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What we do.... 16 Wine Tour! 16 Fall Tour Sign up Details 18 Auto Cross #4 24 20 Porschefest 2012 23 2012 Gala Announced 24 Porsches and Polo 26 356 East Coast Holiday 30 Porsche Cup Slam - Part 2 of 4 26 33 Porsche Parade Report 36 NER AX 3 Report 38 South of Boston Cars and Coffee #2 40 2013 BOXSTER 40

10 Anniversaries 6 On the Edge Cover Photo 16 Calendar 7 On the Loud Pedal Cover photo courtest PCNA 45 Marketplace 9 Four Speeds & Drum Brakes 46 New Members 10 Minutes Of The Board 46 Board of Directors 11 Under the Radar and Committee Chairs 12 The Long and Winding Road 13 Around the Cones 14 Don’t Lift

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here’s a woman who lives up the street from build hot rods just a few blocks away. Alice was Tme who’s name is Alice. Alice, it turns out is 70 fascinated, wanting to learn more, thrilled when plus years old, and we wave occasionally whenev- she was handed a wrench, and asked to pitch er we see each other outside. She came down to in. But then her Mother found out what she had congratulate me on my Porsche when it arrived in been doing, and put a stop to it. my driveway, and I did the same for her when her She lived the Garden Club life, and did what Shelby Mustang arrived in hers. was expected of her after that. But at 70, she took “You go Alice!” I thought when 500HP pulled back the reigns, and bought herself one bad ass onto our street for the fi rst time, with the presi- Mustang. “I only get groceries in it, and go to dent of the local Garden Club behind the wheel. meeting, but I feel so good driving it.” Go on with Alice and I got a chance to talk the other day your bad self Alice! about cars and driving and women when we ran Now, my kid has never played a record, or a into each other at the grocery store. cassette tape, and has no idea what-so-ever what “My friend (our friend really) Marion tells me 8-track may be. She’s never had a paper airplane that you’re racing cars! Is that true?” Alice asked ticket, used a phone book, or rewound fi lm in me in the middle of the produce section in the a camera. Just as I have never been confronted local Shaw’s. with “girls can’t.” I mean, I’m not blind, or ignorant I smiled, and nodded eagerly. “I’m learning yes, of pars stereotypes. But can you imagine June and I’ve done one race.” I confi ded. Cleaver strapping on a helmet, and getting into a “Do you drive fast?” she asked? “Yes, but that’s race car? the point isn’t it?” I grinned. It did happen, not to June of course, but to “Is there,” she paused, “a girls league?” Denise McCluggage. She came to visit us last year, and I got to spend some one-on-one But can you imagine June Cleaver strapping on time with her. (A distinct benefi t of being editor around here.) She was delightful, a helmet, and getting into a race car? and warm and funny. She raced across continued on page 44

I blinked, not quite understanding the ques- In This Issue... tion. “No,” I began gently, “I race against men, and women.” The yellow issue... Her eyes grew a little wider. “Against men? All On our cover is the new 2013 Boxster. She’s mixed up?” very pretty, and her stats can be found in the She asked how I got into it, and I explained that Porsche article on page 40. I spend my youth perched on top of, an engine, We sure have had some adventures this last carefully pulling off carburetors, or with a paint month. The southern contingent is full of social mask on my face, patiently sanding the second butterfl ies, and up north we played with the layer of clear coat, in order to get the third laid ponies for the afternoon. down correctly. Then I complimented her on Tom Tate did a fantastic job on the 356 East her car. “I love it you know. I almost bought one Coast Holiday. There were so many events, you myself.” (I did - about a year before I bought the could hardly keep up! There’s pictures galore Porsche, I had 1/2 the paperwork signed before I inside, in the feature article. had second thoughts.) I’m still looking for stories and ideas, and “I’d always wanted one.” She began, and then the board is looking for a few good souls who her story unfolded. In the post WWII era Alice would like to get more involved, and share a didn’t have many options about what she wanted meal with the rest of our wacky and wonderful to be when she grew up. Her Father had limited board. I’ve served for niegh onto three years her to school teacher, nurse, or secretary. Her now, and it’s the most fun i’ve had with any Mother didn’t even want that for her. institution. It really is fun and rewarding, so call As a teen, she discovered cars. She would tag Steve if you’re interested. His number is in the along after her cousins, who would race and back.

page 6 NOREASTER On the Loud Pedal Christopher Mongeon

fi nally got some time behind the wheel of the especially since it was repaved. It has a nice fl ow IBlue Bomber. The universe has corrected itself to it and you can easily get into a good rhythm, and it appears the world will not end. Last week but you need to do it quietly. The track has no we headed to Lime Rock for a Friday and Satur- tolerance for loud cars. In race confi guration, our day Driver Ed event with the Hudson Champlain car is not very quiet. Yes, it has a little motor and Region. The temperature was around 90-deg. the exhaust pipes are only slightly larger than a both days, and the humidity was off the chart. silly straw, but it is too loud for Lime Rock. One There was no shortage of complaints in the pad- of the tasks given to Jerry when we built the car dock about the heat, but I was not about to let was to design a system that would allow us (me) that spoil my day. Protocol for Driver Education to change out the race muffl ers for the stock one dictates we wear long pants and long sleeved just for Lime Rock events. The change over is shirts, but every once in while short sleeves are pretty straightforward once you pull off the tires, allowed. This event was one of those times and spoiler and bumper. I’ve done it enough that I we were grateful. Every creature comfort has can take the car apart, swap out exhausts and been removed from our car and air conditioning have it back together in about an hour. Please was one of the fi rst to go. understand that just because I am getting good To keep us from melting into the fl oor on a at it doesn’t mean I like doing it, but Lime Rock is racetrack in August, we had a Cool Shirt system worth the aggravation. installed. For those unfamiliar with a Cool Shirt So, how did my fi rst actual driving event of the system, it is basically a mini cooler fi lled with ice year go, you ask? This is my tenth year doing water, mounted in the trunk with an aluminum DE. I started in 2003 and I still get nervous on coil and a pump in it. It’s just like a Jockey Box my fi rst run. This time was no diff erent. In all my beer cooler. For those unfamiliar with that, just years this was the longest I had gone without To keep us from melting into the fl oor on a driving on the track so there was some rust that needed to be knocked off . Lime Rock racetrack in August, we had a Cool Shirt system was just the place to do it. This track has a installed. bunch of right-hand turns and one left turn they creatively named ”the left-hander.” Yes, ask any college student. Two insulated lines run there is much more to it than that, but I won’t go from the cooler to connectors on a very expen- into the details that make Lime Rock great. The sive T-shirt. Small tubing is stitched to the surface message here is: I did not get lost and I remem- of the shirt and one of the connectors supplies bered my way around the track. One run into the cold water to that tubing and the other line day and it all came back but I cannot take all the returns it to the cooler. In that weather we were credit. melting through a bag of ice before a driving ses- Two years ago, I spent the day with a coach sion was over. I think we were putting more ice in at Lime Rock. I had driven here for years and the car than gas that weekend. Because we share thought I knew a good way to get around this the car and each had students, the schedule had place, but I was wrong. Sure, I knew a good safe us driving back-to-back sessions. This meant a line, but someone showed me some things I quick driver change in the hot pits was necessary never saw before. If I understand correctly, that and whichever one of us was waiting on the pit instructor still holds the track record there for wall for the car to come in was out of luck if he fastest lap in a Spec Miata. This guy knew every wanted relief from the Cool Shirt. The silver lin- bump, crack and sweet spot and was happy to ing: both of my students’ cars were fairly new and share them with me. It happens more often than had good air conditioning. The plan was simple not, where a student is looking to shed their in- — stay hydrated and huddle in masses under structor for proverbial freedom. The earlier we do whatever shade could be found. It’s really funny that, the more we miss out on chances to learn. how many people gather under an open trailer Yes, I really enjoy instructing and it has made me door for shade. a better driver, but I still take the opportunity to Every track has its quirks and funny character- drive with another instructor whenever I can. Bad istics, except Watkins Glen. I swear that track was habits can set in very easily and the last thing I created by the fi nger of God. Lime Rock is great, need is more of them.

