The magazine of the Founders’ Region • Potomac, Porsche Club of America • December 2017 der Vorgänger 2• der Vorgänger • December 2017 www.pcapotomac.org der Vorgänger • December 2017 • 3 Table of contents der Vorgänger The monthly magazine 6 The editors’ column of the Founders’ Region, Potomac, Porsche Club of America. 7 The president’s column December 2017 Volume 63, No. 11 Club officers and program der Vorgänger is the official magazine of the 8 Founders’ Region, Potomac, Porsche Club chairs of America, Inc. Contributions for der Vorgänger should be sent to the editor by the 7th of month preceding the month of publication, preferably via e-mail to dvedi - 9 Potomac’s 2017 calendar [email protected] . Please send digital images in their original sizes. 10 Driving Route 66 to La - Publisher: Glenn Cowan 7600 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1010 guna Seca by Hank Allen Bethesda, MD 20814 [email protected] 17 2017 Rockville Antique Co-Editor: Glenn Cowan Co-Editor: Michael Sherman and Classic Car Show by Kevin 10 [email protected] Naughten Contributing photographers: Ken Marks, Tony Pagonis, Charlene Truban, John Vrankovich, Mia Walsh. 18 Are Porsches Getting Too Contributing writers: Sydney Butler, Ken Big? by John Truban Harwood, Tom Neel, John Vrankovich, Mia Walsh. 25 Last Rally of the Season by For questions about advertising rates and placement in der Vorgänger , please contact Glenn Cowan Glenn Cowan at [email protected] der Vorgänger (ISSN 0199-0667) is pub - 27 What’s in a Name? by Tom lished monthly except in January by the Founders’ Region, Potomac, Porsche Club Neel of America at 6726 Lucy Lane, McLean, VA 22101. Subscription is limited to members of the Founders’ Region, Potomac, Porsche 30 Readers and their cars Club of America. Annual PCA dues are $42 (includes $18 for der Vorgänger subscrip - tion). Application to Mail at Periodicals Postage Prices is Pending at McLean VA and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Cover photo: The Porsche Send address changes to der Vorgänger , 911 RSRs through the 7600 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1010, Bethesda, MD 20814. Statements appearing corkscrew. Photo by Hank 17 in der Vorgänger are those of the contribut - Allen. ing authors and do not constitute the opin - ions or policy of the Founders’ Region, Potomac, Porsche Club of America, its board of directors or the editors of the mag - azine. The Founders’ Region, Potomac, Porsche Club of America neither endorses any advertisement nor warrants any product or services they may provide. Potomac Re - gion reserves the right to cancel advertise - ments at any time, for any reason, in its sole discretion. For information regarding com - mercial advertising and rates, contact the publisher listed above. Letters to the editor are welcome. They should be brief and may be edited for length. Please include a contact phone number for verification. To subscribe, join the Porsche Club of America. Details at www.pca.org . Visit the Potomac region website at www.pcapotomac.org . 18 4• der Vorgänger • December 2017 www.pcapotomac.org der Vorgänger • December 2017 • 5 The editors’ column Another Year As we approach the end of 2017, like many of you, I my car brings vibrancy to days that otherwise might be am taking a few moments to reflect on the past year. To just a blur. Non-car types will likely find this shallow, begin with, Michael Sherman and I produced another vapid even. I don’t care. I’m not asking anyone (other 11 editions of dV and completed our fourth year as Co- than maybe another Porsche driver) to understand that Editors. We hope that our readers feel that the my Porsche makes every day better. Founders’ Region Potomac PCA magazine gets better with each issue. We and our readers owe a “thanks” to I’m guessing I am not unusual in this. I would not be the cadre of talented Potomac members who write at all surprised to learn that most Porsche drivers relish many of our stories. Among others, Sydney Butler, Ken Glenn Cowan time with their car(s) and look forward to it. Not be - Harwood, Tom Neel, John Vrankovich, Stuart Wirtz, cause of what it says about them but because of how Mia Walsh and John Truban stand out. As an editor, I the car makes them feel when driving it. I think it is very much appreciate their willingness to accept con - easier to ignore the minor travails of life and not let structive suggestions! them get to you, when behind the wheel of your car. For example, minor (or even not so minor) traffic con - One of the joys of working on dV is that I attend gestion loses its ability to anger when in this car. The many more events than I would otherwise. My wife numerous terrible drivers one encounters don’t matter Kathy joins me for most of the Rallies and Drive & all that much. For me, at least, it’s hard to be mad in my Michael Sherman Dines but it’s just me and my car for the go fast events. car. I’m struck by how many of our Potomac officers are at these events along with the event chairs, co-chairs and volunteers So, thanks to Porsche, not because it defines my life but be - without whom none of this happens. As another season comes to cause it adds a spark to it pretty much every day. a close we certainly should be thankful to all of them knowing that if they are not there for the 2018 season, there won’t be one. Errata: In the November issue of dV we mistakenly credited John Truban’s article on the Gathering of the Faithful to Tom Neel, who I’m very thankful that time and tide permits me to drive a writes many article for us but not all of them! It should also be noted Porsche and has done for thirty-five years. 