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THENOR’WESTER Newsletter of the Olympic Peninsula Region / Porsche Club of America July/August 2012 In This Issue: A Tribute to Martin, Gorge Tour, LeMay’s Grand Opening and More

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THENOR’WESTER Newsletter of the Olympic Peninsula Region / Porsche Club of America July/August 2012

In This Issue: A Tribute to Martin, Gorge Tour, LeMay’s Grand Opening and More

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PCA Olympic Peninsula Region 2012 Event Calendar

Event/Social Chair: Maryann Elwell (253) 853-4003 [email protected]

January 2012

5th

– 6:30P/7P – Dinner/Calendar Planning Meeting at

Bremerton Airport Diner

12th

– 6:30P/7P – Dinner/Member & Board Meeting at

Silverdale Round Table Pizza

21st – 7P Dinner at 2 Margaritas Family Restaurant

February 2012

11th

– 5P/6P –Member & Board Meeting/Dinner at 7

Cedars Restaurant

15th

– March/April Nor’Wester Deadline

25th

– 7P Movie Night at Brownsville Y/C

March 2012

10th

– 8:30A Tour to Bainbridge Island

14th

– 6:30P/7P – Dinner/Member & Board Meeting at

Silverdale Round Table Pizza

17th

– 10A – Cub Scout Pine Wood Derby Show &

Shine at Silverdale Lutheran

25th

– 2P – 8th

Annual Chili Cookoff

27th

– Porsche Parade 2012 Reg. Open

31st – 6:30P Dinner at Bay Street Bistro in Port Orchard

April 2012

11th

– 6:30P/7:00P – Dinner/Member & Board Meeting

at Silverdale Round Table Pizza

15th

– May/June Nor’Wester Deadline

20th

– 7P Social Dinner – at That’s A Some Italian

May 2012

4th

– 6th

– Weekend Tour to Columbia River Gorge –

staying at Dalles Inn.

9th

– 6:30P/7:00P – Dinner/Member & Board Meeting

at Silverdale Round Table Pizza

19th

– Armed Forces Day Parade/Lunch at MAXRPM

June 2012

1st–3

rd – LeMay Museum Grand Opening in Tacoma

9th

– 9A Tour to Seabeck/Picnic – Gloria Mellon

13th

– 6:30P/7:00P – Dinner/Member & Board Meeting

at Silverdale Round Table Pizza

15th

– July/August Nor’Wester Deadline

16th

– 10A/7P – Tech Session/Customer Party at

MAXRPM – Alex Raphael

23rd

– 3P/5P Tour/Golf Putting Tournament/Dinner at

Trophy Lake Golf Course – Pete Fischer

29th

- 1st – 9A – SOVREN Pacific NW Historics Races

& Car Corral – see www.pnwr.org

30th

– Rally/Lunch – Donated by JR & Tina Leaman

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July 2012

8th

– 14th

– Porsche Parade 2012 Salt Lake City, UT

21st – 7A-3:30P – Bremerton Elks Car Show – Gloria

Mellon

28th

– Overnight in Port Angeles – Super 8/Olympic

Lodge

28th

– 6P – Member Dinner & Board Meeting in Port

Angeles – Bushwacker Restaurant

29th

– 11A – Porsches on the Pier in Port Angeles -

Cecil White

August 2012

1st – PCA Escape 2012 to the Ozarks Registration Opens

4th

– noon – BBQ in Belfair – Kip Sparber/Anna Hoey

8th

– 6:30P/7:00P – Dinner/Member & Board Meeting at

Silverdale Round Table Pizza

15th

– September/October Nor’Wester Deadline

11th

– 9A - Tour to Mt. Rainier/Dinner – Pete Fischer

12th

– 8:30A – Cruz Port Orchard Car Show

18th

– Charity Car Show – at Great Wolf Bob Becken

25th

– 9A - Tour to Sequim – Dan Kalinski

September 2012

1st – 9A – Bremerton Blackberry Festival Car Show

12th

– 6:30P/7:00P – Dinner/Member & Board Meeting

15th-16th

Weekend Tour to Ocean Shores – Brooks &

Barb Hanford

22nd

– 9A – Brownsville Appreciation Day Car Show

October 2012

6th

– 6:30P/7:00P – Dinner/Member & Board Meeting

at 7 Cedars Restaurant in Sequim

13th

– Oktoberfest Dinner at Alderbrook Inn – Pete

Fischer

15th

– November/December Nor’Wester Deadline

November 2012

14th

– 6:30P/7:00P – Dinner/Annual Membership

Meeting

TBD – Tech Session – we need a volunteer to plan this

event

21st – 6P – Pre-Thanksgiving Party – Gloria and Keith

Mellon

December 2012

8th

– 6:00P/7:00P – Cocktail Hour/Holiday Party at

Bremerton Convention Center

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Board of Directors Committee Chairs *President: Brian Forde *Membership: Gloria Mellon

[email protected] [email protected]

*Vice President: Jon Wyman *Social Events: Maryann Elwell

[email protected] [email protected]

*Secretary: Linda Wyman *Webmaster: Brian Forde

[email protected] [email protected]

*Treasurer: Robert Becken *Newsletter: Brian Forde

[email protected] [email protected]

*Member @ Large: Maryann Elwell *Goodie Store: Jon Wyman

[email protected] [email protected]

* *Past President: John James *Technical: Randy Baisden

[email protected] [email protected]

*PCA Zone 6 Rep: Dave Cooley *Speed Events: Jeff Smith

[email protected] [email protected]

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In This Issue

Farewell to Martin…..……5

Social Chair………….……6

Technology on the Road...10

At The Track…………….12

Gorge Tour………………15

LeMay Grand Opening…17

New Members……………18

Board Meeting Minutes…20

Auto Platz………………..22

Tour to Seabeck….......….23

ON THE COVER:

OPR Photo Contest Winner –

Doug Wornell of Gig Harbor with

his submitted photo - 996 TT

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Farewell to Martin Peterson – by Maryann & Bill Elwell

For those who knew him, Martin Peterson was always fun to be around. You couldn’t find a happier

guy, especially when he was driving his 2000 996 C2 Porsche. So it is with a terrible sadness that I report his

passing a few weeks ago in his home in Palm Springs. He was surrounded by his wife Terri, family, and friends.

