August 2008 Topless at the Beach... The White Gloves Concours

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August 2008
Topless at the Beach...
The White Gloves Concours
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August 2008
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Behind the Mic at the
Orange Coast Region Councours
The Rookie Judge Under The Car
Corners of the Mind
Councours Winners, Sponsors,
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Glistening Perfection Tech Session
Tech Session at Al Reed
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8th Annual Hearts & Garages Tour
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Squiggly-Wiggly Loop-Loop Rallye
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PCA Escape 2008: Escape to
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Class Championship Battle Heats Up
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Topless at the Beach ariel photo by a
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2008 Orange Coast Region Calendar of Events
AUGUST
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Deadline for September Pando
Breakfast Club
Tech Session at Aase Motors in Fullerton
Zone 8 Autocross - SBR
OCR Autocross – El Toro Fields
Krispy Kreme Gathering
Zone 8 Autocross - RR
Monterey Historics – Laguna Seca
Board Meeting
Hearts & Garages Tour
Loop Loop Rally
SEPTEMBER
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Deadline for October Pando
Breakfast Club
Tech Session with Sundial Window Tinting
OCR Autocross – Streets of Willow
Zone 8 Concours - RR
Board Meeting
PCA Porsche Escape in Albuquerque
Zone 8 Autocross - SBR
Ocktoberfest Tour to Big Bear
Zone 8 Timeline – RR
Octoberfest Tour
Zone 8 Rally – SGVR
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Breakfast Club
Zone 8 Concour _GER
Zone 8 Rally – GER
Zone 8 Autocross - GER
Santa Paula Airport Tour
OCR Autocross - El Toro Fields
Gladstone’s Lobsterfest Tour
Zone 8 Concours – SBR
Zone 8 Autocross - GPX
Board Meeting – 2009 Planning
OCR Zone 8 Rally
Zone 8 Concours - CCCR
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Breakfast Club
Zone 8 Concours - AR
Zone 8 Autocross - AR
Bob Savic Wine Tour
Ladies Event Tour
Board Meeting
DECEMBER
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Orange Coast Region sponsored events.
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Christmas Party - Wyndam Fullerton
Breakfast Club
CHOC Toy Run
Laguna Niguel Parade
Zone 8 Concours - CIR
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Contact Information
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President
Armand Gastelo
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Classified Ads Editor
Bob Weber
714-960-4981
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Vice President
Nicole Forrest Boggs
714-633-2978
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Concours Director
Buzzy Klevens
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Secretary
Tom Meng
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Treasurer
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Membership Director
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Autocross Director
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Advertising Coordinator
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Autocross Director
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Autocross Registration
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Charity Coordinator
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Goodie Store Manager
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OCR Photographer
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President’s Message
Zone 8 Chairs
Zone 8 Representative
Michael Dolphin
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Zone 8 Rally Chair
Tom Gould
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Zone 8 Autocross Chair
Neil Heimburge
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Zone 8 Region Coordinator
Gary Peterson
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Zone 8 Concours Chair
Joe Nedza
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Zone 8 Treasurer
Linda Cobarrubias
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Zone 8 Club Racing Coordinator
Vince Knauf
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Zone 8 Webmaster
Tom Brown
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Zone 8 Driving Instructor,
Time Trial & Drivers Ed Chair
Paul Young
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Pando Production Manager
Sheri Gailliard
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Rally Director
Tom Gould
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Tech Activities Director
Cooper Boggs
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Web Host Director
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Sponsorship Director
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ugust is the last month of summer,
so come join the fun with all your
Porsche friends. This month is packed
with events for you to choose from...
starting with our breakfast meeting, a
technical session, three autocross events,
The Historics at Laguna Seca, Kenny’s
Krispy Kreme gathering, the Hearts &
Garages tour and a fun rally. We have
something for everyone.
This year’s concours event was
The fun is just getting started and
the rest of the year promises to be even
better than the first half.
So, comeout and have some fun,
because before you know it, the year
will be over.
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31 Years
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13 Years
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26 Years
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12 Years
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Jeffrey McIver
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David Luvisa
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Keith Benson
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Huntington Beach
1993 968
Jeff Molitor
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2004 911 4S
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Paul Krasner
Kevin Krasner
David Patching
Eric & Becky Budai
Mission Viejo
1972 911 T
7 Years
Mary Borgia
Michael & Jeanne Goodin
Robert Hill
John & Sharon Reed
6 Years
Rick Ancheta
Susan Fothergill
Robin Fothergill
Todd & Christine Hinker
Dale & Donna King
5 Years
Michael Baum
Mike McConnell
Arthur & Kristin Hickson
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Matthew Nunez
Joey Lampariello
Newport Coast
2007 997 GT3
Barbara D’Allessandro
Long Beach
2008 Boxster
Dave Radosevich
Garden Grove
2006 Cayman S
Paul & Shana Egense
Lake Forest
1974 911
David & Raina Southwell
Yorba Linda
1973 911
Joe Foster
Irvine
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2005 911 S
William Gillespie
Mission Viejo
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Huntington Beach
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Jason Koonin
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Chuck Michel
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Donald Murray
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Allen Petrossian
John Piper
Chris Robertson
Carlos Rodriguez
Patrick Russell
Bruce Sargeant
Patricia Schafer
Doug Shannon
Jay & Crissy Williams
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Larry Estrada
Sandra Ewing
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Thomas Gaikowski
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William Grenner
Jim Gross
William Hasenplaugh
David & Marsha Carthey
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your Uncle” (you choose which one), I
was at the Concours itself.
Left to Right: Larry won the driving test, a team of judges and theme shirts.
Buzzy giving directions
Behind the Mic at the
Orange Coast
Region Concours
Story by Garey Cooper
Photos by Michael Dennis, Chris DeRose
Rick Eckelman, Ken Fredrickson, Kenny Goldberg
Ron Ketelhut, Judy Lech, Chris MacDonald
David McCue, Phyllis Meng, David Piper
Theo Russell, Judy Savic and Dan Wilson
I
n statistics, any group of data has at
least one large exclusion for which
there is no explanation. These are called
various things, often an “anomaly.” but
I find that word has too many negative
connotations. I like “sport;” quite
often used for the same definition a
data point that skews way, way off the
normal stream and which almost defies
description. And that dear reader defines
the 2008 Orange Coast Region (OCR)
White Glove Concours...way off the
charts and a sport if ever there was one.
