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Meyer’s Musing .
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Tech Session at Wright Motorsports, Batavia, OH
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OVR Name Badge Application.
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The Mart
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Check our website, http://www.ovrpca.org for updates on
all events. To contact event chairs directly, see the “Board
Members” page for contact information.
Visit our online store by going to OVRPCA.org and clicking
on the NEW ONLINE STORE link directly beneath the OVR
logo, or by going to SHOP.OVRPCA.org.
Cover photos by Vicki Huston and Wade Huston.
Attention All OVR Members
All members are welcome to attend the
monthly Board Meeting on the 2nd Tuesday
of every month, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Socializing
starts at 6 p.m. Meet with other Porsche
owners before and after the board meeting at
Uno’s Pizza in West Chester.
All Porsches are welcome at OVR PCA events.
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Meyer’s Musing
John Meyer · President, OVR PCA
In which the President reviews the past
two years in office and attempts to
keep his eyeballs from sweating in the
process.
By the time this column reaches both
loyal readers, the air cooled crowd will
have retrieved the winter storage jack
stands from the rear of the garage,
drained the oil, and are now well into the
third version of the winter maintenance
and upgrade schedule. Who knows what the water
cooled group does; maybe schedule an electron and
electrolyte restoration program in anticipation of spring.
But we wish them well in their efforts.
Those of us, your President included, who are about to
pass into the land of President emeritus feel constrained
to take one last review of the previous two years followed
by an optimistic forecast of the future.
If both loyal readers were at the end of year social, and I
hope that they had a good time, they have already heard
this colloquy. My apologies to them for the repetition.
I am happy to report that the club is in good shape.
Membership is up by roughly 10% over the last two years.
We have enough money for the foreseeable future to
be able to do the stuff that we like to do. The inflow of
younger volunteers to pick up the traces from us old guys
gladdens my heart. And OVR has resurrected a number
of things that we used to do in the past, but had recently
fallen along the wayside. Things like tours and concours
events.
All of which, for anybody who has ever had anything
to do with large organizations involved in the business
of herding a diverse collection of type A personality
cats, shows the synergy associated with a confluence
of the four things in the previous paragraph. The more
people we get, the more we find volunteers to mange
the programs. The more we diversify the programs, the
more people get enthused and so it goes. It makes me
confident to say that Grant Karnes, incoming president,
will do even better things in the next two years.
I could list all of the people who have come out of
the wood work to join the volunteer ranks and made
this progress possible, but the editor would severely
reprimand me for unnecessarily squandering valuable
Bent Pylon pages and the person whom I unintentionally
omitted would try to install a set of rubber carburetors
and an unlimited slip differential in my 912. And all of
you 912 drivers know how important each of the 90 neck
snapping, heart thumping, adrenaline pumping horse
powers are in a 912.
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But to those of you who signed up in spite of not knowing
what you were getting into, my thanks. I know that
I have said it one too many times, but if it wasn’t for
Porsches, I would not have any friends. These two
years as President have increased my friendship ranks
immeasurably.
So while I apologize for shamelessly mutilating the
MacArthur metaphor (and all previous mixed metaphors),
it is time for an old President to fade into an extended
agricultural excursion through China Beach with the hope
of continuing to enjoy the warm friendship with all OVR
members as soon as the tow vehicle extricates me from
this maudlin and convoluted passing of the baton.
And to Pat Ertel, wherever you and Mz. Laurie are, you
were my inspiration for all of these columns. I know that I
did not do you justice, but I tried.
Von dem Redakteur
Wade Huston- Editor, Bent Pylon
It’s the last lap and I can see the checkered flag. This is the 26th issue that
I’ve published and it is my last. My wife
and I are moving to Florida where we
can do Porsche Club events all year
round. I am passing the baton to Josh
Snyder who will take over as editor of
the Bent Pylon next year.
I’ve had a great time doing this and
have certainly gotten more active in
the club. It’s interesting to go to an event where most
people know me. If you want to get to know more Porsche
people, volunteer at the next event you attend.
Here are several of my favorite experiences from my time
in this position. The opportunity to talk with John Dixon
and get a personal tour of his Taj Garaj was a great experience. What a fun guy to be around. He is missed. I also
spent a couple of hours with Dick Weiss in his garage
which is located under his house. His rare 356A Carrera
GS Speedster that he has owned for 53 years was parked
there waiting for the next outing. His Porsche stories were
all interesting and his knowledge of 356’s is amazing. If
you have a question about them, he is the go-to man.
