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Our Prez and Veep Lined up at Monticello (3rd & 4th)

N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E N I A G A R A R E G I O N P O R S C H E C L U B O F A M E R I C A

July 2009

FLATOUT

Upcoming Events Page 3

President’s Message Page 4

NRPCA Members Report Page 5

July Meeting Page 6

PCA Day Autocross Page 7

Breakfast Run to Naples Page 8

Breakfast Run to Sodus 0

Advanced DE Page 11

Member BIOS Page 13

Gimmick Rally & Picnic Page 15

Technically Speaking! Page 21

6 Hours at the Glen Page 27

Picture Page Page 32

Puzzle Page Page 33

Technically Speaking! Page 30

EXECUTIVE BOARD

President

Jim Arendt

780 Washington Street

Spencerport, NY 14559

Cell# (585) 749-2786

[email protected]

Vice President –

Rich DeAsis

2 North Clinton Street

Dansville, NY 14437

Cell (585) 750-4231

[email protected]

Secretary

Mike Cohen

7 Round Trail Drive

Pittsford, NY 14534

Tel# (585) 385-8828

[email protected]

Treasurer

Bill Schicker

20 Edendery Circle

Fairport, NY 14450

Tel# (585)-377-1495

[email protected]

CHAIRPERSONS

Membership

Curt Hinchcliffe

5 Black Watch Trail

Fairport, NY 14450

tel# (585)-314-8506

[email protected]

Social Events

Bill Schicker

20 Edendery Circle

Fairport, NY 14450

Tel# (585)-377-1495

[email protected]

DE Chairperson

Bert Xander

10 Lavender Circle

Fairport, NY 14450

tel# (585)-388-1431

[email protected]

Driver Ed Registrar

Curt Hinchcliffe

5 Black Watch Trail

Fairport, NY 14450

tel# (585)-314-8506

[email protected]

Newsletter Editor

Tom Lyons

25 Tyburn Way

Rochester, NY 14610

585-381-8535

[email protected]

Webmaster

Jim Arendt

780 Washington Street

Spencerport, NY 14559

Cell# (585) 749-2786

[email protected]

Published monthly (I hope)

Statement of Policy: FLATOUT is the official publication of the Niagara Region Inc., Porsche Club of America. Statements appearing in FLATOUT are those of the au-thor and do not constitute an opinion of the Niagara Re-gion Inc., Porsche Club of America, FLATOUT, or its staff. The editors reserve the right to edit as necessary all mate-rials submitted for publication. Permission is granted to reproduce any material published in FLATOUT provided full credit is given to the author or photographer and to FLATOUT.

Message from your President…..

See the full report on page 4.

Jim Arendt President, Niagara Region PCA

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The PCA Driving Season has begun. Are you ready for

some fun!!

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Please support the businesses that support us:

• John Holtz Porsche Autoplace Porsche

• Eksten Autoworks Hawthorne’s

• Rose Garden Seneca Lodge

• T-Shirt Express Towne Mini

• Eyesite Opticians Niagara Hobby

JULY 2009

UPCOMING EVENTS

JULY 2009

Don’t Miss Any NRPCA Social Events

Sign up for Bill Schicker’s

E-mail notifications by sending

Bill an e-mail at:

[email protected]

President’s Message

JULY 2009

We are now in the thick of the summer driving season, and hopefully you have enjoyed some of the multi-

tude of activities and events that the Niagara Region PCA has had to offer. There is still a lot to come, and de-

tails of upcoming activities and events can be found on our website Event Calendar.

Many thanks go out to all those individuals who have dedicated their time and effort to make things hap-

pen. The variety and quality of offerings is really quite extraordinary, considering the volunteer nature of our

club. It is a true testament to the passion that seems to follow the Porsche crest.

Although our club has much to offer, there is always room for improvement. If you have a suggestion for

improvement, I implore you to please contact a Niagara Region PCA Officer. We value your opinion, and are

eager to make improvements that directly reflect your wishes.

Make it a safe and fun summer driving season!

Jim Arendt

President

Niagara Region PCA

TECH ADVISORS WANTED

In an effort to provide technical assistance to our members, we are seeking a few individuals to serve as Tech Advisors for

our club.

A Tech Advisor will have a basic understanding of the technical aspects of a particular Porsche model, and be available to

answer member questions regarding that model. You needn’t be a certified master mechanic to be a Tech Advisor, but

simply possess a general understanding of a particular Porsche model. Contact information (phone number and/or email

address) for each Tech Advisor will be posted on our website for our member’s convenience. More info at http://

www.niagarapca.org/pages/23.

If you have any questions or are interested in serving as a Tech Advisor, please contact Jim Arendt at Presi-

[email protected].

EDITOR’S NOTE:

I received the following correction from Jim Tullock. I mistakenly gave him credit for some photos of the Porsche Clash at WGI . Jim’s correction is below.

“hi tom, jim tulloch here. great newsletter, very time consuming i'm sure. just a correction, the pictures i sent were taken by patrica widra. i take no credit for them. is it possible to change that in the newsletter? thanks, jim”

NRPCA Members Report

JULY 2009

July Members Report

Member Stats

Primary Members 339

Affiliate Members 266

Life Members 1

Transfers in 0

Transfers out 2

Renewals 26

Non renewals 10

Total Members 606

Welcome Our New members –

Farwell, Robert Jr

Hoffner, John P.

Hutter, Joshua T

Kroll, Marcus W.

McDonough, James M.

Moretti, Michael B.

Runckel, Christopher

JULY PCA ANNIVERSARIES 10 YEARS

Bert Xander

5 YEARS Russell Cappa Kevin Ratcliffe Jon Scott

1 YEAR

Mary Jo Braun Steven McDonald

Have You Heard The One About...

There was a middle aged guy who bought a brand new Porsche convertible. He took off down the road at 80 mph and enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left on his head. “This is great,” he thought. “Just what I need.” He looked in his rearview mirror and there was a Pennsyl-vania state trooper behind him, red and blue lights flashing and siren blasting. “I can get away from him with no problem,” thought the man. He floored it and flew down the road at over 100mph. Then he thought, “What am I doing? I’m too old for this kind of thing.” He pulled over to the side of the road and waited for the trooper to catch up with him. The trooper pulled in behind the Porsche and walked up to the man. “Sir,” he said, looking at his watch, “my shift ends in 30 minutes and today is Friday the 13th. If you can give me a reason why you were speeding that I’ve never heard before, I'll let you go.” The man looked back at the Trooper and said, “Last week my wife ran off with a State Trooper, and I thought you were bringing her back.” The trooper said, “Have a nice day!”