Many of us will remember the good times we shared at many Porsche club events. I first met Martin on

an Olympic Peninsula Winery tour. Part way through, all the drivers put their keys on a basket and each

passenger had to pick a key. Whoever’s key you picked is who you drove with for the next leg of the tour, so I

drove with Martin. Outside club activities, Martin and his wife Terri joined us for numerous trips to the Moto

GP races at Laguna Seca in Monterey, CA.

Martin always chauffeured the girls around for shopping at the outlet mall, around town in Carmel and

Monterey, along the coastal highway and to the Hearst Castle in San Simeon.

One of the best days was when

he hooked us up for a limo tour of

some local wineries. The day

ended at the bar on the 18th

hole of

Pebble Beach. Some of our other

great memories of Martin include a

birthday cruise to the Mexican

Riviera over Halloween. What a

great time everyone had … it is

fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A! We

shared trips to Puerto Vallarta,

Mexico, Palm Springs, and our

incredible week long stay at a

private villa in Acapulco, Mexico.

Martin always made sure that

everyone had a good time.

Here’s a toast to a great and generous man, Martin Peterson!

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From the Social/Event Chair – Maryann Elwell

Hopefully by the time you read this we will be seeing some summer weather, but I’m not holding my

breath. You may have to attend the Parade in Salt Lake City to see the sun for an entire day. Thanks goes out to

all of our event chairs for our past events. Thanks to Judy Berrian and Kevin Strilcove for our weekend tour of

the Columbia River Gorge in early May; everyone had a great time. Alex & Debbie Raphael for hosting us for

the Bremerton Armed Forces Day Parade BBQ and an enlightening Tech Session at MAXRPM. I sure did

learn a lot about how to get the best performance out of my Porsche and all of our cars for that matter. Thanks

to John James for getting us together for the LeMay Museum grand opening car show. The museum is really

impressive, and since a number of cars are rotating through, John recommends getting over there soon if you

want to see all the cars that were on display for the grand opening. We had a really successful tour to Jerry

McAuliffe's Seabeck estate thanks to Gloria Mellon. We had a great drive, tour of Jerry’s car and memorabilia

collections and he provided a wonderful catered lunch for us out on the lawn overlooking the Hood Canal.

In addition to our monthly Membership/Board meetings the 2nd

Wednesday of the month, we have quite

a variety of other events coming up to get everyone involved. We have our second overnight Tour coming up

Spetember 15th

-16th

around the Olympic Peninsula with more details to come from Brooks and Barb Hanford.

See our calendar below for our events coming up in the next couple of months and for up to date information

see our website at www.opr-pca.org.

The Porsche Parade is being held in Salt Lake City, UT on July 8th

– 14th

and if you are registered,.

contact Gloria Mellon at (360) 405-0211 or via e-mail [email protected], since she’s organizing a group

drive out to the parade with the Pacific Northwest region. In early May registration opened for the Annual

Canada West Weekend, which is at Spirit Ridge Resort in Osoyoos, B.C. on September 6th

-9th

; see

http://www.pca-cwr.org/ for more details. If you plan to attend the PCA Escape 2012 to the Ozarks in Eureka

Springs, AR on November 8th – 11th , registration will open on August 1st. For more information visit their

website at http://www.pca-escape.org/.

July 2012

8th

– 14th

– Porsche Parade 2012 Salt Lake City, UT.

21st – 7A-3:30P – 24th Annual Bremerton Elks Car Show - located at 4131 Pine Road NE, Bremerton.

Registration 7A-Noon with Dash plaques and Goodie bags to the first 200 registrants. Breakfast

served until 9AM. Lunch: Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Soda & Snacks. Proceeds are used to assist the

Lodge in its charitable activities such as: Elks Therapy Program for Children, Children's Hospital,

Retsil Veterans Home, local area children's sports activities. Please RSVP by 7/15/12 to Gloria

Mellon at [email protected] or (360) 405-0211. $10 pre-registration,

http://elkscarshow.com/preregister.php or $15 at the gate.

28th

– Overnight in Port Angeles - Rooms are available in Port Angeles, for those who want to stay over

the night before Porsches on the Pier, at the Super 8 for $92+tax or the Olympic Lodge for

$180.49+tax (w/ AAA or AARP membership) or $180+tax. Hotel reservation must be made directly

with the hotels. Super 8 Motel (360) 452-8401 or Olympic Lodge (800) 600-2993.

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28th

– 6P – Dinner/Member & Board Meeting – at the Bushwhacker Restaurant located at 1527 East 1st

Street in Port Angeles. To see their menu go to http://www.bushwhackerpa.com/dinner_menu.php.

Please RSVP to Pete Bonfrisco at [email protected] or (360) 490-7741 by 7/20/12.

29th

– 11A – Kurt Schneider Memorial Porsches on the Pier in Port Angeles – Meet 9:15A at the

Poulsbo McDonalds (20533 Viking Ave.) or 10:30A at the Daily Grind coffee shop at 1919 East 1st.

St. in Port Angeles across from McDonalds, to drive to the Pier for car show. RSVP by 7/25/12 to

Maryann Elwell at [email protected] or (253) 853-4003 with which location you will meet us

at. During the car show enjoy the Porsches, including a new Boxster from Roger Jobs, local Arts in

Action Street Fair featuring music, sand sculptors, artist booths, family events, Port Angeles

Underground tour, vendors and food. Be sure to bring folding chairs, sunscreen, hats/sun umbrellas,

water and soft drinks to keep you cool and jackets/sweaters should it be cool. After the car show, join

us for an Ice Cream Social at Patty & Dave Meyer’s home in Sequim with a panoramic view of the

bay. For ice cream social, RSVP by 7/25/12 to Dave at [email protected] or (360) 681-4947.

August 2012

1st – PCA Escape 2012 to the Ozarks Registration Opens – To be held in Eureka Springs, AR from

November 8th – 11th. For more information visit their website at http://www.pca-escape.org/.

4th

– noon – BBQ at Kip Sparber & Anna Hoey’s house in Belfair. Everyone should plan to bring an

appetizer, main course to grill, side dish or dessert. RSVP by 7/30/12 to Kip & Anna with what you

are bringing to share at (360) 275-3286, [email protected] or [email protected].

8th

– 6:30P/7:00P – Dinner/Member & Board Meeting at Round Table Pizza in Silverdale located at 3276

NW Plaza Rd # 101 (across from Kitsap Mall).

