Ohio Valley Region | Porsche Club of America | July 2015

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CalendarJuly11 Arthritis Foundation Auto Show, Dublin, OH12-14 PCA Club Race and DE, Putnam Park14 Board Meeting and Socializer, Uno’s in West Chester18 Autocross, Forest Fair Village24-26 P2O, Granville, OH

August11 Board Meeting and Socializer, Uno’s in West Chester15 John Dixon Tribute Car Show, OVR Concours #2

September8 Board Meeting and Socializer, Uno’s in West Chester19 Autocross, Forest Fair Village

OctoberTBD Rallye Porsche Mariemont, OVR Concours #310 Tour of the High Country, West Virginia13 Board Meeting and Socializer, Uno’s in West Chester16-18 Mid-Ohio Driver's Education

ContentsTransient Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Autumn Thunder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Snyder Sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PorscheFile - Mike Valentine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 My Porsche Moment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Drei Staaten Gruppe Bull Session . . . . . . . . . . . 10June Autocross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Thank You Gary Nichols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13June Board Meeting Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Around the Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16The Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Board Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Membership Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Advertiser Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Top cover photo by Patrick McCue.Bottom cover photo by Stan Yarrish.

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Attention All OVR MembersAll members are welcome to attend the

monthly Board Meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Socializing

starts at 6 p.m. Meet with other Porsche owners before and after the board meeting at

Uno’s Pizza in West Chester.

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As I begin to formulate this musing, Porsche just secured a #1 and #2 over-all finish at LeMans. I’m standing in a garage at the paddock at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course listening to cheers and clap-ping erupt from my friends. There are many high fives in front of big smiles. Jim Burnett detaches his long-stemmed, oversized Porsche flag which normally adorns his trailer and enthusiastically walks the paddock, waving it Euro-pean style. The victory is made more special at having been to LeMans for the first time with Jim and a few other OVR members last year. The sights, sounds, smells and vibrations have returned as Porsche delivers this one-two punch. Porsche foretold this victory with their photobomb-ing of the Audi finish last year and it will certainly add some octane to our next on-track session in our track day toys which are mere mortals compared to the 919 Hybrid gods of LMP1.But now, as I write these words, I begin to wonder. Maybe I formulated this column yesterday as I watched Mike Val-entine drive his Panamera Turbo at warp speed around the track, dusting me off with a few apices that were so tight and on (over?) the curb they could well qualify as rallying. I could barely (secret code for “I couldn’t really”) keep up in my Cayman S. Or it might have been during a special invitation, courtesy of Porsche of the Village, down to the Kentucky Speedway for a PCNA-dealer event where I had the chance to drive at speed nearly everything Porsche of-fers, from a Panamera eHybrid to a Macan Turbo to a Car-rera GTS. I find it interesting that I listed the 911 last but that’s probably because it performed as expected; I knew it would be great. The other two surprised me on the track. Their technology elevates them from practical luxury ve-hicles to purposeful, sporty ones in a very meaningful way.Maybe I’m late to the game, but a heavy realization settled on my mind this month. Technology is very significantly changing the game for Porsche. Intellectually, I’ve under-stood this for a while but viscerally, I’ve now felt it in a few different ways. Being in a Macan Turbo at 140 mph on all season tires defies common sense, even logic. Yeah, it’s cool. Really, really cool. But it is definitely not a sports car experience. It’s more like a spaceship ride because without the spaceship technology it would just be a heavy destined-to-remain-earthbound vehicle with lots of torque and horsepower. I’ve decided I like not just sports cars but spaceships, too. I’ve decided that I’ll also probably buy one someday.Last night, I downloaded HD quality video and GPS data from my iPhone app and learned more about where I can shave a few tenths off of my lap times in what I now under-stand to be my under-technologied Cayman S. Whether

