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PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA<br />
SOUTHERN ARIZONA REGION<br />
MAY <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>SAR</strong> Porsches Lined Up at the Wilhelm Winery, Parker Canyon Lake Trip, March 27, <strong>2010</strong><br />
INSIDE<br />
A Picnic at Parker Canyon Lake<br />
How the Heck Did I Get Here<br />
The Mindset of a Road Racer<br />
Report from the Bush: Adopt-a-Roadway, April 10, <strong>2010</strong><br />
Racing at Willcox ...’50s Style<br />
Meet Jeff Gamble, Outlaw and 356 Technical Advisor<br />
Bubba
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MAY <strong>2010</strong><br />
CONTENTS<br />
Features<br />
3 <strong>SAR</strong> Submits Two Entries for <strong>PCA</strong> National<br />
Awards<br />
4 A Picnic at Parker Canyon Lake<br />
6 How the Heck Did I Get Here?<br />
8 The Mindset of a Road Racer<br />
13 Report from the Bush: Adopt-a-Roadway,<br />
April 10, <strong>2010</strong><br />
14 Racing at Willcox ...‘50s Style<br />
16 Meet Jeff Gamble, Outlaw and <strong>SAR</strong> 356<br />
Technical Advisor<br />
17 Bubba<br />
Columns<br />
3 President Platz<br />
18 Willkommen<br />
Departments<br />
2 Elected Officers, Board Members, and<br />
Committee Chairs<br />
10 Up Coming Events and Holidays<br />
20 Market Platz<br />
20 New Contributor—Mark Fuller<br />
<strong>SAR</strong> Event Notices<br />
18 Buffelgrass Removal Program–<strong>May</strong> 15,<br />
<strong>2010</strong><br />
19 Cinco de <strong>May</strong>o Event Flyer and Schedule<br />
Advertisers<br />
Dearing Automotive<br />
Dentbusters<br />
European Auto Tech<br />
Porsche of Tucson<br />
Radmacher Porsche Service<br />
State Farm Insurance<br />
Underhill Financial<br />
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Porsche Club of America—Southern Arizona Region<br />
ELECTED OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS AT LARGE<br />
PRESIDENT<br />
Jim Kendler<br />
president@pcasar.com<br />
VICE PRESIDENT<br />
David Long<br />
vicepresident@pcasar.com<br />
SECRETARY<br />
Kevin Purdy<br />
secretary@pcasar.com<br />
TREASURER<br />
Richard Channel<br />
treasurer@pcasar.com<br />
STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRS<br />
Driver Education/Autocross<br />
Dave Radmacher and Greg<br />
Robertson<br />
autocross@pcasar.com<br />
Membership<br />
Tom Sherman<br />
membership@pcasar.com<br />
Social<br />
Karen Hannon<br />
social@pcasar.com<br />
SPECIAL COMMITTEE CHAIRS<br />
Adopt-a-Roadway Jan Ramaker<br />
By-Laws Tom Sherman<br />
Charity Carol Cloutier<br />
Cinco de <strong>May</strong>o Dave Long & Kathleen Kendler<br />
Rally Vacant<br />
Technical Vacant<br />
Tours Jim Kendler<br />
MEMBER AT LARGE - 1<br />
Lee Cuevas<br />
boardmember1@pcasar.com<br />
MEMBER AT LARGE - 2<br />
Linda Shank<br />
boardmember2@pcasar.com<br />
MEMBER AT LARGE - 3<br />
Randy Hannon<br />
boardmember3@pcasar.com<br />
PAST PRESIDENT<br />
Hal Tretbar<br />
pastpresident@pcasar.com<br />
Newsletter<br />
Claudia Stone, Editor<br />
newsletter@pcasar.com<br />
Safety<br />
Greg Robertson<br />
safety@pcasar.com<br />
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS<br />
<strong>SAR</strong> website<br />
Jill Davis-Curtis, Webmistress<br />
webmaster@pcasar.com<br />
356 Technical Advisor Jeff Gamble<br />
Advertising Manager Lee Cuevas<br />
Concours Judging Liaison Ken Hollett<br />
Dealer Liaison Tom Sherman<br />
Historian Kurt Cramer<br />
Insurance Liaison Peter Beahan<br />
Southeast Area Liaison Gary Ottaviano<br />
Zuffenhausen News is the official publication of the Southern Arizona Region, Porsche Club of America. Any statement appearing in the Zuffenhausen News<br />
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Zuffenhausen News editor or contributors. The editor reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Permission is given to the chartered<br />
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e.g., Claudia Stone, Editor.<br />
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I<br />
want to start my article this month by<br />
saying “thank you” to Gary Ottaviano<br />
and Hal Tretbar for leading a fantastic<br />
day tour to Parker Canyon Lake last<br />
month. For all of you who attended, please<br />
pass on your gratitude to Gary and Hal for<br />
a wonderful Porsche day. For all of you<br />
who missed it or have never visited the<br />
lake, I recommend you take your favorite<br />
motor vehicle and check out the canyon<br />
on your own. It is truly a unique scenic<br />
location in southern Arizona.<br />
Now, I want to let you know about<br />
our first overnight tour for <strong>2010</strong>. The<br />
Porsches-2-Prescott tour will depart Tucson<br />
on Friday, <strong>May</strong> 21, for 3 days of Porsche<br />
fun in the Prescott area. With temperatures<br />
in the low 80s, you’ll enjoy a great<br />
back-roads drive over some of the best<br />
twisty roads in the state on your way to<br />
Prescott!<br />
Departure will be at 8:30 am. Plan to<br />
meet at 8:15 am at the IHOP, 8445 N Cerius<br />
Stravenue, Tucson, which is located at<br />
the corner of Cortaro Farms Road and N.<br />
Cerius—or come earlier and join us for<br />
breakfast.<br />
We will arrive in Prescott Friday after-<br />
by Rink Reinking<br />
<strong>SAR</strong> Publicity and Communications<br />
noon for a late check-in at the Prescott<br />
Resort and Conference Center. Friday<br />
night you have a choice of dinner at the<br />
hotel on your own or joining the group for<br />
dinner at one of the restaurants on Whiskey<br />
Row. On Saturday we will participate<br />
in an informal <strong>PCA</strong>-AZ Region Porsche car<br />
show on the famous Courthouse Plaza.<br />
Vote for the People’s Choice Trophy! You<br />
can visit or hang out on the plaza. Afterwards,<br />
we’ll take a little drive on one of<br />
Prescott’s great Porsche roads! <strong>PCA</strong>-AZ<br />
will also have some other activities<br />
planned for those of you who may have<br />
had enough driving for the day. For dinner<br />
on Saturday you’ll enjoy a catered meal at<br />
Prescott Vintage Motors, one of the finest<br />
private car collections around. The collection<br />
includes: Mario Andretti’s Indy car, a<br />
Formula 1 Ferrari, a 1973 Porsche Carrera<br />
RS, a Porsche Speedster, and a 1931 Packard!<br />
The evening is open for your choice of<br />
activities, from enjoying the great music<br />
scene to visiting casinos or hanging out<br />
with friends on Whiskey Row.<br />
Sunday morning, you will have a<br />
number of choices for breakfast on your<br />
own. At 10 am we will head over a great<br />
A<br />
small band of <strong>SAR</strong> members recently spent some time<br />
preparing an entry for The Ferry Porsche <strong>PCA</strong> Region of<br />
the Year Award for the year 2009. A second document<br />
provided a 2009 Public Service Award submission. That was a<br />
very good year for us. We worked hard, played hard and we had a<br />
lot of fun. Our entries documented our activities, growth, public<br />
service, newsletter and website effectiveness. In addition, we<br />
presented data on our participation in events outside our region,<br />
charity contributions, and awards. In every category, the group<br />
felt that we had something to offer and a chance at competing<br />
with regions from across the country. We are unlikely to hear<br />