What Wine Goes Best with that
Carnauba Wax Anyway?
It all started with our Friday night soiree
in a private tent where we had wine,
food, and music. I knew we were in for
quite a weekend when we pulled up to
the Huntington Beach Hilton Resort
that was the site of this year’s event.
An attendant pointed us to a reserved
parking area for only the Porsche Club!
Now, that’s pretty classy. It was very
nice to find out that many couples had
decided to make a weekend of it and
had reserved rooms at the Hilton; very
romantic. Knowing that the Saturday
would start with an early hour, I stayed
only as long as the wine lasted, only to
be a good guest you must understand. In
the end I decided it took a good strong
Red to overcome the powerful aromatics
of car polish.
Many guests tried their skills at the
driving simulator Shoreline Motoring
brought...
getting ready for Sunday’s Zone 8
Autocross at El Toro Fields. Others
loosened up on the dance floor. Most
seemed to be having a very good time.
Tim Tauber
of Newport
with Buzz
Auto Cente
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Saturday Showtime!
Once again “oh dark thirty” came a
little too soon for yours truly but this
Shoreline brought the simulator
time it was comforting to know that
Chez Cooper is only just up the beach
highway from the Hilton. So with only
the slightest twinge of “morning after
the night before” I took off for the
Concours. The nascent hangover was
quickly pushed back by a moderately
priced Starbucks iced Frocha-MochaLocha and before you could say, “highly
waxed 2001 996 Twin Turbo” or “Bob’s
The parking volunteers got me
quickly to my spot and I noticed that the
cars were being parked in the various
categories to correspond with their
entered classes. It came as no surprise
that Cabriolets were featured. (We used
to call these “convertibles” before we
learned that you didn’t pronounce the
“S” in Concours.) This was because of
two things: one is that that Cabs go great
with California sunshine and the beach.
The second is that the maestro for this
years event, Buzzy Klevens owns a 911
Turbo Cabriolet, go figure.
As emcee I had to do a lot of important
stuff like making sure the microphone
was connected without electrocuting
myself and ensuring that I had enough
SPF 2000 on my baby face. While my
particular “punum” is important to me
it pales besides the responsibility of
lining up 150+ cars and setting all of
the sponsor tents amongst other little
items on Buzzy’s “to-do” list. The OCR
volunteers handled all this with great
facility and it is just such a shame that
we can’t name every single one of them.
But it is notable that by sometime around
8:30 am the entire show was unhitched
and all of the wagons were circled for
our annual White Gloves Concours.
Buzzy had put together quite a
Girls Night Out
program and we commenced with a
flag presentation by our local Boy Scout
Troop with singing background by the
group “Girls Night Out.” I helped with
my usual malapropism by calling them:
“Ladies Night Out.” They indignantly
told me they were no ladies whatsoever
and we got the identity right in the end.
Stylizing the national anthem is always
a risky enterprise but these “Ladies”
really got it right in my opinion and,
along with the Scouts, set the stage for
the activity to follow.
The USC band
Also a part of the day was an appearance
of the USC Marching Band again as
arranged by Field Marshal Buzzy, an
alumnus of this institute. It really was
a “bandlette” as we didn’t have the full
compliment, but they made up for it
with real brio and my personal favorite
“Tusk” was on their agenda. I even saw
some UCLA Alumni smile so the show
was certainly appreciated.
Lunch break
Swimming with Sharks
Being at the beach, sharks in and out of
the water are all around you. Especially
at a Concours. No one should kid
himself or herself about the competition
in Concours and the people who know
how to do it right are just as tough as
you find them in any other sport. There
is more to cleaning a car for competition
than just a hose and a towel. My advice
for anyone considering getting into this
Judges at work
is to find someone who has done well
and get advice. For instance, expect
the judges to unwind your seatbelt and
check the hidden portion in the reel for
dirt…and that is just the beginning.
My own car was judged by a group
of gimlet-eyed desperadoes who would
have been right at home on any wanted
poster in town., I say this because as
usually happens, I went down in flames.
These folks could spot grime on a wheel
cover at 30 feet, and they were much
closer than that to my car. Next year if
there is a “30 feet” category I will enter
that.
OCR Sponsors Love You
Buzzy had lined up 20 sponsors for
this years event and many of them had
booths at the Concours. If you ever truly
want to find a Porsche deal, come to
one of our Concours and buy, buy, buy.
I got a Polo shirt from Newport Beach
Porsche for a lot less than retail and
there were many other bargains around.
Located right in front of the announcers
booth was the USC booth and they were
selling everything from ties and shirts to
underwear. All of course branded with
the USC logo.
The Orange Coast Region Goodie
Store was also there in front of us and
David Miranda with his crew did a land
office business throughout the day. David
has done a good job of selecting things
to make us look better than we normally
do and there is always something nice to
get from him. I’m still waiting for him to
find a fashion that will help a receding
hairline.
All the judging and scoring were
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Autocross Corner
Story by Steve Eguina,
photos by Gary Barnhill
OCR’s First “Real Live” Trophy Girl!
Class Championship Battle Heats Up
J
une was a busy month for the
OCR AutoX Team. They held the
Walters Porsche AutoX Series Zone
8 Championship event on June 1and
another Series Championship event on
June 22. In addition, by the time you
read this, we will have held another
Series Championship event on July 13.
That makes five events within 90 days
and every event with over 100 entries.
Looking back to the first half of 2006,
when OCR’s Championship Series was
first started, I remember having only 25
to 30 Porsches entered and thinking how
will we get this series off the ground? We
well as a couple event sponsors stepped
up to help. For 2008 thanks to Walter
Automotive Group (our Series
Stuttgart Performance provided coffee and donuts.
Sponsor), Stuttgart Performance, and
GMG-Global Motorsport Group (our
Support Sponsors) and all the individual
event sponsors listed on the enclosed
schedule, we have not only been able
to purchase the needed equipment to
run the events efficiently but have
improved the quality of the events.
THANK YOU ALL!
“My Walter’s Porsche is fast!”
asked the SCCA crowd to join us so we
would have enough experienced people
to run the events and enough entries just
to pay the bills. Initially Newport Auto
Center and Stuttgart Performance, as
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June 1 – Zone 8 Championship AutoX
Boy, that Buzzy guy and his concours
team sure know how so throw a party!
