Redline Report May – June 2007
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I]Z EZYa^cZGZedgi The Official New sletter of the Central New York Region Celebrating Porsches and Porschephiles for 50 years 1957-2007 http://cnypca.org Porsche Club of America Volume 50, Issue 3 - May/June 2007 Come Join the Celebration!! (see pages 22-23) The Redline Report Der Kalender The Third Annual Jeff Turco Spring Rally (April 29).............................7 2007 Zone 1 Calendar............................................................................19 Rennsport Reunion III in Daytona (November 2-4)..............................19 2007 Zone 1 Concours d’ Elegence and Rally (May 18, 29, and 20)....20 Der 2007 CNY-PCA Kalender................................................................41 Features Stepping up to the Challenge by Jan King.............................................10 Wayne’s World: 2007 AutoX Schedule..................................................21 A 911 with Ululation by Wayne Kunkel................................................24 Chip Repair by Bill Noroski..................................................................25 Tricky Ricky’s Winter Rally by Chuck Gladle......................................27 Basic Crash Biomechanics: Submarining by John Hajny......................28 Closet Rambler Owners Unite! by Brian Daley....................................31 Reminiscences by Dick Jeffers...............................................................32 The Perils of Porsche Ownership by Scott Ostrowski............................37 The Charitable Porsche Heart Still Beats by Chuck Gladle...................38 Departments Life at 9K, The Editor Speaks...................................................................2 Letters to the Editor...................................................................................3 CNYPCA Welcome Wagon by Ed Hurd...................................................6 Lady at the Wheel by Joyce Gladle...........................................................6 PPP Thak by Thak Chaloemtiarana...........................................................8 Meet the CNY-PCA Members.................................................................11 Northern Sentinel by Bob Graham..........................................................15 Zone 1 News............................................................................................19 The Alternative Line by Joe Holzer.........................................................33 Redline Market........................................................................................42 Advertising and Other Redline Report Administrivia.............................42 CNY-PCA Officers and Appointees.........................................................44 The Redline Report is published six times a year by the Central New York Region, Porsche Club of America, Inc.. Permission is hereby granted to reprint original materials found herein provided credit is given the author and The Redline Report. Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of PCA, the CNY-PCA, or their respective officers. The editor reserves the right to edit all materials. The Redline Report is distributed to approximately 430 Porsche obsessing spendthrifts and one Honda owning free spirit of French heritage who misses the Citroén DS and eats “Victory Fries” with reckless abandon Cover Drawing debated by a CNY-PCA committe and dutifully and beautifully executed by our own John Hajny. Congratulations and thanks to all of you. The Redline Report May/June 2007 Life at 9k… by Skip Testut Kenosha, Wisconsin would have been a close second for spiritual homeland. inter is over. It really is. For Even I didn’t venture there. Of course, those of us with a passion for Mike hasn’t weighed in on the issue, Wautomobiles and for whom yet, and I know that Rambler sold the fates deigned to place in Upstate many a wagon with fake wood grain NY, winter is a time of reflection and and fake wood grain does for Mike, rehabilitation, both for our cars and what… well, never mind. The point for ourselves. For the cars, restoration is that I find myself looking down our and routine maintenance, all the better membership list trying to imagine what for next season’s outings, while for attracted my fellow PCAers to Ramblers ourselves a look through issues of car first and Porsches, second. Do I detect magazines never read or through the deep-seated self-doubts? Is a Porsche classifieds for that perfect, next car, later in life mere compensation for a car that may never be purchased, other… um… er… shortcomings?!? let alone driven but which calls to us, What other dark automotive secrets lay nonetheless. Well, that seasonal time within, automotively speaking. I mean, for reflection is now officially over did Bill Noroski once own a DeSoto and both the cars and their owners (Firedome V-8, naturally) or Hans, as are coming out for the driving season. a lad, secretly lust for a Wartburg?! Did Welcome to spring, Upstate NY style. Larry Lee once own a Dodge Dart or Danielle a VW Beetle complete with And speaking of coming out, what flower vase on the