PORSCHEPORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA • SUNCOAST REGION Profile
Photo by BRUCE BERNSTEIN DECEMBER 2011 Secure Your Peace of Mind.
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Loaner Cars: We have a fleet of late model loaners available for * 1998 AND NEWER CARS your use while your vehicle is in for service. $95.95 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:
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*17% 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 Secure Your Peace of Mind. 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. Contact editor Alicia Nordquist, alicia.nordquist10 2010 - 2011 Profile @gmail.com Officers &Board of Directors Advertisers with suggestions, comments, and further information Officers The following businesses generously support President – David Bassett Porsche Profile and the Suncoast Region. Porsche Profile is also on the Suncoast Web site at 941-720-1964, [email protected] Past President – David Herndon l www.SuncoastPCA.org AAA Financial Services 727-804-1439, [email protected] l Apparel World Vice President – Page Obenshain 727-823-2555, [email protected] l Auto Paint Guard Advertising Rates Secretary – Jose Uranga l Bert Smith Porsche Contact Page Obenshain 941-351-7228, [email protected] l Bloomtown Florist
[email protected] Treasurer – Charles Neilson l Cabriolet Hydraulics 727-593-2838, [email protected] 727-823-2555 l Carson Pest Control Business cards (3.83” x 2.1”) $195 Elected Directors l Chateau Elan Social – Jill Perry l Coldwell Banker Res’l Real Estate Quarter page (3.83” x 5”) $500 727-244-5137, [email protected] l Half page (7.83” x 5”) $750 Membership – Joe Shukys Delaney Creek/Nature Coast/West Winds Full page (7.83” x 10”) $1,200 727-235-3591, [email protected] l Driving Expressions
Two adjoining pages (ea.)$1,500 Safety – Eunice Painter l Eibell Performance, Inc. Special Porsche Profile 727-773-5823, [email protected] l Exclusive For Our Loyal Customers Inside covers (7.83” x 10”) $1,500 Fast Lane Travel Inc. Competition – Danny Shields Customer Offer: Outside back (7.83” x 10”) $1,875 l Flamingo Lawn Service Reeves Porsche 6/50 Club 813-681-5378, [email protected] Rates listed above are per year for 12 l German Tech A Oil Service* issues commencing with the January Board Members l Hurricane Tennis Academy issue. Rates for advertisers contracting Christian Rava + Replace engine oil & filter after January will be prorated. l Inn on the Lakes Customer Appreciation: 727-278-5991, [email protected] + Perform multi-point inspection Display ads must be camera-ready, Frank Chaney l Jeffrey B. LLC Jewelry & Design To say thank you for your loyalty, we formed the Reeves Porsche scaled to page size, and require no l + Replacement of oil filter & Valvoline 727-599-9597, [email protected] Leland West 6/50 Club. There are no fees to join, just huge savings including change in text or graphics. For full pages, synthetic motor oil a full, 1/4-inch bleed may be added. Steve Laymon l Manny’s Tire 17% off services and parts and boutique items*, 2 years/unlimited * SPORTSCARS ONLY. 727-521-6856, [email protected] l mileage warranty for most repairs, and more for all Porsches over 6 EXCLUDES ALL PANAMERA Business cards are accepted as camera Mariner Car Wash OR CAYENNE MODELS $119.95 ready and will print only as good as what l Michael T. Heider, P.A. model years or 50,000 miles. Includes price protection guarantee. is submitted. President Appointed * Web Master – Jim Farmer l B Brake Fluid Flush Michael Saunders & Company Reeves Porsche 6/50 Club Benefits Include: 813-732-6212, [email protected] l Morgan Stanley Loaner Cars: We have a fleet of late model loaners available for * 1998 AND NEWER CARS Profile Editor – Alicia Nordquist l Neiser & Neiser Attorneys your use while your vehicle is in for service. $95.95 Policies & Procedures 941-228-2184, [email protected] DE Registrar – Amy Gustafson l Reeves Import Motorcars Price Protection Guarantee: We will match any written estimate • Porsche Profile is the official newsletter of the Porsche Club of America Suncoast Region. Alicia l 941-518-0004, [email protected] Renn Haus from any dealer or independent shop using factory parts. Nordquist, Editor, Melissa Schneider, Graphic Artist. No portion of this publication may be duplicated DE Tech – Carlos DeBonis l Reeves Porsche Service Center Full Service Tire Shop: Competitive pricing on all wheel and tire without the written permission of the Suncoast Region Board of Directors. 941-928-5213, [email protected] l ® Scottshop, Inc. service. • The ideas, opinions, and subjects are those of the authors and no authentication is implied by the Chief Track Instructor – John Oppihle l Southern Tire Company editor, or endorsement given by the Suncoast Region, 941-626-5078, [email protected] Reeves Porsche has 7 factory-trained technicians with over 90 Porsche Club of America. l St. Petersburg Yacht Charters & Sales years combined experience ready to serve you. To schedule an • All submissions are subject to editing for space Charitable Endeavors – Sharron Shields constraints, style and editorial consistency, and l appointment, call (813) 935-9444 or visit: must be accompanied with name and contact 813-681-5378, [email protected] Suncoast Motorsports phone number. Anonymous submissions will not be l published. Photos, articles, letters to the editor are 48 Hours Club Race Chairman – David Herndon Suncoast Parts
