“Water Cooled Porsche Driver Pre Traumatic Stress Disorder”
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While not infallible, it is quite possible that this device, when used in concert with a conscientious maintenance program can help provide the peace of mind and stress relief that has been so elusive to the many water-cooled Porsche drivers affl icted with “WCPDPTSD”.
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What we do.... 16 PORSCHEPLATZ AT LRP 17 Mt. Tremblant DE Event 19 Calabogie DE Event 20 20 Auto Cross #3 21 Wings and Wheels Event 22 NHMS DE Event 23 Porsche’s and Polo 24 Watkins Glen DE Event 25 Z1 Auto Cross 25 PorscheFEST AT Larz Anderson 28 colling’s museum tour 30 29 ner photo contest 30 PCA - Escape to LA! 32 Spontaneous Dinner on the Cape 34 John Paterek Talk 38 High Gear - A Guest Column 41 Auto Cross #1 - The Report! 34
10 Anniversaries 6 On the Edge Cover Photo 16 Calendar 7 On the Loud Pedal By Richard Viard 49 Marketplace 9 Four Speeds & Drum Brakes 50 New Members 10 Minutes Of The Board 50 Board of Directors 11 The Checkered Flag and Committee Chairs 12 The Long and Winding Road 13 Around the Cones 14 Don’t Lift
The NOR’EASTER (ISSN-0199-4425) is published credit is given the NOR’EASTER and the author. No equivalent. All advertising inquiries and all monthly for an annual fee of $15.00 by the Porsche material may be reproduced if the NOR’EASTER advertising copy should be submitted to: Susana Club of America, Northeast Region at PO Box 409, was given the right to publish another Weber, POBox 409, W. Boxford, MA 01885, Phone West Boxford, MA 01885. Periodicals postage paid publications material. 978-352-6601(business hours please). All checks at West Boxford, MA and at additional mailing They reserve all rights to that material. payable to NER/PCA offi ces. Editor Adrianne Ross Advertising Rates Postmaster: Send address changes to: Graphic Designer Susana Weber Full page - $104/issue The NOR’EASTER Copy Editor John Koenig Inside front & back cover, full pg. - $144/issue PO Box 409 Advertising Mgr. Susana Weber Back cover, 2/3 pg, - $114/issue West Boxford, MA 01885 Advertising - Advertising is inserted on a prepaid Half page - $83/issue Writing and opinions expressed by the con- All communications should be directed to the basis. Discounts are off ered for three months (5%), One third page - $68/issue tributors in The NOR’EASTER do not necessarily editor. Permission is granted to reproduce any six months (10%), and one year (15%). Copy Quarter page - $52/issue represent those of the Porsche Club of America, material publishedherein, provided the full should be supplied photo ready or Business card - $37/issue or any of their subsidiaries, or regions. On the Edge Of Mice and Over-Revs Adrianne Ross hen I bought my fi rst Porsche, Then, tragedy struck. I thought she and I were go- A wince-causing thump began to hap- ing to be together forever! pen when the car shifted into 4th. There It didn’t take too long, and I found one on WI pictured us, fi ve, ten, even was an unquestionably weird two-part Carmax. fi fteen years down the road loving life, shift to 2nd gear. She wasn’t happy. I Now, I’m not a national chain car dealership and getting appreciative looks. Some folks limped her home from New Hampshire kind of girl, but the price was right, if not the asked if I would track her out, convert her Motor Speedway, and a few weeks later, location, and I’d had a friend buy one there. into a racecar. “No, not me.” I responded. limped her out to my Porsche tech. So I went to go talk to them. “She’s so pretty as a speedster, I don’t want He called a few days later. “It’s fatal I’m The car, it turned out, was in Indy. They to ruin that for either of us.” afraid,” he started. “Your transmission has would ship it (for a pretty nominal fee), and I I learned so much from my little Boxster. big chunks of metal in it.” could see my car in one to three weeks. We learned what it meant to be on a race- Over the winter ensued a tragic story Three weeks?!? track, how good fall in New England can of a little joy, and a lot of heartbreak. I waited. I obsessed over her pictures on the look in a cabriolet, and what summer eve- Friends rallied round, true heroes Internet. I annoyed the salesman with ques- nings were meant to be. Once in a while emerged, I fi nally got it fi xed, but in the tions. I bit my nails, and ground my teeth, we would beat — solidly beat — a newer end, even the fi x was fl awed. because, while I think I’m generally optimis- Flawed enough to end our once perfect tic, patient I am not. continued on page 46 The car, it turned out, was in relationship. Enter the Internet, and the hunt for a In This Issue... Indy. They would ship it (for new Porsche. I received tons of advice: appy Summer to all of you a pretty nominal fee)... get a 996… a GT3… a 964! But I knew HPorschefi les out there! Refl ected in what I wanted. I started mid-engined, this issue is the busy-ness of Summer, and I was going to stay mid-engined. But and the fun that’s to be had. 911 through the “Bus Stop” at the Glen. maybe faster, yeah, let’s go faster! This month we have a guest writier Sure they could take me on the straights, I found some Caymans online. I talked from the Rocky Mountain Region. The but somehow we were nose to tail pulling to friends. I talked to pros. Love the Cay- article was sugeeseted for inclusion by out of that turn. She was a real trooper. man, buy 2009 or later. our National Newsletter Editor Chair- but she’s not the editor of Panorama - it’s a little confusing. Anyway, she’s nice, and suggested it. Richard took some amazing AutoCross pictures. I’m looking forward to a summer full of those too! Speaking of pictures, we’re going to start including QR codes in the magazine that relate to more information on the web. Sometimes they will be links to helpful people or articles, Sometimes a link to more pictures. Richard took 229 (that he liked) of the AX, and I can only fi t in 10 or so. So look for that feature in upcoming issues. We’re also going to centralize our FaceBook presence, more on that as we develop the page. I hope you all have a great July! I know I am - New job, new car, new fun! - Enjoy! PS - Last month’s cover was taken by My new Cayman. Carrie Corbett, not Stan.... Sorry Carrie.
PG. 6 NOREASTER On the Loud Pedal The Business of the Club...
must begin this column with an apology today may not be the case tomorrow Christopher Mongeon to Adrianne, editor of THE NOR’EASTER, and that’s where you come in. followed immediately by a, ”Well done.” I have been selected to be this years there’s not enough time left to come bang IFirst, this column was due three days ago Nominating Chair. This means I will head on your doors looking for warm bodies. My and I am just now settling down to write it. up a committee of members to help time spent volunteering for our club has For my tardiness, I am sorry. That, and this decide who will be on this year’s ballot been a great experience. I have enjoyed the column may come up short on volume. for board positions. I was selected for front-line action and I encourage others to Creativity has left the building and taken this position after a grueling discussion give it a try. We all have busy lives with many with it any remaining motivation. Second, of by-laws and process. Bottom line: only commitments, but volunteering with NER is a I want to show my appreciation for the someone ineligible for a position on the great way to spend your time. It is volunteers recent format changes. In my humble opin- board can be Nominating Chair, and who make our club what it is today and we ion, the new format looks great. Unfortu- that’s me. This is the only way to be fair. can’t do it without you. I am very glad to have nately for you, there is still a picture of me, If you are actually reading this and been a part of this region and I have no plans but there is nothing I could do about that. would like to take a greater role in our to stop now. I will just have to fi nd another Unfortunately for Adrianne, she cannot region, please let us know. As I men- spot. It is much more fun to run with the bulls fi re me. That leads me to the subject I want tioned earlier, there are almost 2,500 of than watch from the sidelines. to cover. Humor me as I regurgitate some you and I only have six months left, so statistics. The Porsche Club of America consists of over 100,000 members in 13 zones with a total of 139 diff erent regions. Our region alone has nearly 1,500 primary members The Porsche Club of America consists of over 100,000 members in 13 zones with a total of 139 diff erent regions.
and just fewer than 1,000 affi liate mem- Sales • Service • Parts bers. For the six or seven of you that read my column, you have to help me get the word out. Actually two words: ”Term Lim- its.” Adrianne may not be able to fi re me, NEW LOCATION but this club has term limits that will allow Boulder Industrial Park someone else to take my place in this re- gion. I am in my fourth year serving on the Building 10-A NER board. The fi rst two years were spent (Behind Northern Equipment) as Treasurer and the following two years as President. According to the by-laws, that’s off Route 20 in North Oxford, MA it for me. There are only six more months of my reign of terror. In January, another 888-414-2287 member will take my place. Our region can only operate and be successful because of volunteers. I’m not just talking about the Board of Directors; there are many other committees and dozens of other positions that are out there. Everyone’s circumstanc- es change, so what someone is able to do
NOREASTERPG. 7 Can you see your Porsche here ?