NRPCA July Meeting

JULY 2009

SUMMER MEETINGS IN BATAVIA

by Jim Arendt

Photos by Tom Lyons

Sure, it is a little bit of a drive for some of us…but it’s sum-

mer, the weather’s beautiful, and you’re driving a Porsche! The

venue for our summer meetings really is perfect. Terry Hills golf

course in Batavia has been

doing a fantastic job in provid-

ing us with a summer monthly

meeting spot.

Gathering in the pavilion

keeps us outdoors to enjoy

the summer weather, while

still protecting us from the

potential elements. We enjoy

a beautiful view of the scenic

golf course with our Porsches

parked nearby. There is a

“help yourself” keg on tap

and soda fountain, and we offer complementary chicken wings

before dinner arrives. Dinner is mostly subsidized by the club,

and only costs $5 per

person. Choices include

grilled chicken deluxe,

buffalo wrap, chef salad,

beef on weck, and my

favorite the open face NY

strip sandwich.

Having a single

monthly meeting in the

geographical center of

our region allows all our

members to enjoy each other’s camaraderie and to discuss all

things Porsche. Our next meeting in Batavia is on Thursday,

August 13. Arrive 6:30pm, meeting starts around 7:00pm. It’s

super casual so come as you are and bring a family member or

friend. If you have any questions please contact Jim Arendt at

[email protected].

Terry Hills golf course

is located at 5122 Clinton

Street Road, Batavia, NY.

More info at

www.terryhills.com.

See you there!

Beef on Wick

Those great wings

Ran out of parking

Loved Tom’s shirt

Enjoying the evening

Down to business

PCA Day Autocross

JULY 2009

Niagara Region PCA Day at the Autocross Jim Arendt

‘Twas a dark and stormy night……….well, it was daytime, but you get the picture. Focus on the weather, especially when the forecast calls for “potential extreme weather”, is always a topic of dis-cussion during outdoor activities. July 11 at Batavia International Motorsports Park was no different. With the threat of extreme weather looming large, 45 drivers took to the Autocross track in Batavia to test their mettle against time. The first group of drivers had dry runs, but I’m sure that didn’t last long. Leaving shortly after registration to attend a graduation party, there were raindrops on the windshield before getting back to Rochester. For the past eight years Genesee Valley BMW Club has been running the Autocross program, and it seems to have largely dropped off the radar for most of our club’s members. This event was “Niagara Region PCA Day”; the club picked up the registration fee for all club members who attended. Our thought was to heavily promote this free event in the hopes of intro-ducing Autocross to members who might otherwise not participate. Typical turnout is one or two Porsches, while 10 showed up for this event. Some had never Autocrossed before, one joined the club and one re-upped just for this event. I am confident that had the weather forecast not been so grave that attendance would have been even higher. All in all, I am pleased with our club’s initiative to promote this program. Hopefully, those who attended will spread the word and continue to support the Auto-cross program. For more information on the Autocross program, go to our club website and click on the “Autocross” page. Autocross #4 Batavia International Motorsports Park Porsche Class - Top 3 Results:

Stu Sacks 1993 911 RSA 68.620 Kevin Hrab 2008 Boxster 69.125 Marcus Kroll 2000 Boxster 71.827

Breakfast Run to Naples

JULY 2009

NRPCA Naples Breakfast Run

Sunday June 27, 2009

Dave Irish and Jane Schicker

Photos by Tom Lyons

On Sunday June 27th ten Porsches rallied at Eastview Mall for a breakfast run to Naples NY. The day was a classic sunny early summer beauty,

perfect for a run through Finger Lakes country.

The string of cars departed about 9:15 AM and be-gan the run through the back roads of Victor, through Bloomfield and down the back roads on the west side of Canandaigua Lake. The route couldn’t have been any better…combining the scenery of the rolling fields and woods of some of the prettiest country anywhere with sweeping, rising and falling roads just made for

the high per-formance ma-chinery mak-ing the run.

Once in Naples the Porsches turned into Bob and Ruth’s Vine-

yard Restaurant. Bob and Ruth’s started out 60 years ago as a gas station with a hot dog stand — a novel idea long before convenient marts became the norm. Today it has grown into a “three-in-one” establishment. The front section is reminiscent of a diner, patronized by the locals for a casual breakfast or lunch. The cen-ter section is the bar. The rear is a more formal restau-rant with flowers and white linen table cloths. NRPCA naturally being more at home in the bar, had breakfast in the center section.

After everyone had enjoyed their menu selections, the cars stopped at the scenic overlook for a group shot with the lake in the background. Before we left the restaurant Fran Cosentino surprised us with an invita-

tion to stop by his (and his wife, Jane Parker’s) lakeside cottage on our way back home.

Not being a group that needs to be asked twice, most everyone said “great, lead on!” So we ran back up the lake past Seneca Point where there are some HUGE summer man-sions-one with a tennis matches in progress. I don’t know what everyone else was expecting when we got to Fran and Jane’s, but this

“cottage” is more like a luxurious lakefront com-pound, complete with several separate living quarters, a walking path with seating on beautiful vistas at every turn, a boat dock, and gorgeous (self-watering!) landscaping. Wow, is all I can say

- you gotta see the pictures…. Unfortu-nately, (or fortu-nately?) Jane was out of town at the time, so she was not there to see all of us lookie-loos traips-ing

through her enchanting summer home. So, thanks to Fran for his generous tour, and for sharing the interesting details of their successful renovation!

Thanks to Bill Schicker for organizing, and lead-ing the run on new roads for some and stunning summer scenery for all.

Arriving in Naples

Enjoying the view

Fran Cosentino’s cottage

Kid’s and guest’s cottages

Breakfast Run to Naples

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Breakfast Run to Sodus

JULY 2009

NRPCA SodusBreakfast Run

Sue Reesen

The weather on Sunday the 12th was sunny and warm. A perfect summer day for a breakfast run to Sodus Point. The Rochester PCA contingent met up at the Bank of America in Penfield on the corner of 250 and 441. It was a decent turnout of 10 cars and about 16 club members, family members and friends. There is no better way to spend your Sunday morning than an invigorating ride in precision sports cars with a group of fun folks along a two-lane road of rolling countryside with a unique breakfast destination. There are only so many ways to get to Sodus Point. Not wanting to take the dull ride on 104, our fearless leader, Bill Schicker, lead us up 250 to Lake Road and we took that all the way to the point. Lake Road runs along Ontario Lake for the most part, there are a lot of nice houses and numerous cherry and ap-ple orchards. The road was mostly straight, with some worthy curves and the only real slow down being the adorable town of Pultneyville. There were not many others out, so we managed to run at a decent clip and arrive in about 45 minutes. Sodus Point is a cute town of cottages, restaurants and marinas. Our destination was Papa Joe’s, a quaint restaurant with a small outdoor deck right along Sodus Bay. The atmosphere is like being in Cape Cod. Due to the size of our party, our group ended up in-doors. As nice as the weather was, it was a little chilly by the water, so we didn’t mind. The food was actually very good. Even the usual breakfast fare was excep-tionally well done. Along with bacon and eggs, there were various omelets, southwestern breakfast wraps, French toast and even sweet potato pancakes. I would highly recommend Papa Joe’s for a relaxed breakfast by the water. After filling our bellies good food, our minds with excellent conversation and our spirits with an enjoy-able time, we took our leave.

