From the Driver’s SeatHarvey Yancey, PresidentSommerfest 2011 aka “I Love ItWhen a Plan Comes Together’I tell friends outside <strong>of</strong> <strong>PCA</strong> that I view the<strong>Club</strong> as an extension <strong>of</strong> my family. ActuallyI have learned over time that I can usuallydepend on many people in the club morethan I can some family members. Sad buttrue. Of course the cars were what initialdrew me to <strong>PCA</strong>, as was the case for 99%<strong>of</strong> us, but you typically don’t hang out withpeople you don’t like for 16 or 17 years.The weekend <strong>of</strong> Sommerfest 2011 was anabject lesson for me as to why I love this<strong>Club</strong> and <strong>Region</strong>. Unbeknownst to most participantsour Sommerfest Chair, Jeff Strain,had a death in his family a few days priorto the start <strong>of</strong> the event. As I have told everyonein the <strong>Club</strong>, family comes first evenwith an event pending. And as the details<strong>of</strong> the arrangements emerged it becameclear that Jeff would not be able to be in attendanceduring the entire weekend. EnterPlan B.Anyone that has ever planned and executedany event will tell you … the devil is inthe details. And while Jeff had laid down avery solid foundation through his planning, Iknew that there would be things that wouldcome up that had not been thought <strong>of</strong> previouslyor a circumstance would emergethat would demand a change in plans. All<strong>of</strong> the aforementioned happened to me atthe 2008 Parade here in Charlotte and I expectedno different with this event.And in reality a few things did happen in thebackground during the weekend, but goodplanning on Jeff’s part and an incrediblegroup <strong>of</strong> volunteers mitigated any appreciableimpact on the event or the enjoyment <strong>of</strong>any <strong>of</strong> the participants.There were many, many people that helpedmake this event come together and I thankyou all for your time and efforts. But I specificallywanted to call out the following peoplethat did all <strong>of</strong> the heavy lifting:Chair – Jeff StrainRegistration – John and Janice ZmudaHospitality – Tammy and Jerry CollinsConcours – Mike Rich and Mike JonesRally – Brian PowellAutocross – Walter Stone, Sean and CariSteinbrueck and Jerry KilcreaseGoodie Store – Sadie KilcreaseIn addition, thanks to Doug Smith for hisguidance during all <strong>of</strong> those Saturdaymorning planning calls, and also to MattPohsweg and Art Weiss for their invaluableinput.Kudos to all. A job well done.I want to thank Foreign Car Italia <strong>of</strong> Greensbor<strong>of</strong>or sponsoring the event. Without thesupport <strong>of</strong> our <strong>Region</strong>al Sponsors eventslike this would be impossible to put on. Inaddition I want to thank FCI’s representative,Ralph Cestero, and his lovely fiancéeMaureen. They fully immersed themselvesin the <strong>PCA</strong> culture, participating in the Rallyand the Autocross with a 2011 Panamera.Ralph ended up taking home a 1 st PlaceTrophy for his class win at the Autocross. Iam sure he is already making plans for nextyear’s event.Upcoming EventsNow with Sommerfest 2011 in the bookswe can look forward to steady stream <strong>of</strong>other <strong>PCA</strong> events. July will be busy with ourannual BBQ & Pool Party in Spartanburg,closely followed by <strong>Porsche</strong> Parade 2011 inSavannah, GA on July 31 – August 7. If youhave not signed up for Parade you shouldconsidering doing so as this will be the lastParade in Zone 3 for quite some time.Then on August 14-15 we are holding aDriver’s Ed at Charlotte Motor Speedwayin conjunction with the Hurricane <strong>Region</strong>and the Blue Ridge <strong>Region</strong>. This will be ourfirst DE at CMS since Parade 2008, so takeadvantage <strong>of</strong> this unique opportunity. OnAugust 19-21 the Mountain Area in conjunctionwith TRG will host the ever popular‘In den Bergen’ at the The Waynesville Inn,Golf Resort and Spa in Waynesville, NC. Thefollowing weekend, August 28 th , brings usthe Fall version <strong>of</strong> the Food Lion AutoFairat CMS.For details on any <strong>of</strong> the above events lookin this issue <strong>of</strong> Tobacco Roads or your <strong>Region</strong>alwebsite: www.cr-pca.org.That’s it for this month! As always if youhave any ideas, comments or feedbackplease feel free to contact me at president@carolinas-pca.com or (704) 906-0343.