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President's Message Bob Russo

As those of you who: a, attend themonthly meetings; b. read DER GASSERor c. participate in our events, areaware, the Club treasury is veryhealthy this year. The source ofthis money is PGA National duesrebates, and the Drivers Educationregistration fees. At the last twoExec committee meetings, we havediscussed how to use this money tothe best advantage. The Exec feelswe should maintain a contingencycushion for protection, but havinga large balance for the sake ofhaving a large balance doesn't seemto make a great deal of sense toanyone. There are some regionsthat take great pride in the sizeof their bank accounts, but we feelwe should do something for ourmembers with the excess funds.

Since it is basicallly member'smoney, why not have it benefitthem. To this end, we have begunto put certain wheels in motion toaccomplish our goal of using thismoney to benefit you, the members.

Bob Lamb, our Drivers Ed Chairman,has arranged for a fine dinnerfollowing our event at the Glen(July 21-22). This will be FREEfor one hundred registrants andguests. It will not be just beerand wursts, either!!

For the first time in a long, longtime, the Picnic will be FREE. Ofcourse, the food will again bedonated by our own Tony Bonanni ofBonanni Food Services, and theliquid refreshments are arranged byBill O'Connell, courtesy of JimKelly of Stroh's. But there will

be no charge to the members, as thetreasury will cover all other costs!

Our annual Christmas Banquet, to beheld at the Bay Pony Inn, will beheavily subsidized by the treasuryto provide fine dining andentertainment at an extremelyreasonable cost.

These are some of the ways that theClub will be working for you therest of the year. It is a Club andnot a business, so the Exec feelsit is in existence to serve the

members and provide activities thatpeople want. Let's "Eat, drink,and be merry, for tomorrow weDRIVE"! Let's all enjoy what theClub has to offer.

On a similar note, the plea stillgoes out for help on the 1991Executive Committee. Please don't

be shy - volunteer. Now's yourchance to change the things youwant done differently. I know someof you are getting tired of us, andsome of us are just tired! Now'sthe time to join in, 1990 - TheYear of Involvement.

i'pfScheMpre Fun I!

ON THE COVER: Bart's car, seen at a recent CMC autocross. Somehow I knewit would be a 914. (Photo by Editor)

Important Info

By the Editor

The Chesapeake Region will host itsannual "Chesapeake Challenge" onSeptember 14-16. This multi-eventweekend will include a Contours de

Elegance, Rally and Autocross.There will be a Dinner Banquet aswell as a Sunday Brunch to closeout the exciting weekend. Majorsponsors include Bridgestone,Valvoline and Dunlop, who will beon hand to answer questions andshow their products. Secured,covered parking is available at theTowson Sheraton which will be

Challenge headquarters. CallDennis Howard 301-781-6145 eves.

The Potomac Region Swap Meet hasbeen rescheduled for September 16,at the Electrodyne facility inAlexandria, VA.

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Friday Nite Happy Hour

By Betsi Leidy

Join your fellow Riesentoters atthe Valley Forge Hilton on Friday,July 27. Unwind after a hard week'swork and talk Porsches, autocrossand track while enjoying the openbar from 6 to 7. While you're atit, grab a light dinner at the freebuffet from 5 to 7. All this takes

place in the Hilton's nightclubcalled Touche.

You must show your membership cardor name tag at the door for all thefree goodies and, of course, youmust be 21. See you there!

The Hilton is located on Rt 202,just about one mile north of theValley Forge interchange of the PAturnpike.

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OK, you thought you had the schedule all figured out and now this. Well, VinceEvans called with a plea to swap dates and being the good people we are, it wasdone, so Holbert's will be the August Meeting.

This meeting is one of the great humbling events for all you hotshoes that thinkyou know everything about Porsches. Debbie and Bill Cooper will bring back theTech Quiz from the Parade and administer it to us. You will learn some amazingthings about your cars from this. Everyone gets to take it, but if you don't want tobe judged, just turn it in without a name. Last year there were some amazingwinners from the crowd. Meeting will start PROMPTLY at 8 PMI Come early andhave dinner, BUT PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONSI

DIRECTIONS to Audubon Inn:

From King of Prussia turnpike exit - Route 202 south to Rt 422 exit, follow this toOaks exit. Right at the light onto Egypt Rd (towards Norristown). Left at the nextlight (Parkside ave), and left into the parking lot. If you get to Rt 363, turn aroundand come back.

From Norristown - Take Ridge Pike toward Collegeville, go left onto Egypt Rd, rightonto Parkside Ave, and left into parking lot. If you miss Egypt, go left on Rt 363,and right onto Egypt at the light.

