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                                                                                                                                                                         Fred and Ruth Zacharias, Editors
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                                                                                                                                                            Valley Region, Porsche Club of America,         The monthly Board Meeting / Member Social is held on the
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•   Nationally recognized events like Family Tree, an annual celebration of new vehicle introductions                                                       Quarter Page 		             $550/Year
                                                                                                                                                                                                            • Cars & Coffee at Aberlin Springs, March - October
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•   43,000 sq. ft. temperature-controlled ventilated building                                                                                                                                               2021Annual PORSCHE Parade
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•   Complete on-site interior and exterior detailing services, as well as wheel and tire storage                                                                                                            • Dayton Concours - September 19th
                                                                                                                                                            Valley Region, Porsche Club of America.         • VW/Porsche Reunion - September 26th
•   Monthly service package available – Fluid checks, tire pressure checks, electrical system checks and battery trickle charging
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513.271.3200                                                                                                                            SALES HOURS         advertiser directly and, failing to receive
4113 Plainville Road                                                                                    Mon. – Thur. 9 am - 8 pm, Fri. & Sat. 9 am - 6 pm   adequate response, should contact the lo-
                                                                                                                                                            cal Better Business Bureau, notifying the
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PorscheoftheVillage.com                                                                  Mon. – Thur. 7 am - 7 pm, Fri. 7 am - 6 pm, Sat. 8 am - 4 pm                                                       For the foreseeable future OVR Porsche Club
                                                                                                                                                            Articles and der Markt ads should be            board meetings will be held virtually. Although
                                                                                                                                                            emailed to: bent.pylon@ovrpca.org. WORD         Firehouse Grill is re-opening February of 2021
                                                                                                                                                            document preffered. Please, no Google
                                                                                                                                                            documents.                                      and other restaurants are opening up there are
                                                                                                                                                                                                            still some restrictions on spacing and body
                                                                                                                                                                        Cover Photo                         counts.
                                                                                                                                                                      photo by: Fred Zacharias
                                                                                                                                                                                                            In order to keep our memberships risk of
                                                                                                                                                            OVRPCA.org
                                                                                             Porsche of
                                                                                                                                                                                                            exposure to Covid minimal I believe it prudent
                                                                                                                                                              facebook.com/ovrpca                           to run our meetings from a distance. Club
                                                                                                                                                              instagram.com/ovrpca                          Members have been made aware that if they
                                                                                             the Village                                                                                                    would like to attend our Board meetings
                                                                                                                                                                                                            virtually, to contact me directly and as the
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Zoom credentials are made available I’ll forward
                                                                                                                                                                                                            them. – Jeff Clark, OVR President

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                                                                                                                               Positive
    OVR Board of Directors
                                 Chief Instructors
                                 Dale Timmester
                                 513.858.3099
                                                                    Safety
                                                                    Matt Griffin
                                                                    937.681.5230
                                                                                                                               Camber
                                                                                                                               With Jeff Clark, President
President                        chief.instructor.dale@ovrpca.org   safety@ovrpca.org                                          and Turbo
Jeff Clark                                                                                                                     illustration, Roger Warrick
                                 Gary Nichols                       Social Media
521.238.3492
                                 513.378.4010                       Jack Schultz
president@ovrpca.org
                                 chief.instructor.gary@ovrpca.org
                                                                    social.media@ovrpca.org       What does February bring to the table? Practically nothing. It is so
Vice President                   Club Race
Brian Butt
513.594.3407
                                 Rich Rosenberg                     Technical                     expendable that we opt to take days away from it and every couple
                                 513.530.9090                       Rich Rosenberg
vice.president@ovrpca.org        club.race.rich@ovrpca.org          513.530.9090                  of years throw one back to keep it from whining. This explains why
                                                                    technical@ovrpca.org
Secretary                        Bill Altvater                                                    Valentine’s Day was stuck in the middle of the month just to break
Ruth Zacharias                   937.371.9382                       Webmaster
513.398.2589                     club.race.bill@ovrpca.org          Arizona Stafford              things up. Beyond that, in my world its’ function is to lead to March.
secretary@ovrpca.org                                                513.236.6347
                                 Concours                           webmaster@ovrpca.org
                                 Trevor Barber
Treasurer                                                                                         I don’t know when it happened or                you pay attention, you see that things       so incredibly talented, gifted and
                                 513 238 5922 (c)                   Drivers’ Education
Debi Stafford                    concours@ovrpca.org                                              why, but somehow in my head March               seem to move and happen with great           generous with those talents and their
513.236.1571                                                        Spring Event
treasurer@ovrpca.org                                                                              11 is a critical day and the unofficial         efficiency and typically a lot of joy. The   time... nothing happens without them.
