The Bahn Stormer Volume XIX, Issue 2 -- March 2014

The winter of 2014 Photo by Mike O’Rear The Official Publication of the Rally Sport Region - Porsche Club of America The Bahn Stormer Contents For Information on, or submissions to, The Official Page...... 3 The Bahn Stormer contact Mike O’Rear at Traction Control...... 4 [email protected] or 734-214-9993 Membership Page...... 5 (Please put Bahn Stormer in the subject line) Calendar of Events...... 6 Deadline: Normally by the end of the third Wheel on the Subaru...... 8 week-end of the month. Time With Tim...... 11 AVUS Track - ...... 13 For Commercial Ads Contact Jim Christopher at Tech Quiz...... 19 [email protected] Around The Zone...... 20 Ramblings From a Life With Cars...... 23 Advertising Rates (Per Year) For the Nth Time...... 25 Full Page: $650 Quarter Page: $225 A Barn Find (Continued)...... 26 Half Page: $375 Business Card: $100 Club Meeting Minutes...... 29 Classifieds...... 30 Material for the The Bahn Stormer may be reprinted (except for ads) provided proper credit is given to the author and the source. Copy is the responsibility of the advertiser.

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2014 Rally Sport Region Officers

President Tech Chairperson Der Cranky Webmeister Rick Mammel * Tim Pott* Emmanuel Garcia 248-442-9008 734-548-5378 248-635-7655 Novi 48375 Ann Arbor 48104 South Lyon 48178 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Immediate Past President Events Chairpersons Jim Christopher * Track Registrar Norah & David Cooper 810-217-1280 Tom Krueger [email protected] Ortonville 48462 313-570-2223 [email protected] Sterling Heights 48313 Other Board Members [email protected] Tom Bloom* Vice President 734-260-0260 Tim Pott* Track Chairperson Chelsea 734-548-5378 Christian Maloof [email protected] Ann Arbor 48104 734 646-2746 [email protected] Dexter 48130 George Gilligan* [email protected] 734-994-5820 Goody Store Chairperson Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Rick Mammel * Safety Chairperson [email protected] 248-442-9008 John Melvin Novi 48375 734-665-8912 Michael Kimber* [email protected] Ann Arbor 48103 248-310-2184 [email protected] Bloomfield, MI 48301 Advertising Chairperson [email protected] Jim Christopher * Insurance Chairperson 810-217-1280 Jim Dowty * John Kytasty * Ortonville 48462 734-717-1060 248-709-1587 [email protected] Pinckney 48169 Livonia 48152 [email protected] [email protected] Membership Chairperson Glenn Trapp Archivist / Historian Ron Pruette* 810-227-7854 Glenn Trapp 248-821-8670 Brighton 48114 810-227-7854 Oxford, MI 48371 [email protected] Brighton 48114 [email protected] [email protected] Treasurer Al Wright* Burghard Linn Bahn Stormer Editor 313-610-2777 810-227-1223 Mike O’Rear Ann Arbor 48105 Brighton 48116 734-214-9993 [email protected] [email protected] Ann Arbor 48103 [email protected] Zone 4 Rep Secretary Michael Soriano Mary Ann Kantrow (419) 843-2070 734-347-8544 Maumee Valley Region Ann Arbor 48105 [email protected] [email protected] * Denotes Board Member

3 Traction Control By Rick Mammel, RSR President

In the last issue I asked for input the Tier One supply base was apparent in his extremely from our membership on how we precise and professional presentation. Jay started at the can improve their experiences as very beginning of friction braking, moved through the Porsche club members. I was pleased development of drums, hydraulics and then into the to get an email from a member who modern day disc brakes, anti-lock and self braking systems. wanted to know how we can offer Along the way there were plenty of exceptional questions more technical, especially hands on from the gallery with the equal number of thorough technical training sessions. My reply, answers returned. Jay’s presentation included plenty of “I am not sure how we can offer more graphs that detailed just how complicated the engineering technical programs than we do now.” As for hands on, that really is on what is to most a simple mechanical system. would require careful removal of Sam Bernstein’s number Even through this mathmatical/statistical portion of Jay’s from everyone’s speed dial. talk everyone was focused and alert. After being involved with automobiles for most of my If anyone was caught nodding off it was undoubtedly life, it is too easy to take for granted that every enthusiast due to food coma. As usual Tim tries to outdo himself knows at least the basics of vehicle maintenance. As we with an ever growing breakfast selection. There are never all know this cannot be a practical assumption. One of the any empty bellies at “Time with Tim.” At the current best things about almost any car club is the diversified rate, this time next year will yield a Bellagio sized Vegas skill sets of the participants. This is especially true for buffet! With great food, great information, and great the Rally Sport Region. Our club’s close proximity to the friends, it’s pretty hard to come up with a reason not to Motor City assures that we have an unusual cross section attend. My thanks go out to Jay Fash for his presentation of experienced automotive engineers and technicians. and the effort he expended hauling 250 lbs. of hardware They hone their skills daily in service to the auto industry, out for display. It goes without saying how much the whether for the auto manufacturers directly or for the tier entire RSR membership, including myself, appreciate one supply base. the contributions of Tim Pott and James Snider of We are also lucky to have access to a Master Porsche ArborMotion with their generous offerings of time, facility Technician. Tim Pott opens the doors of ArborMotion and funds. There are three more “Time With Tims” left this every month in the winter to host four hour tech sessions year with the May event again devoted to track tech and called “Time with Tim.” Regardless of the topic theme set up. for the month, you are welcome to ask a question In the almost thirty years I have lived in Michigan, on anything. The best part is that you can have high this has been the first winter that I remember where it confidence in the answer and it’s usually backed up with a stayed white the whole time. Normally that wouldn’t be a walk over to a car to point to the area of interest. You just bad thing, but the corresponding effect on the roads has can’t get that personal attention from a Google search. me worried that there is little hope for even reasonable Those who have been to “Time With Tim” over the years repairs by the time the melt arrives. It won’t be long know that Tim has gone “bumper to bumper” a few times. before we start breaking our beauties out of hibernation. This leaves him looking for input on what the attendees I feel it will be a tough year for our driving events as the want to see so that there is not too much repetition. Got a road damage has extended throughout the state and is request, get it to Tim in advance or attend the next “Time not just restricted to the sections where the 180,000 GVW With Tim” to offer it up. This is one of the best solutions semis busted them up. for learning more about your favorite “ride.” It is hard to get your heart into thinking into the We just completed our February “Time With Tim.” One future but driving season starts in six weeks. With that of our largest turnouts so far was treated to a top notch thought in mind, I would like your help in putting together presentation on braking systems by RSR’s very own Jay some new events for our calendar. Each season brings Fash. Many know Jay for his award winning collection of our established annual events. These are the meat and long hood 911’s; some also know he has an obsession potato events that would truly be missed if they were not for motorcycles; yet even fewer know he is a top notch on the calendar. They should all be back this year along engineer. His experience working for both OEM’s and (Continued on Page 7) 4 Membership