about this until the results are announced at the July <strong>2010</strong> Parade<br />
in St. Charles. Stay tuned for the results of this competition.<br />
You may recall that our region has won other <strong>PCA</strong> National<br />
awards in the past. We placed 3rd in the 2008 Public Service<br />
by Jim Kendler<br />
<strong>SAR</strong> President<br />
Porsche road to Bagdad for lunch at the<br />
Circle Bar & Steakhouse before heading<br />
home to Tucson.<br />
The cost for the Saturday Courthouse<br />
Plaza parking and car show, dinner Saturday<br />
night (BYOB), and Sunday lunch is<br />
only $45 per person. Please make checks<br />
out to AZ <strong>PCA</strong> (make a note “P2P”) and<br />
mail your check to Bob Frith, 2680<br />
Tolemac Way, Prescott, AZ 86305; or you<br />
can pay by Paypal on the <strong>PCA</strong>-AZ region<br />
website: http://az.pca.org/. Also, please<br />
sign-up at the <strong>PCA</strong>-<strong>SAR</strong> website:<br />
http://pcasar.com/.<br />
Hotel rooms at the Prescott Resort<br />
and Conference Center are being offered<br />
at the group single/double rate of only<br />
$79.00 per night, plus tax. An additional<br />
fee of $10.00 per person, for up to two<br />
persons per room, plus tax will apply. For<br />
reservations please call 800-967-4637 and<br />
request the Porsche Club room block for<br />
<strong>May</strong> 22, <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
If you have any questions about the<br />
tour, feel free to contact me by email at<br />
president@pcasar.com or telephone 520-<br />
465-4398. I hope to see you and your<br />
Porsche at our next event.<br />
award. Our website (2006–Wendy Walker, 2008–Jill Curtis-Davis)<br />
and our newsletter (2003–Larry Dennis, 2004–Larry Dennis/<br />
Leslie Kepner) garnered awards for <strong>SAR</strong>. We have also participated<br />
and succeeded in the membership competition (2006–1st<br />
Zone 8, 5th Nationally, 2008–1st Zone 8 & 7th Nationally). Surely<br />
I've missed a few here. We're not sure if history will repeat for the<br />
2009 submissions, but the group was willing to put in the effort<br />
and wait to see what the judges think.<br />
Thanks to Claudia Stone and Jim and Kathleen Kendler for<br />
editing and formatting suggestions, and to historian Kurt Cramer<br />
for digging out the old award announcements for this note.<br />
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SATURDAY, MARCH 27 was a nice day for<br />
a drive through the rolling hills of southern<br />
Arizona and a picnic at Parker Canyon<br />
Lake. Fifteen Porsches from the<br />
Southern Arizona Region of the Porsche<br />
Club of America left Tucson and took a<br />
pit stop at Sonoita. Then it was on south,<br />
enjoying the empty, twisty roads to the<br />
lake. We met the five-car <strong>SAR</strong> contingent<br />
from Sierra Vista just as we pulled up to<br />
the Parker Canyon Lake store.<br />
With artful directions and maneuvering,<br />
the 20 Porsches were<br />
arrayed for display in a large<br />
semicircle around the store.<br />
The picnic was held on the<br />
somewhat windy deck of the<br />
store with the lake glittering<br />
nearby.<br />
The group returned<br />
home by way of two outstanding<br />
wineries located in<br />
the terra rosa region of Elgin.<br />
The terra rosa (red<br />
earth) soil is similar to some<br />
of the finest wine growing<br />
by Hal Tretbar<br />
<strong>SAR</strong> Past President and Trip Leader<br />
regions of France. The first stop for tasting<br />
was at Keith-Joshua Vineyards, which<br />
is housed in an elegant villa. The five<br />
wines presented were excellent.<br />
The second stop, to appreciate the<br />
fruits of the vine, was at the Wilhelm<br />
Family Winery. Its sparkling new building<br />
houses pressing and fermenting equipment<br />
along with a tasting room. We had<br />
the pleasure of tasting in privacy beside<br />
the fermentation vats. Again, the fine<br />
wines reflected the growing reputation of<br />
the Elgin’s world class vineyards.<br />
On the way home, Dorothy and I<br />
stopped at the Border Control check<br />
point north of Sonoita. As we slowed to a<br />
stop in our Red ’87 911 Carrera Targa, the<br />
burly, sour-faced patrolman gave us the<br />
once-over. He stuck his head in the window<br />
and without changing his expression<br />
said, “Nice rims” and waved us on.<br />
I want to thank Gary and Patti Ottaviano<br />
from Sierra Vista for helping coordinate<br />
this marvelous outing<br />
Group shot of the Parker<br />
Canyon Lake gang.<br />
–photo by Jim Kendler<br />
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Dana Binford from Sierra Vista shows<br />
how her splash technique worked on<br />
Tom Sherman.<br />
Twenty of Zuffenhausen’s finest, from Tucson and Sierra Vista, circle the store at Parker Canyon Lake.<br />
Patti Ottaviano, Jeff and Annie Wolk,<br />
Ron and Shirley Faulkner and Gary Ot‐<br />
taviano, all from Sierra Vista, at the<br />
Keith‐Joshua tasting room.<br />
Someone should tell Phil Sloss<br />
from Sierra Vista that you should<br />
sniff the wine in the glass not the<br />
barrel.<br />
Phil and Jeff join Connie Sherman and<br />
Larry Dennis to enjoy tasting inside<br />
the Wilhelm vat room<br />
Nancy and Bruce Lanhan with<br />
their Boxster beside the lake.<br />
–photos by Hal Tretbar (except as noted)<br />
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ningcounterclockwise through Turn 14<br />
at Arroyo Seco.<br />
She is now fast<br />
smooth, and moving<br />
along through<br />
our program.<br />
There were struggles<br />
along the<br />
way but, those<br />
were long ago<br />
ironed out. Now<br />
it's just plain fun.<br />
And now she has<br />
a newer and even<br />
faster car! Check<br />
out that smile<br />
next time you see<br />
her get out of her<br />
-Rink Reinking<br />
by Elizabeth Robertson, <strong>SAR</strong> Member and 2009 DE Honoree<br />
Deserving Driver Events Honorees—Part 4 of 4<br />
Ed. Note: The following feature is Part 4 of a 4-part series, each article being a personal account by a Driving Events<br />
honoree. In alphabetical order, Elizabeth Robertson has prepared the final feature in the series.<br />
Breathe, Elizabeth. Breathe.<br />
Gloves? Check. Helmet? Check. Strap tight? Check. Seat belt?<br />
C-G Lock? Check, check. Sport Plus? Oops, OK, check. Am I<br />
actually doing this? Can I really do this? OMG, WHAT IF I<br />
CAN'T DO THIS?! I get the green flag, and ease the 997 out<br />
onto Laguna Seca's Turn 5, hands sweating, heart pounding.<br />
Breathe, I tell myself again. Just breathe. How did I ever get<br />
here?<br />
January 1998, I headed to Porsche of Tucson to check on the<br />
progress of my Boxster on order. The salesman gave me an update,<br />
then suggested I drive a red 993 Cabriolet, the last air<br />
cooled 911 for sale in the Southwest. Not really what I wanted,<br />
but I reluctantly agreed. I killed it before we left the lot. Fighting<br />
the urge to quit (after all, I just KNOW that if I can't do<br />
something the FIRST time I try, I'll NEVER get it, right?), I<br />
restart the Cabriolet and pull onto the road. It was love the first<br />
time I hit the accelerator. I had to have that car.<br />
Accelerating up the hill, I find my reference point for turn-in.<br />
Brake, trail into turn-in, rotate, accelerate. There's the dip at<br />
