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TobaccoRoads JAN 2012 The monthly newsletter of the Carolinas Region Porsche Club of America tr
In This An IROC original | Holiday party | A track is born regional calendar | area reports | classifieds
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PDF created with pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com 2012 Calendar Jan. 28 - 29 (Sat. - Sun.) The 50th Anniversary of the Rolex 24 At Daytona Jan. 28 (Sat.) Annual Protech Motorsports Chili Cook Off, 917 State Park Road, Greenville, SC Feb 4 (Sat.) Winter DE Seminar @ Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw, SC Feb 4 (Sat.) New 911 Reveal Party, Porsche of Greenville, Greenville, SC Apr. 22 (Sun.) Spring Food Lion AutoFair, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC (details in this issue) Apr 28-29 (Sat. - Sun.) Driver’s Ed @ Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw SC Mar. 17 (Sat.) The 60th Anniversary 12 Hours of Sebring May 19 (Sat) Charity People’s Choice Porsche Corral at the 14th Annual American Children’s Home Car and Truck Show. (details to come) May 26 - 28 (Sat. - Mon.) Sommerfest, hosted by the SunFun Area to be held in Columbia, SC (details to come) July 8-14 (Sun. - Sat.) Porsche Parade 2012 Salt Lake City, UT. See http://parade2012.pca.org July 14-15 (Sat. - Sun.) Driver’s Ed @ Atlanta Motorsports Park, Dawsonville, GA www.atlantamotorsportspark.net Aug. 10 - 12 (Fri. - Sun.) In Den Bergen at The Waynesville Inn, Golf Resort and Spa, Waynesville, NC (details to come) Sept. 23 (Sun.) Fall Food Lion Autofair, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC (details to come) Sept 8-9 (Sat. - Sun.) Driver’s Ed @ Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw SC Nov 16-18 (Fri. - Sun.) Driver’s Ed @ VIR, Alton, VA
Recurring events: Cars & Coffee Asheville - 3rd Saturday of each month, 9AM - Noon, Starbucks, 1378 Hendersonville Road, Asheville, NC Cars & Coffee Charlotte - 1st Saturday of each month, 8AM - Noon, Panera Bread located at Northlake Mall, Charlotte, NC Cars & Coffee of the Upstate - 4th Saturday of each month, 8AM - 11AM, North Hills Shopping Center, East North Street, Greenville, SC
Note: Calendar events in bold type earn points toward the Carolinas Region Enthusiast of the Year Award.
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January 2012 - Page 3 Carolinas Region Board of Directors
President Vice President Secretary Hickory Area Co-Director Harvey Yancey Doug Smith Matt Pohsweg Vincent Piccirelli president@carolinas-pca. vicepresident@carolinas- secretary@carolinas-pca. hickory-ad@ carolinas- com pca.com com pca.com (704) 906-0343 (828) 894-6194 (828) 781-8332
Treasurer Zone 3 Rep & Past Track Committee Co-Chair Hickory Area Co-Director Art Weiss President Brian Powell Vallie Piccirelli treasurer@carolinas-pca. Bob Saville driversed@carolinas-pca. hickory-ad@ carolinas- com [email protected] com pca.com (336) 706-2963 (704) 309-5499 (828) 781-8352
Editor – Tobacco Roads Web Manager Track Committee Co-Chair Metrolina Area Director Tom Morgan Don Roof John Babinski Don Morris [email protected] web-management@ johnandmarthab@bell- metrolina-ad@carolinas- carolinas-pca.com south.net pca.com (336) 601-6944 864-579-1319 or 864-426-2286
Membership Co-Chairs Chief Instructor Goodie Store Chair Mountain Area Director Jerry and Tammy Collins Shane Tisdale Sadie Kilcrease David Butler membership@carolinas- chiefinstructor@carolinas- goodiestore@carolinas- mountain-ad@carolinas- pca.com pca.com pca.com pca.com (336) 476-3120 (828) 252-1752
Corner Workers Chair Autocross Chair Concours Chair Sandhills Area Director Bill Williams Walter Stone Mike Jones Marty Barrett cornerworker@carolinas- autocross@carolinas-pca. concours@carolinas-pca. chiefinstructor@ pca.com com com carolinas-pca.com (828) 461-5601 (704) 519-6977 (704) 467-5042
Communications Chair Event Planning/Coordina- Classified Ad Coordinator Sun Fun Area Director Catherine Bonfiglio tion Chair Ed Beroset Sandy Shirley communications@ Sandy Shirley classifieds@carolinas-pca. sunfun-ad@carolinas- carolinas-pca.com [email protected] com pca.com (803) 463-2289 602 Stonehill Rd (803) 463-2289 Chapel Hill, NC 27516- 9526 Regional Historian/Ar- Technical Advisor Past President & Technical Triad Area Director chivist 914/914-6/916 Advisor 928 Jerry Kilcrease Lou Scalzo John Forbes Chuck Zachman triad-ad@carolinas-pca. historian@carolinas-pca. john@blackforestracing. [email protected] com com com (336) 476-3120 (704) 737-7743
Club Race Chair Photography Coordinator Advertising Coordinator Triangle Area Director Bill Scarbrough Ron Reed Steve Prince Bob Kim clubrace@carolinas-pca. [email protected] advertising@carolinas-pca. triangle-ad@carolinas- com com pca.com 803-600-6704
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January 2012 - Page 4 From the Driver’s Seat Harvey Yancey, President
