June 2009 - Grand Prix Region

June 2009
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June 09
Contents
3 GPX Board of Directors & Chairs
4 On the Cover
2009 GPX Board of Directors & Chairs
President - Skip Carter
619.992.9927
[email protected]
Editorial License
5 Calendar
6 GPX Tour to up Angeles Crest Hwy - Jun 13
9 Monterey Historics Week events
10 GPX Day Away from Work at Streets
14 May Breakfast Club Report
Vice President - Rick Mills
(323) 791-8342
[email protected]
16356 Tech Session at European Collectibles
18 Book Review for Porschephiles:
Porsche 911 - Perfection by Design
20 GPX New Member Report & Anniversaries
2336th Monterey Historic Races Aug 14-16
Treasurer - Barbara Gillam
(213) 507-9936
[email protected]
24 Classified Ads
25 Cars & Planes
26 Breakfast Club Meeting at Ricky & Ronnie's
Index to Advertisers
Commercial Ad Rates
Secretary - Suesan Way
619.992.4287
[email protected]
Activities - Marty Goldsmith
(562) 494-6350
[email protected]
Membership - Peter Ross
310.608.9743
[email protected]
Don't forget to visit the Grand Prix Region
Web site at: www.GrandPrix.Region.com
Jimmie Mitchell is doing some great work on
our site. Please let him know what you think
Chief Driving Instructor
Mike Mulligan
760.672.9175
[email protected]
Circuit Distribution
Albert Franco
310.379.8987
[email protected]
Concours
Dal & Spencer Lee
310.291.4637
[email protected]
Driving Events
vacant
Goodie Store
De Jur
323.697.0565
[email protected]
Goodie Store Co-Chair
Bob Baddy
310.951.7979
[email protected]
Insurance/Tech Sessions
Ron Shanon
310.375.9840
[email protected]
Registrar
Suesan Way
619.992.4287
[email protected]
Social
Hazel Hofsess
310.971.0567
[email protected]
Tech Inspection
Richard Clewett
310.406.8788
[email protected]
Web sites
GPX
www.GrandPrixRegion.com
Zone 8
zone8.org
PCA National
Pca.org
PCNA
us.Porsche.com/national
Porsche AG
Porsche.com
Advertising
Chuck Weaver
562.430.3010
[email protected]
Editor - Skip Carter
619.992.9927
[email protected]
Zone 8 Representative
Michael Dolphin
(213) 248-4743
[email protected]
Timing
Carlos Chang
(310) 647-3211
[email protected]
Tours
Marty Goldsmith
562.494.6350
[email protected]
Webmaster
Jimmie Mitchell
310.539.2568
[email protected]
Macson Printing & Lithography, Glendale, CA
EDITORIAL POLICY: THE CIRCUIT is the official publication of the GRAND PRIX REGION of the PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA. Statements
appearing in THE CIRCUIT are those of the author and are not necessarily the opinions of the CLUB or its editorial staff. The Editor reserves the right to edit
all material submitted for publication. Permission to reprint any material herein is granted providing full credit is given to the authors and THE CIRCUIT,
with the exception of copyrighted material.
ADDRESS CHANGE: Please notify membership chair, Peter Ross, of any address or membership status changes: Peter Ross, PO Box 11391, Carson, CA
90746 310.608.9743. Also notify PCA National, PO Box 5900, Springfield, VA 22150.
The Circuit
...and a word or two from the President's seat — Skip Carter
We have had so many events, I'm having to spread the
coverage of them over a couple of issues of The Circuit.
Here in June we're covering the April Day Away from Work
event, our May Breakfast Club and the 356 Tech Session at
European Collectibles. Roy Lock has also written an article
on a Tour he did with the Porsche 356 Club down to Gillespie Field in San Diego. In case you hadn't noticed, one of
the great things that the Grand Prix Region does (and other
Porsche regions and clubs in the area as well) are these one
day tours to some of the most interesting places you'll find
in Southern California. In just a week we're taking a tour up
Angeles Crest Highway (ad on page 6). We already have over
20 cars signed up. It's not too late if you want to come along.
Just let us know so we can plan accordingly.
There are 25+ Grand Prix Region members signed up for the
Porsche Parade in Keystone, Colorado later this month. Not
only are we looking forward to spending a week in this beautiful mountain community, but I expect the drive up and
back to pass through some awfully pretty country as well.
Bryce and Zion National Parks on the way up, and Ouray,
Colorado on the way back. Ouray is know as the "Switzereland of the US," in case you didn't know.
