August 2022 - Volume 60, Issue 8 |
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Interesting video of the 911
The announcers uses the not so correct pronunciation of Porsche
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From The Editor
Mike Willis
Thanks to everyone who submitted information for this issue of the Drifter.
When sending me a video it needs to be on a webpage (link) or a file not to exceed 5MB. Also images have the same limit. (I am able to resize most of them).
Please note text that is blue text is a link. As we use MSR (Motorsport Registration) all of those events advertised are linked to the specific registration.
This issue contains the following as you scroll through.
Also all advertisers are linked to their web page.
Editor Comments
President's Column
Vice President Calendar Information
Brookfields Monthly Breakfast
August SVR Dinner.
Lake Tahoe Wooden Boat Show Tour
Summer Fun Rally
GGR Concours
Gold Rush Tour
SVR 60th Anniversary & Charity Auction
Mendocino Tour
Twin Pines Rally
Harvest Moon Rally
SVR Christmas Dinner
4th of July Parade event coverage
Snake Bite Tour Event Coverage
SVR Membership
SVR Secretary-Board Minutes
In The Zone
Tech Article Helmets
SVR Classifieds
SVR Store
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Rik Larson, Proof Reader/Tickler
Skip Quain, Contributor
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Rik Larson, SVR President
PDK (Pretty Darn Kwik)
August 2022
Who has the Dumkopf Award?
We re looking for the SVR Dumkopf Award. We would love to take it off your hands if you have it and get it back into circulation. The possible list of recipients of this prestigious award is rapidly growing and we need to get it back in circulation.
· What is the Dumkopf Award you ask?·
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Contact Rik Larson and we will be glad to get it back in to circulation.
SVR 60th Anniversary and Charity Auction
· Our big event this year is coming up on September 10th. Check out the details elsewhere in the DRIFTER. You can register by just clicking on the link.
· The event this year also includes our Charity Auction, chaired by Dick MacFarlane. He has the assistance of Melinda Roles and Mardi Quain. They have already started to stock up on items and have a nice set of items already donated (like the 3 night stay on the central Oregon coast). Reservations close on Friday, September 2nd.
Update from Zone 7 and PCA National
· The Fall Treffen to Sunriver, Oregon is still open --- contrary to my statement last month. The cost is $650 per person and includes several socials, tours, breakfasts, and dinner. Your hotel room is not included. Check out the details at treffen.pca.org
· The Treffen Spring 2023 event will be in April and will be held at the Barnsley Resort in Georgia.
· The Zone 7 AX schedule was modified a bit for two events in August presented by Golden Gate Region and Loma Prieta Region. Check out Collin's column for the dates and location.
2022 Formula E Season (all electric)
· There are only 2 races left in the season and they are being held on August 13th and 14th in Seoul, Korea. Live TV coverage can be seen on the CBS Sports Network (usually cable but sometimes on the CBS commercial network).
· The TAG Heuer Porsche team is in 6th place (out of 11 teams) and is not likely to finish any higher at the end of the season.
· The team only earned 2 points in the last 2 races that were held in London. It was interesting 'street' course with elevation changes………the elevation changes were made possible by the use of various entrance and exit ramps to the exhibition hall being used as part of the race course.
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Sally Boeck
Vice President
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Happy August!
August is a full month for us, especially if you are heading down to Monterey for the Werks Reunion, the Rolex Historic Races, or the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, in addition to our local SVR activities.
Closer to home, we start this month’s calendar of events on August 6 with the Saturday breakfast at Brookfield’s in Rancho Cordova. Please contact Jerry Alter if you think you might join the group there.
Then, Dan Rowland is hosting a tour to the Lake Tahoe Concours d’Elegance in Homewood on Tahoe’s west shore. The date is Friday, August 12. Contact Dan Rowland if you want to go look at all the beautiful wood boats that will be on display.
On Saturday, August 13, John Leet is chairing an autocross at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows. This is the 7th autocross in the series. Register on MSR if you want to participate.
