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The CITRUS SPIEL THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE CITRUS REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA Volume 39 - Number 3 April-May 2012 Upcoming Events Chili Cook-Off Apr 2 Monthly Meeting (Mon) 7:00pm Porsche of Orlando Boxster Sneak Peek Apr 7 Auto-Cross (Sat) Lake County Sheriff’s Training Facility Auto-Cross May 7 Monthly Meeting (Mon) 7:00pm Porsche of Orlando Porsche Cayenne GTS May 12 Auto-Cross (Sat) Lake County Sheriff’s Training Facility May 19 Cars and Breakfast (Sat) 9:00am - 11:00am Route 46 - Sanford Chartered in 1974 Published Monthly 521 Members Porsche Chili Cook-Off http://flc.pca.org photo by Travis Young Porsche of Orlando Dealer Liaison - Emilio Cortes (407) 262-0800 Page 2 German Excellence www.germanexcellence.com The In This Issue Citrus Spiel March - April 2012 Feature Articles Cover Photo by Travis Young 8 Chili Cook-Off 12 Boxster Sneak Peek 16 Auto-Cross 20 Brake Fluid Q/A 22 Great Week at Sebring 23 MacNeil and Keen Take GTC Lead to Long Beach 24 Porsche Cayenne GTS Judging is over and club members anxiously await to find out how their chili ranked during the Chili Cook Off held at Porsche of Orlando in Upcoming Club Events February. 17 Upcoming Auto-Crosses Club Event Recaps 8 Chili Cook-Off 15 Auto-Cross Standings 16 Auto-Cross Departments Editor Travis Young 5 Presidents Update Distribution and Mailing 7 Calendar / Upcoming Events Nilo Argudin 26 Meeting Minutes Advertising Manager Anne DelVillano 27 Classifieds The Citrus Spiel is the official club newsletter of the Florida Citrus Region of the Porsche Club of America. Members receive 9 issues per year as part of their club dues. Electronic copies are available on the club’s website at http://flc.pca. org. Advertising Rates 6 Months Yearly Statements appearing in the Citrus Spiel are those Business Card $108 $216 of the individual authors and do not necesarrily 1/4 Page $240 $480 constitute the opinions of the Porsche Club of 1/2 Page $450 $900 America, the Florida Citrus Region, the Board of w/ Name on Page Bottoms $600 $1200 Directors, or the Citrus Spiel Editor. Full Page $800 $1600 Submissions for the Citrus Spiel are welcomed Classified Ads Free to Members and encouraged. Feel free to submit them via E- Mail to [email protected]. Contact [email protected] for information Tel: (407) 678-6789 German Excellence Page 3 Board of Directors Directors & President - Steve Williamson Committee Chairs (407) 435-0344 [email protected] Membership & E-Mail Chair Bill Davis (407) 365-8428 [email protected] Insurance Coordinator Vice-President - Vernon Knoll Steve Williamson (407) 435-0344 (407) 339-3443 [email protected] [email protected] PCA Race Chair Bert Del Villano (407) 909-0636 [email protected] Secretary - Nilo Argudin Autocross Chair (407) 758-6390 Bert Del Villano (407) 909-0636 [email protected] [email protected] Drivers Ed Chair Ross Evers [email protected] Treasurer - Arden Griffith (321) 281-5320 Social Chair Laura Shields [email protected] [email protected] Safety Chair Kevin Duffy [email protected] Newsletter Chair Travis Young [email protected] Other Contacts Director of Instructor Training Ron Zitza (407) 294-0024 [email protected] Chief Driving Instructor Tom King (407) 876-6675 [email protected] Technical Chair Sid Collins (407) 297-7733 [email protected] Historian Chuck Hennings [email protected] Webmaster Mel Saiz [email protected] Zone Rep Jennifer Barrows [email protected] Page 4 German Excellence www.germanexcellence.com President’s Update by Steve Williamson - Club President A primary benefit of PCA membership is being able both during May be appealing to to join with others who have like enthusiasm for the you. Also, don’t forget registration Porsche brand. We enjoy this enthusiasm in a variety is now open for Porsche Parade in of ways, concours, social functions, and track events Salt Lake City July 8 - 14. Parades to name a few. In my early years of membership, I fo- have a variety of both driving and cused on the track oriented events only. I didn’t think social events. much about social events because PCA, I believed, Each of these are described in this issue of the Spiel, to be strictly a car club. As a result of my narrow fo- on the Citrus Region website flc.pca.org, and on our cus, I missed a lot of cool stuff. If this sounds like you, Facebook page, Porsche Club of America Citrus Re- I encourage you to expand your enjoyment of PCA gion. We will also be sending additional information by trying events that maybe you have not previously by email to our membership for all of these events considered. and more. And on that thought, not only do we have upcoming I hope that you enjoy the full value of your member- autocrosses in