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6 On the Edge7 Guest Columnist8 Four Speeds & Drum Brakes9 The Long and Winding Road11 Word on the Street12 Loose Nut Behind the Wheel13 Off Line

13 Anniversaries14 Calendar37 Marketplace38 New Members38 Board of Directors and Committee Chairs

14 May Porsches and Coffee

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In This Issue...

Spring/Summer starts in full force as the members write ups come pouring in. This month Wayne went to the Cape, and Gary Cooper went to Amilia Island. Sobo is fi red up again, and Roger is hosting another season of Cars and Coff ee. The Board continues to work out how folks can sub-scribe easily, and don’t have to write us a check. More to come on that front. We did have a great time with Ross Bentley. He had a wonderful warm manner, and taught us so, so much. We’re grateful that he came to visit. Hope to see you soon! Enjoy the issue!

There’s a slight chance that the three people who actually read my column (and I know their names) may have

noticed I didn’t produce one last month. That was part oversight and part inability to do so, and remain sane. I meant to not write a column, I didn’t mean to just repeat March’s column. We may jump around a bit here, a lot has happened since I last sat down to write a column. We bought a new house as you may recall, and the moving adventure did take place, but with one hiccup, my Mother

passed away on moving day. Our movers, (6 Eastern European men) had loaded us up in Framingham, and had started to unload the truck when I got the call from my step-father. I was of course, immediately broken. Poor Chris, who had already moved in his things was left by himself to deal with the chaos of this huge moving crew, and 2 trucks full of mostly my stuff . I hid on the sun porch and sobbed. My next three weeks are a bit of a blur, between moving into the new house, mourning my mother, and preparing the old house to put it up for sale. Being busy helped some, and it gets a tiny bit easier everyday with my friends and family being in close touch, and all of us (my family) buying or selling a house right now. It’s a strange confl uence of events, but it has been a nice distraction texting back and forth listings, advice, and challenges. The house is great, but with all new houses, or most new houses, it came with a few surprises. On day 3 Chris woke me up with “There’s someone in the house!” God dammit, really? I thought about that for sale sign, and how robbers may have been casing the house while we moved

in, and while I had had an appointment with Comcast to put in the security system, the appointment went sideways, and it would turn out we’d have to wait a month for cable, and internet, and an alarm system. A month. I got out of bed and stood silently in the hall with Chris, and then I heard it too – VERY distinct scratching noises in the attic. God dammit, really? Raccoons? Our new house came with raccoons? “I’ll call an exterminator in the morn-ing.” Chris yawned, and went back to bed.

Hey, fun fact! In the state of Mas-sachusetts you cannot evacuate a fur bearing animal with babies. That means if they nest in your house, until the babies are old enough to fend for themselves, you get to host a whole family of disease ridden ver-min, for an indeterminate time! YAY!

No. The exterminator came, and evaluated, and placed traps for the happy couple who blessedly had not produced any other entirely objectionable off spring, and we waited. It also turns out that raccoons don’t like adult male raccoon urine, so they evacuated on their own once the exterminator put that in. So no traps needed in the end. On day 5 the city announced it was go-ing to pressurize the hydrants. I’ll make a long story short about all the sediment they let loose, and how $700 in plumb-ers later our water pressure returned to normal. So far I’ve had 2 pool companies, and an oil company laugh at me, 2 electri-cians, a pool table literally arrive in my driveway, and then go away again without even getting off the truck, the plumber by 3 times, and the cable com-pany just walk out the door (on day 1). In the meantime in Framingham, my contractor that I hired to help with stuff just didn’t show. So I had to scramble to fi nd someone who could help me… this weekend. With a slight bit of demolition, and a lot

...and then I heard it too – VERY distinct scratching noises in the at-tic. God dammit, really? Raccoons? Our new house came with raccoons?

On the Edgeof Comings and Goings

Adrianne Ross

of work from me and my daughter, we got it into a reasonable condition. I didn’t go to work for 2 weeks, but, we got it done. Between my Mom, the workmen coming to the house and the rehab in Framingham, I didn’t actually see my desk at work for the month of March. But I am really looking forward to the sum-mer, and getting out there on the track. My Pcar needs new shoes (a common theme among my Porsche people), and probably race brakes for the summer, but I know a few folks, and I DO have a garage now. It’s full to the ceiling of stuff we moved in at the moment, but it’s there, and I can at least store tools in it. One other thing I’d like to address (and again only 3 people will know now) but the Board really has evaluated the resubscrip-

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N O R E A S T E R PG. 7

I’m talking about Ferdinand Piech. And, yes, I also have no idea how to add the two dots over the e. Use your imagina-

tion. Because that should no longer be a challenge. As reported in Autoblog and a host of other media outlets, Piech has sold his holdings in Porsche SE, which owns 52.2 percent of the voting shares in VW, to his younger brother Hans Michel Piech. The estimated value of the stock is $1 billion, give or take. And here’s the second shoe to drop. Porsche SE chairman Wolfgang Porsche

told a German newspaper recently “That no family member is active in the operat-ing business must apply to Porsche SE and the whole Volkswagen group.” So Piech is out. Out out. Financially and from any form of managerial role. As an enthusiast, I have mixed feelings about all this. On the one hand, let’s just tick off some of this man’s accomplishments. The 906. The 917. Creating the modern Audi, and start-ing with the rally car that evolved into the four-wheel drive Audi Quattro. Let’s go on. Acquiring Lamborghini, and bringing some semblance of stability to the marque. Acquiring Bentley, and fi nding a place for the ill-fated Phaeton platform in the Continental. Bringing Bugatti back from the dead. I mean, you can hardly imagine what it must have been like when he dropped by the offi ce of some chief engineer, sat down and said something like “I want you to design for me a road car with 1,000 hp. And handling to match. Don’t worry about the price point.” On the other hand…. It’s not the fi rst time that Porsche-Piech family members have

been banned from active roles in the organization. The fi rst exile occurred way back in 1972, when all family members were banned from working at what was then just Porsche. That’s when Piech went to Audi, after a few years as a con-sultant. And when Butzi Porsche started Porsche Design as an independent organization. Why has this happened, yet again? Well, Piech is a very complex man. His penchant to oust executives who do not perform to his standards is legendary. Let’s name a few names. Pischetsrieder. Wiedeking. It backfi red with Winterkorn. It’s his management approach. Maxi-mum Bob Lutz wrote a column in Road and Track, about a year and a half ago, on Piech and his leadership style. I dug it up. In it, Lutz came out and more or less just said that Piech was responsible for

the VW diesel-emissions scandal. “Whether he specifi cally asked for, tacitly approved, or was even aware of the company’s use of software to delib-erately fudge EPA emissions testing is immaterial,” Lutz said. What he did, Lutz noted, was lay down the gauntlet. Either you achieved the results he was looking for, or you were out. “The guy was absolutely brutal,” Lutz stated. He called Piech’s approach a reign of terror. And it created a culture where performance was driven by fear and intimidation. Regarding Diesel-gate, Lutz opined that the VW engineering team prob-ably came in and said, “We don’t know how to pass the emissions test with the hardware we have.” And Piech’s reply was probably something like “You will pass! I demand it! Or I’ll fi nd someone who can do it!” It’s a very dangerous approach. One in which you can get great short-term re-sults, but also have a disastrous longer-term eff ect. Lutz likens it to the actions of a dictator. Because dictators can often

Piech has sold his holdings in Porsche SE, which owns 52.2 percent of the voting shares in VW, to his younger brother Hans Michel Piech.

Guest Columnist

I Never Did Learn How to Pronounce His Name

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Danielle Badler

Four Speeds & Drum Brakes

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It would come as no surprise to anyone that knows me to fi nd that I’m not the most patient person on the planet.

Between a short attention span and old age I just don’t have time to spend waiting around for things to happen. One of the reasons that I have more than one street car is because I get bored driv-ing the same car all the time. No patience. The newest car I drive is 17 years old, the Audi RS4 that is the winter ride. Once the trees begin to bud, when most folks get the urge to buy a new car I just pull out the keys to Big Red, the 1985 BMW, and I have a new car to drive for the next six months.

