Solid Gold Musik-Stadt Region Porsche Club of America www.musikstadtpca.org The next meeting of the Musik-Stadt Region PCA will be held on Tuesday, June 12 at: Sportsman s Lodge 1640 Westgate Circle Brentwood, TN Meeting time is 6:30 PM Next Club Meeting Next Club Event The next Musik-Stadt Region PCA event is: June 9, Porsche Brand Heritage Day!! This event will be at Porsche of Nashville!! The event runs from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM. There will be Porsches, music, food, raffle prizes and did I mention Porsches? Regional Officers President Dan Martin president.mskpca@gmail.com Vice President Rick Arnemann vicepresident.mskpca@gmail.com Secretary JC Costarakis secretary.mskpca@gmail.com Treasurer Randy Lynch treasurer.mskpca@gmail.com Membership Director Melissa Schmittou membership.mskpca@gmail.com Dealer Liaison Robert Shadoin liaison.mskpca@gmail.com Events Coordinator Joe Questel events.mskpca@gmail.com Webmaster Kent Kersten webmaster.mskpca@gmail.com Newsletter Editor Ken Maurer editor.mskpca@gmail.com Past President Mike Moody atlarge.mskpca@gmail.com PAGE 1
A Message From The President Our biggest event of the year is in the books! The 2018 Concours d Elegance in the Park was a roaring success with 49 cars entered. The number of cars entered was down a little from last year due to a wet spring and uncertainty about what our weekend weather might be. It seemed every weekend in Nashville this spring was chocked full of rained-out ball games, soccer matches and golf tournaments. It looked for a while as though we might fall victim to rain as well as torrential rain pelted many areas in middle Tennessee Friday night. I made the decision about 6:00 PM Friday that we were still on for the event. My Dark Sky app on my iphone has always been accurate and sure enough the rain stopped before midnight and the concours went on as planned. There wasn t even any water in the display lot. Of course we had a large showing from our regular and core number of Musik-Stadt members but we had a handful of really noteworthy entries that truly excited the crowd. Martin Folgman won the John Hudson Trophy for Best in Show honors. Martin drove a his Signal Red 356SC up from the Heart of Dixie Region in Huntsville. His beautiful ride had been worked over by John Wilhoit s restoration shop in California. It had a special 2.1L engine that cranks out 150 hp (95 hp is standard) and 150 ft of torque as well as customized suspension. The People s Choice Trophy went to Tommy Trabue who showed a gorgeous slate gray 1964 911 that had an amazing racing heritage in Latin America. If you recall Tommy won the John Hudson Award last year with an Irish Green 1964 911. Thanks for bringing both of these incredible cars to the park Tommy. Finally the Dealers Choice trophy went to Dick Butler s 1992 Carrera RS. This is quite a rare and special car and was perfectly prepared by Dick. This Lemon Yellow beauty is, as my grandfather would have said, as scarce as hens teeth. The Carrera RS was built for the European market weighing in at 2,690 pounds and a 3.6L motor generating 256 hp. According to Dick this is the only RS built in Lemon Yellow. By the way don t confuse an Dick s Carrera RS with a U.S. Carrera RS America (RSA) for this car. What we saw at Edwin Warner was the real deal. Jeremy Bauer from Porsche of Nashville pained over the Dealers Choice selection and in the end picked the Butler s yellow RS. Who could argue with that? Beautiful. Just beautiful. Thanks to all who entered. Thanks to all who worked as volunteers. Thanks to all the spectators. At one time we counted over 15 Porsches in the spectator parking lot along with a bunch of other cars. This was our best spectator attendance ever. Thanks to all for coming out to see what our entrants had been working so hard on for this concours. While our total number of entrants was down slightly the quality of our cars and preparation was the best ever. Thanks. In closing we should have Bruce Sweetman s photographs of the day posted on our website by June 1. Visit musikstadtpca.org to take a look at the great Porsches of the concours. Don t forget that you may order prints of your car or your favorites on-line from brucesweetman.smugmug.com. PAGE 2
Monthly Membership Update Melissa Schmittou, Membership Director Monthly Membership 470 Regular Members Welcome New Members! Congratulations To All Members Celebrating Their Membership Anniversary! Membership Card When you joined the Porsche Club, you should have received a membership card in the mail. This card is very important to carry with you at all times, especially because of the discounts we receive at Porsche of Nashville. They will give you a 10% discount on parts and service, but you must present your card so they can verify your membership. Please don't miss out on these discounts. If you never received a card or need a new one please let me know. For over 50 years, the Porsche Club of America has been dedicated to enhancing the Porsche ownership experience. No matter what your interest - social, technical, or competitive - PCA has something to offer every Porsche owner. We know the unbridled joy that owning a Porsche can provide, and we've built a community around that very feeling. The Porsche Club of America offers driving experience, technical assistance, member benefits, and camaraderie second to none. Over the years, our club has grown to 144 Regions across North America. PAGE 3