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lthough I do have names for most go away on their own. That position is Tom Tate of the rolling stock, it’s more as a still in place, but recently a few things matter of convenience than any have given me pause. Let me explain. An it. I installed it one evening and, Aattempt to assign anthropomor- event that makes me rethink my logi- while the gasket that keeps moisture phic properties to the little devils. I don’t cal position on cars happened just last out of the trunk didn’t look that good, I talk to cars while I’m driving them, but week. went with it because I don’t drive that car then I don’t talk to other drivers when I’m I try to keep my cars in good repair, in the rain much anyway. Then it started to driving either. I do have a couple of cars and as soon as a problem arises I attend rain. that can talk to me, but that would be due to it so that there is never a list of things June started out in Boston just like Se- to the way I kick the gas pedal with my that don’t work. Having a ‘dead list’ (door attle in November, and we saw four inches heel on a downshift or feather the throttle lock is dead, heater fan is dead, window of rain just last weekend. Big Red spent coming down a long grade in third at 4000 switch is dead, etc.) is the reason that days at the train station without complaint. rpm to make it gurgle. people get rid of perfectly good cars. I didn’t give it much thought until an indi- The movie Cars didn’t make me think Once that list gets to three or four items, cator light showed that a taillight was out. that sheet metal and engines could be put owners fi gure it’s time to start looking I went back to check and sure enough the for a new car. “I need two tires, a muf- right side was dark. To replace the bulb, There was another strange fl er, and an oil change; I’ll just trade it in.” the lens is removed by releasing two plas- Maybe that’s why the newest car I own tic knobs inside the trunk and pushing the happening in the garage is 13 years old and everything works the lens out. To get to one of the plastic knobs last month that really had way it should. it was necessary to remove an inner panel me scratching my head... The ’85 BMW I drive in the summer that let me look down into a bin beside the months has chrome surrounds that go taillight. That’s when I saw the 3” of water around the taillights that have corroded that had accumulated. It was just starting after 28 years and I have been on the to be my month for leaks. But think about together in a way that would bring them lookout for a replacement for the right this: if the right-side taillight bulb hadn’t to life, but I have to confess that lately I’ve side. The dealer only sells the entire unit, died, I never would’ve looked into that been reconsidering my position on the which is approaching what I paid for the water-soaked bin until next fall when I put matter. entire car, so I have been watching eBay the car away, if then. Another rust hole As my loyal readers will recall, I have closely. Cars in salt-free climates don’t would’ve had a head start. Was the car stated many times that cars don’t fi x them- have the same problem, so when a tail- telling me to take a look into the trunk by selves and strange noises, scraping sounds, light showed up in California, for short killing the bulb? and other mechanical problems seldom money with a Buy-It-Now price, I was on I pulled the taillight, put in some new dum-dum and the problem was solved, but I’m still wondering if there is a com- munication of some sort is going on here? I don’t need to hear everyone’s Twilight Zone story about their car talking to them, but it would be interesting to compare notes a bit, wouldn’t it? There was another strange happening in the garage last month that really had me scratching my head and talking to myself, or at least talking to something in the garage. After three years in the back of the garage I decided that it was time to put
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NOREASTERPG. 9 Minutes of the Board June Meeting Hans Peter Schaefer ER Board Meeting, June 12, 2013 on. For the NHMS event we have 40 con- The June meeting was held on rules are suffi ciently clear, that if somebody fi rmed and eight on the wait list. For the June 12th at the home of An- misses the driver’s meeting, or did not have Glen, 79 have signed up with eight on Ntje and Hans Peter Schaefer. In a tech inspection, the driver cannot partici- the wait list. addition to the host, the following board pate that day in any driving event. Stan Corbett is looking for a volunteer members were present: Adrianne Ross, Adrianne reported that there was quality to perform the track operations duties Rosemary Driscoll, Bill Seymour, Nick glitch with the printing of the latest copy on the Canada trip. He also reported that Shanny, Chris Mongeon, Steve Ross, Stan of THE NOR’EASTER copy. Some pages are Kaizen Tuning has again been approved Corbett, Marcus Collins, Dani Fleming, not as crisp as they should be. for pre-DE tech inspections. Kristin Larson (the complete board). Regarding the discussion on how many Bill continued the update on past After an excellent meal prepared by websites or social media pages we should events. The Detailing Clinic run by Cindy Antje Schaefer, President Chris Mongeon have, we decided to will merge the auto- Markley was oversubscribed, went very brought the meeting to order at 7:48 pm. cross page with a newly to-be-developed well and was well received, while the After some anniversary greetings to the Facebook page, and will run this parallel to speaker event by Paterek was attended host and hostess, Bill Seymour started the our NER website. by only 25, mostly 356 enthusiasts. discussion of past and planned activities. Nick made a motion to recommend Chris There are several German Car Days in The fi rst autocross went well, with eight as the nominating chair. Kristin seconded, July. We will try to declare the event on runs for everyone and excellent weather. and the board unanimously approved the July 25th a Porsche Day. The next event will be on June 30th, with nomination. “Racetrack Rick” from Herb Chambers the third on July 28th. At the July event, The meeting was adorned at 9:35 pm. Porsche has agreed to sponsor this years Rick Hetherington from Autobahn Perfor- The next NER board meeting will be held Porsche and Polo event on August 11th mance and Mike Noonan from Mike’s Auto- on July 17th at Nick Shanny’s home in in Hamilton. The event will be called the body will sponsor a barbeque. Newton. Steve Ross reported that we are all set “Porsche Cup.” Adrianne will organize for the PorscheFest on Sept 7th at the Larz a private viewing of the movie Rush Anderson Museum of Transportation in shortly after release, most likely Brookline, which will be a judged event. in the Newton area. Also at the Larz Anderson museum will be Marcus reported on the mem- Happy PCA Anniversary the German Car Day on June 16th, starting bership status. With 20 new Fifteen Years Five Years at 10:00 am. members, two transfers in and Michael Jay Alan Nugent Charley Dow has put together a tour for 18 transfers out, the new total William Taussig Blaise Eckert Oct 13th (Columbus Day weekend) to the is now 2,473, of which 1,481 are Christopher Ouimet Heritage Museum in Sandwich where the primary members and 992 are Ten Years David Howie Concept Car exhibition is still running. affi liates. In total, we are inching Bruce Miller David Paliotti Stan Corbett reported the latest on the closer to the 2,500 membership David Kull Edward Machado current Driver Education season. Sign-up number. Randy Sowa Evan Tong for the upcoming July events in Canada After the membership report, William Barbieri James Greer is a little slower than in previous years. Kristin Larson presented the William Richardson Kenneth Palumbo Therefore, Stan announced our summer Treasurer’s report. Bill made a Paul Vincent program at the last NCR event at Lime motion to accept the report, Richard Black Rock Park, and will also try to get the WGI Nick seconded, and the motion Roger Dumas event mentioned in Panorama. passed with a unanimous vote. Sidney Bowen We currently have 105 signed up for There was a spirited discus- LCMT event and 50 for Calabogie. With sion on the consequences of DE regard to Mont-Tremblant, participants can participants missing the driver’s park their cars and trailers at the spectator meeting or not having pre- (kart school) entrance starting Friday. The event tech inspection form. The paddock will open Sunday from 5:00 pm conclusion was that the current
PG. 10 NOREASTER The Checkered Flag Notorious... Marcus Collins and irst things fi rst — Dani took delivery Dani Fleming done on the circuit (it will be primarily a of her new 911 (Carrera 4 Cabriolet) road circuit), I’m not holding my breath! last month! You can’t miss her — its member “getting a job” being the The 2014 series also adds Russia, and with Fin-your-face blue (okay, it’s more fi rst thing on my mind when I was a Korea dropping from the schedule, this will look-at-me blue) and as it’s far wider than student — it’s at this point that Dani rolls make 21 races (it’s 20 races this year). I can her old (C2 997) and it looks like it’s glued her eyes and Sam switches off complete- just imagine the arguments over the mon- to the road, which will come in handy in ly. So, with Sam missing from this round ies the extra television rights will bring. the winter. It’s lots of fun to drive (we took it’s currently Sam 0: Marcus 1. The tire controversy continued in Canada. it to Montreal for the F1 race) but I’m not The F1 circuit (circus) moved from Eu- In-season testing is not allowed, but one swapping my Cayman quite yet (unless it’s rope to North America this month — the of the Mercedes drivers let slip at a drivers for the 2014 model). Canadian Grand Prix, held on an island meeting in Monaco that they did some Speaking of Caymans — we saw a close to Montreal, and is the closest it tire testing after the Spanish event in May. gets to home. There are plans to host Pirelli and Mercedes argued that it was to Dani took delivery of her a race in New York (actually across the test tire safety after some tires had de- new 911 (Carrera 4 Cab) last Hudson in New Jersey, but overlooking laminated in earlier events. The rest of the month! You can’t miss her — Manhattan) in June next year. But, until paddock wasn’t buying this story and so the argument continues. its in-your-face blue Bernie Ecclestone (the doyen of the sport) says, “Yes” and we see work being Back to the race. Montreal weather is notoriously changeable and this year was no exception. We had rain and overcast skies on Friday and Saturday, and glorious sunshine for the race on Sunday. Rain does make for interesting races though! All of the venues provide a full three days of F1 action. F1 practice sessions occur on Friday (two 1-1/2 hour sessions) and Saturday (a one-hour session in the morning). Then F1 qualifying is on Saturday afternoon and the race itself occurs on Sunday afternoon. Performance in qualifying dictates grid positions and, with the wet qualifying con- ditions this year, some surprising names performed strongly. Valtteri Bottas, Lotus’s number two driver in his fi rst year in F1, Custom Cayman took the number three slot on the grid. continued on page 45 tricked-out Cayman in Montreal. I think they’ve spoiled the smooth lines of the original, which, together with the han- dling, drew me to the model. The NER autocross season kicked off this month and with good weather, and we had a great turnout. Sam decided against coming along — they must work them so hard at college these days that all they want to do when they come home for the summer vacation is sleep! I distinctly re-
