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Photo by Stewart Free The Bahn Stormer The Official Publication of the Rally Sport Region - Porsche Club of America Porsche Club of SportThe Official Publication of the Rally Region - The Bahn Stormer Contents For Information or submissions Contact Mike O’Rear The Official Page...... 3 [email protected] On the Grid...... 5 (Please put Bahn Stormer in the subject line) Calendar of Events...... 7 Deadline: Normally by the end of the third Membership Page...... 9 week-end of the month. 944 Chronicles...... 11 Ramblings from A Life With Cars...... 13 Material from the The Bahn Stormer may be reprinted Time With Tim...... 15 (except for ads) provided proper credit is given to the It Can Happen to Anyone...... 18 author and the source. If I Had My Rutters...... 20 Around the Zone...... 24 For Commercial Ads Contact Mike O’Rear Meeting Minutes...... 31 [email protected] Classifieds...... 32 From the Back Seat...... 35 Advertising Rates (Per Year) Full Page: $650 Quarter Page: $225 PORSCHE®, The Porsche Crest®, Half Page: $375 Business Card: $100 CARRERA®, and TARGA® are trademarks of Porsche AG Copy is the responsibility of the advertiser.

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2019 Rally Sport Region Officers

President Tech Chairperson Events Chairpersons Tim Pott* Tim Pott* Matt, Dru & Zach Huber 734-548-5378 734-548-5378 810-225-8372 Ann Arbor 48104 Ann Arbor 48104 Brighton 48114 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Immediate Past President Track Registrar Der Cranky Webmeister Rick Mammel Tom Krueger Emmanuel Garcia 248-442-9008 313-570-2223 248-635-7655 Novi 48375 Shelby Twp. 48315 South Lyon, 48178 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Vice President Track Chairperson Other Board Members Peter Grant* Christian Maloof* Jeremy Goddard* 734-604-1622 734 646-2746 248-770-1654 Ann Arbor 48104 Ann Arbor 48104 Rochester Hills 48306 [email protected] cmmaloof @gmailcom [email protected]

Advertising Chairperson Insurance Chairperson Kevin Kral* Burghard Linn* Jim Dowty* 630-795-9924 810-227-1223 734-717-1060 Auburn Hills 48326 Brighton 48116 Ann Arbor 48108 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dan Kantrow* Membership Chairperson Archivist / Historian 734-395-6603 Glenn Trapp Glenn Trapp Ann Arbor 48105 810-227-7854 810-227-7854 [email protected] Brighton 48114 Brighton 48114 [email protected] [email protected] William Rogers* 248-974-2455 Treasurer Bahn Stormer Editor South Lyon 48178 Burghard Linn* Mike O’Rear* [email protected] 810-227-1223 734-214-9993 Brighton 48116 Ann Arbor 48103 [email protected] [email protected] Zone 4 Rep Lori Schutz Secretary Social Media Coordinator Southeast Michigan Region Mary Ann Kantrow* Valerie Roedenbeck Maloof [email protected] 734-347-8544 312-342-8222 Ann Arbor 48105 Ann Arbor 48104 [email protected] [email protected] * Denotes Board Member

