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April 2014 1

Voices from the Trunk

Voices from the Trunk is the official publication of Northern Ohio Region (NOR) PorscheClub of America (PCA). Statements and opinions herein are those of the authors and donot necessarily represent the official position of NOR or PCA.

Permission is granted for other PCA Regions to reprint articles, provided credit is givento the author and Voices from the Trunk. Subscriptions: Free for NOR members. Non-members: $25 per year. Send subscription requests to the Editor. 2014 NOR PCA.

NORs website with up-to-date event schedules,

downloadable forms, pictures, Voices in color, and more!

Read All About It!Around the Zone ............................. 6Michael Soriano

Hail and Farewell ........................... 11Roberta Heller

PCA Whirly Ball .............................. 12

Porsche Unveils New Liveries .... 13

Porsche I.Q. Quiz ......................16-17

Chumpcar Adventure ............18-23

Autocross & Car Clinic ............24-25Checel, Bradley & Hulick

Spring Mid-OH DE Preview ........28Lori Bryant

Whats Next?April-May Events .............................. 4

Calendar of Events ................. Insert

Staff Columns

Pace Lap .............................................. 2Skip Wolfe

Your Board Members.........................3

Anniversaries & New Members... 14Pat Ellert

Monthly Minutes............................15Kellen Miller

Checkered Flag ...............................34Noah Wheeler

Consume!The Paddock ....................................30

Classified Ads

Support our Sponsors! ..................31

Advertisers Index

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April 2014 32 NOR-PCA Voices from the Trunk

pace lap president skip wolfe

your norpca board: 2014-2015 officers

*President Skip Wolfe

666 Meadowlane Dr.Richmond Heights, OH [email protected]

*Vice PresidentKent Winter

2900 Lamplight Lane Willoughby Hills, OH 44094 440-223-9970 [email protected]

*Secretary

Kellen Miller3608 Payne Ave., #301Cleveland, OH 44114330-340-3335 (c)[email protected]

*TreasurerEric Christiansen2884 Huntington Rd.Shaker Heights, OH [email protected]

*Past PresidentKeith Inniss440-669-1420 (c)[email protected]

*MembershipPat Ellert7559 Brecksville Rd.Independence, OH [email protected]

*Competition Director Ed Baus 216-265-8057 [email protected]

Zone 4 Representative Michael Soriano Mill Rd.

Johnstown, OH 43031740-967-6027

[email protected]

Social DirectorsDiane Baus

Tech SessionsBrad Kennett

440-309-5002 [email protected]

Chief Instructor Bob Bryant

[email protected]

AutocrossDoug [email protected]

RallyemastersAva Singerman & Bob Palmer440-821-8630 (c)[email protected]

ConcoursMark [email protected]

IRAC RepresentativeJohn [email protected]

Technical & SafetyMike Garriga216-408-5652 (c)[email protected]

Voices [email protected]

Advertising & Sponsor CoordinatorShannon [email protected]

WebmasterBill [email protected]

Charity Director

Karen Latsko [email protected]

* Voting Board Member

Spring is here! We have finally hadsome warm sunny days and an evensurer sign the 12 Hours of Sebringand the Australian Grand Prix racestook place! The Sebring/AustralianGP weekend is one of the best raceweekends of the year with two iconicraces. This years Australian GP wasespecially interesting because ofthe sweeping rule changes, the big-gest of which is the move to turbocharged V6 engines combined witha much more powerful KERS (KineticEnergy Recovery System). The en-

gines have way more torque com-pared to last years V8s which makesfor some fun racing as the cars have alots of power induced oversteer, Thatsaid I really miss the sound of the V8engines spinning at 16,000 rpm (re-ally miss the 18,000 rpm V10s!)

Sebring was a great race to watch,although I had to watch most of itstreamed through my iPad to the Ap-ply TV since Fox 1 only broadcastedthe beginning of the race. Porschewon the GT class with their new 991RSR and the GT Daytona class withthe 991 GT America which is basedon the Cup car.

