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editor's ramblingsWith best wishes for the New Year to all of our members, we head into what promises to soon shape up to be another great year for UCR.Starting with the continued moving around of the locations of our monthly Socials, ably chosen by UCR director, Richard Bain, we will see you in the north-east, at the Mandarin Restaurant on Woodbine, north of Steeles, on February 10th.Future venues and interesting presenters will be published in Provinz in upcoming issues and on our website at www.pcaucr.org.New to the Board of Directors this year, Danny Kroll is organizing a UCR ski trip with a twist: getting there and getting back is all part of the fun. Please see his write-up within.The start of the DE season is not far off with two Introductory Driving Schools (IDS) organized for the month of April at Mosport's Driver Development Centre (DDC). The IDS is a must for those who have thoughts of coming out to the DE program for the first time this year. Registration is now open, so, don't delay registering to avoid disappointment! The remainder of this year's DE schedule was already published in the December issue of Provinz, but have another look: we have no fewer than six events, for a total of 13 track days! Shannonville is back on the schedule, a track that is quite technical, yet a great place to learn at for those newish to DE. I was signed off there

- gees, it must be 18 years ago - by then Chief Instructor, Howard Dexter. I think I was only 12...Plus the track team for 2009, led by Dave Osborne, has thrown a few new tidbits into the mix, to make things that much more fun this year.Please see our calendar of events and start planning now for other great events on the horizon: Shift Into Spring, our official 'launch' of the new driving season, will be held at Pfaff in April; plus, there are Zone 1 events from Tech Tactics at the end of February, to the Concours and Rally in May. Also starting that month: the UCR Auto Cross season...Not to get ahead of myself, you get the picture... Oh, did I mention Fun Tours, and Wine Tastings, and...We continue catching up on last year's adventures in this issue, with reports on the Vintage Racing Festival at Mosport, and the Porscheplatz at the ALMS race there. Also featured are the Annual Awards Gala and (2008 UCR Enthusiast of the Year) Renate Weidner's difficulties with fitting all of her shoes into the car for a trip to a DE event. Any tag-along trailers available in the membership?Lastly, it is the month of Daytona, so we pay homage to that great 24-hour race with our centre spread and back-page poster. I'm running out of space rambling on... Cheers All!

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JANUARY 13 Tues UCR Social Meeting Please see the UCR website for location

FEBRUARY 10 Tues UCR Social Meeting

Please see the UCR website for location 20 Fri UCR Ski Day at Mount St. Louis - Mar 1 Zone 1 Tech Tactics; Danbury, CT

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10 Tues UCR Social Meeting Please see the UCR website for location

APRIL11 Sat Skid Pad at Mosport DDC

14 Tues UCR Social Meeting Please see the UCR website for location 25 Sat Skid Pad at Mosport DDC 26 Sun Shift Into Spring, Pfaff Porsche, 101 Auto

Park Circle, Woodbridge

MAY2-3 Sat-Sun UCR Driver Education at Mosport

12 Tues UCR Social Meeting Please see the UCR website for location 15-17 Fri-Sun Zone 1 Concours and Rally in Parsippany, NJ.17 Sun UCR Autocross at Toronto Star facility,

Woodbridge 29-31 Fri-Sun Zone 1 Clash at the Glen, PCA Club Race,

Watkins Glen, N.Y. 30-31 Sat-Sun UCR Driver Education at Mosport

JUNE9 Tues UCR Social Meeting

Please see the UCR website for location14 Sun BBQ/Braai with SAWS21 Sun UCR Autocross at Toronto Star facility,

Woodbridge 19-21 Fri-Sun Zone 1 - 48 Hours - Driver Ed; Watkins Glen29 - July 4 PCA National Parade, Keystone, CO30 Tues DE Instructor Day at Mosport

2009 calendar of eventsE V E N T S

JULY14 Tues UCR Social Meeting

Please see the UCR website for location24-26 Fri-Sun NNJR/UCR Driver Education at Mosport31 - Aug 2 PCA Club Race hosted by UCR at Mosport

AUGUST11 Tues UCR Social Meeting

Please see the UCR website for location15 or 16 Wine Tour Event - please keep checking

back in Provinz or on the web site22-23 Sat-Sun UCR Driver Education at Shannonville28-30 Fri-Sun Porscheplatz at ALMS race at Mosport

