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On the Cover SVR Region of the year, by Barbara McCrory TrackMasters Racing is a leader in High Performance Driver Education events in Northern California and invites SVR-PCA drivers to participate in these events. Thunderhill Raceway Aug. 12 Sonoma/Sears Point Aug. 27 Sears Point Autocross Aug. 27 Sonoma/Sears Point Sep. 26 Mazda Raceway Oct. 1 Mazda Raceway Oct. 29 Come out and stretch your car’s legs on some of the finest tracks in the country! Fun, safe, and definitely... No speeding tickets! www.TrackMasters-Racing.com Sacramento Valley Region - Porsche Club of America - www.svr-pca.org 2016 Board of Directors President Collin Fat 916.955.7966 [email protected] August 2016 Vice President Volume 54, No.8 Eduardo Ortega, Jr. 916.366.3811 Upcoming Events Columns and Sections [email protected] 5 SVR, Zone, PCA & Local Events 2 President’s Notes Secretary 6 Upcoming Events, Close Ups 3 Editor’s Corner Rita Barker 4 Pretty Darn Kwik 916.771.8592 [email protected] Features and Reviews 5 Calendar of Events 7 Advertiser Spotlight 9 Drifting Back Treasurer Joy Nieslony 10 Porsche Parade Jay Peak 22 SVR Board Minutes 530.515.5242 14 Porsche Acronyms Explained 24 SVR Membership [email protected] 16 Members Enjoy Annual BBQ 28 Drifter Classifieds Social Director 17 Jay Peak Parade Another View 29 SVR Goodie Store Robert Lozito 916.505.5409 19 SVR Board Nominations 29 Index of Advertisers [email protected] 20 In the Zone Membership Director Richard Walker 916.988.7468 [email protected] Competition & Safety facebook.com/svr.pca Director Frederick Rauch 916.989.0580 [email protected] Webmaster Bill Fargo 916.802.4679 Information and Committee Directory [email protected] Advertising Manager Goodie Store Mike Dunn 916.837.0203 Linda Bradford 916.899.5731 Past President [email protected] [email protected] Steve Barker 916.390.3009 Autocross Chair Historian [email protected] Greg Zajic 916.961.6495 Larry Wilson 916.536.9703 [email protected] [email protected] Drifter Editor Steve McCrory Charity Chair New Member Group 916.747.1447 Vacant Sue Sanders & Janet Conner [email protected] [email protected] 209.401.5607 / 916.939.3882 [email protected] Sacramento Valley Region, Porsche Club of America (SVR), publishes the Drifter monthly for its members. Concours Chair Written contributions and photos are welcome and should Kent Brandon 916.663.1702 Rally Chair be e-mailed to the editor. The deadline for material is [email protected] Rik Larson 916.481.6084 one month prior to the month of publication. SVR mem- [email protected] bers should notify the membership director promptly Driver Education Chair of an address change to insure uninterrupted delivery. Share the Wealth All material in this newsletter is protected by copyright. Frederick Rauch 916.989.0580 However, newsletter editors of others regions chartered [email protected] George & Lisa Okamoto 916. 617.1145 by the Porsche Club of America may reprint any article [email protected] provided that credit is given to the author and Sacramento Dummkopf Chair Valley Region and that The Drifter is cited as the source. Jim McMahen 916.924.1463 Technical Chair Zone 7 Representative [email protected] Skip Quain 650.504.4846 Loma Prieta Region [email protected] Sandy Provasi Event Liaison to Niello Porsche 408.947.0980 Kim Nelson 916.337.7716 [email protected] [email protected] Sacramento Valley Region - Porsche Club of America - www.svr-pca.org 1 ovation from the more than 800 PCA’ers SVR President’s Notes in attendance at the Concours Banquet. Collin Fat, SVR President I had asked Kim and Rik prior to parade that if the club received any of the Newsletter Award awards for which it submitted (region In the 10 plus years that I have of the year, newsletter contest and been a member and the past 4 years website contest) if they could accept serving on the board, I have always on the club’s behalf and bring home SVR was recently awarded the believed that we have one of the best the hardware. In addition to the Ferry Ferry Porsche Award as Region of regions in Zone 7. I based this on my Porsche Trophy, the club was also the Year at June’s Porsche Parade many interactions with other clubs in honored for its newsletter, the Drifter at Jay Peak, Vermont. The club was the regions whether attending a driving and garnered its second honor with a previously honored in 1971, some 45 tour, autocross, DE event or hearing second place award for regions under years ago. The award is given to the what other regions are doing at a Zone 800 members. My hats are off to our outstanding