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Porsche Club of AmericaGolden Gate Region

March, 2008 - Vol 48, Number 3

In This Issue

President's Message

Letter from the Editor

Competition Corner

Jan. Membership

Board of Directors

DE & TT #1

2008 DE Schedule

The Power Chef

40 Years Ago in the Nugget

GGR Tech Bulletin

Showroom Stock Classes

2008 Parade Registration

New PCNA President

New 911 GT3 RSR

Porsche Boot Camp

New Cayenne GTS

Crab 34

Zone 7 Autocrosses

Topless Concours

Yosemite Region Concours

Quick Links

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Pawlina Paraskova CGExecutive Editor of The Nugget

President's Message

--by Bill Dally, GGR President

Bill has been buried at work this month. He'll be back next month. --Ed.

Letter from the Editor

--by John Celona, Nugget Editor

Calling for a GGR Historian!

Yes, that's right, we're looking for a GGR Historian. Believe it or not, I'm notmaking this position up. It's actually defined in GGR's so-called "Red Book,"which is the repository of all sorts of procedures, definitions, and records forthe club. The name must go back to some obscure connection with ChairmanMao's enthusiasm for Porsches, but that's another matter.

Anyway, the historian would be taking on just one task: creating an electronicarchive of back issues of The Nugget. Much of that would be just assembling existing PDFversions of The Nugget, but it would involve some scanning when only paper versions areavailable. Probably, amongst all the club members and what's in the GGR storage area, acomplete collection is available. And the webmaster opines that, depending on how large thearchive is, some significant portion of it could be made available to all members on the web site.

If you're interested in taking this on, please click on my photo to send me an email. It would bea lot of fun, and financial support from the club is available (for scanning costs, for example).

As always, thanks for reading.

John

Competition Corner

--by Dan Thompson, Competition Director

Now we are into the competitive season in Time Trial, with a wonderful twodays of lite fog in the mornings and warm sun in the afternoons at InfineonRaceway. And yes, we actually got timed runs in. We now have track recordsfor Infineon, after 4 tries. Unfortunately this may be our last trip back toInfineon for awhile. We had a less than stellar turn out, and without enoughfolks to run the track, the fees may become prohibitive for future forays there.If you didn't run Infineon, you missed a great weekend of weather and tracktime.

For our remaining DE/TT events for 2008, any Porsche may attend the DE portion of theweekend using stock 3 point belts with stock seats. If you plan on attending one of our eventsyou need to make sure your stock belts and seats are in good working order. If you have anolder car we strongly suggest you replace your belts with new ones. UV degradation happens ina very short time, and your belts are your first line of safety on the track. Instructors have thelast say as to whether they will instruct in your car if your seats or belts are suspect, so err onthe side of safety.

On to the Autocross series. Our first event will be March 15 at Alameda Point. We will now beusing one of the actual Navy base runways. #725 if you want to do a search on Google Earth.We have about 3,000 feet of length but only about 200 feet of width. This will lead to someinteresting course designs. But I am sure with the talented course designers we have in GGR,we will be able to utilize the new venue to it's fullest after our first visit.

And later this year we will be having a 914 Shoot Out, it will be a two-day event run inconjunction with the Zone7 AXs scheduled for Marina Airport on August 2 and 3. We areplanning on some special things for the 914s that come and run either one or both days. Planon being there. More information on that event to come as our plans come together. You canpreregister for the 914 Shoot Out on www.motorsportreg.com

OK, the weather is improving so you have no more excuses. Get the Porsche out of the garageand join us at one of our many driving events this season. Hope to see you out there.

Dan

January Membership Report

-by Jeff Kost, Membership Director

Total Members: 2531Primary: 1480Affiliate: 1050Life: 1

New Members: 25Transfers In: 13Transfers Out: 7

New Members

Maribel Amodo-Chiu Daly City Craig Backer San Francisco 1982 911Tammy Bailey Campbell Jerry Buysse Los Altos 2008 911 SRob Chiang Santa Clara 2008 CayenneMichael Chiu Daly City 2007 Cayman SJim Cismowski Pleasant Hill Robert Deforest Fremont 1985 911

Bill & David Ellsworth Oxnard 2000 Boxster SMichael Fox Los Altos 2008 CayenneSonia Gomez-Rexelius San Francisco David & Sayuri Grieshaber South San Francisco 2007 Cayman SDereck Horn Palo Alto 1973 914Sidney Huey Fremont 2002 996Kai Klassen San Francisco Joe Lee Castro Valley 1968 912Ron Lewis Hayward 2003 911-966George Liu Hillsborough Jeff Long Fremont Robert Maranda Palo Alto 1996 911C2Stephanie Minorgan Palo Alto Pere & Juan Obrador Mountain View 2008 CarreraWayne Okubo Cupertino 1996 993Timothy Place Brisbane 4066 1990 928 S4Kevin Platshon Menlo Park 1985 911Linda Preston San Carlos 1996 911Peter Rexelius San Francisco 2003 996 C2Tracy Seigart San Jose Evan Shahin San Jose 2006 Cayman SDouglas Sharpe San Jose 2007 911 TurboPhilip Slattery Palo Alto Laura Swan Hayward James Syar San Francisco 1975 911 SClifford Veltenaar San Jose 1972 911EStephen Wolking Concord 1979 930Jeanne Wu Hillsborough 2005 Cayenne

