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THE CIRCULAR
Official Publication | Sierra Nevada Region | Porsche Club of America
March 2014 | SNR-PCA.ORG
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Table of
Contents
March 2014 Edition
DEPARTMENTS
04 | President’s Page
07 | Calendar of Events
2014 Sierra Nevada Region
Porsche Club of America
Board of Directors
Karen Vibe | President
president@snr-pca.org | 775-823-8641
Douglas Bull | Vice-President
vice-president@snr-pca.org | 415-412-1348
Rebecca Dixon | Secretary
secretary@snr-pca.org | 775-445-0909
Karen O’Larey | Membership
membership@snr-pca.org | 775-626-6798
Virginia Smith-Hatefi | Treasurer
treasurer@snr-pca.org | 775-762-6127
14 | New Members
David Gotaas | Competition
14 | Classified Ads
Jess Lattin | Tech Chair
FEATURES
Karen Goody | Activities
02 | New Member Breakfast Poster
competition@snr-pca.org | 775-530-6990
technical@snr-pca.org | 775-826-2100
activities@snr-pca.org | 775-220-7297
Josh Hatefi | Media Relations & Webmaster
media@snr-pca.org | 775-762-6127
08 | David Gotaas: 928 Experience
Craig Kugler | Past-President
10 | SNR 2014 Calendar
Jeff Creelman | Member at Large
Steve Kent | Member at Large
Merlin Simons | Member at Large
11 | Zone 7 2014 Calendar
17 | Dick Badler Guest Column
20 | Two Wheel Genuine Porsche
22 | Porsche Works Le Mans Team
COVER
David Gotaas and his supercharged Porsche 928 S4.
Photo by Linda Gotaas
past-president@snr-pca.org | 775-771-3256
Newsletter Staff
Jim Hemig | Managing Editor
editor@snr-pca.org | 775-842-5895
Dave Bentley | Assoc. Editor & Photographer
Gramma Pat | Editor at Large
Su Kemper | Editor at Large
Randy Bradley | Newsletter Distribution
PO Box 19689, Reno, NV 89511 SNR-PCA.ORG
March 2014 | Porsche Club of America | Sierra Nevada | 3
President’s Page
What’s new this year?
A quick look back on 2013 and
the progress of your club. As you
all know, a financially healthy
club is crucial in assuring that
the region stays “in business” for
years to come. Due to the many
successful events held in 2013
we had a financial surplus going
into 2014! This is a direct result
of our Concours, as well as your
cash and raffle donations. With
your continued support, our 2014
financial outlook is predicted
to be healthy once again. Many
thanks to our members for your
contributions!
The 2014 Planning Party was
standing room only as members
scheduled 26 events on the calendar. Please go to our website to get
the latest event list and updates www.snr-pca.org.
We have a wonderful selection
this year of new events along with
our old “tried and true” favorites.
What’s new this year?
Reno Bighorns – currently NO
sign-ups! Please support this event
as the Reno Bighorns will be making this Porsche Club Night! For
$20 a ticket we will get preferred
seating and free marketing of our
club at the event. Contact Rick
and Ana Baker for details: rgb80@
outlook.com or visit our website
www.snr-pca.org
The DUI Wet Lab event $12
per person March 6th is sold out
Karen Vibe
President
(waiting list only) and March
20th we have room for five more.
Contact for details: Karen.d.vibe@
morganstanley.com. The Nevada
Highway Patrol Academy needs
volunteers to help their new
cadets perfect their DUI testing
skills. Transportation and alcohol
will be provided. There will be no
driving at this event.
Boxster Tech Session – Saturday,
April 5th from 10 am to 12 noon.
No charge to attend. Have you
met our new Tech Chair Jess Lattin from Porsche of Reno? Jess will
be hosting this event in the garage
of the Porsche dealership. A few
of our members will have their
Boxsters showcased on the service
bay to help you learn more about
how to find-tune and maintain
this engine. For more information
contact Jess Lattin at lesslattin18@
hotmail.com
Coming this Spring - we have
a nod from Ransom Webster
to tour his Porsche Collection.
