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16 auction at epe 

16 Fall Tour Sign up Details 

16 Tech Session at Autobahn Eng. 

18 Auto Cross #5 

20 2012 Annual Gala 

22 Coffee and Porsches 

23 Call for Auction items 

24 The Glen DE Report 

30 Porschefest 

37 NOR’EASTER Statement of Ownership 

37 2012 Board Nominees 

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36 South of Boston Cars and Coffee #3 

41 NER AX 3 Report 40 

10 Anniversaries 

16 Calendar 

45 Marketplace 

46 New Members 

46 Board of Directors 

and Committee Chairs 

6 On the Edge 

7 On the Loud Pedal 

9 Four Speeds & Drum Brakes 

10 Minutes Of The Board 

11 Under the Radar 

12 The Long and Winding Road 

13 Around the Cones 

14 Don’t Lift 

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On the Edge 

Adrianne Ross 

Forum people tend to create these tight bonds 

that form communities heretofore unknown 

before the internet. My sister and I joined the 

revolution in the early 90’s with the original Bulletin 

Board Systems that allowed people to share 

information through only text posts. Fast forward 

to 2006 when Mark Zuckerburg started to make 

it happen in a pretty little space with pictures 

and chat. Through these virtual communities, the 

participants can form real bonds, meeting each 

other, helping each other out, and counseling 

one another. 

Over the summer I became aware of one community 

I don’t participate in, but that came to the 

rescue of one of my friends. 

Mr. X (my friend) was a guy with an ’86 911 that 

got into a little jam, and found himself with a 

totaled car. It sat under a sheet in his driveway 

for 2 years with its little ducktail mocking his lack 

of time to uncover the beast and get to work. He 

was saddened every day that he couldn’t do the 

work that needed to be done. 

Ransom notes of a friendly and reassuring 

nature began to pop up tapped to the car... 

In the words of Mr. X this happened: 

“On that day back in Nov 2005 I went outside 

to get some fresh air while I talked to my buddy 

Mr. A when I notice the car under the tarp looked 

somehow different. 

When I lifted the tarp I discovered it wasn’t my car 

at all. Instead it was a 912 shell with a milk crate 

and some cardboard in place of the engine lid to 

make it look like it had a tail under the tarp. 

I’m on the phone with Mr. A, and I’m saying “Hey, 

HAAAAY! This isn’t my car! Mr. A, someone took 

my car and substituted a shell!” 

Mr. A says something like “You’re kidding me?” 

Now it just so happens that I had sold Mr. A the 

motor out of my car but I hadn’t pulled it yet. Mr. 

A, upon realizing that my car had been stolen 

said what any sensitive guy would say in that situation: 

“What about my motor?” (Thanks Mr. A, you’re 

such a comfort.) 

That began the saga of the fix. Ransom notes of 

a friendly and reassuring nature began to pop up 

tapped to the car: 

“It’s me again. Just put you at ease I have spoken 

to both Mr. A and Ms. B. They are aware of the 

situation. They are comfortable with where the 

parts are. 

So answer me this: 

1. What is your favorite race track? 

2. What is your favorite color Porsche? 

3. What is your favorite model/year Porsche? 

4. What is your favorite interior color? 

5. How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if 

he could chuck wood? 

6. What parts and tasks required to make your 3.4 

run again? 

7. What type of tires do you prefer for DE events? 

8. Are you a fan of black or chrome trim? 

9. How dark is too dark for tinted windows? 

10. Do you like giant carbon fiber rear wings? 

- A Friend 

P.S. The 912 is not mine and there may be a very 

unhappy owner when they realize it is missing. So 

please take good care of it for me. 

It took slightly more than a year, but a group of 

40 people, who met through this forum, 

got together, and with parts begged, 

purchased or fabricated, built my friend a 

1986 911 Carrera.” 

Here’s the wrap up post… 

continued on page 44 

In This Issue... 

full slate of officers has been nominated 

A for the upcoming year. Next month your 

ballots will come. Please fill them out, and mail 

them in. Club participation is fun! 

We had a huge few weeks here in NER. We 

went to the Glen for some perfect weather 

driving, we had our annual concours event on 

another spectacular day. There’s lots of pictures 

for your perusal. 

The Annual Gala reservations are available. 

This year we’re headed for the Wellesley 

Country Club, a newly renovated venue, that is 

sure to be glamorous and spectacular. 

REMEMBER!!! We’re still looking for auction 

items for the silent auction. One hundred 

percent of the money raised goes to Angel 

Flight NE. AFNE is an organization that flies sick 

children and adults to the specialists they need 

to see, all at no costs to the families. So please 

give generously to the auction. 

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On the Loud Pedal 

Christopher Mongeon 

It might be October for you now, but as I write 

this column I am taking a beating here in 

September. We always do our best to mentally 

prepare for it, and each year we are blindsided by 

this particular month. The lazy schedule of summer 

has been replaced with one that requires 

me to plan a trip to the bathroom a few days in 

advance. 

So, what is going on here in our little world you 

ask? As an elementary school teacher, Stephanie 

has gone back to school and is gone by 7:00 am. 

Our boys don’t need to head out the door until 

8:00. This places them in my capable care for the 

last hour of the morning before school. For a normal 

person, brushing your teeth, getting dressed 

and putting your shoes on should take less than 

15 minutes. The boys and I use every minute of 

that last hour before school to get ready and, 

after three weeks, our times are not improving. 

It would be easier to herd cats. The children can 

competently use my smart phone, access their 

favorite websites from the laptop and fully operate 

the home theater system, but fall flat on their 

The boys and I use every minute of that last 

hour before school to get ready and, after three 

weeks, our times are not improving. 

faces when it comes to getting toothpaste on 

a toothbrush instead of the walls. We can only 

hope that as they get older these trying tasks will 

get easier for them. 

Adding to the chaos of the daily routine is the 

boys’ social circles. As each school year begins, 

their social circle grows with each new group 

of classmates. We are glad they are making 

new friends, but with each new friend comes a 

birthday invitation. This month we had birthday 

invitations for two Saturdays in a row at Chuck 

E Cheese. I took one for the team and went to 

the first, but decided that Porschefest was more 

my speed than that children’s casino for the next 

Saturday. Someone is bound to write a column 

about the event so I will not double down with 

details. I will tell you it was a beautiful day and I 

had a great time catching up with fellow members, 

especially Peter B. You know I am not one to 

name drop, so Peter B. will have to be sufficient. 

We ogled cars on display, caught up on past and 

present cars and contemplated new ones. Once 

we were satisfied we had seen every “For Sale” 

sign at the event, Peter got us lunch. Thanks 

Peter, it was a pleasure to spend time with you. 

Hockey is another piece of the schedule puzzle. 

Our 7-year-old is in his second season of hockey 

and I have once again, thanks to my wife, been 

volunteered to be an assistant coach. His games 

and practices require us to be at the rink four 

times a week. The other little guy’s skating season 

will have begun about the time you read this so 

I am considering one of the condos across the 

street from the rink for the upcoming season. 

If you are or were a hockey parent, you know 

exactly what I mean. 

The following Saturday was free of any birthday 

invites so, before one showed up in the mail, I 

replied to an invitation to test-drive the new 2013 

McLaren MP4 12C. It’s not every day someone 

asks you if you would like to drive their 616 HP 

mid-engined sports car, so I said yes. After a brief 

word from the sponsor about the car, we set 

out for a drive. Simply touching the door where 

a handle would be sends the door swinging 

upward and you drop in over a very wide sill. The 

cockpit layout reminded me of a roomy Lotus. 

I mean no ill will to either marquee, but 

they do have a similar feel. This particular 

car encased you in carbon fiber and the 

controls are laid out close to where you 

would expect to find them. I quickly found a 

comfortable seat position and headed out. With a 

seven-speed, dual-clutch transmission and three 

suspension settings, the car was surprisingly 

docile on the rough roads of Boston. Once called 

upon to perform, the car delivered as expected. 

I can break every rule of the road in Grandma’s 

Lincoln or my old Mercedes, so why get a car like 

this? I don’t know and can’t afford it anyway, so 

I don’t need to answer. I would love to get a second 

test drive of that monster at Watkins Glen. 

It’s hard to believe that the driving season is 

winding down already. I had so little track time 

it’s hard to accept. Soon I will be looking for 

inspiration for columns by the fire pit as the boys 

educate themselves on what is flammable and 

what is not. In the meantime, please check the 

website for upcoming events and remember to 

plan to attend this year’s annual dinner. We have 

a babysitter for the night, so I want you all there. 

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Four Speeds & Drum Brakes 

Tom Tate 

Race Car Drivers Wear Helmets 

With the 356 Registry Holiday in the rear 

view mirror it was time to get back to the track 

in a vintage Porsche. The SVRA event at Watkins 

Glen in September is always a big draw with 

plenty of practice, a qualifying race, a feature race 

and an endurance race. In the middle of all that 

racing is a huge party in town where the roads 

are closed and over 100 racecars are allowed to 

do a couple of laps of the old 6.6 mile course. We 

rip through town with thousands of fans on both 

sides cheering, great fun. 

