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6 Autocore Tech Session – March 25

14 Annual Swap Meet Porsche of FH – April 29

15 HP Driver Education 101 – April 23

18 Model Car Collecting

22 HPDE Beginner’s Day – May 12

24 Devil’s in the Details at Munk’s – May 13

32 Porsche Pin Collection

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PORSCHE PUSHERS PRIVATE PAPERS

March 2017

Official publication of the Southeast Michigan Region, Porsche Club of Americawww.sempca.org

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Southeastern MichiganRegion Porsche ClubOf America

Board Of Directors

P4 Co-Managing Editor/Swap Meet ChairMichael Cohen

248•227•8604

e-mail: [email protected]

Vice-President/ Associate Webmaster/National Tech Inspector/National Concours JudgeGretus Hoogestraat248•670•1761e-mail: [email protected]

Secretary/Concours Chair/National Concours JudgeFred Young586•566•3193e-mail: [email protected]

President &Chief Instructor Marc Molzon

248•882•1759


P4 Co-Managing Editor/Holiday Party ChairJohn Keilly

248•797•2439


Fall Color Tour ChairWalter Crump

586•873•0557


Membership &Insurance ChairGreg Gallagher

313•300•4191


Immediate Past President/Progressive Dinner Chair/National Tech Inspector/Howard Gilson248•549•4016e-mail: [email protected]

Other Officers

TreasurerLeo WanstreetH: 248•887•8628W:248•473•9238e-mail: [email protected]

National LiaisonDennis Denyer

248•391•3268


Zone 4 RepresentativeMichael Soriano

419•843•2070


P4 Associate EditorMiranda Christen

248•303•0477


DE ChairSteve Carbary

248•242•6437


Goodie Store ChairVictoria Hoogestraat

313•296•6244


DE Co-ChairGaren Nicoghosian

248•224•9599


P4 Associate EditorMark VanderEyk

248•520•2292


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C O N T E N T SDirectorsandOfficers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Editor’s Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Tech Session – Autocore Performance Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62017PorscheParade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6President’s Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Suncoast Porsche Cars & Coffee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8New Member Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Swap Meet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14DE101on23April(1pg.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15The Place for Porsches & Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Welcome New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Model Car Collecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18DE Beginner’s Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22The Devil’s in the Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Street Survival School for Teens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Spring Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Help Wanted Assoc . Editor & Word Press Expert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Index to Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Recap – DRIVE Your Porsche Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Porsche Pin Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Tech Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34March Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Board Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Corrections to Jan & Feb . Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Tom Fielitz Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Around the Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

ON THE COVER: Three generations of air cooled 911’s at rest preceding our annual

Drive Your Porsche Day event.

TheP4,PorschePushersPrivatePapers,istheofficialmonthlypublica-tion of the Southeastern Michigan Region, Porsche Club of America . Available only by subscription to SEM members as a portion of the annualNationalmembershipdues,ortootherPCAmembersat$18.00per year . Statements appearing in the P4 are those of the author and may notreflecttheviewsofthePCA,theSEMBoardofDirectorsortheP4editor . The editors reserve the right to edit all material submitted for publication . SEM/PCA is not responsible for any services or merchan-dise advertised herein . Permission to reprint any material published in the P4 is granted provided full credit is given to P4 and the author .

Managing Editors: Michael Cohen, John Keilly

Associate Editor: Miranda Christen

Associate Editor: Mark VanderEyk

Submission Deadline: 10thofthemonth

Address: Michael Cohen, P4 Editor 25545HerefordDrive,RoyakOak,MI48067 Phone248-227-8604•E-mail:[email protected]

For membership information, application or change of address, contact:Greg Gallagher, Membership Chair at: [email protected] or 313-300-4191

2017 SEM/PCA CALENDARMarch2 Board Meeting25 Autocore Tech Session

april6 Board Meeting9 DE-101 / Waterford22 New Member Gathering29 Swap Meet

May 4 Board Meeting12 DE Waterford - #113 Devil’s in the Details – Munk’s20 Street Survival School21 Spring Tour28?? Waterford Hills Family Day

June1 Board Meeting#2-4 Belle Isle Grand Prix10 DE Waterford - #2#18 Eyes on Design / Ford Estate24? Progressive Dinner

July#8 Gilmore Car Museum (Deutsche Marque) Kalamazoo, MI#9-15 Porsche Parade / Spokane, WA#28-30 St. Johns Concours

august3 Board Meeting#5-6 Vintage Races11 DE Waterford - #3#19 Woodward Dream Cruise20 Picnic and Concours

septeMber7 Board Meeting8 DE Waterford - #415 Ladies Only Drive17 Drive your Porsche Day

OctOber 5 Board Meeting#6 Troy Traffic Jam / Troy, MITBD Fall Color Tour

nOveMber2 Board Meeting & Calendar Planning 17 Membership Dinner

DeceMber7 Board MeetingTBD Holiday Party

# = Not an SEMPCA EventAll dates and events are subject to confirmation

Welcome to the March issue . March brings the long awaitedfirstdayofspring.However,asafriendoncesaid, “here in Michigan, we have spring—we just don’t

observe it. A slight lessening of winter is the best we can expect.”MichaelCohen is as close aswe’re likely to get to thefirst

robin of spring . He has taken over as chair of the annual Swap Meet.Thisyear,it’sonApril29,whichshouldincreasethelikeli-hood of some spring-like weather . Thank you, Dave Burton, for all the years you ran this event . As before, Porsche of Farmington Hills will host this event .

Michael had the good sense to escape to Florida in January . In this issue, he has an excellent recap of his visit to the Cars & Coffee event at Sun Coast Porsche . As you’ll see, it brought out a wide variety of interesting cars .

