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Chesapeake Region
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President’s Message
Upcoming Events - 1
Upcoming Events - 2
Calendar of Events for 2015
Membership & Anniversaries
Porsche Sports Driving School Experience
Kindertime and Linda’s Legacy
Giving Back - Two Letters of Appreciation
The Market Calendar of Events
PCA License Plates
Gary Martinez
Editor
Editor
Editor
Aaron & Minta Miller
Claude Taylor
Mick and Meg Whitlock
Gary Martinez
Editor
Bruce and Laurie Tarsia
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Chesapeake Region
from our president
HAPPY NEW YEAR!HAPPY NEW YEAR!
YY es, it’s hard to believe that
another year has passed and
we are on our way into 2015!
And while the warm days of
summer seem so far away, it won’t be long
before we all bring our cars out of their
winter garages and set out back on the
road!
But before we leave 2014 behind, I’d like
to thank all of our members who made our
2014 KINDERTIME/GIVING BACK
Community Service event a huge success!
Generously sponsored by our stalwart part-
ners at Porsche of Towson, we nearly tri-pled our attendance over the previous year
and in the process set a new record for the
number of back packs packed for ‘Giving
Back - Linda’s Legacy’!
With a heartwarming discussion of the
Kindertime Toy Drive by founder Pete
O’Neal of WMAR-TV, our members
learned of all the children and families
who benefit from the toy drive. We also
enjoyed a spirited drive into the surround-
ing countryside on our way to WMAR to
make the actual toy donations, followed by
a delightful luncheon at Ryan’s Daughter
Irish Pub.
This wonderful effort, combined with a
record-setting, assembly-line packing of
over 200 back-packs which were distrib-
uted on Christmas Eve to area shelters and
churches, was truly special and ended our
2014 season in the grandest fashion possi-
ble!
All of this leads into 2015, which promises
to be packed with fun-filled activities and
driving opportunities. These were listed
last month, but for those who missed them,
the first few events of the year are rapidly
approaching. The AFTER HOLIDAY
PARTY will be held on the evening of
January 10th at the Yellowfin restaurant in
Annapolis. It will be followed by:
1) Our first Board meeting of 2015, always
open to our members, on January 21st,
2) The viewing of the Rolex 24 at Daytona
in the showroom of our Region spon-
sors, Porsche of Silver Spring,
3) The first Social of the year on January
30 at the Weekender in Baltimore
County, leading to,
4) Our Annual SLOT CAR NIGHT on
February 7th at the Parkville Family Y
of Maryland.
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Chesapeake Region
from our president
Details for these and all of our events can
be found on our website’s Calendar tab.
And finally, I’m pleased to report that we
are entering 2015 with our Board at full
strength thanks to Jim Earlbeck who has
stepped up to the Board position of Tech
Committee Co-Chair, working with fellow
Chair Rob Mairs. Jim, who owns and oper-
ates Earlbeck Gases and Technologies in
Baltimore and Beltsville, Maryland, brings
a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to
the Board for the benefit of all our mem-
bers! All we can say is......’thanks Jim and
welcome to the party.’
So, to everyone, a very Happy New Year
and all the best for a Porsche-filled 2015!
I’m always happy to hear from you at
[email protected] and I look forward
to seeing you on the road soon! Have fun and Drive Safely!
GaryGary
Chesapeake Region
the team
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President
Executive Vice President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Past President
Autocross
Autocross
Patter Editor
Publicity
Social
Social
Tech Session
Tech Session
Tour / Rally Master
Tour / Rally Master
Tour / Rally Master
Gary Martinez
Mark Hubley
Claude Taylor
Lynda Sobus
Michael Murphy
David Dukehart
Rick MacInnes
Pat Walker
Michael Murphy
Pat Walker
Bob Costello
Kathy Costello
Jim Earlbeck
Rob Mairs
Steve Graham
Bob Purgason
Mike Cook
Chief Driving Instructor [email protected] Ellen Beck
Community Service [email protected] Mick & Meg Whitlock
Concours d’Elegance [email protected] Ron Gordon
Concours d’Elegance [email protected] Doug Ehmann
Historian
Membership
Bob Rassa
Aaron & Minta Miller
Webmaster [email protected] Terry Della Vecchia
Insurance [email protected] Lee Rock
PCA License Plates [email protected] Laurie Tarsia
PCA License Plates [email protected] Bruce Tarsia
PCA Zone 2 Representative [email protected] Cheryl Taylor
Social - After Holidays Party
Upcoming Events Upcoming Events 1
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DATE: Saturday, Jan 10 2015
TIME: 5:30pm to 10:00pm
LOCATION: Yellowfin Steak & Fish House 2840 Solomon’s Island Road Edgewater, MD 21037 www.yellowfinrest.com 410-573-1333
CC ome join us for an encore performance of the premier event of the season, the After Holi-
day Party and Yankee Swap. Chesapeake Region has established a reputation for the fin-
est and fiercest Yankee Swap in PCA, one that has been copied by other regions, but
never quite duplicated. The social hour and dinner are spectacular enough, even in a
group that defines itself as a “social club, with a serious car problem”, but the Yankee Swap makes
the event.