                                 Historians                                                                                                       folks who do the heavy lifting in OVR
                                                                                                  start of spring. It has been that way
                                 Dick Weiss                         Fall Event
                                 513.232.0485                       Jeff Woodard                  for decades. I know it’s incorrect but          certainly aren’t doing it for the money  I have asked the Board and the
    OVR Committee Chairs         historian.dick@ovrpca.org          513.886.7575                  I don’t care. Something about that              because there are no paid positions;     committee chairs to work and plan
                                                                    hpde.chair@ovrpca.org         day says we are over the winter hump            they volunteer, they love offering       out events as though we are in “the
                                 Brent Fagan
Past President                   812.369.2260                                                     and racing into spring, arguably the            themselves and their talents.            best of times” and they have delivered.
                                                                    DE Event Registrar
Bill Altvater                    historian.brent@ovrpca.org                                       greatest season. It’s my Christmas. The                                                  We have DEs being set up, rallies and
                                                                    Dennis Okin
past.president@ovrpca.org
                                 Membership                         513.300.5076                  air picks up a smell of renewal - I wish        We could speculate for hours why tours being organized to run in Ohio,
                                 Jon Parker                         hpde.registrar@ovrpca.org     I could bottle it.                              Porsche Club of America is the largest Kentucky and Indiana, potentially
Members at Large                 859.240.8820
Mike Valentine                                                                                                                                    single brand car club on the planet. 3 Concours events and the Porsche
                                 membership@ovrpca.org                 Porsche Club of America
at.large.valentine@ovrpca.org                                                                     Onto business...                                The cars are obvious, what isn’t so Parade at French Lick.
                                 Newsletter                                                                                                       obvious is the people. There is a reason
Rick Gilhart
513.225.6564                     Fred & Ruth Zacharias              National Executive Director   These are my observations. My first             so many Porsche people are successful Cars and Coffee should start in late
                                 bent.pylon@ovrpca.org              Vu Nguyen
at.large.gilhart@ovrpca.org
                                                                    P.O. Box 6400
                                                                                                  couple of weeks in this position have           men and women; the efficiency and March or early April.
                                 Public Relations                   Columbia, MD 21045            been a fairly steep learning curve. I           seriousness of the folks behind the
Autocross                                                           410.381.0911
Bill Kief                        Position Open                                                    have “attended” more virtual meetings           scenes that make this club work should Please check the OVR website at
                                                                    ExecutiveDirector@pca.org
autocross.bill@ovrpca.org                                                                         with the OVR, Zone and National                 be an example for publicly traded ovrpca.org for events, dates, signups
                                 Rally/Tours                                                      Porsche Club than I have with my job            companies.                               and scheduling.
Jeff Renner                      Chris Jacobs                       Zone 4 Representative
autocross.jeff@ovrpca.org        rally.tour.chris@ovrpca.org        Lori Schutz                   and there are several more to come
                                                                    972.890.7405                  before I am up to speed. I have been in It’s my sincere hope that our If you have questions, concerns,
                                 David Mccarty                      zone4rep@national.pca.org
                                                                                                  OVR for several years as a member, as membership is aware of the number ideas, please feel free to contact me at
                                 rally.tour.david@ovrpca.org
                                                                                                  a committee person and volunteer. If of people in our midst that are President@ovrpca.org

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Board Minutes
Ruth Zacharias, Secretary 						                                                      January 11, 2021                                                                 2021 Concours
Board Minutes: Tuesday, January 11, 2021               lead/follow. Dale wondered if we want to address
                                                       the issue, which would require a separate run
                                                                                                            groups with lead and sweeps.
                                                                                                                                                                       P r o g r a m s
Attending Officers President: Jeff Clark, Vice         group for lead/follow.                               Safety: Chairman Matt Griffin said ”Lets all be
President: Brian Butt, Treasurer: Debi Stafford,                                                            safe!” Arizona Stafford recommended enlisting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Trevor Barber, Concours Committee Chairman
Secretary: Ruth Zacharias                              Club Race: no report.                                Safety people as soon as possible for events.