Welcome to 2012! I hope everyone had a great Holiday. Ours was quite entertaining as Willow & Cooper (now 2 years/3 months) received a full im- mersion into the wonderful world of Santa and Christmas. Willow was mildly cautious when meeting Santa this time around, much better than the crying fest we experienced last year. Cooper on the other hand was clearly on Santa crack. It was pretty amazing L-R: 2011 Enthusiast of the to watch the resulting Santa-induced frenzy. Year, Wayne Capwell; Yours Next year should be even more fun. truly presenting the PSA to Marty Barrett; PSA recipient Before I get into the details of the coming year Tom Morgan I want to wrap-up a few items from the end of 2011. At the Carolinas Region Holiday Party In addition to his contributions to TR, Tom reality this is pretty much a complete re-write held at the Waynesville Inn on December 3rd, has also had a hand in the design of almost based upon the framework and guidance we announced the winner of the 2011 Caro- all of the logos and designs used by the proved by PCA National. The By-Law Com- linas Region Enthusiast of the Year Award. Region including the logos used for the mittee has done an outstanding job putting This year the recipient was Wayne Capwell of Charlotte Porsche Parade held in 2008. this document together going through many Winston-Salem. Wayne was able to pack in a Thanks for all you do Tom! revisions and untold hours of meetings and tremendous amount of events this year. discussions. We are looking forward to get- 2012 Driver’s Ed Calendar ting the document into your hands soon. For 2012 he starts off the year right by join- This coming DE season we will see some ing the Autocross Committee, replacing Jerry adjustments based upon experiences from Elections Kilcrease. Congrats Wayne! last year. We will be dropping NCCAR, for the The Carolinas Region holds elections every In addition to the Enthusiast of the Year Award, time being, and adding a new track, Atlanta 2 years and 2012 will be an election year two President’s Service Awards were present- Motorsports Park near Dawsonville, GA. for us. Per the current By-Laws, I will be ap- ed at the Holiday Party. For those of you that On December 10th, Brian Powell and several pointing a Nominating Committee in the next are not familiar with the award, the President’s other Carolinas Region members toured the few months. That Committee will vet a list of Service Award is periodically given at the dis- new AMP facility that is currently under con- potential candidates then present a slate of cretion of the Region President in recognition struction. Peachstate has a date in May and I nominees to the Board. of Outstanding Service to the Region. Past know many Carolinas Region members will be And unlike the folks up in Washington DC we recipients were Sadie and Jerry Kilcrease in going to AMP to see how the weekend goes. do have term limits (maximum two consecu- 2009. One was not presented in 2010. AMP is 1.83 miles, which makes it a bit short- tive 2 year terms). Accordingly, this will be my As you read in the December Tobacco Roads, er than CMP, but has more dramatic elevation last year as Carolinas Region President and Marty Barrett is rotating out as Chief Instruc- changes and appears to be very technical. I will be handing over the duties to someone tor for the Region. Marty was in the role of CI Also the track is unique in that it runs counter else at the end of the year… much to the for 7 years (2005-2011). In addition to being clockwise. See Brian’s DE Report in this issue pleasure of my wife I might add. I will how- the CI, he also is the Area Director for the for a look at the track layout. ever still be involved as Past President for as long as the new incoming President decides Sandhills Area. Marty has been a valuable Below is the full 2012 DE Calendar: leader and a source of wisdom for many in to stay in place. the Region, including myself. This Region Feb 4 – Winter DE Seminar @ Carolina Please know that we have a strong roster of would not be what it is today without him. Motorsports Park, Kershaw SC people on the Board including our elected Accordingly, I felt that Marty was more than April 28-29 – DE @ Carolina Motorsports Officers, Committee Chairs and Area Direc- deserving of the President’s Service Award. Park (CMP), Kershaw SC tors. Most all will continue on in their current The second recipient of the President’s Ser- capacity but I hope that some have aspira- July 14-15 – DE @ Atlanta Motorsports Park tions of filling other roles, my current one vice Award for 2011 is Tobacco Roads Editor, (AMP), Dawsonville, GA Tom Morgan. Tom took the reins as TR Editor included. Whoever does eventually win the in May 2010 and the impact was immediate. Sept 8-9 – DE @ Carolina Motorsports Park election, they will have my full support and I He brought his industry knowledge and skills (CMP), Kershaw SC will make sure that the transition is as seam- less as possible for everyone. to bear resulting in the quality publication Nov 16-18 – DE @ Virginia International that you have in your hand or are reading on- Raceway (VIR), Alton, VA As always, if you have any ideas, comments line. The increased production quality result- or feedback please feel free to contact me ed in more interest in advertising and much By-Laws at [email protected] or (704) pride for region members. And although we Early in 2012 our revised Regional By-Laws 906-0343. will be submitted to the membership-at- do not print in color, I would put our newslet- – Harvey ter up against any in the other 138 regions. large for approval. I say revised, however in January 2012 - Page 5 New Members and Anniversary Memberships The Carolinas Region would like to welcome new members and transferring members. In addition, we would like to congratulate members celebrating anniversary memberships this month for five, ten, fifteen, twenty, thirty, or more years of PCA dedication.