In the summer months the convertibles, a 914 and the Speedster, are pressed into service on weekends. About the time I’m tired of the noise from Big Red that was so much fun in May, it is time to pull the Audi back out. Something new and diff erent to drive. I’m sure that I have less money tied up in three of those cars than the price of the average minivan in most driveways. It’s not my fault that Speedster values have gone to the Moon, it’s still $2750 to me, the amount I paid in 1976. Rolling out a new ride every few months keeps me out of new car dealers lots. Besides, the cars in my garage do everything I ask of them and they’re fun to drive. As this column will verify, I do keep a lookout for old cars that may be in need of a new home and I don’t fi nd those in dealers lots. Sometimes I spot a car that is ready for a new owner behind a house, in a repair shop or just parked in a garage with the door open. This story is about a Tub in a repair shop.

I was driving past a small, two stall, repair shop the next town over from where I live in 2011 when I spotted a car cover on a shape that looked familiar. It was a Sunday and with nobody around so I stopped to take a closer look. Sure enough it was a 356, in this case a cab-riolet from 1965. It was Slate Gray with a Fawn interior, an unusual combination. I made a note of the shop name so that I could do some research about the type of cars they worked on and decided that I’d stop by later to chat rather than call. The shop had been around for many years working on anything without an

OBD 2 in it. They had a lot of experience with Volvos, the occasional Ford truck and anything with carburetors. Parked outside near the Porsche was a Volvo P1800 and a mid 70’s Mercedes Benz. I met with the owner of this two man shop who told me that the 356 was not for sale because the owner had disap-peared, in 1986. He didn’t have a title and couldn’t sell the car without it. He knew about mechanic liens and said that he had his lawyer working on it. The Tub had been brought in to get it running, which he did, but the bill never got paid. I told him that I’d keep in touch. I made a note of the VIN (161738) and put it on the list, it wasn’t going anywhere. They were not open on weekends so I made a point to stop by every few months just to check on progress. I never went by empty handed just so they were always glad to see me. The folks at the local Dunkin Donuts got used to seeing

I’m sure that I have less money tied up in three of those cars than the price of the average minivan in most driveways.

Sometimes it Just Takes Time

me on Friday afternoons. That fi rst year as Fall turned to winter I convinced them to push the car inside to protect it from the elements. It looked like it already had a hard life and ice and snow was not going to help. Besides, I expected that I’d have it in my garage soon and I didn’t want it to deteriorate any more before I got a hold of it. After a couple of years of no progress I volunteered to fi nd an attorney that knew the law and how to resolve the issue but the shop owner said that he wanted his guy, a customer, to handle it. Apparently a very busy guy, too busy to fi le any paper-work. I even volunteered to buy the car without a title and talk to my friends in Georgia about paperwork later but the concern was that the owner might return looking for his Tub and there would be no paper trail that was legal. One of the reasons that I bought that Volvo 544 a few years back was so that I could take it to their shop and become a customer. They did a good job on the fuel issues on the Volvo that I couldn’t solve at home (no gasoline work allowed- smells up the whole house) but it didn’t seem to get me anywhere on moving the 356. I was trying to be patient but it certainly wasn’t producing results. About two years ago I stopped by and was told that the owner had appeared and wanted to have them get the car going again because he was going to take it back to Maine where he had been living. At that point I fi gured that it was not meant to be and took 161738 off the list. I did tell them that we have a group of 356 owners in the Boston area, 190 strong, that would be happy to help get the car back on the road if needed. A year ago I was nearby so I drove to the shop on a Sunday to peer in the window to see that familiar shape still parked back

Tom Tate

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N O R E A S T E R PG. 9

I try to write only car related columns. I fi gure the Nor’Easter readers may be slightly interested in my personal

comings and goings if they relate to cars, but when we get past that, not so much. But I’m going to violate that, or at least push the envelope a bit, this month. It has been a tough period for folks of my acquaintance recently – I have been to, or will have by the time you read this, fi ve memorial services in a 6 week period. One of them was for NER’s own George Skaubitis. George was a long time au-tocrosser (until recently in a very pretty 911 RS America) who worked the tech line while his wife, Christine, always came

early to sign people in. George’s career was in the record industry and it sure sounded like he had pretty wild times with some very interesting folks. He will be missed. One of the others who have recently passed was the father of a college friend. My friend lived in the next town over from the college and I was invited to his home for Thanksgiving my freshman year. (In those days I don’t think we even had Friday off from classes. And yes, I walked behind the plow to school in a snow storm when I was 6.) My friend’s family lived on a farm (we were in the middle of Ohio) but his dad, Larry, was an engineer who designed and worked on engines and compressors for Cooper-Bessemer and later Ariel. Although he had travelled extensively in the war and for work, Larry was about as “aw shucks” as you can get. I became a regular Thanksgiving visitor, continuing after col-lege when I lived in Chicago, and got to be very good friends with Larry.

My visits to Larry’s family brought me in touch with people very diff erent from those in the Boston suburbs where I grew up. I was there one afternoon when a call came from my friend’s mother that her car, a VW Beetle, had broken down. A truck was dispatched to retrieve it and before the day was over the engine was replaced with one removed from one of the VW carcasses in the yard. They also had a bulldozer – who doesn’t? – that I was allowed to operate. (Me: “What should I do?” Larry: “Dig a hole.” Me: “Where? Larry: “Any-where, it’s a farm. Just fi ll it in when you are done.” Full disclosure: I needed help

fi lling it in. It’s easier to dig than fi ll.) Larry seemed to view me as a con-nection to behaviors he had seen or practiced in his travels but which didn’t get regular play in Ohio. We would literally sneak out behind the barn for a cigarette. One Thanksgiv-

ing I asked what I could bring. Larry: “I had a drink called a martini one time in New York City. Do you know how to make one?” I did. We made a pitcher of martinis. Larry was presented with the fi rst glass (in a Welch’s jelly jar) to test, “Just like in New York!” The assembled, including a way too young foster child, then all had one. Larry liked to write stories of his remi-niscences and would send them to me. I really enjoyed their style and encour-aged him to off er them for publication to a local paper. I don’t think he ever did. Too bad as they off er some simple truths that are lacking these days. I picked this one for you to read because it has a car in it… “Janet and I were seniors in 1942. She liked danc-ing more than talking. At least with me.

The Long and Winding Road

Loosing Friends

 I have been to, or will have by the time you read this, fi ve memorial services in a 6 week period.

Ballroom dancing to a real band was the preferred date. The second most favored, and most frequent date, was a movie followed by a cheeseburger and a coke. Nearly all girls and some boys were given curfew times. Most of my dates with Janet were the movie kind. She told me her mother’s instruction for returning home was, “You must be inside this house and your boy-friend must be gone not one second after 11:30”. Janet lived in Tiverton. I lived on a farm about two miles north of Appleton. Appleton had in it a movie theater and a small restaurant named ZINCS. ZINCS had a good juke box, some four-person booths along one wall and a soda bar with spin seats along the opposite wall. On date nights ZINCS was crowded and noisy. It was not a good place for talking seriously. Janet wouldn’t park. I would have liked to just drive around and talk to her but my father had said, “Don’t go driving all over the county and burn up a lot of gas for no good reason”. He let me drive the family ’36 Ford and use his gas from our farm tank. He knew where I wanted to go and I’m sure he knew about what the car’s fuel gage should show the next time he ‘got in’. From ZINCS to Janet’s house was seven

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Like it or not, there’s a lot of electric vehicles (EV) on the road today and more are coming. All the big

legacy auto manufacturers like GM, Ford, Toyota, Nissan have entered the market along with Porsche’s Bavarian brethren, BMW, Audi, and Mercedes. And many new competitors funded by billionaire Chinese VCs will enter the market soon. Companies like Faraday Future, Lucid Motors, a “re-booted” Fisker Automo-tive (renamed Karma Automotive), and Nio have raised hundreds of millions of dollars (USD) or above $1 Billion. That’s Billion with a “B”. And I haven’t even mentioned the leader in the EV market,