3 4 On the Grid By RSR President Tim Pott

Auto repair shops are loaded with forward motion instantly resulting in its rider tumbling ass fun stuff to play with. Compressed over teakettle into some very hard, immovable object such air, hydraulic presses, floor jacks, as a hoist or tire changing machine. A thorough sweeping creepers and other equipment can all of the racing surface and donning protective gear is always be repurposed for lots of fun activities. recommended for this activity, but is rarely done. We are only limited by our infertile imaginations. Usage of any equipment Hot Stuff for anything other than its original, Acetylene gas is highly flammable and stored in special intended function always lends itself to a certain level of tanks under pressure for safety reasons. It is typically mixed risk. Shooting projectiles, such as a toothpick, from the with pure oxygen to create an intense, super-hot flame end of a blow gun can easily wind up in your co-workers used to heat, weld and cut various metals. I would have forehead. It is with the utmost sincerity that I urge anyone no way of knowing this information on a first hand basis reading this to NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! Don’t try in your but I have been told by reliable sources that a favorable garage either, or your friend’s garage or even your enemy’s mixture of the two gasses can also be used to release a garage for that matter. Most practices described in this tremendous amount of explosive force if manipulated article were done at a period of youthful, invulnerable carefully. I’ve even been told (same reliable sources) stupidity. Not every person I know that has indulged in this that if these forces were to be released in a large, steel type of “shop fun” has escaped unscathed. compartment, such as an old dishwasher, sufficient force might be released to heave the container several feet into Creeper Races the air. Upon returning to the ground, a careful, scientific This competitive activity can be performed individually, in evaluation might reveal that the previously flat walls of teams or with several folks competing in a random fashion. the container are now convex and the interior of the steel The intended use of a creeper is to allow a mechanic to compartment is no longer in the shape of a cube, but now roll his or her body under a vehicle that has been jacked resembles something more like the interior of a basketball. up and safely supported by jack stands or while a car is It is further speculated that such a release of energy could on a hoist at a low level. Creepers lay extremely low to be heard as far as two blocks away, perhaps by the spouse the ground in order to allow the maximum amount of of one of the experimenters. clearance under the car. This low slung feature becomes I feel the need here to repeat my earlier warning. Do only slightly problematic when creepers are used as a not mess with oxygen and acetylene gas for anything racing device. One or more individuals can line up, take other than its intended use. It really can release forces a running start, then flop down at the starting line belly of nature capable of great harm. We’re not talking about first on to the racing surface, either a cleared out shop losing digits here, more like losing torsos. floor or a parking lot. The tricky part here is tomove one’s hands from gripping the edge of the creeper lest Putting the Squeeze on one’s skin is removed from the tops of the knuckles. It is Hydraulic presses are normally used to force apart, or much preferred to reserve the loss of skin for more noble force together, automotive components that have an and professional purposes, like when a wrench slips on a interference fit. The idea here is that, when pressed in nut and the back of your hand grates across the fins of a an object that is slightly larger than the receiving hole it is radiator. A safer method of creeper racing involves using intended to go into will stay put without nuts, bolts or other the buddy system, where one person rides while the buddy securing devices. Presses are also a great way to release pushes. One must have great faith in his or her pushing frustration on objects of one’s disdain. The more fragile buddy since that person also controls the direction of and sensitive object, such as a pesky alarm device that has travel. Yet another hazard of creeper racing is that the been acting up randomly, giving one fits of diagnostic angst, (often steel) casters upon which they roll aren’t designed is especially well suited for the hydraulic press of doom. so much for smoothness and speed. 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6 RSR Calendar of Events

May 7 (Tues.) 7:00 PM: RSR Club Meeting -- Karl’s July 20 (Sat.): Yankee Air Museum & B-25 Ride -- Cabin, Plymouth Host Peter Grant (see article on page 35)

May 14 (Tues.): Drivers’ Education Event at Water- August 6 (Tues.) 7:00 PM: RSR Club Meeting -- Karl’s ford Hills (see page 17) Cabin, Plymouth

May 31 - Jun 2 (Fri.-Sun.): Porsche Car Corral: De- August 23-24 (Fri.-Sat.): Drivers’ Education Eventat troit Grand Prix (see ad on page 30) Waterford Hills (see page 17)

June 4 (Tues.) 7:00 PM: RSR Club Meeting -- Karl’s September 8 (Sun.): Picnic at Sandhill Soaring Club Cabin, Plymouth -- Hosts Dave Finch, and Peter Grant (details to fol- low) June 14-16 (Sat.-Sun.): Drivers’ Education Event at Grattan Raceway (see page 17) September 10 (Tues.): Drivers’ Education Event at Waterford Hills (see page 17) June 29 (Sat.): Drive to the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo -- Host Charlie Brown III (see page 14) September 14 (Sat.): Frankenmuth Car Show -- Hosts Charlie Brown III & Kevin Kral (details to July 9 (Tues.): Drivers’ Education Event at Water- follow) ford Hills (see page 17)

Other Events of Interest

May 18 (Sat.) 7:30 am – 9:00 am: Cars & Coffee at July 26 – 30 (Fri. – Sun.): Maumee Valley Region Zingerman’s Roadhouse (see ad on page 23) HPDE at Grattan (see ad on page 29)

May 25 (Sat.) 9:00 am - 11:00 am: Saturdays at July 27 (Sat.) 9:00 am - 11:00 am: Saturdays at Rennstatt/ArborMotion (see ad on page 19) Rennstatt/ArborMotion (see ad on page 19)

June 15 (Sat.) 7:30 am – 9:00 am: Cars & Coffee at August 17 (Sat.) 7:30 am – 9:00 am: Cars & Coffee at Zingerman’s Roadhouse (see ad on page 23) Zingerman’s Roadhouse (see ad on page 23)

June 22 (Sat.) 9:00 am - 11:00 am: Saturdays at August 24 (Sat.) 9:00 am - 11:00 am: Saturdays at Rennstatt/ArborMotion (see ad on page 19) Rennstatt/ArborMotion (see ad on page 19)

July 12 (Fri.) 2 pm - 10 pm.: Rolling Sculpture Car September 14 (Sat.) 7:30 am – 9:00 am: Cars & Cof- Show downtown Ann Arbor (see ad on page 27) fee at Zingerman’s Roadhouse (see ad on page 23)

July 19– 21 (Fri. – Sun.): 2019 Pittsburgh Vintage September 28 (Sat.) 9:00 am - 11:00 am: Saturdays Grand Prix (see ad on page 28) at Rennstatt/ArborMotion (see ad on page 19)

