May 2013 - Porsche Club of America

May 2013
May 2013
Contents
2 Porsches at Spring Mountain - May 3-5
3 Table of Contents - Board of Directors & Chairs
4GPX Concours at Lakewood Country Club - May 19
2013 GPX Board of Directors & Chairs
President
- Suesan Way
(619) 992-4287
[email protected]
5 GPX Walters Cayman Tech Session - May 18
6 Wright of Way — President's Column
7 Editorial License
On the Cover: Porsche Sweeps 1982 Le Mans
8 GPX Fairplex DE & Zone 8 Time Trial - Jun 9
9 GPX Santa Monica Mtn Tour to the Mullin - Jun 22
Vice President
- Dave Hockett
(909) 518-0415
[email protected]
8 It's Not Just the Cars, it's the People
10 Grand Prix Region & Zone 8 Calendar
11 Cal Inland Rich Pare Memorial Rally - May 25
12 Le Mans 1982
16 May Anniversaries & New Member Report
20 GPX Mt Baldy Tour - July 20
Secretary
- Marty Goldsmith
(562) 494-6350
[email protected]
Santa Barbara El Camino Rally - May 11
58th Porsche Parade - June 23-29
GER James Dean Memorial Autocross - May 18
23 Book review for Porschephiles:
Porsche 911 Performance Handbook
Treasurer
- Rochelle Booth
(310) 433-2826
[email protected]
24 The SoCall All Porsche Swap and Car Display
28 March Breakfast Club Meeting
30 Classified Ads
Zone Rep at SoCall All Porsche Swap Meet
31 GPX Breakfast Club Meeting at Frisco's ad
Index to Advertisers
Activities
- Susan Moard
(626) 705-8686
[email protected]
Commercial Ad Rates
Membership
- Gail Sachs
(650) 279-1876.
[email protected]
Web sites
GPX
GrandPrixRegion.com
Zone 8Zone8.org
PCA NationalPca.org
PCNAus.Porsche.com/national
Porsche AGPorsche.com
Don't forget to visit the Grand Prix Region
Web site at: www.GrandPrixRegion.com
Editor
- Skip Carter
(619) 992-9927
[email protected]
Zone 8 Representative
Tom Brown
(760) 505-3286
[email protected]
Advertising
Chuck Weaver
(562) 430-3010
[email protected]
Chief Driving Instructor
Mike Mulligan
(760) 672-9175 [email protected]
Circuit Distribution
Albert Franco
(310) 379-8987 [email protected]
Concours
John Baskett
(310) 707-3903
[email protected]
Fundraising / Charity
Rey Garnica
(786) 208-6023
[email protected]
Goodie Store
Bob Baddy & Junko Kamei
(310) 951-7979 [email protected]
Insurance
Ron Shanon
(310) 375-9840
[email protected]
Performance Driving Events
Skip Carter
(619) 992-9927 [email protected]
Safety
Nick Perdikaris
(310) 901-8154
[email protected]
Social Media Chair
Mark Nelson
(917) 609-9674 [email protected]
Tech Inspection
Dan Hockett
(909) 921-5596 [email protected]
Technical Adviser
Michael Dolphin
(213) 248-4743
[email protected]
Timing
Darren & Jennifer Cole
(661) 209-9498
[email protected]
Tours
Marty Goldsmith
(562) 494-6350 [email protected]
Track Workers Team
Bob & Karen Lewis
(562) 429-3777 [email protected]
Webmaster
Jimmie Mitchell
(310) 539-2568 [email protected]
Advisors to the President
Linda Cobarrubias
Nick Perdikaris
Aide-de-camp
Norma Dawson
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ADDRESS CHANGE: Please notify membership chair, Gail Sachs, of any address, email, phone or membership status changes: Gail Sachs, PO Box 230874,
Encinitas, CA 92023-0874 or (650) 279-1876 [email protected]. Also notify PCA at PO Box 5900, Springfield, VA 22150 or [email protected]
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Celebrating
50 Years of 911
32nd Annual Concours d’Elegance
May 19, 2013
Lakewood Country Club
Registration: $65.00 Judged Classes includes Buffet Lunch (you can delete lunch when registering)
Display Only Registration: $45.00 including lunch
Buffet Lunch $20.00 (1 lunch comes with each Judged Car registration - you can buy extras)
Lakewood Country Club
3101 Carson Street, Lakewood, CA 90712
Schedule:
7:00 AM
Car placement starts
10:00 AM
Judging starts
2:00 PM
Awards Ceremony
sponsored by:
For full Concours rules: www.Zone8.org
FOR REGISTRATION GO TO
http://MSReg.US/GPXconcours.com for online registration
Credit Card, E-check or check payment OK
For information, sponsorship, and other, contact Concours Chair
John Baskett — [email protected]
For registration help, contact:
Suesan Way at (619) 992-4287 or [email protected]
The Circuit
Write of Way, by Suesan Way
Canadian Geese
The 2013 California Festival of Speed was truly a great and
fun weekend for everyone from volunteers to drivers and
back to the organizers and the almost 5000 people that took
part in the weekend’s festivities.