NOREASTERPG. 11 The Long and Winding Road
European Report Bill Seymour
osemary and I are back from a nice mentioned M. Loeb could practice with trip to France (nice, except for the his new car as he prepared for the Pike’s Suzuki in 2011). There’s some mighty fancy weather). In so doing I missed the Peak Hillclimb, which will have taken (and scary) driving in those. You will also fi rst NER autocross, but I under- place on June 30th by the time you read come across one very spectacular crash R that will amaze you to see the two occu- stand that it went well — thanks to Chris this. Ryan for fi lling in, and for the many others I’m embarrassed as a car guy that I pants climb out relatively unscathed. who helped. had never heard of Sebastien Loeb Returning to my own very pedestrian Our trip generated a few car-related sto- who, it turns out, is a French national rental Peugeot I again ask why can’t we ries and I’ll start with Sebastien Loeb and hero (Legion of Honor and twice French get something like that here? (Yes, I know, Le Bestial (“the beast”). As an enthusiastic Sportsman of the Year), nine-time winner emissions stuff .) It’s a perfectly service- (if slowing) bike rider and Tour de France of the World Rally Championship (WRC) able four-door sedan that had no trouble fan, we decided to take a road trip from and three-time winner of the Race of managing 150 kph yet returned 47 mpg our Luberon area lodgings and drive (not Champions (the crazy thing where F1, (that’s Imperial gallons in the picture) over bike) to the top of Mt. Ventoux (“Mount NASCAR, WRC and sports car drivers close to 3,000 km of mixed driving (not up Windy”) which is a famous Tour stage. We compete in a stadium in identical cars). Mt. Ventoux but a lot of up and down in the His normal ride is in the WRC in a Citroën Pyrenees). My underpowered Peugeot also managed My underpowered Peugeot but he, with Red Bull sponsorship, is going to race a Peugeot (same company to get me another “sleeping policeman” also managed to get me as Citroën) at Pike’s Peak. The car is a ticket. Unlike the Italians who mailed me another “sleeping Peugeot 208 and — knock me policeman” ticket. over with a feather, what kind of rental car did we have? Yes, a Peugeot 208. My attempts got close to where the road starts upward to convince the gendarmes only to discover “road closed” signs. A visit to let me compete with him to the tourist offi ce resulted in the fl awed on Mt. Ventoux were unsuc- advice that we could drive up the other cessful — my French is not so side so we rambled around for 30 km or good — but had I been allowed so only to arrive at another roadblock, this I think I might have lost. My 208 time manned by gendarmes who sent us had a 1.1 liter Diesel that I think away. (The detour took us through a lovely would not perform as well as his gorge so the mistake wasn’t painful.) We (nicknamed Le Bestial) which is fi nally discovered that the whole top of the alleged to have 875 horsepower mountain was closed so that the afore- pushing 875 kilos (my math says Tattle Tale. that’s a power-to-weight ratio of 2.2 lb/hp) and undecipherable stuff fi ve months later, I got which reportedly goes the French ticket less than a week after I got from 0 to 60 (not km) in home. Easy-to-understand, translated in- 1.8 seconds. He might structions, and you pay online with a credit also be a better driver. card. And it was only 45 Euros — what a My ‘Googling’ of Se- bargain. Ah, but the rub is that the ticket bastien led me to some was for 101 in a 90 zone. Come on France, general research of the lighten up! That’s 62 in a 55 zone — not Pike’s Peak event and it is even the meanest U.S. police offi cer would all very interesting. Search nail you for that (unless you were driving a YouTube for “Climb Dance” Porsche). to watch Ari Vatanen in Bill Seymour 1988 (another Peugeot) [email protected] or “Climb Pike’s Peak with a Monster” (Tajima in a
PG. 12 NOREASTER Around the Cones
More Nostalgia Steve Ross
ummer will be here by the time you was used, it invariably was a bullhorn. Burlington campus, the old Pleasure read this column, and our annual Helmets were required, but many were Island in Wakefi eld, abandoned Nike Driver Education events at two typical of what some Harley riders now missile sites in Needham and Dighton, SCanadian tracks kick off the month use — ’skullcaps‘ that provided minimal Babson Institute (as it was called), which of July. Later in the month will be a new protection. Safety requirements included had a concurrent road race (running) event — a car cruise night at the Stow, MA the standard lap belts, and in one case a for a case of beer, the Salisbury Beach airport — and then, a few days later, our guy had a Firebird with a roll bar made parking lot where the old Corvettes of third autocross of the season. of exhaust pipe. The hot setup for many Mass. (now COM) ran high-speed events Kudos to our editor for the new format cars was a set of radial tires to replace the with Cobras, full-race cars and formula with the three-column pages. It minimizes OEM cross-plies. Participation numbered cars, Otis Air Base on the cape, the old having to hunt for the continuing page(s) 40–50 in most cases. Avco lot in Wilmington, one of the early in the back of THE NOR’EASTER, and allows Unlike today, sites were plentiful and in Digital lots in Lexington, Shoppers World for pictures to be incorporated into the one case were close enough that driv- in Framingham and the adjacent Natick columns and stories. Also, the picture on ers could participate in two events on Mall, and a unique night event (using the the cover by Stan Corbett’s wife was great. the same day by driving to the second mall lighting) that the aforementioned Now for another one of my nostalgia one after completing their run at the COM put on at the Burlington Mall. trips, this time to autocrossing in the late fi rst. Locations included Orange Airport, Compare these events with today’s ‘60s. First of all, the composition of the where both MIT and Harvard had a sports electronic timing and scoring, oceans entry tended toward British, Italian and car club running events, Northeastern’s of pylons, timing tables, a generator, German sports cars, American pony cars refreshments and a scoreboard. (Mustang, Camaro and Barracudas) and the Scoring was hand-written on a sheet of paper that got posted after each run was complete.
little known specialty cars such as the Saab Sonnett, Honda 600 sports car, Datsun 2000s, and some formula cars like Formula Vs (VW-powered single-seat racecars. Timing was accomplished either with a stopwatch or the more advanced rubber gas station hose laid across the start/fi n- ish line (which fed a signal to a home-built timer), but only one car at a time could run. Scoring was hand-written on a sheet of paper that got posted after each run was complete. Pylons were usually pro- cured from highway projects and some clubs took the ’donation‘ as the entry fee. Courses tended toward very tight, twisty aff airs with few straights and sometimes a line made of white lime showed the path to take. Trophies usually were of the ’bowl- ing‘ type with eagles and athlete fi gures on plastic and tin creations. If a PA system
NOREASTERPG. 13 Don’t Lift New Tows Stan Corbett he DE season is off to a great start causing some concern, as holding any and I’m not lifting! I attended the reasonable speed going uphill on the NCR Lime Rock Fun Days in June, interstate was an exercise in burying the receptacle for the trailer 7-blade connec- Tmaking my fi rst tow with my new throttle, listening to the engine make lots tor. It does have the “Polack” connector (to me) Cayenne. In spite of the intermit- of noise (way more noise than power, it installed but there’s a blank plate covering tent rain I got in two good runs on the seemed), and keeping a wary eye on the it. A quick check with Ira Porsche and for slicks both days. Monday I experimented temp gauge. While trying to hold the about $15 I had the right receptacle for with a diff erent size front tire, which went speed gained going downhill while roar- the U.S. and Canada. It took longer than it well. Tuesday’s runs were fantastic. Lime ing uphill I felt like a momentum vehicle should have take to install it, as one of the Rock is a fun track with a nice fl ow and I — don’t lift or you’ll never keep up with machine screws holding the blank plate was swapping the lead with friends lap the rest of the traffi c! was corroded and promptly broke off . Not after lap. I’m still grinning at the memory. As a grandparent, and a retired grand- hard to fi x; just took extra time. The next I did, however, miss the Zone 1 48-Hours parent at that, one of the things I now issue was the trailer lights. My trailer came at The Glen this year. I hope to get back to have time to do is help with picking up with all LED lights. Great for longevity and that event next year. grandkids after school. On one of my for use with tow vehicles that don’t like a Preparations are well underway for trips to Webster to pick up the grand- lot of current draw from the trailer. How- the rest of our DE events. See articles daughters I caught a glimpse of a black ever, 2006 and earlier Cayennes (and VW elsewhere in this issue describing up- Cayenne sitting in a car lot that belongs Touaregs) see the low current draw as an coming events at Watkins Glen and New to a fellow NER member, Rich MacKoul. indication that the trailer lights are burned Hampshire Motor Speedway. Details are I’ve known Rich for a while. He has a gor- out and they promptly display an error available on our website under “Driver geous white 1955 356A Speedster, which message to “Check Trailer Lights.” he drives quite often. The car is done I cured this problem with a “7-way Flat Lime Rock is a fun track with a right, in my opinion, showing a little Pin To 7-fl at Pin Adapter W/LED Lamp Out patina of age. (Shameless plug: Rich is By-pass” from eTrailer.com. An alternate nice fl ow and I was swapping the proprietor of MacKoul’s Cars in North solution would be to install load-balancing the lead with friends lap after Grafton.) He’s had other Porsches for sale resistors in the trailer wiring but I wanted lap. in the past and I stop in and chat when- to keep the trailer stock. According to the ever I see another one show up. This time dealer, this issue with the LED lights was he had a black 2006 Cayenne S, which I cured starting with the 2008 model. Not Education” and “What is Driver Educa- ended up purchasing. Why did I decide sure if it has to be programmed to do so, tion – 2013?” By the time you read this on a Cayenne as a tow vehicle? First but the later models work fi ne with LED our Canada trip to Mont-Tremblant and concern: all Cayenne’s are rated at 7,716 trailer lights. The last issue was installing a Calabogie will be over. I’ll report on those pounds towing capacity. That’s more brake controller for the trailer. The Cayenne events in my August column. It would be than the 7,250 maximum rating on my wiring includes a brake controller con- nice to have someone else’s perspective on trailer so will keep me out of trouble with nector up under the dash. However, for DE events, so I’m looking for a volunteer, any DMV folk. Along with a rugged chas- those of you who want to install the brake or volunteers, who would be willing to do sis and brakes that would stop a semi, controller yourself, Porsche doesn’t sell the a write-up on one or more of the events. If the 4.5-liter V8 in the Cayenne S has 340 continued on page 47 you’re up for this please let Adrianne, our horsepower and 310 lb.-ft. editor, and I know. The write-up can be of torque. Certainly doesn’t anything from a couple of paragraphs to a sound like a momentum multi-page article. tow vehicle to me! 59 Pond Street With no NER DE events during the past I did run into some inter- Norwell MA 02061 877-PORSCHE month to write about, I was in a bit of a esting items as I got the www.porschenorwell.com panic to come up with a subject for this Cayenne ready for towing. John Ziedins month’s column. Happy circumstance Though the vehicle came General Sales Manager Direct: 781-261-5006 to the rescue! I’ve been fantasizing for a with the factory tow pack- Cell: 781-789-5116 while about getting a diff erent tow vehicle age including wiring, trailer Fax: 781-871-2339 to take the Cayman S to track events. My control module and the [email protected] poor, overworked Dodge Dakota was hitch, it did not include the
