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January 2006 Vol. 33 No. 1 The Las Vegas Region—Porsche Club of America

January 2006 Sandscript

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Debra’s Dabble by President Debra Bieniek

Ready, Set, Change!!!

Similar to nine US Vice-Presidents, I am the new President of but is sure sounds fun. Anyone who knows Ed has learned that the club. Although our duties may differ slightly, I never he is the Rand McNally of the club. If there is an interesting thought my name could be in the same sentence as Gerald road to travel, Ed will find it. This day is an opportunity to Ford. Unfortunately, Tony was unable to complete his term take a leisurely drive south of town. Years ago, the trail was and resigned at President. We will miss Tony and his leader- done by horseback. I think it is more fun with horsepower! ship. I look forward to the opportunity to lead the club and hope you will share in my enthusiasm for the coming year. Next, if your looking for a way to enjoy our planet on Earth We have some exciting activi- s! Day, Tony Zito is planning a Event ties scheduled. Drivers oming Lake Mead tour. We'll begin Education at Pahrump Upc at Valley of Fire, tour Lake will continue for all our Mead and end at Lake Las track enthusiasts. Now Vegas. What a wonderful that Spring Mountain ary s in opportunity to enjoy our anu - 1/4 7 - Rae J eeting ng - 1/ expanded, there are 4 oard M t Meeti derson area! utive B eakfas Hen weekends to practice your Exec ning Br ay Mor skills on a very challeng- Saturd Just to liven things up, our ing course. Last year, Saturday Morning Meet- drivers were able to get a ings will be at different ary llen taste of the new track. This ebru - 2/1 arl & E locations this year. I've F eeting tact: C year, we can really learn it. oard M - Con ng tried to alternate between utive B /5/2006 You Exec arty - 2 Bowl P the east side and west Super John Burrows is busy work- side. To keep it easy, ing on the details. If you our January 7th break- have any questions or are un- fast is at Rae's in Hen- sure if the track is for you, h derson. arc - 3/1 don't hesitate to contact a mem- M eeting oard M ber. Anyone who participates utive B &5 sini In addition to Tony at Exec - Mar 4 Ed Pa ekend ontact: usually ends the day totally ex- DE we 3/11 - C Carl's Place, Kent icnic - hausted and completely exhila- Hobo P Moore at Premier rated. This is the best way to Sportscar Service will pre- learn how your car feels on the sent tech sessions. There are 4 opportunities road and build the confidence to learn about your car's maintenance. needed to maneuver any circum- stance that may arise. Please keep in touch with the Sandscript or the events on the website. In addition, there are a few driving experiences for those who enjoy just driving the open road with no worries. First up is Happy New Year!! the Hobo Picnic. I'm not sure how Ed Pasini derived that title

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Sandscript Vol. 32 No. 10 Las Vegas Region—Porsche Club of America

President Newsletter Editor Past President Debra Bieniek Dave Bauman Tony Mazzagatti 9901 West Charleston #2 10300 W. Charleston Blvd., Suite 26 1908 Sierra Oaks Lane Las Vegas, NV 89117 Las Vegas, NV 89135 Las Vegas, NV 89134 702-932-1370 or 497-8195 702-822-2199 702-869-3292 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Vice President Membership Chairman Historian Rock LaSpada Nita Burrows Carl Young P.O. Box 81806 5565 N. Campbell Road 8160 O'Bannon Drive Las Vegas, NV 89180 Las Vegas, NV 89149 Las Vegas, NV 89117 818-312-0868 702-395-3886 702-876-7982 or 702-363-0796 [email protected] [email protected] Secretary Mike Barreras Driver's Ed Chairman 1116 Fuente Way John Burrows Website Boulder City, NV 89005 5565 N. Campbell Road www.lvrpca.com 702-294-1837 Las Vegas, NV 89149 [email protected] 702-395-3886 [email protected] Treasurer Randy Gabe Webmaster On The Cover 3980 Rancho Niguel Pkwy Jeff Wenger Charlie Kostner (Red 911SC Cab) and the rest of the LVR- Las Vegas, NV 89147-8018 8628 Canyon View Drive PCA gang enjoying center stage at the Veteran’s Day Parade 702-804-1669 Las Vegas, NV 89117 in Downtown Las Vegas. [email protected] 702-341-1606 (Photographer Jim Amadio) [email protected] NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING Sandscript is the official publication of the Las Vegas Region, All advertising is payable in advance. PCA members may advertise Porsche Club of America. Opinions expressed in Sandscript personal items for free. Personal ads will run for 3 issues. Non- are those of the individual contributor and do not necessarily members may run ads if space is available for $5.00 per month. reflect the opinion of the Porsche Club of America, the Las Vegas Note (1,2,3) in the ad indicates the number of issues an ad has Region or Sandscript staff. The editors reserve the right to edit been run. Notify the editor if you would like ad removed or all material submitted for publication. Permission to reprint any extended. For advertising and rate info contact the editor at (702) material herein is granted provided full credit is given to the author 822-2199. Placement of an ad is in no way an endorsement by this and the SANDSCRIPT. publication, executive board PCA or staff.

