2nd Quarter 2014 Vol. 41, No. 2

It’s Not Just the Cars, It’s the People

Inside: The Region goes to Jacksonville, Apalachicola, Panama

City and Tallahassee, and Takes a Trip Down Memory Lane

with Marc Freeman.

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See The New Macan Unveiled on Page 21

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Der Porsche Brief Newsletter Of the PCA North Florida Region

2nd Quarter 2014 Vol. 41, No. 2

Der Porsche Brief is

published quarterly by

the North Florida Re-

gion, Porsche Club of

America. See the Last

Page for contact and

submission infor-

mation.

Cover Photos

The top photo was

taken by Sharon Lee

from Brumos Porsche

during the Region’s

Tour of the Brumos

Dealership. The

bottom photo at

Apalachicola is the

work of Danny Fuchs.

Articles

5 The Jaunt to Jacksonville, Browsing at Brumos By Alan Berg

10 Region Member’s Work on Display at Brumos By Alan Berg

11 Region Rendezvous in Apalachicola By Mark Freeman with Contribution by Shirley Kerns

13 The Great Porsche Armada By Alan Berg

15 The Love of Porsches Reminisce and Photos by Marc Freeman

19 Celebration Church Father’s Day Weekend Car Show Story and Photos by Bob Wilson, Additional Photos by Alan Berg

21 New Macan Unveiled Report and Photos by Alan Berg

Region Ramblings

4 Editor’s Note

23 Significant Dates for the North Florida Region

23 The Directors, Officers and Social Chairs of the North

Florida Region

24 Porsche for Sale

24 Preview-Drive Your 356 Day

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1. Region Facts: The North Florida Region (NFR) is in

Zone 12 of the Porsche Club of America (PCA). Zone 12

includes all PCA Regions in Florida. The North Florida

Region is one of the smaller regions in the PCA and in

Florida in population and one of the larger Regions in

Florida in geographic area. Population centers in the NFR

include Destin-Ft. Walton, Panama City and Tallahassee,

but we also have members in Chipley, Marianna, DeFuni-

ak Springs and other smaller towns throughout the Re-

gion. It is 160 miles from Destin-Fort Walton to Tallahas-

see and the Region is wider than that. We are fortunate

to have two Porsche Dealers in our Region—Porsche of

Destin in Destin and Capital Porsche in Tallahassee. We

also have several shops like GK Restorations in Crawford-

ville, Smith MotorWorks in Panama City and Lesch De-

signs and Wagen Haus in Tallahassee that are experi-

enced Porsche experts. What we do not have is a race

track for races, driver education, track days, or an auto-

cross site. We have not been able to find a location to

conduct auto-crosses with the space needed and insur-

ance and expense burdens that the NFR can afford. We

have looked into some spots, but all have proved un-

workable usually due to liability issues.

2. Hosting the ZoneFest: Not having an established au-

tocross location is becoming a matter of even more con-

cern as the NFR considers hosting the Region 12 ZoneFest

in 2015. The ZoneFest normally consists of social events,

a concours, a gimmick rally and an autocross. It takes

place over a weekend. It is a big undertaking that usually

draws over 100 attendees, usually 150. It takes a lot of

volunteers, and a lot of money for hotel and banquet

guaranties, concours costs, rental of autocross space and

equipment, printing, t-shirts and other costs. If the ex-

penses are not recovered from the participants, the Re-

gion makes up the difference. Some of the Regions that

have hosted have wound up in the red financially. NFR is

not a well-to-do Region. Our income consists almost

solely of a small portion of the dues you pay to PCA. Al-

most all our events are put together by volunteers. Most

times just one or two volunteers, such as Tommy Wilson

with Porsche Armada, or Shirley Kerns and Danny Fuchs

with the Brumos and Apalachicola trips, all of which are

covered in this issue. The Dealerships host unveilings of

new Porsches and are generous in contributing door priz-

es for other events. A ZoneFest will require a much

greater effort than anything the NFR has undertaken in

the past. One or two volunteers are far from enough.

