All “NEW” · snapped my front swaybar endlink. Hmmm… that explains why I started getting real...

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AUGUST 2000Volume V, Issue No. V

Without crying Wolfe, here are some Personalized Plates from

RSR friends and members

The BahnStormer of the Vanities

The Paddock 1

The Left Lane 2

Waterford Weekend School 3

The Return of Racer X 5

New Members 6

Bits and Bytes 6

July Driver’s School 8

Board Meeting Minutes 9

Upcoming Events 11

Der Marktplatz 12

IN THIS ISSUE

The BahnStormer is the official publication of the Rally Sport Region of the Porsche Club of America. The ideas, opinions and suggestions expressed herein are those of the author and not necessarily those of RSR or PCA. Permission to reprint any material is granted provided full credit is given to the BahnStormer and the author, and provided copy-right is not involved. Please don’t sue us.

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promises.

Ride And DriveDrive new PORSCHES with RSR! Come join us on

Saturday, September 9, 2000 from 9 AM TO 1 PM

at

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The cars will be from Porsche Engineering.

All items purschased from Bill Cook that day will be 10% over invoice.

For more information, contact Rob Diegel at (734) 747-7007,or [email protected]

At Bill Cook Automotive, getting your vehicle repaired is a lot easier than you think. All you have to do is call us and we’ll do the rest.

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Sign up for an RSR driving school now!Spots are still available — contact Steve Shanks (248) 380-8536 today. E-mail him at [email protected]

Upcoming RSR Driving Schools:

• August 17th• September 21st

See Registration form on page 8 of this newsletter for costs and other details.

Don’t miss out on the fun!

Mary Ann Kantrow • RSR Presidentf you haven’t had your fill with campaign and election news in the media these days then I think I will be able to top you off. We are looking for 4 board members for this year’s election. The responsibilities include: attending the monthly

board meetings and helping plan club events. If you are interested please:

• write an outline (2 to 3 sentences) about yourself and how you can contribute to the club

• send your outline to me (mkantrow@ ford.com) no later than September 1 (snail mail: 5557 N. Territorial, Ann Arbor, MI 48105).

New board members will be announced at the Annual General Meeting on November 11. Becom-ing a board member is the best way to keep this club moving forward with your new ideas.

Our club has only two Driver’s Schools left this year (maybe only one depending on when you receive this newsletter). If you still want to take your Porsche out on the track please sign up early. The registration form is located in this newsletter with all the details. [umm… I ran out of space for the reg-istration form, so it’s not in the newsletter. Download it at www.pca.org/rsp/forms.html ~em] That’s the “Fast” part of this region’s events. We also have many “Fun & Friendly” events planned for the rest of the year: the Ride and Drive scheduled for September 9 and the Autocross planned for September 17 (hey — that’s another “Fast” event). The last “driving event” for the

year is the Fall Color Tour put on by Roger Garrell and Katie Sharp. They did a wonderful job last year and graciously volunteered to plan this event again. More details will be available in the next newsletter but the date is already scheduled for October 7.

I had mentioned the Annual General Meeting in my opening paragraph but I don’t want you to think

that this will be just another boring meeting. We are planning a Chili Cook-Off and bonfire after

the meeting (I promise to keep the meeting short). Please contact me at (734) 998-1403 if

you plan on attending with your favorite chili recipe.

The Meadow Brook Historic Races were held at Waterford Hill the weekend of August 5th. A few

of our club members participated in this event: Arnt and Clem Weierstahl,

John Buttermore and Jim Dunham. The Saturday race

was the most successful for our club with Arnt, John and Jim plac-ing 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively. The Sunday race was the most exciting for Jim. He decided to start last just for the challenge. Working his way through the field he managed to finish 3rd overall and 1st in class! Arnt finished 1st overall again! Congratulations on your wins!!

Hope to see you soon.~Mary Ann

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ar enthusiasts need to drive the movement for environmental awareness. This may sound a bit contrary, but in light of our mini-gasoline crisis last month, it’s really got me thinking about the

current state of affairs in the automotive industry spe-cifi cally, and the world in general. (I have to admit, however, that anything which mitigates those cold Michigan winters, like the greenhouse effect, is very appealing to me.)

