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SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER, 2012Editor, First Settlers Region
Porsche Club of America
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UPCOMING EVENTS!Be sure to check our website www.fsrpca.org for more details as well as updates on all of these exciting events.
DATE EVENT
September 1-2 Baltimore Grand Prix and Porsche Platz
September 16 Classics on the Green Car Show New Kent Winery
September 15-16 ALMS Race at VIR and Porsche Platz Virginia International Raceway
September 22-24 First Settlers DE Virginia International Raceway
October 6 Open Board Meeting Sal’s Pizza - Williamsburg
October 6 Western Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Silver Diner, Glen Allen
October 13 Eastern Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Pops Diner, Chesapeake
October 20 Cars & Coffee Sponsored by Checkered Flag Witchduck Road and Virginia Beach Boulevard
November 3 Third Annual Air & Auto Charity Car Show Virginia Beach Aviation Museum in Pungo
November 3 Western Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Silver Diner, Glen Allen
November 10 Eastern Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Pops Diner, Chesapeake
November 17 Turkeys-in-the-Trunk Food Drive and Hunt Club Party
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2012 REGION OF THE YEAR
Join us on the First Settlers Region Group! In addition to our award winningwebsite, the Facebook Group is a great way to share photos and comments
and stay connected with the club.
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From the PresidentDave McFaddin
FSR Members,
In addition to enjoying our Porsches, and the camaraderie of our fellow Porsche enthusiasts, I think you will all agree a highlight of this summer iswinning Porsche Club of America’s (PCA) 2012 Region of the Year along with Third Place for Public Service and Second Place for Website of theYear! The Public Service Award also included a $500 check that will go back to support our charities.
Congratulations to everyone for participating and making the club better due to your enthusiasm and ideas. I’d also like to give special thanks toour board members and those who helped spearhead and organize our events…Region of the Year quality activities and programs don’t justhappen on their own.
All of this recognition is based upon us simultaneously upholding PCA’s goals and getting to do what we enjoy. When asked what we did to win,or what separated us from the rest of the regions, or what criteria is used to pick the #1 of 139 regions in the US and Canada, the answer is simplebut a little lengthy. For the “simple” part of the answer, here is a quote from PCA’s 2012 Region Procedures Manual:
“The trophy is presented to the outstanding PCA Region of the Year. The trophy is “In Appreciation of Loyalty to the Porsche Car and the PorscheIdea”. The winning Region demonstrates the highest standards in meeting the objectives and ideals of the Porsche Club of America. The categoriesfor evaluation are Level of Activity, Membership Growth and Retention, Community Service, Multi-Region Participation and Newsletter and WebsiteEffectiveness.”
The more “lengthy” part of the answer is found later in this newsletter where you will find a description of what FSR did to win the award.
Related to our region being the best it is time to be thinking about what you can do to help us make FSR even better this next year. In Septemberand October our Election Committee will be accepting nominations for 2013 board members in the following elected offices: President, Eastern VP,Western VP, Treasurer and Activities Officer. After the committee confirms nominee willingness to serve they will finalize the election ballot by mid-October, in time for publishing in the Nov-Dec HO, and elections will take place in November. While some current board members have agreed torun again next year, all positions are up for election every year so if you are interested in any of those positions, or know someone you think wouldbe a good candidate, please let the election committee know (everyone will receive an email blast in September with Election Committee contactinformation). In particular please think about helping us in the area of Activities Officer. In addition to the elected positions, we are always lookingfor fresh ideas and new volunteers to help us in appointed positions and on committees so please speak to a board member if you are interestedin helping FSR.
I hope you all enjoy our fall activities and I look forward to seeing you soon!
CORRECTION!
The photo credit for the July-August, 2012 HO was mistakenly reported.Credit for the cover shot of the last issue of Horizontally Opposed isEugene Winston.
Our sincere apologies for the oversight, Eugene.
(The custom-designed Porsche-logo surfboard is presented to KenThomas, the high bidder during the Spring Silent Auction, as part of theCheckered Flag Boxster Rollout event. With Ken is Mikey from Valeric
Surfboards & Freedom Surf Shop. He, along with Jordan, Dave &Cam, supported by Judith, are responsible for the design and shapingof the board. Checkered Flag Porsche graciously sponsored this one-
of-a-kind surfboard. Photo credit to Robert Lee Smolen II.)
Treasurer’s ReportPorsche Club of AmericaFirst Settlers Region LLC
August 16, 2012
01/01/2012 Opening Balance $37,192.94
08/16/2012 Closing Balance $58,243.46
Income & Expenses of Note:
Awesome News to Report! After 14 months of back and forth withthe IRS, we have been approved as a 501(c) (4) Tax Exemptorganization retroactive to 01/01/2010! Less than half the regionscountrywide are recognized as tax exempt. This will allow the boardto manage a safe balance in the Treasury without concern for adversetax implications. Our May DE event at VIR was another sold out event. We netted atotal of $10,775.20 after all income and expenses were totaled. Weeven covered the expense of the now famous Don Bryant/DixonLeatherbury Saturday cookout.Horizontally Opposed Ad revenue is $7,100 annually. The averagecost for each of the six HO issues is $1,600. With a net cost of $416per issue it would appear that we can afford to continue to print andmail our newsletters for the foreseeable future. Our advertisers geta tremendous value for the annual ad cost of $550 with the printnewsletter and website presence.
Submitted by Alex H Bell IITreasurer PCA FSR Inc.
August 16, 2012
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F I R S T S E T T L E R S R E G I O N
You have likely seen the calendar of events for the rest of the yearposted on the FSR website, sent via email blast, and now printed onthe back cover of the “Horizontally Opposed”. But maybe you’rewondering what to expect, why you would enjoy a car show ifdesigner wax and cleaning with q-tips isn’t your thing, or how you canget more involved as a volunteer. Here is a primer on what to expectin the coming months.
September starts a busy fall season with car related events on everyweekend. Our breakfasts have become “standard routine” and theeasiest way to stay connected with the club. If you haven’t made itto one lately we’d love to see you at the Silver Diner in Innsbrook onthe first Saturday of each month or Pops Diner in Chesapeake on thesecond Saturday. Low key, lots of car talk with good friends, a greatlooking parking lot and a chance to win some great raffle prizes.
What is an “ALMS”? It’s the American LeMans Series race comingto VIR for the first time from 12-15 September. The series will havejust been in Baltimore along with the Indy Car Series, but in myopinion, watching the action at VIR will be better. The ALMS cars areare divided into five classes ranging purpose-built prototypes, toinclude hybrids, from Audi and Toyota to production-based cars fromAston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Lotus and, of course, Porsche.This series presents the epitome of sports car racing using the sameregulations as the famous 24 Hours of LeMans. The speed of theprototypes is simply amazing. Supporting race series include theIMSA GT3 Cup and Mazda MX-5 Cup.There will be a Porsche Platzat Virginia International Raceway to include dedicated Porscheparking and a tent to enjoy refreshments and sit and watch the racingaction. Check out HYPERLINK "http://www.virclub.com"www.virclub.com for info and advanced tickets.
The 2012 “Classics on the Green” is a huge car show sponsored bythe European Automobile Club for the past 28 years. The venue atthe New Kent Winery east of Richmond off I-64 is beautiful and thecars are eye-watering. You can enter your Porsche or just wanderaround looking at some of the most impeccably prepard and rareEuropean cars you’ll ever see. The hours are 11AM to 4PM andadvanced tickets are only $10. Check out the website at"http://www.classicsonthe" www.classicsonthegreen.com
There has been lots of information about the FSR DE program in thisnewsletter, on our Facebook and website forums and in emails abouthow you can learn more about driving your car, and how much funyou’ll have at the track. If you’ve never driven on the track, the DEIntro program during the 22-24 September event is the perfect wayto try it out. Fair warning..... it’s addictive! Sign up via HYPERLINK"http://www.motorsportreg.com" www.motorsportreg.com.
The Open Board meeting in Williamsburg on 6 October is a great wayfor “East to meet West” for breakfast. Business will be conducted, sothe meeting is a good opportunity to meet the Board members youdon’t know and learn more about what it takes to run the region.Annual elections will be coming up in November and we’ll be lookingfor folks interesting in taking a more active role in making all of thisfun happen.
Like cars but not coffee? No worries there will be other options toinclude donuts! “Cars and Coffee” on 20 October is an informalgathering of car nuts sponsored by Checkered Flag. You canexpected plenty of BMW’s and Minis in addition to Porsches but don’tbe surprised to see an Audi R8 and Italian exotics. Check them out
at the corner of Virginia Beach Blvd and Witchduck Road.
“Air and Auto Classic Charity Car Show”? Just another parking lotfull of shiny cars? Not at all!! The third annual event will be held onSaturday, 3 November at the Virginia Beach Military Aviation Musuemin Pungo. In addition to all of those shiny cars, you’ll be up close andpersonal with an amazing collection of WWI and WWII warbirds of alltypes. There will be live music and bi-plane rides available too. Thisevent is a big charity fund raiser for us but it is mostly a great, bigparty!!
“Turkeys-in-the-Trunk” sounds interesting but what is it? It is anotherkey charity event to support the Hampton Roads Mayflower Marathonholiday food drive - and lots of fun too! Sponsored again byCheckered Flag Porsche, we’ll start the day at the dealership forrefreshments and the food weigh-in (and maybe buy a new car??).The member who crams the most food, by weight into their Porsche,will win a great prize donated by Checkered Flag. We’ll caravan toPembroke Mall to unload all of the donated food to the Foodbank ofSoutheastern Virginia food drive. Then we’ll go for a fun run to endup at the Hunt Club Farm in Virginia Beach for a “barn party”. Moredetails will come later but circle the Saturday before Thanksgiving (17NOV) right now. Don’t miss this one!!
You are a member of PCA because of the cars and the people, andthis fall offers plenty of opportunities to see both of them. We hopeto see you there!
UPCOMING EVENTS!Be sure to check our website www.fsrpca.org for more details as well as updates on all of these exciting events.
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2012 Board Members
Elected Officers
President
Dave McFaddin757-817-2272
Activities Officer
Pam Michaels757-374-2669
Central Vice-President
Steve Sarfaty804-241-6549
Secretary & Archivist
Kevin Pirkle757-646-1919
Eastern Vice-President
George Michaels757-689-8483
Treasurer
Alex Bell757-472-9567
Appointed Positions
Assistant Vice President - Central
Bud Syme804-539-2595
Events Registrar
George Michaels757-689-8483
Assistant Vice President - Eastern
Jason Horner757-676-3335
Charity Coordinator
Josie Grandfield757-635-0184
Membership
Ken Thomas757-812-0559
Webmeister
Marco Estrada757-240-0063
Newsletter Editor
Phil Grandfield757-635-0892
Media & Public Relations
George Michaels757-689-8483
Drivers’ Ed
John Kopp757-427-0742
Chief Track Instructor
Alex Bell757-472-9567
DE Registrar
Marco [email protected]
Tech & Safety
Chris Stanley757-412-5243
Advisor - Zone 2 Representative
Tom zaffarano610-644-7588
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Car Care C rner
Ever wonder what all the numbers on the side of your tire mean? Ok,
well not the most interesting reading related to your car but it’s
important information - especially when shopping for new tires.