New Members: Christine Sohl 15 Year Anniversaries: Tobacco Roads is the official Chapel Hill, NC Kelly Berliner Ann Keisler publication of the Carolinas Bassett, VA Bill Stevens Gilbert, SC Region, Porsche Club of 2006 Cayman Charlotte, NC Toby Press America. Barry Borden 1990 928 GT Linville, NC Charlotte, NC 5 Year Anniversaries: 20 Year Anniversaries: Editor 2006 Boxster S Tom Morgan John & Gwynne Beneke Gary Agardy Daniel Brake Mars Hill, NC Greenwood, SC 6411 Hollow Oak Dr. Greer, SC Kenneth & Kim Brown Mint Hill, NC 28227 1989 911 John Bobbitt [email protected] Winston Salem, NC Evans, GA Bob Cunningham John Ghent & Chris Henderson Clark Hamerly The ideas, opinions, and Denver, NC Asheville, NC 1966 912 Murrells Inlet, SC suggestions expressed in Mike & Laura Levine Mary Sartori Tobacco Roads are those Don Holzworth Greenville, SC Durham, NC North Augusta, SC of the authors and no au- 2009 911S Larry Payne Pete Yousko thentication is implied by Conover, NC the editors or publishers. Patrick Kirby Rock Hill, SC Tobacco Roads has not au- Greer, SC Brian Petrozelli 25 Year Anniversaries: 2004 Boxster S Mooresville, NC thenticated the claims and Marion Kobusch guarantees as offered in Cee Koehler Chris Wrobel Greenville, SC this publication. Chapel Hill, NC Greenville, SC 35 Year Anniversaries: Ravi Menon 10 Year Anniversaries: Robert Coles Change of Address Charlotte, NC Larry Cooper Simpsonville, SC Tobacco Roads is mailed 1985 944 Cypress, NC 40 Year Anniversaries: using the PCA National ad- Bill Miller Jerald Long dress list. To change your Tega Cay, SC Iron Station, NC Norma Fowler address, you must contact: 2006 911 Linville, NC Julie Williams PCA National Office Ryan Rice Hickory, NC Fort Mill, SC P.O. Box 1347 2008 Boxster Springfield, VA 22151- 0347 Phone 703 321-2111 Membership Primary Members 1,531 https://pca.org/Member- Affiliate & Family Members 1,129 ship/MemberServices/ MemberRecord.aspx Statistics Honorary Members 1 You will need your Total Members 2,661 member number.
Interested in getting more involved with payments. You would also work with the WANTED: the Club? Do you like advertising? Have we Board to come up with strategies to sell Regional Advertising got an opportunity for you! print advertisements to Local/Regional/ We are currently looking for someone to National companies. Coordinator fill our need for a Regional Advertising Someone that has had a background in Coordinator. In that role you would work advertising would be great but we just re- closely with our Newsletter Editor, our ally need someone that is enthusiastic and Sponsor Chair and Event Chairs as well as computer savvy. our Advertisers and Sponsors. You would If you are interested just send an email to be in charge of keeping track of advertis- Harvey Yancey at president@carolinas-pca. ers, advertising commitments, billing and com or call me at (704) 906-0343.
January 2012 - Page 6 IROC
Star“Roger, there’s no question about it. The only way to go is with factory built Carreras.” This is a quote from Mark Donohue’s book“The Unfair Advantage.” Roger Penske was looking for the right car for the new race series called the International Race of Champions (IROC) when it was materializing, and had looked at Formula Fords, Mustangs, Javelins, and Camaros. But Mark Donohue explained there were 4 good reasons for choosing the 911 RSR; 1] Penske wouldn’t have
The Historian’s Desk By Lou Scalzo to build them; 2] They wouldn’t be anywhere near as expensive as any other completely race prepared car; 3] They had to be as identically equal as any race cars ever built; 4] Foremost, the Carrera was the most reli- able car available. Quoting from his book, Mark states: “Dr. Fuhrmann had told me once that the car couldn’t be broken, as long as it wasn’t over revved and as long as it was shifted correctly. And it was really quite true. I always liked those cars, because they could be driven hard without worrying about breaking anything. They’re so strong and so well engineered, that there isn’t much a driver can destroy but the gearbox. The Carrera is – without a doubt – the very best off the shelf production race car available at any price. At least as long as there’s a competitive class to race it in. And Roger was going to make that happen. After listen- ing to me for a while, he decided maybe I was right.” Penske went back to Germany and had Porsche make a production run of fifteen perfectly identical cars for his races. He hired Peter Reinhart, a former employee who raced one of Penske’s Camaros in Europe, to keep tabs on the operation over there. Upon arriving in the U.S., the cars were initially sent directly to Riverside International Raceway, where they were identically maintained by a single team of mechanics during the ‘74 season.
January 2012 - Page 7 The car came with an impressive package of original paperwork and period photos that show the various changes made over the years to keep the car competitive.