On the Cover...
Jimmie Mitchell did an excellent job catching Marc Bixen's
RS America on the track at our most recent Day Away from
Work Drivers Ed event at Streets of Willow. You can see
a slide show of this and other events on the club website,
which Jimmie runs: www.GrandPrixRegion.com
The last I heard there were still a couple of slots left for the
Parade, but you'd have to call PCA national ASAP to find
out. The other big Porsche event (and I do mean BIG) is
the Porsche 60th Anniversary celebration at the Monterey
Historic Races in August. Having attended the 50th Anniversary there 10 years ago, I can tell you that I've NEVER
seen anything like it before. If you are a Porsche enthusiast,
there is no better place in the world to be.
In July we'll cover the Queen Mary Concours that was just a
couple of weeks ago. That event just keeps getting bigger and
better. I especially want to thank Bob Weber for bringin the
Brumos 934.5 of Peter Gregg to the event. We had people
drive from quite a distance just to get a chance to see this car
on the lawn.
In July we'll have ads for a 2-3 day trip to the Central California area as well as our Octoberfest in September. There
are lots of events in the works, so stay tuned.
Sleazy Dog Construction
WANTED
Assistant Editor
Co-editor
or
Editor
June is my 70th Circuit as Editor
It's time for someone else to step up and help
I'm perfectly willing to help you ease into as much
of the job as you'd like
Contact Skip at
Con619-992-9227 or [email protected]
June 09
Calendar
June 2009
1948 Porsche #1 is road certified
5-7 F-Sun F1 of Turkey, Istanbul
6 1998, Porsche scores 16th overall win at Le Mans
6 Sat GPX Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
6 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club
6 Sat
Porsche 356 Club Friends of Steve McQueen Fundraiser for the Boys Republic
7 Sun Los Angeles Concours d'Elegance
13 Sat GPX Angeles Crest Highway Tour to Newcomb's Ranch Restaurant (pg 25)
13 1970, Porsches 1st overall win at Le Mans, 917K
13 Sat
San Diego Region Rally
13-14S-Sun 24 Heures du Mans
15 Mon SDR DE at California Speedway, Fontana
19-21F-Sun F1, British Grand Prix, Silverstone
21 Sun Father's Day
21 Sun Orange Coast Region Autocross
29-4 54th Porsche Parade, Keystone, Colorado
July 2009
1 Wed Canada Day
4 Sat
4th of July
11 Sat GPX Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
11 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club
10-12F-Sun F1, German Grand Prix, Nurburgring
12 Sun San Gabriel Valley Region Concours
12 Sun 356 Dana Point Concours
17-18 F-Sat ALMS Lime Rock Park
24-26F-Sun F1, Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest
August
1 Sat GPX Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
1 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club
2 Sun Santa Barbara Region Autocross
8
ALMS Mid Ohio
9 Sun Los Angeles Region Concours
8-10 F-Sun Monterey Pre-Historic Races, Laguna Seca
14-16F-Sun Monterey Historic Races, Laguna Seca
16 Sun Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
13-16
ALMS, Road America
21-23F-Sun F1 Grand Prix of Europe, Valencia
22 Sat
Ramadan
28-30F-Sun F1, Grand Prix of Belgium, Spa
27-30
ALMS, Mosport
September
3 1875, Ferdinand Porsche born in Maffersdorf
5 Sat GPX Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
5 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club
4-6 F-Sun ALMS Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
7 Mon Labor Day
11-13F-Sun F1, Italian Grand Prix, Monza
12 Sat
Santa Barbara Region Concours School
13 Sun Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance
19 1909, Ferry (Anton Ernest) Porsche born
19 Sat
Santa Barbara Region Autocross
19 Sat
Rosh Hashanah
20 Sun Eid ul Fitr
25-27F-Sun F1, Grand Prix of Singapore
23-26W-Sat ALMS, Road Atlanta
26 Sat Grand Prix Region Octoberfest Party
27 Sun San Gabriel Valley Region Rally
28 Mon Yom Kippur
October
3 Sat GPX Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
3 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club
3 Sat
Sukkot
2-4 F-Sun F1, Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka
3-4 S-Sun Porsche Club Escape, Dayton, Ohio
3-4 S-Sun German Autofest (tenative)
3 Sat
Golden Empire Region Concours/Rally
4 Sun Golden Empire Region Autocross
