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Deconstructing the New Porsche Boxster:
A Rare Look Inside
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Greetings!
My name is Laurie Delimon and I'm a Gear Head. There, I said it. It's out in the open for all the world to know.  | | Prieta Post Co-Editors Pam Ryder & Laurie Delimon |
So how did I arrive at this state of being? Could it be the plethora of car magazines that fill our mailbox weekly, the continual feed of Speed Channel shows and car auctions queuing up on the DVR, or the multitude of car shows that I've attended over the years? Hmm, I think it would be safe to say, "all of the above". So what is this language known as Gear Head and why don't Berlitz or Rosetta Stone offer crash courses in it? Well, for starters, there are many different dialects and it is very difficult to learn them all. I happen to speak the most common version. This allows me to converse somewhat intelligently with car owners across all marques. Some automotive elitists might look down on this, but I find that it serves me well. Whether we are at the Good Guys show in Pleasanton, at a Saturday morning Cars & Caffeine event or a full-on Concours, I can usually strike up a conversation with anyone showing a car. I must confess that my Gear Head immersion was with another German marque so I am a bit behind the curve when it comes to the myriad of models and options from Porsche. When in doubt I always ask. Luckily my husband and mentor (Kurt), has a vast catalog of knowledge about all things automotive stored in his noggin. After years of participation in the car show culture, I have come to appreciate the Italian car designers whose body styles cross many automotive marques and whose influence can still be seen today. From Bertone and Ghia to Zagato's inimitable "double bubble" and Pininfarina's sensuous stylings for Ferrari, I truly love the lines and the curves of these artists' designs. While I am not as well-versed in engines and all the trimmings that make a car go fast, along the way I discovered that many car model names give a hint as to what is under the hood. Turbo or Supercharged are pretty obvious but there are more discrete monikers such as S (Sport), LS (Luxury Sport), or I (Fuel Injected). Some marques even integrate the engine displacement into the model name, i.e. the BMW 330 is a 3-series with a 3.0 liter engine while the Audi A6 and A8 boast V6 and V8 engines, respectively. As a seasoned Gear Head, who is wise to the ways of car shows, I can let the Gear Head novice in on a little secret. People who show and/or race their cars LOVE to talk about them. They especially like it when someone takes an interest in their "labor of love". If you want to learn Gear Head, just start a conversation, ask questions and listen to the back story behind the car. Learn about its lineage, the owner's search for the car, the condition when purchased and the restoration process. Before you know it, you'll be speaking fluent Gear Head too! ~Laurie |
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The Inside Track
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 | Doug Ryder
LPR President
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Seems like holiday decorations are popping up in just about every store--an odd conglomeration of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas all rolled into one. It appears to have arrived a bit earlier than usual. Maybe because the time change is happening later? Regardless, the year is drawing to a close and it's time to reflect a bit on the year passed and the year to come.
First, congratulations to Anne, Larry and the entire Autocross Team for a spectacular racing season! We kicked off AX 2012 with a rainstorm that took us all by surprise and got the cars, drivers and equipment wetter than we thought possible. We had the best weather of our series in October for our ending event-AX #8 and the Zone 7 Race of Champions. You can read more about it in Larry's Off-Camber column. As you know Anne runs a tight and very efficient ship providing a high level of safety and more track time for the drivers. We look forward to another great season in 2013. Thanks guys!
Planning for the Annual Awards Banquet at Paolo's is moving ahead and I hope you all have your calendars marked for December 8th. Don't miss it! Thanks Kris and Emilie for planning this favorite event.
Looking back over this last year as LPR President, I think one of the most impressive experiences that I had was attending Porsche Parade in Salt Lake City in July. And while there were many things I could comment on, I think the highlight for Pam and me was the final Saturday parade of some 300 Porsches up State Street and around the Tabernacle and State Capitol. That was very cool. It was raining pretty steadily, but crowds gathered anyway to watch as we took the half-hour procession up and down the boulevard. I mention it here because the 2014 Parade is in our own backyard - Monterey. That provides a level of convenience you won't find again. If you've never been, don't miss this opportunity.