After the wine tasting event Friday
night, the Concours during the day on
Saturday and the dinner and dancing
Saturday night, Sunday’s 5:30 am alarm
seemed awfully loud. However, being
June 1st Sponsor James Buck of Cape Auto Repair
AUGUST 2008
Steve Abbotts 7:45 am Track Walk
the AutoX Chairman-Emeritus does
NOT mean you are retired. So here I
stand in front of 100+ drivers at the 8:20
am drivers meeting, “OK! All those
that participated in OCR’s Topless at the
Beach Concours step forward.” WOW!
To my surprise, about seven people
stepped forward and, as promised, I gave
each of them a Large box of Q-Tips.
The first car was on course at 9:00
sharp. As a result of the AutoX Team’s
monthly planning meeting this even
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VEGAS BABY
HERE WE GO!
Story and photos by Armand Gastelo
Walter’s Porsche hosted breakfast to start the tour.
E
ver since I joined our club in 2001,
I have wanted to lead a tour to Las
Vegas. Well this was the year to go and
the timing was perfect. We had perfect
weather, roads and friends as always.
Solomon Baum, the VP of the Las
Vegas Region scheduled their “Fire to
Water Run,” to coincide with our visit to
Las Vegas. Walter’s Porsche in Riverside
became one of our club’s newest dealer
sponsors just in time to host a breakfast
gathering at the start of our trip. I had
never been to Walter’s Porsche before
and visited their dealership prior to
our Vegas trip. The staff was very
friendly and helpful. Their facility is
getting a face lift as are most Porsche
dealerships.
Walter’s Porsche hosted breakfast to start the tour.
Most of us departed on Friday morning
and met at the dealership. Walter’s
provided us with plenty of coffee,
donuts and goodies to take with us. We
even sampled a Smart car from one of
their dealerships. Talk about a neat little
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automobile.
As the tour director I decided to
omit the scenic route to Vegas, opting
for the fastest and shortest route. I know
that J’nan and I could not wait to simply
get to Las Vegas and relax. We did just
that.
Porsche along with about 20 cars from the
Las Vegas Region. Tony Zito, President
of the LV Region along with Salomon
Braun, their VP, welcomed the group.
After the usual driver’s meeting we all
headed out to the Valley of Fire State
Park, located approximately 40 miles
north east of Las Vegas. Spectacular
scenery and curvy roads were the order
of the day. We stopped at several spots
to take pictures and compare opinions on
the different red rocks. Our drive ended
at Lake Las Vegas where we had a great
lunch overlooking the water.
Time for refreshments
Jagermeister Shot Girl
Our group met for drinks at the Ventana
bar at the Bellagio. If you have never
sat outside on the balcony while the
fountains dance, you have missed the
best part of visiting Las Vegas. After our
drinks we had dinner at the Bellagio’s
buffet, which is a feast. Bed time was
early because of the early morning
drivers’ meeting on Saturday.
Our group gathered at Gaudin
Buzzy and Debbie Klevens
Armand in the strong arm contest
my opportunity to participate many
times during the last several Oktoberfest
festivities. I knew that I could beat the
15 or so younger competitors. It was
simple enough. Hold a glass stein filled
with beer with one hand extended in
front of your body the longest. After
five minutes I was the winner!
Then Saturday night, our group
enjoyed different shows at different
locations. Frank and Nancy Goodyear
joined J’nan and I for a show at the
Luxor.
Sunday was a day to relax and drive
home after a fun filled weekend. On my
way home I received a call from Jim
Spitzer who had a problem when the
valet parked his Boxster at Primm. As
the valet parked his car, a gush of water
flooded the lot from under his car. What
to do on a Sunday. I told Jim to wait
until Monday when he would have more
options. AAA quoted him $400 for a tow
back into town. I gave Jim the telephone
number of Salomon who might have
more ideas.
Jim called me a few days later to
say that Salomon and Tony Zito were
Time for refreshments
great as well as the staff at Gaudin
Porsche. It appears that there is some
type of warranty coverage which paid
for all of Jim’s expenses. Porsche paid
for his lodging, food, tow and repair of
the water pump. Jim was so excited he
actually filmed a short thank you on
YouTube.
I’m glad that Jim made it home
safely and that everyone had a great
time. Come out and join us on our next
tour.
Saturday afternoon was free
time for everyone to recharge before
meeting for dinner at the Hofbrauhaus
Restaurant. Talk about Oktoberfest
every night. What a place! There was
even a Jagermeister Shot Girl, dressed
in leather attire complete with cap and
wooden paddle.
A stein-holding competition ensued and
I was not about to miss it. I had missed
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am a 10-year-+ member of OCR who
has participated in virtually all the
types of events and activities offered
by our club. However, I have avoided
serious Concours participation for a
series of reasons. Notwithstanding that, I
felt compelled to respond to Joe Nezda’s
call for volunteers to help with judging
this year. So, I drove up the coast to
Circle Porsche on May 24 to attend the
Zone 8 judging class led by Joe.
After sitting through the well
organized and stimulating class,
watching the seasoned judges conduct
a simulated judging session of Joe’s
immaculate 356 Coupe, asking some
questions, and reading through the
newly revised Zone 8 Concours judging
manual, I was declared ready to act as
a judge at the 2008 OCR White Glove
Concours.
A couple evenings before the June
31 event, I re-read the judging manual
and then went out into the garage and laid
down, with a flashlight, and peered under
the front of my 993 and “felt around”
to see where my hand could reach and
fit. [My hands came out covered with
dirt and grease. [Clearly my 993 is not
a full Concours candidate!] My guess,
that proved correct, was that Joe would
assign a long-armed rookie to the Full
Concours team as the non-engineunderside judge because it is arguably
the least complicated area, and besides,
rookies should start at the bottom and
work their way up (My thought, not
his).
I was surprised and am delighted to
say, I really had fun during my judging
experience. There was a very nice feeling
of a team effort and the camaraderie
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that goes with that. Also, it was a great
chance to get up close and personal with
some really wonderful cars and to meet
some folks I probably would not have
met otherwise.
Thinking back on this experience,
I wish I had volunteered to become a
judge years ago because I have missed
numerous opportunities to participate
and have even more fun than I have had.
I still don’t think I will become a serious
Concours contestant, but I hope to be
asked to judge in the future because it is
fun and very interesting.
It is amazing to me that after more
than 10 years of participation in OCR,
I just found a new and different way to
be involved, learn additional skills, and
have even more fun.
As someone smarter than me said,
“You get out of this what you put into it!”
