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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
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
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
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
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]
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
some local acoustic music while we ate. 15
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.
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
T-shirts and Tank Tops w/logo $20 each Coffee Mugs $10 each Hats $20 each OPR Pins $10 each AND Much, Much MORE….
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
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
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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