April brings us a couple fun events.The first is a new Tech Session atCleveland Whiskey and Magnet.Greg Krizman and Dave Pierson ofMagnet (Manufacturing Advocacy &Growth Network) will show off theirfacility and demonstrate their RapidPrototyping processes. Dave sayshell make something cool on the 3Dprinter for us to see. And at the samefacility, Tom Lix of Cleveland Whiskeywill show us his whiskey productionfacility designed with help fromMagnet. We will get to see the cur-rent state of the art local distilleryand get to sample what they make.April 27st brings us our first drivingevent of the year. We will be holdingour annual Autocross/Car ControlClinic at Lakeland Community Col-lege. The event will cover all of thebasics of autocross and is a perfectintroduction for the novice, as wellas a good refresher for the veteransout there. For those of you who maynot be familiar with autocross, anautocross is a low to medium speed

auto racing events that is run in alarge parking lot. One driver at a timenegotiates a course laid out with thecones, or pylons, testing their skillagainst the clock. Time penalties arecharged for disturbing cones. Auto-crosses are an excellent way to seewhat your Porsche can do (and whatyou are capable of as a driver!) in asafe and controlled environment

Our first Divers Education event willbe held at Mid-Ohio on May 3-4. Whatis a Drivers Education event? It is twofull days of learning the capabilitiesof you and your car on a world-classroad course facility in Lexington, OH.Drivers will be grouped accordingto experience to drive with an in-carinstructor on the rolling layout ofthe 2.34 mile, 14 turn circuit. Thereis also classroom instruction and a

lapping day for instructors and ex-perienced students on Friday, April27th. I would encourage anyone whohas never been to Mid-Ohio to comeon down sometime during the eventweekend to check it out.

On a final note, I wanted to intro-duce Noah Wheeler, our resident DEphotographer, and new Editor of thisnewsletter. Noah has been comingto the track for years with his DadMorris, and has built up quite repu-tation for all of his fantastic photog-raphy as well as being our residentguru for Harrys Laptimer an iPhonebased data acquisition app. Noah isone of the biggest Porsche nuts youwill ever meet and I look forward toseeing what he has in store for theVoices!


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great full weekend should you choose to do that.

Car Control Clinic - Kickoff To Autocross

Saturday, April 27, 2014 6:00 p.m.Location: Lakeland Community College

7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, Ohio

First of many autocross events this year. See pages 22 & 23forfurther details. Freefor all NORPCA members.If you have any questions or want a registration form, contact:Doug Bradley - [email protected] or (440) 428-7043or John Hulick Cell: 440-477- 6543

Drivers Education

Friday-Sunday, May 2-4, 2014Location: Mid- Ohio Sport s Car Course

7721 Steam Corners Rd, Lexington, OH 44904

Drivers Education events are a fun learning experience with your car.Each driver is paired with an in-car instructor for driving sessions andthere are off-track learning sessions throughout the weekend as well.Friday May 3 is an open lapping day for advanced students and in-structors.The club has loaner helmets so if you dont have a Snell 2005 or 2010M or SA rated helmet, please contact Lori Bryant at [email protected] or 440-247-1487 to reserve a helmet or to ask any questions.

The registration is at www.clubregistration.net

Wine Tasting & BBQ

Saturday, May 17, 2014 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.Location: Marshall Goldman Motors 24661 Miles Rd., Warrensville Hts, OH

This will be apay in advance only event. No money will be acceptedat the door. This year the cost will be $15/person with $5 being do-nated to Make a Wish Foundation.Payment can be made online at http://norpcabbq.eventbrite.com/or Make check payable to NORPCA and mail it before April ??? to:7262 Stone RoadIndependence, OH 44131NO ONE WILL BE ADMITTED WITHOUT PRE-PAYMENT.PLEASE contact Jim Forcina with any questions at: [email protected]

Monthly Board Meeting

Monday, April 7, 2014 7:00 p.m.Location: Market Garden Brewery 1947 W. 25th St., Ohio City

All new business proposals are to be submitted in advance of themeeting. This will allow them to be added to the agenda so thattime may be allocated for discussion. Please contact Skip Wolfe withyour agenda items.

Questions: Please call Skip Wolfe at 440-527-3839 /email [email protected]

or Kellen Miller at 330-340-3335 / email [email protected]

April Technical Session

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 6:00 p.m.Location: MAGNET/Cleveland Whiskey

1768 E 25th. St., Cleveland,

Greg Krizman and Dave Pierson of Magnet (Manufacturing Advocacy& Growth Network) will show off their facility and demonstrate theirRapid Prototyping processes. Dave says hell make something coolon the 3D printer for us to see.

