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December 2018Volume 51, No. 12

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RamblingsUPCOMING EVENTS

8 Holiday Party, 2019 Planning night, Fill a Trunk

FEATURES & REVIEWS 9 November Meet & Greet16 Rennsport Reunion VI - There and Back21 DS 11, DS 1228 Pilgrimage to the Petersen32 Roadrunners Explore Soaring

COLUMNS

5 Top Down6 5th Gear12 In the Zone33 Membership Report

2018 Board of DirectorsPCA Roadrunner Region

Vance BassPresident, Social Media [email protected], [email protected]

Yvonne [email protected]

Willard [email protected]

George WatkinsVice President, Safety [email protected], [email protected]

Mike SuttlePast President

Sean SimpsonDealer Liason, [email protected], [email protected]

Lisa [email protected]

James WilsonAutocross [email protected]

Steve WallerEditor of Ramblings, [email protected]

Other Regional Contacts

Evelyn WatkinsTech [email protected]

Marsha MenNeSocial [email protected]

Rich SandersZone 9 [email protected]

Bill OaksChief Driving Instructor

Larry BostInsurance [email protected]

Ann Mulhern [email protected]

Paul TeskeMembership Chair, [email protected]

Marc [email protected]

Cathie [email protected]

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Top DownVance BassRegion President

Margo and I took a trip in October. We took the 911, of course, because the original goal was to see “The Porsche Effect” at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. From that basic idea, the trip grew a bit: in addition to the Petersen, we visited family in Flagstaff and Las Vegas, we saw the Queen Mary and heard the LA Philharmonic, visited friends in Santa Barbara, put the top down and drove up the recently reopened Pacific Coast Highway, went to Sacramento and to the California State Railroad Museum, stayed with family north of Sacto, then drove down the Central Valley to I-40 and the road home.

Between this trip and one I did with a friend last year, I now have some serious long-distance seat time in the car. Last year’s trip was almost 2000 miles and the recent one was a few miles short of 3000. Here’s what I have observed:

The seats in a 997 are incredibly comfortable. I’m a skinny guy with no natural padding and intermittent back problems. I had absolutely no seat fatigue or back issues after 12 days and 2968 miles. It’s the most comfortable car I’ve ever driven.

The traffic in California is famously insane and Porsche famously sells a lot of cars there. These two things are not unrelated. When the traffic is barreling down the freeway at 85 mph, having a car with that kind of power and handling gave me much more confidence than if were in, say, a Prius. And if you get stuck going the other direction, where the traffic is moving at maybe 18 mph, those comfortable seats are welcome again.

Even at 85 mph, the car averaged right at 27 mpg. The Prius would have used less gas, of course, but this is a 385 hp sports car getting gas mileage that was reserved for “economy” cars like the 60 hp VW Beetle, a generation ago. Many cars get worse mileage the faster you drive, but the 911 does about the same at 60, 75 or 85, so clearly the aerodynamics play a part in that efficiency. I think it’s impressive.

I have never named my cars, as some people like to do, but this one has now been dubbed “Dirty Bird”. You accumulate a lot of dirt and bugs over the course of 3000 miles and it’s worse on a black car. But I had washed it carefully and put a really good coat of wax on it before we left, so cleaning all that gunk off was a piece of cake, no worse than the usual rinse I give it to get the garage dust off, really. Wax is your friend.

And remember that compact jump-starter battery I wrote about a couple of months ago? I had to use it. In LA, we parked by a guy with an older Prius that wouldn’t start, so I whipped out my little wonder and started him right up. Booyah!

Vance Bass - President Roadrunner Region PCA

Bucket list adventure – top down on the Pacific Coast Highway.

Home again, after 2,968 miles.


Fifth Gear Steve Waller Editor

Today, I may have committed a sin in the Porsche world. Today for the first time since I’ve owned my car, I took it to a car wash. Father Ferdinand please forgive me. As any Porsche sports car owner can attest, washing your road dusty friend is like….well, you fill in the blank. As life goes, I was going out of town and wanted to wash the car before I left, so it would be clean for the garage cover. Time got short and the attendant staffed car wash was the ticket. When I got my credit card back from the check in staffer I asked, “Is there a gentle cycle for my German honey in your car wash?” I’m guessing she had never been asked something like this before. She said, “this isn’t like home, there is no gentle cycle”. So I got a clean Carrera and $14 hit my credit card account.

November was really quite a busy month for the Roadrunner Region. The month started out with a tour to Moriarity and the New Mexico Soaring Club. Roadrunner member Geoff Aiken is a member of both club organizations and this was a great way to combine both his passions and educate us car club folks at the same time. It was a great day for a tour, but not a great day for soaring. Many club members had intended to take a discounted ride in one of the soaring “ships” but the wind kept everyone grounded.

Those blustery winds didn’t stop the Roadrunner autocross group from blasting out the final two Die Serie racing days. From my perspective the DS had a very successful 2018. Many drivers participated in the newly created Novice, Intermediate and Advanced groups. The enthusiasm of the event planners and volunteers made for many drivers to come back for several races rather than just try it once.

Three Roadrunners made pilgrimages to Porsche sacred places this fall. Vance and Margo Bass and Marc Schwartz made separate visits to the Pedersen Automotive Museum’s 70th Anniversary Porsche exhibit in Los Angeles. Many original vehicles from the early days of Porsche were on display. They were joined by many limited production and race cars that are rarely seen outside the Porsche museum in Stuttgart. Vance and Marc both supplied pictures to go along with Vance’s article in this months Ramblings.

I coaxed Phil Ganderton into penning a story about his tour out to Rennsport VI in California. The usual story about an experience like this focuses on the events on site. Phil’s story colorfully describes the tour from the Duke city out to the Monterey Peninsula. Thanks Phil and Vance and Marc for your words and photos.