SEPTEMBER8 Tues UCR Social Meeting

Please see the UCR website for location13 Sun UCR Autocross at Toronto Star facility,

Woodbridge17-20 Thu-Sun PCA Escape, Dayton, OH

26-27 Sat-Sun UCR Driver Education at Mosport

OCTOBER13 Tues Oktoberfest! UCR Social Meeting

Please see the UCR website for location17-18 Sat-Sun UCR Driver Education at Mosport

NOVEMBER10 Tues UCR Social Meeting & Elections!

Please see the UCR website for location21 Sat UCR Awards Gala Banquet

DECEMBER8 Tues UCR Social Meeting & Christmas Party!

Please see the UCR website for location

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Please check future issues of Provinz for 2009 Calendar updates. As always, for last minute updates on all events, please check the UCR website at www.pcaucr.org

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EVENTSeventsSOCIAL MEETINGS

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Introductory Driving School

Loads of Porsche Fun with Lunch Provided - Slip and Slide in Safety!

Driver Education Programme Dates

Saturday Evening Munchie Buffet Social and Lunch Time Lucky Draw!

Saturday Evening Track Walk with Refreshments! A must for all dedicated “Trackies”.

Loads of Student Spaces, Three Days of Track Time and Saturday Evening Dinner & Social with NNJR!

Saturday Evening Dinner Social and Lucky Draw! Someone will Win a Set of Tires!

Fall Colors Event with Munchie Buffet Social and Lunch Time Lucky Draw! Gotta be there to Win!

Multi Marque Event with German Beverage and Sausages. Porsche, BMW, Audi and Mercedes Welcome!

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DRIVER EDucr driver ed dates for 2009!Mark Your Calendars Now!

Upcoming Monthly Socials:

WELCOMEwelcome, new members!

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NAME LOCATION MODEL THANKS TOCarlo Corsini Chatham 09-Cayenne S Downtown PorscheJames Dove St. Catharines 06-987 SRobert Guenette Toronto 06-911 Downtown PorscheBob Gupta Toronto 09-Cayenne Downtown PorscheRajeev Gupta Brampton 09-Cayenne GTS Downtown PorscheGuido Hafer Mississauga 87-911Andrea & Connor Haines Gloucester 01-986Mike & Peggy Hurley Brantford 08-911 C4S Crawford ReidCarl Kafarowski Thornhill 04-911Glenn Kirby Brampton 98-911 C4S Wes ArmstrongMatt Larose Toronto 09-Cayenne GT Downtown PorscheJohn Leslie Tecumseh 09-Cayenne S Downtown PorscheDouglas MacDonald & Warren Crowder Toronto 09-Cayenne Downtown PorscheDawood & Rashida Mather West Montrose 02-911 C4 Furtmair AutomotiveMark & Helen McArdle Conestogo 05-911 SRobert & Eleanor Mercer Landsdowne 97-986Fitzroy & Jacqueline Nash Oakville 97-911 Mantis RacingJansin & Sandra Ozkur St. Davids 02-911 C4SMichael Reiner New Hamburg 07-911 Furtmair AutomotiveMitchell Sanders Toronto 09-Cayenne Downtown PorscheKen & Audethy Tallack Kingston 99-986 Marcus BlaszakSergey Tesker & Tatiana Veselovskaya Ancaster 86-944Wayne Urquhart & Janet Jeffery Grimsby 90-928 Mantis RacingWinston & Wilfred Wai Richmond Hill 07-911Gerry Wisnoski & Dr. Imke Schaible Port Perry 88-928S4

CONGRATSanniversaries

20 YEARSRichard Roell

15 YEAR MEMBERSHeather McCann & Doug Jaffray

5 YEAR MEMBERSRobert BorzychowskiTracey DelineChristine FongJill GoldieKen JohnsRobert Lio

OOPS!: Mary, My name is John Heppler and I am a new member. You kindly list me on page 7 owning an 06-986, however, Porscheintroduced the 987 in the 2005 model year, and discontinued the 986, so it should read 06-987.

