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SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 Solid Gold Musik-Stadt Region Porsche Club of America www.musikstadtpca.org Regional Officers President Mike Moody president.mskpca@gmail.com Next Club Meeting The next meeting of the Musik-Stadt Region PCA will be held on Tuesday, March 10 at: Vice President Rick Arnemann vicepresident.mskpca@gmail.com Secretary Greg Morken secretary.mskpca@gmail.com Logan’s Roadhouse 7087 Baker’s Bridge Ave Franklin, TN 37064 See the menu Treasurer Randy Lynch treasurer.mskpca@gmail.com Membership Director Melissa Schmittou membership.mskpca@gmail.com Meeting time is 6:30 PM Dealer Liaison Mike Gillespie liaison.mskpca@gmail.com Next Club Event Events Coordinator Joe Questel events.mskpca@gmail.com The next Musik-Stadt Region PCA event is: Webmaster Kent Kersten webmaster.mskpca@gmail.com Club Breakfast at the Puffy Muffin on March 14 See you there! Newsletter Editor Ken Maurer editor.mskpca@gmail.com PAGE 1 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 A Message From The President Welcome new members and those who have moved to Middle TN recently! You have joined an active region with plenty of events, so please join us when you can. If you are new and like our great Panorama magazine, I have back issues so email me and I will bring to our next event for you. We had 102 attendees at our January Member’s Banquet and pictures are now posted on our website www.musikstadtpca.org under Gallery. Check out pictures from past events, and under Resources you will find local mechanics and more. This year is PCA’s 60th Parade and it is so close at French Lick, IN so please register on March 17 and plan to join us for a caravan up and good times. I usually stay 3 or 4 nights to see the Concours and enter the TSD rally and then head back, but you can stay as long as you wish. Don’t forget also the PCA Escape in September to Mt Rushmore and the Badlands, which I plan to attend. Please note our club dinner meetings are most always 2nd Tuesday of each month and breakfast meetings are 2nd Saturday. We try to move dinner around town, but the number of restaurants with a private room to hold 35-40 people is slim. Cozymel’s has closed and the new Cheddar’s coming in doesn’t have a back room to my knowledge. We are trying out Carabba’s in Green Hills in April with Santa Fe Cattle Co in May so not everything is in Franklin/ Brentwood area. If you know of any other spots with a private (or semi-private) room, let me know. There are lots of events on our calendar and this is only first half of year, so more planned for late summer and fall. If you know of a good twisty road or route, or want to help lead a Saturday tour, let us know. We welcome your help and enthusiasm. Bourbon tasting has been rescheduled to March 19. Let Joe Questel know if you plan to attend the 5:30pm dinner at Blackstone’s, otherwise we will see you at Bell Meade Bourbon at 7pm for a tour and tastings. Plan to attend our 3d annual Concours in the Park at Edwin Warner Park. We had over 50 cars next year so hope for more this year. We always need help with registration, set-up/tear-down, judging, etc so please let us know if you can help out. Hope to see you there and at our next meeting. Mike Moody PAGE 2 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 Monthly Membership Update Melissa Schmittou, Membership Director Primary Members Affiliate Members Total Members 377 228 605 Member Anniversaries Welcome New Members! Craig Lewis - 15 years Reed Arvin - Hermitage 2012 Panamera Wayne Darrow - 20 years Edward Duffy - 25 years Elliott Himmelfarb - 30 years Matthew Barnes - Fort Campbell, KY 2001 Boxster S David Gulliver - Ardmore 1999 911 Carrera Jim Hibbler - Murfreesboro 2006 Boxster Transfer In Darryl Gilbert - Brandon, MS 2014 Cayman S Chris Koehner - Nashville 1981 911 SC Dany Shamoun - Brentwood 2014 911 Turbo GT David Thomas - Brentwood 2014 Boxster PAGE 3 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 Upcoming Events and Activities Musik-Stadt Events: March 10, 2015 March 14, 2015 June 21-27, 2015 Club Dinner Meting, Logan’s Roadhouse in Cool Springs Club Breakfast Meeting, Puffy Muffin Franklin Road in Brentwood 8AM Registration opens 11am CST for French Lick Parade Bell Meade Bourbon Tour/Tasting Mini-Dragon Driving Tour Trissl Uber Fest Multi-Region Event, Florence AL Club Dinner Meeting, Carabba’s in Green Hills Kars4Kids, Brentwood Open House at tim Marino’s Vintage Carcraft, Lebanon Club Dinner