                                                                                                                                                                 2020 has been a difficult year for Concours events at all clubs across
Attending Committee Chairs: Autocross: Bill            Concours / Cars and Coffee: Trevor Barber            Technical: Not present.                              the US due to Covid restrictions. However, following our recent 1920”s
Kief, Chief Instructor: Dale Timmester, Club           would like to have 3 Concours events; possibly                                                            style concours we are now confident that in 2021 we will have at least 3
Race (Past President): Bill Altvater, Concours:        Spring New Richmond or closed Concours               Social: Not present.                                 OVR events using the “OVR members only “ model as back up to our
Trevor Barber, Driver Education: Jeff Woodard,         as was held at SOTO. At this point nothing is                                                             base plan .
Historian: not present, Members at Large: not          scheduled for Summer, but hopefully we can           Web Site: Arizona Stafford is working on our
present, Membership: not present, Newsletter:          bring back RPM in the fall. Cars and Coffee will     FB page, limiting it to actual members. He asks      Assuming no Covid restrictions we plan to have the following events in
Fred and Ruth Zacharias, Rally/ Tour: David            resume as soon as the weather clears up, once        that Chairmen get information to him. We will        2021:
McCarty, Safety: Matt Griffin, Technical: not          again at Auberlin Farms .                            keep ZOOMing for now – the February meeting          • New Richmond Spring Concours
present, Social Media: not present, Web site:                                                               will begin at 7 pm.                                  • 1920’s Style Summer Concours
Arizona Stafford.                                      Driver Education: Jeff Woodard said we have                                                               • RPM Autumn Concours
                                                       23 paid entrants for the first DE as of yesterday.   Old Business: None.
Attending Members:      Steve Krekler, Tom             There was a brief discussion of the possibility                                                           Based on the current outlook our Spring Concours will take the same
Tomlinson, Andrew Carraher, Danny Carmichael.          of increasing fees and what other regions are        New Business: The Club will make a donation to       approach used for the Autumn event where we followed clear Covid
                                                       charging. We would like to reduce the peripheral     Hospice of Cincinnati in memory of Angie Weiss       guidelines to protect our members and will be a :
Call to order at 6:25 pm by Jeff Clark. Motion         expenses, try to reconfigure the use of the track,   who passed away recently. Ruth Zacharias will        • Street Preparation event (Show & Shine)
to approve minutes, motion seconded, vote              change pit in/out and possibly utilize A and B       send condolences to Dick Weiss.                      • Closed Engine Compartment
taken to approve minutes.                              students as volunteers to save on staffing costs.                                                         • Five Show classes
                                                                                                            The New Member dinner has been postponed.            • Trophies: Each Class 1st place + Outstanding Concours awards +
President’s Report: Jeff Clark mentioned that          Historian: Not present.                              It was mentioned that SCCA Traders World               Best in Show
PCA has the entire facility for the upcoming                                                                events are open to all and offer 5-6 runs per day.   We plan to open registration in March on ClubRegistration.net so
French Lick event.                                     Members at Large: Not present.                       The DSG family picnic will be held June 27 at        please look out for it
                                                                                                            Sharon Woods.
Vice President’s Report: No report.                    Membership: Not present.                                                                                  OVR SPONSORED EVENTS
                                                                                                            Motion to Adjourn meeting and seconded.              Cars & Coffee at Aberlin Springs, March - October (1st & 3rd Sunday)
Treasurer’s Report: Debi Stafford has closed           Newsletter: Fred Zacharias designed a cover for      Meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm.                        Spring Concours, May 8th
the Clubs’ old accounts and new ones have been         the January issue of the BP to celebrate OVR’s                                                            Summer Concours, August
opened. We are financially sound. Bill Altvater        60th Anniversary. He would like articles on early                                                         Rally Porsche Milford - September
will help Debi with information on donations.          events and tours plus any photos or other things     Respectfully Submitted,
There was discussion on ad invoices for 2020           historical. January 20 is the deadline for the       Ruth Zacharias, Secretary                            NON OVR EVENTS
Bent Pylon. New bills will be sent out for 2021.       February issue.                                                                                           Spring Classic Tour - April 17th
Deposit on the cancelled Warbird Museum has                                                                                                                      Cincinnati Concours De Elegance - June 11th- 13th
been refunded.                                         Past President: Bill Altvater noted that the first                                                        Porsche Parade at French Lick Indiana - July 10th - 17th
                                                       phase of registration for the National Convention                                                         Mid-Ohio Region Concours - July
Secretary: No report.                                  at French Lick is in February. A Zone 4 party                                                             Red Brick Reunion - August 7th
                                                       is being planned. OVR will apply for Region                                                               South East Michigan Concours and Picnic - August
Committee Chair Reports                                of the Year and has nominated Jerry Wolf for                                                              Bellefontaine Hill Climb, Tour and Porsche Corral - August 28th
                                                       Enthusiast of the Year.                                                                                   Dayton Concours - September 19th
Autocross: Bill Kief mentioned our need to set                                                                                                                   VW/Porsche Reunion - September 26th
dates for Speedway events. Two have been paid          Public Relations: Open Position                                                                           Dayton Cars & Coffee - Bi Weekly (Saturdays starting April)
in advance. He asked if we want to set events to                                                                                                                 West Chester Cars& Coffee - Monthly (4th Saturday April - September)
tie with the 60th Anniversary, such as DE, tour, or    Rally/Tours:     David McCarty said the                                                                   Urban Cars & Coffee in Main Street, Newtown (Saturdays) TBD
lunch as the entire facility is now available to us.   SubCommittee is working on plans for possibly
                                                       4 tours. There was discussion of multi-day tours
Chief Instructors: Dale Timmester will look            offering package deals. West Virginia and the
into the matter of lead/follow instruction. PCA        Athens area were suggested for longer runs.