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Topless at the Beach
(continued from page 9)
completed by 2 pm, and the crowd slowly
dispersed to relax and get ready for the
evening gala and awards presentations.
Saturday Night’s All Right with Me
After a full day of wax and polish we had
our awards ceremony in our private tent
once again on the Concours grounds.
Wine was available and I noticed that it
was enjoyed by everyone and, in most
cases helped to improve their dancing
skills. It always does wonders for mine.
Mrs. Cooper appreciates the smooth
moves after a couple of Chablis as long
as I avoid her toes. The food was great
and dinner was with table cloths, pretty
unusual for car type gatherings but most
people behaved. I noticed that “Fast
Freddy” and Grace Fredrickson had the
best dance moves of all, with or without
wine. It seems even the judges and
contestants got along together however
that’s not to say I saw any hugging going
on between the two groups. At least no
one intentionally tripped anyone I saw.
The division winners of our
Concours were Bob and Cindy Chamblin
in Full Concours, Chuck Rooks in Wash
& Shine, Karen and Joe Nedza in Street
and Mike Mansolino in Unrestored. Also
I am proud to say that Mike Mansolino,
a former Orange Coast Region President
and Zone 8 Representative won Best of
Show.
and Field Marshal Buzzy for one White
Glove Concours for the record books!
See you next year?
Ain’t We Got Fun
I have appended the lists of the volunteers
and judges and winners below. There
are actually many more that took part
in making this such a memorable event.
We can’t name or remember (the wine!)
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AutoCross Corner
ran very smooth. The morning practice
sessions saw some quick times in the
low 70-second range. The course was
designed by Atilla Szilagyi. It was
long, fast and fairly technical. Atilla
studied the “art of course design” under
the direction of that infamous course
designer David Palmquist. While the
course was technical, those who “got
it right” by looking ahead and setting
up for the more difficult parts were
rewarded with some nice times.
Our Event Sponsors were Cape
Auto Repair and Chips Away. James
Buck, the owner of Cape Auto Repair
located in Laguna Niguel, not only won
his class driving his 1988 Carrera but
provided lunch for everyone at event.
Oh, did I mention James is also our
Equipment Manager. T J is the Owner
of Chips Away and has been an OCR
advertiser and sponsor for many years.
I have had chips in my paint repaired to
look like new and the “clear bra” Chips
Away installed has been on the car for
three years and still looks great! Thank
you both for your support.
With everyone fed and watered
and eight practice runs complete, we
were ready for the competition to begin.
Drivers get one warm-up run and then
three timed runs. The best time of the
three runs is what goes “in the book”
and counts toward year-end series
championship points. If you hit a cone,
2 seconds are added to that run. LET
THE FUN BEGIN!.. Oh wait my phone
is ringing. “Yes Mr. Harris, the event is
running fine.” What dedication! Jim
Harris, OCR’s AutoX Chairman took
time out of his busy day driving Porsches
on the Nuremburgring to check on our
event. WOW, I’m at a loss for words.
With the help of our timing team,
Lori and Kris Scheussler, over 1,000
runs were timed throughout the day.
As I mentioned earlier, the course was
very challenging. Upon reviewing the
results (Complete results are available
on the OCR web site) I noticed the
top drivers in each class seemed to
dominate their respective classes by
about 1 to 3 seconds. This is VERY
unusual, as times are usually tenths of
a second apart. I can only attribute this
to how technical the course was. Not
hard to drive. You just needed to look
ahead and anticipate the quickest way
through the cones. Those with a few
years experience seemed to have gotten
it right by a pretty significant margin. At
the end of the day everyone helped pack
the truck and trophies were awarded to
the winners and almost winner.
June 22 – Championship AutoX
I once said, “To bad we don’t have a
trophy girl!” Then on Sept. 21, 2007, at
The Streets Event, on my birthday I was
presented with Lei...OCR’s “official”
trophy girl. She comes to all our events
but usually stays in the trailer so her
petit cardboard figure does not get wet
or faded. Now fast forward to June
22, 2008. Autowerks is sponsoring the
OCR event…and it happens to be Bruce
Powers’ (the owner of Autowerks)
birthday…and it seems the Autowerks
Team had a little surprise for us. YES!
We had a real live trophy girl! Angela
is a model and is Miss June in the
UmbrellaGirlsUSA.com calendar. In
addition to Angela, Autowerks displayed
some other pretty neat Porsche aftermarket accessories, a very trick Porsche,
and a very cool Noble sports car.
It was good to have OCR’s AutoX
Co-Chairman Jim Harris and his son
back from Europe. They had a great
time as the trip included several father
and sons who spent about a week of
bonding and driving throughout Europe
in Porsches. Jim’s son, James, is at that
age of trying to figure out what to do
next with his life. Well, Mr. Harris is no
dummy. As soon as they returned from
Europe, his son enrolled in college! It
seems a taste of the “good life” gave
James some direction.
The AutoX Team had Registration,
Tech, etc. handled and so at 9:00 sharp
after Jerry Griffin, OCR’s Chief Driving
Instructor, assigned instructors, the first
car was on course. If you’re new to
AutoX or even if you have several years
of AutoX competition, it is always nice
to have an instructor give you some
pointers on what you’re doing right
and areas where you might improve.
Instructors are available at OCR events
at no additional charge and I would
recommend you take advantage of their
experience. Just check the “instructor
wanted” box when you register or ask
for an instructor at the drivers meeting.
Driving an AutoX course is a combination
of experience and learned skills. It takes
time to get your car to “dance” through
the course. A little instruction as in golf,
tennis or any other sport goes a long way
to making your day more enjoyable.
Everyone had a good time. Our
914 friends at club NARP (Not A Real
Porsche) provided great dogs, links and
chili. By late afternoon the temperature
finally dropped below 85 degrees. After
the timed runs, Angela was kind enough
to present the awards and pose for
pictures. The ladies receiving awards
wanted their pictures taken with the
birthday boy, Bruce Powers.
Who is in the Hunt for a 2008 Class
Championship and Top Gun Award?
This was the 5th Walter’s Porsche
Championship AutoX Series event.
