PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA • SUNCOAST REGION PORSCHE Profile
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® I-275 & Fowler Ave. Reeves Porsche 11333 N. Florida Avenue Tampa, Florida 33612 (813) 933-2811 ® www.drivereeves.com PORSCHE Editor Graphic Artist Improving Your Experience Deadlines Alicia Nordquist Melissa Schneider alicia.nordquist10 mtaylordesigns All submissions, photos, ads, editorial Profile @gmail.com @gmail.com and changes are due by the first of the month prior to the next issue, eg. Feb. 1 for insertion in the March issue. PORSCHE Contact editor Alicia Nordquist, alicia.nordquist10 @gmail.com with suggestions, comments, ProfileAdvertisers and further information 2013 The following businesses generously support Porsche Profile is also on the Suncoast Web site at Officers & Board of Directors Porsche Profile and the Suncoast Region. www.SuncoastPCA.org Officers President – Page Obenshain • AAA Financial Services...... 14 727-430-6532, [email protected] • A-American Self Storage...... 10 Past President – David Bassett Advertising Rates 941-720-1964, [email protected] • Apparel World...... 9 Contact Caroline Spencer Vice President – Jill Perry • Auto Paint Guard...... 10 [email protected] 727-244-5137, [email protected] • Bert Smith Porsche...... 6 727-822-4465 Secretary – Beth Curts • Bloomtown Florist...... 20 813-391-4407, [email protected] Business cards (3.83” x 2.1”) $200 • Bouchard Insurance...... 21 Treasurer – Charles Neilson Quarter page (3.83” x 5”) $525 727-593-2838, [email protected] • Chateau Elan...... 23 Half page (7.83” x 5”) $800 • Chilly Performance...... 26 Exclusive Renovations Have Begun Special Offer: Full page (7.83” x 10”) $1,300 Elected Directors • Coldwell Banker Res’l Real Estate..... 20 at Reeves Porsche Social – Eunice Painter A Oil Service* Two adjoining pages (ea.) $1,600 727-773-5823, [email protected] • Delaney Creek/Nature Coast/ We are expanding again thanks to our customers. The all new, state Inside covers (7.83” x 10”) $1,600 West Winds...... 9 + Replace engine oil & filter Membership – Jeremy Dixon of the art Porsche Facility is scheduled to open in the Spring of 2014. Outside back (7.83” x 10”) 813-390-8925, [email protected] • The Dikman Company...... 26 + Perform multi-point inspection from $1,875 to $2,000 Safety – Mike Mackenzie • Eibell Performance, Inc...... 20 Introducing our NEW Service and + Replacement of oil filter & Valvoline Rates listed above are per year for 11 issues 727-510-5079, [email protected]. • European Performance...... 28 synthetic motor oil commencing with the January issue. Rates Competition – Brian West Parts Price Guarantee for advertisers contracting after January will • Fast Lane Travel Inc...... 9 * SPORTSCARS ONLY. 727-510-9252, [email protected] EXCLUDES ALL PANAMERA be prorated. When you need parts for your vehicle, you want them fast and at OR CAYENNE MODELS $ 119 .95 • German Tech...... 31 Display ads must be camera-ready, scaled a competitive price! Reeves Porsche is your one-stop shop for to page size, and require no change in text Board Members at Large • Inn on the Lakes...... 20 performance modifications, accessories, and custom additions for your B Brake Fluid Flush* or graphics. For full pages, a full, 1/4-inch Christian Rava, Web Content & Email Blasts • InsideOut Detail...... 10 bleed may be added. 727-278-5991, [email protected] vehicle. We make your purchase experience seamless and all the work • Jeffrey B. LLC Jewelry & Design...... 10 we perform on your vehicle is 100% satisfaction guaranteed. Reeves * 1998 AND NEWER CARS $95.95 Business cards are accepted as camera Caroline Spencer, Advertising Operations ready and will print only as good as what 727-822-4465, [email protected] • Manny’s Tire...... 9 Porsche has 7 factory-trained technicians ready to serve you with over is submitted. 90 years combined experience. Plus, we offer a 2 year parts warranty Missy Teasley • Mariner Car Wash...... 23 on any Porsche OEM part. Whether you are driving a Boxster or a Cup Expanded Club Support: 727-480-0355, [email protected] • Morgan Stanley...... 19 Car, we have the experience and expertise you need. + Complementary HPDE Inspections Policies & Procedures President Appointed • Palm Island Marina...... 24 As a valued customer, we will match any Dealer/Motorsports pricing + Optimized Custom Digital Alignments with Marketing & Web – Jim Farmer • Reeves Porsche...... 2 both in Service Labor and Parts; including online parts purchases. • Porsche Profile is the official newsletter of the 813-732-6212, [email protected] state-of-the-art Hawkeye system by Hunter Porsche Club of America Suncoast Region. Alicia • Reeves Motorsports...... 