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) tires for Porsches are built
by various manufacturers, but those that pass the rigorous testing by
Porsche engineers are designated with an N-specification branding.
Tests are done to ensure the design passes Porsche’s noise,
hydroplaning and handling requirements. The first model of a
particular design is branded N-0 and subsequent variations on that
design follow with N-1, N-2 and so on. Though Porsche recommends
using N-spec tires, it’s not required - particularly if you don’t plan to
drive on the Autobahn or use the tires at the track. For trivia buffs,
OEM spec tires for Mercedes are stamped with “MO”, BMW a 5-
pointed star, and Ferrari with “K1”.
Tires options are grouped into performance categories to make your
decisions easier (sure......). Summer tires are grouped into Extreme,
Max, Ultra-High, High and Grand Touring categories. Then to make
it “easier” All-Season tires are grouped into similar Ultra-High, High,
Performance, Grand-Touring, Standard and Passenger. So what’s
the difference? Generally speaking, tires at the higher performance
end of the spectrum will excel in dry performance conditions but the
tradeoffs include ride comfort, wet performance and tread-life. Can’t
get something for nothing.... The All-Season categories are
designed the same way; you trade some dry and wet traction
performance to gain some versatility to drive in light snow. Then there
are dedicated winter tires designed for driving in lots of snow (look
for a “snowflake” logo); they make a big difference in heavy winter
conditions but we don’t need them around here.
The best choice for you depends on how you drive your car and
which traits are more important. Not willing to trade a comfortable
ride to maximize your cornering? Keep your car in the garage, under
a cover, at the first hint of rain - or is it your daily driver to include
going on ski trips? Don’t want to buy new tires every 10,000 miles?
Those choices will drive your decision. Though most FSR Porsches
likely wear Summer tires, you may consider a performance All
Season tire if you drive your car year round. Summer tires come with
a warning that they are not to be driven in near-freezing
temperatures, through snow or ice.
You can get some insight into what type of tires you have by reading
the sidewall. Look for the N-spec number to see if it’s been “Porsche
Approved” and you can likely assume its a summer tire (at least I
couldn’t find any other kind). You likely won’t see “M&S” (for “mud
and snow”) on your Porsche but you might on your truck. It indicates
a tread designed to shed, well, mud and snow. The UTQG, or
Uniform Tire Quality Guide, grades the tire’s tread-wear, traction and
temperature ratings. Lower numbers of tread-wear, say 140, are
“stickier” to improve handling but won’t last as long as a tire with a
rating of 400. For traction and temperature, “AA” is better than “A”
which is better than “B”. (But it is really just a comparative guide -
just like the mileage rating on your car doesn’t mean you’ll really get
30 miles per gallon). For example, Pirelli P zero tires are “Max
Performance” Summer tires rated at UTQG of “220 AA A”. While
Pirelli P4 Four Seasons are “Standard Touring” All Season tires rated
at “760 A B”.
Does size matter? You bet! You can look up your car’s
recommended tire size in the owner’s manual or just read the side of
the tire. Tires for our cars are measured in millimeters; the first
number is the width of the tread section and second number is the
aspect ratio. The aspect ratio is the sidewall height divided by the
section width; so a “40” profile is only 40% taller than it is wide. (The
lower the ratio, the lower the tire) The last number in the series is
the wheel size diameter in inches. For example, a 2011 911 Carrera
runs 235/40-18 tires on the front and 265/40-18 tires on the rear. If
you move up in wheel size to, say, 19’s, the tires will likely get wider
and lower to still fit the wheel well. A 2011 911 Turbo S wears 235/35-
19 in the front and 305/30-19’s in the rear. And they likely have a
stiffer ride but handle better because of the wider footprint and shorter
sidewall. In case you’re curious, the original equipment size tire for
a 1973 911 is 185/70-15 - relatively small, skinny and tall.
A couple more tidbits..... Tires also have a speed rating included in
the service description. A “V” spec tire is rated for up to 149 mph and
a “z” spec tire is rated for speeds “above” 149 mph with no definition
of how much faster. z-tires used to be “‘da bomb" and probably what
most of us have on our cars, but today “Max Performance” Summer
tires for modern Porsches can be “W” (168 mph) or “Y” (186 mph)
rated tires. Remember that if you plan to drive that fast.
Lastly, if you want to know when your tires were made you can check
the last four digits of the DOT Compliance Code. The number is in
“weeks and years”, so a tire branded with “4811” was built in the 48th
week of 2011.
Happy motoring!!!
Cross Country Caymanor the Top Ten Things I Learned on My Summer Vacation
Our summer driving adventure to British Columbia, via the PorscheParade, was just as much fun as we had hoped, more interesting at timesthan we wanted, and at publication time, still isn’t over. We left on Friday,July 6th, stuck to our basic plan but made things up as we went, arrivingin British Columbia on Sunday, July 15th after a few days at Parade. I flewhome on July 22nd to start paying for the trip, but Josie is still caring forher parents and driving her Cayman S around Canada. Maybe there willbe more to write about the final leg home.
So what did I learn, or re-learn, during this trip?
10. The roughest, most beat-up,broken and pot-holed highwaysbetween here and British Columbia areright here in Hampton Roads. Get pastRichmond and it’s smooth sailing.
9. A Cayman S is an excellent road tripcar. Plenty of room to bring what youneed, including fishing waders and atwo-piece fly rod. Ride is sports-carfirm, but plenty compliant (on astandard, non-PASM suspension and18 inch wheels), seats are comfy, getsabout 25 mpg, handling is sublime andthe power more than adequate. The only downside is we had to pass onsome roads we wanted to take because they weren’t paved. We drovesome gravel roads but needed a Cayenne for some others.
8. No need to spend lots ofmoney on a fancy soundsystem. We never turned theradio on. Talking andlistening to the flat-six wasbetter.
7. Radar detectors work.We didn’t need it to be“saved” - but provided greatsituational awareness just incase. By the way, theVirginia State Police CAN tellif you have one and it’sturned on. Ask me how I
know......
6. Kansas and SE Colorado are big, very spread out and seem to havemore cattle than people. We saw afeed lot that had to be a mile squarewith tens of thousands of heads ofcattle. And we saw towns that hadbuildings but no cars or people insight.
5. The “Road Trip Rules” continue towork. The rule states if you aremore than 250 miles from home,you can’t eat at any place you’veever heard off. We broke the rule acouple of times in desperation, butwere never disappointed when wedidn’t. Buy a copy of “Road Food”;it identifies hundreds out-of-the-wayplaces to eat all across the country.You don’t have to drive all the way
across to make the book useful; it mentions plenty of places aroundhere.
4. My new favorite highway is State Route 64 across the northernNew Mexico mountains. It runs from Taos, across the CarsonNational Forest, to Farmington. We drove it on a Sunday for about 4hours and didn’t see five other cars. It’s smooth, beautiful and notvery straight. We actually did see a few cars in the couple of townswe went through; including Chama were we had the best hamburgerof the trip in a roadside restaurant that was NOT even in the RoadFood book.
3. The next best place to drive is from Boise to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.The scenery changesfrom high desert, topeaked mountains,rivers and lakes,wheat fields andnational forest, andfriendly towns andpeople. We decidedto spend a couple ofweeks there the nexttime we drive west.
2. BC’s slogan is“Beautiful BritishColumbia” and it truly
(Continued on page 5)
(Along the Sea to Sky Highwayin beautiful British Columbia)
(5 year old car, 200 year old missionChurch in Taos.)
(Cleared for takeoff . . .)
(Where is everyone?Somewhere in Colorado. . .)
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Member Spotlight Questionsfor Dave McFaddin
An Interview with Dave McFaddin
We recently asked First Settlers Region President Dave McFaddin
his thoughts on a number of topics, all of which were related to his
Porsche history, FSR membership and his time as President of FSR.
Dave’s term(s) as President will soon be coming to an end and he is
going out on a high note having lead First Settlers to the current PCA
Region of the Year Award. Who else can say that? We hope you enjoy
learning a little more about Dave and his thoughts on FSR.
Give First Settlers members a short history of Dave.
My wife, Karen, and I stayed in Yorktown after retiring from the Air
Force where my last assignment was at Langley Air Force Base. As
an Air Force pilot I was fortunate to spend more than half my career
flying and the remainder of my career was spent in staff jobs and
schools. The decision to stay in this area was based upon Karen
finally having a say in where we live after 14 Air Force moves. We
chose to stay here because our two daughters sunk roots in Virginia.
I now work for Booz Allen Hamilton as a senior operations analyst.
I’ve always been a car/motorcycle/airplane type of guy, and being
trained as an engineer, I appreciate well engineered great handling
vehicles…hence the attraction to fast jets and Porsches!
So let’s get right to the big deal….. You are President of the PCA
Region of the Year. What does First Settlers winning this award
mean to you?
It is a great honor to be in First Settlers as we are recognized as
Region of the Year. It is an additional honor to be associated with the
great volunteers and leaders who make us the best region in PCA.
My job as President is to make sure the board members, volunteers
and all the members have what they need to get the job done and
enjoy their experience in First Settlers. So, the fact I am President
when we win the award just tells me I successfully help other
volunteers with the support they need and then get out of their way
and let them run.
When and how did the Porsche bug bite you?
This is a three part answer: (1) As a kid the first Porsche I ever saw
in person was a Porsche Speedster driving beside our family car. I
didn’t know what it was but it got my attention because it had the top
down, had two seats, and sounded similar to my cousin’s VW Beetle.
My dad told me all about it and said Porsches were some of the best
sports cars in the world. After that, I started paying attention. (2)
When I went to the Air Force Academy I saw more sports cars in the
cadet parking lot than I’d ever seen before and some of them were
Porsches. So, I thought it might be possible to own one someday.
By the time I was a senior and could have a car I had my mind made
up on a new car because I didn’t think I’d have time to work on a used
car as a cadet or later in pilot training. Knowing a new 911 was out
of my reach I considered a new 914 but they had just gone out of
production so I ended up with a new ‘77 280 z. However, my
roommate wanted a 911 no matter how old it had to be for him to
afford it and he found ’69 911 Targa. He and I spent many weekends
driving his Porsche and my z on mountain roads. While I didn’t have
any complaints about my car I still wanted a Porsche someday based
on my experience with his 911. (3) Coincident with my retirement from
the Air Force I got my ’07 Boxster S. The joke between Karen and I
is she knew three things about me when we got married: I flew jets,
rode motorcycles and drove sports cars…upon retirement I was
hanging up the jet, still had a motorcycle and now needed a Porsche!
Do you have a favorite Porsche?
My favorite Porsche is my ’07 Boxster S. I really enjoy how well it
handles/performs and I enjoy driving with the top down. Having said
that, I am very impressed with the new Porsches (991 and 981) and
I think the 993 is one of the best looking of all the 911s (maybe having
a 993 Turbo would be nice)
What is your favorite Porsche memory?
As you can tell by now, it is hard for me to limit myself to one answer.