The big player, of course, was the near sold out track that
had over 200 drivers, who drove the roval at the Auto Club
Speedway in Fontana all weekend long. The driving events
included everything from PCA Club Racing doing fast
and competitive wheel to wheel racing, Zone 8 Time Trial
drivers going for season points on this great and large road
course with the high speed half track banking oval. We also
had the pleasure of again welcoming Greg Franz and the
Pirelli GT3 Cup competing in their season competition in
there very powerful and gorgeous cup cars.
Along with all of the fast and furious track action, there was
a lot of other happenings to keep the Porsche Enthusiasts
entertained for hours on site. For those who have wondered
about trying out a little tracking of their car, there was a
taste of autocross (an opportunity to drive your car on an
little course with an instructor giving you some tips on what
you can really do with your Porsche). People were smiling
and surprised as they walked away from the course!
People enjoyed one of the largest Concours d’Elegance that
the Festival has ever seen, which was a beautiful display of
Porsches, prepared with care and accuracy for judging by
their owners and shown on Vendor’s Row on Saturday.
We had Porsche corrals all weekend long with hundreds
of cars parked by model, and a Saturday swap meet and a
Porsche Platz car sale. There were three days of Lunch Time
Track Tours, an opportunity for anyone to put their car on
the track at freeway speeds over the lunchtime hours, and
that is always one of the weekend favorites.
One of the great features of the weekend was the celebration
of 50 Years of the 911. All 50 Porsches were collected for the
display and then, at the right time, they rolled out onto the
track (during the lunchtime) and were arranged for the perfect picture – the coordination and timing were meticulous
and quarterbacked by the editor in chief of the this publication, and my Sweetheart and partner in crime, Skip Carter.
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To hear the story of getting all of those cars organized was
one of the great stories of the weekend (ask Skip about it
sometime). I cannot possible tell it or I would.
I have another story I can tell about my friend Cecelia
Knauf. Cecelia is the Registrar for the Festival and works
really hard for months getting things organized for the
weekend. She was a really great track driver, but gave it up a
few years ago and now drives the Pace Car each year for the
Festival. I am not sure why Cecelia stopped competiting, but
if you look around her home, I am not sure where she would
put another trophy. Between Cecelia and her husband Vince,
one of the co chairs for the festival, the walls are full.
So, Cecelia lets me be her radio person in the Pace Car (I
think this is our 3rd year together). Our job is to lead the
race cars out on the track. They bunch up behind us to get a
fair start. These are very loud and powerful, and are behind
us moving back and forth warming up their tires and revving their engines, and we are going no more than 40 – 65
miles an hour with these cars crowded on our tail. Some of
these drivers are very aggressive and like to get right up to
the pace car and sort of like to be a little aggressive – makes
me take notice. I’ll tell you, the sound alone is overwhelming.
So, once the race we start, there is a driver who is just
pushing and pushing and I am watching him and finally I
look over at Cecelia and she is grinning from ear to ear and
giggling – just getting a kick out of his pushing – and she is
just waiting for more instructions from the tower and just
driving her perfect line and grinning and giggling all the
way home.
What a great race, what a great day and what a great Festival.
If you missed it, don’t miss it next year and no, you cannot
have my Pace Car job with Cecelia.
May 2013
Skip Carter
As I write this column, Suesan and I are packing, heading
out in the morning for Pahrumph, Nevada. The Grand Prix
Region is co-hosting a PCA Club Race at the Spring Mountain Motorsport Ranch with the Las Vegas Region. It is the
first time there has been a PCA Club Race in the Vegas area
since 2008, so there is a lot of excitement about it.
one on himself. I started telling him about an excellent 944
Spec Racer I knew was available, and how it's a great car to
learn in... Enough power to have fun with, but not a handful. So many people I see show up with GT3s, GT3RSs, etc
and want to learn how to drive. I'm not saying you can't do
it that way, but we recommend most people to start out with
an easy, not big horsepower car, learn how to drive, then
move up if you feel the inclination.
We'll probably hook up in Victorville for lunch with our
CDI, Mike Mulligan, and Vince Knauf, Zone 8 Club Race
coordinator. There's a funky old diner you may have heard
about — Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe. Have I ever
mentioned my fondness for diners and home cookin'?
I'm starting to run out of room here, so I'll wrap it up. I
bought the 944 racer this week. Patrick Sloan and I are going to co-drive the car (he's got a truck and can haul it to the
track). The 914 is, well, up for sale.
It's only about a 5-hour drive from La Mesa to Pahrumph.
Every thing I've heard about the facility sounds wonderful.
The onsite condos are more reminiscent of a resort than a
race track. I hear the same about the clubhouse (bar, fitness
center, etc). It sounds like a track you can take the family.
The main article in this Circuit is a reprint from the Pacific
Northeast Region newsletter. It's about the 1982 Le Mans
race and, more significantly, Porsche's dominance that year.
With this year's 24 Hours on May 15th, it seemed like a
timely article, especially considering Porsche's entries this
year and, even more exciting, the promise of a purpose built
Le Mans car for 2014!