Anniversaries

25 Years

Snookie Arolla Santa Clara

20 Years

Jeanette Ramies Portola Valley Hp Wilms Mill Valley 1990 964

15 Years

Michael Cullinan Hollister 1980 911Patricia Kindred Morgan Hill Kevin Morrissey San Francisco 1996 993John Sherck Los Gatos 1969 911

10 Years

Jesse Avilla Union City 1996 993 C4SEelco & Carol Bergman Sunnyvale 1970 911sJames Paugh Belmont 1974 911

Moe Reitman San Francisco 1998 911Patricia Thompson Morris Plains Gail Wakeman Burlingame

5 Years

Kevin Clark San Francisco Sondra Cooper San Rafael Elizabeth Culp San Carlos P Fuentebella South San Francisco 2003 BoxsterLisa Goodins Issaquah Kristina Hansen San Carlos Christi Hilton Pleasanton John Jefferies Santa Cruz 1976 911Larry Kepic Pacifica Bohumil Kypta Belmont 1983 911SCHenry Lee San Francisco Jennifer Locanthi Beaverton Susan Madson San Francisco Robin Minor Tiburon Selva Naidu San Jose 2003 BoxsterLeonard Stanton Alameda 1983 911 SCVolker Weber Hamburg 1961 356 BT5John Yovino Union City 2002 986 Cabrio

Board of Directors

--by John Celona, GGR Secretary

GGR Board Meeting MinutesFebruary 13, 2008

Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. at the house of the president, BillDally. Present were Bill Dally, Dan Thompson, Larry Sharp, Matt Switzer, MarkPowell, Paul Larson, Andrew Forrest, John Celona, Bill Benz, Larry Adams,Bob Murillo, and Claude Leglise. Jeff Kost was absent.

Call for agenda changes: noneCall for calendar changes: none

Minutes of the January meeting were approved.

Postmortem of events

1/13/08 Awards Brunch1/18/08 Harry's Social1/19 Zone 7 Presidents Meeting and Awards Dinner: National PCA Vice-president waspresent. His major concern was liability. He emphasized that PCA cannot sponsor acarting event because it's not covered by insurance.1/26 GGR Ground School2/2 Boxster Brunch 10am at Alice's Restaurant2/2 Tech inspection S Car Go2/2 Tech Inspection David Loop2/9 Tech Inspection Carlsen

Directors' Reports

President: nothing to report

Vice-President:

Upcoming event status report:

2/22 Friday Night Social3/15 Auto X #1 Alameda

Certificates are ordered for the following events:

DE/TT # 1 Infineon3/15 Auto X #1 Alameda

Treasurer: The treasurer presented a report recapping income and expenses for the year todate. Income was from time trial registrations and the end-of-year banquet. Expense items werea donation to Child Advocates Charity, renewal on the GGR storage area, banquet expenses,and books for ground school. The total bank balance is down from $128k to 118k. The bankaccount will soon be down another $30k due to time trial expenses in advance of the actualevents.

Secretary: visited the GGR storage area. It's costing the club $1300 per year for that, and isfilled with a lot of items the club doesn't need to keep (a box of paper bags, an old time trialbanner, etc.) After discussion, two action items emerged:

1. Solicit to fill the position of club historian (presently unfilled) with the goal of creating anelectronic archive of back issues of the Nugget to hold onto instead of the paper copies.

2. Organize a trip down to the storage area to clean it out and sort items into "keep" and"don't keep" piles. Hopefully, the "keep" pile won't require a storage area, or can bestored in a much smaller and less expensive storage area.

Social: a number of suggestions have been made for upcoming events, but nothing has beenplanned yet.

Membership: not present

Competition:

Signups for the first time trial at Infineon are significantly below the budgeted number andit presently looks like the event may lose money.The autocrosses at Marina (GGR and LPR on consecutive days) will include an event-within-an-event: a 914 shootout. The purpose is to get some of the many 914 club peopleto the events, and maybe even induce them to attend some other autocrosses or timetrials.Research on the specifications for a new timing system for autocross is continuing. Thesystem needs to be specified for all components (software, computer, wireless sensors,bar code reader, etc.) and we need to make sure all components are compatible.Alameda will be a challenge to lay out courses because the runway area is 200 feet wide,although 4000 feet long. This doesn't leave a lot of lateral space of laying out a coursewith cars going down and coming back.An agenda item for the next meeting is to find out the status of SCCA's efforts to obtainlong-term access to an autocross venue.

Webmaster: no problema. Everything's fine.

Topics for discussion

Proposal 1. Run 3 timed laps instead of two.This is an attempt to increase TT participation. The amount of extra time needed is manageable.

Implementing this will be up to the TT chair. Proposal 2. Allow DE cars a "taste of TT" by allowing them to run 2-3 laps in the TT formatafter all official timing has ceased. Participant self-timing may be allowed.

