The Bahn Stormer Volume XVI, Issue 5 -- June 2011 Tom Bloom and his slightly modified Cayman S Photo by Mike McNalley The Official Publication of the Rally Sport Region - Porsche Club of America The Bahn Stormer For Information on, or submissions to, Contents The Bahn Stormer contact Mike O’Rear at The Official Page .......................................................3 [email protected] or 734-214-9993 A Few Quarts Low.......................................... ...........4 (Please put Bahn Stormer in the subject line) Calendar of Events........................................... .........6 Deadline: Normally by the end of the third Membership Page........................................... .........9 week-end of the month. RSR Drivers’ Education Schedule ............................12 AutoMark Collision Hosts May Board Meeting .....14 For Commercial Ads Contact Jim Christopher at Rally Sport Region -- The First Days ........................15 [email protected] Ramblings From a Life With Cars........................ ....19 Porsche Parade -- Savannah ...................................20 Advertising Rates (Per Year) Opening Day DE at Waterford Hills .........................23 Full Page: $650 Quarter Page: $225 In the Zone .............................................................25 Half Page: $375 Business Card: $100 Board Meeting Minutes .........................................27 Classifieds ...............................................................29 Final Lap .................................................................31 Material for the The Bahn Stormer may be reprinted (except for ads) provided proper credit is given to the author and the source. 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PORSCHE®, The Porsche Crest®, CARRERA®, and TARGA® are trademarks of Porsche AG Advertisers’ Index ARESCO, Inc ........................................................................ 29 AutoMark Collision Center ................................................. 30 Carlyle/Mediterrano ........................................................... 14 Clear Auto Bra ...................................................................... 5 Fred Lavery Porsche ........................................................... 26 Gilson Motor Sports ........................................................... 28 Grand Sport LLC .................................................................. 10 Howard Cooper .............................................................16-17 Munk’s Motors ................................................................... 22 Porsche of Farmington Hills ................................................ 32 Rennstatt, Inc........................................................................ 8 V&W Motors ........................................................................ 2 Watermark Builders .............................................................. 8 Check out the latest news on our website rsp.pca.org Check out other PCA events at the Zone 4 website -- zone4.pca.org 2 The Official Page 2011 Rally Sport Region Officers President Tech Chairperson Events Committee Jim Christopher * Jim Dunham Chairpersons: Norah & David Cooper: 248-627-8655 734-451-1288 [email protected] Ortonville 48462 Plymouth 48170 Liz Christopher: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Jeff Corbin: Immediate Past President Track Registrar [email protected] Patrick Jeski Tom Krueger Sue Sarin: 734-878-2747 313-570-2223 [email protected] Pinckney 48169 Sterling Heights 48313 Arnie Spieker: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Vice President Track Chairperson Other Board Members Rick Mammel * Christian Maloof * Ken Knight * 248-442-9008 734-424-0818 734-274-9575 Novi 48375 Dexter 48130 Ann Arbor 48198 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Goody Store Chairperson Safety Chairperson David Cooper * Jim Christopher * John Melvin 734-207-1599 248-627-8655 734-665-8912 Canton 48187 Ortonville 48462 Ann Arbor 48103 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Jim Dowty * Advertising Chairperson Archivist / Historian 734-878-1300 Jim Christopher * Glenn Trapp Pinckney 48169 248-627-8655 810-227-7854 [email protected] Ortonville 48462 Brighton 48114 [email protected] [email protected] Jack Dunlap * 810-231-2872 Membership Chairperson Bahn Stormer Editor Hamburg 48139 Glenn Trapp Mike O’Rear [email protected] 810-227-7854 734-214-9993 Brighton 48114 Ann Arbor 48103 David Finch * [email protected] [email protected] 734-665-2215 Ann Arbor 48103 Treasurer Der Cranky Webmeister [email protected] Burghard Linn Emmanuel Garcia 810-227-1223 248-635-7655 Brighton 48116 South Lyon 48178 Zone 4 Rep [email protected] [email