July 20 (Sat.) 7:30 am – 9:00 am: Cars & Coffee at Zingerman’s Roadhouse (see ad on page 23)

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10 The 944 Chronicles By member Skip Kuhn (see other articles by Skip at http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/author/skip-kuhn)

There are a lot of reasons why I like my 944(s) and none car “better” milk to go with my bite of track days “cookie.” of them involve their future income potential. Regardless It all started early this year with a spare set of Sparco of multiple “hold onto” and “next great investment”- ar one-piece racing seats that my local Porsche wizard had just ticles on the internet, I haven’t noticed Porsche 944’s -ex taken out of his own 951 track car. I didn’t really care for the periencing any meteoric rise in values short of a few super stock seats in my car so why not swap in the Sparcos, so I low mileage “originals” which, like it or not, are going to did. Of course, once those were installed, it was obvious cost their buyers lots and lots of additional “investment” to that those track day seats would work even better with a bring the cars up to date on service and maintenance. In more “purposeful” steering wheel. eBay came to the res- fact, I’ve never owned any car with the idea that it will be cue with a slightly used, moderately priced, genuine MOMO some type of investment or nest egg that I could look to in steering wheel and 944 hub adaptor. Well now, what about the future for a safe and comfortable retirement, whenever that radio? I had already pulled it out this winter intending that may be. Owning a 944 is all about having fun with it. to install a newer one, but what the heck, it’s a track car, That being said, one really fun thing I had not done with right, I never listen to the radio anyhow so for now it’s been any of my 944s prior to last year was enjoying one in its replaced with a nifty radio delete storage cubby. “other” natural environment, aka the race track. So last Which brings me to that big A/C control knob in the year, with some trepidation, I took the brown 944 out for middle of the center console. You know, the A/C system some track days at Waterford Hills. The trepidation was of doesn’t work in the brown car and even if it did, I wouldn’t course 1 part worrying about how the car would respond to use it anyway, so why not save a little weight and replace being really put to work for the first time in its 34 years (i.e. the A/C compressor with a proper factory A/C delete brack- would I break my toy) and 3 parts worrying about tempting et. One PayPal transaction later and I had my very own fac- fate and my own personal fondness for spending time in tory delete bracket, hardware and drive belt not included, cars on race tracks. The car did great, but now I have a new/ some assembly required. But what about the A/C control old problem. knob? Well a track car should probably have more gauges Raise your hand if you’ve ever read the children’s book in it, right, just because, and the early 944s with A/C delete If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and yes, it is ok to admit you all had a voltmeter in the center console instead of the A/C read it to yourself not your children. Now raise your hand control knob. So, one more Amazon Prime package later, if you’ve ever done your first season of track days and then and the brown car now has a brand new VDO voltmeter in found yourself in the same situation as the Mouse, sliding the center console. down that slippery slope of “logical” decisions involving Have I made the car any better for track days, other than your bank account(s) and special parts for your newly chris- the seats? Probably not. And while tinkering with the 944 tened “track day” car. Now raise your other hand if all of under the guise of “updating” it for track days most- cer this not only sounds familiar but also makes perfect sense tainly is not just changing the oil and brake fluid (my original since you too ate the figurative track day “cookie.” plan), it’s definitely a lot more fun. It’s also the perfect I told myself that I was going to leave the 944 alone, it’s excuse for that new lift I just bought for my garage -- much fine the way it is. Just take care of the tires, fluids, and -nor easier to do brake fluid changes, and suspension updates mal maintenance and go have some fun. Yes, I already did too, once the parts arrive of course. the racing thing in the 80’s and I remember how expensive and time consuming it was, so surely after 30+ years of a self-imposed absence from the proverbial money pit known as club racing, I would be able to exercise some level of self- control when it came to track day related fiscal irresponsi- bility. But of course, after only three outings at Waterford Hills last year, not only did it make sense to continue doing track days but it also seemed absolutely essential and logi- cal to also update a couple of things on the 944 along the way. That’s when I started pouring that big glass of make my 11 12 Ramblings From a Life With Cars By Regular Contributor and SEM-PCA Member Tom Fielitz

