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PORSCHEFORUS The Newsletter of the Northern New Jersey Region/PCA www.nnjr-pca.com February 2015 ©2012 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of all traffic laws at all times.*Carrera S model with PDK and Sport Chrono Package. It’s not just faster. It’s wider, lighter, sharper, nimbler, and faster. When you set out to improve upon greatness, you leave no stone unturned. Or in this case, no component unimproved. Built from the ground up with 90% new or fundamentally revised materials, the next 911 redefines performance as we know it. Acceleration from 0 to 60 in an astounding 3.9 seconds* in the Carrera S. It’s even shed almost 100 pounds for added agility and improved efficiency. The next 911 is the sports car that turns all we know into everything you desire. See for yourself with a test drive. The next Porsche 911. Forever the sports car. Ray Catena® Porsche 920 Route 1 Edison, NJ 08817 732-205-9000 www.ray-catena.porschedealer.com jgermino@raycatenaedison.com PORSCHEFORUS EDITOR IN CHIEF Michele Lynn publications@nnjr-pca.com DESIGN AND LAYOUT Michele Lynn COPY EDITOR Knute Hancock knute993@aol.com ADVERTISING Knute Hancock (H) 973-291-4741 ads@nnjr-pca.com BILLINGS & PAYMENTS Knute Hancock Business Manager 19 Ridge Trail Kinnelon, NJ 07405 (H) 973-291-4741 knute993@aol.com MART EDITOR Geri Reynolds (W) 201-796-8300 GOREYNOLDS@aol.com PHOTOGRAPHY COORDINATOR Petra Swift MAILINGS Dennis Thovson (H) 908-464-9534 PRINTER Steve Grotenhuis Silhouettes 610-559-1998 MAIL HOUSE Postalogic 973-546-1400 Cover Photo By Porsche Driving Experience AG Simone Arzt February 2015 DEPARTMENTS 2 Officers and Committee Chairs 3 Monthly Meeting Programs and Coming Up 4 Auf Der Straße 5 Technical Committee 7 Membership Update 8 Hitting Apexes 40 The Mart 41 Ad Index GENERAL INTEREST 6 Rally 2015 15 Concours Corner 22 Le Mans and Beyond 34 Gearbox Tech at PMR UPCOMING EVENTS 5 Lime Rock HPDE 10 Paul Miller - New Model Tech 12 MidWinter Introduction to High Performance Driving 13 All About Tires and Wheels Tech 14 Gathering of the Faithful 17 Chocolate Tasting 18 Paintless Dent Removal Workshop It is a great honor to hold the position of Editor of Porscherforus, which I humbly accept. It is my promise to the Northern New Jersey Region - PCA to uphold the standards of excellence this publication has always held. I am greatly looking forward to working with all of the club’s members to create a unique, defined and entertaining newsletter. Please send your articles to publications@nnjr-pca.com. Michele Lynn, Porscheforus Editor FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 1 NORTHERN NEW JERSEY REGION OFFICERS President Drew Karpinski 22 Maple Village Court Bernardsville, NJ 07924 (H) 908-766-7026 president@nnjr-pca.com Vice President Tom Iervolino 52 Dorothy Drive Morristown, NJ 07960 (H) 973-993-5775 (W) 973-467-8400 vicepresident@nnjr-pca.com Secretary Cindy Cristello (H) 973-773-0506 (C) 973-699-7708 social@nnjr-pca.com secretary@nnjr-pca.com Treasurer Tom Swift 208 Farms Edge Road Neshanic Station, NJ 08853 (H) 908-369-6101 Governor Jeff Cafiero (C) 908-420-9620 (W) 732-214-0600 p4useditor@gmail.com Governor Grant Lenahan 53 Briarwood Road Florham Park, NJ 07932 (C) 201-602-4702 glenahan@vfemail.net tracktech@nnjr-pca.com Governor Chris Magdelinskas 125 Harrington Road Clifton, NJ 07012 (201) 523-1184 comminications@nnjr-pca.com Past President Craig Mahon (H) 973-875-1335 pastpresident@nnjr-pca.com Autocross Grant Lenahan 53 Briarwood Road Florham Park, NJ 07932 (C) 201-602-4702 autocross@nnjr-pca.com Charity Events Anthony & Nelly Wartel 646-879-7254 charity@nnjr-pca.com Communications Chris Magdelinskas, 125 Harrington Road Clifton, NJ 07012 (201) 523-1184 comminications@nnjr-pca.com Concours Murray Kane (C) 973-476-9528 concours@nnjr-pca.com Concours Jeff McFadyen concours@nnjr-pca.com Dealer Liaison & Sponsorship Bill Gilbert 17 Flintlock Drive Warren, NJ 07059 (H) 908-647-5920 dealerliaison@nnjr-pca.com Dealer Liaison & Sponsorship Toby Ippolito dealerliaison@nnjr-pca.com Driver Education Tom Iervolino 52 Dorothy Drive Morristown, NJ 07960 (H) 973-993-5775 (W) 973-467-8400 trackchair@nnjr-pca.com Historian Stuart French 16 Lenape Trail Chatham Twp, NJ 07928 (H) 973-635-5911 historian@nnjr-pca.com Historian Bob Knapik historian@nnjr-pca.com Mailing & Distribution Dennis Thovson 243 McMane Avenue Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 (H) 908-464-9534 (Fax) 908-464-4966 mailing@nnjr-pca.com Executive Admistration Membership Marlys Thovson 243 McMane Avenue Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 (H) 908-464-9534 (F) 908-464-4966 membership@nnjr-pca.com New Member Liaison Sharon Doherty (H) 908-237-0692 newmember@nnjr-pca.com New Member Liaison Akemi Kane (C) 973-476-7655 newmember@nnjr-pca.com PCA Club Racing Craig Mahon (H) 973-875-1335 clubracing2015@nnjrpca.com Planning Craig Mahon (H) 973-875-1335 planning2014@nnjr-pca. com Porsche PX Jose I DeLaCruz 75 Romanelli Avenue S Hackensack, NJ 07606 (W) 201-546-1102 px@nnjr-pca.com Publications Porscheforus Editor Michele Lynn (C) 908-328-3373 publications@nnjr-pca.com Program Scott & Michele Lynn program@nnjr-pca.com Rally John Vogt (W) 973-285-0959 rally@nnjr-pca.com Publications Porscheforus Business Mgr. Knute Hancock 19 Ridge Trail Kinnelon, NJ 07405 (H) 973-291-4741 knute993@aol.com Safety Leslie Shrem safety@nnjr-pca.com Social Cindy & Tony Cristello (H) 973-773-0506 (C) 973-699-7708 (Cindy) (C) 973-699-7709 (Tony) social@nnjr-pca.com Technical Committee Ken Casterline 63 Duval Street Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (C) 908-642-3141 (H) 908-218-0765 technical@nnjr-pca.com Track Tech Walter Sliwa tracktech@nnjr-pca.com Web Site Coordinator Jeff Cafiero (C) 908-420-9620 (W) 732-214-0600 webmaster@nnjr-pca.com treasurer@nnjr-pca.com COMMITTEE CHAIRS Technical Commitee James H. Coleman 364 Park Avenue Bethlehem, PA 18020 (H) 610-759-1517 (W) 908-542-0348 technical@nnjr-pca.com Yearbook Porscheforus Photo Editor Petra Swift yearbook@nnjr-pca.com 2 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 Track Registrar Bob Michaelson 184 Kinnelon Road Kinnelon, NJ 07405 (H) 973-492-2014 trackregistrar@nnjr-pca.com Around the Corner February PCARace Sebring, FL 1 Sun Super Bowl XLVIII (48)Listed for interest only 5 Thu Board of Governors meeting Brick Academy, Basking Ridge, NJ........................................................7:30pm 11 Wed Monthly Meeting, Bob Knapik - 24 Hours of LeMans & Stuttgart The Villa, Mountain Lakes, NJ....................................................................8pm 14 Sat New Model Tech Paul Miller Porsche, Parsippany, NJ........................................................1-3pm 21 Sat Concours, Dent Man Flemington Porsche, Flemington, NJ .......................................................10am 22 Sun Driver Ed Instructor Seminar with Dave Scott (By invitation only) The Villa, Mountain Lakes, NJ...................................................9am - 12:30pm 22 Sun Driver Ed High Performance Driving Seminar with Dave Scott The Villa, Mountain Lakes, NJ............................................................1:30-4pm 24 Tue Closing date for April issue of Porscheforus 28 Sat Tech - Zone 1 Tech Tactics East, Easton, PA 1 Sun Tech - Zone 1 Tech Tactics East, Easton, PA 5 Thu Board of Governors meeting Brick Academy, Basking Ridge, NJ........................................................7:30pm 7 Sat Track Tech Tech Inspectors/Track Ops WS, Powertech, Rockaway, NJ.....................1-3pm 11 Wed Monthly Meeting - Kelsy Hill The Villa, Mountain Lakes, NJ....................................................................8pm 15 Sun Social, Chocolate Tasting High Marques, Morristown, NJ..............................................................3-5pm 22 Sun Concours, Gathering of the Faithful High Marques, Morristown, NJ ......................................................10am-1pm 24 Tue Closing date for May issue of Porscheforus 28 Sat Tech, Tires & Suspensions Set Ups Eurotire, Fairfield, NJ.................................................................................1pm 27-29 Fri-Sun PCA Race Road Atlanta, GA 30 Mon Lime Rock Tech Flemington Porsche, Flemington, NJ....................................................6-8pm 1 Wed Board of Governors meeting Brick Academy, Basking Ridge, NJ.......................................................7:30pm 8-9 Wed-Thur Driver Ed Lime Rock Lime Rock, CT 12 Sun Concours Concours WS Paterek Bros, Chatham, NJ....................................................................1-4pm 13 Mon Tech, Lightning/Thunderbolt Tech Precision Motorsports Racing, Long Valley, NJ....................................6-8pm 15 Wed Monthly Meeting Topic TBD The Villa, Mountain Lakes, NJ..................................................................8pm 18 Sat AX Tentative Date MetLife Stadium, Lot L..............................................................................8am 18 Sat Swap Meet, HersheySwap Meet Hershey, PA 19 Sun AX Tentative Date MetLife Stadium, Lot J..............................................................................8am 24 Thur Closing date for June issue of Porscheforus 24-25 Fri-Sat PCA Race Lime Rock, CT 25 Sat Social Topic TBD Location TBD 27-28 Mon-Tues Driver Ed Advanced Lightning/Thunderbolt Millville, NJ 1 Sun March April The Monthly Meeting The NNJR Monthly meeting is held the second Wednesday of each month at 8pm. The meetings are held at the Villa on Route 46 in Mountain Lakes, NJ. Here is what the program looks like for the next few months: February Join us at The Villa on