32 (*Fla State sales tax does apply) Nordquist, Editor, Melissa Schneider, Graphic Profile Editor & Publisher – Alicia Nordquist + High Speed Road Force Balancing GSP9700 Artist. No portion of this publication may be • Renn Haus...... 19 If you find the OEM part you wish to purchase at a better price - we will duplicated without the written permission of the 941-228-2184, [email protected] + High Performance Modifications Suncoast Region Board of Directors. • Scottshop, Inc...... 10 do our best to match it, if we are not able to match it, you will receive • The ideas, opinions, and subjects are those of the Chief Track Instructor – Grant Painter + Competitive pricing on Track or Street tires authors and no authentication is implied by the 727-738-0622, [email protected] • Smith & Associates Real Estate...... 10 a $50 gift card from Reeves. (Limit one per customer) editor, or endorsement given by the Suncoast Region, + High Performance Brake Components from Porsche Club of America. DE Registrar – Rick Meyer • St. Petersburg Yacht Sales...... 24 pads to High Temp Fluids • All submissions are subject to editing for space constraints, style and editorial consistency, and must 813-417-9779, [email protected] • Suncoast Motorsports...... 4 be accompanied with name and contact phone number. Anonymous submissions will not be DE Tech – Carlos DeBonis • Superior Auto Body...... 9 published. Photos, articles, letters to the editor are 941-928-5213, [email protected] ® accepted by email to the editor, and by snail mail, • TuneRSMotorsports...... 20, 21, 23 I-275 & Fowler Ave. returnable only with SAS envelope. Charitable Endeavors – Joe Shukys • Address changes should be submitted to jdixon1636@ Reeves Porsche earthlink.net 727-235-3591, [email protected] • VIP Eyecare and Optical Boutique... 20 11333 N. Florida Avenue • Subscriptions to non-Suncoast Region, PCA • Wine Country Motor Sports...... 25 members are $24 per year. 48 Hours Club Race Co-Chair – David Herndon Tampa, Florida 33612 © Porsche Profile 2013. Suncoast Region Porsche Club of America 727-804-1439, [email protected] (813) 933-2811
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tions hold a specific duty and some are after doing a wonderful job all year long. what we call At Large. We have an ex- In May I attended our Zone 12 Pres- ecutive committee, which is comprised idents meeting. Our Zone 12 Represen- From PAGE OBENSHAIN of the two past presidents, the cur- tative David O’Neal and National Trea- 2013 President rent president and the vice president. surer Tom Gorsuch hosted the meeting Please take a look at page 3 in Porsche where we had a very informative pre- his month I would Profile to review the board members sentation and a chance to exchange like to let you know and their duties. One does not have to thoughts and ideas. Here are some facts a bit about how our be a board member to chair or to work about your club: club works. The on an event but the committee should • 52% of our member’s own late Suncoast Florida have a board member on it. model Porsches Region of Porsche If you have talents you think may • 44% of members purchased a Club of America was formed in 1961 be helpful to our board or a commit- Porsche in the past two years and has been ever evolving over the 52 tee, please let us know what those tal- • 30% of new Porsche buyers are years. We have by-laws that we follow ents are. Give us a bit of a professional PCA members and they can be read on our website, resume including your hobbies. If you • 108,000 members enjoy PCA SuncoastPCA.org. Today we have a would like to serve, please let me know • Florida is Porsche’s 2nd largest large board of directors who meet once and I will pass the information on to market in the USA a month. All club members are wel- the nominating committee. • I hope you are enjoying your sum- come to attend. Porsche Profile will take a recess mer and I trust you will enjoy some of Each fall we vote to fill vacant posi- for the month of August; the Septem- our upcoming events. tions on the board. Some of these posi- ber issue will cover July and August ac- “It’s the PEOPLE.” tivities. Alicia and Melissa need a break