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’ve been to more cruise nights than I can count, they don’t own a 356. Many PCA Parades have Ilots of car shows, many PCA Parades, and a few been great successes because those two were 356 Registry Holidays. They range from major behind the table that checked members in and productions to a total waste of time. After attend- made sure they were signed up for the activities ing a 356 Holiday a few years ago in PA that was they wanted to attend. Besides, nobody ever got as good as it gets, it occurred to me that running an extra meal ticket out of Don unless it was paid something like that looked like a lot of fun. It for. Just the guy we needed, and Nann could keep wouldn’t be easy, but with good people, the old, him from off ending anyone that was really tough “many hands make light work” theory, it could be to deal with. She has that touch. done. Bill Seymour was called; he still has his fathers I fi gured that Boston would be a great place ‘60 356, and has been the PCA Autocross Chair to stage a similar event. Each year the Registry, many times. He enlisted a dozen of the local PCA old guys with old cars, tries to put together two region’s members to help us out and they worked events at opposite ends of the U.S. West could for food. Don Plant and Kim Saal, two long time mean Utah and east could be in Ohio, but they concours people, raised their hands to handle the are usually separated by the big river. With all the car show, both with solid 356 experience. Judy great things to see and do in Boston, I fi gured Henderickson, who has a 356 Cab she bought that we could put on a terrifi c event. The last time new, agreed to run the art show, and Adam the Holiday was in Mass. was in ‘89 at a resort Wright, a barn-fi nd champion, was the perfect called Jiminy Peak in Hancock, MA and, as I recall, fi t for a Swap Meet leader. We had tech sessions we had a couple of dinners, a drive and a car from some of the best restorers in the business. show on a football fi eld. It was fun, Rob and I had We were approached by Bentley Publishing in Cambridge who heard that we were put- Over 58 members out of a total of 177 total ting on a Holiday and wanted to release stepped in to help and they did a great job. I was their new book, Porsche – Origin of the amazed. Species by Karl Ludvigsen, and agreed to provide him and the Gmϋnd coupe fea- tured in the book at our Victory Banquet. We were able to locate two more Gmϋnd cars to a good time, but I fi gured we could do better in attend, and that would be more than had been Boston. The local group has over 175 members together in the same room since 1948. It went and it wouldn’t take that many to run a few activi- together as if it was meant to be. ties. The one thing that stands out to me more that I made a pitch at the local club’s board meet- anything else is the number of people that volun- ing back in 2010 that was well received, so I sent teered to help and they didn’t do it to get in for off a proposal to the national organization. I free. Every volunteer was required to register and threw everything up against the wall that I could pay for the event like everyone else, and put in a think of with some ideas from other members. minimum of eight hours’ work at the event. Over That included a whale watch, “duck boat” tours, 58 members out of a total of 177 total stepped an autocross, a concours, a clambake, a Boston in to help and they did a great job. I was amazed. baked bean cookout, and driving tours to the USS People like the McKouls, who made three trips Constitution, New Hampshire, Newbury Street, into Boston to check the route and parking for a outlet stores in Maine and even a Revolution- photo op in front of the oldest warship in the U.S., ary War skirmish. The last item was to give them or the Yuridikins who helped stuff 200 goodie a taste of New England in case the lobster and bags with Porsche gifts in two hours, really made beans didn’t work. this event go together. George Huff put lots of We were encouraged by the national board miles on his Tub to make sure that visitors could and since the event list was growing, I enlisted fi nd the Battle Road Tour in Lexington, Mass. The two other members, Jeff Leeds and Tom Gentz, Militia showed us how a battle was fought in to help me herd the cats that were going to run 1776, smoke and all. the actual events. We got Don Walcott and Nann Those are just a few of the people who made Weisenberger to run registration even though continued on page 43

NOREASTERpage 9 Minutes Of The Board Nick Shanny–August 8th, 2012 NER Board Meeting embers present: Chris Mongeon, Adrianne interest committee. He indicated that we should MRoss, Steve Ross, Nick Shanny, Bill Seymour, have a draft proposal by the next board meeting, Kristin Larson, Virginia Young, Stan Corbett and or sooner. Matthew Wallis. The next meeting will be held on August, Sep- The board met at 6:30 pm on August 8th, at Bill tember 11th at the NHMS event. and Rosemary’s house. An excellent meal was pro- The meeting adjourned at 9:20 pm. vided for all, with plenty of conversation taking place on the back deck. The offi cial meeting began at 7:48 pm. Adrianne kicked the meeting off with a short NOR’EASTER update. She reported that we have a full advertiser lineup, with at least one additional advertiser joining us. Ginny then followed up with the membership update. She gave the board a quick ‘heads up’ that national has been slow issuing membership cards. NER has 1,469 primary members and 987 affi liate members, for a total membership of 2,456. During the month there were four new members with eight outgoing transfers. Kristen shared the fi nancials with the board via e-mail earlier in the week. As is typical, the fi nan- cials are all in good shape. Ginny made a motion to accept the report, and Adrianne seconded. It passed unanimously. Steve Ross provided an update regarding tours and administration. Steve indicated that the recent polo match event was a success, with a nice story about a polo ball that just missed a parked Happy PCA Anniversary Porsche. Steve is still looking into nominations for the following open positions: 1) Secretary, and 2) Membership. If you have an interest, please reach out to Steve. Forty Years Five Years Stan provided an extensive update on the state Donald Rothenberg Traolach Cahillane of DE. Stan raised the continuing issue of attract- Joyce M. Dailey ing enough instructors to the remaining events. Thirty Years Greg Dracon As of the date of the board meeting, the Watkins Joseph X. Bruno Robert T. Flachbart Glenn event has a potential issue with the number Derek P. Kenney of instructors and students, and NHMS has only Fifteen Years Phil A. Lambert six confi rmed instructors. Matthew brought up Charles M. Mabrey Barrie W. MacLeod a request made by NCR to allow access to NER Frank Manzo student records. The board saw no issue with this Ten Years Thomas M. McGuinness request. Mike Mitchell Stephen K. Moody We then turned to Bill to provide an Autocross D.S. Morrissey Joe A. Sammartino (AX) update. The third AX event was a suc- Wendy Zambrana Dan J. Sherman cess, with a record eleven runs taking place. Bill Warren K. Russell Curtis Tyler continues to shame the board into having more Harold D. Schofi eld representation at the events. The existing noise Wolfgang Steudel concerns continue to dog the group. Joe Kraetsch, from NCR, is purchasing a $400 noise meter in an attempt to monitor the sound levels accurately. Chris provided a quick update on the confl ict of page 10 NOREASTER Under the Radar Virginia Young t’s always fun when talking to car people to when we were both home one weekend, I heard Ihave the conversation come around to your fi rst him on the phone talking about some car from a car. Unless you’re one of the thirty-somethings salvage yard that he was interested in buying. He in the club, chances are that car may have been had agreed to pay $200.00 for it. I didn’t give it too a British roadster. I’m talking MGBs, MG Midgets, much thought. Triumph TR6s and Spitfi res, Austin Healeys, etc. Time passed and I didn’t see too much of him. They were plentiful back in the seventies, both We wrote letters — no e-mail then — and talked new and used. Now when I see one, which is a on the phone once a week. He said he was work- much more rare occurrence, I smile and have a ing on a project. wave of nostalgia pass over me. When I came home that year in June, I started My favorite was always the “B” model. The MGB in working a summer job. In mid-August, Tommy was in production in England from 1962 until brought his “project” home on a fl at bed truck and 1980. The expected production life had been my jaw dropped. What I was staring at was a 1964 estimated at fi ve years, so its popularity surprised British Racing Green MGB with wire wheels and everyone! During those 18 years, a half million chrome bumpers, looking like it had just rolled off cars were produced, and three quarters of them the British Leyland assembly line. He, his friend made their way over the pond to American own- and his friend’s dad had worked on it on week- ers. It was a relatively cheap and fun car to drive. ends for almost a year. My jaw continued to drop The MGB’s performance was considered vigorous when he handed me the keys and said it was for at the time of its introduction, attaining a 0-60 me. mph time of 11 seconds. The car was light and the So, I returned to school my junior year with this rear-drive handling was good. The 3-main-bear- fabulous car that I unfortunately named Mona. Yes, that’s what I named her. If there’s truly If you’re familiar with British cars, you know something in a name, then perhaps that that the electrical systems were not the best. wasn’t the best idea, considering if you say that word with your eyes closed, you’re Mona had many idiosyncrasies. more apt to pronounce it “moaner” than Mona. And that’s exactly what she was. If you’re familiar with British cars, you ing 1798 cc engine produced 95 hp at 5400 rpm. know that the electrical systems were not the It had the luxury over its predecessor, the MGA, best. Mona had many idiosyncrasies. If she of wind-up windows, a glove box, softer suspen- were human, she would have needed intensive sion, and a comfortable driver’s compartment counseling. For example, when it was raining, the with plenty of legroom. It could have stayed in windshield wipers went faster in direct propor- production indefi nitely, but poor management at tion to the increase in speed. At night when I was British Leyland and increasingly stringent safety driving along listening to the radio, it would jump and emissions laws in the USA negatively altered bands and always go to the station it liked best. It the look and performance of these wonderful had to be coaxed into starting. I spent my senior cars during the mid-seventies. By the end of 1980, year in Boston doing my student teaching and having gained 800 lbs and suff ering from reduced sharing an apartment with my sister. I had to leave horsepower, the car was no longer produced. very early each morning to get to school. The Today, the cars are still popular with collectors routine was always the same: pull out the choke, for the same reasons they were originally: they pump the gas, turn the key and say a prayer. Mona are inexpensive, easy to repair, parts are plentiful, didn’t always cooperate. On those mornings, my and they are enormous fun to drive. sister got a note on the bathroom mirror, the gist I got my fi rst MGB, which was also my fi rst car, in of which was, “Took your car. You have Mona. It’s an unusual way when I was in college. sunny out today. She’ll start by 11:00.” And she My brother Tommy and I were in school dur- always did. ing the same period; I was in Amherst, and he A few years later, when I read Stephen King’s was in Boston. His roommate, who became his novel Christine, I wondered if a car like Mona had closest friend, was from Maine. His dad owned a inspired him to write about a car that was pos- body shop up there. During our sophomore year, continued on page 42

