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Lincoln Trail
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November 2007
NOVEMBER 2007
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2350 North Alan Road
Peoria, IL 61554
(866) 347-1679
(309) 676-1101
Sales Hours
Mon.: 9:00am - 8:00pm
Tues. - Thurs.: 9:00am-7:00pm
Friday: 9:00am - 6:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Suniti R. Sud,
Vice President,
General Manager
Service & Parts Hours Monday-Friday: 7:30am- 5:30pm
Saturday: 9:00am - 1:30pm
Sunday: Closed
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POTPOURRI
November 2007
Lincoln Trail Region - Porsche Club of America
News
Editors Page
Features
Presidents Page
Nomination of Board of Directors
Event Information
Lincoln Trail & Zone 13 Events
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Special Sections
Zone 13 Events
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From Within the Zone 9
More From Furrow Winery11
More Vintage 200712
LTR Officers & Board Members
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Marketplace
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Classified Advertisement
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On the Cover: The picture featured is a 2008 Limited Edition Boxster S. This car is 102 of 250 produced by
Porsche. Bill Muir, LTR member is now the proud owner of this collector automobile. Picture courtesy of Ken
Stonecipher
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News
Editors Page - Letters
By Ken Stonecipher
ground floors is post world war II vintage. When
Barb and I started to the second floor we did not
know what to expect. There were pristine MerI recently spent
cedes, Rolls
some time with
Royces,
my son Matthew
Delahayes,
in San Francisco,
Fiats, FerCA. When Barb
raris, Dusenand I were trying to
bergs, and
decide what to do
many more. after we rode the
All cars were
cable cars and visin operating
ited Napa, I found
condition and
an advertisement
just like there
for the BlackHawk
were on the
Museum located
show room
in Danville, CA. I
floor( The
thought I had seen
docent even
something about
said that they
this museum on
regularly start
Speed Channel, so
the cars), The
we took a chance
one car that
to stop by. What
caught my
a find. This mueye was the
seum, which is
Roles Royce
affiliated with the
Silver PhanSmithsonian Museum, has Black Hawk Museum In Danville, California
tom. These automobiles
Picture courtesy of Ken Stonecipher
the exotics of the exotics. are extremely rare and I
Very rare cars that in some
did not expect to see on of
cases are one of a kind. these outside of England. When I talk to the docents
I will share some of pictures in future issues when
(museum worker) at the visitors desk about how
I have permission from the museum’s curator to
rare these car we so mentioned that some car
include them in our newsletter.
enthusiasts come from all over the world to do
research on these cars. But the best was Rufs Yellow Bird. It was there. The museum is divided up into two floors. The
I could not believe it but there it was 5 feet in
upper floor is pre-world war II vintage and the
front of me. More to come...........
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FEATURES
Presidents Page
By Mike Matthews
Hello everyone. I’m Mike Matthews (region
VP) and as Steve stated I will be writing the
President’s newsletter while he and Jeanne
are in Florida for the winter. Steve, I hope
you enjoy Rennsport III and please do share
your pictures. I hope those of you who went
to the Fall Derby with the Kentucky region
had a great time.
The board of directors are in the process of
setting the calendar for the next year and we
need your input.
What is it you want
to do? Are you into
social get togethers? Into driving
your cars? Are you
into getting together for monthly dinners? What about
driving experiences
(Des)? Autocrossing? Are you into
track events? A
club is what you make it and without your
input we may not be doing the right things.
If you have any suggestions please send me
email (mikel@mchsi.com) or give me a call
(217-419-6110) so we can discuss it.
One of the events the board is considering for
next year is a teen driving school. This school
will take place in the late March or early
April time frame. The purpose of the event
is to teach teenagers how to control their
vehicles in various situations. This is still in
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the early planning stages and if it does
happen it will be in conjunction with
another group that sponsors this type of
event. We will let you know more as it
develops.
Each year we elect three members to the
board of directors. These positions have
voting rights and are designed to help
run the Lincoln Trail Region. You will
find a list of current nominees in this
month’s newsletter. We are accepting
nominations
for the board
of director
positions
until November 15.
At that time
we will mail
out ballots
to all region
members.
The mailed
ballots must
be received by Nov 30. We will also accept ballots at the December 1st Christmas party. The ballots will be counted
and results disseminated to the membership shortly afterwards. If you have an
interest in one of these positions please
contact Darren Sawyer (rnhockey@
yahoo.com), Dana Sawyer (rnracer60@
yahoo.com) or Mike Matthews (mikel@
mchsi.com).
This is the beginning of November and
many of us are getting ready to put our
Porsches into winter storage. Are you
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AAHHHH! Finally a chance to relax while the
ready for that? Is your car ready? Or are you
wanting one more drive before you put your car
up for the winter? If so give another club member
a call and go for a drive!
Enjoy your Porsche and go for a drive,
Mike
Grandpa’s Addiction
My grandpa has an affliction,
Well it is more like an addiction.
You will see him when he is coming,
The motor will be humming.
He has had all the colors of the German flag,
And a silver one too.
Some have been used,
And some are brand new.
