MAR/APR 2020 PORSCHE PROFILE 1 2 PORSCHE PROFILE MAR/APR 2020 Rally cars coming and going. FEATURES Our First Porsche . 26 Retromobile . 38 22 45 EVENTS 38 Rallymeister . 22 Brooksville Autocross . 30 Festival of Speed . 32 DE Hall of Fame . 34 January Gala and Awards . 35 48 Hours Sebring Autocross . 36 Art for Porschephiles . 45 DEPARTMENTS The President’s Message . 5 Social Ramblings . 7 Schedule of Events . 9 The Membership Starting Line . 11 The Way It Was . 13 French Porsche Photo of the Month . .15 Club Flyer. Tech Notes . 17 Business Card Corner . 47 The Last Turn . 49 Marketplace . 50 Hamill’s First Porsche 26 at an Autocross. CONTRIBUTORS: 36 William Caldwell, Dan Engel, Jim Hoey, Mark Krekorian, Hans-Joachim Krenz, Ralph Porzio, Kevin Pizzarello, John Sabatini, Bob & Connie Schmitt, Bill Sumansky, Rich Tillotson . Jeremy Swiger- Class Winners ON THE COVER - Steve Gaglione’s 914 2.0 European Correspondent . photographed by George Wienhold. MAR/APR 2020 PORSCHE PROFILE 3 Suncoast Porsche Club of America Board of Directors OFFICERS President Past President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Denise Remus John Vita John Sabatini Daniela Boesshenz Paul Auger 727-215-7452 941-920-6698 813-493-6359 727-365-2219 410-984-3416 president@suncoastpca or. g johnrvita@gmail c. om vp@suncoastpca or. g secretary@suncoastpca or. g treasurer@suncoastpca or. g ELECTED DIRECTORS BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE Social Safety Rally Master Member at Large Member at Large Ed Rossiter Dave White Jim Hoey Pedro Bonilla Brian West 317-670-5207 727-709-0822 941-323-5184 954-385-0330 813-203-9869 social@suncoastpca or. g dewyacht69@gmail c. om rallymaster@suncoastpca or. g pedro@pedrosgarage c. om bwfst84@gmail c. om PRESIDENT APPOINTED Webmaster . Paul Bienick - 941-544-2775 admin@suncoastpca or. g Communications Director . Rick Meyer - 813-417-9779 communication@suncoastpca or. g Profile Editor . Norm Sippel - 727-787-5929 profile@suncoastpca or. g DE Registrar . Denise Remus - 727-215-7452 deregistrar@suncoastpca or. g DE Tech . Peter Vosotas - 727-479-2090 Competition Membership vosotas@aol c. om Kirsten Eggert Larry Mendez Charitable Endeavors . .B ill Caldwell - 727-669-7954 727-492-6124 813-695-7093 give@suncoastpca or. g autocross@suncoastpca or. g membership@suncoastpca or. g 48 Hours Co-Chair . Joshua Breckeen - 727-251-5289 email@jbreckeen or. g Chief Track Instructor . Amy Riches - 941-518-0004 Amy@autoquestcars c. om Profile Editor & Publisher . Norm Sippel - 727-787-5929 Assistant Editor . Ralph Porzio - rporzio@verizon net. profile@suncoastpca or. g Photo Editor . George Wienhold - ogee125@gmail c. om Graphic Artist . David McGowan - www mauidave. net. Copy Editor . Penny Sippel - pennysippel@mindspring c. om mauidave@yahoo c. om 4 PORSCHE PROFILE MAR/APR 2020 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By Denise Remus It Really Is “All About the People”! ’m writing this column immediately after actual grandparents are Amy and Gavin the Porsche Platz. Our members are making Ivolunteering at our first Rally of 2020. Riches). Again, it’s all about the people! a difference! Jim and Jeanne Hoey put together an urban We had several special events in January. March will be a very busy month. We’ve Time/Speed/Distance course full of twists Your board began the year with the annual been able to add a three-day DE on March 6, and turns. Several cars were driven by new strategic planning meeting on January 5th. 7, and 8. Many of the participants are from members, not only participating in their first What an enthusiastic group! We are lucky northern regions; PCA members traveling Rally but also their first event with Suncoast to have such experienced and committed south to enjoy the warm weather and a PCA. One such couple was Cody Williams leaders. Car enthusiasts gathered at the chance to track their cars on the iconic and Cassandra Bowen who recently moved annual Festivals of Speed in Sebring International Raceway. to Dunedin from Washington state. This was St. Petersburg on January 12th On Saturday we will have a their first Rally and they finished second! and, thanks to the coordination dinner at the track, a chance Then they asked how they could volunteer efforts of Rich Tillotson, Suncoast for drivers and guests to relax for future events; it’s all about the people! PCA members’ cars were well and get to know each other. It’s Another recent successful event was the represented. Elsewhere in the a lot easier to network when 48 Hours at Sebring. More than 300 cars Profile is an article about our you aren’t wearing a helmet! participated in four days of PCA club racing, Annual Member Celebration, The 9th annual Kart 4 Kids Pro- advanced solo driving, and