To change your address or enjoy no-hassle renewal, email or call Angie or Mark Herring at 905-854-3332

10 YEAR MEMBERSAdrian GolbeyTomas KonvalinaCarl ShaverIris Woo & Simon Chung

Gheorghe & Valeria Matei Cindy MoreyElizabeth MorganJennifer PassalentJudy RichardsonHeinz Schweistries

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Martin Tekela

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the way we were...30 Years AgoPeter Ober was president, our fourth. A dinner meeting was planned for the Boulevard Club with John Powell as speaker. The two-day May driver’s school at Mosport was limited to 30 drivers and cost $100. We had $142 in the bank and Provinz had cost $198 to produce and mail in 1977. Provinz postage was 10 cents. The treasurer was proposing an annual regional assessment of $10 per member. Geoff McCord was attempting to assemble 356 owners to exchange project ideas. Faye Cosgrove wrote an impassioned article about difficulty with 914 repairs after a collision with a utility pole on an icy road. Heinz Loth was looking for a couple to share a cabin at Parade in Snow Mass, CO. Nethercott-Lee was a Porsche dealer in Hamilton. The new Downtown Fine Cars advert featured a 928.

20 Years AgoRosemary Adam was president. The cover featured the new 944 cabriolet, soon to be received by Norah Parks (blue) and Rosemary Adam (the red one now owned by Renate Weidner). There were 23 new members listed. Bruce Farrow reported that our 1987 DE program had a net profit of $500 with 102 members attending various events. Fourteen were women. Bruce Farrow and Jake van Ginkel wrote at length about getting into racing. The monthly social was at Le Papillon on Front St and we were to show a Parade video, thus encouraging members to attend the ’89 Parade at Traverse, Michigan. Louise Lawrence wrote with good humour about buying a winter beater.

15 Years AgoGord McNeil became president. Provinz had an attractive new design by Karl Thomson for editor David Gaunt. Parade would be in Lake Placid, NY and UCR would manage golf, tennis and the 5K walk/run. New members include Mark Baun, Mario Colombo, Yarko Matkiwsky and Jim Woroch.

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Submitted by Botho von Bose, Zone 1 Repre-sentative

zone 1 dates for 2009

Happy New Year!For your 2009 planning please consider any or all of the five Zone 1 events:

Tech Tactics at Farnbacher Loles in Danbury, CT, Feb 28th.Concours (30th) and Rally in Parsippany, NJ, May 15-17th.Porsche Clash @ the Glen, May 29th - 31st.48 Hours, DE at Watkins Glen, June 20th & 21stAutocross in Devens, MA, August 29th - 30th.National events not to be missed:Parade in Keystone, CO, June 29th - July 4th.ALMS at Mosport, August 29th & 30th.Please check with me or go to the Zone 1 site at www.Zone1.pca.org for further updates. The ALMS date is now correct.Please see the ad for Tech Tactics on the following page and the flyer on page 14 of this issue.

The Way We Were - Continued from Page 9

The Wankums had a new baby, Zachary Lucas. Monthly socials were at PCYC. Our upcoming charity auction expected to beat the previous $9k revenue, according to Peter Manson. A lengthy feature by Dawn Elise spoke volumes about overcoming her fear of driving, especially on track. Perhaps the most literate writer ever in Provinz and later a track junkie. Bruce Farrow’s Classic Porsches column covered a review of his ’93 vintage racing outings.

10 Years AgoOur new leader was John Van Atter. The Sellner/Hillcoat combo had become editors. Van Atter was also chairing the very successful Charity Auction. The ’99 Parade was to be at Mont Tremblant and UCR would play a major role in the Goodie Store. Support by Andy Hunt and Cray Scarlett was superb. Porsche AG was announcing development of its SUV that would hit showrooms in 2002.

