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Auspuff is the German word for auto exhaust. der Auspuff is the official publication of the Cascade Region, Porsche Club of America. Submissions or inquiries regarding advertis-ing should be sent to the editor listed above. Send address changes to Dan Stubblefield using the contact information listed above.
Commercial advertising rates/issue: full page $52.00 half page $26.00 business card size $9.45 Other sizes available. All ads are to be prepaid.
Cover-- Looks fast just sitting there! - photo by John Le Bel
Photos in this issue have been contributed by Porsche AG, Ole Blennov & Kirk Austbo
Visit the Cascade Region web site at http://cas.pca.org for a full color version of this publication
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Greetings from the Southland
Classified Ads
Upcoming Events
Sunriver Festival of Cars
So Chapter -
Crater Lake Tour
Mystery Car Contest
PRESIDENT
Doug Stone 260 Princeville Drive Eagle Point, Oregon 97524 (541) 770-3366 [email protected]
TREASURER
Jim Scheffel 651 South Obenchain Rd Eagle Point, Oregon 97524 (541) 830-3855 [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP
Dan Stubblefield 1111 Highwood Drive Ashland, Oregon 97520 (541) 482-6200 [email protected]
VICE PRESIDENT
Ross Rampy 2227 Dollarhide Way Ashland, OR 97520 541-840-8690 [email protected]
SOUTHERN CHAPTER REP
Trevor Bacon 6161 Ventura Lane Central Point, OR 97502 541-890-0108 [email protected]
WEBMASTER
Dan Stubblefield 1111 Highwood Drive Ashland, Oregon 97520 (541) 482-6200 [email protected]
SECRETARY
Dave Duarte 5480 Adams Rd Talent, OR 97540 (541) 535-5061 [email protected]
CENTRAL CHAPTER REP
John & Renee Thompson 4524 Paddock Dr Eugene, Oregon 97405 (541) 342-5446 [email protected]
AUSPUFF EDITOR
John Le Bel 4636 Eagle Trace Drive Medford, OR 97504 (541) 779-9155 [email protected]
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Greetings from the Southland By: Trevor Bacon
With summer winding to a close, I am not only amazed that we are already entering September of 2009, but also what all has taken place in my life this year with the Southern Oregon Chapter of the Porsche Club. I have loved Porsches since I first knew what a car was. I used to ride my bike to the grocery store from the time I was about 10 years old to buy the latest edi-tion of Car and Driver, Motor Trend, Road & Track or whatever other publication had an article on Por-sches. I admit it, I am a FANATIC about these cars! Fast forward quite a few years later and I've achieved my dream through a Cayman S. I always planned to make my first Porsche a 911, of course, until I drove the Cayman and I have no regrets! In fact, I urge many of you to check out the latest October issue of Motor Trend, where they sought to determine the best driver's car in the world. Hint…the Cayman S ranked #1! Anyway, I join the PCA, get to know this incredible group of people, am nominated to be VP (by my wife no less!) and shortly thereafter, I find myself agreeing to also become the Chapter Rep - Whew! While not many people may tend to raise their hand for these positions, all I can say is that for a Porschefile like myself the old saying comes to mind, "do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life". I truly feel blessed to have the opportunity to meet and spend time with so many great people that share the same passion for such a tremendous automobile. We've already had some great events and I thank all of you who have come out to attend. For a number of our members who I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting, I look for-ward to such an opportunity and hope you are taking time to enjoy your Porsche nevertheless.
As we enter my favorite season of the year - Fall, with its cool, crisp days and beautiful colors - I look forward
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to a number of excellent events on the horizon. Check our website at http://cas.pca.org for the most up to date calendar of events and info. We welcome newcomers and seasoned vets alike, and I look forward to sharing many more incredible experiences with each of you in the months to come!
Classified Ads
2002 Carrera 4S (AWD) Arctic Metallic Silver, 44k miles, Tiptronic trans, factory wide body, turbo brakes/suspension/wheels etc. Full leather interior, PSM, Ad-vanced Technic Package (Litronic lights, etc.), Sun-roof, Bose sound/factory sub-woofer, rear window wiper. Full front-end 3M Clear Mask, new Michelin Pilot Sport tires, Panasonic "Strada" navigation system in-cluding Bluetooth iPod integration, aluminum pedals. Original radio & 6-disc changer included (uninstalled). RSS Intake Plenum, full-time day/running lights. Full bumper-to-bumper warranty through January 2011 or 75K miles, with Easy Care Gold. Policy is renewable at end of term. No accidents, always garaged. Clean Car-Fax. Pleasant Hill area (Hwy 58).
$36,500 Larry Pattis - (541)726-0447
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893 Beatty Street * Medford, OR 97501 * (541) 776893 Beatty Street * Medford, OR 97501 * (541) 776893 Beatty Street * Medford, OR 97501 * (541) 776893 Beatty Street * Medford, OR 97501 * (541) 776----2922292229222922
Everything from routine, scheduled maintenance and repair as well as complete overhauls, upgrades and custom modifications
20 years experience with Porsche and all makes of exotic and collectable cars
Get great quality service locally without the dealer price
Serving quality car owners in the Medford area since 1987
Upcoming Events
Southern Chapter - Sunriver 9/19/09 Meet at Barnes & Noble 8:30am
Dave Duarte for info [email protected]
Wine Tour 10/10/09 Jim & Elise Scheffel
Central Chapter - 9/19/09 To The Coast … or Bust!