Current Membership 447* Welcome New Members

Rik & Lisa Stetler Manchester, MI 1999 Blue 911

Member Anniversaries

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5 RSR Calendar of Events

March 4 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s June 20-22 (Fri.-Sun.): Grattan Raceway Drivers’ Educa- Cabin, Plymouth tion

March 15 (Sat.): Time With Tim, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM -- July 1 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s Cabin, ArborMotion in Ann Arbor. Hosted by Tim Pott Plymouth

April 1 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s July 15 (Tues.): Waterford Hills Drivers’ Education Cabin, Plymouth August 5 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s April 19 (Sat.): Time With Tim, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM -- Cabin, Plymouth ArborMotion in Ann Arbor. Hosted by Tim Pott August 19 (Tues.): Waterford Hills Drivers’ Education May 6 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth September 2 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth May 13 (Tues.): Waterford Hills Drivers’ Education September 16 (Tues.): Waterford Hills Drivers’ Educa- May 17 (Sat.): Time With Tim, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM -- tion ArborMotion in Ann Arbor. Hosted by Tim Pott October 7 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s May 18 (Sun.): Spring Gimmick Rally 1:00 PM -- Hosted Cabin, Plymouth by Mike & Kathy O’Rear (details to follow in April) November 4 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s June 3 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth Cabin, Plymouth December 2 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth

For more information on surrounding area events, see “Around the Zone” on page 20.

6 Note: The first day of the 2014 Parade Registraion has been delayed until April 1st.

(Traction Control from Page 4) with their traditional hosts. What I would like to see are a couple of new hosts with some new event ideas. Dave and Norah Cooper do a terrific job staying on top of our event calendar but they can always use some fresh and enthusiastic help from the membership. If we benchmark other clubs there are a few differences that become instantly apparent. Most other clubs have a Social Committee (more than one couple) and they tend to do spontaneous events. Dave and Norah make up our entire Social Committee, so outside help could relieve some of their burden. As to the spontaneous events, let’s see if we can sneak a few of those into our pothole shortened 2014 driving season. Even a flash mob for a mid-week dinner would be a unique outing. Glenn Trapp can send the word in an email blast. Make sure to pick a restaurant with no pot holes in the parking lot !!!

7 Wheel on Subaru Goes Round and Round Story and photo by Emmanual Garcia, RSR’s Cranky Webmeister (see his blog at crankydriver.com)