Wednesday, February 11 at 8pm for a presentation by Bob Knapik about the 24 Hours of Le Mans and Stuttgart. Don’t miss out on this interesting presentation and the door prizes! March Kelsy Hill Strategic Alliances / Enthusiast Engagement for Road and Track and Car and Driver. Kelsy is also involved in the / DRIVE series on the NBC Sports channel. She was flattered to have been asked to present at NNJR. As such, she has offered to bring along with her a “special” guest from /DRIVE, R&T and or C&D. She and I will work together on seeing who is available to attend. Should be very interesting. April TBD Be sure to check the NNJR website calendar for updates and directions to the Villa! FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 3 Auf Der Straße By Drew Karpinski NNJR President Well happy February everyone! It is that magical transitional time of the year. All of the trappings of the Christmas holiday have been cleaned up around my house and are once again stored away in large plastic bins in my basement. The Elf on the Shelf stayed a little longer this year and did not make it back to Santa until New Year’s Eve. The Christmas tree’s presence was shorter than usual, though, I am a “Christmas tree in March” kind of guy in some years, but our real freshly-cut tree would be nothing but a pile of needles by the second weekend in January, so down it came. As for New Year’s Eve, the kids made a valiant effort this year to stay up rocking with Ryan Seacrest. Fueled by mini hotdogs, nachos and other munchies, two of the three actually made it to the hour. The look on their little faces as that ball dropped was a mix of “I made it!” and part “what’s the purpose of that anyway?” Ahh, kids, you will have your whole lives to ponder that question. February is like the Ohio of months: There is nothing much remarkable about it, but you travel through it to get to places more interesting. Although to February’s credit, it does not have to explain what a “buckeye” is. On the other hand, it does owe us all an apology for Valentine’s Day. Who was the genius that came up with overpriced roses, limited menus at normally good restaurants and Whitman’s Samplers? Nothing quite elicits a groan to the extent of this fine Hallmark Holiday, except for maybe those women at Spanish restaurants that come to your table to ask if you would like the rose for the pretty lady. If you want another date, the answer is of course “yes.” Couldn’t they be more discrete about it and wait until she is in the bathroom? What’s next? Will Chuck E Cheese start coming to your kids’ table with an armful of puppies to choose from? As I write these pages on a grey morning, the Northeast locked in a mini polar vortex, I really have no idea where I was going with all of this. I do have a bunch of small stuff to discuss and in no particular order... Did you ever wonder how long a car battery lasts on a modern truck like the Cayenne? In my case, it turns out that the answer is about eight years. Color me impressed! I do drive the truck on a daily basis, for the most part, which helps keep it properly charged. Eight years is a long life any way you slice it. It did not go away in one fell swoop, either. It gave me plenty of warning that its condition was in steady decline. The turnover in recent weeks had become a bit more chug-chug-chuggy than usual. When I would leave the heater button on when parked for 15 minutes or so (You know you can do that, right? Check your manual, if not...), the battery and alternator light would occasionally come on. “Seems OK,” irresponsible Drew would think. I did plan to replace the battery on the weekend where it actually died and missed it by about that much. As luck would have it, it died safely in a parking space in our Kings shopping center, Starbucks on one side and STS Tire and Auto Center on the other. Changing a battery in a newer Porsche is apparently no longer a wrench and socket affair. The battery now resides under the driver’s seat, accessible only after entering a secret code and putting said driver’s seat into battery change mode. It goes back just a little further and access is hereby granted by the German genie. You will need to recode some things once connected. Used to be I just had to reset the radio presets, if I even bothered to do that. Three hours later, I was back in business on my way to the next eight years and 80,000 miles. An interesting side note to the battery going dead was that I noticed how a bad battery (that is, a battery steeply on the decline) can affect the other check systems of the car. For a few months, especially on a cold morning, the four wheel drive system malfunction liight would come on with a loud “beep!” alerting me to its presence. Since the battery change there have been no such problems, even on a 5 degree morning. I had experienced a similar issue with BMW M3 when my battery had sat for too long and was partially discharged. My “Double Vanos” system would report a trouble mode and put the car into a very slow, “limp home” mode - effectively turning my E46 M3 into a 1981 Rabbit Diesel. A full charge chased those troubles as well. Not saying that a good battery will solve all of your problems - it is not going to much repair your clutch. Or Cont’d pg 42 4 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 NNJR Technical Committee Contact/Topic Dealer Liaison Program PhoneHours Bill Gilbert, Chair (H) 908-647-5920 e-mail: gilbert4@rcn.com Mike Bavaro/All Models mike@bodymotion.com 732-493-2700 8 AM - 5 PM Mike Carr/All Models carrmkcrr@aol.com 973-361-7743 7 PM - 10 PM Mike Daino/Keith Peare/All Models mike@pwr-tech.com; keith@pwr-tech.com 973-586-3210 9 AM - 6 PM Will DiGiovanni/All Models 908-832-6572 precisionmotorsports438@gmail.com 9 AM - 6 PM Mon - Fri Paul Faieta/John Gulino/protosport@optonline.net 993/993TT/911/911TT/944T-All Turbos 973-839-5353 9AM - 5 PM Andy Gisonna , Tech Committee Chair technical@nnjr-pca.com 201- 337-3430 5 PM - 9 PM Knute Hancock/ All Models knute993@aol.com 973-291-4741 Any Time Ray Catena Porsche Edison, NJ Tony Henderson/All Models 201-725-5200 pplus@optonline.net After 4 PM & Weekends Flemington Porsche Flemington, NJ Bob Kakascik/All Models bob@europerf.com; bob@stableenergies.com 973-773-4870 9 AM - 5 PM Gene Kirschner/All Models gdk84@optonline.net 973-701-8300 9 AM - 5 PM Paul Miller Porsche Parsippany, NJ John Paterek/Body, Paint, Restoration paterek@aol.com 973-635-5918 6 PM - 9 PM Joe Reid/All Models jreidiii@verizon.net 908-766-7174 Any time These Northern New Jersey area Porsche dealers are participating in our special liaison program, designed to create an improved and mutually beneficial association between our Region and their operations. Please contact the Chair if you become involved in a situation with any of these dealers that cannot be resolved. It is his responsibility to not only administer the Dealer Liaison Program, but to also maintain open lines of communication. Pepe Porsche White Plains, NY Town Motor Car Corp. Englewood, NJ If Emailing, Subject Line should read “PCA Tech Question” Driver Education Lime Rock April 8 and 9 Registration Opens – Feb11 Closes – Mar 25 This may be the only full two-day driving event at Lime Rock in 2015 (we are not sharing either day with Lime Rock members). Gone are the bumps and concrete, the track is fast and smooth, so do not miss the opportunity for 2 days of great fun close to home. The traditional/original course will be used. Registration is open to all PCA members. No partial (one day) registrations are accepted. No refunds will be granted after March 25. Fees subject to change at time of registration. Registration will be on-line at www.nnjr-pca.motorsportreg.com Check PORSCHEFORUS and our web site www.nnjr-pca.com for details on how to complete this process. On-line payment is preferred, but if you are paying by check please send the registration receipt with your check payable to “NNJR/PCA” immediately after completing the on-line registration process to: Driver Education Registrar Bob Michaelson, 184 Kinnelon Rd. Kinnelon, NJ 07405. Telephone: (973) 492-2014 E-mail: trackregistrar@nnjr-pca.com If you were in an instructed group (Green, Yellow or Blue run group) at your last event, or if this is your first time at the track, use the student fee; otherwise use the driver or instructor fee as appropriate. Acceptance is based on the date and time logged on the registration system provided your check is received within seven days. You will receive an e-mail confirmation of your registration. If you have not received notification one week prior to the event, please contact the registrar. General event (non-registration) questions should be directed to the Track Chair: Tom Iervolino, E-mail: trackchair@nnjr-pca.com, Telephone (862) 206-9610 FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 5 Rally 2015 By John Vogt Everyone acquired their Porsche for a different reason. Some bought to play on the curves, they would reserve their time for DE or auto cross. Some want to arrive in something shinny, reserving their time for a concours event. Some want to arrive in style at a social event. Some want to explore the back roads and want any excuse to spend time in something that gives them incredible pleasure. Our rally program rolls all of the reasons into one event. You have seen films of rally drivers sliding side ways, flying through the air and missing trees by inches. That is NOT what NNJR has planned for you. You have heard of time -speed- distance equations making for tense hard work. That is NOT what NNJR rallying is about. You have heard of the arguments between the driver and the navigator, we will keep