November 2007 - Porsche Club of America – Northeast Region

Calendar
At A Glance
November
17 Tech Session @
Autobahn Performance
December
1 Annual Dinner
January - 2008
12 A Tour Of Paul Russell &
Company
February
10 Monthly Meeting
@ Firefly’s
24 Driver Education Ground
School
March
April
May
3-4 New England Ramble
@ The Balsams
June
July
August
September
13 PorscheFest @ Larz
Anderson Auto Museum
October
November
December
6 Annual Dinner
Tech Topics: A Primer On Your Porsche’s Operation
Saturday, November 17th @ 10:00AM
Hosted By Autobahn Performance
Hoeffentlich, you and your Porsche have enjoyed another great driving season. By November,
non-Cayenne owners may be thinking about winter storage. Still, don’t we all wonder why
these cars drive so well? Rick Hetherington, owner of Autobahn Performance in Peabody, will
explain all during our November Tech Topics monthly meeting on Saturday, November 17.
Members should plan to arrive around 10:00 AM. Coffee, donuts and conversation with fellow
NER-ers should be a good antidote for any brisk November temperatures. Rick plans to have lots
to show and tell. Expect to see engines, suspensions, brakes, and electrical system components
out and open for elucidation. This will be a real (and rare) opportunity to look at and handle all
of these key systems that make your Porsche a joy to drive. Questions and comments are definitely
encouraged; tech topic meetings are meant to be interactive.
Once we have understood how der Porsche works, we can start to talk about why it sometimes
breaks. What are the common failures that happen on the road or on the racetrack? How do you
detect them early? Better yet, can you avoid them? Rick and the crew at Autobahn Performance
have years of experience setting up and servicing Porsches, VW’s, and Audis for racing, for DE,
and for driving in to work every day.
On top of all this good stuff, Rick has promised door prizes and even lunch. (Yes Virginia, sometimes
there is a free lunch!)
Autobahn Performance has been an active and consistent supporter of Northeast Region. They
know Porsches, they know NER, and they always put on a great show. See you there, and if you
have any specific related topics you would like to see covered, by all means email them to me
(Win Perry) at wperry@winbro.com and I will make sure they get to Rick.
Reservations are not required for the Tech Topics meeting, but if you have any questions,
please contact Win Perry at (781) 933-5300 x 104 or (preferably) e-mail: wperry@winbro.com.
Directions: Autobahn Performance, Inc. is located at 134R Newbury Street (Route 1 South), Peabody,
MA 01960. Telephone: 978-536-2667
From the North: 1. Take I-95 South, 2. Merge onto NEWBURYPORT TURNPIKE/US-1 S/NEWBURY
ST via exit number 46 toward BOSTON. Drive 0.6 miles. 3. Pull into the parking lot behind the
Futon store and before the GULF gas station. 4. Autobahn Performance is located down the hill
in the back and to the left at 134R (rear) NEWBURY ST, PEABODY MA.
From Boston & Points South: 1. Take I-95/128 N toward BURLINGTON/PORTSMOUTH NH. 2. Take
the Route1 exit- exit number 44B- toward DANVERS/BOSTON. Drive 0.5 miles. Keep LEFT at the
fork in the ramp and go 0.1 miles and follow the sign to Route 1 NORTH. 3. Merge onto NEW-
BURYPORT TURNPIKE/US-1 N. Drive1.8 miles. 4. Take the LOWELL ST. exit (on the right) toward
PEABODY. Turn left at the light at the end of the ramp onto Lowell St. 5. Drive 0.1 mile and turn
left at the traffic light, following the sign to Route 1 South. 6. Follow the ramp onto the Route 1
South (also known as NEWBURY ST.) and drive 0.7 miles. 7. Pull into the parking lot behind the
Futon store and before the GULF gas station. 8. Autobahn Performance is located down the hill
in the back and to the left at 134R (rear) Newbury St, Peabody, MA.
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