11th

– 8:00A – Mt. Rainier Tour/Dinner – Meeting at Gig Harbor McDonalds (Olympic Dr. Shopping

Center) at 8A. Departing at 8:15A to drive over as a group or meet at 8:45A at the McDonalds at

Hwy-7/Pacific Ave. just off Hwy 512 in Tacoma (11012 Pacific Ave S). Those closer may want to

meet the group in Elbe at the train station at 9:30A for a 10A departure. Enjoy a ride through the

beautiful forested foothills on the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad ($18) and bring your own lunch or buy

on board (see http://www.mrsr.com/). Upon disembarking we’ll begin the drive to Mt. Rainier

National Park ($15/car fee unless you have a parks pass) up to Paradise at 5,400 feet for photos and a

pit stop. Next we’ll continue down the other side to Packwood to refuel and continue along back

roads through Chehalis then onto Little Creek Casino ... arriving around 6pm for drinks and dinner at

the Creekside Buffet. (If you only want attend the dinner, please let us know). After dinner enjoy the

other amenities at the casino or plan to stay overnight. (For reservations www.little-creek.com or call

800-667-7711). RSVP to Pete Fischer at [email protected] or (360) 275-8811 by 8/4/12.

18th

– 9:30A-2P – Great Wolf Charity Show & Shine – Meeting at Gig Harbor McDonalds (Olympic Dr.)

at 8A. Departing at 8:30A to drive over as a group or meet at the Great Wolf Lodge at 9:30A.

Registration cost of $25 per car benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Includes 2 free water

park passes for the day and 2 lunch passes per car entry, see their website: http://www.greatwolf.com.

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Must RSVP to Bob Becken at [email protected] or (360) 710-7666 no later than 8/11/12.

Also don’t forget to send in your registration form with $25/car payment plus cost and size(s) for any

event shirt(s). $25 for t-shirt or $35 for polo shirt and must be ordered and paid for by 6/28/12. Send

checks to OPR-PCA, P.O. Box 3572, Silverdale, WA 98383-3572.

25th

– 11:30A-3P – Open House/MysteryTour – The Kalinski’s are hosting our club along with the

Corvette Historical Restoration Club for an open house with a gourmet catered lunch at 11:30A. The

club with the most participants will get to park on the view side of the house. Cost of lunch is

$15/person. For those who want to drive up from the south peninsula area, meet at 10A at the

Poulsbo McDonalds (20533 Viking Ave.) for a 10:15A departure. Otherwise plan to meet at the

Kalinski’s house in Sequim at 11:30A. After lunch and perusing Dan’s car collection, we will

embark on a Mystery Tour with an awesome car lover’s destination. Please RSVP by 7/25/12 to Dan

Kalinski at [email protected] or (253) 848-6199 with count for lunch and the tour.

Did you know that you can earn points by chairing and attending OPR events, writing articles and

submitting photos for the newsletter/website, getting a new member to join, and getting a new advertiser for the

newsletter? The current standings for the 2012 Member Participation Awards are as follows. The top three

woman are: Debbie Raphael (1st), Tina Leaman (2

nd) and Barb Hanford (3

rd). The top three men are: Alex

Raphael and Brett Burroughs (tied for 1st), Bill Elwell (2

nd), and Pete Fisher (3

rd). So far I’m the top board/chair

member, ahead of Gloria by just a hair. There is still plenty of time to rise to the top. If you would like to help

out with a club event, please contact me via phone: (253) 853-4003 or e-mail: [email protected].

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Technology on the Road – Bill Elwell

Traffic Signals

Let me paint a visual for you. It is one am and

you’re driving home after the 10:30pm showing of

Rock of Ages at the movie theater. You’re

approaching a traffic light where you want to make

a left turn. The light is green for traffic going

straight but there is one of those $#%@&* left turn

lights and it’s red. What do you do now?

1. Change the radio station and wait patiently

for the green signal.

2. There’s not another car in sight, so you

ignore the red left turn signal and make the

turn.

3. Curse out loud at the stupid traffic engineers

who decided that they are better at judging

when to make a left turn than you are.

4. Swear that there must be a better way and

make a mental note to ask that Technology

on the Road guy why traffic lights are so

stupid.

If you’re like me, you’ve patiently watched

traffic signal technology progress at a snail’s pace

since we were young. So let’s rewind the clock and

take a look at how far we’ve come over the years.

Long ago, traffic signals were pretty simple

devices. They used a mechanism not unlike the

control mechanism on a washing machine that has a

big knob on the front to select the wash cycle.

We’re talking about an electric motor driving a

switching mechanism. Engineers could change the

length of the total light cycle as well as the length of

the individual red, yellow, and green lights. But

that’s about it.

But the ultimate goal has always been to have

the ability to sense traffic and change the behavior

of the light based on traffic conditions. Today we

have some pretty good traffic sensor technology

available. Really, the only thing that keeps all

traffic lights from being almost perfect is the cost of

the hardware and the time it would take to

customize a solution for each intersection.

Let’s start our review of traffic sensor

technology with the most common device, the

inductive loop. We’ve all seen them. As you pull

up to an intersection, more often than not, there is a

circular or rectangular pattern cut into the street.

That’s the inductive loop.

Inductive Loop Traffic Sensor

To understand an inductive loop sensor you

need to understand what an inductor is. In its

simplest form, an inductor is a loop of wire.

Inductance is the measure of the electrical

properties of an inductor. Inductance varies based

on the size of the device, the number of wire loops

in the device and what is in the middle of the loops

of wire (air, iron, …). So we know that we can

make an inductor with some loops of wire and

that’s exactly what’s in the slots cut in the street in

the image above. The cool part is that the value of

that inductor in the street changes if you put a big

piece of metal (like a car) on top of the loop. So it’s

a pretty simple process of looking for changes in the

inductance of the loop which tells you if a car is

above the loop or not.

Inductive loops are very widely used. They are

inexpensive. There are some downsides but, all

things considered, they are very versatile devices.

They provide an automated traffic signal system

enough information to modify the timing of the

traffic signal based on traffic. If there was a

properly implemented inductive loop in the left turn

lane in the example I used at the start of the article,

the left turn light would have turned green a second

or two after you arrived at the stop line.

There are many other ways of detecting traffic

at an intersection including magnetometers, radar,

infrared sensors, ultrasonic sensors, acoustic

sensors, and computer analysis of video images.