National has very clear minimum standards for          The suggestion was made to have smaller run

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                                                                                                                    Have You Met...
MEMBERSHIP UPDATE                                                  Jon Parker, OVR Membership                                                                     RZ                  Around the Zone
No Report This Month                                                                                                                      Jerry Wolf - When
                                                                                                                                                                                             Lori Schutz, Zone 4 Representative
                                                                                                                                          Jerry was at Cincinnati                            zone4rep@national.pca.org
TO CHANGE YOUR REGISTRATION INFOR-                     changes to; PCA National Headquarters, P.O.
                                                                                                                                          Milacron, two of his
MATION: PCA members may update their con-              Box 6400, Columbia, MD 21045. If you have any
                                                                                                                                          coworkers were Dick
tact or registration information on-line at www.       questions feel free to contact the Ohio Valley Re-
                                                                                                                                          Weiss and John Sutton.
pca.org. PCA will process the change and will          gion Membership Chairman, Steve Schultz, at
                                                                                                                                          The three took in all the    Hi Zone 4 Friends and Family,
update the national database. That database is         sschultz993@gmail.com.
                                                                                                                                          SCCA races within a
used by PCA National and by the Local Region
                                                                                                                                          200+ mile radius of          As the world is starting to get back to some sort of normal, I hope this finds   Visit our Sim Racing page, and enjoy some of the online racing with your
to send informative emails announcing local, re-       TO LOG ON TO PCA.ORG: Your initial PCA log-
                                                                                                                                          Cincinnati. Jerry drove      everyone feeling optimistic about 2021. Some of you may have already             region pals. https://pcasimracing.com/zones-group-2-4/ . We just passed
gional, national and international events. Updat-      in ID is : your first initial, last name, and the last
                                                                                                                an Austin Healey at the time and had to work           received the vaccine, others registered and waiting your turn. Your region       our 500th racer registration since the start of the program. What fun!
ing contact or registration information may also       4-digits of your membership number, i.e. Sonny
                                                                                                                pretty hard when he was in the “twisties.” It          boards are planning for a fun filled year.
be accomplished by calling the PCA National            Jurgensen member number 196400009 would
                                                                                                                didn’t take too long for him to develop a case of                                                                                       The racing season will be underway by the time you are reading this
Office at 410-381-0911, or by mailing                  log in as: SJurgensen0009.
                                                                                                                “Porsche Fever.” He joined OVR in 1961.                Later in February, the annual Zone 4 President’s meeting will happen in 2        message. As many of you know, I’m a huge auto racing fan, and looking
                                                                                                                                                                       evenings of zoom calls, rather than our typical gathering in Toledo for a day.   forward to the 24 Hours of Daytona, Daytona 500, and the start up of the
                                                                                                                Over the years his garage has included a 1960          This is when we hear from a member of the National Executive Committee           Formula 1 and IndyCar series to follow.
                                                                                                                356 Coupe, 1961 356 S90 Coupe, 1969 911E               with a PCA national update, and a few other national chair invited guests.
                                                                                                                Coupe, 1969 911S Coupe, 1985.5 944, 1978               This collaboration brings new ideas and resources to your region boards          Stay safe and warm, and we’ll see you soon!