This is an attempt to increase TT participation. The amount of extra time needed is manageableand participation can be limited. There will be no timing whatsoever so this is essentially a DErun session with the cars spaced out and allowed 2-3 laps.

The grid for this can be managed informally. There may be participant qualifications, e.g., theymust be certificated, not new to track. This would be moot if PCA National updates there TTminimum standards. In the meanwhile, we can try to hook a few more TT participants and notrun afoul of the rules.

This proposal will be discussed further.

Proposal 3: the showroom stock classes are being added for autocross. This has already beenapproved. This will provide separate classes for cars which are as-delivered, starting with 1990and newer 911's, all Boxsters, all Caymans, and all Cayennes. The points system will becontinued for older and for modified Porsches.

4. Sponsorship Status: the banner will be at the first event. T-shirts will be at the secondevent. Recognition and thanks goes to Mac Cranford, who took on the job of following up with allthe prospective sponsors and getting sponsorship commitments.

5. SVR Hard Copy Stats. SVR allows members to receive a printed copy of their newsletter foran additional cost of $20 per year. 65 out of about 600 members signed up for this. There wasdiscussion that this doesn't make sense for GGR because of the considerable additional timerequired to create a printed version, because the club is so much larger, and because theNugget has been extensively redesigned to take advantage of its electronic format.

6. Board email address and GGR Announce. The former system for sending an email to theGGR board alias and for sending out announcements to a "GGR Announce" list went away withthe old web site. We need to figure out a way to recreate this capability. Paul, Andrew, andClaude will work these issues.

7. Discussion of safety rules for DE and TT events.

a. Matching seats. This issue has been sorted out with the help of Larry Sharp.

b. DE belts. The present rules read that only cars with airbags can participate in DE with stock,three-point belts. The proposal is to conform to PCA rules which state any stock car canparticipate in DE. Under the present rules, all safety equipment is subject to tech inspection uponarrival at the track, and instructors have discretion to refuse to instruct in cars with safetyequipment that is not in acceptable condition. The consensus was to ensure that safetyequipment is closely examined in tech inspection, and that instructors are reminded of their rightsand responsibilities. Motion was made and passed to conform to PCA minimum standards for DEwith 6 in favor, 1 opposed.

c. TT belts. Larry Sharp reported that PCA National is adopting the same minimum standards fortime trials as for drivers' education. The motion was made to (1) allow cars (a) with front andside air bags and (b) less than 250 modification points to participate with stock seat belts, or (2)to conform to PCA National standards if they are more strict. Past President Claude Leglise asksthat the minutes reflect his opposition to the motion. The votes were 3 in favor, 3 against (1absent), so the motion did not pass.

A motion was made that, upon adoption of PCA National standards (which are expected to beless strict), that the club adopt this proposal (which is more strict than the rules proposed atNational). By consensus, this motion was tabled pending the actual adoption by PCA National.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 9 p.m. The next meeting will be on Wednesday, March 19 at 7p.m. at the home of the President, Bill Dally. Please contact the President, Bill Dally, atggrpresident@gmail.com to add items to the agenda.

Drivers' Ed & Time Trial #1 at Infineon Raceway

--by Andrew Forrest, Drivers' Ed & Time Trial Chair

Infineon DE-TT #1 Review/The 2008 Series Theme/Some Exciting Newsabout TT Eligibility

The 2008 Driver's Education and Time Trial season got off to a great start atInfineon Raceway mid-February with nary a drop of rain and quite a fewsmiles to go around. Approximately half the participants elected to participatein the timed runs and some very good results were obtained. Thosecompetitors who couldn't join us at this past event should be aware -- yournemeses have got a head start on points accumulation in the Time TrialSeries!

David Loop, our newest GGR Instructor, leads Scott Reynolds in the essesphoto by David Wong, Avatar Numedia

Mike McDonald ceding to Marc Blatt, Glynn Dennis Sr., Tom Thomas, and Antoun Nabhan

This year's series theme is a pun on a popular Sci-Fi Comedy Movie from the 80s: "Track to theFuture". It represents our continued emphasis on growing our series by concentrating on theroots of what has made it great in the past while recognizing the shift in our members' carstowards more modern examples. Our Driver's Education and Time Trial team has spent severalyears evolving our program to accommodate the many of you out there with Boxsters, 996s,997s and now Caymans (not to mention GT-3s) all the while ensuring that core features of ourseries, such as our talented and experienced instructor corps continue to shine.

Beautiful weather...

Exciting news: is your car not eligible for Time Trial? It may be soon... Many of you are no doubtfamiliar with the Driver's Education Minimum Standards that our national club has put forth --they form the basis of every PCA region's DE program. Some time during this year, it isanticipated that PCA National will be adopting a set of Minimum Standards for Time Trial whichwill resemble the DE standards closely with respect to car preparation requirements. The GGRBoard of Directors has approved in principle, expanding the eligibility for Time Trial to newercars (multiple-airbag) that are not overly modified (fewer than 250 modification points) oncethese national TT standards are officially adopted. This means owners of largely stock cars suchas 1999 (or newer) Boxsters will be eligible to participate in the Time Trial competition withoutinstalling multi-point harnesses and the corresponding appropriate seats. This developmentcould even happen before our next event!

