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Gerry and Leesa Elseman have invited us to their home again this year. They live at 132 S. Mt. Vernon Dr., Iowa City. If you need directions call them at 319-337-2157. Time is 6:00 to 9:00pm. Bring a pot of your favorite soup, dessert, or bread. Drinks and table service will be provided. Last years party was great fun so come join us get into the spirit of the holiday season. The
November Event The Tom Bruch Retirement Party on November 11th, at the ARA Art Gallery was a great event. It was wonderful to see all the Porsches parked out front. We also saw some members we had not seen for some time. The food was delicious and the décor inspiring. We understand some people even made some purchases. What a fun way to have a party. We wish Tom good luck in his retirement. President’s
Thoughts The New Millennium Dear Porsche friends, Wow, what a year! CIA membership has increased to more than 100 members and 100 family or affiliate members. Nationally PCA has 45,000 members in 100 regions across North America. I wish to thank John Dyson for all his help and skills in handling club activities this year. Maralee for her tireless work and determination to put out each monthly CIA Report. Thanks to Jason Walter for his fabulous job to create www.pca.org/cia regional website. Also, Ed Mitchell for his legal mind and skills as secretary. Thank you to Tanya, my fiancé and regional treasurer, for her love and understanding this year in all things. And all the CIA region members who attended the events and helped to make 2000 a great PORSCHE year. Bob Dideriksen
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Members: We would like to welcome three new members to the Central Iowa Region. Salvador Atienza and wife Michelle live in Maquoketa, Iowa and have a 1983, 911SC in Guards Red. John Conybeare and wife Nancy have a, Pearl White,1988 911 Carerra and they live in Solon, Iowa. Barry and Glenda Alexia are from Grundy Center, Iowa. They have an Ocean Blue 2000 Boxster. We are very happy to have you in the CIA Region and hope to see you soon at one of our club events. Bruch Motorwerke Has Moved Hi, my name is Drew Gangle, I bought Tom Bruch’s business. I realize this is a big change. Tom Bruch has retired, and the shop is now just west of Des Moines. I am not Tom. However, I have worked with Tom over the past year and have learned a great deal. I am also an owner of a rebuilt ’77 911S. (It is no longer stock.) And I have worked on many cars over the past 20 years. Without a doubt the Porsche is most elegant and carefully designed. I am also a Lutheran Pastor (ELCA), serving a small country church in Earlham, Iowa. I am married to Kartrina Guest, a Physician at Iowa Methodist Hospital. Being a type “A” person I need something more to do than serve my great little country church. I think you will find that I am a perfectionist with a high level of mechanical aptitude. Examining a car as carefully as I exegete a Greek Text. Please feel free to contact Tom if you have any questions about me. I look forward to meeting many of you and caring for your cars. Note: Drew Gangle can be reached at 16 Ellefson Lane, PO Box 586, Desoto, IA 50069 or by phone at (515)834-1416 Information Needed and/or UpdatedWe would like to thank all of you who have responded and sent your information to us. We still hope to hear from more of you and we are in need of your phone numbers and e-mail address. There are times that we might need to contact you about an upcoming event that we don’t have time to send a mailing. Please consider getting this information to us. The bad news is that some of you have changed you e-mail and forgotten to let us know about the change. We have been making it a practice to send e-mail reminders just before an event. This has prompted us to check on some of the e-mails that did not get through. Send information to : Editor, Maralee Dyson: jmdyson@home.com, or 837 Kirkwood Ave., Iowa City, IA 52240, or (319) 337-5367. President, Bob Dideriksen: bdideriksen@webtv.net, or 2335 Mulberry St.,#6, Coralville, IA 52241, or (319) 338-8403. The Club's Web PageJason Walter is our Porsche-webmaster. He is doing a great job of keeping up the Central Iowa Region page. If you wish to look at the page go to, www.pca.org/cia If you have any ideas for the site or contributions please let Jason know at jasonray@sbt.net . Reminder!
