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May 2014 PORSCHE PUSHERS PRIVATE PAPERS www.sempca.org Official publication of the Southeast Michigan Region, Porsche Club of America INSIDE 24 32 Touring the A visit to the Piquette Ave. Sarasota Classic Model T plant Car Museum 6 Get Ready For the May 18 Driving Tour 10 Teenage Street Survival School May 17 12 Devil’s In The Details is May 10 14 May 8 is Beginners DE day at Waterford Hills 16 Gilson Tech Recap 29 What’s on Your Dash by Tom Fielitz 32 Mark Vander Eyk visits the Sarasota Classic Car Museum 36 928 Tech Day Summary by Andrew Olson ©2012 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of all traffic laws at all times. *Carrera model with PDK and Sport Chrono Package [Include your local and state required disclosures] Southeastern Michigan Region Porsche Club Of America Board Of Directors President Vice President P4 Managing Editor John Keilly Howard Gilson Michael Cohen 248•797•2439 248•549•4016 248•227•8604 e-mail: johnkeilly@ e-mail: hgilson@ e-mail: fastkarz2@ live.com gilsonmotorsports.com aol.com Concours Chairman Chief Instructor/ Fred Young Patti Door Club Race Chair Marc Molzon 586•566•3193 248•661•4362 248•623•0581 e-mail: frederickyoung@ e-mail: pdoor@ e-mail: mextremem@ knpanel.com sbcglobal.net hotmail.com Charity Chairman/ Secretary and Insurance Chair Associate Webmaster Membership Chairman Greg Gallagher Gretus Hoogestraat Lanita Dunham 313•300•4191 It's not just faster. 248•670•1761 810•225•6126 e-mail: gretus@ e-mail: taylordunham@ e-mail: gjgallagher@ It's wider, lighter, sharper, nimbler, and faster. nine11.de sbcglobal.net comcast.net When you set out to improve upon greatness, you leave no stone unturned. Or in this case, no component unimproved. Built from the ground up with 90% new or fundamentally revised materials, the next 911 redefines Other Officers performance as we know it. Acceleration from 0 to 60 in an astounding 4.2 seconds* in the Carrera. It's even shed almost 100 pounds for added agility and improved efficiency. The next 911 is the sports car that turns all we know into everything you desire. See for yourself with a test drive. Treasurer National Liaison Webmaster Leo Wanstreet Dennis Denyer Erik Ohrnberger H: 248•887•8628 248•391•3268 248•515•4306 The next Porsche 911. W: 248•473•9238 Forever the sports car. e-mail: lwanstreet@ e-mail: ddenyer@ e-mail: eohrnberger@ sonitrolmichigan.com gmaind.com gmail.com DE Co-Chair DE Co-Chair Zone 4 Representative Steve Carbary Garen Nicoghosian Michael Soriano 248•242•6437 248•224•9599 e-mail: s2carbary@ e-mail: garen@ e-mail: msoriano.zonerep@ comcast.net att.net gmail.com Porsche of Farmington Hills 37911 Grand River Avenue Farmington Hills MI 48335 Goodie Store Chair (248) 471-0800 Victoria Wade www.farmington-hills.porschedealer.com Board members are elected by the membership. 313•296•6244 Porsche recommends e-mail:wadev48@ They may also hold other offices in the club. yahoo.com 2 n P4 n MAY 2014 MAY 2014 n P4 n 3 P4PORSCHE PUSHERS PRIVATE PAPERS EditoriallyEditorially OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN REGION, PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA CONTENTS Managing Editor: Michael Cohen SpeakingSpeaking Associate Editor: Alex Lundberg Directors & Other Officers . 3 C O N T ETechnicalN Editor:T S Chris Braden Calendar . 4 Submission Deadline: 10th of the month BY MICHAEL COHEN Editorially Speaking . 5 Address: Michael Cohen, Editor Start Me Up . 7 25545 Hereford Drive • Royal Oak, MI 48067 Family Day Announcement . 8 Phone 248-227-8604 • E-mail [email protected] Announcement Street Survival School . 10 For membership information, application or change of address, contact: Lanita Dunham, 12277 Jacoby, Milford, MI 48380 Home: 810-225-6126 Announcement Devil’s In The Details . 12 am pleased to advise you about two personnel announce- Olson’s monthly The Shark Tank column and Chris Braden’s sage ments, both of which will have positive benefits for the club. Master Cylinder advice . Announcement May 8 DE . 14 The P4, Porsche Pushers Private Papers, is the official monthly publica- Victoria Wade has graciously accepted the position of Goodie I expect that by this time most of you have taken your Porsches Recap Gilson IMS Tech . 16 tion of the Southeastern Michigan Region, Porsche Club of America . IStore Chair, replacing the retiring Patti Door . Victoria’s respon- out of storage and are skirting our wonderful Michigan pot holes . Recap Model T Tour . 24 Available only by subscription to SEM members as a portion of the sibilities will include ordering and managing inventory, dealing Hopefully, no one has bent a rim yet . We’ve got some great events annual National membership dues, or to other PCA members at $18.00 Recap 2014 Swap Meet . 26 per year . Statements appearing in the P4 are those of the author and may with suppliers and selling the Goodie Store inventory at club coming up in May . Please check out the announcements in this is- Editorial Tom Fielitz . 