Der Brief The Official Newsletter of PCA’s North Florida Region Volume 39, No. 4 Jul/Aug 2011

Inside This Edition: Porsche of Destin - PCANFR gets the VIP Tour!, 2011’s Seafood Extravaganza, Father’s Day Weekend Show and MORE!!!

Der Porsche Brief The Official Newsletter of PCA’s North Florida Region July/August 2011 Edition Volume 39, No. 4

Articles

4 Porsche of Destin: PCANFR Gets the VIP Tour! Der Porsche Brief spends the day with the Myers family and Sales Manger Bob Graubman to get the inside scoop on North Florida‟s newest PCNA dealer

Cover Photo: 8 The 2011 Seafood Extravaganza If you attended this annual salute to Summer, Seafood and A fine study of the left hosted by Tom and Evelyn Vlasak then we probably rear brake and 19” RS have some compromising photos of you. If you missed it then Spyder wheel with cen- shame on You! Alan Berg reports on the fun and fare tral locking device on a pristine Carrera GTS 14 Father’s Day Weekend Car Show Cabriolet in Porsche of Celebration Baptist Church in Tallahassee hosts another edition Destin‟s equally stun- ning showroom. With of this ‟All Makes‟ show and once again succeeds in making the Porsche, everything weekend special for Dads and car enthusiasts across the area becomes High Art...

Photo by Alan Berg. WARNING

Der Porsche Brief is published bimonthly by the Porsche Club of America‟s North Florida Region (PCANFR). See back cover for contact and submission infor- WARNING mation. Something Wicked this Way Comes! PCANFR is thrilled to have this 2010 GT3 slip into the fold. Look for it at future events and work on your ‘ride begging’ skills - you may get lucky! We can’t ID the owner but the car’s a BEAST! See page 18 for details. The Standard Fare

18 Hey! Check THIS out... 22 New Member Welcome 20 For Sale Listings 23 Region Calendar 22 Officers/Board of Directors

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PorschePorsche ofof DestinDestin PCANFR gets the VIP Tour at North Florida’s Newest PCNA Dealer

Story and Photos by Barry Waters Additional Photos by Alan Berg

While the number of Porsches living in Walton Beach. Some may view our part of the world our neck of the woods is not about to eclipse those as small and somewhat separated and that may be, of Atlanta, Jacksonville or Miami anytime soon, the but we're big enough to host two Official Porsche area served by PCA's North Florida Region is nev- Dealers. Who says? Well, Porsche North ertheless quite a 'hotbed' for the marque. With 16 America and the father and son team of Bryan and counties and around a dozen widely distributed Brandon Myers do - the Dealer/President and Gen- population centers, the main commercial centers eral Manager of Porsche of Destin and principles in are most usually identified as the Tallahassee area its parent organization, All Pro Imports. and the Gulf coast region from Panama City to Ft. And why not? With heavy experience in new car sales and service for Porsche, BMW, and Volks- “...the Myers have owned and op- wagen going back to 1999, the Myers have owned erated a series of factory dealer- and operated a series of factory dealerships in both Gainesville and Ocala Florida and have a wealth of ships in both Gainesville and knowledge to draw upon when it comes to operating Ocala Florida...” a high-end dealership. Couple that with the large number of Porsches and other upmarket automo-

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biles in the area and And it doesn't stop there. The huge maintenance the fit indeed proves a area is a study of cleanliness and efficiency with a natural one. Bryan and complete array of the latest diagnostic and repair Brandon had long had equipment neatly stored at stations around its pe- the Destin area on rimeter. As you would expect, all of the latest Por- their radar and in 2008 sche documentation, tools and special equipment they d