Drifter The - Sacramento Valley Region - Porsche Club of America

2007 Board of DirectorsPresidentMike Willis 916.363.83132748 Tiffany West Way, Sacramento, CA 95827president@svr.pca.orgVice PresidentKerner Breaux 916.966.24255018 Shadowood Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628vicepresident@svr.pca.orgSecretaryKevin Dougherty 916.983.7774P.O. Box 6006, Folsom, CA 95630secretary@svr.pca.orgTreasurerBetty Silva 707.864.049112 Oak Lane, Suisun Valley, CA 94534treasurer@svr.pca.orgSocial DirectorCookie Anderson 916.988.65346320 Hickory Lane, Orangevale, CA 95662svrsocialdirector@sbcglobal.netMembership DirectorRik Larson 916.481.60842120 Maddox Court, Carmichael, CA 95608membership@svr.pca.orgCompetition & Safety DirectorMatt Deter 916.630.89245645 Harvest Road, Rocklin, CA 95765porsche@deter.comWebmasterJohn Murphy 916.858.230411508 Armour Court, Gold River, CA 95670webmaster@svr.pca.orgPast PresidentJeff Kinder 916.765.28014320 Freemont’s Loop, Rescue, CA 95672pastpresident@svr.pca.orgEditorBud Behrens 209.477.64966424 Culpepper Place, Stockton, CA 95207budnmaryann@cs.comZone 7 RepresentativeLarry Sharp – Golden Gate Region 925.371.22581119 Megan Road, Livermore, CA 94550larrysharp@comcast.netwww.derporsche.netVolume 45, No. 9 September 2007Upcoming Events2 - October Wine Tour4 - Annual Charity Auction5 - September Dinner Meeting6 - Oktoberfest Tour & Dinner6 - SVR Series Autocross #48 - Photo Rally13 - Mendocino 2007 Tour13 - Driver’s Ed at Thunderhill Raceway14 - G24 Event at the Towe Museum16 - Carrera de Sierra XXX16 - Zone 7 Coyote Run VII Rally16 - Zone 7 Concours d’Elegance #716 - First-Aid and CPR ClassesFeatures and Reviews9 - The BS Tour10 - Zone 7 Rules at Parade 200712 - Holy Porsches!Columns and Departments2 - Chilli’s Chatter, Mike Willis7 - Drifting Back14 - September Membership Report, Rik Larson15 - August Board Meeting, Kevin Dougherty19 - Goodie Store, Tom Sisson19 - Index of Advertisers20 - The Last Word, Bud Behrens20 - Drifter ClassifiedsInformation and Committee DirectoryAutocross ChairMatt Deter 916.630.89245645 Harvest Road, Rocklin, CA 95765porsche@deter.comDriver Education Chair/EventsFrederick D. Rauch 916.989.31999580 Oak Ave. Parkway, Ste. 7 #188,Folsom, CA 95630fdr@fdrmotorsports.com/deevents@svr.pca.orgCharity ChairSusan Fleming 916.985.4142107 Cobb Court, Folsom, CA 95630trfleming@comcast.netConcours ChairKent Brandon 916.663.17023450 Hector Rd, Newcastle, CA 95658kent.brandon@ncbb.netGoodie StoreTom Sisson 209.296.535214537 Surrey Junction Ln., Sutter Creek, CA 95685targatom@volcano.netRally ChairHelen Ashuckian 916.481.27595440 Tree Side Dr., Carmichael, CA 95608helena@lanset.comTechnical ChairLisa Thomas 916.220.5641lisa@pure9design.comG24 ChairsRachel Johnson/Kim Nelson 916.933.4282305 Glen Ridge WayEl Dorado Hills, CA 95762kim356@directcon.netDummkopf ChairRandy Vidmar 916.624.31455207 Par PlaceRocklin, CA 95677oldbearbones@sbcglobal.netAdvertising ManagerDick MacFarlane 916.482.06525740 Windmill Way #11 • Carmichael, CA 95608dickm@hpsionline.comSacramento Valley Region, Porsche Club of America (SVR), publishes the Drifter monthly for its members. Written contributions and photos are welcome and should be e-mailed to the editor. The deadlinefor material is one month prior to the month of publication. SVR members should notify the membership director promptly of an address change to insure uninterrupted delivery. All material in this newsletteris protected by copyright. However, newsletter editor of others regions chartered by the Porsche Club of America may reprint any article provided that credit is given to the author and Sacramento ValleyRegion and that The Drifter is cited as the source.the drifter 1

Drifting back - September 2007by Larry Wilson30 Years Ago (September 1977)Sixty-five SVR members traveled to the Garden ValleyCountry Club near Fairfield for the September 9 joint dinnermeeting with ten members of Redwood Region. The deluxe affair,arranged by club manager (and SVR member), Phillip Marks,offered golf and tennis tournaments (chaired by Bob Schleh andJoyce and Jim Karver respectively) followed by a most enjoyableevening banquet. Merle Dodd and Joyce Karver won the men’sand women’s tennis tournament, no report about the golfers. TheSeptember 10/11, Redwood-Sacramento Valley Driving School atSears Point completed the weekend for Paul Bates, Jim and SheilaMcDade, Geary and Linda Lyons, Darrel and C.C. Overstreet,Peter Bogy, Dave Neukom, and Dale Newhouse. The first tracksession went very smoothly, but the rest of the event went south,both on and off the track. Fortunately, festivities ended before itgot too terribly out of hand, and the group went to Cattlemen’sto do what they did second best - eat.SVR’s September 18 Zone 7 autocross attracted 156 driversand 40 SVR workers. Tech workers included Delores McKinnon,Larry Dunn, Jim Bonney, Leon Biren, and Kirk Bradford.Carrera de Sierra III, a two-day, September 24/25, time anddistance rally with Rik Larson as rallymaster, was