Each of these technologies is more expensive than

the simple inductive loop, but in situations where

the loop can’t be used, one of these alternatives can

be used instead.

While we’re on the subject of traffic light

hardware we should talk about Opticom, an optical

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system that gives a green light to emergency

vehicles as they approach an intersection. You’ve

no doubt, seen the sensors on the traffic light bars,

you just didn’t know what they were.

Opticom Sensor

As the name suggests, an Opticom sensor is an

optical device. Emergency vehicles are equipped

with emitters that flash a coded signal. The sensor

on the traffic light picks up the signal and turns the

light green for the emergency vehicle and red for all

other traffic. Before you run out and try to buy your

own emitter, many states outlaw civilian use of

Opticom emitters and it’s a federal misdemeanor for

a civilian to use one.

The next topic in our discussion of intersection

technology is red light cameras, those devices that

can give you a ticket for running a red light. These

systems consist of sensors that detect when a car

crosses the stop line, a high resolution camera

system, and a computer to control it all. Some folks

mistake Opticom sensors or traffic cameras for red

light cameras. Red light cameras are easy to spot

because they are so large and they include a large

strobe so they can take pictures at night.

And this brings me to my last subject, yellow

light timing. There is a well defined formula that is

typically used to calculate the length of a yellow

light. It’s based on the speed limit on the street with

the traffic light and balances the need for sufficient

time to react and stop after the light turns yellow

with the need to limit the length of the yellow light.

Yellow light times typically vary from a minimum

of 3 seconds on a 25MPH road to 6 seconds on a

55MPH road.

Where we run into issues with yellow lights is

when red light cameras are installed. Municipalities

are pitched on how red light cameras will make the

street safer and they are told that the revenue from

the traffic tickets will more than pay for the

Red Light Camera

installation and maintenance costs associated with

the camera equipment. However, in many cases the

revenue falls short of projections. All too often, the

result is that municipalities start shortening the

length of yellow lights in an effort to increase the

number of tickets and therefore the revenue from

the cameras. The belief is that shortening the

yellow light to force more red light violations

increases the number of accidents around the

intersection.

This is a pretty hotly debated subject. But

the data are clear about two things. First, the most

dangerous type of red light violations are when a

car enters and intersection more than 1 or 2 seconds

after the light has turned red. Second, by increasing

the length of the yellow light by between 0.5 and

1.5 second, huge decreases in red light violations

were recorded (between 50% and 90% reduction in

violations).

Now, what about that question I asked at

the beginning of the article? Well, if I’m in a left

turn lane at 1am with nobody in sight and a red

left turn light staring me in the face, I used to

look around and make the left turn anyway. But

these days, about the time I start cursing under

my breath, the light turns green, I smile, and

make my left turn. Some people get their kicks

from a fast car. Others a thrilled by a great pair

of shoes. Me? All it takes is a well implemented

inductive loop traffic sensor to make me smile.

I’m a nerd at heart. Thanks for reading. I

always welcome suggestions for future articles.

You can write me at [email protected]

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At the Track – Jeff Smith

A Rollercoaster ride! That sums up my first drive at The Ridge, the brand new track in Shelton. June

16th

IRDC conducted their first Driving School at The Ridge. When the students were not on track they had

lapping sessions for experienced drivers and Test-n-Tune sessions for racers. I entered into the Test-n-Tune for

the racers so I could begin to learn this brand new track. So did a lot of other racers. A few had seen or driven

on the track before early this year during a fund raising event and a spring opening lapping day. But many were

like me. Never seen or walked or driven around it before. There are a few in-car videos online to view but they

really don’t show the dramatic elevation changes and several blind areas. Even though I prepared as well as I

could studying the track map and watching the limited videos the first laps were shall I say… interesting? Or

more correctly… way more than just interesting! Last time I learned a new track with blind corners and many

corners, Oregon Raceway Park, instructors were required in the car until we had the track down. Before our

first session they just said be careful because you are all learning this track and there is open passing but again

make sure it’s done safely. Everybody played nice and kept it safe.

My limited impressions from my four 20 minute sessions at The Ridge are that it’s a challenging, but

very fun track to drive. Super grippy pavement and very wide (40feet). With all the elevation changes and

blind areas, especially the two blind raises on corners, and 16 corners you are always busy in the car. Not much

time anywhere to relax, maybe a brief moment on the main straight. While very entertaining to drive it seems

like it will be tough to race. With so much going on just driving the car it may be difficult to also monitor your

mirrors, the cars around you, and all the flaggers. Time will tell. Maybe with experience and familiarity it

won’t seem so busy.

The first sports car race there is July 28/29, SCCA’s “Inaugural Romp on the Ridge” Double Regional.

Expectations are for high attendance. After all there’s only one inaugural race at a new track. This race

weekend may be the only one I can fit in due to budget and time. SCCA requires running at least two races

annually to keep your competition license active. Will have to see how it goes. This is the closest and cheapest

option. The closest track matters when gas is high and your tow rig gets around 8-9 MPG– I don’t ever want to

measure it! It’s best to just swipe the card and fill up when needed. And don’t look at the receipt! By the way,

the 944 burns 4-5 gallons per 20-30 minutes, depending on track and driver’s right foot. I don’t even want to

know how much race gas is now.

944 Cup is now PRO44. For the last few years our group of regional 944 racers has been loosely

associated with the national 944 Cup Series (mainly run on the east coast) and running in the ITS class with

SCCA and ICSCC while also complying with the 944 Cup rules. This year we had lengthy discussions with the

944 Cup series about formalizing our region but we could not come to agreement. And as a result we have split

with the eastern chapters of 944 Cup and restructured as PRO44. Our class is the same, dedicated to the 83-88

Porsche 944 8 valve and the 87-88 924S. The only thing that chances is the branding. We will now have full

control to focus our efforts for cost effective and even racing in a way best suited for the Pacific Northwest.

Why the name PRO44? Well, to start with that is the ICSSC dedicated class for us. The naming

convention is loosely following their very successful PRO3 class for the E30 version of the 3 series BMW.

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Talks are being held with SCCA to also accommodate us as PRO44 and all future events will be run as PRO44.

Not active yet, but we will have a website at PRO44-racing.com

Currently a lot is up in the air for PRO44 and being decided by our group in a very dynamic and

democratic fashion so 2012 is turning out to be somewhat of a transition year for our 944 group. Due to a

variety of reasons some of our usual regulars are not racing as much this year as in the past but a few of our

newer drivers are picking up the slack. After this year of transition I’m hopeful that we will have a re-vitalized

group and good solid growth in 2013.

