand, 30 were from Australia the grid was a large TV screen that we could Continued on page 38

Nord Stern April 2017 37 Bathhurst . . . as we turned onto the straight, the race was I couldn’t see them, I was sure the fast on. 56 cars with V8 engines roaring, each cars were far in front. The thing about Mt continued from page 37 producing more than 600 horsepower were Panorama is that you can’t see most of the warming their tires and brakes and remained headed to Hell and every one of the 56 cars after the race starts because of the blind in single file as we went by Frog Hollow and wanted to be the first one to get there. Could corners and elevation changes. When racing across Skyline. As we approached Skyline, a turn be more appropriately named? As we on the Mountain, you need to have faith in many of the cars would slow and light up approached Hell, everyone was behaving. the flag station workers, keep your foot on the rear tires for the crowd standing along Once through Hell without incident, the the throttle and hope that there aren’t any the fence lines. The crowd would hoot and field started to spread out to where there stalled cars sitting around a bend. More than holler as each car went by and if you were was racing room. We started our climb up any other track, the flaggers are more than one of the cars that wouldn’t spin your tires, Mt. Panorama. As I came up the hill in the important, they are vital. they would boo. Not wanting to be the ugly middle of Mountain Straight, I let off of the American with the loudest car in the field, I By the time I went through the Cutting and gas knowing that there were 41 cars in front did my best to spin the tires as I went by. It across the Skyline the field was spread out. of me trying to go through Griffin’s corner at was a bit harder than it should have been as Like all races, as the field spread out races the same time. As I crested the hill, directly I was running a 3:25 to 1 rear gear ratio and within the race develop. I was now concerned in front of me were four cars side by side the Hoosier R7 tires we were running had about the cars immediately behind me. As I on a two-lane road that was a racetrack this come up to temperature making them sticky. went through the Esses and the Dipper on my weekend. All four were trying to be the first I did my best, but I am sure it was a feeble way to Forrest’s Elbow, there was a Kiwi in to Griffin’s. The car on the outside of the attempt to the crowd. I guess it didn’t matter a Holden Sedan on my bumper. I got to the track had his right wheels in the grass and because as we ran the pace lap the crowd braking point for Forrest’s Elbow, let off the the car on the inside of the track had his two was standing next to the fence applauding gas and tapped the brake. When I touched left wheels in the grass and they were going the entire field. Now I know how a rock star the brake, it must have surprised the Holden more than 120 mph. As I watched this all feels. As the gird headed down through the driver. I saw in my mirror that he locked his develop in front of me, I knew something Esses and the Dripper on our way to Forrest’s rear wheels, his car turned 90 degrees and had to give because there was no way four Elbow, we remained in single file. As we headed to the wall. I couldn’t tell if he hit the cars could go through Griffin’s corner side by turned onto Conrod Straight that’s when wall as I was now on Conrod straight headed side. Somehow, someway, two cars backed the civility ended. From Forrest’s Elbow down the mountain. Over the next five out of the gas and the group went through the down to The Chase, each car ran through laps, I don’t think I improved or worsen my corner two abreast. It was a thing of beauty at the gears at full throttle to make sure the position, which was a major accomplishment, least to the driver behind them. car was running okay. It was either that, or this being my first race on The Mountain. everyone had behaved for more than two Next was the Cutting, a blind hairpin that With a total of 16 laps in the book and the miles as we climbed the Mountain and the turns back to the left and wraps tightly weekend half over, I could feel that I was field was anxious to go racing. As we got to around the mountain. When I walked through getting faster, but nowhere near the pace the sweeping right-hand turn that led to The the Cutting a few days earlier, the track needed to be competitive. While my car Chase everyone was grouped into a very was underpowered, tight side-by-side grid. As I went under the experience on Armorall Bridge the front of the field was the track was the turning onto Pit Lane Straight. This was biggest hindrance to just like every other race I have been in, the increased speed. front was ready to take the green flag while As we arrived back those in the back were trying to keep grid in the paddock, there discipline, staying within a car’s length of the was a large crowd car in front. Since I didn’t have a radio in the awaiting our return. car, I listened to my competitor’s engines to Each driver parked see when they were accelerating. I am sure painters were painting the right hand walls. his car outside of the tent and waited for their that most of the cars were equipped with The wall is painted every night because it crew to arrive from pit lane to push the cars radios and were getting the call, “Green, acts like a big magnet that attracts cars as back under the canopy. As I sat there, I got Green, Green.” When the green call came, they go through The Cutting. The new paint the usual “The car sounds great mate.” Six there was no place to go, the field was still in makes it look cleaner on TV. hours to wait until Saturday’s race two. a tight pack edging through the final corner As everyone went through the Cutting the on their way to the start finish line. As soon field started to spread out even more. While

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