P C A Z O N E 3 N E W S L E T T E R July 1, 2009 In The Zone Recent Happenings in Zone 3 As I sit here on the plane to Por- day, they put together a walk- sche Parade in Keystone, CO, I ing rally through historic looked back on the past month of Charleston. W e then visited what has happened in Zone 3, and Boone Hall Plantation which what I am going to report at our really brought out the unique- ness and personality of the Zone Reps meeting on Monday. Charleston area and it‘s mem- Once again, the regions in the zone bers. Plus, we were once were very active. W ith a bunch of Sponsor Autometrics’ GT3 Cup Inside this issue: again honored with a visit by at the Yorktown Drivers Eds, Autocrosses, and our now —local“ Texan and Recent Happenings 1 tours, there is always something to National Secretary Caren was REALLY hot driving do. Cooper who felt right at around. Now, keep in mind, I home being able to say As June started to wind down, and asked Nadine on Thursday PCA Updates: 1 —Y‘all“ all weekend! - New PCA.org 1 the temperature decided to go from night - when I read the bake to broil, Nadine and I had the One note on our trip to weather report of a heat index - Observer Reports 1 of 110 degrees! - if she - Expanded Passing 1 honor of attending Palmetto Re- Charleston was that we drove gion‘s 40th Anniversary celebration our 914/6 ”Huey‘ to the event. wanted to drive the 993 with Reminders 2 in Charleston, SC. Highlighted by Did I mention it was hot? A/C, or Huey with guest speaker Vic Elford and a W ell, in a 914 with manual air none… .she said — Huey of Region Management - 2 fantastic dinner on the USS York- (manually open the windows course“.. Tours town aircraft carrier, the region and stick your hand out), a I know a lot of other things Upcoming in Zone 3 3 really put on a great event. A very bigger engine that gives off a happened in Zone 3 this past challenging rally through some lot of heat and no padding at month. Feel free to give me wonderful neighborhoods, excel- the fire wall for heat insula- quick updates on your events lent food, and a very large crowd tion, and 5 point harnesses to and I‘ll include them in each for such a small region punctuated add another layer of issue. It will definitely make a very successful event. On Sun- ‘clothing‘ down your chest, it the issues more enjoyable! PCA Updates PCA ESCAPE 2010 Did you know? new place, go on drives and I‘ve been told by our Na- Ok, So what is PCA Escape you‘re tours, and hang out with their tional Safety Chair Arlene The Porsche 250 at asking yourself. W ell, it‘s a fairly PCA friends. So...Escape Novack that some of you are Barber MSP is the 2010 is going to be in W est- not sending in Incident Re- only Porsche spon- new PCA National event to pro- sored race in North mote a low key, non-competitive ern Canada held by the Can- ports when there is an inci- America. weekend for PCA members. This ada W est region. I know what dent at an event that you ob- you‘re thinking - W ow, is tain insurance. I can‘t stress The largest region in year its located in Dayton, OH, and ñ that a long way away. Yes it this enough, if there is ANY PCA is Northern New titled —Escape to the Birthplace of Jersey with 2,200 Flight“ (no complaining from the is, but if you saw what the incident at your event - car members! NC people our there!!). The idea W CR team has put together, hits something, person gets you just might consider driv- hurt, etc - you MUST submit Only 70% of PCA is that many people can‘t take the ñ ing the nearly 3000 miles and Incident Report. I was members have email time, or have the desire, to attend addresses in their Parade. So a new, long weekend there. It promises to be a told of a recent Observers profile. type of event was created to allow great event, trust me… . Report that said a car hit a people to get together, explore a INCIDENT REPORTS - motorcycle rider, but no In The Zone Volume 1, Issue 4 Page 2 PCA Updates (continued) incident report was filed. PLEASE make vanced drivers and instructors. See are required by ALL Presidents to be submit- sure you do the proper paperwork. Our PCA Pete‘s email for details. ted. As a PCA Region President, you are a REGION DOCUM ENTATION member of the PCA National Board of Direc- Insurance is reasonable priced because we are tors, meaning you also have a responsibility to very conscientious .about doing the proper I am going to get up on my soapbox an PCA as a whole, not just your region. Most of paperwork. Lets not lose that. gripe a little here to the Zone 3 Region you are very good about getting the informa- DRIVERS ED EXPANDED PASSING Presidents… .As Zone Rep, I ask very tion to me quickly, and I thank you very much. little of the Region Presidents and Re- But there are a few of you that take up most of The Executive Council has approved the Ex- gion Staff. At the beginning of the year, my time trying to track down and get the ap- panded passing program that Pete Tremper has you need to submit your Region Re- propriate documents, with sometimes no suc- been working on all year. An email with pro- ports, Continuity Checklists, and a cess. PLEASE do me the favor and get me gram information will be sent by Pete to all signed Proxy to me. Before Parade, the required documents as soon as possible. Region Presidents for them to disseminate to again, there is a Proxy that I need to It‘s just easier for all of us… their DE staff. There are specific guidelines bring to the National Board meeting. And regarding the monthly request for region that are to be followed, but I think this will And obviously, the monthly request for events - that‘s for your benefit so if you are bring a higher level of enjoyment to the ad- region events. The Reports and Proxy‘s Region Management - Membership Retention As many of you are experiencing, PCA membership has been dropping off slightly. There are a few factors causing this and most people will blame it on the economy. But with an annual membership fee of only $42, it‘s hard to say that a Porsche owner cannot afford such a small amount. True, some people are selling their Porsches and simultaneously dropping their memberships, but that is not the main factor in members not re- newing. One of the most common reasons a member lets his/her membership lapse is that they do not feel they Keep up to date with all are getting any benefit out of that $42. This is where the Membership chair and Region Board comes in. the happenings in Zone 3 W hen an individual joins PCA, many times they are not 100% sure what PCA is all about. Sure, they can read at http://zone3.pca.org the website, and maybe they have a friend that‘s a PCA member, but unless they are welcomed into the group, and are encouraged to become active, many times they just let the membership lapse at the end of the first year. In fact, most lapsed memberships are from people that are members for 2 years or less. So, what do you do? Each month, the membership chairs are given a report of new members, who‘s has lapsed, transfers in and out, etc. This report is extremely useful in managing the communication with the membership. Remember, most new members are kind of ”lost‘ in the PCA world, so why not reach out to them and invite them to a meeting, Regions in Zone 3 or some other event coming up? Personal touches such as a hand written welcome letter, a phone call, or even a welcome email go a long way toward making them feel a part of the group. Alabama Also, USE THE PCA EMAILER SYSTEM. Presidents and Membership chairs, did you know you have ac- Carolinas cess to a really cool feature on PCA.org? W ell, you do. W ith just a couple clicks, you can reach all your mem- Coastal Empire bers, or selected groups via email. And those two positions are the only ones with this access. It‘s a really cool Heart O’Dixie system, so if you haven‘t already, try it out sometime. Hurricane So, know you have a nice process in place to reach out to the new members, what about the cancellations? Magnolia W ell, the emailer system allows you to reach out to the recently lapsed members too. Send them an email and Musik-Stadt ask why they are not continuing with PCA. You may be surprised what you will learn, and it will definitely help you run your region better. Some will cancel because they don‘t like something in the club, so this is an Mid South opportunity to correct any issues you may not even know about.