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RUMBLEBluegrass Region Porsche Club of America February 2010 http:// bgs.pca.org RUMBLE February 2010 Vol. 8 No. 2 Table of Contents 4 Club Officers 11 One Porsche-Owner’s Resolutions 5 President’s Message By Paul Elwyn 6 ‘Branching Out...The Porsche Family Tree’ 13 Benson Miller’s 930 Turbo Project 6 Membership News By Tim McNeely 21 Porsche Heritage By Phillip Doty 7 Calendar of Events By Mark Doerr 23 DE Myth Busting By Clark Harrison 9 Annual Meeting 24 Six Flat Cylinders Nuts By Anonymous 10 Fox Valley Region 20th Anniversary ADVERTISERS HOW TO ADVERTISE To advertise in RUMBLE visit bgs.pca.org 2 Paul’s Foreign Auto to download a form. 20 James W. Wilson Consulting Advertising rates: 21 Stuttgart Motors, Inc. Quarter Page $15/month, $120/year; Half Page $30/month, $240/year; 22 4N Affairs Motorwerks Full Page $60/month/$400/year. Classified Ads are free to members, 25 ABRACADABRAgraphics free to anyone for Porsche-related items, $15/month for non-Porsche items. 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To be added to the distribution email, please update your PCA email address or contact the editor. Bluegrass Region PCA RUMBLE . February 2010 . Page 3 http:// bgs.pca.org Bluegrass Region PCA Club Officers Paul Elwyn , President and Ed Steverson Newsletter Editor Vice President and Gary Hackney [email protected] Dealer Liaison Past President 859-583-0205 [email protected] [email protected] Tim McNeely William Glover Bob Lovejoy Director at Large Secretary Treasurer Membership Chair [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Mark Doerr Director at Large Larry Woods David Patrick Activities Chair Director at Large Director at Large [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Benson Miller Chris Davis J.W. Wilson Jim Brandon Track Chair Webmaster Safety Chair Technical Chair [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Bluegrass Region PCA Photographer and Historian The Bluegrass Region PCA Board of Directors meets on the first Mary Doerr Julie Woods Photographer Historian Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. to eat, National PCA Board Officers from Bluegrass Region 7:00 p.m. for business. Members are welcome. See the Calendar for details Phil Doty Ken Hold PCA RPM Chair Zone 13 Rep [email protected] [email protected] Bluegrass Region PCA RUMBLE . February 2010 . Page 4 President's Message ixteen members, In February, alone, we have: you have recommendations. Despite including all In fact, please contact any • member of the Board with sug- elected Board February 6th Cars & foul Coffee, 9:00—10:00 a.m. gestions for the good of the S members, gath- at Frisch’s on Harrodsburg club. We all will benefit from weather, ered for the business Road member involvement. meeting at Bar Louie on • February 20th GT3 Tech Winter months may curtail with four February 1st. Show & Tell , Jim Bran- somewhat our seat time behind The productive meeting in- don’s Garage, 10:00 a.m.- a Porsche wheel, but restaurant cluded an overview of upcom- Noon gatherings, special events, and activities ing activities reported by • February 21st Member- garage time with kindred souls Activities Committee Chair ship Meeting , 5:30 p.m. in go a long way to compensating this month Mark Doerr , Dealer Liaison the private room of the for this reality. Ed Steverson , and Technical Joseph-Beth Bronte’s we can at Chair Jim Brandon , details to Bistro This issue of Rumble is packed unfold in Rumble, on the Cal- • February 25th “Branching with information, thanks to club endar and in forthcoming Chat Out...The Porsche Family members! Contributors to this least TALK and website announcements. Tree” car show at Porsche issue of Rumble are Benson In addition to activities news, of the Village in Cincinnati Miller, Clark Harrison, Phil- about, see Webmaster Chris Davis dem- lip Doty, Ben Prewitt, Tim onstrated a redesign of our We lucked out with mild, McNeely, and Mark Doerr. Porsches website that for the first time albeit damp weather for the will enable officers to update January 23rd tech session fea- As demonstrated again this the site and to enable members tured in this issue of Rumble. month, Board meetings are to login to use new features to Ten club members gathered to productive, informative and be