Details will be announced as they
unfold. This is sure to be a “must
see” and we are extremely grateful
to Ranson for agreeing to open his
doors to our members.
Cowboy Fast Draw – Scheduled in Fernley for May 31st. For
a small fee you will be provided
with a fast draw holster, gun (not
real bullets), target circles and fast
draw instructors. Cowboy attire
is highly encouraged and you will
feel out of place if you come in
“normal” street clothes. Thanks
to new members, and fast draw
experts, Pete and Carol Dickenson for putting on this new event.
Contact caroldlytle@gmail.com
National Parade is scheduled
for June 15th-22nd in Monterey,
CA. Registration opens April 1st,
and it is expected to sell out! If
you plan to attend, please get your
rooms early or explore the idea of
renting a home.
Our club will also be hosting a
Gimmick Rally on the morning
of July 26th. We have not done
one of these for a while! Our new
Competition Chair, David Gotaas,
See What’s new/Page 6
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What’s new this year?
From Page 4
is ready to sign up volunteers
who can help put this fun event
together. Right on the heels of the
Gimmick Rally, we will kick off
another Multi-Day Zone 7 Concours on the evening of July 26th
and 27th. We will be working with
Porsche of Reno to facilitate and
execute this event at their location
on Sunday, July 27th.
See our website for full schedule
of events as they unfold!
www.snr-pca.org
Finally, as you all know we love
to honor our new club members
and help make them feel welcome.
We always have a great time at
this event and I want to be sure
everyone knows about this one
so we have a great turnout. Here
is the information for this year’s
event:
New Member Breakfast – All
members are welcome to attend
this fun meet and greet event.
New members who joined in
2013-1014 pay nothing to attend
this event, and our more tenured
and valued members are privileged to pay $15.95 per person for
the event which includes breakfast. Contact Merlin Simons for
details at merlin528@msn.com.
This is a fun time of year as
we look forward to the improving weather and the opportunity
to get out and enjoy our cars.
Pull out your calendars and start
plotting your favorite events that
sound like fun to you. I know I
will be attending as many events
as possible and making it a point
to add at least one new event that
I haven’t done before. Don’t miss
out on any of the fun and we’ll see
you out there!
Calendar of EVents
March 1, 2014 - 9:00am to 11:00am
March 29, 2014 - 8:30am to 11:00am
Sunrise Café
18603 Wedge Pkwy, Reno, NV
Contact: Leslie Bentley, 775.224.8834
Gold & Silver Inn, 790 W 4th Street in Reno
We will gather at 8:30am and be seated for
breakfast at 9:00am. The Gold & Silver is
serving their excellent breakfast buffet with a
selection of eggs, bacon, ham, sausage, biscuits
and gravy and french toast. Breakfast is free to
new members. All members are welcome so
please come on out and help us say hello to our
newer members and make them feel welcome
to our club. $15.95 for current members.
Porsche Saturday Breakfast New Member Breakfast
March 5, 2014 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
PCA-SNR Board Meeting
Bill Pearce Porsche
11555 South Virginia Street, Reno, NV
Contact: Karen Vibe, 775.823.8641
March 8, 2014 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Reno Bighorns Basketball
Reno Events Center - $20 per person
We have purchased a block of tickets for
the Reno Bighorns basketball game. This is
an opportunity to spend non-car time with
fellow PCA members and enjoy our hometown basketball team. RSVP by March 4th to
activities@snr-pca.org or to Rick Baker 650307-1012, rgb80@outlook.com. Checks made to
SNR-PCA to: PO Box 19689 Reno, NV 89511
March 14, 2014 - 6:00pm to 10:00pm
St Patrick’s Day
Extravaganza
Tamarack Junction Casino & Restaurant
13101 South Virginia Street, Reno
Bring a carving knife! $39 per person (tax, tip
and green beer included in price). No-host
cocktails. Send checks made payable to SNRPCA to: PO Box 19689, Reno, NV 89511.