you laughing and entertained. You will start at an interesting place that will give you a chance to 6 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 show off your baby. You will be able to meet new friends and reacquaint with old. A continental breakfast starts the party as you socialize with your Porsche family. There will be a brief meeting clarifying the directions and what to look for along the way. We score by an exact distance, not paying attention to the directions and adding miles will bring points against you. Along the way you will look for items or answers to riddles. This is also used for scoring, but more importantly keeps you looking around enjoying the scenery. An example from a previous rally: Where would an elephant get its tusks cleaned? We passed “Ivory Cleaners.” Our roads will be twisty country roads that are always paved. The view will always be key. You will want to keep the directions to repeat the adventure at a later date. Once you have completed your drive, the destination will be a restaurant/bar to relax and compare stories of what you have seen and experienced. A fine meal will be part of the festivities. Trophies are awarded to the expert classes, the novice classes and even the dead last but finished. We have eliminated the timed element of the rally. Insurance regulations limit people only over 18 in a timed event. Without timing, all ages can partake with a signed waver. We now see Father son, Mother daughter, etc. teams. We also do not limit the amount of participants per car. This event is open to family fun. If you have not already joined us for one of our events, try it out and you will be hooked. This will reinforce another reason why you joined the Porsche family. FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 7 Hitting Apexes By Tom Iervolino Track Chair I do not know about you, but I am pretty psyched up about our 2015 DE season approaching and getting back on track. Our schedule is set for 2015 and by the time you read this, we would have just held our Instruction to High Performance Driving seminar (January 25). It is at this seminar we introduce new drivers (and potential drivers) to the world of DE, what is it all about and how to partake in these driving events. If you missed it, here are some of the highlights regarding preparing for a DE event. PREPARING FOR A HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVING SCHOOL It is more fun than you can imagine!! Participating in a High Performance Driver Education event 8 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 (HPDE or more commonly known as just DE) is one of the coolest things you can do with your car. If you have had that experience you know the fun and challenge of driving your car at speed on a race track. As you progress in speed and skill, it takes a little more preparation. If you have never done a HPDE (High Performance Driving Event) you might have some questions about how to prepare. HPDE for Beginners Your first Driver Education event is more about preparing as a driver than preparing your car with special equipment. Instructors will typically tell you to refrain from doing anything special to your car, other than basic preparation. That is good sound advice. PREPARING AS A DRIVER: It is important for your head to be in the right place. Come prepared to LEARN more than PERFORM. Learning, however, will turn into performance. You will learn several things about safety, behavior on the track and how to develop good habits. Getting plenty of sleep and drinking lots of water is an example. Performance Driving Schools use flags for communication, much like a race. You will learn about those. You will need a helmet, but if you do not have one, NNJR has loaner helmets that we bring in to the track. If you do borrow one, it would be considerate to use a balaclava (head sock). Other than that, simply relax and get ready to have fun with the other drivers in your group. Speaking of groups, we segregate our drivers by virtue of their experience and their ability to demonstrate the skills needed for that group. These groups are color coded and are Green (Beginners), Yellow, Blue, White, Black and Red (Instructors). At each DE event, you are driving with other drivers that are at your skill level (your run group). The Green through Blue drivers all have an Instructor in the right seat when they are on track. PREPARING YOUR CAR: For your first DE events, forget about performance upgrades. It is actually to your advantage to learn by driving a car in standard trim. You will, however, need to have a safety inspection performed on your car. Not to worry here as we hold free Tech Inspection sessions, approximately two weeks before each event. The schedule and location for these are published here in P4Us and are posted on line on our web site. If you cannot make it to the free session, you can go to your local Porsche dealer or any of the garages listed on our website (friends of NNJR section) and have your car “Tech’ed”. You should also check out our Tech Form (on-line) and review the list of items that will be checked at the tech session. Please bring this form with you to the tech as it needs to be completed and signed. Amongst many things, your suspension components will be checked as well as you brakes. Your brakes might need attention as your pads might not be thick enough for the track and may need to be replaced. At this stage it has more to do with heat buildup than wear and performance. Your brake fluid might need to be replaced in order to handle the heat of high performance driving and it will need to be changed within one year of the event. Although you generally do not want to consider performance upgrades in the beginning, it could help you to use racing brake fluid. For the new DE driver, please refer to our FAQ tab in the DE section of our web site for additional details and information. HPDE for Returning Students If you have already participated in a high performance driving school you know the drill. As you develop skill and speed your car will require more preparation and you will be considering performance upgrades. PREPARING YOURSELF: Since you have done a few High Performance Driving Schools you are probably thinking about doing more, and maybe even making it part of your lifestyle. Here are a few things to consider: HELMETS: If you started with a helmet at a low price point, it is a good idea to upgrade to a higher quality “brain bucket.” You know the saying, “How much is your brain worth?” I advise to never buy a helmet on-line. The proper fit is a key element of how it provides protection much less how comfortable it is. HARNESSES: Staying firmly fixed in your seat adds comfort and helps you perform better on the track. I have seen various ways people go about trying to stay firmly fixed (i.e. the use of a CG-Lock on your OEM seat belts), however, you will want to upgrade to a more extensive harness system at some point. This will necessitate that you get seats that NNJR Driver Education Schedule Date Track Notes April 8-9 Lime Rock April 27-28 May 15-17 June 5-6 June 26 June 27-28 July 17-19 July 31-Aug 2 Aug 28-30 Sept Oct 17-18 Oct 30-Nov 1 Lightning/TBolt Advanced Only Mid Ohio Thunderbolt Pocono NC Ladies Day and Upper Run Groups Pocono FC All Groups Mosport With UCR Watkins Glen I Palmer Tentative Watkins Glen II No Date - Paving Lightning VIR Fees, Tech Inspection Dates and Locations will be posted once finalized Cont’d pg 14 FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 9 By Robert Napier 10 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 Know where you stand at any time It’s time you know where you stand when it comes to achieving your financial goals. Our Envision® process offers you an easy, effective way to identify your highest priority financial goals and develop an investment plan designed to help you reach them. Most important, the Envision process provides a personalized benchmark that helps you monitor your progress at any time. Contact us today to find out how the Envision process can help bring clarity to your life goals — and potentially enhance your confidence in being able to achieve them. Envision® is a registered trademark of Wells Fargo & Company and used under license. Investment and Insurance Products: u NOT FDIC Insured u NO Bank Guarantee u MAY Lose Value Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Member SIPC, is a registered broker-dealer and a separate non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. © 2013 Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC. All rights reserved. 78691-v4 A1609 Jeff Cafiero, ChFC®, AAMS® Financial Advisor Retirement Income Certified Professional® 2 Tower Center Blvd East Brunswick, NJ 08816 (732) 214-0600 jeff.cafiero@wellsfargoadvisors.com https://home.wellsfargoadvisors.com/jeff.cafiero 0214-05368 FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 11 NNJR HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVING SEMINAR Sunday, February 22 1:30pm The Villa, Route 46 East, Mountain Lakes, NJ Led by Dave Scott, Pro Driver and Race Coach The NNJR Performance Driver Seminar is designed for anyone who wants to learn more about high performance driving and also hear our featured speaker relay some of his racing and coaching experiences. We are extraordinarily pleased this year to have Dave leading this popular event. Dave has had a long career in high performance driving and is a professional racing and high performance driving coach. This promises to be a “must attend” event! Here are the important logistics: The session will start promptly a 1:30pm (meaning you should arrive by 1:15pm - but not earlier, there are other events going on). The event is FREE and no advance reservations are required except for lunch (see below). A hot buffet lunch with Dave will be served at 12:30pm ONLY FOR THOSE WITH ADVANCE RESERVATIONS AND PAYMENTS. Cost is $25/person. All lunch registration is on-line at http://nnjr-pca. motorsportreg.com/ NNJR’s annual Instructor Seminar will take place starting at 9am facilitated by Dave. The seminar is BY INVITATION ONLY, but instructors must PRE-REGISTER for lunch, as above, if they plan to stay for lunch. This seminar will be facilitated by NNJR Chief Instructors and will be highly interactive. Please send ideas, questions and suggestions to Bill Gilbert at gilbert4@rcn.com or 908-647-5920. Stable Energies will attend with a variety of helmets, driving gloves, safety devices, etc. If you need an SA2010 helmet or a new communicator, this will be an opportunity to look at options. 