MID-OHIO REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA JANUARY 2017 $39,356 Current Offerings from the Professionals at AUTO ASSETS AUDI CHEVROLET 2014 Audi A7 PORSCHE 1968 Camaro 2001 911 Prestige 3.0t Quattro (996) Turbo SS Convertible - Clone 26,566 one owner miles Matador Red - 350 Auto Speed Yellow Perfect Paint - Restored Black Leather AUDI NISSAN 2015 Audi S3 13,250 miles, 2 Owners. 2011 370Z Touring Runs, drives, looks, and Prestige 2.0 TFSi Quattro feels like a new 911! Monterey Blue Pearl, 18,973 one owner miles, new 19" Advan, 38,172 Misano Red Pearl AUDI BMW PORSCHE 2014 Audi S4 1973 3.0 CS 2015 Macan S Prestige Ibis White, S Engine rebuilt, 60K miles Black, Navigation, Best Tronic, 39K miles Value for Miles with 48,625 AUDI BMW PORSCHE 2013 Audi S6 1976 2002 2001 Porsche 911 C4 (996) Cabriolet Prestige Brilliant Black, Restored example-inside NightVision, HeadsUp and out. Documentation Seal Grey, All keys, Display, 33K miles back to 1978. 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Call Today Owned by 33 year PCA Member 2 JAN 2017 Die Offene Strasse (The Open Road) $39,356 AAddvveerrttiisseerrss Published Monthly by the Mid-Ohio Regional Porsche Club of America Acceleration …………………………....…….….... 28 Editor Auto Assets ……………………………………….. 02 Patrice Hennessy [email protected] Byers Imports …………………..……………...… 05 HER Realtors ............................................. 19 Club Photographers Jim Davis, Alan Shultz Kraftwerks Performance ……………….… 22 Membership Kraftwerks Performance ……………..….. 23 Sheila Henderson Lewis, Gregg ESQ ..................................... 21 [email protected] MAG Luxury Group .................................. 26 Communications NJB Automotive ……………………..……….… 20 Kevin Hennessy [email protected] NorthEnd Wrench …………………………….. 25 Richter Financial & Motorsports …… 12 Advertising Rates www.morpca.org/dos/ad-rates/ Stoddards ….…………………………….......….... 11 TruePerformance …………….……..….……… 13 Ad Copy is the responsibility of the advertiser and must be correctly sized to fit in ad space. Deadline for copy is the 10th of each month for the following month’s newsletter. Die Offene Strasse (DOS) is the official Publication of the Mid-Ohio CCoonntteennttss Current Offerings from the Professionals at AUTO ASSETS Region, Porsche Club of America. Statements and opinions within are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official The Passagiersitz .................................. 04 AUDI CHEVROLET position of MOR or PCA. Permission to Reprint any material (excluding 2014 Audi A7 PORSCHE 1968 Camaro ads and ballots) herein is granted to only other PCA regions provided From The Paddock .....……….................... 06 2001 911 full credit is given to Die Offene Strasse and the Author. All other Prestige 3.0t Quattro (996) Turbo SS Convertible - Clone Renn Lesen ..….............................. 07 26,566 one owner miles Matador Red - 350 Auto reprinting of DOS newsletter content (including ballots) is prohibited. Speed Yellow Perfect Paint - Restored Black Leather Contributions to the newsletter are encouraged and should be in the Fifty Years of Engineering Excellence 08 hands of the editor by the 10th of each month for the following month’s P20 .......................................................... 10 AUDI NISSAN issue. 2011 370Z Touring 2015 Audi S3 13,250 miles, 2 Owners. Copyright © 2017 DE Driving Season ...................................... 12 Runs, drives, looks, and MID-OHIO REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA INC. Prestige 2.0 TFSi Quattro feels like a new 911! Monterey Blue Pearl, 18,973 one owner miles, new 19" Advan, 38,172 All rights reserved. Original material from DOS newsletter may be reprinted Porschephile ..................................... 14 Misano Red Pearl (excluding ads and ballots) by other PCA Regions provided proper credit is given to the author and the source. JD Power Study ….......................... 16 All other reprinting of DOS newsletter content (including ballots) is prohibited. AUDI BMW PORSCHE Record Sales for PCNA ..................... 19 1973 3.0 CS 2015 Macan S 2014 Audi S4 For the Record ………………............…….. 18 Prestige Ibis White, S Engine rebuilt, 60K miles Black, Navigation, Best PORSCHE®, the Porsche Crest Design®, CARRERA®, Tronic, 39K miles Value for Miles with 48,625 718®, 911®, 918®, 919®, TARGA®, CAYENNE®, Down DOS Memory Lane ................... 20 MACAN®, PORSCHE SPEEDSTER®, BOXSTER®, Anniversaries ........................................... 21 CAYMAN®, PANAMERA®, RS®, 4S®, 9R6®, AUDI BMW PORSCHE 2013 Audi S6 1976 2002 2001 Porsche 911 SYPDER®, PORSCHE, THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE.®, Around the Zone ...……….……........……… 22 C4 (996) Cabriolet FOUR, UNCOMPROMISED.®, PORSCHE DESIGN®, and Prestige Brilliant Black, Restored example-inside Membership Marketplace…….....…..