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Chesapeake Region

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Volume 53, Issue 616

August 2014

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Upcoming Events

President’s Message

“Living Legend” Vic Elford

911L From Heildelberg to Timonium

The 911L‘s Place In Porsche‘s History

Autocross Schedule

Autocross No. 4 Results

Prigel‘s Family Creamery

Murphy’s Garage

PCA License Plates

In The News - 911 GT3RS Spied

In The News - The 2015 Cayenne

The Market

Board & Committee Meeting

Through The Rear Window 35

Editor

Gary Martinez

Bob Rassa

Aniano Arao

Aniano Arao

Rick Macinnes

Pat Walker

Steve Graham

Michael Murphy

Bruce and Laurie Tarsia

Editor

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Bob Rassa

Chesapeake Region

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T he Chesapeake Region of the Porsche Club of America serves it’s club

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rounding geographic area, including Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The gen-

eral objective of PCACHS are, as indicated in the by laws:

Promote the highest standards of courtesy and safety on the roads.

Promote the enjoyment and sharing of goodwill and fellowship engendered by

owning a Porsche vehicle and engaging in such social or other events as may be

agreeable to the membership.

Promote the maintenance of the highest standards of operation and performance of

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Establish and maintain mutually beneficial relations with Porsche AG, Porsche

Cars North America (PCNA), Porsche dealers, and other independent service

sources to the end that the marquee shall prosper and continue to enjoy its unique

leadership and position in sports cars annals.

Promote the interchange of ideas and suggestions with other PCA Regions through-

out North America and the world, and in such corporation as may be desirable.

Establish such mutually corporative relationships with other car clubs as may be

desirable.

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ticipate in activities that benefit the community through fundraising or volunteering

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Cover Photo by Hal Crocker Cover Photo by Hal Crocker

from cover of Vic Elford’s bookfrom cover of Vic Elford’s book

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Chesapeake Region

Greetings Everyone!Greetings Everyone!

II hope everyone is enjoying a fun-

filled, safe summer. It has been a

terrific driving season with all sorts

of activities ongoing. The last two

months have seen tours, tech sessions, ice

cream socials and our (just completed)

annual Crab Feast! Our committee chairs

and members of the Board are doing a

spectacular job keeping the Region busy

and healthy, and I’d like to thank each one

of them personally for the tremendous ef-

fort and time they put into these events on

our behalf. It is truly amazing how dedi-

cated each member is to the task at hand.

A very special thanks this month to every-

one involved in the Crab Feast which,

with the fantastic support of our Region

Sponsor, Porsche of Silver Spring, was a

great success on, what has to have been,

one of the most beautiful July days seen in

a long time! With over 30 volunteers, I

can’t say thank you enough for their indi-

vidual efforts that make the Crab Feast

THE summertime event for our Region. A

special shout-out goes deservedly to past

President and Crab-meister Don Malson,

who, along with his wonderful wife

Nancy, both provided not only logistic and

organizational support but also invaluable

Crab Feast advice to our newbie event

Chair, my much better half, Kara. So

greatly did she appreciate their mentoring,

that she has already signed up to chair

next year’s Feast! Such is the legacy of the

Chesapeake Region and it’s the essence of

the success of our club!

Have you ever imagined what it would be

like to drive a thrilling back-road rally

with a true Porsche legend by your side?

Someone who may arguably be the one of

the greatest Porsche drivers of all time; a

man who was key in taming the infamous

917?

Well, this year you can live that dream as

Vic Elford, Porsche’s “911” driver, joins

us for this year’s Challenge 45. Starting on

Friday night the 19th of September, Vic

holds court at the showroom of our super

event sponsor, Porsche of Towson, for an

evening of tall tales, cold beer, great food

and our unique Chesapeake PCA camara-

derie.

This will not only be a very special oppor-

tunity to talk cars and racing with this leg-

endary driver in a relaxed, open setting but

as part of a very special silent auction of

Porsche goodies, Vic has agreed to offer

his unique services as navigator for Satur-

day’s rally at Challenge to the highest bid-

der! This also garners you automatic regis-

tration to the Challenge itself.

And drivers beware, the Rally committee

has already promised that this event will

be the very best in years on back roads

through the Maryland countryside!

While he won’t drive your car, my

guess is there will be more than a 5

from our president

Chesapeake Region

few driving pointers along the way dur-

ing this nearly two hour “tour”!

So mark your calendars and keep an eye

out for my e-blast announcing registra-

tion as attendance for Friday evening’s

event will be limited to 100 attendees. It

will be a Challenge to remember!

I’m always happy to hear from you at

[email protected] and I look forward

to seeing you on the road soon!

Have fun and Drive Safely!

GaryGary

from our president

“Quick Vic” on his way to win the Nurburgring 1000km Race!“Quick Vic” on his way to win the Nurburgring 1000km Race! 6

Chesapeake Region

the team President Gary F Martinez [email protected]

Executive Vice President Mark Hubley [email protected] Vice President Claude Taylor [email protected]

Treasurer Lynda Sobus [email protected] Secretary Michael Murphy [email protected]

Past President David Dukehart [email protected]

Autocross Rick Macinnes [email protected]

Autocross Pat Walker [email protected] Patter Editor Michael Murphy [email protected] Publicity Tim Lavery [email protected] Social Gene O’Dunne [email protected]

Tech Sessions Doug Ehmann [email protected] Tech Sessions Rob Mairs [email protected] Tour / Rally Master Steve Graham [email protected] Tour / Rally Master Mike Cook [email protected]

Social Sharon O’Dunne [email protected]

Chief Driving Instructor Ellen Beck [email protected] Community Service Mick Whitlock [email protected] Concours d’Elegance Ron Gordon [email protected] Concours d’Elegance Doug Ehmann [email protected] Historian Bob Rassa [email protected]

Webmaster Terry Della Vecchia [email protected] Insurance Lee Rock [email protected] PCA License Plates Laurie Tarsia [email protected] PCA License Plates Bruce Tarsia [email protected] PCA Zone 2 Representative Cheryl Taylor [email protected]

Membership Taylor Ainge [email protected]

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Tour / Rally Master Bob Purgason [email protected]

“Living Legend” Vic Elford“Living Legend” Vic Elford

Starting with Gary’s President’s Mes-

sage, and continuing with our Historian,

Bob Rassa’s synopsis of Vic Elford on

pages 10, and “Reflections on the

Golden Era of Motorsports” on page 11,

you will get to know our CC45 guest of

honor.

Pages 5 Pages 5 -- 6 and 10 6 and 10 -- 1111

From Heidelberg to Timonium In A 1968 From Heidelberg to Timonium In A 1968

Porsche 911L: Porsche 911L:

Climb aboard the “way back machine”

and journey to Heidelberg to find your

Porsche 911L. This is our August fea-

ture story. Enjoy the trip.