NOREASTERpage 11 The Long and Winding Road Bill Seymour

s you read this it will be September and our but I suspect it might at DE). I have been looking Adriving season will be winding down. I lived for a 2009 S for a while, hoping to move from 245 in California for seven years, but that was pre-PCA to 320 horsepower (and a better radio and heated for me — I guess the ability to do car things year seats would be nice, too). Very few are available, round would be partial recompense for the loss and the prices have gone crazy since I bought of seasonal change (which made me happy to mine in 2009 when the economy was even worse return to New England). Anyway, as I type there than it is now. Then I saw a reasonably priced are still lots of events to look forward to: two NER one in CT (it had a somewhat checkered Carfax autocrosses, the 356 Registry East Coast Holiday history but was still under warranty) and brokered autocross and other events, a Watkins Glen DE, a a swap of my car plus money for the newer one. Lime Rock DE, and maybe another DE day at New I went down to close the deal and, somewhat to Hampshire. my surprise, was turned away by the appearance. I On the autocross front, we continue to improve wouldn’t have thought I was a “has to be the right our event management and had a record 11 runs color” kind of fellow, but I took particular excep- at AX #2. Thanks to the many dedicated people tion to the butter-colored interior and how the who make it all work. From a personal standpoint dashboard refl ected onto my view to the front. So I fi nally felt like I was driving better (when the the search will continue. And there’s no reason to events run smoothly I can actually think about whine, as mine continues to be a fi ne ride. driving!) but had only a third place to show for it. And to conclude with a bit of automotive arca- Our class has gone from being one of the small- num, check out: http://www.greasecar.com. est to the biggest and, more critically, collected (Those of you who know the rest of my family a ringer — an ex-BMW hot shoe who bought a will fi gure out where this came from). Find a nice Jetta TDI, make a deal with a local Chinese ...although I admit I found some entertainment restaurant and save money and the planet even in the short drive I got with it — I started at the same time. Maybe we need another autocross class. giggling right after I stomped on it. Bill Seymour, [email protected]

Cayman S and soundly thrashes the rest of us. On the, “It’s not just the cars, it’s the people” front, I fi nally got one of my friends to an autocross. He bought a new Turbo at the be- ginning of 2010 and I have been after him to do something more with it than commute into Boston (although I admit I found some en- tertainment even in the short drive I Sales • Service • Parts got with it — I started giggling right after I stomped on it). So, more than two years later he fi nally made it NEW LOCATION to an autocross and thought it was Boulder Industrial Park a hoot. He’s already signed up for another. And autocross is only the gateway drug; he’ll be into the hard Building 10-A stuff (DE) in no time, I’m sure. And so (Behind Northern Equipment) it goes. off Route 20 in North Oxford, MA Speaking of cars with more horse- power, I almost bought a Cayman S (not that I think that would make 888-414-2287 much of a diff erence at autocross, page 12 NOREASTER Around The Cones Steve Ross s the summer of 2012 starts its change into until this winter or early spring, my “special inter- Afall, NER events are reaching their peak. est” plate, which I have had for 22 years, would The July Canadian trip to Calabogie and Mont- be lost when I turn it in. At least that’s what I Tremblant is now history. Coming up we will have thought until I contacted the nice people at the the end-of-August, three-day Watkins Glen event, Registry (I even reached a human in less than fi ve and our fi nal DE at NHMS in mid-September. minutes, too). They informed me that when you Of course, events other than DE have taken turn in these plates (you actually do not give the place too. The annual polo match event and plate back anymore; instead you tell them on picnic competition drew more than 20 cars, the website that you have sold the car) they will including a member’s Morris “Woody” and a 2CV be held for you for a year, before which you can (Citroen); More recently (this being written on the reactivate it and use it on any of your cars. Not a 20th — sorry ed.), a number of NER folks helped bad program and shows the ’new‘ Registry may out the 356 Registry group with their East Coast be getting more customer oriented. Holiday, very much like the Porsche Parade. A Recently I read an article that says that giving multi-event gathering of 356s from all over the too much information to the other person(s) in an country and Canada, most of whom drive their accident could result in identity theft. Since what cars. We ran the autocross for them at Devens; the you give them beyond your name and insurance concours unfortunately was rained on so “plan company is not required, they say to check with B” was to hold it in the garage of the hotel. Many your agent or insurance company to confi rm day trips including the “duck” tour and whale exactly what you do need to disclose to them. watching entertained the troops. The fi nal ban- Finally, we are still looking for candidates for quet on Saturday night had Karl Ludvigsen speak the Membership and Secretary position on the NER Board of Directors. Please forward any We are still looking for candidates for the inquiries or the names of people you may Membership and Secretary position on the NER want to nominate (with their permission, of course) to me at the listed e-mail ad- Board of Directors. dress on the last page of the NOR’EASTER.

on his new book about the early Porsche Gmϋnd coupes, and of course he autographed any books that were purchased at the event. Coming up in September, a busy month for the region will be the annual Porschefest on the 8th, this year featuring ‘60s and ‘70s Porsche racer Vic Elford, plus the usual large collection of members’ Porsches. The fourth autocross of the NER series will be held on the 22nd. The next day there will be a wine tasting tour in Southeast MA and RI. (Check this NOR’EASTER or the website for specif- ics.) Now on to non-club rambling. I recent- PORSCHE, BMW ALL INSURANCE ly read in Car and Driver about how the & MERCEDES WORK Virginia RMV has a committee to review SPECIALIST all applications for vanity plates in the state. They look for any profanity, sexual meanings or other disparaging wording. Nice that the taxpayers of the state can MIKE’S spend a good amount of their funds to AUTOBODY protect the sensibilities of the citizens. Since I am in the process of selling the MIKE NOONAN (781) 324-9831 Boxster and will probably not replace it 251 BROADWAY, MALDEN FAX 324-1804

NOREASTERpage 13 Don’t Lift Stan Corbett ’m guessing last month’s column secured me the construction and detours. Not fellow DE-ers who I(unenviable) record for shortest column ever. I’ll don’t give prompt passing signals (hope I’m not try for redemption this month with a real column, one of them!). And not even lost track time due to turned in to our editor ahead of the deadline. mechanical issues. Driving my Porsche is like hav- By the time you read this our event at Watkins ing little therapy sessions, or practicing Zen, or Glen, which is over two weeks away as I write, will something like that. I relax, I focus on the car and be history. Next month I’ll report on that event. driving, and none of the problems, irritants or nui- I hope all our drivers liked their umbrellas, and sances that inhabit our daily existence intrudes registered early while there was still a choice of into that time and space. colors. If any of our attendees are interested in I must admit to being very lucky, and risk the ire providing a write-up, long or short, on one of our of anyone who admires Porsche, pure Porsche, events, please send it along to me or to Adrianne, and nothing but Porsche. My Cayman S is the our newsletter editor. If it’s short and you send it second car in my life that I’ve felt this way about. to me, I’ll probably include it in this column (you The fi rst was a ’69 Hemi Roadrunner — Blue get a shout-out of appreciation). If your write-up Fire Metallic. My Cayman’s Cobalt Blue is almost is longer, I’ll coordinate with Adrianne to decide exactly the same color (I saw its nose peeking on how to use it. You can also send along pictures around the corner at the dealer and it called to if you like; no guarantees, but we may use some me). The biggest diff erence is the size of the fl ake of them. in the paint. Metallic paints in ‘back in the day’ ‘Business’ out of the way, I think I’m free to write had bigger fl ake than today’s modern paints. My from a more personal point-of-view this month. Hemi is long gone, sold before I retired from the I enjoy almost everything Porsche-related. One Air Force in ’84. It, too, saw some track time as I drag raced it, both heads-up in NHRA I drag raced it, both heads-up in NHRA Super Super Stock B (and later in C-Modifi ed) and in bracket racing. I preferred heads- Stock B (and later in C-Modifi ed) and in bracket up. Always seemed a little like cheating to racing. I preferred heads-up. me to do bracket racing and deliberately run slower than the best you could do. of those things is reading about Porsches. Every Yes, I know, in bracket racing consistency counts, month I read three Porsche magazines — Pan- and that isn’t easy, but still… Funny thing, my orama, Christophorus and Excellence — and our Hemi had a name, — Super Beep — but I’ve never own newsletter, the NOR’EASTER, cover-to-cover. named the Cayman. I’m not sure why; maybe it’s I must admit that includes the ads (wouldn’t I just still a work in progress and it hasn’t told me what love to have race seats and harnesses… an LSD… its name should be. a Cayman Aero package… or, what the heck, I hope to see many of you over the next few just go for a Cayman Interseries already built and months at our club’s events. I would remind ev- ready for the track!). There’s always something eryone once again of our new DE Rebate attractive a little further down that slippery slope on which so many of us are trying to maintain our continued on page 43 footing. So why, you may ask, the rambling about reading magazines? In the September issue of Excellence, Ted West writes about how, and I’ll summarize the point that I took from his article in my own words, “Driving your Porsche is a pure 59 Pond Street Norwell MA 02061 joy all the time.” I can’t imagine a better way to 877-PORSCHE describe how I feel about driving my Cayman. www.porschenorwell.com Every time I get in the seat, whether to make the John Ziedins General Sales Manager daily round trip to work, run an errand, or go out Direct: 781-261-5006 for a run at a track, I’m smiling. Nothing really Cell: 781-789-5116 changes that. Not people on our roads who don’t Fax: 781-871-2339 have the beginning of a clue of how to drive. Not [email protected]