Tesla. You have probably heard by now that Tesla surpassed GM as the most valuable American car company. Shares of Tesla put the company’s value at $51.5 billion, edging out GM’s $50.2 billion. Like me, you probably think this valuation is in-sane. Tesla sold a total of 76,230 vehicles in 2016 and lost $674 million on revenue of $7 billion. GM sold 10 million vehicles last year and earned $9.4 billion in net income on revenue of $166.4 billion in 2016. Sometimes, classic investment analysis and valuation models go out the window with technology companies, and yes, some say Tesla is a technology company, not an automotive company. As a publicly traded company, the mar-ket is willing to value Tesla based at what it thinks its future will be selling cars, batteries, solar power, or maybe even human spacefl ight. So, who is Porsche’s new competitor? Tesla. Porsche has clearly been thinking about this for a long time debuting the Mission E concept back in September

2015. Last year Porsche AG CEO Oliver Blume reiterated the company’s com-mitment to plug-in hybrids and the all-electric Mission E. Not to be outdone, Porsche AG will also spend $1 billion – the EV going rate apparently – to de-velop the Mission E. The car itself boasts some impressive features. According to numerous sources, the Mission E will be sold in a number of model variants with diff ering power outputs. The top of the line having more than 600 horsepower (in EV speak, that’s 440 kilowatts in system power) powered by two electric motors similar to the ones used on the 919 Hybrid race car. Power going to all four wheels via torque vectoring system. An estimated zero to 62 mph (100 km) time of 3.5 seconds. The car’s battery system will provide an 80% charge in just 15 minutes and a 311 mile range. Impressive by today’s standard. Enough to get from my house to Stowe VT with ~ 86 miles to spare. Will I buy one when it ships in 2020? If I lived in southern California, probably. But I live in New England. Although the range issue appears to be addressed and the recharge time is reasonable - as-suming I don’t need to drive over a special charging pad - I still have concerns. How will the Mission E, or its EV competitors in fact, perform while driving in a

blizzard at below freezing temperatures? Now add a foot of snow to that. Will I be get the car out of the driveway? Maybe this is not the car I take to the mountain in ski season. But if I’m in Cambridge and a similar blizzard drops a foot of snow and the side streets are not plowed, it could be the same issue. Now that’s two expensive cars that I won’t drive in winter time!

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Glenn Champagne

PG. 12 N O R E A S T E R

A lot of things seem to be a bit back-ward right now. So, I’ve decided to occasionally reverse my thinking

to be more in sync with the universe. Just start with the weather. It was 72 degrees on February 24. The high never went below 46 for that whole week! Normally, I’m thinking of ski slopes in February. But I decided to think diff er-ently and take February off from skiing this year, hoping to catch some good spring conditions in March and April. The ski gods smiled on me and rewarded me with a dumping in March. So, you see, this thinking in reverse thing has its mer-its. I hope you’ve all recovered from your Easter sunburns and heat stroke.

In mid-April, I was lucky enough to go out to the track in Palmer for a day dedicated to assessing the track - in reverse. What an unbelievable joy it was to get a preview of the tremendous fun that lies in store for us all this year. I won’t give away all the goodies, but I can say that the amazing topography of turns nine and seven - in reverse - reduces the trepidation around inadvertent collisions with the topography and encourages some additional footwork choreogra-phy to drive it smoothly. It’s not so easy to reverse your thinking of a race track you’ve been driving for a few years but I will go on record to extoll the benefi ts. Just the view you get of the Connecticut countryside coming over the top of turn six is absolutely stunning. I found myself purposely slowing a bit up there to take it in. Never thought I’d be saying that! And, not to bore you to tears with this saga, but my 944 exhaust decided that detachment was a preferential state of

being for the fourth time. This go around it was suddenly dragging on the high-way and before I could pull off to rectify the situation, I ran over the dangling bits and successfully rendered the old pipes completely useless. My decapitated catalytic converter may still be sitting in the middle of Route 146 in Lincoln RI. This time, I put on my big boy pants and gathered up some of the spare electrons I had lying around to stick the metal bits of my new replacement system together. It’s hanging on for the moment. The new setup is really loud but at least my eardrums aren’t bleeding like it was with no exhaust pipes. I’m still not sure I like it this loud but I’m trying to reverse my

thinking. It’s an extra safety margin for the old car, right? Folks might say they didn’t see my car before they hit it. But they can’t say they didn’t hear it com-ing. And I still can’t hear my

kids so that benefi t has been retained. My track car is nearing completion, thankfully. My trusty shop called to let me know that they found wiring in some very unlikely and somewhat fl ammable loca-tions. They were fi xing that. I thanked them profusely. And made a note to buy an extra-large fi re extinguisher soon. They found all this while putting in the race dash and a bunch of new sensors. My desire for on-track account-ability and consistency (other new thinking) has probably led to postponing self-immolation. That is some reverse thinking I can really get behind. Still going to wear my fi re proof skivvies though. And practice my exiting drills. Not sure how

Loose Nut Behind the Wheel

Thinking in Reverse

Everything has so much technolo-gy that doesn’t seem focused on…actually driving - lane-change-and-diaper-assistance...

fast I’ll be in this car but my DE trophy col-lection is big enough at this point so I just don’t need to add any more hardware. The new thinking is to try to learn to be a de-cent driver by reviewing the facts instead of assuming I am already perfect in the wonderful rosy glow of my mind’s halluci-natory optimism. My joy of buying new cars has been in reverse lately too. In that joyful storm we had a while back where we got some nice, cold snow followed shortly after by about 8 inches of driving rain…the drains on my Cayenne stopped draining. And water decided to explore the driver foot well. Yes,

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Sterling Vernon

N O R E A S T E R PG. 13

I should have written this last week. No really, last week, when it was eighty degrees on one day. Did you miss it?

That was our “summer”, or so it feels as I write this today where the temps might peak into the high forties. And except for all the activities happening in the background, one might think the Driver Education season has come and gone already. But - reality is - it is just starting! So, pull up a chair and let’s explore what’s going on for Driver Education... Next week (yes, I know - I’m late again with this article, Adrianne Ross!) begins the offi cial Driver Education Season with

North Country Region starting with a three day event at Palmer Motorsports. By the time you read this, it will be “have been” the fi rst event, but nonetheless is should be a corker! And yes - I cheated and looked ahead at the forecasted weather for Ware Mass (ummm - it’s where “Palmer Motorsports Track” is lo-cated, which is Ware rather than Palmer?). That forecast says it will be in the low 70s with sunshine and fair skies. Do I believe that forecast? Maybe, but reality says this is New England, so I’m prepared for just about anything Mother Nature throws our way. Now - for the most EXCELLENT news of this monthly column! The NER Track Social Committee comprised of Adrianne Ross, Pam Mascetta and Kristin Larson have put their heads together and run a few touchdowns over the goal line for Social Activities at our fi rst two NER Driver Education Events! First, at the NER Thompson event May 26-28th, they have planned a catered Garage Social track-side in the garages of an Italian Festival

of food and drink. Tickets are $20, and of course, you can bring friends and family to the evening soiree - simply contact Stan for additional tickets. Then, a few weeks later at the NER event at Palmer (June 9-11), the Social Committee has scheduled Firefl ys to once again cater their award winning meal to all attendees and guests. Once again, all participants and guests are invited and welcome - just be certain to purchase tickets beforehand! Which brings up another of my favor-ite subjects - NER Driver Education Event Sponsors! If you are reading this article, please make an eff ort to say “Thank You!” and patronize the following businesses for their incredible fi nancial support of our events! They include: NER @ Thompson (May) - South Shore Autoworks (Justin Becker)NER @ Palmer (June) - Kachel Motor Company (Tim Kachel) NER @ LCMT & Calabogie - will be an-nounced shortly ( ;) )NER @ Watkins Glen (August) - EPE (Jerry Pellegrino)NER @ Palmer (September) - South Shore Autoworks (Justin Becker) The folks and businesses above really deserve our most sincere appreciation and support, as they’ve stepped forward in no small way to make each event the “best of any and all Zone 1 (dare I say “PCA”) Driver Education Events”. In fact, without them - we wouldn’t be able to invest as much as we do in the North East Region track events - so “Thank You!” to our 2017 Season Sponsors! And here are my fi nal “Monthly Mus-ings”... - We really need Instructors to Sign Up for our events well before the event, rather than a day before??!!! Together, we can bring new drivers into this sport - which is what it’s all about.. Remember when you were a Green and New driver waiting on the sidelines for Instructors

- Again - all NER DE Events WEL-COME any friends and family of the participants!

to sign up so you could attend? Yep - let’s get them off the fence and into our events - please! - If anyone sees a black English made car on the track, please be nice to that driver. As that “driver” did the majority of their own work this winter on said “English made car” - you might want to also give it a wide berth. Said “Driver” also promises not to be known as the “rolling chicane” given their anticipated conservative track speed... - Again - all NER DE Events WELCOME any friends and family of the participants! Just

Off LineSpring is in the Air (Well, sort of?)

