PORSCHEPORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA • SUNCOAST REGION Profile Photo by KEEP MORSE JANUARY 2012 Secure Your Peace of Mind. Exclusive For Our Loyal Customers Special Porsche Profile Reeves Porsche 6/50 Club Customer Offer: A Oil Service* + Replace engine oil & filter Customer Appreciation: + Perform multi-point inspection To say thank you for your loyalty, we formed the Reeves Porsche + Replacement of oil filter & Valvoline 6/50 Club. There are no fees to join, just huge savings including synthetic motor oil 17% off services and parts and boutique items*, 2 years/unlimited * SPORTSCARS ONLY. EXCLUDES ALL PANAMERA mileage warranty for most repairs, and more for all Porsches over 6 OR CAYENNE MODELS $119.95 model years or 50,000 miles. Includes price protection guarantee. * Reeves Porsche 6/50 Club Benefits Include: B Brake Fluid Flush Loaner Cars: We have a fleet of late model loaners available for * 1998 AND NEWER CARS your use while your vehicle is in for service. $95.95 Price Protection Guarantee: We will match any written estimate from any dealer or independent shop using factory parts. Full Service Tire Shop: Competitive pricing on all wheel and tire service. ® Reeves Porsche has 7 factory-trained technicians with over 90 years combined experience ready to serve you. To schedule an appointment, call (813) 935-9444 or visit: ® I-275 & Fowler Ave. | www.drivereeves.com Reeves Porsche | 11333 N. Florida Avenue | Tampa Florida 33612 *17% does not apply after price match. Excludes tire purchases. Up to $400 discount per visit. PORSCHE Editor Graphic Artist Deadlines Alicia Nordquist Melissa Schneider alicia.nordquist10 mtaylordesigns Secure Your Peace of Mind. 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For full pages, a full, 1/4-inch l synthetic motor oil 727-278-5991, [email protected] Leland West 17% off services and parts and boutique items*, 2 years/unlimited bleed may be added. * SPORTSCARS ONLY. l EXCLUDES ALL PANAMERA Caroline Spencer Manny’s Tire mileage warranty for most repairs, and more for all Porsches over 6 OR CAYENNE MODELS $119.95 Business cards are accepted as camera ready and will print only as good as what 727-822-4465, [email protected] l model years or 50,000 miles. Includes price protection guarantee. Mariner Car Wash is submitted. * Jeremy Dixon Reeves Porsche 6/50 Club Benefits Include: B Brake Fluid Flush 813-390-8925, [email protected] l Michael T. Heider, P.A. l Michael Saunders & Company Loaner Cars: We have a fleet of late model loaners available for * 1998 AND NEWER CARS President Appointed your use while your vehicle is in for service. $95.95 Policies & Procedures Web Master – Jim Farmer l Morgan Stanley 813-732-6212, [email protected] l • Porsche Profile is the official newsletter of the Reeves Import Motorcars Price Protection Guarantee: We will match any written estimate Porsche Club of America Suncoast Region. Alicia from any dealer or independent shop using factory parts. Nordquist, Editor, Melissa Schneider, Graphic Artist. Profile Editor – Alicia Nordquist l No portion of this publication may be duplicated Renn Haus without the written permission of the Suncoast 941-228-2184, [email protected] Full Service Tire Shop: Competitive pricing on all wheel and tire Region Board of Directors. l Reeves Porsche Service Center ® DE Registrar – Amy Gustafson service. • The ideas, opinions, and subjects are those of the authors and no authentication is implied by the 941-518-0004, [email protected] l Scottshop, Inc. editor, or endorsement given by the Suncoast Region, Reeves Porsche has 7 factory-trained technicians with over 90 DE Tech – Carlos DeBonis Porsche Club of America. l St. Petersburg Yacht Charters & Sales years combined experience ready to serve you. To schedule an • All submissions are subject to editing for space 941-928-5213, [email protected] constraints, style and editorial consistency, and l Suncoast Motorsports appointment, call (813) 935-9444 or visit: must be accompanied with name and contact Chief Track Instructor – John Oppihle phone number. Anonymous submissions will not be l published. Photos, articles, letters to the editor are 941-626-5078, [email protected] Suncoast Parts ® accepted by email to the editor, and by snail mail, Charitable Endeavors – Sharron Shields l I-275 & Fowler Ave. | www.drivereeves.com returnable only with SAS envelope. Suncoast Porsche • Address changes should be submitted to joe. 813-681-5378, [email protected] [email protected]. l Superior Auto Body Reeves Porsche | 11333 N. Florida Avenue | Tampa Florida 33612 • Subscriptions to non-Suncoast Region, PCA 48 Hours Club Race Chairman – David Herndon members are $24 per year. l 727-804-1439, [email protected] Vortex Motorsport © Porsche Profile 2012 Suncoast Region Porsche Club of America PORSCHE PROFILE • JANUARY 2012 3 *17% does not apply after price match. Excludes tire purchases. Up to $400 discount per visit. Clarity. The new 911 Carrera GTS. Limited Production Starting at $112,900 Starting at $103,100 3.8 Liters, 408 hp @ 7,300 rpm 0-60 mph 4.6 seconds, top track speed: 190 mph 2 0 1 1 Suncoast Porsche 5005 S. Tamiami Trail Porsche Dealer Sarasota, FL 34231 941.923.1700 2 0 1 1 www.suncoastporsche.com Mon.-Thurs. 9-7 | Fri. 9-6 | Sat. 9-5 | Closed Sunday Porsche Dealer Clarity. The President’s The new 911 Carrera GTS. Limited Production Message Welcome to a new year, a new club president and new adventures! In March of the same year, we went even in a Porsche, they will not let you to the Sebring 12 Hours and I have only drive into the infield. missed a few races since then. The first weekend in February is the From PAGE OBENSHAIN Each year, our Suncoast Region is a co- 48 Hours of Sebring, put on by our Sun- 2012 President sponsor of the Porsche Corral at the 24 coast Region along with our good friends Hours of Daytona. This year’s race, Satur- from Gold Coast Region. The opportunity have been granted the great day, Jan. 28 and Sunday, Jan. 29, is the 50th to volunteer or just come see some good Starting at $112,900 honor of serving this club as the anniversary and the turnout will be huge racing at no charge is still available. president for the next year. I am – attendance and racers. We normally have over 300 Porsches a small part of a team dedicated The corral is open Friday through Sun- entered from full out race machines com- to serving all the members of day with parking for about 200 Porsches, a ing from competing at Daytona to our this great organization. We hope to con- tent with big screen coverage of the races, showroom stock cars running in the Ad- tinue the tradition of offering varied ex- and food and drink for Porsche owners. vanced Solo division. This club race has periencesI for you to get out and see old Each region takes shifts manning the tent been the largest in U.S. history and we friends and meet new members all the and corral parking. It is a great opportunity hope to keep it that way. Come on down while enjoying what we all have in com- to greet Porsche owners from all over the and check it out.