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Official Publication | Sierra Nevada Region | Porsche Club of America
May 2014 | SNR-PCA.ORG
President’s Page
Fun times ahead!
This is the best time
of year for Porsche Club
members. Our cars
have “stretched their
legs” and warmed up
for some great driving
ahead this spring and
summer. The weather
has been gentle and we
have lots of people ready
to experience the wonderful roads surrounding our region.
As we head into our
“fun time” with our cars,
check out our region’s
website to get the latest
updates on our events.
Events can be added,
cancelled, changed
through the year so I
encourage you to save
our website in your
“favorites” and check
it often to get the latest
updates.
and enthusiasts, and it’s
nearby in South Lake
Tahoe. This event is not
a region event, so go to
their website to find out
more!
http://www.914world.
com/bbs2/index.
php?showtopic=230301
Last but not least, we
also have our new members Carol Lytle and
Pete Dickenson hosting
a new event – Cowboy
fast draw! Saturday, May
31, 2014 - 2:00pm to
7:00pm.
Check out our website
to find out more about
this event and all the
others coming up soon!
Many thanks to our
volunteers and see you
on the road!
Karen Vibe
President
A couple of events to
check out this month.
Do you own a 914?
Well, this event is for
you! Thursday, May
15, 2014 to Sunday,
May 18, 2014 event for
Porsche 914 owners
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THE CIRCULAR
Table of
Contents
2014 Sierra Nevada Region
Porsche Club of America
Board of Directors
Karen Vibe | President
president@snr-pca.org | 775-823-8641
May 2014 Edition
Douglas Bull | Vice-President
DEPARTMENTS
Rebecca Dixon | Secretary
02 | President’s Page
04 | Calendar of Events
14 | New Members
14 | Classified Ads
vice-president@snr-pca.org | 415-412-1348
secretary@snr-pca.org | 775-445-0909
Karen O’Larey | Membership
membership@snr-pca.org | 775-626-6798
Virginia Smith-Hatefi | Treasurer
treasurer@snr-pca.org | 775-762-6127
David Gotaas | Competition
competition@snr-pca.org | 775-530-6990
Jess Lattin | Tech Chair
technical@snr-pca.org | 775-826-2100
Karen Goody | Activities
activities@snr-pca.org | 775-220-7297
FEATURES
Josh Hatefi | Media Relations & Webmaster
06 | Competition Opening Weekend
past-president@snr-pca.org | 775-771-3256
media@snr-pca.org | 775-762-6127
Craig Kugler | Past-President
08 | New Member Breakfast
Jeff Creelman | Member at Large
Merlin Simons | Member at Large
10 | Boxster/Cayman Tech Session
Newsletter Staff
Steve Kent | Editor
editor@snr-pca.org
COVER
Three Boxsters are in position ready for SNR member
inspection prior to the April 5th Boxster/Cayman
Tech Session at Bill Pearce Porsche of Reno.
Photo by Jim Hemig
Jim Hemig | Newsletter Layout
Gramma Pat | Editor at Large
Su Kemper | Editor at Large
Randy Bradley | Newsletter Distribution
PO Box 19689, Reno, NV 89511 SNR-PCA.ORG
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Calendar of EVents
May 3, 2014 - 9:00am to 11:00am
May 27, 2014 - 4:30pm
Sunrise Café
18603 Wedge Parkway, Reno, NV
Contact: Leslie Bentley, 775.224.8834
Whispering Vines Bottle Shop
85 Foothill Road & South Virginia, Reno, NV
This event was originally scheduled for May 21
but had to be rescheduled to the later date due
to unavailable space at the wine shop. This is a
very popular happy hour type outing. I suggest getting there as early as possible because
parking spaces are a premium. Plan on spending about $25 for a bottle of wine to share and
compare varietals. There is a sandwich shop
next door and a pizza place across the parking
lot. We have the outdoor patio reserved. Call or
email if you plan to attend for an approximate
head count.
Contact: 851.2784 paul-giannini@sbcglobal.net
Porsche Saturday Breakfast Wine Social #1
May 7, 2014 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
PCA-SNR Board Meeting
Bill Pearce Porsche
11555 South Virginia Street, Reno, NV
Contact: Karen Vibe, 775.823.8641
May 9-11, 2014 - 12:00pm to 9:00pm
Coastal Cruise
to Cabot Cove
Driving Event. Currently full, but can get on
waiting list. Join us for a fun long weekend
May 9-11, 2014 enjoying your Porsche on great
roads, staying in comfortable hotels, and eating
delicious meals in charming surroundings!!