Wheel on the Subaru Goes Round and Round My priority at the moment was finding the other two lug So there I was, just a mile from my house when I felt the nuts. vibrations. After a few seconds, I decided to pull over and I walked back to the SUV to see the damage. The tire see if I had a flat tire. I went around the car, but all four rubbed against the body a bit, but no bent metal. It must tires seemed normal. As a precaution, I walked around have hit the side wall of the SUV’s tire, breaking the seal again and checked the lug nuts by hand. As far as I could and causing a flat (the “Todd theory”). On the way back tell, those were okay, too. to my car, I scanned the road and shoulder looking for my I gingerly pulled back out into the road. The vibrations missing lug nuts. I actually found them both. returned as soon as I got above 40 mph. It felt like I had My wife brought my tools and I had her call the sheriff a metallic flat tire, if that makes any sense. The sensible for me. They got there within 10 minutes. thing to do was pull off again and check all of the wheels. I So there was my car sitting in the center lane missing a was coming towards an intersection with a strip mall, so I wheel. The front rotor was resting on the road. The fender started to pull into the center turn lane to turn left. Maybe was damaged, probably when the wheel popped out. The I forgot to tighten–BAMM! wheel glanced off my rear fender after hitting the SUV, AHHHH!! rubbing the paint a bit. Otherwise, the car was okay. I hit the brakes but the car wasn’t slowing as it should. I was trying to figure out how to jack the car up, as it Out of the corner of my eye I could see debris flying from was sitting so low. I used my car’s jack by the back wheel. my car. THUD! Now I lost my steering. Something black It was low enough that it would fit. Once the car was high and round bounded away from my car as I focused on enough, I could get the hydraulic jack under the body by staying in the center lane. the front wheel. The round thing was my wheel and tire and it was Cars were driving carefully around me as I was jacking headed towards two on-coming vehicles. BAMM! Another up the car. At one point I was painfully aware that a white gut-wrenching noise as the wheel hit one of the cars and Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X was slowly driving by. I could feel bounced back towards me. BAMM! It must have hit the the Schadenfreude oozing from his blacked-out windows. side of my car, I thought. I ignored him until I heard the roar of his modified exhaust I could see in my mind’s eye my front fascia being speeding off. Can’t we all just get along? scraped to bits as it rubbed on the asphalt while I was trying to stop the car. Sparks must be flying from my brake rotor, which I was now driving on. After a tense few seconds, the car finally stopped. My foot was still hard on the brake as I slowly regained my senses. Did my wheel really just fly off my car?!? I got out of my car and let the cold November air clear my racing mind. Sure enough, there’s my left front tire sitting in the center lane behind my car. I went to retrieve it and saw three lug nuts lying nearby. I grabbed those as well. The lady from the SUV that my wheel hit was yelling at me, telling me I gave her a flat tire. As if I had intended to do that to her. I told her to go call the Oakland county I wish I had taken a picture of the car sitting on its sheriff. rotor so I can frame it with the word “FOOL” across My mind slowly went back to real time as I called my the top. wife. I asked her to bring a hydraulic jack and my bag of tire changing tools after explaining what had happened. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outlier, he says that in a She thought for a minute and asked, “You changed my typical airplane crash, there are at least seven consecutive tires last night, too. Is my car going to be okay to drive?” human errors that lead to the crash. This is similar to what “Sure,” I lied. It’s probably fine. (Continued on Facing Page) 8 happened with me, although my consequences were less Finally, the traffic ticket I received was for being a doo- severe. (I was lucky—this could have been much worse.) fus. It actually said “impeded or obstructed traffic,” but I had just switched to winter tires (because you should) that is just police code for, “doofus.” I’m not offended—I’m the previous night. I changed my procedure for tighten- apparently an excellent example. At least the sheriff didn’t ing my lug nuts after swapping my wheels, which appar- give me any points on my record. I just hope this doesn’t ently confused me. Then there was the big mistake itself, become a habit. However, I may put the Oakland county not tightening any of the front driver side lug nuts. I also sheriff on my speed dial. skipped my procedure of driving around and then check- And that, my dear reader, is why we check lug nut ing the torque on all the wheels. torque as part of the tech inspection at the track for high- I made the right choice by stopping initially on that speed driver education events. fateful day, but then missed the actual issue. Normally I would have brought my torque wrench with me on such a trip, but I didn’t. I thought about using the lug nut wrench from the car to check the lug nuts, but that was too time consuming (translation: I was too lazy), as I was in a bit of a rush. I also mis-diagnosed the problem, thinking it was the tire and not the lug nuts. I was also rushing a bit, as I winterized three different cars the day I changed the tires. I mentioned previously that the government doesn’t believe in accidents. It calls them crashes because they are due to poor judgement or mistakes, which appropriately describes my incident.

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As President Rick pointed out in Traction Control, January’s Not standing idle, Tim brought a super brunch spread Time With Tim was a real learning experience. Instead which as usual was consumed with abandon. We are of again leaning on Tim Pott to prepare one of his superb fortunate to have Tim, James Snider and ArborMotion as technical talks about our Porsches, this time RSR member such generous sponsors. We hope members will keep Jay Fash shared his wisdom and perspectives as an expert ArborMotion in mind when shopping for their own repairs brake engineer. It was an interesting change in perpective (other makes as well as Porsche) and when asked for rec- -- about “how come” rather than “how to.” ommendations by friends. As a customer I think they have earned our trust as well as our gratitude. Jay has built a career with auto manufacturers and tier- one suppliers and has an obvious passion for the product. He has an outstanding ability to explain the sophistication of today’s brake systems -- even to this non-techie.

Jay Fash using an aray of brake components and a PowerPoint presentation for extra clarity and understanding.

Host Tim Pott -- this time only obligated to provide an introduction -- and food!

The crowd -- the biggest ever! (No matter the camera angle, our group never looks smart enough to own Porsches.)

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12 AVUS Track -- , Germany By Regular Contributor and RSR Member Jeremy Goddard