As part of the transition to Pro44 we are also discussing having a separate internally scored “Northwest

Championship” consisting of 5 race weekends, hopefully consisting of one double weekend at each of the at the

5 tracks within reasonable distance (Seattle, Shelton, Portland, Grass Valley, and Spokane). This would not

replace the PRO44 class championships with ICSCC (up to 14 races!) and/or possible with SCCA, but would

give those with limited time or funds a chance to compete in a championship that includes all our tracks without

duplications and multiple tows.

Upcoming Events

(Note: 944 Cup racing is now PRO44)

July 7 Driver Ed (PNWR) Shelton

July 13-15 PRO44 Race (ICSCC) Spokane

July 27 Track Day (BSCC) Bremerton

July 28/29 PRO44 Race (SCCA) Shelton

July 28 Autocross #5 (PNWR) Bremerton

July 28 Driver Skills – Family/Young Drivers (PNWR) Bremerton

July 29 Autocross Kitsap Kup #5 (BSCC) Bremerton

Aug 4 Solo Novice School (SCCA) Bremerton

Aug 5 Solo Event #5 (SCCA) Bremerton

Aug 10 Autocross Practice (BSCC) Bremerton

Aug 11 Autocross #6 (PNWR) Bremerton

Aug 11/12 PRO44 Race (ICSCC) Shelton

Aug 12 Autocross Kitsap Kup #6 (BSCC) Bremerton

Aug 18/19 PRO44 Race (ICSCC) Portland

Aug 31 Track Day (BSCC) Bremerton

Sept 1-3 PRO44 Race (ICSCC) Mission,BC

Sep 3 Autocross Kitsap Kup #7 (BSCC) Bremerton

Sept 9 Time Trials Bremerton

Sept 29-30 PRO44 Race (ICSCC) Kent

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Other Zone 6, National PCA and Local Events 2012 7/7 – 7A-5P – PNWR Driver Education Day at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton. Pre-registration is

required and starts 5/19 online at www.pcapnwr.motorsportreg.com.

7/7 – 8A – Caffeine & Gasoline at Griot’s Garage 3333 South 38th Street in Tacoma.

7/8-14 – Porsche Parade 2012 - 57th Annual Porsche Parade in Salt Lake City, UT.

7/14 – 9A-noon LeMay Museum Coffee CruiseIn – Free event. See www.lemaymuseum.org

7/28 – 8A/7:15A PNWR Autocross #5/Young Drivers Skills at Bremerton Motorsports Park. Register for

Autocross at http://scorekeeper.wwscc.org or Drivers Skills at www.pnwr.org for details.

7/29 – 8A BSCC Autocross Kitsap Kup #5 at Bremerton Motorsports Park. Go to www.bscc.net for details.

8/4 – 8A – Caffeine & Gasoline at Griot’s Garage 3333 South 38th Street in Tacoma.

8/9 – 7A-5P – PNWR Driver Education Day at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton. Pre-registration is

required and starts 6/21 online at www.pcapnwr.motorsportreg.com.

8/11 – 8A/7:15A PNWR Autocross #6/Driver Skills at Bremerton Motorsports Park. Register for Autocross

at wwscc.org/register/pca2012/login or Drivers Skills at www.pnwr.org for details.

8/12 – 8A BSCC Autocross Kitsap Kup #6 at Bremerton Motorsports Park. Go to www.bscc.net for details.

8/18 – 9:30A-3:30P - Port Townsend Kiwanis Car Show – Contact Carla Vender Van at (360) 301-5048.

8/25 – 9A-5P - 35th Annual LeMay Car Show – For details go to www.lemaymarymount.org

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Columbia River Gorge Tour - by Maryann Elwell

Several Porsches started the Tour to the Columbia River Gorge with a light drizzle in Gig Harbor on

Friday morning May 4th. We met up with the rest of the group and our tour leaders, Kevin Strilcov and Judy

Berrian, at the Ace Home Center in Tumwater, just off I-5. The drive to lunch was uneventful except for the

pouring rain we hit as we made our way down I-5 to our lunch stop at Burgerville USA. If everyone was like

me, they were glad to get take a break and get something good to eat, like their handmade milkshakes.

After lunch the weather was still cloudy,

but at least things were starting to dry up. Upon

crossing the Columbia River into Oregon, Kevin

led us through some incredible scenery along the

winding Scenic Highway 30 with views of

Columbia Gorge along the way. We made stops

at Vista House (aka Crown Point) with its

spectacular view of the Gorge.

Upon spotting a large rain shower heading

our way, we hopped in our cars and continued

down the road to the magnificent Multnomah

Falls. We managed to snap a few photos before

the rain caught up to us. We took shelter inside the shop and then found a huge fireplace to warm us up and dry

off a bit. Add coffee and hot chocolate from the restaurant and we had the perfect retreat from the storm.

The weather cleared

and we got back on the road

again. We headed further

east, and found a cute little

shop full of Porsches, Route

30 Classics in Mosier, OR.

The owner just happened to

be hanging around and gave

us a private tour of his

collection. A number of us

enjoyed some ice cream.

We continued via a

combination of Highways 30

and 84 and Seven Mile Hill Road until we reached our destination, The

Dalles, OR. Pete Fisher found out about a local winery, so we decided to

stop in for a wine tasting. The Sunshine Mill winery is located inside the

historic Sunshine Mill along the Columbia River. The massive gravity

flour mill equipment still exists in the buildings today. Wandering around

Bill found the engine room, where we could see all of the electric motors,

designed by Thomas Edison, that drove the mechanical shaft and belt drive

system that ran the mill. After a brief stay, we drove into town to check

into the The Dalles Inn before we strolled over to Clocktower Ales for a

great dinner and sampled a number of local beers they had on tap and

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Saturday morning we met in lobby after breakfast to go over the plan for the day. We headed off to

Hood River, OR to the Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM). Enroute we made a

quick stop at the Rowena Crest viewpoint with dramatic views of the Columbia River Gorge. The museum was

extremely well set up by time period with restored antique cars, motorcycles and airplanes from each era. Our

tour guide was just great and shared a lot of interesting history on several of the past and ongoing restorations at

the museum.