My sixth issue featured Mike Valentine having fun with
his Porsche, a Carrera GT that he took to Putnam Park
Racecourse to do laps and to be the PCA Club race pace
car. A fun car and a fun experience. One of my ‘wow’ moments was opening an e-mail from Dave Gardner in which
he told the story of losing his legs in a racing accident at
Mid-Ohio and how he recovered to drive the track again. It
is amazing what you can do if you try hard enough. If you
missed it, find it in the December 2013 issue that is posted
on the OVR website.
All of the articles and photos I have been sent have been
interesting to me and to many of the club members. Thank
you to all that have submitted them. Please keep them
coming to Josh Snyder so that he can make the Bent Pylon something that all club members will want to read.
I mentioned in last month’s column that my wife and I
would be attending the DE at Mid-Ohio. We had a great
time and our Porsche ran great. The temperature could
have been a little higher, but October in northern Ohio
could have been much worse. It is always a treat at the
track to see so many Porsches being enjoyed by their
owners. Being passed by a GT3 on the back stretch while
doing 120 mph is quite an experience. My wife must have
enjoyed driving in the DE: she asked me what tracks are
near where we will live in Florida. Sebring is only 2 hours
away!
I want to thank everyone for their compliments and comments on my work as editor of the Bent Pylon. Special
thanks goes to Jill Buzzard for correcting all of my grammar mistakes. A very special thank you goes to my wife,
Vicki, for all of her help and for being so supportive as I
worked on each issue.
I’ll end by saying...
We’ll be having fun with our Porsches this month.
Have fun with yours!
It is tough to choose a favorite cover, but the one from
April, 2014 with the photo from the Adams County road
tour is hard to beat. Sometimes a photo just says “I should
be on the cover.” Another great one was the July 2014 that
used a picture taken by Patti Godofsky. It was the site of
the line of Porsches in her rearview mirror during an OVR
tour event. I am much more aware of what makes a good
photo now that I actually have to publish them.
“Yes Vicki, Turn 1 is where I spun (just for the experience at
Mid-Ohio).” See an event recap on page 12 and page 14.
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Speaker’s Corner
Tech Session
Josh Snyder - Bent Pylon Newsletter 2015 Editor
John Patterson - Technical Committee member
Member Spotlight
From the Street to the Track
As you may know, I’ll become the editor of the Bent Pylon
beginning in 2015. Even before I knew Wade was stepping
down, I was considering writing a monthly column that
in some way, shape or form highlighted one of our 700+
members. What better time than during this transition to
put my idea in motion.
Hosted by Wright Motorsports
I’ve come up with a couple of forms for this member
spotlight. The first is similar to the Art & Canvas article by
Nicolas Hunziker in Panorama each month where he asks
a former or current Porsche related racing driver the same
set of questions. They’re quick and easy to answer for the
interviewee (even through e-mail) and quick and easy to
read for everyone else in the newsletter.
The second idea is a little more involved and would be
more of a feature article. For any brave soul that volunteers, I would meet with you at your convenience and
we’d have a conversation, most likely centered around
Porsches and our love for, connection to and fascination
with them. Maybe you have an idea for what the article
could be about and maybe you don’t. I don’t have any preconceived idea about where the conversation would lead
us.
You don’t have to have the rarest Porsche ever built, the
most unbelievable but true road trip story or anything else
for that matter. The point is that everyone has an interesting and unique story to tell. There’s something fascinating
about each one of our members that I’m willing to bet the
other 700 members would love to hear about.
If you’re interested in participating in either of these member spotlights, shoot me an e-mail at the address below.
One final shameless plug: if you have ideas of something
to write, please contact me. We’re always looking for
content in the Bent Pylon. Even if you have an idea for an
article but you’re not interested in writing it yourself, let me
know and I’d be happy to write it for/with you.
Josh Snyder – ovrbentpylon@gmail.com.
Would you like to talk about your new Porsche or your old
Porsche? Do you have something to say to the club? Say
it in the Speaker’s Corner column. The subject is open as
long as it pertains to the club and/or Porsches or is of interest to the club. E-mail it to ovrbentpylon@gmail.com.
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Saturday, Dec. 6, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
4009 Borman Dr., Batavia, OH 45103
The agenda and related details have now been finalized
for the much anticipated Technical Session “From the
Street to the Track.”