The NFR is a long way from deciding whether or not to

host, but please be thinking about whether you can vol-

unteer to help. Be thinking about potential autocross

and rally locales. Be thinking about host hotel sites in the

Panama City and Destin-Ft. Walton areas. The NFR will

ask for your input on these matters shortly. If you have

some ideas contact one of the officers or directors listed

on page 23 of this newsletter.

3. This Issue of the Brief: An old country song by Hank

Snow called “I’ve Been Everywhere,” was covered and

made popular by Johnny Cash. It has lyrics like “I’ve been

to: Boston, Charleston, Dayton, Louisiana, Washington,

Houston, Kingston, Texarkana. . .” and so on. The song

reminds me of the many locales visited by the North Flor-

ida Region in the second quarter of 2014. This Issue has

write-ups on trips by Region members in Porsches to

Panama City, Apalachicola, Jacksonville, and Tallahassee

twice. You could also have made a run to Destin for a

Macan unveiling, or gone to monthly socials in Destin-Ft.

Walton, Panama City and Tallahassee. Longer trips could

have been made to the PCA Zone 12 ZoneFest in Mount

Dora, Florida, or the Porsche Parade in Monterey, Califor-

nia. It was a busy quarter for the Region.

4. The Next Issue of the Brief: The summer months are

usually the doldrums for the NFR. It is hot, folks go on

vacations. Right now, the Region has one event, Drive

Your 356 Day, scheduled for September 21, 2014, which

will be a run to Honey Lake Plantation near Greenville,

Florida, for Brunch. Details will be forthcoming. Socials

will maintain normal schedules unless otherwise an-

nounced. The next issue of Der Porsche Brief will be a

slim one unless some volunteers put together some

events, or submit a non-event related article like the

“Love of Porsches” article that Marc Freeman wrote for

this issue. Submissions are encouraged.

Have a great summer! Don’t forget the Escape to Orlan-

do scheduled to start November 6, 2014. Also look for

information on the Website, Facebook Page and Email

Blasters on a possible OctoberFest event in October

2014.

Editor’s Notes

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A synonym for “jaunt” is “adventure.” For

the 30 or so members of the North Florida

Region who made the trip, the Region’s

Jaunt to Jacksonville (with the main event

being a tour of the famed Brumos Porsche

dealership) was certainly an adventure.

The Region’s advance party arrived in Jack-

sonville on Friday, June 6, 2014, but Mindy

and Barry Waters suffered from a blaring

car alarm that could not be turned off un-

der their hotel window. Mindy and Barry

retreated to Crawfordville, just as many of

the other Region folks were departing for

Jacksonville and the much anticipated tour

of the Brumos dealership. For many of the

Region travelers, it was a long trip—it is

about 320 miles from Destin to Jackson-

ville, one way, but what’s a better way to

spend a Saturday than driving a Porsche to

a famed Porsche destination like Brumos

Porsche?

Jaunt to Jacksonville

Browsing at

Report and Photos by Alan Berg unless otherwise credited

Photo-Sharon Lee

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Those who made the trip were not disap-

pointed. Ray Shaffer, Brumos General Man-

ager, was there to greet Region Members

and even directed the parking of our pre-

cious Porsches. Ray and his team were up

to every challenge posed by shepherding

the group of Region members (who at times

resembled a clowder of cats) through the

various segments of the dealership.

The tour started in the showroom with

some notable Porsches on display and some

for sale, and an impressive trophy case full

of the loot from the many Brumos Racing

wins. While in the Showroom, Ray outlined

the plans for the day, introduced members

of his team and provided name tags for

each Region Member who showed up. Re-

gion brass expressed the appreciation of Re-

gion Members for the opportunity to tour

the facility. Introductions of Florida Crown

Region representatives and other notables

in attendance were made including David

O’Neal, our PCA Zone 12 Representative.

Ray Shaffer somehow then moved the

group (although in fits and starts) to the

Brumos Service Facility. This work area is

probably the most organized and cleanest

car repair and maintenance areas that most

of us will ever see (except for maybe the

Brumos Race Shop where we ate lunch).

Several cars were being worked on by the

skilled Brumos service techs while we

watched .