PUBLICATION DEADLINE MEETINGS Material must be submitted to the editors by the 20th of the month The Las Vegas Region Executive Board meets on the first for following month’s issue. Wednesday of each month. An informal Breakfast meeting is held on the first Saturday of each month at Rae’s Restaurant & Lounge, ADDRESS CHANGES 2531 Wigwam Prkwy, Henderson, at 9:00 a.m., unless otherwise Please notify the Membership Chairman, the Editor, and PCA announced. The meetings are open to all members that wish to National Membership, Carolyn Ewbank, 1084 Chalet Circle, attend. General Membership meeting and changes to the meeting Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 of address and/or status changes place or time will be announced in the Sandscript or by flyers. including extended vacations.

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An LVR/PCA gathering...... SUPER, SUPER BOWL PARTY with SUPER homemade CHILI(s)

When: Super Bowl Sunday, of course. 5 Feb , 2006

Your hosts: Carl and Ellen Young with the help of our family and friends

What time: An hour before kickoff - usually about 3 PM

How much: $10.00 per person

We provide: Three kinds of chili - Chili Colorado (spicy), Chili Verde (medium spicy) and plain ole ground beef and bean not-very-spicy chili and the fixings, utensils, and drinks (beer, soda, coffee and more.)

You may bring: An appetizer or easy to eat dessert. (Not required but very welcome and usually won- derful.) Money to join in the football square fun, $1.00 and $.50 cent boards, with half-time and game end winnings going to the square buyer.

RSVP: Carl or Ellen at home, 363-0796; before January 29, or Email us at Young @Intermind.net, so we know how much chili to make.

Directions: I-95 to Summerlin Pkwy. exit, (north of Spaghetti Bowl). Exit Summerlin Pkwy. @ Buffalo and take Buffalo South. First traffic light past Charleston is Oakey. Turn west on O’Bannon Drive (4th street south of Oakey.) Proceed up the hill approximately .4 of a mile to 8160 O’Bannon Drive on the right. We have lots of room for parking at the end of the driveway by the big garage so don’t hesitate to drive your Porsche.

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AND NOW, THE REST OF THE STORY……. By Roger Greene