While we can get up some real speed on the 

closed roads, we have to promise not to pass anyone. 

With the narrow back roads peaked in the 

center I can’t imagine trying to get around someone 

that doesn’t want to be passed. Those drivers 

must have been a lot braver that I am. Most of the 

Skirmants cars had passenger seats bolted into 

them this year so that more folks could play. With 

five cars on the track, we had drivers from Australia, 

Kentucky, Michigan and Boston. 

The SVRA event at Watkins Glen is always a big 

draw with plenty of practice, a qualifying race, a 

feature race and an endurance race. 

My co-driver, Rob, couldn’t make the trip this 

year from Arizona after flying the entire family to 

Boston for the 356 Holiday, so I was on my own. 

With plenty of track time on a course I first drove 

in the ‘70s, I was really looking forward to a good 

weekend. 

Driving out from Boston is always fun. There’s no 

airport security, lots of room for gear and while 

the Mass Pike is a bit of a bore, the back roads in 

upstate New York are a real hoot. The Audi RS4 

looks like something your grandfather would 

drive (that’s right I am one) but with over 400 

hp hiding under the hood it can walk away from 

anyone, I just love to surprise folks. 

Practice and qualifying went well as I re-learned 

the track shift points at Thursday practice. Once 

you know what gear you should be in at each 

point on the course you can spend the rest of the 

time just driving. That actually means concentrating 

on brake points and how much speed to 

knock off before diving into the turn. It’s all about 

finding that limit without exceeding it. More 

about that later. 

The qualifying race went well on Friday but 

the real highlight was the run into town and the 

two laps that we did on the old course with the 

crowd cheering. I had an Aussie with me and we 

swapped over after a lap so that he could get 

the flavor of the 6.6-mile course of the old days. 

Boy, those trees were close to the road. Racing 

darkness back to the track at full song was a real 

challenge, but everyone got back safely. 

The endurance race on Saturday had been 

shortened to only an hour so a fuel stop wouldn’t 

be needed. That made it a little easier, so the 

mandatory five-minute stop was just to rest. My 

pit stop came up a little sooner that I expected. 

I got a good start and put a couple of cars 

behind me that I had chased during the qualifying 

race but there were two 914-6s from the same 

team that were tough to get around. I could see 

after a few laps that they were slower in the uphill 

esses and the bus stop, two of my favorite places, 

but faster on the straights. I dove inside the trailing 

car at the bus stop and came out right on the 

rear bumper of the leader. As we went 

down the hill leading to the left before 

the toe of the boot, I took the middle of 

the track as he went to the right. I knew 

that I couldn’t pass there but I figured 

that if I was pretending that I could that 

he might make a mistake and go wide, and I’d get 

him. 

Didn’t happen. He turned in early to block me, 

something I would’ve done, and I had to turn 

even harder to prevent our fenders from meeting. 

I missed him but the rear of my Tub started to 

come around and I had to get busy “dirt tracking” 

down the hill. I really thought that I’d caught 

it until I realized that the nose of the car was 

pointed directly at the guardrail and I was about 

to exit the pavement tail first. I put “both feet in,” 

as I teach my students, and the car stopped rotating 

but I was still pointed at the “blue bushes” 

(read guard rail) and moving at a very high rate 

of speed. As the distance narrowed between the 

car and the wall I thought I’d made it but that was 

not to be. When I ran out of track and slid over 

the grass my speed didn’t drop as I thought it 

would, so contact was definitely on the schedule. 

As teenagers always say after their first accident, 

“it all happened so fast.” The nose of the 

car scraped along the railing for about two car 

lengths and as it slowed the front wheels that 



Minutes Of The Board 

Nick Shanny–September 11th , 2012 NER Board Meeting 

Members present: Chris Mongeon, Steve Ross, 

Joe Billmaier, Stan Corbett, Bill Seymour, 

Adrianne Ross, Kristin Larson, Dave Berman and 

Jerry Pellegrino. 

The board met at 6:30 pm on September 11th 

at The Grill in Concord, NH. We coordinated our 

board meeting around NCR’s event at NHIS. 

The official meeting began at 7:52 pm. 

We started with the Treasurer’s report presented 

by Kristin Larson. As usual, the reports were 

e-mailed to the board earlier in the week. All 

advertisers are up to date and the financials are 

healthy. A motion was put forth by Steve Ross to 

accept the report, seconded by Adrianne Ross, 

and it passed unanimously. 

Next was an update from Stan Corbett to provide 

an update on Driver Education. Stan really 

enjoyed his first season as Track Chair and will be 

starting to plan for next season shortly. There will 

be a Track Committee meeting, likely in October, 

to start the process. Stan had run some preliminary 

numbers on this year’s rebate program and 

approximately 53 participants will qualify. We 

will finalize the numbers over the next month 

or two. PCA National provided a new tech sheet, 

which Stan will review. He will make the necessary 

changes to the current form for next year. A 

discussion was also held on the criteria we use to 

monitor DE advancements and instruction. 

Steve Ross updated the board on the concours 

held at Larz Anderson on September 8th. We had 

approximately 75 registrants. Porsche of Norwell 

was the sponsor for the event, and Vic Elford was 

a judge as well as a speaker at the event. We will 

be reviewing the score sheets for next year’s event 

as they have not been reviewed in a number of 

years. We also will be having a Fall Vineyard and 

Wine Tour on Sunday September 23rd. 

Bill Seymour gave an update on the Fall Tour to 

Kringle Candle and Kittredge Estate to be held on 

Sunday October 14th. We currently have 36 cars 

registered. 

Bill continued with an update on autocross. NER 

has two events remaining, Saturday September 

22nd and Saturday October 6th. After the September 

22nd event, the autocross committee will 

be discussing a year-end party, similar to the one 

held last year at Billiards in Ayer, MA. The committee 

will also be discussing the autocross classifications 

with NCR to try to become more consistent 

between the regions. For the Zone 1 Autocross 

Challenge, NER finished in 2nd place (this was 

held the same weekend as the Watkins Glen DE 

event). We also had a successful autocross for the 

356 club on Friday August 17th. 

Steve discussed the current state of the nominating 

committee. The following people are the 

current nominees: 

President: Chris Mongeon 

Treasurer: Kristin Larson 

VP Activities: Nick Shanny 

VP Administration: Bill Seymour and Rosemary 

Driscoll 

Secretary: Hans Peter Schafer 

Membership: Dani Fleming/Marcus Collins 

Steve volunteered to be vote counter for the 

election. A motion was put forth by Adrianne 

Ross, seconded by Kristin Larson, and it passed 

unanimously. 

A membership update was given by Ginny 

Young. NER has 1,472 Primary members and 991 

Affiliate members, for a total membership of 

2,463. During the month, there were twelve new 

members, four transfers in, and eleven outgoing 

transfers. We decided to invite Bruce Hauben, 

Joyce Brinton and Susana Weber to the next 

board meeting, as the Winter Gala preparation is 

expected to be a large topic at this meeting. 

The next meeting will be held on October 10th 

at Kristin Larson’s house. 

The meeting adjourned at 9:15 pm. 

Happy PCA Anniversary 

Twenty Years 

Thomas M. Brennick 

Fifteen Years 

Frank Aldrich 

George Y. Cha 

Rick Gilbert 

Jeffrey Lasker 

Donald E. Shobrys 

Penn Young 

Ten Years 

Joseph F. Carbonneau 

David O. Dudley 

Jonathan D. Juhase 

Beverly F. Lieberman 

Thomas J. Lynch 

Peter Pritsker 

Joseph M. Maguire 

Bob Reil 

Five Years 

Dan R. Abramson 

Mark Connolly 

Peter Dear 

Skeets Downey 

Danielle Fleming 

William R. Roop 

Evelyn T. Sayles 

Brett Sroczinski 

James S. Ward 

Dina Witwicki 

Joseph P. DeBeradinis 

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N O R E A S T E R

Under the Radar 

Virginia Young 

This month’s article is a follow-up to my previous 

column about my first car and how I 

acquired it. More brave members have stepped 

forward with input concerning their first cars, 

their favorite cars, and how they happened to 

transition to a Porsche… 

Alan Davis, of Franklin, MA, is a new member 

(2012). He is originally from Dedham. Alan is the 

Director of Project Development for NORESCO, an 

engineering and construction company specializing 

in energy efficient building improvements. 

From December to March, Alan is a ski racer and 

competes every weekend in the masters division 

of the USSA at various ski areas across New England. 

He describes it as, “like autocross on snow, 

down a steep hill without a car!” 

His first car was a new 1981 Ford Mustang. 

Other than his Porsche, Alan says a red 1989 Isuzu 

Impulse comes to mind. 

“I can clearly remember reading a Car and Driver 

article in 1979 about a new car designed by 

Giorgetto Giugiaro called the Piazza. A few years 

More brave members have stepped forward 

with input concerning their first cars.... 

later it appeared in the USA as an Isuzu. I bought 

mine from a salvage shop and all it needed was a 

clutch, battery, and tires. It had “handling by Lotus.” 