The Brumos Boutique was next on the

agenda, but was interrupted by a stop to

view a new Porsche 911 Targa, which had

just been off loaded from the truck. The

windshield wipers were still in the front seat

and plastic wrapping still protected most of

the car. It was stunning in Mahogany Me-

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tallic paint. The Boutique was familiar to

most of us, and quantities of goodies from

key chains to jackets were purchased and

placed in neat Brumos branded nylon cloth

tote bags.

Lunch required us to move our cars across

the street to the Brumos Race Shop at 59

Lee Street (note the number of the street

address), and its fenced parking area. The

race shop had several cars in various stages

of work. Two 911 Speedsters, one in red

and one in black anchored one end of the

shop, an Aston Martin was on a lift and

several Porsches were located at work sta-

tions around the room. Tables had been

set up around the room and introductions

were made of the Race Shop staff and oth-

ers who would be helping us on this side of

the dealership. Box lunches were provided

by Brumos and we proceeded to eat in the

“so clean you could eat there” Race Shop.

The lunch was great and after eating we

proceeded to tour the Race Shop area. We

finished up the tour with one of the Bru-

mos folks taking a group photo for us.

The photo was the end of a great tour of

the Brumos facility, but not the end of the

Region’s Jaunt to Jacksonville. Shirley

The Very Clean Shop

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Kerns had made dinners plans for us at the

Chart House on the Jacksonville River Walk.

It was a big day in Jacksonville, highlighted

by boat races on the St. Johns River and a

pre-World Cup friendly soccer match be-

tween the US and Nigeria. Fortunately, the

soccer hooligans were all in the Stadium by

the time eighteen Region members assem-

bled at the Chart House to watch the Bel-

mont Stakes in the bar and then move on to

a great dinner. Seafood specials were or-

dered by almost everyone, and every meal

looked and tasted delicious. The Region’s

table for 18 was right by a massive glass

wall on the St. Johns River with a great view

of the Stadium where the soccer match was

underway. After dinner, folks drifted away

to get some sleep after a long and exciting

day in Jacksonville.

Special thanks to Ray Shaffer and his team

and the Brumos Dealership for the invita-

tion to tour their facility and the great

hosting by all the Brumos folks involved.

Shirley Kerns and Danny Fuchs did a great

job arranging things from the Region’s side

and made it a memorable day for all of us

who made the trip. Thanks also the Region

members and dignitaries who made the

trip. For some it was a very long drive, but

it was gratifying to see 30 Region members

have a great time together so far from

home.

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More Pictures from the Jaunt to

Jacksonville

NFR Porsches Lined Up Outside of the Brumos Shop.

St. Johns River from inside the Chart House.

Including a Cat Increases Internet Impact.

Dining in Style at the Chart House.

Bill Bianco takes a peek at the New Targa.

Photo-Bert Everhart Region Members Listen to the Day’s Schedule.

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The 917

While we are talking about Brumos, two

cars that North Florida Region members saw

during the tour of the Brumos facility had a

connection to Region Member, Benny Lesch

of Lesch Designs. For interior and top work

Benny is one of the “go-to guys” for Bru-

mos.

The red 993 Cabriolet for sale in the show-

room had a new top that was Benny’s work.

I’ll bet most who see it would not know it

was not the original top. The car was in

Benny’s workshop in Tallahassee while he

replaced the top and was seen by many of

us there.

Another example of Benny’s work could be

seen on the open 917 Porsche Race Car

owned by Brumos and often seen on display

in their showroom. Early in 2014, Benny re-

ceived the seat from that car to re-covered.

Since the car is still driven and driven fast,

Brumos asked for something that would

keep the driver from slipping around in the

seat. Benny delivered with a velveteen like

material that has a Velcro-like effect on the

backside of a racing suit.

A hand entered 917 Part Number on the fiberglass seat frame

revealed when the old cover and padding were removed.

The newly covered

seat in the 917.

By Alan Berg, Photos by Bennie Lesch and Alan Berg

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On May 10, members of the North Florida Region of The Porsche Club of America or-ganized a drive to historic Apalachicola, Florida. The participants were from Talla-hassee, Destin and Panama City, Florida.

