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The Bahn Stormer Volume XIX, Issue 2 -- March 2014
The winter of 2014 Photo by Mike O’Rear
The Official Publication of the Rally Sport Region - Porsche Club of America
Contents The Official Page........................................................3 Traction Control.........................................................4 Membership Page.....................................................5 Calendar of Events.....................................................6 Wheel on the Subaru................................................8 Time With Tim.........................................................11 AVUS Track - Germany.............................................13 Tech Quiz.................................................................19 Around The Zone.....................................................20 Ramblings From a Life With Cars.............................23 For the Nth Time.......................................................25 A Barn Find (Continued)..........................................26 Club Meeting Minutes.............................................29 Classifieds................................................................30
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The Official Page 2014 Rally Sport Region Officers President Rick Mammel * 248-442-9008 Novi 48375
[email protected] Immediate Past President Jim Christopher * 810-217-1280 Ortonville 48462
[email protected] Vice President Tim Pott* 734-548-5378 Ann Arbor 48104
[email protected] Goody Store Chairperson Rick Mammel * 248-442-9008 Novi 48375
[email protected] Advertising Chairperson Jim Christopher * 810-217-1280 Ortonville 48462
[email protected] Membership Chairperson Glenn Trapp 810-227-7854 Brighton 48114
[email protected] Treasurer Burghard Linn 810-227-1223 Brighton 48116
[email protected] Secretary Mary Ann Kantrow 734-347-8544 Ann Arbor 48105
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Tech Chairperson Tim Pott* 734-548-5378 Ann Arbor 48104
[email protected] Track Registrar Tom Krueger 313-570-2223 Sterling Heights 48313
[email protected] Track Chairperson Christian Maloof 734 646-2746 Dexter 48130
[email protected] Safety Chairperson John Melvin 734-665-8912 Ann Arbor 48103
[email protected] Insurance Chairperson Jim Dowty * 734-717-1060 Pinckney 48169
[email protected] Archivist / Historian Glenn Trapp 810-227-7854 Brighton 48114
[email protected] Bahn Stormer Editor Mike O’Rear 734-214-9993 Ann Arbor 48103
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Der Cranky Webmeister Emmanuel Garcia 248-635-7655 South Lyon 48178
[email protected] Events Chairpersons Norah & David Cooper
[email protected] Other Board Members Tom Bloom* 734-260-0260 Chelsea
[email protected] George Gilligan* 734-994-5820 Ann Arbor, MI 48103
[email protected] Michael Kimber* 248-310-2184 Bloomfield, MI 48301
[email protected] John Kytasty * 248-709-1587 Livonia 48152
[email protected] Ron Pruette* 248-821-8670 Oxford, MI 48371
[email protected] Al Wright* 313-610-2777 Ann Arbor 48105
[email protected] Zone 4 Rep Michael Soriano (419) 843-2070 Maumee Valley Region
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Traction Control By Rick Mammel, RSR President
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In the last issue I asked for input from our membership on how we can improve their experiences as Porsche club members. I was pleased to get an email from a member who wanted to know how we can offer more technical, especially hands on technical training sessions. My reply, “I am not sure how we can offer more technical programs than we do now.” As for hands on, that would require careful removal of Sam Bernstein’s number from everyone’s speed dial. After being involved with automobiles for most of my life, it is too easy to take for granted that every enthusiast knows at least the basics of vehicle maintenance. As we all know this cannot be a practical assumption. One of the best things about almost any car club is the diversified skill sets of the participants. This is especially true for the Rally Sport Region. Our club’s close proximity to the Motor City assures that we have an unusual cross section of experienced automotive engineers and technicians. They hone their skills daily in service to the auto industry, whether for the auto manufacturers directly or for the tier one supply base. We are also lucky to have access to a Master Porsche Technician. Tim Pott opens the doors of ArborMotion every month in the winter to host four hour tech sessions called “Time with Tim.” Regardless of the topic theme for the month, you are welcome to ask a question on anything. The best part is that you can have high confidence in the answer and it’s usually backed up with a walk over to a car to point to the area of interest. You just can’t get that personal attention from a Google search. Those who have been to “Time With Tim” over the years know that Tim has gone “bumper to bumper” a few times. This leaves him looking for input on what the attendees want to see so that there is not too much repetition. Got a request, get it to Tim in advance or attend the next “Time With Tim” to offer it up. This is one of the best solutions for learning more about your favorite “ride.” We just completed our February “Time With Tim.” One of our largest turnouts so far was treated to a top notch presentation on braking systems by RSR’s very own Jay Fash. Many know Jay for his award winning collection of long hood 911’s; some also know he has an obsession for motorcycles; yet even fewer know he is a top notch engineer. His experience working for both OEM’s and
the Tier One supply base was apparent in his extremely precise and professional presentation. Jay started at the very beginning of friction braking, moved through the development of drums, hydraulics and then into the modern day disc brakes, anti-lock and self braking systems. Along the way there were plenty of exceptional questions from the gallery with the equal number of thorough answers returned. Jay’s presentation included plenty of graphs that detailed just how complicated the engineering really is on what is to most a simple mechanical system. Even through this mathmatical/statistical portion of Jay’s talk everyone was focused and alert. If anyone was caught nodding off it was undoubtedly due to food coma. As usual Tim tries to outdo himself with an ever growing breakfast selection. There are never any empty bellies at “Time with Tim.” At the current rate, this time next year will yield a Bellagio sized Vegas buffet! With great food, great information, and great friends, it’s pretty hard to come up with a reason not to attend. My thanks go out to Jay Fash for his presentation and the effort he expended hauling 250 lbs. of hardware out for display. It goes without saying how much the entire RSR membership, including myself, appreciate the contributions of Tim Pott and James Snider of ArborMotion with their generous offerings of time, facility and funds. There are three more “Time With Tims” left this year with the May event again devoted to track tech and set up. In the almost thirty years I have lived in Michigan, this has been the first winter that I remember where it stayed white the whole time. Normally that wouldn’t be a bad thing, but the corresponding effect on the roads has me worried that there is little hope for even reasonable repairs by the time the melt arrives. It won’t be long before we start breaking our beauties out of hibernation. I feel it will be a tough year for our driving events as the road damage has extended throughout the state and is not just restricted to the sections where the 180,000 GVW semis busted them up. It is hard to get your heart into thinking into the future but driving season starts in six weeks. With that thought in mind, I would like your help in putting together some new events for our calendar. Each season brings our established annual events. These are the meat and potato events that would truly be missed if they were not on the calendar. They should all be back this year along (Continued on Page 7)
Membership Current Membership 447* Welcome New Members Rik & Lisa Stetler Manchester, MI 1999 Blue 911
