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Dear
Porsche Friend,
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Pam
Ryder & Laurie Delimon
Prieta Post
Co-Editors | I can't believe its
already July and Pam and I have six months of
Prieta Post editor experience under our belts. But
we don't operate in a vacuum and we couldn't do it
without those of you who regularly contribute
columns and everyone who runs or hosts a great
event to report on!
Now that the
Prieta Post is delivered in electronic form via
email, on the website and even on our Facebook
page, we are able to provide the most up-to-date
information available.
So how do you get the
most out of the
electronic version of the
Prieta Post?
- For starters, you
can read it anywhere, anytime you want on your
computer, laptop, pad device or even your smart
phone.
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Contents in the left sidebar to quickly scan the
list of articles, then click on the links to
jump down and read the ones you're most
interested in.
- Each issue of the
Post has multiple links to our website and event
calendar, both of which are frequently updated.
Be sure to check the website and see what's new.
The site has a lot of great resources for old
and new members alike.
- The Quick Links in
the left sidebar also contain direct links to
information on LPR's website, the PCA site and
even to our Facebook and YouTube pages.
- Each month we try to
include a featured video that we think will be
of interest to the membership. They include
videos of LPR events or of the special services
offered by our partners.
- Use the links
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or other registration information.
- Even our photo
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we want it to be a great read!
~ Laurie
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Featured Video |
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PCA Event Spotlight 2012 NY Auto Show
& the 2012 Boxster (981) North American
Debut |
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The
Inside Track |
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Doug
Ryder
LPR
President
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Back
when I was in high school and Porsche had already
cemented its legendary winning record in racing, the
60's were in full roar, sports cars, and Porsche 911s in
particular, were all business. Interiors were Spartan
even by German standards with nondescript designs and
materials, a radio maybe, and the only important
interior element was the iconic dashboard with the giant
tach in the center and surrounding gauges for everything
else. And "No!" - there were no cup holders!
Problems
were to be expected; after all, the performance was
worth it. Porsches were high-strung, and you had to keep
them wound up so the plugs didn't foul--and be prepared
for a breakdown every once and a while. At least Porsche
had the advantage of Bosch electrical components,
whereas the poor U.K. guys had to deal with the infamous
Lucas electrical systems!
But
times have changed. Quality and luxury and are expected.
J.D. Power and Assoc. recently reported the results from
its annual "Initial Quality Study" for the 2012 model
cars. And just who do you think won this year's coveted
top honors? You're right, the Porsche 991! J.D. Power
senior analyst Dave Sargent stated, "It's probably the
best vehicle we've ever seen in the entire study. It's
that good." He's not sure what Porsche has done to avoid
early complaints for build quality and functionality,
but it's impressive. This year Porsche takes the top
honors away from perennial winner, Lexus, which remains
the over-all No. 1 ranked, followed by Jaguar and
Porsche.
It's
clear that automakers of high-end cars are in fierce
competition for consumer dollars and are willing to go
to great lengths to create a unique identity. Those
lucky enough to be able to afford a new 991 have
choices. Porsche offers exhilarating performance,
luxurious interiors and even more esoteric offerings to
sweeten the pot.
Lexus
has long offered super high-end sound systems in their
cars designed and built by Mark Levenson. You may not
know the name, but true audiophiles will vouch for the
magnificent sound reproduction they are capable of.
Porsche has now teamed up with another such audio
company. It's called Burmester and they go head-to-head
with the Mark Levensons of the world. The new 991 can be
optioned with the Burmester Mobile Audio System for only
a small upcharge of $5,500. For that you will get 12
speakers and power units capable of supplying 821 watts
of pure sound - enough to wash out any road noise, even
in a cabriolet with the top down!
Quality
and luxury are considered two essential elements
necessary to capture new customers. Yes, times have
changed. Maybe I'm just getting old, but they sound good
to me!
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Doug |
It's the
People -- June 2012 Membership Report |
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Tom
Provasi
Membership
Director | Welcome
to our new members this month: Peter Brooks from
Australia, David Lamberson from Aptos, Claus Moeller and
Klaus Straub from Germany, Mark and Nancy Sheffield from
Fremont, and Martin Veen and Hanneke Brouwer from
Netherlands. The three new members from overseas this
month brings our total of overseas members to 24.
As
you get this month's Post, many of us will be getting
ready to head off to Salt Lake City to attend the
Porsche Parade. I'm sure next month's newsletter will be
full of articles and photos of the great times at
Parade. I'm looking forward to driving Miller
Motorsports Park, 30 minutes west of Salt Lake. The road
course is 4.5 miles long and has 24 turns. It is the
longest track in North America.
July
must be a big month for members joining PCA. Check out
the long list of anniversaries below. Happy Independence
Day! Be safe.