One favorite memory is taking a year off after retiring from the Air
Force before going back to work and putting 25,000 miles on the
Porsche visiting family and friends around the country with Karen. A
strictly performance related memorable time was learning how well
the brake/tire combo works in the rain during my first DE…very
impressive!
What keeps you in PCA/FSR?
The people. The difference between enjoying the Porsche by myself
and enjoying the camaraderie of like minded Porsche enthusiasts is
the people. Like they say, it isn’t just the cars…it’s the people!
You have been a First Settlers Member since 2007. How have
you seen the club change during this period?
I joined PCA and First Settlers as soon as I got my Porsche because
I wanted to experience the same camaraderie I had with fellow
aviators and Harley riders. I found that camaraderie amongst the
Porsche enthusiasts in First Settlers and was happy the club offered
various activities including social events and fun runs, so Karen would
participate with me, and track events where I could enjoy the car in a
controlled environment. Since 2007 I’ve seen the number and types
of events in First Settlers increase so more folks can find something
of interest that fits their schedule. I think the key to growth in events,
as well as growth in participation and membership, is the fact we have
more and more members with good ideas who are willing to volunteer
to bring them to fruition.
What are some of the challenges and/or opportunities you see
for FSR going forward?
I see the opportunity for us to continue growth in our community
support and the addition of even more types of events as we get
members stepping forward with good ideas and members transferring
in from regions with strong programs in areas where we currently
don’t have anything in place. This relates to a challenge of not falling
into the trap of saying what we do today is all we need to do in the
future. The other challenge I see is changing how we do business,
as needed, to account for growth of the number and types of events
we provide to members as well as growth in membership. As we add
more to the plate we need more volunteers and leaders to step up and
help and/or take charge of new areas.
The position of President requires quite an investment of time.
What are you looking forward to doing when your term as
President comes to an end?
Very good question! On one hand, I might not feel compelled to be at
every event we hold (which is turning into something almost every
weekend…that is a good problem to have!) On the other hand, I’m sure
I’ll still attend as many events as possible because they are fun…which
is why we all participate in the first place! So, I guess the main
difference will be time spent outside events when the planning,
coordinating, etc. takes place with the board as well as time spent
communicating with First Settlers members and others up the chain to
zone 2 and PCA. Some of that time will free up. Maybe I can use the
time to tinker with the Porsche
Any other thoughts you’d like to share with FSR members?
As we come up on elections this fall for First Settlers leadership
positions, and subsequent appointment of non-elected leadership
positions, we need folks who are interested in helping make this #1
region even better. If you are interested in helping bring a one time
event to fruition or interested in full time involvement with club
leadership please talk to one of the current board members. While we
have a winning team in place we need to make sure follow-on
generations of leadership are learning the ropes and will be prepared
when their turn comes around.(Continued on page 13)
(Dave McFadden continued from page 4)Lots of envious FSR members attended the Checkered FlagBoxster Rollout - Photo credit to Eugene Winston.
is. Not many highways up there and the scenery from every one is spectacular. Put “drive Highway99 - the Sea To Sky - from Vancouver to Lillooet, BC” on your Bucket List right now. (One of our sonsdrives it everyday to get to work as a wilderness firefighter. The other son drives it routinely to get tohis job on movie sets.)
1. The best thing to do with your Porsche is DRIVE IT! Anywhere is fine, but out west is best!
The trip was a blast! Here’s a bit more of a synopsis. We stuck to the plan of stretching the first twodays on the interstate but made it farther than we’d planned. Just across the Ohio River into NewAlbany, IN the first night (nice brew pub in the center of this little town) and all the way Salina, KS thenext night. We did take time to find a place in the Road Food book in Columbia MO called “Boogies”.The kitchen, near the front door, consisted of one small grill, but made great burgers - essentially theonly thing on the menu. Packed on a Saturday but not sure why no one was playing pool on the 100year old billiard tables.
We headed southwest for Taos NM the third day. Yes, Kansas is flat but get off the interstate and it becomes very interesting. Just an opinion, butI’d argue it is a better drive than I-95 in either direction from SE Virginia. Farms, cattle ranches, expansive horizons, empty roads and windmillssprouting up everywhere. Stopping in Dodge City, KS was the biggest disappointment of the trip. We expected old saloons, but instead found afake restoration and a couple of blocks in “historic downtown” that included a nail salon and a Chinese restaurant.
We experienced 109 degree heat and a scary thunderstorm,including hail and torrential rain that literally flooded thedesert. We pulled off the road to watch the dry arroyosbecome torrents and the dry land become a lake. Then afew miles later it’s all gone...
Taos, NM is a great place to buy real American Indianartwork - and we did - but it’s not the high-end resort weremembered. The motel we stayed in was classicAmericana and quite nice. One disappointment was that theTaos Pueblo, continually inhabited for over 1000 years andhasn’t changed much since then, was closed to the publicfor a funeral on the only day we could visit.
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The First Settlers Region“Goodie Store”
is now open for business!
You can order shirts, blouses, jacketsand caps in various styles and colorswith our FSR logo on the front and with“Porsche” in block lettering on the back.
Pam Michaels is the store coordinatorand is working to get new items on thesite periodically and wewill also look to changeout items on a seasonal
basis.
You can access the Goodie Store directlyfrom the FSR webpage (www.fsrpca.org)by clicking on the link under the MainMenu on the left side of the home page orgoing directly to the FSR Goodie Store atthis link: www.pcawebstore.com/FIRST SETTLERS
We are fortunate to be one of the very first regions in PCAto have our region Goodie Store affiliated with the PCAstore. A couple of big benefits we get though this affiliationis getting the savings associated with large volume andalso the fact the vendor is licensed to use the “Porsche”logot on the clothing.
Another benefit is the return of 10% ofall sales from the First Settlers GoodieStore are returned to us and be used tosupport our events.
Thanks to Pam for setting this up and we hope you enjoythe quality FSR clothing!
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(Cross Country continued from page 3)
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(Spectacular scenery at Arches National Park)(Another Road Trip Rules Winner!)
(“Pavement? We don’t need no stinking pavement.”)
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(Awards - Continued from page 10)
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Durango, CO isthe classicmountain townwe rememberbut it’s grown upin the past 30years. Stay indowntown, ridethe train toSilverton (we stillhaven’t - butnext time.....),
and sample the multitude of micro-brews. We’re coming back.....
The drive up through Utah looks like a John Wayne movie. Severalroute options but we picked the one through Moab (4WD andmountain bike nirvana) and Arches National Park. More weathersurprises when a strong cross wind picked up, enough to overturn atrailer being towed by a pick-up, and started blowing tumbleweedsacross the highway. We dodged several of them but couldn’t avoidthe biggest one and it smacked us hard. It was big enough to put achip in the paint high up on the hood. Nothing Dr Color Chip can’t fixbut maybe I’ll keep it for the memories.
Then a couple of days in Salt Lake City for the Porsche Parade. Itwas fun, we made some new friends and went on one fun run up intothe mountains - but it wasn’t the highlight of the trip. It would havebeen better if we could have attended the Welcome Party andConcours. Thanks to Andrew Chisholm for collecting our Region ofthe Year, Public Service and Website awards. Andrew is a two timepast president of First Settlers, has been to Parade 32 times, and wasthe perfect choice to accept our award. Parade would be great fun ifmore First Settlers members made the trip - so plan now for TraverseCity, Michigan in 2013. It’s only about 1000 miles and 16 hours fromhere. Piece of cake!!!!
I could ramble onbut the rest ofthe trip was moreof the same. Agreat car,awesome roads,s p e c t a c u l a rscenery, smallcafes, roadsidepicnics, samplinglocal beers andwine, anadventure around every corner and, of course, great company. Josieand I have been on plenty of vacations to include exotic locations likethe south of France, Hong Kong and Thailand but we’d rather spendtime touring North America by car. Can’t wait to go again!!
One last story....... Josie was behind the wheel, driving on Highway97, a winding two-lane up the east side of Coeur d’Alene Lake,reciting her homework - “set up, brake, turn-in, apex, gas, track-out.Be smooth, look ahead.....” when another thunderstorm rolled overus. The wind was howling, branches flying off the trees and welooked anxiously for some roadside shelter. Then I spotted the “CarlinBay Bar & Grill” and shouted “Pull in there!”. There was an openparking spot right by the front door of this tiny place and we duckedin for cover. Inside the place was much bigger and full of drunk youngpeople also taking shelter from the rain. Turns out they all arrived intheir power boats, including a beautiful Donzi cigarette boat, parkedin the marina out back. It was clear they had been in this local pubfor quite some time. We had a great time talking to a trio of brothersabout wheat farming in Washington, a friendly bikini clad womanabout the bachelorette party she was hosting, and telling them allabout our little road trip. They were all impressed!
(More happy Porsche Parade Fun Run Customers)
(Porsche Parade Fun run to Mirror Lake, Utah)
NEW PCA/FSR MEMBERS Ken Thomas - Membership Chairperson
Welcome to our new members and thetransfers in to First Settlers Region. We hopeyou enjoy the people, Porsches and events.
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MEMBER
SPOTLIGHT
NAME PORSCHE
June 2012
John Berkeyheiser 1986 Carerra
Paul Crump
Keith Fleckner 2004 911 4S
Dallas Quick 1995 968
William Sharp (TI) 2000 Boxter
John Jones (TI) 2009 911
July 2012
Michaelson Buchanan 2008 987
Mark Davenport 2008 Boxter S
David Hull 2013 Boxter S
Jeffrey LeMoine 2000 Boxter S
Thomas Perry 2001 Boxter S
Andrew Thurmond 2001 Boxter S
Ian Woie 2001 Boxter S
(TI) = Transfer
Member in the Spotlight
Name: Laura Morgan
Where do you live? Virginia Beach, VA
What do you do for a living? I’m a U.S. Navy flight surgeon. Contraryto popular belief, I don’t perform surgery in the sky.
Tell us about your family. I’m a native Texan, but grew up exposed toItalian and Korean cultures.
What other hobbies do you have besides driving your Porsche? I’m anavid tennis fan and player. I also enjoy travelling, collecting watches,and cooking.
PCA Member since? Jan 2012
First Settlers Member since? Jan 2012
What kind of Porsche(s) do you drive? 2007 Cayman
What other Porsches have you owned in the past? None.
What is your first Porsche memory? What young girl didn’t dream ofJake Ryan from “Sixteen Candles” pulling up in his red Porsche 944?
What is your favorite personal car-related story? I don’t know if it’s myfavorite, but it’s memorable. When I moved from San Diego to Florida,my brother and I stopped in Texas to visit our family for a few days. Ihad to proceed early with my SUV since it held more of my personalbelongings and let my brother drive the Porsche from Texas to Florida.While he made the trip, I logged onto Facebook to see a posted pictureof my steering wheel emblem in the foreground, with a backgroundspeedometer reading of 97 mph in the background. Needless to say, Icommented on the photo…
Do you have a favorite Porsche? Porsche 997 Turbo and 1956 Porsche356A Speedster
Describe your perfect Porsche day. No potholes, clear skies, greattunes, and in no rush to be anywhere.
What is on your car-related bucket list? Tour Jerry Seinfeld’s collection.Attend Porsche Parade. Experience firsthand what the GermanAutobahn is all about.