Member Anniversaries Alan Vayda................... 26 Gary Stellmach............ 25 Sebastian Gaeta........... 20 Jack Dunlap................. 19 Thomas Elsner............. 19 Michael Jahs................ 16 Ernesto Roedenbeck.... 16 James Lang.................. 15
Chuck Price.................. 15 William Mainwaring.... 10 Arnie Spieker............... 10 Jack Phillips.................... 9 Gary Egbert................... 6 Wes Krumel................... 6 David Kelter................... 4 Jim Thornton................. 3
Walter Engle.................. 2 Shabier Raffee............... 2 Bill Abbe........................ 1 Paul Burakoff................. 1 Chris Middlemass.......... 1 Harry Sukumaran........... 1 David Yu......................... 1
* Includes 258 Primary Members
The Rally Sport Region - Porsche Club of America Membership Information: Those interested in joining Porsche Club of America (PCA) can fill out the application form located in the forms section of our website -- http://rsp.pca.org. Cost is $46 US per year. You will receive a subscription to both Panorama, the official PCA magazine, and the The Bahn Stormer, the Rally Sport Region newsletter. . Send the application and a check (or Visa/MC), payable to Porsche Club of America, to the membership chairperson, Glenn Trapp (1834 Woodcreek, Brighton, MI 48114), for processing. If you have questions or need additional information please contact Glenn (810-2277854 or
[email protected]). Subscription to The Bahn Stormer is free to RSR* members. Non-members pay an annual fee of $18 US. Address Changes: If you change your address, please forward your new address to Porsche Club of America’s Executive Director: Vu Nguyen PO Box 6400 Columbia, MD 21046 and to RSR* Membership Chairperson, Glenn Trapp, at
[email protected]. This will ensure the timely delivery of both the Panorama and The Bahn Stormer. * Please take note: Rally Sport Region’s official acronym from PCA national is RSP. Please make special note of this when dealing with PCA national. 5
RSR Calendar of Events March 4 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth
June 20-22 (Fri.-Sun.): Grattan Raceway Drivers’ Education
March 15 (Sat.): Time With Tim, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM -ArborMotion in Ann Arbor. Hosted by Tim Pott
July 1 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth
April 1 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth
July 15 (Tues.): Waterford Hills Drivers’ Education
April 19 (Sat.): Time With Tim, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM -ArborMotion in Ann Arbor. Hosted by Tim Pott May 6 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth May 13 (Tues.): Waterford Hills Drivers’ Education May 17 (Sat.): Time With Tim, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM -ArborMotion in Ann Arbor. Hosted by Tim Pott May 18 (Sun.): Spring Gimmick Rally 1:00 PM -- Hosted by Mike & Kathy O’Rear (details to follow in April) June 3 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth
August 5 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth August 19 (Tues.): Waterford Hills Drivers’ Education September 2 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth September 16 (Tues.): Waterford Hills Drivers’ Education October 7 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth November 4 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth December 2 (Tue.): RSR Club Meeting 7:00 PM -- Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth
For more information on surrounding area events, see “Around the Zone” on page 20.
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Note: The first day of the 2014 Parade Registraion has been delayed until April 1st.
(Traction Control from Page 4) with their traditional hosts. What I would like to see are a couple of new hosts with some new event ideas. Dave and Norah Cooper do a terrific job staying on top of our event calendar but they can always use some fresh and enthusiastic help from the membership. If we benchmark other clubs there are a few differences that become instantly apparent. Most other clubs have a Social Committee (more than one couple) and they tend to do spontaneous events. Dave and Norah make up our entire Social Committee, so outside help could relieve some of their burden. As to the spontaneous events, let’s see if we can sneak a few of those into our pothole shortened 2014 driving season. Even a flash mob for a mid-week dinner would be a unique outing. Glenn Trapp can send the word in an email blast. Make sure to pick a restaurant with no pot holes in the parking lot !!! 7
Wheel on Subaru Goes Round and Round Story and photo by Emmanual Garcia, RSR’s Cranky Webmeister (see his blog at crankydriver.com)
Wheel on the Subaru Goes Round and Round So there I was, just a mile from my house when I felt the vibrations. After a few seconds, I decided to pull over and see if I had a flat tire. I went around the car, but all four tires seemed normal. As a precaution, I walked around again and checked the lug nuts by hand. As far as I could tell, those were okay, too. I gingerly pulled back out into the road. The vibrations returned as soon as I got above 40 mph. It felt like I had a metallic flat tire, if that makes any sense. The sensible thing to do was pull off again and check all of the wheels. I was coming towards an intersection with a strip mall, so I started to pull into the center turn lane to turn left. Maybe I forgot to tighten–BAMM! AHHHH!! I hit the brakes but the car wasn’t slowing as it should. Out of the corner of my eye I could see debris flying from my car. THUD! Now I lost my steering. Something black and round bounded away from my car as I focused on staying in the center lane. The round thing was my wheel and tire and it was headed towards two on-coming vehicles. BAMM! Another gut-wrenching noise as the wheel hit one of the cars and bounced back towards me. BAMM! It must have hit the side of my car, I thought. I could see in my mind’s eye my front fascia being scraped to bits as it rubbed on the asphalt while I was trying to stop the car. Sparks must be flying from my brake rotor, which I was now driving on. After a tense few seconds, the car finally stopped. My foot was still hard on the brake as I slowly regained my senses. Did my wheel really just fly off my car?!? I got out of my car and let the cold November air clear my racing mind. Sure enough, there’s my left front tire sitting in the center lane behind my car. I went to retrieve it and saw three lug nuts lying nearby. I grabbed those as well. The lady from the SUV that my wheel hit was yelling at me, telling me I gave her a flat tire. As if I had intended to do that to her. I told her to go call the Oakland county sheriff. My mind slowly went back to real time as I called my wife. I asked her to bring a hydraulic jack and my bag of tire changing tools after explaining what had happened. She thought for a minute and asked, “You changed my tires last night, too. Is my car going to be okay to drive?” “Sure,” I lied. It’s probably fine. 8
My priority at the moment was finding the other two lug nuts. I walked back to the SUV to see the damage. The tire rubbed against the body a bit, but no bent metal. It must have hit the side wall of the SUV’s tire, breaking the seal and causing a flat (the “Todd theory”). On the way back to my car, I scanned the road and shoulder looking for my missing lug nuts. I actually found them both. My wife brought my tools and I had her call the sheriff for me. They got there within 10 minutes. So there was my car sitting in the center lane missing a wheel. The front rotor was resting on the road. The fender was damaged, probably when the wheel popped out. The wheel glanced off my rear fender after hitting the SUV, rubbing the paint a bit. Otherwise, the car was okay. I was trying to figure out how to jack the car up, as it was sitting so low. I used my car’s jack by the back wheel. It was low enough that it would fit. Once the car was high enough, I could get the hydraulic jack under the body by the front wheel. Cars were driving carefully around me as I was jacking up the car. At one point I was painfully aware that a white Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X was slowly driving by. I could feel the Schadenfreude oozing from his blacked-out windows. I ignored him until I heard the roar of his modified exhaust speeding off. Can’t we all just get along?