“After being in the 1974 races, it was advertised and sold thru North Lake Porsche-Audi, a dealership in Tucker, Georgia.” So marked the beginning of the IROC series, drew car numbers from a hat with just magnesium case with 80mm cylinder head starting 1974. The season consisted of 4 enough time before the race to put the spacing. The second was the “IROC” 911 races, the first 3 held at Riverside in Califor- names and numbers on. At that, the fast- RSR, which featured a 3.0 liter sand cast nia for three consecutive weeks, and the fi- est qualifier had to draw last. Donohue won aluminum case with 83mm stud pattern, nal race held at Daytona. Roger Penske had the race at Daytona, with Revson and Unser a wider body and tires. The third and final signed up a variety of drivers for the series in a close battle for second. Mark had an- version, was the ’74-’75 RSR with the same with wide ranging backgrounds; Allison, Pet- nounced his retirement earlier and this 3.0 liter engine, high butterfly or slide valve ty, Pearson, Foyt, Fittipaldi, Hulme, Johncock, was his last win. The following season after injection, center lock hubs and a very wide McClusky, Revson, Follmer, Unser, and coming out of retirement he was killed in a body with vented front and rear fenders Donohue. He also tried to get Unser and Formula 1 practice session. This particular ’73 IROC RSR, VIN Andretti, but their contracts with Firestone Fast forward to present day. Last month #9114600100, engine #6840035, pres- stood in the way because Goodyear was a while visiting Dave Brown at RennGruppe ently owned by Steve Golden, is one of the sponsor of IROC series. Motorsports in Lexington, I saw the beau- original 15. After being in the 1974 races, The first and third races were won by Donohue. tifully restored ’73 IROC 911 RSR driven it was advertised and sold thru North Lake Before the final race at Daytona, the cars had by Emerson Fittipaldi. After talking to Porsche-Audi, a dealership in Tucker, Geor- to be rebuilt. The engines went back to the Dave about the extensive paper trail he gia. This was part of the agreement with factory, while the chassis went to the Pen- has on this particular car, I decided it Penske Racing, where all the IROC RSR’s ske race shop. The cars had to be changed would be good to do an article on it and would be sold thru Porsche dealerships af- for Daytona asthe banking required stiffer the RSR history. ter the race season. springs, and slightly different aerodynamics. There were 3 types of RSR’s developed This particular RSR was sold to John Tung- Al Holbert and Peter Gregg did the testing by Porsche: The first was the 2.8 “Narrow stall of TC Motorsports, from Sarasota Fla. for the set-up recommended by Donohue. body car”- It had the “Duck Tail”, and small- John had previous racing experience, mostly To keep fairness and equality, the drivers er fender flares and tires. This was a 2.8 with Corvettes before purchasing the RSR,
January 2012 - Page 8 with the intension of racing it in the IMSA Camel GT series, running After a long history on the track, which all started in the in the over 3.0 liter GTO class, which he did with success from 1975 IROC series in the hands of Formula One Champion Emerson to 1980. Through the years the RSR was updated several times, with Fittipaldi (below), the car was restored to it’s original form by various bodywork, and mechanical upgrades. In 1980 the RSR was RennGruppe Motorsports in Lexington, NC. not as competitive with the new turbo racers, and John sold the car to a group to race in South America. Fast forwarding once more to 2007. Steve Golden tracked down VIN #9114600100 through one of his sources, and had the opportunity acquire the RSR and bring it back to the states. The car was stored during 2008, and in 2009 the body was sent to California for restoration while the drivetrain and suspension were sent to RennGruppe Motorsports to be brought back to original specs. The process took approximately 1 ½ years to complete, finishing in 2010. In 2011 the RSR debuted at the Rennsport Reunion IV at Laguna Seca. John Tungstell was re-united with the RSR and could not believe his eyes. It was 1974 once again. Till next time, your Historian.
Photos provided by Dave Brown and Tom Morgan
January 2012 - Page 9 Carolinas Region Holiday Banquet Written by David Butler
The Mountain Area hosted the Carolinas Region Holiday Party held at The Waynesville Inn Golf Resort & Spa in Waynesville, NC on December 3. The weather was perfect with a few early arrivers lamenting they had not brought their golf clubs. We had seventy-two members and guests attending with all Carolinas Region areas represented. Two guests attended from the Knoxville area as well, explaining that the Carolinas Region throws better parties. Charlie Schieren, Harmony Motors Sales Manager, provided guest speaker comments. He spoke on the new 991, of course, but also informed the group of Porsche model offering plans which include GTS versions on a number of platforms. We were all envious of Char- lie and his wife Amy as they were leaving for South Africa the following day to attend 991 launch activities. Chief Driving Instructors Marty Barrett (out-going) and Shane Tisdale (in-coming) re-pre- sented the Thomas J. Norby, Jr. Instructor of the Year Award to Jerry Kilcrease. Both Marty and Jerry spoke of their friendship and good times with Tom and the difficulty in dealing with his passing while instructing at Carolina Motorsports Park. Harvey Yancey presented year-end Autocross Awards to class winners, and presented Presi- dent’s Service Awards to Marty Barrett for his long term service as Chief Driving Instructor and Tom Morgan for his long term service as Editor of Tobacco Roads. Enthusiast of the Year Award was pre- sented to Triad Area member Wayne Capwell. We want to recognize the efforts of Bob Herrmann, Event Chair and Ron Camarata and Matt Pohsweg for planning the event. We also appreciate the efforts of Jan Herrmann and Jane Camarata in assisting with the event. We want to provide special thanks to Harmony Motors (formerly Deal Motorcars) for their sponsorship of the event. And also a special thanks to The Waynesville Inn staff for their efforts; the food, decoration and facility were great and we received numerous compliments on the venue. After the program and awards, everyone continued the evening with drinks, socializing and dancing.