It's been about 10 years since I've owned a track car, which
was a very nice almost stock '74 914 2.0 with some tighter
suspension and 15" 5-lug Fuchs. In 2004 I sold it to a friend.
He drove it a few times, but it's mostly been sitting in a field.
Several months ago he expressed an interest in getting rid
of it, so we trailered it up to Mike Mulligan's shop in Vista,
where it has been undergoing a resuscitation. Fuel lines,
brake lines, injector service, battery and, you can imagine, a
few other things. It's a little worse for the wear, but this week
I went up and drove it around. It's funny how you can jump
in a car you haven't started in ten years, and it's just like
yesterday. But the story takes a twist...
From having no track car for ten years, to having two all of a
sudden is weird, but a problem that is not difficult to solve.
See you soon at an event
Sleazy Dog Construction
On the Cover...
In 1982 Porsche dominated the 24 hour Le Mans race like
no other manufacturer had done before or since. Inside is
a wonderful story by Jay Gillotti from the Pacific Northwest
Region covering that historic race
This year's 24 Hours du Mons is on June 15th
May 2013
While the 914 was being revived, a friend and I started talking. My problem is, managing performance driving events,
there is no way I can get a track car to an event. He's thinking he needs a track car, but doesn't necessarily want to take
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June 9, 2013, Sunday
Registration:
http://MSReg.US/DETTJune9
For info contact:
Suesan Way, Registrar
[email protected] or (619) 992-4287
Drivers Ed: 1.5 mile road course
Entry Level Event
— no special equipment needed for stock classes
Helmets required (Snell SA or M 2005 & 2010)H
Helmets available for rent or purchase
Mandatory First Timers Ground School Saturday evening
Accommodations
Sheraton Fairplex
Porsche Club Rate – $109.00
1 MINUTE FROM THE TRACK
sponsored by
Porsche of Downtown LA
Day Drivers Ed
— $ 125.00
Time Trial adder
— $ 25.00
$50.00 late fee if payment not received by June 1
Paid Corner Workers
THIS IS AN ENTRY LEVEL EVENT
Instructors are provided (and mandatory) for novices
We will NOT be using the tunnel because of asphalt damage
The Mullin is located in Oxnard, and
is2010
devoted
May
2013
July
to classic cars of the French Art Deco style. The
coachbuilder Voisin is being featured. There is an
outstanding display of Grand Prix racers (mostly
Bugattis).
We will leave our rendezvous point in Malibu at
8:30 sharp, aiming for brunch at Camarillo Airport. This is a popular waypoint for touring fliers
and car clubs. We will drive from there the short
distance to the Mullin.
You must do two things to participate. First, go to
www.MullinAutomotiveMuseum.com and purchase your tickets (not sold at the door). Then
e-mail Marty Goldsmith at CaptMarty@verizon.
net for instructions and info. (562) 494-6350
We will be driving in Topanga Canyon, Mulholland
Highway and Potrero Valley Road.
A Tour by the Grand Prix Region
Saturday June 22 8:30 am at rendezvous
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The Circuit
Grand Prix Region &
Zone 8 Club Calendar
May
3-5 F-Sun GPX/LVR PCA Club Race/DE/Zone 8 Time Trial
Spring Mountain Motorsports Park (ad page 2)
4 Sat
SAR Cinco de Mayo Concours
5Sat Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
Frisco's Undergoing Remodeling-back in June
5Sat GPX Board Meeting - (cancelled)
11 Sat
ALMS Laguna Seca
11 Sat
SAR Cinco de Mayo Autocross
11 Sat
SBR Zone 8 Rally
12 Sun
Rose Bowl Swap Meet
12 Sun
F1 Spain
12 Sun
Mothers Day
18 Sat
GER Zone 8 Autocross
18 Sat
GPX Walter's Porsche Cayman Tech Session
(ad on page 5)
19 Sun
GPX Zone 8 Concours (ad on page 4)
Lakewood Country Club
19 Sun
OCR Autocross, El Toro
19 Sun
SDR Autocross, Qualcomm Stadium
24 Fri
CCC Drivers Ed, Buttonwillow Raceway Park
25-26 S-Sun GGR PCA Club Race/DE/Time Trial
25 Sun
CAI Zone 8 Rally
25 Sun
F1 Monaco
27 Mon
Memorial Day
31-2 F-Sun Sonoma Historic Festival, Infineon Raceway
June
1948 Porsche #1 is road certified
1 Sat
Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