This issue puts 2018 to bed for Roadrunner Region Ramblings. Time does fly by. 2019 promises to be an exciting year for Porsche and the Roadrunner Region. The Ramblings “staff” will bring it all to you every month. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Steve Waller

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Note:The Ramblings editor reserves the right to edit member and other outside submissions for space and content. If there is a reason to publish an article exactly as submitted please let us know.


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2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

DecemberFriday, Dec. 7 Holiday Party El Pinto RestaurantTues. Dec 11 2019 Planning night Four Seasons CleaningSat. Dec 15 Fill a Trunk Storehouse West Rio Rancho

Please note: Membership meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month. The location is the Heights Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 8600 Academy Rd NE. Our meeting room is in the education wing on the south side of the church. The meetings will start at 6:00pm. Don’t forget to attend the weekly lunch, every Wednesday at 11:15am, and the monthly breakfast the last Sunday of every month at 9:00am at the Owl Cafe, 800 Eubank Blvd NE. Unless otherwise noted, Meet & Greet events start at 6:00 p.m.

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JANUARY 2019MEET & GREETSaturday, January 12th, 11:00 am

The Range Café

Since it’s January, it must be time to visit The Range in Bernalillo for the fi rst Meet & Greet of the new year, located at 925 S. Camino Del Pueblo, Bernalillo. You can check out the details (menu, map, etc.) on their web site at: www.rangecafe.com.

Please RSVP to Marsha MenNe @ [email protected] by January 11th so I can give the restaurant an accurate head-count. Join us…it’s a great way to start 2019 with your fellow Roadrunner members!


November Meet & GreetStory by Marsha MenNe, Photos by Ann Mulhern

For our first time ever visit to the Fr8 (Freight) House in Bernalillo, fifty club members (many of them new to the club) met for another fun evening of beverages, food, and great craic (Irish term for a great time!). Seated on an elevated portion of the restaurant, our laughter and Porsche demeanor were often entertaining to the other customers in the restaurant. The Fr8 House features many of the local micro-brewery offerings and I think we made a strong group effort to sample as many as possible.

Since President Vance was “under the weather”, VP George took his duties and introduced several new members. New member Jan Gilmore brought his two sons…with one of them pulling the winning ticket for our 50/50 charity drawing. It took a little while, but we finally got Santa Fe

member Rob Ryan to realize he was the winner! I guess it was worth the drive from Santa Fe that night for sure!

As Marion and Andy Simon were leaving, Marion informed me they were celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary on the same day as the M & G. So, a belated very Happy Anniversary to the Simons from your Porsche family.

Willard and I send good wishes to all our Roadrunner Region friends as we look forward to more fun-filled Meet & Greets in 2019.

Thanks,

Marsha

Photo by Brian LeDuc

Photo by Brian LeDuc




In the ZoneRich Sanders

Zone 9 Rep

Your Mid-Term IncumbentBeing a zone rep for PCA is a “2+2” assignment. Two years for the first term, and a second two years unless you hang up the keys, or the Executive Council back at PCA headquarters hears that you really messed up. Former zone reps that I meet regularly remind me that it is the most rewarding National Staff “job” in PCA. I totally agree.The reason for even bringing up this milestone, is that as I crest the mid-term hill, it is worth mentioning that in a short 18 months we will start looking for the next Zone 9 representative. The process will involve phone interviews with, at minimum, the President and Vice-President of PCA (Tom Gorsuch and Cindy Jacisin). They will also be looking for input from me, as well. Preference has typically been given to past region Presidents. And this is not limited to “current” presidents. So if you are a past-president, missing the action, consider throwing your name in the mix when the time comes. There are at least of couple dozen of you reading this, so think about it. It is also not always true that only former region Presidents are selected. So if you have been an active leader with multiple roles on your region board, and have “seen it all” over the years, you should also consider putting your name in the mix.I meet lots of members in regions who find that the “job” of a zone rep for PCA is a bit of a mystery. That’s completely understandable. PCA has 14 zones- one zone rep for each. Our zone 9 covers seven regions that stretch from the Idaho to the Mexico border, and cover all of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, plus the southern parts of Wyoming and the western parts of Texas. For most club members, the zone rep is seen only occasionally at a social, DE, autocross, or tour in your region. However, the invisible part of the “job” is behind the scenes. Our primary role is to act as a liaison between your region’s leadership and the National

Office. Equally important is the expectation that we act as a resource for region Presidents to provide training, share best practices, help as needed with bylaws, elections, national policies, raise concerns to national, and support planning and succession processes as requested. We are expected to travel, and are re-imbursed for attending a minimum of one member event per year in each region. I personally strive for two events, and am pleased to say that the National Office supports my travel plan to allow this to happen.The reason for starting now to ask you all to think about a future as a zone rep, is that we had only two candidates at the time that I applied for the role. In my case, I had only been region president for 50% of my elected term, which caused some disruption here in the Intermountain region at the time. So to hopefully build a deep enough bench when my term is up, and to allow a smooth transition at that time, I’m reaching out EARLY, in order to invite levels of interest and offering to share any/ all information needed for potential candidates to make an informed decision. If you have ANY inclination to become a zone rep for PCA in the future (2020, 2024, 2028), I would LOVE TO hear from you personally some time in 2019. Simply email me at [email protected]. From there we can set up some phone time and perhaps arrange an individual meeting for a de-mystifying Q&A session during one of my trips to your region in the coming year.

Happy Holidays to All!!!

Signing off for 2018,Rich SandersZone 9 Rep.


Photos by Rich Sanders

DE and AutoCross Chair Lenny Loftin, “lost in a

“C” of cones”.

Sweet views of Gila National Forest enroute to

Silver City- Oktoberfiesta Tour

Carrera Region Oktoberfiesta- Tour cars at Hillsboro, New Mexico

“Wild Bill” Walker’s, Sabel Mark III (#3 of 3).

