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PresidentPeter Grant*Ann Arbor [email protected]

Vice PresidentKevin Kral*Auburn Hills [email protected]

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Advertising ChairpersonBurghard Linn* Brighton 48116 [email protected]

Membership ChairpersonGlenn Trapp Brighton 48114 [email protected]

TreasurerBurghard Linn* Brighton [email protected]

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From the Front Seat By RSR President Peter Grant By RSR President Peter Grant

December 29, 2020…two days away from the end of this horrific year. Thank God!!! When I think of putting a period at the end of 2020 and beginning the New Year of 2021, I can only believe that it has GOT to be better than 2020 was. As one friend put it, hopefully 2021 will give us all a break. As I look forward

to 2021, I am reminded of the title of a book I read many decades ago about college campus life in the 60s…”Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up To Me”. I remember laughing so hard I could not breathe. Let’s carry that idea into 2021 and find a lot of laughter. As RSR members, we actually have a lot to feel good about. In spite of all the difficulties we faced from the pandemic just living our daily lives, and in the interest of being “safe” having to cancel event after event, we still managed to pull off a number of events in spite of it all. Although limited to solo drivers only, we held successful DEs at Grattan and Waterford. We managed a number of extremely well attended driving tours (lots of pent up need to get out and drive here), and finished the year with our charity Holiday Party transformed into a “virtual” event. In a year when most charities are hurting due to the incredible strain we have felt in our economy, RSR members stepped up to the plate to help the kids at Mott Children’s Hospital and contributed a record amount of money and toys to the tune of almost $14,500…about twice what we’ve ever managed to give in the past. Thank you…we should all feel very proud. By the time you are reading this little missive, it will in fact be 2021. Hurray! So let’s start the year off with a random thought that hit me like a lightning bolt the other day. How many of us live with things in our lives without ever giving a thought to the fact that what we’re “living with” is so old and out of date that it belongs in a museum. Case in point…I have for many decades used the winter months to do any number of car projects, squeezing as much heat as I could get out of my kerosene heater. You know the one. It sits there and glows red and pours heat out the top…heat rising and all that. On a typical 20-degree day, if you lit the thing very early in the morning, it might have taken the chill out of the air by mid-afternoon. If you kept the thing going day and night for a couple of days and were very careful with the door you might get the temp up to “almost comfortable”…the emphasis being on the “almost”! I have the same kerosene heater in the garage right now that I’ve been using for at least 10 years, it being a very upscale modern one with a small (I’d

say anemic) blower that moves some hot air out the front, but with the bulk of the heat still rising out the top. Meanwhile, my neighbor has put a rowing exercise machine in his garage, and wanting to be able to use it during the winter months, purchased a garage heater. Alas, it ran on propane, had a static spark ignitor, and blasted air out the front like there was no tomorrow. BAM! I could not wait to get to my Amazon prime account and search for “garage heaters”. It was Nirvana. Having never given the idea of an alternate way to heat the garage, I was astounded at the plethora of heaters. Propane gas heaters, Natural gas heaters, kerosene (of course) heaters, and (TaDa) electric heaters. Holy cow, I just upgraded the electric panel for the whole house, and a quick call to my friendly electrician confirmed that the panel could easily handle the 240-volt, 40-amp setup required to turn electricity into heat. Real heat. Heat that will get the entire garage up to truly comfortable in an hour or less. The unit arrives tomorrow, and with luck, I’ll have it hooked up by this weekend (Happy New Year). And with a bit more luck, by the time you are reading this, I will be out in the garage in my tee shirt working on my recent Bring-a-Trailer acquisition. Really, really a Happy New Year…and grist for another story. In the meantime, I’m looking for a museum to donate my kerosene heater to.

And that’s the view from the Front Seat.

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RSR Calendar of Events

February 1 (Mon.) 7:00 PM RSR Board Meeting -- TBD

March 1 (Mon.) 7:00 PM RSR Board Meeting -- TBD

April 5 (Mon.) 7:00 PM RSR Board Meeting -- TBD

May 3 (Mon.) 7:00 PM RSR Board Meeting -- TBD

May 11 (Tues.): Drivers’ Education Event Waterford Hills

June 7 (Mon.) 7:00 PM RSR Board Meeting -- TBD

June 11-13 (Fri.-Sun.): Drivers’ Education Event at Grattan Raceway

August 27-29 (Fri.-Sun.): Drivers’ Education Event with Maumee Valley Region at Nelson Ledges

September (Fri.-Sun.): Drivers’ Education Event at Wa-terford Hills

As a result of the Michigan State’s Directives regarding the coronavirus pandemic events shown here are only to facilitate members’ calendars of what might be available under changing conditions. Watch for Rally Sport updates in your email.

Want to learn more about the history of Rally Sport Region -- go to:

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See pictures from the club’s Charter Celebration Dinner on pages 30 & 31

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Current Membership 527*

Member Anniversaries

Membership

January AnniversariesDenis & Bethany Hall .......................... 32Matt & Dru Huber............................... 28Greg & Deborah Peet ......................... 21Aaron & Kristine Krueger .................... 20Jim & Kari Dowty ................................ 19Kurt & Jenna Peterson ........................ 17

Al & Marianne Gaulin ......................... 15Steve & Cynny Spencer ....................... 11Rick Farrow ........................................... 5Marcel & Nanette Cote ......................... 4Nicholas Mazzocchi & Catherine

Couture ............................................ 2

Chris Short ............................................ 2Long Ying .............................................. 2Randall Frank ........................................ 1Juergen Kortberg .................................. 1Walter & Gail Scherer ........................... 1

* Includes 321 Primary Members

Membership Information: Those interested in joining Porsche Club of America (PCA) can fill out the application form located in the forms section of our website -- http://rsp.pca.org. Cost is $46 US per year. You will receive a subscription to both Panorama, the official PCA magazine, and the The Bahn Stormer, the Rally Sport Region newsletter. Send the application and a check (or Visa/MC), payable to Porsche Club of America, to the membership chairperson, Glenn Trapp (1834 Woodcreek, Brighton, MI 48114), for processing. If you have questions or need additional information please contact Glenn (810-227-7854 or [email protected]).

