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Volume XV, Issue 9 -- October 2010
The Official Publication of the Rally Sport Region -- Porsche Club of America
The Bahn Stormer
Calendar of Events ....................... 4Legendary Road Trip ..................... 5Road Trip to Baker’s of Milford ......... 9Annual General Meeting & RSR Logo ...20
Michael & Dianne Kimber’s Striking 993Drawn By RSR Member Karl Schulz
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Advertisers’ IndexARESCO, Inc ......................................................... 26Automotive Techniques .......................................... 12BMW Motorcycles .................................................. 18Carlyle/Mediterrano ................................................ 10Howard Cooper ................................................. 14-15Fred Lavery Porsche .............................................. 22Gilson Motor Sports ................................................ 24Grand Sport LLC ...................................................... 8Munk’s Motors ........................................................ 16Porsche of Farmington Hills ................................... 28Rennstatt, Inc. .......................................................... 6Simply Scrumptious ................................................ 18Storage for Your Porsche ....................................... 26The 928 Leather Shop ............................................ 18Trends In Tile .......................................................... 18V&W Motors ............................................................. 2Watermark Builders .................................................. 6
Check out the latest news at our Website:
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http://zone4.pca.org
A Few Quarts Low ............................................3 Calendar of Events ...........................................4Legendary Road Trip ........................................5 Membership Page ............................................7Road Trip to Baker’s of Milford .........................9German Paradox-The Autobahn..................... 11We Own the Cars Not the Streets ..................13
How It All Started ............................................17Annual General Meeting & RSR Logo ............20RSR Drivers’ Education ..................................21Board Meeting Minutes...................................23Classifieds ......................................................25The Official Page ............................................27
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By Jim Christopher, Rally Sport Region
President
Goody Store Soon our Goody Store will be internet-based. A number of PCA regions have gone to this manner of distribution with great success. Once in place, we will have access to a much larger assortment of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing as well as related merchandise and accessories – available from a number of manufacturers. You’ll even be able to see the goods prior to purchase. If you’re curious, visit the Pacific Northwest Region website and follow its goody store link. The Goody Store will go “public” soon after the Club votes on the merits of new logo.
LogoSome folks have suggested the RSR Logo is a little tired and it may be time for a change…. In addition to the existing logo, two possible replacements have been suggested – look to vote on one of the three in the near future.
AGM / ElectionsThe Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 7th at Karl’s Cabin located at 6005 Gotfredson Road; Plymouth, MI 48170 - (734) 455-8450. This year AGM business will be combined with the Club meeting scheduled for that evening. For the AGM to be in compliance with our bylaws, a minimum of 22 Club Members must be present. Typically, attendance at our club meetings hovers around this number; however, please consider coming to the AGM / Club Meeting to ensure the validity of the AGM. RSVP for the event to Mary Ann Kantrow at [email protected].
Positions held by current Board Members Mike O’Rear, Rick Mammel and Jack Dunlop are up for replacement or renewal. Mike has served two terms; and, per our bylaws, must step down from his position. Many thanks, Mike, for continuing to make insightful contributions to the Club. Both Rick Mammel and Jack Dunlop have served one term and can run for re-election should they choose.
The Club is always looking for new faces and perspectives. Please consider running for a Board position – it’s pain-
less and a great way to meet folks with similar interests. If you have an interest…please contact Mary Ann Kantrow at [email protected].
Look for ballots in the newsletter and by email in the near future (Editor’s Note: Next month.).
And Now For Something We Hope You’ll Really Like….
The Holiday Party will be held on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at The Historic Holly Hotel. Constructed in 1891, the HHH is listed on the US Register of Historic Places and is a nationally recognized restaurant known for regional and classic cuisine. In addition it is also noted for professional stand-up comedy!
The party should prove a little different and a lot of fun…intended to break-up the monotony of winter. Although not totally ingrained in stone, here is the likely course of the evening:• The event begins at 6:15 PM.• The club has reserved a private, second floor, dining room
for our members and guests.• A buffet dinner will be served featuring a choice of two or
three entrees as well as appropriate side dishes.• A well-stocked cash bar will be available.• At 8:30 PM we will receive preferential seating for the
comedy show located in the lower level. The show should last about an hour and fifteen minutes and drinks are available during the show.