Here’s a brief review of the agenda:
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Welcome OVR, and review of current WMS race programs (John Wright and staff)
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PCA Driver’s Education technical and safety requirements (Tom Crihfield, PCA OVR Safety Chair)
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Model 911 996/997 and Boxster track preparation-levels of upgrades (Tim Combs and Bob Viglione, WMS
staff members)
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Box lunch/beverage provided by WMS, informal Q&As
with technical staff
The location is the Wright Motorsports race shop at 4009
Borman Drive, Batavia, OH (adjacent to the Clermont
County airport).
All OVR members and family members are welcome to attend including children. (But no sitting in the race cars will
be allowed; and that applies to youngsters and oldsters!)
No pre-registration is necessary; just show up at 10:00
a.m. sharp, please, on Saturday, December 6.
As most Ohio Valley Region members probably know,
Wright Motorsports is a nationally respected race preparation and track support organization specializing in
Porsches. Their customers compete with success at all
amateur and professional levels…PCA Driver’s Education,
Porsche Club Racing, factory backed Porsche Cup Racing, and the nationally televised TUDOR-IMSA series.
NOTE: WMS also provides a full range of maintenance
services for “daily drivers” at their Batavia facility. In other
words, these folks know Porsches!
Chili Party
Porsche Parade
Dennis Okin - Event Chair
Ted Hunter - Member-at-Large
Saturday January 24, 2015 6:30 p.m.
Porsche of Kings Auto Mall
SAVE THE DATES:
2015 Porsche Parade
June 21 through June 27, 2015
French Lick, Indiana
The Chili Party will be changed this year to make it more
guest friendly. Hosted again by our friends from Porsche
of Kings Auto Mall, tables and chairs will be provided. We
will be raising money for the Children’s Tumor Foundation
with a few auction items. There will be a single door prize
given away. Mystery judges will make the all-important
decisions of best chili and best dessert. Entrants will no
longer be allowed to stand behind their entry and beg,
bribe and genuinely cajole for votes. There will no longer
be an admission fee at the door ……you have no reason to
not be there …join us for the first event of the Ohio Valley
Year. See your friends old and new, enjoy some great chili
and desserts, drool over the beautiful cars …come and
join us.
700 to 1,000 Porsches of all shapes and sizes, from all
over the North American continent will converge on French
Lick for the 59th annual Porsche Parade.
What is a Porsche Parade? How can a person participate? Be a part of it or just a spectator? Answer: Parade
101-An Introduction to PCA’s premier event of the year.
Stay tuned for further information as a site and panel are
assembled.
OVR Online Store Now Open
Karah-Lyn Crihfield - OVR Webmaster
Visit our online store by going to OVRPCA.org and clicking on the NEW ONLINE STORE link directly beneath the OVR logo,
or by going to SHOP.OVRPCA.org.
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Annual Membership Meeting
Photos by Wade Huston
Over 100 OVR members attended the Annual Membership
Meeting held at Porsche of the Village (POV) Nov. 8th.
POV revealed a new 2015 Cayenne for everyone’s inspection.
The food line was a place to make new friends.
A big thank you to the volunteers who made the event so
nice. Shown are Jerry Wolf and Randy Wilson.
The 2015 Board Members are (l to r): President Grant
Karnes, Vice-President Dennis Okin, Treasurer Herb Beck
and Secretary Josh Snyder.
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President John Meyer hands over the club to incoming
President Grant Karnes.
Annual Membership Meeting
Photos by Wade Huston
Tom Cole won the Howard Rapp Award for 2014.
Karah-Lyn Crihfield received the Rookie of the Year Award.
Josh Snyder was named Enthusiast of the Year.
Herb Beck accepts the Comeback Player of the Year award.
All of the past Howard Rapp Award winners that were in attendance.
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2014 Mid-Ohio Autumn Thunder DE
Dennis Okin- Event Chair Photos by Vicki Huston, Ted Hunter, and Wade Huston
What a great weekend! Almost 185
drivers descended upon one of the truly
great road courses in the United States.
Mid-Ohio is known to be a technically
challenging course good enough for
NASCAR and the Indy Cars to run on
annually.
Friday was cool in the morning and we
had approximately eighty-five cars. Friday’s lapping day is
designed for more advanced drivers (those who have had
at least ten driver’s ed events) and instructors. This group
of drivers was broken into two run groups; one for higher
horsepower cars and one for lower horsepower cars. The
weather turned nice and warm in the afternoon and all had
a great day with a lot of track time.
limit. So if you are new to DE’s and want to join us, please
sign up early next year to reserve your spot and not get
closed out of one of the most fun things you will ever do
(in a car)! As the day continued it did warm up but we also
got a few sprinkles of rain in the early afternoon. That rain
did not deter most cars from going on the track.