my apex for Turn 6. I'm on the throttle, climbing towards<br />
track-out on the right. I can't see it, but I know what comes<br />
next.<br />
After bringing the 993<br />
home, I almost had a close<br />
encounter with a signpost<br />
on Picture Rocks Pass.<br />
Oversteer, of course. Don't<br />
lift in a turn. Greg bought<br />
me a Bondurant 3-day<br />
course (cheaper than a life<br />
insurance policy?), and<br />
fighting my fears and selfdoubts,<br />
I went. I made<br />
him go, too. Chris Seidentop<br />
was a patient instructor<br />
as I tortured him in<br />
the skidder car and spun a<br />
180 in front of Greg on the<br />
Maricopa Oval, laughing<br />
heartily the entire time. I<br />
was hooked.<br />
Bring the car to the left<br />
to set up for Turn 7, apex<br />
on the right, then immediately<br />
dive into the<br />
Corkscrew. Clip the apex<br />
of 8 on the left, then the<br />
blindfaith right turn to<br />
8a. Which tree? Oh,<br />
that's it, on the right.<br />
WHERE'S THE TRACK?<br />
OMG, OMG, OMG! There<br />
it is, right where it<br />
should be. Whoa! 5 sto-<br />
Continued on next page—<br />
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ies down from 8 to exit of<br />
8b, 10 stories down to<br />
Turn 9. Wheee! YES!<br />
Aside from several trips<br />
back to Bondurant for<br />
alumni events, I didn't do<br />
much tracking until 2006<br />
when one of you left a <strong>PCA</strong>-<br />
<strong>SAR</strong> card on Greg's new<br />
Cayman (thank you, whoever<br />
you are), and we came<br />
to Dave Radmacher's Pinal<br />
chalk talk, and caught the<br />
bug again. Thanks to<br />
<strong>SAR</strong>'s fantastic instructors,<br />
including Walt Harrington,<br />
Wendy Walker, Brian Willis,<br />
Rink Reinking, and of<br />
course, Dave Radmacher, I<br />
have steadily gained the<br />
competence and confidence<br />
to not only control my car<br />
on the track, but to even<br />
venture to new tracks.<br />
Which brings me to...<br />
Turn 9 is a high-speed left<br />
hand sweeper, with banking<br />
in just the inner edge.<br />
Hit it just right and all<br />
that speed I've picked up<br />
down the hill will load my<br />
suspension and increase<br />
my grip. Whoom. Nailed<br />
it! Rotate for Turn 10 on the right, track out on the left and bring<br />
it back to the right side for Turn 11. The slowest turn on the<br />
track, 11 is a sharp left leading onto the main straight.<br />
As much as I loved my Cabriolet, I fell for a new love in July 2009.<br />
<strong>SAR</strong> hosted an event at Porsche to introduce the new PDK transmission.<br />
When Greg suggested I drive the Carrera S PDK, I was<br />
hooked. Face it, I'm a rear engine girl. I gotta swing my rear end! It<br />
had that familiar feel, with handling to match Greg's Cayman, but<br />
oh, the POWER! Mwaa ha ha! And great gadgets inside, too. I had<br />
to have it.<br />
The front straight is a long uphill to a blind apex on the left for<br />
Turn 1, with a breathtaking view and drop to the Andretti Hairpin.<br />
The hardest part of driving Laguna was keeping the accelerator<br />
to the floor up and over the hill. Move to the right, threshold<br />
brake, and trail the brakes into the hairpin, then back on the<br />
throttle to control the rotation and settle the rear end. Track out<br />
on the right, but don't go off. That wall is closer than you think.<br />
Greg and our Vegas friend, Brad, had already made plans to catch<br />
the end of the Monterey Historics and drive the MBR/CDS DE at<br />
Laguna Seca. Now I had a new toy and was just ACHING to play<br />
with it. I registered just in time to tag along with the boys. Now, to<br />
get accustomed to the 997. A quick trip to Spring Mountain in early<br />
August gave us an empty track for the three of us to play. Lapping<br />
the 2.7 mile configuration gave me the familiarity and confidence I<br />
needed to go to....<br />
Turns 3 and 4 are straightforward right-handers inside the spectator's<br />
area, not too tricky, but this is one of the passing zones, so<br />
attention is warranted. Move to the right, look for my reference<br />
point, and try to carry as much momentum around Turn 5 to the<br />
left as I can, once again climbing the hill past the sound check<br />
booth. I CAN DO THIS!<br />
And so can you... Participate in <strong>SAR</strong>'s Driver's Education Program.<br />
Special thanks to LVR's Brad Zucroff and GGR's Larry Sharp for<br />
coaching me at Laguna Seca.<br />
Call for Cinco Volunteers!<br />
It’s Never Too Late<br />
e-mail the co-chairs<br />
Dave and Kathleen at cinco@pcasar.com<br />
...or just show up on <strong>May</strong> 1 and jump right in...<br />
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AS A FELLOW CAR ENTHUSIAST, have<br />
you ever wondered what the mindset<br />
would be of a seasoned road racer invited<br />
to one of your events?<br />
THE INTRODUCTION<br />
In case I didn’t get a chance to meet<br />
you, I’m Darrell J. Covert, and I am a seasoned<br />
road racer involved with events held<br />
by both the Sports Car Club of America<br />
(SCCA) and the National Auto Sport Association<br />
(NASA). I come from an autocross<br />
background and have competed on a national<br />
level in both National Tour and Pro-<br />
Solo SCCA events, from Washington state<br />
to Kansas. I’m now an instructor for NASA,<br />
having taken many SCCA Evolution Driving<br />
School classes. Nothing gets you better<br />
prepared to learn car handling than consistently<br />
autocrossing, month after month.<br />
I’ve had my successes, having been the<br />
2008 NASA-AZ Time Trials Super Class<br />
champion and finalist at SCCA ProSolos in<br />
the Superstock class. Enough said here.<br />
THE GIG<br />
I was invited by a good friend who is a<br />
Porsche Club member to attend your event<br />
in March at Pinal Air Park. His enthusiasm<br />
for this track and the Southern Arizona<br />
Region club was overwhelming, and having<br />
missed the track in past SCCA events, I<br />
thought this should be fun. So let’s give it a<br />
go! After all, I’ve got real respect for fast<br />
The Mindset of a Road Racer<br />
914-6s and GT-3 RSs that I’ve competed<br />
against in NASA racing.<br />
THE PREP<br />
My strong suit is to be well prepared<br />
by having my Corvette race ready before<br />
leaving home. Something always causes<br />
delays in getting to the track and that<br />
morning was no exception. I knew it<br />
wasn’t going right when I was getting lost<br />
with an aerial map of the base in hand and<br />
“I was thinking of what I<br />
needed to do to win the<br />
series in 2008. It was the<br />
last race of the season<br />
and I won it!”<br />
noticing guards with guns! Not a good<br />
thing, especially since I always tell my students<br />
to arrive early. There’s nothing<br />
worse than being rushed in setting up the<br />
car and getting it out to be teched in time.<br />
THE MINDSET<br />
I was asked what was on my mind in<br />
the process of setting the best time possible,<br />
while not being familiar at all with this<br />
track. Without giving the house away and<br />
having your hot shoes beat my time, I<br />
thought I’d share a few tips that can help<br />
the rest of my fellow enthusiasts learn the<br />
nuts and bolts of analyzing a track design. I<br />
by Darrell J. Covert<br />
Guest<br />