still in its flowerwith 84 rally cars (including 40 PCA teams) traversing back roadson Saturday (six checkpoints) through Sonora to Yosemite Park fora banquet and overnight stay, and then three more rally legs back tothe finish in Stockton on Sunday. Workers included Al King, Lettieand Lee Larson, Phillip Marks, Larry and Pat Wilson, Mike Willis,Dave Neukom, Ray and Frankie Engle, and Rich and Gail Burke.SVR members who trophied were Jim and Joyce Karver (2nd, ExpertUnequipped), Dave Brewer (2nd Novice Equipped), Ted and DianeColbert (5th, Novice Unequipped), Barbara and John Smolich (6th,Novice Unequipped), and Ted Strutz (10th, Novice Unequipped).20 Years Ago (September 1987)The September Drifter cover featured a nice shot of RichMcGlumphy in autocross action with his 914-6. That issue alsopictured Fred Siegner putting on the 18th green at RiverbendGolf and Country Club, C.C. Craig receiving his closest-to-thepin award from Shelia McDade, Ray Clements at the wheel ofhis 924 just after navigator Mike Willis got them lost on theVacaville BBQ tour, and Sally Boeck teaching Sara Clements howto stick out her tongue in response to the black flag at a GGRtime trial. Memorable days were those!Fifty-four SVR members in 27 Porsches hit five truly greatwineries during the September 13 Wine Tour by Jim McDadeand Kirk Bradford. “At the Napa Creek Winery, the fellow incharge kept giving us a bunch of full bottles after we volunteeredto help them out by pouring our own samples for tasting,” Jimsaid and added, “They kept opening, so we kept tasting.”The 1987 version of Carrera de Sierra, a two-day, September26/27, time and distance rally, with Stan Breyfogle as chairmanand John Clever as rallymaster, attracted 33 rally cars including15 cars from PCA. They left Rancho Cordova over the MormonImmigrant Trail to Mono Lake, and then to lunch in Bridgeport,and then to Lee Vining and into the back-way to Yosemite Park forthe evening barbecue under the stars. After returning the next day,they had clocked 12 hours of actual rally time. Low score for PCAentrants was Phillip Marks and D.D. King who finished 1st in ExpertUnequipped with a score of 266 seconds. Tom & Linda Gardnerwere 2nd in Beginner Class with 270 seconds. Sanford and EllenChance were 1st in Novice Class with 388 seconds. Other PCAfinishers were Ron & Sally Boeck (456), George & Nona Morley(939), Don Rassmusson & J. Turner (711), Allen & Dolores Weddle(818), Kirk & Linda Bradford (825), Jim & Sheila McDade (821),John & Arleen Pluth (1055), Jack & Christine Summerville, John &Tina Murphy (1085), Jim McMahon & Joyce Low (1231), Steven &Karen Taggart (2002), and Gale Schuck & Linda Carnes (2017).10 Years Ago (September 1997)The September 7 Charity Picnic/Auction at Tom and BrendaSolter’s home on Horseshoe Bar Road was chaired by Jose Urangaand also featured a “blind” wine tasting contest with Tomand Tambra Kroetz in charge. The day’s activities raised $1,800the drifter 7

The BS tourby Randy VidmarThis story is about the first-ever BS Wine Tour, awonderfully unusual Porsche tour on June 24 th puttogether by Barbie and Sheila, hence the title. Theladies publicized this tour very well. I know because I signedup for it five times! That’s how much I wanted to go. Believeme I, and I’m sure I speak for everyone, we had a wonderfuland unforgettable time.Everyone arrived on time in Rocklin at 8:30 A.M. Therewere about twenty-five cars, and we left promptly at 9:00 A.M.The first thing I noticed was that Jim McDade was not leading.He told me this tour was planned, and test-driven no less thanthree times by Barbie and Sheila. Jim brought up the rear as thesweep car. Barbie and Sheila were in the lead in Barbie’s beautifulCarrera 4S. There were Porsches of every year and color - a trulybeautiful sight. A couple of new members were on their firsttour. After the drivers safety meeting, we took off, following thedirections - or so we thought. (Do I see a possible Dummkopfaward coming?)Fortunately for us, Barbie and Sheila didn’t follow their owndirections! We left Rocklin and headed west, making a right turninstead of a left. Now I know why Barbie and Sheila tested theroute three times. I’ve lived in Sacramento for thirty-two yearsand have never been on some of these roads. Barbie and Sheilaare true Porsche people because every road was smooth, withminimum traffic, and fun to drive. The potty stop was wellplanned and, according to some of the attendees, very timely.In fact, during this whole tour we only spent five miles on afreeway (I-5) making this is a “Porsche tour” in the truest senseof the phrase. Avoiding freeways around here is really hard todo in order to drive to anyplace, but Barbie and Sheila figuredout how to do it, and there were plenty opportunities to stretchthe “legs” of our Porsches. It must be noted that this was not a“fast” tour; in fact, speeds were just right.We toured through downtown Napa to our first destination,the Chateau Potelle Winery, nestled in the Coast Rangeon the