announced following a trial study a disassembled 930 fun, so attend a Board meeting period for Board members. Turbo, a great way to spend a on the first Monday of each These exciting website Saturday morning in January! month at 6 p.m. to eat or at 7 changes will provide enhanced I want to thank Benson p.m. for business. See the cal- communications, member ser- Miller for hosting the event. endar for location. vices, and more fully reflect the Elsewhere in this Rumble see very active nature of this club. details regarding the February Despite foul weather, with four Also at this meeting, Board 20th technical session. activities this month we can at members readily agreed to be The Activities Committee least TALK about and see Por- individually responsible for at consisting of Mark Doerr, sches with people who under- least one social activity during Gary Hackney and David Pat- stand. the year, another strategy to rick continues to plan for the further engage members. club, so let these men know if 2010 GT3 Technical Show & Tell February 20th 10:00 a.m.—Noon Jim Brandon’s Garage A Technical Overview, above and below Directions to be posted on Chat Bluegrass Region PCA RUMBLE . February 2010 . Page 5 February 25th Porsche of the Village hosts ‘Branching Out…The Porsche Family Tree’ Bluegrass Region PCA “We treated be- members are invited to tween four and five “Branching Out...The hundred people to Porsche Family Tree” at valet parking, beer, Porsche of the Village, wine, light hors d'oeuvres, a February 25th. few exhibitions, a Featuring an array of notable presentation and Porsche models displayed book signing by throughout the multiple show- Derek Daly, the rooms and workshop of the former Formula 55,000 square-foot facility of One Driver and TV Porsche of the Village, this Announcer, and of event duplicates on a smaller course free tickets scale the Porsche family tree, to the show. It was according to Certified Regional an outstanding suc- Sales Leader Bruce Harnish. cess! “This year we will “For the past few years we have repeat the experi- held an invitational event and ence Thursday eve- offered free tickets to the Cin- ning, the 25th of cinnati Auto Exposition for our February, and we customers. invite the members “Initially we held our soiree of the Lexington Porsche com- http://adsoftheworld.com/ For further information, con- at the venue, the Duke Energy munity. media/tv/porsche_family_tree tact Bruce at 513-272-7530 or Convention Center downtown, “We will again have a fea- 937-672-9417 (Cell), but last year after we moved tured speaker, and the theme “We anticipate another excit- www.theautomile.com. into our spectacular new 55,000 will be ‘Branching Out...The ing event, and we hope mem- square-foot facility, we decided Porsche Family Tree’ inspired bers of the Lexington Porsche instead to maximize its appeal, by the popular ad at the follow- community will join the fun on and to good effect. ing link: February 25th!” — Bruce Harnish MEMBERSHIP NEWS One member signed this past • Thomas Ashford 1988 month. Please join me in welcoming: • Greg Fishman 1996 • Richard Lane 2002 Juan Favetto of Versailles 2009 911 • Terence Ross 2005 • Tim McNeely Wigham Arnold 2007 Membership Our membership stands at 128 Regular • Albert Remley 2007 Chair Members and 88 Family & Affiliate Mem- • Tracy Cameron 2008 bers, making our total membership 216. • John Osborne 2008 • Harry Hageman 2009 Also, please recognize the following Member Anniversary dates: Bluegrass Region PCA RUMBLE . February 2010 . Page 6 CALENDAR OF EVENTS March 9, 2010: Porsche Pa- For more details contact FEBRUARY rade at Pheasant Run regis- Paul Elwyn 859.583.0205 tration opens. Closes on February 13, 2010: Cars & March 11, 2010. April 24, 2010: Drive the Mark Coffee, 9:00 am, Frisch’s on Track Day and Membership Doerr Harrodsburg Rd. For more March 13, 2010: Cars & Cof- Meeting Kentucky Speed- Activities details contact Paul Elwyn fee, 9:00 am, Frisch’s on way Spend $40.00 in the gift Chair 859.583.0205 Harrodsburg Rd. For more shop and get 3 laps on the details contact Paul Elwyn track and then a drive to May 22, 2010: Tennessee February 20, 2010: GT3 859.583.0205 Bluegrass Motorsports in Tubs, The Tennessee Tubs Tech Show & Tell, Jim Bran- Louisville. You can partici- have invited us to a most don’s Garage.