12 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 DAVE SCOTT Dave started his career as a sworn special agent with the Diplomatic Security Service, US Department of State. In his 14 years there, he was assigned to American embassies in Malaysia, Germany, Great Britain, and Italy. He was privileged to be part of the Secretary of State’s personal detail as primary close-protection driver. It was in this assignment that he developed a very high level of skill in tactical, high-risk, high-threat-environment driving and close protection. After a number of years as a specialized high-risk private security contractor, Dave discovered he had an aptitude for sports car racing, and began to race professionally full time, as well as coach other racers. He has raced in IMSA, the old Grand Am and Grand Am Cup (now part of the IMSA/United Sports Car merger), PCA, BMWCCA, SCCA, and NASA. He still does some racing, but primarily focuses on coaching other drivers all over North America. Experience matters. Trust your European car service and repair to the experts at Shade Tree Garage. SHADE TREE GARAGE We have experience with all European makes 973-540-9880 | ShadeTreeGarage.com Bosch Engine Systems Schedule Service On-Line Pick-Up, Drop-Off, Rentals on Site 171 Washington Street (Route 24), Morristown New Jersey 07960 (approximately a half-mile west of the Morris County Courthouse) We give you peace of mind about the safety and reliability of your car. Porsche, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Saab and Other European Automobiles Save 5% OFF Labor on your next service - Porsche or non-Porsche! ALL ABOUT TIRES & WHEELS TECH WORKSHOP Saturday, March 28 1pm Euro-Tire After several years of absence, we return to Euro-Tire for this timely workshop. Bill Bloomfield will share his knowledge of the technical advancements and differences in all kinds of tires including green tires and R Compound tires. He will talk about the various aspects of suspension such as balance, camber, shocks, corner weighting and street vs track alignment. What are the pros and cons of stock wheels vs racing wheels? Is a 21” wheel big enough or should I drop back to an 18 or 17” wheel? Ask Bill, he will help you figure out the system for you. Your need to know is what drives our Tech Workshops. If there is something you would like to see covered, let us know at: Technical@nnjr-pca.com. Euro-Tire 500 Rt 46 East Fairfield, NJ 07004 973-575-0080 FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 13 Cont’d from pg 9 are made for harnesses. If you are going to get serious about this sport, then please get serious about safety first. BRAKES: Getting a set of track pads is a common performance upgrade, but it is important to use the right combination as you switch from street to track and back. The wrong combination could leave deposits on your rotors that will degrade their performance. Please discuss this with your favorite Porsche shop. TIRES: This is a common upgrade. For your first year in DE, I would stick with street tires as they provide the needed feedback and are more “user friendly” (more predictable) when you are just learning. Once you are ready to go to higher performance tires (i.e. DOT R Comp), consider a second set of wheels for these sticky tires for the track. That does not mean that you should go straight to racing slicks. You can use a set of high performance tires that are DOT approved. You can use some of them to get you to the track but discuss this with you tire retailer or your favorite Porsche garage. Alternatively, you can use dedicated track tires, bring them with you and mount them at the track (welcome to the slippery slope). OTHER UPGRADES: By now you have thought of other ways to feed your high performance driving addiction. Racing seats and roll bars might come to mind, along with other safety equipment. It never really ends, but it really is a great form The 14th Annual Gathering of the Faithful & Judges Seminar of recreation and it puts you in the company of some of the best people you will ever get to know. Not to over use the PCA mantra, but it’s not about the cars but about the people. The 2015 season is quickly approaching and do remember that sign-up for our events is via www.motorsportreg. com (MSR) and that these events fill up quickly, especially for the student run groups. Registration opens up on midnight 8 weeks prior to the event and yes, there are many people who will stay up and at the stroke of midnight sign up. I would suggest that you go on to MSR and create an account for yourself so you are ready to go when Registration opens. I hope to see you out there and enjoying this fantastic sport and all that it brings. Tom Iervolino NNJR-PCA Track Chair Sunday, March 22, 2015 10am - 1pm High Marques Motors 169 Washington Street Morristown, NJ The 14th annual “Gathering of the Faithful” is an opportunity for all members to get together after a long, lonely winter and to re-kindle acquaintances. This event is a throwback to years gone by when you woke up on a Sunday morning, got in your Porsche and took a drive to the local garage to sit around with friends and enjoy a cup of coffee and a donut or two while talking Porsche and other assorted matters of interest. We plan on using this traditional social gathering to introduce our 2015 Concours program and hold a judges seminar. The meeting will be in two parts. First we will review the 2015 schedule of events and at 11:30am we will hold our judges seminar. The seminar is open to all. Whether or not you plan to judge, you will find this part of the meeting very informative. If you plan on showing your Porsche, this will help you to better prepare for competition. If you plan on becoming a judge, this seminar will be a great learning experience that will guide you though the process of competitive concours judging. Please join us for a morning of good cheer, good chow (breakfast will be served by our host John Vogt) and a very informative program. Concours Chairs: Jeff McFadyen and Murray Kane; for information contact Jeff at (908) 459-0470 or Murray at (973) 476-9528 or email: concours@nnjr-pca.com 14 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 CONCOURS CORNER FEBRUARY 2015 It may be February, but it is not too early to start getting ready for May. Why May you ask? Well that is going to be a very significant month for NNJR and Zone 1 of which we are a part of. This year will not only be the month we will be holding NNJR’s first judged concours of 2015, but also the annual PCA Zone 1 Concours and Rally which will be held that month. This year NNJR is hosting the Zone 1 event. It will be an opportunity for NNJR members to participate in the 36th annual Zone level event without making an overnight trip. The event will be held at an excellent site in northern NJ right off the GS Parkway at the Woodcliff Lake Hilton. Starting with February, there will be series of events that are designed to get you ready for the first actual concours show on the calendar for this year. The February event will be the traditional Dent Man Workshop at Flemington Porsche on February 21. This will be an opportunity for you to bring your Porsche to have any minor dings or dents repaired by an expert Paintless Dent Repairman. You can contact the Concours Co-Chairmen to make an appointment for your Porsche. You are also invited to bring any other car that might need Dent Man attention. At this event work will be done at a significant price FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 15 improving the NNJR concours program we would like to hear from you. One of the reasons we are concours chairs is because we enjoy helping others so if you have questions or issue’s with your Porsche or other vehicle, please feel free to contact us at concours@nnjr-pca.com. Murray Kane & Jeff McFadyen discount while you watch. No secrets here. March brings the Gathering of the Faithful which is a meeting for all concours interested NNJR members as well as those of us that just want to socialize with other club members. Join us for a get together to talk about cars and the upcoming season events. Also we will be holding a Concours Judges School in conjunction with this event. With the responsibility of hosting the Zone 1 event, we need to make sure that we have an adequate judging staff available. This event will be hosted by John Vogt at High Marques Motors in Morristown and will include a Sunday morning breakfast. The final workshop leading up to May will be the annual April visit to the Paterek Bothers world famous Porsche Restoration Shop in Chatham. John and Ray Paterek and John’s son Andrew are experts at producing concours quality restorations in their internationally recognized shop. John’s