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21-22 RTR at Watklns Glen

21 SCCA AX Farm Show Harrisburg22 SCCA AX Farm Show Harrisburg22 SCCA AX Fort Dix

23 Lime Rock, NNJR23-24 Watkins Glen, CVR25 General Meeting: Tech Quiz, p. 525-27 Watkins Glen, Potomac27 Lime Rock, Schattenbaum27 Open Bar/Munchies at VF Hilton28 Test and Tune Farm Show, Hbg29 SCCA AX Farm Show Harrisburg

AUGUST

5 - RTR AX #3, NOTE DATE CHANGE11-12 - Rockingham, Car Guys11-12 - SCCA Northeast Div Solo II

Championships, Harrisburg12 - BMC AX #5

17-19 - Watkins Glen, NNJR17-19 - Bridgehampton, Ron Fox18 - Maple Grove Drags19 - SCCA AX Plymouth Meeting19 - SCCA AX Ft Dix

19-20 - NH Int'l Speedway, NOR25-26 - Summit Pt, Potomac26 — Annual Picnic at Camp Hideaway

and George Bukovsl^ Concourssee pages 11 and 16

29 — General Meeting: Vince Eveinsfrom Holbert's Porsche-VW-Audi

29-30 - Lime Rock, NNJR

SEPTEMBER

1-3 - Rennfest, Atlanta6 - Lime Rock, Metro NY6-7 - Lime Rock, Porscherama8-9 - Charlotte, Car Guys9 - BMC AX y/6

9-16 - SCCA AX Nationals, Salina14-16 - Bridgehampton, Ron Fox14-16 - Chesapeake Challenge15-16 - PIR, NNJR16 - Potomac Swap Meet; Electrodyne23 - RTR Charity Autocross and

Event y/4, see page 1226 — General Meeting:

Vintage Racing, Bob Akin28-30 - Bridgehampton, Metro NY29-30 - Mid-Ohio, Potomac/RTR, p. 1430 - SCCA AX Plymouth Meeting

Auto-X Contacts

Local SCCA, majority of ten eventseries at Plymouth Meeting Mall(behind IKEA), remainder at PIR inNazareth - Jim Mitchell, 362-2205

SCCA Harrisburg, Lynne DeHart,717-859-2957

Hershey Park Visitors Center, DaveWalter, 717-432-4018

Brandywine Motor Club, GloucesterCo. Comm. College, South Jersey,Harry Smith, 302-836-3304

Pro Solo, a somewhat different game,call Vem Lyle, 855-0662

Track Event Contacts

Car Guys, 703-774-5066

Connecticut Valley, Fred Zetterberg,203-488-1817

Hudson-Champlain, Frank Ambrosino,518-664-5289

Jersey Shore, Frank Kerfoot,201-842-2310

Metro, Mike Allegra, 516-549-3118

Northeast, Don Wolcott, 617-631-4157

NNJR, Bob Winer, 201-292-9681

Potomac, Chuck Perilli, 301-843-3569

Rennsport, Michael Moss,613-726-0999

Ron Fox Enterprises, 201-669-9650(evenings 8-11, and weekends)

Schattenbaum, Bob Carrington,215-321-0767 (days)

UCR, Bruce Farrow, 416-466-1762

WeVe Still Growing

By John Williamson

We have finally surpassed the 800mark with a total of 806 members!

Mark Terlecky of Paoli, is #800,and is awaiting arrival of hisEuro-delivery Carrera 2 Targa.

WELCOME ALL THESE NEW MEMBERS;

David Bliim 80 911 TargaWynnewood

Robert Henry Efron 89 911 CarreraReading

George EngleDual member from New York

A1 EpsteinValley Forge

Edward Goss

Newtown Square

84 911 Turbo

86 944 Turbo

Larry Haak 69 912Glen Mills; from Central Indiana

Dick HalpinHatboro

76 911S

Mike and Patty McClure 89 944 TurboGlenmoore

Jonathan Scharf 90 Carrera 2 Cab

Glenmoore

64 356CArunan SivalingamPhiladelphia

Mark TerleckyPaoli

Christopher WeiderAllentown

Michael Weintraub

Lambertville

90 Carrera 2

84 944

82 911 Targa

James WrightDual member from Washington

Riesentoter is currently ranked inthe top ten of all regions in termsof membership size. These end of 89figures are the basis upon which theNational membership contest will becalculated. The totals differ from

ours because National does not

include dual members, and due toour 2-month grace period beforedropping late renewals. By theirmethod, we have 743 members, a 4.2%increase so far this year. We arein the same league with the regionsfrom California, the purportedPorsche capitol of the world, andactually outrank Los Angeles (597)and Chicago (559).

Region Members

Northern New Jersey 1410Potomac 1223

Connecticut Valley 954Metro New York 888

Pacific Northwest 773

Northeast 767

San Diego 744Golden Gate (San Fransisco) 729Riesentoter 713

Rocky Mountain 622

Our neighboring regions are led bySchattenbaum (221), followed byCentral PA (167), Delaware (121)and Pocono (57).