Deadline for check to be received is
March 10th. Please RSVP to Bob McLaughlin
at 775-657-9390
April 5, 2014 - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Boxster Tech Session
Bill Pearce Porsche
11555 South Virginia Street, Reno, NV
The inner workings of a Porsche 986/987 Boxster is somewhat of a mystery. With the engine
tucked under the convertible top and between
the rear wheels, access is challenging and timeconsuming… unless someone shows you the
way! Jess Lattin will show you the inside of the
986/987 Porsche Boxster including access to
the hidden engine as well as discuss common
maintenance needs that most people do not
know exists. This is a must-attend session if
you own a Boxster, Cayman or even a 911 from
1996-2012 as many of the engine components,
suspension and body parts are common with
all these models. Three cars will be on display
including two on lifts for a better view and one
on the ground disassembled to see all the engine components. Please RSVP by March 15th
to Jim Hemig at jhemig@swiftcom.com
March 2014 | Porsche Club of America | Sierra Nevada | 7
My 928 overha
By David Gotaas
Back in 1990 I was a 19-yearold in the U.S Coast Guard,
stationed in Port Angeles, Washington. It was then while off
the coast of Washington during
some downtime I found myself
reading a car magazine featuring a red 1990 Porsche 928 S4. I
immediately fell in love with this
car, but for a 19-year-old in the
Coast Guard this dream car was
way out of reach.
Fast forward to February of
2013. As part of the the Nevada National Guard in Kabul,
Afghanistan, I served as a unit
radioman in the FLE Battle Desk
where I would spend 12 hours
a day every day. With access to
a computer, I would browse the
internet during slow times.
One day I clicked on Autotrader to check out 928s and was
pleasantly surprised on just how
affordable this former dream car
had become.
It wasn’t long before I came
across a red 1990 S4; it was
located in Alabama for a decent
price. I had to have it! I quickly
contacted a local dealership in
Reno to work the deal and transportation for me.
In April when I got home
it was waiting for me. I knew
there was some work ahead of
me. I wanted this to be a driver,
dependable from point A to B, so
8 | Sierra Nevada | Porsche Club of America | March 2014
BEFORE
AFTER
aul experience
to the mechanics shop we went.
It was there the pocketbook
got lighter. All new gaskets ok,
all new belts ok, water pump
ok, radiator ok, rear c-v axle ok,
four new tires ok, A/C fix ok,
new battery ok, oxygen sensor
ok, PSD pressure accumulator
for limited slip diff ok, powder
coat the intake and exhaust
manifolds black ok, new aluminium coolant reservoir because all the 20-year-old plastic
parts in the engine compartment get brittle and leak ok, red
ignition wires because they look
good ok ... but where do you get
all these parts?
That’s when I found the website www.928motorsports.com
and the pocketbook got even
lighter. Stock, this V8 engine
produced 316 hp, but that didn’t
seem enough for me, my eyes
kept being drawn to the supercharger kit this website had to
offer along with a rear muffler
bypass and my hp would be in
the neighborhood of 450. That
sounds real good!
I finished all this work just
after Christmas and I am real
happy on how it all turned out,
the only thing I might do in the
future is some suspension work,
but will have to save up for that.
I am going to enjoy driving
this car for years to come.