Thank you, Bill, for another great run!

A man was reading the paper when an ad caught his eye: $500 Porsche! New!

The man thought that it was very unusual to sell a Porsche for $500, and he thought it might be a joke, but thought it was worth a shot. So he went to the lady s house and sure enough, she had an almost brand new Porsche.

"Wow!" the man said. "Can I take it for a test drive?" Unlike what he expected, the man found that the car ran perfectly and took it back to the lady s house.

"Why are you selling me this great Porsche for only $500?"

"My husband just ran off with his secretary, and he told me I could have the house and the furni-ture as long as I sold his Porsche and sent him the money."

A man went into his shrink's office and says, "Doc, you have got to help me! Every night I keep dreaming that I'm a sports car.

"The other night I dreamed I was a Ferrari. Another night I dreamed I was a BMW. Last night I dreamed I was a Porsche. What does this mean?"

"Relax", says the doctor, "You're just having an auto-body experience."

Advanced DE

JULY 2009

NIAGARA PCA SUMMER ADVANCED DE

WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL

JUNE 24-25, 2009

Rich DeAsis

Chief Instructor Niagara Region

Much like anything in life, when we do something for the first time, there is always a fair amount of anxi-ety, trepidation and the fear of the unknown. We have conducted increasingly successful Drivers Education events before but our Region was about to embark on its first “third DE” for the year. During the winter months, a possible third date, in addition to our tradi-tional Memorial Day and Columbus Day weekend events came about from Watkins Glen. These dates are very difficult to come by considering the rather full schedule the Glen deals with on a year to year basis, but the Drivers Education Committee sensed that we had an opportunity to expand and grow our DE pro-gram.

Our plan for this DE was a bit of a departure from our tradi-tional DE’s. It was decided early on that we try an “Advanced” DE to try and capi-talize on what the DE commit-tee was seeing as a trend with various other car clubs. Basically, the format re-

verted to what we call Open Track. Admission was limited to Intermediate + students who have already been soloed, Advanced run group students and of course, Instructors. In a nutshell, there were no formal instructor assignments to students, no classroom ses-sions and for the most part, no run group assignments. Participants were basically signing up for two days of open track time!

Having a tweaked format gave the planning com-mittee a great deal of flexibility. For this event, we were

looking to minimize expenditures, logistical sup-port and a myriad of dozens of details normally associated with traditional DE’s, while maximiz-ing the overall fun factor for registered partici-

pants. It seems to have worked.

Fortu-nate to have two and 1 ¾ days of great

sunny warm weather, we were able to put on a relaxed, fun DE that offered tremendous value to those who participated. After the first morning sessions, participants basically had access to the track for the remaining 1 ½ days. That’s a tre-mendous amount of track time for anybody with any other group; be it Trackmasters, Chin Mo-torsports, Kojote, and even Group 52. These aforementioned groups thrive because of the amount of track time and its inherent value they afford their participants.

Break-ing from the tradi-tional DE format didn’t seem to faze the 67 registered partici-pants. We did have informal pairings of instructors

and “students” (some of our very own up and comers) to continue the education process while Advanced students and Instructors benefited from a relaxed, come and go as you wish self learning environment.

The DE committee was very pleasantly surprised that the format was amenable to drivers behav-ing themselves and to find that almost half of our participants have never participated in a Niagara PCA event before.

Jim Tullock, Fran Cosentino, Scott Welliver

El Presidente

Ted Brewer, Joel Reiser, Dr. Ron Kirshner

Advanced DE

JULY 2009

Niagara Region has always been credited for run-ning relaxed and fun DE’s but even we were surprised at how the advanced DE unfolded. The comments and feedback we received during and after the event were way over the top. About the only real problems we encountered were that by lunch time second day, quite a bit of the participants had run out of brakes, pads, tires and gas (me included). By the time the mon-soons arrived after 3:30 pm or so second day, most of us were done. That’s not a real bad problem to be had. On the down side we did have two incidents. One par-ticipant had a relatively minor scrape with the tire wall at the toe of the boot, while the other one had a not quite so minor incident at Turn 10. Fortunately both drivers involved were OK.

Our first Ad-vanced DE ap-pears to have made a lot of new friends from regions far and wide (we had participants from Maine, New Hampshire,

Pennsylvania, Canada, Delaware, etc) in addition to our normal list of suspects. We received a lot of kudos for our hospitality and organization as a region running a DE and judging from the feedback we’ve received, a whole lot of fretting beforehand amounted to nothing. Financially, our first Advanced DE far exceeded our modest expectations. It turns out our first advanced DE may well have set the bar far higher and greater than most if not all our other DE’s so far, in many, many ways.

I’ve partici-pated with a host of other clubs and DE programs in the years I’ve en-joyed our sport, and not to be biased because this was our event, but I’m

hard pressed to remember a DE where I had more fun overall. On behalf of the Niagara Region, I do hope this is a DE date we can continue moving forward. We all learned a lot on June 24-25th on the things that resonate well with our participants and its lessons that bid our Region well as we continue to hone and de-

velop our DE program. My special thanks to the Board, the DE Committee, all the June DE par-ticipants and to the general Niagara Region PCA membership for supporting our DE programs.

Porsches & genies:

This guy is walking along the beach in Malibu when he comes across this salt-encrusted piece of metal. He works for an hour or so to remove the salt. Lo and behold it’s a very old oil lamp. The guy starts to buff it to remove the verdigris when poof! a genie appears. This genie, like all genies, is so happy to be freed of the lamp that he grants the guy three wishes.

“I wish to be a dollar richer than Bill Gates,“ says the guy. The genie isn’t sure who Bill Gates was until the guy tells him to check Forbes magazine. When the genie called up Forbes from inside the lamp he learns that Bill Gates is in-deed the richest man in the world. “Guy,” the genie said, “You will forever be a dollar richer than Bill Gates. What’s your second wish?”