Subscription to The Bahn Stormer is free to RSR* members. Non-members pay an annual fee of $18 US.

Address Changes: If you change your address, please forward your new address to Porsche Club of America’s Executive Director: Vu Nguyen, PO Box 6400, Columbia, MD 21046 and to RSR* Membership Chairperson, Glenn Trapp, at [email protected]. This will ensure the timely delivery of both the Panorama and The Bahn Stormer.

* Please take note: Rally Sport Region’s official acronym from PCA national is RSP. Please make special note of this when dealing with PCA national.

February Anniversaries:WJim & Loretta Dunham .................... 34Wally & Eve Haley ............................... 27John & Bill Heider ............................... 27Roy & Kay Retzlaff ............................... 26Kevin & Dianne Spicher ...................... 26Ken & Ann Dill..................................... 25Gary & Maggie Hibler ......................... 25Tom & Jan Krueger ............................. 25Glenn Johnson .................................... 23John & Katerina Roumanis ................. 22

Wayne Ellis & Patricia Novak .............. 18Jeremy & Nicholas Goddard ............... 16Robert & Sandra Avery ....................... 15Roland & Lin Heiberger ...................... 14Steven & Trevor Wild .......................... 13Vince Pernell ....................................... 12Orgun & Saadet Guralp ...................... 11Conrad Zumhagen & Kathryn

Stevens .......................................... 11Will & Katrina Rogers .......................... 10Doug Wathen & Amanda Kachur ........ 10

Rick & Joni Scherrer .............................. 9Phil & Nichole Mather .......................... 8Kenneth & Ian Thompson ..................... 8Greg Mercier ........................................ 5Maurizio Masullo .................................. 4Doug & Collene Finn ............................. 3Stephen & Lindsay Phillips .................... 3David Christensen ................................. 2Wayne & Barbara Hagie ....................... 2Richard Messman ................................. 2Jerry Stache .......................................... 1

New MembersChristopher BrowerYpsilanti, MI2006 Guards Red Cayman S

Robert & Jaimie HarrisDearborn, MI2006 Guards Red Cayman S

Glenn JohnsonAnn Arbor, MI2018 Night Blue Metallic 911 Carrera Cabrio

Mark KochanoskiBrownstown, MI2018 Crayon 911 Carrera GTS

Anthony MagagnoliDexter, MI2014 Guards Red Boxster S

Jeffrey & Lisa TrimbleBrighton, MI2016 Rhodium Silver 911 Carrera

Christopher TurnerBrighton, MI2020 Biscay Blue Cayenne Turbo Coupe

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1. Who is the only racing driver to have run both the TAG-Porsche V6 and Porsche V12 powered Formula 1 cars.a. Ayrton Sennab. Henri Pecaroloc. Stefan Johanssond. Al Unser

2. The Momo steering wheel installed on the original (25) 917’s was the competition-model ________________.a. LeMansb. Monzac. Prototipod. Elite

3. Until the introduction of the Cayman R the __________ was the only road-going Porsche to carry an “R” on its decklid.a. 1984 Carrera Rb. 1967 911Rc. 1972 911Rd. 1995 968R

4. Who said “Good design is the dominance of the whole over it’s parts……..”a. Dr. Ferry Porscheb. Frank Lloyd Wrightc. F. A. Porsche

5. The 1979 Porsche Indy experiment had a 935/72 en-gine installed in a modified ____________ chassis.a. Parnellib. Coyotec. Marchd. Lola

6. The film Bullitt, known for the famous car chase be-tween a Mustang and a Dodge Charger also featured what model Porsche.a. 356 coupeb. 912c. 911d. 356 cabriolet

(Answers on page 26)

Tech QuizTech QuizExcerpts from the 2013 Porsche ParadeExcerpts from the 2013 Porsche Parade

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This year we had to cancel the annual Rally Sport Region Holiday Party due to state restrictions related to the Co-vid-19 pandemic. While disappointed, the Board felt that the patients of Mott Children’s Hospital need not suffer as a result of the event’s cancellation. For the past several years our club has generously contributed to the C. S. Mott Chil-dren’s Hospital’s UMHS Child & Family Life fund by donating the proceeds from the Holiday party to the “kids at Mott.” That fund provides Christmas presents to children confined to the hospital over the Christmas holiday. Since the cancelled party resulted in substantial club sav-ing compared to prior years, the Board unanimously agreed to continue the past practice of asking couples to donate $100/couple for attending the Holiday Party, even though this year there would be no party. Furthermore, the Board

agreed to match individual member donations up to $5,000. This year the club’s donation to the hospital’s Christmas present fund totaled almost $14,500!! We say “almost” be-cause with the actual presents donated at Porsche of Ann Arbor and the fact that members gifted presents directly from Mott’s registries at Target and Amazon, it is very dif-ficult to be more accurate. In addition to the club’s donation match, the suggested $100/couple donation was surpassed considerably by sev-eral members who made substantially more generous con-tributions, and by one anonymous couple who agreed to match all of the other members’ cash contributions! We simply can’t express how proud we should all be of our club, and the generosity of our members. It is really true…it is not just the cars – it’s the people!

