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the drifter <strong>November</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />

It’s not just the cars,<br />

it’s the people.<br />

Porsche Club of America<br />

the drifter - <strong>Sacramento</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Region</strong> - Porsche Club of America - www.svr-pca.org


On the Cover<br />

Photo by Steven Barker<br />

From left to right:<br />

Jeff Kinder, Kirk Bradford, Bob Peake,<br />

Frederick Rauch, Larry Wilson,<br />

Cookie Anderson, Jim McDade, Rik Larson,<br />

Tambra Kroetz, Dwight Mitchell,<br />

Mike Willis, Ray Johansen<br />

Come Join the fun and make new Friends!<br />

Join the fun...Attend the next Autocross!<br />

Got Track?<br />

TrackMasters Racing is a leader in<br />

High Performance Driver Education<br />

events in Northern California<br />

and invites SVR-PCA drivers<br />

to participate in these events.<br />

the drifter - <strong>Sacramento</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Region</strong> - Porsche Club of America - www.svr-pca.org<br />

Nov 3 - Laguna Seca<br />

Nov 4 - Laguna Seca<br />

Nov. 17 - Infineon<br />

Dec. 1-2 - Laguna Seca<br />

Come out and stretch your car’s legs on<br />

some of the finest tracks in the country!<br />

Fun, safe, and definitely . . .<br />

No speeding tickets!<br />

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<strong>2012</strong> Board of Directors<br />

President<br />

Frederick Rauch<br />

916.989.0580<br />

president@svr-pca.org<br />

Vice President<br />

Steve Barker<br />

916.390.3009<br />

vicepresident@svr-pca.org<br />

Secretary<br />

Matt Deter<br />

916.630.8924<br />

secretary@svr-pca.org<br />

Treasurer<br />

Kirk Bradford<br />

916.899.5731<br />

treasurer@svr-pca.org<br />

Social Director<br />

Eduardo Ortega, Jr.<br />

916.366.3811<br />

social@svr-pca.org<br />

Membership Director<br />

Mike Willis<br />

916.363.8313<br />

membership@svr-pca.org<br />

Competition & Safety Director<br />

Bob Peake<br />

916.365.1819<br />

competition@svr-pca.org<br />

Webmaster<br />

John Murphy<br />

916.858.2304<br />

webmaster@svr-pca.org<br />

Past President<br />

Vacant<br />

pastpresident@svr-pca.org<br />

Drifter Editor<br />

Bob Jacobson<br />

916.645.3555<br />

Kyle Gong<br />

editor@svr-pca.org<br />

Zone 7 Representative<br />

Golden Gate <strong>Region</strong><br />

Sharon Neidel<br />

650.508.1308<br />

sharonneidel@yahoo.com<br />

Upcoming Events<br />

05 - SVR Christmas Party<br />

11 - PCA Tech Tactics<br />

15 - SVR 2013 Event Planning<br />

15 - Saturday Breakfast<br />

Visit us on the web at www.svr-pca.org<br />

Volume 50, No. 11 <strong>November</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />

Features and Reviews<br />

04 - SVR Recognition Awards<br />

08-09 - Board Candidate Statements<br />

11 - Charity Auction Success<br />

14 - New Member Tour Review<br />

16-19 - SVR 50th Anniversary at<br />

Deaver’s Winery Review<br />

<strong>Sacramento</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Region</strong>, Porsche Club of America (SVR), publishes the Drifter monthly for its members. Written contributions and photos are welcome and should be e-mailed to the editor. The deadline for material<br />

is one month prior to the month of publication. SVR members should notify the membership director promptly of an address change to insure uninterrupted delivery. All material in this newsletter is protected by<br />

copyright. However, newsletter editors of others regions chartered by the Porsche Club of America may reprint any article provided that credit is given to the author and <strong>Sacramento</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Region</strong> and that The Drifter<br />

is cited as the source.<br />

the drifter - <strong>Sacramento</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Region</strong> - Porsche Club of America - www.svr-pca.org<br />

Columns and Departments<br />

02 - Editor’s Corner<br />

03 - Pretty Darn Kwik<br />

06 - SVR Board Minutes<br />

10 - Calendar of Events<br />

12 - SVR Membership Report<br />

13 - SVR Goodie Store<br />

20-21 - drifter Classifieds<br />

21 - Index of Advertisers<br />

Information and Committee Directory<br />

Autocross Chair<br />

Bob Peake 916.365.1819<br />

autocross@svr-pca.org<br />

Drivers Education Chair<br />

Frederick D. Rauch 916.989.0580<br />

de@svr-pca.org<br />

Charity Chair<br />

Ruth Stark 916.987.4882<br />

charity@svr-pca.org<br />

Concours Chair<br />

Kent Brandon 916.663.1702<br />

concours@svr-pca.org<br />

Dummkopf Chair<br />

Jim McMahen 916.924.1463<br />

dummkopf@svr-pca.org<br />

Goodie Store<br />

Cookie Anderson 916.988.6534<br />

goodie@svr-pca.org<br />

New 2013 Boxster<br />

Rally Chair<br />

Rik Larson 916.481.6084<br />

rally@svr-pca.org<br />

Technical Chair<br />

Lisa Thomas 916.220.5641<br />

technical@svr-pca.org<br />

New Member Group<br />

Lee Deter 916.391.9956<br />

newmembergroup@svr-pca.org<br />

Advertising Manager<br />

Frederick Rauch 916.989.0580<br />

advertising@svr-pca.org<br />

Event Liaison to Niello Porsche<br />

Kim Nelson 530.676.3560<br />

knelson356@gmail.com<br />

Page 1


Editor’s Corner<br />

Bob Jacobson, SVR Editor<br />

New drifter layout editor!<br />

Bob Cannon has stepped forward and volunteered to do our drifter layouts replacing Kyle Gong starting with the January issue. Bob has<br />

been a member of SVR for 14 years and 356CAR newsletter editor for 10 years including doing layouts the past 6 years. He is probably<br />

best known for his prize winning 356 restorations and his great back yard club dinners. He has co-chaired a 356 West Coast Holiday and<br />

numerous regional events. Bob’s love of Porsches goes back many years and now that he is retired from medical practice he is willing to<br />

share his experiences and talents with us on the Drifter and the 356CAR. After talking with him and hearing his ideas I know we are going<br />

to see many changes and improvements in coming issues of the newsletter.<br />

Welcome Bob!<br />

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PDK (Pretty Darn Kwik)<br />

by Rik Larson, SVR Ralley<br />

Some general observations and ramblings about things going on.<br />

• The photo used for the cover of the October DRIFTER<br />

appeared to have some vertical streaks in the background.<br />

We originally thought there was a problem with the<br />

printing, then we checked the original photograph (by<br />

Collin Fat) and saw that the streaks were present also (as<br />

well as in other photographs of that same background). We<br />

then remembered that the photograph was taken just before<br />

we went to the final banquet at the Parade on Saturday.<br />

And it had rained that afternoon. Even though the photo<br />

was taken in the covered area right at the front door of the<br />

Little America Hotel, the sign was in area that was exposed<br />

to some of the rain (probably run off from the roof). Case<br />

solved.<br />

• The 2nd annual Tech Tactics West event by PCA has been<br />

announced. It will be held at the PCNA (Porsche Cars<br />

North America) Training facility in Ontario, CA. Tech<br />

Tactics is dedicated to all things Porsche related to Tech.<br />

You can attend one or both days. Cost is $50 per day and<br />

includes breakfast and lunch. There is a limit of 125 people<br />

per day. Dates are December 1st and 2nd. Registration is<br />

available at pca.motorsportreg.com<br />

• The SVR DE scheduled for December 21st, has been<br />

cancelled.<br />

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Telephone: (925) 462-0344<br />