Keep On Truckin’?It’s been mentioned ad nauseum that there are

now a lot of trucks and SUVs on American roads. Even our favorite marque, Porsche, is getting into the SUV act with its fi nger-licking spicy “Cayenne.” These vehicles, apart from consuming a lot of space, also use more gasoline in general compared to passenger cars. They also tend to be impractical in countries which heavily tax their gasoline, such as Germany,

where gas is about $4.00/gallon. There, “3-liter” cars (3 liters of gas/1000 km, or 78 mpg) are more important. These 3-liter cars help keep vehicle operating costs down, and minimize the depletion of the earth’s oil reserves. According to estimates in Popular Science, at current consumption/discovery rates we would use up most of our oil supplies by 2050. While alarmist have always predicted the end of fossil fuels, one day they may be right. In this case, the year 2050 is as good as any. (OPEC believes its reserves will last until 2080.)

So how do you get people to buy these smaller, fuel effi cient cars instead of the still-popular SUVs? With gas taxes, of course. That would make it imprac-tical to keep such fuel-hungry vehicles. (I’ll deal with the trivial economic impact of eliminating the Big Three’s primary source of income in a future article.)

The Road to Heaven...…is probably under construction. Recent road

construction in the area also highlighted another vehicular problem — urban gridlock. I love to drive as much as I hate sitting in a traffi c jam. Traffi c jams also present environmental problems. They increase

the gas mileage of vehicles, for example. There’s also road rage, accidents and the guy with the smokey exhaust pouring through your window.

I would propose minimizing these issues by having useful public transportation and more bicycles. I rode either my bicycle or a bus to work for the eigh-teen months that I lived in Germany. This has added benefi ts beyond the environment. If you’re riding the bus, for example, you could read a book on your way to work. You’ve probably already seen people doing this in their car in rush hour, so it doesn’t even have to be a big change for some. Have you ever waited in line behind someone at the grocery store who has enough groceries to supply the Detroit Lions for a week in training camp? Well, if they were riding on a bike, they would only be able to buy about one bag’s worth of groceries. Plus, who wouldn’t mind drop-ping a few pounds? Biking could certainly lead to some weight loss. We would need to add more bike paths and sidewalks, which would be less expensive than ripping out Telegraph / I-94 / etc., and repaving them piece by piece.

A Stitch in Time...So what’s the payoff for all of this effort you ask?

Just think about it — more and more people riding bikes or taking buses (or even walking!), fewer vehi-cles on the road, cleaner air, more oil reserves. That means car enthusiasts can keep driving their cars longer, with cheaper gasoline in the long run, and with fewer people on the road. Who could resist such a dream situation!? Who says you can’t hug trees with one hand, while steering a car with the other? Go out there and lobby for more bike paths, public transpor-tation and gas taxes. You’ll be ensuring the future of our driving passions.

Next month: either world peace or the reunifi cation of CART and IRL, whichever is easier.

Emmanuel Garcia • “EMan”

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“To many, total abstinence is easier than perfect

moderation.”

St. Augustine


Waterford Driver Education Weekend

by Vaughan Scott • RSR Member

k, so the big new is, I passed… and the car ran beautifully, no real problems.

Then I get home and find out that I’ve snapped my front swaybar endlink. Hmmm… that explains why I started getting real sloppy on Sunday!

Anyway, the weekend started Friday night when we finished getting the car prepped. It was loaded and ready to go to the track. Unfor-tunately, due to a stuck starter at the last minute, we did not make it up to the track that night as planned for tech.

Up early, then, hop in the tow vehicle and head on up to the track — we had to get the car tech’d, since we didn’t make it to tech Friday night as planned. We unpacked all the junk we hope we wouldn’t need from the back of the truck, and tried to find my instructors while the crew got the car over to tech so we can run. Oops, I had to bring my paperwork over to tech... oops again, no brake light switch! They wouldn’t let the car out on the track without brake lights. I headed to the driver’s meeting with my instruc-tors while the crew went out to rig something up to give me brake lights. We then got a few laps around with the instructor to get familiar with the line, and went back to the paddock to check on the car.