® accepted by email to the editor, and by snail mail, 727-804-1439, [email protected] l Suncoast Porsche I-275 & Fowler Ave. | www.drivereeves.com returnable only with SAS envelope. • Address changes should be submitted to joe. 50th Anniversary Celebration Chairmen l Superior Auto Body [email protected]. Bill and Ellen Riley Reeves Porsche | 11333 N. Florida Avenue | Tampa Florida 33612 • Subscriptions to non-Suncoast Region, PCA l members are $24 per year. 863-619-8983, [email protected] Vortex Motorsport © Porsche Profile 2011Suncoast Region Porsche Club of America
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Board Members. also between them have held just about I want to thank the departing board every job in the Region. From DAVID BASSETT members: Dave Herndon, Past President; We could not have gotten more so- 2011 President Eunice Painter, Safety; Danny Shields, cial. Jill Perry made sure that our calen- Competition; and Steve Laymon, Board. dar was full of fun, interesting, and varied It seems like You all were an integral part of this year’s events, and our Autocross program is in Starting at $112,900 yesterday success, and your dedication and hard great shape. Wow! that I was work is very much appreciated. The full Your Profile, which you are cur- composing my first President’s Message for information on your new board is noted rently reading, just keeps getting bet- last January’s Profile. Now, I am drafting on page 7 of this issue. ter and better, thanks to the dedication my last. Page Obenshain will take over as In this humble and probably very bi- of your extremely hard working editor, your new president in January, and I will ased opinion, it was a good year for Sun- Alicia Nordquist. take over Dave Herndon’s job as that coast PCA. Drivers Education got some We acquitted ourselves well at Parade wise (some would dispute that) old (few new winter dates so we could stop this year as Danny Shields, Sharon Shields, would dispute that) sage who did it be- torturing ourselves in the broiling sum- Bill Riley, and Carolyn Spencer won their fore. I am extremely confident that Page mer heat. The 48 Hours at Sebring had Autocross classes, and Gerry and Beth will do an outstanding job and lead this another successful year. Both of those Curts, Bill and Ellen Riley, and Tom and club to continued greatness. turned a profit to your club. These are Cindy Briest took 1, 2, 3 respectively in Many of your board will continue in the only two significant revenue-positive the Unequipped Plus Rally category. their current roles, but I wanted to note club activities, and it is those that allow us Although we have another month the changed roles, and welcome the new to provide free or subsidized socials and to go with some great holiday parties, I members. Jose Uranga moves up to Vice other activities for your enjoyment. wanted to take this time to thank all of Starting at $103,100 President and Frank Chaney moves to We had by all accounts, an outstand- you for giving me the honor and privilege Safety Chair. New blood is what keeps ing 50th Anniversary celebration, thanks of serving as your President for 2011. It 3.8 Liters, 408 hp @ 7,300 rpm 0-60 mph 4.6 seconds, top track speed: 190 mph your club energized, and as such we to the capable guidance of Bill and El- is something that I will treasure always. want to welcome Jane Lane as Secretary, len Riley assisted by their hard working May you all have a wonderful Holiday Brian West as Competition Chair, and committee. Bill and Ellen not only did Season, and maymay thethe worst worst of of the the New New Y Carolyn Spencer and Jeremy Dixon as an incredible job on our celebration, but Yearear be be better better than than the the best best of of the the old. old.
2011 Suncoast Porsche 5005 S. Tamiami Trail Porsche Dealer Sarasota, FL 34231 From the Social Corner ...... 7 Ladies Day AX ...... 17 941.923.1700 2011 In This Issue www.suncoastporsche.com PORSCHE Fast Tracks, Tony Little ...... 11 Rennsport Reunion ...... 18 Mon.-Thurs. 9-7 | Fri. 9-6 | Sat. 9-5 | Closed Sunday Porsche Dealer of Reeves Hosts October Social ...... 12 Featured Advertiser: Profile Southern Tire ...... 32
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I provided light humor (okay, we all know how witty I am) complimenting him Dear Members, on his GREAT HIDING SPOT as he complimented me on my I am in the Refrigeration & HVAC busi- ability to brake as hard as I did! ness as a Rep Agency owner and this line He returned to the vehicle with my license stating that “84 of work affords me the opportunity to put mph in a 70 mph zone is a $194 fee,” but that anywhere from 20K to 50K miles a year on he could not bring himself to ticket someone I knew you my vehicle. I just took delivery of a new 2012 VW Passat TDI with such a good attitude. He then joked about were wondering: and was conducting an experiment of the effects of speed and how many people he catches at this spot and 70 MPH – 50.1 MPG the subsequent fuel mileage of this uber efficient diesel steed. asked me about the new TDI. Whoooaaa, for 72 MPH – 48.5 MPG My luck ran out last week at mile marker 150 heading north on just having a good attitude?! What a beautiful 75 MPH – 44.1 MPG 78 MPH – 40.1 MPG I-75 as I tested the upper range of my MPG experiment. gesture and such an honest thing to say to a 85 MPH – 38.7 MPG As the FHP Trooper approached my vehicle, I consciously complete stranger. until I got caught said “both hands on the wheel,” but they were already there As you read this our club is just about to and I knew that this was a habit I picked up doing many Driver have all of the holiday parties. Please come out, even if you have Education events with our club. to RSVP at last minute, and meet some complete strangers who I am a trooper’s dream speeder as I am very courteous; I ask just might surprise you with kindness and warmth in a PCA if it is okay to open the glove box for my insurance card, reach in member kind of way.