A “Gift Exchange” is merely a mild description of the feeding frenzy that takes hold at this triple
steal event. Chesapeake Region, despite being below the Mason Dixon Line, puts the “Yankee” into
Yankee Swap…. The good stuff is coveted, hoarded and only grudgingly given up under duress. The
original emcee team of Alban and Gutjahr, more popularly known as The Bob and Manny Show, will
once again host this sell-out event.
Each person who wants to play just needs to bring a wrapped “car-related” gift, valued at $25 to $30.
(Of course, if you prefer, you may attend the event and not participate in the Swap, but be prepared to
feel left out once the fun begins!) Be sure to bring a gift that you’d be happy to take home, because
you never know what will happen! All gifts are placed together and names are drawn one at a time…
each person has the choice of choosing a new gift, or stealing one that has been opened before. Don’t
worry, the rules will be explained prior to the start of the Swap and Manny and Bob will make sure
you laugh so much your cheeks hurt!
SOLD OUTSOLD OUT
Editor
Social - The Weekender
Upcoming Events Upcoming Events 2
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DATE: Saturday, Jan 30, 2015
TIME: 2:00pm to 4:00pm
LOCATION: The Weekender 17520Troyer Road Monkton, MD 21111 410-472-1500 www.theweekenderdiner.com
WW e will enjoy a late lunch starting at 2:00pm at The Weekender. For those who par-ticipated in the Chesapeake Challenge 45 Rally, you might recall passing this res-taurant. As a bonus, anyone who signs up to attend will be sent a copy of the CC45 Rally course! You can take time to explore the course before or after lunch and,
most importantly, you do not have to worry about the timing restrictions of the rally! Rain or snow the lunch is a go! RSVP to [email protected] by January 16th
Editor
Membership & Anniversaries
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New Members:New Members: Robert Cossaboon
Robert Cropp Carlos Jimenez
Kenneth Katz Jennifer & Stan Kakula
2013 991 Carrera 4S, Black
2007 997 Carrera 4S, Silver 2007 997 Carrera 4S
1993 964 Carrera 2 Cab, Red 2003 Boxster, White
Middle River, MD Pikesville, MD
Elkton, MD Baltimore, MD
Ellicott City, MD
Primary Members: Primary Members: 762762 Affiliate Members: Affiliate Members: 461461
Total Members: Total Members: 12231223 MembershipMembership
Manny Alban, Howard & Sumiko Allen, Heinz Bade, Gary Colby, Lonnise Gilley, Sandra Gleason, Harold Goll, Thomas Kuker, Doris Lam, Matthew Reinhart, Irv & Sandy Yospa
Transfer In:Transfer In: Paul Roussillon
30th Year Anniversary:30th Year Anniversary: William Adler, A. Thomas Beckman, Robert Gilley
AnniversariesAnniversaries
25th Year Anniversary:25th Year Anniversary:
Dan & Gwendolyn Dazzo, Carolyn Dorsey, Bob Gutjahr, David Mann, Sally Marsh John Moore, Bruce & Lori Tarsia
35th Year Anniversary:35th Year Anniversary:
Transfer Out:Transfer Out: Ralph Degroodt & Philip Tupper
Theodore Goodwin
40th Year Anniversary:40th Year Anniversary:
George and Anne Bunting
45th Year Anniversary:45th Year Anniversary:
Norman & Tanya LaSalle Brenden McHugh
George Mink Chris Nolan
2011 Cayenne 1984 911 Carrera, White
2006 997 Carrera S, Cobalt Blue 2007 997 Turbo, Guards Red
Columbia, MD
Reisterstown, MD Kingsville, MD