March 2014 | Porsche Club of America | Sierra Nevada | 9
2014 SNR tentative activity schedule
Date 1st Sat/Month February 15 March 8
March 14
March 29 April 5 April 26 May 9-11 May 21 May 31 June 11 June 14 July 4 July 16 July 19 July 26 July 26-27 August 2 August 23 August 27 September 13 November 8 December 13 Event
Saturday Breakfasts
Cioppino Feed
Reno Bighorns Game
St Patty’s Day Party
New Member Breakfast
Boxster Tech Session
Dust-Off Tour
Coastal Cruise to Cabot Cove
Whispering Vine Wine Social
Cowboy Fast Draw Social
Summer Wine Social
Parade Drive/Social
Tentative pending confirmation
Summer Wine Social
Markleeville Drive
All Zone Autocross
Concourse
Cayenne/Macan Off-Road Drive
Big Springs Gardens Drive
Summer Wine Social
Grass Valley Wine Tour/Scavenger Hunt
Volunteer Dinner
Christmas Party
Facilitator
Cindy Phelps/George Queyrel
Sheri Sepahpour
Rick & Ana Baker
Bob McLaughlin
Merlin Simons
Jess Lattin
Rick & Ana Baker
John & Alice Strom
Paul Giannini
Pete & Carol Dickensoncom
Steve Kent
Karen Vibe
Dan Aynesworth
Steve Kent
Ragnar Kuehnert
David Gotaas
Jim Hemig
Jim Hemig
Merlin Simons
Steve Kent
Jim Hemig
Karen Goody
Karen Goody
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2014 Zone 7 tentative activity schedule
DateEvent
March 22
Autocross Ground School
March 29-30
Thunderhill
April 5-6
Redwood Autocross
April 19
Sequoia Ax
May 4
Porsche Platz
May 10-11
Buttonwillow
May 18
Yosemite Concours
June 1
LPR Concours
June 7
SVR Zone autocross
June 8
SVR Concours
June 15-21
Parade
June 21-22
Laguna Seca
June TBD
Laguna Seca
June 29
GGR ax school
July 13
MBR Concours
July 26-27 SNR Ax/Concours
August 3
GGR Concours
August 15
Werks Reunion
August 16
LPR Autocross
August 17 GGR Autocross
August 23
SVR Autocross
September 6-7
Thunderhill
September 20
LPR Autocross
September 21
GGR Autocross
September 21
Redwood Concours
October 5
Yosemite Concours
Location
Niello Porsche/SVR
DE/Club Race
Santa Rosa
Fresno
Laguna Seca
DE/Club Race
Delta College, Stockton
Parts Heaven, Hayward
Stockton Fairgrounds
Niello Porsche
Monterey
Parade DE
Club Race/proposed with SCCA
Marina
Carmel Valley
Reno (Autocross Tentative)
Carlsen Porsche
Carmel Valley
Marina (Tentative)
Marina (Tentative)
Stockton
DE/Club race/TT
Marina (Tentative)
Marina (Tentative)
Ledson
Porsche of Livermore
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O Roseanna
Jane: And now, with tonight’s
commentary, here’s Roseanne
Rosannadanna.
Roseanne: Thanks, Jane.
A Richard Feder, from Ft.
Lee, N.J., writes to say, “Hey,
Roseanne, what’s with this cone
incident on the George Washington Bridge? I live in Ft. Lee.
In fact, I can see the bridge from
my apartment. And I can say it’s
bumper to bumper every morning, noon and night. Sometimes
all morning, noon and night.
You don’t need to close a lane, in
order to create a traffic jam. And
you certainly don’t need traffic
cones to do it. You just wake up
in the morning, and it happens,
like the sun rising in the east.
“And now, my neighbors and
I are enduring all these tourists, these rubberneckers, the-se
souvenir hunters, these TV news
crews, these subversive political
animals, pouring into our nice,
bucolic burg, all looking for
evidence that Chris Christie was
here.
“What can we do?”
Hey, Richard, who told you to
live in Ft. Lee? It’s a free country,
isn’t it? You can live anywhere
you want. Why there?
Why do people who live near
airports complain about the air
traffic? Why do people who live
near bridges complain about the
car and bus and truck traffic?
And here’s something to pon-
Dick Badler
High Gear
Guest Column
der. Do you know what came
first? Do you have any idea what
your nice, high-rise apartment
with the view of the bridge was,
before your town was paved over,
to make way for progress? Here’s
what it was; an amusement park!
Yeah! And not just any amusement park. It was Palisades Park.
And there was even a hit song
about it. Down at Palisades Park.
And you probably thought the
song was sung by Lou Christie,
didn’t you. Who you think is a
long-lost relative of your current sitting governor. Now,
that would be real poetic justice,
wouldn’t it.
But it’s not true. It was sung by
Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon.
How’s that for irony, Mr. Feder?
No, Mr. Feder, your real problem is the Coneheads. That’s
right, Mr. Feder, people who
steal cones and set them up in
parking lots, creating all sorts
of zigs and zags, totally ignoring parking spots and arrows
and entries and exits. These are
the people you real-ly should be
worried about.