The day began with threatening weather predicted but, as usual, the predictions did not materialize. The Tallahassee participants caravaned under the leadership of our path-

finder, Don "Rainmaker" Boggs, over areas of North Florida that have not yet been blessed with cell phone reception. Don is our resident expert in rural routes to any-where. We traversed areas of the National

Forest that seemed untouched by human hands, but were spectacularly adorned with wild flowers. Those few humans we saw along the route were treated to a long line

Region Rendezvous in Apalachicola By Marc Freeman

With contribution by Shirley Kerns

Photos by Bob Wilson unless

Otherwise Credited

Porsches gathered at Ft. Braden Park prior to departure.

Danny Fuchs talked a policewoman into letting the

Porsches park on the grass.

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of Porsches ranging from 356, 968, Box-sters, Caymans, classic 911, 996, 997 and 991. Upon arriving in Apalachicola, we parked around the city docks and dispersed among the many sites in this quaint village. Apalachicola Historic District consists of

over 900 homes, buildings and sites which are listed in the National Historic Register - some dating from the 1830s. A scenic walk-ing tour of the town acquaints visitors with sites such as cotton warehouses, (which housed the City’s once prosperous cotton export during the 1800s), a sponge ex-change, Victorian homes nestled amid mag-nolias and museums which acquainted us of the history of "Apalach". Shopping is not for the faint of heart in this place. Local sites such as The Grady Market in the his-toric Grady Building, an eclectic shop of maritime paraphernalia called The Tin Shed and a charming bookstore, Downtown Books, specializing in literature of "The For-gotten Coast" were visited by all. As the day wound down, the Porschephiles from Tallahassee, Destin and Panama City recon-vened for a late seafood lunch at Caroline's River Dining seated in a reserved screened porch directly on The Apalachicola River. Many feasted on the famous Apalachicola oysters. We then moved to the city dock where, under the watchful eye of the local

constabulary, we parked on the well mani-cured lawn bordering the newly renovated city dock for our group picture. The smiling faces you see in the picture reflect the joy of companionship among the members of North Florida Region convening in Apala-chicola.

A handful of troopers carried on with more shopping and a light happy hour on the porch of the historic Gibson Inn. Dinner at Tamara’s Café wound up the festivities and those remaining overnight, save one, laid their heads down at the Coombs House B&B. Before doing so, a last minute run was made to the Piggly Wiggly for Mimosa supplies which were served on the rear porch of the Inn on Sunday morning.

Photo- C. Stratton

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The Great Spanish Armada sailed against

England from A Coruña, Spain in August

1588 with a fleet of 130 ships. After a fire

ship attack by the English Navy disrupted

the Armada, the Spanish ships fled north up

the west coast of England and encountered

severe Storms in the North Atlantic. Many

Spanish ships were wrecked on the coasts of

Scotland and Ireland. Over one-third of the

130 ships failed to return to Spain.

The only similarity between the Great Span-

ish Armada and the Great Porsche Armada

was the storms that disrupted both ven-

tures. The Great Porsche Armada was

scheduled to coincide with the 17th Annual

Blessing of the Fleet in Panama City, Florida

on April 5, 2014. The Blessing of the Fleet

was disrupted by severe storms predicted

for Panama City on that date, and was post-

poned until the following Saturday, April 12,

2014.

The event organizer, Tommy Wilson, did not

miss a beat. He got prompt word out to the

North Florida Region members about the

postponement and rescheduling. The next

Saturday a fleet of 14 Porsches of all types

and vintages, and from all parts of our far-

flung Region was arrayed on the grassy lawn

of the Panama City Marina. A large crowd

toured the Armada of Porsches while in the

area for the Blessing of the Fleet.

It was a great day for a get together of Por-

sche folks and their cars. And a great day

for the gathered crowd for the Blessing of

the Fleet to see a great variety of Porsches

making up the Great Porsche Armada. Tom-

Photo-Tommy Wilson

Some of the Fleet lining up to

be Blessed. Photo-Alan Berg

THE GREAT PORSCHE ARMADA Report by Alan Berg

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my Wilson did a great job arranging the

event, sticking with it through the post-

ponement, and getting permission to place

the Porsches on the prime real estate at the

Marina. See Page 114 of the June 2014 is-

sue of Porsche Panorama for a report on the

event.