John Dunkle

continued on page 35

Happy PCA Anniversary!

TEN YEARS

Roger SlocumMarshall L. StockerScott D. AllenGreg L. D’AbateDavid A. StewartRichard L. Tuck

FIVE YEARS

Holger OlsenRobert A. WintersJohn WoodwardDavid P. OuelletteGordon D. OwadesJames A. LentiniStephen J. VeyErik C. Hjortshoj

FORTY YEARS

David E. Maynard

TWENTY YEARS

David J. HusakRonald E. GwozdzRobert J. Lepofsky

FIFTEEN YEARS

P. Scott S. FabyanPatrick S. HarrisKirk StinglePaul D. VanDerMeer

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2017 CalendarAt-A-Glance

May

5-7 - Zone 1 Concours and Rally

7 - NER (AX School)10 - Board Meeting21 - NER AX 126-28 NER DE ThompsonJune

9-11 NER DE Palmer11 - NCR AX 214 - Board Meeting26 - NCR DE LRPJuly

8 - NER AX 212 - Board Meeting14-16 NER DE Mt Tremblant 18-20 NER DE Calabogie29 - NER AX 330 - NCR AX 3August

9 - Board Meeting11-13 NER DE WGI13 - NER AX 420 NCR DE NHMSSeptember

2 - NCR AX 413 - Board Meeting16-17 - ZONE 1 AX22-24 NER DE Palmer30 - NCR AX 5October

11 - Board Meeting14 - NER AX 5November

15 - Board MeetingDecember

13 - Board Meeting

Date/TimeDate(s) - 05/07/201710:00 am - 12:00 pmThe second Porsches & Coff ee of the 2017 season will be on Sunday, May 7th, 10AM – noon at Sweet Berry Farm, 915 Mitchell’s Lane, Middletown, RI 02842. A Porsche logo sign should be in place directing you to the parking area. Sweet Berry Farm is child friendly, encouraging small children to enjoy a working farm, so when entering and exiting, please drive carefully. For more information, please email Dave Melchar at : dmelchar@rwu.com http://www.sweetberryfarmri.com

Porsches and Coff ee

Sunday, May 7th

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The NER Autocross Team will be holding its ever-popular Autocross School at Devens again this year – by the time you are reading this in the Nor’Easter, registration should be open for next month’s event … please note we have changed the regis-tration dates for this event slightly to allow some extra fi nal planning time for the event (see below).

Autocross allows you to learn car control skills in a safe environment. We are fortunate to enjoy probably one of the best venues in the area (Moore Airfi eld at Fort Devens). The wide runways and ample open space allow participants to get close to or exceed the limits of their car’s mechanical grip without risking damage to cars or participants – so you can see what your Porsche feels like when pushed like it was meant to be. Our team of instructors will be available to show you how to do this safely while having fun - and we hope you will sign up for an actual event or two during the regular season! Price: $60 (includes a free registration to one NER Autocross Event in 2017) Eligibility: This event is for novice autocrossers only! Participants must have participated in no more than one autocross season to be eligible. As always, special circumstances may apply, so contact Chris Ryan at autocrosschair@porschenet.com with ques-tions. Registration will now open on April 1st at www.pcaner.motorsportreg.com and close by April 26th. Day of the Event: Gates open at 7am. Please be on site no later than 7:30 AM. The day will begin with a classroom session (dress appropriately – it could still be cold on a May morning!). Morning driving exercises will include a skidpad, a slalom exercise and another exercise that combines common autocross elements (clam shell, pivot turn, braking zone, etc.). After a break for lunch (provided by us) we’ll set up an actual course and you will take one or two autocross rides with an instructor and then take your turn driving with an instructor as your passenger. We hope you will get a minimum of 4 timed runs. Pre-registration is REQUIRED for this event. Please do not show up at the gate unless you have registered, or you will be turned away. The autocross school will have a 45 person limit, which will fi ll up fast, so please register early. For event and eligibility questions contact Chris Ryan at autocrosschair@porschenet.com . For registration/payment issues con-tact Jeff Johnson at autocrossreg@porschenet.com .

Directions to Fort DevensThe event will be at Moore Airfi eld on Route 2A which is separate from the main Army base.From 128: Take Route 2 West. After you go under Route 495, travel another 3.6 miles. Take Route 111 North for 2 miles. At the rotary, take Route 2A West toward Ayer. Stay on 2A as it turns right in downtown Ayer. After the right turn stay on Route 2A by bearing left at the fork. After the strip of stores, the entrance gate will be on your left after crossing the railway lines. The google maps address is 91 Fitchburg Rd. Ayer MA.

2017 NER Auto Cross School!

Sunday May 7th

Sponsored by..

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The NER Autocross Season kicks off with its fi rst event of the 2017 Series on Sunday May 21st at Moore Airfi eld at Fort De-vens. Autocross is a safe and accessible introduction to motor sports and a fantastic way to improve on your driving skills. Also,

unlike Driver Education, it is a competitive event: you compete against similar cars by individual timing. So the entrants at our autocross events are a dynamic mix of novices, possibly prepping for going to the track, and veterans who view autocross as their main motor sport. Note that novices can always count on help from the veterans and no one takes it so seriously that it interferes with the spirit of camaraderie. (Well, OK, some people do take it pretty seriously – but they’re still nice!) Entrants will get as many as 12 (record is 14) individually timed runs and be eligible for awards. Trophies will be awarded to the top three drivers in each class that you can use for bench-race bragging rights. Registration opens on April 21st at pcaner.motorsportreg.com. You must sign up online by midnight, Wednesday May 17th . The gates open at 7 and check in ends at 8. Participants are encouraged to arrive no later than 7:30 to allow plenty of time for check in and car prep for tech inspection. Also make sure you bring adequate clothing for any weather be it hot, cold or wet. Lunch is off ered for a nominal fee or you can bring your own picnic style eats. We will take a 20 lunch break between the morning and afternoon heats. Water and sodas are always provided throughout the day free of charge. You will be required to perform a work function during the day as part of the event. And you must stay for the whole day, which could last until 5pm. The cost for the day is $50 for members, $60 for non-members. Teenage children of PCA members who are under 18 but have a full license (not a learner’s permit) are able to participate via the PCA Junior Participation program. This requires that a waiver be signed by both parents and one parent must attend the event. Contact the Registrar for further details. We look forward to seeing you at this event. Questions: contact AX Chair Chris Ryan (autocrosschair@porschenet.com). For registration information, contact the AX Registrar Jeff Johnson (autocrossreg@porschenet.com). Directions to Fort DevensFrom I-495 or Rt. 128 take Route 2 West. After you go under Route 495, travel another 3.6 miles. Take Route 111 North (exit 38B) for 2 miles. At the rotary, follow Route 2A West toward Ayer. Stay on 2A as it turns right in downtown Ayer. After the right turn stay on Route 2A by bearing left at the fork. Pass the supermarket on your left, cross the RR tracks, and the entrance gate will be on your left. The google map address is 90 Fitchburg Rd. Ayer MA.