Good news — the crew’s pulled off a mira-cle. The car has brake lights, so we’re ready to hit the track. The first session is rather unevent-ful — no passing, just drive around and figure out the lay of the land, where “the Line” that they had been talking about was, etc. Then we went out for the second session with open passing. Whoah! All of a sudden I went from calm parade laps to full race tilt with a bunch of guys with no more experience (for the most part) than myself, but evidently a lot more testosteron! It forced me to turn the heat up and get serious... until I pulled off partway up on Turn 4, Hilltop, with a loss of power. As I was losing power, I checked my rearview mirror — no oil on the track, no smoke. I couldn’t tell what the problem was, just that I’ve sure lost power! The car was flat towed back to the paddock where we inspected it. It looked clean, but hey, shouldn’t the distributor cap be on straight? Oops!

A ziptie I had wrapped around the distribu-

tor to make sure the triggering signal connec-tor wouldn’t pop out ended up prying off the distributor cap at higher revs! With the problem fixed, we were ready for the next session. With more track time throughout the day, I slowly started getting the feel of the track, learning how to get passed without losing my concentration. We finished off with a track walk at sunset with crews and instructors.

Day two started out with more of the same: first a tour around the track in instructors’ cars to get a feel for the correct line again (after butch-ering it so badly Saturday), then more open ses-sions. Fortunately for the crew, the starter had un-stuck itself during on-track sessions on Sat-urday at some point, and a check and warm-up of the car first thing Sunday AM revealed it to be happy and properly functioning again. Happy, happy crew! Unfortunately, a routine check of the tires at that point revealed them to not be faring as well, with one flat spot, which was to

grow during the course of Sunday, and general abuse of the already used tires showing. Sunday focused on driving in a relaxed fashion, learning the line better, without killing off the tires or car (or getting run over by faster traffic!). You have to finish Driver’s School in order to get your license!!!

Saturday we had managed to get one car on it’s lid, then two more on Sunday. Very bad, especially for Driver’s School (usual rate is one per race weekend!). They were also all in my run group. This necessitated a quick driver’s meet-ing, for a beating readily administered by the Chief Steward.

After finishing off lunch and some more practice sessions, we began practice starts. That was were we line up in a grid formation, pro-

(left to right) Byron, me (Vaughan), Brian, Todd, Judi, Sue, and Russ - Thanks Guys!!! James, who couldn’t make the photo op, was a huge help, too.

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necessary, as a lot happens very quickly during a start, and it can all go bad just as quickly, with all the cars in the same section of the track. So, we practice. Remarkably, with all the chaos our group caused earlier, the three starts we were scheduled to do were flawless, with not even any contact between cars.

Finally, we were up for the final test, a prac-tice 5-lap race. Again, only finishing successfully mattered towards the license, not winning, so

again the goal was to keep it clean, relax and enjoy myself. Pulling out onto the track to get queued up for the start, I suddenly feel calm, comfort-able, and focused — for the first time all weekend! I sud-denly feel like I’m in the right

place, and like I can do this. I had a really good feeling after struggling with the car all afternoon. Surprisingly again, the group kept it clean... sur-prised and happy as I swung around Swamp Turn (Turn 8) and saw the starter giving me the finger! (one lap left, not that finger!!!) Once more around! I’d been left behind by the pack at that point and was doing my own clean, though boring, time trial laps — and got the checker! Pull in, park the car, hop out, and get my license! Then wait for racing to stop, and it’s Miller Time!!! ...trading lies with flaggers and crewmembers.

All in all, a very cool weekend... exhausting,

challenging, but very fun... when can we do this again!?

The aftermath... I got the car home and unpacked... boy am I tired. I put it in the air the next day, yanked the wheels and checked status — a broken front sway bar end link! No wonder I started getting really sloppy halfway through Sunday! Nearly looped in in 3, caught it somehow, as the rear end (with swaybar still intact) broke free suddenly waaay before the front end was ready to give up... add heavy trail braking and resultant massive oversteer... kept it going anyway, and didn’t even lose place to the two cars I swung by on the front straight! Anyway, it made for some really neat in-car footage, though the picture needs more work, camera positioning and settings and all... hope-fully we’ll have both good pics and video from Race 1. I fixed the swaybar link, put new tires on, fixed the electrical problems that showed up during a very miserable practice session Wednes-day, and we’re ready to go!

