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FLATOUT January 2009 FLATOUT January 2009 N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E N I A G A R A R E G I O N P O R S C H E C L U B O F A M E R I C A Do All Our Cars Look Like This Right Now?? President’s Report 2 Upcoming Events 3 New Executive Board 4 First photos of Panamera 5 Panamera Debut in China 7 Put Your Rain Tires On 9 NR Speedster, Part II 11 Everybody Loves a Parade 12 Fastest At Rolex Testing 14 Porsche Wins Prizes 16 Porsche Parade 17 40 Years of Restoration 23 Zone 1 Concours 24 Tech Tactics 25 For Sale 27 Picture Page 28 Puzzle 29 JANUARY 2009 Page 2 EXECUTIVE BOARD Fairport, NY 14450 Message from your President….. Tel# (585)-377-1495 President [email protected] I will begin my first President’s Message with a heartfelt Jim Arendt ‘THANK YOU’ to those of you who have offered me encourage- ment and support in running for this office. I very much appreci- 780 Washington Street Goodie Store ate your confidence, and hope I can meet your expectations. Spencerport, NY 14559 Bryan Starsky Cell# (585) 749-2786 156 Evandale Rd I would also like to thank all the past Club Officers for their time and dedication in making the Niagara Region PCA what it is [email protected] Rochester, NY 14618 today. I am truly grateful for the fantastic friendships I have de- tel# (585)-442-1903 veloped with many of this Club’s members, and I look forward to making many more friendships in the years to come. Who would Vice President – [email protected] believe that Porsche ownership could bring so many terrific peo- Rich DeAsis ple together to accomplish so much? 2 North Clinton Street DE Chairperson The slate of new Officers who were recently elected are a great Dansville, NY 14437 Bert Xander group of guys, and I am very much looking forward to working Cell (585) 750-4231 10 Lavender Circle with them. In pondering our goals for the next two years, there was one pressing issue that kept rising to the surface -- communi- [email protected] Fairport, NY 14450 cation. Since communication is the foundation of any organiza- tel# (585)-388-1431 tion, we focused our initial energies on improving our Club’s web- Secretary [email protected] site and email system. We will continue to develop the website and email system to increase our effectiveness in sharing infor- Mike Cohen mation in a timely manner. Our new Membership Chairman, Curt 7 Round Trail Drive Driver Ed Registrar Hinchcliffe, will also be ramping up communication with our new Pittsford, NY 14534 Curt Hinchcliffe members in an effort to engage them and involve them in Club activities. Tel# (585) 385-8828 5 Black Watch Trail mcpor- Fairport, NY 14450 So what’s next? To a large extent, that is up to you. We are [email protected] currently conducting a Membership Survey to find out what your tel# (585)-314-8506 wants, needs, likes and dislikes are. A link to the membership [email protected] survey was emailed to all our members, and you can also find the Treasurer survey link in this newsletter. Please take a few moments to com- Bill Schicker plete the survey, and let us know how we can add value to your Newsletter Editor membership experience! 20 Edendery Circle Tom Lyons Fairport, NY 14450 25 Tyburn Way Take care! Tel# (585)-377-1495 Rochester, NY 14610 Jim Arendt [email protected] 585-381-8535 President, Niagara Region PCA [email protected] ________________________________________________ CHAIRPERSONS Welcome to Our New Member! Webmaster Gary Stockman Membership Jim Arendt ________________________________________________ Curt Hinchcliffe 780 Washington Street 5 Black Watch Trail Spencerport, NY 14559 Published monthly (I hope) Fairport, NY 14450 Cell# (585) 749-2786 Statement of Policy: FLATOUT is the official publication tel# (585)-314-8506 of the Niagara Region Inc., Porsche Club of America. [email protected] Statements appearing in FLATOUT are those of the au- [email protected] thor and do not constitute an opinion of the Niagara Re- gion Inc., Porsche Club of America, FLATOUT, or its staff. The editors reserve the right to edit as necessary all mate- Social Events rials submitted for publication. Permission is granted to Bill Schicker reproduce any material published in FLATOUT provided full credit is given to the author or photographer and to 20 Edendery Circle FLATOUT. JANUARY 2009 Page 3 Registrati Watch for information about on our new e-mail system & for website our October Beautiful Canandaigua Lake UPCOMING EVENTS February 8th NRPCA Annual Planning Meeting 12:30 pm to Terry Hills Golf Course 3:30pm Rt 33, Batavia Lunch $5/person, cash bar Contact Jim Arendt February 28th Tech Tactics Danbury Conn. See flyer this issue