Northern Ohio Region PCA Newsletter | March 2017 Mid Ohio DE Action Photo: Daniel Mainzer Features The Board ........................................ 3 Staff Columns Pace Lap ........................................................2 DE Q&A ............................................. 6 Bryan Lingruen Lori Bryant Anniversaries & New Members .............12 Preparing for Wheels Up ............. 8 Pat Ellert Dan Engel Board Meeting Minutes ..........................13 Help Your Club .............................14 Jim Forcina Brad Kennett Checkered Flag......................................... 32 Around the Zone ......................... 15 Les Checel Michael Soriano Member of the Month................18 Brad Kennett Happenings The Mart March Events ................................ 4 The Paddock .................................22 Mid Ohio Spring DE .................... 7 Classified Ads March Events ................................ 4 Support our Sponsors ................25 Advertiser’s Index CIC Weekend ..............................16 2017 Porsche Parade ................ 17 Visit us on the web at www.norpca.org NOR’s website with up-to-date event schedules, downloadable forms, pictures, Voices in color, and more! Voices from the Trunk is the official publication of Northern Ohio Region (NOR) Porsche Club of America (PCA). Statements and opinions herein are those of the authors and do not neces- sarily represent the official position of NOR or PCA. Permission is granted for other PCA Regions to reprint articles, provided credit is given to the author and Voices from the Trunk. Subscriptions: Free for NOR members. Non-members: $25 per year. Send subscription requests to the Editor. ©2017 NOR PCA. PACE LAP President Bryan Lingruen At the end of January it was once again that time of year for my annual trip south to the warmer weather of Florida visiting West Palm Beach and Daytona Beach for two racing events. My first stop was Palm Beach Raceway to visit a good friend who was running his 1959 Ferrari 250GT Tour De France once again this year at the Cavallino Classic event. The weather was spectacular that day and Bob had a fantastic race finishing second overall and first in class. Next up was the trek up to Daytona for the Rolex24 sports car race and to catch up with a couple usual PCA suspects from Ohio. Each year more and more members make the trip down for the historic 24 hour race. A couple of members this year that I either ran into by chance, or knew they were heading down, were Ed Baus, Shannon McCue, Mike Garriga and Tom Leigh. Those four have made the trip the past couple years and we always try to set up time to get together while at the track. I also happened to run into Keith Inniss right before the start of the race at the Porscheplatz. Keith and I hung out in the infield grand stands for the start of the race and had a good time talking Porsches and swapping other stories. It’s great to see familiar faces at such large events like that and so far away from our NORPCA home. Whether it’s a Porsche, Ferrari, BMW, Mazda, etc., it’s amazing to see the bond that all of us share with the passion for automobiles that spreads over such a diverse group of people. Some are die-hard racers; some are serious concours people, some are just fans of one manufacturer, while others love all sorts of brands. But the one thing that we all agree on no matter what brand it is, is that we all love the people in these clubs with the same passion as us. An example of that is the venue we had for our holiday party this year at Club Motor Estates. This is a place that is designed with its sole reason to bring car people together. It’s a county club of sorts for cars or other mechanical wonderments where people can have their cars or collectables in a location that’s set up any way they choose; but the real magic is that you’re surrounded by people who all love the same thing. It’s that love for automobiles or maybe even just anything mechanical that brings people together to tell stories and just enjoy a moment away from the stress and hustle of life. It’s a moment for you to just relax and take in the beauty or the sound of a great car. It’s in these clubs that we form bonds and friendships that last a lifetime. I am happy every day, that I joined the Porsche Club of America and even happier I decided to become President of NORPCA. As a member and now the president, I have had the opportunity meet so many of you great people and am proud to call a lot of you great friends! For those of you that attend a lot of our events, keep attending and for those of you that have not been to one in a while, I welcome you!! You