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Voices 0412A.Indd Voices from the Trunk Northern Ohio Region PCA Newsletter april 2012 rod brumberg at mid ohio, fall 2011 this could be you at the spring nor mid ohio de photo: daniel mainzer Voices from the Trunk Read All About It! Staff Columns A Traffic Stopping Cayman .......... 8 Pace Lap .............................................. 2 Dale Kistemaker Skip Wolfe NOR Shooting Stars ......................10 Your Board Members .........................3 Ava Singerman Anniversaries & New Members ...14 Stoddard Swap Meet News ...... 11 Pat Ellert Porsche Trademarks Alert ..........12 Board Meeting Minutes ..............15 Kellen Miller NOR DE Preview ............................. 17 Checkered Flag ...............................32 Lori Bryant Les Checel Test Your Porsche IQ .....................18 What’s Next? Consume! April/May Events ......................... 4-7 The Paddock ....................................28 Calendar of Events ................. Insert Classified Ads Support our Sponsors! ..................31 Advertiser’s Index Visit us on the web at norpca.org NOR’s website with up-to-date event schedules, downloadable forms, pictures, Voices in color, and more! Voices from the Trunk is the official publication of Northern Ohio Region (NOR) Porsche Club of America (PCA). Statements and opinions herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of NOR or PCA. Permission is granted for other PCA Regions to reprint articles, provided credit is given to the author and Voices from the Trunk. Subscriptions: Free for NOR members. Non- members: $25 per year. Send subscription requests to the Editor. ©2012 NOR PCA. april 2012 1 pace lap president skip wolfe St. Patrick’s Day, the 12 hours of Sebring, the Australian Grand Prix, and March Madness all in one weekend. And that weekend happened to have absolutely gorgeous weather. I was like a kid in candy store, although there was so much going on that it was tough to get it all in. Luckily I have a both a TV and a well-stocked beer fridge in my garage so I could be outside enjoying the weather while tinkering with the racecar, watching racing, AND sacrificing some beers in honor of St. Pat. The beautiful weather in March made for a great start to the spring and hopefully April will be the same. April brings us our first driving events of to drive with an in-car instructor on the year. On April 22nd we will be the rolling layout of the 2.34 mile, 14 holding our first autocross of the season turn circuit. There is also classroom at Lakeland Community College. The instruction and a lapping day for event will include an Autocross school instructors and experienced students that covers all of the basics and is a on Friday, April 27th. I would encourage perfect introduction for the novice, as anyone who has never been to Mid-Ohio well as a good refresher for the veterans to come on down sometime during the out there. For those of you who may not event weekend to check it out. be familiar with autocross, an autocross is a low to medium speed auto racing I am writing this column the weekend events that is run in a large parking before the New Members Party and lot. One driver at a time negotiates we currently have 140 RSVP’s which is a course laid out with the cones, or fantastic. I am elated to see so many pylons, testing their skill against the people coming out to check out the clock. Time penalties are charged for event, and would love to see this type of disturbing cones. Autocrosses are an participation continue. PCA’s tagline is excellent way to see what your Porsche “It’s not just the cars, it’s the people” and can do (and what you are capable of that really captures the essence of the as a driver!) in a safe and controlled club. The more people become involved environment. A typically run lasts about and get engaged with the club the more a minute and you typically get quite a fun it is for everyone. We strive to have few runs in during an event. They are something for everyone, so come on out guaranteed to make you smile as well and give one of our events a try. On a as give you a good blast of adrenaline related note, we are looking for people so come on out and give it a try. Details who are willing to host a house party of the event, including what is required, this year. If you are willing to host a can be found on page 5 of this issue of party for the club, and have your street the Voices. overwhelmed by Porsche, contact Jim Forcina at [email protected]. Our first Diver’s Education event will be held at Mid-Ohio on