Pages 15 to 27Pages 15 to 27

Upcoming Events: Upcoming Events:

From a Community Service event on

August 9th, Autocross Event No. 5 on

August 16th, Movies and Cars at Ben-

gies on the 23rd and CC45 on Septem-

ber 20th our plate is full.

Pages 28 and 29Pages 28 and 29

Autocross Schedule: Autocross Schedule:

Page 30Page 30

Autocross Event No. 4 Results: Autocross Event No. 4 Results:

Pages 31 and 32Pages 31 and 32

Ice Cream Social Ice Cream Social -- July 1st: July 1st:

Steve Graham and Mike Cook planned

and perfectly executed a 22 P-car Tour

and Ice Cream Social at Prigel’s of

Glen Arm.

Page 33Page 33

Committee Meeting at Porsche of Towson: Committee Meeting at Porsche of Towson:

Pages 34 Pages 34

Durch die Hechscheibe:Durch die Hechscheibe:

Our stalwart Historian once again

provides the historical perspective of

what PCA-CHS was doing in the 1960’s

Pages 35Pages 35

In The News:In The News:

Take a look at what might be the 2015

911GT3RS.

Pages 36Pages 36

In The News:In The News:

The Cayenne gets a facelift for 2015.

Pages 37 Pages 37

Market ItemsMarket Items——For Sale: For Sale:

Pages 38Pages 38

PCAPCA--CHS License Plates and Advertise-CHS License Plates and Advertise-

ment Rates: ment Rates:

Pages 39 Pages 39

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Murphy’s Garage Editor

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Vic Elford visits Chesapeake Challenge 45!Vic Elford visits Chesapeake Challenge 45!

OO ne of the greatest drivers of all time, Vic

Elford, will indeed be the Guest of Honor

at our Chesapeake Challenge 45 this Sep-

tember. The legendary Mr. Elford was

one of Porsche’s winningest drivers in the late 60’s

and early 70’s, and is the only driver to have raced

every version of the exotic 917. Prior to sports car

racing Vic was interested in rallying, and in 1967 Vic

was the European Rally Champion, but his expertise

behind the wheel lured major race team sponsors to

his camp and he went on to endurance and manu-

facturer’s championship racing, not to mention

some Formula 1 to boot. In 1968 alone, Vic won the

Monte Carlo rally, the 24 hours of Daytona, placed

2nd in the 24 hours of Sebring, and then won the

Targa Florio and 1,000 km at Nürburgring. In fact,

Vic is one of only 4 drivers to post 6 wins at Nurbur-

gring, placing him in the company of Rudy Carac-

ciolo, John Surtees and Stirling Moss.

Vic is a careful but fast driver, and set lap records at

numerous tracks including Nurburgring, Targa Flo-

rio, Daytona, Sebring, Riverside, Nosring, Monza,

Laguna Seca, Road Atlanta and LeMans. At LeMans,

Vic was the first driver to ever lap at over 150 mph

average, set in 1970 in a 917 Lang Heck (Long tail),

and based on horsepower, gearing, speed, distance

calculations, Porsche’s Head of Racing, Fritz

Huschke von Hanstein, calculated that Vic had at-

tained a speed of 254mph along the Mulsanne

straight in the 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans driving the

917. A record that will most likely never be broken,

as the Mulsanne straight now has two chicanes to

reduce speed for driver’s safety.

If you ever saw PCA-Chesapeake’s Mike Keyser’s

film “The Speed Merchants” (http://www.amazon.com/

The-Speed-Merchants-Mario-Andretti/dp/0976039230), Vic

Elford is the narrator and clearly added the excite-

ment and interest to this amazing documentary.

Vic is also a most engaging and interesting speaker,

having been the a guest speaker at several Porsche

Parades, at the prestigious Amelia Island Concours

d’Elegance, and at Porsche special exhibits such as

the fall 2012 Museum of Art Porsche display in Ra-

leigh, NC. We have talked with Vic on numerous oc-

casions, and he is a cheerful, delightful person with

an engaging personality and tons of humorous Por-

sche anecdotes to share.

During some high-speed testing for Porsche, for ex-

ample, the car was quite unstable and crashed, and

although Vic was unhurt the car suffered serious

damage. It was the suspension that broke, and Vic

picked up a broken part before he was transported

back to the pits. Porsche race director Fritz Huschke

von Hanstein, who knew from radio contact that Vic

was all right, asked as Vic brought the broken part

in, “Oh, Vic, please don’t tell me that is all that is

left!”

Vic will share this and other Porsche stories on Fri-

day evening at Porsche of Towson, as the opening

event for Chesapeake Challenge 45, September 19 &

20. Don’t miss it!

Vic ElfordVic Elford

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Bob Rassa

Reflections On A Golden Era In MotorsportsReflections On A Golden Era In Motorsports

F rom Vic Elford’s book dust jacket — Vic

Elford began his career in rally cars and was

a factory driver for BMC and Ford. In 1966,

he initiated his long-lasting relationship with

Porsche by persuading Porsche’s racing director

Huschke von Hanstein that the new 911 would make a

fine rally car — and that Vic should drive it. Vic re-

warded von Hanstein’s belief in him with a series of

impressive performances that led to his transition to

road racing.

A stunning succession of wins in 1968 established Vic’s

reputation for breathtaking speed and an ability to ex-

cel in all types of competition. First he won the prestig-

ious Monte Carlo Rally in January with the 911,

achieving a record time so unbelievably fast, the initial

reaction from competing teams was that there had been

a timing error. The next weekend Vic won the Daytona

24 hours in a new Porsche 907 LH on his first visit to

the track. A month later he was second at Sebring in a

short-tail 907. Then in May, at the Targa Florio, Vic

overcame an 18-minute deficit to win by nearly three

minutes, setting a new lap record and race record. Two

weeks later Vic won the 1000 Kilometers at Nurbur-

gring, a track where he excelled, driving the new Por-

sche 908. Then in July, in his first F1 race, Vic took a

badly outclassed Cooper T86B from last on the grid to

fourth place in a soaking-wet French Grand Prix.

Vic offers the reader an insider’s view of drivers and

teams, and of a racer’s life during the 1960’s and

1970’s. In addition to his perspective on the sport, Vic

also illuminates the in-between moments that were part

of traveling from one race to the next, including driving

flat-out along the coast of Greece after missing a ferry

to catch up with his team, buying precious Czech crys-

tal and transporting it by car, and clearing a congested

city intersection in July by using firecrackers.

In his fast-paced autobiography, Vic chronicles the

world of motorsports in the 1960’s and 1970’s as only

someone who experienced it can.

