Coming Soon to a Concours near you

Vince Tiscio in Port Charlotte sent these pictures of his latest acquistion- a Porsche Super. He needs someone to help him get it running so if you know of anyone please contact him at vtiscio@comcast.net

Porsche Precision Driving Day with Derek Bell

When: February 4th, 2009

Where: The New Palm Beach International Raceway.

Hosted by Derek Bell, 5-time 24 Hours of Le Mans winner and 2-time World Sports Car Champion.

We invite you to join us at the all-new Palm Beach International Raceway under the guidance and personal instruction of Derek and his team whilst they put you and your car through a program of exercises helping you learn more about the car and your ability. Then, lunch followed by Lapping Sessions on the new Track.

Participation fee: $500.00
If interested, please contact : Philippe Martin at: 239-280-5112

pmartin@porscheofnaples.com

The 48 Hours at Sebring February 6-8, 2009

http://www.48hoursatsebring.com/

The 48 Hours at Sebring is proud to bring to you the most exciting PCA Club Race in North America held at the historic Sebring International Raceway. The course layout is none other than the 12 Hours of Sebring full course. Nowhere else in club racing can you race in the day-or-night where legions such as Mario Andretti, Derek Bell, Hans Stuck, A.J. Foyt, Dan Gurney, Hurley Haywood, Phil Hill, Al Holbert, Bruce Jennings, Klaus Ludwig, Stirling Moss, Juan Manuel Fangio, Brian Redman, and dozens of others, driving race cars built by the world’s great manufacturers such as Porsche, Ferrari, Jaguar, Audi, Ford, Maserati, and Aston Martin. Of Course, no other manufacturer holds more records at this track than Porsche.

It is the on-going vision of our co-chairmen to continue to enhance your experience whether you are a driver, PCA member or spectator. Since the beginning in 1994 our Committee has committed to this vision and welcomes each of you to our Club Race. Significant enhancements over the years have included the addition of Enduro racing in 2003, Test & Tune in 2004 and now Night Racing in 2008. We hope your experience at the 48 Hours at Sebring is the greatest racing experience you have ever had.

As you enter the paddock area, pause at the top of the bridge and open your eyes. Before you is the infield full of tractor trailers, beautiful Porsches, and a host of vendors. While we have been the largest Club Race in North America many years, our goal continues to be the greatest race. The number of CUP cars continues to grow each year where in 2008 over 100 CUP cars participated not only as racers, but also in our Advanced Solo group. We are honored that so many drivers have made the 48 Hours at Sebring their home each February.

Presidential Spin for January 2009 by Bill Hutchens

As we close out 2008 let us be thankful for family and friends. It certainly has been a tough year for many. We can be thankful for living in such a wonderful climate that we are able to drive our cars year round! Having lived in the northeast for most of my life I always felt depressed about having to store my cars for the winter! I would strategize about buying a Porsche that I could drive in the snow…but it never made a lot of sense….didn’t have the Cayenne back then!

As we look out to 2009 and my first year as the new president I have a lot of aspirations. First I hope that we have a lot of fun in the club…that is ultimately what it is all about…right?
Next I hope that we are all safe and healthy…My goals are to maintain a busy social calendar, expand the membership, and get involved in more driving activities. The board of directors is an extremely experienced group and I know they will help to achieve these goals and make your club the best it can be.

We are looking at several venues for driving events..from participating in driving schools with other clubs such as Suncoast Region, Chin Motorsports, or Porsche BMW Owners Club, PBOC, to establishing our own driving clinic. I am currently researching sites to establish the driving clinic such as regional airports. If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

Derek Bell, in conjunction with Porsche of Naples will be conducting a school at the newly reworked Moroso Park in West Palm. The date is tentatively February 4th. As we get details we will let you know. These are always great fun and Mr. Bell is a 5 time Lemans winner! His son Justin will also be there instructing…an accomplished race car driver himself. One of our goals is to work more closely with our local dealership. I will keep you posted about other potential joint events.