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• A couple of events of note in 2013. The ALMS (American<br />

Le Mans Series) race at Laguna Seca will be held May<br />

16th to May 18th. And the Monterey Motorsports<br />

Reunion (the old Historics) is scheduled for August 16th<br />

to 19th. The featured marque is the Chevrolet Corvette.<br />

• The annual Christmas Tree decorating event held at the<br />

California Auto Museum has just been added to our<br />

calendar. It will be held the Sunday after Thanksgiving.<br />

The decorating starts around 2 pm and there is a potluck<br />

that begins at 4 pm. The club has two trees to decorate.<br />

Contact Kim Nelson for information as to what to bring<br />

to the potluck (typical first letter of your last name<br />

determines). Kim can be reached at knelson356@gmail.<br />

com or 916.337.7716<br />

• Pete Stout will become the new Editor of Porsche<br />

Panorama effective January 2013. You may remember<br />

Pete when he was the guest speaker at our Christmas<br />

Party in 2009 at Niello Porsche. He brought with him<br />

a 2011 Boxster Spyder that was one of thirteen in the<br />

country at the time for the press to evaluate. The car was<br />

featured on the cover of January 2010 issue of the drifter.<br />

Pete comes to PCA from Excellence Magazine where<br />

he was the Editor-in-Chief for the past 14 years. Expect<br />

some changes next year as it relates as to how PCA will<br />

be communicating with its membership.<br />

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SVR Recognition Awards<br />

By Kirk Bradford, SVR Treasurer<br />

Recognizing that the 50th Anniversary of SVR was a momentous occasion, the board felt that it would be appropriate to give<br />

special recognition to charter members and long-time supporters of our wonderful club.<br />

At our 50th Anniversary celebration recently held at Deaver Winery, the plan was to present special recognition awards to<br />

charter members and long-time supporters who were in attendance.<br />

As many attendees know, the evening’s program ran later than planned, and it was getting very dark by the time the<br />

recognition awards were presented. Many would-be recipients had already left the event and were not able to receive their<br />

awards.<br />

As a “plan-B”, the awards will be presented throughout the remainder of the year, and new recipients will be acknowledged in<br />

future issues of the Drifter.<br />

Four awards were presented at the Deaver event,<br />

and the recipients were charter members Brad<br />

& Judy Hawkes, and John and Betty Meunier.<br />

In addition, longtime supporter/members Rik<br />

& Lettie Larson and Mike & Emily Willis were<br />

presented awards.<br />

Subsequent to the Deaver event, a recognition<br />

award was presented to long-time members<br />

Larry & Pat Wilson. Also, an award was<br />

presented to our valued supporter and sponsor,<br />

Niello Porsche.<br />

On behalf of the board, I would like to extend<br />

a heartfelt thank you to all of the Recognition<br />

Award recipients.<br />

Pictured left to right: Don Faerber, General Manger Niello Porsche;<br />

Rob Pane, Parts & Service Director Niello Porsche; Kim Nelson,<br />

SVR Liaison to Niello Porsche.<br />

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Please join your fellow SVR members to celebrate the Holiday Season in style! Great food,<br />

entertainment, and as always, a surprise or two. Holiday music, lights and general merriment<br />

to be provided. Should you wish to enjoy some liquid holiday beverages of the wine, beer or<br />

spirits persuasion please bring them with you! (BYOB) Glasses will be provided.<br />

Location: Niello Porsche<br />

4525 Granite Drive<br />

Rocklin, CA 95677<br />

Date/Time: Saturday, December 8, <strong>2012</strong><br />

6:00-7:00 Social Hour<br />

7:00 Dinner<br />

Attire: Dressy, but not Formal<br />

Price: $35 per person<br />

Reservation deadline: December 3, <strong>2012</strong><br />

Menu:<br />

Appetizers Fresh Fruit Kebabs, Date-Apricot Bacon Rolls, Shrimp wrapped in Snow Peas with Lemon<br />

Dipping Sauce, Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms<br />

House Green Salad (Mandarin Oranges, Black Olives, Cucumbers, Craisins, Tomatoes) Ranch or<br />

Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing<br />

Entrée (selected with your advanced reservation)<br />

Lemon Glazed Salmon with Sauce<br />

Oven Roasted Prime Rib with Au Jus<br />

Rice/Pecan Stuffed Acorn Squash ( Vegetarian)<br />

Side Dishes Roasted Rosemary New Potatoes, Sautéed Fresh Green Beans<br />

Selected Scrumptious Desserts<br />

Champagne Punch, Coffee, Decaf, Hot Tea, Sugar, Creamer, Sliced Lemons, Ice Water<br />

Checks with entrée selection(s) must be received on or before December 3, <strong>2012</strong><br />

Advanced Prepaid Reservations ONLY. (No payments/reservations will be accepted at the door.)<br />

Send your Entrée selection(s) and your check made payable to SVR-PCA to:<br />

Marvin & Ruth Stark, SVR CHRISTMAS PARTY, 9039 Hidden Glen Lane, Orangevale, CA 95662<br />

Questions : Dennis Stettner, dds911@gmail.com or Kim Nelson, knelson356@gmail.com<br />

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Page 5


OCTOBER BOARD MiNUTES<br />

by Matthew Deter, <strong>2012</strong> Secretary<br />

EMAiL BUSiNESS<br />

In order to expedite the publishing of minutes in the Drifter, final<br />

minutes are approved by email instead of waiting until the following<br />

month’s board meeting. The final September meeting minutes were<br />

reviewed by the board and approved by email vote on September 18th.<br />

Email Voting: Frederick Rauch, Steven Barker, Eduardo Ortega, Jr.,<br />

Bob Peake, Mike Willis, Bob Jacobson, John Murphy, Kirk Bradford,<br />

and Matt Deter.<br />

CALL TO ORDER<br />

President Frederick Rauch called the meeting to order at 7:11 PM.<br />

Attending: Frederick Rauch, Matt Deter, John Murphy, Bob Jacobson,<br />

Bob Peake, Eduardo Ortega Jr., and Rik Larson.<br />

OLD BUSiNESS<br />

Vice President Calendar Review: Steve Barker submitted the calendar<br />

for review by email since he was absent this month. The only change<br />

was to add the CAM Tree Decorating event. Note that the <strong>November</strong><br />

