Blog 4/18/2022

Members

No new members this month.

Chance Meeting

Several of our members planned to meet at the Sounds of the Mountains last week. To their surprise, they ran into two other members of the club. Four Porsche guys enjoying cultural diversity and the Lost Art of Storytelling. Jim Wallace, Reid Kuder, Marc Wilson and Jim Laub!

Activities

Blue Ridge Region PCA Events

Date	Name	Venue
Mar 29	BRR-PCA Cars N Coffee - Salem	Parkway Brewing Company	Register
Apr 9	BRR-PCA Executive Board Meeting	Shakers Restaurant - Roanoke	Register
May 14	BRR-PCA Full Board Meeting	BRR-PCA Location TBD	Details
Jun 1	BRR-PCA TRSS Volunteer Registration June 1st	Salem Civic Center	Register
Jun 11	BRR-PCA Executive Board Meeting	Shakers Restaurant - Roanoke	Details
Jul 9	BRR-PCA Executive Board Meeting	Shakers Restaurant - Roanoke	Details
Aug 13	BRR-PCA Full Board Meeting	BRR-PCA Location TBD	Details
Sep 10	BRR-PCA Executive Board Meeting	Shakers Restaurant - Roanoke	Details
Sep 14	BRR-PCA TRSS Volunteer Registration Sept 14th	Salem Civic Center	Details
Oct 8	BRR-PCA Executive Board Meeting	Shakers Restaurant - Roanoke	Details
Nov 12	BRR-PCA Full Board Meeting	BRR-PCA Location TBD	Details
Dec 10	BRR-PCA Executive Board Meeting	Shakers Restaurant - Roanoke	Details

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Gary Bell Annual Rally April 30th

Registration is now open!

We have driven in two previous rally’s. They are loads of fun. A chance to see some of our beautiful state on back roads. I guarantee you will enjoy it!

Registration will close at midnight April 24^th. (That is next Sunday night!) So, register NOW! Click on the button in the box above.

Rally Meeting Time – 10AM at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, 487 Maury River Road

First Car out at 10:30AM. We anticipate arriving at the finish line around 1pm with lunch to follow. After lunch, folks will be free to look around the Cartorium and then folks will be on their own for the remainder of the day.

The rally will be approximately 96 miles through scenic Rockbridge, Bath, Highland, and Augusta Counties, ending in Staunton at the Cartorium for lunch. The Cartorium is a unique car club and car storage facility where one can view eclectic cars and other automobile memorabilia.

The rally will include a time component as well as a gimmick component where participants will have to answer questions along the route.

Sneak Preview on Upcoming Cars and Coffee’s

May 14. Hale’s Restaurant in Shawsville VA. 0930 hrs. RSVP to social@brr-pca.org by noon May 11. Seating is limited
June. No CnC at this time due to timing of Parade and the New Member/Charity Social on the 25th
July 16. Blue Ridge Bagels in Lynchburg VA. 0930 hrs. RSVP to social@brr-pca.org by noon, July 13.

Hogan’s Corner

Laura & Dave stopped for some ice cream and their Macan attracted quite a fan club.

Racing

Incredible last lap battle between Lola T70 and McLaren M1A at Goodwood 79MM Click Here

Performance Driving

Several weeks ago, a member emailed me about Performance Driving. I started with Autocross, then Drivers Education and finally Club Racing. I had a great time, never wrecked my car, and stayed within a reasonable (undefined) budget. This week I got my Excellence Magazine and was amazed by their Performance Driving Guide.

It covers:

Performance Driving Options, like Autocross, Track Driving and Club Racing
The Best Porsches for Performance Driving
Driving Fundamentals
Preparing Yourself and Your Car
Driving Schools, Coaches and Improving as a Driver
Car Setups and Adjustments
Modifications

356 Carrera Engine

So, I thought I would include this picture of a 1500 Carrera engine. Not something you see very often. I had a Speedster Carrera back in 1965. This is the same engine. They had dual ignition systems, with two distributors. There were two setups. One had a V-drive off the crankshaft. The other, like mine, had them off the intake camshaft. To set the timing, you held a timing lite on the crank shaft and revved it up to 6000 RPM while you twisted the distributor. Sticking your head under the lid with the engine howling at 6-grand took guts! The drivers side front lower spark plug could not be changed with the engine in the car. On the dashboard were two switches that allowed you to turn off each distributor. That allowed you to play with different setups.

It was a great autocross car, the gearing allowed you to stay in one and alternating the timing was an interesting addition. And Speedsters were great for handbrake turns. Go straight in, turn the wheel slightly, grab the hand brake and pivot around. We thought we were soooo coool! Anyways, it was fun!