wife Donna will be on hand with her stock of Paterek 16 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 Preferred car care Products. They are always forthcoming with techniques for restoring Porsche cars and parts. The format will be mostly Q&A, but if you have a specific problem, please let us know ahead of time and bring your Porsche. The Patereks will demonstrate how to correct the problem. So please join us for the Winter and Spring lead up to the NNJR Concours D’Elegance season. If you have suggestions for BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND… Join your NNJR friends and chocolate expert Susan Fine For CHOCOLATE TASTING! Tastings of decadent dark chocolates from around the world, with accompanying libations. Sunday, March 15, 2015, 3 -5pm at High Marques 169-171 Washington Street Morristown, NJ (973) 285-0959 Chocolate selections provided by… $20 per person (if pre-registered by March 5) (walk-in: $25pp) RSVP: Anthony & Cindy Cristello, 44 North Court, Clifton, NJ 07013 by March 5. Make checks payable to “NNJR-PCA”. Please include your email address! - - Name (s) : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ Total # of guests: ______ Email contact: @ $20 pp : Check enclosed for $ _____________ _____________________________________________ Questions? Email us at social@nnjr-pca.com FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 17 Saturday, February 21 10am Flemington Porsche Rt. 202/31 South Flemington, NJ Paintless Dent Removal Workshop The NNJR Concours chairs in conjunction with Flemington Porsche will hold a paintless dent removal workshop and demonstration on February 21, 2015, starting at 10am. Bill Rochford, the “DENT MAN” will provide a demonstration on the art and science of paintless dent removal. Coffee and refreshments, courtesy of Flemington Porsche will be supplied during the event. Those interested in having dents removed from there vehicles, Porsche or other vehicles on this day, can do so by emailing concours@nnjr-pca. com, prior to the event to schedule an appointment. This is a great opportunity for the track and autocross enthusiasts to have those minor indiscretions addressed in a cost effective way, and for the concours enthusiasts to have that annoying ding removed prior to next year’s competitive season! Concours Chairs: Murray Kane and Jeff McFadyen: for further information, contact Murray at (973) 476-9528 and Jeff at (908) 459-0470 or email: concours@nnjr-pca.com Concours Calender of Events 18 Date/Time Event Location January 17 (Saturday) 10am Concours Bodyshop Tech Milan Auto Painters, Clifton, NJ February 21 (Saturday) 10am Dent Man Workshop Flemington Porsche, Flemington, NJ March 22 (Sunday) 10am GOTF & Judges Seminar High Marques Motors, Morristown, NJ April 12 (Sunday) 1pm Concours Workshop Paterek Brothers, Chatham, NJ May 2 (Saturday) 8am Welcome to the Club Location TBD May 15-17 (Fri, Sat, Sun) 8pm Zone 1 Concours & Rally Woodcliff Hilton, Woodcliff Lake, NJ June 14 (Sunday) 12pm DIY Workshop Ray Catena Service Center, Edison, NJ June 21-28 (Sun thru Sun) Porsche Parade French Lick, IN July 26 (Sunday) 11am Picnic/Concours TBD August 9 (Sunday) 8am New Hope Auto Show New Hope, PA September 5 (Saturday) 10am Councours on the Green Bernardsville, NJ October 11 (Sunday) 1pm Concour Workshop Paul Miller Porsche, Parsippany, NJ November 15 (Sunday) 1pm Concour Workshop ID Signs, South Hackensack. NJ PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 19 20 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 21 Le Mans and Beyond June, 2014 Part 1 and 2 Written by Larry Schmidt 22 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 23 Part 1 Planning the Trip to LeMans This chronical has to do with my passion for LeMans and the history of Porsche at LeMans. The last time Porsche won the overall victory at LeMans was in 1998, which was coincidently the 50th Anniversary of Porsche. The winning car in 1998 was a Porsche GT1 with Alan McNish as the lead driver. Porsche entered two GT1s that year and they came in first and second, a “Doppelsieg fur Porsche”. McNish drove car #26. It was my good fortune to attend the 24 hour race in 1998, my first trip to Europe. My wife and I visited Paris, the Loire Valley and of course LeMans during our first French adventure. My wife is a good sport in supporting my Porsche addiction and she and I were awake for 22 of the 24 hour race. We went back to the car around 2am for a nap during the ever so common evening showers at LeMans. After the race we went to a chateau in the Loire Valley for the next leg of our vacation. Upon checking into our room we decided on a short snooze before dinner. We slept through dinner, breakfast and lunch the following day. But we there the day before to see McNish pass the crippled Toyota at Arnage corner to take the lead and the eventual win. In June of 2011 Porsche announced that it would again compete for the overall win. It had been 13 years of Porsche not competing in the top class. Well I said to myself that I had to be there at LeMans for the debut of the Porsche 919 in 2014. The planning for the trip started almost immediately. Having the experience in 1998 was a great help in making 2014 an almost flawless experience. This time the plan was for me to attend the race with two close Porsche friends (Jimmy and David) and then to meet my wife, my daughter and my granddaughter in Paris for a post-race experience. Rebecca my granddaughter was 16 and just completed her third year of high school French. I was thrilled about the prospect of offering Rebecca the ultimate cultural immersion in Paris.The serious planning started in August of 2013 with trying to find lodging for three guys. The City of LeMans and the surrounding area were booked solid as most serious race fans come every year and book their rooms on a continuing basis. The British come over in mass with 60,000 or more fans but luckily they bring their cars across the English Channel and camp out at the track for a week of partying. The British invasion is a story in itself. For strategic reasons I wanted to be west or northwest of LeMans. Bingo I found a “panoramic” room (meaning that it would be able to sleep three guys) at the Hotel de Paris in Laval, about 50 miles west of the track. Since there was a 130 km/hr Auto-route between the two cities, the trip would be less than an hour which made sense. Laval is a historic and scenic river town off the beaten path for tourists so it sounded like a great place to stay Wednesday evening through Friday evening. The next item was airfares which are always costly in June. I kept looking for that sweet time when the tickets would be at their cheapest. No such luck and finally I pulled the trigger with Air Canada with a stop in Montreal. Air Canada turned out to be a great airline experience, at least compared to the American carriers. I knew from past experience and research on the web that grandstand tickets for LeMans are very difficult to get, especially the grandstands with the best views. The 24 Hours of LeMans is run by the French Auto Club of the West (the ACO) and its ticketing policies are strange at best with lots of insiders getting the good seats. During the 24 hour race, most of the time is spent wandering around the circuit but you really need a seat for the start of the race and in case of inclement weather. The French call their grandstands Cont’d on pg 27 24 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 25 26 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 Cont’d from pg 24 “tribunes” and they all have cover to keep you dry. I kept checking the ACO website to see when tickets go on sale. Research told me that the time is in early December but no specific date was given. I lucked out again and caught one of the opening days. I was able to purchase high level seats in the Panorama Tribune which was my first choice. Panorama is adjacent to the Dunlop Bridge with views from the start finish straight all the way down to Tertre Rouge. The seats are in front of the Dunlop Curves and you can see down the hill beyond the bridge to the Esses of the Forest. I also bought the general admission tickets and parking at the same time that I got the seats. I knew from 1998 to buy parking at the Rouge parking lot which is a five minute walk from the main entrance near the Dunlop Bridge. The LeMans Circuit is 14 km long (8.5 miles) but only a portion is open for spectators. The viewing areas stretch from the Porsche Curves to Tertre Rouge corner, a distance of about three miles. The entire 3.5 mile Mulsanne straight is off limits to spectators as is the run from the Mulsanne corner to the Indianapolis corner. There are separate viewing enclosures at the Mulsanne corner and the Indianapolis/Arnage complex. However, from the main spectator area you have to get into a car and drive to the Villages of Arnage or Mulsanne to get to the enclosures. The local roads are not well marked and it is quite a challenge to get to the remote viewing areas, especially at night. I understand that all this track layout terminology makes no sense unless you Google a track map, which I highly recommend. We were thrown a curveball during the winter of 2014 with lots of snow and lots of snow days for kids in school. Rebecca’s school used up the allotted snow days and extended the school year by three more days. She would have missed her final exams if the girls left for Paris on schedule. I delayed their departure three days so they would arrive in Paris on the Thursday morning after the LeMans weekend. Well the guys now have an extra three days in Europe and what to do with that extra time? Road