5 Mon GPX Day Away from Work DE/Autocross
9-11 F-Sun ALMS, Laguna Seca
11 Sun Santa Barbara Region Concours
12 Mon Columbus Day
14-18W-Sun 356 Registry West Coast Holiday
16-18F-Sun F1, Grand Prix of Brazil, Sao Paulo
17-18S-Sun San Diego Region Time Trial, Spring Mtn
23-25 F-Sun GPX Tour to Central California Region
25 Sun Cal Central Coast Region Concours
31 Sat
Halloween
30-1 F-Sun F1, Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
November
1 Sun Daylight Savings ends
7 Sat GPX Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
7 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club
7 Sat
Arizona Region Concours
8 Sun Arizona Region Autocross
11 Wed Veterans Day
14 Sat
Zone 8 President's Meeting
21 Sat
Cal Inland Region Concours
26 Thu Thanksgiving
27 Fri
Eid al-Adha
December
5 Sat GPX Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach
5 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club
5 Sat Grand Prix Region Holiday Party
12 Sat
Hanukkah begins
18 Fri
Islamic New Year
22 Tue 356 Day
25 Fri
Christmas
26 Sat
Kwanzaa begins
27 Sun Ashura
January
1 Fri
New Years Day
Grand Prix Region Tour $10.00 per car
Newcomb's Ranch Restaurant
Saturday, June 13
Angeles Crest Highway Grand Prix Region Tour Chair, Marty Goldsmith will lead us
through the mountains, stopping at several points of interest
along the way to Newcomb's. After lunch there will be more
opportunity for driving or hiking excursions
Mt Baldi
One of two tunnels along the highway
1. Meet at Frisco's in Long Beach at 8:00 for an 8:30 am departure or...
2. Meet at Jay's Shell at the I-210 & Angeles Crest Highway in La Canada at 9:30 for a 10:00am departure
3. We will arrive at Newcomb's Ranch Restaurant around 1:00pm for lunch
4. $10.00 per car fee will cover U.S. Forest Service parking. Balance will be donated to ASUDEC
In 1888, Louie Newcomb built his
first cabin about a quarter mile away
from the present day Newcomb's
Ranch. In 1939 his cousin, Lynn
Newcomb, built Newcomb's Ranch
Inn. Over the decases it has served
as a restaurant, hotel, general store
and gas station.
Name: ___________________________________________________
Phone: ___________________________________________________
Street: ___________________________________________
City: ______________________________________________ State: ________ZIP: __________
E-mail: ____________________________________________
Mail Registration Form and $10.00 check made out to PCAGPX by June 6 to:
Suesan Way
10385 Bonnie Lane
La Mesa, CA 91941
$_10.00__
For more information contact Suesan Way at 619-992-4287 or [email protected] or...
Go to Newcomb's Ranch website at: www.newcombsranch.com
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Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
August 10-17, 2009
Weekday Off Track
Club Events
• 8/10 Heritage Ave. Exhibit at
“ Concours on the Avenue”
• 8/13 Driving Tour through
Monterey County
Packet Pick-up: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• 8/13 Opening Reception
at Poppy Hills Golf Course
Packet Pick-up: 5 - 7:30 p.m.
• 8/14 Gala Welcome Party
at the Carmel Mission
Packet Pick-up: 4 - 7 p.m.
Weekend Events at
Mazda Raceway
Laguna Seca
• 8/15 & 8/16 Porsche Corral,
Hospitality & Catered Lunches
(7 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
• 8/16 Porsche Parade Lap
at lunchtime (tentative)
• 8/17 Driver’s Education Day at
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
PCA-MBR Event Registration
is handled through:
www.motorsportsreg.com
Day Away from Work at Streets of Willow
by Skip Carter
photos by Jimmie Mitchell & Richard Elliott
Despite the slumping economy (OK, maybe "slumping" is a bit of an
understatement), our April 13 event at Streets of Willow had a very
respectable turnout — about 75 drivers.
The weather could NOT have been nicer, the corner workers did a great
job, registration and tech inspection went smoothly... and there was no
lack of smiling faces throughout the day.
Something we haven't done in a few years, we ran the track Clockwise
with the bowl. We had to rethink our entire pre-grid and timing setup for
the Autocross part of the day. Overall we were pleased, and we learned a
lot of lessons that will be implemented for our October event. Consensus
was... let's do Clockwise again next time!!!
