Southwest Soapbox By Tom Brown Zone 8 Representative I have a favor to ask of you. If you know who the 2009 Zone 8 Enthusiast of the Year was, would you please let me know? I m embarrassed to say there aren t any zone records of the winner (and it was only 3 years ago!). If it was you, a friend of yours, someone from your region, or if you just happen to remember, please let me know. The award was presented at the January 2010 Zone 8 Banquet. If you can give me some idea of who it was, I d much appreciate it; it will help me in my attempt to pull together our zone history. By the time you read this, the first round review period for the Zone 8 Rules proposals for 2013 will be over. The zone staff will be meeting shortly and spending a day discussing them. Last I looked it was over 80 pages of material, so we definitely have our work cut out for us. Once we are finished, the results of our deliberation will be posted for the second round of rule review, which should be open roughly from October first through November fifteenth. Be sure to check them out and send in your feedback. I ll send out an email to the zone to remind you. A couple of big events are coming up on the calendar that I want to highlight. The weekend of September 22 & 23, San Diego Region is hosting a PCA Hospitality and Corral at the Coronado Speed Festival. All PCA members are invited to stop by and visit while enjoying the races. Stay tuned for more information about how to get your parking pass to place our car in the corral (Porsches only!) Big news for November! I m very happy to announce that San Diego Region has added a Club Race to their previously scheduled Time Trial the weekend of November 3 & 4. At the tail end of November, be sure to make room on your calendar to attend the PCA member private preview at the LA Autoshow. PCNA will once again be allowing us to get a jump start on seeing the latest and greatest vehicles for 2013. And that same weekend, on December 1 st and 2 nd, PCA will be bringing our national Tech Tactics program back to the PCNA facility in Ontario. The ultimate tech session, this program puts you together with members of the PCA Tech Committee and the highly trained Porsche mechanics (and maybe a VIP or two from Stuttgart) for a weekend of Q&A and lecture on all things technical about your favorite car, your Porsche! Registration info will be available as we get closer. Save the date and make a weekend of it! Enough of the future, let s look back a few weeks. Parade was phenomenal! Salt Lake City was a terrific host city and everybody had tons of fun. Susan Brown and her committee did an outstanding job and they have a lot to be proud of. It was a terrific show! By the way, as is normal, the location for the Parade two years from now was announced on the last night, and the 2014 Parade will be in: Monterey! A west coast Parade! Plan for it as it is sure to be another outstanding event. (And don t forget, next year will be Traverse City, Michigan.)
Zone 8 brought home plenty of trophies from Parade this year, so please congratulate the winners the next time you see them. I ve tried to list them; I apologize if I missed anybody. (From looking at the published results, it isn t always clear how deep they issued trophies, and some of the classes are pretty big.) Parade Award Winners: Family of the Year First of all I d like to make special mention of the Scheussler family. Bob and Lisa Scheussler along with Kris, Becky, Karin, and Bekah and Lorri and Morgan Trotter, from the Orange Coast Region are the 2012 Porsche Family of the Year! Congratulations on winning this prestigious award! Website Contest Zone 1st Place, Zone 8, Ken Short, Webmaster Note: This contest has not been held every year, but so far Zone 8 remains undefeated!!! Class 1 3rd Place, California Inland Region, David Wittereid, Webmaster Class 5 1st