                                                                                                                911 SC Coupe, 1996 911/993, and a 2004 911             for the coming year’s activities.
                                                                                                                GT3. He currently owns a a 2014 Cayman S.                                                                                               Lori Schutz
                                                                                                                Jerry is hard pressed to pick a favorite. “The ’69     Is this your year to try something new with PCA? While it will likely be a       Zone 4 Representative
                                                                                                                S, ’78 SC and ’04 GT3 were great dual-purpose          few months away, there will be events starting up - driving schools, tech
                                                                                                                cars that I dearly loved.” He considered several       sessions, tours- you can think about attending in a safe manner. And,
                                                                                                                to be his “dream cars” and getting rid of one to       perhaps volunteer to assist in the execution of that event?
                                                                                                                be able to get another was always difficult.
                                                                                                                                                                       In the meantime, there are a few online resources to stay engaged with
                                                                                                                Since he retired from track driving, the Cayman        your PCA buddies. I hope you are getting eBrake news, in your email

Way Back in 1961...
                                                                                                                S has proven to be an excellent all-around car.        inbox. TechTactics has been a long running tech session event on both
                                                                                                                Spoiled by driving 911’s, he does wish it had a        coasts. With the advent of COVID, this has gone online with sessions on
                                                                                                                bit more leg room.                                     the YouTube channel nearly every 2 weeks. You can view past sessions,
                                                                                                                                                                       and attend new sessions live. You can subscribe to the channel https://
Jerry Wolf, Founding Member, Ohio Valley Region, PCA                                                            Jerry’s 60 year involvement with OVR has               www.youtube.com/porscheclubofamerica and learn more about the                                                                            photos Stan Yarrish
                                                                                                                included Newsletter Editor, Autocross Chair,           history of Porsche cars, and what is coming in the future. Some sessions
During the period of June-September, 1961 a roundup of all Porsche owners in the central                        Rally Master, Chief Driving Instructor, HPDE           are deep dives into the care and feeding of your Porsche and minor repairs.
Ohio, Kentucky and western Indiana was conducted. More than 100 Porsche owners were                             Instructor and three terms as President. He            Check it out!
contacted about forming a region based in the Ohio Valley area. Of this large group of                          has also chaired several multi-region events
owners, twenty-three decided to give it a go. Many of the Kentucky owners were on the                           (Octoberfest) and The Porsche Parade. He is a
verge of forming their own region, so few of them decided to join this group.                                   fixture at Board meetings and social events.

A listing of the original 23 charter members is printed below. Though the vast majority of                      Both Jerry and Dick Weiss were among the
them are no longer around, the current members owe them a great deal of gratitude for                           group who co-founded OVR. This year we are
having the guts to get things started.                                                                          celebrating our 60th Anniversary as a region
                                                                                                                and we feel fortunate to have these two long
The Ohio Valley Region, Porsche Club of America founding members:                                               time Porsche guys who continue to be active
                                                                                                                participants in Ohio Valley Region.
Bill Beckett                        Edward Irving                         John Sutton
Robert Beckett                      A.C. Johnson                          Dick Tullis
Bill Bell                           James Keith                           Jerry Uhrland
Jack Fitts                          Ray Kelley                            Sherman Unger
Gaylord Gross                       Jack Puckett                          Dick Weiss
Edward Hassel                       William Rogers                        Gordon Willis
B.F. Hennacy                        Earl Shaffer                          Jerry Wolf
Bill Hewitt                         Russell Stone

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                                                                                                                                                              them pursuing a position as an Instructor to pass along their experience         to have 180 drivers with different skill levels finish the weekend and meet
                                                                                                                                                              and knowledge to a new group of drivers.                                         these goals takes a team. Ours has been hard at it since our Autumn
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Thunder weekend in October.
                                                                                                                                                              On the advanced side we see drivers with goals that would escape
                                                                                                                                                              explanation to all but another driver. This group is working on their skills     We look forward to hosting you in June and if you’ve not yet done it,
                                                                                                                                                              to drop a tenth or even a hundredth of a second a lap. How we get to             register now at ClubRegistration.net. If you have any questions for our
                                                                                                                                                              that point would elude explanation to the daily commuter. This group             registrar, please contact him at: hpde.registrar@ovrpca.org . We’ll see

Reaching
                                                                                                                                                              wants to set up their car either loose, neutral or tight. They want the car      you in June and in the meantime always keep those “eyes up”!
