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April 2010 Nord Stern Euro Car Spec5 9/2/08 4:48 PM Page 1 10100 Viking Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344 952.944.5252 Sales & Leasing 169 Hours: 212 Monday-Thursday // 9am - 7pm Friday-Saturday // 9am - 5pm 494 www.ieurocars.com Eden Prairie Center N European Enthusiast Automotive Facility Audi • Porsche • BMW • Mercedes • VW • Mini • Bentley • Service & Repair • Maintenance • Performance • Software Tuning • Wheel Tire Service • Competitive Pricing • Factory Technicians • Window Tinting • Modern Lounge / WIFI T | 763-205-2561 imolamotorsports.com 721 Hampshire Ave. S • Golden Valley, MN 55426 Nord Stern APRIL 2010 Dedicated to the belief that . getting there is half the fun. Contents Departments Features 4 2010 Officers & Committee Chairs 11 Am I Covered While Driving On-Track? 5 The Prez Sez By Kim Fritze 12 Drive Better for Less 6 Welkommen 15 A Novice View of 1971 Sun Valley 7 From the Editor r Porsche Parade 9 Nord Stern’s Biz Board 18 Cleaning Your Engine - Part Two 37 For Sale . 21 The Baja 1000: By Dave Roberts 38 An Interview with Dick Roe . 23 Carmudgeon Chronicles . 24 Daytona 2010 – Porsche Powered Challenge . 40 Nord Stern Business Meeting Minutes . March 42 Time to Start Thinking Rally . Upcoming Events 8 2010 Spring Drive 10 2010 Nord Stern Event Calendar 14 Vino in the Valley - Summer Drive 35 Wake the Giant Nord Stern is the official monthly publication of the Nord Stern Region, PCA Inc. Articles herein Christie Boeder, Editor are those of the author’s and do not necessarily represent the official position of PCA, the Nord 11919 Hilloway Rd. W. Stern Region, or their members. Minnetonka, MN 55305 612 845-4509 (cell) or The editor reserves the right to edit all material. Articles and classifieds for publication in Nord editor©nordstern.org Stern must be submitted by the 7th of each month prior to publication. Ad Mgr. Permission is given to chartered regions of PCA to reprint articles in their newsletters if credit is Jim Bahner, see Officer listing for contact given to the author and Nord Stern. details. Nord Stern membership is $30 per calendar year. Nord Stern subscriptions for non-PCA Jill Daneu, Staff Writer/Photog members are $34. 952 432-3486 Want Ad insertions are free for Nord Stern members, $10 for nonmembers and should be sent to Ron Faust, Staff Writer/Photog the editor. Contact the advertising manager for further retail advertising information. 218 961-1617 Cover: Photo by Mark Pladson, from Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. Lug nuts! Editor’s note: I just Please contact staff for any event coverage you need love the composition and focus of this scene... e-mail address: [email protected] website: http://www.nordstern.org what talents there are in this club. Online issues, past and present are available in pdf format at http://www.nordstern.org NORD STER N APRIL 2010 3 2010 Officers & Committee Chairs Address changes President Fall Color PLUS! Kim Fritze John & Suzanne Dixon eyerack©tcq.net 2515 Countryside Drive German Car Fest Orono, MN 55356.9740 Paul Bergquist 952.937.1822 “How to Join both PCA and kimfritze©aol.com or 612.275.4891 Mercedes Benz Club Nord Stern Region of PCA” Vice.President Historic Archivist Bret Bailey 952.240.4782 Kim Fritze 612.275.4891 bb©bretbailey.com kimfritze©aol.com Call Ed Vazquez at Secretary Insurance Chair 612.720.0760 (cell) Dale Trippler 651.490.1485 Michele Johnson 952.476.7445 or email: daletrippler©comcast.net micheledj©earthlink.net edmn911©aol.com Treasurer Membership Jeff Bluhm Ed Vazquez 612.720.0760 6767 Marsh Ridge Ct. edmn911©aol.com Leave your name, address and Eden Prairie, MN 55346 Met Council both home and work phone 952.975.5931 (h) or 612.371.1148 (w) Bob Kosky 952.938.6887 jbluhm©oldrepnatl.com numbers. 4tun8©usfamily.net Advertising Newsletter Your application/s will be sent Jim Bahner 651.492.9459 Christie Boeder 612.845.4509 out right away! jbahner©tele.com editor©nordstern.org Autocross & Time Trial Rally Address Changes: Harvey Robideau 952.361.4872 Scott Welz 651.777.6494 p911SC©earthlink.net scottwelz©aol.com Pat Clay 612.306.3533 Name: __________________ Board of Directors Bob Barker 952.949.0140, x312 Road America DE Keith Fritze 612 275-4891 Old: ____________________ bbarker©slogic.com Cal Townsend 952 431-4442 nsrfritze©yahoo.com twn820©aol.com Safety ________________________ Pam Viau 651.324.5785 Tom Rempfer 952-926-4444 pkviau©comcast.net etrsjr©aol.com ________________________ Bob Houston 612-933-2224 Charity Fundraiser ________________________ Keith Jones 952.829.5989 ext 203 Shop Relations Erik Marksberry 612-325-9043 keithj©moscoe.com emarkdds©comcast.net Concours Social New: ___________________ YOUR NAME HERE - Volunteer Needed! Carrie John cjohn1292©gmail.com Club Race