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Sometimes I overstate the - Red River Region PCA...2 Sometimes I overstate the obvious, but the...
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Sometimes I overstate the obvious, but the sweat running down my face tells me we have hit our first summer heat wave of the year! I have been forced to give blood a number of times already this summer too. I hope the city sprays for mosquitos soon. I have to
admit that I am having a lot of fun with the club this year! We have already had a few great events and there are more to come! I am looking forward to the BBQ this Sunday, and I am REALLY looking forward to our FIRST EVER Concours d'elegance!!! RSVP invites have been sent out and should be arriving in your mailboxes very soon! Please join us for this major event and return your RSVP with your cheques ASAP! The combination of beautiful Porsches, gorgeous location, incredible food and riveting conversation will be an event to remember! (I can't promise the riveting conversation though). Bring your cameras! Still to come is the always anticipated pool party, dinner cruises and the Run For The Hills event! Call or email Yvonne ASAP if you are planning on going to the RFTH event and have not yet booked your rooms as time is running out! I would also like to mention how pleased I am with The Porsche Center WInnipeg! Tripat Sandhu, Sales Executive at Porsche Center Winnipeg, joined us (with his NEW fiancé btw) for the drive to Bumpers in Steinbach and is continually demonstrating how committed to our club the "New" Porsche Center really is. Apart from that, the Board of Directors has met recently to start the "final process" in completing our Constitution and Bylaws document. Additional meetings will be necessary, however it will be distributed in our NEXT newsletter for your review! Lastly for this months column, I would like to extend a great big THANK-YOU to all board members and chair position members for your amazing dedication and contributions to our club! You are all doing an incredible job and it is continually motivating me to focus on our region's development and expansion. I have so many ideas for future events, activities, website development, multimedia, Autocross and racing events, social events, charity/community involvement, etc. Some of the ideas that I am working on will take additional chair positions, volunteer programs and many months if not years to develop and some may just be pipe dreams, but I do know that we, the Red River Region PCA, have already accomplished things that the original founding members never thought possible. Ferdinand Porsche would be proud! ■
Geoff Reimche
World Endurance Championship and Le Mans 24 Hours
Stuttgart. The Australian Formula 1 pilot Mark Webber has signed a contract with Porsche that extends over several years. From the 2014 season he will compete in Porsche’s new LMP1 sports prototype at the Le Mans 24 Hours and in the sports car World Endurance Championship (WEC). The 36-year-old Australian has already raced at Le Mans twice. In 1998, he finished runner-up in the FIA GT Championship at the wheel of a sports prototype. Over the course of his Formula 1 career from 2002 until today, Webber has achieved 36 podium places, nine race v ic tor ies and has s tar ted f rom pole pos i t ion e leven t imes.
“It’s an honor for me to join Porsche at its return to the top category in Le Mans and in the sports car World Endurance Championship and be part of the team. Porsche has written racing history as a manufacturer and stands for outstanding technology and performance at the highest level,” says Mark Webber. “I’m very much looking forward to this new challenge after my time in Formula 1. Porsche will undoubtedly set itself very high goals. I can hardly wait to pilot one of the fastest sports cars in the world.”
“I’m very pleased to have secured Mark Webber for our LMP1 project as one of the best and most successful Formula 1 pilots of our time,” says Wolfgang Hatz, Board Member for Research and Development at Porsche AG. “Mark is without doubt one of the world’s best race drivers, he has experience at the Le Mans 24 hour race and on top of that he’s been a Porsche enthusiast for many years.”
“I learned to appreciate Mark’s qualities when we were both involved in Formula 1,” says Fritz Enzinger, Head of LMP1. “He is one of the best pilots I could imagine for our team. I’m absolutely delighted that we have such an experienced and fast regular driver onboard from 2014
Competing in the new LMP1 car alongside Mark Webber are the two long-standing Porsche works drivers Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) as well as the ex-Formula 1 test driver Neel Jani (Switzerland). Bernhard and Dumas already joined forces in 2010 to bring home overall victory from the Le Mans 24 hour race. In the years 2007 and 2008, they secured the American Le Mans Series title at the wheel of the RS Spyder LMP2 sports prototype. Neel Jani has contested the LMP1 class since 2010. ■
Courtesy, Porsche Cars North America
President's Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Mark Webber to Porsche . . . . . . . . . 2
Editor's Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Membership Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Confusion Corner Grill . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Drive to Bumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Member Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Porsche Night at the Pony . . . . . . . . 10
YouTube Pick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
RRR 2013 Events Schedule . . . . . . 11
Gathering of Exotics . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Concourse d’elegance invite. . . . . . 13
Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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If you know, or see, someone with a Porsche, urge him or her to join our club.