Dal Lee
Mike Mulligan
Nick Perdikaris
There are so many volunteers who help make the event run, it's hard
to name them all. Peter Ross, Jimmie Mitchell and Richard Elliott for
photos. Suesan Way, Kelli Lee, Brita Goldsmith for registration. DeJur
ran goodie store. Carlos Chang, Marty Goldsmith, Marty Friedman and
Allen Rosenberg managed timing, Barbara Gillam was our announcer,
Suesan Way, Dal Lee and Brita Goldsmith worked the grid, Dal Lee, Dan
Stern, Greg Schill, Doug Hoffman, David Witteried, Rob Rossito and
several others worked tech inspection. Michael Mulligan, Nick Perdikaris
and Bruce Colby did track setup and teardown, Mike Mulligan was Chief
Driving Instructor. Michael Dolphin was there representing the Zone, and
Neil Heimburge was there in his capacity as Zone 8 Autocross Chair.
Again, it was a wonderful day, great weather, lots of track time and, as
usual, everyone went home with their cars in the same condition as they
arrived (possibly with a bit less tire tread).
Allan Rosenberg
Barbara Gillam
Dale Cunningham
Ron Mazzella
Suesan Way &
Kelli Lee at Registration
Peter Adanalian
Perry Bradshaw
Mike Furnish
Nick Perdikaris
Gary Saule
Eric Holmberg
John Cliff
Hazel Hofsess
Will Sanchez
Levon Ferra
Dean Chang
Bruce Colby
Marv Langston
Jeff McConnell
Mike Jones
Joel Perez
William Filbert
Allen Bixen
Dany Georges
Brian Wulff
Chris Messano
Derek Lee
Steve Stame
Earl Teraoka
Paolo Stuppa
Kevin Deighton
Steve Ferrari
Ref Delgado
Ray Chang
Ken Hyman
David Wittereid
Raphael Nguyen
Ed Castillo
Michael Lescault
Michael Dolphin
Neil Heimburge
Richard Elliott
Peter Hansel
Philip Henius
Bill Gonzalez
Arturo Chaparro
Leamon Stansell
Chris Barrington
Steve Fishein
Steve Fishein
Robert Keele
Ted Hoiberg
Bob Bertrand
Wade Yoshii
Rob Rossito
The Circuit
Day Away from Work Zone 8 Autocross Results
Dal Lee
Richard Elliott
Dan Stern
Chris Messano
Nick Perdikaris
Will Sanchez
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Position
Class
1
AS
1
CS/S
1
CS
2
1
FS/S
1
FS
1
HS
1
HP
1
HI
1
IS/S
2
1
IS
1
IP
1
II
1
JS/S
2
3
1
JS
1
JP
1
KS
2
1
LS
1
MS/S
2
1
MS
2
1
NS/S
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
NS
2
3
1
OS/S
1
OS
2
1
PS/S
2
3
4
5
6
7
1
PP
1
QS
2
3
1
AM
2
1
944 Spec
2
1
X
2
3
4
5
6
Top Time of Day
1
NS
2
PP
3
MS
4
QS
5
X
Car #
40
61
77
777
56
44
81
477
5
53
16
2
869
23
819
3
51
30
296
6
69
245
55
836
152
128
9
68
47
67
92
21
38
993
11
39
1904
12
996
45
672
20
46
200
52
27
48
54
420
241
36
74
78
842
59
89
7
214
97
70
550
11
54
152
420
89
Driver
Farra, Levon
McAlexander, David
Andrues, Carter
Andrues, Terry
Lescault, Michael
Messano, Chris
Witteried, David
Hollander, Matt
Sanchez, Will
Cliff, John
McConnell, Jeff
Deighton, Kevin
Hoiberg, Ted
Rossitto, Coolhand
Jones, Mike
Ashkarian, Steve
Ferrari, Steve
Dolphin, Michael
Bradshaw, Perry
Hansel, Peter
Bixen, Marc
Perez, Joel
Elliot, Richard
Dea, Melvin
Delgado, Ref
Langston, Marvin
Adanalian, Peter
Stuppa, Paulo
Nguyen, Raphael
Teraoka, Earl
Filbert, William
Chaparro, Arturo
Goldsmith, Marty
Bixen, Allen
Furnish, Mike
Stame, Steve
Saule, Greg
Schill, Greg
Holmberg, Eric
Cunningham, Dale
Chang, Ray
Yoshii, Wade