What keeps you in PCA? All the great people I have met and the hopethat one day I’ll win the breakfast raffle.
MEMBER
SPOTLIGHT
Virginia Beach.
- Our second annual “Turkeys-in-the-Trunk” charity event in supportof the Food Bank of SoutheasternVirginia's Mayflower MarathonThanksgiving food drive wasanother breakthrough success.Through the generosity ofmembers who attended andcontributed to the effort, FirstSettlers collectively donated over3,100 pounds of food. The moneyand food donated by our memberswas turned into over 15,000 mealsfor those in need at Thanksgiving.
-- The day began at theCheckered Flag Porschedealership, where over 70 FirstSettlers members gathered, had
their donations weighed and enjoyed lunch, courtesy of the dealership.A Porsche varsity jacket donated by the dealership went to Davy Jones,a local member for bringing an amazing 21 frozen turkeys, all stuffed inthe front and back of his Cayman S. The 40 car caravan of Porschesdriving from Checkered Flag to the food drive location at Pembroke Mallwas quite a sight. We were welcomed with cheers as we lined up tounload our trunks.
-- Community involvement was recognized by the large throng of localvolunteers supporting the drive who unloaded all of the food from thePorsches. More recognition came directly when the premier disc-jockeyfor local classic rock radio station met our Charity CommitteeChairperson during the food drop and recognized the First SettlersRegion with a live, on-air announcement of PCA’s involvement. Theradio station also broadcast an on-air interview with Region President.However, the most important non-region involvement came whenour new President and our Charity Committee Chairperson met theExecutive Director and Vice-President of the Food Bank andhanded them a check for $3408 in donations in addition to morethan 3100 pounds of food.
Multi-Region Participation. The First Settlers Region had
members participating in various multi-regional events in 2011 toinclude Parade and the Shenandoah Region’s Richmond PorscheMeet. Every major First Settlers Region event is coordinated with theother Regions in zone 2 through our Activities Officer with openinvitations to every event.
-- Our Region President, Dave McFaddin, represented First SettlersRegion well at Parade and brought home the 2010 First Runner-UpRegion of the Year Trophy. Andrew Chisholm, a very long time PCAmember and Past President of First Settlers, also brought home with athird place trophy from the Parade Tech Quiz. Pam and GeorgeMichaels placed Second in Class in the concours with their 1991 928GTand 6th of 64 in the TSD Rally Unequipped Class. Ed Merry alsoentered his Cayman R in the Concours and scored well. Our regionwas also highlighted at the annual event with the award of the BestWebsite Award for 2010; an unprecedented two years in a row!
-- We maintain a very close relationship with our immediate neighborsto the west - the Shenandoah Region. Many of our members hold dualmembership with Shenandoah and we routinely have a ‘mixing ofmembers’ at various events to include our monthly breakfasts. An
estimated 25 members from the First Settlers Region help defray thecost and were part of the 70 PCA members that supported the annualRichmond Porsche Meet (RPM) sponsored by our friends in theShenandoah Region.
-- The Zone 2 PCA Club Race at VIR was another popular multi-regionevent with strong support from First Settlers members. This very popularevent on the Club Race calendar began several years ago as a FirstSettlers sponsored event. Though now run by zone 2, First SettlersRegion continues to provide volunteers and key staff members that arerequired to make the administrative aspects of the Club Race happen.The event Registrar and registration staff, along with the Club RaceMedical Chair for 2010 were all from the First Settlers Region. TheRegistrar was recognized with a personal award for his outstandingexecution of this complex volunteer job.
-- The First Settlers Region’s greatest contribution to multi-regionparticipation came from sponsoring two major Driver’s Educationevents again in 2011. Although not large enough to fill a major DE withour own membership, First Settlers continues to take a substantialfinancial risk by sponsoring multiple track events that support PCARegions all throughout the mid-Atlantic.
Newsletter and Website Effectiveness. The First Settlers
Region was awarded the 2010 Best Website at Parade for the secondconsectutive year. It is truly a first-class source of information andcollaboration for our members. Combined with our equally effectivenewsletter, “Horizontally Opposed”, these communication tools are keys to our success.
-- The award winning website was redesigned and continually updatedwith new features that include:
Newsletter: “Horizontally Opposed” is our bi-monthly, hard-copy,
glossy, 16-page newsletter. It includes ‘standard‘ newsletter features suchas the Calendar of Events, President’s Message, Treasurer reports,Committee updates and officer contact information. However, it’s uniqueflavor comes from the personal articles, with accompanying photos,written by individual members about their Porsche experiences. Someof the articles even come from PCA members from other Regions.
(Supporting the FoodBank at Turkey-in-the-Trunk)
(Continued on page 12)
(Awards - Continued from page 9)
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What a great year!!! Everyone should have heard via email blast that theFirst Settlers Region was awarded the coveted Ferry Porsche Trophy andrecognized as the Region of the Year for 2012. You also heard that wealso took second in the Website competition and third in the Public ServiceAward competition. Andrew Chisholm also won the Tech Quiz for the earlycar category (again....) and the Celebrity Judge Award at the Concoursfor the 912 he was showing. If you’ve been coming to any of the events,you also know how much fun it has been throughout the year (and if youhaven’t been coming you’ve been missing out!). There is something foreveryone from driver’s education events at the track, car shows, gimmickrallys, casual fun drives, lots of eating and drinking opportunities, techsessions to learn more about your car, charity events to give back to thecommunity, and plenty of opportunities to gather and talk about cars!
The Porsche Club of America is the largest car club in the world with over100,000 members, organized into 13 zones, comprised of 139 differentregions spread across the U.S. and Canada. Even though First Settlersis a mid-sized region, based upon our number of members, we competeagainst all the bigger regions in this competition. The judging includesthe general level and variety of activities, membership growth andretention, community activity, participation in multi-region events, andeffectiveness of communication via the website, email and newsletter. Oursuccess can be attributed to the dedication and hard work of the Boardand Committee members; however, it’s not a party unless everyone showsup! Another key factor in the winning criteria is the number of individualmembers who volunteer to organize, run, or help to execute events andthe number of members who just show up to enjoy being part of PCA.Winning the Region of the Year is an “All Hands” effort! Thanks for thesupport!
Here is a recap of our winning year summarized in our award submission.
First Settlers is firing on all six cylinders and we’re on a roll! Ourcombination of activities, membership growth, community andcharitable activities, execution of multi-region activities, memberoutreach through networking, electronic and print media, andsupport of PCA’s goals has been outstanding and worthy of therecognition that comes with the Ferry Porsche Trophy.
Level of Activity. The activities in the First Settlers Region can
be best described in two words - busy and balanced. We had eventsevery month with something for everyone from social events for thefamily, charity and outreach events, track sessions, to eventscoordinated with other regions and clubs.
Ideas for new events are solicited at every gathering, via on-linecommunications on our web forum and via a Member’s ActivitySurvey. One indication of the strength of the First Settlers Region isthe fact that nearly every event - fun run, rally, fund raiser or lunch- was organized by someone different. This involvement by adiverse number of members has resulted in some very unique events.
First Settlers is very open to multi-regional participation. Wemaintain a close relationship with other regions in zone 2 - inparticular with Shenandoah to our west. We share joint membersand support their Richmond Porsche Meet and they reciprocate witha strong attendance at our DEs and Central region breakfasts.
Membership Growth. First Settlers Region continued our trend
of steady membership growth from 2010 into 2011. We grew from578 primary members in January 2011 to 595 in December; anincrease of 2.9%. The enthusiasm in the club is contagious! Mostevents include new faces that receive warm welcomes from the oldtimers. It’s routine to see several generations of the Porsche familycome together for social gatherings. The ranges of ages at a recentsocial event ran from three months to well over an “experienced” 70years! A positive part of our environment includes wealthy businessowers with modern GT-3’s sharing Porsche experiences with collegestudents driving their more humble 944’s. It’s all about the FirstSetters Region people!
-- The secret to success is in our people. Our Membership Chair wasenthusiastic, energetic and very well organized. However, it was theoutreach from every member, at every level that drove our growth. Oldmembers would always meet and greet new faces at the monthlybreakfasts. If a prospective new member indicated interest in trackevents, he or she was pointed to a track junkie who took them under theirwing. Many new members learned about PCA and First Settlers througha brochure placed on their windshield.
-- Specifics of the membership process included personalized contactfrom the Membership Chair to new members and those coming up forrenewal. Each new member was contacted via email when their namesappeared on the PCA website, followed up by a personal letter uponreceipt of the PCA monthly report. Members were also contacted viaemail as a reminder of when their membership was due to expire at theend of the month. A second follow-up email is sent around the third weekof the month and a final notice if the member didn’t renew by the end ofthe month. This communication was done via letter if the email addresswas not available. We brought in 98 new members throughout the year!
-- The status of First Settlers membership growth and the value ofPCA membership was a continual theme in each “HorizontallyOpposed” newsletter. The Membership Committee used all of ourmedia options to stay in touch with members and highlight the advantagesof membership. The web-forums allowed us to share information on localPorsche repair shops, track down previous members, locate formerly-owned Porsches and provide advice on buying new ones.
Community Activity. Charity is
a major focus of our Region’s effortswith the number of planned eventsand member participation growingeach year. We continued to sponsorfour charities: the Food Bank ofSoutheastern Virginia, The SpecialOlympics, The Boys’ Home ofCovington and the Virginia BeachSPCA. In addition to various fundraisers, we sponsored the boys fromthe Boys’ Home and gave them ridesin the Porsches during the DE paradelaps. Sponsor support from over 35individuals and businesses wasneeded to make our monthlybreakfast raffles and auctions animportant part of our overall charity
fundraising efforts.
-- The spring charityevent was a weekendtrip to the HomesteadResort in themountains of Virginia.Highlights included afun run to the BoysHome of CovingtonVirginia, where ourmembers were treatedto a guided tour of theschool and a luncheonwith many of the boys. Seeing the smiles of many ‘future Porscheowners’ from the Boys Home sitting in our cars made this hands-onevent special for everyone. The Silent Auction on Saturday eveningat the Homestead included some very spirited bidding and raised$5400 in cash. This very popular event brought 34 members toinclude some cars from our neighbors in the ShenandoahRegion.
-- The second annualAir and Auto Classicconcours and fundraiser was a smashingsuccess. This complexevent was coordinatedby a dedicated core ofabout 10 Regionmembers butparticipants includedwell over 70 local
members. Our direct involvement on the Board of the Car ClubCouncil of Hampton Roads gave us access to the other local gear-heads and allowed us to spread the word about the local PorscheClub’s community support. Advertising for this PCA-sponsored eventwas via flyers, the local newspaper and on the local TV news.American muscle era marques, a few Ferrari’s, Lamborghinis, lots ofPorsches and a great mix of other makes and models adorned theshow parking. 100 vehicles were registered and judged. 24 trophieswere awarded to import and domestic vehicles in antique, vintageand late model categories. Over 500 spectators crowded the MilitaryAviation Museum in Virginia Beach to enjoy the cars, helicopter rides,live music, food, beer and wine and to generously support the charityraffles. The event was supported by the local Boy Scout Troop andwas so successful due to the generosity of our show sponsors,including our presenting sponsor, Checkered Flag Porsche of
2012 Region of the Year...... We Won!!
(Future Porsche owner at the Boys Home)
(Public Service Award - 3rd Place!)