“Genie, I want the most expensive Porsche made. Fire engine red, on-board GPS and the finest audio system ever installed in an automo-bile.”

“That’s easy, guy,” says the genie. He waves his hand and best car anybody had ever seen pops out of the lamp. The genie then asks the guy for his third wish.

The guy mulls the problem over and over. A girl? Nah, with billions of dollars and a red Por-sche he’s already a chick magnet. World peace? Only wackos want that. For everything that comes to his mind, the guy finds a reason not to wish for it. “Genie,” the says, “I can’t think of any-thing now. May I save the third wish for later?”

“Gee, this is most unusual,” says the genie. “But you hold the hammer—I can’t escape from this lamp until you make a third wish. Call me when you’re ready.” And whoosh, the genie dis-appears into the lamp.

The guy carefully picks up the now-ever-so-valuable lamp and places it in the trunk of his new red Porsche and turns on the radio. The guy is so happy that he begins to sing along with the familiar commercial on the radio . . .

. . .“Oh, I wish I was an Oscar-Mayer Wie-ner” . . .

Dinner at Seneca Lodge

Sleeping on the job

…..By now you have read the June edition of Flatout and know I am trying to build a collection of member BIOS docu-ments and pictures for future issues of Flatout. I haven’t developed an organized plan for reaching out to members yet. I started by putting the touch on members I knew and those that I had run into at various events and club meet-ings. Funny thing about that, I tend to run into the same folks. I would love to learn more about those members that are unable to attend our functions or those who feel they don’t have anything to contribute. Hogwash! You own a Porsche and that makes you a member and as a member you must have some story to tell about you and/or your car. We would love to hear from you.

If anyone wants to provide me with BIO info and pictures and I have not contacted you yet please let me know ([email protected] ) and I’ll get you the form to complete.

Our readers are looking forward to hearing about you and your car(s).

Member Bios

JULY 2009

Name:

Dave Irish

Wife’s/Husband’s name:

Amy

Years NRPCA Member:

Just over one year. I joined in February 2008.

Other Family Members: Daugh-ter (Elizabeth); dog (Greta the Schnauzer)

What got you interested in

Porsche?

I always wanted, but never owned, a sports car. Two summers ago I test drove several different leading brands, including foreign and domestic models. The Porsche Boxster was easily the most enjoyable ride. So I bought one!

When did you get your first Porsche?

I took delivery of a 2008 Boxster S in March last year.

What Porsche(s) do you have now?

The same 2008 Boxster S.

What do you like to do in your Porsche?

Just driving the car still brings an ear to ear grin. I thor-oughly enjoy taking it out and cruising the back roads. I have to admit that washing and cleaning the car is satisfying as well. Lastly, although I am a novice, run-ning on the track (Watkins Glen) is pretty exciting also.

What is your favorite story/event/incident involving

you and your Porsche?

When I got back to the motel room after the first day at my first NRPCA Drivers’ Education last October I called home and left a message for my wife relating the events of my day. She saved the message for me because I was so wound up and talking so fast.

What is the worst thing that has happened to

you and your Porsche?

When I took delivery of the car an electronic fan control module failed and the car had to go back to the dealer for service. The repair required re-moving the front right wheel for access to the module. After I got the car back home I found the wheel bolts hadn’t been tightened on the wheel which had been removed. Needless to say I was stunned and upset.

What

would you most like to do with your Porsche?

After attending one Drivers’ Education I would like to continue to improve my driving skills to the point where I can run the track solo, without an instructor.

Continued on next page

Dave Irish

Dave driving at a DE

Member Bios

JULY 2009

Continued from previous page

Fran Cosentino

My wife, Jane Ellen Parker, does not drive a Por-sche, but really shares the passion that I have for the mark.

I have been a Porsche owner since 1963 and PCA member for 25 years.

Between my wife and me we have 7 children, two boys and five girls, all (thank god) adults and 18 grand-children, 9 girls and 9 boys all under the age of 15. Frequent trips to the Hallmark store yield a large stack of greet-ing

cards.

My interest in Porsche began the first ride I took in the back of my collage roommate’s girl friend’s ’57 Speedster in the dead of winter. Huddled up in the back, the sound of the engine and the firmness of the ride was an unforgettable experience. Four years later I got behind the wheel of a used ’60 Cabriolet which I really could not afford, but I found a way. My first child

was on the way and it was our only car but…it had a back seat!

In order to sup-port my addic-tion I started dealing in Por-sches, buying the most beau-tiful cars I

could find at a good price, driving and enjoying them until I could find a buyer with the same passion. It all led to an ownership of 27 cars over a 46 year period…wish I had kept them all!

Today we own five Porsches, a 1960 Roadster, 2007 GT3 RS, 2008 Boxster and two cup cars, a 1992 Mika Hakkinen Super Cup and a 996 former IMSA GT 3 Challenge car.

So, you ask what do I like doing in a Porsche. Well, just about anything. I believe a Porsche must be used

as much as possible. I have driven Porsches through the winter without snow tires, non stop from Florida to Rochester (except for fuel and bathroom). I like to go as fast as I can, or just cruise. I run errands or pack it up to the headliner and travel for holidays. Most of all, I love racing

in any form and always have…it’s the second best thing in the world. Most memora-ble was spending three days in my ‘60

Cabriolet with a buddy at the 1963 Sebring 12 race. Believe me, if you can eat and sleep in a 356 and still love the car…you are hooked.

The worst that has happened was a 2007 crash at the Porsche Club Race at Sebring with my brand new 997 Cup Car. I was turning into the hairpin when another 997 Cup tried to over-take me on the inside; locked up the brakes and “T boned” me. He hit me so hard it put my car into another section of the track. We were both out of the race. When we arrived at Medical, we

were aston-ished to realize that we are good friends. Neither of us was injured, and he paid for the dam-age…all is well that ends well.

All in all, owning a Porsche has been the best ride of my life, and as I enter my 70th year, I look forward to thirty more years of the same.

Fran and the “Mika” car

Fran in his 365

The “Mika” car at WGI

The “Mika” car on the front straight

Gimmick Rally & Picnic

JULY 2009


July 18, 2009

Tom Lyons

Photos by Tom & Babs Lyons

A Sun and a grinning, winking moon. What the heck does that mean? As it turns out it was part of the only 4 point answer on the rally route. Drivers and naviga-tors were to look up a driveway at a certain address

and describe what they saw. You needed all 4 items to get the four points. Several folks got partial credit and a few got them all. At the end however no-body got all 34 points. The high score was achieved by Sue Reesen

and Chad Juby with 32 and they won Porsche jackets for their efforts. Way to go. (note to self, make the clues harder next year). Jerry and Linda Zack got sec-ond prize and scored the collared shirts. Rob and Mi-chelle Dean came in third and won Porsche T-shirts.