By now you may have guessed,
He spends a lot of loot.
Because it is a Porsche,
There is no substitute!!
By: Rachel Klimko
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Nominations for Board of Director
This year we are electing three members to the board of directors. The three directors are elected to assist the officers with the
administrative affairs of the Region. The board of directors meet
once a month at various places within the region to discuss and
vote on issues related to the Region.
We are accepting nominations for the directors positions until
November 15. If you have an interest in one of these positions
please contact Darren Sawyer (rnhockey@yahoo.com), Dana
Sawyer (rnracer60@yahoo.com), or Mike Matthews (mikel@
mchsi.com).
The list of the current nominees are:
Patsy Webber
Jim Roal
Dana Sawyer
Karen Raiha
Ballots containing the nominee names and instructions for voting
will be mailed to the region members. The marked ballots must
either be mailed and received by Nov. 30 or they can be turned in
at the December 1st Christmas party. The ballots will be counted
and results disseminated to the membership shortly afterwards.
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LINCOLN TRAIL & ZONE 13 EVENTS
October 2007
13 - Car Talk session at Panera Bread Company, 1903 Convenience Place Champaign, IL 61820. Near the MacDonald’s off of N. Neil. 9am
15 - Dinner at Lucca Grill 116 E Market St, Bloomington, IL at 7:30pm
18 - Dinner at Mario’s Pizzeria 2841 Mansion Rd, Springfield, Il at 6:30pm on the
3rd Thursday of each month.
25 - Dinner at various locations in Champaign IL at 6:30pm. See social page for details.
27 - Breakfast at Panera’s on Knoxville in Peoria (Northpoint area) Saturday at
8:30a..
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10 - Car Talk session at Panera Bread Company, 1903 Convenience Place Champaign, IL 61820. Near the MacDonald’s off of N. Neil. 9am
15 - Dinner at Mario’s Pizzeria 2841 Mansion Rd, Springfield, Il at 6:30pm on the
3rd Thursday of each month.
19 - Dinner at Lucca Grill 116 E Market St, Bloomington, IL at 7:30pm
24 - Breakfast at Panera’s on Knoxville in Peoria (Northpoint area) Saturday at
8:30a.
29 - Dinner at various locations in Champaign IL at 6:30pm.
December 2007
8 - Car Talk session at Panera Bread Company, 1903 Convenience Place Champaign, IL 61820.
Near the MacDonald’s off of N. Neil. 9am
17 - Dinner at Lucca Grill 116 E Market St, Bloomington, IL at 7:30pm
20 - Dinner at Mario’s Pizzeria 2841 Mansion Rd, Springfield, Il at 6:30pm on the 3rd Thursday of
each month.
29 - Breakfast at Panera’s on Knoxville in Peoria (Northpoint area) Saturday at 8:30a.
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Tentative Zone 13 Calendar
Nov. 2007
11/1 Milw. Business Meeting - Concours Motors - Glendale, WI
Milwaukee
11/2 Chicago Board Meeting - VFW Hall - Park Ridge, IL
Chicago
11/2-11/4 Rennsport Reunion III @ Daytona Brian Redman
11/3 BGR - Kentucky Speedway Drive *
Bluegrass
11/5 BGR Board Meeting - Cooking by George
Kentucky
11/10Chicago 2008 Calendar Planning Meeting
Chicago
11/11Chicago - Weber Grill, Bears vs. Oakland Football Social, Lombard, IL
Chicago
11/12KY Membership Meeting - Bluegrass Motorsports, Louisville, KYKentucky
11/17Chicago Region’s 50th Anniversary Party
Chicago
11/17KY Breakfast Social
Kentucky
11/18BGR Membership Mtg - Portabello’s - Lexington, KY
Bluegrass
11/21CWI - Monthly Meeting, Madison, WI
Central Wisc.
11/22Thanksgiving
11/29BGR Lighting of the Distillery - Buffalo Trace Distillery - Frankfort, KY
Bluegrass
Dec. 2007
12/1 LTR - Holiday Party @ Decatur Club in Decatur, IL
Lincoln Trail
12/1 Milw. Holiday Party @ Bristlecone Pines Golf Club, Hartland, WI
Milwaukee
12/3 BGR Board Meeting - Cooking by George
Bluegrass
12/6 Milw. Business Meeting - Concours Motors - Glendale, WI
Milwaukee
12/9 BGR Christmas Dinner & Membership Mtg - Firebrook Subdivision
Bluegrass
12/10KY Membership Meeting - Bluegrass Motorsports, Louisville, KYKentucky
12/15KY Breakfast Social
Kentucky
Jan. 2008 1/7 BGR Board Meeting - Cooking by George*
Bluegrass
1/21 BGR - Membership Social & Meeting, Portabella’s-Lexingron, KY
*
Bluegrass
1/26 CWI - PCA Holiday Party, Maple Bluff Country Club
Central Wisc.
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Special Sections
formed for class wins. It adds a different twist to club race weekend. Kudos to
Milwaukee for a great job!