New members William & Mady Iseman, Anna Marie, ‘08 Black Boxster S Larry Cox, Tampa, 2012 Red 911 GTS Gene Kickliter, St. Petersburg, 2004 Black 911 Turbo Ricardo Fernandez, Clearwater, 2006 Silver Boxster Edwin Lopez Chaves, Tampa, 2006 Black Boxster Sarah Guthrie, Clearwater, 2012 Cayenne Frank LoScalzo, Odessa, 2005 Blue Carrera S Martin Nusbaum, Beverly Hills, 1985 Red 911 Carrera Victor Tirado, Bradenton, 2007 Silver 911
PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA • SUNCOAST REGION Ian & Teri Turner, Bradenton, 2008 Black Cayman S PORSCHE Ann White, Seminole, 2007 Silver Boxster
Profile Transfers in Kevin & Sally Carroll Bradenton Beach, 2004 Black 911 C4S Transfer from: Western Michigan (WMI)
Edward McNulty, Florida, 2006 Black Cayenne S, 2010 Cayenne, 2011 911 GTS Transfer from: Riesentoter (RTR)
Roger & Mary Nelson, Sarasota, 2003 Black Boxster Transfer from: Rocky Mountain (RMT)
Alberto Ruiz, Odessa, 2010 White GT3 RS Transfer from: Florida Citrus (FLC)
Photo by Page Obenshain DECEMBER 2011 Region Summary Primary Members 1,128 On the cover… Affiliate Members854 Bruce Bernstein took this month’s cover shot of Total Members 1,982 his 2001 996 coupe at the north rest area at the Sunshine Skyway on Tampa Bay on November 2 with a Nikon Coolpix S7c digital camera. At this popular place for aquatic sports, the person on the water is kite boarding. www.SuncoastPCA.org
8 PORSCHE PROFILE • DECEMBER 2011 Saturday, December 10, 2011
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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PCA SUNCOAST REGION, ONE MEMBER AT A TIME
10 Questions for Tony Little, PCA Suncoast Region member for one year
PORSCHE PROFILE: What is your oc- PP: What interests you, other than cupation and in which part of the Sun- Porsche? coast Region do you live? TL: Muscle cars and working out and TONY LITTLE: I’m a fitness and life- my family. style expert on TV. I live in Tampa Bay. PP: Do you prefer the direct way PP: How did you first become a home or the twists and turns route? Porsche/Suncoast enthusiast? TL: Interstate and then the back TL: In 1996 with my first 911. roads home.
PP: What models of Porsches have PP: In your opinion, how could you owned and what do you currently Porsche improve the driving drive? “Every year I’ve set a goal for myself on my experience? birthday to do a two-day photo shoot with TL: 1993 – Cabriolet, 1996 – 911, 1998 well-known photographer Jorge Alvarez. TL: They’re already the best. – 911 Targa, 2003 – 911 Turbo, 2007 – I always like to use my cars and toys as 911 Turbo, 2011 – Custom Turbo, 2011 – props. I do the normal fitness pics to show PP: Do you have a Porsche story you’d like Panamera S. I’m still in great shape for being 55, but then we get off track!” to share with our readers? PP: What is your “dream” car? PP: In which PCA/Suncoast activities or TL: When looking for a family sedan that events do you participate most? still drove great, I tried all the BMWs and TL: I have it! 2011 – 911 Turbo with body found that the Panamera S was just plain kit and an aluminum package interior. TL: Just love reading the magazine. My awesome. schedule hasn’t allowed me any events.
PORSCHE PROFILE • DECEMBER 2011 11 All photos by Reeves Administrative Assistant BEVERLY BERNARD SUNCOASTPARTS.COM Your online store for genuine Porsche parts and accessories.
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Reeves Hosts October Social By DAVID COOK
eeves does it again! On October 19, Reeves Motorsports opened its arms to our Suncoast Region. It was a gala evening in their beautiful showroom, featuring refreshments Board member Christian Rava accepts a door prize. andR an array of tables set for dining. Before the din- ACCESSORIES APPAREL & WATCHES ner, our board of directors held a 30-minute meet- RACING SEATS AEROKITS & SPOILERS ing which our members were invited to attend. Members mingled together at various tables, PADDLE STEERING WHEELS PORSCHE DESIGN which gave them a chance to sit and visit with new CLEAR SIDE MARKERS MAINTENANCE PARTS friends. A very delicious buffet was presented and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the culinary delights. SHIFTER KITS AND MUCH MORE President David Bassett greeted Suncoasters with a Tech quiz. Winners were given shirts from the 2011 48 Hours at Sebring. Past President David Herndon assisted in the quiz. Last but not least, Suncoast member Jeffrey Hol- combe from Reeves thanked fellow members for attending. In addition, the Reeves Dealership held a drawing for some really great door prizes. Reeves has been a faithful supporter of the Sun- coast Region for many years. We are very lucky to have their support! Thank you, Reeves! Suncoasters gather at Reeves for the October Social.
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or visit your local AAA office. 11-FS-0592 Ladies Day Autocross winners from left: Tori Lewis, Boxster S, 2nd Place Ladies; Shari Francavilla, Mazda Miata, 1st Place Novice Ladies; Heather Broadbent, 911, 3rd place Ladies; Amy Gustafson, GT3-RS, 1st place Ladies and Top Time of Day Ladies; Susan Espino, Chevy Corvette, 4th place Ladies; and Suchada Eickemeyer, 911, 2nd place Novice Ladies.