West Friendship, MD Mario Patrizio Jeff & Sarah Greenberg
Dan Schiller Jim Yurgealitis
1979 911 Turbo, Guards Red 2005 Boxster
1973 914, Silver 1985 944, Black
Lothian, MD
Owings Mills, MD Hampstead, MD
Hunt Valley, MD
December 2014 Aaron & Minta Miller
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Primary Members: Primary Members: 762762 Affiliate Members: Affiliate Members: 461461
Total Members: Total Members: 12231223
5th Year Anniversary:5th Year Anniversary: Robin Ameen, Paul Barrett, Roger Cassell, George Civita, Thomas Corey, Barry Fre-derick, Mark Guringo, Robert Jacobs, Robert Merritt, Lisa Morabito, William Noack, Frances Phillips, Dave Revella, Gintaras Sakalaukas, Thad Schippereit, Moshe and Jodie Shwartz, Igor Soykher, Charles Visconage, Eddie Warner, Donald Webster
Anniversaries (Continued)Anniversaries (Continued)
1st Year Anniversary:1st Year Anniversary: Wayne Arny, Darby Ashmore, John Ballard, Fraser Dachille, Michael Fultz, Phil Gelso, Dennis Goldrick, Roger & Jeannette Hadfield, Mary Louise Healy, Bryan Hibbs, Scott Horst, Janet & John Lannon, Richard Loeffler, Frank Marcus, Robert Martin & Yvonne Scudder, Michael Mathias, Frank Mazzella, Brandon McDowell, Frank Melograna, Doug & Kelly Newhard, Emily Nichipor, Hunter & James Orrell, Charles & Kim Phillips, Robert Seiwart, Henry Thielemann, James Virginis, Bruce Wakefield, James Willard, Dan Wolf, Rodney Yates
George Dowell, Timothy Frye, Mary Goldsborough, Shari Harris, Michael Horton, William Kowalyshyn, William Niermann, Doug Novin, Russell and Norma Pettis, Sean Pfeiffer, Mark Tewell, Brian Wilkerson, Barbara White
10th Year Anniversary:10th Year Anniversary:
Phillip and Denise Andrews, Todd and Lisa Bernard, Benjamin Bogdanowicz, Mi-chael Buck, John & Suzanne Cochran, Yvette Davis, Doug & Francesca Ehmann, Wayne Fritze, Blake and Kathy Gambrill, Mark Hubley, Anne MacArthur, Donald Mattran, Susan Mende, Kevin Portnoff, Joanie Purgason, Barry Ramsay, Lee Rock, Haydon Rudolf, Candy Sharp, William Tauber, Denise Veres, Sharon Vigorito
15th Year Anniversary:15th Year Anniversary:
Jan Clemmens, Scott Eckels, Eugene Fierro, Paul Faupel, Steven Gaylor, Jane Hruska, Dena Love, Victor McPherson, Martin & Phyllis Pokrzya, Charles Veres, Frances Wolfe
20th Year Anniversary:20th Year Anniversary:
December 2014 Aaron & Minta Miller
erienceerience Winning Gift at PCA Parade
THE PORSCHE DRIVING EXPERIENCETHE PORSCHE DRIVING EXPERIENCE
WW e were very fortunate to attend the 59th Parade held in Monterey Califor-
nia in June. Cheryl had to attend meetings held by National for the Zone
Representatives. I volunteered to help Ron Gordon with the concours. I
was also recruited to help with the Zone 2 party. While there we enjoyed
two tours, one to the Canepa museum and one to Big Sur. We also attended the Welcome
party which was held at Monterey’s Fisherman’s wharf. But one of the best events we at-
tended was the Concours banquet. At this banquet they give out the awards for the cars
judged best in show. After the awards are presented and the speakers are finished the door
prizes are given out. Some of the prizes this year included Porsche color coordinated lug-
gage and an IPad. They would call the names out and as usual you must be present to win!