(Wings and Wheels at the Air and Auto Classic)
(Continued on page 10)
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What a great year!!! Everyone should have heard via email blast that theFirst Settlers Region was awarded the coveted Ferry Porsche Trophy andrecognized as the Region of the Year for 2012. You also heard that wealso took second in the Website competition and third in the Public ServiceAward competition. Andrew Chisholm also won the Tech Quiz for the earlycar category (again....) and the Celebrity Judge Award at the Concoursfor the 912 he was showing. If you’ve been coming to any of the events,you also know how much fun it has been throughout the year (and if youhaven’t been coming you’ve been missing out!). There is something foreveryone from driver’s education events at the track, car shows, gimmickrallys, casual fun drives, lots of eating and drinking opportunities, techsessions to learn more about your car, charity events to give back to thecommunity, and plenty of opportunities to gather and talk about cars!
The Porsche Club of America is the largest car club in the world with over100,000 members, organized into 13 zones, comprised of 139 differentregions spread across the U.S. and Canada. Even though First Settlersis a mid-sized region, based upon our number of members, we competeagainst all the bigger regions in this competition. The judging includesthe general level and variety of activities, membership growth andretention, community activity, participation in multi-region events, andeffectiveness of communication via the website, email and newsletter. Oursuccess can be attributed to the dedication and hard work of the Boardand Committee members; however, it’s not a party unless everyone showsup! Another key factor in the winning criteria is the number of individualmembers who volunteer to organize, run, or help to execute events andthe number of members who just show up to enjoy being part of PCA.Winning the Region of the Year is an “All Hands” effort! Thanks for thesupport!
Here is a recap of our winning year summarized in our award submission.
First Settlers is firing on all six cylinders and we’re on a roll! Ourcombination of activities, membership growth, community andcharitable activities, execution of multi-region activities, memberoutreach through networking, electronic and print media, andsupport of PCA’s goals has been outstanding and worthy of therecognition that comes with the Ferry Porsche Trophy.
Level of Activity. The activities in the First Settlers Region can
be best described in two words - busy and balanced. We had eventsevery month with something for everyone from social events for thefamily, charity and outreach events, track sessions, to eventscoordinated with other regions and clubs.
Ideas for new events are solicited at every gathering, via on-linecommunications on our web forum and via a Member’s ActivitySurvey. One indication of the strength of the First Settlers Region isthe fact that nearly every event - fun run, rally, fund raiser or lunch- was organized by someone different. This involvement by adiverse number of members has resulted in some very unique events.
First Settlers is very open to multi-regional participation. Wemaintain a close relationship with other regions in zone 2 - inparticular with Shenandoah to our west. We share joint membersand support their Richmond Porsche Meet and they reciprocate witha strong attendance at our DEs and Central region breakfasts.
Membership Growth. First Settlers Region continued our trend
of steady membership growth from 2010 into 2011. We grew from578 primary members in January 2011 to 595 in December; anincrease of 2.9%. The enthusiasm in the club is contagious! Mostevents include new faces that receive warm welcomes from the oldtimers. It’s routine to see several generations of the Porsche familycome together for social gatherings. The ranges of ages at a recentsocial event ran from three months to well over an “experienced” 70years! A positive part of our environment includes wealthy businessowers with modern GT-3’s sharing Porsche experiences with collegestudents driving their more humble 944’s. It’s all about the FirstSetters Region people!
-- The secret to success is in our people. Our Membership Chair wasenthusiastic, energetic and very well organized. However, it was theoutreach from every member, at every level that drove our growth. Oldmembers would always meet and greet new faces at the monthlybreakfasts. If a prospective new member indicated interest in trackevents, he or she was pointed to a track junkie who took them under theirwing. Many new members learned about PCA and First Settlers througha brochure placed on their windshield.
-- Specifics of the membership process included personalized contactfrom the Membership Chair to new members and those coming up forrenewal. Each new member was contacted via email when their namesappeared on the PCA website, followed up by a personal letter uponreceipt of the PCA monthly report. Members were also contacted viaemail as a reminder of when their membership was due to expire at theend of the month. A second follow-up email is sent around the third weekof the month and a final notice if the member didn’t renew by the end ofthe month. This communication was done via letter if the email addresswas not available. We brought in 98 new members throughout the year!
-- The status of First Settlers membership growth and the value ofPCA membership was a continual theme in each “HorizontallyOpposed” newsletter. The Membership Committee used all of ourmedia options to stay in touch with members and highlight the advantagesof membership. The web-forums allowed us to share information on localPorsche repair shops, track down previous members, locate formerly-owned Porsches and provide advice on buying new ones.
Community Activity. Charity is
a major focus of our Region’s effortswith the number of planned eventsand member participation growingeach year. We continued to sponsorfour charities: the Food Bank ofSoutheastern Virginia, The SpecialOlympics, The Boys’ Home ofCovington and the Virginia BeachSPCA. In addition to various fundraisers, we sponsored the boys fromthe Boys’ Home and gave them ridesin the Porsches during the DE paradelaps. Sponsor support from over 35individuals and businesses wasneeded to make our monthlybreakfast raffles and auctions animportant part of our overall charity
fundraising efforts.
-- The spring charityevent was a weekendtrip to the HomesteadResort in themountains of Virginia.Highlights included afun run to the BoysHome of CovingtonVirginia, where ourmembers were treatedto a guided tour of theschool and a luncheonwith many of the boys. Seeing the smiles of many ‘future Porscheowners’ from the Boys Home sitting in our cars made this hands-onevent special for everyone. The Silent Auction on Saturday eveningat the Homestead included some very spirited bidding and raised$5400 in cash. This very popular event brought 34 members toinclude some cars from our neighbors in the ShenandoahRegion.
-- The second annualAir and Auto Classicconcours and fundraiser was a smashingsuccess. This complexevent was coordinatedby a dedicated core ofabout 10 Regionmembers butparticipants includedwell over 70 local
members. Our direct involvement on the Board of the Car ClubCouncil of Hampton Roads gave us access to the other local gear-heads and allowed us to spread the word about the local PorscheClub’s community support. Advertising for this PCA-sponsored eventwas via flyers, the local newspaper and on the local TV news.American muscle era marques, a few Ferrari’s, Lamborghinis, lots ofPorsches and a great mix of other makes and models adorned theshow parking. 100 vehicles were registered and judged. 24 trophieswere awarded to import and domestic vehicles in antique, vintageand late model categories. Over 500 spectators crowded the MilitaryAviation Museum in Virginia Beach to enjoy the cars, helicopter rides,live music, food, beer and wine and to generously support the charityraffles. The event was supported by the local Boy Scout Troop andwas so successful due to the generosity of our show sponsors,including our presenting sponsor, Checkered Flag Porsche of
2012 Region of the Year...... We Won!!
(Future Porsche owner at the Boys Home)
(Public Service Award - 3rd Place!)
(Wings and Wheels at the Air and Auto Classic)
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NEW PCA/FSR MEMBERS Ken Thomas - Membership Chairperson
Welcome to our new members and thetransfers in to First Settlers Region. We hopeyou enjoy the people, Porsches and events.
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MEMBER
SPOTLIGHT
NAME PORSCHE
June 2012
John Berkeyheiser 1986 Carerra
Paul Crump
Keith Fleckner 2004 911 4S
Dallas Quick 1995 968
William Sharp (TI) 2000 Boxter
John Jones (TI) 2009 911
July 2012
Michaelson Buchanan 2008 987
Mark Davenport 2008 Boxter S
David Hull 2013 Boxter S
Jeffrey LeMoine 2000 Boxter S
Thomas Perry 2001 Boxter S
Andrew Thurmond 2001 Boxter S
Ian Woie 2001 Boxter S
(TI) = Transfer
Member in the Spotlight
Name: Laura Morgan
Where do you live? Virginia Beach, VA
What do you do for a living? I’m a U.S. Navy flight surgeon. Contraryto popular belief, I don’t perform surgery in the sky.
Tell us about your family. I’m a native Texan, but grew up exposed toItalian and Korean cultures.
What other hobbies do you have besides driving your Porsche? I’m anavid tennis fan and player. I also enjoy travelling, collecting watches,and cooking.
PCA Member since? Jan 2012
First Settlers Member since? Jan 2012
What kind of Porsche(s) do you drive? 2007 Cayman
What other Porsches have you owned in the past? None.
What is your first Porsche memory? What young girl didn’t dream ofJake Ryan from “Sixteen Candles” pulling up in his red Porsche 944?
What is your favorite personal car-related story? I don’t know if it’s myfavorite, but it’s memorable. When I moved from San Diego to Florida,my brother and I stopped in Texas to visit our family for a few days. Ihad to proceed early with my SUV since it held more of my personalbelongings and let my brother drive the Porsche from Texas to Florida.While he made the trip, I logged onto Facebook to see a posted pictureof my steering wheel emblem in the foreground, with a backgroundspeedometer reading of 97 mph in the background. Needless to say, Icommented on the photo…
Do you have a favorite Porsche? Porsche 997 Turbo and 1956 Porsche356A Speedster
Describe your perfect Porsche day. No potholes, clear skies, greattunes, and in no rush to be anywhere.
What is on your car-related bucket list? Tour Jerry Seinfeld’s collection.Attend Porsche Parade. Experience firsthand what the GermanAutobahn is all about.
What keeps you in PCA? All the great people I have met and the hopethat one day I’ll win the breakfast raffle.
MEMBER
SPOTLIGHT
Virginia Beach.
- Our second annual “Turkeys-in-the-Trunk” charity event in supportof the Food Bank of SoutheasternVirginia's Mayflower MarathonThanksgiving food drive wasanother breakthrough success.Through the generosity ofmembers who attended andcontributed to the effort, FirstSettlers collectively donated over3,100 pounds of food. The moneyand food donated by our memberswas turned into over 15,000 mealsfor those in need at Thanksgiving.
-- The day began at theCheckered Flag Porschedealership, where over 70 FirstSettlers members gathered, had
their donations weighed and enjoyed lunch, courtesy of the dealership.A Porsche varsity jacket donated by the dealership went to Davy Jones,a local member for bringing an amazing 21 frozen turkeys, all stuffed inthe front and back of his Cayman S. The 40 car caravan of Porschesdriving from Checkered Flag to the food drive location at Pembroke Mallwas quite a sight. We were welcomed with cheers as we lined up tounload our trunks.
-- Community involvement was recognized by the large throng of localvolunteers supporting the drive who unloaded all of the food from thePorsches. More recognition came directly when the premier disc-jockeyfor local classic rock radio station met our Charity CommitteeChairperson during the food drop and recognized the First SettlersRegion with a live, on-air announcement of PCA’s involvement. Theradio station also broadcast an on-air interview with Region President.However, the most important non-region involvement came whenour new President and our Charity Committee Chairperson met theExecutive Director and Vice-President of the Food Bank andhanded them a check for $3408 in donations in addition to morethan 3100 pounds of food.
