Volume XV, Issue 7 -- August 2010

The Official Publication of the Rally Sport Region -- Porsche Club of America

The Bahn Stormer

Calendar of Events ....................... 4Irish Hills & Lake Tour ................... 7Jackson Tour .............................11Schulz’s Award Winning 914 ............13Time, Speed, Distance Rally ............14

Karl & Nancy Schulz With Their Award Winning Car and Two Trophies

Photo by Mike O’Rear

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A Few Quarts Low ............................................3 Calendar of Events ...........................................4 July Irish Hills & Lake Tour ...............................7Membership Page ............................................9Jackson Tour .................................................. 11Schulz’s Award Winning 914 ..........................13Time, Speed, Distance Rally ..........................14

Drivers’ Ed Track Schedule ............................15A Porsche 356 Adventure ...............................18PCA Concours D’Elegance.............................23Ramblings From A Life With Cars...................26Classifieds ......................................................29The Official Page ............................................31

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By Jim Christopher, Rally Sport Region

President

Karl and Nancy Schultz, Parade and Loose BrainsAlmost since its inception, the Porsche 914 has been considered as the red-headed, step-child of the Porsche marque – never really enjoying the favor of Porsche birthright…. Despite hearing such memora-ble comments as, “it’s really ugly, it’s put together with mostly VW parts and real Porsches have the ignition switch on the left side of the steering column,” I have a very special attachment to these “silly little cars” as it began my interest in the club and driving events. By the way, where is the ignition switch on the 356?

I’ve had the pleasure, well, most of the time, of owning four of the little beasties, including a somewhat rare and totally tricked out 914-6. Many folks started their affiliation with the Porsche product line beginning with a 914. Interestingly, I began mine by “importing” gray-market 911-turbos; if I had a lick of sense, I would have imported a few pristine 914-6’s…oh well….

Okay, so what’s up with all the 914 homage? Club members Karl and Nancy Schultz own a 914-4; their car is a National PCA Concours Champion, the 914 took a first place in the Preservation Class at the Porsche Parade held outside of Chicago last month. Totally fantastic! Congratulations! Karl and Nancy regularly drive the car to club meetings and social events – come out and take a look.

A number of club members have reported in; com-menting that the Parade was well worth the drive and thoroughly enjoyable – I invite you folks to contribute some of your anecdotes to this newsletter. I honestly wish I could have been at the Parade, guess I’ll save the trip when I can show up in a GT2 RS…eh?

It’s really a 914 thing, so trust me on this…. When

you admit to owning one you’re immediately cast as having a less than room temperature IQ…. So the loose brains connection is grounded in the following web-based video: http://www.pca.org/Panorama/PanoramaPhoto-VideoGallery/PikesPeak2010RaceRun.aspx. The video is a cockpit view of a gent by the name of Jeff Zwart whose set a record in the Pike’s Peak Hill Climb in a 911 GT3 Cup car. It’s worth a look!

BTW, our newsletter editor thinks so highly of 914’s that a number of us have threatened to weld a body around a tree in his front yard – his comment was something on the order of…”well, a planter would make a good use for it….” Set Me FreeSally and Stewart Free have held the Events Com-mittee chair for sometime. Under their direction, the number and quality of club events has soared! It’s time for these two to step aside and enjoy the events from a different perspective so they will be stepping down from their position at the end of the season. The Club is looking for someone or a few folks to step into their shoes – please don’t be timid, you’ll have some help. Contact me if you’re interested. Sally and Stewart, thanks for such a great job and contribution!

Rand McNalley Recently appointed Board Member and D.E. Regis-trar, Jennifer McNalley is leaving Michigan with hus-band, Mike, for Kentucky – somewhat unexpectedly. Both will be missed, not only for their contribution to the club but as really great folks. Jennifer will fulfill her Registrar duties ‘till the end of the season. Tom Krueger has volunteered to take over as Registrar for next year – thanks Tom.

Ooh! That’s Scaary! Remember, DJ Tom Ryan and his character, Count Scary? If you’re in your late 40’s you remember…. So, the Walk on the Wild Side report goes like this…I motor around, now, mostly with leg braces and a cane – the latter makes for a wonderful tool to beat step children, German-born club treasurers and other Board Members that don’t see eye-to-eye with me.

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August 3 (Tuesday): RSR Club Meeting -- 7:00 pm at Karl’s Cabin in Plymouth

August 21 (Saturday): Road Tour -- Hosted by Claire and Al Utter (see page 5)

August 24 (Tuesday): RSR Drivers’ Education -- Wa-terford Hills

September 11-12 (Sat.-Sun.): Legandary road Trip -- Hosted by Matt Huber (see page 5)

September 14 (Tuesday): RSR Club Meeting -- 7:00 pm at Carlyle’s in Ann Arbor

September 19 (Sunday): Sunday Cruise Night at Baker’s of Milford -- Hosted by Kathy & Mike O’Rear

September 28 (Tuesday): RSR Drivers’ Education -- Waterford Hills

October 5 (Tuesday): RSR Club Meeting -- 7:00 pm at Karl’s Cabin in Plymouth

October TBD: Color Tour -- Hosted by Brenda & Mi-chael Pillay and Amanda & Wayne Walter

November 2 (Tuesday): RSR Club Meeting -- 7:00 pm at Carlyle’s in Ann Arbor

December 7 (Tuesday): RSR Club Meeting -- 7:00 pm at Karl’s Cabin in Plymouth

Surrounding Area EventsAugust 21 (Saturday): Woodward Dream Cruise

September 10-12 (Fri.-Sat.): Ohio Valley Region - PCA “Autumn Thunder” Drivers’ Education Event, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Go to www.ovrpca.org for more info.)