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Porsche recommends SCHEDULE OF EVENTS By Jill Perry Jill Perry 2013 ummer is here in all its gmail.com. July 13: Poker Run glory. Our snowbird July 17: Date Your Porsche Night, Sea Dog Brewing Co., Clearwater friends have flown the Ringling Museum July 27: Ringling Tour followed by noshing coop and with the ex- So maybe we overdid “cool” in June’s at the Sarasota Yacht Club ception of summer Profile when describing the tour at the Aug. 3: Mid-Summer BBQ at Kwasin’s, 4 p.m. tourists, our roads are freer to travel and Ringling Museum on July 27. Nah. No Aug. 18: AutoCross, Zephyrhills Airport; it is time to get behind the wheel. Lucky matter how you look at it, it’s cool. Cool no points, warm up/endure event air conditioning at the end of July dur- Sept. 18: Membership Social, Bert Smith for us we have many opportunities to Porsche, St. Petersburg ing a Florida summer. Cool location. get out on the open road. Sept. 21-22: Driver’s Education, Sebring June was another great month for Cool friends. At 10 a.m. the docent-led Oct. 5: Porsches and Pints Suncoasters. Your 48 Hours commit- tour of the museum begins. After the Oct. 13: AutoCross, St Petersburg College, tee met to break down your 2013 race tour we’re mixing it up a bit by noshing Ladies Day at the Sarasota Yacht Club for lunch. Oct. 16: Date Your Porsche Night – held early this year and started planning Salt Rock Grille, Indian Rocks Beach If that’s not enough activity for you 2014’s race. It’s going to be another great Oct. 19-24: Fall Tour event. Many thanks and kudos go to and you’re still up for some more action, Oct. 26: Golf Tournament Suncoast Motorsports for hosting our you can leave your beautiful Porsche at Nov. 6-9: PCA Escapes, Orlando June board meeting and member social. the Yacht Club and stroll into St. Ar- Nov. 9-10: Driver’s Education/Instructor’s If you missed the event, check out their mands Circle for some shopping or Weekend, Sebring drive over to the Mote Marine Labora- Nov. 17: Autocross, Hernando County monthly Cars and Coffee which is held (Brooksville) Airport, Guests of on the first Saturday of each month. tory. Florida Suncoast BMW CCA If you haven’t sent in your RSVP to To be included and find out the rest Dec. 1: AutoCross, Hernando County Bert Smith for the Poker Run being held of the details, contact Missy Teasley at (Brooksville) Airport – Season Finale! Holiday Party on July 13, now is the time to get on it. [email protected] no later than July Dec. 7: Dec. 14: Holiday Gala – Museum of Fine Arts, There are lots of fun stops and a fan- 22. (Although we think it’s a great email St. Petersburg tastic end location for the awards and address, last month’s article had an in- Dec. 14: Porsches in the Park, St. Armand’s party. For more information and to be correct email address for Missy so you Circle, Sarasota, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. included in this event, RSVP to either may not want to email her at that ad- Dec. 24: Porsches in the Park Erin Holiday at 727-527-111 or John dress.) If you’re still undecided about the 2014 Oppihle at [email protected]. Jan. 15: Date Your Porsche Night, tour, go to www.Ringling.org for infor- The Colonnade, Tampa Date Your Porsche Night mation about the museum. The Ringling Jan. 24-26: Rolex 24, Daytona Beach Museum is located at 5401 Bay Shore Feb. 22: Collier Museum, Naples Date Your Porsche Night is back in Road, and the Sarasota Yacht Club is lo- Feb. 23: Porsches & Polo July with a full Sea Dog experience. Get Events listed are as of May 2, 2013 and are subject to change cated at 1100 John Ringling Blvd., both behind the wheel and join us for our first in Sarasota. Stay tuned! The Suncoast Region calendar is social at Sea Dog Brewing Co. on July 17 updated monthly with new events and changes at 7 p.m.. It is a pub and brewery that as they occur. For more info, contact: brews its beers using traditional Eng- Summer BBQ Autocross: Brian West lish brewing methods and ingredients. We haven’t had a mid-summer BBQ Drivers Ed: Grant Painter Social Events: Eunice Painter Its line of beers have won awards and for a couple of years so we thought it was about time. Since August is always pairs well with Sea Dog’s menu of soups p.m. To be included in this event all you hot and steamy, we thought a location and chowders, salads, sandwiches, burg- need to do is register on ClubRegistra- where we could cool off would be fit- ers, pizzas and more. Meet us at 26200 tion.net by Monday, July 29, and show ting. Mike Kwasin is opening up his US Highway 19N in Clearwater but first up at the BBQ with your finest dish. send your RSVP to Eunice Painter no home and grounds to host us for the later than July 12 at eunicepainter@ event on Saturday, Aug. 3, starting at 4 Continued on page 22 PORSCHE PROFILE • JULY/AUGUST 2013 7 The Membership Starting Line By Jeremy Dixon, sion as God and Fer- If we can develop a Roomba to vacuum 2013 Membership Chairman ry Porsche intended a floor without going over the same piece for a long time. of carpet more than once, it’s just a matter In the