Closer to home, member Ben Salvador has written an inter-esting article about his impressive collection of model cars . We appreciate getting stories and/or photos from our members and encourage you to submit yours .

To facilitate your planning and to encourage your attendance, we have announcements in this issue for all the events through May .

InadditiontotheSwapMeet,therewillagainbea“DE101”classroom session at Waterford Hills . That’s scheduled for Sun-day,April23.Ifyouhaveeverconsideredsigningup,orifyou’rejust curious, this event is for you . Our instructors will answer your questions, tell you how to prepare and take you through a typical day at the track . Weather permitting, it will include walking the track with an instructor who will explain the nuances of each sec-tion and how to handle it .

To welcome our newer members, Greg Gallagher will be hosting a New Member Event on April 22 . All members are welcome.Detailsarestillbeingfinalizedandwillbeprovidedin our next issue .

Then on Friday,May 12, theDE season kicks offwith ourannual Beginner’s Day at Waterford Hills . Both new and expe-rienced DE students are welcome anytime, but on this day, we encourage new students to come out and experience DE . Try it; you’ll like it!

Thenextday,May13,Munk’sMotorswillhosttheirannualDevil’s in the Details event . This popular event is all about car care and you can learn from a host of experts—including some of the many members who have won trophies at the Parade Con-cours . Lunch will be provided .

OnSaturday,May20,wewillhostourfifthannualStreetSur-vival School for teens . This is a national program designed to

address the fact the motor vehicle accidents are the number one killer of teenagers . Street Survival School teaches teens the skills needed to handle the all too common situations where safe driving requires immediate corrective action . Arguably, Street Survival is one of the most important things we do all year . If you know any teenswhowouldbenefit fromthis“handson”safedrivingprogram, please encourage them to sign up .

Also, we need volunteers to help run this event—in car coach-es, course marshals and administration . Please see the announce-ment in this issue .

OnSunday,May21,GretusHoogestraatwill leaduson theSpring Tour . Please save the date . Details will be provided in next month’s issue .

Asyoucansee,weliterallyhave“somethingforeveryone.”We encourage you to come out and participate in an event . We’re confidentthatyouwillenjoytheevent,yourcarandthecompanyof fellow Porsche enthusiasts . Remember, “It’s not just the cars; it’s the people!”

Like many things, technology is both good and bad . Great when it works, frustrating and aggravating when it fails us . We had a major glitch with the Member Anniversaries in the previous issue . They have been corrected and appear in this issue, along with the anniversaries for March . We apologize for not having caught this problem before we went to print .

Congratulations to all who have an anniversary . Membership is the lifeblood of any organization and your membership is ap-preciated .

We are delighted to welcome two new advertisers—Andree Riley of Keller Williams Realty in Birmingham, MI and the Flor-ida Keys and Autocore Performance Group in Waterford, MI . An-dree is a member of SEM/PCA and Autocore is owned by another member, Steve Cramer . Please support them and all our advertis-ers . They make this magazine possible .

If you are a member with a business or professional corpora-tion, we would greatly appreciate your becoming an advertiser . Just a business card ad will get your name in front of more than 1,000 people in SEM/PCA, plus all the “pass along” readerswho get our publication from other businesses . Porsche owners have some of the most impressive demographics in the entire auto industry .

As always, your comments, photos and stories are welcome . You can help make this magazine even better . We will be glad to help you .

bOarD Meetings

Board meetings are typically held on the first Thursday of the month at various locations.

Please note: for anyone interested in attending future Board meet-ings, please contact any board member.

BY JOHN KEILLY

Oh No!Not You Again!

Oh No!Not You Again!


As we continue through winter, many of us miss the thrill of driv-

ing our favorite Porsche . So, we pursue other activities to pass the time until “driving sea-son”returns.Idolotsofdown-hill skiing and snowmobiling—both great pastimes for fulfill-ing my need for speed—and spend time with great friends and family . Which leads me to the focus of this month’s ar-ticle, one of the key aspects of Porsche:“It’sthePeople.”

Some of the best friendships of my life have been formed with members of our club . Ev-erything from ski trips, snow-mobile trips, and mountain bike rides to some great car event trips (with and withoutourowncars):

• Ofcourse,thereisPorscheParade, which brings own-ers from around the country to a fantastic location each year .

• Therearealsothetravelstovarioustracksacrossthecountrywhere several members race .

• Andspeakingofracing,tripstotheRolex24HoursatDay-tonaand theF1racesat IndyandAustinarealwaysmoreenjoyable with friends from the club .

Locally, we enjoy some great weekends on the lake with peo-ple I’ve met from the club—always fun to get together when we share so many common interests . If you haven’t yet been able to join us for any of the various club events, I urge you to come out and try some . We offer something for everyone: from driving tours and track days to picnics, BBQ’s and dinners . Also, con-sider volunteering at an event—there’s no better way to meet and get to know our members . Come join us, meet our outstanding members and develop some great friendships with people that love the things you love to do . As a board member for many years,I’veseenfirst-handthatthosethatgetinvolved(whetherattendingorhelpingrunanevent)trulyenjoytheactivitiesandthe camaraderie .

Please continue to share ideas for new/different events— we want to ensure everyone is getting what they want from this great club .

With the spring season right around the corner, keep an eye out for some of our events coming up . We’ve got the Tech Session at Autocore(oneofournewadvertisers)onMarch25th.TheSwapMeetisApril29thatPorscheofFarmingtonHills—whichneverfailstohavesomeofthoserealhard-to-findparts—ANDyou’reassured of the chance to talk about the cars and parts of the cars wealllove.TheHigh-PerformanceDriver’sEducation(HPDE)101classroomeventonApril9thhelpsprepareyouforon-trackdriving by giving you the low-down on the basics and what to expect at your first day at the track. This event will have youreadyforourfirstHPDEonMay12thatWaterfordHillsRace-way . We’ll again have four HPDE’s from May through September this year—and be assured we will assign you to a group of drivers with similar track experience and skills .