Look at the circuit map - two long straights with hairpin cedes-Benz W25 GP car, corners at each end: most curious - and readily accessible although the track was to any visitor to Berlin. The AVUS circuit is located in the no longer adequate for south-western district of Berlin among the lakes, and links cars reaching average the Stadtring at the Funkturm junction in race speeds in excess of with the ; it runs through the forest 125 mph. In an effort along the historic Königsweg road, and you may drive your to upgrade the AVUS as family today along this apparent-autobahn with its faded the “world’s fastest race grandstands. track”, the 1936 race There were several evolutions of this public road (pub- season was skipped and, lic, that is, except for the banking): the north curve with while the track provided its steep, 43º banking anchored the layout during the pe- the 1936 Summer Olym- riod from 1937 to 1967. The original, counter-clockwise pics with supporting track was completed in 1921 as a public toll road – just facilities for the cycling like the Nuerburgring - 12 miles long with flat, large-radius road race, the marathon and 50 km walk events, the north curves, but the southern turn was moved several times curve was reworked into a steeply banked turn (43°) made over time to shorten it, first to 5.2 miles, then 5.0 miles of bricks. It was dubbed the “Wall of Death,” for it had no without the banking, 3.0 miles and finally to 1.6 miles. retaining barrier and cars which messed up readily flew off In 1926, the then-unknown Rudi Caracciola won his the top. first GP at the AVUS in a private Monza in the rain, although there was a driver death (Rosenberger) and three track marshals killed to dampen his champagne yet further. The average speed was around 100 mph. From 1927, the was formally relocated to the then-new Nürburgring circuit in the Mountains, while the AVUS received a new surface and served as an experimental track for rocket cars. On 23 May 1928, “Rocket Fritz” von Opel achieved a speed re- cord of 148 mph in his RAK2. In 1931, racing at the AVUS (although not as a GP) was resumed, and Caracciola re- turned to win in a Mercedes-Benz SSK; the following year, Getting the banking wrong. von Brauschitz won again for Mercedes. 1933 and 1934 saw non-Germans and win – the The AVUS races in 1937 did not count towards the brown shirts were not amused by foreigner success - and championship, and non-GP cars were allowed which per- the Nazi party was inspired to put forward a much more mitted the use of the streamlined variants of the GP cars serious support to the racing developments of Mercedes- adapted from those used for high speed record attempts. Benz and : Deutschland Über Alles at any cost. ’s Mercedes’ average speed for the 1937 In 1935, won the race in the new Mer- (Conntinued on page 15) 13 14 (AVUS from page 13) “Grand Prix of Berlin,” it was mainly a show dominated by race was 171 mph, a race average not beaten until three the Mercedes-Benz W196 drivers, (winner) and decades later at the . . No serious competition was present - many teams skipped it - and the German Grand Prix was still held officially at the Nürburgring anyway. However, the AVUS did host its only official world championship race as the on 2 August, won by Tony Brooks. French driver was killed in a supporting race during the weekend when his Porsche RSK flew over the top of the north turn banking (Richard von Frankenberg had pre- viously walked away from a similar crash at the same site, but Behra hit a flagpole after he was flung from his car). von Brauschitz’s 1937 W25 Stremliner After 1961, Grand Prix racing moved away from banked tracks. The banked sections at Monza and Montlhéry When , Auto-Union’s works driver, were considered dangerous by international racing stan- was killed in 1938 in their land-speed record attempt dards; were tried, but it was not enough. The (250+ mph) on the – Autobahn (A5), AVUS banking was dismantled in 1967 to give way to an a general rethink concurred that the AVUS was now too expanded intersection under the Funkturm tower. )The old dangerous for the Grand Prix cars. The track would be banked circuit can be seen in the 1968 film, A Dandy in integrated in 1940 into the growing Aspic.) network by extending it south towards the Berliner Ring. Racing continued with the flattened north turn, but The original hairpin at Nikolassee was demolished and only for the national touring cars DTM and Formula 3 replaced by a junction. A planned banked south turn was events. The length of the track was roughly cut in half never built, and the grounds which were cleared in the twice during the 1980s and 1990s to boost the spectacle Grunewald forest were later used as a proving ground by and speed up exposure for fans. One of the more spec- the American occupation forces after World War II. tacular DTM races had the BMW of roll The first AVUS race after the war was held on 1 July 1951 while battling through the last corner, to cross the finish for and cars, and won by line sliding on its roof, sparks flying, for a podium finish, East German driver, . For post-war racing, the while John Winter crashed and burst into flames in the original extremely long straights were shortened by the background (Winter survived). introduction of a new south turn roughly in the middle After the fall of the , the closure of the AVUS (just before the Hüttenweg exit, where it can still be seen), for race events became more and more problematic for which reduced the track length to just over 5 miles. (The both environmental and traffic concerns. The final true Berlin Wall’s at Dreilinden/Drewitz was races were held at the AVUS in 1998, and the new Laus- about one mile from the former South Turn.) itzring to the south in Bran- On 19 September 1954, this shorter track hosted denburg, which opened a non-championship Formula One race. Touted as the in 2000, is considered its replacement. The round race-control tower (with its prominent Mercedes-Benz and Bosch sponsorship) remains to this day at the north end and serves as a restaurant and motel. The old wooden grandstands along the auto- bahn straight are protected as an historic monument of 1955 AVUS Grand Prix on banking this most unusual track. 15 16 17 18 Tech Quiz (from the 2013 Porsche Parade) Provided by PCA National

1. The film Bullitt, known for the famous car chase be- 7. The race car with the lowest aerodynamic drag that tween a Mustang and a Dodge Charger also featured Porsche was to produce is the ______. what model Porsche? a. 907L a. 356 coupe b. 917LH b. 912 c. 936 c. 911 d. 911L d. 356 cabriolet 8. Unfortunately an actual 917 was destroyed to film 2. The Sportomatic transmission introduced in July 1967 Steve McQueen’s “shunt” in LeMans. married a hydraulic torque converter to a Porsche a. True 5-speed transmission. b. False a. True b. False 9. In 1984 won the Formula One drivers title in a McLaren with a Porsche built TAG V8 engine. a. True b. False

3. Pictured above is the extremely rare, lightweight, 356 Pre-A competition seat. a True

b False 10. Pictured above is Bob Garretson who finish 6th at LeMans in 1981. What model is the car? 4. Porsche factory’s mainstay for hillclimb efforts in a. 935K2 1965, the “Ollon Villars” Spyder, used wheels, tires b. 936 and suspension pieces from an Elva sports racer. c. 935K3 a. True d. 956 b. False In honor of Bruce Anderson the next ten General ques- 5. The T-7 body styled by Butzi Porsche for the type 695 tions come from his responses to readers. prototype had 2+2 seating. a. True 11. The real advantage of filling a passenger car tire with b. False Nitrogen over Oxygen is that it ______. a. prevents oxidation on the wheel 6. By 1965 almost twice as many 912’s were sold than b. prevents the rubber from turning brown 911’s. c. reduces pressure loss a. True d. costs less money to fill b. False (Continued on Page 21) 19 Around The Zone By Michael Soriano Zone 4 Representative