New members from PCA: 5
Transfers in: 0
Transfers out: 0
Memberships that expired May
2012: 8
Total renewals May 2012:
19
LPR
Membership as of 06/01/12
Total = 521 (Primary = 298 ,
Affiliates = 223)
Respectfully Submitted,
Tom Provasi
Membership Director
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Don't
Miss These Upcoming
Events! |
July
6-7 Road to Parade with the
Mitchells
July
8-14 Porsche Parade in Salt Lake
City
July
22 LPR Family
Picnic
July
26 Pre-AX Open Shop Night at
Don's Autowerks
July
28 AX #5
August
2 Pre-AX Open Shop Night at Don's
Autowerks August 4 AX
#6
August
5 Zone 7 Carlsen Porsche
Concours
August
7 LPR Board Meeting
August
10-12 Lost Coast Fun Run Tour August 17-19 Historics
at Laguna Seca Raceway
August
25 Moonlight Steam Train Dinner
Party
For more details and
sign up information
go to the Event Calendar on our website.
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Off-Camber
Report |
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Anne
Roth AX Co-chair |
AX #3 and
#4 were two of the most amazing autocrosses thanks to
nearly perfect weather, challenging fun course designs,
and the fine and flawless work of the 2012 AX Team.
But what
makes the day exciting and successful are the
competitors -- each and every one of them contributes to
the Good Time that is had at an autocross. We are now at
the mid-point of LPR's 2012 AX Season. One of the
closest point battles we have going on is for the Kone
Killer award. Now, this may not be the most coveted of
awards, but it is fun watching someone "earn" it
At any
given autocross, you will find folks giving each other
advice to find that perfect "line", offering to work
your competitors' work assignment so that they can
repair their car, and lending a hand, a part, a tool, a
gallon of gas, a few pounds of air or a quart of
oil.
Strong
bonds and friendships have, and continue, to be formed.
Some of us have known each other for decades! Autocross
is as much a social event as it is a competitive event.
You never know what kind of advantage you gain at
lunchtime, as you enjoy your lunch and do a bit of bench
racing.
If you
have never been to an autocross, I strongly urge you to
come on out and give it a look-see. Watch as our
beautiful Porsches negotiate the course, as they are
driven the way they were designed to be driven. Watch as
we kill a cone or two, or nail a run for a personal best
time. You might just see a spectacular spin.
Should
the excitement of watching get to you, LPR does offer "
The Autocross Driving Experience". A $5.00 fee gets you
a hot lap in an instructor's car. Many an autocrosser
has been born by one of these laps.
So, what
is keeping you from coming on down to Marina?
Autocrossers are friendly, helpful and a fun bunch of
folks-I promise you will have an LPR Good Time!
See ya in
Marina!
Anne
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Larry Sharp
AX
Co-chair |
If you
read one of my earlier columns you might recall that I
had made some predictions. I thought it would take
longer than it did but they all came true. On June 16th
Tom and Sandy Provasi finally came out to a LPR AX. Now
what is the big deal with this? Tom and Sandy are very
fast and experienced AXers. They both have been PCA
National Autocross Champions at Parade. Tom and Sandy
have been absent for a few years from our events. The
car they drive is a Vintage IMSA 914-6 Race car.
You put
those ingredients together and you have a very fun thing
to watch. But to make it an even better spectator sport,
just add Dave Dunwoodie and his zoomy 911 race car into
the mix. Tom and Dave went at it all day trying to be
faster than the other one. Dave eventually came out on
top but the rest of us were the winners being able to
watch those two duke it out. The one driver who was
close to those two was Monty Pack in his GT3. Even
though he didn't catch either Dave or Tom he was mighty
close to them. Soon a few of us in Loma Prieta and the
rest of Zone 7 will be on our way to Parade in Salt Lake
City. We will try to keep the region up to date via
Facebook on how our group does against the best in PCA.
Remember our next LPR AX is on July 28th.
See you
there!
Larry
To see
photos from both AX #3 & AX #4 Go to the LPR
Flickr photostream
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LPR & Partsheaven Zone 7
Concours
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Contributed
by Les Schreiber
The
first Zone 7 Concours of the year was held at
Partsheaven on June 3, 2012. There were 23 cars
participating in the Concours and 36 cars were shown as
display only.
In recognition of a long time LPR
member Carol Kleindienst, who recently passed away, a
Peoples' Choice award was given to David Rossiter for
his 356B. David's 356B was the last car Carol prepared
for Concours.
It
was voted on by the Head Judges from each class, and was
unanimously decided. Al Uejo from Partsheaven,
generously provided
the
awards.
Click
here
for a PDF of the Partsheaven Concours Class
winners.
To see the Concours event
photos,
click on the Flickr icon
below.