March 3rd NRPCA Meeting Rochester 7:00pm Hawthornes, 3500 East Avenue, Rochester NY Contact Jim Arendt March 10th NRPCA Meeting Buffalo 7:00pm Rose Garden, 2753 Wehrle Drive, Buffalo NY Contact Jim Arendt JANUARY 2009 Page 4 New Executive Board Who Are These Guys?? Tom Lyons Sometimes pictures speak louder than words. With that in mind, at the Rochester NRPCA meeting on January 6th, I lined up the board against the wall and shot them! No, no blood was shed. In fact, nobody even got hurt at all. I was able to capture pictures of our new executive board. Now you’ll know who to go after at future meetings. :-) Mike Cohen—Secretary Jim Arendt—President Bill Schicker—Treasure & Social Director Bill Schicker is the new NRPCA Social Di- rector. In this role, he will coordinate social event information, provide support to those who are planning and hosting social events, as well as personally planning and hosting the 2009 summer Ellicottville picnic and Fall dinner. In addition to posting social event details on the website, Bill will be maintain- ing an email list of those people who would like to receive social event notifications, de- Rich DeAsis—VP tails and last minute updates, such as post- ponements or cancellations due to bad weather. Bill can be reached at 585-377- 1495 or [email protected] . JANUARY 2009 Page 5 First Photos of Panamera 4 Door Porsche Presents First Photos of Four-Door Panamera wheel arches and the long and sleek engine Gran Turismo compartment lid create that typical 911 “landscape” at the front end of the car the Por- Submitted by Jill Beck sche customer has appreciated for no less than Stuttgart. Roughly nine months before the actual mar- 45 years, ket launch, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has re- with the leased the first official photos of the Panamera in its final distinctly look. In its design, profile and silhouette, Porsche’s unique contoured four-seater stands out clearly as a new member of the Por- wings as sche family. Conceived and designed as a four-door grand flanks bor- touring sports car, the Panamera combines numerous tal- dering on ents in typical Porsche style: sporting driving dynamics, a the flat front generous and variable interior, and the supreme driving lid. The V- comfort of a Gran Turismo. Joining the 911, Boxster and shaped seams Cayman sports cars as Panamera 4 Door well as the sporty SUV along the Cayenne, the Panam- engine era is Porsche’s fourth compart- model series. ment lid and the rear window tapering out like an arrow to the rear convey the features charac- teristic of a sports car to the new, highly individ- The designers of ual Panamera class. The striking, muscular the Panamera have shoulders succeeded in position- over the rear Panamera 4 Door ing this unique car as a brand-new and truly wheels, the different model while dynamic nevertheless retaining the looks of a typical Porsche. sweep of Through its proportions alone, the Panamera stands out the coupé- clearly in its market segment: measuring 1931 millimetres like roofline, or 76.0 inches in width, the Panamera is wider, and meas- and the uring 1418 millimetres or 55.8 inches in height, lower than visible tail- comparable four-door models. The unmistakable, sleek GT pipes again silhouette is created by the car’s overall length of 4970 Panamera 4 Door bear out all millimetres or 195.7 inches and short, sporting overhangs the DNA so front and rear. In its typical of a styling and details, the thoroughbred Porsche. Panamera follows the design philosophy re- fined over decades on the 911 and success- fully implemented also on the Boxster, Cay- man and Cayenne. Panamera 4 Door Through its design language alone, the Panamera 4 Door Panamera will estab- lish a new segment versus the competition. The symbiosis of sports car DNA derived from the looks of a coupé, the unique interpretation of the classical saloon body and the Continued on Page 6 benefits of a variable space concept give the new Porsche its truly unmistakable appearance. As an example, the Panamera comes with highly individual, strongly contoured air intakes instead of a conventional radiator grille. Striking JANUARY 2009 Page 6 First Photos of Panamera 4 Door Cont Porsche Presents First Photos of Four-Door Panamera and equipment will be disclosed next spring. Gran Turismo Continued The Porsche Panamera will be built at Por- Submitted by Jill Beck sche’s Leipzig Plant, where a production hall measuring some 22,000 square metres or al- The elegant roof arch extends stylishly over the gener- most 237,000 square feet and a logistics centre ous interior, simply begging the beholder to get inside.
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