AbsarokaAbsaroka ArrowArrow The Bi-Monthly Newsletter of the Porsche Club of America Absaroka Region Apr/May 2014 Volume 36—Issue 2 1 2014—2016 Absaroka Officers / Board Stephanie Haider, President E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 406.672.4815 Susan Finn, Vice President E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 406.698.5492 Judi Amick, Secretary E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 406.839.8545 Fred Magers, Treasurer E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 406.245.6733 Joann Pintz-Cole, Newsletter Editor E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 406.534.3152 Dan Cole, Historian E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 208.859.4608 2 Cover Photo: Two Fine Cabs Photo: Dan Cole In-House Business Contents — This Issue Editorial Policy The views or comments expressed in the Absaroka Arrow newsletter are not necessarily those of the Porsche Club of America or the Absaroka Region. Absaroka Arrow is published six (6) times a year expressly for the information and entertainment of the Porsche Club of America - Absaroka Region, its Stephanie’s President’s Message 4 members and supporters. Absaroka Arrow assumes no responsibility for any submissions. All submis- sions become property of Absaroka Arrow unless other arrangements are made with the editor and president. Reprints from this Newsletter are not In the Zone — by Tim Hagner, PCA Zone 6 Rep 5 permitted without prior permission from the Editor. Send editorial submissions to: Jo Pintz-Cole Phone: 406.534.3152 E-mail: [email protected] Spuds – February Meeting 6/7 Publication dates: 6 times a year Feb/Mar, Apr/May, Jun/Jul, Aug/Sep, Oct/Nov, Dec/Jan “Where the Hell is Roscoe?” March Meeting 8/9 The latest Absaroka Arrow and the archived back issues are available on the Internet at: http:// issuu.com/absaroka_porsche Upcoming Events 10/11 Advertising Rates For advertising information, please contact Fred Magers at: [email protected] Full page $75, Half page $45, Quarter page $25, Business Card $10. Pricing is per issue Two New Porsches Boxster & Cayman GTS 12/13 Classified Ads Classified ads are posted in the Absaroka Arrow and the ABS/PCA website at http://abs.pca.org/. Submit your text and photo (if required) by email to: Joann New 912 Register Group 14 Pintz-Cole at [email protected]. Submit by the 1st of the month prior to the publication month. The editor reserves the right to edit the ad if it is over 40 words. The ad is free to members. Member Submission—Steve Homec 15 ABS/PCA Website http://abs.pca.org/ ABS/PCA Mailing Address Big Sky Region Driver’s Educations 16 President Absaroka Region of Porsche Club of America 729 Aronson Ave Billings, MT, 56105 ABS Region Calendar 17 Porsche Legal Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG is the owner of numerous trademarks, both registered and unregistered, in- cluding without limitation the Porsche Crest®, Por- sche®, Boxster®, Carrera®, Cayenne®, Cayman™, Yellowstone Region SCCA Calendar 17 Panamera®, Tiptronic®, VarioCam®, PCM®, 911®, 4S®, FOUR, UNCOMPROMISED.SM and the model numbers and distinctive shapes of the Porsche automobiles such as, the federally registered 911 and Billings Breakfast Club 18 Boxster automobiles in the United States. The third party trademarks contained herein are the properties of their respective owners. Specifications, perform- ance standards, standard equipment, options, and other elements shown are subject to change without notice. Some options may be unavailable when a car is built. Some vehicles may be shown with non-U.S. Absaroka Lapel Pins — Still Available equipment. Please ask your dealer for advice con- cerning the current availability of options and verify the optional equipment that you ordered. Porsche These beautiful lapel pins are 1” in diameter, nickel recommends seat belt usage and observance of traffic laws at all times. plated and enamel. Get yours to have and share. A perfect way to show off your Absaroka pride. $5.00 each. Contact: Stephanie Haider for details. Phone: 406.672.4815 Email: [email protected] 3 Stephanie’sStephanie’s President’sPresident’s MessageMessage By Stephanie Haider—President Happy April Fool’s Day! Also, they discussed doing a then back to Chico for those Grand Tour of Zone 6. It staying the night for a soak Spring is almost here. I would take place next year in the pool and dinner in the know you are all anxious to possibly in July for two private room. There is a cost get out on the open road. So weeks. Participants could do of $12.50 per couple for use am I. We had good weather all or part of the tour. Each of the