When they called the grand prize winner it sounded familiar but no one was approaching
the podium. We then realized they had called Cheryl’s name but we were both so shocked
it went right over our heads. It was still surreal even after she brought the grand prize
back to the table. The grand prize was a two day Porsche Sports Driving School experi-
ence which is held at the Barber Motorsports park in Birmingham Alabama. After the
party was over and we had returned to our room, Cheryl immediately went on line to start
checking out possible dates for me to attend the school. Rather than use the prize herself,
she looked at me and said happy 60th! My birthday was only 30 days after parade and a
milestone year for me. The weekends obviously book first, and the soonest date she could
find for me to attend was the end of October. Once the school date was locked down, she
immediately booked the airfare and hotel. Porsche has an agreement with Rossbridge
Renaissance hotel located just minutes from Barber Motorsports Park. Their Renaissance
hotel shuttle picks you up at the airport and also shuttles you to and from the track daily
for your motorsport driving experience.
The shuttle picked us up and had us at the track by 7:45am. They served us breakfast
daily before our classroom session. The day began with our chief instructor giving us a 30
minute briefing on driving basics to use in the car, in addition to techniques used in car
control. There were 30 people in the class, which included some spouses of the students
who had come just to observe. After the classroom session they broke us into 6 groups
and lead us to our shuttle for the track. The groups consisted of 5 to 6 people. My first
workstation was the skid pad. The skid pad was comprised of a one acre paved sur-
face that was kept wet by a sprinkler system. To me this was the hardest exer-
cise. Our car for this exercise was a 991 with PDK and the PSM was turned off. We
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were instructed to take the car fast enough that over steer
would bring the front end around and you would spin .The
test was to see how to control the car once the rear end has
lost traction. The magic happened at about 18 mph. My
group consisted of 5 people which gave us around 6 min-
utes of skid pad time. This is an exercise that you could
spend all day practicing, but unfortunately we were allot-
ted on 30 minutes at each station. The next exercise was
the autocross station which consisted of cones laid out
every 10 feet. We used a Cayman S with PDK and ce-
ramic brakes and had 3 times to run the course. The first
run was with the instructor and then we were on our own.
The final station before heading to the track was accident
avoidance, where we had a chance to use two different
cars; a Boxster with PDK and A 991 with a manual trans-
mission. We practiced 3 exercises and the headed to the
track.
Track time consisted of driving a car following the in-
structor in the lead car. All the cars had radios so the in-
structor could communicate with us while we were on the
track. The instructors were in Turbo S 991s and my first
time out I drove a Turbo Panamera. Track sessions lasted
between 20 and 25 minutes, the other cars that I used were
a Carrera with PDK and manual and a Boxster GTS with
PDK. Only one set of Carreras had a manual transmis-
sion. The instructors did a great job of showing the proper
line and giving good feedback while driving 70 plus mph
and looking in the rear view mirror watching our line on
the cars that were following. Barber Motorsport is a beau-
tiful track with challenging elevation changes, which were
much easier to learn when doing follow the leader with the
instructor using the best line. We were treated to lunch at
the Museum that lasted one hour followed by more track
time with a new instructor in a different car. The track day
ended at 4:30, but the fun continued with a dinner that
night hosted by Porsche at the Rossbridge hotel. We were
strategically seated in groups of 6 – 8 with one instructor
per table. I sat with two couples, both of which the men
were taking the school while the spouses were there to ob-
serve. Again the cars were the common denominator, so
meeting and talking to the couples with a mutual passion
for Porsche was the best part. People came from all over
to attend the Barber Motor Sports Driving School. Some
came from as far as Sao Paulo Brazil and Costa Rico to
California and Texas. Ironically, including me there were
4 people from Zone 2 including Potomac Region, Chesa-
peake Region and Central PA region.
Day two was a continuation of the previous exercises,
with the skid pad configuration including large figure 8’s,
during which we were timed for the fastest time. It had
rained the night before, just to make it a little slicker. Ex-
ercise 2 of the day was a timed fasted lap on the Autocross
course. Station three was used to practice heel toe down-
shifts; I need a lot of practice on that one! Wrapping up
the morning was more track time. The instructors would
pair us up with comparable drivers and take us out for
more follow the leader. After lunch three groups were put
in Cayenne’s and taken on an off-road excursion. Less
than one percent of Cayenne drivers will ever drive their
cars off-road but the Cayenne is an incredible off roader.