1 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast
1 Sat
Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show,
Boy's Republic, Chino Hills
2 Sun
Pomona Swapmeet
6 1998 Porsche scores 16th overall win at Le Mans
8Sat GPX/SGV DE Instructor Training
Instructor Track Day, Fairplex at Pomona
9 Sun
GPX/SGV DE/Zone 8 Time Trial, Fairplex
(ad on page 8)
9 Sun
SDR Autocross, Qualcomm Stadium
9 Sun
Rose Bowl Swap Meet
9 Sun
F1 Canada
9 Sun
OCR Autocross, El Toro
13 1970, Porsches 1st overall win at Le Mans, 917K
14 Fri
Flag Day
15 Sat
24 Heurs du Mons
15-16 S-Sun Intermountain Region DE, Miller Race Park
16 Sun
Fathers Day
16 Sun
F1 United States (New Jersey)
22 Sat
GPX Santa Monica Mountain Tour to the Mullin
(ad on page 9)
22 Sat
CCC Zone 8 Autocross, Santa Maria Airport
23 Sun
LAR Zone 8 Concours
23-29
Porsche Parade, Traverse City, MI
30 Sun
F1 Britain
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July
4 Thu
6 Sat
6 Sat 13-14 S-Sun
14 Sun
20 Sat
20 Sat
21 Sun
21 Sun
28 Sun
4th of July
Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast
GGR DE/Time Trial, Thunderhill
F1 Germany
GPX Mount Baldy to Top of the Notch Tour
SDR Zone 8 Rally School
ALMS Mosport
OCR Autocross, El Toro
F1 Hungary
August
3 Sat
3 Sat 4 Sun
4 Sun
9-11 F-Sat
11 Sun
11 Sun
11 Sun
16-18 F-Sun
18 Sun
25 Sun
31 Sat
Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast
SDR Zone 8 Concours
OCR Autocross, El Toro
Monterey Pre-Historic Races, Laguna Seca
ALMS Road America
Rose Bowl Swap Meet
Pomona Swapmeet
Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Laguna Seca
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
F1 Belgium
ALMS Baltimore
September
2 Mon
Labor Day
3 1875, Ferdinand Porsche born in Maffersdorf
7 Sat
Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
7 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast
7 Sat
Zone 8 Rules Committee Meeting
7-8 S-Sun GGR PCA DE/TT, Thunderhill
8 Sun
Rose Bowl Swap Meet
8 Sun
F1 Italy
14-15 S-Sun LVR Drivers Ed, Spring Mountain
15 Sun
Palos Verdes Concours
19 1909 Ferry (Anton Ernest) Porsche born
20-22 F-Sun Intermountain Region PCA Club Race/DE
Miller Motorsports Park
21 Sat
SBR Autocross, Camarillo
21 Sat
ALMS Circuit of the Americas
21-22 S-Sun SDR DE/Zone 8 Time Trial, Willow Springs
22 Sun
F1 Singapore
28 Sat
SDR Zone 8 Rally
28 Sat
RR Timeline to Lake Arrowhead
30 Sun
OCR DE, Chuckwalla
October
5 Sat
5 Sat 5 Sat
5 Sat
6 Sun 6 Sun
7 Mon
13 Sun
13 Sun
13 Sun
14 Mon
19 Sat
19-20 S-Sun
Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast
ALMS VIR
GER Zone 8 Concours
GER Zone 8 Autocross
F1 Korea
GPX Day Away from Work DE/
Zone 8 Autocross, Streets of Willow
F1 Japan
Rose Bowl Swap Meet
SBR Zone 8 Concours
Columbus Day
ALMS Road Atlanta
SDR DE/Zone 8 Time Trial, Chuckwalla
May 2013
20 Sun
24-26 T-Sat
27 Sun
27 Sun
31Thu
Pomona Swapmeet
GPX/SGV Escape to LA, Fairplex in Pomona
GPX/SGV DE/Zone 8 Time Trial, Fairplex
F1 India
Halloween
November
2 Sat
2 Sat 2 Sat
3 Sun
3 Sun
3 Sun
3 Sun
10 Sun
11 Mon
15 Fri
16-17 S-Sun
16-17 S-Sun
17 Sun
22- Dec 1
24 Sun
28Thu
Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast
AZ Flight 36 Zone 8 Concours
AZ Flight 36 Zone 8 Autocross
Daylight Savings Ends
F1 Abu Dhabi
OCR Autocross, El Toro
Rose Bowl Swap Meet
Veterans Day
GPX Drivers Ed/Test n Tune, Buttonwillow
SDR PCA Club Race/DE/TT, Buttonwillow
SAR DE, Inde Motorsports Park
F1 United States (Austin)
LA Auto Show
F1 Brazil
Thanksgiving
December
7 Sat
7 Sat 7 Sat
8 Sun
8 Sun
8 Sun
25Wed
26 Thu
Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast
GPX Holiday Party (date to be confirmed)
Pomona Swapmeet
Rose Bowl Swap Meet
OCR Autocross, El Toro
Christmas
Boxing Day
In honor of the upcoming 24
hour Le mans race on June 15,
we have included a wonderful
article (next page) on the
1982 Le Mans race.
In 1982, not only did Porsche 962s sweep 1st,
2nd & 3rd places (Jacky Ickx & Derek Bell in
#1, Jochen Mass & Vern Schuppan in #2, and
Hurley Haywood, Al Holbert & Jurgen Barth
in #3), but John Fitzpatrick & David Hobbs
finished 4th in the 935 Moby Dick, and Cooke
Racing finished 5th in a 935 K3.