rest of the coun- I know you can’t of time before we do the same with an au- try, Memorial Day means the stop the wheels of tomobile. How many years is it going to take start of summer. In Florida, it progress and, yes, before we are going to be able to print 3D means we are usually well into I am inferring that parts in our living room for those obsolete summer. And for the Dixon AC is progress in a items? Makes that Maserati Merak I looked clan, it means the start of Porsche. I know a at years ago seems much more reasonable. boating season. One of these new GT3 can lap the Now if I could just fit in one! days I’ll have to buy another Porsche with ring faster with a PDK transmission, but I Speaking of progress, we are proud to air conditioning. Please note: I said another. still like the romantic idea that I feel more announce that we have secured a card print- I plan on keeping my lightweight, manual connected with the car rowing the gears and er that will allow us to quickly make official everything 911 from brakes to windows ver- not having any disconnect with the environ- Suncoast PCA nametags. It’s small enough ment I’m in. At some point I figure that with a laptop, we can even bring it to cars will be driving themselves. We events so we can print nametags on site.
PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA • SUNCOAST REGION already have small radar and crash Now this is technology I can embrace! Hope PORSCHE avoidance technology. to see you at an event! Profile Primary Affiliate Total Members: Members: Members: 1,198 853 2,051
Please help us welcome our newest PCA members who joined the Suncoast Region Dell Bauslaugh Lakewood Ranch 2006 Red 997 C2S Jon Paul & Catherine Bouvier 2013 Silver 911 Jens Carlsen Lakeland 2008 Blue Carrera 4S Dennis & Deborah DeMaria Bradenton 2004 911 Charles Grose Bellaire 2006 Gray Carrera 4 Fred Kopec St. Petersburg 2014 Gold Boxster S Joshua Minix Apollo Beach 1994 White 968 Joe Part Tarpon Springs 2013 Brown 911 Photo by DAnnY ShieLDS JULY/AUGUST 2013 Leonard Sixt Tampa 1975 Yellow Gilman Tyler Tampa 2009 Boxster On the cover… Mark Woodside Tampa 2007 997.1 Black C2S This month’s cover photo shows the Renzetti Gilman Tyler Tampa 2009 Boxster home in Lake Placid, where a collection of the And our newest PCA members who late Ernie Renzetti’s cars, called “Garage Ma- transferred to the Suncoast Region hal,” was unveiled at a grand opening ceremony William Bozarth Lecanto 2013 Silver Boxster on Memorial Day weekend during Zonefest Lecanto Transfer from: Florida Citrus (FLC) 2013, which celebrated the Gold Coast’s 50th anniversary as well as 50 years of the Porsche Peter & Jennifer Collins Tampa 1995 Black 993 Transfer from: Gold Coast (GCT) 2008 White GT3 Cup 911. Danny Shields’s account of the weekend 1986 IRIS Blue 911 starts on page 15. Mark Koorland St. Petersburg Beach 1963 Silver 356 Do you have a photo you think is worthy Transfer from: Florida Citrus (FLC) of a Porsche Profile cover? Thomas Langner Land O’ Lakes 2003 Gray Boxster Transfer from: Florida Crown (FCR) Send your high-res image(s) to [email protected] Harry Loefgren Sarasota 2007 White Carrera S Transfer from: Florida Citrus (FLC)
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10 PORSCHE PROFILE • JULY/AUGUST 2013 Getting to know your PCA Suncoast Region, one member at a time 10 Questions for Ryan Johnson, Suncoast PCA member for 2 years PORSCHE PROFILE: What’s your RJ: As much as I love Dick Lane and occupation and in which part of the his GT3, my dream car doesn’t exactly Suncoast Region do you live? exist. In fact, it may never exist. I would RYAN JOHNSON: I am an investment love a 991 GT3 with a manual transmis- wholesaler for MetLife. My job is to sion and rear seat belts so my twin boys promote MetLife investment products would be able to ride in the back. You at brokerage firms like Morgan Stan- did say “dream.” ley, Merrill Lynch and UBS. My region stretches from Orlando to Tampa, then PP: In which PCA/Suncoast activities south along the coast to Naples. I live or events do you participate? almost exactly in the center in the Lake- RJ: I have participated in a few auto- wood Ranch area of Manatee County. cross events, but by far, the majority of PP: How did you first become a events I’ve done are Drivers Education. Porsche/Suncoast enthusiast? My favorite is the 48 Hours of Sebring. What an amazing event and the perfect RJ: It has been in the blood for a long opportunity to interact with our club time. My uncle owned a 1986 944 Tur- members. What a fun group of people bo, my father owned a 1983 911 SC we have in the Suncoast Region. Cabriolet and my older brother owned Gulfcoast