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As Red River Ramblings editor, I try my best to attend as many RRR functions as possible, but for those events that I'm unable to attend, I would very much appreciate it if a member in attendance would gather some information for the newsletter (with photos if at all possible). You don't need to be a Nobel Laureate, although we've had some
splendid articles submitted. For instance, check out the article submitted by our secretary Keith Gordon on page 7. Just a warning: content may not be for. . . shal l we say ' the squeamish ' bu t a ve ry interesting and humorous read. Thank you Keith for the submission.
My plan when I started the "Member Spotlight" feature was for members to write about the who, what, where and why they purchased their Porsche. I've been having trouble finding members who wish to participate. I've now changed that criteria. to include any story that you may think members would find interesting, funny or educational. The more content the better, but the article doesn't need to be an entire page; just a paragraph or two with photos. We've been fortunate to read vacation articles submitted by Brian Hanson, Len Loewen and Helmut Waedt, just to name a few. Did I mention that we received 3rd place for our newsletter this year at Parade? I'll publish the feedback in the next issue as I haven't received it yet. Awarded first place in our class of eight regions was Silver Sage with 543 points, second place was Bluegrass with 542 points and Red River Ramblings was awarded third place with 541 points. I'd like to thank all past contributors for all of the wonderful articles submitted since I've been editor of Red River Ramblings. Without your submissions and input our 3rd place award would not have been possible . ■
Our first meeting at Confusion Corner Grill was held on Wednesday, June 3rd. We thought we’d give it a try and were not disappointed. The weather was perfect for enjoying a delicious meal on the roof-top terrace. A few light sprinkles through the open roof lasted but a few minutes. We had a wonderful turnout. Most of the members in attendance joined in a drive to Tutti Frutti for a cool, creamy dessert of frozen yogurt. The Confusion Corner Grill was such a hit that our meeting on July 3rd is scheduled to take place here. If you weren’t able to attend last month, we hope to see you there. ■
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On Saturday, June 8th RRR members gathered at the Mint before cruising to Bumpers on 52. We had been corresponding with Bruce Martin of Bumpers asking if he could possibly reserve some parking stalls at their weekly show and shine for our members. Ten stalls were waiting for RRR PCA members who attended this event . Bruce was more than accommodating. Members were given tickets, one to enter the draw and one for a free ice cream. As a new addition to the show and shine, Bumpers on 52 cruises through the residential area of Steinbach. It’s not every day a cavalcade of Porsches drives down your front street! ■
At the Mint before setting off for Bumpers
10 Porsches lined up at Bumpers
Out “Host” Bruce Martin of “Bumpers on 52”
Trip and Jeremy share a laugh.
Desperately trying to keep up with Geoff Reimche in his ‘79 Turbo
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I'm not sure why I'm writing this story, but the other members of the board wouldn't take no for an answer, so here goes. Warning, this story is neither Porsche related or for the faint of heart. Anyway, as I write this it's now 2 weeks after the accident and I can appreciate how lucky I am.
One of my properties had a tenant move out without cutting his grass in what seemed like a month, so one of my staff and I were there to deal with the results of the move out. Don't get me started on tenants, that's for another day. Chris wanted to haul garbage to the truck, so I cut the grass. I had finished the both back and front yards and was about 10 feet from being done completely, getting the tall weeds along the fence line of the patio. Suddenly there is a loud chunking sound from the mower and I see a bright spark off the patio stones to my right. Then something smacks me in the foot with enough force to move my foot. Strange, but likely some debris. I guess I'll stop the mower to check.