Lee, Derek
Henius, Phillip
Hofsess, Hazel
Castillo, Ed
Firshein, Steven
Heimburge, Neil
Gonzales, Billl
Wulff, Brian
Rozenblatt, Mike
Bertrand, Robert
Keele, Robert
Perdikaris, Nick
Barrington, Christopher
Colby, Bruce
Chiang, Dean
Becker, Ernie
Tahmasian, Araz
Rosenberg, Allen
Stern, Dan
Furnish, Mike
Heimburge, Neil
Delgado, Ref
Gonzales, Billl
Colby, Bruce
Car Model
1973 914
1973 914 2.0
1971 914/4
1971 914/4
1967 911
1973 911
1976 911S
1974 914/6
1967 911 S
1983 911SC
19'79 Targa
1979 911SC
1980 911SC
1985 928 S
1988 911
1988 Carrera
1985 911
1977 Carrera 3.0
1984 Carrera
1991 911
1993 RS America
1999 Boxster
2002 BoxsterS
2001 Boxster S
2001 Boxster S
2005 Boxster
2006 Boxster S
2000 Carrera
2006 Boxster S
2006 Cayman S
2008 Boxster S
2001 996
2006 Cayman S
1996 993
2006 BoxsterS
1995 993
2000 Carrera 4
2005 Carrera
2003 Carrera
2002 C4S
1997 993 Turbo
2001 Carrera Turbo
2007 Carrera S
2006 Carrera S
2003 911 Turbo
2001 911 Turbo
2007 Carrera S
1997 993TT
2004 GT3
2007 GT3
2008 GT3
1973 914
1966 911
944 Spec
944 Spec
1989 BMW 325i
2002 Honda S2000
1996 Miata
2000 Honda 2000S
1997 Miata
Beck Spyder
Region
LAR
CSS
SGV
SGV
GPX
GPX
CIR
CCC
GPX
SBR
GPX
GPX
OCR
CIR
GPX
GPX
SBR
GPX
GPX
OCR
GPX
GPX
GPX
OCR
POT
SDR
GPX
GPX
GPX
2006 BoxsterS
1997 993TT
2001 Boxster S
2004 GT3
1989 BMW 325i
SBR
SDR
POT
GPX
GPX
GPX
GPX
SBR
GPX
GPX
CIR
GPX
OCR
GPX
SBR
GPX
GPX
SDR
GPX
LAR
SDR
OCR
GPX
OCR
GPX
GPX
Time
106.974
96.225
96.609
111.094
102.849
87.890
93.044
86.573
85.529
95.228
100.095
94.500
85.093
83.752
94.038
95.501
102.045
88.446
89.967
82.890
85.769
83.919
83.040
90.893
81.581
83.592
86.060
87.492
88.996
89.420
92.121
98.237
98.878
105.388
80.785
82.284
82.491
89.008
87.655
98.913
85.271
85.744
87.300
87.430
91.253
92.791
96.573
81.256
81.922
92.165
98.159
83.194
83.666
84.751
88.007
82.248
89.289
93.844
94.390
96.296
108.519
80.785
81.256
81.581
81.922
82.248
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The Circuit
Breakfast
Club Meeting Report — May 3
by Pete Ross photos by Jimmie Mitchell
For the May Breakfast we were greeted with the
kind of weather that we’ve come to expect and
appreciate in Southern California - sunshine, and
plenty of it. As a result, the parking lot of Frisco’s
Carhop Grill was full of the finest automobiles in
the world… Porsches. And, because of the tech
session to be held later in the day, a number of
these Porsches were 356s.
Usually, as I drive southbound on the 405 Freeway heading towards Frisco’s, I will encounter
a Porsche or two, or three on the same freeway,
with the same destination. At that point it naturally turns into a caravan to the parking lot. On
this day, I was the fifth car to exit on Lakewood
Boulevard. It is always a spectacular sight to see
several Porsches lined up in front of you.
Since we didn’t have to compete with the Festival
of Speed this month, we were back to what has
become our "normal attendance, which was a tad
over 90. As I walked into the restaurant, I was
incredibly happy to see Brita Goldsmith, Hazel
Hofsess and Susan Moard greeting and signing in
everyone as they arrived. We missed them at the
front desk last month.