Greetings PCA Zone 4 Members, The PCA year in Zone 4 got off to an exciting start as Exciting events like this are being planned in your we once again held the Zone visit to the North American region and throughout the zone. Even if your car is still in International Auto Show, where Porsche made head- storage, PCA has a wide variety of activities to keep you lines with their debut of the new Targa. This year’s event entertained. Be sure to check your local region’s website proved to be so popular that it completely sold out in just and newsletter for the latest details on the many events a few hours. The weekend began with a well-attended close to you that are being planned. Also, consider attend- Zone 4 dinner at Edison’s Restaurant in the Dearborn Inn. ing other regions’ events, such as: The next morning 131 PCA members were treated to an • The Rally Sport Region will gather on the first Tuesday exclusive, private event 2 hours before the doors opened of March (4th) at Karl’s Cabin in Plymouth, MI, from 7-9 to the general public. Product specialists were on hand p.m. to provide demonstrations and answer questions to PCA • Central Indiana Region’s “Bowl for Kid’s Sake” fund- members who were able to enjoy a delicious catered raiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Indiana breakfast while having a unique opportunity to see many will be held at 10a.m on Saturday, March 8. of Porsche’s newest offerings. These included the headline • The Ohio Valley Region Monthly Board Meeting and grabbing star of the show, the new Targa, the highly an- Social Gathering is Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at the ticipated Macan, and even Porsche’s newest supercar the Uno’s in West Chester beginning at 6 p.m. 918 Spyder; this gorgeous white car was loaded with the • The Michiana Region’s Membership Meeting is on Weissach package and was housed in its own glass room. Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. at Columbo’s Having the opportunity to view the new 918 Spyder was Restaurant in Elkhart, IN certainly a rare treat for any Porschephile since this was • Mid Ohio Region is holding their New Member Social the only one in North America at the time. After they al- on Saturday, March 15, 2014 from 5-9 p.m. at Byers lowed me to get behind the wheel of the 918 Spyder, I felt Porsche on North Hamilton Rd in Columbus, OH so comfortable in it that I could have spent the rest of the • Western Michigan Region’s March Dinner Drive will be day there. Paul Gregor of PCNA and I have already begun held on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at The Grattan Pub planning next year’s visit. • Join Allegheny Region members at the ARPCA Opera Night on Saturday March 29, and attend the pgh Opera opening night of La boheme. • The Zone 4 Presidents’ Meeting will be held on Satur- day, March 22, 2014 at the Maumee Bay State Lodge • Registration opens Tuesday, April 1 for The 59th Annual Porsche Parade which will be held in Monterey, CA on June 14-21, 2014. Put this event on your calendar and plan to attend, volunteer to help out and have fun with PCA members from across the US and Canada. It will be a great time for all. • I look forward to having the opportunity of meeting each and every one of you at these upcoming events. If you have any questions of comments please feel free to contact me at [email protected] Thanks, Michael 20 (Tech Quiz from page 19) 19. To test whether you have the correct silicon-mag- 12. In a sports car low polar moment is desired and nesium “crush washers” when rebuilding your 911 achieved by placing the heaviest components (engine, engine, the washer should compress when torqued to transmission, fuel tank, major structural pieces) as 15lb-ft. close as possible to the outer edges of the car. a. True a. True b. False b. False

13. To properly check the oil level on an air cooled 911 it 20. “Carrera” is the correct spelling for the white color is necessary to run the engine long enough to achieve offered on 2011 Porsches 176 degrees F at which point the car should idle on a. True level ground for ______. b. False a. 30 seconds b. 60 seconds 21. Porsche Traction Management (PTM) directs the c. 1 minute optimal share of engine torque to the front wheels via d. 2 minutes a single plate clutch on a 991 Carrera 4. a. True 14. Bruce Anderson recommends the following precau- b. False tion to minimize M97 engine intermediate shaft (IMS) bearing failure. 22. Taking a page from Henry Ford, customers can order a. Change the oil and filter every 3000 -5000 miles. a 991 based GT3 Cup car in any color as long as it is b. Install a magnetic oil drain plug ______. c. Remove the engine every 20,000 miles a. black d. Both a and b. b. primer gray c. white 15. Motor oils consist of two parts: the base stock oil rep- d. silver resenting 60% of the mix and additives the remaining 40%. 23. The 991 Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S share the same 3.6 a. True liter engine. b. False a. True b. False 16. For cleaning Fuch’s wheels Porsche recommends an acid-free cleaning product with a ph value of 10. 24. What race team below campaigned a 996 GT3RS or a. True GT3RSR in the American LeMans Series? b. False a. Flying Lizard Motorsports b. Alex Job Racing 17. The largest electrical demand in the whole car is the c. The Racers Group starter. d. All of the above a. True b. False 25. With the 991’s active cruise control, a sensor in the nose monitors traffic at up to ______meters. 18. As a rule, cars with a bad voltage regulator a. 50 ______the electrical system while car’s with a b. 100 bad alternator ______the electrical system. c. 200 a. undercharge overcharge d. 500 b. overcharge undercharge (Answers on page 29)