Fall is Upon Us
The following weekend, the Chicago
Region had its Annual Octoberfest at the
My late September travels took me to
same Blackhawk Farms as above. Event
Rockton, IL for the Second Annual MilChair, Todd Conforti shared that some
waukee Cup DE and Club Race hosted
90 plus drivers enjoyed mid 80 degree
by the Milwaukee Region at Blackhawk
temperatures for the first weekend in
Farms Raceway. The event was fun
October. It was a
with awesome
fun and safe weekweather for late
end. I was slated to
September. It
participate in Kenwas a small group
tucky Region’s Auof participants,
tumn Derby, which
some 40 DE drivhappened to be the
ers and approxisame weekend. A
mately 25 club
crisis occurred at
racers. The event
my work preventing
was well run and
my enjoying the typically
lots of fun. Those that A Boxster and 911 parked at ALMS at the
fun filled weekend with a
have not attended pre- Porscheplatz.
concours, rally, dinner, and
Picture courtesy of Ken Stonecipher
viously, should defisilent auction.
nitely give it consideration next year. The
As mentioned last month, autumn is
Milwaukee Region was ahead in points
typically the time of the year that new
in the “Milwaukee Cup” standings with
Board Nominations and or elections
only Sunday’s enduro to be completed.
begin to take place. If you wish to add
Upon the completion of the enduro, the
some new input into the management
Chicago Region took the lead by a mere
of your local region, now is the time to
9 points to capture “The Milwaukee
step up. Contact your local President or
Cup” for the second year in a row. Dan
nominating committee members and add
Matre of Milwaukee was the scorekeepsome new blood to the Board in 2008.
er in tallying the complex formula that
The pay does not exist but the satisfactook into account participation of driver
tion is terrific.
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National Notes from Monthly
Conference Call
As plans continue to evolve for the 2008
Porsche Parade in Charlotte, there was a
lengthy discussion on whether the Zone
Challenge adds value to the Parade experience. For those that haven’t attended
a Parade in the past two years, the Zone
Challenge is an event that pits one Zone
against another in a variety of activities with the overall winner being announced at the end
of Parade. Next
year, there was talk
of possibly having
a virtual driving
simulator contest
as part of the Zone
Challenge.
tain national and local media coverage for PCA activities and people,
and to help our Regions do the same.
Kathleen brings good experience,
high energy, and cheerful competence to her new position.
National Procedures Committee
member, Phillip Doty of the Bluegrass Region is working on the 2008
Region Procedures Manual. If any
Presidents or committee chairs wish
to make any changes or
additions, please contact
Phil directly.
Another discussion
related to teenage
safe-driving events The Hartford Porsche Spyder in its garage at
similar to what
ALMS Picture courtesy of Ken Stonecipher
other clubs are
doing (ie: BMW
Club). President
Prescott Kelly was in favor of such a
program. If you have any information
of such programs that you wish to share
please contact Prescott or myself.
It’s not the cars, it’s the
people. Go out and start
enjoying the Porsche Passion! Until next time…
Chris Inglot
PCA Zone 13 Rep
(847) 559-1126
cinglot@aol.com
Prescott Kelly announced that Porsche
Club now has a “Media Relations
Chair”. Kathleen Lennon of Alpine
Mountain Region will be working to obNovember 2007
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MORE FURROW WINERY
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MORE Vintage 2007
Vintage rally 2007 in the Porscheplatz Tent
Picture courtesy of Andrew H. Opicka
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2007 LTR OfFficers & Board Members
President
Board Member
Vice President
Webmaster
Secretary
Technical
Michael Benet
1013 Orange Street
Peoria, IL 61606
(309) 673-1412
benet3@insightbb.com
Treasurer
Driving Events
Dave Kupper
(309) 675-2948
kuppedg@yahoo.com
Steve Davis
625 S Prairieview Drive
Dunlap, IL. 61525
(309) 243-8287
marathon911@mchsi.com
Lynn Webber
601 W. Hamilton Rd.
Bloomington, IL 61704
(309) 828-4813
lynn.weber@verizon.net
Mikel Matthews
300 E. Peacock Drive
Mahomet, IL 61853
(217)586-5084
mikel@mchsi.com
Jim Roal
3415 E. Hidden Valley
Chillicothe, IL. 625233
309 397-0662
jroal@mchsi.com
Darren Sawyer
402 Leland St.
Bloomington, IL 61701
(309) 827-8488
rnhockey@verizon.net
Butch Raiha
1111 Wedgwood Ct.
Decatur, IL 62526
(217) 877-6974
araiha@aol.com
Safety
Jim Anderson
15489 E 2200 North Rd.
Danville, IL 61834
Jim_Anderson@oldnational.com
Board Member
Dana Sawyer
402 Leland St.
Bloomington, IL 61701
(309) 827-8488
jdsawyer@verizon.net
Newsletter
Ken Stonecipher
101 Peach Tree Lane
Metamora, IL 61548
(309)383-2353
kstone@mchsi.com
Board Member
Karen Raiha
1111 Wedgewood Court
Decatur, IL. 62526
(217) 877-6874
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Market Place
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