Of the 19 cars that finished the race, 9 were
Porsches, including Bob Garretson's 935 and
the Jim Busby, Doc Bundy, Marcel Mignot 924
Carrera GTR. No manufacturer has ever so
dominated this event.
PCA Cal-Inland Region Presents:
Porsche Club of America Zone 8
Rich Paré Memorial Rally
A Time-Speed-Distance Rally
January 2014
1 Wed
4 Sat
4 Sat New Years Day
Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast
Grand Prix Region events are in Bold
# indicates a GPX addition or change
WHEN: Saturday, May 25, 2013
Registration Opens: 9:00 AM. First car leaves at 10:01 AM.
WHERE: Directions to the start: From the northbound “14” freeway, exit at Golden Valley Road
and turn right. Go to the first driveway just past McDonald's and turn left into the parking lot.
From the southbound “14” freeway, exit at Golden Valley Road and turn left. Go to the first
driveway just past McDonald's and turn left into the parking lot.
COST: $35 per car at the start, $30 per car if you pre-register by April 17, 2013
EVENT: Approximately 2 1/2 hours and will mostly be run in the Santa Clarita Valley area.
Abbreviations
AZ — Arizona Region of the Porsche Club of America
CCC — California Central Coast Region
CAI — California Inland Region
GER — Golden Empire Region
GGR — Golden Gate Region
GPX — Grand Prix Region
LAR — Los Angeles Region
LVR — Las Vegas Region
OCR — Orange Coast Region
RR — Riverside Region
SAR — Southern Arizona Region
SBR — Santa Barbara Region
SDR — San Diego Region
SGV — San Gabriel Valley Region
ALMS— American Le Mans Series
DE — PCA Drivers Education track event
F1 — Formula 1
PCA — Porsche Club of America
CLASSES: Novice (E), Tour (D), SOP (C), NAV (B), Expert (A). See
http://www.pca.org/zone8/ Click on Competition Rules, and then click on Rally. Standard Zone 8
Rally Classes.
NOVICES: No experience required. Good stuff to bring: Navigator, time-of-day watch,
clipboard, paper, pencil(s), water bottle. You will have fun, even if you leave any of the above at
home. You must have a driver and navigator.
INFO: Mike @ 661-273-2690 or e-mail to [email protected]
This event is hosted by the Cal-Inland Region of the Porsche Club of America. You do not have
to be a PCA member to participate. We welcome all cars with a driver and navigator, regardless
of make. Bring a friend.
-------------------------------------------------PRE-REGISTER-----------------------------------------To SAVE $5.00, pre-registration MUST be received by April 17, 2013. (Make checks payable
PCA/CAI)
Send this form to Zone 8 Rally, 256 E. Ave. P-1, Palmdale, Ca. 93550-3223
Driver: ___________________________
Navigator____________________________
Address: _________________________
Address: ____________________________
City, St., Zip: ______________________
City,St.,Zip: __________________________
Phone: ___________________________
Phone: ______________________________
Class: ___________ (see web site)
Email: ____________________________________
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Le Mans 1982
by Jay Gillotti
reprinted from June 2012 issue of Porsche Spiel, Pacific Northwest Region
photos courtesy of Porsche Archives & anonymous donor=
I
t’s hard to believe that this month marks 30 years since my
high school graduation. A more pleasant anniversary to recall
is one of Porsche’s greatest victories. Some might argue that
the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans was Porsche’s greatest triumph of
all. It certainly led to a period of unprecedented dominance by
Porsche in sports car racing, rivaling that of Ferrari in the late
'50s and early '60s. 1982 also happened to be the 50th running
of the great race. That, along with the inception of a new formula, gave the race a sense of occasion and importance that may
have been lacking when sports car racing suffered through the
difficult economic conditions of the late '70s and early '80s.
Porsche certainly knew how to win Le Mans by this time. They
had taken 6 of the previous 12 races and, in 1981, they had
literally dusted off the 936s in their museum, installed a version
of the engine intended to run at Indy in 1980, and decimated
the field (Ickx & Bell taking the win by 14 laps over the Cosworth-powered Rondeaus). Porsche’s newly installed American
CEO, Peter Schutz, was a fan of racing and pushed to revitalize Porsche’s participation in front-line motorsport. At the same
time, the FIA had devised a new formula for sports car endurance racing that seemed to play to Porsche’s strengths. Group C
had relatively few restrictions (beyond a simple fuel consumption
limit (no maximum engine capacity)). For 1000 KM races, each
car would have only 600 liters of fuel, with tank size limited to
100 liters. At Le Mans, the cars were allowed 2600 liters. Minimum weight would be 800 kilos, and the car that could cover
the greatest distance with the available fuel would be the winner.