On Friday, November 11, 2005 19 cars owned by LVRPCA By the time the parade snaked its way back by their hotel, the members had the honor to host Vietnam veterans by driving Caddy was full of their new found friends. Unfortunately, for them in the Veterans’ Day parade here in Las Vegas. Only 18 space and safety reasons, the boyfriends of their newly found of the cars were Porsches. The other was Carl Young’s 1967 friends were unable to join the party. Finding themselves dan- Cadillac convertible, a beautiful red car with white leather inte- gerously low on refreshments, they reluctantly pulled out of the rior. As it turns out this was not the Porschellac’s first parade. parade and invited their “select” new friends to join them in the hotel bar. Thus began a new day of celebrating the 3rd Fighter Carl was stationed at Bien Hoa Air Base in 1965/66 flying F- Wing’s successful completion of its first tour of duty. 100 aircraft for the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing. Bien Hoa is about 30-40 kilometers 38 years later and the Porschellac is in east of Saigon. It turns out its second parade. And that is the rest of that in Saigon there was a the story…. General Motors “Foreign Distributors Division” For those of you that do not know, Carl whose role it was to han- is a decorated Vietnam USAF pilot, dle world wide diplomatic having logged about 500 missions in sales/delivery of GM ve- that “conflict”. I think his reaction to hicles. Carl says he and a the Club being involved in honoring few other guys used to Vietnam veterans is worth repeating. ride there motorcycles Here is his email to Barbara Barron into Saigon to “sightsee” who coordinated our involvement. on a regular basis. Can you imagine some of the stories, as yet untold, about the trips to and “Barb ara, from Saigon? Anyway, Carl ordered the car in I can’ t say Club enoug March 1966 in Saigon and had it delivered to New York City. invol h tha lar ved in nks to He picked it up on December 7, 1966 while visiting his parents in the gene you f ity parad ral an or get in Baltimore. From there he drove it to his new assignment at and e e. Bei d mys ting t m motio ng a s elf in he Luke Air Force Base in Phoenix. ember ns of mall parti T for a the d part o cu- went long ay is f the a y five time. somet ctiv- rd wer or th hing It turns out that the 3 Fighter Wing was the first USAF unit to e “com irty y I’ll re ap ing h ears a - complete a year long tour of duty in Vietnam. Naturally, that precia ome” go wh no tive, t the re en lot thing o say ceptio s of v called for a celebration. So in 1967, shortly after reporting for t like t the l n was ets he ve he cro east. C less duty at Luke, the typical parties at which young fighter pilots ts wh wds e ertai than cheeri ich w xpres nly, it tended to indulge were held. ng cr e saw sing th was ones owds Frid anks from more ay m to all bere long than orning After one late night of “celebrating”, Carl and some of his d for ago th offse . Th To so ma at so t the e say th ny yea man jeerin friends were awakened in their hotel rooms by the unmistak- a at I w rs. y vets g gross as ha reme able sound of pounding drums from a marching band on the T under ppily m- hank statem “surp street below. Seeing the opportunity to be in a parade was too you an ent. rised” a mem d eve woul much to pass up. Carl and a friend quickly dressed, stopped by orabl ryone d be e vete who h the bar to gather an ample supply of beer (Coors?) and Bloody ran’s ad a Carl day. hand i and E n such Mary’s and were off to join the parade in the brand new Caddy llen” convertible. It didn’t seem to matter that they were uninvited guests; after all they were combat veterans! As they drove along the parade route they offered their refreshments and a ride in the parade to “select” people from the throngs watching.

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WANT TO LEARN TO DRIVE YOUR PORSCHE SAFER?

By Roger Greene s: riend e A F to th Well, that is exactly the goal of our Drivers’ Education Pro- ar PC You” De hank em- gram. So many people think that because we hold our DE ay “T or rem e to s bers f l” event at a race track we are trying to make you into a race car ld lik mem t Wel I wou egion l “Ge k driver. WRONG! There are plenty of professional organiza- egas R autifu o than as V h a be like t y tions that are more than willing to take your money to try and L e wit also is bus ring m would ing th he make you a race car driver. Our goal is to teach you some of be et. I e dur s. T bask ok tim e card the basics of vehicle dynamics, i.e. weight transfer, understeer, gift at to end m one th /or s elp to oversteer, and the effect these phenomenons have on your car. every ll and ave h cult to ca shes h diffi Then we go out and participate in some exercises specifically eason ell wi e this s nd w d mak designed to help you put into effect what you just learned. sket a ys an ba y da sier. When you are ready you can then go out on to the race track hten m tle ea brig e a lit and practice, practice and practice some more. Of course, our e for m PCA certified instructors are always ready willing and able to tim assist you every step of the way. ows Burr Nita After a short classroom session, the exercises we have tenta- tively planned include a braking exercise, the skid pad, a lane changing exercise and perhaps, a slalom course. The skid pad is the ideal place to learn about oversteer and understeer. Ever wonder what happens if you jump off the gas while oversteer- ing? What happens when you hit the brakes while cornering? How does throttle application effect understeer? The skid pad will answer all of those questions and many, many more. Of yes, it is also a whole lot of fun. The slalom is a wonderful place to work on car control. Ever come across some debris in the road while driving on our valley’s highways? The lane changing exercise is designed to let you practice making abrupt lane changes safely, while maintaining complete can control.

This year we have 4 weekends planned. The first is March 4 and 5. We will be using the newly expanded Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Pahrump. The track has been expanded to 3.1 miles, allowing us to simultaneously conduct student exercises while the more experienced drivers are out working on learning the new section of the track. Once all or our exer- cises are complete we will all utilize the entire 3.1 mile facil- ity. Cars will be on the track in groups according to experi- ence. Students will have their own group.

I can hear some of you thinking, “I did one of the DE’s last year. I don’t need to do another.” Folks, the research data says we only retain about 15-20% of what we are taught. With the adrenaline flowing like I know it does at a driving event, I suspect it is probably lower for a DE event. So, mark your calendar right now for MARCH 4 and 5. See you at the track.