Meanwhile, have a great winter—and I hope to see you on the slopes, trails, track or street!

BY MARC MOLZON

Porsche. People.Power. Passion…Porsche. People.Power. Passion…

Come and join your fellowSEM/PCA Members

Primary Registration for the Parade Number and Housing is scheduled

for February 21Specific Event and Banquet

Registration is currently planned for early April

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STORY & PHOTOS BY MICHAEL COHEN

Suncoast PorscheCars and Coffee

T here are Cars and Coffees and there are CARS and COFFEES . On the second Saturday each

month, Suncoast Porsche, located on U .S . 41-TamiamiTrailinSarasotaFL,hasacarenthusiasts’ get together which runs from 8amto10am.Whileonvacation, IhadtheopportunitytoattendtheirJanuary14,2017event.CarsbegangatheringinSun-coast’s parking lot on this cool partly sun-nydayatabout7:30inthemorning.Thevariety of vehicles was impressive . There were probably 100 cars displayedwith alargenumberofPorsches, includingGT3RSs, GT4s, 356 Speedsters and classic911s.Inaddition,therewereadozenFer-raris of different shapes and sizes as well as Lamborghinis, numerous Corvettes, hot rods, a BMW Z8, classic British roadsters, classic Mercedes, a Le Mans prototype replicarandevenafewVWs.(MySubaruForester rental car was parked a safe dis-tance away so as not to be confused with the display vehicles.) I chose towearmy Porsche baseballcap, which was an immediate welcome card and conversation

starter among the very friendly attendees . I was given a warm greeting by Suncoast salesperson and HPDE instructor War-ren Hense who I met previously . He suggested that I attend

the 48 Hours of Sebring in early February where he would be instructing . Unfortu-nately, our vacation would be over by then . While strolling around, I bumped into fel-low SEM/PCA member Kim Virkler, who spends winters on Siesta Key with his wifeand997Porsche.Severaldayslater,we met for lunch and of course discussed Porsches . The photographs following are a good representation of the vehicles dis-played at the C&C

You Are InvIted

Autocore PerformanceGroup Tech Session

March 25, 201710am – 2pm

We will discuss the 996/997 turbo, Gt2/Gt3 coolant pipe failure issue with examples

Food and Drinks will be Provided

Please rsvp by March 21 [email protected] or call us at

248-843-19003565 elizabeth Lake road. Suite 200

Waterford, MI 48328

MORE PHOTOS ON PAGES 10-11

A sharp 356 Outlaw Speedster

A red Cayman GT4


Suncoast (continued from page 8) Suncoast

Beautiful metallic blue 911 Carrera TargaYellow Triumph TR3, similar to my first sports car

Flower PowerBlack and gold Chevy powered LeMans Prototype replicar

When is the last time you saw a Honda Acty??Even a McLaren showed up

Carefully read the model designation on the back of this Ferrari

Mint turquoise Austin Healey 3000

Gorgeous 2.7 CarreraFilling up on coffee and donuts


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PCA Multi-Region Swap Meet,Car Show & Tech Quiz!!

SATuRDAy,APRIL29,201710:00AM–2:00PM

Presented by the SEM, RSR and Motorstadt RegionsFeaturingthe356MotorCitiesGroup

Western Michigan, Michiana & Maumee Valley Regions are also invited

Hosted by Porsche of Farmington Hills37911GrandRiverAve.FarmingtonHills,MI48335

Thiseventisrainorshine(orevensnow)…It’sinsideFor tables contact Event Chair Michael Cohen

[email protected]

Set-up for swap participants begins at 9:00 am.The event opens at 10:00 am and runs through lunch

(provided by Porsche of Farmington Hills)

Driver’s Education 101Sunday April 23, 2017

Waterford hills road Course

Classroom Session start time 10:00 amThis is a ‘How to begin’ for first timers

Come on out and see what a driver’s education day (de day) is all about.We will cover everything you need to know to have a successful

first day at the track. We will cover how to register,prepping your car, prepping yourself, and what to expect.

You will get a chance to meet some of our instructors, tour the facility, see the classroom, and (weather permitting) walk the track!

So, if you have ever been curious about de and are thinking abouttrying this event, this will put you on the right path.

Sign up on www.Clubregistration.net or callChief Instructor Marc Molzon 248-882-1759, or

de Chair Steve Carbary 586-242-6437


Porsche of Ann Arbor

We invite you to visit our brand new Porsche showroom.

Let us help you find the new (or used) Porsche of your dreams.

Come visit our brand new Porsche building:

Porsche of Ann Arbor2575 S. State Street • Ann Arbor, MI 48104Take I-94 to State Street, Exit #177, go North

1/2 mile…Porsche of Ann Arbor is on the right.

Porsche Sales: 734-761-3200www.porscheannarbor.com

THE PLACE FOR PORSCHES & PARTSSEM/PCA members may advertise Porsche vehicles, or related parts or services—

either “For Sale” or “Wanted”—for three months at no cost. Advertising will be accepted from non-members at the Editor’s discretion, space permitting, at the rate of $5.00 per issue

for three lines, payable in advance to SEM/PCA, C/O P4. Please see page 4 for the address

DEkA BATTERy: DeKa ETX30L AGMlightweight (23lb), compact battery, 7”H,6”W,5”D.400coldcrankingamps.used3mo.$50.Email:[email protected](10/16)

CAR STORAGE: Heated, secured garage . $550upto6months.CallClemWeierstahlat(810)636-2840.