Rally Sport Region Holiday GenerosityRally Sport Region Holiday GenerosityBy Editor Mike O’Rear with photos by ??? By Editor Mike O’Rear with photos by ???

Your contribution to the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, 501(c)3 ID 38-6006309 is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Your donation will be distributed in accordance with the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Material Donations and Distribution Policy.

Dear Rally Sport Region, January 2021 Please accept this letter as a heartfelt thank you for the thoughtful donation to the patients at C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital. Your kind gesture allows us to support and comfort patients who are hospitalized at Mott or being seen in one of the outpatient clinics such as infusion or dialysis. Some amazing facts about Mott Children's Hospital: - Each year more than 12,000 pediatric patients benefit from donations such as yours. - Mott has a 13+ year history of being the only children's hospital in Michigan ranked in all 10 specialties evaluated by U.S. News and World Report. - Our Congenital Heart Center is the second largest and one of the most elite programs in the United States. Again, thank you for your donation and recognizing this opportunity to make a difference, you certainly have made a difference! Sincerely,

Ann Hendrick Family Center/Community Relations Manager C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital & Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital 1540 E. Hospital Dr., 20722 Ann Arbor, MI 48109-4291 (734) 764-1260 [email protected]

(Above right) RSR President Peter Grant picks-up gifts from the gift donation box at Porsche of Ann Arbor’s showroom.

(Right) RSR Vice-President Kevin Kral and Melissa Dyer from Mott Commu-nity Services with donated toys. Not shown is more than $10,000 in cash donations.

(Above right) RSR President Peter Grant picks-up gifts from the gift donation box at Porscheof Ann Arbor’s showroom.

(Right) RSR Vice-President and Melissa Dyer from Mott Community Services with donated toys. Not shown is more than $10,000 in cash donations.

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Christmas Eve in 1969 was spent with our neighbors, George and Babs Tatalias. He was a Greek businessman, she was a native of Berlin and boy-oh-boy did they love their Porsche 911 parked in the garage. George went on endlessly about his car and how perfect it was in every way. It was pain-fully obvious that he was a huge fan, but my father, I recall, just raised his eyebrows and nodded as he did his best to feign interest. I was an impressionable 7 year old and was so smitten with the stories about this magical car that I was hooked. From that point on I looked everywhere on the road for even just a glimpse of a Porsche, but in Omaha in 1970 there were few out there; at least I had George’s car to look at whenever he left his house and came home. In the springtime of that year George kept mentioning this upcoming annual 24 hour race he had attended a few times in France (France!) and felt that Porsche had a chance to actually win it all this year. Obviously I had no real idea what any of that meant but of course I was impressed. Let’s fast forward to my young adult life where, like all of you, I was smitten with the cars but also became a big fan of the company’s history. I bought and read every Porsche book I could find and of course the best one of all was Ex-cellence Was Expected by Karl Ludvigsen. When the author has a close friendship with Ferry Porsche and is the most well respected automotive writer on the planet, you get ac-cess to information that no one else does which means that EWE became the reference point - and argument settler - for many a Porsche conversation. If you read about Porsche’s early history at Le Mans you will see just how important it was to them to have success. While Ferry was certainly not satisfied with just class wins, his nephew Ferdinand Piëch was the real driving force be-hind their push to become an overall winner, more on that later. Porsche’s Le Mans participation started in 1951 when they entered one of the “Last Eleven”, a name given to the remaining aluminum bodied 356’s hand formed in Gmünd but not completed until after their move to Stuttgart in 1950. These “SLs” (Super Light or Super Leicht) were modi-fied for racing and Porsche wisely used them to get their program going; they cost Porsche virtually nothing since they already had them and the light weight because of their aluminum skin gave them a terrific power to weight ratio. With these cars practically turn key from the get go, Porsche could then concentrate on developing their future

race vehicles while the race department did their thing at the track. That strategy quickly gave the world the Type 550, first known for their prowess in the Pan Americana in Mexico which gave birth to the Carrera name we all know so well

today. They entered the 550 at Le Mans in 1953 and scored a class win, something that would be a regular occurrence in the 1950s and 1960s along with many top ten finishes. Excellent showings by the Types 718 RSK, RS60, RS61, 904, 906 Carrera 6, 907 and 908 models continually raised the bar for the little company in Stuttgart. In fact, 1969 saw the little Reisentöter 908 finish second by a mere 100 yards to the mighty Ford GT. Little known fact but the 917 was

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Porsche’s Historic Overall Win at Le Mans B By Rally Sport Region member Sebastian Gaeta. Images courtesy of Porsche Werkfotos.

Porsche 550s at LeMans

Super Leicht 356

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also entered that year albeit with much more development needed to make it competitive. That car retired on lap 327 with clutch or transmission problems, depending on whose account you read. So here we are again in Omaha in the spring of 1970 and this is what gave my neighbor such high hopes that year for an overall victory. My memory fails me of exactly when it was I heard that they had won, but I do remember him be-ing very giddy over it for a long time while my dad just went on playing golf as if nothing in his world had changed, which of course it had not. But it did in mine. For what seemed like years, every July I would go to a news stand and look for any indication of how Porsche had done at Le Mans the month before. While I still didn’t really know much about the cars and the company, I rooted for them every year just as I would my favorite sports teams. To many people at that time it appeared that Porsche was an overnight sensation, like they came out of nowhere and took the racing world by storm when in fact that could not have been further from the truth. From the beginning they were the little company that could slowly and method-ically carve out their rightful place in motor sports. The race department, in the very capable hands of Ferry Porsche and Huschke von Hanstein, built a solid reputation through the 1950’s and 60’s as a formidable team with class and overall wins piling up on the European hill-climb circuit and the en-durance races of Targa Florio, Sebring and Daytona. Looking back, it was their destiny to eventually win an overall at Le Mans but there were times it seemed it would evade them forever, especially after the narrow loss in 1968. New Race boss Ferdinand Piëch, nephew of Ferry, forged ahead with everything learned about endurance racing over the last two decades plus a little trick they would per-fect over the years by using, ahem, broad interpretations of the FIA rules - meaning they did many things to the cars that the rules “didn’t say you couldn’t do”. They built a virtually unbeatable car for the 1970 race that the FIA would even-tually regulate out of eligibility. But win they did, with icon

