August 2021
SPINNER
APEX, august 2021
Drew Hillman, President
Mid July marked the week of Porsche Parade, where over 900 cars and 2000 people gathered to celebrate everything Porsche. This year, Parade was held at the beautiful and historic French Lick Resort in French Lick, IN. A total of 14 Schoneslanders attended events throughout the week. Official events ranged from an art contest to multiple tours to various locations. My Parade trip started with a caravan trip from Big Barn Harley Davidson to our hotel in Peoria for the night. In Peoria we stayed at the Embassy Suites and had a delicious group dinner at Connected Restaurant. After an evening with good food and friends, we rested for the night before departing for French Lick Sunday morning. On Sunday, after arriving at the resort, I rushed to complete Parade registration and get checked into my hotel room. The Zone party was moved to the parking garage due to weather, but it was still a great opportunity to meet others from multiple regions. This event rolled into the welcome party cocktail hour with a short presentation by Porsche Club North America, as well as Porsche Cars North America, and a presentation of the new Taycan Cross Turismo. The Welcome Banquet in the Exhibit Hall was followed with a short dinner and conversation with some new friends at my table. The rest of the week consisted of many events; including the concours with some amazing and rare Porsches that up to that week, I had only seen in pictures. The highlight for me was the opportunity to get an up-close look at two 550 spiders and talk to their owners about the cars. Throughout the week I participated in several drives, including ones to the Dallara Factory and the Indy Motor Speedway Museum, Churchill Downs raceway, and the Griot’s Garage Factory. I also took a day off from the drives to explore the West Baden Resort, and the whole French Lick resort, including the casino, where I promptly lost $10. A Parade this close to home is rare and gives club members a great opportunity to meet other Porsche enthusiasts from across the country. I would highly recommend going to one, whether it is close to home or not. Drew
02 Apex 04 Valley Classic Car Show 06 Porsche Parade Experiences 12 Loess Hills Tour 19 Upcoming Drives 22 Events Calendar
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Schonesland had another great showing at the Valley Classic Car Show on Saturday, July 31, at the Valley Community Center in West Des Moines.There were 14 Porsches displayed by members. Schonesland continues to accumulate the hardware at the Valley Classic in 2021.Although they did not present a Best Club award, even better Jason DeWilde did win the Kids Choice Award with his beautiful2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S. It has a Miami Blue wrap.Congratulations to the DeWilde family pictured below. Members enjoyed browsing the tremendous variety of vehicles at the show.There were classics, new, European, domestic, and about make imaginable.A great cross section of Porsches with multiple 911s (Carrera 2, S, GTS, Targa 4S, Turbo S) and generations from several air-cooled ones to 997.2 and 991.1 One Cayman was in attendance, but no Boxsters this time. Also great representation of transaxle models with 924, 944, and 968. A cayenne Diesel was representing the SUV group.
2021 VALLEY CLASSIC CAR SHOW
By Doug Hillman
PORSCHE PARADE 202 1 Experiences
Interview With Dave Sly
Several Shonesland members were able to attend the festivities this year and have shared various experiences and photos.
Dave graciously agreed to share he and Melissa's Porsche Parade experience though an interview and some of his photos. Congratulations on the multiple wins! Spinner - How about a quick intro of yourself and the group you were with? Dave - Many of you know that I run an Engineering Software company in Ames and teach Industrial Engineering at ISU. I purchased my first 944 at a salvage yard in Ames in 1995 and have been hooked on restoring and driving them ever since! I currently have at least one of nearly every major body style prior to 2005 (some driving, some still parts in boxes). My wife, Melissa isn't as much of a fan of the cars but she likes the travel, dinners, wine and the people. Did I mention she likes wine? We, along with another couple, arrived late on Wednesday in the Cayenne Turbo pulling a trailer filled with motorcycles. We only participated in the last two days of the event as we were continuing our trek down to Gatlinburg, TN to meet up with 5 others for a week to ride motorcycles through the Smoky Mountains. This was the first time our friends were exposed to the "Porsche Experience" and I don't think it will be their last - they had a great time. Spinner - It seemed that getting a reservation to Parade was challenging – how was your experience? Dave - Actually the registration process was pretty easy with the exception of having to register on the waiting list for my room and most of the events. I logged into the website the morning after it opened and found that I was registration number 1017 (started at 1). My recommendation is to plan to register within the first hour of the website opening. Eventually, people canceled and about a month before the event we were at the West Baden Hotel (best one) and in every key event we desired.