trip to Germany. It was an easy decision to drive to Stuttgart and visit the Porsche Museum and tour the factory. The factory tour must be booked months in advance. Fortunately, the PCA National Office has a liaison at the factory and the arrangements were made for the Tuesday after LeMans. We also planned a trip to the Mercedes Museum and a cruise along the Rhine River during our “bonus” time in Germany. About two weeks before the trip, I loaded in all our destinations into the Garmin as “saved places”. This trick took away all of the worries of driving in Europe. My first saved place was the Rouge parking lot at the track and the second was the Hotel de Paris in Laval. I had eight days of destinations in my trusty Garmin and we were ready to navigate the highways and back roads of France and Germany. All the pieces were in place and we couldn’t wait to start our journey which I promoted as the ultimate “bucket list” trip. Part 2: The Preliminaries. Jimmy and I left from Newark for Paris on June 10 on our Air Canada flight. David used miles on his US Air account and flew Envoy class from Philadelphia. Both flights landed within a half-hour at CDG Airport just to the north of Paris. We met at the car rental counter during the time that I was waiting for our car. It seems that the French have a different philosophy regarding customer service, even with the American name brands in car rentals. I completed the paperwork at the counter and I was told to sit down and wait for my car. An hour later I politely asked the customer representative about the status of my car. He replied that it was not in the parking lot yet. I followed him out to the parking lot to see for myself. It was pretty much empty. The customer rep could not tell me when the reserved car would arrive. He pointed to a large vehicle and said we could have that one, the last car in the parking lot - or we could wait. I jumped on the offer and got the best possible car for our trip, a 9 passenger VW transporter. It had a diesel engine so the gas mileage would be good and with three seats, we each had our own bed for nighttime at LeMans. My original reservation was for a seven passenger station wagon but the VW FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 27 was much better suited for our purposes. We dubbed the car “Chateau Volkswagen”. I am getting ahead of myself but on the Autobahn we got the Chateau up to 165 km/hr. (104mph). LeMans is about 125 miles southeast of Paris. I plugged in the Rouge parking lot into the Garmin and we were off. Porsche spent millions in marketing its return to LeMans. It was done under the banner of “Mission 2014 – Our Return”. About forty miles from LeMans on the main Auto-route, we came across an Esso gas station that had been transformed into a wraparound billboard for Mission 2014. We knew we were in for something special. We stopped for lunch and made it to the Rouge parking lot just before 3pm. The on-track activities started at 4pm for Wednesday and Thursday’s practice and qualifying and the sessions lasted until midnight. The Mulsanne straight is the main highway between LeMans and Tours and it is kept open for public traffic until an hour or two before the race cars start practice. Our timing was good to orient ourselves and head over the Dunlop pedestrian bridge to the Village. The Village has a number of eating places, stores to buy swag and 28 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 manufactures’ showcases for their products. All the car manufactures had displays including Porsche who had a tent with most of its significant LeMans winning cars. The Porsche boutique was underwhelming and way too expensive. When the cars entered the track we were back at the Dunlop curves to watch the first practice session. All was good until one of the three Audi’s crashed heavily and caused a red flag situation. By that time we had wondered down to Tertre Rouge corner with a glimpse of the start of the Mulsanne straight. Our plan was to leave the track early since we were jetlagged and needed to preserve our stamina for the 24 hours. We made it to Laval in about an hour and checked into the hotel, sans English speaking clerks at the front desk. Somehow we did get to our room. After a great French dinner at a restaurant next to the hotel we retired for the night. The room had electrically operated light-dimming shades that worked very well. They worked so well that we slept until noon when housekeeping Cont’d on pg 32 FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 29 30 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 31 Cont’d from pg 28 knocked on our door. We each thought it still was the middle of the night. Our sightseeing plans for the day went to hell so we enjoyed a casual riverside lunch at an outdoor café and headed back to LeMans. I wanted the guys to see the enclosure at Indianapolis and Arnage corners so we headed there first. There were no signs in the Village of Arnage (which by the way was hopping with race fans) and it took us an hour to finally get there. We watched practice for about an hour. The big TV screen across the track showed the two Porsche 919s in first and second place. That boded well for the race. The 919s eventually qualified second and forth, not bad for a car still in development. The Arnage corner brought back memories of the sputtering Toyota in 1998 and the pass for the lead by Mc Nish’s Porsche. We arrived at the main enclosure and walked around the Village and the main grandstands over the pits. All the seats were open during practice and you could get great views looking directly down into the pit boxes. The main grandstands on either side of the pit straight created a noise tunnel that amplifies the roar of the engines as they sped down the straight. It was really loud and shrill; loud enough to cause hearing damage if you did not wear earplugs. The highlight of the evening was the Grand Mar32 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 nier crepes in the Village. There are huge bottles of Grand Marnier on the counter and you get to pour as much as you want onto the crepe. The crepes were outstanding and very French. We watched qualifying until dark which comes after 10pm. On the way back to Laval I was passing a truck on the Auto-route when suddenly there was a flash of light in my face. Yikes, I got my picture taken by a speed camera at midnight. Subsequently, I received a letter from the car rental company saying that I was speeding and that the “French Authorities” would be in contact with me. So far, six months later, the Authorities have not gotten around to advising me that I was exceeding the 130 km/hr. speed limit. When we got back to the hotel, we each set an alarm for the next morning. Friday at LeMans is different by tradition. There are no on-track activities. At 6pm there is a “Parade of the Pilots” in the central part of the City of LeMans. Our plans were to skip LeMans and head north through Normandy to the coast. Our first stop was Mont Saint Michel, an abbey and monastery dating back to the eighth-century. The Mont is located on an island within a tidal estuary and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in all of France. We did a quick tour but had to cut it short in order to get back to the car and travel 75 miles to Bayeux for our 1pm tour of the D-day Beaches. We met Phillip our tour guide at the railroad station. Phillip was an ex-patriot Brit in his late 20’s. He was dressed in shorts and tee-shirt with scruffy hair. At the beginning, Phillip acted like he had 2-3 Red Bulls to start his day but eventually settled down and was quite informative. He took us to Pointe du Hoc, the site of a German artillery battery on top of a 100 foot cliff. The US Rangers had to scale the cliff under fire to eventually take out the German position and enable the allied troops to reach the beaches. We toured Omaha Beach and the American Cemetery, both awe-inspiring. (Parts 3 & 4 to come...) FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 33 Gearbox Tech at PMR By Grant Lenahan On November 8 Will DiGiovanni hosted an excellent and information packed tech at his race shop in Long Valley NJ, focusing on transmissions and in fact the entire drive train aft of the motor. Thanks Will for hosting and spending so much of your Saturday afternoon with us, when, imagine, you could have been raking leaves. We talked about motors too This well – attended event (approx. 