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NOREASTERpage 15 Wine Tour , Sunday Sep 23rd 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM 2012 Calendar At-A-Glance he south coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island has become somewhat of a mecca desti- September Tnation for those seeking out their favorite wines along what is now being called the Coastal 8 Porschefest Wine Trail; www.CoastalWineTrail.com, from the tip of Cape Cod west to Watch Hill, RI. Our tour 8 NCR AX #5 will take us through the historic colonial New England farming towns of Dartmouth, Westport, 11-12 NHMS, NER 12 Board Meeting Tiverton, and Little Compton. 22 NER AX #4 As we did 5 years ago, our starting point will be at the same location in Westport at the home of 23 Wint Tour a NER member. Arrival should be any time after 9:00 AM for coff ee and pastry as we mingle with October friends waiting for everyone to arrive. Instructions will be made available with a planned jump 6 NER AX #5 off time of 10:00 AM. 10 Board Meeting Our tour will take us through the historic colonial New England farming towns of Dartmouth, 15-16 NHMS, NCR Westport, Tiverton, and Little Compton. We will stop at two wineries for wine tasting (their will 16 Fall Tour be a modest wine tasting fee at each winery) and tour of their facilities. The tour route will take November us along shore lines, a quaint harbor, and scenic farm fi elds and orchards, along tree canopied 14 Board Meeting December winding roads through villages and places such as Russells Mills, Smith Neck, Adamsville, Pot- 1 NER Annual Gala tersville and 4 Corners. Our fi nal destination will be a suitable location for lunch before we part 12 Board Meeting ways for home. Note that this is a rain or shine event. Directions to The Starting Point: 667 Horseneck Road, Westport, Massachusetts 02790. From North & Boston: 1. Take I-93 S/Rte 3 South to the Braintree split. 2. Bear right continuing on I-93 S/Rte 128 N. From West of Boston: 1. Take I-93 S/Rte 128 S. 2. Continue straight on I-93 S past Rte 95 S. From RI: 1. Take I-195 E to Exit 10. (follow directions beginning #5 below) From East & Cape: 1. Take I-195 W to Exit 10. (follow directions beginning #5 below) Everyone: 3. Take exit 4, Rte 24 S to Brockton continuing to Fall River. 4. Exit 4 left lane onto I-95 E toward New Bedford. 5. Exit 10 on to Rte 88 S toward Horseneck Beach . 6. Left on to Hixbridge Road (4th traffi c light). 7. Cross over Hix Bridge and continue to 4-way stop sign (Pine Hill Gas on left). 8. Turn right on to Horseneck Road. 9. Turn at your 2nd Right after the “Golden Robin” through an opening in the stone wall, (after mailbox #667 and before mailbox #668). 10. Con- tinue past tin barn to the house. Lost? call Kim; 617-365-2400 Further Questions; Steve Ross; [email protected] Please RSVP Steve for head count.

Fall Tour Announced Oct 14th! ur annual Fall Tour has been announced by Charlie and Martha Dow. This year, by popular demand, we are headed back Oto Kringle Candle and the Kittredge Estate. Last year’s participants raved about the sights, sounds, and hospitality of our fantastic host and this year promises to be even better. The Farm Table restaurant at Kringle is open and we will be stopping for a participant paid lunch, tour the candle making facilities, and then back to the car barns at Mike Kittredge’s home for a tour of his personal collection. We will start at the Johnny Appleseed rest area on Route 2 Westbound Between Exits #35 and #34. Arrival time 9:00AM to 9:30. First car off at 10:00 AM. We will have about a 60 mile tour to Kringle Candle in Bernaradston MA. The Farm Table Restaurant is up and running for us to purchase our lunch. After lunch Mike Kitteridge will lead us to his great car collection and the newly opened Porsche barn. There will be a $15.00 event fee which will be donated to our region charity, Angel Flight of New England. Entry is limited to 50 cars. To enter e-mail Charlie Dow at [email protected] Entries will be accepted on a fi rst come, fi rst serve basis. Any questions? Call 978-443-2672 from 6 to 9 PM. Please provide names of driver and navigator (required).

page 16 NOREASTER NOREASTERpage 17 NER AUTOCROSS SERIES EVENT #4 SPONSORED BY

The fourth event of the NER Autocross Series is Saturday September 22nd at Fort Devens.

This is the next to last event of the season and likely to be the best weather: not so hot as the beastly July events and before it turns so cold that you sit in your car with the windows rolled up. Note also that our event management skills continue to improve and we had a record 11 runs at AX#3. So come on down! (or, more likely, up from a compass standpoint.)

Autocrossing is a safe and accessible introduction to motor sports and a fantastic way to improve on your driving skills. Also, unlike Driver Education, it is a competitive event: you compete against similar cars by individual timing. So the entrants at our autocross events are a dynamic mix of novices, possibly prepping for going to the track, and veterans who view autocross as their main motor sport. Note that novices can always count on help from the veterans and no one takes it so seriously that it breaks the spirit of camaraderie. (Well, OK, some people do take it pretty seriously --- but they’re still nice!)

Entrants will get as many as 10 or more individually timed runs and be eligible for awards. The top three drivers in each class will be presented with an embossed pub-style pint glass suitable for micro-brews and bench-race-bragging (beer not included).

Two important reminders: There is no day-of-event registration. You must sign up online by midnight, Wednesday Sep. 19th. And notice please that this event is on Saturday, not Sunday.

The gates open at 7 and check in ends at 8. Participants are encouraged to arrive no later than 7:30 to allow plenty of time for check in and car prep for the tech inspection. Also make sure you bring adequate clothing for any weather be it hot, cold or wet. Lunch is offered for a nominal fee or you can bring your own picnic style eats, liquids are always provided throughout the day free of charge.

You will be required to perform a work function during the day as part of the event.

The cost for the day is $40 for members, $50 for non-members.

Teenage children of PCA members who are under 18 but have a full license (not a learner’s permit) are able to participate via the PCA Junior Participation program. This requires that a waiver be signed by both parents and one parent must attend the event. Contact the Registrar for further details.

We look forward to seeing you at this event. Questions: contact AX Chair Bill Seymour ([email protected]). For registration information, contact the AX Registrar Dave Berman ([email protected]).

Directions to Fort Devens From I495 or Rt. 128 take Route 2 West. After you go under Route 495, travel another 3.6 miles. Take Route 111 North for 2 miles. At the rotary, take Route 2A West toward Ayer. Stay on 2A as it turns right in downtown Ayer. After the right turn stay on Route 2A by bearing left at the fork. After the strip of stores, the entrance gate will be on your left after crossing the railway lines.

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at the Larz AndersonnAu Autoto MuseumMus - Brookline, MA Saturday, September 8th, 2012 Special Honorary Guest Judge and Speaker at the Porschefest event!!

VICVIC ELFELFORDORD 2:00pm2:00pm IN TTHEHE MUSEUMMUSEUM

Victor Henry Elford (born in London, 10 June 1935) is a former sportscar racing, rallying and Formula One driver from England. He participated in 13 World Championship F1 Grands Prix, debuting on 7 July 1968. He scored a total of 8 championship points. Nicknamed "Quick Vic" by his peers Elford was mainly a famous sports car competitor as well as a successful rally driver, associated often with Porsche.

Elford started as a co-driver, partnering David Seigle-Morris in a Triumph TR3A.[1] By 1961 he had acquired the confidence to see himself as a potential driver in his own right: the confidence was not shared by team manager Marcus Chambers, and Elford purchased a race-tuned Mini which he rallied as a privateer with limited success before selling it at the end of the season.[1] 1962 found him achieving success in several UK rallies driving a factory sponsored DKW Junior.[1] The next year saw a return to Triumph and Elford achieved impressively fast times with the Triumph TR4s, although reliability of the cars in Elford's hands was disappointing, and the following year Elford switched to Ford: this was the beginning of a successful three year rallying stint with the Ford Cortinas.[1] n 1967 Elford was European rally champion in a works Porsche 911. Among other victories he won the 1968 Rally Monte Carlo in a Porsche 911 and only a week later the 24 Hours of Daytona in a Porsche 907, Porsche's first ever overall win in a 24 hour race.

Later that year, he also won the Targa Florio teamed with veteran Umberto Maglioli in a famous come-from-behind race after he lost 18 minutes in the first lap due to a tyre failure. Elford established several lap record. Elford then entered the French Grand Prix and finished fourth in his first F1 race – a wet one, too. By finishing the 1969 Monaco Grand Prix despite troubles, he became the only pilot to do well in both famous events in Monte Carlo.