September 19 (Sunday): Maumee Valley Region European Car Show - 9 AM - 4 PM at Vin Devers Autohaus, 5570 Monroe St., Sylvania, OH

September 24-26 (Fri.-Sun.) Western Michigan Region Driv-ers’ Education at Grattan Raceway. (wmi.pca.org/)

Road Trip to Baker's of MilfordBack by popular demand!!

A trip to Baker's of Milford's Sunday Cruise Night.

When: 2:00 PM, Sunday, September 19th.

Where: Meet at the Brighton Home Depot Parking lot. From there we will "cruise," Porsche style, to Baker's of Milford. Reserved parking will be available for Rally Sport Region cars.

For more info on the Baker's event go to -- www.bakersofmilford.com/1/252/cruisin.asp

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A Legendary Road Trip -- September 11 & 12Join us for a weekend adventure to Legendary Motorcar Company

in Halton Hills, Ontario (west of Toronto). The event will start from Port Huron, MI on Sat. September 11 at 8:30 AM sharp. Alternatively, you, or your group, can drive to Halton Hills separately, via Detroit, arriving at the Legendary Motorcar Company by noon.

From noon to 3:00 PM we'll tour the 55,000 sq. ft. facility including their 100 car show room, restoration and hot rod shop, race car shop and the Dream Car Garage. That evening we'll stay at a local hotel and dine at a charming local restaurant.

Sunday, we'll return to Michigan via an entertaining drive on the back roads of Ontario.

If intested sign-up now -- we need to gauge interest and make dinner and hotel reservations. Call or email Matt Huber, the event host, at 810-225-8372 or zdmhuber@yahoo.com -- Do it now!!!

In the past 20 years Legendary Motorcar Company has become Canada's collector, specialty, and race car service and restoration business and is home of the Canadian Motor Sports Hall of Fame and NASCAR Canada head office.

Go to www.legendarymotorcar.com for more details.

Where is Das Flughafen?

Join  us  as  we  tour  the  back  roads  in  our  search  for  The Chateau Aeronautique Winery,  outside  of   Jackson,  where  we  will  end  our  quest  with  Wine  Tasting  and  Dinner.

When:  Saturday,  August  21,  at  2:00  P.M.    Wine  tasting,  tour,  &  dinner  will  begin  around  5:00  P.M.    Dinner  is  $28/couple;  wine  tasting  is  $10/person  -­‐  you  keep  the  glass,   the  $10  fee   is  waived  if  you  buy  a  bottle  of  wine.

Where:  The  quest  starts  at  Briarwood  Mall   in  Ann  Arbor;  Southeast  of  the  Von  Maur  store  next  to  the  Pine  Tree  lined  Walkway.    (Blue  Section,  Area  20)

RSVP  before  August  4  to  Al  Utter  at  autter911@hotmail.com

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Irish Hills Lakes Tourby Mike O’Rear with photos by Stewart Free & David Cooper

If you missed the July 24th Irish Hills Lake Tour you missed something special. While the weather was a little iffy at the start (read rainy), and the drive out Pleasant Lake Road revealed considerable storm damage from the previous evening’s storms, things got better fast.

The Parade Laps at Michigan International Speedway

were a real hit. After a brief introduction to the track and a safety review, the group got 10 laps around the circuit. Everyone left the track with a big smile.

Then on through the Irish Hills to the Beach Bar. Our hosts, David and Nora Cooper did an amazing job of arranging a unique day of driving and eating fun.

Parade laps at MIS

Two father and son teams joined the crowd. Roland & Kyle Heiberger (on left) and Al & Matt Utter (on right).

Mike O’Rear and his favorite “chick.”

RSR welcomed back Yoram Guy & Laurie Boussom.

Cars line up behind David & Norah Coo-per’s 964 for laps at the track.

New member Michael Wenners & Kiyomi Sugimoto

Hosts David & Norah Cooper

Yoram came in his “Old 911” along with Laurie and dog Max

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Current Membership 218

Member Anniversaries

New MembersRichard & Deborah ChangYpsilanti, MI1992 Black 964 Turbo

Yoram Guy & Laurie BoussomAnn Arbor, MI1987 Red 911

Jon HeidornAnn Arbor, MI2003 Black 911 Cabrio

Gui Ponce De LeonAnn Arbor, MI1983 Red 911 Cabrio

Michael WennersPinckney, MI1999 911

Andy Sasyk .............................. 25Robert E. Smith ........................ 14Nick Cocciolone........................ 13Doug Ash .................................. 12Gregory Peet ............................ 12Thomas Collet ........................... 9Kelly Roberts ............................. 9Wayne Walter ............................ 8

Norm Betts ................................ 7Robert Harrison ......................... 5Martin Berrthiaume .................... 4Clarence Carpenter ................... 4Jennifer McNalley ..................... 3Mike Stanton ............................ 3Matthew Hansen ....................... 2Ian Diaz ..................................... 1

The Rally Sport Region - Porsche Club of AmericaMembership Information: Those interested in joining Porsche Club of America (PCA) can fill out the applica-tion form located in the forms section of our website -- http://rsp.pca.org. Cost is $42 US per year. You will receive a subscription to both Panorama, the official PCA magazine, and the The Bahn Stormer .

Send the application and a check (or Visa/MC), payable to Porsche Club of America, to the membership chairperson, Glenn Trapp, for processing. If you have questions or need additional information please contact Glenn (810-227-7854 or gtrapper@gmail.com).

Subscription to The Bahn Stormer is free to RSR* members. Non-members pay an annual fee of $18 US.