Confident Driving tablished. A certain level of skill can come from trial and error but there is risk in that approach and no certainty that When you do something for a long period of time you begin any new skill will come from it. A more practical approach to wonder if you really are confident in what you are doing. is a driving school. You can learn skills and confidence in And if you feel that confidence you question why you are driving another car such as a race car or school car or more confident, how you got that way and how you stay that way. practically find a school where you learn to drive your own In this case I am talking about our driving. car. It all takes time, dedication, repetition and especially a Learning to drive and getting our first driver’s license willingness to learn and apply new skills. was a rite of passage into the adult world. Every parent is It is a very large challenge to driving confidence to take obliged to give the big responsibility speech where we are that step of driving at the higher edges of performance ei- reminded that driving is not to be taken lightly and that we ther in competition or in driver’s education events. Wheth- have much to learn. Our beginner driving schools only de- er it is a race, rally, gymkhana, time trial, hill climb, or just livered the basic foundation of knowledge of driving. Much a track driving day there is skill and protocol that goes with of what we really learned was from observation and real life the responsibility of participation. Your own life and safety experience. We observed our parents driving behavior as as well as that of your fellow participants becomes a serious well as our friends and mentors. Sometimes we observed responsibility. Continued learning and continued experi- good behavior and sometimes bad but it was left up to us ence will add confidence to your driving skills. Acquiring to sort out right from wrong. Most of all what we acquired the confidence to drive at this level is a very difficult process through experience and observation was confidence in our that not everyone can achieve and once achieved it is still driving. The first year was the hardest and the most dan- difficult to maintain and apply in changing and challenging gerous. Once past that first year the real unknown danger situations. You may find confidence in driving a familiar was that we were too confident in our skills. Accidents and track as you would in driving a familiar road but not feel that tickets happened to other people but not us. That first acci- confidence in a new track or road situation. Only with confi- dent or first ticket often set that confidence back a notch or dence can you achieve improvements in performance. You two. For some the confidence returned easily but for others can’t perform at a higher level until you have the confidence the self doubt would not go away. I can’t emphasize enough to attempt and achieve it. That is the essence of sports the importance of a defensive driving school for the young psychology. The whole concept of imagining a performance driver just to establish that confidence in driving skills. is to set a level of confidence in the outcome. Confidence in road driving is not a given trait that comes If you want to perform well in your driving performance, with training and experience. Every day brings new chal- whether it is on the road or on the race track, it is essential lenges in driving situations that are experienced perhaps for that you strive for confidence. the first time. Sometimes the reaction is confident, deci- sive and appropriate. Other times we often witness hesi- Tom Fielitz tation and driving mistakes that sometimes even result in accidents. It could be an accident that might have been avoided if the driver exhibited more confidence. And what is road rage except a misplaced confidence or inappropriate response to a lack of confident driving by others? For many drivers the next stage in confidence building is when that high performance car is acquired that tests our skills and confidence to a higher level. A high performance car or especially a race car comes with an additional set of responsibilities. The car can be a source of entertainment, pride, ego enhancement, and social responsibility. The wise and mature owner will realize that the higher level of skills did not come packaged with the car but must be acquired and developed. A new level of confidence needs to be es- 13 14 Time With Tim -- 2019 New Members Party Story by Mike O’Rear Photos by Burghard Linn and Glenn Trapp

This year’s New Member & Time With Tim saw the biggest President Tim Pott followed up by performing a turnout ever with more than 60 participants and eight complete tech inspection on a Porsche, explaining the what new members. As was the case last year, Jeff and Barb and why of each step. Hopefully, this encouraged more of Jones hosted the event at Automotive Techniques in Novi. those present to consider seeing what their vehicles can do The focus this year was on introducing new and existing in a safe, controlled, but fast setting. members to Rally Sport Region’s High Performance Driving Barb Jones once again set out a lunch spread to add to Schools. Assistant Chief Instructor Phil Mather explained every waistline. Jeff Jones coordinated the grill, providing the program with a focus on the exceptional quality of unlimited hamburgers and brats to an appreciative our certified instructors, the measures to assure safety to audience. participants and their cars and the friendly camaraderie that is part of every RSR event.

Conrad Zumhagen chats with new mem- On right new member John Snyder listens as Tim Pott ber Sam Jalet explains underside elements of quality tech inspections. Treasurer Burghard Linn provides photos in this article.

Former long-time member Patrick Grace has re- joined the club and here inspects Jeff Jones efforts on the grill. The crowd appreciates the event including Kevin Kral and his two kids -- never to early to start young gear heads.

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On March 7th, around 4:45 p.m., I was driving my 2015 Audi I was shocked for a few seconds. Then I heard Phoebe A4 quattro on my usual commute home after work. I had screaming in the back seat. I couldn’t see (my glasses had picked up my daughter, Phoebe, from daycare and was lis- been knocked off my face by the airbag), but I could move tening to the radio while GPS guided me around traffic. She and wasn’t in any real pain. I reached back for Phoebe; she was babbling away in her car seat telling me about her day, was moving around and still in her seat. I remembered I had even though I can’t completely understand her yet. On the spare glasses in my glovebox so I grabbed for those then route, there is one section of Union Lake Road that opens got out of the car. The curtain airbag was still inflated so up to five lanes; two North, two South, and a center turn it was a bit tricky to exit. People who witnessed the crash lane. I was traveling North and, as usual, everyone stays in stopped and were asking if I was OK, but all I could think the left lane. The right lane opened up all the way to the about was Phoebe. I ran around to the back of the car and traffic light at Commerce, so I moved to the right lane like I opened the door. She was screaming for me, moving all always do. The drive was a slow one, and I was going below of her limbs, and no obvious injuries, so I got her out and the speed limit due to the traffic and known cross traffic. hugged her, then got away from the car. The rest was a blur My eyes were up and I was looking for any movement out of witnesses, police, fire, and EMTs. of the ordinary. Then it happened. About two cars ahead I see the roof of a southbound SUV starting to move from the turn lane into the northbound lanes. A “good samari- tan” had left a gap for someone to turn into the parking lot on my right. The Saturn SUV driver didn’t see me; I’m not even sure they looked. Before I knew what was happen- ing, reflexes kicked in, and I was hard on the brakes. I can remember the feel of the ABS pulsating in the brake pedal as I stood on it and the clutch. There was no avoiding the collision. It seemed like forever from brake input to impact. The airbags went off and my car traveled another 40 feet grinding to a halt. Phil Mather’s Audi