If you are planning to attend the Porsche
Parade, on June 30-July 6, send
in your registration. You must
mail the form on January 15th. The registration form is in the November
issue of Panorama. Just the
Details: Winterizing Your Porsche by David W. Bynon, San Diego Region (from THE WINDBLOWN WITNESS) Although we live in a near perfect climate on the coast of Southern California, that does not mean that we should not prepare our cars for winter. Years ago I moved away from the mild weather of San Diego to the not-so-nice winters of Washington, DC. It took me two years to learn how to dress for the cold, freezing rain and snow. And so it was with my 944 Turbo, too. Let's face it, you wouldn't dream of a weekend at Big Bear mountain with the snow, ice, and wind without a coat, gloves and other cold-weather gear, would you? Your Porsche deserves the same level of protection. Many Porsche owners put their cars away for Winter. At the first sign of rain they get tucked into the garage, where they stay snug as a bug. I never understood this mentality. These cars are designed for driving in all sorts of conditions. After learning skid control the hard way, I'd take my 944 Turbo out in the worst ice and snow conditions. Doing so, however, put my car's paint, tires, glass, plastic and other surfaces at the mercy of the elements, including wind, rain, sleet, snow, sand, gravel, cinders, salt and road oil. Fall is your best opportunity to inspect and prepare your car with a protective layer, giving your Porsche a fighting chance against the elements. Your car's paint, tires, leather and rubber trim all need touching up in the fall, even if you have cared for them all Summer. Here in Southern California, our biggest problem is the first couple of rains in October and November. By this time, we have gone six to seven months without an appreciable amount of precipitation. As a result, our roads are covered with oil, carbon, brake and tire dust, and other pollutants. Add water, and you have a slippery acid bath. If your car will be exposed to extreme winter conditions, the best protective coating is an acrylic sealant. Unlike waxes, an acrylic sealant can shield against water, oils and other road pollutants. The hard acrylic shell locks onto the paint with an elastic, non-chip, shrink-proof, scratch resistant finish. A high quality acrylic sealant will last five to six months, providing more than enough protection for the winter season. My favorites are Klasse and Meguiar's Polymer sealant #20. Your Porsche is more likely to be scratched during winter due to all of the potential debris on the road. Also, as prolonged moisture penetrates deep into scratches and chips in your car's paint, oxidation will set in. A quick and easy way to reduce winter oxidation is to wash your car as often as possible and inspect for paint chips and scratches. When found, seal new paint chips with wax or an acrylic sealant. Winter is also hard on leather interiors. Cold, dry air pulls the moisture from the leather. So, it's important to treat leather prior to the onset of cold temperatures. Once the daytime temperature dips below 50 degrees (Fahrenheit), the leather will not accept conditioners. Although the surface will look good, you have not provided moisture to the hide. I like a number of products, but particularly like 303 Aerospace Protectant as a general purpose Winter protectant, as it has the best UV block I have found. Your car's tires have a tough job in the winter too. Liberal use of a high quality tire dressing keeps them looking good during the harshest weather and provides a barrier to the elements and to ozone that can cause rubber to deteriorate. Here, again, I recommend 303 Protectant or Lexol Vinylex. Both offer excellent UV protection. If you plan to visit a region that gets snow and ice, another easy tip for winter car protection is to spray a silicone-based tire dressing in the wheel wells to prevent buildup of snow, ice and road salt. Although not recommended for your exterior painted surfaces (it makes body shop repairs difficult), silicone is an excellent protectant for your engine, wheel wells, and the under side of your car. I highly recommend that all Porsche owners remove and detail their wheels at least once a year. Fall is a great time to do so. Delicate wheels should be cleaned, inspected, and sealed in order to keep them looking their best. Clean each wheel, front and back, with a gel wheel cleaner such as P21SGel. Scrub the tires thoroughly, too. Dry the wheels with a clean terry cloth towel. Protect with a high quality acrylic sealant. Complete the job by treating the tires (front and back) with a liberal application of tire dressing. Allow the dressing to soak in for 5 to 10 minutes before wiping off the excess. Other parts of your Porsche's exterior such as the bumpers, trim and rubber door seals need extra protection when the mercury drops, too. These materials are affected by extreme temperatures and the Sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation. UV radiation causes fading, hardening and cracking, especially in the winter with a reduced ozone layer. 