NER Autocross Series Event #1

Sunday May 21st

Sponsored by..

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Cars and Coff ee

June 17th 8:00 AM

Our second Cars & Coff ee of the 2017 season brings us to central Massachusetts on Saturday June 17th to:

Lalajava290 West Main StreetNorthborough, MA 015328:00AM – 10:00AMPH 508-393-7625www.lalajava.com Weather permitting. Check back for updates.Contact Robert Jacobsen for more information at: rjacobsen@assebetadvisors.com

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NER Driver Education and Novice Day at Thompson

May 26, 27, & 28th

Please join the Northeast Region drivers for our fi rst 2017 Driver Education event and Novice Day at historic Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Thompson, Connecticut. About an hour from Boston, the track is well suited for new and experienced drivers alike. This road course was in use in various confi gurations on and off for many years starting in the 50’s

and running through the early 70’s. It lives again as a 1.7 mile road course with a long, fast front straight and a set of more chal-lenging technical sections. In addition, it is set in a beautiful and picturesque region of historic Northern Connecticut. On Friday morning, Novice Day activities for Instructed Students include full access to a skid-pad, car control exercises and brak-ing exercises, the perfect and safe way to explore the limits of your car before going out on the track later that day! For solo driv-ers, this is a full three day track event! Registration for this event opens on or before March 1st. If you are a solo driver, this event is a full three-day DE – with the added bonus that we will keep he skid-pad and other Novice Day courses open for you during the afternoon as well. Waitlisted drivers that do not make it into the event will receive full refunds of their registration fees. Our events are open to current PCA, BMWCCA and members of other recognized car clubs. Registration for this event will be handled by NER through clubregistration.net and full DE info is available at www.porschenet.com. Please make sure your email address is current in your clubregistration.net profi le. Registration questions? Please contact Stan Corbett, Registrar at TCReg@PorscheNet.com; or 774-275-1621 before 9 PM.

Join in the fun!

Join your fellow Porsche Club of America members at the 62nd Porsche Parade on July 9-15, 2017. Parade is PCA’s annual, weeklong event enjoyed by several thousand of your fellow members, who will gather this year in Spokane, Washington.

Parade participants will enjoy Driving Tours and a Gimmick Rally to explore eastern Washington’s mountain vistas and high desert, the Concours at Riverfront Park, an Autocross, and a Time-Speed-Distance Rally to test your competitive spirit.

When you want to step away from driving, Spokane is a walkable city with award- winning eateries, the Cork District tasting rooms, craft breweries, and boutique shopping. Bring the kids, too, as they’ll be kept busy with activities such as model Porsche Concours, RC Car racing, and an ice cream social (well, adults can join in the ice cream, too).

REGISTRATION OPENS

FEBRUARY 21ST

HOUSING RESERVATIONS AND PARADE REGISTRATION

OPEN ON FEBRUARY 21ST.

REGISTRATION FOR EVENTS OPENS ON APRIL 3RD.

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On October 17th, the Porsche Golf Cup re-gional qualifi er tourna-ment was held at the prestigious The Country

Club in Brookline MA.

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Porsche invited over 60 golfers and Porsche owners from the region to compete on the Championship Course at The Country Club. TCC is a historic golf venue which has hosted 3 US Opens, the 2013 US Amateur and the 1999 Ryder Cup. The venue will host its 4th US Open in 2022. Playing in a foursome from Porsche of Nashua. Maureen Spooner, of Windham NH and Nashua CC won the Women’s Gross Division. By win-ning at the regional level, Maureen advanced and competed at the

Porsche Golf Cup USA Finals held at The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, CA Beach on February 19-22 2017. On February 21, 2017 Maureen competed in the USA Finals, hosted by Porsche USA, with 130 golfers/Porsche Owners from around the

country in California. Maureen won the Women’s Gross Flight and she will be representing Porsche USA in the

World Finals being held in Majorca, Spain in early May 2017. Maureen’s participation in this prestigious World competition is sponsored by Porsche of Nashua through General Man-ager Larry Bedell. Maureen and her husband, Patrick own a 2014 Boxster S and a 2017 Macan S. Congratulations to Maureen on this truly signifi cant accomplishment and best wishes on the World Finals.

Porsche Golf Cup Success Copy and Photos by Donato A. DeNovellis

18th Hole Ocean Course South at Pelican Hill

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Copy and Photos by John Dunkle

Take nearly eighty Instruc-tors, advanced and solo drivers and put them in the same room at the same time - and what do

you have? While your fi rst response might be “CHAOS”, in fact, that is exactly what occurred this April 15th in Chelmsford Mass. Sponsored by Kachel Motor Company (KMC - Thank you Tim and company!) and as a joint event brought to you by North Coun-try Region and Northeast Region PCA, this seminar highlighted Ross Bentley (Speed Secrets) as the premier speaker throughout the day. Ross, who is known worldwide as a Professional Coach and “Moti-vator”, as well as a highly acclaimed author, kept those eighty some-odd attendees in rapt attention through-out the day. Beginning with a terrifi c continental breakfast catered by Panera Bread (Thank you Dave Peterman!), the day was off to a terrifi c beginning (and be-ing totally caff ein-ated with Panera coff ee - seemed to “fl y by”?). After the introduction and Welcome by two seedy look-

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ing speakers (Pat Maloney (NCR Track Chair and “your’s truly” (NER Track Chair)), the event kicked off by a brief presenta-tion by Tim Kachel and his team about some of their current and past projects (We also learned KMC access to a dyno - which many of us will be making use of in the near future!). As well, they brought along some of their Porsche Track Cars for us to oogle over in the parking lot during the breaks. I did note, however, that the keys were missing from the igni-tion on all of them - which is an indica-tion of Tim’s keen sense of the obvious, given the audience of Instructors and solo drivers. Next, Ross started his presentation - which was to the point, insightful and more than worth the time invested to attend this event. Things like under-standing a drivers “Performance Model”, how drivers learn, how to instruct and how to prioritize time and lessons with various driver types were all explored and discussed. Many on the audience felt that Ross’ subject matter was applicable to not only teaching on the track, but too, in real world business and social en-vironments. the diversity of the subject

matter throughout the day also resonated with the various instructor and advanced students teaching/learning styles. After a short break for lunch of local Pizza fare (again - thank you KMC! ;) ) Ross wrapped up the afternoon session by identifying and addressing some com-mon mistakes many of us fall victim to during our driving career. For that, it was a revelation to many of us - just how much we really don’t know, or have forgotten, in our roles as driving mentors to those who are new to the DE experience. As an aside, this off -season joint seminar is a continuation of a series initiated by Jonathan Katz several years ago - and all of us are looking forward to develop-ing next year’s seminar agenda over the next several months. So, if you have any thoughts for topics or formats - let any member of the NER or NCR Track Commit-tee know what they are, and we’ll discuss them for future events! In conclusion - again - our thanks to Ross Bentley, KMC and Panera for their incredible support of so many attendees representing NER PCA, NCR PCA, BMW-CCA and Audi Club.

