CIMMARON REGION PCA C I MARRON T RA I L JULY 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS In Every Issue Letter from the editor..............................................2 President's Perspective...........................................3 Club Contacts............................................................4 2018 Cimarron Board................................................5 Ladies Corner............................................................13 Membership Update.................................................17 Advertisers Index.....................................................18 Articles Autocross Update.....................................................6 Member Article.........................................................8 Events Wheels for Meals.......................................................7 Octoberfast................................................................10 63rd Annual Porsche Parade..................................10 Upcoming Events.......................................................16
CIMARRON TRAIL LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Submission deadline 20th day of the month for the upcoming newsletter please. Send to: amckinney@ammkting.com By Amanda & Mi chae l McK i nney You are all in for a treat this in this issue! Two of the members took a very exciting trip and submitted an article to share it with everyone. Thank you Tim and Perri for sharing the details of your trip with us. If you would like to submit an article about a past trip or experience with your Porsche, please send it our way. We love sharing these in the newsletter. We hope you are all having a wonderful summer so far! Cheers, Amanda & Michael McKinney
PAGE 3 CIMARRON TRAIL PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE By J ason To l l i son Summer is here and so are the Porsches and people driving them. I have been seeing an increasing number of Porsches on the road and this makes me happy. Porsche recently celebrated their 70th year and dealers across the country put together coinciding events to showcase the cars developed and sold over that 70 years. One of our biggest supports Jackie Cooper Porsche invited our region to bring a sampling of cars to showcase for the event. We had a terrific turnout with some amazing cars. Many I did not know where in the area. We had another successful Tech Session presented by another of our biggest supporter Rennsport Werkstatt. Brian Thomas covered the topic of buying a used Porsche, specifically what to look for in a car that could be potential minor or major issues, how to use these points to negotiate your purchase, and what are signs to just walk away. With the hands-on demonstration it was easy to understand the technical jargon, this was a very valuable lesson and was very well attended. I am looking forward to future Cimarron Tech Sessions. The next big event if you haven’t heard is the 63rd Annual Porsche Parade at the Lake of the Ozarks. This is practically in our backyard which offers many a chance to attend with disrupting busy schedules without long traveling times. If you attend the Parade please send your stories and photos to our Cimarron Trail editor so that we can share your adventures in upcoming issues. Our Membership report shows we have a total of 431 members including Primary and co-members. My information tells me this is the highest number recorded for our region. I want to express a warm welcome to all the new members and thank you to the existing members for joining our club. Go drive that car! - Jason Tollison
PAGE 4 PAGE CIMARRON TRAIL CIMARRON TRAIL CLUB CONTACTS JASON TOLLISON President presidemtcmr@gmail.com CHRIS HINES Vice President chines@ymail.com PHIL DOOLEY Secretary pmbd1594@gmail.com SHERYL PHILLIPS Treasurer JOY JONES Past President sherylsfarm@gmail.com Cimarron.events@gmail.com JEFF METCALF Driver's Education Chair hellometcalf@gmail.com RICK HARDMEYER Membership Chair rsh911@cox.net STEVE CANADA Social Chair scanada@mcgrawok.com JAY ANDERSON Sponsorship Coordinator jfa656973@gmail.com KATHY HUME Ladies Liaison GARY BERNARD loves2read12@cox.net Chief Driving Instructor/Webmaster gary@bernarddesign.com MIKE FUGATE Autocross Chair tnsmike@yahoo.com JON JONES Race Chair JENNIFER FUGATE Social Media Chair jonesjon843@gmail.com jenniferfugate38@yahoo.com
PAGE 5 CIMARRON TRAIL 2018 CIMARRON REGION BOARD Please welcome the 2018 Cimarron Region Board and Membership Chairs for 2018 President .....................Jason Tollison Vice President.............Chris Hines Secretary......................Phil Dooley Treasurer......................Sheryl Phillips Past President............Joy Jones Chairs Autocross – Mike Fugate Driver’s Education – Jeff Metcalf Driver's Education Registrar - Sheryl Phillips Membership – Rick Hardmeyer Social – Steve Canada Social Media – Jennifer Fugate Newsletter – Amanda & Michael McKinney Sponsorship – Jay Anderson Club Race – Jon & Joy Jones Chief Driving Instructor/Webmaster – Gary Bernard