Attending the May Breakfast were: Norman
Abell, Ruben Archilla & Illary Gomez, Carl
Bloom, Jack & Margaret Brown, Joe Burian, Skip
Carter, Jack & Ginny Case, Arturo Chaparro,
Bill Clevenger, Dale Cunningham, Norma Ann
Dawson, Art Day, David Demaria, Jack DiRosario, Rick Eckelman, Richard Elliott, Henry
Fella, Gene & Chris Fenton, Frank Filipponio,
Albert Franco, Marty Friedman, Steve Glas,
Marty & Brita Goldsmith, Jamie Gutierrez, Bill
& Cierra Haney, Dave Hockett, Hazel Hofsess,
DeWayne Ichiriu, Georgette Jankowski, Merv
Janquart, Patricia Johnson, Alvin & Melodi
Jones, De Jur, Mike & Karla Jones, Fred & Maxx
Kominsky, Bryan Knudsen, Richard Krumwied,
David Lalonde, Dal B. Lee, Dominic Lee, Dan
Lelchick, Rod Lindsey, Roy Lock, Roger Lubeck, John Marks, Frank Medrano, Phil Millard,
Rick Mills, David & Susan Moard, Mitch &
Josie Morlan, Mike Mulligan, Pete Novak, Nick
Perdikaris, John & Patty Reilly, Herb Reynolds,
Jesse Rodriguez, Siegfried & Nellie Roller, Allan
Rosenberg, Peter Ross, Leonard & Maia Schenkel,
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356s in spades!
June 09
Greg Schill, Nicholas & Raeshel Seemann, Ron
Shanon, Donald G. Spencer, Dan Stern, Steve
Sweet, Mike & Margie Takaki, Jim Thomas, Bob
S. Turner, Ron Walecki, Suesan Way, Charles
Weaver, David Weiss, Rob Wessels, Rod & Taysha
Williams and Mike Wilson.
Wow, that’s a lot of names to type and alphabetize. I hope I did it correctly. If I omitted anyone,
my apologies… And if you show up next month,
I’ll make sure I get it right.
Attending their first Breakfast Club were Yaw Davis in his 1987 champagne colored 944, Mervin
Janquart in his 1980 white 911SC Targa, and
Leonard and Maia Schenkel in their 1959 Convertible D. Welcome to the Grand Prix Region.
As a reminder, if you have changed addresses,
phone numbers or e-mail accounts, please contact PCA National at www.pca.org and update
your information. In addition, please notify Skip
Carter, [email protected], and Peter Ross
[email protected] with the same updated information. We are still missing the current e-mail
addresses of many members.
Beyond that, we’ll see you at the
next Breakfast Club Meeting.
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2nd Annual PCA-GPX 356 Breakfast and Porsche 356 Club Tech Session
by Roy Lock
photos by Roy Lock & Jimmie Mitchell
The day started with ominous skies. Rain in SoCal!
How dare the Weather Gods think of raining on our
day! As it turned out, the rains did not come and
we had a wonderful turn out at Frisco’s for the PCA
Grand Prix Region Breakfast and the Porsche 356
Club Tech Session at European Collectables. Many
356s turned out for breakfast and garage talk. There
were some ‘scores’ too. I was surprised when Pete Novak handed me an original 356 T6 fan belt as a gift.
This was quite a find as most original fan belts were
used and thrown away. This one will go into Roy’s 356
museum of rare parts for future reference.
A typical Breakfast Club will have 4-6 356s show up.
This month we had over a dozen. We did miss Jesse
Rodriquez’s newly completed 1959 Sunroof Coupe. It
is in preparation for an upcoming concours. Next year
Jesse. Bill Clevenger brought his almost complete restoration of his 1962 S90 Coupe. Quite nice! DeWayne
brought his superfast 64 sunroof coupe. The coupe
has a punched out 2.0 liter engine. It’ll beat unsuspecting 997 Twin Turbos. Long time PCA member
Pete Novak brought his 63 Cabriolet. The newest 356
owner, Dan Lelchuk, drove his 60 Aetna Blue Cabriolet instead of his 997 Twin Turbo. So many members
brought their 356s that it was difficult to recognize all
the attendees and their cars.
After the breakfast there was a quick run down the
405 freeway to European Collectables in Costa Mesa.
Over 50 members of PCA and The Porsche 356 Club
attended the tech session. Our host, Nick Clemence,
gave a tech talk on body restoration and paint. Some
members were astounded by the amount of work that
goes into just body work prior to paint. We all walked
away with an appreciation of the artisans that do body
work and paint on our cars.
After the tech talk we were able to walk through out
the spotless facility. Thanks goes to Nick Clemence,
Chris Casler, and the staff of European Collectables
for their hospitality. They made our 356 Saturday a
success.
The success of this event will give us the incentive to
plan the 3rd Annual 356 Breakfast and Tech Session.
For all those that missed it this year, mark the 1st
Saturday in May, 2010 for the next one.
