NORTHLANDER NORTH COUNTRY REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA IN THIS ISSUE: Holiday Gift Time In Memory Of And Much Much More…. January 2014 1 Northlander 2 Northlander January 2014 HEAR YE! HEAR YE! CALLING ALL PORSCHEPHILES We are looking for members interested in keeping this club going. Past administrations have done the hard work - they have built a strong and varied program with ever greater participation from the membership. We are growing each and every year. Any member, whether active, aliate, or associate can help out. If you have any interest in helping out this great region, please contact Matt Romanowski - [email protected] Thank you! NCR • Confidential STEVEN E. SCHINDLER Estate Planning Attorney Certified Public Accountant (CPA) • Trust Administration • Taxpayer Defense Schindler Law Office Rutland • 802-773-9100 Doremus Roesler & Kantor Burlington • 802-863-9603 January 2014 1 Northlander NORTHLANDER NORTH COUNTRY REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA Volume 37 Number 1 January 2014 Editors Upcoming Events Ivy Cowles 5 Calendar 603-767-6461 [email protected] Yankee Swap - check the website for upcoming info Hank Cowles 603-343-7575 [email protected] Jaime Gratton [email protected] Departments 4 Board of Directors & Committee Chairs Advertising Matt Romanowski(acting chair) 6 President’s Message 603-674-3250 7 Editors’ Desk [email protected] 8 Membership Website 9 Vice President www.ncr-pca.org 10 Drivers’ Ed Statement of Policy 30 Safety Northlander is the official publication of the 31/32 The Mart North Country Region (NCR), Porsche Club of America (PCA). Opinions expressed herein are purely those of the writer and are not to 34 Advertisers’ Index be construed as an endorsement or guarantee of the product or services by the Board of Directors of NCR. The editor reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Material may be reprinted by PCA Regions without permission provided credit is given to the Northlander and the author. The regular article and Advertising closing date for the Northlander is the 1st of the month preceding the publication month. See page 34 for advertising rates. 2 Northlander January 2014 Features January 2014 13 Looking Back 18 In Memory of Delores Fortier 23 BTW 25 NCR Holiday Family Event 18 34 BTW Answer 25 25 On the Cover NORTHLANDER NORTH COUNTRY REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA The cover shot was taken in Dover NH - By the shape of the snow you can tell there is a Porsche under there. Let it snow...let it snow... IN THIS ISSUE: Holiday Gift Time In Memory Of And Much Much More…. January 2014 1 Northlander January 2014 3 Northlander BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Matt Romanowski (H) (603) 674 3250 [email protected] Vice President Rich Willey (C) (603) 978 3187 [email protected] Secretary Nancy Broadhead (H) (603) 526 6578 [email protected] Treasurer Lisa Roche (H) (978) 534 0118 [email protected] Past President Jay Gratton [email protected] Membership Chair Laura Futterrer (H) (207) 698 1104 [email protected] Newsletter Editors Ivy Cowles (C) (603) 767 6461 [email protected] Hank Cowles (C) (603) 343 7575 [email protected] Safety Edgar Broadhead (H) (603) 526 6578 [email protected] COMMITTEES Advertising Chair Matt Romanowski (C) (603) 674 3250 [email protected] (acting chair) Autocross Joe Kraetsch (H) (978) 534 0118 [email protected] Autocross Co-Chair Ollie Lucier [email protected] Car Control Clinic Dave Logan (C) (781) 367 3592 [email protected] Charity Ivy Cowles (C) (603) 767 6461 [email protected] Chief Instructor John Dunkle (O) (603) 431 4409 [email protected] Concours TBD Position Available [email protected] Drivers’ Ed Mark Watson (H) (603) 488 5405 [email protected] Historian Judy Hendrickson (H) (603) 881 7576 [email protected] Rally/Tours Jeff Torrey [email protected] Webmaster Dick Demaine (H) (603) 560 4911 [email protected] Senior Advisors Edgar & Nancy Broadhead (H) (603) 526 6578 [email protected] Social (acting Chair) Rich Willey/TBD [email protected] Technical Bob Futterrer (H) (207) 698 1104 [email protected] 4 Northlander January 2014 Calendar of Events NCR Calendar or Events Be sure to check the calendar for the next events. Coming soon will be info on the Yankee Swap. Need a Reason to Visit? http://www.ncr-pca.org/ We’ll Give You 100! 