Address Changes: If you change your address, please forward your new address to Porsche Club of America’s Executive Director: Vu Nguyen PO Box 1347 Springfield, VA 22151Please also forward your new address to the RSR* Membership Chairperson, Glenn Trapp, at gtrapper@gmail.com This will ensure the timely delivery of both the Panorama and The Bahn Stormer.

* Please take note: Rally Sport Region’s official acronym from PCA national is RSP. Please make special note of this when dealing with PCA national.

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(A Few Quarts Low-- From Page 3)BTW, it affords much more range than my gavel…. And, I really can motor – meaning, I can drive a car with no compromise to safety; so, things are improv-ing. Thanks again to all of the those who have wished me well.

It’s August! Enjoy the balance of the Summer – go drive your car! Speaking of which, on August 21st Al and Claire Utter are sponsoring a Club ride to The Chateau Aeronautique Winery located near Jack-son, Michigan. Check our the Club’s website for the details.

Jim

Road Pic of the Month

Jackson Tourby Stewart Free with photos by Stewart Free & Glenn Trapp

On June 26th., Jan and Rob Potts once again were gracious enough to host a wonderful driving tour and dinner. They found some great roads through Washt-enaw, Ingham, and Jackson counties.

It is not everyday that one gets to visit the small com-munities of Chalkerville, Gregory, Onondaga, and Leslie. Who would have thought that Leslie would have 2 ice cream shops to satisfy our eclectic tastes

for candy, pastries, and ice cream.

In spite of some last-minute road construction that was beginning, nobody got lost during the entire tour; the sign of well-planned driving instructions and maps. We ended our tour at Giglio’s Italian Restaurant in Jackson. The food, drinks, camaraderie, and conver-sation were all excellent. Many thanks to Jan and Rob for hosting this exciting, annual event.

Hosts Rob & Jan Potts

Al & Claire Utter’s brand new 911 Carerra was on hand for ogling.There were classic too.

Joane Ash, Annete & Shawn Bartush and Doug Ash ordering italian.

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Karl & Nancy Win Their Class At 2010 Porsche Parade ConcoursBy Karl Schulz, photos by Karl Schulz & Mike O’Rear

My wife Nancy and I had the pleasure of attending the recent Porsche Parade National PCA event in St. Charles, IL with friends and fellow RSR members, Kathy & Mike O’Rear and Dianne & Michael Kimber. Sadly, just after leaving their home for the Parade, The Kimber’s beautiful 993 suffered damage from a tire tread thrown off by a semi. They were able to limp home and were forced to drive Dianne’s new BMW convertible to a national Porsche event!

Weather was hot & sultry as we arrived at Parade Headquarters - Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, just West of Chicago. In our 31 years in PCA, this was the 5th Parade Nancy & I had attended. In past years, we’ve been involved in Autocross, Rally, Con-cours and Tech Quiz. But this year because of time constraints, we only entered the Concours D’Elegance with our ‘74 914.

Concours D’Elegance is French for ‘really clean car with correct factory parts’. Years ago, Concours events at Parade seemed to be divided between nearly new, low mile ‘Garage Queen” cars and beauti-fully (and expensively) restored older ‘Garage Queen’ cars trailered to the event. Left out were most PCA members’ beautiful daily driver Porsches, imperfect perhaps, but driven regularly, often high mileage and exhibiting the patina of a Porsche driven as Professor Ferdinand intended.

Some years ago, PCA added a Preservation Class for cars like our 914 – cars that are mostly original but are actually driven and enjoyed. We entered almost on a lark, with no thought of winning or trophies because the Porsche Parade Concours is a great opportunity to scrub years of accumulated filth from our car and touch up the inevitable nicks and scratches collected over the years. Many very nice

cars were lovingly prepared with tooth brushes and Q-Tips. On the other hand, the day before Concours judging began - Michael Kimber and I lovingly hosed the smashed bugs off the 914 from our 5-hour drive and toweled it off.

Concours judging began on the hot & sunny morning of July 4th. When our turn came, judges swarmed over the 914 looking for incor-rect parts, missing (or added) compo-

nents, overall condition and originality. The score sheets marked us down for: an up-dated stereo, 50-series (incorrect) tires, an aftermarket exhaust system and some crud in the area of hood hinges. As the day progressed and other

cars and classes were judged, we walked the grounds to enjoy the hundreds of judged Porsches as well as beautiful cars in the Porsche Corral – those cars proudly displayed, but not judged in com-petition.

By late afternoon, Concours judging results were posted and we were delighted to have won our Class and Division - even prevailing over the very beautifully pre-pared and low mileage

Kimber’s Car Before Kimber’s Car After

Karl giving a quick wash to the car

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Judges look....

On right, the competition, Brad Shisler’s original orange 914.

.... and looked some more....

....and look....

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Time, Speed, Distance RallyBy Stewart Free with photos by Stewart & Sally Free

Several drivers and navigators braved the threat of heavy rain, hail, and tornadoes to participate in our first Time-Speed-Distance (TSD) Rally on June 27. David Grant and his wife Vicki Poirier hosted this event and taught us how to organize our own TSD Rally in the future. David and Vickie helped found the Red River Region in Manitoba, Canada. David was named the PCA Enthusiast of the Year in 2008. They traveled 20 hours from Winnipeg to participate in some Waterford races and to lead our Rally.

We began by having our drivers meeting at the Guern-sey Dairy on Novi Road near 8 Mile Road. Many participants fueled their bodies with stupendous ice cream or pastries before we embarked. Since most of us were new to Rallying, David and Vicki mapped out a relatively easy course. However, they used almost every “Lake Road” between Novi and Waterford;

Green Lake, Pontiac Lake, Orchard Lake, Cass Lake, Scott Lake, Watkins Lake, etc.