Meeting, Sante Fe Cattle Co, Music Valley Drive Concours in the Park Club Dinner Meeting (location TBD) Club Breakfast Meeting, Puffy Muffin Franklin Road in Brentwood 8AM PCA Parade in French Lick, IN - 60th Anniversary Other PCA And Gear Head Events: March 7-8, 2015 March 13-15, 2015 April 24-26, 2015 April 24-26, 2015 May 9, 2015 May 15-17, 2015 July 17-18, 2015 September 25-27, 2015 Sept 30 - Oct 4, 2015 October 3, 2015 AL Region Spring Fling HPDE - see flier Amelia Island Concours/Auction Spring Thing Multi-Regional Event, Greenville, TN Indy Car & More Racing, Barber Motorsports Park TARF Poker Run sponsored by Porsche of Nashville Historic Car Racing, Barber Motorsports Park Keeneland Concours de Elegance Rennsport Reunion V, Laguna Seca, CA PCA Escape to Mt Rushmore/Badlands AACA Car Show and Petit LeMans March 17, 2015 March 19, 2015 March 22, 2015 April 10-12, 2015 April 14, 2015 April 18, 2015 May 2, 2015 May 12, 2015 June 6, 2015 June 9, 2015 June 13, 2015 J O I N U S Don’t Forget! Cars & Coffee happens every Saturday, weather permitting, at Carmike Theater parking lot on Frazier Drive (behind McDonald’s on Cool Springs Blvd). Cars typically begin to show around 8AM. PAGE 4 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 Of Interest To Club Members By: Mike Moody Got Sticky or Crumbling Radio or Temp Control Knobs? Yes, it happens to aging Porsche’s, Benz, Ferrari’s and so on. Don’t remember the technical term, but it happens to the best of cars including my 2006 Cayman S. You can Google the problem and several high-end car brands have Forum’s where it is discussed. If your radio knobs get sticky, just pull one off and take to Porsche of Nashville for 2 replacements. There are 2 styles so best to pull a knob and make sure you buy the right version, which are around $20 – 30. If your heater control buttons (Temp and Fan) are crumbling away like mine were, you can visit the dealer but all they can do is sell you a complete unit which will not be cheap. Thankfully, a call to Matt Shaw proved to be the best solution to my problem. Matt had already dealt with this problem with another club member’s car and found a company who can recoat and repaint the buttons like new…and Matt had figured out how to carefully remove the heater control panel AND remove the controls without damage. I can attest to his work and the cost was well worth the effort. You can reach Matt Shaw at Track One at 615-948-9090. Got A Club NameTag? These members have name tags to pick up at our next event or when they can. BARNES BEARDEN BINKLEY (2) BYNUM DAVIS GROOMES HADLEY JENSEN (2) KING (2) MANN (2) MELANI PARDUE PARGH PERKINS REEDY ROSE RICHIE SIMPSON SOTO VREELAND WALDRON If you want to order a club name tag, drop Mike Moody an email on how you want it printed and a check for $10 made out to MSK PCA and mail to Mike at 207 Sontag Dr, Franklin TN 37064 or see him at next event with a check or cash. Cayman Owners – Rear Sunscreen on Your Car? Did you know that Porsche Tech Equipment has a snap-on sunscreen for your rear window that will block sun/UV rays and protect your carpet and keep car cooler inside? I bought one for my 2006 Cayman S in Houston and it worked wonders. I assume they are still available and will fit all models, but check it out. Protect your car and keep it cool! PAGE 5 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 Porsche Ramblings By: Jim Cambron PORSCHE DRIVER EXPECTATIONS Porsche drivers learn the feel of their cars on the road, in the curves, and sometimes on the track. They become accustomed to rates of acceleration, the feel of their cars gaining speed when they pass traffic on a two lane road, the feel when accelerating to blow-thedoors-off a G-37, a BMW, or a Mustang at a red light. They know what it feels like to take a twisty mountain road curve just a little too fast, or to enter a track curve just a little too fast-they learn to expect that when this happens, they just carefully steer the line and feel the Porsche turn-in, tuck-in, and follow through the curve; maybe on the limit of traction, or maybe on what the driver feels is approaching the limit. Most of us Porsche drivers have felt these inputs. I remember my first incident in my '02 Boxster S. Heading north on Research Parkway at a very high rate of speed (maybe two sigma) with a co-worker to demonstrate the capability of my new Porsche. I kept the accelerator pedal on the floor, further, deeper, a little bit more until he was sure we would bypass the west on University exit ramp; then