MID–OHIO REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA October 2011 The Open Road Inside: Shannon Moore’s 2 Minutes at Mid-Ohio 2 October 2011 Region Porsche Club of America Support Our Contents Advertisers ! e Friction Circle.............................................................5 !e Board................................................................................6 Acceleration ................................................. BC !e Editor’s Garage....................................................................7 Auto Assets ................................................. IFC Autobahn Extremist .......................................25 Cover Story.................................................................................8 Byers Imports...................................................4 Saturday Tech Session..............................................................10 C.A. 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Goodie Store: http://www.companycasuals.com/midohioporscheclub Material from may be reprinted (except for ads) provided proper credit is given to the author and the source. Copy is the responsibility of the advertiser Cover Story on Page 8 and must be correctly sized to "t ad space. Cover Drawing by Maury Walsh 3 4 October 2011 The Friction Circle by John Brandt, President I’ve made remarks along these lines before, but it sure seems think that the new digs will make our annual casual Porsche like those of us who spend much time with these cars get an party even better. !e P2O committee has been contemplating awfully unfair share of major good times a move for some time now for several reasons. One is that we’d simply like to bring this big party onto our home territory. We I would have a heck of a hard time pinpointing if anybody also don’t ever want to see it get “stale”, and Granville o#ers asked me, what was the highlight of your summer driving superb lodgings and dining close to the show with plenty season? You all know what fun the Track Events and of space for most all of the participants. It’s more fun when Autocrosses are - the organized drives as well. I certainly everybody is nearby and that is what we hope to achieve. !e had an awesome time this summer chasing my track pals Town of Granville, as most of you understand, is a quaint and working to shave some time o# of the lap. !at part’s college town like you would expect to see at P2O. !e local the headline, the reason we bring out the cars, but the body merchants, and city authorities are truly excited to see us bring of the story is really when the track goes cold and during the event and our business to them, which has in the past not those times between the action. !is is when we do the bench completely been the case. !at being said, this decision isn’t racing, the socializing and the learning new things from each made as a retribution, or because folks in Oxford were di$cult. other. It’s impressive the amount of knowledge in this group Quite to the contrary, almost everybody involved there was and how generous people are to share it and help you with a a joy to deal with and will be missed. We plainly want to take problem. !e best part about the events is getting to hang out an opportunity to improve the event and keep it fresh. I know with friends. You have to be there to understand. So, can I that when you get to the 2012 P2O, you will see the move as an pinpoint the best moment of the summer? No way, because upgrade. there were so many great ones. !is is, as you know, the 45th anniversary of MORPCA’s Now that the o$cial season is over and the weather’s not founding in 1966 and we will be celebrating the milestone with so hot, I have my road wheels mounted up, and we’ve been an all Porsche, member car show and picnic at Stan and Susan doing a bit more casual driving. Something I get a kick out Crawford’s lovely home in Grove City. ...details further in DOS. of this time of year is the occasional visit to my son Willy’s We are planning for 75 to 100 of our Porsches on their lawn elementary school to drop him o# or pick him up in my at the same time and a nice gathering of MORPCA people for 911. “Porsche Everyday” or whatever it is they’re saying is some casual food and drink. I think this party will be really particularly ludicrous in the full-boogie track car. His school memorable and I want to see you there! is an “L” shaped building with the entrance in the crook of the “L”....which makes it a pretty e#ective sound vortex. We just Finally, a call for you to take on a greater role in the operations love to hear the barking exhaust reverb against the brick walls of the MORPCA . Every year we elect a board to run the club and watch the mommies trying so hard to ignore us. Lately and we are on the lookout for new blood and fresh ideas. If we’ve even been walking in with a viola, which seems to add to you would like to chair or serve on a committee or run for the e#ect. one of the elected o$ces, get in contact with any of the board members. We particularly are in need of a club race chair! A BIG reveal that I’m pleased to make is that we have been !ere is plenty of support to this leadership position but we in discussions with the town of Granville as a new venue for need a Chief. P2O, and they have o$cially rolled out the welcome mat. 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