The rally concluded at the OverTyme Grill & Tap in Waterford. David and Vickie then tallied each car’s score sheet and declared the winners.

The competition was close, but Nancy and Karl Schulz won the rally by arriving at the checkpoints near the allotted time and by answering most of the questions interspersed along the route. Ken Knight & Steve Budaj came in second.

It was great fun and something new for RSR. Every-one concurred that navigating is much more demand-ing than driving. Hopefully, more members will get a chance to try TSD rallies in the future.

Event hosts David Grant and Vickie Poireir

Michael Pillay’s 911David and Vickie stand beside the

Porsche 944 travel trailer that David has crafted.

Michael Pillay (on left) & rally partner Mark Andrews were, like several others, just proud

to have finished.

Nancy & Karl Schulz, the first place finishers. This seems to be their month

for trophies!

Stewart Free finally rates a picture in the Bahn Stormer -- after all the pictures

that he has taken for the newletter.

Porsche Club of AmericaRally Sport Region -- Club Meeting

No Meeting Was Held In July

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I would like to share with you the difference be-tween ATE Super Blue Racing (ATE Blue) and ATE TYP 200 (ATE Clear) and why I prefer ATE Clear.

They both have the same Wet Boiling Pioint (200°C), which is the important part. The ATE Blue is not DOT approved because it is blue. It also seems to have a long-term affect on the plastic reservoirs, staining them blue from the inside. This makes it become difficult to see the fluid level when it should be easy.

It appears to me that the reason why they make the fluid blue was to separate the clear from the blue during brake fluid changes. If you run enough fluid through the system and do it often, the ATE Clear is what I would recommend.

Try to avoid keeping open cans of brake fluid on the shelf because it has a tendency to collect moisture, which will lower the boiling point of the fluid under extreme conditions.

Until next issue -- Jeff

original orange 914 of Brad Shisler from Ohio. The Concours judging gives added weight to unmolested, original cars driven to the event, cars driven regularly and in club events – autocross, DEs, rallys, and tours. Demonstration of vigorous use trumps perfection and hyper-cleanliness in the case of Porsche Parade Con-cours Preservation Class. I encourage RSR members to consider attending the 2011 Porsche Parade in Savannah, Georgia and think seriously about enter-ing the Concours event. Your Porsche will be cleaner than it’s been in years and - trophy or not - you’ll push your Porsche with pride and enjoy the hundreds of other beautiful cars of fellow PCA members.

Hello!Our region always puts on great events with the best instructors. The Rally Sport Region PCA has two more track events scheduled for 2010:

August 24 Waterford HIllsSeptember 28 Waterford Hills

Waterford Hills is still $130.00 for PCA members and $150.00 for non members.

Bring the car you drive every day to the track, meet some people, have a lot of fun, and learn a few new things.

Sign up today and be part of a great, fun group of driving enthusiasts! www.motorsportsreg.com

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly @ registrar@rsrpca.org

Jennifer McNalley Registrar-Rally Sport Region PCA

2010 Track Season -- Only Two More Events to Go!!

(Schulz Concours Win -- From Page 13)

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A Porsche 356 AdventureStory by Mike O’Rear, photos by Mike O’Rear & Karl Schulz

(Continued on Page 19)

It seemed like such a good – no great – idea at the time! Having just negotiated the purchase of a 1964 356C coupe located in near Boston, MA, I pondered how to get the car back to Michigan. I could tow it. That would mean relying on a well maintained tow vehicle and the comforts of an air-conditioned ride with great music etc., and no worries about a 46 year old car’s reliability. Or, I could be adventuresome. I could DRIVE the car home. Windows down, wind in my hair. Enjoying the pleasure of listening to the 1600 cc, 88 horsepower motor hum the miles back to Ann Arbor. The invigorating tension of knowing that I might have to cope with a minor mechanical problem or two and thereby prove my manhood as a serious car mechanic, added to the appeal. Best of all, in the process I would “bond” with the car. I would “be” the car, not just drive the car. It was a simple choice – the 356C must be driven home.

At this point the logical side of my brain kicked in. What if I have car problems? Wouldn’t it be nice to have another knowledgeable person to share the adventure? Instead of flying to Boston, wouldn’t it make more sense to drive out to the East Coast with a co-driver? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a “chase car” following me? We could even bring tools!

Then the question, who else would be game for such an adventure? As I scanned my friends and fam-ily, one name jumped out – Karl Schulz. Who could be more appropriate than Karl, an RSR member and lover of old Porsches. As a proud owner of a Porsche 914 he has more than a passing knowledge of Volkswagenish Porsche 4-cylinder engines. As an added benefit, Karl is a firm believer that if it isn’t rain-ing or snowing it’s time to put the top down and enjoy the open air. None of this A/C crap! Karl could cope with the 356’s minimal comfort features. From my perspective perhaps it would be more fun to share the 356 driving so we could both enjoy the experience of windows down driving. Alternatively, each of us could enjoy the A/C of a modern Ford. As I had hoped, my call to Karl was met with much enthusiasm. Karl saw this as an adventure, just as I did. And so we were committed.

The seller was advised of our plans. He had already

replaced the car’s tires with new rubber and said it ran strong. He did mention that the brakes were dragging a little and so as part of the final price we agreed that he would install new brake lines which should solve the problem. The adventure was coming together.

In anticipation of our trip, Sebastian Gaeta provided mechanical provisions and moral support. As an experienced 356 owner he had a wonderful collection of survival tools for an unlikely road breakdown. He offered spare distributor, fuel pump, and coil; assorted light bulbs, fuses and relays; and specialized tools for the idiosyncratic needs of the 356. Equally valuable was Sebastian’s unbounded enthusiasm for the ad-venture. This trip not only could be done, but should be done.