I wish I had taken a picture of the car sitting on its rotor so I can frame it with the word “FOOL” across the top. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outlier, he says that in a typical airplane crash, there are at least seven consecutive human errors that lead to the crash. This is similar to what (Continued on Facing Page)
happened with me, although my consequences were less severe. (I was lucky—this could have been much worse.) I had just switched to winter tires (because you should) the previous night. I changed my procedure for tightening my lug nuts after swapping my wheels, which apparently confused me. Then there was the big mistake itself, not tightening any of the front driver side lug nuts. I also skipped my procedure of driving around and then checking the torque on all the wheels. I made the right choice by stopping initially on that fateful day, but then missed the actual issue. Normally I would have brought my torque wrench with me on such a trip, but I didn’t. I thought about using the lug nut wrench from the car to check the lug nuts, but that was too time consuming (translation: I was too lazy), as I was in a bit of a rush. I also mis-diagnosed the problem, thinking it was the tire and not the lug nuts. I was also rushing a bit, as I winterized three different cars the day I changed the tires. I mentioned previously that the government doesn’t believe in accidents. It calls them crashes because they are due to poor judgement or mistakes, which appropriately describes my incident.
Finally, the traffic ticket I received was for being a doofus. It actually said “impeded or obstructed traffic,” but that is just police code for, “doofus.” I’m not offended—I’m apparently an excellent example. At least the sheriff didn’t give me any points on my record. I just hope this doesn’t become a habit. However, I may put the Oakland county sheriff on my speed dial. And that, my dear reader, is why we check lug nut torque as part of the tech inspection at the track for highspeed driver education events.
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Time With Tim Story by Mike O’Rear and photos by Membership Chair Glenn Trapp
As President Rick pointed out in Traction Control, January’s Time With Tim was a real learning experience. Instead of again leaning on Tim Pott to prepare one of his superb technical talks about our Porsches, this time RSR member Jay Fash shared his wisdom and perspectives as an expert brake engineer. It was an interesting change in perpective -- about “how come” rather than “how to.” Jay has built a career with auto manufacturers and tierone suppliers and has an obvious passion for the product. He has an outstanding ability to explain the sophistication of today’s brake systems -- even to this non-techie.
Not standing idle, Tim brought a super brunch spread which as usual was consumed with abandon. We are fortunate to have Tim, James Snider and ArborMotion as such generous sponsors. We hope members will keep ArborMotion in mind when shopping for their own repairs (other makes as well as Porsche) and when asked for recommendations by friends. As a customer I think they have earned our trust as well as our gratitude.
Jay Fash using an aray of brake components and a PowerPoint presentation for extra clarity and understanding. Host Tim Pott -- this time only obligated to provide an introduction -- and food!
The crowd -- the biggest ever! (No matter the camera angle, our group never looks smart enough to own Porsches.)
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AVUS Track -- Berlin, Germany By Regular Contributor and RSR Member Jeremy Goddard
Look at the circuit map - two long straights with hairpin corners at each end: most curious - and readily accessible to any visitor to Berlin. The AVUS circuit is located in the south-western district of Berlin among the lakes, and links the Stadtring at the Funkturm junction in Charlottenburg with the Nikolassee; it runs through the Grunewald forest along the historic Königsweg road, and you may drive your family today along this apparent-autobahn with its faded grandstands. There were several evolutions of this public road (public, that is, except for the banking): the north curve with its steep, 43º banking anchored the layout during the period from 1937 to 1967. The original, counter-clockwise track was completed in 1921 as a public toll road – just like the Nuerburgring - 12 miles long with flat, large-radius curves, but the southern turn was moved several times over time to shorten it, first to 5.2 miles, then 5.0 miles without the banking, 3.0 miles and finally to 1.6 miles. In 1926, the then-unknown Rudi Caracciola won his first GP at the AVUS in a private Alfa Romeo Monza in the rain, although there was a driver death (Rosenberger) and three track marshals killed to dampen his champagne yet further. The average speed was around 100 mph. From 1927, the German Grand Prix was formally relocated to the then-new Nürburgring circuit in the Eifel Mountains, while the AVUS received a new surface and served as an experimental track for rocket cars. On 23 May 1928, “Rocket Fritz” von Opel achieved a speed record of 148 mph in his RAK2. In 1931, racing at the AVUS (although not as a GP) was resumed, and Caracciola returned to win in a Mercedes-Benz SSK; the following year, von Brauschitz won again for Mercedes. 1933 and 1934 saw non-Germans Achille Varzi and Guy Moll win – the brown shirts were not amused by foreigner success - and the Nazi party was inspired to put forward a much more serious support to the racing developments of MercedesBenz and Auto Union: Deutschland Über Alles at any cost. In 1935, Luigi Fagioli won the race in the new Mer-
cedes-Benz W25 GP car, although the track was no longer adequate for cars reaching average race speeds in excess of 125 mph. In an effort to upgrade the AVUS as the “world’s fastest race track”, the 1936 race season was skipped and, while the track provided the 1936 Summer Olympics with supporting facilities for the cycling road race, the marathon and 50 km walk events, the north curve was reworked into a steeply banked turn (43°) made of bricks. It was dubbed the “Wall of Death,” for it had no retaining barrier and cars which messed up readily flew off the top.