always try to walk the track, or ask those<br />
having been on the track, their opinion. It<br />
was nice to have a pace lap or two. If you<br />
noticed, I lagged behind. Why you may<br />
ask? Because you can’t see the track, being<br />
on someone’s bumper. I’m looking for<br />
many things besides driving. Here’s what<br />
I’m thinking of and looking for:<br />
1. Is this a fast track or very technical?<br />
Pinal is very technical.<br />
2. Any hazards, such as walls, dirty or<br />
wet corners? Yes, dirt on the start of<br />
the straight’s concrete, and a gravel<br />
pit on the bus stop just prior to that.<br />
3. There are three parts to a corner; entry<br />
initial turn in, steady state, and exit.<br />
The Corvette is good at steady state<br />
and short shots to use its torque.<br />
Know what advantages your car has<br />
and use them!<br />
4. Where are the passing zones? Well<br />
here at Pinal, there’s one place, as explained<br />
in the drivers’ meeting.<br />
5. Where can I make two curves into<br />
wide flowing curves? Turns 5 through<br />
7.<br />
6. Where do I give it up? Turns 8 and 9.<br />
The racer’s mind starts on the grid…<br />
What do think about on grid? Is it, “Gee,<br />
Lord, don’t let me screw up my car?” No,<br />
not the road racer. The road racer has been<br />
driving the course in his mind for two laps<br />
before starting onto the course. Some good<br />
racers have their eyes closed using their<br />
hands to wind through the turns. They’re<br />
visualizing the track. Visualizing is the beginning<br />
of anticipation and looking ahead.<br />
You must, must look ahead! You<br />
must look at where you want to go!<br />
I saw too many drivers at Pinal looking at<br />
the next gate, not as far as they could. The<br />
car will go where your eyes see. If you look<br />
at an accident or a wall, you’re going into<br />
that wall or that car. The mind is weird<br />
that way. O.K., I’ll now get off my soap<br />
Darrell Covert in the paddock at the PIR<br />
Phoenix International Raceway, just prior<br />
to going to grid, 2008.<br />
–photo by Ovidio Ortiz<br />
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ox. My friend who invited me to this<br />
event hears it too often, as it is.<br />
SCCA’s Evolution Driving School<br />
teaches you to talk out loud to yourself<br />
while driving the course. It may sound crazy,<br />
but it does work! I am going to share<br />
with you what I say out loud in the car corner<br />
by corner around Pinal Air Park’s road<br />
course. This has been done by many successful<br />
racers, and whether you are new to<br />
this or a veteran, keeping you mind focused<br />
and ahead is the goal. I hope that my<br />
new found friends in the Southern Arizona<br />
Region Porsche Club will find this insightful<br />
and beneficial in improving their racing<br />
mindset and lowering their track times!<br />
Now ride along with me in a Corvette...<br />
THE TRACK<br />
I'm starting with the start/finish line used<br />
for timing this event.<br />
I’ve exited the fourth cone of a fivecone<br />
slalom now on full throttle. I’m looking<br />
through Turn 11 and actually looking<br />
out my side window at Turn 12. “Brake,<br />
brake,” I say. “Not too much brake, use all<br />
the road, get the car into steady state and<br />
use your throttle not your steering. Modulate<br />
the throttle, modulate the throttle.<br />
Make the entry into Turn 12 smooth and<br />
flowing; look ahead now.”<br />
I’m between Turn 12 and Turn 13:<br />
“Don’t get out of the throttle, look all the<br />
way to the grid.” Remember the car goes<br />
where your eyes are.<br />
Turn 12: “Keep the car outside. Make<br />
the chicane as straight as possible. Full<br />
throttle, now, full hard brake early! Off<br />
brake and start to smoothly accelerate<br />
through the box.”<br />
Going to Turn 1: “Damn, the dirt on the<br />
course!” Too many are entering too early.<br />
Get the car settled after the jump.<br />
Look ahead to Turn 3: On as much<br />
throttle as the Corvette will take, stay outside,<br />
she wants to push in, moderate brake<br />
now, keep up the momentum, Darrell.<br />
Look for Turn 4, allow her to push out<br />
wide, but stay 6 inches away from the edge<br />
drop off. You can cause a spin get off an<br />
abrupt edge like that. Modulate the throttle<br />
now. Get a nice late apex on Turn 4.”<br />
Turn 4: “Look at Turn 5. On full<br />
throttle as fast as you can. Keep her wide<br />
to get a late apex on that cone in the beginning<br />
of Turn 5.”<br />
Turn 5: “Good and quick turn in.<br />
Look to make the chicane of cones<br />
straight. Now, full throttle at the second<br />
cone. Fly over the hill. Keep the wheel<br />
straight, she’ll want to squirm out left on<br />
that negative camber road, when she’s<br />
light.”<br />
Entering Turn 6: “Look ahead to<br />
Turn 7 as much as you can." Try to stay on<br />
throttle. Top end of second gear (66 mph).<br />
Entering Turn 8: “Brake, brake, brake<br />
early, hard, and straight. Off brake, Turn in<br />
and scuff speed to slow the car down<br />
through Turn 8.”<br />
Turns 9 and 10: “Steady state. Keep<br />
momentum up and prepare for the<br />
straight. Enter wide and come in for a late<br />
apex on Turn 10. Stay away from the gravel<br />
on the outside and stay inside by apex of<br />
the corner. Start to smoothly gradually go<br />
WOT (wide open throttle) 10 feet before<br />
the outside cone.” Corvettes are neutral<br />
here. Porsches 911 Turbos are understeer-<br />
ing and can’t do this. 914-6s and Boxsters<br />
should do this well. There is just a different<br />
car advantages here.<br />
Straight: “WOT now. Hit rev limiter<br />
in second (66 mph). Brake straight and<br />
make initial turn on first slalom cone.” I’m<br />
looking at the last cone now with all the<br />
others in my fore vision. I’m telling myself<br />
to turn in early on each cone. “Now, accelerate<br />
out of the fourth cone and keep the<br />
car away from the edge of the asphalt and<br />
the fifth cone.”<br />
“Get it on.” WOT, shift into third.<br />
“Now in midrange third. Smooth down<br />
shift and braking straight; no chirp from<br />
the tires. Don’t break those tires loose!<br />
Look ahead at the last cone of the slalom.<br />
You’re late! Keep the rear of the car behind<br />
the cone! Quick hands, no hesitations, accelerate<br />
past the last cone.”<br />
THE WRAP<br />
Yes, I talk a lot while racing, but I hope<br />
the blow-by-blow account helps. If you<br />
want a ride some time, just ask. There are<br />
no demerits for Porsche owners riding in<br />
Corvettes!<br />
Keep up the good work that you guys<br />
do! I’ll see you next time.<br />
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Upcoming Events and Holidays<br />
APRIL <strong>2010</strong><br />
April 30 <strong>SAR</strong> Cinco de <strong>May</strong>o Warm-up Party: Larry and Nena Ashton, 5301 N. Craycroft Avenue<br />
MAY <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>May</strong> 1 <strong>SAR</strong> Cinco de <strong>May</strong>o Concours and Awards Banquet, The Lodge at Ventana Canyon<br />
<strong>May</strong> 2 <strong>SAR</strong> Cinco de <strong>May</strong>o Annual Golf Tournament, Mountain Course at the Lodge<br />
<strong>May</strong> 4 <strong>SAR</strong> Membership Meeting, Mimi’s (west), 4420 N. Oracle Road, Tucson<br />
<strong>May</strong> 8 <strong>SAR</strong> Cinco de <strong>May</strong>o Autocross at Musselman<br />