Autocrossers. I immediately a 1986 911 Targa. I was the boy who fell in love and, for three years, hardly PP: Is there a Suncoast event in which had a poster of a red 911 above my bed ever missed a monthly event. you excel – or would like to excel? all through middle and high school - a I heard other drivers discuss Sebring RJ: I have learned an extraordinary 935 DP. It was the car MC Hammer and Morosso, but didn’t feel comfort- amount about driving at speed during drove! able taking my car onto a track. In 2011 our Drivers Education events and wish I ordered my first Porsche, a 2nd gen- to continue to improve my skills there, PP: What models of Porsches have you eration 997 Carrera S. When I picked it owned and what do you currently drive? as well as share my experiences with up from the dealer, it had 10 miles on others as I become a candidate for our RJ: In 2003 I ordered my first new car, a it. At almost exactly 2000 miles, I was Instructor School this November. VW Jetta. Not what you were expecting. staged at Sebring for my first DE, which One of my friends from high school happened to be the short course. PP: What interests you, other than kept telling me I needed to drive on an Porsche? autocross course in Ft. Myers with the PP: What is your “dream” car? Continued on page 22 PORSCHE PROFILE • JULY/AUGUST 2013 11 Hamilton, Vettel, Alonso, Schumacher, Kimi, Lipari and Tillotson drive at COTA By RICH TILLOTSON out on this COTA trip the way he missed the F1 race, arranged his ack in November work schedule around the more 2012, I took an- important things in life and was Bother flight on my onboard for the road trip and favorite airline, this tow out west. time not for some business re- So Lou and I loaded up the quirement but for some fun by trailers and got the cars ready, as attending the first Formula 1 race we did not want to do this kind at the new track in Austin, Texas, of trip to only have car problems COTA (Circuit of the Americas). at the track. Leo, over at German I went with my friend Bob Fabri- Specialties, went through our catore. Our other planned traveler, cars with an eye toward any weak Lou Lipari, bailed out on trip due links in our rides and, when he to some work commitments here Rich Tillotson was done, we felt “good to go.” in Florida. track. The tow out to track on Tues- Well, Bob and I had a great time and As time progressed, there were ups day and Wednesday was pretty much really enjoyed the city of Austin, the and downs with that possible event, in- uneventful as long as you don’t consider races, and the amazing facility that was cluding a rather strange decision on the that at one point Lou’s towing MPG built to be the new home of the US F1 part of COTA that they would not rent went down to 8 and mine went down Grand Prix. It’s amazing what a mere the track to clubs such as PCA. Oh, no! to 10. How we wished for the $1.89 per 450 million dollars can build. We spent As with most decisions, they are fluid gallon days of yesteryear. the days of Friday through Sunday at and can be revisited at any time. We arrived at COTA on Wednesday the track, and the nights at some of The fact that a group of shut-out rac- afternoon and then the real fun began. the great events scheduled in conjunc- ers started a COTABBR (COTA Bring The track had made some serious opera- tion with the F1 race, including the Hill Back Rentals) theme on the active web tional rules for the PCA parking staff. Country PCA bar-b-q at the famous Salt sites may have contributed to a change Each trailer and tow vehicle was lined Lick restaurant. of heart on the part of the track. I still up and individually escorted by a track On the last day of our trip, as we left have the COTABBR decal on my truck. employee in a golf cart to a specific the track after Sunday’s race, I made the Whatever reason, the PCA race was on parking spot in the paddock. Due to the statement “If this track is ever crazy for the weekend of May 10, 2013. fact Lou and I rented an F1 garage, we enough to let us race here, I am definite- Now the fun begins. Looking at the had additional requirements regarding ly going.” Oops, the die was cast. In Jan- logistics was a little challenging – ap- the unloading of our trailers. We had uary of 2013, rumors started circulating proximately 2,500 miles round trip and to ferry all our spares and equipment on many web forums that indeed PCA 19.5 hours of towing in one direction. by golf cart, which we rented at track, was negotiating a race at the COTA F1 Lou, who now was not going to miss from about 300 yards away from our ac- 12 PORSCHE PROFILE • JULY/AUGUST 2013 Photos provided by RICH Tillotson tual garage. What a pain