Hans Hermann teamed with Dickie Attwood in the #23 car it wasn’t even close. The race was actually out of hand by the morning and they won easily, crossing the finish line in front of the 2nd and 3rd place cars by 5 and 8 laps respec-tively. The fact that the 2nd and 3rd place cars were also 917s made the victory even more dominating. There was so much drama in that race, not the least of which the awful weather, that volumes have been written about it and we could not possibly cover all of the back sto-ries, which were many. Instead, this is to celebrate the 50 year anniversary of destiny, of Porsche’s will to win which paid off handsomely. Over the next 50 years the company won an additional 18 victories which only proved that the 1970 win was a harbinger of things to come. What makes their record of most overall wins at the Sarthe even more impressive is that during that 50 year period they didn’t even make an attempt at an overall win for 17 races be-tween 1998 and 2014. Think about that, they won 19 out of 33 attempts at an overall win!

Whether you are a racing fan or not, just know that the victory in France 50 years ago made Porsche what it is today and truly cemented in the public’s mind the mystique that surrounds the little cars form Stuttgart. I lost track of our old neighbor George in the mid 70’s and he might not even be with us now, but I do enjoy the fact that he likely lived to see many a Porsche victory at Le Mans. I think about how pure his joy would have been, much like us when we get behind the wheel of our cars.

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Specialty Car Sales in Covid-19 Times: Down Is UpSpecialty Car Sales in Covid-19 Times: Down Is UpBy RSR member and SellYourSportsCar.Net Partner Conrad Zumhagen (See his ad below) By RSR member and SellYourSportsCar.Net Partner Conrad Zumhagen (See his ad below)

2020 has been an interesting year for us all. For those of us in the car biz, each year typically ends and begins slowly. By the time March rolled around this year, it became apparent that the Covid-19 warning signs were on the wall. The re-tail market for new and normal used cars suffered. New car sales dropped 40% in the second quarter, with used sales down 20%. While having recovered somewhat, both are still down significantly vs. 2019. By March, with 0 sales for the month, my business part-ner (Michael Cohen/SEMPCA) and I figured that our market would tank. So did others, e.g., this email from Editor Mike O’Rear, 3/22/20: “I suspect that there is not much car shop-ping going on…” Instead, it went the other way: up. Go fig-ure. Let’s explore that. Counterintuitively, the market for sports, specialty and collector cars thrived this year. Many of the big live auc-tions were cancelled, though those that weren’t (earlier in the year), did well. Online auctions, such as Bring a Trailer and others in the specialty market also thrived. One writer (Stephen Serio, Road Scholars, 8/6/20) summed it up: “The collector car world has seemingly shaken off the barrage of shrapnel that unsettling world events have thrown at it and has instead mixed another long cocktail and not buck-led under”. Other auto magazines & journalists had similar things to say.

Why? Our, and others’ observations (reinforced by verbatim com-ments from our buyers): 1. More people spent more time at home this year, and looked for the cars they wanted. 2. The stock market, after worries, was up overall, and people were spending less on other things, so they had car money. As Jerry Seinfeld once said, “You can’t drive money”. So, they bought cars. 3. Many bought for stated reasons like, “If not now, when?” and, “Who knows how long we’ve got to enjoy the cars we like?” Those were definitely factors in the countercurrent trend. Our microcosmic market showed some interesting data. In this, our eighth year, we sold more cars than ever: 44 (up 43% from 2019). Total sales were over $1.7M, with an aver-age price of $39.7k ($9k to $185k); 54% were P-cars (1982 to 2018, with most sellers PCA members); 54% stayed in MI, the rest went to several states (GA, NY, IN, MA, OH, RI, CA, VA, IL, MN, FL), with one to Germany and one to Nige-

ria; 38% were bought sight unseen. We were able to do our “hobby job” safely, and mostly remotely. Values held up well, too. Recent comments from spe-cialty car insurer Hagerty support trends we’ve seen. Their Market Rating saw its third consecutive increase for Decem-ber, rising nearly half a point to 60.74. Nearly every met-ric that makes it up grew this month, at its highest since June. Though the number of cars sold at auction is down from last month, the median price is higher than it’s been all year. The private market is up this month too, after a flat November. One component of their Rating is the number of owners who believe that values are rising. Mainstream and high-end vehicle owners expressing that belief increased for the second consecutive month. External factors (e.g., stock market, home prices) plus optimism expressed by market experts helped push their rating up for December (also a countercurrent month for us, with 6 cars sold, vs. 0-2 in prior years). While in most ways, 2020 was not a very good year, in the specialty car biz, it was surprisingly so. Here’s hoping that the New Year will be better in all respects. In the mean-time, life with cars (especially our Porsches) is good. Enjoy yours!

