JULY 2004 SWAP MEEP CEMETERY RALLYE JULY, AUGUST & SEPTEMBER EVENTS REGISTRATION INFORMATION Departments July 2004 Features 40 Address Change Form 14 2004 DE Events 72 Aungahh! 6 Harold Beach 8 Autocross Scene: Autocross Layouts ... 7 Gene D’Andrea 41 The Bulletin Board 17 May Blackhawk Report 12 Board Meeting Minutes - May 14, 2004 47 The Midship Report: 28 Board Meeting Minutes - June 4, 2004 31 Places To Stay While Visiting GingerMan Raceway 2 2004 Calendar / Three Months At A Glance 55 Places To Stay While Visiting Road America 20 Club Racing Scene 25 R.A.D.E. 2004 - The Wet Line Report 67 Chicago Region 2004 Tech Inspection Form 59 Summer Porsche Digressions and Diversions 24 The Goodie Store 52 TRAC 2004 Event Information 71 Index of Advertisers 63 “When We Win The Lottery ... “ 4 It’s Why You Bought The Car Event Announcements 69 The Mart 38 Membership News 11 Autocross III - Jul 18th - MGA Proving Grounds 3 Officers, Directors & Coordinators 51 Autocross IV - Aug 22nd - Lake Geneva Raceway 68 Oversteer 65 Autocross V - Sep 19th - Maywood Park 18 Q-tip Corner: The 5 “P’s” 15 Blackhawk DE - Jul 23rd 32 Rallye Scene 45 Blackhawk DE - Aug 18th 23 Straight Scoop: Memorial DE 62 Blackhawk DE - Sep 15th 43 Technical Scene 19 Concours II - Jul 25th - Potter’s Picnic 61 Tech Quiz 26 Concours III - Aug 1st - Cuneo Classic 56 Concours IV at TRAC 2004 - Sep 4th 66 Concours V & Charity Event - Sep 26th 30 GingerMan DE - Aug 7th - 8th 21 Golf Outing and Dinner - Jul 31st Rick Fischer’s 1982 19 Potter’s Picnic - Jul 25th prepared 911 GT3s at 35 Rallye III - Aug 15th - Drive Around ... 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Cover: not currently available e-mail: [email protected] www.pca-chicago.org 1 July 2004 2004 Calendar (as of 6/15/04) THREE MONTHS AT A GLANCE Italics = info in this issue CAPS = change Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 Jun 5 Kane County Cougars Game 6 Rallye II July 2004 SEM Gingerman DE & Club Race 11 Blackhawk DE 13 Concours I 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 27 Autocross II - Rockford Speedway BOARD Gingerman Club Race MEETING PORSCHE PARADE in Fort Worth, TX Jul 4-10 Porsche Parade 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Autocross III - MGA 23 Blackhawk DE 25 Potter’s Picnic/Concours II 31 Golf Outing 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Aug AUTOCROSS BLACKHAWK 1 Cuneo Concours III III DE 7-8 GingerMan DE 15 Rallye III 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 18 Blackhawk DE POTTER’S GOLF 22 Autocross IV - Lake Geneva PICNIC/ OUTING CONCOURSSun II Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sep 3-6 TRAC 2004 DE & Club Race 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 TRAC 2004 Concours IV CONCOURS III GINGERMAN 5 TRAC 2004 Dinner & Party - CUNEO DE 12 Rallye IV CLASSIC 15 Blackhawk DE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 19 Autocross V - Maywood Park GINGERMAN BOARD 26 Concours V & Charity Event DE MEETING Oct 2-3 Blawkhawk Octoberfest DE 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 16-17 Rallye V BLACKHAWK Gingerman 23 Concours Judge’s School Club Race RALLYE III DE 24 WEBER GRILL SOCIAL/BEARS GAME 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Nov 6-7 Driving Tour in MI AUTOCROSS 14 Tech Session IV Dec 29 30 31 11 Dinner Dance Aug 2004 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 CLUB RACE TRAC 2004 DE PRACTICE Sep 2004 CLUB RACE CONCOURS IV TEST & TUNE PARTY 5 CLUB RACE 6 CLUB RACE 7 8 9 10 11 SPRINT RACES ENDURO RACES TRAC 2004 DE 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 BLACKHAWK RALLYE IV DE 