Chicago Scene June 2010 The Official Publication of the Porsche Club of America - Chicago Region Chicago Scene Departments June 2010 Features 48 Aungahh! 18 April Mix N Mingle 2 2010 Calendar of Chicago Region Events 36 Autocross 1 44 Change of Address Form 31 Autocross School 9 Chicago Region Board Meeting Minutes: April 29 Available Permanent Car Numbers Update 46 The Mart 32 Backroads 1989 12 Membership News 44 Gallagher 3 2010 Officers, Directors and Coordinators 23 The MidShip Report: UNFINISHED Business 45 2010 Tech Inspection Sheet 4 Presidents Letter 17 The Rallye School 43 TRAC (The Road America Challenge) Preview Advertisers 8 AMS Performance 34 Autobahn Country Club Save the Date 13 R. A. Adams Enterprises 42 Arlington Park Raceway Family Day - August 29 22 Barrington Coach Haus 5 Autobahn 2 DE - July 9 4 Body Works of Barrington 7 Autocross 3 - July 11 4 Century 21/1st Class - Peter Sygieda 33 Autocross 4 - August 8 26 The Exchange 19 Blackhawk 2 DE - July 22 6 Fischer Motorsports 19 Blackhawk 3 DE - August 18 28 Halsted Eye Boutique 20 Concours II - July 25 11 IMGT3 Performance 41 Concours III - August 22 11 Kurts German Autowerks 27 GingerMan DE - July 31-Aug 1 30 Loeber Motors 39 Golf Outing - August 14 14 Loeber Motors Service 20 Potters Picnic - July 25 38 Midwest Eurosport/Eurosport Racing 15 Rallye II - July 18 IBC Napleton Porsche 35 Rallye III - August 15 IFC Northstar Motorsports 22 Perfect Power 17 Press Tech 16 Rennology Motor Sport Inc 40 Rennology Motor Sport Inc BC Joe Rizza Porsche 25 Scotts Garage Photographers: Bob Rath, Neil MacDonald, Jim Ptak, and John Miller Contributing to this issue: John Ruther, Debby Leed, Ed Leed, Nicki Sangdahl, John Miller, Alec and Jenaya Rivera, Steve Rashbaum, Jim Jacisin, and Ed Barnicle Horsepower! ... William Browne navigates the course at Autocross 1 photo by Neil MacDonald 2010 EVENT CALENDAR Event Information in this issue Event Information has changed Jul 3-9 Porsche Parade Pheasant Run, St. Charles Jul 9 Autobahn 2 Drivers Education Autobahn CC Jul 11 Autocross 3 Tire Rack, South Bend, IN Jul 16 Board Meeting VFW Park Ridge Jul 18 Rallye 2 Sugar Grove, IL Jul 22 Blackhawk 2 Drivers Education Blackhawk Farms Raceway Jul 25 Concours 2 - Potters Picnic Peter Fischers, Grayslake Jul 31- Aug 1 GingerMan Drivers Education GingerMan Raceway, South Haven (MI) Aug 8 Autocross 4 Autobahn Country Club Aug 13 Board Meeting VFW Park Ridge Aug 15 Rallye 3 TBD Aug 18 Blackhawk 3 Drivers Education Blackhawk Farms Raceway Aug 21 Golf Outing White Pines Golf Club, Bensenville Aug 22 Concours 3 - Geneva Concours dElegance Geneva, IL Aug 29 Family Day at Arlington Park Race Track (Thoroughbred Horses) Arlington Heights, IL Sep 3-6 The Road America Challenge (TRAC) Road America, Elkhart Lake (WI) Drivers Education, Club Race, Social Sep 4 Concours 4 - TRAC Elkhart Lake (WI) Sep 12 Autocross 5 Maywood Park Sep 17 Board Meeting VFW Park Ridge Sep 19 Rallye 4 TBD Sep 26 Concours 5 Burr Ridge Burr Ridge Village Center Oct 2-3 Blackhawk 4 Drivers Education - Oktoberfest Blackhawk Farms Oct 8 Board Meeting VFW Park Ridge Oct 17 Rallye 5 TBD Oct 30 Halloween Party Flagg Creek Oct 31 Concours Judging School Porsche Exchange, Highland Park Nov 5 Board Meeting VFW Park Ridge Nov 7 Fall Tech Session CarsPlus Advanced Auto Care Dec 4 Dinner Dance Stone Gate Conference Center, Hoffman Estates, IL Chicago Region Board Meetings 8:00 PM Park Ridge VFW Hall 10 West Higgins Road Members are encourafed to attend Park Ridge, IL (corner of Higgins and Can eld) www.pca-chicago.org 2 June 2010 2010 Chicago Region Of cers PRESIDENT SECRETARY Brian Beierwaltes 847.404.7289 John Ruther 847.304.5515 Neil MacDonald 312.407.0700 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Todd Conforti 847.254.1527 VICE PRESIDENT PAST PRESIDENT tlcontrols©aol.com Cindy Jacisin 708.562.6353 Jack Stephensen 312.446.3019 [email protected] [email protected] Toby Duckett 630.248.7680 [email protected] TREASURER DIRECTORS Chuck LaMantia 847.417.6685 Ed Barnicle 708.302.6384 Susan Shire 847.272.7764 [email protected] ebarnicle©dolphincartage.com ChiScene©aol.com 2010 Chicago Region Coordinators AUTOCROSS DRIVERS EDUCATION MEMBERSHIP Cheryl Lehman Collier 312.402.6112 Autobahn Nicki Sangdahl 630.961.1579 [email protected] Chris Inglot 847.602.9051 nsangdahl©wowway.com ~ Support cinglot©aol.com ~ Database Bob Rath 708.927.0400 Blackhawk Ed & Debby Leed 847.651.6911 bobrath1©sbcglobal.net Todd Conforti 847.254.1527 leedlast©sbcglobal.net ~ Tech tlcontrols©aol.com Peter Faehnrich 630.476.2267 Pete Hackenson 630.655.4661 PARADE COORDINATOR/LIAISON [email protected] p.hackenson©comcast.net Chris Inglot 847.602.9051 ~ Timing & Scoring GingerMan cinglot©aol.com Pete Bukantis 312.531.0727 Scott Lynn 630 513.6601 pbukantis©comcast.net ChicagoPCA©aol.com RALLYE RADE & TRAC - Road America Steve Rashbaum 847.272.7731 2010 CHARITY - Toys For Tots Pete Hackenson 630.655.4661 [email protected] Cindy Jacisin 708.562.6353 p.hackenson©comcast.net ~ Coordinator Emeritus [email protected] Chuck LaMantia 847.417.6685 Ed Barnicle 708.302.6384 [email protected] ebarnicle©dolphincartage.com CHICAGO SCENE ~ Registrar Susan Shire 847.272.7764 Mary Anne Nowakowski 847.929.1831 SAFETY ChiScene©aol.com nowakowskim©permapipe.com Todd Conforti 847.254.1527 Drivers Education Tech tlcontrols©aol.com CLUB RACE (TRAC) Peter Faehnrich 630.476.2267 Keith Clark 630.514.5937 [email protected] SOCIAL kc_design©sbcglobal.net ~ Assistant Carl and Carol Armand 708.352.3317 ~ Registrar Kori Kwak 312.671.6789 [email protected] Susan Shire 847.272.7764 [email protected] [email protected] SPONSORSHIP/DEALER LIAISON ~ Race Tech DRIVING INSTRUCTORS Hank Weil 847.867.2017 Todd Conforti 847.254.1527 ~ Chief Driving Instructor Weilly©aol.com tlcontrols©aol.com John Ruther 847.304.5515 chief_instructor©pca-chicago.org TIMING & SCORING CONCOURS ~ Chief Novice Driving Instructor George Schaefer III John Diwik 630.270.5439 Ed Leed 847.651.6911 gschaefer©pca-chicago.org j.diwik©comcast.net leedlast©sbcglobal.net ~ Co-chairs WEBMASTER Frank Dusek 312.332.6622 HISTORIAN Carl Walstad Fdusek©wsdd.com James Jacisin 630.935.4795 webmaster©pca-chicago.org Joe Murauskis 815.955.4707 [email protected] [email protected] ZONE 13 REPRESENTATIVE INSURANCE Ken Hold 859.396.3502 DINNER DANCE Keith Clark 630.514.5937 [email protected] Jeannie Ruther 847.304.5515 kc_design©sbcglobal.net www.pca-chicago.org 3 June 2010 Presidents Letter John Ruther photo by Neil MacDonald Now that spring has finally arrived long, but the RADE committee of Pete issue as well as on the Chicago Region (actually it feels more like summer) our Hackenson, Chuck LaMantia, Keith webpage www.pca-chicago.org. events are starting to occur with great Clark, Mary Anne Nowakowski, Peter frequency. First we had the Novice Faehnrich, and Todd Conforti are the One other reminder if you would like Day at Blackhawk Farms on May 7th. people who really should get the credit to attend the Porsche Parade on July Even though the weatherman didnt for organizing such a wonderful event. 3 9 which is being held at Pheasant cooperate, we had in excess of 140 Thanks to all of you for a job well done. Run in St. Charles, there is still room. drivers of which 65+ were Novices. I This event is really going to be hard to To register just go to the PCA National know sloshing around in the rain on top, that is until our TRAC event over website. The address is www.pca.org a race track isnt always the best but Labor Day weekend. I would really like to congratulate As with many of our events, especially both our Novice drivers and their The next events on our schedule were: those where we have a limited number Instructors for doing a wonderful job. Autocross 2 on June 6, the SOLD of cars we can accommodate, please be To my knowledge we didnt have any OUT Steve Martin concert at Ravinia sure to register early or you risk either cars go off track all day long. And when Festival on June 12, and the Charity being on a waiting list or not being able I attended both the drivers meeting Porsche Parade and the Car Show to get in at all. I know this sounds like in the morning and the subsequent on June 13. More about all of these a nice problem to have, but we really classroom sessions all I saw were a next month. Cokming up are: the would like to accommodate as many of lot of really enthusiastic drivers who Autobahn Drivers Education event our members as we can. So PLEASE didnt seem to mind the weather and on June 14, the Mix N Mingle social REGISTER EARLY. were really enjoying driving their event at McCormick & Schmicks in Porsches, rain or not. Congratulations Oak Brook on June 18 and Concours I hope to see many of you at some of go to Pete Hackenson, Todd Conforti, 1 in Long Grove on June 20. You can these upcoming events. Remember, Its Peter Faehnrich and the entire Tech find information on these and other Not Just the Cars, Its the People! Team for a wonderful event. If you are upcoming events elsewhere in this a prospective Novice driver and you let the weather scare you off you really missed a great event. Next up was our Road America DESI VINCZEN Driver Education (RADE) event at BOB VINCZEN Road America on May 28 30.