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LAS VEGAS REGIONS of the PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA and SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA are holding a DRIVER EDUCATION and OPEN TRACK WEEKEND at the SPRING MOUNTAIN MOTOR SPORTS RANCH in Pahrump, Nevada on 4 and 5 March 2006 on the 3+ mile new road course track

Helmets are required (Snell ’95). Vehicles will be inspected for safety. Long sleeved shirts, long pants and closed toe shoes are required.

Track opens at 7 AM (Gate entry fee charged) Mandatory Drivers’ Meeting 8:15 AM Rookie/Student student class 8:45 AM

*****Limited to the first 100 drivers!*****

Entry forms are available at www.LVRPCA.com and www.LVRSCCA.org.

Track information available at www.springmountainmotorsports.com . Pre-registration: $200 per day, $350 both days Registration at the track: $225 per day, $375 both days

To guarantee a grid spot, and save $25 per day, send completed entry form (including self tech) and check payable to LVR/PCA to:

Nita Burrows, Registrar For additional information: 5565 N. Campbell Rd. Call 702-395-3886 Las Vegas, NV 89149 Email: [email protected] OR [email protected]

To guarantee a reservation, entry form (available at www.lvrpca.com or www.LVRSCCA.org) with payment must be received by February 21, 2006. 12/20/05

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Testing the Cayman S By Bev Giffin-Frohm

I had a wonderful opportunity to participate in PCNA’s Cayman Caymans touring together certainly drew a lot of attention from S Sales and Launch training in December. Although this meant others on the road. We had a man in a BMW SUV ask us many working late nights for my day job, I could not say no! questions when we were at a stop light. Others on the tour had similar experiences; it was certainly a remarkable sight. I checked in at the headquarters in Ontario, CA. Julie from PCNA met me and gave me my schedule. It looked like there The road to Mt Baldy is challenging and a great road to test out was a lot of classroom time, but Julie let me know that I was the responsiveness of the Cayman. The minute we started up the going to test out the new Cayman S that afternoon. I know you hill, I was impressed with the way the car handles. The tight want to hear about the Cayman S, so I will not go into details hairpins were easy to navigate; you could still carry some speed about the training. What I will tell you is that Porsche does an and downshift easily when needed. The power of the Cayman excellent job of training their teams for a new model launch – I was impressive and by the time we got to the top, I was exhila- was very impressed. rated. Janice and I were like kids in a candy store Porsche took us to the Pomona with this car. Fairplex, where most of the car related activities were to take Once we reached Mt place. My first assignment was Baldy everyone had for the street experience, which similar comments about was a tour up to Mt Baldy driv- the cars handling. Janice ing the Cayman S. We se- could not wait to get lected a team member so one behind the wheel and will drive up the mountain and drive down the hill back the other person would drive to the Fairplex. We back. I teamed up with Janice talked non stop about from PCNA and drew the straw how the Cayman could to drive the Cayman S up the handle the curves. mountain -now this is the way to start some training. The next day we were ready for some more fun The first thing I noticed walk- both in and out of the ing toward the car were the car. We went through lines of the Cayman – it is a classroom material that sexy sophisticated automobile. This is not just a hard top Box- covered most aspects of the Cayman S. The trainers were great ster; the design in different areas reminds you of Porsche race- and even made the spot quizzes fun. The part of the training I cars like the 959 and the Spyder. The rear fenders have these was most looking forward to was scheduled in the afternoon. beautiful curves that pictures just do not do justice. The roofline This was the competitor comparison test and autocross. If you is sloped back to integrate into the hatchback. The Cayman’s know me, you know I love to drive on a track and this was an look from the front exudes attitude, the air intakes, grill, and fog opportunity to compare 5 automobiles for handling and respon- lights design give you that feel. Inside the car, the amount of siveness. storage space is impressive; 14.5 cubic feet combined front (5.3) and back (9.2). The comparison test was from the following four competitors: BMW M3, Corvette Coupe, Mercedes SLK350, and the Nissan As soon as I started the engine, I had a large smile on my face. 350Z Grand Touring Edition. We were to drive each of these The engine’s sound is throaty, not too loud, but enough to let automobiles on a course designed for handling. There was the S you know it is ready for some fun. When we took off, we were slalom, lane change, hairpin, straight away and hard stop. We the 6th car in line out of about 20. After acclimating myself to were teamed up with a partner, where one will drive while the the essentials of driving, such as the 6 speed shifter - we took other observed from the passenger seat while on the course. off. I could immediately tell this was going to be a lot of fun. Then you would switch, so each of you can rate the car from The group of us headed up toward Mt. Baldy – the sight of 20+ both positions.