dashboard?! Baxter’s is it with all of you closet Rambler grandfather sold Pierce-Arrows, but owners?!? First, Thak and Brian and in there’s nothing to be ashamed of there. this issue Brian, Jan, and Dick confess Garth Dennis has yet to attend a single their automotive sins. I’m here to tell one of our gatherings. Is it because his you, dear readers, that your outpouring grandfather drove a Packard and even was so large that even more “My Other a Citroen? Furthermore, did Carol Car’s not a Porsche” articles had to be secretly own a Corvair Greenbriar scheduled to follow in future issues. while the Austin-Healey 3000 was Your fond memories of cars other than merely an attempt to acquire automotive Porsche have made me rethink the legitimacy?!? Had automotive fortune meaning of being a gearhead. I mean, smiled differently or had your friends presumably, all of us in the CNY- been more supportive of your earlier PCA are in love with the automobile, automotive tastes would you still be even though we profess a certain with us in the PCA or would you be myopic preference for the wheels of anxiously awaiting the next AMC Zuffenhausen. Mock me, as I know you concours to compare the fit and finish do for my history with Honda, Hudson, of your Gremlins (Nothing fit and they Studebaker, and even the Edsel, not certainly weren’t finished). I think we to mention various British marques need to have more auto-confessions and the oh-so-lovely Alfa-Romeo, and Father Skip is here for you. If one but Rambler?!? Zuffenhausen, I can is what one eats, can it be that much a appreciate, but who would have thought stretch to think that you are what you The Redline Report 2 May/June 2007 drive? So, what have you driven that and creature comforts. Sunday I passed could possibly be an embarrassment one of them just north of Colfax; it or counter the current cool-status you was easy over taking it in my Jeep as enjoy as a Porschephile (the REAL the Cayenne was in the ditch. If you reason you bought the Porsche, right?!). want a sports car get a sports car if Confession is good for the soul and I’m you want a high-end SUV get a Range Rover, not a station wagon on steroids. here for you. Send those stories in and quickly. Let your fellow PCA members I look forward to future issues. know the REAL automotive you, while simultaneously sticking it to the kooks SSgt XXXX fproviding Thak and me with Sunday Travis AFB morning diner discussion for months to [I have omitted the sergeant’s come. I’m here for you. name to save him a severe tongue lashing at the hands of CNY’s We welcome two new advertisers to own Carol O’Hara. Furthermore, the CNY-PCA family: Ridge Road I publish this blasphemous e- Repairs of Lansing and Taber Street mail solely because of my moral Auto Repair of Ithaca. I’ve known the duty to uphold our sacred first folks at both of these establishments amendment freedoms (i.e., for more years than I’d care to mention. The Right to Arm Bears), I can say that they’re all good people. but it’s nice knowing that Speaking of which, I hope that you Lake Tahoe is secure. Ed.] folks in the CNY-PCA will stop by and let all of our advertisers know that you saw their ads in “The Redline” and appreciate their support. Whether you need your chimney cleaned, a new Porsche, parts for your car, or car Got gas?!? service, our advertisers are there to Recuperating from recent hip surgery help you. Just be sure to mention that I’ve been catching up on my “Roun- you saw their ad here in “The Redline dels” [And people call ME a trai- Report.” RL tor for driving Hondas. Ed.]. In one of them was an article on gasoline, suggesting that we may be filling our tanks with potentially harmful addi- tives. The author recommended a web- Letters to the Editor site listing those gasolines which meet The Cayenne... the recommendations of BMW, GM, Just saw “The Redline Report” for Honda, and Toyota. I thought the “Red- the first time. It’s a great read and you line” readership might be interested so helped me waste 1 hour of your tax here it is: http://www.toptiergas.com money enjoying it. BTW, the Cayenne is one of the most prevalent cars at Baxter Rhodes Lake Tahoe. I have been told this Ithaca, NY vehicle is outstanding in performance Continued on page 4 The Redline Report May/June 2007 “Letters” from Page shortcomings of yours, something AMC forever... like, say, a GT or almost anything with fake woodgrain I just finished reading the recent down the side. Ed. “Redline” issue and felt that I had to jump into the Rambler boat. Although I didn’t own it, the car that I learned Oil Concerns to drive on was a 1968 Rambler American. It was Mom’s car...you The May 2007 issue of Excellence know the deal: You can’t learn to drive has an interesting TECH NOTE on a on Dad’s car! This car was about as subject that may only just be on the basic as it got: Made in Canada, it did radar, but can be extremely important have an engine heater and a very oddly to us Porsche Pushers. I have spoken tall front bench seat. It was a white four with the original inquiry generator door with a 3 speed on the column, AM (Chris Kirby), gotten a lot of insight, radio and an in-line six.