FOR SALE: 1989 Porsche 944: Guards redwith black interior. 2.7L In-Line 4 cyl-inder, fuel injected single overhead cam 8 valueengine.Porschescriptseatinserts,16”phone dial wheels, resprayed with factory originalpaint,aftermarkethighflowexhaust,5 speed manual transmission, Roadmaster VRCD400-SDuin-dashheadunitwithuSBCONTROLFORMP3/WMA,84,154miles.$8,900.00. Contact Matt Fenster [email protected].(11/16).

FOR SALE: 1961 Porsche 356 normal mo-tor.All 3 pieces match. Good core for re-building . Includes carbs . heads, gen stand, dist,etc..Insidestoredfor40years.Bestof-fer.Bernie586805-8766(11/16)

FOR SALE: Two Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires: size 305/25 ZR20 off the rearofmyPorsche911.Theyareingreatshapewith7/32treadleft.Ihadablowoutononeofmy fronts and replaced all 4 with a different brandasIcouldnotfindmoreMPSSinmysize.$200orbestoffer.Contact:[email protected](11/16)

FOR SALE: 1987 Porsche 911 Carrera Targa, Guards Red with Black Interior, 94,500miles. Ihavepampered thiscar foralmost eight years . Drives and looks great . New clutch, tires, shocks, updated electri-cal, recent oil change, and complete main-tenance record . Front and rear spoilers, Sirius radio, and car cover. $43,000.MarkBlazevic 248-761-5346, [email protected].(11/16)

FOR SALE: Genuine Porsche 17mm wheel spacers - OEM - Porsche part num-ber 000-044-500-10 includes 10 ball seatlug nuts.usedon the rear of 2005Boxster‘S’. Will fit others. Original cost $270.00

willsellfor$135.00.Phone-248-344-0986/[email protected](11/16)

FOR SALE: 1971 Porsche 911T Coupe: Sepia Brown . One owner . Full service docu-mentation . COA . Original window sticker .tool kit . Excellent condition . Survivor . Rare oppor-tunity.ContactMichaelCohen248-227-8604;[email protected](1/17)

FOR SALE: Cayenne winter tires and wheels. Like new Blizzak 275/40x20 onblack Rial (German) Porto (5-spoke) 20x9wheels.Thesewerenewlastwinterat$2200for the TechArt Turbo . The Cayenne went to live in GA so winter tires are available for the worst of MI winter - still to come! Ready tobolton(candoforyou)$1200.CallRon586-749-9804.(1/17)

FOR SALE: 2011 Trailex aluminum trail-er. Dual axle with front stone guard and spare wheel/tire. (Originally built for Boxster-Spyder). $3,800.00. Contact: Gordon Fordat:586-291-7889;[email protected].(3/17)

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I boughtmyfirstmodelcarfor$3.50atage17.Itwasa1/43rd scaleversionof the1970Daytonawinning#2GulfPorsche917K.Thatwasbefore I became a

Porschephile,althoughIalreadywasacarnut.The1/43scalewasideal;itmeasuredabout4”inlengthandhadsuf-ficientdetailforitssize.Ididn’thavemuchdisplayspaceat the time, but envisioned adding many more models over time.Mostofmycollectionisstill1/43rdscale.

Today I have approximately 1,600models on displayand at least as many in storage . Two thirds of the models on display are Porsches . Many are reminders of my earliest memories of Porsches that turned me into a Porschephile . Someof thoseare: (1)The911Carrera2.7RS -acar Ifirstsawbeingdrivenbyanacquaintance.Thecar’ssquatstanceandmuffledexhaustrumblecaughtmyattention.ItwasthefirstPorscheIlustedafter.(2)The1973Daytonawinning#59Brumossponsored911CarreraRS/RSR-mymemory of this car is not of the car itself but of a bill-board image, approximately 5X life-size, celebrating the win.Thisbillboardwason“thestrip”onSunsetBoulevardin Beverly Hills, California . It was an impressive sight, which burneditselfintomymemory.(3)Porsche935/935Ks-carsthatIwatchedraceatRiversideinthemidtolate1970’s.(4)FIAGroup5and6enduranceracers.Theyweremyfavorites.

My collection includes the earliest Porsches: the Lohner-Porsche electric car, some tractors, the Type 64 (1939 Berlin-Romeracer),356s,550s,718s,597Jagdwagensandmore.I also have several single seaters: 718 Formula 2s, 804Formula 1s, Interscope Indy cars,March-PorscheCARTracers, TAG-Porsche-powered McLaren and Footwork moderneraFormula1cars.“CelebrityPorsches”areavail-ablesuchasJamesDean’s550Spyder,JanisJoplin’s356SCCabriolet, a couple ofMagnusWalker’s 911s, SteveMcQueen’s911SandHerbertvonKarajan’s911Turbo.

It shouldn’t be a surprise that the Porsche model repre-sentedmostinmycollectionisthe911inallitsiterationsand variants .

My collecting radically accelerated with the advent ofEbay.Iusedtohavetofindtimetoshoporwaitforacatalogue . Now, I can now shop at any hour of the day or night.Ebayalsoenablesaccesstothosehard-to-findlim-ited series . I have also become much more selective with and have slowed down considerably, due to display and storage space constraints .

Given thatmyfirstmodelwas the#2Gulf-sponsored917Kin1/43scale,itisbefittingthatIendthisarticleby

sharing the fact that the most recent model I have on backorder isa1/12scaleversionoftheverysamecar.Itwillcostmealotmorethan$3.50!

If you have an interest in scale model automobiles, Pastein-er’s Auto Zone Hobbies in Birmingham is a good local source . Suggested on-line shopping sites are: www .replicarz .com, www .mintmodels .com and www .motorsportscollector .com .