Best of all, thanks so much to the crew!!! Truly awesome gang, kept me afloat when I didn’t know my butt from a black flag, made sure the car was happy and well-fed. I really could not have done it without them. Now I understand why the NASCAR guys on the TV always thank their crews. Not because, like their sponsors, they have an obligation to, but because they really mean it! Now, if I could just figure out a way to convince these guys to come back! After all those push-starts, I don’t think cold beer is going to be enough!!! :)

Waterford Weekend(…continued from page 3)

Again, only finishing

successfully mattered… so the

goal was to keep it clean, relax

and enjoy myself.

What Can You Get For $42?

How about:

• National magazine• Local newsletter• Fast driving• Fun activities• Friendly people (well, meet them anyway)• Food!

Make the most out of your Porsche club membership!Attend an RSR activity soon – get your money’s worth!


The Return of Racer Xby Matt Huber • RSR Member

ast May a group of 10 people attended a Kart Racing School in Western Michigan. Within

the group was Racer X. Those long time readers of the BahnStormer should know

this famous (or infamous) driver. [Racer X once had an interesting outing during a driving school, in which the car he was driving got all dirty, and then tried to wash itself in a nearby body of water, all on the same corner. ~em]

True to form within the first four to five laps he had his first off track excursion resulting in finding the only stand-ing water on the property. He sent up a wall of water and mud. But at least this time his vehicle didn’t end wheels up. I now know why his first choice of motor sports is autocrossing. In the sea of asphalt that the course is set up, there are no bodies of water for him to find. As for the rest of the group there were plenty of spins and off-track inci-dents, though none were as spectacu-lar as Racer X’s.

The rest of the event can best be summed up as a big grinfest. From the first lap to the last, everyone had a great time. There was some trash talk-ing about who would be fastest, but it was all in jest. The usual happened, the fast people were slower than they thought they would be and the slow people were faster than they expected them-selves to be. So no one left disappointed.

The day started at 9:00 AM with some instruc-tions (10 to 15 minutes worth), and then we mounted our trusty steeds (karts). We received 4 practice sessions of approximately 20 minutes each. Then a series of qualifying sessions were run. Finally three races were run. Lunch was served at 1:00 PM. A shifter kart was brought out for everyone to do laps in. The next two hours saw each of us take 10 to 20 laps each. The whole day was filled with drivers already planning their return to the Karting school.

The shifter kart has a 125cc motor and 6 speed sequential gear box. The maximum speed is in excess of 100 MPH. Coming out of the hair-pin onto the front straight the kart’s front end would lift under acceleration. After doing 10 to 15 laps one is exhausted but at the same time comes out of kart with an unexplainable high. You’re guaranteed to be addicted. Speed, what

La drug!

The sleeper of the group was Vigen Darian. He started the day telling everyone on how slow he would be. Well folks I’m here to tell you, he qualified a blistering 3rd on the grid. So the next time Vigan tries to tell you how much slower he is, just say, “yeah, right.” He’s just trying to get a psychological edge on you.

Also, don’t tell my wife Dru but when we were at the track they had a small kart with a 50cc motor for kids 3- to 5-year-olds. My son Zach and I are already planning our trip to the track next year. Maybe you can join us and expe-

rience the fun first hand and get hooked on Karts like everyone who went this year did.

Standing left to right: Chris Berchin (“Racer X”), Kyle Stevens, Matt HuberSitting left to right: ?, Vigen Darian, David Bates, ?

Also pictured are: Gary Ruppert, Ben Ruppert, “Dave” and Vigen’s brother-in-law

Election 2000

• Looking to make a difference?• Lot’s of time on your hands?• Looking for a political intern?

Well, some of those issues are more of a per-sonal issue. However, if you would like to be an RSR board member, send an outline of yourself to Mary Ann Kantrow (mkantrow@ ford.com).

Become an RSR Board Member today!


New Members

Herzlich Willkommen!