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22 Ramblings From a Life With Cars By Regular Contributor and SEM-PCA Member Tom Fielitz Rivals went head to head with BMW winning in 1983 before the McLaren Porsche won in 1984. The BMW F1 We are surrounded in our daily lives with rivalries. Every engine was derived from a four cylinder production block product we use and every sport we follow seems to have sedan motor turbo boosted to over 1,200 horsepower in a rivalry attached to it. Rivalries can have good and bad qualifying trim. The Porsche engine was commissioned aspects and influences on us. For our products a rivalry by Techniques d’Avant Garde owner Mansour Ojjeh, a can spur competition resulting in better products and Saudi born businessman who had also owned Tag Heuer sometimes better pricing. In sports we might get stronger watches. The 1.5 liter turbo V6 Porsche was labeled teams and better access to games. The downside to rival- TAG “made by Porsche” on the cam covers. The Porsche ries is that sometimes it drives a wedge between people. motor made 1,060 horsepower in qualifying trim and 960 Diehard fans have been known to express their support in in race trim. BMW engines also powered the teams for sometimes irrational and dare I say even illegal acts. ATS, Arrows, Benetton and Ligier and came back in 2000 One of the rivalries that have always fascinated me is through 2005 with a V10 motor in the Williams before between BMW and Porsche. In my ongoing quest to tell fielding their own team BMW Sauber from 2006 to 2009. you more than you ever wanted to know about me, I was Porsche dropped out of F1 in 1986 but came back with a almost one of those dreaded BMW fanatics. I very nearly V12 of their own design in 1991 for the Arrows team. The bought a 1969 BMW 2002 Ti from Erhard Motors. The Porsche V12 was two V6 TAG motors joined together but only thing that prevented that from happening was that was uncompetitive, being heavy, thirsty and unreliable the year was 1970 and Erhard insisted he wanted full stick- and was dropped in mid season. Porsche also tried their er price for his year old car. Somewhat miffed I ended up hand at Indy racing with the CART series in 1987 with a going down the street to Wood Motors and buying a 1970 purpose built V8 Indy Porsche engine and chassis. That 914-6 being sold at a discount to clear out their inventory. factory team ended in 1988 with the death of team leader When you look at the history of the two companies Al Holbert. The last V8 Indy effort was with Derrick Walk- there is a long standing rivalry that is fascinating. Both ers team in 1990 in a March chassis. Today we still get to companies were at one time family held. Over the years enjoy head to head sports car racing between the Porsche the car line ups between the two companies have always GT3 and the BMW Z4. The two companies have both won been in direct competition. BMW has had their 507, manufacturer championships over the past years. M1, Z1, Z3 and Z4 sports cars, and X1 through X6 SUVs You seldom hear of Porsche owners who are also BMW along with a robust series of sedans. Porsche made a owners or vice versa and I suspect the feeling of rivalry has bold move to steal SUV sales with the Cayenne and sedan something to do with that. Whether it is “The Ultimate sales with the Panamera. They even have competing Driving Machine” or “There Is No Substitute”, both are bicycles with the BMW M Bicycle Carbon Racer topping remarkable car companies with a long history of loyal fol- out at $2,900 being trumped by the Porsche Design Bike lowers and intense rivalry. S at $4,690. Yes, both are human pedal powered even at those prices. Tom Fielitz Where the rivalry has been most intense is in their rac- ing cars. In almost every aspect of racing there have been success stories for both companies. Name a series or form of motorsport and you will almost always find both brands often going head to head on the track. Even in the almost obscure Paris Dakar rally/raid, Porsche won in 1984 in a 953 (a 911 4X4) and in 1986 with the 959 while BMW had motorcycle victories starting in 1981 and have capped that with their Mini Countryman 4X4 in 2012 and 2013. At LeMans Porsche have had 16 victories with the last one in 1998 with the 911 GT1-98 but BMW holds the latest win in the following year with their V12 LMR. In Formula 1 they 23 AA PerformancePerformance SportsSports CarCar DeservesDeserves aa PerformancePerformance CollisionCollision Center.Center.

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24 For the Nth Time By Pedro P. Bonilla, Gold Coast Region PCA (see his ad on page 27)