This year has also allowed me to see LPR from a different perspective. I'm convinced that we have one of the best regions in all of the PCA organization - but I am also concerned. I am concerned about the future and our ability to embrace change and welcome new members. LPR has a wonderful legacy and rich history of dedicated volunteers that made a difference. But today there is a need for an open and inviting environment to bring in those who will carry-on the traditions and values of this club. And it means change. Change is inevitable and is necessary if we are to remain a viable region.
This has been a year of great change and success for LPR. Many of those changes mandated by the Board of Directors in 2011 under Ed Tefankjian's administration have been accomplished. The new marketing program has positioned us to be leaders as we plunge deeper into the 21st century. It's fun and invigorating for the club and its members but we all need to be on the same page. The improvements we have made in our Website, the Prieta Post, Facebook and YouTube have created a foundation upon which we can now build and continue to expand our capabilities, providing greater communication and more value to the membership and our advertising partners. These programs are still in development and have yet to be optimized in some areas. This next year we should make those refinements to ensure we are meeting the needs of the membership and partners.
Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving surrounded by the warmth of family and friends,
~Doug
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It's the People -- October 2012 Membership Report
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 | Tom Provasi
Membership Director |
Welcome to our new members this month, Roger Haeuptli from Switzerland, and David Larwood from Redwood City. There are no transfers in to report this month.
It's not often that I get to congratulate a PCA member of 35 years. Larry and Carole Goodwin have been LPR members since joining PCA in November of 1977. Although they moved to Texas a few years back, they have remained in LPR. They have both been very active in the club, hosting GTGs and serving the club in several capacities including President and Prieta Post Editor. We miss you guys and hope to see you at an event next time you're in town!
Fall is a great time to take the Porsche out for a drive in the great surrounding mountain roads. Hope to see you soon at an upcoming event.
New members from PCA: 2
Transfers in: 0
Transfers out: 1
Memberships that expired September 2012: 10
Total renewals September 2012: 10
LPR Membership as of 10/01/12
Total = 513 (Primary = 295 , Affiliates = 218)
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Don't Miss These Upcoming Events!
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November 2 LPR Fall Charity Event
Dinner for the Residents of the San Jose Family Shelter
November 6 Board Meeting
November 13 2013 Calendar Planning Meeting
November 17 Don's Autowerks Tech Session
December 1 TRC 2012 Toy Rallye
December 8 LPR Annual Awards Banquet
For more details and sign up information go to the Event Calendar on our website.
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LPR Winter Coat Drive
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 Let's help out our neighbors in need this winter with a coat drive for Sacred Heart Community Service. We are looking for clean and like-new coats, hats, gloves, blankets and full & travel size hygiene items such as shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs and deodorant.
Bring your donations to the November 6th Board Meeting. If you can't make it to the meeting, please contact Sue Sickal at 408-712-5550 or email Sue at smsickal@yahoo.com to coordinate a convenient date, time and location to make your donation.
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Off-Camber Report
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Anne Roth
AX Co-chair
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LPR's 2012 AX Season has come to a close. It has passed so quickly!
430 drivers, 87 runs, 4700 laps/runs, 4.30 miles of course designs, 2512.60 miles driven, 172 DNF's and 788 cones hit. I get a kick out of the numbers at the end of the season, but the numbers don't tell the story.
The real story is the 430 drivers that came out and ran the 4700 laps/runs. I want to thank each and every one of you for coming out and making all eight autocrosses memorable.
You guys and gals are the best!
You have heard me say it many a time; autocrosses would not be possible with out YOU. Thank you so much!
Another part of the story is our Sponsors. Without their support, autocrossing with LPR would be a very sad affair, indeed.
Thank you Borelli Motorsports for keeping our trailer safe, sound and easily accessible. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you to Cecil Beach (Bodystyle) and Don Wise (Don's Autowerks). Your support has made the 2012 LPR series one of the premier autocrossing series in the greater Northern California area. Thank you!
I must tell you all that putting on an AX, not to mention eight of them, takes a village. LPR's village is the 2012 AX Team: Barry, Bill, Carol, Chris, Chuck, Dave, Kevin, Kris, Les, Rena and of course, my Co-Chair, Larry. You all contribute so much to each and every autocross-it has been a pleasure working side by side with you this season. I could not do it with out each and every one of you. Thank you. I hope all of you return as part of the 2013 AX Team.
