Horizontally Opposed - November/December 2013

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UPCOMING EVENTS!Be sure to check our website www.fsrpca.org for more details as well as updates on all of these exciting events.

DATE EVENT

November 2 Central Breakfast Silver Diner - Glen Allen

November 9 Eastern Breakfast Pops Diner - Chesapeake

November 23 “Turkeys-in-the-Trunk” Checkered Flag Porsche & The Baja Restaurant

December 6-8 Museum Trip North Carolina Art Museum, Raleigh, NC

December 7 Central Breakfast Silver Diner - Glen Allen

December 14 Eastern Breakfast Pops Diner - Chesapeake

January 4 Central Breakfast Silver Diner - Glen Allen

January 11 Eastern Breakfast Pops Diner - Chesapeake

January 18 Holiday Party Likely somewhere in Williamsburg

January 25-26 Rolex 24 Hours Daytona International Speeway

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reproduced without the express permission of the photographer/submitter.

Join us on the First Settlers Region Group! In addition to our award winningwebsite, the Facebook Group is a great way to share photos and comments

and stay connected with the club.

Be sure to check the website for the most up-to-date event information at http://www.fsrpca.org/events.

Commemorating 50 Years of the 911 at the New Kent Car Show. Photo credit: Phil Grandfield

FSR Friends,

Another successful Air & Auto Classic is behind us and, as a direct result of the generosity of our sponsors, attendees and hard working volunteers,we raised another $8000 for the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Virginia Beach SPCA. The weather was perfect and everyone had agreat time. Read about it in this issue.

Air & Auto is a great example of what this club is all about and this year’s results characterize the significant success we have enjoyed in 2013.Our membership numbers are steady and we’re financially healthy, but what really matters is that we’re having fun and making a difference, bothwithin PCA and in the community. This is evidenced by the national attention we’ve received again, having been honored with another WebsiteAward and the PCA Public Service Award at the Traverse City Parade this summer.

As the year comes to a close, I’ll reflect back 10 months. In the January/February issue, I listed some specific goals for 2013. How did we do? (1)Be a perpetual contender for Region of the Year – Based on the awards we won at the Michigan Parade, I think we achieved that goal for this year.Stay tuned for the national award results at next year’s Parade in Monterey. (2) Increase participation from the west side of the region – We hada good turnout at the Central Area new member party in September, but there’s room for improvement. Event participation from west of Yorktownat events in centrally located Williamsburg this year averaged only 15% from a group that comprises 40% of our membership. We remain open toideas on this one. (3) Implement succession planning for our board and committees – Not so much on this goal. If you’re interested in gettinginvolved as a board member, committee chair or member, or just helping out with an event, please contact any board member. Nothing is free, anda successful club is worth your time and effort if you can spare it. (4) Consider putting our name in the hat to host a Parade or PCA Escape – WhileI think we could handle hosting such an event, we’ll address it after our 55th anniversary next year. This brings the tally to 1 for 3 with a pass onnumber 4. So, we have some work to do.

As mentioned in my last message and in several emails, annual elections are upon us and nominations are closed. While no one was bustingdown the door with a slew of nominations, we did hear from a few members interested in getting involved. The nominees are listed in this issueand voting is now available online until 15 December on the FSR website (www.fsrpca.org). If you have a PCA membership number, you can vote,so exercise your club civil rights and cast your vote!

Our next big event is Turkeys in the Trunk on 23 November. Test the load limit of your Porsche with frozen turkeys and the fixin’s in support of theFoodbank’s Mayflower Marathon food drive. This event has been a home run since its inception in 2010 and is “loads” of fun. Bill and Jane Alleyset the bar high last year. Can you raise it?

Details on our trip in planning to see “Porsche… Seducing Speed”, an exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh on 6-8 December,are in this issue. Save the date!

It has been an honor to have served as FSR President for the past year. I hope your membership has been fun and fulfilling. Thanks for opportunity.

Happy Motoring! . . .George

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From the PresidentGeorge Michaels

The First Settlers Region“Goodie Store”

is bringing in business!

You can order shirts, blouses, jackets and capsin various styles and colors with our FSR logo on the front andwith “Porsche” in block lettering on the back. 10% of all salesfrom the First Settlers Goodie Store are returned to us and beused to support our events.You can access the Goodie Storedirectly from the FSR webpage (www.fsrpca.org) by clicking onthe link under the Main Menu on the left side of the home pageor going directly to the FSR Goodie Store at this link:www.pcawebstore.com/FIRST SETTLERS

If you have any questions, Contact Jacob Kay at [email protected].

First Settlers Executive Council Elections.

It’s time for our annual elections and members toshow their support by voting. The voting process

will be set up on our website www.fsrpca.org.Please take a few minutes to cast your ballots!

President: George MichaelsEastern VP: Jason HornerCentral VP: Steve Sarfaty

Treasurer: Alex BellSecretary: Matt NelsonActivities Officer: vacant

Treasurer’s Report: Porsche Club of America First Settlers Region, Inc. 2013 Annual Open BoardMeeting

October 12, 2013 - Alex H. Bell, II, Treasurer

FSR has many activities throughout the year including monthly breakfasts in Chesapeake and Richmond, 2 Drivers Education Events at VIR, Air

Auto Show in Virginia Beach, Turkeys in the Trunk, Annual Charity Event, New Year Members Party, Open Board Meeting, Horizontally Opposed

(6 issues), Fun Runs, New Member Social events, and other activities. Submitted is a list of how these activities contribute to the overall financial

health of our 501 c 4 First Settlers Region on an annual 12 month basis:

Charitable Contributions 2013 / Drivers Education $1,318 / Monthly Breakfast $3,704 / Drivers Education 2013 / May and September DE Events

netted $21,237! / Air Auto Show 2012 Event netted $11,201 which was all contributed to charity SPCA and Foodbank / Horizontally Opposed

Newsletter (6 Issues) 2013 Ad Revenue $6,200 / Production Cost $9,296 ($516 net cost per issue) / PCA Income Corporate 2013 / Quarterly

Payments from Membership $9,826 / Public Service Award $1,500 /FSR Merchandise $538

Josie Grandfield, as our Charity Coordinator, also contributes funds directly to charities through her activities from Turkeys in the Trunk, Annual

Charity Auction, etc.

These areas represent the major things we do as a club. As your Treasurer, I welcome any inquiry from membership about our Income and

Expenses. As a 501 c 4 organization, we want to keep our treasury adequately funded for emergency expenses. In 2009, I was elected as your

Treasurer, and our account balance was $23,414. Now in 2013 your board has done an excellent job representing the membership. We are a 501

c 4 and we have our tax returns professionally done each of the last five years. Our Balance Sheet as of 10/11/2013 shows $86,381. Of course,

we have some other expenses and charitable obligations prior to year end, and our financial position is the best it has ever been as we approach

the end of 2013.

It has been a pleasure to serve our members as Treasurer and Chief Track Instructor for our DE events. I am pleased to continue to serve in this

capacity for as long as our members approve!

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President

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Activities Officer

Kathy Kent757-481-6195

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Central Vice-President

Steve Sarfaty804-241-6549

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Secretary & Archivist

Matt Nelson757-270-0452

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Eastern Vice-President

John Kopp757-427-0742

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Alex Bell757-472-9567

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Bud Syme804-539-2595

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Jason Horner757-676-3335

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Membership

Ken Thomas757-812-0559

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Marco Estrada757-240-0063

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Newsletter Editor

Phil Grandfield757-635-0892

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DE Registrar

Marco [email protected]

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Tech & Safety

Chris Stanley757-412-5243

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Rush With Someone to See “Rush”By Dick Badler - Courtesy of PCA ENews

I have a mission for you. Take a friend to see“Rush”; a friend who isn’t into performancecars and who doesn’t follow racing.

Here’s what happened with me. I went witha friend, someone who is definitely not intocars, much less Formula 1. When the lightscame up, her first question to me was, “Didthat really happen?”

My answer was that, yes, from a frameworkstandpoint, the story stands. For example, Lauda’s crash was spot-on. Itold my friend that, in preparation for the screening, I had watched onYouTube a video of the actual crash, in grainy black and white, shotthrough the trees. And the big-screen color version was identical.

As for the behind-the-scenes incidents, the press conference, the one inthe janitor’s closet, the one with the Italians, the conversation in thehangar, and so forth, who knows? Though Niki Lauda did provideextensive first-hand commentary and background.

As the closing credits ran across the screen, my friend sat back in herseat, glassy-eyed. She said her hands and wrists were throbbing, fromgripping the chair rails. We went to dinner, and the questions continued.“Do these cars race at Long Beach?” I laughed, because she’s from LA....

I said they did during the first few years of the Long Beach race. But theseries moved on, long ago. Now Indycars run there, the same cars thatrun at the Indy 500. They look like Formula 1 cars, at least to the untrainedeye. But they’re not. Actually, they’re all built by the same manufacturersthen bought by each team.

Then I went on to explain what a “spec” series is, and how Formula 1 isemphatically not a spec series. I explained how each team in Formula 1builds its own cars, and some build their own engines too, and how thesecars are, far and away, the most expensive and most technologicallyadvanced in the world, and how, with down-force, they’re pressed to thetrack so hard they could run on the ceiling, and how, yes, they’re fasterthan other sports racing car, by far.

“Was Lauda the best?” Of his era, maybe. Or maybe Villeneuve. But hecertainly was the hardest worker of all the drivers of his era. I’d say hehad superhuman grit, an off-the-chart capacity to do what it took - if notnative talent. The film caught that remarkably well. I explained how, whenSenna died in 1994, all of Brazil shut down for three days of mourning.The whole country.

“I had no idea.” she said. Which is just the point. Because this is probablythe first film ostensibly about racing that fully pulls you in. Not just usgearheads; we’d see it for the racing footage alone, which is why we stillwatch “Le Mans”, but the naysayers, those who would otherwise complainto you about watching cars go round and round, lap after lap. Who wouldask you, “Why?”, “What’s the big deal?”, “What’s the intrigue?”, “Theynever actually go anywhere!”

This film comes closer than anything ever put on the big screen to providean answer. It makes “Grand Prix” look like a cartoon with pioneeringcinematographic techniques.

Hemingway allegedly said there are just three true sports - bullfighting,mountain climbing and motor racing. The rest are merely games.

“Rush” proves the point, at least for one of the three. Which is why youshould go, and why you should take someone who is not into cars andracing. You have an obligation.

Editor’s Note: Don Bryant and I went to see the movie on the opening weekend atLynnhaven Mall. We agreed that from a sports car racing perspective, “Rush” isn’tas satisfying as “LeMans”, the 1971 Steve McQueen classic, or the 1996 “GrandPrix” with James Garner (also featuring driving and cameos of Formula Onechampions Phil Hill, Graham Hill, Juan Manual Fangio, Jim Clark, Jochen Rindtand Jack Brabham). Though it sure beats “Driven” with Sly Stallone, “The LastAmerican Hero” with Jeff Bridges, and “Days of Thunder” with Tom Cruise. Butthat’s not the point of “Rush”. It’s a great story of human conflict and personalcourage. It gets “Two Thumbs Up” from Phil and Don!

Fall Drivers’ Education at VIRBy Phil Grandfield

Sure, the September DE at VIR was theusual event with two days on the SouthCourse and one day on the Full Course. Itwas the usual sellout crowd with a paddockfull of enthusiastic drivers included a long listof DE ‘intros’ on the first day. It included theusual high-quality classroom training and

student/instructor interaction. It even includedthe “Now World Famous

Cookout” that has become standard fare at FirstSettlers Driver’s Education events. The difference atthis cookout was that it was raining but not even theweather could dampen our spirits!