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Drive Your Porsche Day 2016

STORY & PHOTOS BY GARY AMBRUS

T ocelebratethe107thbirthdayofDr.FerryPorsche…closeto50membersoftheSoutheastMichiganRegionenjoyeda beautiful, sunny Sunday afternoon drive and dinner on

September18th.We met in the parking lot of Laurel Park Mall in Livonia and

traveled west to Whitmore Lake via North Territorial Road . Our parade of Porsche’s returned eastward, then north through Mil-ford and eventually south through Wixom . We ended back at the mall for dinner at Sweet Lorraine’s in the Livonia Marriott . Much of the credit goes to President Howard Gilson, because this route borrowedliberallyfromadrivehehostedin2009.Inhonorofthis

being a birthday celebration, Gilson Motorsport’s also provided numerous presents as door prizes .

During the tour, former members of SEM/PCA were out for a Sunday drive in their Porsche and spotted the caravan of touring Porsche’s . They joined in and ended up at dinner with us .

The region party took over most of Sweet Lorraine’s for din-ner . Considerable socializing took place throughout the restaurant and all seemed to enjoy the company of fellow enthusiasts .

Happiness is…Krista Paxton driving her 993

MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 29

Automotive Techniques is proud to welcome Andrew Derminer to the family here in the shop. For the past 15 Years Andrew has been with the Porsche network and Foreman of the local dealer the past 6.

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Alongside with Jeff Jones, Longtime Porsche enthusiast, and his team they have almost 100 Years of combined experience. Jeff has been a Porsche technician since the Bill Cook Racing Team back in the 80’s. After many years at the dealerships Jeff turned to start his own company in 1988. With Jeff ’s old

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The dyno shop is not open on Saturdays, but will open for this event.Cost per car: $100. Whoever guesses their run most accurately gets theirs free!

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STORY & PHOTOS BY GRETUS HOOGESTRAAT

The Pin Manfrom Münster

Last month I received an email from Mr . Diethard Doe-brich . He lives in Münster, Germany, which is about 2 Autobahn hours south of my home town Emden . I don’t

know this man, so why did he contact me? He collects car club pins in general, Porsche Club pins in particular, and is asking if some of our SEM/PCA members have some extra pins they could share or trade with him .

Here the story about his hobby: It all started in the 60swhenmyDadbought amoped “NSuQuickly” and as a give-away he got a NSU-needle . Nobody paid attention to it .

Years later I discovered this needle again and started collect-ing needles . Pins weren’t available then . I generally collected needles of car-factories, for example AUDI, FORD, OPEL, MERCEDES-BENZ, VW and last but not least PORSCHE . As time went by pins became more and more available . There were pins of groceries, different kind of beers and of COCA COLA, of course!

I started collectingmainly Porsche-pins (and I still do so!).Therefore I travelled to several fairs and auto shows like the IAA Frankfurt, the TECHNO-CLASSICA in Essen and the Motor-

Diethard Doebrich with PART of his collection

Show Essen . On eBay pins are offered as well . Also other collec-tors traded pins with me, even a few guys from the PCA-Regions .

Duringallthisyears(I’m74yearsoldnow)I’vegotneedlesand mainly pins from GERMANY, but also from AUSTRA-LIA - AUSTRIA - BAHRAIN - CANADA - CHINA - CY-PRUS - DENMARK - EL SALVADOR - FINLAND - FRANCE - GREAT-BRITAIN - GUATEMALA - HAWAII - HOLLAND - HONGKONG - ITALY - JAPAN - JORDAN - NORWAY - OMAN - SINGAPORE - SOUTH-AFRICA - SPAIN - SVERIGE - SWITZERLAND - TAIWAN - and U .S .A .

If you discover pins of from PCA-Clubs, Porsche-Parade, Es-cape, Fiesta del Porsche, West Coast Holiday, East Coast Holiday, 356Registry or PorscheReunion, Iwould be delighted if youremembertheoldmanoverseas!!!”

Just in case, here my address:Diethard DoebrichEichsfelderstrasse 2848153MuensterGERMANy

Greetings from Münster and Kindest RegardsDiethard Doebrich


TECH TALK

DEAD BATTERY2003 911 Carrera Cabriolet Mileage: 31 000

Q: I keep my battery connected to a trickle charger in the winter, but it recently died. I replaced the alternator 2 years ago, but the battery is 5+ years old. Should 996 batteries be replaced after a certain amount of time as part of regular maintenance?

A: You may have noticed that most car batteries come with a 4- or 5-year limited warranty. Guess what the mean time before failure is? About 5.5 to 6 years. You are right on schedule for a new battery. I like the Inter-state batteries if you can get them, otherwise a Sears DieHard is still a good option. The US-market batteries still seem better than the original.

A: As a new Porsche owner I wanted to keep my 996 original. The original battery died after about 5 years. I replaced it with a OEM German battery from the local Porsche dealer (Very Expensive). It lasted about a year. I replaced that with a NAPA replacement (not so expen-sive). It was virtually an exact duplicate of the original except for the name. It’s been in the car for about 3 years and is still going strong. Stay away from OEM-go with NAPA.

A: I have an Interstate battery and it has lasted over 5 years. My first battery was a Porsche battery and had a warranty but the dealer told me I didn›t drive the car enough miles when I lost it in about a year, the warranty was no good. I was advised by a Porsche tech to buy an Interstate because it matters not how many miles you drive a year.

A: I have a 2007 C4. The original battery failed a load test at about the 2-3 year mark even though I used the factory Porsche trickle charger. I replaced the bat-tery with the factory OEM unit and got rid of the cheap Porsche trickle charger. I now use a Battery Minder 2000 series by VDC electronics which is ten times the unit. The new battery is now roughly 5 years old and doing fine. Important: Use a charger all year round and never leave the key in the ignition unless you pull it out far. enough that you hear a click in the steering column.