Tom Lix of Cleveland Whiskey, will show us his whiskey production fa-cility designed with help from Magnet and on the next floor. Well

see the current state of the art local distillery and get to sample whatthey make.

Please RSVP by Monday April 14 to Brad [email protected] 440-309-5002

Hershey Porsche Swap Meet

Saturday, April 19, 2014 All day eventLocation: Hershey Park, Hershey, PA www.cpapca.org

As the largest swap meet IN THE WORLD, this is an exciting destina-tion for Porsche enthusiasts. You will see more P-cars and more P-vendors in one place on one day than anywhere else. Although youpay to park, it is a free event. There are many hotel/motels in the areaand wonderful restaurants, attractions and things to do making this a

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Around the Zone

by Michael Soriano

Greetings PCA Zone 4 Members,

I am pleased to be able to share some very exciting newswith you. The Porsche Club of America has seen tremen-dous growth recently, and as a result, has had a very suc-cessful and profitable year. One of the topics during ourZone Rep meetings over the past few months has beenwhat to do with this surplus of funds; if it is to be refunded,and if so, how much. And, it is my pleasure to inform you that in an unprec-edented move, PCA will be refunding a total of $500,000 back to the regions.The payout for this total will be distributed as follows; each region will re-ceive a one-time rebate subsidy of $7.50 per primary member, and regionscan utilize these funds in any way they see fit.This is perfect timing as most of the regions within our zone are preparingfor the upcoming driving season. I am certain this new influx of unexpectedfunds will be a welcome addition to each of your regions, and will be usedto improve a wide variety of activities throughout the year. Be sure to checkyour local regions website and newsletter for the latest details on the manyevents close to you that are being planned. Also, consider attending otherregions events, such as: Ohio Valley Region will hold the rst DE of the Season at Mid OhioSports Car Course April 4-6 Central Indiana Regions Spring Color Auto Tour Weekend to Cincin-nati is April 5-6 Saturday, April 5, Allegheny Region is holding an All Member Dinnerto welcome their New Members. The Michiana Regions Membership Meeting is on Wednesday, April9, 2014, at 6 :30 p.m. at Columbos Restaurant in Elkhart, IN Maumee Valley Regions 4th Annual Curling Event is Thursday, April10 at the BGSU Ice Arena. Join Southeast Michigan Region on Saturday, April 12, for theirModel T Plant Tour

Time with Tim Rally Sport Regions monthly tech session will takeplace on Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 25-27, Mid-Ohio Region will hold their rst DE at the Mid-OhioSports Car Course The Northern Ohio Region Car Control Clinic will be held at LakelandCommunity College in Kirtland, OH. Check their website for more details. Western Michigan Regions Spring Brunch is on Sunday, April 27 atCygnus 27 in Grand Rapids, MI Registration opens Tuesday, April 1 for The 59th Annual Porsche Pa-rade which will be held in Monterey, CA on June 14-21, 2014. Put this eventon your calendar and plan to attend, volunteer to help out and have fun withPCA members from across the US and Canada. It will be a great time for all.I look forward to having the opportunity of meeting each and every oneof you at these upcoming events. If you have any questions of commentsplease feel free to contact me at [email protected]

Thanks,Michael


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Monterey is the site of our 59th Porsche Parade, to be held thisJune 15 through 21, 2014. This is PCAs annual extravaganzaof competitive and social events. Only minutes away from thebeautiful Pacific Ocean, well be treated to drives on the famousPacific Coastal Highway, to some of Californias legendary vine-yards, and through the hills and valleys of northern California.Of course, Parade has a long history of friendly competition andthat will continue this year with the always challenging Con-cours dElegance, TSD rally, autocross, and the tech-quiz.

Registration will open on April 1st (new date!),and there willbe a link to register onpca.org and parade2014.pca.org. This Pa-rade will be very popular, but we will accept ALL entries. Wecan accommodate all entrants for each of the banquets and allcompetitive events, as well as most activities. Tours on somedays will sell out, however.