never know who you may meet at a NORPCA event. Iit may just be your next best friend, wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, partner, or just a great acquaintance! Remember it’s not just the Cars, it’s the People!! |2 | 2017 NORPCA OFFICERS *President Tech Sessions Bryan Lingruen Chuck Resnik 4112 Brush Cherry Drive 440-537-4251 Medina, Ohio 44256 [email protected] 330-350-2581(c) Chief Instructor [email protected] Bob Bryant *Vice President 440-247-1487 Brad Kennett [email protected] 8521 Avon Belden Road Autocross North Ridgeville, OH 44039 Doug Bradley 440-309-5002 440-428-7043 [email protected] [email protected] *Secretary Rallyemaster Jim Forcina Open Position 7262 Stone Rd. Contact Board Member For Details Independence, Ohio 44131 216-712-1348 Concours [email protected] Mark Taylor 440-899-6338 *Treasurer [email protected] Jon Giese NORPCA IRAC Representative 1651 Crossings Pkwy Suite C John Hulick Westlake, OH 44145 440-350-4571 216-800-5555 [email protected] [email protected] Technical & Safety *Past President Mike Garriga Skip Wolfe 216-408-5652 (c) 440-527-3839 [email protected] [email protected] Voices Editors *Membership Les Checel Pat Ellert 440-461-2546 7559 Brecksville Rd. RuAn Thompson Independence, OH 44131 440-777-1195 216-524-7547 [email protected] [email protected] Advertising & Sponsor Coordinator *Competition Director Open Position Ed Baus Contact Board Member For Details 216-265-8057 Webmaster [email protected] Walt Ellert Zone 4 Representative 216-524-7547 Michael Soriano [email protected] [email protected] Charity Director Social Director Karl Kleinert RuAn Thompson 216-990-3811 (c) 440-777-1195 [email protected] [email protected] * Voting Board Member |3 | March Events Monthly Board Meeting Monday March 6, 2017 7:00p.m. Location: Winking Lizard Tavern NEW LOCATION 25200 Miles Rd., Bedford Hts, OH 44146 All new business proposals are to be submitted in advance of the meeting. This will allow them to be added to the agenda so that time may be allocated for discussion. Please contact Bryan Lingruen with your agenda items. Questions: Please call Bryan Lingruen at 330-350-2581(c) or email [email protected] or Jim Forcina email [email protected] NEW MEMBERS/ALL MEMBERS PARTY Saturday, March 25, 2017 6:30pm Location: Porsche of Beachwood 25855 Chagrin Blvd. Beachwood, OH 44122 Welcome all members, new and existing, to the annual New Member Party. This is always a big event where we issue a warm welcome to 2016-17 New Members. This is the party with food and answers/information. We will have stations for each Porsche interest: Autocross, Driver’s Ed, Concours, Charity, Social, Rally/Tours, Membership, etc. This is also an excellent opportunity to take a tour through this Porsche Sales and Service facility. Check out all the latest Porsche models in the showroom and take a close-up look at the state of the art Service Area. For New members, this is your opportunity to speak with people who are passionate about their interest and learn about the different activities NORPCA has to offer. Once again we will be raffling off gift baskets (see flyer) most of which will be donated by you! Come with an appetite…we are also having one of our fabulous potluck dinners. NOR will provide the beverages and main course but it’s up to the rest of us to provide the good stuff. Bring an appetizer or dessert or if you have some other great goodie, bring it along. RSVP by March 20 is required to ensure an adequate amount of main course food. Food and beverages will be provided based only on the number of RSVP’s received. Please take only one minute of your time to assure an entire evening of fun, food and drink. Thank you, in advance, for your cooperation. Please contact RuAn Thompson at 440-777-1195 or [email protected] to confirm number of attendees and the potluck dish you are bringing! |4 | NEW MEMBERS/ALL MEMBERS PARTY GIFT BASKET DONATION Last year we had many gift baskets donated by our members. This was a huge hit and we are going to offer it again this year. Many of you own a business or have a business affiliation and we are asking you to prepare and donate a gift basket that would be raffled off that night. Of course, you are encouraged to include any advertising material that represents your business. Your basket would be a great way for you to have that extra exposure to your fellow Porsche members. We are asking that your basket have at least a $20 minimum value. Some ideas might be: Restaurant Gift Certificate Winery Store Gift Card Beauty/Barber Shop Nursery or Garden Basket I am looking forward to having at least 12 gift baskets that we could use in our raffle.