“Ladies First” at October Autocross
By DANNY SHIELDS which looks great, sounds mean and goes Suchada Eickemeyer, who drove a beauti- really fast. She won by three tenths of a ful red Carrera. Lindsey Gustafson, driving he Ladies Day Autocross second over Tori Lewis in her Boxster S. a Ford Fiesta in her first autocross, finished on October 23 brought Heather Broadbent ran third, driving a 996. fourth, right behind Katelynn Tucker in a more than 50 drivers to In the separate group for ladies with BMW. The two winning ladies were each the Sarasota Kennel Club less autocross experience, Shari Fran- presented with a bottle of champagne and to enjoy the beautiful fall cavilla drove a Miata to victory, defeating Continued on page 20 weatherT and a fun Suncoast PCA auto- cross. Although the event was open to all licensed drivers, ladies competed for spe- AX results from 10-23-11 cial prizes, and enjoyed special instruction Class # Name Best time Place TOTALS Class # Name Best time Place TOTALS and their own guided course walk, led by Expert 5 Shields, Danny 39.911 1 45 S-1 38 Meyer, Bob 45.745 29 19 Sharron Shields. Suncoast Porsche joined P-6 Riches, Gavin 40.975 2 9 S-4-L 21 Broadbent, Heather 45.817 30 36 P-8 917 Uhrinec, Ryan 42.916 3 18 .Open 3 Espino, Susan 46.200 31 0 in to provide lunch for all participants, nice .Open 50 Corona, Cory 42.323 4 33 P-4 8 Velez, Jose 46.263 32 42 prizes for the ladies, and door prizes for .Open 25 Byram, Tod 42.377 5 34 P-2 30 Alaisa, Rene 46.280 33 20 the rest of the group. P-5 21 Cummins, Harvey 42.532 6 34 P4 91 Puertas, Julio 46.668 34 6 S-4 2 Swope, Russell 42.785 7 51 P-4 896 Guixons, Manny 46.921 35 9 Mark Lasota, Brian West, Tod Byram P-8 73 Wise, Ryan 42.916 8 6 P-2 83 Sirota, Jan 46.960 36 3 and Jeff Gregg arrived before dawn to P-8 16 Gregg, Jeff 42.958 9 12 .Open 28 Chan, Michael (s2k) 47.252 37 1 begin setting up the course, since the lot S-3 41 Sumansky, Bill 43.236 10 45 .Open 19 Bradley, Rick (eclipse) 47.272 38 0 P-8 13 Lasota, Mark 43.363 11 12 P-2 8 Layman, Steve 47.464 39 13 had been in use the previous night. The S-4 9 Riley, Bill 43.412 12 44 S-3-L 423 Clarke, Julie 47.490 40 21 smooth, quick course design was clear and P-5 75 Franck, Matthew 43.599 13 12 .Open 46 Francavilla, Shari 47.576 41 0 easy to follow. The scant few “DNFs” that P-5 84 West, Brian 43.981 14 44 P-7 70 Mavromates, Nickolas 47.591 42 18 S-3 60 Hamill, Maury 43.997 15 6 .Open 99 Vida, Jean-Luc 47.910 43 3 did occur came not from getting lost, but S-4 18 Sweet, Tom 44.333 16 4 BMW 37 Bronn, Pav 48.069 44 12 from simply driving too hard to make it P-6-L 6 Gustafson, Amy 44.356 17 9 S-4 66 McKnight, Patrick 48.075 45 11 through a turn. Most runs were clean, with S-4 166 McKnight, Ty 44.555 18 3 .Open 14 Bjorge, Kendall audi S4 48.086 46 0 P-2 968 Quinones, Frank 44.627 19 18 .Open 22 Esteban, Phillip (s2k) 48.124 47 0 just an occasional pylon being toppled. Af- P-8-L 51 Shields, Sharon 44.651 20 45 P-1 912 Kwasin, Mike 49.618 48 51 ter an instructed course walk, everyone S-3-L 141 Lewis, Tori 44.666 21 24 .Open 1 Williams, Kale 49.728 49 0 had the opportunity to make a parade lap .Open 19 Francavilla, Ed 44.896 22 4 P-8 825 Crawford, Brian 49.922 50 2 I-1 18 Parrish, Steve 45.014 23 36 S-1-L 138 Meyer, Jackie 50.136 51 27 and six timed runs. .Open 31 Espino, Jorge 45.031 24 3 .Open 21 Partin, John (mx5) 50.512 52 1 The competition among the ladies was P-2 54 Leach, Al 45.586 25 31 S-1-L 16 Eickemeyer, Suchada 50.808 53 6 intense, and the results were close. Amy S-1 29 Scarfario, Adam 45.630 26 9 BMW 137 Tucker, Katelynn 51.859 54 4 S-1 8 Bienick, Paul 45.731 27 6 .Open 0 Gustafson, Lindsey 52.556 55 0 Gustafson brought out her rowdy GT3-RS, BMW 27 Moons, John 45.744 28 9 S-3-L 411 Hovind, Beth 57.051 56
PORSCHE PROFILE • DECEMBER 2011 17 Rennsport Reunion IV and Carl Yastrzemski By RICH TILLOTSON born and raised on Long Island, not the other thing you learn early is that any city, as if that will give me some cover sports team from Boston is the en- he people who get to from my actions and character flaws. emy of New York and all things holy! know me are usually Well, as a New Yorker, you learn a The Boston Bruins are a dirty hockey not very surprised that few things early in life; one thing is that team, the Boston Celtics are arrogant, I was born and raised pizza is a good meal at all times, lunch and the New England Patriots at that in New York. In my de- and dinner for sure, but cold it quali- time were a joke. So imagine how hard fenseT I always remind folks that I was fies as a perfect breakfast food. An- it was to root for Carl Yastrzemski of the Red Sox, but I did. Yaz was a classy ball player who had so much talent it was a pleasure to watch him as often as possible, and just as important, he was born and raised on Long Island, Southampton to be exact. OK, hold on, I am getting to the hook to Rennsport. In the 1970 All Star game, Yaz went four for four against the best national league pitchers at the time. Four for four is a wonderful feat at any time, but in an All Star game, give me a break! The Rennsport Reunion is an event that occurs every three or four years and brings the world’s most significant cars and Porsche race drivers together for a celebration that includes great racing and social events.