With 12 events scheduled for 2008,
the competition is still wide open for
the 2008 championship awards and the
coveted OCR Region Class Champion
jackets. A driver’s best 8 events will
be counted toward the championship
awards. A driver must compete in a
minimum of 6 events to be eligible for
year-end awards. In several of the larger
classes, the points are very close. Below
are a few examples. A driver receives
20 points for 1st place, 15 point for 2nd,
12 points for 3rd, 10 points for 4th down
to 2 points for 8th place and 1 point for
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SQUIGGLY-WIGGLY LOOP-LOOP RALLYE
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Registration: 9:30 am • 1st Car out: 10:00 am,
Rallye time: approx. 1hr. 45 min.
This will be the 2nd in the series of PCA/OCR 2008 fun rallyes.
As a participant, you will follow the provided route instructions, find the specified objects,
and drive through the hidden check points in the right direction. There may be a brief timed element.
And enjoy a drive-about in Central Orange County.
Because there are two routes, cleverly interwoven, you will see a lot (probably most)
of your fellow participants coming and going.
The mileage―approx. 45 miles―is moderate,
the registration cost is $5.00 per car,
and the number of passengers per car is unlimited.
The Start/Finish will be at the Steelhead Brewery (adjacent to UCI) in Irvine. At the Finish there will be
some silly awards and probably some legitimate criticism of the rallye meister’s ineptness.
This is intended as a fun event, no experience is requied and, with any luck,
it should be top down weather.
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Corners of the Mind
Chapter 1 - Background
This is the first in a series of
installments on performance driving,
and performance driving means, of
course, Porsche driving. These articles
focus on the mental aspects of driving,
rather than on driving technique itself,
although there will be information,
techniques, and references to good
performance driving practices. The
material will be useful whether or not
you drive at track events and no matter
what kind of car you are driving. You
will find many easy-to-use hints and tips
here, and, most importantly, you will
gain the means to improve your driving
at any level and for the rest of your life!
This chapter introduces the concepts
of the driver’s mind as part of the car,
and how it performs. Later, we will deal
with specific topics as they relate to
improving this part of the performance
equation. Subjects will include
preparation, attitude, practicing, seeing,
and learning, among others.
There are a number of good books
on the basics of performance driving,
and some of these do go into the realm of
the brain as part of the driving equation.
There are also many excellent driving
schools you can attend around the nation
that will help you with your driving on
or off the track. The Porsche Club of
America San Diego Region (PCASDR)
Driving School is an excellent value,
plus it is close, convenient, and lets you
drive your own Porsche. Each autocross,
Drivers’ Education event, or time trial
our club offers has the emphasis on
education with experienced instructors
to help you learn. In these articles we
will discuss driving technique from
time to time, and will probably cover
most of everything you need to review.
However, the emphasis is on developing
the cognitive skills that support and
enhance the technique and give you a
definite competitive edge and safety
margin.
By Paul D. Young
© Copyright 1995-2008
The first PCA event I participated in
was a navigational rally. The challenge
was to interpret the instructions correctly
and stay on course -- It was like solving
a puzzle or riddle. I definitely took a
liking to the cerebral aspects of this
competition.
Soon thereafter, the
autocross and time-trial bug hit, and
I took my 928 out regularly to these
performance driving events. I found
that the track events were physical
as opposed to the mental exercise of
rallying. Or so I thought. More and more
I am learning how important the mind is
in performance driving, and that it is the
key element to improvement of driving
skills.
Before we get much farther, we need
to agree that it is worthwhile to work on
improving the driver’s mind. First, there
should be no question that the driver
is the most significant variable in the
driving equation. Yes, I know, there are
many things you can do to your Porsche
to make it faster. Yes, I know that soft
compound tires, for example, make
a big difference. But I have also seen
many instances of notably good drivers
being upstaged by even better drivers in
their own car. Very conclusive proof of
the difference drivers make can be found
in the results of the Michelin Challenge
at the 1992 Porsche Parade here in San
Diego. At this event, a box-stock 968
was equipped with Michelin XGTs and
Parade entrants were allowed to drive
it around the ‘Grand-Prix’ course; a
sort of mini-autocross in the Stadium’s
Southeast lot. If I recall, I was in the top
ten, with a group of us clustered within
a few tenths of a second. Margie SmithHaas was way out in front, with a lap
time of over a second faster than the
next best competitor. Now, you might
argue that some drivers may have had an
advantage over others if they were more
familiar with the 968. It doesn’t matter
-- either way, the driver is still the most
important factor and can obviously make
a significant difference in lap times.
Secondly, do we really need to go
through all this ‘mind game’ crap to
turn fast laps? Well, if you accept that
the driver is the most important part of
the car, what’s the most important part
of the driver? No, not the stomach... No,
not that either – shame on you! It’s the
mind, of course. I have not performed
experiments to remove a driver’s brain
and see if lap times get worse (although
at times I have driven so poorly that I felt
like I forgot mine). But no matter how
physical driving events may seem, there
is a lot of thought that goes into operating
a car at speed. Granted, one needs to be
physically fit to compete in a time trial
where the effort of 30 minute long run
groups and heat can be exhausting. And
I will be the first to say that professional
racecar drivers are indeed athletes,
with pulse rates of 150 plus for hours
at a time. It’s just difficult to imagine
being fast without concentrating and
focusing on what you’re doing. Even
hand-eye coordination requires a good
deal of gray matter processing, if only
at the subconscious level. When you are
improving your driving skills at an event
or during a season are you increasing
your physical strength, or getting better
at the mental aspects? Think about it…
Three seconds per lap. Would you
like to cut your autocross lap time by
three seconds? I thought so! I cannot
guarantee everyone will drop lap times
by this much immediately, but I have
proof that this much improvement can
be made purely with the mind! Sorry,
you’ll have to wait for a later article for
the details of this secret.
There are many avenues of
improving the driver’s performance;
getting more track time is one big
contributor. But there is much to work
on while driving other than just getting
around the course and trying to learn
it. Some of this learning happens at the
subconscious level - by driving a course
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SAVE THESE DATES
Saturday, September 6 . Tech Session with Sundial Window Tinting
The tech session on window tenting will be done at Original Mike’s immediately after breakfast club
on September 6. Sundial Window Tint is owned by a PCA member. Rick will demonstrate on Gary Barnhill’s car and Cooper
Boggs has also asked him to talk about the different types of window tinting and what is considered legal by law enforcement
regarding the shade and depth of coverage.
September 18-21, 2008 . PCA Escape 2008: Escape to the Land of Enchantment
What is Escape? A new PCA tradition!