The weather held off until the very end of the dayand the track conditions were good for mostsessions. With the exception of one of the lastadvanced sessions when the crowd and cornerworkers were entertained by a couple of drivers

demonstrating wet-weatherdriving and driftingtechniques. Then the rain started about thetime the BBQ grills were fired up. Butnothing that a few pop-ups and some makeshift rain gear couldn’t stop. The rain couldn’teven deter the making, distribution andexecution of the ubiquitous margaritas!

Overall, another successful track weekend!!

It’s almost time for Turkeys-in-the-Trunk!

Please join us for a day of fun andcamaraderie at our 4th annual Turkeys-in-theTrunk charity event on Saturday, November23rd 2013. This event supports the Foodbankof Southeastern Virginia in their effort tocollect food for the Thanksgiving season attheir Mayflower Marathon event at PembrokeMall. It is a weekend-long effort to fill as manybig rigs as possible with donated food for

distribution for less fortunate local families.

The goal of the Foodbank's Mayflower Marathon is to collect frozenturkeys, non-perishable food items and monetary donations. Ideally, thefood that you donate can be turned into a typical Thanksgiving meal for aperson or family in need.

At 1:45 PM we’ll drive in a Porsche caravan to Pembroke Mall to drop offthe turkeys and other food items at the Mayflower Marathon. After a funrun, we’ll end the day at the Baja Restaurant at the southern end ofSandbridge for a taco bar and a partycourtesy of the First Settlers Region. Wehope to see you on this good day ofthanksgiving and camaraderie to kick off theholiday season. We request you RSVP forthe event through Motorsport.reg so we can get a head count for dinnerat the Baja.

We’ll gather at Checkered Flag Porsche on Virginia Beach Blvd for weigh-ins starting at 1:00PM. The member who brings the most food, by weight,will win a Porsche jacket. The current record to beat is 23 frozen turkeysin every nook and cranny of a Boxster!! Sorry to you 4-door Porschedrivers, but only Coupes and Cabs can compete for the grand prize.However, there will be a prize to the winning Cayenne or Panamera.

(Jacob ‘giving back’ to the cornerworkers.)

(Jenny deliveringthe margaritas!)

(No rain dampened spirits here!Paul, Alex, Ted and Don)

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FSR Takes Care of its OwnBy Dave and Karen McFaddin

FSR members, while we already thanked you earlier for presenting

Karen and I a weekend at Tides Inn as a way of thanking Karen for

her patience during my 2.5 years as FSR president, we want to take

this opportunity to thank you again now that we’ve cashed in and

enjoyed the gift. This article didn’t start out to be a travelogue of our

weekend but I did want to let you know how relaxing the gift was and

how much Karen and I appreciate your FSR generosity.

As we were enjoying the Porsche Parade in Traverse City we got an

email from Tides Inn letting us know they had a

new offer for a third night free if we stayed two

nights. After reviewing our options we decided

to take advantage of our gift early August with

a Thursday night arrival and a Sunday

departure.

After taking way too long to get home from work

Thursday night, due to an overturned asphalt

truck on I-64, I picked up Karen and we got on

our way. While I gassed up the Porsche in York

County a lady at the next gas pump seemed

shocked we had the top up and said she would

have the top down on a nice summer night if she

had such a nice red sports car. It was nice in

Yorktown at that moment but I pointed north along Rte 17 at the

ominously black wall of clouds on the horizon accentuated by

frequent flashes of lightening. She then looked shocked we would

be driving such a nice car into the bad weather. I’d actually thought

of leaving the Porsche home for the trip based upon the weather

forecast since there was a chance of hail but decided a Porsche

related weekend needed a Porsche to make it complete. It was pitch

black and pouring rain by the time we crossed the Coleman Bridge.

Fortunately we didn’t get any hail but we did travel relatively slowly

dealing with poor visibility, heavy rain and debris from the storm

littering the road the entire way up. We finally got to Tides Inn around

11 pm and hoped for good weather the rest of the three-day getaway.

Friday morning we awoke to great weather and great views. The

foul weather was gone and it was sunny and around 70 degrees as

we ate a late breakfast/early lunch on the back patio overlooking the

water. Our agenda for the day was to explore the historical venues

on the Northern Neck and visit a few Chesapeake Bay wineries in

true FSR fashion. As it turned out, each of the wineries we visited

were highlighting the fact some of their wines just won awards at the

San Francisco International Wine Competition. This made for lengthy

discussions with proud vintners throughout the day.

However, the lengthiest discussion of the day with a vintner was about

more than his wines. As we pulled into the Hague Winery it looked

like a corn field with a vineyard in the middle along with some old but

well kept buildings such as a farm house, a couple of barns and what

turned out to be a guest house that was originally a cottage with

school room built in the early 1800s. As we listened to the owner

talk about his wines, camouflaged in a sweat stained ball cap and

graying hair (meaning I didn’t recognize him right away), something

was telling me to keep asking how he got in the winery business and

what he did before doing so. After a couple of minutes of discussion

Karen turned to me with a familiar look and used one of her standard

lines, “You know someone everywhere you go!”

The owner of the Hague Winery turned out to be Steve Mady, a

retired Navy test pilot and former Senate Armed Services Committee

staffer I used to work with on Capital Hill almost 20 years ago. After

learning all about how he ended up turning a hobby into a vineyard

we started down the “remember when…” path when his wife came to

Karen’s rescue in the nick of time. The ladies started talking about

the guest house the Mady’s renovated and now rent out. It has Amish

quilts hanging on the walls for decoration so Karen, the lifelong quilter,

now had a conversation of her own going. After sitting on their porch

and having a mid afternoon snack we finally let them get back to work

and we got on our way to the next destination.

Fortunately we didn’t have any concrete dinner

plans that night because our final stop was at

a winery called General’s Ridge (it is owned by

a retired Marine Corps general.) We thought

we might not have time to see much at

General’s Ridge since it was so late in the day

but it turned out we were just in time for the

Friday night jazz trio to get started on their first

set. We got dinner ordered before the big

crowd hit. It turns out this is a routine Friday

evening event during the summer…just

happened to be at the right place at the right

time all day! We made it back to Tides Inn just

in time for smores on the beach. We got to see

a great sunset at the end of a great day.

Saturday included another late breakfast on the back patio at Tides

Inn followed by a bike ride around the area. Tides Inn has bikes

parked in the valet area outside the front door and all you have to do

is take one for a ride. The same is true for borrowing canoes, kayaks,

paddle boats and paddle boards for some water sight seeing where

you will have the best views of the really nice homes in the area…

very user friendly. Next we went just down the street to the Irvington’s

Farmer’s Market held every first Saturday, May through November.

It is held on the same location we held the FSR concours during our

50th anniversary weekend event at Tides Inn in 2009. The market

had crafts, food and music for half a day and seemed to draw a lot of

vendors and customers. After Karen found some gifts at the market

we pressed on to more sight seeing in the area and after dinner we

ended up sitting on the Tides Inn back patio for the evening listening

to live music and talking to a couple on vacation from Ohio. They

were looking for a quiet place to get away that was nice but not over

the top as far as resorts go. They are both employed by a major

television network and attend plenty of fancy events and travel the

world doing the Olympics, Super Bowls, etc. They also thought the

Tides Inn was a relaxing destination.

For those who haven’t been to Tides Inn, it is a family friendly resort

with access from the water as well as land. In addition to couples

just looking for a getaway we saw a lot of families bringing their kids,

multi-generation family reunions and a wedding. We even spent

Sunday morning sitting under the big tree overlooking the water

talking to a lady who we first saw on Thursday night when we checked

in. She was there for the weekend on a family reunion. Turns out

visiting Tides Inn is an annual event for her family ever since she

spent her honeymoon there over 50 years ago.

Well, there you have it. A simple heartfelt thank you from Karen and

I that turned into a travelogue. Hopefully you get the message we

had a great time and thank you again for your FSR generosity.

(Dave and Karen McFaddin at 2013 Porsche Parade)

North Carolina Museum TripBy Phil Grandfield

First Settlers is planning for a trip to see “Porsche… Seducing Speed”, anexhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, for 6-8 December. Thebasic plan allows members to drive down Friday, December 6th in time tocheck-in at the Durham Marriott City Center then head to happy hour. We arenegotiating a group rate. However, Raleigh isn’t very far away and a Saturdayarrival is also an option. After breakfast on Saturday, we’ll drive to the museum,enjoy lunch at their Biergarten, followed by a guided tour of the exhibit. We’realso working on arranging a special tour of the Ingram Porsche Collection inDurham for later that evening. Details aren’t firm yet but stay tuned to thewebsite and e-mail blasts. After breakfast on Sunday, we’ll head back home,perhaps via a fun run.

Check out these websites for some details for the Museum and IngramCollections.

http://ncartmuseum.org/exhibition/porsche-by-design-seducing-speedwww.flickr.com/photos/virnow/sets/72157633198988034/

www.thefinancialist.com/porsche-911-marks-a-half-century/

The North Carolina Museum of Art: An exhibition of Porsche automobiles willbe displayed at the NCMA in Raleigh from October 13, 2013 through January20, 2014. Porsche by Design: Seducing Speed will feature more than 20automobiles that together trace the evolution of Porsche’s design aesthetic fromits inception in the 1930s through the present day.

Organized by guest curator Ken Gross and the NCMA’s Barbara Wiedemann,the exhibit will be the largest and most diverse group of Porsche automobilesever on display in a U.S. art museum. Beginning with the minimalism of the1938 Type 64 Berlin-Rome Racer, the oldest model featured in the exhibition,the cars on display show the evolution of design principles that have long linkedPorsche with beauty, artistry, technology, and innovation.

“Porsche by Design brings together one of the most significant collections ofPorsche automobiles ever assembled,” said Ken Gross. “More than ‘just a showabout cars’, the exhibition emphasizes the innate beauty of aerodynamicdesign, inseparably linked with engineering genius. It further illustrates thePorsche family’s ability to stay true, over many decades, to a powerful designhistory while remaining on the forefront of technological advances, continuallydriving automobile design forward. These cars are superlative examples of

uncompromised, artfully restrained design, lending visual form and grace tothe notion of speed.”

Highlights of the Porsche by Design exhibit will include:-- The 1938/39 Type 64 Berlin to Rome racing car designed by Dr.

Ferdinand Porsche. This car is considered to be the precursor to all Porscheautomobiles manufactured after 1948.

-- A handcrafted 1949 Gmünd coupe designed by Dr. Porsche’s son“Ferry” Porsche. This car is one of about 50 aluminum-bodied vehicles fromthe first Porsche “factory”, a converted sawmill in the Austrian town of Gmünd.

-- Steve McQueen’s own Porsche, a Type 356A from 1958, on loanto the Museum from his son Chad McQueen.

-- A rare Type 804 Formula One car, one of only four Type 804s everbuilt, and the car Dan Gurney raced to victory at the French Grand Prix in 1962.

-- Janis Joplin’s psychedelic Porsche 356C, on loan from the Rockand Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

-- A Porsche GT3R hybrid racing car prototype from 2010.

The Ingram Collection:Since the late 1990s, Ingram and his family have assembled, restored anddisplayed Porsche cars. The Ingram Collection in Durham, N.C., comprisingabout 35 911s, 356s and other Porsche models, has grown into one of thefinest privately owned collections of its type in the world. As rare as some ofthese cars are, some of the best were recently driven at speed around VIR.