“Oh, there's a piece of steel rod stuck in my shoe. That must have been what I felt. I'll just pull it out.” Only it didn't come. Well I guess it's snagged on the fabric. These are old shoes, so I'll just pull it with both hands and rip the shoe a little. No big deal. Except even as I pull with both hands, it doesn't come. Now some of you know I do Crossfit. I lift heavy weights reasonably well. Not to brag, but to provide context. When I pull as hard as I can with both hands, there is a reasonable expectation the fabric will rip and the rod will come free. “I mean seriously, I deadlift double my body weight. Why isn't this rod budging? Something is going on here.”
“Hey, what's this? There's also a piece of steel on the other side of my shoe. Must have been a couple of pieces thrown up by the mower…….” Brain is now trying to reconcile contradictory information. The steel rod appears to be on the same relative plane, although not exactly the same. It must be going through the foam of the sole, except it goes in quite high on the right, and the one on the left is also quite high. Hmm, maybe it bends down after it goes into the shoe. It can't have hit my foot as I don't feel a thing.
Now all this has taken place within about 15 seconds, but the visual evidence is beginning to win out. I hop over to the step, sit down, and examine the evidence more closely. It clearly seems I have a steel rod through my foot, except I cannot feel a thing. Allow me to make this clear. I sat there looking at my foot, and could feel my sock, shoe, toes moving, but I could not feel the rod which now fairly certainly went through the foot inside the shoe.
“Chris, I think we may have a problem. You might have to drive me to hospital.” Chris walks over, sees me, and pretty much loses it. I ask him to get the large side cutters from the truck so I can remove the excess 18 inches of rod from the right side of my shoe, but when he brings me the cutters, they barely make a dent. Guess I'm not as strong as I think. Or, as it turns out, the steel was rebar for anchoring the fence and much stronger than its diameter would suggest. Great. It's kind of in the way for walking. So I grab it with both hands and just manage to bend it up over my foot so I can now hop on the right foot without whacking it on the rod stuck in the left foot.
On route to Concordia Hospital I begin to feel the foot. It is sort of a numb ache, like the foot has been sat on for a while and is now partly asleep. As this feeling extends to the toes I begin to wiggle them to keep the blood flowing. I also get a chance to look and there is still no sign of blood on either side of my white shoes. Good news.
Now I don't know what everyone is talking about with emergency room wait time. When you hop into an emergency room with a two foot section of rebar sticking out of both sides of your foot, they take you right in, force you into a wheel chair, and get you into a room as fast as they can process your health card. I felt guilty as I didn't even have any serious pain yet, but I presume they don't want to take chances with me going into shock in the waiting room and disturbing the other patients.
First up was an IV, then off to X-ray where I seem to have made the
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Member Spotlight is a feature in which an RRR member submits an article they feel would be of interest or
entertainment to other members. Whether sharing a story about your Porsche, a vacation or other topic, please submit
article and pictures to the newsletter Editor at Submission deadline: Aug. 20th. [email protected]
by Keith Gordon
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night for the 3 techs working as this clearly was the coolest thing they had seem in a long time. I felt like a textbook chapter waiting to be written as they extensively debated how to position the plates and camera to get the views they needed. A dozen shots later I was returned to my room, only to find out they still could not definitively tell whether the rod had gone through the bone, so it was back to X-ray. My new friends had been finished their shift a half hour earlier, but the excitement of my case presented them with a challenge interesting enough that none of them wanted to go home. This time around we used a paperclip bent into the shape of an arrow to denote entry versus exit wounds and direction the rod had travelled. When the paperclip wouldn't stay snagged to my sock, I just sat there in a half situp and held it, to the bemusement of the techs who weren't used to having such patient participation from the impaled.
It turned out the rod had penetrated the heel bone (calcaneus), one of the densest bones in the body, which explains why the X-rays were so crucial to verifying such an unlikely event. Luckily none of the bones appeared broken, though it still meant an overnight stay until the orthopedic specialist arrived in the morning. In the meantime, the night nurse had to try and remove the impaled shoe. Unfortunately the “safety” scissors hospitals use for cutting off T-shirts and other fabrics don't do so well with Adidas' best efforts in footwear, and the giant plastic tag, easily as large as the scissors themselves, hurts when it keeps smacking into your “piercing”.