...and plenty of track time!The lone silver car in the foreground ascending the hill to Turn 2 is Andrew Jones. In the fardistance in that same photo, entering Turn 6 are Tom Thomas, Thilo Koslowski, and Jeff Kost.photo by Claude Leglise

Our next track event is this April 18 - 20 at Thunderhill Park Raceway near Willows, CA. Youmay attend Friday, the weekend, or all three days. Spring is a beautiful time of year to spend atThunderhill, we hope you'll be able to join us. Watch the web site for registration information.

Andrew Forrest, GGRTTChair@gmail.com2008 GGR DE/TT Chair650 387 4019

In the paddock at Infineon Raceway, Proud parents Ross and Paulette Johnson beam overson Kole as he demonstrates his apex-cone-seeking leftward glance, suitable for use atturn two at Thunderhill (CCW). Note also his adherence to proper GGR procedure asevidenced by the prominently visible annual tech sticker on his vehicle.

photo by 25-year GGR member Sergio Meza

2008 Drivers' Ed & Time Trial Schedule

Sat Mar 29, '08 Ground School Round Table Pizza, Concord

Apr 18-20, '08 Driver's Ed & Time Trial #2 Thunderhill

Sat May 3, '08 Ground School Round Table Pizza, Concord

May 24-25, '08 Driver's Ed & Time Trial #3 Buttonwillow

Sat Jul 26, '08 Ground School Round Table Pizza, Concord

Aug 16-17, '08 Driver's Ed & Time Trial #4 Thunderhill

Sat Aug 30, '08 Ground School Round Table Pizza, Concord

Sep 20-21, '08 Driver's Ed & Time Trial #5 Thunderhill

The Power Chef

Kitty Culinary Tips

--by John Celona, The Power Chef

If you're a cat owner, you know all too well that the legendaryfinicky-ness of Morris The Cat is not just the creation of deludedcopy writers. Unlike dogs, who seem to consume most anything thatfalls near them, cats indeed can be very picky about what they eat.

The Executive Editor of The Nugget, Ms. Pawlina Paraskova CG(a.k.a. The Intrepid Miss Kitty) is certainly among them. She hassniffed and walked past a wide assortment of items. Most dry catfood is a big no, but she does like Purina salmon flavor with brown

rice (not that I can fault her for going for the whole grains!)

Likewise with wet cat food. Friskies Salmon Dinner is a big winner and she'll tolerate some ofthe other fish flavors, but Mixed Grill is a big loser. Chunk light tuna (the human variety) is also afavorite, but not the solid white (I guess it's not fishy enough!). And, suprisingly enough, Tiki Catis a real hit-or-miss--despite costing twice what a can of tuna costs!

Then there's Miss Kitty's all-time favorite: raw chicken liver. She goes crazy just at the smell ofit. I suppose it must remind her of some of the better birds she's eaten in our yard. I have tomake sure she's not around when I'm washing fresh chickens or she'll be yowling at my feet untilshe's gotten some. (Yes, she would also be quite happy to down any of the other parts of thechicken, too!).

Of course, we could simply throw in the towel and feed her just tuna and raw chicken parts, but--her sterling carnivore credentials notwithstanding--I worry that the hundreds of people who'vedevoted their lives to developing cat foods may have actually put some other things in there thatare good for her.

Accordingly, in the interests of domestic tranquility, I've developed a recipe for Kitty Kasserolewhich seems a reasonable compromise between nutrition and utter indulgence. See if your catagrees! (Note: dogs will likely inhale it also.)

Following the recipe is another tip for easily administering pills when your cat needs them.

Kitty Kasserole

The Gist

Mix a little wet cat food (preferably a fish flavor) with some chunk light tuna and juice. Top withsome dry kitty treats. Microwave briefly to heat.

Ingredients

2 Tb. wet cat food (preferably a fish flavor)2 Tb. chunk light tuna in water with juice2 tsp. dry kitty treatsa small, tasteful, ceramic bowl for serving

Method

Lightly mix together the wet cat food and chunk light tuna. Don't overmix so there are still nicechunks of tuna visible, and make sure you use the juice from the can (our cat thinks that's thebest part!). Top with the dry kitty treat and microwave just enough to warm slightly, about 10-15seconds at most. Serve immediately and be careful not to step on your cat while he or she islunging for it.

Notes

After many trials, we've settled on Friskies Salmon Dinner for the wet cat food, but do go withwhatever is your cat will consistently eat. Then you can buy in bulk to save money. I get SalmonDinner by the case at Petco for about 30¢ a can. Likewise, chunk light tuna in water goes forabout 60¢ a can at Costco. (Avoid the oil-packed variety for both you and your cat--it has waytoo much fat!).

There are lots varieties of dry kitty treats out there to go on top. Don't mix these in so they keepa nice contrasting crunchy texture with the wet food. My dear sister-in-law Sheri kindly buys usloads of Kitty Mousse Salmon treats--so much that I really don't know what they cost!

