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SEPTEMBER 2016 WWW.PNWR.ORG 3 Contributors Curt Smith Karen Shea John Mueller LN Engineering Porsche AG Greg Halverson Dean Holbrook Matthew Cook Mary and Steve Downing Adrian Earl Johnson G lenn Runnions Gene Smedeley Norma Sola-Piere Larry Nelson Jack Staudt Todd Rutherford Kristi Drebick Brown Brent Jones Jeff and Gabe Jones Donna Thorson 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 Rick Shea at 206-399-1849 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 47, Number 9 COPYRIGHT © 2016 PNWR/PCA Editor David Cook Technical Editor Allan Caldwell Art Director/Designer Dean Holbrook Advertising Directors Rick Shea and Ellen Thayer Caveat Emptor Manager Dennis Coplen Breaking in the new 911 GT3 RS. Who says 4,000 rpm has to be dull? See Curt Smith's article on page 52. September 2016 Featured Stories 16 Tour Time – Heading into Fall Season 39 The Maryhill Loops Tour – Herding Cats 42 Packwood Autocross Weekend 48 A Father and Son Adventure to Maryhill Loops Road 52 Wolfie Events 4 Beer on the Patio at Red Hook 4 North Loop to Nowhere 4 All Porsche Grand Display at Carillon Point 10 Driver Skill Schedule 10 Autocross Schedule 11 Driver Ed Schedule 33 Adopt -A- Highway 33 North Cascades Tour 33 Oktoberfest at the Berliner Pub 33 Porsche Winterschlaf Tour 36 Tech Ed: 917 Show & Tell 36 Tech Ed: Vintage Racing Motors 51 Once in a Lifetime – Porsche 917 Departments 5 Calendar of Events 6 From the President 7 From the Editor 9 Club Directory 12 Tech Session 19 Afternoon Highbeams 20 In Reverse 22 September Tech Notes 26 Willkommen! 30 Concours Corner 34 Caveat Emptor 38 Let's Get Together 45 Advertiser Index 46 Board Meeting Minutes PNWRs Award Winning Newsletter 2nd Place Class V PCA Region 2015 3rd Place Class V PCA Region 2014 1st Place Class V PCA Region 2013 2013 PCA Betty Jo Turner Award 2007 & 2010 PCA Heinmiller Award

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