And so at 5:00 AM on Wednesday, July 7, I picked up Karl at his home. The Taurus’ trunk was filled with Sebastian’s contributions, as well as a cooler full of bottled water, and a collection of tools that either Karl or I thought might just be needed. The trunk also held a 12 volt “jump box,” not because the 6 volt 356 would need a jump, but because Glenn Trapp had one and I wanted be able to use a navigation system in this old 6 volt car. Roughing it only goes so far.

The trip out was uneventful, but long. Google Maps said it would take us 11 plus hours but in fact we were on the road for nearly 13 hours when we closed in on our destination. It was 7:00 PM and I called the seller while we hit a pizza place for a quick dinner – man cannot live on Big Macs alone. The seller was somewhat surprised that we were in town. He said he was expecting us on Friday. Nope, I reminded him, we needed to be back in Ann Arbor by Friday noon so that Karl could display his 2010 Porsche Parade award winning car in the Rolling Sculpture Car Show. “Ok,” said the seller. “Come

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We arrived a short time later, to find a red 356 sitting outside the seller’s garage. The car was rough, not what I had in mind from the discussion and pictures I had seen. As I circled the car, trying to remain cool, it was just dawning on me that the car wasn’t a 356C, but a 356B. Then the seller came out of the house and said, “That’s not the car! Your car is inside.” Whew!!!!

Indeed, inside his garage was the car I expected. It was in nice shape, with a few condition issues, just as advertised. The emotional roller coaster went back up. Then came a slight dip as the seller mentioned that just recently the car had developed the habit of stalling without warning. It would run along fine and then … nothing. Swapping the coil hadn’t solved the problem so the likely source of trouble was a clogged fuel line. Up on jack stands the car went. Under the car the seller went. With the fuel shut off at the tank he disconnected the fuel line at the engine and with a coat hanger probed the line. Turning the fuel valve back on resulted in a few pieces of gunk being deposited in a catch bottle. Two more cycles of probing and flushing and victory over the plugged fuel line was declared.

Next the seller mentioned that the brakes seemed to be dragging a little. Woops, he hadn’t gotten around to replacing the brake lines as we had agreed during our final negotiations. But not to worry, we could “exercise” the brake pistons in the calipers and that would probably fix everything. And so we “exercised” the brakes, a process that was simple but with which I won’t bore the reader at this time. That’s because if anyone tells you that “exercising” the brakes will fix anything, don’t believe them!

And so, with those “repairs” Karl and I collected the car and headed for our motel. In the motel parking lot we discovered that the driver’s door would not lock. Not a big deal and easily solved by parking the

Taurus within 3 inches of the driver’s side. The thief would have to be pretty skinny to steal this little beauty – or he could pick the passenger side lock with a ten penny nail. So, with the car tucked in for the night, we retired to the motel for a couple of celebratory beers and a good night’s rest.

At 5:00 AM the following morning we set off for home. Well, not quite – the 356 wouldn’t start. Hmmm, the car started with no problem yesterday. Oh well, we have the 12 volt jump box. Open the front hood, pull out the spare to get to the battery, hook-up the jumper cables, make sure everything electric in the car is off, a quick flick of the key and the car fires right up. And we are off. The gas level and oil temp gauges don’t work, but the speedo and tach work fine and, ta da, the clock works perfectly.

Quickly we are on Massachusetts, Highway 27 head-ed for I-90 and New York. Things are going great. The car just hums along at the 65 mph speed limit. I’m happy and congratulating myself on the purchase of this car and the decision to drive it home. This is going to be fun! Then after about 10 miles of travel – a small bang and then nothing. Fortunately, traffic is light this early in the morning and the shoulder of the road is reasonably wide. I easily pull out of harm’s way as the car coasts to a stop. Crack mechanics that we are, we open the engine lid and wiggle things. Ah ha, the distributor cap is unclipped and loose. An easy fix and we are on our way – after we again jump the car to start it.,Another ten miles pass and then, on a long downhill coast, another bigger bang with a big puff of black smoke. By this time rush hour traffic is building and the freeway is narrow. With some difficulty I get the car to the shoulder of the road. Unfortunately there

is only a clearance of about 8 inches between the lane edge and the car and an-other eighteen inches between the car and a heavy guard rail. And a steady stream

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of cars and trucks are screaming buy us at alarming speeds. This time wiggling things results in no obvi-ous solution. But things look up as a Massachusetts State Patrol car comes up behind us and provides flashing lights to slow traffic a tad. Obviously not an old Porsche enthusiast, the officer asks, in a no non-sense tone, if we need a tow. Our reply, “Of course not officer, we’ll have this running in just a bit.” “How long?” is his reply. “Five minutes,” we offer optimisti-cally.

Time for swapping in some of Sebas-tian’s spare parts. First the distributor; woops the timing lock down has come loose and we have no idea what the re-placement distribu-tor’s timing should be. Therefore, the distributor goes back

in the bag as the trooper watches. Ok, next the coil. Karl swaps it in without a problem. We again perform the jump start ritual, the car fires up, and off we go. Whew!!! Karl, still in the chase vehicle, checks in with Sebastian and then Vic Skirmants (who runs one of the country’s finest 356 repair shops) to see what advice they can offer. The consensus is that the coil was probably the problem but if it recurs then it may be wise to change the condenser. The coil seems to have done the trick and we have no more backfires. The car, however, gets a little sputtery at sustained engine speeds above 2800 rpm, but does fine at 2500 rpm, so 2500, and 60 mph it is. With that revelation I hand the keys to Karl and I take a turn in the air-condi-tioned Taurus. After all, by now the temperature is 98 degrees. We are now really covering ground and Ann Arbor seems a sure thing.