Richard Wetzel and Darrel Huckabay have organized the Summer Fun Run Rally in the Dixon area on Sunday, August 28. This is a time/speed/distance rally. Join them for a fun time. Watch for the next the SVR News blast of upcoming events for additional details.
To finish off the month, we have a dinner at Palermo Ristorante Italiano in Elk Grove, hosted by Cyndee and Greg Peart. This dinner will be on Monday, August 29, and we will have the entire restaurant to ourselves. I’ve heard about the dinner selections available and am so looking forward to it! Watch for a link to register on MSR in The Drifter or in the next SVR News blast of upcoming events.
I hope everyone finds something they are interested in doing this month.
Sally
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4th of July Parade Wrap UP
By Robert Hrabak
Photos Robert Hrabak & Collin Fat
Well, after a two year hiatus due to the wonderful pandemic, the Pocket 4th of July parade was a go. Would it be as good as year’s past? Would we even get a dozen cars? Would there be a crowd of spectators? I don’t think anyone really knew. As the parade approached, I wondered. Not many folks had contacted me to play (about 6). I ran into Stephen Kashiwada (long time SVR member and parade participant) on the 2nd and he said he was going to drive his hot rod this year (a beefed up Vega). Then on the 3rd he called me to say it wouldn’t start and that he and Keiko would be there in their Boxster Spyder. Outstanding!
The 4th arrived and it was a beautiful day. After checking the club in and getting our assigned staging area from the parade organizers, members starting arriving and decorating their vehicles.
Jody Rosner with his 912 and daughter were the first to arrive. The Prices (Al and Deeann) were their normal early arrivals with two 911s. Deeann definitely wins the “best use of pool noodles” award. (See the pic.) As the day progressed more and more members kept arriving. The Fat family turned out in force (GT3RS, GTS, Cayenne and granddaughters). Ron and Ellen Ishimoto brought out their GT4 and used the rear toe hook bracket to mount a flag.
As we were staging cars, George Okamoto, past parade chair, texted me out of the blue that he and Lisa were on their way. (Their poor Cayman had not been driven in 3 years!) A new member arrived with a Taycan. Others just showed up. Matt and Lisa Menning (996) and their new custom exhaust were heard a few houses before hitting the staging area. As we were getting closer to start time, Mike and Deb Dunn (C4 cab) arrived to take care of the “backdoor”. All in all we had 15 cars. Not bad at all…….
The crowd did come out and how. Members were busy flinging candy to the kids, revving the RPMs from time to time and having a grand time (at least based on all the smiles in the cars from the photos I saw afterwards). Thank you to all participants!! I hope to see all of you and other members at next year’s event.
Below is a link to more photos from the event
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The following Snake Bite Tour was produced and submitted by
Eduardo Ortega, Jr. - SVR Member
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Since we use e-mail for most of our communications, it is necessary to keep our e-mail address current with SVR and PCA. To update your information, go to www.pca.org and login. You can then make any updates (address, car, e-mail etc.).
Also, even though we receive the information from PCA monthly, you can send the same updates to: membership@svr-pca.org. New Member badges will now come with a removable colored sticker to encourage introductions at club events. They can be removed at any time. Welcome to the Sacramento Valley Region of the Porsche Club of America.
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Sacramento, CA 95865-4651
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Nancy Olson, Secretary
Minutes are pending approval
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In The Zone
August 2022
By: Collin Fat, Zone 7 Representative
Sacramento Valley Region
Photos by Collin Fat
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Werks Reunion Monterey: One of the premier events of the Monterey Car week is Werks Reunion Monterey. They have moved to a new location this year. It will be located at the Monterey Pines Golf course, 1250 Garden Road, Monterey, Ca. 93940. This year’s event is expected to feature more than 800 Porsches. At the time of this article, judged car entrants have already reached capacity but there may be a few spots left for corral parking. For more information visit the Werks website at: https://www.werksreunion.com/monterey.cfm.