west side of Napa and having one of the most beautifulviews facing east toward Napa. Barbie and Sheila had reservedthe awning-covered deck overlooking the valley for us to eat ourpicnic lunches. The ladies had the winery staff provide a sixbottletasting of their finest wines. It doesn’t get any better thanthis - driving our Porsches, having good food, being with goodfriends, and tasting good wine.After lunch we toured deeper into the hills. The weather wasbeautiful and sunny, and the roads were smooth. Cabriolet topswere down, and coupe sunroofs were open. At Mumm Napa, whichhas ample parking space, Barbie and Sheila had set up a special tour- not your average tour, but one conducted by Mumm’s businessmanager. Halfway through the tour we were treated to a chilledglass of fine Mumm sparkling wine. It was a truly an exceptionaltour, very well executed, and exclusively for us.It turns out there was a dubious award for my signing up forthis tour on five different occasions. I almost goofed things up forBarbie and Sheila because they had to recount the numbers fourtimes to get an accurate count for the wineries and the restaurant.Oops. We spent a lot of time in the gift shop. Maureen spent alot of time and some money, and we left late for the next stop.I was following a silver 911 and two other cars were followingme. Assuming the 911 was on the tour, I followed it when itmade a turn the others following. The driver of the 911 stoppedand told me he had left the tour and was heading home. Oopsagain. Shows to go - one should stay with the group. I got backon track, and spotted Bill Keegan’s red Turbo turning off theroad. Aha, I now had the next stop in sight, albeit a little late.Our last stop was the Frank Family Winery where we hada private tasting - the sort of thing that makes one feel special.It turns out the winery owner had been involved with MGMduring Marilyn Monroe’s time. The tasting room was filled withold photos and memorabilia of her. It seems she routinely visitedthis small and intimate winery, which is easy to miss, but wellworth the stop.Dinner was at Brix in Yountville. This is an upscale restaurantand, as do most restaurants at this level, requires a depositof $200 and $75 a plate to reserve a private room. Barbie andSheila worked their magic to get us in for only the cost of eachperson’s meal - no easy feat because most restaurants won’t makesuch an accomodation. I don’t know how they did it, but I offermy personal thanks. The full menu was made available to us andthe quality of the food was superb.I’ve been touring with SVR for twenty-two years now, andthis tour was truly exceptional. It was planned, run, tested andmanaged in the finest tradition of SVR. I want to thank Barbieand Sheila and Jim, (after all he brought up the rear, also in afine tradition), for a truly outstanding and memorable tour. It isthe untiring and dedicated efforts of members like Barbie, Sheilaand Jim that make such events available to our members. All onehas to do is show up and have fun. Thanks again for your effortsin putting this tour together. If there is another one with yournames on it, count me in.the drifter 9

Zone 7 rules at Parade 2007by Larry Sharp, Zone 7 National Representativephotos by Ron LeppkeThis years Parade report begins with the bad news: theZone 7 team failed to repeat its performance in winningthe Zone Challenge crown as it did at Portland in 2006.Our team had fun making the Neillo Porsche Dealership sandcastle, competing in the tug of war, and participating in theFrisbee contest, but our efforts were not sufficient. Still, as goodPorsche friends, we had a good time.Now for the really good news: there were three major wins byZone 7 members. Dave Darling of Loma Prieta Region had thetop score in the Porsche Design Technical and Historical Quiz,the team of J. and Jessica Toney (Sacramento Valley Region)were the overall winners of the Yokohama Tire TSD Rally, andStephan Nieslony (Sacramento Valley Region) had TTOD (toptime of day) in the Michelin Autocross.Since San Diego was the first-ever five-day Parade, finding a timefor the traditional Zone 7 party was a challenge, given the constraintsimposed by the week’s abbreviated schedule. Thanks to Ted and IngridFrench and my wife KC, we arranged to have a Mexican Fiesta onthe Saturday afternoon before the formal start of Parade. Nearly allof the Zone 7 members who arrived in San Diego early were able toattend. It was an impressive gathering, and it took place on the lawnin front of PCA President Prescott Kelly’s hotel room.The Zone 7 party; photo by Ron LeppkeAt the Porsche AG/PCNA Concours d’Elegance on Monday,many Zone 7 Members subjected their cars to rigorous inspectionby the National PCA concours judges. In the Performance Touringgroup, Paul Seidel-Smith and Nancy Bishop (LPR) won their classwith their stunning 914-6GT Jagermeister racecar. In the Preservationgroup, Paul Scheffel (MBR) won with his 1973 911T. In thebattle of almost-perfect cars, Grover (Joe) Hartman (GGR), with