Ron Reed gets festive at the Carolinas Region Holiday Party. January 2012 - Page 10 Top left: Mountain Area members Scott and Sue Jordan. Top right: Shane and Jane Tisdale. Above left: Bob Herrmann and Sandy Shirley (center - Bob was chair of the event). Above right: Jerry and Tammy Collins (our new Membership Chairs). Below: Ron and Jane Camarata (assisted in planning the event). Bottom: Marty Barrett receiving Presidents Service Award.
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January 2012 - Page 11 Driver’s Education Report By Brian Powell Atlanta Motorsports Park Tour and Winter DE Seminar On December 10th, Atlanta Motorsports Park opened its doors to a tour by members of the Carolinas Region. We had a small but enthusiastic group of 14 make the trek. AMP (www.atlantamotorsportspark.com) is a new motorsports facility being construct- ed about an hour north of Atlanta in Dawsonville, Ga. Several of us from the DE com- mittee made the trip to get a firsthand look at the facility with considerations for future Drivers Ed events. Currently, the track is still under construction with final grading being done on the last sections. Most of the track does have a base layer of pavement with the remaining portions scheduled to be done by year end. From what we saw on the tour, we generally thought a Spring 2012 opening was certainly reasonable. Al- though the track is just under 2 miles in length, it has several interesting features and has a good bit of elevation change. It will be challenging, certainly different from any other facilities in the Southeast. While we finalize the contract, it is safe to say we’re working on a 2012 date at AMP. For the region’s DE trackheads, you’ll probably want to keep mid-July open. We will be kicking off 2012 with our Winter DE Seminar on Saturday, February 4th at 1 pm at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, SC. If you’re interested in Drivers Edu- cation but don’t know where to start, this is the place. We’ll go over the DE program, walk thru the requirements and answer any questions you may have. See the ad in this issue for more information. Beyond that, the DE calendar starts on April 28th/29th at Carolinas Motorsports Park. We’ll be returning to the Kershaw, SC facility to begin our 2012 events. For more on any of these events contact Brian Powell at [email protected] (704-260-0716).
January 2012 - Page 12 As these aerial and ground images show, construction of the new Atlanta Motorsports Park in Dawsonville, Georgia is well underway. AMP plans to hold its first event in the Spring of 2012.
January 2012 - Page 13 MID-WINTER TRACK SEMINAR Saturday, Feb 4th, 2012 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw, SC
Have you considered participating in Carolinas Region’s Drivers Education Events but have not had the opportunity to do so? Or maybe you have some questions: What’s expected of me? Will it damage my car? Who are the instructors and how do they teach me? What do I have to do to my Porsche to participate? – If you have any of these questions or others, this event is for you! This is our annual off- track seminar to introduce the concepts behind the Carolinas Region’s Driver Education Program, which is a series of high performance driving schools conducted at local tracks like Carolina Motorsports Park – IT IS NOT A RACING SCHOOL!
You will have the opportunity to casually discuss the program with instructors and club members that have been enjoying “life on the track” for years. We will discuss the operation of a Drivers Ed weekend, concentrating on what you need (or want) to know as a participant. We will also talk about some of the fundamental concepts of performance driving such as turning, braking and accelerating properly, and the vocabulary used to describe track driving. Videotapes, charts and other materials will be used to give you a thorough understanding of what a weekend at the track entails. We'll discuss the roles of the instructors and how they can help you understand you car and your driving. We will discuss the safety check and tech inspection that is performed on each car to ensure a safe and enjoyable event. Finally, if time allows, we’ll tour Carolina Motorsports Park.
