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President’s
Remarks This years Sertoma Airport Breakfast was an outstanding charitable event, raising thousands of dollars for children with speech and hearing impairments. Your Porsches provided one of the great attractions for the public to view. They came, they saw, and they bought about 3000 breakfasts. Central Iowa Porsche Club is proud to be one of the sponsors of this annual event and we thank you for your participation. Thank you for being there. What would you think about our club volunteering to run a pop stand next year???
I have just learned that our members Gerry and Leesa Elseman were injured and their Harley V-Rod was totaled in an accident last week. The Elseman's are both recovering well following a few days in the hospital. I know you all join me in wishing them a very speedy and complete recovery.
And finally, but perhaps most important, What's in a name? Porsche Club of America. One usually thinks of the pride we have in possessing our cars, how well they perform, and that for Porsches, "Form follows function." We all know the significance of the Porsche designs and the 911. We all share the pride and responsibility of ownership. America is also in our club name. This week is the anniversary of America's 9/11, a terrible attack upon our country. So as members of this club, it is most fitting that we also acknowledge the pride we share in this country; that we concern ourselves with the best ways to honor the heritage of our nation, to preserve the designs of our constitutional freedoms, and to build an even better future. For these things we also share the pride and the responsibility of ownership. It's important that we take part in the design of things to come... because here also, form will follow function.
Porsches
and Ice Cream This is your invitation to Porsches, Ice Cream and Parade, Sunday, September 22. Shine your car and share an afternoon of fun with Porsche Friends. We're having homemade ice cream with tasty toppings to enjoy. Porsche parking on the lawn. Special attraction: Jason Walter will present a tech session on How To Attend And Successfully Enjoy The Next National Porsche Parade. Or, it may be titled, How To Win Trophies, Door Prizes and Free Tires! Don't miss the fun at: Porsches and Ice Cream 2:00 PM, Sunday September 22 Dysons
The
Mystery Leaf Tour Our next event is The Mystery Leaf Tour and we're working out some of the details in order to solve the mystery! Mark your calendar for the prime color day Sunday, October 13. There will be several stops on the scenic tour for shopping and refreshments. You may meet us at any stop along the way that is convenient for you. Here's our schedule for the day: After donuts and coffee we will depart from Krispy Kreme in Cedar Rapids at 8:00 AM. At Langworthy we will stop to view a fantastic collection of Lions, Gargoyles and countless other lawn ornaments. They deliver! We will arrive in Dubuque approximately 10:00 AM, where we can ride the incline railway for a great view from the top and do a little specialty shopping in the quaint stores below.
We leave Dubuque at 12 noon for a short scenic ride to Balltown. There
you will find an outdoor street festival with the most curious objects and
antiques for sale. We depart Balltown for Guttenburg at 3:00 PM. This is where the narrow roads and scenery is at it's best. You'll find outstanding imported gifts at Kann's Import Shop, things you just don't see anywhere else. Need to do some very special Christmas Shopping? From here we will informally depart for home, maybe to have dinner with some of our friends along the way. Don't forget your camera! Correction The February newsletter stated
that Christine Conover was the owner of a 1981 Porsche 928 and, consequently,
the active PCA member for that car… to clarify, the owner and member is David
A. Cmelik. Sorry for any confusion
or inconvenience this may have caused. Get
Hooked Up! If you have e-mail and are not
getting notices of Porsche Club events, please update your e-mail address by
contacting: john-dyson@uiowa or jmdyson@mchsi.com
or, phone 319-337-5367 or 319-335-9843. If you have a FAX number we can send
information by that method. 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 Club’s Website Besides my recent venture into becoming the
newsletter editor, I also keep up the Central Iowa Region’s website. If you wish to look at the site, go to, http://www.pca.org/cia/
If you have any ideas for the site or contributions please let me know at
jasonw@ninesixtyeight.com. Please
visit our website, http://www.pca.org/cia/
Check out the pictures of past events, marketplace items, and our
upcoming events calendar and information.