PG. 14 NOREASTER NOREASTERpagePG. 15 15 Porscheplatz at Lime Rock Park! 2013 Calendar At-A-Glance July 5th and 6th 2013 July LMS NORTHEAST GRAND PRIX 5-6 Porscheplatz @LRP 8-10 DE NER LCMT JULY 5 – JULY 6, 2013. 12-14 DE NER Calabogie The 2013 ALMS Northeast Grand For more info contact: Jennifer Webb, 14 NCR AX APrix returns to Lime Rock Park, Zone 1 Representative (jennifer- 17 Board Meeting Lakeville, CT on July 5th–6th, 2013. Porsche bischoff @hotmail.com) or Dennis 25 Drive & Fly at Stow Airport Cars North America and PCA, in conjunc- Primavera, Connecticut Valley Region 28 NER AX tion with ALMS and IMSA, will again host ([email protected]). For tickets go August our annual Porscheplatz during the races. to http://tickets.limerock.com/ and 3 NCR AX Join us for this exclusive PCA member and follow the links to American Le Mans 6-7 DE NER NHMS Porsche owner opportunity! Display your 11 Porsche and Polo Series Northeast Grand Prix Tickets and 14 Board Meeting Porsche in the Porscheplatz, meet your Car Corral passes. 22 German Car Cruise Night friends in our PCNA sponsored hospitality at Stow Airport tent, watch Porsches in action packed rac- 23-25 DE NER Watkins Glen ing and take part in the following Special September Events: 7 Porschefest Driver and Team presentations 7 NCR AX Exclusive Porsche parking 11 Board Meeting Dedicated infi eld parking 14 Collings Museum Sponsor presentations (Michelin/Mobil 1) 21 NER AX October Prize drawings (Tires and Hot Pit tour) 5 NER AX Parade laps for fi rst 50 Porsche sign-ups 10-11 DE NCR NHMS United Sports Car Racing series update \ 16 Board Meeting TBD Put Away Tech EPE TBD Fall Tour November 13 Board Meeting TBD Cops and Lawyers December 7 Annual Dinner 11 Board Meeting
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PG. 16 NOREASTER Monday - Wednesday, July 8–10, 2013 (Registration opened March 1, 2013)
is returning to Le free Blues Festival in the village where Circuit Mont- most of us stay. Set on multiple stages, Students: $595 Tremblant (LCMT) and continuing into the nightclubs later Signed off drivers: $525 for what has NER on, the music is continuous for 14 hours Instructors: $285 (before June 24th) become an annual Canadian visit to this a day. Details: www.tremblantblues.com. $360 (June 24th and later) outstanding 2.65 mi. track — or 4.26 km. if For you fi rst timers to LCMT, the area is Directions to the track and further details you prefer — set in the heart of the beauti- a world-class resort destination, and an will be included in Track Rats messages ful Laurentian Mountains. With 15 turns ideal place to bring the and at www.porschenet.com. Please make anchored by famous Namerow, a great family for their summer vacation while sure your e-mail address is current in your ’pucker factor‘ uphill, blind-apex Turn 2 and you play on the track. Most attractions clubregistration.net profi le. major elevation changes, the circuit off ers are an easy walk from your hotel includ- Registration questions? Contact Mark everything imaginable for every driver ing golf, boating, swimming, hiking, Keefe, Registrar at [email protected] from beginner to advanced. Following this biking, shopping and dining with many or (508) 529-6127 before 8:00 pm. event, many track junkies will be extending activities specifi cally aimed at kids. Event questions? Contact Stan Corbett, their Canadian stay with an easy four-hour Check out www.tremblant.ca for details. Track Chair, [email protected] or trip to Calabogie for our July 12th–14th DE; We’ve negotiated great hotel rates; (774) 275-1621 before 9:00 pm. details elsewhere in this issue. details at http://www.porschenet.com/ NER will hold one of our signature mont-tremblant-hotel-information/. 60-minute DE Enduros with a simulated Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant has a storied race start for advanced Black and Red history, hosting race winners like Mario Group drivers. There will be a beer, wine, Andretti, Dan Gurney, Jackie Stewart soda and snacks social Monday at the track and more recently, Didier Theys. Sev- after the event for all drivers and guests. eral years ago, the track was renovated, This always-popular event is limited widened and repaved, and a much safer to 150 drivers (fi ve run groups with a track evolved. maximum of 30 cars per group). As of this Crossing the U.S./Canada border is writing, we have 90 paid registrations. I simple and hassle free. For U.S. and Ca- highly recommend that you register and nadian citizens who are 16 years of age pay immediately if you want to attend and older, a passport is required cross this event (remember, registering without the border. Those younger than 16 may paying does not reserve your spot for the travel with a birth certifi cate. event). If you have registered but not paid Our events are open to current PCA, (and there are 13 drivers in this category), BMWCCA and other recognized car club you had best get off the dime and pay up. members. If we have more registrants than we can let Registration for this event will be in, decisions on who gets in will be based handled by NER through: on the date the registration fee is paid. www.clubregistration.net. Of prime importance to many, we’re once Full DE info is available at again scheduled in conjunction with the www.porschenet.com.
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PG. 18 NOREASTER Friday – Sunday, July 12–14, 2013 (Registration opened March 1, 2013)
is pleased to an- and hassle free. For U.S. and Canadian nounce that we citizens who are 16 years of age and will be returning older, a passport is required cross the NERfor the seventh border. Those younger than 16 may year to Calabogie Motorsports Park (CMP) travel with a birth certifi cate. for a three-day DE event. Once again, all Our events are open to current PCA, three days will be open to all run groups BMWCCA and other recognized car club and NER will hold one of our signature members. 60-minute DE Enduros with a simulated Registration for this event will be race start for advanced Black and Red handled by NER through: Group drivers. There will be a beer and www.clubregistration.net. wine social Friday after the event for all Full DE info is available at drivers and guests. www.porschenet.com. CMP was brand new in 2007 and is a 5.05 Students: $585 km (3.03 mile) road course with 23 turns, Signed off drivers: $495 65’ of elevation change and a 2,000’ main Instructors: $275 (before June 28th) straight. It is located just west of Ottawa $350 (June 28th and later) and is a short 490-mile drive from the Directions to the track and further Boston area. And, if you combine this event details will be included in Track Rats with NER‘s LCMT event on July 8th–10th, messages and at www.porschenet.com. Calabogie is just a 60-mile drive from Mont Please make sure your e-mail address Tremblant that will take less than four is current in your clubregistration.net hours. profi le. Those who have already had a chance to Registration questions? drive at CMP report that it is one awesome Contact Mark Keefe, Registrar at TCReg@ circuit. Designed by Alan Wilson (designer PorscheNet.com or (508) 529-6127 of Barber, Carolina and the recent recon- before 8:00 pm. struction of LCMT), it’s no surprise that Event questions? Contact Stan Corbett, CMP is fantastic to drive. To have a preview Track Chair, [email protected] of the track, go to www.calabogiemotor- or sports.com. While you are at the website, (774) 275-1621 before 9:00 pm. check out the facilities at the track as well as information about local hotels and restaurants. Crossing the U.S./Canada border is simple
NOREASTERPG. 19 NER AUTOCROSS SERIES EVENT #3 AND BBQ!!! SUNDAY JULY 28TH SPONSORED BY
ick Hetherington and Mike Noonan $20 donation to Angel Flight, NER’s des- who are under 18 but have a full driver’s are going to barbeque, so this will ignated charity, you can go for multiple license (not a learner’s permit) are able to be a special day! autocross runs as a passenger. participate via the PCA Junior Participation As always, we are lucky to run Entrants will get as many as 10 indi- R program. This requires a waiver signed by at the Sebring of the Northeast, Moore vidually timed runs and be eligible for both parents, and one parent must attend Airfi eld, located on the former Fort Devens awards. As one of the top three drivers in the event. Contact the Registrar for further site. Like all our events, AX Number #3 will each class, you will be presented with an details. feature speeds ranging up to 65 mph on embossed coff ee cup that you can leave For general questions contact Auto- a course over a 1-1/4 miles long. There’s on your desk at work so that everyone cross Chair Bill Seymour (autocrosschair@ little doubt that you will have the time of will know just how cool you really are! porschenet.com). For registration infor- your life and make some new friends! All Registration opens at 7:00 am, closes at mation, contact Autocross Registrar Dave Porsche club members are welcome to at- 8:00 am. Participants are encouraged to Berman ([email protected]). tend and can drive their Porsche or ’other‘ arrive no later than 7:30 to allow plenty vehicle in one of 14 Porsche classes or one of time for registration, tech inspection Directions to Fort Devens non-Porsche class. and course walkthrough before the From I-495 or Rt. 128, take Route 2 West. These events are designed to permit driver’s meeting. Also make sure you After you go under Route 495, travel anoth- friendly competition while providing a bring adequate clothing for any weather er 3.6 miles. Take Route 111 North for two venue for developing and honing your (likely to be very hot). miles. At the rotary, take Route 2A West driving skill. We make sure you get to enjoy You will be required to perform a work toward Ayer. Stay on 2A as it turns right in your Porsche in the way the manufacturer function during the day as part of the downtown Ayer. After the right turn, stay intended! So if you’ve never tried autocross event. on Route 2A by bearing left at the fork. Af- and just wonder what it’s like, come on out The cost per event is $40 for mem- ter the strip of stores, the entrance gate will and try it. We have plenty of instructors on bers or $50 for non-members driving a be on your left after crossing the railroad hand to help introduce you to this exciting Porsche. Sign up online at www.pcaner. tracks. form of motor sport. And if you are really motorsportreg.com. not sure, try our new program where, for a Teenage children of PCA members
PG. 20 NOREASTER Special Porsche Night on July 25th with members of NER, NCR and Typ356NE encouraged to turn out. German car nights on June 20th and August 22nd.