I had hit the SUV square in the b-pillar on the passenger side. I obviously didn’t see what happened to it after im- pact, but was able to piece together based on the damage to my car, their SUV, and where it stopped. What I think happened is the SUV spun around clockwise, bouncing off of my passenger front wheel ending up in the grassy shoul- der facing Northwest, while I had stopped with my right wheels over a curb and in the grass still facing North. It was estimated that the impact occurred at 40 miles per hour. It was a hard hit. And no one had exited the SUV yet. The passenger was pinned in her seat and first responders were tending to her. Emergency workers had to use the jaws of life to get the passenger side door open to get her out. Phoebe and I jumped into the back of the ambulance for a once over. I was fine except for a swollen nose, and the EMT reassured me that my daughter was acting as expected after a crash. There was no immediate bruising, but Nichole and I watched her like hawks the next several days. The Audi, CG-Lock, and the car seat did their jobs. A couple days 18 later, we both had some very minor bruising from the seat lisions. This is one situation where I did not have one. I am belts, but that was it. still replaying the crash in my head three weeks later as I write this. I can picture everything around the car- the road, the traffic, etc. What could I have done differently? Where could I have gone? What would the consequences have been if I did this or that? I’m still trying to figure it out. Next time you’re driving and see someone wanting to turn in front of you across multiple lanes, do not let them through! Do you want to be responsible if they go through the gap you leave and get hit? If you are being let through by a “good samaritan”, do not go through that gap if it is across multiple lanes (even if there is just a traffic lane and a shoulder). You may get honked at, given dirty looks, or yelled at, but, my daughter and I could be driving in the The other car other lane. After what seemed like hours later (about only 45 min- I don’t know what happened to that “good samaritan”, if utes in real time) my car was on the wrecker, the other per- they stuck around, or even stopped to see if we were okay. son was in the ambulance, and my wife had arrived. The But, I wish they would have received a ticket as well. driver of the other car came over and was very apologetic I would also like to say thank you to all the first responders and wanted to make sure Phoebe was okay. When all was for all of their help, and Audi, CG-Lock, and Chicco Car Seats done, I had a copy of the police report (the other driver was for keeping us safe. I am thankful the outcome was not any 100% at fault) and a wrecked car, but the most important worse. thing was Phoebe and I were okay. The car can be replaced. Now the search begins for a replacement car. The next day, I went to the tow yard to collect my belong- ings from my car. The other family happened to arrive at the same time. I learned the passenger of the SUV was released from the hospital later that night, and it sounded like she would recover. That was a relief. I gave my Audi a pat on its crushed hood and said “Thank you” before I left. I’m going to miss that car. There were a couple of things that surprised me after the crash. The first was how disoriented I was. My immedi- ate thoughts were on my daughter and contacting my wife, Nichole. When I tried to call her, the car was still on, but not running, so the Bluetooth kept connecting. She couldn’t hear me since I was away from the car. Once I realized what was going on, I could not remember how to turn off my phone’s Bluetooth. I would swipe and couldn’t disconnect it. It took two or three calls before I remembered how to do it. With everything happening so fast, I was in a state of shock and not thinking straight. There is a lesson here. You really are not thinking clearly in an emergency like this. Your brain is trying to process what just happened. Just be aware that you will be in shock after a crash. It also took me a couple of minutes to figure out exactly where I was. I was blindly following GPS (turn left, turn right, etc.) and didn’t really know what road I was on. Luckily, people who stopped to help were able to give me the correct address so I could relay it to my wife. I had to take a few moments to breathe and focus and try and get my thoughts together. I always try and have a way out when driving to avoid col- 19 If I Had My Rutters Story and photo by regular contributor Emmanual Garcia, RSR’s Cranky Webveister (see his blog at Crankydriver.com)

Years ago my sister told me what a “rutter” was after she had read James Clavell’s Shōgun. A rutter was what the pilots and navigators used as guides as they sailed around the world. Countries such as Portugal guarded these rutters (roteiros) as national secrets to prevent others from finding their trade routes. Inspired by these rutters (but not by the colonialism that accompanied them), I decided to keep a roteiro for my own journeys. I think in old-timey English this translates to “trip logbook.” Armed with a trusty Rand McNally road atlas, my trips usually had random reasons like weddings or races. But to be honest, they were really just my excuse to make tape mixes, drink lots of Mountain Dew, and drive alone for days. Once in a while I’d point the camera out the car window for a picture.