Getting the banking wrong. The AVUS races in 1937 did not count towards the championship, and non-GP cars were allowed which permitted the use of the streamlined variants of the GP cars adapted from those used for high speed record attempts. Hermann Lang’s Mercedes’ average speed for the 1937 (Conntinued on page 15)
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(AVUS from page 13) race was 171 mph, a race average not beaten until three decades later at the Indianapolis 500.
von Brauschitz’s 1937 W25 Stremliner When Bernd Rosemeyer, Auto-Union’s works driver, was killed in 1938 in their land-speed record attempt (250+ mph) on the Frankfurt–Darmstadt Autobahn (A5), a general rethink concurred that the AVUS was now too dangerous for the Grand Prix cars. The track would be integrated in 1940 into the growing Reichsautobahn network by extending it south towards the Berliner Ring. The original hairpin at Nikolassee was demolished and replaced by a junction. A planned banked south turn was never built, and the grounds which were cleared in the Grunewald forest were later used as a proving ground by the American occupation forces after World War II. The first AVUS race after the war was held on 1 July 1951 for Formula Two and Formula Three cars, and won by East German driver, Paul Greifzu. For post-war racing, the original extremely long straights were shortened by the introduction of a new south turn roughly in the middle (just before the Hüttenweg exit, where it can still be seen), which reduced the track length to just over 5 miles. (The Berlin Wall’s Checkpoint Bravo at Dreilinden/Drewitz was about one mile from the former South Turn.) On 19 September 1954, this shorter track hosted a non-championship Formula One race. Touted as the
1955 AVUS Grand Prix on banking
“Grand Prix of Berlin,” it was mainly a show dominated by the Mercedes-Benz W196 drivers, Karl Kling (winner) and Juan Manuel Fangio. No serious competition was present - many teams skipped it - and the German Grand Prix was still held officially at the Nürburgring anyway. However, the AVUS did host its only official world championship Formula One race as the 1959 German Grand Prix on 2 August, won by Tony Brooks. French driver Jean Behra was killed in a supporting race during the weekend when his Porsche RSK flew over the top of the north turn banking (Richard von Frankenberg had previously walked away from a similar crash at the same site, but Behra hit a flagpole after he was flung from his car). After 1961, Grand Prix racing moved away from banked tracks. The banked sections at Monza and Montlhéry were considered dangerous by international racing standards; chicanes were tried, but it was not enough. The AVUS banking was dismantled in 1967 to give way to an expanded intersection under the Funkturm tower. )The old banked circuit can be seen in the 1968 film, A Dandy in Aspic.) Racing continued with the flattened north turn, but only for the national touring cars DTM and Formula 3 events. The length of the track was roughly cut in half twice during the 1980s and 1990s to boost the spectacle and speed up exposure for fans. One of the more spectacular DTM races had the BMW of Dieter Quester roll while battling through the last corner, to cross the finish line sliding on its roof, sparks flying, for a podium finish, while John Winter crashed and burst into flames in the background (Winter survived). After the fall of the Berlin wall, the closure of the AVUS for race events became more and more problematic for both environmental and traffic concerns. The final true races were held at the AVUS in 1998, and the new Lausitzring to the south in Brandenburg, which opened in 2000, is considered its replacement. The round race-control tower (with its prominent Mercedes-Benz and Bosch sponsorship) remains to this day at the north end and serves as a restaurant and motel. The old wooden grandstands along the autobahn straight are protected as an historic monument of this most unusual track. 15
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Tech Quiz (from the 2013 Porsche Parade) Provided by PCA National
1. The film Bullitt, known for the famous car chase between a Mustang and a Dodge Charger also featured what model Porsche? a. 356 coupe b. 912 c. 911 d. 356 cabriolet 2. The Sportomatic transmission introduced in July 1967 married a hydraulic torque converter to a Porsche 5-speed transmission. a. True b. False
7. The race car with the lowest aerodynamic drag that Porsche was to produce is the _______. a. 907L b. 917LH c. 936 d. 911L 8. Unfortunately an actual 917 was destroyed to film Steve McQueen’s “shunt” in LeMans. a. True b. False 9. In 1984 Niki Lauda won the Formula One drivers title in a McLaren with a Porsche built TAG V8 engine. a. True b. False
3. Pictured above is the extremely rare, lightweight, 356 Pre-A competition seat. a True b False 4. Porsche factory’s mainstay for hillclimb efforts in 1965, the “Ollon Villars” Spyder, used wheels, tires and suspension pieces from an Elva sports racer. a. True b. False 5. The T-7 body styled by Butzi Porsche for the type 695 prototype had 2+2 seating. a. True b. False 6. By 1965 almost twice as many 912’s were sold than 911’s. a. True b. False
10. Pictured above is Bob Garretson who finish 6th at LeMans in 1981. What model is the car? a. 935K2 b. 936 c. 935K3 d. 956 In honor of Bruce Anderson the next ten General questions come from his responses to readers. 11. The real advantage of filling a passenger car tire with Nitrogen over Oxygen is that it ______________. a. prevents oxidation on the wheel b. prevents the rubber from turning brown c. reduces pressure loss d. costs less money to fill (Continued on Page 21)
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Around The Zone By Michael Soriano Zone 4 Representative Greetings PCA Zone 4 Members, The PCA year in Zone 4 got off to an exciting start as we once again held the Zone visit to the North American International Auto Show, where Porsche made headlines with their debut of the new Targa. This year’s event proved to be so popular that it completely sold out in just a few hours. The weekend began with a well-attended Zone 4 dinner at Edison’s Restaurant in the Dearborn Inn. The next morning 131 PCA members were treated to an exclusive, private event 2 hours before the doors opened to the general public. Product specialists were on hand to provide demonstrations and answer questions to PCA members who were able to enjoy a delicious catered breakfast while having a unique opportunity to see many of Porsche’s newest offerings. These included the headline grabbing star of the show, the new Targa, the highly anticipated Macan, and even Porsche’s newest supercar the 918 Spyder; this gorgeous white car was loaded with the Weissach package and was housed in its own glass room. Having the opportunity to view the new 918 Spyder was certainly a rare treat for any Porschephile since this was the only one in North America at the time. After they allowed me to get behind the wheel of the 918 Spyder, I felt so comfortable in it that I could have spent the rest of the day there. Paul Gregor of PCNA and I have already begun planning next year’s visit.