This seminar is open to all Carolinas Region members who have not participated in a Drivers Education event, or who have very limited experience on the track. **Region members will no prior track experience will receive a $50 Coupon towards a Carolinas Region DE event** You must pre-register to receive a coupon.
Registration is Free! Space is limited! Please send your registration including name, number attending (please limit to those actually interested in attending a DE event), address, telephone number, track experience if any, and email address to:
Brian Powell, 813 Langley Dr, Concord, NC 28025 ATTN: Mid Winter Track Seminar ______
Name:______Email:______
Address:______Telephone:______
______Number Attending:______
Track Experience (if any) ______
Or email the above information to: [email protected] Subject: Mid-Winter Track Seminar. January 2012 - Page 14 It is time for our spring visit to Charlotte Motor Speedway to be part of the Food Lion AutoFair. Park your Porsche inside Charlotte Motor Speedway and be a part of what is billed as the “World’s Largest Car Show”. Come out and enjoy the show free of charge. Each entry receives 1 car pass and 2 tickets for entry. (Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult) Trophies provided by the Speedway are awarded in 6 classes plus the Best of Show. WHEN: SUNDAY, APRIL 22nd, 2012 WHERE: CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY CONCORD, NC WHY: TO HAVE A GREAT DAY WITH OTHER CAR ENTHUSIASTS Email your registration to Mike Jones, mljjones@ctc. net. Include Name, mailing address, telephone number (both home and cell), and year and type of Porsche. We are only allowed 60 entries so please plan on coming to the show if you register. Future entries are based on our level of participation at each show. – Mike Rich & Mike Jones
January 2012 - Page 15 Get Ready for Spring Driving & Track Event Season
6th Annual BMW & PORSCHE SWAP MEET Sponsored by Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012 Carolinas Region PCA and Time: Vendor setup from 8 am to 9 am Sandlapper & Tarheel Chapters BMWCCA Swap Meet Shoppers from 9 am to 1 pm Hosted by Touring Cars Inc. (No charges for Vendors or Shoppers) 300 Seaboard Drive Matthews, NC 28104 McNeely Motorsports will be open to show various BMW restoration projects. Event Info Contact - John Meek [email protected] 803-324-4994 Directions: - From I-485 take exit 51 onto US 74 East/E. Independence Blvd. (toward Monroe not toward Matthews) - Turn Right at traffic signal 1.4 miles onto Stallings Rd. - Pass over RR track and turn right onto Industrial Dr. - Turn Right onto Seaboard Dr. to Touring Cars Inc. (back lot)
January 2012 - Page 16 Go to: Want to see photos of recent http://carolinasregionporscheclub.shutterfly.com/ If you want to contribute your own photos send an Carolinas Region events? email to Ron Reed, Regional Media Coordinator, at [email protected]
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January 2012 - Page 17 Carolina Region Autocross Series ROUND #6 Results: 11-6-2011 Charlotte Knights Stadium
LAP 1 LAP 2 LAP 3 LAP 4 LAP 5 LAP 6 Fastest Position P01 356, All; 912/912E, All; 914/4, All; 924, All Balance, Will 12 1971 Porsche 914/4 Red 46.730 47.873 47.583 47.102 46.851 47.422 46.730 1 P02 924S 2.5 All; 924 Turbo (931) All; 944 All; 944S All; 944 Turbo (951) All; 944 S2 All; 968 All; 928 All Brindle, John 77 1992 Porsche 968 Red 48.011 47.150 46.856 46.824 47.237 52.146 46.824 1 Gentry, Tracy 10 1983 Porsche 944 Black 48.469 49.023 49.259 48.756 48.844 49.175 48.469 2 P03 914/6, All; 911 (1965-1969 & 1970-1977), 911SC (1978-1983), 911 Carrera 3.2 (1984-1989), 1989 Speedsters All Couteller, Chris 114 1980 Porsche 911 SC White 44.018 45.730 45.622 44.170 45.592 44.139 44.018 1 Capwell, Wayne 115 1981 Porsche 911 SC Black 47.389 47.787 45.299 44.488 DNF DNF 44.488 2 Bowers, Mark 13 1989 Porsche 911 Silver 47.801 47.346 48.261 47.113 46.079 45.577 45.577 3 Lumpkin, Dave 777 1972 Porsche 911 E Red 47.355 49.919 49.744 47.455 48.722 47.775 47.355 4 Ray, Michael 52 1984 Porsche 911 Targa Blue 49.440 50.090 52.982 52.187 52.315 51.288 49.440 5 Willis, William 717 1974 Porsche 911 Gray 51.599 53.469 52.605 51.891 52.015 52.559 51.599 6 P05 911 Carrera (996: 1999-2005) All; 911 Carrera (997: 2005-On) All Kelly, John 14 