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Porsche Parade 2010 a Real “Trip” - by Chuck Hennings My First PCA Parade Is Over and I Have to Say It Was an Outstanding Experience THE CITRUS SPIEL THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE CITRUS REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA Volume 36 - Number 8 August 2010 photo by Chuck Hennings Chuck by photo Porsche Parade 2010 A Real “Trip” - by Chuck Hennings My first PCA Parade is over and I have to say it was an outstanding experience. During one of the dinners I attended, they did a sur- vey of members about the number of Parades attended. All guests stood, then sat down as the number of years were announced. I believe the last man standing had attended all but 5 of the 55 Parades. And many others had attended twenty and thirty plus. One person had driven over 3000 miles from Alaska (and of course won the Long Distance Award)! As you can tell, these were the heart and soul, hard-core members who had dabbled in Porsches most of their lives. Coming to Parade for them (and now me) celebrated not only car memories and experiences but the chance to see old and new friends and share driving and social activities at the highest Club level. Inside This Issue I caravanned up to St. Charles. Illinois, site of the Parade, with David and Ginny O’Neal from Space Coast. They had the comfort of a Cayenne but I thought my 2003 Carrera 4S would do Porsche Parade Cover fine despite the length of the drive. President’s Update 2 It performed flawlessly but I was like Upcoming Events Calendar 3 a new sailor with “sea legs” for days Porsche Parade 2010 4 after our 2 day scamper from Orlan- Aug 2 Monthly Meeting, 7pm do to Robbinsville, NC on day 1 and Wine Tasting 6 (Mon) Porsche of Orlando 10 more hours to St. Charles on day Exterior Car Care 8 2. Those big tires, fairly stiff suspen- Club Racing 10 Aug 14 Ultimate Motorworks Tour sion and performance exhaust did Porsche News 12 (Sat) and Lunch me in by the time we arrived. Porsche Racing 13 (continued page 4) Wine Tasting Photos 14 Sept 6 Monthly Meeting, 7pm Classifieds 15 (Mon) Porsche of Orlando Sept 26 AutoCross at Orange County (Sat) Convention Center Chartered in 1974 Oct 16-17 Roebling Road DE Published Monthly (Sat-Sun) Registration is Open... it will be a 500 Members sell out - register today! http://flc.pca.org President’s Update The “dog days of summer” have special meaning to me. Not only for the consuming heat, but my wife Rita, who foster care’s puppies for the Humane Society, has 4 of them co-habitating the air-conditioned garage with my Porsche! Her passion, my passion, side by side. The car is taking a rest after spending a couple of weeks on the road to the PCA Parade, held just outside of Chicago. It was a wonderful event but the ride tortuous (see article). I guess the spirit was willing, but the body………….. Next year’s Parade will be in Savannah and that’s only a 4-5 hour ride. Start thinking about going (July 31 – August 6) as it’s a great event for all things Porsche, cars and people. Our monthly meeting for July had to be canceled due to Emilio Cortes, our dealer liaison, having to be in New Orleans that day for training on the new Cayenne. The main topic would have been our upcoming Driver’s Education Event October 16 and 17 which is filling quickly. Bert Del Villano and Ross Evers have put together another Roebling Road track event you don’t want to miss. Sign up at http://www.clubregistration.net. On August 14th, Vern Knoll has arranged a tour and lunch at Ultimate Motor Works and on September 26th our next Autocross is planned. Also in September, the Nominating Committee for 2011 Officers will be formed to present a slate in October for a membership vote in No- vember. If you have a desire to serve as an Officer or in any capacity, please email me at [email protected]. Finally, if you’re new to the Club, come to the next meeting at the Porsche dealership in Maitland at 7pm on August 2nd and meet folks who share your passion for a great automobile. Attendees include 911ers, Boxster, Cayman, Cayenne, 944, 928 etc. owners who will gladly assist in any questions you may have about your vintage, used or new Porsche. See you there! - Chuck Hennings Board of Directors Officers Chuck Hennings President (407) 909-0507 Contacts [email protected] Director of Ron Zitza Vice President Bert Del Villano Instructor (407) 294-0024 (407) 909-0636 Training [email protected] [email protected] Chief Driving Tom King Secretary & Steve Williamson Instructor (407) 876-6675 Insurance (407) 435-0344 [email protected] Coordinator [email protected] Technical Chair Sid Collins Treasurer Pete Brotsch (407) 297-7733 (407) 430-7023 [email protected] [email protected] Historian Chuck Hennings Directors / Committee Chairs [email protected] Membership & Bill Davis E-Mail Chair (407) 365-8428 Webmaster Mel Saiz [email protected] [email protected] PCA Race Chair & Bert Del Villano Zone Representative Jennifer Barrows Past President [email protected] [email protected] Drivers Ed Chair & Ross Evers Dealer Liaison Emilio Cortes - Porsche of Orlando Coordinator [email protected] [email protected] (407) 262-0800 Social Chair Laura Shields [email protected] Safety Chair Kevin Duffy Advertising Rates [email protected] 6 Mnth Yearly Business Card $108 $216 Autocross Chair Bert Del Villano 1/4 Page $240 $480 (407) 909-0636 1/2 Page $450 $900 [email protected] w/ Name on Page Bottoms $600 $1200 Full Page $800 $1600 Newsletter Travis Young Classified Ads Free to Members [email protected] Contact [email protected] for information Page 2 Zotz Garage www.ZotzGarage.com Upcoming Calendar Your guide to Citrus Region Events August 2010 Ultimate Motor Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Works Tour and Lunch Aug 14 at 11am - 1pm Utimate Motor Works in Long- 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 wood ... see below Monthly Meeting Aug 2 at 7pm Porsche of Orlando 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Cars & Coffee 1st Monday of Each Month July 11 from 9am - 11am at House Blend Café 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Gathering of car-nuts on the third Saturday morning of each month in Ocoee for all car makes. 29 30 31 www.houseblendcafe.com Ultimate Motor Works Tour and Lunch Aug 14 (Sat) Ultimate Motor Works Tour & Lunch Ultimate Motor Works See Right Saturday August 14th Sept 11-12 (Sat-Sun) Crown Region DE at Roebling Road from 11am to 1 pm Heros on Track - See Page 5 895 N. Ronald Reagan Blvd Sept 26 (Sun) AutoCross at OCCC Longwood, Florida 32750 Oct 8-10 (Fri-Sun) Festivals of Speed Orlando Phone (407) 339-3443 See Page 14 Oct 16-17 (Sat-Sun) DE at Roebling Road Oct 21-24 (Thur-Sun) HSR Sebring Historic Fall Classic Welcome New Members www.hsrrace.com Oct 23 (Sat) Oktoberfest Concours, Swap Meet, and Total region membership as of 30 June was 502. Picnic at Burton Park on SR520 Welcome new member: with Space Coast region Oct 30 (Sun) AutoCross at OCCC Hassan Aboul-Ezz 1997 911 Orlando Nov 14 (Sun) Challenge Rally (for Russell Home) Tom Bened 1999 Boxster Lake Mary Angelo Bermudez 2000 Boxster Orlando Michael Ciocca 1990 911 C2 Winter Springs October Roebling Road DE Max Eliscu 1997 911 Turbo Winter Park Paul Mason 2005 Boxster S Oviedo Florida Citrus Region PCA is hosting it’s October Drivers Educa- Brenda Maxwell 1983 944 Lowell tion event at Roebling Road Raceway October 16 and 17. This James Price 2010 Cayman Heathrow is a 2 day driving event focused on learning high performance Sidney Taylor 1999 996 Deland driving skills for beginning students as well as advanced solo Gary Vergantino 2006 Cayman S Ocoee drivers. Instructors will be provided for students in the Green David Wilson 1999 Boxster Kissimmee and Blue groups (beginners). George Becker 1981 928 Tavares Glenna Gutierrex 1991 911 Tavares In addition to track events, your admission also includes a shirt and a social on Friday evening. Saturday evening will feature Member contact information is very important if you want another gala at the Cancon Mexican Resturant with a spirited to continue receiving the “Panorama”, the “Citrus Spiel” or Mariachi band. Cost for dinner is $20 in advance. All marques any e-mails about upcoming region events. This contact and beginners are welcome. information is maintained on the member database at PCA. There are three ways to update this information: Space is strictly limited to 25 drivers per run group, so sign up early. Please update your driving resume and check your re- Call PCA at 703- 321- 2111 quested number. Do not use duplicate numbers. On the web at www.pca.org Send the information to Bill at: Fees are $225 for instructed students, $195 for solo drivers and [email protected] $50 for instructors. Sign up and pay by credit card at: http://www.clubregistration.net. Tel: (407) 678-6789 Zotz Garage Page 3 2010 Porsche Parade (cont.) I think my wife’s plan to fly up and back was a good one (for her). Also, several traffic jams (it was July 4th weekend) contributed to the weariness. The rest of the week unfolded pleasantly with plenty of events: Concours, TSD and Gimmick Rallies, Tech Quiz, Tours, AutoCross, seminars, dinners etc. Sharron Shields from Sun Coast (mother of our Social Chair, LauraLee Shields, was my partner in the Pa- rade Golf Tournament for which we won……………nothing.
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