As Ingram’s collection of 911s and 356s grew, the family began looking for aplace to store the cars. They found an old red brick Studebaker dealership inDurham’s historic tobacco district. Today, the building is a private museum,which hosts about 40 events a year for corporate clients looking for a striking,memorable venue to hold a meeting or entertain clients. “I just wanted to cleanthe building up,” Ingram said. “To my wife Jeanie’s credit, she turned it into aRalph Lauren living room.”

Rory Ingram, the middle son who helps manage the collection, highlighted the959 “supercar” which was never imported into the U.S., as one of thecollection’s most remarkable pieces. The car, he said, is currently valued atbetween $800,000 and $1 million.

The collection is about evenly divided between 911s and 356s. The family alsorecently acquired a 911R, distinctive because of its ultralight aluminum-fiberglass body. The Ingram collection’s version is the 17th of 22 such cars builtin 1967.

and a 1967 Lola T-70 Mk3 that shook the ground when is was firedup. Best in Show went to a 1957 Mercedes Benz 300SL Roadster. First Settlers Region had a very strong showing with over 110members registered. The Club provided lunch and welcome shadeunder the large party tent in the middle of the car show action.Thanks for coming out and showing your ‘colors’ for the Porsche

brand. It was a great day and all insupport to Fisher House veteran’scharity.

Congratulations to the winners in thePorsche categories. In particular to ourown Rich Overbaugh, GeorgeMichaels, Rob McDonough, FredDonnell and Rob Calloway. Mark thecalendar for September 14th, 2014 andlook for another First Settlers “Party-on-the-Green” at New Kent. Thefeatured marque next year will beFerrari!


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New Kent “Classics on the Green”By Phil Grandfield

The “Classics onthe Green” is ahigh-quality carshow sponsoredeach year but theCentral VirginiaBritish Car Cluband held on thegrounds of theNew Kent Wineryjust off I-64 eastof Richmond.The featuredmarque for 2013was MercedesBenz but Porscheswere also highlighted to commemorate the 50th year of the 911. FirstSettlers Region was asked to participate with the goal of having atleast 50 911’s at the show and we did not disappoint! I never countedthe cars but there were lots and lots of Porscheson the field.

The event featured a parade of “pagoda”Mercedes SL’s that was fun to watch as the carssnake their way through the field. ThisEuropean-centric car show really does bring outsome of the most spectacular cars you will eversee in this area. Beautiful early Jags, Triumphs,Morgans, Rolls, MG’s and, or course, thefeatured marque Mercedes were everywhere.Surprising to me, I only saw one BMW - but itwas one of my favorites - a 1971 3.0 CSi. Therace cars include our Frank DePews Cup Car (Continued on page 6)

(Sam Gassel’s brand new addition at the FSR tent.)

(Showing the First Settlers colors at New Kent.)

(George Michaels’ First Place Mid-Year winning 1989 911)

MERRY MEMORIES REALIZED: LIME ROCK PARK

By Ed Merry

Lime Rock. Famous. Legendary, Short, Demanding to go fast, PaulNewman often rented this course to home his driving skills and sort hiscar out. I had watched racesthere for years. Home of MarkDonohue, Penske, the Andrettis,Patrick Long, Sam Posey, DonKinkaid and so many others. Itopened in 1957. On 9September I got to drive it.Hooray.

My “bucket list” project was todrive all the famous road racingcircuits in the Eastern USA. Sofar I have driven Watkins Glen,Road Atlanta, Sebring and ofcourse, VIR. Now I have addedLime Rock Park in northwestern Connecticut. That leaves the DaytonaRolex course and maybe Mid-Ohio plus some others .

We are blessed at VIR with an excellent facility and support. While theLime Rock paddock is fully paved, the Goodie Store was closed forSeptember and there were no track photographers. So the pictures withthis article are my mostly taken from my in car camera video.

Now the course itself. The circuit is short (1.6 miles) with 6 right hand turnsand one left hand turn (called the Lefthander). On paper it looks easy. Butin person, it is subtle and needs care and precision to drive well. Forexample, turn 4, the Right Hander after the Left Hander demands carefulcar placement. If you “kiss the gator” at the apex, you have positivebanking. If you are three feet off, you have almost no banking. If you are6-8 feet off the apex, you have negative banking and will have to lift onthe “No Name Straight”.

Turn. 5 or the Uphill is strange. With my instructor’s advice, I braked atthe 3 marker, turned in early (anathema to our Apex Late doctrine) butonly half the turn. Now you are heading toward the steep uphill pointingat the corner station at the summit. As the car compresses going uphill,QUICKLY turn some more, the even more QUICKLY straighten the wheelbefore you crest the hill. In words, it doesn’t make sense but when donecorrectly, it is sweet and can be taken much faster than you think. Andthen listen to the RPM spike as you go light cresting the hill. Wow.

Turn 7 is a step downhill, butwith less drop than the Bridge(turn 11) at Road Atlanta. Bothare spooky and intimidating. AtLime Rock, you brake goingdown, then turn when the carcompresses at the bottom of thehill feeding throttle for a fast rundown the front straight, nownamed the Sam Posey Straight..

Overall the short course meansyou actually never have any time

when you are not busy. The two possible places to relax, No NameStraight between turns 4-5 and the Sam Posey Straight between turns 7-1 are also the best places to point by or pass other cars. Also with laptimes about 1:10 - 1:20, you are quickly into another lap. With 25 minute

sessions, I actually lapped slower cars TWICE a few times. And Igot lapped twice as well.

I have provided a track map, in car pictures of the Uphill and DownHill and Front Straight. So now let’s take Lime Rock, corner bycorner.

Turns 1 and 2 comprise the Big Bend. I struggled with this cornerbut was advised to take a radical line in my last session and foundit much better and faster. Approaching turn 1 you brake at the 3marker from about 115 MPH to about 70 MPH, and turn in EARLYat the 2 marker. Instead of diving down to the turn 1 apex, this newradical line kept out about 20 feet and made Turn 1 into a sweepertightening inward until I apexed at Turn 2 at 60 MPH. At turn 2, youhave a short straight to the Left Hander getting back up to about 75MPH.

Turn 3 is the Left Hander with a very late apex almost hidden fromview. The suggested and safer outside line was to aim for the greybathrooms, brake hard and then very late turn sharp into the apex.This is the slowest corner at about 50 MPH. After the apex, stay atthe left edge of the track for quite a while (50-60 feet) to set up forthe Right Hander and the No Name Straight that follows it.

Turn 4 or Right Hander is the usual late apex with power on smoothlyand early. AS mentioned above, car placement is critical. Unlike VIR,almost all the point bys are to the right. And also unlike VIR, the NoName Straight sharply narrows as you approach the Turn 5 brakingzone. So while you give some space to the faster cars, you can’t getover too far on the left as you will run out of track. I did that oncebut the 991 CS was well past me when I needed to come left. I didn’tmake that mistake a second time.

Turn 5 or the Up Hill. I’vetalked about it above. It isthe most intimidating turnon the track. And the twostep turn is unusual butthe compression as youturn uphill makes sense. Ihave included an in carshot of this corner. Youmust have the wheel

straight when you crest thishill.

Turn 6 is called the West Bend and is the typical corner that we areused to. But the gator is not a smooth curve. So again I had to slowfrom about 85-90 MPH to about 70 MPH to make this turn and setup for the bridge and downhill. Then smoothly add power on exit.

Turn 7 is the Down Hill as I have described above. I had to brake toabout 75 MPH before the compression and squeeze on the powerbefore the apex. My track out target was the end of the tire wall andif done right I saw 115-120 on the front straight before braking.

Bottom Lline: Lime Rock is a neat course. Rumor has a NewEngland Parade in 2016. If so, I’ll try to do Lime Rock again. But weare indeed blessed with VIR. The full course is longer (3.27 miles)with 17 distinct turns, two places where the driver can relax a bit,check the gauges, and think about the upcoming corners. The longercourse also means less opportunity for convoys.

I sure had fun. I hope you get that sense in this article. Drive Safe.Porsches are meant to be Driven in my humble opinion.

(The uphill - and blind - Crest.)

(Driving downhill into turn 7.)

(Lime Rock Park track map.)

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New Kent “Classics on the Green”list of Porsche winners

Porsche 911 Early:

1 Johnny Johnson Charlottesville Black 1973 Porsche 9112 Rick Overbaugh Chesapeake Blue 1970 Porsche 911T

Porsche 911 Mid-year:

1 George Michaels Virginia Beach Green 1989 Porsche 9112 William Pierce Maidens Red 1987 Porsche Slant Nose

Turbo3 Bruce Russell Glen Allen Red 1984 Porsche 9114 Ben & Cyndi Nolan Elmer, NJ Black 1997 Porsche Carrera

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Porsche 911 Late:

1 Robert McDonough Williamsburg Cream 2010 Porsche 911 SCabriolet

2 Rudy DeCanio Rapidan Red 2004 Porsche 911 Turbo3 Fred Donnell Williamsburg Midnight Blue 2008 Porsche

9114 Robert Calloway Yorktown Silver 2004 Porsche 911 40th

Anniversary

Porsche Open:

1 Dick Pitman Chester Ruby Red 1961 Porsche 356BRoadster

(Continued from page 5)

(In the chow line under the tent at the NewKent Winery.)

(Distinctive tails!)

Name: Jim McCormack

Where do you live? On an estuary off

the Hampton River in Hampton, VA.

Very private with ¾ of an acre and a pier.

What do you do for a living?: Real

Estate agent for over 20 Years. (Retired

Military)

Tell us about your family. Married to Betty Bates for over thirty

years. Two grown children (boys) and two Grandchildren, girl

(13) and a boy (8). Children and grandkids live in Vancouver,

WA.

What other hobbies do you have? Sailing, going to rock

concerts and reading,

PCA Member since? 1983

First Settlers Member since? 1987

What kind of Porsche do you drive? 2008 Cayman (Cobalt

Blue)

What other Porsches

have you owned? 1982

924 (Guards Red)

What is you first Porsche

Memory? Dreaming of

owning a Porsche 924

from 1980 on until I

purchased one in Florida

in 1983 and immediately

shipped it to Hawaii due to

military orders.

Autocrossed at Aloha

stadium parking lot. My

completion in class was a

TR-6.

What are your favorite

car related story? In

December 1986, the 924 was shipped to Oakland CA.

We picked it up, washed it, loaded it with 5 suitcases and a cat

an drove from Oakland thru Death Valley, up into the hills where

it snowed, down to Texas and finally to Tidewater.

In 1991 my brother, Robert and I attended the Porsche Parade

in Boston. We autocrossed his 944 and my 924. I took first place

in class and we had to scramble for tickets to the Awards

Banquet.

Do you have a favorite Porsche? The 917’s for race cars and

the Cayman for street and track.

