BentPylon November 2017 Ohio Valley Region | Porsche Club of America BentPylon 3 BentPylon EVENTS Fred Zacharias, Editor The Bent Pylon is a publication of the Ohio OVR MEETINGS 2017 Valley Region, Porsche Club of America, Monthly Board Meeting / Member Social* 2nd Tuesday of the Month Ohio Valley Region published at 6380 Blackheath Circle, Ma- Firehouse Grill/Blue Ash son, OH 45040 and printed by American Printing. Permission to reprint any material * Note: no regular November meeting Annual Meeting published is granted providing full credit 2017 Annual Meeting/Dinner is given to Bent Pylon and the author and Saturday, November 18, 2017 And Dinner providing there is no copyright involved. Embassy Suites, Blue Ash Saturday Evening The Bent Pylon accepts articles sub- November 18, 2017 mitted for publication. All articles 7 to 9 P.M.* and ads must be received by the 10th 2018 Events of the month prior to publication. SOCIAL Embassy Suites Hotel Mart ads and articles can be emailed to New Member Meet and Greet Dinner 4554 Lake Forest Drive the editor at: [email protected] or by Saturday, January 20, 2018 Blue Ash Kings Porsche mail to: 6380 Blackheath Circle, Mason, OH 45040. TECH SESSIONS $15 Per Person TBA Open Bar 7 to 9 P.M. Bent Pylon 2017 Advertising Rates CONCOURS/SHOWS Ault Park Concours * Informal Car Show Before 7 Eighth Page $250/Year Sunday, June 10, 2018 Quarter Page $600/Year Registration: Half Page $875/Year 2018 P2O ClubRegistration.net Full Page $1250/Year Dates TBA All Ads Must Be Pre-paid! Red Brick Reunion POV AD Saturday, August 11, 2018 For Ad Specifications contact: [email protected] Dayton Concours TBA BID ON THIS Services offered in the Bent Pylon do not OVR AUTOCROSS necessarily imply endorsement or approval PORSCHE Crest by the Bent Pylon or the Ohio Valley Re- 2018 Dates TBA Hand Painted gion, Porsche Club of America. Advertis- OVR DRIVER’S ED ing rates are paid in support of the Ohio June 6-8 2018 Mid-Ohio On A Genuine Maker’s Mark Valley Region, Porsche Club of America. October 5-7 2018 Mid-Ohio Barrel Head Ads will appear in as timely a manner (It still smells good!) OVR CARS and COFFEE possible. The Bent Pylon cannot guar- First Event - !st Sunday in May Includes a bottle of Maker’s Mark antee services performed by any adver- tiser. Members experiencing difficulty or TOURS and RALLIES unsatisfactory service should contact the April Tour IV (Spring Classic) advertiser directly and, failing to receive Saturday, April 14, 2018 adequate response, should contact the lo- Bellfontaine Hillclimb Revival Tour cal Better Business Bureau, notifying the Sunday, August 26, 2018 advertiser of such action. Caveat Emptor. Putin Bay Road Race Reunion TBA Cover Photo photo by: Javier Santiago For Event Details Go To: ovrpca.org OVRPCA.org All Event Registration: facebook.com/ovrpca www.ClubRegistration.net Auction proceeds will benefit instagram.com/ovrpca The Children’s Tumor Foundation Ohio Valley Region Porsche Club of America BentPylon Ohio Valley Region 5 Porsche Club of America The Chief Instructors Rally/Tours SpOkin OVR Board of Directors Dale Timmester Jeff Clark 513.858.3099 513.238.3492 [email protected] [email protected] Word President Dennis Okin, President Dennis Okin Gary Nichols illustration, Roger Warrick 513.300.5076 513.378.4010 Safety [email protected] [email protected] Tim Flora 765.418.4769 Vice President Club Race [email protected] Bill Altvater Rich Rosenberg 937.371.9382 513.530.9090 Social Media Time has really flown by. It [email protected] [email protected] Jack Schultz [email protected] Secretary Bill Altvater Andrew Lautz 937.371.9382 Technical is hard for me to believe that 859.802.9546 [email protected] Rich Rosenberg [email protected] 513.530.9090 Concours [email protected] Treasurer Michael Herald it is already early November. Herb Beck 513.633.3556 Webmaster [email protected] 513.398.5078 Karah-Lyn Crihfield [email protected] 937.733.8351 Historians [email protected] n the first ten months of this Embassy Suites in Blue Ash. The cost the various activities hosted by your Dick Weiss OVR Committee Chairs 513.232.0485 Drivers’ Education year, your club has had three for this favorite annual meeting /party club. Come out to this event and [email protected] Spring Event driver education events, one is $15.00, which includes a buffet, wine, meet some of the wonderful Porsche Past President Brent Fagan Thomas Crihfield 937.533.3767 club race, one wine tasting, one beer, and soft drinks. The hotel has set members who make this club special. Grant Karnes 812.369.2260 [email protected] [email protected] IConcours at Rally Porsche Milford, up a block of rooms for OVR for Friday Members at Large Fall Event ten monthly board meetings, two