Finally I was allowed to try and catch some sleep, albeit in semi-lit room outside the busy nurses' station, and 5 hours after the accident, was offered my first pain killers, a couple of T3's. I wish I had said no.
This is by far the worst part of the whole ordeal. I awoke in the middle of the night, or at least it was still dark out, but without a clock in the room, I had no idea the passage of time. My whole abdomen was really sore, like I had been beaten with a hockey stick or had done a few hundred situps the day before. There was strong pressure on my chest like someone was sitting on it. I was labored in my breathing, felt nauseous, and I seemed to have a fever as I was sweating and felt hot. As I lay there, it seemed to be getting worse, so I called for help. The night nurse came in as I rolled into a fetal position to try and minimize the abdominal pain. I explained my symptoms and he said he'd go deal with it, then departed the room. The pain was getting rapidly worse, the pressure on my chest was getting intense, and I was starting to fight for breath. Alone in a hospital in the middle of the night in increasingly worse shape than I had been when I went to sleep, my
mind went places I really wish it hadn't. I got really, really scared, worse than I can ever remember in my life, seriously afraid I was going to die, and I went so far as accepting that it might happen and there was nothing I could do to change it but fight. After all, there was a foreign metal object in my bone and bloodstream. I could be experiencing some sort of metal poisoning causing organ failure. Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the nurse returned with IV Gravol and morphine. Turns out I was having a bad reaction to the codeine in the T3's on an empty stomach. “Gee, you couldn't have mentioned what was causing my pain before you left. I scared out of my bleeping mind here, left alone with my worst fears.”
From here on out, things only got better. In the morning I was visited by a couple of doctors and a surgeon. In fact it seemed word had spread throughout the hospital as an increasingly large stream of visitors kept dropping in just to see the rod. (I honestly feel I was a secondary attraction in the scene) The most interesting visit came after the various medical types laid out a game plan over the X-rays. Since all surgeries involving a general anesthetic involve a modicum of risk, however negligible, all avenues involving a local anesthetic tend to get exhausted first. Thus, the latest visitor joining my doctor was the head of building maintenance, complete with 4 foot long industrial bolt cutters and a large set of vice-grips. Remember my earlier attempts to reduce the amount of metal attached to my person that failed, despite
having full size metal cutters? Now the surgeons will be relying on some decidedly non-traditional operating room tools made by the likes of Craftsman and Stanley. Plan A was some freezing in my foot, some sedation in me, use the bolt cutters to cut off the rod as close to the edge of the foot as possible, then clamp the vice-grips onto the portion of the rod that got through the foot and pull it out in the direction it had entered the foot. Bad as that might sound, it sounded a lot better than Plan B; getting driven to Health Sciences Centre, full blown surgery under a general, having the foot cut open to get at the bone and possibly intentionally breaking it if the rod was stuck too firmly, followed by pins in my foot, an extended hospital stay, a couple of months on crutches, and an uncertain return to competitive soccer or crossfit in 2013, let alone the long term complications.
Interesting side notes before we get to good stuff. Hospitals don't let you eat or drink before things like surgery, no matter how long they keep you before doing the work. I had been cutting grass, and while reasonably hydrated, it had been 8 pm since I ate some chicken and 8:30 pm since I had drank water. Yet here it was after noon the next day and I wasn't
hungry but still had to keep using the washroom, a lot. How does that work? Oh yeah, that IV going into my arm keeps getting changed so the that's where the fluids are coming from. I also got the privilege of not being reduced to a hospital gown with my backside on display for all to see as my shorts could not be pulled down over such a large object at my feet, nor was it deemed necessary to cut them off.
Back to Plan A. Being such a gregarious patient, welcoming all, repeatedly telling the story, letting everyone in the hospital come look and come back with others in tow led to the following scenario; “Hello Keith, I'll be your anesthesiologist. Do you mind if I have one of my trainees with me?” “Hi, I'll be your surgical nurse. Do you mind if we have our current class of nursing students join us?” “Hey Keith, is it okay if some of these other people who work here at the hospital but have absolutely nothing to do with your surgery stand here and watch?” Okay, I may be paraphrasing that last one, but it really was the case. 2 anesthesiologists, 3 doctors, 3 surgical nurses, 6-7 nursing students, an unknown number of
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spectators, and of course, the man of the hour, the head of building maintenance who never gets to play such a direct role.