For Sale: 2000 Porsche Boxster S Only 7700 miles. Original owner. Always garaged – stored winters. Guards Red with Black top and interior. 6-speed manual. Options include: Traction Control, cruise control, HI-FI sound package with 6 CD changer, roll bar painted to match exterior, colored crest wheel caps, windstop. Also comes with a Colgon bra and car cover. Two years left on the 4 year / 50,000 mile warranty (and 8 years left on the 10 year anti-corrosion warranty). $41,100 firm. Dave Everett, 515-707-4523 (Cell), ever@mchsi.com Regarding
the following article… Porsche Friends, This is not one of our Central Iowa Region events but a few of you may be interested in the great opportunities for Porsche Drivers. I would appreciate knowing if any of you are thinking about going... just reply by email. I will be gone next week but will answer you when I return. PCNA is working with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to add to the experience of those who attend the Formula 1 race later this month. That's one reason the USGP was a sponsor at this year's Porsche Parade. The activities planned include a car cruise, a dinner at the Panther Racing shop, and a parking corral. So far, about 100 people are expected for the Saturday night dinner and the venue can handle more than twice that number. John Dyson PCA Events During The U.S. Grand Prix Formula 1 Race
in Indianapolis By Matt Nemcek Hello everybody. The final details of the F1 weekend events are being put into place. There are three main PCA events that will be occurring on the weekend of the U.S. Grand Prix F1 race. These are the Grand Car Cruise of Indianapolis, the PCNA/PCA Supercup Dinner and the PCA parking corral on the day of the race. The Grand Car Cruise is sponsored by the Indianapolis Visitor and Convention Bureau's U.S. Grand Prix Hospitality Committee. There will be three car clubs participating (Porsche, Ferrari and Jaguar) each at a different time. The Ferraris will kickoff the weekend with their cruise through downtown at 3:45pm Friday afternoon. Their cruise will terminate at Monument Circle where they will have a car show and a dinner at the Columbia Club. The Porsche Club cruise will take place on Saturday, September 28th, at 6:00pm. We will need to begin marshalling the cars at 5:00pm in the parking lot of the Indianapolis Zoo. The cruise will begin at the zoo and wind its way through downtown being escorted by motorcycle police officers. We will be limited to 50 cars for this event. Since the cruise will terminate at the PCNA/PCA Supercup Dinner we would prefer to have those who participate in the cruise also attend the dinner, but if you prefer not to go to the dinner contact me and we'll see what we can work out. The PCNA/PCA Supercup Dinner on the evening of Saturday, September 28th, will be awesome! To begin with, it will take place in the race shop of the Panther Racing Team whose driver Sam Hornish, Jr. is one of the hottest drivers on the IRL circuit. The shop alone is a sight to behold, but we plan on filling it with great cars, PCNA and Supercup dignitaries, great food and lots and lots of PCA members. There will be guest speakers including Supercup drivers. There will be several vintage Indy cars on hand. Sam Hornish's Pennzoil IRL cars may well be there since there is no IRL race that weekend. Finally, there will be Porsches! We have already had a couple of CIR members offer to display their unique Porsches at the dinner and we have room for a few more, so if you have a special Porsche that you would like to show off at this event please contact me. There will, most likely, be at least one of the current Supercup cars on display as well. Then there will be the parking lot full of Porsches that will make for a most impressive display on their own! Please consider joining us for this very special event. The cost will be $40.00 per person, which includes a wonderful dinner and beer and/or wine and soft drinks. You do not have to participate in the Grand Car Cruise to join us for dinner, but seating is limited so don't delay in contacting me to RSVP. Finally, on race day (Sunday, September 29) the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be providing a parking corral for the PCA members who will be attending the race. The corral is in the infield of the track. For those with tickets in the CIR block of seats, details for the parking corral were mailed out with your tickets. For those who buy their tickets on their own you can either contact the Speedway or me for additional details if you need them. There is no charge for the parking corral. The parking facility that we have used the past couple of years is also available on Friday, Saturday and Sunday (if for some reason you don't want to use the parking corral). Please contact me if you would like more information about that. To sign up for any of these events please contact me at either: president@cirpca.org or at (317) 955-8802. PCNA/PCA Porsche Supercup Dinner at the 2002 US Grand Prix at Indianapolis PCNA/PCA Porsche Supercup Dinner: 7:00PM Saturday, September 28, 2002 Location: Panther IRL Race Shop (Sam Hornish's IRL Race Shop) Speakers: Porsche Supercup Drivers Porsche Motorsports and Supercup Staff Cost per person: $40 Per person Contact for Dinner reservations:
Matt Nemcek
PCNA/PCA Car Cruise: Porsches only 6:30 PM Saturday September 28, 2002 Downtown Indianapolis Police escorted Porsche tour through downtown Indianapolis ending up at PCNA/PCA Dinner Limited to first 60 Porsches Contact: Matt Nemcek
F1 and Porsche Supercup Race
Tickets: 1 800-822-INDY (specify PCA membership)
In
Search of Lost Horsepower Part
1 by Steve Grosekemper, San Diego
Region
I have noticed a growing concern of many Porsche owners is where can they
spend that extra $500.00 to $1000.00 to get the most power out of their car. I
hear the same story time and time again: ”My friend has the same model car as
I have, and his car is much faster than mine. Should I get a
Chip/muffler/K&N/headers/etc.?” It is very difficult to make one small change to a car and get a significant increase in performance. However if you make 10 small changes, the accumulated increase in performance can be substantial. If you go to a driving event and locate all the Porsche technicians’ cars you would probably notice that they are the faster cars in their respective classes. Is this because they know where to hide a nitrous oxide bottle where no one else can find it? No, it’s because they know how to get 100% out of the car’s that they are driving. After all, isn’t that their job? (Well, at least we know its not their driving) The first area we are going to look into is air/fuel mixture charge. In order to get the most power from an engine you have got to get the largest amount of air and properly mixed fuel into the engine. Just because you are crushing the accelerator pedal under your foot does not mean you are getting the throttle plate completely open. When you do get WOT (wide open throttle) a signal is sent to your fuel injection to richen your fuel mixture. This is done to lower combustion temperatures and to increase power output. If you don’t get WOT you get less air, less fuel, and less power. To check for WOT operation is quite simple. Get an assistant to press the accelerator pedal to the floor (engine off, of course) while you check for throttle plate movement. You should feel a noticeably firm stop at the floor. All cars have throttle stops. The throttle plate should be open almost a full 90 degrees from idle position. It is also important to check for binding. You should be able to turn the throttle plate another degree or two from the WOT position. This will ensure that no linkage will bind, causing failure or sticking.
If you don’t have 100% throttle opening here is where to check: 911’s
65-89: The most common cause for throttle linkage play is failure of the bell
crank bushings. These are plastic bushings located at angle points for the
linkage. They can be found at the pedal assembly, the front of the transmission,
and the top of the engine. The top engine location is the most common failure
due to heat. Replace all bushings as necessary and make a final linkage
adjustment. (356 linkage is quite similar) 914/4 and 914/6: These cars are a combination of cables, bell cranks and links. 914’s have a bell crank at the pedal assembly just like 911’s. From there a cable operates the throttle plate on 4 cylinder models. This is adjusted with a barrel nut at the throttle plate arm. 914/6’s have a throttle cable that connects to another bell crank at the transmission and then to a bell crank at the top of the motor (just like a 911). The six cylinder’s primary adjustment spot is at the transmission bell crank where the cable attaches. 924/944/968/928 all years: These cars have throttle cables as well which can stretch. Adjustment can be made at the firewall. Some models have bell cranks in the engine compartment as well. The pedal stop screws into floor. (924-944). Note for 928 Automatics: These cars have transmission kick down switches under the throttle pedal. These switches and pedals can become “misshapen” due to aggressive application. This can cause severe loss of performance due to incorrect downshifting points. They need careful inspection as well as the throttle input cables for the other models with automatics. The throttle input cable can be found at the throttle plate and at the transmission. Last but not least, we can not forget the air filter element. A clean filter will flow much more air than a dirty one. Re-useable filters such as K&N filters must be cleaned and re-oiled properly. A K&N, which has been improperly oiled, can flow at half its original flow rate, defeating its entire purpose.