Soon after the 1981 Le Mans race, Porsche’s Norbert Singer was
assigned the task of developing a new car for Group C. Project
956 would not only be Porsche’s first modern monocoque racer,
but also its first ground-effect car. Instead of using the traditional
tubular space-frame approach dating back to the 906, the 956
would have a bonded and riveted aluminum tub structure. While
the center section of Group C cars’ underbody was required to be
flat, Porsche and the other manufacturers would employ venturishaped tunnels at the rear to create downforce. Porsche’s traditional flat-6 motor was angled downward in the rear sub frame to
allow extra room for the ground-effect tunnels. The drive shafts
were made to a new shape and with new materials to minimize
the effect on the air passing through the underbody tunnel. Another step to increase the ground effect was to make the 956 the
longest wheelbase Porsche to date (street or race car).
Singer’s task was made easier by not having to design a new engine. The 2.6 liter flat-6 (with water-cooled cylinder heads) that
won Le Mans in 1981 would carry over to the 956. Capable of
producing 600 reliable horsepower with twin turbochargers, this
engine could also sip fuel in an economical manner. It did get an
all-new 5-speed gearbox to help with maximizing fuel efficiency.
The car went from first drawings to first shakedown test in about
8 months. By March of 1982 it was ready for testing at the Paul
Ricard circuit in France. Of course, Porsche also had the services of Mr. Le Mans, Jacky Ickx. He had won Le Mans 5 times
already and would partner with Derek Bell who had shared two
of those wins with Jacky. At its first race (the Silverstone 1000
KM in May) the 956 finished
second to a Group 6 Lancia
(Group 6 cars being grandfathered into the 1982 races to
fill out the fields).
The Group C formula brought
a welcome return of manufacturer involvement at Le
Mans. In addition to Porsche,
Ford returned with their new
Zakspeed-built C100. Other
Ford-powered contenders came
from Lola, Sauber, Dome and
Rondeau (who had won Le
Mans in 1980). Lancia was
not ready with a Group C car
as yet, so they entered their
Group 6 spyders. Le Mans regulars WMPeugeot, Courage and the Aston Martin
factory also entered the fray.
I risked bringing up a sore subject, but contacted Mr.
Horsman for his first impressions of the 956. He recalls admiring Porsche’s leadership in the aero department (Porsche having grown immensely since Horsman’s experience with the 917). The 956 seemed wellsorted in terms of balancing low drag with adequate
downforce. He also felt the reliability and performance
of the 2.6 liter turbo engine in the 956 would be hard
to beat. In addition to his disdain for the French organizers, he remains critical of the underdeveloped and
inadequately tested DFL Cosworth. This was to be a
pivotal factor in the race, as we’ll see.
In qualifying, Ickx took the pole with an average
speed just over 146 mph, and the 956s were running
about 220 down the Mulsanne straight with their
long, low-drag tails.
This speed was not
much faster than the
936 had been in 1981,
but fuel-efficiency was
Harley Cluxton (of Grand Touring Cars
now the main focus of
in Arizona) was a Le Mans enthusiast who
Porsche’s effort, and
had commissioned Tiga and ex-JWA/
the 956 was running
Gulf man John Horsman to build a new
less turbo boost. The
Cosworth-powered Mirage, the M12, to
Porsches qualified on
Group C regulations. In a great PR coup,
race rubber, electCluxton signed Mario Andretti to drive
ing not to use softthe new car at Le Mans with his then 19John Fitzpatrick & David Hobbs finished 4th
compound qualifying
overall driving the Porsche 935/78 Moby Dick
year old son, Michael. The Mirage qualitires. Two interesting
fied in a fine 9th position but ran afoul of
customer Porsches
the French authorities in a bizarre scene
qualified close behind the 956s. Reinhold Joest’s team had
just before the start. No one is quite sure if a competitor
converted their 936 to a coupe-style Group C car, and made
tipped the ACO officials, but Horsman and Cluxton were
(continued on page 20)
called before the stewards only an hour before the start and
advised that their oil cooler
was illegally positioned relative to the gearbox. Had this
been addressed properly at
scrutineering on Tuesday,
the problem could have been
remedied. With only an
hour to go before the start
on Saturday, there wasn’t
enough time for a fix. The
team did valiantly reposition the oil cooler, but by
the time the work was done,
an alternate car had been
allowed to start the race.
Cluxton never returned to
La Sarthe and no Mirage has
run there since.
The obligatory pre-race photo finds not only the Porsche
drivers and team, but Rothman's personnel and many others
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(continued from page 13)
3rd fastest time. The Kremer brothers’ one-off CK-5
qualified 8th. The Group
6 Lancias were 4th and 5th
fastest and not far off the
956’s pace. The #3 956 of
Vern Schuppan and Jochen
Mass could only manage
14th fastest after Schuppan
had a puncture on the Mulsanne and was lucky to avoid
a huge accident. Harald
Grohs was not as lucky in
his 935. He also suffered tire
failure at the fastest point on
the Mulsanne, just past the kink. The car hit the barriers on
both sides of the road and did a series of rolls coming to rest
#2 car for Mass & Schuppan had
trouble with theirs during the race.
Porsche installed new engines in all
3 cars for the race, but the motor
assigned to the #1 car developed a
fault, which required a second engine change for the Ickx/Bell car.