Incidentally, a slight correction isin order. The requirements formembership eligibility stated inthe Exec Minutes published in theJune DER GASSER were not entirelycorrect. This clarification should

set the record straight.1. You must own a Porsche to jointhe Club initially.2. National allows members who sell

their cars to remain as an Associate

member for one year.3. After one year, it is up to theindividual region to determinewhether the Associate membershipcan continue. Our region allowsthis to continue as long as themember continues to pay yearly dues.

Membership Contest

By John Williamson

Now that we've reached 800 members

it is not time to sit back and

relax. Our contest to see who can

recruit the most new members this

year is still on, with one yearsdues to the Porsche Club as the

prize. In fact, National hasborrowed our idea and is having acontest with a goal of 1,990 newmembers. Awards (undetermined atthis time, but promised to beworthy) will be given to the regionwith the largest percentage growththis year. One award for regionsunder 200 members and another for

those over 200. (If you don't knowwhere we are, you haven't beenpaying attention.) National isproviding assistance during thisdrive by providing the following:1. Windshield flyers, which looksomewhat like parking tickets.Some regions have found these to beexcellent recruiting tools. 2. Themembership application and the "Whatis PGA?" brochure are now one

document. 3. Acrylic holders fordisplay of applications. 4. Thecontinuation of revamped ads inmajor magazines. 5. Several partssuppliers will include applicationsin their shipments (Stoddard,Garretson, Tweeks, Porsche PartsObsolete and Performance Products).

According to Drayton James, theChairman of the National MembershipCampaign, most of the other largeregions are coming down in size.It's a credit to the involvement

and enthusiasm of our members that

we continue to grow. I think thatwith the headstart from our own

contest and a little effort we

might win this thing.

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Speaking of our contest, twenty oneClub members are currently in therunning. Don Galbraith is in firstplace with Bill Miller second.Let's all get busy and give theseguys some competition.

Please contact me if you needflyers or applications. Betteryet, pick them up at a monthlymeeting or other Club events. Putyour name on the back to make sureyou get credit for the new member.Also, if you have any ideas for ourmembership contest, give me a call.

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Exec Committee Minutes

The June meeting was held at thehome of Janet and Jerry Weger.Present were; Bob Russo, Paul andSybil Margaritis, Bill Miller, BetsiLeidy, Debbie and Bill Cooper, JimHartman, Bob and Charlotte Lamb,Vern Lyle, John Williamson, andBill O'Connell, who was late, again!

It was noted that Dennis Thovson,National President, reads ourminutes in DER GASSER. Hi, Dennis!We must be careful with the wordingwe use when discussing insurance.The correct wording is "allparticipants who sign the releaseform are covered".

It was decided that the Annual

Awards Committee will consist of

the entire Board. The Coopers willwrite an explanation of theRiesentoter Award, Vern to definethe Mighty-Nitto, Russo to defineTattered Helmet and Lamb will

define the Track Event Trophy.

Bob Russo will donate his file

cabinet to the Club Historian.

Treasury: we now have an interestbearing account which brings in$50-70 monthly. A discussion washeld on how to use excess funds.

Suggestions included subsidizingactivities such as the Picnic,Watkins Glen dinner, ChristmasBanquet and subsidizing the CharityAutocross. We should keep about$2500 to cover events that losemoney. We may also buy new loanerhelmets, but first we will ask fordonations from the Club.

PIR had 75 entrants, 43 of whomcame back the second day. Therewere mixed feelings about thistrack from the experienced drivers,but the beginners loved it! Withmore feedback, we will decide onrunning this track again, possiblya one-day event. We did, however,lose $500-1000, but we had clean

restrooms and air-conditioning! Anaside: the stock car racers turn

32-33 second laps at PIR, while ourown Don Cox was doing some 35's!Summit Point is filled and has a

waiting list. We will probablymake $4000. We wanted to havepatches for the event, but time ranout. We will have them for the

Glen. Professional flaggers havebeen hired for Summit, and the Glenwill also have pro flaggers. TheSeptember Mid-Ohio event will be ajoint Potomac/RTR effort. Input onhow we've run our events has been

very positive. Special thanks toDebbie Cooper for doing Control atPIR in the rain on Sunday.

Saturday, June 30, the town ofNazareth is holding a parade inhonor of their 200th anniversary.They would like Porsches toparticipate. The Andretti familywill be in attendance.

The last autocross netted almost

$275. The Charity Autocross willuse the PAX Index and there will be

only one trophy for the fastestdriver. Hats and shirts will be

donated and there may be a foodcart. St. Christopher's wants toknow the date so they can publishit. There is an August 15 dateavailable on the parking lot atJohnsville, but the lot is not bigenough, so the logistics of parkingmust be evaluated. A Sept 23 dategives us more time to advertise sothis will be investigated.

The July general meeting has beenchanged to the Tech Quiz and inAugust we will have Vince Evansfrom Holberts as guest speaker.