NOREASTERPG. 21 Tuesday – Wednesday, August 6th-7th, 2013 (Registration opened in March) www.porschenet.com is hosting an- Pricing is as follows: other terrifi c DE Green and Yellow Students $370 event at NHMS Signed off Student $320 NERon Tuesday Au- Instructors (before August 25th) gust 26th and Wednesday August 7th. This No Charge Instructors (after July 25th gives you an excellent opportunity to really $75) get a handle on what it’s like to drive on a Garages will be available on a fi rst come real race track, very close to home. fi rst serve basis for $50. NHMS is our home away from home, just Directions to the track and further north of the Massachusetts border details will be included in Track Rats in Louden, New Hampshire. It’s an easy messages and at www.porschenet.com. hour from Boston and is the site of many Please make sure your e-mail address televised races, including NASCAR events. is current in your clubregistration.net What is not usually shown is their 1.6 mile profi le. road course with 12 turns and some nice Registration questions?Contact Mark elevation changes known as the “Miracle Keefe, Registrar at TCReg@PorscheNet. Mile” making for a good learning environ- com or (508) 529-6127 before 8:00 pm. ment for Novices and a challenging drive Event questions? Contact Stan Corbett, for our advanced drivers. As usual this Track Chair, [email protected] event is open to current PCA, BMW, and or other recognised car club members. (774) 275-1621 before 9:00 pm.
To register for this event go to www. clubregistration.net More DE info is available at
PG. 22 NOREASTER Sponsored by Porsches and Polo, Hamilton, MA
August 11th 1:30 PM
n Sunday, August 11th, NER was Gibney Farm) since the fi rst game in Polo is one of the few sports requiring invites you once again to enjoy a 1887. active spectator participation. During the Polo match at Myopia Hunt Club Gibney Field was the scene of the fi rst match, after the third and sixth chukka, Oin Hamilton, MA. Watch as the formal intercollegiate game, with Har- you can walk off your picnic and help two- and four-legged athletes compete for vard playing Yale in 1907. It has hosted maintain the fi eld by replacing the divots the Porsche Cup! We’ll have exclusive fi eld- the U.S. Senior Championship, the on the fi eld kicked up by the ponies. Fol- side parking assigned to NER members equivalent of what is now the U.S. Open lowing the match, the crowd is invited to where you can relax, check out each other’s championship. Polo scenes from the join the awards ceremony at the center of cars, have a great view of the match, and 1967 movie classic, The Thomas Crown the fi eld. Admission is $10 per car and can enjoy some food and refreshments with Aff air with Steve McQueen, were shot on be paid at the gate. Plan to bring your own fellow club members. This year, we will be the site. food and refreshments. judging the most exotic, creative, (and deli- The Porsche Cup is part of the Forbes NER will have its own designated parking cious) food creations, so get your culinary Cup series, which was initially regarded area for tailgating and socializing. Gates creativity going and break out the crystal as the New England Championship of open at 1:30 pm, and Match Time is 3:00 and china to impress the judges and your polo, played between Fairfi eld, CT and pm. In order to reserve our parking area, friends. We also have our “Bachelor class” Myopia. Recently, the Forbes Cup tour- we need to let the folks at Myopia know for those who eat on the run. nament has been played at an 8-goal how many of us there will be. Please Some background for non-polo afi cio- level, meaning that the handicaps of all register for this event by going to http:// nados: Myopia Polo holds the distinction players on each team cannot exceed 8 volunteersignup.org/RYHRX. of being the oldest active polo club in goals. The Forbes Cup is one of Myopia’s The Myopia Polo fi elds are at 435 Bay America. One of fi ve charter members of most prestigious tournaments, and pro- Road, South Hamilton, MA. the United States Polo Association in 1891, fessional players from across the United Questions: contact Bill Seymour at ad- except for two wartime hiatuses, club play- States and Argentina will be on Gibney [email protected]. ers have competed on summer Sundays on Field to battle it out on August 11th for the original Gibney Field (named after what the Porsche Cup.
NOREASTERPG. 23 Friday – Sunday, August 23rd – are invited to a beer and wine social 25th, 2013 Registration opened Friday at Lakeside Park immediately in March following our track driving. Garages will be available on a fi rst any thanks to our long-time registered, fi rst served basis: $60 for sponsor of this event, Europe- three days. Sign up now. an Performance Engineering in Our events are open to current PCA, Natick, MA. A quick call to EPE M BMW and other recognized car club at (508) 651-1316 and you can arrange for members. your no-charge, pre- event tech inspection. Registration for this event will be Many drivers name “The Glen” as their handled by NER through www.clubregis- favorite track. From its ragged infancy in tration.net and full DE 1948 through info will be available at www. many incarnations over the years, Watkins porschenet.com. Pricing for the event is Glen remains one of the premier road as follows: courses in the Students $570 world, hosting events from NASCAR to Can- Signed-off drivers $495 Am, Grand-Am, U.S. Vintage Grand Prix and Instructors (before August 10) $270 IndyCar (August 10 and later) $345 races. Directions to the track and further The 3.4 mi. circuit has been continually details will be included in Track Rats updated and driven by every iconic pro messages and at www.porschenet.com. imaginable, not Please make sure your e-mail address limited to Hill, Stewart, Clark, Lauda, Fit- is current in your clubregistration.net tipaldi, Bordon, Dailey, Lally, Brensinger and profi le. Bell. Don’t miss Registration questions? your opportunity to join this list and drive Contact Mark Keefe, Registrar at TCReg@ “New York’s Thunder Road.” PorscheNet.com or (508) 529-6127 be- We’ll hold one of our signature 60-minute fore 8:00 pm. DE Enduros with a simulated race start for Event questions? Contact Stan Corbett, advanced Track Chair, [email protected] Black and Red groups, emulated by some, or duplicated by none. All drivers and guests (774) 275-1621 before 9:00 pm.