944 WHEEL & TIRE SIZESModel: 944, Year:1983, Mileage:47000, Type of use:Street use only

Q: I have owned my 1983 944 since new. I have 15 inch Fuchs forged alloy wheels. The rear wheels are wider than the front wheels. I think the front wheels are 7 J X 15 and I think the rears are 8 J X 15 but I am not sure. My car came with the N69 option group. I have the origi-nal window sticker but it does not give me any specific information about wheel size. Can you please help me to determine the wheel size and what tire size I need to replace the OEM tires?

A: Yes, your factory Fuchs are quite likely 7x15 in front and 8x15 in the rear. You can verify that by the markings on the inside of one of the spokes. There should be an embossing that reads (for example) 7JX15.As for tires to be mounted, your factory owner manual should specify 215-60/15 for both front and rear. I agree with that rec-ommendation. That size is still available for street from several tire manufacturers.

NEED NEW SUMMER TIRES2012 911 Targa 4S Mileage: 36,000

Q: I need new summer tires for my 2012 911 targa 4S, now have Pirelli Zeros, heard that best tire is Michelin Pilot Sport 2. It seems that they are being replaced by Pilot Super Sport. Which is better, and is there another tire I should consider?

A: Tire choice can be a very personal decision and can change depending upon how you drive and what you want out of your tires. Michelin is my personal favorite for street tires on these cars; they wear very well and are relatively quiet while offering great performance. The Pilot Super Sport is not a factory approved, N-rated tire for some Porsche models but it is for others. Many of our clients that have used the Pilot Super Sports are very im-pressed with them. Many of them state the Super Sports out-handle and out-last the Pilot Sport 2 tires. I don’t think you could go wrong with either Michelin tire but I think I would personally lean toward the Super Sport based on my customers input.

The following are reprints from Panorama. Questions are submitted by PCA members and responses are formulated by members of the PCA technical committee.

SEM/PCA Member Anniversaries – March 2017

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Thanks to the SEM/PCA webmaster Erik Ohrnberger, we are pleased to now be able to recognize membership anniversaries each month. Congratulations to all who have a membership anniversary this month!

Anniversaries are noted by the date the primary member joined PCA. Please let us know if we’ve made an error or omission.

39 Ted&NancySchwartzenfeld29 David&MargueriteKimball26 Jeffrey&ImbiMcErlean21 Joel&RandeeMiller19 Eric&MarthaManting19 Anthony&ErnestMac18 P&MartaTrimmer18 Thaddeus&ThaddeusShegos14 Marc&LisaMolzon14 StephenShugg13 PatrickMccuen12 Erik&GinaOhrnberger12 FredericBinggeli12 David&MaryWood11 Kim&GingerVirkler10 Jason&AllisonCardew

9 Shawn&AnnetteBartush9 Steve&NancyChavez7 Lothar&AnnBauer7 EdwardDawdaAliceBuckley6 Richard&JudithHuddleston6 Richard&MarcyFord5 Louis Shoha 5 Robert & Vivian Yonce 4 Robert Newill Len Dodman 3 Mark&DawnLubienski3 Tim&MaggieOtto3 JohnPantalone3 CarlCode2 David Walker 2 Christopher Hulen 2 Timothy Kopec

2 Greg Massa 2 Marc Brazeau 2 Gregory Bator 2 David Yanez 2 Charles Robinson 2 Todd Whiteley 1 GeoffRood1 JohnDarwak1 SteveSiegfried1 ChaitanyaNandakumar1 BradConkey1 Carl&DeniseGiosa1 RyanDix1 CedricAlexanian

SEM Board Minutes (2/2/17) by Fred YoungIn attendance: Board Members: Marc Molzon, Gretus Hoogestraat, Walter

Crump,Fredyoung,JohnKeilly,MichaelCohenandHowardGilson.Officers:Steve Carbary and Leo Wanstreet . Absent with notice: Patti Door, and Greg Gallagher

Call to Order: 7:00P.M.byPresidentMarcMolzon.Minutes: Moved by W .C . and J .K . to approve . Motion passed .Financial: Leo Wanstreet – The books are not closed out yet for the year .

Leo will stay on as treasurer . A motion was made to upgrade the accounting system by J .K . and H .G . Motion carried .

Membership:GregGallagher.–643primaryand378associatemembersfor1021total.

Insurance: Greg Gallagher – None neededP-4: Michael Cohen – Mark VanderEyk will serve as associate editor . The

March P4 is in the works .

OLD BUSINESS:March 25: Autocore: Marc Molzon – They will sponsor an event with the

ad to come . April 9: DE-101 at Waterford: Steve Carbary – All set .April 22: New Member Gathering: Greg Gallagher – No information .April 29: Swap Meet at Farmington Hills Porsche: Michael Cohen – The

dateisconfirmedforthemulti-regionevent.May 12: DE Waterford #1: Steve Carbary – The rates have gone up . Dis-

cussionensuedastoaM-1DEevent.AdecisionistobemadeinMarch.May 13: Devil’s in the Details: Chris Braden – On track .May 20: Street Survival School: John Keilly, Don Kleist – The site has

to be reserved . Moved by H .G . and G .H . to approve contract . Motion carried . May 21: Spring Tour: Gretus Hoogestraat – No report .May 28: Waterford Hills Family Day: Fred Young – The tentative date is

stillnotconfirmed.June ??: Progressive Dinner: Howard Gilson – May have a date change

due to availability of host homesJuly 8: Deutsche Marques: Fred Young – Exploring the possibility of going

to the event .July 9-15: Porsche Parade: Gretus Hoogestraat – Will have 4 hotels to ac-

commodate registrants . Registration not open yet .August 20: Picnic and Concours: Patti Door, Don Kleist, Fred Young – The

siteisreserved.Thetrophiesarealmostfinished.60th Anniversary Committee: Patti Door – No reportCharities: Gretus Hoogestraat – Check to be sent to Jo Brighton FoundationWeb site: Gretus Hoogestraat – Calendar up and running . Leo suggested we

look into web site hosting costs . Goodie Store: Gretus Hoogestraat – No report .Event Reports: None needed .

