On the Cover David Hagan, 1967 Porsche 910 Photo by Craig Rembold Cover by Michael Justis Matt Menning Editor Rik Larson Production Editor Ken Shahoian Layout Michael Justis Cover & Photography Bill Fargo Photography & Flyers Dick Murphy Advertising Ed Parra Reporter Sacramento Valley Region - Porsche Club of America - www.svr-pca.org 2019 Board of Directors President Gregg Plourde 530.210.3341 [email protected] Vice President Steve Barker Volume 57, No. 3 March 2019 916.390.3009 [email protected] Upcoming Events Columns and Sections Secretary 5 SVR, Zone, PCA & Local Events 2 President’s Column Mardi Quain Features and Reviews 3 Editor’s Corner 650.504.4866 6 The Rivercats and SVR 4 PDK [email protected] Porsches 5 Calendar of Events Treasurer 12 The 914 50th Anniversary 20 SVR Board Minutes Tom Perry-Smith 16 M_AX Fun 24 In The Zone 916.759.3888 18 The Story of the Porsche 26 SVR Membership [email protected] Abarth GTL 32 Drifter Classifieds Social Director 33 SVR Goodie Store Cookie Anderson 33 Index of Advertisers 916.988.6534 [email protected] Membership Director Rebecca Plourde 530.210.9686 svr-pca.org [email protected] Competition & Safety Director Information and Committee Directory Greg Zajic 916.961.6495 Advertising Manager Historian [email protected] Dick Murphy 916.215.2614 vacant [email protected] [email protected] Webmaster Bill Fargo Autocross Chair New Member Group 916.802.4679 John Leet 360.713.1214 Sue Sanders 209.401.5607 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Drifter Editor Breakfast Chair Rally Chair Matt Menning Jerry Alter 530.344.0475 Richard Wetzel 530.304.6555 408.375.9089 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Charity Chair Social Media Chair Vacant John Leet 360.713.1214 [email protected] [email protected] Concours Chair Technical Chair Al Price 916.600.5406 Vacant [email protected] [email protected] Sacramento Valley Region, Porsche Club of America. 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However, newslet- ter editors of others regions chartered by the Porsche Club of America may reprint any article provided that credit is given to the author and Sacramento Valley Region and that The Drifter is cited as the source. facebook.com/svr.pca - Twitter@svrpca - Instagram svrpca is an award-winning monthly publication of the Sacramento Valley Region, which is affiliated with Porsche Club of America, the largest and most prestigious marque automobile club in the United States. Sacramento Valley Region - Porsche Club of America - www.svr-pca.org 1 SVR President’s Column Gregg Plourde, President Club Happenings: we don’t get out to the members of first Rally is being designed to introduce the club that live outside of the greater you to rally is more of an excuse to Spring is coming this month (at least Sacramento/Roseville area (like me drive your Porsche through some of on a calendar) and that means more in Foresthill!). We will be going out to California’s most scenic roads. This rally events to attend. This year we have various parts of the Region like Lodi, will be easy, more like a tour but with a lot of new and interesting things to Grass Valley, Jackson/Sutter Creek, Davis unique places to stop at. Rebecca and I Woodland and more. There will be a do with your fellow club members. A did our first rally last year for CRAB 37 few that come to mind is the Ski trip to brunch/lunch and Show and Shine. A and we enjoyed the tour through the Squaw Valley hosted by Collin Fat. This great way to learn more about the club, tour would be especially fun with all meet your board of directors and show Sacramento Delta on a wonderful spring the snow we have been getting. Next off your Porsche! The first outing will day. I hope you can make this event. up will be the March dinner hosted by be in Lodi April 20th. Check the Drifter As a reminder, there are four multi- Rosemary Wu and John Lanting. This magazine or go to http://svr-pcaor.org/ day tours this year, San Simeon, Eureka, is our first time at Yue Huang a newer wp/calendar/ for details. Cambria and Mendocino. A great way restaurant in North Natomas. to visit the beautiful North and Central This year a special event (among coasts for a weekend away. Be sure to We are working on a new event many) is being held and it’s the first RSVP to them before they sell