<strong>May</strong> 9 Mother’s Day<br />
<strong>May</strong> 12 Deadline for Submissions to June ZN<br />
<strong>May</strong> 15 Buffelgrass Removal Day<br />
<strong>May</strong> 21–23 <strong>PCA</strong>-AZ Porsches to Prescott<br />
<strong>May</strong> 27–30 Road Runners - Viva La Fiesta (Albuquerque)<br />
<strong>May</strong> 31 Memorial Day<br />
JUNE <strong>2010</strong><br />
June 1 <strong>SAR</strong> Membership Meeting, Mimi’s (east), 120 S. Wilmot Road, Tucson<br />
June 12 Musselman Night Autocross (tentative)<br />
June 14 Deadline for Submissions to July ZN<br />
June 20 Father’s Day<br />
JULY <strong>2010</strong><br />
July 4 Independence Day<br />
July 6 <strong>SAR</strong> Membership Meeting, Mimi’s (west), 4420 N. Oracle Road, Tucson<br />
July 12 Deadline for Submissions to August ZN<br />
THIRD TUESDAY <strong>SAR</strong> Board of Directors meeting; see website for revolving locations.<br />
On the COVER this month—<br />
Hal Tretbar, <strong>SAR</strong> Past President and frequent Trip Leader, led a group of about 20 intrepid Porsche owners to Parker<br />
Canyon Lake for a picnic on March 27, <strong>2010</strong>. The trip to the lake was fun (everyone said), but the trips to the wineries<br />
on the way home provided the best stories. The main feature is on page 4.<br />
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I’ve learned a thing or two over the years...<br />
Trust isn’t something you can market or sell. It is an unspoken<br />
quality you earn through actions and staying true to your word.<br />
If you treat every customer’s car like it was your own, they will<br />
appreciate the care and attention you’ve given.<br />
For 22 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to earning our customer’s<br />
trust. They know they can count on us for quality service and<br />
repair, reasonable prices, and sometimes— just good advice.<br />
Robert Dearing<br />
De a r in g Au t o m o t iv e<br />
Specializing in the service and repair of Mercedes-Benz,<br />
BMW, Porsche and of course Ferrari automobiles.<br />
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Open Monday-Friday 7:30 am to 5:30 pm<br />
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REPORT FROM THE BUSH: ADOPT-A-ROADWAY, APRIL 10, <strong>2010</strong><br />
by Mark Fuller<br />
<strong>SAR</strong> (Newest) Member<br />
Mark Fuller displays a full bag of trash gathered<br />
along Orange Grove during the club’s recent<br />
Adopt‐a‐Roadway cleanup morning<br />
Adopt‐a‐Roadway Gang, except Rink who is<br />
manning the camera<br />
As the newest member of <strong>PCA</strong>‐<strong>SAR</strong>, having joined literally a day before the Pima<br />
County Adopt‐a‐Roadway Program, I was anticipating meeting members of the <strong>SAR</strong><br />
Club and sharing in the community spirit and conviviality of my first <strong>SAR</strong> event. I was<br />
very humbled and pleased by the friendship and feeling of immediate welcome<br />
from all those participating in the event.<br />
We assembled bright and early, some 20 strong, at the Krispy Krème donut shop on<br />
Oracle. Fueled up on coffee and donuts, we were ready to tackle the section of<br />
roadway on Orange Grove between Oracle and 1st Ave. Properly briefed and<br />
equipped with safety vests and the requisite plastic bags to gather the discarded<br />
materials along the berm, we divided into two groups and headed along either side<br />
of the road.<br />
The early morning temperature was perfect and the light Saturday traffic certainly<br />
was conducive to the task at hand. As we worked our way along, it was fun and in‐<br />
teresting listening to stories of previous cleanups undertaken by Club members and<br />
to find out more about the Club and fellow members. This was in fact an ideal venue<br />
for a new member to visit with and work hand‐in‐hand with Club members, helping<br />
make our community look more presentable.<br />
The nationwide effort of sponsorship for the Adopt‐a‐Roadway program provides<br />
the Department of Transportation with an extra resource for cleaning highways.<br />
Some of the usual and not so usual items we found and bagged were a large pillow‐<br />
type mattress, a pair of pants—yes, lots of speculation as to how those came to be<br />
by the side of the roadway (and no, not found next to the mattress), and the usual<br />
assemblage of car parts and tires.<br />
Arriving near the end of our assigned area, we saw a disturbing sight—two fairly<br />
new roadway signs, one of which was a bicycle sign literally mowed down, perhaps<br />
by a car that was out of control and (most of us surmised) by a driver who, the next<br />
morning when he sobered up, realized the tremendous damage he must have done<br />
to his car. We also found some drug related paraphernalia that we left in situ and<br />
reported to the Tucson Police Department. This was another good example of the<br />
civic action provided by our club.<br />
At the conclusion of the project, we received a very good demonstration by Rink on<br />
the identification and eradication of buffelgrass. Buffelgrass grows densely and<br />
crowds out native plants of similar size. Competition for water can weaken and kill<br />
larger desert plants. Eradication is of prime importance and is an on‐going project<br />
by club members undertaken as part of our Adopt‐a‐Roadway program.<br />
As my first <strong>SAR</strong> event, I want to again thank my fellow participants in the Pima<br />
County Adopt‐a‐Roadway program for their efforts and for making me feel so wel‐<br />
comed to the club. It was fun as well to see so many beautiful Porsches at the event<br />
and to share experiences. For those members who have not participated in the<br />
Adopt‐a‐Roadway cleanup, I highly recommend it as an excellent community service<br />
event, great camaraderie; the coffee and donuts provided by the club are a nice<br />
touch too.<br />
Even the bushes are in danger from<br />
the Adopt‐a‐Roadway Gang<br />
–photos by Rink Reinking<br />
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Racing at Willcox ...’50s style<br />
by Kurt Cramer, <strong>SAR</strong> Historian<br />
THE 1950S. What a great time. In 1951 the Southern Arizona<br />
Sports Car Club was founded. The club held tours, gymkhanas,<br />
rallies, and monthly meetings. These events were mostly social,<br />
not really very competitive. However, several of the members<br />
were entering sports car road races that were being held in<br />
southern California.<br />
In 1955 the club decided to hold a sports car race here in<br />
Arizona. Jack Rowe was involved with the Civil Air Patrol, and<br />
through his efforts the Willcox Airport became the site for the<br />
race. The race was held April 17.<br />
The Old Pueblo Radio Club (the Tucson Amateur Radio<br />
Club) handled the on-track communications. Since I was a<br />
member, I attended the event. The article shown here describes<br />
the event much better than my memory can.<br />
Note that none of the cars in the photos have roll bars!<br />
Some had grab handles on the floor that the driver was to grab<br />
and hold himself down to the floor in the event of a roll over!<br />
The ‘50s were also a time of innocence in America.<br />
A time trial was held March 25, 1956 and another race on<br />
<strong>May</strong> 5, 1956. Within 2 years the cars were required to have roll<br />