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Tool Freaks!!Tool Freaks!!By Past President Tim PottBy Past President Tim Pott

I’ve often said, “you don’t have to be a tool freak to be a good mechanic, but it helps!”. There is something very gratifying about owning and using a tool or a specialized piece of equipment that does a job exactly the way it is designed to do. Perhaps that sounds a bit simplistic, but that simplicity is part of the beauty. The way a tool fits in your hand and connects an individual to a piece of work (if everything goes as designed) can be a very satisfying experience. You could accuse me of being a tool freak and that would be fair. There haven’t been too many tools that I’ve seen and liked that I didn’t wind up owning at some point in my career. Over the course of many years I’ve spent a whole lot of money on a whole lot of tools; power tools, hand tools, specialty tools, you name it. I actually have duplicate sets of most of the basic items such as wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers and ratchets. Why so many of the same item? It’s very simple: they all are stored in differ-ent places so I can have them when and where it is neces-sary, of course. I keep my main and largest toolbox at work. A smaller, more basic box is in my garage at home. I have a mobile toolbox that I can put in the back of a truck, but when the mobile toolbox is overkill, I use a toolbag. If I count top and bottom boxes separately, I currently own about seven tool boxes. It does not feel excessive to me. The way that different mechanics approach tool owner-ship can vary from one guy or gal to the next. Many years ago I worked with a man in California whose name was Joe. Joe was a pretty funny and very likable guy who came from an eastern European country. His English was a bit broken but he had adopted a favorite expletive which was, “sonofabitchmyass!”. Similar to the German practice, he had strung a few words together to make one long word. Joe didn’t always use the phrase as an expletive, some-times it was a cheerful salutation. “Sonofabitchmyass, eh Laddie?”. Joe did not treat his tools with reverence. Rather, they were only a means to get his job done. He had a small (by today’s standards) four drawer box, kind of beaten up and time worn. By the end of a work day most of his stuff wound up in a pile on top of the box. Joe had a unique method of organization. He would simply open the bottom most drawer and sort of rake tools into it until it was full. Then the next drawer was opened and more tools were shoved into that drawer. This end of the work day procedure continued until the top of the box was cleared and he could lock it up. By no means is this an in-

dictment on the kind of mechanic Joe was. His workman-ship was excellent and he could do more with his meager selection of tools than many others might with far more and better tools. I am certain, however, that his efficiency was not enhanced by his unique organizational methods. I’ve worked with a few mechanics who have been tool throwers. Working on cars can be a frustrating occupation and hurling a wrench or hammer might feel like a good outlet for one’s frustration. The problem with tool throw-ing is the unintended ricochet. It is amazing how easily a steel wrench or hammer can bounce off a floor and into a fender, headlight or even a co-worker. While a co-worker might just respond in kind, it is not a pleasant conversa-tion to have with a customer or boss trying to explain that the ding in a fender was merely a result of the release of one’s ire by hurling a wrench. My years of experience and maturity have molded me into a more careful tool chucker as opposed to a violent thrower of tools. Only if I’m extremely ticked, usually at myself, might I chuck a tool (an underhand arm movement) a bit harder than necessary into an open toolbox drawer. It’s taken years to perfect just the right amount of chucking force to release my anger without inflicting collateral damage. The borrowing of tools can be a dicey practice and one that must be navigated with delicacy. Back in the day, there were often stickers found on almost every me-chanic’s toolbox that read “I make my living with (insert Snap on, Mac, Matco, etc. as necessary) tools, please don’t ask to borrow them.” Now a culture shift has occurred and most mechanics are comfortable, almost generous about lending tools especially if it is something a bit obscure. There is often a bit of pride and enlightenment in the fact that one has some rare, specific tool that a coworker has never seen or used. There are, however, a few unspoken rules with regards to borrowing: 1. If you wind up bor-rowing the same tool from the same guy more than two times, he’d better see you on the truck purchasing your own, especially if it is a tool that is relatively basic and not too costly. 2. Always return the tool in the same or better condition in which it was received, hopefully as clean or cleaner. 3. If possible, place it in the correct spot in your coworker’s box. If you don’t remember the spot, by all means don’t put it somewhere that will cause its owner to try and hunt it down by opening and closing every drawer in his or her box. My mantra has always been (delivered

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The 944 ChroniclesThe 944 Chronicles By member Skip Kuhn (see other articles by Skip at http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/author/skip-kuhn) By member Skip Kuhn (see other articles by Skip at http://exclusive.multibriefs.com/author/skip-kuhn)

There comes a point in every gearhead’s life when you must deal with the inevitable. Eventually you come to a point where you have worked your way so far down the car proj-ect to do list that you are only left with the project or proj-ects that you have been purposely avoiding for any number of months, days, or in my case years. I have arrived at that point. I updated the 944, upgraded the Civic and got a po-dium with it at Waterford Hills, heck, I even built my own garage creeper and rolling mechanics’ sit on stool just be-cause I had the time. But I have now officially run out of mechanical P-car projects (except for the oil leak which I will continue to ignore) and it is time to now reupholster my set of “early” Recaro Sport Seats. 5 years of procrastination down the tubes. If you own an early 80’s or late 70’s 911 or 944, you know the Recaro sport seats represent the pinnacle in interior op-tion desirability. If you doubt that, look at prices and avail-ability of used examples on Ebay. It is an eye opener. The seats in question come from my 1983 944 which is resting quietly, without its seats, in the driveway under a car cover that by the way refuses to stay in place. The upholstery is/was dirty, ripped, and generally a dog’s breakfast. But, even in this condition, they are not only comfortable but so much better on track (yes, the track thing) than the standard 944 seats. Unfortunately, driving around with AutoZone seat covers to hide the tears, stains, and damaged foam just does not do the car or its interior justice. If I were in a cost is no object frame of mind, I would drop the seats off at Classic 9 Leather in Dearborn Heights (classic9leathershop.com) for a professional rebuild. Their upholstery kits are probably the best you can buy. Unfortunately, the cost to have them rebuild the seats would be more than I actually paid for the car when I bought it off Craigslist. I know 944’s are supposed to be appreciating but I’m not sure the car is worth that kind of investment just yet. So, what do you do? I have decided to rebuild the seats myself. I have never done anything like this before so why not attempt something new and different. It is wintertime, travelling is currently not an issue or distraction, I can do the project in my basement which is way warmer than the garage, and everything I need can be found online including tools, materials, and how-to videos. The primary goal is to