Transient DynamicsGrant Karnes · President, Photo courtesy of Porsche.com from Le Mans 2015

technology is advancing our vehicles or advancing our human knowledge and capability, I know one thing. It is here to stay and it is enabling things to be fun in new and interesting ways. So, count me in as a supporter of all this wonderful technology but can I also get the Speed Racer Mach 5 steering wheel with the power jumping jacks, ro-tary saws, all-terrain tire wraps, and the cockpit deflector? I want my technology to be fun, after all!You can leave the boxes for the periscope and homing robot options unchecked. My personal drone will suffice. I hope it can keep up with me and get some good 3D foot-age of me on a spirited drive with my Trixie in my thank-fully computerless 930. It blows flames and I think they’re cool… because they’re not LEDs.

Autumn ThunderDennis Okin · Vice-President, DE ChairThe Ohio Valley Region just completed its most successful High Performance Driver Education event in history. DE Chair Gary Nichols and Lynne and Jim Burnett capped off an illustrious eight year span running this event. Next June, Thomas Crihfield and his wife Karah- Lyn will take over the reins and continue this excellent tradition.Now it’s time for you to sign up for our October event on Friday thru Sunday October 16- 18. Don’t get closed out of this great DE. This past weekend over 30 people were not able to participate.First-timers, our instructors are great, we have loaner helmets and you will get hooked! There’s nothing more exciting than taking your car on this world-renowned road course and driving safely. By the end of the weekend you will solo on a track that has featured Indy, NASCAR and many other race series.Sign up now at www.clubregistration.netIf you have any questions please feel free to contact me at dennisokin@fuse.net or 513-300-5076See you there! Don’t miss probably one of the last great DE events of the year.

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Snyder SenseJosh Snyder - Editor, Photo courtesy of Porsche.com from Le Mans 2015I miss rallies and tours.While there is no denying that I’ve be-come a complete track junkie over the past year and a half, rallies and tours are some of my favorite Porsche club events. I like to stand around looking at the beauty of a Porsche, but I love to get out and drive a Porsche. I love it even more when I can be entranced by the haunches of a Porsche slithering up the road in front of me and glance in the rearview mirror to see those unmistakable headlights beaming at me from behind.I’ll never forget one of my first Porsche club events which was a tour called “Buffalo Ridge” Cruise to Karts in May 2013 led by Chris Laux. I invited my brother-in-law along for the ride and we met for the start of the tour at the Low-es on Colerain Ave. near I-275. Now that I think back on it, the 20 or so Porsches at the event, including Boxsters, a couple of older 911s and at least two 996 GT3s, were probably the largest collection of Porsches I had seen in my life to that point. Needless to say, I was stoked! I listened carefully to the instructions during the drivers meeting and entrusted my brother-in-law with the directions for navigation. We couldn’t have been five miles into the tour before we were both having too much fun and figured we’d just follow the Porsche in front of us, a black 911 SC. Sure enough, a truck got between the tour group and the black 911 SC took a wrong turn with us happily following it. Behind us was a matte candy apple green wrapped Cayman, driven by Jerry Jackowski, who I met a few months earlier when we both showed up to a board meeting for the first time.

Once we realized our mistake a couple of miles later, we all three pulled over. Earl Corrothers, a tall redhead wear-ing a Gulf jacket, climbed out of the SC with a huge smile on his face. Before he even said a word, I realized how we got lost when the passenger door never opened. Helpful hint for those of you who haven’t driven a tour: a navigator is extremely valuable. I didn’t know what to expect, but Earl has this southern charm that instantly put me at ease. After quick introductions and a good laugh at our misfortune, we determined that I should lead us to the half-way meeting point at a nearby park.Armed with cell phone maps, we joined the rest of the group at the park and managed stay attached to the train for the rest of the day. Earl, Jerry and I formed a bond that day. Not only did we stick together the rest of the tour, but we also kept chatting when we got to Full Throttle for some indoor karting. The point is: I probably wouldn’t have become friends with Earl and Jerry in quite the same way if we hadn’t gotten lost on that tour together. I even invited Earl to be my navi-gator for the Spring Tour last year after I knew he sold his SC and was temporarily without a Porsche.While rallies and tours have been kind of quiet this year, I believe they’re in good hands now. As you’ll read in a couple of pages, Jeff Clark has stepped up to lead with the support of a few other members. Jeff, count me in as another member willing to help out! Also, don’t forget, Mark Simpson has a tour of West Virginia planned for you adventurous members in early October.