Racing in the World Sportscar Championship for Martini Racing against the mighty JWA Gulf team, he was clocked at over 380 km/h in the Porsche 917LH in practise for the 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans. He went on to win the 1971 12 Hours of Sebring in a Porsche 917K, as well as several 1000km Nürburgring races.

During the 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans, when he saw a burning Ferrari Daytona in front of him, Elford stopped[2] in mid-race to save the driver. When opening the door, Elford found an empty cockpit, as the driver already had escaped. Elford then noticed the wreck of a Lola among the trees, with Jo Bonnier having been killed. Cameras caught the act and Elford was named Chevalier of the National Order of Merit by French President Georges Pompidou.

A Targa Florio, Sebring & Daytona winner, his favorite track was nonetheless the Nürburgring despite the disappointing results in his three F1 attempts there, of which the first two ended in lap 1 accidents. His two last GPs were at the Ring, too. In addition to the 1000 km, Elford won some 500 km races there, winning a total of 6 major races. Only Rudolf Caracciola and Stirling Moss beat that record.

Elford lap records included: Targa Florio, Nurburgring, Daytona, Sebring, Norisring, Monza, Buenos Aires, Road Atlanta, Laguna Seca, Riverside and Le Mans.

On February 4, 1967 at Lydden Circuit, he won the first ever Rallycross event. Later that year he won the 84 Hour "Marathon de al Route" event at the Nürburgring, on the full 28 km long combined versions that was rarely used since the 1930s. Fellow pilots Hans Herrmann and Jochen Neerpasch preferred "the rally driver" to steer the Porsche 911 through the 7 hours long, four consecutive night turns in rainy and foggy condi- tions. The winning car was fitted with a semi-automatic Sportomatic transmission, as was another Porsche 911S entered by the factory team.

Elford in a 1971 Porsche 908/3, in practice for the 1000km NürburgringAlthough he raced 5 years for Porsche, Elford also raced for Ford, Triumph, Lancia, Alfa-Romeo, Ferrari, Chaparral, Shadow, Cooper, Lola, Chevron, Subaru. He also drove McLaren in F1 & CanAm, Chevrolet in TransAm. Wanted: Items for Silent Auction

ach year NER holds a Silent Auction to benefi t charity at its Annual Dinner in early December. This year the Silent Auction will Eonce again benefi t Angel Flight NE. As you know, Angel Flight NE is an organization of private pilots who provide free fl ights to medical institutions for patients and their families. If you can contribute something to be included in the Silent Auction, please contact Joyce Brinton at [email protected]. Some examples of popular items from past auctions include automotive products and services, art works, handmade craft items, books, wine/food baskets, various kinds of professional services, airplane rides, and coupons for all sorts of goodies. New ideas are always appreciated. If you have donated in the past, we hope you will again this year.

NOREASTERpage 23 Porsches & Polo Copy by Adrianne Ross. Photos as noted orsches and Polo was an excellent time. We all enjoyed ourselves immensely. It was a beautiful summer’s day, we Pwere parked in the shade and all sorts of goodies made their way to the pitch. The match was exciting and well played, with color commen- tary that explained the rules, and the infractions made. Myopia is the oldest polo pitch in the country, and it’s a remarkable place to spend an afternoon. Once again we hosted the “Best Picnic” contest. This year there was 1 fi rst place and 2 second places. First place went to Amy and Mike. Amy created the Porsche symbol out of hummus and eggplant in an incredible culinary feat. Second places went to Paula and Bob, for a beautiful display including shrimp and lobstah, and Julia and Dan, who featured fruit kabobs, and a very creative candy sushi. Our Our cars lined up in front of the Grand stands(A.Ross) Bachelor Class this year went to Cathy and John for - one jar of peanuts, and some water. At last we took our parade lap on the fi eld, sans the historic “spirited” sprints we’ve been known to take. A very special day indeed.

The winners, Amy and Mike and family, John, Bob, Julia and her Dad Dan. (A.ross)

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The winner! This is hummus and eggplant! Isn’t it beautiful? (A.Ross)

Second place won by this candy “sushi”. (Go fi nd the golor picture online! You should see it in color! (A.Ross)

Amazing and beautiful animals. (Nick Tsantes)

NOREASTER3page 25 356 East Coast Holiday: The Pictorial Photos courtesy of Natasha Boltukhova

The parking lot was full with over 200 Tubs. PCA badges were everywhere.

Emergancy repairs were done by the Bonnie Blue 356 Driving Crew from Author Karl Ludvigsen was at the 356 East Coast Holiday signing copies of Georgia. his new book Porsche - Origin of the Species.

Our own Bill Seymour leads the 356 autocrossers on a practice lap. continued next page

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356 Registry members from around the globe were treated to a New England Clambake (uncredited).

356 Drivers were treated to exclusive photos with the USS Constitution.

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East Coast Holiday attendees were treated to a Revolutionary War skirmish by the Lexington Mass militia.

page 28 NOREASTER Gmund coupe 356 040, owned by Jerry Seinfi eld, featured in the new book by Karl Ludvigsen, Origin of the Species, was displayed along with two other Gmund cars at the victory banquet.

NOREASTERpage 29 Porsche Cup Slam - Part 2 of 4. Copy and Photos by Mike Kerouac

his is the second installment of my four-part ‘Cup Slam’ series. We’re now moving on from B-Cup to Toby. If that Tsentence just confused you, then pick up last months NOR’EASTER, turn to page 34, and start reading. Go on, just do it. Adrianne works very hard publishing this magazine for all of us; you should be reading it cover to cover. Now, assuming you have read last months kick-off article, I discussed my experience with my fi rst cup car, a 996 GT3 Cup named B-Cup. As you recall, I discussed the pucker factor I experienced driving the car for the fi rst time. If you don’t recall my pucker factor comment, you cheated and didn’t read all of last months article. Put this issue down, pick up last month’s issue and turn to page 34. Everything below will tie in nicely if you do. Okay, all kidding aside. As I discussed last month, my fi rst cup car was a 996 model purchased from Dave Webber. My second Toby in the Rolex 24 2010. cup car came with the unplanned purchase of a 997 model. but I’m about 6’3” from the hips up. I’m also a little bit bigger It’s an ex-Rolex 24 Car named Toby. Similar to my 993 and 964 around the mid section compared to most Lotus owners. In the Cups, Toby just fell into my lap. I was on the phone with Bruce Lotus, my helmet was above the roll bar and it actually rubbed Ledoux one afternoon in September of 2011. (If you don’t against the roof, creating a safety risk and wearing the fi nish know who Bruce Ledoux is, read last months article… page off a perfectly good helmet in the process. During our chat, I 34.) mentioned to Bruce that I was considering selling the car and Anyway, Bruce and I were discussing my Lotus Exige Cup car. he proposed taking my Lotus in partial trade for Toby, his 997 I didn’t really fi t into that car all that well. I’m only six feet tall GT3 Cup. Bruce and his wife Linda were in the market for a less maintenance intensive car for club races and track days. The

Toby at Daytona.

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Lotus would be a perfect fi t for them. So, we worked out a deal and Toby had a new owner, but Toby’s home base was Dawes Motorsports in Pennsylvania. My fi rst opportunity to sit in the car wasn’t until May of 2012. Toby, unlike B-Cup, wasn’t a pristine example of a 997. But he was pristine to me. Every time I looked at pictures of Toby run- ning at Daytona, I got goose bumps. The car was spectacular. He had been raced in two Rolex 24-hour events as well as a few other Grand Am races. Originally a Porsche parade car, Toby arrived here in late 2005 as one of the fi rst 997 Cups in the U.S. TRG purchased the car in 2007 and it ran in the 2008 Rolex 24. Guardian Angel Motorsports purchased the car in 2009 and it ran in the 2010 Rolex 24. Toby didn’t fi nish either race but that kept the run-time hours down in terms of wear and tear. Good for me, not so good for the Rolex 24 teams. The car required very little work after purchase, just a couple of brake rotors and The overnight grind at Daytona. some general maintenance. I remained patient over the winter and bided my time until I could take Toby on the track. As I discovered during my winter research, the 997 Cup is a totally diff erent animal from the 996 Cup. The 997 has only 30

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Inside a Porsche race car.