Sunday morning was even colder than Saturday but
quickly warmed up. By 10:30 the chill was gone and the
excitement of being on the track was evident. Most drivers had a chance to solo on this wonderful track at some
point Sunday. The improvement from Saturday morning to
Sunday afternoon was astonishing as the amount of track
time really helped all drivers increase their comfort levels
and speed while still being very safe.
All in all it was a great weekend. If you have never participated in a DE you really need to try one. There is nothing
you need to do for your car, we have loaner helmets, just
join us and smile. We do need to warn you ….it is easy to
get hooked!
Obviously an event of this size does not happen by itself.
There are many people we need to thank for their assistance. First and foremost are Dale Timmester and
Jerry Wolf, our two Chief Driving Instructors, and all of the
instructors who were magnificent. Our region is known to
have one of the best instructor groups and from the comments received, this tradition continued over the weekend.
Friday evening was our traditional safety check, registration and pizza party. I have never ordered 44 pizzas before
and the hungry crowd did major damage to the pizzas,
a case of red wine, a case of white wine and too many
beers to mention here. Additionally, salad, appetizers and
wonderful desserts complemented the feast. We also had
the opportunity to have most of the students meet their
instructors and begin to get to know each other.
Saturday morning was very chilly but everyone was excited
to get on the track. I was thrilled that our D run group (designed for beginners or just one time DE participants) was
filled with thirty drivers. We had to turn away eight drivers
ten days before the event because the D group was at the
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Thomas Crihfield and his tech group of Josh Snyder, John
Meyer, and Christina Helm managed to tech over 100 cars
Friday night and Saturday morning.
2014 Mid-Ohio Autumn Thunder DE
Dennis Okin- Event Chair Photos by Ted Hunter and Wade Huston
Friday night’s pizza party was expertly managed by Sandi
Beck, Patti Godofsky and Marilyn Picconi and they also
kept the food and drink replenished for the hungry hordes.
Kathie Hunter made wonderful cookies and fudge. Also,
thank you to Jill Buzzard, Herb Beck, Alan Godofsky, and
Jerry Picconi for helping to set up before and clean up
after the party.
The Becks, Godofsky’s and Picconi’s were also involved in
many behind the scene jobs: packing and unpacking cars,
lugging boxes and hauling coolers, etc. There also were
two young mystery men who loaded our SUV after the
party with coolers that were extremely heavy.
Helping my wife with registration were Kathie Hunter and
Monica Lautz.
From organizing, label making, registration, shopping and
preparing the food and to everything else, my wife, Susan
was incredible as usual! The weekend would not have
been as successful without all of these folks.
Thanks go to Kathie Hunter, Susan Okin, Monica Lautz,
and Marilyn Picconi for all of their work.
Thank you for your help and we look forward to
seeing everyone next year.
Classroom instructors Len Vanderjagt and Bob Habel.
Line for technical inspection on Friday night.
More event coverage on pages 16 & 17.
The classroom was a place for discussions and a place
to get warm.
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Bourbon Trail Tour Notes
Mark Wilson - OVR Member Photo by Mark Wilson
Tom Cole coordinated the tour to Woodford Reserve
Distillery on Sept. 20. It was limited to 20 cars. We took a
tour of the distillery and we then motored to Wallace Station deli for lunch. It was featured on the TV show Diners,
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Drive-ins and Dives. Great food there. Mild fall weather
made for a great cruise through the beautiful horse farm
area of Lexington and beyond.
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OVR Name Badges
Kathie Hunter- OVR Member-at-Large
OVR now has name badges available for you to order.
The design is a metal nameplate sized 1.5” x 3.5” with a
magnetic backing. It is lightweight and with the magnet
will not cause puncture harm to your clothing. Each
badge ordered will be $10, which includes shipping, if
necessary. OVR would like to thank our former Newsletter
Editor, Richard Groot, for his work, attention to detail and
creativity on this project.
You can personalize your badge! First line in a bold text
for your first name/nickname; Second line for your given or
family name; add a touch of something you want to share
on the Third line, such as ‘Member since…’, your car make
and model, or hometown, or maybe just leave it blank-your
choice.
HOW TO ORDER:
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Keep saving the pull-tabs for Ronald McDonald House.
Collect for our Challenge in 2014!
Turn in at any OVR event to Kathie Hunter.