We’ve had many cars and trucks before and 

after the Isuzu — some memorable, some not.” 

Alan continues, “Mentally I began dreaming of 

Porches in 1970. Forty-one years later, in 2011, I 

finally bought one. There is a used car dealership 

in Foxboro that specializes in used Volvos, but 

one of the owners loves Porsches. He occasionally 

comes across a good one, drives it for a while, 

and then sells it on the lot. One rainy Sunday, I 

did an impromptu illegal U-turn on Route 1 in 

front of the state police barracks to get a better 

look at the Porsche, a 2007 911, sitting among the 

Volvos. Heart pounding, I knew this was what my 

rainy day account had been meant for; now to 

explain this idea to my wife Lisa…” 

Alan considers Lisa to be the unique member of 

his family. He told me that she is a belly dancer, 

a kidney donor, and his, “exceptionally caring, 

beautiful wife, mother, and friend.” So chances 

are he didn’t have to say too much to become the 

proud new owner of the Porsche… 

Mark Shane, another new member (2011), is originally 

from Australia, and has been in the U.S. for 

eight years. He has traveled to over 50 countries, 

and makes it a priority to do two things in each: 

drive and have a local beer! 

Mark is the Director of Software Development 

at MorphoTrust, a security company that makes, 

among other things, secure credentials. MorphoTrust 

just might make your driver’s license, as they 

have the contract for over 40 of the 50 states. 

Mark says that music and driving are the two 

hobbies that keep him sane; he plays clarinet and 

saxophone. 

He purchased a new 1978 Subaru as his first car. 

It was a 1600 cc FWD sedan. 

He tells us, “The engine self-destructed on a 

long drive about two years into my ownership 

when a pushrod went into the cylinder and got 

pushed out of the top (horizontal engine) by 

the piston. My 1998 Suzuki Cappuccino was my 

favorite car until I got my current C4 cabriolet. It 

was very special because it was such a rare 

car, attracted so much attention, and was 

fun! I started the Australian chapter of the 

car club “SCORE” with a friend who also 

had one. The car was originally designed 

as a specialty Kei (pronounced “kay”) car 

for the Japanese market. Space is such 

a premium that they give incentives to people 

to buy cars that don’t require a garage and have 

very specific engine and size restrictions. It is a 

3-cylinder 998cc turbocharged pocket rocket. Its 

roof has a very unusual design (partially inspired 

by Porsche, I believe). The roof comes off in three 

sections so you can just remove the section over 

the driver, sections over both the driver and the 

passenger sections to leave a T-bar configuration, 

remove the last panel for a Targa look, or finally 

lower the rear window (glass) for a full convertible 

look! It was just so much fun to drive and so easy 

to park!” 

He continues, “My first Porsche was a 1978 

911SC that I bought while living in Australia. I had 

dreamed about 911s since I was a young boy, but 

they always seemed out of my financial reach. 

I recently acquired my 2002 C4 996 cabriolet. I 

found it on the Internet through a dealer in Framingham. 

“ 

He further says he’s finding it fun to get together 

with like-minded people. He found the club on 



The Long and Winding Road 

Bill Seymour 

Okay, now it’s October and as you are reading 

thr2 

is you are either packing up to go to the last 

autocross, or bemoaning the fact that you spun 

on your last run and came in second. If you are still 

packing, don’t forget to go to the autocross party 

— even if you didn’t sign up we will find a way to 

fit you in. 

Lots of car activity since my last column. The 

most fun was running an autocross for the 356 

Registry’s East Coast Holiday. I recruited about 15 

of our regular autocrossers to help. We expected 

25 of the old tubs but only about 12 showed, so 

we had lots of time for very few cars. After 10+ 

runs the 356-ers announced they were done and 

headed back to their central hotel for early cocktails. 

We NER-ers continued to run until people 

were tired of it and were still finished by 3:00 pm. 

It was a great opportunity to ride in and even 

to drive other people’s cars. I won’t mention any 

names, so they don’t get deluged with requests 

for a drive, but I was allowed to try a GT3 and an 

The run kind of went like this: ”Easy, easy! Holy 

sh**!! Whoa, baby, whoa! Wheeeeee!!! Stop! 

Stop! Whoosh, mother of God!!” 

almost new Turbo. I drove the GT3 first and after 

negotiating the first couple of turns there was a 

straight before starting a slalom. I hit the gas and 

the thing took off so fast I was past the first two 

slalom cones before I could turn. Since I’m at best 

a three trial learner, I also discovered that if you 

aren’t totally straight you can’t go full gas without 

getting significantly sideways. Fun but slow. I was 

three or four seconds slower than in my own car 

despite blowing off the slalom. I tried the Turbo 

after that. I was a little better prepared and think 

I actually stayed on course but the run kind of 

went like this: ”Easy, easy! Holy sh**!! Whoa, baby, 

whoa! Wheeeeee!!! Stop! Stop! Whoosh, mother of 

God!!” One lesson: these things sure are harder to 

drive than my car. I’m sure with experience I’d do 

somewhat better, but I think I’d need to return to 

my younger reflexes to get everything out of a car 

with that much power. 

I got in two DE events since the last column as 

well (and am about to head to NCR’s Lime Rock 

event as I type this). I have wanted to go to the 

traditional NER August Watkins Glen event for a 

number of years and finally did go this year. Lunch 

Lady and Novice DE driver Rosemario accompanied 

me, and we had a great time (thanks to Dick 

Anderson for instructing her!). As you all know 

(and if you don’t you should get out there) Watkins 

Glen is most NER members’ favorite track and 

it is great. Plus, I love that part of the country — 

nice rolling hills with long vistas are very soothing 

to me. The best part was the socializing — there 

are an awful lot of friendly folks to hang around 

with. Adrianne Ross put together a “Newbie 

Night” at the Seneca Lodge before the first day. 

(Note that even if some of their cabins are long in 

the tooth, the food was fine and they have a nice 

choice of commissioned craft beers on tap.) There 

was a nice picnic in a park on the lake another 

night. The last night a big crowd of us went to 

the restaurant at the fancy hotel downtown, sat 

outside and had another lovely night. Didn’t hurt 

that the weather was perfect; thanks again to Stan 

Corbett and his crew for running a great event. 

My other DE outing was back to New Hampshire. 

I wasn’t going to go but we had a board meeting 

up there and I figured what the heck, have 

another driving day. The high point of that 

event was Dave Berman loaning me his 

AIM Solo. The low point of my wallet will 

now be the fact that I have to have one of 

the damn things. 

Speaking of spending money, I continue to lust 

after a newer Cayman (and to move up to an S). 

There are just so few of them available that the 

prices are crazy. A four-year-old Cayman S with 

20,000 miles sells for 75% or more of its original 

price. I paid 60% of original price for my car when 

it was two years old with 10,000 miles. What’s a 

boy to do? One obvious thought is to consider a 

new one, but… no go. They have stopped making 

Caymans as they await the change over to 

the new model in 2013. I did go and drive a 2013 

Boxster and must say it was mighty nice. It had the 

PASM suspension which — and this surprised me 

— made a very obvious difference in the handling 

feel. It also had a sticker price (abetted by some 

very expensive wheels) that was close to $80,000. 

It also seemed to be a little more numb, but that 

trend is well known and unlikely to change. So, if I 

sold the Cayman and the Caterham could I swing 

a new Boxster? Well, at least it gives me something 

to think about when I would normally be watching 

the Red Sox. 

Bill Seymour 

Activities@Porschenet.com 

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Around The Cones 

Steve Ross 

After completing the region’s annual trip to the 

big tracks at Mt. Tremblant and the Glen NER 

is now engulfed in the busy September schedule 

kicking off with the annual Porschefest at Larz 

Anderson Museum of Transportation on the 8th 

(see the story in this issue. The next Tuesday saw 

a small but devoted group of DE participants 

close out the region’s track season with a two-day 

midweek event. Next up for the “pylon punters” 

will be the 4th autocross of the series, as always at 

Devens in Ayer then the next day is a South coast 

wine tour commencing in Westport and finishing 

in Dartmouth after a visit to a pair of Vineyards 

and a lunch. 

Elections are coming up in November and we 

have had some interest from members who wish 

to be considered for positions on the board of 

directors, final names will be announced via the 

website in October. 

Now off on my usual tangent to sometimes 

Porsche related tidbits. 

Elections are coming up in November and we 

have had some interest from members who 

wish to be... on the board of directors... 

We in the Northeast Region belong to what is 

referred to as Zone 1, one of 13 Zones in PCA 

National throughout the US and Canada. Zone 

1 encompasses the states in New England, New 

York, NJ, and eastern Canada. In our zone we have 

22% of the total membership of the club (12,676 

members out of the National total of 58,845), so 

this is a formidable voting block. 

