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New Members Joshua Bigelow- 1999 911 Carrera 4 James Mazza- 2013 911 Carrera Ricardo Poveda- 1985 944 Curtis Vick- 2006 Cayman S Tranfers No transfers Anniversaries Name Expires Donn Fassero 5/31/15 Stewart Thomas 5/31/15 Michael Dufort 5/31/15 Dennis Bettencourt 5/31/15 Rangu Chandran 5/31/15 Patricia Nan 5/31/15 Dave Huckaby 5/31/15 Michael Kerns 5/31/15 Arthur Seeger 6/30/15 Ronald Skelton 6/30/15 Members 116 Affiliate Members 69 Total 185 4
May 9 Redwood AX 3 Santa Rosa May 10 Redwood AX 4 Santa Rosa May 16 SVR AX Stockton June 6 SVR AX Stockton June 7 LPR Parts Heaven Concours 1 Hayward June 21-27 Parade French Lick, IN June 28 SVR Concours 2 Niello Porsche July 18 Zone 7 AX Stockton July 19 MR Concours 3 Carmel Valley Aug 2 GGR Concours 4 Carlsen Porsche Aug 14 Werks Reunion Carmel Valley Aug 15 SVR AX Stockton Aug 30-31 Zone 7 AX School Marina Airport Sept 12 Yos. Trip/Picnic Yosemite N.P. Sept 12 LPR 7 AX 5 Marina Sept 13 RU HOT run Santa Cruz-Half Moon Sept 13 GGR AX 6 Marina Sept 19 SVR AX Stockton Sept 20 Redwood Concours 5 Ledson Winery Sept 25-27 Rennsport Reunion 5 Laguna Seca Sept 30-Oct 4 Escape to Rushmore Rapid City, SD Oct 4 Yosemite Concours Porsche of Livermore Oct 17 SVR AX Stockton 5
April 14, 2015 Attendees: President- Steve Searles, VP- Chuck Pierce, Treasurer- Steve Perry, Secretary- Jennifer Pierce, Membership Director- Don Chaisson, Webmaster- Virginia Swanberg, Newsletter Editor- Bracken Helmes, Historian- Norm Swanberg, Zone 7 Rep.- Paul Czopek. Call to Order: 7:20 PM Location: Pierce Residence Welcome: Steve Searles VP Report: (Chuck Pierce): Checked out Fields Winery for car placement for event Treasurer Report: (Steve Perry): Ending balance as of 3/31/2015 was $7427.96. Note corrected report was submitted on 4/15/2015 - attached (balance $6625) Membership Report: (Don Chaisson) 114 members, 4 new members (report submitted) Webmaster Report: (Virginia Swanberg) continued issues getting the by-laws posted on the web. Newsletter Report: (Bracken Helmes) one new account. Historian Report: (Norm Swanberg) Current project is a synopsis of the asking prices for Porsche s over the years Wash/Shine Update (Steve P.) all speakers are ready to go. Bob Brenner got flyer posted all over the area. Don will help Steve call people; Virginia will bring coffee and donuts between 6-7 AM; Jen will do registration; Chuck will organize parking; Don will take pictures. Steve P. proposed Wash/Shine be a Zone event next year. Paul said it has to be more than a Wash/Shine to be a Zone Event like a concours to draw more people but will put on the schedule at the next presidents meeting. Planning for next years event will start in September Driving event - GG Region - OK to show up for just 1 day. Don is organizing a group to go. Paul will bring store stuff to Virginia at the event Paul worked with chuck on how to access web mailer so Chuck can send announcements to all members Next Meeting: May12, 2015 at 7 pm - same location: Pierce Residence. Adjournment: 8:23 PM 6
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The Yosemite Region held its first event for 2015 a Car Show and BBQ at the Fields Family Winery in Lodi California. But it really was a Cancer Research Fundraiser for the Placer Breast Cancer Endowment for University of California Davis Medical Center! The cars that were shown ranged from a newly restored 356 (owned by Katherine Enis, daughter to Jack Wilson, a PCA member from 1959) to a one month old Cayman GTS, and included Boxster s, Cayman s, Carrera s, Turbo s and even an air cooled Targa, all displayed on the Winery lawn. While not really a concours, there was a lot of last minute detailing and cleaning, with our Zone 7 representative, Paul Czopek, making his Cayman sparkle. The event featured a personal wine tasting at the Fields Family Winery, Lodi, a special guest speaker: Bill McAnally of BMR Racing of Roseville (NASCAR West- and East team), and a live auction of Porsche and motor sport attractions. The highlights of the auction included a copy of 911 x 911, Porsche Museum Edition and pit passes for the upcoming NA- SCAR race at Sonoma Raceway, courtesy of BMR Racing. The bidding was furious for the pit passes, with region member John Batch and Yosemite Region President, Steve Searles battling it out. Bill McAnally settled things by doubling the offering so that both could win pit passes! Though we are a small region, the group supported the UC Davis Medical Research charity auction with over $2000 worth of winning bids. After the auction, event organizer, Steve Perry of Yosemite Region rang the lunch bell for a catered BBQ of brisket, chicken, baked beans and potato salad. Wine from the Fields Winery was not part of the event, but was, of course, optional! 8
Friends, if you re within the sound of my words, you owe it to yourself to, at least, test drive the Tesla Model S. Preferably the all-in, all-zoot version, the P85D. I did, this week, and I m here to tell the tale. Let s start with Insane Mode. You ve heard about it. I call it a genius marketing gimmick. What it does is allow for full power. Sport mode, the other option, cuts that in half. I left it on. All the time. And so will you. All 600+ hp and 600+ lb.-ft. of torque. Here s what happened. On my drive, with a friend who admits to knowing nothing about cars riding shotgun, we pulled into a rustic restaurant in the mountains, unfolded ourselves, and this guy just appeared, like from out of nowhere, to assault us with Isn t it unbelievable? Don t you love it? Here s what you do, you go on down the road a bit until you get to the straightaway. Wink wink. Which is what we did. No launch mode. No levers to flip. No bringing up the revs. Just punch that electric torque curve! Now, I used to ride a sport bike that had a quoted 0 to 60 time of 2.8 seconds, versus the Tesla s 3.2 seconds. I ve driven the Tesla 9