John Thompson 541-954-0722 or [email protected]
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SUNRIVER EXOTIC CAR SHOW SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH
*Meet at Barnes & Noble Parking Lot at 8:30a.m. – Departing at 9:00a.m. SHARP!*
*Show Ends at 4:30 - Members are then free to have dinner, stay overnight, or drive home, arriving by dusk.*
*Bring Picnic Lunch (if you don’t want to eat the tent food☺), Camera and Full Tank of Fuel*
Any Questions – Please Contact Dave Duarte at [email protected] or (541) 535-5061
Mark your calendars for the Northwest's most interest-
ing and informative auto show held on the golf greens at
the luxurious Sunriver Resort. Keith Martin, owner of
Sports Car Market magazine, will be our host MC
and adds to the festive atmosphere of the event. All
marques will be represented including Porsche, Ferrari,
Maserati, Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, Bentley, Jaguar,
BMW, Lotus, Mercedes, Audi, and several others of all
vintages past and present. This event has been lauded
as the PEBBLE BEACH Concours of the Northwest and
each year has grown is size and membership. Last year
was the first year it was held at the golf course because
it had outgrown the previous venue at the Sunriver out-
door shopping mall.
See you all on the 19th.................DON'T miss THIS one !!
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So Chapter - Crater Lake Tour By: Trevor Bacon
With the Southern Oregon tempera-tures continually reaching around 100 degrees on the mercury mark, what better way to beat the heat than a drive up to the beautiful higher alti-tudes of Crater Lake! That’s exactly what the Southern Oregon Chap-ter of the Cascade Region took advantage of on Satur-day, August 22
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And what a turnout it was! We had almost 20 cars meet at Barnes & Noble of Medford at departure. We had a few members show up in their Porsches to give us a send off, but for various reasons couldn’t make an en-tire day of it and join us for the drive. Nevertheless, we enjoyed the opportunity to meet some new members, see some faces we haven’t in a long time and admire some beautiful automobiles by our favorite marque. Furthermore, we had some of the group from Klamath Falls make the trip up via Hwy 97, as well as another member who was going to join us up there – all of which I unfortunately did not have the opportunity to
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greet - but their addition made this one of the highest turnout events of the year.
One of the highlights of this trip was being graced by the pres-ence of our
PCA National Zone Rep, Mr. David Cooley. Coming all the way from Great Falls, Montana, our chapter is the furthest within his territory. Some of us gathered on Friday night at Porters’ Steakhouse in Medford to make his acquaintance over great laughs and conversation – mainly to prepare him for the wild bunch of country bumpkins we are down here, but being from Montana he fit right in!
Upon our departure from Medford, we picked up Cap-tain Wim in Eagle Point, his red 956 in perfect form for this trip. We then made quite an entrance through
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Shady Cove as we paraded in perfect, unbroken form down main street through their annual Spam Festival! Yes, you heard me correctly, Shady Cove holds an an-nual Spam Festival! Although we did not stop to taste the fare, we were admired by the numerous townsfolk along the street – all of which I think were in complete confusion by our arrival, but admired the sweet music of 20 flat sixes in symphony.
As we made our way up Hwy 62, we stopped for a photo op at the majestic Rogue River Gorge. While stopped, we waited for Dave “Double Yellow” Duarte to catch up as he realized in Medford he had to go home to get his wallet. We also learned, to our dismay, that we were going to lose fellow comrade, Ross “Never Stop” Rampy to a severely slipping clutch in his 996 of roughly 80,000 miles – a real testament to the durability of Porsche engineering if you knew how he drove!
Pulling out of the parking lot, I found myself in the co-pilot seat of my Cayman S as Mr. Cooley piloted my car
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for the duration to the lake – I found the passenger seat to be quite enjoyable, but definitely not on par with the pilot’s seat. We arrived to a gorgeous blue sky and 68 degrees – perfect for a group picnic along the stone wall overlooking a picturesque scene. We thought we had a ranger session planned, but they couldn’t be found as they must have been too busy admiring the plethora of incredible automobiles double-lined in the parking lot like a box of crayons.
After we all breathed in those final moments of moun-tain air and filled the last of our digital camera cards, we parted ways. While some of us returned via the routes we came, a handful of us ventured back along Highway 138 along the Umpqua River into Roseburg, down I-5 where a remaining few of us broke away through Canyonville over the Tiller Canyon Pass into Shady Cove. I continued to enjoy the passenger seat (and my normal co-pilot, Kristi, continued to keep Dave Duarte company as well) while Mr. Cooley piloted my car throughout the remainder of the journey, reminisc-
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ing of his time spent years ago in Southern Oregon. The remaining few of us treated him to one last great dinner at Miguel’s on the Rogue.
As we said our goodbyes, we reflected on the incredi-ble turnout, the perfect weather, the gorgeous scen-ery and the incredible roads we are so fortunate to have in our back yard and determined this was an-other successful event. Yet, most importantly, we also sought to make Dave’s visit a memorable one and he assured us that this was one tour he will long remem-ber – we may just win “Chapter-of-the-Year Award”, even if it is nothing more than just bragging rights!
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Can you identify this month’s car?
This early model was the first to come after world war two from a famous manufacturer which is still in business today. It had a 2 liter 4 cylinder engine, was very advanced and set the precedent for future cars from the company. It was a massive failure and only 15 were build. We need the name of the car.
Email or call Ole before October 5th with your answer
[email protected] or 541-472-1537
And from last month, the answer is ….
Allard J2X MK II
Danny Nielsen, John Crisalli and Clinton Sherburne had the cor-
rect answer.
Well done guys !
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Dan Stubblefield
Cascade Region, PCA
1111 Highwood Drive
Ashland, OR 97520
Address Service Requested
Online: http://cas.pca.org