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Everybody had fun at the recent Whirly Ball event. Be sureto check pages 4 and 5 or NORPCA.org for upcoming socialevents. Remember, its not just the cars, its the people.

NORPCA Whirly ball event pictures THe 919s Intelligent New Livery

When Porsche first revealed theofficial livery for the 919 Hybrid,the groans from the press wereunderstandable.

For months, leaked conceptdrawings of Martini liveries hadbeen popping up in the automo-tive media. Everyone was excitedfor the return of Porsche to LeMans, but even more so for the

return of the legendary Martinilivery. Disappointingly, at the of-ficial Geneva reveal, Martini wasnot present. Just a boring black

and white color scheme. No trib-

ute to the screaming prototypesof Porsche past. All was not losthowever. The livery containedmore than meets the eye.

When viewed from above, a se-cret message is displayed, sud-denly making the graphics seemjust a little more intelligent. Halfof Porsche Intelligent Perfor-mance is displayed on the top,with the other half being on theother car.

Just like the technology in theircars, Porsche wanted their liveryto be intelligent. Also present onthe Sebring winning GTLM 911

RSR, expect this motto to be in-creasingly present in Porschemarketing material in the yearsto come.


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April Anniversaries & new members

Pat Ellert

Send a note with yourold & new address to:Pat Ellert:PCA Membership7559 Brecksville Rd.Independence, Ohio44131email: [email protected]

If you note any incorrect information on the

Anniversary or New Member l ists, please notify Pat

Ellert so the records may be updated.

If your mailing label is incorrect or you wish to change

your mailing address for Voices, please contact Pat

Ellert to update the mailing list.

YEARS MEMBER

48 William & Janice Ramsey39 Melvin Schoenstein & Brenda Eliner30 Sam Hunter & Lorrie Taylor28 Robert Yackle27 Martin Dodenhoff & Ann Gelehrter24 Mike Immarino & Michelle Doehring23 Walter Chapman20 Brant & Stacey Giere18 Dan & Kate Pierson17 John Williams & Marcie Goodman17 Thomas Kroth17 Mike Garriga & Susan DeSantis

16 Paul & Kim Deutsch15 Robert & Judie Lasser15 Donald & Susan Michalek15 Russell Mitchell14 James & Sharon Schoenegge14 Frank & Denise Seidelmann14 Kevin & Michael Meccia14 Patrick Mccarthy13 Martin & Kathleen Foy13 Walter & Jeremy Beach12 Paul & Elsie Reddix11 Thomas & Debra Varcak10 Joel & Brian Aberth10 John Jr & John III Zbozien9 John & Deborah Blair9 James & Diane Forcina8 Steve Matousek8 David Tarditi & Susan Shondel8 Mark & Alexander Sterling8 Stephen Osborn7 Robert & Bob Zawtocki7 Norman Conti

7 Larry Porcellato6 David Owen6 John & James Ballrick5 Albin & Philip Muren5 Bill & Cynthia VerDuin5 Mark Smith5 Morgan & Sharon Griffiths4 Jeffrey & Diane Gerrone

4 Karl Kleinert4 Steve & Sarah Drazetic4 Dean & Donna Guigas Siegman4 David & Annette Zappala4 Donald & Mary Beth Link4 Fareed Siddiq4 Thomas Nicholas3 Robert & Wealthy Hayes3 Douglas Tabbutt & Jon Sabo3 Jon Sabo2 Kevin Rohrer & Beverly Fraser2 David & Melissa Block

2 Larry Kerns2 Paul & Cary Klingensmith III2 Susan Olson2 Robert & Aimee Smith2 Timothy Smith2 Stephen & Sonja Metzler1 Robert & Ted Bienerth1 Scott Ellrich1 Steve Katz1 Sean Swick1 Alan Zelina

We look forward to meeting thesefolks and their Porsches at futureNOR events.

New Members

Corey Bise - Strongsville 2010 Cayman SJon Deak- Geneva 2001 BoxsterJoseph Palmer - Strongsville 2001 BoxsterDaryl Sconyers - Mentor 2013 BoxsterJohn Supinski- Westlake 1986 944 TurboDoug Zlatic- North Royalton 1983 911 SC

board meeting minutes kellen miller

Attendees: Keith Inniss, Walt andPat Elert, Skip Wolfe, Ed and DianeBaus, Shannon Mccue, Eric Chris-tianson, Brad Kennett, Kent Winter,and Kellen Miller

Minutes: No Changes to last monthsminutes.

