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THE CIRCULAR
Official Publication | Sierra Nevada Region | Porsche Club of America
March 2016 | snr-pca.org
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THE CIRCULAR
Table of
Contents
2016 Sierra Nevada Region
Porsche Club of America
Board of Directors
Craig Kugler | President
president@snr-pca.org | 775-771-3256
March 2016 Edition
Steve Kent | Vice-President
vice-president@snr-pca.org | 775-324-9800
DEPARTMENTS
Doug Driver | Secretary
secretary@snr-pca.org | 775-352-7568
04 | President’s Page
Karen O’Larey | Membership
membership@snr-pca.org | 775-626-6798
04 | Classifieds
Debbie Dell | Treasurer
05 | Calendar of Events
treasurer@snr-pca.org | 775-856-1765
14 | New Members
competition@snr-pca.org | 775-352-7568
Doug Driver | Competition Chair
Jess Lattin | Tech Chair
technical@snr-pca.org |
FEATURES
Deven Hickingbotham | Activities
06 | Porsche Bikes
Rich Chew | Media Relations & Webmaster
activities@snr-pca.org | 775-622-9991
webmaster@snr-pca.org |
8 | Cioppino Feed
Karen Vibe | Past-President
past-president@snr-pca.org | 775-823-8641
10 | Powder Monday!
Merlin Simons | Member at Large
12 | SNR Planning Meeting
Newsletter Staff
Volunteer Wanted | Editor
editor@snr-pca.org |
Cover
Gramma Pat | Editor at Large
Factory Porsche 911 RSR at the Rolex 24 at
Daytona. (photo courtesy of Porsche AG).
Su Kemper | Editor at Large
Randy Bradley | Newsletter Distribution
PO Box 19689, Reno, NV 89511 snr-pca.org
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President’s Page
Driving season will soon
be here, and based on the event
proposals at last month’s Planning
Meeting, we can look forward to
another great club year. “It’s not
just the cars … it’s the people” is
the PCA motto and our events will
definitely support that with varied
opportunities for member fun and
camaraderie. With a proposed
schedule of over 40 events in 2016,
two events really stand out to me:
our SNR Zone 7 Concours in July
and the “Treffen at Lake Tahoe”
in September. These are special
events with Zone and National
exposure for our club. A cadre
of members on event-specific
committees is working on these
now, but for ultimate success we
will need a substantial number of
volunteers to support our efforts.
BTW, volunteering is not a dirty
word. In fact, it’s surprising how
much fun it is to participate in this
way. Volunteer sign-ups for these
events will be circulating soon and
I hope you will step up and con-
Craig Kugler
President
tribute to the success of our club.
In this edition, you’ll get the
highlights of our January and
February events, which included
the Planning Meeting, Powder
Monday and the Cioppino Feed.
In addition, Jim Hemig shares his
passion for two-wheel Porsches.
Upcoming events include information on the “new 911” Launch
Party, New Member Breakfast and
the Street Survival program. As
you know, we are partnering with
Reno SCCA for their Tire Rack
“Street Survival” program. This is
an important community outreach
event designed to improve the
driving skills of young drivers in
our area.
Finally, I know that most of
you enjoy reading the club newsletter and you should. It provides
a window into our events, our
members and all things Porsche.
It has also won two PCA National
awards in the last eight years.
Previous editors served the club
extremely well, but at present we
have no one for this important
club role. Outsourcing parts of the
process have allowed us to maintain the quality of our newsletter
but it’s costly and ultimately not
sustainable. I encourage you to
contact me about your interest in
this important role. I hope to see
you at our next event. Until then,
be safe!
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Calendar of Events
March 2nd & April 6th; 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Saturday, March 26th; 11:00am to 2:00pm
Porsche of Reno, 11555 S. Virginia Street, Reno
Porsche of Reno, 11555 S. Virginia Street, Reno
The 911 is changing! Are you ready for it? Get a close up
look at the new 911 – 991 series Gen2, which features
twin turbo power in all models! Who doesn’t want
more power … and the new 911 has it in spades. Join us
and our hosts, Phil Speir and Porsche of Reno, for the
local “launch party” of the redesigned sports car icon.
Refreshments and light snacks will be served. RSVP to
Craig Kugler at president@snr-pca.org or 775.771.3256
no later than March 22nd to reserve your spot.
Board Meeting
Saturday, March 5th & May 7th; 9:00am to
11:00am
Monthly Breakfast
Lili’s Restaurant, Franktown Corners (Grove &
Kietzke), 2325 Kietzke Lane, Reno
Reserved parking on south side of Grove across from
restaurant. For info and RSVP, contact John or Jan
Bogikes at vuzikis1@gmail.com or775.870.9293.