18 PORSCHE PROFILE • DECEMBER 2011 When Rennsport Reunion IV was announced and was scheduled for October 2011 at Laguna Seca Race- way in Monterey, California, my first thought was “too bad it is so far from us Porsche enthusiasts in Florida.” I have attended all three prior Renns- port Reunions; the first one at Lime Rock Park, then the next two at Day- tona. So I figured why not go four for four. Got my story hook now? So, I started throwing out hooks to see who among my friends were up for the ultimate Porsche road trip. I used the best bait I could think of: I will handle making all the travel ar- rangements and hotel requirements, I will look into getting the event tickets, all my friends will need to do is show up and split the expenses. I tried to real in Lou Rich’s idea of a “mountain?” but he slipped off the hook. Photos by ROBERT FABRICATORE My lifelong friend Gary from New York had a bite on the bait a hoot to see 911s, plus cars in our corral, of those maybe but fell off the hook due to work 914s, 944s, 356s, 60 were 356s. requirements at the last minute. 956s, 962s and the Some of the west coast 356s are Then a strike. I got a hook into famous 917s roar amazing with no rust and details that re- Bobby Fabricatore and landed through this part ally grab the eye. There were additional him in the boat! of the track. The corrals for all the other model Porsches So on Thursday, Oct. 13, Bob- lineup of famous that attendees drove in. All in all there by and I flew from Tampa to San Rich Tillotson at Laguna Seca. Porsche racecars were probably 2000 plus Porsches Jose then drove up to our hotel was only matched in attendance. in Monterey. We got as good a night’s by the famous drivers in attendance. The weather on Sunday was in sleep as possible with dreams of the How about seeing Brian Redman, Der- a word perfect, temperatures in next few days at the track. Friday morn- ek Bell, Hurley Haywood, Patrick Long, the low 70s with very little humid- ing, bright and early, we headed out to David Murry, Tino Bernhard and many, ity. We watched all the races, includ- Laguna Seca. many others, including Jerry Seinfeld, ing a Porsche Club race dedicated to Friday brought Florida weather at who we talked with on Saturday after the Cup cars. There was also a group the track with temperatures in the high he was the guest starter for the first that included the Cayman Interser- 80s. If you have never been to this track, race. ies cars, Caymans done up in classic make a point of getting out there and On Saturday, the weather had re- livery from past famous Porsche cars. watching some racing. The track sits on ally changed, temperatures in the low The weekend ended all too soon on a hill, which, to my Florida flat topogra- 50s with a blanket of low-hanging fog Sunday afternoon. phy eyes, seemed like a mountain to me. that burned off around 11a.m., when it As attendees we can only thank the We quickly made our way over to warmed up nicely. Bobby and I volun- organizers of the Rennsport Reunion the Corkscrew, the signature turn on teered to work for the Porsche Club. IV and also to the PCA folks involved the track. The cars approach that turn We were assigned the responsibility for as they did a great job in making this and brake hard at the top of the hill, the corral that handled the PCA mem- event a lifelong memory. So I went four turn left, step on the gas, and drop bers driving 356s, 914s, 904s, 912s, Cay- for four. Now I need to think back to down from the highest part of the track, mans, Cayennes and Panameras. a ball player I know who went five for that includes a total of 300 feet of eleva- We worked from 7- 10 a.m. By the five so I have my justification for Renns- tion change, to a fast left hander. What end of our shift, we probably had 150 port Reunion V. Bring it on! PORSCHE PROFILE • DECEMBER 2011 19 Sharron Shields presented Amy Gustafson Gustafson running the AX course in the Ladies Class with the 1st Place Award and the ribbon winning GT3RS. All photos by ERIC TILLOTSON. for Top Time of Day for the Ladies Class.