Multi-Region Participation. The First Settlers Region had
members participating in various multi-regional events in 2011 toinclude Parade and the Shenandoah Region’s Richmond PorscheMeet. Every major First Settlers Region event is coordinated with theother Regions in zone 2 through our Activities Officer with openinvitations to every event.
-- Our Region President, Dave McFaddin, represented First SettlersRegion well at Parade and brought home the 2010 First Runner-UpRegion of the Year Trophy. Andrew Chisholm, a very long time PCAmember and Past President of First Settlers, also brought home with athird place trophy from the Parade Tech Quiz. Pam and GeorgeMichaels placed Second in Class in the concours with their 1991 928GTand 6th of 64 in the TSD Rally Unequipped Class. Ed Merry alsoentered his Cayman R in the Concours and scored well. Our regionwas also highlighted at the annual event with the award of the BestWebsite Award for 2010; an unprecedented two years in a row!
-- We maintain a very close relationship with our immediate neighborsto the west - the Shenandoah Region. Many of our members hold dualmembership with Shenandoah and we routinely have a ‘mixing ofmembers’ at various events to include our monthly breakfasts. An
estimated 25 members from the First Settlers Region help defray thecost and were part of the 70 PCA members that supported the annualRichmond Porsche Meet (RPM) sponsored by our friends in theShenandoah Region.
-- The Zone 2 PCA Club Race at VIR was another popular multi-regionevent with strong support from First Settlers members. This very popularevent on the Club Race calendar began several years ago as a FirstSettlers sponsored event. Though now run by zone 2, First SettlersRegion continues to provide volunteers and key staff members that arerequired to make the administrative aspects of the Club Race happen.The event Registrar and registration staff, along with the Club RaceMedical Chair for 2010 were all from the First Settlers Region. TheRegistrar was recognized with a personal award for his outstandingexecution of this complex volunteer job.
-- The First Settlers Region’s greatest contribution to multi-regionparticipation came from sponsoring two major Driver’s Educationevents again in 2011. Although not large enough to fill a major DE withour own membership, First Settlers continues to take a substantialfinancial risk by sponsoring multiple track events that support PCARegions all throughout the mid-Atlantic.
Newsletter and Website Effectiveness. The First Settlers
Region was awarded the 2010 Best Website at Parade for the secondconsectutive year. It is truly a first-class source of information andcollaboration for our members. Combined with our equally effectivenewsletter, “Horizontally Opposed”, these communication tools are keys to our success.
-- The award winning website was redesigned and continually updatedwith new features that include:
Newsletter: “Horizontally Opposed” is our bi-monthly, hard-copy,
glossy, 16-page newsletter. It includes ‘standard‘ newsletter features suchas the Calendar of Events, President’s Message, Treasurer reports,Committee updates and officer contact information. However, it’s uniqueflavor comes from the personal articles, with accompanying photos,written by individual members about their Porsche experiences. Someof the articles even come from PCA members from other Regions.
(Supporting the FoodBank at Turkey-in-the-Trunk)
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(Awards - Continued from page 9)
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Durango, CO isthe classicmountain townwe rememberbut it’s grown upin the past 30years. Stay indowntown, ridethe train toSilverton (we stillhaven’t - butnext time.....),
and sample the multitude of micro-brews. We’re coming back.....
The drive up through Utah looks like a John Wayne movie. Severalroute options but we picked the one through Moab (4WD andmountain bike nirvana) and Arches National Park. More weathersurprises when a strong cross wind picked up, enough to overturn atrailer being towed by a pick-up, and started blowing tumbleweedsacross the highway. We dodged several of them but couldn’t avoidthe biggest one and it smacked us hard. It was big enough to put achip in the paint high up on the hood. Nothing Dr Color Chip can’t fixbut maybe I’ll keep it for the memories.
Then a couple of days in Salt Lake City for the Porsche Parade. Itwas fun, we made some new friends and went on one fun run up intothe mountains - but it wasn’t the highlight of the trip. It would havebeen better if we could have attended the Welcome Party andConcours. Thanks to Andrew Chisholm for collecting our Region ofthe Year, Public Service and Website awards. Andrew is a two timepast president of First Settlers, has been to Parade 32 times, and wasthe perfect choice to accept our award. Parade would be great fun ifmore First Settlers members made the trip - so plan now for TraverseCity, Michigan in 2013. It’s only about 1000 miles and 16 hours fromhere. Piece of cake!!!!
I could ramble onbut the rest ofthe trip was moreof the same. Agreat car,awesome roads,s p e c t a c u l a rscenery, smallcafes, roadsidepicnics, samplinglocal beers andwine, anadventure around every corner and, of course, great company. Josieand I have been on plenty of vacations to include exotic locations likethe south of France, Hong Kong and Thailand but we’d rather spendtime touring North America by car. Can’t wait to go again!!
One last story....... Josie was behind the wheel, driving on Highway97, a winding two-lane up the east side of Coeur d’Alene Lake,reciting her homework - “set up, brake, turn-in, apex, gas, track-out.Be smooth, look ahead.....” when another thunderstorm rolled overus. The wind was howling, branches flying off the trees and welooked anxiously for some roadside shelter. Then I spotted the “CarlinBay Bar & Grill” and shouted “Pull in there!”. There was an openparking spot right by the front door of this tiny place and we duckedin for cover. Inside the place was much bigger and full of drunk youngpeople also taking shelter from the rain. Turns out they all arrived intheir power boats, including a beautiful Donzi cigarette boat, parkedin the marina out back. It was clear they had been in this local pubfor quite some time. We had a great time talking to a trio of brothersabout wheat farming in Washington, a friendly bikini clad womanabout the bachelorette party she was hosting, and telling them allabout our little road trip. They were all impressed!
(More happy Porsche Parade Fun Run Customers)
(Porsche Parade Fun run to Mirror Lake, Utah)
is. Not many highways up there and the scenery from every one is spectacular. Put “drive Highway99 - the Sea To Sky - from Vancouver to Lillooet, BC” on your Bucket List right now. (One of our sonsdrives it everyday to get to work as a wilderness firefighter. The other son drives it routinely to get tohis job on movie sets.)
1. The best thing to do with your Porsche is DRIVE IT! Anywhere is fine, but out west is best!
The trip was a blast! Here’s a bit more of a synopsis. We stuck to the plan of stretching the first twodays on the interstate but made it farther than we’d planned. Just across the Ohio River into NewAlbany, IN the first night (nice brew pub in the center of this little town) and all the way Salina, KS thenext night. We did take time to find a place in the Road Food book in Columbia MO called “Boogies”.The kitchen, near the front door, consisted of one small grill, but made great burgers - essentially theonly thing on the menu. Packed on a Saturday but not sure why no one was playing pool on the 100year old billiard tables.
We headed southwest for Taos NM the third day. Yes, Kansas is flat but get off the interstate and it becomes very interesting. Just an opinion, butI’d argue it is a better drive than I-95 in either direction from SE Virginia. Farms, cattle ranches, expansive horizons, empty roads and windmillssprouting up everywhere. Stopping in Dodge City, KS was the biggest disappointment of the trip. We expected old saloons, but instead found afake restoration and a couple of blocks in “historic downtown” that included a nail salon and a Chinese restaurant.
We experienced 109 degree heat and a scary thunderstorm,including hail and torrential rain that literally flooded thedesert. We pulled off the road to watch the dry arroyosbecome torrents and the dry land become a lake. Then afew miles later it’s all gone...
Taos, NM is a great place to buy real American Indianartwork - and we did - but it’s not the high-end resort weremembered. The motel we stayed in was classicAmericana and quite nice. One disappointment was that theTaos Pueblo, continually inhabited for over 1000 years andhasn’t changed much since then, was closed to the publicfor a funeral on the only day we could visit.
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The First Settlers Region“Goodie Store”
is now open for business!
You can order shirts, blouses, jacketsand caps in various styles and colorswith our FSR logo on the front and with“Porsche” in block lettering on the back.
Pam Michaels is the store coordinatorand is working to get new items on thesite periodically and wewill also look to changeout items on a seasonal
basis.
You can access the Goodie Store directlyfrom the FSR webpage (www.fsrpca.org)by clicking on the link under the MainMenu on the left side of the home page orgoing directly to the FSR Goodie Store atthis link: www.pcawebstore.com/FIRST SETTLERS
We are fortunate to be one of the very first regions in PCAto have our region Goodie Store affiliated with the PCAstore. A couple of big benefits we get though this affiliationis getting the savings associated with large volume andalso the fact the vendor is licensed to use the “Porsche”logot on the clothing.
Another benefit is the return of 10% ofall sales from the First Settlers GoodieStore are returned to us and be used tosupport our events.
Thanks to Pam for setting this up and we hope you enjoythe quality FSR clothing!
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(Continued on page 6)
(Spectacular scenery at Arches National Park)(Another Road Trip Rules Winner!)
(“Pavement? We don’t need no stinking pavement.”)
The publication has strong support from a growing number of dedicatedsponsors and is nearly self-funded.
-- Through the combination of hard copy mailings for registration, masse-mail, a Facebook group, photo galleries, electronic forums, and both aprint and online newsletter, we are able to efficiently and interactivelycommunicate with all of our members.
We set, then exceeded each goal: supporting the PCA mission,improved communication, increased membership, more diverseactivities and commitment to giving back to the community throughcharity.
And the best part is that it was all fun!
(Awards - Continued from page 10)
More pics from the Cross Country trip. . .
(Highway 64 in New Mexico)
(More beautiful BC)
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Member Spotlight Questionsfor Dave McFaddin
An Interview with Dave McFaddin
We recently asked First Settlers Region President Dave McFaddin
his thoughts on a number of topics, all of which were related to his
Porsche history, FSR membership and his time as President of FSR.
Dave’s term(s) as President will soon be coming to an end and he is
going out on a high note having lead First Settlers to the current PCA
Region of the Year Award. Who else can say that? We hope you enjoy
learning a little more about Dave and his thoughts on FSR.
Give First Settlers members a short history of Dave.
My wife, Karen, and I stayed in Yorktown after retiring from the Air
Force where my last assignment was at Langley Air Force Base. As
an Air Force pilot I was fortunate to spend more than half my career
flying and the remainder of my career was spent in staff jobs and
schools. The decision to stay in this area was based upon Karen
finally having a say in where we live after 14 Air Force moves. We
chose to stay here because our two daughters sunk roots in Virginia.
I now work for Booz Allen Hamilton as a senior operations analyst.
I’ve always been a car/motorcycle/airplane type of guy, and being
trained as an engineer, I appreciate well engineered great handling
vehicles…hence the attraction to fast jets and Porsches!
So let’s get right to the big deal….. You are President of the PCA
Region of the Year. What does First Settlers winning this award
mean to you?
It is a great honor to be in First Settlers as we are recognized as
Region of the Year. It is an additional honor to be associated with the
great volunteers and leaders who make us the best region in PCA.
My job as President is to make sure the board members, volunteers
and all the members have what they need to get the job done and
enjoy their experience in First Settlers. So, the fact I am President
when we win the award just tells me I successfully help other
volunteers with the support they need and then get out of their way
and let them run.