I want to thank our President, Jim Arendt, for show-ing up in Batavia at the start of the rally with a bag of prizes so we were able to give the driver and navigator the appropriate items.

The route that Babs laid out had quite a few “Porsche” roads in it. Rob Dean commented later that

he has used several on his breakfast runs. That ought to tell you the kind of roads we were on. I miscalcu-lated how long it would take us to drive the ~70 miles to Tony Frandina’s

house. There were several places where we were not even doing the speed limit. I forgot that when you are looking for answers to clues you have to go slower. I need to apologize for the three sections of roads that had been chip sealed recently. Honest, they weren’t like that when we laid the course out three weeks ago.

Oh well, back off the gas and get on with it. The entire trip, all 70 miles with the potty break in

Emery Park took us just under 2 ½ hours. We got to Tony and Diane’s at about 2:00.

Tony and Diane opened their home to us. What a place. It is a beautiful house on the cliff just above Lake Erie with a beautiful view of Buf-falo and Canada. Buffalo looks pretty good from that distance. I can kid about that as Babs and I are both originally from Buffalo. The food was terrific and included salads, hamburgers,

chicken, cookies, brownies, drinks. Eve-rything was there and everything was deli-cious.

Everyone had a great time includ-

ing those that meet at Tony’s for the picnic forgo-ing the rally. We got a lot of positive feedback on Babs’ rally route. I think we’ll be ready to do an-other Gimmick Rally next year.

Potty break at Emery Park

Tony and Diane’s home

Giving the answers to

Ready to start the Rally

1st prize, Sue Reenen and Chad Juby


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The cliff and beach access

Our hosts Tony & Diane

Enjoying the day and the picnic

Terrific food

2nd Prize, Jerry & Linda Zack

3rd Prize, Rob & Michelle Dean

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Gimmick Rally Route Those that made the rally had a great time. Babs out did herself selecting a route that would be fun for Porsches to drive on. She also did a terrific job picking fun clues. What we thought we’d do is share the route with those that were unable to go on July 18th. We are providing the route and the clues. If you elect to try it send me an e-mail and I’ll provide you the answers to the clues. As you know the high score was 32 out of a possible 34. Pretty good. You can try it and see if you can do better while enjoying a fun ride at the same time.

# What you need to do & clues. Driving Tips Your Answer

Event Mile-

age

Score (1 point for each right

answer)

1 Straight on Court Street

Zero odemeter/GPS at

light. 0

2 Left on Rt. 63, Ellicott St. 0.06

3 Right on Lehigh 1.12

CLUE: What's your clear-

ance

4 Bear left onto Creek St. 1.62

CLUE: Plan! Do!

_________________?

5 Stay left on Creek Street Not Old Creek Street 3.9

CLUE: I Love

_______________?

6 Right on Brookville Rd. 6

CLUE: Name on the big

red sign?

7 Cross Rt. 20 (Sandpit Rd.) 9.2

8 Straight on Sandpit Rd. 9.4

CLUE: What shape is the mailbox at #10889 Sand-

pit? What Name?

9 Right on Stroh Rd. 10.9

10 Left on Rt 98 11.65

CLUE: Name of the restur-

ant on left?

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Gimmick Rally Route 11 Stay on Rt. 98 through Attica 13.4

CLUE: _________PCA?

CLUE: What creek are we

crossing?

CLUE: Color of house at

Merle's Fresh Produce?

CLUE: Mailbox at 1871

Creek St. is _________?

CLUE: In the town of Shel-don is ______ ___________ Memorial

Park.

12 Right on Rt. 20A Look for the windmills 21.04

CLUE: Historical marker at mileage ~25 is for _____________

____________.

CLUE: What's on top of

Kelver Dairy Farms sign?

CLUE: The Town of Wales is a "Right to ________

Community".

CLUE: What is guarding the driveway at #13130 Rt.

20A?

CLUE: What is the date of the resturant near the top

of the hill?

13 Left on Hunters Creek Rd. 32.87

14 Right on Centerline Rd.

Turns into Blakely

Corners Rd. at RT 16 35.16

CLUE: Cross what creek?

15 Left on Underhill Rd. 39.88

16 Left on Emery Rd. 40.66

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Gimmick Rally Route

17 Right into Emery Park

Skinny road with no parking. Keep in line

for organized exit. 41.09

18 Stop for Potty Break

After break, follow park loop road back to

exit 41.18

19 Left on Emery Rd. 42.7

CLUE: What object sits

atop the gate at Tara Hill?

20 Right on Boies Rd. 44.1

21 Left on Blakely Corners Rd. 44.8

22 Left on Mill Rd. 45.35

CLUE: Which branch of

Cazenovia Creek?

23 Left on Rt. 240 47.15

24 Right on Behm Rd. 48.36

25 Left on Cole St. 50.22

26 Right on Gartman Rd. 50.25

CLUE: Driveway décor at

#7200 (Weber)?

27 Left on Rt. 277 51.72

CLUE: How many firetrucks does the Town

of Boston have?

28 Straight at light Zimmerman Rd. 54.09

29 Bear right on Mayer 54.8

30 Right on South Feddick Rd. 55.64

31 Bear left on North Boston Rd.

Nice view of Lake Erie

and Buffalo. 56.6

CLUE: Color of the house

at #3810?

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Gimmick Rally Route

CLUE: Describe decora-

tions on Zulawski's lawn.

32 Straight across Rt. 65 59.52

CLUE: Subject of next his-

torical marker?

33 Right on Eden Valley Rd. 60.39

34 Cross Rt. 62 to Bley Rd. 60.46

35 Right on Shadigee Rd. 61.95

CLUE: What is the name on

the green barn?

36

Straight/cross Rt 20, South West-

ern Blvd.

Becomes South Creek

Rd. 65.16

CLUE: At # 1692, look be-tween the light poist. What

do you see?

37 Straight across Rt. 5 67.05

38 Left on Old Lakeshore Rd.

Sorry, missed the mile-age on this one but it's

not far. ?

CLUE: What is the name of the Frank Lloyd Wright

House?

HAVE FUN !