NAME PORSCHE

August 2013

Kevin Allocca 1987 Carrera

Ray Babineau 2007 Boxster S

Bobby Barakat (TI) 2011 911S

Craig Ciszewski 2002 911

Harry Coleman 2005 Boxster

Ray Dumont 1999 911

Darren Fouts 2010 Boxster S

Stan Grabill 2003 Boxster S

Timothy Lindsay (TI) 2010 Boxster

Robert Radin 2013 911 4S

Chris Sadler (TI) 2005 Boxster S

Vinnie Schoenfelder 2008 911

Dan Schweiss 2013 Panamera

Adam Seeley 2011 Cayenne S

Gary Tyer 1988 911

Richard Willard 2009 Cayman

September 2013

Rich Cao (TI)1985 944; 2004 CayenneS;

2004 Boxter S

Hal Fredrickson 2005 911

Kelly James 2012 Cayenne

Tim Madden 1986 911

Lou Schiavo (TI) 2008 Boxster

Rick White (TI) 2013 Carrera S-

NEW PCA/FSR MEMBERS Ken Thomas - Membership Chairperson

Welcome to our new members and the transfers in to FirstSettlers Region. We hope you enjoy the people, Porsches andevents.


MEMBER

SPOTLIGHT

TI= Transfer from another region

Describe your Perfect Porsche Day. Participate in a charity

event, drive some rural curvy roads at legal speeds (HA!) and

then have lunch or dinner with friends from First Settlers Region.

What is your car related bucket list? Already done it! My

Cayman was on the bucket list.

What keeps you in PCA? A variety of social, charity and driving

events and getting to know a lot of great people in Fist Settlers

region over the last 25 years,.

(Jim’s Cayman S at VIR)

(Jim McCormack in his “formative” years.)

Amazing but True!!!The Return of a 1989 928S4

By Rob Weber

I have just taken ownership of a 1989 S4 in Linen Grey Metallic and

Black leather interior...again! Here's the story:

In 1995 while living on Long Island, NY, I had just sold a 1972 911 T

converted to full RS specifications. I had owned it for 8 years, and well,

it was just 'time'. Its place in the garage was taken by a 6 year old

Porsche 928 S4/ 5-speed. Bought new in New Haven, Connecticut, the

previous owner traded it on an NSX and I found the car through a

classified ad in the New York Times (which is where you found the truly

serious cars at the time). I bought it for $24k back then, and it was in

wonderful condition, but needed a few of those 'extras' that set it apart.

Those extras would play a role later on.

Best part of the car was that with the V-8 rumble, it proved to be not

only a great car, but a great pacifier, too. I lulled my newborn son to

sleep a few times with him in a carrier strapped to the right hand seat

and me driving around until sleep overcame him. What amazing

memories! Ever try driving a manual trans car with a slice of pizza in

one hand, a Coke in the other (no cupholders!) and an infant next to

you? Priceless.

During my ownership, the car was incredibly rewarding. One of my

favorite memories was driving the car to an event that the Public

Relations folks at Volvo NA ran every year. They rented Englishtown

Raceway in New Jersey for a one day get together of friends of the

business. At the time, I was serving as Automobile Magazine's

Associate Publisher under David E. Davis, Jr., and merited an invite.

They provided cars, food, drink and laughs for a truly great day. I drove

the 928 from Long Island. I had just installed a rear muffler bypass, and

a chip in the computer a few days earlier. I drove down the NJ Turnpike,

through the surface roads, into the track, past the staging lanes and

directly up to the Christmas tree...all the while with a big silly grin. The

starter clicked the tree and I walked it off the line and hit it about 50 feet

out. The car ran a 13.7 straight off the highway...without even trying to

launch it!

I sold it in 1997 for reasons unknown, and I was never happy with that

decision. My dear friend (an independent Porsche dealer) had a buyer

lined-up willing to pay me handsomely for the car and I capitulated. But

I always regretted it…. I cannot tell you how many times I looked at

eBayMotors over the years, seeing Wilhoit's prices on nice cars and

thinking 'what did I do?'

Roll the film forward to 4 weeks ago to Deb (my wife) and me sitting at

the light on local 4-lane in our new home in Williamsburg, Virginia. Out

from that side street pulls a 928, and I shout “that’s our car!”. Deb nods

in agreement saying “yeah, just like our old 928. Nice!” I correct her

“No, THAT is our Porsche!!”. Deb asks (innocently, as she doesn’t fully

understand how car guys really work) “how do you know?”……”oh, trust

me, that’s our car. I recognize my parts!”

I race up and hunt him down at the Jamestown Road light, signal the

driver to lower the window and offer “do you know that you’re driving a

car that I sold in New York 16 years ago??!”. Bewildered, he asks

“really? Did you sell it to Bruce McEwen?”. I shake my head and let

him know that I don’t recall the name of the guy who bought it, but I

now recall that he lived in Virginia, “but that MOMO steering wheel that

you’re holding is something that I put on that car!”. We exchange cell

numbers, and talked later that day about the car. I learn that he is

moving to Northern Virginia and scaling down in home size and he’d

like to sell the car. Oh, btw, he lives 5 miles from our home and has

had the car there for the past 11 years. What are the chances? Go

figure!

Well, that infant son in now 18, 6

foot tall, and that 928 is tucked

away back in my garage….where

it belongs.

The car has 71,500 miles on it, is

a 5-speed and still features the

Speedline 3-piece Cup wheels that

my dear friend David Bones sent

me (President of Speedline USA at

the time) 'back when'. I fitted a very

unique MOMO wheel as this was a pre-airbag car, along with GTS

mirrors, the rear muffler delete and an Autothority chipset. Everything

that I put on the car 18 years ago was still there, though somewhat

neglected. I have plenty to do, but it will be worth it, as the car brings

wonderful memories.

I'm looking forward to my membership in the Club.

(Rob Weber's 1989 928 is back home again.)

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Air and Auto Classic 2013 Car Show Results People’s Choice Awards Import 1st Place 1960 Volvo PV445 Bill Westendorf 2nd Place 1984 VW Rabbit GTI George Michaels 3rd Place 1959 Porsche 356 Olivier Perrault 4th Place 1963 VW Beetle Lawrence Wnukoski Hon Mention 1998 Lamborghini Diablo VT Rex Miller Domestic 1st Place 1965 Pontiac GTO Don Kinkade 2nd Place 1972 AMC AMX Bob Trzeciak 3rd Place 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Charlie Dawson 4th Place 1965 Superformance Cobra Don Cooke Hon Mention 1970 Ford Mustang Don Snyder Judged Awards Import - Late Model 1st Place 2007 Porsche GT3RS Steve Dandalides 2nd Place 1991 Acura NSX Ray Rodriguez 3rd Place 2005 Maserati Gransport Rex Miller Hon Mention 2011 BMW M3 Steve Borosch Import - Mid-Year 1st Place 1980 Porsche 911SC Targa Matt Nelson 2nd Place 1977 Porsche 930 Dennis Parker 3rd Place 1983 Ferrari 512BB Larry Felton Hon Mention 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo Chris Stanley Import - Vintage 1st Place 1958 Porsche Speedster STS Investments 2nd Place 1963 VW Beetle Lawrence Wnukoski 3rd Place 1958 Mercedes Benz 300SL STS Investments Hon Mention 1970 Porsche 911T Rick Overbaugh Domestic - Late Model 1st Place 2008 Ford Shelby Mustang 500KR Bill Hale 2nd Place 2003 Ford Mustang Cobra Cyndi Williams 3rd Place 1996 Chevrolet Corvette CE Richard Burklund Hon Mention 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt Robert Williams Domestic - Mid-Year 1st Place 1989 Dodge D100 Jeff Folz 2nd Place 1976 AM General M151A2 Clell Smith 3rd Place 1987 Buick Grand National Mike Benedict Domestic - Vintage 1st Place 1925 Franklin Air-Cooled 11-A Sam Kern 2nd Place 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Herb Mumford 3rd Place 1972 Chevrolet Corvette Charlie Carr Hon Mention 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS Charlie Dawson Best Detailed 2005 Porsche 911 Kevin Pirkle Best in Show 1955 Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing STS Investments

Another Perfect Day!4th Annual Air & Auto Classic

By Phil Grandfield

The 4th Annual Air & Auto Classic was held on Saturday, October 26th and turned out to be another ‘perfect’ First Settlers Region event. The Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach(www.militaryaviationmuseum.org) is a great venue with a very accommodating staff and an always impressive collection of WWI and WWII warbirds. The combination of the vintage airplanesand collection of beautiful cars that ranged from a 1925 Franklin to a trio of brand new Porsches from Checkered Flag gave the crowd plenty to look at. Hats off again to George Michaels andSam Gassel for spearheading this very popular event. As a result of their efforts, and the committee of Ken Thomas, Pam Michaels, Diane Levendakes, Phil and Josie Grandfield, along witha long list of volunteers at the event, First Settlers Region raised over $8000 for the SPCA of Virginia Beach and the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia.

The weather was perfect! The early arrivers, including a long list of volunteers, enjoyed a brisk morning drive through Pungo with fog-shrouded fields and mist coming off the water. By mid-morning and the arrivals of the PT-19 from Bay Aviation and the AT-6 Texan vintage aircraft the sun warmed the large, enthusiastic crowd. The PT-19 was airborne most of the day providingrides in an open-cockpit flying experience and the Texan was a favorite providing thundering low-altitude fly-bys. Music was again provided by “Suburban Key Party” against the backgroundof the museum’s double-decker London bus. It didn’t take long for lines to form up for some zook’s BBQ and every drop of beer brought by the Young Veterans Brewing Company wasaccounted for.

The list of trophy winners shows what an eclectic array of cars that are attracted to our event. Porsches took top honors in all three import categories but there was plenty of competition. Agroup of MG crazies arrived in a caravan of seven MGTC replicas from as far away as Delaware and received special recognition. Rex Miller needed help from is co-driving wife to bring bothhis 1998 Lamborghini Diablo VT and his 2005 Maserati Grandsport and left with trophies for each. Charlie Dawson had the same problem bringing his 1963 Chevy Impala SS and his 1957Chevy Bel Air and captured two trophies. A real highlight was the trio of “Pebble Beach” worthy cars shown by STS Investments: a 1958 Porsche Speedster, and a pair of Mercedes Benz300SL’s including the “Best in Show” Gullwing. It was stunning! Thanks to the judges - you guys don’t have an easy job picking the winners.

The raffle tables were busy all day long with over 35 great items to bid on. Thanks to all the people and companies who donated items and the very generous participants who dropped over$1000 worth of tickets into the cans! Sorry, not everyone took home a prize but the real winners were the SPCA and the Foodbank.

Thanks to all of our sponsors - particularly Checkered Flag Porsche and Beach Ford. Each dealership had cars on hand including an electric Ford Fusion. Our others sponsors included KraftFoods, Local Weather.com., Southside Harley Davidson, CACI “Ever Vigilant”, KT Business Associates, LMN Motorsports, Gifford Management Group, Planter’s Federal Credit Union, Pop’sDiner, Doma Technologies, STIHL, Bob & Diane Levendakes and Coastal Heating and Cooling.

The Air & Auto Classic has become a truly special event on the First Settlers calendar and should not be missed. In addition to being a major fund raiser for our charities, it brings the car-community together with local musicians, local vendors, a very unique collection of airplanes and a great, varied collection of cars. Everyone has a great time! You can count on the 5th annualevent next fall and we hope to see you there!

(Best in show!)(A great angle.)

(Sam and George taking a well deserved break.)

(Matt Nelson winning a first place trophy.)

(Diana, Dave, Kathy, Josie, Priscilla and Ken standingvolunteer duty at the raffle tables.)

(We can’t do it without our sponsors.)

(The early morning registration crew.Jason, Brenda, Chaise, Jacob & Jenny)

(Beautiful Gulf colors on the Listner’s race cars.)