Saturday, March 12th; 8:00am to 4:00pm
Tire Rack Street Survival
“New 911” Launch Party
Saturday, April 2nd; 8:30am to 11:00am
New Member Breakfast
Napa-Sonoma South, 7671 S. Virginia Street, Reno
Our Annual New Member Breakfast is always a
special event where new and transfer members have
an opportunity to meet folks in our community who
share their enthusiasm for our cars. Jack & Lois Roberts
(recent transfers from Space Coast Region) are your
hosts. Breakfast includes a breakfast buffet of scrambled
eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, hash browns and fruit
along with juice and coffee. There will be door prizes
and a People’s Choice award for Porsches driven to the
event! Event cost is $15/person and the event is limited
to 70 attendees. RSVP to Jack or Lois Roberts at Jack@
PromoMktg.com or 775.432.1861.
Make your event check payable to
SNR-PCA and mail to Lois Roberts,
9135 Bay Meadows Drive, Reno, NV
Volunteers are critical to the success of our club. As important as event
hosts are, committee chairs and board members are even more critical as
89523. New and Transfer members,
they help direct and execute the various activities of the club. We still have
look for your “special invite” email
a critical position open and waiting for a volunteer: Newsletter Editor. This
from Jack!
Reno-Stead Airport, 4895 Texas Avenue, Reno
For several years Tire Rack has sponsored Street
Survival, a program teaching car control to teens and
young adults. The BMW club and the SCCA have
long been partners in this program and PCA is now
moving to actively involve its members. We need SNR
volunteers to serve as instructors and cone chasers at
this March event. Lunch is provided. Send Doug Driver
an email at competition@snr-pca.org to ask questions
or let him know that you’ll volunteer. See www.
streetsurvival.org for more information.
Volunteers Needed!
position offers an interested member an opportunity to be more involved,
get to know more members and generally have more fun in our club. We
encourage anyone interested to contact Craig Kugler at president@snr-pca.
org, or a current board member to get more information. We think you
will be surprised at how much fun you can have!
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It’s not just the cars
It’s the people (and the bikes!)
“Porsche makes a bicycle?” I remember saying
all this was unknown
that years ago when a family friend mentioned seeing to me. And I have
one in a Reno store selling used sporting goods.
been an avid Porsche
I wasn’t sure what I’d find at that store. I suspectfan for a long time.
ed maybe a bike with Porsche stickers on it, but as a
I was 11 years
long-time enthusiast I just had to take a look.
old when I fell in love
The Guards Red color, Porsche logos, words
with Porsche cars.
“Bike S” and the quality components made the moun- Delivering the morntain bike look authentic. Next thing I knew my credit ing newspaper on my Schwinn 10-speed bike brought
card was in my hand, then the bike was in my car
me face to bumper with a white 911T each morning.
headed home to join the Boxster and Cayenne in the
From there I was hooked.
all-Porsche garage.
Over the years I’ve scoured the
Jim Hemig
Photos by Laura Mahaffy
internet and PCA events asking
about this elusive Porsche mountain
bike. There isn’t much available online and
what I found was dated. What I could piece
together is that Porsche commissioned a
German bicycle company, Votec, to design
and manufacture to Porsche’s specifications. At the time, which was the mid- to
late-1990s, it was full of the most modern
biking technology. By today’s standards,
though, it’s out of date, heavy and almost
impossible to find parts for.
Yet it rides like a dream. The Bike S
shifts smoothly, turns effortlessly and can
climb any mountain. I didn’t ride it much
in Reno. It looked beautiful sitting in the garage unMany years later, I have a garage full of Porsche
der all the Porsche posters. But after recently moving
automobiles and a plethora of Porsche paraphernalia
to Grass Valley, Calif., near the old stomping grounds including everything from posters, flags, hats, shirts,
of cycling legend Greg LeMond, I felt the urge to resunglasses, scale models, a wristwatch and much
ally get out and ride this secret Porsche racer.
more — all of the normal stuff any average PCA
I would bet most PCA members now know about member has collected.
Porsche bikes. We see the ads in Porsche Panorama,
But one of my most prized Porsche possessions is
the latest bike models on the showroom floor and the this Guards Red 1998 Porsche Bike S mountain bike.
videos on YouTube, but when I first found my bike,
It has now seen some miles, but I keep it on the road
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and away from dirt trails and only ride on dry days.
It’s in excellent condition, and a garage queen by the
strictest definition.