Conceived by PCA in 2005 to be the alternative for those not making the trip across the country to Parade, Escape
has been held on the “opposite coast” for the past three years, in California Wine Country, the Finger Lakes Region of New
York State, and the historic regions of Virginia and Maryland. Now add the spice and cultural diversity of New Mexico.
Escape is a non-competitive event held each year in a Porsche-friendly locale with driving tours, social events, car-shows
and an opportunity to take in the local culture and cuisine with all your great Porsche friends. Take an opportunity to see
New Mexico during one of the best times of the year: autumn. The trees are turning, the aroma of roasting chili is in the air,
and the sights and sounds of Porsches will be all around. For more information go to http://escape.pca.org/Welcome.html
September 27-28 . Oktoberfest Tour to Big Bear
We will again tour to Big Bear to visit their Oktoberfest this fall. We will leave on Saturday, September 27, and stop at the
Arrowhead Resort to tour the Porsche Timeline, presented by the Riverside Region.
After lunch, we’ll continue on to Northwood Lodge in Big Bear where we will stay the night.
Tour to Santa Paula Airport
Antique Airplane Capital of the World
Sunday, October 5th
On the first of every month, Santa Paula Airport has an open house and invites
selected groups to participate. We have arranged for special parking inside the
airport and guided tours will be available.
Join us to a tour through some of the scenic back roads of Ventura County.
We will depart from Krispy Kremes
at 8:30 am, and drive up Pacific
Coast Highway to Malibu Canyon,
Cost is $5.00 per carload. U-turns are free.
for some great scenic roads in
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Pack a picnic lunch (or you can buy food at the on-site restaurant), bring a chair,
and picnic with your friends parked next to the hangars. Then take a tour,
or wander around on your own to visit the various areas and museums on site.
There is a lot of interesting things hidden in those hangars.
2008 White Glove
Concours Results
Wash and Shine Class Winners
W&S 2
1st - Darya Loyo
2nd - Doug Russell
W&S 3
1st - Bob Hill/Cheryl Green
2nd - Shaun/Sharon Flanagan
3rd - Ron Jensen
W&S 4
1st - Mark Niese
2nd - Phil Millard
W&S 5
1st - Chuck Rooks
2nd - Jerry Ainsworth
3rd - Josh Hoffman
Street Class Winners
S-1
S-2
S-4
S-5
S-6
S-10
1st - Karen & Joe Nedza
1st - John Laur
1st - David Bellows
2nd - John and Kevin Betson
1st - Chuck Bartron
2nd - Jan Kreiger
1st - Pete and Judy Lech
2nd - Gabe Renga
3rd - Ed Ticci
1st - Chris Toy
Unrestored Class Winners
UR-1
UR-5
1st - Steve Lopez
1st - Mike Mansolino
2nd - Pete & Nicole Peterson
3rd - Bill Reinert
Full Concours Class Winners
C-5
C-6
C-10
1st - Marshall Deems
1st - Will Lane
2nd - Chris Whalen
Concours Winners,
Sponsors, Judges and more
The following companies have generous
contributed to the success of our Topless at
the Beach weekend.
We appreciate their participation and hope
our members will remember them when
their services are needed.
Newport Auto Center
Shoreline Motoring
OC RED/Jack9 TV
Sterling Collision Center
Glistening Perfection
Taco Bell/Yum Brands
Wachovia Securities
Allstate Insurance Services
De Lillo Automotive Group
Hergesheimer Motorsports
Velocity Magazine
First Travel of California
Autobahn Adventures
Autowerkes
Huntington Beach Surf Museum
Paintless Dent Removal
Pelican Parts
Signature Resources
Huntington Beach
Skin Deep Day Spa
USC Sports Concession
A great deal of planning and energy
was provided by the dedicated steering
committee for Topless at the Beach. At
the helm was the ever-in-motion Buzzy
Klevens, and he was ably supported by the
following committee members who gave
a huge amount of time and effort to put all
the details together.
Al and Beth Aldecoa
Ken and Grace Fredrickson
C. L. Jarusek
Debbie Klevens
Mark and Anna-Lisa Lonier
Joe Nezda
Gabe and Pat Renga
Tony Rotundo
Marion Smith
1st - Bob & Cindy Chamblin
2nd - Craig Taylor
Division Winners:
A Concours wouldn’t be available without
the excellent work of the judges and support
group. We thank the following
Zone 8 members who participated as judges,
scorers and timers.
Judges
Jerry Ainsworth
Cooper Boggs
Nicole Forrest Boggs
Bob Chamblin
Cindy Chamblin
Michael Dolphin
Grace Fredrickson
Ken Fredrickson
Rick Johnson
De Jur Jones
Judy Lech
Pete Lech
Steve Lopez
Jim Mahaffy
Mike Mansolino
Phil Millard
Larry Moore
Joe Nedza
Nicole Peterseon
Bob Weber
Scorers
Gloria Moore
Brian Quadt
Carolyn Quadt
Pat Renga
Timers and Runners
Mike Bellavia
Brian Husting
Lynn Husting
Peggy Juddleston
Jerry Muno
Melody Muno
Gregory Petersen
Charles Rooks
A final thank you to all the members from
OCR and Zone 8 who made the White
Glove Concours
possible, and finally to everyone who
brought their cars and enthusiasm to make
this truly an event to remember.
Wash & Shine: Chuck Rooks
Street: Karen and Joe Nedza
Unrestored: Mike Mansolino
Full Concours:
Bob and Cindy Chamblin
Best of Show: Mike Mansolino
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anything lower.
In the 944-Spec racing class
Christopher Barrinton currently is
leading with 56 points with Robert Deck
and Morgan Trotter close behind with 36
and 35 points respectively. In Class FI,
which is early model “modified” 911s,
last year’s class champion and Chief
of Tech Christian Van Fleet and David
Palmquist are tied for 1st with 56 points
each, and Rod Taylor currently sits
3rd with 41 points. Class
IS
consists primarily of 911 SCs. Ted
Hoiberg, Chief of Workers, is leading
the class with 56 points followed closely
by Robert Goya with 55 points. In class
JP, 1984-89 Carreras is lead by James
Buck with 80 points (four 1st place
finishes) followed by Kris Scheussler
and Bob Florey with 53 points each. In
the JP Ladies class, Karin Scheussler
and Becky Scheussler are both driving
the same Team Scheussler 911. These
ladies are both fairly new to AutoX so
this should be an interesting battle. To
date they each have 2 first place finishes.