Lope over to Larkspur Landing… This threeday, two-night “drive and dine” begins at noon
on Friday, May 9, with the drive to Sausalito,
where we overnight at the Marriott Courtyard
at Larkspur Landing. Following a leisurely
breakfast Saturday morning at the hotel, we
begin our drive north up California Route 1 – the
Pacific Coast Highway – at 9am. Mendocino,
the location of fictional Cabot Cove, home to
Jessica Fletcher of “Murder, She Wrote,” is a
favorite seaside getaway. Our hotel Saturday
night will be the Holiday Inn Express in Fort
Bragg.
Contact: 775.848.8384 jstromsa@gmail.com
May 31, 2014 - 2:00pm to 7:00pm
Cowboy Fast Draw
A competitive shooting sport using 1800s
period single action .45 caliber six shooters and
wax bullets for ammunition. We use pre-1900
style holsters, and dress in late 1800 style clothing. First 20 Shooters - (Spectators welcome).
Please choose an alias for your cowboy fast
draw name for the day. Please dress in cowboy
clothes for the fun of it. $28 for the event and
includes bullets, guns and holsters supplied by
the Great Basin Gun Hawks in Fernley. Event is
in Fernley; further details & location TBA.
Send your checks in to SNR-PCA
PO Box 19689, Reno, NV 89511
Contact: RSVP to activities@snr-pca.org
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Opening weekend to local race season
The weather was perfect April
12th and 13th to start the local
racing season at Stead Airfield
for the SCCA Solo or (autocross)
season opener.
Saturday was the class session of the weekend for people
like myself who were new to
autocross. The day started early
at 8am for registration and tech
followed by an hour of classroom
instruction from 9am to 10am.
After the class session we were
ready to get in our cars and prac-
David Gotaas
Competition Chair
tice on three different courses
that had been set up: a slalom, a
figure eight, and a small course
that had a sweeping right turn
followed by a short straightaway
and a 90-degree turn.
It did not take long to realize
just how difficult this sport can
be to figure out how your car
handles under speed and cornering, definitely an eye-opener.
I have to say Cory Davis of the
SCCA and his crew of volunteers
were very organized and put on
a great day of driving instruction
for new people who want to get
involved in the sport. I saw some
See Opening/Next Page
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Opening weekend to local race season
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familiar faces Saturday. Craig
Kugler was there helping coach
some drivers. I also saw a big
variety of cars from a VW bug
to a new Corvette Stingray.
Porsche was represented well
with some Boxsters and Caymans.
Sadly, my day and weekend
ended early with an overheating
engine and other issues. Back to
the shop it goes AGAIN, but I
did learn something - my car’s
auto trans is not so good for autocross. A manual trans would
be much better.
Overall a fun day. If PCA
members want to give autocross
a try (or have in the past), here
are some dates for future SCCA
events out at Stead Airfield:
April 26-27
May 24-25
June 21-22
July 5-6
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New Member Breakfast
Approximately 40 members
turned out at the Gold-N-Silver
Restaurant to welcome new
members to SNR. Porsches of all
kinds filled the parking lot. The
club and always friendly longtime member, past president
and organizer Merlin Simmons
hosted new members to a big
Gold-N-Silver breakfast buffet.
Our enthusiastic President
Steve Kent
Newsletter Editor
Karen Vibe personally welcomed
new members and old members.
Everyone socialized, discussed
upcoming events and the spring
weather.
After breakfast each person
present stood up at the prompting of Merlin, introduced them-
selves and talked about how they
got the Porsche bug, the Porsches
they owned and their history
with SNR.
This reflected the club’s friendly
diverse membership with interest ranging from gear heads to
racers, restorers and members attracted to Porsche’s engineering,
design and styling.
It really is the people!
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SNR
technical
session
By Jim Hemig
Bill Pearce Porsche of Reno
hosted a Boxster and Cayman
tech session April 5th. Porsche
of Reno’s lead service technician,
Jess Lattin, provided insight on
the inner workings of the two
mid-engine sports cars. Jess had
three Boxsters in various states of
disassembly to allow viewing of
everything inside the cars including the engine, the radiators,
brakes and exhaust.
Along with the three Boxsters,
two Caymans were on lifts too.
One of the Caymans was a brandnew 2014 Cayman S.
Looking at these cars from all
angles was a rare experience for
the more than 30 SNR members
in attendance.
Jess was able to point out
the similarities and differences
between the newer and older Boxsters and Caymans.
Jess also highlighted some of the
more troublesome maintenance
areas including the intermediate
shaft bearings, rear main seals and
coolant reservoir leaks.
It was obvious Jess spent hours
removing access panels prior to
the SNR members’ arrival. Also
awaiting the club members was
coffee and bagels. Jess provided
a high-class experience for the
participants.
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