30 members) ran from 1 to nearly 4pm, with a formal presentation, lots of Q&A and a general discussion toward the end. Will had a 986/996 era 6-speed transmission open for all to see. This formed the basis of a very visual presentation and Will moved through the operation of the box, identifying individual components along the way, and discussed both their function, failure modes, 34 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 and variants from both earlier and newer cars. In addition to the open case 986 6-speed, Will also arranged a large assortment of parts on a table, both for us to look over, handle and inspect, but also to be used as props for his lecture. Arranged were gears, pinion shafts, input shafts, synchronizer rings, CV joints, differentials and various other bits and pieces. Will spent quite a bit of time on differentials, in part because they are rarely well understood except for a very few and also because most of our care either came with an open differential, or in a few cases came with a factory differential that is simply not up to the strain of regular track use. Will walked through basic operation of a differential (with a demo!) and then the objective and methods of locking, and finally discussed the various options to add, rebuild and upgrade limit slip functionality. You can easily see in the pictures where the differential drops into the transaxle housing as a unit and then connects to the drive shafts. The output shaft bone is connected to the…. Similarly, Will spent a lot of time discussing failure mechanisms in regular gearboxes – first on the typical 9X6/9X7 6-speeds, but also differences for the G50, 015, Audi 01E and PDK variants. Interestingly, Will noted that he has not had to open and rebuild a PDK-era gearbox yet. That speaks well to their quality and durability, even if they are relatively new. As expected, the primary issues appear to be synchronizer wear and shift forks, with the gears and bearings being more trouble free, or at least for a longer time. We did learn, not of any great surprise, that when the time for repairs or rebuild does arrive, it will not be cheap. It pays to treat your transmission nicely. According to Will, a new/ rebuilt unit from Porsche with a core exchange is about $9600 and he can do a “proper” rebuild for about half of that. Another metric he tossed out was that once the transaxle is out of the car and on a stand or bench, it involves about 12-15 hours to complete a tear-down and rebuild. And then re-install. SO we can estimate that the cost of any repair is roughly $2000 plus the cost of replacement parts. Doing them one at a time could get costly. From Will’s advice and anecdotes, it seems that the best two things one can do to avoid large repair bills is change the gear oil and do not abuse them. Will recommends changing the gear oil every season for a hard-used track or race car and he had samples of new and used fluid side by side to make his point. One looked like apple juice, the other like an unappetizing concoction of very virgin olive oil (dark, layered green) mixed with used motor oil. Neither won any aroma tastings, either. On the “don’t abuse me”, Will told multiple stories about racers and regular drivers who broke forks, wore synchros and otherwise damaged goods. He also pointed out that if one manages to break off a small piece of debris, it will go through the tightly packed mess (look at those photos closely) and mangle the goods. So do not break off little pieces of your transmission, please. On to the clutch assembly, Will walked us through the flywheelclutch disk-pressure plate-shaft assembly and showed how it assembled and worked. He also pointed out the weaknesses in OEM clutch disks (springs) and flywheels (dual mass assembly) and discussed the virtues and side effects of the single-piece replacements that are available. In short they have more NVH at engage- ment but are lighter, stronger and have no obvious failure mode aside from material wear. Apparently Sachs makes a widely available kit for most of our cars. I wonder if I have one in mine…. Gotta check that P/N. It certainly makes the NVH racket! Somewhere in the middle we had a good discussion and Q&A about the new PDK based boxes – both the actual PDK and the derived manual. We discussed the multiple input shafts and clutches and how solenoids engage them – and the fact that they are so much better that the sanctioning bodies make PDK cars run with a weight ballast penalty. I am sure I overlooked technical gems that Will shared this afternoon – there were so many on so many related topics. Again, thanks to Will and for those who did not attend – please do next time; it was time well spent with good info, good chips and good friends. FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 35 Town Porsche is the Tri-State area’s Porsche Lease Return Center. Bring your off lease Porsche to us, and all qualifying cars will get either a $350 Boutique Credit, Or we will pay your $350 Turn in Fee. PORSCHE To be considered qualified the car cannot have a bad carfax, and no major damage. Town Motors must purchase the car off lease in order to qualify. 105 GRAND AVE. • ENGLEWOOD, NJ • 201-227-6500 • TOWNMOTORS.COM 36 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 The Popular Mechanic Porsche Service and Repair 27A Commerce St., Chatham 973.635.4740 Computer diagnostics/ Software upgrades M96/M97 engine specialist Factory Scheduled Maintenance IMS upgrades PCA Tech Inspections Pre-‐purchase inspections Lightning/Thunderbolt Upper Run Group Event Call, e-‐mail or stop by www.ThePopularMechanic.com Registration Opens – March 2 Registration Closes – April 13 Fees: TBA This event is open to solo drivers only (White, Black and Red). Experienced drivers in the Blue run group may also be accepted on a case-by-case basis. We will be driving one day on NJMP’s Lightning Course (Monday), and the other on the Thunderbolt Circuit (Tuesday). This is a great opportunity to get up to 4 hours of seat time on each track with just one trip to New Jersey Motorsport Park! On-site suites and garages are available adjacent to the front straight at Thunderbolt, please contact the track directly at 856-327-7202 for rates and reservations or go to NJMP’s web site at http://njmotorsportspark.com/ . Registration is open to all PCA members. No partial (one day) registrations are accepted. No refunds will be granted after April 13th. Fees subject to change at time of registration. Registration will be online at www.nnjr-pca.motorsportreg.com . Please watch PORSCHEFORUS and our web site www. nnjr-pca.com for details on how to complete this process. If you are paying by check please send receipt with your check payable to NNJR/PCA immediately after completing the on-line registration process to: Driver Education Registrar Bob Michaelson, 184 Kinnelon Rd. Kinnelon, NJ 07405. Telephone: (973) 492-2014 E-mail: trackregistrar@nnjr-pca.com Acceptance is based on the date and time logged on the registration system provided your check is received within seven days. You will receive an e-mail confirmation of your registration. If you have not received notification one week prior to the event, please contact the registrar. General event (non-registration) questions should be directed to: Driver Education Track Chair Tom Iervolino Telephone: (862) 206-9610 E-mail: trackchair@nnjr-pca.com Mandatory Tech Inspection: TIME AND DATE TBA Please check website or Motorsportreg for updates! FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 37 Robert Knapik 24 Hours of Le Mans and Stuttgart Wednesday, February 11 8pm The Villa 2015 ZONE 1 CONCOURS AND RALLY May 16 -17 Mark your calendars and join us for what will surely be an exciting weekend of Porsches and good times with your fellow club members from Zone 1 near and far. Saturday will start with the councours on the expansive and lush hotel lawn. The concours will have judged and people’s choice categories. In the evening we will have a sumptuous dinner in one of the hotels award winning dining rooms. Sunday will be Rally day. Using the same route, the rally masters will give you a choice of either a TSD (time-speeddistance) or a “gimmick style”. You decide. Watch for full details as well as registration on clubregistration.net. 38 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 TECH Porsche PPI Tech at The Popular Mechanic FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 39 40 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 41 FOR SALE NON PORSCHE Tire trailer with tool box & spare. Very little use. $300. Bruce 973 865 7077 or bhernsdorf@optonline.net WANTED 1987 Porsche 911 Guards Red Coupe - Help Me Find It! I am reaching out in an attempt to locate the 1987 guards red sun-roof 9l I coupe I sold to Don Rosen Porsche in Conshohocken in 2001 in trade for a 1995 993. I am a long time member of the NNJR GERI REYNOLDS of the PCA. The dealership is trying to determine the VIN # from MART EDITOR their paperwork but so far no luck. TEL: 201-796-8300 The most distinguishing feature of the car is that it had “CibieGOREYNOLDS@AOL.COM type” driving lights mounted on the front bumper; the housings had been painted the same color of the car. The interior was FOR SALE – PORSCHE partial leather; black. It had a removable dash mounted radio. It 1991 944 Cabriolet, Triple Black, 5 spd 118,000 Mi , had 55,000 miles on it in 2001. I had purchased it in 1988 from aftermarket stereo, car maintained over last 10 years entirely at what was then Moore Motors in North Philadelphia. Precision Motor Sports, top replaced about four years ago. Car I recognize that this may be a fool’s errand. That said, under in nice shape and still a lot of fun to drive. With very little effort the right circumstances, I would consider re-purchasing the car. could be a concourse winner again. 