Evolution of the 911

By Dean Lewellen reprinted from Going Places, official newsletter of the Ari-zona Region PCA

The Porsche 911 body shape is the visual icon of the sports car that has become permanently etched in our minds since its debut in September 1963 at the 41st Inter-national Automobile Show in Frankfurt am Main, Ger-many. Forty years of continuous product development and engineering refinement of the original configuration, defined in late 1961, have made the 911 immortal in the automobile world. This article covers the chronology of the car’s evolu-tion and gives some details about individual models/series introduced along the way. The references at the end of the article would provide the reader with much more specific and exacting detail on the 911’s history than can be con-densed into this space. All are excellent sources and great reads as well.

At the Frankfurt auto show, Porsche designated the new car as the Model 901. The development of the Model 901 continued until the car was shown again in October 1964 at the Paris Auto Salon where Porsche announced that deliv-eries of the first production cars were imminent. This got the attention of Peugeot, who, since 1929 had been giving its automobiles three digit designations with a zero in the middle and had an exclusive French trademark regis-tered. Peugeot complained, and, as a quick, backroom solution, Porsche changed the middle digit from a “0” to a “1”, and thus, the Porsche Model 911 was born. The rest of the story is history.

Before production started in November 1964, a total of thirteen 911 prototypes were built for display, testing and development. No two examples were alike. They under-went continuous modification and differed from the produc-tion cars in many details. Commonality that exists with today’s Model 996 is that they had a horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine mounted aft of the rear wheels, a 2+2 seating arrangement, and, a side profile that is unmistak-able down to the rear quarter windows.

The first production 911 was model year 1965. The engine was 1991 cc’s developing 130 HP @ 6100 rpm. This engine had a dry sump lubrication system and was fed fuel through six Solex carburetors. These cars had a fully synchromesh 5-speed transmission, torsion bar sus-pension and the trunk at the front of the car. External iden-tifying characteristics of the so-called “Series Zero” cars are gold-plated 911 script emblem on the rear deck lid, chrome plated bumper guards without rubber inserts, and optional rocker panel deco strips.

Model year 1966 marked the introduction of the Model 912 which utilized the four-cylinder engine of the Model 356SC.

1967 marked the introduction of Butzi Por-sche’s “Targa” open-air model, which is an iden-tifiable worldwide trademark Porsche name and was intended to recall Porsche racing suc-cesses in Sicily in the “Targa Florio” road race. An increase in engine power to 160 HP marked the introduction of the first “S” model in the lineup. The forged “Fuchs” aluminum alloy wheels were introduced in a width of 4 1/2 inches for the 911S.

The first emission rules of the United States became effective in 1968, which meant we did-n’t get a 911S with 160 HP, but instead, got a 911L with the 130 HP engine from earlier years. This was the first year of several to fol-low where the differences between Porsches exported to the USA and those sent to the rest of the world was dramatic. The “Sportomatic” semi-automatic transmission was introduced along with the 911T (Touring), which was pow-ered by a reduced output 110 HP en-gine. (ugh)!

1969 (B-Series) was a significant year for the 911. There were extensive body changes: longer wheelbase (2 inches), altered fenders and revised lighting. Also new were fuel in-jected engines to cope with US emission rules for the new Model 911E and reintroduced 911S. The S engine now produced 170 HP. The E and S engines were equipped with Bosch mechanical fuel injection systems. Other features such as twin batteries (one in each forward wheel well), a real glass rear window in the Targa, and 6-inch wide Fuchs wheels on the 911S were part of the lineup.


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1970 (C-Series) marked the end of the Model 912 and an increase in the 911’s engine displacement to 2195 cc’s (2.2 liters). 911S power was now 180 HP. The Model 914 was introduced to provide an entry level Porsche, but that’s another story.

The 911 was changed very little in 1971, and, in 1972, the displacement was increased to 2.4 liters producing 190 HP in the 911S. The shift pattern for the transmission was changed to what we are familiar with today with first gear forward and to the left instead of back and to the left. This new transmission was known as the type 915 and was de-signed to handle the power increases current and planned.

The 1973 911 (F-Series) marked aerodynamic improve-ments in a way of an air dam on the 911, and, the “duck tail” spoiler on the newly introduced 911 Carrera RS. The 911T received the K-Jetronic fuel injection system in mid-year. With the US Government imposed rules against tet-raethyl lead as an anti-knock additive for gasoline, the 2.4-liter engines of 1972 and 1973 were designed to run on regular grade fuels.

1974 (G-Series) was a year of extensive body changes, which were required to meet US bumper regulations for impact resistance and height from the ground. Gone from the lineup was the 911T and the K-Jetronic injection sys-tem was fitted to all engines, which saw another displace-ment increase to 2.7 liters. A single battery replaced the dual batteries in the front trunk. A “Plain Jane” 911 with a 150 HP engine and a 911S with a 175 HP engine com-pleted US choices. The 911 Carrera model with a 210 HP mechanical fuel-injected engine was available overseas. A Carrera trim 911 with the 175 HP engine was available in the US in small numbers.

1975-1976-1977 model years (H, J, K-Series) can be grouped together and represent the darker years for Por-sche in the US with a few exceptions. The ever demanding emission rules by the US and by then California’s unique requirements took its toll on the drivability, survivability and performance of the K-Jetronic injected engine. Power out-put of the 2.7-liter engine dropped to 157 HP for all states and 152 HP for Porsches delivered in California. Piled onto the engines were an air pump to dilute exhaust gas emis-sions and thermal reactors (read early catalytic converters) to burn excess oxygen in the exhaust. What really hap-pened was that the reactors cooked the sealant in the block seam and block/cylinder/head joints. You can imagine the rest.<

A Model 912E was introduced in 1976 for a single year to bridge the gap prior to the introduction of the Model 924 in 1977 and provide a means to use up left over 914-2.0 en-gines. A Carrera trim 911 with the 157/152 HP engines was available in small numbers (395) in the US in 1975 as well.

A bright note for this period was the introduc-tion of the Model 911 Turbo Carrera in 1975 in Europe and in 1976 in the US. This car was powered by a 3.0-liter engine equipped with an exhaust driven turbocharger that produced 260 HP! This Porsche had a top speed in excess of 155 mph and would provide a rush for the occu-pants in achieving 60 mph in less than 5.5 sec-onds.

The 1978 Porsche 911SC (L-Series) marked the emergence from the dark years of the mid-seventies. Engine displacement was increased to 3.0 liters producing 180 HP, while the Model 930 Turbo produced 265 HP in the US and 300 HP for the rest of the world (RoW). The SC’s were/are great looking Porsches with flared rear fenders of the European and US Carreras, op-tional air dams and rear spoilers, comfortable interiors with air conditioning, leather and with great drivability and handling characteris-tics. The 930 Turbo was billed as the fastest production automobile on the planet with a top speed of 260 km /h (156 mph).