than all but three of the Porsches, impres- The 2011 season closes with the Ladies’ AX, sive for a stock Nissan with automatic Porsche-BMW Challenge Autocross dou- from page 17 transmission! Byram had actually delivered bleheader on December 4 at the BMW a trophy mug. In addition, Gustafson won the club equipment trailer with his Ford Club home site in Brooksville, and De- a big pink bow as the quickest lady overall. pickup truck, then made a trip back home cember 11 at the Zephyrhills Airport. See Susan Espina and Heather Broadbent won to bring his Miata for the competition. details page 22 this issue. Porsche purses from Suncoast Porsche in Top honors in the BMW group went to the ladies’ door prize drawing. John Moons. The men’s competition featured out- standing driving in all kinds of Porsches. None was more exciting to watch than September AX Results Gavin Riches, co-driving the Amy Gus- Best time Class Name 50.788 S-1 Meyer, Bob 43.629 P-8X Shields, Danny 50.934 P-2 Webb, Jackson tafson GT3-RS. He kept getting quicker 44.835 .Open Tamandli, Bob (s2000) 50.944 P-2 Alaisa, Rene over his six runs, as he found the places 45.589 .Open Surprenant, Jim 51.302 S-1 Law, Trevor on the course where he could open up 45.819 S-3 Sumansky, Bill 51.503 S-3-L Clarke, Julie 46.243 .Open Byram, Tod (Miata) Porsche’s “race car for the street.” 51.52 .Open Vida, Jean-Luc 46.51 S-4 Swope, Russell 51.582 P-4 Velez, Jose He finished second overall and took 46.749 P-8 Shields, Sharon 51.789 .Open Huff, Nate home the trophy for P6. I held onto Fast 46.84 .Open Surprenant, Andy 51.824 S-4 Bradley, Richard Time of Day in Sharron’s trusty blue 46.944 S-4 Johnson, Ryan 51.952 S-2 Lechner, Jay 46.973 M-2 Uhrinec, Ryan 52.265 .Open Gabriel, Tony Boxster S. 47.087 S-4 Riley, Bill 52.413 .Open Serafan, Michael Suncoast technician Ryan Uhrinec guid- 47.305 .Open McInturf, Michael 52.421 P-6 Wojkiewicz, Austin ed the Suncoast Cayman GT project car 47.339 P-5 Cummins, Harvey 52.609 I-2 Barragan, Jay 47.397 .Open Norman, Josh 52.771 .Open Lopes, Eric to first place in P8 and third place among 47.418 S-2 Scarsbrook, Gary 53.547 S-4-L Broadbent, Heather all the Porsches. Ryan Wise and Jeff Gregg 47.543 .Open Alford, Tucker 55.771 P-4 Guixane, Manny battled for second and third places in the 47.672 P-3 Carr, Albert 55.823 S-4 McKnight, Patrick 47.749 S-2 Hamill, Maury 57.019 S-1-L Meyer, Jackie class, driving their Boxster Ss, with Wise 47.807 P-2 Quinones, Frank 60.92 S-3-L Remus, Denise prevailing by a mere four hundredths of 47.814 S-3 Wise, Ryan 61.135 S-3 Frye, Pat a second. 47.873 .Open Lasota, Mark($1kMiata) 63.716 S-3-L Hovind, Beth 48.262 S-3-L Lewis, Tori 66.509 I-2 Mejia, Manny Harvey Cummins had a great day in 48.348 P-8 Gregg, Jeff 80.115 P-4 Wienhold, George his 997, driving to first place in P5 and 48.4 .Open Bator, Ryan 99.999 P-3 Bogart, Gary fourth overall among the Porsches. Russell 48.482 P-5 West, Brian 99.999 .Open Elrod, Alex 48.777 S-2 Sherrard, Brook 99.999 .Open Franklin, Richard Swope took top honors in S4 driving his 49.244 .Open Layman, Steve 99.999 P-6 Grist, Richard black 996, fifth Porsche overall. 49.291 S-3 Renmus, Pat 99.999 S-2 Hoey, Jim Cory Corona was victorious in the 49.403 .Open Francaville, Ed 99.999 S-3 Pridgeon, Dave 49.427 P-5 Perrone, Ricky 99.999 S-3 Stevenson, Kevin Other group, deftly guiding his black Nis- 49.638 .Open Panzarella, Tom 99.999 P-8 Uranga, Jose san 350Z through a final run that put him 49.805 .Open Dittmer, Derek ahead of Tod Byram’s Miata by mere hun- 49.987 .Open Flint, R.C. 99.999 indicates no time (DNF or Off Course) 50.313 .Open Bradley, Rick (Eclipse) dredths of a second. Corona was quicker
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Porsche AX Drivers, Unite! The Making By DANNY SHIELDS of an It is time once again to challenge our BMW-driving colleagues, as the Suncoast “Porsche-BMW Challenge Autocrosser Autocross” returns with a pair of events in December. On Sunday, Dec. 4, we travel to Brooksville to face the By SUCHADA EIKEMEYER Roundel rogues on their home concrete. One week later, December 11, we show them how it is done on n the day of my first the tricky asphalt at Zephyrhills Airport. Porsche autocross, The Porsche club has dominated the competition in and I was a bundle recent years, but the rules will be different this year. All of nerves and ener- gy –O feeling a lot like a kid on Christ- Porsche autocross drivers are encouraged to take part. Even if you are a newcomer, don’t worry that you might mas morning. I spent a great deal of hurt the club’s chances. Your participation can only help. my childhood in my dad’s old 1970 Drivers may take part in either or both events but 911E, it being one of the first cars they are administered separately by the different clubs. I drove, but I don’t have many op- For the December 4 BMW club event, the preregistra- portunities to drive Porsches hard tion deadline was November 28, at www.MotorSpor- or fast or pushed to their limits. tReg.com so hopefully you got word of that through Until last week I didn’t even the web site and e-mails. know what an autocross was. I’m For the PCA event on December 11, preregister at vacationing here in Florida, and on www.clubregistration.net. a whim I accompanied my dad to the monthly PCA meeting. When In both cases, participants should plan to arrive by The author with the car that earned her 2nd 8 a.m. the social chair announced a special place in the Ladies Novice category in the Oc- Ladies Day event for the October tober Autocross. Not bad for her first time out! The PCA events at the Zephyrhills are held on Taxi- Photo by ERIC TILLOTSON. way B, on the back side of the airport. Do not enter autocross, I looked at my dad and from the public airport entrance! We don’t want any- he already knew what I was thinking. keep my hands through the turns. I one crossing an active runway. (Neither does the FAA.) I signed up the next day. thought it was memorized, but I for- On Saturday we went out with got everything when we turned into his “new” Porsche – a 1983 Guards FROM THE NORTH OR WEST: the parking lot and I saw a sea of or- Red 911SC -- so he could show me ange cones. There’s a track in there? From I-75 take Highway 54 (Saddlebrook exit) how to race it. We went out to an How on earth could anyone see East on 54, approx. 11 miles into downtown Zephyrhills. open road with some U-turns and where they were supposed to go? I Right (South) onto US 301. drove ‘round and ‘round until I could eyed the other cars and drivers, who Left at Traffic Light (South Ave.) remember to keep my hands at 10 all looked like they knew what they Right on 20th Street and 2 through the turns and bring were doing. I had visions of plowing Left on Alston (ball park on left) both of them back after I shifted. the Porsche through the center of