In reading the latest Car and Driver they had a 

road test of a new Cayman S and mentioned the 

tires that it was shod with, Bridgestone Potenza 

RE50A a model that has been out of 

production for a few years (I know since 

that is what I have on the Boxster for 

street use) and has been replaced by 

the SO4PP. Why would you ask would 

Porsche use an out of date tire? Well like 

most manufacturers you can get a good 

deal on closeouts (just like any other 

product) so they probably figured the 

performance is similar so why not pay 

less. 

PORSCHE, BMW 

& MERCEDES 

SPECIALIST 

On to non-Porsche trivia; Just saw the government 

has spend $3 million dollars on the case 

against ex-Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens in 

a losing battle to prove he used performance 

enhancing drugs. Aren’t you happy that our 

congress is keeping a private corporation (Major 

league baseball) that has a legal monopoly drug 

free? 

Another government entity , NASA has stopped 

sending manned space ships into the heavens 

and has had it’s budget cut severely, so it looks 

like they have been doing some PR with the Mars 

landing pictures and those of us interested in 

mechanical transportation machines can marvel 

at the ultimate “dune buggy” that is in use. 

In reading some of the old car magazines that I 

subscribe to I am reminded how totally unsafe 

cars of the 50’s and early sixties really were. In 

spite of sports car driver’s distaste for Ralph 

Nader, he did push the automakers to make 

substantial changes that we now accept. Remember 

the metal dashboards,pointed switches 

and surrounds to instruments , chrome 

everything like wiper arms that caused 

in incredible glare, outside mirrors, they 

were optional on many cars, deformable 

bodies on cars that absorbed the impact 

of crashes, seat belts that kept you from 

hitting that metal dash and on and on. 

A few months ago I mentioned that the Registry 

has vanity plates available beginning with 

PCA then 3 more numbers or letters. One member 

sent me a picture of the one he purchased 

PCA964, so if anyone wants to personalize their 

Porsche and mention the club too this is your 

chance. 

MIKE’S 

A U T O B O D Y 

ALL INSURANCE 

WORK 

MIKE NOONAN (781) 324-9831 

251 BROADWAY, MALDEN FAX 324-1804 


Don’t Lift 

Stan Corbett 

Wow! The 2012 NER DE season is over. Our last 

two events were very close together — WGI 

on August 24th–26th, followed two weeks later by 

our final event at NHMS on September 11th–12th. 

My report on WGI is in this issue and I’ll report on 

NHMS next month. An item of note — we finished 

the 2012 DE season with no rain for the year! We 

came close — we had a shower one morning at 

CMP that dried up before the track went hot, and 

it rained at WGI (of course) after the track went 

cold Sunday afternoon. 

Our big driver giveaway this year was umbrellas 

— really nice, really big, golf umbrellas at WGI. 

Because not everyone that attended the event at 

WGI picked up their umbrellas, participants at the 

final event at NHMS also received umbrellas. We 

ordered 164 umbrellas and they are gone. I hope 

all our drivers liked them. Based on the comments 

I received, most folks appreciated getting something 

other than the usual shirts or hats. 

Once again, I would ask if any of our attendees 

are interested in providing a write-up, long or 

Please take the time to join me in thanking 

the members of the Track Committee for 

their efforts this year 

missing runs on track, to make the event flow 

smoothly. 

This year’s Track Committee has been: 

Track Chair, Stan Corbett 

Chief Instructor, Jerry Pellegrino 

Track Operations, Joe Billmaier 

Novice Development, Dick Anderson 

DE Registrar, Mark Keefe 

Chief Scrutineer, Chris Outzen 

Track Tech Lead, Ann Anderson 

Instructor Development, Ray Bahr 

Control Chief, Kristin Larson 

DE Socials, Adrianne Ross (also On-track 

Registrar at several events) 

Ground School, Steve Artick 

Consultant, Matthew Wallis (also Chief Instructor 

when Jerry is not available) 

Please take the time to join me in thanking the 

members of the Track Committee for their efforts 

this year. Encourage them to stay on for another 

season (hint, hint). 

Next month I will report out on our new DE 

Rebate Program and our final event, September 

11th–12th at NHMS. 

Didn’t Lift!, Stan 

short, on one of our events please send it along 

to me or to Adrianne, our newsletter editor. If it’s 

short and you send it to me, I’ll probably include it 

in this column (you’ll get a shout-out of appreciation). 

If it’s longer, I’ll coordinate with Adrianne to 

decide on how to use it. You can also send along 

pictures if you like — no guarantees, but we may 

use some of them. 

I noted earlier in the year my trepidation with 

being your new Track Chair, stepping into a role 

so well done by Bruce Hauben and, before him, 

by Laurie Jitts. Now that the season is over I can 

look back and say I enjoyed the job. Yes, there 

were moments of near panic and some less than 

stellar statistics (we had a reportable incident 

in all but one event). I can honestly say that I 

flat-out enjoyed the job and especially found 

running the WGI event fun! Much of the credit for 

the success of the DE season goes to your track 

committee. Several of the members put in many 

hours prior to our events handling registrations, 

creating schedules and worker assignments, and 

linking students and instructors together. All of 

the members put in time at the track, sometimes 

59 Pond Street 

Norwell MA 02061 

877-PORSCHE 

www.porschenorwell.com 

Stan on track. 

John Ziedins 

General Sales Manager 

Direct: 781-261-5006 

Cell: 781-789-5116 

Fax: 781-871-2339 

jziedins@porschenorwell.com 

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Porsche recommends 


2012 Calendar 

At-A-Glance 

October 

6 NER AX #5 

10 Board Meeting 

13 Auction at EPE 

14 Fall Toiur 

15-16 NHMS, NCR 

November 

10 Tech Session 


December 

1 NER Annual Gala 


Auction 2012 at EPE! October 13th 

Come join our talented and humorous auctioneer Tom Tate, as he leads the bidding on all 

manner of items...from the expected Porsche parts,tires,calendars, posters and everything else 

that may be cluttering your home. In past years we have seen.. custom pot holders, pots, pans, 

dishes, tools galore, gardening implements, old toys some of which have been on Antiques 

Roadshow and photographs of all manner, you bring it... it gets sold and you get a good laugh 

at Tom’s usual antics. You can even bring a car to sell if you like. 

We will supply coffee, donuts, muffins, cookies and soft drinks. No need to rsvp just show up 

with your unneeded stuff. 

Questions email Steve Ross at slr944@aol.com 

Fall Tour Announced Oct 14th! 

Our annual Fall Tour has been announced by Charlie and Martha Dow. This year, by popular 

demand, we are headed back to Kringle Candle and the Kittredge Estate. Last year’s participants 

raved about the sights, sounds, and hospitality of our fantastic host and this year promises 

to be even better. The Farm Table restaurant at Kringle is open and we will be stopping for a 

participant paid lunch, tour the candle making facilities, and then back to the car barns at Mike 

Kittredge’s home for a tour of his personal collection. 

We will start at the Johnny Appleseed rest area on Route 2 Westbound Between Exits #35 and 

#34. Arrival time 9:00AM to 9:30. First car off at 10:00 AM. We will have about a 60 mile tour 

to Kringle Candle in Bernaradston MA. The Farm Table Restaurant is up and running for us to 

purchase our lunch. After lunch Mike Kitteridge will lead us to his great car collection and the 

newly opened Porsche barn. 

There will be a $15.00 event fee which will be donated to our region charity, Angel Flight of 

New England. Entry is limited to 50 cars. 

To enter e-mail Charlie Dow at crd968@verizon.net Entries will be accepted on a first come, 

first serve basis. Any questions? Call 978-443-2672 from 6 to 9 PM. 

Please provide names of driver and navigator (required). 

Tech Session at Autobahn Performance Nov. 10th 

10AM 

Come join other PCA/NER members at an informative presentation by Rich Heatherington 

and his staff on how your Porsche functions — what is involved in servicing and repairing it, 

and an overview on the various systems that make your Porsche the great car that it is. 

Additionally, Rich will introduce us to his newest endeavor servicing Prius hybrids. 

As always, questions from the floor will be welcome. 

Coffee and donuts will be available when you arrive, in addition to lunch at the conclusion of 

the event. 

Please RSVP to Steve Ross at slr944@aol.com. 

Directions are on the Autobahn website under the “Contact” link. See http://www.autobahnperformance.com/. 

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LAST AUTOCROSS !! 

SPONSORED BY 

AND (MAYBE) AUTOCROSS PARTY !! 

ThelastautocrossoftheseasonandtheSecondAnnualAutocrossPartywilltakeplaceinAyeron 

Saturday,October6 th .AsusualtheconepunterswillgatheratMooreAirField(gatesopenat7:00am)to 

competeforbraggingrightsandemptybeerglasses.Forthislastevent,timeallowing,wewillhavesome 

specialfunandgamestomakesureweareoccupieduntil5:00pm. 