board meeting is off-cycle and will be on <strong>November</strong> 20th.<br />

NEW BUSiNESS<br />

Wine Glasses: Prior to the board meeting, Kirk Bradford submitted<br />

a proposal to the board that the club provide complimentary wine<br />

& glasses at the Christmas Party this year. The board reviewed the<br />

proposal by email and agreed on the 17 ounce glass. Bob Peake made<br />

a motion to approve the purchase of 216 17-ounce wine glasses (18<br />

boxes of 12) for approximately $800 as well as 1 bottle of wine per 4<br />

people at the Christmas dinner. Excess glasses will be made available<br />

for sale. Bob Jacobson seconded. The motion was unanimously<br />

approved.<br />

Auto Museum Fund Raising Ad: The board discussed the previous<br />

month’s advertising policy decision regarding annual advertising<br />

contracts for commercial ads. Discussion affirmed support of the<br />

previous month’s decision.<br />

Nominating Committee: The nominating committee is so far unable<br />

to locate willing candidates for president. The search continues! Please<br />

contact the committee with any nominations.<br />

October Dinner Meeting: Bob Peake made a motion to amend the<br />

dinner meeting budget with an increase of up to $200 to pay for a live<br />

music band. Bob Jacobson seconded. The motion was unanimously<br />

approved.<br />

Dinner Meeting meetings: Frederick Rauch made a motion that<br />

monthly dinner meetings shall include a time when board members<br />

and new members are introduced, and upcoming events are discussed.<br />

John Murphy seconded. The motion was unanimously approved.<br />

Publishing Software: The club’s current publishing software is out of<br />

date. Several ideas were discussed for software which could meet the<br />

needs of publishing the Drifter. Bob Jacobson moved to recognize that<br />

Rik Larson will investigate publishing software options for the Drifter<br />

and report back to the board. The motion was unanimously approved.<br />

Autocross Budget: In light of the excellent autocross season to date,<br />

Bob Peake made a motion to subsidize the lunch fee for all drivers at<br />

the October 21st autocross, as well as lunch and entry fees for the 7<br />

key event staff who attend every event early, stay until the end to pack the<br />

trailer, and perform many other duties throughout the day as well. Bob<br />

Jacobson seconded. The motion was unanimously approved.<br />

BOARD MEMBER REPORTS<br />

Charity (Ruth Stark): No report.<br />

New Members Group (Lee Deter): No report.<br />

Competition:<br />

Autocross (Bob Peake): Bob is planning to submit a season wrap-up<br />

article to the Drifter. The September event was sold out. Anticipating<br />

October will be another sell out.<br />

Concours (Kent Brandon): No report.<br />

Drivers Education (Frederick Rauch): SVR is still planning to host a<br />

DE at Laguna Seca on December 21 if there is interest. The date will be<br />

released if advance registrations are not sufficient. The deadline is 45 days<br />

prior.<br />

Rallye (Rik Larson): No report.<br />

Advertising (Frederick Rauch): Elephant Racing contacted Frederick<br />

and he sent them an advertising application.<br />

Drifter (Bob Jacobson): Kyle Gong will not be doing the layout of<br />

the Drifter beyond December’s issue. Bob Jacobson and Rik Larson are<br />

seeking a third member of the club to assist them with the layout tasks.<br />

The Drifter ad will be revised to reflect the need for layout help.<br />

Treasurer (Kirk Bradford): Kirk submitted the financial report to the<br />

board by email.<br />

Goodie Store (Cookie Anderson): Cookie reports by email that she has<br />

sold an additional 3 anniversary T-shirts since the event.<br />

Membership (Mike Willis): Via email, Mike reports that SVR has 588<br />

primary members, 403 family members, 63 affiliate members, plus 8 dual<br />

members for 1062 total.<br />

Social (Eduardo Ortega Jr.): Chops was a good time, and the event<br />

broke even. See you at Beermanns!<br />

Technical (Lisa Thomas): No report.<br />

Webmaster (John Murphy): The PCA National server space is again<br />

available and John is using it for<br />

SVR archival information or files considered too large for our local server.<br />

He can use this space to load video, so if you have some - please send it<br />

to him.<br />

Vice President (Steve Barker): See calendar review.<br />

President (Frederick Rauch): No report.<br />

Secretary (Matt Deter): No report.<br />

Meeting adjourned: 9:59 PM Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)<br />

Next meeting:<br />

RPM Wednesday, <strong>November</strong> 20th, <strong>2012</strong> at 7:00 PM PDT<br />

Note from the Secretary: It is a long standing tradition to end the board<br />

meeting at a time which corresponds to a Porsche model number. In<br />

order to ensure this important tradition continues, great liberty is taken<br />

with the time zone notation. Hence the use of Mountain Time this<br />

month, because 8:59 is not a Porsche model number!<br />

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Candidate Statement - President<br />

Steve Barker<br />

I joined SVR upon purchasing my first Porsche in March of 2011 thinking it might be a good way of meeting a group of people<br />

that shared their love for their car and to take part in touring N. California. I was nominated for VP and accepted the role for <strong>2012</strong>.<br />

After my first year as VP I have really enjoyed the opportunities this club has provided through its events and was proud to be able to<br />

contribute in organizing club activities and maintain the calendar while ensuring that events were covered by insurance.<br />

As President, I believe the board should represent the club members in its decisions and direction. My goal is to reflect the member’s<br />

interests as President and continue to participate in as many events as possible.<br />

I respectfully submit my candidate statement for the 2013 position of SVR President.<br />

Steve Barker<br />

2003 Boxster – Arctic Silver<br />

Candidate Statement - Vice President<br />

Rik Larson<br />

Thank you to whoever nominated me at the October Dinner (and seconded). Hopefully the outgoing Vice President will provide me<br />

with the support I will need in 2013. Be sure and vote.<br />

Respectfully,<br />

Rik Larson<br />

Candidate Statement - Treasurer<br />

Kirk Bradford<br />

I have been your treasurer since the beginning of <strong>2012</strong>, and would like to continue to serve in the same capacity for 2013. Turning<br />

on the way back machine, I did previously serve as treasurer (in the 80’s?). Believe it or not, back then accounting entries were made<br />

manually on a 24 column ledger sheet with a pencil. The club’s current accounting software is QuickBooks, which has certainly made<br />

the accounting portion of the job much easier.<br />

I’ve been a member since 1973, and have also served in other board positions, including President. I really enjoy working with the<br />

board and all other members as we move forward with new goals and challenges. In keeping with my strong desire to further serve our<br />

wonderful club, I ask that you vote for me as treasurer for 2013.<br />

Thank you for your consideration.<br />

Kirk Bradford<br />

Candidate Statement - Membership Director<br />

Yvonne “Cookie” Anderson<br />

In the past I have held the office of Social Director and President for two terms. I have also been your Goodie Store chairperson for the<br />

past 4 years. For those that know me, know that I will do a good job. I hope you trust in me to follow the Membership responsibilities<br />

and give me your vote.<br />

Respectfully,<br />

Yvonne “Cookie” Anderson<br />

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Candidate Statement - Social Director<br />

Eduardo Ortega Jr.<br />

Hello. I joined the <strong>Sacramento</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Region</strong> on September of 2010. My national PCA Anniversary date is September 2007. As an<br />

active new member in SVR I quickly started participating in club events. At the New Member Tour on September of 2011 it was<br />

announced that Board elections were coming up, and the club was looking for volunteers to serve on the Board. Later on I was elected<br />

as your Social Director for <strong>2012</strong>.<br />

When it comes to Club Dinners and Tours, I have worked this year with both seasoned members and new members. To all of them,<br />