When he was satisfied (and I was the lot, sending a hail of cones fly- IF COMING FROM hooked on the speed), we went ing in my wake, and wondered if this THE SOUTH OR EAST: home. We made sure his helmet fit was a good idea. North on US 301 into Zephyrhills, then me, and we stripped the car down When other people started Right at Traffic Light (South Ave.) to the metal to lose all the extra walking the course, my dad and I Right on 20th Street weight. I was giddy. joined them. It started making sense. Left on Alston (ball park on left) Early Sunday morning I drove I could see where I needed to put out to the Sarasota Kennel Club the car to make the turns, where I Alston dead-ends into water plant with my dad talking me through the needed to brake, and where I could Follow PCA signs through water plant to airport site.. course and reminding me where to Continued on next page
22 PORSCHE PROFILE • DECEMBER 2011 push it. Sharron Shields walked the la- dies group through the course to give us more pointers, and reminded us not to be afraid to make mistakes – it was the only way we would learn. I got excited again. Since it was Ladies Day, the ladies lined up first. My stomach did little flips when I started the ignition and pulled up to the grid. The sound of engines and the smell of gasoline made me a little light- headed, and I couldn’t wait to get started. I watched the cars in front me care- fully during the parade lap, seeing where they started the corners and when they accelerated. It was hard to get a feel for how to drive the course when we went slow, but it was a step up from walking The author, right, with her dad, Fritz, and sister, Sirikit Valentin, at Mt. Ranier in 1989 with the 1970 911E. Suchada first learned to drive on this Porsche. Photo provided by SUCHADA EIKEMEYER. it on foot. Sharron rode with me my first run. seconds off my time. tors. The best drivers made it look easy, The weight of the helmet felt strange, By run three I was hooked. None of guiding their cars fluid and fast through and I was so eager to get to the start line the runs were all that pretty, and com- the loops. I ignored the official who told me to wait pared to the experienced drivers I was When the day ended, I was exhausted. to pull up. No matter – it was my turn slow. But I learned something each time: Six runs with the Beast (no power steer- soon enough, and I was off. I shifted to how I started to lose control if I braked ing, no power brakes, and a short-shift second too quickly, and knew I left some when the wheels were turned; how racing transmission – there’s nothing else power behind, but I went in and out of quickly I could brake to set up a turn; I can call it), plus a couple hours standing the first turns smoothly. how much control I still had when the in the hot sun breathing in gasoline and I got disoriented coming into the sec- wheels were slipping from under me; and road dust did me in. ond half of the course and was wide go- how hard I could push before the tires It was a happy tired, though – my head ing into the loop, but stayed on course really started squealing. I wouldn’t learn was spinning with everything I’d learned, and had my bearings back to finish. The any of this by putzing around town. and I had a deeper appreciation for the best advice Sharron could give me was Where I learned even more, though, Porsches I’ve loved my whole life. to go faster. was working the track and watching I’m sad to return to California, where I let her drive the second run, so I other drivers in the afternoon. I could I’m far from a PCA and don’t have a could see how she took it. She went into hear when they shifted out of the gate, Porsche to drive. I have a feeling I’ll plan the turns harder, and came out of them see where they applied the brake, watch my next Florida vacation to coincide with harder, but she followed a similar line to which ones made the turns smoothly another autocross. Or Sebring. Some- what I chose. On my next run, I let loose and which ones struggled, and listen to thing that will let me push the Porsche and scared myself, and I chopped four when and how they used their accelera- – and myself – to the limits again.
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24 PORSCHE PROFILE • DECEMBER 2011 DON GARLITS MUSEUM TOUR AND CAR SHOW
By DANNY SHIELDS port Reunion, what is the Porsche con- innovation that year was hydraulic brakes. was a unique experience for nection to drag racing great Don Garlits? The museum’s “new” 1974 Karmann- Porsche club members visit- Alongside an incredible drag racing muse- Ghia was purchased from a bank, fol- ing the Don Garlits Muse- um, Garlits has a lesser known, but equally lowing the closure of a VW dealership. ums in Ocala on October 22. fascinating, antique car museum. Among Those were hard times for the economy TheIt “Rats and Rods With Big Daddy” car the beautiful and intriguing cars there, and especially for VW. Many VW dealers show and swap meet filled the museum you will find a restored 1950 Volkswagen never recovered. grounds, the sounds of ‘50s Rock & Roll Sedan (Beetle) and a new leftover 1974 music and the smell of barbecue cooking Karmann-Ghia, both tracing their develop- ANTIQUES/DRAG RACERS filled the autumn air. A handful of Porsche ment to Ferdinand Porsche. The antique car museum also houses a owners blended into the crowd, as well as Porsche fanatics know that Ferdinand great collection of Fords, mostly from the they could. Porsche’s team designed the original “Type ‘40s and 1949-50, and an eclectic group 60” in the ‘30s, hoping to provide a sim- of other automotive milestones, including LATEST TREND? ple “people’s car” for millions of German Model Ts, Corvairs, Mustangs, NASCAR The outdoor car show, organized by the workers who had never enjoyed the