Then,aftertheautocross—assumingthatwegetatleast30signupsinadvance—therewillbeaparty 

anddinnerattheBilliardsCafé(ourusualwateringhole),startingat5:30pmandgoinguntilthirstsare 

slaked.Therewillbeabuffetwithchickenpiccata,lasagna(forthevegetariansamongus)andapeppers 

andsausagedish.Salad,dessertandcoffeewillbeincluded—buyyourowndrinks.Thecostis$25per 

person,whichincludestaxandtip—whatabargain!Atthisdinnerwewillroast/toastourfellow 

autocrossersandrecognizetheseasonserieswinners.Wewillalsoprobablyhaveaquickdiscussionof 

possiblechangesfor2013andtakeastrawvoteonthose.Nondrivingspousesareencouragedtoattend 

andwillbehonoredfortheirwillingnesstoallowtheirsignificantothertowasteweekenddaysatthe 

trackratherthandoingchores. 

Remember,weneedtogetatleast30signupstomakethiswork(wehitthatnumbereasilylastyear) 

bySept.30 th .Thesignupforthepartyisaseparateeventonmotorsportreg.com. 

Tosumup… 

 

 

Ifyouareanautocrosser,thisisyourlastchancethisyear.And,ofcourse,you’llwanttocometo 

theparty. 

Ifyouareconsideringautocross,comeondown.Ifyoureallyjustwanttotestthewaters,we 

havearideprogramwhereyoucangetmultipleturnsasapassengerfora$20donationtoAngel 

Flight.Thengototheparty. 

Ifyouhavenointerestinautocrossbutwanttohangoutwiththedementedcrewthatpractices 

thisarcanesport(orperformpsychologicaltestsonthem),signupfortheparty/dinnerandat 

leastgetagoodmealforcheap. 

 

Registeronlineathttp://pcaner.motorsportreg.com/.Theautocrossandthepartyarelistedas 

separateeventsandrequireseparatesignup.Youmustregisterfortheautocrossbymidnight, 

Wednesday,October3 rd —nodayofeventsignupsareallowedfortheautocross. 

[TeenagechildrenofPCAmemberswhoareunder18buthaveafulldriver’slicense(notalearner’s 

permit)areabletoparticipateviathePCAJuniorParticipationprogram.Thisrequiresawaiversignedby 

bothparents,andoneparentmustattendtheevent.ContacttheRegistrarforfurtherdetails.] 

Welookforwardtoseeingyouattheseevents.Questions:contactAutocrossCoChairBillSeymour 

(autocrosschair@porschenet.com).Forregistrationinformation,contactAutocrossRegistrarDave 

Berman(autocrossreg@porschenet.com). 

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Coffee and Porsches a Report 

Copy and Photo by Steve Ross 

On a humid Saturday in August a group of 20 NER members 

met at Auto Engineering in Lexington for a get 

together to talk, look over each others cars’ and find 

out information about their particular Porsche from the expert 

at AE Justin. 

All but one person, Ron Orr, who also was our photographer 

for this event, brought their Porsche; Ron brought his BMW 

motorcycle, which got its share of looks. 

After a few hours of tech talk and an announcement of 

upcoming NER events by yours truly, the group broke up and 

went on their way. 

Our thanks to Auto Engineering in Lexington and Justin for 

the hospitality. 

100,000 miles 

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Wanted: Items for Auction! 

E 

ach year NER holds a Silent Auction to benefit charity at its Annual Dinner in early December. This year the Silent Auction will 

once again benefit Angel Flight NE. As you know, Angel Flight NE is an organization of private pilots who provide free flights to 

medical institutions for patients and their families. 

If you can contribute something to be included in the Silent Auction, please contact Joyce Brinton at joyce.brinton@gmail.com. 

Some examples of popular items from past auctions include automotive products and services, art works, handmade craft items, 

books, wine/food baskets, various kinds of professional services, airplane rides, and coupons for all sorts of goodies. New ideas are 

always appreciated. If you have donated in the past, we hope you will again this year. 


The Glen DE Trip Report 

Copy by Stan Corbit, Photos by Richare Viard, except as noted. 

Our annual trip to The Glen, which by the calendar is 

more than five weeks after the Canada trip, seemed to 

rush up on me like a Daytona prototype at night — all 

thunder and noise and flashing lights urging me to get moving 

or get out of the way. With some hard work by our Chief 

Instructors, Jerry Pellegrino and Matthew Wallis, who stood in 

for Jerry at The Glen, and our Registrar Mark Keefe, we were 

able to process last minute registrations and cancellations and 

were even able to clear most of the wait-listed student drivers. 

We ended up with 140 drivers, the best turnout to date since 

this event moved to a weekend. 

Thursday, Carie and I caravanned out with Joe “Track Ops” 

Billmaier and his wife, Julie. This time we took the northern 

route and stayed on the interstate until we turned south on 

114. This made it a lot easier to get gas for the truck by stopping 

at a rest area as opposed to getting off the highway and 

chasing down side roads, hopefully not too far, for gas. The 

trip was uneventful until Joe had a blowout on his tire trailer. 

Luckily, this happened at slower speeds, after we turned off 

the interstate. The experienced pit crew (Joe and I) had the 

tire changed in a few minutes and it was on down the road to 

the Harbor Hotel. Once there it was check in, leave the ladies 

to check out the fancy digs, and head for the track to drop off 

trailer and cars and get everything set up for Friday. I might 

add that the Harbor Hotel and the food there lived up to our 

expectations, which were based on recommendations from 

some of our drivers who stayed there last year. 

Friday went flawlessly for most of the 140 plus drivers. After 

the track went cold everyone headed for Clute Park Lakeside 

Pavilion for our usual beer/wine/soda and snacks social, which 

got the drinks and conversation flowing. A half hour or so 

later the food from Jerlando’s showed up and everyone was 

treated to an Italian dinner including salads, lasagna, pasta, 

and pizza… and more beer, wine, and soda. Adrianne Ross, our 

social coordinator and frequent at-track registrar, and I particularly 

express our appreciation of the folks who helped pick up 

the drinks and food, set up and put away the picnic tables, and 

made sure we left the park as clean as when we arrived. 

Saturday was another great day on track with some real-time 

schedule changes to account for clean-up of fluid dropped 

on the track. We combined the Red and Black run groups 

Saturday afternoon which is something I, as a Black run group 

driver, particularly enjoy. I usually run faster in a group and 

running with the mix of cars at The Glen was a lot of fun (and, 

I’m sure, helped me set a personal best for WGI). Sunday, our 

last of three days, was another great track day with a few more 

clouds and a nice breeze. Sunday’s planned Red and Black 

Enduros became a combined Red/Black 90-minute Enduro, 

which went off without a hitch. The extra 30 minutes saved 

from the planned two Enduros was spread across the remaining 

afternoon runs, giving everybody some extra track time. 

We ended the day with leftover soda and beer from the social. 

We also ended the day with some rain — rain that stayed away 

until after the track went cold on Sunday. Perhaps the umbrellas 

we gave out to our registered drivers contributed to the 

lack of rain, as it never rains when you’re prepared for it. I guess 

bringing 160 umbrellas to the track could be considered being 

very well prepared. Perhaps we suffered so much rain from 

Hurricane Irene last year that we deserved a break this year! 

The mix of driver home areas at our WGI event was again 

widely distributed, with NCR the second largest group followed 

by UCR. We had participants from as far away as Texas 

Driver’s meeting. (A.Ross) 

continued next page 

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continued from previous page 

and 

California. Downeast, CVR, NNJR, 

Potomac, Niagara and Hudson 

Valley regions were represented, 

along with Milwaukee, Riesentoter, 

Mid Ohio and Suncoast regions. 

Central New York, Central Indiana, 

Central Wisconsin and Central 

Coast California regions were also 

represented. Almost everyone 

drove their favorite Porsche for 

the event with a double handful 

of other marques including BMW, 

Corvette and Miata joining in the 

fun. 

It’s hard to believe that the 2012 

NER DE season is over. As I write 

this, late again, our final event at 

NHMS 11-12 September is already 

a week in the past (I’ll report on 

it next month). A preview — we 

finished the 2012 DE season with 

no rain for the year! 

The chase is on! 

One of the best parts of track days, checking out each others cars. 


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All lined up and ready to go! 

John’s ready for the day. (A.Ross) 

One of the Andersons up the esses! 

Lotus Land. 

Mazda’s are race cars too! 


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Kristin and Terri give our drivers some guidence. 

Right garages, the Glen. 




The band of GT3s- there were 4 of em. 

Pam shoots uphill. 

Through the Esses. 

Staging. 


I like the outline on the trailer. 

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Garage’sleft, featuring Pumpkin 

They Grey GT3s. 101? 

Faaaast. 

Unpacking. 


Porschefest 

Copy by Steve Ross, Photos by Adrianne Ross 

We had another great time at this year’s Porschefest. A 

foggy start may have limited attendance to somewhat 

fewer judged Porsches than last year, but 75 

cars is nothing to be ashamed about. Our sponsor for the day, 

Porsche of Norwell, made an all out effort displaying three 

new Porsche models, offering free cold water to all, holding a 

raffle for beach chairs and Porsche luggage, and offering many 

cleaning products for sale from their dealership. Many thanks 

to John Zeidens and his staff for their support. 

