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July 2012 Cover photograph Courtesy of Curt Smith Contents 2007 & 2010 PCA Heinmiller Award Winning Newsletter Feature Stories Porsche 997 GTS Cabriolet Shay Hoelscher prepping for DE at PNWR's Womens Skills Day Contributors Brittney Pederson Brent Jones Ed Mitchell Curt Smith David Yarza Doug Bradeen Mark Aviles Larry Nelson Diane Koontz Porsche AG Magnus Racing The Seattle Times Editors Richard and Dolores Ranhofer Consulting Editor Barb Coplen Associate Editors Diane Koontz David Yarza Technical Editor Allan Caldwell Advertising Manager Michael Sharps Dennis Coplen Club Events 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 12 12 Mt Baker Climb to the Top John Walker Swap Meet All Porsche Carillon Pointe Concours Driver Skills - Family & Young Drivers Cayenne Forest Tour San Juan Concours Kirkland Concours at LeMay XXX Root Beer Drive-In Hood River Tour Autocross #5 DE Ground School Driver Ed @ PRI Departments 4 5 10 11 12 13 Calendar of Events Club Directory From the President From the Editors Let's Get Together Tech Talk 15 23 18 35 37 38 39 Seen Along the Highway Tour Time Board Meeting Minutes Concours Corner Willkommen! Caveat Emptor Advertiser Index www.pnwr.org Caveat Emptor Manager 16 Women's Drivers Skills Day 20 Concours at Dennis Rood's House 22 PNWR Charities - Page Ahead 26 July Tech Notes: 2012 Parade Travel Preparations 32 Magnus Racing Adds a Little Ginger for Six Hours at the Glen 33 Porsche News - Le Mans 24 Hours, Race Report 34 New Car Buyers Rated 911 in First Place 40 Obituary for Paul Weir 41 Autocross #3 - Have We Been Transported to OZ? Porsche Spiel (ISSN 0273-6330) is published monthly by Pacific Northwest Region, Porsche Club of America, P.O. Box 24241, Seattle, WA 98124 (10 W. Newell St, Seattle, WA 98119). Annual cost for Porsche Spiel is $20 for "Non-Region" Spiel issues, $30 for "Non-Zone" Spiel issues and complementary for PNWR members of the Porsche Club of America. Periodicals Postage paid at Seattle, WA. Postmaster: Send address changes to Porsche Spiel PNWR/ PCA, PO BOX 24241, Seattle, WA 98124. For missing issues, address changes or questions regarding mailing of the Porsche Spiel, contact Leeds Gulick, 425-883-8608 or database@pnwr.org. To place a display ad in the Porsche Spiel, for advertising rates and information, please contact Michael Sharps at 206-395-6271 / ads@pnwr.org, Sam Rector at 425-438-9806 samrector@hp.com, or Bill Rogers at 253-630-1791. To place an ad in the Classified section (Caveat Emptor), go online to www.pnwr. org/classifieds, or contact the Caveat Emptor Manager Dennis Coplen at 425-825-0274 or classifieds@pnwr.org. For all other Spiel questions, contact the Spiel Editors Richard and Dolores Ranhofer at 206-722-2737 or spieleditor@pnwr.org. Statements appearing in the Porsche Spiel are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily constitute the opinions of the Porsche Club of America, Pacific Northwest Region, the Board of Directors, or the Porsche Spiel Editor. The Editor reserves the right to edit any/all material submitted for consideration for publication. The deadline for consideration for publication is 5 p.m. on the first of the month preceding the intended month of publication. July 2012 Volume 43, Number 7 COPYRIGHT © 2012 PNWR/PCA 3

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