Special thanks have to go to the Ryder family and to Laurie and Kurt Delimon. Transporting the trailer to Marina is the most important elements of autocross. If trailer isn't in Marina, we can't autocross. Thank you so very, very much!
I hope to see many of you at the Holiday Awards Banquet on December 8th. Of course, we all run the risk of not recognizing each other all clean and gussied up. Maybe we should wear our helmets? Not.
See ya!
Anne
P.S. You all ate 40 batches of brownies this year!
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The 2012 Zone & Race of Champions
It's now official. The 2012 Zone 7 Race of Champions is now over and in the books. Before I get into the details I want to give a huge thank you to Borelli Motorsports for their support and the use of the rental Miata for this event. The drivers in this event not only had to adapt to a race-prepared Miata for this event but I threw them all an off-speed pitch by also providing a Fiat 500 automatic car as the second vehicle. The rules were to take one run in each car. Then if you hit cones or thought you could do better than the first place driver after round one, you could take a rerun in the car of your choice. One time in each car would be combined for total time. Your rerun would take place of one of your times if you took it. 
The contestants all had serious concerns in their adaptive skills to this challenge. The clutch in the Miata was very touchy, and the Fiat was, to say the least, non-responsive to aggressive driving. Entering the Miata was a challenge with a full roll cage as well.
The drivers all showed their very competitive side in the 7ROC but it was nicely tempered with all of the friendly teasing going on. In the first round the only one to hit cones was Terry Zaccone driving the Fiat. So he was, of course, going to do his "Mulligan" in the Fiat. Other than that, all of the times in the first go-around were very, very close. Trevor Ridgely had the best time in the Miata and Steve Lau was fastest of those who took the first run in the Fiat. In the second round the drivers drove the car they didn't drive in the first go-around. Trevor was first out in the Fiat and achieved a great time of 48.484 which would stand as the fastest time of the day in the little Italian car. So Trevor was not allowed to take his rerun in any car unless someone could beat his combined time. Steve Lau took his rerun in the Miata but was a touch too aggressive at the end and hit more than just a few cones.  Dave Dunwoodie, Clint Smith, Brad Boardman, Terry Zaccone, Bob Peake and Grady Carter all tried to dethrone Trevor to no avail and we are proud to announce Trevor Ridgeley as the 2012 Men's 7ROC Champion! The Woman's side was contested as well with Carol McNamara and Lisa Thomas duking it out like the talented drivers they are. They adapted to the cars just as well as the male drivers did. So every woman out there should see that autocrossing is not just for the males of our species.
Below are the final results: 
| Trevor Ridgeley | 93.76 | | Dave Dunwooodie | 94.352 | | Clint Smith | 94.949 | | Brad Boardman | 95.017 | | Terry Zaccone | 97.153 | | Bob Peake | 97.238 | | Mike Koozman | 97.258 | | Grady Carter | 98.028 | | Steve Lau | 98.297 | Lisa Thomas
| 98.671
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| 105.274 |
Anne Roth and I want to thank all of our team members who helped make this event happen. We should do this every year.
~Larry
To see photos of the Zone 7 Race of Champions,
click on the Flickr icon below
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 LPR volunteers will be preparing and serving dinner to the residents (about 100 people) of The San Jose Family Shelter on Friday, November 2. This event will be a donation of both food and time. We already have the 6 to 8 volunteers needed for to prepare and serve dinner that evening . If you would like to help, we will gladly accept donations of food items for the dinner or help preparing menu items in advance, to be served that night.
This is a great opportunity for LPR to give back to the community and we encourage your participation. If you would like to help, please contact Susan Sickal at 408-712-5550 or via email at
smsickal@yahoo.com.
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Contributed by Johnny Musser
It is very nice to awaken to a beautiful sunny October day that makes living in Northern California and getting together with friends to drive our Porsches such a great experience. Kathy and I were enjoying the drive from Santa Cruz to Dublin, using the GPS to find the address of the start location. All of a sudden Kathy is telling me that the GPS is sending us a different way than the instructions from our tour leaders, the Reeds and Bennetts. With great confidence, I told her that our navigation device would know the most efficient way to get there. After winding around through back streets for an extra 10 minutes we did finally arrive. Apparently the computers really are plotting against us.