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June 09
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Book Review for Porschephiles
by Bruce Herrington, Riverside Region
Porsche 911 - Perfection by Design
by Randy Leffingwell
This book does not read like a book written by a photographer. Oh sure, it has a lot of pictures, many of which make
one wish to have larger copies hanging on the wall. And it
contains an impressive amount of statistical data woven into
the text. But it is that text that makes the book – a detailed
history book that reads like a novel.
So full of intimate details about design development and the
role played by the various designers, you feel that the author
must have been there on the scene the entire time. Actually,
the book is a result of extensive and intensive interviews with
current and former factory personnel.
The genesis of the book, as stated by the author “…grew
from quotes from both Luc Donckenwolke, chief designer
at Lamborghini, S.P.A., and Henrik Fisker, former design
director at Aston Martin …stating that their new cars had
targeted Porsche’s 911.” This book resulted from efforts to
find out “Who does Porsche target?”
Though many interesting bits of data are presented, they are
well woven into the text . Personal insights/narratives make
this book a real ‘page turner’. Take my advice. Don’t start
reading this story of the development of 911 design late in
the evening – you’ll miss your bedtime.
One of the unique insights provided by this book is how
the 10 Porsche family members who
owned Porsche AG, with malice aforethought, hired Peter Schutz, (a non-car
guy), to turn around their car company. I remember having ‘what were
they thinking’ moments at the time.
“An ‘American’ to run a German company ?”; ‘a non-car guy to run Porsche
?”. In this book, Leffingwell explains
the thought processes by which that
decision was made, and describes the
decisive actions Herr Schutz took to
more than fulfill the Family’s expectations in rescuing the ‘threatened’ 911
from extinction. Fascinating !
Randy Leffingwell traces design
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considerations in detail, year by year. Some of the design
relationships – how the engine configuration is influenced
by the aerodynamics of the body shell – are amazing. But
the reader does need to stay alert because when he starts a
discussion of an off-shoot configuration (e.g. 911 Speedsters,
or Turbos), the chronology re-starts, which can appear to be
a redundant discussion.
Many specific examples are given on how one design consideration forced another. For instance , do you know why the
design for the interior door pulls on the 997 was changed
from aluminum to composite? Amazingly, it was not to
reduce cost or vehicle weight.
Many books have been published dealing with the perfection
of Porsches. This book, dealing with how that perfection
was designed, is refreshingly different. It provides a stimulating insight into how our 911s came to be what they are.
First published in 2005, this book has not received the attention it deserves. One of a handful of books every Porsche
enthusiast should own, it is destined to become a classic of
Porsche literature.
Porsche 911 - Perfection by Design
by Randy Leffingwell, published by
Motorbooks International, is available from http://www.motorbooks.
com
June 09
Grand Prix Region Goodie Store —
Diner style mugs — $10.00
GPX Hats — $10.00
License plate frames — $15.00
Travel bag w/club logo — $40.00
Porsche Women's Shirt $35.00
long sleeve - short sleeve - tank
For information contact:
De Jur (323) 697-0565
[email protected]
or
Bob Baddy (310) 951-7979
[email protected]
100% combed cotton
Hand set Swarnovski Crystals
You select text and/or design
Limited sizes & colors
Avail for viewing at Breakfast Club
Also available:
GPX T-shirts (white or black versions)
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Membership Report
June Anniversaries
27 years
Steve & Cathy Koch
20 years
Linda Cobarrubias & Doc Pryor
18 years
Nick Perdikaris
14 yeears
Charles & Reba Rhodes
13 years
Joe Steenstra & Erin Rice
11 years
Joe Bryant
Ron & Jean Shanon
9 years
Richard Clewett
6 years
Gene Bautista & Patricia Jerez
London & Victor Boyce
Peter & Theresa Ross
5 years
Roger Jozel
4 years
Mike & Randall Takaki
3 years
Peter & Stacey Adanalian
Robert & Pamela Barclay
David Frucht
Marty & Brita Goldsmith
Jimmie Mitchell
2 years
Jamie & Norma Gutierrez
Allan & Carolyn Rosenberg
1 year
Jeffrey & Yu Mei Compton
John & Audrey Marks
Dirk Thelen
Kelley & Martin Wilson
New Members — Transfers In
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Kimel Conway
1996 993
Henry Fella & Sara Woodeward
Gentry Humphrey
2006 Black 911
Sandra Matsunaja
2000 Silver Boxster S
Chris & Elsa Messano
1973 Silver 911
1959 356
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Cars and Planes
Or Santa, I wanted a Porsche Schwimmwagen for Christmas
by Roy Lock
Did you know that the San Diego Chamber
of Commerce brags that San Diego averages
350 days of sunshine every year? Yep 350.