• After the comedy show we will return to the second floor private dining for dessert and/or drinks.
• The cost of the event will be approximately $37.00 per person. The Club will pick up the cost of the comedy show.
• Dress is intended as business casual with sport coats recommended.
• All reservations will be made, on-line at www.motorsports-reg.com
Jim
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October 5 (Tuesday): RSR Club Meeting -- 7:00 pm at Karl’s Cabin in Plymouth
November 2 (Tuesday): RSR Club Meeting -- 7:00 pm at Carlyle’s in Ann Arbor
December 7 (Tuesday): RSR Annual General Meeting -- 7:00 pm at Karl’s Cabin in Plymouth
February 12 (Saturday): RSR Holiday Party -- 6:15 pm at the Holly Hotel in Holly Michigan.
In last month’s article titled “Who Started This Club Anyway?” the Bahn Storm-er’s crack editorial staff omitted two important members of our club -- Dan and Mary Ann Kantrow. Both Mary Ann and Dan have remained active members of the club, and Mary Ann presently serves as Club Secretary. We are very sorry for the omission.
When: Saturday, February 12 at 6:15 pm.Where: The Historic Holly Hotel (110 Battle Aly, Holly, MI 48442Features: o Private Dining Room Buffet Dinner With Choice of Entrees o Cash bar o 75 Minute Live Comedy Show With Preferential Seating
Dress: Business Casual With Sports Coats suggested For Men.
Cost: $37.00/person.
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A Legendary Road TripStory and photos by Stewart Free
Members began driving to Port Huron before sunrise on September 11. We met for breakfast and then drove over the Blue Water Bridge toward Halton Hills, Ontario. Follow-ing lunch we convened at the Legendary Motorcar Company. Legendary’s facility has over 55,000 square feet and is the Home of the Dream Car Garage. Legendary restores and sells a large variety of rare, classic automobiles, mainly from the 1950s to the present. They showed us many examples of the Shelby Cobra, Corvette, Camaro, Road Runner, Mus-tang, Ferrari, Chevelle, GNX, Viper, and others.
After touring Legendary we took some scenic back roads to the quaint village of St. Jacobs. Our wives enjoyed exploring over 100 unique shops. As the sun set we met at Benjamin’s Restaurant and Inn for an excellent, gourmet dinner. We spent the night, and in the morning had breakfast at the Sheraton in Cambridge. On Sunday we spent several hours in the magnificent Royal Botanical Gardens near Burlington. Following lunch, we cruised home.
Many thanks to Matt and Dru Huber for hosting this wonder-ful weekend event.
Of course, there were cars of all types. Jags, Cobras,
Corvettes, and for good mea-sure a Muntz! Apparently, not
many Porsches.
Sunrise on a 993 fender.Leo Wanstreet (white GT3) and Matt Huber (red 930) pull into Legendary
Motorcar Company.
Transportation of a gentler type.
Stewart & Sally Free and their 993.
Saturday evening’s dinner stop.
Host Matt Huber with Al & Claire Utter.
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Current Membership 220
Member Anniversaries
New MembersMuir FreyAnn Arbor, MI2009 Gray 911
Philip & Cathleen ThompsonAnn Arbor, MI 2009 White 911 C2
David Gingrich ................................................34Keith Chambers..............................................21Roger Sacks ...................................................21Dave Finch .....................................................16Don Darnell ..................................................... 9Robert Bauman ............................................... 5John McLaren.................................................. 3Howard Albin ................................................... 1
The Rally Sport Region - Porsche Club of AmericaMembership Information: Those interested in joining Porsche Club of America (PCA) can fill out the applica-tion form located in the forms section of our website -- http://rsp.pca.org. Cost is $42 US per year. You will receive a subscription to both Panorama, the official PCA magazine, and the The Bahn Stormer .
Send the application and a check (or Visa/MC), payable to Porsche Club of America, to the membership chairperson, Glenn Trapp, for processing. If you have questions or need additional information please contact Glenn (810-227-7854 or [email protected]).
Subscription to The Bahn Stormer is free to RSR* members. Non-members pay an annual fee of $18 US.