2006 Porsche 996 Cab Red 45.205 47.340 46.359 45.119 45.906 46.881 45.119 1 Motteler, Matt 219 2006 Porsche 911 C4S Cab Blue 46.963 46.248 45.330 45.948 48.609 46.109 45.330 2 Jones, Mike 17 2008 Porsche 911 Ruby Red 46.947 48.864 46.981 46.266 45.909 45.849 45.849 3 Pena, Fernando 347 2002 Porsche 996 Cab Blue 47.008 47.862 47.018 47.136 46.980 46.488 46.488 4 Marks, Dave 86 2002 Porsche 996 C2 Black 51.484 48.155 47.550 46.871 DNS DNS 46.871 5 Kim, Robert 363 1999 Porsche 996 Mk 1 Black 47.922 49.296 49.584 47.458 50.280 48.294 47.458 6 Michael, Hal 170 1999 Porsche 996 Black 51.198 50.418 52.835 51.870 53.150 50.385 50.385 7 Michael, Julie 170 1999 Porsche 996 Black 73.780 52.403 67.513 62.856 51.160 53.194 51.160 8 P06 911 Turbo (1976-On) All; 996 GT2/GT3 (2002-2005); 997 GT2/GT3 (2008-On ) All; Carrera GT Steinbrueck, Sean 1 2008 Porsche 997 Turbo Gray 42.467 41.587 42.075 42.001 DNS DNS 41.587 1 FTD Clayton, Ken 72 2002 Porsche 911 Turbo Gray 43.217 42.638 43.191 43.013 42.348 42.303 42.303 2 Steinbrueck, Cari 1 2008 Porsche 997 Turbo Gray 46.210 43.518 43.303 42.629 42.445 42.304 42.304 3 LFTD Braswell, Vince 11 2003 Porsche Turbo Black 47.011 45.948 45.376 46.965 47.361 47.899 45.376 4 P08 Boxster S (1997-2004) 986, All Boxster/S (2005-On) 987, All Cayman/S (2006-On) Yeh, Stephen 88 2007 Porsche Boxster Red 43.279 43.596 43.287 45.078 42.886 43.457 42.886 1 Buchanan, James 57 2007 Porsche Cayman S Gray 43.283 43.378 44.343 43.019 43.027 44.570 43.019 2 Snyder, Kevin 36 2007 Porsche Cayman Gray 45.347 45.548 45.589 45.172 44.840 45.153 44.840 3 Gore, Andy 3 2003 Porsche Boxster S Yellow 49.460 46.336 45.209 45.962 46.756 46.188 45.209 4 Fairclough, Derek 171 2011 Porsche Cayman S Red 46.583 47.403 46.658 47.134 46.700 46.891 46.583 5 Morris, Don 54 2000 Porsche Boxster S Blue 49.778 47.156 DNS DNS DNS DNS 47.156 6 Roe, Earl 80 2008 Porsche Cayman S Red 49.080 47.945 DNF DNF 50.554 49.898 47.945 7 Overcash, Eric 103 2004 Porsche Boxster S Silver 51.234 50.984 50.643 49.237 48.896 50.825 48.896 8 Poteat, William 24 2010 Porsche Boxster S Blue 50.971 49.651 54.100 50.252 49.822 50.892 49.651 9 Lumpkin, Fran 30 2009 Porsche Boxster S Green 102.467 51.908 50.531 49.691 49.923 51.669 49.691 10 M02: (All 6 Cyl and above, 2400cc to 3199cc; All Turbo/Supercharged 4 Cyl; & All 6 Cyl and above, 3200cc and up; All Turbo/Supercharged 6 cyl and up) O’Toole, Terry 771 1974 Porsche 914/6 Mod Green 43.525 43.064 45.090 43.961 43.387 44.997 43.064 1 Kilcrease, Jerry 41 1979 Porsche 911 SC White 44.596 44.300 45.695 45.228 46.030 45.326 44.300 2 Salama, David 111 1987 Porsche 944 Turbo Red 49.333 48.228 47.097 46.521 45.896 DNS 45.896 3 Petrozelli, Bill 2 1975 Porsche 944 Turbo Blue 47.408 48.127 47.147 48.476 47.777 46.822 46.822 4 Kilcrease, Sadie 41 1979 Porsche 911 SC White 47.347 53.267 49.980 47.268 49.080 48.080 47.268 5 Salama, Ben 111 1987 Porsche 944 Turbo Red 52.680 52.560 48.560 48.091 DNS DNS 48.091 6 NON PORSCHE CAR CLASS Rutledge, Andy 400 2008 BMW 135i White 45.045 44.002 43.209 43.444 44.001 45.129 43.209 1 Doyle, David 1 1963 Cobra Kit Red 50.996 48.302 47.201 46.627 46.797 46.522 46.522 2
January 2012 - Page 18 Final Point Standings – 2011 Carolina Region Autocross Series Event 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL Event 1 2 3 4 5 6 TOTAL P01 356, All; 912/912E, All; 914/4, All; 924, All P08 Balance, Will 12 1971 914/4 Red 6 6 4 -- 6 6 28 Yeh, Stephen 88 2007 Boxster Red 4 3 1 6 -- 6 20 Evans, Phil, Jr 522 1965 356 SC Red 4 4 6 6 4 -- 24 Morris, Don 54 2000 Boxster S Blue 6 4 3 1 3 1 17 Weikel, Jay 6 1974 914/4 Black -- 3 3 4 3 -- 13 Snyder, Kevin 36 2007 Cayman Gray 1 2 -- 3 6 3 15 Evans, Phil Sr 522 1965 356 SC Red 3 ------3 Buchanan, James 57 2007 Cayman S Gray 3 -- 1 4 -- 4 12 Leehr, Doug 19 1973 914 Green ------0 Gore, Andy 3 2003 Boxster S Yellow 1 1 -- 1 1 2 6 P02 Poteat, William 24 2010 Boxster S Blue -- -- 1 1 1 1 4 Brindle, John 77 1990 968 Red 3 6 3 6 6 6 27 Kenworthy, John 27 2008 Cayman S White -- -- 6 -- 1 -- 7 Gentry, Tracy 10 1983 944 Black 4 3 4 4 4 4 20 McNabb, Alex 5 2007 Cayman S Black -- 6 ------6 Brindle, Coleman 44 1990 944 white 2 -- 2 -- 2 -- 6 Smith, Michael 987 2006 Cayman S Black -- -- 2 1 2 -- 5 Helgesen, John 27 1987 944s Black 6 ------6 Sullivan, William 