When and how did the Porsche bug bite you?
This is a three part answer: (1) As a kid the first Porsche I ever saw
in person was a Porsche Speedster driving beside our family car. I
didn’t know what it was but it got my attention because it had the top
down, had two seats, and sounded similar to my cousin’s VW Beetle.
My dad told me all about it and said Porsches were some of the best
sports cars in the world. After that, I started paying attention. (2)
When I went to the Air Force Academy I saw more sports cars in the
cadet parking lot than I’d ever seen before and some of them were
Porsches. So, I thought it might be possible to own one someday.
By the time I was a senior and could have a car I had my mind made
up on a new car because I didn’t think I’d have time to work on a used
car as a cadet or later in pilot training. Knowing a new 911 was out
of my reach I considered a new 914 but they had just gone out of
production so I ended up with a new ‘77 280 z. However, my
roommate wanted a 911 no matter how old it had to be for him to
afford it and he found ’69 911 Targa. He and I spent many weekends
driving his Porsche and my z on mountain roads. While I didn’t have
any complaints about my car I still wanted a Porsche someday based
on my experience with his 911. (3) Coincident with my retirement from
the Air Force I got my ’07 Boxster S. The joke between Karen and I
is she knew three things about me when we got married: I flew jets,
rode motorcycles and drove sports cars…upon retirement I was
hanging up the jet, still had a motorcycle and now needed a Porsche!
Do you have a favorite Porsche?
My favorite Porsche is my ’07 Boxster S. I really enjoy how well it
handles/performs and I enjoy driving with the top down. Having said
that, I am very impressed with the new Porsches (991 and 981) and
I think the 993 is one of the best looking of all the 911s (maybe having
a 993 Turbo would be nice)
What is your favorite Porsche memory?
As you can tell by now, it is hard for me to limit myself to one answer.
One favorite memory is taking a year off after retiring from the Air
Force before going back to work and putting 25,000 miles on the
Porsche visiting family and friends around the country with Karen. A
strictly performance related memorable time was learning how well
the brake/tire combo works in the rain during my first DE…very
impressive!
What keeps you in PCA/FSR?
The people. The difference between enjoying the Porsche by myself
and enjoying the camaraderie of like minded Porsche enthusiasts is
the people. Like they say, it isn’t just the cars…it’s the people!
You have been a First Settlers Member since 2007. How have
you seen the club change during this period?
I joined PCA and First Settlers as soon as I got my Porsche because
I wanted to experience the same camaraderie I had with fellow
aviators and Harley riders. I found that camaraderie amongst the
Porsche enthusiasts in First Settlers and was happy the club offered
various activities including social events and fun runs, so Karen would
participate with me, and track events where I could enjoy the car in a
controlled environment. Since 2007 I’ve seen the number and types
of events in First Settlers increase so more folks can find something
of interest that fits their schedule. I think the key to growth in events,
as well as growth in participation and membership, is the fact we have
more and more members with good ideas who are willing to volunteer
to bring them to fruition.
What are some of the challenges and/or opportunities you see
for FSR going forward?
I see the opportunity for us to continue growth in our community
support and the addition of even more types of events as we get
members stepping forward with good ideas and members transferring
in from regions with strong programs in areas where we currently
don’t have anything in place. This relates to a challenge of not falling
into the trap of saying what we do today is all we need to do in the
future. The other challenge I see is changing how we do business,
as needed, to account for growth of the number and types of events
we provide to members as well as growth in membership. As we add
more to the plate we need more volunteers and leaders to step up and
help and/or take charge of new areas.
The position of President requires quite an investment of time.
What are you looking forward to doing when your term as
President comes to an end?
Very good question! On one hand, I might not feel compelled to be at
every event we hold (which is turning into something almost every
weekend…that is a good problem to have!) On the other hand, I’m sure
I’ll still attend as many events as possible because they are fun…which
is why we all participate in the first place! So, I guess the main
difference will be time spent outside events when the planning,
coordinating, etc. takes place with the board as well as time spent
communicating with First Settlers members and others up the chain to
zone 2 and PCA. Some of that time will free up. Maybe I can use the
time to tinker with the Porsche
Any other thoughts you’d like to share with FSR members?
As we come up on elections this fall for First Settlers leadership
positions, and subsequent appointment of non-elected leadership
positions, we need folks who are interested in helping make this #1
region even better. If you are interested in helping bring a one time
event to fruition or interested in full time involvement with club
leadership please talk to one of the current board members. While we
have a winning team in place we need to make sure follow-on
generations of leadership are learning the ropes and will be prepared
when their turn comes around.(Continued on page 13)
(Dave McFadden continued from page 4)Lots of envious FSR members attended the Checkered FlagBoxster Rollout - Photo credit to Eugene Winston.
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Car Care C rner
Ever wonder what all the numbers on the side of your tire mean? Ok,
well not the most interesting reading related to your car but it’s
important information - especially when shopping for new tires.
Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) tires for Porsches are built
by various manufacturers, but those that pass the rigorous testing by
Porsche engineers are designated with an N-specification branding.
Tests are done to ensure the design passes Porsche’s noise,
hydroplaning and handling requirements. The first model of a
particular design is branded N-0 and subsequent variations on that
design follow with N-1, N-2 and so on. Though Porsche recommends
using N-spec tires, it’s not required - particularly if you don’t plan to
drive on the Autobahn or use the tires at the track. For trivia buffs,
OEM spec tires for Mercedes are stamped with “MO”, BMW a 5-
pointed star, and Ferrari with “K1”.
Tires options are grouped into performance categories to make your
decisions easier (sure......). Summer tires are grouped into Extreme,
Max, Ultra-High, High and Grand Touring categories. Then to make
it “easier” All-Season tires are grouped into similar Ultra-High, High,
Performance, Grand-Touring, Standard and Passenger. So what’s
the difference? Generally speaking, tires at the higher performance
end of the spectrum will excel in dry performance conditions but the
tradeoffs include ride comfort, wet performance and tread-life. Can’t
get something for nothing.... The All-Season categories are
designed the same way; you trade some dry and wet traction
performance to gain some versatility to drive in light snow. Then there
are dedicated winter tires designed for driving in lots of snow (look
for a “snowflake” logo); they make a big difference in heavy winter
conditions but we don’t need them around here.
The best choice for you depends on how you drive your car and
which traits are more important. Not willing to trade a comfortable
ride to maximize your cornering? Keep your car in the garage, under
a cover, at the first hint of rain - or is it your daily driver to include
going on ski trips? Don’t want to buy new tires every 10,000 miles?
Those choices will drive your decision. Though most FSR Porsches
likely wear Summer tires, you may consider a performance All
Season tire if you drive your car year round. Summer tires come with
a warning that they are not to be driven in near-freezing
temperatures, through snow or ice.
You can get some insight into what type of tires you have by reading
the sidewall. Look for the N-spec number to see if it’s been “Porsche
Approved” and you can likely assume its a summer tire (at least I
couldn’t find any other kind). You likely won’t see “M&S” (for “mud
and snow”) on your Porsche but you might on your truck. It indicates
a tread designed to shed, well, mud and snow. The UTQG, or
Uniform Tire Quality Guide, grades the tire’s tread-wear, traction and
temperature ratings. Lower numbers of tread-wear, say 140, are
“stickier” to improve handling but won’t last as long as a tire with a
rating of 400. For traction and temperature, “AA” is better than “A”
which is better than “B”. (But it is really just a comparative guide -
just like the mileage rating on your car doesn’t mean you’ll really get
30 miles per gallon). For example, Pirelli P zero tires are “Max
Performance” Summer tires rated at UTQG of “220 AA A”. While
Pirelli P4 Four Seasons are “Standard Touring” All Season tires rated
at “760 A B”.
Does size matter? You bet! You can look up your car’s
recommended tire size in the owner’s manual or just read the side of
the tire. Tires for our cars are measured in millimeters; the first
number is the width of the tread section and second number is the
aspect ratio. The aspect ratio is the sidewall height divided by the
section width; so a “40” profile is only 40% taller than it is wide. (The
lower the ratio, the lower the tire) The last number in the series is
the wheel size diameter in inches. For example, a 2011 911 Carrera
runs 235/40-18 tires on the front and 265/40-18 tires on the rear. If
you move up in wheel size to, say, 19’s, the tires will likely get wider
and lower to still fit the wheel well. A 2011 911 Turbo S wears 235/35-
19 in the front and 305/30-19’s in the rear. And they likely have a
stiffer ride but handle better because of the wider footprint and shorter
sidewall. In case you’re curious, the original equipment size tire for
a 1973 911 is 185/70-15 - relatively small, skinny and tall.
A couple more tidbits..... Tires also have a speed rating included in
the service description. A “V” spec tire is rated for up to 149 mph and
a “z” spec tire is rated for speeds “above” 149 mph with no definition
of how much faster. z-tires used to be “‘da bomb" and probably what
most of us have on our cars, but today “Max Performance” Summer
tires for modern Porsches can be “W” (168 mph) or “Y” (186 mph)
rated tires. Remember that if you plan to drive that fast.
Lastly, if you want to know when your tires were made you can check
the last four digits of the DOT Compliance Code. The number is in
“weeks and years”, so a tire branded with “4811” was built in the 48th
week of 2011.
Happy motoring!!!
Cross Country Caymanor the Top Ten Things I Learned on My Summer Vacation
Our summer driving adventure to British Columbia, via the PorscheParade, was just as much fun as we had hoped, more interesting at timesthan we wanted, and at publication time, still isn’t over. We left on Friday,July 6th, stuck to our basic plan but made things up as we went, arrivingin British Columbia on Sunday, July 15th after a few days at Parade. I flewhome on July 22nd to start paying for the trip, but Josie is still caring forher parents and driving her Cayman S around Canada. Maybe there willbe more to write about the final leg home.
So what did I learn, or re-learn, during this trip?
10. The roughest, most beat-up,broken and pot-holed highwaysbetween here and British Columbia areright here in Hampton Roads. Get pastRichmond and it’s smooth sailing.
9. A Cayman S is an excellent road tripcar. Plenty of room to bring what youneed, including fishing waders and atwo-piece fly rod. Ride is sports-carfirm, but plenty compliant (on astandard, non-PASM suspension and18 inch wheels), seats are comfy, getsabout 25 mpg, handling is sublime andthe power more than adequate. The only downside is we had to pass onsome roads we wanted to take because they weren’t paved. We drovesome gravel roads but needed a Cayenne for some others.
8. No need to spend lots ofmoney on a fancy soundsystem. We never turned theradio on. Talking andlistening to the flat-six wasbetter.
7. Radar detectors work.We didn’t need it to be“saved” - but provided greatsituational awareness just incase. By the way, theVirginia State Police CAN tellif you have one and it’sturned on. Ask me how I
know......
6. Kansas and SE Colorado are big, very spread out and seem to havemore cattle than people. We saw afeed lot that had to be a mile squarewith tens of thousands of heads ofcattle. And we saw towns that hadbuildings but no cars or people insight.