I had hoped to arrive early, not late, since John Reed had told me that his CB wasn't working and wanted to use one of the LPR loaners. When we tried to hook up the loaner CB we found that it was the cigarette lighter that was bad, not John's CB. The thought of a tour without John's golden voice entertaining us during the drive was unthinkable, so while the driver's meeting was going on, I rushed over to Safeway and purchased batteries. We got the batteries loaded and the CB working just as the group that John was leading was ready to leave. We had 21 cars and went in two groups so that it was easier to keep together.
We left Dublin and got onto I-680 and transited north across the Benicia-Martinez bridge until we got to some two-lane roads that are much nicer to drive in our Porsches. We left the freeway and drove through beautiful hills with Oak trees covered with Spanish Moss gently waving in the breeze, and deciduous trees with their leaves turning golden. This part of the tour made you realize what a special time of the year fall is in Northern California. The green and golden trees, golden hills, blue lakes and great driving roads winding over the hills and through the valleys were magnificent. Kathy and I weren't the only ones enjoying the drive. There were many comments on the CB about what a beautiful day and drive it was. We drove through Wooden Valley, north on highway 121 past Lake Hennessey and then north on the Silverado Trail through the Napa Valley until we arrived at Calistoga for our lunch stop.  We were on our own for lunch and a large group ended up at the Hydro Bar and Grill which had a great selection of delicious sandwiches and salads. We sat with George Jansen, who told us that he was there without Virginia because she was getting ready to leave the next day for Spain and Portugal. After we ate we had time to walk around town and visit the many interesting shops.
After lunch and shopping we left Calistoga and continued north on Hwy 29 through vineyards with red and gold leaves and purple grapes waiting to be picked and turned into wine. At Middletown we turned onto Hwy 175 through Forest Lake and Cobb and then onto Loch Lomond Rd and Seigler Canyon Rd which ran up one canyon and back down the other side until we were back on Hwy 29. We were no longer in wine country but now traveled through farm country near Clear Lake. There were many apple and walnut orchards with trees ready to be harvested. Soon we were at our destination the Lodge at Blue Lakes.
I must mention the roads on the tour. The Bennetts and Reeds not only found great winding roads over mountains and through canyons but they were all very smooth and most seemed to have been recently repaved. I don't recall a drive with that many miles of smooth fun roads. My hat is off to our leaders for a great job of route selection. 
After we checked in to our rooms we all migrated to the back deck of the hotel for the usual LPR pre-dinner (and in this case pre-boat ride) gathering. The lake is crystal clear, about ¾ of a mile long, ¼ mile wide. It is surrounded by pine trees and was a beautiful setting for our gathering. I didn't get to talk to everyone at the gathering because we had to split into two groups to find enough shade so that no one melted in the afternoon sun. When our group headed for the shade we did manage to snag enough hors d'oeuvres to go with the wine we were sharing to make the time very enjoyable. Soon it was time to put away the food and get on the boats for our ride around the lake.
We had the use of three electric boats for an hour sailing around the lake.  On our boat we had Barry and Suzette Pangrle, Justin and Julia Gross (with Luigi her service dog), John and Angie Reed, Debbie Bennett and our esteemed captain for the trip, Leslie Orlando. As we were getting ready to leave, our hosts at the Lodge Peter and Maryann Schmid, gave each group a bottle of champagne for the cruise. It was beautiful, with the sun setting behind the hills and the shadows of the pine trees lengthening across the lake and a made it a very relaxing trip around the lake.
After the cruise we went to the event room for a buffet dinner with beef, chicken, salad vegetables, dessert and we shared some great wine. We had a nice time talking to the people at our table: Peter and Jacqueline Ridgway, Don and Leslie Orlando and Barry and Suzette Pangrle. After dinner I talked with Jennifer Bryant, Vince and Christine Vincent, and Ken and June Iles about what a great day it had been and how much fun it was to be a member of the "Good Times Region".