Have a great Christmas and Happy New Year

Bill Hutchens

Pictures from Everglades Region Holiday Party at the Strand December 6, 2008

Everglades Day at the Track – March 8, 2009

It’s really hard to explain what a track event is. It’s not racing. It’s simply driving your car as quickly as you feel comfortable doing. At a track event you get to drive your car for 30 to 40 minutes as fast as you can go, or as fast as you want to go.

Rather than spend a lot of time trying to explain a track event we’ve decided to give you a chance to be a part of one. A half dozen of us run with Chin Motorsports on a regular basis. You’ve seen all the pictures in the newsletter.

On March 8th the Everglades region of PCA, along with Debold Performance, will be providing lunch and offering rides around the Homestead Speedway. Everyone is invited to come hang out with us at the track. Even better join Chin Motorsports and you can drive your own car at Homestead. Debold will be able to provide trackside support should you need help.

If you just want to eat the food and hang out it’s free. If you want to go for a ride in a GT3 Porsche it’s going to cost you $20.00 to register with Chin Motorsports. If you want to actually drive it’ll cost you about $300. For $300 you’ll get three to four hours of track time.

Chin Motorsports usually lets everyone take a touring lap of the course during the lunch break. That means you’ll get to see parts of the track up close and personal – even if it is a little slow.

If you just want to see what it’s all about we’ll have a caravan heading over to Homestead Speedway on March 8th. The gathering spot will be the first rest area on Alligator Alley (I-75). The group will leave the rest area at 8:30 am. It should take just a little over 2 hours to get to the Homestead Speedway. Of course you can drive over on your own if you wish. The food will still be free.

The Breakfast Club in January

Saturday January 10, 9 am-?

Delorean Motor Company
9786 Bonita Beach Road
Bonita Springs, Florida 34135
(239) 495-8550

(877) DELOREAN

http://us.mc1114.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dmcflorida@delorean.com
http://www.dmcflorida.com/

We're going to kick off 2009 with a brand new location for the Breakfast Club. This is THE Delorean Motor Company. This isn't just a shop that repairs Deloreans - this is the real deal. I beielve that they can even create a brand new Delorean for you if you would like one. I'm sure Tony can explain all of this to you while we eat his food.
This will be the first time we've ever visited a manufacturer. It should be fun.

Report from Chin Motorsports at Sebring Dec 13-14, 2009

Greg Biehl puts Michael Schumacher down a lap


The Everglades folks made it through another weekend with Chin Motorsports at Sebring. We’re really glad that Scott from DeBold Performance was attending the event. At one time all of the Everglades cars were over at his trailer getting help.

My car was really easy to fix. It seems that one of the rocker arm nuts had backed off. The noise was sort of scary. It was sort of like the sound of your bank account being drained. Once we discovered the rocker arm problem Scott tightened the nut and I was back on the track with out missing a session.

David Healey had more serious problems. Serious only in the sense that his Visa card took a hit. It seems that his alternator died on Saturday morning. This involved driving back here to Naples, purchasing an alternator from Porsche of Naples, and then heading back to Sebring so Scott could install it. He missed almost all of Saturday, but was ready to go on Sunday.

DeBold Performance will be with us at the Homestead event on March 8th. After this weekend I’m glad of that. We’ve now got a half dozen people who run the Chin events. That makes it a lot more fun.

Also, I’m hearing really good things about the new Palm Beach track. Everyone who has run there is really positive about it. The Goldcoast region is already running events there. Chin probably won’t get over there until 2010, so you might want to keep checking the Goldcoast schedule.

Pictures are at - http://picasaweb.google.com/rfn026/ChinSebringDecember2008#

Richard Newton

Joke- thanks to Pete Chehayl

A blonde canvassed a wealthy neighborhood looking for odd jobs. She went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had anything for her to do."Well, you can paint my porch. How much will you charge?""How about $50?"The man agreed and told her the paint was in the garage. A short time later, the blonde came to the door to collect her money."You're finished already?" he asked."Yes," the blonde answered, "and I had paint left over, so I gave it two coats." Impressed, the man reached in his pocket for the $50."And by the way," the blonde added, "that's not a Porch, it's a Ferrari