FL Citrus Region Driver Education Instructor School - Feb 20th

February 20th, 2009 at Roebling Road Raceway. We are inviting you to participate in this limited space event designed to give you quality track time and enhance your high performance driving and instructing skills. The day will consist of open track sessions, classroom instruction and on track exercises. The school will be PCA National rated so if you are interested in National Instructor recognition, this is the school for you. The program will be taught by Ron Zitza, Tom King, Mark Peebles and Dave Borinski. The cost is only $95.00 for the Instructors Day but keep in mind that we’ve sent out more invitations than space available. Please sign up for the event by going to www.clubregistration.net. The Florida Citrus Drivers Education event follows on Saturday and Sunday. Please sign up for that weekend’s Drivers Education event as well and put your improved skills to the test.

We look forward to seeing you at the track!

Regards,
Dave Borinski
Fl Citrus Drivers Ed Chairman

January Pot Luck Dinner

Marc and Bonnie Woontner have gracioulsy offered to host a potluck dinner on Saturday January 24, 2009 at 6:30 pm. Please RSVP to Marc or Bonnie at 239 431 5877. Directions to their home are below.

The Sterling Oaks Club is located on Rt. 41 midway between Bonita Beach Road and Old 41 Road, on the east side of the highway across from the Audubon Community. From the north turn left about 1.25 miles south of Bonita Beach Road, from the south turn right about 1.2 miles north of Old 41 Road, onto Sterling Oaks Boulevard.

Once inside the gate go to the stop sign – 1/8 mile. Turn right. Take the first left, about 200 feet. Then go 50 feet and turn right toward “Tavernier”. Look for the PORSCHE flag in front of the yellow house. This is 1237 Silverstrand. Please park on the street.

Upcoming Breakfast Club Dates and Locations

Note that February's date is moved back because of Cars on Fifth


February 21 Germain BMW of Naples
11286 Tamiami Trail North
Naples, FL 34110
239.643.2220
www.germainbmw.com

March 14 Debold Performance Inc.
28360 Old 41 – Unit 11
Bonita Springs, FL 34135
239.947.6155
www.DeboldPerformanceinc.com

April 11 Evolution Motorworks
4006 Progress Ave. #4
Naples, FL 34135
239.430.9146

May 9 Autoquest

14498 South Tamiami Trail 

Fort Myers, FL 33912 

239. 432.1700

http://www.autoquestcars.com

June 13 F1 Imports and Exotics
568 Industrial Blvd
Naples, FL 34101
239.430.2206
www.f1imports.com
mail@f1imports.com

First Annual Treasure Chest Car Cruise

Dear Porsche Club,

On Sunday February 8th I will be hosting a Car Cruise-In to celebrate the grand opening of Treasure Chest Storage Condominiums. The car show will take place along with an RV/Boat Show here at our facility.

The cost per car entered will be $10. ALL proceeds gathered from this show will be donated to the Boys and Girls Club of Lee County.

I hope we can have a strong turnout for the show to really make it worthwhile to the club and the kids involved.

If you can make it to the show please let me know by RSVP’ing to matt@treasurecheststoragecondos.com

Best Regards,

Matt Juengel
Director of Sales
Treasure Chest Storage Condominiums
14702 Tarmac Ct
Ft. Myers, FL 33913
Phone: (239)454-4440
Fax: (937)223-3253
Email: matt@treasurecheststoragecondos.com
www.treasurecheststoragecondos.com

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

Presidential Spin for December 2008 by Carla Boggess

Hello everyone-

As we close out 2008, I want to thank everyone for their support of the Club. This year has been an active one, and it has been great to see the Club grow and so many active members. I want to thank Richard Newton for the synergy behind the Breakfast Club, Gary Karnes and Marc Woontner for their organizational skills behind the success of Cars on Fifth, all the members who opened up their homes to host our potluck dinners, Suzanne Miller for the July Handsome Harry's champagne event, and Marc Woontner, Richard Newton, and Chris Branston for the planning and success of the November Photo Rally. A special thanks to everyone who came out for the Sweet Liberty sunset cruise. This is the second year that the cruise was at full capacity. A final reminder that the Christmas Party is coming up. Please send in your reservations as soon as possible, and anyone who would like to be considered for a Board position needs to get in contact with the Board to be added to the proposed slate of officers.Lastly, a sincere thank you to the Board members who have given of their time and friendship to help me serve the Club as President.

And to all, I wish you and yours a very happy and healthy holiday season.

Happy Driving!

Carla

Breakfast Club Update for December and January

The Breakfast Club is goint to two new places. This is the first additions to our schedule in several years. It should be a lot of fun to see two new shops.

December 13 Naples Motorsports, Inc.
1361 N. Airport Road
Naples, FL 34104
239.430.5655
http://www.naplesmotorsports.com/


January 10 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/