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March 2009 1 Northlander 2 Northlander March 2009 NORTHLANDER NORTH COUNTRY REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA Volume 32 Number 3 March 2009 Upcoming Events Editors 5 Calendar Tracey Levasseur 13 Spring Rally 207 247 3385 15 Car Control Clinic [email protected] 21 48 Hours @ Watkins Glen 25 Charlevoix Scenic Tour David Churcher Features 16 603 799 4688 10 The Rolling Chicane [email protected] 11 Looking Back 14 Tech Session #2 Advertising 16 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona Matt Romanowski 22 March Centerfold 603 674 3250 24 Parade for the Car-less [email protected] 26 Tech Tactics Teaser Web site 31 Visit to Kraftwerkz 26 www.ncr-pca.org 42 BTW Departments 4 Board of Directors & Committee Chairs 6 President’s Message 7 Editors’ Desk Statement of Policy 9 Membership Northlander is the official publication 12 Drivers’ Ed of the North Country Region (NCR), Porsche Club of America (PCA). 35 The Mart Opinions expressed herein are 36 Safety purely those of the writer and are not to be construed as an endorsement 40 Business Card or guarantee of the product or Exchange services by the Board of Directors of NCR. The editor reserves the right to edit all material submitted On the cover 7 for publication. Material may be reprinted by PCA Regions without permission provided credit is given to the Northlander and the author. The regular article and Advertising closing date for the Northlander is st Don Osborne went to the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona with the 1 of the month preceding the his Nikon and brought back a selection of photographs for publication month. See page 42 for Northlander. See the coverage and Don’s story on page 16 of advertising rates. this issue. March 2009 3 Northlander BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Ivy Leonard (H) (603) 380 3782 [email protected] Vice President Jay Gratton (H) (603) 498 8576 [email protected] Secretary Paul Tallo (W) (603) 594 9696 [email protected] Treasurer Pete Petersen (H) (207) 646 5402 [email protected] Past President Miriam Dunster (H) (603) 659 8592 [email protected] Membership Chair Lisa Roche (H) (978) 534 0118 [email protected] Newsletter Editors Tracey Levasseur (H) (207) 247 3385 [email protected] David Churcher (H) (603) 799 4688 [email protected] Webmaster Dick Demaine (H) (603) 560 4911 [email protected] COMMITTEES Advertising Manager Matt Romanowski (H) (603) 674 3250 [email protected] AutoCross Joe Kraetsch (H) (978) 534 0118 [email protected] Car Control Clinic Brian Arenstem (H) (603) 520 6034 [email protected] Charity Paul Tallo (W) (603) 594 9696 [email protected] Chief Instructor Steve Gratton (H) (603) 456 2131 [email protected] Concours Deb & Jim Gratton (H) 603 498 8576 [email protected] Drivers’ Ed Paul Frucci (H) (603) 491 2265 [email protected] Rally Jim Gratton (H) (603) 498 8574 [email protected] Safety Edgar Broadhead (H) (603) 526 6578 [email protected] Senior “Advisors” Edgar and Nancy Broadhead (H) (603) 526 6578 [email protected] Social Janet & John Leach (H) (603) 433 4450 [email protected] Technical Jack Saunders (H) N/A [email protected] 4 Northlander March 2009 10 28 MARCH 2009 AT A GLANCE Date/Time Event Information Contact March 10 6pm Board Meeting - Location TBA [email protected] March 28 1pm How to Make Your Porsche Handle Better Porsche of Nashua [email protected] April 5 8am NER AX School - Devens www.porschenet.com April 14 6pm Board Meeting [email protected] April 18 pm General Automotive Electronics Advance & OBD II for Greener Porsches [email protected] May 2 8am NER AX - Devens www.porschenet.com May 9 9am Spring Rally [email protected] May 12 6pm Board Meeting [email protected] May 18 7am Drivers Ed # 1 - NHMS [email protected] May 23 8am NCR AX # 1 - Devens [email protected] May 30 8am Car Control Clinic - NHMS [email protected] June 9 6pm Board Meeting [email protected] June 19 8am Zone 1 DE - 48 hrs Watkins Glen http://zone1.pca.org/ June 20 8am NCR AX # 2 - Devens [email protected] June 29 8am PCA National Parade - Keystone, CO www.pca.org Please note: calendar information is correct at the time of Northlander going to press but for the latest information you should check our web site: www.ncr-pca.org March 2009 5 Northlander Liking…Loving Our Cars. I once