Somewhere west of the Mississippi, circa 1997… Fortuitously got a mile marker in the picture to help locate it, but I didn’t have the time of day. I used to save my notes on gas receipts or random pieces of paper. Later I bought little notebooks to write down where I was. This proved to be too much effort so I started saving notes to a voice recorder. I would transcribe all of this information into Excel (eventually) and compile my trip data. If it’s not in Excel, then it didn’t happen.

Excel trip log 20 So it’s my bad memory that made me think that my 3,854-mile drive to Key West a few years ago must have been one of my longest trips ever. Although it’s the longest trip in my 200,000-mile daily driver, it doesn’t even crack the top 5 overall— it’s only number 6. It pains me slightly that my longest drive was in my wife’s car and not my car.

What this is all about is my new too-much-time-on-my-hands project. I’m going to take the bread crumbs from my rutter and create maps of the routes. All this effort is just for my amusement and possibly for better geotagging. Unfortunately, I don’t have the detail that I was hoping for in some of my logs, and I have some gaps where I wrote nothing down. That’s why when I take a road trip today, I use a GPS logger to precisely (as GPS goes) map my route, like for the Florida trip. The list on page 23 is my top ten trips with respect to distance. All started and ended at my home, with the exception of the Key West trip. For that I started at Sault Ste. Marie, MI (the “Soo”), where I-75 begins, and finished at home. Adding the missing 325 miles from my house to the Soo doesn’t even help move this trip up the list.

(Continued on page 23) 21 1969 A Year to Remember "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."  Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.  "By the time we got to Woodstock."  "Let it Be."  A loaf of bread cost $0.23  Pelé scores his 1,000th goal.  Summer of Love.  "Give Peace a Chance."  The first Concorde test flight is conducted.  The United States Navy establishes the Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) at Miramar.  Flip Wilson.  "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man"  A gallon of gasoline cost $0.32  The Clean Water Act, Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement and the creation of the federal Environmental Protection Agency.  Charles, Prince of Wales, is invested with his title at Caernarfon.  Hogan's Heroes.  A dozen eggs cost $0.62  John Hancock Center construction complete. Willie Mays becomes the first major league baseball player since Babe Ruth to hit 600 career home runs.  A first-class postage stamp: $0.06  "Bridge Over Troubled Waters."  Sesame Street premieres on PBS.  The first ARPANET link is established (the progenitor of the global Internet).  "Let The Sunshine In"  A gallon milk cost $1.10 

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Distance Vehicle Date (Miles) Trip Time Destination 1 2005 Subaru Legacy GT Aug. 2007 6,054 11 d 17 h 17 m California

2 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo Jul 1996 5,995 12 d 5 h 35 m Battle Mountain, Nevada

3 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo Jul 1995 5,627 7 d12 h 17 m Edmonton, Alberta

4 1989 Porsche 944 Turbo Jul 1997 5,033 11 d 1 h 53 m Battle Mountain, Nevada

5 2000 Honda Civic Si Jun 2000 4,412 8 d 17 h 23 m Grand Canyon, Arizona

6 2008 Subaru WRX STI Feb 2014 3,854 5 d 5 h 31 m Key West, Florida

7 2008 Subaru WRX STI Sep 2011 2,724 3 d 2 h 25 m Pikes Peak, Colorado

8 2008 Subaru WRX STI Nov 2014 2,459 2 d 23 h 13 m Fort Worth, Texas

9 1990 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ Aug 1990 2,387 n/a Cocoa Beach, Florida

10 1990 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ Aug 1993 2,035 5 d 4 h 21 m Mobile, Alabama

Finally, Europe is tiny. None of my European road trips comes close to these distances. Or maybe I wasn’t as adventurous there as I could have been. This is partly why my annual driving mileage dropped whenever I’ve lived in Europe.

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23 Around The Zone By Lori Schutz Zone 4 Representative

Hi Zone 4, I put my National Scru- The month of March kicked off with our very successful tineering gear on the Driver Instructor Refresher Training sponsored by Northern final weekend in March, Ohio Region, run by Lori and Bob Bryant. We had over 65 and joined good friends in the room, and 20 via webcast for the morning of educa- for the Zone 8 California tion and fun. The rest of the month I was actually mostly Festival of Speed. This is out of Zone 4 for PCA activities. a full weekend of a show featuring the 356 and 914 models, a taste of autocross, swap meet- ing, vendor fair, time tri- als and of course my fa- vorite, the PCA Club Race Lori at Circuit of the Americas in Austin TX for the Indycar Classic on the Autoclub Speed- weekend with Hill Country Region. way Roval in Fontana, CA. DE Instructor Training Refresh led by Lori and Bob Bryant. Photo One of our Provisional by Lori Schutz club race endure co-drivers was Memo Gidley, who drives On March 12th, I drove up to Toronto to present my fa- Prototypes in the IMSA series. ther’s story to the team at Porsche Cars Canada. In the evening I joined the Upper Canada Region for the monthly social at the Porsche Centre North Toronto Dealership.