I have provided my best efforts to get their budget proposals approved timely and to coordinate event promotion through the SVR<br />

Website, email Blasts, and in the Drifter. Not a single club dinner nor tour has been cancelled this year. The members’ participation has<br />

been constant.<br />

I ask you to re-elect me for the Social Director position for 2013. I will work closely with you to get your Club Dinner or Tour<br />

approved and get it promoted. I will look together with all of you for new venues and activities, especially for new members, I will be<br />

there for you helping you with your event. Finally, please come to the Planning Meeting in January where we can kick off the 2013<br />

social events calendar with a blast!!<br />

Thanks for your consideration.<br />

Eduardo Ortega Jr.<br />

Candidate Statement - Secretary<br />

Matt Deter<br />

I joined PCA in 2003 after purchasing my first (and so far only) Porsche. I expected to have lots of fun driving the car, but I never<br />

expected to find such a great group of people to share that experience with. It didn’t take long before I became deeply involved in<br />

the club, first serving as Autocross Chairman and then Competition Director. In <strong>2012</strong> with your support, I returned to the board as<br />

Secretary. I would like to continue for another year and respectfully submit my candidate statement for the 2013 position of SVR<br />

Secretary. Thank you for your support.<br />

Matt Deter<br />

Candidate Statement - Competition and Safety Director<br />

Collin Fat<br />

I have been an active member of the Porsche Club <strong>Sacramento</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Region</strong> since 2007. As an avid autocrosser and track enthusiast I<br />

have also participated in the many other activities the club plans annually such as rallies, concours, tours and dinner gatherings.<br />

I currently drive a 2003 996 Turbo.<br />

Married to wife Elaine for 30 plus years with two grown children, Natalie (28) and Bryan (23).<br />

As your Competition and Safety Director, I can bring my organizational and years of business experience to help: 1) improve<br />

participation in our events, with a goal of increasing new member participation 2) to provide effective marketing for our events , and 3)<br />

increase awareness of our competition events through our award winning website. As a passionate Porsche enthusiast I hope to continue<br />

the great job done by my predecessors, Bop Peake and Matt Deter to build our competition events into the best in our region.<br />

My past board experience is quite varied and locally I served six years on the board of the Roseville Chamber of Commerce with the last<br />

year as president. I currently serve on the board of the <strong>Sacramento</strong> Restaurant Association as vice president. Other boards that I have<br />

participated in include the Asian Pacific Business Association, and San Diego Community College Foundation.<br />

I understand that the success of any volunteer organization such as ours depends on volunteers who are willing to spend the time and<br />

effort to serve the club and will commit my energies enthusiastically.<br />

Collin Fat<br />

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<strong>Sacramento</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Region</strong><br />

Calendar of Events<br />

<strong>November</strong> <strong>2012</strong><br />

2-4 SVR Mendocino Tour Mendocino rik.larson@gmail.com 916.481.6084<br />

3 SVR First Saturday Breakfast Waffle Square, Citrus Heights Herb & Jan Hoover 916.424.5163<br />

3/4 DE by TrackMasters Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca Frederick Rauch 916.989.0580<br />

10 356CAR Breakfast Marie Callender’s, Citrus Heights Jim Hardie 916.972.7232<br />

17 DE by TrackMasters Sonoma (old Infineon) Frederick Rauch 916.989.0580<br />

20 SVR Board Meeting RPM Motorsports, <strong>Sacramento</strong> Frederick Rauch 916.989.0580<br />

25 CAM Xmas Tree Decorating California Auto Museum knelson356@gmail.com 916.337.7716<br />

1 SVR First Saturday Breakfast<br />

December <strong>2012</strong><br />

Waffle Square, Citrus Heights Herb & Jan Hoover 916.424.5163<br />

8 356CAR Breakfast Marie Callender’s, Citrus Heights Jim Hardie 916.972.7232<br />

8 SVR Christmas Party Niello Porsche, Rocklin knelson356@gmail.com 916.337.7716<br />

12 SVR Board Meeting RPM Motorsports, <strong>Sacramento</strong> Frederick Rauch 916.989.0580<br />

9 or 16 Victorian Xmas Tour Nevada City Steve Barker 916.390.3009<br />

January 2013<br />

3 SVR Annual Planning Meeting Round Table Pizza, Folsom Steve Barker 916.390.3009<br />

5 SVR First Saturday Breakfast<br />

Monthly at Waffle Square, Citrus<br />

Heights<br />

Herb & Jan Hoover 916.424.5163<br />

12 356CAR Breakfast Marie Callender’s, Citrus Heights Jim Hardie 916.972.7232<br />

16 SVR Board Meeting RPM Motorsports, <strong>Sacramento</strong> TBD<br />

Check out the latest calendar information available online at www.svr-pca.org<br />

Information regarding Zone 7 events for <strong>2012</strong> is available at www.zone77.org<br />

Information regarding 356CAR events is available at www.356CAR.org<br />

Information regarding TrackMasters is available at: www.trackmasters-racing.com<br />

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Charity Auction Successful Bidder<br />

by Herb Hoover<br />

“Wow,” I exclaimed as Jan and I were looking over the gifts on display at our annual charity auction, “this we’ve gotta have.”<br />

It was a gourmet French dinner offered by Bistro McDade. This bistro is a creation of Jim and Sheila McDade and Jim’s sister Nancy.<br />

Anybody who has ever enjoyed an evening with the McDades at their lovely home knows what that’s going to be like. Jim and Sheila<br />

are award winning chefs and they both love to cook so you can be assured of a wonderful evening. Andy and Dianna Leight went<br />

in with us and we bid $300 and won a hard fought bidding war with Susan Duvall-Serota. Susan looked so disappointed after the<br />

bidding ended the McDades generously offered another evening at their bistro and this time Susan won, so everybody went home<br />

happy.<br />

Bistro McDade was decorated in the French manner; (they are red, white, and blue too,) and we were instantly transported to Le<br />

Moulin Rouge where we were treated to an evening of French music. Some of the artists who appeared were Chas. Aznavour,<br />

Josephine Baker, Jacques Brel, Maurice Chevalier, Daniele Darrieux, and of course, the Little Sparrow, Edith Piaf. In fact, at the<br />

group’s request Piaf graciously sang her signature song, La Vi en Rose receiving a standing ovation and treating us to a number of<br />

encores.<br />

OK, now get ready to drool; check out the menu:<br />

First, Marinated Prawns with Champagne Beurre Blanc sauce, served on the most beautiful patio you can imagine. Wine too, of<br />

course.<br />

Then we went inside to a beautifully decorated dining room. The centerpiece on the table was a tall Eiffel Tower covered with candles<br />

which was almost as spectacular as the second course which was Creme of Tomato Soup with Puff Pastry Crust. Believe me, this soup<br />

never saw a Campbell’s can; it was made from scratch with heirloom tomatoes. Wine too, of course.<br />

The main course was Boeuf Parisienne (filet roast) with Gratin Savoyard ( scalloped potatoes) and Broccolini with toasted almonds.<br />

Wine too of course.<br />

The finale, a delicious desert consisting of French Apple Croustade (French Apple Pie). Wine too, of course!!<br />