Stephen ScofesNew Member2000 Black Metallic Boxster Kirk McCardell & Nancy MaisonNew Members1970 Red 911 Adam ButtermoreNew Member1983 White 944

Hannes & Artemis FuchsTransferred from SE Michigan Region1977 911

Paul ClinkNew Member1992 Guards Red C2 Cabriolet Michael CobbNew Member2000 Silver 911 C2 Mark & Beth DornNew Members2000 Blue 911 Cabriolet John MerrittNew Member1989 Red 911 Cabriolet Michael & Veronica MitchellNew Members1985 Meteor Grey Metallic 928 S Michael & Cathy OliveroNew Members2000 Arena Red 911 Cabriolet Deepinder SinghNew Member2000 986 Boxster

Bits and BytesStuff that must be true because we read it on the internetcompiled by your editors

Sexism A German colleague sent me this photo joke. The title says, “Mr. Weiher’s Philosophy for Better Living: Wife Leased. Porsche Bought.” It’s obvious that sexism (and humor) still exists out there. However, it is the BahnStormer’s policy not to promote such behaviour (especially the humor part), so please don’t e-mail me such nonsense ([email protected]). I’m already in trouble at home for printing this.

Car Phones: Unsafe at any speed? That was the title of a Detroit News article last July 31st. It discusses the dangers of using a car phone while driving. Here are some safety tips from the article:

• Position your phone where it is easy to see and reach.• Familiarize yourself with phone operations while car is

parked. • Use the speed dial feature for frequently called

numbers. • Dial in short segments, check traffic, dial next

segment. • Avoid stressful conversations. • Never take notes while driving. • Don’t answer the phone if it’s inconvenient. Although it’s not mentioned, I would add that you should try not to hit anything while driving. [Detroit News]


* Note: Members may name either Family or Affiliate, not both. Family or Affiliate member must be 18 years or older.

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Relationship (if family member)

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Telephone:

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My Interests Are:

Technical Social Concours

Autocrossing Rallying Drivers’ Education

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I own (co-own) a Porsche, am 18 years of age or older, and having read the Objectives of PCA herewith apply for Active Membership in the Porsche Club of America.

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Membership Dues: US$42.00 per year. Dues include $12.00 for the Porsche Panorama club magazine. A portion of the annual dues is returned to the local region. Please enclose payment with application. Make check payable to Porsche Club of America, Inc., or send credit card number and expiration date.

Send check and application to: Glenn Trapp 1834 Woodcreek Brighton, MI 48114-8242 [email protected] ©2000 Rally Sport Region • PCA

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People always ask, “Who’s the cute blonde babe at the track?” That would be Claire Sandau, shown here with mommy Lisa Sandau.

Our executives, Vice-President Sue Sarin and President Mary Ann Kantrow, pose for the temporary, stand-in former ex-editor.

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RSR Driver’s EducationJuly 2000

The epitome of fast, fun & friendly.Or so they say.

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BOARD GATHERINGJuly 13, 2000

Meeting called to order by Mary Ann Kantrow at 8:00 p.m., Location: Dan and Mary Ann Kantrow’s Phone:

Board Members Present: Members Present: Board Members Absent:Mary Ann Kantrow Peter Maehling Lori Jo SahinbasGary Starin Matt Chapman Memo SahinbasDavid Bates Glenn Trapp Brian BennettBurghard Linn Gary Stellmach Sue SarinRob Diegel Andy Perez Chris Gibson Matt Huber Emmanuel Garcia Lisa, Claire and Bob Sandau Vigen Darian NOTE: UNOFFICIAL MEETING – No quorum.June meeting minutes: “Looked OK” — cannot be approved due to lack of a quorum.Goody Store: David Bates — All name tags that were on order have been delivered.Insurance: Gary Starin — Received two checks to obtain Insurance for the August 17 and September 21 track dates.

Insurance for the August 12 Progressive Dinner will also be obtained. Insurance for the September 17 Charity Autocross will be requested in August. Gary will check to find out if additional coverage is required for the Auto-cross and if any insurance will be required for the September 9 Ride and Drive at Bill Cook’s.