Special guest and honorary judge was Vic Elford, rallyist and 

racer for Porsche during the ‘60s and ‘70s, who presented a 

special award to Rob Nudelman — a print of himself driving at 

LeMans in a 917. 

Judging kicked off with the help of Charlie Dow doing the 

Park & Wipe class, this year concentrating on the engine cover. 

Don Plant, Dave Melcher, Brian Laramee headed up a large 

group of full concours judges, while Dave Weber did his usual 

great job of scoring. Susana Weber not only provided the 

beautiful posters for prizes but also was an integral part of 

the compilation of the scores. Our editor, Adrianne Ross, took 

pictures of all the trophy winners as well as other candid shots, 

while our membership chair Ginny Young noted their names 

for inclusion with the pictures in this issue. 

Results accompany this story along with the aforementioned 

The beautiful Sophia!! 

pictures. In the Park & Wipe category early Speedsters took 

the top two slots, led by Nick Orem in a ‘59 model, closely followed 

by Meara Image in a ‘57 Speedster, then Matt Kouyounyw 

in a newer ‘01 911 Turbo. Top only (non-Boxster/Cayman), 

Wow! 


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which was judged by the competitors, had the second largest 

turnout and a virtual tie. Stephen Vey (‘88 944) and Michael 

Marino with a ‘71 911 swept the top spots. 

Top only for Boxster/Cayman was a tie for first place by the Jet 

Set group of Ted Stamos for the third straight year. 

Full (Boxster/Cayman) saw Jim Huggins with his 2012 Cayman 

R take top honors by a full four points over an ‘08 Cayman of 

Ryan Silverster, in turn four points ahead of the 2011 Boxster of 

Afshin Nayer. 

The Full class for early Porsches (non-911) saw Don Plant 

(head of judging) take first place by four points in his magnificent 

green 914 2.0. Frequent contender Brian Laramee, all the 

way from Cape Cod, took a well-deserved second place, with 

Rich Mackoul in yet another early Speedster (a ‘55 this time) 

getting third. The late model 911 class was dominated by Dave 

Melcher’s gorgeous ‘05 Carrera S, trailed by the only 991 of long 

time participant Charlie Dow, and David Reindel in a 2012 Carrera 

(997) 

Finally Paul Whooten’s ‘86 911 Turbo neared perfection with 

an amazing 305 point score to dominate the mid-year 911s, 

followed by Gary Hansen with his ‘86 911 and Henry Fisher’s 

gorgeous blue ‘76 930 Turbo. 

Steve, 

A note of thanks for allowing me to park my red 914 on 

the lawn yesterday. It was a last minute decision to attend 

and I'm glad I did. I never expected to park on the lawn, 

let alone the middle of everything! The interest the little 914 

drew and the number of people I met surprised me. Thanks for 

organizing a great event. It will be on my schedule for next year 

(and I'll plan on arriving on time!) 

Scott 

A crowd fave. 




Butternut. 

What a beauty! 

Lots of conversation 914-side. 


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Vic’s Favorite. 

Igors beauty. 


N O R E A S T E R page 33 

So nice!


Matt Kouyounyw Meara Image Nick Orem 

Robert Campellone Michael Marino Stephen Vey 

Joe Bruno Jet Set Afshin Nayer 


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Ryan Silvester im Huggins Richard Mackoul 

Brian Laramie Don Plant David Reindel 

Charlie Dow Dave Melcher Henry Fisher 




Park and wipe Nick Orem 59 Speedster 99 

Meara Image 57 Speedster 97 

Matt Kouyounyw 01 911 Turbo 97 

Top Only Stephen Vey 88 944 153 

Michael Marino 71 911 Turbo 153 

Robert Campellone 94 964 140 

Gary Hansen 

Top Only Jet Set 2011 Boxter 175 

Jet Set 2011 Cayman 175 

Joe Bruno 09 Carrera 165 

Full Jim Huggins 12 Cayman R 296 

Ryan Silvester 08 Cayman 292 

Afshin Nayer 11 Boxter Spyder 288 

Full Don Plant 75 914 296 

Brian Laramie 88 944 292 

Paul Whooten 

Richard Mackoul 55 Speedster 284 

Full Dave Melcher 05 Carrera S 289 

Charlie Dow 12 991 270 

David Reindel 12 Carrera 268 

Full Paul Whooten 86 911 305 

Gary Hansen 86 911 294 

Henry Fisher 76 930 287 

Vic’sChoice Rob Nudelman 911 

Rob Nudelman 

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February 587 343 930 1000 

March 642 72 714 740 

April 647 78 725 760 

May 662 128 790 810 

June 650 155 805 835 

July 653 175 828 850 

August 651 202 853 880 

September 653 215 868 890 

7233 2567 9800 10175 

603 214 817 848 

2012 Board Nominees 

President 

VP Activities 

VP Administration 

Treasurer 

Secretary 

Membership 

Newsletter Editor 

Past President 

Chris Mongeon 

Nick Shanny 

Bill Seymour/Rosemary Driscoll 

Kristin Larson 

Hans Peter Schafer 

Dani Fleming/Marcus Collins 

Adrianne Ross 

Steve Ross 


South of Boston (SOB) Cars and Coffee #3 

Copy & photos by Roger Slocum 

It was obvious on the third SOBO Coffee meet held at Java 

Madness in Wakefield, RI, that summer was fading because 

the day was cool and overcast with no beach traffic. By the 

time we left for our drive to the Pt. Judith Lighthouse, however, 

the sun was pushing out its warm rays. The highlight of the 

event, as was true with the first two, was standing in the parking 

lot, coffee in hand, admiring all of the Porsches. 

There were nine new cars not seen at the previous coffees, 

including a blue 1964 356C, which has been owned for thirtyfive 

years by Vartan Vartanian. When asked why he chose the 

Boxster cobalt blue color when the car was repainted, Vartan 

replied that he gave his five children the choice of the blue or 

the original cream color and four of the five chose the blue. 

Walter and Monica Dzialo drove in with their red ‘03 Carrera 

cabriolet along with her guide dog. Monica recalled how she 

had surprised Walter by purchasing the car for him as a gift. 

Dan Sullivan, driving his Black Edition Boxster drove in from 

Plymouth MA, qualifying to receive the long distance trophy. 

Of the 11 cars present, three were red 911 Carreras: Dave 

Melklem in his ’86, Gabriel Abela in his ‘87, and Jeremy Pinsly 

in his ‘90. Ed Schilke and Glen Gama each joined the group in 

their ’03 Boxsters. Rounding out the first-timers was Eric Archer 

in his ’02 GT2. Dave Melcher in his late-model silver Carrera 

and Roger Slocum in his ‘99 Carrera 4 were the two who have 

attended all three SOBO events. 

Our next event is scheduled for 10:00 am, October 7th at 

Felicia’s Coffee, 5757 Post Rd., East Greenwich, RI. Take RI-4, Exit 

6/RI-2 East. Go left on South County Trail (RI-2N). Go right on 

Frenchtown Rd. (RI 402), then go left on Post Rd. Felicia’s will 

be on your left. From Felicia’s it is a short drive to the charming 

Wickford Village. The Patriots play at 4:00 pm, which leaves lots 

of time to get home and get ready for the game. 

‘64 356. 

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After coffee mixer. 

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the Internet and has already enjoyed several events. 

Scott Darragh, of Melrose, MA, is a very enthusiastic new 

(2012) member. I met him at the newcomer’s meeting at IRA 

and enjoyed watching him do a dance of glee when he won 

a BOSE stereo system in the raffle. Scott claims he never wins 

anything, so he couldn’t believe his good luck! When I saw him 

again at the Concours at the MOT, he made me laugh again, 

this time for telling me that he and his car buddies admire 

women who drive 911s and do DEs. Well, that’s not exactly how 

he put it, but this is a family magazine, so we’ll leave it at that. 

Scott is originally from Little Silver, NJ. He opened a chiropractic 

family practice in Melrose, MA after noting a shortage 

here. He has been here for about ten years. “Dr. Scott” sees 

infants, children, pregnant patients, adults and he even adjusts 

animals. He is VP of the MA Chiropractic Association. 

A special interest of his is doing mission work in Fortaleza, 

Brazil, with others in his profession. For six years now, he has 

provided chiropractic health care to people who do not have 

access to it. Because of that work, he has made friends all over 

the globe, enriching his life significantly. 

Scott wanted to share this story with us: 

“I have always been a Porschephile ever since I was a little kid 

knowing all the models, and at an early age falling in love with 

the 914. Always wanting one, I never got the chance to, but as 

time grew on, I sort of grew out of that model, especially when 

I saw that restored 914s were going for as much as a loaded 

Boxster. So, my interests leaned toward investigating the Boxster 

and its models, options, etc. Knowing I was not getting any 

younger, I finally came to grips that it was time I got one and so 

the nationwide search was on. Deciding on the year, options, 

color and, of course, evaluating the condition all became a 

priority. I finally found a beautiful 2005 Atlas Grey Boxster with 

navigation system and sport chrono for only $18k in Santa 

Monica, CA. A cousin I am close with, the VP for Haynes Publications, 

which makes automobile manuals, lived closed by. Knowing 

what a huge Porsche fanatic I am, he and the family shared 

in my big car-buying day. After test-driving it on the Pacific 

Coast Highway in LA, I knew that this was for me. I made the arrangements, 

and had the car shipped to Melrose. I worked with 

my insurance agent to get my new Cape Cod, MA plates. When 

all was done, my insurance agent was more excited than I was. 