This is just the back row of Porsches. Photo-

Alan Berg

A Nice Place to Park. Photo-Bert Everhart Engine Detail of Rick Casey’s 912. Photo-

Bert Everhart

Some Folks Checking out the Porsches. Photo-Alan Berg

9-11-2001 Memorial at the Marina.

Photo-Alan Berg

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This year, my wife Louise and I, are cele-

brating the 36th anniversary of our mem-

bership in The Porsche Club of North Ameri-

ca. It motivates me to bore you with the

history of my love of Porsches.

I fell in love with Porsches in Philadelphia in

1953 when I was nine years old and saw my

first 356. Growing up in an inner city row

house with first generation American par-

ents who were early 20th century Eastern

European survivors, there was not a shared

love of Porsches. In fact, being Jewish, my

family thought my admiration of German

cars was inappropriate. Nevertheless, my

fascination with Porsches endured.

I could do nothing about my fascination

since my family was not well endowed nor

sympathetic of my tastes. I did not meet

my first Porsche owner until I went to a

small liberal arts college in Bethlehem

Pennsylvania. In 1961, a classmate, who I

assume came from a well-to-do family, ap-

peared in a red-on-black Speedster; I think

around model year 1958. I did not know

him so I could not communicate and had no

interaction. Yet, my love of Porsches was

reinforced.

My admiration for Porsches languished for

many years since I could not afford such.

However, I married a beautiful woman in

1970, Louise, who owned a 1966 MGB that

she recently wrecked in a ditch. The frame

was irreparably bent so I asked her uncle in

1974 to sell the car. He did. She never for-

gave me.

In order to get back on her good side, I

bought her a new 2 liter 914 in 1974 at our

local Porsche dealer in Tallahassee. She

drove it for 6 months and then the fuel

pump vapor-locked one day and she re-

fused to ever drive it again. After relocating

the fuel pump to the front trunk, I bought

her an American car and drove the 914 my-

self for the next 13 years. That car was

more aggravation during those 13 years

than I should describe. I replaced at least 3

leaking fuel injectors each year until 1987.

In 1987, I ordered a 911 coupe (Polar Sil-

ver) from the local dealership. While driv-

ing the 914 shortly thereafter, a gentleman

driving a motor home approached me on

THE LOVE OF PORSCHES

Reminisce and Photos by Marc Freeman

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Thomasville Road and asked if the 914 was

for sale. He was from Panama City. I sold it

to him on site for cash and have had no con-

tact with him since.

On December 23, 1989, we were visiting my

in laws as usual for Christmas in Columbia,

South Carolina, while driving the 1987 911.

On all Christmas visits, I always stopped by

the local Porsche store. This time they had

a gorgeous black-on-black Targa in the show

room. I asked Louise if I could negotiate. As

usual, she said, "go for it". Without describ-

ing the figures, I could not refuse. I had no

check and no trade-in title with me, yet

they let me leave with the Targa. I got

home to Tallahassee and immediately Fed-

Exed the title and a check.

The Targa was Louise's favorite Porsche for

several years. Yet, removing and installing

the top was its destruction. Though the car

was glorious, after many top repairs I adver-

tised it in Panorama. In 1994, a customer

flew in from Chicago and gave me cash and

drove it off. As it was leaving the driveway,

my first thought was "what the h*** did I

just do"? I had an acute attack of Porsche-

withdrawal. After regaining consciousness, I

remembered that the 993 was just intro-

duced.

I had a long-term professional obligation in

Budapest coming up so I ordered a new first

year 1995 993 from the local Porsche deal-

ership for a European delivery in Stuttgart

before leaving for Budapest. We rented a

car in Budapest and drove to Stuttgart for

my delivery on July 6, 1994. When we

drove into the factory compound we were

surrounded by a large group whose lan-

guage we did not understand. Most of the

technicians in the factory were Hungarian

and saw the license plates on our rental car.

They thought we were Hungarian.

The delivery of the 993 at the factory was

spectacular. I can recommend a European

delivery if you buy a new Porsche. I can

supply the details. They treated us like roy-

alty.