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1979 and 1980 saw no changes for the 911SC except for the awful speedometers that were specified to meet US rules and showed 80 mph as the largest number on the dial. US imports of the 930 Turbo stopped at the end of the 1979 model year as the three-way catalytic converters and the turbo waste gate integration needed more develop-ment.

The 1981 through 1983 model years saw a power in-crease of the 3.0 liter 911SC engine to 204 HP and a rust perforation warranty of seven years on the body, which was a first in the industry. Other improvements included the departure from the troublesome rubber-centered clutch disc, plusher interior appointments and the return of a Cab-riolet model in 1983 after an eighteen-year hiatus. The 1983 911SC has the reputation of being one of the most bullet proof Porsches ever built.

The 1984 Carrera (E Program) was the leadoff model year for the series of Model 911 Carreras produced through the 1989 model run. These cars are very similar in their basic specifications with 3.2-liter engines, Digital Motor Electronics (DME), solid driving and handling characteris-tics and great creature comforts. They are often referred to as the last of the “Real 911’s”. The engine produced 207 HP in the 1984 car and was increased to 217 HP in 1987. Six and eight inch wide or seven and eight inch wide wheels were fitted depending upon model year and driver preference. A change to a hydraulic actuated clutch was made in 1987 together with the introduction of the G 50 manual transmission. The 911 Turbo was reintroduced to the US market in 1986 available as a Coupe, Targa or Cab-riolet model. Turbo power was rated at 282 HP./p>

In January of 1989, production began in a new body factory of the new Model 964, AWD Carrera 4 (K Pro-gram). This car was 70 per cent new, utilized the AWD technology of the Model 959 and Paris/Dakar Rally cars and was powered by a 3.6-liter, twin spark plug engine producing 250 HP. The remaining 911 bodies left in the old body factory were used to produce the 1989 Speedsters, which are coveted today in some circles.

The 1990 through 1994 Carrera 2’s and 4’s shared most components except the AWD machinery and computerized controls. These cars, including the engines were truly, one-world automobiles, as the requirements of the rest of the world, the European Common Market emergence, and the US rules reaching a plateau had given most manufac-turers a clear set of requirements to strive for in their de-signs. A one-world Turbo coupe was offered in 1991, still using the3.3-liter engine rated now at 320 HP. The Turbo’s engine was enlarged to 3.6 liters in 1993. Another “common” was that all Porsche engines were designed to operate on unleaded fuels, which reduced combustion de-

posits and extended spark plug life. The 4-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission was introduced as an option on the 1990 Carrera 2. The Carrera 2 and 4 coupes and Targas ceased production in July 1993. The Cabriolet and a few Speedsters continued until January 1994, as did the Turbo 3.6.

The Porsche Model 993, advertised as “The New 911” in its early days, began first deliveries in the US in the Spring of 1994 as a 1995 model. The car was an overnight success with waiting lists forming at many dealers. It was sensuous and sexy when compared to the smooth but drab Carrera 2/4 predeces-sors. Interestingly, the 993 used the same 3.6-liter engine rated at 270 HP for 1995 and then revised to 282 HP for 1996 and beyond by the variable length intake runner system. A G 50 six-speed, manual transmission or the Tiptronic automatic transmission was available. The sys-tems on the 993 are modern with power steer-ing (first on a 911), climate control air condition-ing/heating, power ABS brakes and traction control with ABD. These cars are now known as the “last of the air-cooled” Porsches. A twin-turbocharged 993 Model was introduced in 1996, reclaiming the title, “fastest production car on the planet.”

The latest step along the evolutionary path is the Porsche Model 996. As the car evolved, the latest step seems to be the greatest departure from the past. The 996 arrived in May of 1998 and left all air-cooled fanatics in the used car-shopping mode. The 3.4-liter engine is water-cooled, semi-dry sump lubricated, and the car is larger in length and width. The water-cooling allows room to incorporate a four-valve per cyl-inder head design and aids in overall engine noise reduction as well. Gone are the five indi-vidual gauges on the dashboard, the mechani-cal whine of the chains and cooling fan, the shoulder-to-shoulder intimacy of driver and pas-senger. It is difficult to detect the lineage with the past from inside the 996, but when you stand alongside, you can feel the visual and emotional connection to its heritage.

References:

Aichele, Tobias, Porsche 911 Forever Young, 1995

Haab, Mark S., The 1974-1989 911 Porsche, Authenticity Series, 1995

Ludvigsen, Karl, Porsche Excellence Was Ex-pected, 1977


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HPDE Insurance Program

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HPDE INSURANCE PROGRAM’S POLICIES ACTUALLY PROTECT YOU WHERE YOU NEED IT MOST: THE TRACK.

The Niagara Region PCA DE program has been approved by Lockton Affinity Insurance Program for automobile physical damage coverage. As any High-Performance Driver’s Education enthusiast knows, finding the single-event coverage you need to protect yourself dur-ing events is almost impossible. Over the past 5 years many auto insurers have changed their policies to exclude coverage for claims "occurring on a surface used for racing", "at a high-performance driving event", or "use of an auto at a racetrack". HPDE Insurance Program is pleased to offer single-event insurance without these exclusions, meaning our policy protects you where you really need it – on the track. And you can get it FAST – our easy online system lets you get a premium indication instantly and you can even purchase your insurance policy electronically. It’s insurance at your fingertips. Note: This insurance policy provides physical damage coverage for your automobile while you are participating in a High-Performance Driver Education event. This physical damage coverage will begin when you enter the grounds of a race course and end when you leave the race course premises. Liability coverage is not included in this policy. Participants that have more than one (1) claim with the HPDE Insurance Program in a 3-year period are not eligible for this cover-age. For information on this program, go to www.PCAHPDEins.LocktonAffinity.com.

Jim Arendt

Whether photography is your passion, your hobby, or just an occasional pastime, we invite you to participate in our Niagara PCA photo contest, celebrating the beauty, excitement, and unique character of the Porsche automotive marque. There will be prizes for the top three photos. Winning photos and runner-ups will be displayed on the Niagara PCA club’s website, and possibly published in a 2010 Niagara PCA monthly calendar! Both amateur and professional photographers are wel-come to participate. Photos must be submitted in digital format; see contest rules for details.

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

Photo Eligibility To enter, you must be a current Niagara PCA member. All pho-tos must be taken within the last three years. The photo subject must be relevant to the Porsche marque, and include a Porsche vehicle or part thereof.

Photo Format Entries must be digital images.