Never having been sedated I didn't know what to expect, and I asked the typical Hollywood question, “should I be counting backwards from 100?” Turns out that's only in the movies. In real life, you start to get increasingly dizzy. Remember the sensation from playing as a kid, spinning around in the yard, then trying to go longer the next time, eventually getting to the point where you would spin until you couldn't spin any longer and you fell? It's like that. As my doctor said, these bed spins don't get any better if you put a foot on the floor.
Now unfortunately the accident occurred at the end of the day, so my smartphone battery was nearly toast and thus there is no video evidence of the surgery. (yes, I realize how this sounds; a low cell phone battery was the unfortunate part of being impaled…..) I really did beg for a charger most of the time I was in hospital, and if I had been thinking clearly I would have switched to airplane mode and shut the phone down ASAP so there would have been some juice left in the tank for one of the nursing students to make her directorial debut. I remember very little, though I did 'wake up' a bit when the pulling started so they had to give me another shot. Apparently what transpired was 2 surgical nurses holding my foot while the rather large doctor pulled and twisted on the vice-grips with his whole body, resulting in my leg being yanked off the bed once when he overpowered the nurses.
In any case, it worked, I got a cool souvenir, and my Mom was able to figure out how to find the hospital, so got a ride home. Interestingly I was never given instructions on dealing with the dressing or told to get crutches or anything about how to deal with the wound going forward. Oh well, that's what friends are for. My realtor friend brought me her crutches, another friend from Crossfit who is a orthopedic surgical nurse at HSC walked me through what to do (had Plan B come into effect she would have been on my surgery as she was on shift at the time) and I got in to see my family
doctor to remove the dressing. Of course, like the stubborn idiot that I am, I rested only one day after surgery before getting on my crutches and going to mix a band then doing a series of shows the day after that. When my family doctor found out I hadn't been home resting the entire week with my foot elevated, I received a bit of a scolding. If he only knew that second day was 14 hours long, mostly on my feet, and mostly without crutches, I'm not sure he would have let me hear the end of it.
Now 2 weeks out from the accident, everything is progressing really well. The antibiotics to prevent infection are done, I've been walking normally with full weight on the heel for a week, and there are 2 dark scabs on my foot, but no swelling or redness. I can shower without a plastic bag on my foot, and the dressing is just to keep the wound clean. I realize now in retrospect how freakish the accident was, but also how lucky I was. Plan A worked well, so no lengthy rehabilitation or long term side effects from more major surgery. The rod missed my tendons, so no debilitating long term injury. Trust me, after all my soccer-related MCL (medial cruciate ligament) issues over the past 3 years with my right knee, if you're going to get hurt, break a bone. More of a nuisance with a cast in the short term, but when bones heal, you're almost always good as new. Even more scary possibilities emerged as one of my friends pointed out had the rod caught me higher at the ankle, and sideways, it might have taken the foot clean off. For that matter, coming a lot higher it could have killed me. Shudder. So I am very thankful to be standing here today, and able to walk out to the parking lot and look all the great Porsches lined up at the meeting. So let's turn our attention back to happier things and get back to the cars. ■
On June 30th, the only thing hotter than the weather at Porsche Night at the Pony Corral on Grant Avenue was the display of Porsches...21 to be exact! It took a little “coaxing” from Membership Chair, Malcom Hinds, but his efforts paid off in droves (or is it “drives”?). ■
RRR members attempting to escape the sun.
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Photos Courtesy, Greg Phillips/Wendy Shoffit, PCA National
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Sunday July 7th BBQ starts at 2:00 in Assiniboine Park (Site 3 – West Shelter). We have the site until 6:00 pm. Hot dogs, salads, and drinks will be provided by the Club. Bring a lawn chair as seating is limited. The BBQ will be followed by a cruise to Half Moon in Lockport for ice cream. Contact Karen at [email protected]
Please RSVP to - [email protected] by Friday, July 5th if you plan to attend.
Note: no alcohol consumption is allowed in the Park.