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My partner for the comparison drive was Theresa from PCNA. exhilarating to drive. As you stepped on the accelerator for the The first competitor we tested was the Mercedes SLK. This is a straightaway, you hear this wonderful throaty response from the stylish car and I thought it would handle well. However, I was engine and exhaust. I loved the sound the Cayman made as it disappointed with the responsiveness on the slalom and lane responds to your demands. The car has 295 horsepower and can change. Through the hairpin, the car leaned heavily to one side. do 171 Mph, we were not going to get any where near its capac- The braking was poor; it felt like it was jumping a little as it ity, but the course gave you a sample of what you could do on tried to stop. Next up was the Corvette, I had a good idea how larger track. The shifting is very responsive approaching the this would handle as my ex husband and I had an early Vet. The straightaway, downshifting was smooth as you began your ap- newer Corvette handled a little better than the earlier Corvettes, proach to the hairpins. As you moved through the decreasing but as expected, it is more about horsepower than handling. You radius turn, the car was easy to handle. The structure and sus- do not do a hairpin very pension of the car made it feel quickly in a Corvette. The steady through the turns and you brakes were not that great did not feel you had to work very which was surprising, but hard when navigating out of the better than the Mercedes. turn. We put the cars through their paces, I am sure they went through I felt the Nissan 350Z was many tires after we finished test- difficult to handle. The re- ing them. Everyone had big smiles sponsiveness was poor and as they came off the track. cornering was not good at all. I felt like the car was There are of other things that I like trying to change lanes with- about the Cayman as well. As a out me. Braking was scary; tall person, it was easy to get in I felt it took excessively and out of the Cayman S; in addi- long to stop the car. tion, there was plenty of head- room. One of the people on our Next up was the BMW M3 team was 6.3 feet tall; he said that – this is a big car in com- the headroom was not a problem. parison to the others, but a fun car to drive. It did handle and The legroom for both the driver and passenger is also compati- respond well on the course. The braking was very good and I ble for people of height. The seats are also very comfortable; felt this was the best of the four competitors. my back has been bothering me for the last few months and I did not feel any back stress even when on the track. Of course, you save the best for last. I got into the Cayman and floored the accelerator the responsiveness was immediate. At the end of the training, there was a test given to ensure the Through the slalom the handling was fantastic. I had the car in participants understood the materials that covered during the 2nd gear and accelerated out of the slalom into the hairpin training sessions. I was not required to take the test, but I quickly. The Cayman handled this with ease, even when I kept wanted to see how much information I had absorbed. I am pushing it. The braking on the Cayman S was very impressive. I proud to say I passed the test and received my Cayman S train- have driven many cars, Porsches and other makes, but the stop- ing certificate. ping power on the Cayman S really impressed me. I think you are getting the idea I like the Cayman S, you are Next, we took the Cayman S on an autocross course. I reviewed right. Having had the opportunity to drive many different Por- the layout and the team put together a course that had speed sche models over the years, I have to say Porsche has a winner plus challenging turns. The Cayman S is a mid-engine model, on their hands. The look and sound are sexy. To me the Cayman so you know it should take corners with more ease than its rear S shows some attitude. Add the handling and power of this car – engine cousins. The Cayman has a 3.4-Liter engine weighing in it is very impressive. at 2854 lbs. The cars we were using had the Sport Chrono Pack- age installed. This meant that the dash is a little different, a I want to thank my friends from Porsche, for giving me this driver selectable sport mode which adds a performance edge to wonderful opportunity to learn about and test drive the new the throttle control and PSM (Porsche Stability Management). I Cayman S. I met some wonderful people and had fun at this am not going to get into the details of the Caymans specs as I training event. The Cayman S is a fabulous car and a lot of fun not that technical. However, on the course, the Cayman was to drive.