Porsche club in the nation 7 president’s meeting. It seems that Drifter team of Steve McCrory, Rik based on several criteria including most of the clubs in our region do a few Larson, and Bob Cannon who made membership retention and growth, things really well but lack the depth and up the Drifter team during the award level of activity, community activity variety of activities that we plan each judging time frame. (charity), multi-region participation, and and every year on a consistent basis. When I started working on the the effectiveness of our newsletter and Our monthly breakfast and dinners are Region of the Year application in March website. The formal description of the well attended and very popular with our of this year, I really felt that we had a award is cited below. members. They attract from 40 to 50 chance to be acknowledged. With the The Ferry Porsche Trophy was plus members per event. Our autocross help of Rik Larson, Rich Walker, Steve named in honor of the late Dr. program has consistently grown over McCrory, Eduardo Ortega and Bill Ferdinand “Ferry” Porsche and first the past 5 years and has gained a zone Fargo, I was able to assemble all of the wide reputation as having one of the necessary statistics vital to compiling best programs in Northern California. a comprehensive application. Thank Our membership grew over 12% over you so much. Following the Concours the last few years thanks to the PCA banquet at Parade I received a cryptic membership program that Niello email from Rik Larson with the subject Porsche started a few years back. Our title “SVR Region of the Year at Parade”. charity auction in 2015 raised $11,000 I thought to myself that it could not for Ride to Walk and Alpha K9, and have been SVR with the honor, there our newsletter has been recognized were first and second runner ups the past two years as one of the best awarded as well, so I emailed Rik for in PCA garnering two second place clarification to which he responded l/r Rik Larson, Kim Nelson, Rachel Nelson, awards in class (regions with under with a simple “yes”! I have been on Tom Provasi, Manny Alban 800 members). Our website won Best a personal high since I heard of the Over-All Website in PCA in 2015. The award and so proud of our club. It is an presented at Parade in 1961. It club has an energetic membership awesome honor to be associated with was sponsored by Porsche AG and and you get involved and roll up your this club! A few days later, I emailed Porsche of America Corporation, but sleeves to volunteer to chair various Rik to let me know how our club did in today PCA is the sole sponsor of this events throughout the year. Our board the newsletter and website contest and award. The trophy is presented to the of directors and event chairs have been heard the great news that the Drifter outstanding PCA region of the year that awesome and very engaged. It has had been awarded a second place demonstrates the highest standards in been a wonderful two years serving award for the second year in a row meeting the objectives and ideals of as your club president and the Ferry but that we failed to be acknowledged the Porsche Club of America and “In Porsche Trophy is an acknowledgment for our 2015 award winning website. Appreciation of Loyalty to the Porsche of the great things the club has done Congratulations again to our 2015 Car and the Porsche Idea.” Historically, over the years. My hat is off to you, our Drifter team for a super effort! PCA awarded the Ferry Porsche Trophy members, because it’s the people that to one region. In 2010, in an effort make our club so successful. to recognize more regions for their Attending Parade in Jay Peak, outstanding achievements, the PCA Vermont this year were members Rik Executive Council decided to award first Larson and Kim and Rachel Nelson. Rik, and second runners-up for the Ferry Rachel and Kim accepted the award Porsche Trophy. on the behalf of the club to a standing 2 Sacramento Valley Region - Porsche Club of America - www.svr-pca.org Editor’s Corner Steve McCrory, SVR Drifter Editor 2017 Drifter Editor Wanted achievement of a club working together and a description of Board of Director As I approach the final few months to provide the best for its members. I positions, Parade articles by Kim Nelson of my 2 year term as Drifter Editor 2015- wish I could have been there. Next year and Rik Larson, the Member Barbeque 2016, the search now begins for the our Porsche Parade 2017 will be closer by Collin Fat and another Drifting Back next Drifter Editor, as December will be to home in Spokane, Washington.