NOREASTERpage 31 continued from previous page more horsepower, but it does everything a bit better. It also has the shift points down. Run it up to one red dot on the shift light a fl at sequential gearbox. meter and pull back hard on the gear lever. This was fun. Up- The fl at sequential box is unique compared to the standard shifts were super fast. Monticello has a very long back straight. six-speed. The driver simple pulls back on the gearshift with You enter the straight in 3rd gear exiting a right angle, 65 mph his/her foot fl at on the fl oor for upshifts. No clutch required. For right-hander. It’s 4th, 5th and 6th before the kink, then fl at out downshifts, the clutch is required, as well as a throttle blip, but to 160+ mph as you hit the braking zone. With the fl at sequen- all the driver does is bang the gear lever forward while using tial box it was simply throttle to the fl oor on track out and heel-toe technique. hold it there until braking. Total focus is on the line and hitting The fl at sequential allows for very fast upshifts and a little bit the shift points. The car was super fast. We reached 162 mph more focus on braking and turning while downshifting. Toby eff ortlessly. I had no idea we went that fast until we reviewed also had a few other upgrades, including a wider rear end and the data. The car was that smooth. On average the car was also an RSR big brake package. The RSR brakes are the best I’ve ever three to four seconds a lap faster than the 996. That’s a big, big experienced. They are even better than the PCCBs in the GT3RS diff erence. cars. The brakes will pop your eyeballs out of their sockets. The As I said earlier, the car is better than the 996 in almost every- car is extremely well built with the classic Porsche focus on thing it does. Based on being the next leap in technology and engineering fi rst. The only downside to the 997 Cup cars is the engineering over the 996 platform, it should be better. Toby rebuild requirements. Porsche recommends 25–30 hours for didn’t disappoint me. Turn in was Porsche precise, the suspen- an engine and transmission rebuild. This sounds like a small sion was fi rm but not jittery and the handling was neutral, with amount of driving time, but for the average track day driver, just a small hint of understeer. I also can’t say enough about a rebuild would be required every 2-1/2 to 3 years. For a pro the RSR big brakes on the car. They have great feel, absolutely racer you could be talking once a season. no fade and incredible stopping power. I didn’t need to wait for While we are on the subject of the transmission, it is by far this car to come to me and be mine. I was grinning ear to ear the most fragile component in the car. It is also one of the most after the second lap. The car is a very special driving experience expensive components to replace. Rebuilds cost about $15k and my “pucker factor” regarding the transmission has so far and full transmission replacements can run over $30k. So, I been unfounded. I even had an auto throttle blipper added to now had a new pucker factor for my fi rst drive. The new words the car to reduce the risk on downshifts. ringing in my ears were, “Don’t miss a shift, it could cost you Overall the 997 Cup is tremendous. It’s also what I call a $15k.” (If you don’t know what the old words ringing in my ears “tweener.” — not as fast on the straights as the high horse- were, then go back to last months issue and read the article… power cars, and not as fast through the corners as a Lotus. But page 34.) add it all up and the lap times are very good. The Porsche does As I said earlier, my fi rst time sitting in the car was May of this everything well enough to give you a great balanced package year. Dawes Motorsports brought the car to Monticello Motor of power and handling. In the end, I still use B-Cup for most Club and we spent a bit of time fi tting the driver position to track events, and I save Toby for special occasions. The car will me. I also had Bruce Ledoux in tow to show me the ropes. My absolutely spoil you if used all the time. I also have the 993 Su- fi rst view of the interior was intimidating. There are over 20 percup and the 964 Euro Cup for some air-cooled Porsche fun. buttons and switches in the dash and center console. There is But we’ll save those stories for the next couple of issues. I want a big gear lever sticking out of the transmission tunnel and a to give you plenty of time to read this issue of NOR’EASTER reinforced plastic windshield to keep you safe. This car is built from cover to cover. for one thing and one thing only. The answer is “turning fast laps,” in case your mind drew a blank. Now on to the fi rst drive. With me in the drivers seat, Bruce and I started to pull out of the garage at MMC. Similar heavy feel to the clutch. It’s basically binary — engaged or not engaged. I remembered the 996 Cup experience and gave it some gas. Damn, it stalled. “Not enough gas” Bruce exclaimed. “You have to be kidding me,” was my fi rst response. Bruce said, “Two big whacks on the throttle — whaa, whaa — and release the clutch on the second whack.” I tried it and it worked, but not until the third try. We rolled out of the pits and onto the track. Similar to the 996, the car loved to rev. Initially, even though my ears told me the revs were high, I kept short shift- ing. After a couple of laps and Bruce’s encouragement, I had

page 32 NOREASTER Porsche Parade Report Copy and Photos by Martha and Charlie Dow he plan for the adventure was simple. Drive our new, Speed Yellow 991 to the Porsche Parade in Salt Lake City, TUtah, stopping in Carmel, Indiana to celebrate the Fourth of July with our daughter Kristen, her husband Eric and their kids Melissa and Drew. The 991 has an automatic transmission, so I could easily share the driving, and air conditioning to tem- per the near-record heat wave gripping most of the country. No one else from the Northeast Region was attending, but old friends from New Hampshire would be there and we would have all those modern electronic conveniences to keep us on track. The Fourth was lovely. We spent most of the time in swim- ming pools, rescuing some stray kittens and appreciating the total lack of fi reworks, victims of the prevailing drought. Why do we persist in ruining a good holiday by terrifying dogs and small children? We continued on our way westward, encoun- Glocker Porsche. tering other Porsches. Would you believe an outstanding Thai restaurant in Rawlings, Wyoming? Or a pickers paradise in Minden, Nebraska? Salt Lake City temperatures were still lingering in the 100s, but we were signed up for the Concours, the Rally, a tour to the mountains and a Gimmick Rally. Reuniting with old friends, some from 50 years back, is the best part. Surprise! Mike Robbins, famed for attending many, many Parades, several of them in the same car, has sold his ‘56 Speedster. Now there is a record that will never be broken, but in a way it breaks a spell and frees the rest of us from the Iron Man or Woman trap. The Concours was held on the front lawn of the Utah Capitol Building. Try to picture a similar event in front of the Massachu- setts State House. Unfortunately we were e-mailed two days before we left that in order to be judged we would have to remove the fans from atop the engine. We consulted the dealer in Indianapolis, and he gave us a four-page printout from Porsche that warned of engine start-up and fi nger dismember- Glocker entry form. ment if we tried to remove the covers. We heeded their advice, were penalized for not having an engine and in future will avoid events with severe judging The rally was tough, but fair; the tour to Mirror Lake was fantastic. At one point some 50 Porsches were inching along a narrow gravel road through a herd of about a thousand sheep. Yes, they did ”bah” vigorously at the crazy tourists who were leaning out of their cars photographing and videotaping. Most agreed it was the highlight of the week. On the whole, Salt Lake City is a lot more relaxed than advertised. Around the cor- ner from our hotel was a combined brewery and movie house. The Marmalade Café is a highly rated gay bar. And a very up-scale mall (Coach Bags and Tiff any) has just opened next to Temple Square. They allowed a parade of Porsches all around town and couldn’t have been nicer or more accommodating. My favorite moment was the trip to the zoo, where we were introduced to their couch potato, a TV watching gorilla. back of the Glocker. continued next page

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On the way home Charlie started developing an allergy, infection, cough, laryngitis… who knows? Pharmacists, minute clinics and doctors disagreed on a diagnosis, proper medica- tion and treatment. Few treatments go well with long stints of driving, so I got to drive more than I bargained for. And you know what? The 911 with PDK is almost as good as my BMW! If they got the seats a little more comfortable and eliminated the shiny chrome dashboard, I might be tempted to take it over. A cushion does help with the seat, and you can put blue painters tape on the dashboard. Hmm. Just wait ‘til next year’s trip to Travers City, Michigan.

Porsche line up at Mirror Lake.

Charlie Dow’s 991 at the Statehouse concours. continued next page

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928 Cab, Martha and Buff alo at Colorado National Monument.

Porsche gravity racer.

NOREASTERpage 35 NER AX #3 Report Copy & photos by Bill Seymour ast event we got 10 runs, this time we got 11 — another new record! Once again we had a slightly smaller turnout, "/34/.302/0%249%80%24 Lwith 65 cars. This was the fi rst event that we had no “day- 2/"#/(%. #23 !32 !"2 of-event” registration and it defi nitely helped get us rolling 0RESIDENT -ANAGING$IRECTOR more quickly. We did have at least one person realize that the "ROKER 2%!,4/2¸ 2ANKED"ROKER"ACK"AY Wednesday midnight deadline had passed and we’re sorry to 5NITS3OLD-,3 have turned him away, but it’s for a good reason. 3EARCHALL-,3LISTINGS Here’s the summary: WWWROBBCOHENCOM Robert Yomtov drove his 914 to victory in Class 1S. (And sent  in a couple of pictures which I put on the Facebook page — 30%#)!,):).'). thanks.) "ACK"AY -IDTOWN "AY6ILLAGE .ORTH%ND In Class 1R, Tom Tate switched 356s because the Coupe has "EACON(ILL 3EAPORT more horsepower than his Speedster, but when you are the "ROOKLINE 3OUTH%ND #HARLESTOWN 7ATERFRONT only one in the class you’re going to win, no matter what. ,EATHER$ISTRICT 7EST%ND Neil Halbert (944) was back and displaced son Brian at the 2EAL!DVICE2EAL2ESULTS top of Class 2S. 7HENYOUAREREALLYREADYTOBUYORSELL Lisa Roche and Joe Kraetsch (sharing a 924) were again at )MAVAILABLETOMAKEITREALLYHAPPEN the top of Class 2R and, again, Joe squeaked ahead of Lisa (by 0.379 sec. to be exact). Nick Durham edged Steven James and Jeff Johnson in Class "OYLSTON3TREETs"OSTON -! sRCOHEN BRADVISORSCOM 3S. WWWROBBCOHENCOM Results in Class 3R (race-tired early 911s) were reversed from AX #2, with Bob Canter beating Chris Ryan beating Chris Tuck, and the three separated by a second. Ollie Lucier continued to make mincemeat of Class 4S, top- ping Grant Zimmerman by more than three seconds. In addition, Andrew Kessel continued his domination of Class 5S, although Jeremy Mazzariello got a little closer to claim second. Class 6S was hotly contested, with the top three fi nishers separated by only 0.3 seconds. Alan Davis (who had given up an apparent win at AX #2 with refreshing honesty) won legiti- mately this time, beating Dara Ambrose and Brian Cooner. Ed Moschella (Cayman R) beat Tom Pelton (GT3) to take Class 8S (with Kyle Pelton starting to get closer to his Dad). Jake Moreau (GT3) won Class 8R and had the fastest time of the day at 66.308. Our course builder extraordinaire, Scruff y (with a very nice course this time — thanks!), won Class 9 over Mark Skala. Jay Shin again won the non-Porsche class in his M3, although Audra Tella had her Mini fl ying. The class also featured a trio of LeMons drivers fl ogging their Ford Escort and beating more Porsche drivers than would like to admit it.