Today was one of those 6 days excluded.
Well, kinda. It rained on us in La Jolla.
Our Saturday plans were Cars and Coffee
in Irvine in the morning for the usual 356
gossip, then head down to Gillespie Field,
San Diego for the Porsche 356 Club/Antique Aircraft Association (AAA) gathering.
The weather reports said it was going to be
‘cold.’ Cold in SoCal is defined as mid 50’s or lower. The main
rains were to come on Friday, not Saturday. We were a go!
Cars and Coffee promised nothing unusual. This was April 11th,
the day before Easter. We did want to meet with our usual group
of close friends to see what each other was doing. We had been
anticipating the 356 Club/AAA event that Bob Lee had arranged
(Bob is President of the Porsche 356 Club). We knew there would
be lots of unique airplanes and our grouping of great 356s. But,
what got my attention was the free lunch. I cannot pass on a free
meal. Us retirees have to beg and scratch for food anywhere we
can in these economic times.
My son Frank and I started out at 0530 in the dark for our
Saturday adventure. Top up or top down? Top down! Frank is an
eternal optimist. It ain’t gonna rain. The crowd at Cars and Coffee
was unusually small, about 300 unique cars. There were about 10
356s! We loved it. It was the Saturday before Easter and most guys
were home. We waited for Leonard and Maia Schenkel to meet us
and we convoyed down to San Diego. Leonard and Maia put the
top up on their '59 Convertible D. We went top down. That plan
would have worked, but on the way down, we encountered rain at
the 5/805 Junction in La Jolla. It rained hard enough to obscure
our vision. We did not use the windshield wipers because a) I have
never turned them on in 27 years and did not know if they would
work, b) if turned on, I stood a good chance of scratching my
windshield; kaaching! $750. We took another approach to rain
removal, drive faster. Yep, there was so much wax and coatings on
the car that the rain was repelled quickly.
Also, as a point of reference, the body is
aerodynamic enough to cause the airflow
to shed rain with the top down at about 75
MPH. We didn’t get wet! It rain for about 5
– 10 miles. That’s a big SoCal rain.
Once we got to the airfield, we were surprised at the number of new hangers. Some
folks had built new hangers that doubled as
hangers and residences. Above the hangers
were full sized living quarters. What a life.
One guy told me that he had one of these hangers because his wife
didn’t want him hanging around the house in his retirement. He
had to leave in the morning and come home for dinner. What a
life.
The 356 Club had nine 356s attend. Three of us came from the
greater Los Angeles area, the rest were from San Diego. Denny
Zamler won the long distance award, he came from Vero Beach
Florida. Denny did not drive his '60 Roadster though. Dick
Smith, the world traveler showed up in his 993 that he had driven
from Seattle. Leonard and Maia would have taken the long distance 356 drive award if they gave one.
I did mention food! We were served a wonderful lunch. The
organizers, Tom Woods from the AAA and
Bob Lee of the 356 Club, promised that we
would do this again next year. I can’t wait.
On the way home, guess what? Rain! At
that moment, I was thinking — wouldn’t
it be great if I had a Porsche Schwimmwa-
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Aase Motors
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Auto Weerkstatt
21
Bob Campbell's 356 Services
22
Breakfast Club Meeting at Frisco's 27
Callas Rennsport
19
Charles & Alicia Weaver, Realtors
17
Children's Dental Health Clinic
13
Circle Porsche
Inside Front Cover
Class Auto Center
22
Cooper's Classy Car Care
23
Dutch Treat
23
GMG Motorsport
25
GPX Goodie Store
19
Imagine Auto
13
North Hollywood Speedometer
17
Pacific Porsche
Back Cover
Partsheaven
27
Pelican Parts
13
Performance Products
7
Polly's Gourmet Coffee
23
Porsche Owners Club
8
Red Line Service
16
S & L Glass Company
13
Sorrento Valley Collision Center
21
SWB Studios
17
TC's Garage
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BREAKFAST CLUB
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 Jun 6, Jul 11, Aug 1, Sep 5, Oct 3
$14.00 all you can eat incl tax, tip & beverages
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW
For more information, contact Peter Ross
OPEN TOPICS OF DISCUSSION (310) 608.9743 - [email protected]
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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Grand Prix Region
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