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Rockin'
the Rails & Roads with the BMW
Club |
Contributed by Ken
Iles
One
of PCA National's stated objectives is "to establish
mutually cooperative relationships with other sports car
clubs." On June 17th, 2012, Loma Prieta Region amply
demonstrated acceptance of this tenet with a combined
tour event with the Golden Gate Chapter of the BMW Club
of America.
A total of 43 people were on this tour,
23 of them being registered as BMW members. However,
these included the Orlandos, Brissoms and Pangrles, who
are also dual members of PCA's Loma Prieta Region, thus
the group was predominantly Porsche Club
oriented.
Loma Prieta Region's member Mike
Zampiceni, who is also the Tour Director of the BMW
Club, led this club venture in a tour which included a
trip on the Niles Canyon Heritage Railway - the first
Transcontinental Railway. The car part of the tour
consisted first of a very scenic sojourn through ideal
Porsche type mountain roads of the Calaveras Dam area of
the East Foothills near San Jose, California, finally
arriving at Sunol to board the train.
As it was Fathers' Day, the railroad
folks gave free beer samples to all the men while on the
diesel-electric driven train, which unfortunately was
substituted for a steam locomotive due to a scheduling
problem. Even so, it was a most enjoyable and nostalgic
ride back in time on beautifully restored rail
equipment. The painstaking care given to
restoration by volunteers ensured that the
equipment probably looked even better than new when the
very first passenger train excursion rolled out from
Sunol back in 1866.
At the end of the ride back to Sunol,
the PCA/BMW group, now
thoro ughly friendly and
familiar with each other, assembled in Bosco's Bones and
Brew for dinner. Bosco's is a notorious restaurant
alongside the railroad track famous for its effigy of a
dog behind the bar from which beer is drawn by operating
the dog's rear leg. Perhaps surprisingly, the beer is
pretty good stuff.
To see the event photo album,
click on the Flickr icon
below.
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Porsche
Personen
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by Don
Orlando
Curious to know more about
your fellow LPR members? Haven't heard a good car
story in awhile? Maybe you need a new cool driving
road or are just curious to
know who's driving what.
We'll answer these questions and more each month as we
feature a different member of LPR. Remember, it's not
just the cars, but the people too.
If there exists
another member that has been more active and involved in
our club than the following, I don't know who he or she
might be. Scratch that, there does NOT
exist a member that has been more active and involved
than the following member! Joining LPR within months of
its founding (40+ years ago), the club has never been
the same. Yes, we think this is a good thing. From the
leadership position as President to helping scratch-out
the origins of an awarding winning Prieta Post, he's
done it all and he's done it well. Hell, he's so good;
while on an LPR tour he talked me into volunteering for
the club's tour director position after I bought him his
very first Long Island Tea(s)! That was years ago, we've
shared many great memories since. If you're fortunate
enough to know him, you've probably had some good laughs
with him. If not, show up for just about any club event
and keep a sharp eye out for the not so small guy (6'7")
with the camera and a smile; say hello and you'll have a
friend forever.
Porsche Personen Presents
John and Angie Reed
Porsche Ownership
History
There have been only three. The first and
longest time in the family was a 1970 Irish Green 911T.
After purchasing it from the dealer In Monterey in
September of '70 my wife Kathy and I asked about the
Porsche Club. We were told there was a new PCA region in
our area and that we should call a fellow named Ken Iles
for all the info. Ken, the ever-smooth British
gentleman, explained that Loma Prieta Region was formed
in March with 34 current members. We decided to give LPR
a whirl and attended an overnight tour as our first
event. We were hooked! We signed up on the spot
and Kathy had her arm twisted to run for the board as
Secretary/Treasurer in 1971. And the continuing run in
LPR had begun. The '70 911T was sold in 2003 to my
37-year-old son who, at age four, was the first person
to ride home from the dealer to San Jose. Guess he
was hooked on Porsche as well! The next Porsche to
grace the garage was a 1987 Venetian Blue 911 Carrera
Targa. This baby lasted with us until 2008 when I got
the wild urge to get into the new age of the 911
platform, the '87 found a good home to a couple in
SoCal, a birthday present to the husband from his wife.
Go ahead, wipe away the tears. Now the current model: A
2003 Midnight Blue 996 with tiptronic for those
shiftless types, only I shift the beans out of it! My
goal, or dream, is to
someday own a fairly new turbo
but for now the '03 Carrera is a bunch of fun and a
blast to cruise the boulevard.