What blew me away was when he delivered the plates to me in 

my office, and I pulled them out of the sleeve. The plates read: 

B914. I almost fell over. I never asked for these, so it was as if 

God was telling me that my new Boxster was to ”Be (my) 914.” 

To this day, I still have the plates on my second Boxster even 

though I upgraded a little to an “S.” 

(Member trivia time again: How many PCA/NER women drive 

911s? Answer: There are 27 of us out of the 986 primary members 

who drive 911s.) I’m putting out an open invitation here to 

the other twenty-six to come to my house for a party. So please 

contact me. Seriously! Scott can come and be our token male. 

Imagine, Scott, twenty-seven of us. Your turn to laugh!) 

A veteran member of ours (2001) from Gloucester, Dennis 

McGurk, is originally from Red Hook, New York. He came to 

Massachusetts to go to school for business at Northeastern 

University. He remained here after graduate school at Babson, 

and started a successful paper distribution business in Chelsea. 

Currently he works as a consultant, part-time, helping small 

businesses with organization, sales, and operations. 

Dennis’ first car was a ’55 Chevy he bought when he was 16. 

The price of $150.00 entitled him to, “all available blue smoke 

and the opportunity to learn how to do an engine job!” When 

I asked him to name the cars he’s had since then, there were 

too many to list. Dennis never has just one car; more like, as I 

have joked with him, the “current fleet.” So it might be best to 

describe them in phases: American, British, Italian and German. 

Most notable after the Chevy was a Triumph TR3 that he had 

for 35 years. As for the German phase, Dennis always seems to 

have an Audi and at least one Porsche, but there was also an 

overlapping BMW motorcycle phase with a Maserati thrown in 

the mix. 

Currently, Dennis drives an Audi A4, a black 1960 356 Roadster, 

a 2007 Carrera 2, and an ’88 911 Carrera 3.2 that he recently 

bought through the PCA. Another late-breaking purchase is 

a 2005 Boxster S from Costa Mesa, California, which looks brand 

new. Porsche is obviously Dennis’ favorite. As his working days 

wound down, and the need for an avocation increased, Porsche 

stepped up to fill that void. He has been doing a restoration 

project on a 356B with his son, Michael, also a PCA member. 

The 356s and all subsequent models pique his interest. He has 

enthusiasm and respect for all sixty years of refinements. I think 

he speaks for a lot of us when he says, “I love the different eras, 

and how they continually improve, yet each vintage has its own 

charm.” 

One of the unique things about Dennis is that he runs marathons 

all over the world in places that I can’t pronounce and 

have to look up on a map. He has the distinction of having run 

marathons on all seven continents. His first one was in Antarctica. 

Recent accomplishments include the Boston Marathon; he 

was delighted that he qualified. He left in mid-September for 

a month on the west coast to do a 12-man, 220-mile relay race 

in Napa Valley, and then a marathon in Oregon. He had originally 

planned to combine that race with a look at older Porsche 

models, perhaps a 912. Now it sounds like the new Boxster will 

take priority. I’ll have to check with him when he returns. 

Dennis and I met at a car show in Ipswich in 1999, quickly 

became friends, and have stayed in touch over the years. It’s 

interesting how our lives have been in parallel. When we talked 

at the Porschefest last fall, we discovered that we’ve both taken 

our PCA involvement to a new level as officers in the TYP 356 

and PCA/NER clubs respectively. We were both working full- 

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N O R E A S T E R

NER AX #4 Results 

Class 

Class 

# Driver CarModel Total # Driver CarModel Total 

Pos 

Pos 

 

1S 1 310a RobertYomtov 914 84.18 6S 1 360a AlanDavis 997 74.653 

2 98a JackGoudreau 76912E 90.329 2 31a LevTabenkin 993 76.841 

3 235a TedShaw 996 76.97 

1R 1 3a TomTate 356Speedster 88.834 4 32a GlennChampagne 996 77.057 

5 230a BrianCooner 911 77.944 

2S 1 58a NeilHalbert 944S2 75.289 6 993a RichardViard 993 78.035 

2 2a AdamBlauer 1994968 75.52 7 18a JackA.Saunders 993 94.549 

2R 1 44b JoeKraetsch 924S 73.16 7R 1 20e BillSeymour 07Cayman 74.275 

2 69a GeorgesRouhart 968 73.733 2 20d RosemaryDriscoll 07Cayman 80.773 

3 44a LisaRoche 924S 75.16 

4 61a BillAubin 944 76.367 8S 1 10a EdMoschella 2012Cayman 72.994 

2 103a KarlNg 2011Boxter 75.332 

3S 1 451a ReidVanGorder 964 75.508 3 997a JustinJaynes 997S 76.53 

2 244a StevenJames 911 76.973 4 320a ScottComeau 2011BoxsterSpyder 79.255 

3 167a NoelSwartz 911SC 77.395 5 182a RogerWarren 80.714 

4 49b JeffJohnson 911Carrera 77.653 6 149a SamuelRomero 997C4S 81.482 

5 770a NickDurham 964C4Cab 78.496 

6 42a DavidBerman 85911 78.948 8R 1 707a CharlesStromeyer GT3RS 73.273 

7 410a JohnBergen 964C2 78.956 2 412a MichaelBickford 998GT3 75.008 

8 43a ChristopherDeGrace 86911Targa 80.843 3 104a SusanKelley 997C2S 77.007 

9 42b KristinLarson 85911 81.167 

10 469a PaulHohensee 964 81.448 9 1 887a StephenLefebvre GT3RS 68.111 

11 410b DylanBergen 964C2 82.329 2 75a MarkSkala 9146 73.107 

12 28a RobertLiotine 86911 87.15 3 411a GregOsche BoxsterS 74.265 

13 770c JohnZeniewicz 1991Carrera4 88.332 4 880a WalterLunsmann 2009Porsche911 75.484 

5 904a AkiraMochimaru 904Replica 77.454 

3R 1 22a RobertCanter Carrera 75.942 6 54a DavidWilson 2007Cayman 80.99 

2 156a ChrisRyan 911Carrera 75.978 

3 82a ChristopherTuck 911S 76.214 12 1 192b MattThompson 08M3 71.236 

4 666a GeorgeSkaubitis RSAmerica 77.706 2 192a JongShin 08M3 73.013 

5 666b ChristineSkaubitis RSAmerica 80.024 3 38a AudraTella Mini 76.106 

4 240a JonCowen BMWSupercar 76.675 

4S 1 1a OliverLucier Boxster 72.924 5 240b EmilieCowen BMWSuperBEAST 82.619 

2 66a SteveRoss Boxster 77.877 6 448a ThaddeusHerliczek 2013SubaruWRX 82.952 

3 777a GaryHebner Boxster 80.442 7 9a JulianViard Mazda 84.036 

4 208a BarryYomtov Boxster 84.924 

5S 1 511a JeremyMazzariello Cayman 75.32 TopTimeofDay:68.111StephenLefebvre 

2 65a DuncanDana Cayman 78.049 

3 246a JeanLucBrousseau CaymanS 79.904 

4 468a ArtBureau 2011Cayman 91.562 


Under the Radar - continued from page 40 

time back then, and now we are both consultants with plenty 

of time to travel around and enjoy life. Our children have married 

and started their own families. 

So, attend some events and talk to people. “Porsche friends” 

are great to have. 

As always, get out and enjoy your car… 

Mark Shane and his 2002 C4 996 

dennis McGurk 

Scott Darragh 

Alan & Lisa Davis 

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Four Speeds and Drum Brakes - continued from page 9 

were turned to full right lock found some grip and the car 

turned and I stopped parallel to the track. I just put it in gear, 

checked the mirrors and off I went. I pulled into the pits to 

check for damage. The hood wasn’t damaged, the fenders were 

untouched and it seemed to handle just fine. The nose, however, 

was definitely shorter. 

The 914-6s got away, but the rest of the race was an easy run. 

The car checked out after the race, and I didn’t get in trouble 

because I didn’t run into another car. I guess SVRA doesn’t care 

if you ding your own car as long as you don’t hit anyone else. 

After five years of running this car without any contact, I guess 

I was due. As the racer says, how are you going to know where 

the limit is unless you exceed it? 

The sprint race the following day was great fun. With the nose 

taped up I think some cars got out of the way as I approached 

when they realized I had nothing to lose if I bumped them. The 

track was dry and I could see the marks I’d left at Turn 6, so I 

didn’t try that move again. My laps were faster so I guess I got 

over it. The recovery of my wallet won’t be as fast. 