About The AuthorAbout The Author

Vic Elford was born in London and raced in Britain,

Europe, the United States, and Japan in a career that

spanned rallying, sports cars, Formula 1, Can-Am,

Trans-Am, and NASCAR. During the later part of his

career, Elford lived in France. After retiring from driv-

ing he briefly ran his own team, then managed the

French Inaltera sports car team’s successful bid to

compete in the 24 Hours of L Mans. In the mid-1980’s,

Renault offered him the position of competition director

for the United States. He now lives with his wife,

Anita, in Florida. This is his second book.


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Editor

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Editor

Motorsports BooksMotorsports Books Recommended Motorsports Books in Advance of CC45

“Reflections on a Golden Era in Motorsports “Reflections on a Golden Era in Motorsports -- Vic Elford”Vic Elford”

By Vic Elford / forward by Ferdinand Piech

2006, David Bull Publishing

Available from: www.Amazon.com and David Bull Publishing

“Porsche High“Porsche High--Performance Driving Handbook Performance Driving Handbook -- Vic Elford”Vic Elford”

By Vic Elford, 2nd Edition

2008, Motorbooks

Available from: www.Amazon.com

“The Speed Merchants ”“The Speed Merchants ”

By Michael Keyser

1973, The Ridge Press, Inc.—Rutledge Books Division

Available from: www.Amazon.com

CC45 ScheduleCC45 Schedule

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Bob Costello

Living Legends, 45th Chesapeake Challenge and Vic ElfordLiving Legends, 45th Chesapeake Challenge and Vic Elford

Saturday, September 20, 2014Saturday, September 20, 2014

7:00AM Registration table open for packet pick up at the Manor Tavern, http://www.themanortavern.com/index.php/en/ located at 15819 Old York Road, Monkton,

Maryland 21111

7:15AM Concours and Street Prep paddocks open; preparation for Concours/Street Prep cars.

7”15 AM Silent auction continues from prior evening.

9:00AM Registration table closes, all Concours and car show cars staged and parked. Judging for Concours cars begins.

10:00AM General Public viewing of Concours and Car Show; Challenge participant voting for Car Show cars begins. Silent auction continues from prior evening.

11:30AM Voting ends for show cars.

11:30-12:30 Enjoy a delicious lunch catered by the Manor Tavern. (advance purchase

required).

12:45PM Gimmick rally drivers meeting at same location as Registration. Cars will be “teched” after the driver’s meeting at their paddock location immediately prior to departure.

1:00PM Gimmick rally commences.

4:00PM Cars begin to return from Gimmick rally. Return score sheets to Rallymaster back at the Manor Tavern.

4:30PM Tech Quiz distributed in the tent at the Manor Tavern.

5:00PM All Tech quizzes must be turned in.

5:00PM Silent Auction Closes. Cocktail hour begins in the reserved tented area.

6:00PM Awards banquet dinner begins in the tent at the Manor Tavern. Advance purchase re-

quired.

7:00PM Silent Auction Winners announced and awards

8:00PM Dinner concludes

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What’s Old is New!What’s Old is New! Aniano Arao

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The Zachs 1968 Porsche 911LThe Zachs 1968 Porsche 911L Purchased New In Heidelberg for 19,500DM ($4,900)Purchased New In Heidelberg for 19,500DM ($4,900)

A fabulous story written by Aniano Arao about A fabulous story written by Aniano Arao about Bob and Roxane Zach and their 911L Bob and Roxane Zach and their 911L -- Enjoy!Enjoy!

From Heidelberg to Timonium in From Heidelberg to Timonium in

a 1968 Porsche 911La 1968 Porsche 911L by Aniano Arao

SS ince becoming a member of the Porsche

Club of America last year, I have at-

tended several PCA gatherings – in

Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.

And each time, I saw the club living up to its slo-

gan. Yes, indeed, “it’s not just the cars, it’s the

people.”

My most

recent PCA

event was

the Chesa-

peake Re-

gion’s June

8 Musket

Ridge Tour

in Mary-

land’s Carroll and Frederick counties. Among the

dozens of wonderful and interesting club members

who participated in that drive-and-dine event were

Bob and Roxane Zach of Timonium. And among

the 41 Porsches that took part in the tour was their

gorgeous 1968 911L.

This year, the Zachs are enjoying the 51st year of

their marriage and the 47th year of their ownership

of a Porsche that they purchased in Germany in

September 1967. Bob and Roxane have four chil-

dren and 11 grandchildren, while their Sand Beige

911L has accumulated 50,891 original miles.

About 30,000 of those miles were accrued in

Europe, where they moved in 1967, after Bob vol-

unteered for an overseas assignment while work-

ing as an electrical engineer for Computer Science

Corp. He was part of a team that helped develop,

set up and maintain the U.S Army’s microwave

communication network in Europe, which linked

the United States with the continent and points

east. Specifically, he and three colleagues worked

on a section that connected Britain and Italy. This

portion of the network was managed at that time

by the 7th Army from its base in Heidelberg, Ger-

many. So that was where the Zachs set up their

home during their 18-month European sojourn.

Bob’s work in Europe required many visits to re-

mote relay sites. But he and his coworkers found

airline and rail travel inconvenient because nearly

all the relay sites were on top of hills or mountains

far from major cities and towns. Going by plane or

by train would have meant having to rent cars

each time, which would have been cumbersome.

Autobahn and autostrada travel in their own cars

was much more practical for them, especially

when rapid response was crucial. So they all

shopped for the fastest cars they could afford. One

bought an Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider; another pur-

chased a BMW 2002. Both cars had top speeds of

about 115 mph. Bob didn’t find that sufficient.

“At that time, there were few speed limits on the

autobahns and autostradas. The cruising speed

was 110 miles per hour,” Bob said.

In his methodical quest for a fast car, Bob briefly

looked at several Ferraris (275 GTB, 330 GTC,

330 GT 2+2) and even a Lamborghini Miura, but

they were all above his price range. He did con-

sider a used Ferrari GTE that was within his

budget and a Ferrari-powered Fiat Dino 2+2 Spi-

der, but he decided that what he needed was a car

for which service would not be a problem in Ger-

many, hence a German car rather than an Italian

one. “Conventional wisdom at that time was to buy

a car manufactured in the country where you

lived in order to get the best service,” Bob

said. He checked out some models

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Bob and Roxanne and their restored 911L

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The Zachs' 911L is parked underneath a Coca-

Cola poster in Switzerland, sometime in the sum-

mer of 1968.

1

Roxane can be seen through the 911L's rear win-

dow, as she attends to baby Patricia in the Swiss

Alps, early in the spring of 1968.

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2

Roxane stands next to a roadside fruit stand in

Switzerland, late in the summer of 1968.

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A few hours after this photo was taken in Paris in

October 1968, Roxane, who was pregnant, went

into labor. The premature birth of son Christopher

was barely averted at the American Hospital, after

Bob's frantic drive to get there through the rush-

hour traffic. Roxane is shown standing next to

their 911L.

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from BMW and Mercedes, but found none that sat-

isfied him.