When we left the factory in the 993 on July

6, we had six months worth of European

registration and insurance. The factory kept

our Hungarian rental car. I just wanted to

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drive! I did so without knowing where I was

going. I just drove at high speed. On a very

rural road all four wheels left the ground. I

became frightened and slowed. Though I

did not know where I was going, I discov-

ered we were in Weissach. They were

testing the new Boxster in disguise at the

track. We parked the 993 in some bushes

and watched. The local cops went around,

but did not see us. WE SAW THE BOXSTER

FOR THE FIRST TIME. What a treat! Since I

still had obligations in Budapest, I chose to

take the 993 back to the factory in Stuttgart

for shipment to Charleston (in those days),

and got back in the rental car and drove

back to Budapest.

In those days, with European delivery, one

delivered the Porsche back to the factory

with repair details. We had none. We

merely reclaimed our rental car and re-

turned to Budapest. They transported the

vehicle to the port of Emden for delivery to

the port of Charleston, SC. The delivery to

the dealership was anticipated in 9 weeks.

Now here comes the frightening details.

I called the port in Charleston when the car

was overdue. Porsche Cars North America

(PCNA) returned my call. The ship had a

rough Atlantic voyage and though the car

was tied down, the left rear quarter panel

had been destroyed in shifting seas. PCNA

and we agreed that if the repairs in Charles-

ton were unsatisfactory to me, the sale was

voided. I flew to Charleston to inspect the

car once I was notified of its repair. The vis-

it was as spectacular as the visit to the fac-

tory in Stuttgart. The Porsche storage area

was directly next door to the airport. When

I landed in Charleston, I called the PCNA fa-

cility. They sent a beat-up old pickup truck

to transport me to the Porsche receiving fa-

cility. The facility was a spectacular candy

store. I spent two hours inspecting my re-

paired 993 and other newly delivered vehi-

cles. I could not find a flaw in my vehicle.

They replaced it to factory specifications.

Rather than have it shipped, I drove it from

the port of Charleston to Tallahassee. What

a treat! Think of it! So, I kept the 993 for

18 years without any dissatisfaction. As a

matter of fact, it gave me love by being the

most flawless car I have ever owned.

I visited the local dealership in Tallahassee

during November 2012 for my regularly

scheduled oil change. While I was there, I

wandered into the show room. There sat a

beautiful black-on-black 2013 991 with PDK.

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It was sold! Other than the car, the attrac-

tion was that I had so many back surgeries, I

could no longer comfortably drive my 6-

speed 993. I needed a PDK! Many weeks

later I was informed that the sale of the

PDK 991 had fallen through. I asked Louise

if I could talk trade. Once again she said, "go

for it". The dealership gave me a fair trade

for the 993 and a fair price for the 991. I

now own the 991 and the salesman owns

the 993, which he purchased from the deal-

ership. Quite frankly, I miss the 993 tre-

mendously. To assuage my loneliness, the

salesperson gave me a beautiful photo-

graphic montage of my 993.

So, we have owned 5 Porsches. I even have

a picture of myself and Hans-Peter Porsche

at the Porsche Parade in Portland. Am I

sick? Yes, because I have not been able to

own anything but a new Porsche since

1974. What therapy is recommended: Ford,

Chevrolet,..........? Do you think so? I own a

GMC pick-up for utility. Louise has owned

Mercedes and Audis. Personally, I cannot

drive anything other than a Porsche. Do

you have a recommendation?

Do you or did you have

a special Porsche? Or a

special Porsche experi-

ence or adventure? Got

any pictures? Please

tell us about it! We will be happy to include your

reminisces about your special car or experience in

Der Porsche Brief. Please submit your reminisces

about Porsches or your ex-

perience with them to the

address on the back cover.

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work with just about any thing. Please send pic-

tures separately. Do not embed them in the text.

We do the Brief in Microsoft Windows Publisher

and it does not like embedded pictures.

