Porsche Pushers Private Papers April 2020
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APRIL 2020 PORSCHE PUSHERS PRIVATE PAPERS sem.pca.org Official publication of the Southeast Michigan Region, Porsche Club of America 17 Chuck Stoddard - Porshe’s Mister America UPCOMING SEM AND PCA SPONSORED EVENTS SEE DETAILS INSIDE 4 PCA and the SEM Board of Directors are monitoring the President’s COVID-19 situation very closely for its impact on member safety and region activities. Watch for E-Blast updates and Column check the online calendar at sem.pca.org to verify the event schedule. 2 n P4 n APRIL 2020 P4PORSCHE PUSHERS PRIVATE PAPERS OOFFICIALFFICIAL P PUBLICATIONUBLICATION O OFF T HTHEE S OSOUTHEASTUTHEASTER MICHIGANN MICHIGA NREGION, REGION PORSCHE, PORSCH ECLUB CLUB OF O FAMERICA AMERICA CONTENTSC O N T E N T S President’s Column. 4 P4 Advertising Rates ................................................5 SEM / PCA Calendar .................................................6 Board of Directors and Officers ......................................8 DRIVERS EDUCATION 101 at M1 Concourse Tom Fielitz Column - Braking Skills ..................................10 DE 101 Event ......................................................12 Autocore Event - Cars Corks & Cheese ...............................14 Chuck Stoddard - Porsche’s Mister America .........................15 SEM-PCA DE #1 Event ..............................................18 Join the PCA/SEM Membership Procedure. ..........................19 P4 Index to Advertisers. 19 Join us at Autocore Performance Group after the PCA swap meet for a sampling of select wines and cheeses. Enjoy a first hand look of our current race projects in various stages of completion while discussing with open Q & A on any Be a P4 Contributor ................................................25 technical or safety related topics. April 25th 2pm - 6pm Autocore Performance Group Street Survival School ..............................................28 3565 Elizabeth Lake Road EditorsWaterford MI, 48328 For membership Spring Tour ........................................................30 Detrroit Grand Prix Caravan ........................................informatio31n, Managing Editor: John KeillySolstice Tour .......................................................32 Technical Editor: Chris BradeCommunityn and Charity ............................................application33 or Progressive Dinner .................................................33 change of Address Business Meeting Minutes .........................................34 address, contact: John Keilly, Editor SEM/PCA Member Anniversaries ...................................35 P.O. Box 5246 The Place for Porsches and Parts / Welcome New Members ..........36 Lanita Dunham Northville, MI 48167 Around the Zone Column ..........................................37 Spring Tour Phone 248• 797•2439 Waterford Hills Family Day. .1 .2 .2 .7 .7 .J .a .c o.38by CSuanldlaiyn, gM aAy l1l7 ,T 2e02e0n agers E-mail john [email protected] Milford, MI 48380 Become a Safer and More Skilled Driver ON THE COVER: Home: WeS uTebamchis Rseiaoln C Dare Caodnltinroel Chuck Stoddard’s Porsche 917 and personal car collection. Techniques Photo by Ludvigsen Partners 1• 0Exthpe orife nthceed mInsotnrutchtors See Article on page 15 (810) 225-6126 • You Drive Your Own Car • In a Safe Environment Spring Tour Spring is An coming……… d You time Wi l to l H bring ave those a B Porsches all out of hibernation. Doing It!!! This is our Club’s first driving tour of the 2020 Driving Season! APRIL 2020 n P4 n 3 Let’s Sa celebrate turda Ty the ,h Me arrival aPy4 1, 6 of P, o2 r0 spring s2c0h ei and n P Mu beginning sehlveir of driving season n sd Parleiv, aMteI Papers, is the of? cial monthly publication of the South- Go towith seta r your seteet r fellow snu rMvi iv Porsche cahl.iogra Enthusiasts.g n f oRre Dgeiotani,l sP aonrds che Club of America. Available only by subscription to to Register SEFMor mQueemstbieornss aCso nat apcot r tion of the annual National membership dues, or to other PCA Registration through Club Registration (event 10499) Don Kleist - [email protected] (586) 206-7234 https://clubregistration.net/events/signUp.cfm/event/10499members at $ 18.00 p er year. Statements appearing in the P4 are those of the author and -or- Last day to register: May 14, 2020 (3 pm) Marc mMoalyz onno -t m rex? terecmt ethme@ vhoietmwasi lo.cfo mth e PCA, the SEM Board of Directors or the P4 editor. The We will start at Brighton and( Dinner248 )at 8Portage82-1 Yacht759 Club Registrationedito deskr r eopensse ratv 1.45es pm t he right to edit all material submitted for publication. SEM/PCA is not First car out at 3 pm responsible for any services or merchandise advertised herein. Permission to reprint any For madditionalate rquestion,ial p pleaseubl contactishe: d in the P4 is granted provided full credit is given to P4 and the author. Lucas Phan (248.787.8611 / [email protected]) President’sPresident’s ColumnColumn BY GRETUS HOOGESTRAAT The base vehicle was an NSU TT, 1100cc with about 75 hp that We Are on Our Way came