Air and Auto Classic 2013 Car Show Results People’s Choice Awards Import 1st Place 1960 Volvo PV445 Bill Westendorf 2nd Place 1984 VW Rabbit GTI George Michaels 3rd Place 1959 Porsche 356 Olivier Perrault 4th Place 1963 VW Beetle Lawrence Wnukoski Hon Mention 1998 Lamborghini Diablo VT Rex Miller Domestic 1st Place 1965 Pontiac GTO Don Kinkade 2nd Place 1972 AMC AMX Bob Trzeciak 3rd Place 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Charlie Dawson 4th Place 1965 Superformance Cobra Don Cooke Hon Mention 1970 Ford Mustang Don Snyder Judged Awards Import - Late Model 1st Place 2007 Porsche GT3RS Steve Dandalides 2nd Place 1991 Acura NSX Ray Rodriguez 3rd Place 2005 Maserati Gransport Rex Miller Hon Mention 2011 BMW M3 Steve Borosch Import - Mid-Year 1st Place 1980 Porsche 911SC Targa Matt Nelson 2nd Place 1977 Porsche 930 Dennis Parker 3rd Place 1983 Ferrari 512BB Larry Felton Hon Mention 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo Chris Stanley Import - Vintage 1st Place 1958 Porsche Speedster STS Investments 2nd Place 1963 VW Beetle Lawrence Wnukoski 3rd Place 1958 Mercedes Benz 300SL STS Investments Hon Mention 1970 Porsche 911T Rick Overbaugh Domestic - Late Model 1st Place 2008 Ford Shelby Mustang 500KR Bill Hale 2nd Place 2003 Ford Mustang Cobra Cyndi Williams 3rd Place 1996 Chevrolet Corvette CE Richard Burklund Hon Mention 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt Robert Williams Domestic - Mid-Year 1st Place 1989 Dodge D100 Jeff Folz 2nd Place 1976 AM General M151A2 Clell Smith 3rd Place 1987 Buick Grand National Mike Benedict Domestic - Vintage 1st Place 1925 Franklin Air-Cooled 11-A Sam Kern 2nd Place 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Herb Mumford 3rd Place 1972 Chevrolet Corvette Charlie Carr Hon Mention 1963 Chevrolet Impala SS Charlie Dawson Best Detailed 2005 Porsche 911 Kevin Pirkle Best in Show 1955 Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing STS Investments

Another Perfect Day!4th Annual Air & Auto Classic

By Phil Grandfield

The 4th Annual Air & Auto Classic was held on Saturday, October 26th and turned out to be another ‘perfect’ First Settlers Region event. The Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach(www.militaryaviationmuseum.org) is a great venue with a very accommodating staff and an always impressive collection of WWI and WWII warbirds. The combination of the vintage airplanesand collection of beautiful cars that ranged from a 1925 Franklin to a trio of brand new Porsches from Checkered Flag gave the crowd plenty to look at. Hats off again to George Michaels andSam Gassel for spearheading this very popular event. As a result of their efforts, and the committee of Ken Thomas, Pam Michaels, Diane Levendakes, Phil and Josie Grandfield, along witha long list of volunteers at the event, First Settlers Region raised over $8000 for the SPCA of Virginia Beach and the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia.

The weather was perfect! The early arrivers, including a long list of volunteers, enjoyed a brisk morning drive through Pungo with fog-shrouded fields and mist coming off the water. By mid-morning and the arrivals of the PT-19 from Bay Aviation and the AT-6 Texan vintage aircraft the sun warmed the large, enthusiastic crowd. The PT-19 was airborne most of the day providingrides in an open-cockpit flying experience and the Texan was a favorite providing thundering low-altitude fly-bys. Music was again provided by “Suburban Key Party” against the backgroundof the museum’s double-decker London bus. It didn’t take long for lines to form up for some zook’s BBQ and every drop of beer brought by the Young Veterans Brewing Company wasaccounted for.

The list of trophy winners shows what an eclectic array of cars that are attracted to our event. Porsches took top honors in all three import categories but there was plenty of competition. Agroup of MG crazies arrived in a caravan of seven MGTC replicas from as far away as Delaware and received special recognition. Rex Miller needed help from is co-driving wife to bring bothhis 1998 Lamborghini Diablo VT and his 2005 Maserati Grandsport and left with trophies for each. Charlie Dawson had the same problem bringing his 1963 Chevy Impala SS and his 1957Chevy Bel Air and captured two trophies. A real highlight was the trio of “Pebble Beach” worthy cars shown by STS Investments: a 1958 Porsche Speedster, and a pair of Mercedes Benz300SL’s including the “Best in Show” Gullwing. It was stunning! Thanks to the judges - you guys don’t have an easy job picking the winners.

The raffle tables were busy all day long with over 35 great items to bid on. Thanks to all the people and companies who donated items and the very generous participants who dropped over$1000 worth of tickets into the cans! Sorry, not everyone took home a prize but the real winners were the SPCA and the Foodbank.

Thanks to all of our sponsors - particularly Checkered Flag Porsche and Beach Ford. Each dealership had cars on hand including an electric Ford Fusion. Our others sponsors included KraftFoods, Local Weather.com., Southside Harley Davidson, CACI “Ever Vigilant”, KT Business Associates, LMN Motorsports, Gifford Management Group, Planter’s Federal Credit Union, Pop’sDiner, Doma Technologies, STIHL, Bob & Diane Levendakes and Coastal Heating and Cooling.

The Air & Auto Classic has become a truly special event on the First Settlers calendar and should not be missed. In addition to being a major fund raiser for our charities, it brings the car-community together with local musicians, local vendors, a very unique collection of airplanes and a great, varied collection of cars. Everyone has a great time! You can count on the 5th annualevent next fall and we hope to see you there!

(Best in show!)(A great angle.)

(Sam and George taking a well deserved break.)

(Matt Nelson winning a first place trophy.)

(Diana, Dave, Kathy, Josie, Priscilla and Ken standingvolunteer duty at the raffle tables.)

(We can’t do it without our sponsors.)

(The early morning registration crew.Jason, Brenda, Chaise, Jacob & Jenny)

(Beautiful Gulf colors on the Listner’s race cars.)

Name: Jim McCormack

Where do you live? On an estuary off

the Hampton River in Hampton, VA.

Very private with ¾ of an acre and a pier.

What do you do for a living?: Real

Estate agent for over 20 Years. (Retired

Military)

Tell us about your family. Married to Betty Bates for over thirty

years. Two grown children (boys) and two Grandchildren, girl

(13) and a boy (8). Children and grandkids live in Vancouver,

WA.

What other hobbies do you have? Sailing, going to rock

concerts and reading,

PCA Member since? 1983

First Settlers Member since? 1987

What kind of Porsche do you drive? 2008 Cayman (Cobalt

Blue)

What other Porsches

have you owned? 1982

924 (Guards Red)

What is you first Porsche

Memory? Dreaming of

owning a Porsche 924

from 1980 on until I

purchased one in Florida

in 1983 and immediately

shipped it to Hawaii due to

military orders.

Autocrossed at Aloha

stadium parking lot. My

completion in class was a

TR-6.

What are your favorite

car related story? In

December 1986, the 924 was shipped to Oakland CA.

We picked it up, washed it, loaded it with 5 suitcases and a cat

an drove from Oakland thru Death Valley, up into the hills where

it snowed, down to Texas and finally to Tidewater.

In 1991 my brother, Robert and I attended the Porsche Parade

in Boston. We autocrossed his 944 and my 924. I took first place

in class and we had to scramble for tickets to the Awards

Banquet.

Do you have a favorite Porsche? The 917’s for race cars and

the Cayman for street and track.

NAME PORSCHE

August 2013

Kevin Allocca 1987 Carrera

Ray Babineau 2007 Boxster S

Bobby Barakat (TI) 2011 911S

Craig Ciszewski 2002 911

Harry Coleman 2005 Boxster

Ray Dumont 1999 911

Darren Fouts 2010 Boxster S

Stan Grabill 2003 Boxster S

Timothy Lindsay (TI) 2010 Boxster

Robert Radin 2013 911 4S

Chris Sadler (TI) 2005 Boxster S

Vinnie Schoenfelder 2008 911

Dan Schweiss 2013 Panamera

Adam Seeley 2011 Cayenne S

Gary Tyer 1988 911

Richard Willard 2009 Cayman

September 2013

Rich Cao (TI)1985 944; 2004 CayenneS;

2004 Boxter S

Hal Fredrickson 2005 911

Kelly James 2012 Cayenne

Tim Madden 1986 911

Lou Schiavo (TI) 2008 Boxster

Rick White (TI) 2013 Carrera S-

NEW PCA/FSR MEMBERS Ken Thomas - Membership Chairperson

Welcome to our new members and the transfers in to FirstSettlers Region. We hope you enjoy the people, Porsches andevents.


MEMBER

SPOTLIGHT

TI= Transfer from another region

Describe your Perfect Porsche Day. Participate in a charity

event, drive some rural curvy roads at legal speeds (HA!) and

then have lunch or dinner with friends from First Settlers Region.

What is your car related bucket list? Already done it! My

Cayman was on the bucket list.

What keeps you in PCA? A variety of social, charity and driving

events and getting to know a lot of great people in Fist Settlers

region over the last 25 years,.

(Jim’s Cayman S at VIR)

(Jim McCormack in his “formative” years.)

Amazing but True!!!The Return of a 1989 928S4

By Rob Weber

I have just taken ownership of a 1989 S4 in Linen Grey Metallic and

Black leather interior...again! Here's the story:

In 1995 while living on Long Island, NY, I had just sold a 1972 911 T

converted to full RS specifications. I had owned it for 8 years, and well,

it was just 'time'. Its place in the garage was taken by a 6 year old

Porsche 928 S4/ 5-speed. Bought new in New Haven, Connecticut, the

previous owner traded it on an NSX and I found the car through a

classified ad in the New York Times (which is where you found the truly

serious cars at the time). I bought it for $24k back then, and it was in

wonderful condition, but needed a few of those 'extras' that set it apart.

Those extras would play a role later on.

Best part of the car was that with the V-8 rumble, it proved to be not

only a great car, but a great pacifier, too. I lulled my newborn son to

sleep a few times with him in a carrier strapped to the right hand seat

and me driving around until sleep overcame him. What amazing

memories! Ever try driving a manual trans car with a slice of pizza in

one hand, a Coke in the other (no cupholders!) and an infant next to

you? Priceless.

During my ownership, the car was incredibly rewarding. One of my

favorite memories was driving the car to an event that the Public

Relations folks at Volvo NA ran every year. They rented Englishtown

Raceway in New Jersey for a one day get together of friends of the

business. At the time, I was serving as Automobile Magazine's

Associate Publisher under David E. Davis, Jr., and merited an invite.

They provided cars, food, drink and laughs for a truly great day. I drove

the 928 from Long Island. I had just installed a rear muffler bypass, and

a chip in the computer a few days earlier. I drove down the NJ Turnpike,

through the surface roads, into the track, past the staging lanes and

directly up to the Christmas tree...all the while with a big silly grin. The

starter clicked the tree and I walked it off the line and hit it about 50 feet

out. The car ran a 13.7 straight off the highway...without even trying to

launch it!

I sold it in 1997 for reasons unknown, and I was never happy with that

decision. My dear friend (an independent Porsche dealer) had a buyer

lined-up willing to pay me handsomely for the car and I capitulated. But

I always regretted it…. I cannot tell you how many times I looked at

eBayMotors over the years, seeing Wilhoit's prices on nice cars and

thinking 'what did I do?'