out and that hasn’t been done in the recent past rally of the year.. Wait – Rally? Isn’t mark your calendars. and it is looking to be a great “outing." that the event that tests marriages and The Board of Directors on Tour is on! friendships? Well not really, it isn’t. The I hope to see you at an SVR event! Your board has been concerned that 2 Sacramento Valley Region - Porsche Club of America - www.svr-pca.org Editor's Corner Matt Menning, Editor Photo The Racer's Group Record Number of Premier Porsches to Daytona in January where the No. 912 and SprintX series, headlined by a Race On Sebring Weekend of Earl Bamber (New Zealand), Laurens championship-seeking effort with The joint IMSA WeatherTech Vanthoor (Belgium) and Mathieu Pumpelly. Having professional coach SportsCar Championship and FIA Jaminet (France) took a third-place and long-time TRG partner, Robert World Endurance Championship (WEC) finish. The No. 911 team car will be Orcutt, is another major bonus. The weekend at Sebring International shared by 2018 Sebring GTLM class upcoming Pirelli season should be a fun Raceway is on March 14 – 16. We winners Patrick Pilet (France), Nick challenge in the brand-new Porsche will see the single largest gathering Tandy (Great Britain) and Frédéric Cayman GT4. They kick off the season of Porsche 911 RSRs in North Makowiecki (France). on the streets of St. Petersburg FL on America. Eight 911-based race cars will March 9-10 . The field will be strong contest three classes across Friday’s TRG Confirms a Three-Car Porsche GT4 and the short races make for an intense 1,000-miles of Sebring WEC race and Effort on track battle every time TRG takes Saturday’s headlining 67th Annual Driver Spencer Pumpelly is set for the green. The schedule takes them Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring. With the GT4 America Sprint championship to some exciting venues and, with the the addition of the Porsche 911 GT3 with The Racers Group. He is a sponsorship of LaSalle Solutions, Adobe R in the Pro-Am style GTD class of the two-time Rolex 24 At Daytona class Road Winery, and The Racers Group. WeatherTech Championship in the champion and multi-time World They are positioned for a great 2019 12-Hours, Porsche will have eleven Challenge series winner. He returns season. opportunities to add to its record- to TRG as a full time driver, not since A total of four GT4 championships setting career tally of class victories 2012. He will be driving the No.66 TRG will be awarded in 2019, split between on the iconic 3.74-mile race course. Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport. Sprint and SprintX formats, as well as For the 2019 season, eleven Porsche Also competing in the TRG Porsche regional East and West championships 911-based race cars will compete 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport are: Derek within SprintX. The Pirelli World in four different classes in the two DeBoer, No. 17; Chris Bellomo, No. 67; Challenge GTS evolves into the GT4 separate endurance events. This is by Kevin Wood, No. 67. Also noteworthy America Sprint which will see eight far the largest number of entries of any is that five other co-drivers will rotate in weekends featuring single-driver manufacturer contesting the two major and out at selected races. 50-minute races, including events at St. enduros. TRG is also set for a full-time return Pete and Long Beach. The NTT IndyCar Two Porsche 911 RSR’s are entered to the SRO Motorsports America Series will be leading the weekends at in the WeatherTech GTLM class. competition, having confirmed the some venues as well. Locally, we can The pair of factory GT team cars will three-car Porsche Cayman GT4 see the Porsche teams racing on March carry the same retro Brumos Racing Clubsport effort in Pirelli GT4 America. 30-31, WeatherTech Raceway- Laguna commemorative liveries they did at The Kevin Buckler led team will field Seca and June 8-9 , Sonoma Raceway ( the IMSA season-opening Rolex 24 At all-new Porsches in both the Sprint aka Sears Point) . Sacramento Valley Region - Porsche Club of America - www.svr-pca.org 3 PDK (Pretty Darn Kwik) Rik Larson, SVR Member Photo Drifter Photographer Another video frorm Eduardo Formula E season update most recently as SVR Historian (thru Eduardo Ortega, Jr. has posted It finally happened.