Next, we headed across the Hood River -White Salmon Bridge into Washington for lunch at the quaint

Solstice restaurant between Highway 14 and the Columbia River. After lunch, we continued down Highway 14

and then took a detour to see the famous Maryhill Loops and Stonehendge Memorial, built by entrepreneur Sam

Hill as a tribute to the soldiers of Klickitat County, who lost their lives in World War I. Then it was back to the

hotel for a quick change and onto dinner at the Baldwin Saloon. What a great place, they even had live piano

music where the piano was set up on a soffit built above the kitchen.

We ended up sleeping in on Sunday morning, so just about everyone was already on their way home.

Bill and I took a leisurely drive home along the Columbia River on the Washington side enjoying the views of

the Gorge and Mount Hood.

We had a great lunch at Beaches restaurant, overlooking the Columbia River in Vancouver before

heading up I-5 back to Gig Harbor. We had a great time, so thanks to Judy and Kevin for putting this event

together for the club.

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LeMay--America’s Car Museum’s Opening - John James

The long anticipated LeMay Museum

opened its doors to the public on June 1st and what

a fabulous kick-off it was despite the morning rains.

Over 300 collector vehicles filed their way onto the

Haub show field and by 10:00AM. we were ready

for the speeches and ribbon cutting ceremony.

After opening speeches by several VIP’s

including Jamie Will, Chairman of the LeMay-

America’s Car Museum’s Board, Nancy LeMay,

Harold’s wife, and David Medeira, President/CEO

and driving force to raise funds, design and

construct the building housing the vehicles and

displays. Next it was off to the main entrance for

the ribbon cutting and the first public citizens to

enter the Museum.

The building itself in this writers opinion is

fabulous on the inside and the external structure

depends on one’s artistic and architectural

preferences. Make no mistake, once someone

equates the outside design with the LeMay

Museum, the two will always be forged in one’s

mind. This building makes a lasting impression!

As you walk into the main entrance and get

your tickets, you must walk past the fabulous gift

shop and walk amongst many of Harold’s top

vehicles. Dusey’s, Stutz’s, classic Chryslers,

Marmon’s, etc are all there for your review. Straight

ahead are the huge glass windows showcasing the

Tacoma skyline and Commencement Bay.

After completing this floor, one then

chooses to walk down either the left or right ramp.

You are then treated to more cars, exhibits, theaters,

vehicle simulators, and slot car tracks. Need a bite

to eat, stop off at the Café for a break. Back on your

feet, in addition to the ramps, the two lower floors

have many excellent vehicles stored on the inner

walkways.

Now that you are on the bottom floor, locate

the other ramp and wind your way back up to the

top floor and enjoy more vehicles, exhibits, etc.

then exit through the gift shop for that must have

shirt, jacket, license plate frame, or book of your

choice.

I have been to half a dozen car museums,

but never one as efficiently designed on the interior.

One does not have to be a car fanatic to enjoy

LeMay’s history of the automobile and its impact

on our culture today.

Your Olympic Peninsula Region was

represented by eight Porsches of various types and

our vehicles were well received by the public and

museum officials. I am pleased to report that OPR

had four times the Porsches in attendance as that of

our neighboring PCA Club.

My thanks to all of the members from OPR

for showing up despite the rain Saturday and we

thank Dick Brown for representing us Sunday.

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You can see the members and the vehicles in

attendance in the photos. Note Kip Sparber bringing

a new level of artistic talent to drying one’s

Porsche! Please note this picture was taken by Bill

Elwell BEFORE the beer garden even opened!

Your Porsche Club plans on holding events

at the museum in the future, but I would encourage

you not to wait! Go now because exhibits will rotate

and you don’t want to miss Harold’s vehicles, or the

Bulgari, Ferrari, and race vehicles from the historic

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, Enjoy,

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WELCOME NEW MEMBERS to OPR

Robert Johnson – Shelton, 2001 911

Fred Mitchell – Sequim, 2001 911 Turbo

Ralph Spillinger- Bainbridge Island, 2000 911

Jack Sutton – Bonney Lake, 2003 911 Turbo

Pete Gardner- Port Orchard, 1965 912

Terry Greenwood – Poulsbo, 1984 944

Please See OPR-PCA.ORG for

current information about club

activities and events for 2012.

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From the Editor’s Desk – Brian Forde Now is our peak season here in the Northwest. I invite all of our members to participate by attending

events and sharing their experiences through submitting event articles, photos or just personalized stories that

epitomize the Porsche Club experience.

Our cover photo was submitted by Doug Worrell of Gig Harbor who answered the call for our

Nor’Wester cover photo contest. I was very please by the submissions sent in and would like to thank those

members who submitted photos such as 356 over Stingray from Dan Kalinski and the John James submission

White 356 before Yellow Carrera, both found on the inside cover of this issue.

Thanks to Gloria Mellon, the coordinator of our Seabeck Tour for submitting her photos, as well as

many thanks to Bill Elwell and Mark Crowell for their Gorge Tour and LeMay Museum Grand Opening photos.

Members who would like to receive the newsletter electronically as well as the traditional hard copy

need only send me an e-mail to be added to the E- list. Not only do you receive the newsletter before the one

which comes in the mail, but it is ALL COLOR and FREE.

Finally, please sign up to attend at least one of our clubs biggest events this summer:

*Porsches On the Pier on July 28th

-29th

in Port Angeles

*Tour to Mt. Rainier on August 11th

*Great Wolf Charity Car Show on August 18th

*Kalinski’s Open House/Mystery Tour on August 25th

*Weekend Tour to Ocean Shores September on 15th

-16th

(Please check our newsletter events calendar on page 3 and the OPR-PCA.ORG website calendar for details.)

Please feel free to contact me with questions, comments or to submit material at [email protected] anytime.

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For all of your OPR

Goodie Store Needs

A Catalog is available by

contacting Jon Wyman at

[email protected]

T-shirts and Tank Tops w/logo $20 each Coffee Mugs $10 each Hats $20 each OPR Pins $10 each AND Much, Much MORE….

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OLYMPIC PENINSULA REGION-PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA

Meeting Minutes May 9, 2012

President Brian Forde called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm at Round Table Pizza, Silverdale WA.

Board Members Present: President: Brian Forde, Vice President: Jon Wyman, Past President: John James, Member At Large: Maryann

Elwell. Members Present: Brett and Diana Burroughs, Tina and J.R. Leaman, Gloria Mellon, Mark and Mary Beth Foxworth, Brooks and

Barbara Hanford, Alex and Debbie Raphael, Dan Kalinski.