Yes, things are go-ing pretty well and Karl is in his ele-ment. I’m enjoying a cool ride, but as I study my new pur-chase from behind I notice something

hanging from the left side of the engine. A call to Karl and we pull into the next rest area. Flopping down on hot pavement and peeking under the car I find that the driver’s side exhaust pipe has disconnected from the bumper pass-through. This appears to be evidence that the backfires that brought us to a halt earlier were serious explosions. I emit a few curses as I grapple with the hot exhaust pipe, and the almost as hot pave-ment beneath me, and the exhaust is re-clamped as it should be.

We again motor along without incident for more than 200 miles and then enter a construction delay. By now I’m back in the 356 and developing a fond-ness for her. In the stop and go procession a lady in a Lexus comes up next to me and rolls down her window. Preparing to hear her tell me what a cute car I’m driving, my spirit is crushed when she yells, “Hey, do you know your left rear tire is wobbling?” A quick call to Karl. “Is she right, is the left rear tire wobbling?” “I do believe it is” comes the reply. Quickly we pull

over to the shoulder and check the lug nuts. They are all tight. So we limp along to the next service plaza where we swap the offending wheel for the spare. To our relief, the spare wheel is true and we have no more wobbling.

Off we go for another extended period of trouble free driving – and then – at about 350 miles the car begins to slow. It’s as if the brakes are on. I stab in the clutch and yes indeed the brakes are on and quickly slowing the car. As luck would have it we are ap-proaching the next service plaza and with a lower gear and some struggling the car makes it into the parking lot. The rear brakes are smoking hot!

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PortugalHarris A. Edwards, III (nicknamed Swift), un-der the instruction of his father and personal Martial Arts Instructor, Harris A.

Edwards, Jr. has won a place on the World Kick-boxing Council’s US National Team.

Swift won regional qualifying matches in Cincin-nati, Ohio and the USA National tournament in Pontiac, Michigan and thereby became a member of the USA team He will compete at the 2010 WKC World Championships to be held October 28th thru November 2nd, 2010 in Albufeira, Por-tugal. Swift is also an outstanding track athlete at Grand Ledge High School.

Anyone interested in helping Swift with the financial burden of his trip please contact his father at harrisedwardsjr@gmail.com

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The sun has been shining all weekend at Pheas-ant Run, which is good news for Porsche lovers of all ages. Today is Concours Day — the day when Porsches old, new, driven and towed are gently driven onto the Pheasant Run golf course grounds and po-sitioned for the Concours D’Elegance, where they are rigorously judged by teams of detail-oriented judges.

On our way there, we spot the antithesis of a show car. Mike, who drove his 1985 911 all the way from Alaska to attend the Parade, is parked in front of the hotel lobby. His guards red Porsche is covered with protective tape, bugs, and dirt, and Mike plans to keep it that way for the duration of the Parade weekend. He loves to tell people about his drive, and doesn’t really worry about cleaning the car in one of the many “car wash stations” set up throughout the resort. “I just want folks to come out to PCA events and enjoy their cars,” he enthused to onlookers.

By 9 am, the Porsche Purist team is ambling around the few hundred Porsches, admiring examples of cars of all vintages and varied uses. While some Concours entrants own their cars exclusively to show them, there are many “daily drivers” and “track warriors” being shown, too. The result looks like an open-air art exhibit

We amble among some great cars, among them an incredible display of 3.6L 964 Turbo S coupes. This car is very rare, and commonly thought of as one of the most desirable turbos. The last of the rear wheel drive cars, these larger displacement, higher horse-power turbos were the first to combine the coil-over suspension while still being air-cooled and hand built.

The very last one built shown here

Aside from historic examples, Porsche had the 2010 GT3R Hybrid race car on display. This was a crowd fa-vorite; onlookers were amazed by its enormous wing, wide fender flares and innovative hybrid power system adding around 70 extra horsepower. The other new star was the Boxster Spyder, and three different 2011 3.8L GT3 RS street cars.

We witness the rigorousness of PCA Concours judging when five judges approach a gentleman’s 2010 GT3 RS. The owner rushes to open the doors, engine compartment and trunk for them. A judge says, “ready?” and starts the four other judges off on their inspection of the GT3. We watch in amazement as the inspectors check the car down to the most minute details, awarding points as they go. The owner waits, crossed fingers, for his score…but we won’t find how he fared until tomorrow.

Although many of the cars are in the pristine condi-tion that winning a Concours demands, the majority

A Morning at the PCA Parade Cponcours D’EleganceBy Valerie Roedenbeck (Courtesy of PorschePurist.com)

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(356 Adventure -- From Page 21)have three, not the required four, brake hoses and no brake fluid. Furthermore the temperature is now over 100 degrees and the pavement is even hotter. Did I mention that this entire adventure took place over the hottest heat wave in recent history? It’s time for lunch and reconsideration. We push the car up to a parking lot light pole, again pinning the driver’s side door closed, and retire to the plaza McDonalds to cool off and eat.

As we eat our burgers we contemplate the options. Another parking lot repair is very unattractive and will likely mean we’ll have to overnight in a motel and be very lucky to get home in time for the Rolling Sculp-ture show. However, leaving the car at the service plaza overnight while I “run” home to get my son’s Explorer and trailer makes me nervous. Even if we ask the State Patrol to check on the car periodically, the risk of vandalism or theft is scary. Then a bright thought, hits me. Perhaps it’s time to make my AAA membership payoff. A call to AAA reveals that they will tow the car 100 miles for free. We call our opera-tions base – Nancy Schulz back in Ann Arbor. Nancy, manning (or is it womaning) a computer, finds a Ford Dealer in Auburn, New York which is about 80 miles west of the service plaza. This would reduce the next day’s drive by 160 miles when I return with the trailer. While not taking advantage of the full 100 free tow miles it seems a wise decision since AAA will charge me $4.50/mile for every miile over 100. I call Summit Ford in Auburn and explain my plight, mentioning that I’m a retired Ford employee for good measure. Would they have a safe place to store the Porsche over-night? “Sure,” they said, “bring it over.”

