Central Wisconsin Region – Club of America Mar/Apr. 2012

CWI-PCA Autocross Season Inside this issue: CWI Calendar 1 We’re getting an autocross schedule put together but things are not all fully arranged yet. So far, we figure on having two events at Sugar River Raceway Writers Block 2 in Brodhead. One of these will be on a Sunday with Chicago Region PCA.and the other will be on a Friday evening. Dr. Porsche 3 Marketplace 5-6 We also plan to have at least three events at Columbus 151 Speedway. Here are the dates so far:

Sunday, May 27, Columbus 151 Speedway—Tentative

Friday, June 29, Sugar River Raceway—Tentative

Friday, July 13, Sugar River Raceway—Tentative

Sunday, July 22, Sugar River Raceway, with Chicago Region

Sunday, August 26, Columbus 151 Speedway—Tentative

Sunday September 9, Columbus 151 Speedway—Tentative Professor Ferdinand We’ll keep the calendar on the web site up to date when the dates are set. Alexander Porsche

1936—2012 CWI-PCA Calendar May 16 (Wed) 7:00 PM Monthly Meeting, Aug 15 (Wed) 7:00 PM Monthly Meeting, Lee’s Automotive, Madison Lee’s Automotive, Madison

June 20 (Wed) 7:00 PM Monthly Meeting, Sept 19 (Wed) 7:00 PM Monthly Meeting, Lee’s Automotive, Madison Lee’s Automotive, Madison

July 18 (Wed) 7:00 PM Monthly Meeting, Lee’s Automotive, Madison Come join us for Pizza and car talk! Mach Schnell Editor, Chuck Schmeling

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Hey, it’s spring! It’s been spring for about two months now, isn’t it great? Got my new tires on too. Nice and sticky. Got some Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec’s from Tire Rack. Some say they are good autocross and street tires. We’ll see. They do ride nice. See ya’ at the track.

Road America DE The Milwaukee Region invites all Central Wisconsin Region members to participate in our annual DE event at Road Amer- ica. This year, we have moved the event to Friday, August 10 in hopes of finding better weather. Too often, our early May event was plagued by rain, sleet, and even snow. We would appreciate it if you would publicize our event on your calendar, in your newsletter, and on your website.

Registration for our event will be on the motorsportreg.com website. This year, we are focusing on nov- ice participants who have thought about participating, but have not yet taken the plunge. We will be having a couple of evening classroom sessions to get new participants acclimated before the event.

If you our your members have questions, feel free to contact me via email ( [email protected] ) or at 262-416-8503. Regards, Alan Wagner

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Page 2 Prof. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche Passes At Age 76. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, , is mourning Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. The Honorary President of the Supervisory Board died on 5 April 2012 in , aged 76. Matthias Maller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Porsche AG, paid tribute to Ferdinand Alexander Porsche's services to the sports car manufacturer: "We mourn the death of our partner, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche. As the creator of the , he established a design culture in our company that has shaped our sports cars to this very day. His philosophy of good design is a legacy to us that we will honor for all time."

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche was born in Stuttgart on 11 December 1935, the oldest son of Dorothea and . Even his childhood was shaped by cars, and he spent much of his time in the of- fices and development workshops of his grandfather . In 1943 the family accompanied the Porsche company's move to , where he went to school in Zell am See. After returning to Stuttgart in 1950, he attended the private Waldorf school. After leaving school, he enrolled at the prestigious Ulm School of Design.

In 1958, F.A. Porsche, as he was known by his colleagues, joined the engineering office of what was then Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche KG. He soon proved his great talent for design by sculpting the first model of a successor to the 356 model line out of plasticine. In 1962 he took over as head of the studio, creating a worldwide furor one year later with the (or 911). With the Porsche 911, F.A. Porsche created a sports car icon whose timeless and classical form survives to this very day in what is now the seventh 911 generation. However, in addition to passenger cars, F.A. Porsche also concerned himself with designing the sports cars of the 1960s. His best-known designs include the Type 804 racing car or the Car- rera GTS, now considered to be one of the most beautiful racing cars ever.

In the course of the conversion of Porsche KG into a joint- stock corporation in 1971/72, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, along with all the other family members, stood down from the company's front-line business operations. In 1972 he founded the "Porsche Design Studio" in Stuttgart, the head office of which was relocated to Zell am See in Austria in 1974. In the decades that followed, he designed numerous classic gentlemen's accessories such as watches, spec- tacles and writing implements that achieved global recognition under the "Porsche Design" brand. In parallel, with his team, he designed a plethora of industrial products, household appliances and consumer durables for internationally renowned clients under the brand "Design by F.A. Porsche". A strong and clear design concept typifies all product designs created in his design studio to date. The credo of his design work was: "Design must be functional and functionality has to be translated visually into aes- thetics, without gags that have to be ex- plained first." F.A. Porsche: "A coherently designed product requires no adornment; it should be enhanced by its form alone." The design's appearance should be readily comprehensible and not detract from the product and its function. His conviction was: "Good design should be honest." (continued pg. 5) Page 4 Prof. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche Passes At Age 76. (continued)

Ferdinand Alexander Porsche received numerous honors and awards both for his work as a designer as well as for individual designs. For example, in 1968 the "Comité Internationale de Promotion et de Prestige" honored him for the outstanding aesthetic design of the Porsche 911 while the Industrial Forum Design Hannover (iF) voted him "Prizewinner of the Year" in 1992. In 1999, the President of Austria bestowed on him the title of Pro- fessor. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche retained a close lifelong association with Porsche AG as a partner and member of the Supervisory Board. For example, even after stepping down from front-line business operations, he contrib- uted to the design of Porsche's sports cars over many decades and repeatedly steered the company in the right direction. This was especially the case for the difficult period Porsche experienced at the beginning of the 1990s. From 1990 to 1993, F.A. Porsche served as President of the company's Super- visory Board, thus playing a major role in Porsche A.G's economic turnaround. In 2005, he stood down from his Supervisory Board role in favor of his son Oliver and as- sumed the mantle of Honorary President of the Supervisory Board. Ferdinand Alexander Porsche will be buried in the family grave at Stuttgut in Zell am See, attended by his immedi- ate family. An official funeral service will be held in Stuttgart at a later date.

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