29 not reflect the views of the PCA, the SEM Board of Directors or the P4 events. Her first appearance was at the Swap Meet at Porsche sue and set aside the dates. On Thursday, May 8, we have our first editor . The editors reserve the right to edit all material submitted for of Farmington Hills on Saturday, April 5th .Victoria set up a very DE of the season at Waterford Hills . As in the past, this event will Sarasota Classic Car Museum . 32 publication . SEM/PCA is not responsible for any services or merchan- nice display of Porsche badged clothing as well as other Porsche encourage beginners to attend, but as always, we will have four 928 Tech Session Report . 36 dise advertised herein . Permission to reprint any material published in branded items and had a very successful selling day . You can see driving groups to accommodate drivers of all experience and skill the P4 is granted provided full credit is given to P4 and the author . Obituary: Gerald Van Vleit . 39 a picture of Victoria in action at her booth on page 26 . The Board levels. Two days later, on Saturday, May 10, Munk’s Motors will Around the Zone . 40 certainly appreciates Patti Door’s time spent running the Goodie host their annual Devil’s in the Details . This is a must for anyone Ask The MC . 41 ON THE COVER: Carlos Carmona‘s Show and Shine Store . As always, she immediately pitched in and took over the who wants to learn to properly detail their cars . Street Survival position when Pat Ambrus retired . A big thanks to Patti who may School follows on Saturday May 17 at the Faith Christian As- Board Minutes . 42 winning immaculate 944 Turbo. be the hardest working member of SEM/PCA! sembly parking lot in Melvindale . Teenage drivers will be taught The second announcement is that Alex Lundberg will become accident avoidance techniques in their own cars, utilizing a skid the Editor of the P4, reporting to me . This position that has been pad, slalom course and other excercises . The month winds up with vacant for over a year, although John Keilly, our President, has our annual Spring Tour, chaired by Greg Gallagher . Greg has cho- Ed2014itors SEM/PCA CALENDARFor membership graciously helped with almost every issue . Alex is currently Busi- sen some excellent driving roads and a great restaurant for dinner . ness Development Manager for Munk’s Motors . In the past, he We are looking forward to seeing you at these Porsche events . has held both editor and staff writer positions with the Detroit Let’s clean up our cars, fill the gas tanks and DRIVE. MAY AUGUST DECEMBER information, Free Press, Oakland Press, Michigan Lawyers Weekly as well 7 MBoardana Meetingging Editor: John Keill2y DE (Saturday) 3 Board Meeting as the Observer and Eccentric Newspapers, The News Herald 8 TeDEc hWaterfordnical HillsEditor: Chris Brad6e nBoard Meeting 6 Holiday Party application or Newspapers and the Plymouth-Canton Town Crier . He has also 10 Devil’s in the Details-Munks 16 Woodward Dream Cruise* *Not an SEM/PCA sponsored event published a book . Alex graduated from Central Michigan with a Bachelor of Fine and Applied Arts in journalism . WE NEED YOU 17 Street Survival School 17 Picnic/Concours change of As I write this, our programs are in full swing, and I am pleased 18 Spring Tour 23 BBQ and Tour Address to say that attendance is up. On page 16, Howard Gilson summa- 30-6/1 Belle Isle Grand Prix* BOARD MEETINGS The P4 currently has one open position: John Keilly, Editor SEPTEMBER address, contact: rizes the very informative IMS bearing tech seminar held at Gilson Motorsports this past March 1. Past president Dave Burton chaired JUNE 3 Board Meeting Board meetings are typically held P.O. Box 5246 Lanita Dunham yet another very successful multi-regional swap meet at Porsche of 4 Board Meeting 6 Ladies Drive on the first Wednesday of the month Farmington Hills on April 5 . Congratulations to Carlos Carmona, Advertising Manager 8 NWaterfordorthvi lHillsle, FamilyMI 4 Day8167 14 Drive Your Porsche Day at various locations; when the Board winner of the Show and Shine competition with his recently pur- 8 PhGardenone Party* 248•797•2439 12277 Jacoby chased guards red 944 Turbo and to RSR member Ernesto Roede- OCTOBER meets at a Porsche dealership, the 12 DE Waterford Hills nbeck for achieving the highest score on the Porsche Quiz . For If you think that you may have an interest E-mail [email protected] Board Meeting those of you who did not attend the Model T Piquette Avenue As- 15 Eyes on Design* meeting isM movedilfor tod Thursday, MI 4 for83 80 and would like to learn more about 12 Motor City Auto Spa sembly Plant tour on April 12, you missed a fascinating and edu- that month, to coincide with the JULY 19 Fall Color Tour cational look at early Ford Motor Company history and assembly these positions, please contact: dealership’s hours.