356 power in 1150 pounds. Quick—A Sabel under the Christmas Tree, Deming,

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Carrera Region Oktoberfiesta DE Driver’s meeting at Deming, New Mexico


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This Holiday Season fill your trunk with Holiday food donations.

The donations will benefit the low income residents of Sandoval county served by Storehouse West.

Storehouse West will be open a special day for members of New Mexico car clubs and car aficionados.

Items they could use this Holiday Season:

• Frozen turkeys

• Frozen pie shells and canned pumpkin

• Canned cranberry sauce

• Canned vegetables

• Bags of dry stuffing & canned gravy

• Bottled juice, especially orange juice

• Bottled water

• And basically anything else you want to give (including children’sclothing and toiletries)!

We will meet at Cars n’ Coffee in the Starbucks parking lot at 7600 Jefferson St. NE at 10:00am

to caravan to Storehouse West

December 15, 2018 10:00am

Fill-a-Trunk for Charity

Fill-a-TrunkFood Drive


Rennsport Reunion VI There and Back

Story by Phil Ganderton

There’s been a lot of coverage of Rennsport Reunion VI (RRVI), held for the third time at Laguna Seca Raceway east of Monterey, California at the end of September this year. This is not another recap of the event. This is a story of traveling to, and from, RRVI.The previous west coast Rennsports were held in 2011 and 2015, with RRVI returning to the original three-year gap between events. (The first three were held on the east coast in 2001, 2004, 2007).Preparation for RRVI began among PCA Roadrunners almost a year before the event, when dates were announced and hotels had to be booked. Much like Monterey Car Week, Rennsport Reunion takes over the Monterey Peninsula and accommodations are only found at a premium. Once tickets were purchased we each decided our itinerary which led to the inevitable question “are we going together in a group, and what route shall we take?” Because some people wanted to arrive on Wednesday night a group took the two-day direct route west to Bakersfield, while a few of us chose the longer, more scenic route through Utah, Nevada, and north-central California.

Getting there.It took us three days to get to Laguna Seca Raceway. And we drove pretty fast. Our route took us first through Farmington then briefly into Colorado before stopping at Four Corners Monument. Then it was on to the spectacular canyonlands country of southern Utah. We crossed the Colorado River at Hite then turned toward Capitol Reef National Park and on through Grand Staircase – Escalante National

Park. There ended Day One, and we’d put 570 miles behind us! There is absolutely no doubt this route passed through some of the most spectacular natural beauty this country has to offer. So many times we said “we must come back through here, and linger a little longer.”Day Two contained the dreaded crossing of Nevada, but before that we drove through Bryce Canyon and the Dixie National Forest. Having started the day in the forest, the remainder was spent out in the open and mostly barren lands of central Nevada, traversing on the Extraterrestrial Highway. The end of the day saw us in California and standing on the shores of surreal Mono Lake. The day had certainly been “out of this world”!The last day of our westward journey started in spectacular fashion as we turned into Yosemite National Park at Bridgeport where we encountered barely a handful of cars in the 80 miles it took to cross the Sierra Nevadas. We found a nice road on which to cross the central valley and arrived at our AirBnB in Carmel Valley at mid-afternoon, there completing the 1450 miles drive to RRVI. The day ended by meeting our fellow Roadrunners at the Baja Cantina, a meal that has become a regular ritual whenever attending an event in Monterey.

Being there.Rennsport Reunion VI was the largest of the six events to date, with a record 81,000 attending. Despite the large numbers it never felt crowded, and the vendors, displays, race cars, exhibition cars, drivers, celebrities, and spectator cars combined to produce a total Porsche overload.


Returning Home.The return from such a great adventure is always a little less enjoyment and a little more expedience. The desire to get home quickly and safely meant mainly driving on Interstates. We split the 1100 mile return trip in two, with an overnight in Kingman, AZ. But a fast, straight route didn’t mean we had to forego all driving pleasure, and the first day included an awesome traverse of Highway 198 into Coalinga in central California. This is a must-drive road from now on! But, as expected, it was followed by the inevitable hours spent on Interstate 5 to Bakersfield and then across the desert to Barstow, then Needles, and finally Kingman. The only thing breaking the monotony of the drive was a huge thunderstorm in the Mojave Desert that forced even the 18-wheelers to slow down.

The last day of the trip was familiar territory and we spent most of it in heavy rain. Of course, the conditions improved as we approached Albuquerque and we ended the drive as we had started it—in beautiful sunny conditions. Where the next Rennsport Reunion will be held is not known yet, but the record crowds in Monterey must surely tempt the organizers to return, once again, to Laguna Seca. Our Porsche friends on the east coast must be hoping for a return of the event at a closer track. And some people are talking of splitting the difference and having it at Circuit of the Americas, which would be almost local for us Roadrunners. Wherever it is in 2021, Roadrunners will be in attendance, that’s for sure!

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2019 ROADRUNNER PLANNING MEETINGTUESDAY DECEMBER 11, 2018 6:00PM

Got an idea for a Roadrunner event next year? Come to the 2019 Planning meeting to get it on the calendar.

Roadrunner Region always interested in new event ideas.Don’t be shy.

FOUR SEASONS CLEANING - PIZZA AND DRINKS WILL BE SERVED

Leader of the Porsche PackPerhaps the most enjoyable experience of owning a Porsche is driving it on the open road. We have lots of open roads here in New Mexico. What the Roadrunner Region needs is more drive

out Leaders to take us there. Leading a drive out is not flat six engine science. It’s easy but there are some rules to follow. Our region tourmeister, Willard MenNe is here to help you every step of the journey. Willard was the tour chair for the Treffen held here in the spring. He has experience

with insurance, reservations at attractions, generating maps, and the PCA paperwork required. We have lots of members who have visited many cool places in New Mexico and the surrounding

states. If you’ve been someplace that you’d like to share with the Roadrunners drop Willard a line. Bring your ideas and you’ll have a line of Porsches ready to follow.