A new site is needed for the Picnic

since Camp Hideaway gets moreexpensive every year and can't giveus a post-Labor Day date. However,it is difficult to find a placethat allows beer. Ideas are needed.

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Minutes (continued)

Tony Bonanni will again getdonations of food for this year;Bill O'Connell can get free beer.The George Bukovsky MemorialConcours will be a "Top Only" fullyjudged competition with a $5 entryfee. Cars will be screened at the

bottom of the hill so only Concourscars park at the picnic area.

Janet will send a letter to the

Audubon Inn confirming ourOktoberfest reservation. We will

hold the Auction at this time.

Entertainment for the Christmas

Banquet was discussed; a DJ wasmentioned but no decision.

One advertiser has not paid his DERGASSER invoice. Vern will turn over

to Jim to dun.

Membership may reach 800 this month.John gave the Exec a handout ofwhat the dealership boards would belike. The committee approved buying14 boards at a cost of $400 to putinto dealerships, since we are notreaching many new buyers. Boardsmay also go to independent shops.

Two more torque wrenches werepurchased for Tech. Any commercialshop or any individual whom the Clubhas provided with a tech stamp cantech cars for driver's ed events.

Eastwick, a company that sellsrestoration tools, located on Rt 30in Malvern, wishes to hold ameeting for the Club in the fall orpossibly for the February meeting.

Russo and Hartman attended the

meeting held for the Vintage GrandPrix to be held in 1991. The

Vintage committee liked our Club'senthusiasm and we will be givensome choice in how we participate.

The New Hope Car Show is August11-12. Sybil is organizing acaravan for anyone interested.

Jim and Jan Hartman will host the

next Exec meeting on July 13.

These minutes are written and turned

over to Vern before the Exec

Committee has reviewed them, due totimeliness of the publicationdeadline. Therefore, we will add"minutes are subject to approval atthe following meeting".

Respectfully submitted by JanetLong Weger.

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Autocross Date Change

By Lisa Carle

Our next autocross will be held on

August 5 instead of the previouslyscheduled August 12. This changeis due to a conflict with the SCCA

Northeast Divisional Championshipsin Harrisburg. It will be held onthe same parking lot as the lastevent, at the Naval Air DevelopmentCenter.

As usual, registration will open at9 and the first heat will get underway around 10. Please remember, werequire you to work in the heatopposite the one you are runningin. We need your cooperation sothat everyone can have a good time.

Also remember, you don't have todrive a Porsche to run the event.If your Porsche is under theweather, or you have friends whowould like to give autocrossing atry, bring whatever you drive.There are no trophies in the "runwhat you brung" category, but it isa great way to have fun on Sundayand get some valuable experience.Much better than mowing the lawn,just ask Rex:

Charity Autocross - Sept 23

We are planning a Charity AutocrossSept 23 benefiting St. Christopher'sHospital for Children. The event isbeing sponsored by Bridgestone,which has graciously provided somegoodies to be given away at theevent. The major item up for grabsis a set of Bridgestone tires:

We invite you to come and join usat the Naval Air DevelopmentCenter. The event will be open to

everyone and will be run under SCCArules and classes, including thePAX Index. One overall trophy willbe awarded to the top indexed time.Entry fee is $15. If you so choose,you don't have to run the event;everyone who donates the $15 willbe eligible to win the tires.

Registration will open by 9 and thefirst heat will run at 10. Come

out and join us for some fun on therunway. You'll be supporting avery worthwhile cause.

This will also include our regularseries event //4. The finishingpositions in our Porsche Clubclasses will be calculated

separately and trophies awardedaccordingly.

Directions to Autocross Site

The Naval Air Development Center islocated on Jacksonville Road at the

intersection with Street Road (Rt132) in Warminster. Take Exit 27of the PA turnpike (Willow Grove),north on Rt 611, and right ontoBlair Mill Road. Go right ontoCounty Line Road, cross York Road(Rt 263), and go left ontoJacksonville. Cross Street Roadand watch for the "PCA" signs onthe left side.

Rap at Idle

By the Editor

The winner at our Charity Autocrosson September 23 will be determinedby PAX Index. PAX (ProfessionalAutocrossers) developed the indexyears ago by comparing winningtimes for SCCA autocross classes at

major events, the theory being thatonly a competitive car/drivercombination could win at the

Divisional or National level. The

numbers were recalculated twice a

year and proved to be very accurateand fair. The variable is course

design, since major events tend tohave larger, faster courses. Whensome local events are run on tinylots and the Index is used, it canfavor smaller cars. But we don't

intend to have that at our event,in fact, we are going to copy aNational course when those finals

used to be run on a similar runway.

