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THE CIRCULAR
2015 Sierra Nevada Region
Porsche Club of America
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Board of Directors
July 2015 Edition
Steve Kent | Vice-President
Craig Kugler | President
president@snr-pca.org | 775-771-3256
vice-president@snr-pca.org | 775-324-9800
DEPARTMENTS
Carlis Chaussee | Secretary
secretary@snr-pca.org | 775-722-1600
04 | President’s Page
Karen O’Larey | Membership
04 | New Members
membership@snr-pca.org | 775-626-6798
06 | Calendar of Events
treasurer@snr-pca.org | 775-856-1765
Debbie Dell | Treasurer
14 | Classifieds
Doug Driver | Competition Chair
FEATURES
Jess Lattin | Tech Chair
07 | 50th Anniversary Celebration
Rick Baker | Activities
competition@snr-pca.org | 775-352-7568
technical@snr-pca.org |
activities@snr-pca.org | 650-307-1012
11 | Upcoming Events
Rich Chew | Media Relations & Webmaster
webmaster@snr-pca.org |
12 | Volcano Drive & Lunch
Karen Vibe | Past-President
past-president@snr-pca.org | 775-823-8641
COVER
Merlin Simons | Member at Large
50th Anniversary Celebration
Top left corner: Chuck & Karen Dell with John & Debbie Hertel at
the Drive & Dine lunch.
Top right photo: Carol Bratcher, Harry Dell, Carole & Pete Dickinson,
OZ Smith at the Meet & Greet.
Newsletter Staff
Cathy Rossner | Editor
editor@snr-pca.org | 775-787-2003
Middle right: Debra Cale, Mayla Kent & Grandma Pat at the
Anniversary Banquet.
Gramma Pat | Editor at Large
Bottom right: Millie Smith, Dan Kabat, John & Jann Bojikes at
theBanquet.
Randy Bradley | Newsletter Distribution
Su Kemper | Editor at Large
Bottom left photo: Jan Snickars, Rich O’Larey & Ken Hollman at
the Meet & Greet.
PO Box 19689, Reno, NV 89511 SNR-PCA.ORG
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PRESIDENT’S PAGE
The last month was a fantastic
one for our club. Starting with
our 50th Anniversary weekend
celebration, we put together four
events with social, car display,
driving and dining activities that
exceeded my expectations, and
hopefully yours as well. The most
gratifying aspect of this celebration
was the level of participation by
our members. Even with construction delays and detours, unseasonable weather, and crazy traffic,
the Meet & Greet at the Nugget
was well attended. The weather
concerns of Friday afternoon and
evening gave way to a beautiful
Saturday morning, smiling down
on 40 Porsches for our Show &
Shine at Porsche of Reno. The
Drive & Dine Lunch was a real
treat capped off by our drive up
and through Virginia City. Finally,
the celebration banquet, hosted at
the National Automobile Museum,
was a fabulous event. Su Kemper
has a detailed weekend recap in
this edition, which I know you will
enjoy.
I want to extend my sincere thanks to the sponsors and
contributors who supported our
Craig Kugler
President
events and the banquet raffle. I
also want to thank our 50th
Anniversary committee members
who worked long and hard for a
year to make this weekend exciting
and memorable for our members.
The committee included Karen
Goody, Paul Giannini, George
Queyrel, Ron Lewis, John & Alice
Strom, Karen Vibe, Rick Baker and
Su Kemper. I especially want to
thank George Batcabe, our club’s
first president, for his vision for
this event and for our club.
Our June Saturday breakfast at
Lili’s continued to be well attended, with 27 members enjoying the
food and friendship of our group.
As a reminder, the July breakfast
will be held on Saturday, July 11th,
due to the 4th of July holiday. A
Sunday afternoon drive like no
other — our Volcano Drive &
Dine — produced a great turnout
of 32 members and 17 cars on a
backroads journey to tiny Volcano,
CA. We had a great drive and a
wonderful lunch. Mark Gordine
has a nice article on this event.
Just a reminder to all members, we offer our newsletter in
a full electronic version. Sign up
online at our website to get your
newsletter electronically. You’ll get
it faster and help us save some production and mailing costs as well.
Check out our upcoming
events on our calendar page or at
our website (snr-pca.org). July will
be another busy event month. And
don’t forget our Zone Concours is
coming on Labor Day weekend at
San Rafael Park. Online registration will open in early July. I hope
to see you at our next event. Until
then, be safe!