Not unlike Porsche cars, leaving such a beauty
in the garage isn’t a good long-term strategy. With
this realization, I have something special in mind for
2016. I will reach my half-century mark and, with
that, I have planned an adventure that I’d like to share
with the Porsche Club of America: I intend to ride my
Porsche mountain bike, fitted with road bike tires, on
a century ride in Sacramento, Calif.
This isn’t any normal 100-mile ride. This one
ends in downtown Sacramento during an Oktoberfest, which seems fitting for the German marque. I
could be wrong, but to my knowledge this has not
been accomplished, or even attempted, on a Porsche
bike before. So why not be the first?
I plan to train over the winter and into spring,
and then sign up for a 53-mile bike ride in the California foothills in May.
This first ride takes place on Saturday, May 14th,
with a challenging road ride through the Sierra Nevada foothills. The shorter ride is in preparation for
the longer century ride in October.
A long summer of training will follow for the
big 100-mile finale at the Sacramento Century on
October 1st, which undoubtedly will be celebrated
immediately after with a bratwurst and beer.
I am prepared to ride this solo, with friends and
family driving my Cayenne S as a supply chase vehicle. However, with almost a year to train, I hope other
PCA members and Porsche bike owners take notice
and join me for the ride.
Don’t own a Porsche bike? I am sure your local Porsche dealership would be happy to help you
out. Or perhaps frequent used sporting good stores.
Maybe you’ll get lucky like I did.
If you’d like to take part in either of these two
bike rides with me, do your own hometown Porsche
bike ride or just follow along with my journey, visit
the Facebook page or blog that I have created to share
the adventure and send me a message if you’re interested in participating.
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Cioppino Feed
The mid-winter fixture on the
SNR calendar, the Cioppino Feed,
delivered another delightful evening
for 46 members and guests. Aided
by beautiful weather, a welcome respite from the recent winter storms,
many members decided to air out
their sports cars for the evening.
Everything from an original 912 to
a GT3 sparkled in the parking lot,
including the newest addition for
John & Alice Strom: a 2009 Meteor
Gray Boxster S!
Craig Kugler
Arriving early is a
President
must for this event as the
club virtually takes over
the Coney Island Restaurant
for the evening. Expectations of great food and
Porsche camaraderie seem
to rev members up and the
conversations were freeflowing during the social!
At 7 pm hosts Sheri and
At left, hosts Jafar and Sheri Sepahpour
enjoy a quiet moment before dinner.
Jafar Sepahpour whistled everyone
to their seats in the dining room
so the dinner could begin. Beyond
the wonderful food and “old Reno”
ambience, what makes this event so
special is the family dining experience. Two long rows of tables are set
and everyone passes around warm
bread, delicious salads and wine and
shares in more interesting banter
with new and old friends.
The conversation seemed to calm for a while as
the main course appeared, large steaming bowls of cioppino served on a bed
of polenta. Steak dinner was available for those who preferred a menu
alternate. Whatever you had, the food
was fantastic, befitting the Coney Island’s reputation as the premier local’s
place. For dessert, their famous bread
pudding was served with hot coffee —
what a way to end our luxurious feast!
Special guests attending were Zone 7
Rep Sandy Provasi and husband Tom
Mary Lima passes the salad as Paul Lima
passes the bread basket during dinner.
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At left, Ozzie Smith accompanied by Jackie
Aynesworth and Lucette Simon.
Below, Jeanette & Scott Frost enjoy social hour
with Ginny & John Ganthner.
(Werks Reunion National Chair),
who live in the San Jose area but
recently purchased a home in Reno.
As always our thanks go to Sheri
and Jafar for hosting this event and
to Lori Galleti and the Coney Island
staff for the outstanding job they do!
As we said our goodbyes, we exited
into the cool night where a mostly
empty parking lot greeted us. Immediately my thoughts went back to the
wonderful evening, the cioppino and
ahead to next year. Hmmm!
New SNR Members
New Members:
Christian Debnar
Sparks, NV
John ManiscalcoReno, NV
Transfers:
Jack & Lois Roberts
2002 911 Turbo
1982 911 SC
from Space CoastReno, NV
1988 Silver 928S4
Sierra Nevada Region members: 448
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Powder Monday!
The inaugural Powder Monday ski event was held
on February 1 at the Sugar Bowl Ski Resort. Several
inches of snow fell overnight, but by dawn the skies
were clearing. Temperatures were in the high teens
and the wind was strong. A perfect day!