In class MS, modified Boxster S pilot
Akira Kogawa leads the class with 4 first
place finishes as does Hideki Okano in
the stock Boxster S class of MS/S. Carolyn Shusterman is currently 1st in
the ladies MS/S class with 28 points.
However, Cathy
O’Brien has 22 points and Katina
Gonzales has 20. Thus, with seven more
events remaining, any one of the girls
could win this class.
The Cayman S and the 993s
compete in two of the largest classes this
year. NS/S is where the “Street Stock”
cars play and class N/S is for the slightly
modified “Stock” Porsches. These two
classes have 15 to 20 competitors in
each class. Currently Chris Grivas leads
Jeff Edwards, Tim Cox, Jim Seastom
and Annie Bauer in the N/SS class and
Duane Selby, Chief of Rules, has an 8
point lead over Lou Hudyman in N/S.
Kelly Hudyman, Radomin Delgado and
Richard Stonehouse hold the 3rd through
5th spots. Another popular class is PS/S
made up of 997 and 996 Carreras. With
more than 10 competitors, Jonathan
Gerber leads Greg Lush by 5 points.
Jason Gerber, Bobby Ahn and Adam
Nguyen are close behind. No driver in
this class has more than one 1st place
finish.
This year the AutoX Team will
present the Top Gun award to the driver
who finishes with the most points using
the BRI (Bragging Rights Index). The
above mentioned best eight events will
be considered. Until next month. Have
Fun!
Paso Robles
November 7, 8, 9th 2008
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Photos:
1.Kelly and Lou Hudyman, transfers from
land of The Sopranos (New Jersey), are really
into thier Porsche Cayman.
2. Bob Turnbull with his 2008 seal gray
911 Carrera
3. Diane and Steve Heidorn with their
2003 blue 911
4. Tom Gray with his meteor gray 2007 C2S
OCR’s 2009 Calendar
This will be David McCue’s
4th year supplying wall
calendars to OCR.
Our calendar contains images
of you and your cars, and
member activities.
Homeless man found living in Porsche Cayman.
Notice plain cup. Can’t afford Starbucks.
He is currently shooting at
Breakfast Club, so shine your car,
put on your best duds and come
to the September Breakfast Club
and have your photo taken.
David is also available to taking
custom photos. Price sheets and
samples are available at the
monthly meetings.
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Glistening
Perfection
Tech Session
Story by C.L. Jarusek
Photos by Ray Maa
M
ay 17th was a nice warm day.
Members of the Orange Coast
Region (OCR) gathered at our usual
stop, Krispy Kremes, where sugar from
the donuts fueled our adrenaline. After
we had cleaned the sticky residue off our
fingers, we fired up the engines in our
Porsches and caravanned to Dynamic
Air on Dyer Road in Santa Ana. This was
the location that was selected by our tech
session host: Moe Mistry of Glistening
Perfection for his presentation; and it
was perfect. We had ample parking for
our cars and welcome shade over our
heads, provided by a wonderful large
rubber tree. The location couldn’t have
been better for the 48 people and 31 cars
that made it to the session.
The session started off with a
Continental-style (with a few additions)
breakfast. The bagels, lox, bacon,
sausage, coffee and other drinks were
consumed on top of the sugar filled
donuts that some had eaten at KK. After
our second breakfast, we all returned
to the shade of the tree and were well
schooled by Moe. This gentleman
knows what he is doing. Moe was the
detailer on the Best of Show winner at
the Pebble Beach Concours in 2005,
which is a pretty good pedigree.
Moe pointed out that there is no
standard for detailers and that some have
been known to destroy the paint on your
car by “burning” the paint using improper
methods or tools. Moe even stated that
in the past even he has “burned” the paint
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twice, but he is bonded for a sufficient
amount to completely cover the repairs/
repaint. How many detailers are actually
bonded? I don’t think most detailers of
our vehicles can say that. They may be
okay for the grocery-getting car, but we
have investments in our Porsches.
Moe stated that he uses a technique
that he calls “Trinity” which he uses for
(a) Clay treatment (b) Polish and (c) Wax.
The clay treatment is used to prepare the
surface, the polish to smooth out, and the
wax to protect the surface. The clay is
always applied by hand and he uses two
of his senses to make sure the treatment
is performed correctly. Those senses
are feel and sound. Yes, he can actually
hear the clay going to work! The polish
is then applied with a powered polish
machine that must be selected and used
with care to avoid the “burning” of the
paint mentioned previously. He uses the
Flex XC3401 VRG rather than the Porter
Cable polisher some of you might own.
This is a new technology and provides
the best option between the Porter Cable
and a rotary polisher.
The final step of the process is the
application of the wax, which is done
by hand. The available waxes are each
unique in qualities, composition, and
also price; there is even a wax available
for $30,000! The wax should bring out
the color and reflect the smoothness
achieved in the previous two steps, and it
also protects the finish. The end product
of this type of detailing is a car that you
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and others will see and appreciate for its
beauty.
Moe is an excellent speaker. He
answered all of the questions from the
audience readily, giving us very useful
information. He is also a supporter of
our club and he is an advertiser in the
Pandemonium. He sells the items he
uses professionally so you may use them
in detailing the car yourself, or he can
do the detailing to a very high standard
for you. The kits and individual items
that he sells are all available from Moe.
See the Glistening Perfection ad in
the Pando for details, or go to his web
site:
www.glisteningperfection.com/
index.php. We should also mention
that Jeremy Morrison, of Dynamic Air
should be thanked for his hospitality in
providing the site at his company. He is
also a PCA/OCR member.
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Tech Session at
Al Reed Wheel Polishing
Story by Ken Fredrickson, Photos by Grace Fredrickson
Al and Diane Reed
O
n June 7 after the monthly breakfast
club meeting at Original Mikes,
approximately 35 Porsches caravanned
up the freeways (5 to the 57 to the 91)
to 3010 E. Coronado Ave. in Anaheim
for an open house by Al and Diane
Reed. “We were quite surprised to see
so many Porsches in our parking lot,”
commented Al Reed. There were close
to 75 OCR members all gathered in his
shop for a presentation by Al, Diane,
their son Chad and his wife, Jina. Also
in attendance was one of their long time
employees, Lei Lani.
Al explaining operation
The interview with Al & Diane went
something like this:
Question: Al, how long have you been
doing wheel polishing?
Al’s Answer: About 30 years.