his1974 911 Carrera won over Ed and Jon Dugan of LPR, who were(unfortunately) forced to move up a class. Joe also won his division.Long-time Zone 7 top competitors Rick Berberich (GGR) and KenRinehart took second in class with their 1968 911L. Rich and CindyWyett (SNR) enhanced their enjoyment of their first-ever Parade byeasily walking away with a first-place trophy in the Preparation/Touringclass with Cindy’s 996. (Cindy also autocrossedher car at the Grudge Autocross heldon the day following close of Parade.)Yan Feng and Frank Noock from RedwoodRegion entered a great-lookingBoxster in the Preparation/Full groupand took home class honors. YosemiteRegion President Paul Czopek took 1 stplace in Class Preparation/Touring 13with his 1997 Boxster.Tuesday was the day for all the rallyists to do their thing. KCand I had fun on the gimmick rally while the more serious membersof our group participated in the TSD (Time-Speed-Distance) rally. J.and Jessica Toney (SVR) easily outdistanced the field in the EquippedClass with a total score of 59 (a total error of just over thirty-fiveseconds) for all six legs. Not only were they first in class, they werefirst overall for the rally. Joe and Claudia Budro from Diablo Regioncame in fourth in that class. In the Navigational Class, David Bunch(Redwood) and Sharon Neidel (Golden Gate) took home 11 th place.Jim and Rhonda Ronin (Yosemite) took home 17 th , and Sue Kemperand Cameron Warren (SNR) took the 20 th spot. In the Unequipped-Plus Class, the team of Larry and Greg Adams (GGR) took home 3 rdspot, closely followed by Dave and Betty Pollack (GGR) in 5 th place.Long-time SVR members Tom Sisson and Darlene Byerley placed9 th . All-time Zone 7 Favorites Bud and Mary Ann Behrens, who wonthis class at the 2004 Parade but failed to read the general instructionsclosely, took home modest 22 nd place honors. Top-notch CPA andGolden Gate region member Olen Creech and his son James got anhonorable mention with a 29 th place finish. The Unequipped Classseemed to be the class most of the Zone 7 members entered. At thetop of the Zone 7 pile were Barry and Suzette Pangrle (LPR) in 3 rdplace, followed closely by Mike and Emily Willis (SVR) and Tim andRyan Fleming (SVR) in 6 th and 7 th spots respectively. Richard Wetzeland Delores McKinnon (SVR) earned 20 th place, with autocrossersChris Hamilton and Andrew Blyholder (GGR) trying to not begreedy by taking home 24 th spot.San Diego Region members took their autocross expertise toa new level. The course walk on Tuesday afternoon seemed to takehours to complete. I walked the course two times, and it took mea total of an hour and a half to complete it. The course was about1.25 miles in length and contained uphill, downhill, banked, andoff-camber turns that few other sites in the country could allowfor. It seemed to me that some of the Zone 8 folks were exhibitinga certain cockiness during the course walk. Since they autocross atthis venue year around, maybe they thought their familiarity withthe terrain would give them the upper hand. The cars from Zone8 were very sweet looking; most of them had all the latest and bestequipment. And maybe they thought they would show the countryhow to put on and how to drive a great autocross, which they did.However, the results, as far as the driving aspect was concerned,proved differently. With all of the big names driving the big-time6-cylinder cars and trying their best, they couldn’t keep up with thesmallest car in the Modified Class field. Steve Nieslony (SVR) in10 the drifter

class M01 squeaked past Tom Provasi (LPR) to take TTOD (TopTime of the Day). (For historians, Bill Newlin of GGR, drivinganother 4-cylinder 914, won TTOD when San Diego Regionhosted the 1992 Parade.) The list of Zone 7 Class winners is longand impressive:First Place WinnersClass DriverS03L Lavergne Thomas (DR)S06M Brad Zucroff (GGR)S07L Tish Gleason (DR)S08L Mary Ann Behrens (SVR)S012M Greg Adams (GGR)P01M Kim Nelson (SVR) (by over 20 seconds)P01L Rachael Johnson (SVR)P02L Lisa Laforge (LPR)P05M Miles Smith (GGR)P06M Terry Zaccone (GGR)P07M Ray Fiore (RR)P09M Dave McGuigan (GGR)P09L Carol McNamara (GGR)P15L Rebecca Cranfold (RR)P17L Kiska Icard (GGR)I01M Ted French (DR)I02L Juli Shelton (SVR)M01M Steve Nieslony (SVR)M01L Joy Sease (SVR)M02M Andrew Blyholder (GGR)M04L Sharon Neidel (RR)M05M Tom Provasi (LPR)M05L Sandy Provasi (LPR)Second Place WinnersS03M Mike Lommatzsch (LPR)S08L Christie Bacchus (DR)S12M Larry Adams (GGR)S12L Kay Gardali (YR)P01M Ray Johansen (SVR)P10M Larry Sharp (GGR)P15M Mike Willis (SVR)P17M Ron Halfhill (GGR)M03L Nancy Bishop (GGR)To these and to all the rest of the Zone 7 drivers who participatedin the Parade autocross: GOOD JOB! We all were apart of a very special day for Zone 7.A large number of Zone 7 members entered the Art Showcompetition, and many of them won awards. Second place in theAmateur Photo Class was GGR’s own Gerry Brown. In the CraftsClass (pun intended) first was taken home by Nancy Bishop andPaul Seidel