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PorscheFile - Mike ValentineJosh Snyder - Editor

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Why did you become a board member?I wanted to be more involved on a regular basis (rather than occasional events) because I genuinely like the people whom are members of the club.What was your first Porsche?1973 914-2.0 Zambezi GreenWhat is(are) your current Porsche(s)?Right now: 2014 Panamera Turbo, 2011 911 GT3 RS 4.0, 2005 Carrera GTWhat is your favorite Porsche of all time?918 Spyder or 962 race car — I can’t make up my mind.What is your most memorable OVR event and why?Probably my most memorable OVR event was the Putnam Park Club Race of July, 2006 when I first participated in my Carrera GT as the pace car. It was great fun circulating the track at speed with race cars of similar pace. It was so much fun that I even wrote a Bent Pylon article about it.If you could tell Porsche management one thing, what would it be?Keep making focused sports cars that one can enjoy on the track as well as the street!

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My Porsche MomentJeff Clark - MemberDon’t encourage him. It’ll only make him do it more. I don’t know how many times I heard that as a kid, trying to be clever when I really wasn’t. I swore I wouldn’t make the same mistakes with my kids that my folks did, but to no avail. The sins of the past follow you. I committed to writing something for the Bent Pylon every month and I intend to follow through. You know what? I’ve gotten encouragement. Folks who I’m familiar with, who I didn’t think could pick me out of a police lineup, emailed or called and said keep going. Keep writing. I like what you said or the most wonderful, “I can relate to that.” The best thing I’ve done among the myriad of colossal life errors was join this club. My first meeting at Uno’s was quiet. I hoped I could fit in with this group of Porsche owners. I hoped it wasn’t going to be what many expect Porsche owners to be, elitist and perhaps snobby. It wasn’t by a long shot. Guys who were showing up with cars that cost as much as my first house were as approachable and outgoing as folks I’ve known my whole life. I’ve mentioned it before, but I went through a stomach churning divorce a few years ago. It left me financially wrecked, physically heavier, and emotionally spent. The woman who is now my wife agreed to leave her family, her job, and her country Canada, to come here and be my wife. I didn’t even have to bribe her!She knew my situation but encouraged me and pushed me. I healed, I grew and I’m better than I was financially, emotionally and physically, because one person thought more of me then I thought of myself and encouraged me. My business has prospered. Because of her I own the Porsche I have today and she’s encouraging me to buy more. Jackpot, HIT. Thank you. What I’ve found after a couple of years being involved with this club is this group is made up of driven, passionate people who care deeply about their cars and Porsche in general. Every person I’ve met is self-made. They worked hard for years, probably went hungry, at times couldn’t