NEW BUSINESS:Anniversaries: Walter Crump questioned the member’s anniversaries in the

P4 and if they could be reprinted . It was also suggested we welcome transfers in along with new members .

Flags for Events:MarcMolzon–Suggestedwepurchasetwo8ft.flagsforour events . Moved by H .G . and G .H . to purchase them . Motion carried .

Gran Prix:WalterCrumpsaidthereisnoconfirmationfromPorscheforaPorsche Platz .

Meeting adjourned at 8:31 P.M. - Motion by W .C . and M .C . to adjourn . Motion passed .

Refreshments and Locations:Thursday,March6–WalterCrump–Gil-son’sThursday,April6–HowardGilson–Gilson’s


BY TOM FIELITZ

When TiresWere Skinny…

There is a classic description of racing in the very early years that goes, “When tires were skinny and drivers were fat.” If you look at those early photo-

graphs you will see that was indeed the description of the famous race drivers and their cars . If you haven’t noticed lately the description is exactly the opposite today . All of the top echelon race drivers are diminutive, more like horse jockeys, and the tires on their race cars have become very wide.Whyisthissignificant?Itpaintsaverydifferentpic-ture for anyone aspiring to go racing . It also paints a pic-ture increasingly out of touch with those who follow racing . Could that possibly be what is disenchanting race fans and turning them to other sports?

Let’s turn this discussion closer to home with our own Porsches . I am not going to take this to a personal level be-cause rest assured I have never in my life been described as diminutive . In fact, there have been many cars that I would havelovedtodriveexceptIflatoutdon’tfitinthem.Veryearly on I learned that I could rule out most English cars . MyfirstsportscarwassupposedtobeaLotusEuropabutthe salesman at The Sports Car Exchange would not let meeventrytositinone.Fortunately,IdidfitnicelyintoaPorsche914-6,becausemostGermancarsweredesignedtofitAmericansizedpeople.I’veneverfoundaPorschethat I couldnot comfortablyfit into.But tire sizes areadifferent story .

Anyone who has owned a Porsche from those early years knows how small tires were on those cars . Cars in general had very narrow tires and rather tall side walls . As racing tires evolved towide and low profile the street tires fol-lowedbutitwasaslowevolution.Tiresfromthe‘50’sand‘60’sandeven‘70’swereaboutaswideastoday’smotorcy-cletireorspacesaversparetire.Tirediametersof15incheswere considered to be big and ordinary cars normally were fitted with 13-inch diameter wheels. My early Porscheswerefittedwithhighperformance165by15 tireswith acontactpatchofaboutfourincheswide.My1972911Ehadmonstersized185by15inchPirelliCN36tireswithacon-tact patch of about three inches because of their rounded profile.IwouldliketoseehowsmugthecurrentGT3ownerwouldbeiftheircarwasfittedwithasetofthosetires.Just

one of theGT3 rear tires has acontact patch equal to a whole setofCN36tires.Asonefamousadvertisement spells it out, there is no performance without con-trol, meaning without big sticky tires you might as well be driv-ing a Prius with low rolling re-sistance donuts .

Racing became a serious size issue for me . I may have fan-cied myself driving a svelte Lo-tus Formula Ford but those cars were designed around a driver of about5foot7inches,ortheaveragesizeofmostEnglishmen.Inmyprime,meaningmuchmorefitthanIamcur-rently, I could squeeze into a Jim Russell school Crossle FormulaFord.Thelast timeIdroveaFormula3carwasover a decade ago . A very dear friend who was much short-erthanIamusedtodriveFormulaV,SuperVandfinallyFormula SCCA until his physical dimensions became an issue . He offered me a ride in his Lynx Formula Super V and I dearly wanted to take him up on that offer . With the body work off I squeezed my frame into the narrow tub of the car and forced my knees under the dash . All seemed well until we realized that my feet were past the pedals and firmlyagainstthefrontbulkhead.Thecarwasengineeredaround professional racer John Kalagian who was jockey sized.EvenNASCARstockcarscanposeaproblem.Ifitin the Track Time School’s Citgo Dodge Avenger set up for Sterling Marlin who happens to be about my size . Though I couldnotfitinthePenskeFordThunderbirdofRustyWal-lace who is much shorter than Sterling Marlin . Soasmostthingsdefinedbythepassageoftime,thereis

no going back to the early days of skinny tires and I doubt any of us would want to . If your favorite car happens to be a1972911andthebiggesttiresyouhaveare215by15youjust have to buck up and admit the limitations . You may haveasmuchormorefunthanthatfellowinthenewGT3but there is no hope at all that talent can make up the differ-ences between tires .

SEM/PCA Member Anniversaries – January/February 2017

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Thanks to the SEM/PCA webmaster Erik Ohrnberger, we are pleased to now be able to recognize membership anniversaries each month. Congratulations to all who have a membership anniversary this month!

Anniversaries are noted by the date the primary member joined PCA. Please let us know if we’ve made an error or omission.

There was a technical glitch which played havoc with the Anniversaries shown in the January/February issue. We apologize for this mistake and herewith present the cor-rect names and anniversaries for those two months. – Ed.