Submissions Welcome

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Despite the rain during registration, NFR PCA members brought a variety of Porsches to the 8th Annual Father’s Day Weekend Car Show sponsored by the Celebration Baptist Church in Tallahassee, Florida. The Porsche corral area had Alan Berg and his brown 1964 356C cabriolet; Bob Wilson with his silver 1981 911SC; Danny Fuchs and his sil-ver 2011 Carrera cabriolet; Marc Freeman with his black 2013 Carrera; and Mark Rad-er with his 2008 orange Boxster. Included in the group was a red 1985 944 for sale. Charlie Stratton, Past President of the North Florida Region, parked his Mazda Miata MX-5 powered by a Ford 5.0 liter V-8 Cobra Mustang engine, at the end of the row of Porsches.

After about a half hour of cooling rain, which ended prior to the beginning of the Show, the sun came out and everyone had a great time looking and talking about their cars. Registration was free and if you pre-registered, you received two free dinners. The car show had all kinds of vehicles in-cluding Antiques, Hot Rods, Classic (1950’s), Muscle (1960-70’s), Sports Cars, Exotics, and Military Vehicles.

In the end, we all had a great time. Mark Rader and his orange Boxster won for the Porsche coming from the greatest distance (Newton, AL). Next year if we get more members to come out, we can put up a small 10’ x 10’ tent with additional Porsche information. Hope to see you next year.

Celebration Church Father’s Day Weekend Car Show

Story and Photos by Bob Wilson

Additional Photos by Alan Berg

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The British were well represented.

More Celebration Car Show Pictures

Lotus Evora

1959 Ferrari 250 GT PF Coupe signed by Stirling Moss and Dan Gurney

Ex-NFL Region

PCA member

Evan Hume was

showing off his

new red 2014

Corvette. Evan,

who has gone

over to the

“Dark Side” ,

traded his 2009

red 911 Carrera

S4 for the new

red 2014

Corvette.

A 1928 Marmon Missile

Detail from an old Dodge

Porsche lineup from the 944 side.

Donn Worley and wife take shelter from the rain

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Remember the Thom McAn Shoe stores in

the ’50’s and ’60’s (young Region members

ask someone older). Your

mom would take you

there to buy shoes. You

could try them on and

then put your newly shod

feet into a slot at the

bottom of a machine, look

through a scope at the top

of the machine, and see a

live X-ray of your feet in your new shoes.

You could wiggle your toes in your new

shoes and see them move. That was my

first thought when I heard Porsche decided

to name its new car the Macan. Macan and

McAn sound alike, and both are companies

that are or were in the

transportation busi-

ness, but the new

Macan will get you

there a lot quicker than

a pair of the old

McAn’s.

For years, the word

was the new Porsche

would be called the Cajun, which many as-

sumed would be a smaller Cayenne—so

Cayenne Junior equals Cajun. If that ever

was the name, it was dropped somewhere

along the way and “Macan,” which is de-

rived from the word for

“tiger” in Indonesian or

Malay, became the

name adopted. Pre-

sumably, this was done

to further the Porsche

catch phrase that “new

car is a big 911, not a

small Cayenne.”

That phrase was oft repeated at the unveil-

ing of the new car. We were fortunate to

have unveilings in the North Florida Region

at both the Porsche dealerships in the Re-

gion—Porsche of Destin and Capital Porsche

in Tallahassee. Re-

gion members had

no excuse not to

show up at one of

the unveilings. The

unveilings took place

on May 15, 2014.

My Porsches are fast,

but I was unable to

attend both unveil-

ings. The pictures and descriptions here are

from the Capital Porsche unveiling. We will

New Macan Unveiled Report and Photos By Alan Berg

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The Food was Good and Popular.

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give equal time to Porsche of Destin at the

next unveiling.

Capital Porsche put on a catered affair at the

dealership with delicious hors d'oeuvres and

a great selection of beverages including Ger-

man beers. One side of the show room was

filled with Porsches of various types and the

other side with two cars—one covered with

a silky black cover and the other with a silky

white cover. A pre-unveiling talk by Por-

schemeister Mike Ludes covered the devel-

opment of the Macan and his experience in

the Macan at a special familiarization class

put on by Porsche N.A. “It’s a big 911” was

a recurrent phase in the presentation. As

the good sized crowd in attendance grew

more and more anxious, Mike’s very young

daughter (and budding “super model”)

pulled off the veils and two new Macans

were revealed to applause, awe and lots of

oohs and ahhs. The mob then swarmed the

two Macans, one a Turbo and one a Macan

“S” Model. A lot of the new features be-

came apparent as the cars were examined

by the local experts and amateurs alike, who

offered a constant stream of cogent obser-

vations about this and that feature. One

novelty was the holes in the hood which al-

low the headlights to peer though when the

hood is down. The Macan looks like a great

car based on the observations at the unveil-

ing. I know I want one.