make the rent or mortgage payment but were driven by their own need to achieve. If your journey was anything like mine, you dealt with countless hours at the office, missed family events or a kid’s birthday party, but I’ll take the bet in virtually every case there was a person that encouraged you. Thank them. Where’s this going? I’m glad you asked. I had the pleasure of seeing Magnus Walker today. We all know who this guy is. The British accent, the dreads down to his hips, the beard, the clothes that look like he’s slept in them for years, the unabashed love and passion for Porsche. He has amassed a collection of cars that rivals Jerry Sein-feld’s, has dined with Porsche royalty, and he’s on a first name basis with some of the best known names involving Porsche. Magnus is the first to admit he is not a highly ed-ucated man. He has street smarts, he doesn’t come from wealth, and he came to the US young with an idea that clearly blossomed. He got his first Porsche in his 20’s and thought he had arrived. He has a few things that he throws out regularly; “Porsche represents freedom,” “Dirt don’t slow you down,” “Get out and drive.” They’re his mantras.But there was one particular thing that struck me and really endeared him to me. At every opportunity he thanks his wife Karen for staying with him and supporting him and encouraging him and he genuinely gets choked up when he talks about her. Through some twist of fate or simply not paying attention I was elected the Rally/Tour Chairman at the last board meeting. I have no idea where to start. I know I’m following Tom Cole, who has done an outstanding job. Thank you Tom for setting the bar impossibly high. What happened next, within minutes of the laughter sub-siding at my predicament is typical for this Porsche club. Brent, Grant, Ed and Thomas all approached me shook my hand, offered thanks, help and mostly genuine encour-agement. Consider yourselves all hired.Thanks guys, I’ll do my best.

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The Cincinnati -based Porsche 356 car club, Drei Staaten Gruppe, held the annual Bull Session and Family Picnic on a warm May 17th, in Sharon Woods county park, Cincin-nati, Ohio.This annual gathering started almost 40 years ago, and next year the 40th anniversary will be a special event, complete with tee shirts, special major door prizes etc. The event is free for all to come out for a casual Sunday picnic lunch and Porsche talk.This year’s event featured a small Porsche parts swap meet, the ever popular Porsche Trivia Quiz, and the Peo-ple’s Choice, Best 356A, Best 356 B, and Best 356C cars.

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The Porsche Trivia Quiz was won by Rich Franz who picked first off the prize table.Our generous door prize providers were Stoddard’s LLC, Porsche of the Village, Zim’s,Yuengling, and Unobtanium,Inc..The People’s Choice winners were Carl Iseman “Best 356A” for his sunroof coupe, Steve Leiding “Best 356B” for his 1960 Roadster, and Peter Boettcher “Best 356C” for his C cab.It was another fun event which will be even bigger next year as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of the original Porsche 356 Bull Sessions in the country.

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June AutocrossJosh Snyder - Editor

Results compiled by Tony Watkins.Fastest time of the day goes to Kumar Viswalin-gam in a 2004 Mazda MX-5 Miata. The fastest Porsche was George Lesher in a 1999 911.P1 Pre-1999 PorscheJosh Snyder 44.134Earl Hemberger 46.818Robert Rankin 49.849P2 Mid Engine Water-CooledAndrew Schuler 40.041William Kief 40.181Kim McCracken 45.348Wyatt Thesing 47.871P3 911 Water-CooledGeorge Lesher 39.963Tim Viar 40.000Philip Viars 42.733

X1 Non-PorscheMarshall Reiner 41.032Jeff Renner 41.458Dean Smith 41.478Russ Charlton 41.838Tommy Foley 42.739Nicole Robichaud 44.556Joel Lesher 44.847James Begovich 45.116Michael Lesher 44.847Joe Peters 47.498Greg Curson 49.792Alberto Trevino 52.783M1 ModifiedKumar Viswalingam 38.279Obie Williams 40.270Jeremy Wheeler 40.409Tony Watkins 41.153Glenn Wegryn 43.895John Zajac 45.358

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Thank You Gary Nichols

Editor's Note: Gary Nichols has been the Spring DE chair-man for the past eight years. At the end of the June event, he handed over the reins to Thomas Crihfield.Gary sent the following email to a group of OVR mem-bers thanking them for their help at the June DE. I think I speak for all those that have participated in a Spring DE over the past eight years when I say: Gary, thank you! Our DE events wouldn't be where they are today without your dedication to serving the club. All,It was nice to climb into the home base rack last night, re-lax, think about the great weekend, and get a good night’s rest. I was certainly worn out by 4:30 yesterday afternoon, and am sure all of you were as well. So, for the last time on my watch, it is my great pleasure to thank all of you from the bottom of my heart for all you do to make these events the hallmark of DE’s. All of you bring your very special talents to bear on behalf of this club, spend long hours and days without pay so that our students and instructors get the best we can offer. As a team, there is none better. We were blessed with good weather, yesterday could have been a real mess, but for once mother nature gave us a break.There was a part of me not 100% ready to turn over the chairmanship, but the part that said it was time tipped the