Below is a listing of the schedule of events.
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*PCA Juniors, sponsored by Hagerty, will offer Youth Judging, best for ages 6-14, from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm.
**Paid Spectator parking is also available for non-Porsches the day of the event. ($40 cash at the gate).
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Zone Autocross and Concours Series Update;
Several date changes, again, were recently made to the Zone 7 Autocross series calendar due to issues with site availability with Loma Prieta and Golden Gate Regions switching their Zone events August. The new dates will be on August 20th and August 21st with Golden Gate Region hosting on Saturday and Loma Prieta Region hosting the series on August 21st. Both events will be held at the Cow Palace in Daly City. Registration for both events should be open by the time of this publication.
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L/R: Carolyn and Kirk Doberenz of Diablo Region |
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Zone 7 Concours Series Update:
Monterey Bay Region held their annual concours on July 17th and was the most successful and well attended event in Monterey Bay Region history, according to Concours Chair, Dave Aliotti. There were a total of 30 judged cars with an additional 25 or more Porsches parked in the car corral, and more than 142 Porsche enthusiasts in attendance.
The venue at Carmel Valley Regional Park was a perfect setting to show off Porsches from past to present. With temperatures in the mid-70’s and clear skies, the large oaks and green lawn provided a wonderful venue for the event. Lunch was provided and included several salads, baked beans, barbecue chicken, and a tender barbecue brisket of beef. The next concours in the Zone 7 series will be held at Porsche Redwood City and hosted by the Golden Gate Region on August 7 th. This event is NOT open to the public. You can register at the Zone 7 website at zone7.pca.org
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L/R: John D’Angelo, Roy Schauben, Honor D’Angelo |
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L/R: Carolyn Wong and Elaine Fat |
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West Coast Race Series:
2022 PCA West Coast Race Series Schedule
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PCA National Upcoming Events
Werks Reunion will be returning to the Monterey Peninsula on August 19 th. This is a highly anticipated event happening during Monterey Car Week along with the event of the week, the Pebble Beach Concours D ’elegance. This year’s event will be held at the Monterey Pines Golf course adjacent to the Monterey Airport and behind the Monterey County Fairgrounds. Last year’s venue held at the Bayonet Country Club is not available. For more information on this event go to: https://www.werksreunion.com/monterey.cfm.
Monterey Historic Races will also be held during Monterey Car Week with PCA planning a hospitality tent on August 18-20th in conjunction with the race. If you are going to spend the entire weekend in the Monterey Peninsula, make a point to stop by Laguna Seca to see some of those amazing race cars from the past duking it out head to head. Entrance to the hospitality tent is free to PCA members and the weekend will feature guest speakers, presentations and offers a one of the track’s best view of the racing on the infield of Turn 5. Parade laps will be able to all PCA members who are attending the event on Saturday with prior registration.
Fall Treffen will be held in Bend, Oregon from September 14-18 th with registration NOW OPEN. If you have not yet attended one of these national premier events it is a do not miss opportunity to attend a Treffen close to home. Registration generally fills up in less than 30 minutes and is usually limited to 200 cars. For more information go to: https://www.treffen.pca.org.
Parade 2023 will be held at the La Quinta Resort in Palm Springs from June 18-24th. The hotel is a five -star rated property that has a famous history of being the hangout for movie stars and the Hollywood elite during the 1940s.
Registration will open in early 2023.
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The Safety Helmet … REVISED
by: Pedro P. Bonilla GCR PCA
One of my first Tech Articles, when I started writing, was “The Safety Helmet”. That was 9 years ago, and I think it’s time for an update.
The development of the safety helmet has been quite dramatic. The first racers (around the 1900s) wore leather caps mostly for protection from the wind, if anything else.