This process of elimination eventually led him to

the Porsche 911, particularly a Champagne 1968

911S Targa, which had a top speed of 138 mph.

Roxane found it at a dealership in Heidelberg

while Bob was out of town. She told him about it in

a phone conversation on a Friday, and he gave

her the go-signal to tell the salesman that they

were going to buy the car the following Monday. In

those days, a handshake deal in Germany was as

good as a written contract. However, when the

Zachs showed up in the showroom to complete

the purchase, they were told that the owner of the

dealership had sold the car the previous day, a

Sunday, to a friend who had crashed his Porsche

and urgently needed a new car. To make amends,

the dealer offered Bob a sizable discount on a 911

that he had in stock – a Sand Beige 911L. That

discount and his own urgent need for a fast car

persuaded Bob to take the L, which had a top

speed of 130 mph. Its advertised price was 19,500

Deutsch marks or about $4,900, roughly the same

as the price of a Fiat Dino, which was the Zachs’

second choice.

In the next year and a half, Bob and Roxane drove

the 911L all over Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Aus-

tria, France, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Belgium, the

Netherlands and Monaco. Mixing business with

pleasure on half of his work-related trips, Bob of-

ten took Roxane along, as well as their baby girl,

Patricia.

The Zachs’ daughter was only six months old

when they moved to Germany from New Jersey.

At that time, safety seats for children were still un-

common, even unknown. Seat belts were not even

required yet. So Patricia rode all over Europe in

her parents’ 911 on top of the folded rear seats

and in the same cardboard box that she came

home in from the New York hospital where she

was born. “Newborns in those days were taken

home in such boxes,” Roxane said. The hospitals

provided them, and they were lined with blankets

for the babies’ comfort.

“A typical business trip,” Bob said, “would be from

Heidelberg to Livorno, near Florence. This meant

going via the spectacular San Bernardino Pass, in

the Swiss Alps. The drive over the pass and in the

lovely area around Lake Como in Italy was mag-

nificent.”

Another frequent destination was the Italian Rivi-

era town of Finale Ligure, west of Genoa, which

Bob reached via a coastal road. “That was another

very scenic drive,” he recalled. “The views of the

mountain on one side and of the Mediterranean on

the other were fabulous. The road was great for

the passenger but challenging for the driver.”

One time, the Zachs took that coastal highway fur-

ther west and drove home via Monaco, Nice and

Cannes. Then they went north through Grenoble,

Geneva and Basel on their way back to Heidel-

berg. Bob was fortunate in having a flexible work

schedule, making such side trips possible.

A different trip took them to Rome, where driving

the 911 around the Coliseum was a memorable

highlight. One early morning in Verona, they were

awakened by the explosive roar of Ferraris, Lam-

borghinis and other sports cars coming to life out-

side their hotel. It turned out the car owners were

heading out for a hill climb to be held later in the

day.

Back in Germany, on their way to Munich, the

Zachs at one time were following a 911T on

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From left, Ginette, Patricia and Roxane pose for a

picture in Paris in October 1968. That's the base

of the Eiffel Tower in the background. Ginette,

Roxane's French sister-in-law, helped Bob find the

way to the city's American Hospital when the preg-

nant Roxane went into premature labor. Ginette

didn't know the way, but served as an interpreter

for a French nephew who knew the way but didn't

speak English.

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Bob and Roxane's baby daughter, Patricia, sleeps

aboard the plane that took them across the Atlan-

tic in 1967. Patricia came home from the hospital

in this cardboard box after she was born. She

traveled around Europe in that box, in the Zachs'

911L. Hospitals provided such boxes for new-

borns in the days before safety seats for children.

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Bob, Roxane and Patricia visited Paris in October

1968.

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Patricia, no longer an infant, is shown in this pic-

ture cleaning and detailing the long-unused 911L

in 1984 in an effort to get her parents to start us-

ing the car again. That was a year after the family

moved to Maryland from New Jersey. Patricia was

17 at the time. She later earned a bachelor's de-

gree in mechanical engineering, after which she

went on to medical school and became a pediatri-

cian.

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the autobahn at 110 mph when a red Ferrari sped

by, going more than 130 mph. The 911T gave

chase. “Why aren’t you keeping up with them?”

Roxane asked Bob. “We’re doing over 120 and

they’re still going faster than we are,” Bob said.

Later on, in Munich, the Zachs again saw the

911T, which was supposed to have a lower top

speed than their 911L. Bob asked the driver why

his car was so fast. It turned out to be a wolf in

sheep’s clothing – a 911 with a racing engine. “It’s

an ‘R,’” the driver said.

But perhaps their most memorable time with the

911 occurred in Paris in early October 1968, after

a drive on the Champs-Élysées. Roxane, who was

seven months pregnant, suddenly experienced

contractions. The Zachs needed to go to the

American hospital, but they didn’t know how to get

there. So they picked up Roxane’s sister-in-law

and a teenage nephew, who were French. He

knew the way but didn’t speak English; she spoke

English but didn’t know the way. So both of them

had to squeeze into the rear seats of the 911,

while in front Roxane held one-year-old Patricia on

her lap, as Bob drove through Paris’s rush hour.

Just imagine: Five people inside a 1968 911, one

of whom was a pregnant woman in labor and hold-

ing a baby, in a traffic jam. The most excruciating

moment was when they got stuck in a gridlock on

the roundabout surrounding the Arc de Triomphe.

Eventually, the frantic party of five got away and

reached the hospital, where the premature birth of

the Zachs’ son Christopher was barely averted.

(He was subsequently born in New Jersey, in De-

cember.)

Looking back, Bob remembered the Italian Riviera

road leading to Finale Ligure as among the most

most enjoyable to drive on, along with the Swiss

mountain passes, such as the Brenner Pass, the

St. Bernard Pass, the Gotthard Pass, the Maloja

Pass and the San Bernardino Pass. Also memora-

ble was the very challenging Stelvio Pass in Italy,

which offered “great views and no margin for er-

ror.” But the fastest route from Heidelberg to Italy

at that time was via an auto train through the Sim-

plon Tunnel. “We would drive to a Swiss town

called Kanderstag, put the 911 on the train, travel

on one of the most scenic railway routes I’ve been

on, and arrive in the Italian city of Domodossola.

From there, we would take the autostrada to Milan

and points south,” Bob said.

In the winter, loading the 911 on an auto train was

a welcome option when the mountain passes were

closed. One could also drive through the tunnels in

the Alps.

“On long trips, Roxane and I shared the driving,

which we both enjoyed. She drove as fast as I

did,” Bob said.

“That 911 was our only car, so we used it all the

time. We drove it even in the winter,” Bob said.

“We loved it, but we didn’t consider it something

special that we had to baby. We never imagined it

would one day become a valuable collectible car.”