Address Changes: If you change your address, please forward your new address to Porsche Club of America’s Executive Director: Vu Nguyen PO Box 1347 Springfield, VA 22151Please also forward your new address to the RSR* Membership Chairperson, Glenn Trapp, at [email protected] This will ensure the timely delivery of both the Panorama and The Bahn Stormer.
* Please take note: Rally Sport Region’s official acronym from PCA national is RSP. Please make special note of this when dealing with PCA national.
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Rally Sport Region members gathered at the Home Depot parking lot in Brighton, Michigan for the second annual Road Trip to Baker’s and the summer Sunday gathering of car nuts. This event was hosted by my wife, Kathy and me.
About a dozen cars followed a 90 minute twisty route through Livingston and Oakland counties. No one got lost, the weather cooperated, what more could you ask for?
Several members got together for a laugh filled dinner at Baker’s. Joining us for the second time this summer were David Grant and his wife Vickie Poireir, who live in Winnipeg,
Manitoba. You may recall that they hosted a Time, Speed, Distance Rally for our club earlier this summer. Unfortunate-ly attendance at that event suffered from the thunderstorms and tornados careening across Southeast Michigan.
The range of cars gathered at Baker’s was, as usual stag-gering. The local Honda NSX club was out in force and one lucky individual brought his Porsche Carrera GT -- yikes it sounds mean.
A fun day!
Road Trip to Baker’s of Milfordby Mike O’Rear, Editor of the Bahn Stormer, photos by Glenn Trapp and Mike O’Rear
New member Phil Thompson joined his first RSR event with his white 997 -- nice wheels!
Dianne & Michael Kimber arrived in their, once again, concours condi-tion 993. (The car suffered serious damage when Michael was unable to avoid a truck tire carcass on I-96
earlier this summer.)
This little boy wasn’t the only one wishing Santa would bring him a Car-
rera GT this Christmas.
There was no shortage of conversa-tion after viewing the cars.
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The Autobahn. The word evokes a mystical essence about German driving. It’s the last automotive frontier, like the old American wild west. It’s still unlimited. Thoroughbreds like Porsche, BMW, Audi and Mercedes (okay— and VW for that GTI guy) still roam the autobahn. And every encounter in the left lane is about who’s faster, and who needs to move now.
Unfortunately, it’s all a big crock.
Sure, it’s still technically possible to find open stretches of unrestricted autobahn today, but in reality, this is becoming more rare. Many sections now have speed limits of some sort, some permanent, some conditional, such at night or during wet weather.
End of Restriction traffic sign. It means no more restric-tions on speed, passing, staying up late, sodium in your food, or how much tv you can watch.
So what if you just ignore the speed limit signs? In Germany, they check your speed with photo radar and with police cars, marked and unmarked. The unmarked cars can be anything from an old Opel to a blacked-out Mercedes.
They also play radar roulette. There are overhead electronic signs that also contain windows for the radar guns. The radar can be in any lane, and in any sign. You’ll know it’s there if you see a red flash as it takes your picture. They also have mobile radar units that I’ve seen on connector ramps (like from the A93 to the A8— it’s probably there right now).
You’re probably thinking to yourself, I’m just passing through town in a rental car. I’ll never have to worry about it.Not quite. If caught by a police car, you may have to pay on the spot, with higher fines in city limits. If you’re captured on film, they will track you down, even through the rental agency, and mail you the ticket all the way to the U.S. Or if you’re staying long enough, two uniformed Polizei will knock on your hotel room door to deliver the ticket (probably the best service you’ll get in Germany).
Let’s say you’re able to find unrestricted stretches of auto-bahn. If it’s around the beginning or end of the work day, there will be a herd of traffic going your way. They apparently have rush hour there, too. If it’s the weekend or a holiday, then it could be the same thing— again, just like here.
Believe it or not, they even copied the strange practice of putting orange barrels randomly in the middle of the roads just to slow traffic.
Then there are the Conestoga wagons of the autobahn, the
lumbering semi-trailers. By law they’re limited to about 50-60 mph. You’ll run into these trucks (sometimes literally) when they’re passing each other at a delta of 1 mph. Their smaller cousins are the cars from the old Eastern bloc countries. There are fewer of these around now, but you’ll still see the occasional Lada from Hungary who will try to pull into the left lane without realizing how fast that German Panzer is bear-ing down on him.