Spinner - What was the process for participating in the Tech Quiz? Dave - I found it amusing that the Tech Quiz and Tech Tactics Sessions were the only events with no waiting list on the day of my registration. My assumption is that most of attendees are just not interested in getting up a 7am to take an hour long 8am exam on Friday morning. Imagine that?? Basically, you simply register for it, pay a $25 fee and show up. Of course, I did spend about 10 hours studying up on the sample exams (posted on the site) as well as in my Porsche history books. The Tech Quiz is a series of 50 general Porsche questions followed by 25 model-specific questions and 4 tie breakers (which I got all wrong). I signed up for the 928/944/924 question series and scored 21/25 on that section which tied for first place. I was awarded second due to my lower score on the general section which wasn't as good with 27/50 where the top score was 44/50. Perhaps my most embarrassing moment was the fact that I missed the question "What Zone is the Schones Land club in?" (BTW the answer is 10 NOT 6). Arghhh!!! Spinner - You have a lot of experience with Porsche vehicles, what were some of the questions that were most difficult for you? Dave - There were many questions about the 356, and the Porsche family members (i.e. adopted children names, etc.). There were also a lot of questions about PCA such as the name of people who chair departments in our club. Another challenging set of questions related to which inventions of Porsche (i.e. suspension, braking, new body designs, etc.) were designed by what engineers at Porsche. This is probably something I should learn better prior to doing this again.
"most attendees are just not interested in getting up at 7am to take an hour long exam on Friday morning".
Spinner - Can you share some examples of the questions? Dave - The current Secretary of PCA calls what state home? a. Maryland b. Texas c. Florida d. Illinois Roughly how many 912s were made in the first full year of production? a. 1,000 b. 3,000 c. 9,000 d. 12,000 What year did the “flush mounted windshield” appear on the 944? a. 1983 b. 1985 c. 1987 d. 1989 How many Porsche 968 Turbo RSs were produced for the 1993 model year? a. 4 b. 8 c. 12 d. 16 The 944 features a balancing-shaft arrangement that offsets primary forces created by the large, inline 4-cylinder engine. This balance shaft arrangement was originally invented in the early 1900’s by a fellow named? a. Anderson b. Hensler c. Mitsubishi d. Lanchester
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For many Parade attendees, the event is all about the competitive stuff – the Concours, the Autocross, the Tech Quizzes, the 5K. This time around, however, Anne and I decided to make a purely relaxing go of it. We would volunteer as timers/runners at the Concours, but only because we planned on being there anyway. Other than that, our focus would just be hanging out with each other and our Schonesland friends. We were slow hitting the road on Saturday and therefore unable to join the Schonesland caravan as it left from Smokey D’s on 2nd, but by blasting our way to the Embassy Suites in Peoria, IL on I-80, we managed to overtake the back-roaders and arrive just before the caravan did! We recapped our respective travel days in the lobby before pressing to Connected, where we enjoyed a delicious dinner.
Will and Anne McFarland have also shared their Parade experience. Congratulations for the 1st place Art Show trophy!