New SNR Members
Judy Davis
Incline Village, NV
2012 Cayenne Turbo
Wendell Phillips
Reno, NV
2002 911 Turbo
SIERRA NEVADA REGION MEMBERS: 427
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
July 1st; 5:30pm to 7pm
Board Meeting
Porsche of Reno
11555 S. Virginia Street, Reno
July 12th; 10am to Noon
Concours Judging School
Porsche of Reno
11555 S. Virginia Street, Reno
Would you enjoy being a judge at the Zone 7/SNR
Concours in September? This event is for you!
Contact Steve Kent at skent@skentlaw.com or
775-747-5372
July 16th; 4:30pm to 7pm
Summer Wine Social
July 11th; 9am to 11am
August 1st; 9am to 11am
September 12th; 9am to 11am
Porsche Saturday
Breakfast
Lili’s Restaurant, Franktown Corners
2325 Kietzke Lane, Reno
Reserved parking south side of Grove Street across
from the restaurant.
Contact: George Queyrel, 775-852-3881
August 20th; 4:30pm to 7pm
Summer Wine Social
Details to Follow
Whispering Vine
3886 Mayberry Drive, Reno
Please RSVP to Steve at skent@skentlaw.com.
August 22nd; 8am to 3pm
July 25th; 9am to 11am
See Page 11 for details
Tech Session
September 2nd; 5:30pm to 7pm
Reno Rennsport
6 Cal Lane, Sparks, NV
Joint club event with the BMW Club! The themes will
be vehicle assessment (use of diagnostic equipment)
and pre-purchase inspections.
RSVP to Ron Lewis, rdlewis73@gmail.com.
August 5th; 5:30pm to 7pm
Board Meeting
Porsche of Reno
11555 S. Virginia Street, Reno
Minden Auto Museum
Drive / Tour / Lunch
Board Meeting
Porsche of Reno
11555 S. Virginia Street, Reno
September 5th and 6th
Concours d’Elegance
Rancho San Rafael Park, Reno
Watch your email for details
September 19th and 20th
Fall Wine Tour
Amador and El Dorado Counties
See Page 11 for details
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SNR’S 50th Anniversary
Celebration
My, my how the years do fly …
coming over the hill on a rainy
when you’re havin’ fun! Well,
day. Burt Propp, an original PCA
there you have it — 50 fun-filled
charter member from the Golden
years wrapped up in one senGate Region, was on hand for the
tence. And at least one person
festivities, as were Sandy & Tom
has been around to witness all of
Provasi from the LPR Region and
the goings-on over all these years:
Paul Czopek, Zone 7 rep and wife
George Batcabe, our founding
Vanessa (Yosemite Region).
president.
Saturday morning there was
Ragnar Kuehnert in an
“early” car at the Auto Museum a laid back Show-n-Shine at Bill
Times have changed, Porsches have changed. “WaterPearce Porsche. Organized by
Su
Kemper
cooled? What’s water-cooled??” “An SUV,
Paul Giannini, a total of 40 cars were
Editor-at-Large
you say? It’ll never fly.” Now there are two,
displayed, including a nice group of 356s.
but they call the smaller one, the newest
SNR
one, “A larger 911 . …” And who thought we’d ever
member Steve
see anything as big as the Panamera — slipping that
Reimer provided
puppy into the garage takes talent!
bagels, coffee and
Our region of the Porsche Club of America was
fruit from Einchartered on June 15th, 1965. We had our big gala
stein’s Bagels. Phil
weekend on May 15th and16th because that is when
Speir of Porsche
the region was formally organized at the Trader Dick’s of Reno provided
restaurant at the Sparks Nugget. The restaurant is
tables, chairs and
Vintage and classic cars on
gone but we’re still going strong.
tents for the funcat the Show & Shine
display
Our “Meet & Greet” party was held at the Nugtion.
get, for old time’s sake. Organized in the early stages
Around 11:30pm Craig Kugler led a tour through
by Karen Goody, other helpers included John &
Pleasant Valley, Washoe Valley and the Franktown
Alice Strom and Craig & Mary Lou Kugler. EightyRanches before heading to the Carson City airport for
three people attended, including several who braved
Continued on page 8
Cindy Christenson, Mary Lima & Betty
Hollman at the Meet & Greet
Mayla Kent, Karen Goody & Karen Vibe
at the Banquet
Rich & Karen O’Larey at the Banquet
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50th continued from page 7
A 356 beauty at
the Show & Shine
Ragnor Kuehnert &
Carlis Chaussee at
the Show & Shine
Dick Bottom, a 356 Registry Member,
George Batcabe, Burt Prop & George
Queyrel at the Show & Shine
lunch at Sassafras. Tour organizer Rick Baker couldn’t
make it because his daughter’s lacrosse team was in
the state finals so Craig took up the slack. After lunch
Craig led a spirited drive up the VC Hillclimb Road
(NV341) to Virginia City and all arrived back at the
Porsche dealership about 2:30pm.