Contributed by John Adam, UCR Historian

Submitted by Danny Kroll, UCR Director; Photo, courtesy of Panorama MagazineBy the time you read this, Old Man Winter will have already arrived. The ground is sure to be covered in snow as the P-car is either donning its winter attire or tucked away cozy and sleeping, dreaming of warmer days. Many Canadians dread this time of year. Others use the weather to their advantage. Whether you are a seasoned snow skier or new to the sport, I encourage you to join us on February 20th for the PCA-UCR annual Ski Day. This year we will be traversing the slopes of the legendary Mount St. Louis Moonstone Ski Resort. We will be travelling as a group by luxury motor coach (with food and beverages on board and Porsche related DVD’s being shown), leaving a central location off the 401, near Allen Rd (full security parking lot) at 7:45 AM (possibly a second pick-up spot further north, off Hwy 400) and returning to Toronto by approximately 6 PM. Due to limited space on the shuttle, please book early. This is a great way to meet other members and enjoy the great outdoors.

ucr's annual ski dayRental equipment will be available. We encourage you to come on your own or bring some friends and family members. Cost will be approx $85 including ski pass and shuttle service (snacks, refreshments and movies on board). To reserve your spot, please email me,

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zone 1 notesSubmitted by Botho von Bose, Zone 1 Representative

Please see the event flyer on page 14

Hello Techies and Norbert Singer Fans!

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Story by UCR Director and Historian, John Adam; Photos by UCR club photographer, Michael A. Coates

sorjo ranta celebrates 50 years of pca membership

Sorjo Ranta with his wife, Aira and your author, John Adam. Photo by UCR Club Photographer, Michael A. Coates

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Centennial College (where your mechanic was trained) and PCA-UCR offers a course on Basic Porsche MaintenanceAshtonbee Campus, corner of Warden and Ashtonbee, Shop 142

KNOW YOUR PORSCHE – THE BASICSCourse Code: CESD-908

A must-take, hands-on course for Porsche owners and Porsche Club members.Perform simple maintenance and identify potential problems on your vehicle - all under direct supervision.

Explore engine maintenance, changing oil, oil filters and wiper blades, under car inspection and maintenance,changing wheels and tires and brake maintenance.

SPRING/SUMMER$175.00 (Sec. 841 / ASH)

Classes will be held Tuesdays, April 7 - May 11, 7 - 10 pm, and Mondays, during the weeks of April 13 and May 11

REGISTER with Enrolment Services (registrar’s office) in one of the following ways: Visit www.centennialcollege.ca for online registration or to download registration form

Online (web) registration (credit card needed), or1.

Phone 416-289-5300 (credit card needed), or2.

Visit any campus Enroilment Services in person, or3.

Fax the registration form to Enrolment Services at 416-289-5279 (credit card needed), or4.

Mail the registration form to Enrolment Services, P.O. Box 631, Station A, Scarborough, 5.Ontario, Canada M1K 5E9 (certified cheque, money order or credit card)

Please note courses fill first-come, first served, and may be full or cancelled.

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Long term members are being honoured with certificates by outgoing President, Patrick Mi-chaud, standing on the left; from 50 years of Sorjo Ranta and spouse Aira on the right, to 20 years on the left, with UCR Director Richard Bain and your Editor.

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By Jeff White, UCR Gala Chair and Host; Photos by Michael A. Coates, UCR Club Photographer

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Ken Jensen Membership Retention Chair; Club Race Registrar

Robert Sterk & Pat Portelli Concours d’Elegance Co-ChairsDavid Forbes Fun Run ChairCray Scarlett Goodie Store & Golf ChairJeff Wagman Shift Into Spring Chair

The scope of volunteerism is significant! We are only as good as our volunteers; please remember that next time you take in a Club event, and thank the volunteers. Perhaps you could consider contributing as well... many hands make light work.

Our outgoing President, Patrick Michaud, then recognized the outgoing Board of Directors: Uli FurtmairAlon GatRob LinderJeff Wagman

With that now under our belts, it was time to dine, and dine we did! French Onion soup to die for, succulent duo of seared Chicken Breast and noisette of Beef Tenderloin in cabernet jus and thyme Roast Potato. Dinner was topped off by a fantastic cherry and apple strudel with cinnamon whip cream. Touché Kingbridge!

Our guest speaker was Laurence Yap, Manager Public Relations, Porsche Canada; formerly a writer for the automotive section in the Toronto Star. Laurence’s presentation focused on the new Panorama as well as other new information from Porsche.