71 2006 Cayman S Blue -- 1 4 ------5 Pryor, James 61 1986 944 Red -- -- 6 ------6 Lumpkin, Dave 37 2009 Boxster S Blue -- -- 1 -- 1 2 4 Zakely, Steven 207 1985 944 Chpgn -- 4 ------4 Gore, Jon 3 2003 Boxster S Yellow ------4 -- 4 Tilley, Michael 256 1988 944 Turbo S Wh ------3 -- 3 Lumpkin, Fran 37 2009 Boxster S Blue -- -- 1 -- 1 1 3 Hecht, Jim 68 1995 968 Yellow ------3 -- -- 3 Fairclough, Derek 171 2011 Cayman S Red -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 3 Lowe, Patton 117 1986 944 Turbo Black -- 2 ------2 Finkelstein, Jeff 7 2007 Cayman S Black 2 -- -- 1 -- -- 3 P03 Darash, Ken 488 2008 Cayman S Black 1 -- -- 2 -- -- 3 Couteller, Chris 114 1980 911 SC Black 4 -- 3 6 6 6 25 Roe, Earl 80 2008 Cayman S Red ------1 1 2 Capwell, Wayne 115 1981 911 SC Black 6 6 4 2 3 4 23 Prince, Steve 4 2006 Cayman S Black 1 ------1 Bowers, Mark 13 1989 911 Silver 1 4 2 -- 4 3 14 Wessels, Rob 119 2006 Cayman S Red ------1 -- -- 1 Klass, Ian 16 1983 911 Black 2 2 6 4 -- -- 14 Collins, Curtis 70 2003 Boxster S Silver ------1 -- 1 McHenry, Alex 16 1983 911 Black -- 3 -- 3 -- -- 6 Eckenrod, Adrian 8 2007 Cayman Black -- 1 ------1 Willis, William 717 1974 911 Gray ------1 2 1 4 Chen, Katherine 55 2006 Cayman S Grey ------1 -- 1 Zink, Duke 31 1975 911 Red 3 ------3 Carney, Kevin 38 2009 Cayman S Red ------1 -- -- 1 York, Gefferey 20 1987 911 Silver 1 ------1 Mcclung, Stephen 15 2006 Cayman S Silver 1 ------1 Ray, Michael 52 1984 911 Blue ------1 1 1 P04 Kent, Danny 737 2007 Cayman S Gray ------1 -- -- Rutledge, John 254 1997 993 Red 4 3 -- 3 6 -- 16 Jerge, Larry 0 2007 Boxster Gray -- -- 1 ------1 M02: Morgan, Thomas 241 1992 964 Green 6 6 -- 6 -- -- 18** Kilcrease, Jerry 41 1979 911 SC White 4 6 2 6 6 4 26 Rutledge, Andy 254 1997 993 Red -- 4 -- 4 -- -- 8 Salama, David 111 1987 944 Turbo Red 3 4 1 4 -- 3 15 Meeks, John 21 1996 993 White -- -- 6 ------6 Kilcrease, Sadie 41 1979 911 SC White 1 3 1 3 3 1 11 Baker, Curt 40 1995 993 C2 Black 3 -- -- 2 -- -- 5 10 P05 Petrozelli, Bill 2 1975 914 Turbo Blue 1 1 -- 2 4 2 Jones, Mike 17 2008 911 4S Red 2 4 6 6 3 3 22 Salama, Ben 111 1987 944 Turbo Red 1 2 1 1 -- 1 6 Marks, David 86 2002 996 Black 6 6 3 3 -- 1 19 Saville, Bob 414 1971 914/6 Yel/Blue 6 -- 6 ------12 Pena, Fernando 347 2002 996 Cab Blue 4 -- 2 4 4 2 16 O’Toole, Terry 771 1974 914/6 Green -- -- 4 -- -- 6 10 Motteler, Matt 219 2006 911 C4S Cab ------1 6 4 11 Petrozelli, Brian 2 1975 914 Turbo Blue -- 1 -- 1 2 -- 4 Kelly, John 14 2006 996 Cab Red 3 -- 1 -- -- 6 10 Yancey, Harvey 70 1997 911 993 Silver 2 -- 1 ------3 Kim, Robert 363 1999 996 Black ------2 2 1 5 Gordon, Jeff 56 1971 914 Mod Yellow -- -- 3 ------3 Calderon, Juan 2010 2002 Targa Blue -- -- 4 ------4 Saville, Nadine 414 1971 914/6 Yel/Blue 1 -- 1 ------2 Logan, Reaves 9 2002 911 C4S Gray -- 3 ------3 Scott, Jeffery 82 1995 993 White -- -- 1 ------1 Michael, Hal 170 1999 996 Black ------1 1 Stone, Walter 7 1997 993 911 Silver -- -- 1 ------1 Non-Porsche Car Michael, Julie 170 1999 996 Black ------1 1 Rutledge, Andy 400 2008 BMW 135i ------6 6 12** Morgan, J Michael 66 2004 996 TT Black -- -- 1 ------1 8 P06 Decker, Richard 35 Mercedes E63 Black -- -- 6 2 -- -- Steinbrueck, Sean 1 2008 997 Turbo Grey 6 6 3 4 6 6 28 Brust, Peter 21 2009 BMW M3 Silver 6 ------6 Clayton, Ken 72 2002 911 Turbo Gray 2 3 6 6 3 4 22 Schmidt, Mark 32 1994 Mazda Miata ------6 -- -- 6 Steinbrueck, Cari 1 2008 997 Turbo Grey 4 4 4 3 4 3 19 Porter, Chris 711 1986 944 w/V8 White -- 6 ------6 Braswell, Vince 11 2003 Turbo Black 3 -- -- 2 -- 2 7 Bladwin, Sharon 23 1999 Mazda Red 4 -- -- 1 -- -- 5 Kent, John 28 2010 GT3 White 1 ------1 Bogue, Brendan 78 2003 Mazda Miata ------4 -- 4 P07: Doyle, David 1 1963 Cobra Kit Red ------4 4 Balance, Will 56 2001 Boxster Silver ------6 -- -- 6** Hallberg, Simon 22 1995 BMW M3 White -- 4 ------4 Pena, Raul 53 2000 Boxster Black -- 6 ------6** Hamilton, Tony 18 2008 BMW 330i Silver ------3 -- -- 3 P09 MacPherson, Bruce 25 2007 Audi A4 Black -- 3 ------3 Cestero, Ralph 28 2011 Panamera Black -- -- 6 ------6** Fowler, Brian 102 1989 BMW 325 White ------3 -- 3 **Class winners must have participated in minimum of 4 events Elvington, Don 32 1994 Mazda Miata ------2 -- -- 2 January 2012 - Page 19
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