Question: Diane, when you and Al
started this business, did you ever think
it would grow like it has?
Diane’s Answer: No, I thought Al was
crazy. “You’re going to make a living
doing what?”
Question: Al, do you polish wheels for
all makes of cars?
Al’s Answer: Yes, but we specialize
with Porsches.
Question: How many wheels have you
done?
Answer: Thousands.
Question: Diane, I understand you hand
paint the centers, is that correct?
Diane’s Answer: Yes, I used to do them
at home while Al was watching TV, but
now I’m trying to quit. I’m ready for
another hobby.
Question: Al, have you done wheels
for any celebrity?
Al’s Answer: Yes, several including
Anaheim Angels players Rod Carew,
Jessie Jackson, and Brian Downing. We
also have polished wheels for L.A. Rams
players Nolan Cromwell, Merlin & his
brother Phil Olsen. In 1993 we did over
100 wheels for the Indy Racing team of
Roger Penske.
The Reeds’ shop was very well prepared
to show us the wheels as they come in,
the polishing process, then the finished
product. The day ended all too soon.
As we all headed out of their driveway
Al and Diane waved and thanked us
for coming. We thank you, Al, Diane,
Chad, Jina and Lei Lani for allowing us
to visit.
Al showing wheel with holes from inside
Al’s showroom
Showing the process
Al Reed’s building
The line up
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ugust here in the OCR tower high
above the fruited plain that is
the 405 Freeway and another issue to
put into the hands of the scampering
printers devils down in the bowels of
the press machines. What a bunch of
stuff we have to write about this time.
In case you haven’t noticed, we are
having a vintage Orange Coast Region
year. Starting with the fantastic White
Glove Concours at the Huntington
Beach Hilton. I don’t recall ever eating
so well at another automobile event.
Usually anything you get at something
to do with cars goes better with mustard
or catsup. Emphatically not so this time
around folks! We dined and drank and
danced in a covered tent steps from the
blue (mostly) Pacific in our own private
space. Concours Meister for 2008, Buzzy
Klevens, put together a very memorable
event for what is one of our signature
weekends.
I must admit right away that I didn’t
win any awards for my unnaturally clean
car, but I’m not carrying a grudge....not
much anyway. By the way when I say
unnaturally, I don’t mean that it was
cleaned with anything other than the
usual substances and elbow grease. I say
unnaturally, because my car normally has
at least a bit of road grime somewhere or
other. Who ever said or called this patina
has my vote for automotive genius
because I think patina sounds so much
more sophisticated than “dirt.” I have
patina to spare.
I am always proud when our OCR
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folks do well and they did well, really
well, splendidly well on this event. You
will read about it in this issue because it is
traditionally our White Glove Concours
issue (remember don’t pronounce the
“S”).
Now let’s not forget about the driver
types we’ve got in our club. I have just
been adding captions to some great
photographs taken at the June Autocross
by our very own “Scoop” Barnhill and
they are just crackerjack! I’m using that
19th century colloquialism intentionally
because they are just that good. And we
still have the opportunity of using El
Toro which gives us some long track
times, and great run-off areas to let
the Carerras roam. That is Carerras,
Caymans, etc. You can see these photos
in their entirety on the Web site Scoop has
set up at http://gallery.mac.com/thud4.
Okay now comes the question, “Have
you participated in any OCR event yet?”
Dude or dudette... why in the world
haven’t you been out there? Are you
afraid that you won’t be accepted or will
feel inadequate because you don’t have
the latest and neatest from Stuttgart?
Don’t worry, I know lots of our club
members and they have a huge variety
of Porsches. Come on out and join in...
why did you buy that car if not to use
it?
Oh boy, I went to the Concours and
won something! An alignment at Shore
Line Motors on Beach Boulevard,
right around the corner from my estate,
Wistful Vista, so the drive was no big
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deal either way. I want you to know that
these nice folks fixed me up really well.
I was relieved to find out that certainly
the alignment was for the Porsche and
not for me; although I personally could
use one if you ask Mrs. Cooper. Anyway
the show room is a really cool place to
hang out with a beautiful Ferrari parked
there. Every time someone walked in
I’d jump up and stand with one arm on
the car so these people would think it
was really my car. I don’t think I fooled
many of them but, hey, at least I had the
minute or two to make them think.
I would like to teach all of our readers
another sophisticated car term: Rallye.
Now this is the European spelling, you
don’t pronounce it any differently than
you would with “Rally” but it is so much
more fun to be absolutely sophisticated
isn’t it? It is this month’s Porsche
vocabulary choice because Larry Moore
is putting together a wonderful and fun
rallye event that will be twisted, turned,
folded, spindled, and mutilated. Now
that might sound scary, particularly if
you’re an IBM punch card, but actually
it will be a good day for couples and
their Porsches in Orange County. Larry
is the evil Rallye genius for the club
and has designed this one for the more
casual rallye participant but not without
its’ own share of challenges. I heartily
suggest you get the Mr. or Mrs. to put
on his or her duster and take to the road
with Larry and his crew. I hope to be
at this one myself. Say “howdy” if you
come out, I’ll be the first guy lost.
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over and over, we are bound to get better
by familiarization. But we can improve
this learning process by using some
mental techniques, thereby improving
the quality of our available track time.
Have you ever wondered why some
folks can learn a track in a lap or two,
while others struggle with it for over
a dozen laps? It is not due to physical
conditioning or strength. The good news
is that this talent CAN be learned by
studying and practice. There are also
ways to improve our skills when we are
not actually driving on the track. If we
can improve our skills while we are not
physically on the course, this is kind of
like getting extra track time - not a bad
deal I’d say.
Many areas we will cover in later
chapters are common-sense items
or things that we already do at the
subconscious level. Some are new
ideas. By bringing these topics up
and discussing them, we increase our
awareness of what goes on in our minds
when we drive. This elevated awareness
allows us to enhance the mental skills
we already possess, and learn new ones.
There are many benefits to
improving your cognitive driving skills;
you will improve your performance
driving; you will be a safer driver on and
off the track; you will be able to continue
improving; you don’t have to spend
money to go faster; and being smarter
won’t make your car any less reliable.
Plus, look at the list of modifications
allowed in various classes. Nowhere
will you find any penalty or points
assessment for ‘improved brains’ - it is
a completely legal modification in all
forms of motorsports!
This story is reprinted with permission
from San Diego Region’s Windblown
Witness and Paul Young.
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