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DS 11-- NOV -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1T 88 David Fitzgerald 2008 Porsche 911 C2S 54.897 2T 25 Cathie Tardy 2007 Porsche Boxster 57.590 (2.693) 3T 314 Emerson Chivington 2011 Porsche Boxster S 58.688 (1.098) 4 56 Mark White 2017 Mazda Miata 58.716 (0.028) 5 7 Brian Turnbull 2006 Mercedes SLK 55 AMG 60.077 (1.361) 6 210 Roland Wiele 2013 Porsche Boxster 61.598 (1.521) 7 144 Linda Conwell Audi TT 62.237 (0.639) 8 16 Craig Ferron 2002 Chevy Cammero DNS 9 8 Felipe Gualtero 1997 Mazda Miata DNS 10 23 Patrick Gonzales 2009 BMW 135i DNS 11 71 Don Fisher 2007 Porsche Cayman S DNS

-- INT -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1T 13 Alex Wilks 2016 Mini Cooper S 52.944 2T 317 Evelyn Watkins 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 53.543 (0.599) 3 35 Jeffrey Rodelas 2018 BMW M2 54.904 (1.361) 4 17 Raymond Puckett 2016 Ford Fiesta RS 55.198 (0.294) 5 44 Jim Ruark 1990 Mazda MX5 55.444 (0.246) 6 12 Peter Smith 2001 Boxter S 59.938 (4.494) 7 11 Gwinn Hall 1999 Mazda Miata DNS 8 1 Logan Ott 1983 Toyota Celica DNS

-- ADV -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1T 26 Adam Wood 2001 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport 51.126 2T 2 Shaleen Brown 1972 Triumph Spitfile 51.354 (0.228) 3T 67 Damian Kemm 2014 Porsche Cayman S 51.830 (0.476) 4T 73 David Flynn 2011 Porsche Cayman S 53.219 (1.389) 5 40 Jimmy Alonso 2004 Subaru STi 53.235 (0.016) 6 58 Clark Thompson 2009 Chevrolet Corvette 53.350 (0.115) 7 57 Len Heinz 1990 BMW M3 53.390 (0.040) 8 171 George Watkins 2007 Caterham SV 53.792 (0.402) 9 188 Michael Barber 1997 Mazda Miata 56.451 (2.659) 10 027 Dominic Cagliostro 2007 Mazda MX-5 MSR 56.505 (0.054)

-- EXP -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1T 86 Tom Reynolds 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 50.475 2T 17 Paul Dodd 1996 Porsche 993 C4S 50.564 (0.089) 3 37 James Wilson 2011 Porsche Cayman S 51.502 (0.938) 4 43 Jim Garton 2005 Mazda MSM 52.496 (0.994)

-- StreetTire -ST M ------------------------------------------------- Raw ------ Pax ---- Corr ----1T 341 EXPM-ST Von Whitley 2005 911 56.278 1.000 56.278

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Photos by Alan Mitchell


DS 11All CLASS

-- NOV -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1T 88 David Fitzgerald 2008 Porsche 911 C2S 54.897 62.609 58.885 58.969 57.688 57.208 55.552 56.939 54.897 55.865 55.053

2T 25 Cathie Tardy 2007 Porsche Boxster 57.590 (2.693) 59.644 58.165 57.055+1 57.330+1 57.590 57.592+1 58.018 57.877+1 57.032+2 57.783+2

3T 314 Emerson Chivington 2011 Porsche Boxster S 58.688 (1.098) 67.725 64.471 65.024+1 63.784+2 60.059 59.667+1 57.854+1 58.688 59.428+2 60.308

4 56 Mark White 2017 Mazda Miata 58.716 (0.028) 74.404 61.996 59.853 59.663 59.720+1 58.066+2 56.790+1 57.100+2 58.716 70.406DNF

5 7 Brian Turnbull 2006 Mercedes SLK 55 AMG 60.077 (1.361) 64.287+1 63.990+1 62.809 61.577 62.124 60.317 60.077 60.893 62.469 61.349

6 210 Roland Wiele 2013 Porsche Boxster 61.598 (1.521) 72.535 67.401 65.472 63.605DNF 68.602 66.776 64.342 60.429DNF 63.702 61.598

7 144 Linda Conwell Audi TT 62.237 (0.639) 71.229 65.218 64.654 65.597 65.990 63.524 62.562 62.282 62.809+1 62.237

8 16 Craig Ferron 2002 Chevy Cammero DNS DNS

9 8 Felipe Gualtero 1997 Mazda Miata DNS DNS

10 23 Patrick Gonzales 2009 BMW 135i DNS DNS

11 71 Don Fisher 2007 Porsche Cayman S DNS DNS

-- INT -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1T 13 Alex Wilks 2016 Mini Cooper S 52.944 56.594 54.967 55.281 54.405 53.670 53.602+1 53.280 53.351 52.975 52.944

2T 317 Evelyn Watkins 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 53.543 (0.599) 58.757+1 57.567 54.986 53.543 57.077 55.659 56.594 54.769+5 55.630 54.477

3 35 Jeffrey Rodelas 2018 BMW M2 54.904 (1.361) 58.969 55.845 56.704 55.627 55.574 55.890 55.254 54.904 54.990 55.005

4 17 Raymond Puckett 2016 Ford Fiesta RS 55.198 (0.294) 60.092 57.987 55.911 58.113+1 56.719 54.700+1 55.198 54.860+2 55.361 54.055+5

5 44 Jim Ruark 1990 Mazda MX5 55.444 (0.246) 58.308+1 57.193+1 57.894DNF 56.219 55.564 55.444 56.185+1 56.273 56.640+1 56.099+2