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Class Pos. # Driver CarModel Total Class Pos. # Driver CarModel Total

1S  5S 1 310a RobertYomtov 914 83.146 1 172a AndrewKessel CaymanS 70.073 2 46a FrancisODay 914Ͳ6 86.642 2 511a JeremyMazzariello Cayman 71.783 3 164a GregoryMcSorley 914Ͳ6 92.419 3 20a BillSeymour 07Cayman 72.311 4 805a ApolinarasSinkevicius CaymanS 73.015 1R  5 246a JeanͲLucBrousseau CaymanS 75.644 13aTomTate 356Speedster 87.015 6 65a DuncanDana Cayman 75.716 7 151a DennisFriedman CaymanS 76.723 2S  8 20b RosemaryDriscoll 07Cayman 81.926 1 58a NeilHalbert 944S2 73.573 9 136a WilliamFitzgerald BoxsterS 82.155 2 58b BrianHalbert 944S2 76.201 32aAdamBlauer 1994968 80.162 6S 4 60a ErikChristiansen 1985944 88.077 1 360a AlanDavis 997 74.925 2 327a DaraAmbrose 996 75.185 2R  3 230a BrianCooner 911 75.275 1 44b JoeKraetsch 924S 74.34 4 32a GlennChampagne 996 76.536 2 44a LisaRoche 924S 74.719 5 63a SeanMorrison 2007911C4 101.487 3 61a BillAubin 944 76.218 8S 3S  1 10a EdMoschella 2012Cayman 69.972 1 770a NickDurham 964C4Cab 75.306 2 115a ThomasPelton 04GT3 71.906 2 244a StevenJames 911 76.255 3 115b KylePelton 04GT3 73.426 3 49a JeffJohnson 911Carrera 76.472 4 103a KarlNg 2011Boxter 75.298 4 42a DavidBerman 85911 77.333 5 997a JustinJaynes 997S 75.915 5 42b KristinLarson 85911 80.669 6 563a AaronWalker 04GT3 76.168 6 28a RobertLiotine 86911 85.459 7 170a DavidKaplan 2010911Turbo 78.246 8 149a SamuelRomero 997C4S 79.633 3R  1 22a RobertCanter Carrera 74.803 8R 2 156a ChrisRyan 911Carrera 75.817 1 522b JakeMoreau GT3RS 66.308 3 82a ChristopherTuck 911S 75.82 2 707b MarkDudek 2010GT3RS 69.475 3 707a CharlesStromeyer GT3RS 72.044 4S  4 104a SusanKelley 997C2S 75.338 1 1a OliverLucier Boxster 71.982 5 522a WilliamNerney GT3RS 78.328 28aGrantZimmerman 03BoxsterS 75.322 3 66a SteveRoss Boxster 77.114 9 4 777a GaryHebner Boxster 80.729 1 887a StephenLefebvre GT3RS 68.217 5 59a RichardSemerjian Boxster 82.833 2 75a MarkSkala 914Ͳ6 68.712 6 208a BarryYomtov Boxster 83.061 12 1 192a JongShin 08M3 70.328 2 38a AudraTella Mini 72.884 TopTimeOfDayRawtime:66.3088r522bJakeMoreau 3 508b JonCowen LemonsZX2SuperPO 73.893 4 508c NickDeRosa LemonsZX2SuperPO 75.838 5 508a PeterRokel POSLemonsZX2 76.248

NOREASTERpage 37 South of Boston (SOB) Cars and Coff ee #2 Copy & photos by Virgina Young

n Sunday, August 5th, a grand total of 33 (up from 20!) whatever he or she did!!! Porsches arrived at the Moose Café in Tiverton, RI for I enjoyed seeing people with whom I’ve lost touch, including Ocoff ee meet-up number two. We had a nice mix of cars. Dave and Roberta Melchar, Don Plant, Bill Caterino, Bill Sooter, Coff ee and conversation fl owed freely. and Bob DiCorpo. I plan to see you again soon and talk more. We were all thankful for a slight breeze and some cloud cover; So, thank you, Roger, for reviving the south coast camaraderie the day was another of this summer’s specialties: very hot, very that we all had a lot of fun with in the past. Maybe we’ll even get muggy. Don to resurrect one of his fabulous cookouts! The Moose Café is a place to which I would happily return. Roger’s plan is to have the next coff ee at Java Madness, 134 Salt The coff ee and bakery selections are great. The menu is large Pond Rd., Wakefi eld, RI on September 15th. Think about joining and includes lunch options and ice cream. Lots of ice cream. us! The number of ice cream fl avors listed on the wall was well If you have other ideas for this area, I’m sure Roger will welcome summed up by Bob Dicorpo as, “putting Baskin Robbins to them. His e-mail address is [email protected]. shame!” (Editors Note: Roger contacted me to make sure I mentioned It was a pleasure to meet Roger Slocum, who has stepped up that they were happy to see Ginny at their second meet. A ‘72 914 to organize the gatherings, and put a face to the e-mails I get from came all the way from Leominster; the 1979 928 with the NY from him. Roger has a number of plans for future events. One plate was from the West Point area and also has a second home is a tech session, perhaps at Inskip Porsche, and another is a next to Roger’s in Newport, and of the 33 Porsches: a 356 Speed- luncheon in October at the Inn at Castle Hill in Newport. If you ster, a 356 cabriolet, numerous Boxsters, as well as 996s, 997s and have never been there, you might think about driving down Turbos came. The oldest was a 1956 356 Speedster. for it, even if you live close to Boston. The view of Narragansett Bay from this very elegant Victorian just off Ocean Drive is one of the best on the entire island. Castle Hill is one of my favorite places, and I will certainly put that on my calendar once Roger sets the date. The mix of cars included a number of 356s. One ’356‘ that attracted a lot of attention turned out to be a replicar with a Subaru engine. No one would have guessed. I really liked Tim Friend’s immediate comment, “I’ll bet it’s quicker than mine!” That’s what I enjoy most about the TYP-356 guys. They don’t do one-up. They just call it as it is. Roger adds a little drive onto each coff ee. Last time he led ev- eryone to a car show in Bristol. This week the plan was to take a slow drive to Tiverton Four Corners through Little Compton and then let everyone separate at the Rt. 24 interchange. When we were about to leave the parking area, Tim off ered up his car for the drive — or did I twist his arm again? There’s not a lot The parking lot. that’s more fun than a ride in a 356 along the country roads of the south coast. I’ve done numerous rides in that area over the past 20 years and I never tire of the quiet beauty of the area: silos, hay bales, corn fi elds, the ocean in the background of the farms, the handmade stone walls, the beautiful hydrangeas, etc. It’s nice to not be the driver sometimes… Tim’s car garners more attention than any Porsche I’ve ever been in. When he stops, people swarm the car. He must feel like a rock star on a daily basis! We passed Gray’s ice cream, a local landmark; this wouldn’t have happened if we had my car, because Lucy always turns into ice cream stands, even when I tell her not to. At some point we lost everyone, as happens often when at- tempting to travel in a pack. Tim and I continued and ended up at the Sakonnet Yacht Club. No other Porsches were in evi- dence. Hopefully, everyone enjoyed the rest of the afternoon, Roget Slocum, Virginia Young, and Don Plant.

