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FEBRUARY 2004 2003 DINNER DANCE AND AWARDS PRESENTATION Departments February 2004 Features 22 Address Change Form 15 February Word Find 48 Aungahh! 33 January Word Find Solution 38 Autocross Scene 29 The Midship: Route 66 … Interrupted 32 The Bulletin Board 6 Party Time! 2 2004 Calendar / Three Months At A Glance 43 Charity Scene 26 Club Racing Scene Event Announcements 16 Concours Scene 34 DE Scene 39 Autocross School - Apr 25th 35 Index of Advertisers 17 Chili Tasting & Concours School - Feb 29th 5 It’s Why You Bought The Car 37 Photo Rallye I - Apr 18 46 The Mart 23 Rallye School - Mar 14th 10 Membership News 27 Safety Tech Session - Mar 28th 3 Officers, Directors & Coordinators 21 St. Patrick’s Day Party - Mar 13th 45 Oversteer 13 Tulip Rallye - Feb 15th 40 Q & A 9 Valentine’s Day Dinner Social - Feb 14th 22 Rallye Scene 19 Vehicle Dynamics Workshop - Mar 6th 41 Technical Scene Contributing to this issue: Jim Jacisin, Van Larson, Chris Inglot, Bruce Janecek, Russ Pesko, Jim Drury, Tom And Phyllis Harwood, Ken Pesavento, Dan Metz, Jeff Girard, John Ruther, John Miller, Van Miller, Debby and Ed Leed Cover photo by Mike Klaskin At Laguna Seca, John Ruther’s 2000 996 GT3 The Chicago Scene (ISSN 10564195) (USPS 0006-381) is All copy material must be received by the 1st of the Susan Shire the monthly publication of the Porsche Club of America month for publication in the next month’s issue and will Editor/Advertising Manager (PCA) - Chicago Region, printed at PressTech, 959 Lee be published on a space available basis. 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Cover: not currently available e-mail: [email protected] www.pca-chicago.org 1 February 2004 2004 Calendar THREE MONTHS AT A GLANCE Italics = info in this issue CAPS = change Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Feb 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 14 Valentine’s Day Dinner Social 15 Tulip Rallye February 2004 29 Chili Tasting/Concours School 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Mar BOARD VALENTINE’S 6 Vehicle Dynamics Workshop MEETING DAY DINNER 13 St. Patrick’s Day Party SOCIAL 14 Rallye School 28 Safety Tech Session 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 TULIP Milwaukee Apr RALLYE Region Tech 18 Photo Rallye I (not for points) Session 25 Autocross School 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 May 1-2 Driving Tour in WI 5 Blackhawk DE- Experienced Only 12 Blackhawk DE- Novice Only 29 CONCOURS 22 Swap Meet SCHOOL & 23 Autocross I CHILI 28-30 RADE 2004 DE TASTINGSun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jun BOARD VEHICLE 5 KANE COUNTY COUGARS GAME March 2004 MEETING DYNAMICS 6 Rallye II WORKSHOP 11 Blackhawk DE 13 Concours I 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 27 Autocross II ST PAT’S DAY PARTY Jul 4-10 Porsche Parade 14 RALLYE 15 16 17 18 19 20 18 Potter’s Picnic/Concours II SCHOOL 23 Blackhawk DE Milwaukee Region Tech Session @ 25 Autocross III Northstar 31 Golf Outing 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Aug 1 Cuneo Concours III 7-8 Gingerman DE 15 Rallye III 28 29 30 31 18 Blackhawk DE SAFETY TECH 22 Autocross IV SESSION Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sep 3-6 TRAC 2004 DE &Club Race 1 2 3 4 TRAC 2004 Concours IV 5 TRAC 2004 Dinner & Party April 2004 12 Rallye IV 15 Blackhawk DE 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 19 Autocross V BOARD 26 Concours V & Charity Event MEETING Oct 2-3 Blawkhawk Octoberfest DE 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16-17 Rallye V 23 Concours Judge’s School Nov 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 6-7 Driving Tour in MI PHOTO 14 Tech Session RALLYE I Dec 11 Dinner Dance 25 26 27 28 29 30 AUTOCROSS SCHOOL February 2004 2 www.pca-chicago.org 2004 CHICAGO REGION OFFICERS AND President Vice President Secretary Treasurer