6 12 Peter Smith 2001 Boxter S 59.938 (4.494) 71.212 67.301 65.712 63.745 67.433 66.512 68.101 55.810FUN 62.985 59.938 60.642

7 11 Gwinn Hall 1999 Mazda Miata DNS DNS

8 1 Logan Ott 1983 Toyota Celica DNS DNS

-- ADV -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1T 26 Adam Wood 2001 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport 51.126 57.859 53.286 51.407 51.327 64.071DNF 52.539 50.367+1 51.126 52.342DNF 51.295

2T 2 Shaleen Brown 1972 Triumph Spitfile 51.354 (0.228) 54.693+1 54.853 51.354 52.093 51.964+1 51.547+1 51.654+1 51.826+1 52.252 51.447

3T 67 Damian Kemm 2014 Porsche Cayman S 51.830 (0.476) 54.592 53.441 53.021 52.665 53.002 52.059 52.257 51.830 52.298 50.568+3

4T 73 David Flynn 2011 Porsche Cayman S 53.219 (1.389) 57.986 56.391 54.231 54.405 53.989DNF 54.978 53.510 54.655 53.219 54.269

5 40 Jimmy Alonso 2004 Subaru STi 53.235 (0.016) 56.099 73.958+1 53.346+1 53.297+1 54.837 53.463+1 53.235 53.543+1 68.239DNF 53.419

6 58 Clark Thompson 2009 Chevrolet Corvette 53.350 (0.115) 59.168+1 55.894 54.755+2 54.298+1 77.869DNF 54.664 53.942+1 53.572+1 53.350 52.579+2

7 57 Len Heinz 1990 BMW M3 53.390 (0.040) 57.593 56.631 54.878 53.955 55.846+2 54.413 54.457 53.888 53.390 52.667+1

8 171 George Watkins 2007 Caterham SV 53.792 (0.402) 57.711 58.538 55.353 55.547+1 56.673 56.051 56.161 54.342 53.792 54.374

9 188 Michael Barber 1997 Mazda Miata 56.451 (2.659) 64.438+1 59.922 60.748 58.296 141.939 58.331 56.451 57.660 56.471+3 57.031

10 027 Dominic Cagliostro 2007 Mazda MX-5 MSR 56.505 (0.054) 58.615 56.834 57.468 56.023+1 58.395 57.945 56.505 56.814 54.306FUN 56.865

-- EXP -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1T 86 Tom Reynolds 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 50.475 52.455 52.289 51.459 50.690 51.408 50.541 50.939 50.475 50.995 50.616

2T 17 Paul Dodd 1996 Porsche 993 C4S 50.564 (0.089) 54.228+1 53.154+1 51.531 51.037 59.893+2 52.315 50.690 50.893+2 46.071FUN 51.437 50.564

3 37 James Wilson 2011 Porsche Cayman S 51.502 (0.938) 53.353 55.904DNF 52.521 51.834 52.571 52.110 51.872+1 51.991 51.646 51.502

4 43 Jim Garton 2005 Mazda MSM 52.496 (0.994) 54.581 54.118 52.961 53.362 53.479 53.791 52.921 53.239+1 52.496

-- StreetTire -ST M ------------------------------------------------- Raw ------ Pax ---- Corr ----1T 341 EXPM-ST Von Whitley 2005 911 56.278 1.000 56.27861.659 59.960 58.827 59.635 59.792 58.349 57.191 56.532+1 56.278 56.427


DS 11

DS 12-- NOV ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1T 23 Patrick Gonzales 2009 BMW 135i 47.960 2T 25 Cathie Tardy 2007 Porsche Boxster 50.114 (2.154) 3T 8 Felipe Gualtero 1997 Mazda Miata 51.966 (1.852) 4 56 Mark White 2017 Mazda Miata 51.977 (0.011) 5 71 Don Fisher 2007 Porsche Cayman S 52.535 (0.558) 6 7 Brian Turnbull 2006 Mercedes SLK 55 AMG 52.923 (0.388) 7 144 Linda Conwell Audi TT 54.623 (1.700) 8 16 Craig Ferron 2002 Chevy Cammero 54.855 (0.232) 9 314 Emerson Chivington 2011 Porsche Boxster S DNS 10 88 David Fitzgerald 2008 Porsche 911 C2S DNS 11 210 Roland Wiele 2013 Porsche Boxster DNS

-- INT -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1T 13 Alex Wilks 2016 Mini Cooper S 45.993 2T 317 Evelyn Watkins 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 47.977 (1.984) 3 44 Jim Ruark 1990 Mazda MX5 49.229 (1.252) 4 1 Logan Ott 1983 Toyota Celica 52.823 (3.594) 5 11 Gwinn Hall 1999 Mazda Miata 56.007 (3.184) 6 35 Jeffrey Rodelas 2018 BMW M2 DNS 7 12 Peter Smith 2001 Boxter S DNS

-- ADV -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1T 26 Adam Wood 2001 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport 44.139 2T 67 Damian Kemm 2014 Porsche Cayman S 45.933 (1.794) 3T 73 David Flynn 2011 Porsche Cayman S 46.456 (0.523) 4 171 George Watkins 2007 Caterham SV 46.999 (0.543) 5 40 Jimmy Alonso 2004 Subaru STi 48.009 (1.010) 6 188 Michael Barber 1997 Mazda Miata 48.119 (0.110) 7 027 Dominic Cagliostro 2007 Mazda MX-5 MSR 49.505 (1.386) 8 2 Shaleen Brown 1972 Triumph Spitfile DNS 9 57 Len Heinz 1990 BMW M3 DNS 10 58 Clark Thompson 2009 Chevrolet Corvette DNS