It was amazing for our group to have over 100
people sign up for our big banquet at the National
Automobile Museum. Our region has a lot of members, many of whom only belong to receive Panorama
magazines, but the region is big, spread out all over
hell-and-gone, including 13 of Nevada’s 17 counties.
The dinner was held in Gallery 4 of the Auto Museum. In order to get there you have to “walk through
time” (literally). Cobblestone streets and different galleries for cars up to 1920, the ‘30s, the ‘40s and so on.
Special exhibits also line the street, like the military
vehicles that were on display during our event.
Upon entering the dining venue, each couple (or
single) received a copy of a DVD that John and Alice
Strom put together of photos supplied by members.
(Some are still available so contact Craig if you need
one.) Gallery 4 has a big display of cars: a lot of offroad vehicles, a Bonneville Salt Flats time-trial car
and the prize of the Harrah Collection — the 1907
Thomas Flyer, and what beauty she is! As an aside,
my husband, Cam Warren, had the honor of photographing this car AT SPEED during the 1986 “Great
American Race.” It’s one of the few times it’s been let
out of the museum.
But I digress. We had a fun-filled evening at the
museum, helped along by libations available at the
bar. Ron & denise Lewis put together a sensational
raffle for everybody and lots and lots of tickets were
sold. The big raffle prize of the evening was a fantastic
Continued on page 9
Members enjoying their dinner
at the Banquet
Grandma Pat & Debra Cale & 1966 All Original 911
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50th continued from page 8
Porsche chess set donated by Bob McLaughlin, and
the lucky winner was George Mihalko of Reno. Raffle
tickets and 50th anniversary t-shirt sales helped support the weekend’s event’s and kept the cost down for
members.
We had raffle items from Bernardus and Boeger
Wineries, Engine Builders Supply, Griot’s Garage,
Craig & Mary Lou Kugler, the Charles B. Mitchell
Winery, Porsche of Reno, Reno Rennsport, Sport
Haus, The Tire Rack, Cam Warren & Su Kemper and
Western Industrial Parts Inc.
The buffet dinner was catered by Silver Peak
Brewery and included grilled salmon, slow roasted
prime rib from a carving station, Greek salad, grilled
veggies, roasted red potatoes and a calorie-laden
chocolate mousse cake for dessert.
The tables were decorated with black tablecloths,
a red table topper and yel-
George Mihalko won the Porsche
chess set.
New Members April Mussen & Jesse
Abshire with Dan & Jackie Aynesworth at the Drive & Dine Lunch
George Queyrel & Ron Lewis present
George Batcabe a special gift
low napkins.
Special
wooden centerpieces were
handmade
by George
Queyrel and Ron Lewis. They looked terrific and
someone at each table was able to take one home if
they found the lucky ticket! A great job, George and
Ron! The club thanks you for all your hard work!
After dinner, the 15 past presidents who were in
attendance gathered for a group photo. This event was
very well attended and having 15 of our past presidents on hand was spectacular! It was a huge event
with big support from the membership even though
it turned out to be a rainy weekend. Let’s see? How
many years until the next one???
Our past presidents
Rich Chew, Paul Giannini and Karen
Goody at Show & Shine
Debbie & Eric Aust, Don Weaver, Steve
& Mayla Kent, and George Mihalko at
Sassafras
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Save the Date
Fall WineTour
September 19th & 20th
Come with us to visit wineries in Amador and
El Dorado counties on September 19th and
20th. Plan to meet at the Mt. Rose McDonalds
at 8am with an 8:30am departure. Pack a box
lunch that you can enjoy at our first stop. One of the tastings will have a $5 charge
per person that can be applied to a purchase. A special dinner will be hosted by Jim
& Pam Miller and SingleLeaf Winery at a cost of $25 per person. We will be staying
at the Shenandoah Inn in Plymouth. There is a 15-car limit for this event. Call Harry or Debbie Dell to reserve your space and get more details. Checks for dinner
are to be made payable to SNR-PCA and mailed to the Dells at 6002 Clear Creek
Drive, Reno, NV 89502.
