MID–OHIO REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA April 2009 The Open Road Project 917 - The “Greatest Racing Car in History” 40 years ago, the Zuffenhausen parking lot was full 2 April 2009 Region Porsche Club of America Contents Support Our The Mechanic’s Space 4 Advertisers Hocking Drive & Hike 5 Club Race - May 15-17 7 Acceleration C4 Club Race Volunteer Request 11 Auto Assets C2 Autocross Update and Schedule 12 Autobahn Extremist 21 Byers Imports 34 Porsche AG Article - The 917 15 Custom Cabs & Trailers 26 May DE Alternative 17 EPR Automotive 8 PCA LeMans Article 17 Stoddard 8 Club Calendar 18 Mid-Ohio School 9 Track Committee Report 20 Peoples Savings Bank 10 Richter Financial Group / Motorsports 9 President’s Page 22 Wheel Medic 26 Escape 2009 - Dayton, Oh 24 True Choice 21 Help Wanted - Volunteers Needed 27 CDOC 31 PCA Article - Ceyenne S Hybrid 28 MOR Marketplace 30 Anniversaries 32 Membership 33 ADVERTISING RATES The Board 35 All rates are based on six months Body of Newsletter: Full Page $200 Half Page $125 Quarter Page $75 Cover photo courtesy of Porsche AG. Business Cards $40 Inside & Back Cover (1/2 Page) $175 Type 917 at Zuffengausen in 1969. Inside and Back Cover (full page) $250 Deadline for copy is the 10th of the month for the next month’s issue. 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 MOR Website: http://www.morpca.org advertiser National PCA Website: http://www.pca.org 3 Published Monthly by the Mid–Ohio Region, Porsche Club of America Editor Hello Fellow Club Members, Tom Stein -Current No Fool’n, it’s finally April and that means [email protected] driving events season has begun. Be sure to check out (please email both) the calendar for all the exciting driving events and clinics that are happening this month. Also, get that car Barry Lowry - New out and wash and wax it now so you’re not running late [email protected] performing a ‘spit shine’ the day of an event. So, Barry Lowry has graciously taken the Newsletter Editor position! (Horahh, Horay! The tricky Membership part is that while we are switching things over from me Tom & Ginny Barry to Barry, we’re also switching to a new software publishing package so for the next month or so, I ask 3350 Polley Road that everyone who submits items, please send them to Columbus OH 43221-4704 both Barry and me. I’m sure Barry will take good care (614) 850–9107 of the newsletter, and if he doesn’t, well then feel free email: [email protected] to dock his pay.(oh wait, this is a volunteer position, hehe) Seriously, its been great being on the forefront of the club activities every month but my free time is like the money in my pocket, it’s all gone. On that note, my 944 is now running the best Die Offene Strasse is the official Publication it has since the day I bought it off CraigsList. I have a of the Mid Ohio Region, Porsche Club of stack of new tires waiting to be mounted and looking at America. Statements and opinions within are the dates, I hope to make some of the Autocross events, those of the authors and do not necessarily rep- various PCA region DE’s and two or three NASA resent the official position of MOR or PCA. weekends. I hope to see some of you at these events; Permission to Reprint any material herein is look for me in the silver 944 (although it may be a granted, provided full credit is given to Die different color by the time it hits the first event). Offene Strasse and the Author. Contributions to the newsletter are encour- Your soon to be Ex Editor, : p aged and should be in the hands of the editor Tom by the 10th of each month for the following month’s issue 4 April 2009 Hocking Hills Spring Drive and Hike April 25, 2009 Located in the picturesque sandstone region of Southeastern Ohio, Hocking Hills State Park encompasses some of the most scenic areas in the entire state. Rock outcrops, deep cool gorges, and waterfalls are found throughout the area. The drives will be through the best roads around and the hikes will be on easy trails, hand-picked by a member who lives and drives there every day. We’ll spend plenty of time in the cars to satisfy the driving enthusiast in each of us, and have a chance to stretch our legs as we breath the pine-scented air while walking through hemlock groves to marvel at cascading waterfalls,breathtaking cliffs, deep recess caves and forestland as far as the eye can see. Bring a pair of shoes for driving and a pair of sturdy shoes for the hike. A mat or garbage bag for the hiking shoes is a good idea as the trails may be wet, but not muddy, in the spring. We will finish up with a fantastic dinner at one of the local res- taurants. 