Kitty Pill Administration

Unfortunately, a fact of life with letting your kitty out in nice weather is he or she may get into afight. Cats are highly territorial and, if another cat intrudes on your cat's domain, a scuffle mayensue (as recently happened with our cat--at our back door!). The problem is that sharp catclaws and teeth make tiny but deep puncture wounds which seal over quickly and are difficulteven to locate, but which often become infected.

If a wound becomes infected, an abcess can form which will require draining by your vet (notfun). However, if antibiotics are commenced with 24 hour of a probable or possible fight wound,they will usually stop any infection from spreading.

The usual method of administering a pill to a kitty is to forcibly place it far enough in the back ofher mouth that she swallows it rather than spitting it out. Having already had rather enough withthe sharpness of our cat's teeth and the shortness of her temper, I came up with the followingmethod to make it easy on all of us. She actually likes it so much she has no idea she's taking apill!

Ingredients

2-3 small chunks of raw chicken liverthe pill

Method

Use a paring knife to cut 2 or 3 small chunks of liver (about half the size of a sugar cube). Inone of the pieces, make a slit with the knife and insert the pill into the slit. Cat pills are smallenough that you should be able to insert the pill entirely into the piece of liver.

Give to your cat immediately as the liquid of the liver will start to dissolve the pill.

Notes

Our cat readily consumes a much greater quantity of liver than this, but using only 2 or 3 chunksenures she wolfs them down before realizing there may be something there other than liver(antibiotics tend to be very bitter). Then she usually licks the bowl afterwards, so there's no worrythat she didn't get all of it.

Bon appetit,The Power Chef

40 Years Ago in The Nugget: March 1968

--by Jim Bauman, Notorious ex-editor of The Nugget (presently at large)

Well, last month's cover featured a snowbound 356 Cabriolet in the snow at Yosemite. In March,the editors continued to feature Yosemite on the cover with another picture from the 1967 Tour(the very first!) - with Yosemite Falls in the background.

Ah, here is a short note clarifying the policy regarding membership applications. It stated "It shallbe the policy of the Golden Gate Region of the Porsche Club of America that membershipapplications will be distributed only by the Membership Director. The Membership Director shalldistribute the applications only at P.C.A. events (preferably dinner meetings.)" Wow... toughcrowd!

Dwight Mitchell passed on a tech tip for lowering a Porsche or VW engine in order to remove itfrom the car. Jack up the car as far as possible, slip a BIG block of ice under the engine, lowerthe car til the engine rests on the ice, remove the bolts securing the engine.... As the ice melts,the engine is lowered slowly to the ground. No mention on how to reverse the process.

Back to Yosemite... a two page ad beckons members to attend the 2nd annual Yosemite Tour.Hold on... $35 per couple? Oh, that includes a deluxe room at the lodge, gourmet dining anddancing at the Ahwahnee Hotel, all taxes and tips. At first glance it did seem a little pricey...

GGR's geography back then was wide reaching. New members from San Jose, San Francisco,Inverness, and Walnut Creek were welcomed into the club.

The classifieds featured this:

1961 S-90 REUTTER CABRIOLET, Nassau Blue. John Williamson's 1967 Class"E" autocross champion. 4000 miles on new engine. 0.020 overborebalanced, chrome velocity stacks; BAEA gears; Koni shocks; 6 _ chromeshells with knock offs; 5.00 - 9.20 - 15 Blue Streak tires; front andrear sway bars; extractor and chrome stinger. Full white tonneau cover;chrome headlight stone guards. All new trim. Speedster seats;competition seat belts; cocoa mats front and rear; new interior paintand upholstery; leather steering wheel cover; AM/FM/SW Blaupunkt radiowith dual speakers; custom nerf bars and/or bumpers; 3rd in concours at1967 Sports Car Olympics. Ready to win Class "E" again in '68. Photoavailable on request. -- $3295. Contact JOHN WILLIAMSON.

OK, here's a challenge. Is this car still in the Bay Area? Let me know.. I'll photograph it andinclude it in the next Nugget!

GGR Technical Bulletin

GGR TECH BULLETIN 2008-1

SUMMARY: Non-airbag cars may participate in GGR's Driver's Education (DE) events withoutinstalling multi-point safety harnesses.

AFFECTS: Driver's Education participants with non-airbag cars (meaning street cars that weredelivered without airbags such as 914s, 911 SCs, 911 Carreras (84-89), etc.).

DETAILS: GGR adopted a new rule for 2008 that required non-airbag cars (as defined above) toemploy multi-point harnesses in order to participate in Driver's Education events. This new rulehas been canceled, restoring the preparation requirements for non-airbag cars participating inDEs to the level present in 2007. This change does not affect car preparation requirements forTime Trial participation. This change does not override PCA National's requirement that multi-point harnesses be accompanied by appropriate seats. With this change, GGR is still incompliance with PCA National's Minimum DE Guidelines and is now in agreement with therequirements of other local PCA regions.

Members are reminded that safety gear should be in good working condition, is subject to techinspection to ensure that is the case and that instructors have the right to refuse to ride in anycar if they feel it would be unsafe.

If you have been affected by this change the DE/TT Chairman would like to know about it. Please contact the chair at GGRTTChair@gmail.com to let him know.