Bistro McDade doesn’t miss the details either. For example each napkin holder was a replica of something French. Mine was an Eiffel<br />

Tower and oh yes, we each got a wine bottle stopper in the form of an Eiffel tower.<br />

A fabulous four hours spent with GOOD friends, great conversation, awesome food, and, wine too, of course.<br />

We hope the Bistro will do this again, and soon, please!!!!!<br />

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OCTOBER MEMBERSHiP REPORT<br />

by Mike Willis, <strong>2012</strong> Membership Director<br />

The <strong>Sacramento</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Region</strong> of the Porsche Club of America has 600 regular members, 474 affiliate & Family members 8 are dual members<br />

for a total of 1,082.<br />

If you have been reading the board minutes you noticed that SVR has gone back to a one year new members recognition. Our new members group<br />

chairs Dan Rowland and Lee Deter have scheduled 4 new members gatherings this year. 2 will be focused on our monthly breakfast meetings<br />

and one will be a social and the other will be a tour open to all members with focus on new members.<br />

Since we use email for most of our communications it is necessary for all of us to keep our email current with SVR and PCA. So please go to pca.<br />

org and login to your membership record and make any updates as needed. Also even though we get the information from PCA monthly you<br />

can send the same information to membership@svr-pca.org and I will update our data base so you will continue to stay connected. By now each<br />

of you should have received the new SVR membership directory in the mail. Please contact me if you did not receive your copy.<br />

NEW MEMBERS<br />

Greg Burgeson<br />

P: 916-995-4928<br />

El Dorado Hills, CA 95762<br />

gwburgeson@sbcglobal.net<br />

2009 Cayman, Gray<br />

Harold & Laura Gay<br />

P: 707-330-6545<br />

Vacaville, CA 95687<br />

hallauragay@gmail.com<br />

2013 Boxster, Black<br />

Steven Harris<br />

P: 707-446-8004<br />

Vacaville, CA 95687<br />

mrharris4444@yahoo.com<br />

1987 924S, White<br />

Robert &Schuyler Shuman<br />

P: 574-968-5848<br />

Placerville, CA 95667<br />

robertusmax@gmail.com<br />

1989 944<br />

ANNiVERSARYS<br />

One (1) Year Anniversary<br />

Harry Cahalan<br />

Tim Cobb<br />

Ted Grebitus & Christine<br />

Manolakas<br />

Dawn & Hans Heep<br />

Carlos & Cindy Maciel<br />

David & Judy Pollard<br />

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Five (5) Year Anniversary<br />

Bill Collins & Terri Todd<br />

Ron Martinez, Jr. & Brenda<br />

Martinez<br />

Isabella & Frank Merritt<br />

Tom Plumb & Maria Reyes<br />

Paul Richins<br />

Kenneth Sheffer & Jeanne Francis<br />

Tina Zakhary<br />

Fifteen (15) Year Anniversary<br />

Jim & Kellie Finley<br />

Twenty (20) Year Anniversary<br />

Ted & Matt Phillips<br />

the drifter is an award-winning monthly publication of the <strong>Sacramento</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Region</strong>, which is affiliated with<br />

Porsche Club of America, one of the largest and most prestigious marque automobile clubs in the United States.<br />

Arranging Advertising<br />

Advertising in the drifter is arranged through <strong>Sacramento</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>’s Advertising Manager.<br />

For more information about advertising,<br />

please contact:<br />

Frederick Rauch 916.989.0580 advertising@svr-pca.org


THE GOODiE STORE<br />

by Cookie Anderson, SVR Goodiestorekeeper<br />

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of SVR with our special T-shirt. Cost is only $11 each. The SVR 50th Anniversary logo will be on the front<br />

left side over the heart and Larry Wilson’s unofficial logo will be on the back. Contact Cookie at 916-988-6534 to get your order in the<br />

queue.<br />

There is also new merchandise in our SVR Goodie Store. RaceSetter Design, our distributor, gave SVR his display merchandise to sell. SVR<br />

now has Men and Ladies shirts, jackets, sweatshirts in various sizes. It is a great opportunity for you to pickup these items at very low prices.<br />

I have several jackets in extra Large ranging from $55.00 to $65.00, Hats $15.00 and a lady’s Polo’s $15.00. Sizes will go fast so don’t wait..<br />

give me a call 916-988-6534.<br />

Extreme Indoor Kart Racing<br />

Arrive and Drive<br />

All Equipment is Provided<br />

Summer Race Camp<br />

Race Leagues<br />

Corporate Team Building<br />

Meeting Rooms &<br />

Conference Facilities<br />

Birthday Party Packages<br />

Food Service & Catering<br />

SUBWAY Located Inside<br />

SPEED SHOP - Cool Apparel<br />

& Accessories<br />

MEMBER SERViCES / CHANGES<br />

Two email addresses. Want Club info sent to a second address, work, home, spouse,<br />

friend...? It’s as easy as emailing your second email address to the Membership Director.<br />

Lost the gold medallion from your membership badge? Mail $3.00 to the Membership<br />

Director to receive a shiny, new replacement.<br />

Membership badges. Do your fellow club members a favor by helping them remember<br />

your name. Only $12.50 with either a pin or magnetic clasp. Email the Membership<br />

Director to receive an order form.<br />

Changing Contact info<br />

If you change your email or street address, notify the membership director at<br />

membership@svr-pca.org to insure uninterrupted delivery of bi-monthly event notices<br />

and of the drifter.<br />

We Provide the Ride - You Supply the Drive<br />

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3130 Bradshaw Road, <strong>Sacramento</strong>, CA 95827<br />

Want a PAPER Version of the drifter? Only $15 yearly. Please send your check to the<br />

Membership Chair.<br />

Update your PCA record at www.pca.org. Above photo courtesy of Porsche Media<br />

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September New Member Tour<br />

by Lee Deter, New Member Group<br />

Saturday, September 8 dawned clear and balmy. Arriving at the gathering location in El Dorado Hills 15 minutes before the appointed<br />

time of 8 a.m., I was surprised and pleased to find 3 New Member cars with their drivers and partners waiting for me. A good omen<br />

for an enjoyable tour up through the lower foothills to Georgetown and beyond to Camino.<br />

I had planned to conduct the drivers meeting and get the first group out by 8:30 am. Soon all 27 registered New Members with 18<br />

cars arrived for the tour, a new record. During the last 5 years that I have been organizing the new Member Tours, some New Members<br />

have not been able to go after registering and were unable to notify me. Three old members, including three Board Members also<br />

joined Tour Co-Chair Rich Walker and me for a tour total of 23 cars and 32 members and associates.<br />

By 8:25 a.m. two tour groups had been formed and Group 1 departed, followed a few minutes later by Group 2. The route was up<br />

Salmon Falls Road, south via State Route (SR) 49 to Marshall Grade Road, to a planned rest stop in Georgetown. Some of you may<br />

recall that the 2nd half of Marshall Grade Road is also the route of the Georgetown Hill Climb of the 1950s.<br />

Arriving in Georgetown we discovered the village streets and parking spaces were closed for a foothills car show. No rest stop, so<br />

after regrouping Group 1, led by yours truly, we left Georgetown with all prudent haste to the 2nd planned rest stop at Stumpy<br />