Toward the end of 1968, it was time for the Zachs

to go back to the States. Roxane and Patricia flew

home in late November. Bob followed them in

early December, after arranging the shipment of

the 911 to New Jersey. A few days later, their son

Christopher was born. In subsequent years, the

Zachs were blessed with another son, Jeffrey, and

another daughter, Alyssa.

Not surprisingly, the Zach’s 911 ceased to be a

daily driver almost as soon it reached U.S. soil.

With a growing family came the need for more

spacious vehicles, including a Subaru, a

Mercury Colony Park station wagon, a Ford

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This was the showroom price tag of the Zach's

1968 Porsche 911L in September 1967. The

19,500 Deutsch mark asking price was equivalent

to about $4,900 at that time.

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The Porsche section of a 1967 German automo-

bile buyers' guide lists the 912, 911T, 911L and

911S, and shows photos of the 912 and 911S.

The list price of the 911L is indicated as 20,980

Deutsch marks, equivalent to about $5,245 at that

time.

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The 911's restoration was finally completed in May

2014. The work was done in accordance with the

car's original German specifications. Ralph Simmers

gave the car a clean bill of health.

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Flat 6 engine, 1991 cc, 130 hp @ 6100 rpm, 129

lb-ft @ 4200 rpm, normally aspirated, Weber car-

buretor, air/oil-cooled, with single overhead cam-

shaft

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Taurus SHO, an Acura Integra 4-door sedan and

many others. Contributing further to the 911’s long

periods of dormancy was the fact that the car had

no air conditioner and had a heater that stopped

working well. U.S. speed limits didn’t help, either.

But the Zachs never considered selling the 911,

even while it sat unused and gathering dust in

their garage in New Jersey for 12 years and in

Maryland for 26 years. “We had many memories

connected with that car, and we never needed to

sell it,” Bob said. “So we just let it sit there.”

Then, in 2009, the owner of a body shop who was

visiting one of the Zachs’ neighbors saw the dusty

911 in the Zachs’ Timonium garage. He offered to

do a full restoration and a repaint of the car’s body

if another shop could take care of any mechanical

work that might be needed. That man was Jeff

Shaw of Collision Craft. He was no stranger to the

Zachs. Years earlier, Bob and Roxane had four

teenage drivers in the family. And those young-

sters helped keep Jeff’s Baltimore body shop busy

and prosperous.

A deal was struck, whereby Jeff’s shop would

work on the 911 whenever it had time and man-

power to spare, in exchange for a discounted

charge. Bob was to take care of purchasing what-

ever parts and materials were needed.

Bob started the restoration process by sending the

long-dormant 911 via a flatbed truck to noted Por-

sche specialist Ralph Simmers, who runs Ralph’s

Auto Service in Reisterstown, MD. Ralph checked

the car and found everything mechanically sound,

except for the carburetors, which he had to re-

build; the fuel pump, which had to be fixed; and

the gas tank, which had to be replaced.

After Ralph completed the full service and me-

chanical reconditioning of the 911, Bob drove the

car home, replaced its old tires with new ones, and

then drove it to Jeff’s body shop. The drivetrain

was kept in place, but everything else was taken

out, including the windshield and window glass.

The body was stripped to bare metal. Surface rust

in a few spots was removed. Then a thorough re-

paint in the car’s original color was done.

In putting everything back, the body shop replaced

the rubber seals and weather-stripping that were

no longer any good. The broken fog light on the

driver’s side was replaced, as were the front shock

absorbers. The reconstituted interior was kept to-

tally original, except for the headliner and carpet-

ing, which were replaced. The Zachs held on to

practically all the original parts that were replaced.

Finally, after about five years since it began, the

911’s restoration was completed in May. Ralph

gave it a clean bill of health. For their first outing

with the refreshed car outside Timonium, the

Zachs joined the Chesapeake’s Region’s Musket

Ridge Tour on June 8. That was when I met them.

They are very happy with how their Porsche’s re-

conditioning has turned out. “It drives just as well

as it did when it was new,” Bob said.

Now that their 911 is again in tiptop shape, Bob

and Roxane are looking forward to taking it out for

fun drives and for more PCA tours. They have

three other cars, so their 47-year-old Porsche

will not see as much use as it did in the late

1960s. But it will be cherished and enjoyed as

much as ever. Its sentimental value will always far

exceed its monetary value, which means it will re-

main in the family for the foreseeable future.

Of the Zachs’ four children, Patricia has the

most connection with the 911, having

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Bob and Roxane Zach stand next to their 1968

Porsche 911L. The L (for Luxury) came a year af-

ter the S's introduction and was a 1968-only

model. It was followed a year later by the introduc-

tion of the E model.

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Bob and Roxane bought their 911L in September

1967 during their 18-month sojourn in Europe.

They moved there from New Jersey because of

Bob's work as an electrical engineer.

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The original asking price of the Zachs' 911L was

19,500 Deutsch marks (equivalent to about $4,900)

in 1967. The dealer in Heidelberg, Germany, offered

it to them with a sizable discount in an effort to

make amends over a "mix-up" that resulted in a

911S Targa the Zachs thought had been reserved

for them having been sold to a friend of the dealer.

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Bob and Roxane drove this car all over Europe in

1967 and 1968, along with their baby daughter

Patricia.

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traveled all over Europe in it as a baby. She is now

a pediatrician. Christopher was nearly born in it in

Paris. He is a cybersecurity analyst who has had

three Porsches of his own, his current one being a

944. Jeffrey is a business executive. And Alyssa is

a defense attorney. All of four of them have their

own families now. Every time they visit their par-

ents, they can look forward to having a drive or a

ride in a lovely Porsche that has endured and

aged well, and holds so many colorful and pre-

cious memories. It is now ready to help create

more.

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During the time they lived in Europe, the Zachs

accumulated about 30,000 miles on their 911L as

they drove around Germany, Switzerland, Italy,

Austria, France, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Belgium,

the Netherlands and Monaco.

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Their many memorable drives in Europe took the

Zachs on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, around

the Coliseum in Rome, past St. Peters' Square at

the Vatican, over several mountain passes in

Switzerland and Italy, through the Italian and

French Riviera, and around Monaco.

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Bob and Roxane brought their 911L home to New

Jersey as 1968 was coming to an end. Their daugh-

ter Patricia was soon joined by son Christopher, and

subsequently by two more children, Jeffrey and

Alyssa. The Zachs acquired more spacious cars for

their growing family, leading them drive the 911 less

and less.

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Interior of Zachs' 1968 Porsche 911L

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Interior of Zachs' 1968 Porsche 911L.

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Starting in 1971, the Zachs' 911L sat unused and

gathering dust in their garage, first in New Jersey

for 12 years and then in Maryland for 26 years.

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The Zachs were finally persuaded in 2009 to have

their cherished 911 restored.

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The restoration process began with a mechanical

reconditioning and full service done by noted Por-

sche specialist Ralph Simmers, who operates

Ralph's Auto Service in Reisterstown, MD.