2014 Porsche Parade: June 15-21, Monterey With 100 Wines by the California Glass, Great Food, and an Be sure to watch for updates on the 2014 Parade and block the date now. http://www.pca.org/ Outstanding Wine Shop and Tasting Room, the Reasons are Endless! HANNA & HANNA INC. On Site Museum Quality Work At Reasonable Prices Specializing in the conservation & restoration of Early American, European & Oriental Antique Furniture ~ References Upon Request ~ PHONE (540) 292 - 1013 E-MAIL [email protected] January 2014 5 Northlander Matt Romanowski Wide Open January is almost here as I write this and NCR is already planning for 2014! We’ve had meetings, phone calls, emails, and even a carrier pigeon! Well, maybe not the carrier pigeon. Looking at participation, volunteers, and the mix of folks organizing events in 2014, NCR is going to change the way we plan events for next year. As a region, we have some dates that we are not completely in control of – things like DE and autocross dates. These event dates are really decided by the facility with a request by us that is not always granted. We will start out the calendar with these autocross and DE dates. Next, we’re going to fill in the Annual Banquet and probably the Fall Get-A-Way. After that, we’re going to identify time slots that we could put in some rallies, socials, and a car show (or two). Once we’re that far, we’re going to reach out to NCR’s members to see who wants to help put on events. Many of the same people have put on the majority of our events over the last 4-5 years and are getting a little burned out. We are hoping that folks will step up and offer to help put on events. The help can come in many different ways – planning the route for a rally, organizing an ice cream run, planning a dinner, or anything else people want to share. The amount of work needed for each of these events can be tailored to what is available. Things like an ice cream run are very easy to put together. A quick call to the ice cream shop to make sure they can handle 20 cars, a flyer for the website and Northlander, and things are off and going! Other events like rallies take some more work, but anyone with an idea for a good drive can put one together. Part of this plan is also that we are going to try not having rally, concours, social, and tech chairs for 2014 and let different members help out with all of these events. Rich, the VP, and I are going to help anyone who is willing to put on an event with the administrative and organizational aspects of the events. I think with some help from experienced members, people will be able to put on quality, fun events without too much work. For social events, Carolyn is still interested in helping with some events, but is not able to commit to putting on the years worth. In years past, we’ve had some really great social events that have been suggested by, and organized in part, by lots of different folks. Things like wine tastings, car collection viewings, and open houses at various businesses have been very popular. If you know of anything that folks might be interested in, please let us know. Many times the idea is harder to come by than actually putting on the event! We are also going to mix things up with the Advertising Chair and plans for 2014. The Treasurer, Lisa Roche, is going to handle the invoicing and collections. We are going to change up the payment plans, which I will be getting in touch with the advertisers about in the next few weeks. I think this is going to streamline the process for the club and make it less manpower intensive going forward. It should also make things a little easier and more transparent for our advertisers. So, start watching the Northlander, www.NCR-PCA.org, and the club Facebook page (yes, we have one!) for announcements on upcoming events and opportunities to help out in 2014. While these will be some pretty big changes for the region, I think they will ultimately get some more folks involved with running events and having a wider group of members helping out. Sometimes we forget that NCR, and PCA as a whole, is a volunteer organization, and without the volunteers there wouldn’t be a club. continued on page 20 ... 6 Northlander January 2014 Wide Open Ivy and Hank Cowles Happy New Year Everyone. I hope your year is filled with peace, love, health, and happiness! There will be a few Northlander changes in the coming months, one of which is a combination issue for February and March to be published March 1. A little New Year Poem for you! Roses are Red and Violets are Blue I hope that 2014 has a new Porsche in store for you! 2014 January 2014 7 Northlander 20 Year Michael Shevlin Monique Shevlin - Affiliate Portsmouth, NH – 1986 911 25 Year Pete Petersen Linda Petersen - Affiliate Wells, ME – 1988 944S Janet Quintero January 2014 Northlander - New Members and Anniversaries New Members: Charles Fosberry Leigh Fosberry – Affiliate Stoddard, NH – 1979 911 SC John Grisham Littleton, NH – 2014 911S Member Anniversaries: Maria Dona, DMD, MSD, DMSc 1 Year David S.