The next morning we were up early (at least early for me) for a great breakfast. There were eggs cooked to order, bacon, toast, bagels, and secret recipe French toast. We kept running out of the French toast and every time that a new batch was brought out there was a rush to get some of it. We were sitting with Rudi and Joanna Herz and it took Rudi three tries to get some for Joanna.  Kevin and Dede Seward were at our table and it turns out that Kevin really is an early riser and had gone fishing. He said that the fish were biting and he had hooked a couple but, not having a net, they got off as he tried to get them on to the dock.
At 10 a.m., after we checked out and loaded up the cars, we took a group photograph with the owners of the Lodge Peter and Maryann Schmid. They did a great job of making our stay go smoothly resulting in a very pleasant experience. The meals were very good, (I still want the recipe for the French toast) the boat ride beautiful, and the champagne a nice surprise. After the group photo we were on our way to lunch at the Coppola Winery in Healdsburg. We drove west on Hwy 20 from Blue Lakes to Hwy 101 and then south on 101. 
Then it was west on the Booneville Ukiah Rd for 20 miles of beautiful scenery and great Porsche driving. At Booneville the Bryants and Mitchells decided that they wanted to stay and explore the town while the rest of the group went south on Hwy 128 for more fun driving until we got back on Hwy 101 at Cloverdale. From there it was a short trip to the winery. At Coppola it is easy to forget that it is a winery. They have a giant swimming pool, two restaurants, a retail souvenir store, a movie memorabilia gallery, bocce ball courts and yes, even a tasting room. Half of the group stayed to have lunch and the rest of us headed for home. It had been another great Reed/Bennett tour with great roads, beautiful scenery, good food and most importantly great people spending the weekend together. To see more photos of the Blue Lakes Tour, click on the Flickr icon below. 
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2013 Calendar of Events Planning Session
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November 11th 5 - 7 PM As 2012 is becoming history, 2013 is just around the corner. Here's your opportunity to become involved in planning next year's events. What's your pleasure? Good Time Gatherings? Tours? Autocross? Tech Sessions? Rallies? Specialty Events? Let's continue the tradition of the Good Time Region with an abundance of good time events! Any event your imagination can conjure up involving Porsche and the people involved in LPR is on the table...all we need is your participation! To paraphrase JFK, "Ask not what LPR can do for you, ask what you can do for LPR."
The planning session location is the Round Table Pizza on the corner of Camden Ave. and Union Ave. in San Jose. Grab your 2013 calendars and let's create another exciting year of outstanding activities.The big bonus: Pizza and sodas for all attending, even JFK would approve! Questions or comments? Call or email LPR Activities Director John Reed (408) 371-1965 or
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2012 LPR PCA Awards Banquet
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Saturday, December 8 6:30 - 11 p.m.
Enjoy an evening of cocktails and fine dining at beautiful Paolo's Restaurant! After dinner we will present the 2012 Awards, introduce the 2013 Board members and then enjoy the rest of the evening socializing and dancing.
 The evening will kick off with a no host bar and hors d'oeuvres such as assorted crostini, tuna tartar canapés, fried zucchini, grilled chicken rollatini and Italian cheeses and fruit. Dinner will begin with a salad of Belgian endive, baby spinach and radicchio, roasted beets, bacon, balsamic dressing, candies walnuts and Gorgonzola. Entrée selections are a choice of Creekstone Farms grilled dry aged Angus 14oz rib eye with garlic braised seasonal greens, mashed potatoes, forager mushroom and red wine reduction or grilled fish of the day with grilled pepper and caper relish, seasonal vegetables and mashed potatoes.
This delectable dinner with be finished off with a choice of New York Cheesecake or flourless chocolate torte. Wine will be served with dinner
The cost for LPR members and guests is $50 per person.
RSVP BY 11/27/12
to Kris Vanacore, or by calling 1-408-978-1101. Register at or via check made out to LPR PCA.