LPR & Family History
After joining LPR on that memorable
first weekend tour I decided to tackle some personal
identity for the club. Through the local Porsche dealer
I ordered the official approved factory silver and blue
windbreaker for all who wanted one, and everyone
did! This act made me the in charge of the
PorschEmporium as it was called then, later to be
renamed the Goodie Store. I became involved almost
immediately with the Prieta POST under Editor Dave
Parker. Dave tossed in the towel in 1971 and I took
over. Over the next three years our little magazine
gained PCA National honors with two first place awards
in class and the Paul Heinmiller Award as best overall
PCA newsletter in 1972. The many hours of work paid off
not only with national accolades but brought little LPR
to the forefront of PCA life. We won our first PCA
Region of the Year Award in 1973. We were dubbed "The
Good Time Region" along the way and we haven't let that
handle slide one bit.
My dad, Harry Reed, never a
PCA member, wanted to help the club wherever
he could, his design of rallye checkpoint signs and
their production are still around. Any time help at an
event was needed he was there, rain or shine. He passed
away in 1978 and in his honor the Harry Reed Memorial
Award LPR Worker of the Year was established. My wife
Kathy was all over the LPR landscape, serving several
times on the board and committee positions. She
organized events and loved autocrossing and tours. Since
we met on a rallye in 1969 I guess she loved rallies as
well! She actually loved all aspects of LPR and PCA and
after her passing in May of 2000 the Kathy Reed Memorial
LPR Woman Enthusiast of the Year was established, an
award she won several times over the previous years. At
the 2000 Porsche Parade in Sacramento over $15,000 was
raised, in Kathy's honor, through sales of artwork,
rides in the factory rallye cars and hot autocross laps.
The proceeds went to kidney disease research. I'm sure
Kathy was smiling. Our kids, Sean and Cindi, were always
part of LPR life, spending many hours attending events
with mom and dad.
Favorite Driving Roads
All the roads I drive the Porches on. I
play no favorites!
A Driving Story
Only one from many, many wonderful club
memories. Our first Porsche Parade was Sun Valley in
1971. We shared a brand new condo with the Arnetts, Iles
and Kershaws, a short distance from the autocross site
and a brisk walk to Parade headquarters. We were also a
short walking distance from the local horse stables, so
one day a few of us decided to go for a one horsepower
ride. There were flower-filled meadows, beautiful
weather and a horse with No Name (mine). Everything went
well; we trotted, we galloped, we got sore then we
headed back to the barn...and that's when it happened.
Upon approaching an open gate in a fence the horse with
No Name (mine) began head-butting the horse ahead with
Kathy in the saddle. As the single file began, No Name
got more aggressive with nibbling the tail and butt of
the other horse. Fed up with this un-Horsey rude
behavior the tail on Kathy's horse raised high in
the air and a volume of biblical proportions of
you-know-what blasted out covering my right leg in
unmentionable stinky you-know-what! I could almost hear
Kathy's horse laughing because everyone else was!
Needless to say, on the walk home I was asked to stay 40
paces behind the rest, smelling up the lovely
countryside as I strolled alone, a man with his thoughts
and jeans layered with crusty you-know-what! I stripped
and handed over the garment before entering the condo
and into the washing machine it went. This tale spread
throughout the land and to this day I'm still the only
person to be crapped on by a horse at a Porsche Parade.
What a memory! Glad you asked? Of course there are many
more funny stories, but none as outrageous as a horse
with No Name with an attitude and jeans slathered in
horse pucky.
Favorite Club Activities
I like it all! Today I guess
touring tops the list, but there was a time when
autocrossing was the champ. Kathy began autocrossing
four years before me and between competing in the Zone 7
and LPR events we logged over 12 years on various
courses. One proud moment for Kathy was winning first
place in her class at the San Diego Porsche Parade as
well as first place in class in the LPR series. I gave
it my best shot and had a blast doing so, the third
place one year in class in the Zone series was the
highlight of my career. We hung up the race tires and
retired out to stud next to a horse with No Name. As the
years rolled along there hasn't been too many events
I've missed, even serving as a four time LPR President,
Activities Director several times, Member at large a few
go-arounds and various committee chairs over the years.
Currently, I'm serving once again on the LPR board as
Activities Director.
A Good Ticket Story
What Porsche speeding ticket do you
refer? You mean the one I never, ever got in any
Porsche? No kidding, never a ticket, although I talked
my way out of a few, told the cops my father was Ken
Iles from England and that was that.
Note from Don: And it's not
fair either. Years ago, John led the first LPR tour
Leslie and I ever attended. Not knowing what to expect,
I was a bit worried it would be a casual/slow drive up
to the Lick Observatory then down the backside into
Livermore - silly me! I've been an active tourer ever
since!
Any Last Thoughts?
I want to thank all my LPR pals for the
almost 42 years of fun and camaraderie and especially
Kathy who put up with me for 30 years. In 2003 I met
Angie and introduced her to PCA and LPR. She has become
one of the most active members, serving on the board and
volunteering when needed, winning several LPR awards for
her efforts. We were married in October 2007 and as
Sonny and Cher once crooned, "And the beat goes
on."