                                                                                                                                                              to rotate through a turn with the least effort, can trail brake when needed,
                                                                                                                                                              and can adjust to an early, mid, or late-apex in any turn. They have the         Zone 4, 2021 High Performance Driving
                                                                                                                                                              skills to turn the car using weight transfer by adding throttle or lifting

Your Goals
                                                                                                                                                              throttle (trailing throttle oversteer) in a turn.                                We have a large group of drivers that participate in dozens of events
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               each year. These events can cover tracks that are 8-10 hours away on
                                                                                                                                                              What is your track goal for the year? Is it a lap time? Is it to visit a track   a regular basis. Some even going south to do the night event on the
                                                                                                                                                              on your “I’ve got to go there” list? Is it to move up a run group, or is your    banking at Daytona. Included with this note is a list of events going on
                                                                                                                                                              goal to do a track weekend for the first time? Register for our June event       this year in our own PCA zone. You might be surprised at how close

In 2021
                                                                                                                                                              and we’ll help with all of your 2021 goals. Get with one of our instructors      these tracks are to us and how enjoyable they are to drive.
                                                                                                                                                              to help work on that lap time or have them push your skills to meet the
                                                                                                                                                              requirements to move up a run group. Meet some new friends and tag               If your experience is limited to Mid-Ohio then it’s time to step outside
                                                                                                                                                              along when they visit that track that you’ve never driven. If you need that      that comfort zone and get some time on another track. If you’ve done
                                                                                                                                                              push to get you to register for your first weekend, just email me at hpde.       our events at Mid-Ohio then you will see many familiar faces at these
                                                                                                                                                              chair@ovrpca.org.                                                                tracks. Our incredible instructors help these regions and some of them
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               come from these regions. Since time is at a premium these days many
                                                                                                                                                              As a club we have several goals for our 2021 drivers’ series. We want to         drivers keep close to home, so you’ll see many of the same faces each
                                                                                                                                                              host safe events, both on and off the track. We want every driver, from          weekend. Take a look at the list, pick a track, go make some new friends
                                                                                                                                                              the first time ever driver to our 1,000 track day’s driver to come away          and have fun!
                                                                                                                                                              with confidence in a new skill. We really want everyone to have fun all
                                                                                                                                                              weekend. These goals may seem pretty basic, maybe even simple, but

                                                                                                                                                              Zone 4
                                                                                                                                                                     2021 High Performance Driving Schedule
                                                                                                                                                              DATE			                                    REGION			                        LOCATION 				                                   NOTES
                                                                                                                                                              April 16-18			                             MOR			                           Mid-Ohio Advanced 			                           Solo Friday
                                                                                                                                                              April 23-25		                              CIR			                           Putnam
Last fall my best friend sent me the photo of his daughter finishing the       If they can’t understand the basic premise for what we do, then they’ll        May 7-9				                                NOR			                           Mid-Ohio
Appalachian trail on top of Maine’s Mount Katahdin. She had moved              never be able to grasp the complexities of the sport that provides an          Tuesday, May 11, 2021		                    RSR			                           Waterford				                                   New Students Only
back to the U.S. from Australia in February 2019 and had planned on            unending supply of attainable goals. For most drivers the hardest part is      Saturday, May 15, 2021                     SEM			                           M1 Concours
doing the entire 2190 mile trail from start to finish before starting her      deciding to do their first track weekend. Once you’ve registered for your      Friday, June 04, 2021		                    AR			                            Pitt Race
new job in the fall of that year. She was on track to finish when just a few   first weekend your first goal is met. Surprisingly, this is a goal many have   June 11-13			                              OVR			                           Mid-Ohio
hundred miles from Mount Katahdin she broke her arm in several places.         not yet met. Excuses are goal killers, stop making them and register for       June 11-13			                              RSR			                           Grattan					                                    Ross Bentley Teaching
Fortunately, she was able to take the time off to finish the remaining miles   our Mid-Ohio weekend June 11-13.                                               Friday, June 11, 2021		                    SEM			                           Waterford
this past September.                                                                                                                                          July 23-25			                              MVR			                           Grattan
                                                                               Most drivers have a simple goal to simply make it through their first          July 31 - Aug 1			                         AR			                            Pitt Race
Goals are an interesting thing. They have been the basis for many              weekend in as safe a manner as possible without making any stupid              Friday, August 13, 2021		                  SEM			                           Waterford
self-help, business and personal advancement books. Roundtable                 mistakes. It’s a good goal and one that every driver succeeds in fulfilling.   August 13-15			                            MOR			                           Mid-Ohio					                                   Club Race & D.E.