Smith (LPR), and third was brought home by PastNational PCA President Burt Propp (GGR). In Fiber Art AmateurDivision, Shirley Neidel took home second place. In Fiber Art ProDivision, Linda Schmidt once again took home first place with abeautiful quilt. The Painting or Drawing Class Amateur was wonby Emily Hoover of LPR. Burt Propp is multi-talented and tookhome first place in the Jewelry Division. Hunter (tie-dye) Seasetook home second place in the Children’s Class with his greatdrawing of a red 917K. Not to be left out, lifetime GGR memberJean Ohl won second prize for her photo of Turbo the dog.To prove our zone has not only many talented rallyists,autocrossers, concours preparers, and artists, we had many trophy-winningefforts in the Tech and History Quiz. In the 356Men’s Class, Kim Nelson (SVR) took home 7 th place with hisscore of 27 points, strongly holding off Rik Larson (SVR), whohad a score of 19 to take the 13 th spot. The 356 Ladies Class sawa brave Rachel Johnson (SVR) score 15 points to take home 5 thspot. Early 911 Men’s Class is always the most popular class ateach Parade. Sequoia Region’s Kevin Molineaux took home a welldeservedsecond place with his score of 38 points. Your humbleZone rep took home 4 th with a score of 36 points and was thehighest-scoring Zone Rep. Grover (Joe) Hartman (GGR) tookhome 7 th spot with a score of 35 points. Terry Zaccone had a scoreof 32 points and was in 12 th spot. James Hurson from Redwoodregion scored 30 points, which placed him 16 th . The ladies sideof the Early 911 Class was well represented by Judy Zaccone(GGR), who scored 22 points to take home third place. Judy wasclosely followed by rallyist Jessica Toney (SVR) who took home6 th spot with her score of 20 points. Redwood Region PresidentKurt Fischer wanted to prove his Porsche IQ and entered theMid-911 Men’s Class. His score of 27 points placed him 10 th spotin his class. Bob (Good Times) Morgan found himself in 15 thspot with his score of 25 points. Andy Mayhew showed strongMary Ann Behrens, first-place winner in autocross class S08LJoy ease, first-place willer in autocross class M01Lthe drifter 11

perseverance and scored 22 points to takeZONEhome 21 st spot. As Past Zone 7 Rep andcurrent Zone 11 Rep, Tim Fleming hadmuch to prove to everyone, and didn’tdisappoint with a first-place showing inthe Late 911 Class. He scored 33 pointsand picked the right class to get a greattrophy. David Bunch tried to look overTim’s shoulder but was too far awayand scored 28 points to take home 7 thspot. Michael Tracy (SVR) rounded outthis field with a score of 22 points to take home 13 th spot. The996/997 Boxster class was well represented with Greg Reschke(GGR) scoring 33 points to win 4 th spot. He was just ahead ofPast National President Tom Bobbitt in 5 th spot. GGR’s VicePresident Bob Murillo had 28 points to take home 9 th position.And somehow Bob found a way to wake up his son Raphael totake a test on his vacation. Raphael scored a 19 th spot with hisscore of 18 points.If you have a Porsche trivia question you need answered,just turn to Dave Darling of LPR who not only won the 914Men’s Class, but also had the highest score overall with fortyonecorrect answers. Tom Provasi was in 6 th spot with his scoreof 30 points. Rob Neidel of Redwood scored 29 points to takehome 9 th position. Tom Sisson (SVR) and Gene Gilpin (Sequoia)scored 22 and 18 points respectively. In the 924/944/968 Men’sClass, three members of Zone 7 entered. Miles Smith took home7 th (24 points), Barry Pangrle (LPR) took 5 th (25 points), andAlfred Abken took 2 nd place (31 points). Waterpumper Women’sclass saw Sharon Neidel (Redwood Region) prove how muchshe knows with her score of 25 points to win her class. SuzettePangrle (LPR) was right on her heels in second place with a scoreof 22 correct answers. The last class to be represented, but notthe least, was the Cayenne Class. On the men’s side, Mike Lommatzsch(LPR) won with a score of 28 points, and his cousinDebbie Lindley placed 2 nd with a score of 13 pointsI want to give a special recognition to SVR member BudBehrens (Past Zone 7 Rep and Past National Safety chairman)who took home a third place trophy in Class IV of the PCANational Newsletter Contest for his accomplishments as editorof The Drifter for the last ten months. It was the only Zone 7newsletter entered in the contest to win a trophy this year.It has only been a few days since KC and I have returnedfrom San Diego, and I am still smiling. How much fun it was tospend five days in San Diego with the special group of people inZone 7. Many best wishes to all of Zone 7 members who wentto Parade in San Diego and let the country know “Its not justthe cars, it’s the people.”Till our next meeting, have a safe journey.Holy Porsches!by Rachel Johnsonphotos by John and Penny BirkettFifty-five Porsches, 110 people, and a Porsche collection wecould only wish for. I am talking about the Child’s garagetour that was on July 14, 2007. It was a sold-out event,with almost every kind