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Porsches of Cape Cod( or Off to Mont-Tremblant (via Daytona)! )

Copy by Wayne Kunkel

PCA has a motto. It’s not just the cars, it’s the people. That has been around for many years but upon retiring to Cape Cod it became very evident to me that this was true. Upon returning to my 911 after shopping at Stop and Shop, back in the fall of 2014, I saw a man ogling the speed yellow 996 and expected the usual questions about why the engine is in the back, etc. Surprise! The man ogling my car was none other than Mike Sarli, a long time PCA member. Mike wondered if I was interested in meeting a few other Porsche driven souls for coff ee on Saturday morning. We exchanged some information and now I had a new Porsche friend on Cape Cod! Moving in retirement, relocation for a job, and other life events can be traumatic because most of the time we are leaving old friends behind. After 7 years in Niagara Region and 30 years in Central New York Region we had retired to the Cape. How fortu-itous it was that Mike had reached out in a parking lot to a fellow Porsche owner. None of our coff ee meetings are P.C.A. events, they are just organic. In the summer we usually meet in the parking lot off exit 9A (rte. 6). Get off the exit southbound and take your 2nd available driveway/street. There is a D’Angelo’s eatery as you fi rst enter the strip mall, look for 20-25 Porsches. We have mixed it up on occasion and met at the Panera Bread in Hyannis, exit 6. Usually we post the location on the N.E. P.C.A. Facebook page for a given week. We also had a luncheon with the 356 Registry at the Hyannis Yacht Club before the high season started. Considering they found a drug lab at the Shriver’s summer house around the corner from the club perhaps I

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should say tourist season. It never ceases to amaze me the number of 356’s that show up on a regular basis. One of our members had the Lars Andersen museum contact him about his early 911 to be displayed for a year. That was an emphatic NO because who would not want to drive their 911 for a year? None of this group!

After the success of three Werks Reunions on the Monterey Peninsula, past PCA President Manny Alban, being an East Coast resident, put forth the

idea that the event should also be held in the East. What better place and time than the Friday before the prestigious Amelia Island Concours? When planning for the event was fi nalized, PCA announced the theme would be the 20th Anniversary of the Boxster. As an owner of a 2003 986, I knew I had to go to take part in this celebration of the remarkably successful little roadster. This would involve a two day drive down to northern Florida, and a two day drive back - all to attend a one day car event. Some would call me crazy. I think my lov-ing wife may have, as she decided the trip was too long for her - but told me to go for it. Thanks, honey! I am an active participant in a PCA Spe-cial Interest Registry - the Boxster Register. If you haven’t joined the Register for your car, I highly recommend it - the experi-ence, advice and most of all - the camara-derie of fellow members is great. In talking to some of the other members I found that other Boxster owners were also plan-ning to attend. One of them, Bruce Russell, lives near Richmond, VA - about halfway to Amelia Island - and kindly off ered to let me stay with him and then drive in tandem the rest of the way. Bruce, while a fellow Boxster enthusiast with a 986, also owns a Guards Red 1984 911 3.2 Carrera Targa that he was going to enter in the judged fi eld at Werks. So he has his toes in both the air and water-cooled pools. By the way, Bruce is also the advocate for the 911 3.2 Carerra Registry. I took advantage of some unseason-ably warm February weather to get my car ready for the long trip, including a full machine polish paint correction, sealant

and wax, and interior recondition. Hey, we needed to look presentable among the sure to be dazzling display of pristine P-cars. As the date to leave approached, my excitement for the trip built. Then, the weekend before, I got a mes-sage from Bruce that he and his wife had just been involved in an accident. Their car (not one of the Porsches) had been rear-ended and while not seriously injured, they were clearly shaken up - and Bruce needed to cancel the Werks trip. While I was very thankful they were OK, I have to be honest and say I was disap-pointed not to meet Bruce on the trip. Oh well, the show must go on and I left not so bright - but early the Tuesday morning before the Friday event. I made it as far as northern North Carolina and got a room. While there l received a message from another Boxster Register member - actually the advocate for the Boxster Reg-ister - John Novotnak. He is also the Editor for the Photo of the Week/Photo of the Month feature of the PCA eBrake News email. John said he and his wife were also staying overnight in NC not far from me, so we agreed to meet at his hotel the next morning and drive in tandem. Great! It was comforting to see a Porsche badge in my rear view for the fi nal 400 mile leg. John was driving his 2009 Cayenne to be able to carry all of his camera equipment and other goodies to the event. I arrived in Yulee, FL where I had booked a room. It was about 12 miles inland from the event venue at the Omni Resort (and quite a bit cheaper than rooms on Amelia Island, which fi ll up due the Concours). While there, I ran into Bill King, one of Bruce’s friends, who was chosen to display his beautiful blue 981 Boxster in the special grouping of cars representing each of the Boxster’s four generations- 986, 987, 981 and 718. Bill is a former PCA National Concours award winner, and the

owner of many other fi ne autos. Like all PCA members, he was very friendly and welcoming and immediately suggested we have drinks and dinner on the beach in Fernandina Beach. Fun! The next morning, I located a self serve car wash to freshen up the 986. Every car wash in town seemed to be in use by a Porsche owner! I had brought a bucket and all my normal detailing products, and it was a pleasure to spend a few hours on the car in the warm Florida sunshine. Then it was back to the motel where some other Boxster Register mem-bers were arriving. One of them was Lee Lichtenstein, a member of the Chicago Region who drives a 2008 Limited Edition 987 - in Orange. You know when Lee pulls up, trust me! Lee was there with a friend, and suggested we go to dinner that night. He regaled me with stories of the thirty three - count ‘em - 33 - Parades he has attended. After Werks, he was going to Treff en Hill Country in Texas, and then the Spokane Parade, followed by a trip to Canada and Alaska! Lee gets around. Lee is also a member of the Cayman Register and had organized a caravan of about 15 Boxsters and Caymans to the event. We gathered in the pre-dawn hours, as traffi c on the Island for the various auctions and Concours is quite heavy. Matters were made worse by the organizers changing the Concours from Sunday to Saturday due to a rainy forecast. Now attendees and participants from around the country had to arrive early - on Werks day. Ut-oh!

Werks Reunion Amelia IslandCopy and Photos by Gary Cooper

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We arrived at the event venue, checked in, and were provided with a nice goodie bag fi lled with some nice items, including a beautiful poster from Pirelli (the main sponsor).

Volunteers directed me to the Corral parking area, where Boxsters were given the honor of being placed in the front of the fi eld as part of the 20th An-niversary celebration. Sweet!

Organizers announced there were nearly 700 Porsches in attendance between the Judged and Corral fi elds. It was awesome.

PCA invited a few celebrities to at-tend, among them Magnus Walker of Urban Outlaw fame, and Jeff Zwart - multiple winner of the Pikes Peak Hillclimb and the photographer behind those back page shots we all love in Panorama. Manny Alban interviewed Jeff .

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It was cool to see the four special Box-sters and appreciate the evolution of the model. I ran into my new friend, Bill King, again

Members of the Boxster Register gath-ered for our group picture in front of the cars (Lee is third from the left - wearing orange, of course - and John and his wife are at the far right).

The fi nal special guest of the day, before the judged award presentation, was Grant Larson. For those that don’t know the history of the Boxster, Grant was the designer of the original prototype car that was shown and caused such a stir at the 1993 Detroit Auto Show. Grant was then heavily involved in the develop-ment of the 1997 production version. I had the privilege of briefl y chatting with Grant and thanking him for the work he did on the 986. When I tell others about this, I simply say “this was the guy who invented my car!”

Finally, the day came to an end and it was time to go back to my room to get ready for the long ride home. But before, I left I got a message from my friend, Bruce from VA. He asked if I could pick up a polo shirt he pre-bought, his goodie bag, and the plaque that would have been displayed on his Targa - and deliver them to him in Richmond. My pleasure! After yet another pre-dawn departure, I arrived at Bruce’s house around 2PM. Even though it was our fi rst face to face meeting, we were soon immersed in talk about Porsches over a few cold German premium lagers like long time friends. Bruce and his wife (and dog, Abby) couldn’t have been more welcoming and opened their beautiful home to me. Bruce decided we needed to continue the German theme with grilled brats, sauerkraut and German dumplings. I needed to gas up for the fi nal leg back to Boston, so I suggested Bruce drive my car - he seemed to enjoy himself! Then, to my great honor, he let me take the left seat of the Targa. Having never driven one before, I initially struggled with the fl oor attached brake and clutch pedal, and the 5 speed tranny. Bruce said the car had the old 915 transmission that simply couldn’t be shifted quickly like our more modern Boxsters. I adjusted

and then enjoyed the unique sound and thrill of driving an air cooled 911 over the twisty back roads around his house. We tucked the cars away in Bruce’s garage and - needless to say - I went to sleep with a huge smile on my face!

