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AbsarokaAbsaroka ArrowArrow The Bi-Monthly Newsletter of the Porsche Club of America Absaroka Region OCT/NOV 2015 Volume 37—Issue 5 1 2014 — 2016 Absaroka Officers / Board Stephanie Haider, President E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 406.672.4815 Susan Finn, Vice President E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 406.698.5492 Susan Peacock, Secretary E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 406.672.3045 Roy Thorneycroft, Treasurer E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 406.853.1512 Editor’sEditor’s MessageMessage By Jo Pintz-Cole — Editor Joann Pintz-Cole, Newsletter Editor My favorite season is upon us! The cooler E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 406.534.3152 temps, fall colors and smells lend themselves to getting out and enjoying some drives and the changing of the seasons. The summer was full of activities with the All Eu- ro Car Show being the highlight. This year’s Dan Cole, Historian show was successful and enjoyed by many. We E-mail: [email protected] hope upcoming events bring out more club Phone: 208.859.4608 members as both volunteers and participants. We want to get to know our new members and catch-up with old members. Enjoy the journey! ~ Jo 2 Cover Photo: The new Porsche 911 Carrera at Rennsport Reunion V Photo: Porsche AG In-House Business Contents — This Issue Editorial Policy The views or comments expressed in the Absaroka Arrow newsletter are not necessarily those of the Porsche Club of America or the Absaroka Region. Absaroka Arrow is published six (6) times a year ex- pressly for the information and entertainment of the Stephanie’s President’s Message 4 Porsche Club of America - Absaroka Region, its mem- bers and supporters. Absaroka Arrow assumes no responsibility for any submissions. All submissions become property of Absaroka Arrow unless other Carreras & Coffee 5 arrangements are made with the editor and president. Reprints from this Newsletter are not permitted without prior permission from the Editor. Send editorial submissions to: Jo Pintz-Cole Phone: 406.534.3152 2015 All Euro Car Show 6/7 E-mail: [email protected] Publication dates: 6 times a year Feb/Mar, Apr/May, Jun/Jul, Aug/Sep, Oct/Nov, Dec/ Jan Museum of the Rockies Drive 8 The latest Absaroka Arrow and the archived back issues are available on the Internet at: http:// issuu.com/absaroka_porsche Big Sky Minis and High Plains Vintage 9 Advertising Rates For advertising information, please contact Fred Mag- ers at: [email protected] Full page $75, Half page $45, Quarter page $25, ABS Region Calendar 10 Business Card $10. Pricing is per issue Classified Ads Classified ads are posted in the Absaroka Arrow and the ABS/PCA website at http://abs.pca.org/. Submit Billings Breakfast Club 11 your text and photo (if required) by email to: Joann Pintz-Cole at [email protected]. Submit by the 1st of the month prior to the publication month. The editor reserves the right to edit the ad if it is over 40 words. The ad is free to members. World Endurance Championship 12/13/14 ABS/PCA Website http://abs.pca.org/ ABS/PCA Mailing Address President Rennsport Reunion V 15 Absaroka Region of Porsche Club of America 729 Aronson Ave Billings, MT, 56105 Porsche Legal Absaroka Sponsors 16 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG is the owner of numerous trademarks, both registered and unregistered, includ- ing without limitation the Porsche Crest®, Porsche®, Boxster®, Carrera®, Cayenne®, Cayman™, Panamera®, Tiptronic®, VarioCam®, PCM®, 911®, 4S®, FOUR, UNCOMPROMISED.SM and the model numbers and distinctive shapes of the Porsche auto- mobiles such as, the federally registered 911 and Boxster automobiles in the United States. The third party trademarks contained herein are the properties of their respective owners. Specifications, performance standards, standard equipment, options, and other elements shown are subject to change without notice. Some options may be unavailable when a car is built. Some vehicles may be shown with non-U.S. equip- ment. Please ask your dealer for advice concerning Absaroka Lapel Pins the current availability of options and verify the optional equipment that you ordered. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of traffic laws at all These beautiful lapel pins are 1” in diameter, nickel times. plated and enamel. Get yours to have and share. A perfect way to show off your Absaroka pride. $5.00 each. Contact: Stephanie Haider for details. Phone: 406.672.4815 Email: [email protected] 3 Stephanie’sStephanie’s President’sPresident’s MessageMessage By Stephanie Haider —- President Fall is officially here according to the calendar and we have been having some beautiful weather. Enjoy it while it lasts. We had five cars head over to Bozeman to the Museum of the Rockies. It was a great day for a drive and tour of the Museum. Thanks to those that came. Our New Member/Year End party is still scheduled for October 10th at my home. This is our last big event for the year. I have had several RSVP so far but I hope to hear from more of you. It will start at 2:00 pm. Please bring a side dish and a beverage of your choice. My address is 729 Aronson Ave. I hope to see you there. Our breakfast meeting is also that same day. I am heading to the Escape to Rushmore on September 30th for the weekend. This looks like a great trip. I am anxious to drive through the Black Hills and make some new friends along the way. So far I know of Ernie and Chrissy Bunn and Jim and Francie Hasbrouck that are attending. Watch for pictures on our Absaroka Region Facebook page. Roy Thorneycroft, Jim and Karen Grace, and I joined the Big Sky Mini’s and the Vintage European Car clubs for their Gimmick run and Grape Stomp at Yellowstone Cellars. It was a perfect day for a drive. I learned of some new back roads in our area we can explore next year. Stomping grapes is also great fun. We appreciated the invite. I hope everyone has a Happy Halloween and Thanksgiving! Stephanie Haider 4 Carreras & Coffee 5 All Euro Car Show A cool, but sunny Saturday morning made for a perfect day for new region to Bob Jams Jr. It was nice getting to meet her and another All Euro Car Show. Twenty Absaroka members and have her stop by the event. past members gathered together with members of the High Plains Vintage Sports Car Club, and the local VW club for a Another new thing this year was the addition of a specialty ven- total of sixty-eight cars. dor on site. M.A.R.S. of Billings (Mobile Appearance Recondi- tioning Service) was onsite giving detailing tips and demos to This year we had some of our best promotional coverage with those interested and at the end of the day gave away a $250 TV spots on both KULR-8 and KTVQ-2. Additionally we had TV gift card to a lucky winner, our own John Dewitt! spots by way of Fred Magers chatting with Jeff Howell on Twang 107.5 radio. He then jumped over to Mojo 92.5 for an- A special callout is order to Del McCormick and his team at Da- other plug. He was a little bit country, then a little bit rock and na Motors. The other car dealers backed out of the show this roll! year for various reasons. Del and his team quickly jumped in and brought over more cars to help fill the park’s infield. It was Veteran’s Park was once again the setting for the show. Fred very much appreciated and thank you for your continued sup- went back through the archives and determined this was the port of the Absaroka Region. 10th year the club has held a car show. He had on display a collection of the posters over the years which was impressive Awards this year went to the following: and brought back fond memories. People’s Choice Award As in year’s past the AECS participants came from all over the Mini Cooper Pickup area including Denver, Lolo, Lewistown, Miles City, Red Lodge, and Sheridan. Best Contemporary Car Jerry Jones – Porsche 996 GT3 Veteran’s Park has proven to be a great location for the All Eu- Greg Kohn – Mercedes Benz C550 AMG ro Car Show. The restroom facilities and ability to have vendors on site add to the event. The abundant space allows for lots of Bill Witcher Memorial Best Vintage Car vehicles. The downside of having lots of space is it makes the Jim Hasbrouck – 1954 Porsche 356 show look empty. Therein lies a challenge for next year’s chair- man or chairwomen. Dan and Stephanie had a friendly bet to see who could get the most Boxsters or 911s to the event. Stephanie won the bet eas- ily with Dan 10-4. This year we were again able to connect with some longtime Absaroka members who we have missed over the years due to busy schedules. Tom Moffet, Stephen Gies, and Jerry Jones were there with a trio of 911s; Tom’s new 997 cabriolet re- placed his longtime 911SC and two beautiful GT3s. Each year there always seems to be a highlight. Usually, it’s a unique car like the pair of Lamborghinis from a few years back, or Bill Culhane’s Lancia. This year it was a lady who came up to the registrars and identified herself as Karen Williams. Her late husband Mick was a Past PCA National President and to- gether with Zone Rep Don Murray presented our charter as a Above: Porsches at the AECS Opposite Top: 1954 356s of Mark Cohn and Jim Hasbrouck Opposite Right: A Boxster gets a make-over from MARS! Opposite Middle: Tom Moffet’s newest Porsche Opposite Bottom: Grade school students from Bench Ele- mentary School looking at Porsches 6 All Euro Car Show Following the check presentation, the children came outside and looked at Stephanie’s red 911 and Dan’s blue Boxster.