Lori Schutz with Memo Gidley at the Zone 8 PCA Club Race.

I’m looking forward to getting set for lots of great spring At Porsche Cars Canada and Upper Canada Region - with Tina Zone 4 events including the Mid Ohio Club race May 17- McMullan, Lori Schutz, CEO Marc Ouayoun and Kathrin Menge. 19th, and the Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle Porsche Car Corral. Please contact me for more information or region Then off to Austin, Texas to visit with good friends Ed and websites. Tracey Gross from Hill Country Region PCA, to attend the And most of all, getting our Porsches back on the roads inaugural IndyCar Classic at Circuit of the Americas. We are and tracks. in for a fantastic Indycar season, setting records such as the See you soon --- Lori youngest ever winner – congrats to Colton Herta.

24 Around The Zone By Lori Schutz Zone 4 Representative

Hi Zone 4, The final weekend in April, I stopped on Thursday evening April was a great month – we kicked off the Porsche season and Friday morning for the driver’s meeting for the first of in the mid west with some great event across all Regions. many Driver Education events at Mid Ohio, hosted by the From the Thirsty Thursdays with Eastern Buckeye to Third 2017 Region of the Year, Mid Ohio Region. A rainy Friday Thursdays with Mid Ohio, to the various breakfast, tours gave way to a partly sunny rest of the weekend. Event chair and Cars N Coffees, the sun is out and so are our Porsches. Bob Curley organized a fantastic event, including a DE 101 I started my month on April 2nd with the Rally Sport Region experience on Friday, and a driving tour joined the event meeting, giving my pre- on Saturday. sentation about when On Saturday, I joined members of Rally Sport, Southeast my father, Peter Schutz, Michigan, and Motorstadt region for a multi-event day at was President and CEO Farmington Hills Porsche – featuring a Swap Meet, tech of Porsche AG. Little quiz and car show! Great job kudos to event chair Michael did I know, that I would Cohen for a really fun filled day. be receiving such a On a business trip to Jacksonville, Florida, I had to swing heart-felt thank you by and say hello to good friend Don Leatherwood at The gift. Dave Finch signed Brumos Collection. this wonderful print of Happy car washes, fixin up, oil changing and havin fun! his National Champion- Summer is just around the corner. ship winning Porsche See you soon --- Lori for me! A few weeks later, Lori Schutz with photo from Dave April 13th, Southeast Finch at Rally Sport meeting Michigan held their annual Spring Tech Session at Munks Motors. Director of Communications, Merritt Scott Collins presented owner, Chris Braden with a flag to celebrate their 50th anniversary in busi- ness. Various speakers including Steve Car- bary, SEM Driver Edu- cation Chair, and Rick Christian, Master Tech- nician at Munks. Lori Schutz with Don Leatherwood at The Brumos Collection Chris Braden and Merritt Scott Collins at the Tech Session at Munks Motors

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Presents Our Fifth Annual HPDE at GRATTAN RACEWAY Friday July 26Th, Saturday July 27Th, & Sunday July 30Th This 3-Day High Performance Drivers’ Education is Being Held at Challenging Grattan Raceway, Belding, Michigan (just Northeast of Grand Rapids) There will be run groups for all levels of driver experience. Instructors will be assigned to novice and beginner drivers. The event is open to all makes of cars and you need not be a PCA member to participate. This event promises plenty of open track time to focus on increasing your driving skills. Don’t miss this opportunity to drive your performance car on track, in a safety conscious, controlled environment.

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30 Porsche Club of America Rally Sport Region -- Board/Club Meeting Minutes Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Tim Pott: President...... Present Jim Dowty: Insurance Chair...... Absent Peter Grant: Vice-President...... Present Christian Maloof...... Absent Burghard Linn: Treasurer...... Present Dan Kantrow...... Present Mary Ann Kantrow: Secretary...... Present Jeremy Goddard...... Present Mike O’Rear...... Present William Rogers...... Present Kevin Kral...... Present