op- versions of the Dodge Charger, an MG, “Altered Iron” car club, was the antithesis portunity to own a car. The “Volkswagen” some Crosleys, even a Pontiac Fiero pow- of a Porsche Club concours. Shiny hot rods was to Germans what the Ford Model T ered by Smokey Yunick’s experimental hot are old school, rat rod trucks are in. While was to Americans, the machine that elevat- vapor engine. Many of the cars have been the “barn find” movement may be gaining ed personal mobility from the horse and Don and Pat Garlits’ personal vehicles at approval in collector car circles, the latest buggy era to that of the automobile. In fact, one time or another. trend goes one step farther: old trucks Ferdinand Porsche had even visited Henry The separate Museum of Drag Racing that look like they were parked behind the Ford in Detroit, to learn more about his provides an incredible collection of drag barn for decades before being resurrected mass production of cars. racing cars, beginning with Garlits’ first drag for the road. The engines and power acces- In 1949, just after Ferdinand’s son “Fer- racer. Garlits grew up in Tampa, and set his sories may be new, but the look is “weath- ry” had begun building sports cars bear- first e.t. and speed records in 1957 on the ered fifty years.” Rust is cool. If the rat rods ing the Porsche name, entrepreneur Max concrete runway at Brooksville. (You can are painted, it is gray primer or satin black. Hoffman imported the first two VW “Bee- tell from a large photo in the museum that They may appear to be works in progress, tles” into the U.S. A few dozen entered it is the same strip we used for the for Sun- but the delicate pin striping tells you the the country in 1950, making the 1950 car coast Region’s 50th Anniversary Autocross “look” is complete. There must have been an extremely rare piece. Who thought to in May.) The hot rod establishment in Cali- 50 rat rods in the show. No judges were save an old Beetle? The basic black “Bug” in fornia wouldn’t recognize his records since seen making deductions for wax residue. the Garlits museum stands as a monument they were recorded on concrete, so he to simplicity and utility, with its 25 hp en- packed up his “Swamp Rat” and hit the na- THE PORSCHE CONNECTION gine, knitting needle shifter, and turn signal tional circuit. The rest, as they say, is history. semaphore stalks instead of lights. The big So, if the car show wasn’t exactly Renns- Continued on page 28
PORSCHE PROFILE • DECEMBER 2011 25 This photo was taken from the back of a pace car by CINDY OPPIHLE 48 Hours at Sebring Is Coming Closer! By CINDY OPPIHLE tunity to meet other members sharing call, Cindy Oppihle, at 941-426-3319, or Volunteer Chairman the same interest – Porsches. Should email [email protected] Don’t be 48 Hours at Sebring you be arriving Wednesday, access to the left behind. event will be here track is currently scheduled for 5:00 p.m. Now, in case you want to drive but not The before you know it. Once access is granted, the line will move on the big track, don’t forget there will be Volunteer sign-up is now open, so don’t quickly providing everyone has signed the another exciting Autocross. Registration is delay as positions fill quickly. Mark the various waivers. open for the Saturday event and you may calendar and go to the Volunteer tab at Staff will be available to make this pro- register by going to www.clubregistration. www.48hoursatsebring.com to sign up for cess run smoothly. So, if you get to the net. Autocross questions may be directed the specialty of your choice. Click on Posi- track on Wednesday, you can be a big to Steve or Dottie Kidd at dottiekidd@ tion Description for a brief summary and help by insuring you and your crew sign bellsouth.net or 954-946-3196. list of responsibilities to help you choose. all waivers and secure the various dots The clock is ticking, so get it in gear The dates are February 2 thru 5, for your trucks and PCA wrist bands. So and check out the 48 hours at Sebring Thursday through Sunday. To make the 48 don’t be a ‘flat tire’ at the gate because web site to sign up as a volunteer or sign Hours event a success, it takes approxi- you didn’t sign the necessary waivers. up for the Autocross by going to the Club mately 200 volunteers in areas such as Mark the calendar and start thinking of Registration web site. See you at the 2012 Grid, Timing and Scoring, Corner Helper, where you would like to help. Check out 48 Hours at Sebring. Hospitality, Tech & Scales, Pit Marshalls the 48HoursAtSebring.com web site to and Autocross. Each specialty offers an see what is available. Should you have any Merry Christmas and Happy New Year exciting time, plus an excellent oppor- questions about volunteering, feel free to from the 48 Hours staff.
26 PORSCHE PROFILE • DECEMBER 2011 PORSCHE PROFILE • DECEMBER 2011 27 Don Garlits’ Museum from page 25 At one point, “Big Daddy” won Top Fuel Eliminator in 24 out of 30 NHRA events over two seasons. They don’t call him “King of the Dragsters” for nothing! Many of his “Swamp Rat” racers are on dis- play, from Swamp Rat I to Swamp Rat 34, including the first suc- cessful rear-engined dragster, his Dart funny car and his outrageous flathead-powered Bonneville streamliner. Trophies, memorabilia, even the man’s Eagle Scout card tell the life story of an American hero. But it isn’t just Don Garlits’ own cars in the museum. Cars from the greatest names in drag racing have been brought together in Ocala. Successful racecars and even notable failures are displayed, such as early streamliner dragsters and a twin-engined car. One room in the museum houses nothing but racing engines and an early Smokey Yu- nick dynamometer.
BIG DADDY Garlits will turn 80 next year. He still races a Dodge Challeng- er “drag pack” car, and drives battery-powered dragsters in charity match races for the Darrell Gwynn Foundation. At the swap meet, fans could stop by “Don’s Garage” to purchase some of his surplus items from a life spent playing with cars. Can you use a shortened axle assembly for a dragster? How about a fender for a 1949 Ford? He also offered copies of his new book, “Don Garlits and His Cars.” Each item came with a good story, and an autograph from “Big Daddy.” 100% Protection, 100% Guaranteed.
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