Roll the film forward to 4 weeks ago to Deb (my wife) and me sitting at

the light on local 4-lane in our new home in Williamsburg, Virginia. Out

from that side street pulls a 928, and I shout “that’s our car!”. Deb nods

in agreement saying “yeah, just like our old 928. Nice!” I correct her

“No, THAT is our Porsche!!”. Deb asks (innocently, as she doesn’t fully

understand how car guys really work) “how do you know?”……”oh, trust

me, that’s our car. I recognize my parts!”

I race up and hunt him down at the Jamestown Road light, signal the

driver to lower the window and offer “do you know that you’re driving a

car that I sold in New York 16 years ago??!”. Bewildered, he asks

“really? Did you sell it to Bruce McEwen?”. I shake my head and let

him know that I don’t recall the name of the guy who bought it, but I

now recall that he lived in Virginia, “but that MOMO steering wheel that

you’re holding is something that I put on that car!”. We exchange cell

numbers, and talked later that day about the car. I learn that he is

moving to Northern Virginia and scaling down in home size and he’d

like to sell the car. Oh, btw, he lives 5 miles from our home and has

had the car there for the past 11 years. What are the chances? Go

figure!

Well, that infant son in now 18, 6

foot tall, and that 928 is tucked

away back in my garage….where

it belongs.

The car has 71,500 miles on it, is

a 5-speed and still features the

Speedline 3-piece Cup wheels that

my dear friend David Bones sent

me (President of Speedline USA at

the time) 'back when'. I fitted a very

unique MOMO wheel as this was a pre-airbag car, along with GTS

mirrors, the rear muffler delete and an Autothority chipset. Everything

that I put on the car 18 years ago was still there, though somewhat

neglected. I have plenty to do, but it will be worth it, as the car brings

wonderful memories.

I'm looking forward to my membership in the Club.

(Rob Weber's 1989 928 is back home again.)

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New Kent “Classics on the Green”list of Porsche winners

Porsche 911 Early:

1 Johnny Johnson Charlottesville Black 1973 Porsche 9112 Rick Overbaugh Chesapeake Blue 1970 Porsche 911T

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1 Robert McDonough Williamsburg Cream 2010 Porsche 911 SCabriolet

2 Rudy DeCanio Rapidan Red 2004 Porsche 911 Turbo3 Fred Donnell Williamsburg Midnight Blue 2008 Porsche

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1 Dick Pitman Chester Ruby Red 1961 Porsche 356BRoadster

(Continued from page 5)

(In the chow line under the tent at the NewKent Winery.)

(Distinctive tails!)

and a 1967 Lola T-70 Mk3 that shook the ground when is was firedup. Best in Show went to a 1957 Mercedes Benz 300SL Roadster. First Settlers Region had a very strong showing with over 110members registered. The Club provided lunch and welcome shadeunder the large party tent in the middle of the car show action.Thanks for coming out and showing your ‘colors’ for the Porsche

brand. It was a great day and all insupport to Fisher House veteran’scharity.

Congratulations to the winners in thePorsche categories. In particular to ourown Rich Overbaugh, GeorgeMichaels, Rob McDonough, FredDonnell and Rob Calloway. Mark thecalendar for September 14th, 2014 andlook for another First Settlers “Party-on-the-Green” at New Kent. Thefeatured marque next year will beFerrari!


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New Kent “Classics on the Green”By Phil Grandfield

The “Classics onthe Green” is ahigh-quality carshow sponsoredeach year but theCentral VirginiaBritish Car Cluband held on thegrounds of theNew Kent Wineryjust off I-64 eastof Richmond.The featuredmarque for 2013was MercedesBenz but Porscheswere also highlighted to commemorate the 50th year of the 911. FirstSettlers Region was asked to participate with the goal of having atleast 50 911’s at the show and we did not disappoint! I never countedthe cars but there were lots and lots of Porscheson the field.

The event featured a parade of “pagoda”Mercedes SL’s that was fun to watch as the carssnake their way through the field. ThisEuropean-centric car show really does bring outsome of the most spectacular cars you will eversee in this area. Beautiful early Jags, Triumphs,Morgans, Rolls, MG’s and, or course, thefeatured marque Mercedes were everywhere.Surprising to me, I only saw one BMW - but itwas one of my favorites - a 1971 3.0 CSi. Therace cars include our Frank DePews Cup Car (Continued on page 6)

(Sam Gassel’s brand new addition at the FSR tent.)

(Showing the First Settlers colors at New Kent.)

(George Michaels’ First Place Mid-Year winning 1989 911)

MERRY MEMORIES REALIZED: LIME ROCK PARK

By Ed Merry

Lime Rock. Famous. Legendary, Short, Demanding to go fast, PaulNewman often rented this course to home his driving skills and sort hiscar out. I had watched racesthere for years. Home of MarkDonohue, Penske, the Andrettis,Patrick Long, Sam Posey, DonKinkaid and so many others. Itopened in 1957. On 9September I got to drive it.Hooray.

My “bucket list” project was todrive all the famous road racingcircuits in the Eastern USA. Sofar I have driven Watkins Glen,Road Atlanta, Sebring and ofcourse, VIR. Now I have addedLime Rock Park in northwestern Connecticut. That leaves the DaytonaRolex course and maybe Mid-Ohio plus some others .

We are blessed at VIR with an excellent facility and support. While theLime Rock paddock is fully paved, the Goodie Store was closed forSeptember and there were no track photographers. So the pictures withthis article are my mostly taken from my in car camera video.

Now the course itself. The circuit is short (1.6 miles) with 6 right hand turnsand one left hand turn (called the Lefthander). On paper it looks easy. Butin person, it is subtle and needs care and precision to drive well. Forexample, turn 4, the Right Hander after the Left Hander demands carefulcar placement. If you “kiss the gator” at the apex, you have positivebanking. If you are three feet off, you have almost no banking. If you are6-8 feet off the apex, you have negative banking and will have to lift onthe “No Name Straight”.

Turn. 5 or the Uphill is strange. With my instructor’s advice, I braked atthe 3 marker, turned in early (anathema to our Apex Late doctrine) butonly half the turn. Now you are heading toward the steep uphill pointingat the corner station at the summit. As the car compresses going uphill,QUICKLY turn some more, the even more QUICKLY straighten the wheelbefore you crest the hill. In words, it doesn’t make sense but when donecorrectly, it is sweet and can be taken much faster than you think. Andthen listen to the RPM spike as you go light cresting the hill. Wow.

Turn 7 is a step downhill, butwith less drop than the Bridge(turn 11) at Road Atlanta. Bothare spooky and intimidating. AtLime Rock, you brake goingdown, then turn when the carcompresses at the bottom of thehill feeding throttle for a fast rundown the front straight, nownamed the Sam Posey Straight..

Overall the short course meansyou actually never have any time

when you are not busy. The two possible places to relax, No NameStraight between turns 4-5 and the Sam Posey Straight between turns 7-1 are also the best places to point by or pass other cars. Also with laptimes about 1:10 - 1:20, you are quickly into another lap. With 25 minute

sessions, I actually lapped slower cars TWICE a few times. And Igot lapped twice as well.

I have provided a track map, in car pictures of the Uphill and DownHill and Front Straight. So now let’s take Lime Rock, corner bycorner.

Turns 1 and 2 comprise the Big Bend. I struggled with this cornerbut was advised to take a radical line in my last session and foundit much better and faster. Approaching turn 1 you brake at the 3marker from about 115 MPH to about 70 MPH, and turn in EARLYat the 2 marker. Instead of diving down to the turn 1 apex, this newradical line kept out about 20 feet and made Turn 1 into a sweepertightening inward until I apexed at Turn 2 at 60 MPH. At turn 2, youhave a short straight to the Left Hander getting back up to about 75MPH.

Turn 3 is the Left Hander with a very late apex almost hidden fromview. The suggested and safer outside line was to aim for the greybathrooms, brake hard and then very late turn sharp into the apex.This is the slowest corner at about 50 MPH. After the apex, stay atthe left edge of the track for quite a while (50-60 feet) to set up forthe Right Hander and the No Name Straight that follows it.

Turn 4 or Right Hander is the usual late apex with power on smoothlyand early. AS mentioned above, car placement is critical. Unlike VIR,almost all the point bys are to the right. And also unlike VIR, the NoName Straight sharply narrows as you approach the Turn 5 brakingzone. So while you give some space to the faster cars, you can’t getover too far on the left as you will run out of track. I did that oncebut the 991 CS was well past me when I needed to come left. I didn’tmake that mistake a second time.

Turn 5 or the Up Hill. I’vetalked about it above. It isthe most intimidating turnon the track. And the twostep turn is unusual butthe compression as youturn uphill makes sense. Ihave included an in carshot of this corner. Youmust have the wheel

straight when you crest thishill.

Turn 6 is called the West Bend and is the typical corner that we areused to. But the gator is not a smooth curve. So again I had to slowfrom about 85-90 MPH to about 70 MPH to make this turn and setup for the bridge and downhill. Then smoothly add power on exit.

Turn 7 is the Down Hill as I have described above. I had to brake toabout 75 MPH before the compression and squeeze on the powerbefore the apex. My track out target was the end of the tire wall andif done right I saw 115-120 on the front straight before braking.

Bottom Lline: Lime Rock is a neat course. Rumor has a NewEngland Parade in 2016. If so, I’ll try to do Lime Rock again. But weare indeed blessed with VIR. The full course is longer (3.27 miles)with 17 distinct turns, two places where the driver can relax a bit,check the gauges, and think about the upcoming corners. The longercourse also means less opportunity for convoys.

I sure had fun. I hope you get that sense in this article. Drive Safe.Porsches are meant to be Driven in my humble opinion.

(The uphill - and blind - Crest.)

(Driving downhill into turn 7.)

(Lime Rock Park track map.)


FSR Takes Care of its OwnBy Dave and Karen McFaddin

FSR members, while we already thanked you earlier for presenting

Karen and I a weekend at Tides Inn as a way of thanking Karen for

her patience during my 2.5 years as FSR president, we want to take

this opportunity to thank you again now that we’ve cashed in and

enjoyed the gift. This article didn’t start out to be a travelogue of our

weekend but I did want to let you know how relaxing the gift was and

how much Karen and I appreciate your FSR generosity.

As we were enjoying the Porsche Parade in Traverse City we got an

email from Tides Inn letting us know they had a

new offer for a third night free if we stayed two

nights. After reviewing our options we decided

to take advantage of our gift early August with

a Thursday night arrival and a Sunday

departure.

After taking way too long to get home from work

Thursday night, due to an overturned asphalt

truck on I-64, I picked up Karen and we got on

our way. While I gassed up the Porsche in York

County a lady at the next gas pump seemed

shocked we had the top up and said she would

have the top down on a nice summer night if she

had such a nice red sports car. It was nice in

Yorktown at that moment but I pointed north along Rte 17 at the

ominously black wall of clouds on the horizon accentuated by

frequent flashes of lightening. She then looked shocked we would

be driving such a nice car into the bad weather. I’d actually thought

of leaving the Porsche home for the trip based upon the weather

forecast since there was a chance of hail but decided a Porsche

related weekend needed a Porsche to make it complete. It was pitch

black and pouring rain by the time we crossed the Coleman Bridge.

Fortunately we didn’t get any hail but we did travel relatively slowly

dealing with poor visibility, heavy rain and debris from the storm

littering the road the entire way up. We finally got to Tides Inn around

11 pm and hoped for good weather the rest of the three-day getaway.

