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Der Porsche Brief Newsletter of the PCA North Florida Region 2 Der Porsche Brief Newsletter of the PCA North Florida Region 1st Quarter 2016 Vol. 43 No. 1 Table of Contents Cover Photo The photo was taken from the grandstand at Daytona 4 Welcome to Der Porsche Brief International Speedway 5 The President’s Corner Bob Wilson during the grid walk before the Rolex 24 Hours at Day- 7 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona Bob Wilson tona 2016 by Bob Wilson. 13 Rolex 24 Hours Infield Camping Experience Steve Bolles Read Bob’s Daytona story on page 7 15 Concours d’Elegance at Amelia Island Marc Freeman 17 It’s Porsche Party Time After the Holidays Bob Wilson Der Porsche Brief is 21 My First Driver’s Education Experience Christa Wilson published quarterly by the North Florida region, 25 Another Porsche Atlanta Experience Vaughn Williams Porsche Club of America. 27 Autocross 201 Bob Wilson See the article on page 4 31 Introduction of the 2017 991.2 Carrera Marc Freeman for contact and submis- sion information. 32 The Porsches go to Panama City Bert Everthart & Marc Freeman 35 The 64th Annual 12 Hours of Sebring 2016 Merv Stephens 37 2016 North Florida Region Member’s Cars Bob Wilson 38 New North Florida Region Members 2015-2016 Bob Wilson 42 2016 Calendar of Events 43 North Florida Region PCA Board of Directors & Officers 3 WECOME TO Der Porsche Brief As announced by President Robert Wilson, the of our older, beloved Porsches. Do you have a 912, North Florida Region (NFR) is now composed of 914 or 356 that we would all admire? Events of two activity areas; The Canopy Roads Area and the interest might include races, high performance Emerald Coast Area. Along with these areas, our driver's education, autocrosses, rallies, tours and newsletter, Der Porsche Brief, is also now receiv- social events. Many of us attend and participate in ing submissions from both areas. Marc Freeman these events. Indeed, in previous issues of our ([email protected]) is the Content Editor for newsletter we have seen reports from Sebring, The Canopy Roads Area and Scotty Roberts Daytona, The Porsche Driving Experience, various ([email protected]) is the Content Editor for Concours, our After Holidays Party, etc. There is The Emerald Coast Area. Christa Wilson no Porsche event that is not worth reporting. ([email protected]) is the Produc- tion Editor for the entire newsletter. Region mem- For that matter, there is no topic of interest to bers may direct their submissions to their respec- Porschephiles that will go unpublished in Der Por- tive Content Editors. The Areas have been enu- sche Brief if you submit it! Just use your imagina- merated in President Wilson's Presidential Report tion. We look forward to receiving your submis- in Der Porsche Brief. sion. It should not take solicitation from the Edi- tors. Please take the time to relate ANY Porsche As President Wilson notes, the two content edi- experience you have had. Did you buy a famous tors, one from each Area, will be responsible for Porsche? Did you take European delivery? Did you soliciting from their respective Area members, ar- buy or visit a barn-find? Do you know of a Porsche ticles, reports, and/or photographs on all things for sale that must be featured? Do you know of a Porsches including events. For example, the arti- Porschephile that must be featured? Did you buy cles and reports may consist of any detailed dis- an obscure Porsche? All is of interest to us. Let's cussion of new models, new features, new acces- hear about it! sories, new technology, or new issues with Por- sche. In recent issues we have had detailed de- We compete with other Porsche Zone newsletters scriptions of upcoming models that were about to from around the country. Would you like to see appear. How about a description of a new modifi- North Florida Region's newsletter represented? cation you made to your Porsche that you think Please submit your interests to us. your fellow NFRers may be interested in? Did you install PSE? Did you buy a new model Porsche? Moreover, the articles and reports may consist of anything of historical interest to Porsche enthusi- asts. We previously have had detailed descriptions Marc Freeman Canopy Roads Content Editor [email protected] Scotty Roberts Emerald Coast Content Editor [email protected] 4 The President’s Corner By North Florida Region President Robert Wilson January 2016 started off with the election of new the Emerald Coast Area. The Canopy Roads Area North Florida Region Board of Directors. Your covers the area east of Chipley, FL to Lake City, FL Gang of Eight for the next two years are: Don