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Exciting events like this are being planned in your region and throughout the zone. Even if your car is still in storage, PCA has a wide variety of activities to keep you entertained. Be sure to check your local region’s website and newsletter for the latest details on the many events close to you that are being planned. Also, consider attending other regions’ events, such as: • The Rally Sport Region will gather on the first Tuesday of March (4th) at Karl’s Cabin in Plymouth, MI, from 7-9 p.m. • Central Indiana Region’s “Bowl for Kid’s Sake” fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Indiana will be held at 10a.m on Saturday, March 8. • The Ohio Valley Region Monthly Board Meeting and Social Gathering is Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at the Uno’s in West Chester beginning at 6 p.m. • The Michiana Region’s Membership Meeting is on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. at Columbo’s Restaurant in Elkhart, IN • Mid Ohio Region is holding their New Member Social on Saturday, March 15, 2014 from 5-9 p.m. at Byers Porsche on North Hamilton Rd in Columbus, OH • Western Michigan Region’s March Dinner Drive will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at The Grattan Pub • Join Allegheny Region members at the ARPCA Opera Night on Saturday March 29, and attend the pgh Opera opening night of La boheme. • The Zone 4 Presidents’ Meeting will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at the Maumee Bay State Lodge • Registration opens Tuesday, April 1 for The 59th Annual Porsche Parade which will be held in Monterey, CA on June 14-21, 2014. Put this event on your calendar and plan to attend, volunteer to help out and have fun with PCA members from across the US and Canada. It will be a great time for all. • I look forward to having the opportunity of meeting each and every one of you at these upcoming events. If you have any questions of comments please feel free to contact me at
[email protected] Thanks, Michael
(Tech Quiz from page 19) 12. In a sports car low polar moment is desired and achieved by placing the heaviest components (engine, transmission, fuel tank, major structural pieces) as close as possible to the outer edges of the car. a. True b. False
19. To test whether you have the correct silicon-magnesium “crush washers” when rebuilding your 911 engine, the washer should compress when torqued to 15lb-ft. a. True b. False
13. To properly check the oil level on an air cooled 911 it is necessary to run the engine long enough to achieve 176 degrees F at which point the car should idle on level ground for _______________. a. 30 seconds b. 60 seconds c. 1 minute d. 2 minutes
20. “Carrera” is the correct spelling for the white color offered on 2011 Porsches a. True b. False
14. Bruce Anderson recommends the following precaution to minimize M97 engine intermediate shaft (IMS) bearing failure. a. Change the oil and filter every 3000 -5000 miles. b. Install a magnetic oil drain plug c. Remove the engine every 20,000 miles d. Both a and b. 15. Motor oils consist of two parts: the base stock oil representing 60% of the mix and additives the remaining 40%. a. True b. False 16. For cleaning Fuch’s wheels Porsche recommends an acid-free cleaning product with a ph value of 10. a. True b. False 17. The largest electrical demand in the whole car is the starter. a. True b. False 18. As a rule, cars with a bad voltage regulator ____________ the electrical system while car’s with a bad alternator __________ the electrical system. a. undercharge overcharge b. overcharge undercharge
21. Porsche Traction Management (PTM) directs the optimal share of engine torque to the front wheels via a single plate clutch on a 991 Carrera 4. a. True b. False 22. Taking a page from Henry Ford, customers can order a 991 based GT3 Cup car in any color as long as it is ____________. a. black b. primer gray c. white d. silver 23. The 991 Carrera 4 and Carrera 4S share the same 3.6 liter engine. a. True b. False 24. What race team below campaigned a 996 GT3RS or GT3RSR in the American LeMans Series? a. Flying Lizard Motorsports b. Alex Job Racing c. The Racers Group d. All of the above 25. With the 991’s active cruise control, a sensor in the nose monitors traffic at up to _________ meters. a. 50 b. 100 c. 200 d. 500 (Answers on page 29)
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Ramblings From a Life With Cars By Regular Contributor and SEM-PCA Member Tom Fielitz
Rivals We are surrounded in our daily lives with rivalries. Every product we use and every sport we follow seems to have a rivalry attached to it. Rivalries can have good and bad aspects and influences on us. For our products a rivalry can spur competition resulting in better products and sometimes better pricing. In sports we might get stronger teams and better access to games. The downside to rivalries is that sometimes it drives a wedge between people. Diehard fans have been known to express their support in sometimes irrational and dare I say even illegal acts. One of the rivalries that have always fascinated me is between BMW and Porsche. In my ongoing quest to tell you more than you ever wanted to know about me, I was almost one of those dreaded BMW fanatics. I very nearly bought a 1969 BMW 2002 Ti from Erhard Motors. The only thing that prevented that from happening was that the year was 1970 and Erhard insisted he wanted full sticker price for his year old car. Somewhat miffed I ended up going down the street to Wood Motors and buying a 1970 914-6 being sold at a discount to clear out their inventory. When you look at the history of the two companies there is a long standing rivalry that is fascinating. Both companies were at one time family held. Over the years the car line ups between the two companies have always been in direct competition. BMW has had their 507, M1, Z1, Z3 and Z4 sports cars, and X1 through X6 SUVs along with a robust series of sedans. Porsche made a bold move to steal SUV sales with the Cayenne and sedan sales with the Panamera. They even have competing bicycles with the BMW M Bicycle Carbon Racer topping out at $2,900 being trumped by the Porsche Design Bike S at $4,690. Yes, both are human pedal powered even at those prices. Where the rivalry has been most intense is in their racing cars. In almost every aspect of racing there have been success stories for both companies. Name a series or form of motorsport and you will almost always find both brands often going head to head on the track. Even in the almost obscure Paris Dakar rally/raid, Porsche won in 1984 in a 953 (a 911 4X4) and in 1986 with the 959 while BMW had motorcycle victories starting in 1981 and have capped that with their Mini Countryman 4X4 in 2012 and 2013. At LeMans Porsche have had 16 victories with the last one in 1998 with the 911 GT1-98 but BMW holds the latest win in the following year with their V12 LMR. In Formula 1 they
