EDITOR Denise Brasile [email protected] 602.741.5339 phone CREATIVE DIRECTOR Zone 8 2006, 2009 and 2011 "Region of the Year" Charles Brasile [email protected] IN THIS ISSUE 602.741.5338 phone 8 FEATURES SPONSORSHIP AND 5 .............President's Column ADVERTISING 7 .............From The Editor MANAGER 12 ............Autocross #6 Results Mark Lindabury 13 ............Books for Porschephiles mark.lindabury@russlyon. 16 ............A Journey to 911 Heaven com 20 ............The Tee-Shirt Porsche 602.663.1327 phone 22 ............2014 Wickenburg Sunday Drive 480.283.2037 fax 29............. Porsches and Pancakes: The Breakfast Joynt EDITORIAL ASSISTANT NEWS & EVENTS Rook Younger 8 .............2014 Calendar of Events [email protected] 8 .............2014 At-A-Glance 9-11 ........Region and Zone 8 Events PRINTING 9 .............April Membership Meeting Preview Communiform 9 .............2014 Upcoming Membership Meetings 401 East Loyola Drive 9 .............Las Vegas Fun Run Tempe, AZ 85282 9 .............Southern AZ Region Cinco de Mayo 480.517.1790 phone 10 ............Porsches and Pancakes 10 ............3rd Annual AZPCA at the Diamondbacks MAILING LIST 11 ............Autocross MANAGER 11 ............Driver’s Education Travis Tonzi, Membership 23 ............2014 Porsche Parade Chair 26 ............Santa Barbara Region 50th Anniversary Raffle pca.arizonamembership@ 32 ............February 2014 Meeting Minutes cox.net IBC ..........California Festival of Speed 480.299.6738 phone CONTRIBUTORS DEPARTMENTS Rick Althouse 4 .............Arizona Region Board Randy Black 4 .............Executive Appointees Chuck Brasile 6 .............Zone 8 Staff & Websites Bruce Herrington 31 ............Arizona Region Membership Update Gary Hintz 30 ............Goodie Store Kim Kemper 33 ............Classified Ads Helen Macfarlane 34 ............Sponsor Index 34 ............Sponsorship Program John Macfarlane Cover: Jan Nyquist Built to Fly Alex Rentzis by Gary Hintz LaVonne Shelker Dwane Stewart Bob Tomlin Travis Tonzi AZ.PCA.ORG Going Places is the official publication of the Porsche Club of America, Arizona Region and is published monthly. 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POSTMASTER: Address Changes to: Travis Tonzi, AZPCA Membership Chair, 16707 E Emerald Dr, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268-5431 GOING PLACES 804.2014 | 3 | ARIZONA REGION BOARD EXECUTIVE APPOINTEES 8 PRESIDENT A U T O C R O S S NAME BADGES Dwane Stewart Rick Althouse Betsy Andrade 623.476.2441 480.314.0532 602.550.1212 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Kim Kemper 480.231.9315 NEWSLETTER [email protected] Denise Brasile VICE PRESIDENT 602.741.5339 Rook Younger CHIEF CONCOURS [email protected] 602.216.1691 JUDGE [email protected] Jack Aman PANORAMA LIAISON 602.938.1317 Mike Labowitch [email protected] 602.717.2515 [email protected] SECRETARY CHIEF DRIVING Randy Black INSTRUCTOR SAFETY 480.894.8711 Dale Willis Kim Kemper [email protected] 480.473.8429 480.231.9315 [email protected] [email protected] COMPETITION/ SOCIAL COMMITTEE TREASURER DRIVER'S EDUCATION Christina McIlvain Lyle Capstick Andy Schermuly 602.630.3220 612.991.9780 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Debbie Younger CREATIVE DIRECTOR 602.216.1691 Chuck Brasile [email protected] 602.741.5338 Lucy Fisher PAST PRESIDENT [email protected] [email protected] Mark Dreher 480.345.0500 EQUIPMENT SOCIAL MEDIA [email protected] Dave Fisher Jan Mackulak 602.763.2996 602.750.2145 [email protected] [email protected] DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE E-NEWS SPONSORSHIP AND Rick Mukherjee Jeff Carroll ADVERTISING 480.370.1570 602.476.1212 Mark Lindabury [email protected] [email protected] 602.663.1327 phone 480.283.2037 fax GOODIE STORE [email protected] Betsy Andrade 602.550.1212 SUNDAY DRIVES Mark Lindabury [email protected] Rick Mukherjee 602.663.1327 480.370.1570 [email protected] HISTORIAN [email protected] Loretta Aman 602.938.1317 TECHNICAL [email protected] Scott McIlvain 480.968.2858 INSURANCE [email protected] Frank Grimmelmann Rook Younger 623.551.1526 602.216.1691 WEBMASTER [email protected] [email protected] Jeff Carroll 602.476.1212 MEMBERSHIP [email protected] Travis Tonzi 480.299.6738 WEBSITE [email protected] Rook Younger Kim Kemper 602.216.1691 480.231.9315 MONTHLY MEETING [email protected] [email protected] COORDINATOR Susan Bookspan 602.522.8494 [email protected] | 4 | President's