Prepared by Andrew Forrest, 2008 GGR Driver's Education/Time Trial Chairmanon behalf of Dan Thompson, 2008 GGR Competition Director

Showroom Stock Classes Added to Autocross

--by Larry Adams, Zone 7 Autocross Chair

The Showroom Stock autocross category instituted in 2007 for Zone eventshas been added to the Golden Gate Region rules for 2008. This class willallow owners of newer un-modified Porsches to compete against similar modeland year cars. The points rules continue for older and for modified Porsches.The following is an outline of Showroom Stock specifications and classes.

Showroom Stock Specifications

OEM wheels and OEM tire sizes must be as originally specified. Tires must have a wear ratingof at least 140. Cars must run with spare tire, jack, tools, owner's manual, etc. in place. Noaftermarket equipment that could be reasonably perceived as performance enhancing ispermitted.

Showroom Stock ClassesS.1: All 968S.2: 911 C2 (964: 1990-1994), C4 (964: 1989-1994) RS America (1993-1994)S.3: Boxster (986: 1997-2004)S.4: Boxster S (986: 2000-2004)S.5: Boxster (987: 2005-on), Cayman (2006-on)S.6: Boxster S (987: 2005-on), Cayman S (2006-on)S.7: 911 Carrera (993: 1995-1998). All except TurboS.8: 911 Carrera (996: 1999-2005). All except Turbo, GT2, GT3S.9: 911 Carrera (997: 2005-on). All except Turbo, GT2, GT3S.10: 911 Turbo (965/993/996/997: 1991-on). All except GT2S.11: All Cayenne S.12: GT2, GT3, Carrera GT, all

Complete classification information will be available on the GGR website at www.pca-ggr.org/

and at registration at each autocross.

2008 Porsche Parade Registration

Hello and Greetings from Charlotte!

We, the Parade 2008 Team, would like to thank you for your continued interest in PorscheParade 2008. As you have probably read in this months' PANORAMA we have a very excitingline-up of events in store for you here in the 'Queen City'.

At this time we would like to introduce the official Porsche Parade 2008 Website. It is now 'LIVE'and available for viewing at www.paradecharlotte.org. Please feel free to explore the site andsee what we have planned. FYI - More information will be posted on the website as it becomesavailable.

*** Remember that Registration for the 2008 Porsche Parade opens at 9AM EST onTuesday March 11th 2008 - Put it on your Calendar !!! ***

Thanks!

Harvey Yancey || Chair Porsche Parade 2008 - Charlotte Carolinas RegionPorsche Club of America

http://www.paradecharlotte.org

New President of Porsche Cars North America

Detlev von Platen becomes new President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America

Stuttgart/Atlanta/Paris -- February 22, 2008 -- Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart,Germany, names two new executive managers in its two most important markets. With thedeparture of Peter Schwarzenbauer (48) who has been named to the Management Board of AudiAG, in Ingolstadt, Germany, responsible for worldwide sales and marketing, the Executive Boardof the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer has named Detlev von Platen (44) as thenew President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America, based in Atlanta, Georgia. The newManaging Director of Porsche France in Boulogne Billancourt will be Felix Bräutigam (40).

Detlev von Platen will take over the job inthe USA from Peter Schwarzenbauer onApril 1, 2008. Since 1997, the politicaland business economist born in Francehas been responsible for the Porschebrand and the development of thePorsche France sales subsidiary,established in 1999. Sales on the Frenchmarket more than tripled under themanagement of von Platen, reaching2,916 vehicles in 2007. The dealernetwork is now made up of 32 PorscheCenters, including subsidiaries in thefuture markets of Morocco and Tunisia.Before taking on his current position vonPlaten held various managementpositions in sales and marketing for BMWAG between 1988 and 1996.

In Atlanta von Platen will be responsiblefor a successful team of approximately

250 employees. Since taking on this jobin March 2003, Peter Schwarzenbauerhas further improved the high profile ofPorsche in the USA through theconsistent marketing of the brand as apremium supplier. He has ultimately beenable to achieve record sales four times ina row on the largest Porsche market. Inspite of a very difficult marketenvironment plagued by cutthroat pricewars between other manufacturers, the 212 dealer operations in North America were able to sell36,680 vehicles throughout 2007. This represents approximately 38 percent of total globalPorsche sales. Thanks to a pre-owned car program established in 2004, the North AmericanPorsche dealers now sell 8,000 pre-owned Porsche vehicles with a works warranty.

Schwarzenbauer has been with Porsche AG since 1994. After occupying management positionsin the German market, he took on the job of Managing Director of Porsche Ibérica in Madrid in1997. Schwarzenbauer will begin his job at the Management Board of Audi AG responsible forworldwide sales and marketing on April 1, 2008.

Felix Bräutigam is to become the new Managing Director of Porsche France. Since 2004, thebusiness graduate and MBA has been responsible for the supervision of all Porsche salessubsidiaries and regional offices at the sales center in Ludwigsburg. Bräutigam, who came toPorsche in 1996 after studying in Germany and the USA, was previously employed as GeneralManager Marketing Communication.