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ever before in the history of the Porsche Boxster was a fuel per 100 kilometres. change of generation so comprehensive. The open-top The new sports car generation makes its debut in the classic Ntwo-seater car is being marketed with a completely new Porsche pairing of Boxster and Boxster S. Both models are lightweight design body and a completely revamped chassis. powered by fl at-six engines with direct petrol injection, the ef- Considerably lower weight, a longer wheel-base, a wider track fi ciency of which is further enhanced by electrical system recu- and larger wheels signifi cantly enhance the mid-engine sports peration, thermal manage- ment and auto start/stop function. car's driving dynamics yet further, already far and away the best The entry-level model’s new power unit delivers 265 hp (195 in its class, supported by the new electro-mechanical power kW) from a 2.7 litre displacement - ten hp more than its larger steering. The new Boxsters boast superior performance as well displacement predecessor. Technically, it is now based on the as being up to 15 per cent more fuel-effi cient. Depending on 3.4-litre engine of the Boxster S. This now delivers 315 hp (232 model, they get by with signifi cantly less than eight litres of kW), which is fi ve hp more than before.

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page 40 NOREASTER Technical Specifications Boxster Boxster S

Engine Engine Concept Water-cooled, mid-mounted, 6-cylinder boxer engine Water-cooled, mid-mounted, 6-cylinder boxer engine Construction Aluminum block and heads Aluminum block and heads

Four overhead camshafts; four valves per cylinder; valve Four overhead camshafts; four valves per cylinder; valve Valvetrain timing and valve stroke variable on the intake side timing and valve stroke variable on the intake side (VarioCam Plus); hydraulic valve play compensation (VarioCam Plus); hydraulic valve play compensation

Intake System Direct fuel injection Direct fuel injection Integrated dry sump system; 10.67 quarts (10.1 liters) Integrated dry sump system; 10.67 quarts (10.1 liters) Lubrication engine oil engine oil Management Continental SDI 9 Continental SDI 9 Electrical System 12 V, 2100 W alternator; battery capacity 70 Ah 12 V, 2100 W alternator; battery capacity 70 Ah Fuel Premium unleaded Premium unleaded Bore 89.0 mm 99.0 mm Stroke 72.5 mm 77.5 mm Displacement 2,706 cm3 3,436 cm3 Maximum Horsepower 265 hp at 6,700 rpm 315 hp at 6,700 rpm Maximum Torque 206,5 lb.-ft. at 4,400 - 6,500 rpm 266 lb.-ft. at 4,500 - 5,800 rpm Compression ratio 12.5:1 12.5:1 Engine redline 7,800 7,800 Output per liter 98.0 hp 91.8hp Drivetrain Rear-wheel drive Rear-wheel drive Power unit Engine and transmission bolted into single drive unit Engine and transmission bolted into single drive unit

Transmission Manual transmission 6-speed 6-speed Automatic transmission 7-speed PDK 7-speed PDK Ratios (PDK in parentheses) 1st 3.67 (3.91) 3.31 (3.91) 2nd 2.05 (2.29) 1.95 (2.29) 3rd 1.46 (1.65) 1.41 (1.65) 4th 1.13 (1.30) 1.13 (1.30) 5th .97 (1.08) .95 (1.08) 6th .84 (.88) .81 (.88) 7th (0.62) (0.62) Reverse 3.33 (3.55) 3.0 (3.55) Final Drive Ratio 3.89 3.89 Manual: 9.45 in. (dual-mass flywheel). Manual: 9.45 in. (dual-mass flywheel). Clutch diameter 7-speed PDK: 7.95/6.02 in. 7-speed PDK: 7.95/6.02 in.

Monocoque lightweight body in a combination of steel Monocoque lightweight body in a combination of steel Body and aluminum and aluminum

NOREASTERpage 41 Under the Radar - continued from page 11 sessed. both parts of the MCAS with my eyes closed; my brother would In the summer before my senior year, my brother and I had have struggled badly with the English/Language Arts. But he fun doing some racing late at night. Route 295 was the perfect had talents I’ll never have. Here was a guy who had a private setting. The Massachusetts section, which ends abruptly in pilot’s license at age 16, worked at the Norwood airport during Attleboro, was completed around 1970. There were many college inspecting airplanes, could take a car engine apart and fewer cars on the road in the seventies to begin with, but the put it back together with ease, and, at the age of 20, lovingly fact that the road was new and this is New England, where restored a foreign sports car for his sister… people are apt to stay with their usual routines far longer than MA Department of Ed: please take notice. is useful, meant that hardly anyone was on it, even during One of my questions sent out to various members was, “What the day. So going out at 11:00 at night was perfectly safe with was your fi rst car?” And, if it wasn’t a Porsche, “How and why did virtually no one on the road and not a policeman to be seen. you make the transition?” Next month’s column will contain the My brother raced against me with his fastback version of the answers. Triumph line — a GT-6. It was all in fun. In the meantime, get out and enjoy your car! I started teaching the following year. Between that and working weekends at a very busy restaurant, I managed to buy a brand new MGB that spring. It was bright orange, with chrome bumpers, a luggage rack, and wire wheels, of course, which were now optional. The only downside was the new catalytic converter that occasionally made the car smell like rotten eggs. That was dismantled pretty early on and kept in a box in the trunk just in case it ever needed to be produced. I enjoyed that car for a number of years until it actually met its demise by being hit by a horse that bolted out of the woods as I was driving down a country road. The horse was okay, but he basically totaled my car. Try fi lling out the The car that Tom built, courtesy of Jameslist, UK. accident report when vehicle #2 was a horse and you have to estimate speeds and describe the scenario! After that I bought a TR-6 and kept it for years as a summer vehicle and, yes, you guessed it, bought a Ford as my daily driver. Everything does come full circle in time. And this was all years before I could aff ord to move up to Porsche. In my career as an educator in Taunton, I spent my last six years as the math/science curriculum supervisor. One of the stressors of my job was getting all 14 of my schools to make AYP (adequate yearly progress) on the MCAS. In the years I did that job, I had continued success. The graph kept going up. But I knew logically, if not from teaching math for many years, that that no mathematical trend line would increase without a plateau or a dip somewhere in time. So I left when I was ahead of the game. I’ve had many thoughts go through my head concerning that test, a test that has to be passed by every student in the Commonwealth to graduate from high school with a diploma. One of the thoughts concerns my brother. To say that when we were in high school he struggled with his English classes would be an understatement. I routinely wrote two compositions, two book reports, etc., and handed him one as we went out the door to school. He did try, but writing wasn’t his strong point. It was easier for me to write him a new one than to try to fi x the one he had written. At times the one I gave him got the better grade, and that was incredibly annoying. The point here is I could have passed My brother and I, future car enthusiasts.

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Europe against Hill and Moss, at the 12 hours of Sebring, and Alice inspires me too. She reminds me to not let anyone was turned out of LeMans (for being a girl). She was turned tell me what I can, or can’t be – every time that Shelby growl away from venues, and races, and paddocks, and she became sounds outside of my window. a legend. She raced for Porsche, and Ferarri, and for fun in her own car. In 1961 she won the grand touring category at Sebring in a Ferrari 250 GT, and in 1964 McCluggage scored a class win in the Rallye de Monte Carlo for Ford. She became a legend not because she was a great driver, but because she was a woman racing cars. Being turned away from an event is thankfully a foreign con- cept to me. Although I will say I was once asked how it felt to compete in a “man’s” world. Seriously? That’s your question? Wow…. I’ve never been made to feel like, pardon the expression, “odd man out,” or the girl in the locker room. No one has ever off ered to “put me in there pocket” or comment on how my painted toe nails might add extra weight to the car. With very few excep- tions I can’t imagine anyone in the paddock treating me like that. Even the professional drivers I know don’t treat women that way. They fi nd out I want to compete, and they are hand- ing out advice, and business cards, and the hand of friendship. They’re not leering, or jeering, just helpful and kind. I’m cognitive of that. Of how I’m treated and or potentially discriminated against. The closest it’s ever come to sexism is that I’ve been told, on several occasions that “women are better students” and I fi nd this a functional rather than critical state- ment. 175 High Street #2 Alice wanted to work on, drive, and adore cars, and she was Waltham, MA 02453 not given the option. Denise was born in Kansas in 1927, and 781-530-4557 forged her own option. I wish I could introduce Alice and Denise. I know Denise still mentors young women, young www.liftthrottle.com racers of both genders. But I wish they could have known each Specializing in air-cooled Porsches other then. Denise would have found a kindred spirit in Alice, as I have. A girl harboring the desire to be a race car driver. It’s a powerful connection, one I hope to keep running in to, keep Make an appointment to stop by and fostering, and perpetuating. I bet Denise inspired some great browse our inventory or talk Porsches! drivers. She still inspires me.

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1999 Boxster, 31k mi. Blk w Blk / Grey int. All history since new. Excellent in and out and well maintained. anthony.p.dinatale@ verizon.net. 781.662.1210. Asking $15,250. (9/12) ’83 911SC: Factory black leather seat, excellent condition. $500/OBO. Bob [email protected], 401-855-2236 (9/12) 1990 Carrera Targa 61500 mi Grand Prix White/Gray Leather,very good condition,no leaks, recent tires, 60,000 mi service,refurbished top,updated Blaupunt,$22,000 Bob Sandfort 774-232-1331 [email protected] ...Thank You Bob Sandfort member014*001 10 Annette dr.,Portsmouth RI 02871 (8/12) All Aluminum Mission trailer, new tires, tire rack, extended Ramp to load GT3. $4500.00. [email protected]. 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