5. The “Road Trip Rules” continue towork. The rule states if you aremore than 250 miles from home,you can’t eat at any place you’veever heard off. We broke the rule acouple of times in desperation, butwere never disappointed when wedidn’t. Buy a copy of “Road Food”;it identifies hundreds out-of-the-wayplaces to eat all across the country.You don’t have to drive all the way
across to make the book useful; it mentions plenty of places aroundhere.
4. My new favorite highway is State Route 64 across the northernNew Mexico mountains. It runs from Taos, across the CarsonNational Forest, to Farmington. We drove it on a Sunday for about 4hours and didn’t see five other cars. It’s smooth, beautiful and notvery straight. We actually did see a few cars in the couple of townswe went through; including Chama were we had the best hamburgerof the trip in a roadside restaurant that was NOT even in the RoadFood book.
3. The next best place to drive is from Boise to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.The scenery changesfrom high desert, topeaked mountains,rivers and lakes,wheat fields andnational forest, andfriendly towns andpeople. We decidedto spend a couple ofweeks there the nexttime we drive west.
2. BC’s slogan is“Beautiful BritishColumbia” and it truly
(Continued on page 5)
(Along the Sea to Sky Highwayin beautiful British Columbia)
(5 year old car, 200 year old missionChurch in Taos.)
(Cleared for takeoff . . .)
(Where is everyone?Somewhere in Colorado. . .)
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From the PresidentDave McFaddin
FSR Members,
In addition to enjoying our Porsches, and the camaraderie of our fellow Porsche enthusiasts, I think you will all agree a highlight of this summer iswinning Porsche Club of America’s (PCA) 2012 Region of the Year along with Third Place for Public Service and Second Place for Website of theYear! The Public Service Award also included a $500 check that will go back to support our charities.
Congratulations to everyone for participating and making the club better due to your enthusiasm and ideas. I’d also like to give special thanks toour board members and those who helped spearhead and organize our events…Region of the Year quality activities and programs don’t justhappen on their own.
All of this recognition is based upon us simultaneously upholding PCA’s goals and getting to do what we enjoy. When asked what we did to win,or what separated us from the rest of the regions, or what criteria is used to pick the #1 of 139 regions in the US and Canada, the answer is simplebut a little lengthy. For the “simple” part of the answer, here is a quote from PCA’s 2012 Region Procedures Manual:
“The trophy is presented to the outstanding PCA Region of the Year. The trophy is “In Appreciation of Loyalty to the Porsche Car and the PorscheIdea”. The winning Region demonstrates the highest standards in meeting the objectives and ideals of the Porsche Club of America. The categoriesfor evaluation are Level of Activity, Membership Growth and Retention, Community Service, Multi-Region Participation and Newsletter and WebsiteEffectiveness.”
The more “lengthy” part of the answer is found later in this newsletter where you will find a description of what FSR did to win the award.
Related to our region being the best it is time to be thinking about what you can do to help us make FSR even better this next year. In Septemberand October our Election Committee will be accepting nominations for 2013 board members in the following elected offices: President, Eastern VP,Western VP, Treasurer and Activities Officer. After the committee confirms nominee willingness to serve they will finalize the election ballot by mid-October, in time for publishing in the Nov-Dec HO, and elections will take place in November. While some current board members have agreed torun again next year, all positions are up for election every year so if you are interested in any of those positions, or know someone you think wouldbe a good candidate, please let the election committee know (everyone will receive an email blast in September with Election Committee contactinformation). In particular please think about helping us in the area of Activities Officer. In addition to the elected positions, we are always lookingfor fresh ideas and new volunteers to help us in appointed positions and on committees so please speak to a board member if you are interestedin helping FSR.
I hope you all enjoy our fall activities and I look forward to seeing you soon!
CORRECTION!
The photo credit for the July-August, 2012 HO was mistakenly reported.Credit for the cover shot of the last issue of Horizontally Opposed isEugene Winston.
Our sincere apologies for the oversight, Eugene.
(The custom-designed Porsche-logo surfboard is presented to KenThomas, the high bidder during the Spring Silent Auction, as part of theCheckered Flag Boxster Rollout event. With Ken is Mikey from Valeric
Surfboards & Freedom Surf Shop. He, along with Jordan, Dave &Cam, supported by Judith, are responsible for the design and shapingof the board. Checkered Flag Porsche graciously sponsored this one-
of-a-kind surfboard. Photo credit to Robert Lee Smolen II.)
Treasurer’s ReportPorsche Club of AmericaFirst Settlers Region LLC
August 16, 2012
01/01/2012 Opening Balance $37,192.94
08/16/2012 Closing Balance $58,243.46
Income & Expenses of Note:
Awesome News to Report! After 14 months of back and forth withthe IRS, we have been approved as a 501(c) (4) Tax Exemptorganization retroactive to 01/01/2010! Less than half the regionscountrywide are recognized as tax exempt. This will allow the boardto manage a safe balance in the Treasury without concern for adversetax implications. Our May DE event at VIR was another sold out event. We netted atotal of $10,775.20 after all income and expenses were totaled. Weeven covered the expense of the now famous Don Bryant/DixonLeatherbury Saturday cookout.Horizontally Opposed Ad revenue is $7,100 annually. The averagecost for each of the six HO issues is $1,600. With a net cost of $416per issue it would appear that we can afford to continue to print andmail our newsletters for the foreseeable future. Our advertisers geta tremendous value for the annual ad cost of $550 with the printnewsletter and website presence.
Submitted by Alex H Bell IITreasurer PCA FSR Inc.
August 16, 2012
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F I R S T S E T T L E R S R E G I O N
You have likely seen the calendar of events for the rest of the yearposted on the FSR website, sent via email blast, and now printed onthe back cover of the “Horizontally Opposed”. But maybe you’rewondering what to expect, why you would enjoy a car show ifdesigner wax and cleaning with q-tips isn’t your thing, or how you canget more involved as a volunteer. Here is a primer on what to expectin the coming months.
September starts a busy fall season with car related events on everyweekend. Our breakfasts have become “standard routine” and theeasiest way to stay connected with the club. If you haven’t made itto one lately we’d love to see you at the Silver Diner in Innsbrook onthe first Saturday of each month or Pops Diner in Chesapeake on thesecond Saturday. Low key, lots of car talk with good friends, a greatlooking parking lot and a chance to win some great raffle prizes.
What is an “ALMS”? It’s the American LeMans Series race comingto VIR for the first time from 12-15 September. The series will havejust been in Baltimore along with the Indy Car Series, but in myopinion, watching the action at VIR will be better. The ALMS cars areare divided into five classes ranging purpose-built prototypes, toinclude hybrids, from Audi and Toyota to production-based cars fromAston Martin, BMW, Corvette, Ferrari, Lotus and, of course, Porsche.This series presents the epitome of sports car racing using the sameregulations as the famous 24 Hours of LeMans. The speed of theprototypes is simply amazing. Supporting race series include theIMSA GT3 Cup and Mazda MX-5 Cup.There will be a Porsche Platzat Virginia International Raceway to include dedicated Porscheparking and a tent to enjoy refreshments and sit and watch the racingaction. Check out HYPERLINK "http://www.virclub.com"www.virclub.com for info and advanced tickets.
The 2012 “Classics on the Green” is a huge car show sponsored bythe European Automobile Club for the past 28 years. The venue atthe New Kent Winery east of Richmond off I-64 is beautiful and thecars are eye-watering. You can enter your Porsche or just wanderaround looking at some of the most impeccably prepard and rareEuropean cars you’ll ever see. The hours are 11AM to 4PM andadvanced tickets are only $10. Check out the website at"http://www.classicsonthe" www.classicsonthegreen.com
There has been lots of information about the FSR DE program in thisnewsletter, on our Facebook and website forums and in emails abouthow you can learn more about driving your car, and how much funyou’ll have at the track. If you’ve never driven on the track, the DEIntro program during the 22-24 September event is the perfect wayto try it out. Fair warning..... it’s addictive! Sign up via HYPERLINK"http://www.motorsportreg.com" www.motorsportreg.com.
The Open Board meeting in Williamsburg on 6 October is a great wayfor “East to meet West” for breakfast. Business will be conducted, sothe meeting is a good opportunity to meet the Board members youdon’t know and learn more about what it takes to run the region.Annual elections will be coming up in November and we’ll be lookingfor folks interesting in taking a more active role in making all of thisfun happen.
Like cars but not coffee? No worries there will be other options toinclude donuts! “Cars and Coffee” on 20 October is an informalgathering of car nuts sponsored by Checkered Flag. You canexpected plenty of BMW’s and Minis in addition to Porsches but don’tbe surprised to see an Audi R8 and Italian exotics. Check them out
at the corner of Virginia Beach Blvd and Witchduck Road.
“Air and Auto Classic Charity Car Show”? Just another parking lotfull of shiny cars? Not at all!! The third annual event will be held onSaturday, 3 November at the Virginia Beach Military Aviation Musuemin Pungo. In addition to all of those shiny cars, you’ll be up close andpersonal with an amazing collection of WWI and WWII warbirds of alltypes. There will be live music and bi-plane rides available too. Thisevent is a big charity fund raiser for us but it is mostly a great, bigparty!!
“Turkeys-in-the-Trunk” sounds interesting but what is it? It is anotherkey charity event to support the Hampton Roads Mayflower Marathonholiday food drive - and lots of fun too! Sponsored again byCheckered Flag Porsche, we’ll start the day at the dealership forrefreshments and the food weigh-in (and maybe buy a new car??).The member who crams the most food, by weight into their Porsche,will win a great prize donated by Checkered Flag. We’ll caravan toPembroke Mall to unload all of the donated food to the Foodbank ofSoutheastern Virginia food drive. Then we’ll go for a fun run to endup at the Hunt Club Farm in Virginia Beach for a “barn party”. Moredetails will come later but circle the Saturday before Thanksgiving (17NOV) right now. Don’t miss this one!!
You are a member of PCA because of the cars and the people, andthis fall offers plenty of opportunities to see both of them. We hopeto see you there!
UPCOMING EVENTS!Be sure to check our website www.fsrpca.org for more details as well as updates on all of these exciting events.
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UPCOMING EVENTS!Be sure to check our website www.fsrpca.org for more details as well as updates on all of these exciting events.
DATE EVENT
September 1-2 Baltimore Grand Prix and Porsche Platz
September 16 Classics on the Green Car Show New Kent Winery
September 15-16 ALMS Race at VIR and Porsche Platz Virginia International Raceway
September 22-24 First Settlers DE Virginia International Raceway
October 6 Open Board Meeting Sal’s Pizza - Williamsburg
October 6 Western Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Silver Diner, Glen Allen
October 13 Eastern Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Pops Diner, Chesapeake
October 20 Cars & Coffee Sponsored by Checkered Flag Witchduck Road and Virginia Beach Boulevard
November 3 Third Annual Air & Auto Charity Car Show Virginia Beach Aviation Museum in Pungo
November 3 Western Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Silver Diner, Glen Allen
November 10 Eastern Breakfast 9a.m. to 11a.m. - Pops Diner, Chesapeake
November 17 Turkeys-in-the-Trunk Food Drive and Hunt Club Party
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