PCA Chesapeake Region Patter - March 2018

Chesapeake Region
President's Message
sche mechanic. Get the latest information directly
from the source at Porsche Cars North America's Area
East Training Facility and Parts Warehouse. Topics
range from how to balance carburetors to understanding
how the new hybrid systems work”. To
read further and see photos of the facility at the
time of the event, log onto https://www.pca.org/
event/2018-01-08/tech-tactics-east-2018. This is a
must attend event for anyone who wants to “look
under the hood” and learn all things technical about
their Porsche.
Now that we are into the month of March, we are
into winter’s home stretch and I for one am looking
forward to getting outdoors and driving my Porsche.
Looking back at February for a minute, there were a
number of events that I and other Chesapeake
members were most fortunate to attend, including:
“Techtactics East”, the “Super Slot Car Night” and
the “Social” at Carrabba’s Hunt Valley. “Techtactics
East” was held on the 17 th and was organized by
PCA National at Porsche’s mid-Atlantic training and
vehicle parts distribution warehouse in Easton, PA.
To quote the event description from our PCA National
website: “Tech Tactics East is a long-running
PCA event in which attendees learn about Porsches
new and old and other technical subjects. A mix of
Porsche employees and independent authorities in
the Porsche world bring their knowledge to one
place for a day of presentations and Q&A.” The description
continues: “Tech Tactics is a day dedicated
to Porsche technical information. This event is for
the casual information gatherer to the everyday Por-
As a Region, we are also fortunate to have Terrell
and Lori Williams as our super Chesapeake Region
volunteers who run the annual “Super Slot Car
Night”. But let’s not forget that without additional
assistance from Ellen Beck, Bob Gutjahr and Minta
and Aaron Miller, this event would not be the success
that it is without their effort. Were you aware
this event also included a Chili Cook-Off?
Guess how many Chili entries
there were? To learn
who had the best Chili, you’ll
need to go no further than
read Terrell’s comprehensive
article in this edition of
the Patter.
We closed out February with our monthly Social organized
by Eugene (Gene) O’Dunne at Carrabba’s of
Hunt Valley. Over 34 members signed up to attend
our monthly get together to share good camaraderie
with your fellow Chesapeake Region members over
a meal and libation of your choice. What a great
turnout and to see so many Porsche vehicles so early
in the season!
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