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off in 1991 with six separate events being covered---some with more than one story. Randy Wells detailed PNWR���s last track day of the year, Dave Bingham, Dennis Rood and Lee Parker wrote about all the fun that was had at the Park Place Party, the Long Beach Tour was written up by Dori Flores and Steve Poole, Duncan Newell covered the braking system tech session held at Chris���s German Auto Service, a hare and hound rally was detailed by Eric Greenwood and autocross #7 was covered by Eric Davis. Class winners in the latter event included John Tate, Linda Kornacki, Dan Antilla, Eric Hanson, Jana Swan, Mike and Carol Leuty, Chris Ruggles, Janet McCuaig, Chris Downing, Geoff Newman, Lou Ann Christensen, Leeds Gulick and Jodi Fordahl. Al Caldwell noted that the national PCA web site in now capable of answering tech questions on-line as well as providing a repository for reviewing all the questions generated on the web site and the election for the 1992 Board was official, with Chuck Miller winning the Presidency, Jim Selders ��� VP, Brian Lay as Secretary, John Boutsikaris��� Treasurer and Tom Bogaard as Director-at-Large. What was unique in this election was that there were 15 individuals who managed at least one vote for the 5 positions available. were five PCA members who had won their chance to participate in a PCNA-sponsored raffle. The event was intended to benefit the Hope organization���s cancer research programs, but also the New York Survivors Fund for the families of the New York City Fire The third iteration of the targa, this one Department and Emergency Service victims based on the 996, was tested in Pano and was in the 9/11 terror attack on the World Trade similar to the 993 version with the solid glass Center. Finally, Bob Gutjahr related the tale roof which was non-removable, but which of a pink, paper mache pig which wended its slid, motor driven, beneath the fixed-glass way from region to region (including PNWR) rear window to provide both wide-angle being handed down by various rally parview above the car when open, as well as ticipants. The pig was originally created by protection from sun, wind, and rain and a Peachstate Region to establish the tradition view when closed. Surprisingly, relatively of recognizing the DALBF (Dead Ass Last But few of these cars, only around ten percent of Finished) team in the region���s rallies. 993 production, were sold with the German market accounting for 35-40 percent of those. Note: Due to an unforeseen personal In the States, these rare vehicles are highly situation, this will be the last ���Good Ol��� Days��� valued by their owners, The Drive for Hope, column. It���s lasted 10 years (when not a lot of the object of which was to take three 911 stuff does) and has been a ball to put together Turbos to every state in the Union during (although there were a number of last-minute a nine-day, non-stop marathon using guest thrashes trying to meet Barb���s deadlines.) I drivers made up of journalists and celebrities hope some of you got a kick out of reading it was covered by Bill Oulser. Also on the roster over the years. www.pnwr.org November 2011 35

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