The Non-Traditional Parade Experience
After a quick breakfast Sunday morning, we hit the rainy road, our group now four Porsches strong. As our car included two sets of eyes and two navigation systems (Porsche Classic Nav in the dash, plus Google Maps on our phones), we were sent to the front of the pack. The 968 proudly led the four-ship formation out of Illinois and into southern Indiana. We arrived at the resort just in time to catch the end of registration, and the highlight of Sunday was immediately the two Taycan Cross Tourismos (Taycans Cross Tourismo?), one each at the Welcome Social and Welcome Banquet. Those cars continued to distract me whenever I glimpsed them throughout the weekend. Not since before we owned our 92A Cayenne Diesel have we (Anne, too!) specifically wanted a Porsche like we want one of these. So pretty, so practical, so fast. Anne and I had fond memories of French Lick from the 60th Parade back in 2015, and yet that time there had not been very many other Schonesland folks in attendance, nor had there been any trip coordination. This time it felt just as fun as before, only with the added bonus of being much more convivial – we found ourselves frequently encountering our region friends throughout each day as everyone made their way around the resort for the various activities. Monday, we did our Concours volunteer bit and cast our People’s Choice ballots for one of the cars our judge scored. It was a 74000+ mile 993 Cabriolet that I suspect looked even better at this Concours than it did sitting brand-new on a dealer showroom floor. Monday evening, we had dinner with the Schonesland group in the West Baden Hotel atrium, a truly stunning atmosphere to share with terrific company.
"we found ourselves frequently encountering our region friends throughout each day"
Tuesday, we found the hotel fitness center (which was sizeable and featured a nifty stained-glass skylight) for a morning workout, then showered and got a late breakfast at the Grand Colonnade restaurant. I gave the PCA Sim Racing a shot, and was able (during an hour total of lapping) to set a best time of 1:28.485 around Leguna Seca in a 991 GT3R Cup…not bad, but certainly nowhere near that of Mr. Michael Scott of the Ozark Lakes region, who set a blistering 1:24ish time. It was necessary I wrap up my efforts there because we needed to catch the afternoon “Bourbon Train,” a ride on the French Lick Scenic Railway featuring four samples of local bourbon. We had never heard of “Angel’s Envy” before, but quickly made plans to nab a bottle before leaving the region—delicious. Even more delicious was the dinner at 1875 The Steakhouse in the French Lick Hotel on Tuesday night, which featured easily the best steak I’ve had in decades. We were sad to leave on Wednesday morning, forced to do so by a real-life work event that couldn’t be postponed. We brought home with us a 1st Place trophy from the Art Show, where the 2021 Schonesland Holiday Party Centerpiece won the Arts & Crafts category! Parade 2022 will be at the Kalahari Resort in the Pocono region of Pennsylvania – not far from where I grew up, nor from the very roads that taught me (and three generations of Andrettis) to love driving. I can hardly wait to see an army of Porsches in that beautiful setting. Mark your calendars now—the dates are June 12-18, 2022. By Will McFarland
Loess Hills Tour July 24th, 2021
Thirty-seven Schoneslanders and guests took advantage of a sunny July Saturday to enjoy a beautiful drive to Western Iowa and the Loess Hills Scenic Byway, with a final destination in South Sioux City, NE. Twenty cars began the day from the Hotel Renovo parking lot and headed west on HW 44, enjoying the many gentle curves and scenic vistas on Iowa’s “continental divide”. By lunchtime, the group reached the Twisted Tail Restaurant and Saloon, famously located in Beebeetown. One of the longest-running eateries on the Byway, the Tail never disappoints its guests, serving great homemade food with great service. After lunch, the troupe made its way north to Woodbine, IA where the ride really got fun. The route combines County roads and State Hiways to make for a scenic and exciting driving experience with hills, twists and turns, punctuated by a couple of wide open, straightaways. The group reached the Riverfront Marriott in South Sioux City by about 4:15 PM, where we were welcomed by a quick check-in. Six o’clock cocktail hour was followed by dinner at 7. We enjoyed appetizers and cocktails before dinner, and dined watching the sunset over the Missouri River at the fabulous Kahill’s Chop House, located in the hotel. The next morning, everyone returned to Central Iowa over various routes, some even to Minnesota and back! Twelve cars drove back down the Byway-which was completely deserted-offering another chance for Schoneslanders to enjoy these fabulous roads. By the way, if you’re ever in the area of Harlan, Ia around breakfast or lunchtime, there is a jewel of a restaurant located at 1101 7th St, called Milk & Honey. It’s locally owned and operated, and these passionate young people produce some really fine fresh and hot dishes for breakfast and lunch. Really, really good!! We’ve stopped there on our Sunday returns the last two years...oh yeah!