Can’t you just drive around in your Ruf-modified Porsche flashing your high-beams at those in front of you, like in the old commercials? Nope. That can be considered road rage. Don’t do that. Or flip someone the bird. Or tap your index finger to your forehead repeatedly/wave your open palm in front of your face. I think mumbling profanities in your own car may still be allowed, but I’d check first.
And if there’s an accident, you’re screwed. I’ve measured 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) of traffic (or Stau) on the autobahn on a Sunday due to an accident. Much like toll roads, there aren’t too many exits, so if the autobahn is blocked, you might as well break out the picnic basket. I’ve sat in my car for over an hour while they cleared off an accident.(It goes without saying that an accident at speed on the autobahn equals death-carnage-mangled-metal-old-Ohio-drivers-ed-film-Mike-Tyson’s-life-Waterworld disaster. Try to avoid that.)
If you do happen to find a stretch that’s open, don’t be an American— stay out of the left lane except to pass. There are two good reasons why you shouldn’t ride the left lane. First, it’s against the law. (Actually, some drivers do this, but they’re usually going pretty fast and will move out of your way if you’re faster).
Second, it can be dangerous to drive there for extended periods of time. You are a hazard if you are hanging out on the left lane. No matter how fast you’re driving, somebody
The German Paradox -- The AutobahnStory & Photos by Emmanuel Garcia (Rally Sport Region’s Der Cranky Webmeister)
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I would like to share with you the difference be-tween ATE Super Blue Racing (ATE Blue) and ATE TYP 200 (ATE Clear) and why I prefer ATE Clear.
They both have the same Wet Boiling Pioint (200°C), which is the important part. The ATE Blue is not DOT approved because it is blue. It also seems to have a long-term affect on the plastic reservoirs, staining them blue from the inside. This makes it become difficult to see the fluid level when it should be easy.
It appears to me that the reason why they make the fluid blue was to separate the clear from the blue during brake fluid changes. If you run enough fluid through the system and do it often, the ATE Clear is what I would recommend.
Try to avoid keeping open cans of brake fluid on the shelf because it has a tendency to collect moisture, which will lower the boiling point of the fluid under extreme conditions.
Until next issue -- Jeff
Road Pic of the Month
Photos by former member Kim Kachadorian
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We Need Your HelpWe need someone to chair the RSR Events Committee. This position:
- coordinates the planning and publicity of events hosted by other volunteers
- provides hosting volunteers with advice based upon the club's past experiences
- serves as the interface between the Events Committee and the Board of Directors.
No more than a few hours per month are required and this position is a great way to be involved in the club and to get to know a wide group of members.
Please -- don't wait for others -- volunteer and pitch-in. You'll enjoy it! Contact Jim Christopher at [email protected].
The following letter from a Dixboro citizen deserves your consideration.
Hello,Just a quick note to inform you that I am a resident of the village of Dixboro in Superior Township (Ann Arbor). On Sunday, September the 19th at 5:42 PM, two lines of Porsches drove through our village. I am going to assume that they were members of your group.
I like a Porsche as much as the next person, but I am writing to complain about what I consider to be childish behavior of several of the members of your group.
The situation is as follows: As they entered the village on Plymouth Road,(near the crossroads at Dixboro Road), they accelerated ridiculously fast and inappropriately. They may have been within the speed limit, however, there is no need for the zero to 60 antics as you enter a populated area of a pristine village. I was in my yard and was shocked at the spectacle and the noise.
FYI: The first three houses on the left as you enter this village are home to children under the age of 7. The first house on the right has grandchildren under the age 5 who are there every weekend. Each of those houses have dogs. One of those houses recently had a dog run over due to a speeding and drunk driver. The fifth house on the left also has a child, I believe to be under the age of five. This is a village, not a speedway.
So, if in fact the group that drove through our village was the one of which you are a member, would you mind having a chat with the members about the proximity of the houses to the road in this village, and to the village in general. I would really appreciate it.
All the best and keep on ‘Porsching’ ...my made up word? :)Sincerely,(Name withheld upon request.)
In responding to this woman I told her that there were no, organized, PCA activities in the Dixboro area on Sunday – this included RSR, SEM, MSR and MVR. More importantly, however, I expressed our agreement that aggressive driving has no place in residential areas. She agreed to allow us to reprint her email in the Bahn Stormer as a reminder to all of us to respect the neighborhoods in which we drive.
