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AUGUST 2015 WWW.PNWR.ORG 3 Contributors Curt Smith John Mueller Christian Belady Patrick Kelly Ed Mitchell Greg Halverson Alicia Dunham Brent Jones Dean Holbrook Greg Phillips Marty Samuels Robin Miller Eric Kent Shay Hoelscher Cover Photograph Curt Smith 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 complimentary 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 Keith Armbruster at 425-0355/ads@pnwr. org. 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 Editor David Cook at 206-434-6123 or PNWR.Spiel.editor@gmail.com. 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. Volume 46, Number 8 COPYRIGHT © 2015 PNWR/PCA Editor David Cook Technical Editor Allan Caldwell Art Director/Designer Dean Holbrook Advertising Director Keith Armbruster Caveat Emptor Manager Dennis Coplen Representing well for PNWR, Shay Hoelscher leads a high speed Porsche phalanx at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. August 2015 Featured Stories 12 Tour Time Summer Sunshine (and How!) 25 Time To Drive With A Purpose 38 Autocross #4 40 Back Seat Driver 48 California Dreaming, Texas Bound Events 4 Social – Pegasus Pizza & Pasta 4 Mount Baker Tour 4 Annual Summer Picnic 4 Social – The Redhook Brewery 10 Driver Skill Schedule 10 Autocross Schedule 11 Driver Ed Schedule 13 Tour to Whistler, BC 13 Jon Shirley Collection 13 Tri-Cities Wine Tour 16 Tech Ed – Buying and Using Auto Insurance 16 Tech Ed – Building and Maintaining Race & Show Cars 16 All Porsche Grand Display 17 Whistler Weekend 21 Cannon Beach Tour 22 Rennsport Reunion V Departments 5 Calendar of Events 6 From the President 7 From the Editor 8 In Reverse 9 Club Directory 14 Tech Session 20 Willkommen! 28 Concours Corner 30 August Tech Notes 34 Caveat Emptor 36 Advertiser Index 42 Board Meeting Minutes 44 Let's Get Together PNWRs Award Winning Newsletter 1st Place Class V PCA Region 2013 2013 PCA Betty Jo Turner Award 2007 & 2010 PCA Heinmiller Award