Friday morning we awoke to great weather and great views. The

foul weather was gone and it was sunny and around 70 degrees as

we ate a late breakfast/early lunch on the back patio overlooking the

water. Our agenda for the day was to explore the historical venues

on the Northern Neck and visit a few Chesapeake Bay wineries in

true FSR fashion. As it turned out, each of the wineries we visited

were highlighting the fact some of their wines just won awards at the

San Francisco International Wine Competition. This made for lengthy

discussions with proud vintners throughout the day.

However, the lengthiest discussion of the day with a vintner was about

more than his wines. As we pulled into the Hague Winery it looked

like a corn field with a vineyard in the middle along with some old but

well kept buildings such as a farm house, a couple of barns and what

turned out to be a guest house that was originally a cottage with

school room built in the early 1800s. As we listened to the owner

talk about his wines, camouflaged in a sweat stained ball cap and

graying hair (meaning I didn’t recognize him right away), something

was telling me to keep asking how he got in the winery business and

what he did before doing so. After a couple of minutes of discussion

Karen turned to me with a familiar look and used one of her standard

lines, “You know someone everywhere you go!”

The owner of the Hague Winery turned out to be Steve Mady, a

retired Navy test pilot and former Senate Armed Services Committee

staffer I used to work with on Capital Hill almost 20 years ago. After

learning all about how he ended up turning a hobby into a vineyard

we started down the “remember when…” path when his wife came to

Karen’s rescue in the nick of time. The ladies started talking about

the guest house the Mady’s renovated and now rent out. It has Amish

quilts hanging on the walls for decoration so Karen, the lifelong quilter,

now had a conversation of her own going. After sitting on their porch

and having a mid afternoon snack we finally let them get back to work

and we got on our way to the next destination.

Fortunately we didn’t have any concrete dinner

plans that night because our final stop was at

a winery called General’s Ridge (it is owned by

a retired Marine Corps general.) We thought

we might not have time to see much at

General’s Ridge since it was so late in the day

but it turned out we were just in time for the

Friday night jazz trio to get started on their first

set. We got dinner ordered before the big

crowd hit. It turns out this is a routine Friday

evening event during the summer…just

happened to be at the right place at the right

time all day! We made it back to Tides Inn just

in time for smores on the beach. We got to see

a great sunset at the end of a great day.

Saturday included another late breakfast on the back patio at Tides

Inn followed by a bike ride around the area. Tides Inn has bikes

parked in the valet area outside the front door and all you have to do

is take one for a ride. The same is true for borrowing canoes, kayaks,

paddle boats and paddle boards for some water sight seeing where

you will have the best views of the really nice homes in the area…

very user friendly. Next we went just down the street to the Irvington’s

Farmer’s Market held every first Saturday, May through November.

It is held on the same location we held the FSR concours during our

50th anniversary weekend event at Tides Inn in 2009. The market

had crafts, food and music for half a day and seemed to draw a lot of

vendors and customers. After Karen found some gifts at the market

we pressed on to more sight seeing in the area and after dinner we

ended up sitting on the Tides Inn back patio for the evening listening

to live music and talking to a couple on vacation from Ohio. They

were looking for a quiet place to get away that was nice but not over

the top as far as resorts go. They are both employed by a major

television network and attend plenty of fancy events and travel the

world doing the Olympics, Super Bowls, etc. They also thought the

Tides Inn was a relaxing destination.

For those who haven’t been to Tides Inn, it is a family friendly resort

with access from the water as well as land. In addition to couples

just looking for a getaway we saw a lot of families bringing their kids,

multi-generation family reunions and a wedding. We even spent

Sunday morning sitting under the big tree overlooking the water

talking to a lady who we first saw on Thursday night when we checked

in. She was there for the weekend on a family reunion. Turns out

visiting Tides Inn is an annual event for her family ever since she

spent her honeymoon there over 50 years ago.

Well, there you have it. A simple heartfelt thank you from Karen and

I that turned into a travelogue. Hopefully you get the message we

had a great time and thank you again for your FSR generosity.

(Dave and Karen McFaddin at 2013 Porsche Parade)

North Carolina Museum TripBy Phil Grandfield

First Settlers is planning for a trip to see “Porsche… Seducing Speed”, anexhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, for 6-8 December. Thebasic plan allows members to drive down Friday, December 6th in time tocheck-in at the Durham Marriott City Center then head to happy hour. We arenegotiating a group rate. However, Raleigh isn’t very far away and a Saturdayarrival is also an option. After breakfast on Saturday, we’ll drive to the museum,enjoy lunch at their Biergarten, followed by a guided tour of the exhibit. We’realso working on arranging a special tour of the Ingram Porsche Collection inDurham for later that evening. Details aren’t firm yet but stay tuned to thewebsite and e-mail blasts. After breakfast on Sunday, we’ll head back home,perhaps via a fun run.

Check out these websites for some details for the Museum and IngramCollections.

http://ncartmuseum.org/exhibition/porsche-by-design-seducing-speedwww.flickr.com/photos/virnow/sets/72157633198988034/

www.thefinancialist.com/porsche-911-marks-a-half-century/

The North Carolina Museum of Art: An exhibition of Porsche automobiles willbe displayed at the NCMA in Raleigh from October 13, 2013 through January20, 2014. Porsche by Design: Seducing Speed will feature more than 20automobiles that together trace the evolution of Porsche’s design aesthetic fromits inception in the 1930s through the present day.

Organized by guest curator Ken Gross and the NCMA’s Barbara Wiedemann,the exhibit will be the largest and most diverse group of Porsche automobilesever on display in a U.S. art museum. Beginning with the minimalism of the1938 Type 64 Berlin-Rome Racer, the oldest model featured in the exhibition,the cars on display show the evolution of design principles that have long linkedPorsche with beauty, artistry, technology, and innovation.

“Porsche by Design brings together one of the most significant collections ofPorsche automobiles ever assembled,” said Ken Gross. “More than ‘just a showabout cars’, the exhibition emphasizes the innate beauty of aerodynamicdesign, inseparably linked with engineering genius. It further illustrates thePorsche family’s ability to stay true, over many decades, to a powerful designhistory while remaining on the forefront of technological advances, continuallydriving automobile design forward. These cars are superlative examples of

uncompromised, artfully restrained design, lending visual form and grace tothe notion of speed.”

Highlights of the Porsche by Design exhibit will include:-- The 1938/39 Type 64 Berlin to Rome racing car designed by Dr.

Ferdinand Porsche. This car is considered to be the precursor to all Porscheautomobiles manufactured after 1948.

-- A handcrafted 1949 Gmünd coupe designed by Dr. Porsche’s son“Ferry” Porsche. This car is one of about 50 aluminum-bodied vehicles fromthe first Porsche “factory”, a converted sawmill in the Austrian town of Gmünd.

-- Steve McQueen’s own Porsche, a Type 356A from 1958, on loanto the Museum from his son Chad McQueen.

-- A rare Type 804 Formula One car, one of only four Type 804s everbuilt, and the car Dan Gurney raced to victory at the French Grand Prix in 1962.

-- Janis Joplin’s psychedelic Porsche 356C, on loan from the Rockand Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

-- A Porsche GT3R hybrid racing car prototype from 2010.

The Ingram Collection:Since the late 1990s, Ingram and his family have assembled, restored anddisplayed Porsche cars. The Ingram Collection in Durham, N.C., comprisingabout 35 911s, 356s and other Porsche models, has grown into one of thefinest privately owned collections of its type in the world. As rare as some ofthese cars are, some of the best were recently driven at speed around VIR.

As Ingram’s collection of 911s and 356s grew, the family began looking for aplace to store the cars. They found an old red brick Studebaker dealership inDurham’s historic tobacco district. Today, the building is a private museum,which hosts about 40 events a year for corporate clients looking for a striking,memorable venue to hold a meeting or entertain clients. “I just wanted to cleanthe building up,” Ingram said. “To my wife Jeanie’s credit, she turned it into aRalph Lauren living room.”

Rory Ingram, the middle son who helps manage the collection, highlighted the959 “supercar” which was never imported into the U.S., as one of thecollection’s most remarkable pieces. The car, he said, is currently valued atbetween $800,000 and $1 million.

The collection is about evenly divided between 911s and 356s. The family alsorecently acquired a 911R, distinctive because of its ultralight aluminum-fiberglass body. The Ingram collection’s version is the 17th of 22 such cars builtin 1967.


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I have a mission for you. Take a friend to see“Rush”; a friend who isn’t into performancecars and who doesn’t follow racing.

Here’s what happened with me. I went witha friend, someone who is definitely not intocars, much less Formula 1. When the lightscame up, her first question to me was, “Didthat really happen?”

My answer was that, yes, from a frameworkstandpoint, the story stands. For example, Lauda’s crash was spot-on. Itold my friend that, in preparation for the screening, I had watched onYouTube a video of the actual crash, in grainy black and white, shotthrough the trees. And the big-screen color version was identical.

As for the behind-the-scenes incidents, the press conference, the one inthe janitor’s closet, the one with the Italians, the conversation in thehangar, and so forth, who knows? Though Niki Lauda did provideextensive first-hand commentary and background.

As the closing credits ran across the screen, my friend sat back in herseat, glassy-eyed. She said her hands and wrists were throbbing, fromgripping the chair rails. We went to dinner, and the questions continued.“Do these cars race at Long Beach?” I laughed, because she’s from LA....

I said they did during the first few years of the Long Beach race. But theseries moved on, long ago. Now Indycars run there, the same cars thatrun at the Indy 500. They look like Formula 1 cars, at least to the untrainedeye. But they’re not. Actually, they’re all built by the same manufacturersthen bought by each team.

Then I went on to explain what a “spec” series is, and how Formula 1 isemphatically not a spec series. I explained how each team in Formula 1builds its own cars, and some build their own engines too, and how thesecars are, far and away, the most expensive and most technologicallyadvanced in the world, and how, with down-force, they’re pressed to thetrack so hard they could run on the ceiling, and how, yes, they’re fasterthan other sports racing car, by far.

“Was Lauda the best?” Of his era, maybe. Or maybe Villeneuve. But hecertainly was the hardest worker of all the drivers of his era. I’d say hehad superhuman grit, an off-the-chart capacity to do what it took - if notnative talent. The film caught that remarkably well. I explained how, whenSenna died in 1994, all of Brazil shut down for three days of mourning.The whole country.

“I had no idea.” she said. Which is just the point. Because this is probablythe first film ostensibly about racing that fully pulls you in. Not just usgearheads; we’d see it for the racing footage alone, which is why we stillwatch “Le Mans”, but the naysayers, those who would otherwise complainto you about watching cars go round and round, lap after lap. Who wouldask you, “Why?”, “What’s the big deal?”, “What’s the intrigue?”, “Theynever actually go anywhere!”

This film comes closer than anything ever put on the big screen to providean answer. It makes “Grand Prix” look like a cartoon with pioneeringcinematographic techniques.

Hemingway allegedly said there are just three true sports - bullfighting,mountain climbing and motor racing. The rest are merely games.

“Rush” proves the point, at least for one of the three. Which is why youshould go, and why you should take someone who is not into cars andracing. You have an obligation.