Photographer/Copyright Entries must be submitted by the original photographer. Do not submit a photo taken by someone other than yourself. You must be the sole owner of the copyright of any image submitted. Your submission of the photo is your guarantee that you are the author and copyright holder of the photo.

Number of Entries An individual may submit up to three (3) photos.

Photo Subject Restrictions Photos must be appropriate for posting on a public website and for creating a Club calendar. Obscene, provocative or otherwise questionable content will not be considered. Niagara PCA re-tains sole discretion as to what constitutes inappropriate content. Photos containing recognizable people are not eligible.

Ownership/Use Rights Photographers retain the copyright to their photographs. By en-tering the contest, photographers agree to have their submitted photograph displayed on the Niagara PCA website without any fee or other form of compensation, and agree that Niagara PCA may display winning photos in a "past winners" photo gallery, and may make and retain copies of the photograph for archival purposes. Photographers also agree to allow Niagara PCA to publish their photo on a Club calendar which may be sold to Club members. Photos will be credited to the photographer who sub-mitted the entry. By participating in this contest, photographers agree to these terms and conditions.

How to Enter Digital photos must be submitted by email to [email protected]. Each entry must be accom-panied by the name of the photographer. Entries must be received between October 1 and October 15, 2009.

Judging Entries will be judged on the basis of creativity, photographic quality, and effectiveness in conveying the beauty, excitement, and/or unique character of the Porsche marque. A panel will judge the entries and all contest decisions are final. Entries that fail to comply with the Official Contest Rules will be dis-qualified.

Winners Judges will select the winning photos. Winning photographs, along with the photographer's name, will be displayed on the Niagara PCA website and may be published in a Club’s 2010 monthly calen-dar. No financial compensation is provided to win-ners.


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Submitting Digital Images

Digital images should be submitted by email to [email protected] between October 1 and October 15, 2009. Images should be formatted to 300 ppi, recommended image size is 1665 x 1325 pixels. Panoramic and vertical photos are not eligible. Images must be submitted in JPEG (at high quality) format. Images must be in natural color. Black and white, sepia tone, and duotone images are not eligible. Digital images will not be returned.

Image Modifications: Minor digital enhancement is permitted, but images that have been significantly modified or appear unnatural will be disquali-fied.

Not Permitted:

• No borders or frames may be added to images.

• No watermarks, signatures, or copyright notices may be

added to images. All winning images will be displayed with the photographer's name.

• Adding or replacing elements in an image is not permitted. Artistic filters are not permitted. Permitted Modifications:

• Images may be cropped and rotated as necessary as long as

the rectangular format is maintained and the size is within the specifications above.

• Images may be resized as long as the aspect ratio is main-

tained.

• Red-eye removal and spot editing.

• One-step enhancement (such as "AutoFix", "QuickFix",

"Auto Levels", etc.)

• Use of filters to sharpen, soften, blur, despeckle, or remove

noise.

• Use of corrective functions to improve the natural appearance of the image, such as levels, contrast, brightness, curves, inten-sity, tone, hue, saturation, lightness, value, color balance, and tint.

Additional Terms and Conditions

Niagara PCA is not responsible for computer system, hardware, software, or program malfunctions or other errors, failures, or delayed computer transactions or network connections that are human or technical in nature. Furthermore, Niagara PCA is not responsible for: (i) lost, misdirected, misplaced, illegible, unintel-ligible, incomplete, or late entries or (ii) any act, failure to act, or delay regarding the transmitting or processing of entries. Niag-ara PCA reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or

suspend all or any portion of this contest without notice if factors beyond Niagara PCA’s control, including technical difficulties, disrupt or corrupt the fair or secure administration or operation of the con-test. Niagara PCA is entitled to interpret these rules as needed and its decisions are final. Niagara PCA reserves the right to disqualify any entrant that Niag-ara PCA has reason to believe is not the original work of entrant, or does not otherwise meet the con-test rules. If a winner is disqualified or determined to be ineligible, an alternate winner will be selected using the same judging process/criteria described above. Alternate winners are subject to all require-ments set forth in these Official Rules. By participating in the contest, you agree to re-lease and hold harmless Niagara PCA and its officers and members from any and all damages, injuries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind re-sulting from your participation in this contest, in-cluding infringement of intellectual property rights. Niagara PCA and its officers and members assume no responsibility or liability for any damages, inju-ries, claims, causes of actions, or losses of any kind arising in whole or in part from this contest.

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REGISTRATION FORM Niagara Region PCA

NAME ________________________________________________ ADDRESS ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ EMAIL ________________________________________________ PHONE (day) ___________________(evening)____ ______________ PCA REGION (if applicable) ___________________________________

# OF TICKETS ________ X $70 = ____________ (total enclosed)

Registration ends August 31, 2009. Tickets and wristbands will be mailed to you approximately 3 weeks prior to the event.

(Please note that tickets are not refundable, but are transferable.)

Mail check payable to NIAGARA REGION PCA to:

JIM ARENDT

780 WASHINGTON ST. SPENCERPORT, NY 14559

(Please print this page and mail with your check.)

Registration form and payment must be received by August 31, 2009.

Hospitality Package --- Vintage Grand Prix at Watkins Glen September 11-13, 2009

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Niagara Region Porsche Club of America

2009 Driver’s Education at Watkins Glen International

Fall Event: October 12th & 13th

2 full days of track time each event

Qualified instructors for all run groups

Additional classroom training

$325 registration fee

Go to www.niagarapca.org to register on line!

Registration opens July 20th for the October event.

$325 Registration fee for primary driver each event $200 Registration fee for second driver of same car (note: second driver must be in a different run group than the primary

driver) Instructors drive free Early registration is suggested

Car technical inspection MUST be done prior to the event (tech forms available on www.niagarapca.org)

Snell 2000 or higher helmet required

Roll bars required in Cabriolets

All makes of cars welcome (no SUV’s)

Porsche

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Picture Page

Porsche & Mountain Laurel On the track at DE

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It’s almost time for our summer picnic.

Help Bill find his way to Ellicottville

So, if you gonna dream, dream big.

Bill Schicker found a seat in a GT.

Look at that smile. Jane must have had to pry him out of there with a crow bar.

N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E N I A G A R A R E G I O N P O R S C H E

C L U B O F A M E R I C A

Drive it like you stole it !!

www.niagarapca.org

Please support the businesses that

support us:

• John Holtz Porsche

• Autoplace Porsche

• Eksten Autoworks

• Hawthorne’s

• Rose Garden

• Seneca Lodge

• T-Shirt Express

• Towne Mini

• Eyesite Opticians

• Niagara Hobby

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