MindenAuto Museum
Drive / Tour / Lunch • August 22nd - 8am to 3pm
Ned Bacon, PCA/SNR member and active racer, has graciously agreed to
give us a tour of his vehicle collection. This is not a Porsche collection but
very interesting nevertheless. You will enjoy it! Meet in the parking lot of
Sunrise Cafe at the intersection of Wedge Parkway and Mt. Rose Highway (SR 431, south side), Reno, at 8am on Saturday, August 22nd. Departuree at
outh
8:30am sharp. We will make a brief stop in the parking lot of Target at the south
ke
end of Carson City at 9:15am to pick up members from Carson City and Lake
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Tahoe and proceed to Minden. The museum tour will take approximately three
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hours followed by lunch at J.T. Bar & Dining Room in Gardnerville. The meal
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served family style and consists of house salad, top sirloin steak, Basque chicken,
fries, bread and a non-alcoholic beverage. The cost is $18.25 all inclusive. Return home
2pm–2:30pm. The tour is limited to 35 people. Registration closes Monday, August 17th. Make your check
out to SNR-PCA and mail to Ragnar Kuehnert, 1520 King Edward Drive, Reno, NV 89503. For more
information, call 775-747-2019 or email rkuehn5112@aol.com.
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Volcano Drive & Lunch
On June 7th we planned a drive down to the
little mining town of Volcano in the wine region near
Placerville in the Eldorado Forest. We had a great
turnout with 32 people attending and 17 Porsches.
Not having organized or led one of these events in
the past was part of the fun, as I wanted to create
a fun event for all with a great destination, and the
ability for the drivers to use their Porsches for their
intended purpose. The group met at the Starbucks on
Wedge Parkway in Reno.
Mark & Valerie Gordine
About 10 cars headed
Members-at-Large
down to Genoa where
we met with the Porsche
contingent living in the Minden/Gardnerville area.
After going over the route and handing out some
maps, we all headed down Foothill Road and on to
Hwy 88 to the top of Carson Pass. This is a fun and
windy road, as was the section down to Volcano, but
unfortunately the pavement is in bad need of repair.
We stopped at the trailhead atop Carson Pass and
were able to take a good look at all the Porsches and
take a few pictures. What a great and diverse group
of cars … from a 1968 911L to a couple of brand new
Caymans, some Turbos and even a new Macan. Both
air-cooled and water-cooled cars were represented.
Managing a long line of cars through Carson
Pass, Hwy 88 and some tighter single roads was not
easy and we quickly fell into two groups. At the front
were about six Porsche drivers who wanted to drive
at a more spirited pace and we had a fun time doing
that for a number of miles over the pass and down
toward the Shake Ridge Road cutoff. I had the lovely
white GT3 owned by Doug Clark and a 2005 black
996 Turbo owned by new member Wendell Phillips
on my tail, and we had some fun coming down
the hill. A couple of others were following closely
as we enjoyed the sounds of the engines and the
great suspensions and handling these cars provide.
We slowed at a few places to let the group catch up
and everyone made the turnoff and we cruised into
Volcano with all accounted for.
At Volcano we had our own room at the Union
Hotel & Bar, which is a nicely restored restaurant with
good California-style fare. All
The group at a rest stop near Carson the Porsches lined the entire
Pass on a beautiful spring day
street and were quite a sight as
we took over the whole town.
We spent an hour or so having
lunch and then it was up to
everyone to head back the way
they preferred. Many headed
back the same way, but Craig
Kugler and a few others headed
to the wineries nearby to pick
Continued on page 13
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Volcano Drive & Lunch continued from page 12
up some of the collections of good wine. We headed
back over the Mormon Immigrant Trail, which was a
windy return trip but lots of fun. The overall trip was
around 250 miles which made for a full day.
My goal was to cater to both the faster and slower
drivers, and despite having a few people drive a little
Doug Clark, Nancy & Paul Giannini, new member Wendell
Phillips, Jim & Carole Dolian at lunch
faster than they may normally, I think everyone had
a good time putting their cars through their paces.
Thank you to all who attended and we hope it was a
fun outing.
Pretty impressive parking lot!
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Classifieds
I recently purchased a lot of Porsche 911-930 bras, and two Boxster
bras, that I have no use for. I was told there might be one that would
fit my car, and there was not.
If anyone in your group is interested, please have them contact me.
I would hate to see these get tossed, but I have no reason to keep
them. There are also hood covers and a few sets of mirror covers.
If someone wants the whole lot, I will be happy to make them a
smoking deal on everything.
Dr. Matthew C. Leone, (775) 784-4681
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