threshold braking and turn-in at the ramp. The rear end came around as I unloaded the rear tires and we drifted toward the outside railing along ramp. Back on the gas, ever so much, I modulated the rear end with the throttle as I traveled down the ramp nearing 360 degrees until we had slowed sufficiently for the tires to hook-up to the road and I was able to downshift and floor the throttle again on the straight heading west. The Porsche sure saved my bacon that day and it probably took the remainder of the day for my heart to come down out of my throat and return to a normal pulse rate. So you know that Porsche handling feeling? The Macan has it, in spades. Whether you are pushing it or just cruising, you get the Porsche feel! In the curves, under acceleration, during braking, it just feels like a Porsche. The MACAN 340bhp 3L engine NEEDS MORE POWER Understanding what the Porsche dynamic inputs feel like, I am here to tell you that each and every one of these inputs are there in the new Macan. Suki and I drove the "S" on its first outing Saturday. We drove 409 miles round trip for the Peachstate Region's 55th Anniversary at the Delta Airlines Museum in Atlanta. We traveled cross-country about 3/4s of the trip on US72 to Scottsboro, then on AL 35 through Ft. Payne and into Georgia, through Rome and then on I-75 to the airfield. Several times we passed traffic traveling 50-55mph and wanting to maintain 60-55 mph, I stomped the throttle with the PDK instantly downshifting to a lower gear and the 3.0L engine using all of its 340bhp to accelerate the 3800lb vehicle. It was NOT GT3-like, or 993 Turbo-like, but it was adequate acceleration with the passes accomplished safely. In fact in both cases I had to ease-up on the throttle while out in the passing lane to keep the speed below 80mph in those 55mph speed zones. But, it could have used more power--hence I called club member Tino Bethig to get the European flash which increases the turbo boost about 20% to a little over 400bhp. INCREASING BOOST IN TURBO ENGINES So, the thing about turbo engines is that you can add boost and an appropriate amount of additional fuel to turn-up the combustion pressure, which increases the torque (in a somewhat linear amount) which is the key component of increased power. DME flashes of this type cost about a thousand dollars. Even with Porsche's latest Siemen DME, which guards against turning-off the rear O2 sensors, at this time, you are still able to adjust the boost level. PAGE 6 SOLID GOLD Of course one consideration is how much additional boost the engine can tolerate before it comes apart. There has been a lot of work in this area and the general guideline is that the Porsche engine internals are good for an additional 15-20% boost without a problem. There are a lot of 996 and 997 turbos running 500-550bhp with no internal engine modifications--but at some point you have to add stronger engine components and of course the stock turbos can only flow so much air, so at some point the tuners have to increase the size of the turbos. In the case of the 993 twin-turbo: the stock turbos produce 408bhp in U.S. trim and 424-450bhp as the turbo S with only an increase in boost pressure. With the Turbo S Club Sport they went to the next larger size KKK turbocharger plus more boost to get 500bhp. So how much boost will the Macan 3.0L engine tolerate? I don't know for sure, but I do know that the same engine in the Panamera is rated at 410bhp; so I am pretty confident that I can increase the boost to that amount without an issue. ADDING MACAN STRIPES Every real car-guy (or gal) likes to personalize their car; to make it individually theirs. No one wants to meet their automative clone at a stop sign. You spent a lot of money on your Porsche and you are appropriately proud of it, so now you need to make it distinctively unique. Have you added a wing, sport muffler, stripes, a new set of wheels, or graphics down the side? All you have to do is look at my Yellow GT4 with it's MARCH 2015 GT3 RS graphics down the side and its carbon fiber tail; the White GT3 RS with its red graphics and checkered flags on the hood and now on its roof and tail; or the silver Turbo S with the side graphics; or the blue Boxster with side sills, front lip, and carbon inlets, mirrors, and wing; club member Ted Sendak has a black 997 with the distinctive aerokit--beautiful car Ted; Mary Schrenk added PORSCHE graphics to her blue Boxster--way to go Mary; Have you seen David Sentil's red Turbo with the wheels and splitter? The