Our Long Term Service Awards followed. We had a number of recipients that attended the Gala including:10 Years Michael Pohlmann15 Years Geoffrey Galway20 Years John & Rose Andrachuk 20 Years Richard & Harriet Bain20 Years Kye & Toni Wankum20 Years Barry & Rosemary Whitnell25 Years John & Rosemary Adam50 Years Sorjo & Aira Ranta

Incoming President, Martin Tekela, recognized the Track Team next: John AdamDel BruceGraham Jardine

Martin then introduced the Track Team Awards:Driver Ed Rookie of the Year: Walter MurrayDriver Ed Most Improved Driver: Mark Wolfe Instructor of the Year: Paul Cipparone

Patrick, along with Laurence recognized the Enthusiast of the Year: Renate Weidner

And the Event Chair of the Year: 2008 UCR Concours Co-Chairs Pat Portelli and Robert Sterk.

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Photos, top to bottom: Outgoing President, Patrick Michaud; Guest Speaker, Laurence Yap; Incoming President, Martin Tekela

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Even though none of the self-professed lovers of vintage Porsches and, especially vintage Porsche racing cars, came through with an article of last year's vintage festival at Mosport, we did get a great number of awesome photos from a few of our members. Unfortunately, last year's event was cut short by an incident of the worst kind in the warm-up sessions on the Sunday morning, while this traditional gathering probably saw more crowds than ever before. I urge you to come out to see the cars in the paddock and in action on the track this year, as the Vintage Festival is at Mosport again, June 19-21, featuring the Mini (of old) and 'Das German Joust' - presumably a battle of teutonic cars.While vintage racing used to be restricted to cars with racing history prior to the end of 1972, VARAC, our local vintage rac-ing organization, has always had a bit of a lenient eye toward that rule by allowing cars without history, as long as they were prepared 'period-correct'.In the last few years, however, things have opened up further, with an entirely new and separate race group of cars from the 70's and on to 1988. It is named the Group 70+. This is where you will find most of our club members who compete in vin-tage racing, as it allows anything from highly modified 914's to 944's, to mid-80's 911s. All of these cars, as donor cars, can be bought at fairly reasonable prices but, guess what, once the competitive bug strikes, the competition escalates, well, so does the investment.Where members like Geoff McCord (356 Speedster), Bruce Farrow (first 356s, then 911s), Greg Doff, and myself have at-tempted over the years to maintain true vintage race cars at considerable expense, it is now not any cheaper to run in the 70+ group because of the high level of competiton vs. the value of vintage racing cars in the other group.

No matter what, though; vintage racing events are a lot of fun - for the entire family. The cars can be viewed up close in the pad-dock, drivers and mechanics (usually the same person) can be chatted with and, probably, everything outside of touching the 'iron' goes, which makes for a great and friendly atmosphere.

Lastly, as mentioned, the competion in Group 70+ is certainly fierce, as some cars hit Mosport lap times in the low 1:20's! But the vintage and historic racers are no slouches either - this is wheel to wheel racing, not parade-lapping, while it ensures just the correct amount of etiquette and consideration amongst the drivers.Please see www.varac.ca for more information and come out for a great fun time at Mosport this June! -ED

Cars of different eras: at top, Geoff McCord - 356 Speedster - Historic Production; at bottom, Jamie Sutherland - 80's Carrera - Group 70+ and Doug Forster in a 70's 914 - Group 70+

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Date in 2009 Fun Run Area Hosted by Contact Info Rsvd1 June 20/212 June 27/283 July 4/54 July 11/125 July 18/196 July 25/267 August 1/28 August 8/99 August 15/1610 August 22/2311 August 29/3012 September 5/613 September 12/1314 September 19/2015 September 26/2716 October 3/417 October 10/1118 October 17/1819 October 24/25

time to start thinking about the 2009 ucr fun run season!

Your UCR Fun Run Chair, David Forbes

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beauty and the shift...

TALKTRACKDave Osborne, UCR Driver Education Programme Chair

change direction in an emergency. These tips will serve you well for the rest of your driving life, regardless of how far you go in our program. During your IDS day you will be mentored by our Chief Instructor and a host of helpful Instructors who’s skills and good humor will make this day a very enjoyable experience.