Membership: Glen Trapp — Current Membership: 222Track report: Bob Sandau — Shortage of instructors on June 15 date – last minute cancellations again. Thirty students

haved signed up for July 20 date so far. Matt Chapman contacted PCA National to get our remaining Drivers Ed. events listed in the Panorama. Mary Ann

notified area car clubs of our remaining dates.Remaining Track dates at Waterford: August 17, September 21.Newsletter: Emmanuel Garcia — July newsletter will go out 7/17/00. Lori Jo is out for maternity. Emmanuel will

continue to publish the newsletter in letter size format until Lori Jo returns.Web site: Emmanuel Garcia — Will be updated ASAP to include our latest schedule of planned events. (http://www.

pca.org/rsp/)

CLUB EVENTS:Old business, Past Events: No recent past events to report on.Progressive Dinner: Saturday, August 12 — Organizers: Mary Ann Kantrow and David Bates. Georgie Koppin, Peter Mae-

hling and Burghard Linn have offered their homes for the three course sites (appetizers, main course, desserts). Peter to finalize routes to the three houses. More information to appear in July BahnStormer.

Cops-N-Kids Car Show: Sunday, August 27. Bring your car to show, register at the event. Contact: David BatesRide and Drive at Bill Cooks: Satuday, September 9 — Rob Diegel: New Boxster-S, 911, etc., to be made available to

drive. Also, a discount on parts that day (10% above cost). Information will be in the July BahnStormer and on the Web Site.

Fall Charity Autocross: Sunday, September 17 — At Lawrence Tech. Karmanos Cancer Institute will be this year’s sponsored charity.

Color Tour: Saturday, October 7 — Roger Garrell and Katie Sharp will again organize a wonderful route for this excel-lent event.

Paint Ball: Sunday, October 15 — Rob Diegel: At Hell Survivors in Pinckney. Approx. $40 per person. More details to come. Look them up on the web at www.hellsurvivors.com

Elections are coming up: General meeting: November 11 - may be combined with a chile cook-off and Bonfire at Kantrow’s.

Kids Ride In A Porsche (Charity): Kids with disabilities get a chance to ride in a Porsche during an extended lunch break at a DE event at Waterford. PCA National Insurance Chairperson does not recommend us doing this event due to safety restraints being not properly sized for kids. Decision required ASAP if we are still going to do this event (if so recommend Sep. 21 DE event) in order to give adequate time to contact charities. (Make a Wish Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy, others)

Holiday Party: January 2001. Rob Diegel and Dave Bates are working on it.Detailing session/demonstration: Lisa Sandau: Postponed until Spring 2001.Love OHIO or such (doughnuts, bagels, Zoo, etc.): Lisa Sandau: postponed until Spring 2001.Cruise to Irish Hills/Northern Indiana area: Matt Huber: Postponed until 2001.Milan Drag Event: Postponed until 2001. See their web site: milandragway.comBoard meeting future locations: August 3: Brian Preblich September 14: Dan and Mary Ann Kantrow’s October 5:

Peter Maehling’s - November 2: Location TBD November 11: General Meeting – Dan and MaryAnn Kantrow’s December 7: Location TBD

Note: All RSR members are welcome to attend any monthly meeting. All monthly meetings are held at 7:30 PM on the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted.

Meeting adjourned at: 9:10 PM. Meeting minutes taken by: Gary Starin, RSR0700.doc


September 9 Ride And Drive at Bill Cook Porsche • Rob Diegel (734) 747-7007 14 Club Meeting • Kantrow’s (734) 998-1403 17 Charity Autocross at Lawrence Tech • David Bates (734) 482-3213 21 RSR Driver’s School #5

October 5 Club Meeting • Maehling’s (810) 220-8413 7 Color Tour • Roger Garrell & Katie Sharp 12 Chesapeake Challenge (Chesapeake region) 15 Paint Ball • Rob Diegel (734) 747-7007

November 8 Deadline for election ballots! 11 Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Chili Cook-off • Kantrows’

December 7 Board Meeting • Andy Perez

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

RSR Charity AutocrossRSR will hold its annual charity autocross

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Lawrence Technological University

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Sunday, September 17 from 9 AM – 3 PM

to benefit

Take Your Revenge on All Those Pylons You’ve Seen In Detroit This Construction Season!