SCCA rules for car classification

generally conform to a "conceptual"system, in that similar types ofcars run together. What the rulesdon't really allow for are thedifferences in the cars within the

broad classification. However, itis a recognized system almosteverywhere you go, and if you wantto open an event to other cars, youare pretty much forced to use it.Porsches run in 6 stock classes

under these rules.

Super Stock: 911 turbos, 928 S4,944 Turbo S, class generally won bya late model Corvette - Index .866

A Stock: in their wisdom, or lackof it, they put all other 911s inhere, 914-6, Carrera 4, and 356Carrera 4 cam (nobody said it madesensel), so you all run at .847

B Stock; other 928, 944 16V, 944turbo, competition from the pre-84Vettes mostly - index .839

G Stock; 914 2.0, 944 8V, 924S.The Fiero V6, MR-2 and Miata couldgive you some trouble here - .837

D Stock: 914 1.7/1.8, 924 turbo vs.Dodge Colt turbo. Fiat Xl/9, HondaCivic, Golf 16V and Scirocco - .829

E Stock: all 356, 912, 924 againstalmost everything else in the worldof this size - .818

Generally speaking, if it ain't"stock" it goes to Street Prepared,which allows lots of neat stuff.

Go over those limits, however, andyou will be in Prepared or Modified.Not many people run these classeslocally, so you could look at it asan easy trophy at a regular event,but the Index will kill you ifyou're not, uh, fully prepared.Next month: how to figure out ifyou can beat the guy on the bubble.

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Driver's Education

By Bob Lamb

We are really busy this spring andsummer. For our surprise SummitPoint event, we were oversubscribedthe first week of registration. Weaccepted 135 and about that manyshowed up. The first day got offto a soggy start, since it began torain during the drivers meeting,but we met in comfort in the new

classroom right in the paddock. Westarted the track program withinten minutes of the scheduled start,and 5 of those minutes were due to

the ambulance being late. We hadabout 10 spins in the instructorgroup, but the rain stopped, and wehad a splendid event.

There is a good possibility that wewill be able to have a June date

again next year at Summit Point.

Nearby is an application forMid-Ohio on Sept 28-29, which willbe run by Potomac, but jointlypromoted by Riesentoter. Mid-Ohiois not only a beautiful facilitybut the whole track has beenresurfaced and widened. It seemsthat east coast PGA regions havedifficulty filling up Mid-Ohio ontheir own, thus the joint promotion.Potomac has a pre-registrationperiod for their members, incontrast to our policy of openregistration. For this event, wewill also be able to pre-registerbefore out of region registrationbegins. For those of you who mayhave become frustrated in recentyears by the difficulty of gainingentry to Potomac events, here isyour chance. They are reallypleasant people and they run verygood programs.

For those familiar with Mid-Ohio,little promotion is needed. Forthose who have not been there andthink nothing could be good enough

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to travel that far, have a littlefaith. It is worth the trip. Ineither case, it provides anopportunity to enjoy Mid-Ohio withfriends rather than strangers.

For several months, I have beenreporting that we have had a verybusy year so far. Actually it wasprobably too busy. We have had 4events in 5 months. I suspect someof you may be a little burned out.I know some of us on the track

event committee are. We are quiteat the mercy of the tracks relativeto securing dates. Our objectiveas a Club is to run a few qualityevents a year. We would prefer tosee them more spread out throughoutthe year. However, we have to takewhat we get. Next year, we have agood opportunity to spread eventsout a little more.

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Make check (for$95 per driver)payable to PCAPotomac. Paymertt must accompany registration! Feerefundable ifnotification is given on or before Saturday Sep 22.1990 by calling (301)843-3569 priorto10:00 PM. Send registration form and check to:

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Riesentoter EUstory

By Debbie Cooper

JULY. 1965: RTR Gymkhana and Picnic:Sunday the 18th proved to be one ofthe most successful and enjoyableevents of the year so far...DickSweigart remains "King Gymkhana" inour club, (Dick was a champion foryears and a wonderful person. Wewill miss seeing his smiling faceand hearing his laugh. Mycondolences to Connie and Richard.)

JULY. 1970 A n\imber of RTR members

attended the Porsche Parade in

Newton, MA including Bonnie andWayne Flegler, Charlie and JudyKeller, Judy and Bill Smith, Georgeand Pat Howard, Bob McCullen andJohn Chatley. Riesentoter rallyenthusiasts, Bonnie and Wayne, tookfourth place in the unequippedclass. "And they were reallyunequipped - not even a watch."(Let's see all of you again inDanvers, MA next year I)

JULY. 1975 "Riesentoters will be

competing in the Tri-RegionAutocross series...Besides the

TRAXS, we're having a swim party, apicnic and the New Hope Auto Show,last year's sports car class beingwon by our very own Bob Ahrens withhis super-clean '71 911 E coupe."