And so a call to AAA. After what seemed like hours, Butch and his flatbed car hauler arrive. Butch is short on teeth but long on good humor. And he is of even better humor when he understands that I’m

authorizing a 100 mile tow. The car is loaded without delay. I must add that when Butch flopped down on the hot steel deck of his truck to hook up the hold-downs on the car I

expected to hear and smell the sizzle of bacon. Nope, hardly a flinch and Butch just kind of shook off the experience.

My request that Butch keep the speed somewhere near the speed limit was met with scorn. “Time is money! That’s what I tell the cops.” Of course the cops want Butch to help them out of the ditch during the winter weather so they probably cut him some slack. I handed Butch a bottle of cold water as a goodwill ges-ture and he jumped in the cab with a final, “My truck won’t even feel that little thing back there!” With that we were off. I waited for the flashing lights of a patrol car as we sped along at 75-80 mph across central New York. As we pulled off the toll-way and drove through Auburn the wisdom of our decision

to skip another roadside repair was confirmed as we watched the Taurus’ outside temperature gauge hit 109 degrees! (We only have a picture of 108.)

Arriving at Summit Ford I found the nicest small town car dealer you could ever meet. I had hoped for a fenced area in which to store the car. Instead I was told to push it into the body shop where it would be inside and safe. With sincere thanks to the folks at Summit Ford, Karl and I hit the road for home at about 4:30 pm. Thankfully the long drive was uneventful and we arrived home at 2:00 AM Friday morning – in plenty of time for Karl to get to the car show! In the meantime, at our second support base in Ann Arbor, my wife Kathy was making arrangements for our son, John, to drive his tired Dad to Auburn and trailer the 356 home.

So, at 6:00 AM that morning John pulled into the drive-way with his trailer. With me having less than four hours of sleep, we were off to Auburn. The trip went smoothly. The car was just as we left it. It started right up, no jumping this time, and I motored it out to

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Sports are full of overlapping analogies. Driving could refer to driving a car or driving a golf ball and yet both have some commonality. Both contain learned skills but more importantly both require confidence to be executed with success and repeatability. The im-portance of confidence was driven home to me (pun intended) by a recent Golf Channel program I watched entitled “The Haney Project”. In that program highly respected golf professional instructor Hank Haney tries to improve the game of an ernest but flawed golf-er. The latest program involved actor Ray Romano. Hank has successfully instructed many pro golfers, most notably Tiger Woods. But Hank failed with Ray and and it was readily apparent why that happened. Even though Hank gave Ray all of the tools he needed to achieve his goal of breaking 80, he could not give Ray the confidence that he needed to achieve that goal. Ray demonstrated that he could perform but he could not execute his skill over 18 holes with confidence and repeatability. No offense to Ray, since that also perfectly describes my own golf game.

With decades of driving instruction experience on the track I have seen a direct correlation to many of my own students. Many times I have ridden in the right seat with very talented drivers. They have lots of driv-ing skills and can execute with success and repeat-ability in very difficult situations. They were signed off to drive solo because they demonstrated skill and confidence. Dozens of times I can proudly look on as drivers hone those skills and become much quicker and better drivers than I am. And yet on many occa-sions I see those very talented drivers struggle with inconsistent performance. The only factor that I can see that is missing is confidence. I enjoy getting back into the car with a past student to watch how they perform and to work out any little kinks in their skills. That is why most every golf pro retains an instructor. And to be honest it is something all driving instructors should occasionally seek out also. In most of those situations I see immediate improvements. But when I analyze why they improved it often comes back to confidence. Having a knowledgeable person observ-ing your performance inspires confidence. You bring your game up a notch so to speak.

How can we teach confidence and more importantly can we teach ourselves confidence? Motivational speakers make a career out teaching confidence. Simply put, it comes down to trusting in your own skills and becoming self aware of your abilities. Very few of us posses the driving skills of an F1 or Indy car driver. But what is apparent when you watch those professionals perform, or even when you just hear them talk about their skill, is that they have supreme confidence in themselves. Even if they have not won a race in years of trying they still believe they have the skills and ability to succeed. They keep a self image of success. They can picture in their mind how they can apply their driving skills to any situation. It should come as no surprise that race car drivers often excel at other games such as golf that require that self im-age and confidence to succeed.

One of the interesting driving school techniques involves self image. Track Time Driving Schools used to conduct lunch room driving exercises. One of their very talented classroom instructors had his own suc-cessful lunch time exercises. He asked his students to find a quiet spot and to simply close their eyes and picture themselves driving perfect laps. In every case, those students performed better after that lunch break. We can do the same thing for ourselves. We will all experience that off day when we are fighting our car and our own driving skills seem to have taken a holiday. Rather than trying to drive harder and tak-ing more chances than necessary we need to stop and consider whether we still have confidence in our skills and are executing to the level of ability we know we have. Rather than measure ourselves against artificial yardsticks or unattainable goals we need to take a quiet moment to reflect on how we reached the success level we have achieved. We are not all equal and that is a very valuable factor to keep in mind. But we each can preform within our own level of confi-dence. We already have the skills we need. All that is left is the self confidence to apply those skills to the situation. But temper that confidence with the belief that we can always improve ourselves.