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2006 Events Calendar January September

Executive Board Meeting - 1/4 Saturday Morning Breakfast - 9/2 - Tuscany Golf Club Saturday Morning Breakfast Meeting - 1/7 - Raes in @ Rhodes Ranch Henderson Executive Board Meeting - 9/6 February DE weekend -Sept 16&17 October Executive Board Meeting - 2/1 Super Bowl Party - 2/5/2006 - Contact: Carl & Ellen Executive Board Meeting - 10/4 Young Saturday Morning Meeting - 10/7 Tech Session @ Premier Motorsports March DE weekend - Oct 14&15 November Executive Board Meeting - 3/1 DE weekend - Mar 4&5 Executive Board Meeting -11/1 Hobo Picnic - 3/11 - Contact: Ed Pasini Saturday Morning Breakfast Meeting - 11/4 December April Saturday Morning Breakfast Meeting - 12/2 Saturday Morning Breakfast - 4/1 - Tuscany Golf Club Executive Board Meeting - 12/6 @ Rhodes Ranch Holiday Party Executive Board Meeting - 4/5 Lake Mead to Lake Las Vegas Day trip - 4/22 Contact:Tony Zito *Pending events: May 3-4 Tech Sessions - Tony Mazzagatti (2) Executive Board Meeting - 5/3 Evening Cocktail mixers - ?? Saturday Morning Meeting - 5/6 Tech session New Member Events - One of the breakfast meetings @ Premier Motorsports Tour of Thunderbirds Hanger - Carl Young & Sarah DE weekend -May 13&14 Rally in the Valley - 5/20 - Contact: Linda Hanley June

Summer Swim Party - 6/3 - Contact: John & Nita Member Ads Burrows Executive Board Meeting - 6/7 1973 914S 2.0 Roadster, White/Black with July original factory package. 93k original miles. $9,500 Karen McClelland. 436-9391 Saturday Morning Breakfast Meeting - 7/1 Executive Board Meeting - 7/5 1986 944 Turbo Race Car, well prepared, fast and reliable, very good condition, and ready to August race, please email [email protected] for additional photos Executive Board Meeting - 8/2 and include fax# for spec. sheet. Don Sweitzer Saturday Morning Breakfast Meeting - 8/5 713-270-6153 (3) Pig Roast - ???? January 2006 11 Sandscript

Driver Education Events in the overall cost. This is due to a raise in the price for the facility use. Last year’s events were priced based on the “old” By John Burrows 2.2 mile course and did not reflect changes to represent the “new” section that gave us the use of 3.1 miles of pavement As 2006 starts, the Las Vegas Region also begins a new year to develop our skills. for driver education. Hope to see you there, Our goal is not to teach speed or racing techniques but to ac- quaint our members with the handling performance of their John Burrows, LVR Driver Education Chair cars. 702-395-3886 [email protected]

To that end, we are offering the first sessions on March 4th and 5th at the Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Pah- rump. Information flyers and entry forms are available on the PCA and SCCA websites (www.LVRPCA.com and www.LVRSCCA.org) and in the Sandscript. We will have a separate student/novice group for our female drivers if 10 or more sign up.

The weekend will be on braking, acceleration and turning techniques with discussions and practice in weight transfer and its relation to performance.

While we will be using the above techniques, the fun and safety aspects of your enjoyment of your cars will be an im- portant part of the time.

On another note, previous participants will note an increase

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I’VE BEEN WORKING ON THE RAILROAD By Ed Pasini

For the past few years, on trips to Palm Springs, Marcella and I pulled into the parking lot at Kelso. The facility is well worth have watched as the restoration of the old Railroad Station at the visit and will make a great destination for a one day tour Kelso, proceeded. The job was finished in late October and the next spring. There is a coffee shop on site that is scheduled to station is now open to the public . It has been designated as the open in March. There are picnic tables outside and modern rest Visitor Information Center for the Mojave Recreational Area. room facilities. The station itself holds desert artifacts, rooms recreated as they looked when the station was active and a The station was theater that shows a built in the early 12 minute film on 1900’s by the the wonders of the Union Pacific Mojave Preserve. Railroad and was active until after After leaving the World War station we took a II. The facility 25 mile off road was one of a se- excursion to the ries of “cookie “hole in the wall” cutter” stations campground. We along the UP got a chance to see route. Due to parts of the Mojave urban growth that were new to all most of these of us. This route is stations have not recommended been torn down. for those who do Its’ location in not own Cay- the Mojave De- enne's. sert saved the Kelso station from the wrecking ball. Assuming there is any interest I will put together a tour to the On Thursday, November 17, 2006, I planned a one day picnic station next spring and invite those other guys, Ferrari, Mer- trip to Kelso to check out the new attraction. Since only Roger cedes, BMW, Corvette and Viper. and Carol Greene showed up, we parked the Porsches and headed out in the Greene’s SUV. About 90 minutes later we Stay tuned for updates.

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