2. If mailing, enclose a check made out to OVR/PCA
for $10 per badge and send to: Kathie Hunter, 1409
Woodridge Drive, Hamilton OH 45013.
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Mid-Ohio Recap: A Student’s View
Vicki Huston - OVR Member Photo by Wade Huston
For two chilly days in mid-October most of my daily
concerns were forgotten as I got into our Carrera 4 and
focused all of my attention in learning to drive the Mid-Ohio
Sports Car course. It is surprising how focused concentration can be such a stress reliever and yet so exhausting. This was the second DE event I have driven; Putnam
Park in Indiana was my first several years ago. The two
courses are vastly different and I truly enjoyed the tight,
off-camber turns, and the elevation changes of Mid-Ohio.
It was a beautiful time of year to be there as the leaves
were in full color.
The Friday evening pizza party was well-attended and you
could feel the excitement as students met their instructors
and there was much anticipation of the sessions to come
over the next two days. The frivolity of Friday evening
was subdued Saturday morning as we listened to Dennis
Okin’s instructions at the driver’s meeting and began to
mentally focus on working with our instructor and improving our driving skills. My first session at speed on the track
was exhilarating just thinking of all the professional racers
that had driven this same course and for the most part,
the same line that I was learning. Through my instructor’s
coaching I felt I improved every session that I drove. Saturday afternoon had been misty and light rain off and on.
Some people in other run groups said the track was getting a bit “slippy.” But it was just cloudy for my last session,
so my instructor and I went out. I was really glad we did as
at that time there was hardly anyone on track. It was great
fun pushing myself and driving my line without any other
cars around. That is a rare occurrence at a DE weekend.
Luckily we had taken several layers of clothing, but it was
still quite chilly in the morning air. Later in the morning the
sun came out and that made a huge difference. Sunday
morning I rode with my instructor again and that further
ingrained the turn-in points, places to carry more speed,
and where to wait later to brake and shift. Riding with him
made a huge difference in my learnings on Sunday. I felt
I was getting more accurate and smoother in my next few
sessions, and Sunday afternoon I was signed off to go
solo. By this time a lot of people were starting to pack up
and leave so it was another great time to be on track. My
last session was so much fun and I think one of my fastest.
On the cool-down lap I looked around to enjoy this great
race track with the beautiful autumn colors all around.
Thank you Dennis Okin, Jerry Wolf, Norm Falik (my instructor), Susan Okin, and all the other people who helped
make this a great event. I am looking forward to my next
driver’s education experience.
Sunday morning brought really cold temps; a sign in
Lexington on the way to the track displayed 34 degrees.
Visit OVR’s website for the latest event information: ovrpca.org.
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More Photos from the Mid-Ohio DE
Photos by Vicki and Wade Huston
A note to all photographers: The infield of Mid-Ohio is
open to explore during events. Just stay inside the fences
and don’t distract the on-track drivers. And send your best
shots to Josh Snyder at ovrbentpylon@gmail.com to be
used in the Bent Pylon.
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VW & Porsche Reunion Recap
C. Steve Nelson - OVR Concours Chair
The 23rd Annual Reunion was held on September 28
at a new venue – Germania Park off Kemper Road in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
The day was beautiful and sunny with 100 Porsches, 14
Audis (several R8s), several singular exotic machines
including one 1964 Porsche 904, and 150 VWs with
several Dune Buggys for a grand total of 270 Cars!
Photographs are great and were in last month’s Bent
Pylon but you need to be at a show like this to enjoy
the eye candy and to meet everyone. Bruce Meyer, the
inventor of the Dune Buggy, was there to the complete
enjoyment of the attendees. Awards were presented
to owners in each car grouping and were received with
smiles and applause.
Congratulations to all Porsche winners: Paul Siegel,
Ken Allison, Mary Siegel, Scott Dugan, Robert Coffey,
Joe Fee, Don Gamble, Mark Crowthers, H&H Motors,
Todd Huth, Mike Green, Steve Clark, Vince Quatromani,
Tom Cole, Don Powell, Todd Tilson, Ben Brinker, Kurt
Niemeyer, Bill Goepper, and Wade Huston.
Much coordination went into making the show a success.
The VW Club, the OVR Porsche Club, the Audi Club,
and the management staff at Germania are responsible
for this successful show, and of course, all those who
brought their beautiful machines. Everyone agrees that
Germania Park is a great place to host the VW & Porsche
Reunion and awaits the 2015 event!
Germania Park provides a German atmosphere with
German food, drink and dress. Combine that with cars
from Volkswagon, Porsche, Audi, and BMW and you have
a wonderful show!