And for the fi nal bit of PCA hospitality, Bruce and Abby the dog got up early to make me breakfast, and prepare a few delicious Virginia baked ham and biscuit sandwiches for the ride home! By the way, my 14-year old Boxster performed fl awlessly over the 2,400 mile round trip. What a car! It needed to, because of the big East Coast snow storm that rolled in just after I got home. Phew! On the way home I had plenty of time

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April 9th, 2017 South Of Boston (SoBo) Porsches and Coff ee

Copy and Photos by Roger Slocum

We were on the road to the Moose Café by 9 AM. Rosemary and I had less than 48 hours to recu-perate from two weeks

in Portugal. The trip, beginning in the coastal town of Porto, was a cruise to Spain on the Douro River, then a return to Porto where we enjoyed three additional days of exploring the steep sloped streets. During my Navy submarine career I always was impressed with the Portuguese infl u-ence throughout the world, even in Asia. For a small country they had a signifi cant impact to world trade, and for establishing numerous colonies, including Brazil. For the fi rst coff ee of the year we returned to the Moose Café because Sweet Berry farm, our regular spot, was not opening until May 1.The weather could not have been nicer with plenty of sunshine and temperatures around 60 degrees. The morning sure brought out the Porsches, even a very original green 68 911 owned by Phil Brzezinski. By mid-morning the Porsche count hit 45, of which 18 were fi rst timers. Phil recently retired and has a very long do list for his 68. Hopefully we will be fortunate to see some of the work Phil ac-complishes during this summer. The next time I see Phil I will get a photo to share of

his unmolested vintage prize. Tony Minicalco arrived at the Moose with the top down in his 2007 Boxster S and, I must say that the grey Boxster was most attractive. The Boxster is Tony’s fi rst Porsche, purchasing it just a couple of months ago. He said that he has lusted for a Porsche since 1997. Maybe it was the excitement of being surrounded by Porsches; Tony signed in for a nametag, but not the log sheet. Peter Amgitly parked his 1978 911 Car-rera; the color and gleam of the car drew me to it. It was one of the coff ee stand-outs today. The Carrera has only 57k miles. He is the second owner and has had it for fi ve years. Peter has owned 5 Porsches, his fi rst being an 81 911 SC. Peter also didn’t log in so I’m not sure of the name spelling or how far he drove this morning. Rod & Mary MacDougall parked their 2000 911 cab; Rod said that the very attractive color is paladio metallic. With only 35k miles, on a quick look, I saw no exterior blemishes or stone chips. This is Rod’s fi rst Porsche and he has owned it since February, saying that the Porsche was always his dream car. John Brundage drove in with his Ve-suvian grey 2000 996. This is John’s fi rst Porsche, saying that he always wanted a Porsche. With a modest mileage of

just 55k, John is the fi fth owner of this Porsche. I didn’t get to meet John, a most interesting guy, until nearly noon. John began talking about all the work he performed on the car, including the replacement of a broken valve spring. I said to myself “this must be a clever guy who also has a lift.” From my conversa-tion I learn that John works on vintage cars, so in addition to being car smart, he must also have patience. Hopefully this summer I will have the opportunity to speak at longer lengths with John. Rich & Carol Pardee parked their eye candy red 1986 911 Targa. Previously Rich owned a 2002 996 and traded that for the classic 86 air cooled, which he has now owned for a couple of years. Rich may be the third owner of the Targa. The car has had restoration, including a re-spray. The next SoBo will be on Sunday, May 7th, 10AM – noon at Sweet Berry Farm, 915 Mitchell’s Lane, Middletown, RI 02842. A Porsche logo sign should be in place directing you to the parking area. Sweet Berry Farm is child friendly, encouraging small children to enjoy a working farm, so when entering and exit-ing, drive carefully, and, as always, for any SoBo related questions, please email me at: rr356c@aol.com

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Peter Amgitly’s 1987 911 CarreraRich & Carol Pardee’s 1986 Targa

John Brundage’s 2000 996

Tony Miniscalco’s 2007 Boxster S Sobo Row 2

Rod & Mary MacDougell’s 2000 911

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Taking a “right” (and a few lefts too) can be very rewarding. Just ask Jeff Gordon,

the recently retired NAS-CAR champ and now win-ner of the 24 Hours of Day-tona (along with the very talented team of Wayne Taylor Racing). You may not qualify to run at the “24”, but nothing beats a PCA Drivers Education (DE) track day at one of our many nearby road courses. New England PCA club members have several track options including Lime Rock Park and Thompson Speedway in CT, Palmer Motor Sports in MA and New Hampshire Motor Speedway. All are within an easy 2-3 hour drive and all host multiple, well managed events throughout the Spring, Summer and Fall (several track websites and event organizers are listed at the end of this article). Preparing your Car and

Yourself

Each of the NER, CVR and NCR clubs have extensive information available on their websites that will guide you through the steps leading up the event. For most events you’ll simply need a safe and well sorted car, a good set of tires and brake pads and the right attitude. Add a well-fi tting pair of comfort-able driving shoes and a Snell 2010 or better helmet and you’re good to go. What follows are some of the basics that will apply to any event you attend. Get a good night’s sleep.

Track days are “serious fun” and as such you’ll need to be alert. You don’t want to be the guy or gal that’s chugging coff ee or

Red Bulls. You’ll be excited enough and won’t need the extra stimulus (or dehydration). There will be a lot to absorb

and you’ll want to be as calm and focused as you can be when you get out there. Before your event, go online and check out the car prepa-ration requirements for the event. The club websites will provide you with a detailed list of the car and driver requirements. All will also re-quire that you bring your car to a PCA certifi ed inspector to complete a tech work sheet. Read the rules carefully and come prepared. Be organized so you can focus on the “fun” part when you arrive at the track.

Bring the Right Stuff

A jack and stands, some tools, sunscreen and a cooler of food and water along with a folding chair are all that most folks need to cover the care and feeding of both them and their car. Come with a full gas tank and fi nd out if gas will be avail-able at the track. If it isn’t, bring a couple of 5 gallon plastic gas if you’re towing to the event. Otherwise plan to top off at a nearby gas station during the event. Running out of gas on track is a major track day faux pas. Be prepared, there is nothing more distracting than getting to the track and not having something you abso-lutely need, so plan carefully. Go to the Drivers Meeting

and pay attention!

PCA DE events will have two driver’s meetings. The fi rst will cover the day’s schedule, a safety briefi ng including passing rules and the mean-ings of the various fl ags in use. Both seasoned and rookie drivers will attend. Following this meeting the “newbies” will attend their own meeting that will get into more detail on how to have a fun and safe event. These meetings are

Take a Right

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part of the “serious” side of track days. We’re all there to have fun, but not following the rules can have serious consequences. A great deal of the information is simply good common sense but it’s also critically important that everyone is on the same page. Knowing the passing rules for your group, the fl ags, how to enter and exit the track safely and other crucial details will assure that you and your fellow drivers have a memorable event for all the right rea-sons. Slow is the quickest way

to Fast

Don’t expect to be fast right out of the box. Smooth throttle and brake inputs, heads up driving and determining when to use an early vs. late apex all take time and practice. All PCA DE events will provide well trained instructors to help you learn these skills. Use them and the early sessions to focus on the best and safest “line” around the track. When possible study track maps and videos prior to your arrival. If you know which way the track goes next you’ll be quicker sooner. Morning sessions are commonly more event-ful than the rest of the day so don’t be the guy that puts all 4 wheels off track in the fi rst session because of cold tires. Come up to speed slowly and predictably so you and your fellow drivers can enjoy an uninterrupted session. It’s not a Race!