went head to head with BMW Brabham winning in 1983 before the McLaren Porsche won in 1984. The BMW F1 engine was derived from a four cylinder production block sedan motor turbo boosted to over 1,200 horsepower in qualifying trim. The Porsche engine was commissioned by Techniques d’Avant Garde owner Mansour Ojjeh, a Saudi born businessman who had also owned Tag Heuer watches. The 1.5 liter turbo V6 Porsche was labeled TAG “made by Porsche” on the cam covers. The Porsche motor made 1,060 horsepower in qualifying trim and 960 in race trim. BMW engines also powered the teams for ATS, Arrows, Benetton and Ligier and came back in 2000 through 2005 with a V10 motor in the Williams before fielding their own team BMW Sauber from 2006 to 2009. Porsche dropped out of F1 in 1986 but came back with a V12 of their own design in 1991 for the Arrows team. The Porsche V12 was two V6 TAG motors joined together but was uncompetitive, being heavy, thirsty and unreliable and was dropped in mid season. Porsche also tried their hand at Indy racing with the CART series in 1987 with a purpose built V8 Indy Porsche engine and chassis. That factory team ended in 1988 with the death of team leader Al Holbert. The last V8 Indy effort was with Derrick Walkers team in 1990 in a March chassis. Today we still get to enjoy head to head sports car racing between the Porsche GT3 and the BMW Z4. The two companies have both won manufacturer championships over the past years. You seldom hear of Porsche owners who are also BMW owners or vice versa and I suspect the feeling of rivalry has something to do with that. Whether it is “The Ultimate Driving Machine” or “There Is No Substitute”, both are remarkable car companies with a long history of loyal followers and intense rivalry. Tom Fielitz
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For the Nth Time By Pedro P. Bonilla, Gold Coast Region PCA (see his ad on page 27)
If I had 1HP for every time that I’ve been asked about N-rated tires in a Porsche, I’d have at least a Carrera GT, a GT2 and a 918 Spyder! Whether over the phone, by e-mail, in person or through the Internet forums I constantly get questions such as these: “Does the N-rating (N0, N1, N2, N3, N4) really make a difference?” “I am looking for new 18” tires for my 996 and I’m wondering if the “N” rating is still a requirement.” “ Apparently a non-N-rated tire can make the 911 kind of squirrelly (?) to drive. Your thoughts?” “ I understand that the rear tires of the turbos (all 996s?) wear on the inner edges faster due to camber. Do the N rated last any better?” “ What are your thoughts on replacing the OEM N rated tires with non N rated tires?” So, for the Nth time, here it goes: An N-rated tire is a tire from one of various Porscheapproved tire manufacturers that has passed a series of difficult and diverse tests designed by Porsche engineers to ensure maximum performance and safety under a wide range of driving conditions. To have this rating stamped on the side of their tires, and to be an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) tire provider for Porsche requires the joint product development efforts of the particular manufacturer’s tire engineers working alongside the Porsche vehicle engineers. In some instances specific tires will only be approved for specific Porsche applications or models. Let’s look at some of the tests required by Porsche for N-rating approval: • SPEED: The tire must be capable of safely handling the Porsche vehicle at any speed while allowing it to reach its top speed on a test track or on the German Autobahn. • NOISE: As tires continue to grow in size and width, noise suppression becomes more and more important. Generally speaking, Porsche performance tires are low profile and very soft (sticky). This makes it even more
difficult to manage road noise. You can rest assured that those tires with the Porsche N rating will be as quiet as possible. • HYDROPLANING: The focus in recent radial tire development for Porsche vehicles has primarily included optimum handling on dry surfaces and the safest possible behavior on wet surfaces, even at high speeds. Tires developed by various manufacturers, in concert with Porsche, offer a specific set of wet grip properties which few, if any, other automobile manufacturers demand in equal measure from the tires they use on their vehicles. • BRAKING: Tires must provide a quick, safe and modular deceleration from several speed benchmarks (60 mph - 0 mph, 100 mph - 0 mph and 150 mph - 0 mph) in the least amount of real estate. • HANDLING: This particular heading doesn’t require any additional explanation. Your tires provide the grip that keeps your Porsche “stuck” to the road. Once a tire has been approved by Porsche it is branded with the Nrating. The N-specifications include: N0 (N-zero), N1, N2, N3 or N4. These stamps on a tire’s sidewall clearly identify them as approved by Porsche for their vehicles. The N0 marking is assigned to the first approved version of a tire design. As that design is refined externally or internally, the subsequent significant evolutions will result in a new generation of the tire to be stamped with N1, N2, N3, etc., in succession.
