Volume 38 No. 9 September 2009 Not Your Mothers Cayenne Motor
Motor-Stadt Region Porsche Club of America Volunteers Editor - Jordan Miller Subscriptions Madness subscriptions are available to non MSR members for a cost of $24/ per year. Advertising Policy and Rates Non-commercial classified ads are published in Madness at no cost to MSR-PCA members and a nominal cost to nonmembers. Mail or e-mail your copy to the Editor. Commercial Advertisers Display and classified ads are available in Madness for products and services, automotive related or not, of interest to our membership. Address Changes: Please notify National and the Region: PCA National, c/o Diana Tringali, PO Box 5900, Springfield VA 22150 Motor-Stadt, c/o Charles Hagen, P.O. Box 555, Okemos, MI 48805 Board Member/President Charles Hagen P.O. Box 555 Okemos, MI 48805 517-347-5017 cchagen@aol.com Board Member/Vice-President Bill Campbell 7006 Captiva Dr. Lansing, MI 48917 wcc248@hotmail.com Board Member/Membership Terrill M. Whitney 10570 Peet Rd, Chesaning MI 48616 home (989) 845-3397 fax (989) 845-3397 Board Member/Secretary Jordan Miller 1926 Mullholland Dr. Lansing, MI 48911 uthjazz@sbcglobal.net Board Member/Advertising Mark Schlott 3951 Blue Spruce Dr., Dewitt, MI 48820 home (517) 669-9658 email meschlott@verizon.net Board Member/Treasurer Bill Robertson 4109 Cornell Okemos, MI 48864 Home (517) 582-5036 Board Member Bill Potter email Billp@wolveng.com Web-Master Bill Campbell 7006 Captiva Dr. Lansing, MI 48917 wcc248@hotmail.com Safety Karl Haug home (517) 485-0724 khaug1@sbcglobal.net Legal Counsel Randy Kleiman PO Box 1296 East Lansing MI office (517) 351-3550 e-mail rkleiman@osklaw.com Insurance Mark Schlott Zone 4 Representative Roy Wilkinson 199 Pfeiffer Avenue Akron, Ohio 44312 330-733-4813 Rwilk5@sbcglobal.net Madness is the official publication of Motor-Stadt Region, Porsche Club of America. Statements and opinions are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of MSR or PCA. Permission to reprint any material herein is granted, provided full credit is given to Madness and the author. Contributions are always welcome.
Regional Events Calendar September 19 Ice Cream Run meet at Raynor Park in Mason MI at 3 pm 18-20 Drivers Ed at Grattan Raceway wmi.pca.org October 1-4 Porsche Escape Dayton Ohio 10-11 Indain River Run Meet at Paulas Cafe at 11am 13 Membership Meeting at Hobies 6:30 pm 23 Charity Food Drive and Panamer Introduction at Okemos Auto Collection 6pm Welcome new members: Michael Martin Steven Smoyer Transfers In: None Transfers Out: None Non-Renewals: None Check Us Out on the Web! www.pca.org/mst Visit the new Zone 4 website to find out about events in other regions. http://zone4.pca.org Thanks to Charlie Hagen for the photos for this edition. If anyone would like to see their photos or tech article in Madness Email Jordan Miller. uthjazz@sbcglobal.net
Munk's Motors 40th Anniversary Party Saturday, October 17th, 10am - 4pm Wow, have we really been around THAT long? We're probably older than your car! Come celebrate with us: Pizza, beer & good cheer. RSVP to: events@munks.com Respect the classics, man! 3080 Huron Rd. (M-59) Waterford, Michigan service@munks.com 248.681.8081 www.munks.com
Presidents Message The Summer is winding down. Signing up for PCA Escape is still available. Sept. 6 is the WMR Ionia IROC event. They attend ours and let us use their timing equipment at Spartan Speedway. In return, we attend their event, I ll help again w/tech., as I did last year. The ICE CREAM run is comming soon, and the Northern Michigan Color Tour in Oct. See newsletter for dates. The new 911 is now 3M coated, waiting for a bra w/ screens to keep bugs out of radiators. Jackie drove it with a grin from ear to ear, her first time driving a Porsche. We took a first place Concours trophy at the annual SEM picnic. It was really hot that day (90+). Hope you have enjoyed your own cars so far this year, as we have. Charlie FOREIGN CAR PARTS, INCORPORATED 2621 E. Kalamazoo, Lansing (517) 487-5055 (800 573-8008 8 am - 5:30 p.m. Mon-Fri 9 am - 2 pm Sat
ESCAPE TO THE BIRTHPLACE OF AVIATION OCTOBER 1-4, 2009 DAYTON, OHIO OHIO VALLEY REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA
DRIVER S EDUCATION EVENT The Western Michigan Region PCA is offering its version of the 2009 Sensory Stimulus Package to you! Those who enjoy the art of driving should mark their calendars for September 18, 19 & 20, 2009 three days of track time at GRAND PRIX OF GRATTAN at Grattan Raceway, NE of Grand Rapids. The course is both challenging to 65 experienced drivers and a great learning experience for 15 novices! To wet your whistle on past events and to get information on the upcoming event, log onto the WMR PCA website: HYPERLINK http://wmi. pca.org http://wmi.pca.org or contact event chair, Ted Blacklidge at HYPERLINK mailto:sgrafex@chartermi.net sgrafex@chartermi.net or Amber Door, Registrar at HYPERLINK mailto:amdoor242@aol.com Amdoor242@aol.com If you enjoy the art of driving, mark your calendar now! Enrollment is open at www.clubregistration.net We welcome all driving enthusiasts to our event. Hey Porsche People - O'Donnell's Wants Your Business We can fix your Porsche. However, we want you to know that we also fix trailers, pickups, vans, domestic cars and more. Call us - we need your business. Thanks, and Happy Pedaling,
Porsches & Parts FOR SALE: H & R Lowering Springs for 95-98 911, like new, $150. Bill Potter 517-676-9325 FOR SALE: 1975 914 2.0L Zambezi green. Excellent condition Tons of Mods. Rebuilt 2.0 engine at 104k miles. Estimated mileage on car at 130k miles (not sure, replaced speedometer) All for $6500 (Also have helmet, gloves and race shoes,size11) Please Email Timothy Gordon <tj40kman@yahoo.com>
For sale: 1990 C/2 911 Carrera Targa, Gran Prix White with Black leather interior. 67,000 miles. All factory fixes done. Total motor rebuild at 10,000. No snow and little rain for many years. Garaged always. Everything works. Near perfect. M50 suspension, positract and power chip. Cup rims plus originals. Factory manuals and some spare stuff. Never raced or autocrossed. My baby but my spirited driving is getting old. Car needs to be driven. Getting Cayenne. Asking $21,000. Located Eaton Rapids Ben 904-446-6606
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