Blog 9/5/2022

Membership
Welcome to Aaron Bilodeau from Thaxton, Virginia. Aaron drives a
2009 Cayenne Turbo S.
Activities
Blue Ridge Region PCA Events
Date | Name | Venue | |
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Feb 8 | BRR-PCA Cars N Coffee & Planning Meeting - Roanoke | The Green Goat | Register |
Mar 12 | BRR-PCA Full Board Meeting | BRR-PCA Location TBD | Details |
Apr 9 | BRR-PCA Executive Board Meeting | Shakers Restaurant - Roanoke | Details |
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 |
Cars n Coffee at Dale’s Diner – September 17
11076 W. Lynchburg-Salem Tompkins
Montvale VA 24122. Next to the defunct Tank Farm
September 17 2022 at 0930 hrs. Our usual time.
Again seating is limited. Please RSVP to Gene Reed by noon on September 14
Cars and Coffee at The Green Goat – October 15
802 Wiley Drive SW Roanoke VA 24015
October 15 at 10:00 AM (That is 10:00, a half-hour later)
RSVP will be required by noon on Oct 12
IMSA Race at VIR
First, an excellent article written by Dave Hogan. It was a beautiful day and I hope some of you were able to attend.
A few pictures follow.








Street Survival – October
As a reminder, Sunday, October 16, 2022 is the next Street Survival School at the Salem Civic Center.
The volunteers and instructors are the most critical elements to the success of Street Survival School…without you, none of this will happen. If you know of anyone else that may be interested that has not participated in a recent Street Survival School, please have them contact Brett Randolph, or you can provide Brett with the contact information.
Brett Randolph, PE, PTOE
VDOT Salem Asst. District Traffic Engineer
540-494-3698 (work)
336-413-9810 (personal)
Brett.Randolph@VDOT.virginia.gov (work)
brettj.randolph@gmail.com (personal)
Racing
LeMans 1970

Porsche 550 Spyder
Can you imagine, ordering a 550 Spyder and having it arrive in a crate, on a truck, like an Amazon delivery? This was taken from a old issue of Panorama. Very cool!
This month’s journey into Panorama’s past is a pictorial study from the December 1957 issue where Editor Bill Sholar obsesses that “Few of us the fun of opening a surprise package like that shown in these pictures. Fred Blume, regional director of Colorado and Wyoming, ordered one of the 330 Spyders advertised in PANO and the pictures show delivery and uncrating. Sholar didn’t express how Blume liked his car, but noted that it was already for sale again.




Chaparral 2J
Remember this car? Chaparral 2J engine compartment Snowmobile is on top to power the Vacuum fans, the Snowmobile engine could push the car to speeds over 50mph without the Big-Block Chevy even being in gear.


Reinventing the Manual Transmission
Now you really can have it all, if you are willing to pay for it.
Swedish supercar builder Koenigsegg is using cutting edge technology to give its customers a very old-fashioned driving experience.
The company is known for its multi-million cars that are capable of reaching speeds in excess of 275 mph, but also breakthrough automotive innovations.
Now it has a nine-speed gearbox that can either work like an automatic transmission or a six-speed manual with a clutch pedal, depending on your mood.
It is similar to what is known as a dual-clutch automatic transmission, which typically does not have a clutch pedal and uses computers to switch between gears up or down almost instantaneously.

Koenigsegg’s has seven clutches, however, and is not only faster at making changes, but can skip over gears for even better response during sporty driving.
However, it is set to make its debut in a new model called the CC850, which has a gated manual shifter with six speeds. Here is how it works.
The car is also equipped with a clutch pedal, which works by wire and is not directly connected to the transmission.
Instead, it uses force feedback to give the driver the sensation of engaging the clutch as it does exactly that without the computer intervening.
You can even stall it if you mess it up, but the idea is to make the driving itself a more engaging experience, as most high-end supercars have eliminated manual transmissions from their lineups altogether in a quest to maximize performance and meet efficiency regulations.
Hogan’s Corner
Porsche Corral at VIR, 2012

Porsche’s Gone Bad
First

Second
A friendly greeting at the track!

Third
Before it became the 911…

Fourth

And Finally