PG. 24 NOREASTER twenty eighth annual autocross ZONE
august 24th - 25th, 2013 moore airfield, ft. devens ayer, ma
this year’s event where to stay The Zone 1 Autocross is a two-day event. There will Springhill Suites by Marriott be a different course each day. PCA’s Parade Competition 31 Andrews Parkway Rules (PCR’s) for Medium Sized Regions are used for Devens, MA 01434 classifying cars. Entrants must compete both days in Phone: 978-772-3030 order to trophy. There will be a team Challenge for all http://devenscommoncenter.com PCA Regions. Registration opens 8:00 a.m. sharp, first Rate: $129/night + tax car off approximately 9:15 a.m. both days. All participants Refer to: "Porsche Club Autocross" for group rate must be current PCA members. Porsche cars only. You must book by 8/2/13 for group rate
how much it costs who to talk to $70/person early registration on or before 8/12/13 Zone 1 Autocross Chair: Don Coburn $95/person after 8/12/13 [email protected] or (516) 804-2562 Registration fees are for one or two days. Online registration via clubregistration.net only. Zone 1 Autocross Registrar: Aaron Ambrosino No on-site registration the day of the event. [email protected] or (518) 729-0017 Registration will open 7/5/13 and close 8/21/13.
links to the pcr’s will be posted on the zone 1 website - http://zone1.pca.org
NOREASTERPG. 25
Photos by Richard Viard. Collings Museum Tour, Stow MA
Sept. 14th 10AM-2PM
hose who live in the metro-west can-built automobiles and vehicles from good chance that plane rides in the Stea- area of Greater Boston, or who may the fi rst half of the century. Included rman will be available for an additional fee. have participated in one of the in the collection are midget, sprint Our tour group will be capped at 80 TClub’s Spring or Fall rallies are and “Indy” race cars (including a 1979 people. The cost will be $10 per person probably familiar with some of the great Porsche “Indy” a factory race car that with the proceeds going to the Collings back roads in the area. What you may not smashed all the track records before be- Foundation. Registration will open on July know is the fact that nestled deep in the ing banned), Frank 1st at www.pcaner.Motorsportreg.com. woods in the middle of the small town of Duesenberg’s personal Duesenberg, The address of the Museum is 137 Barton Stow lies one of the most impressive along with a Cadillac owned by Al Rd. in Stow. collection of vintage aircraft and Capone. Their website currently lists a You can learn much more about the automobiles in the country. 1993 Porsche RS America - Rolex 24 and Collings Foundation, the museum in Stow, On Saturday, September 14th the North- Sebring 24 hour veteran. The aviation and the national Wings of Freedom tour east Region is pleased to invite you to join museum is home to a number of the schedule featuring their famous restored us for a tour of the Collings Foundation’s Foundation’s smaller aircraft, including B-17, B-24, and P-51 aircraft by going to aviation and automobile collection. The an original Bleriot XI (1909), 1911 Wright their website at www.collingsfoundation. tour will begin at 10:00 AM, so plan to “Vin Fiz” (replica), PT-17 Stearman (1942), org. arrive 15 to 20 minutes before that so the AT-6 Texan (1945), UC-78 Bobcat (1943), Questions? email Bill Seymour at group can be assembled by the start time. TBM Avenger (1945), FM-2 Wildcat, [email protected] The Stow facility includes an aviation Fieseler FI-156 Storch (1943), and a T-33 museum and a vintage automobile collec- Shooting Star (1948). tion, which includes over sixty-six Ameri- If weather conditions are OK there is a
PG. 28 NOREASTER NER PHOTO CONTEST 2013
The NER event season is about to start and we’d like all the photographers out there to start snapping photos in prepara on for the 2013 Photo Contest. It’s your chance to impress your fellow members and there will be $$ prizes for the best photos. So capture the images of the fall foliage on the fall ramble or use your GoPro to record your fast lap around NHMS or Lime Rock.
Categories Rules and FAQ NER Driving Events 1. Entry Limit: There is no limit on the number of photo- Any driving events including autocross and drivers educa on. graphs a NER member may submit. 2. Entry Deadline: By midnight on October 15, 2013 all photos Porsche Club Events must be emailed to [email protected], all videos Any Porsche club event—the Spring and Fall rambles, tour, tech must be uploaded to YouTube and the link emailed to session, and concours d'elegance etc. [email protected] General 3. People’s Choice: The people’s choice vo ng will be availa- A photo of any car (doesn’t have to be a Porsche) or taken at ble on the NER Website on October 16, 2013 and close at any car related event that does not fit into any other category. midnight on November 15, 2013. ArƟsƟc 4. Winner Announcement: Will be made in the December issue of the Nor’Easter. Black & white, composite, HDR, hand-colored photos, etc. 5. Copyright and Content: Photos that are deemed obscene, Video (Maximum 3 Minutes) vulgar, or otherwise violate any laws are strictly prohibited. Video of any NER or car related event. The video must be NER respects the rights related to copyright laws and uploaded to YouTube. intellectual property. All photos should be based on a NER member’s original photograph taken by the NER member. Use of a photo from other sources/people without Awards permission is not allowed. NER reserves the right to refuse inappropriate or unsuitable entries. Winner 6. Model and Property Releases: Any NER member submi ng a photograph acknowledges that they have sufficient A winner will be assigned for each photo category and they will permission of any recognizable loca ons or people receive a $100 voucher to redeem at any NER event and a appearing in their photograph. framed copy of the photo. 7. Forma ng your Photograph: Each photograph must be Peoples Choice forma ed in a jpg. Each photograph will need to be clearly All the photos and links to the videos will be available on the labeled with the category, last name, and first name. NER website so the NER membership can vote. There will be a 8. Judges: The judging panel will consist of a selec on of NER single peoples choice award for the combined photo categories members with an interest in photography. and one for the videos. The prize will be a $100 voucher to 9. Ques ons: Ques ons about the contest should be emailed redeem at any NER event. to [email protected] PCA - Escape to LA 2013
or several years now the Escape has drivers amongst us, exciting mountain October 24th - 26th been one of the most sought after tours such as the Angeles Crest High- the ever popular ’People’s Choice‘ awards. and exciting events on the PCA cal- way, Highway 18 to Big Bear Lake, or to Don’t forget to pack your letterman’s jacket endar. Consisting primarily of tours Mount Baldy along Glendora Canyon F and bring your girl! and social events, this non-competitive Road. Another option is an all day trip to On Saturday night, the closing banquet weekend is the perfect relaxing PCA holi- Joshua Tree National Park with a stop in starts with a reception at the NHRA mu- day. Held each year in a diff erent area of the Palm Springs for dinner. There are even seum. This museum, housed in a beauti- country, this weekend is rich with regional special tours planned of several unique fully restored 28,500 square foot art-deco fl avor and draws a national audience that museums, such as the Nethercutt and style 1939 WPA building, is home to the enjoys a long weekend of spending time Mullin automotive museums, as well as very essence of American motorsports. with their Porsche cars, Porsche friends and a few intimate tours of the Jet Propul- More than 80 vehicles are displayed — participating in Porsche activities. sion Laboratory (a NASA nerve center everything from Ed Iskenderian’s 1925 T Escape to Los Angeles is the theme for for space exploration), and Space X (a roadster to Mickey Thompson’s Challenger 2013, and the Escape is headquartered at private space exploration company). I’ll I, the fi rst American car to go 400 mph. the elegant Sheraton Fairplex in Pomona, get back to the activities with a bit more Hors d’oeuvres will be served during the CA (just outside of LA). Offi cially the dates detail, but for a moment let’s switch to reception. Afterward, and just a short stroll are October 24th–26th, but you are encour- banquets. away, the Gala Dinner will be held in the aged to come early and stay late. There’s a The Escape has two offi cial dinners newly constructed Sheraton Fairplex Con- lot to do! planned, starting on Thursday night vention Center. PCA will have exclusive use From Pomona we will radiate out on a with the opening Car Show and Drive-in wide variety of activities. You will fi nd no Movie banquet. Remember shortage of things to do, places to go and your high school years of food to eat. You will be among 500–600 polishing up the car to show other Porschephiles, seeing the best that off to your friends, cruising Southern California has to off er. to the hamburger stand and Hard at work, the 2013 Escape team seeing the latest movie at has been busy fi nalizing the various tour the drive-in? While watching routes throughout Southern California. a classic movie (or socializing The Escape will off er a variety of tours of if you prefer), Escape attend- varying lengths and activities to satisfy the ees will munch on Kobe slid- interests of every attendee. From a leisurely ers, tacos, fries, margaritas, drive of the San Gabriel Valley highlighting sodas and milk shakes. The local architecture, the Huntington gardens car show will also include or the Los Angeles Arboretum, to, for the
PG. 30 NOREASTER San Marino areas for a self- recording of George Gershwin) playing guided tour designed for you Rhapsody in Blue on a reproducing piano, to spend as much or as little listen to one of the world’s biggest pipe time as you’d like enjoying organs, and see a collection of incredible these wonders of a bygone 18th & 19th century furniture. On top of all era. this, there is a fabulous collection of David Turning our attention back Winter cottages, dolls, coins and crystal to cars, I think you will enjoy fi gurines. the Nethercutt Collection, One of the more renowned museums in which houses several hun- the San Gabriel Valley is the Huntington dred exquisite old cars in Library, Art Collection and Botanical Gar- an early 20th century auto- dens. Arrangements have been made for a mobile salon setting (lots of private tour of the grounds and museums marble). This array of con- accompanied by morning tea. cours-winning cars (Pebble For you drivers, you’ll defi nitely see the Beach, Amelia Island, Palos twisties, catch some incredible vistas, have Verdes, Dana Point and other some great food and see some of Southern prestigious events) will make California’s rural beauty. You’ll get a little your head spin. It is certainly appreciation of what living in LA means — one of the best car collections being able to visit the ocean, snow, desert, of the entire facility. Dinner will be three in the country. While you mountains and forests in an hour or less courses, specially prepared for the Escape. (okay, okay, traffi c permitting...). A no-host bar will be available throughout If you are fortunate enough to the night as well as special guest speakers, drive a Cayenne to the Escape, exhibits and, of course, some great door we have a tour just for you. We prizes. All this and more will be part of the know that you have heard that Saturday night Gala Dinner. every Cayenne was designed to There are numerous museums in the area, be a competent off -road vehicle, such as the Huntington Library, the Tourna- and some of us actually take our ment of Roses House (Wrigley Mansion), Cayennes off -road. Our tour is the Tournament of Roses Float Barns, the designed for the novice off -road 1908 Greene & Greene Gamble House, the driver, as we help you learn off - Mullin Automotive Museum, the Neth- roading and build your confi - ercutt Collection, the Norton Simon art dence. Technically, this is an ’off museum and the LA County Arboretum. are there, you will also see an amazing paved road‘ tour; it is not truly “off -road.” The Escape will feature two historic collection of hood ornaments (mas- As you can see, you have plenty to look architectural tours, one based around the cots — does Lalique ring a bell?), brass forward to in Escape 2013. Did I forget to Pasadena/San Marino area, and the other gas lamps, horns and other automotive mention Rodeo Drive, Hollywood, Beverly showcasing the La Verne, Claremont and items. Additionally, the Nethercutts Hills, air museums (pick one of many), Pomona area (including the old Kellogg’s did not limit their interests to merely Griffi th Park, the Reagan Library, the Cali- Ranch, now California Polytechnic College). automobiles. Amongst the artistry of the fornia missions? The list goes on and on. Did you know that of the 211 registered vehicles, you will also fi nd an incredible Registration opens soon, so mark your cal- historic sites listed in Los Angeles County, collection of musical instruments (the endars and keep your eye on our website 119 of them are in the city of Pasadena? largest collection of Orchestrions in the and PCA’s eBrake News for more informa- We have assembled a list of 30–35 sites in world), listen to an amazing recording tion: http://escape2013.pca.org. the greater Pasadena, South Pasadena and of George Gershwin (that is, an actual
NOREASTERPG. 31 A Spontaneous Dinner Evening on Cape Cod Copy and Photos by Don Plant
he early Tuesday evening of June 4th was still bright and sunny, and not too cool for the cape this time of year. This was the occasion of the fi rst Northeast Region spon- taneousT dinner to be held on Cape Cod, which took place at Royal II Restaurant and Bar on Rte 6A in Yarmouthport. Beginning at 6:30, the fi rst of about a dozen vintage and newer 911s and Boxsters began arriving as the lot quickly fi lled up. Eighteen Porschephiles, 12 from the cape and six from off cape, began introducing each other as they began to congregate in the parking lot. Several individuals were new to the club and region and took this opportunity to meet up with some regulars.