The winter months and early spring months are the time
to store your baby, do projects on it, and as the weather
starts to warm, to ready it for driving, touring, and going
to the car shows. Be sure to check the Bent Pylon and
OVRPCA website for upcoming event information.
See you at the Chili Cookoff in January!!!!
Joseph
Porsche
Kings
Automall
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Around the Zone
Michael Soriano · Zone 4 Representative
Greetings PCA Zone 4 Members,
I want to begin by wishing everyone a
very happy holiday season. My first
year as Zone Rep has flown by, and I
want to thank all of the Region Officers
and members who helped to make
this past year in Zone 4 a successful
one. I was honored to be invited to and
welcomed at so many wonderful events
throughout the zone; I only wish that I
could have attended even more. It has been an important
goal of mine to continue to have our Zone work as 1
cohesive unit. Since each region is unique, a real effort
was made to promote each region’s signature events
throughout the zone thus providing a greater variety of
activities to every Zone 4 member helping to enhance
everyone’s PCA experience.
During the past year, the Zone 4 website was updated,
and plans are being made to further improve it for 2015.
In addition, the Zone 4 Logo was re-designed, and will be
unveiled next month.
Just because we’ve put our cars away for the winter,
it does not mean that we can’t experience the same
camaraderie and friendship enjoyed during the driving
season. In fact, many regions will be hosting Holiday
Parties this month, and what a great way to kick off the
holidays by celebrating with your “PCA family.”
Looking ahead to 2015, plans are being made for the
PCA preview at the North American International Auto
Show in Detroit. Information will be sent out and/or
posted as soon as details become available. And, set
aside some time during the week of June 21 to attend
the 60th annual Porsche Parade which will be very close
to us in French Lick, Indiana. If you attended Parade in
Traverse City a few years ago, you know how much fun it
is. For those of you who haven’t attended before, Parade
is PCA’s national convention, a week of both competitive
and non-competitive events including a concours,
autocross, rallys, tech quiz, driving tours, art show, and
tech academy. There are also a number of parties and
banquets.
As always, please remember to check your e-mails,
newsletters, and websites to receive the most up to date
information on the activities available to you.
Please consider attending other regions’ events, such as:
•
December 6 Ohio Valley Region’s From the Street
to the Track Tech Session
•
Mid-Ohio Region’s Annual Meeting and Holiday
Party is December 6
•
On December 6, Rally Sport Region is hosting
their Holiday Party
•
Allegheny Region’s Holiday Party at Jergel’s
Rhythm Grille is December 6
•
The Holiday Party for Southeast Michigan Region
is on December 6
•
Motor-Stadt Region’s Board Meeting will be held
on December 9 at Spagnolo’s
•
Michiana Region’s Membership Meeting will be at
Colombo’s on December 10
•
The Eastern Buckeye Region Holiday Party will be
held on December 13
•
December 13 is Northern Ohio Region’s Holiday
Party at the House of Blues
•
Central Indiana Region’s Annual Holiday Brunch
is December 14
I look forward to having the opportunity of meeting each
and every one of you at these upcoming events. If you
have any questions or comments please feel free to
contact me at MSoriano.ZoneRep@gmail.com.
Bill Kidwell
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December 5 is Maumee Valley Region’s Holiday
Party at Parkway Plaza in Maumee.