-- EXP -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1T 17 Paul Dodd 1996 Porsche 993 C4S 43.890 2 37 James Wilson 2011 Porsche Cayman S 44.979 (1.089) 3 43 Jim Garton 2005 Mazda MSM 45.763 (0.784) 4 86 Tom Reynolds 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 DNS

-- StreetTire -ST M ------------------------------------------------- Raw ------ Pax ---- Corr ------1T 34 EXPM-ST Von Whitley 2005 911 DNS 2 341 EXPM-ST Von Whitley 2005 911 DNS

FAST CLASS

86 EXP Tom Reynolds 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 50.47517 EXP Paul Dodd 1996 Porsche 993 C4S 50.564 (0.089)26 ADV Adam Wood 2001 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport 51.126 (0.562)2 ADV Shaleen Brown 1972 Triumph Spitfile 51.354 (0.228)37 EXP James Wilson 2011 Porsche Cayman S 51.502 (0.148)67 ADV Damian Kemm 2014 Porsche Cayman S 51.830 (0.328)43 EXP Jim Garton 2005 Mazda MSM 52.496 (0.666)13 INT Alex Wilks 2016 Mini Cooper S 52.944 (0.448)73 ADV David Flynn 2011 Porsche Cayman S 53.219 (0.275)40 ADV Jimmy Alonso 2004 Subaru STi 53.235 (0.016)

^^^^^ Top 10 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

58 ADV Clark Thompson 2009 Chevrolet Corvette 53.350 (0.115)57 ADV Len Heinz 1990 BMW M3 53.390 (0.040)317 INT Evelyn Watkins 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 53.543 (0.153)171 ADV George Watkins 2007 Caterham SV 53.792 (0.249)88 NOV David Fitzgerald 2008 Porsche 911 C2S 54.897 (1.105)

35 INT Jeffrey Rodelas 2018 BMW M2 54.904 (0.007)17 INT Raymond Puckett 2016 Ford Fiesta RS 55.198 (0.294)44 INT Jim Ruark 1990 Mazda MX5 55.444 (0.246)341 EXPM-ST Von Whitley 2005 911 56.278 (0.834)188 ADV Michael Barber 1997 Mazda Miata 56.451 (0.173)027 ADV Dominic Cagliostro 2007 Mazda MX-5 MSR 56.505 (0.054)25 NOV Cathie Tardy 2007 Porsche Boxster 57.590 (1.085)314 NOV Emerson Chivington 2011 Porsche Boxster S 58.688 (1.098)56 NOV Mark White 2017 Mazda Miata 58.716 (0.028)12 INT Peter Smith 2001 Boxter S 59.938 (1.222)7 NOV Brian Turnbull 2006 Mercedes SLK 55 AMG 60.077 (0.139)210 NOV Roland Wiele 2013 Porsche Boxster 61.598 (1.521)144 NOV Linda Conwell Audi TT 62.237 (0.639)16 NOV Craig Ferron 2002 Chevy Cammero DNS 8 NOV Felipe Gualtero 1997 Mazda Miata DNS 23 NOV Patrick Gonzales 2009 BMW 135i DNS 11 INT Gwinn Hall 1999 Mazda Miata DNS 1 INT Logan Ott 1983 Toyota Celica DNS 71 NOV Don Fisher 2007 Porsche Cayman S DNS

Overall Raw Scores


DS 12-- NOV -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1T 23 Patrick Gonzales 2009 BMW 135i 47.960 58.780 54.420 53.048 51.102 51.166 50.466+1 51.426DNF 49.890 48.520 50.384+1 47.960

2T 25 Cathie Tardy 2007 Porsche Boxster 50.114 (2.154) 51.703 49.689+2 55.495+4 49.835+2 50.065+3 51.867+1 50.219+1 51.292 51.755+1 52.908 50.114

3T 8 Felipe Gualtero 1997 Mazda Miata 51.966 (1.852) 58.915 54.537+1 54.462 54.833 53.921 53.542 54.265+1 52.551 53.674 51.966 57.502+2

4 56 Mark White 2017 Mazda Miata 51.977 (0.011) 53.125+1 55.506+1 56.277 53.584 52.964 52.176 52.394 52.371 52.821+1 52.978 51.977

5 71 Don Fisher 2007 Porsche Cayman S 52.535 (0.558) 54.768 55.895DNF 56.839 52.791 52.535 54.254 48.890FUN 57.342+1 55.192DNF 55.059 52.406+1

6 7 Brian Turnbull 2006 Mercedes SLK 55 AMG 52.923 (0.388) 60.538+2 60.321 57.836 56.771 56.004 57.586+1 55.187 53.510+1 52.923 53.255 57.594DNF

7 144 Linda Conwell Audi TT 54.623 (1.700) 58.262 56.568 55.985 55.134 54.623 54.309+1 55.424+1 56.261 55.749 55.097 56.331

8 16 Craig Ferron 2002 Chevy Cammero 54.855 (0.232) 64.388 59.740 56.161 56.302 54.855 56.504 57.233 56.812 54.859 56.735

9 314 Emerson Chivington 2011 Porsche Boxster S DNS DNS

10 88 David Fitzgerald 2008 Porsche 911 C2S DNS DNS

11 210 Roland Wiele 2013 Porsche Boxster DNS DNS

-- INT -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1T 13 Alex Wilks 2016 Mini Cooper S 45.993 53.351DNF 48.879 47.341 47.199+1 47.956+1 46.496 49.491 46.816 45.993 45.254+2 46.375

2T 317 Evelyn Watkins 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 47.977 (1.984) 53.713 50.220 50.579+1 49.191 48.651 48.045+2 50.628 48.398+1 49.026 48.797 47.977

3 44 Jim Ruark 1990 Mazda MX5 49.229 (1.252) 53.830 52.728 51.354 50.392 50.242 49.229 51.956 50.364+1 49.900 50.534 49.852+1