bars.<br />
Ed: When Kurt sent the two newspaper clippings, he wrote:<br />
“The two attachments that I sent you came from this website:<br />
[cliff@cliffreuter.com]. The Willcox races are relevant because<br />
of the new track that is being built near Willcox. The speaker at<br />
the recent general membership meeting was from the track and<br />
I mentioned that the first sports car races in Arizona (maybe<br />
just southern Arizona) were held at the Willcox Airport. If you<br />
can run this article in the news letter it would be great! If<br />
not...” —Kurt<br />
How could I not run it? It’s historical, written with wit and<br />
grammar, and informative.<br />
Very special thanks go to Cliff Reuter for his generous<br />
permission to use this material from his website.<br />
Because the article is hard to read in this format, your intrepid<br />
editor typed out the main text. See the next page. If you’d like a<br />
scanned copy of the paper to read the scores, contact Kurt or me<br />
at historian@pcasar.com or newsletter@pcasar.com.<br />
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Competition Roundup<br />
an enthusiastic small town with an active<br />
sports car club, mix in some interesting cars and a good<br />
“Combine<br />
measure of planning and organization, and you have all<br />
the necessary ingredients for a successful race meet. That’s exactly<br />
what happened at the first annual Willcox Sports Car Races, cosponsored<br />
by the Southern Arizona Sports Car Club of Tucson and<br />
the Willcox Chapter of the Civil Air Patrol. The first full-scale<br />
sports car race event ever held in southern Arizona, the meet was<br />
a decided success.<br />
“Dick Morgensen of Phoenix, piloting his ungainly but very<br />
efficient Buick-engined Morgensen Special, showed the way<br />
around the three mile airport course, winning the 15 lap main<br />
event with disturbing ease. The same car, driven by Boyd Hough,<br />
also was first overall in the novice race. Morgensen, Porsche-VW<br />
dealer for Phoenix, showed fine form around the eight tight corners<br />
of the Willcox circuit. His well-known special includes a 5256<br />
cc. Buick V-8, a Jaguar gearbox, and a home-built tubular frame.<br />
“The production under 1500 cc. race turned out to be the big<br />
crowd pleaser of the day as Tracy Bird, Tucson, and Jim Lee,<br />
Phoenix, both in red Porsche Speedsters, waged a see-saw battle<br />
for ten sizzling laps. No more than a few yards separated the two<br />
cars until the final seconds of the race, when Bird finally edged Lee<br />
for the checkered flag. The flawless driving of the two aroused<br />
much excitement among the thousands of spectators. Ted Capen<br />
of Tucson was the 1250 cc. MG class winner in a TF.<br />
“In the over 1500 cc. Production race, three Jaguars dueled it<br />
out for class C honors, Charles Royal handling his XK-120M beautifully<br />
to win. Hot on Royal’s heels was B. Costa, also in an XK-<br />
120M, and Ken Hardy, XK-140MC. All three are from El Paso. Jack<br />
Rowe of Tucson, perhaps the fastest man through the corners all<br />
day, won the Austin-Healy class handily, followed by Avery Dixon<br />
of Davis Monthan AFB. W. Heard, El Paso, snapped up class E in<br />
his potent TR-2.<br />
“A well prepared Thunderbird started in pole position in this<br />
race and was expertly driven by Tucson’s Alex Budurin. Although<br />
very fast on the long one-mine straight, Budurin’s skill could not<br />
make up for the car’s bad manners in the corners, and the T-Bird<br />
was beaten by all Jaguar entries. The eagerly awaited Corvette-<br />
Thunderbird duel failed to materialize. Joe Williams’ Corvette,<br />
very successful in speed trials on the same course earlier in the<br />
year, placed a disappointing fourth in class in the novice race and<br />
failed to qualify for the production event. Budurin, with the Thunderbird,<br />
was ineligible to drive in the novice race and thus the two<br />
cars failed to clash.<br />
“In the all-class main event, W. G. “Bumpy” Bell of Tucson,<br />
had little trouble collecting the under 1500 cc. Modified class win<br />
in an OSCA, placing a strong third overall. Budurin, this time<br />
driving his veteran Mercury-Kurtis, took second overall and first<br />
in class behind Morgensen, with Costa’s Jaguar placing fourth<br />
overall and first among the production cars. Rowe, A-H, and<br />
Heard, TR-2, duplicated their previous wins in the production D<br />
and E classes. Lee’s potent Porsche went Jag-hunting and finished<br />
a surprising fifth overall besides taking class laurels.<br />
“Crowd control and organization were outstanding at Willcox.<br />
Control teams, spotted at crucial points, were equipped with<br />
walkie-talkies for instant communication. The only mishap of the<br />
day, in fact, was provided by nature in the form of high winds and<br />
occasional blowing dust. The weather had little effect on the day’s<br />
racing, however, and Harold Shoppach of El Paso, counted one of<br />
the windy gusts as a distinct blessing. He whipped his Singer into<br />
the 135-degree number three turn a bit too enthusiastically on one<br />
lap and began what looked like a sure roll. Movies of the incident<br />
show the car’s underside almost perpendicular to the ground.<br />
Fortunately there was a 40 mph gust coming from just the right<br />
direction at just the right second, pushing the Singer back on its<br />
feet and leaving a couple of much relieved flagmen plus a wiser Mr.<br />
Shoppach.<br />
“The outstanding participation of the Southwest SCC of El<br />
Paso should be noted, their enthusiasm and spirit being an important<br />
factor in making the meet a success. The Willcox event looks<br />
like a sure bet next year, and it is hoped that an even larger array<br />
of entries will be on hand to vie for the silver.”<br />
Ed. Note: My first sports car was a 1957 MG TF‐1500. Our MG Club,<br />
limited to T‐types, skunked the Honolulu Porsche Club in a slalom one<br />
fine Sunday afternoon ...but that’s another story you don’t want to hear.<br />
According to Kurt, “This poster has hung in my garage for 40<br />
years. So it’s not in very good shape.” Note that all visiting<br />
aircraft were required to land by 9:30 am!<br />
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Meet Jeff Gamble, Outlaw and<br />
<strong>SAR</strong> 356 Technical Advisor<br />
by Claudia Stone<br />
Editor, Zuffenhausen News<br />
Angels Set The Theme… oops! Wrong article. I turn the news<br />
clipping over and there’s the one I’m looking for: Third Gear On<br />
A Fine Car—An Extra Thrill. The piece is dated November 26,<br />
1972 and features <strong>SAR</strong>’s 356 Technical Advisor, Jeff Gamble. The<br />
reporter is checking out new 914s on the tract at Phoenix International<br />
Raceway and Jeff is advising him on shifting! Jeff, it<br />
seems, is right and the guy shaves seconds off his times.<br />
Jeff Gamble has probably been interviewed more times than<br />
most of us combined—at least 20 times at last count. He recently<br />
sent me three clippings, and I’m here to tell you the span of<br />
time, range of periodicals, and breadth of material is impressive.<br />
Jeff was featured in Excellence, A Magazine About Porsche Cars,<br />
in April 1993. Or rather, his bronze sculptures of Porsches were<br />