12,000+ days of that John organized and ran the very successful event. Sorry John. knowing that, short of tragedy, no matter what else is part of life, 6• der Vorgänger • December 2017 www.pcapotomac.org The president’s column Winter Is Upon Us If you take a look at Potomac’s calendar – it’s obvious 9:30. The Open Board Meeting will begin at 10:15. that winter is upon us. While any given weekend dur - Our website provides additional information on both ing the summer is filled with at least one – if not more – the meeting and the bylaw changes (the information events, the months of December, January, and February will be available through the date of the meeting). are notable for how empty they look in comparison. Our regular monthly brunch events still occur. But for Our annual Potomac PCA Holiday Party is on De - the most part, it’s a quiet time of the year for Potomac. cember 16th at Clydes of Chevy Chase. Once again A couple of exceptions are December’s Open Board this year, we have the entire Race Bar, on the lower level David Dean Meeting and Annual Membership Meeting; and our an - of the restaurant. The Race Bar is home to a vintage nual Holiday Party. Jaguar XKSS, a 3-wheeled Morgan, and a 1950s vintage Hillegas midget race car; as well as a vast collection of auto and Potomac’s final Open Board Meeting for 2017 will be held on race art and model cars. Registration is requested so that we can December 2nd. (I’m writing this with the hope that our printers have a count for purposes of ordering the correct quantity of are prompt with mailing this issue – and that you don’t receive food. For the cost of registration, you will receive a drink coupon your copy a week after the meeting!) The board meeting will be and hors d’oeuvres. New this year will be live music – acoustic immediately followed by our Annual Membership Meeting. In guitar and singers with holiday songs and mellow tunes. The addition to our elections, this year’s Annual Membership Meeting holiday party is a great way to end the Potomac PCA year. If will include a vote to approve changes to Potomac’s bylaws. At you’ve never attended, please consider joining us. Once again, our October 1st Open Board Meeting, the Board of Directors ap - the details can be found on our website. Go to the calendar and proved presenting proposed bylaw changes to membership, for click on the entry for the Holiday Party. their approval. The changes clarify participation in meetings via telephone; define a quorum for Board votes; update the makeup While the events are few over the winter, the various program of Standing Committees of the club; and clarify the voting rights committees are hard at work planning and organizing for next for Board of Director votes. year. Dates are set, contracts are signed, and the hard work that goes in to our many events begins. The calendar progresses and Porsche of Arlington has graciously offered to provide breakfast the party that is Potomac PCA starts all over again. Come and and host our meetings. Breakfast will be available beginning at join us! der Vorgänger • December 2017 • 7 Founders’ Region officers President : David Dean [email protected] Vice president : Mia Walsh [email protected] Treasurer : Michael Handelman [email protected] Mia Walsh Gary Baker Howard Hill Secretary : Gary Baker David Dean Michael Handelman [email protected] Past president : Howard Hill [email protected] Programs Autocross : Jim Musgrave, Steve Bobbitt Social, meetings : Annabelle Alvi, Pat Model Experts [email protected] Kaunitz Cayenne : Ken Harwood [email protected] Drivers’ Education Drive & Dine : Andrew Fort, Ken Har - [email protected] wood Sponsor : Scott Bresnahan Cayman : Chad Todd Drivers’ Education Chairs : Dirk [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Dekker & Bob Mulligan Club Race : Kenneth D'Angelo,Gary Volunteer coordinator : Jonathan Van 356 , 912 : Tim Berardelli [email protected] Baker Hise [email protected] Registrar : Carol DeZwarte, Chris [email protected] [email protected] 911 (older) : George Whitmore Mantzuranis Concours : John Truban Zone 2 Rep : Cheryl Taylor [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 930, C2, C4 : Roger Bratter Cashier : Roger McLeod, Jr.