Treasurers Report: Eric gave a ver-bal report for the month (printedreports available upon request). Big-gests transactions for the monthwere for the upcoming Mid-OhioDE/Club Reg. Eric also what over aproposed budget for 2014(these willbe available when completed).

Social Events: April is in progresshowever nothing nailed down, May17th Marshall Goldman Wine Tasting/ Car show this is a tentative date,waiting to hear back from Joe Levak.June 14th Dinner @ Nelson Ledgesput on by Porsche of Beachwood.July House Party with Skip Wolfe andTara Turner Date to be determined.August House Party Rib CookoffMike Garriga and Sue Desantias dateto be determined. September 13thHouse Party with Kent Winter, dateto be announced. October workingon either house party or something

with North Olmsted Porsche, andthen the Annual Meeting in Novem-ber. On December 13th the HolidayParty will be at the House of Blues7-12pm.

Drivers Ed:Annual Drivers ed meet-ings was held in Febuary, it was wellattended, and everything went oververy well with all attendees. Ed wentover all things that were discussedat the meeting, and one of the bigthings that was decided upon wasdedicated roles for members thatare helping run the event. Alsoevents will be limited to 100 stu-dents total, professional coaches willbe available, and most of the mid-ohio ammenties will be utilized(the

tower). Autocross would like to pur-chase a bullhorn(this was okayedby the board). Helmets for taste ofthe track are going to be purchasedfrom both Apex Performance andTrack First(to help assist our spon-sors). Still waiting on LLC to givedates for further Autox events forthe season.

Rally: Still looking for a date in Au-gust to organize an event.

Charity: Jon Sabo as proposed do-ing a joint Amercian Heart Associa-tion with him at Crawford Auto Mu-seum. Were still trying to figure outa local charity to support through-out the year, the board is leaningtoward focusing on Food Bank/FoodCenters this year. Details will followin the months.

Advertising: No news

Concourse: No news, however theboard is looking for additional clubmembers that will help get partici-pants and other clubs involved forthe season.

Tech Talks: Tech session at Porscheof Beachwood went over very

well(over 60 members attended).March event will be at Track First inHudson on March 14th. April 16ththere will be an event at Magnet/Cleveland Wiskey , it will start at6pm.

Membership: Total of 641 mem-bers, 6 new members, no transfersin, 3 transfer our, 12 non-renewals,and 30 renewals. What to do withthe extra Panos we receive fromNational, most likely will split thembetween the 2 dealerships.

Misc: Website, need to push to get itcompleted and up to running at cur-rent internet standards.


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Porsche I. Q. Quiz

1. The name for Porsches new compact SUV is Macan

which in Indonesian means tiger.

a. Trueb. False

2. The hybrid concept was not new to Porsche in 2010.

In what year did Ferdinand Porsche develop the Lohner-

Porsche Mixte with wheelhub electric motors and a spark-

ignition engine?

a. 1960b. 1949c. 1902d. 1900

3. In 1997 Porsche continued the supercar lineage of

the 959 with the 544hp carbon fiber, DM 1.5M, 911 GT1.

How many units did Porsche produce?

a. 1000b. 100c. 20d. 5

4. At the end of 1967, Porsche built 23 911s for racingdesignated the 911R. These Spartan 911s had which of the

following modifications.

a. a 210 HP Carrera 6 type engineb. plexiglass side windowsc. fiberglass bodyworkd. All of the above

5. What does the 924 and Audi R8 have in common?a. Audi enginesb. Built at Neckarsulmc. Cabriolet optiond. All of the above

6. What is the measured time saving during a Le Mans

start if the ignition switch is on the left?

a. 1/20secb. 1/5 secc. 1/10 secd. 1/100 sec

7. The debut of the Porsche Indy car was at Laguna Secain 1987. The car lasted only 6 laps before retiring.

a. Trueb. False

8. Kuhnle, Kopp & Kausch AG supply _____________ to

Porsche.