(513) 910-8947 cell
(513) 924-3390 efax
wkidwell@sibcycline.com
www.sibcycline.com
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Western Michigan Region’s Holiday Appetizer
Party is December 6
1077 State Route 28, Suite 111, Milford, OH 45150
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Membership
Brent Fagan · Membership Chair, OVR PCA
End of October, 2014 OVR/PCA Membership Totals
PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS
Primary Members: 776
Who Joined the OVR PCA in October, 2014
Associate:
511
Total membership:
1287
Tim Holt
1987 944 Coupe, Red
December 2014 OVR Membership Anniversaries:
25 Years or More
Cincinnati, OH Stephen Dovala
Covington, KY
2012 Cayman S, Peridot Metallic
Michael Rostkowski
Williamsburg, OH 2015 911 Turbo S Cab, Dark Blue Metallic
Gerald J. Wolf
12/1/1961
Cincinnati, OH
Scott Duncan
1999 911 Carrera
Dayton, KY
Harry D. Gompf
12/1/1968
Bardstown, KY
Kevin Woeller
1986 944
Toledo, OH
Paul F. Siegel
12/1/1976
Cincinnati, OH
Mike TiemeierCincinnati, OH
2008 911 Carrera S, Meteor Grey Metallic
David Hale
12/1/1983
Wilmington, OH
Rick Wallace
1986 911 Carrera, Black
Ted M. Hunter
12/1/1983
Hamilton, OH
Gary Vineyard
Hurricane, WV
1989 911 Carrera, Guards Red
Richard P. Barger
12/1/1984
Cincinnati, OH
Mark Bidwell
2006 Boxster S, Seal Grey
Centerville, OH
Van C. Nianouris
12/1/1986
Maineville, OH
Eric Keller
2002 911 Carrera Cab, Yellow
Cincinnati, OH
Kathie Hunter
12/1/1988
Hamilton, OH
Rick Gilhart
2002 911 Turbo, Arctic Silver
Cincinnati, OH
Loveland, OH
Frank AlbiCincinnati, OH
12/1/1989
Please welcome our Transfer-In New Members:
20 Years – Joined December, 1994
Matthew Hough
Loveland, OH
1988 911 Carrera
Transfer From: Golden Gate
C. Robert Piper
Hamilton, OH
Michael Buccicone, Centerville, OH
1986 928S Transfer-in from Mid-Ohio
15 Years – Joined December, 1999
**To change your registration information**
Glenn Jividen
Dayton, OH
Scott Rosson
Terrace Park, OH
PCA members may update their contact or registration
information on-line at www.pca.org. PCA will process
the change and will update the national database.
That database is used by PCA National and by the
Local Region to send informative emails announcing
local, regional, national, and international events.
Updating contact or registration information may also
be accomplished by calling the PCA National Office at
410-381-0911, or by mailing changes to, PCA National
Headquarters, P.O. Box 6400, Columbia, MD 21045. If
you have any questions feel free to contact the Ohio
Valley Region Membership Chairman, Brent Fagan, at
ovrpca@live.com.
10 Years – Joined December, 2004
James D. Foreman
Xenia, OH
Richard I. Sternberg
West Chester, OH
5-Years - Joined December, 2009
Stephen Boyer
Edgewood, KY
Michael D. James
Cincinnati, OH
Mark Reitz
Kettering, OH
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The Mart
911 winter wheel and tire set.
2005 997 Porsche Carrera S
Pirelli Winter 240 SnowSport Blackwall N3 tires. (2) 225/40
R18 front and (2) 265/35 VR18 rear mounted on Sport Edition Cup 5 silver wheels with 5 spokes from my 2003 Carrera. Pictures available on request. Less than 1000 miles.
Mounted and balanced. Over $1700 new. Will sell for $750.
Please contact mcollins@cinci.rr.com. Mike Collins (12/14)
Bassalt Black Metallic with Sand Beige full leather interior, instrument cluster Sand Beige, one collector owner,
flawless condition, never in snow, almost never in rain, no
accidents, always stored in a heated and AC garage, all
service performed by Porsche dealer, highly optioned,
Bose high end sound package, 6 disc remote CD changer,
heated and power Seats, 29,800 miles. Contact Tina Horner,
THorner@333HELP.com, 513-587-2847 (10/14)
Porsche Collectibles
I have a collection of die-cast Porsches (mostly 1/18th scale)
and collectible Porsche hardbound books for sale. I also
have a large collection of Ferrari die-cast models (in 1/8th,
1/12th and 1/18th scale), collectible hardbound Ferrari books
and Ferrari periodicals. tonys@fuse.net or by cell phone
513-404-0903. Tony Scheurer (12/14)
2007 Porsche Targa
Silver with Black interior. 30,700 miles, 30,000 mile service
done. Excellent condition. Heated storage, Extra set of
winter tires, Turbo wheels. $52,000 firm, Call 937-416-8210
Michael A. Schuh (11/14)
18 inch Boxster S wheels and misc.
1983 Porsche 944
White Exterior/Brown Berber Interior, Weltmeister adjustable
sway bars, Very Good condition. Original cookie cutter 15”
wheels. Also 16” phone dial wheels. Limited Slip Diff, Alarm
system, rear wiper, cassette holder, sport steering wheel.
Original owner. 140,000 miles. $3700. Ted Hunter @ rustylugnut@aol.com (10/14)
Ads for The Mart are provided as a courtesy to any Porsche Club
member. Ads should be submitted along with your membership
number to the Editor at bentpylon@ yahoo.com or by mail to 753
Cheltenham Pl., Maineville, OH 45039. Ads will run for 3 months.