tech and/or Saturday. Mention OVR when I want to thank all of our volunteers Mike Valentine Membership Dennis & Susan Okin Steve Schultz [email protected] 513.300.5076 sessions, five driving tours, two Auto booking your room to get a special rate who made these first ten months 513.317.6128 [email protected] Rick Gilhart [email protected] Cross events, and a great multiple that includes breakfast. extraordinary. It has been a pleasure 513.225.6564 region experience at the Taj in Dayton. to meet and spend time with many of [email protected] Newsletter Porsche Club of America Fred & Ruth Zacharias Hopefully, you took advantage of Saturday, January 20th at 7:00 pm we you at various club events. Please feel Autocross [email protected] National Executive Director a number of these events and had a will have a new member meet and greet free to share recommendations for club Bill Kief Vu Nguyen [email protected] Public Relations P.O. Box 6400 great time. The people I have had the at Porsche Kings Automall including a improvements or ideas for activities you Position Open Columbia, MD 21045 Jeff Renner 410.381.0911 opportunity to meet and work with in great buffet, beer, and wine. This event is would like to see us host in the future. [email protected] [email protected] these past months obviously care about free for all members and their guests who Zone 4 Representative their club and are delightful people. joined OVR after 1/1/2012. We also Thanks, Michael Soriano 2135 Old Mill Road welcome members who joined prior to Dennis Toledo, OH 43615 Saturday November 18th we will have that date for $15.00 per person. A very 419.843.2070 [email protected] the Annual Member meeting at the brief presentation will be made describing Ohio Valley Region Porsche Club of America 6 BentPylon BentPylon 7 IBoard Minutes October 2017 OVR Name Badges Andrew Lautz, Secretary Monthly Board Meeting Minutes the rain. However, Saturday’s ever had. Some attributed this this responsibility without even NEW magnetic OVR Name Badges are now available October 10, 2017 and Sunday’s weather was more to the heavy rains on Friday. We driving that weekend. This is an for $10. (They won’t damage your clothing!) The 1.5” Attending officers cooperative. We had 168 drivers also discussed the importance of example of the giving culture of our Dennis Okin, President; Herb with some instructors taking checking other events’ schedules club that makes it so successful. x 3.5” aluminum badge may be ordered from: Kathie In Sympathy Beck, Treasurer; Bill Altvater, multiple students. We could use before reserving the weekends at Thank you, Tim!) Hunter, 1409 Woodridge Drive, Hamilton, OH 45013. Vice President; & Andrew Lautz, more instructors. Both the D and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Enclose a check for $10 (includes shipping) payable to Secretary. C groups are fully instructed. We Technical: Rich Rosenberg OVR/PCA along with your return address and email. improved the method for student Historians: Brent Fagan, provided mentioned that the registration The OVR Board and club members would like to Attending committee chairs: instructor introductions. Besides and discussed fascinating hand- is full for the tech session at P3 Thomas – DE Chair & Kara-Lyn the usual Friday night pizza party outs on the 1957 – 1959 Le Mans Autokrafte and that the insurance extend deepest sympathy to Wayne and Mary Crihfield – Web master, Brent meetings, on Saturday morning we top finisher race results including certificate was received. Look for OR ...YOU CAN GET YOURS FREE Fagan – Historian, Michael Herald introduced each instructor to all of photographs of the RSK Spyder another tech session with Bilstein just by attending a monthly Board Meeting / Social or a – Concours, Gary Nichols – Chief the drivers gathered in the Cooper cars from that era. Some of these in February 2018. We will limit New Member Social! Louise Bauman on the death of their daughter Instructor, Jeff Renner & Bill Kief – Tire Building for their driver meeting. early cars had fins like the ’57 registration to 40 people. Autocross, Rich Rosenberg - Club This was very successful. We Chevy. Ferrari had 10 cars in the First Line will be in bold text for your first name/nick- Adrienne Victoria in August. Wayne and Mary Race, Steve Schultz - Membership, should continue doing this. Gary 1958 Le Mans race but few on the Social Media: No report. Mike Valentine & Rick Gilhart - reported that he heard from several podium. Porsche on the other hand name; Second line for your last name. The Third Line Louise gave a lot of their time to the Club in the Members-at-Large, Jerry Wolf, drivers that our OVRPCA club has took the #1, 2 & 3 spots that year! Web Site: No report.