that was. The F1 garages are not to be be- lieved, the floors were as nice as most homes, the garage had compressor air lines, electric, fire suppression and ac- cess to a private rest room. Living large at the track! So, after we set up our ga- rage with the other two occupants we had agreed to share it with during the event, we headed out to get some sleep and dream of Thursday on the track for Test and Tune. Thursday Test and Tune was the first time we got on the track. All I can say is this track is a challenge for F1 drivers, so you can guess how much a challenge Lou Lipari it was for two amateur Porsche pilots. The track is a combination of tradition- searched him out after seeing his car on off track but no contact with any other al horsepower sections, basically turn 1 the grid. A yellow 993 Cup Car – go fig- cars or, even as importantly, no contact through turn 12, although there are es- ure I might be interested in that one. To with the expensive track facility. I right ses in the middle of that section, still his credit Joe got his car running later the ship and finish the enduro. So I take rather the fast part of track. in the day and did both Sprint races and pride in at least finishing. It is important When you exit turn 12 after a long even the Sunday enduro. The true spirit to keep expectations within the skill set back straight, turns from 12 to 20 are of Club racing clearly on display. of the driver. very technical, with a premium placed Saturday, Lou and I did the two Sprint The enduro was over at around 1:30 on smoothness and patience, especially races. The starts were particularly fun p.m. After the race, we loaded up the not being early at the apex or trying to with 80 cars in our run group. Starts have cars and hit the road going east by 3:30 over drive the car. Patience on the race- a way of bringing out the competitive p.m. The drive was tough but we made track has never been my strong suit, so nature in all racers and maybe “some” Lafayette, Louisiana, that night. Monday, I had some trouble in this part of the racers even try to get a special advantage we headed out early for our final desti- track. at the start. Ask Lou what that is about? nation, the Sunshine State, and home. By the end of the Test and Tune, at But remember I saw the start a little dif- Other than one trailer tire blow out least Lou and I knew the track layout ferently than Lou saw them. on I-10 somewhere in Alabama, think- well enough to not get lost on any laps, Sunday was the enduro and again it ing of the My Cousin Vinnie movie at even though at one point we discussed was a fun time. The enduro was 60 min- about 75 mph, the ride home was long taping a track map to our windshields utes with a five minute mandatory pit but uneventful. When I pulled into the but thought scruts might find that a stop but no refueling allowed. A good driveway, I was beat but decided there dangerous addition to our efforts. format if you don’t have a crew in atten- was still enough light out to unload the Friday was practice and Fun Races. dance to help drivers with fueling and trailer and truck. That done, I collapsed These sessions went well for us, as both getting in and out of the car during pit into bed and slept away the rest of the of our cars ran fine with a feeling that stops. Now, I had a few challenges in the night. we were getting more comfortable with enduro. Tuesday, Lou and I were back to our the track. The same cannot be said for First, I was short on the five minutes day jobs tired but still riding the high of all the other participants, as more than a by six seconds, and I was speeding on doing COTA. Like most trips and race few cars came off the track on the back pit road. The COTA track has 15 timing weekends, time has a way of erasing the of a flat tow. It broke my heart to see an loops on pit road to keep track of the not so fun parts of the effort and leaves original yellow 993 Cup Car back into speeders. Now, that is just not fair. So I you with only the fond memories of the the wall at speed after turn 3, catch on get a black flag and a 15 second stop and fun and excitement you enjoyed on the fire and tear up the safe barrier at the go penalty on pit road. So what do I do trip. Doing COTA will remain a lasting, track, which is billed to the racer in ad- after this infraction? great memory for as long as I can re- dition to his car damage. I go out to make up the time as any member anything. I had met Joe the owner of the 993 nut job racer would do, and I am reward- Oh, by the way, does anyone know Cup earlier in the weekend, as I had ed with a good spin at turn eleven, car how far a tow it is to Laguna Seca?