Meadows Reservoir. All good, or so I thought, until I discovered the group was short 7 cars. For whatever reason, the 5th car in<br />

line had forgotten to wait for the car behind and Group 1 had split to become 2 groups for the rest of the tour. Radio and cell phone<br />

communication in the central foothills is ZIP. In a few minutes the original Group 2 arrived and was merged with the Group 1 cars<br />

that had stopped at Stumpy Meadows. Thinking one of the missing 7 cars had encountered mechanical trouble, or worse, I went back<br />

toward Georgetown to find a ridge with enough cell reception to contact the back door of Group 1, now the leader of the 3rd group.<br />

Upon doing so, I learned what had happened.<br />

By now everyone was going south on Ice House road toward US-50 and Camino. Our destination was Jack Russell Brewery and<br />

Winery on Larsen Road just outside Camino. I arrived there at 11:45 a.m. to find the so called lost Group 3 had also just arrived<br />

there. The original Group 2 with the first 5 cars of group 1 was not there! They were expected to be immediately behind the 7 cars<br />

that had separated from Group 1. Turned out they had taken Cable Road out of Camino, not Larsen Road. Not sure how they found<br />

Jack Russell, but they did about noon. The Tour was officially over.<br />

Rich Walker, assisted by Jim Kinnicutt, set up a deli lunch with chips and soda for the Tour members. Our attending SVR Board<br />

Members, Steve Barker, Vice President; Matt Deter, Secretary; and Eduardo Ortega, Social Director; were introduced. Their remarks<br />

were appropriate (read brief). Matt Deter, pinch hitting for Bob Peake, Competition Director, discussed the Auto Cross and Drivers<br />

Education Programs. The weather was wonderful, the group attentive, and the first tour for several of the New Members. Everyone<br />

seemed to enjoy themselves, I know I did. Kudos to Rich Walker for catering the lunch at cost.<br />

Join the Porsche Club of America<br />

The <strong>Sacramento</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Region</strong> of the Porsche Club of America (SVRPCA) brings together<br />

Porsche owners by hosting a wide variety of activities. Social, technical or competitive - no matter your interest,<br />

PCA has something to offer for every Porsche owner<br />

• Driving tours to wineries, exotic car collections, train museums, flower farms and Porsche maintenance shops plus multiday<br />

tours to Mendocino, Pacific Grove and San Simeon are just a few places to go.<br />

• Monthly dinners, breakfast, poker runs, BBQs, concours, charity auctions and the Christmas party.<br />

• Technical sessions, discussing Porsche care, maintenance and concours preparation.<br />

• Track days at Laguna Seca, Thunderhill, Infineon Raceways and others.<br />

• Autocross, great fun while improcing car handling skills.<br />

• Exclusive events for New Members!<br />

Ready to Join the FUN?<br />

Contact: Mike Willis, Membership Director at membership@svr-pca.org or 916.363.8313<br />

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SVR 2013 Event Planning Meeting<br />

Thursday, January 3 rd , 2013<br />

Round Table Pizza<br />

9500-1 Greenback Lane, Folsom, Ca. 95630<br />

(Madison Avenue at Greenback Lane)<br />

916-989-1133<br />

Meeting begins at 6:00 P.M. * Pizza at 6:30 P.M.<br />

Meeting continues after Pizza!<br />

Cost is $1.00 (yes still one dollar!) per person if you RSVP by<br />

December 27 th , else it is $2.00 per person.<br />

Beer, wine and salads available at extra cost<br />

RSVP to Steve Barker at vicepresident@svr-pca.org<br />

or telephone 916-390-3009<br />

If you can’t attend the meeting, but have an idea<br />

for an activity in 2013, contact Steve and it will be posted<br />

tentatively on the 2013 calendar.<br />

Join Your Fellow SVR Members At<br />

7811 Greenback Lane, Citrus Heights (Across from Lowe’s)<br />

The First Saturday of Each Month<br />

The Club is a conversational group dedicated to the enjoyment of its members. It is a friendly<br />

group in which there are no strangers. Please join us for an hour or two of conversation<br />

about our cars, upcoming events, or anything else that interests you.<br />

Meet in the banquet room at 9:00 A.M.<br />

Order from the menu and pay for your own meal.<br />

Senior Menu Available<br />

If you plan to join us, call Herb or Jan Hoover at 916.424.5163<br />

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• Dinners<br />

• Tours<br />

• Tech Events<br />

• Rallies'<br />

• Social Gatherings<br />

• Autocrosses<br />

• New Events???<br />

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SVR’s 50th Anniversary at<br />

Deaver Winery<br />

by Kirk Bradford, SVR Treasurer<br />

Photos by Collin Fat, ira McKee, Steven Barker<br />

It seems like yesterday that we were celebrating the 25th<br />

anniversary of SVR, but you know how the saying goes; time<br />

flies when you are having fun. And time really flies when you are<br />

having fun in your Porsche!<br />

When the board was considering when and how to celebrate<br />

our region’s 50th, several ideas were offered up and discussed.<br />

PCA National’s <strong>Region</strong> Focus had quite an extensive review<br />

of the regions’ different approaches over the years. And most<br />

importantly, the one point that rang true was not to be afraid of<br />

trying something different!<br />

With the insight provided by <strong>Region</strong> Focus, the board decided to<br />

integrate the 50th celebration with our (very successful) annual<br />

Deaver tour, wine tasting and dinner event. With Ron and Bente<br />

Riley already on board to repeat the event in <strong>2012</strong>, I volunteered<br />

to work on the “anniversary” part of the event.<br />

Early on, Cookie Anderson, Jerry Cupler, Mike & Emily Willis<br />

volunteered to help with the planning and execution of the event.<br />

Soon thereafter, Jim and Sheila McDade volunteered to lead the<br />

“Tour” part of the event. And Linda (Bradford) volunteered to do<br />

the table decorations.<br />

At our initial meeting, the group came up with a list of things that<br />

needed to be done in advance of the event. In the months that<br />

followed, every detail was considered and addressed, and the end<br />

result exceeded all of our wildest dreams.<br />

Charter members along with long-time supporters of our club<br />

were located, and personalized invitations were mailed to them.<br />

Attendance estimates were “aggressive”, being raised to 150, which<br />

was well above last year’s Deaver event. But as it turned out,<br />

we were totally wrong! Ultimately, we ended up with over 240<br />

attendees, making the anniversary event one of the best attended<br />

SVR events of all time!<br />

We were lucky to have several charter members attend our event.<br />

Those included Read Buckman, Hal and Gail Fandl, Brad and<br />

Judy Hawkes, Bill and Judy Maddock, John and Betty Meunier<br />

and Gary Ogg. We are very appreciative of their attending our<br />

special event.<br />

Also attending were longtime supporters of our club, Wyn &<br />

Linda Robertson (coming from Oregon) and Dwight Mitchell<br />

(coming from Florida!). Another longtime supporter of our club,<br />

Niello Porsche, was represented by Rob Pane and Dustin Aydt.<br />

Past PCA National President Kurt Gibson and his wife Angie<br />

joined us, as they “detoured” from an extended stay in Monterey.<br />

As we found out at breakfast the next morning, Kurt and Angie<br />

are planning on relocating from Missouri to Monterey sometime<br />

very soon.<br />

Linda McMahen & Carol Mckee make sure the table settings are complete<br />

Ron Reagan makes sure that things are just right with the name placards<br />

Cookie Anderson & Anne Walker perform that final touch at each table<br />

the Tables at Deaver Winery<br />

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Thanks to Cookie’s efforts, numerous volunteers were lined up<br />