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LPR's
Good Old Fashioned Family Picnic |
Come Join the FUN at
LPR's Good Old Fashioned Family
Picnic!
When:
Sunday, July 22nd
Where:
Blackberry Farm in Cupertino
The "Sycamore Site" has been
reserved
Time:
From 11:00 a.m. on (Park closes at 7:00
p.m.)
What
to Bring: YOURSELF and a side dish
Don't forget your swim suits & towels -
the Pool & Horseshoe Pits are
nearby
Come and enjoy an afternoon of games, prizes, sunshine
& relaxation!!!
Menu will include juicy BBQ'd
hamburgers & sausages, beer, wine, lemonade and
MORE!
R.S.V.P. to Emilie Highley at
408.768.2565 by July 18, 2012
with the number of adults & children attending AND
the side dish that you will be bringing!
There is no charge for our Annual
Picnic!
Directions
to Blackberry Farm:
From
280 (South & North) take the 85-S Exit
from 280, take the Stevens Creek Blvd exit from 85 S and
turn right. Once on Stevens Creek, make an immediate
left at the first light, which is Bubb Road, then a
right at McClellan Road, a right at Byrne Ave. and left
at San Fernando Ave. Please enter the driveway to the
right and follow the parking directions
below.
From
85-South take the Stevens Creek Blvd exit
and turn right onto Stevens Creek Blvd. From Stevens
Creek, make an immediate left at the first light - Bubb
Rd., then right at McClellan Road, right at Byrne Ave.
and left at San Fernando Ave. Please enter the driveway
to the right and follow the parking directions
below.
From
85-North Take the Stevens Creek Blvd exit
and turn left onto Stevens Creek Blvd. From Stevens
Creek, make a left at the first light - Bubb Rd., then
right at McClellan Road, right at Byrne Ave. and left at
San Fernando Ave. Please enter the driveway to the right
and follow the parking directions below.
Parking:
Upon entering the driveway to Blackberry Farm, make a
right into the paved parking lot and park in one of the
marked spaces. If the lot is full, overflow parking is
available at Monta Vista High School.
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LPR Gets Things Cookin' for
Morgan Autism Center |
Contributed
by Jim Bryant
Sometimes it takes
a little slap to get me to appreciate all that I have
and how lucky I am. After all, if I own a Porsche, that
puts me in the "lucky" category of the economic class.
That little slap came in the form of a charity event put
on by the Bennetts at their house on June 23. As our LPR
VP Emilie explained, the beneficiary of our charity
event was the Morgan Autism Center, which is not to be
confused with the Bob and Karen Morgan travel fund. When
Emilie was describing this school for youth and adults
with special needs and how some people struggle through
life, I realized I seem to be on the gravy train. The
center's mission is to "help children and adults with
autism and other developmental disabilities maximize
their potential in a dignified, positive and loving
environment." LPR member Brad Boardman is Director of
Education at Morgan Autism Center, a job he approaches
with enthusiasm, compassion and complete dedication.
This year, LPR is doing a series of charity
events throughout the year, instead of our usual one big
event. Jen arrived at the Bennetts early to help prepare
the venue and assist in any way she could. I on the
other hand, ended up arriving late. The sign on the door
said, "ENTER", and the jocularity behind it said the
same, so I did. As I arrived in the kitchen, by this
time the party was in full swing. Everyone seemed
genuinely happy to see me. I think they were worried the
event stenographer wasn't going to show up and Deb was
going to have to choose someone else. Were they happy or
just relieved?
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Bob Morgan & Debbie
Bennett |
Deb, the guru of organization, had it all
planned out. Appetizers were on the dining table, the
dinner smorgasbord was set up in their outside alcove
and dining tables were set up outdoors in and around
their pergola. How did they get all that to fit in their
backyard? Amazing!
The Bennetts supplied all the food and drink
so that the money we normally collect at the door for
such an event went right to Morgan Autism Center. How
generous is that!? Our main course was a selection of
three types of pasta: penne with sausage and peas,
eggplant lasagna, and linguine with shrimp. Deb and
Kevin have a reputation for creating exquisite pasta
dishes and they certainly lived up to their reputation.
The meal was supplemented with salad, and garlic bread
topped it off. I was obviously not the only one who
thought the dinner was fabulous because I was just one
of many who went back for seconds. Rumor has it Alex,
the Bennett's grandson, finished off all the bread and
lasagna.
The scheme for raising money was to auction
off large boxes with unknown contents. Tony V., the
Emcee for the evening, did his best at getting the club
to rally around and start bidding (like how I get those
car words into a non-car event?). Was it a silent
auction? Not on your life! LPR silent? As if!