Send check payments to Kris Vanacore, 1122 Roycott Way, San Jose, 95125 Parking in the on-site RiverPark garage will be validated for all guests. Paolo's Restaurant 333 West San Carlos St. San Jose Room Block Information A limited number of rooms have been reserved at the San Jose Marriott (0.3 miles from Paolo's) 301 South Market St., San Jose, CA 95113 Telephone: 1-800-228-9290 or 1-408-280-1300 Double Rooms $125.00 + tax
Reference LPR PCA room block Dec2012 and M-P5BOGA when making your reservations DEADLINE for room reservations Friday, 11/23/12 Please do not hesitate to contact Kris Vanacore at 1-408-978-1101 or Emilie Highley at 1-408-267-6877 with any questions.
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Passport to the World
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Contributed by Diana Hallock & Pam Ryder
The Hallocks are LPR members with a reputation. When it comes to Good Time Gatherings, one hosted by Diana and Hal goes on the "not to be missed" social calendar.These two make you feel like treasured guests in their home and their attention to detail makes it evident that they have entertaining down to an art!
Their October Passport to the World event was no exception. They began earlier in the summer with a teaser to what was in store for guests. "Play close attention to the Olympics," they suggested. A few admitted to studying up but Ken Iles took the matter seriously bringing a cheat sheet full of statistics. But would it help?
More than 30 guests enjoyed the event including first-timers Chip and Laura Alexander; and special guests neighbors Ron and Lois Hayes, and Joann and Rene Omo, Diana's mom and sister.
 After too many fabulous appetizers brought by half the guests and before scrumptious desserts brought by the other half, the Passport dinner by Diana included filet mignon bites and chicken breast bites with rice pilaf, dinner rolls and haricot verts. Guests chose a variety of meat bites, dipped them in the 12 sauces and tried to
 figure out the name of the sauce and country of origin. Between courses
guests worked on a variety of quizzes in their passports including flags,
currencies, capitol cities and sauces --the toughest category with two winners! We couldn't do the national anthems section because we couldn't hear the recordings over the laughter and conversations. Hal was the bartender and poured generous libations, which may also have added to the noise and fun!
When the award ceremony began,we were without LPR anthem and flag but nonetheless, the
winners proudly accepted their honors. The Vincents took home a German wine for their knowledge of sauces joined by the Alexanders who won the Chilean wine. The Sickals nabbed the Italian wine for their geography prowess; the Ridgways knew their flags claiming the French wine and Joanne and Tony Antonowictz were pros at currency and took home the Argentinian wine.
The 12 Sauces of the Passport to the World Dinner:
- Mole - Mexico
- Chimmichurra - Argentina
- Wasabi Cream - Vietnam
- Hot & Sweet Mustard - Germany
- Hollandaise - France
- Teriyaki - Japan
- Romesco - Spain
- Tzaziki - Greece
- Marinara - Italy
- Curry - India
- Satay - Thailand
- Hoisin - China
Special thanks to Diana and Hal for hosting another unforgettable event!
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Porsche Personen
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by Don Orlando
This month we feature a couple that literally lives the Porsche experience! The vast majority of their lives have included all aspects of Porsche, from various local club activities to roles on the National PCA scene, including various positions on the National Board as well as Zone 7 representative.
When I asked these two to be our Featured Members, they returned a nice, modest response; too modest for me given what I know of their activities. I pressed them a bit so I could share with you the extent of their involvement and commitment to our club and all things Porsche. Their story reads like a "Who Done It."
A brief synopsis:
- They have attended 31 consecutive Porsche Parades (He has 34 to his credit!)
- National Enthusiast of the Year '89
- National Family of the Year '93
- Parade Autocross "Top Time of the Day" (7 times for him and 3 times for her - Yeah, she's quick too!)
- National Parade Staff (last three years)
And, he's had a nice selection of Porsches too. Hell, he bought his first (356 Cabriolet) when he was still in high school! If you're like me, you might be thinking "What a lucky turd." But, the truth of the matter is they're just like the rest of LPR, good people who don't seem to take for granted their good fortune.
If you're active in the club, you know them and their accomplishments/contributions. If you're not and would like to know more about the local LPR or National PCA scene, read below to get a hint of their knowledge and experiences, then attend just about any club event to say hello.
Note: If you're thinking of challenging either of them on the AX course, better bring your "A" game; they're both scary fast.
