May 2013 1 Northlander 2 Northlander May 2013 Passionate about Performance, that best describes Green Mountain Performance. Established in 1995, they have been at their current location for over 11 years, in the heart of central Vermont on Route 4 in Mendon. They are the place to go for the best in general service, repairs and performance modifications for your cherished rides. Their new facility has allowed them to expand service to accommodate the specialized tools & diagnostic capabilities to provide accurate repairs on today’s complex vehicles with their many on board computer systems. After 30 years of show winning, trophy grabbing, solid performing and attention getting vehicles, they have built a small but dedicated staff of craftsmen & suppliers to provide the utmost in satisfaction for their clients. They can now proudly say that they can accurately provide dealer level service on all German marquees, predominantly Porsche, with a bevy of state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment & personalized service unmatched in their area. Their ASE certified technicians are not just nine to five, they live this stuff-from the streets to the track. May 2013 1 Northlander NORTHLANDER NORTH COUNTRY REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA Volume 36 Number 5 May 2013 Upcoming Events Editors 5 Calendar Ivy Cowles 11 DE Season at a glance 603-767-6461 [email protected] 19 Tech Tactics at Precision Imports 20 Autocross Season Hank Cowles 603-343-7575 48 Motor Mania Car Show [email protected] 35 Zone 1 Rally & Concours Advertising 50 48 Hours of Watkins Glen Biff Gratton 52 Porsche Clash at The Glen 603-502-6023 [email protected] 54 Zone 1 Autocross 2013 55 2013 Porsche Gathering at LRP Website www.ncr-pca.org Departments 4 Board of Directors & Committee Chairs 6 President’s Message 7 Editors’ Desk 8 Membership Statement of Policy 9 Vice President Northlander is the official publication of the North Country Region (NCR), Porsche Club of America (PCA). Opinions expressed 10 Drivers’ Ed herein are purely those of the writer and are not to be construed as an endorsement 47 Safety or guarantee of the product or services by the Board of Directors of NCR. The editor reserves the right to edit all material 49/51 The Mart submitted for publication. Material may be reprinted by PCA Regions without permission provided credit is given to the Northlander 56 Advertisers’ Index 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 56 for advertising rates. 2 Northlander May 2013 Features May 2013 15 Looking Back 18 Bill Binnie Tour 21 NCR New Member Social 23 Festivals of Speed - Florida Crown Region 26 26 April 13, 2013 Make-A-Wish 29 NCR DE #1 31-34 Centerfold 37 Track Car Physics 101#3 41 Sonderwunschen April 9, 2913 21 56 BTW 41 On the Cover The cover shot was taken by David Churcher during the April 13th, Make-A-Wish event at NHMS. The checkered flag is out and Miss New Hampshire is all smiles. The event was held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and all proceeds go to the NH Make-A-Wish. May 2013 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 John (JJ) Dunkle (H) 603 842 0652 [email protected] Treasurer Gordon Jackson (C) 603 533 4968 [email protected] Past President Jay Gratton [email protected] Membership Chair Janet Quintero (H) (603) 380 5885 [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 Biff Gratton (C) (603) 502 6023 [email protected] 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 [email protected] Drivers’ Ed Mark Watson (H) (603) 488 5405 [email protected] Historian Judy Hendrickson (H) (603) 881 7576 [email protected] Rally TBD Position Available [email protected] Webmaster Dick Demaine (H) (603) 560 4911 [email protected] Senior “Advisors” Edgar & Nancy Broadhead (H) (603) 526 6578 [email protected] Social Rich Willey [email protected] Technical Bob Futterrer (H) (207) 698 1104 [email protected] 4 Northlander May 2013 Tech: 5/4 Tech Tactics at Precision Imports-10am Contact: [email protected] Autocross: 5/11 NCR Autocross @ NHMS 7am Contact: [email protected] 5/19 NER Autocross @ Devens 7am Driver Ed: 5/7-8 NER @ NHMS 5/31-6/2 Zone 1 Clash at the Glen Concours/Rally: 5/18-5/19 Zone 1 Concours and Rally - 8am Portsmouth NH www.clubregistration.net for questions email [email protected] Maria Dona, DMD, MSD, DMSc David S. Samuels, DMD Sheila E. Tucker, DMD, MMSc Two Stevens Street Andover, Massachusetts 01810 Phone: (978) 475-0567 Fax: (978) 475-7169 [email protected] www.andoverperiodontics.com May 2013 5 Northlander Matt Romanowski Wide Open There may have been frost on the windows outside, the snow blower not summerized, snow tires on the cars, and snow shovels still leaning on the house, but I declare “Spring Has Sprung!” NCR just completed it’s first driving event of 2013 and despite some chilly weather and wind, it was a spectacular weekend. I’m sure there will be photos and articles from other folks on the Spring DE and our Make-A-Wish Charity Laps, but I still want to give my little view of it. The DE went off without a hitch due to the hard work put in by Mark Watson and his crew. I don’t want to try and name everyone because I’m sure I’ll forget someone, but they make the event’s look easy. If I didn’t know about the number of people involved, I would think the event runs itself. The Charity event was one of our best ever. Jay Gratton and Paul Tallo took the “day of” reigns from Ivy, who was watching the Tiger Woods folly at Augusta, and put on a terrific event. We had a ton of families, cars, and money raised! We even had Miss New Hampshire there to help get things going and to waive the checkered flag with a Make-A-Wish kid at the end of the Charity Laps. This year I had a bit of a special view. In years past, I had either driven a car or helped place kids into cars. Driving is easy and fun, helping get kids to cars is busy. You’re watching people pull in and out so you can be safe, but still trying to get the kids seat belted into their favorite cars as quick as possible so they can get out on the track. Throw in some pillows so they can see out, a quick photo op, and Mom and Dad waiving, and it’s a busy job. This year I saw Jay standing on the pit wall with a black flag keeping the cars on track in check. I grabbed the black flag from him so he could go and be in the fray of getting kids in the cars. I took position on pit wall and watched the scene in front of me. Cars behaving very well out on track and a nice, neat line of single file cars with people hustling to and from, with kids and families going out for rides. It was a well-oiled machine. Looking a little closer, I could really see just how special this event was. As I was looking down pit road, I saw a Dad helping a son out of a wheel chair into a car for a ride. Further down there was a kid who normally didn’t like being away from Mom or Dad eagerly climbing into a 911 to go for a ride. I also saw one of the Dream Catcher girls sitting in a car, having what looked like (from a distance) witty banter with Jay. It was all pretty amazing to watch. When Jay later came over and said how well the t-shirts were selling and that one NCR member was feeling extra giving with a very large donation to Make-A-Wish, I was really amazed. The thing that really proved to me just how special this event has become is walking past garage 1 and Brian Arenstam’s car, with the Make-A-Wish logo in a 4 foot wide sticker across the hood of his 951. NCR has really taken this event to heart and done a fantastic job. Thanks to the volunteers who help put it together and thanks to the NCR members who come out and support his event for over 10 years! Getting home from this DE really has my mind racing ahead. Very quickly we have our first autocross coming up, the car control clinic, spring rally, a tech session, and another DE with Northeast Region. The summer is coming into full swing and I can’t wait to get everything going. I hope to see everyone and please come up and say hi.