list goes on and on--the point is, make your car fit your version of a "hot rod" Porsche; the one you have always wanted. If you like wings--then add one; you need more sound then add a sport muffler. If you like flashy wheels then get you a set. So, tying to personalize the Macan, I procured a set of 1971 PORSCHE reverse type lettering side stripes, had them copied and lengthened and will apply them to my MACAN. I think those stripes plus the Sport Design package on the car will make it individually mine and I won't see another one matching it. How about you? You ready to upgrade that Porsche, make it yours, and then keep it for as long as you are driving? I've met hundreds of car people who said they wish they had never sold some previous car--but I have never met anyone who talked about how glad they were for getting rid of a special car that meant so much to them! Hold-on to that special Porsche, don't sell it and then later wish you hadn't! Have a story you’d like to tell?? We would love to hear from you! Drop us a line at editor.mskpca@gmail.com today! PAGE 7 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 March 19 at 7pm Nelson’s Green Briar Distillery & Belle Meade Bourbon Tasting ! Where:!Nelson's!Green!Brier!Distillery!1414! Clinton!Street!Nashville,!TN!37203!!(615)!913D 8800! What:!Bourbon!Tasting!and!Tour!with!BYOB! Cost:!$5.00! Website:! !http://www.greenbrierdistillery.com/home/! ! On!March!19,!we!are!meeting!at!Nelson’s! Green!Brier!Distillery!for!a!night!of!Bourbon.!! If!you!came!to!our!first!bourbon!night!2!years! ago!we!were!treated!to!a!tasting!by!Andy!and! James!Nelson.!!Since!then!the!Nelson! Brothers!have!opened!their!distillery!here!in! Nashville!in!the!historic!former!Marathon! Motors!building.!!They!are!hosting!a!tour!and! tasting!for!our!club!along!with!a!BYOB!“Happy! Hour”.!!! ! The!Nelson’s!are!letting!us!bring!out!own!too,! so!if!you!have!a!favorite!whiskey!that!you! would!like!to!share!and!share!alike!with!your! fellow!members,!please!bring!it!along!and!we! will!set!it!up!at!the!bar.!!The!more!bottles!we! bring!the!happier!the!hour!will!get.!!! ! If!anyone!is!interested,!Joe!will!be!holding!a! table!Blackstone’s!Brewery!for!anyone! interested!in!meeting!for!dinner!(5:45)!before! going!to!the!tour!and!tasting.!!If!interested!in! meeting!for!dinner!please!email!or!text!!Joe! so!that!he!will!have!an!idea!of!how!many!to! expect.!!Joe@questel.net/615!714D6662.! ! March 22 (Sunday) 2nd Annual “Mini-Dragon” Tour on the Cumberland Plateau 9:15am departure from Cracker Barrel in Lebanon just north of I-40 at exit 238 on Cumberland Ave. Meet in back to sign waivers and then we are off to Cookeville, Livingston and the “Mini-Dragon” followed by lunch at a near-by restaurant and return to Nashville on your own after lunch. Last year was a blast and no traffic on Sunday to interfere with the twisty roads so join us. ! ! ! ! ! PAGE 8 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 2nd Annual Uber Region Fest, Florence AL, April 11 Join us for another great day with a drive down to Florence AL on Saturday, April 11 th to visit Trissl Sports Cars and see 100-200 Porsche’s in Trissl’s stable inside or parked outside. This year, they will have events starting at the Marriott Hotel on Friday night through Saturday, including driving tours, auto-crossing and of course People’s Choice Award. Lunch and music will help fill in our day there. We will depart from the Drury Hotel/Granite City Restaurant parking lot on McEwen Drive at 8:30m sharp, so plan to arrive by 8:15am and with a full tank. There is a First Watch Restaurant next door if anyone wants to grab breakfast before heading out. If you plan to attend, please register so they will know how many to plan for lunch and such. Go to http://trisslsportscars.com/2015-uber-region-fest/ for more information and registration. PAGE 9 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 KARS4KIDS Spring will be on us soon and on April 18, 2015, KARS4KIDS is hosting our Annual Car Show at the TN Baptist Children’s Home, Brentwood, TN Campus to benefit the children at the home. Last year’s event featured vehicles from places such as Middle TN, Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama. Your past sponsorship and support of this special event benefiting TN Baptist Children’s Home has been greatly appreciated and we look forward to having you join us again on April 18th. With your help we can once again provide assistance to the children, more specifically the summer activities fund, as well