If I had 1HP for every time that I’ve been asked about difficult to manage road noise. You can rest assured N-rated tires in a Porsche, I’d have at least a Carrera GT, a that those tires with the Porsche N rating will be as GT2 and a 918 Spyder! quiet as possible. Whether over the phone, by e-mail, in person or • HYDROPLANING: The focus in recent radial tire devel- through the Internet forums I constantly get questions opment for Porsche vehicles has primarily included op- such as these: timum handling on dry surfaces and the safest possible behavior on wet surfaces, even at high speeds. Tires “Does the N-rating (N0, N1, N2, N3, N4) really make a dif- developed by various manufacturers, in concert with ference?” Porsche, offer a specific set of wet grip properties which few, if any, other automobile manufacturers demand in “I am looking for new 18” tires for my 996 and I’m won- equal measure from the tires they use on their vehicles. dering if the “N” rating is still a requirement.” • BRAKING: Tires must provide a quick, safe and modular deceleration from several speed benchmarks (60 mph “ Apparently a non-N-rated tire can make the 911 kind of - 0 mph, 100 mph - 0 mph and 150 mph - 0 mph) in the squirrelly (?) to drive. Your thoughts?” least amount of real estate. • HANDLING: This particular heading doesn’t require any “ I understand that the rear tires of the turbos (all 996s?) additional explanation. Your tires provide the grip that wear on the inner edges faster due to camber. Do the N keeps your Porsche “stuck” to the road. rated last any better?” Once a tire has been “ What are your thoughts on replacing the OEM N rated approved by Porsche it tires with non N rated tires?” is branded with the N- rating. So, for the Nth time, here it goes: The N-specifications An N-rated tire is a tire from one of various Porsche- include: N0 (N-zero), N1, approved tire manufacturers that has passed a series of N2, N3 or N4. difficult and diverse tests designed by Porsche engineers These stamps on a tire’s to ensure maximum performance and safety under a wide sidewall clearly identify range of driving conditions. To have this rating stamped on them as approved by the side of their tires, and to be an OEM (Original Equip- Porsche for their vehicles. ment Manufacturer) tire provider for Porsche requires the The N0 marking is joint product development efforts of the particular manu- assigned to the first ap- facturer’s tire engineers working alongside the Porsche proved version of a tire vehicle engineers. design. As that design In some instances specific tires will only be approved is refined externally or for specific Porsche applications or models. internally, the subsequent significant evolutions will result Let’s look at some of the tests required by Porsche for in a new generation of the tire to be stamped with N1, N2, N-rating approval: N3, etc., in succession. • SPEED: The tire must be capable of safely handling the Porsche vehicle at any speed while allowing it to reach its top speed on a test track or on the German Auto- bahn. • NOISE: As tires continue to grow in size and width, noise suppression becomes more and more important. Generally speaking, Porsche performance tires are low profile and very soft (sticky). This makes it even more (Continued on Page 27) 25 A Barn Find Worth Finding (Continued) Story by Dave Cooper

Some of you may have read the 2nd installment of my ‘55 around 1956 or 1957, and had it for three or four years - it 356 barn find story in the last Bahn Stormer. I wanted to was blue. He told me Glen Caethy raced the car, and is the pass on some news of the 356 Barn Find. original owner of Caethy Company in Lansing, a supplier of The next step is completed. I now have a signed bill of hydraulic hoses and fittings. Apparently Glen Caethy raced sale that is notarized. Next step is to get a proper title. the car in and around Michigan. Not too much more was My uncle answered many of my long list of questions. The discussed, other than Mr. Faeth saw some pictures at the oddest answer is that the car was raced by someone in Caethy Company offices of Glen with the ‘55 taken at the Lansing, Michigan. He was the owner of a shop in Lansing. track. I will contact the Caethy Company next! The car must have been sold around 1956 or 1957 to the NOW, HERE IS THE INTERESTING PART....seems my second owner. It was in Oklahoma and Texas while the Aunt’s brother, Fred S, and my uncle, Fred F, were rac- second owner was at the Ft. Sill, Oklahoma army base. He ing buddies, and both were friends of Mr. Faeth. It also ran off the road in Texas and messed up the rockers. Year seems Fred S. had a 550 SPYDER. Can you imagine what five or so my uncle drove it, but soon removed the engine went through my head when Mr. Faeth told me that! He to work on the transmission, and it stayed parked. So this reminisced about the time they took it for a ride between car may have been stored from year six or so onwards... the barn and “town” and got it up to 120 MPH, and mind boggling. almost went in the ditch when a car pulled out in front of I called owner number two today, Mr. Paul Faeth, who them. He said that was right around the time James Dean now lives just north of Lansing. He is a spry 82 year old crashed his Spyder - which was a strange coincidence. He who unfortunately didn’t have much to tell me about mentioned that the car was raced at Grayling and Elkhart the car, other than it had speedster gearing in it when Lake where it finished third. my uncle took possession. That is why my uncle had the Now I’m on the hunt, not only for more stories and info engine out; he was putting original gearing back into the about the ‘55 Conti, but now about Mr. S’s 550 Spyder! transmission. Mr. Faeth bought the car from Glen Cathey This story just keeps getting better...

The Winter of Perpetual Snow Story by Mike O’Rear with inspiration from Emmanual Garcia, RSR’s Cranky Webmeister (see his blog at crankydriver.com)

If you want to feel the shared pain of frustration with this year’s snow then go to the Cranky Webmeister’s blog And it has been cold -- “Snowpocalygeddon” (http://crankydriver.com/word/ snowpocalygeddon/#refs1). Inspired by his blog I decided January 2014 was the sixth coldest January on record, to update his research through the Bahn Stormer deadline with an average low temperature of 16.4 versus a normal of February 25th. Here is what I found: of 25.6. This is the coldest January since 1977 which had an average low of 12.8. Top Five Snowiest Seasons Through January in Detroit While this year’s snow storms have not yet been record breakers it is worth noting that the January 1-2 storm 1. 55.8” -- 2013-14 (through February 24, 2014 the dropped 10.8” and two days later, the January 4-5 storm snowfall total for the season is 78.5 inches. added another 10.6”. The absolute record for a single 2. 53.6” 1977-78 snow storm in Detroit occurred when 24.5” fell on April 6, 3. 48.8” -- 2008-2009 1886. 4. 47.5” -- 1974-75 We could be in for a lot more snow but Kathy and I are 5. 45.3” -- 1929-3 headed off to sunny California -- time to get out of Dodge.