The festivities were interrupted briefly while

Mike supervised the drawing for some very

nice door prizes. Everyone had a great time

visiting before the veils were removed and

talking about the new big 911 after the veils

were removed.

Thank you to Porsche of Destin and to Capi-

tal Porsche for hosting the unveilings and for

inviting Region members to the festivities.

Let’s show our appreciation by buying some

Macans from them!

The Macan Turbo

The Macan S You Can See the Headlight Hole Here

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North Florida Region Officers and Directors

Danny Fuchs President, Safety/Insurance Chair and Director Tallahassee

Steve LaRosa Vice President and Director Tallahassee

Don Boggs Treasurer and Director Tallahassee

Tim Kerns Secretary and Director Tallahassee

Bob Wilson Membership Chair and Director Crawfordville

Bert Everhart Destin Area Activities Chair and Director Shalimar

Roy Vaughn Director Niceville

Alan Berg Newsletter Editor and Director Tallahassee

Shirley Kerns Tallahassee Area Activities Chair Tallahassee

Thomas G. Wilson Panama City Area Activities Chair Panama City

Barry A. Waters Webmaster Crawfordville

David O'Neal PCA Zone 12 (Deep South) Representative Orlando Area

Significant Dates for the North Florida Region

September 21, 2014 Drive Your 356 Day. To Honey Lake Plantation near Greenville, Florida for Brunch and

Tour. Specific Details to Follow. Watch the Website and Facebook Page, and for Email

Blasters.

October ??, 2014 Possible OctoberFest Event. Watch the Website and Facebook Page, and for Email

Blasters.

November 6, 2014 PCA’s Escape 2014-To Magical Orlando. Watch the Website and Facebook Page.

Socials: Tallahassee Area– Third Wednesday each month, 6:30 PM, Milano’s.

Panama City Area-Determined monthly. Watch the Website and Facebook page.

Destin Area—Determined monthly. Watch the Website and Facebook page.

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PORSCHE FOR SALE

1986 Porsche 944 Turbo, very nice condition, well maintained, repairs done by Wagen Haus. Guards red, black interior. Approxi-

mately 132,000 miles-odometer stopped at 126,000. List of items recently completed in the last couple of years.

New Fuel Lines, New slave cylinder for clutch, New shifter boot , Alternator-Bosch, Check timing belt- adjusted, Replace hood

shocks, Water pump, Oil pressure sender, Sway-bar bushings, Oil sending unit, Power steering hose

Asking $5,990, Contact Brett Bascom 850-524-3010 or email bbascom@comcast.net.

If you have a car, parts or Porsche items for sale, send a description and pictures to the Editor at one of

the addresses listed on the last page for inclusion in Der Porsche Brief.

Preview of Drive Your 356 Day

Our next event is Drive Your 356 Day (DY356D). NFR does this every year with the local

Florida Owners’ Group (FOG), a 356 Car Club. September 19, is Ferry Porsche’s Birth-

day (also Mindy Waters’ Birthday). On the Sunday closest to the 19th (this year Septem-

ber 22), everyone who has a 356 worldwide is supposed to drive it. This year we will go

to Honey Lake Plantation near Greenville, Florida. Details to follow. This is a picture

from last year of the 356s and their escort of other Porsches. All cars are welcome,

Porsches are preferred. Help us celebrate Ferry Porsche’s birthday!

The lineup at the 2013 DY356D.

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Official Publication

of the

North Florida Region

Porsche Club of America

c/o Alan N. Berg, Editor

8035 Tennyson Drive

Tallahassee, Florida 32309

Phone (850) 284-3741

Email: Berg43@aol.com

Vol. 41, No. 2

2nd Quarter, 2014

nfl.pca.org

Submissions Welcome!