BOARD OF Jim Jacisin Chris Inglot Ed Barnicle Jack Stephensen DIRECTORS 630.279.4835 (h) 847.559.1126 (h) 630.323.2963 (w) 708.865.1465 (v) 630.665.3491 (f) 773.286.4811 (f) 630.323.5334 (f) 847.541.6171 (f) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2004 COORDINATORS Autocross - Jeff Girard Historian - John O’Keefe 815.838.3000 708.531.9116 [email protected] [email protected] Autocross Tech/Registration - Mike Hill Insurance - Keith Clark 708.415.0769 630.690.3381 [email protected] [email protected] Charity - Jim Drury Membership - Van Miller 708.354.8121 847.949.0972 Past President Director [email protected] [email protected] Keith Clark Todd Conforti Chicago Scene - Susan Shire Novice Driving Instructor - Ed Leed 630.690.3381 (h) 847.952.0070 (w) 847.272.7764 847.382.6911 630.690.3394 (f) 847.952.1261 (f) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Chief Driving Instructor - John Ruther Photography - Russ Pesko 847.304.5515 630.759.2099 [email protected] [email protected] Concours - Van Larson Property - Ed Leed 630.377.4686 847.382.6911 [email protected] [email protected] Concours - A J Tiller Rallye - Tom & Phyllis Harwood 312.735.8771 847.742.6804 [email protected] [email protected] Database - Ed & Debby Leed Rallye - Ken Pesavento 847.382.6911 630.469.1546 [email protected] [email protected] Blackhawk DE - Dan Gallagher Safety - Todd Conforti 708.784.0784 847.952.0070 Director Director [email protected] [email protected] Pete Hackenson Mary Anne Nowakowski Blackhawk DE - Pete Hackenson Social - Chuck & Melissa LaMantia 630.655.1629 (h) 847.929.1831 (w) 630.655.1629 630.510.7418 630.655.4841 (f) 847.470.1204 (f) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Gingerman DE - Jeff Girard Timing & Scoring - Chuck Bittman 815.838.3000 708.352.9505 [email protected] [email protected] RADE 2004 - Pete Hackenson Timing & Scoring - George Schaefer III 630.655.1629 708.562.5908 [email protected] [email protected] RADE 2004 - Keith Clark TRAC 2004 - Pete Hackenson 630.690.3381 630.655.1629 [email protected] [email protected] DE Tech - Toby Duckett TRAC 2004 - Keith Clark 630.248.7680 630.690.3381 [email protected] [email protected] DE/TRAC Reservations - Nick Brenkus TRAC 2004 Race Tech - Todd Conforti 847.426.9111 847.952.0070 Director Director [email protected] [email protected] Ken Pesavento Steve Rashbaum Goody Store - Chuck LaMantia Webmaster - Greg Gulik 630.469.1546 (v) 847.272.7731 (h) 630.510.7418 312.642.5377 847.272.7785 (f) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Goodie Store - Keith Clark Zone 13 PCA Rep - Butch Raiha 630.690.3381 217.877.6874 [email protected] [email protected] www.pca-chicago.org 3 February 2004 February 2004 4 www.pca-chicago.org It’s Why You Bought The Car by Jim Jacisin, President Things That Make Us Say Ah how to get started in Drivers both locally and nationally. This Education at Blackhawk the day of region is blessed with an enormous Ah, February. The daylight hours the event and learn all about Rule talent pool that we need to dip into are growing longer, the tempera- #1. If you come to a Rallye early to mentor the Chicago Region’s tures a little warmer, and pitchers and try asking the Rallye Master future. They (the coaches) will be report to Spring Training. If that’s what is meant by S.O.L. in the easy to identify with their yellow not enough, here are a few more General Instructions. As nice as the name badges. They’re a large things to warm your heart: the Auto Harwoods and the Pesaventos are, group and are representative of all Show hits town, St. Valentines Day the answer might not be ‘sign on of our disciplines. So, if you’ve got sponsored by Toby Duckett, and our left.’ And, believe it or not, Road a question, from wax to tire Concours School/Chili Tasting/ America is not always the best place temperatures, we have you covered. 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