Porsche expects its next big growth spurt in 2009, linked with the market launch of the four-doorGran Turismo Panamera. With Detlev von Platen and Felix Bräutigam, Porsche now has twoexperienced Porsche Managers at the helm of the sales subsidiaries in the USA and Franceready to take on this challenge.

New 911 GT3 RSR

PORSCHE 911 GT3 RSR - MOST POWERFUL RACING 911 - SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVEDFOR 2008

ATLANTA - February 13 -- The Porsche 911 GT3 RSR launches into the new model year withextensive modifications, with its North American debut scheduled next month at the Mobil 1Twelve Hours of Sebring - round one of the 2008 American Le Mans Series.

The most powerful race car based on the Porsche 911, which last year scored wins at the 24hour races of Le Mans and Spa, the GT2 class win at Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, and anoverall victory at the Nuerburgring 24 hours, competes in the GT2 class at international longdistance races. The most distinguishing visual feature of the new GT3 RSR is the front endwhich received major improvements to the aerodynamics. The majority of innovations, however,are hidden under the weight-optimized body.

The first American team to announce that it will compete with the 2008 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR isthe Sonoma, Calif.-based Flying Lizard Motorsports squad, which will enter the GT2 class of theAmerican Le Mans Series with three of the new 911 race cars. Porsche factory drivers JoergBergmeister, Wolf Henzler and Patrick Pilet will join veteran Darren Law and Lizard owners SethNeiman, Lonnie Pechnik and [GGR member!] Johannes van Overbeek in the team's effort towin its first ALMS GT2 championship.

Other American Le Mans Series Porsche 911 GT3 RSR entrants plan to announce their plansand driver teams shortly.

Aside from the additional spoilers on the front apron, new flicks, optimized air ducting with newly-designed side air outlets, generate more downforce and reduces drag. The rear end includingthe rear wing was taken from last year's race car. Extensive changes to the suspensiondynamics increase mechanical grip considerably. The range of possible suspension set-ups havebeen increased.

The 3.8-liter boxer engine of the GT3 RSR remains unchanged apart from slight improvementsto details. It delivers 465 hp (342 kW) at 8,000 revs per minute and delivers a maximum torqueof 430 Nm at 7,250 revs. The rev limiter of the efficient six-cylinder kicks in at 9,400 rpm.

Much of the know-how in the GT3 RSR's totally new gearbox has come from the Porsche RSSpyder LMP2 prototype. The sequential six-speed unit, developed by Porsche engineers, isconsiderably lighter than its predecessor. Internal friction was substantially reduced. The flatangle of the drive shafts allows teams a wider range of suspension set-ups.

Including the GT3 Cup and the GT3 Cup S, the GT3 RSR is the third race car based on thePorsche 911 offered by Porsche Motorsport. Thirty-five units of this fastest and most powerful911 long distance racer are being produced in Porsche's R&D and Motorsports headquartersWeissach, Germany, and are currently being delivered to customer teams around the globe. Theprice of the GT3 RSR is 349,800 Euro plus VAT ($510,065 at one Euro = $1.45816).

Technical Specifications Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (2008)

Engine

Six-cylinder aluminium boxer engine, water-cooled;3,795 cc;stroke 76.4 mm;bore 102.7 mm;465 bhp (342 kW) at 8,000 rpm;max. torque 430 Nm at 7,250 rpm;air restrictors 2 x 29.5 mm;maximum engine speed 9,400 rpm;four valves per cylinder;dry sump lubrication;individual throttle butterflies;central air intake;electronic MS 4.0 engine management;fuel injection;fuel grade: RON 98 Super Plus unleaded; ALMS E-10 Ethanol mix

Power transmission

Six-speed gearbox with sequential jaw-type shift;oil/water heat exchanger;single-mass flywheel;hydraulic disengagement lever;three-plate carbon-fiber clutch;rear wheel drive;limited-slip differential 45/65 percent.

Body

Monocoque body (basis GT3 RS road car) of hot-galvanised steel;aerodynamically optimized front end with front spoiler;aerodynamically optimised front underfloor;adjustable rear wing;90-litre safety fuel tank with fast filling function;air jack;welded-in safety cage;bucket-type racing seat (on driver's side only) with flame-resistant seat cover; six-pointseat belt adapted for use of the HANS Head and Neck Support;electric fire-extinguishing system.

SuspensionFront:

McPherson spring strut axle;Sachs four-way gas pressure dampers;double coil springs (main and ancillary spring);front axle arms adjustable for camber;adjustable sword-type anti-roll bar on both sides;power steering.

Rear:

Multi-arm axle with rigidly mounted axle sub-frame;Sachs four-way gas pressure dampers;double coil springs (main and auxiliary spring);rear axle tie-bar reinforced and infinitely adjustable;adjustable sword-type anti-roll bar on both sides.Complete suspension infinitely adjustable (height, camber, track).

BrakesBrake system with balance bar control.

Front:

Single-piece six-piston aluminium fixed callipers;inner-vented, 380 mm in diameter;racing brake pads.

Rear:

Single-piece four-piston aluminium fixed callipers;inner-vented, 355 mm in diameter;racing brake pads.