After lunch, which is provided, you’ll get to practice your newfound skills on the twisty Development Track and slip and slide in safety on the Skid Pads until you’re confident in your new abilities. Not sure of something? Just ask anyone, because they’re all there to help you grow confident behind the wheel! At the end of the IDS day, you’ll know that you made the right choice when you signed up for the track events this season. Your new skills and confidence will serve you well and you won’t have looked forward to anything quite so much since childhood!

It’s January now, so registration for all our events and the IDS schools are open. Don’t be disappointed. Register now and register for everything you can. It’s your program, so come and drive with us!

I hope that this edition of Track Talk finds you all happy, healthy and optimistic after your holiday celebrations. The new year is always a time to look forward and set aside the trials and tribulations of the past year. For months now your track team has been looking forward to the new season with great enthusiasm, but all the high hopes in the world won’t make the season a success. You will.

Everyone who signs up for the events this year will help make the program worthwhile. We’ve increased the number of events, added great giveaways, extended the socials to include everyone and even lowered the costs to you. It won’t mean a thing if everyone from the newest members to the Instructors don’t come out and take part in all the events!

This is where you get to decide what kind of program you want. The choices are a small expensive one or a larger inexpensive one. The economics are simple, we just spread the costs out over more events so we can pass the savings on to you. If you vote with your support this year, we should be able to lower the fees again next year without giving up anything. During the season we’ll be doing a questionnaire to ask you how we’re doing and we will weigh all your responses carefully. It’s the membership that makes UCR the great club that it is and your Track Team is here to support the members.

To further introduce the program to our newcomers, I’ll start with the Introductory Driving Schools (IDS) that take place in April of 2009. These two schools are held at the Driver Training Facility just next to the main track at Mosport. We are one of the few regions who offer this course as prerequisite to our Driver Education program. While it’s great fun it also serves the purpose of preparing you and your car control skills for the full track program.

For the paltry sum of $190 you are invited to attend a classroom session that highlights the basics of smooth spirited driving. You’ll learn the apex, work zones, how to find the quick line and even how to sit in your seat with the best car control as your goal. You’ll then proceed to the skid pads where you’ll be taught throttle steering, cornering skills and even how to

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the alms at mosport - a photographer's perspectiveStory and Photographs by Andreas Trauttmansdorff, UCR Member at LargeI went to the ALMS race at Mosport last summer. No. I wasn’t driving. Apparently you have to have a newish car. My ‘69 911 just wasn’t going to cut it. I tried to explain to them that I’d beefed up the suspension. Still no go. I had to settle for just taking pictures. Fortunately being a professional photographer and knowing the right people can sometimes open some doors. (Thanks, Kye.)

To accommodate a series like the ALMS improvements had to be made around the track to improve safety, specifically with higher and stronger catch fencing. Mosport used to be a place where even the average spectator armed with a half decent camera could get great shots. Not anymore. You’re now looking through chain link from what used to be all the best vantage points, outside of turn 3, outside of turn 5. Even the pros have to contend with some of these fences. There are a couple of holes cut into them at the most popular spots. In my opinion they aren’t the best spots and, even if you use them, you’ll only end up with the same shot all the other shooters got from there. One option is to use as long a lens as you can stand, schlepping all day and finding angles from around the ends of these bigger fences. Outside turn 5b towards 5a is a great spot with or without a press pass. And a quick pan to the left gives you a great angle of the cars going away up the Andretti straight. One spot I always come back to is the inside of turn 2, even from behind the old spectator fence. Without a pass I think there isn’t a spot where you can get closer to the action. The cars are really moving at that point and with a wider lens and a slower shutter speed you can get some really great panning blur effects, ala Rainer Schlegelmilch. And in the afternoon there’s a tasty bit of sunlight bouncing off the white inside wall to light up the near side of the cars.

A proper press pass did get me to some new spots I hadn’t explored before. The outside of turn two is pretty awesome. With the lens laying on top of the wall, you can catch the cars just turning in as they crest the hill into 2. I had to take a quick self portrait at that spot. It’s the corner everyone talks about when discussing actually driving Mosport. I wanted something of me with the big honkin’ 300mm lens I’d borrowed and the track in the background. Then I remembered one of the track marshals telling me to always keep an eye up the track. You >

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porscheplatz at the alms at mosportPhoto Essay by Eshel Zweig, UCR Photo Editor

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