PAGE 6 CIMARRON TRAIL AUTOCROSS UPDATE By Mi ke Fugat e 2018 Autocross Schedule! Autocross (also called "Solo", "Auto-x" or "Autoslalom") is a timed competition in which drivers navigate one at a time through a defined course on either a sealed or an unsealed surface. It is a form of motorsports that emphasizes safe competition and active participation. Autocross differs from Road racing in that generally there is only one car on the track, driving against the clock rather than other cars. As an entry-level motorsport it provides a stepping stone for drivers looking to move into other more competitive and possibly expensive forms of racing (such as rallying and circuit racing). The Cimarron Region PCA Autocross is a great way to get your feet wet if you want to further hone your driving skills and learn more about car control and limits. It's not only a competitive event but a learning and social event as well. For the 2018 season we will have 14 counting events with several practice and make up events scheduled as well. This is a tentative schedule and subject to change. Please keep an eye on the Cimarron Region website for updates. Mike Fugate 3-11-18 3-25-18 4-8-18 4-29-18 5-13-18 5-20-18 6-3-18 6-17-18 7-1-18 7-22-18 8-5-18 8-19-18 9-9-18 9-23-18 9-30-18 P P C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-6 C-7 C-8 C-9 C-10 C-11 C-12 C-13 10-14-18 C-14 10-28-18 P/MU 11-4-18 11-18-18 P/MU P/MU P=Practice C=Counting P/MU=Practice/Make Up
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PAGE 8 CIMARRON TRAIL MEMBER ARTICLE By T im & Per r i B l ake A WEEK IN BAVARIA It all started with those full page ads in the Porsche magazines about going to Europe and driving around in a 911 seeing sights and driving the Alpine roads. Every month those roads and mountain peaks captured our imaginations. But by the time we added up the costs and pile on airfare, we were nearing $30,000. Add to it that some of the days are wasted on museum tours and the like. Why stop and visit museums when you can be in a 911 slipping through curves on a mountain road? The desire was too strong, but our pocketbook was too light. But then it occurred to us that perhaps we could put together a similar trip for something considerably less than $30,000 and be on our own timeline. THE PREPARATION So the internet research began. First we needed to map out the road. Once we figured out that there is a road called the Alpenstrasse (Alpine road) that links all the Alpine villages together, the route sort of figured itself out. But where to start? The closest major airport was Munich so that became our starting point (and our ending point). We mapped out a route that started in Munich, took the Autobahn to Salzburg, then dropped into the beautiful Bavarian countryside to begin our official driving part of the journey. Once we figured out the route, we set about finding hotels along the way. We relied on TripAdvisor ratings and just sort of picked hotels a little bit randomly…which worked out well. We also used the Expedia ‘bundled deal’ feature and booked our roundtrip airfare through United…upgrading our seats for more legroom. Now for the difficult part…securing a 911.
PAGE 9 CIMARRON TRAIL MEMBER ARTICLE By T im & Per r i B l ake So far everything had been easy. But this step proved to be a little more difficult. We did a lot of internet searching but finally found a 911 through AVIS. If you go to AVIS.COM (the U.S. website) and search for a Porsche in Munich you will not find one. If you go to the German AVIS website you will not find a Porsche there either. But for some odd reason if you go to the United Kingdom’s AVIS website you can secure a Porsche (for pickup in Munich) via their website. THE JOURNEY We landed in Munich, hopped over to the AVIS counter, grabbed our 2018 black Porsche 991.2 convertible and headed to our Munich hotel to check in. Since we stayed in the old part of Munich, everything we wanted to see was well within walking distance (Hofbrauhaus, the market, Glockenspiel). The next day we took the autobahn to Salzburg, stopping to see Herrenchiemsee along the way. We knocked out a few hours of shopping in Salzburg and then we headed south into the Bavarian countryside where we spent the night in Berchtesgaden just near the tourist stop of Hitler’s Eagles Nest perched high on a mountain. This hotel was the nicest of the bunch and that night, as fate would have it, the hotel just happened to be hosting one of those Porsche driving adventures that we modeled our trip after. When we checked out the next morning, we were greeted with seven 2018 Boxster GTSs all lined up waiting for that day’s driving tour. It seemed like every color of the rainbow was represented by those cars. We talked to the group’s leader and got some tips on local roads to drive before leaving the area.
PAGE 10 CIMARRON TRAIL MEMBER ARTICLE By T im & Per r i B l ake Having been to the Eagle’s Nest before, and rain predicted for the afternoon, we drove south into Austria to tackle the famous Grossglockner High Alpine Road. This is a 36 turn mountain road that is worth every bit of the toll charge to drive it. It certainly is not one to be missed…especially not in a Porsche which was designed to devour a road like this. The winding road took us to the town of Reit im Winkl back in Germany for the night. The hotel was a ski lodge at the edge of town with a working farm complete with goats and deer. Very Bavarian. The Alpine Road then took us to Rottach-Egern, Germany for the next night where we had a nice stroll along the lake as we walked into town for dinner from the hotel. The following day we drove to GarmischPartenkirchen, Germany and drove south into Austria to take a cable car up to the top of Zugspitze mountain. The mountain sits in both Germany and Austria and can be ascended from either country. We chose Austria because it is less crowded on the Austrian side. For the last driving day we left GarmischPartenkirchen on our way back to Munich. However we stopped along the way at Oberammergau, Germany where they have a fairly extensive Christmas shop and then on to Neuschwanstein Castle for a tour of another one of Ludwig’s castles. Once back in Munich, we dropped the car off at AVIS, hopped a shuttle bus to our hotel near the airport and had yet another great dinner before catching our flight back to Tulsa the next morning.