featured in the article, The Bronze Porsches of Jeff Gamble,<br />
along with interesting color photographs. One excellent picture<br />
shows Jeff with Dr. Porsche in his office in 1992 when Jeff presented<br />
Dr. Porsche with “Victory in the Alps,” on the occasion of<br />
the doctor’s 83 rd birthday.<br />
Sculpting with plasticized clay and a special blend of wax<br />
that allows the fine details for which the sculptures are knows,<br />
Jeff sends the prototypes to a professional moldmaker, and then<br />
the molds go to a foundry for casting in bronze. Typically a series<br />
of sculptures is made, each series comprising an edition. After<br />
casting, the bronze pieces are finished and polished to<br />
enhance the true color of the bronze. His bronzes, which now<br />
include other marques, are in the collections of famous race<br />
drivers, automotive executives, museums, and collectors the<br />
world over, including Tonight Show host, Jay Leno, and West<br />
Coast collector, Bruce Meyer.<br />
Recently Jeff has been commissioned to create "Hall of<br />
Fame" commemorative bronze and zinc, etched medallions—<br />
awards for the 356 Registry and 356 Motor Cities Gruppe.<br />
The third clipping Jeff loaned me was a feature in the December<br />
2001 issue of The DesertLeaf. The breadth of the article<br />
is greater, looking at Jeff’s early introduction to cars, his first<br />
Porsche, and his natural transition into sculpting Porsches and<br />
(later) other cars.<br />
Jeff started his Porsche odyssey in 1966 when his brother let<br />
him drive his Speedster. Within 2 weeks, Jeff was driving his<br />
own 1955 Speedster. He’s never looked back! He’s owned many<br />
Porsches over the years, from a GS Type Speedster to a 1967 911S<br />
and a 1970 911S Targa. His very favorite was a 1970 911S, described<br />
fondly as “a beautiful Signal Orange, equipped with special<br />
transmission gearing, leather, and 7-inch 911R Fuchs in the<br />
rear.” Today he drives an immaculate 1960 Atena Blue 356 B<br />
Roadster.<br />
Jeff has been active in most types of driving events: rallies,<br />
autocrosses, and time trials. In 1975 he won the Zone 8 Time<br />
Trials in his class. He has served as president of the Southern<br />
Arizona Region of <strong>PCA</strong> and today he is one of three charter<br />
members of <strong>SAR</strong>, and the<br />
only one to have maintained<br />
a continuous membership<br />
in the region over<br />
those years. [Ed. Note: The<br />
Southern Arizona Region<br />
was formed in 1967.]<br />
His infatuation with<br />
356s includes membership<br />
in the Arizona Outlaws 356<br />
Club, which is dedicated to<br />
preserving, maintaining and Arizona 356 Outlaws Car Badge<br />
driving the first Porsches,<br />
the 356. According to their website, the club has: “No Officers,<br />
No Bylaws, No Dues, and No One is in Charge of Anything!”<br />
In addition<br />
to automobiles<br />
in two<br />
and three dimensions,<br />
Jeff<br />
has sculpted<br />
numerous<br />
commissions<br />
for Porsche<br />
events: the<br />
356 Registry<br />
West Coast<br />
Holiday,<br />
King Carrera<br />
job in the dental industry<br />
where he honed his<br />
sculpting talents, Jeff enjoys<br />
playing golf and<br />
maintaining his Roadster.<br />
Photos courtesy of Jeff Gam‐<br />
ble, www.jgambleart.com<br />
Born to Design<br />
Porsche Club of<br />
America, the Arizona<br />
Region<br />
Phoenix Flight<br />
Concours, and<br />
the Motor Cities<br />
Gruppe Hall of<br />
Fame.<br />
Since retiring in<br />
2000 from his<br />
Metals Sculpted for Special Awards<br />
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Bubba<br />
by Barb Crowley<br />
<strong>SAR</strong> Lifetime Member<br />
My brother was a Porsche enthusiast ever since he was a little<br />
boy. (Weren’t most of you?) He even named one of his beloved<br />
Dalmatians “Porsche.” He had owned more cars than I can recall.<br />
His only Porsche, however, was a lovely black 2001 996 Carrera<br />
Cabriolet that he enjoyed the last years of his life.<br />
His given name was William. To most, he was Bill. To our<br />
family he will always be “Bubba.” He passed away just before<br />
Christmas. Too young… just 3 years older than I. His lung cancer<br />
made him weak. His cataracts and detached retina compromised<br />
his sight and made it impossible for<br />
him to drive his Porsche. But he still wanted<br />
to experience the thrill of it one more time<br />
and asked Dennis to take him for a little “joy<br />
ride” on the Mt. Lemmon highway. It gave<br />
him a much needed respite from his predicament.<br />
Bubba couldn’t see much that day…but<br />
his other senses benefited. He enjoyed the<br />
sound of the revs of the engine, the sun on<br />
his face, and the wind in what hair he had<br />
left.<br />
He wore his red corduroy Porsche baseball<br />
cap day in and day out…indoors, outdoors, awake or asleep.<br />
It kept his head warm. We had planned on putting a Porsche<br />
emblem on his newly acquired cherry red scooter from the<br />
Scooter Store…but sadly, we didn’t do it in time.<br />
We knew that he knew his “situation” was dire when he<br />
started giving away some of his prized possessions. We were<br />
honored when he asked Dennis and me if we would like to have<br />
his red JNF 356 Porsche toy. We had always admired it…but had<br />
never heard the story behind it until he handed it over to us<br />
with teary eyes. It explains a lot about my brother and his passion<br />
for cars…especially the Porsche marque.<br />
The story began in Stuttgart, Germany, in the early ‘50s.<br />
Our dad, who was in the Air Force, was stationed there after<br />
WWII. He and my 8-year-old, towheaded brother visited the<br />
Porsche factory. Bubba was impressed that just the two of them<br />
had a private guided tour. There was a gift shop on the premises<br />
and he was smitten by a little red 356 wind-up toy. He HAD to<br />
have it. So he saved and saved all of his minuscule allowances<br />
and his nickels and<br />
dimes from doing<br />
chores. Finally he<br />
had saved enough<br />
to go back to the<br />
factory and he purchased<br />
his treasure.<br />
As we were<br />
growing up, I remember<br />
seeing the<br />
Porsche in his bedroom.<br />
What I don’t<br />
remember is ever seeing him play with it. The toy was always<br />
displayed on a shelf…even after he married. When he had small<br />
children of his own, it was just placed on a higher shelf out of<br />
the reach of tiny destructive hands.<br />
Now we have it for safe keeping…at least for awhile. Bubba<br />
had us promise that when the time came, it would be given to<br />
his son, along with this story of the little red toy 356 that meant<br />
so much to my brother, Bubba…a Porsche enthusiast and good<br />
guy.<br />
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y Tom Sherman<br />
<strong>SAR</strong> Membership Chair<br />
Another very positive membership<br />
month as we add five new <strong>SAR</strong> members<br />
(four last month). Keep those<br />
cards and letters (and membership<br />
applications) coming! <strong>SAR</strong> club<br />
membership now is at 226 and National<br />
<strong>PCA</strong> membership in our geography<br />
was 244 as of March 31.<br />
<strong>SAR</strong> welcomes the following new<br />
club members:<br />
Michael Belin: We welcome Michael,<br />
