Feb-March 2016 1 Northlander 2 Northlander Feb-March 2016 Minutes Taken January 2016- NCR Board Meeting mark. NCR-PCA Summary of the Board Meeting E-mail blasts are sent automatically every two weeks with CPI, Dover, NH content from the events calendar for the next 6 weeks. January 16, 2016 Can do special mailings on the alternate weeks. At end of 2015, the distribution list has 807 email addresses result- Attending (10 total): Jeff Torrey, Bob Futterrer, Laura Fut- ing in 47916 content hits. terrer, Dick Demaine, Joe Kraetsch, Lisa Roche, Ivy Cowles, Hank Cowles, Ed Broadhead, Nancy Broadhead. NCR does not have an official Facebook page; there is a Facebook group, however, run personally by Matt and Jay. Jeff reported that we are up to date with National on the Region Report and Continuity Form for 2016. Autocross event registrations encourage $5 donations to Loaves and Fishes, a nearby food pantry. Joe asked that Changed the regular meeting time to 6:30 p.m. to make it NCR match those donations and moved that the budget easier for people coming from work. Hoping/Looking for be amended to show $1300 inflow and $2600 outflow a location near Manchester. for this item; the board approved. In addition, the entry fees from the last event of the season will be donated to Matt Romanowski has distributed financial data from the L&F. fall Zone 1 Presidents’ Meeting, plus info re budgeting and reorganization at the national level, topics for the National AX 2016 Schedule: 5/15, 6/12, 7/31, 9/3, 10/8. The Zone Board of Directors’ meeting to be on Jan 23 in Atlanta. 1 AX is 8/21. Insurance certificate requested for the Feb 6th tech ses- The spring Drivers Education Ground School is an NER sion. The board confirmed that PCA insurance and waiv- event, but we co-promote it. ers were appropriate for the Kachel open house. Our DE dates 4/22-4/24 NHMS, 6/27-6/28 LRP, 8/6-8/7 Minutes of the Oct and Nov board meetings were ap- Palmer, 10/15-10/16 NHMS. proved; there was no Dec meeting. Re the 3-day NHMS event, Friday will be an advanced The board reviewed the 2015 end of year financials and day for White/Black/Red run groups only, by group in the the 2016 budget. After discussing how many other clubs morning, mixed in the afternoon. Saturday has MaW rides handle board meetings, the board amended the budget to and charity laps. add $2000 to the board expense item to subsidize meals (excluding alcohol) for attendees when the meetings are Wondering how the Parade may affect entry for the Lime held at a restaurant. Rock DE. Price: $495 for two days, $295 for one. Explor- ing possibility of an off-site BBQ. NCR Membership Summary Sep 2015 Oct 2015 Nov 2015 Dec 2015 Toni Surdam is planning a garage party at our Palmer Primary event. 571 579 580 575 Affiliate DE helmets must meet Snell 2010 or later standard. Na- 409 414 413 410 tional allows 2005 helmets until June due to limited avail- Total ability of 2015s. Only SA rated helmets allowed. 980 993 993 985 The Car Control Clinic is scheduled for Apr 9 at NHMS. Northlander finished with a great year. Bob has been working on several upcoming Tech Sessions, Our two Holiday Families were overwhelmed and very but has no dates yet, beyond Feb 6 at Retro Automotive thankful for our generous help. Products. Working on the Make-A-Wish track day this spring. We Planned tour schedule for 2016: Sun 4/17, Sat 7/16, Sun expect to raise the price for Charity Laps to $40. 8/28, Sat 10/29. Our website continues to attract attacks. Dick continues It may be time to review the Bylaws. to improve our status. Our site now supports encrypted communications; use https://ncr-pca.org as your book- Nancy Broadhead, Secretary Feb-March 2016 1 Northlander NORTHLANDER NORTH COUNTRY REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA Volume 39 Number 2 February/March 2016 Upcoming Events Editors Ivy Cowles 5 Calendar 603-767-6461 [email protected] 24 PCA Parade 25 Auto Detailing Tech Session Hank Cowles 603-343-7575 40-41 NCR NHMS MAW Charity Laps [email protected] 42 Zone 1 Concours and Rally Jaime Gratton 43 Zone 1 Porsche Clash [email protected] 44 48 hours at The Glen Advertising Matt Romanowski (acting chair) 603-674-3250 [email protected] Departments Website 4 Board of Directors & Committee Chairs www.ncr-pca.org 5 Editors’ Desk 6-7 Membership Statement of Policy 9 President Northlander is the official publication of the North Country Region (NCR), Porsche Club of America (PCA). Opinions expressed herein 10 Vice President are purely those of the writer and are not to be construed as an endorsement or guarantee 33 Safety of the product or services by the Board of Directors of NCR. The editor reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. 