PG. 32 NOREASTER Eventually, all strode over to the new outdoor deck where tables were put together and discussions continued on about Porsches and the club while our orders were taken. Beer, pizza and a variety of Mediter- ranean and Cape Cod specialties were ordered and consumed by this hungry bunch. Everyone seemed to have enjoyed their evening as new friends were made. Hopefully, one of the members can step up and continue a new tradition of this PCA spontaneous dinner on Cape Cod after Labor Day.
Photos: Opposite top The gather- ing outside. Opposite right, and below, Tables 1 2 and 3.
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NOREASTERPG. 33 John Paterek Talk lose to 40 Porsche owners, Copy by Steve Ross Photos by Bengt Persson including some members has been working for over a year. It is so from the Typ356NE group, a Porsche in the show his life changed early that the serial number begins with gathered at the Elks club in forever. Fast-forward to today: John and 901, not 911, and although it lived in non- Natick to hear the talk and his brother Ray, and now his older son, salty locales both in Europe and in the U.S., watch the slide presenta- Andrew, have worked on literally hun- the sun in the southwest U.S. had taken tionC by John Paterek. The region supplied dreds, if not thousands of Porsches of all it’s toll on the interior and glass mount- fi nger food from the nearby Roche Brothers types doing everything from touch-ups ing areas. What followed was an extensive supermarket, and the bar had various adult and rust repair to full-blown restorations line of pictures with expert commentary refreshments for all. that have won “Best of Show” trophies on how each of the issues was confronted Upon arriving at the site, John and his throughout the country. and solved, ranging from neat, simple fi xes wife Donna had already arrived from the The slide show began with one of the to tedious handwork to removed delicate Zone 1 concours location in Portsmouth, earliest 911s in existence, on which John NH, and as participants arrived they ad- mired his beautiful ‘62 356B Cabriolet with some very unique options, including the ‘60s version of standing lights, and a small vial of lock deicer along with instructions in German to use it. After admiring each other’s Porsches, the group sat down and John started his speech. First off , he admitted he was a mus- cle car guy before he discovered Porsches at a car show in New Jersey, his home state. He was driving a “big block” Chevelle with a four-speed and big tires. After noticing
PG. 34 NOREASTER components and clean up long-neglect- ed original trim, since no new pieces exist for this Porsche. Next up, John showed a pictorial of a Speedster that someone had ’repaired‘ by welding plates of steel over the rust spots, even on the doors and fenders. Needless to say, major work was needed to undo this foolish undertaking. Throughout the session John took many specifi c questions from the audi- ence members pertaining to their own Porsches, how to fi x things, what to use in the way of products, and warnings on what not to do. After more than two hours of infor- mation uploading, the talk ended to a thunderous ovation for the speaker.
NOREASTERPG. 35 Photos as noted. Donna and John Paterek, and Kristin and John (who has known her since she was very young).
NOREASTERPG. 37 High Gear - A Guest Column from the Rocky Mountain Region. Copy by Richard D. Badler, RMR, PCA
hat Porsche Would get very little use. Maybe jaunts up January. Gatsby Drive? the Taconic Parkway to visit Ralph, that But the party would be at the house on You thought I meant Ralph, in Bedford. Or out to Teterboro to Carbon Beach in Malibu. From which Jay Jesus? No, no, that’s board the Gulfstream. would willingly show you the very spot on too easy. JC would be In the Hamptons, it would be a diff er- the Pacifi c Coast Highway where that fel- wearing his “True Reli- ent story. You’d need something funky, low “Dietrich” split his Enzo in two. Wgion” jeans and his “Members Only” jacket, something slightly shabby, something And in Europe? and he’d saunter into a perfectly main- you don’t mind getting sand in, to slink Ah, it’s tough. Jay would wax poetic tained 550 RSK, silver, with a red Pegasus to the beach. Like a Carrera Cab, red, about the era of the Concorde. When time decal on the side. which Jay would have held onto since really was of the essence, and you could Jay Gatsby is much more complicated. his business school days, for sentimental grasp it as the speed meter on the bulk- To start, the book The Great Gatsby, which reasons. It would have been a gift from head crept toward Mach 2. many consider the one true Great Ameri- his parents. And he’d go on about the sight on arrival can Novel, takes place in 1922. And, in the But evenings in the Hamptons would back at Kennedy, where everyone would book, Jay drives a Rolls Royce big enough be a diff erent story. That’s when it’s time deplane and make a beeline for the heli- to carry great gobs of partiers to West Egg for a dramatic entrance, which can only copter parking area. from Manhattan, every weekend. call for a Carrera GT. Black. At the other end, it’s, what, an hour by But, in the latest remake of the movie, But he’d have a 918 on order. Also private charter from De Gaulle to Nice he drives one of Fred and Augie’s greatest black. Airport and a short drive on the A8 to St. creations, a Duesenberg Model J. Which is Would he drive it? Would he drive Tropez. Or to Monaco. Or Cannes. For the fi ne... except for the fact that the Model J either? Well, I have it on good author- race. For the fi lm festival. For both. is from 1929. Such is poetic license on the ity that Oracle gazillionaire Larry Ellison Jay’s house would be set amid the homes big screen, I guess. bought a McLaren F1 in the ‘90s, and of the Russian Oligarchs on Cap Ferrat. And So let’s stretch our own willing suspen- was actually fi tted for his seat at the the Sunseeker would be docked below. sion of disbelief to the present day. factory... and never came back to pick up In the garage we’d fi nd... old, old money In the book we learn Gatsby made his the car. that would be appreciating while standing money bootlegging. Today he’d... import As Hemingway said, “The rich are dif- still -- a Porsche 904, with number plates, illegal agricultural substances? I’d prefer ferent from you and me.” To which Scott an ex-rally 911 SC, one of the Rothman’s running a Ponzi scheme of a hedge fund. Fitzgerald allegedly said, “Yes, they have cars, and a real 2.7 Carrera, bought new by But I could be swayed. more money.” Jay’s father... or so the story goes, old sport. And that would lead to mega wealth in Which would lead the Gulfstream to Then it’s back to Paris, to the suite at Le today’s dollars... from a residential stand- Holiday fl ights to the ski house on Red Crillon. Or the George V. And, after a night point, no Mc-manse on the North Shore Mountain in Aspen. Where a Cayenne of revelry at Le Bar, he’d start up the loaner of Long Island, like the book and movies. Turbo would be waiting to whisk Gatsby 911 Turbo as dawn broke (when you own Heaven forbid. Would someone with virtu- and his entourage to a waiting table at this many Porsches, you just call ahead and ally unlimited means put up with the Long the Caribou Club, in all types of weather. one materializes - ask Jerry Seinfeld.) And Island Expressway, euphemistically called Or Holiday visits to Anguilla or St. Barts. he and his pleasure dome for the evening “the longest parking lot in the world”? Where they’d be picked up by more Cay- would venture out and try to recreate the Hardly. enne Turbos, with blacked out windows, route of that nine-minute fi t of cinematic In today’s world, Gatsby would sleep in an of course. debauchery, Le Rendezvous. apartment on Fifth Avenue, or maybe 15 What about Palm Beach, you say? Now, Ah yes. It’s so, well, current... a nice life if Central Park West. And he’d spend week- sport, that’s for retirees. Retirees who you can get away with it, old sport. But, re- ends on Further Lane in Southampton. stay put. member. In the novel and all the cinematic And his Sikorsky would take him 20 min- Jay’s crowd would also make it to La adaptations, he doesn’t get away with utes to get to East Hampton Airport. He’d La Land. For business. Yeah, for the it. And that’s what we call poetic justice, be quarreling with the town elders about a export/import business. Or to fi nd in- forever more. heliport on his property. vestors in the latest fund. You could spot Of course he’d have a Panamera Turbo them at the Four Seasons... they’d be the in the garage in Manhattan. But it would only ones lounging beside the pool in
PG. 38 NOREASTER Bio - Richard D. Badler
