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Service & Repair of German Cars PORSCHEPORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA • SUNCOAST REGION Profile Photo by GEO WIENHOLD OCTOBER 2011 Performance Driven Solutions. Special Porsche Profile Exclusive For Our Loyal Customers Customer Offer: Reeves Porsche 6/50 Club Os Oil Service Customer Appreciation: + Replace engine oil & filter To say thank you for your loyalty, we formed the Reeves Porsche + Perform multi-point inspection 6/50 Club. There are no fees to join, just huge savings including + Replacement of oil filter & Valvoline 20% off services and parts and boutique items*, 2 years/ unlimited synthetic motor oil mileage warranty for most repairs, and more for all Porsches over 6 model years or 50,000 miles. Includes price protection guarantee. (1999 AND NEWER CARS)* $112.00 Reeves Porsche 6/50 Club Benefits Include: Loaner Cars: We have a fleet of late model loaners available for your use while your vehicle is in for service. Price Protection Guarantee: We will match any written estimate from any dealer or independent shop using factory parts. Full Service Tire Shop: Competitive pricing on all wheel and tire service. Reeves Porsche has 7 factory-trained technicians with over 90 years combined experience ready to serve you. To schedule an appointment, call (813) 935-9444 or visit: I-275 & Fowler Ave. | www.drivereeves.com *15% and 20% does not apply after price match. Excludes tire purchases. Up to $400 discount per visit. PORSCHE Editor Graphic Artist ® Deadlines Alicia Nordquist Melissa Schneider alicia.nordquist10 mtaylordesigns Performance Driven Solutions. 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. PORSCHE 1 for insertion in the March issue. 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Full Service Tire Shop: Competitive pricing on all wheel and tire • The ideas, opinions, and subjects are those of the Chief Track Instructor – John Oppihle authors and no authentication is implied by the 941-626-5078, [email protected] l service. editor, or endorsement given by the Suncoast Region, Southern Tire Company Porsche Club of America. Charitable Endeavors – Sharron Shields l St. Petersburg Yacht Charters & Sales Reeves Porsche has 7 factory-trained technicians with over 90 • All submissions are subject to editing for space constraints, style and editorial consistency, and 813-681-5378, [email protected] years combined experience ready to serve you. To schedule an l Suncoast Motorsports must be accompanied with name and contact 48 Hours Club Race Chairman – David Herndon appointment, call (813) 935-9444 or visit: phone number. Anonymous submissions will not be l published. Photos, articles, letters to the editor are 727-804-1439, [email protected] Suncoast Parts accepted by email to the editor, and by snail mail, l returnable only with SAS envelope. 50th Anniversary Celebration Chairmen Suncoast Porsche • Address changes should be submitted to joe. Bill and Ellen Riley l Superior Auto Body I-275 & Fowler Ave. | www.drivereeves.com [email protected]. • Subscriptions to non-Suncoast Region, PCA 863-619-8983, [email protected] l members are $24 per year. Vortex Motorsport © Porsche Profile 2011Suncoast Region Porsche Club of America *15% and 20% does not apply after price match. Excludes tire purchases. Up to $400 discount per visit. PORSCHE PROFILE • OCTOBER 2011 3 Clarity. The new 911 Carrera GTS. Limited Production Starting at $112,900 Starting at $103,100 3.8 Liters, 408 hp @ 7,300 rpm 0-60 mph 4.6 seconds, top track speed: 190 mph 2 0 1 1 Suncoast Porsche 5005 S. Tamiami Trail Porsche Dealer Sarasota, FL 34231 941.923.1700 2 0 1 1 www.suncoastporsche.com Mon.-Thurs. 9-7 | Fri. 9-6 | Sat. 9-5 | Closed Sunday Porsche Dealer Clarity. The The new 911 Carrera GTS. President’s Limited Production Message make our club the active, dynamic organi- our Social Chair Jill Perry. whose energy is zation that it is. People like our industrious unmatched as she puts together an incred- Profile Editor Alicia Nordquist, who puts in ible schedule of great and varied events countless hours behind the scenes every for us. Not only does she come up with month to put out the outstanding maga- great locations monthly for our “Date Your zine that you currently are reading. Porsche” socials, but she constantly thinks Another is our intrepid Drivers Educa- up new and interesting ways to enjoy our From DAVID BASSETT tion Registrar Amy Gustafson, who, while wonderful machines. 2011 President answering countless emails and phone Two others who need mentioning are calls, toils constantly as we approach an Bill and Ellen Riley, both past presidents, I have mentioned in the past how fortu- event to ensure that all are registered and co-chairs of our successful National Pa- Starting at $112,900 nate we are as a region. Usually, I have ref- paid, and that students have instructors rade in 2003, and active participants in all erenced the fact that we have not one, but ready to teach the fine art of high speed facets of our club, having chaired most po- three great Porsche dealerships that pro- driving (did I mention that we have the fin- sitions. When disaster struck at the 11th vide wonderful support in so many ways. est instructors anywhere?). hour of planning for our 50th Anniversary Reeves Import Motorcars in Tampa, Bert While we are on the topic of Drivers event, they managed to pull a rabbit out of Smith Porsche in St. Petersburg, and Sun- Education, I must mention our Chief Track the hat and put on an outstanding event. coast Porsche in Sarasota have all gone out Instructor John Oppihle, who also answers I haven’t even scratched the surface of of their way to provide financial support numerous emails and phone calls in prepa- the people who devote time and effort to for our events, create interesting, educa- ration for giving up a great amount of his the club.
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