A motion was made by Brian to approve March 2012 meeting minutes, A second from Maryann Elwell and approved by unanimous vote.

BOARD MEMBER AND CHAIR REPORTS President: Nothing to Report. Will discuss items under old business.

Vice President: Jon Wyman attended the Zone 6 President’s Club Meeting in Great Falls, MT on April 14th. In general the meeting went

well and the pitch to have the 2015 Escape event in Bremerton was well received. John James said that the PNWR noted that OPR is

trying to host Escape in their club magazine Spiel. They were very supportive of our efforts and wished us well. Jon said that Dave

Cooley, Zone 6 Rep, announced a Zone 6 Logo Contest. Entries are due on August1st.

Secretary: Linda Wyman: Not in Attendance.

Treasurer: Bob Becken: Not in Attendance.

Member at Large: Maryann Elwell - nothing to report

Past President: John James: John gave the details of the three LeMay parties during the opening weekend. First is Great Gatsby Party at

$225/person for museum members, $250 for non-members, formal dress (tuxedos and long dresses) required. Second is a Racing Theme

Party called “Start Your Engines” where attendees are encouraged to wear racing suits and gear. The cost is $150 per person for

members, $170 if not. The third is a sock hop with a charge of $75/person for members, $90 for non-members.

Membership Chair: Gloria Mellon: – 149 primary members – 122 affiliate members – total Club members 271.

Newsletter Editor: Brian Forde. Nothing to report.

Website: Bill Elwell –Not in attendance.

Social Chair: Maryann Elwell: Current calendars with upcoming events were made available. Maryann discussed in detail the upcoming

events in May, June, and July.

Advertising: Nothing to report. An advertising committee chair person is needed. Volunteers are welcome.

Technical/Speed: Jeff Smith was not in attendance. Maryann suggested anyone interested in track events should check the PNWR

website.

Speed events – John James – SOVREN Pacific Northwest Historics to be held the weekend of June 29th

at Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA.

Goodie Store: Jon Wyman. Nothing to Report.

OLD BUSINESS:

Grille Badges: Brian Forde reported that the grill badges are on order and should be ready by the end of May. Grill badges are $30.00. They are

also available as belt buckles at $35.00. Anyone wishing to order either should mail a check to the OPR-PCA post office box.

Holiday Party: there was a tie in the voting for the location of the holiday party---between the Kitsap Conference Center for dinner (same as 2011)

and the Alderbrook Resort for brunch. After some discussion, another vote was held of those attending the meeting and the final winner was the

Kitsap Conference Center. The Holiday Party committee members are: Maryann Elwell, Debbie Raphael, and Gloria Mellon.

NEW BUSINESS:

August 25th

Tour in Sequim: Dan Kalinski pointed out that the tour he is planning on August 25th

to Sequim is in conjunction with the National

Corvette Club. The lunch will be catered by a gourmet sandwich shop, with desert by a gourmet cupcake shop. After lunch there will be a mystery

tour led by Dan. The mystery tour will end at a surprise location. The cost of lunch will be $14 per person. RSVP to Dan. His email address is

[email protected] .

LeMay Car Museum Grand Opening: John James presented the schedule for the LeMay car shows on Saturday, June 2nd

and Sunday June 3rd:

Please plan to arrive at the Gig Harbor McDonalds Restaurant at 6;30 am for a 7:00 a.m. departure. Car show is from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00p.m. (Cars

must depart show at 3:00 p.m. or be left until 6:00 p.m. as a band will be performing during that time.) The same schedule will apply on Sunday,

June 3. There will be 10 cars each day at the show, and they have been preselected by the board.

Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. with a motion made by John James and a second by Alex Raphael made. Approved by unanimous vote.

Respectfully Submitted by Jon Wyman - Vice President, for Linda Wyman, Secretary

NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE Wednesday, June 13th at Round Table Pizza in Silverdale at 7 pm. Those planning for dinner should arrive by 6:30.

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OLYMPIC PENINSULA REGION-PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA

Meeting Minutes June 13, 2012

President Brian Forde called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm at Round Table Pizza, Silverdale WA.

Board Members Present: President: Brian Forde, Treasurer: Bob Becken, Past President: John James, Member At Large: Maryann Elwell.

Members Present: Brett Burroughs, Tina and J.R. Leaman, Gloria Mellon, Susan Smith, Pete Fischer, Brooks and Barbara Hanford, Alex Raphael.

A motion was made by John James to approve May 2012 meeting minutes. A second to the motion by Bob Becken and they were approved.

BOARD MEMBER AND CHAIR REPORTS

President: Brian picked up a Corvette club brochure and thought it would be nice to have a trifold brochure for our club to provide to members to

provide to prospective members. Pete Fisher is willing to provide the content and Maryann Elwell will ask Diana Kingsley if she’d be willing to

create one for us for free. Otherwise, Susan Smith knows someone who charges $20/hour for their services. Thanks to Gloria for Seabeck tour.

Vice President: Jon Wyman: Not in Attendance. He asked John James to bring up if we’d be interested to joining the LeMay America’s Car

Museum Club as a club. John James to get with Jon Wyman to research further the benefits and cost.

Secretary: Linda Wyman: Not in Attendance.

Treasurer: Bob Becken: Opening balance was $5,948.89, with deposits of $405.00, withdrawals/checks written of $256.07, and an ending balance

of $6,097.02. Bob reported we shouldn’t e-mail him at work any longer.

Member at Large: Maryann Elwell - nothing to report.

Past President: John James: Reported we had 8 cars on Saturday at the LeMay America’s Car Museum grand opening. John found our brick in the

center row out front and it looked good. Everyone who went really enjoyed the tour of the museum. He recommends that people go soon to

see the Indy cars and Bulgari’s cars that are on loan for a limited time.

Membership Chair: Gloria Mellon: – 148 primary members and 121 affiliate members for a total of 269 Club members.

Newsletter Editor: Brian Forde. Reminder to send photos and articles for the July/August newsletter edition by June 15th. Gloria requested 10

extra copies for her to bring to the Parade to hand out. To get to her by July 6th

. John James noted that Panorama article on collectible

Porsches. As of now 356s have gone out of sight in price. They estimated the 1978-1989 SCs and Carreras will be next to increase in value.