replace the standard seats that are currently in the brown car. The original standard seat is on the left, the replace-ment sport seat on the right. The “stretch” goal as we used to say in the automotive business is to replicate the up-holstery of the original seats. Good luck. Porsche interior codes from this period are utterly meaningless. My interior code is “ES” which appears to correlate to absolutely noth-ing or at best multiple different combinations of vinyl and cloth colors of upholstery. I have not been able to find a picture of the upholstery I have in either car on any internet site, including Porsche’s. The seat back and cushion center sections are made of a lovely brown cloth which I have yet identify much less locate for use in recovering my donor sport seats. Unfortunately, the foam bolsters on the driver’s seat were damaged badly enough to necessitate replacement. However, replacement seat foams are available at the Flat Six Project website (fsixp.com). Yes 911 folks, the 944 and 911 sport seats from that period are the same. Sorry to let you down but the parts bin was a standard thing then. Same goes for the 4 spoke sport steering wheel, another 911/944 part. I have several. Flat Six Project were the least expensive (compared to places like the Sierra Madre Col-lection) and they shipped almost immediately so I bought some. The actual upholstery, well, that is another matter. I am not even sure what color the vinyl on my 1984 seats is. Griege, Linen, eh, well, it depends on the website and the sample picture. I am tending towards Linen but again that is dependent on the website sample photo. I have not sourced the new covers yet (getting the right color to match the door panels is proving to be a challenge) but I am cer-tain I’ll be using an all-vinyl kit with perforated centers.

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In the meantime, I removed the old upholstery and foam to check out the condition of the frames. The frames look great and the “wavy” springs confirm which version of the Recaro sport seat I have. This is important as apparently there were subtle variations in seat design that affect the design of the replacement upholstery. Not surprisingly the manual sport seats are heavier than the manual standard seats. This is because of the additional steel framing used to create the extended side and seat bolsters. These seat frames have a whole lot of Motown wonder metal in them.

So now you know what a vintage Porsche Recaro seat looks like on the inside. Exciting stuff if you are into this kind of thing. Disassembling them was not terribly compli-cated but it did take time and patience and a small donation of blood. There are a lot of sharp pointy things inside. I did take a lot of photographs and notes too so I do not forget the process I followed before the new upholstery arrives. I will publish photos of the finished product in an upcoming column assuming I get this project finished sooner rather than later. In the meantime, I should probably clean the carpet while the seats are out. Another job way down on my 944 to do list. Strange, but all this extra time at home keeps me busy.

(From Tool Freaks on page page 21)(From 944 Chronicles on facing page)

with a stern face) “Don’t treat it like it is your tool, treat it like it’s mine”. Nothing makes me not want to share more than picking up a recently borrowed tool and finding it greasy. I know I didn’t put it away in that condition. I had a younger (they all are younger now) mechanic ask if acquiring tools ever slows down over the course of a mechanic’s career. My answer was a definitive “no”. It is expected that every seasoned mechanic provides himself or herself their own essential tools. This can be a significant expenditure that often runs several thousand dollars per year. While hand tools can be written off for tax purposes, justifying this expense to one’s spouse can often be a difficult conversation. Sometimes it’s best to just throw in the towel and admit to the fact that it is a bit of a vice. They already know we are tool freaks, afterall.

“Winter isn’t coming, it’s here! This zombie was found nestled in a corner of an engine compartment. Fortu-nately zombie mice aren’t as dangerous as their human counterparts and this one was easily decapitated (the only way to surely kill any zombie) shortly after the picture was taken.”

Zombie MouseZombie MouseAlso by Past President Tim PottAlso by Past President Tim Pott

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Ramblings From a Life With CarsRamblings From a Life With CarsBy Regular Contributor and SEM-PCA Member Tom Fielitz By Regular Contributor and SEM-PCA Member Tom Fielitz

Supercars and Hypercars The Peterson Museum recently opened an exhibit of Super-cars over the years. While I generally respect the expertise and effort of this fine car museum I did have to take excep-tion to some of their choices of Supercars. While the cars they picked were examples of exceptional cars; I might have come up with a slightly different list. For one glaring thing, only the 1989 Ruf Porsche CTR was included and I think we can all agree that Porsche has had more than a fair share of supercars. The best place to begin would be to agree on a definition of a Supercar. In my mind there are several factors in the definition. I would say that to be a supercar it must meet the criteria of being exclusive, exotic, desirable, highly inno-vative or technically superior, and timeless in design. Notice that I did not include being highly priced although that was always relative to the market at the time. If you agree with most of this definition you might also agree that supercars are not exclusive to the current generation. The first car on their list was a 1913 Mercer Type 35-J Raceabout, the brass eras first recognized sports car. Pic-ture a car that looks more like the race cars of that period and you should agree that it is a Supercar. But inspiring the Raceabout was the 1912 Stutz Bearcat. Stutz successfully completed the 1911 Indy 500 and won several other presti-gious races. Customers demanded a customer copy of the race car and it was marketed as “The car made good in a day” based on its race success. At the same time in 1912 Fred and Augie Dusenberg launched a company building race engines and chassis; winning the Indy 500 in 1922, 24, 25 and 27. The Dusenberg Model J of 1928 incorporated many bits of race engineering and although not in the Peter-son display it is widely recognized as the Supercar of its day. In that period of early car development many of the cars used racing as a proving ground and marketing tool and you can find several more examples of near production based Supercars. In Europe the production based race car was almost com-mon. On display was a 1938 Delahaye Type 145 Coupe by Chapron which was based on a Grand Prix raced roadster chassis. Many Delahaye models became race cars with the simple removal of headlights and windshields. Easily recog-nized as the Supercar of its day was the 1929 Blower Bentley although not on this display. Race versions of production Bentleys won the LeMans 24 in 1924, 27, 28, 29 and 1930.