But track days are an op-portunity to enjoy our cars at speed. Be courteous and aware of the other cars in your session. Understand that if you and your 500HP supercar can pull away from most cars on the straightaway but then

they catch you in the turns, God didn’t put them there. They’re faster than you so give a point by so you can both concentrate on clipping that next apex. Speaking of hard to pass, don’t be. If you were in a race, a defen-sive line might make sense. At a track day, that just makes you a jerk. Be smooth and predict-able, listen to your instructor and watch your mirrors. It is a race track after all, and you didn’t come here to drive the same way you do on Main Street. Give it the beans when you feel you can and practice the smooth inputs that our cars much prefer to abrupt suspension upsetting moves. Stay Hydrated

Give your body the fl uids it needs to deal with the demands you’re putting on it. Anyone who thinks professional drivers aren’t athletes should spend 30 min-utes tossing a 3000 lb. sports car around a race track. Drink con-stantly to maintain your focus. Avoid coff ee and sugary drinks. If you feel thirsty, you’re already behind the curve. Rule #1 for a successful track day is for you and your car to leave the track in the same condition you arrived, so stay alert. If toward the end

of the day you’re running out of steam, take a break. There are no trophies or prize money at a track day event, so there’s no need to take unnecessary risks. Back to the Fun part

PCA has an expression that “it’s not just the cars, it’s the people”. Track days will introduce you to a whole new group of interest-ing folks with similar interests. As rookie drivers you’ll have the opportunity to work with each other and the instructors to get up to speed safely, but you’ll also learn it’s a lot of fun to quickly, and safely, navigate a challenging circuit. Trust me, it’ll be hard to wipe the smile off

your face. Have fun, you’ll be back! Rick Lavigne

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in the corner. I called the next day and was told that they hadn’t heard from the owner since the year before. 161738 was back on my list. Summer came and went, Fall rolled into winter and still no word from the owner. Finally, in Jan, I was told that the owner had appeared with cash, paid the bill and was going to pick it up after the snow melted. I again off ered to put him in touch with some local restoration people that could assist with the rust issues that needed attention and was told that they would pass the information along. The phone rang in March and a voice in-troduced himself as the owner of 161738. He wanted to know if I could put him in touch with my metal guy to have him take a look at the needs of 161738. I gave him Rick’s number and struck 161738 off the list, again. Not long after, the phone rang again with the owner saying that the cost to restore his Tub was more than he wanted to invest and he wondered if I wanted to buy the car. It seemed that the amount of metal repairs needed alone was well beyond his budget and it wasn’t like he was attached to it after all these years, I had seen it more than he had. 161738 was back on the list.

Now in my garage, it had taken 6 years to get the car but it was worth it. Turns out the car is a late 1965 356SC cab that belonged to Ernie Grove who was one of the active members of the Northeast Re-gion of PCA when I moved to Boston back in the ‘70’s. He had the car back when they weren’t worth much and the cost of repairs were kept to a minimum. That explains the tack welded fl oor pans and riveted closing panels. A little cleaning, some fresh gas and this car that has been off the road for 33 years started right up and purred like a kitten. At least the current value of a fi nished car can justify the money that it is going to take to bring

Four Speeds and Drum Brakes - continued from page 8 this Tub back to show quality.

I have learned that being patient defi -nitely has its rewards. KTF

Loose Nut Behind the Wheel - continued from page 13

to refl ect back on the experiences of the last few days. I can truly attest that it’s not just about the cars, it’s about the people. Special thanks to the organizers and volunteers at Werks Reunion Amelia Island, and to my friends John, Lee, and Bruce. Porsche cars are great, but it’s the PCA people make club membership really something to cherish.

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where the wires live. And the battery. And the ability to set off every ever-loving warning light known to Stuttgart to the point where the thing won’t even shift into gear for fear of being liable for killing me to death. Deutsch guilt right there. My ignition lock fault is faulty. The chassis control system is uncontrolled. And the brake proportioning system is no longer proportional. Geez. I’ve reversed my thinking and I’m going to enjoy the process of making my dealer fi nd the issue and fi x this thing. I was thinking I’d trade it in and get something new. I started looking around. I used to really enjoy shopping for new cars. It wasn’t too hard because I pretty much al-ways knew what I wanted and just had to fi gure out how to pay for it. Now it’s quite hard. There are very few “driver’s cars” on the market now. Just try to fi nd a nice sedan with a manual transmission. Now try a wagon! Everything has so much technology that doesn’t seem focused on…actually driving - lane-change-and-diaper-assistance, park-your-car-while-sipping-a-latte-from-the-coff ee-shop-next-door-with-your-keyfob, 56-inch-plasma-front-windscreen-with-24-hour-news-feed… I can’t fi nd anything I’m passionate about liking. And many cars I just want to downright avoid. But, not to worry. Uncle Sam just took all my money in taxes so I don’t have to worry about aff ording anything anymore. That new Panamera wagon looks pretty…but no manual? I guess I’ll be waiting for the Wagon RS. Well used. Even my rush to sign up for all the track events of the year on March 1 each year has morphed. I’d like to think I’ve ma-tured enough to stop blatantly annoying my wife by just blindly signing up for ev-erything and then dropping references to how many confl icts I “inadvertently” cre-ated on our calendar like so many little explosive devices over the course of the year. “A baby shower for Cousin Whosi-whatsit? Sorry, Palmer weekend. Planting this year’s weed garden since it will be nice this weekend? Sorry, autocross time.”

This year, I think I’ll try for a better balance and see if my home life improves enough to justify the real possibility of being less fulfi lled by track time. This instance of reverse thinking has me rather dubious, I must say. My fi nal bit of recent reverse-think was around trying to be of some assistance with our club as the membership guy and website guy. You can’t appreciate the magic behind how all these things come together until you must be part of the magic. But I must say I’m enjoying seeing the recent changes to our website, porschenet.com. Hope you are too. And I’ve got the process of keeping all the mailing lists reason-ably under control now. Sending out the monthly email updates is still a bit of work (that hopefully looks eff ortless even after a dozen drafts!) but I feel more connected to our club than ever before. Maybe that’s part of why I’m not feeling so rushed to sign up for all events instantly? Thanks for all your patience so far and maybe we’ll be able to reverse your thinking if you’ve been on the fence about becoming more active and involved. Hope to see you out there very soon! It’s just about time to reverse out of the driveway!

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and a half miles, not including a few ‘city’ blocks inside the two towns. The road was narrower than today’s roads. Its surface was smooth macadam with-out pot-holes. There were no center lines, no edge lines, no double lines, and no road signs. Dairy farm families retired before 10:00 PM. Yard and barn lights had not been invented. The road-way was always dark and the traffi c was always light. It was perfect farm land in an ideal countryside. Most ’36 Fords didn’t have radios but ours did. When Janet was with me she turned it up as loud as it would go. She seemed able to fi nd music any time she wanted to. That gave me an idea. We would dance on the road while the radio played music and drive toward home while the commercials played. I could adjust our speed for maximum dance time and still have Janet home in time. It became our standard practice. Stopped, I set the parking brake, left the headlights on, the doors open, and the engine idling. We danced in front with the lights shining on us. Cars that stopped always asked if we needed help. (No cell phones.) They drove on after we told them we were dancing. One night it rained too hard for

dancing. I turned the engine off . Janet turned the radio off . We cranked up the windows and talked for thirty or forty minutes probably. I remember Janet was almost late.”

Long and Winding Road - continued from page 9wind up “by destroying the very coun-tries they thought their omniscience and omnipotence would make great.” Then I came across an article in Au-toweek, which covered a recent inter-view Reuters conducted with VW’s head of human resources, Karlheinz Blessing. Blessing acknowledged that the way the company is run needs to change. But he said it will take time. How much time? It’s hard to say, he noted. Because the company’s way of doing things is so embedded. The Piech way of doing things? That’s the implica-tion. To which I sigh a huge “oh well.” The arti-cle notes that VW reported a record total of 10.3 million cars delivered, worldwide, across all brands last year, and fi nancial results that will go a long way to help recover from a cost of at least $24 billion for the diesel crisis. It doesn’t sound like the organization is going under, any time soon. But, as an enthusiast, you do have to wonder, don’t you? About just what Piech would have in mind, if he popped into your offi ce nowadays … what engi-neering, or marketing, or brand identity challenge he would lay down. We’ll never know.

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