of Porsche you could think of from 356to 997 and every model in between present. The weather wasa special order from the Porsche gods, who smiles upon us onceagain, provided fantastic food and swimming in an unbelievabletwo-level pool. But, of course, it was the people who attendedand helped put on this great event that mattered the most. Therewere four separate driving tours that led up to Stephen and VickyChild’s home in Placerville and self-led tours of the home’s threegarages, each filled with Porsches.Lunch was tri-tip, macaroni salad, chips, cookies and icecream for dessert. Huge thanks to Stephen and Vicki Childs forletting us take over again this year. Thanks to Rich Swenson,Judy Hanna and Kim Nelson for all their hard work in creatingsuch a successfully fun day. Also, thanks to the tour leaders whodid a fantastic job in getting everyone there, and to Mike Willisfor his assistance with the barbeque.With such great people as we have in our club it is not awonder why our club events are successful. It’s not just the cars,it’s the people.12 the drifter

Mendocino 2007 Tour - November 2 nd through 4 thby Rik LarsonAs of August 1 st thirty-five cars have signed up for this 3-daytour in November. So why such a big push to let peopleknow about an event that is two months away? Becausewe need to secure the rooms with deposits at the three primaryinns we have booked. The 2006 Mendocino tour had more thanfifty cars plus another ten cars from Redwood Region. Reservationsfor one-night stays on the coast are difficult. Contact RikLarson for additional information (see below).We have a block of rooms at the Hill House and the Mac-Callum House in Mendocino, and at the Little River Inn in LittleRiver. The Hill House block is being coordinated by Tom andTambra Kroetz (916.989.1984). The MacCallum House block isbeing coordinated by Frederick D. Rauch (916.989.3199). TheLittle River Inn block is being handled by Rik and Lettie Larson(916.481.6084). Contact the coordinators for additional informationabout the types of rooms remaining, deposits required,cancellation costs, etc. A deposit is required to hold a room atall locations. Cancellation policies are strictly enforced. If youwant to stay an extra day or two, either before or after the group,we will try to make it happen. But we must know NOW if youhave plans to stay extra days. It is easier to reserve the rooms forlonger periods (and then release the days if you don’t want them)than it is to add days to your stay.This is a very informal tour, with the only semi-competitiveevent being a kite-flying contest on Saturday afternoon. Golf(miniature and real), tennis, horseback riding, beach walking,kayaking, etc. are all available on the north coast. We can providemany suggestions as to the area restaurants, wineries, points ofinterest, etc.Driver’s Education EventFriday, September 21, 2007Thunderhill Raceway Park – Willows, CaliforniaFor more information, contact Frederick D. Rauch at deevents@svr.pca.org or call 916.989.0580,or go to “Registration” at www.trackmasters-racing.com.Other 2007 DE EventsThunderhill on Friday, October 12 th – TMR DE Event – Registration OpenThunderhill on Friday/Saturday, November 9 th & 10 th (Season Closer) – TMR DE Event – Registration OpenMazda Raceway at Laguna Seca on Thursday, December 6 th – TMR Event – Registration OpenMazda Raceway at Laguna Seca on Friday, December 7 th – SVR/PCA Event – Registration OpenHotel InformationFor Thunderhill, 20 rooms at the Best Western Golden Pheasant Inn have been blocked out at $64.95/king, $59.95/two doubles, and $69.95/two queens. For reservations, call 530.934.4603. Remember tomention TMR or Trackmasters when making reservations. If bringing an RV, contact Frederick D. Rauchat deevents@svr.pca.org or call 916.989.0580 for more information.PCA member Doug Gale of TrackMasters Racing operates TMR events. Doug Gale/TMR operates SVRstrictly as an SVR/PCA event with Logistic Assistance. DE events are not intended to be timed or raceevents. Any timing is done for personal purposes only and is not part of the operation of the event.the drifter 13

A tour or a rally: the 30 th running ofCarrera de Sierraby Rik LarsonCARRERA DE SIERRAXXXCarreraThe 30 th running of Carrera de Sierra is scheduled for the weekend of September 22-23. This traditional two-day time anddistance rally to the Sierra Nevada can also be run as a tour. The overnight stay this year is in Truckee.We are pleased to announce that Steve and Barbara McCrory will be our tourmasters this year (for those of you not wantingto participate in the rally but have all the fun with the group). We will start at Niello Porsche on Saturday morning; coffee anddonuts will be available.The rally is part of the 2007 Zone 7 Rally Series and draws contestants from many of the regions in Zone 7. The event is opento all types of cars, not just Porsches,This event includes the rally or the tour, each of which includes a Saturday afternoon social gathering after the day’s run and