– HarveyMOVED BYPOTENTIAL?SO ARE WE!October 1 st was the <strong>of</strong>ficial firstday <strong>of</strong> business for Zuffenhaus and Eurowerks inour new location, 1127 Curtis Street in Monroe.Just 9 miles east <strong>of</strong> our old shop and a blockfrom Highway 74, our new 16,000 square footlocation <strong>of</strong>fers huge potential and room for anincreasing list <strong>of</strong> services. Watch for our grandopening celebration coming soon.July 2011 - Page 6To CharlotteCurtis St.Hwy 74/601HS. Sutherland Ave.<strong>Carolinas</strong> MedicalCenter Union1127 Curtis Street, Monroe, NC Z: 704-821-2546 E: 704-821-3061 www.zuffenhaus.us scheduling@eurowerks.usHwy 74/601
New Members and Anniversary MembershipsThe <strong>Carolinas</strong> <strong>Region</strong> would like to welcome new members and transferring members. In addition, we would like to congratulatemembers celebrating anniversary memberships this month for five, ten, fifteen, twenty, thirty, or more years <strong>of</strong> <strong>PCA</strong> dedication.Jim ManningAdvance, NC2007 GT3Mick SmithWinston Salem, NC2006 Cayman SThomas JohnsonGreensboro, NC2008 BoxsterChris LackeyGreensboro, NC2006 BoxsterDave DiSalvoFuquay-Varina, NC2000 996 C4Thomas LarsenCharlotte, NC1993 911 RSALabro DimitriouCharlotte, NC2000 BoxsterGreg GreerBoone, NC1966 912Lee EngstromStatesville, NC1999 BoxsterJohn Battle HaslamAsheville, NC2007 997Mark BeardSpartanburg, SC2008 CayenneGene DukesSeneca, SC2009 Carrera SDon BrownTaylors, SC1992 Carrera 2Bill PoteatGreensboro, NC2010 Boxster S5 Year Anniversaries:Christian RossettiChapel Hill, NCScot PowellCornelius, NCFrank and Judy WoodberryKannapolis, NCGary PincusWeddington, NCHarvey GongCharlotte, NCMelinda WolfeCharlotte, NCEarl QuayOrangeburg, SCLinda HornerGreenville, SCBill and Susan McFarlandGreenwood, SCTim and Ronda ZiegenfusSimpsonville, SC 5Shirley NeaseTaylors, SCPamela KeeleySimpsonville, SC10 Year Anniversaries:Kaye ParkerEden, NCTodd MaclennanCharlotte, NCPaul and Ann LawrenceColumbia, SCPaul LawrenceColumbia, SCIain KellockSimpsonville, SCBarbara LambFort Mill, SCSusan CogginsRoebuck, SC15 Year Anniversaries:Ricki PlunkettJamestown, NCAndy HansenDavidson, NC25 Year Anniversaries:William JayIndian Trail, NCTaylor RyanSouthport, NC30 Year Anniversaries:Larry SheldrickAsheville, NC35 Year Anniversaries:David TosiPfafftown, NCTobacco Roads is the <strong>of</strong>ficialpublication <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Carolinas</strong><strong>Region</strong>, <strong>Porsche</strong> <strong>Club</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>America</strong>.EditorTom Morgan6411 Hollow Oak Dr.Mint Hill, NC 28227Editor@carolinas-pca.comThe ideas, opinions, andsuggestions expressed inTobacco Roads are those<strong>of</strong> the authors and no authenticationis implied bythe editors or publishers.Tobacco Roads has not authenticatedthe claims andguarantees as <strong>of</strong>fered inthis publication.Change <strong>of</strong> AddressTobacco Roads is mailedusing the <strong>PCA</strong> National addresslist. To change youraddress, you must contact:<strong>PCA</strong> National OfficeP.O. Box 1347Springfield, VA 22151-0347Phone 703 321-2111https://pca.org/Membership/MemberServices/MemberRecord.aspxYou will need yourmember number.Membership StatisticsPrimary Members 1,491Affiliate & Family Members 1,125Honorary Members 1Total Members 2,617July 2011 - Page 7