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 AUTOCROSS IV 26 27 28 29 30 CONCOURS V & CHARITY EVENT July 2004 2 www.pca-chicago.org 2004 CHICAGO REGION OFFICERS AND President Vice President Secretary Treasurer BOARD OF Jim Jacisin Chris Inglot Ed Barnicle Jack Stephensen DIRECTORS 630.279.4835 (h) 847.559.1126 (h) 630.323.2963 (w) 708.492.0160 (v) 630.665.3491 (f) 773.286.4811 (f) 630.323.5334 (f) 847.541.6171 (f) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2004 COORDINATORS Autocross - Jeff Girard Historian - John O’Keefe 815.838.3000 708.531.9116 [email protected] [email protected] Autocross Tech/Registration - Mike Hill Insurance - Keith Clark 708.415.0769 630.690.3381 [email protected] [email protected] Charity - Jim Drury Membership - Van Miller Past President Director 708.354.8121 847.949.0972 Keith Clark Todd Conforti [email protected] [email protected] 630.690.3381 (h) 847.952.0070 (w) Chicago Scene - Susan Shire Novice Driving Instructor - Ed Leed 630.690.3394 (f) 847.952.1261 (f) 847.272.7764 847.382.6911 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Chief Driving Instructor - John Ruther Photography - Steve Rashbaum 847.304.5515 847.272.7731 [email protected] [email protected] Concours - Van Larson Property - Ed Leed 630.377.4686 847.382.6911 [email protected] [email protected] Concours - A J Tiller Rallye - Tom & Phyllis Harwood 312.735.8771 847.742.6804 [email protected] [email protected] Database - Ed & Debby Leed Rallye - Ken Pesavento 847.382.6911 630.469.1546 [email protected] [email protected] Director Director Blackhawk DE - Dan Gallagher Safety - Todd Conforti Pete Hackenson Mary Anne Nowakowski 708.784.0784 847.952.0070 630.655.1629 (h) 847.929.1831 (w) [email protected] [email protected] 630.655.4841 (f) 847.470.1204 (f) Blackhawk DE - Pete Hackenson Social - Chuck & Melissa LaMantia [email protected] [email protected] 630.655.1629 630.510.7418 [email protected] [email protected] Gingerman DE - Jeff Girard Timing & Scoring - Chuck Bittman 815.838.3000 708.352.9505 [email protected] [email protected] RADE 2004 - Pete Hackenson Timing & Scoring - George Schaefer III 630.655.1629 708.562.5908 [email protected] [email protected] RADE 2004 - Keith Clark TRAC 2004 - Pete Hackenson 630.690.3381 630.655.1629 [email protected] [email protected] DE Tech - Toby Duckett TRAC 2004 - Keith Clark 630.248.7680 630.690.3381 [email protected] [email protected] Director Director DE/TRAC Reservations - Nick Brenkus TRAC 2004 Race Tech - Todd Conforti Ken Pesavento Steve Rashbaum 847.426.9111 847.952.0070 630.469.1546 (v) 847.272.7731 (h) [email protected] [email protected] 847.272.7785 (f) Goody Store - Chuck LaMantia Webmaster - Greg Gulik [email protected] [email protected] 630.510.7418 312.642.5377 [email protected] [email protected] Goodie Store - Keith Clark Zone 13 PCA Rep - Butch Raiha No phone calls or faxes after 9:00 pm, please 630.690.3381 217.877.6874 [email protected] [email protected] www.pca-chicago.org 3 July 2004 It’s Why You Bought The Car by Jim Jacisin, President Kane County’ in the stands. And Cindy and I had a revelation I’m happy to report no injuries why we never do all that well on were reported during the post game a Rallye. At the post Rallye dinner, running of the bases. Nice job we asked some of the top finishers, Chuck LaMantia . ‘Did you see this and that on a certain leg?’ the answer was Next was Mike Milhouse’s Medinah always the same…’no’. Seems the Country Club Concours and Brunch. top finishers don’t sight see and Close to 50 cars parked on the lawn yak about day to day stuff as It’s July already! under the oaks at this fabulous Cindy and I do.