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July 2012: In the Zone

July is the time for PCA’s biggest annual event, the Porsche Parade. This year it is in Salt Lake City, UT from July
7th through the 14th. Watch for a complete event review in a future issue of Panorama. Plan to come next year to
the closest Parade to you in 30 years- Traverse City, MI on June 22-29th, 2013. Check your local region’s website
and newsletter for the latest details on the many events close to you that are being planned for your enjoyment, and
check the Zone 4 Website at http://zone4.pca.org/ for other regions events, such as:

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Check out the local Cars & Coffee event!!! They occur on a regular basis throughout the country on
weekend mornings. No reservations or commitment required- just clean up the car and drive it over. The
following regions are planning to participate:
o Allegheny Region- June 30th, 9 AM, Robinson Starbucks,
o Eastern Buckeye Region- (see website for time and location).
o Maumee Valley Region- July 8th at 9:30 AM, Tim Horton’s on Central Avenue.
o Northern Ohio Region- July 7th and 21st at 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at the Starbucks-City View.
A great introduction to driving your Porsche in a fun and competitive manner can be found in Autocrossing
(AX). Many regions sponsor Autocross events, and they are a great event for novices and experienced
drivers alike. Check out the following events:
o Maumee Valley Region hosts IRAC IV Sunday, July 1st at Owens Community College in Toledo,
OH. See the http://mm.pca.org/events.htm website for details.
o Motorstadt Region IROC 1 on Saturday, July 14th at 8:00 AM at Spartan Speedway in Mason, MI.
See their website or newsletter for details.
o Michiana Region holds an Autocross at Tire Rack in South Bend, IN on July 29th starting at 9:00
AM. See their website for details and registration information.
The Mid-Ohio Region will again participate in the 30th annual Arthritis Foundation Classic Car Show and
Cruise In at the Dublin Metro Center in Dublin OH on July 6th and 7th. Registration information can be found
at http://www.arthritisautoshow.com/.
Central Indiana and Mid-Ohio Regions will partner for a Drivers’ Education event at Putnam Park Road
Course in Mt. Meridian, IN on July 7th and 8th. This is a great track to begin in DE – open and user-friendly,
but challenging. Join the fun and register at Club Reg.net.
Southeast Michigan Region will be hosting a one-day Drivers Education at Waterford Hills Road Racing
in Clarkston, MI on July 12th. Registration information is at www.clubregistr ation.net, go to SEMPCA.ORG
for more information.
Another one-day Driver’s Education opportunity is being held by the Eastern Buckeye Region at the
Nelsons Ledges Road Course in Garrettsville, OH on July 13th. Register at MotorsportReg.com and see the
EBRPCA.ORG website for details.
The Ohio Valley Region is hosting their annual Top Gun Challenge Club Race and Drivers Education
event at Putnam Park Road Course in Mt. Meridian, IN July 13th through the 15th. See the OVRPCA.org
website for more information.
Join the Allegheny Region for the 30th running of the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix in beautiful Schenley
Park, PA on July 21st and 22nd. Concourse Car Show, catered lunch, and racing all day. Admission is free
to the event, but there is a charge for lunch and parking with the Region (charity fundraiser)- go to http://
www.MotorsportReg.com for details. Pre-registration ends July 18th.
Rally Sport Region will be hosting a one-day Drivers Education at Waterford Hills Road Racing in
Clarkston, MI on July 24th. Additional information is at www.clubregistration.net.
The Central Indiana Region is hosting a PCA Car Corral and Hospitality Suite at the “Super Weekend at
the Brickyard” (Indianapolis Motor Speedway) on July 27th (Grand Am race day). Come and join race fans
from across the country for a weekend full of every type of track action you can imagine! Event tickets are
available at the IMS website http://www.imstix.com/promotions (enter promotional code B400CC and be
sure to fill in your car information to be admitted to the Porsche Car Corral). Additional event details
and lunch tickets are available at the CIR website CIRPCA.ORG.
Returning this year in a new location, the P2O™ “Casual Porsche Party” will be held in Granville, OH
on the weekend of July 27th through the 29th, sponsored by the Mid-Ohio Region. Additional details and
registration information can be found at http://p2o.morpca.org/.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at zone4rep@embarqmail.com . Hope to see you at an
event soon!

2012 Autocross News

EBR’s 2012 autocross series is temporarily canceled while we look for new pavement.

In the meantime, we encourage you to attend the autocross events hosted by the Northern Ohio Region of PCA, which take place at Lakeland Community College. Take I-90 to exit 193, turn south onto 306, take the first left onto Clocktower Drive and head toward the back left of the college’s grounds; you will see cars and cones. You can see a map and directions on NOR’s webpage here (click on the Autocross link on the left): http://www.norpca.org/

NOR-PCA autocross schedule (all events start at 8:00 am):

April 22 NOR autocross school

May 20 (this is also an IRAC event)

June 17

July 22

August 26

September 23

July 2011 Autocross Results

Final Results, #4 – EBR July 2011 – Invalid DateTime
Total Registered: 36, with Times: 35