(many came forward even before being asked). Set-up started<br />

Saturday morning and by mid-afternoon we were pretty much<br />

ready to go.<br />

Anxious attendees started showing up as early as 3:30 PM, but<br />

we were ready. Deaver’s tasting-room set up a large tasting area<br />

outside under a tent, and they were going strong from the get-go.<br />

Cookie and her volunteers started registering people as they<br />

arrived, and they also were doing brisk business selling Goodie<br />

Store items.<br />

Mike Willis volunteered to manage parking. Mike enlisted the<br />

help of Kent Brandon Ron Reagan and between the three of<br />

them, they guided over 75 cars to parking spaces on the grounds,<br />

including along a levee adjacent to Deaver’s “Grand Pond”. What<br />

a sight to see all of those Porsches in a row!<br />

Meanwhile at the tour, Jim and Sheila were keeping us advised on<br />

how many more cars were going to show up as part of their tour.<br />

I think it ended up being 25 cars, which challenged our “parking<br />

lot attendants” Mike and Kent by the time the tour arrived at<br />

Deaver. The tour group arrived a little later than planned. It<br />

seems that they got stuck behind an old pick-up truck hauling<br />

firewood. The truck was doing 15 MPH (in a 55 MPH zone),<br />

totally oblivious to the long line of Porsches behind it. Some tour<br />

participants came upon a slow-moving Prius, and it wasn’t even<br />

hauling firewood!<br />

The band started playing at 4:30, and very quickly the festive<br />

mood turned even more festive. As more people started arriving,<br />

it became clear that we were in for a wonderful event.<br />

Ron was busy working on last minute “logistics”, as Mike Willis<br />

had indicated early in the planning that we would need more than<br />

two serving lines. More volunteers at the ready, four serving lines<br />

were set up. And as soon as the prime rib started to be delivered<br />

to the carving stations, the lines started forming!<br />

Attendees enjoyed a fantastic dinner, consisting of smoked Prime<br />

Rib, Cowboy Potatoes, salad, sourdough biscuits, cobbler, fried<br />

pies and fresh Sloughhouse corn (Ron & Bente picked up the<br />

corn on the way up that morning). Ron & Bente bought all of<br />

the food (including 200+ pounds of prime rib) in advance of the<br />

event. If that wasn’t enough, Bente pre-cooked (and froze) all of<br />

the biscuits and pies for weeks before the event.<br />

Hindsight being 20/20, we should have started the program an<br />

hour earlier with such a full agenda. Recognition was given to<br />

the team members, Ron, Bente, Mike, Emily, Cookie, Jerry, Jim,<br />

Sheila, Kirk and Linda. We gave a big “Thank You” to Leonard<br />

Sanders and his crew for the great job they did as our personal<br />

cooks! Also, for the third year, the Shank Brothers provided us<br />

with their unique Bluegrass music which has become synonymous<br />

with our annual Deaver event.<br />

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Cindy Brandon prepares fresh Sloughhouse corn for the Cooks<br />

the Cooks at work<br />

the Cooks getting ready for 240 people<br />

Ron Reagan directing the tour traffic<br />

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Kurt Gibson (past national president) and Sharon Neidel (zone<br />

7 representative) came forward to make a special presentation<br />

to Frederick Rauch, SVR’s president. PCA National had created<br />

a special book covering the history of SVR’s 50 years, and Kurt<br />

and Sharon presented the book and a certificate to Frederick who<br />

accepted them on behalf of our club.<br />

We had 15 past SVR presidents in attendance, representing<br />

28 years’ worth of office. Also, as we have done at our CRAB<br />

events, we had everyone stand up for a stretch. Then we asked<br />

that people who had been members for 5 years or less sit down.<br />

Then 10 years or less; then 15; and on and on. We got to 50 years<br />

and I thought that I was done, but Larry and Pat Wilson were<br />

still standing! They joined PCA in 1961, “way” before SVR was<br />

founded!<br />

Recognition awards were given to charter members Brad & Judy<br />

Hawkes and John and Betty Meunier, but unfortunately, by the<br />

time this part of the program rolled around, the other charter<br />

members had already left! We will get their awards to them.<br />

Also, recognition awards were presented to longtime membersupporters<br />

Rik and Lettie Larson and Mike and Emily Willis.<br />

Other member-supporters will be presented recognition awards as<br />

we finish out the year.<br />

As the sun had been long gone, the program ended and that<br />

concluded our great event. Post-event clean-up went very quickly,<br />

thanks to the many volunteers who stayed to help us out. As<br />

we spent a few final moments assessing how the event went, we<br />

were all very satisfied that everyone had a great time. Hard work<br />

completed, it was finally time for all of us to head home to get<br />

some well-deserved rest.<br />

On behalf of the “50th Anniversary at Deaver” event committee,<br />

I want to express a sincere Thank You to all who volunteered and<br />

helped us pull off one of our best events ever! Without your help,<br />

we simply would not have been able to do the event.<br />

our entertainment, Bluegrass music by The Shank Brothers<br />

David Bunch, Collin Fat, Sharon Neidel, Lisa Thomas, Susan Fontaine<br />

Dwight Mitchell, Angie Gibson, Kurt Gibson, Bob Peake<br />

gathering on the green<br />

some of the attendees cars<br />

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Our 50th Anniversary Past Presidents<br />

Jeff Kinder, Kirk Bradford, Bob Peake, Frederick Rauch, Larry Wilson, Cookie Anderson,<br />

Jim McDade, Rik Larson, Tambra Kroetz, Dwight Mitchell, Mike Willis, Ray Johansen<br />

Presentations for SVR President Frederick Rauch by Sharon Neidel, Zone 7 Representive<br />

and Kurt Gibson, PCA National Past President<br />

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Sharon Neidel, Zone 7 Representative<br />

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drifter classifieds<br />

Cars for sale<br />

2008 Boxster, 5 speed, Bose Sound System, Heated Leather Seats, 6 CD changer, Black with Gray interior, black top,<br />

13,500 miles, original tires, upgraded wheels to 19”, transferrable extended warranty with 3 years<br />

or 75,000 miles, Contact: Dale Robbins; bigfootrobbins@gmail.com, ph: 916.543.3071; $30,500<br />

2004 911 Turbo S Cabriolet Carrera 4 w/ Triptonic Blk/Blk leather, factory sport seat & GT2 kit, Ceramic brakes F&R, carbon<br />

fiber interior, Sportec 19 wheels, Remus exhaust, H&R full Adjustable coilovers, and more! Excellent Condition!<br />

Contact: Jim @ 530-305-0333, $59,500..<br />

2003 996 Twin Turbo EVO GT700 Total Horsepower: 700hp (285HP increase over stock) Built By:<br />

James Hendy @ Shark Werks, inc. This car is iNCREDiBLY FAST, iNCREDiBLY reliable, and so much<br />

fun to drive! Grey/Grey, 37k miles. it’s been on track once and performed very well. All performance<br />

modifications done by SHARKWERKS (www.sharkwerks.com). if you have questions please call Kory<br />