scales, and I was so happy to see Thomas step up yes-terday and take charge down in the hot pits. He will do a fantastic job for the club, and I know all of you will give him and Kara Lyn the same support you gave me over the years. I also thank all of you for being so kind and friendly to my daughter Caitlin. I was not sure how much she would enjoy three full days of cars, but she said she had a great time, she has asked if she could go to Putnam with me next month, so I suppose that says it all. Actually, I think the part she likes the best is all the attention she gets from all of her adopted uncles, although she has shown me a side I never knew existed. She is talking cars, and really likes the Gt-3’s. Keep saving your money kid!My special thanks to Kathie and Ted Hunter too, the hur-dles she went through to get the windbreaker finalized and delivered for pickup most of you do not know about, but, as always, the job got done. And last to Lynne and Jim, who have been there all the way with me these past eight years, I could never say enough for all you have given the club and to me.So to all, I hope you get some well-deserved rest, and we shall see you soon. You folks are the best, the absolute best.Thanks,Gary

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June Board Meeting MinutesJosh Snyder - Secretary June 9, 2015 at Uno's Pizza, West Chester, Ohio

Historian: No report.Members at Large: No report.Membership: Brent Fagan announced that there were 794 primary members and 505 associate members for a total of 1299 members.Merchandise: No report.Newsletter: Josh Snyder requested photos from the auto-cross.Past President: No report. Rally/Tour: Grant suggested to Mike Gerber that we orga-nize a tour that starts from Kings. Jeff Clark volunteered to take over the vacant chairperson position.Safety: Thomas Crihfield reported that he has enough volunteers for tech inspections at the DE.Social: No report.Technical: Rich Rosenberg will concentrate more on tech-nical after the club race.Website: No report.

AttendanceBoard Members: Grant Karnes, Dennis Okin, Herb Beck, Josh SnyderCommittee Chairs: Jerry Wolf, Jeff Clark, Brent Fagan, Dale Timmester, Rich Rosenberg, Mike Valentine, Bill Kief, Thomas CrihfieldMembers: Andrew Spohr, Jeff Renner, Randy Wilson, Ed Busam, Jay Joyner, Tony Watkins, Kumar Viswalingam, Mike Gerber, Michael Gerber, Tom Tomlinson, Patti Go-dofsky, Alan Godofsky, Greg CursonExecutive Board ReportsPresident: Grant Karnes welcomed new meeting mem-ber Mike Gerber who works at Joseph of Porsche Kings Automall.Vice-President: Dennis Okin announced that the June DE is sold out with 208 people signed up. He also announced a new format in the future where drivers will be expected to bring their own number for their cars. Dennis was con-tacted by the Central Indiana Region to see if we wanted to partner with them to do a DE at the Corvette Museum. The target date right now would be in August or September of 2016.Treasurer: Herb Beck reported he paid for the club race and Mid-Ohio in October. He also announced that the wine tasting made a profit. He also announced that we can now take PayPal payments on a mobile device. Herb will be in charge of the device at club events.Committee ReportsAdvertising: No report.Autocross: Bill Kief said that the autocross was great on the previous Saturday. There were 29 drivers that signed up and paid, which puts the autocross team on target for the season. Results of the autocross were emailed to all participants.Chief Instructor: Dale Timmester and Jerry Wolf said they have about 60 instructors for the June DE, but that they could have used a few more because some instructors will have more than one student.Club Race: Rich Rosenberg said that with the club race only four weeks away they have 30 racers and need about 10-15 more. There are about 20 DE drivers and they can take about 20 more. Rich said he also needs a few more volunteers during the race weekend.Concours: Brent Fagan said that he will be running the membership tent at the Ault Park Concours d’Elegance over the weekend.DE: No report.