a. Superchargersb. Turbochargersc. Radiosd. Shock absorbers

9. Roger Penske ordered 15 Carrera RSs in 1973 for hismade for TV International Race of Champions?

e. Truef. False

10. Porsches customer magazine, Christophorus, is

named for the patron saint of travelers.

a. Trueb. False

1.a

2.d

3.c

4.d

5.b

6.c

7.a

8.b

9.a

10.a

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Our adventure starts theway many others have in thepast. Three NOR guys sittingaround with beers talking aboutracing at different tracks. Kellenis telling Skip and I about howhe and the team we be racingare heading out to California inDecember to race in a chump carrace at Mazda Laguna Seca Race-way (LSR). In the conversationKellen encourages us to contact

Patrick Hawkins and Bob Lasserbecause they have plans to taketheir 944s2 to do the same andthey have room for a couple ofdrivers. At the time, although ex-

cited, the two of us only give theopportunity a ten percent chance

of coming together. After abouta month of time, a few emails andphone calls, things were look-ing better and better. The guyswere indeed going to Californiaand they would take us as driv-ers. We were still hopeful, but stillseemed like a long shot, chancesjumped all the way to 20 percentin our minds. Time to buy airlineticket, Shannon McCue was ableto squeeze on the team and theplan was to taking shape. So, nowwe are 5 total committed driversfor a double 7.5 hour race Chumpcar style. The double 7.5 formatmeans that there is 7.5 hours ofracing each day and the cars are

sequestered over night for a totalrace time of 15 hours. Each driverwould have 3 hours of seat timeif all things going well. The teamwas not going to be without itschallenges. The only team mem-ber who had ever driven at LSRwas Bob who had driven somemild laps on a motorcycle. Therewas not going to be any practice,warm up, or qualifying, so formost of us the first time we were

to experience the track was ourturn in the car. On top of that, thiswas Skips first race, Patricks sec-ond race, and Bobs first time backafter a several years of hiatus. So,no problem.

Ok, back to the plan. Kellengoes through the car, it goes onthe trailer, and car is transportedto Daytona for the weekend withDave Pierson and the Audi ClubDE. The car then is transporteddirectly across country by Patrickand Bob to Monterey for the race.Skip, Shannon, and I fly out on Fri-day and meet up with Patrick andBob for Friday afternoon tech. Wethen planed to drive 1.5 hourseach day with fueling every other

driver change. The driver order asdecided by the car owners was tobe Ed, Bob, Patrick, Shannon, andSkip.

Everyone made it to the trackjust fine (after a great pastramisandwich I might say). The carsailed through tech without a

hitch, and all our gear checkedwith no problems. The car hadsome additions two way radioequipment and some extra noisedampening because of the trackextreme sound limits. At the endof the day the plan was perfectlyon track. Friday night we foundour hotel, found a good place toeat, and got a good nights sleepall while trying to shake off thejet lag.

Saturday morning we got tothe track early, set up our pitstall, had to move our pit stalland reset it all up again, and got

the car ready. I got my gear on

since I was the first one out, radiochecks to make sure driver andcrew could be heard no prob-lems everything seemed perfect.

Chump car starts their races inan interesting way. They do notdo the traditional rolling start ora standing start. They put all thecars out on track and perform atransponder check to see thatthey can see everyone. They thenpick a car at random and as soonas that car rolls across the startfinish, they drop the double yel-lows and the race is on.

I run out on track and it looks

exactly like the videos I have beenwatching and the video games Ihave been playing. The first timeI get to the top of the corkscrew,however, I am just completelytaken away by the drop. I geton the radio to exclaim my Wa-hoo as I fall down the corkscrew,WHAT A RUSH! After a couple ofslow laps around the track, I cansee the corner worker fiddlingwith their double yellow so I getready and sure enough, Shannonis on the radio with the greenflag announcement and awaywe go. The competitors are care-ful of each other or as we call itgentlemen racing. There are noissues at the beginning of therace. I am running around hav-

ing a good time and learning thetrack. I short shift and coast pastthe sound shack every lap.