JULY. 1980 DVSA (Delaware ValleySprint Association) News: Clubsparticipating included: Old YorkRoad Sports Car Club; RTR/PCA,Valley Forge Motor Club, and thePhilaldelphia Region of Sports CarClub of America. The calendar was

filled from July through October,with RTR hosting a monthly event.

JULY. 1985 Russ Hunsberger wasorganizing a trip to Malibu GrandPrix (Russ, where have you gone?);At a meeting hosted by RosemontPorsche-Audi we saw Norm Robinson's

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'54 356 Cabriolet, Skip Chalfont'sSpeedster, Sandy Sadtler's '59 RSK,Alan Friedman's '60 356 B Roadster,and Halsey Frederick's '73 911Carrera RS. (Halsey brought thecar to the Spring Social this yearand it was a treat to see it again.)

George BukovskyMemorial Concours

Bill & Debbie Cooper

At the last Executive Meeting, wedecided to have a Top Only Concoursto honor George Bukovsky, as wellas have a People's Choice displayof cars at the Picnic. Although weall know that a good way to park atthe top of the hill is to enter thePeople's Choice competition, wereally intended to have a collectionof beautiful and hopefully, unusualcars. (Let's see all of those 356'sshining and looking like new.)

As we mentioned last month, therewas to be a Concours entry fee of$5.00 which has now been waived(after further discussion at theExec meeting). Our intent was notto dissuade any serious entrants,but rather to honor George with adisplay of impeccably prepared cars.

The registration form in the Juneissue of Der Gasser still should be

completed by Concours participantsand received by us NO LATER THANJuly 31, 1990. Disregard the fee,but we need to know the number of

entrants to determine how manyjudges and classes will be needed.

We look forward to a lot of

positive response from you - weneed your support to make it asuccessful and very special event.

Call us if you need clarificationon this, 362-2770.

What's your color?

By Larry Herman

Noting that the season is wellunderway, I have become increasinglyconcerned at the paucity ofinstructional articles in DER

GASSER covering track events.Being the sort of "take charge"person that I am, I have decided torectify the situation by writingthis, and possibly future epistles.One important factor of trackevents that has never been properlyexplained is just what the rungroup colors really mean. I havethoughtfully provided the correctmeanings below.

GREEN; Figuratively means novice,but in this context refers to the

color of the instructors face as he

becomes seasick from the bobbingand weaving driving style of hisstudent. Also refers to money,which some Green drivers (thosebitten by the speed bug) are readyto spend, in prodigious amounts, inorder to make their cars go faster.Conventional wisdom here is to work

on driving skills.

BLUE: Means melancholy, and that iscertainly what the drivers in thisgroup feel after they realize howmuch they like this sport, but howfar they have to go to be as goodas the Red group. Sometimesmistaken for "BLEW", as in "youblew that turn, you blew thatbraking point, etc". Take heartBlue drivers, with some work andtime, you will make it to White.

WHITE: As in "White knuckled". This

refers to the driving style of theWhite groupers, as well as theirunfortunate instructor hostages.It seems that in this phase, thedrivers have figured out how to gofast, but without any real skill orconsistency. This makes for

interesting experiences like goinginto a corner 10 mph faster thanthe lap before, hence the whiteknuckles. This is a transitionalperiod, kind of like adolescence;if your parents let you live,you'll become an adult andeverything will be all right.

BLACK: Financially defined as beingprofitable, and running smoothly.And Black group drivers are justthat, "In the Black". Everythingis calm and well controlled. Theyhave developed their ability to gofast through years of practice, butafter surviving White, haveacquired the patience to drive at 9tenths lap after lap, and enjoystaying on the track. So why doall of you want so desperately tomove up to Red?

RED: Means "Red Mist", similar towhat a bull feels when he sees thematador's red cape. This is therun group for the instructors, inwhich the cautions and smoothnessso painstakingly developed throughthe years are thrown right out thewindow in search of another 1/2second reduction in laptime. Allof the warnings and emphasis onsafety and drivers education arewashed away by the red mist whenDave Donohue is right behind you,and you are damned if you are goingto let him by! Red also means Hot,and that is what the Red driversare, HOT. After bouncing around instudent cars all day in 95 degreeweather, you'd be hot, too. Andfinally Red means financiallybankrupt, which most of us are,trying to feed our cars those everincreasing speed dollars.

So there you have it. I hope thatyou have found this informative,and useful the next time you are ata track event. Next month - does

retorquing your wheels affect tirepressure, and why?

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More Serial Numbers

By Doug Peacock

This is some follow-up informationon what I supplied for Bob Patton'srecent article on serial numbers.

It is from VW and Porsche Parts

Department VIN info sheets.

Concerning the late models, the VINcharacters in question are in thepositions 4, 5 and 6. They areassigned for USA (Japan??) use.European models use "ZZZ" as statedin the article.

Position 4 seems to relate to bodystyles. For example, 911 coupesare "A", Targas and Cabs are "E".Of course, there are someincons i s t enc i es.