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A Barn Find Worth Finding (Continued) Story by Dave Cooper
Some of you may have read the 2nd installment of my ‘55 356 barn find story in the last Bahn Stormer. I wanted to pass on some news of the 356 Barn Find. The next step is completed. I now have a signed bill of sale that is notarized. Next step is to get a proper title. My uncle answered many of my long list of questions. The oddest answer is that the car was raced by someone in Lansing, Michigan. He was the owner of a shop in Lansing. The car must have been sold around 1956 or 1957 to the second owner. It was in Oklahoma and Texas while the second owner was at the Ft. Sill, Oklahoma army base. He ran off the road in Texas and messed up the rockers. Year five or so my uncle drove it, but soon removed the engine to work on the transmission, and it stayed parked. So this car may have been stored from year six or so onwards... mind boggling. I called owner number two today, Mr. Paul Faeth, who now lives just north of Lansing. He is a spry 82 year old who unfortunately didn’t have much to tell me about the car, other than it had speedster gearing in it when my uncle took possession. That is why my uncle had the engine out; he was putting original gearing back into the transmission. Mr. Faeth bought the car from Glen Cathey
around 1956 or 1957, and had it for three or four years - it was blue. He told me Glen Caethy raced the car, and is the original owner of Caethy Company in Lansing, a supplier of hydraulic hoses and fittings. Apparently Glen Caethy raced the car in and around Michigan. Not too much more was discussed, other than Mr. Faeth saw some pictures at the Caethy Company offices of Glen with the ‘55 taken at the track. I will contact the Caethy Company next! NOW, HERE IS THE INTERESTING PART....seems my Aunt’s brother, Fred S, and my uncle, Fred F, were racing buddies, and both were friends of Mr. Faeth. It also seems Fred S. had a 550 SPYDER. Can you imagine what went through my head when Mr. Faeth told me that! He reminisced about the time they took it for a ride between the barn and “town” and got it up to 120 MPH, and almost went in the ditch when a car pulled out in front of them. He said that was right around the time James Dean crashed his Spyder - which was a strange coincidence. He mentioned that the car was raced at Grayling and Elkhart Lake where it finished third. Now I’m on the hunt, not only for more stories and info about the ‘55 Conti, but now about Mr. S’s 550 Spyder! This story just keeps getting better...
The Winter of Perpetual Snow Story by Mike O’Rear with inspiration from Emmanual Garcia, RSR’s Cranky Webmeister (see his blog at crankydriver.com)
If you want to feel the shared pain of frustration with this year’s snow then go to the Cranky Webmeister’s blog “Snowpocalygeddon” (http://crankydriver.com/word/ snowpocalygeddon/#refs1). Inspired by his blog I decided to update his research through the Bahn Stormer deadline of February 25th. Here is what I found: Top Five Snowiest Seasons Through January in Detroit 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
55.8” -- 2013-14 (through February 24, 2014 the snowfall total for the season is 78.5 inches. 53.6” 1977-78 48.8” -- 2008-2009 47.5” -- 1974-75 45.3” -- 1929-3
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And it has been cold - January 2014 was the sixth coldest January on record, with an average low temperature of 16.4 versus a normal of 25.6. This is the coldest January since 1977 which had an average low of 12.8. While this year’s snow storms have not yet been record breakers it is worth noting that the January 1-2 storm dropped 10.8” and two days later, the January 4-5 storm added another 10.6”. The absolute record for a single snow storm in Detroit occurred when 24.5” fell on April 6, 1886. We could be in for a lot more snow but Kathy and I are headed off to sunny California -- time to get out of Dodge.
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Higher ratings such as N1, N2, N3, etc. do not imply speed rating increases but instead refer to the next version (with refinements) of the original design. When a completely new tire design is approved, it receives the N0 branding and the succession begins again. It is important to note that certain tire manufacturers may produce the exact same tire in name, size and speed rating as those that have the N spec approval. However, if they are not stamped with the N-rating then it is very likely that they do not adhere to the same rigid production and quality requirements demanded by Porsche. This N-rating isn’t free. It comes at a price. All of that development and testing costs the tire manufacturers and Porsche a penny or two. For instance, one of the most popular tires for a newer Porsche is the new Michelin Pilot Super Sport (Max Performance Summer) 265/35/ZR19 N0. It can be purchased from TireRack.com for $419.00 each. The same tire, without the N0-rating but with the exact same specs is offered by TireRack.com for $297.00 each. There are N-rated tires for all applications, such as: Summer Tires, Cold Weather Tires, All Season Tires, Off Road Tires, Track Tires, etc. Porsche makes public a complete list of N-rated tires at: http://www.porsche.com/usa/accessoriesandservices/ porscheservice/documentsanddownloads/, but if don’t have access to this web address, just call your dealer. They can provide you with the different OEM tire suppliers and different N-rated tire options for your particular car. The Porsche-approved (N-rated) tire manufacturers are: Mi-
chelin, Pirelli, Continental, Bridgestone, Dunlop, Good-Year, Toyo, and Yokohama among a few other select suppliers. Of these manufacturers less than 5% of their production is N-rated. You can check the tire manufacturer’s websites which should include N-rated tire information for their products. Generally, N-rated tires can only be obtained from a Porsche dealer or TireRack.com (official tire supplier to PCNA dealers). I have never driven a Porsche with N-rated tires where the tires have disappointed me. But I’ve also been very well impressed by Porsches shod with some non-N-rated tires. I’ve found that most of the N-rated tires are outstanding, but the are many, many other very good, even great tires that aren’t N-rated and they offer close-to-N-rated performance at substantially lower cost. Now, having said all that, is it necessary to run N-rated tires exclusively? With what you now know, you’ll have to answer that one yourself. To learn more about tires and Porsches in general, please visit my website at: www. PedrosGarage.com. Happy Porsche’ing, Pedro
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Porsche Club of America
Rally Sport Region -- Board/Club Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Rick Mammel: President........................................Present Tim Pott: Vice President.........................................Present Tom Bloom...............................................................Absent Jim Christopher, Past President & Advertising........Present Jim Dowty (Insurance Chair).....................................Absent
George Gilligan........................................................Present Michael Kimber........................................................Absent John Kytasty.............................................................Present Ron Pruette..............................................................Absent Al Wright.................................................................Present
Members & Visitor Present: Liz Christopher, Vigen Darian, Jeremy Goddard, Mary Ann and Dan Kantrow, Burghard Linn - Treasurer, Christian Maloof – Track Chair, Phil Mather, Glenn Trapp – Membership/Historian.
Newsletter: Newsletter deadline is February 23.
Call to Order: Rick Mammel called the meeting to order at 7:40PM at Karl’s Cabin, Plymouth, MI.
Events Committee: No report. Rick has not received the 2014CY plan from Dave.
President’s Report: Light turn out of the January meeting due to weather. President’s Meeting is in March.