4 1 Logan Ott 1983 Toyota Celica 52.823 (3.594) 63.669DNF 54.979 65.077DNF 54.158 54.370 52.823 54.005+1 52.917+2 52.877+2 52.850+1 53.825+1

5 11 Gwinn Hall 1999 Mazda Miata 56.007 (3.184) 65.036 61.223 58.384 58.205 58.113 56.007

6 35 Jeffrey Rodelas 2018 BMW M2 DNS DNS

7 12 Peter Smith 2001 Boxter S DNS DNS

-- ADV -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1T 26 Adam Wood 2001 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport 44.139 49.438 48.546DNF 46.484 44.913 45.486+2 45.263 46.517 46.274DNF 44.139 52.707+1 43.600+2

2T 67 Damian Kemm 2014 Porsche Cayman S 45.933 (1.794) 48.349 47.009+2 47.543+1 47.038 46.160 47.032 47.750+1 45.933 45.626+3 46.940 47.342

3T 73 David Flynn 2011 Porsche Cayman S 46.456 (0.523) 49.568 48.062 48.128 47.280+1 47.708 46.947 46.540 46.415DNF 46.592+2 46.456 46.506+1

4 171 George Watkins 2007 Caterham SV 46.999 (0.543) 49.195 48.756 47.931 48.234 47.995 46.999 48.660 47.265 48.441+1 48.963 48.601

All CLASS


DS 12

17 EXP Paul Dodd 1996 Porsche 993 C4S 43.89026 ADV Adam Wood 2001 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport 44.139 (0.249)37 EXP James Wilson 2011 Porsche Cayman S 44.979 (0.840)43 EXP Jim Garton 2005 Mazda MSM 45.763 (0.784)67 ADV Damian Kemm 2014 Porsche Cayman S 45.933 (0.170)13 INT Alex Wilks 2016 Mini Cooper S 45.993 (0.060)73 ADV David Flynn 2011 Porsche Cayman S 46.456 (0.463)171 ADV George Watkins 2007 Caterham SV 46.999 (0.543)23 NOV Patrick Gonzales 2009 BMW 135i 47.960 (0.961)317 INT Evelyn Watkins 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 47.977 (0.017)

^^^^^ Top 10 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

40 ADV Jimmy Alonso 2004 Subaru STi 48.009 (0.032)188 ADV Michael Barber 1997 Mazda Miata 48.119 (0.110)44 INT Jim Ruark 1990 Mazda MX5 49.229 (1.110)027 ADV Dominic Cagliostro 2007 Mazda MX-5 MSR 49.505 (0.276)25 NOV Cathie Tardy 2007 Porsche Boxster 50.114 (0.609)

8 NOV Felipe Gualtero 1997 Mazda Miata 51.966 (1.852)56 NOV Mark White 2017 Mazda Miata 51.977 (0.011)71 NOV Don Fisher 2007 Porsche Cayman S 52.535 (0.558)1 INT Logan Ott 1983 Toyota Celica 52.823 (0.288)7 NOV Brian Turnbull 2006 Mercedes SLK 55 AMG 52.923 (0.100)144 NOV Linda Conwell Audi TT 54.623 (1.700)16 NOV Craig Ferron 2002 Chevy Cammero 54.855 (0.232)11 INT Gwinn Hall 1999 Mazda Miata 56.007 (1.152)34 EXPM-ST Von Whitley 2005 911 DNS 35 INT Jeffrey Rodelas 2018 BMW M2 DNS 2 ADV Shaleen Brown 1972 Triumph Spitfile DNS 57 ADV Len Heinz 1990 BMW M3 DNS 58 ADV Clark Thompson 2009 Chevrolet Corvette DNS 86 EXP Tom Reynolds 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 DNS 314 NOV Emerson Chivington 2011 Porsche Boxster S DNS 88 NOV David Fitzgerald 2008 Porsche 911 C2S DNS 210 NOV Roland Wiele 2013 Porsche Boxster DNS 12 INT Peter Smith 2001 Boxter S DNS 341 EXPM-ST Von Whitley 2005 911 DNS

Overall Raw Scores

All CLASS5 40 Jimmy Alonso 2004 Subaru STi 48.009 (1.010) 52.231DNF 49.834 49.065 49.161+1 48.134 48.031 49.619+2 48.860+1 48.371 48.065+1 48.009

6 188 Michael Barber 1997 Mazda Miata 48.119 (0.110) 53.564DNF 51.452 50.276+1 49.897+1 50.165 50.231 50.978 49.906 49.321+1 49.077 48.119

7 027 Dominic Cagliostro 2007 Mazda MX-5 MSR 49.505 (1.386) 51.712+1 50.787 50.813 51.185 50.097 50.510+2 52.433 50.663 49.505 49.896 49.677

8 2 Shaleen Brown 1972 Triumph Spitfile DNS DNS

9 57 Len Heinz 1990 BMW M3 DNS DNS

10 58 Clark Thompson 2009 Chevrolet Corvette DNS DNS

-- EXP -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1T 17 Paul Dodd 1996 Porsche 993 C4S 43.890 46.042 44.832+1 45.781+1 44.734+2 45.116 44.698+1 45.566+1 44.483 46.433 43.890 48.125+2

2 37 James Wilson 2011 Porsche Cayman S 44.979 (1.089) 47.241 46.434 45.915 45.643 45.371 45.595+1 52.177DNF 45.607+2 45.791 45.229 44.979

3 43 Jim Garton 2005 Mazda MSM 45.763 (0.784) 47.460 46.264 46.691 46.200+1 45.958 45.763 50.701 48.901 46.657 46.610 46.333+1

4 86 Tom Reynolds 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 DNS DNS

-- StreetTire -ST M ------------------------------------------------- Raw ------ Pax ---- Corr -----1T 34 EXPM-ST Von Whitley 2005 911 DNS DNS