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By 1912 a few were using inflatable rubber head covers derived from aeronautical use. From the 1920s through the 1950s protective helmets were made using compressed media, such as cork or paper and these slowly replaced the original leather contraptions. By the late 1950s and early 60s, fiberglass helmets, also derived from aeronautical practice began appearing at major events such as the Indy 500. |
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These early fiberglass helmets incorporated cloth liners that were size-adjustable, similar to how construction hats are fitted. As time passed, polystyrene liners replaced the ones made of cloth. These were the first helmets that we could call safety helmets. From that point on, helmets provided increasingly better protection but also added weight. By the 1980s helmets were approaching the limit of what a racer might be reasonably expected to wear.
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Fortunately for us now, advances in materials, in construction and in testing during the last 30 plus years have made safety helmets lighter, stiffer and much better at impact-absorption. They are also more comfortable to wear since the materials used for the interior (liners) have also greatly improved. But the biggest change from the design standpoint has been the transition from open-face to full coverage. The vast majority of racers today use a full-face helmet. |
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The other major significant advance was the incorporation of frontal head restraints systems. This was the most significant advance in the last three decades. The system tethers the helmet to the driver’s upper torso, so in a frontal crash, the inertial load of the head and helmet combination is managed by the tethers, rather than by the driver’s neck muscles and cervical spine. By the beginning of this century, HANS (Head And Neck Support/System) devices started being required for pro racing.
Today, just about every single form of racing, whether amateur or professional requires its use and every Snell-certified helmet must include hardware compatible with these tether systems, integrated into the helmet.
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Consumer awareness has improved as well. Enthusiasts and racers alike understand what they are purchasing and why, and there’s no question that buyers are more educated and safety conscious than ever before.
In our original Tech Article from 9 years ago, we detailed the different standards that the Snell Foundation recommends for different applications. Snell still tests every helmet and those that meet their strict standards get their stamp of approval. Snell’s current competitive or SAtype standard is: SA2015. This is what the Foundation recommends for all levels of auto racing which is almost identical to the FIA 8859-2015 standard.
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These standards are set much higher than the DOT (Department Of Transportation) standards, but there is even a higher standard than the SA2015. Snell’s Elite Standard EA2016 which is similar to, but more demanding than the FIA 8860-2010 standard. Helmets meeting these (Elite) standards provide more than 20% better impact protection than a Snell SA2015 helmet. Because of the exotic materials used, such as carbon fiber, these are complex and very expensive to manufacture. They are generally used by drivers at the highest levels of competition, such as Formula1, Indy Car and IMSA. |
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As carbon fiber and other super materials become more affordable, Snell’s EA test demands will be written into their SA standard and the EA designation will disappear.
Snell issues a new standard every five years and these standards are the most common helmet requirements for auto racing in the US. Most sanctioning bodies allow helmets meeting the two most recent Snell standards, i.e. SA2015 and SA 2010. NASCAR allows only the most recent Snell rating. The next Snell Foundation standard is due in 2020 and at that time the SA2010 will be deemed obsolete.
Looking into the future, we can expect to see more and better insulation to reduce decibel levels inside the helmet, lighter weight overall, increased air flow inside the helmet, better perspiration absorption and improvements in visor retention. Adding hearing protection to the helmet shell could greatly reduce the hearing loss so common in race car drivers as well as improve their performance by relieving some noise fatigue. Better air flow could also improve performance as well as it can reduce the dangers associated with overheating.
Some auto racing series and tracks allow racers to wear a minimum DOT or Snell M-rated motorcycle helmet. These helmets are not fire-retardant, they are not reinforced for head-and-neck restraints, and most importantly, they are not designed to withstand impact with a roll cage. Snell SA helmets are designed for auto racing, so that’s what a racer should wear. Tracks that allow motorcycle helmets think they are helping the racer save a few bucks, but they are putting the racer at risk.
Keep your chin strap tight and ...
Happy Porsche’ing,
Pedro
Ⓒ2018 Technolab / PedrosGarage.com
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