Porsche Personen Presents
Tom and Sandy Provasi
Our garage currently has three Porsches:
My first Porsche which is a 1963 365 Cabriolet, light ivory, purchased in 1975 while in high school. I purchased it in Los Angeles from the original owners.
A 1970 914 6 race car, signal orange. It has a 3.5 engine in it currently. To our knowledge it has always been a race car. I have done extensive research to document the race history and would like to eventually restore it to its original IMSA GTU look in the 70s and 80s.
Our street car is a 1986 911 Carrera Targa, metallic grey with red interior.
We have previously owned several 356s. Sandy's first Porsche was a 1969 912 white with red interior which she purchase in 1982 prior to the Reno Porsche Parade. We also drove the 912 to Lake of the Ozarks Parade in 1983. After we married in 1984, we purchased a 1969 911E Conda Green to keep the 912 company. We drove the 911E to the Wisconsin Parade in Appleton, WI and Costa Mesa Parade in 1985. We used both cars as daily drivers before kids and even purchased a car seat to fit the 911 when our first daughter, Christine came along.
We started time trialing in 1984 with a 1972 914 1.7 and then moved up to a faster 1973 914 2.0 and now the 914/6 3.5.
Member history:
I have been a member since July 1979. Sandy joined in 1982. We were married in 1984 and have 3 daughters. Christine was born in 1986, Michelle in 1987 and Elizabeth in 1990. I play USTA tennis and we both love to snow ski. We are 49er and Giants fans with season tickets. I have been a painting contractor since 1978, but I also enjoy remodeling homes. Sandy is the property manager and bookkeeper for the business.
Favorite driving road(s):
We enjoy the Santa Cruz Mountains, especially with the top down. Another favorite for us is driving through the south county roads while stopping at one of the many great local wineries for tasting and a picnic. Taking the 356 down to Monterey and Carmel during the Historic Race week in August is also a favorite drive for us.
Interesting Porsche or car related story(s):
Many of you might remember the tour/rally last year when our rear tire went flat in Sonoma and we had 20 of our LPR friends stop and help us change the tire and figure out how to blow up that silly inflatable spare. Great caring people in LPR!
Interest in the club:
We enjoy all aspects of the club that include driving and social. We have traveled the US and Canada to drive famous racetracks. We enjoy hosting LPR events and over the years have held Oktoberfest and the Christmas Lights tours at our home.
Worst speeding ticket:
We have had our share of speeding tickets traveling to and from Parade over the past 34 years. In 1984 while traveling to Appleton Wisconsin for the Parade, we were stopped not once, but twice in Colorado in the same day. Most memorable was in Texas at the '87 Parade when the local sheriff stopped me for speeding, took my license and had me follow him to the post office as he watched me put the check in the mail, before returning my license to me. Believe them when they say 'don't mess with Texas'.
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PCA Member Spotlight
Sandy and Tom Provasi
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To see more photos of Tom & Sandy,
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What Kind of Porsche Owner are You?
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This month we will look at the Water-boys.
These are water-cooled Porsche owners. Although this category obviously includes 928's, 924's, Boxsters, and the new 911's, I'm thinking particularly of 944's and 968's. They are usually a friendly lot, even though they know that the purists are always thinking, "real Porsches aren't water-cooled". Water-boys are well tolerated these days because the turbo versions of these cars are so fast and viceless on the track. If you are an air-cooled owner and you persist in tormenting a Water-boy, he's likely to get fed up and challenge you to a lap or two at Thunderhill. Personally, I like Water-boys, because they really seem to enjoy their cars and they drive them "as they were intended". Besides, the new water-cooled Porsches are the best Porsches yet in terms of performance, and like it or not, they represent the future of the marque.
~Author Unknown
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Unclassified Ads
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Porsche Sport Driving School Gift Certificate
Redeemable for 2-day Performance Class and includes optional Damage Waiver.
School is held at Barber Motorsports Track In Alabama.
Full details at www.porschedriving.com
Must be 21 years of age and must be redeemed by October 2013.
Face value is $3,400 - will transfer for $3,100.
E-mail: caronsd@gmail.com (Steve Caron)
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