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The Bahn Stormer Volume XVII, Issue 8 -- September 2012 Volume XVII, Issue 10 -- November 2012 The Bahn Stormer Volume XVII, Issue 8 -- September 2012 Volume XVII, Issue 10 -- November 2012 Fall Color Tour 2012 Photo by Stewart & Sally Free The Official Publication of the Rally Sport Region - Porsche Club of America The Bahn Stormer Contents For Information on, or submissions to, The Bahn Stormer contact Mike O’Rear at The Official Page .......................................................3 [email protected] or 734-214-9993 Traction Control.......................................... ..............4 (Please put Bahn Stormer in the subject line) Calendar of Events........................................... .........6 Deadline: Normally by the end of the third Membership Page ....................................................9 week-end of the month. Fall Color Tour .........................................................10 RSR Elections ..........................................................12 For Commercial Ads Contact Jim Christopher at Time With Tim ........................................................13 [email protected] Proper Storage of Your Porsche ..............................15 In The Zone .............................................................16 Advertising Rates (Per Year) Full Page: $650 Quarter Page: $225 An Englishman’s View .............................................17 Half Page: $375 Business Card: $100 Ramblings From a Life With Cars ............................19 Busted!! ..................................................................21 Udder Truth ............................................................23 Classifieds ...............................................................27 Material for the The Bahn Stormer may be reprinted (except for ads) provided proper credit is given to the author and the source. Copy is the responsibility of the advertiser. PORSCHE®, The Porsche Crest®, CARRERA®, and TARGA® are trademarks of Porsche AG Advertisers ARESCO, Inc ........................................................................ 17 AutoMark Collision Center ................................................. 24 Clear Auto Bra ...................................................................... 8 Fred Lavery Porsche ........................................................... 22 Gilson Motor Sports ........................................................... 20 Grand Sport LLC .................................................................. 26 Howard Cooper Porsche ..................................................... 14 Munk’s Motors ..................................................................... 8 Porsche of Farmington Hills ................................................ 28 Porsche of the Motor City .................................................. 18 Rennstatt of ArborMotion .................................................... 8 V&W Motors ........................................................................ 2 Westgate Insurance ............................................................ 15 Check out the latest news on our website rsp.pca.org Check out other PCA events at the Zone 4 website -- zone4.pca.org 2 The Official Page 2012 Rally Sport Region Officers President Tech Chairperson Events Committee Rick Mammel * Jim Dunham Chairpersons: Norah & David Cooper: 248-442-9008 734-451-1288 [email protected] Novi 48375 Plymouth 48170 Liz Christopher: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Sue Sarin: Immediate Past President Track Registrar [email protected] Jim Christopher * Tom Krueger Arnie Spieker: 810-217-1280 313-570-2223 [email protected] Ortonville 48462 Sterling Heights 48313 [email protected] [email protected] Other Board Members David Cooper * Vice President Track Chairperson 734-207-1599 Tim Pott* Christian Maloof * Canton 48187 734-548-5378 734 646-2746 [email protected] Ann Arbor 48104 Dexter 48130 [email protected] [email protected] Tom Bloom* 734-260-0260 Goody Store Chairperson Safety Chairperson Chelsea Jim Christopher * John Melvin [email protected] 810-217-1280 734-665-8912 Ortonville 48462 Ann Arbor 48103 Jack Dunlap * [email protected] [email protected] 810-231-2872 Hamburg 48139 Advertising Chairperson Insurance Chairperson [email protected] Jim Christopher * Jim Dowty * 810-217-1280 734-717-1060 Ron Pruette* Ortonville 48462 Pinckney 48169 248-821-8670 [email protected] [email protected] Oxford, MI 48371 [email protected] Membership Chairperson Archivist / Historian Glenn Trapp Glenn Trapp Al Wright* 810-227-7854 810-227-7854 313-610-2777 Brighton 48114 Brighton 48114 Ann Arbor 48105 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Treasurer Bahn Stormer Editor Zone 4 Rep Burghard Linn Mike O’Rear Ron Carr 810-227-1223 734-214-9993 (740) 967-6027 Brighton 48116 Ann Arbor 48103 Northern Ohio Region [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Secretary Der Cranky Webmeister Mary Ann Kantrow Emmanuel Garcia * Denotes Board Member 734-347-8544 248-635-7655 Ann Arbor 48105 South Lyon 48178 [email protected] [email protected] 3 Traction Control By Rick Mammel, RSR President Forget about the digitization of be forever thankful of his biography style interview the automobile changing our with two great Icons that are sadly no longer with us lives. I will take a DVR over a -- Carroll Shelby and Chris Economaki. DME any day. I can still have 3. “Formula One” on Speed. Like them or not there is a car function on carburetors no disputing F1 cars are the epitome of all things and points and condensers mechanical and certainly top all things automotive. The but there is no way I could racing gets boring with a lot of follow the leader, but function without a DVR. This as one of the best announcing crews ever assembled, miracle of the digital age is like the Speed broadcasters inform and entertain and limit an engine management system boredom. I have watched the UK group and they just for automotive based TV programming. As the outside don’t cut it compared to US hosts, Hobbs, Machett and automotive activity decreases this time of year it leaves me Varsha. The sad part is that Speed lost the rights to more time for vicarious living via the global cable feeds. broadcast Formula 1 in the USA. Just as the interest in There are some domestic programs too, but not as much F1 is back in the US with races in Texas and New Jersey there that piques my interest. So, I thought I’d do, a David in 2014, we will have to depend on NBC for coverage. Letterman type, top ten of my favorite shows. Please hire the Speed Team!!! 10. “Car Crazy” on Speed. This has the feel of an 2. “Fifth Gear” on the Velocity Channel. Fifth Gear uses infomercial disguised as a car guy show. There is real race drivers and all around gearheads to present a good chance that host Barry will visit with an a show that is truly about the cars. No gimmicks automotive icon or interesting event/museum. and no treks around the world in an appliance type 9. “Top Gear” UK on Speed. Only watch these “Tossers” vehicle. Just an hour of automotive related viewing. for the hot laps with the Stig and “The Star in the Tiff Needell must have stock in several tire companies Reasonably Priced Car.” The US franchised version and is the “Driftmaster” of the UK. Jason Plato is a would be somewhere around 45th on the list, right two-time British Touring Car Champion and Vicki Butler after “Housewives of Atlanta.” Henderson also has plenty of racing seat time and 8. “American Pickers” on the History Channel. This is along with Tiff is an ex-Top Gear Host. sort of reality TV with staged scenes, BUT WOW what 1. “Australian Super Cars” on Speed. Blend CanAm, IMSA a chance to see some great automobilia, unusual and TransAm racing and come up with a formula that historic items, and real life characters . keeps the cars on a level playing field, and let them 7. “How It’s Made” on the Science Channel. Who doesn’t go – that is the formula behind “Australian Super Cars.” love seeing how the things that make our modern life Add British and German Touring Cars, and you have convenient, and for that matter possible, are produced. the world’s best “production” based sedan racing. It’s 6. “Modern Marvels” on the History Chanel. This show kind of like NASCAR but with more bumping and racing is very similar to “How It’s Made” but with a more so that you just can’t look away. If you have never detailed exploration of each subject. Anything on watched this form of racing, seek it out. materials or transportation is an extra bonus. There are plenty of other shows that might top this list but 5. “Chasing Classic Cars” on Velocity Channel. Host Wayne they are limited series and one-offs. “Renaissance Man Carini is OK at presenting and certainly connected to is one of the best in this category. Alain DeCadient gets the inner circle of European cars, their restoration, deep into car marques as well as icons like the Rolls Royce Concours d’Elegances and auctions. It provides a good Merlin engine. The purpose of my “Top 10” is really to chance to see some great machinery, never seen rides segue into some thoughts that were dispensed in the latest and some rare “barn finds.” episode of “Fifth Gear.” One segment was Tiff Needell 4. “Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain” on Speed. This trying to match a GT3’s lap time with a new 991 Carrera. weekly motorsports “talk” show is hosted by Dave Porsche touted the 991 as capable of that task with all its Despain who has been around forever in motorsports improvements. While driving
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