2 341 EXPM-ST Von Whitley 2005 911 DNS DNS




PILGRIMAGE TO THE PETERSENArticle by Vance Bass, photos Vance Bass and Marc Schwartz

I didn’t want a black car. I knew how hard they are to keep clean and dreaded the constant chore of tending the precious appearance of my daily driver. But a black 911 is what I found, so it’s what we drive. I’m not one of those people who names their cars, but this one acquired a name after our recent 2,968-mile trip to California: “Dirty Bird”. You can not believe how much grime that car acquired, and how fast. Luckily, I had waxed it heavily before we left, and it wasn’t really to hard to clean off the layers of road grime and bug guts. But man, was that an ugly car for a couple of weeks.Our trip took us to visit family members in Flagstaff and Las Vegas, then it was on to Los Angeles to hear the LA Philharmonic and, the real reason for the trip, to see “The Porsche Effect” at the Petersen Automotive Museum. Additional dirt was collected on the Pacific Coast Highway to Carmel-by-the-Sea, to Sacramento to visit the spectacular California State Railroad Museum, then home through the Central Valley, with a detour to Sedona. It was a fantastic trip, and surprisingly easy to clean the dirt from, all things considered.If you’ve been ignoring the hype this year, it’s Porsche’s 70th anniversary, and the Petersen Museum is running an exhibit of some of their crowning achievements in observance of it. And you should know that you can still see the exhibit through February of 2019. If the weather gets unpleasant in the Roadrunner Region, this would be a great way to escape to a warmer climate for a while, and see some fantastic cars, too.The Petersen has amassed an incredible collection of cars and related materials from their own collection, as well as from private collectors and the Porsche company’s archives and museum. You want to see the first production Porsche, straight from Gmund via the Stuttgart museum? It’s there, as are prototypes of cars like the Carrera GT or the four-door 928.

Race cars? Everything from the 550 Spyder to the 919 Le Mans winner. A “Continental” cabrio, Steve McQueen’s 356 Speedster, a GT1, a 959, a PCA 50th anniversary 911 – just about every significant Porsche you can imagine is on display. In summary, clear your calendar for some weekend between now and February and be sure to see this exhibit. You really do not want to miss it.

Steve McQueen’s 356 Speedster.

GT1 racer seen through the McQueen windscreen.


The first production 356 was hand-built in a barn in Gmund Austria.

The rear of the Gmund 356, with the notorious 930 Turbo in the background

You probably saw the article about the show in the Panorama 732. You may not have noticed the tiny photo showing a collection of 19 PCA grill badges in a display case. When you’re standing in front of the case, though, what jumps out is that the Roadrunner Region’s badge was one of the ones selected for the show. They don’t explain how they chose those badges, but I’d like to think that our region’s stellar reputation has something to do with it.As a final note, Steve McQueen’s first Porsche was that 356 Speedster. It was black. If it’s good enough for him, it’s good enough for me.

PCA grill badges.

a pristine 550 Spyder

a 919 and the author, as close as he’s ever likely to get to a LeMans winner.


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Roadrunners Explore SoaringArticle and Photos by Geoff Aiken

It was one of those so near and so far drive outs. A short drive along old Route 66 to Moriarty. Some of us may have known that the Moriarty Airport, home of the Albuquerque Soaring Club (ASC) was a world class soaring facility. No one was prepared for the experience of seeing the history of soaring in the US Southwest Soaring Museum. The museum is home to around 50 sailplanes on display. A guided tour introduced us to the history of soaring in New Mexico. We were told about George Applebay, a sailplane designer who established the museum, and legendary pilot/instructor Alcide Santilli, whose original private pilot’s license on display was signed by Orville Wright. Then it was on to the ASC’s hangar where Club President, host and

Roadrunner member (PCA member since 1998, instructor and former professional race driver) Geoff Aiken talked about the soaring “ships” that are housed there. Lastly, the Roadrunner group had lunch at the New Mexico Lobo Wing of the Commemorative Air Force. Along with fresh grilled burgers and sides in the wing’s shop were two WWII and Korean War airplane trainers that were being restored by the volunteers of the club. It was a great opportunity to hear about the restoration efforts and talk with the men and women who bring history to life with these airplanes. First time tour organizer Geoff Aiken did a great job organizing the tour. Thanks also to Katrina Arndt for her attention to details.


Membership Report Paul Teske Membership Chair [email protected]

As Membership Chair I would like to welcome the new and transferred in members to the Roadrunner Region.

I would like to invite all the membership to “try us on” at one of the many club events scheduled soon at a local venue near you! You can find the schedule of upcoming events on the Roadrunner website at www.rrrpca.com.

I would like to extend an enthusiastic welcome to these new members and those who have joined us from another region!

Some months ago PCA established a “Test Drive Participants” member category. If anyone who has interest in Porsche automobiles and is planning on a purchase in the near future, PCA would like to extend a trial membership to you under this program! If interested and you register as a “Test Drive” participant please come out and join us in our monthly RRR activities. The members of the Club are very outgoing, and a good source of information on all things Porsche and PCA! Find more details on this program on the PCA national web site at https://www.pca.org

Additionally farewell to those transferring to other regions….we hope to see you soon at a regional or national event!

Again check out our great Website at www.rrrpca.com for all the scheduled events and come on out and have some fun!

Please be safe in your travels….. and hopefully see you out driving with us soon!

Paul Teske Member Chair

NATIONAL STANDINGS FOR OCTOBER 2018Primary Members 83074Co-Members 45887

REGION STANDINGS FOR OCTOBER 2018Primary Members 420Co-Members 244Total Members 664

NEW MEMBERS: Larry Harvey 2001 911 Turbo SilverChris Venghaus 1995 911 Carrer

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