Porsche Women: You Never Know What You'll Find on Interstate 5 By Denise Shields, San Diego
Region My first experience seeing the speed, grace and handling of a Porsche close up came about six years ago. I was briskly driving down Interstate 5 from Orange County. Late for a social event, I picked up the pace in hopes of getting to my destination on time and avoiding a speeding ticket. As we all do, I kept one eye on the road ahead and one eye in my review mirror. I owned (and loved) a black Miata. Around San Clemente, I took a quick glance in my rearview mirror and noticed a black car gaining on me quickly. Excuses as to why I was going so fast raced through my mind. As the car continued to approach, it moved into the lane next to mine and rolled down its window. It was two men in a new 993 black Porsche laughing like 10-year old boys. The driver yelled, "Hey both you and that car are too cute." Just then a group of girls in another car drove past swinging undergarments out the window. I assumed these two guys had been telling all the girls on I-5 the same thing. I laughed, and the driver yelled, "Hey I don't know them. I swear." The Porsche driver stepped on the gas leaving my Miata and me in the dust. As I looked ahead, the man on the passenger side of the Porsche emerged from the window, first his head and then his entire body. I couldn't believe my eyes. We both must have been doing at least 80 mph. As I got closer to the Porsche, I could see the driver holding the belt loop of the passenger who was hanging out the window to his waist with a piece of paper in hand and a terrified look on this face. With both cars doing in excess of the posted rate of speed, the Porsche driver maneuvered close enough for his passenger to hand me the paper. It was the driver's business card with his name and phone number. Signature Software. Steven Dente. My first thought was COMPUTER GEEK. Now here's a guy who probably sits at a computer and has no sense of adventure or humor BUT he is Italian AND has great taste in cars. After briefly reviewing the card, I noticed the two men in the Porsche were signaling for me to exit the freeway. NO WAY! I thought for a minute and repeated my favorite saying to myself "feel the fear and do it anyway." But I didn't want to be obvious so I reached into my glove box, pulled out a map, pointed and yelled, "I'm lost, can you help me?" Yea right, I'm lost. I knew San Diego like the back of my hand. By the time we reached Del Mar I pointed, suggesting we exit, knowing full well there was a safe gas station on the corner. The driver of the Porsche got out of his car and came to give me directions. He said "I'm Steve, I like the way you drive. You've got spunk." The rest, as they say, is history. Six years later I look back and can't believe all the wonderful experiences I have enjoyed because of one crazy day on I-5. Many of my most treasured memories focus around a Porsche driving experience like: 1. The time I took the performance driving school and got into an accident the following day, totaling my car. I guess I should have paid more attention during the accident avoidance exercise. 2. Accompanying Steve to the 24 Hours of Daytona race. The "Professional" race team hired "Professional" caterers to feed their crews. Since our team was made up of volunteers, Mary Brown and I offered to cook for three solid days in a motor home for 30 hungry men. I don't think they ever did get the smell of spaghetti sauce out of that motor home.
3. Getting a puppy as an early Christmas present and naming him Daytona.
Now people think I'm a NASCAR fan. 5. The night Steve took me to Pioneer Centers and said, "You know, you should have a Boxster. What color do you like?" That night, I got my first Porsche. RED! 6. A weekend at the west lot; there's nothing better. Now that I have my Boxster, I schedule all my business trips around autocross weekends. Getting up early, spending the day with friends, and feasting on steak and shrimp after a long day of racing. Now that's the perfect day. Since getting a Porsche of my own, my friends and family say I've changed. When I talk about a new pair of shoes, I'm talking about tires for the car. I ask for gift certificates to Black Forest rather than Nordstrom. I wanted a Sports Suspension for Christmas and bigger tires because "everyone else in my class has'um." I don't even know what a Sports Suspension is, but I want one. It's been a wonderful adventure filled with good friends and good cars. I'm looking forward to many more fun-filled experiences. Thanks to everyone in the club for their support and friendship. It's a dynamic group of characters whose passion provides lasting memories to everyone. I would encourage anyone with a desire to have fun to get involved and take advantage of what this club has to offer. A very special thanks to Jim Sparks who so fearlessly hung out a car window at 80 mph to hand me a business card. You're a true friend.
Next stop later this summer, Fiji, where Steve and I have decided to run
away to be married. I guess you never know what you'll find on I-5. Safety Sense: Staying Alert By Tom Comeau, Safety Chair San
Diego Region An element to consider when going over your checklist prior to driving an event is mental alertness. It's easy, in the rush and excitement of preparation, to get lax about safety. We should keep in mind that along with the pleasure we get from driving our vehicles goes the responsibility of staying alert to inopportune danger. The pit area is a beehive of frenetic activity during a driving event, with vehicles in motion from every quadrant of the compass. We should always look carefully before engaging gears and, if necessary, use a spotter to be sure that your area is clear before backing up: proceed slowly through the pit area. Please bear in mind that it's very easy to exceed safe speeds in the pit area when coming off a fast track and overdosed on adrenaline. What may seem like 5 mph to you may in fact be closer to 30 mph. A good habit to develop as you leave the track is to say aloud "Slow Down!" I found that habit useful and I hope others will also. We have a great safety record, let's stay alert and keep it that way! |
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