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356s but to the stunning white 968 cab in Annie’s white Boxster, from earning noon took place on the skid pad at the of Peter Olliviere. special recognition for getting lost the Sebring track, using the same course lay- Saturday afternoon’s Gimmick Rally, worst. They were awarded a nice bottle out as the event last February at the 48 chaired by Bob and Pat Ricker, used a of wine to soothe the frustration of Hours race. Suncoast Region counted Jeopardy theme. Participants were pro- their inadvertent foray to Zolfo Springs. the event as a series points event. En- vided Jeopardy-style clues, and had to Sunday morning offered a very spe- tries ranged from Mike Kwasin’s 1969 come up with the correct questions, cial event, as Lori Renzetti invited ev- 912 to examples of the latest Cayman by applying their knowledge of trivia eryone to the opening of “Garage Ma- S and 911. Bob and Joyce Tone’s 1958 (and skill with Google searches on an hal,” a magnificent lakeside home and 356 was entered, but suffered mechani- iPhone) to find clues along the route. private museum in Lake Placid. The cal issues on the way to Sebring and was The dollar value of each correct ques- late Ernie Renzetti ran Ernie’s Alloys, swapped for the couple’s 911 cab. The tion was added to their “winnings.” The and was a Porsche enthusiast to the event was open to non-Porsches, but route included a tour of murals adorn- core, with a collection stashed away in they were running for fun, as trophies ing buildings in the town of Lake Placid. various South Florida nooks. He always were only available to Zonefest regis- In each case, participants had to iden- took part in Zonefest events and sup- trants. David Schnoerr actually had the tify the building on which a particular ported them with door prizes. quickest time in his BMW Z4 M Coupe. scene appeared. The two hour and 15 In a brief ribbon-cutting ceremony, I was awarded the Fast Time of Day minute allotted time was supposed to Lori Renzetti unveiled a bronze plaque trophy as the quickest of the Porsches, be “plenty of time,” but it simply wasn’t honoring her late husband, and ex- just ahead of Steve Kidd in his GT3 enough for many teams, since they had plained that it had been his dream to and Sharron Shields, who claimed La- to keep stopping for clues. Competitors have all his “toys” in one place. Lori dies FTD in her Boxster S. raced to the finish at the hotel, and ran persevered to see his dream through The Tech Quiz was prepared in ab- upstairs to turn in their scorecards. It to completion. She invited his Porsche sentia by Ruben Ledesma, featuring 25 is possible that some speed limits were friends inside to check out the fabulous questions plus tie-breakers on Porsche exceeded. car collection, which included a 356 and trivia and history. Steve Kidd was nearly The Hoffman family of Space Coast several outstanding 911s, six or seven perfect and won the Men’s title, while Region won the rally in their Cayenne. split-window VW Beetles, and an ador- Sharron Shields was the overall winner There weren’t any navigational “tricks” able collection of micro-cars from the among the ladies. in the rally, according to Rally Master late ‘50s and early ‘60s. The Saturday night dinner included Ricker. That didn’t stop Suncoast Re- After lunch and a trackside ice cream a greeting from PCA National Trea- gion’s Annie Carter and Ray Fluitsma, social, the autocross on Sunday after- surer Tom Gorsuch. Sunday’s banquet
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Zonefest 2013 awards ceremony For full list of class winners, go to www.ZoneFest.org Zone 12 Rep David O’Neal congratulates Zonefest winners: 1) Caroline Spencer took first place in S3 ladies driving her 2004 911. 2) Bill Riley took first place in the S3 class mens in his 2004 40th anniversary edition 911. 3) Sharron Shields won Fastest Time of Day women’s and Overall Winner women’s. Photo by Joli Laughlin. 4) From left, Zonefest Chair Steve Kidd, Gerry Curts, Overall Winner men’s, and Dottie Kidd. 5) Hans-Joachim Krenz took first place in the S4 class. 6) Annie Carter won first place in S2 ladies. 7) Fastest Time of Day and first place in P5 class went to Danny Shields. 8) Mike Kwasin took first place in the P1 class. 9) Joyce Tone won first place 8 in P3 ladies. All photos by Sharron Shields. included a talk by Zone Rep David O’Neal, skid pad session and one half-hour track who announced that Zonefest 2014 would session, along with classroom instruction. be hosted by Florida Citrus Region (Orlan- The ladies seemed to enjoy the program. do area). Great door prizes included two Green students also participated in the skid sets of tires, plus a 46-inch TV from Inno- pad session. vative Lifestyles, won by Suncoast Region’s Zonefest events traditionally honor the Joli Laughlin. top man and top lady overall, based on The Driver Education event on Mon- scores from each of the competitive events. day offered plenty of track time on the fa- To win, you have to place near the top in mous Sebring track. By the final sessions in all the competitive events. Separate awards the afternoon, only a few participants had are given for host region and outside re- enough gas, tires and energy to keep lap- gion members. Suncoast Region claimed ping. both the out-of-region overall titles this 9 A special and unique feature of the DE year, with Gerry Curts winning the Men’s was the ladies group, a lower-cost intro- Overall and Sharron Shields winning the duction to DE, which included a half-hour Ladies’ Overall trophies.