Position 5 seems to relate toengine type, i.e., 911SCs are "A",Carreras are "B". Again, there aresome problems, especially with the944 and 944S.

Position 6 is the restraint systemtype; "0" is active (seatbelts),"2" is passive (airbags).

I have the 4, 5 and 6 code letterbreakdown for VW, but not forPorsche, but I have inferred theabove. There are quite a fewmistakes (or typos) in The Mart: 16character codes, "222", "0" (zero)for "0", "Q", etc.

Hope this has been of some interest.

(Ed. Note: Is this finally clearto everyone? All kidding aside,with all the information that Bob

and Doug have reviewed, it stillseems like there could be quite aproblem in determining just whatyou are getting when you buy a latemodel car. On the bright side, theguy selling it to you may not knowwhat he has, and you may find ajewel, so make sure you do somehomework before you shop.)

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Tony Checkowski

Bearings are a vital part of allrotating machines. Without thislow-friction device, our machinescould never attain their highrunning speeds.

A lot of history surrounds thedevelopment of bearings, probablythe most interesting is in themanufacturing of the ball. AGerman was intrigued with makingcannon balls really round, so hedeveloped a machine containing twocounter-rotating grinding discs andthus got into the round cannon ballbusiness. What would the world be

like if we hadn't had round cannon

balls? Maybe square ones?

Your Porsche contains several typesof bearings, all serving specificneeds. For one, the uninterestingbut vital sleeve bearings whichsupport your crank. These run onan oil film only a few thousandthsof an inch thick and hence keep thecrankshaft from running on themetal part of the bearing. As apoint of interest, the higher yourrpm, the thicker this oil film gets.So don't be afraid to keep your rpmsup. Please note that your oilpressure reading has nothing to dowith the hydrodynamic pressuredeveloped between the bearing andthe crank. This pressure is over1500 psi, and your oil pressureindication of 50 psi merely tellsyou that you are delivering oil tothis area. The rest is done by thedynamics of the crank/sleeve combo.

You have radial ball bearings inyour alternator, among other places.These are chosen because they havethe least amount of friction amongthe typical industrial bearings. Afew things to be aware of is thatthey should never be dropped, andmust be installed with care and some

knowledge of what you are doing.This goes for their removal also.It is designed to take loads in avertical plane (radial) with alimited load in the horizontal

plane (thrust). They can run atvery high speeds (dental handdrills run at over 400,000 rpm andare lubricated by water, while youralternator may see 10,000 rpm andis lubricated with oil or grease.)

Without lubrication, all bearingswill fail sooner or later. When

you choose a lubricant you have twobasic options - oil or grease. Oilis used for high speed, low frictionoperation, and can be from threefamilies: petroleum, synthetic, orsilicone products. There are manyothers: our company, for instance,has over 800 different kinds of

lubes available for our bearings.

The point to note here is that thepetroleum products can carry about2 times the load of the synthetics(diesters) and 3 times that of thesilicone lubes. The same holds true

for greases; petroleum products havetemperature limits of about 250, thediesters about 400 and siliconesabout 500 degrees fahrenheit.

The tapered roller bearings in yourwheel hubs can take loads in the

radial and thrust directions since

the roller provides a much greatersurface area than the ball in the

ball bearing. The penalty is thatthe friction is about 50-100%

higher. These bearings are almostalways filled with grease or a highviscosity (thick) oil.

There are spherical bearings usedto transmit heavy loads along a rod,this combination being known as arod end; when it is on a shaft itis called a link, and the puzzlegoes on. Anyway, you'll find thesetype bearings in the steering, and

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Bearings (continued)

suspension, or support members.These may be greased via a nippleor have a low-friction liner built

into them. They rotate very slowlyand allow a lot of misalignment inthe areas where they are used.

Do bearings wear out? Does lubewear out? Yes and no. Even thoughyou keep within the design life ofthe bearing, microscopic flakes ofthe metal wear away and contaminatethe lube, acting as an abrasive.Therefore, replace bearings beforethey fail, if at all practical.

Even if the bearing does not fail,lubrication will. The petroleumproducts change chemically afterjust sitting around for 2 years andeven sooner at high temperatures(250 degrees): synthetics are goodfor five years, and silicones tendto seek freedom, i.e., they migrateaway from the bearing surfaces.

The quickest way to wear out abearing is by letting dust and dirtget into the system. Keep themclean is the rule. The best way tohandle bearings is with your whiteshirt and tie on. Get the idea?

Over-lubrication is as bad as no

lubrication. In reality, theamount of oil it takes to lube a

mediiim sized ball bearing is at theend of this sentence. That's

right, it is the size of a period.The rest is used to carry the heataway. Too much lube causes the

balls to churn through the lubecreating more heat. The ideal lubequantity is to fill the bearing to1/3 of its free volume with grease,or if you use oil, just a few drops.