Capitalizing on more than 30 years of to the CEO. He oversaw the corpora- Lausanne, Switzerland, with Philip Morris practice in all facets of corporate, internal, tion’s activities worldwide in the areas Europe. consumer, reputation, positioning, issues of reputation management, public and Dick is currently board president of Alli- management, advertising and sports media relations, consultant relations, ance Francaise de Denver, and a member marketing work, in the U.S. and around advertising, employee communications, of Rocky Mountain Automotive Press the world, Richard D. Badler embarked on corporate identity and public aff airs. Association. He writes regularly for outlets a communications consulting and writing Previously, Dick served as vice president, that include TFLCar.com, Planet-9.com and career in early 2007. corporate communications, for General High Gear, the publication of the Rocky Previously, Dick was executive vice presi- Instrument Corporation, Prior to that, Mountain Region of the Porsche Club of dent, corporate communications and pub- he was an executive vice president and America. Over the years, Dick’s owned six lic aff airs, for the Western Union Company. account director with Golin/Harris Com- Porsches. He still has number three, a ’78 In that capacity, he was responsible for cre- munications in Chicago, handling a vari- 911SC, which he bought in 1988. ating and leading all internal and external ety of business and consumer accounts Dick is a graduate of Case Western Reserve communications, the internal and external including McDonald’s and Michelin. University, where he co-edited his college web, global branding, public aff airs and is- Dick spent 11 years with Philip Mor- newspaper. The survivor of six corporate sues management on a worldwide basis. ris Companies, Inc., most recently as relocations, he now calls Denver home. Before joining Western Union, Dick was director, public aff airs for Kraft Foods in senior vice president, corporate communi- Northfi eld, Illinois. He also had served as cations for Unisys Corporation, reporting director of public aff airs for Kraft General Foods International and spent a year in
NOREASTERPG. 39 Autocross #1 May 29th 2013
he fi rst NER autocross event of 2013 saw a low fog covering Copy by Chris Ryan, Photos by Richard Viard the Devens airfi eld in the early morning. Fortunately, the sun managed to burn this away and the rain held off , giving us anT all-around reasonably nice day for the fi rst event of the 2013 season. With our fearless leader off cavorting in France, the honor of orchestrating this event was left to yours truly… my thanks especially to Rob McAlpine, Joe Kraetsch, Lisa Roche, and Christine Skaubitis who got pressed into some unplanned work duties in part due my own inexperience with worker assignment setup. With everyone’s help we enjoyed eight runs, and I believe a good time was had by all. We even beat the rain and made it over to Billiards by about 4:00 pm. I’m summarizing from memory, so here goes: We had 74 sign-ups for this fi rst event of the season, sponsored by Herb Chambers, including a sizeable number of novices (14). We certainly hope they got a good taste and will be back for more. Newcomer Kurt Schmid edged out Peter Dunlap
PG. 40 NOREASTER NOREASTERPG. 41 PG. 6 NOREASTER in all the classes, which you can see in the results posted in this issue. Coursemeister Scruff y set us up with another great course with just the right mix of speed and rhythm changes to keep us all on our toes and help teach the novices the importance of learning to fi nd the course before stepping too hard on the gas. See you all at the next event.
to take fastest Novice for the day. Jake Moreau and Bill Nerney showed up in their ‘new’ 914 to put it through its paces for the fi rst time, but Tom Tate also showed up, adding to the competition in Class 1. Class 3S showed promise to be a tight race this year, with Reid Van Gorder leading the pack for this event, but with Nick Durham, Steve James, and Jeff Johnson in hot pursuit. Their R-compound cousins in class 3R had some fun themselves, which saw Chris Tuck, who managed to fi nd his usual spin zones out on the course, able to blow past Bob Canter in the fi nal runs to take the win. There was plenty of additional excitement
NOREASTERPG. 43 Four Speeds and Drum Brakes - continued from page 9
the 914 back together and get it out on been sitting for years without so much other 914 drivers, but even that was with the track. After it swallowed a valve back as a drop appearing, that suddenly drama. The clutch adjustment seemed to in 2000, I took it apart to have some rust decided to leak. The drip was hitting the be going away as the day wore on — a repair done and attempt the engine rebuild windshield just above the fresh air vent cable stretching maybe? By the last run I (don’t ask, that part didn’t go well). The grills. With enough time, like overnight, I couldn’t push the pedal down far enough ’72 911 autocross car followed me home have no doubt that gas (old gas at that) to disengage the clutch, but by then the the same year so it was an easy decision to would have found its way into that vent event was over. On the way home, starting make. The ’72 did so well and was so much and into the passenger cabin of the car. off in second gear, the pedal went to the fun to toss about that I ran it a second year To add to the problem, it was raining fl oor and didn’t return. My day was done. while the 914 continued to sleep back in outside. So, I didn’t want to put the 914 Hello AAA. Turns out that the roll pin on the corner. Making a conscious decision to outside, but I couldn’t move it enough the pedal cluster had sheared, and that get back to the track with the 914, I pulled in either direction to get away from the was not a repair that I was going to make the battery out of the 911 and put it up dripping tank. The temporary solution on the side of the road. Roll pins never on the lift for storage. The metalwork was was to open the front trunk, put one of shear, do they? But wait. The car had done done on time, but the engine didn’t come the large track gas cans on top of a cou- what it needed to do before it gave up — back to life as planned, so I ran the 356s ple of spare tires with a very large funnel how could I complain? Could the 914 have in Class 1 enough to win the series. That in it catching the, now steady, drip. known that I needed it to stay together meant that the 911 was up on the lift for The permanent solution was to pump until the last run? But then, I don’t believe two years with nary a drip. It was put away out the gas using the electric fuel pump that cars are actually alive — or do I? with fresh oil, stabilizer in the gas, and a (after installing the battery, of course) Speaking of stories, a friend that writes dust cover in place. and replace the six inches of fabric fuel a monthly column for the BMW maga- With the 914 alive and well, assisted hose that had failed. That would have to zine, Roundel, has released a book called by Kevin at Randolph Racing, I drove it wait until after the autocross the next Memories of a Hack Mechanic or How home the day before the fi rst race for a day. Fixing Broken BMW’s Helped Make Me fi nal cleanup and parked it under the 911. The entire situation could have cer- Whole. Our friends at Bentley Publishing After dinner I went down to the garage tainly been a lot worse had I not gone (http://www.bentleypublishers.com/bmw/ and gathered up some cleaning supplies out to clean the car, but the real ques- history/memoirs-of-a-hack-mechanic-by- to wipe down the inside of the car. I sat in tion was… why now? Why after all these rob-siegel.html) released the book and I the driver’s seat and sprayed the inside of years would a leak appear to drip down highly recommend that you grab a copy. the windshield and dashboard to wipe off onto the car that was going off to an Rob basically does what I do here but does the dust and dirt from years of sitting. Just autocross the next day? An autocross it a lot better and with a lot more mental as I wiped the inside of the windshield on that the 911 would’ve been running if analysis. Anyone who has ever rapped a the passenger side, a drip met my hand as the 914 were not fi nished. It occurred knuckle while holding a wrench will fi nd I passed over the glass. Startled, I stopped to me that, if I believed that cars were themselves in those pages and will begin to see another drip hit the outside of the actually alive, the 911 was expressing its to understand why they enjoy the agony of windshield. disgust with its replacement by peeing keeping old cars running. He even told me I hopped out and walked around to the on the windshield. But, of course, I don’t things about why I spend all that time in front and looked up to see a drip come off believe that. the garage. How did he know? An excellent the bottom of a wet gas tank under the The run at the autocross was a success read. I wish I could write like that. 911. This would be a full gas tank that had as the 914 took the win against four KTF
PG. 44 NOREASTER Don’t Lift!- continued from page 14 plug that will connect to the existing wiring harness. This plug is used on 2005–2008 Touaregs and Cayennes and can be pur- chased from a VW dealer. The plug housing is part number 1J0 972 782 (you’ll need one) and the wires and connectors package is part number 000 979 228 (you’ll need two). Instructions are available from Tekon- sha (a manufacturer of brake controllers), or check with me for instructions including pin-outs for the wiring. End result of all this? A successful tow to the Lime Rock event! The Cayenne is a joy to tow with, very stable and able to hold speed uphill and down. Water and oil temp rock solid with no fl uctuation. Gas mileage towing out to Lime Rock dropped to 15.1 mpg from the 16.9 mpg I’ve been seeing in mixed town and highway driving. That’s way better than the Dakota, which would drop to as little as 11 mpg going through the hills in western Mass. and New York state. Hope to see many of you over the next few months at our DE events. Don’t forget our DE rebate program described in previ- ous columns, and on our website under “Driver Education” and “FAQs for DE.” Attend three or more of NER’s DE events and get a rebate at the end of the season — so, Don’t Lift! Sincerely, Stan
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