Note: All data is from the National Oceanic and Atmo- spheric Administration (NOAA). 26 (Nth Time from Page 25) chelin, Pirelli, Continental, Bridgestone, Dunlop, Good-Year, Toyo, and Yokohama among a few other select suppliers. Of these manufacturers less than 5% of their production is N-rated. You can check the tire manufacturer’s websites which should include N-rated tire information for their products. Generally, N-rated tires can only be obtained from a Porsche dealer or TireRack.com (official tire supplier to PCNA dealers). I have never driven a Porsche with N-rated tires where the tires have disappointed me. But I’ve also been very well impressed by Porsches shod with some non-N-rated tires. I’ve found that most of the N-rated tires are outstand- ing, but the are many, many other very good, even great tires that aren’t N-rated and they offer close-to-N-rated performance at substantially lower cost. Now, having said all that, is it necessary to run N-rated tires exclusively? With what you now know, you’ll have to answer that one yourself. To learn more about tires Higher ratings such as N1, N2, N3, etc. do not imply and Porsches in general, please visit my website at: www. speed rating increases but instead refer to the next version PedrosGarage.com. (with refinements) of the original design. When a completely new tire design is approved, it Happy Porsche’ing, receives the N0 branding and the succession begins again. Pedro It is important to note that certain tire manufacturers may produce the exact same tire in name, size and speed rating as those that have the N spec approval. However, if they are not stamped with the N-rating then it is very likely that they do not adhere to the same rigid production and quality requirements demanded by Porsche. This N-rating isn’t free. It comes at a price. All of that development and testing costs the tire manufacturers and Porsche a penny or two. For instance, one of the most popular tires for a newer Porsche is the new Michelin Pilot Super Sport (Max Performance Summer) 265/35/ZR19 N0. It can be purchased from TireRack.com for $419.00 each. The same tire, without the N0-rating but with the exact same specs is offered by TireRack.com for $297.00 each. There are N-rated tires for all applications, such as: Sum- mer Tires, Cold Weather Tires, All Season Tires, Off Road Tires, Track Tires, etc. Porsche makes public a complete list of N-rated tires at: http://www.porsche.com/usa/accessoriesandservices/ porscheservice/documentsanddownloads/, but if don’t have access to this web address, just call your dealer. They can provide you with the different OEM tire suppliers and different N-rated tire options for your particular car. The Porsche-approved (N-rated) tire manufacturers are: Mi- 27 28 Porsche Club of America Rally Sport Region -- Board/Club Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Rick Mammel: President...... Present George Gilligan...... Present Tim Pott: Vice President...... Present Michael Kimber...... Absent Tom Bloom...... Absent John Kytasty...... Present Jim Christopher, Past President & Advertising...... Present Ron Pruette...... Absent Jim Dowty (Insurance Chair)...... Absent Al Wright...... Present

Members & Visitor Present: Liz Christopher, Vigen Darian, Newsletter: Newsletter deadline is February 23. Jeremy Goddard, Mary Ann and Dan Kantrow, Burghard Linn - Treasurer, Christian Maloof – Track Chair, Phil Mather, Website: No report. Rick would like to have more pictures Glenn Trapp – Membership/Historian. of member’s cars on the site.

Call to Order: Rick Mammel called the meeting to order at Events Committee: No report. Rick has not received the 7:40PM at Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth, MI. 2014CY plan from Dave.

President’s Report: Light turn out of the January meeting New Business: None. due to weather. President’s Meeting is in March. Meeting adjourned: 8:56p.m. Minutes taken by: Mary Meeting Minutes: The December meeting minutes were Ann Kantrow reviewed. Motion: To approve December minutes passed unanimously.

Treasurer’s Report: Burghard Linn reviewed the Decem- ber and January Financial Reports. He also reviewed the Financial 2012 vs. 2013 Summary and the 2013 DE Financial Summary. Motion: To approve Financial Reports Tech Quiz Answers passed unanimously. REMINDER: The Treasurer’s Report is available to any RSR Club member. E-Mail your request to 1. c 14. d Burghard Linn ([email protected]). 2. b 15. b 3. b 16. a Insurance Report: No Report 4. b 17. a 5. a 18. b Goodie Store: No report 6. a 19. b 7. a 20. b Advertising Report: No report 8. b 21. b 9. b 22. c Membership: Glenn Trapp reported that we have 258 10. c 23. b members. 11. c 24. d 12. b 25. c Track Report: Christian Maloof reported that Phil Mather 13. a is getting an estimate to rent the Bosch proving ground for a car control clinic. Need to finalize our Waterford dates with regards to the planned Grattan event. Ross Bentley will be hired for class room instruction at Grattan (Jun 20- 22).

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Porsche 993 “Cup” replica alloy wheels: -set of 4. (5 STORAGE FOR RENT: Heated, secured museum-like Lug with center caps). Front: 7 1/2 J x 17 H2 (model # garage. $100.00/month Call Clem at (810) 636-2840. 60374) Rear: 9 J x 17 H2 (model # 60474). Very good (09/13) condition. Only a few areas with minor scratches. Asking $775 for the set. Please contact Kyle with any questions: 734-330-1365 [email protected] (10/13)

Bell Helmet: Racing Series M.4, medium, w/face shield. To place a classified ad in The Bahn Stormer, Certified Snell 2005. Perfect condition. New $400+. -Ask please contact Mike O’Rear at morear734@ ing $250 OBO. Asa Javier BaRa 734-497-4867. (09/13) gmail.com (Put “Bahn Stormer Ad” in the sub- ject line). Non-members will be charged $5.00/ New Pirelli Race Slick Tires: 235/19 front and 295/19 rear. quarter. Ads more than six months old may be List price is $2,200 per set of 4 tires. 1 set is $1,500. 2 sets removed unless resubmitted. are $2,700. 3 sets are $3,900. Shipping is additional. Tom Green, Saline, MI 48176. Work 734-429-5958. Cell 734- 417-0030. (07/13)

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