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Emcee, Tony V. with help from Alex
B. |
I think some people took the bidding game
really seriously because a few ladies arrived in
disguise. Being a close-knit group, we saw through their
disguises quickly. There was Sue S. hiding behind her
Kardashian wanna-be shades and Kris
incognito with her Versace sunglasses
purchased, no doubt, at Kmart.
The first box up for bid was a large round
hatbox. It was 12" high and 12" in diameter, and
according to Tony, weighed at least 100 pounds and was
filled with treasures from the gods. Bidding was
ferocious! It started with a bid from Jen at $20 and
quickly catapulted to $40 then $55 by Suzette! Lucky me.
I was the winning bid at $60. Woo hoo! Everyone was so
curious about the contents, I had the bright idea of
charging people to peek inside! I was offering a
two-second peek for $5. The money I raised would go back
to the night's proceeds. Amazingly enough I actually had
four takers on the offer: Ken, Jacqueline, Kris, and
Jane (Kris V's mother). I offered a brother/sister
discount to Debbie and Kevin's GKs, Emily and Alex
Bennett (both could peek for $7 but the cheap skates
didn't go for it). I even offered a "family plan" deal
to the Bennetts -- 4 for $15. But they didn't go for
that either. Instead Alex and Emily found it cheaper to
steal peeks whenever they could.
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Stealing a Peek |
The next auction item was a bit of a twist.
Kevin decided to auction a $20 bill. Now at first this
may seem bizarre but the rules gave the idea an
interesting twist. The winning bid would, of course, get
the $20 dollar bill, but the kicker was the person who
was second highest also had to pay and would get
nothing. So, you might think a bid of $15 would be a
good deal for a $20 bill. But if you were out bid by
someone who bid $16 you would need to pay $15 and get
nothing. As it turned out the winning bid was $18 from
Jane and the loser was Dick Wallace who had to pay $17
and got nothing except a whole lot of sympathy and
laughs in his direction!
Next up for auction was a smaller, oval
hatbox, maybe 8" high and 12" long. Tony swore that this
package did, honestly, come directly from the heavens,
and even though smaller than the previous package, was
no less valuable. Again the bidding was at a frantic
pace until finally won by Big John with a winning bid of
$45. I was told to report that Big John bought it for
his lovely bride, Angie.
Ken bought the next box with a winning bid of
$45! But Ken and June, being the super generous folks
they are, gave the box back for re-auctioning. This time
it was sold for $25. Amazingly, the same box was sold
twice!
The final box to come out was the same size
as the first box, the box I won. Once again Tony started
the bidding at a low $20 and it quickly got up to $45
and was won by Kathy Musser. Without revealing to me
what was in her box, she approached me with the best
offer I had of the whole evening, "I'll let you look in
mine, if you let me look in yours".
After the auctions out came the desserts! Oh
my! I'm thinking of making a motion at the next board
meeting to change our handle from "the good times
region" to "the good food region"!! There was "Terrible
Sue", or as some like to call it "Tiramisu"; there was
"make your own" strawberry short cake with Italian
almond cake and a Terrible Sue Torte. To top off the
dessert, and to help wash it down, Debbie served up a
home brew called Limoncello. The likes of which is
reportedly a mix of vodka, lemon juice and sugar. It
sure tasted great and nicely warmed my
inside.
Quotes of note from the evening: 1. Debbie to
Tom Provasi, "I didn't think I wanted a big faucet, but
now that I'm used to it I really like big ones" 2. Kris
to Tony, " you know, the man with the sausage" the
reference to what she was talking about I never did know
but, out of context, it sure got my attention!
Again we want to thank Debbie and Kevin for
opening up their house (and risking their beautifully
remodeled kitchen to the likes of us) and supplying all
the food and beverages. I also want to thank Emile and
Sue for organizing the event and especially for donating
the boxes and their contents.
Tally for the evening was 37 people attended
and we raised $1400. Nicely done folks!
To see the
Charity Pasta Night photos,
click on
the Flickr icon below.
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2012 Tour
Season
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Sponsored
by Porsche of Fremont
REGISTER
NOW
Lost Coast Tour
August 10-12,
2012
Join
us for a fabulous weekend tour to the Lost Coast and
through the forests of Northern California. Friday's
drive up will include a lunch stop in Geyserville
followed by dinner at the Scotia Inn, our hotel for the
tour. A complimentary continental breakfast will
be
served on Saturday morning before we tour the Humboldt
Redwoods State Park, Lost Coast and the Avenue of the
Giants; 31 beautiful miles of two-lane road lined with
giant redwood trees on each side. Dinner will be at a
Ferndale Restaurant. Sunday you'll be free to explore or
head back down the coast home. With only 22 rooms
available in the Scotia Inn, this tour is sure to be
sold-out quickly! Make your reservations now by calling
the hotel directly at 707-764-5338 and mention the
Porsche Club tour for a 20% discount. Reservations and
discounts are not available through the website. Tour
fee: $15 Questions? Contact Justin Gross at
408-848-0072 or
Blue
Lakes
Tour
Oct
6 - 7, 2012
Join the Reeds and Bennetts for
this Blue Lakes Special. Mark your calendars now for
this exciting tour on October 6-7. Enjoy a leisurely
drive through the Napa-Sonoma vineyard-laced backroads.