April and May to satisfy performance ship in PCA and Florida Citrus Region and I look for- driving enthusiasts, non-driving events at Zone Fest ward to seeing you soon. Enjoy your Porsche. during April in Vero Beach, Cars and Breakfast in San- ford and Art of the Automobile in Daytona Beach Steve Williamson Tel: (407) 678-6789 German Excellence Page 5 Welcome From the Editor Welcome to the updated look of The Cit- New Members rus Spiel! This is my 3rd format change Total membership as of Mar 31 was 521. (hopefully for the better) during my last Brent Barzey 2-1/2 years as Editor. Michael Carpino 1977 911 This year I was a volunteer judge for the PCA annual Saint Cloud 2003 Boxster Winter Springs newsletter contest. Reviewing many other region’s Vanessa Chico Bradley Lyons newsletters though the eyes of a judge allowed me 2011 911 GTS to incorporate some layout changes to make our Orlando 1997 Boxster Orlando newsletter not only better for future judging, but Todd Howard Bruce Morse for you, our readers. I am always welcome to sug- 2003 911 gestions to make our newsletter even better, feel Orlando 2010 Carrera Turbo Mount Dora free to send me an E-Mail if you have a few! Benjamin Loving 2008 Boxster Kevin Snyder A special thank you to the members that contribut- Orlando 2007 Carrera S ed to this printing, and don’t forget, we are always Mount Dora Christopher O’Brien looking for articles / photos of our members and 2006 Cayman Karsten Weber their Porsche related adventures. Longwood 2000 Carrera Eustis Travis Young - [email protected] Randy Boetcher 2012 Boxster Nick Riefiner Apopka 1987 944 Winter Haven Martin Budnick Advertisers Index 2003 Boxster Porsche of Orlando Page 2 Orlando Route 46 Entertainment Complex Page 4 Member contact information is very important if you Hagarty Insurance Page 7 want to continue receiving the “Panorama”, the “Citrus Brennan Auto Body Page 9 Spiel” or any e-mails about upcoming region events. Richard Petty Driving Experience Page 11 This contact information is maintained on the mem- Millenia Motors Page 14 ber database at PCA. Ali Mushtaq Page 14 There are three ways to update this information: Lake County Collision Page 15 Call PCA at (410) 381- 0911 German Excellence Repair Page 18 On the web at www.pca.org National Building Services Page 19 Send information to Bill at: [email protected] Retire your CD Page 19 Knight Dermatology Page 19 Kelly’s Auto Upholstery Page 19 PCA Anniversaries Pedro’s Garage Page 20 Millenia Motors Page 21 25 Years John Reker Troysport Repair Page 22 20 Years Ian Crawford Zotz Autowerks & Racing Page 23 David Edwards - Holistic Dentistry Page 25 15 Years James Lytle Maurice Belt European Roads Page 25 10 Years Roger Rebman Wayne Donnelly Chris Godkin - Realtor Page 20 Mark Nasrallah Timothy Toccalino Dent Wizard Page 20 Danny Newport Nort Northam Collection Page 28 5 Years Alex Calder A special thank you to all of our advertisers for Marc Shore Ernie Jenderko helping make The Spiel so great. 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Page 6 German Excellence www.germanexcellence.com Upcoming Calendar Auto-Cross Apr 7 Your guide to Citrus Region Events Sheriff’s Training Facility Tavares, FL April 2012 See Page #17 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Monthly Meeting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Apr 2 at 7pm Celebration Exotic Car Porsche of Orlando Festival 1st Monday of Each Month 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Apr 14 from 10am - 4pm www.celebrationexoticcars.com 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2012 Spring Swap Meet and Concours 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Apr 14 from 9am - 3pm Brumos Porsche - Jacksonville 29 30 Zone Fest Apr 20-22 See Page #5 May 2012 Festivals of Speed Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat May 6 1 2 3 4 5 Art of Auto at Mission Inn May 12-13 festivalsofspeed.com at Daytona Beach 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Monthly Meeting Auto Cross May 7 at 7pm 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 May 12 Porsche of Orlando Sheriff’s Training Facility 1st Monday of Each Month Tavares, FL 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 See Page #17 27 28 29 30 31 Cars and Breakfast May 19 Route 46 Entertainment Complex Editors Note: Sanford, FL Future Events If you have an upcoming Jul 8-14 Porsche Parade - Salt Lake City, UT event you would like to Cars & Coffee see listed on our calen- Apr 21 from 9am - 11am See Page #11 May 19 from 9am - 11am Oct 13 Auto Cross & Ladies Day dar, please contact Travis at House Blend Café Young at KineticFlow@ Gathering of car-nuts on the Orange County Convention Center third Saturday morning of each Oct 20-21 Drivers Ed - Roebling Road mac.com.