Four intrepid club members braved these conditions and made their way over the summit, although
for some reason no one drove a Porsche! Activities
Chair and event host Deven Hickingbotham was
sidelined by a minor muscle strain incurred on an
previous powder day, so his much better half Renée
stepped up and led the group.
Alan Slocum and Kathy Hess arrived early and
enjoyed a cup of coffee at the Village Lodge and had
Kathy Hess gets ready for an advanced run.
Allan Slocum selfie — what a background!
time to browse all the vintage photographs from the
’40s and ’50s. While Alan had snowDeven Hickingbotham boarded at the resort a decade ago, this
was his first time skiing at Sugar Bowl.
Activities Chair
Renée met Alan and Kathy at the
Disney Express Lift at 9am and skied
several intermediate and advanced groomed runs
both on Disney and the new Crow’s Nest lift until the
others were able to join them.
Rob Whisen and and KC Mares were held up a
bit due to road conditions, but finally were able to
meet up with Renée. Rob was especially thankful to
get a break from skiing with his 6-year-old son and to
be able to ski with adults. Agreed. Been there, done
that.
Renée led the group on a tour of the mountain up
the Lincoln Express Lift and over to the Judah side of
the resort. While on the lifts, Renée shared the history
of Sugar Bowl with her guests.
With the wind and new snow, some areas were
wind packed, but in wind protected areas there
were nice stashes of powder which Rob and Chuck
enjoyed. This was Rob’s first time at Sugar Bowl, and
he remarked that the view were amazing and he very
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Below, Kathy Hess enjoying the powder at Sugar Bowl.
much appreciated the variety of terrain.
By lunchtime everyone was skied out and perhaps a bit cold, so the day came to a bit of an early
end. But with no lift lines and fast express lifts, the
club was able to get a lot of skiing in.
Well, does all this look like fun? We
have one more Powder Monday scheduled for February 29th at Sugar Bowl.
Contact Deven Hickingbotham at activities@snr-pca.org to sign up.
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SNR Planning Meeting
Judging by the turnout and enthusiasm of the
opportunities!
crowd of more than 35 club members at the annual
If you missed the planning meeting and want to
Planning Breakfast, 2016 is looking to be jam-packed host or co-host an event or have an idea for a new
with events that will appeal to a wide variety of interevent, please contact Deven at 775-622-9991 or via
ests. Between ample cups of coffee and servings from email at activities@snr-pca.org. As I write this, we are
the delicious buffet at the Silver ‘N’ Gold Inn, region
still looking for a host for the St. Patrick’s Day party,
president Craig Kugler described the long menu of
so please step forward!
events consisting of driving, tours, social, competitive
Now I have deliberately saved the best and most
and technical events.
exciting event for last! The national PCA will be
Many of the mainstay events from prior years are holding the first Treffen North America event in our
back by popular demand. These include the Ciopregion late this summer. Treffen is German for “getpino Feed, Genoa Drive & Fast Draw, CRAB 36,
ting together.” It will be held at Squaw Valley, SeptemTech Sessions,
ber 7th–11th, in
Mammoth High
partnership with
Alpine Tour,
your very own
Summer Wine
Sierra Nevada
Social, ConRegion. This is
cours Weekend,
a great opporFall Wine Tour,
tunity for SNR
Oktoberfest,
to help host this
Volunteer Appreinaugural naciation Dinner
tional event. PCA
and the Holiday
expects about 450
Party, along with
participants. As
many others.
you may expect,
Deven Hickingbotham
Of course, the
there is already a
Activities Chair
monthly SaturTreffen Planning
day Breakfasts continue at Lili’s Restaurant (except
Committee. Contact Craig
for the April New Member Breakfast, which will be at Kugler for more information. Many of this year’s drivNapa Sonoma).
ing tours will actually be test drives for tours that will
Competitive events are getting renewed embe offered at the Treffen, so keep an eye out on the
phasis as Doug Driver (Competition Chair) and
calendar and on your email for announcements about
Deven Hickingbotham (Activities Chair) team up to
these tours. There will be plenty of volunteer opporpromote nearby events. These include Reno SCCA
tunities. Expect to hear more about this terrific event
autocross dates, Driver Education days hosted by the
in future issues of The Circular.
Golden Gate Region at Thunderhill, and Laguna Seca
The online calendar has been updated for all the
raceways and open road races held in eastern Nevada near-term events and many of the summer and fall
by the Silver State Challenge Classic. Not interested
events that have firm dates. As dates firm up, addiin driving? All of these events need volunteers to run
tional events will be posted. 2016 should be a great
them, so there are plenty of non-driving participation year!
2016 is looking to be
jam-packed with
events that will
appeal to a wide
variety of interests
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