Upcoming Events and Activities Musik-Stadt Events: June 9, 2018 June 12, 2018 June 16, 2018 June 30, 2018 July 8-14, 2018 Other PCA And Gear Head Events: Labor Day Weekend Porsche Brand Heritage Day, Porsche of Nashville 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM Monthly social (club meeting) at Sportsman s Lodge 1640 Westgate Circle, Brentwood - 6:30 PM German Cars & Coffee, Bavarian Bierhaus Driving Tour to Carthage Meet at the Cracker Barrel in Lebanon - 9:45 AM Porsche Parade, Lake of the Ozarks RennFest, Young-Harris, GA J O I N U S PAGE 4
2018 Concours d Elegance Class Winners By: Musik-Stadt PCA Class 1 1948-1965 Type 356 (open and closed) Martin Folgman Class 2 2012 - Current Type 991 Dave Seibert Class 3 1963-1973 Type 911, 912 Robert Diffenbach Class 4 1970-1976 Type 914 No Entries Class 5 1974-1989 Type 911, 912E Erik Lund Class 6 Type 924, 944, 968, 928 Janet Calvin Class 7 1990-1998 Type 964, 993 Dick Butler Class 8 1999-2004 Type 996 Eric Jensen Class 9 2005-2012 Type 997 Randy Lynch Class 10 Class 11 Class 12 Class 13 Boxster Chili Winters Panamera, Cayenne, Macan Neiland Pennington Race, Modified, Outlaw Fred Boyd Cayman Ken Maurer PAGE 5
2018 Concours d Elegance Overall Winners Musik-Stadt PCA would like to extend a sincere Thank You! to the sponsors of our Concours. Thank you to Bridgestone and Porsche of Nashville both of whom have been sponsors of this event since it began. Thank you to D & M Supply for being a sponsor this year! Without your support, this event wouldn t be possible! Bradley Ray - Bridgestone Certificate Winner Dick Butler - Dealer s Choice Award PAGE 6
2018 Concours d Elegance Overall Winners Martin Folgman - Hudson Award Winner Tommy Trabue - People s Choice Winner PAGE 7
Musik-Stadt Concours in the Park By: K Maurer On Saturday, May 19, Musik-Stadt held it s annual Concours d Elegance in the Park at Edwin Warner Park. We actually lucked out as for several weeks leading up to this event, there had been a number of showers and storms. As in the past, the set-up crew arrived around 7am to begin putting out signs and setting up the registration area for the event. I think the camaraderie of the early (for me) morning set-up is one of my favorite parts of the event. At any rate, around 8 am, participants began to arrive and completed any last minute touch-ups required. This year was interesting in that, for the number of Porsches in the viewing only area as compared to the actual Concours area. Hopefully this is a sign that we ve attracted a number of potential new members, as our number registered for the show was down slightly (though not too badly) as compared to the past couple of years. If you are one of our new members, or a perspective member, don t miss out on the fun! Register next year; don t let the judging scare you off. While we do judge the cars, this event is more about fun and getting your feet wet with a concours. Also a special thanks once again to our sponsors - Bridgestone and Porsche of Nashville both of which have been huge supporters of this event since the beginning. Also thank you to D & M Supply for being a sponsor this year as well! Finally, a thank you to Bruce Sweetman for serving as photographer for the event! PAGE 8
Musik-Stadt Thanks The Following For Their Support Bruce Sweetman Photography Prints Canvases dye-infused Aluminum shipped Worldwide 615-579-4508 www.brucesweetman.com To all Musik-Stadt PCA members that renew year after year, thank you! JUNE 2018 Terry Cavanagh June 8th - 17th: 6PM - 9PM Karen & The Musik Meisters June 5th & 26th: 5PM - 8PM June29th & 30th: 6PM - 9 PM Lynn Marie & The Polka Guys June 1st. 2nd, 22nd, & 23rd: 6PM - 9PM June 3rd: 1PM - 4PM June 19th: 5PM - 8PM Hacker Pshorr Munich Gold Schöfferhofer Grapefruit The Shalimix Crawfish Boil June 3rd: 1PM - 4PM $40 Tickets Can Be Bought Online German Cars & Coffee June 16th at 9AM Father s Day June 17th FIFA Games Opening Early On June 16th, 17th, 23rd, 27th & 28th PAGE 9
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NAME TAGS FOR PICK-UP Many members have paid for name tags, but have not been to a meeting lately to pick it up. Please come and pick up your name tags Advertise With Us! Advertising Space Available Put your business on the road to success with 1/8 Page 1/4 Page 1/2 Page Solid Gold $120 Per Year $240 Per Year $600 Per Year Ads are pro-rated for partial year. As always, member ads for Porsches and related parts are run free of charge for up to 3 months. For More Info Contact Ken Maurer Newsletter Editor editor.mskpca@gmail.com The Solid Gold newsletter is the official publication of the Middle Tennessee Porsche Car Club of America, Inc. The club assumes no liability for any of the information, opinions or suggestions contained herein. None of the information is factory approved. The acceptance of advertising for any product or service in the newsletter does not imply endorsement for that product or service by the club. Copyright 2008m Musik-Stadt, PCA. Solid Gold is published by the Musik-Stadt Chapter PCA, P.O. Box 3142, Brentwood, TN, 37024. Visit our website at www.musikstadtpca.org. PAGE 11