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Around the ZoneMichael Soriano - Zone 4 Representative

Greetings PCA Zone 4 Members,PCA strongly encourages the regions to give back to their communities. I am proud to say that in Zone 4 many regions hold high profile events that raise a great deal of money for worthy causes. A number of these events are car shows that are appealing to members from any region and fun for the entire family. In June, CIR hosted CruZionsville benefit-ting the Alzheimer’s Association and Zone 4 sponsored the Red Brick Reunion in Oxford, OH, which supports the American Cancer Society. This month is ARPCA’s PVGP (Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix) in Schenley Park which assists the Autism Society of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny Valley School. Also this month is P2O (Porsches to Ohio) in Granville, which supports a number of Mid-Ohio region’s local charities. In October, Ohio Valley Region will host Rallye Porsche Mariemont benefitting local charities.In addition to all of the large car shows, there are other ways that Zone 4 regions can make significant contribu-tions. Many regions give back by collecting money and goods for local food banks and meal programs. South-east Michigan region supports the Jo Brighton Special Olympics program and is making a substantial difference. And Michiana region is one of the sponsors of School Supply Give Away of Gary that assists over 1300 students annually.Along with fundraising, PCA members also donate their time and effort in order to help make a difference in the community. Nationally, PCA has partnered with Tire Rack Street Survival, a program that teaches car control skills to teens to provide them with the tools to become safer and smarter drivers. I have always been a strong advocate of the Tire Rack Street Survival program and have been pro-moting it at the Presidents’ Meetings. I am very pleased to see a positive response from the regions over the past few years. The initiative has been quite successful as this year our Zone is scheduled to hold 5 Street Survival Schools, the most within PCA.People that take the time to give of themselves and volun-teer for these worthy causes are just a few more ways that I find the PCA motto to be true. It’s Not Just the Cars, It’s the People.Be sure to check your local region’s website and newslet-ter, as well as the Zone 4 website http://zone4.pca.org for the latest details on the many events close to you that are being planned. Also, consider attending other regions’ events, such as:

• Ohio Valley and Central Indiana Regions’ Club Race and DE at Putnam Park is July 10-12• On July 11, join Michiana Region members at the Duet-sche Marques Car Show at the Gilmore Car Museum • Southeast Michigan Region’s Progressive Dinner is July 11• July 14 is Motor-Stadt Region’s People, Porsches, and Pizza at Spagnuolo’s in Okemos• Attend the PVGP in Schenley Park with Allegheny Re-gion July 18-19 • July 19 is Northern Ohio Region’s Autocross at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland• July 21 is Rally Sport Region’s DE at Waterford Hills• Autobahn Night at the Concours d’Elegance of America –St. John’s is July 24• Mid-Ohio Region’s P2O “Casual Car Show” in Granville, OH is July 24-26• On August 1, Join Western Michigan Region at the Gilm-ore Car Museum for the Red Barn Spectacular • Maumee Valley Region’s DE at Grattan Raceway is August 1-2 I look forward to having the opportunity of meeting each and every one of you as I visit each region throughout the year. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact me at MSoriano.ZoneRep@gmail.com

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MembershipBrent Fagan · Membership Chair, OVR PCA

End of May, 2015 OVR/PCA Membership TotalsPrimary Members: 794Associate Members: 505Total membership: 1299PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERSWho Joined the OVR PCA in May, 2015: John Berry Oakwood, OH 2008 911 Carrera 4S BlackDwight Brewer Cincinnati, OH 1974 914 2.0 WhiteTimothy Doan West Chester, OH 2014 Boxster WhiteMatt Euson Lawrenceburg, IN 1991 911 Carrera 2 Blue BloodMichael Gerber Mainville, OH 1972 914 dealerErich Hemm Cincinnati, OH 1988 944S WhiteMarc Hueber Montgomery, OH Cayman S SilverLyn Jevicky Cincinnati, OH 1990 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet WhiteRichard Jones Clarksburg, WV 1996 911 Turbo BlueMichael Nordlund Cincinnati, OH 2014 Panamera Turbo Basalt BlackLeonardus Schickendantz Mason, OH 2014 911 Carrera S Cabriolet BlackDavid Tobeson West Chester, OH 2013 Boxster BlackRoger Winters Terrace Park, OH 2007 911 Carrera S Cabriolet Guards Red