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The 911L’s Place in the

Porsche’s History

By Aniano Arao

The Porsche 911L was introduced in 1967 as a

1968 model and was available in Europe and the

United States only during that model year. That

year, the European market had the 912, 911T,

911L and 911S; the U.S. market had the 912, 911

and 911L but not the 911S, which could not meet

that year’s U.S. smog standard.

While the 911L was available in both markets, they

were not identical. The European 911L was

equipped like the base U.S. 911, while the U.S.

911L was equipped like the European 911S, ex-

cept for the engine. Both the U.S. 911 and the

U.S. 911L had the same engine as the European

911L: 1991 cc flat-six with 130 hp DIN.

The U.S. 911L was configured to meet U.S. smog

and safety standards, so it was equipped with a

smog pump and reflective side markers. The Euro-

pean 911L had neither of those.

A leather covered steering wheel, forged alloy

wheels, Koni shock absorbers, oil level and oil

pressure gauges, as well as front and rear suspen-

sion stabilizer bars were standard on the U.S.

911L, but not on the European 911L, which came

with no leather on its steering wheel, steel rims

with hub caps, Boge rather than Koni shocks, only

an oil temperature gauge and only a front stabilizer

bar. Both the U.S. and European 911Ls had inter-

nally ventilated disc brakes, just like the Europe-

only 911S.

A five-speed manual transmission was standard

on both the U.S. and European 911Ls, as well as

on the Europe-only 911S. The L and S had similar

interiors, but their 1991 cc flat-six engines had dif-

ferent outputs: 130 hp DIN in the L and 160 hp

DIN in the S.

It seems clear that Porsche upgraded the U.S.

911L as much as it did to make it come as close

as possible to the more powerful European 911S

in terms of appointments, features and dynamic

capability. That way, the 911L was able to tempo-

rarily serve as Porsche’s top model in the United

States in 1968.

In 1969, the 911S regained its top spot in Por-

sche’s U.S. lineup when it returned to the Ameri-

can market. Its new mechanical fuel-injection

boosted engine output to 170 hp DIN and allowed

it to meet the U.S. emission standard of that pe-

riod. At the same time, the 911L was discontinued

a year after its birth, but the 912 (110 hp) and

911S were joined in the U.S. market by the carbu-

reted 911T (100 hp), which had been introduced in

Europe the year before, and by the new fuel-

injected 911E (140 hp). Model year 1969 was,

thus, marked by the use of fuel-injection for the

first time in production 911s. It also saw the intro-

duction of a slightly longer wheelbase in all ver-

sions of the 911.

(My sources of information for this article were Bob

Zach; his Porsche brochures for the 1968 model

year, both in English for the U.S. market and in

German for the German market; Die Auto Modelle

1967/1968, a German buyer’s guide published in

1967; and Excellence magazine’s 2013-2014 Por-

sche Buyer’s Guide.)

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Editor

Upcoming Events Upcoming Events 1

TIME: 7:00am to 2:00pm

DATE: Saturday August 16, 2014

LOCATION: BWI Autocross Lot Mathison Way Glen Burnie, MD 21060

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First Fruits Farm, Inc. is a non-profit dedicated to growing fresh vegetables and fruit to help feed hungrey people in our community. Food from the farm is supplied to Baltimore Rescue Mission, Hereford Food Bank, Our Daily Bread, House of Ruth Maryland, Helping Up Mis-sion, Maryland Food Bank and many more organizations.

Registration: Just email [email protected] and let us know who’s coming and how many.

More info: www.pcachs.org,, Activities & Events, First Fruits Farm for all the info needed.

LOCATION:

First Fruit Farms

20030 Middleton Road

Freeland, MD 21053

Shelters Nos. 3 and 4

www.firstfruitsfarm.org


DATE: Saturday, August 9, 2014

COMMUNITY EVENT - Corn Picking

Editor

Upcoming Events Upcoming Events 2

Come join your fellow Porsche enthusiasts as we celebrate the Chesapeake Challenge 45 in the

lovely hunt county of My Lady’s Manor in Baltimore County. The site of this year’s Chesapeake

Challenge is the . Be a part of the longest running multi-event program in the PCA. This year may

be the best yet as we combine great driving roads, great food and company and a special guest, rac-

ing legend Vic Elford! This will be a fun-filled weekend for all.

LOCATION:

Manor Tavern

15819 Old York Road

Monkton, MD 21111

410-771-8155

www.themanortavern.com


DATE: Saturday, Sept 20, 2014

MULTI - DISCIPLINE EVENT - CC45

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Summer time means lazy Saturdays, and we can’t think of a better way to gather together for a relax-ing time than at the movies. Let’s do Cars and a Movie on a Saturday night! $10 per person, and if you want to bring your own food, $7 per car food fee (cash only). We will link up on the rise about 20 rows back from the screen at 6:30 PM. So get there early enough to build our own little paddock. For sound, your FM car radio will be impressive. Should it rain, the event will be cancelled. To reg-ister: (See email announcement from Gary Martinez, President PCACHS).

LOCATION:

Bengies Drive-In Theatre

3417 Eastern Blvd.

Baltimore, MD 21220

410-687-5627

www.bengies.com

TIME: 6:30pm to 10:00pm

DATE: Saturday, August 23, 2014

SOCIAL EVENT - Cars and a Movie

Autocross Autocross

PCA Chesapeake Region - Autocross Schedule

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www.pcachs.orgwww.pcachs.org

Autocross Chalk Talk

Autocross Chalk Talk -- April 12thApril 12th Autocross No. 1

Autocross No. 1 -- April 26thApril 26th Autocross No. 2

Autocross No. 2 -- May 12thMay 12th Autocross No. 3

Autocross No. 3 -- June 21stJune 21st Autocross No. 4

Autocross No. 4 -- July 19thJuly 19th Autocross No. 5

Autocross No. 5 -- August 16thAugust 16th Autocross No. 6

Autocross No. 6 -- September 21stSeptember 21st Autocross No. 7

Autocross No. 7 -- October 12thOctober 12th REGISTRATION FOR ALL

REGISTRATION FOR ALL AUTOCROSS EVENTS

AUTOCROSS EVENTS www.motorsportsreg.com

www.motorsportsreg.com

Rick Macinnes and Pat Walker

CC hesapeake PCA Autocross Event #4hesapeake PCA Autocross Event #4

Championship event #4 was another great

event held under perfect conditions. As

with previous autocross events, all automo-

tive makes and models were well represented – from

Mike Cook’s vintage 70’s Chevelle musclecar, to a

SCCA Spec Miata racer, to more contemporary exam-

ples of German engineering with Andrew Uzarowski’s

2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S uber auto. Regardless of

horsepower ratings, the Greg Martell designed course

once again challenged all drivers equally with a couple

very tempting straightaways ending with turns that

caught a few drivers off guard when they failed to get

ease up on the power. This was a course that clearly

demonstrated that autocross was not about horsepower

or speed, but more about car control, balance, and

driver confidence behind the wheel!