On display was the 1952 Ferrari 212/225 Intre Spyder Bar-chetta by Touring which kicked off the long history of Ferrari race winning cars. Not shown would be the Mercedes SS of 1927 and its Su-percar and racing versions from the S, SS, SSK, and SSLK from 1923 to 1933. The racing Mercedes 300 SL of 1952 was the basis for the Supercar on display, the 1963 300 SL Gullwing. The Jaguar SS from 1936 was also a successful racer that in-spired many subsequent Jaguar race cars from the C and D Type to the road version Supercar, the 1956 XKSS on display. Long considered Porsches first true sports/race car, was the1953 mid engine 550. The 550 was sometimes a street driven car, as James Dean famously found to his demise. That same race engine in a 1957 Speedster Carrera GS-GT became a racing giant killer. While the Peterson collection included the obvious Su-percars of the 1967 Cobra 427 and the 1967 Ford GT40 MkII, it missed some equally obvious Porsche models. Often over-looked was the 1960 356B 1600 GTL Abarth Carrera. Per-haps the last of the factory race/sports cars was the 1965 904/6 Carrera GTS with its ground breaking unitized steel and fiberglass bonded chassis. To this day many 904s are still street driven. The 911 era with the 1973 Carrera RS be-gan the road Supercars being transformed into class crush-ing race cars. The 1976 Porsche Turbo and later badged the 930, it was the production based Supercar that led to a whole new generation of race cars that would vie for overall race victories and not just class wins. Beginning with the 934 and then the 935, their dominance lasted for over a de-cade. Most would agree that the first true Hypercar was the 959 starting in 1988. In the Peterson collection its direct com-petitor was represented by the Ferrari 288 GTO of 1985. The McLaren F1 of 1998 in the collection had a loose connection to the LeMans winner. But Porsche also had a LeMans win-ner in the 1996 GT1. The Hypercar that almost went racing was the 2004 to 2007 Carrera GT. Finally Porsche entered the modern Hypercar era in 2013 with the 918 hybrid. Its racing counterpart, the 919 LMP1 race car dominated Le-Mans and won three world championships from 2017 to 2019. `While Porsche may have abandoned the current Hyper-car market with its million dollar high technology cars there is thought that the current Porsche lineups are Hypercars in their own right.

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Members & Visitor Present: Glenn Trapp, Phil Mather, Tim Pott, and Christian Maloof.

Call to Order: Peter Grant called the Zoom meeting to order at 7:03PM.

President’s Report: Peter discussed the virtual holiday par-ty. This is charity event and should qualify for the National charity funds. Peter will follow up with Lori if we can apply for the funds from national.

Meeting Minutes: October meeting minutes were re-viewed. Motion: To approve meeting minutes passed.

Treasurer’s Report: Burghard reviewed the October Finan-cial report. Motion: To approve the financial report passed.REMINDER: The Treasurer’s Report is available to club mem-bers. Email Burghard Linn at [email protected]

Insurance Report: Jim Dowty will continue as our Insurance chair.

Advertising Report: No report.

Membership: Glenn announced that the club membership is down to 323 members.

Track Report: Christian met with the reps from Nelson ledges. Setting up two contracts between the two clubs, discussed strategies for sponsorships and the logistics of the event. Sharing the chief instructor role. Will need to del-egate the track manger role to manage all the volunteers. Planning for the Grattan is underway. Phil Mather has ne-gotiated with Waterford these dates for next year: May 11 and Sept 14.

Newsletter: Mike indicated the deadline to be sometime in January.

Website: No report.

Events Committee: • Nov 8 – Polar Bear Run. Host: Sebastian Gaeta• Virtual Holiday Party – collecting toys for Motts.

New Business: According to national, SA2015 and SA2020 helmets required for DE events. For beginner’s day we have allowed motorcycle helmets in the green group but we need to determine if that is acceptable. National is discussing a waiver to the helmet requirement for next year because of COVID allowing students to catch up. We need to inventory our loaner helmets for any SA2010 models.

Old Business: None

Motion: To adjourn the meeting passed unanimously at 7:40PM. Minutes taken by Mary Ann Kantrow, Secretary.

Peter Grant: President...........................................PresentKevin Kral: Vice-President ......................................PresentBurghard Linn: Treasurer........................................Present Mary Ann Kantrow: Secretary ................................PresentMike O’Rear: Editor ................................................PresentCharlie Brown III .....................................................Present

Dave Finch ..............................................................PresentJon Heidorn .............................................................AbsentMatt Huber ............................................................PresentJeremy Goddard .....................................................PresentWilliam Rogers .......................................................Present

Porsche Club of AmericaRally Sport Region -- Board Meeting Minutes

Monday, November 2, 2020

Answer Key to Tech Quiz (page 10)1. c (Excellence February 2013 pg 107) 2. c (Excellence December 2012 pg. 84) 3. b (Excellence June 2011 pg. 62)4. c (Porsche Year 1985-1986 pg. 42)5. a (Excellence was Expected Vol 2 pg.809)6. d (A French Kiss with Death pg.72)

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Members & Visitor Present: Glenn Trapp, Phil Mather, Tim Pott, and Christian Maloof.

Call to Order: Peter Grant called the Zoom meeting to or-der at 7:03PM.