We weren’t the guilty party this time – let’s not be the guilty party in the future.
Thanks,
A Friendly Reminder -- We Own the Cars, Not the Streetsby President Jim Christopher
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How It All StartedBy RSR Vice-President, Rick Mammel
This month marks the 40th anniversary of my joining the Victoria Motorsports Club. The VMC is on Vancouver Island, British Columbia and the British portion of the Province also reflects where most of our cars originated. When I joined at the age of 13 it was much more than just joining a car club, it was a pathway that shaped the rest of my life. With no male influence in my life from the age of 9, I had no real direction and no interest in things mechanical. Then at 12 a new next door neighbor arrived with a 1948 Ford Prefect with the intent of building a Trials Car out of it. Trials or “mudplugging” is really a British motorsport pastime. For reference the Lotus 6 ( father of the Lotus Super Seven) is effectively a Trials Car. It even had the Ford Prefect / Anglia suspension, E93A Motor and Transmission. At trials a driver and passenger drive up a muddy, moss covered hill, winding through trees and around rocks trying to get as far up the hill as possible. All this at a couple miles per hour. You are scored by passing markers counting downward to zero as you get further up the stage. Three runs per stage, around four stages per event. Lowest combined score of the event wins. It was always raining, I guess you can’t make good mud without it. The whole time the passenger or “ bouncer” moves his weight from side to side to maintain traction since a Trails Car is not allowed a locking differential. For those who have a larger riding lawn mower you have more horsepower than we did. The Ford E93A 1172cc flathead 4 was rated at 30 hp.
Hanging around the neighbor while he built his car was a great influence both mechanically and from the fabrication skill set since he was a welder by trade. I was able to ride as a bouncer with him the first season. The next year one of the club members spotted a burnt out Trials Car for sale in the back of a boondocks used car lot. 30 bucks later it was in my garage. That’s when the weekly gathering of the “Guys” started up. Within a month the car was running. I was able to observe the basics of how to resurrect this flamed out vehicle that had no wiring and had sat outside filling full of leaves for
3 years. Of course “Guys” don’t work on cars without beer, which was always plentiful. I did not imbibe in said beverage until the night we got the car to fire. My first beer, I still have that very bottle and cap.
Though only 14 and not able to drive in the official event I was always able to find someone to tow the car to the event and do the driving while I was the Bouncer. But we were able to go into a gravel pit after the “of-ficial” event and drive wheel to wheel around a makeshift autocross course. These were wonderful events run with great equality between participants. No one out spent anyone else, most ran rerefined motor oil because it was 25cents a gallon, rebuilt tar top batteries, sandblasted spark plugs instead of new, used tires, etc. You would stop the event so everybody could help fix a competitor’s car. You might need to take parts from yours for their run and then put them back onto your car so you could make a pass. It was all about the community, period. The lunch truck, an old International commercial van, had terminally quit running yet there was always someone to flat tow it to the event. All that to keep a two burner stove dry so that it could produce hot water with one burner for hotdogs and hot water for tea or hot chocolate with the other.
After I got a driver’s license and as the horsepower bug took hold the little Trials Car fell by the wayside for more aggres-sive vehicles and higher speed events like autocrosses and hillclimbs. The large collection of my little flathead parts went to the local lady who used them to keep her Thames panel ice cream truck running.
A drivers license also allowed me to run events that had increased pace and many were on pavement. Another Euro-pean style event run by the club was a Hillcimb, which typi-cally ran up a steep, narrow road cut into the mountain and bordered by Armco on one side and solid rock on the other. Obviously things tend to get more expensive and serious with runs on pavement but the community of the competi-tors doing whatever it took to keep people on the track and competing did not change. No one ever took things too seri-ously. When we did not have a car running they would allow us to run our motorcycle sidecar rig in the car event. Always an interesting discussion on the equalization formula to see what run group they put us in.
I continued to be active in the Club through the early 80’s when I left Victoria to work as a fabricator on GTP teams in California. A great eye opener for a boy club racer. Big budgets, cars faster than the iconic CanAm monsters, major
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Early trial car, driver and “bouncer.”