You remember me saying thatLaguna has a VERY restrictivesound limit. The sound limit is2 db less than what is permittedon public roads in California. Werealize early on Saturday morn-ing even before we go on trackthat our car is among the loudestin the paddock. We might havea problem. Before we go out wesend Skip out to find more muf-flers. We knew we were goingto need to do something. Fri-day night we had gotten a rollof screen material and a bunch

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of steel wool to create a customsecond muffler in the tail pipealong with a 90 degree bend toturn the sound away from wherethe sound recording was goingto be taken. Back out on track,I am running lifting and coast-ing by the sound shack. On the

second hot lap, the car, chokedby the extra restriction coughsout (belches, regurgitates, pukes(your choice))our custom muf-fler almost directly in front of andobviously in protest to the soundshack.With the car noticeably louder, Iknew that we were going to havea problem. Sure enough, half anhour later, when our grace periodwas up the meatball flag cameout for me signifying that therewas a mechanical problem withmy car. Communication with thecrew confirmed that the failurewas due to a sound issue. Did Imention that at the time we were

in first place working our way upfrom fifteenth. Well, we led therace for a few laps anyway. I pullthe car into the paddock to findthat Skip had returned from hisadventures with a FlowmasterMuffler, another 90 degree bendand a 180 degree bend. Skips

adventures included finding themuffler at AutoZone, no luck atone muffler shop, then a secondmuffler shop with dirt floors cutapart some existing used pipesand weld together two priorpieces together. We quickly fiteverything up and cut the exist-ing tail pipe to make the rightfit. We then have about thirtyminutes for our turn for a chanceto use a borrowed arc welder toweld the setup together becausethe clamps Skip got were justnot strong enough to deformthe steel pipes robbed from theold stock exhausts. Finally ourchance at the welder, I have not

stick welded for years but I havestick welded so I am up. In myrace suit, lying under the car, us-

ing a welder that only worked ifShannon held the connection tothe generator just right and Bobheld the connection to the weld-er just right, welding the pipes onthe car. Success the car is quieterand everything looks right. My turn in the car is over and Bobsuits up and jumps in. He goesout on track and does a soundcheck. No issues, so it is back at it.We are feeling confident. Aboutthirty minutes in he calls to askhow the muffler looks since, hejust got bumped from the backand was worried that the mufflertook the hit. It all looked goodfrom where we were at, so hekept at it. Bob was having a goodtime until about an hour into hisrun the meatball came back out.Second strike on the sound if weget three strikes and we are donefor the weekend. This time, thesound was only a 93db insteadof our original 102db, so weare close. We bring the carin to the paddock add in aex pipe to our tail pipe flledwith more screen and steelwool (much better secured).Bobs time in the car is done.Patrick suits up and goes out.

Skip and I jump in thevan and head back into town

for more gas and more muf-ers. The thought is that wecan add something more sig-nifcant in the evening so thatwe can be rock solid for Sunday.The only auto parts store thatSkip did not hit up was NAPA be-cause they had not opened tilllater than he was there, so NAPAwas our first stop. The counter-workers tell us that they had nomufflers. We figured that a cata-lytic converter would also dead-en sound, so we asked aboutone of those too. The great guysthere said that they need to goin the back and see what theyhad. He returned laughing with a

box that looked like it might have

been there since the 1930s. Inthe box was a great looking muf-fler with a 3.25 inch input and a 2inch output. The 3.25 inch endhad a 4 bolt flange on it sealingthe decision that this was themuffler intended for a tractor. Weboth said at the same time thatwe would take it. We run backto the track sweating every timethe phone chimed that it wouldbe that we have gotten our thirdand final strike on sound.Back at the track everything isfine. We arrive just in time tohelp transition from Patrick toShannon. No issue other than

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our makeshift tail pipe was point-ing at bad things under the carmaking more heat than we want-ed. Shannon was out and doingwell. He does his entire time inthe car with no issues and comesin. Our final driver Skip goes outand gets in about thirty minutesbefore he calls in that somethingis wrong. He tells us that some-thing is rubbing in the back or he

has a flat tire. He comes into thepits we crawl all around the carand cannot find anything wrongso, we adjust tire pressure andthat is about it. I tell Skip that hereally only has two choices: onehe can bring the car behind thewall, we can jack the car up andlook it over, or two he can goback out and see if it is gets bet-ter or worse. Well, we did notneed to wait long for our answerit got worse. Skip leaves the pitsand two corners later the wheelcomes off but not all the way off.It seems that one of the rear hubswas cracked and was still holdingon, but the one more corner thehub completely snapped. Skiprolled into a safe spot and waited

for the tow truck to bring him

back.