Runabout. I ve driven the Bentley Continental Supersport, with similar power and weight to the P85D. I ve watched the You Tube videos of whole families doing just exactly what I was about to do. I ve never experienced stomach compression like this. Painful compression. Coupled with hysterical, hyena-like histrionics. Did I do it again? You betcha. And, truth be told, I also did it to pass cars. I did it on entrance ramps. I did it climbing hills. It s like you just rewrote the formula for the earth - space continuum. Gravity ceases to be an issue. And that s not all. Actually by a long shot. It handles. I had my doubts. I mean, 5000+ pounds? I know! Credit, I guess, the battery packs all ideally located below the floorboards. The aluminum frame and body. And the active air suspension. The steering, which has several settings. I chose sport. And, for an electric system, I had very nice feel. Then there s regenerative braking. Lift, even going downhill, and the car slows and either keeps the battery charge unchanged or adds maybe a mile or two to your range. It s the first car, ever, to get better as time goes on. Think about that. And while you re at it, think about what that fact should do for resale value. Why? Software upgrades. Beamed to you overnight. I asked the Tesla people if the Leaf or the Prius does that. The answer was no, this is a Tesla exclusive. They told me the last major upgrade, earlier this year, provided forward collision warning and overtake acceleration. This means that, when you pull out of your lane to overtake another car, the car knows and automatically increases your speed. But that s not all. You also got traffic aware cruise control, which locks in on traffic flow, from however fast you re going on down to 0. The next upgrade, coming soon, will provide virtually autonomous driving from on-ramp to off-ramp. Set the cruise, and the combination of perimeter warning, side collision warning and lane departure warning will allow the car to track the lines in the road, leading you to your preset destination. There have been reports from Wall Street, questioning whether Tesla will make its stated production goals this year. I asked about that, and I got read the master plan. 10
First there was the Roadster, which came with a high price and low range. It was more a proof of concept vehicle than anything else. Then came the family-friendly Model S. And next up, later this year, is the Model X, an SUV at a comparable price point. Then, in 2017, comes the Model 3, which will retail for $35,000 or so, before federal and state tax credits. I remember writing about the Roadster as a great toy to drive, if your lifestyle fit the car s requirements and limitations. Not so with the Model S. On our jaunt this week, we had a 240 - mile range. And charging? Superchargers all over the place. Tesla has gone from 0 to 400 stalls in 2+ years. And if you re in trip planner mode, the car tells you where they are. I was at the auto show in Denver recently, and I happened to study the specs there for a 2015 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid. Between the supercharged V6 and the electric motor you got 416 hp and 435 lb.-ft of torque. Throw in typical options like the Premium Package Plus, which adds ParkAssist, Porsche Entry & Drive and Lane Change Assist, and you re looking at an MSRP of $110,000 and change. The Tesla I drove is $87,500. I m just saying. So we returned the car to a mall, Park Meadows Mall, where Tesla has a Supercharger station. Where charging gives you 170 miles of range in 30 minutes. For free. My friend looked at me and we agreed, we d make frequent visits to the mall, to cop a charge and do some concordant retail therapy. We then walked back into the showroom, and a woman at the counter took one look at me and pronounced, aha, you have that Tesla smile! I couldn t help it. Ear to ear. Yikes, I m out of space! And I haven t even mentioned the pilot battery swapping program they re running in California, or the resale value guarantee program, or the retractable door handles. Is this why all the luxury manufacturers have recently stated, one way or another, that they re preparing Tesla fighters? I think so. It s insane. 11
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Zone 7 Presents Two-Day Autocross School August 30 and August 31, 2014 Marina Airport in Marina, CA Sponsored by Porsche of Livermore 3100 Las Positas Road, Livermore, CA 94551 855.850.3340 Welcome to the return of the two-day autocross school, designed for people with little or no experience in autocrossing. It is the perfect event for couples because what you and your partner will learn translates directly to everyday driving and will provide an insight into your Porsche s capabilities, thus making you a better driver. Saturday s sessions will concentrate on basic driving techniques; on Sunday you will have an opportunity to apply what you have learned as you drive your Porsche on a typical autocross course. The event is limited to PCA members. The fee is $75.00 per person for both days and includes lunch, an event tee shirt, and instruction from some of the best and most experienced autocrossers in the United States. Register on line at motorsportreg.com/events/autocrossschool-marina-airport-pca-zone-7-123998. A Snell Foundation-approved 2005 or newer helmet is required. Since there is a limited number of a loaner helmets, it is recommended that you bring your own. For more information contact Paul Czopek at axnut@att.net or 209.531.8141. 16
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EL PORTAL YOSEMITE REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA 513 STANWICK STREET BRENTWOOD, CA 94513