Sunday July 21st Malcolm's Pool Party. Contact Malcolm at - [email protected]
Saturday July 27th Oma's Schnitzel Stube, St. Pierre-Jolys at 6:00 pm. Contact Karen at - [email protected]
Sunday August 11th Porsche night at the Pony Corral on Grant at 6:00 pm. Contact Malcolm at - [email protected]
Sunday August 18th St. Charles Country Club Concours and Garden Party. Contact Karen at - [email protected]
August 22nd- 25th Run For the Hills (Black Hills, SD). Contact Yvonne at - [email protected]
Saturday September 14th Dinner Cruise – TBA
Saturday December 21st Christmas Party, Manitoba Clubt. ■
"The More The Merrier" rings true for these events. Come and join us for fun, food and friendship!
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MegaFactories- Porsche PanameraNational Geographic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74HouUyZITw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74HouUyZITw
On a warm summer evening in late June, owners of about a dozen fine sports cars brought their pride and joy for an impromptu casual exchange of stories and mutual admiration. Marques included, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Porsches, Cadillac, BMW and Mercedes. See how many can you identify from the photos.
If you wish to see these cars up close and personal, they generally meet at 10:00 a.m. each Saturday morning in the parking lot close to Boston Pizza and Starbucks on Taylor. ■
Malcolm Hinds
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Porsche Night at Pony Corral - Aug 11
BBQ Assiniboine Park - July 7
Pool Party - July 21
Dinner Cruise to Oma’s - July 27 Conours d’elegance - Aug 18
Recycle your unwanted Porsche magazines, books, manuals, CDs & DVDs by donating them
to the Red River Region Library. ContactLloyd Richardson at [email protected]
Recent acquisitions.
European Leather Cream from ITALY for Porsches, Jackets, Furniture Direct f r o m I t a l y f o r y o u r PORSCHE interior. Three jars. One to clean, shine and p r o t e c t a g a i n s t environmental elements; one as a conditioner and softener, and one as a color restorer. Often the best products are those you cannot purchase in a store. This is a natural based
product that uses no chemicals, colorings, silicones, waxes or artificial ingredients. Which is why these jars will last you for years as the less you use the better. Most products require you to gob it on. These work better the less you use. The world's number one selling leather care product of its kind is used on the type of quality hides you'll find in your exotic, no matter how old they are. NOTE: It can also be used on your leather furniture, jackets, purses, and boots and shoes. It even brings back old parched vinyl from the dead. $99 for the set. Call Kevin @ 204-254-5178 or email: [email protected]
Porsche 964 Carrera 4 (in Original Unopened Box) The PORSCHE 964 Cabriolet in rare yellow over white. Hood, doors and trunk all open. Original "Porsche 911" hold-down straps keep the doors, hood and trunk from being opened. It even has an engine specification chart attached to the display stand. Something rarely seen even on older 1:18 models. NOTE: This is a nice BRAND NEW model in original display box. $149
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To place an ad, contact [email protected]
AUTOS FOR SALE
1979 Porsche 924. I have owned it for 10 years. It has just rolled over 100,000 miles. I have done some motor and body work. 5 speed m a n u a l t r a n s , removable roof panel, good tires, reasonable condition. Contact: Andy Aitken, 807-937-6894 (H) or 807-221-9199 (C) [email protected]
PORSCHE 1982 Models (Full Color Catalog—24 page) A rare piece of Porsche paraphernalia. If you own a 1982 Porsche model or love the early 1980's Porsches, this is for you. This "printed in West Germany" original provides detailed information on each individual Porsche model with p ro fess iona l pho tog raphs showing various angles and features. This goes back to a time
when Germany was divided. PORSCHE 911SC, Targa, Cabriolet, 944, 928S. $79
ULTIMATE AUTOMOBILES
( P u b l i s h e d b y M o t o r b o o k s International—Hardcover) This beautiful illustrated hardcover collectible consists of 190 full color illustration pages all in a hardcover format. From the 60's and 70's, here are fourteen of the most finely bred automobiles ever assembled in one publication such as the 1974 Porsche 911 Turbo and the 1977 Porsche 928. This publication has long been out of print as it was published decades ago. $99 Call Kevin at 254-5178 or email [email protected] and request the myriad of photos showing some of the illustrations this publication offers.