Editor’s Note: Don Bryant and I went to see the movie on the opening weekend atLynnhaven Mall. We agreed that from a sports car racing perspective, “Rush” isn’tas satisfying as “LeMans”, the 1971 Steve McQueen classic, or the 1996 “GrandPrix” with James Garner (also featuring driving and cameos of Formula Onechampions Phil Hill, Graham Hill, Juan Manual Fangio, Jim Clark, Jochen Rindtand Jack Brabham). Though it sure beats “Driven” with Sly Stallone, “The LastAmerican Hero” with Jeff Bridges, and “Days of Thunder” with Tom Cruise. Butthat’s not the point of “Rush”. It’s a great story of human conflict and personalcourage. It gets “Two Thumbs Up” from Phil and Don!

Fall Drivers’ Education at VIRBy Phil Grandfield

Sure, the September DE at VIR was theusual event with two days on the SouthCourse and one day on the Full Course. Itwas the usual sellout crowd with a paddockfull of enthusiastic drivers included a long listof DE ‘intros’ on the first day. It included theusual high-quality classroom training and

student/instructor interaction. It even includedthe “Now World Famous

Cookout” that has become standard fare at FirstSettlers Driver’s Education events. The difference atthis cookout was that it was raining but not even theweather could dampen our spirits!

The weather held off until the very end of the dayand the track conditions were good for mostsessions. With the exception of one of the lastadvanced sessions when the crowd and cornerworkers were entertained by a couple of drivers

demonstrating wet-weatherdriving and driftingtechniques. Then the rain started about thetime the BBQ grills were fired up. Butnothing that a few pop-ups and some makeshift rain gear couldn’t stop. The rain couldn’teven deter the making, distribution andexecution of the ubiquitous margaritas!

Overall, another successful track weekend!!

It’s almost time for Turkeys-in-the-Trunk!

Please join us for a day of fun andcamaraderie at our 4th annual Turkeys-in-theTrunk charity event on Saturday, November23rd 2013. This event supports the Foodbankof Southeastern Virginia in their effort tocollect food for the Thanksgiving season attheir Mayflower Marathon event at PembrokeMall. It is a weekend-long effort to fill as manybig rigs as possible with donated food for

distribution for less fortunate local families.

The goal of the Foodbank's Mayflower Marathon is to collect frozenturkeys, non-perishable food items and monetary donations. Ideally, thefood that you donate can be turned into a typical Thanksgiving meal for aperson or family in need.

At 1:45 PM we’ll drive in a Porsche caravan to Pembroke Mall to drop offthe turkeys and other food items at the Mayflower Marathon. After a funrun, we’ll end the day at the Baja Restaurant at the southern end ofSandbridge for a taco bar and a partycourtesy of the First Settlers Region. Wehope to see you on this good day ofthanksgiving and camaraderie to kick off theholiday season. We request you RSVP forthe event through Motorsport.reg so we can get a head count for dinnerat the Baja.

We’ll gather at Checkered Flag Porsche on Virginia Beach Blvd for weigh-ins starting at 1:00PM. The member who brings the most food, by weight,will win a Porsche jacket. The current record to beat is 23 frozen turkeysin every nook and cranny of a Boxster!! Sorry to you 4-door Porschedrivers, but only Coupes and Cabs can compete for the grand prize.However, there will be a prize to the winning Cayenne or Panamera.

(Jacob ‘giving back’ to the cornerworkers.)

(Jenny deliveringthe margaritas!)

(No rain dampened spirits here!Paul, Alex, Ted and Don)


2013 Board Members

Elected Officers

President


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Activities Officer

Kathy Kent757-481-6195

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Central Vice-President

Steve Sarfaty804-241-6549

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Secretary & Archivist

Matt Nelson757-270-0452

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Eastern Vice-President

John Kopp757-427-0742

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Treasurer

Alex Bell757-472-9567

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Appointed Positions

Assistant Vice President - Central

Bud Syme804-539-2595

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Events Registrar


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Assistant Vice President - Eastern

Jason Horner757-676-3335

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Charity Coordinator

Josie Grandfield757-635-0184

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Membership

Ken Thomas757-812-0559

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Webmeister

Marco Estrada757-240-0063

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Newsletter Editor

Phil Grandfield757-635-0892

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Media & Public Relations


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Drivers’ Ed

John Kopp757-427-0742

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Chief Track Instructor

Alex Bell757-472-9567

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DE Registrar

Marco [email protected]

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Tech & Safety

Chris Stanley757-412-5243

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this 256 page, 300 photograph, 10 x 12 inch “coffee table” book is literally

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is available for $150. This version included a specially designed

presentation box and includes a gallery of gorgeous 911 art prints

suitable for framing. Only 600 copies of this limited edition guarantee

it’s rarity forever.

Editors Note: This announcement and advertising is included in our

newsletter because of Motorbooks’ generous offer to donate some

copies to First Settlers to support our charity program. The details of

how we will take advantage of their donation to raise money for charity

are still being considered. Motorbooks has also offered a 50% discount

of the list price if we combine for a group buy of the book. A sample of

the book will be made available at upcoming events to generate interest.

Please send me an email to [email protected] to get your name on the list.

FSR Friends,

Another successful Air & Auto Classic is behind us and, as a direct result of the generosity of our sponsors, attendees and hard working volunteers,we raised another $8000 for the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Virginia Beach SPCA. The weather was perfect and everyone had agreat time. Read about it in this issue.

Air & Auto is a great example of what this club is all about and this year’s results characterize the significant success we have enjoyed in 2013.Our membership numbers are steady and we’re financially healthy, but what really matters is that we’re having fun and making a difference, bothwithin PCA and in the community. This is evidenced by the national attention we’ve received again, having been honored with another WebsiteAward and the PCA Public Service Award at the Traverse City Parade this summer.

As the year comes to a close, I’ll reflect back 10 months. In the January/February issue, I listed some specific goals for 2013. How did we do? (1)Be a perpetual contender for Region of the Year – Based on the awards we won at the Michigan Parade, I think we achieved that goal for this year.Stay tuned for the national award results at next year’s Parade in Monterey. (2) Increase participation from the west side of the region – We hada good turnout at the Central Area new member party in September, but there’s room for improvement. Event participation from west of Yorktownat events in centrally located Williamsburg this year averaged only 15% from a group that comprises 40% of our membership. We remain open toideas on this one. (3) Implement succession planning for our board and committees – Not so much on this goal. If you’re interested in gettinginvolved as a board member, committee chair or member, or just helping out with an event, please contact any board member. Nothing is free, anda successful club is worth your time and effort if you can spare it. (4) Consider putting our name in the hat to host a Parade or PCA Escape – WhileI think we could handle hosting such an event, we’ll address it after our 55th anniversary next year. This brings the tally to 1 for 3 with a pass onnumber 4. So, we have some work to do.

As mentioned in my last message and in several emails, annual elections are upon us and nominations are closed. While no one was bustingdown the door with a slew of nominations, we did hear from a few members interested in getting involved. The nominees are listed in this issueand voting is now available online until 15 December on the FSR website (www.fsrpca.org). If you have a PCA membership number, you can vote,so exercise your club civil rights and cast your vote!

Our next big event is Turkeys in the Trunk on 23 November. Test the load limit of your Porsche with frozen turkeys and the fixin’s in support of theFoodbank’s Mayflower Marathon food drive. This event has been a home run since its inception in 2010 and is “loads” of fun. Bill and Jane Alleyset the bar high last year. Can you raise it?

Details on our trip in planning to see “Porsche… Seducing Speed”, an exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh on 6-8 December,are in this issue. Save the date!

It has been an honor to have served as FSR President for the past year. I hope your membership has been fun and fulfilling. Thanks for opportunity.

Happy Motoring! . . .George


From the PresidentGeorge Michaels

The First Settlers Region“Goodie Store”

is bringing in business!

You can order shirts, blouses, jackets and capsin various styles and colors with our FSR logo on the front andwith “Porsche” in block lettering on the back. 10% of all salesfrom the First Settlers Goodie Store are returned to us and beused to support our events.You can access the Goodie Storedirectly from the FSR webpage (www.fsrpca.org) by clicking onthe link under the Main Menu on the left side of the home pageor going directly to the FSR Goodie Store at this link:www.pcawebstore.com/FIRST SETTLERS

If you have any questions, Contact Jacob Kay at [email protected].

First Settlers Executive Council Elections.

It’s time for our annual elections and members toshow their support by voting. The voting process

will be set up on our website www.fsrpca.org.Please take a few minutes to cast your ballots!

President: George MichaelsEastern VP: Jason HornerCentral VP: Steve Sarfaty

Treasurer: Alex BellSecretary: Matt NelsonActivities Officer: vacant

Treasurer’s Report: Porsche Club of America First Settlers Region, Inc. 2013 Annual Open BoardMeeting

October 12, 2013 - Alex H. Bell, II, Treasurer

FSR has many activities throughout the year including monthly breakfasts in Chesapeake and Richmond, 2 Drivers Education Events at VIR, Air

Auto Show in Virginia Beach, Turkeys in the Trunk, Annual Charity Event, New Year Members Party, Open Board Meeting, Horizontally Opposed

(6 issues), Fun Runs, New Member Social events, and other activities. Submitted is a list of how these activities contribute to the overall financial

health of our 501 c 4 First Settlers Region on an annual 12 month basis:

Charitable Contributions 2013 / Drivers Education $1,318 / Monthly Breakfast $3,704 / Drivers Education 2013 / May and September DE Events

netted $21,237! / Air Auto Show 2012 Event netted $11,201 which was all contributed to charity SPCA and Foodbank / Horizontally Opposed

Newsletter (6 Issues) 2013 Ad Revenue $6,200 / Production Cost $9,296 ($516 net cost per issue) / PCA Income Corporate 2013 / Quarterly

Payments from Membership $9,826 / Public Service Award $1,500 /FSR Merchandise $538

Josie Grandfield, as our Charity Coordinator, also contributes funds directly to charities through her activities from Turkeys in the Trunk, Annual

Charity Auction, etc.

These areas represent the major things we do as a club. As your Treasurer, I welcome any inquiry from membership about our Income and

Expenses. As a 501 c 4 organization, we want to keep our treasury adequately funded for emergency expenses. In 2009, I was elected as your

Treasurer, and our account balance was $23,414. Now in 2013 your board has done an excellent job representing the membership. We are a 501

c 4 and we have our tax returns professionally done each of the last five years. Our Balance Sheet as of 10/11/2013 shows $86,381. Of course,

we have some other expenses and charitable obligations prior to year end, and our financial position is the best it has ever been as we approach

the end of 2013.

It has been a pleasure to serve our members as Treasurer and Chief Track Instructor for our DE events. I am pleased to continue to serve in this

capacity for as long as our members approve!

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DATE EVENT

November 2 Central Breakfast Silver Diner - Glen Allen

November 9 Eastern Breakfast Pops Diner - Chesapeake

November 23 “Turkeys-in-the-Trunk” Checkered Flag Porsche & The Baja Restaurant

December 6-8 Museum Trip North Carolina Art Museum, Raleigh, NC

December 7 Central Breakfast Silver Diner - Glen Allen

December 14 Eastern Breakfast Pops Diner - Chesapeake

January 4 Central Breakfast Silver Diner - Glen Allen

January 11 Eastern Breakfast Pops Diner - Chesapeake

January 18 Holiday Party Likely somewhere in Williamsburg

January 25-26 Rolex 24 Hours Daytona International Speeway

The Photographs you see inthis issue of Horizontally Opposed:

Photos published in Horizontally Opposed are the sole property of the photographer/submitter.

They have been o�ered for publication in Horizontally Opposed only and may not be

reproduced without the express permission of the photographer/submitter.

Join us on the First Settlers Region Group! In addition to our award winningwebsite, the Facebook Group is a great way to share photos and comments

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