By Jeff David
SAVE THE DATE!
Schonesland New Member Appreciation Picnic Saturday, August 28, 2021 from 11 am to 2 pm At the home of Bob Timmerman and Linda Laine In Otley (just west of Pella) Join us to welcome members that have joined the Schonesland region since our last picnic. This is a great way to get to know our newest members while enjoying central Iowa's best barbecue for lunch. Registration information will be available soon on Motorsportreg.com. We're looking forward to meeting you!
Hannibal Missouri Drive On August 21-22nd there will be a new drive down to Hannibal, MO. The drive will start from the parking lot of the Renovo Hotel in Clive, with signing of waivers and a short drivers meeting at 8:00 am. We will then depart heading south, before turning east on back roads to Mt. Pleasant. We will have lunch at the Jefferson Street Grill. A shortened menu will be offered to choose your meal from. Please bring cash in order to speed up our lunch stop. After lunch, we will cross over the river and drive along the Illinois side of the river into Hannibal, MO. We will be staying at the newest hotel in Hannibal, the Holiday Inn Express. We have a room block of 10 king rooms for $119 for Saturday night. Please contact the Holiday Inn Express at 573-248-3000 in order to secure your room in the room block. The room block is under the Schonesland Porsche Club, and is available until July 22nd. We will be taking the Mark Twain Riverboat dinner cruise where there will be a buffet style dinner. After dinner, there will be live music as well as the ability to roam around the inside and outside of the boat. Please contact the Mark Twain Riverboat at 573-221-3222 to reserve your seat, and again mention that you are with the Schonesland Porsche Club. Mark Twain Riverboat | Riverboat Cruises in Hannibal, Missouri After you have made your hotel and riverboat reservations please email to Drew Hillman at andrewyhillman@gmail.com.
Interview With Dave Sly - continued from page 8
Spinner - Tell us about the "Gimmick Rally" which you won 2nd place in. Dave - The Gimmick Rally was a ton of fun because all four of us could participate, and involved driving around the beautiful countryside trying to identify the sequence of gravestone pics they gave us (yep odd..). Basically they gave us pictures of gravestones and as you drove past a cemetery on the route, you tried to identify in which order you saw them (very challenging). Finally, there was a set of 25 trivia questions we had to answer and turn in when we reached the Drive-In at our destination. Most of the questions involved Porsches in movies and I have shown some of them below. Luckily, you could use your cell phone (if you could get a signal) to research the answers. -Gary Cole’s car in this classic cult comedy had its bumper ripped off by a tow truck operator. What was the car and its color? a) 1980 Petrol Blue 911SC b) 1982 Minerva Blue Metallic 911SC c) 1977 Mexico Blue 911 Turbo d) 1979 Maritime Blue Turbo -Tony upgrades to this car at the ‘Porsche Boutique’ to appease Elvira and her distaste for his beloved ride: a) 1979 Polar Silver Metallic 928; 1961 Lincoln Continental Convertible b) 1979 Silver Metallic 928; 1963 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible c) 1978 Silver Metallic 928; 1964 Cadillac Series 70 Convertible d) 1978 Polar Silver Metallic 928; 1963 Buick Riviera Convertible -Bullitt! Steve McQueen’s Mustang, right?!? Nope. For us, it’s Jacqueline Bissett’s Champagne Yellow 356 C Cabriolet that came from this long-gone VW/Porsche dealer: a) Competition b) Michelmore c) Chick Iverson d) Vasek Polak
Melissa, Brian and Karla in the Scenic Bourbon Train ride while I was in my Tech Sessions on Friday.