Vince Rock came out of the gate swinging and set the

bar high with an impressive 50.339 seconds. Succes-

sive runs only got faster, with his fastest time, and

event Fastest Time of the Day, being 49.462 sec-

onds. Needless to say, he really impressed the specta-

tors with the smoothness of his runs as he threaded the

course in his 1997 Porsche 993. Runner up was An-

thony Martell in his 2010 Evo X with a respectable

50.158 seconds

If you are thinking about coming to join in the fun,

please keep in mind that we are using motorsports-

reg.com for event registration. Registration ends at

midnight on the Wednesday prior to the event. Please

help us speed up the check in and registration process

on event day and pre-register. If you have difficulties

creating an account or have questions with classifica-

tion of your car, please do not hesitate to contact

us at [email protected].

Autocross Autocross -- July 19thJuly 19th PCA Chesapeake Region - Event No. 4

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Pat Walker

Rick Macinnes awards the “Fastest Time of the Day” to Vince RockRick Macinnes awards the “Fastest Time of the Day” to Vince Rock

contact us at [email protected].

We’ve been lucky so far with mild-ish summer tem-

peratures, but we expect to get at least one or two

scorchers prior to the end of the season. We cannot

stress enough that you keep yourself hydrated at the

events. Limited drinking water is on hand, so we rec-

ommend you bring additional water to ensure you’re

taken care of. Headgear, eyewear and sunscreen are

also items you should bring along in your track bag –

we’re on an open lot with little shade so the sun can be

brutal out there! There are plenty of areas for specta-

tors to safely watch the cars during competition, but

for their added safety (and to please the PCA legal ea-

gles), please remind anybody who comes with you to

the event to check in at the registration/timing table/

trailer to sign an insurance waiver release form and get

a really cool, fashionable, sexy wristband (suitable for

framing). Also, if you must bring a pet it must be on a

leash at all times. Remember that the sound levels that

many of the cars produce may be distressing to them!

Yes, autocross is one of those ‘single-player

sports’, but you don’t have to have a stable

of Porsches in order to share the experience

with friends and family. Co-drivers are a

common and cost effective way to see who

will have bragging rights at the dinner table/

water cooler. And just because it’s a Por-

sche Club event, that doesn’t mean that cars

manufactured by more common brands

aren’t welcome – all that’s needed is a car

that will pass a cursory mechanical inspec-

tion, a valid driver’s license, and of course –

the registration fee which is indicated in the

following table:

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Autocross Autocross -- July 19thJuly 19th PCA Chesapeake Region - Event No. 4

2014

PCA First Time Intro to AX $0

PCA Member Preregistered $35

PCA Member Walkup $45

Nonmember Preregistered $40

Nonmember Walkup $50

As you can see membership and pre-registration

have their advantages – registration for Chesapeake

Region PCA Autocross events can be done at

www.motorsportreg.com.

What?! You say you haven’t attended a Chesapeake

Region PCA Autocross event before?

What’s keeping you from attending one now?

The Road Trip to Prigel’s Family CreameryThe Road Trip to Prigel’s Family Creamery

I guess it can be said that PCA members like ice cream almost as much as their cars. With only 8 days’ notice,

and planned for a Tuesday evening, registration grew to 27 cars for this particular event. In fact, we outgrew our

starting point in Hunt Valley, and in the interest of safety the starting point was a few miles north to Sparks Ele-

mentary School.

As you would expect for July 1, it was very hot, humid, and pop up thunderstorms were a distinct possibility.

But that did not deter the group, 22 cars being the final count, as they set out on a 45 minute drive to the Prigel’s

Family Creamery on a route taking us through Sparks, Glencoe, Monkton, Long Green, and eventually ending in

Glen Arm.

Bellevale Farm has been farmed by the Prigel family since 1895. It received its organic certification in 2008, en-

suring that it is economically and environmentally sustainable, and that the herd produces high quality milk that

is free of antibiotics and artificial hormones. Of course happy cows help make great ice cream, and from the

smiles, great ice cream makes for an enjoyable summer evening. Perhaps a return visit is in order.

Steve Graham

Ice Cream Social

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TwentyTwenty--Two Cars and Forty Members Out for Ice Cream!Two Cars and Forty Members Out for Ice Cream!

Editor

Committee Meeting

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On July 23rd fourteen Board and Committee Chair attendees were treated to a On July 23rd fourteen Board and Committee Chair attendees were treated to a

catered dinner and the opportunity to “kick the tires” of the new Macan. catered dinner and the opportunity to “kick the tires” of the new Macan.

Very little can been seen of the new Macan that Steve Postal (to Gary’s left), Very little can been seen of the new Macan that Steve Postal (to Gary’s left),

of Porsche of Towson, explained all of the important features and attributes.of Porsche of Towson, explained all of the important features and attributes.

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Durch die Heckscheibe Bob Rassa

Through The Rear Window

Bob Rassa, Historian

Of the things that were popular in the Baltimore area in

the 60’s we think time-speed-distance rallyes were at

the top of the list. The first of the Baltimore-area wide

activities that achieved “Team Trophy” status were

Team Trophy Rallyes, as we reported some months

back. PCA members weren’t huge on TTRs as they

were called, except for a select few (myself and Steve

Shap included). The Volvo Marque Club (and this is

pronounced “mark” and not “mar-kee” as most like to

mispronounce it) was the biggest time-speed-distance

rallye club as far as participation was concerned, with a

number of what were called “master rallyists”, a status

achieved by winning or placing in the top 3 for a mini-

mum number of TSDs in a given season. One such was

Carl Baade, a genuine Swede is there ever was one.

Carl drove a Volvo P1800S and had his rallye board

with electric odometers and a Halda Speedpilot. The

Halda Speedpilot was a Swedish-made analog rallye

computer that helped the rallye team on time. If anyone

ever wants to see a Halda Speedpilot, I still have mine,

still mounted on my rallye board along with several

Veeder-Root electric odometers and a few stopwatches.

Carl was outstanding; he knew what he was doing and

almost always placed in the top 3. He was a great route

analyst as well, and was good at spotting traps. You see,

the Halda Speedpilot kept you on time, but keeping

oneself on course – well, that was a different matter en-

tirely. Another VMC member who was a master rallyist

was Stan Wantland, and his wife Shirley. Stan was also

a member of Chesapeake Sports Car Club (CSCC),

along with a number of PCA-CHS members, as that

club was by far the most active in the Baltimore area.