as a day they will remember forever. As you are aware all net proceeds from this event go to the summer activities program and not the general operating fund. This allows for the children at the Brentwood Campus to participate in activities that would otherwise not be possible because of a lack of funding. Since our funds are not part of the general operation budget it allows for these children to participate in extra activities, which may be a church trip, a special birthday party, a trip to the movies with friends, simple things all children want to do but at times funding is just not available. Your generosity and support over the years have made these events and memories possible. The event takes place on the beautiful TBCH Campus, 1310 Franklin Road, Brentwood, TN. Thanks for your support and we look forward to seeing you in April. Editor’s note: The picture below is from a past KARS4KIDS event. Please consider attending this very worthwhile event. PAGE 10 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 PAGE 11 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 Vintage Autocraft Dedicated to the restoration and preservation of fine motor cars First Annual Cars and Coffee Open House, Saturday, May 2, 9 a.m. to noon. We will be introducing our detailing service by giving away two $500 exterior detail certificates. Tim will also give a brief explanation of the new nano ceramic paint protection coating technology. (Detail drawing at 11 a.m.). We have parking for over 60 cars – let’s fill the parking lot! A few current projects: 1955 Alfa Romeo 1900CSS Zagato 1973 Ferrari 365 GTS Daytona Spyder 1973 Porsche Carrera RS Lightweight 1956 Porsche 356 early A coupe Gourmet Coffee provide by Level Ground Coffee Shop Please RSVP to Tim Marinos at: tlmarinos@aol.com or (928)242-3925 925 Carthage Hwy, Lebanon, TN PAGE 12 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 PAGE 13 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 Porsche Parade 2015 The Porsche Club of America cordially invites you to attend our 60th Annual Porsche Parade Celebration in French Lick Indiana from June 21-27, 2015. Our 60th Parade coincides with the Club’s 60th Anniversary Celebration, and we’re planning a series of special events at French Lick that will pay tribute to the cars and people who have made us the greatest single marque sports car club in the world. The 60th Parade will rightfully pay homage to the members and events of our past, but will also celebrate the Club’s newest enthusiasts who will shape our future. Parade Registration will open to PCA members on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 12 Noon EDT. The best place to read about Parade activities is http://parade2015.pca.org/ For the first time in recent memory, we have not one, but TWO resort properties awaiting your visit, both listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The 3,000 acre compound also features three golf courses and a world class spa at each facility. The French Lick Springs Hotel, established in 1832 and the larger of the two resorts, will be host to many of our familiar Parade activities. This city and the resort were named for an early French fur trading outpost and nearby salt lick. They recently completed a 600 million dollar restoration, bringing many comfortable present day amenities to surroundings that are authentic to the mid-19th century when the current facility was built. It is perhaps most known for their medicinal springs – “Pluto Mineral Water”. The actual spring is still part of their landscape, and the Gardens nearby will host our Welcome Party as well as various activities throughout the week. breathtaking Atrium will host our Concours and Victory banquets. Our Concours will be held a few steps through the covered bridge from the north end of the French Lick property. Rallies will depart from the grounds of the West Baden, and banquets will be held on both properties. The Parade 60th year museum, Hospitality, Goodie Store, seminars and many meetings will be at French Lick. Both resorts have lots of parking and car wash stations. For those of you who are new to Parade, you need to register for Parade on the PCA or Parade website before getting access to the codes necessary to hold your room. Therefore, we recommend browsing all necessary information prior to opening day so you’re ready to go. You’ll need to know what events you want to enter, as well as which hotel is your preference. The registration guide will be on the Parade website by March 