July 2015 OVR Membership Anniversaries:25 Years or MoreDick Weiss Cincinnati, OH 7/1/1960Harry D. Gompf Bardstown, KY 7/1/1967William T. Young Loveland, OH 7/1/1973Peter C. Boettcher Westchester, OH 7/1/1976James G. Hertz Alexandria, KY 7/1/1985Max A. Clark Beavercreek, OH 7/1/1986Erik Koik Urbana, OH 7/1/1989William E. Lukens Troy, OH 7/1/1989

5-Years - Joined June, 2010Ted Lewis Lake Waynoka, OHThomas P. Sobolewski Cincinnati, OHCharles S. Thompson Saint Paris, OH

**To change your registration information**PCA members may update their contact or registration information on-line at www.pca.org. PCA will process the change and will update the national database. That database is used by PCA National and by the Local Region to send informative emails announcing local, regional, national, and international events. Updating contact or registration information may also be accomplished by calling the PCA National Office at 410-381-0911, or by mailing changes to, PCA National Headquarters, P.O. Box 6400, Columbia, MD 21045. If you have any questions feel free to contact the Ohio Valley Region Membership Chairman, Brent Fagan, at ovrpca@live.com.

**To log-on to PCA.ORG**Your initial PCA log-in ID is: your first initial, last name, and the last 4-digits of your membership number, i.e. Sonny Jurgensen member number 196400009 would be: sjurgensen0009.

Ads for The Mart are provided as a courtesy to any Porsche Club member. Ads should be submitted along with your membership number to the Editor at ovrbentpylon@ gmail.com or by mail to 6031 Belleview Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45242. Ads will run for 3 months.

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2007 GT3 Carrara White/Black InteriorExcellent condition. Porsche CPO Warranty. No issues/work needed. Service Records available. Engine/Coolant lines pinned + plastic oil lines replaced at dealer. New Rotors, New Caliper Seals, New Tires pending installation, Clutch checked. FabSpeed exhaust + OEM. Clean CarFax, Clean DME Report. ~53k miles. $84k OBO. Moving to Europe ’16. Andres Escobar. Andres@AEGS.me 305-205-1992 (07/15)

Boxster/Cayman Wheel and Tire SetBoxster S III 981 (5 double spoke) 19" OEM wheels with mounted Michelin Alpine Pilot winter tires with TPMS sen-sors. All purchased last fall from White Allen in Dayton. Have porsche center caps as well. Tires are 235 40 19 and 265 40 19. Were only driven on about 900 miles. $2,500. Bob Faillo 513-646-7362 or rfiii50@gmail.com (07/15)

2003 996 Carrera with GT3 TrimSpeed Yellow over Black leather. Only 23k miles, always garaged, super clean, like new inside and out. GT3 body kit - side skirts, rear wing and badging. Yellow seat stitching and belts. Factory sunroof. 3.6L, 6 spd manual. Runs flawlessly. Custom wheels with new Hankook tires. Adjustable ride height. Located in Northeast Ohio Photos: https://www.flickr.com/gp/49361967@N05/Vo8K51. Contact: Dan Breit, 330-620-7666, danielbreit@sbcglobal.net (07/15)

The Mart2003 Porsche BoxsterRed / Black, 71k mi, 30mpg near perfect, many extras, $18,500 OBO, rare rear cowling spoiled rotten & lots of fun left, 937-489-6639 or johnjwilding@gmail.com (06/15)