Column APRIL PRESIDENT’S CORNER Dwane Stewart PORSCHE WINS GT CLASS AT ROLEX 24 Ferdinand Porsche’s first design. It is also the first electric imagine that many of you know about the Rolex 24 hours at Porsche. I Daytona race. Porsche won the GTLM class and finished 6th overall. Two Porsche 911 RSRs were entered by Porsche North Now we are awaiting the new 918 electric street Porsche and America and Core Autosports. One started second and the other the 919 Hybrid for the LMP1 racing series. fifth. The two cars led the GT Le Mans class much of the night. The No. 911 Porsche, driven by Nick Tandy (Great Britain), Richard Lietz (Austria), and Patrick Pilet (France), had a nearly VOLUNTEERING flawless run. It maintained its advantage in a heated battle to I want to welcome new volunteers for the Social Committee. the checkered flag to win the GT Le Mans class at the 2014 Lucy Fisher, Christina McIlvain and Debbie Younger have Rolex 24 at Daytona, the inaugural round of the TUDOR United volunteered to co-chair this committee. Thank you for stepping SportsCar Championship. The 912 car had an engine problem forward to this important position. I also want to thank LaVonne with 6 hours remaining and finished in 9th place. This car was and Leslie for doing a great job over the last several years. driven by Joerg Bergmeister (Germany), Michael Christensen Thanks again to all of you. (Denmark), and Patrick Long (Playa del Rey, Calif.). YOUR CLUB is still in need of YOUR help. The Board is concentrating on filling the following positions: Flight 37 Co-Chairs, Sponsorship Co-Chair, and Monthly Meeting Co-Coordinator. I know this sounds like a broken record, but we still have a need to fill these positions along with several others including: Buddy System Coordinator (this will be a new position to help new members become involved in our club); plan and lead drives (Rick Mukherjee will be happy to help you); help the performance driving Chairs with autocrosses and driving events (volunteering to help with setting up courses, registration, tear down, clean up, etc.); and writing articles for the club’s monthly magazine-style newsletter. You too can see The victory is the 911 RSR’s second consecutive 24-hour race your name and articles in Going Places. victory. For Porsche, the most successful manufacturer in the history of the Rolex 24, it was the company’s 76th class-win to If people don’t step forward to help, the quality and quantity of accompany the 22 overall wins at the historic event. The victory events will drop. Please talk to any Board member if you have by Porsche North America in its debut as a factory program is any interest. They will be happy to tell you what the position the 40th class-win for a Porsche 911-based race car in the 52nd requires. Also please be courteous to the volunteers who are running of the United States premier 24-hour race. hosting events. Remember they are volunteers. Tell them how much you appreciate what they do. If you have any concerns, THE FIRST PORSCHE please speak to one of your Board of Directors, not the person Have you seen the first Porsche that was built in 1889? The first hosting or signing in attendees. Again I want to THANK all Porsche car ever built now resides in the Porsche Museum in the volunteers that make this club as good as it is. Without you Stuttgart, Germany. It had been sitting in an old shed in Austria the club would not have the number of events and the quality since 1902 of events we host each year. and recently was restored. Remember, it’s not just the cars, but the people who make this club great. The car is, Come out and join in the fun. officially, the 1889 Egger-Lohner electric car model C.2 Phaeton. It’s known as P1, signifying GOING PLACES 804.2014 | 5 | ZONE 8 STAFF ZONE 8 WEBSITES 8 REPRESENTATIVE CHIEF DRIVING ARIZONA ORANGE COAST Tom Brown INSTRUCTOR az.pca.org www.pca.ocr.com [email protected] Scott Mann [email protected] CAL. CENTRAL RIVERSIDE TREASURER ccc.pca.org www.riversidepca.org Linda Cobarrubias CLUB RACE CAL. INLAND SAN DIEGO [email protected] COORDINATOR www.pca.org/cai www.pcasdr.net 310.453.9602 Vince Knauf [email protected] GOLDEN EMPIRE SAN GABRIEL 619.287.4334 CONCOURS gem.pca.org VALLEY Joe Nedza sgb.pca.org [email protected] WEBMASTER GRAND PRIX Ken Short www.GrandPrixRegion.com SANTA BARBARA R A L L Y [email protected] www.pcasb.org Revere Jones LAS VEGAS [email protected] RULES COORDINATOR www.lvrpca.com SO.