Wheels

Front: Three-piece BBS light-alloy wheels (11J x 18-34); central bolt;Rear: Three-piece BBS light-alloy wheels (13J x 18-12.5); central bolt.

Electrical System

Motec display with integrated data recording; adjustable traction control; battery: 12 volt, 50 Ah,140 Ah alternator.

Weight

Approx. 1,225 kg complying with A.C.O. regulations; 1,200 kg complying with FIA regulations.

Photos, courtesy Porsche Cars North America, are available here.

Porsche Driver Fitness Boot Camp in Africa

Porsche Factory Drivers Finish Fitness Camp on Fuerteventura Island

Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring Will Test Their Endurance

ATLANTA - February 19 -- At a ten day intensive fitness camp on Spanish-owned FuerteventuraIsland (off Africa), Timo Bernhard (26 years-old), Romain Dumas (30), Sascha Maassen (38),Patrick Long (26), Joerg Bergmeister (32), Wolf Henzler (32), Patrick Pilet (26), Marc Lieb (27),Richard Lietz (24), Richard Westbrook (32) and Emmanuel Collard (36) have worked hard ontheir power and endurance. Porsche-UPS junior driver Martin Ragginger (19) also took part inthe Porsche Fitness Camp under the direction of sport medicine specialist Prof. Dr. Frank Mayerfrom the Potsdam University.

Porsche factory drivers Bernhard, Dumas, Maassen and Long will all join Penske Racing for the2008 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) season in the Porsche RS Spyder LMP2 prototypes,while Bergmeister, Henzler and Pilet will run for the year with Flying Lizard Motorsports with theALMS GT2 class in Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs. Collard will join the Penske group as an additionaldriver for the upcoming Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

The twelve Porsche pilots trained seven hours a day in a fitness studio and outside. In additionto power and endurance training the fitness schedule also included various exercises to improvetheir speed, flexibility and coordination.

"The drivers have stuck to the individual training schedules that I put together for them inDecember 2007. They turned up here at our fitness camp well prepared. Even the newerPorsche works pilots were at an excellent fitness level," said Prof. Dr. Mayer about his protégés.

"For this reason we were able to again increase the intensity of the programme compared to lastyear," added the sport medicine specialist.

"The combination of power training, various forms of endurance training and team buildingexercises has given my fitness level a noticeable boost," says Timo Bernhard (Germany), thereigning LMP2 co-champion of the American Le Mans Series.

"At the same time the first race in Sebring is the most physically demanding of the season. Thefast corners put a huge strain on the neck and the bumps put an extra stress on the head andback," adds his teammate and co-champion Romain Dumas (France).

American Patrick Long, who contests his first full ALMS season in the Porsche RS Spyder thisyear, also feels optimally prepared.

"Even now I notice a big improvement in my fitness. Apart from that I've got a lot of ideas for mypersonal fitness schedule during the coming season."

Long's teammate Sascha Maassen (Germany) underlines another positive aspect of theirtraining.

"The new works drivers Richard Westbrook, Wolf Henzler and Patrick Pilet have integrated wellinto our squad. The many team-building games we've played have helped tremendously withthis."

New Cayenne GTSfrom Porsche AG

GTS to Offer the Best on-Road Characteristics of Any Cayenne Porsche

ATLANTA -- Porsche will add some spice to the 100th anniversary of the Chicago Auto Show byunveiling the Cayenne GTS to the American public. Already known for exceptional on and off-road prowess, the GTS has been formulated, tested and tweaked to offer the best on-roadcharacteristics of any Cayenne Porsche has ever produced.

The Cayenne GTS features a 405hp 4.8 liter V-8 engine. Based on the same V8 found in theCayenne S, this more robust powerplant can be coupled either with an automatic Tiptronic S or,for the first time in a Cayenne V8, a six-speed manual transmission for those who want to takefull advantage of this new power and suspension package. The GTS gets its cornering prowessfrom standard 21-inch alloy rims equipped with 295/35 R21 tires and air suspension that featuresPorsche Active Suspension Management (PASM).

The Cayenne GTS front end is reminiscent of the Cayenne Turbo while the body has a lowerstance and a striking new wheel-arch design that complements the new 21-inch rims. Theinterior boasts redesigned front and rear seats that offer a sportier look and feel with Alcantarato hold both driver and passenger in place during spirited driving.

The 2008 Cayenne GTS goes on sale in February and pricing for this new model is US $69,300.

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), based in Atlanta, Ga., and its subsidiary, Porsche Cars Canada, Ltd., are the exclusiveimporters of Porsche sports cars and Cayenne sport utility vehicles for the United States and Canada. A wholly owned, indirectsubsidiary of Dr. Ing.h.c. F. Porsche AG, PCNA employs approximately 250 people who provide Porsche vehicles, parts, service,marketing and training for its 212 U.S. and Canadian dealers. They, in turn, provide Porsche owners with best -in-class service.

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That will do it for March. Hope that's enough to read! (It sure seemed like a lot putting ittogether--or maybe it's just the sinus infection!). See you at the March autocross.

As always, thanks for reading.

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