Until next time, Tom

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of Porsches are clean and waxed, but show signs of loving use by their owners.

One such car is the “Bathtub,” a 1957 356 Speed-ster in beautiful shape, driven to all events by its first and only owner, Mike of Indiana. We met Mike at the ice machine last night (it has been in the high 80s

all weekend), and he was happy to tell us about his beloved Porsche. “It has been driven over 500,000 miles,” he said, “from the West to the East Coast, down south and back home. I drive her to wherever I show her.” Although Mike has been the one and only owner of this 356, they nearly parted ways one year after he bought the car. “I ordered another one and agreed to sell the Speedster to a buyer. He had the check all written out and I changed my mind!” Lucky for us, as Mike has enjoyed his life’s journey with this

car. “I’ll tell you, the whole Porsche experience has been fantastic!” he enthused before we said goodbye.

Another fun example, Karl and Nancy Shultz’s 1974 914 was driven to the Parade with both pride and pas-sion. Their car is all original and they joke that it is the “1st Boxster.”

We wrap up our morning at the Concours and head off to Rally School, where we hope to learn how the Mobil 1 TSD (time-speed-distance) rally will work tomorrow.

(Editor’s Note: We’ll have more Parade reports from Valerie and Christian Maloof next month.)

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2000 Mazda Miata MX-5: White w/ Tan Leather, 1.8L, 5spd man trans, 143K miles (just getting broken-in in Miata terms), all factory options including: Ground effects package w/ rear spoiler, ABS, AC, Nardi Wheel, 15” alloy wheels, Cruise, Pwr Windows, Bose Stereo w/ CD, Pwr Locks and more. 30+ MPG on 87 octane. Very Clean, Excellent Condition former Texas car. Everything works and I have all maintenance records. $7,200 Call Gary Starin at 248-887-2524. (08/10)

1995 Porsche Carrera Coupe. Guards red, black interior. Mint condition, 14,500 miles. All books and records. 17 inch alloy wheels, rim caps with Porsche crest. Never seen rain. $40,000.00. Call 248-553-8225 or 248-496-5201. (06/10)

1986 911: Turbo body, cabriolet, 52,000 miles, easy driving, owned since 1989 guards red, all records, maintained by Wayne when he was at Laverys. Dennis Yashinsky 248-931-1123 (04/10)

2007 997 GT3: 4,500 miles. WPOAC29977S792204. White/black full leather, GPS, PCCB brakes ,sports chrono, bi-xenon head-lamps, roll bar, GT3 seats, Schroth 6 point harnesses. $99,000. Tom Green, 3404 Oak Park Drive, Saline, MI 48176. Work 734-429-5958. Cell 734-417-0030 (10/09)

1991 Carrera C4 Cabriolet:

Black with black interior, 43,855 miles, 5-speed. This is a pristine example of a low mileage Porsche. All original, ex-cept for the wheels and suspension, which have been tastefully upgraded. There is absolutely no damage, dings, dents or stone chips anywhere on this vehicle. The interior is equally as impressive. Asking $27,000 OBO. Please contact Justin at 734-844-7352 or Email@jcialella@hotmail.com (07/09)

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Tires: Michelin Pilot Sport Cups: (2) 235-35-19 & (2) 265-30-19 $100; Hoosier R6: (2) 265-35-19 $50; Hoosier R6(4) 205-50-15 $200 (one brand new); Contact Tom Krueger313-570-2223 or thomasjkrueger@gmail.com (08/10)

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198x Porsche Cab or Coupe Covercraft Noah custom car cover. Standard body, no tail. Like new and used indoors for winter storage only. No tears or holes or mods. Only replaced because we added a spoiler to our 1986 this year. $100. Jdesorme@umich.edu. 313-231-7639 (12/09)

Boxter/911/Cayenne Wheels & Tires: Qty.2: 996 362 126 05 8.5 x 17 ET50 with Dunlop SP Winter Sport 225 45 R17. Qty 2: 996 362 124 00 7 x 17 ET55 with Dunlop SP Winter sport 205 50 R17. These tires and wheels are new. They fit 97 -04 Boxster, 98 – 05 911’s. $1,800. These wheels without tires…..$1,600. set. Above wheels with used Dunlop SP Winter sports tires (great tread)….$1,400. 16” 996 OEM wheels with Dunlop SP Winter Sports for 97 – 04 Boxster….$1,200. 18” 997 wheels, 19” Cayenne turbo wheels, 18” Cayenne wheels. Call Phil 313-912-6216 we can discuss or phillip2@mindspring.com (11/09)

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the waiting trailer. Then easing on the gas to drive the car onto the trailer, the throttle linkage broke, thereby fur-ther confirming the wisdom of the towing option. A little push and the car was on

the trailer. We again thanked Summit Ford for their kindness, and we headed for Ann Arbor. I won’t bore you any further except to say that we arrived in Ann Arbor at 1:00 AM Saturday morning. There was Kathy -- standing in the driveway in her bathrobe -- to welcome us home. Did I mention that this very cool car is to be Kathy’s?

Are there any lessons in this story? I can think of at least four: 1) be careful when you seek adventure, you may get more than you bargained for, 2) people can be very kind to those in need, 3) three 14+ hours days of driving, with limited sleep, do not make for a good time, and 4) when you have a beautiful red 356C coupe sitting in the garage all the problems quickly fade. With a few minor fixes the car will be fine, and with some cosmetic work over the winter she will be ready for prime time. Perhaps then I’ll bond with her.

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2010 Rally Sport Region Officers PresidentJim Christopher *248-627-8655Ortonville 48462gooddna@comcast.net

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