President’s Report: Peter gave a status of the charity dona-tions to Motts children hospital. One member is offering a match to the donations.

Meeting Minutes: November meeting minutes were re-viewed. Motion: To approve meeting minutes passed.

Treasurer’s Report: Burghard reviewed the November Financial report. Motion: To approve the financial report passed.REMINDER: The Treasurer’s Report is available to club mem-bers. Email Burghard Linn at [email protected]

Insurance Report: No report.

Advertising Report: No report.

Membership: Glenn announced that the club membership is up to 324 members. February will be the club’s 25th an-niversary.

Track Report: Christian reported that Maumee Region has signed with us for the event at Nelson Ledges. Christian is looking for volunteers for the various events. The track committee is having a meeting to confirm pricing. Dates are set for Nelson Ledges: Aug 27-29 and Grattan: Jun. 11-13. Waterford contracts should be finalized in the spring.

Newsletter: Mike indicated the deadline will be after the holidays. He attended the editor’s meeting and reported that there are still some regions that do printed newslet-ters. Some clubs are not doing paper newsletters and scal-ing back on the number of issues. We still have people

contributing to content and getting some funds from ad-vertising.

Website: No report.

Events Committee: Jon Heidorn reported:• Virtual Holiday Party – collecting toys for Motts.• No plans yet for next year. Virtual garage tours?

New Business: At the last track meeting it was suggested a sponsorship chairperson would be helpful. The new roll will look for sponsors and could also help with advertising. Tim Pott may have someone that could do this. No meeting in January. First meeting of 2021 will be Febru-ary 1st.

Old Business: Election results: Charlie Brown III, Jon Hei-dorn, Matt Huber have been re-elected. Phil Mather has been elected to the board replacing Jeremy Goddard. The board also discussed our helmet loaner program. We have 9 expired helmets. The discussion centered on how many we need and if we should limit the loaner program to a cer-tain run group. Motion: Limit to Green group, buy enough helmets to get to 10, and initiated a 4 time limit passed.

Motion: To adjourn the meeting passed unanimously at 7:58PM. Minutes taken by Mary Ann Kantrow, Secretary.

Porsche Club of AmericaRally Sport Region -- Board Meeting Minutes

Monday, December 14, 2020

Peter Grant: President...........................................PresentKevin Kral: Vice-President ......................................PresentBurghard Linn: Treasurer........................................Present Mary Ann Kantrow: Secretary ................................PresentMike O’Rear: Editor ................................................PresentCharlie Brown III .....................................................Present

Dave Finch ...............................................................AbsentJon Heidorn ............................................................PresentMatt Huber ............................................................PresentJeremy Goddard ......................................................AbsentWilliam Rogers ........................................................Absent

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gan. $1250 Call 313-909-7815 (7/20)

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Set of 18” Formula 43 Aluminum Center Lock Wheels: cost $4,500 new. Purchased for my 2011 GT3RS and I believe they would also fit a 997 Cup Car or maybe a 997 wide body (Turbo?). 12”x 18” - 46mm off-set, 9”x 18” - 47mm offset, Excellent condition $2,250 Tom Krueger 313-570-2223 (5/20)

Two full sets of BMW wheels: From 2008 3 Series. One with old winter tires. $300/set or $500 for both. Contact Vigen Darian 313-587-8637, (text pre-ferred) or [email protected] (5/20)

997 Parts: Parts are from a 911 997 generation 2 Carrera 4S: used K&N air filters, new oil filter with O-ring, used 7mm wheel spacers, Porsche shoulder harness pad, Center muf-fler, Manual Shift-

er Assembly, Intake Plenum, Will sell separately. Buyer pays shipping or pickup from Northville MI. $500. John McIver; (734) 765-4585; [email protected] (09/19)

Car Storage: heated, secured $550 up to 6 months. Call Clem Weierstahl 810-636-2840. (09/19)

WANTED

Wanted To Buy: Let me help you clean out your garage of 993 engine under tray, excellent condition only. Richard Zar-bo, [email protected] (01/21)

To place a classified ad in The Bahn Stormer, please To place a classified ad in The Bahn Stormer, please contact [email protected] (Put “Bahn Stormer contact [email protected] (Put “Bahn Stormer Ad” in the subject line). Non-members will be charged Ad” in the subject line). Non-members will be charged $5.00/quarter. Ads more than six months old may be $5.00/quarter. Ads more than six months old may be removed unless resubmitted.removed unless resubmitted.

Road-Keeper Dual HD vehicle video system with GPS

The compact unit contains both 1080p HD cameras, GPS, accelerometers, and status screen. This allows for a very secure and stealthy installation in your vehicle.

Use Road-Keeper on the road or at the track. Fully compatible with our Race-Keeper Comparo analysis application. Both cameras can be adjusted vertically and horizontally. Includes: power cord, 32GB Micro SD card, and mounting bracket.

Our latest innovation in video data systems is the Trivinci Road-Keeper system for recording dual stream 1080p full HD video and audio with GPS and accelerometer data. $399

For more information: Bill Stevens 614-214-9732 [email protected]

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Vintage Munk's?Restorations since 1969

3088 Huron St. (M-59)Waterford, [email protected]

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March 1996 Charter Party Celebrates the Launch of Rally SportMarch 1996 Charter Party Celebrates the Launch of Rally SportPhotographers lost to historyPhotographers lost to history

Bob Sandeau, Denise & Mike Evans and Dan Hudson

Ann & Ken Dill

Doris & John Melvin

Ken & Darcy Owings

Matt & Dru Huber and Steve ShanksMary Ann & Dan Kantrow and Tom Green

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Glenn & Claudia Trapp

Vigen Darian

Wally & Eve Haley

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