Weather would not be a factor in
1982, and the start was sunny and
warm. Ickx took things easy, and
Mass was in the lead to lap 8 in the
#2 956. Within a half hour of the
start, the three 956s were running
in the top 3 places. However, by
lapping at around a 3 minutes 40
seconds pace, the Porsches had to pit at the 45 minute mark.
Although forcing the Cosworth-powered cars to run a hot
pace, the Porsches would not be able to run at this speed for
a full 24 hours and stay within the fuel allocation. The Fordpowered Le Mans-based Jean Rondeau cars were the closest pursuer. The Gordon Spice-Francois Migault entry was
shown in the lead at 7 PM while the Porsches made pit spots.
The Ford C100 then managed to lead at the four hour mark
as fuel stops scrambled the order.
However, as evening went on, the brigade of Ford Cosworthpowered cars began to fall by the wayside, mainly due to
a fault in the 3.9 liter DFL engine that had not shown up
Porsche Kremer CK5
during practice. Vibration in these motors on the long, fullthrottle run down the Mulsanne proved to be their demise.
beyond the “hump” (and then it caught fire). Grohs was not
A damper mounted on the nose of the crankshaft to control
hurt in this, his second major crash in a 3 week period. Such
the vibration overheated, the rubber ring at its center swelled
was the life of sports car drivers
and destroyed the
in those days!
magnetic pick-up
The final lap before setting up for
for the ignition systhe squadron finish
Group C was all about fuel
tem. In some cases
strategy, and the Porsche engithe vibration broke
neers were on point. With 100
motor mounts,
liters to start and another 2500
starter motors or
liters available, the total of 2600
caused clutch plates
liters divided by 23 hours would
to fail. The Lancia
give the max consumption per
spyders had both
hour. , Why divide by 23? The
stopped on lap 2
limit on fuel flow meant that a
with an electrical
car would be stationary in the
fault in the fuel
pits for close to 60 minutes durpump. Even though
ing the race. As a result, the cars
they got going
could use about 113 liters of fuel
again, both were
per hour, but Porsche backed
out for good by
this down to a conservative target of 107. The 956s were
early evening. Our friend Brian Redman came out of retireequipped with digital, on-board fuel readouts, although the
ment for the second time to drive a Lola T-610 and looked
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competitive as usual. Sadly, the Le Mans jinx struck again,
and the car went out early when the team miscalculated the
fuel and one of Brian’s co-drivers was stranded on track.
By midnight, the American 956
of Al Holbert, Hurley Haywood
and Jurgen Barth was in the
lead. This crew had made some
quicker pit stops and done some
more aggressive driving, but
at 12:30, Hurley had the one
serious moment of the race for
Porsche. While at speed on the
Mulsanne, he reached over to
check the door and it promptly
flew off into the night! The pit
stop for that repair (plus another to replace a failed wheel
bearing) would drop them down as far as 8th place. At
half-distance, Ickx/Bell led Mass/Schuppan with the 936C
holding 3rd place. The Aston Martin
Nimrod was running fourth, ahead of
the delayed 956. When the Aston was
delayed, a Ferrari Boxer made it up to
4th place. Ickx complained of a misfire
in his engine during the night, likely
the result of running lean on mixture
(fuel economy strikes again!). As the sun
came up and temperatures warmed, the
misfire seemed to go away.
were actually a little bored. Derek Bell was quoted as saying:
“It’s just not very exciting, is it?”
Ickx continued to have concerns about his engine as
Sunday afternoon wore on, but his luck and the engine
held together. At 22 hours, the Joest 936C suffered
engine failure, promoting the #3 956 to a neat 3rd place
spot. As Derek Bell drove the final stint, Ickx changed
into fresh overalls for the podium ceremony. The 956s
formed up in a line-astern, 1-2-3 order as the end approached but they never quite made it to the finish line.
The fans swarmed over the barriers as 4 PM approached
and the marshals were forced to direct the cars into the
paddock as the checkered flag waved. The 1-2-3 finish
was an amazing result for a car in only its second race
and first time out at Le Mans.
Similar to 1970 and 1971, Porsche won nearly all the
categories, including IMSA GTX (Hobbs & Fitzpatrick
in a long-tail, Moby Dick-style 935 that finished 4th overall), Group 5 (935, 5th overall), Group 4 (934) and IMSA
GT (the Busby-Bundy 924
GTR). Ickx set fastest lap
with a 3.28.40. It was a bit of
a lucky result for Fitzpatrick
as he had run out of fuel at
one point and had to push
his car from the Ford chicane
up into the pit lane! The
Moby replica also ran much
of the second half of the race
on 5 cylinders.