heard from a Porsche club driving that special car we love so member that owning a car – and much just brings out the best in all, particularly a Porsche - is like owning makes us feel like a million bucks. Just a family pet. Whether it is a dog, or a happy to be on the road nestled in the cat, or a P-car we all try to make our bucket of our close little friend. Even choice wisely to make sure we pick stopping at lights or tooling down a Ivy Leonard out the perfect one for us. highway or a winding back road and talking to him or her. So, after all that deliberation and maybe a pre-purchase inspection I have two cars: both of them are (but why bother if it is yellow!) and special to me, a 944 Turbo (red, but Just happy to be on the road the “what ifs” and “ya buts” all of with yellow accents) and 911 yellow nestled in the bucket of our us did finally make that decision… Targa. Both have vanity plates: the close little friend. to buy a Porsche. I know you made 944 T is TURBOMA, and the 911 the purchase, some of you a long is 9ELOVIN. And the plates are a time ago, some just recently, because reflection of the cars relationship you wouldn’t be reading this if you to me, giving special meaning to hadn’t! my ownership of them in different ways. As many of you know I have And so for the purchase – the big been blessed to be a grandmother to day! We find the perfect one just like two wonderful grandchildren, and when picking out that family pet. We because of my German heritage go bring the purchase home, we name by the name of Oma, grandmother in it, we actually talk to it, and care for German. So we have a Turbo Oma… it. Now you see the resemblance in TURBOMA! your family pet? Actually many of our members like their car - even love their Now, do I really have to explain car - more than their family pet! 9ELOVIN? (Hint: sound it out!) And just like our pets our cars become Just like a pet, our cars need some a reflection of our personalities. We regular personal attention. How want to be happy with our choice. many of you out there wash your car After all, we will be spending a lot of faithfully? Many of you I am sure. time together. Sometimes bordering You see with all the dirt, salt, grime, on obsession. Have any of you heard or dust, what ever it may be, when a complaint that you and your Porsche you’re out driving the car that way spend too much time together? sometimes you do not feel that same passion or spark. You know you have You see when some of us drive the let the car down. Some of you out family car or even the family truck there cannot deny this. it just does not make us feel quite the same. The car or “cars” spark Washing your special car or Porsche passion, appeal, and a sense of well takes some time – but the satisfaction being, personal pride that we might at the end is well worth it. Back on not otherwise enjoy. In that I mean the road again feeling powerful, continued on page 28 ... 6 Northlander March 2009 Is it March already? Can spring be plans I had made also did not work far away? I always view our March out as planned but I cannot complain. issue as almost spring and time to It all worked out to be a wonderful prepare the April issue. And as I write sentimental journey. I have heard from the engineers in the Black Forest to tell me they will have The Porsche Club of Tasmania meeting David Churcher material for our April issue. Our March I had expected to make did not take issue might be a week late hitting the place. As Neill (from PCoT) and I mail for a few reasons: we continue narrowed down our choices of times to develop our procedures with our to meet it became evident we had only new printer and their new machine, the day of the Launceston Festivale February was a short month, we have (pronounced: Festiv_ar_lee). What material for the issue from events at is Festivale? It is a great happening While I sat at the Opera House in the end of February, and this editor in the City Park where vendors of front of Aria restaurant only one is just back from a three week trip food and wine have great displays Boxster went by and it did not Down Under. for tasting while a lot of music is present a photo op. played and people have a great old Living on an island can cause an time. Our Porsche colleagues were all isolation complex.
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