discussions in an earlier career centered around how easy it is to meet        In most every case though, something else happens, they have fun and           August 27-29			                            RSR			                           Nelson Ledges				                               Joint with MVR
goals that are set too low and how frustrating it is to miss goals that are    come away with a new skill set. Usually within 24 hours of that first          September 10-12			                         WMR			                           Grattan
set too high.                                                                  event they’ve found the next available weekend and completed their             Saturday, September 11, 2021               SEM			                           Waterford
                                                                               registration.                                                                  Tuesday, September 14, 2021                RSR			                           Waterford
From the outside looking in, most non-car people (we all know them) don’t                                                                                     September 24-26			                         NOR			                           Mid-Ohio
understand what the attraction is to High Performance Driving Events.          From this point forward we see a driver’s goals become more predictable.       October 1-3			                             CIR			                           Putnam
To them it looks like a bunch of people going around in circles, over and      They desire the skills necessary to move from our green run group to our       October 8-10			                            OVR			                           Mid-Ohio					                                   Autumn Thunder
over again. Don’t even try to explain it as they’ll never understand.          blue group, or into our advanced “A” run group. For the rare few, we see       October 29-31			                           AR			                            Pitt Race

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Porsche Hot Wheels & Matchbox Cars                     $1,000. Can be seen/inspected and picked up            with all parts including heater boxes, new muffler
Assortment of New on-card and loose Porsche            in Cincinnati (Mount Washington) Bob Carroll,          and pipes, solex carbs and all tin. $7000. Runs
cars for sale. Over 100 available. All are             513-232-7628 or robertlcarrollthe2nd@gmail.            strong. Pictures and running video available.
1:64 scale and the loose cars are in like-new          com.                                                   Contact Joe at joewgross@outlook.com.
condition, having been displayed only. Models
include 911, GT2, GT3, RSR, GT1, 356, 928,             Porsche 917 collection including the Porsche           Panorama, Complete starting 1974, in PCA
944, Boxster and Panamera. Pricing will depend         OEM Riverside Poster mounted from 1973 that            binders John Meyer, 513 325 8071 johnmeyer3@
on how many you buy. In Mason so you can               shows the famous Sunoco 917/30; two hand               fuse.net
pick up locally and avoid shipping costs. Send         done models of both versions of the 917/30;
an email and I’ll send you pics of everything so       and 4 professional photos of the two versions.         Exhaust System from a Porsche 911, 1985>
you can pick and choose what you’d like. Doug          I want to sell the entire lot and not individually     The system is complete as it came off the car.
Edelbach: edelbachs@gmail.com                          Call Bruce Tittel at 513-206-4704 to discuss           The heat exchangers along the rest of the system
                                                       specifics and pricing.                                 are in good shape, no major holes or leaks. The
2016 Cayman GT4 Sapphire blue, black leather                                                                  car has approximately 147000 miles. Asking
interior and console, stitching platinum gray,         1980 Porsche 911SC dedicated track car in              $500.00 I also have a Fabspeed cat bypass
181 miles, garaged and smoke-free, 20” silver          bubble gum blue. Owned for 29 years. Short             which is in a great shape was purchased new
wheels, 3M paint protection fillm, GT4 cover, fire     stroke 3.2, twin plug, PMO’s, custom 915 gears,        on 10/2017. Asking $250.00 Mark 513-490-6994
extinguisher, smoking pkg, lighting options, floor     full cage, 2100 Lbs. Lots of modifications,
mats, extended tank. Contact: Rick Hildal, 513-        too many to list here. Comes with two sets of          Portable Air Tank, 10 gallon with hose and
703-2593 or rickhildal@aol.com                         Forgelines, a Trailex open trailer, and spares,        gauge, barely used, like new. $20.00. Fred:
                                                       parts galore. For a detailed listing, email Nichols.   fzacharias@zoomtown.com, 513.608.3562
Sebro drilled front rotors Two brand new for           surveying@fuse.net. Gary Nichols, CDI.
981 Boxster S or Cayman S. Paid $240 (including                                                               996 / 993 Wheels. Factory 996 MY02 wheels.
shipping). Asking $140. Three brand new bottles        CT-8045 Trailex easily towed behind SUV, truck         Made by BBS. (2) 8 x 18 et50, (2) 10 x 18 et65,
of MOTUL 600 brake fluid. Jeff at 513-470-1710         not needed with surge brakes; lightly used since       Also fit 993 NB. Straight and true with no bends
                                                       new, kept inside our warehouse year round; still       or repairs. Good condition with only very minor
Porsche Posters 30 some Porsche posters,               has original tires on aluminum wheels. Additional      rash. Great track or street wheels. Center caps
some vintage, some newer, some framed some             set of Mac tie down straps and accessories.            not included. $750/obo. Will deliver within 50
not, some cheap some not as cheap. Dave                Serviced by Bill at Performance Alignment,             miles of Richmond, IN. David at 765.935.6342
Raum 859-760-0454 or dlraum@gmail.com                  Asking $ 5K or OBO. Ray Benza 513-403-5472             (Richmond, IN).