Place, San Diego Region, Marc Riesenberg, Webmaster Newsletter Contest Class 1 1st Place, California Inland Region, Winding Roads, Doug Hoffman, Editor Class 3 2nd Place, Grand Prix Region, The Circuit, Skip Carter, Editor 3rd Place, Southern Arizona Region, Zuffenhausen News, Shannon Cross, Editor Class 4 1st Place, Santa Barbara Region, Der Auspuff, John Alfenito, Editor Art Show Class: Illustration - Amateur 1st Place, Arthur Zapf, San Gabriel Valley Region Class: Fiber Art - Amateur 1st Place, Sebrina Cassidy, San Diego Region Class: Fiber Art - Professional 2nd Place, Leslie Shirley, San Diego Region Class: Children
2nd Place, Clayton Cassidy, San Diego Region Honorable Mention, Kirsten Cassidy, San Diego Region Class: T-Shirt Contest 1st Place, Arizona Region, Donny Blackburn, Designer Porsche Concours d Elegance Class: PP01F 1st place, Paul & Ruth Young, San Diego Region Class: PP05T 2nd Place, Charles & Denise Brasile, Arizona Region Class: PP08T 2nd Place, Linda Cobarrubias and Ellsworth Pryor, Grand Prix Region Class: RS02F 1st Place, Skip & Leslie Shirley, San Diego Region Class: RS03F 1st Place, Peter Ohanesian, Grand Prix Region Class: RS02T 1st Place, Joe & Karen Nedza, Orange Coast Region Class: PS04T 1st Place, Mike Mansolino, Orange Coast Region Class: PS09T 1st Place, Rob & Kerry Biddle, Arizona Region Class: PF01F 1st Place, Herbert & Rose Wysard, Orange Coast Region Class: PF01T 1st Place, Jeffery & Marge Lewis, Orange Coast Region Class: PF02T 1st Place, James Edwards, Arizona Region Class: PF03T 2nd Place, Robert & Kathy Chamblin, Riverside Region Gimmick Rally Class: 2 persons 1st Place, Susan Brown (running by herself!), San Diego Region
3rd Place, Cathy Robson, San Gabriel Valley Region, Kevan Davis, Maverick Region 4th Place, Cooper & Nicole Boggs, Orange Coast Region Golf Tournament Closest to Hole, Women Ann Tomlinson, Los Angeles Region Mobil 1 TSD Rally Class: R01 - Equipped 1st Place, Paul Young, Sr. and Paul Young, Jr., San Diego Region 2nd Place, John Williamson & Ann Tomlinson, Los Angeles Region Class: R02 - Navigational 6th Place, Doug & Judy Brown, California Central Coast Region 7th Place, Art & Julie Zapf, San Gabriel Valley Region 9th Place, Liz Reid, Delaware Region and Cathy Robson, San Gabriel Valley Region Class: R03 - Unequipped Plus 4th Place, Ruth & Kelsey Young, San Diego Region 12th Place, Fred & Carole Weideman, San Gabriel Valley Region Class: R04 - Unequipped 3rd Place, John & Nita Burrows, Las Vegas Region 8th Place, Mike Brown & Keith Verlaque, San Diego Region 9th Place, John & Patty Reilly, Grand Prix Region 18th Place, Rob & Kerry Biddle, Arizona Region Technical & Historic Quiz: Class: Q01M 4th Place, Ben Wainscott, San Diego Region Class: Q02M 7th Place, Paul Young, San Diego Region Class: Q03M 1st Place, Joe Howard, Orange Coast Region Class: Q06M 3rd Place, John Williamson, Los Angeles Region Class Q06L 1st Place, Ann Tomlinson, Los Angeles Region 2nd Place, Kerry Biddle, Arizona Region Class: Q07M
1st Place, Alfred Abken, San Gabriel Valley Region Class: Q08M 4th Place, Gregory Phillips, San Diego Region Class: Q10L 1st Place, Cathy Robson, San Gabriel Valley Region Michelin Autocross: Class: S05M 7th Place, Fred Weideman, San Gabriel Valley Region Class: S05L 3rd Place, Nita Burrows, Las Vegas Region Class: S08M 1st Place, Paul Young, Sr., San Diego Region 4th Place, James Miller, Las Vegas Region Class: S09M 6th Place, Doug Brown, California Central Coast Region Class: S10M 3rd Place, Jim Binford, San Diego Region Class: S12M 4th Place, Vince Knauf, San Diego Region Class: S12L 3rd Place, Patty Reilly, Grand Prix Region Class: P11M 2nd Place, Michael Brown, San Diego Region Class: P12M 1st Place, Ken Steele, Arizona Region Class: I04M 2nd Place, Paul Young, Jr., San Diego Region Again, congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Porsche Parade!