…… 24 NightVision, HeadsUp and out. Documentation Seal Grey, All keys, TRANSSYBERIA® are trademarks of Porsche AG. Display, 33K miles back to 1978. Hardtop, Windstop, 34,276 Upcoming Events ............................ 27 Cover Photo: Photo by Connor Henderson of his 2006 Cayman. We offer competitive financing and accept trade ins. Call Today Owned by 33 year PCA Member 3 The Passenger Seat The month of January marks my third year as the editor of DOS. I hope the improvements are self evident. More importantly, I hope that the blunders which jump off the page at me right after I hit the send button do not detract too much from the overall finished product and that the majority of you do not notice/mind them. I try my best and I haven't been fired yet. Of course, I haven't been paid either. Speaking of blunders, I understand that Eric Kohl was alarmed upon opening his December issue of the newsletter and seeing his mother-in-law identified in a photograph from the Third Thursday at the Powell Auto Club as his wife. Oops! My apologies to one of you....but I must say, I've studied the photo in question at great length and Eric's mother-in-law looks quite youthful. She must have been a child bride. Kevin and I on the slopes of Beaver Creek, Co. Extremely helpful for the identification of individuals who are not familiar to me in photographs is a program started by Betsy there are some of us who head to snow capped mountains MacDonell. Betsy spearheaded the campaign to issue name to combat the winter blues (Bill and Kathy S., Dave and tags to those who were primarily attending the social events on Marsha H., Brian P., Bob H.). I don't care what you say about the club's calendar. She did this under the umbrella of her romantic walks on the beach at sunset, nothing beats fresh Presidential role. The positive response powder with no tracks in it as the sun from the membership, based on the fact is peaking over the mountain top in that anyone who sees someone proudly the early morning mist. displaying a name tag wants one for themselves, persuaded the Board to Although Ohio has been relatively continue the practice. If you are at a Third warm this year, I am sure we will Thursday or any social event for that have some snow eventually. When matter, see Betsy and she will hook you up that occurs, please take your car out with your very own magnetic I.D.. into the winter wonderland and snap somepictures.Itwouldmakeagreat I don't know about the rest of you but cover for the newsletter. I accept January is one of my favorite months in photographs of any and all Makes the year. Why? No club events to and Models of Porsches. The photo volunteer at, no track events to drag must be Portrait (vertical, turn you myself out of bed for and best of all, plenty camera 90o or hold your of time for Kevin to work on my "honey do" smartphone upright) and email it to list. I keep him busy with household chores [email protected]. from Thanksgiving till the first D.E. event in the spring. After that, forget about it. In This month's cover features a 2006 the summer months, nothing significant Cayman owned by Connor is getting done around my house because Henderson. As you can see, the car we are lucky to get the grass cut once a is parked in front of the OSU week due to the fact that we find Stadium, otherwise known as "the ourselves constantly on the go. Don't feel Betsy gathers the names of people needing name Shoe", while it was snowing. Not sorry for Kevin just yet, he manages to tags sure how he got it so close, maybe squeeze in some vacation time before the Brutus Buckeye helped him sneak it spring thaw. past security. While most people find someplace warm to visit in the winter (I'm Hope to see you at the New Member Social in February! talking about you Betsy, Bob and Lorraine, Jim and Jennifer), Patrice 4 JAN 2017 5 Greetings and Happy February brings us the New Member Social at the New Year! As a sports Hofbrauhaus. If you like having a beer in a classic German car enthusiast, winter setting with a bunch of friends, this is the place. This event is in Ohio is typically that always well-attended, so sign-up early! In April we go back to the time of year when wonderful Taj Ma Garage in Dayton to have some fun with our most Porsches get PCA friends from the Ohio Valley and Central Indiana Regions. tucked away in a That brings us to May when we fire up the Third Thursdays custom-made car again and of course the start of our driving season with the Club snuggy patiently Race and Driver's Education event at the Mid Ohio Sports Car waiting for spring to Course. arrive. I emphasize In planning for the year ahead, we hope to find a good balance "most" since I know that has a little something for everyone. As always, your there are a few suggestions are welcome. If crazies (me you check out the calendar on Who said you can't drive a Porsche in the i n c l u d e d ) the MORPCA web site, you snow? who get out will find all of the traditional there in the region events including Third P-car and enjoy the white stuff.