This was an unanticipated failurewe have no spare parts for thisissue the car is done. We makea plea on Pelican and Rennlistto see if someone close by hada part we could use. We talkedwith the other 944s in the racethat locked up their engine, butthe parts were different. We weredone racing is over time to packup. Get everything together andgo enjoy a beverage and a cigarthe downside of the car breaking.

It was a great effort and we had-

lot of fun. The other two teamsthat came from our area foughton and finished 8th and 9th onSunday. It was a great experienceand fun to drive and race a trackwe have not driven. Somethingwe are all looking forward toexperiencing again maybe at adifferent track, but going some-where warm in the middle of thewinter and racing is just plain fun.Thanks to Patrick and Bob whograciously took the three of us onas drivers to share in the experi-ence.


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2014 Autocross Schedule by Doug Bradley

Car Control Clinic - kickoff to Autocross

We are getting close to thetime of the year when we geta chance to drive our Porschesas they were meant to be driv-en. By that I mean more thana quick on-ramp excursion ora brisk trip down your favoritetwisty road.

On April 27 NOR will kick offits 2014 Autocross series withwhat in the past has been re-ferred to as a school, butwhich should more preciselybe called a Car Control Clinic.It will be held in the large park-ing lots at Lakeland Commu-nity College in Kirtland. Thepavement is free and clear ofany hard objects. The only ob-stacles are strategically placedrubber pylons which are oc-casionally punted by studentdrivers going around a learn-ing curve at relatively lowspeeds.

Several experienced autocrosspilots will be available to actas in-car instructors (in yours& theirs) to guide you througha series of car control exerciseswhich demonstrate both thecomponents of an autocrossand the high limits designedinto your Porsche to handlesuch situations. Such compo-nents will include a friction cir-cle, emergency lane changes,and slalom maneuvers. Youmight be pleasantly surprised

at the high G-force numbersyou can generate going round& round or right-left-right.

The first part of the day will bespent concentrating on theseindividual exercises. After alunch break the elements willbe combined which results inthe making of an autocross

course. We will set up the tim-ing equipment and give youseveral passes through thecourse. Our instructors willcontinue to ride with you ifthat is your desire. At the endof the day there will be ap-plause all around for a job welldone.

As an incentive to participatethe cost today is Zero, Nada, or$0. Once we get you hookedon autocrossing we will hit youup for cash at future Lakelandevents. And even then it is ameasly $25 for an entire day of

fun.

The 2014 NOR Autocrossschedule at Lakeland will bepublished as soon as it is avail-able.

The Voices From the Trunk willcontain details in the issuespreceding each event.

Please come join us. It will be afull day of on-ramp fun and somuch more.

Northern Ohio Region is hosting aCAR CONTROL CLINICSunday April 27, 2014

Lakeland Community College7700 Clocktower Drive

Kirtland, Ohio

Schedule:9:00 a.m. -- Registration (FREE to PCA Members, $20 non-members) and

Tech Inspection

10:00 a.m. -- Clinic StartsLakeland College is located at 7700 Clocktower Drive, in Kirtland OH. Just

take Route 90 east to Route 306 and 306 south about one half mile toClocktower Drive.

There are fast food restaurants near-by for lunch or pack your own. Thereare motels in the area. Call or e-mail for more information.

Pre-registration is helpful but not necessary.If you have any questions or want a registration form, contact:

Doug Bradley - [email protected] or (440) 428-7043or

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static.As you may have guessed, Iam a devoted racing fan. Myname is Noah Wheeler, and Iam a junior at Shaker HeightsHigh School. Im a pretty nor-mal teenager all things con-sidered. For example justthis month I was groundedfor sneaking out of my roomat 4 am . . . to watch the For-mula 1 season opener. I havebeen known to stay up late onweekend nights partying withmy friends. Friends of coursereferring to my internet com-panions on various automo-tive chat rooms and partyingmeaning watching all 12 hours

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