We will lunch in eclectic downtown Calistoga before
challenging more back roads as we wend our way into
the Upper Clear Lake area. The day's activities will
culminate at the Lodge at Blue Lakes with a relaxing
cruise on the placid waters of Blue Lakes followed by
the usual good-times party.
On Sunday we will visit the Francis Ford
Coppola Winery, near Healdsburg, for shopping, tasting,
food, movie memorabilia and more. The cost will be $260
per couple, $195 single. Included in this package is
your lake front or mountain view room, dinner and
breakfast overlooking the lake, the LPR tour fee and an
electric-glide boat ride on the Blue Lakes.
This tour has an 18 car limit and there are
just a few spots left. To reserve yours, contact Debbie
Bennett at 408-926-1788
or lajeanbenet@yahoo.com.
Click
here
to download a PDF of the Blue Lakes
Tour flyer
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Canepa Collection Tour
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Bruce Canepa's Collection &
Hallcrest Winery Tour
Saturday, July 28, 2012
A long tour with such sweet
reward!
Tour
the renowned Bruce Canepa automobile collection in
Scotts Valley and taste award winning wines at Hallcrest
Vineyards. Mark you calendars now because it will be a
full day seeing a wonderful collection of racing
Porsches and tasting award winning wines. We will travel
perfect Porsche roads through the beautiful Santa Cruz
Mountains to a catered picnic lunch at Hallcrest. After
lunch, we will visit former IMSA racer Canepa's
showroom, which includes several iconic Porsche race
cars as well as Trans Am, NASCAR, hot rods and Pikes
Peak cars. A truly memorable collection.
Be
prepared for a FULL day tour! We'll meet at the west end
of the San Mateo Bridge at 9:30 AM (about 2 hours from
Sacramento), take Skyline Blvd down the Coastal Range
with many vistas of the ocean, the SF Bay amidst the
Redwoods to arrive at the winery for a catered picnic
lunch. Canepa's place is just a short drive from the
winery. Two return route options are possible--a
spectacular drive up the Pacific coast to SF or the more
direct freeway route though San Jose and home.
Cost:
$24 per person, which includes wine tasting and a
catered picnic lunch. You, of course, pay your own
gasoline, tolls, and any other food and beverage costs.
Checks payable to PCA-SVR and due by July 18th. Please
mail to:
Gary Myers, 7040 Firefly Green Lane,
Roseville, CA 95747 RSVP:
By July 18th. Space is limited, so reserve your spot
early. Contact Gary Myers at (916) 771-3929 or by email
to GGaryMyers@aol.com
to download
a PDF of the Canepa Collection Tour
flyer
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Hitting
the Road: LPR Favorite
Drives
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We are a lucky bunch. We drive Porsches
and have access to some of the best driving roads in the
country. From our beautiful coastline and winding
mountain roads to the desert and ritzy city boulevards,
no place offers the driver diversity of California. In
fact, California's roads are often used for new car
testing. Death Valley is the favorite spot for hot
weather tests. In Southern California the Angele's Crest
Highway is often used to test new vehicles because of
its frequent and dramatic changes in
elevation.
So where to go on that early morning
when you just have to hit the road? Our LPR members know
the best roads in the area. So tell us, what's your
favorite drive? Send your faves to lprpca@gmail.com and
we'll feature them in an upcoming issue of the Post.
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Carlsen Porsche Zone 7
Concours |
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What
Type of Porsche Owner are You?
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Porsche
owners are passionate. But what drives us towards this
passion is different for each one of us. While some use
their Porsche as their daily driver, others baby their
cars in their garage. Some are fascinated by the
magnificent technology of the car while others are swept
away by the beauty and status Porsche provides. We
really don't like to make a habit of labeling people,
but most of us probably fall into one of the seven
categories of Porsche owners. This month we will look at
the Worrier knowing full well that you'll have some
nominations for this moniker!
THE
WORRIER
The
Worrier is the Porsche owner (usually a new owner) who
frets constantly about every detail regarding his baby.