PAGE 11 CIMARRON TRAIL MEMBER ARTICLE By T im & Per r i B l ake THE FINAL VERDICT…AND LESSONS LEARNED There was virtually no language barrier. Everyone we encountered spoke very good English and the road signage is easily read. There are many bicyclists, both in and out of towns and cities, which can be hard to see and unpredictable. (We had a couple of close calls!) The food was amazing everywhere we ate and some of the hotels we chose even had a breakfast included in the night’s stay. Their hospitality was better than most chain hotels in the U.S. Some mornings we were greeted with candles on the tables or even a fresh honeycomb from which to retrieve local honey for our selected breakfast breads. The only complaint we could say about the hotels, is how consistently hard the beds were, everywhere; very unlike our American hotels. They don’t have air-conditioning either so opening windows to get the fresh air at night was a lovely change to our summer routine. Using the GPS was a life-saver at times, and a royal pain at others. We would recommend getting the international phone service with your smart phone as it can provide an alternative routing option when the car’s GPS program just doesn’t work right. This did occur more than twice and using just plain common sense came in handy as well. We also purchased a Germany/Austria atlas before the trip just in case all our electronic gadgets didn’t work in our locations. However, we ended up never using it but it brought some peace of mind nonetheless. We had also figured out the longitude and latitude for many of the towns but the navigation within the Porsche PCM did not allow for numerical inputs for locations. That would have been handy. Luckily Apple Maps allows numerical navigation.
PAGE 12 CIMARRON TRAIL MEMBER ARTICLE By T im & Per r i B l ake As for luggage to bring, we would highly recommend considering the eBags luggage brand (www.eBags.com) with the Shacke Pak packing cube system (www.shackepak.com). The “frunk” of the Porsche has limited space and the TLS 21” wheeled Mini Duffel bags fit perfectly even when they got a little bulging with souvenirs. However, having a small backseat to put our backpacks in was handy. THE COST The price to beat was the $30,000 tour package which we modeled our trip after. The airfare for the both of us came in at $2,900 and we give credit to Expedia’s ‘bundled deal’ feature for finding such a low price for the airfare along with the first night’s room in Munich. Hotels were another $1,000. Dinners, parking and fuel (which were included in the $30,000 package) were another $750. And finally, the Porsche rental was a whopping $2,200. That brought our total to $6,850 before souvenirs. Considerably less than $30,000 and we were able to travel at our own pace, stop where we wanted, and skip things that didn’t interest us (or that we had seen on another trip years earlier). Even rounding up to $10,000, we saved more than $20,000 on what we felt was a much better trip that was more customized. If you think something like this might interest you, let us know and we’d be happy to share in more detail our trip, things we liked, and things we would have done differently. Tim & Perri Blake timandperriblake@gmail.com
PAGE 13 PAGE CIMARRON TRAIL CIMARRON TRAIL LADIES CORNER The ladies of Cimarron Region met once a month on a Saturday. This is a time where all the ladies come together to enjoy a delicious lunch and even better company. We talk about life and Porsche events. All ladies are welcome! Please be sure to check the Cimarron Region website for all the many events we have planned for this spring. Lunches are taking a break for the summer and will resume in September If you are interested in the ladies activities, contact Kathy Hume at: loves2read12@cox.net (918) 636.4156
PAGE PAGE 14 CIMARRON TRAIL CIMARRON TRAIL OKTOBERFAST 63RD ANNUAL PORSCHE PARADE JULY 8 - 14, 2018 Lake of the Ozarks at Tan-Tar-A Resort Phase l Registration Opens Monday, January 29, 2018 at noon ET Phase ll Banquet/Event Opens April 2, 2018 Go to pca.org to register
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PAGE 16 UPCOMING EVENTS July Porsche Parade Date: July 8 - 14 Lake of the Ozarks at Tan-Tar-A Resort Register at pca.org Wheels for Meals Auto Show Date: July 28 Time: 10am - 1pm Newton County Senior Center, Jasper, AR Contact Ted Jones with questions: ted.jones@cox.net August Cimarron Sizzler Drivers Education Date: August 4 & 5 (8am) Hallett Motor Racing Circuit, Hwy 99 at 412 Hallett OK Register at clubregistration.net
CIMARRON TRAIL MEMBERSHIP UPDATE Welcome New Members! NEW MEMBERS: Mark Harmon, Tulsa, OK 2010 Cayman James Wilkins, Tulsa, OK 2018 Boxster Please renew your PCA membership before expiration! Primary - 268 Lifetime - 1 Co-Member - 167 TOTAL = 436 Renewal rate for 2016 expiring members was (103 of 138) 75% YTD Renewal rate for 2017 expiring members was (132 of 159) 83% YTD
PAGE PAGE 18 CIMARRON TRAIL CIMARRON TRAIL ADVERTISERS INDEX Thank you to our advertisers! Center for Men Huber Restorations Jackie Cooper Jacobi Know Dents Orlando Dumalag Rennsport Sabre-Chem Stephen Canada Truck & Stuff 17 17 Back Cover 15 15 15 17 5 15 17 If you know anyone would would like to advertise or sponsor any event, please contact: Jay Anderson at jfa65@icloud.com.
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