from the Gulf of Mexico to the Florida border be- Boggs; Fred Borg; Tim Kerns; Ray Morales; Merv tween Georgia and Alabama; and the Emerald Stephens; Roy Vaughn; Barry Waters, and myself, Coast Area covers the area from Chipley, FL west Robert Wilson. The Board elected the following as to Crestview, FL from the Gulf of Mexico to the Board Officers; Florida border with Alabama. Robert Wilson – President The Canopy Roads Area has 75 Active members Tim Kerns – Vice President and 40 Associate Members and the Emerald Coast Fred Borg – Secretary Area has 74 Active members and 31 Associate Don Boggs - Treasurer Members. There are 15 members that live outside our Regional boundaries. The Board immediately began to focus on the Re- gion’s support for the Rolex 24 Hour race at Dayto- The intent of this action is to create additional re- na and on completing the planning for the Region’s gional activities focused on the Panama City and “After the Holidays Party”. To see how these two Destin/Ft Walton Beach vicinities. We will be events turned out, please see the various articles scheduling monthly Emerald Coast Area socials, and pictures in this volume of the Der Porsche with the social being held in Panama City/Panama Brief newsletter. City Beach during the first month of each quarter and in Destin/Ft Walton Beach during the second This year is special since the Region is celebrating and third month of each quarter (with the excep- its 45th Anniversary as a PCA Region. Over the tion of December, when there won’t be a sched- years, the membership has increased and we cur- uled social). rently have 235 Active and Associate members. We also have a number of PCA members that are If you would like to make suggestions, or just voice just outside our official PCA boundaries and they your support, please feel free to contact Roy choose to belong to NFL Region because we are Vaughn, North Florida Region board member for closer than their PCA Region Headquarters. The Destin/Ft Walton Beach at PCA North Florida Region is geographically broad [email protected] or Fred Borg, Re- and it is not always practical to travel to all of the gion board member for Panama City at [email protected]. region's scheduled events from its far reaches. In order to expand the availability of social and driv- The Board continues to search for members to fill ing opportunities for the region's members, we are in vacant activity chair positions and to work on creating two activities areas within the North Flori- the coordination between the Canopy Roads and da Region. They are the Canopy Roads Area and Emerald Coast Areas. As part of this reorganiza- 5 tion, our newsletter, Der Porsche Brief, now has out. The Newsletter is produced using MS Publish- two content editors and one production editor. er and the final version is a PDF file. The two content editors, one from each Area, will be responsible for soliciting from their respective The Board is working with each Area to select a Area members, articles, reports, and/or photo- charity that the Region can support through fund graphs on all things Porsches including events raising activities and donations. The Canopy Roads (races, HPDE, autocrosses, rallies, tours, and social Area has selected America’s Second Harvest of the meetings). These content editors will review the Big Bend as its charity for 2016. The Emerald Coast articles for correctness (spelling and grammar) and Area is still in the process of selecting the charity it appropriateness and then pass the articles and/or wants to sponsor for 2016. If you have any sugges- photographs to the publication editor. The publi- tions please contact Roy Vaughn or Fred Borg of cation editor is responsible for the layout of the the Emerald Coast Area. The Board is looking at newsletter, final review by the content editors and fund raising events like a Poker Run, AutoX, or Car authors, production of the final version, and re- Show to raise funds. lease to the Membership Chair, Website and Face- The Board is working with each Area to develop a book Managers for distribution to members. Regional Calendar of events for 2016. Some events This sounds like a lot of work and it is. The Board will be held separately in each Area like Oktober- wants to thank Alan Berg and Barry Waters for fest, participation in local Car Shows and monthly their service as Newsletter Chairs in the past. Alan social meetings. Other special events will be held has agreed to stay on for this year as an advisor to jointly like our annual “After the Holidays” Party, a the three editors to help with the transition to this tour to a private car museum, or our party cele- th new organization.