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26 PORSCHE PROFILE • JULY/AUGUST 2013 Looking Ahead to Fall Autocross By BRIAN WEST, coast PCA’s first Teen Driving School. of the Florida Suncoast Chapter of the Competition Chair October brings us back to St. Peters- BMW Club of America on Sunday, Nov. burg College for Ladies’ Day on Sunday, 17. Two weeks later, Sunday, Dec. 1, will lthough we are in our sum- the 13th, where we will be encouraging our be our season finale, where we will host mer autocross break, we Suncoast ladies to come show us how it’s the BMW club. Year-end prizes will be Aare getting revved up for an done! We will focus on instruction for fe- awarded at this event to the top drivers in exciting fall of driving fun male participants (with several expert lady each class. and competition. We start things off on autocross instructors on hand), and there Both of these events will require reg- Sunday, August 18, with our first “enduro” will be special prizes for the ladies. Men are istration over a week in advance in order autocross (see Mark Lasota’s article this also welcome to put their skills on display to meet airport regulations. Check out page), which promises to be a fun change at this fun site that is central to a lot of the event calendar on suncoastpca.org for and an early warm up for the fall series. folks in our region. more information, or feel free to email me Our September autocross has been moved We will close out 2013 with two events at [email protected] with questions or to Sebring on Sunday, the 22nd, in concert at the grippy Hernando County (Brooks- comments. I look forward to seeing you at with a Driver’s Education event and Sun- ville) Airport. Suncoast PCA will be guests an upcoming event! August Autocross Enduro – A First for Suncoast? By Mark Lasota, Assistant to Mr. West
o you find the average au- tocross run of 45 to 60 Dseconds too short? Do you find August in Florida too hot? Well, we can fix half of that for you. We are planning an Enduro autocross for August 18 in Zephyrhills. It’s basically a normal autocross, but you take several laps for a total elapsed time of about 4 minutes (a little less than that if you try Mike Kwasin in his 1969 912 autocrossing at Zephyrhills. Photo provided by Mark Lasota. really hard.) pecting a total distance of 2.5 miles with the chief autocross instructor, Danny As most of you know we basically shut elapsed times of 3.5 to 4 minutes. (3.25, if Shields, for approval.) down the autocross program for the sum- you have a really fast car.) To make this an enjoyable experience, mer because it’s just too hot, and we are, If things go as planned, there will be a we will also be limiting the number of generally, sane people. But we know that two-lap warm-up run to let you get a feel drivers to roughly 35-40. a long summer break leaves the hardcore for the course. Then we’ll start the four This event requires pre-registration, autocrossers itching for an event. A points lap runs. You’ll get two, and they will be due to the limited number of spots. event that counts toward the season cham- timed. Your autocross friends will have to The limited number of spots also pionships is out of the question, because shag cones in the August heat, so, yes, all means the cost of the event will be $10 we can’t ask people to brave the scorching downed cones count against your time, more than usual ($30 for members, $40 sun. But a non-points event, that’s a differ- and you should try really hard to avoid for non-members.) ent story. So we bought a brand new pop them. Everyone shags downed cones at this up sunshade, and are loading up the ice There are a few special items to note one. If you have physical limitations, water for an August Autocross Enduro. about this event: please contact the worker coordinator. The basic plan is to set up a fairly long Because of the nature of this event, I believe this is the very first time our course, and to take four laps. We’ll set up only experienced autocrossers will be al- club is holding an event like this. Bring three extra cones at the looping point. lowed to participate. If you have had at plenty of sunscreen, hunt down some Each time you pass we’ll remove one least five autocross events in the last 12 shade, and become one of the few who cone. When the last cone is gone, it’s time months, you are good to go. (If you are can say they attended our very first En- for you to head for the finish line. I’m ex- unsure that you qualify, please check with duro-cross.
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