April 28-29. What is a Driver’s Education event? It is two full days of learning the capabilities of you and your car on a world-class road course facility in Lexington, OH, just 90 miles south of Cleveland. Drivers will be grouped according to experience 2 NOR-PCA Voices from the Trunk your norpca board: 2012 officers *President Chief Instructor Skip Wolfe Bob Bryant 666 Meadowlane Dr. 440.247.1487 Richmond Heights, OH 44143 [email protected] 440.527.3839 [email protected] Autocross Doug Bradley *Vice President 440.428.7043 Denis Moore [email protected] 2416 Edgehill Rd. Cleveland Heights, OH 44016 Rally 216.371.8005 Ava Singerman & Bob Palmer [email protected] 440.821.8630 [email protected] *Secretary Kellen Miller Concours 3608 Payne Ave., #301 Mark Taylor Cleveland, OH 44114 440.899.6338 330.340.3335(c) [email protected] [email protected] IRAC Representative *Treasurer John Hulick Eric Christiansen 440.350.4571 2884 Huntington Rd. [email protected] Shaker Heights, OH 44120 216.312.5005 Technical & Safety [email protected] Mike Garriga 216.408.5652(c) *Past President [email protected] Keith Inniss 440.669.1420(c) Voices Editor [email protected] Les Checel 440.461.2546 *Membership [email protected] Pat Ellert 7559 Brecksville Rd. Advertising & Sponsor Coordinator Independence, OH 44131 Shannon McCue 216.524.7547 216.274.2282 [email protected] [email protected] *Competition Director Webmaster Lori Bryant Bill Polewchak 440.247.1487 440.942.8664 [email protected] [email protected] Zone Representative Goodie Store Manager Ron Carr Debbie Moore 7000 Green Mill Rd. 216.533.1238 Johnstown, OH 43031 [email protected] 740.967.6027 [email protected] * Voting Board Member Social Jim & Diane Forcina 216.712.1348 (c) [email protected] Tech Sessions Tom Leigh 440.645.9250 fl[email protected] april 2012 3 april events NOR All Member Board Meeting Monday April 2, 2012 7:00pm Location: Porsche Beachwood; Beachwood, OH 44122 All new business proposals are to be submitted in advance of the meeting. This will allow them to be added to the agenda so that time may be allocated for discussion. Please contact Skip Wolfe with your agenda items. Questions: Please call Skip Wolfe at 440.527.3839 email [email protected] or Kellen Miller at 330.340.3335 email [email protected] NOR Tech Session Saturday April 7, 2012 8:30 am Coffee 9:00 am Presentation Starts John Truman Enterprises 8031 Sidley Road Thompson, Ohio 44086 Topic: “Early Porsche 911 Restoration – what to look for, what not to do and what do I do now…” Witness the beauty of a fully restored 1965 911 as we travel through the process from pre-purchase inspection, to sensory overload, to the overwhelming feeling of defeat, and the sure elation of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. In addition, get the chance to see up close and personnal an original 1973 911 RS, various early engines and more. Please RSVP by April 5 to Tom Leigh at 440.645.9250 or [email protected] NOR Caravan to Hershey, PA Porsche-Only Swap Meet Friday late morning, April 20, 2012 Have you ever been to the largest gathering of Porsche’s in the world? Need parts for your project or race car? Want to show your car off at a concour event? Like to autocross? Need to sell some unwanted parts? Like chocolate? Then this is for you! RSVP’s are beginning to come in and we have inexpensive rooms booked for the NOR caravan to the Central Pennsylvania PCA Porsche-only Swap Meet in Hershey, PA. For those interested, there is a sports-type restaurant just down the road from the motel where we can go for dinner Friday night and, early Saturday morning, we will gather at the best breakfast spot in Hershey before heading to the show! 4 NOR-PCA Voices from the Trunk april events Several couples will be staying Friday and Sat but you can just stay Friday if necessary. An antique mall and Chocolate World are two of the sites worth seeing in this town devoted to Hershey chocolate and there will be an Autocross on Sunday to drive in or to just observe. Again, the departure date is April 20th, the event day is the 21st and the autocross is on the 22nd. It takes about 5 to 6 hours to get there so anyone who needs to leave later in the day will end up in a separate caravan (details once we receive your information). We will hold reservations at the motel for those who want to go (cost around $60/ night) so check your calendar and RSVP to [email protected] or call 440-821- 8630 by April 1st (or sooner to guarantee a motel room). For more info on the event go to www.cpa-pca.org/swap.
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