More details coming soon. Contact an RSR officer for more information.


UPCOMING EVENTS

Ride And Drive

What: Ride And Drive Porsches at Bill Cook Porsche

Who: Contact Rob Diegel (734) 747-7007 for more details

When: Saturday, September 9, 2000 • 9:00 AM–1:00 PM

Where: Bill Cook Automotive Group 37901 Grand River Ave. Farmington Hills, MI

Misc: The cars will be provided by Porsche Engineering.

September Club Meeting

What: Club Meeting

Who: Any club officer

Where: Kantrow’s (734) 998-1403 5557 N. Territorial Rd., Ann Arbor

When: Thursday, September 14, 2000 • 7:30 PM

Misc: -

Charity Autocross

What: Charity autocross to benefit Karmanos Cancer Institute

Who: Any club officer

Where: Lawrence Technological University (parking lot closest to M-10 Lodge Freeway)

When: Sunday, September 17, 2000 • 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM (or whenever)

Cost: $TBD/run


cars for sale

1987 944 Turbo, Blue with champagne, custom body-work, five speed, airbags, updated engine mounts, new: rotors, stainless brake lines, tie rods, steering rack, waste gate, 68k miles, runs great, $8,500. David (734)428-3213, email: [email protected]

parts for sale

Trailex aluminum open trailer, tire rack, surge brakes, winch, weighs only 850 pounds, $3300. Dudley Wass @ (734)944-4608. [2/00]

Tires: four tires for sale (Pirelli Assimetri 245x45x16 & 225x50x16 )still in wrapping. Tires are brand new never installed. Paid $850, will sell for $700 as a complete set only. Tires: two tires for sale (Pirelli p-zeros 245x45x16) used less than a 1000 miles $300. Strut brace: braw-krus for a 1989 Porsche 944 T $200/Strut brace: fits Porsche 968 for sale. Purchase from the racing department at Porsche. Very nice piece made of carbon fiber in racing yellow. Must see. Paid $600. will sell for $400. Contact: Calvin Jones (248)967-0173

Wheels & tires: I am selling four 15-inch 7j phone dial wheels with 225x50 Kumho track tires mounted and balanced. The tires are probably good for another track season. Asking $300. Joe Lile (313)274-3091; [email protected]. [8/00]

Full set of 7&9x16 Fuchs black centers w/orig R1s mounted in good shape, $1400. Matt Chapman (810) 225-2048. [email protected] [8/00]

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President *Mary Ann Kantrow (734) 998-1403e-mail: [email protected]

Vice-President *Sue Sarin (248) 855-2682

Treasurer *Burghard Linn (810) 227-1223e-mail: [email protected]

Secretary/Insurance Chairperson *Gary Starin (734) 887-2524e-mail: [email protected]

Board Members

Brian Bennett (734) 455-6946

Rob Diegel (734) 747-7007e-mail: [email protected]

Chris Gibson (248) 669-0990

Memo Sahinbas (248) 624-6396

BahnStormer Editor *Lori Jo Sahinbas (248) 624-6396e-mail: [email protected]

Temporary Stand-in Former Ex-EditorEmmanuel Garcia (248) 723-2245

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Bob Sandau (734) 525-0464

Archivist/HistorianJoe Lile (734) 274-3091

Charity/Goodie Store Chairperson *David Bates (734) 482-3213e-mail: [email protected]

Door Prize ChairpersonBrain Preblich (734) 397-8485

Membership/Weather ChairpersonGlenn Trapp (810) 227-7854e-mail: [email protected]

Track RegistrarSteve Shanks (248) 380-8536e-mail: [email protected]

Tech ChairpersonJim Dunham (734) 451-1288e-mail: [email protected]

Trophy ChairpersonLisa Sandau (734) 525-0464

Safety ChairpersonJohn Melvin (734) 665-8912

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Lori Jo Sahinbas (248) 624-6396 1540 Lakeview Drive Wolverine Lake, MI 48390 [email protected]

Emmanuel V. Garcia (248) 723-2245 5920 Cohasset Lane 20E Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301 [email protected]

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