Members & Visitor Present: V. Darian, J. Schorr, M. Track Report: No report. McKelvey, J. McKelvey, C. Zumhagen, M. Cohen, R. Beikmann, P. Mather, J. Heidorn, S. Spencer, G. Hibler, G. Newsletter: No report. Trapp, A. Sasyk, J. Horner, D. Finch, P. MacFarlane, C. Brown, G. Mercier, J. McIver, O. Guralp, K. Shoemake, J. Shoemake, Website: No report D. Finn, P. Grace, D. Bates, T. Schieble, L. Schutz, C. Shouse, and T. Boertman Events Committee: Matt Huber reviewed the following list of events (more details in the newsletter) Call to Order: Tim Pott called the meeting to order at ● Apr 27: Time with Tim & New Member Lunch 7:17PM at Karl’s Cabin in Plymouth. ● May 3-5: Traverse City-Overnight event. Host: Dru and Matt Huber President’s Report: None ● May 4: Run for the Roses Party. Host: Maumee Valley Region Meeting Minutes: March meeting minutes were reviewed. ● May 31- Jun 2: Belle Isle Grand Prix Motion: To approve meeting minutes passed. ● Jun 15-16: Art Museum. Host: Maumee Valley/Zone 4 CANCELLED Treasurer’s Report: Burghard reviewed the March financial ● Jun 29: Drive to the Air Zoo. Host: Charlie Brown III ● report. Motion: To approve report passed. Jul 12: Rolling Sculpture Event. Host: Tim Pott. We are REMINDER: The Treasurer’s Report is available to any the featured club this year. RSR Club member. E-Mail your request to Burghard Linn ● Jul 20: Yankee Air Museum B-25 Ride. Host Peter Grant. ([email protected]). $371/person payable to Burghard ● Aug TBD: Ford Piquette Plant Tour Insurance Report: No report. ● Sep 8: Soaring Picnic. Host: Dave Finch Advertising Report: No report. ● Sep 14: Frankenmuth Car Show. Host: Charlie Brown III & Kevin Kral Membership: Glenn reported that the club membership is ● Oct TBD: Color Tour up to 313 members. ● Nov TBD: Polar bear run ● TBD: Michigan Theater event. Dru is checking into renting the theater. ● Dec TBD: Holiday Party

New Business: None

Old Business: None

Motion: To adjourn the meeting passed unanimously at 7:33PM. Minutes taken by: Mary Ann Kantrow, Secretary

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(On the Grid from page 5) used for legitimate pressing operations, and sandwich the break and send their little guts airborne. The now flattened sensitive device (intermittently non-functioning radios also device can easily slip into an envelope and be returned to are a good subject) between the slabs and carefully apply the manufacturer for their evaluation of the failure. several tons of force to that pesky thing. Feel the stress melt away as guts of the device crackle and pop under tons Footnote: None of these activities were kept secret from of pressure. Safety glasses are required as small bits may my wife, Barb, no matter how hard I tried. 33 34 From the Back Seat -- RSR at the Yankee Air Museum By RSR Vice-President Peter Grant It was a feat of amazing daring and bravery. All 16 of the highly modified B-25’s managed to wobble off the flight SAVE THE DATE -- July 20, 2019 deck and into the air, and while they inflicted minimal dam- age to their targets in Japan, the raid was credited with lit- erally winning the war of the Pacific by delivering a monu- mental boost to the morale of all the fighting forces in the Pacific after having suffered the crushing raid the Japanese inflicted on Pearl Harbor. Doolittle received the Medal of Honor as the leader of the daring raid, and the remaining 79 flyers all received the Distinguished Flying Cross for their part in the mission. How can you not want to ride in this amazing piece of history? The cost is $371/person, and the Yankee Warrior holds seven passengers. The first flight will take off at 12:30, and I’m hoping that we will be able to fill it twice, with the second flight going at 1:30. Details of a meeting place and drive will follow, but for those who wish to fly, we have 14 places to fill…make that Join us again this year as we take another “ride” in a piece 13 as I intend to be one of them. So please RSVP to me… of World War II History…the Yankee Warrior. Of the famed only if you are certain you intend to fly. After 14, I will start Jimmy Doolittle raid “30 Seconds Over Tokyo”, this B-25 is a waiting list. Perhaps if the waiting list reaches another 7 a “D” model that flew 9 combat missions during the war. we can have a third flight! Once you have RSVP’d, send your Unlike the B-17 we rode last year, there are many more checks to Burghard Linn (5248 Milroy Lane, Brighton, MI “working” examples of the B-25 still flying today…about 45 48116) made out to RSR, the same as last year. Those not of them in the US alone. flying but wishing to take part in the event will have free Climb aboard and imagine looking down the length (467 admission to the museum and access to the B-25 and other ft end-to-end) of the flight deck of the USS Hornet, engines warbirds in their hanger location across the airfield. screaming at full throttle, waiting for the flight master to We will also do a photo shoot with the B-25. Those who give you the “go” signal, telling you to release the brakes had their Porsche (or other car) pictured with the B-17 in and launch the beast into the air by the end of the deck or the background last year will be eager to add one with the say hello to the freezing Pacific waters below. B-25 this year. The cost for the photo will be $75 payable on the day of the flight. Only those who pay to do an individual shoot with the B-25 will be included in the group shot done as the last picture of the day.

And just as a reminder from last year…

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