New Business: None.
Meeting Minutes: The December meeting minutes were reviewed. Motion: To approve December minutes passed unanimously. Treasurer’s Report: Burghard Linn reviewed the December and January Financial Reports. He also reviewed the Financial 2012 vs. 2013 Summary and the 2013 DE Financial Summary. Motion: To approve Financial Reports passed unanimously. REMINDER: The Treasurer’s Report is available to any RSR Club member. E-Mail your request to Burghard Linn (
[email protected]). Insurance Report: No Report Goodie Store: No report Advertising Report: No report Membership: Glenn Trapp reported that we have 258 members. Track Report: Christian Maloof reported that Phil Mather is getting an estimate to rent the Bosch proving ground for a car control clinic. Need to finalize our Waterford dates with regards to the planned Grattan event. Ross Bentley will be hired for class room instruction at Grattan (Jun 2022).
Website: No report. Rick would like to have more pictures of member’s cars on the site.
Meeting adjourned: 8:56p.m. Minutes taken by: Mary Ann Kantrow
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CL A SSIFIED A DS CARS FOR SALE 2007 Carrera 2 S: GT Silver, Black Full Leather, 6-Speed, Heated Adaptive Sport Seats, Porsche Sport Exhaust, Classic Wheels, Sport Chrono, Bose, Exclusive Options, etc. Clean Carfax, immaculate, winter stored, full frontal Clear Bra, 15K miles. Second owner, have original window sticker. $59,995. Contact Keith, 734-667-2196 or
[email protected]. (03/14) 2007 Porsche Boxster S: VIN WP0CB298X7U730349 Arctic Silver Metallic with black top & interior. Six speed manual with 32,689 miles. First model year of the 987 with the more powerful 3.4 L, 295 HP engine (0-60: 5.0 sec.). Excellent condition inside & out, with no road or wheel rash. Leather seats with power recliners, clear windblocker, heated seats with red belts. Litronic/HID headlights with washers. Optional 18” Cayman 987.1 S wheels, with Michelin Pilot Sport tires (tread depth: 7/32” R, 9/32” front). New car cover included. Serviced, inspected & test driven by Tim Pott at Rennstaat in June, 2013 at 32,509 miles. Currently in heated, accessible storage in the A2 area. Clean CarFax and complete set of photos available. $33,900.00. Contact Conrad Zumhagen at 734.645.5778 or A2CarGuy@ comcast.net (03/14) 2008 GT2: Black with Black Gray interior, stitched leather and suede. Carbon fiber throughout including seats. 1,955 miles, like new condition. Never tracked, many op30
tions, too many to list. Serious inquires only, email me for more pictures, sticker, etc. $150,000. Contact Dave Kelter at
[email protected] or 248-890-1017 (12/13) 1989 Porsche 944: VIN WP0AA945KN451387. This car has had only one original owner, less than 42,000 miles, and is a completely original, unmolested car. No major repairs, no repaints or accidents. Zermatt Silver with perfect black leather interior. The timing belt replacement was done on May 27, 1999 with 33,474 miles. This car must be seen to be appreciated! Photos on request. Please call Tim Pott for pricing or to make an appointment to see this beautiful car. 734-548-5378,
[email protected]. (11/13) 2003 Carrera Cabriolet: Excellent Condition, Midnight Blue Metallic with Natural Brown Leather Interior. White dial gauges, 33,000 miles, 6-speed. VF Engineering Supercharger installed by David Laing at RUF USA, this past March, 480 hp. Runs great. Many extras including cover, leather, wood package, 6-CD changer, power seats, 18 inch alloys, and more. Driven sunny days in the summer only, stored winters in my heated garage. All service records. Asking: $39,900. Contact Dave Kelter at 248-890-1017. (09/13) 2010 Cayman: Carrera white with black standard leather, black 18” Cayman S II wheels, power seat pkg, sport program button, BiXenon headlights with dynamic cornering, 7 Speed PDK, heated seats, auto climate control, Bose high end sound pkg, floor mats and universal audio interface. Owner installed options include R type front splitter, black “Porsche” graphic on side, red safety belts, Fabspeed Maxflo cat-back exhaust (OEM exhaust will be included). 12K miles. $42,000. Call Horst Reinhardt at 586-991-2455 or email
[email protected] (4/13)
OTHER ITEMS 1974 Porsche 914 Parts: Front suspension w/struts, no calipers or steering rack, $35; steering rack, $35. Contact Carl Morganti at
[email protected] or 480-405390 (12/13)
2007 Four Winds Chateau 32’ Motorhome: Model 32B, Diesel, Chevy Kodiak C5500 chassis, 78,000 miles, one slide out, Auto Level, 10,000 lb hitch, generator, back up camera, huge storage (holds 3 sets of tires). $50,000 Tom Krueger at 313-570-2223 or
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Complete Custom Wheels (CCW) 18” forged wheels: Used for 2 seasons, style C10, black anodized finish. Light weight, run straight and true. 9x18-50 and 12x18-50 used on a 2007 GT3RS. Will fit 996/997 wide body. $1,800 Call Tom Krueger at 313-570-2223 or thomasjkrueger@gmail. com (01/14)
Porsche 993 “Cup” replica alloy wheels: -set of 4. (5 Lug with center caps). Front: 7 1/2 J x 17 H2 (model # 60374)
Rear: 9 J x 17 H2 (model # 60474). Very good condition. Only a few areas with minor scratches. Asking $775 for the set. Please contact Kyle with any questions: 734-330-1365
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STORAGE FOR RENT: Heated, secured museum-like garage. $100.00/month Call Clem at (810) 636-2840. (09/13)
Bell Helmet: Racing Series M.4, medium, w/face shield. Certified Snell 2005. Perfect condition. New $400+. Asking $250 OBO. Asa Javier BaRa 734-497-4867. (09/13) New Pirelli Race Slick Tires: 235/19 front and 295/19 rear. List price is $2,200 per set of 4 tires. 1 set is $1,500. 2 sets are $2,700. 3 sets are $3,900. Shipping is additional. Tom Green, Saline, MI 48176. Work 734-429-5958. Cell 734417-0030. (07/13)
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