a <strong>PCA</strong> transfer from the Hudson<br />
Region in New York, to the Ol’<br />
Pueblo. Michael is a physician and<br />
owns a 2006 Cobalt Blue Cayman S.<br />
He lists his club interests as Autocross,<br />
Concours / Car Shows,<br />
Rallying/Touring and Technical.<br />
Mark & Barbara Fuller: Mark and<br />
Barbara are new <strong>PCA</strong> members and<br />
drive a 2003 Metallic Dark Teal Boxster<br />
S, which is entered in the Cinco<br />
Concours. Mark is retired and is interested<br />
in our Concours / Car<br />
Shows, Driver Education,<br />
Rallying/Touring and Social activities.<br />
OUR NEXT BUFFELGRASS REMOVAL SESSION is planned for early<br />
morning, <strong>May</strong> 15, <strong>2010</strong>. Our stretch of highway for this activity is<br />
a section of Orange Grove Road in northwest Tucson. Both sides<br />
of the road are contaminated with Buffelgrass. Each time we<br />
work on Buffelgrass removal we make a little more progress.<br />
Eventually, all of it will be gone. We have no deadline but we will<br />
continue to work on this project until the pest is eradicated.<br />
<strong>PCA</strong> <strong>SAR</strong> will obtain all of the permission forms, waivers,<br />
safety vests, digging bars and disposal bags needed. We will also<br />
have plenty of cold water on hand. We'll start your day with hot<br />
coffee and fresh donuts! Please show up early so we can get an<br />
early start. You need to signup on our website in advance so we<br />
are prepared with all of the equipment needed. Consider wearing<br />
long pants, sturdy shoes, a hat and a pair of work gloves. A typical<br />
Bill & Karen Guinn: Bill and Karen<br />
are new <strong>PCA</strong> members in the Sierra<br />
Vista area, where they drive their<br />
2009 Guards Red Cayman. Bill, retired<br />
military and a consultant, lists<br />
his interests as Autocross, Driver Education,<br />
Rallying/Touring and Social.<br />
James Lee: We met new <strong>PCA</strong> member<br />
James Lee a couple of years ago at<br />
the Tubac Car Show. At the time, he<br />
was deep into the restoration of a<br />
912. Today, that fully-restored 1968<br />
Bahama Yellow 912 Coupe is entered<br />
by Rink Reinking<br />
<strong>SAR</strong> Lifetime Member<br />
in the Cinco Concours. James is retired<br />
and his interests include our<br />
Concours / Car Shows,<br />
Rallying/Touring, Social and Technical<br />
events.<br />
Mark & Leslie Sutton: We met<br />
Mark and Leslie at our March meeting.<br />
As new <strong>PCA</strong> members, they are<br />
parlaying that status into free track<br />
time with their 2007 Arctic Silver 997<br />
Turbo Coupe at the upcoming CAC<br />
autocross. Mark, who is in the construction<br />
business, is interested in<br />
our Autocross, Concours / Car<br />
Shows, Driver Education,<br />
Rallying/Touring, Social and Technical<br />
activities.<br />
work session will last less than about one and a half hours. It will<br />
be warm this time and we will certainly shorten the session if it<br />
gets too hot. We will take as many rest breaks as necessary.<br />
Please note that not all of the tasks are as strenuous as<br />
digging. We would like to have teams of three working together.<br />
One person will dig, another will remove the uprooted plants<br />
and, with the help of the third member, place them in a bag. The<br />
bags will be picked up by Pima County and disposed of properly.<br />
Members of a team can rotate jobs within the team or keep their<br />
chosen assignment for the whole session. If you cannot stay for<br />
the full time we have planned, just show up early and stay as long<br />
as you are able.<br />
Come out and show your support for our community service<br />
project.<br />
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Mark Fuller<br />
Mark is a retired Army Officer who served as an Infantry Airborne<br />
Ranger during his 24 year career, including a tour as a<br />
Platoon leader in Viet Nam. He and his wife Barbara served in<br />
military assignments around the world, including Australia and<br />
1982 Porsche 911 Turbo (930) “Tuner”, and then some…<br />
Evex body package, new “exquisite” light blue metallic paint, interior by High Speed Customs<br />
450 HP – 46,000 Original Miles<br />
After Market Modifications<br />
Original weight: 3300 lbs. Current weight: 2867 lbs.<br />
K27 Turbo Charger, with adjustable boost; replaced stock K26 Turbo; larger intercooler replaced stock;<br />
short shift kit; Bilstein shock absorbers; 22mm rear stabilizer; Ferrari ties and trunk cross‐strut; front<br />
bumper with twin headlamp system; front right/left flared fenders with integrated direction indicator<br />
lamps. side sills; flared wheel arches rear; right and left rear bumper; and Whale tail with spoiler rubber.<br />
Tires/Wheels<br />
Front: 225/40Z18; Rear: 26535ZR18<br />
Both are Pirelli P Zero Rosso on 18x10.5‐130 SSR GT3 polished lip alloy wheels with colored Porsche center caps<br />
Featured in Excellence, The Magazine About Porsche, September 2008, and Hemmings Sports & Exotic Cars, March 2009<br />
For one of a kind, this is it! One of 5 originally shipped to the U.S.; thought to be the only one left in the U.S. This car is very tractable, handling urban traffic<br />
without a fuss but easily pulling 1.3 bar of boost. Appraised at $75,000; asking $59,500. Serious inquiries only. Contact Carl Curtis at 520‐404‐2887 or Jill Davis‐<br />
Curtis at goldtwh@cox.net for details.<br />
1986 944 Turbo (951)<br />
Guards Red with black interior, sunroof, 5 speed, a/c, power windows, recent (less than<br />
3K miles) mechanical restoration includes: new water pump & belts, cam & balance belt,<br />
complete reseal of engine, oil pan, cam & balance shaft, crank shaft, new motor mounts,<br />
c.v. joints, front brakes. New tires, cold a/c. $7000. 520‐623‐3230 M‐F 8‐5<br />
1994 Porsche 968 Cabriolet<br />
Silver Blue Metallic Exterior | Blue Leather Interior | Blue Top | Custom Toneau Cover<br />
47,500 miles | Original Owner | 6 Speed Manual Transmission<br />
182 cu in 16 Valve DOHC in‐line 4 | Aluminum Block and Heads<br />
Power assisted, 4 piston aluminum alloy fixed caliper, internally vented discs with ABS<br />
Cast Aluminum Wheels (16x7.0" front, 16x8.0" rear)<br />
17 mpg (city) 25 mpg (hwy) | 0‐60mph: 5.9 seconds | 1/4 mile: 14.4 seconds<br />
Asking Price $17,995 | Contact Larry at 520‐744‐6634 or me4cs@comcast.net<br />
Make: Fuzion<br />
Model: ZRi (Ultra High Performance Summer)<br />
Size: 245/45R16 94W<br />
Current Price on Tire Rack website is $99.00 per tire.<br />
$75.00 for both tires<br />
Contact: Jim, Cell 520‐465‐4398 or president@pcasar.com<br />
the Middle East. Following his military retirement, Mark served<br />
for 11 years as a Diplomat with the Multinational Peacekeeping<br />
Force in Sinai, Egypt. Mark and Barbara moved to Tucson in 1994<br />
prior to going overseas and have now been home in Tucson since<br />
2005.<br />
1986 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet<br />
RARE Turbo l Look widebody. One of only eight exported to the USA in 1986, called option #491.<br />
47,000 org. miles,Guards Red, black interior, leather power seats, new top, carpet/mats, Pirelli tires.<br />
Also have orginal turbo‐size rims. Certificate of Authenticity, books and records. $36,000 OBO.<br />
Contact Phil at 520‐256‐6699 or email philc.gibbs@comcast.net.<br />
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