autocross; the 2019 gala, which was held Am Race, a fundraiser for Johns they were supported by more than 160 on January 19th. It was another Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, volunteers, numerous sponsors and fun evening attended by more will be held on March 11th organizations such as Boy Scout Troop 422. than 120 members and guests. The evening within the footprint of the Firestone Grand A special thank you to members of the 48 included dinner, dancing, casino tables, Prix of St. Petersburg. For more information Hours committee, especially Josh Breckeen and John Vita’s presentation of the annual on that event visit https://kart4kids.org. (Suncoast) and Dan Smithyman (Gold awards. The gala happened to be the When the karts leave the track, the pros Coast), the 48 Hours Club Race Co-Chairs evening after our first autocross for 2020 at take over for the amazing Grand Prix on who make sure the event runs smoothly and Brooksville Regional Airport, coordinated March 13-15. If you haven’t attended the everyone has a great time! Highlights for me by Jerry and Kirsten Eggert. Many Suncoast Grand Prix before, I strongly encourage included hearing Dr. Daniel Armbruster members attended the Rolex 24 in Daytona you to do so. The racing series includes the discuss the history of Porsche motorsports the end of January and volunteered at NTT IndyCar series, the World Challenge and the development of the GT2RS Club Championship, and the Porsche GT3 Cup “Wow! Thanks, Tom.” sport; winning hot laps in the new 718 GT4 Challenge. It’s your chance to see these Club sport driven by Tom Collingwood; and amazing cars and drivers race through a special moments with my “track grandson” waterfront street track in our own backyard! Sebastian and his mom Meagan (Sebastian’s The following week, we head to Sebring for the 68th Annual 12 Hours of Sebring on March 18-21. Tickets for the Porscheplatz Corral are sold out, but general admission tickets are still available. Between these March events and continuing into April, will be additional autocross and DE events, as well as several Suncoast PCA socials. Remember to check for current schedule on our webpage (https://suncoastpca. org), in our member email blasts, and on ClubReg (https://ClubRegistration.net). There are lots of opportunities to connect with other members and to celebrate all that is Porsche! Please join us! I look forward to seeing you! n Dr. Daniel Armbruster, President and CEO of Porsche Motorsports North America Denise, Sebastian & Meagan. MAR/APR 2020 PORSCHE PROFILE 5 6 PORSCHE PROFILE MAR/APR 2020 SOCIAL RAMBLINGS By Ed Rossiter, Social Director Making Plans for Future Dinner Locations s you saw in the last Profile, our club After the parade many of us had drinks We need people who would help by Asponsored the Porsche Parade of and dinner at Ferg’s, a sports bar adjacent being a host at a dinner. What does a host Presents for the benefit of Johns Hopkins to the Ray’s Stadium. Hopefully everyone actually do? How much work is required All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg had a great day. A follow-up of a host? All that the dinner recently. This fund-raising experience event is in the planning stage host needs to do, is to choose a was very well attended, with 40 cars and by Bill Caldwell for a similar favorite restaurant which could approximately 90 people participating. event in the month of July. seat up to 40 people, have a large For several of the participants it was the Please sign up when it comes on parking lot with adequately- first event of this kind for them to attend. Club Registration. It truly is a sized spaces, and is accepting of Several members brought their children to memorable experience. a large group. Next, he or she experience the act of selfless giving. Dinners are being planned for would send me the information A five-man St. Petersburg police March now. Please watch Club and we would jointly choose a department escort kept our group safe Registration and the email blasts date. I would do all the work and allowed us to travel in convoy sent frequently from the club for to put the event information unencumbered, from Bert Smith Porsche to information on these and other events. in Club Registration, advertise it to our the hospital. We can’t say enough about the For those who wonder why we don’t membership, and arrange for photography. support the police gave us, and how they have dinners and other events in certain On the date of the dinner, the host would kept the traffic halted at every intersection areas, it is often because the members of the be expected to attend the dinner, greet the along our parade route. social committee are not familiar with what group, and enjoy the food and the company.