Two have a bit of curb rash, two are in excellent condition.
Perfect for track use or winter tire use. $800, 4 one piece
billet aluminum jack pads for 964, 993, 996, Boxster and
Cayman models, protect your sills, $40 for 4. Early 911 and
356 jack pad $20. Two new Hella H4 7 inch round headlights,
will fit any 7 inch round seal beam type head light, $ 50 for the
pair. Rennline fire extinguisher mount number FE04, complete with all hardware and mounting instructions, $85. Will
fit 987, 997 and Cayman models except sport Adaptive and
side mount seats. Does not include extinguisher. 937-3359700, 303-618-0978. Milton Scott (11/14)
BMW Winter Wheels For Sale
For E39 5-Series models (except M5). OEM BMW wheels.
Good condition. SIZE: Tires: 225/55/R16. (Mounted tires are
very worn out snow tires). $375 smenninger@ltionline.com,
513-739-1568 Sven Menninger (11/14)
17” Boxster S Wheels & Tires
OEM Porsche 17” Boxster S wheels and tires. $900.
Fronts 7/55; rears 8.5/50. Wheels have some minor blemishes on them but are in very good condition. Part #’s:
986.362.124.00 & 986.362.126.05. BFGoodrich g-Force
Sport tires with some life left in them. Front: 205/50 ZR 17.
Rear: 225/40 ZR 17. Pics available. Phil Mraz, 937-8860389, psmraz@sbcglobal.net. Dayton, OH. (10/14)
Concours tip: Porsche wheels come from the factory with
the crest pointed at the valve stem.
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OVR Board of Directors
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
John Meyer
(513) 325-8071
johnmeyer3@fuse.net
Grant Karnes
(513) 533-4144
gkarnes@CMPG.com
Herb Beck
(513) 398-5078
herbertbeck2000@yahoo.com
Mary Louise Bauman
(513) 272-2452
mlbauman944@gmail.com
Committee Chairs
Advertising
Members at Large
Social
Volunteer Opportunities
Toni Lichvar
(513) 207-2891
Toni.Lichvar@gmail.com
Ted & Kathie Hunter
(513) 896-6895
bathtubdriver@aol.com
Donna Spells Wilson
(864) 907-9091
drwinoh@rocketmail.com
Autocross
Mike Valentine
mike@valentine1.com
Technical
Looking to help out and
meet new people at an OVR
event? Well, here are some
opportunities:
Bill Kief
(513) 910-9594
HighSpeeDriving@gmail.com
Norm Goldrich
NGoldrich2003@yahoo.com
Membership
Chief Instructors
Jerry Wolf
(513) 777-7911
jwolf5@cinci.rr.com
Dale Timmester
(513) 858-3099
dtimmester@cinci.rr.com
Club Race
Brent Fagan
(812)-369-2260
ovrpca@live.com
Merchandise
Rich Rosenberg
(513) 530-9090
rjrol@aol.com
Webmaster
Karah-Lyn Crihfield
(937) 733-8351
kcrihfield@gmail.com
Open
Zone 4 Representative
Newsletter
Michael Soriano
Zone 4 Representative
2135 Old Mill Road
Toledo, OH 43615
(419) 843-2070
MSoriano.ZoneRep@gmail.
com
Indefinite hiatus
Wade Huston
(513) 379-3573
bentpylon@yahoo.com
Concours
Public Relations
C. Steve Nelson
(937)-430-0239
cs_nelson@sbcglobal.net
OPEN
Drivers’ Education
Rally/Tour
Historian
Tom Cole
(513) 274-8547
tlcnam@aol.com
Gary Nichols · Chair
(513) 732-3352
nichols.surveying@fuse.net
Dick Weiss
(513) 232-0485
Dweiss356md@fuse.net
Past President
Bill Kief
(513) 910-9594
HighSpeeDriving@gmail.com
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Safety
Thomas Crihfield
(937) 533-3767
tscrihfield@gmail.com
Dennis & Susan Okin
(513) 300-5076
dennisokin@fuse.net
Event Planning: Contact any
Board member to volunteer
your ideas for your club!
Create a new event, volunteer for an annual event or
come to a board meeting.
Creating family-friendly
events is important to the
Board. If you have an idea
for an event that is family
friendly, please bring it
to the board.
Monthly Board Meetings
OVR Monthly meetings are
held on the second Tuesday
of the month. Open to all!
Uno’s Pizza in West Chester
at 7:00 p.m.
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