Because, do you know what
these people do with their cones,
after they’ve set them up in weird
patterns in parking lots? They
put them on their heads. And
then they walk around, talking
like robots, and saying they’re
from France.
I’m not kidding, Mr. Feder. It’s
scary. They can’t help it. And
neither can our Immigra-tion
and Naturalization Service. Because, you see, they’re not from
France at all. They don’t speak
French. And they’re not from
here either, because they don’t
speak Ameri-can. They don’t
belong here. There’s your issue,
Mr. Feder. There’s a real issue for
you.
Now, here’s the kicker for you,
Mr. Feder.. Do you have any
idea what the Coneheads did,
before your nice, bucolic high
rise apartment in the sky was
created? That’s right, they set up
their cones in the Palisades Park
parking lot, on days when the
amusement park was closed.
Which is why they’re back,
storming around your town and
See Resolve/Next Page
March 2014 | Porsche Club of America | Sierra Nevada | 17
From Previous Page
O Roseanna
your bridge. Mr. Feder, you need
to have mercy on these souls.
They’re lost. Lost. Because they
can’t find their way home. First
they put up a parking lot. Then
the city was gone.
Can you blame them?
But there’s more. Coneheads
drive fast cars. And they drive
cars fast. And their cars all have
sunroofs. And the sunroofs are
always open. So their cones can
have head-room.
Do you drive fast, Mr. Feder?
I bet you drive something like a
beater Corolla. Which is good
for one thing, sitting in traffic on
the George Washington Bridge.
I want to walk up to you and
knock on the window and say,
hey, mister, I, Roseanne Rosannadanna, am walking beside
you. And I’m keeping up. Don’t
you think you can go a little
faster? I want to get to where I’m
going before I’m too old to know
I got there.
I walk up to Corvette owners,
and I say, hey, stud, where are
you going?
I walk up to Porsche owners,
and I say, hey, wo gehst du hin?
I don’t say, hey, ou allez vous.
They’re not from France, Mr.
Feder. That should be a clue for
you.
Jane: That’s enough! Enough!
Roseanne, you, madam, are out
of time. And you’re out of mind.
Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow.
Planning committee members needed for the
50th Anniversary
of the Sierra Nevada Region of the PCA
In 2015, the Sierra Nevada Region will mark its 50th year in the Porsche Club of America.
The region’s first president, George Batcabe, is putting together an anniversary event steering
committee. The committee will develop a plan to host a three-day event in late spring 2015,
possibly including a car show, dinner activities and driving events. If you are interested in
contributing contact George Batcabe at 775-851-2313 or gb1500gs@gmail.com.
18 | Sierra Nevada | Porsche Club of America | March 2014
A Porsche
mountain bike?
Yes!
Two wheels and still a
genuine Porsche
Porsche is synonymous with
sportiness, performance and
driving pleasure – attributes
that apply on two wheels as well
as four: Porsche is expanding
its Driver’s Selection range to
include new bikes, available from
March 2014. The Porsche Bike
RX, Porsche Bike RS and Porsche
Bike impress through their use of
innovative materials, and deliver
a sporty ride both on the road
and off it. The design is typically Porsche: The frames of the
new bikes are reminiscent of the
silhouette cut by the sportscars
produced in Zuffenhausen.
Featuring a 20-speed gear assembly supplied by Shimano and
27.5 inch wheels, the new Bike
RX is the ideal partner for offroad routes. The mountain bike’s
high-end carbon frame blends
stability with a low weight and
outstanding damping properties,
guaranteeing boundless riding
pleasure in the great outdoors.
A DT Swiss air-suspension fork
and hydraulic disc brakes supplied by German brake specialist
Porsche Press Release
Porsche
Driver’s Selection –
new bikes available
from March 2014
Magura ensure optimum control
for every manoeuvre and on all
terrain.
The Bike RS also features a
high-end frame, with ergonomic
components made from carbon,
bringing the sport bike’s overall
weight to just nine kilograms. A
20-speed gear assembly makes
the bike ideal for particularly
sporty rides through vibrant urban settings or on extended trips.