1st. We will have our full complement of competitive events: Concours, TSD Rally, Autocross (at the nearby French Lick airport), and Tech Quiz. Add to that the Tours, Gimmick Rally, Golf Tournament, Art Show, Michelin Drive and Compare, Kids’ events, Tech Academy, cooking school, 5K run/walk, Parade of Porsches and more – you’ll be kept busy! Known as the 8th wonder of the world, and just down the street, you’ll find the West Baden Springs Hotel. This resort is home to the most breathtaking feature of our combined facilities this year; a free-span dome, the largest in the world until the Houston Astrodome was built in the 1960’s. An architectural marvel, this PAGE 14 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 PAGE 15 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 2015 Banquet Highlights See More Banquet Photos Under Gallery At www.musikstadtpca.org PAGE 16 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 PAGE 17 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 For Sale 2012 Porsche Cayenne Features • 17,250 mi, Special order from JPAN March 2012 • Black with Sport Design Package, side skirts, front/rear spoiler, painted trim, 3m Clear Bra, mirrors and rear deck. • 8 speed Tiptronic “Sport Mode”, inclusive Auto Start Stop Function, Servotronic • Espresso/Cognac interior, two-tone natural full leather option • Premium Pkg, Bose Audio Pkg, Trailer Pkg, Moon roof, 14 way seats, heated • Porsche Entry & Drive, Park Assist F/R • TWO sets of wheels and tires, 18 S lll and 20” Turbo with Porsche Totes • Walnut Interior Pkg, Porsche Crest embossed on all 4 headrests • Heated Steering Wheel in Walnut, multi-function • Audio/Communications Voice Control (PCM) • Base Price MSRP $48,200 + Options $29,600 + Delivery $975 = $78,775 • Asking $52,500 Please call Stan @ 615-714-8810 or email me at sjk@pcconline.com PAGE 18 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 FOR SALE 2008 PORSCHE 911 CARERRA • COBALT BLUE/BLK LEATHER INTERIOR • 25,000 MILES • 19 IN SPORT DESIGN WHEELS WITH PAINTED CENTER CAPS & MICHELIN TIRES • BOSE PREMIUM SOUND SYSTEM • 6-SPEED, SUNROOF, TINTED WINDOWS • BI-XENON HEADLIGHTS, SELF-DIMING MIRRORS, HEATED & POWER SEATS • $45,000 CALL (615) 426-8188 PAGE 19 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 Bruce Sweetman Photography Prints · Canvases · dye-infused Aluminum ✈ shipped Worldwide ✈ 615-579-4508 www.brucesweetman.com To all Musik-Stadt PCA members that renew year after year, thank you! PAGE 20 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 NAME TAGS FOR PICK-UP Many members have paid for name tags, but have not been to a meeting lately to pick it up. Please come and pick up your name tags Club T-Shirts Club T-Shirts are available at meetings and events. Shirts are $10 each. Pick yours up at the next club function! Also, name tags are available upon request and are $5 each. Tags are typically requested at a club meeting and are usually available for pick up at the following club meeting. Please if you order one, be sure to show up at the following meeting to pick it up. Advertising Space Available Advertise With Us! Put your business on the road to success with 1/8 Page 1/4 Page 1/2 Page $120 Per Year $240 Per Year $600 Per Year Ads are pro-rated for partial year. As always, member ads for Porsches and related parts are run free of charge for up to 3 months. Solid Gold For More Info Contact Ken Maurer Newsletter Editor editor.mskpca@gmail.com PAGE 21 SOLID GOLD MARCH 2015 ©2014 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of all traffic laws at all times. Every car should be a sports car. Introducing our latest proof of that belief. The new 2015 Macan Porsche of Nashville 1580 Mallory Lane Brentwood, TN 37027 (615) 647-3200 www.nashville.porschedealer.com The Solid Gold newsletter is the official publication of the Middle Tennessee Porsche Car Club of America, Inc. The club assumes no liability for any of the information, opinions or suggestions contained herein. None of the information is factory approved. The acceptance of advertising for any product or service in the newsletter does not imply endorsement for that product or service by the club. Copyright © 2008m Musik-Stadt, PCA. Solid Gold is published by the Musik-Stadt Chapter PCA, P.O. Box 3142, Brentwood, TN, 37024. Visit our website at www.musikstadtpca.org. Some news items presented in this publication have been edited to fit in the space available. For the original articles, please consult the references cited for each news item. PAGE 22