room. This will be a for our “Where the hell is Region would be responsible fun evening. Roscoe” trip. We enjoyed for planning their route. I having Bill Windham and Yellowstone Art Museum is think this would be a fun Tom Agnew join us. celebrating the 50th anniver- endeavor. We would need a sary. They will be holding a I had a good time at the committee and lots of dis- vintage car show Saturday Zone 6 President’s meeting. cussion. I will keep you June 28th. Robyn Peterson We have a very active zone posted if it is decided to at- contacted me to see if any of and some really great peo- tempt. our members would be in- ple. I came home with some Our Chico trip is right terested in showing some- good ideas and information. around the corner. The thing at this event. They are It was a little intimidating as rooms are sold out but you looking for items older than I was the only woman at the are still welcome to come 1984. It doesn’t necessarily meeting. But they made me along on the drive. We will have to be an auto. They are feel welcome. meet at our usual place of looking for bicycles, motor- One thing that was men- Holiday on Gabel Road at cycles, etc. If you are inter- tioned is do we want to have 9:00 a.m. leaving at ested, I have their entry a Zone 6 logo. Tim Hagner 9:30a.m. We will meet any form. Please let me know as has proposed a contest to Bozeman people at the Al- early as possible. design our Zone 6 logo. The bertson’s in Livingston at I hope to see you at our deadline is September 1st. If 10:30a.m. Lunch will be at Breakfast Club meeting on anyone is interested in de- the Yellowstone Grill in Gar- April 12th. signing a logo just let me diner then a drive into Yel- know. lowstone (weather pending) Stephanie 4 InIn TheThe ZoneZone By Tim Hagner—PCA Zone 6 Representative In what zone you ask? In the currently has 15 Regions. most of the regions are by PCA Zone 6, your Zone. Looking at the map we in- their names, some maybe clude the Canadian Prov- not so sure and a few don’t PCA encompasses both Can- inces of British Columbia, have a clue. Your assign- ada and the U.S.A. and Alberta and Saskatchewan. ment is to figure out where that’s a lot of area to admin- In the United States we in- those Regions are and get to ister. To better support all clude the States of Oregon, know your fellow Porsche our members this huge area Washington, Idaho, Mon- neighbors. Hint, the PCA has been divided into 13 tana and part of Wyoming. website has a directory with Zones and each Zone has a That’s a lot of Porsche- a map. Zone Rep assigned to it. I’m driving roads! your Zone 6 Rep, the mid- In my opinion we have the dleman between your Re- Here’s the question of the greatest Zone of the group! gion and your fellow Re- day, “Can you name all 15 Beautiful coastline, an gions and the PCA EC Regions in your Zone?” The ocean, a sound, islands, tall (Executive Council). My re- Bonus question is, “Can you mountains, tall trees, short sponsibility is to help with name the soon to be 16th trees, no trees, wide-open any issues or problems that Region?” spaces, wild running rivers, might arise within the Re- dry river beds, lakes, dry So here’s the answer: gion, pass on new and lakes, the list goes on and on meaningful information that Canada West, High Desert, and last, but not least, affects your Region and to Vancouver Island, Cascade, GREAT PORSCHE ROADS! help keep us moving in the B.C. Interior, Silver Sage, Hope to see you soon and same direction. All 13 Zones Polar, Inland Northwest, don’t forget it really is about are governed by the same Wild Rose, Big Sky, Olympic the people. set of guidelines. I don’t Peninsula, Yellowstone, Pa- think “herding cats” applies, cific Northwest, Absaroka Tim but you get the idea. and Oregon. The bonus an- swer, Living Skies Prairie. Zone 6 is approximately I’m sure you can tell where 1,400,000 square miles and 5 Spuds 4 — February Membership Meeting One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four……. For the fourth time the Absaroka Re- In addition to standard baked potato On the trivia front, Dan learned that gion has gathered together on a cold topping classics we enjoyed Swedish Graham is an Old Ardinian and was a February evening to enjoy a huge and meatballs, pulled pork, chili, and a classmate of 1958 Formula One hot Idaho baked potato, wonderful wonderful soup. World Champion Mike Hawthorn. toppings and great company. Graham To keep activities lively the group par- Thank you Graham and Susan for an- Beckett and Susan Peacock again ticipated in a couple of friendly com- other wonderful evening of hospitality opened their home (AKA Alaska Re- petitions.