1990 PORSCHE 928. 85K Original km. Imported from Germany. The only 2-door V8 offered by Porsche. Luxury size comfort interior for grand touring. Being made available to local PCAers first before it gets publicly listed in the Spring. Most technologically advanced Porsche for 1990. Dual airbags. Dual power seats. Dual (front & rear) A/C. Porsche ABS, RDK (TPMS), PSD (Variable limited-slip), DRL. Carbon Fiber overlays. Digital driver information system. Tilt cockpit. New European leather wrap steering wheel and center console. Wheels refinished at Winnipeg Wheel Works. New tires. New brakes. Ventilated & cross-drilled discs.
Power sunroof, windows and locks. Original black leather interior. LED interior lighting. Tinted w i n d o w s . R e c e n t b u m p e r - t o - b u m p e r service completed with all repair and service records. A rare find in Winnipeg.
P r i c e o n r e q u e s t . [email protected].
204-254-5178.
performance meter 2. World's S M A L L E S T m o s t c o m p a c t performance meter 3. 3-Axis (x,y,z) measurements for greater accuracy 4. Faster refresh rate plus automatic recalibration with each start 5. No programming required 6. Large backlit LCD display 7. Windshield mount (no cords) This is the hottest little unit for measuring all critical aspects of any driver event, whether it be autocross, rally or just plain seeing what kind of power, cornering and braking ability your PORSCHE has. Here you get the real numbers you can brag about. Measures: 1. 0-60 2. 1/4 Mile (time & speed) 3. Braking force 4. G-Force 5. Horsepower. The cordless feature makes it easy to use in several different forms of transportation on the same day and at the same event. $199. Call Kevin @ 204-254-5178 or email: [email protected]
2002 911 C4. 6 speed manual; 69km; New tires; Florida Car - never winter driven. Asking $39k. Contact Peter at 204.229.0778
Accelerometer Performance Meter G-Force MATRIX 3-Axis Accelerometer (World's Only Wireless). BRAND NEW sealed box. No taxes to pay. Works on ALL forms of transportation (bikes, boats, karts, sleds, cars, trucks, motorcycles) Features: 1. World's ONLY cordless
If you have an article and or photos you would like to submit for publication in Red River Ramblings,please contact Ray L’Arrivee, Editor at [email protected]
For questions about any event in this calendar, please email [email protected]
As you plan a vacation or a business trip, look for a local PCA event there before you leave.IT IS ALL THE SAME CLUB; FEEL FREE TO SAY HI & JOIN IN
SEE THE PCA WEBS ANYCONTACT INFORMATION ON ANY OUT OF TOWN PCA EVENT www.pca.org
ITE FOR EVENTS FURTHER AFIELD
(Locations of meetings will be emailed)7:00 p.m. Wed., August 7th, 2013 & 7:00 p.m. Wed., Sept. 4th 2013
Upcoming events will also be posted on our region website - redriverpca.org
LibrarianLloyd Richardson
MembershipMalcolm Hinds(204) [email protected] ISSUES
PresidentGeoff Reimche(204) [email protected] ANDORGANIZATION OF THE CLUB
TreasurerDavid [email protected]
WebmasterMike [email protected] ISSUES
Past President
[email protected] Sawatsky
Moving CarMark Sawatsky
Please feel free to join us earlier for refreshments before the meeting begins.
Club Meetings:
SecretaryKeith Gordon
Social ChairKaren [email protected]
Vice-PresidentWaiyen Chu
As the Red River Region has grown, members have requested that to enable better discussions amongst owners, particularly those with the same model of Porsche, a list of owners be made available. Privacy concerns prevent this list from being published in the newsletter, but the region has a secure, password protected, member's only section of our website. Email addresses will be blocked from being read by spiders, bots, or other automated spam programs. Communications with other members are to be of a non-commercial nature. However the Board still wishes to give those members who wish to be excluded from the list the opportunity to do so. If you do not wish your name, Porsche model, email or phone number to be included in the list, please contact a member of the Board. Each item can be removed separately, or at a later date, so please consider allowing some method of other owners to communicate with you as it only enhances your PCA experience.
RRR PCA MEMBER LIST