11 k. Bgrig13@gmail.com. I reside in Milburn, New Jersey, 20 miles west of NYC. Please contact me at lgreen@lskdnylaw.com. 2003 911 Carrera Coupe. Midnight Blue, grey interior with 60,200 miles. Recently invested $13,000 in upgrades Wanted to Rent: PCA member seeking NJ shore condo/home including brake lines, pads and rotors, IMS bearing, and rear rental for June 21 – 27, 2015. Prefer the Avon to LBI areas. Email seal. Documentation for all regular maintenance. Leather GT3 Advertising@nordstern.org seats, half cage, and upgraded suspension, make this a great weekend driver and excellent DE event car. Fresh NJ inspection and rubber with less than 1500 miles on front and 500 on Cont’d from pg 4 rear. Listed at $34,000. Contact Ray in Millington, NJ at (908) will it? You might be surprised to know just how many sen295-4998 or Raymond_gil@yahoo.com THE MART 2004 GT3, Speed Yellow, 39800 miles, Guard LSD has been done and coolant tubes have been welded, $68900. Contact Knute Hancock at (973) 291-4741 or knute993@aol.com 2012 Cayman R, 9K miles, PDK, NAV Blk/ Blk/ GT2 buckets. CPO warranty till 7/17. Sport Chrono +, AC, Bose, Bi-Xenon active, Garaged, no Trk, AX or HPDE. Factory weather mats + roof rack. Very clean. Very fast. Hurry before I change my mind again. $70,000. CALL: Bruce 973 865 7077 or bhernsdorf@ optonline.net FOR SALE PORSCHE PARTS 996 GT3 18” PORSCHE FACTORY WHEELS – 8½ & 11’s- 2 SETS- Have 12 DE events on them and are damn near new! 1st set w/ Hoosiers has 1 hour (3 heat cycles) on them- $2500, 2nd set w/ dead Hoosiers- $2500. Contact: Stew Goldberg, Flemington NJ (908) 875-7154 or stewart@bacidog.com 997 GT-3RS 19” Porsche OEM center lock wheels (red) with like new Toyo Proxes R888 tires and full set of up-dated center lock nuts. $4,500. Contact: Alan Soberman, Edgewater, NJ (201)224-8765, arsfunstuf@aol.com 2008 Cayman: Aftermarket car cover $35.00; Fog lamps with grills $75.00; Beige floor mats $30.00; Porsche license plate frames $15.00. All items are in excellent condition. Contact: Charles Nasto chazman26@aol.com (973 0 222-0355 Four 18 inch sport edition cup 4 wheels off 208 C4S with Pirelli Winter Sotto Z235/40 and 295/35s mounted. Tire covers included. Wheels mint. $600. rcw925@gmail.com sors, systems and computers are packed into these newer Porsches and they need juice to properly work - including the newer electronic clutches of PDK-equipped cars. So if you are not driving your Porsche on a regular basis, you may want to have a trickle charger connected. (Just make sure you get the proper one that does not overcharge, such as a Schumacher or a Battery Tender Plus.) Speaking of systems on your Porsche, are you signed up for the annual Tech Tactics seminar? Do you know what Tech Tactics is? Put it this way - I have been a member of PCA since 2004 and I just made it to my first Tech Tactics last year. Basically, it is like a cross between a Porsche car show and a series of technical seminars, broken down so that even the least technically-inclined of our group can understand it (that would be me). It is held at Porsche’s own Training Center near Bethlehem, PA - an easy ride out Route 78 on a weekend morning. Porsche takes our group seriously, too, and they fly in technical experts direct from Germany to explain aspects of technology in the cars. It is a full day including lunch. This year it is being help on Saturday and Sunday February 28 and March 1 (you pick which day you prefer where you enroll - Saturday sells out fast). Sign up is on Motorsportreg.com (a site well known to many of our members) and the event is Tech Tactics East 2015. I know I wrote an entire article last month essentially about setting up your 2015 calendar and making goals. Cont’d on pg 43 42 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 Advertising Index All in the Details.............................29 Audi of Mendham & Bernardsville........10 Autohaus..........................................21 Becker Auto Sound............................41 Bodymotion......................................26 Body Smooth Care............................11 Car Vault.............................................31 CSM.....................................................39 EuroPerf Racing................................26 euro-tire........................................41 Flemington Porsche...........................30 High Marques....................................29 Hoosier Tires......................................21 ID Signs...............................................11 Miller Motorcars...............................19 Cont’d from pg 42 That said by the time you read this, it is likely that the Car Control Clinic will be open and so I would like to make yet another plea to those that may be interested to sign up early! It sells out fast! Really really fast! It is a great event where you get a day long taste of what you and your Porsche can do on a skid pad, in a slalom and in various braking and car control exercises. Led by instructors and chief instructors, it is a day you will not forget. I did my first one in 1993 and I still remember it. You just need to bring you and your car - we have the helmets to borrow. You do not even have to bring your Porsche, but trust me, you will want to. Anyway, keep your eyes and ears open for updates on this year’s event, which will likely be in early May this year at the Meadowlands. Speaking of car control, I was hoping that I might be able to send a note to the dude in a newer Cayenne that was behind me the other day after I dropped my kids off at school. “Dear Dude. Thank you for helping me descend the twisty mountain roads from Bedwell by sticking to my rear bumper. Having you back there for support as we traveled down the narrow twisty snowy, steeply graded on both sides of the road was comforting. What’s more, you have proven to me how much better the newer Cayenne is compared with my older model. Speaking as a chief instructor, your driving skills were also impressive. You essentially drove with no hands as Paul Miller Porsche...........................OBC Pinnacle Motors.....................................36 Porsche of Larchmont...........................40 Powertech.........................................20 Precision Motorsports Racing..............39 Protosport........................................30 Ray Catena Porsche.............................IFC Robb Francis..........................................20 Shade Tree Garage.................................13 Stable Energies........................................25 The Popular Mechanic............................37 Town Motors...........................................36 Wells Fargo Advisors...............................11 XCEL Federal Credit Union...............IBC well as most do with two. Sprechen sie multitasking? Was that a caramel macchiato that you were drinking? Yummy. Anyhow, I had not realized that the new James Bond Villain series of spiked tires had been introduced, thereby giving you summer-like grip on that snowy 15 degree morning. It looks like you were having a bad enough morning based on your animated phone call. I thought you might drop your iPhone right into your macchiato a couple of times there, but you admirably held on to both. Anyway, did not mean to hold you up. Make sure you install those tow hooks and borrow your kid’s physics book if you should get a chance. We have a new Zone 1 representative, who coincidentally was a former Zone 1 Rep. Fresh off his stint as the Zone 1 Clash at the Glen Chairman, Pete Tremper will reprise his role as our Zone’s representative. Make sure you congratulate Pete when you see him. And if you want a good story, be sure to ask him to tell you about Zone 14! It is a short month, and likewise this is a short article. So go bravely into this barren month with hat on head and lip balm on lips. Think quality over quantity when you buy your sweetie chocolates and try to sprint to the bathroom when you see the flower lady turn the corner. Things will start to get better in March, you’ll see. Until then, it is time to spin another record and wait for my warm weather hobby to kick in. FEBRUARY 2015 PORSCHEFORUS 43 NORTHERN NEW JERSEY REGION, PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA SUPPORT NNJR! Sign up A NEW Membership Application Form MEMBER Name Use the form at right to City/State/Zip Code (MUST be given) Sign up your friends who own *Family Member Porsches... *NOTE: Member may name either Family or Affiliate, NOT both. Family or Affiliate member must be 18 or Street County or Country (If Mailing Outside U.S.) Relationship *Affiliate Member older. Telephone (day) (eve) E-Mail Enjoy speedy renewal, call (Cell Phone) How did you hear about the Porsche Club? Marlys Thovson with your PORSCHE INFORMATION: American Express, Visa or Model Mastercard number, to ensure Car Used: 0Daily uninterrupted subscriptions to PCA REGIONAL ACTIVITY INFORMATION: Year Color Serial/VIN No. (Required) Panorama and Porscheforus — 908-464-9534. Body Type Age 0For Pleasure Occupation 0 Single 0 Married Spouse’s Name Name & Ages of Children My Interests are: 0Technical 0Concours 0Drivers Ed Porsche Maintenance is performed by: 0Dealer Term: 01yr ($46) 02yr ($90) 0Autocrossing 0Social 0Independent 0Rallying 0PCA Club Racing 0Self 03yr ($132) Payment Information: 0Check enclosed Charge my AMX/VISA/MC. # Exp. Date Name as it appears on card: Signature: I own (co-own) a Porsche, am 18 years of age or over, and agree to the Objectives of PCA, herewith apply for Active Membership in the Porsche Club of America. With Credit Card Info, you can FAX this application to 1+908-464-4966. Otherwise: Mail the Application with Credit Card Info or Check (Payable to Porsche Club of America) to: Marlys Thovson, 243 McMane Avenue, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922, Phone (908) 464-9534 PORSCHEFORUS (ISSN-0191-6866) is published monthly by the Northern New Jersey Region of the Porsche Club of America, 243 McMane Avenue, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922. Periodicals postage paid at Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 and additional mailing offices. Permission to reprint any material published herein is granted provided full credit is given to PORSCHEFORUS and to the author. NNJR/PCA is not responsible for any services or merchandise advertised herein. PORSCHEFORUS is not forwardable. 44 PORSCHEFORUS FEBRUARY 2015 Membership application: Contact Marlys Thovson, 243McMane Avenue, Berkeley Heights, New Jersey 07922, 908-464-9534 Subscriptions: Subscriptions are available for nonPCA members at a rate of $30.00 per year. 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