5 Drive and Hike Itinerary: 10:00am Columbus area members meet in Frisch’s Big Boy parking lot 3920 S Hamilton Rd Grove City, OH 43125 10:30am Porsche caravan Departs for hocking hills 11:30am Meet at Chieftan Elementary School 28296 Chieftan Dr Logan, OH 12:00pm-4:30pm Drive and Hike! 4:30pm Happy Hour and Dinner at Rocky Boots Afterward, head home or stay in one of the many quaint and cozy accommodations that can be found throughout the area. Cabins and B&Bs visit: http://www.1800hocking.com/wheretostay for listings. Glenlaurel Inn, 14940 Mt. Olive Rd., Rockbridge, OH 43149 Ph: (800) 809-REST www.glenlaurel.com Ravenwood Castle, 65666 Bethel Rd, just off Rt 93, 16mi south of Logan, (800)-477-1541 www.ravenwoodcastle.com Reply to: Gerhard Hillmann [email protected] 614-206-1833 6 Continued from page 6 April 2009 Mid-Ohio Region PCA Proudly Presents... SPRING AT THE CAROUSEL – 2009 PCA Club Race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio Friday, May 15th – Sunday, May 17th, 2009 ♦ Sprint Races ♦ Enduro Races ♦ Friday Garage Party ♦ Advanced Driver Education Available all 3 Days ♦ Paddock Garages Available On-line Registration information will be available at: http://register.pca.org Event Chair: Jay Koehler, (614) 499-0536, [email protected] Registrar: Ginny Barry, (614) 850-9107, [email protected] See you at SPRING AT THE CAROUSEL! 7 8 April 2009 9 10 April 2009 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR PCA CLUB RACING Yes! I would like to helpOFFICIAL at the PCA Club Race BALLOT on May 14-17, 2009 at Mid-Ohio. I would be willing to work in the following area(s): (Please check one or more) Grid____May 15 (Fri) Tech____May 14 (Thu p.m.) Timing/Scoring____ May 15 (Fri) ____May 16 (Sat) ____ May 15 (Fri a.m.) _____May 16 (Sat) ____May 17 (Sun) ____ May 16 (Sat a.m.) _____May 17 (Sun) Hot Pits_____May 15 (Fri) Enduro ______ May 17 (Sun p.m.) _____May 16 (Sat) _____May 17 (Sun) Registration _____ May14 (Fri p.m.) Paddock____May 15 (Fri) Anywhere I am needed:____May 15 (Fri ) ____May 16 (Sat) ____May 16 (Sat) ____May 17 (Sun) Name(s): Phone Number(s):__________________ ______________________________________ ___________________ Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________________ E-mail Address: ________________________________________________________________ ————- Lunch is provided on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for all volunteers working that day. A complimentary dinner is available for all volunteers on Saturday evening. ____Yes, I will attend the complimentary dinner Saturday evening. Please return form to: Ron Carr, 7000 Green Mill Road. Johnstown, OH 43031 E-mail to [email protected] or telephone: 740-967-6027 11 Autocross 2009 It is time to end the hibernation. Bulbs are forcing their way up, hearty buds are emerging and Porsches are begging to be driven. By the time you read this the season opening 24 hours of Daytona occurred 60 days ago. While we might just see another snowfall before spring, it’s time for us Midwesterners to wake up and get ready. This year we are going to have it pretty good. As most of the ardent readers know, I began my autocross diatribes last year in hopes of increasing the participation at the events. This year the club has an- swered with 4 local autocrosses. That’s right, you can actually autocross 4 times this year without you or the Porsche getting more than a mile or so outside the beltway. Due to some scheduling changes MOR has been lucky enough to host two of the IRAC series events this year. For those of you that are not familiar with IRAC, it stands for the Inter Regional Autocross Champion- ship. Basically, you can accumulate points at each IRAC event scheduled by Porsche clubs throughout Ohio and at the end of the season they announce the standings for each class. You can also run in IRAC events even if you have no interest in accumulating points. It is open to everyone just like a non-IRAC event would be. What’s more, there are two non-IRAC events this year too. One is held at Westerville High School and the other is going to be held at Columbus Motor Speedway. This will be our second Westerville HS autocross and the event last year was a great one. The Columbus Motor Speedway event will be our first there and it should be the one to bring all of your family and friends as there will be grandstand seating for all.