After the off-road excursion we went back to the track for
another exercise they had set up which was doing launches
with a turbo S. We were doing 0 to 60 and then braking; it
was easy to hit one G on accelerating and stopping. We
finished up the day on the track about 3:45pm at which
time we were taken back to the classroom and given cer-
tificates, and then heard closing comments by the lead in-
structor. The day concluded by walking to the Museum to
look at some of the incredible bikes and cars. Barber Mu-
seum has the largest collection of Motorcycles in
the world and one could easily spend all day in
the Museum. The layout and displays are phe-
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nomenal and they have a volunteer staff that works on
preservation and restorations. Finally, our shuttle took us
back to the Hotel and I finished my evening by enjoying a
great dinner with one of the couples from California.
My two days at Barber’s Porsche Motor Sport driving
school was an incredible experience for me and I feel for-
tunate to have been able to attend. The school is well or-
ganized with first class instructors and the cars are great.
This was the first time I have driven new cars at speed on
a track. Experiencing this I now realize how easy it is to
drive the new cars verses my track car which currently is a
1983 911SC.
ClaudeClaude
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erienceerience Winning Gift at PCA Parade
Claude Taylor
Giving Back and Kindertime Toy Drive.Giving Back and Kindertime Toy Drive.
TT hank you to Porsche of Towson for sponsoring
our Community Service Event. We should all
be very proud of or accomplishment at the
Giving Back campaign and Kindertime toy
drive. About 50 PCA members arrived at Porsche of Tow-
son at 9:00AM on Sunday morning. We unpacked a van
full of backpacks and clothing. We then sorted the cloth-
ing by size and put them in backpacks ready to deliver to
homeless shelters in the local area. This wonderful group
of Porsche enthusiasts managed to sort and pack clothing
into over 200 back packs and load them into a van ready
for delivery in about 45 minutes. One thing that was
prevalent during this whole process was the joy and com-
radery of all the participants. We had a goal of funding
200 backpacks and thank to the generosity of our members
Community ServiceCommunity Service
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and some local businesses we raised enough
money to sponsor over 230 backpacks.
Our members all brought an unwrapped toy to
donate to the Kindertime toy drive. Pete O’Neil
from WMAR TV was there and he informed us
about the toy drive and how it all got started.
We had a large pile of toys to donate to children
in need. Pete filmed us and the big pile of toys
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Mick and Meg Whitlock
for a news article promoting the toy drive. We then loaded
our cars with the toys to take them to WMAR TV. But we
could not do this without a little 60-mile detour through
the beautiful Maryland countryside. The tour was arranged
by Steve Graham and what a great job he did. The weather
was a little overcast but fortunately no precipitation. I
have a feeling that Steve took care of the weather too. We
delivered the toys to WMAR and then headed to a won-
derful Socials Lunch at Ryans Daughter in Belvedere
Square. It was a great and wonderfully rewarding day.
Many thanks to all.
Wishing you all a peaceful and happy holiday,
Mick and Meg Mick and Meg *** 20
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Kindertime and
Historic Accomac IGiving Back—Linda’s Legac
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Items for Sale, Rent, Loan and Free!Items for Sale, Rent, Loan and Free!
MarketMarket Advertisements in the Market are free for members of any PCA Region. A $10 fee is charged for advertisements submitted by non-members. Contact the Patter editor ([email protected]) for details or to submit a classified advertisement.
For SaleFor Sale
2007 Cayman S White/Black, like new, heated garage kept, non-smoker, 6-speed, 19” Turbo II wheels, sport chrono plus, PASM, PCM with navigation, auto climate, Bose sound, heated leather sport seats, Alcantara sport steering wheel, bi-Xenon headlights, Borla exhaust, RSS sway bars, 3M clearbra, new battery, brake pads & rotors, car is current on service with all records included, books/2 keys/all OEM parts included. 38,000 miles, $38,500/obo. Selling due to lack of time to enjoy car. Contact: Jeff McClure, Baltimore, MD at 443-801-4559. [email protected]
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2013 Boxster Items Porsche Brand Indoor Car Cover - $175
Coco Floor Mats of Natural Herringbone - $85
Clear Windstop from Pedros Garage - $75
Sold my 2013 Boxster and purchased a new 2015 911, so these items are for sale.
Contact: Jim Orrell at [email protected] or 410-592-3847.