abarbecue at the finish in Loomis on Sunday.You are responsible for overnight accommodations in the Truckee area (see the flyer on the SVR web site for details). Start forboth the rally and the tour is from Niello Porsche in Rocklin. This year’s rallymaster is Richard Wetzel. We also expect to see thereturn of Goose’s Walking Rally at the social on Saturday afternoon.Preregistration is highly recommended. Entrants on the day of the event may be accepted but may have difficulty finding accommodationsin Truckee.Check the flyer on the SVR web site at www.derporsche.net for additional information.For further information, contact Rik Larson at 916.481.6084 or e-mail: rik.l@comcast.net.Golden Gate Region PresentsCoyote Run VIIOctober 6, 2007Sponsored by Carlsen Porsche3636 Haven Avenue • Redwood City, CA 94063Telephone (650) 701-9200Open to all cars, not just Porsches. • Cost is $20.00 per car.Entry fees donated to Child Advocates.Registration opens at 8:45 A.M. • Driver/Navigator meeting at 9:30 A.M.First-Timer meeting at 9:45 A.M. • First car out at 10:01 A.M.The Rally is specially designed for first timers and beginners.This is a Time/Speed/Distance (TSD) rally. Beginners and First-Timers will be given mileage or street names at mostturning points. Rally classes include Beginner, Novice, Expert Unequipped, and Expert Equipped. Classes will be basedon experience and equipment. The most experienced occupant in the car will determine the class. The rally covers about100 miles and will take approximately four hours to complete.Directions: Registration and start are at Carlsen Porsche in Redwood City. From US 101, take the Marsh Road exit Eastand turn left at the signal onto Haven Avenue.Show off your beautiful Porsche. Show everyone how much pride you have in it andmeet other Porsche enthusiasts when Diablo Region presentsZone 7 Concours d’Elegance #7Heather Farms Park301 N. San Carlos Drive at Ygnacio Valley RoadWalnut Creek, CA 94596September 16, 2007Registration opens at 8:00 A.M. Judging begins around 10:00 A.M.Fees:Judged cars - $20.00 per carIf you help judge - $10.00 per carDisplay only - $5.00 per carSeries 2007RallyConcoursAutocrossZone 7 Concours d’Elegance rules are available at http://zone7.pca.org.rules/Concours.pdfFor information, contact Larry Sharp at larrysharp@comcast.net or call 925.371.2258For information, contact Larry Adams at (650) 345-2232 or e-mail OldCarNut@aol.comSVR offers first-aidand CPR classesby Cookie AndersonSVR will offer two six-hour classes on Saturday or Sunday, October 13th or 14 th for thoseinterested in becoming certified by the American Health and Safety Institute as first-aid andCPR practitioners. The instructors will be Captain Jay Skidmore of the Sacramento Metro FireDepartment and Diane Spina of the American Red Cross.The cost is $65.00 for a one-year certification or $75.00 for a two-year certification. Included in the cost are books, a first-aid teachingpackage, a CPR mannequin, and lunch. An additional hour of instruction in infant CPR is available.Those interested in attending one of the classes or have questions should call Cookie Anderson at 916.988.6534. Unless a total offifteen students per class are enrolled by the preregistration deadline, the class will not be offered.16 the drifter

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Have I got a deal for you!Well, actually, it’s the same old deals asbefore, but I had to say something.Don’t forget to order your fleece vest andor microfiber jacket –it really will cool offsoon. In stock, I have:2 Red fleece vests with mini Porsche crest $35.003 Red vests with PCA logo $35.001 Microfiber jacket (wine) with SVR logo $55.001 Microfiber jacket (black) with PCA Racing outline logo $55.00Don’t forget sweatshirts, etc. All of these can be ordered with variouslogos and in various colors. Check the SVR website for pictures of allthe logos.Aren’t these deals exciting? We don’t beat around the bush. And (youknew this was coming, didn’t you?) how do you suppose that expressiongot started?Well, it goes back hundreds of years to when noblemen hunted wildboars. However, these brave nobles didn’t want to get too close to thesharp-toothed pigs. So the, uh, “noblemen” had young men beat thebushes to flush out the boars to be shot. Now these young guys weren’tstupid. They often evaded danger by beating near or around the bushesinstead of in them, where they were supposed to be, hence the phrase.See, it had nothing to do with the current President, or that, uh otherdefinition you may have heard.Contact your friendly GOODIE STORE people! See Tom Sissonat meetings and events, or contact him at 14537 Surrey JunctionLane, Sutter Creek, CA 95685, 209.296.5352 or E-mailtargatom@volcano.net.Index of AdvertisersA & S BMW 18Fabrication Specialties 4FDR Motorsports 17Frank’s AutomotiveIBCIPB – AutosportIFCKarma Kreations 8MP Parts 18Niello Porsche5, BCOK Tire ‘n’ WheelIBCPartsHeaven 18Performance Products 17The Racer’s Group 17Reflections in Glass 2RPM Kart Racing 3Silver Star Recycling 19TrackmastersIFCWalt Stickel 7the drifter 19