Great track, great car, great friends and a terrific time. I can’t 

wait until next season. Actually, the season isn’t exactly over. I 

have a 24-Hour LeMons race up in NH at the end of the month. 

But that’s in a $500 VW Jetta; how much damage can I do? 

KTF 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Model of the ‘69 Road Runner. 


On the Edge- continued from page 6 

“About a year ago on a cold and windy November day, some 

friends of Mr. X pooled their collective (limited) intellect and 

boosted his wrecked 911. Perhaps it was not the most legal of 

decisions but it was for a good cause. We were going to rebuild 

it for him and give him the nice car that he deserves. This is the 

beginning of a very long and twisted tale so it may be prudent 

to shed some light on the type of person that is friends with Mr. 

X. One of the perps in on the boost had a wife that was in labor 

before he left. His daughter has just turned one year old... now 

that should set some of the background. 

Mr. X is one of those people that eats, breathes, and lives 

Porsches. He has been known to help a fellow enthusiast by 

lending out key pieces of his car even if he just barely knew 

you. He would never take anything in return and insisted that 

whatever part, no matter how deeply it was buried in the 

engine or suspension, it was no problem to get to. It is just the 

type of guy he is. This entire operation needed to be done behind 

his back so we could actually give him something back. 

So leading up to the day when Mr. X’s car was unskillfully 

removed from his driveway and a roller was purchased to be 

loaded with all of the good parts from Mr. X’s ‘86. To make 

a very long story short over the course of a year a group of 

people worked on the roller to remove the sun roof, prep, and 

paint it in Nogaro Blue (Audi S4 Color). Then all of the parts 

were installed on the roller and it was brought back to life. 

There were over 40 people involved with what has now been 

dubbed “Operation 911” all in various degrees. There was a core 

group that really pushed the project forward through many 

different challenges and successes. You can imagine how difficult 

it was to build a car from the ground up staffed with only 

volunteer labor. All of the parts and supplies that were needed 

were donated, traded for, or scabbed out of personal inventories. 

Thanks everyone for all that you have done for the project. 

This is just a short introduction of the story and I am not going 

to do justice to it. You should all look forward to updates 

from Mr. X and the other members of Operation 911. This goes 

to show that no good deed goes unpunished. Remember, especially 

during this holiday season that friends are worth their 

weight in engine, suspension, and interior components. 

Thanks, Mr. X for all you have done this is the least we could 

do. I would also like to thank you for putting up with the silly 

pranks that we have asked of you. Each of us has our skills, Mr. 

X fixes Porsches and I use my over active imagination to give 

people enormous amounts of grief. You have been a good 

sport and we plan on having many laughs at your expense 

about it.” 

That’s the kind of people I’m constantly running into in this 

club; from the people who will give you the control arm off 

their back, to a group of people who wanted to give back to 

one of the good guys, so they built him a new car. 

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Marketplace For Sale 

1999 Boxster, 31k mi. Blk w Blk / Grey int. All history since new. 

Excellent in and out and well maintained. anthony.p.dinatale@ 

verizon.net. 781.662.1210. Asking $15,250. (9/12) 

’83 911SC: Factory black leather seat, excellent condition. 

$500/OBO. Bob Spagnolo@aol.com, 401-855-2236 (9/12) 

1990 Carrera Targa 61500 mi Grand Prix White/Gray 

Leather,very good condition,no leaks, recent tires, 60,000 mi 

service,refurbished top,updated Blaupunt,$22,000 Bob Sandfort 

774-232-1331 bobkatsand@cox.net ...Thank You Bob Sandfort 

member014*001 10 Annette dr.,Portsmouth RI 02871 (8/12) 

All Aluminum Mission trailer, new tires, tire rack, extended 

Ramp to load GT3. $4500.00. hps911@comcast.net. (8/12) 

1991 Light Blue C2 Targa wide-body with 1997 993 variocam 

(11,000 miles) added in 2006; engine now has about 19K 

and car has 64,160 original miles; maintained routinely by local 

Porsche dealer; 5 speed manual; refurbished Targa top; new front 

brake pads; 17in Turbo-twists; Alpine radio with amp and new 

front speakers; A/C just charged; SS dual exhausts; have all replaced 

964 parts; black leather interior in very good shape, body 

has a few minor nicks; always garaged and covered; Priced to sell 

at $27,500. Call Mark at 978-337-3026 or email me at mark_scerra@yahoo.com 

for questions and photos. (7/12) 

1999 Boxster, 31k mi. Blk w Blk / Grey int. All history since new. 

Excellent in and out and well maintained. anthony.p.dinatale@ 

verizon.net. 781.662.1210. Asking $15,250. (6/12) 

1993 911 RS America. Black on black,excellent cond. Garaged 

with 53,600 miles. A/C, sunroof, Alpine tuner & CD player, 

locking differential, Fiske V wheels, Big red brakes, custom inlet 

ducts, B&B exhaust, prof. rebuilt engine at 38,900 miles. All 

records. $43,300. Contact Mike at (617) 484-9781 or mpgold@ 

verizon.net (6/12) Advertising Guidelines 

Publication of paid advertising in the NOR’EASTER does not constitute 

the endorsement by this publication or the Northeast Region of the 

products or services set forth therein. The NOR’EASTER reserves the 

unqualified right to approve for publication all advertising submitted. 

Marketplace Guidelines 

Deadline for submitting ads for MARKETPLACE to the editor is no later 

than the 15th of each month to appear in the next issue of the magazine. 

Advertising Porsches or Porsche parts or to solicit materials is 

free to members in this section of the publication. Ads will run for two 

months unless the editor is formally notified. To place your want ad 

send a note to the editor containing your copy. Please limit copy to a 

maximum of six lines - it’s not necessary to mention every detail of your 

Porsche - an interested buyer will call if he/she needs more info! Ads can 

be emailed to: aross@porschenet.com. 

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NER Board of Directors 

New Members 

President 

Chris Mongeon 

147 Fire Rd. #12, Lancaster, MA 01523 

Home: 508-439-2315 email: c_mongeon1@hotmail.com 

Acting Vice President - Administrative 

Steve Ross 

49 Village Brook Lane, Natick, MA 01760 

Home:508-653-1695 email: slr944@aol.com 

Vice President - Activities 

Bill Seymour 

Activities@porschenet.com 

Treasurer 

Kristin Larson 

1 Wheelwright Ln, Acton MA 01720 

978-302-3634; treasurer@porschenet.com 

Secretary 

Nick Shanny 

21 Endicott Street, Newton, MA 02461 

617-852-1800; nshanny@mac.com 

Membership 

Virginia H. Young 

1092 Norton Avenue, Taunton, MA. 02780 

vhy4167@hotmail.com 

NOR’EASTER Editor 

Adrianne Ross 

P.O. Box 760727, Melrose, MA 02176 

Cell: 781-249-5091, email: aross@PorscheNet.com 

Past President 

Steve Ross 



Committee Chairs 

Chair - Autocross 

Bill Seymour 

Activities@PorscheNet.com 

Chair - Concours d’Elegance 

Steve Ross 



Registration - Autocross 

Jon Cowen 

12 Copeland Rd., Framingham, MA 01701 

email: JCowenNER@gmail.com 

Chair -Driver Education 

Stan Corbett 

21 Elm St., North Grafton, MA 01536 

Cell: 978-337-3095; stanley_corbett@msn.com 

Registration - Driver Education 

Mark Keefe 

Home: 508-529-6127 email: TCReg@PorscheNet.com 

DE Tech 

Ann Anderson 

Home: 978-474-0898 

Chief Driving Instructor - Driver Education 

Jerry Pellegrino 

165 W. Central St. Natick, MA 01760 

508- 651-1316 epe@epe.com 

Novice Development - Driver Education 

Dick Anderson 

Home: 978-474-0898 email: DickAnderson114@gmail.com 

Instructor Development - Driver Education 

Ray Bahr 

rbahr1900@yahoo.com 

978.371.1294 

Zone 1 Representative 

Jennifer Webb; email: jenniferbischoff@hotmail. com 

Home: 705-328-2647, Mobile: 514-235-0157 

Hossein Bayat 

Boston, MA 

1987 911 

Victor Branco 

Lakeville, MA 

1999 911 Carrera 

Arthur Bureau 

Medford, MA 

2011 Cayman 

Garrick Connelly 

Barrington, RI 

2004 Carrera 4S 

Sean Gibbons 

East Falmouth, MA 

1983 911 

Thomas Guerra 

Lincoln, RI 

2013 Carrera 911 

Stephan Hauville 

Byfield, MA 

2006 911 C2S 

Andrew Rothstein 

West Orange, NJ 

1992 964 

Peter Saul 

Carlisle, MA 

2013 Boxster 

Glenn Selmi 

Newton, MA 

2005 Boxster 

Arnold Van Doren 

Sterling, MA 

2008 Cayman S 

Steve Yu 

Newton, MA 

2009 Cayman 

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