MID–OHIO REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA April 2010 The Open Road 918 Spyder Concept 2 April 2010 Region Porsche Club of America Support Our Contents Advertisers Short Shifter’s Schreiben ...................................... 5 Acceleration ......................................................... BC Andy Trux ............................................................. 18 Board Meeting Minutes ....................................... 6 Auto Assets ..........................................................IFC Track Committee Report ..................................... 9 Autobahn Extremist ............................................. 32 Byers Imports ........................................................ 38 Separated Shortly After Birth ............................ 14 C.A. Gossard & Co. .............................................. 35 Custom Cabs & Trailers ........................................ 31 2010 Calendar of Events .................................... 20 EPR Automotive ................................................... 30 Cover Story .......................................................... 24 Hillmann Homes .................................................. 31 Into the Wood ......................................................... 8 Marketplace ......................................................... 34 Mid-Ohio School .................................................. 19 Peoples Savings Bank ............................................ 23 April Anniversaries ............................................ 36 Richter Financial Group & Motorsports .............. 19 Membership Update........................................... 37 Rock’s Trailer Sales .............................................. 18 Stoddard ................................................................ 30 The Board ............................................................ 39 tc kline racing ........................................................ 22 Truechoice ............................................................. 33 True Performance ................................................... 8 ADVERTISING RATES All rates are based on six months. 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National PCA Web site: http://www.pca.org 3 ...from the Editor The April issue of DOS features the Porsche 918 Spyder concept, one of three Porsche models with hybrid drive that made their world debut Published Monthly by at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show in March. The the Mid–Ohio Region, Cover Story begins on page 24. Porsche Club of America It’s time to gear up for another season of club events, and this issue is packed with numer- Editor ous announcements of opportunities for club Barry Lowry involvement and fun. 5143 Avery Oak Drive Dublin, OH 43016 Be sure to read the interesting article Brice (614) 921-0413 Kadel submitted on pages 14 & 15. I’m always [email protected] looking for articles submitted by our members. Let your creative juices flow and consider sub- mitting your own Porsche related article. Membership Barry Trina Allison 4171 Bidle Ct. Dublin, Ohio 43016 Start Packing! 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Learn more and register at Contributions to the newsletter are encour- parade2010.pca.org aged and should be in the hands of the editor Registration closes June 20, 2010 by the 10th of each month for the following so start planning now! month’s issue. 4 April 2010 Short Shifter’s Schreiben By Dave Hayden, President By the time you read this article spring will be You may recall they started the enormously suc- upon us. You will be thinking very seriously cessful Sunday afternoon Drive-n-Dines. Jay and about getting your little baby out of its deep Karen promise to continue with their ingenious sleep. Do you remember February 2010? I am know how in the driving tours. They are the sure you do as it was the snowiest February co-chairpersons for this area. They will be on record. I wrote much of this article during looking for members to host events from Drive- those fierce winter storms in February. The n-Dines to weekend tours. If you have an idea weather outside was horrible with the tempera- for a tour or a Drive-n-Dine, please contact the tures in the teens and over two feet of snow Koehler’s and they will gladly help you set up the on the ground most of the month. That fluffy event. Jay and Karen will start the season with white stuff was all over the place, and the roads a Drive-n-Dine in April. Look for e-mail blasts, were terrible. You could not drive your baby and additional info on the web site as well as an on some of those roads without scraping the ice announcement in this issue. ridge running between the tracks. Yuck, it was just downright miserable outside. Brooke Mossgrove, our Technical Chairperson is also stepping down. He just does not have the You don’t want to hear, or be reminded about time needed to continue. We all know about the weather in February because it is now business and family commitments – they do spring and a new driving season awaits you. If come first. However, Brooke will continue with you followed my instructions for storage last his Club Race responsibilities. Brooke, we thank fall, then reviving the beast should be a very you for serving as our Technical Chairperson for easy task. Right? Enough of this, let’s move on. all these years. There are several important changes in the Doug Harris, a member since 1998, will become Board that I want to share. Dave Sampson, our our new Technical Chairperson. Doug brings Rally/Touring Chairperson is retiring. Dave to the table a wealth of experience in building is well known for hosting several great tours engines and participating in driving events. He including the extended weekend trip down the runs a modified 1971 911 coupe in our Driver Blue Ridge Parkway to the Biltmore Estates. Education events. Doug will need help with We will long remember the trip to Frank Lloyd scheduling tech sessions. So, if you have an idea Wright’s Falling Water. Dave, we thank you for for a session, or know a technical resource person the tours, the fond memories, and the many who would love to put on a session, please give years serving MORPCA as our tour master. him a call. Some ideas being passed around include a garage tour, a progressive dinner (meet- Replacing Dave will be Jay and Karen Koehler. ing at garages rather than homes), or trips to rac- (continued on page 8) 5 MORPCA Monthly Board Meeting Minutes February 3, 2010 Submitted by Betsy MacDonell, Secretary Members Present: Dave Hayden, Betsy Mac- Mike took over the meeting with his financial Donell, Frank Todaro, Tom Todaro, Mike report. The finances look good and he has paid Stoner, Brian Peterson, John Brandt, Gerhard for the storage rental space for 2010. Everyone Hillman, Ginny Barry and Bill Slone. agreed that the new Mac format of his report looked good. The meeting was held at the King Avenue Five Sports Lounge and started at 7:02pm. Betsy “Now for the important stuff” says Frank when read the minutes from the January meeting. given his turn at the meeting. Frank has lined The minutes were accepted with minor changes up a Tech session with TC Cline at their shop with a motion from Frank and a second from in Hilliard on April 3rd. The session will cover Gerhard. The motion passed. suspension and set-up for high performance driving. It will be an excellent way to introduce In the Correspondence portion of the meeting, their services to our club. Frank will submit an Dave introduced Bill Snograss who represents announcement for DOS and he plans to do an e- Flying Horse Farms, a camp for children with mail blast for emphasis. An advanced instructor serious illnesses and their families. The camp training session is in the works. Frank is working is located in Mt. Gilead and will soon be part with Pete Tremper, the National Driving Events of the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps. Chair. This session format may be used as a pilot Bill is part of a Harley Davidson group that is for future events around the country. It will be a organizing