Taste of the Track ________________________ Roger Johnson 763.557.9578 Lydia Meyer lydface3©yahoo.comt rogerdjohnson©comcast.net ________________________ Dealer Relations Timing and Scoring Roger Johnson 763.557.9578 Ed Tripet 952.471.0065 ________________________ rogerdjohnson©comcast.net tripet5©mchsi.com Scott Welz 651.777.6494 Send to: Driver Education scottwelz©aol.comt YOUR NAME HERE - Volunteer Needed! Ed Vazquez Track (BIR & RA) Relations Driver Education Registrar Rick LaVerdiere 651 998.1511 18918 Dorenkemper Place Brainerd Events: Dave Anderson ricklav968©hotmail.com Eden Prairie, MN 55347 763.479.8231 Webmaster david©anderson.com Bret Bailey 952.470.5002 Reminder:Annual Dues are: Driver Training bb©bretbailey.com Ron Johnson 952.476.7445 $30 for January to December Zone 10 Rep Drives Doug Pierce Mike Lancial 952.929.2762 19412 West 100th Street Check your mailing label thelancials©msn.com Lenexa, Kansas 66220 for your expiration date!!!!! 913.897.5444 Cell Send Ed your address/phone 913.780.6979 Home FAX: 913.780.6863 number changes!! zone10rep©yahoo.com Addresses available upon request for chairperson/s or Board members. Call Christie Boeder 612 845-4509 (note: old phone number no longer active). 4 NORD STER N MA RCH 2010 The Prez Sez By Kim Fritze ooray! Spring is here! The outdoor Christmas lights in years, just an easy day’s drive! The dates for the Parade are are down (even before the buds appeared on the trees), July 3-9 and registration is open at parade2010.pca.org . we’veH set the clocks ahead, the snow is a becoming a distant It was great meeting new (and old) members at the two memory, and the Porsche’s are no longer in storage! The new member socials. Thanks to Ed Vazquez for organizing the Nord Stern calendar is filling up with a variety of events! socials and all the committee chairs and existing members for Registration is open (clubregistration.net) for the first coming to the events. Also thank you Auto Edge for hosting track event at Brainerd and all DE events are posted. The our first tech session. The new member socials and tech Drivers Training is Friday, April 30th, followed by the two session were followed the next weekend by the Swap Meet day Drivers Education, May 1 & 2. This event is one week at Carousel. Thank you to our new shop relations chair, Eric later than normal so we can leave our winter coats at home! Marksberry, and Matt and Mark from Carousel for organizing Participation in the Drivers Training school is a required this successful event. Also thank you to Keith Jones for prior to participating in the Drivers Education, so if you are continuing to find new items that help benefit Courage Center. thinking of trying any of our great track events sign up for The 2010 season has officially been kicked off! I hope to see the school this Spring, as the next school is not offered until everyone at an event soon! September. The Spring drive is set for May 8th in the western metro. The summer drive is scheduled for July 17th in western Wisconsin. Space is limited so sign up for these events soon! Great news – Jim O’Brien has offered to assume the Driver’s Education Chair and the ‘boxes’ have officially been passed on from Andy Busche. I am still looking for someone to chair the Concours/Car show event which is scheduled for June 27th in Roseville. Please contact me if you are interested! This year the Porsche Parade, which is a National event, is in St. Charles, Illinois. If you have never attended a Parade, it is a week long event filled with both social and driving activities. This is the closest the Parade has been to our region A bit of humor, by Louis Galanos Amiot Financial Group ......................................................................................................31 Anderson Motorsport Inc ...................................................................................................38 2010 Advertising Rates Apex SPG ...........................................................................................................................23 Auto Acquisition ................................................................................................................33 Ad frequency X1-5 x6-11 x12 Auto Edge ......................................................................................................................... BC Full pg. $123 $107 $70 Bradley Peterson ..................................................................................................................7 Bursch Travel .......................................................................................................................7 1/2 pg. $77 $69 $50 Car Biz Board: Dent Kraft PDR, Diamond Interiors, Diversified Cryogenics, 1/4 pg. $46 $39 $30 Jeppesen Imports, Performance Auto & Audio, Restoration Glass, Sterling