34/35 The Mart Material may be reprinted by PCA Regions without permission provided credit is given to the Northlander and the author. 37 Advertisers’ Index The regular article and Advertising closing date for the Northlander is the 1st of the month preceding the publication month. See page 37 for advertising rates. 2 Northlander Feb-March 2016 Features 11 KMC Open House 13 Yankee Swap 17 Off Road in Your Porsche... 20 Looking Back 26 Camp4-Canada 11 38 Retro Automotive Products Tech Session The Eclectic’s Basement 30 Portland St. South Berwick ME 13 Antiques, vintage, jewelry, decor, and more.. Robbie @ 603-812-8508 [email protected] 17 On the Cover It seemed only fitting to put this shot on the cover after Denny Hamlin won the Daytona 500 - Congratulations Denny. This photo was taken at CPI when we had a surprise visit from number 11, thanks to our dear friends at FedEx! Feb-March 2016 3 Northlander BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Jeff Torrey (C) (603) 234 8898 [email protected] Vice President Bob Futterrer (H) (207) 698 1104 [email protected] Secretary Nancy Broadhead (H) (603) 526 6578 [email protected] Treasurer Lisa Roche (H) (978) 534 0118 [email protected] Past President Matt Romanowski (H) (603) 674 3250 [email protected] Membership Chair Laura Futterrer (H) (207) 698 1104 [email protected] Newsletter Editors Ivy Cowles (C) (603) 767 6461 [email protected] Hank Cowles (C) (603) 343 7575 [email protected] Safety Edgar Broadhead (H) (603) 526 6578 [email protected] COMMITTEES Advertising Chair Matt Romanowski (C) (603) 674 3250 [email protected] (acting chair) Autocross Joe Kraetsch (H) (978) 534 0118 [email protected] Autocross Co-Chair Ollie Lucier [email protected] Car Control Clinic Dave Logan (C) (781) 367 3592 [email protected] Charity Ivy Cowles (C) (603) 767 6461 [email protected] Chief Instructor Steve Schindler (O) (802) 773 9100 [email protected] Concours TBD Position Available [email protected] Drivers’ Ed Pat Maloney [email protected] Historian Judy Hendrickson (H) (603) 881 7576 [email protected] Rally/Tours Jeff Torrey (C) (603) 234 8898 [email protected] Webmaster Dick Demaine (H) (603) 560 4911 [email protected] Senior Advisors Edgar & Nancy Broadhead (H) (603) 526 6578 [email protected] Social (TBD) [email protected] Technical Bob Futterrer (H) (207) 698 1104 [email protected] 4 Northlander Feb-March 2016 March 5-6 Sat-Sun 8am-5pm Tech Tactics East Easton, PA ... March 8 Tuesday 6:30pm- Board of Directors Meeting Moe Joe’s Restaurant 8:30pm Manchester, NH April 9 Saturday 10:00am- Car Control Clinic NHMS 3:00pm Loudon, NH April 12 Tuesday 6:30pm- Board of Directors Meeting TBD 8:30pm April 17 Sunday 10am- Spring Rally & Tour TBD February - Almost March 2pm The winter months seem to fly by. Days into weeks and April 22-24 Fri-Sun 7am-5pm NCR’s Driver’s Ed Season Opener NHMS weeks into months. Before you know it…months into a Loudon, NH year. April 23 Saturday 11am Make-A-Wish Charity Day NHMS Quite often we begin our week looking forward to Friday, Loudon, NH although what that really means is we are wishing our May 5-6 Thur-Fri 7am-5pm NER Driver’s Ed Thompson Speedway life away. We should hold onto every moment of that life Thompson, CT we have. Celebrate whether it’s Monday or Saturday. We May 7 Saturday 9am-2pm Auto Detail Tech Session Prestige Elite often hear the stories that friends and family did not have N. Hampton, NH the opportunity to live their life the way they had hoped as it was cut short due to illness or accident. May 10 Tuesday 6:30pm- Board of Directors Meeting TBD 8:30pm Get out there and enjoy your time. Enjoy life to the fullest. The day you say, “I won’t take the car out today and go May 13-15 Fri-Sun 8am-5pm Zone 1 Concours & Rally Old Westbury, NY for a drive, I can do that tomorrow...” Take it out today, May 20-22 Fri-Sun 7am-5pm Zone 1 48 Hours at the Glen Watkins Glen, NY enjoy not only the beautiful piece of machinery but the sights as well. www.ncr-pca.org Keep smiling. www.ncr-pca.org Maria Dona, DMD, MSD, DMSc Sheila E. Tucker, DMD, MMSc Andover eriodontics Two Stevens Street Andover, Massachusetts 01810 Phone: (978) 475-0567 Fax: (978) 475-7169 [email protected] www.andoverperiodontics.com Feb-March 2016 5 Northlander 2 Year Felipe Avery-Miranda Westborough, MA – 1977 911 Michael Costolo Amherst, NH – 2003 911 Carrera 4 5 Year Norman Ahn Betty Ahn Alton, NH – 2008 Boxster S Peter Roessiger Laura Futterrer Leigh Roessiger Wolfeboro, NH – 2000 911 Carrera New Members: 10 Year Richard Abbott James Corcoran Teresa Wallace Lynda Bruslett New Boston NH – 1970 911T Barrington, NH – 1976 911 Transferred from Northeast – Joined PCA 01/21/2014 Marvin Klikunas Gregory Ames Jake Klikunas Jacqueline Joy-Ames Charlotte, VT – 1973 911E / Sunapee