ANNIVERSARIES – JANUARy 2017

48 Ronald & Karen Roland

43 RonaldHughesPaulGardy

34 David&SuzanneSecord

34 TomGasser

33 Douglas&MargotMarston

33 Lori&PeterMauthe

27 Daniel&ConstanceConrad

24 Richard Branka Lydia Draper

24 Leo & Linda Wanstreet

20 Robert&PeggyBogart

19 MerrittCollinsVaughanScott

19 Michael&DonnaKrausman

17 Jeffrey&PamelaFeurt

17 PatrickColeman

16 Anthony&LindaHulls

16 Joseph&VeronicaJakubus

15 Edward&DebbieReiss

15 Fred&PatriciaTarver

14 MarvinWinkfield

13 James&JamesSeeling

13 David&DawnWright

9 Francesca&CrippaPaolo

7 Michael&DeborahPaine

7 Steven&DianeAult

7 William&DonnaPankratz

6 RichardMcSusanBudsys

6 Carlos&VeronicaCarmona

6 HaraldSchuster

5 Peter Sinclair

4 Albert & Anita Stephens

4 Todd & Reggie Goldman

4 David Black Sandra Smith

4 John Garippa

4 Christopher Young

4 Kenneth & Kristen Lingenfelter

3 Matthew&KerryShaffer

3 GarySylvesterTheresaRecchia

3 AndreiDuma

3 Maximillian&AlexandraAkemann

3 GeorgeRenaud

3 EliseoCarrillo

2 Steve Shepherd

2 Kevin & Drew Miller

1 StuartCrane

1 Gianluigi&ChristinaGennari

1 LarryDowers

1 GaryKogowski

1 James&JTMestdagh

1 RichardCieszkowski

1 PMichael&DeborahQuire

1 JeffreyBigelman

1 TimHauke

ANNIVERSARIES – FEBRUARy 2017

40 Mark&JeffLangren

38 Peter&RitaHeydon

35 Peter&PeterSchmitt

30 Scott&KimElliott

28 John & Pamela Chatley

27 Raymond&JoannJohnson

26 Tibor&EdithSzabo

26Robert&LorettaSerge

25 David & Debra Miller

20 BenSalvadorMyrnaMendez

19 James&NorineWatson

18 Greg&GeoffRouke

17 David&BarbaraPeterson

17 Mark&ElizabethPeters

17 Clifton&MartiPatton

17 Tony&ChristinaAmalio

15 Frank&ElizabethTilli

14 Joseph&MarilynnKokoszka

12 Mack&MarilynGaut

11 PaulCreasy

11 Thomas&JeanBaumgarten

10 Chris&ElaineBraden

10 William&KishnaTarver

8 Ahmet Ongun Haluk Unsal

6 LeeKellert

6 LucasPhanGlennyTjahgaji

4 Victoria Hoogestraat

4 Roger & Katie Meiners

4 William & Billy Crowe

4 Glenn Haege

4 Charles & Carol Etterman

4 Jim & Adriana Angelidis

4 Apostolos & Elena Kerasiotis

3 NamrataVarty

3 Ije&EleanorOsuagwu

2 Christian Becker

2 Brian Brady

2 William Roscoe

2 Gary Gumushian

2 Mary & Jim Fleischhauer

1 RalphValitutti

1 TomBrady

1 FrancoParodi

1 JavierSamayoa


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BY MICHAEL SORIANO, ZONE 4 REPRESENTATIVE

Around The Zone

Greetings PCA Zone 4 Members,As we are all looking forward to the arrival of spring, many

regions are offering tech sessions to get our cars prepped for the driving season . In addition, regions have found ways to encour-age PCA camaraderie during these winter months . There have been a number of Holiday Parties, membership dinners, new member events and Saturday Breakfasts . I recently had the op-portunity to travel to South Bend to attend Michiana Region’s Meet the Member Winter Party . The very well attended event was held at an Austrian restaurant was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone and included a car themed gift exchange . I also attend-ed Eastern Buckeye Region’s Winter Party held at the beautiful homeofRonandSharonRobinson.Theeveningwasfilledwithwonderful food and beverages, lively conversation, an “Ugly ChristmasSweater”contest,andthepresentationoftheregion’sEnthusiast of the Year award .

As I have previously stated, one of my goals has been for the regions to join together and work as one cohesive zone in order to provide our members with even more opportunities to enjoy our cars.Iamverypleasedtoseethateachofthepast3years,moreand more regions are working together to help accomplish this

important goal . Exciting events are being planned in your region and throughout the zone, and even if your car is currently in stor-age, PCA has a wide variety of activities for you .

As the weather continues to improve, and events are added to the region calendars, please remember to frequently check your inboxes, region’s newsletter and website . Many regions’ events calendars are posted on the Events page of the Zone 4 website http://zone4 .pca .org . Visit the website for the latest details on many of the events that are being planned . Here are just some of the events taking place this month:

• ARPCA’s All Member Dinner is March 5 at Blue North Restaurant in Allison Park

• March7isRally Sport Region’s Club Meeting at Karl’s Cabin in Plymouth

• Michiana Region’s Business Meeting at Dandino’s Supper Club in Goshen is March 8

• March11isCentral Indian Region’s Second Saturday Breakfast at SweetCars in Ft . Wayne .

• Western Michigan Region’sBruchatCygnus27in GrandRapidsisMarch12

• March13isMid Ohio Region’s Board Meeting at the Rusty Bucket in Columbus

• Motor-Stadt Region’s Board Meeting at Spagnoulos’s in OkemosisMarch14

• Ohio Valley Region’s Monthly Board Meeting and Member SocialisMarch14atFirehouseGrillinCincinnati.

• JoinMaumee Valley Region members for Laser Tag and DinneronMarch18

• March25isNorthern Ohio Region’s New Member Party at Porsche of Beachwood

• Southeast Michigan Region’s Autocore Performance Group Tech Session is March 25

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact me at [email protected]

Thanks, Michael

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