The Beer Bottle
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Remember the appeal in earlier edi-tions of the Bahn Stormer asking you to consider dropping your printed edition of the Bahn Stormer?
Well, oops, we forgot about the 200 minimum mailing required to use our bulk mailing privileges with the U.S. Postal Service. Not using bulk mail rates is very expensive.
Therefore, we apologize for the in-convenience, but any of you who would prefer to resume your print edition should e-mail the Bahn Stormer Editor at [email protected].
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Annual General MeetingThis year we are changing the format of our late fall & winter events. In the past we have had two parties. One attached to the Annual General Meeting and a second party to celebrate the holiday season.
This year the holiday party, described in the Presi-dent’s Corner and an “ad” on page 4, will be held in February, later than in the past.
This year’s Annual General Meeting will be held in place of the clubs regular December Board Meeting on Tuesday, December 7. We have considerable business to conduct. In addition to electing officers,
we will also consider several proposals to better align our By-Laws with desired operating procedures. We will vote on the club logo (see below). As always there will ballots for the various issues published in the Bahn Stormer in the event you can’t attend the AGM.
The meeting will be held at Karl’s Cabin (6005 Got-fredson Rd. in Plymouth) The meeting starts at 7:00 pm, with 30 minutes of socializing before sitting down for dinner and the agenda. Please attend and help us continue to build our club. RSVP to Mary Ann Kan-trow at [email protected].
New Logo Option #1
New Logo Option #2
Existing Logo
One of items to be voted on at the upcoming Annual General Meeting will be whether or not to change the club’s long-standing logo. The Board asked Karl Schulz to create some designs based on ideas sub-
mitted to him. After considering several alternatives, the Board narrowed the choices down to these three -- the existing logo plus two others. Soon you will have an opportunity to vote for your choice.
Consideration of New Logos
Many thanks to Karl Schulz for his creativity and effort on this project.
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will eventually come by going faster (I’ve been passed while doing 150+ mph). These cars will brake at the last moment and slow to your speed right at your bumper if you don’t get out of the way.
Also remember, passing on the right is strictly verboten.If the autobahn is really that bad, is it even worth it for an American to drive there?
Hell, yes.Because it’s still better than anything we have here. Because the roads are smoother. Because the road sides aren’t lit-tered with billboards. And because you can go as fast as you want (in those precious few miles of open autobahn).
Not only that, but people actually pay attention when they drive there. That guy in Ohio on I-75 who was in front you for miles and miles in the left lane doing 61 mph— you won’t find him on the autobahn.
My wife even drives faster than I do there.You should experience this driving wonder before it disap-pears forever.
[Note: You should also know that the “advisory” maximum speed on the autobahn is 130 kph/81 mph.]It’s apparently a law here,
too, but we’re illiterate or something.
The 2010 RSR Driver’s Education program drew to a close on Tuesday, September 28.
A hardy band of students and instructors spent the en-tire day learning and teaching the art of driving in the rain. (Hey that would make a good book title!) The rain never let up and driving was a real challenge. As the season draws to a close special thanks are deserved by Christian Maloof who once again labored hard to make sure RSR DE events were absolutely first class, safe and fun. Credit also goes to Jennifer
McNalley, Track Registrar for most of the season; Tom Krueger who has just taken over the Track Registrar duties; Jack Dunlap and Pat Jeski who masterfully handle the registration desk at each event, and Tim Pott and Rennstatt Inc. who provided water and soft drinks at several of this year’s events.
Now the long wait for next year.”
RSR Drivers’ Education Draws to a Seasonal CloseBy Mike O’Rear, Editor of the Bahn Stormer, photos by Glenn Trapp
New member Muir Frey picked a dandy weekend to bring his new 997 to the track. Hopefully, he’ll try another DE when the weather is a little better.What do you do during off-time, when it
rains -- watch track videos!
Track Chairman briefs the participants for a final time this year.