1998 Porsche BoxsterSilver with gray interior. 53,000 miles. 60,000 mile service complete. Excellent condition. New tires. Well maintained. Just purchased 911. Need garage space. Jay Joyner jayjoyner1@gmail.com. 513-780-0802. (05/15)

Type 4 - 2 Liter Vintage Mahle Piston & Cylinder SetI got this P/C set when I purchased my 912E 16 years ago This set is brand new and unused. Perfect for someone rebuilding a 912E or 914 2 liter motor. This set is Euro spec. I am asking $600 for the set. Please contact me if you are interested. Thanks! Tony Scheurer (513)-404-0903 tonys@fuse.net (05/15)

Porsche CollectiblesI have a collection of die-cast Porsches (mostly 1/18th scale) and collectible Porsche hardbound books for sale. I also have a large collection of Ferrari die-cast models (in 1/8th, 1/12th and 1/18th scale), collectible hardbound Ferrari books and Ferrari periodicals. tonys@fuse.net or by cell phone 513-404-0903. Tony Scheurer (05/15)

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OVR Board of Directors

President

Grant Karnes(513) 533-4144gkarnes@CMPG.com

Vice President

Dennis Okin(513) 300-5076dennisokin@fuse.net

Secretary

Josh Snyder(513) 602-7807 joshsnyder@gmail.com

Treasurer

Herb Beck(513) 398-5078herbertbeck2000@yahoo.com

Committee ChairsAdvertising

Toni Lichvar (513) 207-2891Toni.Lichvar@gmail.com

Autocross

Bill Kief(513) 910-9594HighSpeeDriving@gmail.com

Chief Instructors

Jerry Wolf(513) 777-7911jwolf5@cinci.rr.com

Dale Timmester(513) 858-3099 dtimmester@cinci.rr.com

Club Race

Bill Altvaterbill.altvater@gmail.com

Concours

John Meyer(513) 325-8071johnmeyer3@fuse.net

Historian

Dick Weiss(513) 232-0485Dweiss356md@fuse.net

Past President

John Meyer(513) 325-8071johnmeyer3@fuse.net

Members at Large

Ted & Kathie Hunter(513) 896-6895bathtubdriver@aol.com

Mike Valentinemike@valentine1.com

Norm GoldrichNGoldrich2003@yahoo.com

Membership

Brent Fagan(812)-369-2260ovrpca@live.com

Merchandise

Mark Kosobud(513) 469-3573mkosobud@yahoo.com

Newsletter

Josh Snyder(513) 602-7807ovrbentpylon@gmail.com

Public Relations

OPEN

Rally/Tour

Jeff Clarktoronto1jdc@yahoo.com

Safety

Thomas Crihfield(937) 533-3767tscrihfield@gmail.com

Social

Donna Spells Wilson (864) 907-9091 drwinoh@rocketmail.com

Technical

Rich Rosenberg(513) 530-9090rjrol@aol.com

Webmaster

Karah-Lyn Crihfield (937) 733-8351 kcrihfield@gmail.com

Zone 4 Representative

Michael SorianoZone 4 Representative2135 Old Mill RoadToledo, OH 43615(419) 843-2070MSoriano.ZoneRep@gmail.com

Drivers’ Education

Gary Nichols · Chair (513) 732-3352nichols.surveying@fuse.net

Dennis & Susan Okin(513) 300-5076dennisokin@fuse.net

Volunteer OpportunitiesLooking to help out and meet new people at an OVR event? Well, here are some opportunities:Event Planning: Contact any Board member to volunteer your ideas for your club! Create a new event, volun-teer for an annual event or come to a board meeting.Creating family-friendly events is important to the Board. If you have an idea for an event that is family friendly, please bring it to the board.

Monthly Board MeetingsOVR Monthly meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month. Open to all! Uno’s Pizza in West Chester at 7:00 p.m.

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