with 2 Solex carburetors. I replaced the cylinder head with one from a TTS which was 1000cc, but 94 hp and came with 2 Double-Solex or 2 Double-Weber carburetors. ear SEM Members DYour PCA team is closely monitoring the coronavirus situation and we understand regions and members have concerns. In all things we do, first and foremost are the health and safety of our members, volunteers and sponsors. As you have seen and heard, a large number of public events are being cancelled in an effort to mitigate the risk of contracting Double Weber Carburetors with NSU TT and spreading the virus. That is the reason why SEM postponed Gooseneck Intake Pipes the Lingenfelter Car Collection and Munk’s Motors Tech Session The result of replacing the intake gooseneck pipes with short events. Depending on how the situation develops, we might need pipes (requires cutting the firewall) and adding a sport exhaust to postpone or cancel more upcoming events. Please keep an eye brought it up to 120 hp. Compared to the gooseneck, the short on our online calendar and for E-mails coming from the SEM Intake pipes provided more power in the upper RPM range which region. was vital with the gear ratio of the Spiss transmission. Negative Resources PCA is closely monitoring for updates and information: camber, rolling the side panels for the 7 ½” wheels and other • CDC Health: body modifications were a given. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/index.html Later on the NSU’s of two friends and my orange one were • CDC Travel: repainted in Red and White with the Coca-Cola logo. Coca-Cola https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/ paid for it!!! index.html • WHO: Around the Zone Article https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel- Towards the back of the P4 you will find the column “Around the coronavirus-2019 Zone” written by our Zone 4 Representative Lori Schutz. After My First Sports Car reading her article I need to mention that she talked about PCA’s efforts to incorporate more Charity into our events. Look at the I would like to take the opportunity to write about my first sports Western Michigan Region, they are way ahead of us regarding car. We ran a series of articles on this topic in the P4 a couple of helping people in need. It is just a little here and there. How do years ago that I had forgotten about. My first car/sports car was a you feel about Amber Door’s (WMI) approach? Would you agree NSU TT/S. I was 16 years old when I bought the car. In Germany with her? you had to be 18 years old to get a license for a car or motorcycle with more than 50cc. That gave me two years to modify and fix April and May Events the car up to my liking. At this point in time we don’t know which events will be happening, postponed or need to be canceled. Bear with us and NSU Motorenwerke AG, or NSU, was a German manufacturer of monitor our region calendar at sem.pca.org. automobiles, motorcycles and pedal cycles. NSU was founded in 1873 and acquired by Volkswagen Group in 1969. VW merged Thank you and stay safe, NSU with Auto Union, creating Audi NSU Auto Union AG and Gretus Hoogestraat, ultimately Audi. The name NSU originated as an abbreviation SEM President of “Neckarsulm”, the city where NSU was located. It leaves one wondering where the name Audi TT comes from? 4 n P4 n APRIL 2020 ROSS OADS C R P4 Advertising Rates per Calendar Quarter LAZA P (Requirements for digital ads) At 16 Mile & Van Dyke Ave. • PDF -- preferred, highest resolution • TIFF -- 600 dpi • EPS -- all fonts converted to outline Two Page Gatefold .................... $ 550 Full Page ........................... $ 325 ½ Page (back cover) ................... $ 325 ½ Page ............................ $ 200 ¼ Page ............................ $ 125 Business Card ....................... $ 75 Ding Ho Chinese Restaurant U. S. Cleaners (COLOR 50% EXTRA) Sterling Coney Island Ludwik’s Men’s Wear MINIMUM AD RUN IS ONE FULL CALENDAR QUarter Pet Haven Anita’s School of Dance E-mail your ad to:[email protected] — Thank you! 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Eric Wheeler Mercedes Benz of Novi New & Pre-Owned 39500 Grand River Avenue Sales Representative Novi, MI 48375 AMG Specialist 248 • 426 • 9600 Master Certified www.mercedesbenzofnovi.com [email protected] Steve’s European Automotive 4920 Pontiac Lake Road Waterford, MI 48328 248.674.2770 StevesEuropeanAuto.com APRIL 2020 n P4 n 5 2020 SEM/PCA CALENDAR APRIL JUNE 2 Board Meeting 4 Board Meeting 4 Munk’s Tech Session - Postponed 12 DE #2 at Waterford Hills 19 am DE-101 13-20 *North American 19 pm M-1 Garage Tech Session International Auto Show 25 am Swap Meet - Postponed 14 *Cars R’ Stars - Packard Proving Grounds 25 pm Autocore Tech Session 20 Solstice Tour 2020 21 *Eyes on Design MAY 21-27 *Porsche Parade 2 DE #1 at M-1 Concourse 28 Waterford Hills Family Day 7 Board Meeting 9 *Devil’s in the Details JULY 16 Street Survival School 9 Board Meeting 17 Spring Tour 11 *Gilmore Car Museum Deutsche Marque 29-31 *Detroit Grand Prix 18 Progressive Dinner 29-31 *PCA Car Corral at the Detroit Grand Prix 24-26 *Concours at St.