At 9:30 on Sunday morning, Ickx came
The hot pits used to be a bit more crowded than 1982 would turn out to be
in with a puncture (luckily it happened
what you'll see these days
Ickx’ 6th and final Le Mans
right before the pit entry). This set off
victory. He came back only
a debate between Norbert Singer and
twice more (1983 and 1985) before retiring at age 40. It is
Helmut Flegl about whether the car should be refueled.
left to history to argue the what-if. Had the Ford-engine
With the number of refueling stops limited, putting fuel in
cars not failed en masse, would the Porsches have
the car at this stage would
run out of fuel? What history does show is that
result in at least 3 laps’
the 956 and the 962 derivative went on to win the
worth of fuel being unused
next five Le Mans races in a row. This basic design
at the end of the race. Flegl
became one of the most successful racing cars ever
won, calculating that Ickx’
built.
lead was sufficient and the
car was fueled. Also during
Sources for this article include contemporary race
the morning, the #2 956 of
reports from Le Mans, The Porsche Years, 1975Jochen Mass and Vern SchDerek Bell & Jacky Ickx
1982 published by Brooklands Books.
uppan lost 3 laps to replace
a blocked fuel filter. The #3
956 charged back up into 4th place with several hours left
to run. The leading factory Porsches were now lapping 15 to
20 seconds slower than their qualifying times and the drivers
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Book Reviews for Porschephiles
Bruce Herrington
by Bruce Herrington, Orange Coast Region
Porsche 911 Performance Handbook, 1963-1998, 3rd edition
by Bruce Anderson, published by Motorbooks, Minneapolis, MN
The Porsche Community (broader than just PCA) lost a
great part of its corporate technical knowledge when Bruce
Anderson died this spring (see April Circuit, pages 12-13).
Arguably, his mind contained more and broader technical
information on the configuration, maintenance and tuning
of air cooled, 6cyl Porsches than any other in the world.
Fortunately, a book exists which preserves much of that knowledge. Porsche
911 Performance Handbook, 19631998 is not so much a handbook as a
tome of 304, 8-1/2x11 pages. The term
Performance in the title is also somewhat
misleading... This book is about much
more than just hot-rodding air-cooled
Porsches, a subject with which it does
deal, in great, specific detail. This handbook is one of the best sources available
for information on the configurations of
various year cars. It is an essential book
for the library (or coffee table) of anyone
seriously interested in air-cooled 911s.
This book is very well illustrated with photographs, many
in color, illustrating the evolution of the design of certain
components. Also included are some custom graphics which
illustrate system operation and internal configurations that
cannot be shown in a photograph.
Then there is the text. Bruce Anderson was well renowned
in the aerospace industry as an outstanding technical writer
before he started playing with Porsches. His skill in presenting his encyclopedic knowledge is attested by the years his
columns appeared in Pano, Excellence and other periodicals,
and his many years of service as Technical Editor of Pano's
Tech Q&A Section.
Chapter 1 of the Porsche 911 Performance Handbook,
1963-1998, is an outstanding compendium of all the design
changes (not just engine changes) made to enhance 911
performance year by year. It is the place to find out what
makes a car of year X better that a car of year X-1. Chapter 2
is an equally comprehensive and detailed presentation of the
particular things to check on when considering the purchase of a 911 of any specific year, and contains model (SC,
993, 964) by model Pre-Purchase
Inspection checklists from Zone 8's
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with the ever continuing development of the air-cooled 911 engine,
describing the almost year by year
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model changes in
great detail. The very extensive information
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an 8-page table at the end of the chapter.
Chapter 4 gets down to the nitty-gritty of engine rebuilding, with lots of how-to pictures
and insightful notes on tricks-of-the-trade.
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with improvements to engine performance.
Modifications proposed are discussed in great
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piston/cylinder combinations.
Chapter 6 on suspension covers springs, anti-roll bars, alignment, wheels and brakes, with specific recommendations for
the various 911 models, and intended uses from street to fullrace. Chapter 7 talks about the various transmissions, their
configurations and their years of usage. Included are charts
of gears available for the various models and their effect on
speed at various RPMs.
Last but not least are some fascinating appendices providing 911 production figures in very great detail, a preventive
maintenance checklist and tune-up specifications for every
year and model. There are specific recommendations for
adjusting Solex, Weber and Zeniths carbs as well as for
mechanical and CIS/K-jetronic injection systems. The final
appendix gives specific guidance for changing oil and filters
on 993s and 964s.
Porsche 911 Performance Handbook, 1963-1998 should be
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The Phoenix Club in Anaheim provided a
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President Suesan Way manning the
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March Breakfast Club Meeting
photos by Skip carter
Lars Fallman going
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Claude Mitchell
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(right) Joe Bryant's new Cab was brilliant
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Porsche Club of America, Grand Prix Region
BREAKFAST CLUB
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Join us for our Monthly Breakfast Club Meeting
at Frisco's Carhop Restaurant & Grill
4750 Los Coyotes Diagonal, Long Beach (just 1 block from the Traffic Circle)
562-498-FOOD http://www.friscos.com/longbeach.htm
First Saturday of each month — 9:00 am May 5, Jun 1, Jul 6, Aug 3, Sep 7
$14.00 all you can eat incl tax, tip & beverages
For more information, contact Gail Sachs
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW
(650) 279-1876 - [email protected]
OPEN TOPICS OF DISCUSSION First-time attendees receive a Porsche coffee mug as a gift.
HAVE BREAKFAST AND TALK WITH OTHER PORSCHE OWNERS & PCA MEMBERS
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