(Autobahn -- From Page 11)
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Porsche Club of AmericaRally Sport Region -- Club Meeting
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Jim Christopher: President ......................................PresentOwen Balduf .............................................................PresentJack Dunlap ..............................................................PresentDave Finch ................................................................AbsentPat Jeski, Past President..........................................PresentMary Ann Kantrow, Secretary ...................................Present
Michael Kimber ..........................................................AbsentBurghard Linn, Treasurer..........................................PresentChristian Maloof: Track Chairman ...........................PresentRick Mammel: Vice-President .................................PresentMike O’Rear: Editor ..................................................Present
Jim Christopher called the meeting to order at 7:31 PM at Carlyle Grill in Ann Arbor, MI.
Members & Visitor Present: Tom Bliznik, Tom Bloom, Art Cenger, Jim Dowty, Stewart Free - Events, Ken Knight, Tom Krueger – Track Registrar, James Lang, Burghard Linn – Treasurer, Kathy O’Rear, Nancy Schulz, Phil Thompson, Glenn Trapp-Membership.
Meeting Minutes: August minutes were reviewed. Motion: To approve minutes. Passed.
Treasurer’s Report: Burghard Linn reviewed the August financial report. Motion: To approve reports. Passed.Burghard also reviewed the status of the track financials.REMINDER: The Treasurer’s Report is available to any RSR Club member. E-Mail your request to Burghard Linn ([email protected]).
Insurance: Insurance all set for the track day. Michael Kimber will be sending the event certificates to the host of the event.
Goody Store Report: Jim Christopher reported that the on-line store would be ready soon. All existing inventories will be on sale.
Advertising Report: A new volunteer is required. Jim is not hunting for new advertisers because he feels we have enough at the moment. Passed due invoices are also being pursued.
Membership: Glenn Trapp reported that we have 220 members.
Track Report: Christian Maloof reported that he would like to delegate some of the track responsibility and needs some volunteers. Jack Dunlop has volunteered. Tom Krueger suggested the creation of a track committee to help with the delegation. Ken Knight suggested that we have a DE chair-person to help manage the events.
Newsletter: Mike O’Rear reported that newsletter deadline is September 26.
Web Site: No report.
Events Committee: • Stewart Free reported on the winery tour and the Legend-
ary tour. He also reviewed upcoming events• Jim Christopher spoke about the Holiday Party at the
Holly hotel and going to the comedy show. The plan would be to have a dinner, then the show and afterward have dessert. Motion: Have the holiday part at the Holly Hotel in January 2011. Passed.
• We discussed the AGM and we need to have it on an annual basis. Motion: To have the AGM in December at Karl’s. Passed.
• Still looking for volunteers for the event committee.• We discussed if we should have participants pay ahead
for some events where that club can incur a cost if participants do not show up. Burghard will investigate the PayPal option. We can even use Motorsportsreg for social events.
New Business: • Nancy Schulz presented the new logo ideas from Karl.
“Road and Track” and the “Old School #2” were chosen to go the membership for a vote
• Election discussion – we will need to replace Mike O’Rear on the board but Jack Dunlap and Rick Mammel can re-run for a second term. Both Jack and Rick will rerun and Jim Dowty volunteered to run for the board. Mike O’Rear will place an ad looking for more volunteers for the board in the newsletter and Glenn Trapp will send out a note to the membership.
• In the August meeting we passed a motion to reward the host of an event with a free track day or gift certificate. Rick opened the discussion of how do we manage the logistics of the reward. We tabled the discussion until next month.