Most of us are Worriers to some degree when we get our
first Porsche. Worriers will approach everyone in the
club about which weight and brand of oil they should use
in their car. They'll get on the internet and research
endlessly trying to find the best leather conditioner,
aromatherapy wax, herbal car wash, tire pressure gauge,
etc. They'll change their oil every 500 miles and
replace the air in their tires because it might be
stale. They'll short shift their car at 2500 RPM just to
make sure it doesn't get over-revved (even though the
previous owner may have regularly banged it up against
redline). The Worrier won't corner his car hard because
that would place undue strain on the delicate chassis.
These guys are usually cured when they discover that
their anal behavior has actually done more damage than
good to their car; "Well, sir, you car runs like crap
because the valves and combustion chambers are totally
carboned up - you should run this thing hard through the
gears every once in awhile to clean it out." Or: "I'm
sorry sir, but your paint was damaged by leaving the bra
on your car while it was raining." If the Worrier isn't
cured quickly he may evolve into the undesirable "Garage
Queen" who we will profile next month.
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to download
a PDF of the Legends of the Autobahn flyer
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Trains, (No) Planes and
Automobiles |
Moonlight
Steam Train Dinner Party
Treat yourself
to an evening of fun and relaxation at
Roaring Camp's Western Themed
Moonlight Dinner Train Party. Start with a
hearty barbecue steak dinner in the
moonlight followed by a leisurely train
ride aboard vintage railway
cars. The steam train stops atop Bear Mountain to a
glowing campfire, hot cider and musical
sing-along. Upon returning to Roaring Camp, hot apple
pie and a country western band await
you. Get in the swing of things by line dancing or
two-stepping the night away. LPR members and their
Porsches will have premier, car show-like parking in the
town of Roaring Camp, in front of Bret Harte Hall. The
event runs from 6:00 to 10:30 p.m. This promises to be
one of the best family events of LPR's summer season,
you don't want to miss it! Registration opens Friday,
July 20 at motorsportreg.com
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Cherry's Jubilee 2012 Driving
Event |
Sept 14 -
16 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
The
Cherry's Jubilee 2012 Driving Event at Mazda Raceway
Laguna Seca will be held on Friday Sept 14th through
Sunday the 16th. That's right! Three full days of track
driving. Put the date on your calendar and get ready for
a great event. This is a PCA sponsored event, but all
makes are welcome.
Registration
will open on Sunday morning, July 1st at 12:01 AM. We
look forward to seeing you at the event.
Please
visit our new website to read about the experience and
luxury of attending our events. Details about the
upcoming September Laguna date are available here:
CDS Upcoming Events
Openings
tend to fill up rather quickly, so we will send out
another announcement before registration opens to ensure
you don't miss it.If you have friends that are not on
our mailing list and you think they might be interested,
then have them sign up at CoastalDriving.org
Make
hotel/motel reservations now, while demand is low.
Accommodation prices are sure to increase as the date
gets closer, due to Cherry's Jubilee activities. Put it
on your calendar today!
~
Matthew Phillips * CDS Registrar and
Webmaster
http://www.coastaldriving.org/?utm_source=Corrected+July+Prieta+Post+07-08-12&utm_campaign=July+2012+Post&utm_medium=archive
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Unclassified Ads |
Want
to Sell
1986
911 Porsche Targa
$23,500 Excellent
example of a well maintained 1986 911, both mechanically
and cosmetically. Factory Options include: Sports
Suspension, Short Shift Kit, American Bumpers, Cruise
Control, Central Locking system and partial Power Seats.
Owner Upgrades: Camber Bar, Upgraded radio, Plug in
battery charging monitor system, Car Covers (indoor,
outdoor and tonneau). Other Details: Garnet Red exterior
with a Tan Leather interior. Black Targa Top with a
Black Rollbar. Black spoked Fuchs wheels with center
crests and satin lipped rims. ~114,900 miles, Northern
California car, 2nd owner purchased in 1989 with ~12000
miles. Service records are available. Maintained by RMG
in Sunnyvale, CA. Call 408-732-0175 and leave a contact
number and I'll return your call. The photos are only
half the story, the car must be seen.
Drives
Great!!!
Boxster / Cayman (987 Gen II)
Mufflers
Standard mufflers that come on the Gen 2 Boxsters
and Caymans (2009 - 2012). These are NOT the Porsche
Sport Exhaust (PSE) mufflers.
Part Numbers:
98711311732
(Left)
These stock mufflers were removed from the car at
2,328 miles.
Price new from Porsche: $932 EACH. My price for the
muffler pair: $700.
Want to
Buy
Early
911 transmission mount to replace '68 912 mount.
Contact
Brad Boardman @ (408) 431-0305 or brad@morgancenter.org
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due in advance. Checks should be made out to LPR/PCA and
sent to Loma Prieta Region PCA, PO Box 0705, Santa
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