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JUNE 2018 WWW.PNWR.ORG 3 Contributors Larry Dong Adrian Johnson Brent Jones Sam Sneed Gene Smedley Dean Holbrook Jack Curtis Glenn Curtis Porsche AG Larry Nelson Matt Hill Dennis Rood Greg Halverson Gary Barklind Bud Bohrer Doug Andreassen Sydney Tanner Cover Photograph by Larry Dong 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 EllenThayer at 425-945-6940 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 49, Number 6 COPYRIGHT © 2018 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 June 2018 Featured Stories 17 A Kid in a Porsche is a Kid in a Candy Store 21 Porsche Club Northwest April Autocross 44 PNWR Regional Autocross #2 46 Water Cooled on the backing, air cooled at the lumber yard Luftgekühlt 5 Events 4 Maryhill Loops and Art Museum 4 Judged Concours at Denny Aker's Workshop 4 Border Run Tour 10 Driver Skills Schedule 10 Autocross Schedule 11 Driver Ed Schedule 29 SOVREN Pacific NW Historic Races Car Corral 29 Judged Concours at Denny Aker's Workshop 29 Sumerian Brewing Porsche Day 29 Mercer Island Classic Car Show 32 AII Porsche Grand Display at Carillon Point 33 The Annual John Walker's Workshop/ PCA/PNWR Swap Meet 33 Annual Club Picnic and Show 'N Shine 33 North Loop to Nowhere Redux 33 Tech Ed: Derek Bell's 917 Show & Tell Departments 5 Calendar of Events 6 From the President 7 From the Editor 8 In Reverse 9 Club Directory 12 Let's Get Together 14 Tech Session 18 June Tech Notes 22 Concours Corner 24 Willkommen! 32 Afternoon Highbeams 34 Tour Time 36 Caveat Emptor 41 Advertiser Index 42 Board Meeting Minutes PNWRs Award Winning Newsletter 3rd Place Class VI PCA Region 2016 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 "How often do you see a cool car staged in front of a contrasting graffiti-splattered backdrop? After a while it gets a bit boring, even if the car is great. Refreshingly, on the cover we see a sleek air cooled 911 juxtaposed with a stack of rough lumber from the Pacific Northwest. See page 46 for more."

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