The last wordby Bud BehrensThere were so many articles and event ads to be included inthis issue of The Drifter that layout issues required moretime be spent on them than normal. So if your copy isdelivered a day or two late, blame it on the editor.Speaking of the editor: we’re still looking for some enthusiasticand qualified person to take over the editorship of The Drifterin January. The basic requirements include good English skills,experience in using a word processing program, the ability to usea page layout program (such as Microsoft Publisher, Adobe Page-Maker, Adobe InDesign, or Quark Express), and some experiencewith print production terms and techniques.Of course, a computer and a printer are required. (SVRowns a laptop and an external hard drive.) The editor must havea photo program such as Adobe Photoshop Elements and a programfor creating PDF (portable document format) files.Since The Drifter is uploadedto our printer via FTP (file transferprotocol), high-speed internet accessis a must.The production of each issue requires around 20-25 hoursof my time each month (except for this month) which includesassembling and editing all of the text material, editing photos,adjusting graphics, juggling ads, and putting everything together.By the way: our contributors have been pretty good about meetingDrifter deadlines.If any of you who think you might like to tackle the job andwould like to have more information, call me at 209.477.6496 anyday between 7:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. or send an e-mail message tobudnmaryann@cs.com.Meanwhile: Yeah, Zone 7, especially SVR, for the greatperformance by our members at the San Diego Parade!Drifter ClassifiedsDrifter Classifieds for Porsches and/or Porsche-related parts or accessories are available at no charge to PCA members (pictures with text are $15 each); non-membersmay submit ads, $20 each; pictures with text add $15 each (member & non-member). Make check payable to PCA-SVR and send with ad to PCS-SVR, P.O. Box254651, Sacramento, CA 95865-4651. Commercial ads are not accepted. Please contact our Advertising Manager for commercial advertising information and rates.All ads must be submitted by e-mail to the Newsletter Editor and received by the editor by the 1 st day of the month prior to publication. Ads may e shortened to fitavailable space. Editor is not responsible for content and reserves the right to reject any ads submitted. Not responsible for any errors or omissions. As an additionalbenefit to our members, all ads are included in the classified section of our web page. Ads are not verified for content. It is the buyer’s responsibility to verify theinformation in the ads. Ads run for three months unless cancelled.Porsches for Sale2003 Boxster S: WPOCB29813U662789; only 22,550 milesand in beautiful condition for sale by original owner.All maintenance performed by Niello Porsche; complete records.Includes cruise control, heated seats, wind deflector, digital hi-fisound, CD storage, painted wheel crests, Porsche car cover, tricklecharger, Michelin Pilot Sports with 1500 miles. $34,000 OBO.Photos e-mailed on request. Contact Don at 530.367.2191 ore-mail dek906@ftcnet.net. (09/07)2002 911 Turbo Coupe: WP0AB29932S686277; Minerva blue metallic/Graphitegrey, 6-speed, walnut burl, DVD navigation, 6 CD, BoseSound, factory quad-tips, supple full leather interior. This local carhas never seen a wet road; all-original, beautiful custom factory color(from the early 80’s and only one known to exist). 8850 pamperedmiles; ready to show. The car cost over $130k new, but can be yoursfor $77,000. Call or e-mail for pictures. David Smith, El DoradoHills, CA. 916.220.7701, dsmith4021@comcast.net. (08/07)1974 914-6 Racecar: 2.8: Fresh motor & trans w/limited slip, Sheridanbody. Have records. For information and pictures, call E. J.Fontaine at 530.621.1588 or e-mail fast914@sbcglobal.net. (07/07)1972 914: 2.1L, 4 cyl. 120-125 H.P., completely rebuilt motor w/44Webbers, approx. 4000 miles on new engine, 904 shifter, suspensionwork, full gauges, 5 Fuchs wheels, Momo steering wheel, toomuch to list, $30K invested, 74,000 original miles, excellent condition.$13,000. For details, call, Richard Shelton at 530.863.0446or e-mail: richardshelton2000@comcast.net. (09/07)Wanted1972 911S Coupe: Would like to purchase from good home arelatively unmolested numbers-matching 1972 911 S Coupe (notTarga) in very good to excellent condition with good history andfundamentals such as owners manual and tools. Please call Georgeat 775.750.8202. (07/07)OtherSan Diego Parade Photo CD: 400 photos covering most elements ofthe Parade from Saturday, 6/30/07, through the Midway VictoryBanquet on July 5. These selected photos have a Zone 7 focus andinclude, for example, over 60 autocross images. $45 includes S&H.To order, contact Ron Leppke at lepprd@mac.com. (09/07)20 the drifter

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