A D E X

Pos. Class # Driver Car Model Car Color Times Total
1T A 1 Don Culp 996 red 62.351+1 59.783 57.821 57.578 57.977 57.660 57.197
58.136 58.437+1 57.902 59.953 57.197 –
2T A 4 Alex Barracato Eclipse 68.164 65.613 64.438 61.627 61.756 72.209+DNF 61.271
62.615 61.447 61.620 61.271 4.074
3 A 31 Tim Michalk Boxster 78.875+DNF 69.427+DNF 75.110+1 66.414 72.754 64.890 61.980
63.707 63.902 63.548 61.980 0.709
4 A 2 Alex Adkins Neon 73.835+DNF 70.805 70.273 67.670 67.935+1 67.699+1 64.619
69.910+2 67.548 67.030 64.619 2.639
5 A 13 Larry Buckles Boxster 73.882 76.853 72.202+1 65.824 66.548 65.824
1.205
6 A 3 Mackenzie Michalk Boxster 76.806 80.800 72.676 70.399+2 67.445+1 69.559 69.445
3.621
1T D 19 Fabian Donnet (44 turbo white 58.659 56.378 55.687 55.344 54.475 54.132 53.901
53.901 54.720 –
2T D 27 Andrew Borowiec 911 Silver 57.983 58.146 56.527 56.427 55.495 55.397 55.153
61.143 55.358+2 55.153 56.269 1.252
3 D 93 Greg Brady 944 s Red 59.033 59.235+DNF 57.824 57.302 55.930 56.242 55.608
56.230 55.216+1 56.135 55.608 0.455
4 D 22 Tom Barracato 911 Gold 62.952 61.707 61.970+1 70.267 61.123 61.054 60.021
60.021 4.413
5 D 7 Frank Jochum 911 68.672 70.826 66.589 65.232 64.593 64.615 64.593
4.572
1T E 2 Jeff Bernstein Cayman S Silver 54.758+4 59.606+1 54.069 53.880 53.424 53.445+1 52.441
52.441 52.819+1 53.216 52.843 –
2 E 12 Fred Sperling 2000 Carrera Blue 55.500 55.392 55.062 55.052 54.958 55.395 54.958
76.048 55.512 55.894 2.517
3 E 7 Dick Eschelman Boxster S Silver 67.533 62.892 61.570 60.726 59.970 59.514 57.743
58.504 58.071 59.098 57.743 2.785
1T X 14 Andrew Pallotta MX5 Red 54.165+1 52.646 51.280 51.587 51.638 51.233 50.798
50.798 51.282 50.729+1 50.765+2 –
2T X 114 Joe Blaha MX5 Red 55.035+1 53.337 53.666+1 53.071 52.318 52.145 52.145
51.818+DNF 1.347
3T X 73 Chris Brubaker miata white 59.085 53.145 53.145
1.000
4T X 99 Ben Bowman mx5 red 56.729 54.845 54.928 53.972 53.908 53.952 53.371
53.566 53.752+1 53.371 53.671 0.226
5T X 44 Paul Krysa Legacy 59.779+2 56.521 55.450 50.342+DNF 54.891+1 54.801 53.851
54.477+1 42.791+DNF 54.267+1 53.851 0.480
6T X 42 Brian Blake Sti 62.280 57.960 56.968 56.136 55.034 54.658 53.869
55.204 53.869 54.007 0.018
7 X 1 Alex Soduk miata Red 56.501 56.677 55.709+1 55.776+2 55.278 54.501 54.274
54.274 54.706 54.730 54.596 0.405
8 X 15 Ben Crute 350z silver 62.492+DNF 57.951 56.782+1 56.392+DNF 55.411+DNF 56.078 54.942
55.405+1 54.942 55.751+2 0.668
9 X 27 Al Harness Z3 55.627+DNF 62.639+DNF 55.500 54.908+2 54.759+1 53.104+1 55.104
53.511+1 55.977 0.162
10 X 19 Kyle Miksch STI black 78.606+DNF 66.016 61.917 61.917 55.804 55.604 55.604
0.500
11 X 113 Ryan Kirk Miata Green 59.893 58.681 57.578+1 57.941+1 56.648 56.877 56.335
56.335 56.501 56.531 56.731 0.731
12 X 55 Nate Ruehs Miata 60.381 58.436+1 56.805 66.337 57.929+2 56.517+2 56.805
57.645 59.654 58.444 0.470
13 X 88 Erik Ryberg Miata green 73.067+1 57.703 58.311 64.274 57.023 57.281 57.023
57.092 57.150 57.805+1 0.218
14 X 12 BJ Barbieri 135 58.705+DNF 58.523+1 58.466 58.487 57.904 57.471 57.359
57.533 57.359 59.037+3 0.336
15 X 37 Sean Morgan Jetta Red 61.257 60.022 60.523 59.264 60.312 58.976 57.836
58.212 58.125 58.282 57.836 0.477
16 X 18 Sam Basom sentra black 61.248 59.247 59.357+1 58.867+1 59.341 60.161 57.903
59.474 58.289 57.903 58.169+1 0.067
17 X 25 Cody Newell miata 63.804 68.455+1 61.746 61.762 61.492 62.243 58.669
60.326 60.056 59.852 58.669 0.766
18 X 20 Mike Hendrickson Z3 69.361 62.019 60.556 61.150 59.619+1 60.123 59.046
60.255 59.046 0.377
19 X 22 Evan Cojansparger Mustang Blue 72.683+DNF 62.807 64.150+1 62.679 61.711 61.322+1 59.342
60.822 59.342 59.805 59.434 0.296
20 X 21 Mike Hupcey Camaro 68.785+1 53.993+DNF 67.163+DNF 63.708 61.088 60.555+2 59.789
59.562+1 68.692+DNF 59.789 0.447
21 X 78 Mike Hayhurst Mustang 62.660 62.481 62.734 61.740 62.739 60.403 60.142
64.102 60.438 60.375 60.142 0.353
61 X 7 Nathan Warner DNS
Top Times Of Day Time Class # Driver
Raw time 50.798 X 14 Andrew Pallotta