Meeting adjourned: 9:25 pm. Minutes taken by: Mary Ann Kantrow
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CARS FOR SALE
2000 Mazda Miata MX-5: White w/ Tan Leather, 1.8L, 5spd man trans, 143K miles (just getting broken-in in Miata terms), all factory options including: Ground effects package w/ rear spoiler, ABS, AC, Nardi Wheel, 15” alloy wheels, Cruise, Pwr Windows, Bose Stereo w/ CD, Pwr Locks and more. 30+ MPG on 87 octane. Very Clean, Excellent Condition former Texas car. Everything works and I have all maintenance records. $7,200 Call Gary Starin at 248-887-2524. (08/10)
1995 Porsche Carrera Coupe. Guards red, black interior. Mint condition, 14,500 miles. All books and records. 17 inch alloy wheels, rim caps with Porsche crest. Never seen rain. $40,000.00. Call 248-553-8225 or 248-496-5201. (06/10)
1986 911: Turbo body, cabriolet, 52,000 miles, easy driving, owned since 1989 guards red, all records, maintained by Wayne when he was at Laverys. Dennis Yashinsky 248-931-1123 (04/10)
2007 997 GT3: 4,500 miles. WPOAC29977S792204. White/black full leather, GPS, PCCB brakes ,sports chrono, bi-xenon head-lamps, roll bar, GT3 seats, Schroth 6 point harnesses. $99,000. Tom Green, 3404 Oak Park Drive, Saline, MI 48176. Work 734-429-5958. Cell 734-417-0030 (10/09)
PARTS FOR SALE
Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport Cups: (2) 235-35-19 & (2) 265-30-19 $100; Hoosier R6: (2) 265-35-19 $50; Hoosier R6(4) 205-50-15 $200 (one brand new); Contact Tom Krueger313-570-2223 or [email protected] (08/10)
Porsche Custom Car Cover: Boxster/987 Gen II (2009 and later). For inside storage only. Less than a year old and absolutely perfect. Over $300 new. Asking $100. Contact George at 810-229-0663. (07/10)
198x Porsche Cab or Coupe Covercraft Noah custom car cover. Standard body, no tail. Like new and used indoors for winter storage only. No tears or holes or mods. Only replaced because we added a spoiler to our 1986 this year. $100. [email protected]. 313-231-7639 (12/09)
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Mike O’Rear - [email protected](Put “Bahn Stormer Ad” in the subject line.)
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Ads more than six months old may be removed unless resubmitted.
transporters to haul it all to the greatest road race circuits in the USA, and most of all the ability to work around drivers that just a year earlier I was reading about in Autoweek. IMSA in those days was still populated by gentlemen drivers and their teams. They would all hire one “shoe,” usually a European ex-F1 test driver to run with them.
But the strangest thing I found after a the first couple of months was it was not so different from the community that the local club events offered. You would share parts and labor to help fellow competitors get to the grid but unlike the “old days” you would not stop the event until everyone was able to make the grid.
Funny how the circumstance of a neighbor with a 48 Ford Prefect changed the direction of my trade, hobby and resi-dence. The real message here is that car clubs offer a great community of like minded people. In the case of our RSR club it represents the very same camaraderie and genrerous sportsmanship that I first encountered 40 years ago.
(How It All Started -- From Page 17)
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2010 Rally Sport Region Officers PresidentJim Christopher *248-627-8655Ortonville [email protected]
Immediate Past PresidentPatrick Jeski734-878-2747Pinckney [email protected]
Vice PresidentRick Mammel *248-442-9008Novi [email protected]
Goody Store ChairpersonJim Christopher *248-627-8655Ortonville [email protected]
Advertising ChairpersonJim Christopher *248-627-8655Ortonville [email protected]
Membership ChairpersonGlenn Trapp 810-227-7854Brighton 48114 [email protected]
TreasurerBurghard Linn * 810-227-1223Brighton [email protected]
SecretaryMary Ann Kantrow *734-998-1403Ann Arbor [email protected]
Tech ChairpersonJim Dunham 734-451-1288Plymouth [email protected]
Track RegistrarTom Krueger313-570-2223Sterling Heights [email protected]
Track ChairpersonChristian Maloof *734-424-0818Dexter [email protected]
Safety ChairpersonJohn Melvin 734-665-8912 Ann Arbor [email protected]
Insurance ChairpersonAl Gaulin586-899-5080Clarkston [email protected]
Archivist / HistorianGlenn Trapp 810-227-7854Brighton 48114 [email protected]
Bahn Stormer EditorMike O’Rear *734-214-9993Ann Arbor [email protected]
Der Cranky WebmeisterEmmanuel Garcia248-635-7655South Lyon [email protected]
Crack Legal TeamMichael Kimber *248-538-7711Bloomfield, MI [email protected]
Events CommitteeJeff Corbin: [email protected] Christopher: [email protected] Sally & Stewart Free: [email protected] Sarin: [email protected] Speiker: [email protected]
Other Board MembersOwen Balduf *734-395-3087Dexter [email protected]
David Cooper *734-207-1599Canton [email protected]
Jack Dunlap *810-231-2872Hamburg [email protected]
David Finch *734-665-2215Ann Arbor [email protected]
Zone 4 RepRon Carr(704) 967-6027Northern Ohio [email protected]
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