Stan was a Volvo P544 driver, and he was the most de-

vious rallyemaster I ever knew. Stan could make traps

that you just never knew existed; you would be positive

you were perfectly on course and on time per your

Halda, and at the next checkpoint – what?? 2 minutes

early??? Stan had fail-safed the route, tricking many

into a wee shortcut that kept you “apparently” on course

but disturbed your timekeeping. Stan was a real come-

dian as well, and reveled in explaining how dumb the

rallysts were when they complained to him after the

event about bad timekeeping, and giving his signature

“tough darts” comment when entrants realized the error

of their ways. Stan always wanted the last laugh, and as

a member of CSCC created the annual “tough darts”

award, presented at the annual CSCC awards dinner to

the person who came closest to winning many events

but missed by a few points or seconds. I have one of

these in my trophy case, a “bowling trophy” style with a

dart on top – designed for actual dart competitions. Ah

Stan, we miss your humor!

The sports car clubs back then were full of friendly

competition of all types, between members of the same

club and different clubs (remember, there were 8 clubs).

All the competitors knew each other, generally, and lots

of camaraderie was evident at all events. The annual

awards dinners were fun for sure. PCA-CHS does our

holiday party for sure which is fun, but an annual

awards dinner was a well-attended event. Maybe PCA-

CHS should initiate some awards; we sure have enough

members to make something like an awards dinner

worthwhile.

Next month: A view of some more past PCA-CHS

events and information.

Editor

In The NewsIn The News Possible Porsche 911 GT3RS Spied

PP orsche is in the final stages of development of a more hardcore version of its track-focused 911 GT3, the

infamous 911 GT3 RS. The latest spy shots reveal as much of the car as ever, as Porsche hasn't bothered

to do much in the way of camouflage on this track-focused screamer. The car was originally scheduled

to debut this summer, but its arrival may be pushed back slightly because of Porsche’s 911 GT3 engine

fire dilemma. Although a fix has been found, Porsche will likely be conducting further tests on the upcoming 911

GT3 RS variant to ensure its engine is as close to bulletproof as possible. These are the latest spy shots of a proto-

type for the new GT3 RS, taken while it was conducting some high-speed tests on Germany’s Nürburgring. Spied

largely undisguised, the new GT3 RS looks sinister in its all-back exterior, its aggressive aerodynamics and large

fixed rear wing making it clear this 911's about business first--and that business happens at the track. Visual differ-

ences from the standard GT3 include a slightly widened track to accommodate wider wheels and tires, a larger lip

around the front spoiler, modified rear fender and bumper air extraction paths, and, of course, the much larger rear

wing. The side intakes show Porsche is using the extra-wide body of its latest 911 Turbo for the new GT3 RS. It’s

not clear if these will remain on the production version. Expectations for the new GT3 RS include weight reduc-

tion, extra power and responsiveness, and an even more focused chassis tune. The current GT3 weighs just 3,152

pounds--relatively svelte for a modern car of its footprint and capability--so the GT3 RS is likely to be at or just

under the 3,100-pound mark if Porsche's engineers can shave more weight through use of more carbon fi-

ber panels, a synthetic rear window, and a somewhat more spartan cabin. 36

Facelifted Porsche Cayenne revealed ahead of Paris motor show launch

The updated Porsche Cayenne SUV, which is now on sale in the UK, gets new styling inside and out as well as

big gains in efficiency. A facelifted version of the strong selling second-generation Porsche Cayenne has been

revealed ahead of a planned public debut at the Paris motor show in October.

Included as part of the updated range is a new 410bhp petrol-electric S E-Hybrid model that is claimed to offer a

0-62mph time of 5.9sec and a combined average of 83.1mpg. That's alongside a 151mph top speed and a

zero-emission electric range of up to 22 miles at up to 78mph. 37

Editor

In The NewsIn The News Porsche Cayenne for 2015

Items for sale, rent, loan and free!Items for sale, rent, loan and free!

For Sale:

911 Targa Carbrella sunshade and brand new Lloyd floor mats (5) fit in 1988 car; $250/offer. (SOLD)

Competition 4-bolt stainless mufflers, 200 cell cats, off of a 2002 Turbo; $1,000/offer. (AVAILABLE)

Four 19" two-piece SSR custom wheels ,will fit Turbo, C4, and maybe other models; $1,500/offer. (SOLD)

Contact: Chuck Marshall at 410-375-4775.

Advertisements in The Market are free for members of any PCA re-gion. A $10 fee is charged for advertisements submitted by non-members. Contact the Patter editor ([email protected]) for details or to submit an classified advertisement. MarketMarket

Reduce Price! 1997 BMW 318i Cabriolet in very good condi-tion. Garage kept and personally maintained. As I need room in the stable my original offer of $6,500 is reduced to $5,300.

Contact: Michael Murphy at 410-491-3254.

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2007 Cayman S

White/Black, like new, heated garage kept, non-smoker, 6-speed, 19” Turbo II wheels, sport chrono plus, PASM, PCM w/ naviga-tion, auto climate, Bose sound, heated leather sport seats, Alcan-tara sport steering wheel, bi-Xenon headlights, Borla exhaust, RSS sway bars, 3M clearbra, new battery, brake pads & rotors, car is current on service with all records included, books/2 keys/all OEM parts included. 38,000 miles, $38,500/obo. Selling due to lack of time to enjoy car. Jeff McClure, Baltimore, MD. 443-801-4559. [email protected]

Chesapeake Region

PCA Plates

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August 2014

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CC hesapeake Region coordinates PCA Organizational Maryland License Plates issued through the Maryland Motor Vehicle

Administration (MVA). The license plate program promotes the visibility and cama-raderie of PCA and serves as a fund raiser for Chesapeake Region events. The total cost for the PCA license plates is $35, which includes the $25 MVA fee, and a $10 Chesapeake PCA fee.

If you would like to obtain the PCA Li-cense Plate(s), complete the information sheet available on our web site: http://pcachs.org/pca-maryland-license-plate/. Once we receive your information sheet, we will mail you the MVA Application-Certification form for Organizational Li-cense Plates. The MVA form is a two-part state form, which requires signatures of the owner and any co-owner.

Please complete the MVA Application form and mail the form along with your checks to the address below. Make your $25 check payable to MVA. Please en-close a separate $10 check payable to

Chesapeake Region-PCA to cover a one-fund raising fee.

PCA License Plate Coordinators P.O. Box 8144 Elkridge, Maryland 21075-8144 Important: Do not mail the MVA form and checks directly to MVA.

Requirements: You must be a PCA Mem-ber and the car must be registered in Mary-land. The PCA Plates are not limited to Porsches. You can apply for PCA plates for all your cars registered in Maryland.

Annual Porsche Patter Advertising Annual Porsche Patter Advertising Rates Rates

Purchase also includes an adver-

tisement on the Chesapeake Region web

site. Please contact

Full-page advertisement $600

Half-page advertisement $450

Quarter-page or business card

size advertisement $200

Patter August 2014

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