Our entire motorcycle group at the bottom of “Tail of the Dragon” road (318 curves in 11 miles)
Dave studying for the Tech Quiz on Thursday night.
The Drive-in movie was "Lemans" by Steve McQueen. I liked the movie but it isn't for everyone (i.e. the other three people I was with). Perhaps it is best summarized by the following movie review statement: "It is an unsatisfying film because we know no more about the people at the end than we did at the beginning, in fact, very little at all...for most there will be a feeling of incompletion; the let-down that comes, indeed, at the end of any experience that is vastly exhilarating." Spinner - What other events did you participate in? Dave - We also participated in the Schnitzelbank drive through the countryside which ended at a classic German Restaurant. The drive was great but the restaurant was underwhelming. Finally, we ended the event on Saturday morning with a super fun parade drive through some neat little towns who were all lined up to see 100's of really cool Porsches drive by. By 10am we were leaving French Lick for our amazing motorcycle trip!
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Coming Soon! North West Arkansas Tour September 2021 This event takes place over the Labor Day Weekend. This year’s event has had major changes and will be now centered out of Harrison, Arkansas replacing Eureka Springs. Changes include a new hotel and restaurants in Harrison and major changes to the driving tours. We kept some of the best roads from the previous drives and added new ones. These are terrific roads, you will have a lot of fun here. This is three days of some of the best driving and scenic roads in the Midwest. Schedule: - 9/2 Joplin, Missouri - welcome dinner Thursday night (optional). - 9/3 drive from Joplin to Harrison thru southern Missouri. - 9/4 drive from Harrison to near Dover in central Arkansas then back to Harrison - 9/5 drive from Harrison to Mountain Home, then to Mountain View, Shirley then back to Harrison. - 9/6 (Labor Day) drive home Please notify Garry Seemann or Skip Hammerman to allow for us to plan on attendance at restaurants. Details have been emailed out - and are available on Motorsports.reg
Coming Soon! Wisconsin Fall Drive - October 2021 Just a reminder to save the date of October 15th through October 17 for the fall drive in Wisconsin. The drive remains in the same format as last year, starting on Friday from La Crosse, WI, driving to Prairie du Chien and then using Prairie du Chien as our starting point for the drive on Saturday and the return drive on Sunday. Further information to follow in the next couple of weeks.
August 14th - Cars and Coffee, Cozy Cafe (Johnston) 8am August 17th - Drive and Dine - Hotel Patte (Perry) 6:30pm August 21-22nd - Hannibal MO Drive August 28th - New Member Appreciation Picnic, 11am - 2pm August 31st - Schonesland Board meeting - District 36, 7pm (dinner at 6pm) September 2-6th - NW Arkansas Tour September 11th - Cars and Coffee, Cozy Cafe (Johnston) 8am September 21st - Drive and Dine - District 36 (Ankeny) 6:30pm
60 DAY EVENT LIST
Other "Non-Club" Events DMVR SCCA Autocross May through August will be in Eddyville DMVR SCCA Autocross September and October at Adventureland www.dmvrscca.org Des Moines Concours d’Elegance - Sunday September 11th www.facebook.com/desmoinesconcours
Doug Hillman Treasurer
Members-at-Large Brian Schiffler Tim Smith Jeff David Shashi Perera David Hill Rich Collins
Bob Eddy Competition Chair
Ken Watkins Membership Chair
John Peeler Secretary
Garry Seeman Tour Director
Skip Hammerman Social Media Chair
Drew Hillman President
Brian Nicolet Safety Chair, Spinner Editor
SCHONESLAND BOARD
Jen Scharff Vice President
Will MacFarland Web Editor