What’s more, the XTR equipment
provided by Shimano and the
ultra-lightweight brakes supplied by Magura ensure complete
exclusivity on the road, even
without an eight-cylinder engine.
The Porsche Bike, in turn, features a Shimano Alfine 8-speed
hub gear assembly, which permits
the eight gears to be shifted with
ease. A low-wear geared belt
drive transfers the power to the
wheels without making a sound,
while the MT26 disc brakes
provided by Magura ensure
optimum safety – making the
Porsche Bike the ideal companion when navigating through the
urban jungle.
Another outstanding feature of
the Porsche Bikes is the anti-theft
label, applied as standard under
the paint on the frame. The label
contains a unique code and is intended to deter thieves. Should a
theft nevertheless occur, this code
can then be used online to report
the bike as stolen. Registered
bikes can ultimately be checked
by anyone – online and while on
the move – simply by using an
iPhone app and QR code, making
it considerably more difficult to
sell on stolen bikes.
The Porsche Bikes will launch
on the global markets in three
sizes (S, M and L) from March
2014.
March 2014 | Porsche Club of America | Sierra Nevada | 21
Porsche starts in Le Mans
with four works cars
Porsche starts with four cars in
the World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the 24 hours of
Le Mans. Today, Thursday, the Le
Mans organiser, the Automobile
Club de l’Ouest (ACO) in Paris,
announced the list of competitors selected to participate in
the 82nd edition of the classic
long-distance race on June 14th
and 15th, 2014. Porsche has registered its new works team for the
two 919 Hybrid cars as “Porsche
Team” in the top category of Le
Mans prototypes (LMP1). The
start numbers for the innovative
hybrid sports cars are 14 and 20.
The works team for the two 911
RSR entries in the GTE Pro class
is called “Porsche Team Man-
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World Endurance
Championship and
24 Hours of Le Mans
they”. Last year’s double-winners
will start again this year with
numbers 91 and 92.
Bernhard and Dumas split
forces
Porsche works drivers Timo
Bernhard (start number 20) and
Romain Dumas (start number
14) are each assigned to one of
the two Le Mans prototypes in
the WEC. This series comprises
eight races, including the 24
hours of Le Mans. As a result
each of the two 919 Hybrid cars
will be piloted by a Le Mans overall winner: Bernhard (Germany,
33) and Dumas (France, 36) both
achieved this success with Audi
in 2010. There is still no final decision on which of the four other
LMP1 Porsche works drivers will
take turns at the wheel during
the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship – Brendon
Hartley (New Zealand, 24), Neel
Jani (Switzerland, 30), Marc Lieb
(Germany, 33) and Mark Webber
(Australia, 37).
Team Principal Andreas Seidl
explained in Paris: “It was an
obvious choice to split these two
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pilots to the two cars because of
their special long-distance and
Le Mans experience. The confirmation of our entry is another
milestone on our road to Le
Mans. We are all excited to meet
our competitors for the first time
at the official test at Paul Ricard
at the end of March and of course
at the WEC season kick-off at
Silverstone in April.”
The 919 Hybrid was developed to meet the new efficiency
regulations for the top category
of Le Mans prototypes. The 919
Hybrid has a highly complex
hybrid drive system comprising a
small-capacity supercharged V4
combustion engine, an electric
motor driving the front wheels
and two energy recovery systems.
Porsche wants to defend its GT
double win
In the GTE Pro category, Porsche is again putting forward the
Porsche Team Manthey with two
911 RSR cars against the works
teams of Aston Martin, Corvette,
Ferrari and SRT Viper. Many
details on the GT sports car from
Weissach were revamped for
the last race in the 2013 season.
The modified aerodynamics of
the front end, a wider rear wing
and adapted chassis kinematics
ensure enhanced balance and
improved controllability at its
handling limits. “In the 2013
season, the 911 RSR gave impressive proof of its long-distance
capabilities by its double victory
at Le Mans,” said Head of Porsche
Motorsport Hartmut Kristen. “At
the 24 hour race in Daytona, we
again celebrated a win in a classic long-distance race with the
revised version of the 911 RSR –
this is certainly a good omen for
Le Mans 2014.”
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