Porsche 912 left and right front Brake Dust            Porsche 914 parts including chrome rear                Cayman and 911Turbo Parts (981/970) / Wheels
Shields. Some rust, but solid. $90/pair plus           bumper with bumper guards (no bumper top) in           (981, 977/911 Turbo), Cayman S OEM Mufflers/
shipping. Fred Uhlmann, 937-902-9550,                  VGC - $300, pair of original 2L Fuchs alloy wheels     Exhaust Tips - $275. 981 Complete Cayman S
euro356sc@hotmail.com                                  in VVGC - $500 firm (will not separate). Many          PASM Struts/Suspension w/lower control arms
                                                       other 914 parts, including AC components, side         (10K mi.) - $900. Wiring Harness 2010 Panamera
OZ Alleggerita HLT red painted wheels, (2)             marker lights, headlight trim, engine cooling fan,     970 Turbo - $150. 991/977 Turbo OEM Rim Set
18x8 w/ 50mm offset and (2) 18x10 w/ 65mm              suspension components, window regulators,              8.5J X 19H2 ET56 and 11J X 19H2 ET51. (Great
offset. These were on my 993 for about 5 years,        door glass, jack, steering rack, blue ignition coil,   Cond) Part numbers 997 362 156 05 and 997
may fit other models, excellent condition with         gas tank, struts, interior and exterior trim and       362 162 02 - $1100 Set. OZ Racing Ultraleggera
no blemishes. Porsche crest centercaps and             voltage regulators, are for sale. Hugh Ellis 513-      HLT (gold) set (8.5Jx19H2, ET49) (11Jx19H2
OZ centercaps. Tires are Pirelli Pzero Rosso           779-6537 lansingellis@gmail.com                        ET50) - with 60 % life Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2
with about 75% tread left. $800. Scott.kelley@                                                                Race Tires 245/35 ZR19 and 295/30 ZR19. HUF
rocketmail.com. Mason, OH                              Books and calendars The Porsche 911 Guide              RDE011 TSPM sensors (981 Porsche Cayman
                                                       1976, The Porsche 1979 (Japanese), Porsche 911,        S) $1200 Set. 2 each New (never opened) OZ
FREE Excellence magazines Issues from 2007             1965-1975, Porsche Cars, 1968-1972. Porsche            Racing Ultraleggera HLT (matt black) – 2 Rims
to 2018 with 3 complete years. 2007-6 issues           Sport, 1972& 1973. Calendars,:Porsche factory          (8.5x19 ET49) - $250 each. 1 each New (never
2008-all 2009-all 2010-all 2011-1 issue 2017-          calendars, 2019, never opened, 1978, 1984, and         opened) OZ Racing Ultraleggera HLT (white)
2 issues 2018-7 issues These are free. Pick up         1986. Stuttgart Rennsport, 1980, 1988, 1989,           Rim - 8.5x19 ET53 PCD 130x5 ET 53 $ 250. New
only! Contact Phil, Xenia, OH, teach911sc@             and 1990. Legendary Sports Cars, 1998. World           Pilot Sport Cup 2 Michelin tires – 2 each per
yahoo.com                                              Racing, 1990, and 1992. Tom Peterson Formula           set (235/40 ZR 19, $275 set and 255/35 ZR19,
                                                       1, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996. I have pictures of      $275 set). Misc 981 Cayman S parts, - dash
Four Pirelli Scorpion Zero All Season Plus             all of these. Call Dave at (513) 384-7410.             vents, interior trim, rotors, inner front fenders.
Tires from my 2017 Macan GTS.....2 are 265/40                                                                 981 Boxster Base Calipers/rotors and OEM rear
21”s and 2 are 295/35 21”s. Driven only 626            356/912 engine: Ready to install rebuilt engine.       spoiler. Huber Heights, OH. Prefer local pickup.
miles. Also Macan cargo net and Macan winter           Complete, running, rebuilt, industrial engine has      Contact Mike Tibbs at michaelttibbs@gmail.com
rubber floor mats purchased from local Porsche         approximately 9300 miles since installation in my
dealer. Have all receipts and proof of low             356 in June 2011. Since I recently replaced it
mileage on tires. Original cost $1739...sell all for   with my numbers matching engine its available

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