303 Protectant products have a proven formula that helps keep these surfaces supple and looking like new. For the ultimate protection of your door, hood and trunk seals, use Zymol Seal twice a year. Zymol Seal prolongs the useful life of rubber seals by helping them retain moisture. When properly maintained, door and trunk seals will maintain their shape and elasticity longer, providing a better seal. If you drive your Cabrio in cold winter weather, now is the time to clean and protect your top. If water penetrates your top, then freezes, your top will be prone to severe damage. For more information, go to www.autopia-carcare.com/cabriotopcare.html. Don't forget to inspect your windshield wipers, too. Replace them if there's any sign of wear. Remember, you're going to be counting on them to deal with winter's worst. While you're at it, check your wash fluid and add a wash booster, such as P21S Windshield Wash Boost. A good wash booster will help cut through road grime so you can see. If your Porsche's battery is more than 6 years old, think about replacing it. Even if your battery is relatively new, you should inspect it before winter arrives. Make certain the terminals and posts are free of corrosion (clean with baking soda and water) and the terminals are tight. Have the cooling system checked for the correct concentration and level of anti-freeze. If your vehicle needs additional coolant, follow Porsche's recommendation for the ratio of water to coolant. Boxster and 996 owners do not use a regular anti-freeze. If it's an emergency, add water only. Changing the oil and filter before winter is the single most important step to prolong your Porsche's engine life. Older Porsches require a change every 3,000 to 4,500 miles. The new cars go up to 15,000 miles (average annual mileage) between oil changes, so have it changed before winter. Finally, worn tires won't give you the traction you need on wet, icy roads. If your tires are worn, replace them. I don't know about you, but I hate the feeling of hydroplaning. Likewise, correct tire pressure ensures optimum handling, stopping and wear. Check tire pressure frequently because cold air causes tire pressure to drop (one pound for every 10 degrees Fahrenheit). If we have an extended cold winter, your tires may be underinflated, causing irregular tire wear. Ed: David Bynon operates the website Autopia-Carcare.com. Visit this site for more information about car care and as a source for most of the products and tools seen in this column. Porsche shares
to be "lightened" Porsche: Conversion to no-par-value shares and a share split Stuttgart. At the annual general meeting on January 19th 2001, shareholders will be requested by the Executive and Supervisory Boards of Porsche AG, Stuttgart, to approve a conversion to no-par-value shares. At the same time, the nominal value of the capital stock is to be converted to Euro and the shares split in a ratio of 1:10. For this purpose, the capital stock is to be increased by 1,490,265 German Marks (DM) from the company's own resources to 88,990,265 DM or 45,500,000 Euro. Instead of the holder having a no-par-value share with a calculated value of 26 Euro, he or she will hold 10 no-par-value shares due to the share split, each representing a proportion of the capital stock with a value of 2.60 Euro. This change will apply to both common and preferred stock. The number of shares will increase from the present 1,750,000 to 17,500,000. Porsche's Chief Executive Dr. Wendelin Wiedeking explains: "This step will make it easier for private investors in particular to invest in Porsche stock. The share split is in response to demands from representatives of various groups of shareholders at our general meetings." Election Of OfficersIt is the time of year that we elect new officers. The new slate of officers is listed below. To vote, send the ballot to the Porsche Newsletter Editor at 837 Kirkwood Ave, Iowa City, IA 52240. ----------------------------------------------------------
____President - write-in______________________ ____Vice Pres.--------------------------Jason Walter ____Vice Pres. - write-in______________________ ____Secretary----------------------------Ed Mitchell ____Secretary - write-in______________________ ____Treasurer--------------------------Tanya Meyer ____Treasurer - write-in______________________ Note: All ballots will be counted!
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