protected] Ron Carr (704) 967-6027 Secretary Crack Legal Team & Insurance Northern Ohio Region Mary Ann Kantrow Michael Kimber * [email protected] 734-998-1403 248-538-7711 Ann Arbor 48105 Bloomfield, MI 38301 [email protected] [email protected] * Denotes Board Member 3 – hats, trinkets, lingerie and the like. I’ve also been told A Few Quarts Low our region will be the guinea pig in terms of functionality; meaning, we will be the first region to utilize the system By Jim Christopher, RSR President and comment. National wants the system glitch-proof by & Alien Abductee Parade so expect a broadcast email blast sometime in June describing the on-line goody store in greater detail. I Can’t Drive 55 Take a Walk on the Wild Side The first in this year’s series of five Drivers’ Education Wow! The month of May is over – I don’t know whether to events was a big hit – solid attendance and the only dry day be happy that it’s closing will lead us out of the monsoon of the week! If you’d like to experience the thrill of a sports season and presumably into warmer temperatures and car in a secure and non-threatening environment I invite blue skies or to be a bit pensive that, perhaps, we lost you participate in one of our remaining events. what is typically a time of pleasant seasonal transition into summer. May 20th was the one year “anniversary” Timothy of blasting my quadriceps tendons – interestingly, the The first tech-time with Tim (Pott) was held on May Goddess of Groveland was not amused with my suggestion 21st and was considered an informative and low-keyed of having “carryout” on the same basketball court where approach to understanding both some fundamentals of the ill-fated fall occurred – simply no sense of humor. Hey automobile mechanics as well as addressing some specific remember what I wrote an approximate eleven months issues. Tim will hold these sessions the third Saturday of ago – if you know someone is hurting…call, visit or send a the month at the ArborMotion facility in Ann Arbor. card. Roll me Away I have to tell all of you that on occasion the creative juices Many of you know we live in a live in a semi-rural area just don’t flow and this is especially so when there really – a great place to enjoy good scenery and nice roads. isn’t a lot of Club business to discuss. The flip side is that Accordingly, we are resigned to share the road with farm the state of Club is great; we are financially sound and equipment and similar peace disturbing and slow moving should remain so in light of expectations of continued vehicles…a Harley Davidson hauling two cetaceans being a solid attendance at our DE’s – our Club’s major source typical example. Recently, I was introduced to a new low of revenue. Furthermore, our Club website is truly an on the Harley list of offenses to humanity. amazement – Eman has simply done a fantastic job with arguably the most important means of communication and Imagine driving in an idyllic, country setting at dusk only to reference the Club has to offer. I am forced, eh…perhaps encounter nineteen, expletive deleted, lights approaching that was a little severe, to review the websites of our sister at a high rate of speed…in a literal flash your mind struggles regions; most are outdated and poorly attended. If you to discern what manner of earthly technology would find a rainy day I invite you to compare our site to others – brutalize your retina in such an inharmonious manner – including the BMW, Corvette Club and the marque owned certainly nothing the NHTSA or FAA would regulate. Given by Fiat – you know -- the sister organization to IH Case, the the setting, you are faced with the only logical conclusion; farm equipment manufacturer. Ours is simply outstanding. that the government lied about the whole swamp gas Thanks Eman! and weather balloon thing in Roswell, NM, and you’re soon going to be on the cover of the Enquirer explaining So with nothing of note I am forced to write more folly personal violations, the result of an alien abduction. For than report on fact – BTW, the subject headings of the God’s sake why do you need nineteen lights on three pairs preceding paragraphs are song titles and I’ll buy a beverage of motorcycles?! to the first three folks to email me the artists that wrote the songs: [email protected]. Johnny B. Goode Coming soon – so I’m told. Our counterparts in the Perhaps it is the lingering effects of the Xanax prescribed national office tell me they are very close to having an after my assumed alien abduction; in any event, please operational website for the purchase of Porsche goodies forgive folly and drive safe! 4 Photos by Karl Schulz PLATES FROM PARADE (2010) 5 RSR Calendar of Events June 7 (Tues.): RSR Board/Club