So clean up those bearings, alwaysuse new grease or oil, handle withcare and keep them turning, turningand turning.

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By James P. Hartman

The vintage race - hoped for thisyear - will be a reality next yearon June 29-30. Please MARK YOUR

CALENDARS.

Bob Russo and I recently attendedan association meeting and cameaway believers that the racesupport is there. Speaking ofsupport, we will be mailing out aPhiladelphia Vintage Grand PrixAssociation membership applicationto each of you. Your support - taxdeductible, no less, because theevent benefits Fairmount Park - is

needed to fund operating capital inadvance of major sponsor donationsand vendor commitments.

Our Club received much credit for

willingness to participate in therace. Car clubs can be big helpersto the race, and I feel that we canbe the clear leader next year.

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Cheaper in the US

By James P. Hartman

It's difficult to consider the

proposition that Porsches are cheapcars. Yet in comparison to pricesin England, Porsches in the US, newand used, are bargains.

Consider, for example, these recentads in the LONDON TIMES:

90 Carrera 2, new at dealer, usualUK options, no air, $70,09090 928 S4, $99,09190 944 Turbo, $68,94989 Carrera 4, 2,000 miles, as new,$80,69588 Carrera coupe, immaculate,20,000 miles, $57,86586 911 Turbo, absolutely beautiful,31,000 miles, $65,11886 944 Turbo, excellent condition,30,000 miles, $33,415

Trying to get some understanding ofthese prices, I spoke with aPorsche dealer in Britain who

explained that high prices reflecta shortage of product. I interpretthis to mean a high margin as well.Also, new car prices include a 15%value added tax.

I did see one bargain, a "911 S"for only $14,000. Of course, thatonly got you a transferable licenseplate with the 9113 lettering!

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71 911T Targa; Burgundy/black,Recaros, S package, new Konis andGoodyears, good condition, alwaysgaraged. $11,800. Alan Brecher,609-751-7233

87 924S, black on black, electricwindows and mirrors, sunroof,Blaupunkt cassette, always garaged,26,000 miles, $13,500. Call RobertMattel, 215-477-6922

76 911S Targa, chocolate brown withtan leather, 5 spd, 81K mi, $12,000.Robert Mattel, 215-477-6922

86 911 Targa, red/black, 13K miles,most factory options, Alpine/ADStuner, turbo spoiler, like newcond, asking $30,000; 3-piece BBSwheels with chrome rims and P7salso available. Jack Walker,215-353-0200 or 388-7557

83 928S, 48,000 miles, blk/burgundyleather, sunroof, limited slip,Blaupunkt 3001, bra, pampered,garaged, non-smoker, RE 71s, plus$5,000 performance package, $19,900.Greg Henry, 215-646-0445

79 928: World class European GT.Metallic milk chocolate withblack/brown int; Euro QI lights;very strong, robust engine; 5 speed.Custom touches: finished phone dialwheels, handpainted centers; Fitti3 steering wheel with Porsche hub;Alpine security system. Excellentmechanically and cosmetically, 58Kmiles. Lots of TLCI $12,928. CallRon Searfoss, 215-395-8899

90 Widebody Classic Speedster (kitcar); one of a kind, super trickchassis, 100+hp VW motor, every nutand bolt new; autocross car orstreet racer. Titled and ready togo, three year project, needs someinterior installed to finish. Alsotwo 185/70x15 Pirelli P6, like new,$100. Call A1 Anderson, 793-3911

87 Jeep Cherokee Laredo tow car,loaded and super clean, all black.A1 Anderson, 793-3911

WHEELS: 2 sets 7 & 8x16 black centerFuchs alloys from 86 944 turbo, oneset in excellent cond for $900, oneset in very good cond for $750;Goodyear ZR takeoffs, unmounted,2-225/50x16 and 2-245/45x16, likenew $300; complete Koni sport strutswith springs and rear sport shocksfor 944/944 turbo, single adjustablewith special SS valving, used oneseason, $525. Paul Weston,215-558-0630 (H), 973-2600 (W)

356 PARTS: NOS rear body panel forT-6/newer coupes; left 2/3s of NOS"A" nose; right 2/3s of an NOS "A"nose, $l,200/offer; may separate.Bill Kelso, 215-233-5142 evenings

911/930 PARTS: stainless headersfor 930, $350; new brake pads andspark plugs for 84 or later Carrera,make offer. Jim Hartman, 293-1916

WANTED: 1985 1/2 - 1987 944 coupe inexcellent cond with low mileage,well cared for and at a reasonableprice. Write to Peter J. Smith,851 N. Providence Road, Media, PA19063, and include phone number andsome details, please.

WANTED: 9" Fuchs factory forgedalloys for 930. Please call JimHartman, 215-293-1916

WANTED: Factory rear sway bar for86-89 911 Carrera. Larry Herman,215-646-6302

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