Wilkinson at 916-417-7041.<br />

For all the details, check the SVR website at www.svr-pca.org<br />

1983 911 Turbo Look. Only 117K mi. I’m only the second owner. Everything works as it should.<br />

Contact: Frank 916.372.5555 home; 916.588.8345 cell $20,000 OBO.<br />

1982 911 SC WiDE BODY 930 TURBO LOOK- conversion/paint by Franks using all factory parts, larger torsion bars,<br />

black leather 930 interior with front & rear spoilers. Wine red metallic German paint with Gotti 3 piece wheels/painted<br />

center caps. Power windows/mirrors/sunroof, A/C, fog lights, sport seats, cruise control, heated rear window/mirrors, euro<br />

headlights, alarm. 117,000 original miles. 2nd owner. Dwight Mitchell, Autosport Technology built the engine from an<br />

87 Carrera 3.2L (cost no object) into a very special: 3.5L twin plug Andial motronic ignition, blue printed/balanced with<br />

catalytic converter powerhouse. Latest engine rebuild by Ron Kain of IPB-Autosport in March 2005 @ 97,567 miles.<br />

Upgrades: GT3 Cup 996 type oil pump, ARP cylinder heard studs & rod bolts, IWIS HD timing chains. This is a street car<br />

& has never been raced. Call: Greg Peart, 916-870-7841 or email @: xfil911@comcast.net $21,500<br />

Parts for sale<br />

Stainless headers, 915 gears, oil temperature gauge, window register hardware, and more. Please check out the SVR website for more items:<br />

In-dash Porsche VDO oil temperature and oil pressure gauge with red indicator light. Asking $80, price flexible.<br />

M&K/RarlyL8 stainless steel header. Less than a year old in excellent condition. This high-flow header (1.625” outside diameter) sounds<br />

awesome and will provide improved performance (torque and HP). The stainless steel header is much lighter than mild-steel headers and<br />

looks great. The header is compatible with 3.6 liter air-cooled Porsche engines and other smaller air-cooled Porsche engines. New, this header<br />

costs $1,795. Asking $680. Price is flexible, make an offer. For more details about this header, see the M&K website or the RarlyL8 website.<br />

Contact Paul at 916-933-1898 or prichins@jps.net Prices are flexible, make an offer. Additional photos can be provided on request. I live in<br />

the Folsom area.<br />

(4) OEM 17” Carrera Wheels and Springs from 1997 993. Excellent Condition. Upgraded to 18” wheels and Eibach springs so selling these as take<br />

offs. Contact Mick at mitt911@hotmail.com or 916.705.4646 $900<br />

1 pair Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 205/50/17 with 5/32 tread depth remaining (more than half of original tread depth). Selling for only $100/<br />

pair. Normally $404/pair plus s/h at TireRack.com Contact: KungFuFat@aol.com<br />

Drifter Classifieds for Porsches and/or Porsche-related parts or accessories are available at no charge to PCA members. Non-members may submit ads at $20.00 per<br />

ad. Make check payable to PCA-SVR and send to PCA-SVR, P.O. Box 254651, <strong>Sacramento</strong>, CA 95865-4651. Commercial ads are not accepted. Please contact<br />

our Advertising Manager for commercial advertising information and rates. All ads must be submitted by e-mail to the Newsletter Editor and received by the editor<br />

by the 1 st day of the month prior to the month of publication. Ads may be shortened to fit available space. Editor is not responsible for content and reserves the<br />

right to reject any ads submitted. Not responsible for any errors or omissions. As an additional benefit to our members, all ads are included in the classified section<br />

of our web page. Ads are not verified for content. It is the buyer’s responsibility to verify the information in the ads. Ads run for three months unless cancelled.<br />

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Index of advertisers<br />

Frank’s Automotive 21<br />

IPB – Autosport IFC<br />

Niello Porsche 2, BC<br />

The Racer’s Group (TRG) 7<br />

Reflections in Glass 3<br />

RPM Indoor Kart Racing 13<br />

TrackMasters Racing IFC<br />

Vehicle Enhancement Product & Accessories 3<br />

Please remember to support<br />

your club by utilizing the<br />

services and products from<br />

our advertisers. Many of them<br />

provide a discount, make sure<br />

to mention you heard it in the<br />

drifter!<br />

Parts for sale<br />

356 engine and transmission parts; call or email for your needs... Magazines - Panos - 1970-1984, 1985-1991, 1998-2000, 1993-2001, 356 Registry -<br />

2002-2011 Porsche 356 Club - 2000-2009 Christophorus and Vintage Motorsports. Various years. Contact: riedel.75@hotmail.com or 530.878.1027<br />

Carrera Wing with third taillight for Porsche 996. A great deal at only $750. and its local so you don’t have to pay taxes and shipping.<br />

Normally retails for over $1,300. It can be easily fitted and repainted. I have a C4S wide body so I switched this Carrera wing for the<br />

Techart GT2 wing. Contact: Frankmerritt@earthlink.net or 916.372.5555 home; 916 588-8345 cell<br />

For sale- European style tail light assys. (left and right) for a Gen 1 987 Boxster or Cayman. 2005 to 2007. Excellent condition. The European style<br />

lights have all the US versions have but they are red so the large clear back up lamps fade into the light lens. Retail for over $500- $200 for the pair plus<br />

any shipping from the Rocklin, CA area. Part numbers 987-044-900-01 and 02. Contact: Tom Ware 916.205.0444 or email tomdamit@att.net<br />

1967 4spd.trans. w/ 30k on it $700. leather steering wheel,rear qtr. windows,temp.ga.omplete fac.steering colum w/wheel. 72 914 wheel/tire perfect<br />

cond. $75 Call Rich 530-863-0446 or richardshelton2000@comcast.net (3-2011)<br />

Used Parts from a 1986 Targa, Hood, Right Fender, Left Fender, Targa Top and Frame, Targa A-Pillar section for Targa Conversion or rollover repair,<br />

Targa Bar and Rear window for Targa Conversion or rollover repair, Passenger Door damage around mirror, Master Cylinder, Power Brake Booster,<br />

Wiper Assembly and Motor, AC Blower Motor, Burgundy Drivers Seat - Electric, Burgundy Passenger Seat, Manual. Contract Frederick at 916-595-<br />

3371 or via email at fdr@fdrmotorsports.com<br />

69-911/912 parts for sale, lf/rt rear qtr.bumpers - 4 spd.w/35k, rear bumper w/trim, leather wrapped steering wheel, rear deck grill, rear deck lid, set<br />

of 5 gauges, lf/rt front/rear signals, trim pieces, plus. Call Rich 530-863-0446<br />

CURRENT LiSTiNGS ON WWW.SVR-PCA.ORG<br />

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<strong>Sacramento</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Region</strong><br />

Porsche Club of America<br />

Post Office Box 254651<br />

<strong>Sacramento</strong>, CA 95865-4651<br />

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Driving conditions are<br />

always perfect with the<br />

right vehicle.<br />

NIELLO PORSCHE 4525 Granite Dr., Rocklin<br />

916.625.8300 niello.porsche.com<br />

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