Website: Bill Elwell – Not present. Maryann Elwell reported that the PCA webserver transition is completed and should be faster now.

Social Chair: Maryann Elwell: Current calendars with upcoming events were made available. Maryann discussed in detail the upcoming events in

June, July and August. Bob Becken has been working with the Great Wolf Lodge to have a car show on August 18th

that would include multiple

car clubs. The board voted and unanimously agreed we would participate along with other clubs.

Advertising: Nothing to report. An advertising committee chair person is needed. Volunteers are welcome.

Technical/Speed: Neither Randy Baisden nor Jeff Smith were in attendance. John James – SOVREN Pacific Northwest Historics to be held the

weekend of June 29th

at Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA. Bill Bonsell reported that on July 28th

-29th

there is an SCCA/SOVREN event at The Ridge.

Goodie Store: Jon Wyman - Not present, so no update on if we’ll be offering Porsche on the Pier t-shirts for purchase by members again this year.

Maryann Elwell confirmed with the goodie store that both t-shirts and golf shirts we had at the last Charity Show & Shine will cost the same this

year, so we could offer to members for purchase at $25 for t-shirts and $35 for golf shirts. Ordering information will be included on the

registration form to go out via e-mail and will be posted on our website.

OLD BUSINESS:

Grille Badges: Brian Forde reported Grill Badges are here. Cost is $30 each and $35 for a belt buckle version. Anyone wishing to order should write

their check out to “OPR-PCA” and mail it with their order to OPR-PCA, P.O. Box 3572, Silverdale, WA 98383-3572 or contact Brian.

Holiday Party: Need to get the contract for Kitsap Conference Center on December 8th

before the next meeting.

September 13th

– 15th

Weekend Tour: Brooks and Barb asked if the membership is interested in a two day or three day event. Brian and Maryann

suggested 2 days. As it’s a lot of work and expense to plan, they would prefer to ensure we have a larger attendance. Maryann

recommended we make it a Multi-Region event. If we don’t have enough cars, then we won’t have the event. Pete Fischer recommended we

e-mail and/or call members and drum up interest.

Reimbursement of Event Planning Expenses: The board agreed we should reimburse the members’ expenses in planning the events upon

providing a budget. The process the Budget Committee came up with was: an event budget should be presented to the board for approval

ahead of time that would include gas (start tank full and fill up at the end) and hotel expenses.

NEW BUSINESS:

August 18th

Charity Show & Shine at Great Wolf Lodge: The Great Wolf Lodge has set up August 18th

for a Charity Show & Shine with two passes

and lunch for attendees. Cost of $25 per car to raise money for Big Brothers and Sisters. They also want to open it up to other car clubs. Plan

is to have t-shirts available for $25 and polo shirts for $35 with our logo on the left chest with Great Wolf Lodge and Date around our logo.

Porsches on the Pier: Group get together and our next meeting will be on July 28th

for the board meeting. We need a volunteer to lead the group

from Poulsbo McDonalds to the Daily Grind in Port Angeles. Brett Burroughs to check his calendar and let us know.

Insurance Requests and Reports: John James completed the Observers Report and Event Report for LeMay. Jon Wyman to complete those for the

Seabeck Tour and Maryann Elwell completed those for the Armed Forces Day Parade. For upcoming events we need insurance requested for

the Porsches on the Pier in Port Angeles on July 29th

and Mt. Rainier Tour on August 11th

.

Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. with a motion made by Gloria Mellon, and a seconded by Susan Smith , all approved.

Respectfully Submitted by: Maryann Elwell, Member at Large for Linda Wyman, Secretary

NEXT BOARD MEETING WILL BE Saturday, July 28th

at 6P at the Bushwhacker in Port Angeles in conjunction with our monthly social dinner.

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Auto Platz (Classifieds)

FOR SALE: Five Fuchs wheels in good condition. Size 5.5 X 14inch. $400. John James [email protected] or phone 253-265-2500

FOR SALE: Tired of track days and auto-crossing? Nothing beats the drop of the green flag and side by side racing. Great way to get into vintage racing without breaking the bank. 1969 RCA Formula Vee. Excellent mechanical condition and good cosmetically. Simple to maintain and cheap to operate. Front runner. SOVREN grids for Formula Vee approaches 20 FV's at major events. Price. $7,500, might consider interesting trade. contact [email protected] or call 253-265-2500

PLEASE VISIT OPR-PCA.ORG FOR CALENDER INFORMATION

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Trivia Question: Beginning in the 1950s, it was popular with

certain sports car racers in the United States to

install a Porsche engine in a Cooper chassis.

What was the nickname given to these unique

racing cars?

The answer to the previous Trivia Question –

Porsche is famous for their sports cars and

racing cars, but during the 50s & 60s what other

four wheeled vehicle carried the Porsche name?

Tractors, powered by air cooled diesels.

.

Olympic Peninsula Region

Name Tag cost is $20 each. Please

provide your name as well as your

Porsche year and model as seen below.

For a Limited Time

Grille Badges $30.00 each

Belt Buckles $35.00 each

For Name Tags, Belt Buckles

and Grille Badges - Send your

order with full payment to:

OPR/PCA

P.O. Box 3572 Silverdale, WA

98383

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The Tour to Seabeck – Brian Forde

On June 9th

Olympic Peninsula Region members lined up to drive a spirited tour through the back roads

of Bremerton, Belfair and Dewatto. Carving through rich forests and along pristine Hood Canal shores in the

morning light of spring, our tour lasted most of two full hours. I was also happy to see many newer OPR

members coming out as we had well over twenty cars arriving at the waterfront home of Jerry McAuliffe in

Seabeck. Jerry opened his antique collection of cars and memorabilia to us before providing a catered lunch.

Thanks go to OPR’s Gloria Mellon and Jerry for making this a fun OPR kind of day.

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Olympic Peninsula Region/Porsche Club of America

P.O. Box 3572

Silverdale, WA 98383

At Roger Jobs Porsche:

Our goal is to deliver the finest ownership experience you may desire. We are a multiple year recipient of the

Porsche Premier Dealer award for delivering an outstanding customer experience.

Once you have visited our new Porsche dealership, you will know why so many of your friends and neighbors

make the drive to Roger Jobs Porsche.

Sales, Service & Parts

2200 Iowa Street Bellingham, Washington 98229 (360) 734-5230

www.roger-jobs.porschedealer.com

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